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So I finally decided to finish this.
It looks way better than the WIP shot I had earlier... and I've now deleted that one... sorry, but I don't want to look at it.
Photoshop + tablet.
Celestia banishes Luna -not necessarily like the story in the show...
This piece is part of the project I am working on.
Enough people have asked me for a larger version... So I've switched out the file. Now larger (1920x1214).
Feel free to use for wallpaper/posters.
Please don't be a shitty person. Respect my work -- don't sell it... etc.
Creations by others inspired by this image:
- [link] a fanfic by ~LordMardok
this is pretty, way better than anything i have ever drawn thats for sure! keep up the good work!
This is gorgeous ! You deserve all the praise my dear
Given that the Lunas are identical, I'mma assume that this is the old version that you want to forget? new4.fjcdn.com/comments/344395…
I just need to know for sourcing/history reasons. I like to know where pictures come from.
Le smug face when you have original photos from 2011... I knew I recognized this from somewhere.
I just need to know for sourcing/history reasons. I like to know where pictures come from.
Le smug face when you have original photos from 2011... I knew I recognized this from somewhere.
This is 4 years old today, and still one of my favorite pieces of art from this fandom. Thank you so much for creating it, its absolutely stunning
This painting has a hint of sadness, but it is beautiful
mmm, beautiful.
Oh my gosh, this is amazing and epic.
But so sad in the same time
But so sad in the same time
I fell in love with your work ever since I first found 'Discordanlty.'
I look forward to see what you dazzle us with next.
Do you mind me using this for project of mine?
Really amazing work right there .
I love the coloring the most
I love the coloring the most
Oh man.
May I posterize this for my new bed room?
May I posterize this for my new bed room?
The skilll
I think they should cover that in the show, Luna's banishment. It would be interesting to see the emotional impact having to send her own sister into exile does to Celestia, from both Celestia and Luna's points of view. It would make the reunion more sincere, plus I want to see more of Nightmare Moon.
Amazing... *____________________* <3
this is actually very beautiful well done
can i use this for my fimfic cover? i think it looks realy cool.
It's amazing!
Am i the only one who tought the colors made it look like twilight. I mean that would be a sad sad day.
I bought a print of this at the con. So beautiful. Framing it and hanging it on my wall.
Hi there, you're my favorite artist in the pony community. I got a large print of this at Bronycon this weekend and got it signed by Lauren Faust, Andrea Libman, and Amy Keating Rogers. I hope to get as many signatures from the cast and crew as I can over time, and I'm framing it on my wall.
Thanks for making such beautiful artwork :3
Thanks for making such beautiful artwork :3
It looks amazing!
this is soooo beautiful!
wow very nice techniques on this. love the ancient look....
A sad day for both sisters, beautiful work
are those chains coming out of her horn?
FANTASTIC Image!
this is amazing
Nothing short of stunning. Amazing work.
This is just beautiful. I have no other words for this. Just...gorgeous. Oh wait, that was another word. My bad XD
But anyways, I absolutely LOVE this picture. One of the best I've seen so far of the relationship between Celestia and Luna. Well done.
But anyways, I absolutely LOVE this picture. One of the best I've seen so far of the relationship between Celestia and Luna. Well done.
Very well done, using the tones and expressions to show happiness and tragedy, freedom and prison, good and evil. The picture shows originality, emotion, and detail, whenever I see it, I fee many emotions, some sadness, anger, and happiness. I hope that it will get the recognition it deserves, and nothing less. If I were a critic and had to rate this I'll give it a 10/10. Beautiful, expressive, and detailed are three words I would saw to this.
Awesome! One question, Why is your DA name Crappy Unicorn, if your drawing is so amazing ?
AMAZING! Really nice use of colors and flow, you really provoked a strong feeling through this piece c:
This is wonderful. I'm in awe.
Three words: Stunning. Amazing. Epic.
I have printed it out... It is now stuck up on a wall in my room
I cant even express how much I love this.
I saw this on a youtube video and clicked the link to fave it...
It's already in my favorites apparently.
It's already in my favorites apparently.
Your use of colours and textures astounds me.


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OT: The Soccer Thread June, 2014
It's go time!
June 12th Brazil v Croatia
June 13th Mexico v Cameroon, Spain v Holland, Chile v Australia
June 14th Colombia v Greece, Ivory Coast v Japan, Uruguay v Costa Rica, England v Italy
June 15th Switzerland v Ecuador, France v Honduras, Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina
June 16th Iran v Nigeria, Germany v Portugal, Ghana v USA
June 17th Brazil v Mexico, Belgium v Algeria, Russia v South Korea
June 18th Cameroon v Croatia, Australia v Holland, Spain v Chile
June 19th Colombia v Ivory Coast, Japan v Greece, Uruguay v England
June 20th Italy v Costa Rica, Switzerland v France, Honduras v Ecuador
June 21st Argentina v Iran, Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany v Ghana
June 22nd USA v Portugal, Belgium v Russia, South Korea v Algeria
June 23rd Cameroon v Brazil, Croatia v Mexico, Australia v Spain, Holland v Chile
June 24th Greece v Ivory Coast, Japan v Colombia, Costa Rica v England, Italy v Uruguay
June 25th Ecuador v France, Honduras v Switzerland, Bosnia-Herzegovina v Iran, Nigeria v Argentina
June 26th Portugal v Ghana, USA v Germany, Algeria v Russia, South Korea v Belgium
June 28th Group A winner v Group B runner up, Group C winner v Group D runner up
June 29th Group B winner v Group A runner up, Group D winner v Group C runner up
June 30th Group E winner v Group F runner up, Group G winner v Group H runner up
Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 02, 2014 at 10:03 AM | 9133 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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Reader Comments and Retorts
Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.J. Sosa Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:09 PM (#4718812)
flip102. Topher Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:25 PM (#4718819)
I don't disagree with you Shooty. But I think it is way too easy for a reporter to look at the risk/reward calculation and decide that it is not in his/her personal interests to ask the hard questions. Schaap has the advantage of not being a soccer reporter. And that Panorama piece was a BBC production so there was some distance there as well. Heck, even the most recent corruption allegations came from the Sunday Times. There are plenty of reporters that are closer to the scenes that could likely produce the same damning evidence and likely could top it. They choose not to do it. I'd love to say that I'd rise above that if I were in their position but I'm not going to presume I would ...103. J. Sosa Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:26 PM (#4718821)
Serious topic:104. J. Sosa Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:30 PM (#4718822)
I've mostly stayed away from the Qatar topic previously because it tends towards the political and this thread over the years has generally been among the most politics free threads on site. But I will say that my feelings on the subject are close to Shooty's. I would like to think that the inaction thus far is due to ignorance. I saw Wilbon embarrass himself on this issue on television recently. I had previously seen the piece by Schaap and he deserves credit. It is an issue that more people need to be aware of, especially in media and his report is one many of his coworkers could stand to watch. To their credit, IIRC, people who don't even follow the sport that closely like Rusillo and Van Pelt brought it up. It was brought up in the context of wink, wink, this is a slow news day, but they did bring the report up. Until more people in the main stream bring the subject to light, nothing is going to happen. Sports media would be a good place to start.
