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Camp Nou Stadium Guide: How to Visit Camp Nou in 2022
Camp Nou Stadium may be Europe's largest football stadium but it's not a matter quantity over quality.
It's home to legendary FC Barcelona.
It's also home to the Visit Camp Nou tour, the second biggest tourist attraction in Catalonia behind the epic basilica Sagrada Familia.
Here's everything you need to know about visiting Nou Camp in one handy guide.
Just looking for Camp Nou Experience tickets? Click the blue button below:
Camp Nou Stadium
By the late 1940's rising football power FC Barcelona had outgrown the Camp de Les Corts and needed a new stadium to house all the new fans generated by star striker Ladislao Kubala.
Cue the aptly named Camp Nou ('New Camp').
The city broke ground on this UEFA five star stadium on March 28th, 1954.
When the last brick was laid Camp Nou had a capacity of 99,354. The ground was set for some of the greatest teams in football history to frustrate opponents – like hated rivals Real Madrid.
It has hosted the Olympics, World Cup (with 120,000 spectators including added standing tickets), the Champions League Final, and even the Pope.
A €600 million Camp Nou renovation project is currently underway – but the games go on!
Camp Nou Stadium Tour Highlights
The Stadium
The tour you take to see the stadium is called the Camp Nou Experience.
You'll visit some of the most emblematic areas of the stadium.
For me the highlight was the guest dressing room. You'll look up at the blackboard where coaches like Mourinho, Wenger, and Ferguson have drawn up plays for Ronaldo, Henry, and van Nistelrooy – just imagine the genius!
You also get the massage tables and jacuzzi for a behind the scenes feel that television can never give you.
You'll feel like a player when you take a walk through the players tunnel and out onto the pitch.
After you've explored the grass you're free to hit the bench area and even head right up to the announcer's booth and the presidential stand for the stadium tour's best sight lines.
The Museum
It's here in this modern and interactive space that you appreciate just how good this club is.
You'll start off listening to the team anthem with a translation in just about any language needed.
It's in the museum where you can flip through touch screens with tons of info on the club's greatest players. You'll also get a great snapshot into the team's history watching a video presentation of some of the club's biggest moments on a massive screen.
You can take a selfie with the 22 League trophies and 4 Champions League trophies on display – there's just a ton of memorabilia and equipment spanning the club's 100+ years of history.
Top it all off with a visit to the largest official FC Barcelona team shop
The Messi Space
The world's greatest footballer plays in Barcelona and has so much hardware he needs his own room.
Here you'll be able to check out the legend's three Golden Boots and five Ballon D'ors.
You're also invited to watch all of his goals on one of two interactive walls and even vote on your favourite.
Camp Nou Tour Ticket Options + Prices
You can buy Camp Nou Experience tickets through Tiqets.
Here you find the best market price and the only tickets that allow you to skip the lines. They'll be sent to you instantly via email.
From there all you need to do is show them on a smartphone (or print them) at Gate 9.
General Admission
The cheapest option is a self-guided tour involving booking time slots in advance.
Time slots begin every hour from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (11:00 am, 12:00 pm etc.).
Planning on showing up and buying on site? Don't. There's a €3.50 handling charge per ticket if bought offline at the venue itself.
Online prices:
- Adults (11-69): €28.00.
- Seniors (70+): €21.00.
- Children (4 to 10): €21.00.
- Student (with valid ID): €20.00.
- Children (under 3): free.
Booking with Tiqets using the button below also gets you a free city guide.
Looking to book group tickets for 10+ guests? You'll need to do so using the Camp Nou Museum group ticket form.
Camp Nou Player's Experience Tour
Want everything out of the visit? Including the only way to visit Barça's dressing rooms.
Ante up with a Camp Nou Experience Plus ticket: also including an informative guided tour in English and much more:
- A walk along the pitch
- Access to the Presidential Box
- Access to Barça's dressing room
- The player tunnel, press room, trophy room
- An official FCB gift
- Get professional photos of the visit
Tours last 90 minutes each, are capped at 15 visitors, and run daily at 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, and 4:00 pm on specific days, often dictated by Barça's football schedule.
The prices listed below are for tickets booked over one week in advance. If you're booking for the upcoming week you'll be paying €7.00 extra per ticket.
- Adult (11-69): €139.00
- Seniors (70+): €92.00.
- Children (4 to 10): €92.00.
- Children (under 3): €11.00
Booking online in advance gives you a 7% discount, and you can reserve time slots with the button below:
Open Ticket
An open ticket to visit whenever you like without time slots adds convenience. You'll get skip the line access to the stadium and the FC Barcelona Museum.
It can be bought exclusively from Tiqets. This is recommended for people with a more relaxed Barcelona itinerary who like room to improvise.
- Adult: €32.00.
- Seniors (70+): €26.00.
- Children (6 to 13): €26.00.
- Audio guide: €6.00
Stadium Tour Plus
Note (20/07/2022): Stadium Tour Plus tickets were discontinued during the COVID pandemic and are still not yet available.
Even if the stadium is empty you'll be able to bring 100,000 screaming fans to life with your very own Barça virtual reality headset.
Combine this with a free multimedia audio guide (a €6.00 value for other tickets) and you just might get the best education for your money.
- Adult: €37.00
- Seniors (70+): €30.00.
- Children (6 to 13): €30.00.
- Children (under 6): €10.00.
Camp Nou Stadium Guided Tour
Note (20/07/2022): Camp Nou Guided Tours were discontinued during the COVID pandemic and are still not yet available.
If you want to get a real education on the place then sign up for a tour in English with an experienced guide who'll make the stadium's past come to life before your very eyes – with enthusiasm and humour.
These tours cap out at 10 guests (it goes up to 25 on the traditional tour) so it's a more intimate experience.
The 90 minute tour runs daily at 11:00 am.
- Adult: €55.00
- Seniors (70+): €37.00.
- Children (6 to 13): €37.00.
- Children (under 6): €0.00
The FC Barça Card
Note (20/07/2022): The FC Barça Card was discontinued during the COVID pandemic and is still not yet available.
The total package for any FC Barcelona fan.
Included in your pass is an open ticket to visit the stadium, a Barcelona FC scarf, and an exciting and vivid English audio guide.
The kicker? You'll also get the Barça Virtual Experience with VR glasses which allows you to join a training session with Messi himself, and even suit up for a match on the pitch!
- Adult: €58.00
- Seniors (70+): €51.50.
- Student: €51.50.
- Children (6 to 13): €51.50.
- Children (under 6): €0.00.
This ticket also gets you a 10% discount on Barcelona FC shirts.
Camp Nou Opening Hours
Opening hours and accessibility vary depending on scheduled matches (more info below). Once you've entered there is no time limit on your stay within the opening hours.
Last entry is 90 minutes before closing time.
- January 2nd to January 9th 2022: Daily (10:00 am to 7:00 pm)
- January 10th – April 8th 2022: Mon to Sat (10:00 am to 6:00 pm), Sun (10:00 am to 3:00 pm)
- April 9th – September 30th 2022: Daily (10:00 am to 7:00 pm)
- October 1st – December 19th 2022: Mon to Sat (10:00 am to 6:30 pm), Sun (10:00 am to 2:30 pm)
- December 20th – December 31st 2022: Daily (10:00 am to 7:00 pm)
- Closed Christmas and New Year's Day
The stadium portion of the Camp Nou tour is closed to visitors the day of La Liga matches.
For Champion's League matches the stadium is closed both the day before and day of the match.
In both cases only the museum and the stadium panorama (until 6 pm) remain open.
Read up on the FC Barcelona schedule to avoid any conflicts.
How to Get to Camp Nou
You'll find the stadium in the upscale Les Corts neighbourhood about 5 km from the city centre.
It is strongly recommended to visit Barcelona using a discount transport pass.
The address of Camp Nou is C/Arístides Mallol 12.
The quickest way to get to Camp Nou is via one of the three metro stations: Palau Reial (green line L3), Les Corts (green line L3), or Collblanc (blue line L5, orange line L9S).
If you've found a place to stay near La Rambla and the Gothic Quarter your best bet is the green line.
If you're near Sagrada Familia or in the Eixample neighbourhood consider the blue line.
Each metro station is approximately 8-10 minutes walking from the stadium.
It'll take about 25-30 minutes door-to-door from anywhere central.
A standard Barcelona taxi fare from most city centre locations to Camp Nou runs about €10.00 – €14.00.
Since Camp Nou is a bit out of the way this is a great chance to take advantage of my €5.00 discount on Spain's taxi app program: Free Now (formerly MyTaxi)
For more information see how to sign up with Free Now.
Expect to pay €7.00 or less using this offer – almost as cheap as the metro if you're travelling in a group!
Camp Nou is also reachable by buses 50, 54, 57, 70, 75, D20, H8, H10 and V3.
It is strongly recommend to consult with your hotel, Airbnb discount homestay, or holiday apartment owner before taking a bus as any misadventures finding stops can add a lot of time to the journey.
The tram station for Camp Nou is Trambaix Avinguda de Xile. It is served by the T1, T2, and T3 lines.
