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No Griping in the Pressbox
Jason Fry | Aug. 23, 2010 8:10 a.m.
For fans, Twitter has been great too. Following their teams' beat writers lets fans feel like they're watching the game from a virtual pressbox, getting up-to-the-second information and analysis while sitting alongside some pretty smart company. And Twitter doesn't just work as a way of distributing news. It's also phenomenal branding for sportswriters, giving fans a sense of who they are that doesn't come across from a byline and a little photo. And, as an added bonus, it reminds fans just how hard sportswriters work.
If you think about it, it's pretty amazing that little bursts of no more than 140 characters at a time can accomplish all that. But it's true – paradoxically, many sportswriters seem much looser and funnier when hemmed in by Twitter's draconian space limitations. In an era of shrinking news budgets and the constant threat of turnover, a Twitter presence and personality is a must for any journalist.
But there's one Twitter habit I wish sportswriters would guard against, because it serves to put walls back up between writers and readers, rather than knocking them down. And that's groaning on Twitter about games that are overtime or extra innings and seem like they'll never end.
When I was 16 years old, I stayed up on the Fourth of July to watch the Mets beat the Braves, in an epic game no fan of either team will ever forget. The Mets prevailed, 16-13, after 19 innings and two rain delays. The game ended at 3:55 a.m. – after which the Braves went ahead with their planned fireworks display, terrifying a substantial chunk of the metropolitan area. I remember about a dozen things from that game, but the thing I'll never forget is that Rick Camp – a Braves middle reliever – tied the game at 11-all with a home run with two outs in the bottom of the 18th. Approaching the fence, Mets left fielder Danny Heep realized the ball was going out and put his hands on his head in horrified disbelief. Ordinarily, that would have been showing up a teammate; under the circumstances, it was perfectly natural. (Here's my co-blogger Greg Prince's take, 20 years after the fact.)
With the Mets finally having won, I found myself writing up an account of the game – not just what had happened in Atlanta, but how I'd wound up enmeshed in it. It was a kind of proto-blog post, I suppose, except there were no blogs, no Facebook, no Twitter. I would have been delighted to have somebody to share the game with, but there was nobody. It was just me and the Mets, on into the night.
Now that I'm older and wiser, I think I'm lucky the beat writers at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium couldn't tweet. Because I'm sure they didn't exactly share my amazement and jubilation.
I'm not going to call out individual writers I follow, but next time a team keeps its fans up way past their bedtime and everybody has that "My God, this game may never end" feeling, check Twitter and see what the beat writers are saying. And don't be surprised if at least a few of them have gotten punchy or crabby and started acting like hostages.
This is, of course, a perfectly human reaction. And in a way, it's a testament to Twitter's success and utility – sportswriters have become comfortable enough using it that they've let their masks slip a bit, or cast them away entirely. Most of the time, that's a good thing. But in this case, it's not. It steps on a third rail between fans of a team that the writers that cover that team, one ought to be stepped over gingerly if at all.
I know there's no cheering in the pressbox. I know that professional sportswriters have to leave being fans of players and teams behind. And I understand that being a beat writer only seems like heaven to those who've never tried it – who don't have to deal with constant travel and missed flights and unhealthy food and hotel woes and missing their families and the drumbeat of annoyances that accompany living out of a suitcase. (And I haven't said anything about dealing with rich, self-centered athletes who are tired, don't want to talk and have less and less incentive to do so.)
I understand all that – and increasingly, all fans do. But that's not the same as wanting to be confronted by it. Fans on Twitter in the 14th inning want to commune with other fans who have accepted that they're going to be at basket cases at work the next day, or debate with mingled fear and excitement when a position player might take the mound, or just marvel at the unlikeliness of what they're a part of. Encountering sportswriters who just want to go home breaks that spell, and creates an unwelcome distance that easily curdles into dislike and distrust. It's a small step from there to the cliché (containing too much truth) of fans screaming with joy at a home run that ties the game with two out in the bottom of the ninth while sportswriters who were about to hit send groan and delete their leads.
Keep it to yourselves, folks. By all means concoct crazy stats and crack wise and make jokes – fans at home are doing that too. But don't let the pressbox look like a workplace, with all the usual crabbiness of an office whose routine has been disrupted. Fans turn to sports to escape from that world, not to be reminded of it. There's no cheering in the pressbox, but there shouldn't be griping, either.
Jason Fry is a freelance writer and media consultant in Brooklyn, N.Y. He spent more than 12 years at The Wall Street Journal Online, serving as a writer, columnist, editor and projects guy. While at WSJ.com he edited and co-wrote The Daily Fix, a daily roundup of the best sportswriting online. He blogs about the Mets at Faith and Fear in Flushing, and about the newspaper industry at Reinventing the Newsroom. Write to him at firstname.lastname@example.com, visit him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter.


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Junior defender Alex Smith hit the game winner, also her first goal of the season, on a penalty kick in the 69th minute that flew past Oregon (6-6-1, 1-3-0) keeper Abby Steele and into the upper left corner of the net.
Arizona (1-9-2, 1-2-1) out shot the Ducks 12-8, with sophomore forward Ana-Maria Montoya leading the way with four shot attempts, two on goal. Fellow sophomore Jazmin Ponce came away with two shots, one on goal, while juniors Kirstyn Magyar and Jessica Culver, sophomores Samantha Cummings and Shannon Heinzler, and freshman Mykaylin Rosenquist added one each on the night.
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Has anyone asked NASA to see whether the cracks in the WACA can be seen from outer space?
Give me a Bell,
Give me an End
What do you get
Bell end.
bye bye bell end thanks for coming.
This is why the Barmy Army have no competition.
Is that the best you can do?
You'll not be surprised to see me write this but that was not out. Not sure what the noise was but it wasn't bat on ball. You can tell by the way the ball didn't move when it went past the bat.
Certainly not enough evidence to over-rule the initial decision.
Ashes: GAAAWWN!
Sorry to disagree Monty, but reason ball didn't deviate is it came off the flat of the bat. Noise couldn't have been anything else, because bat was well away from body. And replay of Bell's reaction was a giveaway, too. He winced at Stokes, knew he'd hit it!
You ain't sorry!!! You loved it! As would i had the shoe been on the other foot.
So get rid of hot spot then. It's clearly hopeless.
We'll agree to disagree but I still think it was not conclusive enough to overturn the initial decision. That's the rule.
