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Farang – Thai marriage
Written by Kloth
Plah Kapong Sam-Rot, Pak Popeye, naman hoi, mi makmay gatiam, Kao-suaï. Sounds like gibberish to you? Perhaps on second thoughts you would guess a fusion menu on a Thai restaurant's offering. In reality it's my dinner menu. As announced and expressed in her peculiar Thinglish by my long-time maid last Sunday morning. Farang residents, married to a Thai woman or often dining at your mia-noi's place will have caught on more easily. For the non-initiated it translates: Snapper on a tasty (but not too spicy) sauce, spinach with oyster sauce and mild Thai garlic, plain white rice.
Allow me to add a few thoughts and comments to the Thai woman falling out of favor section in a recent introduction piece of Stick. And more precisely why do Farang – Thai marriages so often fail?
You may ask quite rightly based on what authority do I contribute my tittle-tattle. Well it so happens that I've lived here for just over 30 years, have two failed marriages behind me and am the father of a now 19-year-old child or rather young man, abandoned by his mother soon after birth and who I have taken care of from the age of 6 months.
So let's get done with the food part first though it's certainly not the most important. Wherever we come from on this planet, most of us are used to the three meals a day rule. For some the main meal is at lunchtime, for others in the evening. But almost invariably it is a family gathering around the table at usually well set hours and we like the dishes to be hot. Not consumed leftovers would go in the fridge and be heated up the next day and even improved often by adding spices, garlic or onion in the process. A fond memory of my childhood days as I always liked the leftover heat-ups best. I will not elaborate on the inevitable glass or bottle of wine present in most households in middle and southern European countries to accompany meals. Thais drink water with or after the meal.
Thais have no set time on the matter. They tend to eat whenever the fancy takes them. When they do sit together for meals it's in a pretty unconventional way. Plates are presented at random when ready and rice is served out of a large bowl to the gathering people. Such a reunion enjoying good food can take an hour or hours and is analogous to a social family event. And may I add very enjoyable if you are able to participate in the often animated conversation. Perishable leftovers are often and sadly just put in the bin as Thais of older generations refuse to eat food out of a refrigerator. More durable leftovers are preserved under a food bell and consumed the day after. To me the throw-away method has always been a source of contention with most of my partners as I hate waste and not only in food matters.
Of course with the introduction of fast-food chains and convenience stores everywhere these days old habits are vastly disappearing and the "live today never mind about tomorrow" generation adapted by the under 30-year-olds have thoroughly upset the old ways.
But farang – Thai marriages do not usually break up over such trivial matters as food on the table. More often it's the little things at the root of initial discord that lead up and create grounds for quarrels at first and lead later to serious contention. The social – cultural fossé often being too large to overcome.
Rather than analyze the cause of breakups in depth, here are a few examples of Farang – Thai reunions. Make your own judgments.
At this point I'd like to stress that the following stories are not of the often seen lying, cheating, stealing bargirl variety. Nevertheless they do not present Thai ladies in the most favorable light. Time to emphasize therefore again of the happily married Thai – Farang unions personally known to me. If not all that many to be honest.
As an epitome I would cite the retired Thai army officer with the successful Swiss business lady. I had known them in my early years in Thailand and mentioned in another submission. I can affirm they had the happiest time together. Having entertained or been entertained by them on more than one memorable occasion. They have now both disappeared and not surprisingly so within a few months of each other.
You supposedly met your Thai girlfriend to become your wife most likely because she was pretty, shapely, smiling, and easy to please and at the beginning no strings attached. So much is obvious. Her reasons to marry you were quite different. You were seen as a kind of launching pad into a better life for the often northeastern girl and her family you married along with her and especially her mother. The modest sum of money you transferred monthly to look after the poor Isan family including possibly a child she had with the former Thai boyfriend or husband did not bother you much at first.
The honeymoon period, whether there was an actual one or not, would last for months, sometimes years and in an ideal world, forever. It does happen. But not often and that is what this essay is about. Sometimes it's the increased demands for money that creates the first discord. When they are reasonable you will consent. For a time. Like sickness or hospital expenses for a parent.
The sick buffalo, leaking roof or brother's motorcycle accident stories have now almost become an urban legend and even the most gullible farang have caught on to it. A friend of mine on his yearly visit up north was told the buffalo had died and there was no way to work the fields. He generously went out and purchased a small tractor for the family. A considerable expense. He explained them how to work it and all about maintenance. On his next visit 2 years later the tractor was rusting away at the far end of the field. Sorry, no money to buy petrol, he was told.
A frequent issue is the fact that many Thais are unable or at least very poor at handling money. Hans bought a house in a newly created and fairly large estate in Phuket in the late '90s. His wife suggested adding a small extension to the house where she would operate a small convenience store intended to serve the large community. It was before the explosion of 7 Elevens all around. Hans went about planning and building. Finally stock up the place with everyday items for the large neighborhood.
Naturally he expected his wife to keep a book with takings and expenses. Never heard of such a thing, she replied. In her world takings equals proceeds or profit. Hans tried to explain. Products had to be purchased from wholesaler, then there were overheads and operating costs like the salary of the girl that replaced her when she was absent, electricity and other bills to pay. But I thought you'd take care of all that you said was her reply. Hans stopped paying supplier bills, the wife got tired working long hours what she called for nothing. The place fell in to ruin and Hans left for other shores.
Lawyers in LOS are not known for their infallible integrity. In fact to put it more bluntly some of them are plain corrupt. That is not the case in our western homelands where lawyers are honest and well-respected individuals. And not cheap I may add. Yves was one of them. Practicing his trade in his home country in central Europe until he turned 50. Following a contentious divorce with his wife of over 20 years, Yves decided to take a sabbatical year off to realize his lifelong dream to travel eastward overland on his state of the art BMW motorbike. Not an easy venture. A meticulous individual in all respects it took Yves months of organizing the journey and a lot of paperwork to obtain necessary documents, mostly visas. The first part of the travels went almost without a hitch, people admiring his machine everywhere. It would take a book (that I believe he's writing now) to describe the innumerable adventures that followed including an unfortunate accident in Pakistan that left him 3 long weeks in a hospital bed.
But then followed by mostly positive things to tell, especially the helpfulness of people on the latter part of the journey and through the subcontinent. Eventually after almost a year he reached Thailand where he intended further exploring. For several months he travelled Thailand from north to south with many more stories to tell. I had originally met him shortly after his arrival in Bangkok. Sitting at a bar along Sukhumvit. We exchanged e-mails and kept in touch. Meeting again occasionally in Bangkok and once in Phuket.
But Thailand being Thailand it was inevitable for Yves to meet a young lady and fall in love. After several months of courting he proudly announced his upcoming nuptials. Elated and overjoyed to marry the daughter of a much respected family. Yves was not a poor man too and had transferred significant sums to Thailand. He built a house in Chonburi province where they lived for some time.
Unfortunately and partially due to the extremely expensive tastes of his wife for cars and other toys plus lavish parties given to her friends and family often in 5-star hotels with Yves footing the bills, the reunion soured after only a few years. A divorce action was initiated. As a man of the law in his home country he wanted to clearly follow proceedings so Yves hired an interpreter at his own cost. The wife's family lawyer started to spin a tale of physical and emotional abuse. No proof was presented. Yves was shocked and disgusted.
It wasn't true. In most western countries these accusations would have been dismissed as fabricated lies, worse perjury. Yves denials of tortious liability toward the family was dismissed. By that time however he had been long enough in Thailand to understand that he would more easily grow palm trees or sunflowers at the North Pole than win a court case opposing him to a so-called influential family. Reluctantly, Yves abandoned the fight.
Divorce was granted with all blame on his behalf. He lost not only his wife that he still cared for but along also his not unsubstantial local fortune most of it in form of a lavishly built house in compensation to the lady. Yves returned to Europe with little choice other than practicing again as a lawyer at now close to 60 years of age.
Paul was a tiler (carreleur). He reached retirement age but announced 65 was too early to retire. He wanted to remain active and loved his job. More so since his beloved wife of 40 years had died only months before. All he would allow himself was a prolonged holiday on that famous Island in southern Thailand some of his clients raved about.
When he arrived we booked his room in the modest but homely Patong Lodge Hotel on the hill leading to Kamala. He intended to have a suit made to measure. The tailor shop assigned Nui to his request. A not so young lady that offered a smiling and competent service to him. Several try out and adjustment appointments had to be made and Paul ended up not with one but 3 made to measure outfits.
In truth Paul was now much more interested in Nui than the suits. On his last appointment he plucked up the courage and asked Nui out to dinner. To his surprise she accepted. It was to be a long evening as both possessed only unpolished English. But a spark ignited. In Paul's 10 remaining days in Phuket they met several more times. Communication started to become easier each time they met. Nui told him she was single, had no local boyfriend and no children. That led him to invite Nui to visit his homeland.
But remained one nagging suspicion that he confided in me. 35 years of age, no marriage, no children? Can it be true, he asked me? We'll try to find out. Several telephone calls later to the Ampoeur of her hometown Aom was able to confirm. Yes, she was single and had no children. So they left for Europe and after a decent period Paul owed to his deceased wife, long reflections and consultations with friends, Paul fell to his knees and asked her to marry him.
No, Paul admitted to me later, there had never been any love at first sight involved and no fairy tale wedding. Simply a small ceremony at the registrar's office. The highlight being a friend of his turning up with a bottle of Champagne in an ice-bucket and glasses to celebrate. Nui found work in a watch factory and Paul continued his beloved tiling job. For many years they came to meet us on arrival at ZRH Airport at the outset of our yearly promotion tour.
The years passed and the government required year-long waiting period and several tests; language, political & civil structures, which Nui passed with flying colors she eventually received the much coveted red-colored passport. A wonderful achievement for her Paul pronounced when informing me. Sadly it turned out to be a poisoned gift. Now an established citizen the clandestine liaison Nui had entertained for some time with a younger co-worker now flourished. Sadly divorce became inevitable. For years to come Paul still visited us on arrival in ZRH Airport and never failed to take out the photo showing him and Nui together in happier times. Then the visits stopped, letters returned and telephone calls remained unanswered. Paul was only half the man he'd been before Nui left him. He too has now departed.
Then there's the trusting-naive or gullible farang story. The following narration is a personal experience and happened only a few weeks ago. On my early morning cycling tour at the beginning of the year I made a short stop at the house of a vague acquaintances to wish him happy new-year. Inevitably we started to talk. He's not a rich guy and the monthly social security checks are always anticipated impatiently. The subject of money transfers came up. Unintentionally and devoid of malice I slipped in the phrase "then you have these jokers who set up joint bank accounts with their Thai wife". The wife seemingly busy in the nearby kitchen heard me. With fury she came running out to chastise me in the most severe terms. Turns out that the retired guy had his full pension paid monthly in to such an account. Prudently I kept quiet.
