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Why did Karachi Kings retain Usama Mir if they were going to waste his talent?
In 2015, Sialkot's Usama Mir shot to fame after an impressive T20 tournament, where he regularly took wickets for his team, enabling them to win the Haier T20 Cup. Mir had played some T20 matches a few years prior to this, but 2015 was his real breakout season. He was then rewarded with a place in Pakistan's premier T20 tournament, the Pakistan Super League (PSL), with the Karachi Kings. In the 2016 season, Kings played their first game, and made a mistake of not having a specialist spinner on their side. They rectified this mistake the next game by selecting Mir. Mir ...Read Full Post
Bad luck, sheer incompetence, Aqib Javed: Lahore Qalandars' story of pain and sorrow
Everyone knows how much pride Lahoris have for their city. So much so that they claim: "Jine Lahore ni vekhya O jamiya hi nai." (Those who haven't seen Lahore haven't lived yet) After watching four seasons of Pakistan Super League (PSL), however, I think we have all seen enough of Lahore. I would rather say: "Jine Lahore nu support kita O dubara hasiya hi nai." (Those who supported Lahore never laughed again) Lahore's story is of pain and sorrow. If you are weak-hearted then proceed at your own risk. Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for Lahore Qalandars; from sheer bad luck with injuries ...Read Full Post
The PSL frenzy: With 7 matches down, which team looks promising so far?
Pakistan Super League (PSL) has played a pivotal role in the restoration of international cricket in Pakistan, albeit partially. This year, eight matches will be played in Pakistan and hopefully after their success, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be able to convince more players around the world that Pakistan is a safe country to host cricket matches. The fourth season of PSL commenced on Valentine's Day. Till now, every team has shown their muscle on the field. The tournament is still in its early stages, with only seven matches played; however, we can still try and predict each team's future ...Read Full Post
Emerging talent: 6 players to look out for in PSL4
The best thing about the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is that the franchise remains active throughout the year. They work all year scoping for talent that is in abundance in our country. Case in point: Lahore Qalandars run an intense players' development program. It was due to their efforts that fast bowler Salman Irshad was discovered from Azad Kashmir and inducted to play in the third season of PSL. Pakistan's national team has so far scored six to seven players from the first three seasons of PSL, including Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi, while many players are on ...Read Full Post
PSL4: 3 reasons why the best entertainment package of 2019 has arrived
If you love stories with happily ever afters, then Pakistan Super League (PSL)'s story might just be the right pick for you. I know I may sound biased, but I absolutely love PSL out of all the leagues around the world because it defied all odds to make its own name in a densely populated T20 market. As PSL4 is around the corner, let's peek at what it's got in store for us to look forward to! Star-studded opening ceremony I know what everyone first noticed when PSL announced its plans for the opening ceremony: is that Pitbull? Is this a fake ...Read Full Post
Master of the bat: AB de Villiers may have retired, but he will never be forgotten
A few months ago, it was confirmed that AB de Villiers would be a part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and will play for the Lahore Qalandars. Although I wanted Islamabad United (my favourite team) to draft him, given that they picked their players last, it was obvious that Lahore would pick him instead, as they had the first pick. After all, we're talking about de Villiers, and he has to be your first pick. That's just how great he is. This is also probably a good time to reminisce how my love for him began in the first place. It was ...Read Full Post
A Pakistan full of talent: 6 impressive players who rightly deserve a spot in PSL 2019
I was always envious of the Indian Premier League (IPL); I loved the fact that it projected young Indian talent to the world, and I wanted something similar for Pakistan. Enters Pakistan Super League (PSL). However, while PSL has brought numerous young talent, I also feel that throughout the three seasons thus far, many talented cricketers have been left out. In this blog, I focus on the top six talents PSL teams should pick in the upcoming draft, and why I believe they would be a good fit for the team. Saif Badar A product of the Under-19 (U19) system, Badar, so far in his ...Read Full Post
When "bhai sahab, cigarette hai?" became the anthem of the PSL Final
Like most cricket fans excitedly preparing for the return of international cricket back home, I was also looking forward to going to the National Stadium to watch the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where last year's champions Peshawar Zalmi were up against the storming Islamabad United. The security was tight, the functioning was strict, and as the Sindh government could not afford any mishaps, they tried their best to pull the edge of each string to ensure no serious problems arose on the big day. This is precisely why each attendee was checked at least three times on their way in. After going ...Read Full Post
When PSL came to Karachi, and the city felt alive again
Not too long ago, the city of Karachi was the hub of fear. Residents constantly feared for the law and order situation, and people would think twice before stepping out at night. The festive nature inherent in the spirit of Karachi only made this situation tougher, as in light of growing terror, the festive mood and the lights of the city slowly faded away. Years ago, when the doors of the National Stadium finally closed as well, the people of Karachi eventually forgot what it feels like to turn the lights back on. Until now. It definitely felt more like ...Read Full Post
In PSL's ultimate showdown, the mind says Islamabad United, but the heart wants Peshawar Zalmi
For three consecutive seasons, I have supported Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). And for three consecutive seasons, my sibling has supported Islamabad United. Throughout every tournament, we have shared banter at the expense of the other's team; however, Sunday's final in Karachi will prove to be the ultimate showdown. Clearly, there is a lot riding on the final. Watching your team win the trophy is well and good, but nothing is greater than winning the rights to mock your sibling for the rest of the year. I have my jokes lined up, but for me to use them, Zalmi will have ...Read Full Post


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FIFA live streaming African teams' World Cup qualifiers
FIFA live streaming African teams' World Cup qualifiers
Football's governing body, FIFA, has initiated the online live streaming of African teams' qualification phase for the Football World Cup.
This move will give football enthusiasts direct viewing access to national teams' fixtures of African countries as they compete for the quadrennial championship without any barrier.
Since Egypt became the first African team to participate in the FIFA World Cup in 1934, African teams have participated in the qualifiers which usually take place over the three-year period preceding the global championship.
The live streaming approach is a way for FIFA "to position the game for the future," says the founder of Africa Digital Sports Conference (ADSCon2019), Lolade Adewuyi.
Adewuyi believes the move is crucial for the first round matches as they would normally not be picked up by major broadcasters because the teams are small and have little following which means little or no financial returns.
