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Chennai Test: The three positives for Australia
Sure, Australia were outplayed in the Chennai Test, but not all was lost for the visitors, says Bikash Mohapatra.
Australia's defeat in the opening Test can be attributed as a collective failure, but a couple of players played to their potential.
Unfortunately for the visitors, these performances were undone by those who didn't come to the party.
Captain Superb
Michael Clarke has been in wonderful form since he took over as the Aussie captain and the Chennai Test was no different.
Coming into the match, 'Pup' needed 11 runs to become the 10th Australian batsman to score 7,000 Test runs. On the opening day, he achieved the landmark, going past The Don.
On Day 2, he moved up to ninth on the list eclipsing no less the elegant Greg Chappell.
Clarke's 130 was his 23rd Test hundred, his sixth against India. Remember he made his debut in Bangalore in 2004 with a stage-setting 151.
His early dismissal in the second innings made victory inevitable for India, but anyone who thinks Pup won't have a great series needs to book an early appointment with a shrink.
The last time India played him Down Under, Pup scored 626 runs, including a triple hundred.
Any wagers that he is going to do better this series?
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Image: Michael Clarke, on current form, the best batsman in the world.
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Chennai Test: The three positives for Australia
Dream Debut!
Moises Henriques made possibly the biggest impression in Chennai.
The 26 year old is only the fifth Australian to score half centuries in both innings on debut.
While his gritty 68 in the first innings made folks take notice of the lad, his defiant unbeaten 81 in the second ensured that he will be a cert for the other three Tests in India at the very least.
Henriques showed typical Aussie character during his second knock, adding 66 runs for the last wicket with Nathan Lyon (11), a partnership that ensured Australia avoided the ignominy of an innings defeat.
Announcing his team a day ahead of the Chennai Test, Michael Clarke explained it was so so that Henriques's family could get to India to watch their boy wear the baggy green for the first time.
Dunno if the Henriques clan did get to Chennai, but they needn't worry. There will be many, many, Tests that they can watch Moises in.
Please click Next to read about the Aussies India needs to watch out for...
Image: Moises Henriques made a dream debut.
Photographs: BCCI
Chennai Test: The three positives for Australia
Pacey James
Soon after making an impressive debut against New Zealand, in October 2011 -- he took 14 wickets in two Tests and was the player of the series -- James Pattinson had India in all sorts of trouble when M S Dhoni's side flew Down Under.
The 22-year-old paceman had 11 Indian scalps in the opening two Tests, before injury knocked him out for the other two games.
In Chennai, Pattinson continued from where he left off.
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India clearly benefitted from the fact that Michael Clarke -- wary of his star's injury-prone career -- under bowled Pattinson on Day 2, though he took all three wickets -- Virender Sehwag, Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara -- to fall that day.
Image: James Pattinson, a bowler the Indians must be wary of.
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I just LOVE mixed media tags. I love to create them, I love to get them and I love to share them. This is one of my favorite ways to use scraps, and experiment with new techniques. When I created this tag, I gave myself two little challenges.
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I just love this transparency that I printed several years ago when I took the Rhonna Designs' 21 Day challenge in 2010. I added Patina Alcohol Ink to the back so that the lettering was easier to read.
This little Nylon butterfly has been around for a long time. I just keep putting him back in the bucket. Now he has a cozy place to sit!
I have prepared a process video of me creating the tag.
I love how this tag looks like rusted metal. The Patina effect is simply gorgeous! There is a ton of texture, and so much eye candy here!
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Micah Rinsema sits under the dining room table, an infant in a diaper, spinning an empty beer bottle. I venture under and ask him how long he's been there.
"Under the table?" he asks.
"In this house, how about."
"I've been here seven months now. Just had my baptism. You should have been there; there were a diverse bunch of people there – just all over the place. That's life
in this town."
He keeps fidgeting with the beer bottle, straight-faced and sober, with that unflinching stare that infants have yet to surrender to the world.
"What is it like here?" I ask.
"Under the table?" he asks.
"In this house, how about."
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"Tell me about them," I say.
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"How do you mean?"
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"From under the table?" I ask.
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I know it doesn't sound like an amusing topic but trust me it's pretty funny.
My grandma almost died and she's still laughing about.
I will persevere. I will keep moving forward. I will be the stream.


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Last week Team Tactics held perhaps our favourite event of the year. Tasked with organising a luxury three day for a group of corporate American visitors, we looked to bring our personal touch to London corporate entertaining. With 2012 being a huge year for Britain and London in particular we provided activities and venues that… Read more »
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Many of you may have visited the superb Leonardo da Vinci exhibition 'Painter at the Court of Milan' exhibition held at the National Gallery last winter. The exhibition, as Waldemar Januszcak in the Sunday Times Culture magazine put it, changed perceptions of Leonardo as "an all rounder of genius who did some art" to "a… Read more »


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Do not let life make you dour and hard. Be spontaneous and friendly, and savor the moment—which also describes the state of creation. To engage positively is a decision that you can make. You have the innate gift of will power; but this innate gift is not an inevitability.
If you don't enjoy life now, when do you think you will?


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Christopher Flinn is both a professor of economics at New York University and a senior research fellow at Collegio Carlo Alberti. His primary research interest is in the formulation and estimation of behavioral models of labor market processes, usually employing a search-theoretic framework. Another strand of his research focuses on intrahousehold behavior and its implications for household formation and dissolution. Along with Luca Flabbi and Nezih Guner, he has attempted to wed these interests by developing an estimable model of simultaneous job and spousal search.
In all of his research, Flinn tries to use formal models to examine important policy issues of the day. In 2010, he published The Minimum Wage and Labor Market Outcomes, in which he develops a formal modeling framework that allows him to determine "optimal" minimum wages under reasonable welfare metrics. Past and current research on the impact of divorce on the consumption of and investment in children has examined the effect of family law on these outcomes and attempted to determine the optimal family law structure defined in terms of maximizing the welfare of children. Much of his research on these topics has been published in journals such as The American Economic Review, Econometrica, and the Review of Economic Studies.
Flinn has a master's degree in sociology from the University of Michigan and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.


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Among the high-profile debutants on show this week is the first US-produced aircraft to have entered Indian air force use in more than two decades.
The first of the service's at least six Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports is so new that it barely had time to touch the ground at Hindon air base near New Delhi last week before taking its starring role at Aero India. The type was inducted into service on 5 February after arriving from the US company's Marietta production site in Georgia.
To be used by the air force's 77 Sqn - the "Veiled Vipers" - to support special forces operations, India's C-130Js have a third crew station on the flight deck for a combat system operator, and will gain a FLIR Systems forward-looking infrared sensor to be mounted beneath the transport's nose.
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Hailing the arrival of the new-generation Hercules, Indian air force chief of staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik describes the event as "an important milestone in the transformation of the IAF that is presently underway". The stretched-fuselage C-130J-30 is the service's first US aircraft since it retired its last Lockheed Super Constellation transports more than 20 years ago.
All six of India's Rolls-Royce AE2100-engined transports will be delivered this year under a $1.2 billion acquisition, while the nation is expected to issue a letter of request soon for another six of the type.
India's ongoing airlift expansion effort could also include a deal for 10 Boeing C-17 strategic transports, plus the multi-role transport aircraft being developed by Indian companies in conjunction with Russian partners.