Later I remembered that he had told me some time ago "you know I'm not clever with handling money so I leave it up to her." No wonder the poor guy spends his days within his 4 walls watching old or adult movies from morning to night while the lady of the house enjoys herself with friends in the car he provides plus the many other advantages his money pays for. Surprisingly these marriages sometimes survive for no other reason than the husband accepts his role as a wimp and a loser. In this particular case the couple still live together and when the husband is asked will give you the most curious sounding answer that he's a happily married man!
In conclusion I would say (and I have no statistical proof to verify my assertion) that the most successful Thai – Farang unions are living in Farangland around the world where the wife accepts a somewhat submissive role with the sometimes elderly Farang husband in return for a financially comfortable situation including a yearly or twice yearly return ticket to the homeland to see family, children (if any) and friends for an agreed upon period of time.
As you may have deduced from my introductory segment I now share my house with my son and employ a maid which I believe saves me many marital headaches (though only to give me others with my son). As for the fun part I've learned the hard way that it's best to get it outside. Culinary and carnal tastes or expectations do not always mix well together be it in Thailand or Farangland regardless.
Stick's thoughts:
I'd have to agree with you that a lot of these unions just don't work. If I look at all the people I know, the happiest couples are where they are of the same ethnicity. When it comes to mixed race / raised in different nations couples, there are inevitably issues…
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* An "Abort Launch" button has been added to the Air Ops menu. When clicked, any of the selected aircraft which is preparing to launch will abort the sequence and attempt to return to an available parking facility.
* Only aircraft that are in a parking facility can be armed. This solves the problem of airbase traffic jams due to aircraft being readied while they are parked on transit points, e.g. elevators.
* When an aircraft being re-equipped (at its base) ends up in Winchester status because one or more of the loadout's primary stores are missing, the outfitting is cancelled and the aircraft reverts to Reserve (clean) loadout. If this is happening interactively (ie. the player has manually ordered this re-equipment) then a notification pop-sup for this; otherwise the action is performed silently.
* Tweaked the non-bingo RTB behavior for aircraft so that they return to base at full rather than cruise throttle.
When an aircraft is about to occupy a transit facility (e.g. elevator on ship) in order to get to the runway and take off, a check is first made if another aircraft is in the post-touchdown sequence. If that's the case, and if only one transit facility is available, the outgoing aircraft is held to wait so that the incoming one uses the transit facility to clear the runway.
Likewise, the air boss sends back aircraft to hangars more selectively (much more rarely).
Crews are now context-aware in their logic of picking the most suitable tanker. Depending on what the aircraft is supposed to be doing (enroute to mission, returning, free-roaming, on patrol, on support circuit etc.) the optimal choice is often significantly different.
Tankers are now smart enough to avoid overbooking (and thus getting completely drained). They now reject refueling requests that they estimate they will not be able to service.
Aircraft returning from a mission (e.g. strikers on the RTB leg) will opt to bypass available tankers and head straight for their home bases if possible. This lightens the load on available tanker assets and eliminates the need to manually change the "use refuel" doctrine mid-mission. If they do need to refuel on the return leg they do as before.
* Fighters launching BVR missiles now regularly attempt to "crank" (turn to the side while still tracking/painting as necessary, and throttle back) once they have taken all their shots. The purpose of the maneuver is to reduce the rate of approach with the enemy and thus delay enemy countershots as much as possible.
* Aircraft now determine the correct altitude to drop their ordnance much more reliably without manual control.
* Helmet-mounted sights (HMS) are now taken into account when deciding how much off-boresight an aircraft can shoot an AAM.
* Aircraft dropping sonobuoys are now constrained by the channel capacity of their sonobuoy datalinks. In most cases this means they will drop fewer sonobuoys per "string". To compensate for this, the default minimum spacing between successive sonobuoys has been doubled.
* Aircraft now have different safety margins for the Bingo calculations depending on their type. "Force-multiplier" assets like tankers, AWACS, EW aircraft have higher, more conservative safety margins while more "expendable" assets like tactical fighters have lower, more aggressive margins.
* Any aircraft with less than 1500 lts of internal fuel remaining is considered to be in bingo status regardless of its proximity to its home base (this helps with bingo calcs very close to the base).
* Aircraft AI improvements. Group members now always stick with the leader on a manual plotted course even if they have strike targets assigned.
* Major new simulation feature: Payload weight & drag affects the aircraft fuel consumption. You can test this easily by e.g. assigning two identical aircraft to a patrol, one heavily armed and one lightly loaded, and comparing their endurance & range figures.
* Engine throttle (cruise, full, flank etc.) is now taken into account when calculating the IR signature of aircraft, and thus its detection range by a sensor.
* Aircraft on ground attack whose attack profile altitude is lower than the minimum weapon release altitude will attempt to stay just over the latter (instead of bombing from max release altitude). This significantly improves bombing accuracy but can also make aircraft more vulnerable to air defences.
* Improved weather effects modelling: cloud cover now significantly disrupts EO/IR/laser sensors, depending on cloud thickness (difficult but doable in light/medium clouds, but good luck dropping LGBs from med/high altitude in typical CentFront weather).
* The various altitude parameters (transit altitude, on-station altitude etc.) of a loadout's mission profile are now enforced for air patrol & support missions. So for example a P-3 on a typical ASW patrol will transit at high altitude (optimum fuel consumption) and once it enters the patrol area it descends to 300m for the actual patrol. Combined with the optional altitude overrides for patrol & support missions, this means that an aircraft's altitude is now configurable at 3 different levels (controlled by loadout, controlled by mission-level override, or finally overridden by direct player input).
* Modified patrol behavior for aircraft: Once they get a class ID on a contact, if they do not have suitable weapons to engage it, they stop going after it and resume their patrol. This is meant to address the "MPA twirls over hostile surface ship and gets shot down" problem.
* Aircraft returning to base on RTB-Mission Over / Winchester / Manual status now accept course orders (but not if they are on RTB-Bingo).
Speed is life: Most AAW weapons are optimized for engaging highly-subsonic (500-600 kts) targets since this is by far the most common flight regime in the jet age. Target aircraft at higher speed are proportionally more difficult to engage both for guns and guided weapons. The degradation depends on the maximum target speed of the AAW weapon (listed on the DB viewer); for example a SAM with a 1500-kts max target speed will be severely degraded against a 1200-knot target while a missile with a 5000-kt max target speed will barely notice the difference. This makes high-speed aircraft like the SR-71 and MiG-25R (and UAVs like the D-21 and Tu-123) very tough targets even if the intercept geometry is achieved, which is consistent with RL reports.
This also means that an aircraft evading a missile (and having its speed reduced as a result of the manouver) will, for at least a few seconds, have reduced ability to dodge subsequent attacks until it accelerates again to higher speed. This means that oft-quoted real combat examples like the "Kosovo Slammer Dodger" (the Serbian MiG-29 that evaded 3 AMRAAMs before finally succumbing to the fourth, probably because it was close to stall speed by then) are actually now reproducible in the sim. So ripple-fire those AAMs/SAMs!
The evasion bonus must now be earned: Until now all aircraft got their full evasion bonus (as long as they detected the incoming weapon) regardless of their actual geometry at the time of impact. This allowed players to "cheat" by disabling auto-evasion on an aircraft, heading stright down their target (or enemy shooter) and still get the full evasion modifier. Now however, the projected impact angle is critical: High-deflection ("crossing target") impacts maximize the agility effect, while head-on (less so) and tail-on (severely more so) impacts significantly reduce the actual evasion modifier (with further variations for forward-oblique and rear-oblique geometries). So now it often comes down to "beam or die", as in known RL engagements.
* Airborne aircraft assigned to strike mission via right-click menu or Unit -> Assign To Mission will have flight plans automatically generated for them.
* Side-firing gunships (e.g. AC-130) now manouver properly to place their targets on their weapons' line of fire.
* Snap-up/down limits are now taken into account for AAW guided weapons.
* Mechanical-scan radars (with the exception of ICWI-capable sets) cannot perform volume scan while they are providing SARH illumination for missiles. So e.g. once a fighter launches a Sparrow at a target it becomes radar-blind to any other contact while it is guiding the weapon. This can severely reduce situational awareness if the fighter is not backed-up by other friendly radars. (It also makes possible co-operative "you draw missile fire and I'll flank and stab him" tactics). Phased-array or ICWI-capable radars do not have this limitation.
* NEW: On multi-engine aircraft, engines are now treated as discrete components instead of a single "Powerplant" entity (for example a B-52 will now have 8 separate J57 engine entities). This doesn't affect anything ATM but will be necessary for the aircraft-damage improvements in the future (incl. damage from EMP). Existing scenarios have to be deep-rebuilt in order to feature this.
* Aircraft will now jettison their A2G stores when evading an attack (if the relevant doctrine setting is set to YES). This is accompanied by a relevant message detailing the stores ejected. The jettison check is made every 5 seconds (it takes a few seconds to do this in the cockpit), so there is a chance that an aircraft that is caught by surprise will have no time to jettison its stores before the missile impact happens. Also only external stores can be jettisoned.
The current implementation has a known issue: Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), like those on the F-15E and numerous export F-16s, are treated like drop tanks and thus jettisoned (in RL they cannot be ejected). This is to be addressed in the future.
* Unguided bombs and rockets fired in salvos are now impacting as "sticks" rather than treated as totally individual/independent impacts. So for example when weapon #1 impacts at coords X-Y the rest of the salvo will (CEP deviations aside) fall more or less on a line pattern starting from that first impact. This is particularly important when attacking multiple-aimpoint facilities as it forces the attacking unit to "commit" to a specific aimpoint (straddle it with weapon impacts) and just hope for collateral damage on the other aimpoints.
* Fixed: Ignore gun strafing doctrine under manual fire.
* TWEAK: Airborne GMTI radars (e.g. J-STARS) detect moving targets more easily.
* Significant improvements to stick bombing mechanics: The bombs are laid across the target, using CEP (adjusted by bombsight generation and pilot skill) and random factors to determine the exact impact points of individual bombs. For smaller bomb sticks on tactical aircraft, the bombs are released at 50ft intervals. Bomb sticks up to 24 bombs are laid in sticks up to 300ft long, larger bomb sticks are laid in sticks up to 600ft long. Bombers are handled slightly differently, with 75ft between bombs and stick lengths up to 2000ft. For sticks with 28 bombs or more, the distance between bombs is narrowed.
* More realistic altitude/attitude behavior for aircraft close-combat maneuvering when intercepting target: "Point" at the target instead of just heading to its altitude.
* Aircraft now begin maneuvering against missile fire earlier (20 secs before estimated impact instead of 10). They will also attempt to dive towards the ground to drag the missile down and increase their own evasion agility.
* Aircraft evasion agility depends on altitude (at high altitude most aircraft are really sluggish). Super-maneuverable aircraft (TVC etc.) suffer less from this.
* Aircraft using standoff A2G munitions (incl. LGBs) will now try to keep their distance from the target if the "Maintain standoff" doctrine option is enabled.
These improvements help avoid some common "stupid" behaviors like merging head-on while not having a suitable weapon (e.g. no gun and only rear-aspect missiles) or exposing one's fighter to the target bomber's tailguns.


