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Learn how to use a cheap and reliable VPN to live stream sports online.
You don't want to miss any of the action, but how can you watch live sports events when you're far from home or don't have cable?
Our no-nonsense guide shows you how to stream live sports online, right from your phone or computer. We'll tell you everything you need to know to avoid a message like, "Sorry, the content you are trying to watch cannot be viewed from your location".
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How Can I Watch Live Sports Online?
The easiest way to stream sports is to use a reliable and fast VPN provider, like PureVPN. When you use PureVPN to connect to a server in another location, it fools streaming services into thinking you really are in that location. And boom, just like that, you can now watch the local broadcasts without a problem.
For example, if BBC and ITV are officially streaming an event via their online players BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub, simply connect your VPN service to a server in the UK, then access BBC iPlayer or ITV Hub to watch the event!
It really is that simple.
And it works exactly the same for matches broadcast online in any country.
Best VPN for Watching Live Sports Online
PureVPN is our #1 recommended VPN for streaming sports online. It's fast, reliable, and has lots of servers around the world, including in the US, Canada, most of Europe, Australia, India, and many more.
Upcoming Live Streaming Sports Events
Check this schedule for an updated list of upcoming sports events around the world.
Be Wary of Websites Offering Free Streaming of Live Sports
If you stick with our recommendation, you'll also be safe. That's because you'll be accessing your online broadcast via a reliable VPN service.
Don't simply type "watch online sports for free" into Google. Sure, you will get lots of hits, but many or even most of these websites will not be safe. Worse yet, do not download any "plugins" you are invited to install that promise free sports streaming online. There's a high chance that these downloads will contain malware.
Hackers prey on sports fans in who are eager to watch the latest event, and they'll use the opportunity to infect your computer with malware, hack you, and more.
Stay safe by accessing live sport events online through official broadcasters' sites and their player apps, while using a trusted VPN.
Even if you beat the odds and find a free online sports streaming service that isn't serving malware or trying to screw you in some way, these sites are prone to brutal buffering, lagging and crashing, usually at exactly the wrong moment!
That's because the more exciting or popular the sporting event, the more people will be trying to access the "free" service.
You wouldn't want to miss the end of an exciting event or match featuring your favorite star athletes by relying on a dodgy free service.
A premium VPN like PureVPN is your best bet. It will let you stream all of the events you want to see, while keeping you safe in the process.
Official TV Channels Broadcasting Sporting Events Online
If you are wondering which TV broadcaster acquired the rights to show the sporting event you are interested in, check out sources such as listings on Wikipedia.
Remember, connecting to a VPN proxy server in a country makes it seem as if you live in that country and this lets you access the official national streaming broadcasts of your choice no matter where you actually live.
Problems Trying to Stream and Watch Live Sports Online
Albania | RTSH and SuperSport |
Austria | ORF |
Belgium | VRT and RTBF |
Bulgaria | BNT and TV+ |
Czech Republic | ČT, TV Nova and Český Rozhlas |
Denmark | DR and TV2 |
Estonia | ERR and MTG |
Finland | Yle |
France | France Télévisions and Canal+ |
Germany | ARD, ZDF and ERT |
Greece | ? (please let us know!) |
Hungary | MTVA |
Ireland | RTÉ |
Italy | Sky Italia and RAI |
Latvia | LTV and MTG |
Lithuania | LNK, Lietuvos rytas TV and MTG |
Luxembourg | RTL |
Netherlands | NOS |
Norway | TV 2 |
Poland | TVP |
Portugal | RTP and Sport TV |
Romania | TVR |
Slovakia | RTVS and TV Nova |
Slovenia | RTV Slovenija |
Spain | RTVE |
Sweden | MTG |
Switzerland | SRG SSR |
Ukraine | NTKU |
United Kingdom (UK) | BBC |
Brazil | Rede Globo, Rede Record, Rede Bandeirantes, ESPN , Fox Sports and SporTV |
Canada | CBC/Radio-Canada (bilingual), TSN (English) and RDS (French) |
Costa Rica | ? (please let us know!) |
Mexico | Canal 22 and Canal Once |
United States | NBCUniversal |
Australia | Seven Network |
New Zealand | Sky Television |
Hong Kong | TVB |
Japan | Japan Consortium |
Malaysia | Astro, HyppTV and RTM |
Philippines | Sports5 (TV5, AksyonTV, Hyper, Cignal) |
Singapore | Mediacorp |
South Korea | SBS |
Thailand | TV Pool |
Turkey | FOX |
Vietnam | VTV |
South Africa | SABC and SuperSport |
But what if you can't access the channel you want to watch? In fact, there are two major obstacles when trying to watch sports online:
1) Geolocation Restrictions
Geo-restriction measures restrict your ability to stream sports coverage from the country or region of your choice. With so many events taking place, each national TV broadcaster will focus on its own country's athletes and preferred events.
For example:
- Maybe you live overseas but want to watch the broadcasts in your own language. For example, maybe you are a US or UK citizen working overseas in a country that doesn't offer local broadcasts in the English language. Some people will live stream the video and listen to a live radio broadcast for the audio in their own language.
- Even if you live in a country that speaks your language, maybe you simply prefer the coverage offered in your original home country because national broadcasters usually show events of most interest to their local viewers. For example, let's say that you live in London, England but are interested in the results and progress from USA athletes. Or vice versa.
- Or, maybe the channel is a pay channel that you can't access. This is similar to the classic "I can't access Netflix where I live" problem.
Anyway, you get the idea.
Don't make the mistake of thinking sports organizations and broadcasters is only care about the love of sport. It's also about money, especially for the organizer's ad license holders.
These folks and their minions are bent on dividing up the world into as many geographical zones as possible, each with restricted access to the digital rights of sporting events, in order to maximize their advertising and broadcast licensing revenues.
2) ISP Throttling
The second challenge you face is not often mentioned, but it's the throttling of your Internet connection by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
The very high volume of online traffic generated by some sporting events and the large number of people simultaneously trying to stream the video content can mean congestion on ISP networks leading them to throttle, slow down and buffer your connection. The end result is a miserable online sports viewing experience for you.
Stream Sports Online the Fast & Easy Way
Don't be left out of all the exciting action.
The best way to stream sporting events online is to use a reliable and fast VPN provider, like PureVPN. A VPN service lets you appear to live in the same country as the official TV streaming broadcaster whose sports coverage you want to watch, and to avoid bandwidth throttling by your ISP, since your traffic is encrypted by the VPN.
Using a VPN Service is the best way to Watch Live Sports online
It takes only a moment to sign up for a VPN service and download its app. Then you launch the VPN app enter the username and password you generated, choose the country you want to connect to, and start streaming sports (or any other content) as if you lived in that country. Easy!
What's the Best VPN to Watch Live Sports Online?
All that's left then is the choice about which VPN service you should use to watch sports online as there are over 200 VPNs to choose from!
Cogipas.com is a trusted source of VPN information and we recommend PureVPNPureVPN as the overall best VPN service for streaming sports.
They get our nod because they are reliable, fast and have lots of proxy servers located all around the world. As you can see in the table, the best live streaming VPNs have hundreds of proxy servers in dozens of countries.
Is it Free to Watch Live Sports Online?
Using a VPN to watch sports online is not free but it is darn cheap.
If you will use a VPN for other things such as anonymous torrenting, protecting you on Wi-Fi hotspots and preventing online tracking, a great all-rounded VPN like PureVPN offers great value for an annual plan (with the solid discount PureVPN offers to Cogipas.com readers).
If you intend to use a VPN only for a one-off sporting event, just sign up for 1 month.
Want to Learn More about How to Watch Live Sports Online?
Here are some other good guides we've seen on how to watch live sports online:
- https://securethoughts.com/3-best-vpns-for-live-sports-streaming/
- https://www.bestvpn.com/vpn-comparison/best-vpn-for-sports/
Happy streaming!