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Ella sighed, this was not how she had envisioned the day unfolding. Sitting on a wilted daffodil, she gazed out longingly to a distant sprawl of misshapen plants – where the weed fairies lived. Today was SUPPOSED to be the day. The day she joined them. It was extremely uncommon for daffodil fairies to integrate with lowly weed fairies, but Ella was willing to break standards to be where she belonged. Today was the great solstice feast and every fairy had their own job – the rose fairies were the directors of décor, the tulip fairies were taking charge of the music and the lily fairies were running the rituals and so forth. While daffodil fairies had the all-important task of organizing dancing, Ella had been deemed useless. Her slightly eccentric moves would have been more appropriate appearing in the improvisational religious drama led by the pansy fairies. But even the pansies couldn't satisfy Ella's abnormal ways – she KNEW she belonged with the weeds. There she could lie around endlessly and use her only skill of eating to the appreciation of her kin. She had hoped that on the journey to the celebration grove, she would have gained the friendships of multiple weed fairies who were likewise travelling to the location of the festivities, for whatever unlikely reason they were needed. However, seeing as Ella had been rejected by the other daffodil fairies, she had not been given this chance and instead was left in the deserted narcissus fields. Throwing one last glance at her distant potential homeland, Ella got up and slid off the browning petal. Another year of awkward loneliness awaited.
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Once thickened, remove the pan from the heat and divide the mixture between bowls. Start adding some food coloring!
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
portuguese beach finds
A collection of ropes we found in the last two weeks.
During our first day on the most south-eastern beach of the Algarve, we found lots of small fishing rope pieces.
A day later we went to the Natural Park Ria Formosa (one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Portugal). On the barrier islands, which only can be reached with small boats, once again we found many pieces of rope and orange floating corks.
So we started to collect them on each beach visit during our roadtrip in Portugal.
At home I have washed the ropes in the baththub and here they are drying on the bathroom floor. I will put them in a big glass jar as a beautiful souvenir of our holiday.
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Labels: algarve, beach, beachfinds, fishing rope, holidays, portuguese, praias do meco, ria formosa, roadtrip portugal, rope, sea, souvenirs
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Vooral die kleuren zijn prachtig!ReplyDeleteReplies
zoveel kleuren blauw :)Delete
I do the same thing with pieces of frosted glass I found every summer on the beach. I've got a bottle xxl to put them inside year after year.ReplyDeleteReplies
We are 'collectors' and we this way we make the beaches a bit more clean ;)Delete
Wat je zegt, wij strandjutters. Ik heb deze blauwe en turqoise 'vervuilende' stukjes plastic in 6 weken verzameld. Zo'n ander gevoel als je het vindt, blij ipv ergernis...ReplyDeleteReplies
prachtig, ja heerlijk om te doen én we ruimen ondertussen het strand een beetje op (omdenken)Delete
beautiful colors and a original and lovely souvenir from my country :) obrigada :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Boa tarde Paula, we fell in love with your beautiful Portugal again :)Delete
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I've always had an imaginary list of celebrities who I would have over for a dinner party, who I would like to go on a shopping spree with, and who I would like to live next door to.
Well, technically-speaking, living next to my dream neighbor, Martha Stewart, is now possible, since the home next to her Hamptons property is for sale.
Unfortunately, I can't "technically" afford the whopping $7.5 million pricetag (unless someone wants to give me an early birthday present ... anyone?). But oh how great would it be to live next to Martha Stewart?
**Cue dream sequence music**
We'd spend our days making crafts out of pipe cleaners (and they'd be adorable, not tacky, because it has the Martha Stewart golden touch), we'd frolic with her chow chows, and we'd get fat because we'd bake so many beautiful pastries.
The actual property consists of a 1,900-square-foot carriage house and swimming pool, with room for improvement (but hey, Martha Stewart is your friggin' neighbor, so no worries there). There's enough space to build a larger house on the 1-acre property, so if some smart, rich real estate guru swoops in, they could make quite the profit if they do some major renovating.
If money wasn't an issue, would you want to live next door to Martha Stewart?
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Thursday, 3 December 2015
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My eyes are the deepest peacful in my entire life and they will be remaining like this in my heart forever yavrum. My hairs always give me warm clean breeze in the eternal peaceful desert my little daughter Hikmetim benim. I hurt you coz of some of my word. You are my all. I suffer now coz I hurt you. My face is my breath. You are my soul. Im in impatiance to see my face and hugely hug you again tonight. Seni çok seviyorum.
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However, it's important to remember that partitioning is as personal as a computer task can get.
Why? Because every person's usage pattern are unique; Different applications, different storage needs, etc. You get the picture.
As for how many partitions, and what size is right for you, well, only you can reply to these questions.
As with all things in life, there are Pros and Cons... Let's go over them.
Pro 1: Easier backups and managementKeeping the OS separate from your personal data, makes backups easier.
"Cloning" or making an "image" of the OS and Applications is a great way to have your system up-and running, with your specific configuration and tweaks, should something go wrong.
With the huge size of current hard disks, it's impractical to clone very big partitions to optical media.
Also, think about the frequency at which the OS and the Applications you use change.
Now compare that to your iTunes library, your email folders, and your work files.
It's clear those don't change at the same frequency.
Losing a week's worth of OS and application updates, configuration and tweaks is, in most cases, not the same as losing a week's worth of changes on the files you work on.
Pro 2: Reinstall OS without touching your dataIf you ever want (or actually, "When you will need") to reinstall your OS (for example, at the next major update), your data can remain untouched.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't back it up... But it will save you from having to restore it.
Pro 3: Improved performance - Less fragmentationA small OS partition that rarely changes will be less prone to fragmentation than, the one with your data which is constantly being modified and overwritten.
And, while OS X automatically defragments files, there are some limitations to it, like it will only do this on files smaller than 20MB.
Pro 4: Improved performance - Hot File ClusteringAs Hard Disk Drives rotate at a constant speed (See: CAV - Constant Angular Velocity), regardless of the position of the Read/Write heads, higher throughput can be achieved from the outer tracks than the inner ones.
Remember how it was much funnier standing on the outer edge of the Carousel than riding the horses near the center ?
Yes, you can thank CAV for that too.
So, keeping your OS on the outer tracks will lead to faster application launches and your system will feel snappier.
The effects of this are so dramatic that it was implemented in HFS+ as an optimization scheme for boot volumes, and it's called "Hot File Clustering".
Under this scheme, the most used ("hottest") files are dynamically selected, defragmented and moved to the "Hot Zone" (the 0.5% outer tracks) of the boot volume.
However, there are some disadvantages too...
Con 1: Requires planningThis is one of the biggest disadvantages.
We are all too eager to get our system up and running and don't want to spend time planning such a seemingly "insignificant" thing.
Or not?
Con 2: Requires understanding your usage patternsOK, so you've decided you want to plan...
Now this requires gathering replies to some questions:
- Which applications do you use?
- How big is their installation footprint?
- Will it be enough to have just "OS" and "Users"?
- Or it might be wise to have also an "Archive" for seldomly modified files (where performance is less important, so we can put it in the "inner" tracks)?
- May be a "Media" volume for music, photos and movies?
Con 3: Requires anticipating your Applications needsNow, this is another tough one.
Even if you do understand your usage patterns, how can you anticipate the storage requirements of the applications you use?
Now, and in the future?
What about the next version of iWhatever?
Will it be distributed on a zillion DVDs and require 400TB?
Let me tell you that there's no answer to these questions...
So, how can you deal with it? Well, we'll do the best we can.
I normally try to estimate the current needs, and factor a 50% to 100% growth.
This should help keeping the file system "not too full" (which degrades performance), and give me enough time to use my system, without having to repartition...
Con 4: Repartitioning is annoyingYes, doing it right the first time is better than having to backup, go back to the drawing board, repartition and restore.
However, and no matter how good your planning is, you'll eventually hit the strict limit of one of your partitions.
Con 5: There's free space but not on the "right" volumeAccept it, at one point or another, you'll hit the brick wall, with one of your volumes full, and plenty of free space on other ones.
And, yes... This is irritating too.
Having said all this, take in mind that in some cases, you still might want to dedicate a whole drive for a specific purpose.
Good candidates for this might be your digital music library, a Final Cut Scratch disk, an iMovie raw footage repository, etc.
I'll later post my partitioning scheme, for the curious among you...
So, what's your stand on this?
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? What works best for you? Why?


