Whether you're rear-ended at a stop light or side swiped by a driver that failed to check the blind spot, auto accidents in San Diego can lead to a number of medical and financial problems for victims. They may suffer serious, sometimes even life-changing, injuries that prevent them from working or enjoying their daily lives with their families and loved ones. In other instances, the car and other property may be damaged beyond repair, forcing victims to buy a new vehicle.
If your property was damaged or you were injured in an auto accident in San Diego, then you need to call the Law Offices of Jason A. Rodenbo and get justice for your property damage and injuries. You deserve compensation, and our attorneys won't rest until they get you the best possible outcome for your case. Don't delay, call today.
The attorneys of the Law Offices of Jason A. Rodenbo are skilled in handling a number of different auto accident claims. We've worked with hundreds of injured drivers and gotten them the justice they needed.
Rear-end Accidents: As described above, rear-end accidents happen when the front of one car collides with the back of another. Some situations are minor or merely a "tap," but others can be more severe.
Vehicle Rollover: If your vehicle loses its center of gravity during an accident, it may roll over, causing extensive damage and injuries.
Head-on Collisions: When the front ends of two vehicles collide, a head-on collision occurs. At high speeds, these crashes can be fatal.
Side-impact Accidents: These "t-bone" collisions happen when the front side of a vehicle collides with the side of another, often resulting in serious damages and injuries to drivers and passengers.
One of our knowledgeable attorneys will be able to help guide you along and offer advice for filing and auto accident claim, no matter what type of accident you were in.
When you're involved in a car crash, you're probably thinking about a million different things at one time, but this is a crucial time to gather information. The information you compile at the accident scene can make all the difference in your case.
The other driver's name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, driver's license number, expiration date of the license, and the insurance company.
The year, make and model of the other car or cars involved in the crash along with their license plate numbers, vehicle identification numbers, and expiration dates.
If the vehicle was driven by someone who was not the car's actual owner, make sure you get the owner's name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, driver's license number, expiration date of the license, and the insurance company.
If there are any passengers in the other car, write down their names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and driver's license numbers.
If you call the police, write down the officer's name and badge number to follow up with him or her and procure a copy of the accident report.
Witness testimonies can be vital to winning an auto accident case. If there were any witnesses to your accident, it's important to get down their information as well. Be sure to record the names and addresses of these witnesses and ask them to speak with an officer at the scene. If they refuse, ask them to tell them exactly what you saw and write it down as they're telling you.
In some instances, witnesses may drive off before you even get out of the car. Write down their license plate numbers. Give those numbers to the police so they can follow up if needed.
Of course, if you are unable to get all of this information, do not feel like you can't file a lawsuit. Speak with an attorney at the Law Offices of Jason A. Rodenbo and see what your options are.
Going through an auto accident can be stressful and painful. You may be suffering from serious injuries and be out of work for some time, unable to pay mounting medical and credit card bills. You might have to replace your vehicle or pay for extensive damages to its interior and exterior.
Don't feel like you have nowhere to go. At the Law Offices of Jason Rodenbo, we take all our auto accident cases seriously, and we understand just how vital a successful case can be to a person's life and financials. If you've been injured in an auto accident in San Diego, don't hesitate to call the Law Offices of Jason Rodenbo.
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"Brewery" uses unique ingredients, like Bustelo coffee and Maria cookies, for some pretty innovative brews.
Welcome to "Brewery", one of the authentic and traditional beer hall and restaurant.
We use only the finest, all natural ingredients, grains, and hops. We don't filter or pasteurize.


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Is the Forecast Wrong or Are You Using the Wrong Forecast?
If you were living in the Tampa, Florida area during Hurricane Irma in 2017, you may have seen news forecasts showing the track of the tropical storm before landfall. These early forecasts indicated a track over Florida's southeastern coast and would have made you confident that your area would not be hit, although now, we know that to be false. So what happened? How did early forecasts get the storm track so wrong—leaving residents residents along the western coast of Florida wholly unprepared?
Hurricane Irma: Total accumulated precipitation September 9–12, 2017
The answer is that what viewers were given was a deterministic forecast, the type most often utilized by the media. This is because deterministic forecasts are straightforward and easy to understand as they tell us what is most likely to happen. However, they do not show the probabilities of other, potentially likely outcomes.
Deterministic forecast
But there is another type of forecast that provides insight into other possibilities that could occur. This is known as a probabilistic forecast. Probabilistic forecasting is a concept that takes some explaining, which is why it isn't shown as much in the media. But it does provide a full range of possible outcomes, making it the best option for businesses and individuals who need to make crucial decisions during heavy storms like hurricanes.
How are weather forecasts even made?
To understand the difference between the two types of forecasts, let's look at how weather forecasts are created. First, everything that affects the atmosphere has to be measured. For this purpose, we have hundreds of thousands of weather stations on the surface of the Earth, as well as weather balloons for upper-air observation. These are placed across hundreds of locations globally and their data is collected a few times per day. Data is also obtained from satellites, radar, ground or soil observations, the oceans and elsewhere.
Every day supercomputers collect and organize billions of measurements from these observation points. This data covers initial conditions for variables such as temperature, air pressure, moisture, wind, water levels and much more.
Using complex mathematical equations, these supercomputers perform three quadrillion calculations per second to numerically compute weather forecasts out to 15 days. Meteorologists refer to the results as deterministic model output.
Since our numerical models are based on high level math and physics, we should expect 100% accuracy, right? But we cannot, simply because the Earth's atmosphere is chaotic. Deterministic weather models are sensitive to the most miniscule changes to initial conditions, which are difficult to accurately measure. This means errors are inevitable, and we need to account for these slight changes by implementing ensemble modeling.
As 'ensemble' basically means a set or a group, an ensemble forecast is a set of forecasts (each with a slight variation in initial conditions) created using the same numerical model. The result is a group of forecasts that represents a range of possible future weather conditions, aka a probabilistic forecast—showing the possibilities that may not be the most likely to occur (deterministic forecast) but could happen nonetheless.
What are the advantages of ensemble forecasting for your business?
Let's say your business is sensitive to freezing temperatures. In this case, probabilistic forecasts provide insight into all risks, which a deterministic forecast (showing the one most likely possibility) can't.
Probabilistic forecast
For example, your weather forecast from an app, TV or online provides you with a deterministic forecast that says tomorrow's low will be 35° F (the most likely outcome). Looking at this same forecast probabilistically, we see there is a possibility of variance, both warmer and colder. What your forecast doesn't tell you is that there is also a 30% chance temperatures will fall to freezing or below.
For your business, the loss associated with freezing temperatures, even just three out of ten times, may present too much risk. This is where a mitigating strategy may need to be implemented.
Many of StormGeo's solutions contain a wealth of probabilistic information on everything from wave height to thunderstorms. We also have a new Long Range Planner tool that allows clients to define their own unique weather hazards and probabilistic criteria.
Deterministic forecasts lend themselves to simple communication, but they only provide insight into the most likely outcome.
With a probabilistic forecast, we no longer have one possible outcome. By generating a range of possible outcomes, the ensemble method shows how likely different scenarios are, including those that would be detrimental to your home or business. StormGeo provides a broad range of probabilistic forecast products that decision makers can use to take optimal decisions for their business.
Weather forecasting and its vital role in U.S. offshore wind development
The development of offshore wind in the U. S. today closely parallels the development of offshore wind in Europe only a few decades ago.
Safeguarding Facilities During Severe Weather Events
Extreme weather events regularly force businesses to shut down, halting operations and often causing direct physical damage to buildings, infrastructure, and assets.
Why Hurricane Forecasting is Critical for the Offshore Wind Industry
With advancements in technology and a steady reduction in costs, offshore wind is showing promise as a clean, cost-competitive energy choice.
Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast
In this regularly updated forecast, StormGeo's Hurricane Forecasting team looks at current conditions across the Atlantic and Pacific as well as long-range patterns to identify...
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Windtech undertook a range of wind engineering studies for the development at 5 Martin Place. During the planning approval phase a study of pedestrian comfort was completed which included the wind conditions of the elevated terrace of the 10th floor as well as a study of the solar light reflectivity impact of the new façade of this development. This was followed by wind tunnel studies of the wind loads on the structure and cladding. This structure is particularly sensitive to the wind loads due to the fact that a significant portion of the base of the tower cantilevers over the existing heritage podium building. A wind entry study was also undertaken for the main lobby entries as well as an assessment of wind-noise and design wind loads acting on the artwork attached to the external facade.
The Era Apartments development located at 7 Railway St, Chatswood, is the final stage of the Pacific Place development by Mirvac. Windtech provided the wind engineering services for all the towers within this development precinct.
Windtech undertook a comprehensive pedestrian wind environment study for all the outdoor areas associated with the entire Pacific Place precinct as well as all outdoor areas within and around the Era Apartments development, including the various balconies. Windtech worked closely with the design team at Mirvac to ensure that all wind mitigation measures also contribute to an improved aesthetic for the affected outdoor areas and public spaces. Mitigation measures for the north-western balconies also improved thermal comfort performance off the adjacent apartments. Windtech also modelled and advised regarding the natural ventilation performance for all the apartments as well as the design wind loads on the structure and facade. The potential for wind entry at the main entrance as well as wind noise and lift pressurisation within this apartment tower was also modelled and appropriate mitigation measures were incorporated into the design. Windtech also assessed and advised on solar access to the apartments, shadows as well as solar light reflectivity impacts.
Pacific Bondi Beach is located directly opposite Bondi Beach and is exposed to both the prevailing southerly and north-easterly winds. This development is a conversion of the Swiss Grand Hotel Suites into residential apartments and incorporates an additional above the original building envelope. Windtech advised regarding wind entry as well as the design wind pressures for the extension.


