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Trinity partners with Virginia Distillery Company, as they release a sneak peek of their upcoming Flagship offering of Courage & Conviction, an American Single Malt Whisky.
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November 12, Berkeley, CA –Trinity Brand Group (“Trinity”) paired its long history of building iconic beer and adult lifestyle brands with its expertise in the cannabis industry to help launch the country’s newest THC-infused de-alcoholized beer from CERIA™ Brewing Company (“CERIA” rhymes with “area”). Trinity helped CERIA develop its entire brand system, including strategy, identity, packaging, website and product naming. CERIA will launch its first brew, Grainwave™ Belgian-style White Ale, across Colorado’s broad network of dispensaries beginning in December 2018, with plans to introduce an American Lager and IPA in the first quarter of 2019.
Trinity developed a brand strategy for CERIA utilizing the familiar and popular associations of beer to create a brand proposition that would be accessible and relatable for all adult consumers. The brand’s identity and look and feel intentionally cue a clear analogy to beer to make it easy for consumers to understand and integrate the products into mainstream usage occasions.
The presence of beer-like packaging also stands out in the crowded dispensary environment, making it an easy choice for consumers potentially overwhelmed by cannabis product choice. Trinity’s packaging design system focuses strongly on shop-ability, ensuring that the three beer styles and THC levels are easily distinguishable from one another and legible from behind the dispensary counter and cooler. Packaging will adhere to all Colorado regulations including product tracking data and a THC warning and will initially be sold in single bottles. The system also includes a four-pack to encourage sociability.
Keith Villa, Co-Founder and Brewmaster, and Chief Marketing Officer, Doug Christoph, tapped Trinity earlier this year to help develop the identity for CERIA Inc., which is the parent company for CERIA Brewing Co., its cannabis-beer portfolio. Trinity worked with Villa and Christoph on both branding efforts.
“Our relationship with Trinity has been pivotal in getting our brand built the right way,” said Villa. “I’ve known Trinity for years as an outstanding strategic and creative partner. With CERIA, they’ve helped us create a brand identity and design system that already feels iconic, and that we expect adult consumers are going to love.”
The new branding will extend to all brand touchpoints, including the CERIA Brewing Company website, ceriabrewing.com, which launched Nov. 12, 2018.
“CERIA Brewing Company is launching at a pivotal moment in the cannabis conversation as consumers are looking for opportunities to experiment with and enjoy new products in legalized environments,” said Matthew Youngblood, Principal and Co-Founder of Trinity Brand Group. “Our partnership with the team at CERIA has been a one-of-a-kind experience. By bringing together our brand strategy and design expertise in cannabis, beer and consumer packaged goods, we’ve been able to build a brand strategically from the ground up. We can’t wait to see what consumers and dispensaries have to say.”
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A Kingdom Divided (Excerpt)
Alex Rutherford
Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:30pm Post a comment Favorite This
Out on June 19 from St. Martin’s Press, take a look at Alex Rutherford’s A Kingdom Divided: Empire of the Moghul:
India, 1530. Humayun, the newly crowned second Moghul emperor, is a fortunate man. His father, Babur, has left him wealth, glory, and an empire that stretches a thousand miles south of the Khyber Pass; he must now build on his legacy, and make the Moghuls worthy of their legendary forebear, Tamburlaine.
But, unbeknownst to him, Humayun is already in grave danger. His half-brothers are plotting against him; they doubt that he has the strength, the will, the brutality needed to command the Moghul armies and lead them to still-greater glories. Soon Humayun will be locked in a terrible battle: not only for his crown, not only for his life, but for the existence of the very empire itself.
Note: There is text in this excerpt that is NSFW.
Riding the Tiger
The wind was chill. If Humayun closed his eyes he could almost imagine himself back among the pastures and mountains of the Kabul of his boyhood, rather than here on the battlements of Agra. But the short winter was ending. In a few weeks the plains of Hindustan would burn with heat and dust.
Drawing his fur-lined scarlet cloak more tightly around him, Humayun walked slowly along the walls. He had ordered his bodyguards to leave him because he wanted to be alone with his thoughts. Raising his head, he gazed up into clear skies that were splashed with stars. Their intense, jewel-like brightness never failed to fascinate him. It often seemed that everything was written there if only you knew where to look and how to interpret the messages . . .
A firm, light footstep from somewhere behind him disturbed him. Humayun turned, wondering which courtier or guard had been rash enough to disobey their emperor’s expressed wish for solitude. His angry gaze fell on a slight, tall figure in purple robes, a thin gauze veil pulled over the lower face, with above it the raisin eyes of his aunt, Khanzada. Humayun’s expression relaxed into a smile.
‘We are waiting for you in the women’s quarters.You said you would eat with us tonight.Your mother complains you spend too much time alone, and I agree with her.’
Khanzada dropped her veil.The tawny light from a torch burning in a sconce fell on a fine-boned face no longer as beautiful as in her youth but one that Humayun had loved and trusted for as many of his twenty-three years as he could remember. As she stepped a little closer he caught the soft fragrance of the sandalwood that burned constantly in jewelled golden saucers in the women’s apartments.
‘I have much to reflect on. I still find it difficult to accept that my father is dead.’
‘I understand, Humayun. I loved him too. Babur was your father, but don’t forget he was also my little brother. He and I went through much together and I never thought to lose him so soon . . . but it was God’s will.’
Humayun looked away, unwilling for even Khanzada to see the tears gleaming in his eyes at the thought that he would never see his father, the first Moghul emperor, again. It seemed incredible that that strong, seasoned warrior, who had led his nomadic horsemen down through the mountain passes from Kabul and across the Indus to found an empire, was dead. Even less real was the thought that only three months ago, with his father’s eagle-hilted sword Alamgir at his waist and the ring of his ancestor Timur on his finger, he himself had been proclaimed Moghul emperor.
‘It’s so strange . . . like a fantasy from which I keep expecting to wake.’
‘It’s the real world and you must accept it. Everything Babur wanted, everything he fought for, had one purpose only – to win an empire and found a dynasty.You know that as well as I – weren’t you fighting at your father’s side when he crushed Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat to claim Hindustan for the Moghuls?’
Humayun said nothing. Instead he looked up once more at the sky. As he did so,a shooting star sped across the heavens and vanished, leaving not even a trace of its fiery tail. Glancing at Khanzada, he saw that she had seen it too.
‘Perhaps the shooting star was an omen. Perhaps it means my reign will fizzle out ingloriously . . . that no one will remember me . . .’
‘Such self-doubt and hesitancy would anger your father if he were here now. Instead he would have you embrace your destiny. He could have chosen one of your three half-brothers as his heir, but he selected you. Not just because you are the eldest – that has never been the way of our people – but because he thought you were the most worthy, the most able. Our hold on Hindustan is precarious – we have been here only five years and dangers press in from every side. Babur picked you because he trusted not just in your courage, which you had already demonstrated on the battlefield, but also in your inner strength and your self-belief, your sense of our family’s right to rule, which our dynasty must have to survive and prosper here in this new land.’ Khanzada paused.
When Humayun did not reply, she raised her face to the light of the torch and ran her finger down a thin white scar extending from her right eyebrow almost to her chin.‘Do not forget how I got this, how when I was young and your father had to abandon Samarkand to the Uzbeks I was seized by their chieftain Shaibani Khan and forced to submit to him. He hated all who, like us, have the blood of Timur. It gave him pleasure to humiliate and degrade a princess of our house. I give thanks that I never despaired all the time I was a captive in his haram . . . never forgot who I was or that it was my duty to survive. Remember that when another woman attacked me and stole some of my beauty, I wore this scar as a badge of honour – to show that I was still alive and that one day I would be free. After ten long years that day came. I re-joined my brother and rejoiced to see him drink to my return from a vessel made from the skull of Shaibani Khan.You must have the same self-belief, the same strength of character, Humayun, as I had.’
‘Such courage as yours is hard to emulate, but I will not fail my father or our house.’
‘What is it, then? You are young, ambitious . . . you were eager for the throne long before your father fell ill. Babur knew; he spoke to me of it.’
‘His death was so sudden when it came. I left so much unsaid. I didn’t feel ready to be emperor . . . at least not so soon, nor in such a way.’
Humayun let his head drop. It was true. His father’s final moments still haunted him. Summoning the last of his strength, Babur had ordered his attendants to dress him in his royal robes, seat him on his throne and call his nobles to him. Before the entire court, in a weak voice but firm in his resolve, Babur had ordered Humayun to take Timur’s heavy gold ring, engraved with the head of a snarling tiger, from his finger, saying, ‘Wear it with pride, and never forget the duties it imposes on you…’ But Babur had been just fortyseven, still in his prime and far too young to hand on his fledgling empire.
‘No man, not even an emperor, can know when he will be called to Paradise and in what manner. None of us can predict or control fully the course of our lives.Learning to live with the great uncertainty of mortality as well as the other vicissitudes of fortune is part of growing to adulthood.’
‘Yes. But I often think there is more we can do to understand the underlying patterns behind our lives. Events that appear random may not be. For example, Aunt, you said just now that my father’s death was God’s will, but you’re wrong. It was my father’s will. He deliberately sacrificed himself for me.’
Khanzada stared. ‘What d’you mean?’
‘I’ve never revealed to anyone my father’s last words to me. Just before he died, he whispered that when I was sick with fever a few months earlier, my astrologer, Sharaf, had told him that he’d read in the stars that if he wished me to live he must offer up what was most precious to him. So falling on his face he offered God his life for mine.’
‘Then it was indeed God’s will – God accepted the sacrifice.’
‘No! Sharaf told me that all he intended was that my father should offer up the Koh-i-Nur diamond – not his life. But my father misinterpreted his words . . . It seems overwhelming that my father loved me so much, saw me as so important to the future of our dynasty that he offered his own life. How can I live up to such faith in me? I feel that I don’t deserve the throne I once so hungered for. I fear that a reign that began in such a way will be tainted . . .’
‘Such thoughts are absurd.You search too hard for patterns of cause and consequence. Many a reign begins in loss and uncertainty. It is up to you to make sure by your own actions that yours doesn’t end so. Any sacrifice Babur made was done through love for you and trust in you. Remember also he did not die immediately – you recovered and he lived eight more months. His death at that time might well have been pure coincidence.’ Khanzada paused. ‘Did he say anything else to you in his last moments?’
‘He told me not to grieve …he was happy to go.He also made me promise to do nothing against my half-brothers, however much they might deserve it.’
Khanzada’s face tautened. For a moment Humayun thought she was about to say something about his brothers, but instead, with a toss of her small, elegant head, she seemed to think better of it.
‘Come. That’s about enough of these musings. The cloth is spread in the haram. You must not keep your mother and the other ladies waiting. But Humayun . . . one last thought. Don’t forget that your name means “fortunate”. Fortune will be yours if you will be strong in mind as well as in body and seize it. Banish these foolish selfdoubts of yours. Introspection may become a poet or a mystic but it has no place in the life of an emperor. Grasp with both hands what fate – and your father – have bequeathed you.’
With a last look up at the sky that showed him that the moon was now obscured by cloud, Humayun slowly followed his aunt towards the stone staircase that led down to the women’s apartments.
• ♦ •
Prostrating himself before Humayun in the emperor’s private chambers some weeks later, Baba Yasaval, his usually blunt, ebullient master-of-horse, looked strangely nervous. As the man rose again and looked up at him, Humayun noticed that his skin seemed stretched unnaturally tight over his wide cheekbones and a pulse throbbed at his temple.
‘Majesty, if I might speak to you alone?’ Baba Yasaval glanced at the guards positioned on either side of Humayun’s low silver chair. It was an unusual request. Security dictated that the emperor was seldom on his own – even when he was in the haram guards were always near at hand, ready to turn an assassin’s blade. But BabaYasaval, who had fought loyally for Humayun’s father, could be trusted.
Humayun dismissed his guards from the chamber and beckoned BabaYasaval closer. The man approached but hesitated before speaking, scratching his stubbly scalp which, to remind him of the old ways of his clan, since arriving in Hindustan he had taken to shaving, except for a single lock of coarse, greying hair that swung like a tassel.
‘Baba Yasaval, speak. What is it you wish to tell me?’
‘Bad news . . . terrible news, Majesty . . .’ A sigh that was almost a groan escaped Baba Yasaval’s lips. ‘There is a plot against you.’
‘A plot?’ Humayun’s hand instinctively reached for the jewelled dagger tucked into his yellow sash, and before he knew it he had risen to his feet. ‘Who would dare . . . ?’
Baba Yasaval bowed his head. ‘Your half-brothers, Majesty.’
‘My brothers . . . ?’ Only two months ago he and they had stood side by side in the courtyard of the Agra fort as the gilded cart drawn by twelve black oxen and bearing their father’s silver coffin departed on the long journey to Kabul, where Babur had asked to be buried. His half-brothers’ faces had been as marked by grief as his own and in those moments he had felt a rush of affection for them and a confidence that they would help him complete the task their father had left unfinished: making the Moghuls’ hold on Hindustan unassailable.
Baba Yasaval read the incredulity and shock on Humayun’s face. ‘Majesty, I speak the truth, though I wish for all our sakes that I did not . . .’ Now that he had started, Baba Yasaval seemed to take courage, becoming again the tough warrior who had fought for the Moghuls at Panipat. His head was no longer bowed and he looked unflinching into Humayun’s eyes. ‘You will not doubt me when I tell you that I have this information from my youngest son . . . he is one of the conspirators. He came to me just an hour ago and confessed everything.’
‘Why should he do that?’ Humayun’s eyes narrowed.
‘Because he fears for his life . . . because he realises he has been foolish . . . because he knows his actions will bring ruin and disgrace on our clan.’ As he spoke these last words, Baba Yasaval’s face creased as he struggled to contain his emotions.
‘You have done well to approach me.Tell me everything.’
‘Scarcely a fortnight after His Majesty your father’s coffin left for Kabul, the princes Kamran, Askari and Hindal met in a fort two days’ ride from here. My son, as you know, serves Kamran, who offered him great rewards to join the plot. Hot-headed young fool that he is, he agreed, and so heard and saw everything.’
‘What are my brothers planning?’
‘To take you prisoner and force you to break up the empire and yield some of your territories to them. They wish to return to the old traditions, Majesty, when every son was entitled to a share of his father’s lands.’
Humayun managed a mirthless smile. ‘And then what? Will they be content? Of course not. How long before they will be at each other’s throats and our enemies begin to circle?’
‘You are right, Majesty. Even now, they can’t agree amongst themselves. Kamran is the real instigator. The plot was his idea and he persuaded the others to join him, but then he and Askari came almost to blows over which of them was to have the richest provinces. Their men had to pull them apart.’
Humayun sat down again. BabaYasaval’s words rang true. His half-brother Kamran, just five months his junior, had made no secret of his resentment that while he had been left behind to govern as regent in Kabul, Humayun had accompanied their father on his invasion of Hindustan. Fifteen-year-old Askari, Kamran’s full brother, would not have been hard to persuade to join in. He had always followed worshipfully where Kamran led despite being both bullied and patronised by him. But if Baba Yasaval’s account was accurate, now he was almost a man Askari wasn’t afraid to challenge his older brother. Perhaps their strong-willed mother Gulrukh had encouraged them both.
But what about his youngest half-brother? Why had Hindal become involved? He was just twelve years old and Humayun’s own mother, Maham, had brought him up. Years ago, distressed at her inability to bear any more children after Humayun, she had begged Babur to give her the child of another of his wives, Dildar. Though Hindal had still been in the womb, Babur – unable to deny his favourite wife – had made Maham a gift of the child. But perhaps he should not be so surprised at Hindal’s treachery. Babur himself had been just twelve when he had first become a king. Ambition could flare in even the youngest prince.
‘Majesty.’ Baba Yasaval’s earnest voice brought Humayun back to the present.‘My son believed the plot had been abandoned because the princes could not agree. But last night they met again, here in the Agra fort.They decided to bury their differences until they had you in their power. They plan to take advantage of what they call your “unkingly desire for solitude” and attack you when you next go riding alone. Kamran even spoke of killing you and making it appear like an accident. It was then that my son came to his senses. Realising the danger to Your Majesty, he told me what he should have confessed weeks ago.’
‘I am grateful to you, Baba Yasaval, for your loyalty and bravery in coming to me like this.You are right. It is a terrible thing that my half-brothers should plot against me, and so soon after our father’s death. Have you mentioned this to anyone else?’
‘No one, Majesty.’
‘Good. Make sure you keep it to yourself. Leave me now. I need to consider what to do.’
Baba Yasaval hesitated, then instead of departing threw himself on the ground before Humayun. He looked up with tears in his eyes. ‘Majesty, my son, my foolish son . . . spare him . . . he sincerely repents his errors. He knows – and I know – how much he deserves your wrath and punishment, but I beg you, show him mercy . . .’
‘Baba Yasaval. To show my gratitude to you not only for this information but for all your past services I will not punish your son. His actions were the indiscretions of a simple youth. But keep him close confined till all this is over.’
A tremor seemed to pass through Baba Yasaval and for a moment he closed his eyes. Then he rose and, shaven head bowed, backed slowly away.
As soon as he was alone, Humayun leaped to his feet and seizing a jewelled cup flung it across the chamber. The fools! The idiots! If his brothers had their way, the Moghuls would quickly return to a nomadic life of petty tribal rivalries and lose their hard-won empire. Where was their sense of destiny, their sense of what they owed their father?
Just five years ago Humayun had ridden by Babur’s side as they swept down through the Khyber Pass to glory. His pulses still quickened at the memory of the roar and blood of battle, the odour of his stallion’s acrid sweat filling his nostrils, the trumpeting of Sultan Ibrahim’s war elephants, the boom of Moghul cannon and the crack of Moghul muskets as these new weapons cut down rank after rank of the enemy. He could still recall the ecstatic joy of victory when – bloodstained sword in hand – he had surveyed the dusty plains of Panipat and realised that Hindustan was Moghul. Now all that was being put at risk.
I’ll not have it – this taktya, takhta, ‘throne or coffin’ as our people called it when we ruled in Central Asia. We’re in a new land and must adopt new ways or we’ll lose everything, Humayun thought. Reaching inside his robe for the key he wore round his neck on a slender gold chain, he rose and went to a domed casket in a corner of the chamber. He unlocked it, pushed back the lid and quickly found what he was seeking – a flowered silk bag secured with a twist of gold cord. He opened the bag slowly, almost reverently, and drew out the contents – a large diamond whose translucent brilliance made him catch his breath each time he saw it. ‘My Koh-i-Nur, my Mountain of Light,’ he whispered, running his fingers over the shining facets. Presented to him by an Indian princess whose family he had protected in the chaos after the battle of Panipat, it possessed a flawless beauty that always seemed to him the embodiment of everything the Moghuls had come to India to find – glory and magnificence to outshine even the Shah of Persia.
Still holding the gem, Humayun returned to his chair to think. He sat brooding and alone until the sound of the court timekeeper, the ghariyali, striking his brass disc in the courtyard below to signal the end of his pahar – his watch – reminded him that night was falling.
This was his first major test, he realised, and he would rise to it. Whatever his personal feelings – at this moment he’d like to take all of his half-brothers by the neck in turn and throttle the life from them – he must do nothing rash, nothing to show that the plot had been betrayed. Baba Yasaval’s request for a private audience would have been noticed. If only his grandfather Baisanghar, or his vizier Kasim, who had been one of his father’s most trusted advisers, were here. But the two older men had accompanied Babur’s funeral cortège to Kabul to oversee his burial there.They would not return for some months. His father had once spoken to him of the burden of kingship, the loneliness it brought. For the first time, Humayun was beginning to understand what Babur had meant. He knew that he and he alone must decide what to do, and until then he must keep his own counsel.
Feeling the need to calm himself, Humayun decided to pass the night with his favourite among his concubines – a pliant, fullmouthed, grey-eyed young woman from the mountains north of Kabul. With her silken skin and breasts like young pomegranates, Salima knew how to transport his body and patently enjoyed doing so. Perhaps her caresses would also help clear his mind and order his thoughts and thus lighten the road ahead, which seemed suddenly and ominously dark.
Three hours later, Humayun lay back naked against a silk-covered bolster in Salima’s room in the haram. His muscular body, scarred as befitted a tested warrior, gleamed with the almond oil she had teasingly massaged into his skin until, unable to wait a moment longer, he had pulled her to him. Her robe of transparent pale yellow muslin – a product of Humayun’s new lands where weavers spun cloth of such delicacy they gave it names like ‘breath of wind’ or ‘dawn dew’ – lay discarded on the flower-patterned carpet. Though the pleasure Salima had given him and her response to him had been as intense as ever and Humayun had relaxed, his mind kept drifting back to Baba Yasaval’s revelations, re-igniting his anger and frustration.
‘Bring me some rosewater to drink, Salima, please.’
She returned moments later with a silver cup inlaid with roundels of rose quartz. The water – chilled by ice carried down in huge slabs from the northern mountains by camel trains – smelled good. From a small wooden box beside the bed, Humayun extracted some opium pellets and dropped them into the cup, where they dissolved in a milky swirl.
‘Drink.’ He raised the cup to Salima’s lips and watched her swallow. He wished her to share his pleasure, but somewhat to his shame he also had another purpose in doing so. His father had nearly died when Buwa – mother of his defeated enemy Sultan Ibrahim – had tried to poison him in revenge for the death of her son. Since then, Humayun had been wary of anything untasted by others . . .
‘Here, Majesty.’ Salima, lips lusciously moist with rosewater, kissed him and handed him the cup. He drank deeply, willing the opium that in recent weeks had helped blunt his grief and lessen his anxieties to do its work, uncoiling softly through his mind and carrying him to pleasurable oblivion.
But maybe tonight he had taken too much or was expecting too much of its soothing powers. As he lay back, portentous images began forming in his mind. The gleaming blue domes and slender minarets of an exquisite city rose before him.Though he’d been too young to remember his brief time there, he knew it was Samarkand, capital of his great ancestor Timur and the city his father had captured, lost and yearned for all his life. From Babur’s vivid accounts, Humayun knew he was standing in the Registan Square in the centre of the city. A crouching orange tiger on the soaring gateway before him was coming alive as he watched, ears flattened, lips drawn back over pointed teeth, ready to spit defiance. Its eyes were green as Kamran’s.
Suddenly, Humayun felt himself on the tiger’s back, wrestling it with all his strength, feeling its sinewy body twist beneath him. He gripped hard with his thighs, smelling its hot breath as, arcing its body and swinging its head from side to side, it fought to dislodge him. Humayun locked his legs yet tighter around the animal and felt its flanks writhe and plunge anew. He would not be thrown off. He leaned forward, sliding his hands beneath its body. His fingers encountered flesh that was soft and smooth and within it a warm, rhythmic pulse, the source of its life force. As he began to grip harder, to press and to thrust, the beast’s breath came in jerky, rasping gasps.
‘Majesty . . . please . . .’
Another, weaker voice was trying to reach him. It, too, was gasping for breath. Opening his eyes and looking down through his dilated pupils, Humayun saw not a wild tiger but Salima. Her body, like his, was running with sweat as if the moment of climax were approaching. But though he was indeed possessing her, his hands were grasping the soft flesh of her breasts as if Salima were the ravaging beast he was fighting to subdue. He relaxed his grip but continued to thrust harder and harder until finally they both climaxed and collapsed.
‘Salima, I’m sorry. I should not have used you in such a way. I felt thoughts of conquest mingling with my desire for you.’
‘No need for sorrow – your love-making filled me with pleasure. You were in another world and I was willingly serving you in that world as I do in this. I know you would never intentionally hurt me. Now make love to me again, this time more softly.’
Humayun gladly complied. Later, as he lay back exhausted and still dazed by opium, haram attendants came to sponge his body with cool scented water. Finally, wrapped in Salima’s arms, he found sleep. This time he dreamed of nothing at all, waking only when the soft light began shafting through the latticed window of the room. As he watched the strengthening rays play over the carved sandstone ceiling above him, he knew what he must do. His battle of wills with the tiger had told him. He was the ruler. He should not always be gentle. Respect was won by knowing when to be strong too.
‘Majesty. Your orders have been carried out.’
From his throne on its marble dais in the audience chamber – the durbar hall – with his courtiers and commanders positioned around him in strict order of precedence, Humayun looked down at the captain of his bodyguard. He already knew what had happened – the officer had come to him soon after midnight – but it was important that all the court should hear it and witness the scene about to take place.
‘You have done well.Tell the court what occurred.’
‘As Your Majesty instructed, I and a detachment of guards arrested your half-brothers last night while they were feasting in Prince Kamran’s apartments.’
As a collective gasp went up around him, Humayun smiled inwardly. He had chosen his time well. Since Baba Yasaval’s warning he had kept safely within the fort. Then a week ago a consignment of red wine from Ghazni, the finest the kingdom of Kabul could produce, heady and rich, had arrived by mule train – a timely gift from his mother’s father, Baisanghar. Knowing Kamran’s love of wine, Humayun had presented some to him. As he had guessed, Kamran’s invitation to all his brothers to join him in drinking it had not been long in coming. Humayun himself had declined it graciously but Askari and even young Hindal, not yet of an age to enjoy drinking but doubtless flattered to be in company with those who did, had hurried eagerly to the party. With all three together and off their guard, the opportunity for decisive action had been perfect.
‘Did my brothers resist?’
‘Prince Kamran drew his dagger and wounded one of my men, slicing off part of his ear, but he was soon overcome.The others did not try to fight.’
Humayun’s gaze swept the faces before him. ‘Some days ago, I received word of a plot. My half-brothers intended to kidnap me and force me to relinquish some of my lands – perhaps even kill me.’ His courtiers looked suitably shocked. How many were playacting, Humayun wondered. Some, at least, must have known of the conspiracy, even tacitly acquiesced in it.A number of the tribal chieftains who had accompanied Babur on his conquest of Hindustan had never adjusted to their new home. They disliked this new land with its featureless, seemingly endless plains, hot, gritty winds and drenching monsoon rains. In their hearts, they longed for the snow-dusted mountains and cool rivers of their homelands over the Khyber Pass and beyond. Quite a few would have welcomed an opportunity to collude with the conspirators that would enable them to return home richly rewarded. Well, let them sweat a bit now…
‘Fetch my brothers before me so that I can question them as to their associates.’
The silence was absolute as Humayun and his courtiers waited. At last, the sound of metal chains scraping the stone slabs of the courtyard beyond the audience chamber broke the silence. Looking up, Humayun saw his brothers enter in a stumbling line, half dragged along by the guards. Kamran was first, his hawk-nosed, thin-lipped face showing nothing but disdain. He might have shackles on his legs but the proud carriage of his head showed he had no intention of pleading. Askari, shorter and slighter, was another matter. His unshaven face was creased with terror and his small eyes looked beseechingly at Humayun from beneath his dark brows. Hindal, at first half hidden behind his two elder brothers, was gazing about him, his young face beneath his tangle of hair blank rather than fearful, as if what was happening were beyond him.
As the guards stepped back from them, Askari and Hindal, though hampered by their chains, prostrated themselves full length on the ground before Humayun in the traditional obeisance of the korunush. After several moments’ hesitation, and with a contemptuous half-smile Kamran did the same.
‘On your feet.’
Humayun waited until all three had struggled to stand. Now that he could study them more closely he saw that Kamran had a dark bruise on the side of his face.
‘What have you to say for yourselves? You are my half-brothers. Why did you scheme against me?’
‘We didn’t . . . it’s not true . . .’ Askari’s tone, shrill and nervous, was unconvincing.
‘You’re lying. It’s written on your face. If you do so again, I’ll have you put to the torture. Kamran, as the eldest, answer my question. Why did you seek to betray me?’
Kamran’s eyes – green as their father Babur’s had been – were slits as he looked up at Humayun on his glittering throne. ‘The plot was my idea – punish me, not them. It was the only way to redress the wrong done to us. As you yourself said, we are all Babur’s sons. Doesn’t the blood of Timur flow through all our veins? And through our grandmother Kutlugh Nigar the blood of Genghis Khan as well? Yet we have been left with nothing except to be your lackeys, to be sent hither and thither according to your whims.You treat us as slaves, not princes.’
‘And you behave – all of you, not just you, Kamran – like common criminals, not brothers. Where is your sense of loyalty to our dynasty, if not to me?’ Glancing up at an intricately carved wooden grille set high in the wall to the right of his throne, Humayun caught the flash of a dark eye. Doubtless Khanzada and probably his mother Maham were observing him from the little gallery behind it where the royal women, unseen themselves, could watch and listen to the business of the court. Perhaps Gulrukh and Dildar were also there, waiting in trembling anticipation for the sentence he was about to pronounce on their sons.
But now that the moment had come, Humayun felt strangely reluctant. Even half an hour ago he had been so certain what he would do – ruthless as Timur, he would order Kamran’s and Askari’s immediate execution and send Hindal to perpetual imprisonment in some far-off fortress. Yet looking down at the three of them – Kamran so arrogant and defiant, Askari and young Hindal plainly terrified – Humayun felt his anger ebbing. Their father had been dead only a few months, and how could he ignore Babur’s dying words? Do nothing against your brothers, however much you think they might deserve it. Just as in love-making, there was a time to be rigorous and a time to be gentle.
Stepping down from his throne, Humayun walked slowly over to his brothers and, starting with Kamran, embraced them. The trio stood before him, swaying slightly, expressions confused as they searched his face for the meaning of his actions. ‘It is not fitting that we brothers should quarrel. I do not wish to spill the blood of our house into the earth of this new land of ours – it would be a bad omen for our dynasty. Swear your loyalty to me and you shall live. I will also give you provinces to govern which, though part of the empire, you shall rule as your own, subject only to me.’
Around him, Humayun caught sounds first of astonishment and then of approval rising from his courtiers and commanders, and pride flooded through him. This was real greatness. This was truly how an emperor should act – crushing dissent but then showing magnanimity. As he embraced his brothers a second time, grateful tears shimmered in Askari’s and Hindal’s eyes. But Kamran’s green ones remained dry, and his expression was bleak and unfathomable.
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everywoman in Travel judge urges 'push yourself forward’
Jeannette Linfoot, board-level business advisor and everywoman in Travel Awards judge, explains:
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"Being a woman in business may be a bit like ballroom dancing – you have to do all the same steps as a man but backwards and in high heels – but it’s a truly rewarding place to be."
It’s hard to believe that in 2018 – one hundred years since the first women got the right to vote in the UK – we are still talking about the lack of gender diversity at senior levels and in the boardroom.
Women make up nearly 70% of the workforce in the travel industry, yet there is a marked under-representation of women in senior positions: less than 40% of all managerial positions, less than 20% of general management roles and a meagre 5-8% of board positions.
And yet the recent Women in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure report showed that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to have above-average financial returns. For every 10% increase in gender diversity, profit rose by 3.5%. The case is clear – businesses that have a good gender balance at all levels, perform better than those that don’t.
The government’s Hampton Alexander review has set a target of 33% female representation across boards and executive committees by 2020, so we have some way to go.
There are two sides to this. Businesses need to do more to create the right environment – with initiatives to achieve gender diversity – while women also need to help themselves.
Diversity and inclusion strategies need to be led from the very top.
A good example of a company doing just that is easyJet. While currently only 6% of pilots are female, the airline’s board has set a target to increase this to 12%, and is actively taking steps to make that happen.
Women in business need to surround themselves with the right people, take inspiration from positive role models, get themselves a mentor or coach and – most importantly – be brave and push themselves forward.
They shouldn’t be afraid to fail when new opportunities arise. Often, those who take these opportunities will surprise themselves with what they can achieve.
We should remind ourselves that while there is still much to do, we have made progress and there are some great initiatives out there.
Executive search company Odgers Berndtson and UK Hospitality are about to launch a mentoring programme for women – a great initiative in which I am involved as a mentor – while November 14 will see the everywoman in Travel awards ceremony celebrate the amazing female talent across our industry.
It’s a tough process, so watch this space to see who our fantastic winners will be in 2018 in such diverse categories as Tomorrow’s Leader, Entrepreneur, Executive Leader, Leader of Change, International Inspiration and Male Agent of Change.
From a personal perspective, I’ve had an amazing career in travel, and have been lucky to work with, and for, some truly inspirational women and men. I’ve often been the only woman in the boardroom, but I believe that if you have confidence, self-belief that you deserve to be there and a supportive network, then any problems should fall away. Deliver results in your own way, and those results should speak for themselves.
Let’s celebrate the great female talent we already have, but all do our bit to support and develop an amazing pipeline of future female leaders – then perhaps we can stop talking about it and just be proud to have a truly diverse talent base at all levels across our industry.
Being a woman in business may be a bit like ballroom dancing – you have to do all the same steps as a man but backwards and in high heels – but it’s a truly rewarding place to be.
See the full shortlist of finalists for the everywoman in Travel Awards here
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'Designed by clowns': Boeing messages raise serious questions about 737 Max
Internal communications from 2017 show workers referring to plane’s ‘piss poor design’
737 Max scandal: the internal Boeing messages and emails
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Grounded 737 Max aircraft are parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/Reuters
The crisis enveloping Boeing has deepened with the release of hundreds of internal messages between employees working on the 737 Max aircraft, which boasted of deceiving safety regulators and said the plane had been “designed by clowns”.
US politicians investigating Boeing said the messages were deeply disturbing and showed “a coordinated effort to conceal information” about flaws in the aircraft, which was grounded last year after two fatal crashes.
The messages sent between 2015 and 2018 show unnamed employees discussing the potentially fatal implications of what they believed was substandard work on the 737 Max project.
In an exchange in 2018, one refers to “to the very very few of us on the program who are interested only in truth”, and asks: “Would you put your family on a MAX simulator trained aircraft? I wouldn’t.”
The other employee responded: “No.”
In instant messages sent in April 2017 complaining about the Max’s flight management technology, an employee wrote: “This airplane is designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys.” They referred to its “piss poor design” and urged: “Let’s just patch the leaky boat”.
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Another boasted in 2015 of “Jedi mind tricking” a national aviation safety body by “making them feel stupid” for pushing for more training requirements, saying: “I should be given $1000 every time I take one of these calls, I save this company a sick amount of $$$$.” A key attraction of the 737 Max, which has received 5,000 orders from airlines but is currently grounded worldwide, was that carriers could use it without needing to put pilots on costly simulator programmes. Boeing has now agreed to put pilots through simulator training if the plane is returned to service.
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Boeing said it was committed to transparency with the regulator. The redacted messages released overnight were given in full to the FAA and to a congressional inquiry in December, but were made public late on Thursday.
Peter DeFazio, the House transport committee chairman, who has been investigating the Max, said the messages “paint a deeply disturbing picture of the lengths Boeing was apparently willing to go to in order to evade scrutiny from regulators, flight crews, and the flying public, even as its own employees were sounding alarms internally.
“They show a coordinated effort dating back to the earliest days of the 737 Max programme to conceal critical information from regulators and the public.”
The FAA said after its review of the documents “it determined that nothing in the submission pointed to any safety risks that were not already identified as part of the ongoing review of proposed modifications to the aircraft.
“Any potential safety deficiencies identified in the documents have been addressed. The tone and content of some of the language contained in the documents is disappointing.”
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The 25 Biggest Mistakes Respiratory Therapists Make After Being Notified of a Department of Health Complaint
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
The investigation of a complaint which could lead to the revocation of a respiratory therapist's license to practice and the assessment of tens of thousands of dollars in fines, usually starts with a simple letter from the Department of Health (DOH). This is a very serious legal matter and it should be treated as such by the respiratory therapist who receives it. Yet, in many cases, attorneys are consulted by respiratory therapists after the entire investigation is over, and they have attempted to represent themselves throughout the case. Often, the mistakes that have been made severely compromise an attorney's ability to achieve a favorable result for the respiratory therapist.
These are the 25 biggest mistakes we see in the respiratory therapy cases we are called upon to defend after a DOH investigation has been initiated:
1. Failing to keep a current, valid address on file with the DOH (as required by law), which may seriously delay the receipt of the Uniform Complaint (notice of investigation), letters, and other important correspondence related to the investigation.
2. Contacting the DOH investigator and providing him/her an oral statement or oral interview. (Note: There is no legal requirement to do this.)
3. Making a written statement in response to the "invitation" extended by the DOH investigator to do so. (Note: There is no legal requirement to do this.)
4. Failing to carefully review the complaint to make sure it has been sent to the correct respiratory therapist. (Note: Check name and license number).
5. Failing to ascertain whether or not the investigation is on the "Fast Track" which may then result in an emergency suspension order (ESO) suspending the respiratory therapist's license until all proceedings are concluded. (Note: This will usually be the case if there are allegations regarding drug abuse, alcohol abuse, sexual contact with a patient, mental health issues, or failure to comply with PRN instructions.)
6. Providing a copy of the respiratory therapist's curriculum vitae (CV) or resume to the investigator because the investigator requested them to do so. (Note: There is no legal requirement to do this.)
7. Believing that if they "just explain it," the investigation will be closed and the case dropped.
8. Failing to submit a timely objection to a DOH subpoena when there are valid grounds to do so.
9. Failing to forward a complete copy of the patient medical record when subpoenaed by the DOH investigator as part of the investigation, when no objection is going to be filed.
10. Delegating the task of providing a complete copy of the patient record to office staff, resulting in an incomplete or partial copy being provided.
11. Failing to keep an exact copy of any records, documents, letters or statements provided to the investigator.
12. Believing that the investigator has knowledge or experience in health care matters or procedures being investigated.
13. Believing that the investigator is merely attempting to ascertain the truth of the matter and this will result in the matter being dismissed.
14. Failing to check to see if their medical malpractice insurance carrier will pay the legal fees to defend them in this investigation.
15. Talking to DOH investigators, staff or attorneys, in the mistaken belief that they are capable of doing so without providing information that can and will be used against them.
16. Believing that because they haven't heard anything for six months or more the matter has "gone away." The matter does not ever just go away.
17. Failing to submit a written request to the investigator at the beginning of the investigation for a copy of the complete investigation report and file and then following up with additional requests until it is received.
18. Failing to wisely use the time while the investigation is proceeding to interview witnesses, obtain witness statements, conduct research, obtain experts, and perform other tasks that may assist defending the case.
19. Failing to exercise the right of submitting documents, statements, and expert opinions to rebut the findings made in the investigation report before the case is submitted to the Probable Cause Panel of your licensing board for a decision.
