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Love your stuff! The colors and textures are amazing!
not bad. more. faster. more.
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You have a great book here man.
my eyes hurt/
Holy cow that's rather good old chap!! I can't wait to see the others from this set.
One question on my rather simple mind though and that is "why is the little guy not cowering fearful for his life?" he is standing there like he is saying come on then if you think you're hard enough big boy!
A normal person would be having a huge trouser soiling moment and trying to be elsewhere at a great speed.
Just wondered mate, all the very best to you, keep drinking and keep posting.
A great kind hearted lumbering bullock
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=209918 = my Sketchbook
Mateja you're killing it ! Seriously those insect mechs are mega-awesome !
<--that's pretty much what I do every time I come here....
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Those bugs are looking great! is the mech for the same project? I think it might me nice is the weapon in his left hand came infront of that cliff he's on and toward camera. Might be nice if his top half were posed a little more dynamically. His back bent forward so he's hunched to counter ballance the fact that his left foot is so far forward? Just think it's a great opportunity to give quite an expressionless character a lot of feeling through his pose.
Love the scale and the landscape!
for fun, started painting over good friends painting, Ross aka Mr. Corlan, and ended up with this
too cool.
wow lovely stuff! great concepts and sense of depth
this may just be my personal preference but I feel like your stuff is a tad gray leaning and the values aren't intense enough
like with the glowing robo thing, I feel deeper/more saturated colors would help create more contrast and create greater impact
but again, just my personal opinion
keep up the great work!
That's awesome!
Awesome... work man....! keep going, dude.....! n come at me for impotent comment.
What an image. I love the hints of red within the greys and browns. Absolutely wonderful.
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Nice work here; That robot you painted is great, excellent composition and use of lighting.
God dammit, I love you.
those aren't 5 stars, it's censorship.
Holy crap, man. You've been killin' it. I wish I had a lot of money so I could hire you to illustrate a pencil & paper RPG setting I've been working on. I'd do it myself, but my stuff looks like stick figures compared to yours.
And the thumbs I was asking you about were for the viking-esque environments you posted a long time ago (some mountainous, village-y enviros). You asked if I'd like to see them, and I said hell frikken' yes.
reused some already made bug mecha design elements and did this one in 30 tp 45 min, still wip
YER FiRED!!!!!!!!! XDXDXD
and ty Dan
last one is best one!
Really nice work mate!
Hi matey, that's just ................ cool! I hate saying things like that too mainly because I'm a really old fart but it just is cool so I guess its ok. I like the cockpit area especially it adds that human element and makes it a military tool rather than a power rangers power up! I have kids and I bloody hate power rangers lol.
stay well my mate, and all the very best to you and yours :-)
A great kind hearted lumbering bullock
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Luxury Link vs. TravelZoo - a case study
I recently received an e-mail from TravelZoo with their top twenty deals of the week. One of the deals was for the Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, CA. I've looked at and been interested in buying the Terranea package on Luxury Link, so I thought that I would do a comparison between the deals offered from the two companies. The TravelZoo deal was per night, so I multiplied the cost by four to make the stay the same length as the Luxury Link deal. The Luxury Link price assumes that the package was purchased for the lowest auction price.
$848.68 for four nights in a resort view room. This includes taxes and resort fees.
$1,176 for four nights in an ocean view room. This includes taxes and resort fees. The ocean view room costs $30 more per night than the resort view room, for a total of $120 for the four nights.
Breakfast for two each morning (around $40 per day or $160 for four days).
Valet parking with in and out privileges ($30 per day or $120 for four days).
$150 spa credits per person ($300 total)
The difference between the two packages is $327.32. For $327.32, you get the upgrade to the nicer room ($30 per night or $120 total for the four nights), breakfast for two each morning (let's say $40 per day per couple or a total of $160), and in and out valet parking privileges ($30 per day or a total of $120). That adds up to $400, so you're spending more but you're getting a nicer room and some great amenities. I probably wouldn't consider the Luxury Link deal to be that much better, but when you include the $300 in spa credits that the package offers, that definitely tips the scale in favor of Luxury Link.
The Luxury Link deal slam dunks the TravelZoo deal!
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12-18-2010, 06:29 PMvery interesting comparison
Michael, I've bought a few deals from TravelZoo over the years, but I don't think that I've bought any lodging deals since I discovered Luxury Link. You guys rock! Happy holidays.
Thanks for the comparison. I still seem to like LL better. I have looked at Sky Auction packages but never purchased one. I heard that their customer service is nothing compared to LL. I have enjoyed my packages from LL!!!
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12-20-2010, 11:40 AMgreat deal, great value but...
on this deal comparing Terranea resort on LL vs. travel zoo, i wonder if 4 nights is too many. the deal itself represents great value but do guests need or want 4 nights versus 2 or 3?
The TravelZoo deal was per night and the Luxury Link deal was for four nights, so I multiplied the per night cost on TravelZoo times four so I could better compare the two deals.
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12-21-2010, 11:00 AMi understand why you mulitplied by 4 nights. i wonder if a 4 night stay is too long which makes the LL deal less attractive.
I have done quite a few Sky Auction packages - in fact, my 1st 2 trips to Guatemala were through Sky Auction and were quite a deal!
Also have done my airfare to Ecuador, Peru and Belize through Sky Auction - never had any complaints. They are starting to get more luxury type properties on the site but also many more bidders so you have to know your rates - I find that some folks way over bid!
Thanks for the tip, Denise. I've heard of Sky Auction, but I've never checked out the website.
Hi dhdanner,
I have looked at Sky Auction packages and airfares. Some seem to be too good to be true. Airfares for up to 8 people sounds great. As more bidders find the site, prices go up dramatically and as you said, you better know your prices and $ limits as not to overpay. That is also true for LL auctions, and the LL Mystery Auctions in particular.


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Homebuyer Top Stories | Homebuying Q&A: Ask Our Expert |
Q: How long do I have to wait after a foreclosure to buy a property?
A: There is no wait to "buy a property" per se, as you can always pay with cash. However, if you need financing, the answer is "it depends." If you walked away from your last home it could take as long as seven years for you to again be eligible for a new mortgage from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, but recent changes after the housing market meltdown may shorten that time considerably.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac guidelines
If your foreclosure was the result of "Extenuating Circumstances," this waiting period could be as short as only three years for a Fannie or Freddie-backed loan, according to guidelines outlined in Fannie Mae Announcement SEL-2010-08 ("Underwriting Borrowers with a Prior Foreclosure"), but you'll need to come up with a 10 percent down payment, and your credit of course will need to be solid.
FHA guidelines
If the foreclosure was through no fault of your own -- you had a drop in income, job loss, etc. -- the FHA has instituted a "Back to Work" program where there may be a relatively short waiting period of perhaps a year.
