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Hundred & Counting
|Play 100 Head to Head Ranked Matches
See "Against the Odds" to learn how to boost this achievement with a friend.
You have to start and finish 100 Head to Head Ranked Matches to get this achievement, you don't have to win the matches. You can check on your progress by going to the Main Menu -> XBOX LIVE -> HEAD TO HEAD -> CUSTOM MATCH then clicking the then holding and scrolling down to Career Stats.
It is important to note that if someone quits out of a match then that match may be recorded in your career stats but it may not count toward the achievement so don't be too alarmed if you surpass 100 matches in your career stats and still don't have the achievement.
This achievement requires Xbox LIVE Gold and an "Online Pass" or the use of your 7 day Online Pass free-trial.
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|Average Rating (Based on 17 votes)
|Comment #1 by Randoms556
Saturday, October 02, 2010 @ 01:44:07 PM
Do you have to win?
|Comment #2 by Randoms556
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:59:08 PM
|Comment #3 by para182
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 11:20:10 AM
nah just play 100...I had about 60 games played in till they did the leaderboard reset made me so mad :P
|Comment #4 by Randoms556
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 02:03:16 PM
That. Is annoyin lol :) and thanks for help
|Comment #5 by boss n
Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 02:52:26 PM
iv played 113 head 2 head ranked matches and it styll hasnt showed up!
|Comment #6 by noobynoobkid
Wednesday, November 03, 2010 @ 09:25:53 PM
me too, ive played like 106 and its still ain't shown up either :
|Comment #7 by brookiezzz
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 06:07:52 AM
Thats because i think u gotta finish the game.. so dont whoop the openent so much that they leave or leave yourself cause your getting hammered.. man it out :)
|Comment #8 by boss n
Saturday, November 20, 2010 @ 01:31:16 PM
finally unlocked 2dayz ago it jus came up i forgot all bout da acheivement LOL :)
|Comment #9 by dmnbijsmans
Friday, December 17, 2010 @ 11:29:24 AM
same problem here. if i have to play all those games again where people left early that sucks. have to be 30 games
|Comment #10 by MajorBrusselsXI
Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 12:59:27 PM
Yes, it doesn't count if you or the other person quits the match.
|Comment #11 by JPafc1996
Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 01:49:03 PM
this achievement is stupid. i've played about 43 games and about 42 of the opponants have quit. the other 1 was me purposely going into et and winning
|Comment #12 by adrianjaro997
Sunday, December 26, 2010 @ 06:47:07 PM
u need to WIN 100 head to head... and no one can quit the game
|Comment #13 by benusmathurin
Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 03:57:13 PM
finally got this at 148 games
|Comment #14 by heliosmneto
Saturday, January 08, 2011 @ 07:21:35 AM
You don't have to win, you just have to play the game until the end of it. And I got this at 132 games.
|Comment #15 by OnLy 1 R3IlLy
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 02:42:01 PM
achievement guide for fifa will be up next week :)
|Comment #16 by Shanooo92
Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 03:52:22 PM
Sick of people leaving.
Played 50 games so far, i'd say around 40 are people leaving.
If anybody wants some games of FIFA and wont leave add my gamertag.
Also if your winning I will also not leave.
|Comment #17 by NICKYG2X3
Monday, January 17, 2011 @ 04:04:43 PM
LOL HI. FIFA SORT IT OUT. i no you cant control people quitting and counting
that as a cap, coz people will rinse this achivment, but people do need to be
punished for quitting games all the time, its annoying.. i have played around 110
head to head games, and am still trying to get the achivment, i think we would
all be suprised how many of the games you have played that people have quit,
so i guess i need to play around 130-140 for it to unlock,,, what i have noticed
though is that people dont quit as much any more because they want this achievment,
also.if you dont want people quiting. make a friend. or go into match lobbies
meet your friend there,,also any one need a achievment for 10 players or more
with a virtua pro let me no and add me. or mesage me
|Comment #18 by Shanooo92
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 @ 01:40:55 PM
If you go into match lobbies and create a ranked match does that count towards the achievement?
|Comment #19 by tommygun1707
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 03:08:24 PM
This is fcking stupid, if you want this achievement you have to loose 100 games, reason: cos most people quit when they loose. seriously... whats the point in playing a football game if everytime your loosing you quit, you dont win every game, and when you score within the first 10 mins they think its over! when theres still 80 mins left to play.
if anyone is looking for someone to play with for this achievement then add me, gamertag is uesername.
|Comment #20 by Bonkerz WJ
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 @ 09:25:32 AM
I think EA fixed it, everytime some1 leaves at my match, a game is added, also as an 3-0 win for my side.
|Comment #21 by o Big Drew x
Monday, February 07, 2011 @ 07:43:24 AM
So far, I've played 148 matches and it still hasn't popped up yet. =(
|Comment #22 by maur1c1o
Tuesday, February 08, 2011 @ 01:21:11 PM
Does the matches online on ultimate team count towards this achievement
|Comment #23 by Lesnaaar
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 08:10:34 AM
I wanna do this but its so tedious. Ive only had 1 person not quit on me so far
|Comment #24 by Pacox209x
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 10:34:08 PM
|Comment #25 by ScummyAncelotti
Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 09:08:22 AM
I noticed i had played 88 games so thought id crack on n get the cheevo got to 100 didnt come up so went lookin on the web found this site and cant believe u have to play full games christ knows how many times myself or my opposite number have quit the game and ive been playin and people jus quit its very annoyin really want this cheevo so if any1 wants a load of games and wont quit let me no asap cheers.
|Comment #26 by JDAckers
Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 05:32:18 PM
Best thing to do is to do a custom match and set the DNF to 10% or lower. I think only once has a person quit from when I play custom out of about 50 matches. Much higher % quit when you do the random head to head.
