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The Volvo Your Concept Car (YCC), like all concept cars, provides the auto maker with a valuable testing ground to push the limits of new car designs. While the design of the YCC is filled with forward-looking ideas, the most innovative aspect of the car is not the design, but who designed it -- an all-woman design team.
Unveiled at the 2004 Geneva Auto Show, the YCC is the first concept car to be designed from start to finish by a team composed exclusively of women. Women are a growing market for the Swedish auto maker. According to Volvo, 54 percent of its U.S. buyers are women, and its female customer base in Europe is growing. With women identified as a key market, Volvo handed the drafting pencils over to those who best know what women want from their cars.
In this article, we'll take a look inside Volvo's newest concept car, and see what these designing women produced.
The YCC is a two-door sports coupe and is tame by some concept car standards (see the Toyota PM for a more radical concept vehicle). In recent years, Volvo has been rounding off and softening its traditionally boxier design. The YCC continues that trend, and is not far removed from a production design. While not yet ready for production, some of its design elements could soon be adopted in current models.
The front end is lower than a traditional Volvo and the fenders are in sight for better road vision. Additionally, the rear window extends to the extremities of the car, and the tail end slants back slightly more than the Volvo S series models. Together, these elements allow the driver to see all four corners of the car's exterior.
"We wanted to create a beautiful car," says Anna Rosén. "Not brutal, but tough."
Most striking when looking at the car from the front is that it doesn't have a hood. The design team determined that their target audience doesn't need to look under the hood. The front section of the chassis can be lifted in a garage, but it does not open like a traditional hood.
There are two capless ball-valve filling points, like those of a racing car, that allow the driver to add gasoline and windshield washer fluid. These capless filling points eliminate the need for caps or latches, which were identified as nuisances by most female drivers.
Another radical element are the gull-wing passenger doors, which are intended to allow the YCC easier entry. The doors lift up overhead like the rear door of a hatchback. These doors are intended to ease entry into the back seat.
Additional exterior features include an Easy-Clean paint that behaves much like the coating on a non-stick cooking pan. Dirt doesn't cling to it as easily, and it washes off with very little effort. The car also features run-flat tires, so that it can be driven a safe distance after a puncture.
Now, let's open the YCC's gull-wing driver-side door and step inside to look at the interior.
The "Your Concept Car" Interior
YCC designers describe the car's interior as more living room than cockpit, replete with modern furnishing fabrics. The interior design hints at the role women played in the cockpit with the ponytail notch in the headrest, the additional thought for storage, and interchangeable seat covers and carpeting fabrics.
"Let's bring the living room into the car," said Maria Uggla, Color and Trim designer. "Let's use materials, not obscured by coats of shiny enamel."
The interior design of the car is adjustable. The seat pads can be exchanged for different colors and fabrics, including leather, linen, wool bouclé (a knit fabric), or a shimmering yellow-green embroidered seat pad. The carpet can also be swapped out for different styles. The idea of exchangeable carpet and seat pads is to give owners options when they are tired of looking at the same fabric or if the fabric becomes worn. Changing the interior gives owners a sense of a new car. These exchangeable seat covers and carpet are also washable.
Space and storage are maximized throughout the YCC interior. The gear shifter, usually positioned between the driver and passenger seat, is located on the steering column, and the parking brake is electronic and integrated further increasing interior space.
With the gear shifter and parking brake out of the way, the center console in the YCC provides significantly more storage. The console is divided into three compartments. A shallow compartment is available for keys, mobile phones, coins, and other small items. Slide back this top compartment to reveal a larger compartment for a handbag. Yet another compartment is available for a notebook computer. The center console also features a cooler and a wastebasket.
Moving from front seat to back seat, cinema-style seats in the back can be folded up to allow more space for luggage and other cargo. Designers found that drivers use their back seats more often for cargo than for passengers. When there are passengers, they put the seat down as they enter.
Power and Handling
The YCC is powered by a low-emission 215 hp, five-cylinder Partial Low Emission Vehicle (PZEV) engine with an Integrated Starter-Generator (ISG), which allows the car to meet the tough emission standards in states like California. The ISG prevents unnecessary idling because the engine cuts off when stopped at a red light. The car comes to life again as soon as you press the accelerator.
The car features a 6-speed Powershift gearbox with a fully automatic transmission mode. You can also choose manual shift by using the gear controls on the steering column. Powershift means that the car has a dual wet-clutch transmission system, which ensures that the car shifts gears at the right revs for smooth driving and low fuel consumption.
In the next section, we'll look at some of the more unique technologies of the YCC.
Convenient Technology
Cars will soon have embedded technology to make them easier to operate. The YCC features several of these advanced technologies, which enable the car to adjust to your body type, assist with parallel parking, and open your car by sensing your presence near it. Let's take a look at these new technologies.
When you buy a YCC, your body is scanned at the dealership. Your proportions (height, leg length, and arm length) are used to define a customized driving position. This information is stored in your digital key. When you insert the key on the center console, the seat, steering wheel, pedals, driver's seat, head restraint and seat belt adjust automatically to give you the line-of-sight best suited for you. You can alter the custom settings, using the car's computer system and then save the new settings on your key.
Parallel parking assistance is a two-stage system. Press the parking assistance button to determine if there's enough room between two cars. Sensors measure the space. If there is enough space, press the Autopark button again. The car then helps you maneuver into the parking space, but you control the accelerator, brakes, and gear shifter. Toyota unveiled a similar technology in its 2003 Prius. Check out How Self-parking Cars Work to learn more about the technology.
If you have a lot of bags to carry to the car, press the Auto-Open button on your key ring prior to picking up the bags. As you stand by either rear wheel, the closest side door automatically opens. If you stand directly behind the car, the trunk opens.
Now let's meet the women responsible for designing the YCC.
Designing Women
As early as the 1980s, Volvo formed a women's reference group composed of female employees. This group was called upon to test and assess new models at an early stage of development. Additionally, a women's focus group was convened in California for the development of the XC90 SUV, which was launched in 2002.