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Met koptische muziek wordt de muziek bedoeld die sinds ongeveer de 2e eeuw toebehoort aan de Koptisch-orthodoxe Kerk. Het genre wordt gezien als een geëvolueerde versie van de oud-Egyptische muziek en wordt dan ook vooral gekenmerkt door de strakke ritmische lijnen.

Geschiedenis
De voorloper van koptische muziek ontstond volgens musicologen in het oude Egypte. Binnen de oud-Egyptische muziek was het ritme een zeer bepalend onderdeel en het grootste deel van de Egyptische instrumenten behoorde dan ook tot de idiofonen. Zo stamde de sistrum, veel gebruikt in de Koptische Kerk, uit Egypte en waren ook instrumenten als de crotales en de menat niet weg te denken uit zowel de Oud-Egyptische als de koptische muziek.
Toen in de eerste eeuwen na Christus de oude mythologie, onder andere door de invloed van de Grieken en de Romeinen, langzaam uit het oude Egypte verdween, ontstond er een gat dat werd opgevuld door andere het Christendom. Daar de Grieken in deze periode nog niet erg aangenaam reageerden op de Koptische Kerk en zij het kopticisme aanvankelijk zelfs verboden, vonden koptische kerkdiensten meestal plaats in alle heimelijkheid. Dit had als gevolg dat de muziek niet de kans had om zich in het openbaar te ontwikkelen, en de kopten dus steeds meer waarde hechtten aan de oud-Egyptische muzikale normen. Hoewel de teksten veranderden, bleef het instrumentengebruik en de waarde van het ritme gelijk aan dat van de Egyptenaren. Er bleven zelfs complete liederen bestaan, waarvan het wereldberoemde Kyrie eleison een voorbeeld is. Toen de Koptische Kerk uiteindelijk getolereerd werd, waren kopten al zo vastgegroeid aan hun, eigenlijk oud-Egyptische gebruiken, dat de muziek nauwelijks meer veranderde. Saillant detail daarbij is dat de kopten het oude Egypte wel als ketterij zagen en de overblijfselen hiervan zo veel mogelijk probeerden te vernietigen.

Status van de muziek binnen de kerk
Koptische muziek was uitsluitend religieus. Vereringen binnen de Koptische Kerk bestaan voor een deel uit missen. Tijdens deze missen wordt de liturgie, de viering van de sacramenten, gezongen. Verder bestaat de koptische muziek ook uit een groot aantal extra hymnes, bijvoorbeeld voor advent, middennacht, kerst, lente, zaterdagavond en pasen. Hoewel de vroege kopten hun muziek niet noteerden, is een groot aantal thema's, of zelfs hele liederen van soms wel 20 minuten, door mondelinge overdracht bewaard gebleven. Pas in de 19e en 20e eeuw werden deze liederen, onder andere door Cantor Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny, opgeschreven.

Uit het feit dat de kopten vroeger veel waarde hechtten aan blinden als muzikant, blijkt dat de schoonheid van de muziek binnen de Koptische Kerk niet geheel onbelangrijk is. Net als de oude Egyptenaren waren ook de kopten van mening dat blinde medemensen een beter gevoel voor geluiden hadden, en dat zij dus het beste in staat waren om de emoties van muziek te begrijpen. Het gaat in de koptische chanten en hymnes echter vooral om de tekst, die er op zijn beurt op gericht was de Heilige drie-eenheid te eren.

De teksten worden doorgaans in het Koptisch (rechts), Grieks of Arabisch opgeschreven en gezongen door een cantor.

Onderzoek
Koptische muziek is binnen de muziekgeschiedenis een belangrijk onderdeel, omdat het meer duidelijk kan verschaffen over muziek in zowel de koptische als de faraonische periode in Egypte; een tijd die in totaal enkele duizenden jaren beslaat. De koptische muziek is, en wordt, dan ook veelvuldig onderzocht door musicologen, egyptologen en theologen. De koptische cantor Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny heeft in de 20e eeuw een groot aantal koptische liederen opgeschreven en opgeslagen. Op deze manier heeft hij voorkomen dat tal van hymnes en chanten zijn verdwenen. Andere bekende mensen die de koptische muziek hebben onderzocht zijn Ernest Newlandsmith, Ilona Borsai en Hans Hickmann.

Externe links
 Koptische muziek
 Koptische encyclopedie over muziek
 Complete collectie van Cantor Mikhail Girgis El Batanouny's opnames
 Koptische muziek, hymnes en riten
 Koptisch multimedia-archief uit de St. TeklaHimanot Kerk

Christelijke muziek
Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kerk
Oud-Egyptische muziek

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Farmers continue to criticise 'Jaws' budget1 month ago
Farmers double down on criticism of Jackie Trad's 'Jaws' budget
Mark Phelps@MarkQCL
12 Jun 2019, 11:46 a.m.
AgForce chief executive officer Michael Guerin says its clear the Palaszczuk government doesn't understand agriculture.
PEAK farm body AgForce has doubled down on its scathing criticism of Queensland so-called 'Jaws' Budget, saying it again shows the Palaszczuk government doesn't understand agriculture and has no clear vision for the sector's future.
AgForce chief executive officer Michael Guerin said that when the headline program in the Agriculture and Fisheries portfolio was a shark netting program, Queensland's farmers and the rural and regional communities that depend on them should be "very afraid".
The broadacre lobby group has already taken one major swipe at Jackie Trad's second budget, saying far from being for regional Queensland as claimed by the treasurer, it was a budget for coastal cities and their votes.
"It is clear the government doesn't understand agriculture or actually appreciate its vital importance to the economic, employment and social fabric of rural, regional and remote Australia. - Michael Guerin, AgForce
"It is clear the government doesn't understand agriculture or actually appreciate its vital importance to the economic, employment and social fabric of rural, regional and remote Australia," Mr Guerin said.
The combative relationship between George Street and agriculture is directly linked to the Palaszczuk government's refusal to work with farmers to develop realistic vegetation management laws.
Mr Guerin said that AgForce welcomed additional funding for ongoing drought management, Great Artesian Basin capping and piping projects, and improved fire management on state land, but it was concerned there was no comprehensive strategy behind the spending.
"The Government continues to demonstrate that it has no vision for the ongoing growth and sustainability of agriculture, which contributes nearly $14 billion to the state economy every year," Mr Guerin said.
He said the best way to support regional Queensland was by developing a visionary road map for the agribusiness and food production sectors that contribute so much to these communities.
"A concrete plan like that would support employment growth and encourage private sector investment," he said.
"We hope the State Government gets behind the one we and other key stakeholders are currently working on with the Department of Agriculture.
"It doesn't just need to be adequately funded, but also supported by a program to reduce the red and green tape that prevents producers from productively managing their land and actually results in land degradation and other negative environmental outcomes."
Mr Guerin's questioning of the government's commitment to the Agribusiness and Food Industry Development Strategy earned a stinging rebuke from Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Minister Mark Furner.
"Completion of a comprehensive Agribusiness and Food Industry Development Strategy is fully funded under this budget, something Mr Guerin is fully aware of," a statement issued by Mr Furner to Queensland Country Life reads.
Mr Furner's rebuke also extended to LNP Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, who claimed the Department of Agriculture was being slashed and burned.
RELATED STORY: 'Agriculture minister hits back at Budget criticism'.
RELATED STORY: 'Frecklington: Agriculture department being 'slashed and burned'.
Mr Guerin said welcomed initiatives improving market opportunities.
These included an allocation of $3.6 million over three years to mitigate pest and disease risks through the National Biosecurity System and $3.8m over four years to support agribusinesses to meet their compliance obligations.
"We would also be very interested to know more about the new export hub for regional Queensland, and the opportunities it might bring for broadacre agriculture."
Mr Guerin said the primary industries and regional communities were relieved to see $7m allocated over two years to transition the Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges to a more modern training model after they are effectively shut down at the end of this year.
"We are also pleased with funding to improve vitally important transport infrastructure - including the Kennedy Development Road and Barkly Highway - but urge the Government to commit to developing a modern, integrated transport network that has the capacity to cost effectively meet the needs of a fast growing industry."
RELATED STORY: 'Qld Budget: Trad keeps farmers safe from sharks'.
RELATED STORY: 'Electricity opportunity missed, says Canegrowers'.
The story Farmers continue to criticise 'Jaws' budget first appeared on Queensland Country Life.


