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or if he's running across an open field with a pistol while you're hiding in an underground bunker with a hand on the magma release lever
Example wrote:Every time the repaired creation is attacked, roll a d6 before resolving damage rolls.
1: The patch falls off and the creation reverts to its previous condition
2: -2 to armour roll
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All armour roll modifiers are only effective for the selected attack. If a 1 is rolled, the patch will remain fallen off until repaired.
Tzan wrote:Quantumsurfer wrote:I generally agree with TzanWarhead wrote:I agree with QuantumSmurfer.
I agree with Warhead.
Arkbrik wrote:There is a typo in the introduction to Spirits of the Game
Silent-sigfig wrote:Clicking chapter 10 in the contents page brings you to chapter seven.
solvess wrote:You should add different battle examples, like you have solo Jones vs the black knight for jousting, change it up with something like alien bikers, or anything you think would be good.
Silent-sigfig wrote:Mechanic rules=win, but implementing it to forum battles may be difficult.
Silent-sigfig wrote:Also, in the beginning to chapter 7, The Sonks picture is overlapping onto the Mechanik.
lrdofbricks wrote:thank you for letting me know that over a year of dedication to this forum aint worth shit to you
Silent-sigfig wrote:and a huge glaring error: The book doesn't start with chapter 6.
aoffan23 wrote:I like the mechanik rules, but there's just one thing that seems a little unnecessary to me: the extra d6 roll after patching up structure damage.
Lt. Krus wrote:I like the mechanic rules, and also I think you need to add smthing about minifig weapon cnstruction, or is that going to be in 8?
Cpt. Zipps wrote:Just one thing: Weren't there going to be specific weapons for minfigs like 2001?
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A June 8 wedding is being planned by Andrea Hinchberger and Tony Soltis, both of Pittsburgh.
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Her fiance graduated in 1998 from Serra Catholic High School, McKeesport, and in 2002 from Penn State University.
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Vail [28] is a U.S. ski resort town set in the Rocky Mountains. Vail is located in the Northwestern region of the state of Colorado. It is 100 miles west of Denver and 35 miles (56 km) east of Eagle.
Roughly Vail is divided into four zones; West Vail, Vail Village, Lionshead, and East Vail.
Get in
By car
I-70 is a direct route into Vail. It's exactly 100 miles from Denver, and about 130 miles from Denver International Airport.
During peak times, I-70 can get very congested and it is not unheard of for a trip from Vail to Denver to take 3 hours or more. Peak times are weekend afternoons (2pm-6pm) both in the summer and winter. Plan accordingly and either leave in the morning, or leave Vail after 5pm in the winter. If you do leave after dusk, however, be warned that road conditions can get icy. If you are from a major metropolitan area, the drive may also seem very dark to you with virtually no highway lighting and no reflectors on the roadway. Due to the darkness, high beam laws are often ignored. You can get a snapshot of travel conditions on the Colorado Highway Patrol web site [29].
If you are not experienced with winter driving conditions, you may want to think twice about travelling to Vail by rental car. Although most of the time you'll find the highway dry and perfectly fine, when it snows the road can get nasty. The ride from Denver takes you from 5,280' to the Eisenhower pass/tunnel at over 11,000'. After a steep drop to Silverthorne at 8,750' I-70 winds through Officer's Gulch which is notorious for black ice conditions, high winds and white out conditions when the weather is severe. I-70 then climbs over Vail Pass at 10,650' before the drop to the Vail Valley floor at 8,120'. If you are uncomfortable driving in the severe conditions that may occur on this drive, it is recommended that you spend a little extra money and employ one of the private charter services available in the Vail Valley. Note that although some Denver based companies also offered chartered service to Vail, their drivers often have limited experience in severe weather. Many Denver charter companies also use all season tires in the winter. If you do a little research, you should be able to find a reputable Vail based company that uses studded snow tires during the winter.
Scheduled and chartered services are available from Denver International Airport and Eagle County Regional Airport.
By plane
Fly into Vail/Eagle County Airport (IATA EGE)or Denver International Airport (IATA DEN). Note: Vail/Eagle County Airport is still about 35 miles from Vail, a shared ride in a Van from there to Vail will cost you about $70 per person. If you are traveling with your family or in a group, there are a number of private charter services that are also available. These are often more convenient than a shared ride service since they transport you door to door. Although you might think about renting a car, parking is expensive in Vail and most everything is in walking distance or a short ride away on the town's extensive free bus system. If you fly into Denver, you might think about renting a car, but you should be warned that the 100+ mile trip from Denver takes you over 2 mountain passes at elevations of 11,000 and 10,600 feet. The safest way to get from Denver Airport to Vail is to take a private chartered service such as All Mountain Transportation that employs experienced drivers that are familiar with the drive and road conditions.
Another Option from Eagle Airport is to use the county bus system (ECO). This is difficult to find: Exit the airport out the front door, make a right and walk about 100 feet to the bus stop. The bus takes about 80 minutes. The bus runs from Eagle airport through most of the towns and goes to the Vail Transportation Center. The cost in 2011 was $4 each way.
Most private "transport companies" quote prices of $120 to $180 each way for a trip into Vail.
By bus
Several carriers offer limo, van, or bus service to and from Aspen, Denver, and other cities in Colorado ($300 one-way), or the Eagle Vail airport ($100 one-way). Greyhound will be the cheapest at $26-38 one-way with advance purchase.
Get around
If you are staying in Vail or Lionshead, having a car will be more hindrance (parking fees) than a value. The town is set up so you can walk between most places and the slopes. There is also a free shuttle that will take you to the immediate surroundings as well as up to Beaver Creek.
By car
If you are coming from somewhere else and skiing, you can park on site. It will cost about $25 (2010) per day. Best advice arrive early (before 9am) on busy days and you won't have problems. There are two parking garages, one in Vail and one in Lionshead. The Lionshead garage is the shortest walk to the slopes.
If the garages do fill up, you may to park on the road. The problem being that they don't let you park on the road until BOTH garages are filled. So say you drop your friends off at Golden Peak (so they can put their kids in child care) then go back to the Vail parking lot, its full, so you then have to go park in Lionshead and take a bus back to catch your friends.
For those doing child care there is also a ($25/day) valet parking at Golden Peak, cheaper to park at the main Vail garage and walk (5 mins). Most Hotels in Vail, (see: upscale) will provide you with a free shuttle, just ask before you arrive.
Most major car-rental firms are located in Denver and Vail airports.
There a many free buses going throughout the Vail valley. For current schedules see: [30] .
Winter Sports
Avoid the Lines If you can get on the mountain a little earlier (before 9:30 am) than everyone else you can stay ahead of the crowds and never wait in a line more than 5 minutes. Here are some suggested starting routes:
Lionshead - Don't wait for the gondola, take the quad chair. Ski over to the far side (the far side can be LOTS shorter) of lift 2 and up.