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Vegetable update
Not much blogging going on these days.
I am now chronically sleep deprived.
I hear that this time is the most difficult time with a baby.
He is getting heavier.
I am still breastfeeding.
I am giving.
He is still not sleeping through the night.
And doesn't take a bottle.
So it is just me there for him at night.
And in the day.
Just me.
All the time.
It's a bit hard to come up with inspiring things to write when you are sleep deprived.
That's ok.
Look at that face.
The point of this post was meant to be:
My vegetables are growing!
I have a pumpkin!
It's all very exciting for someone who has never grown any vegetables.


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Borders crossed: Growing up in Texas heat didn't stop this trio from reaching the Winter Games
Sam McGuffie never entertained the prospect of lugging a 505-pound bobsled when he was hurdling Texas high school football defenders in 2007.
McGuffie had dabbled in gymnastics, karate, BMX and more. His 83 rushing touchdowns and another 44 receiving attracted the likes of Pete Carroll and Bob Stoops on the recruiting trail.
But bobsledding, in Texas?
"You can go throw a football," said McGuffie, 28, who starred for Houston-area Cy-Fair High. "But you can't go jump in a bobsled."
San Antonio native Justin Olsen, an Olympic gold medalist in bobsled, agrees. Olsen played football, basketball and baseball and swam growing up in South Texas. He enrolled at the Air Force Academy as a tight end.
But Olsen soon realized a stark NCAA truth.
"Not everyone can go pro in football," said Olsen, now 30 and in Pyeongchang for his third straight Olympic Games. "A very small number of people do."
Instead, McGuffie and Olsen now are two of just three Texans across Team USA's 244-athlete roster for the 2018 Games. Houston native Jonathan Garcia, a 31-year-old long-track speedskater, rounds out the list.
It's a far cry from the more than 120 Texans who competed in the 2016 Rio Games.
But the trio say Winter Olympics dreams aren't so far-fetched for kids growing up in the Lone Star State.
"You can put two and two together," McGuffie said. "Just think outside the box."
Game to keep going
The lone Texas rookie on Team USA, McGuffie began to think outside the box in 2015.
He'd jumped among three NFL practice squads and the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers after going undrafted out of Rice. But two years had passed without McGuffie cracking a team's game day roster. A Rice track and field coach suggested bobsled.
"I stopped playing football and was like, 'I'm still athletic,'" McGuffie said. "I'm just going to use this body until it can't go anymore."
McGuffie's first ride down the track left him woozy.
"It was like being in a garbage can and getting kicked down a flight of stairs for a minute," he said. "You get in a car crash. And I'm doing that every day."
But McGuffie went back for a second jerky ride the same day. He discovered his knack for exploding off the block transferred from the football field to the track. He made the U.S. bobsled team within six months.
Now, instead of hitting his offensive line's gaps to power through defensive tackles, McGuffie explodes while pushing roughly 200 pounds of a metal sled. He slips into the sled at just the right place and time. Then he pancakes down as his pilot maneuvers the no-seatbelt vehicle around a narrow, fast track.
"It's violent," McGuffie said. But it's also an adrenaline dream.
Olsen knows. He crashed in his second-ever ride, after his mom heard about a bobsled tryout on the radio and suggested he could be good.
"It was a little bit odd to me," Olsen said of her recommendation. "It wasn't one of those things I was like 'Oh for sure, I'll be the best.'"
Now Olsen boasts a 2010 Olympic gold medal and three Games berths. Pending his recovery from an emergency appendectomy in Pyeongchang on Monday night, Olsen will pilot Team USA's two- and four-man teams during the Feb. 15-25 races. McGuffie will push a four-man and brake a two-man sled.
"It's been a trip, honestly," McGuffie said of his journey to Olympian. "It's been crazy."
Influenced by Jansen
Garcia's winter dreams began earlier, dating to 1994 when he watched American Dan Jansen take speedskating gold.
"At that moment," he said, "I decided I want to go to the Olympics and be a speedskater."
But Garcia was still a 7-year-old in Katy, and no one in his family had skated. A friend's roller rink birthday party confirmed two things: Garcia loved skating. And he was terrible at it.
"You sure you want to do this?" his family would ask him, as he fell hard and often. But he stuck with in-line, or Rollerblade, lessons, mastering the higher-speed, more easily maneuverable skates. A decade later, he was the in-line national champion. He placed top five at world championships three consecutive years.
The U.S. Olympic Committee found him.
Its "Wheels to Ice" transition program was rough at first, Garcia said. The world-class in-line skater was suddenly placing 36th in local speedskating meets. And he couldn't dabble in in-line anymore.
"I'd work for a week [on ice] and make improvements, then skate in-line and take four steps back," Garcia said. "I had to focus and reteach my body."
The biggest differences in disciplines? The cold, certainly, Garcia said. Movements and pressure also shift from asphalt to ice. The skate friction drops, the air resistance heightens. Skates can't grip the ground to push off anymore.
Garcia adjusted and qualified for the national team before the two-year transition program's end. Competing against the clock, rather than people, grew on him. He qualified for the 2014 Olympic team.
Until he didn't.
"I had the race of my life," Garcia said. "And then a couple minutes later I was notified I was disqualified."
Garcia still balks at the technicality that knocked him out of the 500-meter U.S. trials ahead of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Despite skating fairly and fast enough, Garcia had forgotten to fasten his transponder, the third timing device the meet deployed in case the first two fail. The rule -- changed this year because of Garcia's slight -- lost him his spot on the team in the 500.
But he qualified in the 1,000.
"It was the biggest accomplishment," Garcia said, "[to go] from not being an Olympian to being an Olympian."
After a 28th-place finish in Sochi, Garcia will skate the 500 on Feb. 19.
He's ready to represent Texas again, he said, after sticking with Olsen and Denton speedskater Jordan Malone in Sochi from the opening ceremony to their White House visit.
"We made a big effort to stay together as much as we could," Garcia said. "To keep the Texans together."
Sticking together
Garcia, McGuffie and Olsen plan to spend time together at this year's Games, too.
They know Texans at the Winter Games are a rarity. Only Garcia even considered winter sports before age 20. And still he didn't start training on ice until after high school.
But skating skills transferred, Garcia said. And bobsled isn't a youth sport, Olsen clarified: It best suits adults at their athletic peak. For men, that favors bobsledders 26 to 30 years old. Maybe a little older, Olsen said on the precipice of his 31st birthday, laughing that he needs to be more strategic as his body recovers more slowly. But like Cowboys tight end Jason Witten, Olsen said, he'll aim to stay a consistent asset as he ages rather than the best or flashiest.
All of which is to say: Texan athletes growing up without winter sports don't lag behind their cold-weather counterparts, according to these three. Embrace adaptability, pursue team sports and stay active, they recommend. Get out of your comfort zone and research how sports skills transfer.
They believe those experiences prepare Olympians better than a childhood spent sledding and snowboarding.
"It doesn't matter where you grow up or what you did," Olsen said. "If you dream to be an Olympian, there's probably a sport for you. Sure, you need to be capable of it and work hard.
"But just because you're from almost as far south as it gets doesn't mean you can't do Winter Games."
Team USA by the numbers
Of the 244 U.S. Olympians, only three claim Texas as their home state. The five states with the most U.S. Olympians:
|1. Colorado
|2. California
|3. Minnesota
|4. New York
|5. Utah
Who are you drafting?
Both Texan bobsledders on Team USA transitioned from football backgrounds to their new, chillier sport. We asked them which current NFL players they'd snatch for their Olympic crews and why:
Sam McGuffie (four-man, two-man/push)
|Adrian Peterson
|Le'Veon Bell
|LeSean McCoy
Why: "You have to be a home run-hitting running back and explosive," McGuffie said, "so I'd pick those guys."
Justin Olsen (four-man, two-man/pilot)
|Adrian Peterson
|Kareem Hunt
|Kansas City
|LeSean McCoy
Why: "Peterson, I think that guy's a freak," Olsen said. "Hunt could give McGuffie a run." The pilot also said he'd welcome Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski to the sled: "Let's get that big old boy a try."