"But with the live streaming, those teams can now be watched online thereby improving their visibility. In the long run, FIFA can monetise the stream by selling it to sponsors as an opportunity to be seen by a broader audience globally," he adds.
The Editor-in-Chief of the African Sports Monthly Magazine Leslie Koroma concurs and says live streaming should suffice in covering an existing financial gap as the African market has been suffering from a lack of media rights buyers - the only way to money - at the pan-African level.
Koroma recounts that Supersport of South Africa started pulling back before the 2012 Olympics and Kwesi Sports, which came afterwards, gunned for only big ticket events like the English Premier League - though it raised some issues and had to scale back.
"So, essentially this has left Africa with a big vacuum and so FIFA knowing the situation decided to invest in streaming the Games to fill that void," Koroma notes. "On many other fronts, it is revolutionary for those who might be looking at the same model to bring their content to their fans."
Going by Adewuyi's view, FIFA's live streaming move is also going to impact on the bottom line of the smaller football associations as they will be able to show local sponsors that they are being seen across the world.
The overall exposure to be generated by the online viewing is, however, dependent on the amount of access that Africans have to broadband internet connections.

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As a food blogger I get asked for restaurant recommendations all over the city, though there are some neighborhoods I am not at all familiar with. One such neighborhood is the Theater District, where I recently met my folks for dinner. Lucky for me my parents picked for us: Pigalle, one of many French bistro style places along 8th Ave.
As with many French restaurants, there were only a couple of vegetarian options on the menu. I was very hungry as I'd had to skip lunch at work, so I ordered the mushroom ravioli and a side of french fries. The ravioli themselves were actually surprisingly tasty, though the Madeira and cream sauce was surprisingly tasteless. Also the plate seemed comically over-sized for the amount of food that was served. The fries were salty and crispy and really hit the spot. So did the Brooklyn Penant Ale they had on draught.
My parents got prix fixe dinners, which came with desserts, and my Dad let me get his. I chose the bread pudding, which was warm and rich and delicious.
Overall the food at Pigalle was good, though not great. It's relatively cheap for the neighborhood, and though I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again it's not a bad option.


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Ch 8 Flashcards
For each chapter we will be creating notecards that we can use throughout the year for the final and AP Exam. The notecard assignment will be given out on Friday and will be turned in the next Tuesday at the start of class.
Use a 4×6 card. Write the definition on back and the term on the front. Under definition, explain how the term fits with one of the themes from AP (by using the term to answer the theme question). Look at the link on how to for more information.
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When I take a break from the portrait photography side of my business, I photograph homes and families for the Coronado Cays Living magazine, a monthly publication for the Coronado Cays neighborhood. I photographed this gorgeous black-and-white themed home several weeks ago. There was so much attention to detail that went into the extensive remodel of this gorgeous Spinnaker home. Enjoy a few moments from my time in this beautiful home!
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Poughkeepsie…The Dutchess County Airport will once again host the annual Speed of Sound music festival, presented by Radio Woodstock 100.1 and Friendly Auto Group, on Sunday, August 7th, headlined by Grammy nominated group, The Lumineers. The second annual all day music festival will feature a wide variety of talent in addition to The Lumineers, including scheduled appearances by Simone Felice, Rayland Baxter, Swear and Shake, Nicole Atkins, Fiction of the Future, and more. Tickets purchased in advance of the festival are $45 for "Economy Class" or general admission or $150 for "First Class" or VIP tickets. Children 10 and under are free. On-site parking is $10 per vehicle. Speed of Sound will be providing free shuttle transportation to and from the New Hamburg Metro North Train Station.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said, "We're excited to welcome back the Speed of Sound festival to our own Dutchess County Airport. The festival will feature performers and activities that are sure to bring fun and entertainment for all to enjoy. I look forward to seeing everyone on August 7th for a day filled with great music and family fun."
The festival will begin at 1:00pm with entertainment scheduled to begin at 1:30pm. Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the day. Local farm-to-table vendors, Hudson Valley craft artisans and art installations, and children's activities will also be featured. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will be donated to the Radio Woodstock Cares Foundation, benefitting non-profit organizations and those in need in the Hudson Valley community.
Pre-sale or "Frequent Flyer" tickets go on sale this Friday, June 17th for Radio Woodstock supporters and VIPs, Friendly Auto Group customers and members of The Lumineers Fan Club. Economy and First Class tickets will be available beginning on Saturday, June 18th at www.speedofsoundfest.com and can also be purchased without service fees at any of the three Hudson Valley Friendly Auto Group dealerships in Poughkeepsie and Middletown.
For event, schedule and ticket information, visit www.speedofsoundfest.com.


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Virtual Angkor wins American Historical Association Prize
SensiLab's virtual simulation of Angkor has been awarded the prestigious American Historical Associations' (AHA) Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Innovation in Digital History.
SensiLab's virtual simulation of Angkor has been awarded the prestigious American Historical Associations' (AHA) Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Innovation in Digital History.
The Roy Rosenzweig Prize has been awarded to SensiLab's Tom Chandler and Monash Faculty of Arts' Adam Clulow recognising their rigorous engagement with technology and the practice of history to bring medieval Angkor to life.
Tom Chandler is thrilled the Visualising Angkor project has been recognised by the AHA and the Roy Rosenzweig Centre for History and New Media at George Mason University for the award.
"Adam and I are delighted and honoured to receive this award," Tom said.
"It shows how cross-disciplinary collaborations bring about new methodologies and perspectives; I look forward to exploring future projects with my colleagues in the Faculty of Arts."
Since 2009, Tom and his team have been researching simulations that draw upon recent archaeological discoveries to visualise the medieval capital of Angkor as living city.
The resulting virtual world draws upon a wide array of sources, from archaeological surveys through to historical accounts, epigraphy, art historical studies, photographic archives and botanical references.
Recent research endeavours include the drafting of a comprehensive virtual map of the entire capital, which once sprawled over an area roughly the same size as modern Los Angeles. The goal is to envisage Angkor as an operational metropolis of the 14th century, replete with glittering temples, dense wooden settlements and intersecting canals set amongst a mosaic of rice fields.
"The Virtual Angkor website merges teaching modules and virtual reality materials to augment traditional modes of history teaching, not replace them," Tom said.