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The Foundation for Free Women started with the municipal health work in Rojava and northern Syria in 2015. At the time, the health care system was very poorly equipped following the war. To date, many people cannot afford medical treatment or medication. For this reason, even minor illnesses remain untreated, the symptoms worsen and can lead to a serious burden on people. Doctors have been killed in attacks on health facilities or in rescue operations, others have fled Northern Syria before the spreading war, and the Syrian regime has shut down some hospitals. The remaining doctors were and are more than busy, because responsibility for the health of the population rests on the shoulders of a few. The additional high psychological stress on people and the lack of heating means, especially in the winters from 2012 to 2015, led to an increased number of illnesses. Inflation and the strict embargo have left many people underserved, and refugees from Syrian and Iraqi war zones are at risk of spreading epidemics at times.
Women from several parts of the city in Qamishlo raised the issue of affordable health care for themselves and their children to the Foundation for Free Women in Syria. The combination of lack of knowledge and lack of financial resources for treatment put many mothers under enormous stress.
Since then, the foundation has carried out the following work in cooperation with the women's communities and the medical association:
- We organize health seminars on various health topics, such as dealing with diabetes, heart or kidney problems, epilepsy, consequences of traumatic experiences, e.g. in war or on the run etc. Diseases, symptoms and consequences are explained in the seminars. Afterwards, the participants can better recognize and assess the diseases, knowing when a doctor needs to be consulted. But they also learn how they can support those affected in everyday life through nutrition, exercise, medication and psychological support.
- The training as a health worker (on 45 days, three hours each) is an extended first aid course. The women can then recognize diseases and assess their course, care for the sick at home with medical support, provide first aid in the event of accidents and injuries, give injections, apply infusions and bandages.
- In addition to the seminars and training for women, women's health centers are being set up. Small centers where free care for the sick, medical checks, medication and health seminars take place. Sports courses and psychological counseling are also available in larger women's health centers.
Local health work began in Qamishlo and Serê Kaniyê. Since 2017, this work has also been carried out in the cities of Derîk, the village of Tepke in the Derîk district and Girkê Legê. In addition, there is work in the refugee camps. The (training) offerings empower women in their self-determination and self-help ability. The topic of health is increasingly being discussed sustainably and holistically in society, and prevention is becoming increasingly important.
Within the framework of municipal health work, basic knowledge of economic, health and psychological aspects is made available to women, the monopoly on medical specialist knowledge is broken down and at the same time the remaining doctors are relieved. At the same time, the position of women in the municipalities has changed positively. In their women's communities, they have been given responsibility for their community's health care. They support families with sick, dependent or injured people in their neighborhood.
The project received substantial financial support from the Catholic Women's Community of Germany's Trier diocese and the work in the refugee camps through the World Day of Prayer for Women in Germany. Since the end of the project funding, the project has been financed from foundation funds.


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On a chilly spring evening, Alameda Elementary parents zipped into polyester jumpsuits and teetered atop platform shoes to a fundraiser. The theme? Disco. The cause? Hiring someone to help teach their children.
After paying $85 a ticket—plus shelling out for a babysitter and any aforementioned polyester expenses—partyers could raise their paddles in a live auction for items such as a Grand Canyon Glamping Adventure (final net sale price: $3,500), round-trip private jet service to anywhere in the Pacific Northwest ($2,300), or a chance to get lucky in the raffle (tickets: $100 each) and end up with four nights at an all-inclusive resort in Cancun.
The March 11 event was held at an industrial-chic event space in inner Southeast called The Loft at 8th Avenue and cost the school foundation $55,000 to put on. It raised about $100,000 after expenses. Two-thirds of that haul Alameda gets to keep, and one-third goes to a general fund for the half of Portland public schools that don't have foundations.
"It's a great social event that everyone looks forward to," says Surina Hollingsworth, chair of the Alameda School Foundation.
Well, not everyone. Cara Haskey has been an Alameda mom for eight years but has stopped attending the auction because the event never sat right with her.
"The idea that we needed to privately fundraise for public employees? I found it astonishing that it was even permitted," says Haskey, who grew up attending public schools in rural Washington.
She went when her oldest daughter was in kindergarten and first grade because of "a palpable sense of urgency" that parents open their wallets to keep the school afloat. But a student getting to be "principal for a day" because their parents paid handsomely for the privilege at an auction? Parents feeling uncomfortable because they can't afford to raise their paddles or attend the auction at all? Haskey was out.
And she is not alone.
The future of school auctions has become a fight so vicious that no elected official wants to touch it. It combines all the most combustible elements of Portland Public Schools: class, race and a shrinking enrollment that leaves parents scrambling for dollars like a dropped coke vial on the bathroom floor at Studio 54.
At issue: whether parents with discretionary income should be allowed to use it at lavish fundraisers to boost staffing at their kids' public school.
At the district level, this battle over a 29-year-old tradition is playing out via dueling groups both advocating to the Portland School Board. In this corner: "Save PPS Foundations," backed by a coalition of parents from 17 of the schools with the most active fundraising. Their foes: "Reform PPS Funding," also backed by parents, who say they will no longer be complicit in a system they describe as unfair at best and racist at worst.
Despite several work sessions this school year to create a new foundation policy, there is still no draft and the School Board has all but kicked the can to next school year.
At the school level, parents who run foundations say they are just trying to provide students with the basics. Dissenters argue that glitzy auctions create further disparities for kids already ill-served by the school system.
This does not make one popular, whether it's in the form of side-eye at the PTA or "lost" invitations to social events.
"There are times I've felt I'm a little bit on an island," Haskey says. "I've also reached the point where I'm OK on an island."
The Reform PPS Funding movement is run by Beth Cavanaugh, a Southeast Portland parent who published her University of Portland doctoral dissertation in 2022 about equity issues with Portland Public Schools foundations. Cavanaugh began her PPS mom life in the Abernethy Elementary mainstream: helping out with classroom art projects and attending the school auction.
"I love a party," she says. "I didn't stop and look around to see who wasn't there."
Through her work on a school boundary change committee, Cavanaugh started to connect with parents across the district and dig into fundraising data. "The time was ripe," she says, for a discussion of social and racial inequity. The Reform PPS Funding website went live shortly after the Black Lives Matter summer of 2020.
Voicing her dissent to the established power structure at Abernethy came with steep social costs. She paused, took a deep breath, and warned "it makes me a little sad to talk about this," before answering a question about the personal impact of her advocacy work. She lost friendships.
"I didn't feel like I was always welcome in our school community anymore," Cavanaugh says. "I'd show up to a PTA meeting and it was like, 'Roll your eyes, here comes Beth again.'"
There were certainly other like-minded parents on the issue: Cavanaugh received anonymous text messages thanking her for speaking up at those same PTA meetings. But for most people, it wasn't worth sacrificing peace on the sidelines at Saturday soccer games.
Critics of auctions have a simple beef: The schools that raise the most money tend to be in the richest, whitest neighborhoods.
For example, the top-earning foundation in the district last year was Duniway Elementary School's, which raised more than a quarter-million dollars (see "Big Spenders," page 17). Duniway stands serenely in the leafy Eastmoreland neighborhood of Southeast Portland. The school's student body is about 82% white this year, compared to 55% in the district overall, according to PPS. (Disclosure: My children go to Duniway, and I have paid to attend the school's auction three times, including this April.)
Duniway's auction this year was also disco-themed, in part to allow an easy swapping of volunteers and decorations with Alameda.
While boozy auctions remain a rite of spring at those two schools, the tradition is fading at others.
Beverly Cleary K-8 School in Grant Park hosts an online-only school auction these days. The school's foundation raised $39,000 last school year, including proceeds from the virtual auction. In 2018, Beverly Cleary's auction alone raked in $178,000.
Alameda, while still hosting a robust auction, has made some shifts in the name of equity. The silent auction is online so anyone can participate, "principal for a day" is a thing of the past, and families and staff can "pay what you wish" for admission.
Vernon K-8 School in Northeast Portland stopped calling it a school "auction" six years ago because "that name evokes uncomfortable feelings for a lot of our community members," says Vernon PTA president Maya Pueo von Geldern.
Von Geldern has two children at the school. She remembers feeling astonished when a family paid $1,600 for a classroom's quilt project at the auction she attended when her oldest was in kindergarten.
"But when I learned about things happening at other schools, where they're fundraising to make sure all their kids have coats for the winter or food for over vacations, those moments of excitement started to feel icky," von Geldern says.
Vernon hosted its last "Night Out for the Owls" (the school mascot) three years ago. Despite the name change and tickets priced on a sliding scale, the event still felt divisive.
"It is still a room full of people spending money," von Geldern says. "It is never going to be comfortable if you're trying to pay rent and get food on the table."
While Vernon no longer has an active foundation, the PTA is planning a community carnival June 2 with live music, food trucks, bouncy slides and games. There will be items available for "silent bidding."
To understand how Portland Public Schools fundraising got to this point, let's rewind to Nov. 6, 1990. Voters passed property tax limit Measure 5, which put funding for public schools in the hands of the state. PPS students soon noticed that they had to use glue sticks down to the nub and tattered textbooks would have to live to see yet another school year.
To stop the hemorrhaging, the Portland School Board passed a policy in 1994 allowing schools to establish foundations. Those foundations raised $2.76 million in the 2021-22 school year—less than one-tenth of 1% of the district's budget.
Foundations are separate from parent teacher associations, which can fundraise for classroom needs, such as art supplies or books, but not for teachers or staff.
"There is a perception that our schools are flush with programming, and that's just not true," says Donna Ingram, foundation chair at Rieke Elementary in Southwest. "We have no music, no band, nothing. We fundraise just for part-time art. We have no EAs [educational assistants]."
Ingram goes to Rieke frequently to assist her own neurodiverse child because "there is nobody else to help."
Portland Public Schools' system of foundations that can hire teachers for individual schools is rare in public education, Cavanaugh says. In the rest of the region, the Lake Oswego, West Linn-Wilsonville and Tigard-Tualatin school districts all have one central foundation. Nationally, the conversation is more about equity among school PTAs: A school district outside of Chicago is in the midst of a familiar-sounding "PTA Equity Project" to spread the wealth more evenly.
Many of the Portland schools that do not have foundations receive Title I funds from the federal government, which is extra money for schools with a high percentage of low-income children. Separate from that, the district's budget also provides extra money for high-needs kids and students of color, allowing them to hire more teachers and have smaller class sizes.
But the biggest factor in school funding? Enrollment. And Portland elementary enrollment has dropped by 17.3% since the 2018-19 school year, according to district data ("Big Kid on Campus," WW, April 12).
Some schools have been hit particularly hard, including Alameda, whose enrollment has fallen 26%, a loss of nearly 200 students, over the past five years.
Hollingsworth, Alameda's foundation chair, has noticed a massive exodus to private schools. "It's upsetting, but I also understand why families are wanting to go," she says. "They are fed up with the district and fed up with huge class sizes."
When students walk away from their neighborhood school, they take their attached funding with them. Fewer students mean fewer teachers and, paradoxically, larger class sizes.
All three classes of Alameda's second grade have 30 or 31 students in them, Hollingsworth says. Districtwide, the median class size in second grade is 21, according to Portland Public Schools data.
Schools are still dealing with well-documented pandemic effects, such as learning loss and behavioral challenges.
"What's not being discussed is the mental health crisis that is happening," Hollingsworth says. "Whether it's in the form of smaller class sizes or more educational assistants, we just need more help with students."
One of the reform camp's ideas is to do away with foundations and instead have one central fund to which parents can donate. Gary Hollands, vice chair of the Portland School Board, has floated the idea of one huge auctionlike social event at Moda Center.
Ingram, whose background is in professional fundraising, is skeptical about moving to a central fund too quickly.
"That's a massive risk," Ingram says. "You don't have the relationships. Parents love the fact that they know where their money is going. Just like people vote in their best interest, they also give in their best interest."
Board member Julia Brim-Edwards hopes that an $8 million line item in Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero's budget will help keep the peace, at least for one year, if adopted next month. The money—about $120,000 per school—comes from leftover pandemic funds and with a lot of asterisks about how schools with foundations can use it.
"The most equitable thing to do is go down to Salem and advocate for more school funding or support the local option," Brim-Edwards says, referring to a special levy that would raise extra property taxes for schools. "Because that is a way to help all school communities."
Parents on both sides of the debate agree that after years of "talking to each other through the media," as Ingram at Rieke describes it, they are finally communicating. The ice was broken after an April 12 meeting at district headquarters in which a group of about a dozen parents and School Board members talked informally for 90 minutes as custodians swept up around them and turned off the lights.
Since then, the groups have been working together to write a proposal that will revise the school district's foundation policy. Hollingsworth uses words like "collaborative" and "civil" and "hopeful."
"At the end of the day we all want the same thing," Hollingsworth says. "All we want is better funding for our kids."
Big Spenders
In the 2021-22 school year, Portland school foundations raised $2.76 million. Here are the 15 top-earning foundations that year, according to the Fund for Portland Public Schools. After the first $10,000, a school can keep two-thirds of money raised. The remaining third goes to the Fund for PPS and is distributed to schools without foundations: $10,000 to elementary, $15,000 to middle and $20,000 to high schools.
Duniway ES
Bridlemile ES
Richmond PK-5
Lincoln HS
Laurelhurst K-8
Ainsworth ES
Rieke ES
Forest Park ES
Alameda ES
Sellwood MS
Abernethy ES
Cleveland HS
Buckman ES
Llewellyn ES
Sunnyside K-8
Source: Fund for Portland Public Schools