I'm on 112 and still counting, I think I'm going to need 130 or so :(
@Pacox - if you opposition quits, it doesn't effect your personal DNF, but it doesn't count towards this achievement.
|Comment #27 by assassinscreeds
Saturday, February 19, 2011 @ 06:00:53 PM
I do think people quit less on 11 than on fifa 10. Only achievement I failed to get last time.
played 131 games so far and still hasn't unlocked... I just pray don't need to win 100 cos I'm not good enough to do that.
|Comment #28 by 10smith10
Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 06:27:33 AM
when you get this achivement our u close to get the 50 hours achivement
|Comment #29 by maur1c1o
Wednesday, March 02, 2011 @ 06:57:19 PM
Depends if you play 150 * 12minutes then you have another 1200 minutes left to do play also i put down 150 matches cause thats ruthly how many game you will need to play due to quitters hope this helps
|Comment #30 by mattant1979
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 05:26:47 AM
Ive played 109 head to head games, still dont have the achievment!!!
|Comment #31 by I Cant Splel
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:32:27 PM
I've started playing super defensive once im 1-0. Lots of long shots and use a defensive team like Man City, then when its about 88 minutes I play keep ball. People always seem to quit on the 90th minute just to annoy you.
|Comment #32 by Kezijin
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 @ 03:37:02 PM
yeah i'm having similar problems with this achievement
im so sick of sore losers who quit before the end.....i don't like to lose, noone does, but for fuck sake see out the match, get a rematch and try and rectify it!!
they should do something to punish players who quit......the old 3-0 forfeit for them and revoke their online pass for 24 hours for repeat offenders...something like that
it needs to be sorted
|Comment #33 by ElBarto89
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 09:02:41 AM
I've unlocked after 96 matches :P Maybe 'cause a bit of time ago the game doesn't register the results of my online match...
|Comment #34 by unholyro11er
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 11:19:16 AM
186 games and still no achievement, quitters are ruining this game.
|Comment #35 by ScummyAncelotti
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 07:19:38 AM
im gettin so sick n tired of quitters!! i normally play online ranked games after 10pm british time because everytime my house phone rings it disconnects my xbox live so have decided to play these games then, so if any1 is as tired as me of quitters add me up n we can play sum real games I WONT QUIT, FIFA FOREVER!!!!!!!
|Comment #36 by 10smith10
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 12:38:34 PM
|Comment #37 by TinnoUnited
Saturday, April 02, 2011 @ 04:00:32 AM
I played 169 matches without any DNF and I got this. My total games played,
including DNF, was 195.....
|Comment #38 by ScummyAncelotti
Saturday, April 02, 2011 @ 07:47:49 PM
this may make me sound thick as shit but im proper stoned typin dis lol but what is DNF?
|Comment #39 by Xenzodiak
Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 03:57:41 PM
this achievement does really suck, i play fifa alot, but get sick and tired of people quitting, so childish. if you want to get this achievement then add me, i NEVER quit, even i was losing 10-0 (not like thats ever happened) .... GT: Xenzodiak
|Comment #40 by ScummyAncelotti
Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 11:57:34 AM
got this cheevo last night played 175 overall fuckin quitters lol
|Comment #41 by NFP911
Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 04:10:38 AM
i hate that one with a passion also. I played 127 by now and still waiting to unlock it
|Comment #42 by MBz v SoULjAa
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 11:22:19 AM
I have now played 143 games won 109 drawn 5 and lost 29 and still no achieve grrrrrr!!!
|Comment #43 by HuddsHerbertMMM
Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 05:14:30 AM
I hate this achievement with a passion the true fifa gamers are getting punished for these idiotic childish sods that as soon as u go a goal up or play wheen they are loing until ref blows f/t whistle then go u all know who u are...loosers,i hope they resolve this in Fifa 12 as not fair to us lot on here.
On a positive lighter note lol...anyone wanna do this and play out some draws i wouldnt mind as i only have this the 500 pro achievement and the 10 club one to do ..
Message me or add me on xbl
|Comment #44 by David Bartram
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 08:49:44 AM
i've played 120 online head to head ranked matches and i've just got the
achievement now. On easportsfootballworld.com you can keep track of how many
games you've played but games in which people leave, they also count on your
record but don't count towards the achievement. The games that count toward the
achievement are the ones that finish completely
hope this helps
|Comment #45 by Xenzodiak
Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 06:00:26 PM
Finally got this after about 160 games played. if people are finding alot of people that quit, then make certain you do this for a better chance of finding someone that wont quit.....go to head to head then custom match, change the DNF to 10% max, you do get the odd few that quit when you are winning, but not as much as if you search for anyone
|Comment #46 by NinjaKIUK
Monday, May 02, 2011 @ 04:54:43 PM
This Achi. is absolutely rediculus. i played 167 games and FINALLY got the Achi.
You basically had to get an early goal and then leave it at that.
keep to 1-0, 2-1. if you go any higher (2-0, 3-0, 3-1, etc) people tend to quit VERY OFTEN.
EA should have looked into this more and had a system that looks into if you:
A: Quit
B: Turned your console off (because you got mad lol)
C: Lost Connection
^ Quitting could have been solved by if the user seleceted "Quit Game" it gave you the win and it COUNTED to your Achi. Same if the user just turned off the console (i know coding for this is harder to do)
But if someone selects "Quit/Leave Game" it shouldn't punish you for them being a saw loser.
All this being said i have had a few games where ive been winning 1-0 (so they dont qui
|Comment #47 by GoWisfun
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 @ 09:03:24 PM
The game counts games against friends as head to head just not towards the achievement
|Comment #48 by OnLy 1 R3IlLy
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 08:35:07 AM
i have played 190 games and stil aint shown up -_- is there achievement that blocks them ?
|Comment #49 by Don vennO
Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 09:07:45 AM
After reading here i see im going to have to play a fair few more to get the achieve lol im currently at 98 games -.- so if anyone wants to add me iv never quit in a game and have 0% DNF so if anyone wants some quit free games and me on XBL and jsut say H2H games so i know who you are lol :) XBL: Don vennO
|Comment #50 by andimeadz
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 09:39:13 AM
120 and stil waiting, i hate quiters
|Comment #51 by andimeadz
Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 05:10:13 AM
150 taking the michael now
|Comment #52 by GinG90
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 07:35:41 AM
FINALLY!!!!! i got this darn achievement! :P only played 162 games for it aswell lol fifa really need to sort this out its stupid that people who quit dont even get punished cause they stay on the same amount of points and only get a loss on their stats. i won 125 out of my 162 games and most of them people quit
|Comment #53 by andimeadz
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 01:51:48 AM
205 and counting
|Comment #54 by CrazyCodG0d
Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 10:14:44 AM
i got it on 135 and unlucky 205 must be really good or otherwise people wouldnt leave
|Comment #55 by BlessedXerox
Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 06:03:53 PM
o yeah sure a 16 year kid cant play a fucking multiplayer of a 3+ game i am sick off EA
|Comment #56 by andimeadz
Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 08:19:34 AM
287 and t popped
|Comment #57 by Merv Bhoy 1888
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 07:57:08 AM
Games that you got disconected from or you left show up as a game played but doesnt count towards the achievment. I had to play 125 games to get it.
