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Sometimes things just line up.
My daughters have been wanting to improve their art techniques. I've been wanting to improve their art education. And then there's boy-o. He suddenly LOVES art, so that needs encouraging and new supplies. Well, I didn't even know that we were focusing in that direction, but when I heard about the Art Kit and was suddenly, seamlessly doing a review of one of the kits, it was obvious the Universe knows what its doing.
The shrieks of "THE ART KIT" coming from the children when it arrived was only topped by the "Ohs and Ahs" when they opened the box.
It suddenly made sense for a kit that is about ART to be beautiful. This taught me a lot about Art as an experience, just opening the box.
With Tissue paper and lots of shredded purple and white stripes of naturally dyed heavy stock paper, the children enthusiastically unwrapped each, paperbag wrapped item. And what beautifully chose items.
The Art Kit isn't just about Making Art, this is about art appreciation and experience.
When you subscribe, each month your child receives a box like one of these, and each box has its own theme. Our box was themed with Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jette painting.
In our box of wonders was a Puzzle, sticker books (with reusable stickers), natural paint sachets wit circle sponges to imitate Seurat's circle techniques, circle stickers to do a circle (dotted) painting, a book about George Seurat and various Art Kit Pencils and heavy stock paper and accessories.
As we have three children, we had the kit and two more sibling add-ons, basically providing each child with their own supplies for the crafts, but sharing the puzzle and the book. It worked perfectly.
The experience of this kit, and art itself, has been very well thought out. Each item helps you experience the painting a little deeper from different angles. As a homeschooler I found it balanced, as with three children, all different ages and learning types, I was surprised how all three were interested. I would possibly say the kit would work best for the 7-11 age range, as I watched my children work through it, but all three were well occupied and I can tell came out of it looking at art in a different light.
One thing I will point out. Although it's called The ART KIT, this isn't what we perceive as an art kit. It is a Kit ABOUT ART (I like how when I explained this to my family they all did a unison "OHHH" and agreed from that perspective it was a masterpiece in itself. Think of it as art education for children in a box, a box that has lots of ways for them to get into a technique, an artist and a piece with all their senses.
It reminds us all that art is an experience and from the moment The Art Kit arrives at the door, you and your children will be enjoying the ride.
Now... all I have to do to top the experience off is find a copy of Sunday in the Park with George by Sondheim so the children can have some follow up to these wonderful projects!
Now here's one of my daughters reviews;
I love the way that the art kit is packaged so carefully and beautifully. It's really inspiring.
The Make-a- masterpiece sticker book helped me learn a lot about the painting. I love how this kit is so freely put together. The puzzle was a bit easy for me, but that is a good thing because it meant my brother was interested in doing it. I love the way the paints slide over the paper. I never would have thought that natural paints would be that bright.
My son... he gave it a zillion stars out of 5.
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The nice thing about being unencumbered by the restrictions of racing is you get to make things like these. It's our two new favorite naked sports bikes, the 2015 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR and its upgraded Factory sibling.
Since Aprilia doesn't have to worry about making a homologation-friendly engine like it does for the RSV4, they've taken that same V4 and blown it out its bore to 81mm for a total displacement of 1,077cc. That boosts output by 5 horsepower for a total of 175 at 11,000 RPM and 90 pound-feet of torque spread evenly over the low and mid-range. Just as importantly, with the upgraded displacement and software, the RR delivers 20 more hp at 8,000 revs than its predecessor.
Aprilia upgraded its suite of on-board technology – APRC – tuning the electronic quick-shift, traction control, wheelie control, and launch control for the new model. There are eight settings to adjust slippage through a joystick on the handlebar, along with three ride modes: Road, Track, and Sport.
The same aluminum dual beam frame is carried over from the RSV4 (which remains unchanged as well), but the swingarm gets a 6mm stretch, while the headstock benefits from a slight bend and is joined by narrower handlebars and a seat that's been lowered to 32.5 inches.
The RR gets adjustable 43mm Sachs forks, along with Brembo calipers clamping 320mm front discs and a 220mm rear disc, all controlled through Bosch's ABS system. The new 1100 also benefits from a new onboard computer that connects to the rider's smartphone, combining GPS information to tweak the electronics depending on where the rider is on the track. It also provides telemetry data and a kind of onboard race instructor that'll tell you the best points to accelerate and brake.
If you upgrade to the Factory variant, you get some shouty livery, but more importantly, Ölins suspension and steering damper, upgraded brakes, and forged aluminum wheels wrapped in 120/70 rubber up front and 200/55 out back (the RR gets a choice of three rear tires sizes, 190/55, 190/50/ or 200/55).
Aprilia claims a curb weight of 406 pounds (and from what we can gather, a 3 pound drop on the Factory), with sales and pricing in the U.S. still undisclosed. Regardless, it's a nice set of upgrades to our favorite pair of evil twins.


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When looking through my photo library to see which photos I should edit to share with you today, this one caught my eye.
I think it's because I'm very much looking forward to autumn and winter.
Summer is lovely, but I am a big fan of the cooler days, fewer midges, and quieter countryside.
Autumn and winter always feel so peaceful.
As a photographer, I love their colours and especially the simplicity of winter.
Everything starts to feel rather magical and cosy.
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Tomorrow I am off to Westport on the West coast of Ireland for the Gaelforce West race, a 70km trail run, kayak and road bike race. Its a fast one, the winners time last year was a little over 3 1/2 hrs! I've been looking forward to it for a few months now, and can't believe its upon me already.
Having popped over to Ireland a few weeks ago for the Ballyhoora race I met some of the guys who have competed in Gaelforce West a number of times, including last years winner, Padraig Marrey, who is a fast fella for sure. It is going to be a very tough race, and I'll give it my all, but I am worried about the lack of course knowledge, the guys who race it regulalry know every step along the way, a huge advantage in a short race.
I fly tomorrow morning, so I am spending today getting all my kit together, sorting out my flat pedals, with such a short race it is faster to use flats with power straps than to change shoes, and have to carry your trainers.
I come back on Sunday, and then its a quick turnaround as I get all my kit together for the adidasTERREX Coast to Coast. This is a 4 day stage race, about 5 to 6 hours racing each day, kayaking, running and road and off road cycling. Whereas Gaelforce West is a solo event, the adidasTERREX C2C is a team event (it can be done solo too), and I am racing with Nicola MacLeod and James Cracknell. Its set to be a great race, with Accelerate putting out a strong team too.
The race starts on Friday from Whitehaven, finishing in Robin Hoods Bay on Monday afternoon. The inaugral race 2 years ago was a great success, and served as a brilliant social occasion too, so I am looking forward to that side of the event again, along with 4 top quality days of tough racing.
Its going to be a tough week and a half, but I am looking forward to it, and to testing myself over both courses. After that I plan on having a bit of a rest too, so can't wait for that either!