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Arsenal are readying one departure and one arrival in the coming days, with teenage sensation Marcelo Flores set to depart on loan while a deal for Oleksandr Zinchenko is in the final stages this summer.
Flores is set to leave the Arsenal setup for the season, heading to Real Oviedo on a year-long loan deal that will see him exposed to much-needed domestic senior football.
The Mexican has already made his senior national team debut, and has his sights set on the World Cup squad ahead of the tournament in Qatar in November. The 18 year old will be hoping that his experience in Spain's second tier helps him achieve just that.
Zinchenko pens Arsenal deal
Meanwhile, Oleksandr Zinchenko has signed his Arsenal contract, in essence confirming his move to north London from Manchester City as he joins the club for a fee of £30m, following the same path as Gabriel Jesus did earlier in the summer.
The Ukrainian will become Mikel Arteta's fourth signing of the summer, following Jesus, Fabio Vieira and Matt Turner to the club, and is set to offer options both as competition to Kieran Tierney at left-back and to Granit Xhaka in central midfield ahead of the new season.
The Gunners are expected to continue strengthening too, despite being the first Premier League club to exceed £100m spent this summer, with a winger and another midfielder reportedly on the cards in north London.
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THE continued militarisation of the EPO's investigation unit serves to intimidate potential sources. It's reign by fear, or by terror. It's a fishing expedition against sources. Not only Benoît Battistelli (criticised by EU-hostile British politicians) but the British government too was trying to stop EPO protests (at the British Consulate) earlier this year by issuing a statement that IP Kat, a London-based blog, published at the end of February. Any Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) involvement could be excused by trying to frame protests as a "national security" issue while targeting of journalists by GCHQ, which goes a long way back, may go on. To cite just two articles from 2015:
"For all we know, because Control Risks works with the Army, it probably has GCHQ contacts, hence it can use espionage capabilities versus journalism (an overkill for corporate goals)."For all we know, the British EPO manager who contracted Control Risks may have also gone with some of their staff to school, university, etc. Looking back at an article published a few days after the EPO protests were supposed to take place at the British Consulate, Context would not "confirm whether or not its employees included ex-GCHQ employees."
Context is one among a small bunch of digital mercenaries in the UK; The same goes for Control Risks Group, which is mentioned as follows:
When asked whether the UK government might also be conducting cyber espionage on UK banks, Context declined to respond. It also declined to comment on FIPR's statement about CBEST or to confirm whether or not its employees included ex-GCHQ employees.
The other three firms did not respond to the Bureau's request for comment.
A further eight companies are accredited as providers of "threat intelligence", including BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Control Risks Group, Digital Shadows and Mandiant.


