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Score Attack Mode Guide by Hiryu_no_Ken
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Score Attack Mode Guide
by Hiryu no Ken
The information contained in this FAQ is intended to be free to read
and use. However, please do not plagiarize my writing - if you need to
reproduce this information elsewhere, do it with your own words. If
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provide the proper credit.
Table of Contents
A. Opening
A1. Version History
A2. Thanks
B. Differences from Adventure Mode
B1. Goal
B2. System
B3. Scoring and Chaining
B4. Getting Hurt
C. Movement
C1. Falling
C2. Hit Stun
D. Using the Kusari
D1. Lift
D2. Speed
D3. Floating on Release
D4. Using Enemies
E. Power-Up
E1. Power-Up Canceling
E2. Collecting Scrolls
F. Hyper Power-Up
F1. Gaining and Losing
F2. Canceling Properties
This guide assumes some familiarity with the basics of the main part
of the game, the Adventure Mode. If you haven't completed that yet,
go do so - it teaches you fundamentals you'll need in this mode too.
Many of the principles mentioned here can also be helpful if you're
trying to reduce your stage times in Adventure Mode - just remember
the elements that don't apply in each (you have to worry about things
like spikes, switches, etc. in Adventure, but not here).
A. Opening
A1. Version History & Thanks
08/15/2016: Version 1.2
Nin2-Jump is now backwards compatible with Xbox One!
A few points have been clarified and added to the guide:
Goal - Emphasizing the importance of chaining for high scores.
Scoring and Chaining - More emphasis on Sushi and chaining.
Using Enemies - Added a bit on enemy spawn points.
Collecting Scrolls - Added a bit on the scroll counter.
06/02/2014: Version 1.1
Almost two years after I first noticed I made a mistake, I'm finally
remembering to update this - F2. has been changed from "No Canceling"
to "Canceling Properties", as the Hyper Power-Up can actually be
cancelled if you get hit by a reaper. Do not know how I overlooked
this one. Nin2-Jump does have a Ver. 1.00 and a 1.01 after a patch,
but it's the same in both.
02/12/2012: Version 1.0
I don't fancy myself to be any kind of expert at this game, but with
the lack of anything about how it works on GameFAQs or...anywhere,
for that matter, I felt compelled to get something out there.
Plus, I'm hoping that should there be someone out there that knows
of things I'm missing, perhaps my blindness to this or that will
encourage them to come forward and correct me.
A2. Thanks
- Zargon - Double checking a number of things for accuracy.
B. Differences from Adventure Mode
The basics remain the same - jump, slow your jump by pressing the
button again, use the kusari to latch onto things and propel yourself,
kill enemies using Power-Up. The differences are big enough to
require a different mindset though:
B1. Goal
Survive for as long as possible and rack up a big score along the way.
Score is dependant on HIT Chain count (number of enemies defeated
without being hit) and activation of the new Hyper Power-Up,
which yields the best score items from defeating enemies while active.
Since the regular enemies are killable and as dumb and slow as ever,
your main enemy here are the reapers, who are still invincible no
matter what and will follow you around. They will appear periodically
and up to three can appear at a time.
(Although you can't kill them, you can push them away - see
E1. Power-Up Canceling)
B2. System
-Hyper Power-Up: There's now a counter below your power meter that,
once it reaches 1,000 will say STANDBY - press the Power-Up button
during this and Hyper Power-Up will activate instead (see: F. Hyper
---It works exactly the same way as Power-Up does, only it can't be
canceled manually or by getting hit, and you get a more points.
-Scrolls are not finite - they will regenerate once all on the stage
have been collected (see: E2. Collecting Scrolls).
-There are also things you can do in Adventure Mode, but never really
needed to to get through it that are now essential here, chief among
them being Power-Up Canceling (see: E1.).
B3. Scoring and Chaining
-You now collect food when killing enemies - onigiri (rice balls) when
bumping into them while in super mode, shrimp tempura when attacking
them from the chain weapon, and sushi when in Hyper Mode.
At base, the groups of food you get are worth:
Onigiri = 100 Points
Shrimp Tempura = 300 Points
Sushi = 1000 Points
-Chaining: You now have a HIT counter whenever you kill an enemy. The
higher the HIT counter is when you kill an enemy, the more food (and
the more points) you get.
---It will slowly decrease when time passes between kills.
---The chain will end instantly if you get hurt.
-Since Sushi dropped while Hyper Power-Up is active is by far the
most valuable food, this means score is dependant mainly on how
many times you can activate Hyper while having a high HIT chain.