As for the US taking action, I don't mean to be negative, but would a U.S. boycott do anything? I'm not speaking in a moral sense, because a strong argument could be made that morally we should not participate (although weaker arguments could also be made for not endorsing other dubious hosts by attending), I'm speaking purely in terms of impact. Nobody cares what the U.S. does. But if say England, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands also said they would take no part, something would have to be done. I'm all for us taking a stand, I just don't think it will move the needle without some help. I think part of it is that the UK and Americans are sensitive to accusations that they are sore losers and lost out on hosting.
The whole thing from top to bottom is just ugly. It says something about the extent of the ugliness that a man like Blatter was probably the one behind the document dump.
Frivolous topic:105. Howling John Shade Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:30 PM (#4718823)
I think Can to LFC is more likely than not to happen at this point. For one, Rodgers evidently has links to the agent of Can (as he did Sahin and Yesil). Leverkusen has also gone on record as saying an approach has been made, so I think it might get done.
For those of you who watch Bundisliga what are your opinions on Can? The matches I saw him play were in the CL, and I think he was playing out of position most of the games I saw him IIRC. I also saw some games he played for Germany youth teams. I remember thinking at the time "gee, it sure would be nice if LFC could sign some of these guys..."
The World Cup just seems like the perfect opportunity for FIFA and the international community to pressure Qatar into abandoning their ###### up labor practices. I'm sure they would have done it had it been a condition for winning. They have plenty of money, it's not like they can't afford to pay workers or treat them like fellow human beings. But of course FIFA couldn't give a rat's ass.106. DA Baracus Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:34 PM (#4718827)
I'm torn between hoping the 2022 cup gets moved and hoping that there's a big enough stink that Qatar makes real and meaningful changes to how they treat foreign workers.
I wonder whether anyone has tried to get the American Outlaws or Sam's Army to take a stand on this? USSF might begin to care if they announced they would officially boycott the world cup. But really, getting advertisers to drop ads is probably the only way to make them care, and I don't think that sort of pressure will have much effect until we get a lot closer to 2022.
I don't mean to be negative, but would a U.S. boycott do anything?
Gulati is on the FIFA Executive Committee, so comments by him might cause a stir, but probably not. And he won't do it.
The best, and to me the only, way for someone's boycott to make an impact is for a major sponsor to back out, and even then it won't do much if someone steps in and fills the financial void. Money is what got FIFA to this point, and money is what is going to get it out of it.
I wonder whether anyone has tried to get the American Outlaws or Sam's Army to take a stand on this?
They couldn't properly organize cheering at the 10 minute mark to honor Donovan. And USSF wouldn't care, a group of fans has no say on anything they do. The only thing that makes sports organizations move, whether it be individual teams or a league, is either money or monumental pressure from the media.
As for the US taking action, I don't mean to be negative, but would a U.S. boycott do anything?109. AuntBea Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:38 PM (#4718830)
I don't know. If I were a betting man I'd put my money on it not making a difference. At some point, though, don't we have to do the right thing? AS for the politics...I'm loathe to bring politics into this thread as well as I think we're probably the most congenial thread on the site, but...people are dying. I'm not asking Qatar to become a democracy or for Obama to try to score some diplomatic points with this or whatever, or for Qatar to become more "western" in its attitudes towards gays or women, I just want those workers to stop dying. They're spending over 200 billion dollars on this idiotic tournament. Spend 10 billion more and pay the workers and make their conditions safe.
I would like to think that the inaction thus far is due to ignorance.
Conceivably this is true for someone like Wilbon, who cares little for soccer. However, Qatar labor conditions have been in the news for months and anyone who regularly covers the sport surely knows the story by now. Certainly all serious international soccer fans do. I also don't believe this is primarily a matter of reporting, though I suppose it would be helpful having reporters refuse to drop the issue until someone with more authority pays attention.
A U.S. boycott would mean nothing from a sporting perspective, but would be extremely powerful politically. I doubt the accusations of "sore loser" would mean much at this point. I also very much doubt the U.S. will boycott.
You need Brazil and two "big" European countries to make a stand. The only thing a threatened US boycott would do is piss off Fox. I think that Rupert Murdoch isn't going to risk pissing off the gravy train of anyone who has any power in world soccer. That's the only leverage the US has - the US rights generate the most money.111. DA Baracus Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:47 PM (#4718843)
Blatter is still bitter that he got outmaneuvered by Platini (he wanted a US World Cup). He still wants to win a re-election so he can't overtly expose all the FA heads that got their money.
Also, A longish article about Klinsmann.
Belgium's manager used too many substitutes and so yesterday's game against Luxembourg has been taken off the books. Whoops.112. Howling John Shade Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:53 PM (#4718847)
Diego Costa completes his medical at Chelsea, according to the Guardian.113. AuntBea Posted: June 04, 2014 at 01:55 PM (#4718849)
Belgium's manager used too many substitutes and so yesterday's game against Luxembourg has been taken off the books. Whoops.
So I guess I was wrong in my description of the substitution screwups in the Mexico game last night as being unique.
From that article on Klinsmann:
[Klinsmann] has never understood the American coaching custom of deferring to a team's stars.
Is this really an American thing? I had always thought this was rather universal.
Diego Costa completes his medical at Chelsea, according to the Guardian.
Considering his injury situation it seems like it would be smarter for Chelsea to wait until after the World Cup for the physical. Of course I suppose they run the risk of losing him or having to pay an additional premium but did they get a discount for signing him now rather than in July? Doesn't seem like it.
Is this really an American thing? I had always thought this was rather universal.
Never bring facts into a fluff piece.
*sigh*117. Crispix reaches boiling point with lackluster play Posted: June 04, 2014 at 02:14 PM (#4718867)
Costa is perfect for Chelsea, that fee seems a bit low to me. I'm not that familiar with Costa's representation, are there some third party payoffs involved?
re: 112
Thanks for the link. I don't know, I've been largely agnostic on Klinsmann. I'm not convinced regarding his methods, although I would be happy to become convinced if that makes sense. If pressed, I guess I would say his vision of Americans playing abroad is not likely to come to fruition. It is human nature, is an English player going to play in Italy if the money is close? If the money in MLS is close for an American player, I don't think it is realistic to expect that he will go abroad to challenge himself. That may happen, but if MLS continues to grow and the money for top players is competitive, why would a player chose to leave the comforts of home? I think we have started to see this a little bit already with Dempsey and Bradley. It remains to be seen if it is a long term trend, but if a guy gets more money, more playing time, and is a demi god amongst fans here, why would he go be backup on an excellent team like Roma?