20. Taking legal advice from their colleagues regarding what they should do (or not do) in defending themselves in the investigation.
21. Retaining "consultants" or other non-lawyer personnel to represent them.
22. Believing that the case is indefensible so there is no reason to even try to have it dismissed by the Probable Cause Panel.
23. Attempting to defend themselves.
24. Believing that because they know someone with the DOH or a state legislator, that influence can be exerted to have the case dismissed.
25. Failing to immediately retain the services of a health care attorney who is experienced in such matters to represent them, to communicate with the DOH investigator for them, and to prepare and submit materials to the Probable Cause Panel.
Bonus Point: 26. Communicating with the Department of Health about the pending case.
Not every case will require submission of materials to the Probable Cause Panel after the investigation is received and reviewed. There will be a few where the allegations made are not "legally sufficient" and do not constitute an offense for which the respiratory therapist may be disciplined.
In other cases, an experienced health care attorney may be successful in obtaining a commitment from the DOH attorney to recommend a dismissal to the Probable Cause Panel. In other cases (usually the most serious ones), for tactical reasons, the experienced health care attorney may recommend that you waive your right to have the case submitted to the Probable Cause Panel and that you proceed directly to an administrative hearing. The key to a successful outcome in all of these cases is to obtain the assistance of a health care lawyer who is experienced in appearing before the board in such cases and does so on a regular basis.
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To contact The Health Law Firm, please call (407) 331-6620 or (850) 439-1001 and visit our website at www.TheHealthLawFirm.com.
About the Author: George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. He is the President and Managing Partner of The Health Law Firm, which has a national practice. Its main office is in the Orlando, Florida, area. www.TheHealthLawFirm.com The Health Law Firm, 1101 Douglas Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, Phone: (407) 331-6620.
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OT: 2018-19 English Premier League Discussion Thread
By: gobble gobble chumps
on August 10, 2018, 11:44 AM | 515 comments
With the summer 2018 transfer deadline passing yesterday, the English season kicks off today with Leicester City traveling to Old Trafford to take on the Red Devils.
Feel free to use this thread to discuss game results and news for (mainly) the EPL but also other European domestic leagues as they kick off.
Also of note: COYG
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
vtae13 | 1 year 5 months #
I am so pumped. Ever since the UCL final I have been itching to see the reds play again. The World Cup was nice but there is nothing like watching the EPL every weekend...love it.
Roll Turkey
100,000% COMMITTED
| 1 year 5 months #
Hoping my Huddersfield boys can stick around for another year.
Who should I root for since it isn't cool to root for Man City and Swansea was relegated?
KopHokie | 1 year 5 months # ^
Fulham is the sexy pick this season
| 1 year 5 months # ^
I'm excited to watch Tottenham. Never seen them play, but their roster looks fun.
🍺🖖🦃🦃🦃
Newcastle United! Intense fan base, fairly down right now because the owner won't invest in the club, but they have a great manager who gets the best out of his players. They have some very average talent, but Rafa Benitez got them to 10th last year. Go Magpies!
"That move was slicker than a peeled onion in a bowl of snot." -Mike Burnop
AWilkes | 1 year 5 months # ^
Hot take here- Rafa is at Leicester City by the end of the year.
I wouldn't be shocked when he leaves. He's got to be frustrated with the lack of investment in better players.
birdboy8964 | 1 year 5 months # ^
I love Newcastle, but wouldn't want to subject anyone else to this misery. Newcastle have one of the best fan bases in the league though.
one of the best fan bases
That's the main reason I'd recommend them. I was so hopeful Ashley would finally sell the team last winter...oh well. But the moment he sells they will surge back to being a consistent top half club.
If Mike actually gave Rafa the 50 million he promised we could challenge for Europe. Of course he figures if we can get 10th with that squad, why invest.
Biomech_Hokie | 1 year 5 months # ^
Just watch for a few weekends before thinking about picking a team. Read up on the history of the clubs that you find interesting a go from there. I ended up picking Liverpool a few years ago because they have had lots of success in the past, but not so much in the last decade or so (meaning it wasn't a bandwagon pick). The fan base has also overcome a tragedy, which draws them together, which as a VT alumnus I can understand. I enjoy Klopp's system of balls-to-the-wall attacking, and until midway through last season our defense was shit, which made for an exciting yet stressful match every week.
vtae13 | 1 year 5 months # ^
This. I did research for a few weeks before the epl season started after i graduated college. I intended on following Tottenham based off that, but it was very much in flux. As I started watching match weeks I felt this pull to watch Liverpool more. I kept changing the channel to watch Liverpool and I knew I was hooked when Liverpool and Tottenham played and I found myself rooting for Liverpool. As I have grown as a fan, I love the supporters, the history and like you said--they have experienced a huge tragedy which I can greatly empathize with.
Bottom line...you can "choose" your club if you desire...but a lot of times the club will choose you.
eshiben5
You could just root for city anyway, I think then and liverpool are the two most fun teams in the league to watch, doesnt mean I'm a liverpool fan though. I just appreciate entertaining soccer
If you're looking for a plucky underdog Leicester is always a good one. Fulham used to have a huge murican contingent and are a good watch. Wolverhampton might be fun to follow too
Taylor, looking desperately throws it deep..HAS A MAN OPEN DANNY COALE WITH A CATCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIVE!!!!....hes still open
Correy | 1 year 5 months # ^
Leicester is getting picked apart. Vardy is fun to watch but not sure how they'll fare without Marez.
tjbhokie | 1 year 5 months # ^
No it's super cool to root for city :)
perhaps this can be of use:
HokieBone12 | 1 year 5 months # ^
Chiming in late.
If you want, you can think of the cannon in Arsenal's crest as Skipper!
Also the parallels between Arsenal and Tech concerning the current coaching situation create a familiar feel.
VT Class of '12 (MSE), MVBone, Go Hokies!
Yes it does. Wish Kroenke would open that wallet a bit more.
Palace. I'm an Arsenal fan but I like Crystal Palace. Their fans seem to be really in the games. Selhurst Park seems a lot like Lane. AND they have a pre game tradition with a popular song like the Hokies do(all be it a 1960's hit Glad all Over). If I make it over to London for a game I want to hit up Selhurst after the Emirates.
MichiganderHokie | 1 year 5 months # ^
Spurs all day!
KopHokie | 1 year 5 months #
I'm pretty sure CYOG is NOT a thing...I've been to a few Arse games and I've never heard it. It's a Spurs thing, you don't want to copy your biggest rival.
Uh. It is a thing.
YWNA's not a thing either 🙄
But YNWA is.
And so is COYG.
jaHokie
How exactly does all this work (champions league vs whatever else)? I used to play soccer but never really got into watching it when I was younger and now I'd like to start following it more s because I want to expose my kids to it. What channels are games on? Is there a primer on how the leagues work? Who's the VT equivalent in champions league (i.e. team that always seems to be on the cusp but hasn't won anything yet)?
VBVTUSCG
So every European country has their own domestic league. England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France are basically your power 5 conferences. The champions league is like the best of each league plus a few others in a grand elimination tournament.
If you like a team that is always promising but can never seal the deal like vt, root for Tottemham Hotspur of the English Premier league. The EPL is televised every weekend on NBC and nbc sports.
Also the MLS in America is usually on espn or fox sports
VB born, class of '14
All of the UEFA countries have their own domestic leagues. The bigger leagues like The EPL, get 4 auto qualifiers in. so the top 4 in the 17-18 EPL season make the Champions League Tournament. Additionally, the UEFA Euoropa Tourny winner gets in. The 5th and 6th place EPL teams make the Europa. I think the 7th gets to try to play their way in. Its set up a little like the World Cup with pool play, I think they play a home and home. The top 2 move on to the knock out phases where they play a home and home in each round except the championship round. The team with the higher aggregate score in the home and home advances. If there is a tie then the 1st tie breaker is away goals. Not sure what the tie breaker is after that,
Jwillhokiealum | 1 year 5 months #
Only caught the first half of the Man United-Leicester game today. As a Man U fan, I noticed they hardly used the right side of the field and constantly bunched up making it easy to defend. They kept playing impossible through balls on counters because they didn't have a player dominant enough to dribble for a long period of time (should be Pogba), and their passes weren't crisp enough to create any problems. De Gea was solid as always, and I was really impressed with the back line, especially Lindelof. Watching Luke Shaw put in the second goal was nice after everything he's gone through. Anyone catch the second half that can add anything?
Marshall University student.
Virginia Tech fanatic.
The negativity mou is oozing seems to be getting to the players with pogba who is usually quiet even say a few things today on how he feels so maybe mou could be out sooner than I hoped for.
Luke Shaw finally finds form and comes back from all the shit he's been through and you still jabs him and whines still cause he didn't get more signings and shoots more jibes at the board we are 1 game in and I'm losing any joy of it from this guy yeesh.
I'm calling it hes out by Christmas and carrick is interim till they find a replacement
Honestly I hope Carrick can play some entertaining style and fix that team. Theres to much talent on uniteds roster to play the soccer you do. I respected yall when fergie was there but now you're just painful to watch.
Gimme an exciting manager with an exciting style
I hear you loud and clear I love the club always have and I'll watch regardless but this guy is not man United at all and I can't wish him gone soon enough, at least van gaal wasn't such a whiner all the time I'm all in on anyone positive at this point my dream would be bringing in zidane at the moment I can't quite pick out who else is out there, sarri would've gotten my vote but he's at Chelsea unfortunately
HightyTighty
Giggsy now has manager experience. Would love to see him get at least a look when Mourinho leaves.
griggma | 1 year 5 months #
Does anyone have a good website for EPL news besides the official website? I find it clunky
kevvvin27 | 1 year 5 months # ^
Just listen to the total soccer show. You'll get a full soccer education, be up on the latest news, and hopefully laugh a couple of times.
exit light
Second this, those guys are awesome. If you're into MLS and comedy check out the Cooligans too.
I google specific teams and you get several news stories for that team.
Respect to arsenal, excellent game and they look like a totally different team under Emery. If Leno can be even a respectable keeper they easily crack the top 4 and make a run at a cup this year
HokieHonor
Did you think Oliver missed the penalty on whoever wrapped up Mustafi around the neck?
Absolutely that was a pk, it was mendy
They desperately need VAR for stuff like that. Sure some things are still missed or wrong, but substantially less things are missed
My biggest takeaway from that game was that Sokratis and Mustafi played rock solid, which was never the case for our CBs last year. If we can get a little more form in front of them (Torreira looked fantastic when he came on, so that's a good start) then I think top 4 is definitely back on the menu this season, which is all you could reasonably expect in a transition year.
Not sure why he didn't have Lucas and Lichsteiner starting. Guendozi looks like he may have a bright future (after 1 game of course).
ThePailHolder
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I know this isn't EPL related but I figured you guys might know. So, the Mrs. and I got to sneak away for a movie (Incredibles 2 is awesome) and some drinks last night. Sitting at the bar and they had MLS games on. Is it a MLS thing or a soccer thing to list the Home team first? MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL on screen scoring is Away Team @ Home Team top to bottom or left to right. We were initially really impressed with the DC fan turnout in Orlando until we realized DC was home.
Run to Win. Pass To Score
Josh Jackson on Ricky Walker - ““He is the captain of this team, He’s the leader. He’s the bell cow, the Pail Holder.“
HokieSpider
Yes it's a soccer thing.
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 5 months # ^
I'm not the biggest fan of MLS, the quality IMO isn't there, but man, Mr. Rooney, I applaud you sir!
Fantastic bit of play but good Lord the VAR took forever they ought to have a crew watching so the ref doesn't need to stop and check every time like they had it in the world cup.
If anyone wants to get a little more soccer into their routine or wants to get up with the game and pick a team and is new the ESPN FC podcast is a daily bit to help ya along or for the junkies like me a little bit of goodness to listen to thats funny as well.
Big news coming out of Manchester City...
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45200783
KdB suffered a knee injury in training and could be out for over 2 months. Even as a Liverpool fan I hate to see this--KdB is so much fun to watch regardless of who he plays for...
only good news I can draw out of this is the extra time foden will see on the field now and the fact that bernardo is in great form. I hope hes ready to roll come december-Feb when champions league and the prem are in full swing. God this hurts
Supposedly ACL damage has been ruled out. It is thought to be similar to his knee injury in 2016/17 which kept him out for 9 weeks. (Liverpoolecho). So at least two months but I would be optimistic he will be back before December.
But dang, Man City is so deep--I know this will affect you guys but not too badly. Your schedule is also mostly favorable during this time.
City's next nine league fixtures: Huddersfield, @Wolves, Newcastle, Fulham, @Cardiff, Brighton, @Liverpool, Burnley, @Spurs. Not exactly murderer's row.
David Silva didn't even travel to Arsenal. I agree and think City will be fine.
wonder how long itll take debruyne to get back into form. City sources are saying its his LCL
word on the street is 3+ months
I mean...yall handled arsenal pretty well with KdB on the bench. And yall hit 100 points without Mendy for pretty much the entire season. I want to say this opens the door for a legitimate title challenge, but I honestly think it doesn't really change the perspective too much.
Liverpool certainly has a shot. Looks like they've corrected some of the issues on defense and you beat City what, 3 times last year? I think Liverpool has a legit shot to take the league. Can't have any stupid losses or draws though.
That is 100% the key. Liverpool tied so many games. What City did last year was remarkable, not only because they hit 100 points for the first time ever in the EPL, but because they literally won almost every game. Defense and midfield has, for sure, been improved. I have been reading reports that Klopp is treating these 'pre-UCL' weeks a little bit like pre season with some more intensive sessions to get the team in proper fitness before the grueling schedule begins. As such it lends credence to why the team is a bit sluggish and rusty (in addition to some new players bedding in).
They have a real shot--100%. But like you said, no stupid losses or draws. We have had plenty of those and it will take time to get that eliminated from our DNA. It will take a few more of these 1-0 wins for me to feel more comfortable.
I am honestly trying to just enjoy each week without thinking of title implications. The Anfield Wrap podcast was talking about the nightmare scenario of Liverpool getting 101 points and scoring 100+ goals only to have city get 103 points. At some point we just have to enjoy that we are watching one of the best Liverpool teams in modern history (possibly even better than 08/09).
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 5 months #
What a win for LFC yesterday. I feel like that would've been a match we would've conceded a late goal last year and came away with a draw. First time Klopp has won his first two matches in the PL. Alisson/Virgil/Gomez were amazing! The front 3 didn't have their best match, Palace was clogging the lanes really well, and closing out quickly. Great job by their backline for sure. Feel like this is a statement win. Two clean sheets to start the campaign, I'll sign up for that any day.
I don't think we would've won if Benteke wasn't playing...thank god Palace are still managed by Woy and that he paid us nearly 30m for the big Belgian. Not sure about a statement win, we did grind it out in an unspectacular way but I'll certainly take it. Firmino and Salah don't look quite right to me.
Didn't Roy Hodgson take over at Palace during last season? He certainly wasn't the one who brought in Benteke
Benteke's been there a couple of years. he just can't buy a goal. He missed a couple of good chances this past weekend. Hodgson came in last season after Palace dropped their first 6 games and did a great job of saving them from relegation. It also helped Zaha came back too.
Honestly KH for me it's a statement win. It's a line in the sand that you can draw a clear distinction between our form at the beginning of last season and this season thus far. A big reason we didn't finish higher in the table last season was because of our keeper/back-line play, and the susceptibility to giving up a lead late in a match. We never seemed to be on our heels even though Palace came out aggressively.
A couple things to remember:
Crystal Palace are big, physical, and tough to play.
The last time we played them on a monday night was spring 2014 and we all know what happened there :(
Last time a team created 4 "clear cut chances" (defined by opta) was 2015
Woy is Woy but Crystal Palace is a team that fits his bill to a T
Wan-bissaka is amazing. He was easily their best player. Salah and Firmino are rusty but Mane is sharp and Wan-bissaka did an amazing job containing him for much of the night
palace had three crosses that went across the face of goal and only one was remotely threatening. So although we didn't killl the game off with 3-0 or 4-0, the game was handled with a calm born from Alisson, VVD, Gomez
Midfield got tired but the Hendo sub was immense. He came in and took control
I think the line in the sand was drawn last year, however. Down a goal and kept fighting back and eventually won that game. The one thing liverpool haven't been able to do is win ugly and that game showed we have the physicality and mentality to win a game when the players are just not as sharp as the should be.
From one red supporter to another:
I completely agree with all your points above. It truly was an ugly game that we pulled out with a 2 goal advantage. That's saying something. Felt like last season we would've drew even at 1-1 by the time the whistle blew at the end of the match. It would've probably been on a conceded corner across the face of the goal too!
Edit- In Klopp's own words during the press conference, he seemed to feel like this win was a big step too:
"...for us a big step, if you watch us a little bit more often you know, if we aren't brilliant we usually lose"
I agree with Klopp's statement. Two years ago of Mane wasn't playing well or was not in the game we tied or lost. Last year if Salah wasn't playing well (did this ever happen?!) or if he was absent we would tie or lose.
Yesterday, against a prototypical Liverpool bogey team, Salah was rusty, Firmino was very quiet, and Mane was being held in check by a very brilliant Wan-Bissaka....we came out 2-0 and really never felt out of control the entire time.
My oldest daughter was born. I'm pretty sure nothing else of note happened.
Sakho was no slouch either. They played a very solid defense.
Alisson was massive. His distribution is a thing of beauty, constantly putting the ball right at an open man"s feet. Keita had moments of sheer brilliance to cancel out his mistakes. I couldn't be more excited for this team.
a really good goalkeeper makes a huge difference, super undervalued position. Evidence: Bravo to Ederson
I will say I think it is a huge disservice to Alisson, VVD, and Gomez to say that we would have lost if not for Benteke. The dude can put his head like 12 feet in the air and VVD handled him. He only got one open look on goal and blasted it wide, and one header which was ruled offside because of Zaha and still was saved by Alisson. Any other striker would have fit Woy's system even less and been far easier suppressed by the defense.
And while I am at it...TAA had a woeful game against Palace last year with Zaha running circles around him. Last night Zaha was kept largely quiet and that was the key. Yeah it was ugly, yeah we didn't score a ton but last night....the defense won the game. When was the last time we could say that?
VT_Warthog | 1 year 5 months #
FWIW I think I'm now in the Mourinho out camp. I dunno.
I have no idea why my username is VT_Warthog.
Arkansas blew a 24-0 lead in the Belk Bowl.
Mourinho and Man U is to Al Groh and UVA to me....they are a perfect match and I hope they never change. But I know they will move on from him. I have bets that he won't last the season as much as I would like to see that happen.
You know as well as anyone the rivalry that exists between our teams...but I think Mourinho has to be my least favorite 'thing' of all time. He sits there and blows money at Pogba, Lukaku, Fred, Mikhtaryian just hoping something will stick. But then has the audacity to claim liverpool are buying the league when a lot of the money was reinvestment of funds from sales and champions league football. I don't mind a negative nancy, I don't mind defensive coaches...But I can't stand coaches who run their teams into the ground and act like a spoiled 4 year old while doing it.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 5 months # ^
If he lasts the season I'll be shocked but there's no way he's manager next season. I've seen rumors about Zidane joining. I think that might be a good fit. But ultimately this transfer window was a disaster and we desperately need a director of football. Ed Woodward is great at acquiring sponsors, but awful at dealing with transfers.
There's a ton of rumors swirling about Pogba going to Barca. Don't see it happening this window, but I think Jose goes before they let Pogba leave. Personally, I don't care about tactics. If we play defensive football and win I'm 100% okay with it. Obviously I'd prefer exciting football but if the results are there it doesn't matter. My biggest issue with Mourinho is he has seemingly alienated our best talent and perhaps lost the team. Pogba possibly wants to move, Martial wants out. Something has to change.
I agree I don't think he will last. This is classic Mourinho, year three. Alienates talent, loses the locker room, whines about it on TV. The whole Martial situation is nuts. I remember when he scored against Liverpool in one of his first matches and I was just so ticked off because we were really struggling for identity and it was clear United had found a super young attacking talent for the next ten years at least. Totally mismanaged.
I would be surprised if Zidane came--If I am the owner of a team his comments when leaving don't sit well with me: "...I feel it's going to be difficult to continue winning. And because I'm a winner, I'm going."
It sounds like he doesn't want to deal with adversity, he only wants to win. If adversity comes along (which it will, especially in the EPL) then he is going to be sour and want out. Not to mention he has to restore balance to the locker room, make signings that fit his style, integrate with the ownership etc. I am just not sure how successful he would be.
I think you're just saying they're perfect for eachother because you hate them. I mean I think mou is the anti united, and trust me I dont like united. When I think united I think sir alex and their attacking style not mouse siege mentality.
Its gonna be a really interesting offseason at old Trafford because I think they have some ground to make up between them and their rivals
Exactly. Hate United, Hate Mou. I totally get Mou is oil and United is water....but it just makes it all the sweeter for me :)
#DontFireMourinho
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6079733/Jose-Mourinho-...
They'll be parting ways sooner rather than later mou has burned his bridge with Woodward and I don't think he has the locker room anymore and this garbage between the scholes and that shit raiola is just more shit to listen to that shows how little under control this is
Dude could win every game between now and May and it wouldn't be worth the soap opera bullshit off the pitch. Give Giggsy his shot.
MichiganderHokie | 1 year 5 months #
So happy that Kane broke his stupid August scoring curse on Saturday. Spurs are looking strong so far.
Well we haven't played anybody huge, but i'm glad we avoided a traditional spursy start! If we can continue to get goals from people like Lucas, Trippier, etc it'll bode well
Has anyone watched All or Nothing Manchester City on Amazon? It's pretty cool to see their style of play develop throughout last season
Oh I'm ready to binge the shit out of it once we finish moving
HokieBone12 | 1 year 4 months #
First win under Emery! Still didn't play as well as you'd like, but baby steps.
I feel the substitutions were masterful, we looked sooooo much better once Guendouzi and Iwobi were changed for Torreira and Lacazette, respectively. As promising as Douzi has been, we play so much better with Torreira there and Xhaka is given the freedom to move up to his more natural spot.
And Ramsey is not performing to the level that would justify his wage demands, so hopefully something resolves itself there soon.
This is the first game I've seen this season. Guendouzi is a major surprise, but his best position right now is also Xhaka's, and probably Ramsey's if I'm being honest.
Xhaka hasn't impressed me. I'm not sure if it's because he was miscast as a "defensive midfielder", but his positioning always boggles my mind and it's why he makes so many rash tackles.
Very concerned about Sokratis-Mustafi pairing. Yikes.
The balance looked much better with lacazette through the middle than when aubameyang was there. Maybe starting them both would take some of the pressure off aubameyang and get the best of both players.
I actually think the CBs have been pretty good. The defensive issues are in the midfield and fullbacks (Bellerin is massive going forward but is getting shredded in defense). It's no coincidence that our defense solidified when Torreira replaced Guendouzi, therefore allowing Xhaka to get out of the DM spot. Guendouzi is wasteful with the ball and asks too much from Xhaka, Sokratis, and Mustafi (as was Ramsey today tbh).
We need to start the players we finished with today, with Ozil in for Ramsey and Auba on the left instead of Dat Guy. Also would prefer to see Lichsteiner get some burn.
Mustafi just looks so iffy to me, and has for a while. Agree about midfield being a key contributor to the centerbacks looking so exposed all the time though - just can't play Xhaka as the primary defensive midfielder.
I wonder why we haven't played Lichsteiner.
I think it's mostly down to the fact that the right flank is our most solidified attack right now with Bellerin and Mkhi tearing it up pretty consistently going forward. I think Lichsteiner would offer much more in defense, but I'm guessing Emery values that attacking threat a little more right now while Auba, Ozil, Ramsey, etc. are all getting their feet under them in the new system.
Ugh....missed handball on the goal, clear PK denied... still got the draw but liverpool are gonna keep up the pressure this year. Can we all agree that VAR needs to be a thing at this point?
Orrrr Mustafi getting pulled down in the box vs. City. Yeah I agree it's silly VAR isn't already in place.
If you read the thread further up you'll see I agree with you. Dunno why were turning this into a pissing match
We're not. Carry on.
Willing to bet Var will be instituted by the start of next season at the latest
I felt bad for Wolverhampton in the first half--their disallowed goal was as close as it gets (it was the right decision)...that goal almost never gets called off-sides.
But yeah the handball goal and PK things...VAR was voted to be held off for another year. There are particular clubs that benefit tremendously from not having VAR--the tall, bullying mid-table teams. Then there are other clubs who know they would benefit from VAR but the in-game management of the system is way to slow and disruptive. It will more than likely be here next season.
Another game, another question of var? Not entirely confident in the penalty given to Chelsea against newcastle
Wasn't a pen in my mind but yedlin got a bit of karma for his elbow unfortunately I was loving Newcastle getting the result
Fulham looking good today wish they'd have had that game on NBCSN instead of the Chelsea and Newcastle snoozefest
3 clean sheets and this fancy footwork:
Someone is determined to live up to their transfer fee. #Reds
Spurs say what's up fam.
seeing ManUre at 14th in the table going into September makes my nipples hard
If mou makes it past the Watford game I'll be stunned, into year three and his only tactic is throw felliaini up top not you know use rashford or change shape, just throw felliaini up top and pray for a draw.
One of the things I have really enjoyed about Klopp much more so than Mourinho is the freedom he offers his players. It seems like Mourinho has always treated players like cogs in a system which is why he always has a three year collapse. No player (myself included, from many years ago mind you) wants to be on the field and see a possible opening but not play it because it is against the coach's rules.
As much as I enjoy (as a Liverpool fan) watching MUFC suffer like this...there is a part of me that sees what is going on and it just feels so wrong. This is not what Fergie built up, this is not how Man United is meant to play. As much as I enjoy ribbing my United supporting friends, this United side just feels wrong.
I agree with this. Unfortunately sacking Mou only fixes about half the issues. A lot of people want Woodward to be out of the football process and leave him to his commercial success (sponsors, apps, marketing etc) and to hire a Director of Football. I think should be the first move before we fire Mourinho.
From the start, Mourinho felt like a knee jerk hire because he was available. I was hoping we would get Diego Simeone. Alas.
If I remember correctly, he was lobbying for the job after he was fired by Chelsea.
I think I read he was lobbying for it when Sir Alex retired too but Alex recommended Moyes.
It was shocking to me--almost the same amount of shock as us hiring Hodgson. Neither fit the DNA of their respective clubs.
Sadly, I don't think the Glazers or Woodward care about United's DNA.
That's the biggest issue I don't think the Glazer's give half a fart about it look at the way they run the dump in Tampa Bay. Think about it since Fergie retired the football has gone to crap yet somehow United are the biggest football club financially in the world I don't think they could care about it as long as Woodward brings in money who cares. If they don't hire a technical or football director to get him out of the football situation were done even before mou gets canned
LFC top of the table at the international break. I'll take it, great start to the campaign. I simply need Becker to tone it down with the fancy footwork at the backline. I was so pissed that we wasted another opportunity at a 4th clean sheet. Hopefully he's learned that this isn't Serie A anymore. The next stretch of matches should really prove whether we are a for real or just a fraud.
Couple observations and a little help from listening to TAW podcast:
Midfield play has been average at best. I think Klopp is implementing a slightly new system in that he values possession more than when Buvac was here. WIth that being the case it isn't as simple as bedding in Keita + Fabinho. The entire midfield is having to learn a bit here.
Becker's mistake. Terrible back pass from VVD, looking at the replay Leicester did a magnificent job of blocking every player Becker could play to, hence his cruff turn. I felt a little bad for Karius here as everyone defended Becker but roasted Karius/Migs for their mistakes. Bottom line is Becker is a 60m world class keeper--he will learn from this...see next point
Between the 2-0 Crystal Palace, 1-0 Brighton, 2-1 Leicester...one or two of those three matches end in a tie or loss last season. I was supremely impressed with the team after the Becker mistake. The buckled down, and Becker in particular responded very calm and collected for the rest of the game. As close as the past three matches have been--we've not really allowed quality chances for the opponents.
VVD also did not have a great game. Credit to Leicester, they had a great gameplan and executed well. Are we for real? Remains to be seen...but have we improved the squad? Absolutely yes. There is leadership, spine, grit, determination that has been missing. This team will improve.
4 wins and most liverpool fans are lamenting 3/4 of our performances. The team will return to full gear soon. I just hope it is in time for one of the toughest months of the season.
Great points VTAE, I've been underwhelmed by the midfield. I've also been disappointed that Fabinho hasn't made an appearance yet. I'm hoping that there is an uptick in performance as the schedule begins to get tougher with two against Chelsea, one against PSG, one against Napoli, and one against MC. It's going to be a rough go at it, from now until the first week of October for sure and we'll need great midfield play to counter those deadly attacking fronts.
I agree with you VVD pass was terrible, there wasn't much Becker could do with it other than kick the ball out of bounds and live to fight another possession. But that's the thing, he didn't do that, and it led to a goal. I feel like it's going to be a tough race at the top and I feel like goal differential will be a critical stat this campaign, and any time we can get a clean sheet we should fight hard for it. I was happy about the result, but that goal was tough to swallow.
I've been disappointed to have not seen Fabinho either...but I think he is getting the Ox or Robertson treatment where Klopp will play him when he feels ready. Like you I hope that is very soon as we have some extremely tough and congested matches coming up.
As for Becker, with the way he plays, we all knew a mistake was going to happen. As strange as it sounds I am happy we conceded and happy it was a terrible mistake. Better now in a 2-1 win vs. Leicester than a 1-1 tie or 1-0 lose in the UCL or EPL in the coming months. If we had gone 4 without conceding Tottenham is our next. If we somehow made it 6, then Chelsea would be next. I would be worried about the flood gates opening. So yeah, it happened, he showed in the game he was no longer going to be fancy so I expect that to continue.
Zlatan being Zlatan.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3593206/zlatan-ibra...
Yeah Lloris was out of the match as was Alli, but 5 W's is still 15 points. Great way to start the 2018 campaign, YNWA
And this is a foul by Firmino...SMH
Shit gets real in October
BrooklynDirtyBirds | 1 year 3 months #
Not premier league, but Christian Pulisic looks world class and is a scoring threat every time he touches the ball in this game for Dortmund. And then he just scored on a great run. Dude is good, wish we had players on the US team that could allow him to shine and also allow him to play the same role on the national team.
Fugazy
I'm really excited about this next generation, I think theres some serious talent coming up soon
Kids killer in FIFA 19 as well I really hope he reaches big heights to help grow the game in the US even more
I think LFC will look back and value that 1 point against Chelsea. It wasn't pretty, the front 3 are really pressing, but depth will always keep you in a match, and I really think LFC finally has some depth at multiple positions. It certainly didn't look that way during the Cup match, but today it showed. Daniel with a beautiful top corner bender. Props to Alisson too, when you get beat by Hazard, you just tip your cap, but Alisson played an incredible match to keep us in the game. This is a tough stretch, and we still have Napoli and Man City to go before we get back to playing some mid-table teams, but this stretch will continue to define us, I hope we'll keep fighting through it.
griggma | 1 year 3 months # ^
Having Sturridge healthy and playing well has been a huge boost
I'm beginning to feel like I've seen this season already from United except this is even worse than anything I've seen even worse than LVG and Moyes this has been a bad week for sports
I mean as bad as it might seem it's still equal to moyes start. I do think mou needs to go, and frankly I'm enjoying it while it lasts because we all know united will get it together. To much money and to big of a brand to fail. Theyve gotta get rid of Woodward though, he just gets in the way so much
I dont think they need to can Woodward we just need to hire a Technical/Sporting Director to run the football side of things and keep woodward out of the football decisions the guy has a crap United team making loads of money which is always good he just hasnt a clue about football. Bring in a Tech director then let him hire a new manager.
sure that, I just meant get him away from personnel decisions for the most part
Yeah he was dumb for hiring Mou. And if he fires Mou he'll hire Zidane. Splash hires all around.
I'm still curious if Zidane was a product of the gobs of talent at madrid or how much he brought to the table because so many times it seemed like they were being outplayed but then bale and ronaldo or....literally insert any player here on their roster.... would do something incredible and theyd win the game. You absolutely cannot argue with 3 straight CL cups though, at that point you're not lucky you're just good
We might be about to find out.
VT_Slacker | 1 year 1 month # ^
when you listen to Berhalter he talks like a coach, not a national team coach ... but maybe we need a coach there because our talent still requires coaching up
Zidane was probably a coach (youth teams), but a guy who knew intuitively how to transition into coaching a team with the oversize inflated egos and oversize inflated abilities... very hard to find both things in one person... was it the mad respect the guys had for him (mebbe the GOAT) or is he soccer's Phil Jackson... I dunno
Lozo1016 | 1 year 3 months #
I see Liverpool and Man City played to a draw today.
dreadful match...they canceled each other out. I turned if off with 10 mins and apparently missed a terrible Mahrez penalty. The equivalent of VT 0-0 Wake.
Legend has it you can see it streaking through the sky in orbir every year on the 6th of October in the southern hemisphere
Unai Emery quietly has Arsenal on a 9 game win streak. We're still playing with the fluidity of Wengerball but we're more pragmatic and aren't losing games to teams we should beat. Really happy with the direction of the club right now.
And Lacazette is a machine.
I'm really happy with how well Holding has played.
Nice to know if Kos comes back healthy we'll have 4 dependable CBs.
I'll say this, at least watching United these days in entertaining as it can be one team is always destined to play well usually not United unfortunately
Awful news after the Leisester City match today.
Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes in car park outside the club's ground shortly after taking off after match https://t.co/OhaLu763Ss— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 27, 2018
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 1 month #
Just finished watching the match on DVR; Wow!!!!!....🔥🐉🔥⚽🥅🤯 #UpTheReds #SuchaBeautifulGame
AWilkes | 1 year 1 month # ^
Origi of all people. It's really somewhat poetic, I thought he was looking pretty solid up until Funes Mori crushed his ankle a couple years ago, he's never looked a threat since. Credit to him for staying with what looked like a dead play to end the game.
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 1 month # ^
Agreed! So happy for him, was glad he got to hear the Kop chant his name.
KopHokie | 1 year 1 month # ^
He really should've scored earlier, but chuffed for him, I really expected big things from him after the 2014 World Cup when he looked world class in some of Belgium's games. Sadly, I dont think his future lies at Anfield due to embarrassment of riches, but hope he proves me wrong. We didn't really deserve this, but I'll take it after all the bad luck last season.
When I look at Liverpool, part of me thinks, wow great place for Pulisic. Another part of me thinks he is a little guy who gets by on quicks in the German League where guys are bigger a little slower. Not sure the English League is a place where his advantage will transfer (would certainly be diminished). He would have a tough line to but into in the midfield. Can't see him displacing a central defensive middie, maybe he splits time with Keita, but Keita would probably get more of the time there. Probably have to go outside with the kid, where you can talk shit about Milner but he consistently gets the job done and can probably come inside as well as out. So you have guys like Winaldum (sp), Shaqiri. I could see them getting rid of Shaqiri, but we don't know who he even is yet... at Stoke he was a selfish prick... if he can turn up a new side of himself, he might be really hard to displace. You have Adam Lallana sitting the bench but often on the gameday sub list.... AL reminds me alot of Pulisic.
If Dortmund is a scrap for minutes, I can't see how Liverpool is anything but a risky next step for the kid. I get that Klopp may think his fluidity and skill on the ball will lead to a more effective offense for his strikers, and maybe his is right. But wow... I don't know Liverpool that much. Maybe they would play him up top as a winger / central striker?
vtnerf | 1 year 1 month # ^
Watch the first 20 minutes of the second half of USMNT-England...He will be fine. He stood out way above the rest of the players on the pitch.
@BuryHokie #ThanksFrank
jgladish | 1 year 1 month # ^
Can't see him displacing a central defensive middie
That's because that's not the position he plays. While he often plays centrally for the USA (because they have few other players who can do it well) he plays as a winger for Dortmund. His best position is probably right wing, so that's where he would likely play at Liverpool (although I don't really watch Pool).
Personally, as an Arsenal supporter, I selfishly hope he stays at Dortmund so I don't have to watch him play for rivals like Liverpool or ugh...Chelsea. And I know there's no way he's coming to Arsenal
Just don't think as he plays smaller players he has the burst you look for in a winger. I think he should focus on the middle of the field positions (even playing central forward might work for him).... yes he may have to go lateral or even back (leaving Dortmund for lesser team), but you can differentiate what he has in the middle of the park with skill, deftness and insight. Not so sure he is a dominant winger. Maybe for someone who relies on going wide a lot, which you could argue the US should do with a 4 2 3 1 or something like that. I love the kid, just think as a winger this is the start of a trend of him getting passed. Hope I'm wrong. Mebbe he hasn't worked on explosiveness or hasn't gotten his man strength yet. It can be hard when you're caloric expenditures are so high. Him taking some time off not a bad idea last year. Might want to consider doing it just to train for explosiveness and see what that does for him. Even sitting the bench he should be killing it in focused explosivness training, IMHO.
I understand what you're saying, but there are so many different types of players at winger now. It's no longer a question of speed and explosiveness. Some coaches prefer wingers like that, some like wingers who will drift inside and play a quasi-CM role. Often coaches like to have one of each in the 11 to keep balance. So, while you are correct that he doesn't have the speed or explosiveness to be a traditional winger (Bale) he can still be very successful at that position.
Not saying he is on this level, but Neymar is an example of a winger who is not particularly fast or explosive but plays on the wing.
Stockleybridge
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Didn't know so many Tech people were into the EPL, nice.
Unai Emery ran circles around Pochettino tactically today. Hard to see how Arsenal could have done any better after Wenger. Torreira is a flat out dude on top of that.
HokieBone12 | 1 year 1 month # ^
Man that game was so so sweet after all the punditry ridiculousness beforehand. Dier made it all the better with his stupid "shhh" gesture after their first goal and prior to the (iffy at best, eat your heart out Mike Dean) penalty to go ahead.
Best game I've seen from Kola and Auba in a while too. North London is red!
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Did you see the stat that Mike dean has called over 6% of all of the PKs in EPL history?
The most fraudulent of all the bald frauds. Although Spurs had about a blatant handball as it gets. Easy call on the pen.
I think he wasn't referring to the penalty given to Spurs, when Son was "tackled". There was clearly no contact.