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How to Download Rugby 08 Highly Compressed for PC and PS2
If you are a fan of rugby and want to enjoy the thrill of playing as your favorite team in the Rugby World Cup 2007, you might be interested in downloading Rugby 08, the last release in the Rugby series by EA Sports. Rugby 08 is a sports video game that allows you to play as many rugby nations, both major and minor, and includes many tournaments, such as the Rugby World Cup, Tri Nations, Six Nations, Guinness Premiership and Super 14.
However, if you have a limited storage space or a slow internet connection, you might not want to download the full version of the game, which is about 1.5 GB. Instead, you might want to download a highly compressed version of the game, which is only about 264 MB. This way, you can save time and space while still enjoying the game.
But how can you download Rugby 08 highly compressed for PC and PS2? In this article, we will show you how to do it in a few simple steps.
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GANGS OF LONDON: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Chokes Out The Competition In A Brutal And Bloody Red-Band Season 2 Trailer
The second season of Gangs Of London is almost here (for folks in the UK, it's much closer as it's arriving on October 20th), and Sky is back in the headlines to remind you just what it is you'll be in for as the producers look to ante up the goods since the explosive, dramatic and brutal first season.
How? Welp, leave it to a red-band trailer with none other than series regular Michelle Fairley to invite any and all spying an eye on their social media feeds for a fairly violent, rollicking and bloody introduction to the chaos and anarchy that awaits. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù is back to reprise his role as well, and he signals his return in fine, fight-heavy form!
One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and ex-undercover cop Elliot is now being forced to work for the investors. To restore order, the investors have aligned behind heroin baron Asif Afridi and together they have installed a new ruling force in London in the form of brutal gang leader – Koba. His vision for the criminal landscape is a dictatorship, a world in which old school gangster codes don't exist and in which he holds a complete monopoly over London's drug trade. But this monopoly can't last forever. The gangs are fighting back – who will win the battle for the soul of London?
Series 2 of Gangs of London will see our old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Full of twists, turns and exhilarating, cinematic action sequences, the series will introduce us to new characters and unexpected leaders will emerge.
Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza, and Valene Kane also star along with with Waleed Zuaiter, French rapper Jasmine Armando, Fady El-Sayed, Salem Kali and Aymen Hamdouchi.
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Stampin' Up! Waves Of Inspiration Birthday Card
Happy Monday My Friends
This is the time of year that my card making goes into high gear. We have a lot of birthdays and holidays that all need some handmade cards and believe me, I am not complaining.
I made this card using the Stampin' Up! Waves Of Inspiration stamp set and it came out pretty cool 🙂
I used the Embossing Folder Stripes & Splatters, the one seen on this card is the Splatters, some Basic White Cardstock, Designers Series Paper and Night Of Navy Cardstock.
Also used Stitched So Sweetly dies, some twine and can't forget Rhinestones.
This was a fun card to make with very little stamping, but with different size paper panels, embellishments, some dimension, you can still make a beautiful card.
Until next time my friends,
Enjoy the SUnshine!
Joan 🙂
It's Time To Go Shopping and Earn Free Products
I love Christmas Shopping in July especially when it's Sale-A-Bration time at Stampin' Up!
The new Mini Holiday Catalog is the best and so is our Annual Catalog which makes it super easy to earn FREE Products from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.
Look at these adorable gift cards that I made using the FREE stamp set called Hippest Hippos and FREE Hippo Dies
Sale-A-Bration runs from July 1 through August 31 2022.
When you shop from the Annual Catalog and/or the Mini Catalog you will earn free gifts with your $50 and $100 orders 🙂
I was also super excited that the Returning Fave Penguin Place stamp set and Penguin builder punch are available again.
Have fun shopping all these wonderful products and I can't wait to share with you more cards that I will be making during Sale-A-Bration.
Until next time my friends,
Enjoy the SUnshine!
Joan 🙂
Stampin' Up! Dahlia Days Card Idea
Oh my goodness, Stampin' Up! Dahlia Days Bundle is such a beautiful stamp set with coordinating dies. I am so happy that I found this set in the Mini Catalog before the catalog expires at the end of June.
When you put the large die into the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine it comes out looking like a delicate piece of lace. The other dies all fit into the Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. I have used the Mini Machine in many of my other cards and flower bouquets
You can make so many different cards with this set and the sentiments can be used for birthdays, thank you notes and for sending Happy Mail to someone that you care about.
Until the next time my friends,
Enjoy the SUnshine!
Joan 🙂
Sweet Ice Cream Birthday Card Idea
Happy Sunday My Friends,
This is going to be a quick post. I was so happy how this card came out that I wanted to share it with you.
This is also my first Slimline Card using Stampin' Up!'s Sweet Ice Cream stamp set with the coordinating Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch.
I needed 7 scoops of ice cream for this card because our Great Niece just turned 7 years old. The only way these scoops would fit on this cone was to create a Slimline Card that fits into a business size envelope.
If you haven't tried making a Slimline card give it a try, its really fun.
Until next time my friends,
Enjoy the SUnshine!
Joan 🙂


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ZCZC MIATCDEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Tropical Storm Howard Discussion Number 6 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP092022 300 PM MDT Sun Aug 07 2022 Since this morning, convection has been attempting to build over the northern semicircle of the cyclone. While the low-level circulation remains partially exposed to the south, the coldest cloud tops below -70 C have rotated cyclonically in the up-shear direction, which could foreshadow an attempt of the mid-level center aligning with the low-level center in the future. Subjective and objective Dvorak intensity estimates this afternoon were a consensus T2.5/35 kt. Consequently, Tropical Depression Nine-E has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Howard with 35 kt winds this advisory. The storm has continued a general motion to the northwest, estimated at 315/10 kt. The track philosophy has not changed much today, as Howard should continue to move northwestward into a relative weakness in the mid-level ridging. The track guidance this cycle has taken a noticeable shift to the northwest over the first 24-48 hours of the forecast, and the latest NHC track has also been shifted in that direction. Thereafter, Howard is likely to become vertically shallow, and increasingly steered by the low-level flow. The track forecast after 48 hours shows a bend westward in response to this transition, and follows closely with the consensus aids HCCA and TVCE. The short-term intensity forecast is interesting. While Howard is clearly still feeling some effects of southwesterly vertical wind shear, the deepest convection has pivoted into the northern side of the storm. This could be the first signs that the upper-level trough to the west of Howard is starting to weaken and shift away from the storm. In addition, the raw model output grids of the GFS, ECMWF, and HWRF all suggest some sort of center reformation or relocation under the convection between 12-36 hours. This process may help to align the low and mid-level centers of the storm. This improved structure would also likely result in more intensification than previously shown, and the latest intensity forecast now takes Howard up to 50 kt in 36 hours. After that, the storm will be crossing a sharp sea surface temperature gradient and moving into a more stable environment, ultimately leading to steady weakening and its demise as a tropical cyclone by 96 hours. The latest NHC intensity forecast has a higher peak than before, but is still a tad under the latest HCCA guidance. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 07/2100Z 17.6N 110.7W 35 KT 40 MPH 12H 08/0600Z 19.0N 111.8W 40 KT 45 MPH 24H 08/1800Z 20.6N 113.3W 45 KT 50 MPH 36H 09/0600Z 21.8N 115.0W 50 KT 60 MPH 48H 09/1800Z 22.9N 116.8W 50 KT 60 MPH 60H 10/0600Z 23.8N 118.5W 40 KT 45 MPH 72H 10/1800Z 24.5N 120.1W 35 KT 40 MPH 96H 11/1800Z 25.0N 123.0W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 120H 12/1800Z 24.5N 126.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW $$ Forecaster Papin NNNN
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20 Myths About kennedy office supply: Busted
I love working with office supplies. I just don't like getting them dirty. They are messy and I have a lot of work to do so it's easier to just toss them. I also have a lot of fun with it and I love what I do. But I also know there is a price for this fun. I've found that I have to have a set of these things every time I go to work.
This is my favorite part of the whole movie. I love the characters more, the story is more real. The reason why this is a very different story from the previous one is because here, you can see the real characters and they are all more realistic and there is a lot more action.
I love the story and the characters so much that I want to be a character in it. But in a movie, you have to have an arc that you can follow to get the full effect of the story. In DeathLoop, there is no arc. There is just this story, and the characters you love. Once you figure out that you are involved in a story set in a time loop, the story becomes real and all the fun is gone.
I have to admit that I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to see more of the people in the game. I am a big fan of the film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and I knew I wanted to see the movie in the game, just to see the people in it.
I loved the video game. The movie is amazing, but even though I know I can't be the hero, I want to. I was even more disappointed that I didn't get to see what it was like to be the villain. The movie was the story, and the movie is the movie.
It is a bit of an understatement to say that I was disappointed that I wasn't able to see the movie. It is about as big as I expected it to be, and it was awesome. I think I just wanted to see the best version of the game as it was presented to me, but I was a little disappointed that I wasn't able to see what it was like to be a villain. The movie is the movie, and the movie is the movie.
The film is about an evil corporation that seeks to dominate the world. The CEO of the evil corporation is played by John Travolta. I think this is the first time I've seen a movie play like a video game. It's just as much fun as a videogame, but it's definitely not the only thing that it's like.
That said, I'm really glad that Kennedy is the evil CEO. It was a little disheartening to see the new "bad guy" as the hero, even though the new bad guy had a few more lines in the movie. But I can't really say I was disappointed. The bad guy was still an evil, corporate-backed bureaucrat, and the game needed a villain that was more of a "bad guy" than a corporate bureaucrat.
In all seriousness, this looks pretty fun. You play as a video game-like character who is a bit of a jerk, but you also have a bit more freedom to use a few of the game's powers. The first time you play Deathloop you're given two options: play it as a video game and be evil all the time, or play it as a game and be a good guy. Both are basically the same thing, but the game is much more flexible.
One of the things that is great about Deathloop is that it's a game where you actually have the freedom to use the powers that you have. You can even be a bit mean to your enemies, which I think is a good thing. It's a little sad that you can't really be a good guy all the time though. The second time you play Deathloop youre given freedom to do things a bit more like a video game.


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We know you count on ACPS Express to deliver the most up-to-date information about our school division. The last issue of Express for the 2021-22 school year will be sent on June 10, 2022. ACPS Express will resume publication in early to mid-August and the first issue will include Back to School information.
Please enjoy our last two issues for this school year and stay tuned for the first issue of the 2022-23 school year coming to your inbox in August.


