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- This discussion took place in February 2011.
Angelo DiBernardo.
Career Honors
Angelo DiBernardo is a champion in more than one sense of the word. The Argentine-American is a former US Men's National Team soccer standout and played alongside some of the world's greats in the New York Cosmos jersey on a team that won the 1980 NASL Soccer Bowl. But he is also a champion of the sport itself, and continues to teach and promote the game in the US from his home base just outside Chicago. He is now a high school Spanish teacher and coach of the boys soccer team at Waubonsie Valley HS, and co-owner of America's Soccer Club.
I recently had the privilege to sit down with the man in his element, on the bench during an in-house youth scrimmage at his club's indoor soccer facility, Just For Kicks in Naperville, Illinois. Angelo's enthusiasm for the game was drowned out only by the sounds of young people enjoying the beautiful game themselves. And so we began our discussion.
KS: So, the Cosmos. Have you been following their efforts and marketing campaign to enter MLS.
ADB: No I have not. I know through some of my past teammates like (Hubert) Birkenmeier and (Andranik) Eskandarian who still reside in NJ and NY that there is an English group that has come in with money and bought the name and are trying to put the club together starting in the 2013 season. I know they have (Eric) Cantona as the President. The way I see it Pele' is going to be a figure, not a decision making guy. He never was even with Warner Communications. He did a lot of public engagements, he would go on tour with us. And do a kickoff here and there. That was the extent of his involvement.
KS: Is it premature to be getting people on board, since they couldn't enter until at least 2013 as RBNY have exclusive rights to the NY metro area?
ADB: I think the longer they give themselves, and the stronger the league gets, it will be a better situation, instead of throwing things together in a rush. I really don't want to see that happen. And I hope there is a lot of money behind the name. I hope it's not a situation where these guys come in…..well, they better be prepared to lose money. Because professional soccer doesn't make money in the US. I hope they put a lot of money into it and do it right.
KS: Do you think they have a better chance to make money, or make it sooner, based on the Cosmos name and its legacy?
ADB: No. If they want to simulate what the Cosmos were, and I'm sure there will be a lot of people that expect that, not here, but abroad…because fortunately or unfortunately, however you want to look at it, the name of the Cosmos is still around. People remember it, they remember that (Franz) Beckenbauer played with them, that (Johan) Neeskens played with them, that Johan Cruyff did some exhibitions with them. People remember that (Giorgio) Chinaglia was with them, and (Vladislav) Bogicevic. Those are big names and they had a big following. Especially in NY and abroad. But if they think that the name itself is going to draw and make it happen, I think that's a mistake, that's my opinion.
New York Cosmos v. AS Roma International Friendly
KS: They don't have the luxury of pulling in that kind of talent this time around, given the MLS restrictions on foreign players and salaries. So there better be something more than the name and what it used to be.
ADB: I think they can get it done in a different way. In my opinion, this is how I would do it. I would certainly spend the next two years looking at very young talent, 20, 21, 22 years old, but not necessarily from the States. I would look to get 2-3 kids that are the best prospects at that age, from Brazil, 3 kids from Columbia, 3 kids from Argentina, 3 from Holland. You won't have to pay them the millions of dollars that the best established professionals are paid, like Ronaldo or Messi, or Beckham. To me, that is wasted money. And if you want to develop the game in the States, you also have to use the local talent. And pay the local kids some money.
So Beckham's salary is the budget for one or two franchises. And he didn't turn out to be what they thought he would be. He was going to fill all these stadiums all the time, all these commercials, all that. It happened, it lasted maybe two or three months, and then it was done. You know, the US just is not built that way. So that's how we should do it. Pay the kids a (modest salary), and as they get better and older, then you can start selling these players abroad. And then the league can make money.
KS: Would you be willing to sit down with the Cosmos if they requested your input?
ADB: Absolutely. I wish MLS would have included or incorporated some of those people that were involved in some of those NASL teams of the past. Locally, we have one person that is involved with the Fire, Frank Klopas. Apart from him, there don't appear to be any NASL people involved with this league. And I think the league wants it that way. But to me I think it makes sense for the Cosmos to bring some of these names backs maybe to train some of their developmental teams (Interviewer's Note: the Cosmos name has been attached to a youth academy in the New York area for some time since the original team folded). So you can connect the past with the present.
KS: Do you think they intentionally don't want to reconnect because the NASL went out on such a bad note, and because the business plan of MLS is so entirely different from what they were doing in the NASL?
ADB: I can't answer that. That would be a question for the league. But I think that in NY, it would be a good thing to get these people involved. I know that the players want to do it, I've talked to them, but if they're not approached, well… Same thing with Chinaglia. He's down in Florida. They brought him in for a press conference, as a figure again, and that was it. Let's connect them. Let's get their opinion. Get them on the radio, on TV, doing commentary, something. So there's a connection between past and present.
KS: So let's get to a discussion of your playing days with some of these greats that you've brought up. What did you enjoy more: playing with them and the experiences on the field, or the relationships and getting to know them off the field?
ADB: I enjoyed both. I enjoyed all of it, from the soccer standpoint, it was great to be able to train and play, compete, and have fun with some of the best players that ever played the game. And again, in addition to the others I've mentioned, there was Carlos Alberto, Roberto Cabanas, Julio Cesar Romero, (Francois) Van der Elst (1980 European player of the year), Wim Rijsbergen, Seninho, all national team players at one time or another, that have played in World Cups. I could not have had a better school. Those players, I learned from them more than any coach. Their personality, how they wanted to have fun when it's time to train, but how serious they got when it was time to compete, because they played to win, but trained to have fun and get better. They were very talented, the best in the business at their position so it was like going to school every day.
KS: Acknowledging that you were born in Argentina and only a naturalized American citizen—did they still recognize your importance as an American player, to the league, and how you had developed in a country that was still fairly new to soccer? Did they respect your "game"?
ADB: This is going to be my ego talking a little bit (smiles impishly). I want to say that I earned their respect for what I did in practice and in games. Obviously, one of the advantages that I had was that when I moved to the States I was already 16, so my foundation in soccer was not acquired in the States but in Argentina. Granted, when I came over, I went through the process of the high school and college scene, got drafted from Indiana and then went to the pros. But I think they knew somehow I was somewhat different. They knew I was American because of my citizenship and I went through the college scene, but I think they knew "He's not a typical American player." Same with Chico Borja, he was a kid born in Ecuador. He was in the same situation as I was, he came here when he was 14. So he learned the foundation of the game in South America. But the positive comments that I've gotten through the course of those years that I played, from different players, Rijsbergen, Bogie, they meant a lot to me.
Pele' would take me aside and say this or that, but all of them would talk to the younger players. When Pele' came into the room, I would bow and I would say "O Rey" meaning "The King". He did not like that, he said "Don't say that." But that was the respect that I had for him. Because when I was growing up as a little kid, all you saw and heard was Pele', Pele', Pele'. Somebody that you idolize, so how can you not pay that respect? So all in all, it was a great experience.KS: Regrets that the league folded when it did?