Avoid: Chair 4 from mid-vail. Always crowded. Chair 11 can get crowded. Check the status boards for the back bowl lift and game creek bowl lifts before going into each as they can fill up and there is only one chair in each bowl.
Ski & Snowboard Equipment Rental Vail resort has a huge range of ski and snowboard rental options. Vail's village is spread over a huge area from Lionshead, Vail Village and Golden Peak, so it is best to source your ski or snowboard rental close to your hotel or even better close to the lifts.
Here are just a few of the many ski rental stores found in Vail.
You can also book your Vail ski or snowboard rental online before you leave possibly saving you time in the rental store and even some money as most offer discounts for pre-booking. Here are the main ski rentals stores that offer online booking service;
Child Care Vail has an excellent child-care center for all ages of kids. For babies to toddlers, the nursery provides great, on mountain, care. As young as 3 years old the Ski School can really teach your kids to ski and give them a fun day too (and free you up to ski with your spouse). All this does not come cheap, but you get a good quality product and don't have to worry about your kids.
One note: book early (like a month before you get there) for the nursery. They do fill up.
Ride the Gondola The Gondola is free for foot traffic after 2pm. Before 2pm the ticket price is $24 for adults (2009). It is a good way to get the non-skiers and the kids up to the top.
Adventure Ridge A fun place to bring kids or friends who don't like to ski! Activities include: ski-biking, kid's snowmobile track and tubing.
Vail Snowmobiling Tours & Rentals [32] Take a guided snowmobiling tour in Vail's Backcountry or set out atop Vail Pass on an unguided snowmobile rental.
Mountain Bike In the off season, Mountain Bike rentals and lift tickets are available for a reasonable cost. Ride the lift up to the top and bike your way down, taking in thrills, scenery, and encounters with wildlife. Trails are rated by difficulty and are well-maintained. It is certainly easy and fun to ride the gondola up and ride the bike down.
Rocky Mountain Scavenger Hunts [36] Get a group of 10 or more people for a scavenger hunt on bike, on foot, or even with the great turtle bus. Available in any season, for any occassion, and any age group. 970.445.8885 for more information.
Gondola Ride As of summer of 2005 it was $17 to ride the Gondola to the top of the mountain. At the top there is an outside bar with the worlds greatest view, and a pretty pricey grill (check times). You can get a $15 discount at the grill with a $5 coupon. The burger is excellent.
Hint: If you want a work out and want to save the $17 walk up to the top. The Gondola is always a free ride down! The hike will take you about 1-2 hours (depending on fitness). Take the Berry Picker trail from Lionshead. Piney Lake A gorgeous view awaits you if you brave the 12 mile dirt road up to the Piney Lake. You can also grab some grub or rent a boat at the Piney River Ranch [37].
Vail is a great location to plan some rafting adventures. The Eagle River runs through the Vail Valley -- it offers outstanding rafting during its short season (typically May & June, sometimes into July). The Colorado River is just downvalley and offers ample opportunity, especially during summer months, because it has such a reliable water source. The stretch above and through Glenwood Springs is a favorite hot-weather summer family ride. The Arkansas River is about an hour away, and offers several famous whitewater stretches as well.
In the Vail Valley
Out of Valley:
The Vail Valley has half a dozen nice golf courses.
Eagle Ranch Golf Course, [46]. Eagle Ranch Golf Course is an Arnold Palmer Signature Design. The course plays through the Brush Creek Valley and offers panoramic views of the Colorado Rockies on every hole.
Cotton Ranch Golf Club, [47]. Cotton Ranch is a golf community that welcomes the public. There is a restaurant that serves lunch every day and dinner nightly.
Dude Ranches
The Vail area has many places to ride a horse.
Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch, [48]. Week long all inclusive vacations living on a full service Texas Longhorn cattle ranch north of Vail.
Vail has all your typical resort shops. The one thing that is uniquely Vail is the The Golden Bear [49], a jewelry store known for its line of jewelry featuring a (duh) Golden Bear.
There are also many options to eat in both Vail Village and Lionshead. Another good idea is to stop in at a place like The French Deli in Lionshead, order a sandwich to go and pack it up for lunch.
Near Vail
If you want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the town of Vail (well sort of, you'll still have to wait but at least you see something a little more local) then try some of these spots:
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When it becomes clear that a Scout may complete a significant rank advancement, a question may be raised as to whether he is or has been "active." Fortunately the Boy Scouts maintain clear rules as to when a Scout is "active."
A Registered Scout is an Active Scout
Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures #33088 © 1989, 2007 Printing p. 24
A Scout will be considered "active" in his unit if he is:
Only Active Scouts Can Be Rechartered
Commissioner Fieldbook for Unit Service #33621 © 1990, 2007 Printing p. 44
Youth Member Listing
"Ghost units" puts membership in the spotlight
- Boy Scouts Suspected of Inflating Rolls Washington Post
- "...Federal subpoenas have been flying around...the latest in a string of at least five bogus-membership scandals in Boy Scout councils around the country since the 1990s.."
- Leaders Falsified Participation by Inner-City Youth, Audit Finds Associated Press
- "...The audit led to the resignation Tuesday of the Atlanta Area Council's executive director, David Larkin, who said he took full responsibility for his organization's actions..."
- "...In Dallas, former council employees say the Scout count was inflated 20 to 30 percent. In Birmingham, some believe the numbers were hyped 30 to 40 percent..."
- "...Boy Scouts of America declined an interview, but in a statement said, "Accurate reporting of membership is essential. Falsifying records is unacceptable..."
Ranks Requiring that the Scout be Active
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|1 Sherbet Pips Layer Cake
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|1/3 Yard Binding Fabric Sherbet Pips Gray Dot (18505-19)
|3 Yards Backing Fabric Sherbet Pips Girl on Swing (18500-11)
Begin by choosing 12 of your favorite prints from the layer cake. These will be used for the snowball blocks. I chose the dog, scooter, & tree prints. From the remaining layer cake squares, choose 5 squares to be used for the pinwheels–I went with the solid/dot fabrics you see below.
Trim each of the Snowball squares to 9.5″ square. From the layers you have chosen for the Pinwheel blocks, cut a total of 7 strips 2.5″ x 10″ (1 strip from each square plus an extra strip from two of the prints). Subcut the strips int 2.5″ squares.