"The value of the VR scenes is to contextualise, engage and immerse students ahead of tutorials and discussion," he said.
The website is specifically aimed at university level history students, not only in Australia but internationally and specifically the USA.
The creation of the website materials involved the expertise of PhD candidates Bernard Keo and Samuel Horewood from the Faculty of Arts, and 3D researchers Brent McKee and Mike Yeates from SensiLab. Expert advice was provided by archaeologist Martin Polkinghorne from Flinders University.
The Virtual Angkor website has subsequently been followed up with two curated exhibitions published on Google Arts & Culture.
The AHA offers annual prizes honouring exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects.
Since 1896, the Association has conferred over a thousand awards. This year's finalists were selected from a field of over 1,500 entries by nearly 150 dedicated prize committee members. Awards will be presented at the 133rd annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on January 3–6, 2019.
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New York Public Library gets new master plan by Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle
Foster + Partners–designed Apple store approved for historic Carnegie Library in D.C.
New images released of Domino Sugar site public waterfront park
Iconic architecture plays off of updated decor in the Met Breuer's Flora Bar and Flora Coffee
At the end of 2015, restaurateur Thomas Carter and chef Ignacio Mattos, the duo behind Matter House, were tapped to create the new restaurant and coffee shop at the Met Breuer in collaboration Beyer Blinder Belle, the architects that led the building's overall renovation. Carter and Mattos previously created trendy downtown restaurants Estela and Café Altro Paradiso, and Thomas P. Campbell, the director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, hoped that the pair would bring the same kind of hip ambience to the stately Brutalist Upper East Side building that now houses the modern and contemporary branch of the museum. With the opening of Flora Bar and Flora Coffee, the Met Breuer's reinvention takes another step forward.
Flora Bar is open to the public without a ticket and is located one level below the sidewalk with a seating capacity of 74. Throughout the space, iconic elements play off of updated, modern decor. For example, an ample wood-and-marble bar and custom stools by Brooklyn-based designer Steven Bukowski complement the original concrete walls and columns, while the ceiling, with Marcel Breuer's original disc-shaped lights, is mirrored by the circular Mountain White Danby marble tables. Flora Bar will maintain separate hours from the museum and will be accessible through the main entrance even when the museum is closed.
Flora Bar and Flora Coffee 945 Madison Avenue, New York, NY Tel: 646-558-5383 Designers: Beyer Blinder Belle with Matter House
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Officials break ground on the hotel at iconic TWA Flight Center
Today elected officials, Port Authority higher-ups, and a whole cadre of former TWA pilots gathered in one of New York's best buildings to break ground on the TWA Hotel, an extension of and homage to Eero Saarinen's grand terminal at JFK.
The Beyer Blinder Belle–led (BBB) restoration of the existing TWA Flight Center and hotel extension is meant to bring back the ethos of Saarinen's 1962 building, which has been closed to the public since 2001.
JFK is one of the country's busiest airports, and one of the only major international airports without an adjoining hotel. Today it accommodates 56 million travelers annually, but come 2050, 90 million passengers are projected to pass through its doors.
Like President-elect Donald Trump, Governor Andrew Cuomo fixated in his introductory remarks on the nation's lackluster airports. Invoking halcyon days when big projects got done quickly, Cuomo lamented that New York is not keeping up with the Dubais and Shanghais of the world. Unlike thorn-in-his-side LaGuardia or the Second Avenue subway, the airport hotel is a bright spot: He praised MCR Development, the hospitality investment firm spearheading the project. "They have built a hotel for the future," Cuomo said. "They're not building a museum, they're building a business. They're banking on the future."
Actually, there will be a museum. It's devoted to New York's role in the Jet Age, that hopeful time when people thought science and technology could resolve the profound contradictions of the human condition, and when women picked shoes to match their handbags. As befits the setting, there will also be exhibits devoted to midcentury modern design.
For travelers, the soon-to-be 500-room TWA Hotel will try to infuse some glamour into the New York airport hotel landscape, now thoroughly dominated by budget inns with gross carpeting. The new structure will sit behind the original terminal and flank its wings on either side: The landmarked flight terminal will be a lobby, and patrons will be able to access the structure via Saarinen's red passenger tubes that connect to Terminal 5. In that same vein, BBB's work will revive original interiors by Charles Eames, Raymond Loewy, and Warren Platner.
A 40,000-square-foot events space will accommodate up to 1,600 people, and attendees can access a 10,000-square-foot observation deck to see planes take off. If hungry, visitors can dine in eight restaurants and six bars, one situated prominently behind Saarinen's terminal, or patronize a food-hall-cum-incubator that features Queens- and Brooklyn-based vendors. When it's complete in fall 2018, the building will have its own power plant, totally off the grid.
No need to worry about another Calatrava mall (uh, transit center): The $265 million project is being executed with the Port Authority and other agencies, but it is privately funded.
Building of the Day: The Met Breuer
The Met Breuer, which opened in March of this year, houses the Metropolitan Museum of Art's expanding modern and contemporary collections within its modest 29,000 square feet of exhibition space. When the Met moved into the building, its main goals were to restore and rejuvenate the space while still preserving the patina of the past. To that end, the Met gave the former Whitney the kind of exacting precision and gentle care it uses on its most treasured art objects.
That precision and care resulted in a building that both honors Breuer's original vision and updates the space to meet the challenges of contemporary museums. The Met enlisted the help of Beyer Blinder Belle, a firm that specializes in the revitalization of historic buildings and has significant experience with the restoration of other midcentury modernist icons (Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center at JFK International Airport and Wallace Harrison's Lincoln Center Promenade are two great examples). The restoration of the building took just under a year.
The updates that the Met and Beyer Blinder Belle incorporated show an informed understanding of Breuer's subtle, graceful materiality and his ingenious structural engineering. A multitude of restoration and revitalization techniques needed to be devised for the various materials used in the building, which includes terrazzo, concrete, walnut parquet, and the famed gray granite exterior. The bluestone floors were treated with a natural, black wax to bring a soft luster while the walls, which required both chemical cleaners and water, were treated with a gentle, painterly approach. Breuer designed with the effects of time on materials in mind. The Met and Beyer Blinder Belle followed this example by leaving the bronze handrails of the staircase unfinished, allowing them to show their wear.