The idea for an all-female design team responsible for all decisions in developing a concept car was initiated in the fall of 2001. In June 2002, a small group of female Volvo employees delivered the concept and pre-sketches to Hans-Olov Olsson, Volvo President and CEO, and the executive management team, who gave the project a green light at the end of that same year.
For Volvo, and the auto industry, the YCC project marked a new way of thinking. Men typically dominate the car industry, and the YCC was the first project to employ a design team on which women made all of the development decisions.
"Of course, we're not doing anything that men couldn't do - we're all professionals in the car industry," said Maria Widell Christiansen, Design Manager of the YCC project.
However, this project was historical in its all-female approach. Let's take a closer look at the team.
Camilla Palmertz, Project Manager
Palmertz joined Volvo in 1995, and her positions with the company have included responsibility for the biomechanical aspects of crash-test analysis. Projects she has worked on include the inflatable curtain safety system and the development of a pregnant crash-test dummy.
Eva-Lisa Andersson, Project Manager
Andersson has been with Volvo since 1995, and was the co-manager of the YCC project, along with Palmertz. Prior to working on the YCC, she was the project director for a concept model that is still in development.
Elna Holmberg, Technical Project Manager
Dr. Holmberg was responsible for the technical development of the YCC. Previously, she had worked on aerodynamics and chassis development for new Volvo models.
Maria Widell Christiansen, Design Manager
Christiansen joined Volvo in 1986, and managed the overall administrative responsibility for the YCC design team of 25 people.
Tatiana Butovitsch Temm, Communications Manager
Temm has been with Volvo since 1989, and has previously worked in the safety communication department. For the YCC project, Temm coordinated communications within the project. She's also tasked with ensuring that the world sees the YCC.
Lena Ekelund, Deputy Technical Project Manager
Ekelund joined Volvo in 1986, working as a design engineer and project manager. For the YCC, she was responsible for assisting in the technical side of the project and for coordinating the design engineering team with Holmberg.
Anna Rosén, Exterior Designer
A relative newcomer to Volvo, Rosén joined the company in 2002, working with the Volvo design strategy prior to joining the YCC project. On this project, she was responsible for the YCC's exterior design
Cynthia Charwick, Interior Designer
Charwick started at Volvo in 1981, and has worked on interior designs of concept and production models. She used that experience to design the YCC's interior.
Maria Uggla, Color and Trim Designer
Uggla began work at Volvo in 2001, and designed the color and trim for the new Volvo S40 model and the V50. She also has worked on design and trim for other concept models in development.
For more information on the YCC and related topics, check out the links on the next page.
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- Volvo Press Releases:
- All-women team develops concept car, March 7, 2004
- Your Concept Car - a project with women in the driver's seat, March 2, 2004
- Your Concept Car - by women for modern people, March 2, 2004
- Your Concept Car - bold but elegant exterior, March 2, 2004
- Your Concept Car - a personal living room with everything you want within reach, March 2, 2004


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Because some of the kids were 17, and therefor underage, their names were initially withheld from the public. People nearly lost their damned minds about it, demanding names, knowledge, and the harshest sentences possible. I admittedly was disgusted by what they had done, and I too said they needed harsh jail times…to be removed from society. I am a firm believer that some folks just don't want to help society, they want to hurt it, and they should therefore be removed from it.
Yesterday Facebook was aglow with article after article, comment after comment about what had transpired. The news traveled far and wide. Names had been released. I clicked on an article and read what had transpired. The teens admitted they had gone out in the middle of the night, committed a crime, grabbed some food and gas, and headed home. They told a few people what they had done, and swore those people to secrecy. Silly teens don't know that people love to talk, and one of their moms came across a snapchat message about the crime, and went to police. I get the impression from the article that she may not have initially known her son was involved. Days later, he was arrested, charged with class A felonies, and she watched helplessly as it became clear her son had just destroyed his own life. The news quoted her outside the courthouse, saying she was "devastated" and apologizing profusely for what her son had done.
I read that article a few times. I was so angry at what these teens had done, but her words bounced around in my head over and over. I put aside my anger for a bit and just let myself mull over this woman's predicament.
After all, those of us who are parents…we're winging it. We get no manual. They don't teach us and give us a test before we have kids. We have a kid and we sort of make it up as we go along. There's a lot of trial and error. Sometimes we pat ourselves on the back when we get it right, and we cringe when we realize we got something wrong. Parenting is no joke. At the end of the day, most of us do our very best. We try to raise kind, considerate, loving, happy children who will go on to be successful, happy adults. Sometimes it happens the way we plan, and we rejoice. And sometimes, we end up like this mom.
I'd like to think my kids are smart. My son in particular tests out in the top 98th percentile for his grade level for the country. And you know what? He does dumb shit like every other kid his age. Maybe I'm more surprised by it because I know how intellectually smart he is, he gets great grades, and has a superb vocabulary. He also does things that make me look at him and wonder wtf he is doing. It's part of being a kid. Both kids have moments where I wonder what they are thinking, because they do stupid stuff sometimes. Then I laugh because I'm an adult and sometimes I do really dumb shit too (hello, did you read the post where I tried to jump a car and forgot the simple process of turning a key?). Sometimes, we all make a poor choice or two.
No doubt this mama did her best. There was mention her son was an honors student, had great grades, and had a career path planned out. Yet all those smarts, and he did one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. In the process, he threw his entire life away. Forget no prom, no graduation. This kid won't have a life outside of a jail cell for a long time. He could get life in prison. And with that throwing away of his life, he also threw away every one of his mama's hopes and dreams.
Every time my kids leave the house on their own or with friends or family, I am aware that a piece of my heart has left the house. Each one carries a part of my heart, and I can't imagine losing them to prison or death. The thought alone gives me anxiety. The mama side of me wishes I knew the mama of that boy, because I'd be there giving her a hug. While folks call for the harshest sentences for her son, blame her for his actions, and worse, I am left just heartbroken. I am heartbroken for that mama. I am heartbroken for all her hopes and dreams for her baby boy that have been lost. After all, no matter how old they get, they are always our babies in our hearts. I am heartbroken for a life not really yet lived, for a person who hasn't truly even figured out who they are yet to have made such a life devastating decision.
