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Read Crossover: Franchise Mtg. Online
Authors: Tijan
Crossover: Franchise Mtg.
BOOK: Crossover: Franchise Mtg.
TIJAN FRANCHISE:
A CROSSOVER OF ALL CROSSOVERS
Copyright © 2014 Tijan Meyer
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission of the author, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for review purposes only. This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to any person, living or dead, or any events or occurrences, is purely coincidental. The characters and story lines are created by the author's imagination and are used fictitiously.
To all my readers! This was written as a thank-you to you! This is meant to be 'just for fun'! Who knows, I might continue with this someday.
CARTER REED THANKSGIVING
CARTER REED 2 BONUS SCENE
BROKEN AND SCREWED
MASON SEES SAM FOR THE FIRST TIME
SAM CATCHES JEFF: MASON'S POV
LOGAN'S POV
ANALISE CONFRONTATION: MASON'S POV
AFTER SAM/TATE FIGHT: LOGAN'S POV
EXTRA LOGAN SCENE
FALLEN FOURTH DOWN DELETED SCENE
"Okay." Samantha got out of the car and shut the door. "What are we doing here?" She turned to survey the house; it was huge, but large homes didn't impress her as much anymore. After living with Mason and Logan in their dad's home, which was more of a mausoleum than a house, another mansion wasn't a shock to the system. However, what had her confused were the two guards at the front door. They were giants. Big. Tall. Muscular. Both had their hands resting in front of them, but with their jackets pulled tight around them, there was no hiding what was clipped on their sides.
They had guns.
When she realized that, her hand reached for the door once again, but Mason halted her. "It'll be okay."
"Guns, Mason."
He came around to her side of the car and grabbed her hand. "I know, but this is supposed to be like a convention thing. I've heard about those guys. They're just guards for that other storyline, Carter Reed, who seems like an okay guy."
Logan laughed, coming to Sam's other side. "He's the killer right? For the mob?" He gave Mason a thumbs-up sign and smirked. "Yep. Any guy who has killed is an okay guy by me. Let's eat." Slapping Samantha on the shoulder, he started forward.
"He's insane."
Mason grinned down at her. "What? I thought he was awesome and no one could forget about it?"
Giving a slight laugh, Sam started forward, her hand clasped with Mason's as they headed for the mansion. Logan was already at the door, and they watched him lift his hand up as if waiting for a high five from the guard. The security guards didn't react. They remained as stoic as statues, but Logan wasn't waiting for a response. As he moved past them, his hand came back down, smacking one guard on the ass.
The guard jerked forward, more from surprise than the force of that smack. Blinking rapidly, he started to turn towards where Logan went, but must've rethought it because he went back to his statuesque pose, facing forward and hands at the ready.
When Samantha and Mason started up the stairs, they saw the guard on the left was fighting back a grin while the guard whose ass had gotten smacked was watching them with narrowed eyes. Mason held his hand up, saying, "I'm not my brother. He's a different type of player."
Sam stepped inside and pulled Mason the rest of the way. Both guards didn't respond. After they closed the door, she said, "Explain it to me again. What is this again?"
There was a large living room right next to them, but it was empty. All the voices were coming from further down the hallway, and since there were no doors, they started forward, figuring Logan had already gone ahead.
Mason said, "It's a planning meeting of sorts."
"To meet the new people coming into the franchise."
"We're in a franchise?"
Mason paused and frowned down at Sam. "Yeah, that's why we do all those interviews. Didn't you know that?"
She shrugged, biting down on her lip and letting out a sigh at the same time. "I have no idea what I'm doing half the time. I just know I run a lot. I used to cry a bunch, and I'm always feeling this pressure on my chest. Then it's you guys. I spend a lot of time with you and Logan."
The corner of Mason's mouth curved up, and he flicked a hand to her lips, touching her gently. "I thought you were working on this. No more of that."
She stopped biting down on her lip, but gave him a wry expression. "It's a habit. It's hard to break." Glancing around, she added, "Just like wondering where we are. Franchise, huh?"
"That's what I'm told. I guess we're a big part of it too."
"Who else is in the franchise?"
"We met some of them last year. Remember?"
She frowned. "I don't. Remind me."
"Oh." Mason told her, "It was Nate who knew Hunt. Their parents are in the same business."
*flashback begins*
Logan moved around a group of girls to join us, and as he did, he glanced back and skimmed them up and down. With a slow smile on his face, he asked us, "Why are we here again? I mean…" His gaze lingered on one girl in particular. Instead of flushing like some might've, she held his gaze back and flipped her golden blonde hair over her shoulder. He added under his breath, "Besides the obvious."
I elbowed him in the side. "Isn't this where Kris wants to go?"
He shrugged, turning back to us and forgetting the girls behind him. "No clue. She changes universities every other month. If we're still together when she graduates, I'm sure she'll try for Cain U."
Mason was leading the way through the crowd, but his name was called out and he turned. Lifting an arm, he waved back, then reached for my hand. Interlacing our fingers, he said to Logan, "Nate met these guys. He said they're cool and we're here to support Nate."
"Yeah, but this is Grant West University. Aren't you rivals?"
He tugged me forward. Logan followed, going around a second group of girls. Like before, they stared right back at him. He grinned, shook his head, and murmured under his breath, "I'm not a cheater, but damn, these girls got balls here." He said to Mason, "Why are we supporting Nate? Isn't this against his frat's rules or something? He's here for some competition, right?"
Nate came up to us at that moment and draped his arms around Logan's shoulder and my own. He jostled Logan's hair, grinning. "Yes, my fraternity is here. No, this isn't a competition. We're socializing with our brother house here and these guys are cool." He looked around. "Besides, this isn't that house. This is the basketball house. Some big athletes are here." He nodded to Mason. "You know Hunt, right?"
"Jesse Hunt?" Logan asked.
Mason nodded. He turned so his back was to everyone else, and the four of us formed our own group. No one else could overhear. He said, "Yeah, his dad works with your mom, right?"
"Yep. He's a royal pain in the ass, but Hunt is cool. Some of his pals are here. Sam," he said to me, "I think you'd like Alex. That's Jesse's girlfriend. She's real nice."
"Wait. What?" I'd been along just for some Mason time. "I'm supposed to socialize?"
Logan snorted. "She's freaking 'cause her security blanket isn't with us."
"Shut it." I shot him a warning look. "I'm getting sick of the fighting between you two."
Mason frowned. "You're talking about Jax?"
Logan nodded. "She and Sam are two peas in a pod. They don't go anywhere without the other."
I frowned. "Stop acting like a whiny bitch, Logan. Heather thinks you're jealous because you're not my girlfriend."
He laughed. "Change the gender and I'd be all…" He trailed off. His eyebrows bunched together and he realized what he'd been about to say. Shooting a quick grin to Mason, he said, "Check that. I'll stick to the stepbrother role."
Mason rolled his eyes. "You two bicker like you're married. I'm getting sick of it."
I shut my mouth. I wasn't going to comment on that and Logan did the same, looking around the house again. "Where's the booze, Nate? This is my night away from the missus. I want to make love to a bottle of rum, get naked, and start practicing for my college days next year."
Mason grinned. Feeling his tension subside a fraction, I squeezed his hand. He looked to me and the grin softened. Tugging me closer to him, he wrapped our linked hands so his arm was around me and pressed a kiss to my forehead. A flutter started in my stomach. It'd been there since he picked us up. I didn't see him every night and every morning, so I could tell his training was giving him an even harder body than what he had before. I think I fell in love with him every time I saw him and he always seemed to render me speechless. For a slight second, I felt like a freshman with a crush again. He did that to me, and I never wanted that to stop. He was mine. I had no intention of letting him go.
