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Let's get one thing out of the way: these cats are young. They're like kittens in that sense — feral, attack-minded, alley kittens. It's easy to get hyped on talent at the FIFA U-20 World Cup because the game, at this age, so heavily favors attackers. The goals are beautiful, but they're generally scored in acres of space and triggered by a breakdown in midfield or defense.
Goalkeepers and defenders are lacking a key ingredient in what makes them great later in their careers: experience. You might also say that teams are tactically naive at this age, but that's for the best. This is the age for players to express themselves, to be more single-minded in their approach and a time for physically developed youngsters to use every personal advantage to brutalize the opponent. It's fun to watch, but the U-20 World Cup clearly isn't a crystal ball for gazing into the future.
Of the 12 players we've identified here, maybe one or two will go on to be world-renowned, while the others will simply go on to play professional soccer for a while and make a lot of money. Sounds awful, doesn't it?
Take, for example, the winners of the tournament's Golden Ball between 2009 and 2013. In 2013, Paul Pogba took home the award. He's only gone on to bigger and better things since then.
In 2011, Brazil's Henrique Almeida was the tournament's top player. He's since played for Sao Paulo, Granada, Botafogo and Gremio without really making a huge impact at any club. Still, that's a pretty impressive resume.
In 2009, Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah was the revelation of the tournament. He now plays for Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand.
So there you have the full spectrum of what can become of players who dominate this tournament — it's impossible to forecast. But whatever. Here are 12 players at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup that are all going to be better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo combined.
1-0 #USMNT! Josh Sargent scores to put ahead.
Don't on that touch from Tyler Adams!#RBNY | #U20WC pic.twitter.com/aB0TG0it7R
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) May 25, 2017
Nobody really knew Josh Sargent before the U-20 World Cup kicked off. Yes, he excelled for the United States at the U-17 level, but if that really floats your boat, you have a problem.
But now Sargent is "U.S. Soccer's next great hope", he's "USA's 17-year-old rising soccer star", he's "an American revelation", he's "ready for Europe". You can imagine just how shocked the U-20s of Ecuador and Senegal were when they came up against the ginger Pele.
We haven't seen a striker like this since Jozy Altidore was kicking the ball too hard as a five-year-old.
They didn't call him the Messi of South Korea for nothing. Lee Seung-Woo's showing Argentina's youth side how to play gambeta style. pic.twitter.com/NBazEKJE1Y
— Sivan John (@SivanJohn_) May 23, 2017
Goooool de Lee Seung-Woo! Korea 1-0 Guinea. #U20WC pic.twitter.com/G8XjjXV65L
— neυropнaтe (@neurophate) May 20, 2017
Lee Seung-woo is 19, he's been at La Masia since capturing Barcelona's attention as a precocious 12-year-old and he now plays for the Barca B team. That should tell you everything you need to know about this young baller.
FT | Venezuela 2-0 Germany | Ronaldo Peña and Sergio Córdova get the U-20 World Cup started with a sensational win: pic.twitter.com/pQXW3Ek4uj
— Hispanospherical (@DarrenSpherical) May 20, 2017
Sergio Córdova getting his fourth goal of the tournament after being set up by Adalberto Peñaranda: pic.twitter.com/pWcDzYjHDn #Venezuela #Gol
— Hispanospherical (@DarrenSpherical) May 26, 2017
For attentive readers out there (wow, good job on your ACT), you'll notice that I've snuck in two players in one slot! That's because there are no rules, and I couldn't choose just one Venezuelan representative when you've got these two La Vinotinto prodigies looking like a better South American pairing than Neymar and Gabriel Jesus. Also, Penaranda has nice hair.
They came, they balled, they conquered.
Jean Kévin Augustin vs. Honduras
The PSG 19 year old played very well in his debut for France in the U20 WC. pic.twitter.com/Up9cBoshQl
— EiF (@EiFsoccer) May 22, 2017
Cette minasse de Jean Kévin Augustin!
Le parisien trompe le gardien hondurien en puissance.
(cc @TitisduPSG)#FRAHON #U20WC pic.twitter.com/ifz0QvsHu4
— Ufeat (@UfeatApp) May 22, 2017
Hey, have you heard the one about an insanely talented French forward who's the next Thierry Henry? Perfect, because here's another one. For a country that can't even be bothered to call up Karim Benzema because Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Anthony Martial, Alexandre Lacazette, Kevin Gameiro, Kylian Mbappe, Anthony Modeste, Valere Germain, etc., this is really just embarrassing now.
At least we've got Chris Wondolowski Jozy Altidore Jordan Morris Josh Sargent.
The 1-0 for Uruguay vs. Japan. A brilliant team move rounded off expertly by Nicolás Schiappacasse. (@ScoutedFtbl). pic.twitter.com/p0PNxBnHBE
— Warriors of Uruguay (@UruguayanHeroes) May 24, 2017
I'm telling you right here, right now: the greatest goal call in the history of the game will involve Nicolas Schiappacasse. SCHIappaCASseeeeeeeeee!! It's more fun to say than Francisco. And he will eventually do a really important goal, because this kid has got straight tekkers.
He's only 18, but he rose through the ranks at River Plate to become a first team regular, and then Atletico Madrid asked him to sign "Straight up G" on the dotted line.
You might not recognize the name, but you know Riccardo Orsolini. I'll show you how:
This man just ended his career.
— Football Vines (@FootballVines) February 24, 2017
To say that Orsolini is good at dribbling is to say that the Tin Man's privates are made of sheet metal. It's as clear as day. Not only is he as tricky as Run-D.M.C, he also drops bangers like a pack of rubber chickens.
[@Wyscout] pic.twitter.com/P0WgtZIc7p
— Vincenzo Marchetta (@Vince7up) May 25, 2017
He looks quite useful this Ademola Lookman fella #cafc #efc pic.twitter.com/KGxBWzw4aA
— Jimmy Seed GS (@JamesMSeed) February 6, 2017
Ah oui, au fait....
Ademola Lookman.#EVEBOUpic.twitter.com/KKwj1FtPct
— Everton FC France (@EFCFrance) February 4, 2017
London-born Ademola Lookman was signed by Everton on January 5 and completed his remarkable rise to the Premier League by scoring against Manchester City only 10 days later on his club debut.