There is no good in any of it.
I pulled my kids aside and told them all the things. I told them they carry a piece of my heart with them wherever they go, and I need them to protect it by making good choices. I explained good friends sometimes make bad choices, and they need to stand strong and make good choices. I told them how one bad decisions can lead to a string of them, and that they need to break that chain. I explain that while I wish all my lessons I impart, and all the mama love I can give them will keep them safe and raise them properly, that they need to make good choices. A bad choice, especially one like the one this child make, can destroy not only that person's life, but everyone else's who loves that child.
I worry about that boy. I worry about his mama too. I'm not sure if his dad is around or not, because they only mentioned the mama. I can't stop thinking about her pain, and it's hitting me hard.

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The state will also expand the definition of "communication impediment," which appears on drivers licenses if a person chooses. The label previously was aimed at protecting deaf people, but now will be available for those with autism or Aspergers.
Major Jason Hester, of the DPS Education, Training and Research Division, said the department did not see a need for the program before being approached by Aspergers101, an advocacy group for people with the communication impediment, but officials felt a responsibility to implement the program.
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1. The applicant's legal residence is located in the City of Centennial at the time of application and at the time of presentation of award.
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3. The applicant has made a significant impact on or contribution to the City of Centennial and/or its residents.
4. The applicant's qualifying project or qualifying actions identified in the application were conducted within 24 months prior to the date that the application is received.
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As we should keep, everything associated with Jesus, appreciative and clear and has integrity and care given. It is time we start using these common standards to promote Jesus and teach the world, all by simply adding the ability to receive the Word. First, you will have to become available to use these new digital markets.
We have found the cure for this dilemma.
In order for us to be a part of the cure, there have to be orderly solutions in motion that are complete, easy to acquire in a timely manner, and also be profitable for the Church, all while putting God's Will first in everyone's life. Preparation and Perfection is associated with God's Word.
1. How is OCS different from other marketing companies?
Only Choice Solutions is God's company. We are here to promote His Word and make it easier for ministries, businesses and people of GOD to do the same. Rather than promoting our features and services, Jesus takes the front seat for OCS. The power of His Word has proven enough to move mountains, feed the hungry, heal the sick and even raise the dead. We are sure that making witnesses of all He sends to Only Choice Solutions will be just as dynamic. How are we different, it is simple…without HIM, we are nothing!
2. What are the benefits of Ministry Registration?
Image a directory of ministries, from local to across the globe, all-reaching to connect with people.
A place where people can research ministries in their area, (either for a church home or just visiting certain cities) and not waste time looking but spend time connecting and praying together. Giving the masses an inside view of your ministry, its works, and what you have to offer. Now, imagine your ministry is on that list. What a benefit!
Secondly, it identifies your ministry's current needs assessment, by asking this simple question: What can we do to help your ministry REACH FURTHER?
Is Christian Marketing expensive?
Our systems of solutions are based upon grouping services together. Combining web, print & video concepts together to reduce the production process and make it more affordable for ministry budgets to perform, as well as creating stronger campaigns. Large ministries with marketing budgets invest and flourish because of multi-format campaigns, but many smaller ministries have to "cut back on effectiveness" because of cost. Left depending on church members or friends, rather than creating stronger outreach. Churches should not have to "cut back" because of the cost of technology, but they should be strengthened by technology. We have designed these solutions with YOUR PROFIT in mind. Therefore, this investment will not break the bank, but create a strong return. Contact us or submit a project request, let us create an affordable solution to further your reach.
The Mission Statement:
We are a Christian Marketing company devoted to spreading the word of God. By using our gifts and talents of graphic design & presentation, we are building relationships with churches, ministers, speakers and other church organizations, to serve as an Out-Reach Center, so people around the world can join in winning souls for the Kingdom. Using professional concepts that help you reach your congregation, the sick and shut in, and our youth, we are making it possible for ministries to achieve noticeable results, with enhancement of the ministry as well, all while bringing us closer to God's Will. Therefore, by marketing the Church, we are CHANGING THE PERCEPTION of the church. Perceptions that will not alter or taint God's Will, but make it more and more abundant in our lives today.
From start to finish, we create the means and methods of proven marketing techniques, whether you're building Educational suites or Developmental Projects for youth ministries, Audio/Video presentations for Up-Coming Events, Designing Publications for Print or Web, or furthering your Recording ministry.
Only Choice Solutions wants to share with and assist your ministry in providing quality-marketing solutions for your teachings and Out-Reach programs. Affordable problem-solving applications that bring IMMEDIATE INCREASE for your ministry while building bridges that connect people to the church and the Word of God.
God is truly leading us to move forward in this mission and to promote His Will.
"Shouldn't Jesus be our Only Choice?"
A very simple and forward question, Christopher Towns, owner of Only Choice Solutions, asks. Shouldn't everything we think, say and do include the Will of God (Proverbs 3:5-6). Shouldn't we all do more to strengthen the Church, and help put Jesus back in the #1 standing in peoples heart around the World.
God then gave him the vision to combine his talents of Music, Art, Presentation and Professionalism, and a network of churches, to achieve the great and huge duty of recommitting souls for Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven. . Only Choice Solutions' mission is to help the Church, REACH FURTHER in glorifying the Kingdom of God. They assist Pastors, Christian Musical Talents, Church businesses and Outreach Ministries with promotions and marketing, by building better perceptions.
Design and Layout, Studio Production and Recording, Radio/TV Promotions, Project Production/Assistance,
you name it…Only Choice Solutions is spreading the Word.
Only Choice Solutions ("God's Company") wants the church community to know; there is much to do, more we could be doing, and more that can be done, because we are all being held accountable for our works…let's Reach Further to connect with people, connect people with God (Matthew 28:19-20).
Thank you Jesus …You are my only choice!