ADB: Absolutely. It was a sad day. But we saw it coming. The number of teams was dwindling down.
KS: Growing up, the league was in its heyday during my early teenage years. I was a huge fan of the Chicago Sting, and when we finally beat the Cosmos, everyone's nemesis, for the title, that was probably the happiest day of my soccer-related life, probably still is. But I couldn't help respect the team, and I knew that winning doesn't mean anything unless you recognize who it is that you've beaten.
1981 Soccer Bowl Final: Cosmos v. Chicago Sting
ADB: Exactly, and to use an analogy it's the same thing as everyone wanting to beat the Chicago Bulls when Michael Jordan was playing. Or everyone still wants to beat the Yankees because of the tradition. So yeah, I sympathize with that. But we looked at it in a different way. We took it as a challenge not to allow anybody else to be what we were. So every year was a challenge, every game was a final. Because the other teams, it would have (made) their season. For us, it was another test.
KS: There's no pressure in losing yet another game to the Cosmos.
ADB: Yes, exactly.
KS: Are you in contact with any old Sting players who have settled in the (Chicago) area?
ADB: There are a number of players who played college ball with me. Rudy Glenn, who was my roommate in college. Charlie Fajkus, who was also my roommate. Mark Simanton who lives in Chicago. Bret Hall, I see once in a while. Pato Margetic, we're friends, we're not in touch as much because he's in Detroit, but we did play together indoors with the Kansas City Comets. And he's from Argentina, so we have some mutual friends. (Former Sting head coach) Willy Roy I see once in a while.
KS: We know you grew up in Argentina and came here at 16. Was there really very much that you could still learn about soccer in an American high school or college program?
ADB: Well, you're training every day, you play. But education was very important to me as it is today as a high school teacher and coach. Would I have done it any differently? If I only wanted to be a soccer player, probably the college route that I took was not the ideal one to take back then. I think the college game has gotten better, they prepare their players better. But still, it's not like you're playing in a professional scene like in Europe or S. America being trained by the best coaches from a very early age. And you do that on a daily basis. It's funny, because I have seen changes throughout S. America, not only are they expected to train at the youth level, but now they are expected to go to school in the evenings. So they are more educated. It's not like with Maradona, just to give you an example, he was just 100% soccer. He did not want to go to school, so he did not. Now the kids do go to school, and the clubs are paying for that. So, it's a good thing.
KS: The NCAA has so many restrictions on the number of practices, the number of games, what you can and can't do in the off-season. Were things this way when you were at Indiana?
ADB: Yes, but it was, and is, that way with all sports. The NCAA should work more closely with ODP because those restrictions are hampering our development. The restrictions in all sports, really, are just killing us. The US isn't as dominant in all sports as they used to be. So something is wrong.
KS: Tell us about your opportunities to play abroad.
ADB: They came after college, with the Olympic team, the National team and with the Cosmos. It just happened that at that time, the Olympic and National teams had our own tours, before the (NASL) season and after the season, and we had our international games during the season. And with the Cosmos we used to have a preseason tour, in South America for the most part. Then in the postseason, sometimes we went to Europe, sometimes to Asia, or Australia, New Zealand. So yeah, it gave me an opportunity to be exposed to the international scene. The Cosmos also used to host the Trans-Atlantic Cup where (3) teams would come from overseas for 2-3 weeks.
KS: Did you get interest from foreign clubs when you toured?
ADB: I did not. If I did, if anybody showed any interest, the club never really shared it with me. I remember that towards the end of the Cosmos, I did mention it to Pepe' Pinton, he was our last GM and he had connections in Italy. He was very good friends with Giorgio Chinaglia. I said to those guys that I'm considered to be an Italian citizen because my parents were Italian. So it wouldn't be an issue of a non-Italian taking up a foreign player roster spot, because that wasn't the case. So I mentioned that I wanted to take shot at playing in the 2nd division of Italy and see how it went, but of course 6 months later the NASL folded. But realistically it would have been too late by then. I should have done it earlier when I had just gotten to the Cosmos, say age 22. But they never told me of any interest. With some other young players they did do that. Like Ricky Davis, Dave Brcic. They did get them to train in Europe during the winter months. They never sent me, but I was also quite busy with other things.
KS: Who have you learned the most from as a player, and who influenced your coaching the most?
Early in His Career with the Los Angeles Aztecs
ADB: Johan Cruyff influenced me the most. And that was only one season, my only season with Los Angeles (Aztecs). He was with us 6 ½ months, and every day I would go there it was a lesson. Watching him playing, he would be pointing everywhere. He was the conductor of the orchestra, he would tell you what to do without the ball, where to go, while he had the ball. Because he would see the space, and if you were "here" you were watching him play….now, "I don't need you to watch me, I need you to move." So he was two or three steps ahead of the game. And I paid very close attention to that. It took me a while to figure it out.
The first day he showed up, we had a game against Rochester. He's flying in from Barcelona, because he was 6 months away from the game. That was after he retired the first time. He retired, of course he was very tight with (Aztecs head coach) Rinus Michels. They were in business together, representing players, other things. So we are having the pregame meal in the hotel. We knew that he was coming, and we thought he was going to be at the morning practice, but he wasn't there. As we're walking out of the meal, they introduce him. Of course, he had already talked to Michels, so I'm walking out and I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn around and Cruyff says "Angelo, when I have the ball 'here', you just go." And of course, I know who he is, he's the second best to Pele' so that stuck with me. So here I am, during the game, waiting for him to get the ball in that situation. And it happened. As soon as I saw it, I went. He hits the ball with his left foot, he puts it right on my shoelaces. This is a 50, 60 yard pass. So here I'm in on a breakaway. And I miss (looks incredulous). But we had never met, never had a conversation, and this happens. So he is a teacher. I took him as a teacher. I said, whatever he says, goes. I have to do it. He would talk to me, to all of us. This, that, find the open space.
One thing, he was always ticked off at me because I could never cross the ball the proper way. Because with the national team, we always crossed the ball with the instep, driven to the near post. No Angelo, bend the ball! So he would stay with me after practice, and I would take it and bend it. And I got better at it. And that's how I learned.
Rinus Michels... Somewhat of a disappointment. Because he didn't take the time to teach us, tell us, and pull us aside, one on one, to really say what he wanted. Tactically, magic. Some of the drills he did, I liked and I still do them.
ADB: It was actually in 1987/88 in the AISA (American Indoor Soccer Association) with the Fort Wayne Flames. And we were slow starters. I didn't know the league or the players, but we progressed. The one thing that helped me tremendously that year was that I listened to the players' ideas and tried to implement them, not all but a lot of them. Am I using you the right way? Would you be more effective somewhere else? So the story goes like this. We were 1-9 in our first ten games. And we were losing some games that were heartbreakers.