The lobby showcases the updates made for a contemporary museum with greater visitor numbers. The space was completely redesigned with multiple ticket sales points, self-service kiosks, and a substantially decreased retail footprint. Additionally, the lighting in the lobby has been updated to Breuer bulbs that can dim and provide a warmer uniformity of color temperature. The plexiglass and stone information center originally installed has been changed to a LED screen.
For the time being, the Met and the Whitney share ownership of the building. The Met will occupy the Breuer masterpiece for eight years, with a possible extension to 15 should the Met Breuer prove to be a success.
Despite its fame, the Breuer building is not a New York City landmark. Perhaps with a new tenant and renewed interest in the space, the building will get the recognition it deserves. Otherwise, its fate will be another question for the city and architecture lovers, should the Met end up vacating.
About the author: Anna Gibertini is a freelance journalist based in the New York metropolitan area. She contributes regularly to The ArtBlog, a Philadelphia-based arts and culture publication, and has had work published in Charleston, South Carolina's Post & Courier and Syracuse, New York's The Post Standard. She recently graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with a master's in arts journalism.
Princeton University forges a new relationship with its surroundings
Like many universities situated in the heart of their communities, Princeton is grappling with the enormous challenge of growing its campus to accommodate new and expanded programs. Some of the strategies to expand include selective densification of the core and the renewal and repurposing of existing facilities. But longer range, the university will have few options but to expand at the periphery. While densification risks upsetting the delicate balance between buildings and open space that defines Princeton's campus and grants it a majestic beauty, the ability to craft large swaths of land in the image of itself is also a welcome opportunity.
Recent examples include the new sciences neighborhood at the campus's southern border, where new buildings by Hopkins Architects and Rafael Moneo join a genomics facility by Rafael Viñoly, and an expanded engineering precinct at the campus's eastern side, which just welcomed the new Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment by Tod Williams Billie Tsien.
Located on a 23-acre site at the campus's western edge, the arts and transit neighborhood is an exercise in forging a more engaged relationship between the university and town with new arts facilities, a transit hall and rail station, and various eateries, including a Wawa. Planning the precinct was tasked to Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Michael Van Valkenburgh, who were working with the university at the time on a ten-year plan to guide campus growth through 2016. Scheduled to be complete in 2017, the $300 million project is the largest expansion project in the university's 265 year history.
The new facilities inscribe themselves into the fabric of the campus by integrating the language of the neighborhood and surrounding courtyards in their form, scale, and materials. Steven Holl's Lewis Center for the Arts anchors the precinct and creates a new campus gateway. It provides performance and teaching spaces for the theater and dance program, the department of music, and the arts in three buildings organized around a three-sided courtyard that opens to the community.
In the center of the courtyard a shallow pool defines a main public space. The buildings' Italian limestone exteriors reference the early stones and bluestone paving used elsewhere on campus. The arts tower is scaled to Blair Arch. Rick Joy's transit hub creates a chapel-like space that is washed in natural light. One of Joy's big place-making gestures was putting the transit hall and the Wawa in two separate buildings to shape a new public space. "We had a program for it and the Wawa but we never conceived of splitting it apart," said university architect Ron McCoy.
In addition to new facilities, the university is bringing in new infrastructure—reworking roads, creating plazas and circulation routes for pedestrians and cyclists, and providing for parking.
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Beyer Blinder Belle restoring Marcel Breuer's Whitney building for 2016 reopening under the Metropolitan Museum
The inaugural season of The Met Breuer features a major cross-departmental curatorial initiative to present a historic examination of unfinished works of art; the largest exhibition to date dedicated to Indian modernist Nasreen Mohamedi; and a month-long performance installation, by Artist in Residence Vijay Iyer. Upcoming exhibitions include a presentation of Diane Arbus's rarely seen early photographic works (July 11– November 27, 2016), and the first museum retrospective dedicated to Kerry James Marshall (October 25, 2016 – January 22, 2017).The building has been vacant since the Whitney decamped for its new Renzo Piano–designed Meatpacking outpost perches astride the High Line. Meanwhile Uptown, Richard Morris Hunt's grand Beaux Arts beauty is in the midst of a conceptual plan by David Chipperfield Architects that will eventually guide the redesign of the complex's Southwest Wing.


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At Dirt Cheap, we often have customers ask us questions about how much a yard of our product will cover for their home, how to measure a yard in their garden, how much a yard will weigh, and so on.
If you're like most of our customers, you're probably asking these question because you want to deliver straight to your garden — and you're trying to figure out how much to order online!
We'll make it easy for you make your decision! In this blog, we'll share some insight into how far one yard of soil or mulch will spread in your garden or on your lawn, as well as some other common questions.
How much does a yard of soil cover?
When dealing with garden soil, a cubic yard will cover an area of 100 sq. ft. at a recommended depth of 3 inches. When using the soil for topdressing your lawn, a cubic yard will cover 1200 sq. ft at a depth of a quarter inch. The depths suggested are to ensure you get the most out of our products, in terms of coverage as well as the best results.
How much does a yard of mulch cover?
Mulch is the same as topsoil. In a garden, it will cover an area of 100 sq. ft at a depth of 3 inches. As we mentioned above, this depth is recommended to get the best results out of the product, in terms of both results and coverage.
How many bags of soil make up a yard?
At Dirt Cheap, we sell mini-bags in full or half yards quantities, which can be delivered straight to your garden. You don't have to worry about how many mini-bags to order — simply select whether you want a full or half yard and we'll get you the right amount. Bulk delivery is available in Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, and the surrounding areas.
How do you measure a yard of dirt?
To measure a cubic yard of dirt in your garden, you take the length and width of the plot of land where you want to place the soil (in feet). Then you figure out your desired depth of dirt (in inches and convert to feet). Depth will likely depend on whether it is your garden or your lawn (see above for recommended depths).
Multiply the three numbers together and this will give you the number of cubic feet required. Finally, divide by 27 (the number of cubic feet in a cubic yard) to find the cubic yards of dirt required for your order.