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Introduction: Magic Unicorn Teeth Polisher
Need a Magical way to polish your teeth so it shines like in the colgate advertisments ?. Well it's really easy and mostly good for kids to try at home and learn practical skills in the process. Well basically this is a special and original idea of a Ice block stick and rubber frictioniser. What happens is when you hold both side of the stick and hold it straight parallel to youir teeth and rub from side to side it actaully polishes your teeth to make it shine after you brush or any time in the day. It's a cheap and effective way to polish.
I thought and thought and really wasted a lot of time on this idea testing and making it so please vote for me and let me win !
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Step 1: Materials
Making the Teeth polisher is really really easy and any kid can do it just make sure to be careful with that cutting thing you gonna use.
Materials You need :
ice block stick ( As many as you wanna make)
Packet of rubber band or one
A pair of scissors or thread cutter
A set of un polished teeth
And a inventor Kid
Step 2: Cut the Both Sides
Ok, you have a ice block stick, Now get you pair of scissors or a tread cutter and make a small cut of the middle of the flat edge of the ice block stick. Make is small not to big but enough to let the rubber band pass in.
Step 3: Get the Rubber In
Now you have to get one side of the rubber band into the cut edge of the ice block stick and push it into the gap. Do the same on the other side. Make sure the side are parallel and not twisted.
Step 4: USing It ?
Ok, so you have the polisher made you need to use it right? How may i use it ? ....
Well basically you hold both sides and shown in the photo and move from side to side , up and down your teeth and as for the corners you hold a side of it and let the whole thing in the back and do the same.
Step 5: Use With Something
If you are planning on using it with toothpaste or any other stuff then it is alright to do so. Another thing please use properly and carefully not to damage your teeth and also dispose carefully.
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Rocket Scientists are Reinventing the High Heel
kikepa posted a topic in For Everybody"It's really important for comfortable and sexy to work together." Dolly Singh is the founder and CEO of Thesis Couture, a fashion-technology company working to reinvent the stiletto. She spoke with Bloomberg about the benefits of hiring astronauts and rocket scientists to create the world's first "high performance, high fashion" high heels. Singh was a speaker at the Bloomberg Businessweek Design Conference and is featured in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2015 Design Issue. (Video by Jennafer Savino, Amy Marino) https://youtu.be/gNQDx59c7Uk
Hi form Italy: my story.
kikepa replied to Maxximio's topic in Hellos, Goodbyes & IntroductionsOutstanding! And your Google Translate is working perfectly. Totally understand. A proposito, ho trascorso i primi tre anni della mia vita a Napoli. Ho imparato a parlare italiano correntemente, per un bambino di tre anni. Fino ad oggi, posso rilassarmi, bere un bicchiere di vino o tre, ascoltare un film italiano e capire abbastanza per seguire la trama. Quello che stai leggendo, qui, tuttavia, è anche Google Translate. :)
Hi, new here. Advice on pleaser domina?
kikepa replied to Pinupheels's topic in Hellos, Goodbyes & IntroductionsMy advice is to wear what you want and let your significant other wear what they want. Relationships built on mutual acceptance and respect work well. Relationships built on trying to get the other to do something you want but which they may not want tend to crumble.
Really? Time for a DECADE MEET.
Images over 500kb
kikepa replied to Tech's topic in Forum and site Specific AnnouncementsExcellent point, Tech. I noticed I've done that in the past. I endeavored to delete pictures in the replies today.
Office Heels - How High Do You Dare Wear? (for the Guys version)
kikepa replied to Cali's topic in For the guysWell, as I'm in my home office...
The Adventures of kneehighs...
kikepa replied to kneehighs's topic in For the guysTop pic is B. Just a guess... Hiya, Kneehighs.
The Jaunts of JeffB!
kikepa replied to JeffB's topic in For the guysInteresting casino stories! Vegas is the first place where I explored heeling beyond the security of my own home. I must have visited more than two dozen casinos while heeling in Vegas, as well as many restaurants. Never heeled during the day. Just night, usually in blue jeans and a pair of medium-heeled pewter sandals. As a registered statistician, however, I never tried to "beat the tables" or the house. Rather, I concentrated on playing perfect video poker, thereby minimizing my losses to less than $5 per hour. Every once in a while I'd win considerably more than I was playing, quit, and pocket my winnings. But gambling is by and large a steady trickle of one's wealth down the drain... In Europe I'd sometimes wear an ankle skirt with flat sandals, but I don't recall ever pairing skits and heels in public.
Aye, that was a bit wordy indeed. Fortunately, it's taking off like wildfire.
Is your avatar really you?
kikepa replied to Fog's topic in HHPlace Cafe! - General chit chatExcellent sandals. I have a pair from Val Eli, though not so similar to yours. I do have a pair of Clark's low-heeled (no-heeled, is more like it) sandals that I've worn pretty much ever day for something like 8 years. I cannot believe how durable they've been, not to mention comfortable. I've only worn them on my own carpeted floors (except the kitchen and BA), so the soul is mostly there, and the leather foot bed remains in astonishingly good shape, as well.
Lots of bongo playing going on there! I'm not a percussionist per se', but I've played bongos for 40+ years, including in various musical performances. Never in heels (sigh).
Brief Return
kikepa replied to kikepa's topic in Hellos, Goodbyes & IntroductionsThanks, HappyinHeels! Aye, yes. Just finished moving, the last move for a very long time, I hope. Everything ached for a week! At my age (mid-50's) moving yourself isn't well-advised. Well, it looks like I'm back again, as I figure out some next steps in life...