B3. Getting Hurt
You have three hearts just as in Adventure Mode, but getting hurt
sucks a lot more for reasons beyond the obvious:
-You lose a big chunk off your Hyper Power-Up counter. (About 200)
-Your HIT chain will end instantly.
-The damage animation you go into (see: C2. Hit Stun) may end up
getting you stuck in a situation difficult to recover from.
Most of your score comes from the Hyper Power-Up (how well you do
revolves around how many times you get this activated) and amped up
even further by Chaining. So whereas getting hit might be a "whatever"
situation in Adventure, you don't want to get hurt in this. At all.
C. Movement
C1. Falling
This is an important factor when you're running around. Consider:
-When you're falling, you go very fast. Important for getaways.
-Although there aren't any spikes, because you're going so fast, it's
easy to fall on top of an enemy without time to move away. You have
two basic options to deal with this:
1) Press the jump button (multiple times even) to slow your descent.
2) Activate Power-Up to kill anything you land on.
-Since you're not going to want to lose your speed and it's good
for keeping up a chain anyway, you'll almost always want to go with
the second option, save for situations where you have no Power-Up
-This does mean activating your Power-Up blind, which may seem like
a waste, but see E1. Power-Up Canceling - you can just turn it off
afterwards and not lose much meter.
-Because the game hints at the location of reapers with the little
cloud bubble, you'll always know where they are, so this scenario
shouldn't be happening with them.
C2. Hit Stun
When you get hurt, you'll switch into a stunned frame of animation,
during which you can move around. You'll also generally get bumped
in one direction or another somewhat (similar to D3. Floating on
Release when using the kusari).
This will also happen if you try to use the kusari on a shield which
some enemies have or the shell enemy (see: D4. Using Enemies).
The difference between the situations is after being hurt, you'll be
invincible for the duration of the frame, but after a failed kusari
toss you'll remain vulnerable.
Things to keep in mind:
-All normal actions do work during this animation - you can activate
Power-Up, slow your descent with the jump button, and use the kusari.
-You lose any momentum you may have had, since you're getting
slightly bounced off the enemy instead.
-This makes getting cornered especially bad, as that speed reduction
coupled with getting bumped into a direction you may not want to go
in can result in you getting stuck.
-Post damage, although you're invincible for a time, it only last so
long, meaning you need to use this opportunity to move away from
enemies so you won't just get hit again when it's finished.
-It's easy to get flustered and change your mind on which direction
you want to fall in, but not committing one way if you're right on top
of enemies might waste the invincibility time while you end up not far
from where you started.
D. Using the Kusari
Pressing X throws the kusari either forward or whatever of eight
directions you're pressing. It connects with walls and anchors and
sends you flying in that direction.
Normally, it ignores enemies and will pass right through them. When
Power-Up or Hyper Power-Up are activated, it latches on to them, and
you will kill them on contact (resulting in Shrimp Tempura for more
points in Power-Up - you still get Sushi as expected in Hyper
You move much faster than usual when flying around using the kusari,
making it an essential tool.
D1. Lift
Of course, you need this to lift yourself higher to navigate each
stage and to get away from enemies. Things to keep in mind:
-The anchor symbols all over the place may seem unnecessary, but
using them instead of walls when you can is much faster. This is
because you don't bounce off the wall once your body reaches it
(see also: D3. Floating on Release).
-In Adventure Mode, it often works fine just to mash the button to
send out the kusari multiple times in order to scale a wall without
having to go in any other direction. This is still sometimes handy in
a pinch, but you'll want to avoid doing this for the most part as it's
much slower than a clean swoop from a single wall/anchor connection.
-This means it's worth your while to explore stages and find more
efficient ways to lift yourself up in certain sections you'll need to.
For instance, from the bottom of the Winter stage, if you have to go
up and to the right, there's an anchor you can use, but then it seems
the only way to go further up is to latch onto the walls, a bit awkward
and maybe requiring multiple throws. In fact, if you just throw it
straight up, you'll latch onto the ceiling just off screen and go right
D2. Speed
-As mentioned before, you move a lot faster when using the kusari, so
remember you can use it not only to lift yourself up, but also
forward and even down.
-Learning how much distance the kusari actually has is important for
this reason - you'll get the hang of it just by messing around, so
make sure to take the time learning the stages and don't be afraid
throw it out in different ways to see how it sticks.
-When you find yourself using it so often, it may seem like you're
just flipping out of control - remember you can keep using it over and
over to reposition yourself, but spamming it to scale a single wall
is slow (and once again, see D3. Floating on Release).