I'm honestly shocked Arsenal won a game officiated by Mike Dean. He's the Ted Valentine of the EPL.
Bad look for Spurs IMHO, then Poch goes on the warpath about the opponent celebrating. His team got owned except for Son's completely ridiculous one after the other flops that Dean went for. How these refs don't look at the tape and decide Son won't get the benefit of the doubt from me again. I dunno. Only way to hold the flopping down IMHO, make these guys play with some integrity. And it cuts both ways there were some no touch fall downs on the Arsenal side as well. But I dunno maybe Dean loves the drama of a floppy game decided by him.
Poch better up his game or he's going to end up in the Spanish League, if he is lucky. You can argue the personnel has been stagnant and maybe it has, but that team looked like it was very comfortable with the performance and the coach.
lol pochettino had a bad game for sure but:
1. he was resting players, probably overly so, who had played alot of games in the past week-10 days. should've made changes at half clearly
2. spurs won't fire him unless the bottom falls out
3. he started coaching in la liga with espanyol and if he goes back it would be to one of the top 4-5 teams in the league
spurs sit above their two main rivals at the moment and I think it's likely it finishes that way. spurs lost to arsenal at the emirates last season around this time and still went on to finish 3rd
Didn't mean to say that Poch was a bad coach, but I think he has been played the fool... by not forcing Levy to get him a couple critical players, he will be gone before summer's end. Your not just a coach, you gotta manage up when you have an independent GM / ownership. Its probably too late to now think, yes lets go bit against ManU, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool who are all going to be aggressive in the window. Levy and Poch just don't have it and Poch will end up getting a much better offer to coach better players. Its a shame for Spurs fans.
I think ManU is seriously thinking about Poch. How often does JM's agent talk him up? Gotta be embarrassing for JM.
Poch 4 me is the best coach in the league. One or two of THE RIGHT players would push spurs over the top. Who knows maybe Poch and Levy are just waiting for those players? And feel totally comfortable with the situation?
Something 2 stagnant about the situation... just see him elsewhere in the summer window. ManU should make him the offer he can't refuse... its a crap hodgepodge of a team, but Poch could make it work. Madrid might be a better talented team, more pressure but less of a hodgepodge.
Spurs are where Arsenal was several years ago and everyone was upset with Wenger for seeming to be content with top 4 finishes. When you build a new stadium and have to spend within your means, you aren't really able to compete in the market. I don't expect many top tier managers like Poch to stick with that situation for as long as Wenger did, but there might not be much Spurs can do about it anytime soon.
Prior to this game, the stat I saw around a lot was that Dean awards the other "top 6" teams a penalty once every 5 games, on average, whereas he was giving Arsenal a penalty once every 21. He's been on camera celebrating a Spuds goal while on the job. When I saw he had the North London Derby again, I figured we'd see some fishy stuff.
VAR can't come about quickly enough for me.
vtae13 | 1 year 1 month # ^
But surely when you say other "top-6" teams you can't be including Liverpool in that. Tottenham received more PKs at Anfield in 15 minutes than Liverpool did all last season.
I actually don't, it's become habit to say "top 6" when talking of the group. Dean isn't actually allowed to ref Liverpool games and has only done 3 in his career.
I figured--now that Arsenal has some fast, high flying attack you may see a similar thing. It feels like referees look at teams like that and figure they are bound to score a few so it is easier to not call a PK...drives me up a wall...Salah against Everton was grabbed in the face and pulled down in the box, no call by the ref...It gets old
The match wasn't pretty, but this sure as hell was:
Liverpool 3rd goal. Great counter attack goal pic.twitter.com/D8X9n3YPlU— No One Likes Us ..Jamie Wilton 🦁 (@Millwalllion35) December 5, 2018
4 touches and 15 seconds from Alisson to the back of the net, beautiful.
That was as close to a LFC goal last season, as I've seen all this Fall/Winter thus far. I think a confident Keita is the difference maker, I'm hoping he can build on this man of the match performance. Hoping Joe G is ok....
EDIT: DAMN! Gomez out 6 weeks with an ankle injury, ugh, that sucks so bad for the kid
Oh and this is why you drop 67m:
Game Changer !#Alisson #Liverpool pic.twitter.com/1CL0q8fW50— Oraman Amiri (@OramanAmiri) December 6, 2018
He's the business. And to think we haven't played anywhere near like the spring and we're sitting in second with our best league start in history. And we've won the league 18 times. Exciting times. Imagine if we finally hit our stride.
I wouldn't say it is so much that we haven't hit our stride as much as we are still adjusting to the drastic changes Klopp has demanded. Last year it was full throttle from the opening minutes and you could see in the spring we were getting tired around 70-75 minutes into the game and by the end of the season, the team looked really gassed.
I believe, especially with the defense we have to lean on, Klopp is pushing for a bit lower tempo, control the game, slow it down, and hit hard on counter attacks. It isn't the high powered, heavy metal football that we all love...but it is a clear sign that Klopp is maturing and understanding the EPL better. I firmly believe we will see the tempo pick up as the season continues on as more of our players will be better rested.
Choppin wood by the JUGS | 1 year 1 month # ^
Keita has started to show me he needs to be a week in week out player. The midfield should start with Keita and then depending on who we're playing/tactical reasons we fill in 2 of Shaqiri, Hendo, Gini, Milner.
I will throw up if I have to watch a midfield of Gini Milner Hendo again its so meh with all the sideways/backwards passes with no one trying to take on a player forward.
It's clear to me, just like last season, that the midfield to start will not be the midfield to end the season. I could see a couple different options but what excites me most is Keita - Fabinho - whoever else...Ox, Hendo as a box-to-box, Gini... But it is clear Keita and Fabinho are the sort of midfielders Klopp is looking for.
That said, if Origi is truly back to full fitness and in good form, I think we could run a mean 4-2-3-1 with Fab-Keita as the pivot and then Mane, Firmino, Salah with Origi up top.
THat formation, to me, is killer because you can put on Ox, Hendo, Gini, Milner, shaqiri for Origi and switch to the 4-3-3. Each sub would bring a different dynamic to the team. Or Solanke, Sturridge, Shaq, and Ox can come on to keep it a 4-2-3-1.
edit: tl;dr yes--i want to see keita regularly
this is why you don't though
Even with howlers leading to 2 goals this season (both in wins), we're the only team to concede single digit goals. With Alisson and VVD in the squad, we've allowed 7 goals through 17 games. Without them last year, we conceded 8 in the first 3 games. Money well spent.
^^THIS^^ single digit goals allowed through almost 20 games is insane!
hokiejoe11 | 1 year 1 month # ^
And at the same time, I bet De Gea wishes he went to Madrid. More goals conceded this year than all of last year already.
With Alisson, 9 times out of ten, he catches that cross cleanly or maybe even punches it away. I think it just had a little more zip than he anticipated and it caught his knee. He you can tell he has cut out some of the footwork that got him in trouble on the first howler and has been pretty calm since. Can't really replace the distribution either. It's not always perfect, but it's led to some great counterattacks so far.
Some journo's at the game said just a bit before that goal it had started to rain lightly. I think probably the combination of spin and pace plus some like rain falling all contributed. Bottom line is if you asked me that at 17 matches into the season we would be first and only conceded 15 goals I would be thrilled. The fact that its 17 matches, first place, conceding 7 is unreal. I would have said you are crazy. So what he has let in two soft goals out of 7....he has made so many tremendous saves already. Heck that save against Napoli was worth something like 13+million quid just because of the club pay-outs for winning a group stage game and the pay-out for advancing to knock-out rounds....
Arsenal @ Man U was a total shithouse of a match and Rob Holding probably tore his ACL, but I suppose a point coming out of Old Trafford is not the worst thing in the universe. That honor goes to Fellaini for pulling Guendouzi's hair and getting away with it.
Feel so bad for Holding. Thought he was getting better and better. Hopefully it's not that bad even though Emery confirmed it was a big injury.
Honestly that game right there just shows you how much Xhaka means to our midfield. He has been, no exaggeration, world class for us this season and it's flying relatively under the radar. Torreira was the catalyst for that and has been doing incredibly himself. Couldn't be happier with our form at CM right now, especially as it seems Guendouzi will be a world beater one day if he keeps up his progression. Kid's 19!
griggma | 1 year 1 month #
Sometimes I feel like people forget that City is still playing like this with Debruyne. They are a well oiled machine
yes, well, when you are backed by a billionaire, middle-eastern royalty, global petroleum owner....and have a squad net worth approaching a billion dollars... it would be a absolute shame to not continue winning when a good player is not on the pitch.
Lol I'm not even a city fan but u mad bro?
Not by City, no. The squad they have, the football they play it really is great--and I prefer blue to red in Manchester anyways.
But when Liverpool go down 1-0 to Burnley, the fans on reddit (very toxic, I know) go into a meltdown about how Klopp has lost the plot, and moaning about players playing out of position, the season is over etc. And then we win 3-1 and all of a sudden it's a title race again.
I just have to chuckle at the city fans who get frustrated when other city fans have forgotten about KdB. Like...your team so good that you have forgotten about a super star, meanwhile at Liverpool we have people melting down, in the middle of the best start to a season in our 126 year history, when we go down a goal. It literally made me laugh..sincerely wish we could be in a place where we laugh when on of our best is missing and we are still so good we forget about him.
Ahhhh very well, I see your point now! Agreed
Easy there nobody's hands are clean anymore from the silly money I'm a United fan and hate city with a passion but you can't deny the job the big bauld fraud is doing on the blue side of Manchester minus his best player for most of this season
Thank you... I mean you can hate on city all you want but they've done it this year with several players out and pep deserves some serious credit for that. Mendy has missed a lot of games, de bruyne has been out, kompany has missed some games, our backup goalkeeper has been out, sane had some injuries earlier this season, kompany has been banged up (as always)...I mean the injury list has been insane and to be able to plug and play...pep deserves some serious credit
If it really was as easy as spending money QPR wouldnt be bottoming out and united would be challenging city (no offense hokienator i know youre a united fan).
I am not hating on City by any means--100 points in a season in the EPL is flat out ridiculous. And it looks like if my reds have any chance at the title they have to get 101. My point was just--I can't imagine what it must be like to support a club and become miffed that some fans have forgotten about a player of KdB's caliber because the team has gotten on so well without him. I mean the squad is worth over 800 million and the owner has invested well over a billion dollars into the squad alone.
The fact that there is not a steep drop off when KdB is injured should not be a surprise. Man City has well and truly established themselves as the English version of Barca, RM, Bayern Munich, etc.
Does money equate success? Not necessarily--what City has done well is buying players that fit the system. Unfortunately that is what has done United in...Mourinho and a couple transfer just don't fit together. The end of the Brendan Rogers era for Liverpool was much the same...buying Benteke and Firmino, and then doubling down with Rickie Lambert, Mario Balotelli etc....
But you can't ignore the fact that money does win titles. Chelsea had no history and were bought by Abromovich, and boom--immediate success. But since being purchased in 2008, Man City have finished 10, 5, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1.
So like...I get it money doesn't necessarily equate success but relating Man City's 17billion dollar networth owner to QPRs owner (who Man City's squad is worth more than) and Man United who are spending buckets of money putting square pegs in round holes...it doesn't necessarily add up.
tl;dr I am not disrespecting city--spending money needs intelligence and they have done it very well. If i was a city fan who had a billion dollar squad and the drop off was substantial from starters to bench--i would be mad. Instead the Watford game saw: Silva, Fernadinho, Silva, Mahrez, Aguero, Sane with Sterling, Jesus, and Gundogan on the bench...that is an unreal squad right there.
Fair enough but to be quite frank I dont think I've met or spoken to a city fan who has forgotten debruyne, we are ecastic for him to get healthy and were heartbroken when he got hurt again. I have no idea who you're talking about regarding him
Sorry never got back to you on this one...the first post that sparked this thread was griggma saying he felt like people were forgetting about KdB.
I do want to reiterate, however after reading through my posts, that I don't harbor any ill-will towards any city supporter you included...I don't do well wording my arguments without sounding aggressive or rude--one of many reasons I just don't post much. I enjoy the EPL discussions very much, especially here, where we can discuss with those who even support rivals without too much animosity.
Here's a fun fact: Citeh's owners first wanted to buy LFC but the bid was unsuccessful...they then moved on to the blue half of Manchester. We ended up with hicks and gillette....and almost went into administration.
Needed auba to kick ass against United this last game day flry fantasy team and to help push mou out the door and instead a 2-2 that was weird as hell with both teams gifting each other offsetting goals
As a neutral, this Chelsea / Man City game has been scintillating, tactically and in quality
Didn't watch today's game, but very impressed with the Chelsea coach. Team plays like they fear him (think a bunch are looking for work, wanna look good for a transfer) and I think he knows what he is doing (ball is moving faster, guys playing more for one another, no scoring yet but that comes with time). There will be transfer window turmoil, but if he can get past that with players he wants, they will be competitive. Right players and some creative offense and they're going to be in the top4.
I was a Blues fan today that's for sure, LFC to the top of the table, last undefeated team in the league.
Tottenham Hotspur, only team not to draw in the league!
Wallawalla | 1 year 1 month #
You are welcome Liverpool fans
We reallllly missed aguero today, good game blues
Preface: With no intent of this conversation going political
What are your thoughts, soccer fans, of the Sterling incident this past weekend?
I'm a LFC fan, and I know, no club or culture for that matter, is innocent of some form of racism in their past, by player or supporter. But just would like to hear the thoughts on the board. A conversation across "club lines."
This video almost brought me to tears, you can hear the pain in Earle's voice.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 1 month # ^
Holy shit I had no idea about that Daily Mail story. That is pathetic. It reminds of this story written by United fan site Rebulik of Mancunia.
I know a lot of folks here don't like United and may think this story is biased, but it's thought provoking and highlights a lot of what Sterling was saying.
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/powerful-pogba-and-unintelligent-lukaku/
It truly is pathetic. I hate hearing about the racism in the sport. I think that was originally one reason I was hesitant about becoming a soccer fan early in my adult life; I felt like the American sports weren't as BLATANT about racism (i.e.: see banana peel throwing). But another part of me said, my "half glass full" self wants to believe that racism is a small percentage of the common soccer fan. I just hope that UEFA/FIFA really try to get out ahead of this injustice. Soccer is such a beautiful sport that truly is loved by the entire world. ALL should have the ability to enjoy the sport without fear of persecution simply because of one's race.
🔥🕊🔥⚽️ #KnockoutRoundBound #UpTheReds
wrong thread, ya silly head
I noticed that after I posted it, oh well, my squad is in the PL I guess that counts...lol
Hearing the Kop chant Jose Mourinho's name in antagonist fashion was glorious!
🇨🇭 Army Knife came through for the boys #UpTheReds #TopOfTheTable #Undefeated
#DontSackMourinho
Oh I'm with you, the longer Man U can stay in the dumps the better.
Oh well, it was bound to happen sometime, we might as well be the cause.
Well this just got interesting. Zidane, Pochettino, or someone else? For Tottenham's sake I hope it's not the latter.
Didn't Poch recently sign a new deal? Gotta think he'll be pretty expensive.
Not that I think it'll be Poch, but ManU is paying Alexis Sanchez half a million pounds a week to either suck or ride the bench, so I think they've proven money is no issue.
Man remember when a bunch of people were pissed and confused about the shaqiri signing? Dudes a stud
I think people underestimated how much he wants to prove he belongs after his time at Stoke. I was excited by his signing mostly because AOC is out long term. When he gets back, the midfield has some serious flexibility; which is needed knowing how fragile Henderson is and how reliant Klopp is on Milly being the utility player.
I was one of those confused, because we were on the radar for Fekir, and then we ended up with Shaq. I am perfectly fine with eating crow for this shrewd signing. Shows that the fans rarely know more than the people who get paid to scout talent.
I'm obviously wrong a lot, but I've never been happier to be wrong than on this one. So far, signing of the season for us.
Had to upvote you for this--I remember debating you about how I felt 13mil was a safe bet on a player (who I felt) was misplaced ever since leaving Bayern...I personally had felt he would be a good fit and happy to see that has come true...but as we all know, preseason speculations are just that--speculations...I could have been just as wrong myself. Good to see you can admit being wrong as it seems so many on forums have trouble doing so.
With Shaqiri, Mane, and Salah all able to fill it up, that's a dangerous lineup. And if Firmino finds his gaps, man...
Did Arsenal play this weekend? For some reason I cannot remember a game taking place at all.
...yikes.
New manager bump klaxon. Also, 5-3-5 including cup competitions in their last 13 against Southampton. Every top team seems to have their bogey teams. When Arsenal are clicking this year, they are nice to watch though. Reminds me of Liverpool last year with some of the passing; Ramsey's goal against Fulham was one in particular that was fun to watch.
I forget which season(s) it was (I think 2016/2017)when it felt like Liverpool kept playing bottom teams who had just fired their managers and would lose. I would literally be praying that a club would not fire their manager before Liverpool came to town. A new manager almost always sparks a fire under the players and it is not like Southampton doesn't have talent...
That sounds about right on the year. Finished 8th? that year and made it to the Europa final. I still cringe every time we play Burnley or Palace. At least the league doesn't have to worry about a soggy wet night at Stoke for a while. I don't see them coming back up any time soon.
One available CB (and that one coming back from a year long injury) will do that to a team. Not too concerned yet. I do wish we'd figure out how to play in the first half though.
Ever since I grabbed Auba in my fantasy team arsenal have struggled
Here we are in december and I'm still confused as to why we havent sack Mou the guys a putz with no brains and has us looking like a mid table side, not to mention his ass hat rhetoric before and after the games embarassing the club left and right. Take away the club name and Joses name and read it without the names and youd think he was the coach of Southampton not the manager of Man United. The guys spent more than liverpool yet liverpool are about to double our point haul before we get 20 games into the season. Hes an absolute joke.
Your team is closer to 20th place than 1st in the table...think about that for a second.
I, too, am fairly surprised. I am wondering if it has something to do with systematic failings. It isn't as if Mourinho is the only issue there. Man United has not enjoyed much since Sir Alex left. I would be curious to see what plays out here, but I don't think just a manager is going to change much for you guys. It could be that they may be waiting to make more drastic changes..
The announcers yesterday kept harping on how the Chief Executive David Gill left at the same time as Ferguson. I really think they're on to something, as ManU haven't really been the same since-that's a lot of turnover...the two most important figures at the club both leaving after long and successful tenures.
It happened to LFC in the early 90s basically right after Hillsborough and some could argue we still haven't fully recovered.
Well, there's always the Champions League. Unless things change by February I'm not sure how much I like United's defense against Neymar and Mbappe. And by that I mean I think they're in for a pounding. Could be the kind of big losses that doom a manager.
ManU's season is about as close as possible to the guy sitting on the stool:
The longer that team is on a downward trajectory the better it is for all supporters, because the money might they have can lead to a quick turnaround.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 1 month #
What a pleasant morn.
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Do not worry, the cycle has only reset. We will be in this same position in 24-30 months unless we hire a Director of Football to oversee the football side of the club.
Iron Hokie | 1 year 1 month # ^
Mourinho doing one is like Christmas come early.
wellthereitis.gif
I've woken up next to some beautiful women in my day but waking up to see Jose was sacked on my phone has to take the cake, ahhhhh the fresh smell of no more festering old specialist at failure to have to listen to or hear about.
Now time to install a footballing director and take the next 6 months to pull in a good young manager.
Curious who gets the interim job I dont mind Carrick taking it personally but if its external I pray its not Conte we dont need Mou 2.0 around this club. Maybe Laurent Blanc? Please no big sam.
Wonder if they will be tempted to take Giggs away from the Wales job
Looks like Gunner is gonna get the job after all they botched the announcement on their website before deleting it along with the PM of Norway tweeting out her congratulations on him getting it should be announced by tomorrow I'd imagine. I hope he can get em playing like his teams used to back when he was playing in old Trafford
Lozo1016 | 1 year 1 month #
I don't understand the difference between the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.
FA Cup is the oldest cup competition and includes all 10 tiers of English football. That is why you hear about non-league teams winning against bigger clubs. The final is usually played the following weekend after the league ends.
The Carabao Cup is limited to the top 4 tiers and has had 9 different sponsers (Carabao is the newest; last year it was unsponsored). Generally this is the cup that the bigger teams use to field the non-starters and youngsters to get game experience. It is usually concluded by late January.
EDIT: https://www.quora.com/What%E2%80%99s-the-difference-between-the-EFL-and-...
I believe this is from last year, but goes in a little deeper than my response.
Lozo1016 | 1 year 3 weeks # ^
Thanks for the response. Very helpful.
APrimusHokie
90S ROCK EXPERT
Did anyone see that Cheeky goal Dele Ali scored?
Throw that Bob Marley wannabe motherfucker outta here. Maynard James Keenan. 1991
VTCEE
A good chip is one of the great paradoxes in sports; so delicate, yet at the same time, so emphatic. To chip a keeper that nonchalantly at your rival club's stadium... incredible.
As a Spurs fan, I've really come to love Dele. Despite what rival fans claim, he has matured tremendously over the years and rarely gets himself into trouble anymore. He also has a knack for scoring against our rivals, which is impossible not to enjoy.
Ali and Son are my favorite Spurs
VPIhokieME
CURRENTLY BACK IN US
How come no one is talking about water-bottle-gate?
If a tree falls in Scott Stadium does it make a sound?
Arsenal without Holding, Bellerin, and Mustafi is apparently a shambles...as the Brits would say. Koscielny is done at this level of soccer. Xhaka is being played out of position. Ozil did not play for "tactical reasons"...League Cup match or not it feels like he's getting sold in January.
Feeling like a proper pasting is coming at Anfield next weekend.
While my concerns line up with yours almost exactly, I'm actually kinda happy we lost this one. Now Spurs and Chelsea have to play twice in January for that (relatively) pointless cup. And with our depth issues already a problem, I'll take any break we can get to focus on Europa and the league.
If xhaka keeps at CB I'd be worried about Burnley and Brighton as well glen Murray knows how to score
Having Xhaka in defense also takes away our best creator in midfield as well. (Well, our best creator assuming Ozil is not seeing the field for whatever reason.)
So not only will we leak even more goals than previously, but we won't be scoring as many either.
Fortunately Mustafi and Sokratis will be back.
God I hope we are able to keep Poch. Do whatever it takes this transfer window and gotta win a trophy
I'll take any trophy at this point
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I think we hold on to Poch for a couple of reasons:
-both Real and ManU are shit shows currently, in large part because of the presidents of the clubs; Levy may have his faults but him and Pochettino have a strong working relationship and Pochettino recently praised him
-I think Pochettino sees this as a project and wants to get at least 1 or 2 full seasons in at the new stadium before looking elsewhere
A couple other thoughts:
The top priority needs to be finishing top 4 because of the money that comes with it and, assuming we ever decide to buy another player, it will attract more top talent.
Pochettino already said he thinks it's unlikely that we spend in January fwiw.
VT_Slacker | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
how u feeling about holding on to Poch now?
he has to get more player clay from douchebag management... or he is going to walk
WWanderers are way under appreciated, but fucksake u better hope Poch is not lying awake tonight
vtae13 | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
To be fair, a few people were saying at the beginning of the season that Wolverhampton, with the coach and squad they assembled, would easily stay away from relegation and could be a surprise top-10 to top-8 side this year. I think they had a poor start so it didn't look too good and people forgot about this but they are absolutely a tough side to play.
hokiejoe11 | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
I wouldn't be surprised if Wolves play a close to full strength squad for the FA tie and Liverpool plays a B squad with guys like Lallana, Moreno and Origi and Wolves end up winning 3-1 or something similar. It says something to their strength that they've been able to rotate and guys like Neves and Moutinho have been coming off the bench. It's good to see Coady doing well too.
still pretty good, that one game isn't going to change his decision.
Seems both the primo managerial slots that were open are now closed. I still think ManU is more difficult than RealM, but I can't see them removing the new guy now, even for Poch. Similarly RealM has too much talent to keep whirling the managers, they have to let a system take hold before rendering a verdict.
Still feel like Tottenham and Poch are vulnerable as long as the conversation is Liverpool versus Man City. Who knows maybe with such an underfunded club, Tottenham can keep rocking the Champions and League table enuff this year that people start to view it as a Big3. Certainly at this point Poch would need a path to getting to Big3 status and a GM he trusts and $$$ to play in the windows. Biggest threat may be when Pep gets bored.
Seems both the primo managerial slots that were open are now closed. I still think ManU is more difficult than RealM, but I can't see them removing the new guy now, even for Poch.
Still a lot of season left. If United look way outclassed vs PSG, don't crack the top-four in the league, and/or have a poor showing in the FA cup, things will get noisy. I can't see Poch at Tottenham beyond summer 2020 even if they manage to hang onto him this summer.
KopHokie | 1 year 4 weeks #
48 points from 18 games...first during xmas...chuffed
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 3 weeks # ^
KH, if by some strange occurrence we when the next 3 matches, I say the league is as good as ours. #UpTheReds
KopHokie | 1 year 3 weeks # ^
Hold your horses...dont forget about 2013...hope you're right, though.
2013 was heartbreaking for sure, but something about the backline this year has me believing. Won't get ahead of myself though. You're right, thanks for sobering me up after the elation of seeing CP beat MC.
hey now don't forget about spuds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excuse me but
backline sh**... the forward pressure, the over the top ball to Salah to Mane, Mane sticking with ball falling to Firmino, to Firmino remembering how to be alpha and to dribble.... that was a freaking drubbing of Arsenal
not a fan of Arsenal though I want to see what a couple years with the coach will do....the front line of LVPL is must c tv
| 1 year 3 weeks #
Let's make this 2 horse title race a 3 team challenge, shall we? COYS
Great comment
I've crunched the numbers and this is the result:
From 08-09 to 17-18, the average finish point totals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are:
{88.1, 81, 75.6, 71.8}
If we simply double the point totals right now for the top four we see:
{102, 90, 88, 80}
Compared to Man City's record season:
Based only on the last ten seasons...this season's projected second place finisher would have won the premier league every single time but three (City 17-18 and CHelsea 16-17, while tying 08-09 on points).
Based only on the last ten seasons, this season's projected third place finisher would have won the premier league an astonishing 5 out of ten times!
Based only on the last ten season, this season's projected fourth place finisher would have won the premier league maybe once based on goal differential (10-11).
What is even more interesting is that if i take the mid season results and final results from the past ten years, create averages point totals, I can figure out (on average) how many points 1st gained from MW19 to MW38, what second place gained, etc.
If I use those average gains and add them to the current standings the final point totals would be:
{93.8, 84.2, 80.9, 75.6}
As stated above, the average from the past decade was:
So, as it stands, statistically Liverpool is in a great place. But just as in 08-09, 13-14, Liverpool has selected one of the toughest seasons to challenge for a title. This season actually looks to be the highest grossing, in terms of points, as well as one of the tighter finishes (if everything compacts in the spring).
I am so tired of hearing the "you haven't won anything" chants, so i desperately want the title. But man....this three horse race could go down as one of the best ever.
Chelsea who?
Choke in the title race? I can count on two fingers the number of times the spuds have been champions
it helps being a hokies fan, a lot of overlapping patterns and feelings.
side note: saying we were in the title race this year was a bit of a stretch; took 0 points from two home matches against the other two
AWilkes | 1 year 2 weeks #
I'm trying very hard to not get my hopes up, but damn if my Reds aren't looking the part.
Can only wait and see now if Kroenke will back Emery financially in the next couple of transfer windows. Not going to get it done with this defense. The guy seems to be happy to watch his US teams suck so I'm not optimistic.
And I'm stunned that whatever is happening with Mesut Ozil cannot be solved. Arsenal is just not good enough to write off the creativity he brings after half a PL season. Such a huge amount of salary just not playing is crazy.
If he doesn't back Emery he's an absolute moron the guy can coach but Wenger left him an absolute shit squad especially defensively they're all over he needs serious transfers in the next few cycles to stand a chance. They and the fans need to be patient or they risk falling into sillyness. On Ozil he's freaky good but inconsistent and obviously he's not someone Emery rates too highly which makes the decision to let Ramsey walk even weirder but all be it I don't think emery likes him and wants to try and lay down his authority so we will see.
this post 4 sure
think Ars midfield weak... Ars Wenger had the whole crew sniffing one anothers farts.... sure a made for TV passing sequence goal every now and then but couldn't freaking beat a man who wanted to be the man when it mattered...key will be the Evolution as well as making things with the clay he has
Ozil needs to strength lift... and train aerobically less... kid just wears down over the course of a season
letting go of Ramsey, then Ozil will put team in a danger zone where any missteps will put pressure on Emery... hope he has step up replacements before letting these guys go
thank sep 4 joining prem league.... than big german 4 joining prem league... this is really getting fun 2 watch
HokieBone12 | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
They have to do something. Either failing to hold onto, or failing to sell at market rates, talent over the past several years has ruined this supposed "self-sufficient" model we want to run, and now we're in a hole. We NEED a van Dijk type of signing, but there's no way in hell Arsenal has that kind of money to drop unless they're playing it very close to the vest. I'm honestly not sure where the solution might be, but the defense is one of the worst I've seen.
Also can't tell you how much I dread December as an Arsenal fan. It always ends up being "Black December" where half the squad gets injured and we go on a huge slide.
They have to do something. Either failing to hold onto, or failing to sell at market rates, talent over the past several years has ruined this supposed "self-sufficient" model we want to run, and now we're in a hole.
This. Need to be aggressive in bumping players salaries incrementally with frequent contracts so that their market value stays high, rather than playing the van Persie/Walcott/Wilshere/Alexis/Ramsey/Ozil game that has been going on. Losing Ramsey on a free is shambolic squad management.
The defense is hodge podge and maybe it's too early to say that Koscielny is washed, but relying on him to come back from an Achilles at age 33 and be a rock at CB was naive. Especially when he is saying that his return was a little rushed. Some transfer misses at the end of the Wenger tenure really set this squad back (Chambers, Lucas Perez, Gabriel, etc).
I agree with the need for statement signing at CB. It really is a seller's market, though, and Lucas Hernandez or Marquinhos would both be really really costly. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of CBs out on the market with a contract situation to make an obvious move for. VVD and Laporte were the two obvious names at CB in the last few years and they've made their big moves. Frenkie De Jong probably profiles as a ball-playing CB but has his sights set higher than Arsenal; Koulibaly is already 27. Maybe the best option is to make a run at someone like Jose Gimenez from Atletico or Matthias Ginter from Gladbach - both players are young and established in their national squads as well but would also be costly.
I'll be honest I would be feeling a lot better if Rob Holding hadn't gone down (again, December blues). I thought he and Sokratis made a pretty good partnership ("good" is relative with this squad). They even made Mustafi look really good when we played 3 CBs, as they could provide enough cover for his brain farts.
Maybe we don't need a 70+M signing, but we need a big one for sure, or we need to get really lucky.
Jonathan Tah would be another name on the list for me. Not quite the same level as the names you've listed, but young, ball-playing, and big.
Holding was a great signing for the money and should be viewed as the exception rather than the rule of this transfer policy. Just need him to come back healthy and hope his development doesn't stall out.
I agree that the defense will need an overhaul in the next two years, and now is the time to start strengthening:
Monreal is 32 and out of contract this coming summer.
Lichtsteiner is 34 and out of contract this coming summer.
Koscielny is 33 and out of contract in 2020.
Sokratis is 30 and out of contract in 2021.
Mustafi is 26 and out of contract in 2021.
Kolasinac is 25 and signed through 2022.
Chambers is 23 (almost 24) and signed through 2022.
Bellerin is 23 and signed through 2023.
Mavropanos is 21 and signed through 2023.
Holding is 23 and signed through 2023.
The good news is that those 3 at the bottom with the longest contracts are the most important to keep. Kola is also proving to be our best creator in the midst of this weird ass Ozil situation. Really happy with him at the moment, at least on the offensive side.
I'm ready for the (deserved) opposition to the tweet below, but we could have easily fallen back to where Everton is now before Poch came along (no offense toffees)
#COYS were lambasted for losing to Wolves (so Spursy etc). They're 2nd. Last 16 of Champs League. League Cup semis. Spent no money in the summer. Still playing away from home every week. Spent £29M (net) since Poch took over (City's net is £500M) It's an incredible achievement 👏— Arlo White (@arlowhite) January 1, 2019
Oh spurs deserve tons of credit I dont think anyone can take that away from that
Context is something that is sorely missing these days. Everyone is looking at other teams saying, "I wish we could have that..."
An easy example: lot's of criticism against Liverpool for lacking attacking prowess since letting Buvac walk...well we have the same goals after 19 matches this season that we did during the final 19 of last season...
Another example is the hokies. This should have been the last season we see the redshirt junior and seniors of Frank B's last recruiting cycle. Well they don't really exist, and a load of injuries later and some poor QB play and we have a bad season. I don't even bother getting into football posts now because it is so toxic.
Spurs have done a great job and have had some good luck (advancing to final 16 of UCL), especially for not having spent money. My concern for them was risking so much to build the new White Heart Lane could sink them if they weren't careful. I still have that concern--getting eliminated first round of Ro16 in the UCL, getting bumped out of the league cup and/or FA cup, finishing 4th (don't see this happening) and losing Poch to Man U in the summer. The stadium is a big burden to bear and the reason they didn't sign anyone.
I like that Tottenham is a team that haven't spent a ton of money but have see consistent success and so I don't want them pull an Everton either.
I absolutely agree. But contextually spurs were always in the 4th-7th range before Poch and have placed 5th, 3rd, 2nd, and 3rd in the PL under him. Progress in qualifying for the CL and making it out of group stages is great compared to getting knocked out or just making Europa league.
I think we will definitely fall to Dortmund in the CL, so beating Chelsea in the Carabao Cuppity Cup is of huge importance. A strong FA cup run is needed as well.
I'd like to bring someone in like last January with Lucas Moura, to add depth even if they dont contribute right away. I just really fear that Poch is gone this summer.
I absolutely agree. But contextually spurs were always in the 4th-7th range before Poch
I think we are mainly saying the same thing. My concern is that if/when BvB knock them out of UCL, if they don't beat chelsea on the cuppity cup, a poor FA cup run, and losing Poch, and with the burden of the cost of the new stadium...they could take a scary tumble which I do not want to see. I am not sure Alli, Son, Kane, dembele, Lloris, etc. will all stick around if Poch goes and they start competing more for europa than UCL.
The timing is bad as Sarri seems to have Chelsea on the up and up, same with Emeri at Arsenal. Combine that with a United team that could have Poch at the helm and all of a sudden top-4 becomes very difficult to break.
There are a lot of ifs here, I am just spelling out my worries for Tottenham and that I don't want them to fall like that.
Ah got it now. Yup 100% agree with what you said. Itll be a very interesting spring which could make summer beautiful or disastrous.
Pulisic is now owned by Chelsea after signing a €64m transfer, but is being loaned back to Dortmund for the remainder of the year.
I'd imagine Pulisic Chelsea jerseys are going to be a big seller stateside from here on out
hokiebuzz | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
I say that attributed to at least 5 million of the transfer on top of the typical premium to transfer to EPL.
This could be a good fit if he can stay in the squad rotation long enough for the older players to finish out their contract.
Kind of a shocking price. I know Liverpool, with American owners and Klopp having been at BvB for Pulsic's first season, were interested. But that price tag, at liverpool, would insinuate he should be starting and we all know he would not be breaking in over Mane, Salah, Firmino, and even 13-million-pound-man-Shaqiri. I wish him well, and I would love to see him succeed in the EPL.
Also have to remember he's still very young and is showing elite level talent. Chelsea is playing the long game here, if he works out for them, they might have solidified their attacking midfield for the next 10-15 years. If it doesn't, they still might make a hell of a lot of money on him, because he'll be the first American on a major EPL team since Tim Howard served as backup at ManU in the early 2000s, and the first American to wear the proper kit (not goalkeeper) of a major EPL club... at least in most of our lifetimes (if ever). There's a hell of a lot of untapped money in stateside marketing if Chelsea makes it work. There's a lot of unaffiliated neutral fans who might bandwagon to Chelsea if our national star is playing for them.
what constitutes "major EPL club"? Asking bc Everton (Landycakes and Howard) and Tottenham (Dempsey)
the "Big Six"
Even though the Big Six really took off about 10 years, ago, I'm not sure Everton has really had that prestige, at least not in recent decades. Then again, I did forget that Dempsey made 29 appearances for the Spurs in 2012-13... so I guess that counts.
Don't get me wrong here, seeing an American be bought for so much by a top-6 EPL team excites me. But here is the thing--as liverpool fan I remember Raheem Sterling, who scored 12 goals between two seasons from ages 17-19. He was already playing for an (arguably) top-6 team and was a huge piece of our 2013/14 title race. They are close but Sterling was doing his part two years earlier, respectively. I think my fear is Pulisic goes to chelsea and sits behind Hazard, Willian, Pedro and stunts his growth a bit. I really, truly hope it works out for the best.
Secondly I just don't buy the marketing stuff Americans keep saying about Pulisic. EPL teams sell about 1.5 million jerseys each year and only net about 10-15% of the price of the jersey. Next, even if some large contingent of Americans finally turns on the TV to watch the EPL and see Pulisic (this is if and when he is starting for the team or on the bench), the EPL divides the TV money evenly among the clubs.
So I get it, more Americans buy his jersey, more americans watch Chelsea, but in the end it really doesn't amount to a ton. I really hope this works out for all involved parties but I still say the money was too high. Either way, I am still stoked to see him in the EPL--it will be surreal to see him on the pitch.
Here's to hoping he sticks at Chelsea and doesn't join the likes of mismanaged Chelsea squad rejects who rehab their career elsewhere and resurface later.
I know Liverpool have benefited from a few of those.
I think my fear is Pulisic goes to chelsea and sits behind Hazard, Willian, Pedro and stunts his growth a bit
-pedro and willian: will be 32 and 31, respectively, by the start of next season; would be surprised if both are still around to start next year
-hazard basically has a sign up saying he wants to go to real madrid
they're spending a huge sum, Pulisic is going to get his chances. hopefully sarri has identified and is on board with this transfer. just sucks that it's chelsea
I clearly don't understand how the soccer contracts work. He had one year left on his contract I believe. If he had waited one more year he could have gone free and gotten paid more? But doesn't that also mean that Chelsea picks up a player who only is under contract for a year. In other words its not a sign and trade type of a deal
So Pulisic could be free and clear in a year? Sounds like he will negotiate in good faith and they've probably agreed on some extensions that will make him happy. I guess that would have been the condition of the trade. That he be amenable to terms that Chelsea willing to pay him.