From the remaining 25 layer cake squares cut:
(48) strips 2″ x 10″ (these will be used for the pieced square border around the pinwheel blocks)–cut 2 strips from each layer cake square
(14) strips 2.5″ x 10″–subcut into 2.5″ squares (these will be used for the hst blocks on the corners of the Pinwheel blocks)–choose these strips at random from remaining layer cake squares, don't cut more than one strip per fabric
(10) strips 2″x 10″–subcut into 2″ squares (these will be used for the outermost triangle on the Snowball blocks)–choose these strips at random from remaining layer cake squares, don't cut more than one strip per fabric
From the White Solid Fabric cut:
(4) strips 3.5″ x WOF–subcut into (48) 3.5″ squares
(3) strips 2″ x WOF–subcut into (26) 2″ x 3.5″ rectangles
(6) strips 2″ x WOF–subcut into (26) 2″ x 6.5″ rectangles
(2) strips 2.5″ x WOF–subcut into (26) 2.5″ squares
On the back of each white 3.5″ square, each white 2.5″ square, each Sherbet Pips 2″ square, and 1/2 of the Sherbet Pips 2.5″ squares draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.
*Please note that I do not have the white 2.5″ squares pictured above–make sure to include them just as the instructions read.*
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Trim each corner 1/4″ from sewn line on each corner.
Press open.
Now you will repeat the same process using the Sherbet Pips 2″ squares. Place a 2″ square right sides together on each corner of the snowball block. You will sew a diagonal line directly on your drawn line–pay attention to the orientation of the diagonal.
Trim corners 1/4″ from sewn line & press open.
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Sew together to complete the pinwheel unit.
Sew all of the pinwheel blocks in this manner.
Now we will begin sewing together the 2″ x 10″ strips in sets of four. Press open to one side.
Continue until you have sewn together all of the strips.
Subcut into 2″ strips.
Now we will sew one of the half square triangle units onto each end of 26 of the strip sets. Please note: It is very important that the diagonals are oriented exactly as shown for each strip. Press seams toward the center.
Continue until you have sewn triangle units onto each end of 26 of the strips.
Now we can assemble these blocks.
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You are ready to assemble the quilt as shown.
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I don't begrudge the Seahawks for extending Chris Clemons last summer. It sounds like Clemons was likely holding out, and Seattle really didn't have a choice. They did the right thing signing him that extension.
But coming off a knee injury that Clemons won't be fully recovered from in either 2013 or 2014, is Clemons worth paying to keep around? His cap hit next year is $8.17 million. It's $9.67 million the year after that. His guaranteed money is only $2.16 million each year, meaning that if Seattle cut Clemons today they'd only have $4.33 million total dead money over the next two years.
I'm wondering this because if Clemons is not a realistic option to come back in 2013, Seattle would best served releasing Clemons before the season so as to increase Seattle's cap rollover number for the next season. It would be crazy to pay Clemons $8 million next season if he is likely to be a shell of his old self. He's 32 years old on a bad knee next season.
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An apparent investment scheme that dupes investors into wiring money to Eastern Europe has regulators on high alert in 16 states and five Canadian provinces.
Cease and desist orders have been issued against Inter Reef Ltd., a United Kingdom-based company doing business as Profitable Sunrise, and the firm's owners, brothers Roman and Radoslav Novak, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities, which issued a warning to investors.
Investors are promised risk-free returns of 1.6% to 2.7% per day for periods ranging from 180 to 240 days, said the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
Investors are then told to wire money to financial institutions in Eastern Europe, including one bank located in the Czech Republic, according to the Wisconsin DFI, adding the sale of unregistered securities in the state are illegal.
The Ohio agency said Profitable Sunrise's website has a so-called referral program for individuals to become regional representatives for an investment group. The site also includes Bible verses and options for donating investment returns to charity, which may indicate that the firm is targeting religious organizations.
When Credit Union Times attempted to log on to Profitable Sunrise's website on Friday, the site was not accessible.
Cease and desist orders have also been issued by securities regulators in North Carolina and South Dakota against Profitable Sunrise.
CUNA has advised credit union members to contact their state's securities regulators if they have had dealings with the company.
Before making any type of investment, members and investors should ask if the brokerage firm and salesperson is licensed in their state, has the security been properly registered with their state's securities regulator, and if any enforcement action has been taken against the firm, CUNA suggested.


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In a stunning upset propelled by tea party activists, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., was defeated in Tuesday's congressional primary, with insurgent David Brat delivering an unpredicted and devastating loss to the second most powerful Republican in the House who has widely been touted as a future speaker.
The race was called shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern by the Associated Press, and Cantor conceded a short time later.
"I know there's a lot of long faces here tonight," he said to a stunned crowd of supporters in a Richmond hotel ballroom. "It's disappointing, sure. But I believe in this country. I believe there's opportunity around the next corner for all of us."
Brat's victory gives the GOP a volatile outlook for the rest of the campaign season, with the party establishment struggling late Tuesday to grapple with the news and some conservatives relishing a surprising win.
"This is an earthquake," said former Minnesota congressman Vin Weber, a friend of Cantor's. "No one thought he'd lose." But Brat, tapping into conservative anger over Cantor's role in supporting efforts to reform federal immigration laws, found a way to combat Cantor's significant financial edge.
"Eric Cantor's loss tonight is an apocalyptic moment for the GOP establishment," said Brent Bozell, chairman of ForAmerica, a conservative group that targeted Cantor throughout the primary. "The grassroots is in revolt and marching."
Others had a different take. Longtime Virginia Republican strategist Chris LaCivita said Cantor's work to build the Republican majority had taken him away from his home district. "He spent days, weeks and months traveling the country, raising money to add to the Republican majority. What can be attributed to Eric in doing so is unquestionable. Unfortunately, it had a price."
Brat, an economics professor, was not considered a major threat until Tuesday night, simply failing to show up to Washington, D.C,. meetings with powerful conservative agitators last month, citing upcoming finals. He only had $40,000 in the bank at the end of March, according to first quarter filings. Cantor had $2 million.
But there were early signs of trouble. Brat exposed discontent with Cantor in the solidly Republican, suburban Richmond 7th Congressional District by attacking the lawmaker on his votes to raise the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown, as well as his support for some immigration reforms. At a May meeting of Republican activists in the district, Cantor was booed, and an ally he campaigned for was ousted as the local party chairman in favor of a tea party favorite.
A similar revolt in the state Republican committee last year determined that the party would hold a two-day convention rather than an open primary to elect candidates in 2013. That decision helped gubernatorial contender Ken Cuccinelli, a conservative hero who lost to Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Many establishment Republicans in the state believe Cuccinelli's nomination cost them the governorship. The 7th District fight is a sign that the factions in the party have yet to unite.
But a GOP strategist who requested anonymity to speak candidly cautioned against viewing Cantor's loss as a win for the tea party.