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UNLV women's basketball season ticket purchasers will receive a replica jersey
Dress like the champions at UNLV women's basketball games this season.
Fans who purchase Lady Rebels season tickets will receive a UNLV replica jersey that matches what the players on the court wear.
It's not for everyone. This one-of-a-kind scarlet UNLV women's basketball replica jersey will only be made available to 2022-23 season ticket holders (one per account). Season ticket account owners will have the option to purchase additional jerseys when they purchase tickets.
The jersey is available in adult unisex sizes small to 2XL. Fans who have already purchased season tickets will be contacted regarding their jersey offer.
The Lady Rebels will host 18 games at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center this season as they defend their 2022 Mountain West Regular-Season and Tournament Championships.
Season tickets for the 2023-23 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball season are now on sale at UNLVTickets.com. General admission seating tickets are $75. Additional discounts are available for seniors (62 and older) and UNLV alumni, faculty and staff.
Lindy La Rocque, who recently had her contract extended through 2027, is back for her third season leading Mountain West Player of the Year Desi-Rae Young, Mountain West Championship MVP Essence Booker and Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year Nneka Obiazor in the high-octane offense.


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PRESS: Retailers offer Russians iPhones activated abroad earlier
MOSCOW, Mar 9 (PRIME) -- Retailers have started selling in Russia iPhone devices activated abroad in advance, daily Izvestiya reported on Wednesday quoting market sources.
"It is explained by the fact that the Western companies working with our country fear U.S. sanctions. They are also afraid of discontinuation of a contract with Apple due to the ban for supplies of smartphones for more than U.S. $300," Izvestiya said citing a large distributor.
According to the daily, the number of such smartphones will only grow, and their main drawback will be a shorter global guarantee, but the coverage provided by the seller will be one year as earlier.
The devices are bought in the U.S. by distributors from Turkey, the UAE, or other countries and imported to themselves for a further resale to Russia. If the products are traceable, like the iPhone, the gadgets show where they are activated, and Apple can learn who resold smartphones to Russia and break a contract, Izvestiya reported.


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Teague Joseph Blessent was born at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Jeri Zapotosky and Jake Blessent of Homer. He weighed 10 pounds, 1 ounce. His grandparents are Marilyn and Joseph Zapotosky of Seldovia and Janet and Joseph Blessent of Wasilla.
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FP-004:Opioid Dependence/Pain
About 29 million people worldwide are currently affected by the Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), which is caused by inappropriate use of opioids. In the United States, more than 2.5 million people rely on opioids and the number of drug-abuse deaths has increased by 21% from 52,404 in 2015 to 63,632 in 2016. Unfortunately, the crisis keeps aggravating. According to this, the United States has defined the Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) as a serious epidemic. In April 2017, the U.S. President, Donald Trump, regarded the crisis as a state of emergency and authorized the U.S. governments at all levels to use resources and public power to actively intervene the deterioration of the Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
Buprenorphine is a very safe and effective drug for treatment of OUD patients. FP-004 developed by Foresee for treatment of opioid addiction is also long-acting and pre-filled in the syringe. It can be directly injected without the need for dissolution and mixing steps. The developed formulations include: 1-month long-acting injections and 3-month long-acting injections. Because of the sustained-release property, they can maintain the effective level of the ingredients in the blood, thereby reducing side effects and avoiding treatment interruption, instability and misappropriation of oral formulations. Thus, they can be more accepted by doctors and patients compared with existing products. FP-004 may also be indicated for chronic pain conditions such as low back, osteoarthritis, and neuropathic pain.


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Forum: School selection (5 Comments)
where should i apply ??:S
Posted by - zubinleo - on 26 December 2012 - 3:06pm
Dear sir ,
i am from india and i wish to do my masters from ireland or france and for that i need your help as i dont have the best or you can say not even close to above average grades in my life but i do have experiance and a zeal to learn and while working i have performed exceptionally good in my services
my grades are as follows
10th - 68%
12th - 53% with subjects as science and maths
B.Tech - 58% in computer science field but sadly i had backs and it took me one and a half yrs more to complete my engineering in which i had 14n backsafter that i have worked for two years in the field of marketing with some really good employers like oxfam and santander bank
so now please tell me what should i do because i really want to make my career in this field and want to do my masters in it from europe (this was basically a dream from the very begainning of my life)
plz help !!
Thanks and Regards,
zubin :)Posted by - Thomas Graf - on 26 December 2012 - 5:43pm
Hi there,
one means to dress up your CV is the GMAT. I would concentrate on that and aim at achieving a minimum of 650 points. Then I would apply for an MBA program where your work experience will count much more than in an Master in Management program. A high GMAT score together with your work experience should help you get into a decent MBA program in Ireland or France.
Best wishes
ThomasPosted by - zubinleo - on 26 December 2012 - 5:48pm
thanks a million thomas but do you think i can apply to dcu in msc finance without gmat
Posted by - Thomas Graf - on 26 December 2012 - 10:44pm
Hi there,
if you do not make the GMAT you have a smaller number of potential MSc in Finance programs. I don't know how many require the GMAT and how many do not. But without the GMAT you clearly can not apply to those programs that require it - so your choices are fewer. Nevertheless, if you find three or five programs that do not require the GMAT and that satisfy you, forget about this argument and just go ahead.
Secondly, you mentioned doubts on your grades. If you get accepted then everything is fine. If you get not accepted, however, then a good GMAT score could help you out.
So, here is one way to move one:
- Find some schools that offer a MFin without requiring the GMAT.
- If you want to study there, move on and apply.
- If you get the message that your grades are not good try to get a good GMAT score.
- Apply again - at schools that do require and schools that do not require the GMAT (you may impress the latter as well).
Best wishes
ThomasPosted by - zubinleo - on 27 December 2012 - 7:07am
thankyou thomas for the help . :)


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This competition was held in Rural area in Portugal. As a designer, I wanted a box to float in the forest like a boat that drifts in the ocean of Vale de Moses's incredible nature. The Main Purpose of the project is to make the Yoga space isolated yet opened to the Moses valley's nature in order to perform Yoga. One of the intensions of floating the Box in the air is to blend the building in the forest and creating an open space underneath. The "Back of the house" space including kitchen, locker rooms are sliding under this cube in order not to disturb its floating concept and its open space design.
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Carriers Plan Late but Massive Amount of Blank Sailings for Chinese Holiday
With export volumes coming from Asia already muted or declining, carriers appeared to be working to maintain volumes and wait as long as possible before adjusting their schedule for the upcoming national holiday known as "Golden Week" in China. The major carriers had already been consolidating routes to balance capacity with declining demand but in a last-minute showing ahead of the holiday, they are taking a massive reduction in scheduled capacity.
China's Golden Week holiday begins this year on October 1 running through October 7. Factories are closed and traditionally the impact reaches for up to three weeks following the holiday. This is the third and final weekly holiday of the calendar year in China after the previous weeks around the lunar new year and one that falls in May.
"This year however the carriers have so far not announced any significant capacity reductions," said Alan Murphy, CEO of the data analytics firm Sea-Intelligence. He noted that it seemed unusual that carriers were not scheduling in what is known in the industry as blank sailings, where vessels skip their normal rotations.
Based on their analysis, Sea-Intelligence observed that carriers had not scheduled blank sailings even close to what was required to match the blanked percentages of pre-pandemic years.
"If we are to compare the current percentage reductions and bring them to the pre-pandemic levels, then to match 2019, 10 to 13 additional sailings will need to blanked on Transpacific and 6 to 10 additional sailings on Asia-Europe," explained Murphy at the end of August.
Now in the second full week of September and just three weeks before the holiday, Sea-Intelligence is highlighting that carriers were late but have taken deep cuts. Reports are that the cuts are coming from many of the major carriers also raising concern about when this capacity might come back to the market.
"Two weeks ago, we effectively saw no Golden Week capacity reductions, as the scheduled capacity was far above what we had seen in the pre-pandemic period," says Murphy. He now highlights, "A massive reduction in scheduled capacity, due to a large number of 'last minute' blank sailings. The percentage of blanked capacity on Asia-North Europe, across the four-week period, is now at 19.9 percent, which is higher than the 2017-2019 period."
Sea-Intelligence calculates that an additional 29 blank sailings have been scheduled on the Transpacific routes, and 18 more on the routes between Asia and Europe. The blanking is coming on all the routes for Asia, including to the North American East and West coasts, as well as to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.
These cuts come as views vary on the near-term outlook. Many industry analysts have said they expect levels to continue to fall to pre-pandemic levels. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported rebounds in August versus July but projected a weak peak season. Los Angeles however saw its first year-over-year gains in August, the first in 13 months, a view that was also presented by the National Retail Federation. Looking at the U.S. outlook for retail imports, the trade group presented a slightly more positive outlook saying their analysis showed a plateau with the first year-over-year gains likely and positive momentum for the first month of 2024.


