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Stock Market orders,or limit orders?
How do you enter the market in the morning: market or limit orders?
We like the concept of using a limit order for any stock purchase where we are not physically sitting in front of our computers and watching the action. So first what exactly is a limit order? A limit order allows you to state the exact price (within a couple cents) that you are willing to buy a stock at or under. For instance, let's say you want XYZ and it seems to be moving fast. It was 50.50 a few minutes ago and now its quoted to you at 51.75 Well, we know that a market order allows too many games to be played by the market makers, so to short cut them, we would use a limit order. Here we would say to ourselves XYZ is moving well, but I don't want to get stuck by the market. It's at 51.75 and I would be willing to buy it up to 52 and no more. So we would tell our broker (or use the correct buttons to do it on line) that we want to place a limit order of 52 on XYZ. What we have done is this, we have said that XYZ may still be moving while we are on the phone and as long as it doesn't get above 52 we are still willing to buy it. If it moves over 52 we think it has gone too far to make it still attractive. So your order will go in an electronic book and will execute as long as XYZ stays under 52. If XYZ gets away or in other words runs past 52 while you are on the phone or at your computer, your order will not fire off. Next time we will discuss the 2 basic types of limit orders you will run into.
There are two basic types of limit orders that you will encounter. First the brokerage will ask "is this a day order or a good till cancel"? Now what is all that about? Well, when you tell the broker you are willing to buy a stock at 52 or less, he needs to know if you mean for today only, or until you call him back and say "never mind", which can be up to 60 days later. The brokerage will leave your buy order on the books for about 60 days and if XYZ dips down below 52, your order will fire off and you will get executed. We personally don't use GTC's (good till canceled) orders much because we are too involved to not know when it's pulling under 52, we generally specify a "day order" only.
The best reason to use limit orders is that you are in control of what you are going to spend on a stock instead of the market maker filling' you where he wants. But there are problems with limit orders too. If a stock is really moving fast, it means a ton of people are piling in and even though you gave yourself a 1/2 a point of leeway, the stock may outrun you or in other words, go past your limit before your order gets executed. Often, especially early in the trading day, we see stocks gaining a couple points in a matter of just a minute or so. Here, your limit order is probably not going to do you any good because the stock is moving so fast you would have to put a limit in that is 3 or 4 points higher than you really want to pay, just for a chance to get in. That is why we often say, let the first few minutes of craziness play out before you try and get involved with buying anything.
One last note about limit orders. As you know a stock has a range that it will wiggle in during the course of the day. XYZ may open at 50, go to 51, pull back to 49.75 squirt ahead to 51.50 and end the day at 50.75. So one way of playing XYZ is to watch its daily range and place a limit order at or just below its bottom range. For instance if we see that XYZ generally has a full point of wiggle to it during the day, and at 10 am it's trading at 50.50, up 3/4 on the day, why not place a limit order at say 50. That way if during one of its wiggles it falls to 50 before picking up again, you will get it. (Note of course that you would only do this if you are in no big hurry to own XYZ, it may not wiggle down to 50 and you'd never get it.)
The bottom line is that limit orders will keep the market makers a bit more honest as far as your fills go, and you won't run the risk of getting a stock filled at some ridiculous price that you would never have paid. We urge you to use them, and with a bit of experience, you will have a pretty good idea of how much headroom you should give a stock. The last thing we want to say is this, if you place a limit order for XYZ for 52 and it never gets to 52, the market rules say you have to be filled in order (first come first serve). So don't be mistaken to think that your limit is your price. Remember a limit is the utmost price you are willing to pay, but if XYZ is at 50.50 and your limit is for 51, you will get XYZ at 50 1/2 when your turn comes up. Limits simply keep you from placing an order for a hot stock that is running and you think you are going to get it at say 90, and when you check later you find you bought it at 98! That's what can (and does) happen with market orders!

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"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther."
John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier, banker, and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. In 1892, Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. He was instrumental in the creation of the United States Steel Corporation.
At the height of Morgan's career during the early 1900s, he and his partners had financial investments in many large corporations and had significant influence over the nation's high finance and United States Congressmembers. He directed the banking coalition that stopped the Panic of 1907. He was the leading financier of the Progressive Era, and his dedication to efficiency and modernization helped transform American business.
Morgan died in Rome, Italy, in his sleep in 1913 at the age of 75, leaving his fortune and business to his son, John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
Childhood and education
Morgan was born into the influential Morgan family to Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890) and Juliet Pierpont (1816–1884) in Hartford, Connecticut, and was raised there.[1][2] Pierpont, as he preferred to be known, had a varied education due in part to the plans of his father. In the fall of 1848, Pierpont transferred to the Hartford Public School and then to the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut (now called Cheshire Academy), boarding with the principal. In September 1851, Morgan passed the entrance exam for theEnglish High School of Boston, a school specializing in mathematics to prepare young men for careers in commerce. In the spring of 1852, an illness which was to become more common as his life progressed struck; rheumatic fever left him in so much pain that he could not walk. Junius sent Pierpont to the Azores to recover.[3]
After convalescing for almost a year, Pierpont returned to the English High School in Boston to resume his studies. After he graduated, his father sent him to Bellerive, a school near the Swiss village of Vevey. When Morgan had attained fluency in French, his father sent him to the University of Göttingen in order to improve his German. Attaining a passable level of German within six months and also a degree in art history, Morgan traveled back to London via Wiesbaden, with his education complete.[4]
Early years and life
Morgan went into banking in 1857 at the London branch of merchant banking firm, Peabody, Morgan & Co., a partnership between his father and George Peabody founded three years earlier. In 1858, he moved to New York City to join the banking house of Duncan, Sherman & Company, the American representatives of George Peabody and Company. During the American Civil War, Morgan purchased five thousand defective rifles from an army arsenal at $3.50 each[5] and then resold them to a field general for $22 each.[5]Morgan had avoided serving during the war by paying a substitute $300 to take his place.[5] From 1860 to 1864, as J. Pierpont Morgan & Company, he acted as agent in New York for his father's firm, renamed "J.S. Morgan & Co." upon Peabody's retirement in 1864. From 1864–72, he was a member of the firm of Dabney, Morgan, and Company. In 1871, he partnered with the Drexels of Philadelphia to form the New York firm of Drexel, Morgan & Company. At that time, Anthony J. Drexel became Pierpont's mentor at the request of Junius Morgan.[6]
J.P. Morgan & Company