The FOBLC is a voluntary group which promotes the conservation and appreciation of the Brockley & Ladywell cemeteries as places of remembrance, historic importance & natural beauty.
During the recent volunteer work day clearing up invasive saplings, two FOBLC members, David Platt and Michael Martin, who both have a deep interest in the Great War and the graves of the soldiers who fought in it, literally stumbled upon a grave covered in ivy.
Leslie Earnest Andrews joined the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, probably in June 1915 when the 10th Battalion was formed as a response to Lord Kitchener's appeal for volunteers. Leslie had been a private in the Officer train Corps, and joined the Royal West Surrey's as a 2nd Lieutenant.
The 10th (service) Battalion was formed at Battersea on 3 June 1915 by the Mayor and Borough of Battersea. It was attached to the 124th Brigade, 41st Division, which was formed in September 1915, and was part of the Fifth New Army, K5.
Most of its units had also been locally raised, often by the Mayor or Borough Councils. The Division moved to France by 6th May 1916 and became a highly dependable fighting unit.
All units were concentrated near Steenwerck, and the Division began familiarisation with trench warfare in the areas of Ploegsteert and the Douve valley, south of Ypres, Belgium, where it remained until August 1916. The Division then moved south to take part in the latter stages of the Battle of the Somme.
The Division was involved in the first ever attack with tanks on 15 September (the Battles of Flers-Courcelette). The Division remained in the line, pushing on to Courcelette over the next few days before coming out for a rest and re-fit. They went back into the line in October 1916 taking part in the Battles of Le Transloy and Ancre Heights fighting in terrible weather in an attempt to reach higher and drier ground.
Leslie Andrews was promoted to Captain at some point between June 1916 and May 1917. He would have been in command of a Company, which would have consisted of 225 heads at full establishment. The body of the Company was divided into 4 Platoons, each of which was commanded by a subaltern (a Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant). In total, the 4 Platoons consisted of 8 Sergeants, 10 Corporals, 4 Drummers, 4 Batmen and 188 Privates, plus Company HQ. He would have been aged 22 years old.
Some time between May and June 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross (MC). Instituted in 1914, the Military Cross was issued for gallantry in presence of the enemy to warrant and junior officers of the Army.
On 7 June 1917 the 41st Division was involved in the Battle of Messines. The target of the offensive was a ridge running north from Messines village past Wytschaete village which created a natural stronghold southeast of Ypres. One of the key features of the battle was the detonation of 19 mines immediately prior to the infantry assault, a tactic which disrupted German defences and allowed the advancing troops to secure their objectives in rapid fashion. The attack was also a prelude to the much larger Third Battle of Ypres, known as Passchendaele, which began on 31 July 1917.
Passchendaele lasted from 31st July to 6th November 1917. At some point during this time Leslie Andrews won a Bar, or second award of, his MC. He was "Gazetted" in September 1917 ( Gazetted means his award was published in the London Gazette, as were all military awards and promotions, and still are).
As a result of the above action Leslie Andrews was promoted to acting Major, in command of the 10th Battalion. At full strength this Battalion would have consisted of up to 1000 men.
British losses during the period 31st July to 6th November 1917 were reported to the Supreme War Council on 25th February 1918. The figures used at that time were 244,897 killed, wounded, missing and sick. This includes casualties of German air raids behind the fighting zone.
German casualties have never been reported in detail. The British Official History speculates that enemy losses were about 400,000.
Major Leslie Andrews was killed in action on 20th September 1917 aged 24, on the Menin Road. He has no known grave. His name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, which is located on the battlefield and which bears the names of some 35,000 of those who died and who have no known grave.
Talk : Sir Alexander Nisbet MD ( 1795-1874) Naval Surgeon/Physician to Queen Victoria.
FONC Open Day Saturday 18th May.
The burial records of the Cemeteries in Lewisham, including Brockley and Ladywell, have been scanned and digitised under an arrangement between the London Borough of Lewisham and Deceased Online. Initial basic searches are free of charge. Log on to www.deceasedonline.com for more details.
FROM BROCKLEY TO BOOT HILL : APACHE CHIEF GERONIMO AND THE KILLING OF EDWARD WENTWORTH LYON.
Entrance for cars in via Ladywell Cemetery, parking available on site in Brockley Cemetery.
Nearest Station Crofton Park about 5 mins walk.
The buses convenient for the Brockley Cemetery are: 122, 171, 172; Ladywell Cemetery: P4 (and 122 with a short walk up Ladywell Road).
Toilet and Chapel facilities are in Ladywell Cemetery, which is adjacent to the Brockley site.


According to a news outlet, ZDNet on 11th February, IBM has launched its new blockchain main net out of its data centre which is located in Melbourne. This will be allowing its customers to run their applications on the cloud of the firm.
This IBM platform has been built on Hyperledger Fabric. Hyperledger is a project which aims at improving cross-industry blockchain technologies. This project has been powered by the Linux Foundation. The IBM data centre based in Sydney is expected to open at the end of March. It will be joining the other centres located in London, Tokyo, Dallas, Toronto and Sao Paulo. Rupert Colchester, the head of the blockchain for IBM in New Zealand and Australia, told ZDNet that there will be a second centre which will be making the technology more widespread and easily available.
After the establishment of this infrastructure, customer data won't be crossing borders and would provide complete security for regulated applications in financial services.
IBM has been into expanding its efficient usage of blockchain technology. On 31st Jan '19, IBM successfully finished a trail based on the blockchain. IBM successfully shipped 1,08,000 mandarin oranges from China to Singapore. The technology helped IBM significantly reduce the paperwork regarding the costs and handling of the shipment.
Sensor tech provider, SweetSense and IBM Research have partnered with the non-profit Freshwater Trust and the University of Colorado Boulder to make efficient use of the blockchain technology and IoT to manage and control the usage of groundwater.
In September last year, the real estate major of Australia, Vicinity announced that it will trial a blockchain solution to support its energy network. After finalising a partnership with the famous energy tech company of Australia, Power Ledger, the trial became a part of $75 million solar energy program thought by Vicinity. The trial was conducted in Castle Plaza which is a mall located in Adelaide.


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Stigmatomma crenatum is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Amblyoponinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2001 door Xu.

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Monito Del Monte
Dromiciops gliroides
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Little Mountain Monkey, Dromiciops australis
NT-IUCN: 2008
Argentina, Chile
The Monito Del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): Argentina, Chile. This species is also known by the following name(s): Little Mountain Monkey, Dromiciops australis.
Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Monito del monte".
Monito Del Monte Facts Last Updated:
Glenn, C. R. 2006. "Earth's Endangered Creatures - Monito Del Monte Facts" (Online) - Licensed article from Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 1/22/2020 at http://earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?sp=10000&ID=11.
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The Seven Sea Turtle Species of the World
Sea turtles are graceful saltwater reptiles, well adapted to life at sea. Unlike turtles on land, sea turtles cannot retract their legs and head. But with streamlined bodies and flipper-like limbs, they are graceful swimmers able to navigate across the oceans of the world.
Here, we look at the seven species that can be found today, all of which are said to have been around since the time of the dinosaurs.


A peace activist for life.
We never hear much about making peace. Seems to always be about war, conflicts and national security. Would it be different if women ruled the world? Perhaps if men carried a growing fetus for nine months they would value life more? Or are we all warriors?
Recently I attended a meeting and conference of the National Association of Japanese Canadians and had an opportunity to hear Setsuko Thurlow, a dedicated peace activist, former social worker, and Hiroshima survivor. I hope that I'm as feisty and committed to justice and peace as she is at the age of 83. She is a hibakusha – a Hiroshima survivor, pacifist and "memory keeper". She lives in Canada and continues her work to abolish nuclear weapons. In December 2014 she witnessed the signing by 113 nations of the Austrian Pledge, now renamed the "Humanitarian Pledge" which called for all Nuclear Weapon States and those who support them to begin the process for nuclear disarmament by developing a legally binding framework to ban nuclear weapons. Canada and the U.S. were not signatures to that agreement.
When I heard Setsuko Thurlow speak I was reminded of the time that my husband, our 17-year old son and I were in Nagasaki with my relatives on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945.
I saw a photo in the Nagasaki Museum of the silhouette of a person who was incinerated in front of a wall as they were walking down the street when the bomb went off. That image is imprinted on my mind and soul. There was only the shuffling of feet as we moved throughout the museum exhibit. When we left the museum, we sat in silence with our own reflections for many minutes before we could speak. There was nothing I needed to say to my son about the need to be a messenger of peace.
There's an inscription in Hiroshima, the site of the atomic bombing in Japan that reads "Rest in peace. Error will not be repeated". I seem to recall a similar sentiment after World War I. The poppies are a reminder,"Lest We Forget"…to make peace not war.
Unfortunately the seeds of violence continue to be planted, nurtured and grow. The current government talks about national security, the threat of violence on our home soil, and creates fertile ground for an atmosphere of xenophobia – the fear of strangers. Many of these "strangers" are new immigrants and refugees to Canada and are often seen as threats to our security.