But one thing I was able to do was convince them we were in every game, and we just had to keep working. And instead of adding more drills, I started to do less, for a longer period of time. And we became better at those things. Well, the last (11) games we were 8-3 [in the playoffs; the league had a round-robin playoff format called the Challenge Cup]. I had kept telling them, I don't know when it's going to happen but we're going to turn things around. And I was happy we made that progress, more for them than for me [the Flames lost 5-4 in the final to the Canton Invaders]. At the end of that season I had the opportunity to go back to Indiana with all the education paid. And since I had left a semester early, I decided to go back and finish my education. It was 1988, when Indiana won another national championship. I was a volunteer assistant coach with coach (Jerry) Yeagley.
Following up on part 1 of my interview with Angelo DiBernardo, I asked him for his take on the present status of the game in this country.
KS: On to a discussion of the current state of our national program. I like what your former LA Aztec teammate, Thomas Rongen, is doing with the U20 USMNT. He seems to be scouting American players that never went to college but went overseas to train, or stayed in college a couple years and then went over. Half of his team is comprised of this type of "reclaimed" player. Do you think he's onto something, that this is the route we should be taking even at the highest level?
ADB: (What he's doing) is the fast way to get things done. But if he's doing that to recruit these players to come and play because all they want to do is be professional soccer players, and perhaps they are the best that we have…ok that's fine, (it helps us) to compete against the other countries, but what I don't like, it seems to me that we are trying to avoid the development. We want these other countries to develop our players, and then we go and pick them because they're already developed. Why don't we develop them ourselves?
KS: I think what he's coming up against is the fact that US Soccer has this Best Practices document that is now four years old, but from my experience with my U11 daughter, I know she's not really being taught footskills, it's largely team-oriented tactical drills where the touches only come within the context of those drills. So maybe Rongen has finally said "You're not sending me enough skilled players so I've got to go find them, players that have the skills because they left in search of programs that value that as opposed to winning." And where are those players being trained? Overseas. So hopefully US Soccer will respond to this and finally following through on their own Best Practices. But until then, how do we address it?
ADB: Obviously the dollars dictate what's going to be done. The bulk of the dollars ought to be going into the development of the players. You've got to develop a scouting system, where coaches around the country can identify talents like Messi, Pedro, Giovanni Dos Santos, as examples. They are there, and they are here, but nobody scouts them, identifies them, and then brings them down to the (Bradenton) Academy in Florida, send them to school, build them up. So the money should be put there. How do you think Barcelona got to be as good as they are? Anybody that comes up at 18, 19, 20 is as good as the guy that's already there. Now they've got this new kid from Holland, Ibrahim Afellay. Someone identified him, and he's just as good as anyone on that team.
KS: Here's what I see. There IS a lot of money in youth soccer in this country, maybe too much, especially in ODP. But the mentality is that we're so concerned with winning. And how do Americans win at a game we really don't understand? We use our big, fast athletes and our fighting American spirit. But we do have talent in this country, and since my daughter plays and is part of the big picture, let's look at the women's side. Why is someone like your daughter Vanessa (three-time Illinois high school state champion, 2010 National All-Freshman Team at Illinois) no longer in our national team player pool? She's everything I think we are missing, and she has developed almost in spite of the system. How do you explain that?
ADB: She's a talented player, she reads the game well, she's got great skill, she can play both ways, she understands the game. She had the heart and desire to develop, and without that it wouldn't have happened. I can take some credit for showing her how things were done, tell her how and when to do certain things, and move without the ball into open spaces and all that stuff, and how to read and anticipate instead of react.
But I gave her an opportunity to play at the highest level possible from a very early age. So she had two things: good training and constant challenge at the highest level. So why is she not in the pool, I cannot answer these things. I would have a player like that on my team. I would have a player like (former Waubonsie Valley HS standout and West Virginia sophomore) Bri Rodriguez on my team. Neither one is there right now. If the call comes, she'll welcome it, if it doesn't, it doesn't. She's having fun, she likes the game, she plays it with love. Is that one of her goals, say, to play in the Olympics, in the World Cup? Yes it is. But if she doesn't accomplish that for whatever reason….she's not in control of it. The only thing she can do is play well and continue to make progress. That's the extent of what she can do.
KS: Have they told her what they don't see in her that they would need to see?
ADB: I think that when you invite certain players to regional or national pools and you evaluate them. If you brought them there, there must have been a reason. Someone must have said to look at this player, or you as the coach of that group or age you saw something there and you invited them to see whether they can show it on a regular basis, that's why you have these week-long training sessions. Well, I think you've got to give those players feedback. You can't just invite them, once or twice, and then the players never hear from you. There was no feedback whatsoever. Well obviously you were not good enough for that particular coach or pool of coaches. But what is it that did not make you be one of the picks, what is it that you need to continue to work on, so that next time you are invited you can be better at it. There was no communication of that. Through the grapevine the only feedback that we got, it wasn't direct, was that she didn't have the size.
My response to that is: neither did Maradona, neither did Pele'!! So what I'm saying is, if you continue to look at size, it's like some years ago, there was a little guy playing for the Atlanta Hawks, 5'7", named Spud Webb. My point is that there was an exception, and US Soccer is looking at these big players, robotic, that aren't really going to get you anywhere because the little ones, again the Japanese, South and North Koreans, they're doing all this stuff with the ball. And the Brazilians always have. And they make you look like an idiot.
KS: Do you feel US Soccer is saying one thing with their Best Practices, but doing another? In other words, they've just appointed two technical directors for the women's youth levels, but Vanessa has been in the pool at one time, (the program has) seen her, she's the kind of technical player they say they now want, but instead they still ignore her. So where is the disconnect? Why does US Soccer seem to contradict themselves on what they now claim is so important to them?
ADB: I think that the disconnect is that perhaps the program's head coach (Pia Sundhage) is not getting the message through on what kinds of player she wants and how she wants them to play. Also, I don't think that the Federation has a style of game that they want to play. They are too concerned about winning. I'm not concerned about winning. I want to play like the Brazilian girls play. I want to play like the South Koreans, the Japanese, but she's talking about winning. Everybody seems to be catching up to us, passing us. Neither Japan or South Korea have very tall players, very fast players, very physical players, they're all short, skillful, and they're magic players. And they're fun to watch. We're the opposite.
KS: I know exactly the kind of parent you're talking about because make up 95% of every club out there. But I'll give you interesting anecdote that inverts this notion and reinforces the other problem. Like you I value developing my daughter's technical skill, because that, to me, is the game. I don't see the game from an American mindset. Well, a couple weeks ago she had a game and happened to clear a ball that could and should have been brought down skillfully. I yelled "settle it, don't clear", and was immediately shouted down by the coach with the exact opposite instruction. So that will give you an example of what the American coaching mentality is, they want that ball cleared so we don't give up a goal, the other screaming parents are kept happy, and he keeps his job.
ADB: Yeah, exactly. I hope I'm wrong, but it's a losing fight. But it's not just here. It's now a global issue. The new Argentine national team coach is proposing more ball work for the players at a very early age. He's saying the same thing we're saying. We play tactically this way, we've been doing it for years, everyone knows how we play, but apart from Messi, who have we developed since Maradona? You can say maybe (Carlos) Tevez, (Sergio) Aguero. But certainly they don't compare to the other two. So he's saying we need more players like that. And let's stay out of the weight room and work more on the skills that we used to develop. We're also becoming robotic.