Personally I'm not convinced that is an all together bad thing, as it would mean the MLS is growing and healthy. It may be bad news for the USMNT, but for the long term health of the sport overall in the U.S. I'm not so sure. Selfishly I prefer seeing how guys like Donovan, Bradley, and Dempsey fare against the best of the best, but it is not my life. Klinsmann finds that type of view heretical, which is likely going to be an ongoing problem. I don't think it is strictly an American view as he supposes, for the most part if the money is good people like staying in country. This can be seen in places like Brazil. Would all those guys be globe trotting for developmental purposes if the money was equal at home? As the money gets better, the answer is pretty clearly no I think.
I think deferring to a team's stars is more like a "the entire world except Germany and Holland" thing.118. I am going to be Frank Posted: June 04, 2014 at 02:20 PM (#4718876)
Isn't Chelsea just paying the amount for the buyout clause?119. Swedish Chef Posted: June 04, 2014 at 02:21 PM (#4718877)
Rumor is that Van Gaal wants to pay 30M pounds for Strootman. I guess that's a real midfielder, although he's coming off a torn ACL.
Is this really an American thing? I had always thought this was rather universal.120. Manny Coon Posted: June 04, 2014 at 02:22 PM (#4718881)
It's certainly not something exclusively American (just imagine what kind of status Zlatan has in Sweden's setup), but it's certainly antithetical to what Germany is about. It helps that they only have stars of course.
I don't really like this quote from Klinsmann:121. Flynn Posted: June 04, 2014 at 02:44 PM (#4718904)
"We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet,"
To me that sounds like him absolving himself any responsibility for the results. Obviously the USA is extremely unlikely to win, but at the same time, he needs to get the team motivated to believe they can win any given game, which they can, even if winning all them is unlikely. For guy who is down on Donovan for lacking warrior spirit or whatever, admitting defeat before stepping on the field sounds much worse to me than taking off a few mostly meaningless games to rest or whatever offended Klinsmann so much.
This blurb about him is also annoyed to me:
"The second thing Klinsmann believes is that if the United States is ever going to really succeed at a World Cup, a specific and significant change must occur within the team. That change does not necessarily have to do with how the Americans play; rather, it has to do with the American players being too American. Put simply, Klinsmann would like to see his players carry themselves like their European counterparts — the way he used to."
He basically sounds like your basic American player hating Eurosnob you're find an internet board. Our players don't win big events because they aren't that good, not because mental weakness. If anything mental fortitude has been a strength for the team, a lot of biggest wins for the team have been hard fought come from behind victories, often led by Donovan.
I want to support the team, but I really dislike Klinsmann and have long before the Donovan thing.
Meh, Beckenbauer and a few other senior team members basically held a coup against Helmet Schoen in 1974. And I could imagine Lothar Matthaeus undermining a coach.122. Flynn Posted: June 04, 2014 at 02:48 PM (#4718912)
Obviously the USA is extremely unlikely to win, but at the same time, he needs to get the team motivated to believe they can win any given game, which they can, even if winning all them is unlikely. For guy who is down on Donovan for lacking warrior spirit or whatever, admitting defeat before stepping on the field sounds much worse to me than taking off a few mostly meaningless games to rest or whatever offended Klinsmann so much.
We're not winning the World Cup.
One thing that I immediately thought of in regards to that line was how American players prioritize playing time over fighting for a place at a club. It's one thing to know when it's over, but American players will play for a Football Conference side if they get guaranteed PT over pushing themselves to beat out an established player at, say, a Europa League-quality side. It's frustrating - much smaller and worse countries have had many more players play in the last 16 of the Champions League than us because our guys would rather play week in, week out for a mid-table team than fight to get on the bench for a CL game.
American players will play for a Football Conference side if they get guaranteed PT over pushing themselves to beat out an established player at, say, a Europa League-quality side.
For example...
I think Flynn is probably right. However I personally would rather have guys play regularly than sitting on the bench. It may not be right but who is better off; Omar Gonzalez playing week in week out for the LA Galaxy or Oguchi Onyewu playing 12 minutes a month for AC Milan? (obviously that's a bit of a reach in terms of the relative quality of the two teams compared to Klinsmann's example.125. Howling John Shade Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:03 PM (#4718932)
Lol. Apparently the England team sheet released to the media includes all of the players' passport numbers. That seems... shortsighted.126. ursus arctos Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:10 PM (#4718942)
There is obviously a publicity angle to this, but Coral (a major UK bookie) has suspended all betting on Qatar being stripped of 2022.127. being STEAGLES isn't the same as having a STEAGLES Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:15 PM (#4718949)
would it be possible for the mens national team to create a soviet-era red army style program within the MLS? that way, the team could practice and play year round, which would ensure playing time. it would increase cohesiveness and familiarity instead of the team just being thrown together a month or two before a big tournament. it would allow players to develop alongside similarly talented players instead of everyone being big fish in small ponds.128. ursus arctos Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:19 PM (#4718955)
it might actually help the MLS financially too, because they'd draw big crowds everywhere they go, and MLS would be able to sell a 2nd TV package that features the USMNT, since it would almost certainly draw better ratings than vancouver-milwaukee.
I'm guessing that you aren't old enough to remember Team America (the NASL franchise, not the film).129. DA Baracus Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:22 PM (#4718964)
It was a disaster at the time, but there is an argument that conditions have changed enough that it might be worth a new look.
would it be possible for the mens national team to create a soviet-era red army style program within the MLS? that way, the team could practice and play year round, which would help in a couple ways. it would ensure playing time, it would increase cohesiveness and familiarity, it would allow players to develop alongside similarly talented players.
They did that in the build up for the 1994 World Cup, but that was because without making essentially a USMNT travel team, the vast majority of players wouldn't have anywhere to play that wasn't the mess that was the US soccer landscape at the time. Now though, players aren't going to go for that.
It's one thing to know when it's over, but American players will play for a Football Conference side if they get guaranteed PT over pushing themselves to beat out an established player at, say, a Europa League-quality side. It's frustrating - much smaller and worse countries have had many more players play in the last 16 of the Champions League than us because our guys would rather play week in, week out for a mid-table team than fight to get on the bench for a CL game.