Dear Monty chap,
Am most sorry and offer my sincerest condolences to you, however Bell was out. You say you "do not know what the noise was". There can be only one conclusion, that noise was either the toe or back of the bat hence no deviation. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson would be most satisfied with the investigative work and conclusion derived by the 3rd umpire. A nice cup of tea will soothe the pain. Again my deepest sympathies.
Oh Monty, you're the best, sincerely.
I feel your pain. England having not one thing go there way. Yep it was only 4 months ago, you was me and I was you, and it burns. But i'm grinning these days Monty, and things are better. =)
LOL mate.
I love your comments too.
You convict b******.
Fair play though, the Aussies have been better since day one. I'm not surprised that the Aussies have played they have. The Ashes in England was much closer than some people think. I am, however, disappointed in England's performance. We just haven't shown up. Sad really. I wanted a great competition.
Bluey Stokes well batted, showed some real ticker.
Got him yessssssssssss. Amazing. You have to give Erasmus credit for giving that not out. But there's a huge noise and snicko has come in. Out. Huge wicket. Ring the bell.......
Great pic at 8.14.
Thanks Rohan
Australia = Liverpool FC
England = Tottenham Hotspur
aussie aussie aussie doesn't quite = You'll never walk alone.
bit random but the dots are there...
Very random but I get your point. Shame there aren't 9 test matches and we could get a man city vs arsenal score.
Australia = Black Caviar
Poms = Milkman's Horse
That crack in the crease is ridiculous.
Nearly as ridiculous as this effort from England.
Nothing against Ian bell, just very disappointed in the other English batsman.
Our bowlers have nothing to write home about either. Well, maybe Australia's favourite Pom: King Broad.
Looks like we'll have to finish the job tomorrow?
The 9 commentary team could do with Sir Vivian Richards or Michael Holding added for variety and class and a different perspective.
Get Bell out and they'll crack
Probably true.
Crack more quickly than a WACA wicket.
It appears as though Joe Root didn't hold up his end today.
Now England have lost the series, they can take a leaf out the Whinging Matilda's repertoir:
It was the weather, doctored pitches to suit Aussie bowlers, losing the toss, poor team moral, out of form, injuries etc.
Maybe they might just accept that the better team won, like good sports, something Australians aren't ;-) Gonna miss Clarke's little sook face.....
Believe or not it's the toss - win the toss and you win the game - look it up
Well yes, you are correct England did doctor the pitches, what are Swan's and Anderson's bowling averages?. Your analysis is excellent, furthermore Australia have won 3 tosses and it appears they may win the Ashes at the WACA. Not one century by an England batsman in Australia thus far, and when in England only 1 English batsman in the top 5 batting averages. If England had caught their catches the series may not be in the situation it is.
Clown,suck it up.
Billy Birmingham must be loving all these cracks in the pitch. Life imitating art?
12th Man done some "marvellous stuff" - a lot of it was at the late Tony Greig's expense - but ironically Tony was one of Billy's biggest fans.
I would have loved Tony to put his car keys down the cracks. :)
RIP Tony
Has there been any difference in MJ's bowling style in this Test since Adelaide and Gabba? He seems a little less dangerous here at the WACA, for some reason. And this was meant to be his favourite ground...
Oh Mikey - that's the stuff - work your magic........... :)
Maybe I can Get them out?
It's great to see that Mike Young's fly ball training paid off for Ryan Harris.
England will be all out before 250. they have been absolutely pathetic these Ashes
I don't think that's quite correct analysis. There was not much between these two sides in England. As G Boycott said if Broad is given out correctly 2nd test that series would have been at 1-1 and outs a far different complexion on the series. Australian batsmen in England were in the top 5 averages. I don't think we got our selections quite correct in England & losing Warner out of the side before 1st test did not help matters. Australia has batted superbly, fielded superbly, and England when they had their chances did not grasp them nor put us to the sword when they were in the position to. That's cricket.
Can we clean 'em up b4 stumps?
I see Broad's padded up. Courageous even if he is a git. I'd bring Mitch straight back on for 5 Yorkers and one with chin music. He certainly won't be running quick singles.
Lol :)
Probably bat with a runner........
Love it.....
Really want to hear a bit more from Andy (my boys are a bit wussy lets call a truce) Flower at the end of this test. only fair he fronts up having sat in A/C for days.
Pietersens arrogance renders him brain dead as a batsman.Seriously the poms should drop him for Melbourne.Some will say that's the way he plays but it shouldn't be.if he thought at all about team he wouldn't do that.Flog of the highest order.
I reckon that's the last shot that KP will play in test cricket. We will see.
Listen to the BBC when Geoffrey Boycott comes on - definitely not a KP fan :(
Agree with you there, the south african is a tosser but I hope they keep him there so he can keep failing and keep giving our guys catching practice.
Mikey you legend - next over and Gary gets KP - top shelf :0
Bit sad for the poor old poms, they weren't very good at this game for too long. I have to say they didn't suit being winners, i mean how could an Englishman living on an island made of mud, truly be a happy go lucky sort of guy. So definitely much bettered suited to being not very good and feeling very comfortable in having everything possible to whinge about.
Poor Poms :(
Rohan, Has Nathan Lyon been bowling well? He hasn't gotten a wicket in yonks!
Only seven overs so far this innings, Mikey, but too much on leg stump and a little bit flat, I reckon.
Ah. THere we go.
And notice that he gave that one more air? ... Just sayin' :)
On the Watson debate - he should bat more like he did today.
He made his name in IPL and ODI's so that style of batting suits him - if he keeps it up, I might change my opinion of him.
That photo of Haddin catching Root deserves a big hug. Brilliant camera work. Front page stuff tomorrow. The old man's still got it...
Brilliant photo. Should send it to the English dressing room. ... that should have been the what Prior was doing, rather than sitting on his haunches watching the ball go by.
After defending Watson all summer I can't help be happy (and crow a little). Watson will remain dangerous on this pitch.
The only player I've got wrong is Warner who I didn't think was up to it.
Go aussies.
Another prize wicket for Watto! All the knockers feeling a little green?
Not at all....this is the only thing he does consistently. Plays like crap for half a series, has a belter then back to ordinary or gets injured.
His stats don't back him up.
He is in the side as a batsman, his bowling is a side option. Maybe he should be at six, just a thought.
But still, he only bowls when he wants to - I still stand by my earlier remark about him being a spoilt brat.
Awesome!Watson has got a ton so he can have another mediocre 15 or so test matches. God he's a legend!
Graham Wood syndrome?