He likes to see players like Ronaldinho and Robinho. But that's just his preference. The other thing that is hurting the game in Argentina is that back in the day, even when I was back there, you could find a piece of land, and you would play. Now every piece of land is a nice little park. So those pieces of land, where you would play soccer like you would play basketball in the ghetto, are gone. So if you want to go and play somewhere, as kids, you have to go and rent a space. And the money is not there for everyone to do that, to go have fun. And unfortunately that's creating a problem for Argentina. I'm not sure how it is in Brazil, but granted Brazil has 120M people, we only have 40M.
KS: The USWNT just lost a very good player to Mexico, Teresa Noyola. She came out in the press and basically said US Soccer had told her she wasn't their kind of player, that she didn't like the style of American soccer anyway, and she would rather play a skill-based style, so she used her Mexican heritage to join the Mexican national team. Well, who recently beat us for the first time? Mexico. Does Vanessa by any chance have dual citizenship?
ADB: Well, that's just what (former local high school star) Leah Fortune did. She went to play for Brazil, though she was born in Brazil. Vanessa was born here. But it's something that would have to be investigated. It would be a tough sell for her, she's very close to her friends, and only speaks a little Spanish, but I did take her down there around four years ago, and she liked it. We played some pickup games, and we went to places and played 5v5 sala (indoor soccer). So she did that, and she enjoyed that, she always wants to go back.
And actually, she did play with a couple kids that were on the Argentina national team. So she got to see them, she recognized those kids during the last World Cup qualifying. We are going to drive to New York on March 26th, because the US is playing Argentina, and I want her to be exposed to the euphoria of the Argentine fans and the game itself. But she's never gone to a stadium to watch a professional game or the national team. And I'm going to visit some of my former teammates in the area. So she likes the scene and the exposure to the game and she sees that as part of growing. She's going there to experience what I've been telling her all along. When you go to games here, there is no feeling.
So it all starts with a philosophy—where does the Federation want to go? And then go get the coaches so that you can say the US is "this" type of team. Everyone knows how the Brazilians play, how the Argentines play, how the old Yugoslavia played, how the Italians play, how the Portuguese play. Now we know how Barcelona plays, and the Spanish national team.
KS: And that, in my opinion, is why Spain finally won the World Cup. They played with half of Barca's players, they played the Barca style and system, which is essentially a Dutch system, but with more individual flair. It gave Spain a structure that maybe they never quite had before, but it allowed their individual talents to come together.
ADB: Exactly. And Johan Cruyff is behind all of that.
KS: Explain in more detail your take on Barca's success.
ADB: Johan Cruyff took over that program in the late 80's if I'm not mistaken. And (current Barcelona coach) Pep Guardiola played for him. Before becoming head coach, Pep was with the youth development program for a number of years, so he knows all these current Barca players. There are many things Barcelona does well. They're all built basically the same way. Just as fast, just as quick, just as skillful. What they do better than anybody else, is that they anticipate and move off the ball to the right place, and they're precise with their passes. They are a machine.
KS: And that can be taught, as long as you have an acceptable skill level.
ADB: It can be taught, but these kids started to learn the system when they were 10 years old. When Messi went to Barcelona, he was 10, 12 years old. That's when they identified him, and the club paid for him and his family to move to Spain. And he had a physical problem (growth hormone deficiency) that they paid for to get treated. River Plate could have gotten him at the same age, but they said no because of the physical problem, and they were not willing to pay for his treatment. Barca said, let's bring him over here. And now you see all these other clubs not only looking for talent in their own country, but they're looking abroad as well.
KS: Thank you Angelo for your time today. I believe you are a valuable resource for the development of the game in this country, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and passion with us.
ADB: You're welcome. Before we finish, I would like to say one last thing. The reason I'm still involved in soccer is because of these kids (motioning toward the field). There's nothing like watching a young player who a couple weeks ago couldn't even really dribble a ball, now they're trying a pullback or making a nice pass. This is what motivates me.
Ken Sweda was born and raised in the Chicago area. He played soccer in his youth after being introduced to the sport through Dutch cousins in 1974. Ken now runs his own private skills training business called Precision Soccer Skills LLC. He has two young daughters that are following in his footsteps by playing the beautiful game themselves.
Ken also writes freelance soccer articles and is currently affiliated with Soccerpro.com. He is also available for direct assignments as well.
As always, many thanks to Steve Amoia @worldfootballcm for the forum, guidance, support and opportunity to publish my thoughts.— Zone_14 (@Zone_14) November 10, 2011
Images courtesy of Angelo DiBernardo.
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I should point out that I have a leaky gut, which I'm trying to heal. The recommended diets for leaky guts include removing dairy and grains and sugar. At first I cautiously re-introduced dairy, but now it seems that I might be having trouble with it. Or is it just my untreated Hashimoto's???
I've been searching the internets and found some information about how especially for people with leaky guts, the protein casein in milk gets broken down into morphine molecules which pass into the brain of folks like me. I read one person's post about how going off dairy was harder than quitting smoking. Although I've never smoked, I believe that this is the case with me as well. Every time I decide to quit dairy now, even the thought of it causes tears to well up in my eyes. I believe I am addicted. I don't know what to do. Should I quit cold turkey? Or ease off a little bit per day? Also, when I've tried to quit dairy, I inevitably start eating other foods which are bad for me, like endless amounts of smoothies or nuts and raisins (fruit and nuts make me feel worse than dairy). Also, I don't care if there is some opiate effect. Feeling good is good, as long as there aren't any more adverse effects...
Alternatively to all this focus on dairy, it could be eggs or coffee which is causing me to feel bad. Or maybe all of the above?!?!

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Pfarrer's first forage into tastelessness. He apparently co-wrote the master piece: Navy SEALs with Charlie Sheen
We have a saying in the SEAL Teams about the 90-10 rule. It goes: 90% of the guys that make it through Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training are solid Operators and go on to do great things. The other 10% are constantly bringing the community and their team down.
We are always trying to cull the 10% out of the herd. In the military these guys are commonly referred to as "strap hangers". You make up your own mind, but after talking to friends in the SEAL community that are still on active duty (and the SOCOM Press Release) Chuck Pfarrer (author of SEAL Target Geronimo) is clearly falling into the 10% category in my opinion. His clenched fists are grabbing at the straps of the good men that participated in this operation.
It makes me sick to my stomach that this guy (FYI-anyone that co-wrote that lame Charlie Sheen screen play for Navy SEALs should be shot on sight) is lying. Why didn't he just publish this as a work of fiction? It would have sold just as many copies. Even worse is that this news will surely drive his sales into the hundreds of thousands, if not millions of copies sold. Also, the conspiracy freaks will be sure to latch onto this literary piece of garbage and argue for its existence into oblivion.