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Стадион Академии ФК «Краснодар» — футбольный стадион в Краснодаре. Является домашней ареной футбольных клубов «Краснодар-2» (Первая лига ФНЛ), молодёжного «Краснодара», а также женской команды «Краснодар». Находится среди тренировочных полей Академии ФК «Краснодар» вдоль улицы Посадского недалеко от стадиона основной команды. Арена «утоплена» на несколько метров ниже уровня земли, кровля стадиона выполнена из чёрного калёного стекла, опоры освещения выдвигаются из крыши. Вместимость новой арены — 7458 зрителей.

Строительство стадиона велось в 2020—2021 годах.

Стадион построен полностью на деньги Сергея Галицкого, бывшего владельца крупнейшей сети магазинов в России «Магнит».

События
Открыт 17 июля 2021 года матчем ФНЛ «Краснодар-2» — «Алания» (1:3).

29, 30 ноября и 3 декабря 2022 года на стадионе прошёл полуфиналы и финал второго сезона Медийной футбольной лиги.

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ФК «Краснодар»
Футбольные стадионы Краснодара
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A few hotfixes have been made today on live servers. For those who have been trying to get the rare Fel Lasher pet, its drop rate has been slightly increased and can now also drop from Astral Glory nodes!
The Netherlight Crucible trait Infusion of Light will no longer proc from Infusion of Light healing.
World of Warcraft's Pirates' Day corresponds with the real world "holiday" of International Talk Like A Pirate Day. It's the one day of the year to let your inner pirate out with a good, "Yarr!"
Pirate's Day is now live on both NA and EU realms, but remember, it only lasts for a day!
Travel out to Booty Bay and have a drink and dance with Dread Captain DeMeza and her pirate crew, located on the roof of the bank.
New World of Warcraft Legion Events for the week of September 19 includes another increase in Artifact Knowledge, Mists of Pandaria Timewalking, the Deepwind Dunk PvP Brawl, new Mythic+ Affixes and new World Bosses.
With the changing of the seasons, the summer pet Qiraji Guardling will despawn this week until next summer. This humanoid battle pet can only be found in southern Silithus, and collecting it counts towards Kalimdor Safari, which in turn is needed for World Safari and the title. Historically, this pet despawns on September 22nd or September 23rd.
There is one more seasonal pet, the Snowy Owl for winter months. The appearance of Blossoming Ancient will also update for autumnal months.
Today we are previewing the Rogue Tier 21 set from Antorus, the Burning Throne, Regalia of the Dashing Scoundrel, and recolored sets from Legion Season 5 PvP. Keep track of all the Tier 21 armor sets and their bonuses on our Tier 21 armor overview.