|Comment #58 by Steven1980
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 @ 05:41:49 PM
I have played about 110 or so and nothing, but loads of people have quit out, so I reckon I still have a lot more to do :-( dam why do people have to quit it's so annoying
|Comment #59 by LNG SaNdMaN
Thursday, July 07, 2011 @ 04:47:32 AM
Wow, looks like I'm going to take ages to get this. Played only 35 completed games so far. I really don't understand why people quit so much in FIFA 11, since you don't even need to win the game to count towards the achievement, just complete it.
It seems every time you go 2-0 or 3-0 up, they will quit straight away. I got beat 7-0 the other night, but I didn't quit. Some people need to realise it's only a game and that a loss is not going to scar them for life LOL.
|Comment #60 by bozie69
Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 05:14:42 AM
oh my fing days am not even trying to win no more was getting beat 11 - 1 and the guy left like 89 th min wtf also been winning games like 2-0 2-1 1-0 then 90th they leave ffs
|Comment #61 by FC dribbler
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 01:27:17 PM
im really annoyed with people quitting when they go 2-0 down. i Know im going to spend £40 on a game and then only play half matches because i can't take losing.
|Comment #62 by MattNocon01
Friday, July 29, 2011 @ 11:20:37 AM
Hey guys, I'm looking to boost many of the online ranked achievements before FIFA 12 comes out, I'm dedicated, so just send me a message and a friend request if anyone else wants to spend some time boosting most of these. Cheers. My GT = MattNocon01
|Comment #63 by The Strom
Friday, August 05, 2011 @ 03:24:38 AM
153 matches and i still haven't got it, damn quiters :/
|Comment #64 by Jammiedodger10
Saturday, August 06, 2011 @ 05:55:18 AM
Apparently on the next fifa the only way to leave a game is too turn off your xbox when online, so hopefully that is true as we wouldn't be having this problem.:)
|Comment #65 by wilson2651
Monday, August 15, 2011 @ 04:32:31 AM
this achievement is bloody stupid it does ent mean play a hundred matches it means lose a hundred matches this is the last time i buy a fifa game the achievements are awful!!!!
|Comment #66 by HitsMan
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 @ 04:00:04 PM
I'm looking to get to 100 head to head ranked matches. Have about 10-15 left, but unsure due to people quitting. If anyone wants to just sit there and have a chat, don't mind if you actually want to play either. Send me a message. Gamertag is 'Cyberhits'.
|Comment #67 by iSpunkY DragoNx
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 @ 06:21:41 PM
237 games and still no achievment does it count if you end match as a draw ?
|Comment #68 by iSpunkY DragoNx
Saturday, August 20, 2011 @ 03:26:12 PM
finally unlocked on 265 games but on my 100th win
|Comment #69 by Nasus360
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 @ 09:23:44 AM
I need help getting some online achievements. I need 'Hundred & Counting' 'Good Form' 'First Time Out' 'In For Win' and other online multiplayer ones.
I'm looking to get these wrapped up before Fifa 12 lands at the end of September (I'm UK based)
Anyone who needs them and is serious about helping out please add me on XboxLive, Gamertag is Nasus360. I am willing to work with someone and help them get the win in 5 consecutive games n extra time win if they are willing to do the same for me
|Comment #70 by xPuReFusIoNz
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 @ 09:08:29 AM
i have played 108 games and not have the achievment, i was really annoyed :(
|Comment #71 by Nasus360
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 @ 09:47:08 AM
I'm wanting to get the achievement for 100 head to head games before Fifa12 comes out. In doing this I am willing to help out others pick up some achievements along the way:
Good Form
In For The Win
Against The Odds
I have these achievements already so have no problem in fixing matches to help others achieve these. I'm just in it to bring up my ranked matches number to get the '100 And Counting ' Achievement. I have no interest in beating people, so don't worry, I just want 100 games under my belt. If anyone is interested in playing to get the numbers up or to get any of the above achievements then add me! Gamertag – Nasus360
|Comment #72 by rugbyladlou
Thursday, September 01, 2011 @ 09:25:05 AM
ive played 204 and still havent got it fml :(
|Comment #73 by Nasus360
Friday, September 02, 2011 @ 05:10:57 AM
Can I still get this achievement if I end up forfitting matches because I keep getting players sent off? I was thinking of doing this if them games would still go towards my total. If so, means I could do it with only having to play roughly one half of the match. Would be an easy way to speed it up if it registers. Anyone know if this is would work?
|Comment #74 by LiamMc89
Friday, September 02, 2011 @ 06:28:03 AM
@Nasus i need the achievement too, i'll happily sit out draws if it helps..
|Comment #75 by Tsaako
Saturday, September 03, 2011 @ 08:12:28 PM
If anyone wants to just sit out and do Draws for these I don't mind. The replays and those annoying people who take the mick add to the length of this. Message my gt if interested
|Comment #76 by MbS iixR4nDomZ
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 10:18:27 AM
Play in match lobbies and ask a mate to let you win five matches in a row to get the achievement !!! :)
|Comment #77 by Don vennO
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 10:50:51 AM
Hey guys i still need this achieve and i am getting annoyed with people leaving so im willing to boost with someone :D If you add me put in the message why your adding me so i now its you i need to boost with :)
Gamertag: Don vennO
|Comment #78 by LiamMc89
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 03:02:47 PM
While i am here i would like to say a massive FUCK YOU to ea. Stop making these shitty achievements where my progress is hindered by that of quitting little bitches.