The tram service is primarily for outside neighbourhoods like San Joan Despi, San Just Desvern, and Cornella. The Barcelona stops include L'illa (home to a large shopping mall) and Plaça de Francesc Macià.
Camp Nou Experience Hacks
- Get there as early as possible to avoid the crowds (just after lunch is the busiest).
- Leave 90-180 minutes for the tour depending on your football love.
- Don't wear green if you want a picture with the pitch!
- Bring comfortable shoes (not flip flops or heels) cuz you'll be walking a lot.
- If there's a chance of rain dress accordingly (the stadium has no roof!).
- Get the audio guide for the full experience.
- Print out the tickets if you can as there have been problems with digital copies.
- The massive club shop has everything but watch the prices.
- If you have restricted luggage for the flight there's an FCB shop at Duty Free.
Camp Nou Match Tickets + Seating Chart
A ton of you have been asking how to buy tickets for the matches and I must say that first of all the city's season ticket holders have been holding on for generations and especially for bigger matches you may be out of luck.
That said, if you're going to find any at honest prices they're going to be through tourist ticket giant Tiqets. You'll find a list of matches for sale and ticket prices by clicking the button below:
The three sections available are GOL 1, 2, and 3 (behind the goal) and LATERAL 1, 2, and 3 (at midfield). The fantastic sight-lines are perfect for seeing Messi and company in action.
Here's a map of the seats available:
How to Use your Match Tickets
If you've bought your Barcelona match tickets using the link above make sure you arrive at Camp Nou about 30-45 minutes in advance – or get there really early for some romantic time between you and the field before crowds arrive.
The tickets can be printed or shown on your smart phone.
For premium matches like Real Madrid or any of the Champion's League playoff fixtures you'll probably find slim pickings: if you're having trouble drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll try to pull some strings for you!
Places to Eat near Camp Nou
In the area around the stadium in the neighbourhood of Les Cortes you'll find quite a few restaurants capitalizing on desperate and clueless tourists so there are slim pickings.
That said, I can give you two very solid options to eat near Camp Nou stadium:
€€ | 48 Carretera de Collblanc | Metro: Collblanc (various) | Website
One of the best Italian restaurants in Barcelona, this one specializes in Calabrian cuisine so try anything with their homemade spicy sausage. The in-house ravioli are terrific but the wood-burning oven and terrific pizza selection are the highlight.
€ | Carretera del Regent Mendieta 15 | Metro: Collblanc (various) | Website
A 5 minute walk from Camp Nou is this place known for its quality vegetarian food and very respectable three-course fixed menu price of €10.50 (with dessert).
You'll love the family atmosphere and friendly service but the veggie paella, eggplant, and apple pudding are the real stars here.
Camp Nou FAQ
Is Camp Nou free entry?
No, tickets must be bought for the Camp Nou Experience (museum/tour) or a match to visit.
2. How much are Camp Nou tickets?
Basic stadium tours start at €26.00 with guided tours running into triple digits.
3. Should I book my Camp Nou Experience tickets in advance online?
Yes, you get the best price and it's the only way to skip the lines. Booking offline also carries with it a €3.50 handling fee per ticket.
4. What is included in my Camp Nou Experience ticket?
You get liberal access to the stadium, the elaborate Barça Museum, the Multimedia Zone, and the Messi Zone. Booking with Tiqets also gets you a free audio guide.
5. Is the basic Camp Nou tour ticket guided?
No. This is an open visit where you can go at your own pace.
6. Can I take a Camp Nou tour on game day?
Yes, but the field aspects of the ticket will not be able to be realized. You'll only have access to the Camp Nou Museum.
7. How long is the tour?
Going at your own pace means it depends on you. That said, most tours average 90-120 minutes.
8. Is there a time limit to my tour?
No. You're free to soak up the Camp Nou Experience as long as you wish within opening hours.
9. If I buy a match ticket will the museum be included?
No. These are tour separate tickets and you'll have to pay extra.
10. Which Camp Nou tour is best?
The best value tour comes from the general admission ticket from Tiqets which includes an extensive 25 minute audio guide (a €6.00 value) for free.
11. When is the best time to visit?
As early as possible, especially in summer.
12. Which metro station do you use for Camp Nou?
Camp Nou can be accessed by the Palau Reial (green line L3), Les Corts (green line L3), and Collblanc (blue line L5, orange line L9S).
Expect to walk between 10-15 minutes from each station.
13. What metro zone is Camp Nou?
Camp Nou is found in Zone 1 of the TMB transport network as is reachable using transport cards like the Hola Barcelona Card.
14. Does the Camp Nou tour have access for persons of limited mobility and the elderly?
Partially. The staff only guarantee access to the museum and the panoramic view from the second deck. The rest of the tour involves many stairs, though plans to make it completely accessible are in the works.
15. Is there somewhere to eat on the Camp Nou grounds?
Yes, you'll have Tapas 24 and the legendary Spanish fast food joint Pans and Company.
16. Is there a place to buy souvenirs?
Yes! The tour ends going through the massive FCB Megastore.
17. Can I take photos at the Camp Nou Experience?
Of course!
18. Can I get to Camp Nou directly from the airport?
Yes, simply take the L9 metro (orange line) to Collblanc stadium from either terminal.
19. Can I bring my camera to Camp Nou?
The only prohibition expressed by the stadium is that no professional cameras are allowed. This would mean massive telephoto lenses that could obstruct the view of other spectators.
A friend brought his SLR camera with a 200 mm lens and encountered no problem, though bigger than this you may want to urge caution.
20. I have a special request: is there a contact I can reach them at?
Yes, please use [email protected].
21. Where is Camp Nou in Barcelona?
Camp Nou is found at C. d'Arístides Maillol, 12 in the Les Corts district of southwest Barcelona.
22. What is the Camp Nou Stadium capacity?
Currently the capacity is 99,354 though with the upcoming expansion it will be upped to 105,000 – making it the largest football stadium in the world.
23. Is Camp Nou pitch bigger?
The pitch at Camp Nou complies with FIFA regulations and clocks in at 105 m x 68 m: the same as Premier League clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United.
It is relatively small compared to Spain's biggest pitch in Elche which measures 108 m x 70m.
24. Where to sit at Camp Nou?
Football fanatics should look to sit in the Gol Nord Zone because it's the closest area to the pitch where you won't spend a ton of money.
It's also home to some of the most enthusiastic, flag-waving supporters which create an authentic, exciting atmosphere.
25. How are Camp Nou seats numbered?
The are four main sections of the stadium: Tribuna, Lateral, Gol Nord, and Gol Sud.
Each section is served by multiple 'ACCES' areas from the street (numbered 1-22 on your ticket). From these areas you'll scan your tickets at a designated 'PUERTA' (entrance).
Once inside you'll access your seats going to the correct 'BOCA' (pitch entrance) and finding your FILA (row) and SEIENT (seat).
26. Camp Nou or Nou Camp?
Locals call it Camp Nou. The name Nou Camp is an anglofonized version so if you want to say it correctly then go with the Catalan version.
27. Why the name Camp Nou?
Though the original name of Barcelona FC's second stadium was the Estadi del FC Barcelona, it was more commonly referred to as Camp Nou (New Stadium) for obvious reasons – the name stuck.
It was only officially renamed Camp Nou for the 2000/2001 season, after 68% of the club members voted in favour of the change.
Visiting Camp Nou?
Go ahead and ask me anything we didn't cover here, or tell me about your Camp Nou experience in the comments below.
Also don't be afraid to join the Camp Nou discussion by first giving me a like on Facebook and then joining my group I'm Off to Barcelona – here you can ask any questions, air out grievances, and chat with thousands of Barcelona travelers.
Anything goes!
October 20, 2022 at 12:28 amLove the site and so happy I stumbled upon it! We're attending a match on Sunday (Oct 23) and I have two questions maybe you can answer. First one. I know you need ID that matches your ticket to enter, but wondering whether you know if they will accept a photocopy of a passport vs. the actual passport. We'd like to avoid carrying the originals if we could given the pickpocket situation we've read a lot about. Second one. Knowing metros don't run past midnight and there are generally crowds, wondering about logistics for getting back to our hotel. Do you think we could count on getting on a car in that timeframe or should we perhaps leave the match a little early given we're not die hard fans and are really just going to take in the experience.
October 22, 2022 at 7:28 pmHi Andi, So glad you like the site :) I have never done it myself but I have heard of tourists bringing photocopies for that exact reason... just make sure it's a quality copy with all four corners of the passport on the page. About the logistics of getting back, I've never had to run for the last train after a match... you should be good, if you don't mind a bit of crowd, though if you'd like to beat the crowd it can't hurt leaving 20 minutes early. That said, I in your shoes would download the Free Now app as explained in my Barcelona taxi guide. You can have the car waiting for you outside. Would be the least amount of hassle. Cheers,
January 29, 2020 at 9:02 pmFirstly ... your site is incredible!!! My son is a huge Messi fan so will probably want the the whole FC barça card ticket. However as I am just tagging along, and definitely not joining in with a virtual training session, can I just buy a standard open ticket and be allowed to go wherever he goes?? Thanks Emma
November 20, 2019 at 3:22 amThe Camp Nou is the biggest football stadium in Europe, and it has been the setting for countless dramatic moments and wild celebrations. If you are a fan of FC Barcelona (or football in general) you will relish the opportunity to visit the stadium when it is empty. You will be able to enjoy getting up close to the trophy gallery and European cups while learning more about the master himself, Lionel Messi.