Logan groaned. "Crap. Now I'm horny. Why'd I tell Kris not to come?"
Mason pulled away and gave his brother a dark look. "Why did you? Unless you're hoping to cuddle with Nate?"
"Ha ha. You're funny." There was a teasing note to Logan's voice, but it was laced with resentment.
I stiffened, seeing the quick look he sent my way. Logan was angry at me and he had reason to be. Since Tate's confession, I had pulled away from him. Every time he tried to ask what was wrong, I evaded the question or Heather stepped in. I wanted the tension, the awkwardness, the feelings of hurt and anger, all of it to go away. I wanted all of the nerves to go away too. Feeling Mason's arm rest on my shoulders, I curved into him and let myself relax. Everything was harder without him, and tonight, I could have fun. I could let loose. I could forget the problems that no one else knew about.
"There's Jesse." Nate stepped back and gestured to the side of the house.
A group of guys came around it. The one in the lead was trim with black hair. He had broad shoulders, a lean waist, and a smirk on his face that warned people to stay away. There were others with him, but he was the one drawing all the attention. As they headed for the front door, people had stopped talking and were watching them pass by. Two girls started forward, but the leader looked away and his buddies blocked the girls. They stepped in front of them with easy grins on their faces.
Nate lifted his head up in a nod. "Hunt. Over here."
The leader glanced over, and a warm look appeared in his eyes, transforming his whole face. He had been brooding and dark, but at the softening in his eyes and when he grinned, he was beautiful. He looked like he could've been a movie star.
"Monson, how's it going?" He held his hand out and Nate met it, the two formed a fist-bump and patted each other on the back before they pulled away.
Nate nodded to Mason. "This is my best friend. Mason, this is Jesse Hunt."
Jesse started to hold his hand out, but Nate moved forward a step. The arm was lowered since he was blocked. Mason nodded instead and said, "Nice to meet you. Nate's told me about the days you two spent together on a movie set."
Jesse laughed. The corner of his lip curved up in a knowing smirk. "Yeah." He watched Nate who moved back to Mason's side. "I wasn't happy with my dad. Nate kept me distracted. We drank our share of tequila that summer and got to know a lot of the local girls. My best friend, Ethan, came out too."
"Oh right, I forgot about Ethan. How is he?"
The lighthearted look in Jesse's eyes faded. He opened his mouth, ready to speak, but a girl called out his name, interrupting him. She had long, dark hair and dark eyes. She was slender and a few inches shorter than me. Weaving through the crowd, there were two more girls behind her. One wore a fierce-looking scowl and she had black hair, pulled into a ponytail, while the other was her exact opposite. She was one of the girls from before, who held Logan's stare right back. As they got closer, I could tell the girl was beautiful. Her hair seemed even lighter than it had before, and her eyes were on full alert.
"Alex," Jesse said back. He lifted an arm and the first girl moved into his side. It was like she had been made to fit there perfectly. When they kissed, the other two girls moved back a step. The scowling one looked away, her eyes scanning the crowd while the blonde one narrowed her eyes, pausing on Logan. She said, "You."
Logan smirked. "You."
One of the guys with Jesse moved around so he was in the front, a dark glare in his eyes. "Hannah, just take the shirt off. You could walk around in your bra."
She rolled her eyes. Some girls might've crossed their arms over their chest, but this one didn't. Her shirt was ripped all over so it barely looked like a shirt, just a giant fish-net hose that covered her black bra. She rolled her shoulders back, lifted her chin, and wiggled her breasts at him. "Stop being a whiny baby, Jamie. Just because you can't have these, doesn't mean I don't want someone else to have them."
He scowled. "Why can't you be more like your sister?"
"Oh." She laughed. "You mean one of your exes? I consider myself smart. How'd the last one work out for you? I do love seeing your gonorrhea medication in the bathroom. Maybe tonight I'll flush it down the toilet."
He swung his head to their leader. "Why do you let her talk to me like that?"
Hunt lifted his lips from his girlfriend's and stiffened. His lips moved, forming a frown, but Logan stepped forward, wearing a smirk. "I don't know you, but even I can tell you're an ass. If you were in my crowd, I'd expect you'd get your ass kicked every night."
The crowd around us grew silent. Mason moved forward, tucking me behind him.
Nate straightened to his fullest height, throwing an easy grin to Mason and Logan, who were now standing side by side. I moved to the left so I wasn't hidden and saw the two groups squared off against each other. The guy Logan insulted had a clenched jaw and his face was growing red. He cast a look at his friend, then snarled, "Hunt?"
The guy shook his head. "What do you want me to do? You were talking out of your ass to Hannah."
The girl with him frowned. "Go away, Jamie. You're lucky Jesse still lets you stay at the house."
Jamie's mouth dropped open. He jerked a thumb in Logan's direction. "You're taking these guys' side over mine? I thought we were family."
Jesse scowled and the look gave him a lethal air. Everyone took notice. As I glanced around, I could tell whatever he was about to say next was gospel. It wouldn't be questioned. He said, "You were being an ass to a girl. This guy called you out. You're in the wrong."
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By Lisa Lutz
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Izzy Spellman is the black sheep of her family of private investigators, but that doesn't stop her from solving her little sister's "vacation," overwhelming uptight Detective Henry Stone, and generally saving the day, totally against her will.
— From The Spellman Files
From the award-winning author of The Passenger comes the first novel in the hilarious Spellman Files mystery series featuring Isabel "Izzy" Spellman (part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry) and her highly functioning yet supremely dysfunctional family of private investigators.
Meet Isabel "Izzy" Spellman, private investigator. This twenty-eight-year-old may have a checkered past littered with romantic mistakes, excessive drinking, and creative vandalism; she may be addicted to Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors--but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.
Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go--a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.
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Various selection of pictures from 2002 in Guadalupe Canyon Carcamp. Click on pictures for medium view. Right-click/save to save and/or view different resolutions.
Dayhike up the nearby canyon to the south west.
Grace and ? cooking up some grub!
Me and Alex near on a little peak. Besides Steve everyone else 'didn't feel comfortable' going to the top.
?, Alex, Veronica, and Grace having a look-see.
A nice shot of camp and the mountains above us.
Mr Hard-bod himself, what, you want a piece of this?
Me, Alex, and Steve downclimbing. Shoot... there's no reason why we shouldn't go XC!
Here's another why am i posting this? picture.
The boys baking in the sun.
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Q: css top nav - left nav (menu), title in center, right side (more buttons) - howto? I want to have a top nav that looks something like this:
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[[menu-icon][logo]....[page title].....[some-icon][some-icon]]
so the menu and logo area stick to the left.
the page title in the middle.
2 more icons that stick to the right.
I tried a couple of ways but none worked for me.
My best solution had everything in place but then the links/icons were not clickable, the text was "over" them.
appreciate any help.
Here's my plunker of it:
http://plnkr.co/edit/CBnH6Ewa4QJTu5FBC2Mi
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thanks to @Mark Simpson , i fixed a typo in the css and have the title bar centered and links clickable by using z-index:-1 on the centerpiece.
but I'd the title like it to be clickable too.
I use this on some pages.
Any suggestions on how to solve this with css?