For example, you want to fill a plot of land measuring 12 ft. by 9 ft with soil at a depth of 3 inches, as recommended for a garden. This will require exactly 27 cubic feet of soil (12 x 9 = 108 and 3/12=0.25, so 108 x 0.25 = 27). This will be equally to exactly 1 cubic yard of soil. Your garden probably won't be so exact, but you can get an estimate of your required product.
Don't want to bother with the math? Try this handy online calculator for cubic yards instead.
How much does a yard of topsoil weigh?
A yard of topsoil will weigh different amounts, depending on the dampness of the soil. In general, a yard of topsoil can range from 1,500 to 3,000 pounds.
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Back in Berlin
The past few weeks felt like many streams coming together to form an ever more powerful river. I owe this observation to Peter Senge, who expressed it when he left Berlin after our streak of events there last week. Here are some of my recent experiences, which illustrate Peter's point:
–A watershed New Economy Conference on the US East coast brought together 400 thought leaders and grassroots activists from across North America (two weeks ago).
–At MIT, Peter and I hosted a ten-day Leading Innovation for Sustainability program for high-potential leaders from the Chinese government, SOEs (state-owned enterprises), NGOs, and Tsinghua University to launch a six-month action learning journey. This group is so co-creative and insightful!
–The Global Forum, held in Berlin's Radialsystem with 500 participants (350 in person and 150 via live webstream), demonstrated the power of linking deep human awareness with profound societal systems transformation.
–Also in Berlin, we convened the fourth and final module of our two-year Presencing-in-Action Masterclass. It was an unforgettable collective presence experience that began by leaning into the presence and pain of the Holocaust past while also attending to the light and shadow in each of us.
–A Berlin-based strategy retreat for the PI core team generated priorities for the coming year or two. Among them are (1) the 2013 Forum in Asia–probably Bali; (2) the next Masterclass, starting probably in Fall 2013; (3) the founding of a u.school Awareness Action Research Group; and (4) the first seminar with PhD students before or after the 2013 Global Forum.
–In a planning meeting with GIZ (the German Ministry for Development Cooperation) we got the go-ahead for a 2012 launch of our Social Well-being Lab. The lab will include Bhutan (with the Prime Minister of Bhutan as patron), Brazil, Germany, and others, and will be co-hosted by the GIZ Global Leadership Academy and the Presencing Institute.
–The next day, still in Berlin, I met with the team of the new German President, Joachim Gauck, in the President's Office (Bundespräsidialamt) and then in the afternoon with some of the Merkel team in the Chancellor's Office (Bundeskanzleramt) in order to learn about and discuss the challenges and opportunities they face going forward.
–A Youth and Social Entrepreneurship Summit called MISSION U brought together 100 students from seven or eight social entrepreneurship schools across Europe. These 100 students used the U process to take a deep dive into some of the Berlin-based hotspots of social innovation, followed by a two-day presence retreat that I helped them with. Very cool gang of Gen Y social entrepreneurs…
Here is what emerges for me from that growing river that Peter referred to:
–The events mentioned above are part of something much bigger: the rise of a new global movement around linking spirituality, science, social change, and a practice of inner cultivation.
–Berlin rocks! The city is alive, and its milieu of artists, social entrepreneurs, counterculture, civil society, and global community makes it a hotspot of social renewal today. Over the past ten days we staged four global Presencing Institute gatherings here in Berlin. We found that the city works in amazing and transformative ways. Show me another major capital that has confronted and reflected on the shadowy aspects of its past in a way that Berlin has and continues to do.
–If a school of business or government in Berlin offered me the opportunity to launch Theory U-based Master's, PhD, and Exec Ed programs (the "u.school") there, it would be very difficult to say no.
My own journey started almost 30 years ago in West Berlin's Free University and in the peace movement on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Coming back after all these years with a global community of change-makers has been a moving experience for me. I will have to wait to see what grows out of this new web of connections. But it feels as if something has started to come into being over the past two weeks…
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July 1, 2012
Peter, I agree. The world is thirsty indeed for new insights into the nature of the human being. The economic sphere also needs this fresh food, I am working to find the path there. I also am working with Tsinghua University, let's connect. Here's hope your work finds good ground in which to take deep root and grow abundantly for the good of all.
July 2, 2012
I believe this is a transition period, because you probably cannot actually transform the global situation from within & using the same systems which, although were a neccessary evolutionary stepping stone, are fundamentally flawed moving forward. Social entrepreneurship is still operating from a position within the monetary 'debt slave' system. I have worked & spoken with lots of 'wannabe' social entrepreneurs and people wishing to follow their passion, serving others. Very little of which was possible utilising the present systems. They still have to pay their bills. Ironically, in this present economic/political system, there is very little work and opportunity available. Without the present systems, there would be plenty of good, service & purpose focussed work to do. I think we met once in Borl was it? A business and art conference. Rgds Martin:)
July 2, 2012
Thrilling update Otto. I would be very interested in upcoming PhD or Exec course opportunities.
Wouldn't you perfectly fit with the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance?
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When looking back at the South American teams of the 1960s, their brutality is what lingers most in the mind. The Intercontinental Cup matches between Racing Club and Celtic in 1967 and Estudiantes and Manchester United in 1968 captured the attention of the British public, becoming famous for the violence exhibited rather than the quality of football. Amidst the chaotic scenes that the early years of the Intercontinental Cup evoked, one South American club set their legacy as one of the continent's powerhouses and it was a decade of unrivalled success for Uruguay's most successful club, Peñarol.
Since the club's inception back in 1891 as the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, the team has become synonymous with quality and success in Uruguayan and South American football. Peñarol had been one of the dominant forces in Uruguayan amateur football and even embarked on a tour of Europe as early as 1927, playing 19 matches in just 80 days, including against Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid.
As Uruguayan football turned professional during the 1930s, Peñarol and their historic rivals Nacional traded titles back and forth, with 13 victories to 14 in favour of Nacional in the 27 championships held between the first professional season in 1932 and the beginnings of Peñarol's run to the highest echelons of South American football.
In much the same way that Real Madrid established themselves as the leading force in European football with their dominance of the early years of European Cup, Peñarol's success in the initial years of CONMEBOL's answer, the Copa Libertadores, built their reputation as perennial winners and a side capable of playing highly attractive football.