"This is what happens when you don't tend the weeds in your backyard," the strategist said. he went on to question Cantor's decision to go up on television — a strategy that may have raised Brat's profile and let more voters know about the race. "Six weeks ago, Brat was an unknown. The question will be: Did the campaign overreact?"
A seemingly critical issue for Cantor was immigration. The majority leader had championed a Republican version of the Dream Act, which would enable some undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children to qualify for in-state college tuition rates. Although Cantor never brought the legislation to the House floor, his support for the idea irritated staunch opponents of immigration reform.
The strategist also noted that Republicans will study Tuesday's results carefully for signs of Democratic crossover, but anecdotally, he did not hear that was a real issue. "People always talk about that, but it hasn't ever materialized."
Since his days in the Virginia legislature, Cantor has been on the side of the pro-business establishment. But he began to forge ties with the tea party in 2010, positioning himself as a conservative counterweight to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, after the movement helped sweep Republicans into power. Yet tea party activists in his own district have never embraced him.
Cantor had taken the primary threat seriously, attacking Brat in television ads and boasting in mailers that he blocked "amnesty" for illegal immigrants on Capitol Hill.
Cantor addressed the crowd for about four minutes, thanking supporters and saying he would continue to "fight for the conservative cause."
Cantor quickly exited the ballroom for a waiting SUV, ignoring questions from reporters.
But to add to the drama of the evening, after Cantor left, immigration activists stormed the ballroom, screaming and waving a flag. "What do we want? Immigration reform! When do we want it? Now!"
A Spanish-speaking hotel employee took the microphone Cantor had used and told the protesters in Spanish that the police were on their way.
The winner of the GOP primary will face Democratic Party nominee Jack Trammell — a professor at Randolph-Macon College, the same school where Brat works — in the general election this fall.
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As the cleanup continues in Oklahoma, the latest insurance claims filed following the tornado outbreak at the end of May offers another glimpse of just how destructive the storms were.
According to the Oklahoma Insurance Department, as of June 11, 60,308 claims had been filed with payments surpassing the $470 million mark. The agency said calls to its consumer assistance division have also risen 59% since the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. Approximately 40 requests for assistance forms have gone out each day since the destructive storm killed more than 24 people and leveled homes and other properties.
"These numbers are already staggering, and this is just the beginning," said Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak, in a statement. "Many of the victims haven't received their entire settlement checks yet, so that payment number will continue to go up for a while. This is something the state of Oklahoma is going to be dealing with for a long time."
Meanwhile, credit unions have contributed more than $66,000 to the Oklahoma Credit Union Foundation's Tornado Disaster Relief Fund to assist those affected by the tornados. The Credit Union Association of Oklahoma has delivered $24,000 in grants, according to Gary Jones, president/CEO of CUAOK.
As some credit unions grappled with water damage and power interruptions, it was the $3 billion Tinker Federal Credit Union in Oklahoma City, that sustained the most cataclysmic destruction of its branch in Moore. Twenty-two people sought safety in the credit union's safe deposit box vault as the branch was leveled around it. A new branch is set to be completed before the end of the year, according to Tinker FCU's senior management and board of directors.
"I'm thrilled we are beginning the construction process so soon," said Jan Davis, assistant vice president and branch manager at Tinker FCU, on the credit union's website. "I love the Moore community and the people we have served at that branch since opening in 2005. We're very excited to be staying in the same area."
While a dollar amount was not disclosed on how much the credit union's insurance claim was nor how much it would cost to rebuild the Moore branch, the financial impact the tornado stands to have on deductibles and other coverage costs remains to be seen.
As of press time, CUNA Mutual Group was not able to provide a hard number on claims filed. Losses are spread across multiple coverage plans, which can make it difficult to pinpoint an exact figure, said Phil Tschudy, media relations manager for CUNA Mutual.
In a case like the Tinker FCU branch in Moore, which was reduced to rubble except for the vault, assessing a financial loss is a quicker process, said Mike Retelle, CUNA Mutual Group claims manager and disaster team leader. More than 6,000 credit unions have property and casualty coverage with the company. While flood damages fall under federal guidelines, CUNA Mutual can assist policyholders with the processing of those claims.
"Total losses are easier to assess than partial losses. With a building loss, it's all gone. We want to find out what they're going to do–whether to build another branch or not," Retelle said.
By the end of the week after Tinker FCU's Moore branch was destroyed, the credit union had already had the location cleaned up down to the slab, Retelle said. After making the decision to rebuild, other areas were looked at such as inventory and data processing to determine the amount of financial losses, he added.
Jim Hunt, staff underwriting specialist with CUNA Mutual Group, said the company is in a strong position to pay out claims.
"We're well-capitalized and we have a very secure financial position," Hunt said.
When major storms such as Hurricane Katrina struck, some insurance carriers saw the need to raise the cost of coverage to offset the amount of claims that came in. Hunt said CUNA Mutual takes a different approach.
"We have a niche market with credit unions. We are very careful in that just because there has been a disaster, we don't feel it's right to increase deductibles and premiums," Hunt explained. While he didn't want to name companies, Hunt said he is aware that some carries are adding wind and hail percentages in the Midwest and others are considering tacking on the coverage for policyholders.
"At this time, we have decided not to do that. In fact, we were the last to add a hurricane deductible after the major losses in Alabama in 2010 and 2011," Hunt said.
With hurricane season gearing up, based on meteorological reports, the storms may not be the only natural disaster to worry about, Hunt said. In addition to tornados, wildfires and earthquakes are also of concern. A potentially more ominous threat is terrorist acts similar to what happened at the Boston marathon in April, he noted.
Enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center's twin towers, the Pentagon and the downed airplane in Shawshank, Pa., the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2014. The legislation provides public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism. Hunt said he hopes the federal government will reconsider keeping TRIA in place.


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3-level expandable lists
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Our three-level list is a variation of an earlier example program but I inserted another level (somewhat without reason :-)).
The principle of the implementation is simple. The first-level list is backed by an ExpandableListAdapter. The child views generated by this adapter are ExpandableListAdapters themselves that provide the second-level groups and the eventual child elements. Listeners are set for the group events (expand/collapse) of the second-level lists. When a group event occurs on a second-level list, the layout of the first-level list is also recalculated to accomodate for the size changes of second-level expandable lists.