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Audio Books Hate it or Love it
I have recently, for about three months started listening to audio books. Before I was a part of the yuck group of readers! I did not want someone reading to me or shaping the way I hear or see the characters. But you know what, when we were younger we were read too, not that I want my first grade teacher Mrs. Washington reading romance to me (double yuck, I need a break to clear my mind).
I have come to enjoy audio books, they help work go by faster and I get through my hellish commute without blowing my horn because I am just vibing to my book and waiting for the plot to unfold.
Now when I first started I rented an audio book from my library and it sucked! It sounded like my computer was reading to me, so I am assuming this was the first audio book ever made (lol, glad it was a loan). But I forged on and did a free trial with an audio book seller (Audible, I love their customer service by the way) going with one of my most trusted to deliver authors Christine Warren. The hero had a Latin accent so I wanted to see how well this would be delivered, true test time. Well I was sold, I loved it and I bought more when they popped up on sale. I even have favorite narrators now. So yay me I can almost pretend to know what I am talking about. I should be posting some audio reviews soon, unfortunately there were still some misses, but not because it was an audio book, it just wasn't a great book.
Some of the cons I have noticed with romance is the search capabilities for example, I wanted a multicultural romance and other than scrolling through all their listed titles or just putting in authors names it was a no go. Although customer service did check their list and send me a list of romances with multicultural characters, it was a very short list but hey they tried. I am running into the same thing when I want a scifi romance or something other than contemporary or erotic romance. If they would fix that everything would be great for me.
Books I have listened to so far:
|Feral Sins
|Paranormal Romance
|Suzanne Wright
|Laid Bare
|Erotic Romance (ménage)
|Lauren Dane
|Bared to You (Crossfire Series)
|Erotic Romance
|Sylvia Day
|Reflected in You (Crossfire Series)
|Erotic Romance
|Sylvia Day
|She Did a Bad, Bad Thing
|Category Romance
|Stephanie Bond
|Wicked Weekend,
|Erotic Romance
|Gillian Archer
|Heart of Darkness
|Paranormal Romance
|Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne and Susan Kinard
|In Bed with a Highlander
|Historical Romance
|Maya Banks
|True Love and Other Disasters
|Contemporary Romance
|Rachel Gibson
|Drive Me Wild
|Paranormal Romance
|Christine Warren
Posted on May 5, 2013, in Bookswagger and tagged audio books. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
Although I don't get the opportunity to listen to them, I like audio books. I remember taking long drives with my aunt (who is the biggest book lover on the planet) and listening to audio books. They were wonderful memories.
I luv audio books in general, that is when I'm not driving. Which means I tried them to help keep me entertained on long drives or during rush hour. I had to stop! I got so involved in the book it was keeping me from paying attention. :-). Not good! LOL
Back then not a lot of my fav authors were on audio tape. It was slim pickings. I see now that quite a few more authors are going that route. It's wonderful to see!
Audio books are great when traveling. I would also challenge the e-reader industry and the audio industry to work together to create audio books for the e-readers much the same as e-books. Since I haven't research this it may already be in place. If so awesome! We could listen or read as the whim strikes right on our e-readers.
Great to know the audio book industry is breaking out! I look forward to seeing more. Thanks for sharing!
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A ship of brick and steel, year-old Central Elementary School floats in a sea of winter brown cotton fields.
On the horizon, north, east and west, are the reasons for Central's construction: millions of dollars in new housing for Lubbock's growing population, housing for families who will be sending their children to the schools of Lubbock-Cooper ISD in south Lubbock County.
"Growth, it's something I've been dealing with all 18 years of my superintendency," said Lubbock-Cooper's Pat Henderson. "They're still enrolling. We had four sophomores enroll at the high school. … We've added on to the high school twice since it was built."
Cooper has grown 105 percent in 10 years, from 2,268 students in the 2002-03 school year to 4,648 today.
Cynthia Paulk, Central's principal, said enrollment this fall is 579, up from 421 at the end of the past school year. In its second year, the school is already larger than the 35 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD.
Paulk said few people in the district anticipated the growth when she started her career here as a music teacher in 1987.
"We were kind of a sleepy 3A district," she said. "We were a good school district, a small 3A. We never thought we'd see this kind of growth. … If you're growing, that's a good thing. People want to come to your school and you're successful."
This past year, the district also opened its second middle school. Laura Bush Middle School started with 441 students and now has 526, with a capacity of 800, Principal Edna Parr said.
Parr, who was previously the principal at Lubbock-Cooper Middle School, joined the district as a coach and technology teacher the same year Henderson was named superintendent.
"We've always had to deal with growth," Parr said. "When we had one middle school, we had to deal with it then. We were nearing the 1,000 mark then."
JoEllen Henderson, the district's public information officer who is married to the superintendent, said the district, which does not accept transfer students, is growing because of new residents. The district stretches from the Lubbock County line north to 98th and East 82nd streets inside Lubbock city limits.
"Our growth is coming from the people that live within our district," she said. "They are building homes within our district. They are moving to our district. If you drive around out here, there are more developments that are starting. We have Kelsey Park that is just beginning and it's around Central Elementary. There on the north side of (FM) 1585 there's another development that they're clearing land on right now. Those are going to be new families moving to our district."
Debora Perez-Ruiz, president of the Lubbock Realtors Association, agreed the district is benefiting from the city's growth.
"Lubbock typically is growing south and southwest and that's the school district," she said. "They're getting good ratings but also that's the direction Lubbock is growing … and the schools are also going to have to grow to deal with it."
Cooper has been benefiting financially from the growth. For one, state education funding follows the students. Cooper's target revenue from the state is about $5,466, which is based on a weighted average of daily attendance rather than just enrollment.
The district is one of the few across the state to retain a local optional homestead exemption for its taxpayers, a $15,000 exemption regardless of property value.
"In the 18 years I've been superintendent, we've had just three tax rate increases, all bond issues, voter approved, to build facilities," Superintendent Henderson said. "We've never raised our taxes to operate on."
With the increase in property values, the district's tax rate generates more revenue than it did with farmland.
Betsy Taylor, the district's chief financial officer, said growth has helped Cooper weather the education cuts the Texas Legislature made in its most recent two-year budget. The district's $29 million budget was cut about $3 million but the district gets nearly 60 percent of its revenue from property taxes and other local sources.
"Our growth has always helped us stay up with the expenses because we generated more revenue because of our growth," Taylor said. "Because of the growth and the increase in property values, we were able to keep up with the budget financially."
Henderson said growth can be a negative. More students require more teachers, staff and facilities.
"Our property values have gone through the roof, but the little dirty secret is the state retains some of that in the funding formulas," Henderson said. "We don't get that windfall of property values. We went up $100 million last year. We don't get all that. People say you're growing, all those houses are getting built, you're rich. It doesn't work that way. It's very expensive to educate those 450 kids."
