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Q: user profile cannot be loaded in Windows 7 so I wake up this morning and my mother drops the Dell laptop.
She starts it up and no desktop icons appear. I take a look (mind you I'm not totally awake yet), go to start menu, click a button (I forgot which one) and a window box pops up saying something a bout the hardrive (I think it might have said cannot be located) she's crying right now and waiting until 10 to take it to bestbuy. she wont let me touch the dell either. could this be because of the drop or from torrents (which never was a problem)? please help.

A: If the laptop was on while it was dropped, then shut it down immediately and don't let anybody boot it back up until you're ready to do a full backup. If it wasn't on, do the same thing but less urgently.
Hard Drives take drops very, very badly, if the drive is on then even sudden movements can cause damage, never mind an impact at decent velocities.
Torrents will never cause physical drive damage, so don't worry about that - but do worry about getting any data you want from that drive off of it now, before it's too late (And keep it all backed up next time!)

A: Could be either or both, but if it started just after it was dropped, that is the more likely solution.  Either the drive was damaged somewhat or it might have jarred a connection loose.  More likely there was damage from the drop, but not total damage as it will still boot to Windows (for now).

A: It's most certainly the drop. Think about it, you have a hard drive platter spinning at 5400RPM or 7200RPM, even if it is impact resistant (which most are) you still have a good chance of damaging it. It's possible the torrents could cause other problems (depending on where you downloaded them from), but judging by the timing of the error (immediately after the drop) I would have to say the drive is damaged. Have your Mom back up ASAP since Bestbuy is not going to be able to repair a physical issue with the drive. They will probably charge you 5X the price of a new HDD, tell you it's dead, and then put a new cheap one in.
If there is anything your mom wants off the drive make sure she recovers it before going to Bestbuy! They will probably run chkdsk or other error checking diagnostics, if the drive is dying these will put the nail in the coffin for sure.

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If you thought that was bad...
Okay, so that's the last time I ever complain about the Twins getting their butts kicked in a series before it is over. New York crushed the Twins 15-1 yesterday afternoon. Sadly, the game was on ESPN, which means I watched it and so did quite a few other people.
I hate to bring up the same things over and over, but the Twins once again stunk in those same 3 areas they have been stinking in all season long:
1) Working counts/taking pitches/getting good pitches to hit.
2) Getting hits with runners on base.
3) Avoiding giving up home runs in bunches.
Let's start from the bottom and work our way up.
Rick Reed gave up a 3-run homer to Nick Johnson in the 3rd inning and a grand slam to Alfonso Soriano in the 4th. Then Tony Fiore came in and gave up a solo-homer to Johnson in the 7th and J.C. Romero finished things off by serving up a 2-run shot to Bernie Williams in the 9th.
The Twins didn't get many base runners, but the ones they did get were stranded, as usual. Matthew LeCroy singled with 1 out in the 2nd, but was left on 1st base. Michael Cuddyer started the 5th with a single, but never moved off of 1st base. Torii Hunter started the 7th with a walk, then LeCroy struck out and Cuddyer lined into a double-play. Even in the 9th, with the game well out of hand, Bobby Kielty led off with a double and LeCroy singled 2 batters later to put runners on the corners with 1 out. Cuddyer and Dustan Mohr each flew out to end the game.
This is easy to say in a game where a team scores only a single run, but the Twins, once again, appeared to have absolutely no plan at the plate and had no discipline up there, swinging wildly at stuff out of the strike zone the whole game. David Wells (who is also a very control-oriented pitcher) issued only 1 walk and needed only 103 pitches for his complete-game.
Here's the difference between the Yankees' approach and the Twins' approach, in a nutshell ("Hello, this is me in a nutshell")...
The Yankees went down 1-2-3 in the 1st inning, but saw 15 pitches.
The Twins went down 1-2-3- in the 1st inning and saw 6 pitches.
The Yankees had four batters come to the plate in the 2nd inning and saw 17 pitches.
The Twins had four batters come to the plate in the 2nd inning and saw 12 pitches.
So, at that point, both teams had 1 hit and, after 2 innings, one had seen 32 pitches and the other 18.
But okay, I think you get the point and it's no fun discussing the same old problems over and over, especially after you get spanked 15-1.
Oh, one last thing: Bobby Kielty got his 6th straight start and Ron Gardenhire is making me seriously think about taking down the "Bobby Kielty Liberation Watch" that's on the left side of this page. I think I'll wait another week or so, just to make sure Kielty stays in the lineup. By the way, Kielty has now played in 12 games this season and has a hit in every single one of them.
In other sad baseball news...
Randy Johnson was put on the disabled-list yesterday with a "sprained right knee." According to ESPN.com, this is Johnson's first stint of the disabled-list since 1996, which is pretty amazing. The good news here is obviously that the injury is not one having to do with his left arm. The bad news is that he is turning 40 in a few months and something as "minor" as a knee sprain can have a big effect on an aging player, particularly a 40 year old pitcher that is 6'10" and probably puts a ton of pressure on that knee with every pitch.
I did a big entry on Randy Johnson back in February (which you can see by clicking here) and that led to a whole bunch of really good responses, including one from Lee Sinins of Sabermetric Encyclopedia fame, which led to two more days worth of entries about Randy (which you can see by clicking here).
The entries were basically a Randy Johnson love-fest, where we discussed exactly how great he has been and how he has done it (he made some major changes in his pitching style during the 2002 season).
Suffice it to say that I am hoping Randy Johnson comes back in a few days and is healthy for the rest of the season. It would be really sad if he had an injury to his knee that slowed him/ended his career, while that magical left arm was still completely healthy.
I'll definitely be keeping an eye on RJ for the rest of the year.
Arizona's "other" ace, Curt Schilling, recently had an "emergency appendectomy" and was also placed on the 15-day DL. Obviously these two events are a massive blow to the Diamondbacks, because they depend on those two players perhaps more than any team has depended on two players in the entire history of baseball. Actually, that would be an interesting question to look at...in another entry!
Here's what I said about the D-Backs in my NL West season-preview:
I toyed with putting the Dodgers in second-place, I really did. In fact, I actually had them there up until about 30 seconds before I started typing this very sentence.
But I just couldn't go against the power of Randy and Curt. I tried, but I chickened out. If [the Dodgers] do end up finishing in 2nd or even winning the division (which they definitely could do) I am going to be really angry at myself for not going with my gut and sticking them ahead of Arizona.
But look at these numbers again:
90 Wins
24 Losses
2.75 ERA
1,026 Innings
1,315 Strikeouts
Those are Johnson and Schilling's combined totals from 2001 and 2002. Unbelievable.
At some point Randy and Curt are simply going to stop performing like this. Johnson is 39 and Schilling is 36. Is it going to be this year? Who knows?
If one of them gets injured or stops pitching like a human strikeout-machine, this team is going to be in trouble, despite what I think is a much improved 3-4-5 part of the rotation. I guess I am just banking on them being able to do it for at least one more year.
I'm still hoping it isn't "going to be this year," but it's not looking real good right now. Stay tuned.
In happier news...
Last Thursday I wrote an entry entitled: "The Freedom Squad" in which I ranked my top 8 hitters "that most deserve to be given consistent, everyday playing time."