|Comment #79 by GatB Ryu
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 @ 12:29:52 PM
lads dont give up i played 136 games and i got it keep it at 1-0 at times so you got the result and never give them a remacth coz they will quick 2nd time round
|Comment #80 by DavidHM18
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 @ 09:02:11 PM
well ive played 210 games nd still no got it LOL
|Comment #81 by Nasus360
Thursday, September 08, 2011 @ 04:29:56 PM
@LiamMc89 : I've added you on Live to try and get this if you still need it. Please help! :-(
I'm on 130 and am seriously pissed off now! Considering I am trying to finish these achievements before Fifa 12 comes out EA have shot themselves in the foot with this achievement because by the time Fifa 12 does come out I think I'm gonna be sick to death of playing fucking Fifa coz this achievement has taken over my life and the game is not enjoyable at all anymore! All I wanna do is get my 1000 so I can move on to the next one when it comes out. I know they are meant to be a challenge so are rewarding when earned but this is ridiculous! The stats say 130 games played! For fuck sake, I've lossed 102! I think I deserve it purely for enduring over 100 fucking defeats! And there was me thinking
|Comment #82 by Goose1085
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 10:27:14 AM
@Nasus360: I've got 125 games myself and still haven't got it. I am only concerned about the 100 ranked games achieve for 100g, but I'll help you with any of yours. Just add me as a friend and we can help each other out. I don't quit matches and I don't mind playing for draws.
|Comment #83 by Goose1085
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 10:29:06 AM
Anyone else need this achievement?? Add me as a friend... I don't quit matches and all I want to do is get this achievement over with so I can focus on my Pro Club.
|Comment #84 by Goose1085
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 10:47:19 AM
Oh yea... GT is Safford231
|Comment #85 by K Holes
Thursday, September 15, 2011 @ 07:01:20 PM
okay... you want some BS? wins - 177 draws - 10 loses 147 achievement? nope!!!
what a joke and ive never quit a game... got disconected from 1 because there was an update but thats it
|Comment #86 by MassiveKneeGrow
Friday, September 16, 2011 @ 04:15:14 PM
This is like impossible to get because it is so much lagg online !!
Hate this stupid shity game
|Comment #87 by TKOxKi7VGDOM
Saturday, September 17, 2011 @ 04:17:55 PM
If anyone wants the one man club achievement please add my xbox live account TKOxKi7VGDOM as I want this achievement so I will get games for people so that you can get the achievement too at the moment my team is called Goals R Us and we havent played any games so looking for players that we play the game and want the achievement. YOU CAN LEAVE THE TEAM AT ANY TIME BEFORE OR AFTER GETTING THE ACHIEVEMENT BUT WOULD BE REALLY GLAD IF YOUS JOIN MY TEAM. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|Comment #88 by karlf1987
Monday, September 26, 2011 @ 09:36:02 AM
fuck sake this achievement sucks!!! why can't all the bloody losers that quit get banned or something!! I've played over 150 matches and i havent got it because so many sore losers quit!!! score to win the match in the 120th minute, next kick of the ball would be full time but no the loser quits, go 2-0 up in the 1st 30 minutes, no the loser quits!!! i'm starting to think the only way to get this achievement is to deliberately lose!! fuckwits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|Comment #89 by knucks85
Friday, September 30, 2011 @ 02:48:32 AM
am on 150+ matches and still no cheevo, god damn sick of quitters, wen am losing i get pissed off but never quit, my men are just proper static and never move. i only need this cheevo and home and away,
|Comment #90 by ninjaleprecaun
Sunday, January 08, 2012 @ 09:51:01 AM
ive played over 200 matches and ive won 113 of them and it still hasnt given me the achievement ;/ sort it out fifa im sick of being quit on (y)
|Comment #91 by mnml belgica
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 @ 08:03:31 AM
funny how we all got same problem. got +200 games played, won 150 and no achievement. maybe someone here wants to be my opponent? i swear..no matter how godlike u are on the pitch, i will not quit ! GT: vvwwv
|Comment #92 by ii Graphicz X0
Saturday, June 02, 2012 @ 04:08:39 PM
I unlocked this one. Sit back, relax, and let this achievement come to you as it takes a while. An alternative is to play 5 matches for 20 days!
|Comment #93 by Operation 182
Sunday, September 16, 2012 @ 08:39:03 AM
i'm looking for someone to grind out the 100 H2H cheev, im on about 50ish so depending on how many you need it shouldnt take long, win or lose i dont care just cant be dealing with quitters anymore lol
also looking for club man and club glory cheevs so add me: Skoobasaurus
|Comment #94 by RodrigoLucchina
Sunday, March 30, 2014 @ 11:14:25 PM
pena q desativaram os servidores
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Algebraic Expressions
Rearranging Expressions
Two expressions are said to be equivalent if they produce the same number for any possible value of the variable. We'll bet you want to see some examples of this stuff in action. Don't ask how we knew. We had a feeling.
Sample Problem
The expressions x and x + 0 are equivalent, since for any value of x, x and x + 0 are the same thing. Sorry, zero, but you're pretty worthless.
One way of expressing the fact that these two expressions are equivalent is to write an equation: x = x + 0. Any time you have an equation, the two expressions on either side of the equal sign are equivalent. That's kinda the equal sign's whole deal. It doesn't appreciate it when you write something like 1 + 1 = 3. Drives it batty.
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The expressions x2 and (-x)2 are equivalent, since for any value of x we'll get the same value out of either expression. If x is 2, we find that 22 = 4 from the first expression and (-2)2 = 4 from the second expression. If x is 34,792, we get...oh, well, you probably got it from the first example. No need to wear ourselves out.
The goal is to create a toolbox of ways to modify an expression to an equivalent expression. We're not, of course, talking about a literal toolbox. You'll never receive an emergency call to hop over and fix an overflowing toilet with your trusty ratcheting box variable. Instead, these moves are the rules we have for working with algebraic expressions. Once we finish developing this (virtual) toolbox, we'll use our tools to solve equations and more. Okay, maybe the occasional leaky faucet, but that's where we draw the line.
There are several different things we can do to rearrange expressions. We've divided them into the following list of allowable moves:
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2. Associating
3. Distributing
4. Factoring
5. Combining like terms
6. Getting rid of parentheses
Use any moves that aren't in the "toolbox," and you might draw a penalty flag. Incorrect Rearrangement of Expressions: 15 yards and loss of down.