To be eligible for this program, you'll have to been beset upon by an "economic event" which resulted in a loss of income of 20 percent or more for at least six months... and you'll have to have re-established credit for a minimum of 12 months (foreclosure has cleared, and no other derogatory incidents over that time span).
You'll also have to take a HUD-approved housing counseling course.
Are you ready to buy a home?
Chances are your home purchase will be the largest transaction you embark on over the course of your lifetime. That in itself is reason enough to make sure you're not only prepared but well-educated when it comes time to buying your home. Shopping for your mortgage is at least as important as shopping for your home, because the right home loan can save you tens of thousands of dollars. Especially for first-time homebuyers, the more you understand about your mortgage and the homebuying process, the better off you'll be and the more money you'll save.
Before you begin shopping for a home loan, you need to ask yourself a few questions:
- How much home can I afford?
- How long do I plan on staying here?
- Am I ready?
Before you worry about Realtors, property listings or locking in a mortgage rate, you must first determine how much home you can afford. HSH.com offers homebuyers several home loan calculators that can help give you a sense of your level of affordability. Our How much house can I afford calculator is just the tool to get you started. Simply plug in a few sets of numbers (e.g., annual income, projected down payment, your monthly bills) and you'll get a sense of your price range.
However, while affordability calculators can certainly give you a good starting point in terms of learning how much house you can afford, only you truly know how well a monthly mortgage payment, not to mention taxes and insurance, will fit into your budget and lifestyle.
On paper, you may qualify for a lot more or a lot less than you should spend. So when determining what you can afford, sketch out what you think your life may look like one, five or 10 years down the road. Look at your goals and what kind of money you need to meet them, and where it's going to come from. Decide what payment works for you, and then enter current mortgage rates into our home loan calculator to find a projected loan amount and maximum purchase price.
This brings us to the next big question: How long do you plan on living in the house you're buying? Is this a starter home or a place you see yourself raising your family in? Understanding your life's plans and future goals is not only crucial in deciding how big a home you should buy, but finding the right mortgage product to match.
Sure adjustable rate mortgages have gotten a bad reputation over the last few years, but if you aren't planning to stay in your prospective home very long, these adjustable-rate products offer the opportunity to take advantage of even lower mortgage rates.
Yet remember, it's hard enough to make plans for the upcoming weekend let alone five, 10 years down the road. This is why most homeowners prefer the stability that comes with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. If mortgage rates do fall in the future, you can always crunch the numbers to determine if a refinance can save you cash each month.
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HSH.com visitor and recent first-time homebuyer Eric told us that when he and his wife went to look at houses with their real estate agent, they could tell a home "just wasn't for them" before even stepping foot out of their car. Yet finding and maintaining your dream home has to do with a lot more than just aesthetics.
Owning a home is about a lot more than simply being able to afford your monthly mortgage payments. There are recurring maintenance costs to consider (you should budget saving at least 2 percent of your home's value each year for repairs), property management costs to plan for (if the home you're buying has a decent-sized property, you will have to dedicate a lot more time and money to your investment as opposed to someone who purchased a condo or townhome), and those unexpected emergencies (like your water heater bursting in the middle of the night) that you'll surely have to deal with.
We asked first-time homebuyer Michael Herley from Coatesville, Pennsylvania what was the one thing he wished he knew before buying his home. "I wish I would have appreciated the gravity of purchasing a house," he explained. "Don't get me wrong, our place is beautiful and I love it, but the work that goes into everything is much more than one could ever know. Do not think that your work is over once you have found your dream home -- rather it has just begun."
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As Mr. Herley mentioned, once you've found your dream home, the work has just begun. On a daily basis HSH.com publishes new information for not only homebuyers but for homeowners as well on a wide-range of topics. We cover everything from how to find the best real estate agent, to mortgage rate forecasts, to home equity loans, refinancing and home maintenance. Good Luck.


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HAVERHILL — An iconic but dormant downtown building will get life as an upscale apartment complex with a high-end restaurant on the first floor.
Ryan Guthrie of Stateside Realty Group has received a permit from City Council to build nine market-rate apartments at 2 Washington St., a four-story building that was home to Haverhill Music Centre for more than half a century until it closed in October of last year.
Guthrie said he has an agreement to buy the building from Robert Killey, who opened the music store in the 1950s.
The building, located in the Washington Street Historic District, will undergo major renovations inside and outside this fall, Guthrie said. He expects it will be ready for occupancy early next summer. The first floor will likely be a "high-end" restaurant, he said.
The project continues the trend of businesses on first floors of downtown buildings and apartments or condominiums on upper floors.
The comeback of downtown in recent years has been marked by more than 500 living units on upper floors of buildings, particularly of old vacant shoe factories. The downtown also has a restaurant district along Washington Street and nearby streets. The restaurant to be built at Guthrie's building will add to that district.
Michael Migliori, Guthrie's attorney, said local architect Angelo Petrozzelli has been hired to oversee the renovation and make sure the building is restored to how it looked when it was built in 1882.
Before the building was home to the music center, it was home from 1923 to 1957 to Gus' Market, which was owned by Augusto Fiorentini, Mayor James Fiorentini's grandfather. The mayor said his uncle Frank later ran the market from 1957 to 1960.
Guthrie said he plans to spend about $1.6 million rehabilitating the building, including installing a new roof and windows, cleaning the brick exterior and removing the fire escape on the back of the structure.
The council approved the project last week, but not without reservations. Several councilors said they are disappointed Guthrie does not plan to install an elevator for tenants.
"By not putting in an elevator, you are eliminating a segment of the population from living there and that really bothers me,'' Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O'Brien told Guthrie. "And I can't imagine how tenants on the upper floors are going to get their furniture up there."
Daly O'Brien said she has taken the stairs to the top of the building and that it's "a slug of walk."
Councilors Michael Hart and John Michitson joined Daly O'Brien in asking Guthrie to find a way to put in an elevator.
"I'm going to support you, but this is a severe flaw in your project," said Michitson, adding that he once worked on the third floor of the building.
Guthrie told councilors he considered installing an elevator, but it would be too expensive. He said he received estimates of around $150,000. He also said installing an elevator is not required under the building code or the Americans with Disability law.
"There are a lot of challenges in renovating an 1882 building and installing an elevator is one of them," Guthrie said. "People will make their own choice about whether they want to live there. There are plenty of apartments with elevators for people who want that."
Councilor William Ryan said an elevator would be nice, but that seeing the building redeveloped should be the city's primary objective.
"This is better that letting it rot away and have someone torch it," Ryan said.
Guthrie said he has no plans to convert the apartments to condominiums down the line or spin the project off to another developer after receiving approval to build it. He said he has applied to the state for historic tax credits and that the program requires him to hold the property for at least five years.