Who has bought some new shoes
kikepa replied to gj's topic in For EverybodyNot really "new" shoes, but I recently moved to a much nicer place than my old apartment. It was a bit of a dive, a stop-gap measure. Anyway, digging shoes out of storage I found a number of "old" booties that don't have much wear -- hardly any at at all. It's like opening a box and finding a bunch of stuff you'd forgotten you had! In fact, it's EXACTLY like that. Most of them are 10+ years old, and as feet continue to grow very slowly, they're all a bit more snug. Some are uncomfortably tight. "One of these days..." (I've been saying that for a decade) when I lose more weight, I'll be able to wear some of them around the house in comfort. Cheer me on! I need all the weight-loss encouragement I can get... Bambam: "New sandal, really starting to love sandals. Any advice on how to wear them? I'm a tall skinny guy, usually only wear boots out and about." Have you considered wearing them on your feet? Lol, sorry, I couldn't resist. I think they would look peachy with a mid-calf light brown linen skirt, but that's just my humble opinion.
7 year hiatus
kikepa replied to Arctic's topic in Hellos, Goodbyes & IntroductionsGood to see you back! Yes, I remember you. I've been gone for quite a while, too. I posed once or thrice way back when, but have been largely absent for several years, myself. Good to hear you're free of constraints!
I should have moved to London. You meet there ALL the time!


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Tucker Carlson's Michael Vick "Executed" Comments Have More To Do With President Obama
Many Michael Vick supporters are up in arms over Tucker Carlson's comments regarding him. Carlson said on Fox News last night that Michael Vick should have been executed for his dog fighting crimes.
"I'm a Christian, I've made mistakes myself, I believe fervently in second chances," Carlson said. "But Michael Vick killed dogs, and he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should've been executed for that. He wasn't, but the idea that the President of the United States would be getting behind someone who murdered dogs? Kind of beyond the pale."
Up until last night, Carlson could not have cared less about the Michael Vick situation. What riled him up was President Obama commenting on Vick and throwing his support behind him. The other day President Obama thanked Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie for giving Michael Vick a second chance and said his success is important for society.
And, Carlson took to the airwaves to display his disgust for Obama's support of a dog killer who should have been executed. In this day and age of TV commentary - being over the top sells. While I'm a fan of Keith Olbermann - he's guilty of it. As is, Bill O'Reilly and many other political commentators. Tucker Carlson is guilty of it too.
His anger over the Vick story has more to do with President Obama. Had Obama not commented on this, chances are Tucker Carlson would have never chimed in with his reactionary comments. Carlson was never a fan of Obama's and was against him well before he was even elected President. Had John McCain or Sarah Palin commented on Vick (in favor of him), we probably wouldn't be discussing Carlson's over-the-top comments today.
Carlson's comments must be taken with a grain of salt.
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Can someone tell me if this really is Madonna's official blog site? Still haven't decided if it's real or an elaborate spoof...interesting read if you want to hear her thoughts on, well, herself really!!! If it's not - who writes it?!
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Yesterday I went on a lovely forest walk with Pinot and Maggio. Two hours of exploring, playing, enjoying, just being: and for me: photographing the dogs. I had this massive inspiration to just experiment and test different things: play with light, shadow, shooting right into the light, getting flare, trying to control it (as best as I could) – seeing what would happen if I didn't even try to control it and playing with backgrounds.
Here I will leave you with some of the resulting images. Bless these dogs: they are truly amazing – unbelievably cooperative and happy to test and try what we're going to do next. I think they really like seeing the camera come out; they're well-paid models!
Pinot certainly seems to soak it up and actually gets a bit frustrated with me when I tell her it's Maggio's turn and she needs to wait. She will then go on to place herself in a beautiful sit or down near Maggio and pose toward the camera – as if she's still part of the "show" – I just tell her how gorgeous she is and she seems to be happy with that arrangement. She doesn't know I cropped her out of the frame. (unless of course she reads this blog post or goes to check out the photos. LOL).
Enjoy the photos – Maggio is sporting his True Retriever Colours: mud and muck, twigs and dirt pretty well covering his body. The measure of Enjoyment for a dog 🙂
|Maggio posing and doing his typical "goofy face". Pinot is impatiently waiting for her turn right below and in front of Maggio…cropped out of the frame.
|And then – Pinot's turn to "smile" for the camera. Doesn't she just look like she is soaking it all up??


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Sylvatex CEO Among the Top 10 Women in Biofuels
Sylvatex Co-Founder and CEO Virginia Klausmeier has been featured in Greentech Media's roundup of the ten most dynamic and ground-breaking women making an impact on the biofuels industry from leadership positions at innovative companies.
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Where we work
Ranui is a low-socio-economic community in West Auckland. Ranui Baptist Community Care provides relevant community services which offer care and support to the local residents. Ranui is a multi-ethnic (very high Polynesian and Maori population) community with a disproportionately high percentage of youth, solo parent and low income families. Social Deprivation indices of 7 & 10 in our immediate vicinity indicate the severity of issues our community faces.
Ranui Baptist Community Care is a limited liability charitable trust that was incorporated in 1998, under the provisions of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957.
Our Mission Statement
To enable people to reach their potential to be a positive influence for their community.
What we do
Our intervention in Ranui is to provide a cluster of wrap-around grassroots services aimed at initially meeting immediate needs and then developing a life-skills base from which a new generation can launch into life. Each week we see the effects of poverty on the lives of Ranui residents and we see our role is to care for them and help them become independent.
Many are 'flying under the radar' by not having a diagnosis or not having come to the attention of law enforcement agencies, however they do have significant needs that we can help them address.
Our volunteer base enables us to cost-effectively provide services for the community and we are increasingly seeing social service agencies using our services.
Goals of the Trust are:
- To provide leadership, direction and resources which will enable the Church to minister to its local community by seeking to meet social, emotional, physical, spiritual and educational needs of the people of its local community
- To establish such service centres, programmes and facilities as will enable the Trustees to provide appropriate community social services
- To alleviate the difficulties of those experiencing hardship of any kind, including financial hardship and to bring relief through whatever means are available
- To initiate, establish and administer community and social services for people of all ages who for any reason are in need of care, counseling, or assistance
- To carry out such other charitable purposes within New Zealand as the Trustees shall determine
Reference Details:
Ministry of Commerce Certificate of Incorporation AK/916124
Charities Commission Registration CC30370
Ranui Baptist Community Care is GST registered
Ranui Baptist Community Care is CYFS approved


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Westpark Fitness is a premier destination for swimming in Tallaght as we offer Ireland's only stainless steel swimming pool, classes and swimming lessons! Note that you do not have to be a member of Westpark Fitness to complete swimming lessons with us – both adults and children's lessons are available. Learn more about swimming with us below and click / tap here to contact us for more information and to book.