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Women's World Cup final FT USA 2 - 0 Netherlands: Fourth title for USA, Rapinoe wins Golden Boot and Golden Ball
Follow live score and updates from the Women's World Cup final between USA and Netherlands in Lyon.
Last Updated: 07 July, 2019 23:23 IST
Best in the world | USA wins fourth Women's World Cup title, beats Netherlands 2-0 in Lyon. - Getty Images
Hello and welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the FIFA Women's World Cup final between USA and Netherlands in Lyon, France.
I'm Lavanya and I am going to bring you updates from the biggest and, sadly, last game of the Women's World Cup.
It's match number 52 and the biggest one yet. A title defence and a pursuit for a maiden title will unfold in a few hours at Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
From Megan Rapinoe and Lieke Martens' injury update, to the race for the Golden Boot, we have all the updates here so stay with us through the game.
And that ends a month-long celebration of some brilliant football from around the world. That 13-0 win should have been warning enough for all the others in this tournament but the fact that USA did not have it easy AT ALL not even in this game tells you so much about how far the women's game has come. This brings us to the end of our time. It was a pleasure bringing this game LIVE to you every night. Until next time, it's goodbye from all of us at Sportstar!
Presentation ceremony now and here are the awards:
The Fair Play award goes to France. The host nation was knocked out in the quarterfinal, losing to champion USA.
Bronze Boot to England's Ellen White.
Silver Boot to Alex Morgan - for six goals and three assists.
Goden Boot to star of the game - Megan Rapinoe - for the same goals and assists but fewer minutes played.
Golden Glove to Netherlands' Sari van Veenandaal for her incredible performance throughout this tournament.
Bronze Ball goes to USA's Rose Lavelle for her performances in this tournament.
Silver Ball goes to England's Lucy Bronze.
Golden Ball goes to, no surprises there, MEGAN RAPINOE.
Right, so for those of you joining us for a quick peek now: Let me get you up to speed.
USA beat Netherlands 2 - 0, courtesy a penalty strike from Megan Rapinoe and a 69th-minute goal from Rose Lavelle.
This is its fourth World title in the history of the tournament and its second consecutive title after the 5-2 win over Japan in 2015.
What a journey this has been. An eventful month comes to an end with the best in the world taking what it perhaps rightfully deserves. Netherlands should take home the positive at the end of this game. Sari van Veenandaal was extraordinary, despite being breached twice. Hers is a performance Lyon and the millions watching around the world will not forget.
So many records. Jill Ellis becomes the first coach to win two World Cup titles.
USA becomes the second country after Germany to defend its title. This is its fourth title overall.
FT USA 2 - 0 NETHERLANDS
And there goes the whistle. USA defends its title!
Five minutes of added time. Three minutes separate the USA from clinching its fourth world title and second consecutive World Cup final win.
Have you heard the Dua Lipa track called Swan Song? That would make for a perfect background score to these girls lifting the trophy in a few minutes, if things stay the same. For anyone wondering where they've heard this from, it featured in the dystopian film - Alita.
When you come in with under 10 minutes of play left, all you'd want to do is score. That's exactly what Lloyd is looking to do here. She last scored against Chile. Will this be the perfect swan song for her?
That odd dribble has a consequence. Heath comes off. Lloyd takes her place.
85' PENALTY SHOUT! Heath split two defenders and then charged into the box where she went down, but the referee views it as a dive and awards a free-kick to Netherlands!
84' After an odd sequence of events that saw Heath dribbling in the Dutch penalty area with very little pressure, the ball is eventually played to Press who tries a curling effort that's easily stopped by van Veenendaal.
82' Van de Sanden pulls down Mewis and USA will have a free-kick in its own half.
Michelle Obama is rallying behind the girls in the stars and stripes. That's some elite cheerleading arsenal there, USWNT.
GOLDEN BOOT UPDATE: As it stands, Megan Rapinoe is poised to take home the Golden Boot. She has six goals and three assists to her name in fewer minutes than compatriot Alex Morgan.
80' CHANCE! Spitse takes a free-kick with plenty of movement that forced a dive from Naeher but drifted just left of goal! That was close!
79' Press comes onto the pitch as Rapinoe, who scored the first goal, receives a hearty ovation from the United States' support. Alex Morgan takes over the captain's armband. Will she also take the lead in the Golden Boot contest? She has a minimum of nine minutes to get ahead.
73' Dekker out. Van de Sanden comes on. She brings in not just pace but a burst of energy too. The Dutch women need that here more than anything else. 13 minutes remain to figure a way to equalise. Netherlands needs to try.
72' Veenendaal has saved two efforts from Morgan and Heath in the last seven minutes.
69' GOOOALLLLL!!!!! THE UNITED STATES DOUBLES ITS LEAD! On a counter-attack, Lavelle dribbled through the midfield, set up a left-footed shot, and hammered it into the bottom-right corner of goal! What a terrific individual effort from Lavelle! United States 2-0 Netherlands
65' Miedema goes on an incisive run into the opposing penalty area, but she takes a few too many touches and is closed down by the defence. She looked a bit goal-shy there.
1 - USA's Megan Rapinoe is the first player to score a penalty in a Women's World Cup final, as well as becoming the oldest scorer in a final (34 years 2 days). Composed. #FIFAWWC #USANED pic.twitter.com/hKGkZIMS6d
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 7, 2019
Jill Roord and Shanice van de Sanden can be seen warming up. The Dutch need an equaliser and fast.
That goal was the 25th of the tournament for USA, the most ever by a nation in a single edition of this competition!
An hour it has taken for USA to find the net and a controversial penalty was involved. I am going to quickly scan Twitter now. The Dutch disappointment was very audible in Lyon and the web is going to be no different. Do you think that penalty call was fair?
61' GOOALLLL!!!! THE UNITED STATES OPEN THE SCORING! Rapinoe stepped up from the spot and slotted it past van Veenendaal, who never moved, into the bottom-right corner of goal! Is this going to be the difference? Is this the goal that will help USA defend its title? We will know in 30 minutes.
60' With the penalty now called, van der Gragt is shown yellow for a high boot.
60' PENALTY! After checking the monitor, the referee runs back onto the pitch and points to the spot! USA will have a chance to open the scoring!
59' PENALTY SHOUT! There a high boot in the penalty area that makes contact with Morgan who then goes to ground... and this one will be reviewed by VAR! My oh my.
54' Play halts as Sauerbrunn is down on the pitch with blood trickling down her face. That was a horrid collision with van de Donk. She is getting bandaged at the touchline as I write this update.
52' Dunn tries her luck from range, but her effort was always headed wide of goal and failed to trouble van Veenendaal.
51' Krieger drags down Bloodworth and the former is called for the foul.
It's a historic day for the Dutch, not just because of this final but because today also marks the anniversary of another final the Dutch were part of.
45 – The @Oranjevrouwen will play their first #FIFAWWC final exactly 45 years after the Dutch men's team played its first World Cup final (July 7, 1974). Orange. #NED pic.twitter.com/5Mpq5wCCZD
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) July 7, 2019
It's also been an intensely physical game of football so far. The tackles have come by the minute. Nothing so far since the second half began but we can expect more, especially if this Dutch defence continues.
46' O'Hara, after her head injury at the end of the first half, is replaced by Ali Krieger heading into the second.
The halftime break is a break in momentum. Will USA cave and tire out or will it manage to breach the Dutch defence and find the net?
Before the second half resumes, let's take a look and what we can expect to see in the second half.
Danielle Van de Donk made a cheeky remark when journalists asked her about Alex Morgan. Looks like the Dutch meant business.
Good answer from Dutch midfielder Daniëlle van de Donk when asked by a reporter whether she thought Alex Morgan might have a goal celebration planned for the Netherlands: "I don't think she's going to score against us," van de Donk said.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) July 3, 2019
It seems like the USA has met its match. Netherlands has not allowed the defending champions to have their way in this game. Yes, Rapinoe and Co. have dominated possession and have had more shots at the goal than their Dutch counterparts but Netherlands has done well to defend the way it has. USA has been deprived of a goal not just in the first 12 minutes of the game but in the entire first half.
Whistle blows. HT USA 0 - 0 NETHERLANDS
45+1' Two minutes of time added to this half. O'Hara and Martens collide and were down for a while there. Worrying. The girls get a drinks break in the process and both players are helped up. Kelly O'Hara looks like she got the harder side of that collission. No harm done. The medics have done their job and are on the way out of the field.
42 ' Abby Dahlkemper gets a yellow card. She has brought down Beerensteyn. Not happy about the card, the Dutch get a free kick. Spitse to take the kick.
41' WHAT A SAVE. Brilliant goalkeeping from Veenendaal. Morgan strikes but the keeper dives low to her left to manage a smart save. This area has always troubled the Dutch and Veenendaal has done well to collect. She is being tested time and again here.
39' TWO SAVES FROM NETHERLANDS. Veenendaal blocks a two-pronged attack there from Alex Morgan and Sam Mewis to keep the scoreline static. Heart in the mouth for the Dutch supporters. How does one sit down in games like this?
37' PENALTY SHOUT! Morgan goes down in the box under pressure from Bloodworth but the referee sees nothing wrong with it and awards a USA corner instead! Morgan protests and then walks away smiling. The crowd is divided, the US supporters chanting 'penalty', the Dutch supporters yelling "dive."
34' The United States has the early advantage in possession having held the ball for 61.1 per cent of this match thus far. Quick thinking from Netherlands as it moves to a 4-2-3-1 formation now. Miedema is playing very deep in this formation.
Neither side has been behind in a match at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 so far. Talk about firsts.
That volley from Ertz was the first shot on target for the USA. Says so much about how well the Dutch have done to fend off the Americans.
28' Lovely save by Veenendahl. Rapinoe takes the corner and gets it straight to Ertz. She volleys it right at the goal but captain Sari van Veenendaal is not having any of it. Saved. A big sigh is making its way across the USA side of the stands.
24' Miedema dangerously approached the goal here but Alyssa Naeher is quick to come on in front and kick the ball away. Averted. Miedema can be cheeky in such spacious conditions. Quick and smartfrom Naeher.
23' Dunn sends a cross to Mewis in the box, but van Veenendaal is wise to it and plucks the ball out of the air without too much trouble.
Jill Ellis is up on her feet, giving the girls instructions from the touchline. Wiegman is still at her seat. There's a Godfather-feel to how she's operating here today. Can she have the last laugh?
Alex Morgan has been quiet all through the opening 23 minutes of the game. Van de Gragt and Dekker have marked here in turns right from the start and she has no space to try and create something here for the Americans.
18' Rapinoe is shrugged off the ball in the final third and she appeals to the referee for a foul, but the latter is having none of it. It was Dekker here on the other end.
Good start from Netherlands to keep the USA at bay in the first 12 minutes. This is the first time USA has failed to score in the first 12 in this edition of the tournament. Good job, Oranje.
10' FIRST YELLOW CARD and Sherida Spitse is not happy. Free kick to the US. Tobin Heath will take this. It has been safely put away. Spitse went right through Lavelle's legs and the referee was quick to pull out the card.
Netherlands has prioritised marking Alex Morgan.
The midfield seems to be a dull place to be at the moment. USA is trying to pro actively breach that Netherlands' defense.
5' After a driving run by Martens down the left channel, the ball is eventually lofted to Beerensteyn who couldn't control it and USA pushes upfield.
3' Dunn tries to slip Rapinoe into the box but the pass is cut out by the Dutch and cleared. USA already has no issues getting forward.
If you have watched the 2015 World Cup final, you will know the carnage USA is capable of causing. USA went up 4-0 in the first 16 minutes against Japan, a final it went on to win 5-2. Are we in for a landslide today? Netherlands surely doesn't think so.
All eyes are going to be on a possibility of an early goal from USA tonight. The defending champion has never lost a game it has scored first in.
1' Referee Stephanie Frappart blows her whistle, and the Women's World Cup final is underway!
Carla Overbeck, two-time World Cup winner for the USA in 1991 and 1999 presented the World Cup trophy earlier. She has been an inspiration for the girls playing today and will hope the cup comes home with her. Netherlands will try all it can to ensure that doesn't happen. The girls have their King watching them and cheering them on in Lyon.
And we're moments away from the final of the eighth FIFA Women's World Cup.
The flags are out. This stadium is a delight to watch. We have the best supporters of the lot here at Stade de Lyon. The Dutch are a passionate lot and we know USA is capable of creating a home game atmosphere wherever the fans go. It's going to be a battle of decibels as much as it is about the goals tonight.
Netherlands is the eighth nation to grace this finals. USA is the only team to have graced so many finals in the history of the tournament.
One of the most important statistics I will be looking out for is this: USA has scored in the first 12 minutes of every game in this edition of the tournament. One of the strategies discussed ahead by fans and pundits everywhere has been that Netherlands needs to find a way to stall that early goal. Can the Dutch manage to do that?
Both these teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far, so this game will also be a break in that winning streak for th runner up.
And the trophy is out. That is what tonight will be all about. Who will take it home?
This is a crucial game for a number of reasons and it seems to be all about the numbers as far as this big final is concerned. Here's everything you need to know about tonight's big game.
15 MINUTES REMAIN FOR PROCEEDINGS TO BEGIN. Megan Rapinoe will don the captain's armband today. National anthems in a few minutes.
One name I am surprised to see missing in the starting XI is Shanice van de Sanden. She has been patchy but was extremely effective for the Dutch in the semifinal. Her energy and that one run across the field that was just all raw pace shows you what she brings to the table. Her energy and aggression helped keep the Swedes at bay.
ICYMI: The match for third place in the Women's World Cup was held yesterday at Nice and saw England and Sweden lock horns for bronze. Sweden pulled off a spirited win over the Lionesses yesterday to make its way to the podium. VAR denied England's Ellen White thereby also taking away a possible chance to lead the Golden Boot race. Read all about the England vs Sweden game here.
Phil Neville didn't seem to be a big fan of the third-place playoff, calling it a nonsense game at the post-match interaction. Here is what the England manager said.
Megan Rapinoe, USA co-captain and forward, is back starting for the defending champion today. She skipped the game against England with a strained hamstring but was confident of making it back to the starting XI. There's no better stage to come back than the final of the tournament. Rapinoe has been clinical in securing wins for the Americans, specially in the knockout games. Her return is a shot in the arm for the title holders.
Lieke Martens hurt her toe while celebrating her goal against Japan and it has been troubling her ever since. She came back for the semifinal against Sweden but was called off midway after it continued to cause her discomfort. It now looks like she has had more time to give her foot some rest. She has been important in the final third for the Dutch and they will be glad to have her back in the lineup today.
It's a big game today. Four weeks have gone by sooner than we thought and in a few hours, we will have our 2019 World Cup winner. Before that, there's much to discuss.
Let's get straight to it - the race for the Golden Boot. Who will get there? It's a two-filly race at the moment, with Alex Morgan (USA) and Ellen White (Eng) both tied on top of the goalscorers table with six goals each. Megan Rapinoe is not far behind with five goals and going by her talents in those penalty kicks, Morgan wont win it easy.
United States (4-3-3): Alyssa Naeher; Kelley O'Hara, Abby Dahlkemper, Becky Sauerbrunn, Crystal Dunn; Rose Lavelle, Julie Ertz, Samantha Mewis; Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe.
Netherlands (4-3-3): Sari van Veenendaal; Desiree van Lunteren, Stefanie van der Gragt, Dominique Bloodworth, Anouk Dekker; Jackie Groenen, Sherida Spitse, Danielle van de Donk; Lineth Beerensteyn, Vivianne Miedema, Lieke Martens.
Welcome back everyone! It's time for the final and what better news to begin with than a positive injury update! Lieke Martens and Megan Rapinoe are fit to play today and will start for their respective sides.
Road to the final:
Group Stage:
USA 13 - 0 Thailand
Chile 0 - 3 USA
USA 2- 0 Sweden
Round of 16:
USA 2 - 1 Spain
Quarterfinal:
France 1 - 2 USA
Semifinal:
USA 2 - 1 England
New Zealand 0 - 1 Netherlands
Netherlands 3 - 1 Cameroon
Netherlands 2 - 1 Canada
Netherlands 2 - 1 Japan
Italy 0 - 2 Netherlands
Netherlands 1 - 0 Sweden (aet)