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Firewatch Free Download PC Game setup in single direct link for Windows In NewGamesZone. It is an awesome Adventure, Indie, Simulator And Mystery game.
DEVELOPER: Campo Santo
PUBLISHER: Panic, Campo Santo
RELEASE DATE: 9 Feb, 2016
GENRE: Adventure, Horror, Casual
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Firewatch is an adventure game, develop and publish by Campo Santo that was release in February 2016 on PC. The core team behind this game have got a plethora of experience. With some coming from big titles such as Mark of the Ninja. Brutal Legend and Bio shock 2 so I went into this game with high expectations. You play as a middle age man name Henry. Whose wife has sadly got dementia. A crippling illness which tears people's lives apart. Doing what a lot of people do in this world. Henry runs away from his problems to become a woodland ranger in a national forest. Your job is to mainly look out for signs of a fire in the dry woodlands. And help prevent them spreading across the rest of the forest.
This is a calm and relax job for most, but you soon become the centre of a massive conspiracy. Plot as the story unravels. Game play consists of hiking across rough terrain in order. To reach objective points. Loot supply crates which contain key game play tools such as ropes or walkie-talkies. As well as notes left by past rangers. Which form part of the history of the park and give you some back plot to the story. Another core element to this game is the interaction. You have with the only other human you have contact with throughout. GetX4 Foundations PC Game.
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Cheers is running a promotion for Star Wars Rollinz where every 3 dollar spend entitles you to a sticker. Collect 6 stickers and you get a Star Wars Rollinz for free. Since there is a Cheers store at the petrol station which I frequent, I started collecting them. They are really quite cute. Finally got my complete collection. I like the Storm Trooper and R2D2 most. Since you could pay $1.90 for one if you have 2 stickers, I decided to go for that. But I had huge problems convincing the staff to let me do this. Each time I had 6 stickers, they would insist that I get one for free rather than pay for 3. So tiring to explain each and everytime that I just want to finish my collection.
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The margin of victory was enough for England to move from the foot of the table, leapfrogging the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Net Run Rate (NRR). They may now qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy even if they are beaten by Pakistan at Eden Gardens on Sunday, an outcome which would alleviate the pressure on both Buttler and coach Matthew Mott.
Key, England's managing director of men's cricket, spent two weeks with the team earlier in the tournament and has now returned to India. He will meet with both Buttler and Mott in Kolkata, where selection for three ODIs and five T20Is against West Indies next month will be on the agenda.
Buttler has been unable to pin down the causes of England's struggles at this World Cup and has taken significant responsibility himself, having endured an abject tournament with the bat. He has managed 111 runs at an average of just 13.87 in eight innings, a sequence extended on Wednesday by a tame chip to mid-off for 5 off 11 balls.
But he confirmed his intention to continue as captain in both white-ball formats after England's win. "I'd like to [lead in the Caribbean]," Buttler said. "I know Rob Key arrives in India today. We can have some good conversations with him and the coach and everyone, and make a plan for that tour. But yeah, I'd like to."
Buttler conceded that he was "very frustrated" with his own form. "You want to lead from the front and do that in your own performance," he said. "I'll stick to the stuff that's served me well over a long period of time when I've had these little runs of form and hopefully I'll come out the other side of it very soon."
England are likely to make several changes to their ODI side for the Caribbean tour. Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed are among the young players expected to feature in a squad that will bear close resemblance to the one that beat Ireland 1-0 in late September.
The T20I squad will be stronger, with England only due to play four further matches in the format before the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the US next June, where they will attempt to defend the title that they won – under Buttler and Mott's leadership – in Australia last year.
Eoin Morgan, Buttler's predecessor, described England as "a sinking ship" on Wednesday afternoon but Buttler insisted that the squad have "stayed really close". He said: "If you watched training yesterday, the guys probably trained as hard as they have trained all trip, which shows the level of commitment and desire to put things right.
"It would be easy for us to tail off… credit to everyone for still putting [effort] in and showing how much it means to play for England and the pride in our performance. Of course, the Champions Trophy is something we're very focused on and determined to make sure we're there."


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Chelsea vs Leeds: The Blues bounced back from an unexpected hiccup last weekend, but Marcelo Bielsa and Co. gave them a scare at Stamford Bridge. on Saturday (Watch live at 10 am ET, on Peacock Premium).
The Blues needed to get back on track after some shoddy defensive displays, while Leeds are scrapping at the wrong end of the table as injuries hit him hard.
There is no love lost between Chelsea and Leeds historically, and this was an intense tactical battle between Thomas Tuchel and Marcelo Bielsa on the sidelines, let alone among the players on the pitch and the fans in the stands.
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Here is everything you need from Chelsea vs Leeds as this five-goal thriller had it all.
Chelsea vs Leeds, live analysis! - By Joe Prince-Wright at Stamford Bridge
Analysis and reaction from players and managers on the way...
Thomas Tuchel admits that Chelsea were 'lucky' to win but praises their fighting spirit. Tuchel loved the 'intense' clash and called the comebacks from 1-0 and 2-1 down to win 'impressive' as the Chelsea boss seems happy enough.
Marcelo Bielsa believes Leeds deserved a draw, at least, for their performance. You can't really argue with that. He adds that this display gives Leeds hope heading into a more winnable run of fixtures coming up. "We recovered the version of our team that allows us to compete with the best."
Here are my thoughts from the press box here at Stamford Bridge.
🔥🔵⚪ Reaction from Stamford Bridge, after a wild Chelsea 3-2 Leeds clash! #CFC battle back to win a feisty encounter, as we had 3 penalty kicks and drama galore. #LUFC played well.
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) December 11, 2021
Live analysis and reaction ➡ https://t.co/2BnI4oVwDj
My thoughts from west London👇#CHELEE pic.twitter.com/A1uRbJElqV
FULL TIME: That was not pretty, but Chelsea get the win that keeps them in the title hunt. That is harsh on Leeds, who probably deserved a point. Huge brawl at the final whistle too. Mayhem.
🔵⚪🥊 Wild scenes here at the final whistle as Chelsea and Leeds players clash!
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) December 11, 2021
Big melee as the Chelsea fans go wild here at Stamford Bridge.
That is a huge, and controversial, late win for #CFC in their title bid. #LUFC can feel hard done by. #CHELEE pic.twitter.com/mdQ8lzQCm0
GOALL!!! Another penalty kick as Klich caught Rudiger in the box and Jorginho slots home his second penalty of the game to put Chelsea 3-2 up. Wild scenes here at the Bridge in the 94th minute. This game has had it all.
GOALLLL! Leeds equalize with seven minutes to go. The substitute Joe Gelhardt taps home. What a cross from Tyler Roberts. Leeds deserve that equalizer! 2-2.
Leeds having a real go here after going behind. Raphinha and Roberts go close, and Chelsea are struggling to create chances or get the ball.
"You're not singing anymore!" is the chant from the Chelsea fans to the Leeds supporters. Getting lively here on the pitch and in the stands.
PENALTY KICK, GOAL! Rudiger wants a penalty kick after Raphinha caught him as he lunged in, and after a VAR check, referee Chris Kavanagh awards a spot kick. Jorginho sends Meslier the wrong way. 2-1 to Chelsea!
Bright start to the second half here at Chelsea. Leeds pushing to go back ahead. Dan James got free, but Thiago Silva got his angles correct to cut out the danger. He used all of his experience there.
HALF TIME: What an open, entertaining game here at Chelsea. Leeds needed that half time whistle to blow, as Chelsea were well on top after falling behind. 1-1. Game on!
Mason Mount scored before the half to bring Chelsea level with Leeds. #CHELEE #MyPLMorning pic.twitter.com/hoPB7FYrRE
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) December 11, 2021
SAVE! Right on half time Chelsea almost took the lead, as Kai Havertz was played in but Illan Meslier did well to save with his feet. Chelsea have finally got going.
GOALLLL! Mason Mount equalizes!
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) December 11, 2021
Marcos Alonso does superbly to win the ball off Stuart Dallas, and he then surges forward and crosses for Mount who flicks home at the near post.
Meslier with a needless clever pass out of the back to set up the chance. #CFC 1-1 #LUFC #CHELEE
Chelsea's players look rattled after that Leeds goal, and Reece James launched into a tackle that could have earned him more than a yellow card. Frustration in the air here at Stamford Bridge.
GOALLLL! Leeds are ahead. Marcos Alonso took out Daniel James with a silly lunging tackle in the box and Raphinha calmly slotted home the penalty. A quick VAR check confirmed the decision on the pitch. Leeds actually deserve the lead.
Raphinha almost catches out Mendy with a cheeky free kick to the near post, but the Chelsea goalkeeper saves well.
Lively start in the rain here in London (I know, you're shocked it's raining here too...) as Leeds have gone close through Raphinha, while Timo Werner is causing Luke Ayling plenty of problems. No big chances yet, though.
Hello from west London! Thank you for joining me on this rather pleasant early December afternoon in England's capital city. So, what on earth are we going to see from Chelsea today?
Plenty of goals in their recent games, and plenty of defensive mistakes too which is very unlike them under Thomas Tuchel. Marcelo Bielsa is missing some key players, but there is a whiff of an upset in the air here...
👋🔵⚪ Hello and welcome to Stamford Bridge!
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) December 11, 2021
Brilliant atmosphere here today in west London for Chelsea v Leeds.
I'll have live analysis here ➡ https://t.co/XcXu6zbItj
Here are my thoughts ahead of #CFC v #LUFC at 10am ET👇 #CHELEE pic.twitter.com/w8Sldw9zZn
Chelsea team news, injuries, lineup (INJURY REPORT)
OUT: N'Golo Kante (knee), Ben Chilwell (knee) (knee), Mateo Kovacic (hamstring), Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring)
🔵⚪ Team sheet from here at Stamford Bridge.
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) December 11, 2021
Havertz starts up top. Lukaku and #USMNT's Pulisic on the bench. Jorginho fit enough to start for #CFC. #LUFC without Patrick Bamford, Kalvin Phillips. #CHELEE pic.twitter.com/5nhpJ2JZNU
Leeds team news, injuries, lineup
OUT: Robin Koch (illness), Patrick Bamford (ankle), Kalvin Phillips (thigh), Rodrigo (heel), Liam Cooper (hamstring), Pascal Struijk (hip)
The 3-2 defeat to West Ham United came as a bit of a surprise given that Chelsea were unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games, though not completely out of nowhere after slumping to disappointing 1-1 draws against Burnley and Manchester United. With seven points dropped across their last five fixtures, Chelsea's three-point lead atop the Premier League table has disappeared, as they find themselves 3rd, two points back of Manchester City and one behind Liverpool, heading into matchweek 16. Notably, the clean sheets have been harder to come by during the downturn, with just one in five games compared to seven in their first 10 games.
As for Leeds, things are beginning to turn around after six games without a victory to start the season, but is it happening quickly enough for Bielsa to avoid serious scrutiny and questions about his continued employment? While they have lost only one of their last seven Premier League games, they have also only won two during that same period. Furthermore, the performances have been all over the board, ranging from terrible defending with gung-ho attacking, to risk-averse defending and hardly a peep going forward. Leeds are a side currently without an identity, and a whole host of key first-choice players.
Odds and ends (full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet)
Chelsea (-400) | Leeds (+1000) | Draw (+450)
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Prediction - Chelsea vs Leeds
The opening 15 minutes will reveal quite a lot. Leeds will likely be quick out of the starting gate, while Chelsea look to get a stranglehold through possession and quick pressing. Advantage to Chelsea, because that's right where they want Leeds. Chelsea 2-0 Leeds.
How to watch Chelsea vs Leeds, stream live and start time
Kickoff: 10 am Saturday
Online: Stream via Peacock Premium