This sounds simple but there are some tricky points that made me spent more time on this prototype than I expected. The first issue is with the individual rows of the second-level lists and the view recycler. Check out getChildView() in ColorExpListAdapter.java. When the layout of the list is recalculated, the old views are offered to the list adapter for reuse. The getChildView() method gets the old view instance in the convertView parameter. If convertView is not null, the adapter has the option of reusing the old view instance. In this case the adapter does not instantiate a new view but sets the old view instance appropriately, decreasing garbage (Click here if you want to read more about the importance of less garbage collection in mobile environments). Now our problem is that we cannot just set up an ExpandableListView instance without destroying its internal state, i.e. the expanded/collapsed state of the groups. For this reason, it is extremely important to preserve the views and to prevent the first-level ExpandableListView of rearranging the second-level lists (handing out a second-level ExpandableListView in a certain position as a convertView at a different position). For this reason I implemented a cache in ColorExpListAdapter that makes sure that only one second-level ExpandableListView is generated for each child position in the first-level list and that second-level ExpandableListView instance is consistently returned for the same position. This guarantees that the collapsed/expanded state of the second-level views are preserved when the layout of the first-level list is recalculated.
The other tricky issue is the size of the second-level lists. The layout recalculation of the first-level list is triggered by a group event of a second-level list. Due to the way expandable lists are implemented, when this event occurs, the items of the second-level list which was clicked are not yet added/removed according to the expand/collapse action. This means that the size of the list will be incorrect when the first-level list layout is recalculated.
To solve this problem, observe the row count calculation in ColorExpListAdapter's calculateRowCount method and the way the row count is used in DebugExpandableListView's onMeasure method. DebugExpandableListView originally started to exist so that I can observe the layout of the second-level lists then it turned out that it has an important function: override the onMeasure method of the original ExpandableListView (actually inherited from ListView). Lazily, I kept the class name and the debug messages in it so that you can observe the rather complex operation of the layout process if you feel like.
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The code doesnt seem complete. When checking there is a reference to the method "getExpandableListView()" when creating a new adapter in OnCreate() but I cant find that method. Also cant find the method setListAdapter.
Anything I have done wrong or is it something that is missing?
- March 1, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
TitanSky, those methods are inherited from ExpList3's base class, ExpandableListActivity (fully qualified name is android.app.ExpandableListActivity). Does the code compile correctly? (I have just tried, it does for me)
- March 2, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Screaming Hawk said...
Nice blog. I'm just getting started with some Android development so will check your blog often
- March 9, 2011 at 4:51 AM
Well, i have situation like this i hope you are definitely going to help me..i want to replace all the strings in 2nd levels's content i.e #D3D3D3, #696969, #EAEAEA,#1C86EE...etc with check boxes and implement on-click listener for those contents for checking whether corresponding check box is checked or not..hope you got me..
- March 10, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
vgsl-manju, there are two posts about this situation this is the second and the first one is linked from it. These posts build on each other, read both.
- March 10, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- sri said...
can i have code for dynamic expandable list view
- March 16, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
- March 17, 2011 at 3:33 PM
First of all thanks a lot, your tutorial helped me a lot.
Now i wanted to know if groupview has no child then there should not be a icon or there should be a empty icon. How to do the same?
- April 11, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
Anonymous, do you mean that if there is no entry for a certain second-level group then there should not be an expansion icon on the first level either?
- April 12, 2011 at 9:58 AM
How can i add list view as child?? i would like to add n number of expandablelistview depending on the requirements..any suggestions on how to do this.
In your example you have specified the size of the array ...i dont want to hardcode that value but would rather change depending on the tree size.
- April 13, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Thanks for the great tutorial. Can you please tell me how can i make a n level tree?
- April 16, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Good code man.Nice blog.
- May 26, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Woody NaDobhar said...
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- October 25, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- Woody NaDobhar said...
Good tutorial, but I'm having some trouble I hoped you might have some thoughts on. My array of values isn't static, it's based of off some html parsing. I can't figure out how to populate the contents[][][][] string array with my data. In my content, h1's and h2's are my groups (respectively), and the rest of the stuff is the 'colors'.
- October 25, 2011 at 5:10 AM
How can we handle click of last child?
- November 16, 2011 at 7:38 AM
Thank you very much. I've been struggling very much the whole day. I got everything hooked up but the children were not getting aligned properly. I stumbled upon this and that one magic line which has been evading me all day:
v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.group_row, parent, false);
I was specifying the wrong parent.
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
- November 29, 2011 at 6:46 PM
Excellent pieces. Keep posting such kind of information on your blog. I really impressed by your blog.
- December 2, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Thank you very much for the post. I have question how customize group indicator at second level? I wan to disable group indicator at second level. I am able to add image there but could disable default indicator at second level.
- February 9, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Thank you very much for the post. I have a question how to customize group indicator at second level? I want to disable group indicator at second level. I am able to add image there but i am not able to disable default indicator at second level.
- February 9, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
Rakesh, does this post help?
- February 10, 2012 at 7:58 AM
Yes, Gabor paller this post helped me. i got answer for the question i asked...Now iam try to set click listener to child view of level 2
- February 10, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- Linh Le said...
I want to create multi level list view for my Product category. But i seem that your example fix level 1 and 2. There isn't any way to do it more general,is it? I get stuck now. I hope you will reply soon
- February 11, 2012 at 5:28 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
Linh, I am not sure 3-level lists are such a great idea. For me, even 2-level lists are somewhat confusing. But you can use the same concept as used in this example program: embed expandable lists as child views of upper-level expandable lists. Then you can create expandable lists of any depth.
- February 11, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- Linh Le said...
All right, i will try thinking that way. Thank you so much.
- February 11, 2012 at 12:19 PM
- Schilling D. said...
First of all, nice code! gz! Your post helped me a lot, thank you.
I have a question regarding the child node. Lets say that I want to start a new activity from the child row selection. Im aware of the onChildClick() method but Im having trouble to adapt it to your code. Could you throw me an example?
- February 24, 2012 at 7:09 PM
how can i add Upto 4 level expandable treeview in Android. I try this code but not add fourlevel plz help me
- March 19, 2012 at 11:35 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
Rupal, just follow the example, it is easy. You have to add another expandable list views as children of the second-level expandable list views.
- March 20, 2012 at 10:27 AM
i try but not solve plz hel me
- March 20, 2012 at 10:50 AM
i try but not done plz help me how to add 4-level in Expandable listview
- March 20, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Excellent tutorial.But i want to set different heights for my child 1 and child 2.How can i do it?plz help...Thanks in advance
- March 22, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
Rupal, here you are.
But don't come with new requirements! :-)
- March 27, 2012 at 2:44 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
Anonymous, there you find the following line in DebugExpandableListView.java:
setMeasuredDimension( getMeasuredWidth(), rows*ROW_HEIGHT );
As you can see, this simple program calculates every row with the same height. You need to implement more sophisticated logic here to support rows with different height.
- March 27, 2012 at 2:46 PM
can we implement checkbox with each group subgroup and child.. please help.. because i am developing tree structure with checkbox on the right side of each element.. and if checkbox can be implemented how to implement oncheckedchange listener on each checkbox..