Still seems like one heck of a transfer fee for a team that was losing its leverage. I guess sitting a year getting scrap and B team minutes at Dortmund was just too much for him to take.
I think he will be a fit with the new manager. Crossing fingers.
Contracts don't transfer in global soccer like they do in MLB, NBA, etc. because the clubs are not franchises, but rather independent entities. So when Chelsea signs Pulisic from BVB, they pay a sum of money to BVB for the right to sign Pulisic to a different contract at Chelsea.
edit: this means that players have a lot more "clout" in where they wind up, since two agreements need to be made (selling club and buying club, and buying club and player). Pulisic could have made it clear that he would not sign with Chelsea, etc.
to expand on your edit, i believe it was reported he had agreed to personal terms with chelsea prior to dortmund and chelsea agreeing to the fee
in which case, he can make it clear to BVB that he really wants to go and won't accept personal terms to any other club
Yeah, and if BVB felt like he was going to leave (transfer free) in a year they have an incentive to manage him exactly how they have.
Bring in guys in your spot, hope they are decent replacements and make you sit the bench and want the transfer so they can monetize you.
I am not saying they did this... the guys they brought in seem better than he is... but at least the superstar kid belongs to Barca.
Interesting 4 sure. If NFL had this kind of structure, Pittsburgh probably unloads their head cases but gets enough compensation that they are made close to whole.
That is kind of the catch-22 with the whole structure in Europe. Contracts don't matter to teams with money so the wealthier teams are the more successful. But it does allow a club to offload the head cases if they want to.
Funny enough, RB Leipzig said the same thing about Timo Werner...they literally said they will have to sell this summer if he does not agree to a new contract otherwise they will make no money on him.
Liverpool lost Emre Can on a free and that hurt because he went to Juventus who likely would have paid in the range of 25-40million depending on the day of the week and ridiculous transfer inflation over the past few years.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 2 weeks #
Today, in Football Association bullshit.
Today, in Football Association Andre Mariner bullshit.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
Typical Jonjo tackle. No doubt he can spray some passes and get the occasional belter, but tackles like that are why he isn't ever going to be more than a bottom half of the table type player. He'd fit in well at Burnley or Stoke.
HokieBone12 | 1 year 2 weeks #
Found this interesting. So Arsenal is the ONLY club in England to receive zero moneys from the ownership, but it's still evident that with the amount of pure cash flow we generate, we should be buying better. Granted, the acquisitions of Auba, Laca, Torreira, etc. weren't cheap per se, but if we want to consistently compete with other squads who get "injections", we need to be better in the market.
that's incredible.
I saw this table and the first thing I noticed was the disparity between Owner vs. Operations of Chelsea and Man City. Chelsea, even after all these years of success, still has such low operations revenue.
I would be interested in seeing liverpool post Hicks & Gillette on this chart. I'm pretty certain owner financing and external loans would be reduced, just not sure how much.
red beats blue and it aint even close???
I'm sorry, I am not sure I understand?
I think there is an England "thing" beyond who you root for.
Do you root for a red team or a blue team?
Teams that play in red: (old list)
Teams that play in blue:
Swansea (away)
But I'm not English never really rooted for any team enough to even buy a shirt. It all changes when Pulisic gets his number.
West Ham can't possibly be blue???????????????
DUDE, WHERE'S MY 🚗?
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West Ham could be in either category since our colors are claret and blue. The original color was blue which may be the reason they are listed in the blue section but I agree with you, they should be in the red section since claret has been the primary color for over 100 years now.
Ugh. Not that I blame you for buying a Pulisic jersey or anything but just...ugh...chelsea?
Man if that doesn't go right to the heart of how unacceptable it is for ManU to be where they are in the table, I don't know what does.
That and the results OGS is getting with the same squad Jose has just shows how shit he was at managing United.
Now imagine if we could get a competent DOF to manage that money on the pitch.
The book on Mourinho has always been that he's an incredible mind when it comes to engineering a defense, but has a grating personality and isn't good at man-managing. He's never managed even four seasons at a club and a most of those tenures have been marked by incredible squad tension.
The #1 most damning thing to him right now is that he was on a mission to effectively run Pogba out of town, benching him for vital league matches, and the second he's fired, Pogba looks like a man possessed on the field. I mean, I get it, Pogba played like a spoiled brat for stretches earlier in the year, but he's the big acquisition and a guy with unquestioned talent. You have to be able to get the most out of it, and you were actively making him worse.
Pogba was the latest in a long line. It was entirely predictable. See also: Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Iker Casillas, Samuel Eto'o.
Wallawalla | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
Going to be interesting to see how Tottenham handle those external loans once the stadium is complete. If they cant spend and Poch leaves I see them going back to a consistent 6 to 10 spot team. Even Arsenal, with all their operation revenue, had trouble dealing with their loans.
I have no reason to believe we will ever win the league again under this ownership. If we finish 4th every year and secure the CL money that will be mission accomplished and I would be shocked if Kroenke even gave a second thought to the supporters who want more.
What a match so far. It feels like a Stanley cup final game!
AWilkes | 1 year 2 weeks # ^
As a Liverpool fan I'm not happy with the loss, but as a soccer fan, what a fucking game.
Still salty about Kompany's two footed "yellow card" at 0-0 . The fact that Anthony Taylor, from Manchester, can referee what was, probably, the biggest match of the season is shocking. I can't imagine the reaction if a scouser were to referee a Liverpool match even if they claimed to not be a fan of the team.
Oh please...just move on shit calls happen every game man and it wasnt that bad. I've seen tons of tackles like that go for yellow. Do you know how many piss poor tackles we had to endure last year? It happens move on theres not a manchester conspiracy to bone you guys. If there were there probably wouldve been a pk called on the sterling attempt where Robertson took him down. In a typical game there are a few questionable calls not all of them are going to go your way. It was a spectacular game. It is what it is.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 1 week # ^
You won't get any sympathy from the folks in this thread lol. This thread is r/liverpoolfc lite.
vtae13 | 1 year 1 week # ^
I deleted what I originally wrote to say this: I get it, complaining about a ref is sour grapes. It would be hypocritical of me to say that I can't stand when others do it so I apologize...Man City was the better team regardless of Taylor. It was a great game and I am just mostly disappointed to see Liverpool come away with no points.
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 2 weeks #
Tough loss. Kudos to MC for keeping us on our heels the entire match. Don't agree with the midfield we put out there, but clearly I have hindsight available. Still 4 points clear, if you would've asked me at the beginning of December if I would take 4 points clear even despite a MC loss I would of said hell yes. Gonna be a juicy race to the finish.
Didn't realize so many people hated Liverpool till I went on Twitter after the loss. The haters are in full force.
Oh well, Up the Reds.
The reason most neutrals were probably pulling for City in this one is down to how much we have to hear about it. There are a lot more Liverpool fans out there than City fans. It's easy to pretty much ignore it when City wins the title. When Liverpool wins something, everyone is going to hear about it for a loooong time, including from several pundits who have a very hard time being unbiased as it is.
And Arsenal fans are just taking the small "W" that there will still only be one golden trophy. Have to take those where we can get them for now.
There are a lot more Liverpool fans out there than City fans. It's easy to pretty much ignore it when City wins the title. When Liverpool wins something, everyone is going to hear about it for a loooong time, including from several pundits who have a very hard time being unbiased as it is.
and several commenters on this site whose perception of all things soccer is tinted red /sssssshotsfired
There are quite a few Liverpool fans yes. I try to be...unbiased...in what i post though I accept it is not easy to identify one's own bias.
That being said a lot of liverpool fans are vocal (though I have tried not to be as we have fallen short 3-4 times in the EPL era) because we get a lot of crap thrown at us for not having won the EPL. Even Man City was singing about Stevie's slip during the game.
This...that Gini-Hendo-Milner midfield failed against PSG, Napoli, and I think Red star too...I cringe against big opponents every time I see that line-up. I also felt Milner was rushed back which is a huge mistake against a Man City team as explosive as that. I agree about being happy with the four points clear after playing all of the top-6 once and MC, and Arsenal twice.
I honestly am more disappointed with Liverpool fans after the match...some were really acting like spoiled brats when, truly, Liverpool hasn't won anything major in over ten years. The reaction of some 'reds' was just shocking--you'd think we just lost the title on the last game of the season.
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 1 week # ^
We haven't won the title in 30 years, the reaction was just plain terrible. I think Kop Hokie put me on to the Redmen podcast and the difference between us being up 7 points and 4 points literally was night and day. And those are legit scousers. Maybe it might be the American fan in me but I feel like we are in a great position with 2 "big 6" matches out of the way. Am I scared that we'll fumble the ball towards the end? Sure! But as one fan told me, you gotta enjoy the ride, it's a beautiful time to be a Liverpool supporter. I pray their isn't another "slip" in our future. I bought my first reds shirt after going up 7 points, I hope that purchase hasn't ruined it for everyone else LOL. My superstition is at an all time high!
On a side note, I didn't know so many people hated Liverpool, I feel like being a Yankee fan and a Liverpool supporter is the worst of both worlds. 😂
KopHokie | 1 year 1 week # ^
It didn't used to be this way...30 years ago we have won the league by now...the Gerrard slip did our heads in and no mistake.
The worst of both worlds is being a Yankees/ManUre fan so you're good in my book. LFC is owned by the guys that own the Red Sox, so that makes you a bit of an outlier
Trust me my skin itches Everytime I remember that fact. Part of me just blocks it out of my head, especially since they aren't overly visible. I actually started liking LFC when LeBron bought a stake in the team. I've been looking for good Liverpool docs to get history on the team.
https://youtu.be/u4LZ3KSav9U
Yeah RedMen give a lot of great context to how it feels in Liverpool in contrast to the internet meltdown after that loss. I was ticked off by team selection, and Anthony Taylor (Already been called out on this thread for complaining about this so whatever--just google Anthony Taylor/Manchester United and you will see), but at the end of the day, we lost and I slept on it and was fine the next day. We are 4 points ahead, we only have 3 "top six" matches left and two of those are at home. We are in a good position and just need to enjoy it.
I genuinely feel that City is the best team in the world--it is going to take something special and some luck to get to the end in first. That is probably the single most reason I was upset with the loss--we were in good form, City has looked a bit shaky and a win really would have gone a long way--City came ready to play, nothing more to it.
HokieBone12 | 1 year 1 week # ^
If anyone should be upset that Taylor was appointed that game, it's the Citizens. He's accused of being a Utd fan and if any bias comes into play from a Utd fan, it's not going to be for City. This is only the second loss in the last 15 games Taylor has officiated for Liverpool (the other coming away at Chelsea) so I don't think you can point to him having some agenda against you.
There was actually an uproar by City and their fans when he was appointed for their derby. In fairness, you are right, two losses in the last 15 matches, I won't question that. I edited above statements to note that it's just sour grapes to complain about officiating. It was borne out of a combination of Mane's red card and 0-5 thumping last season and not coming away from the etihad with a single point.
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For the first time in years and years I'm enjoying watching United play and actually have something to pull for other than simply being a neutral God bless our baby faced assassin
Would live to see the vastly underrated Wolves take down Liverpool today (sorry not sorry Reds fans)
It's all good. I have been a big supporter of Wolves all season long (Except for against Liverpool). Just subbed in our youngest player ever in the FA cup so it's certainly not a full strength line-up on our part.
Hoping Lovren is ok, go figure I was just bashing him since the MC match
Good news is Matip and Gomez are both really close to being back. But yeah--I am hopeful it is something small. I am listening to the live audio and apparently he went over to the bench under his own power (during the game) and was yelled at by Klopp to get back in the game...which he did do only to promptly sit down. I think it's minor and they are being careful. Psyched to hear Hoever is playing.
I'm listening to the match too, glad that the young reds are getting some valuable minutes, but the closer it gets to 90 minutes and with Salah and Bobby coming on, I wanna win this badly. Guess I want the sour taste out of my mouth.
Spurs drawn at Palace, narrlowly missing the Man U and Arsenal match up. I'll take it!
From reddit...a live look at the clubs dipping into the January transfer market!
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odd this thread is so quiet when arsenal and liverpool don't play well...
that difference between getting 1 and 3 points for liverpool is what leads to titles though
2_Hokie_5 | 1 year 6 days # ^
I actually think Liverpool played decent in a raucous away game. Brighton hasn't played terrible lately and with a midfielder at CB and a balky TAA, we got the clean sheet. Did we play amazing? No. But I think this type of game was indicative of our early season grind out games. 16 more heart attacks to go.
#SevenPointsClearForNow
#UpTheReds
HokieBone12 | 1 year 4 days # ^
If you insist:
Arsenal sucks on the field and is even worse off it, and there's no excuse for Mesut Ozil to not be playing right now. Emery is cutting off his nose to spite his face at this point.
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and Guendouzi looks like he will develop into a good player, but Emery's in over his head if he thinks Guendouzi should be playing as a first-choice midfielder rather than a rotational/situational option at this point in his career.
If this summer sees Ramsey and Ozil both leave without some class creativity coming in, the club is worse off than I thought it was going into the year.
Yep. Guendouzi should be in the 18 for sure but starting weekly? No. If they don't do something about the Ozil situation and something even bigger about the defense, there's no hope for this squad for a very long time.
Also, it'd be nice if we could have an identity. I wasn't expecting it to manifest overnight, but I'm still not entirely sure what it is Emery is trying to accomplish on match day. We're too reliant on our (fantastic) strikers to produce magic, and yet we're not putting playmakers on the field to get them the ball. I don't get it.
And the answer to Ozil not playing is...sending Ramsey to Juventus.
I really had minimal expectations for the transition year...but this is ugly. United has pulled even and it's only January. 6th place is probably locked in at this point.
vtae13 | 1 year 4 days # ^
I don't post over the weekends so there's that....Tough game for us but happy to come away with 3 points. It was nice to right the ship after losing 2 straight. I think I heard a statistic that 35% of all games Klopp has lost have come in January. So I just want to get out of this month alive.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 4 days # ^
I think I heard a statistic that 35% of all games Klopp has lost have come in January. So I just want to get out of this month alive.
Ah the ol' VT Football in the third quarter feeling.
I think you are being generous there....3rd quarter this year was just....there are no words for it really.
Wallawalla | 1 year 6 days #
Not sure there are a lot of Chelsea fans on here, but we are currently playing terrible soccer. Even though we won today it was hard to watch. If we had a competent striker I think we would be right up there with City and Liverpool for a legit chance to win the title.
Really nervous for this match against Man U, and surprised we're lining up 4-4-2 instead of 4-2-3-1. That combo of Lingard, Martial, and Rashford could be lethal.
Been an awesome match so far. Hopefully we can get three points and get level on points with Arsenal but this has been a blast so far to watch.
David fucking De Gea. Damn you
The man is insane. Regardless of my affiliations I think he is the main reason Man U are still relevant after Fergie. He saves them so many points it is unreal.
VT_Warthog | 1 year 5 days #
What a match. David De Gea is the best goalkeeper in the world. No debate.
Yup he kept Phil Jones from spoiling the goods time and time again really loving what we're seeing from lindelof we just need a solid cb to go with him maybe bailly if we can calm his hot streaks he has.
🥩🥞🥩🥞
Disclaimer: Man United fan coming in with HOT TAKE
De Gea is the best shot stopper in the world by a large margin but is not the best goalkeeper. He has many holes in his game including often times distribution and his command of the box is lacking. United has conceded many a goals because he refused to cut out crosses in traffic and avoids contact. Still love having him though.
Yeah I see a lot of liverpool fans posting the save percentage data on top keepers (because Alisson is currently #1). But anyone can find the statistics or manipulate the statistics to make their keeper look great. Just watching De Gea I don't think there is another keeper who can rival his reflexes. The main reason Alisson is #1 based on save % is because our defense is allowing the fewest chances per game across the EPL. If United had our defense, De Gea would more than likely be #1 on that same stat.
De gea is legit I've been hoping for years that hed leave
swanny26 | 1 year 4 days # ^
Being a United fan I am REALLY glad that he hasn't!!!
I wish Europe made a fat-guy Swansea jersey.
Goes up to 3XL online at their store...
They also have the away and alternates available as well. All are 40% off at the moment
I thought this was an interesting quote from Pogba regarding Solskjaer...
Before the coach arrived I was in the shadows, on the bench, and I accepted that," he said. "It is a pleasure to play again. Now I am always smiling.
Article here.
The players have certainly rallied around OGS. Whether or not that's a product of OGS or just a byproduct of Jose being gone (i.e., would any manager get these players to rally like this), it's hard to say. But those quotes certainly seem genuine and it certainly helps OGS's case.
It's generally true for any team post-Jose recently. Chelsea was the most recent before Man U. If you know soccer, are positive, you can coach a post-Jose team to a win relatively easy just on the basis that the players have been unshackled. Jose is notorious for being a control-freak and telling each single player what their exact responsibilities are and are not. He stymies creativity and freedom on the pitch but he makes up for it in that his a tactical genius (for the most part). But once he loses the locker room (year three) it all goes down pretty fast.
He generally goes from taking over season 1, winning titles season 2, losing the team season 3.
There are still heavy rumors linking pochettino to Man U in the summer. Based off some of OGS's remarks in press conferences, it sounds like it was made clear to him this is an interim position.
The transaction actually went down as Man United loaning OGS from Molde for 6 months
I...I had not read that...wow, that is actually very interesting! I am not sure I have ever heard of a managerial loan.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11586065/ole-gunnar-solskj...
OGS had signed a deal through 2021, so if United want him permanently, they'd have to work out additional compensation/buyout.
I love what gollum has done for united thus far but itll take one hell of a rest of the season to convince me hes right for the job so I think the loan deal was smartest. That said Mike Phelan is the man behind most of the immediate success the guys smart as a razor and I feel without him gollum would be in over his head. Love what hes doing but we need a guy like Poch who can truly rebuild a squad to get with liverpool and man city.
Kane out for at least 6 weeks, Son leaving for asian games, Sissoko, Dier, and Wanyama all injured... Spurs are done for on all 4 fronts. #sadnap
Shocking to hear the injuries this morning. Kane is a huge blow...I can't say I could even name his back up that is how integral he is.
Not looking the best for us either V, with TAA going down with the knee injury, Gomez still out, Lovren with the hamstring situation, and Matip vying for a start despite the collarbone being untested. I truly feel like the next 5 league matches will be pivotal in painting the picture of this years EPL champs. All of our matches are winnable, but we've staked our 4 point lead on our back line play.
Matip is already back in full training, Lovren is supposed to be fit after this weekend, Gomez will be back shortly...Fabinho and Milner are both familiar with RB and Camacho looks strong for a young kid.
Also TAA does not have to have surgery so the four week thing is a very conservative guess. He could very well be back training within a week or two.
1. I know Matip is back in full training, but training versus in game contact with something as sensitive as a collar bone will always be concerning till it's tested in real game time action.
2. Have you heard how long Gomez is out from returning? Originally the estimate was mid-Jan and here we are mid-Jan, thought he was supposed to be back before Matip. The delay worries me, especially with his injury history.
3. I prefer Milner even though he's primarily right footed. Fabinho needs to be in the midfield with the situation with GiGi being injured for at least this week.
4. I don't trust Camacho just yet, didn't look the greatest in the FA cup match, KiJana (who I think played way better) is also an option at RB, but yet again, every game is critical, do you really wanna rely on youth this late in the season?
5. Wish we would've included a buy back clause with Bournemouth for situations like this. Oh well.
6. I read that it was a conservative guess as well, that's encouraging, feel like we need to be full strength by the ManUre match.
1. I wouldn't be too worried about the collar bone. It may be sensitive but the reason he is back before Gomez is because of where he was injured.
2. Broken bone in his lower leg. Haven't heard anything other than they expect him back in training soon.
3. I prefer Fabinho because that is his full time position in the Brazilian squad, Henderson can play DM and then any combination of shaqiri, milner, keita should be fine.
4. I don't either but our next two games are CP and Leicester at home. If we get over that hump we get the majority of the squad back too, and then they are off to dubai for warm weather training.
5. I am on the fence here. There was clearly a riff between Klopp and Clyne... his situation reminds me a lot of Sakho in that he was clearly healthy, clearly in form, but Klopp off loaded him. I don't want to be that Klopp homer...but considering how far this squad has come I will give him a pass on this one.
I didn't hear about a failed drug test, link?
I don't want to waste too much time especially if it was just a rumor. I edited my post because I can't find it anymore, and maybe I had it mixed up with something else.
I did see some quotes while I was looking for links that Klopp specifically said clyne did not offer much going forward but was good defensively. That is probably one of the main reasons if true.
Llorente, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol so is Ozil hurt or yall just benching your highly paid guy for laughs?
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KopHokie | 1 year 2 days # ^
Rumors out today that Emery wants Ozil gone due to his exorbitant salary and is willing to pay his new club to be rid of him. Not a good look if you're trying to attract top players, but I think Emery is doing the right thing. Ozil just seems like he can't be arsed (pardon the pun) when he's on the field. My brother is a life-long gooner and he wants to be rid of Ozil ASAP, he's far too inconsistent to justify his wages....but I'm not an ardent watcher of Arsenal, so fire away, Arsenal fans. I just think Arsenal is better off without him in the short and long term. The need to sort out their defense first and foremost.
His wages are too high sure, but our top creator without Ozil in the lineup is... Sead Kolasinac. This is a BIG problem. And quite frankly we've performed better with Ozil than without this season (and in general, always) so Emery taking this hard stance is not doing himself any favors.
No reason why a club like Arsenal shouldn't be able to address this miserable defense without canning our most creative player.
In my opinion Ozil (not a perfect player: offers very little in the way of defense, isn't a natural leader, etc. but is still a genius when it comes to ball movement going forward) is just being scapegoated by many while they ostrich the real problems, which is that the club is being mismanaged from the very top down. It started with the god awful wage mismanagement a long time ago (supposedly something they're trying to fix, we'll see), but now they're saying they have no money yet they're probably letting one of the better scouts in the world walk away due to inability to see eye to eye.
The whole reason why they have to get rid of him is the owner is unwilling to spend to help the team out. Also I was listening to ESPN FC podcast last night sounds like they just lost their footballing director or one of the heads of recruitment? They need Kroenke to help out or get him out and bring in an owner who wants to build something.
It's a little more complicated than just that. Honestly the issue with Kroenke isn't that he doesn't want to spend his own money. That part isn't really a big deal for me. Arsenal is one of the most profitable clubs still, the reason why we're "broke" is because of the management from the board/CEOs. The bigger issue with Kroenke is it seems the club is being run without a unified vision right now, and he needs to be the one to get this under control by whatever means.
Correy | 12 months 4 days # ^
The fans don't think he is invested emotionally so to speak. From what I see on AFTV they complain he is an absentee owner, only interested in using Arsenal as a money maker. Its hard for me to see how they don't have 40 or 50 mil to get some reinforcements they need. I know Emery want the kid from Barcelona but they need help on D (today's result notwithstanding). It was shameful how they let guys contracts run out. Ramsey should be a 50 mil + guy.
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My best advice is ignore the whole fan cam realms of stupidity it's just angry fans going way overboard to the simplest of things. Not gonna lie AFTV was brilliant for those outside of arsenal but every club has their own silly fan cams that make skip and Shannon look like calm civilized people and Stephen a Smith look intelligent
They're not going to get rid of Kroenke. He just bought out the rest of the shares to have complete ownership over the summer. The report that came out that indicated that Kroenke is the only owner in the top flight not to spend any of his own money kind of reinforced the belief that he won't spend money. But as has been pointed out, the biggest problem has been wage and contract mismanagement. You don't let Ramsey go for free, yo don't let Sanchez run down his contract and have to be bailed out because United got into a mini bidding war with City, you don't let Ozil run down, get scared he will leave for free so give him 350/week, you don't let Welbeck's contract run down. Then you look at what some of the guys are making. I don't know why the director of recruiting is leaving. He is good at his job. Hopefully that doesn't come back to haunt the team.
It'll be interesting to see if Poch is allowed to buy any reinforcements now. Especially when Spurs management should be keen on keeping him happy going into the summer.
I hope he is allowed to-I don't want him going to United. But I am afraid that Tottenham has invested heavily with the new stadium and with the delays I just don't think they are going to have a tremendous amount of funds available.
VTMikeO
I'm going to be in London on 30 March. I'm a PSG fan so my EPL knowledge is limited. Any places I should definitely try to scalp a ticket for?
Forget Chelsea, but you might be able to get joy at Arsenal (if their season has tanked by then) or Wembley if Spurs are still there and their season has tanked by then. West Ham is a definite option. Fulham is a small ground but it might work out. Depending on where you're staying, Watford and Palace might be too far but worth a shot. Watford would basically be a day trip.
The Championship probably is a better bet if you really want to see English football.
Craven cottage would be an awesome place to see a pl game hopefully they'll still have a shot at staying up by March and that would be fun to watch a game there. Huge shame West Ham aren't in their old stadium anymore that was on my list if I ever made it across the pond for a football tour.
birdboy8964 | 12 months 4 days # ^
I second Craven Cottage. It's a really cool stadium right along the river.
griggma | 1 year 2 days # ^
Are there any updates on when Spurs new stadium will actually be done? It's been an embarrassment that it's dragged on this long
They had some issue with software related to safety systems and had to have them reevlauted. The most recent I heard was that Spurs are in wembley until (at least) first leg of the BvB champions league match (2/13) and if they advance in the FA cup against crystal palace, the next game will also be at Wembley. So it is looking like maybe early March.
I was reading that they were having othre issues as well and was looking like late march before they may be ready. They need to get in the stadium badly to bring in money so they can try and wrap up some deals whether it be new players or securing current stars to fend of RM and other big clubs
Like I've said that has been my biggest concern with them all year long. With the stadium being constructed and Spurs bringing in no transfers in the summer, it was clear they were strapped for cash. I like the spurs for the simple reason that they have had tremendous success with low net spends. Recent numbers show SPurs and Liverpool as the two lowest net spends in the top 6 and I enjoy that. But as I have said a few times in this thread...a couple transfers to RM, Pochettino to United, and all of a sudden I don't see Spurs being able to buy the talent back .
It may take several years to recover from this...it seems very precarious. It was one of the reasons, I think, Liverpool chose to expand one stand instead of an entire stadium. Over the long run, expanding each stand is more expensive than one stadium--but short term it is an easier investment.
Ive always thought moving stadiums is risky but more importantly can wreck a club for a few years instead of what they always say will happen. Look at arsenal and Highbury they move with the promise of being a top top club in the world and since the move Kroenke has quit investing and theyre looking in a rough spot now. West ham left their old ground which was a genuine home field advantage and had a real meaning to it. Now theyve finally found their feet with pellegrini but the new stadium doesnt have any fear factor to it the old one did. And now spurs look as if they shouldve stayed at the old ground and I think theyd be better off in the transfer market plus I think this year mightve been their best shot at a title in forever with Poch, Kane, Ericksen, Alli etc all entering more of a prime in ability and if you match that with how they were at their old ground the way they used to go unbeaten at home etc couldve been the difference between cashing in on the talent they have and actually winning silverware and not winning anything and losing their best assets in the process possibly this summer.
The grass isnt always greener in my mind, you can chase a dollar all your life and be miserable but sometimes a slight less bit of money but a good job and situation in life is worth alot more to me.
As far as LFC expanding Anfield...that wasn't always the case. Originally, they wanted to build a new stadium in the city that they'd share with Everton, but the Toffees refused because they'd have to rent the stadium from LFC as part of the ground-share agreement. I believe this was at the beginning of the FSG ownership...so essentially they had no choice but to expand Anfield instead. Here's a link:
Stanley Park Stadium
Stanley park had H&G written all over it. It was not long after FSG took over that the plans were scrapped and shortly replaced with a plan for stadium expansion.
They could do a lot if they sold Erikson or Kane. They would get north of 150 for each. I think they value Kane at 300 but they wouldn't get that. Thats how Klopp went from having a poor defense (one that looked like Arsenal this year) to a stout one, sell 1 guy for 140 and buy 2 of the best a their positions. But he NFL will be paying Spurs for use of the stadium. Who knows, maybe Oakland will go here and help them with 8 games. As an Arsenal fan I somewhat envy what Liverpool and Spurs have done with their players. The old regime with Arsenal let contracts run down and now we're losing a guy like Ramsey for free and had to scramble to get something for Sanchez last year, AND had to overpay to keep Ozil.
HokieBone12 | 12 months 4 days #
Shame Pulisic is going to share the pitch with the likes of Alonso and Barkley, the scum.
Much better from the Gunners though! Very upset about Bellerin though.
I'm sure it's a torn ACL for Bellerin. Never good when they crumple to the ground after no contact and immediately call for the stretcher.
Chelsea really looked awful and it may be the last time we see Hazard in their shirt. Good to hear Giroud get his due from the Arsenal fans, though.
Even better of giroud to have fluffed that late chance at the near post. Old habits die hard I guess 😅
All joking aside, very well taken goal by Lacazette and some stout defending. But Chelsea didn't even seem interested in trying to find an end product, at times. Possession for possession's sake. Sarri went in studs up on them in the post-game. Jorginho and Kante are too redundant and forcing them both into the side is working everything else up.
HokieBone12 | 12 months 4 days # ^
Count me as one of those chanting for Oli when he was warming up. I love that guy. Hate that he's at Chelsea but so it had to be.
I liked Sarri before he went there, but he's being very stubborn and rigid. Chelsea isn't known for their patience with managers, so I don't think he'll last long with that approach.
Yes, I always liked Giroud and his meaty French forehead too. Always thought the side was most balanced with him in it and he definitely played the substitute role very well also. Sucks he's at Chelsea but that's how it goes with the club bringing in Lacazette and Aubameyang, unfortunately. He did have 100+ goals for the gunners in all comps, but the other 20 or so he should have scored to seal/salvage a match are always going to stick out to me and a lot of other supporters too
He'll always be the scorpion king!
We missed Bellerin while he was out. Hopefully Monreal gets back soon though he plays on the other side. I hope Emery sticks with the auba, Lacka Ramsey front (unless they sell Ramsey to Juve this month). They gave Chelsea fits,
We need the 4 man back line and both strikers playing, regardless of anything else. I think Ainsley can do a job at right back if Kos is going to play like that! He and Papa were immense today.
They played well. Papa was fired up. Need to play like that all the time. I want to see what the other Greek defender brings.
I was surprised one of the American owned teams didn't get him. All signs seemed to point to Liverpool.
vtae13 | 12 months 2 days # ^
The biggest issue is that the majority of people thinking an American owned team would get him don't understand marketing and sponsorship payments. Jersey sales for a premier league team are between 1-2million (for the entire team). Of those sales, the team only sees 10-15% of the sale price depending on contracts. So jersey sales are between 100,000 to 300,000 per year.
TV contracts are much more lucrative but the EPL mandates (internationally) that the TV money be distributed evenly. So when "X" amount of new American EPL fans turn on the TV next fall, all 20 teams benefit from this.
Finally, his price was enormously high for his age and production while at BvB. Liverpool spent all of the Rogers era buying 'talent' and rarely buying the finished product. For the price CP went for, that is a price that Klopp expects to pay for a starter. The media pointed at Liverpool (american ownership, Klopp was at BvB when Pulisic arrived, etc) but it was only ever a rumor. Klopp would have had him for the right price-for sure--but 58million pounds is too much. Heck...shaqiri was a bargain at this point for 13m..
| 12 months 4 days #
If you're in the market for memes...fuckin' Mou has been signed by one of the foreign networks as a pundit. Based on the clips floating around on Twitter he came storming out of the gate claiming that Klopp and Pep simply have "luxuries" that he didn't and that explains the successes they've had. The man is utterly shameless...and it's brilliant as an observer.
He'll definitely be managing somewhere by the summertime...but man, he should just sit back and keep trying to rile up a different fanbase every week.
I hate Mou, and that statement was hilarious, but the post game questioning from today's London Derby made me feel for him a bit. He was under fire the whole time. He deserves it, but I still thought it was unfair.
That seems to be part of his shtick. Be a guy people love to hate. I kind of like him for it. But is laughable that he can complain that he didn't have the resources to succeed.
AWilkes | 12 months 3 days # ^
Anyone remember Special 1 TV? I'm lost as to why this isn't still a thing.
VT_Warthog | 12 months 3 days # ^
Klopp and Pep simply have "luxuries" that he didn't and that explains the successes they've had
In a way he's not totally wrong. Woodward and the board didn't back his transfer targets last summer (reportedly of course). With that being said we're seeing now he could've won without them. So he can kick sand for all I care.
If the luxuries are scouting directors that get along with the manager then he is not wrong. In Liverpool's case we are in the lower end of the "top-6" as far as net spend goes. I am trying to find statistics that agree but looking at transfer markt: City - 630mil; United - 550mil; Arsenal - 280mil; Chelsea - 227mil; Liverpool 214mil; Tottenham 24mil;.
Not sure if this is accounting for January but there it is.
VT_Slacker | 12 months 2 days # ^
have to look over time... Bale sale was a tremendous influx of capital to acquire talent... you can net the sale with the acquisitions ... treat it like an asset, etc, etc... devil in details
I'm not sure what you are trying to say here...I was just saying that Mourinho can lament net spending all day long but United are the second highest.
Regardless of your club, this interview is 1. incredibly fascinating regarding Chelsea and 2. another reason NBC's soccer production quality is leaps and bounds above fox and espn.
Maurizio Sarri brought a translator to his post-match press conference yesterday, and said "this group of players is particularly difficult to motivate". Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe discuss this fairly unprecedented move. You're going to want to hear this. pic.twitter.com/DVhzv5ecTZ— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) January 20, 2019
I hope NBC is able to keep the EPL and not lose out to a Fox of ESPN. They do a great job. My only gripe (and its not NBC's issue) is I live in Waynesboro and CVille's NBC channel regularly carries ACC football and basketball games instead of the game of the week at 1230. I don't mind that they do that, but they need p pu the game on an alternate station. Luckily Xfinity also cariesWashington's NBC station.
Love NBCs coverage but I wish they'd have more games on in the early morning slots so we could see more without the paywall.
But I also don't dig foxs soccer coverage and ESPN would find a way to screw it up though I do like ESPN's analysts on the espn fc show
Sarri is taking a hell of a risk calling out a group of players who have tanked to get managers sacked before by what he said but I like it but it could bite him hard they looked awful Saturday
Lol well and truly did not deserve 3 points today. If we don't move for anyone before transfer season ends it's a mistake
Nah Tottenham was the better team they deserved the 3
They we're fortunate the penatly wasn't given on the foul on mitrovic early on but the decision from the fulham gk to not go for the ball on the cross was rough
Sven Mislintat will be leaving us on February 8, 2019— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 21, 2019
Pretty indicative of an untenable back-room situation. Looks like Arsenal want a Director Of Football and didn't feel like he fit that so didn't offer him and now he's leaving. Some reports that they want to zero in on Marc Overmars, who has had the same role for Ajax for several years now.
Overmars has done a seemingly great job at Ajax, but I still don't like letting Sven walk. Sigh.
| 12 months 1 day # ^
Hiring Monchi away from Roma is flavor du jour, and if that happens I will be ecstatic
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And now things just go from bad to worse for the Spurs.
Right on the heels of Harry Kane being ruled out through February, the same was just done for Dele Alli with a hamstring injury
vtae13 | 12 months 16 hours # ^
Yeesh... this is exactly the thing I was talking to my Tottenham friend about...that stadium clearly put them back financially so they didn't buy depth over the summer. It was the summer after the world cup so no depth means no rotation which means higher probability of injuries. All that combined with Spurs still not in their new stadium, heavy rumors of Pochettino going to Man U, and now the very real possibility of falling out of the top 4.
Big question is which two teams would surpass spurs? I don't really see Arsenal or Chelsea doing it myself. But my fear (because I actually like what Spurs have built) is they have debt from a stadium debacle, sell players (Kane to RM has been rumored) and instead use that money to pay debt to stadium, Poch goes to Man U, finish outside top 4.....it does not look good.
| 12 months 16 hours # ^
Spurs are currently third in the table. Chelsea could pass them and they'd still be top-4. Arsenal and United are level on points, 7 back from Spurs. The best thing Spurs have going for them is Chelsea's poor form in the league lately.
It just seems like the seas are parting for Man U to somehow sneak back into the Top 4 before the end of the season.
I could see United getting past Chelsea but dunno if they can close the gap to Tottenham, man u have too many big 6 games left and I dunno if they can go that far it would take an utter collapse to drop the 7 point lead in my mind they still are good enough to get results I think
agreed. seems more likely to me for United or Arsenal to squeeze out Chelsea rather than Spurs. And it would be really surprising to me to see Arsenal AND United squeeze out Spurs and Chelsea.
HokieBone12 | 12 months 15 hours # ^
If Arsenal could keep some defenders on the field instead of blowing up their knees, I could see a late push. Maybe.
| 11 months 4 weeks # ^
RIP Sokratis 110 minutes of clean sheet was nice while it lasted
Correy | 11 months 3 weeks # ^
Wish they could get someone in the transfer market. They need to address that this summer.
Arsenal really needs the Champions League money, that's for sure. I don't think any of us was insane enough to believe we would contend for the league right now, but 4th would have been a great starting point.
I actually think we had a good shot at it if United kept Mou for the rest of the season and Chelsea continued having problems. Unfortunately United is now in great form and Spurs got a good cushion in the table before the side was decimated. I can see a 5th place finish now. So close to the cash, yet so far away. Europa League or bust.
KopHokie | 12 months 11 hours # ^
Or just win the FA Cup....beat United on Friday and your odds get a lot shorter
I just worry where the Spurs are going to find their scoring. And with the recent comments from Sarri, Chelsea could be on the verge of packing it in to force him out like they've done with their previous 2 managers....
Its not an easy path, but if someone was going to make that climb, I could see it happen this season
I cannot figure out why Sarri would call out his best player like that, especially if he really does want out at Chelsea.