Good ball by Harris to get Cook - reminiscent of that ball that Warney famous.
Plenty of time , in 24 hours Australia will be wondering why they haven't got England out yet, frustration will be setting in, maybe a draw! What about an England win? Seen England do it in the past.... That's the cricket I know!
Hmmmm not likely I suspect
500plus in the last innings would break all records - so keep living the dream my Pomgolian friend :)
wouldn't George Bailey's anagram be a headline: "BAIL GORGE EYE!!!" ?
Yes - I can see that as an anagram headline. But what does it mean ?
After 6 years of hurt, the sense of relief in relinquishing that load off Australian shoulders is evident. Just need to get rid of the chips now. Bandwagonners rejoice!
Speaking of bandwagoners - where's Joe and Monty?
Bailey's 28 run over, equals "BC Lara (466444)" batting record of most scored in an test match over.
Well Done
Cmon England. 'aveagoyamugs! Get out there and slog a few - the Ashes are gone but why not go out in style? There's a lot to be said for going out in a blaze of glory...
Time to chuck on the Peter Siddle Tribute band and crack a few bananas i think…..
CA's audio link is back up - I'm live streaming the Beeb's commentary - poor Pom's - so much navel gazing and all very depressing.
I love it - C'mon Aussies
We need a change in bowling, couple of wkts and the game is on
....and Botham said Australia wouldn't win a test.!! He's been strangely silent since then....is he even alive? I don't spose we're gonna get any contrition, and a congratulations any time soon. He's probably curled up in a foetal position somewhere...... LOL
Good sesh for Oz - all over before stumps tonight and The Ashes come home (to their rightful owners)
Yes Shane, he said '80s music was pretty poor, "all that Spandau Ballet stuff" ... probably Mark Nicholas's single best line of commentary ever!
I haven't seen an England team thrashed so mercilessly and reduced to such a level of low morale since the Mike Denness (who?) led team of 1974/75. Even they managed to win a test, didn't they? Can't see this lot doing it.
I predict Sundries will be the top scorer in the English Innings
Given that a golden duck is getting out first ball, is there a name for getting out on the first ball of the innings? Perhaps we can now call it a 'Cook'.
Has anyone ever scored a hat trick on the first over of an innings?
We used to call it a Diamond Duck
What about a Cooked duck?
Isn't a Diamond Duck getting run out without facing a single ball?
What about a Diamond Captain Cook?
An opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of a team's innings is said to be out for a diamond duck.
An opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of a team's innings without facing a ball is said to be out for a titanium duck.
Things you find on the web when the cricket gets a little boring.
How about Double Cooked Duck?
Diamond duck is out without facing a ball. Golden duck is our facing the first ball. Duck is out without scoring. Alistair Cook is Australia's Christmas Duck.
Did I just see Cook getting stumped with the first ball of the innings? Hang on I'll check if I'm still alive...." Hey honey.....am I dead and gone to heaven?"
Cook won't forget his 100th test match now...FOR SURE... and neither shall England.
I still want to check the replay though ....
The captain gone first ball. And so the slaughter begins. Love it! lol
Hard to see the Poms making 504 in 5 and a but sessions when they haven't made 504 for the whole Ashes series. Yes, I AM enjoying it.
GEORGE BAILEY certainly NOT living up to his anagram there: 'GEE, I BARELY GO!'
Nice century to Anderson and Australia declare 504 runs ahead. The pommies have no chance. Its going to be fun watching them get slaughtered in their innings.
Can't thank Cricket Australia enough for the fact their on-line audio link is busted. Can see why they took it off ABCs control - they wanted to prove they can be as arrogant and out of touch as winter sporting codes!
Is Clarke's reluctance to declare have anything to do with the fact that a hack like Watson can make a century on this pitch?
bailey giving Anderson a lesson beautiful this world team the poms brought over are cropola
Apparently the English agree with half of Australia that Twatto should be dropped and run out (of the side).
Well, I suppose if you're given chance after chance after chance after chance after chance after chance after chance like Watson, you'll get a decent score eventually. Do absolutely nada for a few Tests, then get a 100 when there's no pressure whatsoever...way to keep your place in the side.
In any case, this was Australia's 7th century for the series, and the first scored by a non-NSW player. Good to see the rest of the country finally doing their bit.
That Nada incudes a fifty, Carberry's wicket in Adelaide, Root's in Perth and more runs than every English player in this series - and the momentum to get Australia to 500 before lunch thus a chance to get Cook out.
I have been a supporter of Watson for a while because I remember a few years ago how he held Australia together - you know cricketer of the year. He certainly can tighten up the run flow, particularly when KP is in, leading to rash shots.
Until somebody is really knocking on the door (and please don't say caught at second slip Hughes) then he should hold his place.
It's all conjecture anyway, the only change would be to rest bowlers and that's unlikely given the next test is two weeks away.
About bloody time a NSW player got a a few wickets.
Hey L, he's actually a cane toad who had to go to NSW to get his blue/green baggy. I can't stand the cockroach favouritism either - big Brad Hodge fan, clearly the most disgracefully treated batsman of all time - but until another player is clearly better, Watson is my preference.
And Watson keeps doing just enough to keep his place...
Tony Greig may he R.I.P would have had a field day doing the pitch report from the WACA inserting the key in and showing us the cracks.
I think he would lose a Julius marlow in one of those cracks
Interesting to see how pedestrian Bresnan looks compared to the spit that anderson is getting.
Just on the Bresnan catch, I reckon that should be out.
The rope gives the batting team heaps of advantages why not make the rule if your first contact with the ball is in the field of play, you can be caught? Just a thought.. Congrates to Watsons.
This is cricket not AFL.
Watson only scored 103 in 106 balls, probably on the direction of his captain. He should be dropped.
That's actually very poor cricket from Watson to just stand there. You have to run. Kids are taught that.....
...on the other hand Ding Dong Bell was...erm...fantastic? After 10 seconds under a ball falling into his throat?
In the interview on tv immediately afterward he noted how he has had that drummed into him all his life. So he was admitting to his own stupidity in not running.
Some genius yesterday was calling for Watson's head. Now who was it? Own up.
Congrats Shane on the century. The same brave guy who was hunting you yesterday from an anonymous blog will now say "we" won.
Wasn't me, but I'm very happy to call for Watson's head. Scores a 100 when his team has a massive lead and there's zero pressure on him. He's never - never - made a decent score when Australia NEEDED it. Wasted a lot of DRS in England on himself, he exudes negativity, bowls about five overs per series. He's leading an extremely charmed life. Fact.