Here's the list:
Bobby Kielty (#1, of course)
Jason Grabowski
Ramon Castro
Shawn Wooten
Benji Gil
Mike Kinkade
Javier Valentin
Craig Wilson
After I gave my list, I said this:
I'm thinking this team should probably be in the American League and thus need a 9th hitter to add to the lineup. That's where you guys come in. Do you have a good candidate to join this group? A guy in need of a break and a full-time gig?
Please email me with all your nominees and I will pick the 9th member of the "Freedom Squad" next week.
Well, it's "next week" and I got a ton of really good responses to the call for a final member to the "Freedom Squad."
Here is a sampling:
Hey Aaron -
For my own pick as a DH, I'd have to split my vote. Dave Hansen had a shot at 23 (in 1992) to be the Dodgers' 3B, but he wasn't ready. Somehow, he got a bad rep, and has never had more than 181 at bats ever since, despite a career OBP of .365. He has shown power in the past (he's a Diamond Mind All Star in 2000), it seems to be a
matter of him getting a ton of doubles to turn into a ton of HR. The league's best pinch hitter should be your DH.
If you're looking for a younger guy who didn't get much of a shot, my other pick would be good ol' Buck Buchanan. His numbers with the Padres last year (.293, .363, .543) are very much in line with his 2001 numbers in Minnesota (.274, .342, .487). While we don't have room for him now, I think he'd make a fine addition to your all-trapped team and would give them 25-30 HR and a .340-.360 OBP. He could even play LF and bump Javy Valentin to DH.
My real reason for writing, however, is to talk about Ramon Castro. I agree that he needs to be freed, but something you said about him interested me and I'm wondering what you think about it. It's no secret that catchers deteriorate faster than non-catchers. Piazza, IRod, Berra, Dickey, Scalk, Carter, Bill Freehan, and even Pudge Fisk
to an extent dropped off at around 10,000 to 11,500 innings caught. Bench somehow got to around 14000, before falling off, but was 32 at the time. However, I think the fact that they dropped off had a great deal to do with their usage patterns over time than with actual time itself. These guys all caught a lot in their younger years.
Castro, conversely, isn't catching much at all right now. In fact, if he starts to get playing time, I'd put him in with guys like Don Slaught, Mike Stanley, Mickey Tettleton, and Gene Tenace as guys who were catchers, but who enjoyed solid late career success (respectively, they had their last above average seasons at 37, 36,
35, and 35). The connecting factor is that each of these guys never caught an excessive ammount of games in a season at the start of their big league careers.
Slaught only topped 100 G twice because he was being platooned or sharing his job most of his career. Tenace began having success in 1973 as a full time first baseman, then split time between 1B and C, only catching more than 100 G in a season twice; however, he caught more games than he played at any other position. Tettleton started
as a full time C, but began DHing a great deal in 1989. He topped 100 games catching for two seasons in a row in 1991 and 1992, but that was the only time in his career that he did so.
Perhaps the most interesting comparison for Castro, however, is Mike Stanley. When Stanley came up, it looks like the Rangers liked to carry three catchers. Slaught and Stanley each got 200 ABs in '87 (Stanley's rookie year), as did Gino Petralli. In '88, it was Petralli, Stanley, and Jim Sundberg. In '89, Stanley took a back seat to Chad Kreuter, Sundberg, and Petralli, and probably spent most of the year catching at AAA. He was back in '90 and '91, but was then went to the Yankees when IRod began asserting himself in Texas. He did not catch 100 games in a major league season (despite being on rosters most of the time) until 1993, at the age of 30, and then caught 100 in 2 of the next three seasons. Then he made a switch to 1B, and continued to produce until 1999.
My thinking is, if Castro can get into a usage pattern similar to the ones used with these guys, he could enjoy a productive career as a C-1B-DH well into his middle and late 30s since he hasn't caught many innings during these past two seasons. You're right, however, he needs to get his shot at that soon, before he turns into a AAAA player.
Wow. Now, that is a great email! It's definitely an interesting idea and I think that any time a person can avoid squating behind a plate for hours at a time, it is probably a good thing for the length of their career. Another guy I have heard this theory about is Jorge Posada, who converted from infielder to catcher late in his minor league career with the Yankees and then served as Joe Girardi's backup for a year in New York. Jorge is 31 now and isn't showing signs of slowing down, which would certainly go along with Mike's thoughts.
All that said, the last two seasons (2002 and this year) are the only ones in which Ramon Casto has not caught a ton of games. I don't have his "games played by position" for his minor league career, but he appeared in 115 games between Calgary and Florida in 2001 and appeared in 117, 121, 79, 115 and 96 games in each season since 1996.
That's a lot of squating and throwing and getting hit with foul tips, even though he only played 54 games last year and probably will be lucky to see that many again this year. I do hope he gets his shot and it would be really nice if he was able to have an extra-long career because of the Marlins not recognizing that he deserves to play.
Here's another nominee from a different "Mike":
I would vote for Jason Lane of the Astros. This guy can flat out hit the ball...yet he isn't given a shot in Houston. He was sent to the minors AGAIN this spring because Houston wanted to keep Orlando Merced and Brian Hunter (!!!). Last year Lane was finally given a few at bats and he responded by hitting .290 In his 3 full years in the minors he hit .299, .316, and .272 with 23, 38, and 15 homers. He draws plenty of walks too. So far in New Orleans this year he's hitting .366 with 9 walks in 41 AB. He's screaming for an everyday job, and im sure he could hit better than Richard Hidalgo...its just a matter of getting a shot. If you can't tell I have him in my keeper league, so this one is a personal matter. 🙂
I think Jason Lane is a really great choice for the team and I absolutely agree that he deseves a shot and could be a very good major league hitter. Plus, I know how you feel about the "I have him in a keeper league" thing, since I have Grabowski in one of mine.
I also got a few other Lane nominations, including one from Al of "Al's Ramblings," who said:
I am nominating Jason Lane of HOU. He not only is better than both Orlando Merced and Brian Hunter, the Astros reserve OFs, he's better than Biggio starting in CF nightly.
Lane won the league RBI title in each of his first three pro seasons and was on his way to contending for another RBI crown last season, before the Astros called him up in August and ended his Triple-A season after only 111 games (and 83 runs batted in). He hit .290/.375/.536 with 4 homers, 3 doubles and a triple in only 69 at bats with the Astros. And, as Mike said, he is tearing up AAA again this year.
Here's one from "Seth":
I'd like to nominate Chris Coste. First, he's from Fargo. I don't have his complete stats in front of me, but I know after playing for the FM Redhawks for 3 or 4 years and always hitting over .300 there, he signed with the Indians organization. He split a season between AA Akron and AAA Buffalo, hitting well at both spots. He's hit over .300 the last 2 years at Buffalo and was a AAA All-Star last year. Well into the season, he was hitting around .400.
He primarily is considered a catcher, but has played 1B, 3B and some RF as well as DH for the (Buffalo) Bisons. After not getting a call-up last year, he knew that he was appreciated by the Indians organization as a minor leaguer only and wanted a shot at the majors. So, as a free agent, he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox with a major league spring training invite (which he had with the Indians the previous two years).