After the death of Anthony Drexel, the firm was rechristened "J. P. Morgan & Company" in 1895, retaining close ties with Drexel & Company of Philadelphia; Morgan, Harjes & Company of Paris; and J.S. Morgan & Company (after 1910 Morgan, Grenfell & Company), of London. By 1900, it was one of the most powerful banking houses of the world, focused especially on reorganizations and consolidations.[citation needed]
Morgan had many partners over the years, such as George W. Perkins, but always remained firmly in charge.[7] His process of taking over troubled businesses to reorganize them became known as "Morganization."[8] Morgan reorganized business structures and management in order to return them to profitability. His reputation as a banker and financier also helped bring interest from investors to the businesses he took over.[9]
Treasury gold
In 1895, at the depths of the Panic of 1893, the Federal Treasury was nearly out of gold. President Grover Cleveland accepted Morgan's offer to join with the Rothschilds and supply the U.S. Treasury with 3.5 million ounces of gold[10] to restore the treasury surplus in exchange for a 30-year bond issue. The episode saved the Treasury but hurt Cleveland's standing with the agrarian wing of the Democratic Party, and became an issue in the election of 1896, when banks came under a withering attack from William Jennings Bryan. Morgan and Wall Street bankers donated heavily to Republican William McKinley, who was elected in 1896 and re-elected in 1900.[11]
In 1896, Adolph Simon Ochs, who owned the Chattanooga Times, secured financing from Morgan to purchase the financially struggling New York Times. The New York Times became the standard for American journalism by investing in news gathering and insisting on the highest quality of writing and reporting.[12]
After the death of his father in 1890, Morgan took control of J. S. Morgan & Co. (which was renamed Morgan, Grenfell & Company in 1910). Morgan began talks with Charles M. Schwab, president of Carnegie Co., and businessman Andrew Carnegie in 1900. The goal was to buy out Carnegie's steel business and merge it with several other steel, coal, mining and shipping firms. After financing the creation of the Federal Steel Company, he finally merged it in 1901 with the Carnegie Steel Company and several other steel and iron businesses (including Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, owned by William Edenborn), to form the United States Steel Corporation. In 1901 U.S. Steel was the first billion-dollar company in the world, having an authorized capitalization of $1.4 billion, which was much larger than any other industrial firm and comparable in size to the largest railroads.
U.S. Steel aimed to achieve greater economies of scale, reduce transportation and resource costs, expand product lines, and improve distribution.[13] It was also planned to allow the United States to compete globally with theUnited Kingdom and Germany. Schwab and others claimed that U.S. Steel's size would allow the company to be more aggressive and effective in pursuing distant international markets ("globalization").[13] U.S. Steel was regarded as a monopoly by critics, as the business was attempting to dominate not only steel but also the construction of bridges, ships, railroad cars and rails, wire, nails, and a host of other products. With U.S. Steel, Morgan had captured two-thirds of the steel market, and Schwab was confident that the company would soon hold a 75 percent market share.[13] However, after 1901 the business' market share dropped. Schwab resigned from U.S. Steel in 1903 to form Bethlehem Steel, which became the second largest U.S. steel producer.
Labor policy was a contentious issue. U.S. Steel was non-union and experienced steel producers, led by Schwab, wanted to keep it that way with the use of aggressive tactics to identify and root out pro-union "troublemakers." The lawyers and bankers who had organized the merger—notably Morgan and CEO Elbert Gary—were more concerned with long-range profits, stability, good public relations, and avoiding trouble. The bankers' views generally prevailed, and the result was a "paternalistic" labor policy. (U.S. Steel was eventually unionized in the late 1930s.)[14]
Morgan corporations
From 1890–1913, 42 major corporations were organized or their securities were underwritten, in whole or part, by J.P. Morgan and Company.[28]
- American Bridge Company
- American Telephone & Telegraph
- Associated Merchants
- Atlas Portland Cement Company
- Boomer Coal & Coke
- Federal Steel Company
- General Electric
- Hartford Carpet Corporation
- Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
- International Harvester
- International Mercantile Marine
- J. I. Case Threshing Machine
- National Tube
- United Dry Goods
- United States Steel Corporation
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
- Atlantic Coast Line
- Central of Georgia Railroad
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
- Chicago Great Western Railway
- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
- Erie Railroad
- Florida East Coast Railway
- Hocking Valley Railway
- Lehigh Valley Railroad
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad
- New York Central System
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
- New York, Ontario and Western Railway
- Northern Pacific Railway
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Pere Marquette Railroad
- Reading Railroad
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
- Southern Railway
- Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
This profile is partly adapted from a Wikipedia entry on J.P. Morgan, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


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December 27, 2015
First Sunday After Christmas
You see, the real issues about peace are, in fact, religious. And religious voices must not be silenced by the 'realism' of policymakers, because now the real issue is what is happening to our humanness and what will happen when we have a new generation of young people who are incapable of blushing over the inhumanity. But Jeremiah's contemporaries called him traitor because they were cut off from noticing and feeling and caring and being transformed.
–Walter Brueggemann
After the astrologers had departed, a messenger of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I give you instructions. You see, Herod is determined to hunt the child down and destroy him."
So Joseph got up and took the child and his mother under cover of night and set out for Egypt. There they remained until Herod's death. This happened in order to fulfill the prediction of the Lord spoken through the prophet:
I called my son out of Egypt.
When Herod realized he had been duped by the astrologers, he was outraged. He then issued orders to kill all the children two years old and younger in Bethlehem and the surrounding region. This corresponded to the time (of the star) that he had learned from the astrologers. Then the prediction spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
In Ramah the sound of mourning
And bitter grieving was heard:
Rachel weeping for her children.
She refused to be consoled
Because they were no more.
After Herod's death, a messenger of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt: "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; those who were seeking the child's life are dead."
So he got up, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. He heard that Archelaus was the king of Judea in the place of his father Herod; as a consequence, he was afraid to go there. He was instructed n a dream to go to galilee. So he went there and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order to fulfill the prediction of the prophets that he will be called a Nazorean.
Matthew 2:13-23 (Scholars' Version)
This is the lectionary text for the first Sunday after Christmas, Year A. It is a story, for obvious reasons, that is not emphasized at Christmas. If it is read at all it is read once every three years on "low Sunday" where low means low attendance, the Sunday after Christmas when fewer people attend worship than usual.
The story is referred to as the Flight to Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents.
On Christmas Eve I shared some stories about the birth of Jesus from the later tradition. One such collection is from The Book About the Origin of the Blessed Mary and the Childhood of the Savior. Today it is referred to as the Gospel of Psuedo-Matthew. It was written around 600 CE.