Using combos of those moves together to rearrange an expression into an equivalent expression is called simplification.

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EAGLE, Idaho — Led by junior Riley Hayfield's rounds of 68 and 69 the Sacramento State men's golf team has staked a four-stroke lead after the first day of the BSU Dash Thomas Memorial on Monday at BanBury Golf Course.
The Hornets shot 286 in the opening round before posting a 280 in the afternoon which tied for the fourth-best in school history. The team's two round total of 566 places it four strokes ahead of Utah State and six above Idaho.
"The team played steady today and is comfortable being in the lead," Sacramento State head coach Christopher Hall said. "Everyone knows that they are capable of going even lower tomorrow."
Hayfield, who was competing in his first tournament at Sacramento State after transferring from College of the Canyons, is in third place with a 36-hole total of 137. He trails only Ty Travis of Boise State (67-68-135) and Rylee Iacolucci of Idaho (65-71-136).
Cody Bates shot two even-par rounds of 71 and is alone in 14th place while Owen Taylor shot 74-70-144 and is tied for 16th place.
Freshman Robert Parden posted a 77 in the first round before a 1-under round of 70 placed him in a tie for 27th place. Parden's second round was highlighted by two eagles on par-5s. Junior Luke Kristo, who has led the team in each of the first two tournaments this season, completed the lineup at 73-77-150 to tie for 37th.
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Inphonic, Simplexity Lies, lies and more lies..Scammers and atrocious customer service! White Bear Lake Internet
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Inphonic is notorious for not answering emails and when you call them they have trained their employees to say "your rebate is processing." It doesn't take 3 months to process a rebate nor does it take 3 months to arrive in the mail. The customer service representative tells you to go to http://www.cellphonerebates.com/ to check the status on your rebate and what you get is a notice that they filed bankruptcy! So if you think you are getting a fee phone, think again because they do not honor their rebates.
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Members of the Secondary Career and Technical Education Task Force today released their final recommendations, which set a new vision for career and technical education that is in line with the needs of students, employers and the state's economy. The recommendations set the stage for high-quality career and techn…
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Final recommendations from the Secondary Career and Technical Education Task Force are expected to be approved during a meeting on Monday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. in Des Moines. The meeting will take place in Room 200 of the Greater Des Moines Partnership office, 601 Locust St., Suite 700. The task force was establis…
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Thursday, October 22, 2015
Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that all 336 Iowa school districts have applied to join the state's Teacher Leadership and Compensation System, the most comprehensive teacher leadership system in the nation. This targeted effort to tap into the expertise of top teachers to …
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The Facts About Higher and Lower Food Prices in Industrial Animal Agriculture
Dear Friends,
Please find attached our new research related to egg prices and industrial agriculture as it relates to claims made in the robust debate surrounding State Question 777. As ever, our goal is discern fact from fiction in a nonpartisan manner. We believe the two attached sheets with infographics reveal a compelling (there's that word!) snapshot of what's really happening with regard to food prices. A hat tip to our director of education, Brian Ted Jones, for the deep dive and ensuing analysis into these figures.
A key point of dispute in the debate over State Question 777 is whether pro-animal protections lead to higher food prices. There's been specific attention paid to the price of eggs in California since the 2008 passage of pro-animal Proposition 2, and its implementation in early 2015. The infographics below present data on egg prices nationally, and in California, to bring factual clarity to this important discussion.
Also, we have the claim that industrial agriculture—in particular, concentrated animal feeding operations—keep food prices down. These graphs show the change in food prices for select poultry and swine commodities in the Southern Region of the US (which includes Oklahoma) beginning in 1992, the year after Oklahoma first allowed concentrated pork and chicken production.
As ever, please let me or Brian know if you have questions, comments, or feedback about the research and analysis we provide, and please feel free to share.
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Letter of Support for Legislative Action to Provide Meaningful Reforms of Checkoff Programs
July 14, 2016 Dear Members of Congress: We, the undersigned organizations, businesses and individuals call on Congress to support Senators Booker's and Lee's S. 3201 and Senator Lee's S. 3200. These bills address the demonstrated, egregious marketplace abuses committed by the commodity checkoff programs ("checkoff programs"). Checkoff programs were established to serve as mechanisms by which agricultural producers' pool money for common promotional and research purposes. Fees are mandatory, from…Read more...
Supporters Urge Congress to Take Action and Pass Meaningful Commodity Checkoff Program Reform
Joint News Release Contact: Bill Bullard (406-252-2516) Fred Stokes: (601-527-2459) July 14, 2016 Supporters Urge Congress to Take Action and Pass Meaningful Commodity Checkoff Program Reform Washington, DC – More than 140 organizations, ranchers, farmers and businesses applaud Senators Booker and Lee for filing legislation that, when passed, will stop commodity checkoff program abuses. Yesterday, the Senators filed the Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act (S. 3201), which would put an…Read more...
Evaluating My Beef Checkoff Return on Investment
In 1985 most cattlemen proudly acknowledged the passage of the Beef Promotion Act and Order that authorized a $1 per head checkoff assessment (Beef Checkoff) for the promotion of our own product, beef. These were exciting times with great expectations for improving both beef demand and severely depressed cattle markets. The passage of the Act and Order culminated many years of congressional debate and wrangling which began in 1972. Many…Read more...
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Yesterday, straight off her high-profile campaign appearance Monday with Hillary Clinton, Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave a keynote address about industry consolidation in the American economy at a conference at the Capitol put on by New America's Open Markets program. Though the speech has so far gotten only a modicum of attention—the press being more interested in litigating Donald Trump's Pocahontas taunts—it has the potential to change the course of the…Read more...
The Family Farm
I am Fred Stokes from Porterville, Mississippi. I am happy and honored to be a participant in this conference. Ralph Nader is one of my heroes and the epitome of unselfish commitment to worthy causes. I was born on a small diversified family farm in Kemper County Mississippi, the home of the late Senator John C. Stennis. After spending some 20 years in the Army, I retired and returned to…Read more...