ICYMI: 19 year old English winger Ademola Lookman first goal for Everton vs Man City. [via Everton FC Belgium]pic.twitter.com/Z0MrGEo0kL
— 1960Bet (@1960Bet) January 16, 2017
This wizard of the wing hasn't yet got on the scoresheet in South Korea, but he struck the post twice against the hosts after some zany dribbling tekkers. As Rufio would say, looky looky out for Lookman
Lautaro Martinez's World Cup couldn't have started any worse as he was dismissed against England via the Video Assistant Referee, thus becoming a historic piece of U-20 World Cup bar trivia.
Lautaro Martinez retrespectively sent off during the match for elbow on Fikayo Tomori. Video assistant referees in action! #U20WC pic.twitter.com/QJP60d1gOT
— Peter Hampshire (@HampshirePeter) May 20, 2017
But Martinez returned for Argentina's final group match and the number nine scored two belters for La Albiceleste.
Control, giro y hermosa definición de Lautaro Martínezpic.twitter.com/BDM8oyIfTz
— Ataque Futbolero (@AtaqueFutbolero) May 26, 2017
Mundial Sub20: Segundo gol de Lautaro Martínez. Argentina le gana 5 a 0 a Guinea en 78' pic.twitter.com/O5mFBL2Kfo
— Infobae Deportes (@InfobaeDeportes) May 26, 2017
You can retroactively take Martinez out of the game, but you can't take the game out of Martinez or something.
Fashion Sakala has got it all: the strength, the speed, the finishing ability and, most importantly, the name. He's got the look. The Zambian's talents saw him move to Zanaco FC, the most decorated club in Zambian football history, at a young age.
From there, Russia's most successful club, Spartak Moscow, signed him to a three-year deal.
Tremendo pase de Takefusa Kubo, y grandiosa definición de Ritsu Doan. Esta escena se repetirá en el Mundial 2022.
— Vahoos Hernández (@Vahooos) May 21, 2017
He may be only 17, but at next #U20WC he'll be probably one of the stars: Ritsu #Doan can only grow #ACL#GAMvADE@MondoFutbolCom pic.twitter.com/n1zmJWvBmU
— Gabriele Anello (@nellosplendor) April 26, 2017
Ritsu Doan has just broken into the first team of Japan's Gamba Osaka, scoring three goals in seven league matches. He's the most highly regarded young talent in Japan, and he was given the AFC Youth Player of the Year award in 2016. There's also an unsubstantiated rumor, started by me, that he's going to bring balance to the force.
Ad Incheon l'americano De la Torre riprende @FEFecuador nel recupero. A brillare, con una doppietta, è però la stellina Bryan Cabezas #U20WC pic.twitter.com/yQ0xNsYn6j
— Andrea Bracco (@Falso_Nueve_IT) May 22, 2017
20-year-old Bryan Cabezas is an All-Action-Jackson midfielder who's already appeared for the Ecuadorian senior side and plays his football in Italy with Serie A's Atalanta. Fun fact: he's ambidextrous so nobody knows how in the hell to mark him.


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Not guilty? Should self-driving cars be required to "see in the dark?"
Exclusive: Tempe police chief says early probe shows no fault by Uber
Pushing a bicycle laden with plastic shopping bags, a woman abruptly walked from a center median into a lane of traffic and was struck by a self-driving Uber operating in autonomous mode.
… Traveling at 38 mph in a 35 mph zone on Sunday night, the Uber self-driving car made no attempt to brake, according to the Police Department's preliminary investigation.
… The self-driving Volvo SUV was outfitted with at least two video cameras, one facing forward toward the street
… From viewing the videos, "it's very clear it would have been difficult to avoid this collision in any kind of mode (autonomous or human-driven) based on how she came from the shadows right into the roadway," Moir said. The police have not released the videos.
… "I suspect preliminarily it appears that the Uber would likely not be at fault in this accident, either," Moir said.
However, if Uber is found responsible, that could open a legal quagmire.
"I won't rule out the potential to file charges against the (backup driver) in the Uber vehicle," Moir said.
But if the robot car itself were found at fault? "This is really new ground we're venturing into," she said.
(Related) Instant commentary.
Self-Driving Cars Still Don't Know How to See
… Cars don't see well
Autonomous cars don't track the center line of the street well on ill-maintained roads. They can't operate on streets where the line markings are worn away—as on many of the streets in New York City. These cars also don't operate in snow and other bad weather because they can't "see" in these conditions. A LIDAR guidance system doesn't work well in the rain or snow or dust because its beams bounce off the particles in the air instead of bouncing off obstacles like bicyclists.
For my Computer Security students.
John Amabile and Micheal Binns of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein write:
A change in emphasis in disputes over data security breaches is coming. To date, the focus has been on issues and potential damages arising from the breach itself and the subsequent loss of private, personal information. In light of recognized delays from both Equifax and Uber, combined with the confusing array of breach notification responsibilities, we believe 2018 will see a growing emphasis on disputes arising from a corporation's delay in notifying the public, the affected individuals and regulatory bodies about the breach.
Read more on Law.com Daily Report.
Implications for my Software Architecture students? Sounds like they are rather low on the Maturity Model.
Why Process Is U.S. Health Care's Biggest Problem
… It only takes 10 minutes of direct observation of a nurse in a hospital to understand care-delivery processes are not standardized and are dependent on individuals, not systems. This lack of reproducibility leads to errors. Since every caregiver does it his or her own way, it's difficult to improve anything. Stable systems that are reproducible are required to deliver consistently high quality. Industrial companies figured this out 50 years ago. The writings of manufacturing gurus Imai and Shingo provide insight into how quality is built into processes. A process must first be stabilized then standardized before being improved. Because few standardized processes exist in care delivery there are many possibilities for error. That's why simply making a poor process electronic by implementing an electronic health record (EHR) doesn't lead to better quality or cost.
When it comes to change, the technology is the easiest part. Most health systems in America have or are implementing the EHR. And the vendor processes for implementation have become very good. The hard part is to get the doctors, nurses, and administrators to agree on what is the best way to deliver the care. Since the doctors control most care decisions, the rest of the provider team follows the doctors' lead. If the doctor wants to do things a certain way, that's what is done. The problem is the next doctor wants it his way and so on.
My students should think about what Gartner is saying.