The Flight to Egypt gets some attention in that legend. Just before Herod slaughters all the male children two years and under, an angel tells Joseph in a dream to go to Egypt through the desert.
While in the desert on the journey Mary, Joseph, Jesus and family come across dragons, lions, panthers, and wolves and at the command of the infant Jesus they bow down to him and help the family on the journey. Madeleine L'Engle has created a wonderful children's book based on this story called Dance in the Desert. It is a beautiful story with enchanting illustrations. I highly recommend it.
On the third day of the journey, Mary is fatigued. She sees a palm tree and asks Joseph to stop and get some fruit. Joseph quibbles with her saying that the fruit is too high and that water is more necessary. The infant Jesus commands the tree to lower its branches to Mary so she can pick the fruit. He commands a vein of water to be opened in the earth.
The palm tree story also inspired the Cherry Tree Carol. In this carol the fruit are cherries and in the carol Mary is pregnant and Joseph is angry and doubting Mary. He says in anger, "Let the father of the child get you cherries." From the womb, Jesus commands the branch to lower itself to Mary.
A version of this story is in the Qur'an. God speaks and Mary becomes pregnant. She is alone and she is afraid and when she is about to give birth she is under a palm tree. From the womb, Jesus tells her to shake the palm and get dates and provides water for her as well. She gives birth and when she brings the child to the community, they accuse her of having a child out of wedlock, but Baby Jesus himself speaks and sets them straight.
Back to the Gospel of Psuedo-Matthew. As the holy family continues the journey, Joseph still concerned for water asks Baby Jesus if it would be a good idea to leave the desert and journey along the shore so they could rest in the cities along the coast. Jesus has a better idea. Jesus says:
Fear not, Joseph; I will shorten the way for you, so that what you would have taken thirty days to go over, you shall accomplish in this one day. And while they were thus speaking, behold, they looked forward, and began to see the mountains and cities of Egypt.
He teleports the family to Egypt.
One might think, he could have done that at day one. The miracles keep on coming. While in Egypt, they go into a temple in the city of Sotinen. There are 355 gods in the temple and at the sight of the Blessed Mary and Jesus the idols fall down prostrate and shatter.
The governor of the city hears that the gods have shattered and brings his army to the temple. When he sees what has happened and sees the Blessed Mary and Jesus he adores them and commands his army and the whole city to worship Jesus or else he fears they will face destruction that Pharaoh and his army faced back in the day with Moses. As we know, Pharaoh and his army were drowned in the sea because they didn't believe. And the text says:
Then all the people of that same city believed in the Lord God through Jesus Christ.
Thus the journey to Egypt ends. The text continues:
After no long time the angel said to Joseph: Return to the land of Judah, for they are dead who sought the child's life.
One could at this point ask an impertinent question. If Jesus could tame dragons and wild beasts, command palm trees to obey, find water in the desert, teleport the family to Egypt, force idols to bow down and shatter, couldn't he have stopped Herod from slaughtering the children? That question is not even asked let alone answered.
Once we ask that question, we have entered the realm of theodicy, which is a fancy word that attempts to defend the indefensible. Why is there suffering and evil if God is all good and all powerful? If God or Jesus can do miracles there, why not here?
Theodicy is an attempt to make excuses for the theory of an all powerful, all good God. Those excuses range from God has a bigger plan, to God is teaching you a lesson, to God is punishing you, to God would have healed you, too, if you prayed more or believed in the right religion, to God is waiting for you to get your act together, and so on. I find none of those answers satisfying. I also find them to be insulting and harmful and dismissive of the actual experience of human beings.
On the question of theodicy, I cheat. I bypass the whole thing. I say there is no all powerful and all good God. So no defense of such a being is necessary. There is suffering, illness, and death. It is part of life. Our task is to make the best of it and to provide comfort along the journey to ourselves and to others. Life is a cup of tears and a cup of joy. We do well to know we must drink of both.
There are Herods in this world and their behavior is rightly called evil. With courage and compassion our task is to draw from the well of goodness and do what we can to stop people from hurting others, to advocate for and to comfort victims, to seek justice on their behalf, and to take care that we do not escalate the spiral of violence and become what we hate. If there is anything worthy of the name God, perhaps it is that well of goodness from which we might draw.
The one who draws from it is the hero. That is Matthew's story. Matthew's tale is also a legend. The slaughter of the innocents is a fiction. Now Herod the Great was an historical figure. History records that he was a ruthless rascal. He reported had members of his own family slaughtered to further his ambitions and paranoia.
But the slaughter of the children in Bethlehem likely did not happen. It is a story found only in Matthew's gospel as part of the miraculous birth narrative. It is a story drawn from the Exodus story when Moses escapes Pharoah's death sentence upon the Hebrew children. Pharaoh sees the Hebrews growing in population and wants to thin them out a bit. He has all the male children thrown into the Nile. Moses escapes in a basket in the bulrushes.
This is a common legend. It is the story of the destined child that we find throughout literature. From Moses to Jesus to Superman to Luke Skywalker to Harry Potter to Katniss Everdeen, the hero is chosen and destined for a purpose. In this case, as Moses grew up and saved the Hebrews from slavery, Jesus grew up and saved the people from sin. A legend is born.
Legends are wonderful. Over the break we watched the latest Star Wars film. I doubt I will give away secrets by saying that the Force takes on the Dark Side in this one. Christianity is no different. It just thinks it is. Part of the delusion of organized religion is that each thinks its stories are unique, special, and true. The others? Not so much. As I see it, while the characters change, and the plots are modified, the stories are essentially the same. The Force vs. the Dark Side.
The hero is born of humble beginnings, usually, but not always. He or she is chosen and destined to bring freedom or justice or enlightenment. She often resists the call, goes through a period of purging and self-discovery, struggles with weakness, finds in the weakness a hidden strength, draws from the well-spring of goodness and talent, and in the nick of time, fulfills the destiny, often at great cost to self.
What do you do with these heroic legends? You can externalize them. That is declare that the story is factual, and that the task is to worship the hero and make a religion about him. It is a passive approach. The hero does it for us. This is a common way in which the story of Jesus Christ is presented.
But another way to experience it, is to see the story as inspiration. The reason the legend of the hero's quest is common and crosses cultures is because it touches a human longing and a human need. We might think we need a hero. What we really need is to be a hero.
Life is itself a hero's quest. We are born and thrown into the task of self-discovery. We are taught language, meaning, place, and task. As we grow, we question it and we wrestle with what it is we are to be doing with our lives. Who am I? What is my quest? Where is the suffering, the hurt, and the evil that I need to confront? It could be within, and likely is, and also without. Where are Rachel's tears? How do I respond to those tears, my own, and those of others?