As the winners of the 1959 edition of the Uruguayan Primera Division, the Manyas were the representatives from Uruguay in the inaugural version of the tournament alongside Bahia of Brazil, Jorge Wilstermann of Bolivia, Millonarios of Colombia, Olimpia of Paraguay, San Lorenzo of Argentina and Universidad de Chile. Perhaps fittingly, it was the Uruguayan team who were to contest the first match of the Libertadores, hosting Jorge Wilstermann at the impressive Estadio Centenario.
Had the match against the Bolivian champions turned out differently, the story of Peñarol may well have followed a different path. As it turned out, a quite incredible 7-1 victory set the tone for the decade for the side, allowing their stars to flourish on the highest stage.
The impression of Uruguayan football is strongly based around the principle of defensive solidity and Garra Charrúa, battling with tenacity in the face of being an underdog. The concept worked for the national team during their early history, helping lead to the two World Cup titles they can lay claim to. But for Peñarol, their style was built around the incredible attacking talents of left winger Carlos Borges, right winger Luis Cubilla, and the star man, Ecuadorian striker Alberto Spencer.
Borges scored the opener after just 13 minutes, becoming the first-ever goalscorer in the tournament, and added a second before half-time with Cubilla and Spencer each getting their names on the scoresheet before the interval. Spencer found the back of the net a further three times in the second half, becoming the first hat-trick scorer and all but securing Peñarol a place in the semi-finals. The return leg in Bolivia's capital La Paz was a closer affair, with a Cubilla goal securing a draw for the Uruguayan champions, ensuring a match-up against Argentina's San Lorenzo.
After two draws, 1-1 in Uruguay and 0-0 in Argentina, Peñarol and San Lorenzo were to play a playoff match to decide the winner, with Peñarol offering San Lorenzo $100,000 to allow the game to be held in Montevideo after the Valdivia earthquake forced a change of venue. The Manyas appeared to be headed to victory after Spencer's early strike, but a red-card for José Griecco brought pressure and an 86th-minute equalizer brought the tie level once again. Digging deep into the Garra Charrúa spirit, Spencer responded with his second of the game in the 89th minute, sending Peñarol to the final.
Both legs of the final, contested against Paraguay's Olimpia, were close ties and settled by late goals. Peñarol won the first leg at home 1-0, thanks to Spencer's seventh goal of the competition and gave the Uruguayan's the edge going into the second leg. An early goal had the two sides headed to a playoff but the team were not to be denied, with Cubilla netting his third of the tournament and crowning Peñarol as the first official South American champions.
Back on the domestic front and Peñarol kept up their winning ways, losing just once during the 1960 league season to secure their third title in a row, although it was a close title race with a playoff match being needed to separate Peñarol and challengers Cerro, a match won 3-1 by the Manyas.
The European and South American federations had conceived of the idea of trying to find the world's greatest club side and arranged for the champions of both continental competitions to meet to crown a winner. After Peñarol's successes, they were given the task of defeating Real Madrid's superstar side led by Alfredo di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás. At their home stadium, the Uruguayan champions matched Los Blancos, battling hard for a 0-0 draw, but the quality of the Madrid team showed through at the Bernabéu, with Di Stefano and Puskas combing for three goals inside eight minutes, with a final result of 5-1 to the European champions.
A league and continental double certainly represents a good start to a decade, but Peñarol were just getting started. Despite losing Carlos Borges to Argentinian side Racing Club, the league title was secured once more in 1961, again just losing once across the entire season, winning the title being won by three points from arch-rivals Nacional.
Back in Libertadores action, Peñarol were given a potentially tricky tie in the first round, being matched up against Peru's Universitario. All fears of an early exit from the tournament were quickly dispelled in the home leg of the tie, with the Uruguayan's cruising to a confident 5-0 victory.
Signed as a replacement for Borges, the result will have been particularly pleasing for Peruvian Juan Joya, scorer of two goals and a player developed at Universitario's bitter rivals, Alianza Lima. A 2-0 win in Peru for Universitario was not enough to overturn the deficit, with Peñarol advancing courtesy of goal difference.
In a rematch of the previous year's final, Peñarol faced Olimpia, although the tie was much more comfortable this time around. The Manyas won both legs, 3-1 at home and 2-1 in Paraguay to progress easily to a second final in as many seasons. With goals in the Libertadores being harder to come by for Spencer this season, vital goals from wingers Joya and Cubilla served to highlight the attacking potential that the side possessed.
Having only scored twice in the four previous matches, Spencer was to step up once more in the tightly contested first leg against Brazilian side Palmeiras, again scoring a late goal in the first match to give his side the advantage. Uruguayan striker José Sasía scored a mere two minutes into the return match and, despite a Palmeiras equalizer, Peñarol successfully held on to the draw and placed themselves at the top of South American football once again.
Heading back across the Atlantic to contest in the Intercontinental Cup for a second successive year, hopes were high amongst the squad, knowing that the talents of Spencer, Sasía, Cubilla, and Joya were a match for any side in the world. Awaiting them were a Benfica containing one of the greatest players to ever grace the game in Eusébio and led by the legendary Hungarian manager Bela Guttmann, who would go on to manage the Uruguayan side the following season.
With travel considerably more difficult than it is for modern footballers, home advantage in these continental or international matches played a significant role, as was proven by the outcome of the clash between the two continental champions. Benfica edged their home match 1-0, before heading back to Uruguay where they were soundly dismantled 5-0, with goals from Sasía and a brace from each of Joya and Spencer.
The pivotal playoff game was to be played just two days later at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, and although the game was a lot closer, two goals from Sasía saw the South American's emerge victorious, establishing themselves amongst the greatest teams in the world.
The 1962 season saw another league title added to the trophy cabinet, a fifth in a row and again with just a solitary defeat, meaning Peñarol had played 54 matches in their domestic league across three seasons, winning three titles and losing only three times. Having made it to the finals of the Copa Libertadores again, the Manyas were giving the impression of being a truly unstoppable force in the South American game.
In what is still one of the greatest ties in Libertadores history, the Uruguayan's were matched against Brazilan outfit Santos, a team containing the attacking talents of Pepe, Coutinho, and of course, Pelé. Both teams were victorious in their away leg, a 2-1 win for Santos and a 3-1 win for Peñarol, but it was the Brazilians who ultimately triumphed with two goals from Pelé leading Santos to a 3-0 victory and dethroning the Uruguayans as the best side on the continent.