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December 23: O Emmanuel Come, so that we may be saved.
One of the delights of this time of year is to see the starlings gathering. They used to roost in the tall yews in one of the gardens I worked in, up on Barton Hill. If I wasn't there I would often still see them as they flew over the Canterbury city centre gardens I cared for, or we might meet them as I walked the children home from school.
Thank you for this image, Sister, and for all the good things you have shared with us this week.
December 21: come and shed your light upon those dwelling in darkness.
In a traditionally ordered church the people symbolically face to the East, to the rising sun, symbol of Jesus the risen Lord. Today Sister Johanna leads our Advent reflection on Jesus the rising sun.
Young Abel takes note of which keys fit in which lock to his grandparents' house; no doubt it's the same at home. Keys are important in our daily lives in England. Our ancestors felt the same way of course, and they addressed Jesus as the key of keys: you open what no one can shut, and close what no one can open.
Let's open our hearts to Sister Johanna's reflection on the Key of David. click on the link: Dec 20 – O Clavis David.
Boaz was the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.
And pray that he may come quickly.
18 December: O Adonai, Lord and Leader, Come!
O Lord and Leader of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush, come!
Sister has laid out each of these posts differently to include Latin and English texts of the Antiphons; an image, and not least, her poem in the order that fits best.
17 December: O Sapientia, O Wisdom, come!
Oh Wisdom come and lead us.
December 17: The Great O Antiphons: Introduction to Sister Johanna's poems.
They are shortish poems that meditate on each O Antiphon. Each poem is in a different style, sometimes different voice, from the others. They begin with a heading consisting of the O Antiphon in its original Latin (surely one or two of your readers must be able to de-code the Latin, don't you think?); then I translate the Antiphon into English. The poem then follows. You will see that the poem picks up on one or two aspects of the antiphon that seem to contain the most 'punch' but do not attempt to reflect on every aspect of the antiphon.
To preserve the format of each post as Sister intended, I have presented them as pdf files. Just click on the link each day to view the post.
December 4: Thomas Traherne XV: You are God's joy.
Church-going Christians are used to being called to rejoice in the Lord, but here Traherne suggests that we are God's joy. As if God had emotions! But whatever we say about God is a very approximate attempt to grapple with a reality we cannot grasp. Remember that Genesis tells us that he saw everything that he had made, and indeed it was very good. So good that he came to earth to experience it all.
Were you not born to have communion with Him? And that cannot be without this heavenly union. Which when it is what it ought is Divine and Infinite.
You are God's joy for willing what He willeth. He loves to see you good and blessed. And will not you love to see Him good?
Verily, if ever you would enjoy God, you must enjoy His goodness: All His goodness to all His hosts in Heaven and Earth. And when you do so, you are the universal heir of God and all things.
God is yours and the whole world. You are His, and you are all; or in all, and with all.
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A Gift for My Sister
An unusually vivid and striking account of the effects of men's affairs on their wives and daughters, this memoir spans three generations of the author's Jewish family. The women are close and discuss the gambling, alcoholism and ""Don Juanism"" of their men, even with the younger girls present; they encourage the girls always to remain able to support themselves and their children. Pearlman's gift for characterization shines through in her portrayal of her intelligent and charismatic father, who explains Freud to her and her brother at family dinners, which are often served late because he secretly visits his mistress after work. Following the sage advice of her female relatives, Pearlman travels, takes lovers and earns her M.S.W. to become a therapist/counselor. ""Determined not to redo my mother's marriage,"" she eventually marries an African-American football player and artist she is certain will remain faithful to her and to whom she can be faithful. After 30 years with him, and after having published a book on keeping the passion alive in a long-term marriage, however, Pearlman discovers her husband's affair with a married Japanese student in one of the university art courses he teaches. While the experiences of her clients in therapy hauntingly reflect her own, Pearlman gives herself one year to either save her marriage or end it. In compact sentences and chapters, Pearlman uses the present tense to bring scenes from all stages of her life to full-color vitality. This collection of vignettes coalesces into an immediate, personal story of depth and power, as gripping as a good novel. (Sept.)
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2022 Sydney January 12, 2022
Jabeur seals first win vs. Kvitova in Sydney, will next face Kontaveit
Ons Jabeur overcame longtime rival Petra Kvitova for the first time, while Garbine Muguruza saved set points in her season opener against Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the quarterfinals of the Sydney Tennis Classic.
By WTA Staff
After winning just three games in her last match against Petra Kvitova -- a 6-1, 6-2 defeat at the Western & Southern Open last summer -- Ons Jabeur went back to the drawing board with her next match against the Czech in mind.
On Wednesday in Sydney, the work paid off.
For the first time in five meetings, Jabeur emerged victorious against the two-time Wimbledon in champion thanks to a 6-4, 6-4 win in the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic.
"[This win] was very important," Jabeur said after the match. "That's why, for some reason I was talking to my coach about it, that I wanted to win at least once against her. She's the kind of player that puts a lot of pressure on me that I don't particularly like, and that gave me the courage to work on this style of a game."
"Cincinnati was a very tough loss for me, but she played unbelievable. I'm someone that doesn't like to go home without any solutions, without knowing what should I do later. ... So that helps me to be better on the court and to get back and play better when you play someone that plays like that.
"I played well. I could have played better but I think I had a goal in my head and I went for it. It's very important that I managed to really do what I wanted to do."
The only way to play Petra's powerful shots 😀😂 https://t.co/FR1iNr104T
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) January 12, 2022
Down but not out: Jabeur's first win against Kvitova didn't come without adversity. She rallied from 3-1 down in each set to seal victory, having never previously won a set in her defeats.
"I think I'm playing better. As a player, I'm much better on the court. I'm more confident, Jabeur said. "I've got to say, I learned from my losses against her, especially the last one in Cincinnati. To be honest, I'm glad that the court wasn't super fast. It kind of helped me a little bit.
"I practiced more and more on those shots. I'm getting better on this one. Been trying to put every ball in and more ball in to make it difficult for her. It gave me confidence on the court to kind of make sure to play my shots."
Grudge match upcoming? The rivalry between Jabeur and Anett Kontveit was the story down the stretch in 2021 and the two will resume their rivalry in the quarterfinals. Kontaveit advanced to the last eight with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse, and the pair will play for the first time since Kontaveit eclipsed Jabeur for the eighth and final spot at the Akron WTA Finals in Guadalajara last fall.
"Anett is a great player," said Jabeur, who got Kontaveit to join Twitter earlier this week. "We had our moments last year. I told her, 'You're obsessed with me, you always follow me, so stop. But it's great to have her on tour. She's a tough player. Even the matches we played against each other were always tough. ... I know the pressure is on me, not really on her. But maybe some payback for last year."
"She is going to give everything, and she doesn't care about the results. So I will try to do the same, and I will really try to win tomorrow."
Same picture. New season.
Pay back for last year and welcoming Anett on Twitter 😅🤣 https://t.co/M3N1puR3yI pic.twitter.com/x1kLnbhwOC
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) January 8, 2022
Muguruza saves set points to stave off Alexandrova
Playing her first match of 2022, Garbiñe Muguruza started the new year as she ended the last -- with a straight-sets win. But she had to find her best tennis to earn it. Saving five set points in a thrilling second set, Muguruza beat Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-1, 7-6(4) to book a place in the quarterfinals.
Words from the winner: "I think I started very good, playing the right way, making the shots," Muguruza told reporters after the match. "I feel she made a couple unforced errors very quickly, so that allowed me to escape in the score and close that first set very quickly.
"The second set was probably was going to be tougher, maybe she started to play better. It got more equal, and I managed to save those set points that were very important and put pressure on her and force the tiebreak, because once you're in the tiebreak, you feel like anything can happen. I just stood strong there."
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There was little to foreshadow how the second set would unfold in the opener. Muguruza won the first 12 points of the match and wrapped up a one-set lead in just 25 minutes. However, Alexandrova showed the tennis that earned her the distinction of being Russia's top-ranked player three years ago over the next hour, breaking Muguruza to lead 2-0 and eventually staying strong on serve to keep the lead for much of the second set.
Muguruza stared down all five set points in the 10th game of the set, denying Alexandrova at 15-40 and three subsequent chances past deuce. While the Russian was still in with a chance of forcing a final set in the ensuing games, Muguruza raced out to a 6-1 lead in the tiebreak and held on for the 86-minute win.
"I was happy I stood there and said, 'Listen, I'm still serving, I'm still here, and the set is not over.' To manage the anxiety, playing the first match of the year and you want to win and you want to start with the right foot, just managing those moments."
- Garbiñe Muguruza
Up next: Muguruza will face Daria Kasatkina, who took out Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-4 in 71 minutes, for a spot in the semifinals. Muguruza holds a slim 3-2 head-to-head advantage, and all but one of the pair's all-time matches have stretched to three sets.
"We've played many times. I remember long matches, very physical matches," Muguruza said. "So I'm expecting a similar match, although her game, it's long rallies and baseline player. I expect that that's going to be a long, tight match."
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As December draws that little bit closer so does the Christmas cheer, and with all the excitement the more everyday things get lost or forgotten.
So before the inevitable coughs, colds and flu really get a grip, Stafford and Stone GPs are urging parents of children between the ages of two and seven to make sure their little ones have their flu nasal vaccination as soon as possible to ensure they are protected for the winter months.
It is simple and quick – a single dose of nasal spray squirted up each nostril. Not only is it needle-free, it works even better than the injected flu vaccine with fewer side effects.
The flu vaccine will both protect your child and those they come into contact with against the flu virus.
For five-seven year olds, the vaccination will be available in some schools, some pharmacies and some GP practices.
It is anticipated that the flu vaccine for children will eventually prevent at least 2,0001 deaths from flu in the general population and lead to 11,000 fewer hospitalisations.
Throughout the last decade, there has generally been a good match between the strains of flu in the vaccine and those that subsequently circulate, so it's important that those that need it have a vaccination every year.
If you are a parent of children aged two, three and four you will be contacted by your GP about getting your child vaccinated before the winter. If you don't hear anything or you want more information about when and how your child will be vaccinated against flu, talk to your GP or practice nurse.