September 24, 2019 at 1:07 amHi Ash! I was hoping you could give me some advise between purchasing the "Match Day Tour" vs "Players Experience Tour" - I am taking along me a BIG Barcelona fan so I want to make it really special Also, for the "Match Day Tour" do I need to purchase an additional entry (which one?) or is it included (i.e. VIP terrace) Thank you so much in advance, Ash
September 24, 2019 at 11:20 amHi Paul, I don't have any experience with the Match Day Tour as I don't promote it (I only promote stuff I've actually done)... but having a look at it, it appears that the biggest differences would be that the Players Experience Tour gives you access to the home dressing room, ability to walk on the pitch, the virtual reality experience, and the aperitf at the end. These are not available with the cheaper Match Day Tour. For a BIG fan I would definitely recommend the Players Experience Tour. Cheers, Ash
September 11, 2019 at 3:37 pmHello Ash! Thanks for all the great info! Our family of four is heading to Barcelona for the first time in November. We will only be in Barcelona for 3 days. We're super excited that during our stay there is a Champions League match (11/5) during our stay, so we have purchased tickets for that. I was wondering your opinion about the tour/museum. My boys (9 and 11) are huge Barca fans and this will undoubtedly be the highlight of their trip. Is it better for us to rush straight from the airport on our arrival date (11/3) in order to be able to do the tour and museum or to come earlier in the day on game day to do the museum only? As I understand it the tour and stadium experience aren't available on game day or the day prior for Champion's League games, so I'm trying to decide, for scheduling purposes, if the museum and going to the game are enough or if they're really missing out by not getting the full tour. Thanks for your advice!
September 12, 2019 at 1:27 pmHola Brandi, I will advise you to go there on your arrival date in order to have the full experience, moreover if your sons are huge fans. If necessary, the stadium has a locker where you can leave your luggage and bags. Anyway, I'm sure your sons will still be more than happy with only the museum and the match ;) On a Champion's League match day you can access to the museum and panoramic view until 3 pm. Cheers, Lucile
August 23, 2019 at 4:53 pmHi, Great website, very informative. I am travelling to the Sevilla game on the 06th October. I have purchased 3 tickets for my wife, 7 year old and myself. When purchasing the tickets, they advise that there is no guarantee that the three of us will be seated together, however obviously we would much prefer if we were. Do you know if normally they do sit three together?? is it worthwhile contacting the ticket office and asking them if they could seat us together?
August 24, 2019 at 1:03 pmHi Mark, Thanks for the kind words :) I have heard both sides of the story from groups of 3... some have been sat together while others ended up sitting split up. I imagine this is simply to do with availability of tickets. For a match like Sevilla on October 6th I imagine it's not an 'A' game and hopefully you can be accommodated... That said, without knowing which ticket broker you went through I can't comment on the contact plan... who did you buy with? I suppose it's always worth a shot. Cheers, Ash
August 26, 2019 at 4:07 pmHi Ash, thanks for your reply. I booked through the official FC Barcelona club website.
August 27, 2019 at 12:07 pmAh OK! In this case while I'm pretty sure it's out of their hands, if you do have a special request or need to sit together (being a family and all!) I would get in touch to see if they can pull some strings. Ash
July 21, 2019 at 6:56 pmHi, Thank you a lot for the help in advance. I love your site and it is so hopefull. Me and my sons (age 6.9 & 11) are heading to Barcelona on the 3rd august for the 1st time. I`ve a question about the match on 4th on Camp Nou. I`m planning to take the boys to see the Joan gamper trophy while we are in Barcelona. But I`m concern about my youngest. Do you think it`s save to go to the Stadion with little ones. I`m alone with them so it`s not possible to live him with some one else. And I thought to buy the tickets from the official site, but feel like the chairs will be some kind crowded for the kids. I just want them to experience the game. But I don`t want to buy the VIP tickets. I`ll be taking them to aquarium , Parc Guell, La Sagrada Familia and the beach. We will only be there for 4 days. Thank you so much for your help! Best regards Sara
July 22, 2019 at 10:22 amHi Sara, Thanks so much for your kind words :) It can certainly be intimidating to bring kids to a massive sporting event like this but I can assure you that it's just your mind playing tricks on you ;) The stadium is filled with children and a six year old may be on the young side, but it's certainly not anything to be particularly worried about as it is completely safe. The regular seats are not crowded at all in my opinion. Cheers, Ash
July 5, 2019 at 1:50 amHello Ash! I planning to visit Camp Nou during September. I read about "Match Day Tour" on the F.C Barcelona official website. Is it still valid or available? Hope to hear from you soon. :) Regards, Jay
July 5, 2019 at 9:43 amHi Jay, It is indeed available for specific matches throughout the year... the only problem right now though is that the schedule has not been released yet so I'm not sure there will be one during your dates or not. I imagine this information will come available shortly as the schedule is usually released by the end of the month. In the meantime you can show your interest by getting on their match day tour email list right here. Hope it all works out :) Ash
July 5, 2019 at 11:05 amHi Ash, Thank you so much for your quick reponses! Yea.. I already subcribed for the "update". I am targetting to go for the match on 25th September, Barcelona vs Villarreal. Hopefully by August the ticket schedule will be out. >< Thank you once again for the information. Your guide and advices are awesome!
July 6, 2019 at 11:17 amHi Jay, No problem at all! Please let me know how you get on and if you need any more advice :) Best of luck, Ash
August 29, 2019 at 7:04 amHello Ash! How are you? I am wondering can I still able to enter the stadium if I am late for the game on match day? I found out that the date Barcelona vs Villarreal is on 24 Sept instead of 25 Sept. I will be landing Barcelona on 24 Sept evening. Hope to hear from you soon! Best Regards, Jay
August 30, 2019 at 10:57 amHi Jay, As far as I know you can enter at any point during the match... but I guess the question is, how late will you be? I imagine if it's late in the second half they'll be closing up shop. Cheers, Ash
August 30, 2019 at 12:41 pmHola Ash! Thank you so much for the info! I am not sure either (Depends on the flight *Crossed fingers*), I decided to risk it by buying 3rd Lateral seatings. Hoping at least I get to watch the 2nd half! :) I am not worry about the mechandise shops as I will be going back for the basic tour. Best regards, Jay
August 30, 2019 at 1:47 pmOh wow! I'm crossing my fingers for you as well :) Please let me know how you get on. Ash
June 9, 2019 at 5:17 amThis entire site has been a lifesaver :) Does the open ticket still let you skip the line?
June 9, 2019 at 3:08 pmHi Jamie, Thanks so much for the nice compliment! Yes, the ticket still lets you skip the lines :) Ash
March 23, 2019 at 10:25 pmWe have tickets to see FC Barça v Espanyol next Saturday at 4.15.However we need to be back in Barri Gotic for a restaurant booking at 8pm,our Hotel is also there how long is it likely to get back there after the game by Metro?
March 24, 2019 at 12:14 pmHi Bob, If you're grabbing the metro (green line to Liceu for example) it can get quite crowded and tack on an extra 20-30 minutes to your journey just getting into the station. That said, the game should be done around 6/615 so you'll have plenty of time... If you're really paranoid you could leave 10-15 minutes early to beat the metro crowd (as Barcelona will no doubt be beating Espanyol to the point the game is a foregone conclusion) or even take a taxi which would shave off 30 minutes or more. That said, I don't think it will be necessary in this case. Ash


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'Lousy' planting weather ahead
If you're planting corn now, you'd better get while the getting's good.
Though farmers in parts of the central Corn Belt have gotten their planters fired up over the last few days, widespread rainfall and the threat of cooler, damp conditions from later this week on through the remainder of April could keep the planting pace sluggish for a while.
Monday's weekly USDA Crop Progress report shows corn planting has gotten underway in earnest over the last week, with 3% of the nation's crop in the ground. Farmers in Illinois have gotten a jump on the rest of the Corn Belt, with 4% of that state's crop in the ground compared to just 1% this week a year ago. Farmers in Missouri and Kansas have 10% and 5% planted, respectively.
One of the farmers who's made at least some early planting progress thus far is Doug Martin. Though he says not all farmers in his area around Mount Pulaski in central Illinois have gotten started planting, the conditions are rife for some good planting progress in the next few days. But, he's grateful for the early start.
"As usual the first day was to work out all of the bugs and make sure the planters are working like they are suppose to. With all of the technology, it takes some time to get everything working. It can be frustrating at times, but it is well worth it when it all works. Once we got the planters set we decided to keep on planting, and covered a decent amount of ground in just a few days," Martin says. "Soil conditions are probably the best they have been in years. With a lot of the fieldwork done last fall and a lot of freeze/thaw cycles this past winter the soil is about as good as we can ask for. Some warmer temperatures and more chances of rain are predicted for this week so we will see if we can make some more progress."