The benefit of growth is visible in the district's facilities, which include a state-of-the-art scoreboard at the football stadium, an 800-seat theater in the latest high school addition, a new band hall, computer and science labs and high-tech white boards and projection equipment in every classroom.
"We are still very frugal with our money," JoEllen Henderson said. "We make very wise decisions with our money. We built all of that going toward a 4A district. We think it's a good chance that will happen (in the next UIL alignment)."
Cooper Board of Education President Dave Gilles said growth makes it a challenge to retain the "culture of caring" that attracted parents like him and many others to the district.
"I think we're all really proud of the facilities, but I don't think that's what we focus on. We focus on the culture," Gilles said. "It's not the facilities that make us different, old or new, it's the spirit."
He also said it is "much harder to predict what's going to hit you next fall."
Kim Rister, head of the parent organization at Central Elementary, said growth makes it harder to "keep up with the kids."
"They're adding kids; they're adding teachers. They added teachers even after school started, and I think it's harder to keep up but it's a good problem to have," Rister said. "This area is just growing, so it's just interesting to see what they have slated for the next few years."
Paulk of Central said Henderson and the district have the "vision" to see what Cooper can be as a district.
"I feel real confident," the principal said. "I think this district really puts the kids first. I feel real confident the district always will, which means you'll address the growth, the crowded classrooms, if we get to that point."
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Last week, we reported on Microsoft's new Xbox One.
Turns out, the console will only be available in 21 countries as of now but among the list, there are no African countries.
According to an exchange between a user and Microsoft,the list of countries is restricted because the consoles are not only region specific but they also require that users have a Microsoft account in order to make use of them.
The 21 countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brezil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
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Snipping away at a pile of assorted greenery. Arranging my pieces to my own design in a pre-made moss wreath, and chatting as I go. I am utterly in seventh heaven. Oh, yes and throw in a festive mince pie and the bliss is complete. I am attending a Christmas Wreath making workshop, run by the popular local florist Lucy Walker. I had seen this workshop advertised on my beloved Facebook and mentioned it to my friend Sally. And voila, she has us booked in!
Lucy chatted us through the basics and did a demonstration, before she let us loose on our work stations. Each table held aprons, secateurs, fine florist's wire and two pre-made moss wreaths ready for decoration. Down the middle of the room were neat piles of ivy, blue spruce, rosemary, eucalyptus and various other pieces of greenery this little Aussie didn't recognise. At the front of the room was a table groaning with decorations for the wreaths.
And so we got to work chatting as we went. Lucy and her mother wandering about the room ready to help or answer questions. I was so intent on creating it wasn't until I came up for air that I noticed that my wreath was nothing like Sally's. Even at this early stage everyone's individual style was emerging. When I later ventured down to the front to collect some decorations I was fascinated to see what the other ladies had produced. No two wreaths were alike, some were quite colourful, some were earthy, some were wild and some were tame. All were beautiful and all their owners had such a smile on their faces.
And a pub lunch
Really how can you top a morning spent in the company of liked minded souls doing something creative? Only by going out to lunch with your good buddy at the quintessentially English pub in the village for a scrumptious lunch and glass of bubbles.
Ah, a very, very good day.


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See Iceland…All The Way
I don't think you'll be too surprised when I tell you that Iceland and its beautiful landscape provide an absolutely incredible adventure for families. It's no exaggeration when I say that Iceland will definitely go down in the books as one of our top vacation destinations. In fact, although we've been, we still don't want to cross it off the family bucket list. Yes, it's that spectacular.
What you may not know about Iceland is that this country is vast and amazing, with literally tons and tons of natural wonders. But, unfortunately, some of those natural wonders aren't all that easy to get to…unless, of course, you happen to have access to a huge, family-sized all-terrain vehicle, complete with its own generator to deflate and inflate the enormous tires, so you can off-road to the top of an ice cap, cross rivers and basically make your way to all the other awesome places. But, then you'd probably still need a knowledgeable guide to get you to all of these breathtaking locations.
Wait. You don't have that? Well, guess again because I know just how to get you access to that vehicle and a spectacular guide who can show your family the things you've only dreamed about!
Don't worry though…I also know that oftentimes taking a sightseeing tour with the family, especially the younger members, often proves to be a costly and less than thrilling experience. Believe me when I tell you, this is absolutely NOT the case when it comes to the premier and private guided tours offered by Iceland All The Way. In fact, I will even boast that this private tour company provided the most exciting, exhilarating and memorable excursion the Mancini clan has ever experienced, and here are just a few of the reasons we think your family should try them too!
This Time It's Personal
From my very first contact with Stefan at Iceland All The Way, I knew this private Iceland tour would be a great fit for my family. He began our conversation by asking personalized questions about the ages of my children, whether we had ever been to Iceland and if anyone in my group needed special accommodations. After chatting and hearing what we wanted (a option not offered by most touring groups), he suggested we take the Þórsmörk (Thorsmork) tour. He went on to say that we would be traveling in a souped-up and tricked-out 4 x 4 Hummer that has the capability to conquer multiple terrains, and he would provide a personalized tour that was sure to impress us all. Yep, even my kids!
Well, he wasn't kidding. I'm not sure words can express how wonderful it was to be traveling with only my family, in a private vehicle, not cramped on a big bus with a multitude of other travelers, and guided by a local outdoors man who knew all of Iceland like the back of his hand. This allowed us worry-free and private interaction as a family, and provided an open circle of unbelievably interesting communication with our expert guide, Stefan.
For example, while driving, we approached the volcano Eyjafjallajökull and, of course, as Floridians, we were fascinated with its snow-capped exquisiteness. With sheer exuberance we bantered back and forth with Stefan about how it would be so awesome to conquer that on our next visit. Well, he took a look, talked with a few other locals as we stopped to grab a few snacks for the journey, and then decided that the conditions where right to conquer it…immediately! What?!
He actually changed our tour mid-stream and decided to drive us up to the volcano's crater (something that would never be possible on a standard group tour). And, this was an experience so breathtaking and utterly amazing, it will stay with us forever. To be quite honest, there are no words I'm familiar with that could actually describe this magnificent site.
We started at the bottom of a mountain with extremely rocky and dry terrain and after winding an climbing through aggressive landscape, ended up in a desert of winter wonderland. The ice and snow seemed to go on forever and appeared to have never been touched, except by our large tire tracks. It was, by all counts, the coolest thing I've ever done, and I mean that both literally and figuratively. Now I don't know about you, but I believe that's about as "personal" as personal can get!
Never A Dull Moment
As if conquering an almost untouched, snow covered terrain at the crater of volcano wasn't enough, we came down and continued with our planned portion of the Thorsmork tour. Some of the other amazing things we experienced on this Iceland day tour were:
- Seljalandsfoss, an incredible and mighty waterfall with a loop behind it. At this location he also took us to a much smaller but still very impressive waterfall that was tucked way back in another portion of the mountain. Something many visitors, especially those who come without a guide, never discover.