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"This is a fabrication," Nye countered, issuing an on-the-record denial on behalf of Navy SEAL Adm. Bill McRaven, who took command of all special operations this summer.
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My friends at Dev have been professional and tight-lipped about this operation. Most of the time you hear a little gouge from the inner circle, something, but this op was different. None of the guys talked about this. As Marcinko would say: "Doom on you Pfarrer". It's safe to say I will not be seeing you at any of the upcoming UDT/SEAL reunions unless your head is on a stake.
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September 4, 2012
Making Sense of It
As the US election draws near and issues involving Iran grow more tense, I find my task of reporting responsibly and accurately ever more difficult. Rumors are being floated. Leaks are being leaked. Denials are being issued that may be honest and may be covers. And some of the information we're receiving may be deliberate disinformation to throw us off track.
Tension between Netanyahu and Obama has increased over the issue of Israel attacking Iran before the election. The heart of the matter, with all the leaks and denials and rumors, is the question of whether Israel will attack and how Obama is responding to that possibility.
Yediot Ahronot came out with a story, which was picked up by other sources but has been denied by the US, regarding an offer Obama made to Iran, via third parties, to refrain from backing Israel in an attack if Iran would promise not to hit US installations.
As this report followed Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey's (confirmed) comment that he wouldn't want to be "complicit" in an Israeli attack on Iran, my inclination was to believe it. But, not only has it been denied, there are stories suggesting other approaches by Obama. Although these other approaches and the message to Iran are not necessarily mutually exclusive -- Obama might be hedging his bets.
PM Netanyahu has been talking about the need for US red lines: A clear message from Obama to Iran regarding "this far and no further" in their nuclear development. There are reports now that this may be forthcoming. A red line, says the prime minister, would indicate true resolve on the part of the US and convince Iran that the Americans were serious. The clearer the message of resolve, he maintains, the less the likelihood of war, as the Iranians would be more inclined to back off.
The New York Times yesterday said that the Obama administration was moving forward "with a range of steps short of war that it hopes will forestall an Israeli attack, while forcing the Iranians to take more seriously negotiations that are all but stalemated."
Now, we must keep in mind that this is the NYTimes, but the headline of this piece read: "To Calm Israel, U.S. Offers Ways to Restrain Iran."
So by the lights of the NYTimes, we need "calming" because we are waxing hysterical on the matter of Iran. I would instead say that Obama has finally realized that Israel is serious about taking on Iran, and soon, and so is acting in an attempt to preclude an attack that might damage his chances for re-election.
The dead serious question that must then be asked is, if Obama has ways to "restrain" Iran ("a range of steps short of war"), why didn't he implement them sooner? The answer, of course, is that the election and not Iran is the primary motivating factor here.
The platform that will be brought for approval at the Democratic Convention, which began today, reflects a response to Netanyahu's pressure for a firmer US stand on the issue:
"President Obama believes that a diplomatic outcome remains the best and most enduring solution. At the same time, he has also made clear that the window for diplomacy will not remain open indefinitely and that all options – including military force – remain on the table.
"But we have an obligation to use the time and space that exists now to put increasing pressure on the Iranian regime to live up to its obligations and rejoin the community of nations, or face the consequences...
"The president is committed to using all instruments of national power to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."
(That's lovely. But see more on the platform below!)
In addition to all of this, we have the following report:
"The United States may supply Israel with advanced Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker-buster bombs that can penetrate through up to 60 feet (almost 20 meters) of reinforced concrete, reports Maariv Tuesday.
"This is part of a deal being worked out between the countries, which also includes the supply of refueling jets.
"This equipment will make the job of demolishing Iran's nuclear weapon production array more feasible for Israel, should it decide to do so.
"In exchange for the weapons, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will agree to hold off on an independent attack until after the U.S. elections."
Having those bunker buster bombs -- if this report, as yet unconfirmed, is true -- would extend our window of opportunity for hitting Iran. And would enable us to do a more effective job once we did.
HOWEVER...Channel 2's major news show has reported that the likelihood of an Israeli strike on Iran in the near future is very great -- which, if true, would mean that talk of a deal involving the delivery of those bombs to Israel is no more than rumor.
As Times of Israel reports it (emphasis added):
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have 'almost finally' decided on an Israeli strike at Iran's nuclear facilities this fall, and a final decision will be taken 'soon,' Israel's main TV news broadcast reported...
"Critically, the station's diplomatic correspondent Udi Segal said,Israel does not believe that the US will take military action as Iran closes in on the bomb.
"The US, the TV report said, has not provided Israel with details of an attack plan. President Obama has not promised to attack Iran if all else fails. Conditions cited by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for an American attack do not calm Israeli concerns. And Obama has a record of seeking UN and Arab League approval before action. All these factors, in Jerusalem's mind, underline the growing conviction of Netanyahu and Barak that Israel will have to tackle Iran alone, the TV report said.
"Obama does not want to intervene militarily before the presidential elections in November, and it is doubtful that he would act afterwards, runs the Israeli assessment, the TV report said. Obama may believe that the US can live with a nuclear Iran, but Israel cannot, the report quoted those in 'Netanyahu's circle' as saying...
"The US can live with Iran as a 'breakout state' — on the edge of attaining a bomb, the report said the prime minister's circle believes. But 'for Israel, a breakout state is a nuclear state.'
"Netanyahu, for his part, 'is convinced that thwarting Iran amounts to thwarting a plan to destroy the Jewish people,' Channel 2′s Segal said. The prime minister considers Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be acting rationally in order to achieve 'fanatical' goals.
"Segal said that, when considering the imperative to attack, Netanyahu and Barak reason that 'we may have reached the moment of truth' after which it would be too late to stop Iran, and that 'the price of an attack is far lower than the price of inaction.' It will be 'a matter of a few months' before it is too late, Segal said — before, that is, Iran would be immune from damage by an Israeli strike.
The TV report cited intelligence information suggesting that Iran 'is much further ahead' than previously thought in its uranium enrichment and in other aspects of its nuclear weapons program."
How many times in this posting have I used the phrase "if this report is true"? It's anyone's guess what's going to happen in the next two months.
As Israeli leaders make their critical decision, the issue of whether Obama can be trusted looms paramount. And so, with an eye towards this, I share additional information about the new Democratic party platform that I've just picked up (emphasis added):
"Several pro-Israel sections of the 2008 Democratic Party platform have been removed from the 2012 platform—on Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, and Hamas. The new platform represents another shift by the Obama Democrats toward the Palestinian position on key issues in the peace process.Read: Pro-Israel Language Removed From Democratic Party Platform
"For Jerusalem, the new platform has been brought into line with the Obama administration's policy of not recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and supporting its division. Jerusalem is unmentioned in the 2012 document, whereas the 2008 and 2004 Democratic Party platforms declared 'Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel…It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.' The Obama administration's refusal to recognize Jerusalem has been a point of significant controversy in recent months.
"On the issue of Palestinian refugees, the new document has removed language from the 2004 and 2008 platforms specifying that Palestinian 'refugees' should be settled in a future Palestinian state, not in Israel...