Gartner issues four-part prescription for data and analytics leaders
"It's such a consequential time to be a data and analytics leader," said Rita Sallam, research vice president at Gartner and master of ceremonies of the recent Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2018 event. Consequential because companies deemed info-savvy are valued at nearly twice the market average, she said, citing Gartner research. And consequential because data, as regarded by the information experts attending the event, is under attack.
"Just as fake news became a viable political weapon – and make no mistake, fake news is fake data, which makes it our problem – ensuring data quality, providing a foundation of trust, just became job No. 1 for everyone in this room," Sallam said.
… Sallam and her Gartner colleagues warned attendees they must overcome four "tough challenges" as they strive to help their companies capitalize on data. To succeed, they will have to:
Establish trust in the data;
Promote diversity – of people and skills, as well as types of data;
Manage complexity through automation; and
Develop data literacy programs.
How to learn what your citizens are talking about? Telegram Secret Chats are one-on-one chats wherein messages are encrypted with a key held only by the chat's participants. Secret Chats is different from what is used for cloud chats
Telegram Must Give FSB Encryption Keys: Russian Court
Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the popular Telegram messenger app must provide the country's security services with encryption keys to read users' messaging data, agencies reported.
Media watchdog Roskomnadzor instructed Telegram to "provide the FSB with the necessary information to decode electronic messages received, transmitted, or being sent" within 15 days, it said on its website.
Telegram had appealed against an earlier ruling that it must share this information, but this appeal was rejected on Tuesday.
If it does not provide the keys it could be blocked in Russia.
… Durov wrote last year that the FSB's demands are "technically impossible to carry out" and violate the Russian Constitution which entitles citizens to privacy of correspondence.
Tuesday's ruling is the latest move in a dispute between Telegram and the Russian authorities as Moscow pushes to increase surveillance of internet activities.
Because we need more data?
IBM working on 'world's smallest computer' to attach to just about everything
IBM is hard at work on the problem of ubiquitous computing, and its approach, understandably enough, is to make a computer small enough that you might mistake it for a grain of sand.
It's an evolution of IBM's "crypto anchor" program, which uses a variety of methods to create what amounts to high-tech watermarks for products that verify they're, for example, from the factory the distributor claims they are, and not counterfeits mixed in with genuine items.
The "world's smallest computer," as IBM continually refers to it, is meant to bring blockchain capability into this; the security advantages of blockchain-based logistics and tracking could be brought to something as benign as a bottle of wine or box of cereal.
In addition to getting the computers extra-tiny, IBM intends to make them extra-cheap, perhaps 10 cents apiece.
More than half of US homes now subscribe to a streaming service, spending $2.1 billion a month
Deloitte found in its 12th annual digital media trends survey that the percentage of American households that subscribe to a streaming service has grown to 55 percent. Last year, the firm reported that 49 percent of households reported at least one video subscription service.
Kevin Westcott, vice chairman and U.S. media and entertainment leader at Deloitte, told CNBC that exclusive original content is a major driver for customers when they're choosing subscriptions. In its survey of 2,088 consumers, Deloitte said more than half of current streaming customers chose to subscribe to a service based on access to exclusive content.
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November 25, 2007
PaperPhilia- Midori Japan's Traveler's Notebook
My love of fountain-pens (FPs) has produced side-effect loves that I never thought would happen when I first put ink into my first serious FP. The side loves have included excellent ink and excellent paper. I've discussed the effect of ink and paper on writing experience in the past (FPs -v- BPs). Molly, from whom I purchased my first Japanese notebooks (Apica), sent me a journal to get my opinions on it. I have to admit not being sure of this journal at first, but a bit of digging and using has solidified some things about it, and I wanted to share them here. I'll have to devote a different post to discussing the Apica notebooks (as I've fallen hard for them). I've reviewed the Apica on the FountainPenNetwork's forum in the recent past, so I'll wait on that review for another time.
(More images and my review after "more"…)
Today's focus, is on the Midori Traveler's Notebook [2]. This is my first time experiencing a Midori [2] product. My first view of the journal was a blur of plastic and cardboard wrapping that could only have come from Japan. This journal is packed so well. Two separate plastic wraps, one cardboard box-like wrap, and an internal cloth bag secure this journal for shipping. (When was the last time you got a journal in a cloth-bag?) One Google translation of a blog post mentions that it's packed reminiscent of a souvenir (or perhaps the true translation was "gift"?) Not knowing Japanese, I'm not sure. I will say it's very well packed, and it shows Midori's attention to detail.
Opening up the well packaged notebook became an adventure itself. Inside the plastic outer-cover was a second plastic inner cover, a cardboard package with elastic enclosure, as well as a cloth-bag containing the notebook. Inside the cardboard package also came a second elastic replacement strap, and instructions (unfortunately in Japanese).
Hence, my earlier comment- Midori definitely pays attention to details. They were kind enough to supply a replacement strap. In fact, there's a third strap which wraps the cardboard package (of a more orange color), which could be removed and used with the notebook as well.
Inching back the cloth cover a strap-button, and wonderful leather cover come into view. The cover is quite thick, and is wonderful to touch. I'm positive the notebook was shipped in the cloth case to prevent marring on its journey. Midori mentions on their outer label that overtime the notebook cover will take on a character all its own. I noticed this with some modest use, and found that a small bit of leather cleaner/moisturizer brings back a very nice patina to the cover very easily.
The back cover tells the story of the leather's manufacture- Thailand. Apparently the covers are made in a small factory and this is part of the reason that export from Japan hasn't been very high. The inside cover shows the strap that holds the replaceable journal as well as the nice split-grain side of the leather cover.
The size is approximately 8.58″ x 5.11″ x 0.39″. This is a bit longer and narrower than most notebooks and is reminiscent of a man's coat-pocket wallet or check-book, but bigger. It's a nice size for holding in your hand, but perhaps will require some more narrower writing use. With time I'll get the hang of it (I haven't used it much yet).
Another interesting feature which is discussed on the cover, is the ability to add or replace various journals into the notebook cover. A quick search of all things Midori-Traveler-Notebook turns up details of what they offer. These options include adhesive inside-cover pockets, a zipper-case for receipts, as well as a business-card folio which can be added to the spine. There are images showing alterations of the journal with beads on the end of its bookmark (did I mention there's a bookmark?) as well as beads laced onto it's closure elastic band. They also mention replacement of the elastic band with alternative closures (such as thread or leather thong etc.). So, it's clear they wish you to add to this cover, and personalize it. To add to this, they also sell (of course) the replacement journals themselves, available in blank, ruled and gridded styles. The icing on the cake- they even sell an archive binder which holds 5 fully used journals for adding to your bookshelf for archiving your notes.