- April 13, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- krishnaveni said...
thank you for the code,it helps me a lot... But the scroll view is not working properly,, the child items in the third level are not scrolling,,, once check it please.... Thanks in advance
- May 11, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
krishnaveni, you mean that you added a scroll view to the third level? I never tried that.
- May 12, 2012 at 12:31 PM
- Clément Allain said...
Hi, i want to know if with your code i could create an infinite lvl expandablelistView ? i want to make a file explorer using this method.
In the getChildView i will return another expandablelistview if the file is a directory.
If you can help me answering by email
- June 30, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- THE_KING_OF_BLOG said...
Hi I am trying to implement a expandable list with edit text and text views as child elements.In short I want form elements as child elements of group like edit text ,spinner etc .Please help me to implement this kind of code
- July 19, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- Lionel Père said...
Thanks for your explanation. I tried it and it goes fine.
I would like to adapt this to dynamically calculate the height of the "embedded" ExpandableListView because all the rows within it could have different height... So i can't count the number of rows and set "height = count * row_height".
I tried to getHeight() from each getChildView() and getGroupView() of my adapter but 0 is always returned...
I think it's because :
"Be aware not to call getWidth() or getHeight() too early before the view have been laid out on the screen, otherwise "0" will be returned."
Any idea of to fix that ?
- September 4, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- kishore said...
Hi, is there anyway to create expandable list with different layout for each group, and different child layouts according to their parents.
- September 6, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- Ricardo Nunes de Miranda said...
How you define the ROW_HEIGHT in DebugExpandableListView. Where did you get this number?
- May 22, 2013 at 9:56 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
Hi, Ricardo,
ROW_HEIGHT is the height of a list row in pixels. Need to be changed if you change child3_row.xml. The value is used to calculate the size of the 2nd level list if that particular child is open.
Probably there's a more elegant way to measure the height of the second-level lists, this one is pretty naive.
- May 24, 2013 at 7:34 PM
- mutkan said...
Hi, First of all, thank you for the dynamic expendablelist for android.
I customized your code and add to checkbox feature, but there is a problem and i'm going to be crazy to solve it.
I want to check all checkbox from the parent root group but it does check one.
Could you help me on this issue?
Thank you so much.
The Customize Android project link : https://mega.co.nz/#!tw8gjJ5Y!XDYFvTYBObRJUVa2dLAGxTMtXBcwYpOvY4nfejt7U40
- June 3, 2013 at 4:47 PM
Thanks for the sample, but when I switch to landscape mode the second level lists are automatically closed... :(
Do you have any suggestion to solve this problem?
- June 8, 2013 at 3:19 PM
Hi, a very useful tutorial! I'm new at android and I wonder if it is possible to use a xml file for the list instead of puttin it in the java file.
Thanks a lot!
- August 22, 2013 at 7:56 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
Anonymous, you can read the data items from an asset file.
- September 4, 2013 at 10:55 AM
- sandip patel said...
First of all thanks for this nice project. It helped me in my project.
Now I am facing one issue.
I am creating 3 level expandable list with swipe functionality at 3rd level. For swiping, I am using "47deg/android-swipelistview" https://github.com/47deg/android-swipelistview/ library. Based on your code, I have used second level expandablelistview and inside that I have added swipelistview (inherited from listview) as child.
I have used caching concept at getview function of swipelistview.
With caching on, I get very good scrolling performance but at that time, swiping functionality is not working at third level swipelistview. If caching is disabled, swiping feature works but while scrolling, performance is down.
If I use caching at 1st level expandable listview, swiping feature works properly.
Can you please suggest the reason for the same.
- September 17, 2013 at 8:19 PM
Hi Gabor. This is a great tutorial.
But I've found a bug, it happens when you have opened all the 2 level groups, and if you'd start randomly closing and opening groups, at some point(usually takes 30~ taps) 2 level groups would not respond. Not all of the 2nd level groups, but again randomly. Sometimes simply closing parent group would make it go away, but sometimes you'd need close and open other sub groups. I was trying to pin that bug down, but was unable to. It all seems to be random. One thing that is not changing is that it only happens to 2nd level groups. I also have noticed when a 2nd group becomes unresponsive on press an orange highlight will appear. I've tested with jellybean 4.1.2 Do you have any idea what this could be related to? Anyway great tutorial :) Cheers.
- April 11, 2014 at 3:39 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
Anonymous, any hint in the debug log? This code logs quite much.
- May 4, 2014 at 10:26 PM
- lokeshp said...
Please explain the fields in listdesc array.I want to have my own group , sub group and child names rather than color , sub color and grey codes.
Plz help
- May 15, 2014 at 10:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Could you please suggest, how can we assign the data(colors=> groups and child's) in DYNAMIC instead of static.
can you reply as soon as possible it's very urgent for me... Thank you so much in Advance
- August 2, 2014 at 3:50 PM
- Unknown said...
can you suggest, how to initialize dynamic data into this example...
can we initialize the data to 4Dimensional array using dynamic data.
could share this as soon as possible
thank you so much
- August 4, 2014 at 2:26 PM
Hey @GaborPaller, I must say, this is a genius implementation,as far as I am concerned. I'm still struggling with adding a Spinner inside an ExpandableListView. Would you mind helping me with it? I'm confused as to where do I write the code for setting the Spinner adapter, and what to write in getChild() and other such methods of BaseExpandableAdapter. A sample program would be a much needed help! You can email me at email@example.com.
- March 10, 2015 at 1:27 PM
This seems to be nice blog to follow. But I have been trying to solve one problem, I wish if readers can help on that.
I am populating ExpandableListView dynamically and on every child item I have a spinner (which is again dynamic). The problem here is, I am not able to differentiate between which child item is clicked with respective spinner. Does anyone have their views here?
- May 20, 2015 at 11:20 AM
- abhi said...
sir, could you plz tell how we should give ROW_HEIGHT as wrap content.thanks in advance..
- December 16, 2015 at 1:17 PM
- abhi said...
sir, could you plz tell how we should give ROW_HEIGHT as wrap content because i want to give ROW_HEIGHT dynamically as child of 2nd view list is hiding.Thanks in advance..
- December 16, 2015 at 1:21 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
abhi, I am not sure I understand. ROW_HEIGHT is a somewhat simplistic solution for the problem of the expandable list to estimate the height of a child expandable list. Sadly, when this value is needed, the child expandable list is not yet created so its size cannot be measured like a normal view. Hence this constant.
- December 17, 2015 at 4:56 PM
Thanks a lot for your example. it works 100 %
- June 17, 2016 at 8:33 AM


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--One, terrible use of space. Just terrible. The huge amount of white space makes the comic extremely off balance and irritating to read. Panel 5 could easily have come at the end of a row. Yes, it's true that more time has passed between panel 4 and 5 than between any other panels, but that's not really a problem. If you are going to separate the last one out like that - and you can, that's fine - you need to figure out a nicer way to do it. At the very very least, center it. Probably you should make it a bit wider too, and perhaps taller to match. You could also have the first two panels on one row, the 3rd and 4th below that, and the final panel below that.