Whilst 1963 saw the side lose their grip on the league title, being edged out by Nacional, and falling at the semi-final stage on the continent, 1964 brought a return to the top of the Uruguayan game. Losing only five times across four seasons domestically is an impressive record, but Peñarol decided to up the ante, managing to go through the entire season without losing a single match, scoring 42 times and conceding only 11 times across 18 fixtures and winning the title back from Nacional by a comfortable 12 points.
The Uruguayan title was once again secured in 1965, with just a solitary defeat and the team reached a fourth Libertadores final in five seasons, reaching the final in each of the years they had participated, ultimately falling short to Argentina's Independiente. Although Nacional would regain the domestic title in 1966, Peñarol progressed to a higher goal, winning the continental competition for the third time.
The final of 1966, contested against River Plate of Argentina, once more headed to a decisive playoff match at a neutral location after both teams claimed victory at their home stadiums. Held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, the match has been ingrained into the psyche of Peñarol supporters throughout the subsequent generations.
The Argentinians, perhaps adapting to the neutral venue better, raced into a two-goal, half-time lead thanks to efforts from tournament top scorer Daniel Onega and Jorge Solari. River Plate seemed in control and comfortably headed towards a first Libertadores title.
The Peñarol players began the second half with the intentions of getting into the faces of their counterparts and intimidating their way to success. Los Millonarios appeared to have surpassed the worst of the reply, but once Spencer confidently volleyed home after 67 minutes, the complexion of the tie changed. Just five minutes later, midfielder Julio Abbadie fired home from just outside of the area to bring the tie level and sending the match into extra-time.
With the comeback seemingly providing extra energy to Peñarol and taking it from River Plate, the extra period was comfortable for the Uruguayans, with goals from Spencer and Pedro Rocha, the key cog in the midfield and one of Peñarol's and Uruguay's greatest ever players, securing the third title in dramatic circumstances. The victory also provided the side with the chance to avenge their Intercontinental Cup defeat to Real Madrid.
In what was to prove this generation's final hoorah on the international scene, the Peñarol squad took the game directly to their counterparts, producing a confident display of attacking football, with the players allegedly asking their opposition if they had brought their own ball to play with as that one was theirs. Two goals from Spencer secured a 2-0 victory in Montevideo and efforts from Spencer and Rocha completed the same scoreline in the return fixture in Madrid, allowing the team to fully avenge the 5-1 humiliation they suffered in 1961.
Despite the fact that Nacional had won the 1966 league title, Peñarol's 15 game unbeaten run to end the season was the catalyst to one of the team's greatest ever achievements. Having already managed the entire 1964 season unbeaten, the Manyas managed to complete the incredible feat not once, but twice in a row, going both 1967 and 1968 without losing a single game in league football.
They started the 1969 season with three wins and two draws and with hopes of completing a truly remarkable run of three straight seasons undefeated, but a shock 2-0 defeat to Liverpool Fútbol Club ended the run after a brilliant 56 matches.
In the nine seasons between 1960 and 1968, Peñarol had managed to win seven Uruguayan titles, only losing eight times across 162 games, three Copa Libertadores titles and two Intercontinental Cups and truly established themselves as one of the greatest club sides in the world at the time.
Boasting the outstanding attacking talents of Carlos Borges, although for just one season of this run, Pedro Rocha, Juan Joya, Luis Cubilla, José Sasía, and Alberto Spencer, who remains the leading scorer in Copa Libertadores history with 54 goals in just 87 matches, Peñarol would have been a match for any side in the world.
Although the club has struggled to make a similar impression on the South American game since, a brief rejuvenation during the 1980s aside, they remain one of the most passionately supported and successful clubs in the history of the game, from anywhere in the world. A title bestowed upon them by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, Peñarol are more than worthy of the title South American club of the 20th century, an honour earned largely thanks to this remarkable run of success during the 1960s.


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The event consisting of two plays was named Happily Ever Laughter. The first play was the much-awaited A Fair Affair, which had previously been postponed from Sunday, the 13th of October. Marital conflict remains to be one of literature's most pervasive themes, one which was masterfully constructed by Mohit Indumukhi and Avani Mogadala, albeit with an extended garnishing of an element of jocularity.
The play commenced with Reva and Akash, a happily married couple, hosting Ketki and Sagar, who are at the brink of a fallout, for a quiet and unassuming dinner. In an unexpected turn of events, however, the discord between the contentious couple is palpable and eventually cuts through the dynamic of our quintessential twosome enthralled in marital bliss. The play explores a subject so controversial and apocryphal that it is often considered a taboo in conservative societies such as ours- divorce.
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So far in this series, there has been one turning point. That was when Liam O'Brien charged Dominik Simon in Game 1 earning O'Brien a game suspension and concussing Simon to a point to where he has yet to play in a game since.
The Penguins offense has not been the same. Shutout in a close Game 2 Friday then blown away Saturday night in Game 3 by a score of 5-2.
There could be another turning point. The luster of Casey DeSmith got smudged up a bit in this game and he was pulled in favor of Tristan Jarry in the third period after the Bears had just scored their fifth goal. I tweeted this at the time…
It remains to be seen who comes out of the tunnel first for the Penguin in Game 4, but you'd be hard pressed if you are Clark Donatelli to turn back to Casey DeSmith when you are trailing in a series down by a game when the opposition has all the momentum with the next game in their house where you haven't performed well in the postseason. Jarry got this ship to the playoffs, DeSmith got the Penguins this far but Jarry is rested and ready to go. You have to go with Tristan Jarry as your Game 4 starter.
The only lineup changes for the Penguins tonight were Tyler Biggs for Sahir Gill and Niclas Anderson for Ryan Parent.
First Period: Penguins got out of the gate hot, but didn't score. Pens controlled much of the penalty filled period, but it was the Bears going on the board first when the Penguins couldn't clear the puck out of the zone. Dustin Gazley scored on the backhand and it was 1-0 Bears.
Seth with a different perspective on my, "turning point of the series" angle so far.