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guerilla artist combines russian pols with tennis whites
Dear Anonymous (Guerilla) Artist,
We are obsessed with the fact that you concocted these illustrated posters — with the country's most well-known pols dressed up in tennis whites — and hung them all over Moscow. Can you come and do that to Dubya and Obama, too?
We heart you like Beyonce loves the First Lady. Wanna come work for TSF? We pay nothing, but get rewarded with shirtless fellas and dramatic ladies. Please submit headshot, too. Seriously — you're brilliant! And the Russian government called you out?! That's so … Johnny Mac bad ass.
TSF East
(Image by Monolog.tv)
Tags:Dmitry Medvedev, Monolog.tv, TsUM, Vladimir Putin
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this kid has no job (home?!) anymore
We know where you live (the streets). OK, so it's not quite that dramatic, but this poor little fella isn't thinking about how he pissed off Viktor Troicki — he's thinking about how he won't ever work Court Suzanne Lengglen again. How he might be out of a (summer) job. And how he probably doesn't have a place to sleep tonight — or at least until some other ball-kid scandal pops up to make him forgettable. Oh, if you're not sure what we're talking about, see below.
But truthfully, Andy Murray should have volunteered the point. C'mon, Muzz. Where's the sportmanship?
Result: Troicki won that game in the fifth set but blew a 5-2 lead, losing 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 5-7.
(screen grab via tennis channel)
Posted in andy murray, ballgirls & ballboys, roland garros, scandal, victor troicki, video, video clips | 2 Comments »
new footwear, same social calendar
The boot that was strapped on Serena Williams's foot recently (see above) might have the world's top-ranked player out of the US Open Series and in doubt for the US Open, but it certainly hasn't slowed down the social part of her life. Serena was spotted yesterday in LA, hanging out at the Farmers Classic while taking in James Blake's first round match.
The social engagements don't end at tennis for ReRe. Last weekend she lunched with Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek and the two have remained in touch via Twitter, Evan asking her about her injured foot and suggesting that they train together sometime (when Serena is better, of course).
She even added a girls' night into her socializing repertoire, hanging out with pop star (can we say that if she hasn't had a hit since 2004?!) Christina Milian. According to the UK Daily Mail, the two were out at "the swanky Madeo restaurant in Beverly Hills" over the weekend.
Spotted by the paps: We're wondering about that stain on Christina's dress… And why, oh why, is Serena sporting a single heel with her boot at the Farmers Classic?! The girl's a trooper. (Or an idiot.)
And if socializing with those who she actually likes seems to get old, we're told that Shino Tsurubuchi, the line judge that made the call heard around the world at last year's US Open, was calling Blake's match that Serena was in attendance for. A source said the lines people were "teasing Shino" in the tunnel as she exited. Maybe they went to Peet's together afterward to catch up?
(la photo by TSF; millian photo via the daily mail)
Tags:Christina Milian, Evan Lysacek, farmers classic
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yanina wickmayer: you should go read "open"
Belgian Yanina Wickmayer — 13th seed at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells — was the last of her countrywomen to stand ground in the singles draw: wildcard Justine Henin was "upset" in the first round by Gisela Dulko; Kim Clijsters' plan to play no matches (save for the BJK Cup) between the Aussie 'til now failed against Alisa Kleybanova; and Kirsten Flipkens couldn't hold her own against Elena Dementieva, who we're hoping will take this whole thing.
Yanina fell to the Twitter-unfriendly Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round. MJMS next faces eighth seed Sam Stosur, who booted (coachless!) defending champion Vera Zvonareva from the tourney. (Draw: Women's singles)
Wickmayer's drug-related off-court battles are still in the air; she has an appeal pending with Belgian courts as well as with the Court for Arbitration of Sport. It could be months before rulings are handed down by those institutions. (Speaking of, the president of the ITF has been asked if anything's going to happen to Andre Agassi after he revealed in his autobiography that he's used meth during his career and lied to officials about it. Unfortunately, the statute of limitations is eight years and has already expired [just the right timing for publication?]. Thus, he's off the hook.)
And now for the serious stuff: As usual, Yanina looked good in her Erke get-up, this time using a palette of blue and grey with pops of pink (and some graphics). See some detail shots (including her Nike shoes and her pink gym bag) — all after the cut…
Tags:bnp paribas open
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we all know exactly where yanina wickmayer is
Yanina Wickmayer had to qualify for the 2010 Australian Open — even though she's the world's 16th-ranked player — because of her alleged violation of the WADA's whereabouts rule. She said they were looking for her in the wrong place (uhm, this sounds like a vicious cycle) and the anti-doping agency just slapped her with a one-year ban. She got it overturned, but not before it forced her to miss the entry deadlines for tournaments in Auckland and Melbourne.
Wickmayer's quickly righting the ship, winning Auckland as a wildcard (defeating Flavia Pennetta in the final) and reaching the third round in Melbourne after beating the un-Tacchini-ed Pennetta again — this time 7-6 (2), 6-1.
Looking forward: Wickmayer has essentially taken over Flavia's 12th seed spot in the bottom half of the women's draw. We expect her to fall to fellow Belgian Justine Henin in the fourth round or to Clijsters in the quarters.
Lovin' them drop earrings. She's also put some light pink into her teal/white/black Erke rotation.
(images via Getty Images)
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short balls: andre admits, mary acts and dinara ditches
Doha Dust: The biggest news out of Doha today was that Dinara Safina withdrew from the event with a back injury. She was tied 1-1 in the first set with Jelena Jankovic when she pulled out, and now she is in doubt for the Australian Open in January. Let the debate begin… who had the more devastating end to the year: Safina or Ana Ivanovic? Too close to call.
Doha Dust (pt 2): The (good) news out of Doha today was the the Williams sisters put on another masterful show, Serena beating Venus 7-6 in the third set in what was a tense, tight battle, that included a saved match point. That ups Serena to 2-0 in round robin play, while Venus falls to 0-2 (she lost in three to Elena on day one).
Andre's Book Deal is Crackin': There is plenty of buzz around the November 9th release of Andre Agassi's autobiography, "Open: An Autobiography". It was revealed yesterday that Agassi admits to using crystal meth in 1997 in the book, during the low point of his tennis career. It was also leaked today that the now-father talks of the abuse of his own dad. Gotta buy us a copy of that one, eh?
'10 Bucks: Things are looking good for the US Open come 2010. The year's final Slam signed a partnership with the car company Mercedes-Benz to be the tournament's presenting sponsor on the men's side and the offish vehicle of the tourney. A lucrative deal like this one the Open struck with Mercedes is hard to come by these days, so a big thumbs up to the Flushing Meadows event and tennis in gengen. We're so popular.
Mother Mary of the Silver Screen: The behind-the-camera maven was pleasantly hilarious in this mockumentary, which features comedian Paul Mecurio as a part of his web series for HBO Sports. "Our breasts would compromise our backswings." Hil-ar, Mare. We loves it.
Good Angle: We also loved this writing, from TennisWeek.com this past week. Chris Oddo penned a lengthy piece on Juan Martin Del Potro being the tallest Grand Slam winner ever and how his rise to new heights might be a sign of bigger (and taller) things to come.
(screen grab via you tube.)
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tgif: doha already?! and two-faced funnies after the jump
Can you believe Doha starts next week?! We certainly can't. The drama of the WTA has certainly followed the US Open; it seems this tour can't live without it. Lasting just until the SECs are to begin, the drama lived on when another bizarre instance occurred in Luxembourg this week as Caroline Wozniacki pulled out of her first-round match leading 7-5, 5-0. Her reasoning? She was injured and wanted to let her opponent (hometown girl Anne Kremer) play in the next round, which Caro didn't think she could do physically.
Good gesture, we say. Her reward? Accusations of throwing the match. Betfair politics. Tennis gambling. And an investigation, oh my! It also clunked her record to 3-4 since her inspiring run at Flushing Meadows. Ho hum.
Another US Open inspiree, Yanina Wickmayer, has had opposite fortunes since leaving NYC. She's 6-1 on tour and is still in action in Luxembourg. A player to watch in 2010? We think so.
A writer we're watching this week is Bobby Chintapalli, who penned the Doha preview for Peter Bodo's TennisWorld. Not only did the BC come up with some solid and intriguing stats for the piece, we're jealous of the made-up nickname used for the wave of Eastern European players of the WTA Tour: Mynameis Somethingpova.
Two snaps for Bobby, whose online writing profile says, "I love tennis. I love writing. I love cupcakes." Well put BC, well put. Hungry now? Check out NYC's "Best Cupcake" according to the Village Voice.
And it wouldn't be Friday without a little fun, this time in the form of a little Look-Alike action. Check the jump to see just who in tennis has a twin (or two) out there. (more…)
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shoulder powder, be gone!
Guilty or not, Richard Gasquet will have to shoulder the burden of his bizarre cocaine-positive test from this year for a long, long time. Leave it to his countrymen and their dry, quirky humor to make sure the former Top 10 player won't forget such a thing in the near future.
TSF contributor Troy Venechanos sent me this video for my viewing pleasure and I had to share. Watch the hilarious faux commercial "Coke en Shoulders" after the jump. (more…)
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ivo minar gets an eight-month ban
Ivo Minar's timeout, which began on July 11, 2009, was for testing positive for banned stimulant methylhexanamine. And here we thought it was because he was seen wearing this one too many times.
(via Tennis Week)
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three months of aussie buzz starts today. w00t?
He said, he said: Apparently, Lleyton Hewitt was snubbed by Aussie up-and-comer Bernard Tomic when the former No. 1 asked to hit with the U.S. Open 2009 junior champ sometime before Wimbledon. It was recently revealed by the Tomic camp that the request was turned down because of swine flu.
"I mean, if I get the chance, look, I would love to," Tomic said, referring to hitting with Lleyton. "He's an idol and an icon for Australian tennis. I was watching him as I was growing up, a lot, and I loved his game and it would be a pleasure to hit with him any time, anywhere, I think."
The Hewitt entourage counters that Tomic just went with someone else — Juan Carlos Ferrero — and thinks that the ailment excuse is all hogwash.
Wait — is this even news? Why was this published? Oh, that's right — the organizers of the Australian Open have officially "launched" the tournament (how does one "launch" an event?), which means we'll have media squeezing Aussie lemons to make tart, sour tennis lemonade like this Tomic/Hewitt row (thanks, The Age!) between now and January 18, 2010, when the event begins. Brace yourselves, folks.
On the flipside: There are a few things to get excited about. First, a wonderful teaser ad (click above) using the blue tint of the Melbourne Park courts as a motif. Second, the return of our Belgian munchkin Justine Henin. Third, the Woodies — Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge — get inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. And fourth, Pat Rafter and Goran Ivanisevic will play a rematch of their '01 Wimbledon final (which Ivanisevic won 9-7 in the fifth). Squee!
(Tomic photo via The Age; AO ad screengrab from YouTube)
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a true le sigh: montcourt dead at 24
Let's hope this had nothing to do with him getting banned by the tour for betting on other matches…
French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt dies at 24
(Click on the link above, or read on after the cut…
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hmm, kolya — is that "flour" in your pastry?
Powder took some time out during this week's Estoril Open to learn about a world-famous Portuguese cake: the Pasteis de Nata. Sabine Lisicki joined him for the tutorial.
Watch: Check out the video here.
Scoreline: Currently ranked 11th in the world (oh, how the mighty have fallen!), Davydenko entered the combined tournament as the second seed. He was upset by James Blake 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 3-6 in the semis.
And speaking of white powder, Frenchman Richard Gasquet has now confirmed an initial report by L'Equipe that he tested positive for cocaine during a routine drug test at the Sony Ericsson Open in March. He claims innocence and has begun compiling evidence to prove this to the ITF and the World Doping Agency.
We're hoping he's innocent and that the case gets dropped; two years of Gasquet-less tennis would just be too much to handle.
(screengrab from
Tags:estoril open, sony ericsson open
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hewitt's dirty laundry
Lleyton Hewitt's former management, Octagon, has taken him to court for breach of contracts, and he's fighting back with a countersuit, citing incompetence and deception on the part of the agency.
And while we feel bad that Lleyton can't catch a break (he received a wildcard to play at Delray Beach this week. and lost. on his birthday.), it's always interesting to get a look at what happens to the $60 I fork over for nosebleed seats.
In 2005 and 2006, Hewitt earned $6.75 million net in endorsements and appearance guarantees — including $3.5 mil from Nike and $2.3 mil from Yonex. He also received $340,000 in appearance fees for Sydney, Adelaide, and Queen's Club.
Octagon wants a piece of this pie in the sky, but whether the agency was still representing Hewitt for those two years is in question.
Meanwhile, Hewitt's smarting because of a 2002 legal scuffle with the ATP that could've been smoothed over by Octagon. After declining a on-camera interview as part of promoting the 2002 U.S. Open, Lleyton got slapped with a $100k+ fine. The ATP considered the interview compulsory; Hewitt thought he'd already fulfilled all his obligations. He spent another $100,000 only to have the ATP decision upheld, albeit with a much smaller ($20,000) fine.
Let's hope he doesn't bleed too much more money settling all these matters — he doesn't have a lot of tennis-playing years left!
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we've come a long way, but there's a lot left to do
Le sigh. Why is this still happening in 2009?
I'm sure you've already heard about the madness going on in Dubai: Shahar Peer was denied a visa to enter the United Arab Emirates even though SEWTA head Larry Scott had discussed with the tournament — essentially run by the government — that any player who qualifies to play must be able to do so.
The 45th-ranked Peer did qualify, and was already set to play a first-round match against Anna Chakvetadze. After this last-minute development, lucky loser Ayumi Morita replaced her in the draw.
While there was no exact reason from the government about the visa denial, organizers cited anti-Israeli public opinion in light of the Gaza conflict, the risk of a spectator boycott, and a potential threat to the well-being of a player.
Wall Street Journal Europe, a sponsor of the event, pulled out of its sponsorship obligations. Title sponsor Barclays, though, is sticking to their guns and backing the decision to keep Peer out of the event.
Stateside, Tennis Channel has dropped its coverage of the tournament. Here's the statement from CEO and Chairman Ken Solomon:
Tennis Channel regrets to inform our viewers and tennis fans that we are canceling our upcoming coverage of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, U.A.E, originally scheduled for this weekend. Unfortunately the event will exclude a single player who has been blocked from entering the country due to her nationality. This is despite her having qualified for the competition via her on-court performance and current ranking.
"Tennis Channel recognizes that this exclusion has been made by state authorities and neither the tour nor tournament directors themselves. However we also honor the role and proud tradition that tennis has always played as a driving force for inclusion both on and off the courts. Preventing an otherwise qualified athlete from competing on the basis of anything other than merit has no place in tennis or any other sport, and has the unfortunate result of undermining the credibility of the very nature of competition itself."