Migliori said parking for tenants will be in the new parking garage next to the downtown train station. Spaces in the garage will be included in rental agreements for each unit, he said.
"I'm voting for this hesitantly and against my better judgement because you are proposing a beautiful project," Daly O'Brien told Guthrie. "But if this goes as you expect, you are going to do all right financially. So I'm asking you to step it up and take another look at putting in an elevator."
The Planing Board and Economic Development Director William Pillsbury endorsed the project prior to the council meeting.
"The proposed project represents an excellent development consistent with all of the goals of the city to revitalize the downtown," Pillsbury wrote in a memo to the council. "The redevelopment of the former Haverhill Music Centre building into a mixed-use, market-rate project is a strong positive indication of private sector confidence in investing in Haverhill."


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Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) was established for the sole purpose of managing and operating Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for DOE's Office of Science. BSA, a limited-liability company, was formed as a 50-50 partnership between Battelle, a nonprofit, applied science and technology organization, and The Research Foundation of State University of New York (SUNY) on behalf of Stony Brook University (SBU), the largest academic user of Laboratory facilities. BSA is the legal entity responsible for leading BNL successfully through the 21st century.
As of September 7, 2010, BSA entered into a partnership agreement with BNL and the DOE's Brookhaven Site Office concerning shared mission, values, and responsibilities. One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. Brookhaven also builds and operates major scientific facilities available to university, industry, and government researchers.
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Nice comments by Rick Barnes. Texas basketball was nothing before him, he is good guy and runs a clean program.
I liked Fred talking about RW getting to the line. You can tell he really wanted to say something about how many FT White missed.
Barnes is a class guy. I remember a couple years back one of our guys was hurt and the refs didn't see it. Barnes used one of his own timeouts to get the guy off the court. It was a class move.
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Take mom to the zoo to celebrate Mother's Day. (But don't forget to buy some flowers.)
Mothers everywhere will be lavished with love, cards, flowers and, perhaps, breakfast in bed on Mother's Day on Sunday. On their special day, moms are also being offered free admission and activities at zoos, gardens, golf courses and other attractions around the country. Some offers are free; at others, mom gets in free if you buy one admission ticket. Here are a few for you and your mom to consider.
Take mom to the zoo
On Mother's Day, moms can see the cute zoo babies and all the other animals for free at many zoos around the country, including the Milwaukee County Zoo, the Minnesota Zoo near the Mall of America, and at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, where Grammy Award-winner Irma Thomas will headline a day of fun and music.
Active moms
Moms accompanying a paying guest will get to golf for free on Mother's Day at the Wolfdancer Golf Club at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in Lost Pines, Texas, and at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis.
In Bretton Woods, N.H., moms can take a free zip-line tour on Mother's Day at the Bretton Woods Canopy Tour at the Omni Mount Washington Mount Washington Resort with the FOGO (fly one, get one) program.
And, as it has for more than 20 years, the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park in Cañon City, Colo., will be letting moms in for free on Mother's Day. (No accompanying ticket purchase required.) The park is home to one of the world's highest suspension bridges, at 956 feet high, and spans a quarter mile across the canyon.
It takes a village – and some gardens
On Mother's Day, moms get in free at Old Sturbridge Village, in Sturbridge, Mass., where there will be a "moms vs. kids" tug-of-war and special guests ranging from actors portraying an 1830s midwife to members of the Maternal Association, who will discuss the joys and challenges of raising children in the 19th century.
In Ashville, N.C., moms get in free with the purchase of a youth or adult ticket at the Biltmore Estate. In addition to being the largest private home in America (250 rooms; be glad you don't have to clean them), the Biltmore has elaborate gardens and grounds designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
"Edith Vanderbilt, Biltmore's original mom, was a great mom and hostess who entertained many families over the decades," said LeeAnn Donnelly, spokeswoman for the Biltmore Estate. "We celebrate moms today keeping her flare for hospitality in mind."
Hershey Gardens, the 23-acre botanical garden in Hershey, Penn., is celebrating its 75th anniversary and is offering free general admission to moms on May 13. So is the nearby Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue.
And for families who want to begin celebrating Mother's Day weekend early, keep in mind that National Public Gardens Day takes place this year on Friday, May 11, and offers free admission to moms – and anyone who downloads a coupon – at dozens of public gardens around the country.
Of course, after all that golfing, zip-lining and walking through gardens, a relaxing session at a spa might be in order. Throughout Mother's Day weekend, street teams will be roaming 15 U.S. cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Buffalo, San Francisco, Miami, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Milwaukee and Cleveland) handing out SpaFinder.com gift cards worth $100, along with tote bags filled with flowers, coupons and other goodies.
Why would attractions, golf courses and spas want to shower all this (free) love on moms? "Because getting you in the doors now can pay long-term dividends for them if you become a repeat visitor or recommend the attraction to your friends and family," said Andrew Schrage, co-owner of Money Crashers Personal Finance.
Doesn't "nothing in life is truly free" sound like something a wise mom would tell you?
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DX11: Alien Versus Predator - Lost Planet 2
We've been receiving numerous requests if it was possible to include the following two DX11 titles, Alien vs predator and Lost Planet 2. Initially we left these two titles out as AVP is really ATI optimized and Lost planet 2 is rather NVIDIA savvy. None the less, we will start gathering results from them in a single chart kind of way. But bare in mind that we find both titles a little biased to either of the manufacturers.
DX11: Alien Versus Predator
As with many of the already released DirectX 11 benchmarks, the Aliens vs. Predator DirectX 11 benchmark leverages your DirectX 11 hardware to provide an immersive game play experience through the use of DirectX 11 Tessellation and DirectX 11 Advanced Shadow features. In Aliens vs. Predator, DirectX 11 Geometry Tessellation is applied in an effective manner to enhance and more accurately depict HR Gigers famous Alien design. Through the use of a variety of adaptive schemes, applying tessellation when and where it is necessary, the perfect blend of performance and visual fidelity is achieved with at most a 4% change in performance. Your DirectX 11 hardware also allows for higher quality, smoother and more natural looking shadows as well.
DirectX 11 Advanced Shadows allow for the rendering of high-quality shadows, with smoother, artifact-free penumbra regions, which otherwise could not be realized, again providing for a higher quality, more immersive gaming experience.
You can try the benchmark yourself, download here.
We measure in 1920x1200 at 4xAA and 16X anisotropic filtering to more heavily stress the graphics cards being tested and all image quality settings have been set to the highest possible with the help of a customized configuration file.
Over time of course this chart will build up with more and more results.
DX11: Lost Planet 2
The Lost Planet 2 Benchmark can be downloaded here, you can measure the performance of your system and see first-hand how DirectX11.
A decade has passed since the first game, and the face of E.D.N. III has changed dramatically. Terra forming efforts have been successful and the ice has begun to melt, giving way to lush tropical jungles and harsh unforgiving deserts. Players will enter this new environment and follow the exploits of their own customized snow pirate on their quest to seize control of the changing planet.