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Интернет-брендинг (от англ. internet branding или e-branding) — это относительно новый для стран СНГ маркетинговый термин, который охватывает весь комплекс мероприятий связанных с созданием и продвижением нового или уже существующего бренда в интернет-сети. Работа по созданию интернет-бренда может включать в себя разработку: наименования бренда, торгового знака, информационной основы, модели позиционирования и стратегии продвижения будущего бренда и т. д. Важным аспектом в комплексе интернет-брендинга является юридическая регистрация торгового знака и коммерческих наименований (продуктов или услуг), что в будущем позволяет избежать различных проявлений плагиата. Активное продвижение в интернет-сети, является завершающей фазой всех подготовительных работ, и включает в себя разработку и реализацию комплексной индивидуальной программы маркетинговых коммуникаций с использованием современных Интернет-технологий. Маркетинговые коммуникации начинаются с создания и информационного наполнения веб-сайта, который затем оптимизируется для поискового продвижения. Кроме мероприятий по созданию веб-сайта, баннеров и т. п., программа маркетинговой активности включает в себя: поисковое продвижение (SEO, контекстная реклама); пиар-мероприятия; публикацию информации в интернет-каталогах, досках объявлений, информационных порталах, блогах, социальных сетях; написание и публикацию аналитических или обзорных статей; баннерную, видео-, аудио- рекламу; проведение веб-конференций и семинаров (вебинаров); участие в виртуальных выставках; создание и реализацию программ лояльности; e-mail маркетинг и т. д. В процессе  реализации программы продвижения интернет-бренда ведется мониторинг маркетинговой активности, с целью оперативной коррекции стратегии и тактики. По окончании маркетинговых мероприятий проводится аудит с ориентиром на первоначально заданные цели и задачи.

К особенностям интернет-брендинга можно отнести:
 возможность охвата более широкой аудитории, по сравнению с традиционными коммуникативными каналами;
 сравнительно низкую стоимость маркетинговых мероприятий в Интернет-сети;
 высокую скорость распространения информации;
 возможность оперативного управления всеми процессами;
 возможность получения обратной связи и построения диалога с представителями целевой аудитории.

Результатом интернет-брендинга является появление как самостоятельных интернет-брендов, вся маркетинговая активность которых, осуществляется только в сети Интернет, так и интегрированных в Интернет «электронных версий» уже существующих брендов.