After unwrapping the journal, I took ink to the paper… My first experience with the paper was interesting- the paper has a small amount of texture. So, I would term this paper as having a bit more "tooth" than the Apica papers, but it's still quite smooth to write in. It's not so toothy that it's frustrating to use. Those who hate ice-skating ring smooth paper will enjoy the tooth of the paper.
(My apologies for the different image condictions.) The paper takes ink quite well. There was no feathering and no bleed-through with the inks I've tested (mostly Noodler's as I love their product). This is excellent, as feathering and bleed-through to a light paper would spell death for FP use. [Why do so many FP users insist their Moleskines work well? They have horrible paper!] There was some see-through owing to the fact that the paper is quite thin. For those of you who enjoy thin paper for fountain-pen use, you'll know that it's extremely difficult to find a very thin paper that takes ink well with no see-through. [For this type of paper, see Apica or Smythson ($$$- they're the paper manufacturers for English Royalty).] I'll try and update what I think about the paper after more use. So far so good: it took ink well, it passed with good marks.
All in all, I'm excited to try out this fine journal, and hope to get the hang of things with it soon. The leather cover is simply amazing. Wonderful quality and extremely thick- this isn't wearing out anytime soon. So, for a higher-end take on a notebook, I have to say I'm smitten so far. I plan on updating the blog in the future with links to various other flickr streams and blogs of users of Midori's Traveler's Notebook (there are a few out there, but not a ton yet), as well as some of the things I've been doing to it.
I hope you enjoyed this first-look of this fine journal. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
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Love this review of this journal – Boy that looks like it would be wonderful to write in and enjoy. Nice quality and I just love leather journals 🙂
Now my question – How has the Vanishing Point FP been working out for you. Is it one of your favorites? or which one is?
I still love my Parker 51 Special and Lamy FP but …. Time for a new one..
OK Second Comment from Merlin – Do you know if you can purchase that type of journal in the US? I was showing a friend and she loves the look of this. So now a mission to try and find one and some refills
would your friend consider sending them to the UK?
Hi Dave – We are the sole stockist of the Midori Japan Traveler's Notebooks in the UK. Three of the notebooks are available now and the full product line will be available in the two weeks. We also ship internationally for anyone else looking to buy them online. Here is the link:
I hope you enjoy them. I'm sure they will be worth the wait! ~Glassworks
Hey everyone. Just to let everyone know, the Miidori Japan's traveler's notebooks are currently available at the Maido stationery store in downtown San Francisco(415)227-4338 and at the Santana Row Store in San Jose California(408)252-1300. Both Stores have interesting fountain pens from Pilot, Platinum, Sailor and Ohto. By the way Midori Japan has changed their name to Designphil since the end of last year. If you have any questions please post.
I ran across this web site, which lists the Midori Traveler's Notebook as an item they carry:
Here's the page from their site with the Traveler's Notebook. The price is $49.00, and from what I can gather on this page, includes the cotton bag, leather cover, one refill and extra elastic strap.
One question I had about the number of pages in the notebook refills: is it 64 sheets (making 128 writing sides) or 32 sheets (to make 64 writing sides). In the U. S. manufacturers usually refer to pages, by which they mean sides, but I've found that in other countries, they will use "pages" to mean what we would call "sheets," so you double the number of sheets to get the number of "sides" (or "pages").
Oops! My bad, this JP Trading Co. only sells to retail stores, so they are basically distributors. I guess the best source would be the stores in San Francisco noted above.
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Great post and pics! I'll keep me eye out for them.
Have you seen these fine carved leather journals? We can make special designs of your own too. Please have a look and thank you for reading. I see the japanese makes named thsi journal after the great epica made with amalfi paper. i will try ti get one of these japanese journals for myself.
have a nice day!
"[Why do so many FP users insist their Moleskines work well? They have horrible paper!] "
Unfortunately it seems that the quality of paper used in the moleskine notebooks has taken a significant turn for the worse in recent years. Older notebooks took a FP well with no feathering or bleedthrough. My local stationery store and FP oasis has stopped carrying them for this very reason.
I don't know if that's your handwriting in that leather journal, but it's the perfect style of handwriting for a journal. Just thought you should know.
These can also be bought from http://www.bundoki.com – I have purchased from them multiple times and shipping has always been quick (EMS) and the price a few bucks cheaper than the CA options when I checked. The site is in Japanese, but you can click on the "international order" icon on the top right to see English instructions (basically, you send them SKU/quantity/color via email, they send you a PayPal request and ship as soon as you pay). Midori stuff is the third link on the left after Rhodia and Moleskine notebooks…
I live in Japan and this is the only Notebook that I have ever used for any period more then 2 weeks. It's just awesome!
I made a video on it plus my Life Management System here:
Feel free to look only at the first part of the video to see the notebook from various angles.
Hi Eric,
How much do these notebooks cost in Japan?
I know someone coming to the US from Japan in March, 2011.
They cost around 3500 yen.
Here is the link to the Japanese website:
I know these website that is going to start carrying it soon!
check their blog for update they are also doing a giveaway
Yay for passport size! I saw it the other day at my friend's place and she had it with her passport in it and it was so cute I wanted one right away! I have the regular size but might consider getting the passport size too! I might get it at that Resorshop.com site my friend got it from there.
you can get one at http://www.resorshop.com they have refillable and all
Check out some inspiration for your notebook here: yohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmwsevPHkaY


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25 Crazy Fan Theories About The MCU Before Avengers: Endgame
It's finally time for Avengers: Endgame, the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that promises to be the big finale that wraps up everything that's come before. Robert Downey, Jr. might be leaving the MCU, while Chris Evans has confirmed he definitely is. A lot of the characters we've followed for the past decade might not make it to the end of the movie.