As I look at you, I see heroes. Everyone of you. Each of you has a well of goodness. Each has a weakness that can become a strength. Each of you struggles with self-discovery, with disappointment, with loss, grief, and yet there is a task. Some of you know it, some may not. It isn't necessarily the same task all of your life. There are times we need to discern and revisit what that task is, and reinvent who we are to be. Religion which is made up of stories, practices, and communities, is a place from which we draw inspiration. But at the end of the day, you are the hero.
The legend of Jesus Christ is the legend of love. Legends are true in the most important way. Jesus Christ who breaks the bond of sin is a story that is very true. I define sin as the inability or the unwillingness to love, and sometimes it is hard to tell between the two, that is inability or unwillingness. If sin is the failure to love, then breaking the bond of sin is breaking the barriers to love.
The legend of Jesus Christ when we internalize it is our hero's quest to love. We give birth to love. We die to ways of being that are not loving, and we are resurrected to love anew. We continue the process throughout our lives, growing deeper in ways of love. We love in the presence of grief and tears. We love in response to evil and violence. We love in response to death. We love in response to joy. It is not the only hero's quest available to us, but it is a good one.
I find that series of five lines regarding Rachel prominent this year for all of us. Rachel of course is the wife of Jacob who he loved most. If Jacob is the patriarch of Israel, in Genesis we find the story of Jacob's name being changed by YHWH to Israel, then Rachel is the matriarch.
The children for whom she weeps are all the descendants killed in violence and who are victims of injustice. It is a poetic way of describing grief at its most intense. The grief of a mother over her dying children.
I am glad this story that we often skip over is present in the birth legends of Jesus. As we look back this year to the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Chattanooga, Charleston, Paris, and close to home Umpqua Community College, these five lines are real and true.
In Ramah the sound of mourning
And bitter grieving was heard:
Rachel weeping for her children.
She refused to be consoled
Because they were no more.
How true is this story today for refugees fleeing violence from the crazed, paranoid, and ruthless in Syria. They are the faces of the of the Holy Family fleeing Herod today. I am glad that Egypt didn't refuse Mary, Joseph, and Jesus out of fear they might be terrorists.
There is a validation in Rachel's tears. If love, known through the legend of Jesus Christ is to be true, it must not hurry over or cover over or wish away or ignore or get over or move beyond this. It must acknowledge and know Rachel's tears and ours.
In a way that is hard to explain, I find comfort and meaning in the Jesus story, both the historical Jesus and in the legend of Jesus Christ. It is a story that continues to ring true.
I have a need for the legend of love as expressed in the story of Jesus Christ. I feel a danger of losing the capacity for love. I worry, I fear that my own grief may harden me, make me unable to care, or in the words regarding Rachel, make me permanently inconsolable.
I feel the danger that so much violence may cause us to be numb and callous. We may lose our capacity to lament. We may in the words of Walter Brueggemann, become "incapable of blushing over the inhumanity."
There may be yet a birth, death, and rebirth ahead, a breaking of the bonds that hold back love. That will only happen when we recall Rachel's tears and weep with her through our own bitter grieving. The first prophetic act is to weep. Weep enough tears to fill a well.
The second act is to draw from the well, yes, the well of our own tears transformed into a well of compassion, a well of goodness, a well of courage, that when we drink as a hero drinks, we will transform our lives and this world.
This, this, is the hope of Christmas.
Of God being born within and among us.


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At its May 2013 meeting, the USAR's Board of Directors approved four rule changes that went into effect on September 1, 2013.
1. In USAR-sanctioned events throughout the nation, all divisions (including the "Open" divisions) will play the two-serve game — except for the U.S. National Team Qualifying divisions at the U.S. National Doubles and the U.S. National Singles Championships.
- Rule 3.1 – Serve
In all USAR sanctioned competition (except as noted in Rule 5), the server will have two opportunities to put the ball into play.
The player or team winning the coin toss has the option to either serve or receive at the start of the first game. The second game will begin in reverse order of the first game. The player or team scoring the highest total of points in games 1 and 2 will have the option to serve or receive first at the start of the tiebreaker. If both players or teams score an equal number of points in the first two games, another coin toss will take place and the winner of the toss will have the option to serve or receive.
- Rule 5 – One Serve (U.S. Team Divisions at National Singles and Doubles Only)
The USAR's standard rules will be followed for all play except for the U.S. National Team Qualifying divisions played at U.S. National Singles and Doubles where only one serve is allowed. Therefore, any fault serve is an out serve, with a few exceptions (Screen, Serving before the Receiver is Ready, hitting partner in doubles (once))
2. Players must wear shoes and cannot play in socks only or in bare feet.
- Rule 2.5(b) – Clothing and Shoes. The clothing may be of any color; however, a player may be required to change wet, extremely loose fitting, or otherwise distracting garments. Insignias and writing on the clothing must be considered to be in good taste by the Tournament Director. Shoes must be worn as designed and have soles, which do not mark or damage the floor. Players may not play in socks only or in bare feet.
3. Electronic audio devices cannot be worn during play unless they are needed to amplify one's hearing ability.
- Rule 2.5(c) – Audio Devices. Players may not wear audio devices during play unless they are needed to amplify one's hearing.
4. Unintentional "carries" during the rally are allowed and are no longer called.
- Rule 3.13 (Rallies)
(b) One Touch. The player or team trying to return the ball may touch or strike the ball only once or else the rally is lost. The ball may not be intentionally carried. (A carried ball — one that rests on the racquet slightly longer than a true "hit" — is allowed if not done intentionally.)


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It was a pleasure to work with the team at Niche Ignite. Cain and his talented colleagues created such an amazing site for our College. Cain really listened to our hopes and expectations for the site from our very first meeting. This was evident right from the first mock-up which included every detail we had envisioned. Niche Ignite was also able to provide the training to up-skill our staff to run the site the way we wanted it to operate.
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|The Top Ten Tuesday weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Today's top ten are fandoms that I associate myself with. There are so many more, but I the ones I listed below are pretty representative of what I like. I attempted to broaden the scope by including TV show fandoms, music fandoms, and manga/anime fandoms as well. I had a lot of fun with these gifs, so I hope you enjoy them too.
What fandoms are you in? Let me know in the comments!
1. Supernatural
|Just one of my favourite TV shows of all time.
|I don't even watch that many shows though-- can I still have a favourite?