Литература
 Брайан Халлиган, Дхармеш Шах Маркетинг в Интернете: как привлечь клиентов с помощью Google, социальных сетей и блогов = Inbound Marketing. — М.: «Диалектика», 2010. — С. 256. — ISBN 978-5-8459-1664-8
 Голик В.С. Эффективность интернет-маркетинга в бизнесе. — Дикта, 2008. — С. 196. — ISBN 978-985-494-275-9
 Байков Владимир Дмитриевич Интернет: поиск информации и продвижение сайтов. — Санкт-Петербург: «БХВ-Санкт-Петербург», 2000. — С. 288. — ISBN 5-8206-0095-9
 Ладик Станислав Игоревич Первые шаги в Интернет-брендинге / С.И. Ладик // Маркетинг и реклама. – 2011. - № 1 (173). - С.69.

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Over due on a report, someone called today asking if I've been fishing , no reports lately. Sorry, I've fished everyday , started a few reports and fell asleep at the computer, thought I better sit in a desk chair tonight.
Looking back at the last several days and the report contained within.
Mon. the 6th rain all day no fishing can't blame them were able to reschedule. Tue picked up solo fisherman, Jeff, told him I have no read on the bite today ,fished with jackets on all day. Cold north wind, found slow but steady action on walleyes and smallmouth, deeper wood in 13-15', crawlers. Had 9 walleyes big enough to keep Jeff opted to do catch and release . Wed. regular customers, planned half day trip, Acea 8 year old was having fun ,we fished all day, caught fish in a variety of structure: cribs, river channel edges and humps in the 10-12' range.Not jumpin in the boat, but enough action to keep everyone's interest up. Kept a few bigger walleyes and perch for a fish fry, released the rest.
Thursday found a tough bite during the day ,worked a lot of diverse structure with two good anglers, a lot of laughs and good conversation but the fishing was very slow. Didn't have a problem with shore lunch of walleye and perch but the catch beyond that was light. Did have some good smallmouth in 10-12' rock/wood crawlers and leeches. Things can change fast, picked up father and 7 year old daughter with very little fishing experience ,for a late day trip, after a tough day with the two seasoned anglers. Our first spot, threw the buoy on a 10' wood spot I hadn't fished since late May. We had a hard time keeping more then 2 lines in the water, caught 20 fish off the spot: walleye, smallmouth, perch and rock bass including a 21" walleye 7 year old Sierra caught and released. Her father and I had a ball watching her battle smallmouth and walleye the regret was not having a video recorder.
When I have young kids in the boat I have them sit in the seat next to me and start out setting the hook and handing off the rod. I set the hook as hard as I can without breaking the 6 lb. leader on a heavy fish, this helps keep the fish on during the hand off, trying to keep tension on the fish.
Fri., Scott, another customer I've fished many times with, no matter how many fish some people have caught they still have fun catching fish on bobbers. We ran into panfish right out of the gate and stayed with that for half the day before looking for walleyes and smallmouth. At days end I cleaned a combination of 25 fish, we figured we released 3 fish for each one we kept, thats a lot of fish! A highlight of the day was a 40 plus musky we had almost to the net before he decided to give up the bluegill in it's mouth. Downed trees, stumps and 8' with brush and roots ; lots of crawlers.
Sat good day with two groups, nice walleyes, smallmouth and some perch. Wood and rock structure any where from 11-15' mostly crawlers. Fished with group who had a tough week on a clear water lake and decided to try the flowage, they were impressed. Fished with my farthest residing fisherman, exchange student Nico from Spain, he had a great time battling smallmouth.
Sunday was an enlightening day. Fished with two very good jig fisherman. There was a real nice chop on the water we had 4 bobber poles out most of the day and we each cast a jig with half crawler. We fished water from 11-15'. We kept 7 walleyes 6 were 16"-17-1/2" (nice fish), released smaller walleyes also kept some nice perch. The three of us caught about an equal amount of fish. Why the walleyes wouldn't take the bobbers with the nice chop was unusual. The stringer picture would have looked different with less seasoned jig fisherman, it was a very light bite, harder to detect in the deeper water and with the wind blowing.
Long enough report. Today at 8am I was the only car in the lot. The fishing has been good most days, with an occasional tough bite (typical of any body of water) not many fisherman out the last couple weeks?


The Calthorpe Project is one of the UK's oldest community gardens. It is also a Community Centre offering plentiful services and activities for local people. Calthorpe Project was one of the first organisations to sign up to VAC's energy bulk-purchase network. Here their director, Louise Gates, talk to us about how they have benefited from the savings.


Nowadays, posting free classifieds online is a well popularized way to sale and purchases the second hand cars. Buying and selling cars from these sites is the easiest way to get rid of this problem. Free online classified sites provide the best deal in used cars for sale.
If you go to the Yahoo list ads for free sites, you'll find a step-by-step guide on how to go about creating your very own ad. However, with the myriad of choices available, first-time advertisers might have to spend a while studying all the options.
Whether this is good news or not depends on what you think of Microsoft. However, you can't deny that such a huge partnership is sure to bring forth revolutionary ideas. So what does this search alliance mean for the everyday average advertiser?
As you begin to get new potential customers, you'll need to develop a squeeze page to get their emails and set up an auto-responder so that you can keep in contact with them. Tell your customers about any new offers out there, and share your customers by linking to other affiliate local classified ads site, and put them through a network that will get the biggest bang for your buck.
People mainly go for the used Maruti car because of its low maintenance cost. There are five or six major Maruti cars which are mostly preferred by the Maruti used car buyers are Alto, Wagon R, Ritz, A-Star, Swift, SX4, and Eeco. These Maruti cars execute for years and years with minimum maintenance.
Where do you want to post your ad? You can use an online auction site like eBay or a classified ads site like Kijiji, Craig's List or Guitars for Sale Online. If you use eBay make sure you are clear on how the auctions work. What happens if you find a buyer through an ad in Craig's list and yet your auction has a week to run on eBay and you have some bids. You can probably get out of the auction but just make sure you know what you are doing so that you don't find yourself locked in an uncomfortable situation.