I have resigned myself to a spursy 5th place finish, anything better is a pleasant surprise
Wallawalla | 12 months 14 hours # ^
Sarri needed to make those comments. This is the third manager in 6 years to say that the players are lacking mentally. Sarri just happened to be the most blunt about it. The team lacks any real leaders. Gone are the days when Terry, Lampard, Drogba, and Cech would drag a team to titles. Outside maybe Luiz and Rudigar there is nobody on the team to call somebody else out for not giving it all on the pitch. Hazard's comments the other day kind of reiterates the soft mentality thinking.
| 12 months 16 hours #
Frenkie de Jong to join Barcelona on 4 year deal through 2023. Will be loaned to Ajax for the remainder of this season and joins in the summer. Not EPL news, but Barcelona wins out over Manchester City and PSG.
He's gonna be the next Mascherano but with actual ball skills
Amazing how transfer fees have gone in few years almost Pogba money for a player with only one year professional playing well one year when he leaves for Barca. Gonna be interesting to see how he does with the pressure it's never a garuntee i.e see gomez
that's like a 30m euro difference between the two, but you're absolutely right about transfer inflation
I thought it was an 85 mil deal maybe I was wrong just trying to relate to what everyone used to think was bonkers a few years ago to now and talk about money. Kinda funny how the spanish clubs have changed in the last few years and Barca it used to be all about the academy and bringing youth through now look at the list of players theyve bought its staggering. Then across the way RM have gone the other way from signing galacticos all the time to nothing but buying and bringing youth in. That said I dont expect RM to remain coy in the market this upcoming summer for both a manager and some top name players they need alot of work.
Pogba was about 105m euros. Not sure what that translated to pounds at the time, but that could be what you're remembering.
There are a few complementary markets in world football right now: making money off player development, making money from off-field commercial development, and making money from on-field success. Too often the first happens at the sacrifice of the last. Rich get richer because they can afford to throw "Godfather" kind of deals to smaller clubs. 75m euros is huge for Ajax.
Higauin to Chelsea on a 6 month loan is official, some outlets are including news of an option to buy for 32.5m pounds in the summer. Morata has been a pretty decisive flop and is likely headed to Atletico, perhaps on a longer loan deal.
I was Very Annoyed when Higuain was leaving Real Madrid and Arsenal did not sign him. Here's to hoping he misfires in West London and doesn't spark a run for Chelsea.
He plans on wearing the cursed 9 shirt so I fully expect him to score at most 5 goals the rest of the year.
At the time I was very interested in Higuaín because A) we had nobody to play striker but Giroud and, much as I love him, he's not going to carry the load by himself and B) I'm a big fan of another Higuaín brother already (#SavedTheCrew).
But in the long run, we wound up with two strikers I like better. But I'll still agree, let's hope he doesn't produce magic in London at this point.
Yes, i wanted him badly for Arsenal as well, especially because it seemed as if Wenger was content to have Sanogo as the rotational option
VT_Warthog | 11 months 4 weeks #
Give Ole the job. Hell yes.
| 11 months 4 weeks #
Actually couldn't catch the FA Cup match at work...but based on the sad, sad threads in r/gunners it was more of the same. Xhaka returning to centerback is going to be brilliant......ly awful again. Still won't sign anyone either, I bet.
So Sokratis isn't coming back to full training until end of February. I don't think we can even make a push now with all the injuries.
HokieBone12 | 11 months 3 weeks # ^
Probably not. Just need to hope we can outscore everyone to a Europa title.
Related: the Denis Suarez deal is a very good one for Arsenal.
What can you tell me about Saurez? What position will he end up playing? Who's minutes do you see him taking?
He plays in the advanced midfield/winger role. I expect him to take minutes from mkhi/iwobi for that wide playmaker role. Could potentially take the ramsey/ozil spot as well. He's a better direct dribble than most of our team. Good final ball as well.
So he can play either side too?
I've only ever seen him on the left, but I'm not sure if he can do the job on the right or not.
My guess is the long term idea is to have him sitting in the 10 role once Ramsey leaves and Ozil's situation is resolved, one way or another. For now I'd expect to see him out wide for awhile, but who knows.
Lozo1016 | 11 months 3 weeks #
Newcastle United over Manchester City...upset of the season?
2_Hokie_5 | 11 months 3 weeks # ^
I'm stunned, I can only hope LFC can handle their business against LC tomorrow.
AWilkes | 11 months 3 weeks # ^
Tottenham doesn't have a cakewalk tomorrow either, big opportunity for the Reds.
What a day for Newcastle. The fans have been justifiably up in arms over the owner...literally the English Dan Snyder.
Interesting to see how signing almiron does for their run to safety but today was a huge three points
VT_Slacker | 11 months 3 weeks # ^
Yedlin got to take on Sane, Aguero, Sterling regularly in the game. Wish he were more fundamentally sound and a bit bigger, but love cheering for the Americans.
Huge to see him pick Sterling's pocket to create the forward opportunity that led to the pressure that got the PK that got the win. Hopefully if he continues to play the outside wing defender in the back five, he can put his offensive skills on display more often. His crossing seems to have gotten much better.
Newcastle's formation means noone can take them for granted... you will work to score. Three points from this game is a huge step forward from the relegation zone.
birdboy8964 | 11 months 3 weeks # ^
What a great day. Finally, broke the club transfer record and a win over city. Peak Newcastle would be to have Almiron fail his medical.
I think Palace beating City was bigger since that happened at the Etihad.
After today, anything is possible (mostly /s)
Just realized. Spurs gonna win the title aren't they?— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) January 29, 2019
2_Hokie_5 | 11 months 3 weeks #
I'll take a point #LFC
They're trying to get Sarri sacked, aren't they?
If Arsenal can somehow slide into 4th and get back into CL football....wow. Although I still think it'll be United and Spurs in 3rd and 4th. Still, wow @ Chelsea.
Luis?z? couldn't handle the sweep role today. Taking Kante upfield is a massive blunder and will make Luis look like the aging centerback he is. Meanwhile everytime I see Kante running around upfield, I have to ask myself how long til the Russian fixes this situation.
Love Sarri's emphasis on technical, but IMHO he is way off on Kante, who may be the best defensive middie of his generation.
Some D Middies are world class but just don't appreciate how it is a couple year project of developing offensive skills to wander upfield. M Bradley for example. Was in the midst of developing more offensive skills, then after Pjanic took his spot, decided he could take time off in Toronto, where they let him play wherever he wanted no matter the skill level. Just MHO, took a world class defensive middie and deluded him that he could play offense.
After his comments after the game today I'm thinking he might be walking s very thin line.
Chelsea still has to play 4 of the top 6 including at City, at United and at Liverpool. Arsenal has played Liverpool and Chelsea 2x and gets City out of the way Sunday. I don't hold out a lot of hope that they beat City with the defensive deficiencies they have right now. They have United at home in March and at Tottenham in March. I like Arsenal's remaining schedule better. Tottenham could be interesting. They don't have the hardest schedule while Kane and Alli are out, but they're going to have a tough time without both. They certainly can't withstand another injury.
Tottenham setting records! Well, most games consecutively without a draw, so theres that lol
Wallawalla | 11 months 2 weeks # ^
Tottenham fans need to cheer on something considering they are not able to win anything else
Lol I'll take it. Makes rooting for the Hokies that much easier too
Well well well... ManU is now in 5th and only 2 points back of Chelsea for a UCL spot.
What a turnaround
Basically saw what I expected out of Arsenal @ City. Lichtsteiner was targeted and flat out abused. He was a fine player in his day but City has invested in world class players and he is simply no match for that kind of quality. Got the usual from Mustafi. Iwobi had one of those days where if he's bad he is an absolute garbage fire. It hardly feels worth even commenting on the Ozil situation anymore. If the top earner can't get in versus a title contender who the hell knows what his role on the team will ever be?
Quite simply can't compete when your defense basically comes down to a Koscielny being held together by bubble gum.
The positive I'll take from it is I really think Leno is a great signing. He's playing behind perhaps the worst defense in the league so he's not getting a lot of attention, but I think he's an underrated signing from the summer.
Agree on Leno and on the defense. Need to nail a signing in the summer, just not sure who fits the bill as we discussed above.
One thing that struck me was Guendouzi just being 19. Rather than having an entire game where I went "what is he doing out there????", it was just a few moments where i went "well i guess he is just 19". I think there's a real chance he could develop into a really useful midfield player, like someone in the mold of a Gundogan or Khedira
Another thing that stuck out was just how well Pep nailed his tactics and City executed it. Fernandinho dropping deep to effectively play center back without the ball, but bossing the midfield with the ball was interesting to watch. Absolutely overloaded the center of the park, and then exploited Lichsteiner's lack of pace out wide once the space was there.
Oh Guendouzi is going to be an excellent player. No doubt. I feel Emery is being a bit aggressive with his playing time so early, but it'll pay off in the long run I hope. He's going to be dominant in a couple years.
I enjoyed the banter from the commentary on where does Ozil fit in and they all were like I dunno haha.
Mustafis defending was attrocious for the second goal it was like he was looking at butterflies while the rest of the team stepped up he just stood there drooling
Injury bug had to catch up with LFC at some point. The week to week makeshift backline, and midfield options are taking their toll. I hate to say it, but we have no chance at winning the league without a healthy TAA, Gomez, and Gigi.
Haha please. Every team gets injuries, its part of the physically of the premier league. If Liverpool slip up it's not due to injuries.
Spurs lost Vertonghen, Wanyama, Dier, Kane, Alli, Moura, Sissoko all for stretches. I know Man City lost de Brunye (twice), Aguero, Mendy, and others. Arsenal lost Bellerin and other defenders to formulate a makeshift D-line. It happens to every team.
I'm clearly making the point that it's a combination of the injuries and the lack of depth at each position. But I'm glad you're able to tell me what the cause is, if we do slip up. /s
We still have a 3 point lead keep in mind. SMH.
Trust me, I think you guys will win it all after making two tremendous signings in Van Dijk and Allison, and then a great January signing in Shaquiri. Your defense is an absolute wall.
I'm just saying dont blame injuries mate, it's all good.
Emotions got the best of me after a tough draw. The loss of Gomez and TAA certainly lessen that "wall" we have, which is my greatest concern. I'm with you, there should be enough depth there to weather a rash of injuries like this (ie Clyne) but it is what it is. MC isn't gonna just give us the title that's for sure, neither is Totty.
hokiejoe11 | 11 months 2 weeks # ^
Honestly that game had nothing to do with the backline or midfield. Firmino is the glue to this team and he has been pretty poor the last couple of games. His touch and passing just isn't there right now. I'd have him come off the bench against bournemouth.
Only thing I'd like to see change in the backline is Camacho come in for Milly. Need some more speed on that side, because right now salah is getting bracketed on that side because there isn't much of a threat of Milly getting in behind.
vtae13 | 11 months 2 weeks #
Last two games (And coincidentally, draws) have had players drop out of the starting line-up 1 hour before the line-ups needed to be turned in. Yesterday it was Hendo and Gini--both were slated to play, both picked up minor knocks in warm-ups.
What has gotten me agitated is the negativity some Reds are showing right now. with 13 matches remaining we are 3 points clear of city and have played 7/10 of our top six matches. Further, when I saw the line-up, specifically: Milner, Matip, Lallana, Fabinho, Keita I knew we were in a for a rough game. Blame Firmino because he is the key...well he is having to drop back and cover because the mid-3 have NEVER played together and are not marking runs. Blame Salah because his form has "dropped" in the last two games. Again midfield 3 having never played together in a competitive match.
Milner is absolutely exploited on the right hand side when he plays full back. Blame Klopp for selling Clyne...well at the time Clyne is begging for a transfer or playing time, Klopp has TAA and Gomez returning from injury within a few weeks. TAA picks up a knock and Gomez has a massive set back in the recover.
I mean things happen. At the beginning of the season many sensible Liverpool pundits were saying Liverpool could break City's points record with 101 and still lose the title to City's 103. Obviously that is not mathematically possible but the point stands. Did we seriously think we were gonna pull away and win a title by 15 points? Did we seriously think we could make it through an entire season without having some set backs, injuries etc?
Over the last ten games City have dropped more points than we have but based on the last two games everyone is in melt-down status...get a grip guys. The supporters talking about the title being 'all but wrapped up' when we went 7 points clear were nuts. City will always stick around..heck--massive credit needs to go to tottenham for all of there miraculous 1-0/2-1 wins with the winning goal coming after 85 minutes this season. The best teams stick around, and this Liverpool side has shown they can be counted amongst these two.
Bournemouth should have Hendo, Gini, lovren (hallelujah!), TAA back and within a few weeks the Ox could actually be cleared for competitive games. Gomez is expected back this season (not sure the status yet), Keita has yet to really come into his own but we can see the glimpses. It may not click, it may not all come together as we'd like but this team is gritty and has spine that hasn't been seen in decade.
This is the first measured Liverpool take I've ever seen on the internet.
| 11 months 1 week #
And ManU is back in the top 4
2_Hokie_5 | 11 months 1 week #
Whew! Glimpses of pre January has calmed the nerves at least for a couple of days #LFC
vtae13 | 11 months 1 week # ^
Klopp made a comment after the game that the two ties were certainly not good performances but there were a few key factors that cannot be disclosed that led to subpar performances. Word that is coming out quietly is the several players caught something during their trip to Dubai and it spread quickly through the squad. I don't think it will ever be confirmed but if true, it makes a ton of sense. The Leicester game and the West Ham game they just looked gassed and that is highly unusual.
2_Hokie_5 | 11 months 1 week # ^
It would make sense, and I don't know if you watched the game, but they had Gini go straight to the locker room after he was subbed out. I read somewhere that he was quarantined from the squad too and that Klopp was concerned about the celebration after the goal as they huddled together. So yeah. Granted MC can be back in first if they handle theirs against the Blues tomorrow. So the fight goes on.
Absolutely MASSIVE game by Lloris so far. At least 3 or 4 solid saves. COYS
| 11 months 1 week # ^
glad to see lloris have such a good game, probably his best performance in a while
Liverpool fans watching with dread as Chelsea is sacrificed for City's goal difference...
Live look at Chelsea's effort today
Someone forgot to tell Chelsea the game started. 😂
They just dropped to 6th on goal differential
What a horrendous outing. Sarri will get canned, but he's not the problem. And if I'm a semi decent manager why the hell would I want that job, that team had killed the career of 3 managers in a row.
Mou 3.0...not just a meme anymore.
That's the first game I've seen Chelsea play this season - what is going on with them?
VT_Slacker | 11 months 1 week # ^
Have no idea how Hazard is going to get picked up by RM. No off the ball runs, hasn't developed strong relationships with any of the guys he plays with (on the field). Who is he going to displace on that team? What position will he play in a 4 3 3? He looked better playing central striker IMHO than paying outside striker and/or outside mid.
If you are Chelsea you get rid of the guy... RM stay as far away as possible. I have to believe RM plays hardball here only accepts package with Odoi in it. No extension for Hazard, just a contract switching teams.
Wouldnt say the struggles are down to hazard more down to how awful their defense and midfield is set up and his system isn't using his players the right way either way I think sarri is gonna get canned if this season ends poorly. Next few games include man United and city again so depending on those games he could be looking at the axe sooner than later
hazard is one of the three best players in the premiere league and i am fairly certain odoi is going to bayern
Love Jaime! #23 Chelsea didn't help much today, but we still got one game in hand, so I'll take it:
We've conquered all of Europe.. @Carra23 pic.twitter.com/L1bQbodQie— BOSS Night (@aBOSSNight) February 10, 2019
vtae13 | 11 months 1 week #
having watched some of city's games over the past two weeks...I have a feeling Liverpool are going to have to be perfect for the next 12 matches. I think there is a good chance City have dropped all the points they are going to drop this season. Fair play to them, they were dominant today
I feel the exact same way. They may have a draw here or there, but I am not counting on it. This upcoming ManUre match is going to be a defining moment for us, whether good or bad. I think it's going to show whether we're in this for real, or just pretenders holding the seat warm for MC. Either way it's been one hell of a ride.
HokieBone12 | 11 months 1 week #
I'm really glad that Wrighty and other Arsenal alums are finally calling out the fanbase on its toxicity. It's really not fun to follow the team when 22 year old players are regularly raked over the coals for a few mistakes.
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The Medic Portal Reviews
What Students & Parents Say About The Medic Portal
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"The Medic portal has helped me immensely in preparation for my interviews. I found the MMI circuit training particularly useful, as it was like the real interviews and the feedback the staff provided was very detailed and helped me in identifying my weak areas. Also, quite a few of the questions I practised with you came up in my actual interviews. I am sure the training and course I attended with you helped me in getting 2 offers from Liverpool and Swansea (GEM). Thank you so much." Steve, BSc Neuroscience, GEM applicant
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"Thank you for all the help with the Graduate Entry Medicine interviews. As well as Cambridge I got two more offers from Southampton and St. George's." Sophie, Graduate Entry Medicine Tutoring Attendee
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“I thought that the course was very useful and informative. The tutor gave us a lot of tips and helped us understand how to answer the questions in a quick and efficient way.” UKCAT Course Attendee, Epsom College
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"As an international student applying for undergraduate medicine, I was a bit anxious applying in the UK because I kept hearing stories of how hard it was to achieve an offer. Fortunately, I found The Medic Portal website and booked some Skype tutoring sessions for the UKCAT and also purchased their UKCAT book. I found them to be incredibly useful and was able to achieve a score in the top 15% of candidates for that year. Later on, when it was time for me to visit the UK for my MMIs, The Medic Portal assisted me once again with their MMI practice sessions. I found them particularly useful for the preparation of the infamously difficult acting stations and this certainly boosted my confidence going in. I also enjoyed their articles about current medical news and found them quite handy as well during some stations. In the end, I was incredibly fortunate to receive all four offers for medicine. I cannot thank the tutors at The Medic Portal enough for their support and commitment!" Alexi, International Applicant
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"I just wanted to say I am really grateful for your UKCAT Question Bank! I did my UKCAT today and I got average of 705 with Band 1 in Situational Judgement (640 Verbal Reasoning, 660 Decision Making, 690 Abstract Reasoning, 830 Quantitative Reasoning). I am absolutely over the moon with this, particularly Quantitative Reasoning as I really struggled with this but after using your questions and explanations, I really understood it. Your platform has been absolutely amazing." Ellen, UKCAT Question Bank user
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Death sparks call to protect UAE's Filipinos on Kish Island
Rights group asks Philippine government to do more to aid those stranded on Kish Island, awaiting UAE visas.
ABU DHABI // The Philippine government should do more to protect its citizens on Kish Island who are awaiting UAE visas, a workers' rights group has said.
Migrante UAE was alerted via its website about the death of a Filipina on the island on January 24. Members were able to confirm it through contacts in Dubai.
"We learnt she was on a visa run to the island to wait for her employment visa," said Nhel Morona, the UAE country co-ordinator for Migrante Middle East. "On January 23 she left the hotel but failed to return."
The body of the woman, identified as Johanna Hilario Lamo, 29, was later found floating in the bay.
The family did not wish to comment on the circumstances surrounding her death, a friend said in Dubai.
However, the Philippine Embassy in Tehran has been contacted to help facilitate the release and repatriation of the body.
On Thursday, embassy staff said the body had arrived in Tehran on Monday night and that the cause of death was still unknown.
They were still awaiting the police report and death certificate from Kish authorities and an approval for repatriation funds from Manila.
"This could have been prevented," Mr Morona said.
"The flight to Kish is not encouraged," said Jose Jacob, consul general at the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi. "But we cannot do anything if Filipinos would like to go there and wait for their visas."
In January 2009, Manila's foreign affairs office issued a travel advisory against using Kish Island as an exit point from the UAE.
"The 2009 advisory still stands but unfortunately remains unheeded," said Frank Cimafranca, the consul general in Dubai. "I believe not much change can happen, even if we expressly ban travel to Kish Island."
He said Filipinos go on visa runs despite the risks involved.
"They'd rather go to Kish than go back to the Philippines due to shame or embarrassment of having failed in their overseas adventure."
Migrante UAE last month said many of the stranded Filipinas had resorted to prostitution on the island. Many are forced to stay in overcrowded hotel rooms and work part-time to pay for lodging and food.
In 2010, Mark Lloyd Carmen, 24, was stabbed to death on a visa run to Kish Island. His body was not repatriated until more than a month after he was killed.
"We should have learnt from that incident," his aunt, Estela Estela Gonzaga, 40, said on Wednesday. "Last year I decided to send my son Jason back to the Philippines after his visa expired instead of sending him to Kish. Now he's back on a new visa."
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Updated: February 10, 2013 04:00 AM
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Boris Johnson in UAE: I'm mayor of the eighth emirate
He causes hilarity wherever he goes and Boris Johnson made no exception for Abu Dhabi last night.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, receives Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, in the capital yesterday. Courtesy Wam
ABU DHABI // He causes hilarity wherever he goes and Boris Johnson made no exception for Abu Dhabi last night.
Leading a British business delegation on a tour of the UAE, the mayor of London poked fun at the French, the United States, Barclays Bank, Italians, London Underground train drivers, G4S security guards and Britain's Liberal Democrat and Labour parties.
To emphasise how safe the British capital city is, he pointed out: "You're five times more likely to be murdered in New York."
And having stumbled on the pronunciation of "United Arab Emirates", the mayor declared London an honorary member of the federation.
"There are so many people from the UAE in the Knightsbridge and Mayfair areas that over the summer I have the honour to be the mayor of the eighth emirate," he said in a speech before the British Business Group.
Setting out a "vision" for 2020 that would keep London competitive with other world capitals, he said the city should seek to sustain investment from the Middle East in British business, infrastructure and property.
"Big cities by 2050 will be competing toe to toe," Mr Johnson said.
"People are seeing London as a fantastic and safe place to invest, and I hope that's because they recognise the improvements we're making to the city and its quality of life."
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Updated: April 16, 2013 04:00 AM
Calling Emirati jobseekers: new training aims to give UAE nationals the edge at work
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets Angela Merkel in Berlin
Sheikh Hamdan gives worst departments two weeks to up their game
UAE religious official meets Pope Francis in Vatican
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed attends heritage festival in Egypt
Change in domestic worker sponsorship rules to 'improve working conditions'
Signs of child abuse discussed at paediatric health conference
Special Olympics 'broke down barriers'
Sheikh Hamdan attends Dubai Police graduation ceremony
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid comes to aid of fallen cyclist
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Home Super Eagles NFF hunts African opposition, after sealing Eagles/Brazil
NFF hunts African opposition, after sealing Eagles/Brazil
Posted By: The NFFon: September 17, 2019 In: Super EaglesNo Comments
The Nigeria Football Federation is working hard at sealing a match with an African team for the Super Eagles, after announcing on Monday night that the three –time African champions will play Brazil in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday 13th October.
Nigeria and Brazil will tango in a much –anticipated encounter at the Singapore National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore on Sunday, 13th October, 23 years after Nigeria, on their way to winning Africa’s first Olympic football gold, spanked the Selecao in the semi finals at the Athens Stadium in the State of Georgia, USA.
Efforts to match the two teams in a friendly match after that spectacular game came to nought for several years, until the organizers of the 8th All-Africa Games that Nigeria hosted in 2003 flew the Brazilians to Abuja in June of that year. Brazil won 3-0.
There has been no competitive tie between both countries’ senior teams since that memorable U23 match in Georgia, and next month’s session will test the character of the African champions who are somewhat building a new team after a rash of retirements and injuries to key players.
That newbreed came close to shocking Ukraine in a friendly match in Dnipro a week ago, before bungling a two-goal lead to stalemate at 2-2.
“We are happy to have sealed this encounter with Brazil, the five-time champions of the world. It is not everyday that you get to Brazil, and I think it is very good for our young team.
“The Nigeria Football Federation must also commend Eurodata Sport, our FIFA –licensed Match Agent, for pulling this off. Having said that, the focus now is on getting an African team for the Super Eagles as a second match for the FIFA window in October, ahead of their 2021 AFCON qualifying matches in November,” NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said.
The Super Eagles have two 2021 AFCON qualifying dates in November. After hosting the Squirrels of Benin Republic on 14th November, they will fly to Maseru for a Day Two encounter with the Crocodiles of Lesotho on 19th November.
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Nigeria qualify for 2019 U23 AFCON finals
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Officials Say Outbreak Of Australian Wildfire May Have Spread From Engulfed Passenger Traveling From U.S.
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—Calling the individual “patient zero” for the lethal strain of flames currently raging across the continent, Australian authorities announced Monday that the nationwide outbreak of wildfire may have been spread from Jeffrey Meyers, a Delta Airlines passenger traveling from the U.S. while ablaze. “Our findings suggest that even as Mr. Meyers calmly boarded his flight in Los Angeles, he was carrying a particularly dangerous type of fire on his person,” said New South Wales Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, speculating that within hours of disembarking, Meyers had already transmitted the inferno to large swaths of bush during a tour of the outback and while staying in the now-conflagrating remains of an Airbnb. “It’s possible Meyers wasn’t even aware that he was carrying the burning embers from country to country. For that reason, we’re asking any passengers who had contact with him as he burned alive—whether it was brushing past his smoldering body or touching a nearby armrest that had burst into flames—to report to authorities immediately for an inspection.” Authorities went on to recommend that any residents who feel even a trace of burning douse themselves in water to prevent the outbreak’s rapid spread.
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5 Best Medical Careers for Women
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Andrea Clement Santiago is a medical staffing expert and communications executive. She's a writer with a background in healthcare recruiting.
Updated on January 08, 2020
What are the best medical jobs for women? Of course, that depends on a woman's particular career goals and personal situation, but there are some careers that do provide many of the things that a lot of women seek in a career.
Women comprise a very large portion of the healthcare workforce, and most medical jobs are great for women. However, there are still a few medical careers in which women are not compensated fairly, or where women haven't advanced as much as others. These careers listed below typically offer flexibility, career advancement, and fair pay in general, although, of course, it depends on the employer. Below are a few medical career options based on those characteristics.
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Women are in demand by female patients; therefore, any job in women's healthcare is a great option for female medical professionals. This may include a labor and delivery nurse, an OB/GYN physician, a nurse-midwife, a PA/NP in OB/GYN, doula, etc.
Work-From-Home Medical Jobs
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In addition to their careers, many women often bear the lion's share of childcare responsibilities and household work. Therefore, work-from-home medical jobs can be a great option. Careers that entail a lot of computer and phone time often lend themselves to working from home, such as medical transcription, medical writing, and healthcare recruiting.
Pharmaceutical Sales (Drug Rep)
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Many careers in pharmaceutical sales provide excellent benefits, some degree of flexibility in the schedule, and some companies even offer job-sharing so you can work part-time. Additionally, many pharmaceutical companies often land on the lists of the best companies for women, due to the career advancement opportunities for women, positive work environment, and more.
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Nursing offers women so many choices and options, from hospital work to office-based care to consulting and non-clinical roles, it remains a top choice for women who want to work in medicine. Plus, there are careers for everyone in nursing from those with associate's degrees to those with doctoral level degrees and everyone in between. Additionally, many nursing jobs offer a variety of shift-based schedules, allowing for a lot of flexibility in work hours.
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Women have actually surpassed men in medical school enrollment, and there is a reason why so many women want to become physicians. Women not only can excel in the core studies required for a career in medicine, but many women also possess very strong "soft skills" that come in handy when dealing with their patients and their families, such as communication skills, empathy, and nurturing.
Some physician careers can be extremely demanding and include long work hours, so work-life balance can be an issue, especially for women with children and minimal childcare assistance. Some types of physician careers offer a better quality of life than others. For example, a trauma surgeon has to be on call at all hours of the night, whereas a dermatologist often can work set hours and work few, if any, weekend or late-night hours.
Another reason why physician careers are great for women is that most private-practice opportunities allow women to earn as much, if not more, than their male counterparts. Often, female physicians in OB/Gyn can earn more than men, for example, due to supply and demand for female physicians by female patients.
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Valent BioSciences > Public Health > Sustainability > Strain Specificity
Bacterial Larvicide Strain Designations
By 1988, 186 strains had been isolated worldwide, of which 45 had shown some toxicity to mosquito larvae (the most commercially interesting of which were strains 1593, 2297, and 2362). A number of these isolates were maintained at the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre at the Institute Pasteur, Paris, and were available to scientists for many years.
The Bs 2362 strain was received as a slant culture by Abbott Laboratories (former parent company of Valent BioSciences Corporation — VBC) in 1982, and the first lyophilized batch was a mass transfer of sporulated cells. Over the course of the 1980s, this strain was preserved for long-term use and is currently used to provide inoculum for large-scale commercial fermentation of Bs by VBC. The 2362 strain was provided a unique strain number, ABTS-1743, in 1986 by Abbott Laboratories.
In 1991, Abbott received registration of Bs by the US EPA. The registration package submitted to the US EPA designated the WHO strain 2362 as strain ABTS-1743. However, the US EPA registered the technical product as strain 2362 at that time. As such, for over 20 years Bs strain 2362 has been associated with VBC’s VectoLex® (Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743) and VectoMax® (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, strain AM65-52 + Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743) brands worldwide and is recognized in the literature as associated with VBC. In 2010, the US EPA decided that the 2362 designation is a ubiquitous strain identifier and belongs to the WHO; as such, no single company can claim exclusive use of this strain in the U.S. Thus VBC was mandated to amend their registration by adding the strain isolate number ABTS-1743 to the active ingredient name; the same strain isolate number that was submitted to USEPA as part of the original registration dossier for Bs in the 1980s. In addition, USEPA mandated that all registrants of Bs products amend their registrations to provide a unique strain designation for their specific Bs active ingredient.
Per US EPA requirements (US EPA Data Requirement for Registration 40 CFR Part 158: Subpart V: Microbial Pesticides 158.2100): “Each new isolate of a microbial pesticide is treated as a new strain and must be registered independently of any similar registered microbial pesticide strain and supported by data required in this subpart.” Any manufacturer that registers a bacterial-based biopesticide with the US EPA must assign a unique strain number for that biopesticide. This policy holds true even for manufacturers that use a competitor’s strain for their own products. In addition, the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme requires that Bacterial Larvicides (BL) that pass their rigorous specifications process be listed by strain (see link to WHOPES larvicides table — PDF).
Why strain numbers are important for bacterial-based larvicides
Bacterial products such as Bti and Bs are like all living organisms: no two “cells” are perfectly identical. While genetics plays a crucial role, the environment in which an organism grows can have a significant impact on performance. This is analogous to identical twins being split at birth. While many traits may be similar, different environments can result in distinctly different individuals. The same holds true for the same species of bacteria being produced by two different manufacturers.
The manufacturer’s unique strain number for bacterial-based biopesticides is a critical link to product performance and quality expectations. The published literature demonstrates that identical strains produced under different fermentor conditions can affect performance. Even when the same strain is used, differences or changes in the use of raw materials, fermentation, recovery, and formulation processes will greatly affect not only the quality of end-use product, but will also likely affect the biological performance (Devisetty 1993). Fermentation-recovery methods can be different from manufacturer to manufacturer (e.g. precipitation, centrifugation, ultrafiltration) and can ultimately affect critical factors such as particle size, which drives behavior in the water column and the increased probability of the insect ingesting the toxin (Devisetty 1993; Clark et al. 2006; Clark et al. 2007). Furthermore, since this is a fermentation process, sub-standard quality controls can lead to undesirable growth of contaminants that could cause end-user and environmental safety hazards.
In addition, quality control (QC) requirements for fermentation are critical to ensure consistency and safety. The same QC measures are not utilized by all manufacturers of bacterial-based larvicides and as such, it is critical to differentiate these products based on the manufacturer’s unique strain number from ubiquitous strain identifiers (e.g., using H14 as an “identifier” for Bti-based products). Use of ubiquitous strain identifiers does not guarantee identicalness of product performance or environmental safety.
Key Strains Historical Significance of
Key Strains Other Strains and
Relationship to Key Strains
K (U.S.) First reported active isolate; work discontinued after brief program Q (U.S.); Phage group 1; low
larvicidal activity
SSII-1 (India) First active isolate universally available; fermentation and population-stability problems 1404 (Philippines); 1883, 1885–1893, 1895, 1896 (Israel); Phage group 2; moderate larvicidal activity
1593 (Indonesia) First fermentation and population-stable strains; one of key field candidates 1691, 1881 (El Salvador); 2013–4, 2013–6 (Romania); 2117–1 (Philippines); 2500, 2501 (Thailand); Phage group 3; high larvicidal activity
2362 (Nigeria) First highly active African strain; the prime field candidates
Lysenko Isolates: 2537–2, 2533–1 (K1), 2533–1 (K2) (Guyana); 2601 (Hungary); 2602 (Czechoslovakia) First active types isolated from non-mosquito terrestrial sources
2297 (Sri Lanka) Crystal first noted in this strain of key field candidates 2173, 2377 (India), 2317–3 (Thailand); Phage group 4; mixed larvicidal activity; 1894 (Israel); Phage group 5; 2115 (Philippines); Phage group 6; 2315 (Thailand); Phage group 7; moderate larvicidal activity
Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743 — strain history
The following table derived from de Barjac and Sutherland’s editorial book, entitlled Bacterial Control of Mosquitoes and Black Flies: Biochemistry, Genetics and Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus, highlights the history of the development of key Bs strains.
VBC Biorational Strain
VectoBac 12AS Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, strain AM65-52
VectoBac WG/WDG
VectoBac G/GS/GR
VectoBac DT
Bactimos PT
Teknar SC Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, strain SA3A
VectoLex WDG Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743
VectoLex CG
VectoLex WSP
VectoMax CG/G Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, strain AM65-52 + Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743
VectoMax WSP
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Puerto Vallarta tourism holds strong while much of Mexico’s destinations suffer
May 9, 2019Vallarta Daily NewsPuerto Vallarta News
The lack of programs to promote tourism in Mexico and levels of insecurity faced by many states have caused negatively impacted tourism in the country so far this year, industry experts agreed. Jorge Hernández, president of the Mexican Federation of Tourist Associations ( Fematur ), said that insecurity worried entities that report double-digit falls in...
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Citizens of Puerto Vallarta feel that insecurity has grown
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The citizens of the largest tourist destinations in Mexico perceive more insecurity, including in Puerto Vallarta. In Puerto Vallarta, more than half of the population, 56.4 percent, feel vulnerable, contrary to 38.7 percent registered in December 2018. In the case of Cancun, the country’s largest tourist destination, 93.3 percent of the population considered their area...
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Norwegian Gem Makes Maiden Call in Puerto Vallarta
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The Norwegian Gem made her inaugural visit to Puerto Vallarta on Thursday, Jan 17 as local officials boarded the ship for the traditional plaque exchange with the vessel’s officers to mark the historic occasion. The Gem was just days removed from her inaugural Panama Canal transit, as 2007-built ship became the tenth ship in the...
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More than 300 collection cars, motorcycles, and spectacularly modified cars can be admired at the 3rd Nuevo Vallarta Car Show 2019 to be held on January 12 and 13 in Riviera Nayarit. Organized by the Wolfs Bugs Nuevo Vallarta club, this event has the purpose of promoting relationships among car aficionados, as well as providing...
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A day after the passage of Hurricane Willa, which caused a night of panic and terror, the residents of the Escuinapa, Sinaloa awake to a harsh reality, with damages, but thankful that so far there were not any confirmed deaths. The sky looks clean, without the presence of rain, the flooded streets show the ravages...
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Home » News » Village leader allegedly jumps into grave to stop children from burying parents
Village leader allegedly jumps into grave to stop children from burying parents
On November 14, 2019 6:30 pmIn Newsby David O Royal
A village Head in Ikot Uduak community, Calabar Municipal local government area of Cross River State allegedly jumped into graves that were being dug for a couple in the village.
The Village Head, Her Highness Efio-Awan Asuquo Asibon had stopped the burial of the couple, late Mr and Mrs Ekpe Okon Effiom on the excuse that they are non-indigenes of the community.
According to one of the sons of the late couple, while digging the grave, she jumped inside the grave and stopped the people from digging it.
While narrating the incident, the son of the late couple, Bassey Okon Edet, pointed at the corpses and said, “That is the corpses of my father and mother and the compound is where my grandfather bought and later transferred to my father, Ekpe Okon Effiom. We have the agreement and documents of the land.
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“The Village Head, Efio-Awan Asibong, who lives close to our compound wanted to sell our land but because my father was alive, she couldn’t do it. And she didn’t make any attempt to eject my father. My father lived there and gave birth to 11 children (10 male and one female) and we’d lived here for many years and also given birth to children.”
Bassey further said, “When my father died, all of a sudden, Asibong said she wants to take over the compound. She’d sold part of the land to someone who had already built a pharmacy store there. Now, when we wanted to bury our parents, the woman (Asibong) said we shouldn’t bury them here, stating that we are not from here.
“We sought help from the community leaders and others who said we have to bury our parents in that compound, but the Village Head insisted that we can’t bury our parents because they are not from here.
“She said her mother gave my father the land for free, but it was a lie because the document that my father bought the land is there. The land document was written and signed in 1954. While digging the grave, she jumped inside the grave and stopped the people from digging it.
“Even if she wants to have the compound, she should have, at least have sympathy on us and other children by dividing the compound into two halves and not for her to say she’ll push us out and use a bulldozer to bring down all the structures that we’ve erected,” he said.
When contacted, the Village Head, Efio-Awan Asibong said that the people are her tenants, explaining that they don’t have any document to the land and vowed that if they bury the corpses, she will exhume them.
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“One of the deceased sons came to me and I showed him a place (their family compound across the road) to bury his mother and father and he agreed, but his family rejected it and he didn’t come back to tell me, instead they came with the people and insisted they must bury their parents as they started digging their graves.
“I earlier brought people to help dig the graves for them where I originally showed them, but when they started digging the grave, one of them, Clement Ene, went and drove the boys digging the graves away and said he gave me N60, 000.
“I later called him and returned the N60, 000 back to him and told him to carry the corpses to either Goldie Cemetery to bury them there, but they refused. They are my tenants; I gave them a letter over 6 months ago to go to Calabar Municipality Council to show that we have agreed to bury someone here.
“After they collected the N60, 000 they gave to me, they agreed to carry the corpses to bury elsewhere, but they turned around and left. They don’t have any documents concerning this land. If they agree that they bought the land, then ask them to show you the agreement and the person that signed it.
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“There’s an agreement between us and everyone we give land here, but where is theirs? If they had buried their father and mother, we would have gone to court and get an order to exhume the corpses,” she stated.