text: Its been a while since I blogged and i just want to pop in real quick to say that i am going to start posting my crafty stuff on here a lot more. So here is a sneak peek at a banner I made an I will post some close up pictures soon. I am also going to change the letter R on this banner cause it looks like an N or an H. Its going to go in my scrapbook room. Here you go!


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Donegal U-14 hurlers take part in the national blitz
The Donegal Co. U-14 hurlers had an early start on Saturay last as they travelled to Newry to take part in All-Ireland National B blitz
The 5.45 a.m. wake up was to have its' effect on the teams first match against Wicklow.
Wicklow, who travelled the previous evening, looked fresher as the Donegal lads battled bravely but lost their opening group game 3-3 to 0-6.
Donegal were in control from the start in their next game against Sligo winning comfortably 1-5 to 1-2. This result along with Wicklow beating Sligo in the last group match ensured Donegal where through to the semi-final of the shield against Roscommon.
From the start Donegal dominated and controlled the game and turned on the style to record an empathic victory of 3-14 to 1-4 over 30 minutes. The final was a tense thriller against the home side of Down.
Donegal dominated possession and puck outs but their scoring opportunities fell short against a stiff wind in the first half.
Down having fewer chances proved more economical and ruthless in their attack and led by 6 points at half time. Donegal chipped back at the lead to within 3 points but the Down keeper proved to be the defining difference pulling off some top class diving saves against a rampant Donegal forward line.
The Down keeper and full back line simply blockaded the enduring Donegal pressure as they seeked out an equalising goal. Down the victors on a score line of 3-6 to 1-9.
Overall a successful day away for the young Donegal hurlers with some great performances, skill, spirit and team play on display. A special word of note goes to Caolan McDermott who missed the final due to injury. All the team and management wish him a speedy recovery.
Donegal panel:
1. Ciaran Bradley Burt
2. Josh Arbuckle Burt
3. Cian Randles St. Eunans
4. P.J. McCarron Buncrana
5. Fiachra McLoughlin Buncrana
6. Paul Tourish Buncrana
7. Cahir O' Doherty Letterkeny Gaels
8. Ben Doherty Buncrana
9. Caolan McDermott Burt
10. Shay Doherty Letterkenny Gaels
11. Fintan Griffin McCools
12. Dylan Duffy Buncrana
13. Conor Kelly St. Eunans
14. Shea Logue McCools
15. Oisin Grant Buncrana
16. Cathal Kilcullen St. Eunans
17. Brian Diver Letterkenny Gaels
18. Conal Sweeney Aodh Ruadh
19. Mattie McDermott Burt
20. Ryan Hilferty St. Eunans
21. Ryan Ayres Aodh Ruadh
22. P.J. Walker Carndonagh
23. Conal Doogan Carndonagh
24. Jason Campbell Buncrana
25. Pauric Sweeney Dungloe