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Electoral boundaries discussed at Coaldale chamber meeting
A UCP MLA was in Coaldale last week to discuss the upcoming electoral boundary changes to future residents of the new Taber-Warner riding.
During the Coaldale Chamber of Commerce meeting on May 9, Cardston-Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter presented the keynote topic on the 2019 provincial election boundary changes.
Last year, the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission redrew electoral boundaries in Alberta for the 2019 provincial election. As per the Boundaries Commission Act, electoral boundaries have to be evaluation every eight years.
Hunter said that according to the majority of the commission — which is composed of two members nominated by the official opposition, the UCP, two members nominated by the governing NDP and a chair appointed by the government — there were too many ridings in rural Alberta, and more were needed in urban Alberta, where there was a higher percentage of the population.
The commission had two choices; add more ridings or redraw the riding boundaries. Hunter said that the commission made the "right decision", although he is concerned about some of the changes they had made.
In total, three ridings from rural Alberta were redistributed to Calgary, Airdrie and Edmonton. In southern Alberta, that meant that seven districts — the seven ridings are Battle River-Wainwright, Drumheller-Stettler, Strathmore-Brooks, Little Bow, Cardston-Taber-Warner, Cypress-Medicine Hat and Vermilion-Lloydminster — would be collapsed into six new districts come 2019.
Riding sizes are determined by a population mean of the entire province, and are allowed to deviate from that mean by up to 15 per cent.
While Calgary ridings were topping out that mean, in Edmonton, Hunter said there was only a one per cent deviation from that mean. However, if Calgary got a new riding, then Edmonton had to get one.
"I think there was a little more of a bias towards Edmonton, if you take a look at the numbers, in order from then to get a extra seat," said Hunter.
"One thing you'll learn if you get into politics is that Edmonton and Calgary have a fierce competition between the two; if one gets it then the other one has to get it. Calgary definitely needed an extra seat, there's no doubt about it, because they're bursting at the seams in terms of numbers. In Edmonton there's a real stretch to get it in terms of numbers to get that seat there."
The new ridings are vastly different from what was originally proposed.
When the commission first presented the proposed boundaries, Coaldale fell within the proposed Cardston-Kanai district, which stretched from the U.S border to north of Picture Butte, and included the Kanai Reserve. The rest of the current Little Bow District was swallowed up by a huge Taber-Vulcan district, which stretch from the Saskatchewan-U.S. border northwest to just south of the Siksika Nation.
"That's one of the reasons I was a little perplexed. The first draft that came out was completely different to the draft that we have today," said Hunter.
"I really don't know how you'd make that many material changes to a draft proposal, as what we saw."
Although the Town of Coaldale currently lies within the Little Bow district, after the 2019 provincial election, Coaldale will find a new home in the new Taber-Warner riding, which Hunter plans on running in as the UCP candidate.
Until then, the town remains within the Little Bow riding with MLA Dave Schneider.
Hunter said that he checked with Schneider, and he was "fine" with him talking to the chamber that day.
The Taber-Warner Riding goes west to the city of Lethbridge, south to the U.S. border, the eastern boundary of the county of Forty Mile and follows the Oldman River to the north. The communities of Coalhurst, Barons, Nobleford and Picture Butte will be included in the Cardston-Siksika riding, which stretches out in an hourglass shape from the U.S. Border to the Siksika Nation. Hunter says that the boundaries for Taber-Warner "go back to where it used to be".
As both Hunter and Schneider reside in what will be the Cardston-Siksika riding, they sat down with Jason Kenney and had a "gentlemen's agreement" to work out who would run where.
"Because three-quarters of my riding right now, will be this new Taber-Warner riding, and three-quarters of Little Bow will be that new Cardston-Siksika riding, we agreed that Dave (Schneider) would, rather then fighting against each other in the nominations, that Dave would run in the Cardston-Siksika riding, and I would run in the Taber-Warner riding," said Hunter. "Dave Schneider recently announced that he's not going to run again for the second time. So Cardston-Siksika is a open nomination, there's no incumbent representing that riding."
He said that it "made sense" to have both Coaldale and Taber within the same riding, due to their proximity in there, along with a portion of Lethbridge County, although he noted that while it is "great" to not break up counties, it is unavoidable in some instances.
Coaldale Coun. Bill Chapman noted that while Cardston-Siksika was massive, and depending on where you live, it's a "long ride if you're going to meet with constituents", Taber-Warner was a much more manageable riding. Hunter agreed that it was a "fairly decent riding".
"In the Cardston-Siksika riding, if I remember correctly, there was over 44 communities, and it's very difficult to get around, and hear the concerns of the communities and advocate for each of those communities in an effective way," said Hunter. "But it's like I say, it is what it is, and we have to live with that."
By contrast, In the Taber-Warner riding, Hunter said he would be interacting with roughly the same number of communities and councils that he does now.
When asked about where he planned on opening an constituency office in town, Hunter said he currently had one and Taber and one in Cardston. Noting that Schneider had an office in Coaldale, he floated the idea of either setting a second office up in Bow Island and/or Coaldale, adding he had "budgetary constraints" to consider, while keeping the one he currently had in Taber.
Hunter currently resides outside of the upcoming Taber-Warner riding. When asked if he had to reside in the riding he was running in, Hunter said no. Referring back when Schneider, Kenney and himself were discussing who would run where, he said one of his concerns was moving his kids to a new school.
"I said I still have two kids in high school, and I don't want to move them out of high school; it's very disruptive to move them to a new high school. It can be very dangerous for teenagers, right?" said Hunter. "So I said I have no problems living in the riding — I think it's just good practice to do that — but I said you need to let my kids finish high school; my youngest is in grade 10, I said you need to let him finish grade 12, and then I'll have no problems moving to the riding."
Hunter is planning to move the Taber after his children finish high school. When asked why move to Taber, and not Coaldale, Hunter replied that the "argument I made with my wife" was that his main office is in Taber already. The constituency assistant there has 20 years of experience and is "phenomenal" at her job, and he didn't want to lose that resource by going elsewhere. By moving to Taber, he would also be close to his main office.
The UCP annual general meeting went earlier this month. They are currently in the process of setting up nominations and riding association for the 87 electoral districts. An AGM for the Taber-Warner Constituency Association goes in Taber on May 16.


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Hengfeng Bank ex-chairman sentenced to death with two-year reprieve
BEIJING (Reuters) - The former chairman of China's troubled Hengfeng Bank was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, a local court said on Thursday.
Jiang Xiyun was convicted of corruption, receiving bribes, illegally issuing financial notes, and illegally destroying accounting vouchers and accounting books, according to the Yantai Intermediate People's Court.
The court verdict means that if Jiang commits no further crimes over the next two years, his sentence will be commuted to life imprisonment, according to Chinese law.
The Shandong-based bank is in the midst of a restructuring led by the government.
The lender has not released its annual report since 2017 due to management and liquidity issues.
The banking and insurance regulatory watchdog appointed its staff to head the bank in 2017, but the restructuring process has dragged since then.
Concerns over Hengfeng were rekindled by the state seizure of Baoshang Bank earlier this year and the state rescue of Bank of Jinzhou, sharpening concerns about the health of hundreds of small lenders as economic growth slows to near 30-year lows.
Hengfeng Bank said earlier this month that it would issue 100 billion shares through a private placement, in one of the largest state-led rescues of small Chinese banks.
Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOBH.SI) has a stake in Hengfeng Bank.
Reporting by Judy Hua, Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo; editing by Jason Neely and Gareth Jones