Sorry, still not a fan of Watson's batting. Good time charlie.
I agree with BWS but Watson has scored in this match so he must get another as well as long as he keeps it same
The occasional century doesn't alter the fact that he's a selfish little boy - not a team player
No i disagree
This100 is important right now. Like Warner's it has set Oz up according to plan for an Ashes winning victory
Thats 100 more than you and I will ever score for Australia. Not only are we incapable of respecting the opposition, many cannot respect our own players
Tall poppy syndrome - big time. Well done Shane
1 century doth not summer make.
Congrats Watson, lets see some more.
I'll claim it - get rid of the sooky la la.
Tall poppies need to be chopped down - that's why the shrinks named a syndrome after it :)
@stevo and L
Very brave in an anonymous blog but if you met him and he asked you if you wanted to have a beer you would grovel like sycophants and brag you were his mate.
It ain't gonna happen though. The spectators now salivating and dribbling because we happen to be on top are not important to the players. They know you turn on them like horse traders when things aren't going well.
They English "attack" is broken and probably knackered. It seems to me that Aust are just scoring at will. Obvious instructions are to go hard for the first hour and then declare. They already have a winning margin this is just an exercise in demoralising the English
Well done Watson fantastic innings played in the right spirit. Not 1 hour completed and gone to a century. Great ball striking.
Watson gets 100...proof positive that England are hopeless :)
So hopeless they won the last series. Typical hill billy comment. What it does mean is that Shane as well as being a useful bowler who takes handy wickets is a very good batsman, Strewth we are a negative lot sometimes. Respect the opposition whom we could not beat a couple of months ago. There seems to be a problem with short term memory in Oz. I will get hammered for pointing out the obvious- go ahead I don't care but try not to dribble as you are salivating FROM THE SIDELINES.
Congrats to Watto on his ton! That should at least keep his spot in the team for the remaining 2 tests?
lol, or maybe not after that wierd dismissal??
he should be dropped for the way he got out, i don't care how many runs he got.
Come on watto! blast your way through the 90s!
Great 'catch' by Bresnan. 6!
There's nothing dull about smashing the poms. As for the football the A-League and EPL has been on for months. Long live the Australian summer of sport.
I'll be convinced when Watson gets runs under pressure when we need them!
Pietersen shooting water bottles at the camera. Little unhappy, KP?
Got to feel for Broad. When you get sick or injured you realise that we often take everyday things for granted - like walking!!
not walking for the BFrauds (father and son) is something they're not unaccustomed to....
Broad certainly doesn't look like he enjoys walking.
Pup will let Watson get his ton and then look at things IMHO.
most boring ashes ever over, what a let down, lots of gloating but no conest, a very woeful spectacle unfortunately. At least Australia was in the hunt during the English summer. This has been one dull and one very one sided event.
Whens the footy start?!!!
"Boring"? Tell that to Michael Clarke and his team mates and management. I can assure you he and every other Australian supporter are loving every ball.and want to win every test. It's not forgotten how England won the 2nd test in England and some other things on that tour. No sympathy for England.
At least we have the best footy in the world. If we want to convert some poms for the good of our great game, show some respect now in victory to their cricketers.. and remember we are only watching. The boys on the field did the work and the deed.
Have to agree, its been bloody one sided and dull, dull , dull. And would think the one dayers will be even worse. Looking forward to the footy now
@Benny - how do you know we have the world's best footy when the world doesn't play our footy?
Their bad luck they don't play it. AFL clearly the best football code in the world!
Of course it's the world's best footy and if we're the only country that plays it - that makes us the world's best at it................
Sorry Benny - Wagga is in the Rugby state
I don't think they are losing any sleep by not playing AFL if that is what you are referring to as they already play the world's best forms of football in the world in Rugby and the World's game. Long live Australia's summer of sport.
Lets crush the poms in the heat and Send them to Manus Island, we should treat all foreigners with nastiness for we are Aussies afterall/ This is our land
Good one Jack; if the Poms arrived with the correct documentation, then they should be allowed to stay. Even if their performances have been poor. back in your box Jack.
Foreigners do not equal illegal immigrants Jack.
Besides this is not a political forum so back in your box.
(that's twice now)
475 followed by a dose of PJK ie I wanna do you slowly.
Australia to bat till lunch. Waston will be giving a chance to score big runs, two full sessions of bowling and a new ball tomorrow morning to finish the job.
The end to one of the most (surprisingly) one-sided ashes and, in my opinion low quality...
A Watson 100 would be your cricket xmas miracle. 22 fifties and 3 tons does not a test batsman make. He is an allrounder and should be treated as such. Allrounders do not bat at three. If he is in the team as a batsman then he has 2 more tests to prove it.
You were saying....?
I agree Rob. Kallis only made 9 100's @ 49.77 at 3. Once he went to 4 however, he 34 100's @ nearly 62. Watto at 4 then?
Merry Christmas Rob! The perfect gift.
Shane Watson you're welcome! my prediction all but insuring the 100 :)
As an encore you could get runs when there is actual pressure in either innings.
Geoffrey Boycott is very upset, he says that Australia are "not a very good side" but England have been "pathetic". Can someone get Geoffrey a nice cup of Yorkshire tea and a piece of apple crumble and cream. Please arrange to have it served prior to the commencement of England's 2nd innings.
Do you remember when Boycott was fielding near the fence when some Aussie to be proud of urinated in a cup and Geoff imbibed from it? Geeze we are a class act some times us Aussies. Lets win this gracefully instead of justifying the insufferable snobbery of the English
I don't remember that episode but a sportsman would be foolish to accept a drink from a stranger in the crowd, even back in the day.
all happening in wagga wagga?
nothing to talk about but the snobbery of England. If you ever got off the farm and took a trip there you may realise most of England Is down to Earth, poor and friendly and far from the perception of Royal Family and rugby cricket snobbery you seem to stand by. Still I guess being trapped between Mekbourne and Sydney and having nothing to do but play cricket on dried up pitches all day does create good cricketers. Say hi to all those Wagga people for me, I look forward to crossing the murrumbidgee river once again one day on the way through to the Rock, Albury or somewhere slightly more interesting.
Oh I see. There I was thinking it was the spectator's fault when it was Boycott's fault. Thanks I have learned something new today. Lets face it- Aussies are not renowned for hospitality. Look at our service industries.