Guru3D utilizes test B - The primary purpose of Test B is to push the PC to its limits and to evaluate the maximum performance of the PC. It utilizes many functions of Direct X11 resulting in a very performance-orientated, very demanding benchmark mode.
We measure in 2560x1600 to stress the card a little more. We apply 4xMSAA and 16X Anisotropic Filtering to more heavily traumatize the graphics card being tested and all image quality settings have been set to the highest possible. Here as well, over time of course, this chart will build up with more and more results.
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Taking their name from a book by Greil Marcus, the Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower formed in San Diego, CA, in 2001, comprised of Brandon Welchez (vocals/sax), Chuck Rowell (guitar), Brian Hill (drums), and Dan Maier (bass). They appeared on the scene with a cacophonous jazz-punk-hardcore hybrid on the 2003 full-length Dissertation, Honey, released through Happy Couples Never. The band followed up with the If You Cut Us, We Bleed EP, which showed its sound beginning to veer away from jazz overtones and focusing more on an aggressive and discordant post-hardcore attack that would fit in with the crew at One-Three-G Records. Both releases were received to high fan and critical praise. The quartet was known for an especially incendiary and confrontational live show, and subsequent tour dates found the band challenging audiences nationwide alongside acts like Q and Not U, the Locust, and the Ex. In 2004 an earlier split EP with Washington's Necktie Party was reissued, and the Plot inked a deal with Revelation Records mid-year. The nihilistic, sexual, and attitude-laced punk snot of their experimental second full-length, Love in the Fascist Brothel, appeared in early 2005; the album also featured the recorded debut of new bassist Willy Graves. Extensive touring at home and abroad continued spreading their gospel throughout the year, including an impressive appearance at March's SXSW and spring dates with the Blood Brothers; back home the Plot further won the San Diego Music Award for Best Punk Act, an honor they received again in 2006. Also in 2006, the EP INRI was released on Art Fag and the guys stayed on the road through the end of fall. But in September, the Plot announced that their current tour dates would be their last, as following a final hometown show, they would be disbanding. A seven-song mini-album entitled Saviours and Suckers was released posthumously by One-Three-G. ~ Corey Apar
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Lido Beach Resort Ocean View 2BR in Sarasota Beachfront in Lido Key
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Lido Beach Spectacular Ocean View. St. Armands Circle. Close to many shops, resaurants and
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Zimbabwe national cricket team
Zimbabwe | |
Zimbabwe cricket crest
Test status acquired | 1992 |
First Test match | v India at Harare Sports Club, Harare, 18–22 October 1992 |
Captain | Brendan Taylor |
Coach | [1] |
Official ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | N/A (Test) 11th (ODI) [1] |
Test matches – This year |
88 4 |
Last Test match |
vs Bangladesh at Harare, Zimbabwe, 25–29 April 2013 |
Wins/losses – This year |
10/55 1/3 |
As of 22 May 2013 |
The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket (formerly known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union or ZCU). Zimbabwe is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International status.
Before Test status[edit]
In common with all the other full members of the I.C.C., Zimbabwe had a cricket team before it achieved Test status.
A brief summary of key moments:
- Rhodesia was represented in the South African tournament, the Currie Cup, between the wars, and then again from 1946.
- Following independence in 1980, the country began to play more international cricket.
- On 21 July 1981, Zimbabwe was elected an associate member of the ICC.
- Zimbabwe then participated in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, as well as the 1987 and 1992 events.[2]
Test status[edit]
Zimbabwe played its first Test match in 1992 (against India at Harare resulting in a draw), becoming the ninth Test nation.[3]
Zimbabwe's early Test performances were consistently weak, leading to suggestions that they had been granted Test status prematurely. In the one-day arena, however, the team soon became competitive, if not particularly strong. In particular, world respect was gained for their fielding ability. After a series of poor Test performances following the resignation of several senior players, the Zimbabwean team was voluntarily suspended from Test cricket in late 2005 by its cricket board, with ICC encouragement.[4]
In August 2011, Zimbabwe resumed playing Test cricket when they hosted Bangladesh in a one-off match, almost six years after their last Test. Zimbabwe were the winners, beating Bangladesh by 130 runs.[5]
In spite of his team's difficulties, wicket-keeper/batsman Andy Flower was at one point rated the best batsman in world cricket. During this era, Zimbabwe also produced such cricketers as Flower's brother Grant, and allrounders Andy Blignaut and Heath Streak (who was later appointed national captain). Murray Goodwin was also a world-class batsman; following his retirement from international cricket, he has scored heavily for Sussex. Another world-class batsman was David Houghton, who holds the record for the highest individual test score for Zimbabwe of 266 against Sri Lanka in 1994/95. Sometime captain and middle order batsman Alistair Campbell, leg-spinning all rounder Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, and pace bowler/opener Neil Johnson were other important contributors for Zimbabwe on the world stage at this time.
With the appearance of some quality players, a breakthrough was achieved in levels of performance in the late 1990s where the Zimbabwean team began winning Tests against other nations, which included a series win against Pakistan. Unfortunately, the political situation in Zimbabwe declined at around the same time, which had a detrimental effect on the national team's performances.
Zimbabwe excelled at the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup coming in fifth place in the Super Sixes, only missing out on a semi-final place due to having an inferior net run-rate than New Zealand.
The 2003 World Cup[edit]
Increasing politicisation of cricket, including selectorial policy, along with the declining situation in Zimbabwe disrupted the 2003 Cricket World Cup, which was jointly hosted by Zimbabwe and South Africa.
England forfeited a match scheduled to be played in Zimbabwe, risking their own progress through the competition, citing "security concerns" as their reason.
Zimbabwean players Andy Flower and fast bowler Henry Olonga wore black armbands, for "mourning the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe. Both were immediately dismissed from the team and applied for political asylum overseas. This public political protest caused considerable embarrassment to the co-hosts and disrupted team harmony.[6] [7]
Since the 2003 World Cup, with a succession of Zimbabwe's best players ending their international careers early, a new side began to develop, featuring the likes of Travis Friend, Andy Blignaut, Hamilton Masakadza, Douglas Hondo, Craig Wishart, Ray Price, Sean Ervine, Mark Vermeulen, Tatenda Taibu, Elton Chigumbura, Prosper Utseya, Dougie Marillier, and Barney Rogers. Whilst not of the same calibre of Streak, Goodwin, and the Flower brothers, this new breed of predominantly multi-disciplined players formed a solid backbone to a competitive, if usually unsuccessful, side.