There are plenty of questions that Endgame has to answer. Where did half our favorite heroes go after Thanos snapped his fingers and turned them all to dust? How is Ant-Man going to get himself out of the Quantum Realm? Is Captain Marvel going to defeat Thanos? Who is going to be left to lead the MCU's future at the end of the movie? Along with those questions and the fact that we've had to wait a full year for them to be answered have come dozens of fan theories about the goings-on in the MCU.
Anything could happen – the MCU doesn't have much of a rigid schedule past Endgame. So, ahead of the release of the epic finale and all of those questions getting definitive answers, here are 25 Crazy Fan Theories About The MCU Before Avengers: Endgame.
25 Doctor Strange Told The Hulk Not To Come Out
In Thor: Ragnarok, we found out the Hulk had been in control of Bruce Banner's body for a couple of years, fighting as a gladiator on Sakaar. One theory is that while he was there, Doctor Strange went to see him and told him not to come out when he was on Earth. This could've been part of the "one in 14 million" scenario that Strange is trying to engineer.
Remember, when Heimdall saved the Hulk, he sent him down to the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York – this could've been part of the plan, too. Mark Ruffalo has contradicted this theory by saying the Hulk simply doesn't want to come out due to a disagreement with Banner over the fact he only ever uses him when he's in danger. Still, that could've been a lie – or just what Banner himself thinks is going on.
24 Goose The Cat Will Save Everyone
Goose the cat – or rather, Goose the Flerken – was unexpectedly introduced as one of the most powerful characters in the MCU in Captain Marvel. She has a mouth full of tentacles, a stomach that can store entire dimensions, and the ability to travel between dimensions.
There's plenty of Flerken abilities to explore in the MCU. The only problem with Goose saving the day is that it would be too convenient. Also, it would make the movie inherently comedic, and from the trailers, it seems as though the filmmakers are going for more dramatic heft than that.
23 Pepper Potts Will Fly Out In An Iron Man Suit To Save Tony
Gwyneth Paltrow is the latest actor to announce they're leaving the MCU after Endgame. But it seems like she might go out in a pretty epic way, as Paltrow has posted a photo from the set in which she wears an Iron Man mask.
This could just be the actress messing around between takes, like when Robert Downey, Jr. donned Doctor Strange's cloak, or it could be a hint that she'll fly out into space to save Tony. It's unlikely, though. If she flew out and found he'd already passed away, it would be pretty sad.
22 The Black Knight Is Joining The MCU
Ever since Peyton Reed told fans to look closely in all the Quantum Realm scenes in Ant-Man and the Wasp, fans have been spotting hints at future MCU characters and story-lines left and right. The most obvious one is the inter-dimensional city confined inside a bubble that someone noticed in the background.
This suggested that the Quantum Realm is much bigger than we initially thought, and could actually have people living in it. One such character suggested to be living there is the Black Knight, which would introduce him into the MCU.
21 Hawkeye Is Training His Successor
In the trailer for Endgame, we saw Clint Barton training a young girl to use a bow and arrow right before cutting to him with his new grizzled look as Ronin. This could be Kate Bishop, who is mentored by Hawkeye in the comics and eventually takes his place as the Avenger whose superpower is archery.
More likely, it's his young daughter, who was introduced in Age of Ultron, but she could be taking Kate Bishop's place in the story. If this is the case, maybe they'll get more respect from the fans than Hawkeye did.
20 Everyone Who Vanished Is In The Soul World
After Thanos traveled to Vormir and passed the test to get the Soul Stone by sacrificing the person he loved most, Gamora, he saw a vision of her in an ethereal orange world.
Since the Soul Stone itself is orange, some fans have theorized that she didn't actually pass away, and we saw her in the Soul World, the world held inside the Soul Stone. Some of those fans took that a step further and suggested that everyone who turned to dust at the end of Infinity War went there, too.
19 Ant-Man To The Rescue!
Ant-Man seems very confused when he shows up at Avengers HQ in the first Endgame trailer and when he wanders through the streets in the second trailer. When we last saw him in Ant-Man and the Wasp, he was stranded in the Quantum Realm with none of his friends left to get him out of there.
The fact that he managed to get out of the Quantum Realm by himself at all shows us he could have a very important role in saving everyone. He might lead the Avengers through the Quantum Realm to save everyone who disappeared.
18 Bucky Barnes Is The New Captain America
With Chris Evans leaving the MCU and, as a result, Steve Rogers behind, he probably is not making it to the end of Endgame. The Captain America shield will be lying around with no one to wield it. Bucky Barnes may be the guy to take up the mantle, to keep the legacy of his fallen friend alive and also to complete his journey of redemption.
Bucky's whole character arc has revolved around moving on from being a brainwashed assassin to be a free-thinking hero again. What better way to do that than to become the new Captain America?
17 Red Skull Will Come After Captain America
According to the Russo brothers, Red Skull is free to leave Vormir if he wants, perhaps because he stuck around until he found someone who passed the test unto whom to bequeath the Soul Stone. Given how coy the producers are about the issue, Red Skull is expected to play a large part in the plot of Endgame.
Conveniently, he's still alive and free to enter the wider world at around the same time his arch nemesis Captain America was thawed out. So, they can settle their old score before Chris Evans leaves the MCU, completing his character's journey that began in The First Avenger.
16 The Thunderbolts Will Join The Avengers
In one Marvel Comics storyline, while everyone in the world thought that the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four had been lost forever, a new superhero team took over called "the Thunderbolts." These were super-villains disguised as superheroes, who were secretly exacting evil while they pretended to be helping people.
The only indication this will happen in the MCU is the fact that most of the world's superheroes have gone missing and The Incredible Hulk's General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was subtly reintroduced into the MCU a couple of years ago.
15 Thanos Will Get Tricked Into The Quantum Realm
One of the most popular theories about how the Avengers will defeat Thanos involves somehow deceiving him into entering the Quantum Realm and then stranding him there. It seems to be the only option left: he's been mystically restrained, he's had an axe in his shoulder, he's fought the Hulk, and nothing has worked.
Maybe he can't be terminated by the Avengers, but just stranded outside reality, which is good enough. The only obstacle is that he won't fit in the back of Luis' van, but the Pym Particles can be used to enlarge the van to take care of that.
14 Iron Man, Cap, And Thor Will Be Rebooted
There's a theory that, with Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth looking to leave the MCU after Endgame, their characters will be recast. It has been called the "New Universe Theory" and the "Reboot Theory." The theory is that this will be explained by some parallel timeline where they look and sound slightly different.