Meanwhile, other SEWTA players are siding with Shahar even as they play the tournament (Venus Williams, Amelie Mauresmo). I'm not sure that the solution would have been to boycott the event completely since we don't know why Shahar was denied a visa. But if it comes to light that the government is simply being intolerant, then the WTA and its players must be sure to skip Dubai next year.
We had such high hopes, especially since Peer got to play in Doha last year. TSF hopes that Dubai makes the right move and allows Israeli player Andy Ram to play in the ATP's Dubai stop next week.
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short balls: maybe tennis should test for valium, sampras feels roger's woes, help fight a forest fire, etc.
Venus on steroids: As part of yesterday's presser, Venus Williams was asked to comment on the recent controversy surrounding A-Rod's use of performance-enhancing drugs:
"Umm, you know, I think tennis is a completely different sport," she said.
"You have to hold your nerve, and I don't know if there's a drug for that." Brilliant.
Meanwhile, the guys of the ATP are having a hard time adjusting to tour's new drug testing protocol, being managed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The stringent rules requires anyone in the top 50 to report where they'll be for one hour a day, making them accessible to drug testers. Miss three pop quizzes in 18 months and you're slapped with a two-year ban.
Rafael Nadal, among others, has voiced his dislike for the new system, which was adopted in order to keep tennis' status as an Olympic sport. "They make you feel like a criminal," he said at the ABN AMRO this week. "Not even my mother knows where I am every day. It is very difficult to know where you are going to be tomorrow especially in a sport like tennis."
Besides, winning an Olympic medal can't get you an Aston Martin, right?
Kick him while he's down: Don't put away the Kleenex box just yet, Roger — your former coach, Pete Lungren, is already molding Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov to be better than you. Would you like to talk smack about him, too? But it's okay, Pete Sampras can feel your pain.
Fanatics can fight fires: Bid on a lot of tennis caps signed by Roger and Rafa — plus a poster signed by all four singles finalists from the 2009 Australian Open — in an auction by Fox Sports Australian that benefits Victorian brushfire victims. Bidding starts Friday; more info here.
BBC's Wimbledon well dries up: The BBC will tone down its slam-related entertainment in light of the recent economic downturn. Great — the queues at the food stands will be that much longer. (OTB)
(OT) Paul & Joe: These three tees from Paul & Joe's most recent collection are tickling Mr. Squid's fancy. Pick 'em up at asos.com.
Posted in bbc, doping, Erwin Ong, fashion, grigor dimitrov, pete lungren, pete sampras, rafael nadal, roger federer, scandal, sports, television, tennis, venus williams, wimbledon | 4 Comments »
ATP lawsuit could remake non-team sports
Daniel Kaplan at SportsBusiness Journal is all over the lawsuit filed the organizers of the Hamburg tournament against the ATP. At the core of this debate is whether the ATP is seen as a professional league (which, under U.S. law, is allowed to collude and pool television rights, set schedules, and set terms for athlete participation) or if it's just a loose group of businesses who all happen to run tennis tournaments. A loss for the ATP could spell trouble for the WTA and other individual sport orgs like the PGA and LPGA tours. Here's what Kaplan wrote up two weeks ago (on July 7). Subsequent articles to follow.
In 14 days, the ATP World Tour will square off against one of its tournaments in a Delaware courtroom. At stake: Not just the future of men's tennis, but perhaps the governance of all non-team sports.
Barring a settlement, the antitrust case could determine just how far a rules-making body can go in setting tournament schedules, compelling players to compete in certain events, establishing a ranking system and awarding sanctions. These functions are claimed not only by the ATP, which is being sued to undo a series of schedule changes, but also by other entities ranging from the PGA Tour to Olympic federations.
"An ATP loss would set a dangerous precedent for professional sports governing bodies … that make all sorts of decisions that primarily affect the players regarding format of play, where they are going to play their tournaments, the number of events in which they will participate [and] how the players are going to be ranked," said Rick Karcher, director of the Center for Law and Sports at the Florida Coastal School of Law. He also has written about the case as a contributor to the Web site sportslawblog.com.
"If any third party can challenge these decisions on antitrust grounds,' Karcher said, "it puts these organizations at risk." (Read on…)
Tags:masters series hamburg
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the italian gambling team: keeping the seat warm
Potito Starace has barely gotten out of a six-week suspension for betting on tennis matches and there's already another Italian in the hot seat.
According to the AP, Federico Luzzi put down 273 bets on 836 matches between May 2004 and April 2007. He even placed a bet on himself for $4.50. The investigation found no evidence that he tried to influence the result of that match.
Luzzi will be out 200 days and $50,000.
The other Italians who've been through the wringer:
Giorgio Galimberti began a 100 day suspension on February 18. He also got slapped with a $35,000. All this for betting on matches from 2003 to 2006.
Starace's ban started January 1, 2008; six weeks and $35,000
Daniele Bracciali was banned for three months and fined $20,000
Alesso Di Mauro's nine-month suspension started in November and cost him $60,000.
Scoreline: By the way, Starace lost to top seed David Nalbandian 3-6, 3-6 in the quarterfinals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico.
Posted in alesso di mauro, betting, daniele bracciali, david nalbandian, Erwin Ong, federico luzzi, potito starace, scandal, tennis | 1 Comment »
a woman with big earrings and bold moves — and it's not a williams sister
Is success getting to Sania Mirza? The recently-annointed adidas global ambassador held a press conference in her home a few days ago to announce skipping all tennis tournaments held in her home country, including next month's Bangalore Open. This decision was made in light of her recent run-ins with Indian political and religious officials — there was that fatwa on her clothes, a citation for tresspassing into a mosque, and most recently for playing footsies with a flag.
Already the current sage of Indian tennis, Leander Paes, has given his two rupees about the sitch, basically telling Sania to suck it up and understand her place in the bigger picture of the sport. I say let her make this statement. Perhaps a sparser 2008 schedule will help her stay healthy.
Sounds like… Hmm, haven't we been through this scenario before? I'm talking about ladies with big earrings telling everyone to eff off.
(AP via Taipei Times; DTL)
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fashion: finally, sania shines in adidas!
Does anyone feel like we're going though tennis storylines faster than the clackers go through handbags? (Btw, if you don't want to buy, you can always rent…) In the olden days, we'd still be debating whether Martina Hingis was really reckless enough to do blow at Wimbledon. (Imagine her snorting the lines from her Venus Rosewater dishes!) But fear not, Swiss Miss. You can stay safely in retirement. First, the publicists are doing their jobs; in the SEWTA media guide, there's no indication of why you retired the second time. Second, we've since replaced you with other scandalous bits, like Sania Mirza's latest run-in with Indian officials.
Apparently, someone filed a complaint after seeing this photo of Sania at the Hopman Cup with her bare feet almost touching the Indian flag. This is in violation of the country's Prevention of Insult to the National Honour Act, but not in violation of the Harass Athletes Proudly Representing Your Country Act. Uhh, have you seen the picture? It's called depth perception, folks. Figure it out. I'm more over this than Masha is over Nole's impersonations.
But since we're talking about grievances, I totally had beef with Sania's pre-Aussie Open adidas gear. I had high hopes, wanting her to break free from Lotto, but instead she played in some standard issue three-stripes from her new clothing sponsor.
Alas, all I had to do was wait, because she's been rocking the s**t out of this Edge Cap Sleeve Top. It flows and works well with her sizeable rack.
Up next for Sania is Venus Williams in the third round.
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30 • Oct / 2017 • The Spider Ferns, L.A. Drones, MRK, Crook at the Bootleg Los Angeles, CA.
17 • Oct / 2017 • The Spider Ferns, Quite Domino at Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, CA.
05 • Oct / 2017 • The Spider Ferns w/ Natasha Kmeto at Re-Bar Seattle, WA.
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10 • May / 2017 • The Spider Ferns at Upstream Music Fest + Summit Seattle, WA.
29 • Apr / 2017 • The Spider Ferns w/ Kawehi & Zoya at Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA.
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30 • Jan / 2017 • The Spider Ferns w/ Maiah Manser at 'W' Hotel Seattle, WA.
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29 • Nov / 2016 • The Spider Ferns at Freakout Festival Seattle, WA.
29 • Nov / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Arc Iris at Chop Suey Seattle, WA.
02 • Sep / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Tokyoidaho and The Purrs at Barboza Seattle, WA.
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03 • Jul / 2016 • The Spider Ferns at Capitol Hill Block Party // Red Bull Sound Select Stage at Neumo's Seattle, WA.
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06 • Feb / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Dengue Fever Bellingham, WA.
06 • Feb / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Maszer for Band In Seattle at Victory Studios CW Network Live In Studio Seattle, WA.
06 • Feb / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Methyl Ethyl at Barboza Seattle, WA.
06 • Feb / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Star Anna, VOX MOD, The Maldives, Prom Queen, Black Whales & The Gods Themselves for BOWIE NIGHT at Neumo's Seattle, WA.
08 • Jan / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Ultra Violent Rays & Dirty Dirty at The Shakedown Bellingham, WA.
08 • Jan / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Medici Benefit for Planned Parenthood at The Shakedown Bellingham, WA.
08 • Jan / 2016 • The Spider Ferns on The Spud Goodman Show NWCZRadio.com Tacoma, WA.
08 • Jan / 2016 • The Spider Ferns w/ Sick Sister at The Shakedown Seattle, WA.
08 • Dec / 2015 • The Spider Ferns EP Release Party w/ Erik Blood & Midday Veil at Chop Suey Seattle, WA.
08 • Oct / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at The LoFi Seattle, WA.
07 • Sep / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ Eastern Souvenirs at Kelly's Olympian Portland, OR.
07 • Sep / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ MRCH at The Sunset Seattle, WA.
07 • Sep / 2015 • SONIC FEST Music Festival Alger, WA.
07 • Sep / 2015 • The Spider Ferns Silver Platters Music Showcase Seattle, WA.
08 • Aug / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ Crooks On Tape & GEMS at Barboza Seattle, WA.
08 • Aug / 2015 • The Spider Ferns Rhapsody Music Showcase Seattle, WA.
08 • Aug / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at Chill Out Festival Seattle, WA.
08 • Jul / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at Halloween In August Music Festival at Inn Arts Northwest Seattle, WA.
08 • Jul / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ The West at The Crocodile Seattle, WA.
08 • Jul / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at Urban Light Studios Seattle, WA.
07 • Jun / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at South Side Social Music Festival Concrete, WA.
07 • Jun / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ The Purrs & Vacationeer at Substation Seattle, WA.
08 • May / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ Blackbird Blackbird at Barboza Seattle, WA.
08 • May / 2015 • Big Bldg. Bash Music Festival Seattle, WA.
07 • Apr / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ Nightmare Fortress at The Shakedown Bellingham, WA.
07 • Apr / 2015 • Fisherman's Village Music Festival Everett, WA.
07 • Apr / 2015 • Nepal Earthquake Benefit w/ The Spider Ferns at The LoFi Seattle, WA.
07 • Apr / 2015 • SONIC FEST Music Festival Alger, WA.
07 • Apr / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at Urban Light Studios Seattle, WA.
08 • Mar / 2015 • The Spider Ferns at Yakima Sports Center Yakima, WA.
05 • Feb / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ Public Service Broadcasting at Barboza Seattle, WA.
08 • Jan / 2015 • Dengue Fever w/ The Spider Ferns at The Shakedown Bellingham, WA.
08 • Jan / 2015 • The Spider Ferns w/ The Real Don & VOX MOD at The Shakedown Bellingham, WA.
08 • Jan / 2015 • Dengue Fever w/ The Spider Ferns at The Triple Door Seattle, WA.
08 • Dec / 2014 • The Spider Ferns CD release party with Modern Ruins & Screens Seattle, WA.
13 • Oct / 2014 • The Spider Ferns live on Plastic Jet Airlines Seattle, WA.
13 • Oct / 2014 • The Spider Ferns with The Fame Riot at The Rendezvous Seattle, WA.
13 • Oct / 2014 • The Spider Ferns & Wind Burial at the Java Jive Tacoma, WA.
13 • Sep / 2014 • The Spider Ferns w/ Purr Gato at The Rendezvous Seattle, WA.
13 • Sep / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at Metalween Festival Seattle, WA.
13 • Sep / 2014 • The Spider Ferns w/ Medici & Hillary Susz at The Shakedown Bellingham, WA.
14 • Jul / 2014 • The Spider Ferns w/ WMD at Kremwerk Seattle, WA.
13 • Jun / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at Benefit for Fierce Fest Bellingham, WA.
13 • Jun / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at The Green Frog Bellingham, WA.
13 • May / 2014 • The Spider Ferns secret headliner for Mamma's Cave Ender Festival Seattle, WA.
13 • May / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at Capitol Hill Block Party!! Seattle, WA.
13 • May / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at The Wild Buffalo Bellingham, WA.
13 • May / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at SONIC FEST!! Bow, WA.
13 • May / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at South Side Social Festival Concrete, WA.
13 • May / 2014 • The Spider Ferns w/ Goodbye Heart at Columbia City Theater Seattle,WA.
13 • Apr / 2014 • The Spider Ferns w/ Stereo Creeps, The Valley & Infinite Flux at The Josephine Seattle, WA.
13 • Apr / 2014 • The Spider Ferns w/ Midday Veil & Swahili at The Swillery Bellingham, WA.
13 • Apr / 2014 • The Spider Ferns at The Crocodile Seattle, WA.
"We make music late at night in a converted barn at the base of a small mountain" The Spider Ferns create dark, sophisticated electronic pop with heavy downtempo beats and striking, seductive vocals.
Known for their spellbinding performances, the band combine large scale, illuminated textile installations into their shows, masterfully transporting their audiences and solidifying the band as both an aural and visual powerhouse.
Formed in 2012 as an experimental lo-fi project, The Spider Ferns are Kelly Fleek: Vocals / Bass / Guitar / Wavedrum and Alton Fleek: Guitar / Bass / Keys / Programming. The duo divides their time between two worlds, living both in a converted barn on 6 woodland acres and a secluded bungalow in Seattle. The band first released the live, lo-fi album "Star Crossed"  that was recorded in their barn north of Seattle in one take. "Star Crossed" was viewed by the pair as a workbook and catalyst for their emergence as an electronic band. Their debut electronic album "Soon Enough"  established the band as a powerful new force in the Seattle music scene. "Safety", the duo's recently released EP  delves further in actualizing and fully owning their sound. Both releases garnering local, national and international accolades.
This duo continues to share the stage with national and international notable acts that include Erik Blood, Methyl Ethel, Vox Mod, Ringo Deathstarr, Purple, Midday Veil, Dengue Fever, Public Service Broadcasting, Crooks on Tape, MRCH, Wild Powwers and SXSW international favorites, JoyCut. The Spider Ferns have enjoyed rotation on KEXP, NWCZ, RKC Rock Radio, KUGS and more. Festival appearances have included Capitol Hill Block Party, Fisherman's Villiage Festival, Big Building Bash, Phoenix Festival, South Side Social and Sonic Fest. The Spider Ferns will tour the U.S. and Europe in in support of "Safety" in 2016 and are currently recording a follow-up full length album, "Blossom" to be released later this year.