The rain that could hold things up for Martin may cause a larger-scale slowdown for planting and fieldwork later this week and through the end of April, says Freese-Notis Weather, Inc., meteorologist Craig Solberg. Though the last few days have seen a handful of record-high temperatures and "very little rainfall" in some areas, the trend will turn "a lot wetter" through the remainder of this month and probably into early May, Solberg said Monday, likely throwing a wrench in any planned planting progress in the majority of the nation's midsection.
"We'll see another few days of mild weather across the nation's midsection, but things are going to be turning a lot colder for later on this week and that could be a precursor for some lousy weather that lies ahead for corn planting across a lot of the Midwest for the second half of this month," he said Monday.


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Phing buildfiles are written in XML, and so you will need to know at least some basic things about XML to understand the following chapter. There is a lot of information available on the web:
The Standard Recommendation of XML by the W3C http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-xml: very technical but exhaustive.
XML In 10 Points http://www.w3.org/XML/1999/XML-in-10-points: Quick introduction into XML.
A technical introduction to XML http://www.xml.com/pub/a/98/10/guide0.html: Interesting article by the creator of DocBook.
A valid Phing buildfile has the following basic structure:
The document prolog
Exactly one root element called
<project> .
Several Phing
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Bullets found in Dubuque elementary school's bathroom
DUBUQUE, Ia. — Dubuque school district officials say several bullets were discovered in the toilet of an elementary school's bathroom.
But they say a police sweep of Bryant Elementary School on Wednesday found no evidence of additional ammunition or weapons.
Spokesman Mike Cyze of Dubuque Community Schools says several .380-caliber pistol bullets were found late in the school day, but couldn't say exactly when they were found.
He says school officials alerted a school resource officer, who's a member of the Dubuque Police Department, immediately after the ammunition was found.
The school's principal says students remained in their classrooms for the rest of the day. They had their coats checked before they left and were asked to leave their backpacks in the building.


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Hacked: The Mathematics of Leaf Vein Architecture
Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles, have reverse engineered the mathematics behind the formation of leaf veins in growing and evolving plants across all species. The rules have been distilled into a simple, reproducible form which can be used by third parties to reliably shape new species.
Leaf veins are not the typical target of plant modelling in most VR systems, although they will certainly be of great interest to many microscale simulations. However, when you consider that leaf vein formation governs leaf shape formation, it is no great leap from there to use the recently discovered maths as part of the process for procedurally modelling new species for use as the vegetation elsewhere in a VR.
Most likely these equations will also form part of the foundations for algorithms to create whole plants mathematically and create new models that way.
The research, published May 15 in the journal Nature Communications, was intended for the study of global ecology and a method of allowing researchers to estimate original leaf sizes from just a fragment of a leaf. It is just a happy coincidence (as is so often the case) that this work has direct implications for virtual realities, and the creation of models to populate them. The intended initial hope for the work is that it will improve scientists' prediction and interpretation of climate in the deep past from leaf fossils.
Leaf veins are of tremendous importance in a plant's life, providing the nutrients
and water that leaves need to conduct photosynthesis and supporting them in
capturing sunlight. Leaf size is also of great importance for plants' adaptation
to their environment, with smaller leaves being found in drier, sunnier places.
UCLA graduate student Christine Scoffoni, three UCLA undergraduate researchers
and colleagues at other U.S. institutions measured hundreds of plant species
worldwide using computer tools to focus on high-resolution images of leaves
that were chemically treated and stained to allow sharp visualization of the
How Smaller Leaves Lead to Stronger Plants
Last year, Scoffoni and Sack proposed that small leaves tend to have their
major veins packed closely together, providing drought tolerance. That research,
published in the journal Plant Physiology, pointed to an advantage for improving
water transport during drought. To survive, leaves must open the stomatal pores
on their surfaces to capture carbon dioxide, but this causes water to evaporate
out of the leaves. The water must be replaced through the leaf veins, which
pull up water through the stem and root from the soil. This drives a tension
in the leaf vein "xylem pipes," and if the soil becomes too dry, air
can be sucked into the pipes, causing blockage.
The research also points to a new explanation for why leaf vein evolution allowed flowering plants to take over tens of millions of years ago from earlier evolved groups, such as cycads, conifers and ferns. Because, with few exceptions, only flowering plants have densely packed minor veins, and these allow a high photosynthetic rate providing water to keep the leaf cells hydrated and nutrients to fuel photosynthesis flowering plants can achieve much higher photosynthetic rates than earlier evolved groups, Sack said.
"While the major veins show close relationships with leaf size, becoming more spaced apart and larger in diameter in larger leaves, the minor veins are independent of leaf size and their numbers can be high in small leaves or large leaves," Sack said. "This uniquely gives flowering plants the ability to make large or small leaves with a wide range of photosynthetic rates. The ability of the flowering plants to achieve high minor-vein length per area across a wide range of leaf sizes allows them to adapt to a much wider range of habitats from shade to sun, from wet to dry, from warm to cold than any other plant group, helping them to become the dominant plants today."
The UCLA team explains that these patterns arise from the fact of a shared script or "program" for leaf expansion and the formation of leaf veins. The team reviewed the past 50 years of studies of isolated plant species and found striking commonalities across species in their leaf development. "Leaves develop in two stages," Sack said. "First, the tiny budding leaf expands slightly and slowly, and then it starts a distinct, rapid growth stage and expands to its final size."
Whilst this information is of course most pertinent to the plants of the physical
world, incorporating it into plant designs for virtual environments will have
the effect of greatly increasing believability and immersion, as the created
plants, following these natural 'rules' will match aspects of the plants from
wherever the user is from, increasing their tolerance for any strangeness in
your world. In the long, long term, once we have a more complete picture, it
may even help to enable plants following internal laws of physics and growth,
even outside specialised research
Why had these trends escaped notice until now?
Hacking code of leaf vein architecture solves mysteries, allows predictions of past climate
Developmentally based scaling of leaf venation architecture explains global ecological patterns (Paper, Open Access)
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Three things to try in final days of Downtown Restaurant Week
The bummer of Downtown Restaurant Week is there are so many options and only a week to try and cram as many as you can in. At least that's my problem. Add in that many of the stops are not open or have limited hours on Sundays, and you really have to get after it.
So with four days left, here are three options I'd suggest you try and hit up:
1. Degustation of Fortunato No. 4 at CH Patisserie. This splendid $10 dish is three preparations of one of the world's rarest Peruvian chocolates. Found high in the mountains, this strain of cocoa beans has never been cross-bred or mutated. It's pure. And because of this, you're going to find some strong and distinct flavors and characteristics. The three versions highlight these flavors at different stages: the raw chocolate "Palate Experience," add a little milk and sugar to get the Cool Maranon Drink, and then a finished dessert with the Cremeax with cocoa tuile (all pictured above). All were great, but the Cool Maranon Drink should never be available in gallon jugs, or I will surely go broke. I want all. of. it!
2. The Buffalo Skirt Steak Tacos at Wiley's Tavern. Cooked to order, the buffalo was tender and tasty. The rest of the dish included the three small tortillas, some cheese, jalapeño, sour cream, salsa and some lettuce. Pretty basic, really. But the buffalo was really good, and as far as bar food goes, I liked this. (Side note: The thick fries with coarse salt are outstanding. Order them.
3. The Antipasta Platter at K Restaurant. Do you like cured meats? Of course you do! And who doesn't love some balsamic onions? The sausage was my favorite. Slightly sweet, it was great when paired with the grain mustard. I suggest adding in the Nibbler as well so you can mix/match with the roasted garlic, cheese and bread.
These are obviously just three of the many options for you to finish out Restaurant Week. It's a fun thing DTSF does, and I'm still hoping to hit up one or two more before the week is out.
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Chris Noth on Carrie Bradshaw: 'She Was Such a Wh**e!'
Sex and the City's Mr. Big is saying how he really feels about Carrie Bradshaw.
Chris Noth played the role of Mr. Big, the long-term love interest of Sarah Jessica Parker's iconic character Carrie Bradshaw.
He tells news.com.au that his character always stayed true to himself, it was Carrie that ran into problems even though she was a strong woman.
"It was [Carrie] who tried to pretend he was something he wasn't," he says. "He was always honest about himself — he never cheated on her. The relationship just didn't work, and he went on to get married while she went on to … how many boyfriends did she have? She was such a whore! [laughs] There's a misconception that Carrie was a victim of him, and that's not the case — she was a strong, smart woman."
Leave it to Mr. Bigs to be honest in real life too!
PHOTOS: 'Sex and the City' Styles
The actor also got candid about the sequel to the first Sex and the City which earned about $95 million at the box office domestically but had scathing reviews from critics.
Noth says, "I don't think it was a bomb, but I think because they're greedy, it didn't make as much money as they wanted. But I think it was considered an indulgence and a distraction because it hit right when the recession happened. People were like, 'Who gives a f*ck about these broads going to Dubai when we can't pay our mortgage?'"