In late 2003, Zimbabwe toured Australia in a two-match series. The series was more memorable for Australian opener Matthew Hayden's innings in the first Test – in which he overcame a back strain to score a then record 380 runs – than for the Zimbabwean performance.[8]
The Streak affair[edit]
In 2004, captain Heath Streak was sacked by the ZCU (now Zimbabwe Cricket), prompting a walkout by 14 other players in protest against political influence in the team's management and selection policies. A scheduled tour by Sri Lanka went ahead, but this was a lopsided affair, with Zimbabwe represented by fringe players who were not of international standard.[9] [10]
Because of this, the ZCU accepted that Zimbabwe were to play no further Test cricket in 2004, though its status as a Test nation was unaffected.[11]
In early 2005, Heath Streak was reinstated into the national side, but the political situation in Zimbabwe involving Operation Murambatsvina disrupted the Zimbabwean team. During overseas tours, the players were often said to be buying necessities which were unavailable – or prohibitively expensive – at home, as opposed to the souvenirs which other touring teams would purchase.
In 2005 an agreement was signed which led to the return of many of the rebels to the Zimbabwe side.[12] However, results failed to improve as in March Zimbabwe lost both their Tests on tour against South Africa by an innings. Worse was to follow in August, when they were crushed on home soil by New Zealand, in a match that was completed in just two days, instead of the usual five. In the process, Zimbabwe were humiliated; they became only the second side in Test history (after India in 1952) to be bowled out twice in the space of one day. Then they lost both their tests to India at home later in September. After the series against India, Streak announced his retirement from international cricket, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered team.
By November 2005, the players were once again in dispute with Zimbabwe Cricket over political interference in the management of the game as well as contract negotiations, and the new captain, Tatenda Taibu, resigned from international cricket. By then the team had been further weakened by the departure of the likes of Dougie Marillier, Craig Wishart and Sean Ervine, all of whom retired in protest and expressed disillusionment in the local cricket hierarchy.
By January 2006, 37 Zimbabwean cricketers had failed to receive any offer of renegotiation talks from Zimbabwe Cricket after their contracts with the board had expired. This body of players demanded that the chairman and managing director of Zimbabwe cricket, Peter Chingoka and Ozias Bvute, be removed from office for there to be any hope for the players to return to the international stage.
On 6 January 2006, the Sports and Recreation Commission, a division of the Zimbabwean government, took over the offices of Zimbabwe Cricket. The apparent takeover has resulted in the firing of all whites and Asians among the board directors, because of "their racial connotations and saving their own agendas and not government policy" according to Gibson Mashingaidze, an army brigadier and chairman of the government's Sports and Recreation Commission.
An interim board was appointed as the new leading party of cricket in Zimbabwe, with Peter Chingoka appointed as the committee's head. Given Chingoka's close ties to Bvute, it is likely that the latter will continue in his post as well.
Self-imposed international suspension[edit]
On 18 January 2006, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that they were suspending the playing of Test cricket for the rest of the year.[13] Zimbabwe's coach Kevin Curran said that Zimbabwe were aiming to play their next Test against the West Indies in November 2007.[14] It is currently felt by observers[who?] that the Zimbabwean national team is not of sufficient Test standard, and that competing against Full Member sides would do little to improve standards, given the likely one-sided nature of the games. Bangladesh, for a long time seen as the 'whipping boys' of Test cricket, recorded their first win against Zimbabwe, and are now generally regarded as being of a superior standard. On 8 August 2011, Zimbabwe recorded a resounding victory in the one test match series over Bangladesh, played in Harare.
Domestically, the Logan Cup – Zimbabwe's first class competition played amongst the provinces – was cancelled in 2006 for the first time since its inception over a century ago (though the Cup was not played during some of the years of the World Wars). This was widely seen as due to concern by ZC that the standard of play would be so poor as to be both not worthwhile and potentially harmful to the external image of cricket in Zimbabwe. The one-day trophy, the Faithwear Cup, was contested, and drew complaints from observers that the quality was less than club level. As well as player exodus, the main reason for this catastrophic fall in standards was put down to wrangling within Zimbabwe Cricket, where internal politics motivated the removal of the historic provinces and their replacement with revamped, newly designated provincial teams. Zimbabwe's economic collapse led to scanty attendance at games and players not receiving their salaries for long periods of time.
In a further harmful incident, ex-player Mark Vermeulen was arrested after attempting to burn down ZC's offices, and successfully destroying the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy's premises. In a nation in increasing social and economic turmoil, such facilities are hard to replace, and their loss has proven difficult to manage for a cricket administration already short of top quality facilities.
2007 Cricket World Cup[edit]
In the period coming up to the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, and to stop a similar exodus of players after the 2003 World Cup, the selected players were asked to sign a new contract. The players were summoned to meet Ozias Bvute, Zimbabwe Cricket's managing director, a week or so before they were due to set off and given an ultimatum – sign the contract on offer or be removed from the squad. It is understood that they were not allowed to take advice and were told they had to make the decision there and then.
One player told his team-mates that there were certain things contained in the contracts that needed clarification. He was summoned back into Bvute's office and warned that it was a take-it-or-leave-it offer: this player was later revealed to be Anthony Ireland.[15] Another said that when he told Bvute he wanted to consult with friends, Bvute picked up the phone and called Kenyon Ziehl, the head of selection, and told him he wanted the player replaced in the squad. Unsurprisingly, the player backed down and signed.
In light of the poor state of Zimbabwe's finances, and that Zimbabwe Cricket had to borrow around US$1 million in early 2007 pending receipt of monies from the World Cup to help them over an ongoing cash crisis, the board agreed to pay match fees in US dollars. The players are being paid US$2000 per appearance and a series of US$500 bonuses based on wickets taken and fifties scored. The maximum payment was believed to be capped at around US$8000. However, fees will not be paid until June 2007 to stop the exodus and help cash flow.[16]
The spectre of continued problems with the ZC board has influenced some players to cut their losses and seek to finish their careers abroad: Ireland accepted a contract to play for Gloucestershire during 2007, while opener Vusi Sibanda also left. More are thought to be considering following suit.
Twenty20 World Championship[edit]
Zimbabwe upset Australia in its opening match of the Twenty20 World Championship in Cape Town, defeating them by 5 wickets. Brendan Taylor led the way for Zimbabwe, with first class wicket keeping (a catch, stumping and run out) and a crucial unbeaten 60 from 45 deliveries. He was man of the match. They then lost to England by 50 runs, meaning they exited the tournament at the first stage due to their net run rate being inferior to both Australia and England after Australia beat England in the other group game.