It's a wild theory, but at least it would be explained within the storyline, unlike most reboots. Still, can anyone accept someone besides Downey as Iron Man, or someone besides Evans as Cap, or someone besides Hemsworth as Thor? Probably not.
13 Endgame Ends With Tony And Pepper's Wedding
Sebastian Stan fueled speculation that Endgame would end with – or at least contain – a scene in which Tony and Pepper get married, with all our favorite characters in attendance, when he said, "There was one scene, I think, we had where everybody was there. I can't really talk about that scene, but I knew it took them three months in planning this scene to have everyone there.
"You look around and you just saw everyone from Samuel L. Jackson to Michael Douglas to Michelle Pfeiffer. Everybody was there." The fact he can't talk about the content of the actual scene suggests it might be a wedding. If it was just some big battle, he'd be free to at least say that.
12 The Wedding Scene Will Be A Nightmarish Vision
The wedding theory isn't exactly consistent with the very obvious inevitability that Tony Stark will not survive to the end of Endgame. One dark theory is that, as Tony runs out of oxygen or hydration on board the Milano and leaves a message for Pepper, he'll have a nightmarish vision of everything he'll miss out on as his life comes to an end.
While the kids in the audience wouldn't be too thrilled about being plunged into a horrifying nightmare induced by Tony Stark's feverishness in his final moments, it would certainly be something new.
11 Tony And Pepper Have A Daughter
In an interview, Gwyneth Paltrow said, "Pepper and Tony have had a real long journey together... The relationship evolves, and now, this decade later, they're married and they have a child." What?! Either that's a mistake or it's a major, major spoiler for Endgame.
It was hinted in Infinity War that Pepper was pregnant when she told Tony he was "going to be..." before being interrupted. Going to be a father? If Paltrow is referring to Pepper and Tony being both married and having a child, then she's referring quite far into the future, either confirming time travel or a time jump within the narrative.
10 Tony Will Meet His Daughter In The Future
As long as the Avengers are traveling through time, Tony Stark might meet his daughter in the future when she's all grown up. We still don't know who Katherine Langford is playing, and after she posted a picture from the set on Instagram in which she had red hair, many fans speculated she'd be playing Tony and Pepper's grown-up daughter.
What would be sadder than Tony meeting his daughter, who has grown up without a father, as an adult in some time vortex, and then passing away? In fact, his daughter might even appear in the nightmare sequence where Tony envisions his own wedding.
9 The Avengers Will Travel Back To When They First Got Together
Based on Doctor Strange's ability to use the Time Stone and all the set photos featuring characters like Captain America and Loki in their 2012 costumes, it seems like time travel will play a large role in the plot of Endgame. More specifically, a lot of fans have theorized that the characters will go back to the first Avengers movie.
That was when Earth's mightiest heroes first got together, and also when Thanos first became interested in destroying them after they defeated his Chitauri army and he realized he'd underestimated their power.
8 Loki Is Alive
When we supposedly lost Loki in Infinity War, he stabbed Thanos with his left hand as opposed to his right. This has led many fans to believe that it wasn't actually him, but rather a projection. We've seen the trickster god project himself and not really get terminated before, so it wouldn't be surprising if he did it again.
Also, just ask Tom Hiddleston if he's in Endgame and he gets all skittish, so Loki's probably alive. Disney has confirmed that Loki will be the star of his own original series on their new streaming service, Disney+, although we can't discount the chance that this is a prequel.
7 The Missing Characters Are The Lucky Ones
The characters who disappeared after Thanos snapped his fingers are the ones with sequels coming up: Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, most of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The ones who survived are the ones who either are or might be leaving the franchise: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor etc.
We've been assuming the ones who disappeared are the ones in danger, but maybe they were sent to a new world to live in harmony while the original world crumbles. Ant-Man and Captain Marvel are safe, because they can pass through the Quantum Realm to safety. The hint that this is the case is Thanos telling Tony Stark, "I hope they remember you."
6 Monica Rambeau Will Go Full Photon In Endgame
Monica Rambeau's transformation into the superhero Photon was teased in Captain Marvel when she was shown to idolize Carol Danvers and begged her mother not to ignore the call for adventure when an alien race needed her help, establishing her heroic spirit.
Plus, her mother's call-sign was revealed to be "Photon." She was just a kid then, but don't forget, Captain Marvel was set in the '90s. Monica will be in her 30s now, a prime age to join the Avengers and take on Thanos with her heroic half-alien aunt.
5 Nick Fury Knew About The Whole Thing From The Beginning
In the post-credits scene of Infinity War, despite their mysterious disappearances, Nick Fury and Maria Hill don't necessarily not know what's going on. One fan theory goes that Doctor Strange went back in time to visit Nick Fury in the '90s, right after the events of Captain Marvel, telling him to page Carol Danvers at exactly the moment he eventually does.
We know that Strange is masterminding the whole thing based on the "one in 14 million" outcome he saw. This would explain why Fury went from being a bright-eyed optimist in Captain Marvel to a grizzled cynic in Iron Man – he's gravely aware of what's coming.
4 Death Is Joining The MCU
Death's introduction into the MCU has been teased since the post-credits scene of The Avengers, in which Thanos was warned that taking on Earth's mightiest heroes would mean courting Death and he smiled at the prospect. In the comics, Thanos and Death are lovers.
Some fans expected Cate Blanchett's Hela from Thor: Ragnarok to be revealed to be Death (sometimes known in the comics as Lady Death or Mistress Death,) but that turned out to be untrue. If she's going to be introduced into the MCU, Endgame would be the perfect time to do it.
3 Endgame Will Set Up A New Avengers Team For The MCU's Future
It's very likely that some of the O.G. Avengers will pass away in Endgame. Robert Downey, Jr. has signed up to star in more non-MCU movies in the next year than he has in the last ten years since he started playing Iron Man, suggesting he won't survive the new movie, while Chris Evans has outright confirmed he's leaving the franchise.
Meanwhile, we've got a nice new Avengers team set up with Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man. So, maybe the original team established in 2012 will be completely replaced.
2 Captain Marvel Is Going To Lead The Avengers Past Endgame
Captain Marvel is pretty clearly being primed for the role of the Avengers' leader. She's the strongest, fastest, most powerful superhero in the MCU yet. Plus, she has the title of "Captain," which is the same title of the Avengers' current leader, Captain America.