Who is doing this? Dempsey and Bradley came back for money not playing time. Donovan as far as I can tell played mostly the in USA because he was happier here, particularly when he was married; he seemed more than willing to stay at Everton if a transfer could have been worked out; he gave Munich a shot even though it did't work out. Gooch tried Milan and some other pretty other good teams. Beasley has played in a CL semifinal. Almost any American playing in Europe has passed a cushy gig as a MLS star and most of the ones that haven't tried aren't really that good, you have to get signed by that level of team before you have a chance to win a spot on one.
We're not winning the World Cup.
Not with that attitude. How many of the teams that have pulled of historic upsets entered in the competition believing the cause was hopeless? When the USA made the final of Confed Cup did they think beating Spain was impossible before they went out and did it? Again it's extremely unlikely, but you have the approach it with the mindset that you can do it, especially when that coach is constantly complaining about the players not aspiring to high enough levels.
1994 was a bit different, as there wasn't a major national outdoor league at the time. MLS has been founded in 1993 with the idea that there would be, but it didn't actually start play until 1996.132. ursus arctos Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:33 PM (#4718984)
Team America played a full NASL schedule in their one year of existence.
Has Klinsmann confused the Conference (fifth tier) with the Championship (second tier) in the quote in 130?133. DA Baracus Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:50 PM (#4719010)
I can't think of any UNMNT members who ever played in the Conference, while he is the one picking guys from the 3. Liga.
That quote was by Flynn.134. The Kentucky Gentleman, Mark Edward Posted: June 04, 2014 at 03:51 PM (#4719012)
I can't think of any UNMNT members who ever played in the Conference, while he is the one picking guys from the 3. Liga.
Not even, Green plays in the league below that.
"We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet,"
You don't really find this kind of bluntness in North American coaching ranks (of any sport, or at least the top four), and I'm kind of curious about whether or not it's a successful motivating factor. IIRC Brendan Rogers basically said the same thing regarding Liverpool's chances of winning the league after they drew with Crystal Palace (at least that's what I got from a Guardian headline I read). I don't follow coach/manager's comments too often in hockey and baseball, but if Joel Quennville said "we're done, series over" after the Hawks went down 3 games to 1 in the Western Conference Finals, it would've been a Big Story.
I try to avoid sweeping cultural generalizations, but I'm going to indulge a little bit in springboarding off Manny's comments.136. DA Baracus Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:04 PM (#4719036)
One of the most jarring things I had to get used to as a red blooded 'Merican when starting to follow club soccer was the stark difference in mentality. Not to go all Sudeikis, but reading anecdotes regarding effort like a conversation Seedorf and Sven had one time was pretty shocking (i.e., all that running about was for little purpose and the crowd was foolish for expecting it, but Sven said he should just to get the fans in his corner). The seemingly defeatist attitude a lot of teams and coaches carry into matches was also stunning.
One of my sons still loves to tell a story about a post season game he played in a few seasons ago. In the regular season his team had played that particular team and lost 5 nil (it wasn't that close). Before the match his coach *cough cough* made some tactical changes and gave a rousing speech about effort and you never know what might happen, etc. etc. My son's team won 1 nil. I lost count of how many shots they had that hit the post. We got one good chance on a counter and scored it. My son likes to say if they played that match a hundred times they maybe would have won once. But they won the one that counts. He always talks about that match whenever he's playing in a game where they are outgunned. The point being, you play like crazy, just in case.
TL; DR, I don't think American players respond very well to a rational approach. We are raised on stuff like Lake Placid and Doug Flutie and Hoosiers and all that crap. Telling us we aren't going to win and that hustle is for suckers doesn't fly. *cue Stars N Stripes, pyrotechnics,Real American*.
Wait, what?137. Howling John Shade Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:14 PM (#4719043)
It was time do what their German-born coach, Jurgen Klinsmann, had been exhorting them to do for months: It was time to play soccer like Americans.
Before Mr. Klinsmann took the reins of the American team three years ago, playing like an American meant, for the most part, sticking to an assigned position and reacting to the other team's attack. To Mr. Klinsmann, a former German star and national-team coach who moved to the U.S. in 1998, the strategy struck him as wholly un-American.
My head hurts.
The seemingly defeatist attitude a lot of teams and coaches carry into matches was also stunning.The built in talent and resource disparities that exist in most soccer leagues don't really have an equivalent in US sports (I guess college sports have some of that). There are lots of soccer fans who root for teams that have no real chance of winning. I think it makes sense that there's more fatalism among the fans, players and coaches.
I'm a believer in the "positive attitude" approach. I saw it with teams in my club: my daughter's team (I didn't coach it) had a bunch of kids who always thought they were going to win, regardless of the odds. They pulled off some incredible results. Another team -- with the same coach -- which was objectively a better team, had a bunch of kids who never got used to being behind. If they fell behind, they got frustrated and gave up. I think attitude counts for a lot.139. AuntBea Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:36 PM (#4719069)
That said, I don't think the US is going to win the WC this year. I'd be pretty impressed if we even got to the next round. But if I were the coach, I wouldn't say that out loud.
Sterling and Valencia get red carded. What are the implications for the World Cup?140. Howling John Shade Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:38 PM (#4719075)
Sterling and Valencia both get reds. Reasonably nasty tackle from Sterling on Valencia who got up, chased him down and attempted to strangle him.141. ursus arctos Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:43 PM (#4719081)
Edit: Coke to AuntBea, and I think the answer is: none.
Ah, apologies to Jay Goppingen.142. J. Sosa Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:46 PM (#4719083)
You're right about Green, too; I keep thinking that Bayern II have been promoted, but they always manage to eff it up.
re: 137143. ursus arctos Posted: June 04, 2014 at 04:53 PM (#4719095)
That is true to an extent, but like Mark Edward says you don't see stuff like that in North American sports unless it is sarcastic (well, you guys in the press say...). I'll admit to a great deal of cultural bias here, but I do think that type of attitude has an adverse impact on clubs. I know players are often aware of the odds, but I think they could do with a bit more Lloyd Christmas and a bit less realism from the coach.
The team I mentioned remains my favorite I've ever coached despite being the least talented. They had no business even making that game, to make that game they had to win (draw meant elimination) a match against another team that was much more talented than them. We scored early but conceded two minutes from time to make it 1-1. The team didn't even hang their heads, sprinted back with the ball to midfield, and was able to score on the last play of the match. Just a bunch of hardworking kids that paid attention and would run through a brick wall if you told them to. The players on the team could barely stand after the match they had worked so hard. Some of those kids are really smart, they knew our chances weren't good. But they believed they could do it, and that made a difference.
I know the rah rah stuff tends to get mocked, but it does matter, especially in a one off.