Second Period: Turning point of this game was a power play that the Penguins had where the puck never cleared the zone and Wilkes-Barre spent the whole 2:00 in with Garrett Mitchell skating without a stick. Bears killed it all.
Then the Pens took a penalty. A face-off win back to the wrong man, Chris Bourque, and it was 2-0 Bears.
1:36 later, Jakub Varna scored to make it 3-0 Bears. Easy tap in for a goal. Wilkes-Barre got careless after the Bourque goal and it cost them big.
Said this at the time…
Some intermission points and analysis. If you have the answer, leave it in the comments.
Third Period: Chris Bourque fired a changeup at DeSmith on a rush and it went in for a 4-0 Bears lead. Then Nic Andersen finally broke the curse of another team not being able to score in the same game in this series and the Pens were on the board…
But the air that was slowly filling in the Penguins balloon was quickly charged out by Liam O'Brien who scored that made it 5-1. Soft goal to allow by DeSmith and that was all for him. Enter Tristan Jarry who didn't allow another Bears goal. Jake Guentzel scored this goal on a five-on-three power play that made it 5-2 but the Penguins didn't get closer…
Had friend of mine tweet me on Twitter and comment that perhaps Justin Peters' NHL experience is starting to wear through. Hard to disagree with him. But for the last half of this game, the Penguins have played like the better team in the series but just have been snuffed out by Peters in big moments.
Remainder of the game devolved into a fight fest. If you want to see who got into what, look at the boxscore. I was too in awe at the time of the news of this…
Three Stars: 3) Jake Guentzel (goal, assist, -1) 2) Chandler Stephenson (three assists, +2) and 1) Chris Bourque (two goals, +1)
So the Penguins are down 2-1 in the best of seven series with Game 4 going Monday. It's an understatement in saying that the Penguins need to win that game to get it to a Game 6 Friday back in Wilkes-Barre. One team was due for a game like this in a series where the teams are so evenly matched and are bitter rivals in the process. The first team that got caught on the bad end was the Penguins. Whether it happens to the Bears remains to be seen, if it even gets to that point. With each game meaning more, it probably won't, so who knows.
Wheeling Update: The Nailers were pushed to the brink of elimination in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals with a 3-1 loss in Reading to the Royals. Clark Seymour scored the only goal for the Nailers in the loss as the series shifts back to West Virginia for Game 6 on Monday.
If the Pens run a video package I'll edit those highlights in.
I'll have an update to my charts sometime Sunday. Happy Mother's Day to any moms that read the blog, including my own, from her basement.
Let's Go Pens!
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Discussion in 'GMD Social Forum' started by Xorv, May 1, 2007.
one hitters are excellent when you're in a car.
ciggarettes are the legal version of crack.
Haha. Okay.
Crack is the illegal version of pneumonia.
my pals is the illegal version of people
my russian professor likes to spell sigaretes like this.
I took waayyy too much Dramamine one night and spent 8 hours in the shower trying to wash the bugs off my body with Rid.
Dramamine tripping is just unpleasant as a motherfucker, I kept hearing people calling my name for hours and then started hearing songs that didn't exist. That was fine and all until I started seeing the steps in my house about an inch below where they really were and kept tripping up them because of that. Then my heart rate just SKYROCKETED to like 140 bpm for like >_>... 17 hours or so
Reading back through this I found a thing about Morning Glories. The thing about eating the seeds didnt interest me much... but I read something about letting the flowers ferment in water. It apparently becomes faintly alcoholic and has mild psychadelic effects.
Anyone know anything about that?
I'm not into anything like this shit really... but that one just seems... pleasant, if true.
It sounds like you're just describing a method of extracting the LSA to avoid nausea from chewing the coating on the seeds. It certainly wont be any stronger after extraction. LSA is a shite psychedelic anyway, if you really want something legal, but dont want to delve into the grey area of the law that is RC's (especially with the analogue law in the US), you'd be far better off buying some mescaline containing cactus (San Pedro and Peruvian Torch are the legal ones). It was one of the first and most rewarding trips I went on.
Also on the topic of Dramamine, nobody should try and 'trip' on this, Dimenhydrinate (the main psychoactive ingredient) is a DELERIANT, not a hallicinogen in high doses. It's the equivalent of taking too much datura stramonium or nutmeg. You'll be very hard pressed to find a postive experience report.
Interesting enough. Seems mildly simple too.
Mescaline is illegal in the US. The cacti are legal to purchase, but extracting and using the mescaline is not (unless you're in one of those native American tribes or whatever that have used it traditionally). Just thought that should be clarified.
Yea... but unless you're advertising Cactus lemonade... I think you'll be find.
That's a bullshit law too... but anyway...
Well yeah, of course. I just wasn't sure if legality was a concern for you since you said you're "not into anything like this", so I wanted you to have the right info.
And yea I know what you mean... but I did search around a little bit before posting this here, and had already read that on wikipedia. I called the law stupid because of the Indian exception, btw.
I have a mother and a grandmother that grow quite a bit of flowers. I understand the concept.
It'd the same here, but if you eat the dried chips you haven't extracted anything and they can't do anything once it's in you. They wouldn't even know anything unless they were watching you already.
So you can slice the cactus and dry it, then eat them, I assume?
That sounds pretty nasty, but yeah you could.
A little salt will be needed, I'm sure.
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Anders Antonsen knocked out the former world champion and the defending Olympic champion, Chen Long.
The last match on the Friday scheduled at the World Championships in Basel was expected to be a blockbuster – and so it was.
Chen Long took the lead at the beginning at the first game, but after a challenge and two good rallies Antonsen won the first game 22-20. In the second game Antonsen was off to a good start leading 11-4 at the interval.
Solid win
Friday night Anders Antonsen won his first ever World Championships medal winning 22-20 21-10 against Chen Long.
- I said that I would win a medal, and I did. It feels really good and satisfying, Antonsen said.
- I was fighting really well. In the beginning I was running too much, playing a too much offensive style. When I started to play more defensive, it worked out well.
Facing Thai in the semifinal
In the semifinal on Saturday Anders Antonsen will face Kantaphon Wangcharoen from Thailand. The Thai is seeded 12th, and Antonsen is on paper the favourite to clinch the spot in the final.
- Now I have new goals, which is to win tomorrow, Antonsen said.


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