It can be great fun make your own costumes, both for adults and kids. All you need is a few easy to make costume ideas and you'll be well on your way. You'll be able to squeeze out your creative juices and come up with something you can really be proud of.
Any garment looks best when details are not concentrated in just one area. Maintain balance by keeping an equal amount of eye appeal in two or more garment areas. Two halves may be identical so the dress has a symmetrical look. If one area has special emphasis, it may be balanced by having another point of interest elsewhere.


Don't think you can stomach Candyland one more time? Try these inventive fun games that will kick boring family game nights to the curb!
Before I became a parent, I had visions of enjoying quality family time with my kiddos. We would all get comfy around the game board and quietly play a wonderful game. Then reality hit! I don't think I can play Candyland one more time!!!
Not Parent Approved: A Card Game for Kids, Families and Mischief Makers: Inspired by Cards Against Humanity but for kids. 100% family-friendly! Winner of Scholastic's Gold Star Toy Award! A hilarious word game of fill-in-the blanks designed to reintroduce a love of tabletop games for a screen-obsessed generation. Attention-grabbing. Easy-to-learn. Quick, simple play.
Beat The Parents Board Game: Beat the Parents brings kids together with their parents to go head-to-head in a fun-filled family trivia game. Prove who's the boss in the game where the adults answer questions about kids' stuff, and the kids answer questions their parents should really know. The first team to get both movers across the board to the other side's start spaces wins the game!
Trick Question: The Clever Game of Quick Wit—Served with a Twist!: The party game where things never mean quite what they seem! Every question has a trick up its sleeve, and it's a race to outsmart your friends. Will you grab the US! Totem and solve the riddle yourself, or reach for the THEM! Totem and put the other team in the hot seat? Packed with 400 brainteasers that will keep everyone guessing (and laughing), Trick Question is the next hit board game for clever people!
Games for All Reasons Finish Lines: Designed for two to six players, Talicor Games for All Reasons Finish Lines is about famous sayings. In this game, kids need to use skills to fill in and finish some of the popular quotes from history, literature, film and more. This game is entertaining as it combines learning with fun. The first player to win all line tiles and finish the line bar wins it.
Scary Bingo: Fun with Monsters and Crazy Creatures: Play bingo with a menacing mummy, a bowler-hat wearing yeti, a multi-eyed monster, and many more creepy creatures in this fun and inventive take on the classic game… if you dare. Easy to play and full of strange and colorful characters, Scary Bingo will engage and delight children for hours. It can be played with 3–7 people, making it the perfect game for families in need of spookily good entertainment.
Word Slam (The Fast-Paced Word-Based Guessing Game) Game: In Word Slam, two teams each have a storyteller. The two storytellers are given the same answer term. Playing at the same time, they must give clues to their teams so the teams can correctly guess the answer. And they must do this quickly, because they are racing the timer and each other. But it's not that easy. Speaking and acting is absolutely forbidden for the storytellers! They must tell their stories using only 105 cards, each with one word on it- a noun, verb, adjective, or preposition. It's like charades, but instead of acting, you can only communicate with word cards!
Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game: This award-winning 'teetering, wobbling, shifting, tipping, unbalanced, balance game' is a must-have for family game night! Take turns hanging the notched, rubber-tipped wire pieces from the tabletop stand. With each added piece, the balance shifts and the sculpture transforms. But watch out! One wrong move could send it all crashing down! Suited for 1-4 players, this game is guaranteed to appeal to kids and grownups alike!
Kwizniac: Kwizniac, The Trivia Countdown Game, is a take-anywhere, twist on trivia games designed to test your knowledge. The object of Kwizniac is to accumulate as many points as possible by correctly answering trivia questions with as few clues as possible. Unlike most trivia games that give you a single question about a subject, each Kwizniac clue card has a set of 10 clues in decreasing order of difficulty. The more clues it takes to answer the question, the less points you receive. Kwizniac offers a more enjoyable trivia experience where you'll always get the answer eventually.
5 Second Rule: It should be easy to name 3 breeds of dogs—but can you do it under the pressure of 5 seconds twisting down, and with the other players staring at you, waiting for you to get flustered? Time's not on your side, so just say what comes to mind and risk ridiculous answers slipping out as time twirls down on the unique twisted timer! It's all in good fun with this fast-paced game where you have to Just Spit it Out!
Oh Snap! Board Game: Oh Snap! is a family board game of dueling decision-making that requires the hunger of a lion and the hands of a ninja brain surgeon! Make enough right choices and you will be crowned the snap grand master. Make the wrong moves and SNAP! the board will speak – and the board makes no apologies! To play, pull back the snapping bar and place all of the discs on one side. Release the tension on the bar and let it slide into place. Then, take turns removing one disc at a time. If you remove a disc without the bar snapping forward, you can keep the disc and points are added to your score. However, remove a disc as the bar snaps forward and you must discard the disc and lose points.
Listography: The Game: May the Best List Win! A new twist on the bestselling Listography journal series (over a million copies sold!), this game invites players to create and share lists based on fun and thought-provoking topics –from geography and pop culture to toothpaste and constellations! With the goal of being the first around the game board, players score points according to the number of similar or unique answers. Every round in the game results in creative thinking, surprise outcomes, and lots of laughs. Small and compact for travel and to take to dinner parties!
Inspiration Play Double Ditto Family Party Board Game: Creative Child Magazine: GAME OF THE YEAR Award 2016! Pick a card, read it out loud, and then quickly write down 2 answers you think other players will also write. Laugh or cry as you discover whether you were able to match any answers with other players. Find out whose mind is in sync with yours. It may not be who you expect!
Reverse Charades Board Game: Award winning Reverse Charades is a hilarious twist on the classic game of charades. Instead of one person acting out a clue for a team to guess, a team acts out clues for one person, so now everyone is in on the fun! In 60 seconds, teams attempt to guess as many words or phrases as they can. The team with the most correct guesses wins. Reverse Charades is perfect for family fun, parties or team building.
Love these fun ideas to stop boring family game nights? Try these other fun family activities!
I love the idea of the Beat the Parents one! These all look so fun!