2. Teen Wolf
|I was absolutely addicted to this show when I started it.
|I love the concepts, ideas, and the plot.
|A fantastic cast tops it off!
3. Harry Potter
|This is one of my longest-standing fandoms.
|I grew up with this series.
|Once a Potterhead, ALWAYS a Potterhead.
4. Shadowhunter
|I'll admit, this show is not the best.
|I watch the show 80% for Malec scenes, to be honest.
|Don't judge the book series based on the show, I beg of you.
5. Fairy Tail
|This is one of my all-time favourite animes.
|It features great characters, fantastic plot arcs, and it's hilarious!
|Me too, Juvia, me too.
6. Naruto
|I recently started getting into this because my younger brother began watching the show and reading the manga.
|I'm already invested in all of the characters.
|I have so much more to go, but I'm excited. Also kind of want to be a ninja now.
7. Friends
|Honestly one of the funniest shows I've ever seen.
|I just adore each of these characters.
8. How I Met Your Mother
|Is there a count of high fives for the show? There are a lot.
|Relationship goals.
|This is another hilarious show I really enjoyed. I was super sad when I finished this series.
9. Fall Out Boy
|Probably my favourite band.
|Long live the car crash hearts.
|Still upset I wasn't able to see them when they went on tour with Paramore.
10. Marianas Trench
|Josh's voice gets me every time.
|Fave alternative pop band, I think?
|Great for blasting out of your car on road trips-- tried and true.


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In every NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, we meet new players. Some of these players have their moment of glory and return to a normal life. Others springboard from their accomplishments to the next level. Part of the intrigue is that we don't know now in which direction any of these players will go.
Without question, one of the brightest new stars in the NCAA postseason has been Virgina Commonwealth's Eric Maynor. In the Colonial conference title game, he single-handedly took over against George Mason. Make no mistake, Maynor was the star of the show.
How does a player follow that up? Try hitting the go-ahead shot with less than 2 seconds remaining against one of the best basketball programs in the history of the NCAA.
Will this be the highest high of Maynor's career? Maybe. But if it is, what a run.


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Pulsant is a UK based provider of IT infrastructure services, including cloud hosting, colocation and managed hosting.
|Medien & Technologie
Having assessed the growth potential of the UK IT services SME sub-segment, Bridgepoint Development Capital, alongside an experienced external group CEO, identified Lumison as a buy and build platform from which to develop a broader provider of IT infrastructure services to the underserved SME segment. The Lumison platform completed its first bolt-on investment in March 2010 with the acquisition of colocation provider, Blue Square Data. Subsequent investments in September 2011, of DediPower and Scolocate in December 2012, have broadened the service offering and scale of the group to now encompass cloud hosting, colocation and managed hosting. Through the investment in Lumison and subsequent additional acquisitions. BDC built a fully integrated, high quality, medium-sized provider of IT infrastructure services focused on the small and medium sized enterprise market The combined companies were re-branded Pulsant in March 2012.
Pulsant was sold in July 2014 to Oak Hill
Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum.
To learn more about the company, visit www.pulsant.co.uk


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A friend of mine sent this to me yesterday. I thought it was really interesting to see a famous man admitting this on national television and in a book.
Personally, I didn't recognize the name Jeff Garlin, but I certainly recognized him from the movies. I admire him for coming forward, I'm sure it wasn't easy.
Clearly it is not just us "regular" folks who suffer from this. We all know that admitting we have a problem is the first step to fixing it. I wish him all the best.
One Day at a Time... Nurture myself... Awareness... Letting Go... Listen to my Body
I didn't recognize the name either, but I recognize him from "Curb Your Enthusiasm." I think it's so good when people in the public eye come forward about this stuff. It removes a lot of shame. Thanks for passing along!
.-= Kim´s last blog ..A weekend in words =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:59 pm
that's a great point about the shame, kim, and i agree!
I think that is awesome that he was willing to come forth like that. I wish more celebs would do the same.
.-= christie @ honoring health´s last blog ..Un-Stuck: The Finally. =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:01 pm
my gosh, could you imagine if all celebrities would come out like that?! i bet half of hollywood has some kind of eating disorder, but no one ever wants to admit to it.
Thanks for sharing that. I think it helps every time any one comes forward and gets honest about food addiction; it helps us get the support and recognition for the problem. Too many people still think it's a matter of weakness, or will power, or determination, and it's not fair to be judged like that. When a celebrity comes forward, it gives even more visibility to the problem. So thanks!
.-= jackie callahan´s last blog ..Lean On Me =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:10 pm
you're right, jackie, we all feel a little more validated and a little less "alone" when other people step forward, especially someone who lives in the public eye. hopefully it helps "normal" eaters to know just how (sadly) prevalent this disease is.
Same here. I'm glad there are more people talking about it…really getting to the heart of it. That its an addiciton rather than over eating. Sad, but great that the word is getting out more!
.-= Diana´s last blog ..Scale betrayal =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:20 pm
yup, diana, most people, including myself up until i realized i had an eating disorder just over two years ago, thought it was just a matter of willpower.
I think we do need to get the word out. It is great that he went public! I actually have a post on eating but also eating disorder awareness as well. Kind of weird to put them together but I did….
.-= Jody – Fit at 52´s last blog ..Diet & Dieting – Dr. J Guest Posts! =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:04 pm
i read your post today and saw that, it was interesting.
I seem to remember John Travolta admitting the same thing (this could be OLD news!)
.-= Patsy´s last blog ..I *Heart* Weight Training! =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Really!?!?? wow, i don't remember that. but then, i haven't been as aware until i knew i was a fellow sufferer.
I do recognize the name, and was very surprised to see that he has an eating problem. I know he is a very heavy set man but I never thought anything of it. Thanks for passing this along. 🙂
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
i know, why would anybody think eating disorder, especially for a man, right? just goes to show…
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing – and for bringing this issue out in the open – because it's not just regular folks that are dealing with this as well now know.
.-= Anonymous Fat Girl´s last blog ..Don't become an animal carcass in the Sahara Desert (or a weight loss blog casualty) =-.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 24th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
sadly, i bet the folks in the limelight have an even harder time with all the pressures of having to look young and thin. i would think it would make them want to binge all the more.
Here another good and very funny interview of Jeff Garlin by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
thanks, jill! i will check it out.
You're welcome. 🙂
love2eatinpa Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
i just got done watching it, it was hysterical.
I'm glad you liked it, I was laughing all the way through. 🙂
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University research expenditure in New Zealand by purpose
2011, %
Source: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Statistics New Zealand
The years above are the years the data were collected for universities.