NEWS: Jennifer Hudson In Talks for 'Sex and the City 3'
But what about a third installment? With a lot of hype around a new movie, he says he would be all for it "It'd be a great thing, but for now it's all just Tweety-pie s**t."
For now, you'll just have to watch the 59-year-old play Governor of Illinois, Peter Florrick, on The Good Wife.
Watch what SATC's Kim Cattrall told ET Canada about a third film in the franchise.


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Use of Electrolyzed Water as a Topical Antimicrobial and Minimal Processing Technique for Fresh, Whole Peaches
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Master of Science (MS)
Legacy Department
Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Science
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Dr. Julie Northcutt
Committee Member
Dr. Paul Dawson
Committee Member
Dr. Doug Smith
Three experiments were performed to enumerate the natural microflora on unwashed peaches, known as 'field' peaches, and to determine the efficacy of using acidified electrolyzed water as a topical antimicrobial to remove or reduce the number of the natural microflora or inoculated Listeria innocua from to peach surfaces. During the first experiment, field peaches were divided into four treatment groups: no wash (NW), tap water wash (TW), acidified electrolyzed water wash (AEW), and chlorinated water wash (CL). Peaches were dipped into each of the treatment solutions at ambient temperature and immediately removed (approximately 5 seconds). Peaches were then rinsed in 100 mL of 0.1% peptone and rinsates were plated on aerobic plate count agar for enumeration. For the second experiment, exposure time to the treatment solutions and the temperature of the same treatment solutions were studied. Field peaches were again divided into NW, TW, AEW, and CL but treatments were applied using two exposure times of 5 seconds and 40 minutes at a temperature of 2°C (samples were given either a '0' or '40' in their labels to denote exposure time in minutes where 5 second exposures = 0 minutes e.g. TW-0, TW-40, AEW-0, etc.). Rinsing and plating was conducted as mentioned above. Experiment three investigated the efficacy of NW, TW, AEW, and Cl, in reducing numbers of Listeria innocua on peaches that were previously inoculated and held at 4°C for 24 hours. Inoculated peaches were dipped in treatment solutions for 5 second and 40 minute times at 2°C. Results showed that exposure time had a significant effect on bacterial reduction for both AEW and Cl treatments.
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Hopkins, Dylan Zachary, "Use of Electrolyzed Water as a Topical Antimicrobial and Minimal Processing Technique for Fresh, Whole Peaches" (2015). All Theses. 2122.


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Scientists found that positive emotions and success at learning in math mutually reinforce each other.
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With not even a one month left for the CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 Board 2017 to begin, everyone is struggling with their weakest subjects. One subject that is like a nightmare to kids is Mathematics.
According to latest study, children who love doing mathematics are more likely to have higher academic achievements.
(Read: CBSE 2017 queries? Here are the contact details)
Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich in Germany conducted a research and studied how students' emotions in a school context relate to their achievement.
The study focused on achievement in math, which is not only important for education and economic productivity but is also known to prompt strong emotional reactions in students.
Here's what scientists revealed:
Scientists found that positive emotions and success at learning in math mutually reinforce each other.
Further, they said students' learning and cognitive performance can be influenced by emotional reactions to learning, like enjoyment, anxiety and boredom.
Statements from researchers:
- "We found that emotions influenced students' math achievement over the years," said Reinhard Pekrun, professor at LMU Munich and Australian Catholic University
- "Students with higher intelligence had better grades and test scores, but those who also enjoyed and took pride in math had even better achievement," Pekrun added
- Moreover, Pekrun who led the study said, "Students who experienced anger, anxiety, shame, boredom, or hopelessness had lower achievement"
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Russia to impose food ban in new sanctions against Turkey
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will restrict imports of Turkish fruit and vegetables as part of a package of new sanctions following the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey last week.
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said the fruit and vegetable ban could be deferred for "several weeks" to allow Russian firms to find new suppliers and curb price rises, in comments reported Monday by state news agency RIA Novosti.
Russia has previously banned food imports from the European Union and United States over the Ukraine crisis, a measure which has been blamed for fueling price rises of food on the Russian market.
The new measures against Turkey announced at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also include a government veto on Turkish construction firms working in Russia and restrictions on road transport.
The measures come two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree ordering sanctions against Turkey and calling for imports to be restricted, although he did not specify which goods were to be banned.
RIA reported that Medvedev called for sanctions to be "most effective for the Turkish side but minimally affecting our economic interests."
Specific government permission will be needed for Turkish construction firms to sign new contracts in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said.
The new measures come on top of some already published in Putin's decree Saturday, such as an end to visa-free travel for Turks in Russia and to extensions of labor contract for Turks working in Russia as of Jan. 1.
The decree also called for ending chartered flights from Russia to Turkey and for Russian tourism companies to stop selling vacation packages that would include a stay in Turkey.
Also Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country would not apologize to Russia for shooting down the warplane and said he hoped that Russia would reconsider sanctions.
Turkey has said it was defending its national airspace, while the Russian government denies its plane entered Turkey.


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Might Seth Rollins strike again?
As a dejected Chris Jericho attempted to leave Raw in a limousine after what appeared to be a falling out
with best friend and WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens, the curator of "The List" dealt with some unexpected
car trouble from Seth Rollins, who ambushed Jericho in the parking lot and drove his face into the roof of a sedan with a Pedigree.
Jericho reportedly required medical attention following the attack, but after his assault on The Architect
during a WWE Universal Championship Match the week before, we suspect Rollins didn't mail out any "get well" cards
over the past few days. Will "The Man" continue to target "The Best in the World at What He Does" this week?
Will The Queen dare to cross The Boss on Raw?
The back-and-forth series of bouts between Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair is already being lauded
as one of the most personal, intense rivalries in WWE's New Era, and their Falls Count Anywhere Match
this past Monday night was perhaps their most brutal confrontation yet. After battling all over the Spectrum Center,
deep in the heart of Flair Country, Banks wrapped The Queen around a railing in the stands for a modified,
wince-inducing Bank Statement that forced the arrogant titleholder to tap out.
The Boss was honored after the match by Charlotte's father, two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair,
and The Queen even took to Twitter to show respect for her rival, but not without affirming that a rematch is inevitable.
Can Team Red handle this?
There was much to celebrate during the premiere of 205 Live on WWE Network this past Tuesday night when
"The Outlandish" Rich Swann — the Cruiserweight division's most fun-loving and unpredictable competitor —
defeated The Brian Kendrick to become the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
After three swift kicks demystified The Wizard of Odd Tuesday night, Kendrick seemed to blame everyone but
himself for the loss, which proved that the Cruiserweight division hardly revolves around him. How will Swann's
victory shake things up on Raw Monday night?
Will Sami Zayn cool off after heated exchange with Mick Foley?
Mick Foley is many things: The Hardcore Legend, a WWE Hall of Famer, New York Times bestselling author and
Raw General Manager are just a few monikers that spring to mind. "Hypocrite," however, is seldom used to
describe the genial GM, but Sami Zayn didn't hesitate from tossing that word in Foley's face Monday night
after he was scolded for recklessly attacking Braun Strowman and putting himself in danger once again.
Zayn stormed off after the heated exchange, affirming that he wasn't about to let Foley stand in his way.
How will Foley deal with this defiance if it continues this Monday? Moreover, is The Underdog from the
Underground endangering his career by disregarding his own wellbeing?
Is this the "End of the Line" for Kevin Owens?
Without Chris Jericho in his corner, WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens faced U.S. Champion Roman Reigns unaided
this past Monday night, falling victim to a thunderous Spear that earned The Big Dog an opportunity for The
Prizefighter's title at Roadblock: End of the Line on Dec. 18, live on WWE Network.
With his friendship with Jericho on the rocks, Owens could very well be on his own when he battles "The Guy." Is
The Prizefighter getting nervous? Based on what happened last Monday, he probably should be
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Do You Live in One of the Most Affordable Cities in the U.S.?
If one of your New Year's resolutions was to save money and budget better, living somewhere affordable can really help keep your expenses down. So where are the most budget-friendly cities in the country?
7 New Year's Resolutions that Save $9,000
Apartment Guide and LearnVest surveyed 1,000 renters between the ages of 18 and 34 and broke down internal data to determine which cities had the lowest average rent and lowest cost of living according to The Council for Community and Economic Research.
The survey named Tulsa, Oklahoma as the most affordable city in the U.S., but it wasn't the only city in the state to make the list: Oklahoma City came in tenth on the list. Ohio is another state with several metropolitan areas represented; Columbus, Dayton, and Cinncinnati all made the cut.
Not surprisingly, some of the largest cities in the country (New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago) didn't make the list. The average rent for an apartment in New York City topped $3,000 per month last year, while the average national rent hovers just above $1,000 per month.
10 Ways to Be Financially Happy in 2014
In order to help meet your financial goals, LearnVest recommends budgeting your resources with a 50/20/30 approach in which you spend 50 percent of your income on essentials like food, heat, and shelter; 20 percent on retirement, debt payment, and savings; and 30 percent on discretionary items like shopping, entertainment, and gym fees.