"Gone as well is the language from 2008 on the terrorist group Hamas, which currently controls the Gaza Strip. That platform declared, "The United States and its Quartet partners should continue to isolate Hamas until it renounces terrorism, recognizes Israel's right to exist, and abides by past agreements."
"The 2012 platform contains no mention of Hamas.
"Previous platforms also contained promises to maintain Israel's 'qualitative military edge' in the region. The 2008 platform, for example, spoke of a 'commitment which requires us to ensure that Israel retains a qualitative edge for its national security and its right to self-defense.' The 2012 platform mentions only that '[t]he administration has also worked to ensure Israel's qualitative military edge in the region' with no commitment to doing so in the future."
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Just East of Concord Center on Rt. 62, then turn left into cemetery.
Beautiful planned cemetery with ridges and natural bowls framing a wide variety of stones and memorials. "Author's Ridge" is home of the graves of Henry David Thoreau, Nathanial Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, among other notables. Also visit the Civil War memorial sculpted by Daniel Chester French. Open year round, daylight hours. Free.
Minute Man Visitor Center
Route 2A in Lexington 1/2 mile west of I-95 (Mass. Route 128) Exit 30B
Features an award-winning multimedia theater program, "The Road To Revolution," which provides a good introduction to the events at Lexington and Concord. Half hour shows in season. Admission is free.
Battle Road Trail
Route 2A in Lexington
Historic sites in the Battle Road area of the park are connected by the Battle Road Trail. This five-mile pathway, for walking, bicycle or wheelchair, follows remnants of the historic road, and visits historic houses, farming fields, wetlands, and forests.
North Bridge Visitor Center
174 Liberty Street
Exhibits and bookstore are located in the Buttrick Mansion. The historic garden is especially attractive late May – early June.
The Old Manse
269 Monument Street
Next to the North Bridge
Historic house museum offering guided tours. Seasonal hours. Off-season group tours and education programs are available upon request.
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
399 Lexington Road
The Alcott family home, where Louisa May Alcott wrote "Little Women" in 1868. Tours, children's programming for a summer lecture series, and living history programs are offered. Gift shop. Admission charge.
Thoreau Farm – Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
341 Virginia Road
Visit the "birthplace of ideas," the historic house where literary luminary Henry David Thoreau was born. Learn about Thoreau's life beyond Walden Pond, and explore how his timeless ideas on life, nature and civil responsibility are relevant in the 21st century. Seasonal and by appointment.
Concord Museum
On Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road
Office: 978-369-9763
Featuring a renowned historical collection, American literary treasures, a nationally-significant collection of Concord clocks, silver and furniture in self-touring galleries.
Concord Art
37 Lexington Road
Office: 978-369-2578
The Art Association is located in the Jonathan Ball house. The Art Association houses a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, miniature paintings, and furniture. There are monthly exhibitions of contemporary art. Open all year. Closed Mondays. No admission charge.
Minute Man National Historic Park
The park preserves and interprets the significant historic sites, structures, and landscapes associated with the opening of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. The park includes the North Bridge, site of "the shot heard round the world," the Minute Man Statue, and the first four miles of the Battle Road. The park also preserves The Wayside, The Hartwell Tavern, and The Brooks House.
The Shop at Walden Pond
915 Walden Street, Across from Walden Pond, 978-287-5477
Browse a selection of books, clothing and gift items when visiting beautiful and historic Walden Pond.
Concord Colonial Inn
48 Monument Square, Concord
Concord's Colonial Inn's original structure was built in 1716. One of the Inn's original buildings was used as a storehouse for arms and provisions during the Revolutionary War. When the British came to seize and destroy the supplies, the Minutemen met them at the North Bridge on April 19th for what became the first battle of the American Revolution. The event is commemorated every April with a parade near the Inn and a ceremony at the North Bridge on Patriots' Day.
Ralph Waldo Emerson House
28 Cambridge Turnpike
The home of the American writer from 1835 to 1882. Seasonal. Admission charge.
The Wayside
455 Lexington Road
978-369-6993 or 918-318-7862 or 7863
The Wayside was home to three families of authors: the Alcotts, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Margaret Sidney. Seasonal.
Concord Free Public Library
129 Main Street
Tel. 978-318-3300
Special collections. Open Monday – Thursday – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Closed Sunday. Admission free.
near Concord
DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln
35-acre setting with Museum and Sculpture Park showcasing modern and contemporary American artworks with a cafe a museum gift shop. Open Tuesday thru Sunday from and selected Monday holidays. The Sculpture Park is open year round during daylight hours. Admission charge. Parking is free.
Codman House
Codman Road, Lincoln
1735 House with eclectic architectural features richly furnished with portraits, memorabilia, and art works. The grounds feature a hidden Italianate garden with perennial beds, statuary, and a reflecting pool filled with waterlilies. Annual events include an Antique Vehicle Meet in July and an Artisans' Crafts Fair in September.
Discovery Museums
171 Main St, Rt. 27, Acton
Make exciting discoveries through hands-on exploration in two age-appropriate museums. Younger children explore the wonders of creative play in an intimate setting at the Children's Discovery Museum. Older children experience science with open-ended, interactive exhibits at the Science Discovery Museum. Hours vary seasonally.
The Walden Woods Project
The Thoreau Institute
44 Baker Farm, Lincoln
Walden Pond State Reservation
Ranger Station at 915 Walden Street
A research and education center devoted to Thoreau and Walden Woods. Please call ahead to schedule a visit.Open daily all year. Admission free. Parking charge.
Fruitlands Museums
102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard
A 210-acre complex including four buildings: Fruitlands Farmhouse, site of Bronson Alcott's 1843 Utopia experiment. Shaker House, Native American Museum and Picture Gallery with primitive portraits and Hudson River landscapes. Luncheon facilities and gift shop. Seasonal. Admission charge.
Historic New England's Gropius House
68 Baker Bridge Road, Lincoln
Tel. 781-259-8098
Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He designed this house as his family home in 1937, when he came to teach at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. The Gropius House is a National Historic Landmark.


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I've finally managed to spend a bit of time beginning to learn WordPress.
I've added the Contact form, so people can now email me via the link, I'm busy working on my logo, and I'll publish some photos next week.
Keep well and I hope you're as excited as I am to start seeing some photos on this site!
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SOTW (Song of the Week) is a little series that will be featured (you've guessed it) weekly. Music is a big part of everyone's lives - it definitely is of mine, - and there's just some songs that I really want to share with others.
This week's pick is Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood. I am obsessed with this song, it has been on repeat all day, every day. I'm even listening to it as I write this. Making this a weekly feature rings true because when I'm obsessed with a song I listen to it on repeat for about a week. Give Sweater Weather a listen, it's great.


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Well it's been 3 1/2 weeks since Chippewa where I made the decision to run only in minimalist shoes and thus far all is going well. It's forcing my right ankle to work a bit which I think is good and I love the feeling of running in my Minimus's as well as my VFF's. I have been running pretty much in just these shoes but I have done a couple of runs in my Peregrines which now are starting to feel way too cushioned and supportive.