Seven people were killed, including the gunman, and seven others injured on Friday night after a bloody drive-by shooting on the crowded streets of a small college town near Santa Barbara, as a man the police described as mentally disturbed methodically opened fire in a 10-minute spasm of terror.
The gunman was found dead with a bullet wound to his head after his black BMW crashed into another car. He had exchanged gunfire with deputy sheriffs in Isla Vista, near the University of California, Santa Barbara.
A family lawyer tentatively identified the gunman as Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old son of a Hollywood director.
Why didn't anybody stop him?
... As of February 2014, Santa Barbara County had 53 permits out of an adult population of 337,000 -- a rate of 0.016 percent. The rate was virtually unchanged from 2011.
Nobody, not even the police, were able to stop him until he was ready to be stopped.
Rejected by women, he posted several videos on YouTube (all since deleted by YouTube as unsuitable). The NYTIMES has posted a copy of the video, as did the LA Daily Times. And a southern news paper, and probably several other publications. His "day of retribution" speech, filmed in the drivers' seat in his Beemer, was smug and vitrolic. It was carefully staged. He was obviously quoting from a speech which he had pre-written and practiced over and over ... compulsively.
Why couldn't he get a date?
Pronounced sane, but still a killer?
Wounded seven people at random, and in the process killed six other people. Whether he killed himself, or was killed by police in the second shoot-out, is not known now.
It's time that people started out with the familiar question: "WHY?"
The idea that police and psychiatrists can predict future actions is ludicrous. And in this case, nobody knew that he was capable of murder.
I've been a devoted fan of "The Box O' Truth" for centuries, literally, so I was delighted to see that [H/T] Oleg Volk (in an article titled "The Perceived Inadequacy of M1 Carbine", had an actual link to a new episode which I had not yet seen.
It hadn't a lot to do with the penetration of the 10mm, which I was most interested (boo to Oleg Volk for an article which ... most irreverently .. suggested that the Mighty Ten would not penetrate aluminum as easily would the lowly M1 Carbine poodle-shooter round), but it was interesting in that it (the box-o-truth entry) did address penetration in a general sense.
You'll have to go follow the grout trail yourself to determine whether you found it as entertaining as I did.
On the other hand .. who doesn't like "The Box 'o Truth"?
Lethal + Lace ... oh my!
After obtaining my concealed carry weapons permit, I was unable to find the right holster. I was frustrated at the lack of options for women. So I decided to make one. I wanted ONE holster that can be worn ANYWHERE on the body without having to buy more than one. Budgets are tight these days. They are EXTREMELY concealable, even in tighter clothing. Visit www.lethallace.com for more information on how to wear this unique holster. It can by worn with any type of clothing.
I have no idea how actually PRACTICAL this "holster" is ... but it certainly attracted my attention.
Wonder where I can get one of these?
Would it work under my t-shirt and blue-jeans?
Another case for "Stick and Rock" Control?
The attacker (a member of the local "Living-Under-A-Bridge" community) used unregulated, unlicensed weapons in a classic stick-and-rock attack.
It was a horrendous attack. Something should be done. Why aren't Sticks and Rocks licensed in Oregon?
It could have been worse. The attack might have taken place in a gravel parking lot or a forest, where multiple rounds are immediately available.
Who knows how many lives might have been placed at risk when a single handful of gravel might contain more then ten rocks, and reloading is easy and immediate.
And have you noticed how many sticks are immediately available in a forest? Remember, there is no law which requires universal background checks on purchases at stick-shows.
Our hearts go out to the victim, Dennis Richard Becker, who was unjustly unceremoniously incarcerated for the simple need to make a living in a cruel world. At the tender age of 27 years, he was turned out of his family home by an uncaring, unfeeling father who refused Dennis's unspoken (or at least incoherent) cry for help.
"No Guns Here; Please Rob Me!"
Gunsnfreedom.com published a photograph of the sign on May 21, making "The Pit" restaurant a self-declared gun free zone--the same kind of zone Michael Bloomberg and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America pressure other restaurants into becoming. According to Durham's ABC 11, around 9 PM "three men wearing hoodies entered the restaurant through the back doors with pistols, and forced several staff members to lie on the floor." The armed men "also assaulted two employees during the crime."
The suspects are still on the loose. When Chipotle announced their intended gun ban by saying the sight of law-abiding citizens carrying guns caused customers "anxiety and discomfort," Breitbart News responded with a simple question: If law-abiding citizens caused customers "anxiety and discomfort," what will those customers feel like when a criminal enters Chipotle, now confident that no victim in the restaurant is allowed to have a gun which which to fight back?
This is only the latest of a spate of fast-food joint robberies ... in which the establishment "posted" the gun-free-zone signs on their door.
John Lott has something to say about this sort of thing, here.
On Wednesday, [May 1] gun control supporter and Fox News contributor Juan Williams appeared on the Lars Larson radio show and shared with listeners a personal incident that will hopefully have him questioning his long-held anti-gun positions. Williams told Larson, "My wife went to the gas station, and while she's trying to put the credit card in some guy rushes by her, gets in the car, and drives off with the damn car." Williams then noted that his wife's response to the situation was, "I wish I had a gun."
The article goes on to cite Williams' earlier statements (2008) objecting to the Heller decision, and (2000) referring to the Constitution as "a living document".
In his 2000 he specifically said: "I don't understand why we're piddling around. We should talk about getting rid of guns in this country."
Mister Williams, you should talk to your wife about this "piddling around" thingie. Maybe you'll listen to her.
You missed Mother's day, but Father's Day is coming up real soon.
Perhaps she'll buy you a gun, and then borrow it for shopping trips. Then you'll both be happy.
As far as Fox's The Five co-host Bob Beckel is concerned, black Americans should not look up to Condoleezza Rice as a "symbol," because she grew up in a "middle class family." Obviously lost on Beckel was the fact that Condi's parents achieved success in America. So she is to be discredited for that, Bob? Incidentally, Dr. Rice grew up in Birmingham, Alabama in the segregated South, graduated from college at age 19, became a provost of Stanford University, National Security Adviser, and Secretary of State. Bob, dude, your liberalism is showing – loud and clear.
Bullying occurs at many levels.
None of them .. either in a Chicago massage parlor or at a New Jersey university commencement ceremony ... are conducive to civilized dialogue.
And we wonder why the children are so violent.
P.J. O'Rourke says he knows why college campuses stifle free speech — such as Rutgers University, some of whose faculty and students got former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to back out of delivering a commencement speech. "If you're looking for the fundamental problem, it would be the old coots my age, victims of the '60s, the real loser element,'' O'Rourke told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
Rice, who was invited to speak to graduating seniors, pulled out after some faculty members and students accused her of allegedly misleading the nation on the Iraq war and condoning torture during her time in the Bush administration.
In a move which surprises absolutely nobody, Condoleeza Rice declined to deliver the Commencement Address at Rutgers University, where she had previously been invited to speak.
Her concern was apparently the violence offered by protesters (both students and faculty) when it was announced that she would be the featured speaker.
It was expected that she would keep the reported $30,000 honorarium which accompanied the invitation.
After reading the announcement, it's difficult why members of the New Jersey state college student body and faculty objected to inclusion in the commencement ceremonies.
Except that, of course, she is black.
We Have a Renowned Faculty The Rutgers faculty includes winners of the National Medals of Science and Technology, MacArthur "Genius" Fellowships, Guggenheim Fellowships, and Fulbright Scholarships.
We Are Highly Diverse According to U.S. News & World Report, Rutgers University–Newark boasts the most diverse campus in the nation, reflecting the rich array of people who call New Jersey home.
See below for the RUTGERS UNIVERSITY announcement that Rice would speak at the commencement: This information is quoted in full, as nobody expects the webpage to stay online much longer.
I bought Col. Cooper's "Gargantuan Gun Gossip" ... first two volumes, anyway ... and paid a lot for them. Later, they were available online via a website which appeared to be British.
Just lately, I discovered that "Traction Control" had correlated links to which purport to be ALL of the commentaries.
I recommend that you bookmark this link. You'll be glad you did!
Burglars and thieves hit last weekend's Orlando gun show at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, according to police. While gun buyers looked for bargains at the Southern Knife and Gun Show, burglars broke into vehicles parked at the West Colonial Drive fairgrounds and stole guns, ammunitions and other items worth about $10,000, a report stated. The burglars smashed car and truck windows worth about $1,000 to take recently bought handguns stored inside the vehicles.
If this isn't blogged, and commented in Gun Control websites (and the national news, etc.) a lot in the next week, I'll be very surprised.
LOTS of talk in the comments section, about the efficacy of car alarms. Which, as noted, are commonly ignored.
I remember going to a movie ... "The Burbs", w/ Tom Hanks .. a decade or two back. When the movie was over, I found my 1987 Porsche with driver-side window glass all over the seat. I talked to the ticket taker about why nobody responded to my horn-beeping car alarm: "Oh .. " she said, "Car alarms go off all the time. We don't pay any attention to them any more. It's .. like .. so common."
Things have changed since then, apparently. Comments (see above) suggest that now there are car alarms which call your phone to announce that your alarm has been activated.
Sounds if this is an idea whose time has come.
But back to the gun show: no, the parking lots are not commonly patrolled. The off-duty policemen who are hired to provide "security" generally (in my experience) restrict their attention to the entries. They're there to make sure nobody brings a loaded weapon into the gun show.
Obviously, we don't trust folks NOT to do the "Negligent Discharge" thingie ... you know as well as I do that there is a lot of gun-handling at gun shows, and an ND is a serious no-no.
On the other hand .. carry is permitted at most gun shows. And loaded magazines in magazine carriers are typically allowed, too. The idea isn't to compromise self-defense, but to prevent NDs.
We're not afraid of guns; we just want to give the IDIOTS among us to practice safe gun-handling.
Gun shows and gun shops remain among the safest venues, vis a vis shooting incidents.
Which we can't say for Gun Free Zones.
Monday evening's Town Hall Seattle forum featuring top local and national spokesmen for gun control might better have been a discussion about world-class hypocrisy, since a sign on the door advised that guns were prohibited, and yet the anti-gunners were protected by armed security.
Definition of "Hoi Polloi: : ordinary people : people who are not rich, famous, etc.
Does this sound just a little ... arrogant ... to you?
Welcome to Seattle: The Emerald City. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
I don't live in Seattle, but if I did and had I observed such condescension, I would have been insulted. It's bad enough when out-of-towners come to visit and require participants to follow their rules (Washington has had Concealed Carry laws for decades); it's worse when these visitors think that they are 'bravely' risking their lives to do so ... and hire armed guards to protect themselves from the very people they travelled to meet.
Oh Brave New World, which has such people in it!
I have no issue with those who fear Physical Harm; they're not necessarily afraid to stand up for their beliefs, they just don't want anybody to hurt them.
Had they held an open meeting, with no restrictions on perfectly legal activities on the part of their attendees (eg: CHL holders who carry), we have to grant them the courage of their convictions.
If they simply declared it a "Gun Free Zone" and posted signs to that effect, the attendees have a choice to obey their preference or not to attend ... which serves the ill purpose of having adequate representation of BOTH sides of the issue.
But when they propose to discus "Gun Control", and then post an armed guard to protect themselves ... that's both Hypocrisy and Moral Cowardice.
If you want to talk about Gun Control, and don't restrict access to people who legally care firearms, it demonstrates that you welcome opinions from both sides of the political issue.
And when you don't? You're no longer inviting a public discussion, but only preaching to the choir.
Well ... the choir, and a few people whom you cannot possibly sway to your point of view.
You, sir, are an idiot, and never will convince your audience othereise.
The lawsuit challenges the City's practice of treating common folding knives as prohibited "gravity knives," then arresting and prosecuting law-abiding knife owners and intimidating retailers into paying large cash "sanctions" to avoid prosecution. Under the City's vague and subjective approach, it is impossible to know whether any particular knife will be treated as legal or prohibited.
2014 Candidate Ratings Oregon Firearms Federation Political Action Committee candidate ratings for Oregon House and Senate races are attached.
Please keep in mind that these ratings are almost exclusively for members of the major parties. "Minor" or "third" party candidates are typically chosen at their conventions. The process of rating candidates can be very complex and while we do our best to provide the best overview of a candidate, in some cases it simply cannot be done.
It's sometimes complicated trying to keep track of the candidates. In the case of this Oregon, it's difficult to keep track of the elections!
.... and also to David. Codrea at War On Guns for providing a timely link to the website.