Check out the top ten most affordable cities in the country and tell us: did yours make the list?
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Imagine being a homosexual who, for whatever reason - family, business, or personal - chooses not to publicly divulge their sexuality?
For some, it is a question of politics. And after 8 years of hearing the left say that a person's sexual life is not the business of the public and what someone does when they are not doing the people's business should be their own affair, it takes a lot of sand to suddenly become interested in such matters when they involve a member of the opposite party.
There exists a small homosexual clique that has taken it upon themselves to "out" gay Republicans. These vicious slime merchants inhabit "alternative" media including websites, newspapers, and now, Hollywood. Their stated goal; to expose "hypocrisy" by outing conservative politicians, and even more incredibly, those who work as aides for the lawmaker.
I will let "Andy" of the lefty gay blog Towelroad, give you an inkling of the kind of tactics used as he touts the opening of a film entitled (with exquisite, unintentional irony) "Outrage," that will expose several gay Republicans who have chosen to keep their sexual preference to themselves:
Dick's deft layering of audio tapes, interviews, and sexual confessions against the anti-gay votes these politicians have made reveals how journalists and the mainstream media, which the film ultimately damns for its refusal to expose hypocrisy, have been complicit in keeping public figures in the closet.
And the tragic and horrific effect the closet has had on LGBT rights and public policy is made all the more clear.
I debated whether I should actually link to the site and in the end, decided against it. I am not in the business of outing anyone which would be the practical effect of linking them. Google it if you are curious.
Why commit this heinous crime against privacy? They don't agree politically with the targets of their slimey attacks, that's why. And basically, it comes down to the issue of gay marriage and their notions of "gay rights." Because their targets don't promote their idea of a political agenda, this is "hypocrisy" in their book and must be "exposed" by divulging the most personal and private matters that anyone possesses; their sexual orientation.
In other words, despite the fact that their disagreement is political, they have chosen to respond by personally attacking the objects of their rage and in the process, attempting to ruin their lives.
There is more than one political "agenda" for gays as just about any gay Republican or conservative can tell you. The fact that the pond scum who are outing these Republicans refuse to acknowledge this fact of political life shows them to be nothing more than partisan hacks who, in a gentler age, would have been consigned to the absolute fringes of American politics where even some of the whackos wouldn't have come near them with a ten foot pole.
Now, they make big money and receive the kudo's of their ideological soul mates for sticking it to the opposition in the most rank, unjustified, and irrefutably base way imaginable.
"Outrage" indeed. This kind of thing used to be done by hiring private investigators and handing off the damaging information in some dark alley. No one would dream of openly congratulating themselves for their shocking breach of ethics and common decency.
Now they make films that celebrate their sleazey political gambits.
I wrote this a couple of years ago when Mike Rogers (who used to partner with Americablog's John Avarosis in outing people against their will) was outing Republican Congressmen and staff. It is appropos of what is happening today:
How any decent Democrat can stomach this worthless specimen of humanity is one reason I will never switch parties. I may be very angry with the Republican party at the moment, despise parts of its agenda, and have nothing but contempt for a broad swath of its leaders. But the GOP has nothing comparable to the Rogers operation.
Oh, they have their oppo researchers and underhanded tactics. But that's politics boys and girls, get used to it or get out. What Rogers does has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with personal aggrandizement and the accumulation of power. And the fact that the Democratic left latches on to this lickspittle of a man and gives him encouragement puts them beyond the pale in my book.
There are many gay Republicans who oppose much of what Rogers considers "gay rights" including gay marriage. Conservative gays have wide ranging opinions on what constitutes gay rights. For Rogers to set himself up as an arbiter of opinion among conservatives - gay or not - about what people should believe is an astonishing demonstration of arrogance.
Quite simply, it's none of his business. This is especially true of Congressional staffers who are not responsible to the voters but rather to the Member of Congress they work for. To "out" a staffer just because Rogers hears rumors about him is beyond belief. What possible difference can it make to Rogers except by outing the aide, he can put another notch on his gun. One more victim of his one man pogrom against gay Republicans who won't slavishly think as he does.
This man is a blight on American politics and should be banished from public life forever. Instead, like his partner in "exposing Republican hypocrisy" porn magnate Larry Flynt, they receive the plaudits and adoration of the left for their efforts.
The Democratic party won't do anything about these radical smear artists. Why should they? It is the Democrats who will benefit when some of the targets of these attacks are defeated for re-election. The press won't do anything either. They have abandoned their role of referree to take an active part in destroying those who disagree with them politically. They would never dream of covering a film produced by Stormfront or neo-Nazi skinheads. But watch as they feel themselves "compelled" to report on what these political hatchetmen have produced.
Everyone knows that politics is a rough game and not for those with weak stomachs or too many skeletons in their closet.
But there used to be lines that just weren't crossed regardless of the provocation. Letting it be known that a candidate's wife was a drunk or a floozy was one such barrier although what earthly difference it would make to voters was never quite made clear. Regardless, the press was usually pretty good about refereeing the political playing field, coming down hard on anyone that crossed the boundaries of taste and what passes for "fair play" in such a cutthroat world.
Where's the line now?
This post originally appears in The American Thinker


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I don't have much information on the accident of this North American SNJ-4. I've tried ever once in awhile through the years to search for any information in all the ways I could think of, but the only source found was in Pat Macha's books which places the time of the accident sometime in the mid 1940s. The plane crashed on the snow covered slope, with the two people onboard surviving with minor injuries.
The sun rises as I start the drive to the San Bernardino Mountains. I've known about this crash site for over ten years, but never had enough information on it's location to attempt a search for it. I finally narrowed down the location so today I'll try to find it.
Came upon a locked gate while driving to the area I planned to start hiking from. Had to change plans and start from another area.
Starting the hike. After a little driving around, I found another way to approach the area.
Found this golf ball while making my way through some heavy brush. The nearest road is over a quarter mile from here.
If the crash site is where I think it is, should be up on a somewhat flat area beyond those trees.
The first piece of wreckage I came upon was this melted aluminum. Was happy to find it after hiking through a lot of heavy brush to get here. Plan to use a better route on the way out to avoid the brush.
Nearby were some large pieces of wreckage. This is the left side of the wing's mid section.
Another view, one of the fuel tanks can be seen inside.
Closer view shows the mount for one of the main landing gears and the roll of bolts that would have attached the outer wing section.
The opening in the wing for the fuel fill.
Not sure what this might be, it's location looks like it would be inside the cockpit between the pilots.
This looks like some type of electrical equipment.
Turning it over, could see places for vacuum tubes.
One of the main landing gear struts.
Looks like an anti vibration mount.
Some of the wreckage was partially buried.
Guessing that this piece is from the wing.
Part number and NAA inspection stamps on the same piece.
This part shows signs of a cutting torch. Some of the airplane must have been salvaged at some point.
Another piece from the wings.
Another view of the same piece, looks like the right outer section.
Some of the wing's structure can be seen.
I first thought that the yellow paint was from the plane's original paint, but it looks like this was put on to marked it as a known crash site. The original paint must have burned off from past fires in the area.
In this photo the split flap can be seen.
A short way down the slope was the SNJ-4's fuselage frame.
Looks like it's been striped of just about everything that could have been removed.
View from the front.
Broken engine mount.
Backside of the firewall.
Close up of the front cockpit area.
A view of both cockpits and the roll bar between them.
These pieces were beside the fuselage frame.
Better view of one of the pieces.
Down in a ravine I could see the engine and another piece from the wing.
This is the right side of the wing's mid section with the landing gear strut still attached.
Closer view of the strut with it's actuator.
Another view.
The engine.
Front view of the engine. I think it's a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp.
Closer view of a few of the heads and cylinders.
Looking down on the engine. Two of the heads were missing, but it was strange that the pistons were gone but their pins were still attach to the connecting rods.
A view of the terrain as I'm hiking out. The route I took out was longer and had twice the altitude gain, but it was worth it to avoid most the brush.
Was happy to get back on the road, it's a short hike to the truck from here. By taking a different route out, I end up a few hundred yards from the truck. I haven't done any hikes in a long time and I'm really out of shape.


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Thursday, 1 March 2018
I have been reading about the 'mad' March hare whose seasonal departure from its normal timidity into uncharacteristic spring frenzy – random vertical jumping and 'boxing' with rivals – has earned the creature its reputation. By association, the 'Mad Hatter's' tea party (though Lewis Carroll never used the term) has perhaps cemented our view of the hare. Well, if the cap fits…
So, the good news: funding for Parkinson's and the Tango Effect is almost half way there. Almost. And I'm encouraged to find I've miscalculated, somehow thinking that mid-February was the three-month marker. In fact, we're still a couple of weeks shy of three months since the launch. There are more articles published: in addition to 'Tango Treatment' published online by Parkinsons Life, there is 'Writing as a Response to Diagnosis' in the Melbourn Magazine, pieces in two local Parkinson's groups newsletters and - very exciting! - one pending in a neurology journal. ACNR. I've tried Huff Post too. And I've just come across an invitation to give a TED talk in my junk folder! There are a couple of events planned (not least the big 'What wouldn't you give for a decent cup of coffee?' weekend - I trust you'll be there?) and I am hatching schemes for one or two more. However, there is still a long way to go before we reach the target. My stock of ideas is running low and I find myself at odd moments prone to magical thinking, greeting that black cat randomly crossing my path as a sign of good luck – as if my secret benefactor is somewhere just out of sight, lurking like Magwitch among the gravestones, waiting for his opportunity to shed some of his load.