That was a spectator back then who really contributed to a victory unlike my dear compatriots presently gathered in Perth today, indulging in pathetic triumphalism safely from the sidelines. That bloke (it was in Adelaide) was supposed to take the p*** out of the Poms- not put it into them... quite disgusting and really embarrassing actually.
And with your snide reply you have just reinforced that poms are snobs.
Thanks "wear the fox ha"t (ironic English blood sport that one). Yes it does reek of snobbery. I lived for years at Uluru and learned some Pitjantjatjara. I am from Wagga recently but actually writing this from abroad. Shows just how silly Jake's comment is. Not only that I was defending Boycott. The post was to criticise the Aussie bogan. I threw the English snobbery in to say don't prove the poms right; so Jake missed the point comprehensively. The point was to respect our cricketing visitors. For Jake to go off like a box of firecrackers means I hit a sore point. Didn't mean to.. ask the people of the colonised Brit empire if the poms are snobs or not? Pukka Sahib mentality. Burma, India, Kenya etc etc. That is why cricket is so international- imperialist snobs that they are.
England salvaging what they can out of this game by making sure Watson retains his place in the side
With a couple of half centuries and a few key wickets I don't think Watson needs help from the English. He's a great part of the Aussie team... you and the English should get used to it!!
The biggest crack both sides need to fear most is if umpire Erasmus ever decides to bend over and drop his strides..
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What the?
Strongly recommend that English bowlers not use their feet to stop a Watson drive.
about time Australia got the Ashes back Rohan. Would still love to see Clarke stood down as captain though. Great batsmen. Terrible captain
Really!!? Care to elaborate on your opinion? Because there is much evidence and legitimate opinion to the contrary.
Sorry Bouttime - but I am not sure we are watching the same cricket matches.
Clarke has been superb both as a Captain and a batsman.
All intelligent pundits have been waxing lyrical - and if you need further proof - just look at the scoreboard for all three tests!
Bouttime are you watching the same test series as the rest of us? The one great aspect of this series has been Clarkes captaincy especially his bowling changes, field settings and tactics.You obviously know naff all!
Rubbish, Bouttine. Clarke's captaincy has been great in this series. His field settings and bowling changes are as good as any I've seen. Put the Clarke hate away. He's still the only captain for this side.
You need to get onto the webmaster to sort him/her out. No link to the blog until 1.31.
Click through the live scores link to only find yesterday's blog.
Killing me!
yes, what's going on!?
but it is mildly annoying
The highest ever successful test run chase at the WACA was 414 (SA vs AUS, 2008). Given the state of the pitch I don't think such a repeat is likely. You'd think Smith and Watson would play for quick runs, perhaps aim for a lead of 450 and make the declaration around lunch. Between the pitch and the English batting form thus far, giving them 5 sessions to bat through is plenty generous.
Geez, hard to listen to the channel 9 commentators. They have started counting the chickens.
Good start by Watto; should fire up all his detractors early (he has bowled very, very well in every match)
Rather they count the chickens than the ducks?
Yes, his bowling is worth keeping him in the team for, but not his batting, today's big hitting notwithstanding.
I think Prior's poor performance yesterday was partially due to the Poms being out in searing heat for 3 days. Expect more heat-stress caused clumsiness from England today and tomorrow if they even get there.
Surely Prior must be dropped, his form's so poor. Hot weather, no excuse. This is test cricket.
The 12th men look great in their high visibility vests as they deliver drinks. Any chance they have an invisbility cloke they could lend to Prior? He would appreciate it.
Classic! Either that or some Felix Felicis to make it all seem fantastic.
Hey Rohan,
Good to have you back. Your commentary/blog is a welcome escape from 'another cricket website that won't be named'. Would be good for us to build patiently towards an overall lead of 430; ensuring of course that the English spend a maximum amount of time in the sun.
Looks like you got your wish and they have moved beyond. I wonder if they'll declare at lunch?
It looks like the wicket might be good for taking them, seeing as our blokes are beginning to fall like nine pins.
Could be a great day to be an Aussie cricket fan today. Let the banter begin. How big a lead do we think Australia needs and at what point will captain Michael Clarke declare? You tell me.
Childish i know but I want to see the poms ground into the WA dust.
expecting Clarke will declare a morning tea somewhere between 450 and 500 lead
Declare at lunch on 500 - 5 sessions to get em out. Piece of cake.
Im guessing a quickfire hour or so, declaration around 450 ahead
500 lead and then bowl them out for 180 :)
Doesn't matter what the lead is, Rohan.
The Aussies wlll win this one.
We'll be back.
Given that the highest successful second innings run chase at the WACA is 418 they should declare now. But I suspect it will be after Watson gets his century or is out.
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No -he seems to have gone way for a while-the windows are open for the cat-don't know who is feeding it-I need training in curtain twitching-can you help?
He might be on today or tomorrow-not sure
Another prospect gone-there is ladies dive-bombing on now
I'll assume you are talking flowering plants-I would forget about sowing seed until next soring if you are a novice-instead around late August/September spring flowering bulbs will start appearing in the shops-you can make up some containers for next year -flowers will appear mid-feb onwards
They are virtually guaranteed and foolproof
Or are you talking about something to eat?
Murray-as in Andy-he won his first round match-have I missed something?
We are back to horsey stuff again for the next prospect-the sailing one is sinking fast
I think for most people the lympics is about athletics and swimming-all this other stuff is just a curtain raiser to the main events-so take what is given -in a sense we could all win something at running or swimming but archery, horse riding, shooting,gymnastics- even cycling- is another thing
Running for a bus could be a winner
This could be your sport- you sit on something and it does the work
Walked past the cafe in Asda-the belly dancer is still talked about in hushed tones as in "she who must not be named"
They didn't win a dive-bombing meddle -We win a horsey silver meddle


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I Fly First Class Counts Down the 10 Top Business Class Seats
With luxurious amenities, pampering services and top-tier accommodations, today's best business class offerings are more like first class cabins than ever. Key to this luxurious transformation is the inclusion of plush, spacious seating and plenty of bells and whistles to make long journeys productive and restful. Many of the world's top airlines have spent millions of dollars installing the newest, most comfortable seats available, and here are our top picks for the best business class seats in the industry.
Today's business class seats are all about "intelligent" seat design, extra shoulder room and recline options that include a full-flat bed. At No. 10 on our list, China Southern Airlines includes all of those features, touting its new business class seat as a "couch in the air." And, at a fully flat position, the seats stretch to a roomy and near sofa-like 75-to-85-inch long bed.