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The swimming pool at Westpark Fitness is 1.2 metres deep and twenty metres long. It is made from stainless steel – in fact it is the only stainless steel pool in Ireland! This offers you a more premium and hygienic experience and also makes the pool water naturally warmer. Once they are members, children can use it from 9am – 6pm under (those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over).
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While our pool is available for members (and holders of day passes) to use at their leisure; there are some events that are on at certain times during the day. This includes classes (such as Aqua Fitness) and swimming lessons (for both adults and children). Click / Tap below to see our pool timetable to discover what is on when – especially if you are planning to join lessons or are interested in our fitness classes.
Pool Team
We treat swimming in Tallaght very seriously and as such have our own dedicated lifeguard team to keep all swimmers safe and secure. While swimming can be an enjoyable experience for all, we always make sure to keep safety at the forefront for all involved. In tandem with this, our hygiene team always maintain the pool and pool area (including the jacuzzi). With Westpark Fitness, you will experience the difference.
We recently received a new award:
Ireland Active, National Quality Standard, Outstanding Leisure 2019
Ireland Active is a not for profit company limited by guarantee to provide support and services to create the platforms to professionalise our industry through standards and best practice whilst simultaneously developing the synergies to engage more people to be more active more often – thus providing for a healthier nation.


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Typically available to move into immediately with flexible contracts 3-12 months. Larger facilities often offer scope to expand or contract, utilise larger meeting room facilities and other services.
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As well as a fixed term contract, you can also rent on a monthly basis and leave without notice period or penalty.
- Typically a flexible short term contract with scope to expand or contract.
- Immediate set up and occupancy.
- Furniture, IT and Telecoms already installed.
- Reception and secretarial services available as required.
- Access to meeting rooms and in larger facilities video conferencing.
- Limited presence with no branding or corporate identity on building or in reception.
- Typically more expensive for longer term space.
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Last week, nearly 1,000 Fitchburg State University students were trained to be responsible bystanders in the Fitchburg Anti-Violence Education program known as FAVE at the school in a concerted effort to eradicate dating violence.
And on Oct. 1, President Robert A. Antonucci will receive the Great Guy Award from the YWCA of Central Massachusetts at the organization�s annual Daybreak Breakfast in honor of the school�s partnership with the YWCA and commitment to FAVE. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of men in Central Massachusetts who have been inspired to learn and better understand the issue of domestic violence, and who have demonstrated their commitment to end violence against women.
It has been three months since 21-year-old Robert Gulla from Shirley was convicted of first-degree murder for the Jan. 23, 2010, slaying of his former girlfriend, Fitchburg State freshman Allison Myrick, 19, of Groton. Mr. Gulla violated an active restraining order, according to Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, and police found Ms. Myrick with several fatal stab wounds at the Gulla family home in Shirley.
Riley B. Sullivan, 21, from Somerset, hasn�t forgotten the fear she felt when she found out a fellow classmate had been murdered.
The Fitchburg State senior is majoring in professional communications and assists in training students in the FAVE.
�I think it is definitely something that is really important,� Ms. Sullivan said of helping facilitate FAVE trainings. �My freshman year in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010, two girls who attended Fitchburg State were killed. Everyone was affected by that.�
Ms. Sullivan said it is important for students to take a stand against violence and to speak up so they are not as affected as her class was.
�It was scary coming straight out of high school,� she said. �My high school didn�t deal with that stuff, but here at Fitchburg State, they took immediate action to implement a program to educate students.�
FAVE trainings, she said, are empowering because they teach students the skills needed to be responsible bystanders. She said she feels statistics on violence among all college students are underestimated.
�I definitely think it is pretty high,� she said. �Alcohol is not a cause for domestic violence, but it is a factor in that it changes how you think and in college, students are experimenting with alcohol. I think it is high in our generation on any college campus at any school.�
Recently, she said, a friend passed out from too much to drink at a party and male students at the party were talking about what they were going to do to her.
�Someone at the party called her roommate, who is an (FAVE) orientation leader for help because of the training,� she said. �If he didn�t have the training, he might not have thought to do that. It�s a great program and other schools should pick it up.�
Jannette M. McMenamy, director of FAVE, and the program�s Assistant Director Erin K. Travia, said the program focuses on empowering bystanders.
FAVE was developed through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice�s office for violence against women, the women explained. FAVE is in the third year of a $300,000 grant. All incoming first-year students at Fitchburg State attend the training.
Facilitators tell students violence affects everyone in all types of relationships, Ms. McMenamy said.
�Our goal is not to be gender specific,� Ms. McMenamy said. �We want to prevent violence across the board regardless of sex, gender or any other category.�
Ms. Travia explained students are trained how to intervene in a safe way and asked for their input.
�We use an example of a friend of theirs being pursued aggressively on Facebook by someone who they�re not interested in or want contact with,� Ms. Travia said. �We ask them how they would intervene in a safe and appropriate way and ask students to brainstorm ways to do that using resources available on campus.�
The women said the program�s success at FSU is in part attributable to the priority the school�s administration, faculty and staff place on it. Students also buy into it, they said, supporting a culture on campus that violence in any form will not be tolerated.
Fitchburg State already had counseling services in place before the grant, she said, but the funding laid the foundation for a collaboration. FAVE is emulated after a similar program at Clark University in Worcester called Clark�s Anti-Violence Education program known as CAVE, she said, named by the U.S. Department of Education as a �case study� for violence-prevention programming.
Denise A. Hines, co-director of CAVE, and professor of psychology at Clark University, said CAVE used one of the cutting edge programs for trainings that focuses on the role of the bystander.