He was one of the last players the Red Sox sent down. I don't really think that's a good place for him. He was told that if anything happened to Varitek or Mirabelli, he would be the first one called up (although, he's on the DL now in AAA and they signed Bill Haselman to play there now too). The fact that he can play 1B, 3B, DH or RF is kind of lost in Boston's scheme of Ortiz, Giambi, Millar, Hillenbrand and Mueller.
He's 30, so he's not a "prospect", but at every level he's played at, he's hit. Because of his age, I'm sure he'd love to be a #2 catcher somewhere. Maybe even a #3 catcher who can play these other positions. I think that he'd be a great guy for your roster. And, no major league experience. So, he's my favorite minor leaguer. I may be biased because I played college ball with him, actually behind him at 3B. Actually, he was a 3 time all-American, so I pretty much never played, but that's cool. He's a great guy. Plus, he's written two great baseball books. I've read the first ("Hey, I'm Just the Catcher"), and the 2nd is supposed to be coming out in May.
You gotta love a catcher/author that can hit a little bit, don't you? Another excellent nominee.
Thanks to everyone else that sent in nominations (there were about 20 players mentioned, all together). Unfortunately, I don't want to make this a 50-page entry and I have decided that Jason Lane (who got the most votes, by far) is the man to add to the team.
So here's the new starting lineup:
C    Ramon Castro
1B    Shawn Wooten
2B    Jason Grabowski
SS    Benji Gil
3B    Mike Kinkade
LF    Jason Lane
CF    Bobby Kielty
RF    Craig Wilson
DH    Javier Valentin
You give me a decent pitching staff and I'll take that group into battle with me anyday of the week. They might not be pleasant to watch on defense, but they'll score some runs and I bet they'd hustle their butts off.
A while back I mentioned that Rickey Henderson was considering signing with the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, in an attempt to get back to the major leagues. I was sad that Rickey needed to do that to get a job, since I thought he was still a major league-caliber player, but I was excited at the prospect of seeing one of the greatest players of all-time right in my backyard. Well, yesterday Rickey announced that he will not be playing in the Northern League and will instead be playing with a team in the Atlantic League.
I really hope a major league team out there gives him one last shot at a bench-job, because he can still help a team win games. Plus, I'm not quite as excited about a future Hall of Famer playing in an independent league when it isn't in Minnesota!
Today's picks:
San Francisco (Foppert) -115 over Pittsburgh (Suppan)
Houston (Redding) -105 over New York (Cone)
Toronto (Walker) -130 over Tampa Bay (Kennedy)
Texas (Park) +220 over Boston (Martinez)
Minnesota (Rogers) +115 over Kansas City (Hernandez)
Total to date: + $1,570
W/L record: 42-36 (2-0 yesterday, including that 15-1 disaster)
*****Comments? Questions? Email me!*****

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S. 964, A bill to provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 13, 1999, and subsequently amended on October 27, 1999
S. 1508, Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 1999
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 13, 1999
S. 438, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1999
Cost Estimate September 8, 1999
Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 22, 1999
S. 1290, American Indian Education Foundation Act of 1999
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on August 4, 1999
S. 401, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 1999
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 16, 1999
S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 1999
S. 614, Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act of 1999
S. 28, Four Corners Interpretive Center Act
S. 944, A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of certain Indian land in Oklahoma
H.R. 818, Disaster Mitigation Coordination Act of 1999
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At the heart of Alfa®'s mission is a desire to serve others - and that extends beyond our customers to our community as well. We are a company that truly cares, and our school supply drive proves that #AlfaCares about education.
Every year, there are students who come to school with an unfulfilled school supply list because their family can't afford them. How can they learn without the basic supplies needed? They can't. To lessen the budgetary burden for parents and teachers alike, we started a summer back-to-school drive to ensure one school in the area, selected by a social media contest, would be stocked before the sound of the first bell.
In 2017, our drive collected 350 pounds of pens, paper, binders and other much-needed items to help set up students for a successful year of learning. Our 2018 drive was even bigger and better with nearly 500 pounds of school supplies donated. Special thanks to our caring employees and the kind donations from Staples, another company sharing our altruistic values. Staples' donation to our drive is just one of the many ways they are serving communities. Click here to see more of Staples' good deeds.
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Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon: different names for same violent phenomenon
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image taken by the JMA MTSAT-2 satellite at 0330Z on March 11, 2015 shows three tropical cyclones spreading from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
They may have different names according to the region they hit, but cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are all violent tropical storms that can generate 10 times as much energy as the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Cyclone is the term used for a low-pressure system that strikes the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. The same type of disturbance in the Atlantic and northeast Pacific is called a hurricane while typhoon is the term used in Asia.
But meteorologists use the term "tropical cyclone" when talking generally about these immensely powerful natural phenomena, which are divided into five categories according to the maximum sustained wind force and the scale of the potential damage they can inflict.
Cyclone Pam, which slammed into Vanuatu late Friday with wind gusts of up to 320 kilometres (200 miles) an hour, wreaked widespread devastation in the South Pacific island nation.
But Pam was not the strongest storm ever to hit the South Pacific—Tropical Cyclone Zoe, which struck in 2002, was stronger with 380 kilometres an hour winds.
Cyclones are formed from simple thunderstorms at certain times of the year when the sea temperature is more than 26 degrees Celsius (79 Fahrenheit) down to a depth of 60 metres (200 feet).
Sucking up vast quantities of water, they often produce torrential rains and flooding resulting in major loss of life and property damage.
They also trigger large swells that move faster than the cyclone and are sometimes spotted up to 1,000 kilometres ahead of the powerful storm. The sea level can rise several metres.
These powerful weather formations can measure between 500 and 1,000 kilometres in diameter and have a relatively calm "eye" at the centre.
They weaken rapidly when they travel over land or colder ocean waters.
Cyclones are closely monitored by satellites, and specialised centres around the world—in Miami, Tokyo, Honolulu and New Delhi—track the super storms' trajectories under the coordination of the World Meteorological Organisation.
Flooding in Vanuatu as cyclone hits maximum strength
Citation: Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon: different names for same violent phenomenon (2015, March 14) retrieved 20 January 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2015-03-cyclone-hurricane-typhoon-violent-phenomenon.html
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Looking at these buildings, I can not take pictures is not.
Altar, hymn, solemn space, light a candle.
And everything in the church that reflections in my eyes.
The heat in my heart.
Self wanes and sense to be sensitive.
My past life maybe relationship monastery.
It seems there is something which monasticism in rural France.
Abbey lean and simple, modern design of Le Corbusier.
I not be understood expertise, but simply breathtaking!


If you haven't already heard the news, practically everyone on earth is buzzing that the Queen Bey herself, Beyoncé, is pregnant with her second child. She hasn't confirmed this herself, but E! reports that "multiple sources" have "exclusively confirmed" that there's another babe growing in that famous uterus. And recent comments she's given about wanting another little one could imply that she really is expecting. Exciting! Blue Ivy is so freaking adorable—can you imagine if she had another baby in her family? Cute, cute, cute.
But what's not cute is this widespread speculation over whether or not Beyoncé or any other woman, for that matter, is pregnant--heck, Jezebel even went as far as to say that Beyoncé is "officially pregnant." (Really? I haven't heard anything official!) I mean, yes. We're obsessed with all things baby bump, but obsessing about the uncomfirmed contents of another woman's uterus is . . . weird.