- Gígjökull glacier tongue and a dried up lagoon bed from the aftermath of the famous eruption in 2010. Vast and magnificent!
- Stakkholtsgjá, a stunningly beautiful canyon.
- Básar in Goðaland, where we enjoyed a picnic lunch and then a short hike to a beautiful viewpoint overlooking the area. He even took the kids on a slightly longer and more kid-friendly hike route, with our permission, of course, in order to give my husband and me a few minutes to experience the beautiful scenery alone. Priceless.
- Crossing of several rivers…in our vehicle! Totally crazy and unbelievable, and a huge hit with the kids!
So Many Possibilities
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It is now a proven fact that, if given the choice, I would prefer to clean dead bugs out of a cabinet than grade papers.
But, in my defense, I have to add that not being fully settled into our house is starting to drive me nuts. I really think there is some kind of amnesia built into the moving process -- every time I convince myself that it won't be so bad. But the disruption and upheaval is hard to deal with.
And did I mention that I'll be moving to a new office at the U later this summer? Though that is only one tiny room, just papers and books.
OK, now I'm really going to sit down and prep for the week ahead.
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Originally form New Jersey, Eric Babula began his colorguard career at Burlington City High School. Since that time he has had the opportunity to perform with Innuedo Winterguard, Hawthorne Cabelleros, BlackGold Wintergaurd, and The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, where he served as colorguard captain for two years. Eric also had the privilege of performing at Tokyo DisneySEA and was a guest performer for Moving People Dance Company.
Most recently, Eric was named as Colorguard Director for eight-time WGI Scholastic World Class finalist Trumbull High School. From 2010-2015, Eric worked with The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps is various roles such as: choreographer, staff member and Caption Supervisor. Other colorguards Eric has taught include Cypress Independent, Flower Mound High School, BlackGold Winterguard, The University of New Haven, Mansfield Legacy High School and The Glassmen. Currently, Babula designs for several indoor and outdoor performing ensembles.
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INCREASED competition between Mahogany Air and Proflight Zambia has resulted in a reduction of ticket fares, according to the Zambia Airports Corporation Limited.
And Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) communications and brand manager Mweembe Sikaulu says persistent limited bed capacity in Livingstone and Mfuwe continue to affect air traffic to the tourist airports, particularly by international tourists.
She stated that availability of competition between the two local airlines (Proflight Zambia and Mahogany Air) had attracted new travellers on the domestic front.
Sikaulu, in a press statement highlighting 2018 third quarter results, indicated that "with 553,045 general passenger movements, ZACL recorded a positive growth."
She stated that passenger numbers increased by 11.6 per cent when compared to the same period last year.
"International passenger movements grew by 9.1 per cent from 400,950 passengers in the third quarter of 2017 to 437,250 passengers in the third quarter of 2018. [Some] 115,795 domestic passengers passed through the airports in comparison to 94,735 in the third quarter of 2017, a resultant increase of 22 per cent," Sikaulu stated on Thursday.
She listed some notable factors that led to such air traffic performance, for the period under review.
"Continued domestic uplifts to Livingstone, Lusaka and Ndola by both Mahogany Air and Proflight Zambia, giving a positive domestic variance of 21 per cent, 28 per cent, 26 per cent and 15 per cent, respectively, at Kenneth Kaunda, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula and Mfuwe International Airports as compared to the same period last year," Sikaulu stated.
The other pro-growth factor, according to Sikaulu, was the introduction of a bigger capacity aircraft between July and September this year by Proflight Zambia.
Proflight Zambia introduced a Boeing B737 – 500 with 114 seats servicing domestic routes, mostly between Lusaka, Livingstone and Ndola.
"However, this aircraft has since been withdrawn," Sikaulu disclosed.
She cited, further, the introduction of flights between Lusaka and Harare by Proflight Zambia and Malawian Airlines as another factor that inspired positive growth.
"Increased competition between Mahogany Air and Proflight Zambia has resulted in a reduction in ticket fares; this has attracted new travelers on the domestic front. The introduction of RwandAir flights on the Lusaka – Johannesburg route helped to stimulate traffic to Johannesburg. RwandAir further upgraded the fleet on the route to include the addition of an Airbus A330, with a seat capacity of 270 while maintaining other aircrafts such as the Boeing 737, Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) and a Bombardier Q400 on the route," Sikaulu stated.
"This resulted in increased capacity and passenger numbers on the route by five per cent as compared with the same period last year."
And in terms of adverse factors, to do with air traffic into Zambia, Sikaulu noted that continued limited bed capacity in Livingstone and Mfuwe continued to affect traffic to the tourist airports, particularly with international tourists.
"Limited competition has kept room rates relatively high," she stated.
She stated also that the operation of a low-cost carrier, namely Fastjet Zimbabwe into Victoria Falls Town in Zimbabwe, stimulated South African traffic into Victoria Falls International Airport on the Zimbabwean side due to "a combination of cheap air fares and accommodation."
"South Africa remains the biggest market for the Livingstone and Victoria Falls region. On a macro level, immigration policies continue to affect travel to Zambia as countries surrounding Zambia have increasingly relaxed border rules by allowing most tourists to obtain Visa upon arrival. Countries such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Rwanda are among the new movers of this motion," stated Sikaulu, citing reduction in frequency from some operators like Air Namibia, Fastjet and Ethiopian Airlines Cargo as another adversity facing the country's air traffic.


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Sharp-eyed readers will note that I only became aware of this collection a few months ago, when doing a Reprint This! feature on the brilliant old Thunderbirds strip that used to run in TV21 and Countdown in the late sixties and early 1970s. Turns out this is not as complete as I'd like, at all, and suffers from a lack of production credits - Graham Bleathman and Sam Denham did a great job incorporating period advertisements and features into the book, but didn't find room for any "originally presented in" notations, or a stripography like a typical Titan collection would include in the back.
The stories themselves - five Thunderbirds strips and three of the companion Lady Penelope stories - are very entertaining. They are all written by Alan Fennell, who wrote about one-third of the TV scripts, so they're very true to the series. Six are from the weekly comics and two are presumably from some annuals or specials. Most of them are illustrated by Frank Bellamy, with a couple by Eric Eden and one by Dan Dare's Frank Hampson. It is very entertaining, and the price is fantastic, but a more comprehensive set of reprints is still needed.
In 1984, Akira Toriyama ended his hit comic Dr. Slump, which, especially on the back of a long-running TV cartoon adaptation, had made him some serious bank and the clout to do whatever he wanted for Shonen Jump next. That turned out to be Dragon Ball. The only things you need to know about Dragon Ball are that it ran almost every week for eleven years, it led to an omnipresent TV franchise and countless imitation series (Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, InuYasha, etc), and, a year and a half into its endless, turgid run, two of the duelling characters land in Dr. Slump's Penguin Village in what I would assume to have been a hugely promoted three-week crossover.