My longest run in my VFF's was on Sunday, I went 6 miles and felt great with no issues the next day, I did walk for a minute or so every mile and I even resisted going a few more miles which I really wanted to do. So what's the plan? Real simple, to continue to add in more and more minimalist runs, focusing on turnover and slowly pushing the speed. When I get the turnover right I am moving fairly quickly with a nice short mid-footed (basically a flat footed) step. I am avoiding over-striding to run faster instead just working on my foot turnover cadence.
One idea with minimalist running that finally just registered in my brain is that I will be buying fewer shoes. Since none of my minimalist shoes have any cushion to speak of I will wear them until they fall apart. My guess is 600 to 800 miles or more.
Part of my thinking in doing this was what I picked up on a running podcast called TrailRunner Nation. They had a guest on that I have really enjoyed, his name is the Sock Doc and he has been interviewed twice. I agree with his philosophy on not wearing orthotics and on not stretching. His premise is that if you need an orthotic you are masking a problem. With regard to stretching, he says if you need to, you have other problems going on, my kind of advice, of course if you read the article I should note that I have yet to follow his advice but I still agree with his thinking. So check out the Sock Doc's website and definitely take a look at his "Training Principles" posts, well worth a read. If you want an easy way to get his insight, take a look at the notes from the podcasts and more importantly, take a listen:
(Shoes - Orthotics)/Stretching Podcast
The Sock Doc - Aerobic vs Anaerobic Training
This blog tracks my running plans and thoughts and provides a place to remember past running adventures.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Minimalist Running Experiment Continues
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Labels: Minimalist Running, Shoes
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Running in San Jose
For my work I have to occasionally go to San Jose and on my most recent trip I took the time to get in a run in a new area. Normally when I go to San Jose, I run the Guadalupe River trail, a flat, gravel and a few paved sections along the Guadalupe river, more of a creek, make that a drainage overflow but still not a bad place to get in a short run. It's flat, boring but close to where I usually stay so easy and the section I run is at least 5 to 6 miles so you can get in a decent run.
This time, I was at a different hotel so easy wasn't quite so easy. I decided to look for a different place to run and I discovered the Rancho San Antonio Park about 10 miles from my hotel. I made it to the park in a little over a 1/2 hour, they do have about 10x more traffic than us. The trail was part fire road and part single track. I only went 4 miles more for the ankle and the amount of time I had. It was uphill for the first 1 1/2 miles then down and back out. Next time I will explore farther into the park as the wildcat canyon loop is single track and it says 7.3 miles, I only was on it for a mile or so and would like to see all of it. I was surprised by the number of people on the wildcat canyon loop probably saw 10+ people. I am used to my runs in Lebanon where I see maybe 1 or 2 other runners although lately Lebanon seems to be getting a lot busier.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Running update
So, Friday I took the plunge and picked up a new pair of minimalist shoes from Run N Fun (Burnsville). I bought the New Balance Minimus Trail MT10 (see the specs below as copied from the Running Warehouse)
Weight: 7.1 oz (size 9)
Stack Height: Heel (15mm), Forefoot (11mm); non-removable insole
How It Fits (based on width D) Width D=Medium
- Sizing: Standard running shoe length
- Heel: Medium to narrow
- Midfoot: Low to medium volume
- Forefoot: Medium
- Toe-Box height: Low
- Arch Structure: Medium height
I went for a 3 mile run in them yesterday and what can I say other than I love them. They are so comfortable that I would like to wear them all the time, interesting that less cushion and support felt better. My ankle seemed fine during the run and I was happy to confirm that the MT20's have more protection than my VFF's as I was purposely stepping on rocks and roots and didn't feel any sharp edges but I could still feel them so the ankle didn't even think about rolling. I wanted to go longer than 3 miles but chose to keep the distance short until I am pain free as even though I have done some minimalist running, I know that my full immersion will stress other parts of my body so I plan to try to go shorter but faster after a few weeks of building a minimalist base. So for the next few weeks, I will be running only in my MT20's, my VFF's and my Saucony Peregrines. I am back doing the ankle strengthening workouts that I was given last year plus a few more that I found on-line and plan to continue to do them this year. When I am pain free and can run 20 miles in any of these shoes then I will be ready to race an ultra again.
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Rare Bird Paintings II
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Antonia Munroe's 'Rare Bird Paintings' are inspired by 16th and 17th century artists who began to record the natural world through careful scientific observation. Working on several continents but unbeknownst to each other, the artists were often employed as court painters or had wealthy patrons who were eager to further the emerging field of natural history.
Since 2014 Munroe has traveled to Rajasthan, India to study the techniques of Indian miniature painting. In keeping with the traditional process Munroe uses hand ground pure pigment dispersions which she mixes with a binder to create gouache, the original medium used by 16th century Indian painter Ustad Mansur and his contemporaries. While paintings of this period were always on heavy manuscript paper, Munroe paints on panels prepared with gesso and pigmented clay. She uses brushes made from the underside hairs of a squirrel's tail. The squirrels are trapped, plucked and then released. Nevertheless it is considered illegal in India to sell the brushes.
The process of tracing the bird onto the panel is in strict adherence to tradition. Indian painters have, for centuries copied the original paintings of the early artists (regardless of subject matter). Munroe makes paper for tracing using parchment vellum and dry ground earth pigment which she works into the vellum, leaving a dusty film of color. The image of the bird, under which the vellum is positioned, is then carefully traced with a fine-tipped burnisher onto the panel. The painting then begins, at first loosely filling in the bird body with white pigment and then overlaying many layers of color with single strokes of minuscule brushwork.
During the process Munroe will continually refer to the original master painting for definition and exquisite detail. However, in the end she might stray from the recording of natural history and embellish the bird with imaginary features.
Typically an Indian miniature painting is often surrounded with an elaborately painted border. Unable to resist her enduring fascination with block-printed textiles, Munroe fills not only the borders but the backgrounds of her paintings with her original stenciled designs. Her avian subjects appear as brilliant enchanted creatures often perched on a flowering branch or vine amidst a forest of subtle repeating patterns.
In her ongoing search for new bird imagery Munroe has collected a precious library of mostly out-of-print Indian painting and textile books. Her adventurous forays into obscure museums and bookstores in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and Delhi have provided a treasure trove of beautiful bird subjects as well as pattern designs. The Turban Museum, housed in the stables of a rambling palace in the pink city of Jaipur yielded a cache of second-hand books filled with unusual bird paintings. The books were displayed in a dark musty corner amongst countless turbaned mannequins. Another outing led to a tiny shop on a busy street in Delhi where every book, precariously stacked floor to ceiling was jacketed in cellophane to keep the dust from encroaching. As Munroe was taking leave her eye caught a title "Birds of India", lying forgotten on a shelf of old magazines. A pocket-sized tattered little book, the kind one takes on a birdwatching tour, it has provided much inspiration for this collection of 'Rare Bird Paintings'.