So, instead of playing the guessing game, we'll just groove to some old-skool Bey and think about how cute it would be if she and Jay-Z had a "Baby Boy" one day!
What do you think? Do you think it's anybody's business but hers whether or not she's pregnant? Would you be excited if Beyoncé had another baby? Tell us what you think in the comments!


Heather and Grayson, the dynamic duo behind Jagger Photography, shot Brittany and AJ's beautiful Balboa, California wedding. Being stuck in the freezing cold weather of New England, this wedding is a nice little reminder of summer! This wedding is packed full of awesome aqua and orange details. And the brides dress..stunning!
It's not every day you come across a decade theme wedding. The thought that comes to mind immediately is has got to be tacky. But Karien and Pierre somehow managed to create a beautiful, modern twist on their themed wedding.
The wedding took place in South Africa, and was photographed by Jani B, who did an excellent job of capturing every detail.
I can't help myself. I'm in love with macarons. I came across these stunning shots on the blog Desserts for Breakfast, and I had to share. Not only are these grapefruit white chocolate macarons adorable, the colors are just so vivid. It reminds me of a Moroccan style wedding. I might just have to try this recipe for myself.
Etsy is just such a great place. Really, there are just so many amazing hair accessories that I can barely handle it. Tessa Kim is one of these lovely shops that offers some great ones. My personal favorite is that rhinestone headband in the second set below. What do you think?
After a bit of an unplanned hiatus, which I do apologize for. But I hope to be back much more often, and I have a bit of a re-vamp planned! I've reformatted the blog for larger, more magazine style posts- bigger photos with modern layouts.
Can't wait to get back to work!


Bestival is a huge music festival at the Isle of Wight's Robin Hill, UK. Rock, pop and electronic superstars fill 7 stages while hundreds of close-up performers and artists bring that distinctive UK atmosphere to life.
Each edition has its own theme which saturates reliably left-field staging, while also drawing out the personal creativity of tens of thousands of festival-goers. Fancy-dress Saturday is as legendary as they come, while an endless rabbit-hole of extra-curricular entertainment pulls people back time and time again.
Bestival revels in an unrivalled reputation for the imaginative, the bizarre, and the down-right fun. Once you've added back in the kind of musical clout that brings in names like Underworld, Missy Elliott, Tame Impala and Skrillex every year, it's not hard to see why it's part of the UK's bona fide festival elite.
The Isle of Wight is a small island off the south coast of England, which has a proud history of music festivals. Robin Hill Country Park transforms each September, with countless stages, one-of-a-kind bars and alternative performance areas filling the park to the brim.
How do I get to Bestival?
Southampton airport is just under 5 miles from Red Funnel Terminal 1. Trains leave the airport towards Bournemouth every 20 mins, and will take you the 8 minute journey to Southampton Central. Outside the station, a U1 bus will take you to the terminal.
Ferries to East Cowes leave once per hour and take 60 minutes. A single will cost you £8.70, or a return £17.40, and family tickets also available.
From the East Cowes Terminal, festival shuttle buses will be running to the site.
People of all ages are welcome, but those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 30. No more than two Teens, between 13 and 17, can be accompanied by each adult.


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Australia's Hobart Airport to undergo expansion within a decade
Bikrant Kumar Singh 10 April 2019
Hobart International Airport (HIA) in Tasmania, Australia, will undergo a major expansion and modernisation project to manage a growing number of passengers.
The airport, which welcomed more than 2.6 million passengers last year, will invest nearly A$200m ($143m) as part of its Terminal Expansion Project (TXP).
The TXP will double the size of the airport and is likely to be finished in three phases.
HIA will invest almost A$100m ($71.48m) during the initial phase, which is scheduled to be completed by December next year.
"This is an incredibly exciting time for our airport and indeed Tasmania."
The investment will be used to expand the departures lounge and facilities, and improve airline lounges and passenger screening facilities. A swing lounge gate will also be constructed to provide international processing facilities.
The final two phases of the expansion plan, worth A$100m ($71.48m), will focus on baggage processing facilities and additional retail, food and beverage spaces. These two stages are likely to be completed by 2030.
HIA has released its preliminary draft major development plan, which outlines specific details, such as equipping existing check-in hall with additional self-service kiosks and bag drop points.
Some of the existing check-in counters will also be replaced with automated bag drop points.
Additionally, the existing security screening point will be expanded from two lanes to four.
Hobart Airport CEO Sarah Renner told The Mercury: "Our expanded terminal will not only offer a friendly Tasmanian welcome to visitors and a familiar sense of place to those arriving home, but will also provide a lasting impression for those departing our state.
"This is an incredibly exciting time for our airport and indeed Tasmania and we are proud of the role we play in connecting our locals to communities across the globe."
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The white walker: Longest horse trek crosses icy lake
Earth 9 April 2014
By Rowan Hooper
(Image: Matthieu Paly/paleyphoto.com)
THERE are horse lovers – people with a special fondness for all things Equus – and then there is Cossack officer Dmitri Peshkov. In 1889, when he was 17, Peshkov rode his pony across Siberia. For 9000 kilometres. In winter.
He did it, says photographer Matthieu Paley, to show Tsar Alexander III how strong and valuable the small native horses of Siberia were. "They were being killed at the time to make sausage for the troops building the railroads," Paley says.
The horse was a Yakut, a now-rare breed resembling a large Shetland pony. Yakuts are a hardy breed adapted to the extreme cold and are able to forage even when there is deep snow cover.
Peshkov's epic journey was re-enacted for the 2006 film Serko – named after Peshkov's horse. In this photograph, shot by Paley as filming was taking place, the actor playing Peshkov is riding across the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake. The lake starts to freeze in December and melt in May, although in recent years, as Siberian winters have got colder, ice has been lasting longer on Baikal. Those striations are cracks in the ice. When the ice breaks up it makes, by all accounts, the most dramatic and haunting noise.
Paley climbed a cliff to get his shot over the lake. As he started trekking back to the support jeep, it drove off: they had forgotten him. Facing a night in the open at -35 °C changed his mindset. He made it back to his hotel and called his girlfriend – now wife. "When I faced the prospect of sleeping a night in the tundra where I knew bears liked to spend the night too, I panicked a bit and felt the clock ticking," he says. "I thought of my girlfriend. 'We should get married'… that's what I thought… 'and have a baby too'." His son was born not long after.
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Man sentenced for sexually abusing minor
Kaellen Hessel
A 27-year-old Salem man was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a minor.
Luis Valenzuela-Lopez pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse Nov. 12. He was secretly arraigned on five counts of sexual abuse after a secret indictment warrant was issued for his arrest in January, following allegations of inappropriately touching a girl under the age of 14.
He was also sentenced to three years and nine months of post-prison supervision.