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Doing everything right all of the time just isn�t possible. Being a Christian doesn�t mean, being perfect. But what we have to be is willing to listen to, and do as God tells us, when He tells us to do it.
Our finances were bad. Rent was over due and we didn�t have any of it. We had bills that we weren�t able to pay. My three kids and Mark�s son were all coming over for the next six days. We were painting signs at the time but there was no work in sight. Mark was tired all the time and having terrible headaches, that was the first giant, in the land.
Elijah was a baby and he had just gotten over a cold. My mom and Dad would baby sit when we had work so my mom got the cold from Elijah while babysitting. Because of her age and because she had contracted mono, before, and it hurt her immune system, she asked me not to bring Elijah over any more when he was sick. That was the second giant in the land
Mark�s daughter, Melody, called and asked to stay with us for the weekend, because she had just moved into a new place and they didn�t have any gas for heat. That wouldn�t have been bad but she said that her kids were also sick, and I was afraid that Elijah would get sick again and then we wouldn�t be able to leave him with my parents if we got some work. That was giant number three.
We were up against a lot, just like the Israelites were up against a lot when they were in the desert, before they were to enter into the land of milk and homey,
God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He led them through the desert with fire at night and clouds during the day. He gave them everything that they needed. God led them up to the land that he was to give them, God gave the land of milk and honey to the Israelites, but the Israelites grumbled against God saying, �The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us. Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart they say, �The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.� The Anakites were compared to giants, or Nephilim. The Amorites were a very wicked people and their cities were fortified, and the Israelites were very afraid of these people.
God said that he would carry the Israelites as a Father carries a son but they were still afraid, they did not trust God. So, God said that only the children and a few others would make it into the land. The Israelites, then decided that they were going to fight their way in, God told them not to try, God knew they would not succeed, but they did it anyway, and without God�s help, the people failed.
I�m no better, God has promised me so many things but all I see are giants. Not enough money for my bills, or food for my kids. Sickness and threats of sickness. If I want that promised land then I�m really going to have to trust God and that doesn�t mean giving up, or complaining! God also showed the Israelites that they have to do things His way or they will not succeed. I need to trust God but I also need to do things when He wants them done and the way He wants things done then and only then can I, enter and face those giants!
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A very strong faith at any time will overcome all giants.Psalm 16:8 must be well observed.GOD and not giants must always be set before you.Stay blessed.
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What is the biggest question facing the church? The answer from the Presbyterian Mission Agency's Ray Jones may surprise you.
"How do we make disciples?" Jones asked at an Evangelism & Church Growth plenary at Big Tent (Saturday 8/3). "If we are making disciples we get church. If we start with structures it won't necessarily happen."
Big Tent, Aug. 1-3, is a celebration of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission and ministry organized around the theme "Putting God's First Things First." It's composed of 10 national Presbyterian conferences, more than 160 workshops and special events to mark the 30th anniversary of the formation of the PC(USA) and the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Presbyterian Center here.
Jones, coordinator for Evangelism ministries, said if he started a new worshiping community (NWC) today, he would ask his leadership team if they would be willing to meet with him at least once a week for scripture, prayer, and faith sharing.
"After investing in this kind of time with core leaders," Jones said, "I would go on prayer walks in the community looking for ways to engage in relationship with non-churched people."
Jones started a new church in the 1990's that started a men's ministry that was struggling, when a new man came. "He asked me if we could ask two questions of each other each week," Jones said. "When did you feel closest to God? When did you feel like there was distance between you and God?"
Men began to share their faith journey with each other. As it became more meaningful to them they started inviting men who were not churched to join them.
"This is what the core of our ministry has to be about."
Then Jones told a story about two guys he met at the recent New Wilmington Mission Conference.
"Rob and Gabriel from Pittsburgh wanted to start a NWC, but before they did anything else they made a covenant to walk their neighborhood together and pray from 10p.m.-5a.m. for two months."
As night turned to morning each day they prayed, asking God to show them where Jesus was already at work so that they could join in God's mission in their community.
"This gives me such hope for the future of the church," Jones said. "Jesus said, 'I will be with you always.'
"The heart of discipleship is wanting to be a part of what God is doing through evangelism (reaching people for Christ) and addressing hopelessness that is pervasive in our lives (justice)."


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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
25 Things I Love About Paris: #13
Paris is young by European standards. Much of the city dates from the 19th century and there are large areas developed more recently than that. But Napoleon III's plan for urban renewal left plenty standing for the 21st century history buff -- the medieval Louvre, the 17th century Place des Vosges built by Henri IV, the vestiges of a Roman amphitheater, and remnants of the city's walls erected by Philippe-Auguste as he headed off for the third Crusade at the end of the 12th century, just to name a few.
But what's particularly intriguing to me is seeing how these periods layer on top of each other. Sometimes it's quite physical as in the photos below, of the Hôtel de de Sens, one of just three medieval buildings erected as private residences that are still standing in Paris. Located in the Marais, between rue Saint-Antoine and the Seine, it dates from the earliest years of the 16th century and was the Parisian residence of a provincial archbishop.
Now look again below in this closeup of the area circled in red up top, you'll see a black dot and the date: 28 juillet (July) 1830. That's not just any black dot...it's a cannonball, shot during one of several revolutions of the 19th century, and immortalized forever.
There are countless other examples of the physical layering. Just go down into the archealogical crypt in front of Notre Dame, for example, and you can see the basements and roads of Roman, medieval, and later eras piled atop one another. And sometimes the layering is just the sense of history that hangs on your shoulders as you walk the streets -- plaques commemorating fallen victims of the Resistance, carved notices citing a 1881 law not to post notices on public buildings, church facades desecrated by revolutionaries, cobblestones peeking out from under asphalt. It's not hidden away in a museum; it's just a part of life, present connected to the past.
American history? Practically current events. French history? Current events informed by a deep sense of happenings, ideas, and forces several thousand years in the making.
3 comments:
- Starman said...
Americans seem to have no past. I think it's because we are an amalgam of many diverse cultures that never really managed to blend. Plus, we don't like things to become any older than one or two hundred years.
- February 17, 2009 at 9:56 PM
- Sarah said...
Well, we are a fairly new country. Still, you can find several 200+ year old buildings in CA (the missions), which doesn't make them that much younger than much of Paris. That said, it would be nice to walk around town and see something that was built over a thousand years ago.
Anne, I'm loving the entire "25 Things" series, it's so fun to see what people love and see every day in their own city. And may have stolen the idea for my blog...
- February 20, 2009 at 3:07 AM
- Peter said...
Well, I posted about the same building and the same bullet quite recently! We are obviously attracted by similar things! :-)
- February 24, 2009 at 1:18 AM