No World Cup implications for the reds in Miami.144. Swedish Chef Posted: June 04, 2014 at 05:01 PM (#4719107)
Gibraltar has beaten Malta.
Their first international victory over a fellow UEFA member.
And Italy have kept their tradition of miserable friendly performances by only drawing with Luxembourg in Perugia.
And Italy have kept their tradition of miserable friendly performances by only drawing with Luxembourg in Perugia.145. DA Baracus Posted: June 04, 2014 at 05:06 PM (#4719112)
In other words, time to go all-in on Italy winning it all.
#KlinspirationalQuotes on Twitter is pretty good.146. Mefisto Posted: June 04, 2014 at 05:10 PM (#4719118)
The team I mentioned remains my favorite I've ever coached despite being the least talented.
My daughter's team was very good, but certainly not a great team. But damn they were fun to watch, and not just because of my daughter. They just had 16 kids who left it all on the field every game.
Its strange - in the article it says Klinsmann wants to win at everything yet he says that.148. Jose Remains The Most Absurd Thing on the Site Posted: June 04, 2014 at 05:25 PM (#4719129)
During games it does seem like Klinsmann is an energetic, positive guy unlike a raving angry lunatic like some managers can be.
I just clicked on ESPNFC for the first time in awhile and you guys weren't kidding, that is AWFUL. It doesn't look like a professional ESPN site it looks like one of those TMZ sites "12 Stars You Didn't Know Had Bad Breath."149. zack Posted: June 04, 2014 at 05:48 PM (#4719168)
Maybe its just the way I'm built, but my attitude toward playing and my opinions about the likely outcome of a game never have anything to do with each other. I can routinely say "jesus, we're gonna get killed" and go out and give everything I have all the same. I would imagine most professionals are similar.150. Mefisto Posted: June 04, 2014 at 06:00 PM (#4719186)
If anything, coaches (at least in NA) go out of their way to paint the team as an underdog.
Maybe its just the way I'm built, but my attitude toward playing and my opinions about the likely outcome of a game never have anything to do with each other. I can routinely say "jesus, we're gonna get killed" and go out and give everything I have all the same. I would imagine most professionals are similar.
That's my view too, but I saw plenty of kids who, despite being good players, would give up pretty easily if faced with someone better. Obviously, professionals can't have that attitude.
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This may just be me not liking Man U, but there sure did seem to be a number of teams and players that folded at a whiff of adversity against SAF. I don't think such a thing can be quantified, but I suspect it is part (if only a small part) of the reason his teams performed better than might otherwise be expected. Teams expected to lose against them, and that's what they did.153. J. Sosa Posted: June 04, 2014 at 09:35 PM (#4719306)
That's not to take anything away from SAF or Man U, I think many of his latter day teams overachieved. One other recent example that stands out to me is Atleti. IIRC Cox did a piece mid-season questioning whether that level of belief and intensity could be sustained over the course of a full season. I was in the "No" camp, but was proved wrong. Those crazy zealots were down Turan and Costa and came within minutes of taking down Madrid in a Champion's league final. Simeone rarely speaks in anything but clichés, but it is no coincidence that Atleti has broken the hegemony at the top with him as a player and coach. The players and press often spoke of the belief he brought to the club that they could achieve great things. Usually that type of thing is artificial, but not always. True belief is a powerful thing in sports, or at least it is in soccer. Perhaps less so in other sports.
edit not working:154. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 05, 2014 at 09:01 AM (#4719484)
Which isn't to say Zack's point isn't a good one. Players can know the odds and play hard, but truly believing it is something else. At the risk of one too many bad movie references in this thread, the night after that rousing speech I gave the team at practice I had a long talk with my son Henry Winkler/Bobby Boucher style. "Son, you are going to have to do this by yourself, because NOBODY on this team is any good."
Just because you're paranoid...155. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 05, 2014 at 09:39 AM (#4719513)
FIFA is really ruining international soccer for me. I'll watch this one because I'm pretty invested in it, but after that, I think I'll just drift away from it. I don't really need my distractions from my worries to become its own worry.
Some old pictures of Tottenham.156. I am going to be Frank Posted: June 05, 2014 at 09:40 AM (#4719514)
About a third are football related.
I wonder if Platini and Blatter have gotten to the point where they can't be in the same room together for more than five minutes and don't even bother shaking hands any more.157. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 05, 2014 at 09:55 AM (#4719524)
Back to Klinsmann - do you think the complaints about Green stop if Donovan is on the team instead of Wondolowski or Davis? I say this because the only way the US gets to the next level is if it gets better players. Green has that potential. Yes he's only played for Bayern's 'B' team but he's well-regarded by a lot of people at Bayern who have a history of identifying and developing good players. Even if there is a "deal" in place, if you're the powers that be in the US (or Klinsmann who made the decision) don't you have to take that chance?
Sadly, if Blatter and Platini can't be in the same room my dream of the ceiling collapsing on the two of them together can never come true.158. DA Baracus Posted: June 05, 2014 at 10:04 AM (#4719533)
do you think the complaints about Green stop if Donovan is on the team instead of Wondolowski or Davis?
Generally speaking, yes, though people like us would talk about it.
Green has that potential.
Sure, but 45 minutes of playing time in 3 games in the World Cup isn't going to suddenly realize that potential. He'll have the Copa Libertadores, Gold Cup and 2018 World Cup Qualifying to show his worth. In 2014, he's not ready (and I'd argue Brooks as well) and taking a guy who isn't ready is a mistake.
Even if there is a "deal" in place, if you're the powers that be in the US (or Klinsmann who made the decision) don't you have to take that chance?
This is the World Cup. I don't want a guy that I have to entice and then give an unearned roster spot.
Platini says that if Qatar bid corruption is demonstrated, a re-vote would be appropriate.160. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 05, 2014 at 11:05 AM (#4719602)
Platini says that if Qatar bid corruption is demonstrated, a re-vote would be appropriate.161. DA Baracus Posted: June 05, 2014 at 11:18 AM (#4719615)
Which tells me he knows what the report is going to say. Get ready for the Qatar World Cup in the winter of 2021!
Get ready for the Qatar World Cup in the winter of 2021!
I can't think of anything more tone deaf than to make the workers who are in deathly conditions work harder and faster.
I can't think of anything more tone deaf than to make the workers who are in deathly conditions work harder and faster.163. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 05, 2014 at 11:41 AM (#4719635)
FIFA does not care. Honestly, they've been given no reason to care. The money has ALREADY rolled in. Sponsors have signed contracts, tv networks have made their bids. No one is going to boycott jackshit. It's already done.