Trendy Virgin Atlantic, at No. 9, offers precious privacy with a suite-like setting, super-long beds and direct access to aisles.
Eighth place Korean Air similarly fills its business class cabin with the roomy Prestige Sleeper seats that recline 180 degrees and to various points in between at the touch of a button. Beloved Qantas hits the list at No. 7, offering discerning travelers its award-winning Skybed seats with multiple recline positions, ample storage and a flat 77-inch bed with turn-down service.
This year, No. 6 Air France is rolling out its $500 million investment in new cabins with beds sporting leather upholstery, 16-inch high definition touchscreens and a full-flat bed with padded headboard, super-soft duvet and extra-large down pillow. Whether travelers are aboard No. 5 Singapore Airlines' new business class fares, long-haul flights or regional flights, they can expect the signature Singapore luxury. Its sophisticated new seating maximizes privacy and touch-button functionality and provides two new reclining positions.
At No. 4, Emirates is standard bearer in the upper tier of business class accommodations. Its new A380 and most B777 aircraft feature top-of-the-line seats that convert to full-flat beds extending 79 inches. The seats recline using a touchscreen and present plentiful storage, in-seat power supply and a built-in minibar. A titan in the industry, Cathay Pacific rests at No. 3 with new A330 business class seats that include retractable arm rests, swivel tables, power supply, a shoe locker and a spacious flat bed. In second place, luxurious Qatar Airways' new B787 business class cabins offer unmatched comfort, productivity and privacy. Lie flat on Italian Frette linens or recline to work or play on a personal dual-screen hand-held device.
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President Joan Cummins welcomed members to the September meeting.
The speaker was Andrew Tokley, who gave a presentation on seeds and plants and new varieties.
Birthday cards were given to Dot Sargent and Joan Cummins. Refreshments were served by Angela Adams and Angela Paramor.
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College Hockey:Sweet Redemption: After Miscue, Pock Rescues Minutemen
UMass Rallies Past Connecticut
AMHERST, Mass. — Defensive pairs aren't supposed to dominate offensively like this. But Marvin Degon and Thomas Pock defied convention to lead Massachusetts to a 8-6 victory over Connecticut Friday.
The two combined for nine points as the Minutemen kept Hockey East's undefeated streak over the MAAC alive.
"I don't think that really matters," Pock said of the streak. "I just wanted to beat UConn."
Down 5-2 with under a minute left in the second period, the Huskies scored four straight goals, capped by Ron D'Angelo's breakaway tally that made it 6-5 with under nine minutes to play.
But Pock wouldn't let his team die.
He scored the equalizer on an end-to-end rush of the highlight variety. He worked a give-and-go with James Solon in his own zone before taking off for the goal. Pock blew by two UConn players before finding his way to the slot and firing a wrist shot through the wickets of Jason Carey.
The junior forward-turned-defenseman scored the equalizer just two minutes later after Marcus Baxter took a hooking penalty.
Degon fed Pock at the left point for a one-time blast past Carey's glove to make the score 7-6. Tim Turner added an empty-netter to seal the game.
Pock's scoring spree came after Don Cahoon benched him for taking a double minor penalty that led to the Huskies tying the game.
"We took a couple stupid penalties," Pock said, pointing to himself. "I got a little frustrated, Coach Cahoon yelled at me and I didn't want to lose against them."
So Pock took matters into his own hands and extended his school record for defenseman scoring to 31 with five points in the game (also a school record).
"Tommy Pock's penalty was just as bad a penalty as you can take," Cahoon said. "As good a player as he is, that's no excuse to take a penalty like that. Thank God he's got the gifts that he has. He put on a little show at the end there."
The second period saw both teams score two goals, but there's no question which squad had the advantage in overall play. The Minutemen outshot their visitors 16-9 in the period and had no problem rushing through UConn's trapping style.
But despite UMass' domination, the Huskies ended the period with the momentum on Adam Rhein's second goal of the year.
Eric St. Arnauld fed Rhein on the right-wing boards before heading to the net. Nobody picked up Rhein off the wall and he walked in and beat a screened Gabe Winer from in close.
The score made it 5-3 after UMass scored two goals in a six-minute span. The last came on Chris Capraro's fifth of the year to give UMass a 5-2 lead.
Pock threaded a two-zone feed to Capraro, who had one man left to beat. He did so with a jaw-dropping toe drag before firing a wrist shot into Carey's leg pad. But the freshman collected the rebound and put it home for a 5-2 lead.
Sophomore Craig MacDonald gave the Minutemen a two-goal lead with his first of the year at 12:52 of the second.
Pock was involved again by turning around two UConn defensemen before snapping a shot off of Carey. MacDonald gathered the rebound and went up high over the sprawled goaltender.
"I thought MacDonald and Jacobs and Alden played a pretty strong game," Cahoon said. "That's as good a game as we've gotten out of a third line in awhile."
D'Angelo scored his first of two goals in the game on a misplay by Winer (18 saves). The freshman netminder rushed off his line to clear a puck away but D'Angelo beat him to it and scored into the empty net.
"He was really bothered by his decision on the second goal," Cahoon said. "Gabe doesn't get affected by too much but I think that stuck with him."
A dominant 20 minutes of hockey saw UMass take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission.
The Minutemen got goals from three different players including a pretty individual effort from leading scorer Greg Mauldin to take a 2-1 lead at 7:16.
The sophomore took a feed in the slot from Matt Anderson before heading to the net. He didn't have a good angle so he skated behind the net and quickly cut back to stuff the puck in past a fooled Carey.
Degon and Matt Walsh had UMass' other goals while St. Arnauld scored for UConn.
The Minutemen (15-15-1) can now look ahead to a two game home series with Maine while the Huskies (6-18-3) are at AIC on Sunday.
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Isn't it curious how much atheists and secular humanists worry about religion? You would think they would merely ignore demonstrations of spirituality since they are the ones that don't believe in it. However they constantly worry about what everyone else is thinking and doing.
Whether it involves crosses on gravestones, Christmas messages of good cheer, discussing about the love of Jesus Christ, Bible parables and scriptures, or even pictures of Christian artists Thomas Kinkade, suddenly there is a huge concern about being brainwashed, misguided, or believing in what is touted to be fables and myths.
The vast majority of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, if not all, were active Christians in their respective churches. If there was any interest in imposing Christianity against anyone's will, that would have been done during the birth of our nation. http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html
Constantly there is current day babbling about being forced to comply to the Christian beliefs system when this simply is not the case. You may have a knock at the door to invite you to church or asking permission to be prayed for, but nobody is forced to observe Christmas, Easter, or any Christian observance. Forcing somebody to pray just is not on the list of things to worry about.