キャリアアップ・転職のFコミュ動画 » Let's study viewpoint. Attempt oneself in the position of intelligent guy.
Let's study viewpoint. Attempt oneself in the position of intelligent guy.
if knowledge around the globe available ?
the best way to define goodness and bad?
what exactly is the essence of man?
becoming and consciousness, what one will come initially?
Philosophers disagree even about the topic of vision. Some believe that you will discover a certain issue of review, other individuals claim that approach is a worldview, a special have a look at every little thing. If you feel the 2nd one, any gentleman, often engaged in philosophy.
Sections of vision, do not get lost in intelligent opinions.
The main topic of philosophy is distinguished by the fact that includes several different philosophical doctrines, which contradict one another, and as well go with one another.
Schools of approach largely have traditional-geographical names of old viewpoint, French vision, classical German philosophy, China vision, and many others. This section sprang out in medieval times, when activity of folks was constrained and hypotheses were actually created nearby, alone from each other. In the future, with the creation of connection, arrived the planet vast philosophy. Including, for instance, concept or Marxism.
An excellent-job for student's essay: assess the philosophers in their quarrels.
So puzzling is including the very outline of the topic of vision. But it's not easy to understand the fact of numerous concepts. Inside the essay on philosophical issue, like almost every other, it really is required to put a problem to study and after that to take into account it from diverse placements. There is absolutely no lack of diverse viewpoints on any concern in approach. But it will not be easy to manage these materials, comprehend opinions of diverse philosophers, to determine what are the commonalities and difference. Effectively, no wonder that 1 calls this scientific research the institution of smart gentleman. If you study approach, you then become wiser.
Inside the preferred knowledge of viewpoint it provides instead a poor significance. To philosophize means "to speculate wisely, to discourse, to conduct lengthy, often unneeded chatting". This frame of mind, of course, emanates from the misconceptions, a unwillingness to explore сomplex philosophical methods. In the mean time, one believes that research of approach evolves pondering much stronger than all other disciplines. Nevertheless the impact of viewpoint on humanity, politics, on people's lives cannot be over-stated. Wars and revolutions are created with guns but start out with vision.


Yesterday we spent the day doing what should be done on a beautiful, warm fall day in Western Pennsylvania. Our day was full of parade fun, hayrides, scarecrows, face painting & games, and yummy fall treats.
All that to say that I didn't get around to writing my Saturday Shopping post. Today I want to tell you about Custom Crops. For scrapbookers, cardmakers, and papercrafters, Custom Crops is practically a one-stop shop. They have a great selection: Cricut machines & cartridges, Flower Soft, Grungeboard, and even my all-time favorite stamps, Crafty Secrets. Custom Crops has particularly good prices on Cricut items. This is where I purchased my Expression and many of my cartridges. They frequently have sales and specials on shipping. I really appreciate that they post customer reviews of the products they carry.
Hope you've had a relaxing weekend, and as always, thanks for stopping by!
Sounds like a perfect autumn day, Marcy! Love that picture of your sweet ones!
Great shopping post--wish I had one of those around me!


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The Digital Divide Is Closing, Even as New Fissures Surface
TPRC 44: The 44th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2016
27 Pages Posted: 2 Apr 2016 Last revised: 28 Sep 2016
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Giulia McHenry
Government of the United States of America - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Edward Carlson
Rafi M. Goldberg
Justin Goss
Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy, Students
Celeste Chen
Access to ubiquitous and affordable high-speed Internet is essential to many aspects of modern society. The Internet can assist in activities like accessing employment opportunities, healthcare options, affordable housing, and educational resources. However, millions of Americans still do not use the Internet, and even among those who do, the speed, quality and form of access can vary greatly. We seek to better understand the challenges faced by non-adopters and under-connected Americans using new data from the July 2015 Computer and Internet Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
We find that the nature of the digital divide is evolving. As usage habits and technologies change, new disparities are appearing, even while others gradually narrow. New divides based on the cost of owning multiple Internet-enabled devices appear to be surfacing. To better understand the changing needs of underserved communities, we examine three important and emerging trends.
First, we analyze survey data from Internet non-adopters. NTIA added new questions to its 2015 survey in order to better understand why households report not using the Internet. We allowed households to report multiple reasons for not using the Internet, enabling us to better understand why some households are not online. We also asked whether households lacking home Internet service would subscribe to such a service if it were offered at a lower price.
Second, we look specifically at one group of low adopters: rural communities. Americans in rural communities may face a disadvantage based on cumulative impact of various barriers to Internet use. For example, rural areas often face high broadband deployment costs, and may lack local facilities that offer public Internet access (e.g., community centers). Together, these factors may further depress Internet use in rural areas among those demographic groups already facing disparities, such low-income households. To understand these issues, we compare Internet use for similar demographic groups in rural and urban areas. Research suggests that, particularly among groups traditionally affected by the digital divide, Internet adoption rates are lower in rural areas.
Third, we focus on the diversification of devices used to access the Internet. The proliferation of devices means more people have more alternatives for getting online. However, this trend may open up a new digital divide, based on whether an individual has access to the right type of device for a particular task. Using a smartphone to access the Internet, for example, has qualitative strengths and weaknesses compared to using a laptop computer. To better understand this new divide, we investigate device use, particularly for those most likely to be on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Stimulating greater Internet use is an important and widely-prioritized public policy goal. In considering the best strategies to reach this goal, it is important to have a full, nuanced, and granular picture of the digital divide. Looking ahead, policy makers need to better understand how this divide is evolving with Internet and technology usage. Our paper aims to address these questions.
Keywords: broadband, digital divide, Internet use, survey, CPS
JEL Classification: C20, C42, D10, D12, J10, O38
McHenry, Giulia and Carlson, Edward and Lewis, Maureen and Goldberg, Rafi M. and Goss, Justin and Chen, Celeste, The Digital Divide Is Closing, Even as New Fissures Surface (September 27, 2016). TPRC 44: The 44th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2757328 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2757328
Giulia McHenry (Contact Author)
Government of the United States of America - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) ( email )
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy, Students ( email )
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Title: Well Played
Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
It all started with a bet.
When my young son inherited half of his great grandfather's historic inn, I decided to move us both to the place where I grew up.
Notice I said half of the Inn. The other half now belonged to Levi Miller, the famous quarterback who had other ideas about what we should do with the property.
We won't mention that I accidentally injured him during our first meeting, causing him to get eight stitches.
You could say we got off on the wrong foot.
We bickered a lot as we both moved into the property while we figured things out.
He wanted to unload the rundown place which, admittedly, needed a lot of work.
I wanted to restore The Palm Inn to its original beauty and re-open it as a bed and breakfast.
We couldn't agree on anything. So Levi made me a proposal. One he thought I would surely lose. If I could sell out the place by the time he had to leave for training at the end of summer, he would back off and let me run it.
But in the weeks that followed, we got more than we bargained for while we were living under the same roof.
Levi and I got closer, and before I knew it, my nightly fantasies about the brawny Adonis became a reality. Not to mention, he was so great with my son.
We were in over our heads in more ways than one.
Because not only was he the last man on Earth I should be falling for because of our deal, but Levi was also my ex's older brother.
And now the inn was the least of my problems.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a snapshot of when the universe was just a toddler, 600 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest image yet.
Astronomers Tuesday released their most complete picture of the early universe, gazing back as far as possible in time and distance. The photo shows galaxies with stars that are already hundreds of millions of years old, but with the unmistakable primordial signs of the first cluster of stars.
The Hubble picture captures those distant simpler galaxies juxtaposed amid closer, newer and more evolved ones. The result is a cosmic family photo that portrays galaxies at different ages and stages of development over the course of more than 13 billion years.