-Throwing it down is, of course, a great way to make quick escapes
and quickly crash into enemies below you while Power-Up is active
(often better than just letting gravity slowly drop you on them).
You also won't bounce off the floor, as mentioned below in D3.
D3. Floating on Release
-When a zip along the kusari ends with your body hitting a wall,
you'll bounce off the wall a little and briefly float.
-This is of course excellent for getting over walls, allowing you to
do so with only one throw. It also gives you some time to reposition
yourself for another throw if necessary.
-If you're just using it against a wall to move in that direction
rather than get over the top of that wall though, it's a different
-The time you're floating in the air, you're moving very slow and
generally staying in the same place. Potentially dangerous. This is
also why you'll usually want to use anchors instead of walls.
-Throwing out the kusari again can make up for this, but this is
another reason why anchors are preferable - they're positioned so
when you use them, you'll be going in the same direction rather than
having to reposition after a bounce. Plus, there's somewhere to go,
which may not be the case from any random solid wall.
-You'll still need to do single throws against walls to get around
of course, so try to figure out where you can go during that post
bounce float that'll get you moving faster.
-If you find you really need to scale a wall using multiple throws,
riding the bounce float between each throw will make it a bit faster.
-It actually does not happen when throwing down and latching a floor,
or throwing up an latching onto a ceiling. Something to keep in mind
when you need to make a clean escape.
D4. Using Enemies
-While Power-Up is active, you can latch on to enemies - not only
effective for quicker killing, but also rushing around the screen
and making snappy escapes that normally aren't possible.
-Once again, remember, the reaper is invincible and the kusari will
not work on them for latching either.
-Three types of regular enemies cannot be latched on to: Ones with
shields on their top and bottom, ones with shields on their left and
right, and turtle shells. You cannot latch onto the shields on those
enemies, but you can latch on to their body from the open part.
Turtle shells cannot be latched onto at all.
-When attempting to latch onto ones of the above enemies and
failing, you won't take damage, but will go into a hit stun frame
(see: C2. Hit Stun).
-Because of the shadow puppet aesthetic, every active sprite in the
game (characters and scrolls) have a little handle sticking out at
the bottom. In situations where you need to pop up quick, you may
only be able to see a handle above you, expect an enemy, and try to
latch on to them.
Since you can't determine what exactly you're going to
get, this can be risky should you be trying to make a desperate
escape and end up hitting a shell. Be prepared to correct yourself
and remember where the scrolls are. Otherwise, try to get a little
higher before committing to another throw at whatever it is or
rely on the stage itself and knowledge of it instead.
There's generally no risk of running into a repear this way though,
as after all the game hints where they are with the little cloud
-There will be a smoke effect where enemies are about to spawn.
This can be useful to determining where to go if enemies dry up
and you need to continue a chain, but keep in mind it is entirely
possible for a repear to spawn in that place, unless one recently
appeared already.
E. Power-Up
When Power-Up is active, you will kill all regular enemies your body
comes in contact with, yielding Onigiri for points. When you make
contact while latching onto an enemy with the kusari, you get
Shrimp Tempura for more points. Once again, reapers are invincible.
Power-Up functions as it does when you have all your tools at the end
of the main game:
-Your power gauge slowly fills up on its own, but you get loads
more by collecting scrolls.
-Once active, the background will turn blue and the meter will
decrease. The blue background, actually a circle, will decrease in
size around Nin-Ja as well to indicate you're running out of time.
-It does not have to be full to activate, although you need a
minimum for it to turn on (and obviously it won't last long then).
-You can actually cancel it by pressing the button again (see E1.
You activate it two ways:
1) Pressing the Power-Up button.
2) Getting hit by a regular enemy who can be killed (not reapers)
while you have the minimum meter to turn it on. This will happen
instead of taking damage. It also carves off a huge chunk of the
meter if you had a decent amount, though.
Although it acts as a handy back up should you screw up, the meter
reduction is bad news, so you always want to activate it manually.
E1. Power-Up Canceling
There are three ways to turn off Power-Up:
1) Get hit by a reaper.
2) Run out of meter, as it depletes naturally when active.
3) Press the Power-Up button again to cancel it.
Number 3 is what this section is about - it's a hugely important tool.
-When canceling Power-Up manually, all enemies are pushed back away
from your position. That includes reapers.
-This can keep reapers away from you when they get too close to
escape from or are otherwise difficult to escape from.
Very very very important.