Meanwhile, one of the tenants, who pleaded anonymity alleged that the Village Head wants to sell the land.
“She claimed the deceased are not from the community, but the children to the deceased said their father bought the land and they have the document,” he added. (DailyPost)
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C of O: Lagos AG condemns usage of backdated documents
On May 23, 2013 12:05 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard
Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ade Ipaye, has condemned the use of backdated or forged receipts or documents to apply for Certificate of Occupancy, saying that the government would commence full implementation of the Land Use Law in the state from July 31, 2013.
We’ill fast track administration of Criminal Justice Bill passage – Tambuwal
The House of Representatives is at the verge of putting finishing touches to a bill that would change the face of the administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria.
ASSBIFI threatens to drag bank to court
The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, has threatened to drag Eco bank Limited to court following the bank’s recent sacking of its 147 staff members, saying that if the severance fee of the affected staff are not paid in two weeks the bank may also be picketed.
Kidnappers versus Judicial officers?
Last weekend (week ending 11th May, 2013) the nation woke up with rude shock-arising from the abduction by gunmen, of the wife, daughter and driver of an eminent judicial officer, a Justice of the Supreme Court. Most men and women of goodwill including Dame Carol Ajie, Festus Kayamo and Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, the ‘Akpakpa VighiVighi’ of a famous kingdom and human rights crusader, issued a statement condemning in very strong terms, the brazen challenge to the security of Justice Rhodes-Vivour’s family. I too must lend my voice to the rising threat to the security of judicial officers. To mention but a few incidents, a well respected Judge of the Imo State Judiciary was kidnapped on his way to work a few years ago.
State of emergency: Jonathan is right, no he’s not – SANS
Tuesday declaration of State of Emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan in three northern states namely Bornu, Yoba and Adamawa, following escalating insurgency, has elicited mixed reactions from Senior Advocates of Nigeria. Below are some of the views expressed on the issue:
Anti-press violence: How safe are journalists?
On May 9, 2013 8:00 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard
Like Soud Qbeilat, an artist, would say, “When there is no freedom, there is no creativity”. No doubt, press freedom in Nigeria has become increasingly worrisome as cases of journalists who were murdered remain unresolved and the list continues to grow.
Scrap seller docked for stealing N3.2 million
On May 9, 2013 12:20 amIn Law & Human Rightsby vanguard
A 25 year old scrap seller, Samuel Akindese, who was allegedly accused of stealing N3.2 million belonging to one Alhaji Suleiman Abubakar has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate court.
EFCC suit: Court orders official to represent Bank
Justice Samuel Candide-Johnson of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has ordered the Assistant Manager of Wema Bank Plc, Mr Adekunle Onitiri, to appear in court following a criminal suit brought against the bank and three others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Still on next of kin
Kindly let me know what role a next of kin plays, especially in relation to the operation of the deceased bank accounts, who has a will?
The Supreme Court’s approach to exemplary damages (3)
The debate on whether the modern legal system should recognize exemplary damages at all has been on and all in all the case for dispensing with them has been made out. The central argument is that they are anomalous in the civil sphere confusing the civil and criminal functions of the law.
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Carl Koppenhagen and Natalia Schamroth. Photo / Stephen Tilley
Festive Entertaining Tips From Auckland's Best-Loved Restaurateurs
Owning a restaurant is like hosting a perfect party every night; attention is in the details. Some of Auckland’s best-loved restaurateurs share how to host with the most this festive season
By Andrew Glenn
Saturday Nov. 30, 2019
NATALIA SCHAMROTH AND CARL KOPPENHAGEN
December is the busiest month for The Engine Room, the Northcote dining institution owned and operated by Natalia Schamroth and her husband, Carl Koppenhagen. So busy they’ve added on lunch services on Wednesdays and Thursdays to cope with all the festive season demand. So when it comes time to entertain, they’ll have to wait until the restaurant closes for its annual two-week break to take a breather.
Christmas Eve will be spent at Carl’s parents’ home in Auckland. Traditions come from Carl’s Dutch heritage and Hanukkah from Natalia’s family. It all revolves around food: oliebollen, speculaas biscuits, gouda and Carl’s mum’s chocolate meringue torte. “It’s so amazing it wouldn’t be Christmas without it,” says Natalia.
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Their son, Marlow, recently turned 6 and is already beyond excited about Christmas. “[He’s] all about sucking up to Santa by leaving out a buffet by the fireplace next to his stocking,” laughs Natalia. “Taittinger rosé, blue cheese and crackers, chocolate truffles...”
On Christmas Day — after a breakfast of “croissants and champagne” — the family will drive out to Carl’s parents’ Hahei bach to unwind and invite friends to stay over the holidays. “It will be very low key this year,” says Natalia. “We have a feast packed with us and we just slow down and quietly cook away.”
At the bach they avoid strict schedules and formality when entertaining, with food served on platters to share. “We’re so driven having a restaurant where everything is all about the timing and having to be so spot on so it’s really nice for us to undo all of that,” she says. “But it’s important to be organised. We’re all about the prep lists, we can’t help ourselves, even on holiday.”
Who’s cooking at your Christmas soiree? It will be a joint effort.
What’s on the menu? Late Christmas lunch: bowls of salty olives, anchovies and roasted nuts to go with our aperitif. Always freshly shucked, ice-cold oysters. The rest is played by ear. The Webber will be fired up, even just for grilling asparagus and heating duck confit. Depending on how we feel, it may be Middle Eastern inspired, perhaps Spanish or if the weather is super-hot we might go spicy Thai — we’ll probably decide the day before.
What’s your tipple? A negroni (or three) to start the festivities. Taittinger is our Champagne of choice. Chablis for sure and we have a few older vintages of Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir stashed for Christmas drinking.
What do you bring to a Christmas party? Champagne, Natalia’s Valrhona chocolate truffles from the restaurant. Often something from our vegetable and herb garden, The Engine Room coasters made by Deadly Ponies.
Ideal Christmas party guest — or the worst? The ideal party guest is one who knows how to mix a cocktail. The worst is the one who expects the same level of service as we offer at our restaurant — it ain’t gonna happen at home — even if you tip!
The party season is long…. what are your survival tips? No matter what — don’t stop exercising. Our naturopath advises to drink Campari before eating a meal to activate the digestion process; we interpret this to mean that a negroni is practically a health drink, so at least one before every meal. Champagne is barely drinking — it’s full of air — so drink plenty. You can create amazing non-alcoholic cocktails with Ecology and Co and Seedlip to alternate between negronis. Fernet-Branca is the ultimate breakfast and hangover cure.
How to deal with the Christmas ‘bulge’? We are super active at the restaurant from morning until late at night — so the trouble starts on holiday. There’s a lot of negroni stirring to keep the arms toned, walks to Cathedral Cove, surfing, chasing after our 6-year-old on the beach. And when we are back to reality and our regular routine… jump squats and boxing. There is no avoiding the bulge of a Christmas holiday.
Will Santa be kind this year? What’s on your wishlist? We think we’ve been good this year … Lord only knows what Santa thinks. The wishlist, in no particular order: something small like a swimming pool (with a waterslide from the top storey of the house); hospitality superstars to join our fabulous team at The Engine Room; a plane ticket to Greece; the metabolism of a 20 year old; another new surf board (Carl and Marlow); another Georgia Alice frock (Natalia); a child who starts saying “yes” rather than “no” to everything; an instant and miracle cure for global warming.
Mark Wallbank. Photo / Stephen Tilley
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“Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year,” says restaurateur Mark Wallbank, the man behind The Blue Breeze Inn, Woodpecker Hill, Chop Chop and Gogo Daddy Thai Canteen — Auckland’s mainstays for delicious Asian flavours revved up with high-octane glamour.
He loves turning his eateries into festive haunts throughout December, dressing them up “to the nines”, creating Christmas playlists, devising special treats and surprises in-store for patrons to enjoy in his restaurants. “I love the energy from the people and the big groups, it’s four weeks of good, fun mayhem,” he laughs.
With the restaurants at their busiest in December, by the time Christmas Day comes around “I’m sort of knackered. I roll out to my father’s place and let him feed me. I love a very low-key Christmas.”
On the evening of Christmas Day he’ll have a few friends over and begin preparations for his Boxing Day party at home — “I love it for the horse racing” — which he will keep to a maximum of 12 guests. Mixed in with his friends he tends to invite his restaurant “orphans” — foreign staff without families in Auckland to give them some festive cheer.
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“I get the barbecue cranking and just drip feed through the day and have a whole pile of fun,” he says. With the Ellerslie races live on TV, Mark divides his guests into two teams by drawing names out of hat and gives them each a TAB account to have a go on the totes. “It’s hilarious. The winning team is the one that makes the most money on the day.”
What’s on the menu? Typically, he will start with oysters, then crayfish, and then a roast lamb on the barbecue using Japanese charcoal, finishing off with a big “luxury pav” and his grandmother’s cherry trifle.
Any tips for the perfect pav? “Not really, I just roll through it. Sometimes it’s a bit touch and go. But for the meringue, heat up the sugar, that’s the winner.”
Mark says the secret to a good party is to prep everything before guests arrive so he can join in the fun. “Organisation is key. I don’t want to be slaving in the kitchen, I want to make sure everything is sorted. Before the first person arrives, I want to be there with a glass in my hand ready to roll,” he says. “The music has to be spot on. I’m a bit of a music Nazi, I don’t let anyone bring their own music, it’s pretty much dictated to them.”
His other secret? Curating a good guest list. “I refuse to have boring people.”
Who’s cooking at your Christmas soiree? I will be, I love to cook for my family and friends, let them relax and enjoy themselves — it’s my gift to treat them.
What’s on the menu? We tend to celebrate the amazing summer produce available. I make my grandmother’s boozy cherry trifle, the macaroon layers are the secret.
What’s your tipple? Gin, as many ways possible. We will be setting up a self-serve gin bar on the deck.
Do you have a Christmas tradition? Every year I make the family Christmas cakes, tweaking the recipe to perfection, and getting the house party glam.
What do you bring to a Christmas party? An offering of a bottle of champagne is always well received, but three bottles is welcomed with open arms.
What are your party survival tips? Make sure you use Fever Tree Light Tonic, and don’t scrimp on the gin.
How to deal with the Christmas ‘bulge’? Exercise is crucial, I don’t want to be mistaken for Father Christmas.
Will Santa be kind this year? What’s on your wishlist? If Santa can squeeze down my chimney with a 1.5 litre of Botanist, I’ll be very happy.
Clare and Joost van den Berg and their son Harvey. Photo / Stephen Tilley
CLARE AND JOOST VAN DEN BERG
This Christmas, Clare and Joost van den Berg — the charming and stylish restaurateurs behind Odettes and Hugo’s Bistro — will have plenty to celebrate. They are expecting their second child in April, a sibling to their son, Harvey, 4. The couple have also recently sold their majority stake in both restaurants to enjoy a bit of downtime and to focus on new projects. “A very big decision for us, but also very exciting for us with the next step,” says Clare. “Having Harvey, having another [baby], we also want to have that balance. Joost would go gung-ho, but I’m a bit more of a handbrake in the situation!”
Joost is already scouting the city for the next location. “We are waiting for the right opportunity. There are lots of ideas though, especially after our trip to Europe last year,” says Clare, referring to their recent trip to Paros in Greece, Puglia in southern Italy and various hillside villages in Majorca. “We’ll definitely be keen to do another restaurant together.”
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In the meantime, Clare is forging ahead with a second career as an interior designer, with retail, residential and commercial projects in the pipeline. She’s collaborating with Zoe Williams of Zoe & Morgan to renovate and expand the brand’s City Works Depot store early next year. It’s a natural progression from the beautiful spaces she created with Odettes and Hugo’s, something she developed under the tutelage of interior designer and architect Nat Cheshire. “You always need a kind, calm and considered sounding board like Nat,” she says.
For Christmas the family will be heading to Kawau, an annual ritual they began when Harvey arrived into the fold. “It’s a time for cooking, reading, swimming, hanging with the locals at the yacht club while watching the boats and boaties come and go,” says Clare. “It’s bach life and a real Kiwi summer, how it used to be. Nostalgic.”
They have plans to host a New Year’s lunch in the garden on a long table with close friends. For the menu, the couple prefer a Mediterranean menu of “salads with fruit — watermelon, peaches — and a good cheese. Good oils.”
The secret to a good party? “Being with your guests. Not stuck in the kitchen. A welcoming delicious drink to get everyone in the mood, music is a must and the food, of course. Glasses and bellies full.”
Who’s cooking at your Christmas soiree? We all love to cook, however, Joost is master planner. He is a stickler for perfection on the day.
What’s your tipple? Bubbles to start, of course. For Clare this year, it’s Seedlip and East Imperial Grapefruit Tonic.
Do you have a Christmas tradition? We’ve integrated New Zealand traditions and Dutch now. Weeks before Christmas we start making brandy mince tarts with Clare’s mum; if you are lucky you will get a box! To us a special ritual is Christmas Day breakfast, taking our time and organising a breakfast of bread, Dutch cheeses, cured meats and stollen bread. An afternoon siesta on Christmas Day is essential.
What do you bring to a Christmas party?
Good wine always and a delicious family recipe — pavlova: cream not too whipped, lemon curd, toasted almonds and lots of grated lemon rind.
Ideal Christmas party guest? Ideally all of our family. Joost’s brothers, who live in Holland, cousins and Joost’s parents, who live in France. We are all pretty scattered. Ideally, a white Christmas in France is very special; cosy, with great food as the family are all such foodies. It’s also a dressy occasion compared to a casual Christmas.
How to deal with the Christmas ‘bulge’? Walks. Yoga for Clare… or even better, deal with it like everyone else does — from New Year’s Day.
Will Santa be kind this year? We hope he is kind to everyone. Just to be together makes you feel pretty damn lucky, and seeing our little boy happy. Christmas is for children and the joy it brings to them. That’s a gift.
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Agent Running in the Field: A Novel (Hardcover)
By John le Carré
(Mystery)
“[Le Carré’s] novels are so brilliant because they’re emotionally and psychologically absolutely true, but of course they’re novels.” —New York Times Book Review
A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carré.
Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie.
Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all. Agent Running in the Field is a chilling portrait of our time, now heartbreaking, now darkly humorous, told to us with unflagging tension by the greatest chronicler of our age.
John le Carré was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation. He divides his time between England and the Continent.
“Superb writing, precise portraiture, clever tricks of tradecraft—all Mr. le Carré’s hallmarks are present in this swift, surprising, bittersweet story.”
“So topical it arrives with the beeping urgency of a news alert.”
“A word about le Carré's prose: Not only does it hold the coiled energy of a much younger writer, it fits the bitter, angry narrator's voice exceptionally well.”
“Le Carré is one of the best novelists—of any kind—we have.”
“Le Carré remains a master at showing us what spies do, wily spiders to the unsuspecting flies they entrap.”
—Booklist (starred)
“Deeply pleasurable.”
“A tragicomic salute to both the recuperative powers of its has-been hero and the remarkable career of its nonpareil author.”
“John le Carré is the great master of the spy story. . . . The constant flow of emotion lifts him not only above all modern suspense novelists, but above most novelists now practicing.”
“One of our great writers of moral ambiguity, a tireless explorer of that darkly contradictory no-man's land.”
“No other writer has charted—pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers—the public and secret histories of his times.”
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Wig-wearing man wanted in connection to Clarksville bank robbery, several others
A man seen on surveillance imagery is wanted in connection with a local bank robbery, as well as several others across the state of Indiana. (Source: Clarksville police)
By John P. Wise | October 18, 2019 at 4:51 PM EDT - Updated October 18 at 4:51 PM
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - A man seen on surveillance imagery is wanted in connection with a local bank robbery.
The man is accused in an armed robbery at the Commerce Bank on Veteran’s Parkway in Clarksville on Oct. 4.
Some photos show him wearing a backward baseball cap and dark clothing. Another photo shows the man wearing a long black wig, glasses and a surgical mask.
Clarksville police said he is a white man, between 6 feet and 6-feet-3 inches tall. He’s estimated to be between 45 and 55 years old, weighing at least 250 pounds.
He’s described as being armed and dangerous, and is suspected in other robberies across the state, according to Clarksville police. Anyone who has seen him is urged to call 911 immediately.
Clarksville police said he is a white man, between 6 feet and 6-feet-3 inches tall. He’s estimated to be between 45 and 55 years old, weighing at least 250 pounds. (Source: Clarksville police)
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Home// Marketing Guides// How to Use Reddit for Marketing - Famous Reddit Marketing Failures
Famous Reddit Marketing Failures
Lots of brands have tried and failed to market on Reddit. This can include anything from individual posts to events called AMAs, which stands for "Ask Me Anything" and includes a person taking questions from Reddit users about their job, life events, or other ideas.
These are some of the biggest failures on Reddit and why they didn't work.
Failure #1: Woody Harrelson
In 2012, Woody Harrelson started a Reddit AMA to talk about the movie Rampart.
But there's one problem with that — AMA means "ask me anything," and as Bill Nye showed us, that could be anything.
Harrelson's problem started when he (or members of his PR team) answered questions about Harrelson's personal life with phrases like "Let's focus on the film."
After that, the AMA quickly spiraled out of control since it became clear that Harrelson was just promoting a movie. He didn't have any interest in answering real questions.
The backlash was huge, and the event is now remembered as one of the worst AMAs in Reddit history — and there have been a lot of AMAs.
The resulting comments speak for themselves.
One came from a PR professional.
Another came from a typical Reddit user.
And eventually, the tone of the AMA started insulting Harrelson and the film.
The reason jedberg's name is in red is because that user is an admin emeritus. In other words, someone who has a lot of respect on Reddit and a big player in the community at large, especially in r/IAmA.
Eventually, Harrelson (or, again, his PR staff) had achieved the exact opposite of what he wanted to do in the first place.
So the takeaway from this example is that if you sign up to do an AMA, get ready for anything.
Failure #2: Mindfiremedia's blatant advertising
Mindfiremedia — now MindFire Studio — made a huge blunder of promoting itself on the subreddit r/SEO.
On paper, it kind of makes sense. Mindfiremedia provides services related to SEO, so they should promote themselves in that subreddit.
But r/SEO isn't for agencies or tool creators to promote themselves — it's for people who have questions about SEO.
So, as you can see, nobody paid attention to Mindfiremedia's post. It only has one upvote — the one that comes with creating a new post — and nobody even bothered to comment on it.
In a way, this is almost worse than getting lambasted by vigilant Redditors. No one in r/SEO even bothered to tell Mindfiremedia that they were doing something wrong, which means they probably can't do anything like this for their clients.
Beyond that, Mindfiremedia pretty much just told Redditors that they shouldn't ever use Mindfire's services.
Because they don't know what they're doing.
If you run a company, do your research and figure out the best ways to market to potential customers on Reddit.
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Birth Control Resources
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Birth Control - What Is Tubal Ligation?
Tubal ligation is surgery women can get to "tie” their fallopian tubes. It’s a type of female sterilization.
The goal is to prevent eggs from traveling from the ovaries to the uterus, so you can’t get pregnant.
What Happens During the Procedure?
You can get tubal ligation done in a hospital or at an outpatient surgical clinic. You will get anesthesia, so you won’t feel anything.
The surgeon will make one or two small cuts in your belly and use a long, thin device similar to a small telescope (called a laparoscope) to cut, seal, band, clamp, or tie your fallopian tubes shut. The doctor will then stitch up your cuts, and you can go home a few hours later.
Like any procedure, there is a chance of infection, pain, or bleeding.
Tubal ligation is almost -- but not quite -- 100% effective. There is a slight risk of becoming pregnant after tubal ligation. That can happen if the tubes grow back together, which is very rare.
Can I Get My Tubes Untied if I Change My Mind?
In some cases, it’s possible to reverse tubal ligation. But it’s major surgery that requires a couple of days in a hospital.
There is a good chance that you might not be able to get it reversed. It depends on what method of tubal ligation you got, how long ago that was, and whether your tubes are too damaged to undo it.
Reversing a tubal ligation increases your likelihood of an ectopic pregnancy when compared to patients who have not had previous tubal surgery. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg is in the fallopian tube instead of in the uterus. It is a life-threatening condition.
Does Tubal Ligation Protect Against STDs?
No. The procedure is just about preventing pregnancy. Male condoms provide the best protection from most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV.
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Palm continues to court iPhone developers
by Dieter Bohn Thu, 10 Jun 2010 1:44 pm EDT
Palm isn't just throwing parties and giving away cash to woo iPhone developers into porting their iPhone apps to webOS (a process that, seriously, is easier than it seems), they're also putting together practical articles explaining how the SDK and PDK work to people whose development proclivities tiend more to the Apple frame of mind.
The first (well, we hope it's just the first of many) explains the SDK and webOS's web environment to somebody who is used to developing for the iPhone:
We hope we've demonstrated that webOS enables you to take advantage of the expertise you've established creating applications for the iPhone. You can leverage and upgrade those skills by building applications for the webOS. Now it's time to turn your iPhone applications into webOS applications and open them up to another platform and a new audience!
Source: Palm Developer Center via Palm Developer Center Blog
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100 Point ID Check Replaced from 1 July – Visa Checks Required
Mark Webster July 5, 2018 Uncategorized
Most are familiar with the traditional 100 Point ID Check.
From 1 July 2018, Australian Governments will be applying new standards which are set out in the National Identity Proofing Guidelines.
A key component of the new standards is verification of the person’s immigration status in Australia.
Who Will Be Using the New ID Guidelines?
These guidelines will apply when dealing with Federal and State Government agencies which previously required a 100 point ID check, and also serve as best practice guidelines for Australian businesses.
Which Documents Will Be Required to Establish Identity?
Under the new guidelines, 3 different types of documents will be required to establish the identity of a person:
Commencement of Identity document
Primary Use in the Community document
Secondary Use in the Community document
What is a Commencement of Identity Document?
At least one “Commencement of Identity document” is required to establish identity. This will generally be a document establishing the person’s immigration status in Australia and could include:
Australian Citizens: Australian birth certificate or Australian passport
NZ Citizens: Certificate of Evidence of Resident Status
Temporary Visa Holders: Overseas Passport or for those without a passport, an ImmiCard or document of identity issued by DFAT. The person’s visa status will also need to be established – generally by doing a visa check.
What is a Primary Use in the Community Document?
One “Primary Use in the Community” document is required to establish identity. This will generally be a document issued by a State or Territory Government or an overseas passport. The purpose of this document is to establish a link between a person and the claimed identity.
Australian passport
Australian drivers licence
Passport issued by an overseas country
If no other primary document is available, proof of age or photo ID card issued by a state or territory government agency or Australian secondary student identity document
What is a Secondary Use in the Community Document?
Generally two “Secondary Use in the Community” documents are required to establish identity. The purpose of this is to show that the person is operating in the community under this identity.
Medicare Card
Photo ID Card issued by the Federal or State/Territory Government
Bank card or credit card
Enrolment with the Australian Electoral Commission
Credit reference check
Evidence of entitlement to Australian Government benefit (eg Centrelink/Veterans’ Affairs)
Overseas drivers licence
Identity documents issued by DFAT
Can documents be Verified by Australian Businesses?
It is possible to verify certain government-issued documents via the Australian Government’s Document Verification Service (DVS)
Australian governments are clearly concerned about establishing identity of individuals more thoroughly, hence the replacement of the old 100 point ID check.
The new Commencement of Identity document requirement makes establishing immigration status in Australia more important when dealing with state and federal governments.
Whilst the new standards do not apply directly to Australian businesses, they do serve as best practice guidelines which may be worth adopting on commencement of employment.
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texas education fort worth georgia clark fort worth independent school district donald trump donald trump immigration policy twitter racist teachers plyler v. doe undocumented immigrants the flag racist teacher fired
Trump Teacher Of The Year Competition Already Over
A Texas high school teacher has been shitcanned for a series of tweets in which she implored Donald Trump to please come rid Fort Worth and its school system of "Illegals." The longtime teacher, Georgia Clark, complained on Twitter, "Mr. President, Fort Worth Independent School District is loaded with illegal students from Mexico," and asked for help, please: "Anything you can do to remove the illegals from Fort Worth would be greatly appreciated."
Instead, in a school board meeting Tuesday evening, Clark was removed from her job, with cause, because darned if the board members wanted a great big racist teaching kids in a city where a third of the population is Hispanic.
Clark insisted she had no idea her tweets were public, because after all she addressed them very directly to Donald Trump. We suppose that would be an additional reason to fire her, but it's not like she was teaching computer science. Here are some of the tweets from her now-deleted account (we've rearranged them to eliminate duplicate images). We like the part where she included her phone numbers -- both of which Buzzfeed notes have since been disconnected.
The MEXICANS REFUSE TO HONOR OUR FLAG.
Clark could have done herself a favor by educating herself a wee bit about federal law, as the Washington Post points out;
The Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe that public schools are required to provide schooling for children regardless of their immigration status. Schools cannot ask students about their immigration status or report them or family members to federal immigration authorities.
Then again, mere Supreme Court decisions mean nothing these days, especially if you're really mad about illegals.
CNN notes that Clark was also investigated for allegedly making other racist comments the same day as her initial cri de coeur to the dogwhistler-in-chief:
A statement given to school officials by unnamed students claims Clark said after a lesson that Mexicans should not enter the United States illegally.
When a student asked to go to the bathroom afterward, Clark allegedly said, "show me your papers that are saying you are legal."
Clark responded to the accusations in the memo denying ever making any statement on anyone's immigration status and said the student didn't have a "planner" needed to leave the classroom.
But wait! There's more! WaPo points out that in 2007, "Clark kicked a student [..] though an investigation determined it was 'without malice.'" It was more of a playful, loving kick, we guess -- that, or she just kicked all students equally. CNN also reports other fun highlights of Clark's stellar teaching career:
Clark was suspended without pay, and reassigned, in 2013, acccording to information received in the open records request. That was because she called a group of students working together and speaking Spanish, "Little Mexico," and she referred to another student as "white bread."
In that same disciplinary report, Clark also allegedly made her students do an activity in which she separated her students by their race and told the "Mexicans" to cross the border to the other side of the classroom.
The district refused to comment, or confirm, on the previous incident and told CNN to file an open records request for more information.
Nice to see the school board was willing to get rid of a bad apple but the district wasn't about to let anyone look too closely at the worms. Clark has 15 days from the firing to appeal, and her attorney says she intends to do just that, but the Law & Crime blog 'splainers that's not likely to be an easy task. As a state employee, Clark doesn't have an absolute right to racist speech in public, since calling for a purge of "illegals" and insisting the Mexican kids hate America (not to mention her apparent assumption that "Mexican" = illegal") don't exactly inspire any confidence she'll treat students equally. 14th Amendment and all that.
Still, maybe she can fail upwards to Trump's Department of Education, which has decided there's no discrimination in schools because it's not investigating school discrimination anymore.
Yr Wonkette has to confess a bit of surprise, since your high school English teachers tend to be such radicals that the Moral Majority used to warn kiddies never to confide in English teachers, or social studies teachers either, because they're all dangerous libs. (Yay, my undergraduate major and minor!)
Usually Texas parents get het up about English teachers telling kids poverty exists, or letting students do journamalism about guns, or about rampant gayness and/or demonic books in the liberry. But perhaps Texas has some weird affirmative action scheme to hire useless fuckwad teachers who love taunting minority students or at least asking them to list the "pros and cons" of slavery.
Truly, it is a sociology dissertation just waiting to be written.
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Photos: High Times Cannabis Cup site left trashed for Earth Day
William Breathes
William Breathes | April 23, 2013 | 10:01am
Update below: The High Times Cannabis Cup left a cloud of haze in the air that had all but disappeared by Sunday night, after the event closed. Unfortunately, the trash didn't dissipate as easily, and by Monday afternoon -- Earth Day -- hundreds of pounds of junk was still sitting out in an open, unfenced field near the event.
Yesterday, photos began to circulate online of the completely trashed field where the recreational and medical marijuana outdoor use areas were held, as well as the lack of workers (or anyone) cleaning it up.
When I went by around 6:30 last night to snap the pics seen here and below, the site was still a mess of paper fliers, unused swag bags from vendors, food trash and wrecked scaffolding for pop-up tents. Most obvious was the upturned pink couch and the completely intact circular stand that Platte Valley had set up to show off their Wax Room. I walked around and didn't see any marijuana on the ground, but I did find a few full cans of Vector butane and several used pot baggies and wax containers.
We called Exdo Center, where the event was held, and manager Andrew Feinstein said staffers there were being proactive about the cleanup; employees and a team of volunteers are tackling the mess right now. Feinstein didn't want to get into specifics on who dropped the ball, but from the rumors we've heard, it sounds like the company hired to put up the security fence around the outdoor recreational/medical smoking area took it down a day early, leaving trash behind in a field.
Manager Feinstein wouldn't comment on that, saying only that workers didn't get around to the field until this morning because they'd focused their efforts on other places the day after the concert -- and then they were delayed by the snowstorm that started yesterday evening. He also declined to say if High Times or Exdo was contractually obligated to clean up the site.
"These things happen, and we are being proactive now for the neighbors," he told us, adding that volunteers were helping out the paid crews hired by Exdo for the cleanup.
After several people tweeting photos and putting them up on Facebook last night, a crew of volunteers began organizing to clean up the site in the morning despite several inches of wet spring snow. According to sources, the volunteers arrived to find there was already a crew working on the cleanup, shoveling up snow and junk into two large roll-off dumpsters with the help of a bulldozer.
Frankly, it doesn't matter who dropped the ball -- it's yet another scuff on the 4/20 weekend in the eyes of a lot of people, including the RiNo neighbors who have complained about the mess in the field. Mix this with the lines of people standing around smoking joints for hours waiting to get in on Friday in front of pissed-off condo owners across the street, and we wouldn't be surprised if High Times starts looking for a new venue for next year.
Update: Exdo's Andrew Feinstein has shared two photos of the now-cleaned-up site. They follow the ones taken on Earth Day
Continue for more photos of the site from yesterday evening and today. Continue for more photos of the site from yesterday evening and today. Continue for photos of the site taken today.
More from our Marijuana archive: "Photo: NFL running back LenDale White at the High Times Cannabis Cup" and "Photos: High Times Cannabis Cup 2013 wrap-up and winners."
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Articles related to Jim Tracy
Blackburn, DesJarlias to Host Rally for State Senate Candidate Shane Reeves
Republican candidate for the state senate district 14 special election, Shane Reeves, announced that Congressmen Marsha Blackburn and Scott DesJarlais will be campaigning with him in Murfreesboro this coming Saturday.
New Joe Carr Radio Ads
Conservative Republican Joe Carr has launched a new series of radio ads on stations throughout the 14th State Senate District.
State Rep. Pat Marsh Endorses State Senate Candidate Shane Reeves
State Rep. Pat Marsh announced today his endorsement of Shane Reeves for the seat that was vacated by Jim Tracy back in November.
Special Election Date for Tracy's State Senate Seat Set
Dates for the special election to fill the open state senate seat for Rutherford and adjoining counties has been set by Governor Haslam.
State Senate Candidate Shane Reeves Announces Teb Batey as Campaign Treasurer and First Fundraiser
Republican Candidate for the 14th District Special Election Senate Primary, Shane Reeves, formally announced his campaign treasurer and first fundraiser today led by Campaign Finance Director, Rachel Barrett.
Tracy Endorses Reeves to Fill His Senate Seat
Former State Senator Jim Tracy, who resigned his position this week to accept a job as state director of the USDA, has endorsed Shane Reeves to replace him.
Another Local State Senate Seat Open
Now that State Senator Jim Tracy has been named Tennessee Director of the USDA, that will leave a void in the upper chamber.
Shane Reeves to Seek Tracy's Senate Seat
Murfreesboro business man and former owner of Reeves-Sain Family of Medical Services, Shane Reeves, intends to run as a Republican candidate for the 14th State Senatorial District.
Carr Seeks Tracy's State Senate Seat
Former State Representative Joe Carr formally announces his candidacy to represent Tennessee's 14th Senate District of the Tennessee General Assembly.
Jim Tracy Named TN Rural Development Director
State Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Tracy has been named state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Sen. Tracy praises law enforcement response to protests in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro this weekend
Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) made the following statement regarding the efforts of law enforcement this weekend in Murfreesboro and Shelbyville:
Senator Jim Tracy praises actions by governor to ensure taxpayers don't pay welfare to able bodied people
Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) praised action taken by Governor Bill Haslam Monday (9/18/17) to reinstate federal work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents...
VIDEO: Governor Announces $1M Grant for Mercury Boulevard Sidewalks
Governor Bill Haslam joined state and local officials at the Patterson Park Community Center to make a special Transportation Alternative Grant announcement.
TN Senator Tracy announces signing of the Teacher Bill of Rights
Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) announced the ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 14 which creates a list of rights and protections afforded to Tennessee educators.
Senator Jim Tracy Against Sanctuary Cities in Tennessee
Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville), who passed a law in 2009 preventing any city in Tennessee from becoming a "sanctuary city" for illegal aliens, said any action taken by Metro Government of Nashville to try to skirt it will draw a strong legislative response.
Legislation Seeks to Provide At-Cost Tuition to Designated Individuals
Representative Bryan Terry, MD (R-Murfreesboro) and State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) announced the "Blood, Sweat, and Tears Tuition Act", a measure to allow certain individuals to receive "at-cost" tuition at Tennessee public universities.
Senator Tracy appointed Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee Senate
State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) has been appointed Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee Senate. The announcement was made by Lt. Governor Randy McNally today as the 110th General Assembly concluded their organizational session.
Tracy Re-Elected to State Senate
State Senator Jim Tracy wins the 14th District seat by nearly 35-thousand votes over Gayle Jordan.
Recent Senate Candidate in Rutherford County Arrested in Cumberland County, TN
A Rutherford County man who recently ran for office against State Senator Jim Tracy (District 14), has been arrested in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
Senator Jim Tracy Suggests that Immigrants are Not Being Vetted
"Although I respect the Governor's opinion on many state issues, I am not at all convinced that vetting is being done properly to protect the safety of our citizens..."
Senator Jim Tracy endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business
State Senator Jim Tracy who serves Rutherford, Bedford, and Moore Counties has earned key endorsements from the National Federation of Independent Business...
State Senator Tracy Named "Taxpayer Hero"
State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) has received a more than perfect score of 101 percent from Americans for Prosperity (AFP), as the group named him a "Taxpayer Hero." Senator Tracy represents Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore and parts of Rutherford Counties.
TN joining nine other states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice
State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) made the following statement regarding Tennessee joining nine other states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice:
Local Home Builder Announces He is Running Against Senator Jim Tracy
Rutherford County homebuilder Steve Lane announced he is running for state Senate in district 14, the seat currently occupied by longtime incumbent Sen. Jim Tracy.
Statement from Sen. Jim Tracy regarding new Comptroller report on theft of funds to feed hungry children
State Senator Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, made the following statement after Tennessee Comptroller Justin Wilson released a new special investigative report regarding the theft of $162,165 from federal grant funds administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS) to feed hungry children.
Legislation filed to restore Tennessee's highway find of $261,000,000
State Representative Eddie Smith (R-Knoxville) and State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) officially announced they have filed legislation to restore approximately $261 million that was raided from the state's highway fund between 2001 and 2007.
Senator Jim Tracy says he wants to hear from you about our local roads
Senate Transportation and Safety Committee Chairman Jim Tracy, (R-Shelbyville) today released a schedule for meetings across the state to discuss Tennessee's roads and transportation needs.
Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) wants the state to be repaid by the tune of $280 million
Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) called for repayment of $280 million raided from the state's highway fund from 2001 to 2007.
Red Light Camera Bill Could Die in State Senate
Murfreesboro Post Contributor Sam Stockard
Legislation prohibiting red-light camera enforcement, such as Murfreesboro's system, made it through one legislative committee but could hit a wall in the Senate.
Sen. Tracy's Mother, Betty Jean, Passes Away
The mother of State Senator Jim Tracy, Betty Jean Smith Tracy, passed away. She died Monday in Shelbyville.
Two local senators appointed to key positions in Tennessee
State Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) have been appointed to key committees in the State Senate.
Former Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg endorses democrat Lenda Sherrell for seat currently held by Congressman DesJarlais
Former Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg endorsed Lenda Sherrell as his choice for Congressional District 4...
State Senator Jim Tracy will not contest the race allowing Congressman Scott DesJarlais to quietly take the win in the Republican Primary
State Senator Jim Tracy who recently ran a close race against Congressman Scott DesJarlais in the 4th District has decided not to challenge the votes that were cast.
DesJarlais Still Leading Tracy in 4th District Congressional Race
Congressman Scott DesJarlais holds a 38-vote lead over State Senator Jim Tracy. Most of the provisional ballots are in from the district's 16 counties, with only 14 of those ballots counted.
Who will win between Jim Tracy and Incumbent Scott DesJarlais? Tracy stated...
The election process is still at work between Jim Tracy who ran against incumbent Congressman Scott DesJarlais. Below is a statement WGNS received from Jim Tracy:
IS IT OVER? According to DesJarlais - It's Official that he won
The election is officially over at this point for Jim Tracy, unless he asks for a recount.
Tracy/DesJarlais Race Very Tight
The race between Fourth District Congressman Scott DesJarlais and challenger Jim Tracy is as close as a race can be. With all of the precincts reporting, the unofficial tally reported to the state from the district show DesJarlais 35 votes ahead of Tracy.
Grant approved for Smyrna Parks
The funds will be used for planning and construction of a neighborhood park including playground, walking trails, shelter, restroom facilities, picnic tables, benches and associated parking areas.
Jim Tracy gets nod from State Rep. Kevin Brooks and Scott DesJarlais gets support of NRA
State Representative Kevin Brooks announced today his endorsement of Jim Tracy over incumbent Scott DesJarlais while the NRA announces they endorse DesJarlais...
Did you know that 7 residents are running against Congressman Scott DesJarlais? Meet John Anderson, who has been sleeping in a tent...
A Bell Buckle man by the name of John Anderson is hiking about 700-miles in a trek that he is calling “A Journey to Congress.” Each night, he sleeps in some of the most beautiful valley's and hilltops of Middle Tennessee...
TN Arts Commission awards grants nearing $60k in Rutherford County
Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) and Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) announced today that six arts grants have been awarded in Rutherford County from the Tennessee Arts Commission with a combined total of $59,140.