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Mar 10, 2012, 03:04 AM
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Apr 04, 2012, 02:11 PM
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Apr 04, 2012, 03:56 PM
(Apr 04, 2012, 03:25 PM)labrocca Wrote: Hm...looks like you've screwed up an uploaded file somewhere. That error is unrelated to this plugin.
i uploading everything correctly, i have been getting this error with 2 other plugins, both were social site related (facebook, twitter, etc.) but not every plugin. just a select few, i figure it has to do with one of the templates not being able to accept the changes trying to be made. i have been stuck here for a week or so and havent been able to find help, maybe some programmers out there can help.
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You have a bad file somewhere. One which has that function in it. You have 2 instances of that function when you can only have one.
It's unrelated to MyBB Central plugins.
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a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc
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a room between the kitchen and dining room in which food is arranged for serving, glassware and dishes are stored, etc
a shelter or other place where food is dispensed to the needy, either as groceries or as meals
As noun
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc
, for holding or displaying items:a curio cabinet; a file cabinet
a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles:a kitchen cabinet; a medicine cabinet
a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records
(often initial capital letter) a council advising a president, sovereign, etc
, especially the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation
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a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects
a small chamber or booth for special use, especially a shower stall
a private room
a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art
Also called cabinet wine
a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar
New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts)
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Qualinet Newslet is a newletter that appears twice a year and which is published by the COST Action IC 1003, European Network on Quality of Experience in Multimedia Systems and Services. The Newslet can be downloaded from Qualinet's web site http://www.qualinet.eu.
Qualinet Coordinators: Touradj Ebrahimi (EPFL), Andrew Perkis (NTNU)
Editor-in-Chief: Klaus Diepold (TUM), firstname.lastname@example.com
Table of contents:
The Quest for a Definition of Quality of Experience
A background report on Qualinet's effort to define the term "Quality of Experience"
Klaus Diepold
A background report on Qualinet's effort to define the term "Quality of Experience"
Klaus Diepold
Report: Summer School on Quality Assessment in Illmenau
Kristina Kunze
Kristina Kunze
Recent PhD theses
- On Perception-Based Error Protection for Mobile Multimedia
Muhammad Imran Iqbal
- Estimating Spoken Dialog System Quality with User Models
Klaus-Peter Engelbrecht
- Selected Contributions on Multimedia Quality Evaluation
Francesca De Simone
Bookshelf: Book titles related to QoE, recommended by Qualinet members for Qualinet members


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If you take a gigantic brown '72 Lincoln Continental to an autocross course you'll knock down a cone or two, but you'll look so good doing it no one will notice. Update: there's now video!
UPDATE: Some of you complained about the lack of video. Well, here are three of them courtesy of Josh. So. Much. Win.


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We are an affiliated riding club based on the Surrey/Hampshire Borders. The Club aims to provide equestrian instruction and competitions in a friendly and fun environment so that the members may enjoy their sport to the best of their abilities. Our members come from Woking to Winchfield, there is something for everyone at Farnham Riders Club, no matter what your ability or horse you have. We were formed in 1985, and we have been going from strength to strength ever since! We have represented Farnham in the Waverley Inter Town Sports Competition, we have been London and South East Novice Riding Clubs Champions, and we held our annual summer horse show at the prestigious venue of Tweseldown Racecourse for 21 years. Throughout the winter months we try to keep our members ticking over with indoor instructional rallies (flatwork and grid work) and area `friendly` competitions. Throughout the summer you will find our members 'out and about' competing in Regional and National competitions in all disciplines including: Horse Trials, Show Jumping, Eventers Challenge, Dressage (plain, in costume and/or to music), Riding Test, Showing, Combined Training, Le Trec, Endurance etc
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Yoga, Malas and MoreFebruary 25, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Our morning starts with a yoga and essential oils class at 10:00 AM led by Crystal Beshears and Caschelle Smith. Crystal's yoga classes are progressively designed, slow flow sequences developed through her own personal practice which pulls from Ashtanga, Power Vinyasa Yoga and Alignment-Based yoga practices. They are designed to break through physical, mental and other barriers and are for all levels of practitioner. Assisting with oils, Caschelle Smith is the the owner/ operator of Lifeco. A home based business where she enjoys her passion for making, selling and educating on essential oils since 2009. Her current focus is on baby, blends and singles, face, medicinal, bath and body, and seasonal/holiday lines of product! You can find more about Caschelle at lifeco.guru. Next hand making your own mala. Mala, meaning "garland" in Sanskrit, have been used for centuries for meditation and prayer. Traditionally, a mala has 108 beads, which assists in counting your mantras during meditation. You'll often see gemstones as part of (or all) of the 108 beads. Each gemstone adds meaning. Once learning of their special meaning, people are drawn to them even more. Wearing your mala around your neck or wrist serves as a gentle reminder of what your intentions and goals are. A glance or holding it in your hand can bring it back to you, your dreams, and where you want to be. Enjoy light snacks and good company. Cost per person includes yoga, oils and mala. $25 bracelet $30 necklace MUST PRE-REGISTER to ensure enough materials. Call or text 479-459-2187
Admission: $25-$30
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Wrinkling and bulging over the abdominal region can be caused as the result of weight gain or reduction.
Pregnancy can have an effect on the shape of the abdomen and many women suffer from what is termed "Post Baby Body" as the muscles separate during pregnancy and the skin stretches. To return the youthful look to the abdomen, a tummy tuck may be required and can also be assisted by Liposuction.
Surgical Plan
This operation should be performed in hospital under a general anaesthetic and may require one to two nights stay. The operation will take 2 to 4 hours, sometimes longer if extra Liposuction is required.
During the operation the excess fat is removed from between the skin and muscle. The abdominal muscles are tightened and the belly button is repositioned. The incision to access this region should sit along the bikini line and be barely noticeable when completely healed.
Some patients will require drain tubes for 2 to 4 days and there is some discomfort in recovery requiring medication.
The wound site is closed with dissolving stitches and is usually checked by the nursing staff for 1 to 10 days post operatively. A compression garment is worn for up to 6 weeks and the patient is advised to rest for 2 weeks and take 4 to 6 weeks away from strenuous exercise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Abdominoplasty painful?
The surgery is performed under a general anesthesia so there is no discomfort during the operation. Afterwards, most patients find that there is the discomfort for a period of about 10 –11 days. During this time you are able to straighten up. Any pain is well controlled with medication.
What if there is no fat but the lower tummy sticks out?
This is a very common problem with women who have had children and are thin and fairly athletic. A mini-tuck is the solution here, which is much simpler operation with a smaller incision and a faster recovery time.
If there are other scars on the abdomen from Caesarian section, appendicitis or a gall bladder operation, can they be removed?
Frequently, the scars from previous operations are removed at the time of the Abdominoplasty, which is a nice added benefit. However, previous upper abdominal scars may seriously interfere with wound healing and this will be discussed with you at the time of your consultation.
Will this assist after weight reduction?
Patients who have been obese and then lose weight, frequently have a large apron of skin and fat and this is seen in men and women alike. This can be corrected with a procedure called an abdominal lipectomy which removes, not only the excess tummy, but the love handles and excess skin on the back.
What if there is fat, but the skin is smooth and has good tone?
In this case you are probably a candidate for liposuction. While some liposuction is done in almost all Abdominoplasty, the big question is whether liposuction alone can solve the problem. Only a consultation and examination can provide you with that answer.
How long does it take to recover?
Whilst vigorous activities are limited for 6 weeks, many patients are able to return to work within 10 –14 days.
What are the costs?
$11,000 + hospital & anaesthetic
What is the next step?
Give us all of your questions via live chat, make an appointment for a free consultation or book to see a surgeon.
This information is not intended as medical advice.
Any medical questions should be discussed with your surgeon as part of the decision making process.
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The video below (hosted by AISD's MyTraining in the AISD Cloud) demonstrates how one can get products from an iOS device and save into the user's Google Drive.
This method does require the user to login to their Google Drive and only one Google Drive can be logged into at a time. For the shared classroom iPad, the teacher will need to establish procedures for the students to follow to effectively save to their Google Drive. A future blog post here will demonstrate a very workable solution for multiple users saving to Google Drive.
Alternatives would include using DropBox, Box or other cloud storage services. Sometimes, the free storage service limits your monthly uploading bandwidth, but Google Drive will not. What alternatives have you used effectively? Share your experiences in the comments below!