-You will find situations where doing it multiple times will keep
them at bay. However, they move fast enough that it will do that
and no more, and you still need to come up with a way to increase
the distance between you (usually by taking advantage of the kusari's
speed boost).
-It saves meter to turn it on to kill enemies, turn it off, then
turn it on again when you need it. Although you'll be constantly
pumped full of meter by scrolls (see: E2. Collecting Scrolls),
not having meter just when you need it to keep reapers away can
make all the difference in the world.
-Before you become too cancel happy, remember that this blowback
works on all normal enemies. Although it's usually not far enough to
adversely effect your chaining ability, turning it on and off over
and over keeps them away from you, and may screw with perfectly
good enemy kusari latching situations. It will knock ground based
enemies off of ledges.
E2. Collecting Scrolls
Although you do gain meter over time, it's very little, and so you
need to be collecting scrolls to keep it up.
-Scrolls do regenerate, but only after all in the stage have been
picked up. Miss even one and the others will not reappear.
-For this reason, you should be picking up all the scrolls you come
-In order for that to work, this means you'll end up making laps
around the stage in a big circle. This is also actually helpful in
avoiding the reapers, as this'll keep them in the center of that
big circle.
-There is a scroll counter in the upper left corner. When it hits
zero, all scrolls regenerate after about 5 seconds.
-If you think you got all the scrolls but they're not reappearing,
check the counter. Look for the cloud bubble with a scroll on it,
indicating where the remaining ones are.
F. Hyper Power-Up
Exclusive to Score Attack Mode, you now have a Hyper Power-Up. Under
your Power-Up gauge is a counter you'll see is usually in the
hundreds - when this reaches 1,000, it'll say STANDBY, and when you
press the Power-Up button, it will instead activate Hyper Power-Up.
This mode functions the same as Power-Up, except for the multi-color
background and how killed enemies now yield Sushi, which grant many
more points than usual. The bulk of your score will generally come
from when you've activated Hyper Power-Up.
Because of this, the game basically revolves around how often you're
able to activate Hyper Power while alive and how big of a chain you
have when you do.
F1. Gaining and Losing
-Your Hyper Power-Up counter increases when you kill enemies.
-You lose a big chunk of it if you get hit.
-When enough time passes and it's over, you will return to your
regular state with nothing activated. Do note that because you'll
actually still be gaining Power-Up meter during Hyper Power-Up,
you'll be able to activate a normal Power-Up immediately afterwards
should the situation call for it.
F2. Canceling Properties
-You cannot cancel Hyper Power-Up manually.
-The lack of the Power-Up canceling push back option (see: E1.
Power-Up Canceling) means you have to rely on other methods to
escape from reapers, making life that much more difficult.
-Since you can't control the rate you gain numbers on Hyper Power-Up's
counter (short of not killing enemies, which means you'll just be
getting nowhere), this means you may find yourself in a situation
where you want to do a cancel but can't because it'll just activate
Hyper Power-Up instead. Be mindful to see how much you have on it and
look out for when it says STANDBY (which fortunately they make
hard to miss from the way it flashes).
-While active, if you get hit by a reaper, it'll be cancelled, and a
chunk of the Hyper Power-Up counter will be depleted (about 200-300).
The counter will still continue to go down all the same, however. If
you press to acivate it again while it's still going, the mode will
resume. That means regardless of whether you opt to continue it, the
counter will still deplete.
If you have any questions, comments, or possible additions, feel
free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Make sure to mention
the FAQ in the title.
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Meet the Ordinary Women of Extraordinary Wisdom
After scrolling through the following short biographies, please visit our Links page for emails and web addresses for each of the women.
Chameli Ardagh
So much
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She is the founder of "The Temple Group Network," an
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We insist
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This that
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Dorothy was born in 1943, has
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in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti, serves as Spiritual Director
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Dorothy is also the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season,
and a contributing author to both The Sacred Mirror: Non-Dual
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Silence: Non-Dual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2. Dorothy
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It was a
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Catherine, born in
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Putnam) and a novel called A Crack in Everything
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That's my
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Neelam was born in Poland in
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America. In 1994, she traveled to India to be with Papaji—and to
realize the truth of who she was. In 1996, Papaji gave his blessing
to Neelam to offer Satsang. In 2003, she moved to Hotchkiss,
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Joi Sharp is a disciple of Mata Amritatandamayi (Ammachi). She spent 9 years living with Amma in her ashram in South India. With Amma's blessing she then lived for 2 years at Ramana Maharshi's ashram. Joi was invited to start giving satsang by Pamela Wilson and with Amma's instruction, she offers satsang weekly in her town of Ridgway, Colorado.