2007–2008 season[edit]
There was more encouraging news in October 2007, when it was announced that Zimbabwe would compete in all three domestic competitions in South Africa as part of Cricket South Africa's attempts to improve the standard of cricket in Zimbabwe. [2] However, their participation in the above competitions was thrown into doubt when the plans were postponed pending a Cricket South Africa board meeting.[17] A compromise was reached in late November, meaning Zimbabwe will take part in the MTN Domestic Championship and the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series, but not the SuperSport Series as originally planned.[18] Instead, they played three first-class four-day games against a South African Composite XI made up of franchise and provincial players. The three games, in Paarl, Potchefstroom, and Kimberley were all won by Zimbabwe.[19]
In between those games, they played a five match One Day International series against the West Indies, scoring an upset win in the opening match[20] before losing the series 3–1. The final match was abandoned due to rain.[21]
ICC World Cup 2011 and return to Test cricket[edit]
Zimbabwe started their World Cup campaign with a 91 run defeat by Australia at Ahmadabad on 21 February 2011. They then recorded a comfortable victory over Canada, before losing by 10 wickets to New Zealand on 4 March 2011. Further heavy defeats by Sri Lanka and Pakistan followed, before a consolation victory over Kenya was achieved in Zimbabwe's final game of the tournament. After these defeats, opening batsman Brendan Taylor was announced as captain of all formats on 24 June 2011, replacing Elton Chigumbura.
Zimbabwe returned to test match cricket on 4 August 2011, after a six-year exile. They hosted Bangladesh in a one-off test match at Harare. The national team's re-introduction to Test cricket was successful, as they beat Bangladesh by 130 runs.[5]
Return to Test Cricket[edit]
As part of the lead-up to their Test return, Zimbabwe Cricket announced major upgrades to the Harare Sports Club and Mutare Sports Club grounds.[22] Plans for a new Test ground at Victoria Falls were also revealed.[23] ZC also signed a three-year deal with Reebok worth $1mn. The deal will see Reebok sponsor the Domestic competitions and make the kits of the Zimbabwean national cricket team.[24]
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh[edit]
Zimbabwe played their first test match, after regaining their test status, against Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. The only test started on Thursday 4 August 2011. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first. Zimbabwe won the test on day five by 130 runs.
- Bangladesh, who chose to field
- Zimbabwe won the one-off match
ODI win vs New Zealand[edit]
Zimbabwe were thrashed in all the formats by Pakistan. After this they played a home series with New Zealand. They were defeated 2–0 in the Twenty20 series, and New Zealand were 2–0 up in the ODI series. The final ODI was being played at the Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo. They were at a 12-match losing streak at that time.
Furthermore, when batting first, New Zealand scored 328 in 50 overs, nobody gave Zimbabwe a chance of winning. The Zimbabweans have never chased an ODI total in excess of 300 before. However, they did it successfully for the first time in their history.
Zimbabwe's main aim in the innings break was to lose with dignity. When opener Vusi Sibanda was out for a duck, even that seemed to be a tall order, but skipper Brendan Taylor changed the entire complexion of the match. Taylor scored a brilliant 75 before he was dismissed fresh from the centuries he scored from the last games.
After Taylor's dismissal, Tatenda Taibu's speedy fifty kept Zimbabwe in the hunt. However, the match-changing partnership was between the two all-rounders Malcolm Waller and Elton Chigumbura. Waller played one of the greatest innings in ODI history as he scored 99*. In the end, he even did not think of his century but to just take his team over the line. His selflessness brought about for Zimbabwe a much-needed victory. His partner Chigumbura scored a brisk 47 and was quite unlucky to miss out on his half-century, bowled by Jacob Oram after he along with Waller had taken the equation below a run a ball. When Keegan Meth was bowled two balls later for a duck, Waller kept his cool as he marshalled the middle order efficiently, assisted by a six by debutant Natsai Mushangwe, and then enough support by Ray Price brought the scores level. After Price was dismissed (caught), it was the last wicket Zimbabwe had and the new man in was another debutant Njabulo Ncube. Waller is said to have advised him, "'No matter what happens, if I get bat on ball, let's take the run.' And the run they did take, thereby recording a legendary victory for Zimbabwe. According to an interview later, Waller said that he was thinking of a swing and get the ball over the ground so that both his team could win and he could get a century, but later he though that he would rather take the team home rather than get 100,". Waller was the Man of the Match for his spectacular performance, while Brendan Taylor was Man of the Series.[25][26][27]
25 October
Scorecard |
329/9 (49.5 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
- Brendan Taylor got the Man of the Series Award.
- Despite this victory, Zimbabwe lost the series 2–1.
T20 Triangular Series Win against South Africa and Bangladesh[edit]
In June 2012, Zimbabwe beat South Africa in a t20 match of an unofficial triangular T20 tournament where Bangladesh national cricket team also featured. This was the 3rd match of the tournament. They beat South Africa by 29 runs. They also had beaten Bangladesh in the first match of that tournament by 10 runs. In the 3rd match against South Africa, although there were no AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, the South Africa team were very much strong. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza opened the innings and scored 58 and 55 respectively. The wicket keeper captain Brendan Taylor scored a quickfire 38 from 21 balls in the end. They scored 176/4 in 20 overs. Coming to chase, South African batsmen Richard Levi and Colin Ingram scored 40 and 48 respectively. But the other batsmen struggle to make it and went all out on 147 within 19.2 overs. Christopher Mpofu took 3 for 20. In the next meetings with South Africa and Bangladesh, Zimbabwe lost both of the matches and ended in the same points as those of South Africa and Bangladesh. Due to better net run rates, Zimbabwe and South Africa progressed to the final. On 24 June 2012, in the final match, South Africa batted first and scored 146 runs with the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. While an early collapse occurred in their innings, South Africa managed to get back with a fair score as Faf du Plessis scored 66 off 57 balls and Albie Morkel scored a quickfire 34 not out off 23 balls. Kyle Jarvis of Zimbabwe took 2 wickets for 22 runs. coming out to chase, Zimbabwe started well but Vusi Sibanda went out on 24 off 16. But then the captain Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza well built the innings scoring 59 not out and 58 not out respectively. They took Zimbabwe to victory as they scored 150 for the loss of 1 wicket in 17.1 overs. Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets and clinched the T20 series in front of a full house packed with native Zimbabwean crowd at the Harare Sports Club ground. Once it was said that cricket is the game only of the white people in Zimbabwe. But the scenario has changed. Now its no doubt that cricket has touched the hearts of all the Zimbabwean people. Brendan Taylor was the man of the match and Hamilton Masakadza got the man of the series award.