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So Eclectic is a blog dedicated to great ideas for home design. Austin, Texas-based writer Mary Marcum and Savannah, Missouri-based writer Jess Rezac feature furniture refinishing projects, product features, tips for DIY locally, and share their process of learning new skills. Mary and Jess abandoned Lubbock, Texas in summer of 2010 and started turning their new places into homes. On their journeys, they've developed klonopin side effects some skills and developed unique tastes propelled by their knack for creativity. On So Eclectic, they experiment with design together. So Eclectic posts new content every Monday and Thursday and updates the hope chest periodically throughout the week.
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|Have a theme! I chose shades of pink to keep it looking super girly
|Make sure you organise stages of the night - we all went to dinner after drinks at home
|Think about props! My bridesmaids organised an amazing Photo Booth
|Dress up the Hen! As the hen, I got my special outfit of a flower crown and sash
|Make a spread - my bridesmaids set up a beautiful gold and pink table of snacks and cupcakes


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Issue No. 01 - January/February (2011 vol. 26)
pp: 5-15
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIS.2011.7

It has been a tradition for IEEE Intelligent Systems to acknowledge 10 accomplished AI researchers in their early careers every two years as "AI's 10 to Watch." These researchers have all completed their doctoral work in the past couple of years. A wide range of senior AI researchers across the world, including primarily academics but also industry researchers, were contacted to nominate young star researchers in all disciplines of AI. A committee comprising members of our advisory and editorial boards reviewed these nominations and unanimously agreed on the top 10, whom we present to you in this special section: Yiling Chen, Vincent Conitzer, Matthieu d'Aquin, Kristen Grauman, Tom Heath, Jure Leskovec, Daniel B. Neill, Andre Platzer, Talal Rahwan, and Liwei Wang. We would like to congratulate these young researchers for winning this special recognition. We are proud to present this glimpse of the future of AI and the practicing AI researchers who promise to be the leaders of the field.

Intelligent systems, AI's 10 to Watch, AI, machine learning theory, coalition formation, multiagent systems, cyberphysical systems, prediction markets, economic theory, semantic technology, visual search, event detection and prediction, link data, large-scale web data analysis
"AI's 10 to Watch," in IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 26, no. , pp. 5-15, 2011.


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Yes, the sequel to the successful Resident Evil has finally been released, and although it had its fare share of problems, it still manages to be highly entertaining. This time 'round Paul W.S. Anderson passes the director's camera to first-timer Alexander Witt, who previously served as director-of-photographer for various big-budget flicks over the years including Pirates of the Caribbean and Gladiator. So is this a good thing? Yes and no. There are some moments where I felt the directing could have been better, like for instance the annoying slow-motion shaky-cam technique that was used when a number of zombies would walk from an alley or what-not. The first time is okay, but a second time is going a little too far, especially with the length of time we had to view it. I know I would have gotten a headache if I starred at those shots for another 15 seconds.
So let's get to the plot; the story takes place immediately after the events of the first movie, where the dumbass scientist guys decide to reopen "the hive" to see what possibly caused the shutdown. Of course this gives all the trapped zombies an opportunity to escape and it doesn't take long before the whole city goes under a state of emergency. We then follow where Alice wakes up from her chair (the scene at the end of the film) to discover the city (or what's left of it) has been plagued with the zombies from the hive, leaving the streets empty and the buildings in ruins. We are then introduced to various other characters that we follow throughout the movie -- Jill Valentine as a the tough no-questions-asked cop; Carlos Olivera as a member of an elite special forces group along-side his Russian buddy Nicholai Sokolov; L.J. played by comedian Mike Epps to offer the film it's comic relief.
We are also later introduced to the little girl that was modeled as the "Red Queen" from the first movie. She was met with an unfortunate accident that left her alone in the zombie-plagued city. This leads Dr. Ashford (creator of the hive) to seek aid from the remaining survivors in the city to find her. Apparently the "big wigs" behind it all plan to nuke the city in order to stop the virus from spreading, so the good Doctor promises a free helicopter ride out of the city before the bomb drops, only of course, if they find his daughter. This is pretty much how all the lead characters we were following in the beginning of the film meet.
Oh did I leave out someone? Ah yes, Nemesis -- probably the coolest and most important character (aside from Alice) in my opinion. When we are first introduced to Nemesis you know this guy is gonna do some damage. Once I heard him utter the words "S.T.A.R.S." I immediately flashed back to me playing the Playstation game and running like a bitch through the hallways, hoping he wasn't behind me. The look of Nemesis stayed pretty true to the game. I was worried that they'd change his look, but all they did was add a rapid-fire machine gun, and kept everything else the same. He even brandishes his notorious rocket launcher.
This movie, like any big-budget action-oriented flick, has its ups and downs. It is very entertaining, but due to needing to follow various characters later on in the film, I felt we were introduced to too many characters in the beginning. We'd go from one character to the other, which I supposed was necessary for the plot, but I think it could have been done a little differently. I also didn't like how they made Jill Valentine such a badass-type character. It was just too over-the-top and felt actress Sienna Guillory was trying too hard for the character. I did, however, like how they used Jill's original costume in the game, although it obviously wouldn't be the thing to wear when you go out to fight the undead. The biggest problem I had with the movie had to be the ending. For those of you who have seen it understand what I mean. I thought it was a little half-assed and it seemed like they gave the viewers too much to think about -- the events just seemed jumbled together.
Now let's go on to the good -- there's a lot of good zombie action, although there wasn't much for gore, which is rare for a zombie flick. I guess director Alexander Witt didn't wanna get too far into the stereotypes. Bah! I also liked the cool ass-kicking the group (especially Alice) did in the graveyard scene. Not since Dead Alive and Versus had I seen martial arts used to take down zombies. Speaking of Alice, I also thought it was an interesting twist that they enhanced Alice's abilities by making her stronger and faster; a better killing machine; Interesting touch.
So obviously the good outweighs the bad since I gave the movie an 7-rating. Although I did like it, I still think the original was a little better. Either way, this was still a very entertaining movie. There was talks of another sequel even before this movie was released, so it's no surprise to me that original writer/director/producer Paul W.S. Anderson is already discussing possible plans to end the series as trilogy. You can read more on that here.
A highly enjoyable zombie-action ride. Has some plot-holes and other imperfections, but if you don't pay too much attention to the little things and just sit back and relax, then you might find yourself enjoying it like I did.
A highly enjoyable zombie-action ride. Has some plot-holes and other imperfections, but if you don't pay too much attention to the little things and just sit back and relax, then you might find yourself enjoying it like I did.