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Nymboida Quarry EIS
Client: Greensill Bros Pty Ltd
GeoLINK has been engaged by Greensill Bros Pty Ltd to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and associated Designated Development Application for a proposed hard rock quarry located in the Grafton Region.
GeoLINK will identify the planning framework relevant to the proposal and identify potential environmental, economic and social impacts from the proposed quarry. Key matters that require specialist investigation as part of the EIS relate to noise, blasting and vibration, traffic, water management and flora / fauna.
Development Consent is being sought for use of the land to extract approximately 80,000 cubic metres of material per annum that will be crushed onsite and sold locally. Extraction methods would involve blasting and mechanical excavation.


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This Tuesday we held a drinks reception to celebrate the launch of No. 33 at Café Murano in London. The Eau de Cologne has been created to celebrate Penhaligon's 145th anniversary and is named after one of our first ever boutiques on 33 St James's Street. The venue for the launch was the original location of this boutique!
Where our first ever boutique once stood
Around 80 guests attended the event and enjoyed delicious canapés and bespoke No. 33 inspired cocktails throughout the evening. Even the waiters wore bespoke Penhaligon's bow ties!
If you're lucky we might share the recipe with you.
Within the back of the venue there was a curated exhibition displaying key highlights within the brands history. These included our first ever fragrance Hammam Bouquet, our Royal Warrants and the opening of our global flagship boutique on Wellington Street, Covent Garden.
No. 33 will launch in all Penhaligon's boutiques, concessions and online in July 2015.
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Accommodation in the Penrith Valley is available to cater for every need. From Boutique Bed and Breakfasts to Executive Style Hotels and everywhere in between, there is something to suit all your requirements.
Penrith Serviced AccommodationLuxury Townhouses or an Apartment overlooking the Nepean River, fully furnished, completely self contained with modern self catering facilities, fully air conditioned and with rates to suit your budget. Conveniently situated in Penrith close to the main shopping centre, Nepean Hospital, University of Western Sydney and 10 minutes drive to Eastern Creek via the M4 Motorway. This serviced accommodation is well maintained to a very high standard and is very suitable for business, short term and family style accommodation.
Location: Penrith
Astina Serviced Apartments
Modern Serviced Apartments in PenrithAstina Provides 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments in the Penrith area. We specialise in providing modern, spacious and secure apartments with all the comforts of home at affordable prices. All Astina apartments include: - Free wifi - Fully equipped kitchen - Secure parking - Full laundry - 1,2 or 3 bedrooms - King beds - Free Foxtel - Outdoor area - BBQ* Rates are charged on a per night basis. Group, and long stay weekly discounts available.
Location: Penrith
A Town House on Stafford
Penrith Furnished AccommodationThis property will more than exceed your expectations. Fully furnished with superior quality furniture, fully self contained and immaculately clean this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Townhouse with a sizeable yard and outdoor covered living area is suitable for business or family accommodation for short or extended stays. Situated only 1km from Penrith's main shopping area in a very quiet street, close to the Nepean Hospital, UWS, M4 Freeway Stafford Townhouse is every bit as comfortable as home.
Location: PENRITH
'Winbourne' Edmund Rice Retreat & Conference CentreHistorical Winbourne is a multi-purpose function venue with various sized function rooms and two styles of accommodation available for up to 140 guests. Set in the...
Location: Mulgoa
Quest PenrithQuest Penrith brings a new standard of accommodation to Penrith for the short and long stay traveller. Located in the regional hub of Penrith, Quest Penrith...
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Penrith Lakes Bed and BreakfastLuxury home on acreage, quality inclusions, friendly atmosphere, local knowledge, yummy cooked breakfast, spa bath, inground salt water pool, lovely gardens and BBQ area. King and...
Location: Cranebrook
ValueSuites PropertyWhether you're looking for hotel accommodations or a studio apartment, we have what you need at a weekly price you can afford. Think of our rooms...
Location: Emu Plains
Mercure PenrithLocated at the foot of Blue Mountains and adjacent to Penrith Panthers World of Entertainment, Mercure Penrith is at the gateway to Western Sydney. The hotel...
Location: Penrith
Colyton Hotel- Functions - Kids parties - Dining - Bistro - Accommodation - Double, twin, queen, single and family rooms available - Playground - Indoor, playstations etc...
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Holiday Inn Sydney St MarysThe newest hotel in Western Sydney conveniently located between Parramatta and Penrith, Holiday Inn Sydney St Marys is close to the stunning Blue Mountains. The hotel...
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A 112-mile loop through farmlands near The Woodlands has been blocked off for the bike leg of Saturday's Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas race.
Montgomery County Police Reporter indicated traffic was backed up for more than an hour in some places early Saturday morning, including along FM 1488.
Officers were writing citations for impatient drivers passing traffic by driving on the shoulders, the story said.
The bike route can be found on the Ironman Texas website.
The earliest segments of the race, stretches of Grogans Mill Road, Woodlands Parkway and FM 2978 have already been reopened. Later segments will remain closed through the afternoon, until about 5:30. The road-by-road traffic impact can be found here.
The marathon-long run circles Lake Woodlands. Map here. The 26.2-mile course will close roads and trails in the area from about noon to 11 p.m.
More than 2,500 athletes are competing in the event, which began early this morning with a 2.4 mile swim in Lake Woodlands.


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Kilmardinny House is now taking bookings for local arts events, conferences, weddings, club meetings and more ahead of its official opening following later this summer.
The £2.73m project has been delivered by East Dunbartonshire Council in conjunction with East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture (EDLC) Trust, development partner hub West Scotland and Clark Contracts.
In addition to the refurbished multi-functional space in the original A-listed building, the facility now includes a new garden pavilion extension - providing a modern, flexible space which can accommodate a range of activities, including performances, exhibitions, conferences and weddings.
Council leader Gordan Low said: "We are delighted to confirm that Kilmardinny House is available for bookings after its extensive refurbishment and extension.
"It represents a significant investment in one of this area's most iconic buildings - benefiting both Bearsden and the wider East Dunbartonshire area.
"As well as supporting a diverse range of arts, culture and leisure services, the refurbishment has transformed Kilmardinny into the area's newest venue for events, weddings and conferences."
Sandy Marshall, Vice Chair of EDLC Trust, added: "The excellent work carried out on this much-loved facility enhances its value as a centre for local arts, performance and community groups and we welcome anyone interested in booking the venue - on a regular basis or for one-off events - to get in touch.
"I would like to pay tribute to everyone who previously used Kilmardinny for their support and patience during works."
For information on bookings, please e-mail email@example.com or call 0141 777 3143. Further details on Kilmardinny House can also be found on the EDLC Trust website - www.edlc.co.uk
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After you check out Ryan, view out the other Weekly musicians, top MP3 downloads and our list of local bands.
|Ryan's Role in the Band
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We started seven years ago but with the countless struggles we've been through we're the strongest today that we've ever been. Our songs are about our every day struggles....more.


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