�Most programs bring men into a room and they say, �Don�t hit your girlfriend,� and tell women to be careful and protect themselves,� Ms. Hines explained. �But, when you�re dealing with 18-year-olds, they don�t see themselves as perpetrators or victims. It is self-defeating to bring them into a room and say, �Don�t do this and watch out.� They become defensive and think this won�t happen to them. They think, �I am not going to perpetrate this against anyone. Stop talking. I wouldn�t do that anyway.� �
Focusing on the role of the bystander, she said, takes the approach of telling students that dating violence could happen to their friends and teaches them what they can do.
�They can see it happening to a classmate or a friend and they think, �What can I do to help safely intervene?� and keep their eyes open,� she said. �It mobilizes everyone � to take one step. It teaches them it is not only their responsibility not to engage in violence, but also to make sure it doesn�t happen to other people around them.�


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Rollator, R-4800 – 20 lbs,R-4800-BD
This aluminum rollator by Karman is extra wide and features a 400 pound weight capacity for bariatric users. The rollator is super lightweight at just 20 pounds and easily
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Tonight it's all about Melanie Muenchinger's Tech Talk stamp set - and I can't wait to see what everyone is going to be sharing with us tonight! Do you remember that I mentioned on both Nina and Theresa's hops this week that I used the same sketch, Basic Grey Wassail papers & embellishments, and same elements on all my cards for this week's hops? See if you see the similarities on my two cards tonight. I hope you aren't bored of it yet! *wink*
I made this card for Brad - look at how cute the inside is ...
Melanie has added such fun things to put in the laptop screen! My laptop has become VERY important to me so I am thrilled to add this stamp set to my collection and know it will get tons of use.
My next card is a Christmas one. I stamped the laptop on patterned paper and colored the base with Copics but left the screen showing the pattern of the paper...
See? Same sketch, but this time I put the papers on the bottom of the card and used a border punch to decorate it. This is one of my most favorite and 'go-to' sketches of all time, I think! lol!
and the inside...
For more inspiration with Tech Talk tonight, check out these links:
Jessica Fick
Donna Baker
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Nina Brackett
Theresa Momber
Sankari Wegman
Melissa Shultz {CSS Designer}
Peggy Wainman {CSS Designer}
Tina Gilliland {Guest Designer}
Karen Knegten {Guest Designer}
If you haven't already, stop by GinaK's blog today to leave your comment on her blog for your chance to win today's featured stamp set or any other stamp set designed by Melanie valued at $23.95 of your choice!
Before you go though, I have to share these photos of an amazingly thoughtful gift I received at work on Wednesday afternoon. A delivery man showed up after lunch with a cookie bouquet. I called out to Gina to come and see who gave her the gift and then the man said "I'm looking for Jessica." I was SO surprised! lol!
I was thinking who on earth would send ME something... and then I read the card. The gals from the CenterStage Spotlight Alumni Design Team sent this to me! Are they the best, or what?!? Thank you SO much, girls! It is the most beautiful set of cookies I've ever seen!
Here's a few photos of my kids with the bouquet so you can see how fabulous these girls are to me! I asked Isaiah to hold the basket of cookies before I opened them - look at this amazing presentation...
Don't they look too good to eat!? Well, to you and I maybe - but Ashley couldn't wait to get her hands on this one...
These photos just give me the giggles - Ashley was SO excited about them and even dressed up to match them for the photos! She is wearing her snowman sweater, holding her snowman stuffed animal - all in honor of the cookie bouquet the CSS gals sent me! Isn't that just the sweetest thing?
She took her cookie to school for her lunch snack today. Isaiah is a little more reserved - he's decided to save his cookie for after his Christmas party next week because he thinks they are too pretty and special to eat. So, I asked him to 'pretend' to take a big bite for me...
The difference between my kids is so funny sometimes... Isaiah is a little more reserved and practical like me in many ways while Ashley takes after her dad in her personality and zest for life. I love that about both of them - and makes me feel a bit sorry for my son too... lol!
So, thank you CSS team for your Christmas present - It was so sweet - literally!! I can't wait to eat one... but I feel like Isaiah - how can you even dare to take a bite of one of these works of art?! I'll be sure to ask Ashley how when she gets home from school! lol! (By the way, you can see the CSS Alumni team's blogs on my blog roll on my side bar. I love these girls!)


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Often it is helpful to repeat a certain number of rows at the top of your worksheet printout, or a certain number of columns at the left of the printout. This is particularly useful if you are using the rows or columns as titles for the information in your worksheet. To set print titles, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Sheet tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
When specifying rows or columns in steps 5 and 5, you only need to provide the row or column names (such as $1:$3 or $A:$B); actual cell coordinates are not acceptable. You can also use the mouse to specify the columns or rows to be used. First click your mouse in the field you want to set and then select the rows or columns you want repeated.
You should note that titles are not started until they are actually encountered when printing. Thus, if you select titles that would appear on page 3 of your printout, they will not begin repeating until page 4 is printed.
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If your chart is on a separate page, print pages 1-4 with titles then clear the titles & print the chart page.
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The Ron Paul blimp was originally scheduled to launch from North Carolina earlier this week and arrive in Boston on Sunday in time to commemorate the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. But like anything and everyone
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Triton is a sludge metal/stoner doom band from Fort Collins, Colorado. In the year 2016, these warriors of riff began a dubious journey to summon forth the Guardians of Old and protect the Amplifiers Divine. Through a sludgy concoction of ancient rituals and arcane riffs, Triton continues to churn out supreme victory after supreme victory against the forces of lame tunes and bad feelies.
With influences spanning stoner, sludge, doom, death, and thrash; Triton has a strain of heavy duty for nearly everyone. They coined the term 'Seabeast Stoner Doom' to describe their sound and affinity for writing long, lumbering songs about beasts of the deep.