Current squad[edit]
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | ODI matches | Test matches | S/N |
Captain and Middle Order Batsman | ||||||
Brendan Taylor | 27 | Right-handed | OB | 123 | 11 | 1 |
Vice-Captain and Middle Order Batsman | ||||||
Hamilton Masakadza | 30 | Right-handed | RM | 107 | 16 | 3 |
Opening Batsmen | ||||||
Chamunorwa Chibhabha | 28 | Right-handed | RM | 43 | 33 | |
Vusimuzi Sibanda | 30 | Right-handed | RM | 92 | 4 | 10 |
Tinotenda Mawoyo | 27 | Right-handed | RMF | 2 | 1 | |
Middle Order Batsmen | ||||||
Charles Coventry | 30 | Right-handed | OB | 37 | 2 | 74 |
Malcolm Waller | 29 | Right-handed | OB | 16 | 9 | |
Cephas Zhuwao | 29 | Right-handed | OB | 1 | 2 | |
Craig Ervine | 28 | Left-handed | OB | 23 | 1 | 77 |
All-rounders | ||||||
Elton Chigumbura | 27 | Right-handed | RMF | 133 | 7 | 47 |
Keith Dabengwa | 33 | Left-handed | SLA | 32 | 3 | 17 |
Stuart Matsikenyeri | 31 | Right-handed | OB | 92 | 8 | 45 |
Sean Williams | 27 | Right-handed | SLA | 47 | 14 | |
Greg Lamb | 32 | Right-handed | OB | 14 | 19 | |
Keegan Meth | 25 | Right-handed | RMF | 8 | 11 | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Regis Chakabva | 26 | Right-handed | OB | 1 | 5 | |
Friday Kasteni | 25 | Left-handed | LS | 3 | 10 | |
Forster Mutizwa | 28 | Right-handed | OB | 14 | 66 | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Chris Mpofu | 28 | Right-handed | RM | 58 | 7 | 28 |
Kyle Jarvis | 24 | Right-handed | RF | 11 | 1 | 8 |
Tawanda Mupariwa | 28 | Right-handed | RFM | 35 | 1 | 53 |
Brian Vitori | 23 | Left-handed | LFM | 3 | 1 | 60 |
Ed Rainsford | 29 | Right-handed | RFM | 35 | 23 | |
Njabulo Ncube | 24 | Right-handed | RFM | 1 | 0 | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Prosper Utseya | 28 | Right-handed | OB | 132 | 1 | 52 |
Ray Price | 37 | Right-handed | SLA | 93 | 19 | 7 |
Graeme Cremer | 27 | Right-handed | LB | 43 | 6 | 30 |
Timycen Maruma | 25 | Right-handed | LB | 8 | 65 | |
Natsai Mushangwe | 22 | Right-handed | LB | 1 | 0 |
Notable players[edit]
Players are included here because of outstanding achievement or other prominence/notoriety. For a fuller list of Zimbabwean cricketers, see Category:Zimbabwean cricketers.
- Eddo Brandes – Oldest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick.
- Alistair Campbell – Former captain and opening batsman.
- Charles Coventry – Third highest individual scorer in One-Day International match (194*).
- Kevin Curran – Former all-rounder and Zimbabwe coach (2005–2007).
- Sean Ervine – elder brother of Craig. Currently plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club.
- Andy Flower – Wicket-keeper batsman and black arm-band demonstrator. Once ranked as top batsman in Test cricket, former captain, now former England coach.
- Grant Flower – Also played county cricket for Leicestershire and Essex, the latter alongside elder brother Andy. Batting coach for Zimbabwe following retirement.
- Neil Johnson – Born in Salisbury (now Harare). An allrounder, opened both the batting and bowling for his country in 1999 World Cup. He won three Man-of-the-Match awards and was influential in Zimbabwe's qualification to the Super 6 stage of the tournament.
- Murray Goodwin – Born in Salisbury (now Harare), he began his career with Western Australia in 1994. Currently plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and has acquired 67 first-class hundreds.
- Graeme Hick – Member of 1983 World Cup Squad aged seventeen and represented Zimbabwe until 1986. Qualified for England and played international cricket from 1991 to 2000/01. Worcestershire County Cricket Club legend, for whom he compiled 106 of his 136 first-class hundreds.
- David Houghton – Former Captain, has the highest individual Test score for Zimbabwe (266).
- Anthony Ireland – retired post-2007 Cricket World Cup, currently plays in English county cricket.[28]
- Henry Olonga – Quick bowler, musician and black arm-band demonstrator.
- Trevor Penney – Represented Zimbabwe before becoming a Warwickshire County Cricket Club stalwart from 1992 to 2005. Since retirement, his employment as fielding coach (an art in which he excelled) has been much sought-after, currently assisting the Indian national team.
- Paul Strang – elder brother of Bryan. Spin bowler and all rounder, instrumental in Zimbabwe's rise in the mid-late 1990s, current coach of the Auckland Aces.
- Heath Streak – Former captain and leading wicket taker for Zimbabwe in both Test and ODI cricket.
- Tatenda Taibu – Talented Wicket-keeper batsman and also Zimbabwe's first black/youngest captain.
- Brendan Taylor – Regarded as one of Zimbabwe's few current international class players, current captain, became the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit back-to-back One Day International centuries and the first batsman to score more than 300 runs in a three-match ODI series.
- John Traicos – Born in Egypt of Greek descent, represented South Africa in 1970 before excommunication. Accurate off-spin bowler who broke records for longevity of Test career when Zimbabwe debuted in 1992. Popular in quizzes – representing two countries in internationals but born in neither.
- Guy Whittall – cousin of Andy Whittall. All-rounder and former Captain.
Tournament history[edit]
World Cup[edit]
- 1975: Not eligible – not an ICC member
- 1979: Not eligible – not an ICC member
- 1983: First round
- 1987: First round
- 1992: 9th place
- 1996: First round
- 1999: 5th place
- 2003: 6th place
- 2007: First round
- 2011: First round
ICC Champions Trophy[edit]
- 1998: First round
- 2000: quarter-finals
- 2002: First round
- 2004: First round
- 2006: 10th place
- 2009 : not eligible (Only top 8 teams participated)
- 2013 : not eligible (Only top 8 teams participated)
Twenty20 World Cup[edit]
World Twenty20 record | ||||||||
Year | Round | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||
2007 | Round 1 | 9/12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | Withdrew | |||||||
2010 | Round 1 | 10/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | Round 1 | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 0 Titles | 3/4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games[edit]
- 1998: First round
ICC Trophy[edit]
- 1979: Not eligible – not an ICC member
- 1982: Won
- 1986: Won
- 1990: Won
- 1994 onwards: Not eligible – ICC Full member
International Match Summary – Zimbabwe[29] Last updated 18 December 2011.
Test record versus other nations[32] Records complete to Test#2024. Last updated 18 December 2011.
ODI record versus other nations[29] Records complete to ODI#3224. Last updated 14 December 2011.
T20I record versus other nations[37] Records complete to T20I#216. Last updated 14 December 2011.
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Looking back and looking ahead...
2008 has been a good year.
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There have been days of victory and triumph, music and dance, food and wine.
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2008 has been a tough year.
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2009 is just a few hours away.
When 2007 was a few hours away, I was in Madrid.
Same thing at the start of 2008.