Spurs transfer rumors to use as an opiate against the pain of FIFA hegemony:164. DA Baracus Posted: June 05, 2014 at 11:51 AM (#4719641)
Spurs are about to sign some teenage "prodigy" named Andrija Balic from Hajduk Split. Chasing the next Modric. Looks like there is mutual interest between Spurs and Dejan Lovren. I can't say what will happen there but Spurs were after him before he went to Lyon and, of course, there's the Pochettino factor. I can still see him at Liverpool, though. As of now, it looks like Lloris and Lamela are staying put. That would be good news!
FIFA does not care.
Yep. I should have added "So of course this will happen."
Aston Villa have signed Philippe Senderos from Fulham. Why would they do that? I though he was easily the worst defender in the league last year.166. I am going to be Frank Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:13 PM (#4719666)
I guess because he's on a free? A defender that barely played on one of the worst defenses in the league doesn't seem worthwhile. Maybe Lambert is hoping for a World Cup rejuvenation?167. DA Baracus Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:15 PM (#4719668)
BTW Skysports website has also been redesigned to look "tablet-friendly". Ugh... I sound so "get off my lawn." Do people really spend a lot of time surfing the web on tablets? I thought people used tablets for games and watching video?
Do people really spend a lot of time surfing the web on tablets?
Yes, and the preference of tablets over laptops or desktops is only going to grow. These sites should Just make the new look the tablet version. It's not that hard.
The problem is not with having a layout that is more usable for tablets/phones. The issue is ####### shitty, lazy web designers. It's very easy to have a layout for tablets/phones and another for desktops. It's to the point where, with the right tools, it's almost trivial to do so. Not doing so is just ####### poor, especially from an org like ESPN or Sky that has basically infinity money to do this.169. Topher Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:40 PM (#4719685)
At the risk of taking a OT thread off topic ...170. Randy Jones Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:42 PM (#4719688)
I work in higher ed. We have a circa 2011 state of the art usability lab on campus to test various designs and the folks that go through testing have their eyeball movement tracked, slight wrist hesitations that don't cause the mouse to actually move, etc..
As of three months ago, we now have a campus-wide directive that whenever possible there should not be separate layouts for desktops and mobile. And I'm not sure if it was explicit, but the takeaway was to make the site designed for mobile users. In the end it was decided that the preference for a uniform experience for navigating the site regardless of the device being used trumped everything else.
As of three months ago, we now have a campus-wide directive that whenever possible there should not be separate layouts for desktops and mobile. And I'm not sure if it was explicit, but the takeaway was to make the site designed for mobile users. In the end it was decided that the preference for a uniform experience for navigating the site regardless of the device being used trumped everything else.
Whoever made that decision was an idiot.
I just tried ESPNFC again partially out of habit. That habit is over.172. Swedish Chef Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:50 PM (#4719692)
The best part is that these unified designs seldom work well on mobile either.173. Crispix reaches boiling point with lackluster play Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:52 PM (#4719693)
Ursus arctos' comment #73 is intensely depressing. They will respond to complaints that the site doesn't work on mobile, and ignore complaints that the site doesn't work on computers.174. Swedish Chef Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:52 PM (#4719694)
When it comes to Qatar, the best hope is probably a bloody revolution before 2022. A long shot, but probably more realistic than hoping FIFA sees sense.175. Swedish Chef Posted: June 05, 2014 at 12:57 PM (#4719699)
I guess because he's on a free? A defender that barely played on one of the worst defenses in the league doesn't seem worthwhile.176. Topher Posted: June 05, 2014 at 01:02 PM (#4719702)
Well, the Fulham defense became markedly worse when Senderos ran off to Valencia in the winter widow, so there's that. Not an exciting signing anyway.
Whoever made that decision was an idiot.
Tunnel vision might be a more polite phrase?
I think the problem with some of these type of decisions is that having participated in both sides of the mirror for usability testing is that you have predefined scenarios and essentially the design that "wins" is the one that gets you from start to finish the fastest. Nevermind that in many cases the user doesn't actually know what the "finish" is and taking some detours along the way is sometimes a really, really good thing.
For a website that is pure factual information, I think the approach of making it uniform and making it mobile is probably the correct approach. For my situation, it probably is for the best that students (and their helicopter parents) have a consistent approach to find the department pages, lists of faculty, building hours, campus services, etc.. However, for any type of news/media/shopping site, however, I think the approach is pretty flawed.
Sorry -- I'll stop being off topic ...
No please continue.178. AuntBea Posted: June 05, 2014 at 01:49 PM (#4719746)
Here is another way to rank the WC teams, based solely upon an aggregate of each player on the roster's club rankings. Probably each player should also be weighted by expected minutes (doesn't seem like that has been done here), but it's interesting nonetheless. For each player's club ranking it uses footballdatabase.com. Link to rankings. The USA and Ghana are tied for 22nd out of 32 teams.179. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 05, 2014 at 01:57 PM (#4719754)
Jack Colback moves from Sunderland to Newcastle.180. DA Baracus Posted: June 05, 2014 at 02:04 PM (#4719765)
Jack Colback moves from Sunderland to Newcastle.
Newcastle actually signed someone and they aren't French? I don't believe you.
Here is another way to rank the WC teams, based solely upon an aggregate of each player on the roster's club rankings.
Interesting, but to me not indicative of much. It kind of ties in with the earlier discussion of which is better, to be a bench player in a better league or a key player in a lesser one?
182. I am going to be Frank Posted: June 05, 2014 at 05:32 PM (#4719952)
Isn't there a fairly famous religious festival (I want to say in Spain) where people dress up in outfits similar to Klansmen?183. ursus arctos Posted: June 05, 2014 at 06:13 PM (#4719998)
Si, senor.184. ursus arctos Posted: June 06, 2014 at 10:39 AM (#4720305)
Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Sevilla, and more particularly the "White Penitents".
Deschamps just confirmed that Ribery is officially out of the tournament, which is a significant blow for France. Reserve midfielder Clement Grenier is also out.185. jmurph Posted: June 06, 2014 at 10:41 AM (#4720307)
Making the Nasri snub a real disaster for them.186. Shooty is obsessed with the latest hoodie Posted: June 06, 2014 at 10:58 AM (#4720326)
Making the Nasri snub a real disaster for them.187. DA Baracus Posted: June 06, 2014 at 11:12 AM (#4720336)
Maybe, but Cabella and Schneiderlin are good players to be able to plug in.
Making the Nasri snub a real disaster for them.
Nasri--and his GF--made his own bed.
Clarence Goodson disagrees:
Klinsmann claims to have told every player in the national set-up from the under-14s upwards that they can reach out to any of the coaching staff, including Klinsmann himself, to clarify the expectations for them. "By email, by text, by Twitter, by Facebook, whatever, you want to do we'll be there. So you can't say a couple of years down the road, 'Oh if I'd known that'."