A smaller width for this comic would have the additional advantage of letting the caption - which refers, of course, to the entire comic's action - take up the width of the whole comic.
--the towel on the stick figure looks really, really weird. I assume it is a towel, actually, I should probably point out that they also might be pants.
--Here, I'll switch to saying something nice. People have pointed out that it appears the cut-off #4 on the first panel's list says "bee eating contest." I find this line quite funny. I think if I had been editing this comic I would have said to make Bee Eating Contest the first problem, and get into the funny sorts of situations that would bring up. Snake bite is irrelevant enough to be weird but not inherently funny enough to make for a good comic.
--It's another lame "what if a human mind was operated like a computer could be?" scenario. And the answer is: "it would lead to hilarious consequences, all of which would be hilarious!"
--dialog in the last panel. Both of them. There's no shock in the woman's voice - her question a about his preparedness isn't even until her second sentence - and her first sentence ("I'm here to pick you up") is one that in real life would be so obvious as to not need stating. Even "Wait - why aren't you dressed for our date?" would make more sense.
As to his dialog, "By LD 50" is needless nerdery. Toss it.
--Lastly, the art details. First, check out the classic example of xkcd floaty-head syndrome in panel 2 (did we ever come up with a name for this symptom? I have forgotten). But more importantly, notice that the hair changes between panels 3 and 4. Given the towel, the fact that he's preparing for a date, and the general mess that his hair is in, I assumed, as did many people, that the hair simply had been wet, perhaps in some kind of a shower, and then dried as the time went on. That's fine: Standard, presumably dry, xkcd hair is just to have nothing. By switching to that, the comic was, I assume, trying to show that time had passed. Good! That's a clever way to do so, without calling attention to it too much. I was almost shocked, actually, given how badly Randall usually does the telling and not the showing (see, for example, panel 5 of this very comic).
And then, as you probably know, something changed. Namely, the comic changed. Randall went and made some edits and reposted the "fixed" comic, never, as far as I know, admitting he has made a mistake (this has happened a few times with typos and such, usually updated on the sly and never admitting that things were any other way). Luckily, our own Ann Apolis saved a copy of the original that you can see above. The new one is, of course, on the xkcd site linked to through the image above.
Obviously, having to go back and update any comic is not a good sign - it's a sign of hasty work, not checked before it was published. But in this case, I think there's an even weirder problem, which is that the comic was better before.
Think about it - there are, in the revised comic, two options:
--Lots of time passed, and his hair is just always like that
(this is odd because almost no male characters in xkcd have ever had hair, and when they did, it was for a specific and clear reason, usually to identify them as unique)
--No time passed, and his hair is still wet
(this is odd, because the humor of the comic is supposed to come from the fact that he has wasted a lot of time on doing the wrong sort of research)
See, when I say things like "there are things about xkcd that are objectively wrong," this is what I mean. The way he's constructed his comic has clear and identifiable problems. It's not like it's impossible for him to do it right - after all, he did it right first, before he changed it. Yes, some people were confused by "what happened to his hair??" but those people should have thought harder.


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Gatecrashing Eagles take over partyMonday, 21 January 2013 06:05 Published in News
This week's Logan Cup matches are on from Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 January.
At Kwekwe Sports Club: Mid-West Rhinos versus Mashonaland Eagles,
At Masvingo Sports Club: Southern Rocks v Matabeleland Tuskers,
Starting time: 1000 hours.
The first of the season's franchise competitions has been decided, when last Saturday Mashonaland Eagles beat Matabeleland Tuskers on the Duckworth-Lewis to win the Pro50 Championship, at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
This is ironic and in a sense scarcely fair, as Matabeleland Tuskers topped the league table and Mashonaland Eagles should not have been in the final anyway, but for a fatal error by the second-placed Mid-West Rhinos who played Peter Moor in a match while omitting to check whether the latter's change of franchise from Mashonaland Eagles had been officially registered with Zimbabwe Cricket.
Matabeleland Tuskers won five matches to Mashonaland Eagles' three, so it was less than fair that they should lose in the final. However, Tuskers were the beneficiaries of a similar situation two years ago when they won a Logan Cup final against Mountaineers after having a much inferior record.
They have only themselves to blame for losing the Pro50 final, however, as they had scored 138 for the first wicket – with their captain Gavin Ewing playing superbly for 94 – in pursuit of a target of 223, only for the rest of the batting to collapse dismally.
Mashonaland Eagles will be given a great boost by their fortuitous success, and will be looking to turn around their Logan Cup fortunes with greater confidence, after losing their first four matches. However, with rain about, they will need both outstanding play and luck with the weather to haul themselves off the bottom of the table because the other teams have won at least two matches each.
Eagles will face an aggrieved Mid-West Rhinos at Kwekwe this week. There will be no ill-feeling between the teams, but both will enter the match with great determination.
Southern Rocks will face Matabeleland Tuskers at home with little chance of pulling off an upset against the reigning champions, who will also be feeling aggrieved at having lost the Pro50 final. But that chance is always there and the underdogs do have some confidence after their surprise wins against Mashonaland Eagles and Mountaineers this season.
Overall, though, there is a good chance that the rain will win both these matches, but there is still scope for much good cricket.
After the announcement of the provisional squad for the tour of the West Indies next month, those named will want to press home their claims for final selection, while those who just missed it will want to make a very strong point to the national selectors.
Death Notice: Life Vice President, David LewisMonday, 21 January 2013 06:01 Published in News
It is with great sadness that Zimbabwe Cricket has learnt of the passing of Life Vice President, David Lewis. He passed away in Johannesburg aged 85.
He captained the Rhodesia/ZImbabwe side for almost a decade and in 73 matches for his country he scored 3254 runs at 30.69 including eight hundreds.
After retiring he remained in the game as an administrator, president of the Zimbabwe board and was eventually awarded the honorary title of Life Vice President, a prestige he shared with Life Presidents David Ellman-Brown and Alwyn Pichanik and Life Vice Presidents Don Arnott and Bryan Thorne.
He will be sadly missed.
Shingi Masakadza hung his boots for cricketFriday, 30 September 2011 10:33 Published in Q & A
Although Hamilton Masakadza has become a well-known figure in international cricket over the last ten years, his younger brother (by three years), Shingi, is on the verge of making a name for himself too on the big stage.
Shingi is developing into a genuine all-rounder, a bowler of considerable pace who can bat, and his form this season seems to show that he is getting better all the time.