The real totalitarians are those champions of atheism as Kim Jong II, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jim Jones, Benito Mussolini, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, and Pol Pot who ascended from the masses to implement the concepts of survival of the fittest and dominating your environment. These brutes followed the concept of natural selection and survival of the fittest to the letter.
The potential of growing an intellectual barbarian is proof pudding in Pol Pot who received a French evolutionary education and became a staunch atheist. Pot dominated his personal environment by putting to death anyone or anything he deemed unworthy to survive. The human psyche is capable of monstrous things as Sigmund Freud postulated if there are not restraints, boundaries, or standards to adhere. Absolute power does corrupt absolutely as the atrocities of Pot demonstrated.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
Human behavior is capable of horrendous actions when all restraints are removed.
The best secular humanists and atheists can to is to point to the wicked policies of the Roman Catholic Church and Church of England where corruption and wicked men interested in personal power and advantage did fuel the Crusades. Their absolute power made them drunk with opportunity and demanded loyalty in spite of their fallible nature. It was nothing Jesus instructed.
Prayer, "in God we trust", the Ten Commandments, or the Bible drives these suppressors of religious expression to make sure nobody else can participate even though this very action is a direct affront to the First Amendment which forbids restricting religious expression. Violating the US Constitution is no problem as long as these religious bigots have their way.
Reason fails to address why it is so unacceptable for other people to believe in something that is not shared by unbelievers. Christians will attempt to reason as the apostle Paul declared, "come let us reason together". Christians will evangelize, debate, persuade, and compel others as Jesus Christ instructed, but that is it. Authentic followers will not force compliance to Christian beliefs.
However that is not the case with atheist organizations attacking the practices of Christian believers sharing their faith. There is a false standard being used in schools that forbids students from any expression of faith about God, Jesus, or their Christianity. Valedictorians are censored from mentioning their faith even though the belief system of their faith is what their educations is built upon.
Lawsuits are routinely filed by atheist groups that restrict anyone else from expressing religious views.
Although the majority of Americans are Christians, a small minority wanting to push their views on everyone else are dominating the American culture. One complaint from spiteful atheist can shut down an entire school program of providing Christmas gifts to the unfortunate. Hundreds of people are impacted negatively and do without Christmas gifts because of one mean-spirited voice. That is a true sin.
If these godless individuals don't want to believe in God, then fine don't pray or participate. But these busybodies don't want anyone else practicing their faith. They will bully first graders without reservation and squash anything to do with religious expression just to have their way.
The founder of Christianity Jesus Christ said that "they have hated Me without cause", and that best sums up the attitude of Christian haters that pretend to be open minded, tolerant, and inclusive. This feigned harmony, as many Christians are already aware, is only demonstrated if you agree with their agenda.
Christ was not kidding when He warned followers, "if they persecuted Me, they will persecute you".


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Metro SafeTrack Updates
SafeTrack's 15 "Safety Surges" – long-duration track outages for major projects in key parts of the system – will cause delays throughout the region. The next two surges, #3 and #4, will impact Alexandria travelers. SafeTrack is an initiative of the WMATA to rehabilitate the Metrorail system ...
Alexandria/USA Birthday Celebration
The City will celebrate its 267th and the USA's 240th birthday on Saturday, July 9, from 5 to 10 p.m. at Oronoco Bay Park. The celebration includes fun for the entire family, including musical entertainment, refreshments, birthday cake, and a fireworks finale.
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More Bikeshare locations are coming this spring! The next stations will be installed in early June at Commonwealth Avenue at Oak Street, Potomac Avenue at Mainline Boulevard, North Radford Street at Osage Street, and Commonwealth Avenue at Monroe Avenue.
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Temperatures are rising and the sun is out. Fight the bite! Minimize mosquito breeding by eliminating standing water around your home or business. Protect yourself from insect bites by covering up or applying repellent.


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SXSW provides a great forum for making valuable, one-on-one connections that can take your career to the next level. These connections sometimes occur via panels sessions, via networking events and even via chance-meetings in the hallways of one our programming venues.
Another avenue to make these valuable, one-on-one connections is through the SXSW Interactive Mentor Program, which was launched at the 2012 event. Mentor sessions give registrants the opportunity to engage in a seven-minute meeting with an industry veteran / insider. These short meetings provide a great forum for the mentor to inspire and educate mentees by lending their insights, expertise and guidance.
Advance sign-up for Mentor session will become available closer to the event in March 2016.
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Anatomy of a Template II - Headers and Filler
By Tim Dexter-Oracle on Mar 28, 2007
Continuing on from yesterday, today we'll add in the repeating header and a filler for the invoice lines. Imagine you have pre-printed stationary, yesterday we tacled how to get X number of lines on each page, now assume that on the last page of the document you need a summary at the bottom of the page. If that last page only has 5 rows of data and we were printing 20 rows on the previous pages then once the 5 rows are rendered the summary will then render directly under the five rows i.e. not at the bottom of the last page ... still with me? With 5.6.2 we introduced the concept of a last page only command; we could use that here but I want to continue with the idea of filler rows and we'll tackle the last page only option later.
Taking a batch invoices as our example we can add the header and the filler rows.
Reset your Head
For the header we want to have say an invoice header with page numbering, etc. As we hit a new invoice we want the header information to change and the page numbering to reset. To do this we can use the '@section' option for the for-each command. We create the header layout in the MSWord header.
Notice we can not put formfields in to the MSWord header section so we either need to type in the commands or use a header template and reference it.
The only extra fields added are:a
FE G_INVOICE - this starts the looping over each invoice using the @section to reset the header information as each new invoice is reached.
EFE - this closes out the loop above
Running this template (Inv_Header.rtf) gives us two invoices with a repeating header on each page with page numbering per invoice.
Spaced Out
Now lets add the logic for the filler rows, you can see the new fields and empty table just below the lines table in the Inv_Header_Spacer.rtf template. There are two new fields
Filling Out Space - this contains the logic to check if the number of rows rendered above equals the lines per page variable. If not then insert the table row until it does.
<?if:not(count($invLines) mod $lpp=0) and ($start+$lpp>count($invLines))?>
<?if:position()<$lpp - (count($invLines) mod $lpp)?>
then we have the blank table row, then
End Filling - this just closes out the for-each and the if statements.