POLITICS: Republican Liberty Caucus endorses Murfreesboro man for Congress
The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) has announced that they endorse Murfreesboro resident Steve Lane for the United States House - Tennessee’s Fourth District.
Political: Jim Tracy Campaign says they are doing well
The Jim Tracy for Congress campaign announced that it raised more than $172,000 in the first quarter of 2014. T
Interns from MTSU Dive Into Politics and Lend a Helping Hand
State Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, was so impressed with intern Sara Mejia-Gomez that he involved her in the research for his proposal to study the feasibility of a monorail from Murfreesboro to Nashville.
Jim Tracy Officially Filed Petition for US Congress
Republican Jim Tracy officially filed his petition with the Tennessee State Division of Elections to be a candidate on the ballot for the 4th District Congressional Primary Race on August 7, 2014.
Two Local Lawmakers Awarded Top Honors By Conservative Group
The American Conservative Union (ACU), the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization, this week announced State Representative Mike Sparks (R–Smyrna) and State Senator Jim Tracy (R–Shelbyville) have been awarded the A-C-U ‘Defender of Liberty’ award.
Senator Tracy Receives High Honor from the American Conservative Union
Fourth District Congressional candidate Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) received a high honor Thursday from the American Conservative Union, the nation’s most prominent conservative policy organization.
Jim Tracy for Congress Brings In Over $150,000 for 4th Quarter
“The 4th quarter fundraising numbers clearly show Jim Tracy’s momentum in the 4th District,” said Tracy for Congress Finance Chairman Shane Reeves.
Registry of Election Finance has Dismissed Complaint Against Senator Tracy (R)
The state Registry of Election Finance has dismissed a complaint filed against state Sen. Jim Tracy over a pancake breakfast he held in 2012 for constituents.
Citizens United Political Victory Fund Endorses Jim Tracy in Run for Congress
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, announced this morning their support of conservative candidate Jim Tracy in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District Primary Election against incumbent Congressman Scott DesJarlais.
Major James Walls Memorial Highway Naming
The community is invited to remember a World War II hero and Smyrna business legend. South Lowery Street, from Stewarts Creek to Highway 840 is being renamed "Major James Walls Memorial Highway" in a ceremony Friday at 2pm.
World War II hero James Walls will be Honored on Friday
Major Walls, who passed away on March 5th of last year, was a well-known member of the Smyrna community and founder of the local Omni Hut restaurant.
Keeping Score? Jim Tracy Has $921,649 and Scott DesJarlais Has $171,000, According to Jim Tracy
The Jim Tracy for Congress campaign announced that it has raised $921,649 in 9 months raising $181,721 to round out the third financial quarter.
State Senator Jim Tracy Said America Should Not Use Military Force Against Syria as Suggested by President Obama
Republican 4th district candidate Jim Tracy stated Wednesday that President Obama’s lack of a strategic plan for military force in Syria should result in a no vote.
More on the 4th Congressional District Race (With Audio)
Joe Carr dropped out of the 4th Congressional District Race today at a press conference held in Murfreesboro leaving the race to a head to head matchup between State Senator Jim Tracy and Scott Desjarlais.
UPDATE: State Representative Joe Car to Challenge U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander - With Audio
"The decision follows months of pleas from conservative activists along with House and Senate members of the Tennessee General Assembly."
TN Senator Jim Tracy Comments on Congress and the Implementation of Obamacare
“Before the U.S. House adjourns for its August recess, it should pass a new spending authority that bans any further expenditure for the expansion of Medicaid or the implementation of Obamacare,” said Tracy.
Monteagle Democrat Considering Run Against DesJarlais, Carr and Tracy for 4th Congressional Seat
According to an article about Sherrell posted by the Tennessee Democratic Party in 2012, “As an activist and Obama campaigner, she learned that the best way to organize is through building one-on-one relationships with like-minded individuals who share a desire for a better America and a better Tennessee.”
UPDATE: Jim Tracy "For Congress" Raises Over $700,000
“The 2nd quarter fundraising numbers clearly show Jim Tracy’s support in the 4th district,” said Tracy for Congress Finance Chairman Shane Reeves.
Jim Tracy for Congress Raises Quarter-Million in Second Quarter
The Jim Tracy for Congress campaign announced in a Wednesday press release it raised $303,000 in the second fundraising quarter.
TN Senator Jim Tracy Says Congressional Immigration Bill Passed by Congress is No Good
“It is my hope that the House will reject this bill and focus instead on the most pressing problem in immigration and that is securing the border while rejecting amnesty."
Congressman DesJarlais and Senator Corker Give Their Opinion on the Newly Passed Immigration Bill
WGNS received an official statement from U-S Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (Republican of the 4th District Representing Rutherford County).
UPDATE: State Representative Joe Carr Announces Event in His Run for Congress
The cost to attend the reception is $250 per couple and the cost to host the reception is $1,000 per couple.
Senator Jim Tracy Named to Council of State Governments (CSG) Transportation Public Policy Committee
“I am excited to have this opportunity to benefit our state as well as the nation,” said Senator Tracy. “I’m grateful to Lt. Governor Ramsey for the appointment.”
Jim Tracy Dominates 4th Congressional District Fundraising
The Jim Tracy for Congress campaign today announced that it raised nearly $450,000 in the first fundraising quarter, a total over six times the amount incumbent DesJarlais was able to raise in his last fundraising quarter where he was unchallenged.
TN Senator Tracy receives "Housing Hero" award
State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) has received the “Housing Hero” award from Tennessee homebuilders for his efforts to bring affordable housing to citizens across the state.
Two grants for the Murfreesboro Airport confirmed
State Senators Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) said Friday they have been informed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) that the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport will receive two grants totaling $37,000.
Bill to require ultrasound before terminating a pregnancy a NO-GO
State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) and Representative Rick Womick (R-Rockvale) announced today they will not seek passage of a bill this year to require abortion providers show or describe an ultrasound image to a woman before the procedure can be performed.
Concussion Legislation Clears Senate; House This Week
Schools and other organizations with youth athletic programs would be required to adopt concussion policies under a proposal that passed the Senate.
Senator Tracy’s bill to ban the misuse of welfare benefits through EBT cards
“It is outrageous that these benefit cards, which are meant to help feed families with children in times of desperate need, are reported to have been misused for purchases like alcohol, gambling and adult cabarets”
Final bill submitted this past week in the 108th General Assembly of Tennessee
108th Assembly met the final bill submission deadline on Thursday, closing the opportunity for further legislation to be introduced this year.
Sen. Tracy still eyeing measure to require women thinking about abortion to undergo ultrasound
The waiting period aspect of the bill could also bring up constitutional questions because of a 2000 Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that struck down a waiting period for abortions.
TN Sen. Jim Tracy suggests new bill to help protect children who get a concussion playing sports
Tennessee is one of seven states that do not regulate sports concussion problems. Treatment for sports-related concussions in Tennessee jumped by 74 percent from 2007 to 2010.
Senator Tracy files resolution asking Congress to balance its budget
The federal government should act now in practicing fiscal responsibility according to State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) who filed a resolution in the Tennessee State Senate urging Congress to immediately adopt a balanced budget. Forty nine states, including Tennessee, maintain balanced budgets through a constitutional requirement or by state statute.
State Senator Tracy Out To Unseat U.S. Congressman DesJarlais
On Wednesday (1/2/2013) morning, State Senator Jim Tracy officially announced that he would be seeking the U.S. Congressional seat currently held by Dr. Scott DesJarlais in the 4th District.
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School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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Prof Paul Nation
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Te Kura Tātari Reo
Emeritus Professor School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
paul.nation@vuw.ac.nz
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BEdStud MA (Hons) DipTESL
Paul Nation is Emeritus Professor in Applied Linguistics at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS) at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His specialist interests are the teaching and learning of vocabulary and language teaching methodology.
He has taught in Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Finland and Japan.
Recent Resources
Sonia Millet's speed reading and listening fluency material
Vocabulary analysis Programs
Links to Other Vocabulary Resources
Readers and Speed Reading
Free Graded Readers
Mid-frequency Graded Readers - Fiction
Mid-frequency Graded Readers - Non-fiction
TUJ Readings
2003 Chung Technical
2006 How large a vocab
2007 Four strands
2012 Yamamoto
Coxhead (2000)
Elley Mangubhai (1981)
Nakata (2011)
Waring Takaki 2003
Short videos of the most useful language teaching techniques
The Picture Vocabulary Size Test (PVST) is available free from Laurence Anthony's website. This test is intended for young native speakers of English (up to 8 years old) and young EFL and ESL learners of English. It can be used with preliterate learners. It tests the most frequent 6000 words of English and provides an estimate of receptive vocabulary size. The Help file which comes as part of the test provides detailed information about the test.
A recent book What you need to know to learn a foreign language pdf798KB is available to download . This book is also available in translation.
pdf353KBSpanish - ¿Qué necesitas saber para aprender un idioma extranjero?
pdf1.14MBTurkish - Bir yabancı dil öğrenmek için neleri bilmeniz gerekir?
pdf15MBKorean - What do you need to know to learn a foreign language?
pdf745KBArabic - What do you need to know to learn a foreign language?
The second edition of Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (2013) has now appeared from Cambridge University Press.
Two books written for teachers appeared in early 2013. They are called What Should Every ESL Teacher Know (available free in electronic form), and What Should Every EFL Teacher Know (for sale). For details go to Compass Media.
The number of free Mid-frequency readers on this web site continues to increase (see below). The plan is to eventually have at least fifty titles, each in three versions.
A book, Making and Using Word Lists for Language Learning and Testing, has appeared in 2016 from John Benjamins. A book written with Stuart Webb, How Vocabulary is Learned, will appear in 2017 from Oxford University Press.
View and download publications by Paul Nation in chronological order.
Most of Paul Nation’s articles are available here for free download. You can also download the latest version of his extensive bibliography on the teaching and learning of vocabulary. The numbers in square brackets after each article in the bibliography refer to the area of vocabulary studies it fits into. The list of areas is available at the beginning of the bibliography.
Vocabulary Bibliography Database (October 2018) pdf 365KB
Paul Nation's books include Teaching and Learning Vocabulary (Heinle and Heinle, 1990) and Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and. His publications include articles and books on teaching and learning vocabulary, language teaching methodology, and curriculum design. Most of his articles can be downloaded from this website.
Paul Nation's other books on vocabulary are: Teaching Vocabulary: Strategies and Techniques (2008) Heinle Cengage Learning, Boston; Researching and Analyzing Vocabulary (2011) (with Stuart Webb) Heinle Cengage Learning, Boston; Learning Vocabulary in Another Language (Cambridge University Press, 2013 second edition); and Making and Using Word Lists in Language Learning and Teaching (John Benjamins, 2016).
There are four books from Routledge Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking (with Jonathan Newton), and Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing, Language Curriculum Design (with John Macalister) and Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design (with John Macalister).
He was involved in the development of a set of course books with Casey Malarcher called Reading for Speed and Fluency and a six-book set called 4000 Essential English Words Compass Media, Seoul. The three level course Power Reading (with Casey Malarcher) appeared in 2016 from Compass Publishing.
He has written a web-based course on teaching and learning vocabulary for the ELT Advantage series through TESOL International.
Speed Readings
BNC Speed Readings for ESL Learners (general topics) (500 word level)
BNC Speed Readings for ESL Learners (general topics) (3000 word level)
Asian and Pacific Speed Readings for ESL Learners (1000+)
New Zealand Speed Readings for ESL Learners (1000+)
New Zealand Speed Readings for ESL Learners Book One (2000+ word list)
New Zealand Speed Readings for ESL Learners Book Two (2000+ and AWL word lists)
Africa Speed Readings for ESL Learners (2000 word level)
Quicklistens
Introduction to Quicklistens
The Coldest Place on Earth (400 head words)
The Monkey's Paw (400 head words)
The Phantom of the Opera (400 head words)
Northanger Abbey (600 head words)
Round the World in Eighty Days (600 head words)
Henry VIII and his Six Wives (700 head words)
Robinson Crusoe (700 head words)
The New Yorkers (700 head words)
Download the Range program with either the GSL/AWL lists or with the British National Corpus lists, plus instructions for using the program.
The Range program is used for analysing the vocabulary load of texts. It can tell you how much and what vocabulary occurs in a particular text or group of texts. It used to be called VORDS, FVORDS, and VocabProfile. There is a set of instructions that comes with the program. A much simpler web based version can be found on Tom Cobb’s website (Compleat Lexical Tutor), and is called VocabProfile. AntWordProfiler is a much more modern version of the program with numerous extra features and is available from Laurence Anthony’s Website. AntWordProfiler will also run on Macs and can work with any language providing there are word lists.
The Frequency program turns a text or texts into a word list with frequency figures. It is in the zip file with the Range program.
zip521KBRange program with GSL/AWL list
zip701KBRange program with British National Corpus list 14,000 words
zip590KBRange program with BNC/COCA lists 25,000 words (Version 1.0.0)
pdf156KBInformation on the BNC/COCA lists
zip40KBHeadwords of the first 10,000 words
zip391KBRange program with level 3 partial lists
Survival vocabulary
The survival vocabulary lists available here are based on Nation, P., & Crabbe, D. (1991). A survival language learning syllabus for foreign travel. System, 19(3), 191-201 (available under Publications on this web site). They provide a beginning list of useful words and expressions for someone who is going to spend some time in another country and who wants to quickly begin speaking the local language to greet and thank people, to go shopping, to travel, and to deal with common problems. It takes around a total of four hours of using bilingual word cards to learn most of this vocabulary for a particular language. Read the Nation and Crabbe article to get advice on learning the vocabulary.
pdfBalinese
pdfGerman
pdfKorean
pdfSamoan
pdfChuuk (Truk)
pdfGreek
pdfMandarin
pdfSpanish
pdfDanish
pdfHebrew
pdfNorwegian
pdfSwedish
pdfDutch
pdfIndonesian
pdfPolish
pdfTurkish
pdfEnglish
pdfItalian
pdfPortuguese
pdfTuvaluan
pdfFrench
pdfJapanese
pdfRussian
The BNC/COCA headword lists
The BNC/COCA lists with all their family members come with the Range program. The following lists contain only the headwords of the 25,000 word families. The first 2000 or 3000 of the BNC/COCA lists are an alternative to the General Service List. The lists are described in a file that comes with the lists - Headwords of the first 10,000 words
pdf230KB1st 1000 words
pdf230KB2nd 1000 words
pdf230KB3rd 1000 words
pdf230KB4th 1000 words
pdf230KB10th 1000 words
The general service list
This classic word list by Michael West of the most useful 2000 words of English is now out of print.
Headwords of the General Service List pdf239KB
There are two kinds of proficiency tests on this web site – those that measure total vocabulary size (How many words someone knows), and those that measure knowledge of particular frequency levels of words (for example, the first 1000 and second 1000 words). The Vocabulary Size Test which covers 20,000 word families can be used with native speakers and non-native speakers. The 14,000 version is best used with only non-native speakers. There are some bilingual versions of the tests and these should be preferred ahead of monolingual versions especially for lower proficiency learners. See Nation, P., & Beglar, D. (2007). A vocabulary size test. The Language Teacher, 31(7), 9-13 for information on the test (available under Publications on this web site).
The Vocabulary Size Test is also available from Tom Cobb's website. The 2007 article by Nation and Beglar (available under Publications on this web site) describes the making and use of this test.
Vocabulary Size Tests
pdf180KBVocabulary Size Test Instructions and description
pdf86KBVocabulary Size Test (monolingual, 20,000, version A)
pdf85.5KBVocabulary Size Test (monolingual, 20,000, version B)
pdf410KBVocabulary Size Test (monolingual, 14,000)
pdf295KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Arabic version)
pdf47.5KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Gujarati version)
pdf591KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Korean version)
pdf539KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Japanese version)
pdf541KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Mandarin version)
pdf310KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Tamil version)
pdf395KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Thai version)
pdf464KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Vietnamese version)
pdf129KBVocabulary Size Test (bilingual Russian version)
pdf290KBThe updated Vocabulary Levels Test B
Answers for Vocabulary Size test
pdf11.7KBVocabulary Size Test, Version A answers
pdf11.7KBVocabulary Size Test, Version B answers
pdf306KBVocabulary Size Test, 14,000 answers
There are online versions of the Vocabulary Size Test at VocabularySize.com and Compleat Lexical Tutor.
The Vocabulary Levels Test is the most suitable test for measuring the vocabulary size and vocabulary knowledge of elementary and intermediate learners of English as a foreign language. There are two recent versions of the test and these are the best ones to use.
Vocabulary Levels Tests
pdf2262KB The Updated Vocabulary Levels Test (Webb, S., Sasao, Y., Ballance, O. (2017). The updated Vocabulary Levels Test. ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 168(1), 33-69.)
pdf161KB The New Vocabulary Levels Test (McLean, S., & Kramer, B. (2015). The creation of a new Vocabulary Levels Test. Shiken, 19(2), 1-11.)
pdf297KB McLean Kramer New Vocabulary Levels Test Bilingual Japanese.pdf
The 1000 level True/False test can be used as an oral test for learners who cannot read. See Nation, I. S. P. (1993). Measuring readiness for simplified material: a test of the first 1,000 words of English. In M.L.Tickoo (Ed.), Simplification: Theory and Application. RELC anthology series no. 31 (pp. 193-203). Singapore: SEAMEO-RELC (available under Publications on this web site).
Learning Vocabulary in Another Language: Contents pages
Vocabulary research topics
Tasks to go with Learning Vocabulary in Another Language
Test on Learning Vocabulary in Another Language
"A Critique of Hart and Risley (1995)"
This part of my web page contains reading material written in a controlled vocabulary. It includes the Mid-frequency readers adapted for learners with vocabulary sizes of around 4000, 6000, and 8000 word families, out-of-print graded readers, and a speed reading course written within a 1000 word family vocabulary. To learn more about Mid-frequency readers, read Nation, I.S.P. & Anthony, L. (2013). Mid-frequency readers. Journal of Extensive Reading, 1(1), 5-16. To learn more about speed reading, read Nation, I.S.P. (2005) Reading faster. Pasaa 36: 21-37.
Research has shown that if a consistent measure of reading speed is needed when reading different texts, then the number of characters (letters, punctuation, spaces) in each text needs to be the same (Carver, 1976; Kramer & McLean, forthcoming). This version of the 1000 level speed reading course has been adapted so that each text is exactly 3000 characters long (500 standard words).
A Speed reading course at the 1000 word level. All PDF documents require Acrobat Reader.
pdf315KBSpeed Reading Course
Other speed reading courses at different vocabulary levels can be found on Sonia Millett's profile page.
The following graded readers are now out of copyright and are available free for anyone who wants to use them. They must not be offered for sale, but can be distributed free.
Fire on the Mountain pdf5.54MB by Gerry Meister and Paul Nation (within a vocabulary of 700 words).
Indonesian Love Story by Paul Nation and Gerry Meister pdf9.4MB (within a vocabulary of 1200 words).
Mid-frequency graded readers
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The following mid-frequency readers are available free for anyone who wants to use them. They must not be offered for sale, but can be distributed free. Each book is available in three levels – one for learners who know 4000 words, one for learners who know 6000 words, and one for learners who know 8000 words.
4000 word level - PDF
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
More William by Richmal Crompton
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield
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Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig
4000 word level PDF
Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
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Word part levels test (Yosuke Sasao's Website)
Information on TEFL
Dang, Coxhead, and Webb’s (2017) Academic Spoken Word List and sublists are publicly accessible via the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/gwk45/ and the IRIS digital repository at https://www.iris-database.org/iris/app/home/detail?id=york%3a932690&ref=search
Take the Word test. This is a test of vocabulary size used by researchers in the University of Ghent. You will find it interesting and you can help them in their research by sitting the test.
This section of my web site contains family history relating to the Nation and Ashwell families. My nominal great-grandfather (William Charles Nation) wrote his family history in the 1920s and this handwritten document is reproduced here as a pdf file and has also been transcribed into computer readable form. His account of spiritualist events in his home is described in a book he published called The Unseen World.
My grandmother on my mother’s side (Harriet Ashwell) wrote her family history and I transcribed the several hundred handwritten pages and had 125 copies published. An electronic copy of this book is on this web page along with an MS-Word version with minor errors corrected. Hard copies of the book are held by each of her descendants as well as the Raetihi Public Library and the New Zealand National Library.
I am writing a history of my immediate family starting with my grandparents, and will keep this file on this web site as I make progress.
pdf1.84MBMy Life by Harriet Ashwell
doc5.8MBMy Life by Harriet Ashwell
pdf429KBWaimarino County Call
pdf77KBWC Nation Cemetery
pdf82KBWC Nation family tree
pdf1747KBWC Nation Memoirs
pdf1100KBWC Nation Memorial Message
doc73KBWC Nation's memoirs
pdf5.5MBThe Unseen World
Synopses of Mid-frequency graded readers
This is a novel written in the 19th century. It tells of the transformation of a mean-spirited man, Scrooge, into a generous and kind one. The transformation occurs when one Christmas he is visited by three ghosts who show him visions of Christmas in his past, present and future. Dickens writes in the style of his time and uses sentence structures and punctuation in ways that may not be familiar to the modern reader. He also uses a lot of descriptive language and some of the comparisons he makes might be unfamiliar. However the story is clear and enjoyable.
This is a satirical essay, written in 1729. It is a bitter attack on the poverty of Irish Roman Catholics under the rule of Protestant England. Its full title is "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burden to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Public."
Swift’s shocking proposal is intended to arouse disgust against the English government’s lack of concern for the starving children of Ireland.
Jonathan Swift is also the author of the famous “Gulliver’s Travels”.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
This famous children’s story written in 1865 is an early example of the fantasy or nonsense genre. The story plays with time, imagination, logic and language and for this reason remains popular with adult readers as well as children. You will meet many strange kinds of talking animals as well as characters from the pack of cards, and you will encounter unusual and interesting ways of using English such as 'curiouser' and 'uglification'.
Jane Eyre is a classic story of the treacherous path to happiness. After she loses her parents, Jane has a miserable childhood, first under her aunt’s cruel care and then at a harsh boarding school for the poor. However, by gaining an education, Jane enjoys her early adult life working as a governess. Falling in love with the master, though, brings her both joy and terrible heartbreak. Only after facing many difficult choices and overcoming secrets, lies and deception, does Jane eventually find the life she deserves.
This famous novel is written in an intensely descriptive and poetic style, in the gothic tradition. It is set in 19th century rural England.
Metamorphosis was written by German writer Franz Kafka in 1912. It begins: One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke, he found himself transformed into a horrible giant insect.
While Gregor’s physical body has changed, he is still the same person inside. In the book, Gregor describes his changing relationship with his family and his surroundings, his feelings about his changed state and his final acceptance. While the situation is ridiculous, Kafka writes about it as if it is perfectly normal. This is what has made the story a classic of early 20th century literature.
This book is about a very amusing set of stories about a young English boy who is always getting into trouble. The original (available from Project Gutenberg) contains a lot of deliberate mis-spellings to represent dialect pronunciation and children’s writing errors. These have been regularised in this adapted version. I really enjoyed reading this book when I was young and enjoyed reading it again to adapt it.
This is a collection of twelve stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish doctor and writer. The stories were first published together as a book in 1892. Sherlock Holmes is famous for his ability to use logical reasoning and science to solve difficult and unusual crimes, and also for his ability to take on any disguise. The stories are told by Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes’ colleague in crime detection.
These stories are thought to be based on recollections of her childhood in New Zealand. There are fifteen stories in the collection. They are available for download in the table above as zip files. The name of the person kindly adapting the stories to be mid-frequency readers is listed on the first page of reach story.
One of the most popular 19th century novels, Wuthering Heights is a dramatic and horrifying story of passion and revenge, racial and social discrimination. This is quite a difficult work, but one which rewards the patient and attentive reader. The relationships between characters and the similarity of many names may cause some confusion for readers. A useful diagram on the genealogy of Wuthering Heights can be found on the website, The Reader's Guide to Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Switching angles of narration and the time span of this novel are also quite complex, so this summary of the novel may also be useful.
Readers who are new to the works of the Brontë sisters, are advised to start with Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë. This has a more accessible style, a single narrator, a more linear plot, and provides a good introduction to the life and times of the Brontë novels.
This is a non-fiction text subtitled how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity.
Lafcadio Hearn visited Japan in the1890s and fell in love with the country. There is a statue of him in Matsue where the house where he stayed is preserved as a tourist attraction. This book is about his stay in Japan, the places he visited and the people he met. In addition to his book he wrote English versions of Japanese folk tales. The book contains quite a few Japanese words but these are explained in the text.
Frederick Douglas was born into slavery into the USA before the civil war that made it illegal. He escaped his slave masters at great personal cost and moved to the North where black people could live more freely than in the South. This is his autobiographical story.
It came as a shock, even to the 'liberal' world in 1845, that a man with almost no formal education could leave the horrors of slavery and write such a literate, literary, horrifying and detailed account of his ordeal. The scenes described here are disturbing, but perhaps ought to be read about so that we do not forget. Be prepared for graphic accounts of physical abuse perpetrated on slaves. His account includes insights on human nature that are still, sadly, applicable today. Students of language may be interested to learn how a man in his position learned to read and write and what effect his new found literacy had on him. The process of 'becoming' initiated by new learning can be painful.
This book is an adaptation of a translation from the original in Chinese. It consists of very practical advice on how to conduct war. Recently, the book has been studied so that the general principles can be adapted to the world of business. For further information see the Wikipedia entry, The Art of War
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (4000 level only)
The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli is an important text in literature (it influenced many Elizabethan writers like Shakespeare), political science, history, and psychology. It is a partly ironic description of how a leader should behave. Because the advice is largely given for practical purposes, Machiavelli gained an undeserved reputation for giving little consideration of morality.
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In a public elementary school in rural Maryland, an undergraduate philosophy student asks a room full of second graders a question. Are dreams real? If something can move, does that mean it’s alive? What is a good life? As students take turns expressing their points of view, they become a community of inquiry, not only thinking about the core question but also reflecting on their process of thinking, individually and as a group. With guidance from the facilitator, they ask for examples or reasons, offer evidence and counter-examples, make distinctions, work out appropriate criteria for evaluating answers, and watch for contradictions.
This process of activity-based philosophic inquiry, which Cristina Cammarano has been using in elementary schools on the Eastern Shore of Maryland since 2014, is designed to cultivate critical thinking, reading, and communication skills. Research shows that this method, first developed by Matthew Lipman and Ann Sharp at Montclair State University in the 1970s, also helps develop young people’s socio-emotional capacities, such as listening and valuing different opinions, and promotes self-esteem.
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Gary Cahill hopes his return to the Chelsea starting XI can bring about a happy end to the season for himself and his club but admits it is tiring having to prove himself at the age of 32.
The club captain played his part in a 2-0 win against Southampton on Sunday that sent Chelsea into the FA Cup final against Manchester United and he believes a trophy can yet rescue their season.
“I think the performances of late as well as the last couple of wins have been good for us,” Cahill said. “Everything is a possibility when you’re playing, hence why I am happy. I am back out there and let’s see what happens at the end of the season. We have gone into the final and the World Cup is coming, so let’s wait and see.”
Antonio Conte dropped Cahill for some of Chelsea’s biggest games, including both legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona and league matches with Manchester City and United in March, prompting speculation that the centre-half’s time at Stamford Bridge was coming to an end. He also missed out on Gareth Southgate’s last England squad.
Cahill, who returned to the Chelsea side in the past fortnight, said: “I realise the manager has decisions to make. I realise I’m not getting any younger. I don’t feel like I need to prove anything. I’ve proven it before, time and time again. It gets tiring after a bit, if I’m honest. Maybe that’s just football, maybe that’s just the way my past has gone, I don’t know.”
Chelsea’s season has mirrored Cahill’s as they both struggled for consistency. With four league games left and in fifth place, they face the threat of missing out on next season’s Champions League. “The league has not gone as expected. We realise the history says to win it back to back and keep winning the league season after season is very difficult. We have not managed to do that this year,” he said. “So, if we did manage to win the FA Cup, it would somewhat rescue the season.
“There’s no point shying away from that. It’s a huge trophy. [In the league] all we can do now is try to win our games. The gap is big and you’re looking at some very good teams above us so I would be very surprised if they slipped.”
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Antonio Conte used the last three games to introduce new tactics, formations and roles en route to three Chelsea wins. He is acting like a manager preparing for another year at Stamford Bridge.
Antonio Conte’s critics often argue that, after revolutionizing the Premier League with the 3-4-3 last season, he never followed up on that innovation. His changes to the 3-4-3 this season were subtle at best, repetitive at worst. A false-nine here, Pedro a bit deeper there. Cesar Azpilicueta pushing a bit higher towards wing-back, Marcos Alonso coming central while Chelsea set up their offence. None were as dramatic – in form or impact – as the 3-4-3 in October 2016.
Over Chelsea’s last three games, Antonio Conte has made his most significant changes since the original 3-4-3. He has introduced new formations – both mid-game and from the start – and new roles for players in existing formations.
Conte responded to going down 2-0 at Southampton with an immediate double substitution, which reshaped Chelsea into a 4-2-3-1. Davide Zappacosta came off, and the remaining four defenders all shifted one place to the right along the defensive line. Marcos Alonso became a left back and Cesar Azpilicueta became a right-back. Pedro came on for Zappacosta, joining Eden Hazard and Willian to form a three-man retaining wall of wingers. Within 20 minutes, the Blues were up 3-2.
In the next game against Burnley, Conte finally played the formation that defined his time at Juventus: 3-5-2 with two true strikers. Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata gave a commanding performance, showing the gulf between a 3-5-2 with Eden Hazard as a shadow striker and a “real” 3-5-2.
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Against Southampton in the FA Cup semi-final Replic Chelsea Jerseys, Conte once again broke his pattern. First, he stayed with Willy Caballero in net and Eduardo on the bench. Last season, Asmir Begovic only made it as far as Wolves in the fifth round. The stakes around the FA Cup are much higher this season, but Conte is trusting his back-up keeper further along the competition. Admittedly, this could be about the quality of Chelsea’s opponents: last season they faced Manchester United and Tottenham in these stages, whereas this season they played Leicester and Southampton.
Second, Antonio Conte made a bold and unpopular substitution to enact a formation shift and protect the lead against Southampton. He withdrew Willian, who had barely put a foot wrong all game and is still the club’s most consistent forward. Tiemoue Bakayoko came on to bolster the midfield in a 3-5-2. Twelve minutes later, Pedro came on for Cesc Fabregas, maintaining the 3-5-2 but giving it more press.
This three-game series of changes contradicts one common narrative and calls into question another. Conte’s detractors charge him with being rigid and uncreative. After binning everything to start anew with players like Marcos Alonso in the 3-4-3, they say, Conte is now out of ideas and sends out the same XI to do the same thing every week, even as results go the wrong way. His approach to Barcelona and Manchester City reinforced this impression of fatal sclerosis. But here he is, still introducing new ideas for his players and tactics in match-week 34.
Conte is also not acting like a man counting down his final matches in charge. Managers on the plank tend to take one of two approaches: coasting with what works because why bother changing, or throwing as many kids on the pitch as possible because who cares. Instead, Conte is making the kind of changes that have an eye to the future. He is still trying to find the right suit for the club, and the right suit for the individual players. If Antonio Conte knew he was one month away from the sack, why would he care about transitioning an aging Pedro into a new, perhaps more appropriate role? Why would he dabble in four-man defences and dual-striker attacks, unless he was bracing himself for another summer with limited transfer activity and high expectations?
The two narratives overlap in the timing of Conte’s changes. Conte waited to introduce them until after Chelsea bowed out of the Champions League and were a distant hope for fourth place.
This timing shows his risk-reward calculation more than risk aversion. He assessed Chelsea had a greater chance for success in both competitions under the earlier formations. Chelsea would have had a higher chance of losing in a new formation against those top sides. They may have lost with more flair and excitement, but Conte is not interested in losing beautifully or with style. He gave Chelsea their best chance to win, and they lost ugly. Had they won, it too would have been ugly. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. Football is the one realm where Italians may ignore aesthetics.
The Blues have less to lose now, but not nothing. They still have the FA Cup and fourth-place is still a possibility. If anyone can engineer a late season run, it is Antonio Conte. If anyone can engineer a late season collapse, it is Tottenham Hotspur. The risk and rewards are both less than they were in February and March, but they are more balanced in Antonio Conte’s eyes.
Perhaps – despite eight months of rumours to the contrary – Antonio Conte will be at Chelsea next year. He is too proud to quit, and would not want to surrender his £9 million pay-out by doing so. Chelsea may be realizing there are no better replacements on the market, particularly when any replacement would cost them that £9 million pay-out on top of the new wages.
Antonio Conte is acting like a manager who not only cares about the remaining month of football, but the remaining 13 months of his current contract. That alone breaks the narrative that he cares about nothing much at Stamford Bridge.
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New international shipping regulations could push oil up to $90 a barrel
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International regulations on the fuels used in shipping could tighten the oil market and push prices up to $90 per barrel in the next two years.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has new rules coming into effect at the start of 2020 requiring shipowners to dramatically lower the concentration of sulfur used in their fuels.
Ships plying the world’s oceans tend to use heavy fuel oil, a bottom-of-the-barrel fuel that is especially dirty. The IMO regulations are targeting this fuel because of its high sulfur content. Current rules allow sulfur concentrations of 3.5%, but by 2020 ships must slash that to just 0.5%. “Effectively, bunker fuel is the last refuge for sulphur, which has been driven out of most other oil products,” the IEA wrote earlier this year in its Oil 2018 report.
Shipowners have several options to achieve this goal, and there probably won’t be a single approach. They could install scrubbers to remove sulfur from the fuel, switch to low-sulfur fuels, or switch to LNG. Scrubbers are thought to be costly, although some shipowners see the payback period as worth it. LNG is also an expensive route.
But a lot of shipowners will switch over to lower-sulfur fuels such as gasoil, a distillate similar to diesel. The IEA says that by 2020, demand for gasoil will shoot up to 1.74 million barrels per day (MB/D), an increase of over 1 MB/D relative to 2018. That will displace the heavy fuel oil that is currently widespread. The IEA says that high-sulfur fuel oil demand will crater from 3.2 MB/D in 2019 to just 1.3 MB/D in 2020.
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The switchover will have enormous ramifications for the oil market. The shipping industry represents about 5% of the global oil market, using about 5 million barrels of oil per day. Swapping out one form of oil for others will have ripple effects across the refining industry, awarding some and dealing losses to others.
Refiners processing middle distillates – diesel and gasoil – will see a windfall. Meanwhile, refiners that churn out heavy fuel oil will be left with surplus product on their hands.
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More specifically, complex refineries can use different types of crude to produce gasoil, often without being stuck with heavy fuel oil as a byproduct. On the other hand, smaller more simple refineries are unable to do that with ease, and “some simple refineries may be forced to close or to upgrade,” according to the IEA.
“We foresee a scramble for middle distillates that will drive crack spreads higher and drag oil prices with it,” Morgan Stanley analysts said in a note.
The investment bank said that Brent crude prices could jump to $90 per barrel, aided by the IMO regulations and the rush to secure compliant fuel. “The last period of severe middle distillate tightness occurred in late-2007/early-2008 and arguably was the critical factor that drove up Brent prices in that period,” Morgan Stanley wrote.
Already, stocks of middle distillates have declined below the five-year average in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. “The additional gasoil needed in 2020 is likely to trigger a spike in diesel prices. In our forecast, we assume an increase of 20% to 30% in that year,” the IEA said.
The intriguing conclusion from this scenario is that U.S. shale can’t be the solution. The flood of oil coming from the Permian basin is light and sweet, which tends to be transformed into gasoline, and is not suited for the production of middle distillates. Medium and heavy blends are more preferable for the distillates needed for maritime fuels, but those barrels are being held off of the market right now by the OPEC cuts.
“We expect the crude oil market to remain under-supplied and inventories to continue to draw,” the bank said. “This will likely underpin prices.”
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The Design + History Research Node explores the past, present and future of design.
Based in UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, researchers in this node investigate the past, present and future of design, material culture and cultural history. Interdisciplinary by and in its very nature, we work closely with the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, museums and archives) in order to investigate the social, cultural, affective and environmental impacts of design.
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Design + History encompasses both traditional and practice-led research methods and approaches, including archival, material and theoretically-informed cultural histories, oral, business and economic histories, object biographies and literary criticism.
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Many of our PhD candidates are supported within the Imagining Fashion Futures Research Lab. Lead by Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil FAHA, the Lab’s interdisciplinary researchers examine the past, present and future of critical fashion as well as other aspects of design, with a focus on identity and material culture from the eighteenth century to the present day. We are interested in how fashion has the power to resist historical inequities and revisit cultural norms. Research frames include design-led knowledge, Indigenous knowledge systems, material ecologies, globalization, decolonisation, entrepreneurship, gender, sexualities and ethnicities. We work with diverse communities and the public from the street to the museum. Critical methodologies re-interpret and recalibrate local, regional, colonial/post-colonial, global and metropolitan fashion cultures. Topics range from today’s clothing politics of pregnant mothers, to wearable tech crossing fashion, software and performance.
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Cas Public and Kopergietery in 9 at the Linbury Theatre
Posted: June 10th, 2019 | Author: Nicholas Minns & Caterina Albano | Filed under: Performance | Tags: Alexander Ellison, Cai Glover, Cas Public, Danny Morissette, Daphnée Laurendeau, Émilie Boyer-Beaulieu, Hélène Blackburn, Johan de Smet, Kenneth Michiel, Kopergietery, Marq Frerichs, Martin Tétrault, Michael Slack, Robert Guy, Slim Dakhlaou | Comments Off on Cas Public and Kopergietery in 9 at the Linbury Theatre
Cas Public, 9 at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, May 30
A publicity shot of Cas Public in 9 (photo: ©Damian Siqueiros)
With its recent refurbishment, the Linbury is now a theatre ideally suited for dance. The stage may be only slightly deeper than before but the visibility from the more sharply raked seating is what it should be, unobstructed; even when there’s action on the front of the stage it’s not obscured. This is the kind of theatrical environment needed for Cas Public’s new work, 9, because there is so much detail to take in at any one moment that only a full and uninterrupted view of the stage allows us to benefit from its full effect. 9 is a coproduction between Cas Public — its name derives from the company’s commitment to dealing with social issues and its conviction of the artist’s role in society — and Kopergietery, a performing arts space in Ghent. What links the two companies is their shared focus on creating works for young audiences; Kopergietery’s artistic director, Johan de Smet, is the dramaturg for 9.