One event which has stolen my thunder somewhat but may turn out to be a blessing, or at any rate an inspiration, comes courtesy of BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour. I'm alerted by a friend and switch on to hear Sue Wylie's Parkinson's story, which begins with a diagnosis uncannily similar to mine. An actor and teacher, Sue has written a play and then has successfully raised an impressive £30,000 through crowd-funding in order to turn it into a film. Kinetics is intended as an 'innovative and accessible teaching resource' and aims to inform and entertain, as well as raising questions about 'patient empowerment, breaking bad news and providing much-needed insight into living with a chronic condition'. Sue is now touring the country with the film of which she is, quite rightly, 'incredibly proud'. Of course I am delighted, both on her behalf and that her work is bringing Parkinson's more into the public eye, although it smarts just a little as my attempts to engage Woman's Hour with Parkinson's & the Tango Effect bore no fruit. Well… I have written to Sue. No reply as yet but I'm hopeful. Meanwhile, my instinct to keep moving sends me out into a snowy Cambridge and by the time I get home my morale is boosted.
As for the momentum of our own project, please do continue to spread the word, share the link and badger your family & friends, colleagues & acquaintances to pledge their support. Any tips & ideas would be very welcome. And if you happen to bump into a "fearful man, all in coarse gray, with a great iron on his leg… no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head. A man who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars…" do please send him my way.


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Suppose you are single (if you are, great). If you walk down the street and see a person you would like to date, what comes to your mind? Do you turn around and think, "he/she is not going to like me" or do you ask yourself "how can I catch his/her attention?" Say you actually go on a date with someone you like, what do you think when you go home?
- "I wonder what she/he thought, probably won't call me again" – and then go over the 1000 reasons why the other person wouldn't like you, or
- "I had such a good time, I'm very happy I met such an interesting person" – and then leave it at that, on a positive note, while proceeding to focus only on the positive things.
Notice how one set of remarks is self-defeating, and reflect doubt, while the other is reaffirming and challenges you to think in a more positive note. The way you approach this and many other situations has a striking effect on what you achieve. The more we focus on what we don't have, don't want, don't deserve, the more time we are wasting that we could be using to be happy and enjoy our day. We could also use this time instead to figure out ways to improve our situation!
Robert Kiyosaki wrote in his bestselling book:Rich Dad Poor Dad
…rich dad required his children to say, "How can I afford it?" His reasoning, the words "I can't afford it" shut down your brain. It didn't have to think anymore. "How can I afford it?" opened up the brain. Forced it to think and search for answers.
The more we make self-defeating remarks, or allow ourselves to focus on such thoughts, the more we hinder our ability to progress and make a difference. No matter how big or small is the goal we aim to achieve, if we do not have a positive attitude towards it, we already failed. This does not only apply to relationship or money issues, but anything you want to achieve. When we say "I can't stop eating chocolate," you unconsciously (sometimes consciously!) put yourself in situations in which the process of doing so is facilitated. You find yourself walking through the mall and taking the route that makes you pass right in front of the Godiva store. You think again, "gosh, if I could stop eating chocolate," and you stare at it just long enough that next thing you know you are eating it. Every step of the way you were unconsciously operating under the affirmation of "I can't stop."
Pay close attention to what you say, and what you believe about yourself. When you study the most successful people out there, even those that started with very little or nothing, they all had motivation and confidence in what they were doing. Contrary to what many believe, this self-confidence and drive to succeed is something you can train yourself to have, and not something that is an inherent part of your personality. And this is good news!
As it was said in the book by Rhonda Byrne, The Secret, what you have done up until today, and what you have achieved so far, are the consequences of what you were thinking in the past and what that thinking attracted to your life. This, however, doesn't define who you are as a person, or who you will be. By shifting the way you approach situations, and start smiling when you used to frown, start asking "how?" instead of saying "can't", you start to attract better things & open your eyes to new opportunities in your life.
Try it, what do you have to lose? A few days of being bitter about life? I think you can afford to lose them. I have never seen anyone get any substantial benefit out of being pessimistic and/or self-defeating, have you?
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Sporting Mega-Events
What the Protesting Brazilians Learnt from Their BRICS Compatriots
The legendary Pele got an earful from the hundreds of thousands of protestors on the streets of Brazil who refused to heed his appeal to "forget" the protests and support the national football team. Unthinkable as it is, does it indicate that popular protests have finally overcome their inability to challenge the sporting mega event, that the modern-day "circus" is now seen for what it is: a scam of massive proportions?
This article was published last week in the Web Exclusives section of the EPW website. This article is the expanded and revised version of what appeared on the Quartz.com website, http://qz.com/98428/deceit-fraudand- fi rst-world-problems-brics-graduated-tothe- sports-big-leagues-and-now-regret-it/
On the night Brazil beat current world champions Spain to win the Confederations Cup football final, Brazilian coach Luis Felipe Scolari was asked a loaded question. About what it was like playing football at a time Brazil was shaken by street protests, some violent, against institutional corruption and lopsided public expenditure. Scolari responded with fury. "Not my area", he said and, after asking the journalist if he was English (which he was) barked, "So what happened before the Olympics over there? Maybe you want to take a look at your own country before saying there's something wrong with mine."
The Confederations Cup victory aside, June 2013 will go down as the winter of Brazil's discontent, sweeping along in the heart of its anger, football and the Rio Olympic Games of 2016, the two events expected to pitch-fork the country into global acclaim. These two Brazilian sporting showpieces, the 2014 football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics have, however, turned into something else.
Putting Futebol in Its Place
A crowd of 5,000-odd that protested near the Maracana Stadium on the night of the Confederations Cup final, was drowned out by cheering fans and street parties that followed the victory. The days leading up to the final, though, had been different: 50,000 clashed with police a few miles from the stadium in Belo Horizonte where Brazil and Uruguay were playing their semi-final. In the capital Brasilia, there were peaceful yet more symbolic protests on the day, where the crowds kicked footballs over a police cordon towards the Brazilian parliament, the Congress.
Scolari's churlish reply about the London Olympics and "not my area" was his instant retort following his team's emphatic and impressive win. Until that, Brazil's players had been far more sympathetic to the protestors with its rising star Neymar, saying in his Instagram microblog, "I want a Brazil that is fair and safe and healthier and more honest". Once the flush of the Confederations Cup victory has died down (along with Scolari's anger), the questions asked by Brazilians throughout June are bound to return. The first protest had centred around bus and metro fare hikes in Sao Paulo, but in the space of three weeks, the outcry around the country grew over failing social services, rampant corruption and misplaced expenditure. The crowds grew from tens of thousands to those totalling a million-strong on 20 June in many cities, with the World Cup and the Olympics turning into symbols of everything wrong with the government and the country's elite.
Until now, most criticism in countries that host football World Cups or the Olympics have tended to emanate from a relatively small fringe group, usually social workers or environmentalists who object strenuously to escalating costs and tax burdens. In Brazil, however, what the world saw was mass public protest – on a gigantic, unprecedented scale – against the two biggest and richest sporting events on the planet. On a scale that fittingly almost belonged to the dizzy perch that the Olympics and the World Cup football occupy in the hierarchy of "eventism" and sporting gigantism.
That there has been a roar of outrage around the football World Cup is revealing. It has come from a nation tied in to the sport, which writer Alex Bellos (2003) calls, "the strongest symbol of Brazilian identity". In Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, Bellos argues, "no other country is branded by a single sport…to the extent that Brazil is by football". The June demonstrations proved that Brazilians have put their beloved football in its place. Firmly behind what eventually matters more: education, jobs, health services, security.
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) president Sepp Blatter were told so in uncertain terms during the opening ceremony of the Confederations Cup when they were booed by the crowd; Rousseff deliberately stayed away from the final. The world's most celebrated footballer and the symbol of Brazilian excellence, Pele was shouted down after saying (Leahy 2013), "Let's forget all of this mayhem that's happening in Brazil, all of these protests, and let's remember that the national team is our country, our blood". Social media was scathing: "Pele, your ignorance is in proportion with your footballing genius"; "Go to the hospitals, take a bus with no security, then I want to see if you keep saying stupid things". For Brazilians to say that to Pele, under whom Brazil won three of their five World Cups, is like Indians treating Sachin Tendulkar with utter contempt.
Finding New Hosts
The consequences of June 2013 will play themselves out for Brazilians between now and the World Cup kick-off in 2014. The most beneficial fallout on the rest of world, though, would be if these events finally call time on the gargangtuan size and cost of world sport's high-priced "mega-events", particularly in their newly-found homes: developing nations and their growing economies.