With Chris Evans leaving the MCU after Endgame, Captain Marvel will likely take over as the team's leader. We know that Brie Larson was initially reluctant to take the role, and this could be because she would be required to play the character who leads the team for the next decade and that's a huge commitment.
1 Defeating Thanos Will Be The Easy Part
One Redditor theorizes that defeating Thanos will not be the most difficult challenge faced by the Avengers in Endgame. Rather, the Mad Titan will be taken care of within the first 20 minutes of the movie, and then the real challenge will be reversing his devastating finger-snap. The real villain of the movie will be the apocalyptic "Decimation" and the dangerous conditions of the Quantum Realm.
Either that, or an entirely new villain will emerge. Another hint at this is the fact that Thanos was featured prominently on the Infinity War poster and turned out to be the main villain of that film, while he's faded into the background of the Endgame poster, suggesting he won't be around much.


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The past few days have been trying times for the global Alzheimer's community. Biogen and Eisai Inc were forced to halt a stage 3 trial of a formerly promising compound when it became clear that the treatment, named Aducanumab, wouldn't come close to meeting study endpoints. After much anticipation, it became clear that Aducanumab just doesn't work. In just a few days, billions of dollar in R&D investment and badly needed revenue potential vanished into thin air. But hope persists. Here are four biotechs that are forging ahead with novel approaches to the dreaded disease.
"It's not how many times you get knocked down that counts, but how many times you get back up."
-General George Custer
1) Neurotrope, Inc. ($NTRP)
Rather than treating amyloid plaques directly, this scrappy startup is targeting another hallmark of demented patients; weakened or erased synaptic connections between brain cells. Think of Neurotrope as an electrician working to strengthen the electrical grid in a complex building.
$NTRP is moving forward with testing of it's patented Bryostatin-1, an agent originally derived from jellyfish. One key advantage for Bryostatin-1 is that it has been studied in cancer patients for years, thus there are no fears of toxicity in humans. Neurotrope has successfully regrown brain wiring in mice, and already shown some tantalizing human results in a preliminary phase 2 study. A much larger phase 2 study is currently underway, with a readout expected before the end of 2019.
2) Denali Therapeutics, Inc. ($DNLI)
The scientists at Denali believe that many of the negative symptoms of Alzheimer's are results of bad inflammation in the brain. Specifically, they are targeting a protein in the brain called RIPK1 that drives unhealthy inflammation. In mouse models, Denali has produced dramatic benefits by dialing down the effects of the RIPK1 protein. Can this same benefit be delivered in human test subjects? Denali describes it's work with this drug candidate as "early clinical." That is Pharma speak for "we shall see…"
3) Alector, Inc ($ALEC)
Alector was founded under the hypothesis that the immune system is a key driver of brain health. Thus, Alzheimer's and other neuro maladies can be prevented or cured by modulating the immune system's actions in the brain. $ALEC has two early stage drug candidates it is developing in partnership with Abbvie. If the Alector scientific team is proven correct, it would be nothing less than a revolution in our understanding of the human brain.
4) Biogen and Eisai ($BIIB) & ($ESALY)
Are you reading this correctly? Yes, you are. Fresh after enduring a stock market plunge that erased billions in shareholder wealth, the "dynamic duo" are at it again. The failure of Aducanumab has fueled a lot of speculation that the "amyloid plaque" hypothesis of Alzheimer's is wrong. So many different drugs have been designed to prevent or remove amyloid plaques from the brain; all have failed to improve or prevent dementia in real world patients.
Now Biogen and Eisai are moving forward with yet another candidate that relies upon the Amyloid Hypothesis. Within hours of announcing the discontinuation of the aducanaub program, they announced a new phase three trial for BAN2401, a different agent that has been in development. Incredibly resilient? Or incredibly foolish? You be the judge.
Anyone who chooses to invest their hard earned capital in any of these companies must understand that the odds of success are long. Many billions of dollars have been lost in the quest to cure Alzheimer's disease. Many scientific careers have died an ugly death on crushed hopes. Yet anyone who has experienced first hand the utter devastation caused by this cruel disease knows that we must continue to take these risks. A better world depends on us.
DISCLOSURE: the Sick Economist owns shares in $NTRP


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Netways is extremely proud to announce that it has been named to the 2013 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club. This achievement is a result of Netways dedication to customer satisfaction through the delivery of innovative and customized business solutions that add value and help the development of our business partner.
The Microsoft Dynamics President's Club is a prestigious honor that recognizes the top 5 percent of high-performing Microsoft Dynamics partners worldwide. Membership in the Microsoft Dynamics President's Club is granted based on a Partner's continual, committed efforts aimed at offering services and solutions which help clients automate, transform, and grow their business.
"Each year we recognize and honor Microsoft Dynamics partners from around the world for exemplary performance" said Rich Wickham, General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics Partner Strategy and Sales. "The award-winning partners contribute to the ecosystem and customer businesses alike through their exceptional commitment and expertise and Microsoft is honored to recognize Netways for their achievements during the past year and for their dedication and support of Microsoft Dynamics applications."
Netways, one of the top technology service providers in the Middle East, delivers consultancy and high-quality business technology solutions to governments and organizations in all industries. We Bring IT All Together by providing solutions that enable enterprises to connect people and technology through processes in order to gain insights into their business for better decision making. Our offerings will help them improve business productivity and collaboration.
"Since its beginning, Netways was known as a leader in the information worker and connecting people with technology through processes" said Jean Moussa, Regional Manager, Netways. "Being selected in this elite group for Microsoft dynamics will grant us a strong position in the enterprise core business, and it is part of Netways strategy to become a Microsoft "one stop shop" in the Middle East".


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Ian McEwan was born on 21 June 1948 in Aldershot, England. He studied at the University of Sussex, where he received a BA degree in English Literature in 1970. He received his MA degree in English Literature at the University of East Anglia.