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A mathematical representation of the epidemiology of schistosomiasis was developed from the classic Kermack-McKendrick model of an epidemic process involving an intermediate host. The Kermack-McKendrick equations, which are not generally solvable for two-stage diseases such as malaria, are shown to be solvable for the four-stage disease schistosomiasis. Consequently, it was deduced from this model that 1) there exists a threshold condition stating that the susceptible snail population must not exceed a certain number to ensure against an epidemic outbreak of schistosomiasis among human beings, 2) this number represents the break point if it is not exceeded by the total active snail population (susceptible plus infective snails) because, under these circumstances, the disease in the human population will decline to the point of extinction, 3) in the event of an epidemic outbreak among human beings, the process will converge to an endemic state that is precisely at the threshold, and 4) the outcome of the epidemic process is independent of any variation above the threshold in the susceptible snail population. Hence, control of the disease may be achieved by maintaining the snail population at or below a certain critical level. That is, if the density of susceptible snails is above the critical level, an epidemic will occur, if the density of snails (susceptible plus infective) is above the critical level but the number of susceptible snails is at or below it, the process will be stable (endemic state), and if the density of snails falls to or below the critical level, then decline in the disease will ensue.
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Ana Teresa Dengo, Costa Rica's Ambassador to Austria, was recently elected to lead a U.N. initiative to work toward worldwide nuclear disarmament. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2007, Dengo will head the preparatory commission of the United Nations Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.
The U.N. block of Latin American and Caribbean countries proposed Dengo as a candidate for the post during the 27th session of the preparatory commission held in Vienna Nov. 13-16, and she was elected by a unanimous vote.
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Keywords: Cuneiform, fracture, indirect trauma, midfoot, tarsal bone
Khonglah TG, Raj A, Borgohain B. An Isolated Nondisplaced Medial Cuneiform Fracture Following Indirect Trauma: A Rare and Often Missed Injury. J Orthop Traumatol Rehabil 2020;12:147-9
Khonglah TG, Raj A, Borgohain B. An Isolated Nondisplaced Medial Cuneiform Fracture Following Indirect Trauma: A Rare and Often Missed Injury. J Orthop Traumatol Rehabil [serial online] 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 21];12:147-9. Available from: https://www.jotr.in/text.asp?2020/12/2/147/305086
Isolated injuries, fractures and/or dislocations of one or more of the three cuneiform bones, are rare.[1] Fractures of the cuneiforms account for only 1.7% of all midfoot fractures.[2] Hence, isolated medial cuneiform fractures are extremely rare, and it can be easily missed at initial admission, especially in emergency services.[3] These fractures are commonly a part of a complex injury affecting the foot and ankle joint and mostly result from high energy trauma such as a blow to the dorsal mid-foot, excessive eversion of the foot, hyper-plantarflexion and falling with a foot in a plantarflexed and inverted position.[2],[4],[5] In addition to cuneiform fractures caused by direct trauma and stress, to our knowledge, there are only three cases of medial cuneiform fractures caused by indirect trauma that have been reported in the literature.[2],[6] Here, we present a case of an isolated medial cuneiform fracture due to indirect trauma.
A 42-year-old female attended our emergency with the complaint of acute pain on her left foot, which occurred while she was tending her kitchen garden. She recollected that this pain occurred abruptly while walking on the furrowed ground of her garden, following which she was unable to bear weight. On initial clinical examination of her foot, there was mild swelling and tenderness over the dorsum of her midfoot. Ecchymosis and bruising of the plantar and dorsal tarsal areas were absent. The range of motion of her foot and ankle were restricted terminally. A radiograph of the injured foot in both anteroposterior and oblique views revealed no significant pathology [Figure 1]. The injury was diagnosed as a "midfoot sprain" and was immobilized in a below-knee plaster slab. She was prescribed analgesics and was discharged with the instructions not to bear weight, to keep her injured foot elevated, and to apply an ice pack. A week later, she presented in the orthopedic outpatient department with persistent pain on the injured foot. On re-examination, the swelling had subsided but, tenderness was detected on palpating the medial tarsal region of the foot. A computed tomography (CT) scan was performed to visualize any fracture and to determine whether there was a Lisfranc joint disruption. The examination in the coronal view of the CT revealed an isolated nondisplaced linear fracture on the lateral surface of the medial cuneiform [Figure 2]. While in the sagittal view, the CT presented a small break in the cortex of the medial cuneiform [Figure 3]. After discussing the type of fracture with the patient, a short leg cast immobilization was selected with instructions to maintain strict non-weightbearing for 4 weeks. This was then followed by another 4 weeks of progressive weight-bearing in a boot plaster. A gradual return to normal activity with a range of motion exercises was then initiated. By the end of 4 months, the patient was completely pain-free, and she was able to return to her previous level of activity.
Figure 1: Radiographs of the injured foot in anteroposterior and oblique views show no abnormal pathology
Figure 2: A coronal view of the computed tomography scan shows an isolated nondisplaced linear fracture on the lateral surface of the medial cuneiform (arrow)
Figure 3: The sagittal view on the computed tomography shows a break in the cortex of the medial cuneiform (arrow)
Both traumatic and nontraumatic fractures of the cuneiforms are uncommon. With fractures of the cuneiforms accounting for only 1.7% of all midfoot fractures, isolated injuries, fractures and/or dislocations, of one or more of the three cuneiform bones are found to be rare. Hence, nondisplaced or minimally displaced cuneiform fractures can be easily overlooked, or the diagnosis can be delayed.[1],[2] The medial, or first cuneiform, has five surfaces – anterior, medial, posterior, lateral, inferior – and a dorsal crest. The lateral surface has a bony eminence on its anteroinferior aspect for the insertion of the strong cuneo-metatarsal-ligament (Lisfranc ligament). On the anterolateral, half of the plantar surface inserts the peroneus longus tendon while the tibialis anterior tendon attaches to the inferior posterior margin of the medial surface.[1] Due to their location in the foot architecture, the cuneiforms are exposed to numerous forces during the gait cycle. The medial cuneiform supports the medial column of the foot between the first metatarsal and the navicular bone, while the lateral cuneiform acts as the "keystone" of the arch with six articulations.[6] Due to the complex nature of the anatomic structures of the bones of the feet, diagnosis of these isolated nondisplaced fractures can be a challenge and maybe easily missed on initial examination.[4] For isolated medial cuneiform injuries, a predominance of direct force transmission has been reported to lead to these subtle fractures. An indirect mechanism of injury was more commonly seen and resulted from violent forefoot abduction, plantar flexion of the forefoot, or from a combination of forces.[1]
In our case, this unusual fracture was due to an indirect injury mechanism, which made the diagnosis more perplexing. The injury, as recalled by the patient, was due to excessive eversion of the foot caused by walking on uneven ground. Radiographs taken immediately after the injury grossly underemphasized the extent of the damage and therefore delayed the diagnosis. The anatomy of the mid-tarsal region is intricate with various articulations, which cause superimposition on direct radiography.[5] Therefore, when radiographs are inconclusive, and suspicion remains high, advanced imaging modalities, including CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help in making the correct diagnosis.[2],[7] A diagnosis of "midfoot sprain" in the backdrop of injury to the midfoot with the inability to bear weight should be seen with utmost doubt until further imaging can be obtained to rule out any occult fracture.[2]
Treatment of uncomplicated cuneiform fractures depends on the severity. In patients with minimal displacement, conservative treatment is frequently successful in achieving bony union.[5],[6],[8] As in the present case where the isolated medial cuneiform fracture was nondisplaced and stable, we felt that conservative treatment with a short-leg cast was an appropriate choice for the treatment of this fracture. Nonweight bearing immobilization has been reported to be successful in relieving symptoms and achieving fracture healing in most patients.[7] Complications of this fracture are extremely rare, with only two cases of nonunion reported so far.[9]
This case report highlights a rare injury with a puzzling diagnosis. A high index of suspicion for such mid-foot pain is necessary so that these fractures do not go unnoticed. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment of these isolated medial cuneiform fractures usually heal with favorable outcome. Plain radiographs are incomplete for diagnosing these fractures, and thus, identification may require more advanced imaging such as CT or MRI. As with this case, though the diagnosis was rather delayed, the appropriate treatment in due course of time rendered a positive outcome.