Data calculation/treatment
Funding figures are exclusive of GST.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Tertiary Education Research: Research Financing 2015
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Research Financing'.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Tertiary Education Research: Research Financing 2015
From the dataset Tertiary Education Research: Research Financing 2015, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: RSF.9
- Range:
- Provided: 27 data points
This data forms the table Tertiary Education - University research expenditure by purpose 2009–2013.
Dataset originally released on:
December 21, 2015
About this dataset
This dataset includes statistics relating to financing research undertaken in tertiary education.


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Happy Friday!
Yesterday, the love of my life and I drove to our new home. Six hours in a truck with our belongings and car in tow. Sure does give you time to meditate! To bring some happy calm into your Friday…here are the Five Friday Finds for today!
This film.
These finds from Azulie.
Yoga clothing.
Custom-made malas an other jewelry by an amazing friend of mine.


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Recipe of the month
October 2017
Recipe provided by Tami Cole. "Welcome fall with this hot, bubbling, old-fashioned apple dessert. "
- 2 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 5 large), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 2 1/2 pounds Braeburn apples (about 5 large), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, divided
- 2 cups self-rising soft wheat flour (such as White Lily)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup cold salted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh juice (from 1 lemon)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 - 1 cup cold heavy cream, divided
- Vanilla ice cream
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss together apples, brown sugar, and all-purpose flour in a large bowl. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add apple mixture, and cook, stirring often, until apples are tender and syrup thickens, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together self-rising flour and 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar in a large bowl. Cut 1/2 cup cold butter cubes into self-rising flour mixture with a pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly and resembles small peas; freeze 10 minutes.
- Remove apples from heat; stir in lemon zest and juice, cinnamon, and salt. Spoon apple mixture into a lightly greased 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, placing a baking sheet on oven rack directly below dish to catch any drips.
- Meanwhile, make a well in center of flour mixture. Add 3/4 cup cream; stir just until dough comes together, adding additional cream up to 1 cup, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 3 or 4 times. Roll or pat dough to 3/4- to 1-inch thickness. Cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter; reroll scraps once, and repeat process to make 9 biscuits.
- Place biscuits on top of hot apple mixture in baking dish. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and brush over biscuits. Sprinkle biscuits with remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Return cobbler to oven, and bake until biscuits are golden and done, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool 30 minutes; top servings with ice cream.
For more information, view this recipe here: http://www.southernliving.com/recipes/classic-apple-cobbler-recipe
Recipe List
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- May 2020: Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup
- Mar 2020: Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
- Feb 2020: Limoncello Ricotta Cake
- Jan 2020: Spinach Salad w/ Bacon
- Dec 2019: Asian Stir Fry
- Nov 2019: Tday Leftovers Lasagna
- Oct 2019: Turkey Pumpkin Chili
- Sep 2019: Butternut Squash Soup
- Jun 2019: Italian Pasta Salad
- Apr 2019: Easter Ham Glaze
- Apr 2019: Sweet Potato Casserole
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Summary and Keywords
The socioeconomic and political relationship between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with China has become increasingly significant for both since the beginning of the 21st century. This article analyzes proposals by the United States and China in their bilateral relationship and the political effects of their increasing tensions on LAC. Consistent with the proposed framework of analysis of the socioeconomic LAC–China relationship—at least in terms of trade, financing, overseas foreign direct investments, and infrastructure projects—the article examines in detail these conditions, as well as providing an in-depth example of trade. The final part of the article discusses the important potential and challenges of China for LAC's development and concludes that so far, and based on the in-depth analysis of the trade relationship, the LAC–China relation is closer to a core-periphery than to a South–South or win–win strategy.
The document proposes to understand that the political economy within the United States, particularly of its private sector, have shifted substantially against China. In addition, the structure for analysis of the LAC-China relationship in the 21st century with a concrete structure of analysis in terns of trade, financing, Chinese overseas foreign direct investments (OFDI) and infrastructure projects. In light of current discussions, the analysis suggests for the inclusion of a group of new concepts –such as the "the new triangular relationships" and the "globalization process with Chinese characteristics" with a group of effects in LAC. The impact of the increasing China-United States tensions, from this perspective, generates massive challenges in LAC, independently of their diplomatic relationships to China.
Keywords: Latin America, China, new triangular relationships, trade, financing, OFDI, infrastructure, development, Latin American politics
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○ Learning objective profile targets and scoring
Setting the learning objective profile target is step 9 of the tutorial: how do I create a course that adapts to my learners. It is advisable to first go through the tutorial before setting the learning profile target.
Learning objectives are inseparably related to Learning profile targets. In a learning profile target you can weigh the learning objectives. Within an adaptive block activities which will best help achieve the learning profile target will be offered to the learner. So if a learner doesn't score that well on a learning objective, the platform will offer an activity which pays the most attention to that learning objective.
Only if you have added all adaptive blocks and filled the activities therein with questions linked to learning objectives, you can start setting the learning profile target. You will have to set this after you have added all questions, because the values you will add here will shift if you add questions to learning objectives later on.
Let's go back to the learning objectives-tab.
In the overview below you see that values are filled in under the group 'Grammar'.
First a quick explanation of the different columns:
Tells you if there are questions linked to that learning objective in the MemoTrainer. In the example above this is not the case, yet. We will do this in step 11.
Copied learning objective
Tells if the name of the learning objectives is copied from the content. Because we have done this in step 4, this icon is shown.
The maximum amount of points that can be achieved in this learning objective. Because a questions is always worth 1 point, this number equals the amount of questions linked to the learning objective.
The amount a learner has to score in order to reach 100% on the learning objective. The global weight is standardly set on 80%, but this is not always desirable. We will give this part extra attention now. Click on Set learning profile target. You will see the following screen:
Base value
The same as 'Max' in the previous screen. The maximum amount of points that can be accumulated for this learning objective. Because a question equals 1 point, this number represents all questions linked to that learning objective.
The same as 'Target' in the previous screen. The amount of points that have to be accumulated in order to complete the learning objective.
With the weight you can influence the result. First, set the global weight to 10%, this will allow to set the weight more accurately.
A bit more explanation about the scoring:
In the activities where learning objectives are linked to questions, the learner will receive one point (+1) per correctly answered question. When a question is answered incorrectly, a point will be reducted (-1). If you have determined (in step 5) that learners will have to have 5 questions answered correctly in order to skip the learning objective, the result should be set to 5 as well.