So in volume 7, you get thrown in the deep end of this ongoing chase/fight between the young martial artist protagonists and the evil Commander Blue, who has the power to paralyze opponents by making eye contact with them. This actually leads to the only point where I laughed aloud reading the book, and I'll spoil it for you: Son Gokku gives Commander Blue a Moe Howard-esque double eye-poke to nullify his power. Anyway, more than a hundred pages into this, Blue and Gokku's scrap has them crashlanding into Penguin Village, where Arale thinks she's found somebody new to play with, and where Blue has to put up with Suppaman being as clueless as ever. It's recommended for Dr. Slump completists, but it's got a character who hasn't showed up in the English-language Dr. Slump books yet, so there's no big rush.
I think Toriyama's been enjoying the fruits of Dragon Ball's success ever since that strip ended. He's wealthy enough that he hasn't had to commit to any long-form projects in a dozen years. Apart from a few months' worth of mid-90s Dr. Slump comics (about which I know next-to-nothing; apparently the title translated as Dr. Slump Returns, But Only for a Short While), and a 14-week strip called Sand Land which Viz has released in the US as a done-in-one digest, Toriyama has only done short stories and projects, most of which haven't been translated or released in the US yet. I kind of wish we could see what wacky stuff he's up to these days.
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5. India needs to create a Challenge Portal. Check the US challenge.gov portal. It involves putting out some of the challenges that government departments face, with an offer of reward and recognition. It gets people involved in thinking about the problems the nation faces and gets them to work to solve them. India needs […]
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This is a reminder (with apologies for any cross-posting) about the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) Symposium in London on Saturday 3rd June, 'Beyond "By": Towards an inclusive architectural history'.
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Andrew Saint has argued persuasively that concentration on attributions of buildings to particular architects could be a hindrance to architectural history. But has 'by' been the main thing continuing to divide polite and vernacular? If it is rejected as the primary way of making sense of the built environment, where does this leave traditional architectural history? Have we been preoccupied by questions of the authorship of structures, and are there better and more valid ways of making sense of the built environment? Is the way forward the notion of how a building has been inhabited and lived in (like the archaeological concept of artefact biography), or should we be looking at space (within buildings or around and between them)?
The programme is:
9.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Welcome and Introduction – Jonathan Kewley (symposium organiser)
Session 1: A methodological basis (Chair: Peter Guillery, Survey of London)
10.10 David Clark (independent scholar), 'It isn't going to be what we expected': the importance of the structure
10.30 Dr Catherine Kent (Durham University), Towards a 'buildings history': the case of Doddington Bastle
10.50 Nicholas Cooper (independent scholar) Honour and Credit: Two Themes in Jacobean Architecture
11.10 Discussion
11.20 Coffee
Session 2: A more nuanced approach to attribution? (Chair: David Adshead, Attingham Trust)
11.50 Jiat-Hwee Chang (Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore), Inventing the Colonial Polite: Agency and Legitimacy in the Architectural Historiography of Singapore.
12.10 Elizabeth M. Merrill (Postdoctoral research fellow, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin), Without attributions: finding new meaning in the history of Italian Renaissance fortification architecture.
12.30 Amy Smith (Survey of London), Architecture and Collaboration at the London Hospital.
12.50 Discussion
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Session 3: Vernacular and Modernism (Chair: Dr Danielle Willkens, Auburn University)
14.00 Dr Vittoria Capresi (Senior Researcher, Technische Universität, Berlin) and Dr Axel Fisher (Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Université libre de Bruxelles), The "polite vernacular" in modernist rural landscapes and its challenge to architectural history
14.20 Michele Tenzon (Research fellow / PhD candidate, Université libre de Bruxelles, Faculty of Architecture), Beyond Écochard: the works of the Service de l'urbanisme of Morocco in the Gharb.
14.40 Richard Brook (Principal Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture), 'Regionality: agency and authorship in architecture'.
15.00 Discussion
15.10 Tea
Session 4: Global Vernacular (Chair: Jonathan Kewley, Historic England)
15.30 Alvaro Velasco (Architectural Association), The quest for Atlantis and other vernacular myths: Reyner Banham's understanding of history through the vernacular.
15.50 Dr Ole W Fischer (Assistant Professor, History and Theory of Architecture, School of Architecture, University of Utah), Grey matter(s) – the birth of a new vernacular out of the generic?
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16.20 General discussion and conclusion
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I too read Asterix comic books that I've read before. The memories of reading them as a child, the familiarity of the characters and the incidents, the dialogue even. Of course, there are lots of reasons why we might want to return to a book. Reading a book again is not just reading it for a second time, it involves a reflexivity: reading your earlier reading of the book (assuming you remember reading it before or if you've got a review of that previous reading).
It's by re-reading certain authors with greater clarity than I have apparently mustered, the very self-conscious act that lies behind the public use of the verb 'to re-read'. Is it related to the fact that to describe someone as well read is a bigger compliment than remarking on how someone has been to a lot of opera or surfed a lot of the internet? Do we measure intellectual merit by number of books read? Is that a good thing? (I imagine for the readers of a books blog, the answer is "Yes"). I don't know. Some people see re-reading as a light-hearted irritating tendency though not life-threatening social trope, sometimes seasoned with a few sharp comments (in some reviews) on how to deflate the braying, boastful re-reader like myself. Of course there are more specific and sophisticated ways of doing that.
The same happens when it comes to P. D. James. When you strip the storyline back to its bare bones, it's as a shock to understand how little there is to it (minimalist comes to mind), but then it's the James storytelling in some of her novels, her ability to make physical descriptions of her characters, and her profound psychological insight into her characters that are important and putting it all together allows James to weave an intricate web narrative-wise. By binging once again on P.D. James I can see right away what separates the truly gifted writer from the merely entertaining one (like Agatha Christie). James (almost) always manages to give me entertainment value while also offering me attention-getting prose that makes me really think about how the characters feel and how events in the plot might actually affect the lives of real people. That's what distinguishes P. D. James from her Crime Fiction counterparts. Take this as an example: Octavia, one of those adult children who insist on being treated as an adult, but moves in with Mummy and tries to rule her house instead of finding her own, 'You see, the only person who's in a state about her daughter coming home is you'. Insolent and narcissistic. Some children are difficult to love and even more difficult to like. Detestable. Will Mummy turn out to be the Mummy from hell?
Bottom-line: A gripping book from start to finish. Well, almost. I hated the ending… as far as I can recall, it was the first time Dalgliesh does not close a case successfully.


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I'm not shy about the amount of mess my kids make in the kitchen. When I started documenting our cooking antics it was because I wanted to share the fun aspect of baking with kids without sugar-coating the chaotic reality of butter covered worktops and flour coated floors, eggshell batter and perfectly imperfect decorating.
Probably because of the frequency of our baking, my eldest is really pushing for more independence in the kitchen. I'm used to her wanting to take over the pouring and mixing elements but I wanted to make sure that our bakes had some elements of butter and flour rather than 80% sugar with some gummy bears thrown in.