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Run the Calc command-line calculator in interactive mode.
You'll need a shell.
Install the packages calc
and calc-stdrc
How to test
- From the command line, run calc -q. (The -q option prevents any startup scripts in your environment from interfering.
- Try basic arithmetic (2 + 4, followed by the enter key.)
- Use the up arrow to scroll back in the history, and the down arrow to scroll down.
- Ctrl-A should jump to the beginning of a line, and Ctrl-E to the end.
- Type exit to exit.
Expected Results
- Math should work.
- Line-editing functions should work.
- The command should exit cleanly (echo $? at a Bash shell immediately after exit should yield "0").


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How to Make Money With Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is an internet-based form of digital currency, which makes it possible to make payments across the globe without the need for a middleman. It also eliminates the role of central banks, which tend to control the money supply and reduce the value of money via inflation.
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To protect yourself from potential losses, it is best to educate yourself about cryptocurrencies before making an investment. This can include learning about different types of cryptocurrencies, including nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and determining your goals before investing in any digital asset.
Make Money With Crypto
Buying the dip is a popular way to make money with crypto. This involves purchasing more of a particular crypto asset when its price drops and then selling it at a later time, usually months or years after purchase, for an overall profit compared to the original cost.
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As humans, we are unique in our differences, from the color of our eyes to the texture of our hair. However, have you ever noticed that your eyelashes grow in different directions? You are not alone; this is a common phenomenon that many people experience. The direction in which your eyelashes grow can affect your appearance, and it is essential to understand why they grow in different directions.
Eyelashes are an essential part of our body, protecting our eyes from dust and debris. However, they also play a significant role in our appearance, enhancing the beauty of our eyes. There are several reasons why eyelashes grow in different directions, including genetics, age, and lifestyle. Understanding these factors is crucial in maintaining healthy and attractive eyelashes. So, let's dive deeper into the reasons why your eyelashes grow in different directions and how you can manage it.
Eyelashes can grow in different directions due to various reasons such as genetics, age, and sleeping positions. Genetics play a major role in determining the direction of eyelash growth. As we age, the direction of eyelash growth can change due to hormonal changes. Sleeping positions can also affect the direction of eyelash growth. Sleeping on your side or stomach can cause your eyelashes to grow in different directions. Using an eyelash curler or applying mascara in the wrong direction can also affect the way your eyelashes grow.
**Why Do My Eyelashes Grow in Different Directions?**
Have you ever looked closely at your eyelashes and noticed that they seem to grow in different directions? It can be frustrating, especially when you're trying to apply mascara or false lashes. But what causes this phenomenon? Let's take a closer look.
**1. Anatomy of the Eyelash**
Before we dive into the reasons why eyelashes grow in different directions, it's important to understand the anatomy of the eyelash. Each eyelash has a hair follicle, which is responsible for producing the hair. The hair grows from the follicle and exits through a tiny opening in the skin called a pore. The hair is made up of protein called keratin, which is also found in our skin and nails.
**2. Genetics**
One of the main reasons why your eyelashes may grow in different directions is genetics. Just like the color of your eyes or the shape of your nose, the direction of your eyelashes is determined by your genes. Some people are born with naturally straight, even lashes, while others have lashes that curl or grow in different directions.
**3. Sleeping Habits**
Believe it or not, the way you sleep can also affect the direction of your lashes. If you sleep on your stomach or side, your lashes may be pushed in different directions, causing them to grow in uneven patterns. Try sleeping on your back to see if it makes a difference.
**4. Eye Rubbing**
Rubbing your eyes can also cause your lashes to grow in different directions. When you rub your eyes, you're putting pressure on the hair follicles, which can lead to damage and uneven growth. If you have an itch or irritation, try using a cold compress or eye drops instead of rubbing your eyes.
**5. Mascara and False Lashes**
Using mascara or false lashes can also cause your lashes to grow in different directions over time. Mascara can weigh down your lashes, causing them to droop or grow in strange patterns. False lashes can also pull on your natural lashes, causing them to grow in different directions. If you use these products frequently, make sure to give your lashes a break every once in a while.
**6. Aging**
As we age, our bodies go through a number of changes, including changes to our hair growth patterns. Your lashes may become thinner or sparser as you get older, and they may also grow in different directions. This is a natural part of the aging process, but there are ways to maintain healthy lashes as you age.
**7. Hormonal Changes**
Hormonal changes can also affect the growth of your lashes. During pregnancy, for example, many women experience changes in their hair growth patterns, including their lashes. Hormonal imbalances can also cause your lashes to grow in different directions. If you notice a sudden change in your lash growth patterns, it may be worth talking to your doctor about.
**8. Benefits of Proper Care**
Taking care of your lashes can help keep them healthy and growing in the right direction. This includes avoiding harsh chemicals and products, using a lash serum or conditioner, and taking off your makeup before bed. By treating your lashes well, you can help prevent damage and encourage healthy growth.
**9. Vs Using Harsh Chemicals**
Using harsh chemicals on your lashes can cause damage and lead to uneven growth patterns. Avoid products that contain alcohol, fragrances, or other irritating ingredients. Instead, opt for natural and gentle products that will nourish your lashes and help them grow strong and healthy.
**10. Conclusion**
While it can be frustrating to deal with lashes that grow in different directions, there are ways to manage the problem. By understanding the causes of uneven lash growth and taking steps to care for your lashes properly, you can encourage healthy growth and keep your lashes looking their best. So, the next time you're applying mascara or false lashes, take a closer look at your natural lashes and appreciate their unique beauty.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some common questions about why your eyelashes may grow in different directions:
Why do my eyelashes grow in different directions?
There are a few reasons why your eyelashes might grow in different directions. One possibility is that it's just the natural growth pattern of your lashes. Each individual hair on your body has its own growth cycle and direction, and this applies to your eyelashes as well.
Another possibility is that your eyelashes are being pushed or pulled in different directions due to external factors. For example, if you frequently rub your eyes or wear tight-fitting glasses or goggles, this can cause your lashes to grow in different directions over time.
Can I change the direction of my eyelashes?
If you're unhappy with the direction of your eyelashes, there are a few things you can try to encourage them to grow in a different direction. One option is to use an eyelash curler, which can help to lift and shape your lashes in the direction you want them to go. You can also try using a lash comb or brush to gently coax your lashes into the right position.
It's important to be gentle when handling your lashes, as rough handling can cause them to become brittle and break off. If you're having trouble getting your lashes to cooperate, consider talking to a professional esthetician or dermatologist for advice.
Is it normal to have eyelashes that grow in different directions?
Yes, it's perfectly normal to have eyelashes that grow in different directions. Just like every other hair on your body, your eyelashes have their own unique growth patterns and cycles. While some people may have lashes that all grow in the same direction, it's more common to have lashes that grow in different directions or have different lengths.
If you're concerned about the appearance of your lashes, there are plenty of cosmetic options available to help you achieve your desired look. From mascara to false lashes to lash extensions, there are plenty of ways to enhance your lashes and make them look their best.
Can eyelash extensions fix lashes that grow in different directions?
Yes, eyelash extensions can be a great way to give the appearance of lashes that all grow in the same direction. By attaching individual extensions to your natural lashes, a skilled technician can create a uniform look that enhances your eyes and gives you the lashes of your dreams.
It's important to choose a reputable salon and technician for your lash extensions, and to follow all aftercare instructions carefully to ensure that your new lashes stay in place and look their best for as long as possible.
Are there any health issues associated with eyelashes that grow in different directions?
In most cases, there are no health issues associated with eyelashes that grow in different directions. However, if you notice sudden changes in the direction or appearance of your lashes, it's always a good idea to talk to a doctor or dermatologist to rule out any underlying health issues.
In rare cases, eyelash growth patterns can be a sign of an underlying medical condition, such as an autoimmune disorder, hormonal imbalance, or infection. If you're experiencing other symptoms along with your lash issues, be sure to mention them to your doctor for a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.
#115: Eyelashes Growing in the Wrong Direction?
As a professional writer, I can confidently say that the human body is a complex system that we are still trying to understand. One of the mysteries that we often overlook is why our eyelashes grow in different directions. While it may seem like a small detail, it's still a fascinating phenomenon that deserves attention.
Some experts believe that genetics play a significant role in determining the direction of eyelash growth. Others suggest that factors such as age, hormones, and even sleep positions may contribute to the way our eyelashes grow. Despite the lack of a definitive answer, it's clear that there's more to this topic than meets the eye. Perhaps one day, we'll unravel the mystery behind why our eyelashes grow in different directions. Until then, let's appreciate the uniqueness of our lashes and continue to marvel at the wonders of the human body.