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Populism With a Brain : Ten old/new ideas to give power back to the people.
by Barry C. Lynn and Phillip Longman published in the Washington Monthly The National Review recently described Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump as "two populist peas in a pod." This was not a compliment. Across the political spectrum, people stick the "populist" label on politicians they see as exploiting the worst resentments and envies of some tribe or another. The segregationist George Wallace, by this reckoning, was a populist. So,…Read more...
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Ban On Meat Packer Ownership: Too Little, Too Late
By Mike Callicrate Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a longtime advocate for fair markets, is once again reintroducing a bill that would make it unlawful for meat packers to own livestock more than seven days prior to slaughter. Similar legislation has been introduced before, but the powerful packer lobby has always succeeded in killing it. Aside from whether the bill actually has a chance this time, there's another question to consider….Read more...
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Cellular Express Plus Refusal of refund for service contract and phone within 30 day period Titusville Florida
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Complaint Review: Charter Communications In Oscoda Mi
Charter Communications In Oscoda MiUS 23 Ausable, Michigan U.S.A.
Charter Communications In Oscoda Mi They keep shutting me off through their office and at my home (pole) i pay them on time every month and get shut off four times a week, i have a payment for last month that they see but have not applied? they charge me for movies i do not rent and I am sick and tired of it! I hate them, Money is tight anyhow but they get paid and they keep ripping me off and they have no local number Ausable Michigan
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Outfit of the Day: 6/29/11 + Make-Up + Jewelry
Monday, June 27, 2011
Dollar Tree Score! L'Oreal HIP Lip Gloss
I have been using this brand of color gloss for a while now...and would always pay FULL PRICE (gasp!). On a trip over the weekend to my local Dollar Tree, I came across these and grabbed all the colors I could. These glosses are nice and thick but not sticky; the color is fantastic and lasts a loooooong time!
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Outfit of the Day: 6/27/11
Saturday, June 25, 2011
6/25/11: Make-Up and Jewelry
I hit a major clearance sale on jewelry (and other items of course!) at Ann Taylor Loft yesterday. This necklace was originally $34.50, marked down to $29.99 and finally to $9.88. It was a FINAL SALE and to add to my excitement, all clearance and final sale items were an additional 40% off.
I paid just under $6 for this piece...WOO HOO!!!!!!
I found this fantastic blog called Temptalia (http://www.temptalia.com) which is filled with make-up product reviews and step-by-step tutorials. I need a lot of help when it comes to my color blending techniques so this website was a godsend!http://www.bhcosmetics.com). I started with a cream eye base from Ulta, pink all over the lid and a bright purple in the crease. I used a magenta in the corners to make a V shape and amethyst eyeliner from Wet N' Wild. I finished off the look with black lengthening mascara from Maybelline.
I got a few compliments today....feeling pretty fly I must say...:)
Local Eats: Dylan's Deli in Winter Park FL
Mom and I were out running errands this afternoon around Orlando and decided to try a new place for lunch. We stopped in at Dylan's Deli in Winter Park and WOW...I am so glad we did!
I was not sure what to expect but was pleasantly surprised to see that the menu was a fusion of French and Spanish cuisine. The inside was small and quaint and felt very comfortable.
I had the Paris on French Bread sandwich: ham, turkey, herb butter, asiago, chopped dill pickels.
Mom and the owner, Arnaud. What a super nice guy!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Outfit of the Day: 6/24/11 + Make-Up + Jewelry
|Top: JCPenney
Shorts: Gap
Sandals: Ross
Necklace and Earrings: DIY
|My sister in law sent this to me a few years ago as they were travelling through Thailand.
|I made this necklace out of sterling silver, Chinese crystals and prehnite gemstones.
|I have been using a bronze colored foundation from Lacura instead of powder (my cheeks are dry so the powder just sits there...yucko!)
| I wanted to show the bronze color on my cheeks.
(Please excuse the bags under my eyes!!)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Product Review: Cover Girl Lip Perfection Lipstick
Yesterday, I read about a new line of lipstick from Cover Girl called Lip Perfection. After reading the extensive review, I was pretty excited about finding some sought-after-hard-to-obtain colors that would compliment my skin tone:
|naked lips
|Cover Girl Lip Perfect in 205 Smolder
|with lipstick
This formula is quite moisturizing but not shiny; it is more creamy than anything. When I was picking out the color I wanted to try, I noticed that there is a wide variety of colors to choose from. I am going back to grab a few more colors...maybe I can finally score the "perfect red" if it exists!
Outfit of the Day: 6/23/11 + Jewelry + Make-Up
|Denim Skirt- Ann Taylor
V-neck T-Shirt- Banana Republic
Bow Wedges- Payless
|Trade show in NC
|I don't have much luck w/ powder bronzer. After reading a blog posting about using a bronze colored liquid foundation instead, I decided to give it a try. Love it...seriously.
(I use Lacura liquid make-up.)
Monday, June 20, 2011
60's Rock Tribute to Dad
My Dad is a product of the 60's rock scene and these are two of his favorites...gotta say, I dig em' too:
This is some trippy sh*t right here...
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Father's Day, OOTD and Make-Up
Hubby and I are pretty lucky to have two sets of FABULOUS parents. Since he and I were out of town on Mother's Day, we decided to combine the two and have "Parent's Day":
|My parents and in-laws- Brio Tuscan Grille, Winter Park, FL
|Dress: Ross
Sandals: Dillard's
Bracelets: MACY's and Target
|...experimenting with color...
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Outfit of the Day: 6/16/11
Make-Up: FL Gators Inspired
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Recipe: Ham & Cheese Muffins
I had been searching for a ham and cheese muffin recipe since having one a few weeks ago. I am not good at "recreating" recipes so I was excited when I came across this recipe from cooks.com:
Ham & Cheese Muffins
1/2 c. milk
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 c. Bisquick
3/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c. fully cooked smoked ham, chopped
1/3 c. green pepper, chopped
1/3 c. onion, chopped
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 c. Bisquick
3/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c. fully cooked smoked ham, chopped
1/3 c. green pepper, chopped
1/3 c. onion, chopped
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and flour 12 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches. Beat milk, oil and egg slightly in large bowl; stir in remaining ingredients with fork until moistened. Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.