So we've introduced the Little Cookerys Complete Guide to Teaching Young Kids to Cook. The book itself is extremely appealing for little ones as it's full of fun pictures and low on paragraphs of text.
To combat the December gingerbread invasion we decided on Pepernoten – a traditional Dutch spiced cookie made with nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger.I have to admit that I was properly excited at the thought of my 3 year old making cookies pretty much solo (not as much as she was) and it really was brilliant. We did do a little more prep than usual (in the sense that I actually did some prep rather than my standard nothing). The book comes with placemats and colour coded tabs for measuring cups so I popped these out ready.
We set up my youngest at the sink for some splashy water play so she wouldn't feel left out then the fun began.
The coloured cups method essentially means that if your child is able to recognize colours, they can follow one of the recipes in this book. The ingredients are listed as pictures rather than words and the quantities relate directly to a colour. For example 1 cup of flour would be represented by a picture of flour and a red dot. This meant that my 3 year old could scoop out a cup of flour using our red tagged cup, pop it into the bowl and she had added the perfect amount of flour!
So with minimum input from me the cookie dough came together. Once made this dough is rolled into little balls to bake, again ideal for little hands, but I did cheekily pinch a bit to make some festive Joy biscuits!
My house did smell pretty amazing from baking these spiced cookies and they do taste incredible but the real winner was the happiness on my little girls face when bragging about how she'd made cookies completely herself. She still needs me to cut the crusts off her cheese sandwiches though so I'm not going to worry about her flying the nest just yet!
If you want to try Little Cookerys method they have a free download on their website or you can purchase the complete guide here;
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Writing the First Novel
Writing the First Novel
"And how long did it take to write and publish your first novel, The Women Gather ?" This was one of the constant questions asked during the interviews leading up to my book launch. If one were to survey my friends with this question, they would no doubt answer, "Forever!" Through all their support and encouragement, it must have been painful to keep being told: "I'm working on it!"
Truth of the matter, I'm not sure I wanted to come to the novel's end. After retirement and moving to Cornwall, I worked hard to become part of the community. I joined various organizations to feel a sense of belonging. I also worked hard to disengage from my status as an 'employed person'. I needed to reinvent myself. Overall though, I was clearly searching for something more. I knew so many who pursued specific creative endeavours with what I could only define as 'a passion'. While my many involvements did give me a sense of satisfaction, none remotely resembled a passion. Delving into my memory, it came to me that what I have always enjoyed was writing: short stories, poetry, articles, even briefing notes. I came to realize perhaps that is what I needed to tackle, seriously and with dedication.
And there's the rub. Dedication! When I finally decided to get on with it and write the first novel, I was quite methodical. I knew what theme to promote; I knew what the story line would say; I knew how the chapters would evolve; I knew who the characters would be; I decided what the ending would reveal. I am after all an organized person ‒ perhaps an obsessively organized person. But then, once the writing began, something bewildering started to infiltrate and grasp hold. The characters as well as the story line indicated signs of taking on a life of their own. I've heard most writers describe this mystical experience. What I also discovered was that the process of creating became my passion. Reaching the goal of completion was quite secondary. I finally understood. The journey itself is the joy! Having said all that, at some point, reality called. I needed to write that last chapter and finish the work.
Now that my novel has been published by Baico Publishing and launched, it is finally out there. I have to let it go. It needs to take on a life of its own, with you, as the reader.
Katalin Kennedy
July 2012 article
Kindness column, Seaway News
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The Women Gather
Chapter Five
Tuesday, April 6 – Rhianna Returns
Aideen found mother and daughter surrounded by Snow (the Akita) and Lily (the cat) at the kitchen table in front of the tea pot, laughing at some story Rhianna had just told. They didn't look like each other, except at the eyes. Yes, the eyes were the same, huge and open and dark — eyes that could see through you whatever your thoughts. But as for the rest, there was no resemblance, none at all. Where Tunde was tall and imposing, Rhianna was short and engaging. Her face too was quite beautiful, but more rounded than Tunde's, with pink cheeks and firm uplifted lips. Her hair was curly and long with dark black strands spattered with gray. She had pulled it all up in a clasp that was fighting to fall out with every movement she made. And Rhianna was movement personified. She talked with her hands, her head and her shoulders! Where she was animated, Tunde was elegant. Where she was boisterous, Tunde was reserved. Yet there was an unmistakable connection between them, as though they were bound together with invisible silk threads that pulled and gave — one in harmony with the other.
"Come sit with us, Aideen!" Rhianna invited her. "My daughter has told me about you. Welcome to Lemuria. Here is a nice cup of jasmine tea to start your day."
"I believe that Aideen's day started several hours ago, Mother," Tunde smiled at her young charge. "What did you find out about our beginnings, this time?"
"I was reading Lin Yao's letters, mostly to her mother and to Patia, about her trip to China. It felt like being there. I'm looking forward to more stories about her. I hope she kept up her diary, because Nora gave her a white leather bound journal for her sixteenth birthday." Aideen's voice was eager, wanting reassurance.
Tunde smiled with obvious fondness. "You have become quite the detective, unraveling our history! .. "The work you are doing Aideen has not been attempted, owing to the sheer volume of our constantly growing acquisitions. You are indeed an unexpected gift from the gods."
She excused herself as she and Rhianna hurried off to the Temple for the first plenary of the day.
Aideen waited a bit, pulled her hair back into a knot and placed the gray caftan that Tunde had given her, over her outer clothing. She cautiously followed the path which mother and daughter had taken to the Temple. Once there, she found an inconspicuous archway at the back where the chelae were already seated. Aideen hoped to blend in with the other young women. There was something going on. She felt it instinctively.
Akkasha Chaeli was on the platform at the head of the Temple. There was excitement in her voice…
"And now I have a wonderful surprise for you. We had hoped that she would be able to be with us, but with her heavy schedule of commitments we were not sure until last evening. I am of course speaking of our Ambassador Rhianna, daughter of Patia, who is our official liaison representative to the Norean Order Network of Sanctuaries.
Aideen watched in awe as a magnificent woman walked methodically up the steps of the platform. Her dove gray robe flowed about her body with exquisite assurance and the rainbow silk shawl caressing her face floated over and behind her shoulders elongating her physique. She removed some papers from the sleeve of her robe and carefully placed them on the podium. She attached the translation device to her bosom and smiled brightly.
Rhianna Speaks:
How wonderful it is to be here among you my Sisters. Thank you for fitting me into your very busy week. I bring you greetings from all parts of the world. I know so many of you. I have sat with you sharing tea. I have sat with you at your satsangs listening to your discoveries and thoughts. I have mourned with you when we buried your dead. I have rejoiced with you at the birth of your babies and here I am again among you, celebrating our past and looking with great anticipation to our future…
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"THE WOMEN GATHER", Katalin Kennedy
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"We live in a period of history which has the potential to be the most enlightened. Yet, it has become almost expected that we adopt a blaming, pessimistic, dark attitude, both for today and for what lies ahead."