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Krebs P, Borchers J. Middle cuneiform stress fracture in an adolescent athlete: A case report and literature review. Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord 2019;12:1-4. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6785917/. [Last accessed on 2020 May 25].
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Tai DH-Y. Isolated medial cuneiform fracture: A case report and review of the literature. Emerg Trauma Care 2017;2:1-4. Available from: https://www.imedpub.com/abstract/isolated-medial-cuneiform-fracture-a-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature-19731.html. [Last accessed on 2020 May 25].


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Sequential Art, Comics, Manga and Catastrophes
July 24, 2017 | Autor: P. Lavocat | Categoria: Comics, Comics and Graphic Novels, Disaster Culture, Catastrophism
Sequential Art and Catastrophes:
Comics, Mangas, Graphic Novels
Is sequential art – comics, mangas, graphic novels – one of the favored ways of managing and bearing witness to catastrophes so as to convey their memory?
The two world wars gave rise to works in the 1970s and 1980s that became classics (Maus or Gen of Hiroshima) but since start of the third millennium (perhaps since 9/11, followed by the new oeuvre of Spiegelman) the phenomenon seems to have intensified. At the same time the appearance of journalistic comics (e.g. Joe Sacco's or Guy Delisle's works) has seemingly allowed the ninth art to deal with serious topics – and among these topics are catastrophes.
Catastrophes of all kinds are concerned – historical, such as the genocides in Rwanda and Cambodia, the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine; natural, as with the Indonesian (2004) and Japanese (2011) tsunamis; nuclear, for instance Chernobyl (which has inspired numerous works). . .
Relying on the harmony or discordance between text and image, appealing to various drawing styles (black and white or color, integration of photos, different fonts) or juxtaposingmultiple levels of narration, these works address recent or distant events with more or less objectivity, taking advantage of the divide between documentary and the novel. Comics may also integrate personal remembrances and experience and help to overcome the past. Actual or fictional witnesses may speak in order to grasp a catastrophe that has left very little material evidence behind (for example Igort in Quaderni ucraini records and illustrates later testimonies about hunger in the 1930s in the Ukraine). Catastrophes are described from an inside perspective (through witnesses) or from an outside one (through foreign visitors). Either they had worldwide repercussions or were more or less forgotten.The bursting of the Malpasset Dam in Frejus (France) in 1959 gave rise to a testimonial graphic novel by Corbeyran and Horne which was published in 2014.
The aims of the conference are 1) indexing and mapping a genre from a global perspective, 2) analyzing it from a formal, historical, social and cultural perspective, 3) studying all aspects of intermediality in the works themselves or by contrasting sequential art and other media.
A comparative perspective is encouraged with respect to the papers themselves and in terms of the overall conference. For instance one might analyze several graphic novels from different cultural eras addressing the same catastrophe, or one might focus on the diffusion and reception of these works. One could also examine the specific formal and stylistic features of the medium or of the works themselves and thus allowing them to serve as instruments of information or political and memorial art.
The conference will take place from 11 to 13 February 2016, University Sorbonne-Paris 3.
Organizers: Charlotte Krauss (Universität Freiburg) and Françoise Lavocat (Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle)
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A faithful dog runs after an ambulance to stay by his owner's side.
Heartwarmingly, a tiny dog was caught on camera running after an ambulance in a desperate bid to stay by the side of his sick human friend.
Neither of them has anyone else but each other. However, when Spike's young owner is taken away by an ambulance, the dog shows a strong loyalty to his master. An ambulance crew in Taguatinga, a city in Brazil, has noticed that a dog has been following them for a long time. In the end, the little guy was willing to risk his own life to stay with the ambulance.
Celaosmar Ferreira, an emergency worker who has worked for 19 years, told the newspaper Correio Braziliense: "I have never seen such a scene in my work." Because the animal could be run over, we were moved and worried about its health and safety.
There was no way the emergency crew knew that the dog following them was actually the best friend of the man they were talking to a hospital. They were shocked. But when they make a stop on their way, they realize that it was a mistake. "When we stopped at an intersection, he came to stand in front of the ambulance." As soon as possible, we went to pick him up.
When the dog saw that his friend was in trouble, he jumped right in. The dog didn't leave his owners when they got to the hospital. As it turns out, the young man's medical condition was not very bad, so he and his four-legged friends were able to leave soon after.
It doesn't matter that the young man doesn't live in the best conditions and doesn't have any money. He's still richer than many people because he has a friend like that! The tiny dog's journey is shown below.
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Brianne Cohen's research and teaching focuses on contemporary art and visual culture in the public sphere. From participatory art to lens-based activism, she explores artistic practices concerned with global migration, postcolonial histories, political violence, and ecology and environmentalism. Her book project, "Preventive Publics: Contemporary Art and the Idea of Europe," examines contemporary art that grapples with cross-cultural affiliation in 21st-century Europe.
Her new research addresses questions of ecological devastation and the formation of critical publics in Southeast Asia. Relatedly, she is co-PI for the Mellon Sawyer Seminar, "Deep Horizons: Making Visible an Unseen Spectrum of Ecological Casualties & Prospects" (2020-22), which will bring together diverse, interdisciplinary researchers and makers for a year-long seminar focused on questions of art and visual culture, ecology, indigeneity, and climate justice.
Before coming to Boulder, she taught as a visiting assistant professor at Amherst College and Brown University. After receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012, she also held a joint postdoctoral fellowship at the Université Catholique de Louvain and Lieven Gevaert Centre in Belgium. From this research, she co-edited a book, The Photofilmic: Entangled Images in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture (Leuven University Press and Cornell University Press, 2016), and she has also published in journals such as Representations (forthcoming), the Journal of European Studies, Third Text, and Image [&] Narrative. Professor Cohen received her M.A. from the Courtauld Institute of Art and her B.A. from Pomona College.
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I will be speaking at the 2017 Global Conference on Educational Robotics (July 8-12, 2017). For those of you unfamiliar with GCER, the audience is mostly a mix of middle school students, high school students, college students, and educators, most of whom are participating in the robotics competitions hosted at GCER (primarily Botball). I competed in Botball (and the other 2 GCER competitions: KIPR Open and KIPR Aerial) between 2003 and 2015, and that experience (particularly the hacking aspect, which is actively encouraged in all three competitions) was a major factor in why I'm a Namecoin developer. My talk is an outreach effort, which I hope will result in increased interest in the Botball scene in the areas of privacy, security, and human rights. My talk (scheduled for July 10) is entitled "Making HTTPS and Anonymity Networks Slightly More Secure (Or: How I'm Using My Botball Skill Set in the Privacy/Security Field)".