McEwan's works have earned him worldwide critical acclaim. He won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1976 for his first collection of short stories First Love, Last Rites; the Whitbread Novel Award (1987) and the Prix Fémina Etranger (1993) for The Child in Time; and Germany's Shakespeare Prize in 1999. He has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction numerous times, winning the award for Amsterdam in 1998. His novel Atonement received the WH Smith Literary Award (2002), National Book Critics' Circle Fiction Award (2003), Los Angeles Times Prize for Fiction (2003), and the Santiago Prize for the European Novel (2004). He was awarded a CBE in 2000. In 2006, he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Saturday and his novel On Chesil Beach was named Galaxy Book of the Year at the 2008 British Book Awards where McEwan was also named Reader's Digest Author of the Year.
McEwan lives in London and is currently writing a new novel. His most recently published work is For You, a libretto.


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The Salvation Army is more than halfway to its fundraising goal of $100,000 to replace the Beacon Bus, run by Nathan Swartz.Photograph by: Adrian Lam , timescolonist.com (July 2012)
The Salvation Army's Beacon Bus replacement campaign is picking up speed thanks to another big donation.
The latest contribution to help replace the mobile-response vehicle, which has been on Victoria streets since 1997, is $10,000 from Keycorp Consulting Ltd.
Combined with an earlier anonymous gift of $50,000 - the result of media coverage of the campaign - the Beacon Bus fundraising effort has now raised more than 60 per cent of its $100,000 goal.
Keycorp had previously supported the Salvation Army during its holiday Red Kettle campaign.
Like the current Beacon Bus, the replacement will have a kitchen, allowing hundreds of meals an hour to be served during emergencies and disasters such as forest fires.
The current vehicle is an aging GMC school bus, and the plan is to replace it with a Sprinter van.
To make a donation, call 250-386-3366 (ext. 4).
Donations can also be made by mail or in person at 777 Fort. St., Third Floor, Victoria, B.C., V8W 1G9.
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Merlot Cottage is situated in a secluded location, down a type of "country lane", a convenient 5-minute walking distance from the centre of Tanunda, the Barossa Valley's quaintest town. There you will find restaurants, shops, antiques and wineries. The cottage lies on a large block of land, with a terraced cottage/bush garden and views of the Barossa Ranges.
The cottage features an ensuite spa, wood fire, air-conditioning, antiques and a fully equipped kitchen.
Your gourmet breakfast needs are provided, as are port, cheese, chocolate brownies, home-made cookies and other goodies.
We offer a discount for mid-week direct bookings. Merlot Cottage is unsurpassed in Tanunda, and offers what the majority of visitors desire: privacy, romance, spa bath, wood fire, and a short walk to restaurants. Guests need only bring personal items. Your hosts, Lian and Peter, are very experienced in the better end of the B&B industry.
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I hate living in a flat. I cannot wait for when we finally get our own little house. My son can then scream, play, sing, dance and shout as much as he wants withoug me being bothered about disturbing the sleeping neighbours. He woke up early today, so we have started our Saturday earlier than I would have liked, but that's ok. Gives me the chance to say what I have been wanting to say.
This is the post that I owe.
About two weeks ago when I wrote the post "That that I owe" I was still engaged in mental warfare. Trying to find peace in my soul. Being positive and wondering why the hell it took so much energy to stay positive focused and happy. Then I blogged, you all responded and I went away to ponder what you had all said. I was slightly pissed. My thought was "yeah yeah whatever.. that's what they think but that's not the reality for me".
Trying to be peaceful had been a struggle every day. The constant pep talks I gave myself. "stay positive, stay focused, it will happen, confess positively.. and the most embrassing part.. I became religious (this topic is a post on its own.. coming to a blog near you).
Come Wednesday night two weeks ago. I had returned from school and was catching up on some reading. My husband sat across me doing some work on his laptop. I begun to talk. Giving voice to my troubled state of mind. Some time back he had asked me to watch Steve Jobs speech to Standford's graduating students (available on youtube). We had discussed the speech and during the course of the discussion he had said
"I think that one day, somebody who has failed (who isn't a 220 shining bulb) should give the speech. Tell the kids what that is like"
Mrembo: Yeah, someone like me.. but here is the thing, what would be the point of it. It has to have a message"
We volleyed back and forth and let it go in laughter cause we could not come up with a positive spin on the "When you fail, When you don't succeed" speech.
That was what was on my mind when I was talking to him that Wednesday. I then brought up two anecdotes from stuff I had read recently. One was an interview with the actor who plays Sawyer on "Lost" and another by Oprah.. about how she got the part Sophia in "The Color purple". My intention at that point was to show my husband that sometimes one also has to know when to call it quits. When to say "you know what, I have tried at this and it has failed. I have given it my all and it has come to nothing. This is it. It's over, goodbye.. I am not sailing this boat anymore" He begun to disagree with me. We discussed it, dissected it. I wanted him to see it for himself. I did not want it to be me to show him what it is I was getting to. FINALLY he saw it. Finally he saw it.
Sawyer from Lost says that before he got that part, he had been in hollywood 10+ chasing the movie star dream. Nothing had happened in the 10years plus so he told his wife that he was giving it all up and going to get his real-estate license. 4 days after that decision he got the part for Sawyer. Oprah said she wanted to play Sophia so bad. Went for audition, didn't get the call. Disappointed, crying.. she "surrended" (her words not mine) the dream. A few minutes later she got the call.
2 Wednesdays ago.. I let it all go and boy the peace. The peace!! I am done fighting, struggling. I am not deluding myself and saying.. oh a phone call on it's way. I am done. It's all right if somethings do not happen. I am doing my bit. No longer am I chasing the dream. If that is how hard it was meant to be.. I am not playing cause it was sucking the life joy out of me.
As a result I just feel so much calmer and peaceful and content and happy. I still have dreams but they are no longer do or die situations. I want a house. I want to own a house and I know without a doubt in my mind I will own a house and not in the sunset years of my life.. but at a time when I can enjoy it. We are doing what we have to do to get it.. but not longer is it something that stresses me.
Don't know if you get what I am saying. But that is how I feel.
With refrence to the Mandela Speech by Miram Willamson "We are greater beyond our wildest dreams".. to that and all the "you are star" self help quotes etc etc. There is an element of truth in them. But there is also the truth that we can't all be "Generals" some people are meant to be footsoilders and there is nothing wrong with that. One just has to know where and who they are and shine where they are at.
Some of you may read this and think.. she plain out has failed. That's ok.
Bottom line is.. I am GENUIENLY calmer and happier than I have been in a long time and this time, I think I have a handle on the real thing.