"The Women Gather", reflects author, Katalin Kennedy's passion to put forth her belief that the world can, indeed, create a more positive future.
Katalin's optimistic attitude is not surprising. She and her family escaped Hungary in 1956 and immigrated as refugees to Canada. She graduated from Ottawa's Carleton University and has managed major national projects as Program Consultant on Seniors' and Women's Issues with Health Canada. She now lives in Cornwall and writes the monthly Kindness column for Seaway News.
"The Women Gather" takes place in Lemuria, Ontario, at a teaching retreat for women, founded by Nora Fényes-Bryson to provide a safe haven for women so that they could rediscover their true selves and make the world a better place. With time, the Norean Order spread throughout the world. Women from various Sanctuaries are now attending the International "Gathering" Symposium to report on their researched progress and evolution.
Starting in the late 1990s, "The Women Gather" journals the phases our society has gone through, the problems and resistance encountered and projects a world into the year 2066.
"The Women Gather" is not a work of Science Fiction rather a learning journey with which that readers can identify. The members of the Norean Order feel ready for their re-entry into the world outside of Lemuria to carry the message forward. The book portrays the potential future for men and women alike.
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They didn't play 'badly' at all really, and defended well the whole game. They just weren't clinical enough to blow Wales away, and that gave them hope.
Wales actually looked very like England for most of that first hour but not being dead and buried allowed them to grow, cut out the errors, and turn it around.
"The worst moron is the one too stupid to realise they're a moron."
OK so who do we have - Wales, Ireland, or England?
Strangely, England. I think Ireland will do one over Wales, but not enough to overcome the bonus points that England have mustered. I still feel overall, Wales have been a tad lucky, but then again their story is of one where they make great comebacks in the second half. I think England have been very good for 7 'halves', with the only bad half taking place in Cardiff.
Have Ireland peaked too soon ahead of the World Cup? Can't say I've been mightily impressed by them this tournament.
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I think the same almost exactly.
They either peaked too soon or they can't handle the pressure of being fancied.
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... or they can't handle the pressure of being fancied.
This is closer to my thinking. Seems they didn't like the favourites tag. But if that's the case, actually having this kind of setback might be just what they need heading into the world cup.
I have a funny feeling Wales are going to do the underwhelming grand slam, though full credit to them if they do turn over two more fancied sides.
Well done to Wales today. Ireland barely turned up though. Poor really, given their 2018.
Yeah, arguably (well, not really... pretty clear actually) Wales's finest performance of the tournament. That's got to have moved them up the odds come September.
In any case, regarding Ireland, they certainly appear on the downturn at the worst possible moment.
England vs Scotland was straight up weird. No idea how to even dissect that match and what it means for later on in the year...
England vs Scotland was the most fun I've had in ages watching rugby. Utterly relaxed and watching an exhibition. It was great.
I still felt at halftime Wales could've lost to Ireland and they had some fight in them. I'm grateful I was wrong.
My liver has taken a battering as a result.
I can only assume that's because we're always more pessimistic about our own side. I said something to the affect of Ireland have to score next to even have any chance at half time, and when they came out and immediately starting making mistakes again, it struck me as it just wasn't going to be their day. Wales just don't concede enough points to give them a way back, something pointed out by Sam Warburton at half time. He's incidentally growing into quite a pundit, to go along with being a great player and probably the best northern hemisphere captain since Martin Johnson retired. Kind of irritating, really.
So... lots for Wales to be positive about going into the World Cup. Plenty for England, too, if they can work out how to be consistently tighter in defence. If they can figure out how to play like they did in the Ireland game consistently, the only side who can turn them over would be New Zealand. But if they play like they did in the second half in the Wales or Scotland games, they'll be lucky to make it to the quarter finals of the world cup, let alone beyond it.
Wow, it is going to be a hell of a World Cup. So many genuine contenders this year and no completely clear favourite.
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Sounds like Rugby Australia are about to sack Folau. Big move if true, he's arguably the best player in the world.
Yeah it is an interesting one. QANTAS are a major sponsor and threatened to withdraw support last year when a similar thing happened so there is undoubtedly a lot of corporate pressure.
According to the ARU statement they couldn't even get in touch with him to hear the story behind the post so it seems he has just gone 'stuff it' posted what has probably been building up inside him for a while and then cut bait. I guess he probably has enough money to last the rest of his life, he has had a number of BIG contracts.
Big old blow to the Wallabies of course but with the kind of public scrutiny he will no doubt come under now it could be a good move to avoid just having the issue hovering around the entire World Cup year.
I think I agree with you there. Vunipola managed to get himself warned by England in the same incident, and I think that if it had been more than just a 'like' then we'd have had little choice but to follow your example. Good news for Nathan Hughes, but probably not for anyone else in the England camp. Still, your Union have set the moral high ground out early and so we'd really have to follow suit even though we're not always the same team without him.
Madness to think Leicester Tigers are mired in a relegation dogfight. That's like Man United being in the same position. Pity Shinobi isn't around to give us the full rundown of Gloucester's season, too. He had nothing but misery to talk about in the years he was a regular here, and now that he's gone they start winning! Though I imagine fatherhood has it's compensations, haha.
Anyone heard these rumours about England approaching Gatland to replace Eddie Jones after the World Cup?
Hahahaha I heard rumors about Garland and the Wallabies after the World Cup.
My guess is that he'll be linked to every single under performing major team until he signs somewhere.
Well he's now coaching the Lions again in 2021, quite the U-turn, but I wonder what effect that'll have on his national job prospects.
My bet is any major nation that has a bad world cup will still take whatever time off he wants for that as part of the deal, much the way Wales have always gone to Rob Howley for a few months.
Exeter beat my Saints. That means that they finish top. Reckon they might lose the grand final to Sarries again though
Big news, Marler is coming out of retirement for England, gives them a huge boost in the front row going into the rwc
England just beat Wales fairly comprehensively in the Quilter internationals. Ends their winning streak ahead of the world cup.
The Wallabies actually bet the All Blacks in a pretty comprehensive way for the first time in a long time. We may even have a chance of winning the Bledisloe Cup for the first time since we lost it in 2003 although we have to win at Eden Park where I don't think we've won in quite a while either.
Still things certainly look a whole lot rosier than they did even just a few months ago.
The Australians are always a dangerous side on paper, because the talent there is ridiculous, and the question mark is what happens if you can get the right 15 on to the field and if things click. 2015 shows that the Aussies don't need to do a lot in order to go very deep in a competition. Everyone will take a big lift out of the All Blacks having their first struggles for a decade but no one is going to get more of a lift than the Australians.