Shingi's path to international cricket has been very different from that of his brother. His first real contact with the game was at Mbizi Primary School, following in the footsteps of Hamilton, at the age of about eight. Stephen Mangongo was his first coach, as has been the case with numerous other first-class players in this country. Unfortunately, when Hamilton's year left for high school, interest in the game within the school faded, and Shingi rather lost interest at the age of about ten. This prevented him from gaining a cricket scholarship to Churchill School, as Hamilton had done, and instead he progressed to Kutama High School.
There was no cricket at Kutama, but Shingi says that he and some other pupils helped to start the game there and became part of the Zimbabwe Cricket development programme, which helped to establish a cricket structure for them at Kutama. This was when he was about sixteen, and he played in a few matches for the school. He did well enough to play for Midlands Under-19s in his final year there, and the following year for Mashonaland Under-19s – although he had now left school, he was still eligible. In those days he was a top-order batsman who bowled occasional leg-spin.
After this, though, Shingi again left cricket and went to play professional soccer. He played a year for Dynamos, and then for Chitungwiza, now known as Eagles. Then he heard again from his old coach, Stephen Mangongo. "He's the one who called me back," says Shingi, "and he said, 'Listen, I still feel you've got talent and I'm sure you would be better off playing cricket.' That's when I started bowling seam, because I was bowling medium, and he just came to me and said, 'Perhaps if you just ran in a bit more and hit the deck harder, I'm sure you could be successful.' And there you are!"
With Stephen's guidance, Shingi was soon playing for Takashinga Sports Club and Zimbabwe B, going straight into the squad, and then Stephen called on him to join the Manicaland team. "Before I know it I was playing first-class matches here in Mutare." Shingi also pays tribute to the other coaches at Masvingo, Givemore Makoni, Elvis Sembezeya, Emmanuel Dube and Shepherd Makunura, who all helped to guide him towards his present and future success. "What has also helped me has been that I'm brother to Hamilton and he's been there for me in terms of talking to me about the game. So I learnt about the game at a high level a bit quicker, because I had someone to guide me through all that."
Shingi feels his main strength as a bowler is his pace, although he will need more than this to make a real impact at the highest level. "Now I've started to do quite a bit with the ball. I can now swing it both ways, which is something I worked on during this pre-season. I move it off the pitch as well, but predominantly away-swing." He considers himself more of a swing bowler, but he can also use the seam.
Shingi's performances in international cricket have been very mixed, but he has had some fine moments as well as setbacks. What does he consider the best performance of his career to date? "It will definitely come down to my [ODI] debut against West Indies, when I was given the ball to defend 15 runs in the last over. The first two balls didn't go too well because I got hit for six and four. But then I came back well to grab the win. Then Nikita Miller took one and went off strike, and then I bowled Dwayne Smith. When it was left to four runs from three balls I took Sulieman Benn out, and the next ball I bowled a good yorker, straight in the blockhole, and they only ran one. We ended up winning by two runs. That was very memorable."
One of the greatest factors in favour of selecting Shingi for any team is that a tight situation so often brings the best out of him. Only a month after this, early in 2010, Mountaineers were playing Mid-West Rhinos in the final of the 50-over competition, and the team had collapsed to 66 for seven, chasing a target of only 145. Enter Shingi to join Prosper Utseya. While the older player kept his end up, Shingi played himself in sensibly and then began to attack. He finished with 41 not out as Mountaineers romped home without losing a further wicket.
Later in the same year he almost won another game for Zimbabwe out of nowhere. Zimbabwe, chasing Ireland's total of 244, were 164 for nine. Shingi and Iain Nicolson put on 60 together for the last wicket before Iain was out, leaving Shingi unbeaten on 45.He also has a first-class century to his credit, 100 not out exactly, made against Southern Rocks at Mutare in 2009/10. Two matches earlier he recorded his best first-class bowling performance of six for 54 against Mid-West Rhinos.
Last season was rather a lean one for Shingi. He was a member of the national squad, which meant he was not often available to play in the domestic teams, but neither was he a regular in the national side, which meant he suffered from a shortage of match practice. He was thrilled to be selected for the World Cup, but he had some chastening experiences there, lacking the raw pace or accuracy needed to trouble the world's greatest batsmen. He feels this experience, harsh though it was at times, was a turning point for him. "It's every cricket player's dream, to represent your country at the World Cup, against all the other big guns, so it's a great feeling. You can only get better through experience."
"But it's all coming back now," he says of the current season, which he has started in prime form. "It's probably more to due with experience. I've played for a while now and I've learnt quite a few things in the game. I've started to incorporate those things in my game and it's all working out, so you could probably say I'm a better bowler now than I was before, in terms of maturity and skill."
Shingi was not chosen to play against Bangladesh or Pakistan, but if his present run of form continues, he is likely to be called up again soon. The irony is that, although he has improved his game, other young pacemen like Brian Vitori, Kyle Jarvis and Keegan Meth have shot through and earned the eye of the selectors, while there are others waiting in the wings. In Shingi's favour is his batting skill and his proven ability to rise to the occasion in a crisis. In a tight finish there are few better players than Shingi to see his side home. He is a man for the occasion, and there will almost certainly be many of this to come in his future.
Rhinos vs Rocks match –rainedTuesday, 29 November 2011 10:16 Published in Match Report
Another poor batting performance by Mid-West Rhinos batting first left them with a small total to defend against Southern Rocks, but they were saved by the rain, which came on between innings and put an end to the match. The Masvingo team were very disappointed to be denied a likely victory by the weather after a good performance in the field.
Southern Rocks won the toss and followed the virtually obligatory custom of putting the opposition in to bat. Brendan Taylor and Gary Ballance made a fair start but, just as Taylor (11) was getting going he turned a ball from Brian Vitori, back at last after injury, to midwicket and was out when the score was 20. Riki Wessels looked the biggest danger to Southern Rocks as from the start he laid about him with a will, while Ballance played very much second fiddle. Ballance had scored 8 out of 48, having had little of the strike, when he felt obliged to get moving, but was caught by the keeper off a skier.
The most crucial moment came when Wessels, with 34 off 29 balls, threw his wicket away, trying an unnecessary reverse sweep and sending an easy catch; he walked off furious with himself. After this the Mid-West Rhinos innings went into steady decline, although Malcolm Waller (18) and Graeme Cremer (23) began well but failed to finish. The final total was only 131 for seven, with Tafadzwa Kamungozi (two for 17) and Shane Burger (two for 14) returning good figures off their four overs each.
Minutes after the players left the field, the rain started, and soon was so heavy as to make it obvious further play was impossible. Southern Rocks had good reason to feel aggrieved; a victory for them was not assured, but the odds were perhaps better than two to one in their favour.