In the example below the pretest has been taken. For the questions that are linked to Finite verb, 5 questions (x1 point) have been answered correctly. This means they have reached the target of 5 points and therefore have completed the learning objective. A total of 3 questions have been answered correctly and 2 questions incorrectly for Past participle. This translates to a total of 3 points minus 2 points equals 1 (3-2=1). A total of 1 point has been given to this learning objective, Past participle.
The consequence of these results are that there will be no lessons available for Finite verb, because the target of the learning objective has been met. For the learning objective Past participle, this means that there will be lessons available in which the learners can accumulate more points to reach their goal; 1 point has been achieved, 4 points to go: (The learning objective Finite verb still can be trained via the MemoTrainer, which we will configure in step 11)
The activity 'Past participle 1' comes from the adaptive block we have created in step 7. In that activity 5 new questions are linked to the learning objective Past participle. In the example above another 4 points have to be accumulated. The question is: what are the possible scenario's to achieve this?
|Number of correct questions
|Number of incorrect questions
|Amount of points after this activity
|Final score for 'Past participle'
|Amount of points to accumulate
|Learning objective completed!
|3 (4-1)
|1 (3-2)
|-1 (2-3)
|-2 (1-4)
Conclusion: only if all questions have been answered correctly, no lessons about this learning objective will be available. The set result of '5' in the learning objective target may seem little, but when you take a closer look at the scoring it isn't so bad because the learning objectives are created quite specific.
Pay attention when setting the learning profile target that the target isn't set to high. There must be enough lessons to come available so that the learner can reach the target.


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Are you a painting student on a budget? Like most artists (except perhaps for Jim Carrey and George Bush) I am frugal with art supplies. Not only do their prices climb up every year, there's no need to waste what I already have. Some students have asked me to describe my favorite tricks for saving money on supplies, and so I have decided to write about it in a tongue-in-cheek way.
Where should we aim to cut costs? Ok. Let's think of two kinds of learners. There is the student who is deciding whether painting is something they will like, and there is the student who already does a fair amount of painting during vacations, classes and workshops.
If you are figuring out if painting is for you, keep it a secret. Don't let your relatives or close friends pick out your gear or supplies. There are many many choices, and you might end up with stuff you can´t use that you will not be able to exchange. If you already "spilled the beans," tell them to give you gift certificates. Start perusing Craigslist and Nextdoor, noticing the art supplies people are selling or giving away, and don't buy anything yet. There is a reason everybody is selling french easels, for example. They are sooo heavy! Next, get on Google and type "acrylic or oil painting supply list" and read what art teachers are asking people to buy. This will give you an idea of what is normal to use in a painting class with that media. Then wait to the twice a year art store sales at the beginning of each semester. A good store with lots of different brands and low prices is Jerry's Artarama. But if you have more time, follow the tips below.
If you have been painting for a while, read on. Just keep in mind that I want you to save money with the intention of spending it on quality paint. This is the one area where you should "bite the bullet." For everything else, here's my list:
I hope this has helped. Now you are ready to go on an exciting search!


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On March 9, we children and youth launched the Trillion Tree Campaign. Together with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Gyalwang Drukpa, Patricia Espinosa, General Secretary of the UNFCCC and many other Guests of Honor, we presented a great show to invite all people to join us.
So take a seat, relax and let us inspire you.
For every share of our Facebook Live Video, Live Online Events plants 1 tree!
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Felix plant an olive tree in front of the Grimaldi Forum.
Special thanks to all supporters of the event, you did a really great job.


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What is the use for quotes for the book Annie John?
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I assume you mean quotes that further the plot or provide insight. Here are a couple to get you started:
Ch 2: ""I was sure I could never let those hands touch me again; I was sure I could never let her kiss me again. All that was finished."
*Annie came home unexpectedly to find her parents making love and her mother touching her father. She is repulsed and doesn't think she will ever allow her mother's "circling hands" to ever touch her again. Annie feels as if her mother's sexuality has violated her personal relationship with her mother.
Ch 5: "What just deserts, I thought, for I did not like Columbus. How I loved this picture—to see the usually triumphant Columbus, brought so low, seated by the bottom of the boat watching things go by."
*Annie finds a picture in her school history book of Columbus in chains, after he has fallen out of favor with the Queen. She is pleased to see he had met such a fate, as she view Columbus as a villian rather than a victor, since he brought colonization to Antigua, her home.
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It was already midnight when I chose my outfit for last week's casual Friday. Ady was already asleep so I had a quiet me-time while hubby was busy with his computer. I really wanted to wear the white strappy high heels I got from a colleague last month and to match it, I chose an old tube dress to be worn with a slim fit jeans. Since I will be wearing black shawl and black inner, I felt like wearing something to enhance the outfit. Somehow I got an idea to make a corsage that could complement my dress so there I was sitting on the couch in the middle of the night to produce this:
Fuschia slanted pompom felt corsage
...and a pic of yours truly wearing it :-)
Actually that was not my first felt corsage because few weeks ago I made and wore these 3 red roses to enhance my monochrome (white & grey) outfit:
Wore a pink felt rose yesterday to match my pink & grey outfit too but didn't snap a pic. However it doesn't stop there because later in the evening I made more pink felt roses at parents-in-law's crib while fetching Ady and waiting for hubby to arrive.
Got to go now so that's all for today from this crazy-about-corsage lady. See you in the next blog post. Taraaaa...!


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Follow me on Twitter: @WC1930blogger
This is a very brief review of some of the newspaper coverage in the German press of the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. It does not represent the entirety of the coverage in that country and all references are from secondary sources published online in the last ten or fifteen years. Some of the references are from a site that is no longer available online and unfortunately, I do not have the original German text, only an English translation (via google).
The German football magazine Kicker did not feel necessary to send a correspondent to Uruguay in July 1930. The vast distance and the almost three-month trip was a costly adventure and there was no real vested interest since their own country had decided not to participate. Instead, according to RP Online, it had decided to employ the Belgian referee, John Langenus and the Hungarian, Moricz Fischer, the FIFA vice president, as ''rapporteurs''.
The written match reports were dispatched via mail on board ships sailing to Europe and reaching their destination a couple of weeks later. Reports of the first round matches were first published in Kicker on the 29th July 1930, a day before the World Cup Final.
The few lines on the World Cup Final could be read on the 26th August, some twenty-seven days after. Their own correspondent, John Langenus, refereed that match. The Belgian referee received some severe criticism in the Argentinian press for his performance. It should, therefore, be no surprise that his description of the Final contained no criticism of his own handling of the match.