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Drinking a lot of coffee doesn't affect caffeine's performance enhancement, says study
Caffeine will have the same effect no matter how much coffee you regularly consume the study says
By Chris Marshall-Bell published 10 December 20
A single cuppa or a five, it turns out it doesn't matter how much coffee you drink, as more of it won't have a negative impact on the performance enhancing benefits of caffeine on our cycling.
The sport's love affair with coffee sees most of us stop for a mid-ride café stop on a longer ride, while caffeine shots are popular supplements that many riders consume, amateurs and professionals alike.
A new study confirms the long-held view that caffeine does have a minor positive impact on cycling performance, but interestingly it revealed that even if you drink masses of coffee every day, it doesn't change how much caffeine your body needs to feel the performance-enhancing effects.
Published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, a study of 46 cyclists (27 men and 19 women) who drank coffee one hour before a 5km ride found that their time improved by an average of 1.7 per cent.
The participants – who all trained once to three times per week - were either given caffeinated coffee that provided 3mg/kg of caffeine or a placebo.
The report said: "There was no statistical difference found between participants with a low or high regular intake of caffeine.
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"This suggests that regularly drinking coffee on a day-to-day basis does not negate its performance-enhancing benefits.
"Studies suggest that the energy-enhancing benefit of coffee occurs as a result of caffeine antagonising the adenosine receptors and leading to pain suppression, reduced fatigue and improved neuromuscular performance."
A 2017 study found that three to four cups of coffee a day was linked with improved health, while as much as seven could also see positive benefits.
Chris Marshall-Bell
Chris first started writing for Cycling Weekly in 2013 on work experience and has since become a regular name in the magazine and on the website. Reporting from races, long interviews with riders from the peloton and riding features drive his love of writing about all things two wheels.
Probably a bit too obsessed with mountains, he was previously found playing and guiding in the Canadian Rockies, and now mostly lives in the Val d'Aran in the Spanish Pyrenees where he's a ski instructor in the winter and cycling guide in the summer. He almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.
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There are numerous reasons why an intraocular lens (IOL)can drop into the posterior chamber during or after cataract surgery. Weak zonules or a history of trauma are two likely causes, but we see this complication in completely unanticipated cases as well. Unfortunately, the fix is rarely simple. These four steps can help you identify the complication and guide patients through the process.
Symptoms of a dislocated IOL include a sudden decrease in vision, distorted vision or flashes of light. You will likely also notice a large hyperopic prescription during autorefraction.
Any sudden change in vision should prompt dilation because the anterior chamber can often look normal with the lens behind the iris. Unless the patient is dilated, the dislodged lens is easy to miss. It will most likely settle on the inferior retina, but a careful 360-degree funduscopic examination is necessary to rule out a posteriorly dislocated IOL. Patients often look fine superficially and have minimal intraocular inflammation.
Note: If this is the first time you are seeing a patient, the absence of an IOL does not always mean something is wrong; there are several situations during which the surgeon may elect to leave a patient aphakic.
Upon discovering a posteriorly dislocated IOL, you must immediately inform the surgeon and a local retina specialist. However, this does not necessary constitute a true emergency. IOLs are sterile, and surgical intervention—which is complex and usually requires a fair bit of planning—can often be delayed several days without any detrimental effect.
The cataract and retina surgeons can choose several different methods of retrieving the IOL and either replacing or securing it. It can be a one-step procedure or split into two: IOL removal and then implantation and securing. In addition, the surgeons may decide to do the combined procedure together, or the retina surgeon may be able to do it alone. To remove the IOL, it must first be cut up in the posterior chamber and then taken out through the small scleral ports.
After an IOL has been dislocated, no adequate capsular bag exists to hold a lens. The two most common options to secure the IOL into position is suturing it to the iris or the sclera. Suturing to the iris can damage the iris and limit the patient's ability to have a dilated exam in the future. Securing the lens to the sclera usually carries fewer long-term complications, but is a much trickier surgical option.
Postoperative management after IOL reposition and fixation is not significantly different from routine cataract surgery. The medications are the same, and the patient should have a relatively quiet eye. However, you need to keep an eye on the retina for any residual inflammation or possible subclinical tears.
Previously an invasive and traumatic procedure, IOL reposition and fixation has been refined with newer technologies and techniques so that today's patients are quite functional the next day—and optometrists are now an integral part of the pre- and postoperative care team.
The authors would like to thank Alan Franklin, MD, PhD, for contributing this month's video.


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Where are all the women atheists?
An image has been making the rounds of the atheist blogosphere; it's a "periodic table" of atheists, listing prominent atheists. Out of 101 atheists listed, only 13 are women. Even Emma Goldman is missing. Annie Laurie Gaylor, has reported that her husband, Dan Barker, is a more highly sought speaker than she is, despite the fact that Gaylor co-founded the organization (with her mother, not with Barker) and has written more books on the subject.
Why are there so few prominent female voices in atheism? What can we do to solve the problem? (Needless to say, there are some prominent female voices. It's just that women make up 50% of the world population but only 13% of prominent atheists.)
I've spent the last few weeks looking into this issue off and on, and the best examination of the problem I've found comes from Greta Christina: part 1 part 2. (Thanks to WEIT reader Steve Caldwell for pointing me to these links.) I can recommend the Bitch article linked to in the question as a relatively balanced take from outside the movement.
The basic gist of of Christina's remarks are that when a privileged minority (white men in our case) holds power in a certain group, this privilege tends to perpetuate itself unless active steps are taken to change the situation. Part one of Christina's essay goes over the mechanisms by which this power is perpetuated. In part two, she discusses possible solutions and presents compelling reasons why the atheist movement should take this issue seriously.
The most important thing I've learned in my researches is that when someone tells you that she is feeling the effects of your privileged ignorance, you need to listen, not to say that every charge of sexism/racism/whatever is going to be accurate. Jen McCreight of blaghag pointed to this parable to explain why this is the case. It's a bit corny and long, but it gets the point across.
Ophelia Benson www
One reason there are so few prominent female voices in atheism is that most of us don't get invited to speak at conferences and the like.
See all questions answered by Ophelia Benson
Unfortunately, a certain amount of chauvinism exists in atheist communities as in any other community which isn't actively feminist. Without religion women in these groups have no huge doctrinal handicaps, for example ridiculous dress codes or orders to be subservient, but they're still competing with men for attention.
This list has many of the female atheists who have achieved some level of prominence, and it's nearly seventy women long which begins to approach the ninety-odd men on that periodic table.
What people need to do is invite these women to speak and contribute as much as possible, and listen to what they have to say. I don't mean tokenism, where you invite one woman for the sake of having a woman, I mean proportional participation and equal respect.
Men undeniably have control of and power over many atheist groups and events, and what's required of them is not easy for most men: they must relinquish some of that power, permanently.
Posted: July 6th 2011


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Frank Patrick Slavin dit Paddy Slavin est un boxeur poids lourd australien né le  à Maitland en Australie et mort le  à Vancouver. Il a été un pionnier de la boxe professionnelle dans son pays, sous la houlette de Larry Foley.

Carrière sportive
C'est dans des combats à poings nus que Frank Slavin commence tout d'abord sa carrière, dans des villages de mineurs ou des campements de bûcheron du nord de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, vers la fin des années 1870.

À partir de 1882, il se met à la boxe conventionnelle, entrainé par Larry Foley. Une dizaine de combats le font champion du Queensland en 1886. Le  a lieu son premier combat à Sydney : il y affronte Bob Fitzsimmons, futur premier triple champion du monde, dans un match en quatre rounds qui tient davantage de l'exhibition, et qui se clôt sans vainqueur. La presse, élogieuse, voit vite en lui un futur vainqueur, et les talents de gros cogneur dont il fait preuve dans les multiples combats qu'il mène cette année-là confirme cette trajectoire.

En 1888, Slavin voyage en Nouvelle-Zélande, où il remporte le titre de champion poids lourds face à Harry Laing, alors invaincu : devant , le combat est pourtant mal engagé pour lui, quand au cinquième round un direct dans l'œil gauche du Néo-Zélandais fait basculer le match .

Huit mois plus tard à Sydney, il devient également champion poids lourds d'Australie, par KO au premier round sur Mick Dooley.