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a year ago today, thinking,
"Gail, enjoy this. You won't be back here for a while.
Things in your life are going to change. Big time."
The Spirit spoke clearly to me. I heard. And took it to heart.
I enjoyed those days there. With friends. In solitude.
Walking. Journaling. Taking photos. Reading.
Watching. Listening. Learning. Growing.
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All of those walks, those prayers, those thoughts
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and books and times of prayer and fasting and meditation
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they have all prepared me for this moment in my life.
For such a time as this.
The beginning of a new year, a new support system,
a new way of living, a new kind of faith.
Newness of life.
Looking back and looking ahead,
God has been good.
He has provided for us.
He has protected us.
It hasn't always looked like what we want it to look like,
or felt like what we want to feel.
But it is what it is.
My nephew, who flew back to New York yesterday after spending several days with us, said this to us a couple of days ago:
"We walk not by sight, sense, or circumstance.
We walk by faith, Spirit, and The Word."
I want to thank a few of you who have held on to faith and hope for me of late when I have not had the strength to hang on. Especially Jen, Lisa, Karen, Matthew, Jill, Alejandra, Amy, Shelby, Leonie, Laurie, Jena, Katie, Wendy, Debby, Val, Sara, Melodee, Otis, Joy, Robin, Raquel, and Steve. Just to name a few.
The old truth is new truth.
It is still truth.
All shall be well.
All shall be well.
All manner of things shall be well.
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I decided to stick with crazy firelady, so here she is so far!
-Insert profound statement here-
I hope I will have time to finish this one. Sounds like a lot of fun.
Here are my thumbnails so far.
Hush, little child, don't be afraid;
As shadows twist and mind plays tricks;
Won't you please come out to play;
Not real screams, you're imagining things;
Find what was hidden by the light of day;
These nightmares are real, only in your mind;
How slowly time ticks, when you're held by pixi tricks.
ardentsideburns I LOVE your lava lady! I think she reads as hawaiian, much more than mine!
Hey Guys! What the heck I'm entering too, here's my WIP. Could anybody help me with the face I just cant seem to get it right, I wan her to be a little child. What do you think of her pose and anatomy is it off?
I know children have bigger eyes proportionately than adults but the angle i chose for her head is just a nightmare for me to figure out right now.
near final i think . ..
Yeah it looked like an adult's head....
I didn't realize Loomis went through that in his book. Thank you!
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I still dont know if iam taking mine in the right direction or if i should make her more human like
Here is the WIP with color now. Hows is the head? Are the colors lighting and comp OK?
can I make any changes?
Day one!
CHOW time!
I admit there's not much research behind these beside some facial and outfit reference, but I'm just having fun with this one despite having some horribly broken\twisted anatomy. I'm thinking glowing lava tattos and exploding stuff for the next update, maybe some clothing xD.
Hey Havok thanks for the tip again, Your WIP is looking great man, I love the detail in the hands!
There's one thing that bugs me though, the color of her top just doesn't work with the other colors you've laid down. You were picking complimentary colors cyan/blue and red/yellow then you picked green. That makes the green stand out like he doesn't belong.
I hope that helps Sorry if I am coming off as rude.
tried to make her face a little more hawaiian..
No, you didn't sound rude at all I agree, though, I will have to do something else with it. I haven't worked on it since that last post so there is plenty of room for change. I was using a reference photo of these Hawaiian girls wearing those colors and and outfit. But seeing how the skin on my design isn't a nice bronze color, I will have to change the top to something else. buuuuut I'm not sure of what...And I don't want to do a coconut bra
Anyway, about your head. The face still seems adult like. It's kind of hard to tell with the current color. I think MAYBE, the size of the bridge of the nose is too big? For a child at the age you are depicting, you want the head to be a little more round. But at that angle, it will be quite difficult to get that right. Google "child face" and really look at their face shapes. They look a little more pudgy with baby fat. Their noses are small, more round and button like.
@Lionsketch: Well, we need to see more human. The 3/4 rule kind of enforces that. right now you only have half a body.
I went in and did a quick hue/sat change. How does this color work with it? I think keeping a hint of green in there while the light from the lava/her make of the rest of the color works well with it. Thoughts? Should I push the color more? I still need to actually finish the upper part so it doesn't look quickly drawn in there.
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I was concerned crazy fire lady didn't seem Hawaiian enough so I kinda stuck some tatoos on her.
Coloring will be done shortly!
Does she strike y'all as Hawaiian at all?
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Thanks much!Well you need to ask your self, what defines the Hawaiian culture? Even though tattoos are popular among Hawaii, they aren't really a "signature" trait. Do some research on the culture and try to fit it into your design.
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I haven't drawn humans in a long time so I'm struggling a bit. I would be grateful for any critique or anatomy help.
I'm really enjoying looking at everyone's WIPs so far! Looking great, everyone!
i don't think i'll have time to complete this for the challenge, but i will hopefully be able to work on it soon at least for my own personal piece. if you can't tell she's shooting out a volcano crater, with the help of lava.
I would actually say those tattoos look more aboriginal than Hawaiian to be honest. I would look into tribal tattoos of Hawaii and Samoa for inspiration and maybe include native Hawaiian flowers or something if you don't want to use traditional dress to show her origins. Hope that helps
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As shadows twist and mind plays tricks;
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Not real screams, you're imagining things;
Find what was hidden by the light of day;
These nightmares are real, only in your mind;
How slowly time ticks, when you're held by pixi tricks.
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@Philipopotamus: The chin & neck area is a bit too defined. Kids are basically just fat people, with giant foreheads, and small features. And it may just be me, but I think the arms are a bit too long.
Missmeowsikins- thanks, i tend to get carried away and render one part more than the others, which is a habit im trying to get out of
Loving the designs guys, some lovely lava rendering. I have not had much time lately but still trying to finish this one, really struggling with the face though.
Here my progess,I tried working on her face a little bit more for me it looks ok but my bro just walked in and was freaked out by it
Eph: I will try and work on the arms too. Yeah they are long-ish.
Havok: hahaha I'm glad i held my tongue about the coconut bra i was actually gonna mention it but thought it was a bit corny
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Second WIP, still got some work to do!
Here's what I have so far, not sure if I should try something more dynamic.
few quick sketches. Beautiful work on here guys.
and final cols
PIXL, I love those lines. Great gestures going on there.
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Worked on this at the last minute I'll have to rush now D:
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Genre: Reality, Cooking
Premise: Hoping to duplicate his European success on American soil, chef Jean Christophe Novelli select nine students to be a part of his U.S. culinary academy. While his U.K. school has been judged one of the world's best, Novelli wants to try his hand on students across the pond. The new students come from a variety of culinary backgrounds, and must complete a number of tasks each week, from baking bread to filleting a fish. Failure of three tests is grounds for dismissal from the school.
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