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Fabrizio Cardinali, 72, doesn't crave the bright city lights. In fact, he has no use for electricity and has lived entirely off the grid for more than half a century.
This makes him one of the few people in Europe not to worry about rising energy costs this winter.
Cardinali, whose long white beard makes him look like Karl Marx, poet Walt Whitman or a slimmed-down Santa Claus, lives in a stone farmhouse in the hills of the Verdicchio wine country near Ancona on Italy's eastern Adriatic coast.
Optionally, it has no electricity, no gas and no indoor installation.
Fabrizio lights his wood stove at home
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"I wasn't interested in being part of the world as it went. So I left everything – family, university, friends, the sports club – and headed in a completely different direction," he says, sitting in the kitchen in patched corduroy trousers.
"Giving up is not masochistic. You give up something to get something else that is more important," he said.
He used to live all alone.
Fabrizio and his current roommates Agnese and Andrea have lunch together
Work in the vegetable garden in front of his house
He currently has two housemates, a rooster, three chickens, and a cat in a community he calls "The Tribe of the Harmonious Walnuts."
Visitors looking for Cardinali and his friends are urged by locals in the next town to take the narrow dirt road that begins next to an oak tree waving a multicolored peace flag.
Cardinali and his roommates, who gave their names only as Agnese and Andrea, rely on a wood-burning stove for cooking and heating, and read from lamps fueled by used cooking oil donated by neighbors.
Fabrizio is sitting with his cat reading a book
Departure for the olive harvest
"I feel privileged to have the freedom to choose my freedom," said Agnese, 35, who moved in two years ago. Andrea, 46, spends the week there but drives home every weekend to look after his mother in Macerata, about 50 km away.
The "harmonious walnuts" grow fruit and vegetables, olives for olive oil and keep bees for honey. A local cooperative sells them sacks of legumes, grains and wheat, which they grind into their own bread.
If possible, they trade excess production for whatever they need.
Though some people call him "the Hermit of Cupramontana," Cardinali says he isn't.
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Cardinali occasionally travels short distances to visit friends, take olives to a stone press to make oil, and walk or hitchhike to the nearest town to meet locals for coffee or see the doctor.
"I've lived like this for about 51 years and I've never looked back. Certainly there were difficulties, but they never made me feel like I made the wrong choice or threw everything away," he said. "Absolutely not."
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select * from Table where name1 = "name" or name2 = "name" or name3 = "name"

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This code retrieves the value where name1=name... the or part isn't executed.

A: You're inserting extra spaces to name2 and name3 values like this:
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Notice the space between symp1 and the closing quote.
To fix it and a number of other issues, consider using ? placeholder and bind arguments instead, e.g.
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KABUL (Khaama Press): Following the terror attack in the heart of Kabul in December, which housed mostly Chines nationals, China is allegedly accused of providing modern military equipment to the Taliban according to sources.
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) militants were behind the brutal terror attack, resulting in the injury of several Chinese citizens. China's weaponry support to the de facto regime in Kabul has reportedly begun following the terror incident and the rising instability which threatens the country's interests and the implementation of the "Road and Belt Initiative" (RBI) in Afghanistan.
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"In response to the growing insecurity and militancy, China has sought to provide the de facto authorities of Afghanistan to fight all forms of terrorism and extremism," Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai, author of The Troubled Triangle: US-Pakistan Relations under the Taliban's Shadow in The Jamestown Foundation said.
After the withdrawal of the US and international forces in August 2021, China deepened its engagement with the Taliban-run government for several reasons. China was among the few counties such as Iran, Pakistan, and Russia asking the international community to help the Taliban stabilize the country.
With no major international player on the ground, the opportunity seemed quite good for China to support the Taliban and achieve their national interests in war-torn Afghanistan.
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Planet Rugby Forum • View topic - The Rugby World Cup must expand.
The Rugby World Cup must expand.
Post subject: The Rugby World Cup must expand.
I've said it before. The Rugby world cup needs to expand. Some of the teams are getting good enough that it's tragic there isn't space for them at the RWC.
Rugby is growing in places it never did before (Brazil, Chile, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands) and getting ever better and better in minority nations (Georgia, Russia Spain, Romania) and the fact is what we consider tier II and tier III is getting ever better and need more integration with tier I as well as more exposure. These teams are in Limbo.
Financially and calendar wise the 6 Nations can't expand and geographically the Rugby Championship is already stretched. Ideally an RWC stretched to 28 teams in 6 groups and have a extra knockout round would help contribute to the development and expose to these nations to the elite tournament in Rugby.
Post subject: Re: The Rugby World Cup must expand.
Personally, I reckon a competition in any sport can wear about one whipping boy per group. Beyond that and the competition's validity and relevance starts to take a hit. As such, introducing loads more sub par teams will just mean more 50+ hammering dished out, and I think that detracts from the idea of, well, a 'competition'.
Or, have 1 (or possibly 2) tournaments to see who gets to play the all Blacks in the final.
North America has a chance of getting both national teams up to Georgia, Tonga levels if this Pro League works out.
I can see in the future, a 2 tier European league happening with the bottom and top swapping or having a playoff. The big fear would be the revenue drop if they get relegated from the 6N, so a parachute arragement would be needed just for one year. Ultimately it's all about the money.
I know it is all money and time for players to properly rest/pre season etc, but wonder if during the typically 2 match summer tour, on the same 2 weekends, a select team from each of 6N team, could play against a Championship team. Hell for a runout, instead of the Anglo Welsh which is to be dropped, a club/region/province to play one of these teams, but I guess that interferes with the Championship which appears to run parallel to teh 6N and has 6 teams in it (as well as the Trophy).
And if two Tier 3 teams can only compete with each other, give them a qualifying tournament instead like they already have for the U20s. Run it two years out from the RWC proper with the two finalists going to the big dance. They already in these round robin mini tournaments anyway that involves lots of travel (esp with the Americas teams).
How many people turned up for Canada v Romania during the RWC? How many watched on telly? Will you pay tickets for / sit on your sofa through all of Brazil (esp given how they played against Canada at the weekend) v Hong Kong in an expanded tournament?
I understand the desire to see the game grow but there has to be a cutoff point for any comp and whilst the 21st team might be of comparable quality to 20th it doesnt mean you should expand the field just to accommodate another also ran.
Over expansion just tends to add games for broadcasters but dilute competitions from a sporting pov. 20 teams for a sport like rugby is plenty imho.
I can't see the logic of expanding the RWC so that more teams can be thumped by the top nations. There already are the Nations Cup, the Pacific Nations Cup, the Pacific Rugby Cup and the Americas Rugby Championship for the smaller nations.
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I think a 21 team World Cup would be a good middle-ground.
I don't think it would quite work like that though, they would be spread out into more groups so still just one whipping boy per group. Not saying I'm in favour of an increase mind, it's probably something best assessed after the 2019 RWC.
Just what the world cup needs. Some more thrashings.