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The median household income in the US is $52,762. So, half of all households in this country made less than $52,762.
Why do the people depicted in this graphic look so downcast? They have incomes from 3 to 12 times the median! The bigger question ... Why would a prominent national newspaper design an infographic that represents a well-to-do minority of Americans (only 3.9% of American households bring in over $200K.)... and yet say "your" taxes?


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The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) serves as a mechanism to integrate climate change adaption into local governments' planning and budgeting systems, increase awareness of and response to climate change at the local level, and increase the amount of finance available to local governments for climate change adaption.
Local authorities of least developed countries (LDCs) are uniquely positioned to identify the climate change adaptation responses that best meet local needs. Further, they typically have the mandate to undertake the small- to medium-sized adaptation investments needed to build climate resilience. Yet they frequently lack the resources to do so especially to do so in a way aligned with established decision-making processes and public planning and budgeting cycles.
How We Are Helping?
LoCAL combines performance-based climate resilience grants (PBCRGs), which ensure programming and verification of climate change expenditures at the local level, with technical and capacity-building support. It is designed to re-enforce existing national and sub-national financial and fiscal delivery systems, and it uses the demonstration effect to trigger further flows for local adaptation — including national fiscal transfers and global climate finance for local authorities — through their central governments.
LoCAL aims to promote climate change–resilient communities and economies by increasing financing for and investment in climate change adaptation at the local level in LDCs. LoCAL operates through three phases.
Phase I – Piloting consists of initial scoping, followed by testing in two to four local governments. Phase I countries include Ghana, Lao PDR, Mali, Mozambique,Nepal, Niger, Tanzania and Tuvalu.
Phase II – Learning takes place in 5–10 local governments in a country. It involves collecting lessons and demonstrating the mechanism's effectiveness at a larger scale. Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan and Cambodia are in Phase II.
Phase III – Scaling-Up is full national roll-out of LoCAL based on previous phases' results and lessons. LoCAL gradually is extended to all local governments, with domestic or international climate finance, and becomes the national system for channelling adaptation finance to the local level. Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia and Nepal are preparing for Phase III.
What We Will Do Next?
The original LoCAL countries are preparing for a full national roll-out. In Bhutan, LoCAL will be rolled out to 100 local governments as part of a national scale-up. In Cambodia, LoCAL is now working with 61 communes within 8 districts. In Benin, LoCAL is being expanded to six communes in the northern region of the country.
LoCAL appeals to many LDCs as it offers a proven and scalable mechanism to channel climate finance effectively and transparently to the people most in need. A dozen of local governments from three countries in Africa (Lesotho and Uganda) and the Pacific (Vanuatu) are interested and preparing to make use of the mechanism, thereby enabling another 1.2 million poor people to benefit from this new type of access to climate finance and the adaptation investments.


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Kamchatka active volcanoes
A complex 2-weeks tour to Kamchatka. Travel program is organised in order to cover as many interesting places as possible, it includes Kluchevskoy nature park, famouse for the highest active volcano and the region of Tolbachik volcano where two unique erruptions took place (in 1975 and in 2012). After that we go to Esso - indigenous Kamchatka village, Mutnovsky and Gorely active volcanoes and take the sea cruise to Russkaya bay - great chance to watch sea animals.
6 nights in a comfortable hotel, 1 night in village cabins and 7 nights in tents. We don't have to carry any backpacks as our special comfortable 6-wheeled vehicle always follows us. This program is the best choise for photographers and for those who wants to see maximum of Kamchatka in a short trip.
Duration: 14 days
Price: 2600 $
Dates for summer 2017
Difficulty: medium, treking 5-10 kilometers, 6 nights in a hotel, 7 nights in tents, vehicle transportation - about 1200 kilometers
Kamchatka DiscoveryThis tour doesn't require special physical shape and suitable for those who is not ready to sleep in tents. All nights in a comfortable hotel with thermal water swimming pool, one-day trips to the most interesting places on Kamchatka. You will see an active crater of Mutnovsky volcano, beautifull mountain cirque of Vachkajec volcano, take part in rafting along Bystraya river and a sea cruise along the ocean coast of Kamchatka, have a look at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky city, there is also a chance to take optional helicopter excursion to the Valley of the Geysers.
Dates for summer 2017:
Difficulty: easy (trekking - 3 days, 5-10 kilometers per day, 7 nights in hotel, 0 nights in tents, vehicle transportation - about 400 kilometers)
Kamchatka from the North to the SouthThe program for experienced travelers with good physical conditions and personal equipment, it includes 6-days treking around Tolbachik volcano with backpacks and living in tents in absolute wilderness.
Kluchevskoy nature park is famouse for the highest active volcano Kluchevskoy and the region of Tolbachik volcano eruptions took place in 1975 and 2012-2013. We also attend active Gorely and Mutnovsky volcanoes.
Dates for summer 2017:
Difficulty: strong (trekking with backpack - 6 days, 12-18 kilometers per day, 3 nights in hotel, 10 nights in tents, vehicle transportation - about 1200 kilometers)
Bears and volcanoes (Kuril lake)
Kurilskoye Lake is famouse as a place of numerous salmons spawning and hundreds of bears fishing here. Ringed by mountains the lake is sittuated in an ancient volcano crater - a really wonderfull place. It belongs to Kronotsky natural reserve, the camp sites are organised and protected by experienced rangers. Tourists can safely observe bears in their natural habitat. Viewing multiple bears is guaranted!
We stay at Kuril lake for 3 nights, then fly by helicopter to Ksudach crater lake, Khodutka thermal springs, go inside the crater of active Mutnovsky volcano, climb Gorely volcano, take a one day sea cruise to Russkaya bay and view sea animals, nice oceanic bays and scenaries.
Also swimming in natural thermal water in Paratunka hotel, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky excursion and an optional day for helicopter trip to the Valley of the Geysers.
Dates for summer 2017:
Difficulty: medium (4 nights in a hotel, 5 nights in tents, 5-10 kilometers walking)