It’s not immediately obvious this is a performance for young audiences; such works tend to default to a language that underestimates youthful sophistication, but Cas Public’s founder and artistic director, Hélène Blackburn, rejects this approach. As she explains to Gerard Davis in a program interview: ‘I don’t think there’s that much difference between adults and children — the adult is a child who has grown up, while the child is an adult in the making. I don’t see why I can’t address my work to a multigenerational audience — lots of art forms like circus, music and the visual arts do it, so why not dance?’
Blackburn goes a step further in 9 by involving children in the performance. While the audience is entering the auditorium the five dancers (Alexander Ellison, Cai Glover, Robert Guy, Daphnée Laurendeau and Danny Morissette) engage the attention of children and invite them on to the stage (presumably there is a successful negotiation with the parents because everyone seems happy with the arrangement). The stage is covered in dozens of white liliputian chairs with a couple of tables around and through which stage technician Slim Dakhlaou guides a white, radio-controlled VW beetle. The dancers challenge the children in musical chairs and table chess until what looks like a preparatory intervention leads into the show itself when Glover takes off his hearing device — he has a cochlear implant — and puts it on a spotlit chair. The children remain on stage, implicated directly in the performance by the dancers or seated on the side.
Blackburn’s line of research for 9 starts with Glover’s hearing loss and his innate ability to dance — Blackburn thinks he dances better without his hearing aid — and continues through Beethoven’s deafness to an exploration of his Ninth symphony. The meaning of the work derives from a range of visual and auditory caesura that symbolise both the difficulty of hearing loss and the creative achievement in overcoming it. Martin Tétrault’s splicing of Beethoven’s Für Elise and his Ninth symphony brilliantly conveys the idea of music arriving in Beethoven’s head in halting, perfectly formed bars of sound that are sometimes distorted by low frequencies, and yet all the music’s power and joy are maintained. Emilie Boyer-Beaulieu’s quickly changing pools of light emphasize the fitful attempts at expression that Blackburn unites in her quicksilver gestural vocabulary derived from both classical ballet technique and sign language. Michael Slack’s stylishly casual black costumes keep all the attention on the action and, when shirts get loose, on the physical tension of the torso. The performance maintains a subversive sense of humour throughout — dancers on all fours barking at each other (and at the children) or Guy and Laurendeau snatching an embrace in the midst of a demanding unison sequence — that only enhances the tactile intricacy of the work. Kenneth Michiels’ film sequences of a young Belgian boy with hearing loss experimenting with his cochlear implant and his voice are full of humour and empathy in equal measure.
All these elements are seamlessly linked together with such clarity of form that they inspire through their cumulative emotional charge; it’s choreography that imagines what it’s like to hear again and the exhilaration in the audience is palpable.
The company’s secret ingredient is Marq Frerichs, assistant to Blackburn and in charge of the dancers’ training. ‘I’m a Cecchetti guy,’ he says smiling, and it’s evident in the clean, fast footwork, and the impressive ballon that all the dancers manifest.
Cas Public will be performing 9 this August at Edinburgh International Festival.
Cas Public, Symphonie Dramatique
Posted: June 19th, 2017 | Author: Nicholas Minns | Filed under: Performance | Tags: Cas Public, Émilie Boyer-Beaulieu, Hélène Blackburn, Martin Tétreault, Symphonie Dramatique | Comments Off on Cas Public, Symphonie Dramatique
Cas Public, Symphonie Dramatique, Salisbury Playhouse, May 30
Cas Public in Symphonie Dramatique (photo: Damien Siqueiros)
Hélène Blackburn, who founded her dance company Cas Public in Montréal in 1989, talks of creating work as a dialogue between her and her dancers, mixing what she has in mind with what they can do; she describes it as an act of writing dance with crossed hands. This notion of choreographic dexterity and of testing the limits of her dancers is fully realised in her 2014 work, Symphonie Dramatique, presented at this year’s Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival as part of its Québec showcase, but it is Blackburn’s stagecraft and her visual sense that dominate it. She has stripped back the narrative from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to concentrate on its emotional core as evinced by just three characters in whom the playwright’s themes of seduction, desire and unbridled passion are so redolent they represent the entire cast: the star-cross’d lovers themselves and Tybalt. It is thus a choreographic reworking of the play as a tempest of emotions that revel blindly in and constantly reject the possibility of tragic consequences. There is no moral tale in Blackburn’s conception, however; she creates no authorial distance between the raging passions and the societal notion of tragedy but rather enters into the passions with the same relentless energy as the characters themselves and leaves the audience to arrive at its own conclusions.
Having a cast of three interpreted by eight dancers allows Blackburn to fragment and recreate aspects of their emotional makeup in the same way the early cubist artists fragmented the picture-space to build up the subject independently in geometric forms. By removing a dramatis personae and plot, Blackburn has re-created a work that corresponds to the subject of Shakespeare’s play in a new, dynamic form with its own independent life. Her fast, intricate choreography worked out on the bodies of the dancers under the intense lighting of Émilie Boyer-Beaulieu builds up energetic physical fragments into a convincing picture of emotional turmoil that ends not with literal stage deaths but with the crashing to the ground of an enormous glass chandelier that for the entire work has hung over the stage like fate itself.
Threading through the work, and indeed another aspect of its cubist structure, is the music by Martin Tétreault, a brilliant sampling of orchestral scores on the theme of Romeo and Juliet by Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz and, predominantly, Prokofiev. Tétreault’s mastery of the sampling form, like Blackburn’s choreography, removes narrative associations that leave the raw emotional qualities of the music to be re-interpreted by the movements of the dancers. To Prokofiev’s Public Merrymaking music, for example, the dancers begin an agitated unison phrase relating to internal processes of conflict that brings out an emotional instability in the music that is revelatory. Tétreault’s score is thus ideally matched to Blackburn’s choreography and the dramatic unity they create — perhaps closer to the visceral force of music than to the emotional/intellectual force of theatre — is thrilling.
One of Blackburn’s stated aims is to open up her work to a broad spectrum of the public without having to label it for adult or young audiences; she searches for ways to portray such controversial themes as sex and death that a younger audience can readily grasp without playing down to them. After all, as she has said, we can all be Romeo, Juliet or Tybalt and in Symphonie Dramatique’s multiplicity of these characters we can recognize elements of our own emotional landscape without the shading of romance or heroism. In quicksilver duets love is fragmented into sensuality and passion but also into frustration and insecurity; emotions change rapidly as one couple is replaced with another in stark circles of light. Death, in the form of Tybalt’s body being repeatedly and brutally dropped like a heavy sack on the floor, is as raw as a paroxysm of rage. Quick changes of focus, whiplash partnering and fast footwork — on pointe for the girls — give the choreography a visual dynamism that belongs as much to the cinema as to the stage, while the manic energy of the dancers grounds the work in the sweat and toil of the body. It is this physicality of emotions urged on by the muscular score that brings the work alive and gives it an urgent, contemporary relevance.
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Central York heavyweight Michael Wolfgram, 22 other Y-A League wrestlers eye state titles
Central York standout Michael Wolfgram and 22 other York-Adams League wrestlers travel to Hershey Thursday through Saturday for the PIAA championships.
Central York heavyweight Michael Wolfgram, 22 other Y-A League wrestlers eye state titles Central York standout Michael Wolfgram and 22 other York-Adams League wrestlers travel to Hershey Thursday through Saturday for the PIAA championships. Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/2019/03/06/central-heavyweight-wolfgram-21-other-y-league-wrestlers-eye-state-titles/3085645002/
JACOB CALVIN MEYER, 717-505-5406/@jcalvinmeyer Published 6:02 p.m. ET March 6, 2019 | Updated 3:38 p.m. ET March 7, 2019
Central York heavyweight Michael Wolfgram is a three-time district champion.
The West Virginia University commit hopes to win his first state title this weekend.
In total, 22 York-Adams League wrestlers are traveling to Hershey this weekend for the state tournament.
Central York heavyweight Michael Wolfgram hopes to win his first state title this weekend. DISPATCH FILE PHOTO (Photo: JOHN PAVONCELLO, The York Dispatch)
Michael Wolfgram is four wins away from completing one of the best wrestling careers in York County history.
The Central York heavyweight has the wins. He’s 135-16 in his career and carries an undefeated record this season.
He has the district titles, winning the heavyweight crown each of the last three seasons.
He has the future Division I career, committing to West Virginia University last fall.
The only accolade Wolfgram doesn’t have is a state title.
“I’ve got a lot of emotions, but excitement trumps all of them,” Wolfgram said. “I have four matches left in my high school career to get a state title.”
Wolfgram, along with 22 other York-Adams League wrestlers, will attempt to win a state title this weekend at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Class 2-A and 3-A tournaments start Thursday.
The senior has a first-round bye, so he won’t wrestle in the Class 3-A tournament until Friday. He’ll take on the winner of South Fayette’s Quentin Franklin (35-9) and Mifflin County’s Blaine Davis (28-9) in the second round on Friday. Wolfgram said he’s confident in his ability to claim his first state title.
“I would say I’ve always been confident in myself and my abilities,” Wolfgram said. “It’s the state tourney. It doesn’t matter who is in it. The guys are there for a reason. They should be respected.”
Michael Wolfgram, right, of Central York wins the PIAA District 3 Class 3-A 285 championship, defeating Dallastown's Raymond Christas, with a tech fall (24-9), Saturday, February 23, 2019. John A. Pavoncello photo (Photo: The York Dispatch)
Experience helps: Wolfgram has qualified for the state tournament the last two seasons. As a sophomore, he didn’t place. As a junior, he finished in fourth. He said his experiences at the PIAA tournament the last two years have prepared him for this year.
“It’s a different atmosphere,” he said. “I’ve told myself before that it doesn’t matter, but it does. There are a lot of people, and everyone is yelling. That experience does help a little bit.”
Wolfgram believes he’s a better wrestler today than he was last year, and he expects that to show at the Giant Center.
“Physically, I knew I needed to get a little bit stronger,” Wolfgram said. “Technically, I was hanging in there, but I didn’t have the strength to get myself through. I know if I wrestle my pace and my match, that it will be hard to beat me.”
Rematch with DeBoe: Last season, Wolfgram lost in the semifinals to Erie Cathedral Prep standout Kawaun DeBoe.
DeBoe, along with Wolfgram, is one of the top heavyweights in the nation. The senior boasts a career 156-14 record. Like Wolfgram, DeBoe, a senior, is a three-time district champion and is looking for his first state crown. After defeating Wolfgram last season, DeBoe fell in the title match to take home the silver medal.
This year, Wolfgram and DeBoe are on opposite sides of the bracket, meaning if they both run the table, the two will wrestle for the state title.
Before Wolfgram can look ahead to DeBoe, he must first get to the title match, and he knows there are several wrestlers standing in his way. One of those grapplers is Upper St. Clair’s Jake Slinger (36-0), who Wolfgram could meet in the semifinals.
“Honestly, I’m not looking at (DeBoe) yet,” Wolfgram said. “I’m looking at the first bout. I know if I make it to the finals, I probably will see (DeBoe), but I have another tough kid on my side in Jake Slinger who is a tough athlete.”
OTHER WRESTLERS
CLASS 3-A
Dallastown: Raymond Christas, who lost to Wolfgram in the district title at 285, earned a first-round bye. Christas (38-2) is on DeBoe’s side of the bracket and would have to face the Eric Prep star in the quarterfinals. He will face Mt. Lebanon’s Nathan Hoaglund (31-8) in the second round Friday.
Jamal Brandon (41-3) also earned a bye. The 220-pounder will face the winner of Conestoga’s Paul Pelham (34-4) and Easton’s Andrew Balukas (26-11) on Friday.
John Ligon (39-10) will wrestle Anthony Robinson (35-8) of Williamsport in the first round Thursday at 160 pounds, and Brooks Gable (26-20) will wrestle Southern Lehigh’s Nick Colasurdo (31-5) in the first round of the 138-pound bracket.
Central York: In addition to Wolfgram, the Panthers will also be represented by Tanner Schaller at 170 pounds. Schaller (29-10) will wrestle West Chester East’s Andrew DiBernardo (35-5) in the first round.
Spring Grove: Thomas Dressler (31-7) will take on Colin Franks (8-3) of Connellsville at 145 pounds on Thursday. The winner will wrestle defending state champion Ryan Anderson (35-1) of Bethlehem Catholic in the second round.
Anthony Hinson (33-3) takes on Spring Ford’s Chase Smith (23-10) at 170 on Thursday.
Gettysburg: Luke Sainato (37-9) earned a bye at 145 pounds. He will face Northampton’s Jagger Condomitti (41-7) in the second round Friday.
Dylan Reinert (43-3) also received a bye. He will take on Owen J. Roberts’ Connor Quinn (22-2) at 160 pounds in the second round.
South Western's Ethan Baney, left, and Gettysburg's Dylan Reinert, shown here wrestling in the District III tournament, are both wrestling the 160-pound PIAA tournament this weekend. Dawn J. Sagert photo (Photo: The York Dispatch)
Susquehannock: Junior 152 Colby Romjue (29-2) will wrestle Brett Breidor (33-14) of Boyertown in the first round Thursday.
South Western: Ethan Baney (30-6) will take on North Penn’s Patrick O’Neill (34-8) at 160 pounds Thursday.
Northeastern: Cole Wilson earned a bye after finishing second at the district tournament. Wilson (35-2) will take on Stroudsburg’s Cameron Enriquez (34-6) Friday.
Dover: Freshman Mason Leiphart also received a bye after a second-place finish at districts. Leiphart (32-3) will face off against Boyertown’s Julien Maldonado (35-13) Friday.
Littlestown: Bolts 106 Connor Brown (30-5) received a bye and will wrestle Owen Reinsel (32-4) of Brookville Friday.
Carl Harris (23-2) received a bye at 170 pounds. He will take on the winner of Muncy’s Ethan Gush (35-14) and Northern Bedford’s Austin Mowry (28-7) Friday.
Jason Penton (32-3) earned a bye at 182. He will wrestle Tyler Waltman (35-13) of Southern Columbia in the second round.
Biglerville: Haines (37-0) received a bye at 106 after winning districts and regionals. He will take on the winner of Brockway’s Mark Palmer (32-10) and Mount Pleasant’s Luke Geibig (32-12). Haines and Littlestown’s Brown are on opposite sides of the bracket.
Blake Showers (36-8) will wrestle Bald Eagle Area’s Garrett Giedroc (29-14) at 120 pounds Thursday.
Eli Tuckey (32-10) will face off with Donavin Chambers (34-1) of Ellwood City in the first round of the 132-pound bracket.
Josh Tuckey (35-6) will take on Williamson’s Matthew Carpenter (29-7) in the first round of the 126-pound tournament.
Bermudian Springs: Eagles 152-pounder Trenton Harder (30-4) earned a bye and will take on Commodore Perry’s Gage Musser (37-7). Harder and Erickson are on opposite sides of the bracket.
Fairfield: Page Karsteter (28-8) will wrestle Lake Lehman’s Hunter Burke (22-9) at 145 pounds Thursday.
Reach Jacob Calvin Meyer at jmeyer@yorkdispatch.com.
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Hearing without accused a miscarriage of justice: Yukon Supreme Court
A Yukon judge’s decision to go ahead with a trial without the accused present was a “miscarriage of justice,” the Yukon Supreme Court ruled.
PIerre Chauvin
Nov. 30, 2016 12:14 p.m.
In a written decision released on Nov. 24, Justice Leigh Gower found that judge Donald Luther showed a “lack of any consideration of the fairness and propriety of proceeding ex parte,” or proceeding without the accused present.
Gower ordered a new trial for James Stephens who was charged with impaired driving in 2015.
A first trial was set for December, but later adjourned to March 2016 so Stephens could find a lawyer.
When he didn’t show up for the trial, Luther went ahead and heard evidence from an RCMP constable.
Luther convicted Stephens and sentenced him to four months in prison, and gave him a three-year driving prohibition.
While courts have the power to go ahead without the accused present, there are a number of conditions that need to be met, Gower noted.
First, Stephens seemed to be suffering from either cognitive or mental health issues.
“The appelant’s explanation of why he waited until the day before (the trial) to speak with Legal Aid is rambling, non-responsive and virtually incomprehensible,” Gower wrote.
In that exchange with Luther, Stephens talks about going to law school, being accused of bringing a Russian traditional weapon to court and having the words “amicus curiae” tattooed on himself.
Stephens had failed to show up to court a number of times for his case, resulting in several warrants issued against him.
But he also had a history of “reappearing in court within or day or two of the nonappearance,” Gower noted.
Unlike in other cases where trial judges proceeded without the accused, the case here wasn’t “overly dated” Gower said.
And the Crown only had one witness left to testify, an RCMP officer, meaning it would be less inconvenient for him to come to court than a civilian.
The trial judge also knew Stephens faced jail time, Gower wrote.
Proceeding without him meant Stephens couldn’t cross-examine the RCMP officer.
That cross-examination could have been significant to the defence’s case, Gower said.
Yukon courts have thrown out impaired driving cases where the police couldn’t prove they had reasonable grounds to ask for a breath sample.
“Not only did the trial judge fail to give any consideration to these or any other factors, with respect, his immediate agreement that the Crown could proceed ex parte without any rationale given at all is almost tantamount to a delegation of the Court’s discretion to the Crown,” Gower wrote.
“It is in that sense that I find the discretion was exercised arbitrarily and unreasonably.”
Had Luther provided a reasoning for his decision, the court would have had to look at his decision with more deference, Gower wrote.
“However, since I do not know why the trial judge made this decision, I am unable to say that he exercised his discretion judicially.”
Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com
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Dateline TV Producer Tested for Chemicals - BPA, Triclosan and Phthalates. The Products We Use, Matter.
I post this not to entice you into the fear, doubt and confusion of big media but to help you learn about some of the reasons to avoid plastics and chemicals in your daily lifestyle and how much this could assist you and your family toward better health. ~Amandha Vollmer
By Mae Wu
Did you catch the Dateline episode yesterday? It was a great report. The producer Andrea Canning wanted to see how her daily behavior could affect the levels of bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and triclosan in her urine.
First, she found her baseline numbers, which were around the national average. Then she tried to eliminate these chemicals from her daily use—ate fresh fruits and veggies, used unscented cosmetics, avoided antibacterial soap and avoided plastic with the #7 recycling symbol. When she was tested again, her levels fell to almost zero. The next day, she tried to boost her numbers again by doing normal everyday things—microwaved her oatmeal in a plastic cup, had canned soup and vegetables for lunch and dinner, put on make-up with fragrance, drank a V-8 and a diet Coke in a can, washed her hands with Dial soap and brushed her teeth with Colgate Total. The result? Her numbers spiked.
She also tested levels in her kids. Her six month old baby had levels of triclosan that were 10 times higher than the national average; her toddler had levels of triclosan that were 100 times higher than the national average. Presumably her baby isn’t washing her hands with antibacterial soap or brushing her teeth with Colgate Total. When I asked Andrea Canning (via twitter) where she thought the high levels of triclosan came from, she didn’t know.
Triclosan is a stupid use of a toxic chemical. As my colleagues Gina Solomon and I and have blogged before, antibacterial soap containing triclosan is neither safe nor effective. (Read our factsheet and other materials).
But here’s a little good news on triclosan. Last week, we got an important win in court on our lawsuit against Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on triclosan. As my colleague Sarah Janssen explained, in 1978, the FDA proposed a rule that would have prohibited triclosan (and other chemicals) from being used in hand soaps because it was not shown to be safe or effective. But companies were allowed to keep selling soap containing triclosan until the rule was finalized.
Fast forward 35 years: FDA still has not finalized the rule, and the antibacterial soap industry has exploded. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued FDA for its failure to protect the public health. The District Court in the Southern District of New York found that NRDC members who were exposed to triclosan soap at work could simply avoid triclosan by carrying soap in their pockets and dismissed the case. Fortunately, this week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with the district court. This means that our case gets to continue and we may just finally get a final rule by the FDA.
The news on BPA isn’t as good. Check out the science on BPA. We are all eating it when we eat or drink anything that comes out of a can. People are also likely being exposed from thermal paper receipts which are coated with BPA. The FDA did ban the use of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, but that was at the behest of the chemical industry. Tellingly, it only took FDA nine months to agree to industry’s request. But public interest groups ask the FDA to take steps to protect public health, the only response is silence.
In the meantime, in response to public’s demands, more and more manufacturers are moving away from BPA. Unfortunately, “BPA-free” doesn’t necessarily mean safe. One of the most common replacements is BPS—a chemical cousin to BPA which is also estrogenic. This just highlights the fact that the FDA is failing to identify and regulate sources of exposure to chemicals which have been identified as being harmful to human health.
And finally, phthalates: a new study finding phthalates in our food shows that even when you do the “right” thing, it is exceeding difficult to eliminate phthalate exposure.
Hopefully, with last night’s coverage on Dateline, more people will be wary of all the chemicals we are being exposed to through our common everyday products. And they will see that the federal agency whose mission is to protect public health has done nothing to step in and help us. Check out our Fix FDA page.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: http://ecowatch.com/2013/03/25/dateline-tv-producer-tested-for-chemicals/
Visit EcoWatch’s FOOD and BIODIVERSITY page for more related news on this topic.
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AMD turnaround depends on next-gen Fusion
Move to refocus brand away from "cores and hertz" in right direction, but chipmaker will be challenged to keep pace with Intel's frequent and swift technological advances, say market analysts.
By Edwin Yapp | March 10, 2011 -- 10:56 GMT (02:56 PST) | Topic: Hardware
PETALING JAYA--AMD has outlined some broad strategies that include enhanced visual performance of its chips in a bid to regain some marketshare, but industry analysts remain cautious about the company's chances to turn things around.
In an e-mail interview with ZDNet Asia, Ben Williams, AMD's Asia-Pacific corporate vice president and general manager, noted that the chipmaker will continue to differentiate itself by leveraging AMD Radeon graphics technology to provide optimal visual experience on PCs.
"This is especially relevant in the marketplace today as applications are more graphical," Williams said. "Our approach is to lead the next era of vivid digital experiences with our ground-breaking AMD Fusion accelerated processing units (APUs)."
He added that the company's Fusion family, with their low power and integrated CPU and DirectX 11 GPU (graphical processing unit) processing capabilities, are strong offerings that will allow AMD's manufacturing partners to design compelling form factors and meet consumer demand. This includes the tablet market, he said, where hardware vendors such as Acer and MSi have announced tablets based on the 2011 AMD low-power platform.
Asked how AMD is expecting Fusion products to perform in the market, Williams remained coy, noting that the chipmaker is "not making any forward-looking projections but is seeing positive reaction" now that AMD Fusion-based systems are available in Malaysia and across the Asia-Pacific region.
"AMD is an admirable engineering company but it is difficult to imagine it taking a leadership role in this transition."
-- Christian Heidarson
"Worldwide, we have over 150 design wins with our partners and customers, and over 35 will be available in Asia-Pacific during the first half of 2011," he said. "We are getting very positive feedback from all our stakeholders in the region."
Uphill climb against Intel
While AMD believes it is making strides in the market with Fusion products, analysts noted that the chipmaker still faces significant challenges to recapture the market.
Christian Heidarson, Gartner's principal research analyst for semiconductors, said AMD is moving in the right direction by refocusing its branding, from "cores and hertz" to consumers, to align itself with Intel's i3/i5/i7.
However, Heidarson told ZDNet Asia that AMD would still have to become "an entirely different company to leapfrog Intel and gain any significant share".
"AMD is an admirable engineering company but it is difficult to imagine it taking a leadership role in this transition," he said.
He noted that while Fusion introduced integrated graphic chipsets, a radical notion when AMD acquired ATI in 2006, its products did not reach the market before Intel offerings did.
AMD has some very interesting ambitions to take the CPU-GPU integration further than Intel, but it may be a question of "too late and in the wrong direction," the Gartner analyst said.
Tim Chuah, principal consultant for Frost & Sullivan, noted that the tablet market is the next hotspot for growth in the semiconductor sector, and AMD will have to ride this wave to be able to compete with Intel and other chipmakers.
Chuah said in an e-mail: "AMD needs to view these market opportunities in tandem with its next-generation chips for PCs as part of its long-term survival plans.
"The success of second-generation APU products will set the ground for a turnaround for AMD, but much will depend on how the company capitalizes on this product and gains headway into the netbook market," he said.
Ng Juan Jin, associate market analyst for IDC Malaysia, noted that AMD's challenges going forward would be to keep up with Intel's frequent and rapid advances in technology and change the consumer market's obsession with Intel processors.
"The main challenge for the new CEO will include having to convince principals and major channels to adopt more AMD processors in their new lineups," Ng said.
Expanding in Malaysia
Meanwhile, AMD last week launched a new global services center in Cyberjaya, about 70 kilometers southwest of the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
"Malaysia is important for AMD with 1,100 employees in three locations, and we have plans to hire more in the coming years," said Devinder Kumar, senior vice president and corporate controller. "Over the years, we have been impressed by Malaysia's multi-cultural society and educated workforce with multi-language competency."
Established to meet growing demand for organizational and operational services within the AMD's global network, the center occupies over 80,000 square feet and will support functions such as finance and accounting, IT, human resources, procurement and other business services.
Edwin Yapp is a freelance IT writer based in Malaysia.
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Review: XBox One
So I went and did it. Even though I said that I would only go with one system this console generation, I ended up getting each of the big three’s consoles (PS4, Wii U and Xbox One) Each system has it’s selling points, usually games that are only for that system or has a link to an older version on the previous console. With the Xbox One, it wasn’t so much Halo 5, but the fact that all previous DLC for Rock Band are transferable to Rock Band 4. I have a ton of those. So I got the XB1 without the Kinect.
I’ve had played on the XB1 before. When I was working abroad, I had the chance to log into one and play some games. Like PS4, your account from the previous console (in this case, the Xbox Live account) is transferable. You keep your Gamer score, Gamer tag and even your Avatar. You can create a new profile picture with your Avatar, and customize it with the Avatar items you bought/earned. Unfortunately, the Avatar shop has yet to make it into XB1.
The interface is not so different from the 360. Because Microsoft was so hell-bent on getting everybody to use the Kinect, it is similar to the Windows 8/ Windows Metro GUI. I don’t have one for my XB1, but I did have it for the 360 so I assume it works in a similar fashion. The interface is divided into 5 sections: Pins, where you can pin shortcuts to your favorite apps, much like in Windows 8; Home, where you launch your games and apps from; Friends, where you see your Xbox friends, who’s online, what everyone’s been playing and who ahead in their Gamer Score; What’s One; showcasing Xbox media videos, popular Xbox Twitch broadcasts and the popular movies on the Xbox Video service, and Store, where you buy games, add-ons, movies & TV apps, etc.
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It is the games that make the console in the end and the XB1 has it fair share. I’ve played NBA2K15, Shadow over Mordor, Warrior’s Orochi and Halo: The Master Chief Collection and they all look great. Microsoft has the support of all the major third-party companies and will have some exclusives, like the next Tomb Raider game. With Halo 5 out next month and Gears of War getting re-released, there sure to be some old favorite returning to the XB1.
Now, I do have an issue with the fact your games are installed to the hard drive. Back when the system was first announced, they touted that you could take your games to a friends XB1 through your Live account, provided your friend had the internet speed and bandwidth to download a 22 GB game in the time you are there. They also promised Game Sharing, in which you could link up to 10 Live accounts to your copy of the game.. But this would mean you could trade in XB1 games and the public didn’t like that. So Microsoft remove that feature, but the installation of the game remains.
In my experience, the installation of the game takes a long time. Like a few hours. You pretty much cannot do anything on your XB1 during this. It is even longer than installing games on a PC from a disc. I really don’t know why it takes so long. Rare Replay (a collection of older games made by Rare studios) took the least amount, an hour an a half, but that was only the older games and videos. The ports of Perfect Dark and Conker’s Bad Fur Day were downloads which can take a while if you have crappy internet like me (Thanks, Bell!). You still need the disc to play the game after that! If the game requires an update, you cannot play it at all until it is finished, unlike on the PS4.
Hard Drive space is also an issue. With the games installing on your 500 GB hard Drive (newer ones have 1 TB), you run out of room quickly. Unlike the PS4, upgrading your hard drive is more difficult and will void your warranty. However, you can use an external hard drive as well and load you games onto it. You can them go into options and have the games load up from that drive.
Like the PS4, the XB1 has ways to share your gaming experience. You can capture or live stream or live stream your gameplay on Twitch, or post it to Twitter from your console. XB1 also allows you to take screen shots, and post them to Twitter or upload it to your One Drive (Microsoft’s cloud storage). The screen shot mode is a recent feature and it takes a bit to get used to. It seems more like an after thought, unlike the PS4 with its Share button.
One thimg Microsoft did get right is including media connectivity with your PC. You can stream movies and music fro your PC as well as use pictures from there as backgrounds. You cannot, however save music to your XB1 for custom soundtracks/entrances (for the WWE games), but I hope they could change that. It also plays Blu-Ray, but you need a free app from the Store to do so.
Another advantage is Backwards compatibility. The XB1 is getting the ability to play older Xbox 360 games, both digital and on disc through emulation downloaded for each game. We have see this through the Rare Replay versions of the Perfect Dark games and Viva Pinata. Time will tell which games you’re able to play, but I’m sure most AAA games will be on that list.
Perfect Dark Zero is one of the first 360 games playable on Xbox One
The Xbox One is a great console that was mired by bad luck in the PR leading up to the release and Microsoft deciding what people want without asking what they want. Microsoft envisioned an entertainment hub; gamers wanted a gaming platform. Some of these ideas might work well, and one day, Microsoft will be commended on it’s forward thinking. But people were worried about privacy and didn’t want Microsoft tracking what they watch or the Kinect watching them even when they are not on the XB1. That probably cost them some early adopters.
In the end, I think the Xbox One will do well. Games will drive the sales of the console. I’m sure there will be an increase of XB1 purchases around the time that Halo 5 comes out.. In this console generation, Both Sony and Microsoft are in good positions, but I think Sony has the edge. I will buy most of my games for PS4, mostly I like to play them right away, not after three hours of installation. If Microsoft can fix that issue, it might be different
Author xcalibar25Posted on September 7, 2015 September 7, 2015 Categories Games, Reviews, Xbox 360, Xbox OneTags Hardware, Microsoft, Review, videogames, Xbox One2 Comments on Review: XBox One
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Gastropericardial fistula as a complication in a refractory gastric ulcer after esophagogastrostomy with gastric pull-up
Semi Park, Jie Hyun Kim, Yong Chan Lee, Jae Bock Chung
A gastropericardial fistula, defined as penetration of a gastric lesion into the pericardium, is a rare occurrence. Such a fistula is usually associated with a huge ulcer in the gastric fundus, an ulcer within a hiatus hernia, a history of esophagogastric surgery, the concurrent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The patient in this case presented with shoulder pain and melena, caused by a gastropericardial fistula that had occurred as a late complication of postoperative esophagogastrostomy and a refractory gastric ulcer. Despite the severity of the condition, the patient showed great improvement after medical treatment and the fistula was cured at the end.
Yonsei medical journal
https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2010.51.2.270
Stomach Ulcer
Gastric Fundus
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Park, S., Kim, J. H., Lee, Y. C., & Chung, J. B. (2010). Gastropericardial fistula as a complication in a refractory gastric ulcer after esophagogastrostomy with gastric pull-up. Yonsei medical journal, 51(2), 270-272. https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2010.51.2.270
Park, Semi ; Kim, Jie Hyun ; Lee, Yong Chan ; Chung, Jae Bock. / Gastropericardial fistula as a complication in a refractory gastric ulcer after esophagogastrostomy with gastric pull-up. In: Yonsei medical journal. 2010 ; Vol. 51, No. 2. pp. 270-272.
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As, for me, I and my families are all okay. Yes, really. Right at the moment of the quake, I was out on drive in my sister's car and she said she felt 'a bit odd on steering' while I felt nothing.^^; So really, there's practically no damage to report about my area, which is far southwest from Tokyo .
However, the damages on Northeastern mainland are indeed, so massive and still ongoing. It's 10:30PM here in Japan and broadcasters on TV are still alarming for the aftershocks and subsequent tsunami, and the reported casualty at this point is 50 or so but I must say that the death toll will most certainly hit hundreds by tomorrow mostly by tsunami, not by the quake itself. So please:
Honolulu, other parts of Pacific brace for tsunami
Yes, please, you don't have to panic but just, prepare well. We can't avoid the sudden earthquake attack but at least we can prepare for tsunami-- I've seen so many devastating images today and really don't want anyone get killed outside Japan from this disaster.
Also, on behalf of so many people in Japan, I'd like to say thank you for your prayer all over the world-- yes, I got some too! FYI, from what I've seen, so far the transportations and some utilities(such as phone lines) in Tokyo are affected, causing many people inconvenience-- but no serious damages fortunately, so don't worry. However, the damages on those who in Tohoku area, especially in Miyagi, are still yet to be reported(my prayer here).
PS. OMG all TVs just stop reporting about those unharmed crowds in Tokyo! Just send rescuers to Kesennuma and stop that hideous fire NOW!! There are still refugees left in that city can't you see!??", "url": "https://yumekutteikt.livejournal.com/99545.html", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://l-stat.livejournal.net/img/sign.png" }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "YumeKutteIkt(YuKI)", "image": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/80466472/16145181" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Journal yumekutteikt", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://yumekutteikt.livejournal.com", "contentUrl": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/77304009/16145181" } } }
I wish this night will not end
...so that we don't have to see anything at dawn tomorrow.
Anyway, I've been caught by RL for last few months and couldn't contribute to my beloved fandom for long time(EWWWWWWWW missed so many fests-signups!!ToT), and it's really sad to see it's this occasion to update my journal, but as you know...
Huge Japan quake causes tsunami, fires, landslide
PS. OMG all TVs just stop reporting about those unharmed crowds in Tokyo! Just send rescuers to Kesennuma and stop that hideous fire NOW!! There are still refugees left in that city can't you see!??
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Module 2 Introduction (video)
Arduino 平台与 C 语言程序设计
加州大学尔湾分校
课程 2（共 6 门，物联网（IOT）程序设计入门 专项课程）
The Arduino is an open-source computer hardware/software platform for building digital devices and interactive objects that can sense and control the physical world around them. In this class you will learn how the Arduino platform works in terms of the physical board and libraries and the IDE (integrated development environment). You will also learn about shields, which are smaller boards that plug into the main Arduino board to perform other functions such as sensing light, heat, GPS tracking, or providing a user interface display. The course will also cover programming the Arduino using C code and accessing the pins on the board via the software to control external devices. Please note that this course does not include discussion forums. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Outline the composition of the Arduino development board 2. Describe what it means to program the board's firmware 3. Read board schematics 4. Install Arduino IDE 5. Describe what "shields" are and how they are used 6. Specify the role of libraries in the use of shields 7. Compile and run a program 8. Name C Variables and Types 9. Name common C operators 10. Use conditionals and loops 11. Explain functions, their definition and invocation 12. Explain the implications of global variables 13. Undertake the Arduino build process 14. Describe the role of the tools behind the IDE 15. Describe how to invoke functions in classes 16. Explain the structure of an Arduino sketch 17. Access the pins of the Arduino 18. Differentiate between digital and analog pin 19. Debug embedded software 20. Explain the importance of controllability and observability in the debugging process 21. Describe common debugging architectures for embedded systems 22. Explain how the UART Serial communication protocol works 23. Describe how the Arduino Serial library performs serial communication
Arduino, C Programming, Debugging
THIS COURSE HAS GIVING ME MORE HOPE AN EASY WAY OF LEARNING.\n\nI WOULD HAVE WASTED MORE TIME MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER IN OTHER TO LEARN WHAT I HAVE BEEN TAUGHT ON THIS PLATFORM
Nice course. The platform and programming is explained in a simple way. If you are already a C or C++ programmer, only the topics dealing with the Arduino platform will be important.
This module covers the basics of the C programming language which will be used to write code for the Arduino. The course first covers basic syntax, variables, and types. Most of the basic C operators are presented. Conditional statements (if, switch) and loops (while, for) are described. The concept of functions is presented together with how to define and call functions. Creation and use of global variables is explained.
Module 2 Introduction (video)0:54
Ian Harris
选择语言中文（繁体）尼泊尔语巴西葡萄牙语德语（German）斯洛伐克语波斯语泰米尔语英语（English）西班牙语（Spanish）越南语韩语
[MUSIC] This module is an introduction to the C programming language. So the Arduino programs that you're gonna write, they're all in C. C, C++, but basically C. So, we're just gonna introduce C. And so this whole module is just about all the basic constructs of C. How you write basic C. And we're gonna limit ourselves. We won't talk about all of C. C is a big detailed language. But we're gonna talk about all of the stuff, or most of the stuff that you would ever use in an Arduino program. So that's what this is, just an introduction to C. Thank you. [MUSIC]
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Sad news: Singer, Kefee slips into a coma after sudden collapse (Report)
by S’ola Filani
Following reports that, Kefee collapsed mid-air on a flight to Chicago, Illinois, there are stories that her health has deteriorated.
Her flight was said to have made an emergency landing so she could receive medical attention in Los Angeles, California. There’s no word on what caused the said collapse but it has been a source of apprehension among her fans.
New reports further claim that she is presently in a coma and suffering from brain damage but this news cannot be independently confirmed.
According to blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus:
“I have been going back and forth with this info and confused whether to keep it to myself for fear of making this viral or calling on people to join hands and pray for KEFEE DON MOMOH.
“I have also been crying and i do not know what to believe. Kefee ALLEGEDLY has brain damage and is presently on life support with her heart beat fluctuating….she is in a hospital in Las vegas and is not responding to treatment just now. Her husband Teddy just arrived America yesterday to be by his wife’s bedside….OMG.
“She has been in coma since she collapsed in the plane and did not send any press release thanking people for praying for her a few days back. Someone else has also been on her social network handle.”
This report is yet to be confirmed but we shall bring you details as we get them.
We join others in praying for her quick recovery.
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