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Renown guest speakers at female leadership Power Lunch
May 29, 2017 /0 Comments/in Career, Corporate, Corporate ladder, Featured, The C-suite, Workplace /by Susana G Baumann
Guest speakers will participate at "The 3 Pillars of Effective Female Leadership" 2017 Business Retreat including Guest Panelists at Power Lunch Michele Meyer-Shipp, Esq., VP and Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer at Prudential Financial and Patricia Campos-Medina, Co-Director & Extension Associate, The Worker Institute, Cornell University. Also, Fireside Chat with Adelcida "Adel" Wilson, Speaker, Coach and Author.
For additional information and to register, please visit: http://retreat.latinasinbusiness.us/ or call 848 238 6090
Michele C. Meyer-Shipp Bio
Chief Diversity Officer, Corporate Human Resources
Prudential Financial, Inc
Michele C Meyer-Shipp, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Prudential Financial
Michele C. Meyer-Shipp is vice president and Chief Diversity Officer at Prudential. She is responsible for leading and supporting all diversity and inclusion efforts for the company, and for ensuring ongoing compliance with federal and state equal employment opportunity/affirmative action laws.
Meyer-Shipp joined Prudential in April 2010 as vice president and counsel in the Employment and Labor Law Group. In this role, she provided legal advice, counsel, training and investigative support to several lines of business on a variety of employment and human resources related matters.
Prior to joining Prudential, Meyer-Shipp served as General Counsel of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, and spent four years at Merrill Lynch, where she served as employment counsel and lead of its diversity and inclusion efforts in the Global Wealth Management business.
Meyer-Shipp served as Director of New Jersey's Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Prior to joining the ranks of public service, Meyer-Shipp was in private practice with the law firms of Collier, Jacob & Mills, P.C. and Lowenstein, Sandler, P.C., both in Roseland, N.J. She also served as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, her alma mater. She served as Law Clerk to the Honorable James H. Coleman, Jr. of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Meyer-Shipp is on the Boards of GLSEN, Inc. (The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), the National Organization on Disability, Women Presidents' Organization and the American Conference on Diversity. She is an active member of several professional associations and is a Co-Chair of the Asia Society Global Talent and Diversity Council.
Meyer-Shipp has been named a "Diverse Attorney of the Year" by the New Jersey Law Journal, and has received numerous honors including the Oliver Randolph Award from the Garden State Bar Association, the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association's Women's Initiative and Leaders in Law (WILL) Platinum Award for the Corporate Sector, and was recently inducted into the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance Hall of Fame. She has made the Black Enterprise list of Top Executives in Corporate Diversity for three consecutive years, and has also been named one of the "Most Powerful & Influential Women of the Tri-State Area" by The Tri-State Diversity Council.
In 2017, Meyer-Shipp was honored with the Winds of Change Award in the individual category by The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, and has been recognized by Seton Hall Law School for her work in advancing diversity in the New Jersey legal community. In her free time, Michele enjoys spending time with her husband and their three sons.
Patricia Campos-Medina Bio
Patricia Campos-Medina, Co-Director and Extension Associate, Workers Institute at Cornell University and President, Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC of NJ
Patricia Campos-Medina is a nationally recognized labor and political leader with more than 20 years experience on grassroots and labor organizing, coalition building, electoral campaigns at the local and national level.
She is a leadership development professional with the Workers Institute at Cornell University, leading leadership development and education programming for Local and National leaders in the labor and non-profit sector. She is the President of Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC of NJ, and a co-founder Board member of PODER PAC (Washington DC), two organizations focused on developing Latinas leaders to run for political office and increase representation of Latinas in politics.
She is considered a policy expert on workers rights, Latino voting rights, trade and US immigration policy. Because of her expertise on trade policy and worker rights, Patricia served on the Transition Team of President Barack Obama in 2008, and served as a staff member of the United States Office on Trade under Pres. Bill Clinton and Pres. George Bush. As a political consultant with her own firm Campos Strategies, Patricia has worked on the electoral campaigns of Governor Jon Corzine, Mayor and Senator Cory Booker, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Mayor Wilda Diaz of Perth Amboy and many other state-wide races in NJ. She has served on national roles as both Legislative and Political Director for several major international labor unions such as SEIU, UNITEHERE and UNITE.
Patricia holds a BS and MS from Cornell University and is currently pursuing at PhD from the Division of Global Affairs, Rutgers University-Newark. She is the proud wife of Robert Medina and the mother of twin boys Diego and Enrique.
Adelcida "Adel" Wilson Bio
Adel Wilson is a Best-selling author, Territory Sales Business Manager, Speaker and Coach
Adel Wilson, is a Territory Business Sales Manager in NYC for a leading international Pharmaceutical company. She is the bestselling author of Pharma Success Secrets: 12 Winning Strategies to Get your Foot in the Door and Launch a Successful Career in Pharmaceutical Sales.
She earned her Master's degree in Psychology from Columbia University and her undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from New York University, graduating from both with honors. Adel is fluent in Spanish and conversational Italian. She has an eclectic professional background, having started as an Actress and Host and then moving into corporate training and healthcare. As an actress she has appeared in countless productions, including commercials, voiceovers, print ads, film and television. She had a recurring role on ABC-TV's daytime drama, "One Life to Live" and has also appeared on "All My Children".
Prior to working in Pharma, she had a career at one of the top academic medical centers in New York City, as a Physician Relations Manager, where she was responsible for the overall business growth, promotional marketing of hospital services, special events, medical conferences, fundraising, as well as Physician recruitment. She is a former board member and Gala Chair of the Dominican Women's Development Center and is a Telly Award-recipient for "Best Marketing" in a Corporate Video.
As a Corporate Trainer, Speaker and Coach, Adel specializes in soft skill training. Some of her seminars include: Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Leadership, Image, Spanish for Business, Diversity and Teambuilding, to name but a few. Having taught over 50 topics to over 14,000 students from all walks of life, from CEOs and Physicians to Educators and Finance Professionals, Adel has a strong grasp on what it takes to succeed in business. Adel's leadership skills combined with her background in training, entertainment, healthcare, and marketing have opened up opportunities and allowed her to move her career forward, and in her most recent book, she reveals her personal success strategies. Adel resides in New Jersey.
Tags: Adel Wilson, female leadership, Latina leaders, Latina thought leadership, Michele Meyer-Shipp, Patricia Campos-Medina
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Bengaluru gets Rs 667 crore to ensure women
Bengaluru gets Rs 667 crore to ensure women's safety
Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Updated: Jul 3, 2018, 03:00 IST
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By Manoj Sharma
Surveillance, women's help desks, response teams, integrated support system on the cards as Centre sanctions a big chunk for city
Just days after India was ranked the most dangerous country for women in a survey conducted by an organisation, Bengaluru is ge aring up to ensure the city is safe for all.
The Centre has given its approval to a proposal that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had sent to it. Under the 'Safe City' project, the Centre will provide Rs 667 crore for the city (this is the highest amount sanctioned among 8 Indian cities that are implementing the project). The BBMP in association with the Bangalore City Police had sent the proposal seeking funds from the government in December 2017. The project will be implemented for three years.
With this amount, Bengaluru city wants to establish services for women such as surveillance at public places, placement of NGO volunteers at women's help desk in police stations and critical care response teams at leading hospitals, setting up of an integrated support centre for women and children in need, GIS-based crime mapping and analytics, women police outpost near schools, college, bus stands and the creation of 50 safety islands at vulnerable places.
Bengaluru is gearing up to safe for all
The allocations were approved by the Centre in March and the Centre has asked the states to implement the project in the 2018-19 financial year. "Our proposal has been approved and we have three years' time to implement the project. We will begin implementation in November this year and will put it in place in three years. This project will be implemented with the cooperation of City Police. The 'Safe City' project will be funded on a 60:40 basis from the Centre and state," said N Manjunatha Prasad, Commissioner of BBMP.
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Kamienica przy ul. Armii Krajowej 31 w Kłodzku – pochodząca z XVIII wieku barokowa kamienica,  położona w obrębie starówki.