Here are how mine came out:
I just scarfed 2 of these muffins down...so easy and so yummmmmm!!!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Time to Get Organized!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Make-Up Review: Lacura Cosmetics
Lacura is a make-up line that is created in Germany and is carried in Aldi stores here in the United States. I decided to try a few new products to see how I like them:
|foundation, pressed powder, volume mascara, lipstick and eye cream
The foundation is fragrance-free which is the only kind that seems to play nice with my skin. It comes in 4 colors; I use "transparent."
The volume mascara is really nice; the brush is large and has nice sized spaces in between the bristles of the brush so the mascara does not clump. (if you see clumps on me, it is purely user-error).
The finished look:
The best part? These cosmetics will not break the bank...they were $3.49 each!! YEE HOO!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Local Eats: Four Rivers BBQ in Winter Park, FL
A friend of mine (who I will now refer to as "BBQ Babe Char") recommended hubby and I try Four Rivers BBQ; she told me that is was the best BBQ ever so we decided to try it this afternoon for lunch:
|Fairbanks Ave in Winter Park, FL
|My plate: BBQ pulled pork w/ mac n' cheese, beans, coconut cupcake (I took 1/2 home for dinner).
|They had a big selection of old fashioned drinks and a lot of brands I have never heard of...like this one which was delicious!
|His plate: BBQ brisket, full rack o' ribs, mac n' cheese, sweet potato casserole, corn and cornbread.
|We got lucky; the line is normally over 45 minutes long and extends all the way down the street!
Outfit of the Day: 06/10/11
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Real Estate Updates
Marc and Craig Lotzof Lead San Diego
Prudential California Realty announced recently that Marc and Craig Lotzof ranked at the top of the San Diego market after the first three quarters of 2012. Marc and Craig Lotzof ranked number 17 for their sales production, and number 19 for the number of homes sold, out of more than 1,300 Prudential agents in San Diego County.
Robert Maes Adds Three New Team Members
Robert Maes of Prudential California Realty announced today that three new associates have joined his team, David Samuelson, Kelly Ann Baldwin and Diane Dunlop. "It's a pleasure for me to welcome David, Kelly and Diane to the team," said Maes. "Their complementary skills and talents will ensure that our clients continue to receive a high standard of personal attention and knowledgeable support for all of their needs."
Del Sur Schools Among Top Performers in Poway Unified School District on State Tests
2012 Growth Academic Performance Index (API) scores are in and Del Sur neighborhood schools – Del Sur Elementary, Oak Valley Middle and Del Norte High – are top-performing schools within the Poway Unified School District (PUSD). The high-achieving district's API scores have continually increased since the inception of the district-wide API in 2003.
U-T politics coverage has a new home
The Union-Tribune's coverage of government affairs has a new home.
Former CCDC head faces $25K fine
The former president of San Diego's downtown redevelopment agency faces a recommended $25,000 fine from the city's Ethics Commission.
Wayne gets $17K from Democratic Party
After complaining about a loophole that allowed the local Republican Party to give $20,000 to a city candidate, the San Diego County Democratic Party did the same thing just before the window of opportunity closed.
Where does the SD City Hall project stand?
The decision by Mayor Jerry Sanders to pull the plug on a public vote for a new San Diego City Hall leaves city leaders with options if they want to forge ahead on the project.
Sanders won't veto Frye's sales tax proposal
San Diego City Councilwoman Donna Frye has found an unlikely ally -- Mayor Jerry Sanders -- in her bid to create a ballot measure that ties a proposed sales tax increase to a wide range of other significant changes to employee pensions and city operations.
Backers of new SD City Hall want to pull the plug
One of the major backers of a new San Diego City Hall has asked Mayor Jerry Sanders to veto the city's plan to ask voters to approve the project on the November ballot.
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Reversal pattern. Uptrend will starts tomorrow.
Looks like dead meat. Tanking while stock market makes new highs day after day. Get a clue.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
I would say the stock is just congesting the sudden movement up. It will trade sideways for a bit before the next catalyst.
Sentiment: Hold
uptrend confirmed. Going higher tomorrow.
Ok, my T/A has been on the money so far. I will be ambitious with my prediction this time. This will dip to 7.91 briefly then run to 8.38 before closing around 8.25 tomorrow. Good luck!
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Down Home On Avenue C, An 'Opry' Neither Grand Nor Ole; Fan of Country Makes Alphabet City Twang
By PETER APPLEBOME
Published: April 23, 1998
When Greg Garing set out to resurrect what was left of authentic country music, he never figured the route would lead to the Alphabet City Opry and a tiny, Hades-red bar at the corner of Ninth Street and Avenue C in the East Village.
But over the last half year, Mr. Garing, a tall, gaunt figure with long stringy hair who dresses in black like a cross between Neil Young and Johnny Cash, has created one of the least likely musical scenes in years, a rawboned, free-form country and bluegrass revue that's closer to the ghosts of Nashville's past than anything you can find there now.
Each week Mr. Garing draws a crowd of neighborhood people, punks, students, yuppies and musicians to one of the ultimate slices of urban grit, the down-at-the-heels alphabet avenues that used to be thought of as the edge of the Lower East Side and are now considered part of the East Village.
Over the years, the area of battered tenements and housing projects has gone from the quintessential destination for waves of destitute German, Jewish, Slavic immigrants and Puerto Ricans to a drug-riddled urban wasteland to a heterogeneous polyglot that in recent years has begun to turn around by attracting newer immigrants as well as artists and students.
And if the alphabet avenues and Hank Williams in some ways go together like fried matzoh and pickled pig's feet, the result for now is some striking music and a glimpse of how even some of the most ragged parts of Manhattan are now being transformed by the stock and real estate boom of the 90's.
''To tell you the truth, we wanted to be off the beaten path,'' said Ken Nye, one of the co-owners of 9C, the ad hoc name for the unnamed bar, which occupies a corner previously used by a drug-plagued bodega. ''People thought we were crazy to come here, and now our problem is to figure out what to do with all the people showing up.''
The 700-square-foot bar, where Mr. Garing's Alphabet Opry holds forth, has an eclectic Early Satan decorative theme, with a bright red she-devil on the wall, a ''Bad Dog'' sign by the front door and an ''X-Files'' pinball machine. Each Monday, the 16 or 17 unofficial members of the Opry take turns rotating in and out of the ensemble in a bar that can at most hold 80 or 90 people.