Triton stands stoic in front of an array of Orange amp stacks, armed with pedals, fog machines, and fans. They bring Melvillian vibes and wall shaking riffs to every venue that will have them. Triton is resin-encrusted heavy metal from the mountains. They are the proprietors of the Salt Water Bong, the keepers of the Cannabis Conch, and the protectors of the treasures of the deep lung hit. Worship at the altar and bang your head to the raucous rhythm of the brackish brine.
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Almost everyone I know loves a good Caesar salad. Lucky for me, Caesar dressing was in a culinary lab about a month back.
(note: this is taking me WAY longer to write than it should…my eyes are crossing and it's only 10:30 on a Sunday morning)
How about we post a picture, huh?
Here are the ingredients you will need:
Anchovy paste – 2 tbsp
Garlic puree – 2 garlic cloves
Egg yolks – 2
Lemon Juice (fresh) – half a lemon
Dijon Mustard – 1.5 tsp
Olive oil – 3/4 cup
Veg oil – 3/4 cup
What you will do is stir together the anchovy and garlic puree (like it the photo above) then add the 2 egg yolks. Stir together then add the mustard and a bit of the lemon juice. Now GO GET YOUR WHISK! If you are doing this in a blender then I will be disappointed! Not really, just added that for dramatic effect.
OK, so now that you have your whisk, you will want to slowly add your oils and start whisking the shit out of that dressing. Whisk, whisk, whisk until the oil and mustard have emulsified then add more oil. Continue adding the oil until it is all gone. Now add the remaining lemon juice. Whisk some more! And drink wine…lots of wine. 😀
And there you have it! Don't expect it to be runny like most store bought dressings. This will be deliciously thick and sticks seductively to the romaine lettuce. Should I be posting about croutons? I will post about croutons.
How to make amazing croutons:
1 amazing baguette (seriously, get some damn fine bread)
Butter – 1/4 stick (use a whole stick if you are making the entire loaf)
Garlic – 1 clove minced
Rosemary – fresh, minced (or whatever savoury herb you want to use)
Preheat your oven to 250 F. Cut the bread into bite sized cubes. Heat a pan on medium and toss in that butter. Let it melt then add the bread cubes. Stir them around, letting them soak up all that fatty goodness. Now add the garlic and herbs. Stir them up until they start to turn a slight golden colour.
**NOTE** be sure to use an oven safe pan!
Now throw the whole thing in the oven and wait. And smell that garlic and rosemary. Now feel your mouth water and your tongue quiver in anticipation for the buttery goodness…wait a second! Who called in the food porn?? Maybe I should not be drinking wine this early.


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Second Chances – Not Necessarily The News
In this edition of "Not Necessarily The News," Tootie Landry speaks with a man who has taken his second chance and turned his life around to help others.
"Hey! I'm Tootie Landry and this is what I found out today!
One of the benefits of doing this segment, is the people I get to meet and see the difference they are making in the lives of others.
This past Saturday, I spent some time with an individual who was given a 2nd chance in life and has taken full advantage of it. In order to know who he is today, we first have to go back in time.
David "Monk" George was a Lafayette High School graduate. He played football for Southern University with a promising career in the NFL. That's when the story takes a bad turn. He got involved with using and selling drugs. He was arrested 3 times and spent 12 years in Federal Prison.
And then...something happened!
He would like to say he "Woke Up". He made a vow to himself to start affecting people in a positive way. He told me, "There have been so many families I have negatively affected directly or indirectly and now...I have to make it right." And how does he do this? I found him coaching at the Hershey Qualifying Track Meet this past Saturday. He also coaches baseball, basketball and football at Brown Park. The level of respect and admiration from the parents and the kids is obvious.
I asked Taylor Allen, an 11-year-old on the team what she liked most about Coach Monk. She responded, "He's tough, but no one cares more than him."
And finally, being given a 2nd chance is not enough. It's what you do with it that counts. And David "Monk" George is doing that, by making a difference!
And I'm Tootie Landry and this is 'Not Necessarily the News!'"
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Republic of Korea and Bolivia meet at Tivoli Stadion Tyrol, in a friendly match. This will be the 8th of the year for the Republic of Korea, after the previous ones played against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Honduras, Poland, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Jamaica and Moldova. In the case of Bolivia, this is their 4th friendly of the year, after having already faced the United States and Curaçao. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 24-06-1994 and ended with the score: Republic of Korea (0-0) Bolivia. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
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This is the 8th friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which they recorded the following results: Republic of Korea (1-3) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republic of Korea (2-0) Honduras, Poland (3 -2) Republic of Korea, Northern Ireland (2-1) Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea (1-0) Latvia, Republic of Korea (2-2) Jamaica and Republic of Korea (1-0) Moldova. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. The Republic of Korea won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 home matches for the Friendlies. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in all of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.
The South Korean team leaves for this match with a defeat against Bosnia, by 1-3, totaling in this way the third slight in the last four games played: the only goal of the team was scored by Jae-seong Lee. In this friendly match, coach Tae-Yong Shin must perform in the usual 3-5-2, privileging the possession of the ball and the successive attacks, mainly through the flanks: Heung-min Son is a very fast and eximio player in the offensive transition. It is important to underline that the selection of South Korea has presented some gaps in the defensive transition, fruit of the offensive flow that presents in its attacks. From outside due to injury is Hyun-soo Jang.
The visiting team disputes their 4th friendly of the year. In the previous friendlies he registered the following markers: United States (3-0) Bolivia, Curaçao (1-0) Bolivia and Curaçao (1-1) Bolivia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 1 draw and 13 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Bolivia has won 1, tied 1 and lost 8. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they only had 1 comeback in the 8 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Bolivia comes to this game after a slight against the United States, by 3-0, totaling in this way the fifth game in a row without tasting the taste of victory. Coach Mauricio Soria plays in 4-4-2, privileging the defensive organization and the passes in depth for the attack: Rodrigo Vargas, player of Karpaty Lviv, is very powerful and effective in the finalization. It is important to note that Bolivia places five players when it approaches the defensive organization. In spite of that, the Bolivian team shows enormous defensive and offensive fragilities. Everything indicates that there are no important absences for this game.
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