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By Jeff Monzu, M.SAME, and Pete Yakowicz, P.E., M.SAME
This article was featured as a TME Presents webinar. Click here to watch an in-depth discussion of this topic.
Completed in 1950, the 12-story Omaha VA Medical Center was, after several decades, straining to continue providing all the services demanded of it. The Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had tried for many years to procure federal funding to upgrade the aging facility, but it proved challenging.
The prescription to completing the necessary upgrades instead would come in the form of innovative project delivery and a commitment to working collaboratively and creatively.
Public-private partnerships, which combine resources from both public and private sources and similarly share risk, have been increasingly leveraged by state and federal entities since 2010. They have been used extensively to deliver major infrastructure projects such as highway and transportation improvements, and in August 2020, the VA completed the Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center, the department's first healthcare project delivered through a public-private partnership.
The new 157,216-ft2 facility is connected to the medical center, relieving the main hospital of the most common outpatient services. It houses eight primary-care clinics (including one exclusively for female veterans), one specialty care clinic, a radiology department, and an ambulatory surgery suite with five operating rooms. Supporting the ambulatory surgery are a prep/recovery unit, laboratory, and satellite pharmacy.
In 2010, Congress budgeted $56 million to fund the design process of a replacement medical center for what was then a 60-year-old hospital in Omaha. However, the project never materialized because VA's limited available funding for major projects was applied to other priorities.
Throughout, the funding for the design process remained allocated, and in 2016 local business leaders and philanthropists formed the Veterans Ambulatory Care Development Corporation (VACDC). This team worked with bipartisan Congressional representatives to pass the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed (CHIP-IN) for Veterans Act of 2016. The legislation allowed for the donation of $30 million in private dollars to fund and expedite the project.
Unlike previous VA healthcare projects, the design and construction work took place concurrently. The entire project team collaborated with doctors, clinical staff, and leadership to apply performance specifications and project-tailored criteria rather than the universal standards used for most VA healthcare projects.
Another departure from previous VA healthcare projects was that delivery was managed by the private sector. Wanting their donations to streamline the delivery process and optimize project value, the donors built in the condition that the VA yield control. The result was a state-of-the-art ambulatory care center delivered in 36 months, roughly 16 months ahead of comparable projects, and ultimately saving the department about $34 million.
The VA maintains universal design criteria for its facilities, but since this project would weave between public and private delivery, that criteria was adjusted, creating flexibility for innovative design and construction. Well-versed in the VA's universal design criteria as well as private sector standards for healthcare project delivery, Omaha-based LEO A DALY partnered with VACDC to identify the most applicable aspects from both.
For instance, standard VA criteria universally requires that all curtain walls be visually simple and linear. However, the symbolic architecture conceived in early sketches was a prime mover, and so delivery had to accommodate design features outside the specifications typically prescribed. As a result, the new medical center features a signature curtain wall on the north façade that is neither visually simple nor perfectly linear and perpendicular. It is a transparent curtain wall with segments extending in two dimensions, creating the visual analog of a windblown American flag to symbolize freedom and acknowledge the sacrifice of military veterans.
The flag wall is one of the facility's three hallmark architectural features. Another is an interior limestone wall that serves a physical security role in separating public spaces from secure clinical areas. The layers present in this design feature symbolize the sediment tracked home from foreign soil, and the alternating periods of peace and war. The third hallmark feature is another signature curtain wall that forms the west façade. A kaleidoscope of colored glazing runs the length of a connecting corridor to the original hospital. Each hue and pattern was designed to conjure the multicolored ribbon bars worn by military servicemen and women. The colored film specified by designers also contributes to the wall's blast resistance.
These architectural features were considered "sacred" among members of the project team, including designers, contractors, and VACDC. The delivery method allowed for the features to be "protected" through each phase.
A notable benefit that grew out of the project's unique delivery approach was the virtually seamless integration of design and construction. A typical VA project rigorously delineates the two, with contractors becoming involved months after design is complete. However, for this project, the general contractor (McCarthy Building Companies) was selected by VACDC concurrent to design, allowing builders to join the project conversation early on to maximize value.
Conversations took place throughout the timeline, which served to inform design decisions as well as construction phasing. Subcontractors and fabricators were interviewed by both LEO A DALY and McCarthy before beginning work. As the architecture developed, designers were able to ensure that fabricators and subcontractors had the tooling and expertise to perform work adequately, within budget, and, in most cases, ahead of schedule.
A good example of this partnership is exemplified by the decision to use 63-ft steel columns for the superstructure. The design initially called for two column lengths, one 26-ft and another 37-ft, which would have to be stacked and assembled. Through a collaborative process, a decision was reached to combine the two into a single column that both cut time and labor and enhanced the speed of construction. The structural design documents were modified to accommodate, which simplified fabrication and reduced the time and labor required to construct on site.
Another example of the strength of partnership on the project is the signature flag curtain wall. Toward the end of design, McCarthy brought in Architectural Wall Systems as a subcontractor to manufacture it. Close coordination ensued. As a "sacred" element of the design, the folded appearance of the curtain wall needed to meet high architectural standards. At the same time, the wall's structural gridwork had to meet engineering thresholds to resist a multitude of forces. It also needed to mate precisely with the facility's underlying steel superstructure.
The merits of alternative delivery for VA healthcare projects continue to gain steam. A second public-private partnership is underway in Tulsa, Okla. And in December 2020, the Government Accountability Office released a report recommending that the VA share lessons learned from the Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center for similar ventures in the future.
For the veteran community served by the Omaha VA Medical Center, the new ambulatory care center fulfills a commitment "to care for him who shall have borne the battle" and more importantly, a faithful community's pledge to overcome the obstacles that might have impeded that commitment.
Jeff Monzu, M.SAME, is Vice President and Market Sector Leader – Healthcare, and Pete Yakowicz, P.E., M.SAME, is Vice President and National Director of Veterans Affairs Programs, LEO A DALY. They can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; and email@example.com.
[This article first published in the May-June 2021 issue of The Military Engineer.]