The ringmaster is Mr. Garing, 31, a musician with prodigiously diverse interests and an eerie tenor that howls and cracks with arresting intensity.
''I've got to tell you that I've been doing this since the 50's, and he's far and away the best I've seen,'' said John Herald, who was the leader of the bluegrass group the Greenbriar Boys and was part of the folk revival of the early 60's. ''He plays every stringed instrument there is as well as anyone I've ever seen, and he's an amazing singer in almost every form -- country, bluegrass, rockabilly. He's sort of a country prodigy.''
Mr. Garing grew up in Erie, Pa., entranced by every kind of music, from the ragtime and big-band 78s he found in his attic to the Beatles. But upon hearing the bluegrass of Bill Monroe, he was hooked.
At the age of 19 he got himself an old Winnebago, drove down to Nashville, camped outside Mr. Monroe's oversize nightclub and set out to learn from the masters. Over the next decade, with slick, made-for-video, commercial country booming as never before, he became a one-man, hard-core country preservation society, working with and learning from most of the giants of a dying tradition, people like Mr. Monroe, the flamboyant bluegrass performer Jimmy Martin, an old forgotten honky-tonker named Roy Duke, the former Grand Ole Opry star Wilma Lee Cooper and other weathered relics of the days when country really was country.
''It was like an endangered species that was on its last legs, and I wanted to find a way to bring it back in front of people,'' he said.
And then in 1994, after years of, as he puts it, ''being ridiculed and laughed at and told no one wants to listen to this stuff,'' he found an audience.
Playing at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, the most famous downtown club on Nashville's grimy, faded lower Broadway, Mr. Garing became part of a retrograde revival movement. Dressed in grimy Hank Williams Western attire and wailing ancient country tunes, he created a vogue for the music and a substantial buzz around himself that drew people ranging from country bigwigs to Marianne Faithful, who did a memorable duet with him one night on Hank Williams's ''I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.''
But before long, with what seems like characteristic contrariness, he packed it in. Balking at the idea of being typecast as Hank Williams, disgusted with Nashville's country establishment and suddenly deciding that what he really wanted to play was rock, he moved to New York.
An Acclaimed Blend Of Country and City
Mr. Garing, whose sunken cheeks, bone-thin body and night-owl pallor have been compared to the supernatural comic-book hero ''The Crow,'' moved into a tiny Greenwich Village apartment and filled it with musical instruments and a light fixture of an old 78 of George Morgan's ''Lonesome Record.'' Last year he put out a highly acclaimed record called ''Alone'' (Revolution/Paladin) that was an indefinable mix of the ancestral, high lonesome sound of the country and the futuristic, electronic jangle of the city.


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Harlem Désir, Minister of State for European Affairs, will visit Moldova on March 26. This is the first visit by a representative of the French government to Chisinau since the formation of the Moldovan government on February 18. The minister of state will be received by Nicolae Timofti, President of Moldova, Chiril Gaburic, Prime Minister and Natalia Gherman, Minister of Foreign Affairs. During this visit, Mr. Désir will reaffirm the importance that France attaches to strengthening (...)» Read more ...
Political relations
France is an important country for Moldova: we are one of the Member States with the longest-standing representation in Chisinau and the only foreign country to have a cultural network of any size (French remains the number one foreign language practiced in Moldova).
In terms of political contacts, the most recent ministerial visits include those by Mr. Pierre Lellouche, Secretary of State for European Affairs to Chisinau on November 11th and 12th, 2009, and Mr. Iurie Leanca, Moldovan Foreign Affairs Minister, who paid a working visit to Paris on June 3rd and 4th, 2010.
Prime Minister Vlad Filat, paid a working visit to France from April 12th to 14th, 2011, during which he held talks with the Prime Minister, the President of the National Assembly, and the Secretary-General of the International Francophone Organization. Mr. Leanca met with Mr. Juppe, and their German and Polish counterparts, as part of Weimar Triangle meeting held on May 20th, 2011.
There are also regular parliamentary contacts, particularly through the Friendship groups in the National Assembly and Senate. Mr. Marian Lupu, then Speaker of Parliament, made two trips to Paris in October 2006 and January 2008. The President of the Senate, Mr. Christian Poncelet, visited Chisinau in April 2007.
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If you're the kind of person who adores comic book shows and fantasy movies — and judging by the fact that you're on /Film, we're guessing you are — prepare to see a lot of Jackie Earle Haley over the next couple of years. Not only is he set to star in AMC's Preacher, he's just snapped up roles in Amazon's The Tick and Nikolaj Arcel's Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower. Not surprisingly, given his knack for playing colorful and creepy characters, he'll be playing villains in all of them. Read More »


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In 2009, the brand Carlton will be transition to Dunlop. Dunlop who owns and manufacturers the Carlton badminton line of equipment will concentrate on one brand, Dunlop Sports.
Because of the commitment to the development of racket sport equipment, Dunlop launch the most technologically advanced badminton equipment range ever to hit the court. Bold vibrant cosmetics and a number of ground breaking innovative technologies allow players of all ages and abilities to gain maximum performance from their equipment. One of these innovations has receives accolades in the Guiness Book of World Records as a result of its remarkable properties.
Dunlop'™s AEROGEL technology delivers enhanced stiffness and increased power without increasing weight. This combined with M-FIL™ across the hitting zone to soften shuttlecock impact means that AEROGEL frames deliver the perfect balance between power and control.
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Aerogel™ technology is a truly space age material. It is the world's lightest solid and has a strength of up to 4,000 times its own weight. The three dimensional (3-D) nanometer-sized molecular network delivers an unmatched strength to weight ratio for enhanced stiffness and increased power. Dunlop'™s AEROGEL technology delivers enhanced stiffness and increased power without increasing weight.
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M-Fil™ (Multi-Filament) is a combination of three materials that are incorporated into the hitting zone of the racquet head to enhance the touch and feel of the racquet where and when you need it most - at the moment of the shuttle contact. The 3D braided structure at these key points enhances torsional stability at shuttlecock contact while frame deformation is similarly reduced and this helps to enhance dwell time on shuttlecock impact.
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