Historia
Budynek został wzniesiony w drugiej połowie XVII wieku. Dom był odnawiany w latach: 1883, około 1930 i ostatnio po 1945 roku. Parter został całkowicie przerobiony w 1930 roku.

Decyzją wojewódzkiego konserwatora zabytków z dnia 30 listopada 1984 roku kamienica została wpisana do rejestru zabytków

Architektura
Kamienica ma trzy trakty i trzy kondygnacje (prócz szczytu), posiada elewację trójosiową. Pierwotny układ, późnobarokowy, pochodzi z pierwszej połowy XVIII wieku. Elewacja, poza częścią parterową, dość dobrze zachowana. Cztery gładkie pilastry biegną przez pierwsze i drugie piętro, zwieńczone głowicami korynckimi, zbliżonymi do florenckich. Nad pilastrami wykrępowane: architraw i fryz w formie kostek ozdobionych główkami aniołków. Krępowanie obejmuje dolną część gzymsu; płyta i syma są gładkie. Niezbyt wybujały szczyt mieści dwa okna. Obramienia okien pierwszego piętra są bogate, skrajne — o obdasznicach łukowych, środkowe — z obdasznicą trapezową. Umiarkowanie bogata ornamentyka wykonana jest w tynku. W tympanonie szczytu jest wnęka, mieścząca figurkę świętego Floriana.