En 1889, Slavin est en tournée en Angleterre et en Belgique : il devient champion d'Angleterre, puis remporte en 1890 la Police Gazette belt face à Joe McAuliffe par KO à la deuxième reprise. L'année suivante dans le New Jersey il conservera ce titre face à Jake Kilrain.

En 1890, le journal National Police Gazette le sacre champion du monde de sa catégorie, bien que John L. Sullivan ait formellement été le tenant du titre : on reproche en effet à celui-ci de refuser de remettre son titre en jeu dans des combats contre des challengers.

Mais à la même époque, un autre poulain australien de Foley fait parler de lui : Peter Jackson, le fils né aux Îles Vierges d'un esclave affranchi, immigré enfant en Australie, se fait un nom en remportant à San Francisco par KO au dix-neuvième round le titre de champion du monde poids lourds « noirs » aux dépens de . Les deux hommes se vouent une haine tenace : sans doute le racisme profond de Slavin n'y est-il pas étranger, non plus le fait que les deux hommes soient sortis avec  la même femme.

Le  Paddy Slavin l'affronte pour la première fois sur un ring, à Londres, pour le premier titre du champion du Commonwealth, dans ce qui restera dans les mémoires comme « un des plus grands combats poids lourds qu'on n'ait jamais vu ». Le combat est frénétique, et tour à tour les deux Australiens semblent prendre le dessus. Mais Jackson, plus technique, finit par l'emporter par KO à la dixième reprise. , résume le journaliste lyrique de The Referee.

Fin de vie
Cette défaite, peut-être la première véritable de sa carrière, marque terriblement Slavin. Il commence à boire, sa santé et ses performances se dégradent rapidement. Il ne chausse plus les gants pendant deux ans, se fait mettre KO mi 1894 quand il remonte sur le ring, face à Jim Hall. De 1895 à 1897, les résultats de ses quelques combats, aux États-Unis, sont mitigés.

En 1898, Paddy Slavin émigre vers le Yukon au cours de la ruée vers l'or du Klondike. Il y connait une certaine réussite financière, puisqu'on sait qu'il y exploite trente-sept concessions minières en 1899, et que ces investissements dans les mines lui ont rapporté .

Il y combat épisodiquement jusqu'en 1907, principalement à Dawson City.

Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, il s'enrôle dans le Western Scottish Battalion. Compte tenu de son âge, il est d'abord chargé du recrutement. Il est cependant envoyé au front en 1917, dont il rentre atteint d'obusite après  dans les tranchées.

Il meurt à Vancouver en 1929 à l'âge de .

Vie privée
Paddy Salvin a épousé en  Edith Slater. Il a trois enfants, un fils Frank né vers 1892, une fille née vers 1894 et une benjamine venue au monde au Yukon en 1906.

Postérité
En 2015, Juan Díaz Canales et Rubén Pellejero font de Paddy Slavin un des personnages du premier album de leur reprise des aventures de Corto Maltese, Sous le soleil de minuit.

Notes et références

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Naissance en janvier 1862
Décès en octobre 1929
Boxeur australien
Personnalité historique dans les aventures de Corto Maltese
Décès à 67 ans
Naissance à Maitland