189. Howling John Shade Posted: June 06, 2014 at 01:19 PM (#4720439)
Sucks about Ribery. On his game, he's a lot of fun to watch.190. jmurph Posted: June 06, 2014 at 01:22 PM (#4720442)
Sounds like Cesc to Chelsea, and Rakitic to Barcelona are close to happening. Blah. Surely Arsenal will try and block the Cesc transfer?
Red Star Belgrade has been excluded from the Champions League due to unpaid debts. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
Sounds like Cesc to Chelsea, and Rakitic to Barcelona are close to happening. Blah. Surely Arsenal will try and block the Cesc transfer?
There was talk last year they had a buy-back clause, but of course Cesc would have to want to return there. I don't think that would be a particularly good use of ~30 million for them, given their need for 1-2 strikers, depth on the backline, etc. Also, he's the worst, and since I'm more sympathetic to Arsenal, I'd prefer he played for a less likable team. Hopefully he ends up at United.
Ronny Delia named manager of Celtic, this is noteworthy mainly for the photo at the top of the article.192. AuntBea Posted: June 06, 2014 at 02:17 PM (#4720478)
Grant Wahl: Why Fifa changed their election rules after I stood to be their president
Is the Ghana friendly against Guatemala being shown anywhere?193. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams Posted: June 06, 2014 at 02:17 PM (#4720480)
Keep the articles coming! I enjoyed this long-form ESPN piece on Suarez.194. ursus arctos Posted: June 06, 2014 at 02:28 PM (#4720488)
195. DA Baracus Posted: June 06, 2014 at 02:36 PM (#4720499)
Obviously nobody here needs to read it, but this is a really good article on explaining soccer to people who want to but don't understand it.196. AuntBea Posted: June 06, 2014 at 03:07 PM (#4720516)
David Villa will be going on loan in the fall. To Melbourne City, Man City's other team. You might remember them from being rebranded from Melbourne Hearts but were unable to change to sky blue because Sydney FC blocked them.
I just found an article from April saying the Ghana friendly today was cancelled long ago.197. frannyzoo Posted: June 06, 2014 at 03:20 PM (#4720531)
I guess I'm the only one here watching the Novara/Varese Serie B relegation first leg. My more precise guess is that I'm about the only one in the entire world watching the Novara/Varese relegation first leg. Novara down 0-1 at half, at home. I still remember that field turf hosting Inter, Juve and Milan not so long ago. Sad, but I love relegation, because it's sad.198. I am going to be Frank Posted: June 06, 2014 at 03:23 PM (#4720533)
Grantland takes a stab at explaining soccer tactics. It mixes too many sports but its a decent enough try to explain the basics. They did miss an opportunity to link to MCoA's analysis in the "Shot Selection" part.199. frannyzoo Posted: June 06, 2014 at 03:33 PM (#4720544)
I was just checking the scores to see when the US played (ESPN doh!). There is still Serie B going one?
Edit: Oh so that's what the Serie B game is about. Wasn't Novara in Serie A a couple years ago?
Frank: That's what so sad/incredible..yup, Novara was in Serie A not long ago. Still 0-1 Varese.200. Howling John Shade Posted: June 06, 2014 at 03:41 PM (#4720551)
The espnfc site actually seems to have gotten a bit better since the last time I looked a couple of days ago. However, they claim to be displaying game times in ET, but the times listed are in PT (for me at least).
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All India Trinamool Congress
|All India Trinamool Congress
সর্বভারতীয় তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস
|Mamata Banerjee
Sudip Bandyopadhyay
|Mamata Banerjee
|Lok Sabha leader
|Sudip Bandyopadhyay
|Rajya Sabha leader
|Derek O'Brien
|1 January 1998
|Split from
|Indian National Congress
|30B, Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700 026
|Jago Bangla (Bengali)
|Student wing
|Trinamool Chhatra Parishad
|Youth wing
|All India Trinamool Youth Congress
|Women's wing
|All India Trinamool Mahila Congress
|Labour wing
|Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress[1]
|Peasant's wing
|All India Trinamool Kisan Congress
|Bright Green
|ECI Status
|State Party[2]
|Seats in Lok Sabha
34 / 543
|Seats in Rajya Sabha
12 / 245
|Seats in West Bengal Legislative Assembly
190 / 294
|Election symbol
|Politics of India
Political parties
The All India Trinamool Congress (abbreviated AITC, TMC or Trinamool Congress) (Bengali: সর্বভারতীয় তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস) is an Indian regional political party based in West Bengal. Founded on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction of the Indian National Congress, the party is led by its founder and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. Prior to the 2014 general election it was the sixth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 19 seats; following that election, it is currently the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 34 seats.
On 18 September 2012, TMC Chief, Mamata Banerjee, announced her decision to withdraw support to the UPA after the TMC's demands to undo government-instituted changes including FDI in retail, increase in the price of diesel and limiting the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders for households, were not met.[3][4]
Formation of the party[edit]
After remaining with the INC for over 2 decades, Mamata Banerjee formed her own party, the "Trinamool Congress", which was registered with the Election Commission of India during mid-December 1997. The Election Commission allotted to the party an exclusive symbol of Jora Ghas Phul.
Performance in elections[edit]
In the 1998 Lok Sabha polls, TMC won 8 seats.[5] In the next Lok Sabha election that was held in 1999, Trinamool Congress won 8 seats with BJP, thus increasing its tally by one.[6] In 2000, TMC won the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Elections. In the 2001 Vidhan Sabha elections, TMC won 60 seats with Congress(I).[7] In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, TMC won 1 seat with BJP.[8] In the 2006 Vidhan Sabha elections, TMC won 30 seats with BJP.
In the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election, TMC won a majority of 184 seats (out of 294). Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister.
Ma Mati Manush[edit]
Ma Mati Manush was primarily a slogan, coined by All India Trinamool Congress chief and current chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The term is literally translated as "Mother, Motherland and People". The slogan became very popular in West Bengal at the time of the 2011 assembly election. Later, Mamata Banerjee wrote a Bengali book with the same title.[9] A song was also recorded with the same title to glorify the theme. According to a report published in June 2011, it was one of the six most popular political slogans in India at that time.[10]
Nandigram movement[edit]
In December 2006, the people of Nandigram were given notice by Haldia Development Authority that major portion of Nandigram would be seized and 70,000 people be evicted from their homes.[11] People started movement against this land acquisition and Trinamool Congress led the movement. Bhumi Uchchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) was formed against land grabbing and eviction. On 14 March 2007 the police opened firing and killed 14 villagers. Many more went missing. Many sources claimed which was supported by CBI in its report, that armed CPM cadres, along with police, fired on protesters in Nandigram.[12] A large number of intellectuals protested on the streets and this incident gave birth of a new movement. SUCI(C) leader Nanda Patra (A school Teacher of Tamluk) led the movement.