Galeria

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Tadeusz Broniewski, Śląsk w zabytkach sztuki. Kłodzko, wydanie II, Ossolineum, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków, 1970.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Zdjęcia ul. Armii Krajowej na stronie "Dolny Śląsk na dawnej i współczesnej fotografii

Zabytkowe kamienice w Kłodzku
Architektura barokowa w Kłodzku


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Robo-journalists could soon be writing sports reports in the UK
The Press Association is looking at using machines for short market reports, election results and football reporting
Getty Images / Ryan Pierse
Robotic journalism is on the rise. Financial and business stories have previously been written by automated means, and now the electronic scribes are taking aim at sports reporters.
The Press Association (PA), which supplies stories and copy to national newspapers and the wires, is looking at using robo-journalists to report on sport and news stories.
"It will be more a case of offering an extra level when it comes to short market reports, election results and football reporting," Pete Clifton, the agency's editor-in-chief said at a conference in Carlisle.
Over the coming months, according to Press Gazette, Clifton said it would be taking "small steps" into the field and jobs won't be lost. "They are more accurate than when somebody was trying to write too many stories on their own."
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The PA will be starting tests in the coming months, and it will be one of the first times such reporting has been used in the UK. A PA spokesperson in an email to WIRED said it was early days in the project. At this stage it isn't clear whether PA will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to write stories or whether it will produce the stories based on existing data sources.
Staff from the agency are conducting a fact-finding trip to Denmark next week, where it will look at possible options. When in the country, they will be visiting the Ritzau news agency, which has developed its own automated reporting technology.
"It is not a fully-fledged project yet; we have two people representing editorial and technology visiting Copenhagen to better understand Ritzua's solution," the PA spokesperson told WIRED.
In January 2015, the US equivalent of the PA, the Associated Press revealed it was using technology from Automated Insights to produce earnings reports.
"AP now produces nearly 3,700 quarterly earnings stories for US and Canadian companies, over 12 times the number that AP reporters and editors produced manually," Automated Insights says on its website.
Stories are created by data inputs, the company explains. For financial stories, investment data is pulled from aggregators and then morphed into stories based on pre-determined "content preferences."
Since its launch, the platform has also started to incorporate different forms of data – automated stories can now be created with unemployment data from US governmentsources, for example.
"This story was generated by Automated Insights," appears at the bottom of every story written by the robot. In the 24 hours preceding the writing of this article, there were eight stories published using the system.
The PA spokesperson added: "If it turns out there are good solutions already out there, we would avoid developing another one."
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Commentator Cliché Overdrive as Leeds and Villa Win
by Jordan Florit May 12, 2019
The Championship Play-Off first legs were today, you might have seen them if you weren't all footballed out from Kompany doing bits on Monday, Barcelona's defence throwing fits on Tuesday, Pochettino in actual bits on Wednesday, and hattricks and spotkicks on Thursday. Had Friday off, did you? So did we. Felt like a hangover after all that football.
It was back to business today, though, and after a brief pause in dramatic comebacks making a comeback on Thursday, West Brom did their best to stop fans having more of where that came from in the lunchtime kick-off.
Early on, West Brom did their best to play football and looked quite good at it. Jay Rodriguez and his sumptuous manbun had the best chance to score the first goal of this season's play-offs – a fact that is as pointless as it is certain to crop up in the commentary handbook of the future – but Dwight Gayle got that accolade.
I write that with all the confidence of someone who heard the man on the mic at Sky inform me that Leeds have been in "play-offs at all levels and have never been promoted through them." I don't even know if that's true, but by this point I had stopped caring for the commentary, having heard Dwight Gayle described as "a thorn in the side of Aston Villa all season," as if he had donned various guises throughout the past 9 months, putting the ball past Jed Steer for various Championship outfits - in fact he'd scored once in two league games against them this season – and not even the most recent one – and then heard the exact same expression to describe Kemar Roofe when he slotted past Derby's Kelle Roos to make it 1-0 in the teatime kick-off. At least that usage wasn't as banal: Roofe scored on both outings against Frank Lampard's Derby this season, netting three in total.
Back to Villa Park, though, where Steer steered a dipping and curling first-time right-footed effort from Rodriguez over for a corner, with an excellent, high diving save and strong hand. It kept them out for now, but Glenn Whelan got all 'where am I?' and a bit 'Steven Gerrard slip' to let Gayle burst through one-on-one and send the visitors into the lead.
Aston Villa fans were pretty despondent at half-time, and I know this because I checked Twitter and people were saying this like "Short corners? Seriously. When we can't get the ball in the box in open play why try short corners FFS!"But people were also saying things like, "Whelan has been so good for us this year, but we've gotta get Hourihane in for him. Jack is having to sit way too deep to get the ball. Connor allows him to get forward and take people on"and "hope Dean Smith has the balls to bring Hourihane on for Whelan."
I think Dean Smith must have been on Twitter at half-time because that's exactly what happened. Jack Grealish, who still looks a lot like he did when he was in the Premier League – and that is to say a cross between a 70s footballer who only wore shinpads because it is the rules, and a Romford nightclub ejectee – had a much better second-half and Conor Hourihane did indeed come on for Glenn Whelan. He was part of a double substitution after 65 minutes, as Albert Adomah also made way, to be replaced by Andre Green. Those two changes makes this mana genius, albeit a very underappreciated one. Give him a follow.
The opening twenty minutes of the second half saw Villa turn up the notch labelled 'pressure,' and it felt like a matter of time before they scored. That time was 75 minutes and the scorer was Twitter favourite Hourihane.
Grealish was calm enough to slow the ball down inside the 18-yard box, to look up and pick out his teammate, who was criminally undermarked 25 yards out from goal. With a free passageway to make the pass, Grealish laid the ball off for Hourihane to whaz into the far corner. "A wand of a left foot," cried out the commentator. Now, I'm left-footed and I'll tell you this for free: you only ever hear that expression about a left-footed player and I defy you to prove me otherwise; likewise "put him on his right," or "he's only got a left foot," is never reciprocated on a right-footed player.
It was a deserved goal: Villa were playing the better football and WBA were rather economic in their output. It was making for a bout reminiscent of a boxer who makes a career out of losing but seeing out enough fights to keep his license. That was until the 79th minute when Grealish again put it on a plate for a teammate to score. This time he didn't get as far as making the pass to the scorer, because Kieran Gibbs fouled him in the box, so the said plate was the penalty spot, and Tammy Abraham didn't make a mess of things.
Now it was 2-1, and it looked very much like Villa were being given a free pass back to the Premier League, what with Marcelo Bielsa letting them walk the ball into the net the other week, WBA imploding inside four minutes, and then, with the final whistle closing in, Gayle getting sent off, ruling himself out of the second leg. Phwoar – I bet it felt good to get that thorn out of your side, didn't it, Villa?
On to the next game then, and Marcelo Bielsa looked very cool in his technical area, as he always does, in his Adidas Campus trainers. (I reserve the right to be incorrect about the exact trainers he was wearing). Having watched a lunchtime Midlands derby, I was now being spoilt with my second derby – the 32Red derby. Betting companies on shirts. Not a fan, really. Other than that it was a football fashionista's dream: Bielsa's footwear, a Kappa kit that looked like strobe lighting against a night sky, and those wonderful cuffs Umbro have had on their sleeves this season. The Championship has been a little bit sexy this year.
There were home comforts to be found in this tie, no more so than David Nugent puffing around a Football League pitch like he has seemingly done so forever. With Martyn Waghorn pulling up lame in training yesterday, Frank Lampard opted for 34-year old Nugent, who has only scored twice this season, instead of Jack Marriott, who, with 11 goals, had only been outscored by the injured Waghorn and Harry Wilson. The game ended with the home team failing to register a shot on target.
Leeds, however, did find the target; though they kept us all waiting until the 55th minute to do so. When Roofe did hit the round thing at the rectangle thing, it resulted in a goal, as he came in from the right to meet Jack Harrison's excellent low cross from deep. He could have doubled the score line minutes later - if he had a left foot – but he opted to touch the ball right, requiring him to take another to pull wide of his marker, before he saw his shot saved.
Harrison, who played together with Lampard at New York City, combining for goals three times in 20 games, nearly did his old midfield partner a favour towards the end of the game. With a through ball into the box up for grabs, Harrison swung a boot at the ball, missed, possibly clipped the Derby striker, and landed on his rear-end. "Penalty," the referee's whistle and arm movement indicated. "No," replied the linesman's flag. After a brief consultation, the decision was changed and a freekick in Leeds' favour was awarded.
With just minutes left on the clock, the camera swung past Richard Keogh, giving my wife the fright of her life. "He looks like he's done a lot of drugs." Lets hope the pee-in-a-pot-please man doesn't ask, and she isn't right.
The scores were 2-1 to Aston Villa, and 1-0 to Leeds; just in case that wasn't clear.
More football tomorrow? Oh for fish fingers.
JORDAN FLORIT
Wordsmith at The Terrace.
@thefalselibero


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Beware of these symptoms: ER doc lays out when to seek treatment — even if you're COVID negative
Published January 24, 2023 at 12:52 PM EST
These days, our first reaction to a sore throat, cough, some fatigue or achiness is to test for COVID. And when that second red line doesn't appear? Well, there's relief.
But physicians warn that while most people will be just fine — that runny nose is likely one of dozens of benign winter viruses — there are some serious conditions that require a trip to the doctor or emergency room.
Host Robin Young talks to Mayo Clinic emergency room doctor Venkatesh Bellamkonda about what some of those conditions and symptoms are, and when it's best to seek medical attention.


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