In short, no one in England will have been writing you off, and any realistic Welsh fans (all five of them) will be thrilled if they beat you at the Pool stage in September.
If it wasn't for the popularity of Rugby League down here boy would we have some players.
Australia does tend to come good in the World Cup, we've had quite competitive runs every year since we won in '99 except for the dismal 2007 campaign despite remaining fairly unconvincing in the years between Cups.
Seems like it is going to be one of the most competitive world cups in quite some time, there are a number of teams that have very strong chances (NZ, SA, Ireland, Wales, Eng) and a few that given the right circumstances could give things a real shake (Australia, France, even Argentina). In the leadup to most Cups I can remember there has been a clear favourite who has won it more often than not.
New Zealand still have to be clear favourites, but for the first time in two tournaments they are not prohibitive favourites anymore. But they are still less than 3/1 with anyone you want to look at. Looking at the odds, the next two back are England and South Africa, though I think both might be slightly inflated looking at them. Ireland and Wales round out the top five and then Australia are the last team priced as a competitive option.
Big drop off then to France at best 26/1, and Scotland and Argentina both at best 34/1.
Safe to say that so far it's sort of... as expected, in the world cup? Can't think of anything that's really surprised us.
Was bloody impressed with the ref in the England game though. Paul Williams, I think they said his name was. We've heard a few 'bad' refereeing stories so far so thought it was only fair to flag up that he barely put a foot wrong in that game.
Just me now, eh? No biggie.
So the news is that a typhoon has changed course and now the England/France and Japan/Scotland games are under threat. Both will be scoreless draws in the event they can't be played.
Good news for England. Bad news for Scotland who'd presumably be out.
I'll probably follow it more closely come the Quarters. Having said that, the Japan/Ireland game was stupendous, so too the Wales/Australia game.
I think NZ are there for the taking to be honest, but I can't pin point a team to do it as no-one has been entirely convincing. England look like they are just missing a gear at the moment, France are unpredictable, Australia have already lost once, Ireland are unconvincing and Wales tend to choke. Could be South Africa this time round, it's not easy having the All Blacks for your first game, perhaps they'll push on from that.
I've heard a few people say South Africa, y'know.
Yeah I think they've got a shot.
Confirmed - England and France is off because of the typhoon. England will win the group, France go into the other half of the draw and presumably play Wales (assuming they don't fuck it up against Uruguay which I just don't see happening). England meanwhile get Australia.
Here's my take. Wales should breeze past France to set up a tie with South Africa in Yokohama. But England are there for the taking for Australia, and haven't had anything like a challenge so far. They could come in soft, and get turned over. Winner gets the pleasure of losing to the All Blacks, and I don't think I've seen enough from either to believe they can turn them over.
Final looks like either NZ vs SA or NZ vs Wales. But either of those finals could go either way, though I imagine the South Africans would have a mental advantage against the All Blacks that the Welsh wouldn't have because they are more used to getting the W against them.
Well, they got Japan and Scotland on, and it's certainly delivered.
Some important changes in the centres for England and Australia. Young Jordan Petaia is to start for Australia, while for England Farrell moves to 10 and Henry Slade comes into the midfield. Ford to the bench.
Quick Predictions from me:
England beat Australia, but only just.
South Africa beat Japan in a competitive game, not one sided.
New Zealand thrash Ireland
Wales defeats France comfortably.
EDIT: 1 for 2 so far. England were impressive against a lackluster Aussie outfit. Getting a bit embarrassing for Ireland though, All Blacks are scary.
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That game could have been a lot closer but Australia made some errors when behind - trying to run it back was not a great strategy. The most impressive thing, for me, is that England didn't panic when Australia got within a point, but recommitted themselves to the task and were worthy winners. Bossed sixty minutes of the eighty. Will need to be better next time out though, as New Zealand looked imperious at times.
New Zealand certainly favourites. even today, they looked like they could have gone up another gear, but they didn't need to.
England may not have that luxury, but if they play the same way as today they at least have a shot. Especially if Farrell keeps the kicking percentage at 100%.
Oh yeah that kicking display was immense. The majority were tough to make, too.
Wales were rubbish against France. I'm glad. They do better when they're rubbish early on.
Gotta up their game against South Africa, but they can win that one if they turn up.
Oddly, New Zealand are favourites (odds-on), but England are still lower than Wales in the betting. I don't know if that's because bookies are hedging and England are always over backed, or because they think that if England get past NZ they will be basically evens with South Africa and favourites against Wales - whereas Wales will be underdogs against both South Africa and New Zealand.
I'm not sure I can see past a Southern hemisphere final after the performances in the quarters. Though there's more appeal in all of the other three possibilities. England vs South Africa would probably be the 'best' final in terms of the match-up. Wales vs New Zealand would be epic, not least for the Gatland connection, but also because it's the two most 'Rugby' nations in the world. And England and Wales... well, that'd the biggest match in the history of the game.
Surprisingly I've watched all four quarterfinal matches this past weekend. It's been a lot of fun. I'm still a rugby newbie - I watched my first match ever when this World Cup started - so I'm far from knowledgeable. But I still thought I'd join the discussion here so I can learn some more.
They haven't shown a lot of games from Wales on TV here so I haven't seen much of their play. They weren't very impressive in my opinion last weekend. But I feel that they'll have a much better showing against South Africa. South Africa was good against Japan, but they really just exposed Japan's weaknesses in a big way and manhandled them. It wasn't really all that competitive. It should be a good game, and I'm giving the edge to Wales to go to the finals.
At this point I really can't fathom anyone beating New Zealand. England was solid against Australia but every single New Zealand game I see, they just feel like a juggernaut. They're my pick to win it all. Sorry, 'nony.
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Wales weren't very impressive last weekend at all, I'd agree with that. What you won't know, though, is that was an off-colour performance for them. They hadn't lost a competitive game in a long time (they did drop a couple of warm-up games just before the World Cup). They are the reigning six-nations champions, so they're unofficially the best side in the Northern Hemisphere, and at the start of the tournament were ranked second in the world. But they play Rugby a particular way now, so even if you see them play well... it isn't the most obviously impressive style of play. It's just very effective. So they might not seem like they do a lot, and then win. It's actually very out out of step with their history and that can be a source of displeasure to some Welsh people, but that's going deep into the social side of the game.
The big news for them is that Liam Williams has been ruled out of the semi-finals. Very few sides could lose a player of that quality and when you're already an underdog losing one of your best backs is a hammer-blow. South Africans will be rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
The only way anyone beats New Zealand is to beat them physically. The intriguing thing is that the three sides left in the tournament are probably the best three to try and attempt that. New Zealand are still favourites though, against anyone. Doesn't matter who it is, if anyone else beats them it'll be an upset.
Half time, 10-0 up.
Starting to believe. All Blacks haven't turned up... yet. England having their best game so far. Recipe for a win, so long as we keep at it.
Also, nice haka response. Nothing over the top, just a "we're ready" response.
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