According to an article on www.kejelhejel.de, which is no longer available online, ''the renowned Fußball Woche, wrote briefly and contemptuously of the 'Tale of the World Cup'. The Münchner Neuesten Nachrichten, later known as the Süddeutsche Zeitung, told in advance about the upcoming finale but did not think worthy of printing the result. In Britain, the most important newspaper, The Times, didn't even give it a single mention.''
Readers of Fußball Woche were informed in advance what to expect of the World Cup Final. ''One can predict with certainty'', wrote the Berlin publication, ''that there has been the usual, perfectly balanced struggle between Uruguay and Argentina, in front of approximately 100,000 passionate spectators shattering with tension, either 1-0 or 2-1 expected for one of the parties or even undecided.''
Unfortunately, racist stereotypes were common during this period. ''With the runners'', wrote F. Richter in the journal Fußball, ''represented a genuine negro named Andrade, the exotic touch of colour. The long time Andrade falls on his head through his favourite game. The blacks seem to have skulls like coconuts.''
Our last reference comes once more from Fußball Woche, more commonly known as FUWO, when it informed its impatient readers on the 15th September 1930, ''We can now continue our original coverage only because the steamship connection of South America in August was so bad that for weeks no letter could be expedited.''
Without examining the original publications any conclusions should be drawn tentatively. The delayed coverage in Kicker is one area of criticism, especially when one considers that other European newspapers published match reports the day after the event via cablegrams from news agencies such as Associated Press and United Press. It begs the question on whether the magazine provided funds to its two correspondents to send despatches via telegraphy. However, the German journal should be given credit for it was willing to employ eyewitnesses to the event.
In the other examples, there appears to be negative coverage on the one hand and apathy on the other. The errors in their assumptions and the racist language suggest that further research is needed to determine whether certain patterns can be inferred.
The purpose of this blog is to discuss the history of the first World Cup that took place in Uruguay, 1930. Its main aim is to determine the accuracy of events that took place and bring to light any new information that may challenge conventional history. Follow me on twitter: @WC1930blogger
Monday, 13 February 2017
A Very Brief Review of the German Press Coverage of the 1930 World Cup
Sunday, 12 February 2017
Uruguay ahoy! (An article in FIFA Weekly)
One of the objectives of this blog is to provide links to online resources for further reading. Rarely, if ever, do I comment on the content of a book or a magazine. Nor do I necessarily agree with the content published therein. But with this article in a FIFA publication, I think it only right to point out some obvious mistakes.
Firstly, the author states that the French, Romanian and Belgian delegations boarded the Conte Verde together in Genoa, Italy. It was only the Romanians that boarded in Genoa, picking up the French in Villefranche-sur-mer and then the Belgians in Barcelona. (For further info see:
The Road to the First World Cup by Joe Faerstein.)
Secondly, it describes Pedro Cea, the forward that scored Uruguay's equaliser in the final, as the 'home captain'. This is untrue, the honour of captain belonged to the legendary defender Jose Nasazzi.
And lastly, it's description of Uruguay's third goal, by Iriarte, is fundamentally incorrect, stating that he ''wormed his way into the box before applying a 12-yard finish''. In fact, Iriarte picked the ball up in midfield, from the inside-left position, and after a short dribble, struck a right-footed shot roughly from 25 to 30 yards that flew into the top left-hand corner of Botasso's goal. Arguably, it was one of the best goals ever scored in a World Cup Final.
FIFA Weekly Issue #3, November 8, 2013
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Making a Difference in Cambodia
Creating Hope – Serving Cambodia began as a joint enterprise between Devonport Chaplaincy and Devonport High School. Every two years a group of very excited young people journey to Cambodia where they work in schools, villages and other areas where they have the opportunity to "Create Hope" in the lives of others by simply just serving. Creating Hope – Serving Cambodia missions are now open to young people across the Devonport region. A range of trips and missions (other than the Devonport High trip) are now offered by Devonport Chaplaincy as part of Creating Hope – Serving Cambodia.
Discover upcoming missions here – Contact our team
The mission will normally include the chaplain, chaplaincy team, school staff, community sponsors, churches and key people from the Devonport community who regularly work and serve in Cambodia. This means "Creating Hope" has a huge impact on all. The whole community gets involved meaning its impact is felt by more than just those who go to Cambodia. These results are life changing, life adjusting and provide valuable life lessons that students carry forward into the future.
From its beginnings in 2010 the Chaplaincy team at Devonport worked with a number of students to determine some very clear aims that have helped make Creating Hope a life changing experience for every school and every student involved.


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Regarding Hydrocolloids
With the rise of molecular gastronomy the term hydrocolloid has become, shall we say, hot. But what exactly is a hydrocolloid? "Colloid" is a science-y sounding term that simply means one thing dispersed in another. They're all around us, colloids. There are solid-in-liquid colloids like, say, paint. There are gas-in-liquid colloids (whipped cream), gas-in-solid colloids (styrofoam), liquid-in-liquid colloids (salad dressing), liquid-in-gas colloids (hair spray), the list goes on. A kitchen hydrocolloid, as the name implies, is a colloid that's based on water or some other mostly-water liquid like juice or broth. Which is to say it's a colloid where water is the medium that something else is being dispersed in — the "continuous phase" as it's technically called — and the something else that's being dispersed (the "dispersed phase") is a gum or starch or a protein.
All the thickeners we commonly use in the kitchen and that I've listed so far — wheat flour, air, fat, pectin, gelatin, cornstarch etc. — are (or can be) hydrocolloids. However that's not what most people mean when they talk about hydrocolloids these days. Rather they're referring to a new breed of thickeners/gelling agents which, either by themselves or in combination with others deliver at the very least non-traditional, and at the most highly unusual, results. Like what? Maybe a sauce for a meat dish that has neither the cloudiness nor the starchy mouthfeel of a roux-thickened sauce. Perhaps a custard that has no egg flavor it. Or possibly a plate of clear gel noodles that can be served piping hot.
Modern kitchen hydrocolloids, in essence, are thickeners that give cooks options they never had before. They are highly variable things, ranging from plant derivatives like aloe vera, agar-agar, carrageenan, mastic, locust bean gum and guar gum to fermented thickeners like xanthan gum and gellan gum to sugar derivatives like methyl cellulose. Some thicken when they're hot, others when they're cold, some work alone, some need calcium or potassium ions to work. As with thickeners generally, it's hard to know where to start with hydrocolloids. Frankly a lot of them are of limited use — at least to me. However if there's a specific hydrocolloid you're interested in, let me know and I'll put up something about. Hydrocolloids are hot stuff in the ingredients industry and I've had experience with quite a few. If I have an answer to your question I'll post it!