Post-Nandigram/Singur elections[edit]
In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress won 19 seats from West Bengal.
In the 2010 Kolkata municipal election, the party won 97 out of 141 seats. It also won a majority of other municipalities.[13]
2011 legislative assembly election[edit]
In the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election, the Trinamool Congress-led alliance that included the INC and SUCI(C) won 227 seats in the 294-seat legislature. Trinamool Congress alone won 184 seats, enabling it to govern without an alliance. Subsequently it won a by-election in Basirhat and two Congress MLAs switched to TMC, giving it a total of 187 seats.
Now the party is trying to get a National Party Status, expanding its base in Tripura, Assam, Manipur, Orissa, TN, Kerala[14] , Sikkim, Hariyana, Arunachasl Pradesh. The party is now main opposition party in Manipur. In Kerala, the party contested from five seats in 2014 general elections.
- Government of West Bengal Cabinet Ministers[15]
- Mamata Banerjee – Chief Minister, Home, Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Information & Cultural Affairs, Power, Land & Land Reforms, Health & Family Affairs, Hill Affairs, Minority Affairs & Madarsa,
- Subrata Bakshi – Public Works Department and Transport,
- Partha Chatterjee- Education, Parliamentary Affairs, Public Enterprise and Industrial Reconstruction, Information Technology,
- Amit Mitra- Finance and Excise,
- Manish Gupta-Development & Planning,
- Subrata Mukherjee- Public Health & Engineering,
- Abdul Karim Chowdhury- Mass Education Extension and Library Services,
- Upen Biswas-Backward Classes Welfare,
- Javed Ahmed Khan- Disaster Management, Fire & Emergency Services and Civil Defence,
- Sabitri Mitra- Woman & Child Development and Social Welfare,
- Jyotipriyo Mullick- Food and Supply,
- Haider Aziz Safwi- Cooperation and Inland Water Transport,
- Moloy Ghatak- Law & Judicial,
- Purnendu Bose- Labour,
- Rachhpal Singh,
- Hiten Burman- Forest,
- Goutam Deb- North Bengal Development,
- Noore Alam Chowdhury- Animal Resources Development,
- Shankar Chakraborty- Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Correctional Administration,
- Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar- Environment,
- Ujjal Biswas- Youth Services,
- Aroop Biswas- Housing,Youth Development
- Bratya Basu- tourism,
- Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay – Education & Training, Science & Technology and Bio-Technology,
- Shantiram Mahato- Self-Help Group and Self Employment,
Ministers of State
- Madan Mitra- Sports (Independent Charge),
- Subrata Saha- Public Works Department (Mos),
- Shyamal Mandal- Sunderbans Affairs (Independent), Irrigation and Waterways
- Mamta Banerjee. Party leader and Chief Minister of West Bengal. She was the leader of the party in Parliament.
- Partha Chatterjee. Leader of the party in the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal.
- Abhishek Banerjee. National President of All India Trinamool Youth Congress
- K. D. Singh. Party Head, North India and Leader of the party in the upper house of the Parliament
- Sudip Bandyopadhyay. Leader of the party in the lower house of the Parliament.
- Kalyan Kumar Bandopadhyay. Chief Whip of the party in the lower house of the Parliament.
See also[edit]
- ^ "The Telegraph".
- ^ "Election Commission of India".
- ^ "Rupee falls after TMC pulls out from government". Monetcontrol.com. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Mamata's party ready to meet President tomorrow to officially quit UPA". NDTV. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf
- ^ "Ma Mati Manush book". Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Six popular slogans". DNA India. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Nandigram says 'No!' to Dow's chemical hub
- ^ "CPM cadres joined cops to fire, now beating up witnesses: CBI". Indian Express. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Mamata wins Bengal civic polls, demands early elections". Ndtv.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "All India Trinamool Congress Kerala".
- ^ "All India Trinamool Congress :: Elected Representatives". Aitmc.org. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to All India Trinamool Congress.
- All India Trinamool Congress – Official website


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Tom Taylor on The Crowd Goes Wild ahead of All Blacks debut
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The great Jonah Lomu's Bledisloe Cup Memories
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Tyranny of the lawn
So last week the city of Minneapolis mowed the "grass" outside the YWCA on East Lake Street. The action was taken after a city inspector received complaints about a weedy, unkempt yard.
As Doug Grow reported in the Strib, the overgrowth consisted mainly of native prairie grasses, which were planted five years ago as part of ecologically friendly landscape project. Evidently, a posted sign explaining the philosophy behind the plantings did not make an impression on the inspector; the grasses exceeded the eight inch height limit proscribed in city code.
In his column, Grow rightly complained about the bureaucratic lunacy of the episode. But his harrumphing didn't go far enough. This story invited more than a mere complaint about overzealous code enforcement. It demanded denouncement of the policy behind the action, a policy that is deeply rooted in Americans' peculiar love affair with the lawn.
The growing of grass is among the more foul and pointless agricultural practices of our times. There are about 30 million acres of grass under cultivation in the U.S. It's our biggest crop, a $40 billion-a-year industry that is, in its own way, as perverse as a crush video.
Consider all the labor involved. A lawn must be harvested--i.e. mowed--as often as once a week. What do you get for all that work? Worthless grass clippings. Actually, they are worse than worthless, since they often wind up clogging landfills and storm sewers. When clippings enter a sewer, they usually find their way to a river or lake.
Last night, it poured rain in Minneapolis. I walked by the Mississippi River, where, as usual, cans, plastic bags, bottles, leaves, goose shit, styrofoam, balls, logs, and all sorts of other crap was fouling the water. Grass clippings were everywhere. In the eddies and backwaters, the clippings coated the surface of the river like an oil slick. Eventually, they will sink to the bottom and disappear from view. But in the murky depths they will continue to cause trouble; as the clippings rot, they will deplete critical oxygen levels. What ever is left adds to the silt deposits that are choking the life from river.
When the clippings wash into the water, of course, they bring with them more than just simple plant matter; they also carry the residues of the approximately 80 million pounds of pesticides Americans spread across their lawns every year. And of course, the means of harvest is also problematic. In most urban areas, gas mowers account for a staggering percentage of air pollution. If you've kept up on your reading (second item), you know that the Twin Cities have been mired in a particularly foul atmosphere of late.
So back to the Grow column. Maybe it's time the city inspectors to set their sights on a new target--the property owners with the biggest, lushest lawns.
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