I think people against expansion on competitiveness grounds fail to realize how damaging 5 team pools are to current competitiveness. Scheduling games on 4 days rest is both a player welfare and a competitiveness issue and is inherent to the 5 team pools. The T2/3 teams are basically forced to choose which game to target and field a B team in the other game. This leads to awful matches like USA-South Africa in the last RWC where USA fielded a complete B team against SA because they had a more winable match 4 days later against Japan. Japan learned that lesson the hard way last time where they totally ran out of steam against Scotland, 4 days after fielding their first choice side for a very memorable upset of South Africa. Most coaches in a similar situation would have fielded the B side against SA and we would have been denied a classic RWC match. How many other classic matches have we been denied due to this format? So part of the question is not actually how teams 21-24 compare to the bottom end teams in a 20 team RWC, but rather how they compare to their B teams.
There are some other factors to consider in looking at a 24 team RWC. T3 teams will be able to attract better eligible players if they are more likely to qualify for a RWC. Zimbabwe has been making a push to get high quality eligibles to play for them in the upcoming RWCQs. Who knows what success they'll have in attracting those players, but there is no doubt that they'd have a better chance at attracting those players if RWC qualification were more likely. It's also likely that some of those countries in that range would refocus resources from 7s to 15s if RWC qualification were more likely.
Expansion will actually broaden competition here. Competition isn't just "Who can win he world cup", which is realistically 8 teams max. It is about every level of competition and performance. The format I suggested will actually mean fewer group stage blowouts.
Also the number of games would be roughly the same, but rather then another pointless generic group game, we have one fewer and an extra knockout competition game. The quality is actually less diluted and mid-level teams have more to play for with potential knock-out rounds to play for. It also increases the interest there as more teams reaching knockout stages increases media coverage globally.
The tournament right now is to exclusive and limited in it's format. Rugby is also fragile, how can it really expand if Spain are forever blocked from entering a world cup on the limiting spaces or can only do it at the expense of a Romania, Russia, Canada or Samoa? Nothing increases interest or awareness in the sport like being at the World Cup. If that drops for one of these countries the the sport continues to stagnate.
I do believe an annual competition is different. The RWC got better when it expanded late 90's. The recent Euro's were amount he most exciting, the fact is the competition quality of rugby is greater now at tier 2 and those developments should be supported. Also given the format suggestions, it wouldn't even be more games and we gain a knockout round.
You could have 16 for the Cup and then 16 or 24 for the plate. World Rugby can fund the plate from the Cup. Would make for good curtain raisers.
agree totally re 'curtain raisers' and also you could force the top 8 teams to 'adopt' one of the junior countries during the tournament so they can share coaching and training.
It's crazy how Romania have sunk. They were once a legit rugby nation that could have beaten anyone on their day, with a lot of luck.
The plus side of having more teams is that there will be more competition. Sure, Spain will get 50+ put on them by the All Blacks. But Spain v Portugal would be a great spectacle on rugby's biggest stage. It's maybe okay to have teams that will get flogged by "the best" in the competition. Just as long as there's not just one "the best" that flogs everyone, like in Rugby League, where most of the other national teams are just full-Aussies that aren't good enough to play for Australia (and many not even good enough to play professionally) who qualify for bloody Lebanon or something through a grandmother.
The criticism seemed to be that it would actually shrink the top tier and deny the best of the second tier the opportunity to play against the best in the world. Which is true, but I think that can be partly resolved by World Rugby pushing a greater number of Tier 1 v tier 2 tests in the annual calendar. Given the amount of top flight test rugby already played, I don't see it as being a bad thing to get tier 1 teams rotating a bit and playing more tests against the likes of Georgia, Romania, Namibia, etc. instead of going for yet another full-strength run at the tri-nations on consecutive weekends in the Autumn (for example).
A trophy and plate competition could run after the group stage much like it does in 7s?
c1983 they were at relative strongest, as had State backing in an amateur era. Being a bit of a poor country, its natural that they would have sunk a bit moving into the pro era, but they have always been around rank 16, + or - a few places. They just lost in Spain 22-10, hardly a man-shaming.
I don't think the plate / bowl / shield format would work well, as it would (1) distract a little from the main event, and (2) more importantly stretch the minnows' resources ( limited player stocks) playing in them when their players are probably better off getting back to their main employers (clubs) sooner rather than later (they become less attractive to pro clubs the longer they're away, and the quality of play is probably better at the club, than they would face in a shield-type competition, imho).
If you look at the expanded possible table, moving to 6 groups will lower the number of whipping boys and games per group.
Putting in teams who aren't good enough and will get 80 put past them is dumb. Develop them and work to a point where you have a RWC with 12 genuine contenders for at least the semis and 8 teams you can genuinely see pulling off a couple of upsets. Then see where we are.
But also reduce the opportunity for the lowest ranked team in each group to have a genuinely competitive match.
It's a stupid idea at the moment.
Romania are on the up again though.
a) The world cup moves to a more competitive format. Fewer thrashings.
c) More positive headlines globally as more countries reach a knock-out stage. That can only bring more attention to the game, especially if a Spain or a Brazil made it.
d) More exciting matches and more of them evenly matched.
It's win win. It won't dilute the quality, as stated a number of teams in the top 30 have become more competitive, are able to even beta Georgia (top of tier 2) on their day but are getting frozen out by the current limitations. Rugby is ready to add a Spain, Russia, but would be massively damaging to lose a Canada or Uruguay as a result as what could happen now.
Really? looking at the potential table above would Tonga v Namibia be un-competitive? Uruguay vs Brazil? Romania vs Russia?
Spain have never been to a RWC but just beat Romania who recently beat Samoa. Brazil were very close to beating Uruguay a few weekends ago and Uruguay just beat Canada twice. Germany beat Romania last year. The 4 teams who would almost certainly enter an expanded RWC are Spain, Russia, Brazil, Germany all of whom have beaten or almost beaten sides in the top 20 quite recently and there are a few more rapidly rising behind them. It is getting to the point it would be damaging for one of these to enter a world cup at the expense of one of the other nations. The time is ripe for a 4 team expansion now.
It would only be two more games.
My mistake. But that doesn't render the results I just listed invalid. The fact is all the teams suggested that would enter a world cup would be potentially competitive with another team in an expanded world cup.
I'm not sure i agree that the RWC needs to be expanded. I think more promotion of the game in those countries you named would work better eldanielfire. Nearly everywhere seem to have a rugby championship with their country involved, that should be more of the focus.
How do you think "promotion" of the game would work? Maybe some headlines building up to one of the biggest sporting events in the world? How damaging would it be if say a USA, Canada, Uruguay or Romania didn't qualify at the success of Spain or Russia. Suddenly Rugby may well be promoted less in that nation.
Oh and I don't believe RWC entry alone is all World Rugby should be doing.
The problem is the world cup is once every four years when the championships are annually so you have more chance to promote a 'big thing' than you would with a world cup. Are there any studies to show the impact WC qualification makes? One off surprises, one off hits always make a good story but I'm not sure if they then lead to sustained growth. I know the six nations sides already play a ridiculous amount of rugby but one of them stopping off in South America and taking on a side that isn't Argentina in a one off game could be pretty valuable.
I know the six nations sides already play a ridiculous amount of rugby but one of them stopping off in South America and taking on a side that isn't Argentina in a one off game could be pretty valuable.
That is what the 'B' sides should be doing.
Yeah that's what I was thinking, even a developmental side playing Brazil or Chile would be big news there.


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