Between the first modern Olympics in 1896 and London 2012, of the 27 summer Olympics, 23 have been held in the developed "West" including Australia. The only exceptions have been Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Seoul 1988 and Beijing 2008. The number of bids for the Olympics has been decreasing over the last 20 years. In 1993, the five candidate cities for the 2000 Summer Olympics had turned to four in 2009 for the 2016 Games. For 2020, the list is down to three – Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo. The decision will be taken this September and if the International Olympic Committee's preference for taking their high-maintenance mega-event to "new territories" is any clue, Istanbul could be the favourite choice.
Unless Brazil's warning signals have hit home.
It is no coincidence that in the last five years the "BRICS" nations have either bid for or hosted mega-sporting events.
– Brazil will host the 2014 football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics;
– Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 football World Cup;
– India staged the 2010 Commonwealth Games, bid for the 2014 Asian Games and, despite its weak footballing structures, is once again bidding for the under-17 World Cup football;
– China hosted the 2008 Olympics;
– South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup football.
In 2018, PyeongChang, Korea will stage the Winter Olympics. The rivals to India and its under-17 football World Cup are Uzbekistan, South Africa and Ireland. The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar.
Years of economic grind have perhaps left developed countries with a more realistic, hard-nosed appraisal of what hosting mega events really involve. In October 2012, a new coalition government in the Netherlands scrapped the country's bid for the 2028 Olympics, built on the romantic idea of hosting the games after a 100-year gap. The new government's policy blueprint however said hosting the Games brought "financial risks. There is little support for this in a time of crisis and austerity."
In March this year, a state referendum in the Swiss canton of Graubünden rejected the proposal to have Davos and St Moritz bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The irony was lost on no one: Switzerland is the home of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), its headquarters based in Lausanne. Some of the IOC's own "fellow citizens" did not believe the claims that the winter Olympics would "help tourism and boost the local economy".
'The Big Owe'
There lies the classic "booster" claim that lures countries and cities to bid for mega events. Along with promising upgraded sporting infrastructure, the booster offers civic add-ons like improvement in airports, roads, public transport. What should be civic and national administrative duties in the first place are turned into privileges made available to mega event hosts. Tied in with this comes the growing economy's desire to advertise its arrival among the "high table" of nations with the creation of "world-class" host cities.
A 2009 paper in the journal Economic Affairs reveals the inaccuracy of more than one ex ante impact study around the hosting of either the Olympics or the World Cup football. Jonathan Barclay (2009) writes,
It is interesting to note that the growth in the number of impact studies conducted has coincided with a surge in competition in the bidding process for these events…indeed it is probably no coincidence that most of the studies have been completed after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics which was the first to make a substantial profit.
It is perhaps as noteworthy to recognise that Los Angeles '84 was probably the last Olympics to make a real financial profit. In fact Montreal 1976 required more than a quarter of a century to pay off its debt; the nickname of its centre-piece Olympic stadium going from the "Big O" to "the Big Owe".
The storyline of mega events in the new millennium has turned into a tired, formulaic script, which in real terms, has dire results on real people. The development of either sport or the economy becomes peripheral, the mega-event becomes a private sector gravy train whose costs of operation are borne by public funding. Residents of New Delhi, host city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, can see patterns and predictive paths in Brazil 2014 and 2016.
When a bid is won, citizens are promised that the mega event will involve "not a single" dollar/rupee/real of public money. As cost overlays and delays pile up, the national exchequer is leaned upon to restore national "pride" and prevent the country's global reputation from being that of a laggard. In New Delhi, the Games Organising Committee had been expected to generate private sponsorship worth Rs 1,200 crore (approximately $200 million at the time using an exchange rate of Rs 55 = $1). Four months before the Games, they had merely generated Rs 342 crore ($62 million) before the government had asked leading public sector firms like the oil companies to chip in (Sobhana 2010).
This could have been a refrain from Athens 2004 or even London 2012. Hosting the 2004 Games cost Greece $11 billion, twice the amount budgeted, of which $7 billion were billed to taxpayers (Malkoutzis 2012). The collapse of the Greek economy may not have been directly related to the Games, but in December 2011, even IOC chairman Jacques Rogge told Greek newspaper Kathimerini (Georgakopoulos and Spanea) that it could "fairly" be said that "the 2004 Olympic Games played their part [in Greece's debt crisis]…If you look at the external debt of Greece, there would be up to two or three per cent of that which could be attributed to the Games".
Delhi's Experience
Paying little attention to what the Olympic footprint does to host economies, Rogge had a year before informed thrilled Indians during the Commonwealth Games that India had "set a good foundation stone for the Olympics bid". With a straight face, Rogge said, "a successful Commonwealth Games can help India mount a serious bid for the Olympics".
Despite London's aim to be a new millennium, sustainable, green Games, in April 2012, Britain's National Audit Office (2012) said that public sector funding of London 2012 had tripled while private sector contributions had dwindled to 2% of the total bill of £11 billion. Its post Games report billed the public sector funding package at over £9.2 billion, with more than £500 million spent on security. Again, months before the Games, the private firm given the security contract threw up its hands and confessed that it could not supply the personnel required.
As New Delhi prepared to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, conscientious objection around it, particularly from Delhi-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hazards Centre, pertained to escalating costs, the flouting of environmental and labour laws and, like in Beijing 2008, displacement of the marginalised. These could have been the refrains from previous mega-games. The Geneva-based Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions' (COHRE) report (2007) says nearly 7,00,000 people in Seoul were evicted from 48,000 dwellings due to the Games' redevelopment projects. The predicted figure from the same study for Beijing 2008 was expected to be more than 1.5 million people evicted. Five years later, the Chinese government continues to deny figures from independent authorities and it may never be known exactly how many people were relocated due to the Games.
Along with the classic "tourism", "economy" and "employment" boosters, the other most-bandied about catch phrases by the mega event public relations machine is the mega event's "legacy", which usually means the creation of new stadiums (which become mandatory requirements of cities and countries awarded mega events) and their post-mega event use. The London Olympics build-up prompted a BBC TV comedy show called TwentyTwelve centred around a fictional "Deliverance" team appointed for the Games. Amongst them was an earnest "Head of Sustainability" whose fervent catch phrase was, "Sustainability is not the same as legacy. It is not." Once the buzz of hosting a mega event is gone, the tangible benefits of both sustainability and legacy show up to be extremely tenuous. Often the idea of legacy itself is left rusting around host cities and countries. In a 1999 "impact assessment and project appraisal" of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, France, Jon Tiegland (1999) noted that 40% of hotels set up to meet the Games' demand in the region went bankrupt in five years.
Beijing 2008 – the most expensive Olympics costing around $40 billion – created stadiums praised for the architectural adventurism but which are now struggling to keep themselves revenue-relevant. Two years later, South Africa spent $5.5 billion on staging the football World Cup and finds its new stadia, particularly in rural Polokwane and Nelspruit, far too large for towns whose own football teams do not play in the country's top flight domestic league.
Debates of the sustainability of the several 2010 Commonwealth Games projects, for example (Hazards Centre 2010), were met with negative reports after the Games (The Hindu 2010). The Games' top three officials spent close to 10 months in jail under corruption charges and rather than create a surge in Indian sport, India was suspended by the International Olympic Committee in December 2012 and remains so at the time of writing.
The Future in Brazil
In these many woeful examples lie echoes of what could well be Brazil's future. The protests are merely an early response to what lies ahead. It is often forgotten that in 2007, Brazil ended up being the only bidder for 2014 World Cup after Colombia backed out. Brazil's then sports minister Orlando Silva had promised that stadium construction and renovation would not cost the public. Seven years later, Brazilians will have to pay more than 90% of the estimated cost of £9 billion. With the recent history of mega events in mind, that was an almost predictable deceit.
Twelve stadiums are being either newly constructed or renovated for 2014. Brasilia, whose football team attracts no more than a few hundreds fans, will be given a 71,000-seater stadium. Cuiaba and Manaus, like Brasilia, do not have local clubs that feature in the top two tiers of the country's domestic league, but will suddenly have stadiums that can fit in 40,000 ghost spectators. The stadium in Fortaleza, ranked fifth on a UN list of the world's most unequal cities (UNHABITAT 2010), will cost more than $220 million to be renovated and more than 5,000 people have already been moved in connection with World Cup construction. A local resident told The Guardian that people were asking, "Who is the world cup for?" A political scientist called the tournament the "theatre of the authorities".
In the developing world, the mega event has been turned by the organisers into the "bread and circus" metaphor that the Roman poet Juvenal rued over almost 2000 years ago. Except Brazil reminds us that these days, bread is not so much of a given any more. Speaking of mega events, a business professor had once said (Knowledge@Wharton 2010) "One must balance the questions of improving the daily livelihood of the common man with the so-called national prestige that only the pampered urban elite care about". Only his name tells us the event he was referring to. It does not matter though, Rajesh Chakrabarti, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad could have been talking about Brazil 2014 and Rio 2016.
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