I just added a static string 'End of padded lines' to check that we are actually padding. Complete samples available here.
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Shadows of the Empire
Could i here any comments on what you thought about shadows of the empire? Who was your favorite character and why?
i personally loved it to bits...
It was good, but the X-Wing Series blew it out of the water and is way way better.
lol amen to that. The X-Wing series is my favourite series.
HELL YES!!!!!:cool:
Cool game!!
SOTE was an good book, but the NJO owns all
NJO is the worst series ever. i have no respect for it at all.
Shadow of a Doubt
SOTE was cool, moreso for the whole multimedia onsluaght that came with it - the games, OST etc.
Still, and with no aplogies, the NJO series is my favourite. You have to admire the planning that has gone into it - 19 books, plus 2 ebooks, almost a dozen authors, all linking in many diverse aspects of the EU. If you can remember at the start of one of the Force heretic books, there is this quote from some obscure leader many would never have heard of before, that was just the authors' way of showing off that they were so EU savvy that they had read rpg sourcebooks........ gosh, Farlander even got a mention in the NJO, and his/his family was originally just a short story that came with the tie fighter pc game !
ok i've only read one of them, but i hated it with a passion
i liked shadows of the empire, it was good the way it bridged the gap between esb & rotj.
i also liked the thrawn trilogy.
The best EU creation? Hell, I dunno. I liked SOTE alot thats all I can say. And yes the Thrawn trilogy was great. I havent read much EU but what I have read has been good.
SOTE is my second favourite EU story of all time, very close to the Thrawn Trilogy.
First time I read it I was about 10 or 12, and my favourite character was Dash Rendar.
Reread at 16, and the feud between Xizor and Vader was much more interesting.
Maybe I'll read it again when I'm 20 and find something else I like.
What's your favourite parts?
It is my favorite book i mean it is real good i liked it alot
SOTE XWing conundrum
One EU gap that resulted from this was...
Luke's XWing...
He left it on bespin, having been spirited away on the falcon minus one hand......
At the start of teh SOTE comic(which starts before the book starts) luke is involved in a battle and his his xwing back.....
I wrote a fanfic many moons ago trying to creatively explain how luke got his X back. I wonder if this has ever been covered in EU somewhere since......
Ever think of him getting a new one?
it is a very confusing incident... im not sure if it is covered in any of the EU... ill keep my eyes open (aswell as my mind) lol
Riddle me this
Much later in the EU(around Black Fleet Crisis Time) I think, there is a comment where Luke is reflecting on how he has had his XW for 20 years or so.... So yeah, that gap is still there
The best book in Star Wars Expanded Universe. My favourite characters are Luke Skywalker, Lord Vader and Boba Fett (of course). I should say that those characters come from Original Trilogy, but in SOTE they were showed magnificient. Reading this book give me much fun and enjoy.
Nope. It's pretty darn good, but not the best. I love the early Sith Era stuff.
Please, don't resurrect 4 year old threads, it's against the rules and also really pointless.
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L.D. Khatgar has released an improved 1.2 version of his "upgraded" Razor Fighter OPT. The news item on the XWA Upgrade Project homepage contains a render of the model and a link to the forum post about the OPT, which has the download link (I'd copy the forum link, log into the forums, and then paste the link into your browser's address bar, as only registered users can view the forums). There may be more improvements to this OPT in the future, as well. :)
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Mrs. Right and Mr. Wrong on child-rearing
By melinchina on Jun 09, 2007
When my husband (who is Chinese) quizzes our daughter on her math homework and she gets the answer right he moves right on to the next problem. No praise, no recognition of the fact that she got the answer right, he just moves on to the next one. If she gets something wrong though he says pretty loudly, "Wrong!" and she has to rethink her answer.
I asked him why he doesn't compliment her when she gets the answer right. His reasons were a) this is the way I was raised and I can do long-division in my head b) the assumption is that she's right so I shouldn't have to acknowledge it if she is.
My approach is exactly opposite (I am American). When I'm quizzing her on math and she gets something wrong it's hard for me to say that she's wrong. I tend to say stuff like, "Not quite" or "guess again" or "you're so close" when in fact when it comes to Math there really are just two options: right and wrong. Why is it so hard for me to say it when she's wrong?
And if she gets something right I tend to give heavy praise. "Awesome!", "You got it!", "Excellent!" Admittedly to the extent that my encouragement might not really mean that much after a while.
My husband and I are trying to cross-pollinate each other. He's learning to say "right" and I'm learning to say "wrong". And we're both learning to temper our compliments and criticisms so that both mean something to our daughter.


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$A$ is an interval $\implies$ $A$ is pathwise connected.
This kind of goes off one of my previous general questions about path connectedness. I've tried to formalize my attempt at proving this a bit:
My definition of path connectedness says that $A\subset X$ is pathwise connected if $\forall x,y\in A$ there exists a continuous path $\gamma:[a,b]\rightarrow A$ with $\gamma(a)=x$ and $\gamma(b)=y$.
Attempt at a proof:
Let $A\subset\mathbb{R}$ be an interval. Without loss of generality, let $A=[a,b]$ for some $a,b\in\mathbb{R}$: $a<b$. Then, $\forall c,d\in A$, $a\leq c<d\leq b$. Consider $\gamma:[0,1]\rightarrow [a,b]: \gamma(t)=c+t(d-c).$ Then, $\gamma(0)=c$ and $\gamma(1)=d$. Since $c,d\in A$ were arbitrary, $\implies$ A is path connected.


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It might explain why Ashton Kutcher has been sporting a dated haircut for the past few months.
He's filming scenes in character as the late Steve Jobs and the actor looks remarkably similar the founder of tech giants Apple.
In the first official photo for the upcoming biopic, Ashton even grew a small beard to finish off his look as the legendary Jobs, who passed away last October.
Forbes rated Ashton as the highest paid actor on telly and the 34-year-old is also dating the glamorous Mila Kunis, but there was none of the glitz and glamour of celebrity here.
He had his hair parted and was sat around old computers with some old fashioned (more commonly known as retro) glasses.
It was reported that he was filming the story of Jobs earlier in the year at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
His co-star Josh Gad, who portrays co-founder Steve Wozniak, confessed he was amazing by Ashton's transformation.
He told US Weekly: "Ashton is going to blow a lot of people away. His performance was absolutely transformational."
Ashton is known for his film roles and more recently his part in US hit sitcom Two And A Half Men.


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