Born on December 25, 1950 in IRONTON, Ohio, United States.
Passed away on November 14, 2005 in COLUMBUS, Ohio, United States.
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FAA Requires Certain Pilot Reexaminations
Pilots who received certificates from a certain designated pilot examiner (DPE) in Nevada may need to be reexamined. The FAA released Notice 8900.194 on July 13 to provide guidance to administration inspectors who may need to reexamine pilots whose certificates were approved by Edward Lane of Las Vegas. The notice evolved from an investigation that found "reason to believe that the competency of the airmen examined by DPE Lane from the period of September 2009 to October 2011… is in doubt." The notice also said, because of evidence gathered during the investigation, the FAA has determined that these airmen will require reexamination of their competency (pursuant with 49 U.S.C. paragraph 44709) to ensure safety in air commerce. The FAA said any affected airmen refusing to surrender their current certificates for cancellation or downgrading after receiving a "44709 notification letter" will find themselves the recipients of enforcement actions. The agency did not release details in the seven-page notice as to what specifically led to the decision about DPE Lane. This FAA action is the second in three months in which a DPE's check rides have been questioned.
Please.....Please do not put you Social Security Number on the 8710-1 or on the IACRA application! On the paper 8710-1 type in "Do Not Use". On the IACRA application check the box next to "Do Not Use".
There has been some problems with SSN on application vs. the ones on file. If there is a problem it is a real pain to get fixed. Since there isn't a requirement to give the FAA your SSN, Don't.
Traffic Patterns
In the last 6 to 8 months I've seen a big issue with traffic patterns at both controlled and uncontrolled airports. I offer two suggestions. One, Listen to ATC and Two, follow the regulations.
If the controllers instructions don't make sense, ask for clairifaction. ATC will generally have you enter the pattern via the shortest route, if they don't they usually will offer an explanation ("for ILS traffic enter the mid-field left downwind"). If something doesn't make sense, either you or ATC doesn't have the complete picture. Make sure both of you are on the same page!
Standard traffic patterns are essential for your and everyone elses safety, please use them. All traffic patterns are to the left unless otherwise depicted! At uncontrolled fields remember to make position reports but don't expect others to do the same. Some aircraft may not have radios.
Lastly, traffic pattern altitudes can be found in the AFD. FYI, for small aircraft, most patterns are flown at 1000 ft AGL (but not all airports are that way).
NBAA Warns of Coming 'Climb Via' Changes for SIDs
The FAA is making "significant changes," effective August 15, that will affect pilots flying instrument departures and arrivals, according to NBAA. Pilots unfamiliar with the new "climb via" changes could be faced with separation losses, pilot deviations and potentially tense moments in the cockpit, NBAA warns. The new "climb via" instruction for standard instrument departures (SIDs) mirrors the similar "descend via" instruction already being issued for standard terminal arrival route (STAR) procedures. Under the new clearances, pilots need to pay close attention to intermediate-altitude and speed restrictions, notes NBAA Access Committee member Rich Boll. "Many SID procedures also have published, intermediate-altitude restrictions, including 'at,' 'at or below' or 'at or above' restrictions, which must be followed for ATC separation purposes," he said. "When issued a 'climb via' clearance, pilots will be expected to abide by all restrictions listed on the procedure when vertically navigating the SID and climbing to the initial 'maintain altitude' published on the SID." Failure to comply with the charted SID procedure could result in a pilot deviation. Along with charted altitude restrictions, pilots will also be required to comply with published speed restrictions on instrument flight procedures, though controllers can still issue speed adjustments. But once the adjustment is no longer required, ATC may advise aircraft to "resume published speed," with no additional guidance
As an examiner I get asked lots of questions. Here are some of the most frequent ones in no particular order.
1. What additional documentation is required for a foreign student?
An applicant applying for a certificate or rating based on a foreign pilot certificate must have the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that issued those certificates verify the validity and currency of the foreign license and medical certificate or endorsement before you apply for an FAA certificate or authorization from the aviation authority of the country issuing the foreign certificate. The verification is valid for 6 calendar months. See http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/foreign_license_verification/ for more info.
2. What about the TSA requirements?
See http://www.aopa.org/tsa_rule/#citizens for specific requirements for resident and alien students.
3. Does foreign flight time count towards an FAA certificate?
Yes. If the time was obtained in an ICAO country and properly logged and endorsed.
4. What is the most frequent endorsement error that you encounter on flight tests?
Probably the most frequently missed endorsement is the 61.39 endorsement.
5. Do I have to bring the aircraft maintenance records?
Yes. The examiner must be able to determine airworthiness prior to flight. Also, the PTS for most tests require that the applicant be tested on their knowledge of the records.
6. Can we do the flight portion first?
No. The regulations require successful completion of the oral before the flight portion can commence.
7. Are we allowed to do the instrument flight test in IMC?
I require VFR conditions for all flight tests. IMC during the instrument test would require the examiner to act as PIC. The FAA discourages examiners from acting as PIC during a flight test. Also, it would probably not be a good idea to do partial panel and unusual attitudes in actual (makes ATC nervious).
8. I took my written test today and it does not show up in IACRA. What's wrong?
It can take several days for FAA to upload the test results. In such a case, you will have to bring a paper 8710-1 to take the flight test.
9. I made a mistake on my IACRA application. Can I fix it?
If the recommending instructor has signed the record it can no longer be edited. You have to start over with a new application.
10. How long do I have to wait to retest after a failure?
No specific waiting period is specified in the regs. The retest can take place whenever the applicant and instructor feel it is appropriate. If the time allows, I've done a retest on the same day.
11. Does the entire Commercial flight test have to be done in a complex aircraft?
No. You must show proficiency in a complex. You may opt to do a portion in a complex and the rest in another aircraft.
12. On my last annual my mechanic wrote "All AD's complied with" in the aircraft log. Is that enough to prove ad compliance?
No. FAR 91.417 (a)(2)(v) says that the aircraft records must contain "The current status of applicable airworthiness directives (AD) including, for each, the method of compliance, the AD number, and revision date. If the AD involves recurring action, the time and date when the next action is required."
13. How long does the flight test last?
It depends on which test you are taking. Usually the oral takes between 1.3 and 2 hours and the flight 1 to 1.5 hours. Some add-on tests are considerably shorter. It just depends on the PTS requirements.
14. Do you accept credit cards?
I now accept credit cards through PayPal. You do not need a Paypal account to use this payment method. however, due to PayPal fees a $15 fee applies.
15. Is the instructor required to accompany me to the test?
Although I highly recommend it, it is not necessary and is totally up to you and your instructor.
16. If I fail, do I have to retake the entire test?
You are required to repeat only unsuccessful areas of operation and those not tested. You get credit for all successfully completed areas. Note: You only get 2 canedar months to complete the entire test. After that you have to start all over.
17. If I exceed my altitude by 101 feet, does that mean I fail?
Absolutely not. The PTS says consistently exceeding standards is grounds for failure. If you deviate from the standards, but apply prompt corrective action, you will be ok in most situations.
18. Can I use my books to look things up during the oral.
Yes, within reason. No one, especially not me, can remember everything. I believe that being able to utilize all available resources is an important skill for a pilot. However, there are things that you need to know. You won't have time to look up spin recovery techniques while you are spinning!
19. What is your advice on preparing for a checkride?
Several things come to mind. First, be familiar with the applicable PTS. Everything on your test comes straight from there. It always amazes me when someone tells me they have never seen the PTS. It may be one of the most valuable resources for preparing for the test. Talk to others who have taken the test. Ask them about their experience. Insist on seeing the maintenance records for the plane prior to test day. You need to be familiar with them. Same goes for the POH. The POH contains necessary information about the plane. Also, get everything organized the day before the test. You will be stressed enough without having to run around getting it all together on test day. Get plenty of rest the night before, and last but not least, relax!
Computer Flight Planning
I was recently asked if I accept a computerized flight plan for a Private Pilot crosscountry. The short answer is...Yes. My reason is two fold. One computer flight plans CAN be more accurate, and two, I want the applicant to be honest with me (I have seen where applicant have completed a computerized flight plan and then hand written it on a regular flight plan form).
One big problem with computerized flight planning is the "Garbage in..Garbage out" problem. If the wrong performance data is entered into the computer, the flight plan will be incorrect. I check for this!! I will ask how they know this computer flight plan is accurate. This will lead the appliant back to the performance section of the POH to prove the accuracy of the flight plan. I may also ask if the computer computed a correct ground speed, flight time and/or fuel burn. It's basic common sense.....trust but verify!
I have had a couple of applicant show up with a computer flight plan based on airplanes that where not what we were flying on the flight test. One Commercial applicant used performance numbers from the Piper Chiefton to calculate data for a Beech Duchess. An Instrument applicant used C-172 numbers for his C-182. That's not going to go over very well on a checkride.
FYI, Not all examiners accept computer flight planning. Check with your before showing up!
What Does Roger Really Mean?
For most of us, we learned to use the word "Roger" early in our aviation career. We learned that it simply means that we heard and understand what the other person said. We were clearly taught that it connotes no permission or authorizations. For whatever reason, we then go through our career or hobby of flying and hardly ever use that word. And we seldom hear it spoken by ATC!
So what happens when we have a problem on the airfield and we tell ATC that we need to do something and they say "Roger?" What does that mean? Let me give you a recent example.
A C-210 received ATC clearance to taxi via Taxiway Juliette and to cross Runway 1/19. En-route, the C-210 pilot advised ATC that the aircraft just blew a tire. The pilot requested to exit the aircraft to inspect the wheel. The Tower authorized the pilot's request and asked the pilot to advise if he needed help.
At this time, a C-172 reported inbound with a request for full stop landings or touch and go's on Runway 1. The tower cleared the C172 as requested. (Can you see the Runway Incursion scenario developing?)
The C-210 pilot came back on the frequency stating he had a wheel come apart. The Tower asked his intentions, and the C210 pilot said if he moved the aircraft it would do damage and requested to go to an FBO. (Getting to the FBO from the damaged C-210 would require a runway crossing.) The Tower responded "roger." The pilot responded, "Thank you very much."
The Tower then observed two men on foot walking towards the runway. The tower called the C-210 several times with no response. The Tower, after observing the men crossing the actual runway told the inbound C-172 to go around and enter right traffic for Runway 1, later changing clearance to land on Runway 5.
It appears to me that with the additional stress caused by the blown tire, when the pilot made his request to go to the FBO, he expected the Tower to give him a "Yes" or a "No", and when the Tower replied with a simple, "Roger," he forgot his early training that "Roger" is not an authorization -- and started hiking!
Fortunately, the pilot of the C-172 executed a proper go-around and landed safely on another runway.
The Aeronautical Information Manual is the authoritative source for proper aviation communications. You might want to take an opportunity to review communication procedures in the AIM: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/. But most of all, remember your early training - "Roger" only means that someone heard what was said; it does not give authority to do something.
Remember that crossing any runway, whether in an airplane, a vehicle, or on foot, always requires a specific authorization from ATC.


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People in Plymouth that drive to work could save over £400 annually (£491.68) if they car shared two days a week with two people in the car. This could be upped to £737.52 if they car shared with three people - and £1,106.28 if they squeezed in four, three days per week.
The study of over 2,000 car commuters across Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland reveals the average weekly spend in the UK on driving to work is £38.72, equivalent to more than £1,700 over the course of a year.
The research compares commuting costs and potential savings across the major cities - and offers an insight into savings per city and region based on two, three and four people sharing, across two or three days per week.
On average in the UK, if four people were to share the commute twice a week they could each save £527 annually – the price of return flights to the Maldives. Upped to three times per week, they could each save almost £791.
If three people were to share twice a week they could each save £468 and even if just two people carpooled each person could make a substantial saving of £351.
This study is supported by Touchpoints data which shows 18.6 million people in the UK commute alone by car whilst only 12.3 million car share.
If just 10% of people currently commuting alone paired up and car shared twice a week, the combined saving would be over £650 million per year.
In addition to financial savings, drivers who car share could save almost 20 minutes on their daily journey, according to YouGov. The average commute time for those travelling alone is 72 minutes whilst for those car sharing it's less than an hour at 54 minutes.
Ali Clabburn, CEO of the UK's biggest car share community, Liftshare.com said, "Our average member who car shares regularly, typically 4 days a week, saves about £1000 per year, depending on fuel prices, which is equivalent to almost a tonne of CO2 emissions.