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Efficiency, Technological Progress and Regional Comparative Advantage: A Study of Organised Manufacturing Sector in India
Technological upgradation and increasing capital intensity in organised manufacturing sector in India has been championed on grounds of improving productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness. In a developing economy this is a costly proposition due to capital scarcity, and the effect of technological changes on productivity and efficiency levels have to be estimated before taking such policies. This paper seeks to estimate trends in Factor Productivity, Technological Progress, and Technological Efficiency in this sector and examines their relative importance also. Technical Efficiency is observed to be moderate and further declining in the nineties. Substantial disparity exists among regions and product groups regarding Efficiency, Technical Progress and Efficiency changes. It is found that increasing capital intensity has been associated with falling productivity, efficiency, and technological deceleration in the nineties. Wider diffusion rather than greater capital use is thus recommended for productivity rise. Regional efficiency matrix is also prepared so that states can focus on specific areas where they have comparative advantages.
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It's been a slow past few months here at RobTheHockeyGuy, but we are BACK! Though the season isn't scheduled to start until January 19th, we have actual hockey news to talk about! And none more interesting than the news out of Toronto today: Brian Burke has been fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
This is a Canucks blog, so I won't spend too much time analyzing Burke's failure in Toronto, or the timing of this move. I'll just say this: when you are in the beginning of a rebuilding program, you don't trade away multiple first round picks. If Burke never made the Phil Kessel trade, their future would be a lot brighter and he might still be the general manager of the Leafs.
So how does this move affect the Canucks? Well, as you may know, Brian Burke is a stubborn fellow. He is also a hot headed fellow. Those two traits will assuredly affect trying to trade with adversary Mike Gillis to acquire a player with the type of long contract that he has criticized. I'm speaking of course about Roberto Luongo, who has been rumoured to be heading to Toronto.
Getting a deal done with Burke and Gillis was always going to be difficult. Getting a deal done with Dave Nonis and Mike Gillis? That should be smoother. It should also be smoother given that we know that Dave Nonis loves Roberto Luongo.
So what can the Canucks get for Luongo? That's uncertain. With Brian Burke at the helm, Jake Gardiner was rumoured to be off-limit. With Dave Nonis? Who knows.
The latest rumour is that the Canucks tried to acquire Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri. Burke of course balked at this, and we can always dream that Dave Nonis would be in favour of that deal. Personally, I don't think Gardiner will be part of the deal.
I do think the Leafs will eventually acquire Luongo though, and it'll probably look similar to the rumoured deal from Sportsnet's John Shannon. That deal rumour was believed to involve Nazem Kadri and Tyler Bozak.
When I first looked at the possibility of Luongo heading to Toronto in June, the Leafs d-men were the target of my affection. Luke Schenn seemed like the most likely possibility, but he has since been traded to Philadelphia. Carl Gunnarsson is still around though, and he would fit in well with the Canucks. He's only 26, he's cheap, and he was second in ice time with the Leafs last year. He alone won't be enough to make the deal, but he could be a piece.
Still, if the best Mike Gillis can do before the start of the season is Nazem Kadri and Tyler Bozak, I think he has to pull the trigger on the deal. It's not ideal, but they have to try and get the best deal possible and move on. Keeping both goalies and the sideshow that accompanies it just isn't a smart move.


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New Zealand have again stamped their authority on the men's team sprint in cycling as Australia took the Commonwealth Games bronze medal.
World champions New Zealand were too strong for England in the gold medal ride-off, with Edward Dawkins, Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster clocking a Games record time of 43.161 seconds, well up on England (43.706).
It was the second time in a day that the Kiwis set the Games record, having qualified fastest with 43.254.
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===Getting away from it all===
Christmas 2012 was an eventful day for me. I asked my partner Allan to marry me. Everyone but him knew about it before hand so a few had tailored their Christmas presents to us on the assumption that he would be saying yes. Just as well he did really. Afterwards when we popped round to see my dad and Step-mum they presented us with an envelope within a box within a box within a box within no less than 30 layers of wrapping paper. This is a trick my dad has come to think is hilarious over the years and usually used when he's realised at the last minute that whatever he's gotten me is either pointless or just terrible. Not that I ever let him know it but occasionally I really do wonder what he was thinking. As this present was labelled to both of us we ended up playing a game of pass the parcel with each other getting more and more agitated with each layer till finally we opened up the envelope. Thankfully it was totally worth it. We'd been given a voucher for a two night stay in a hotel from buyagift.com!
===So many choices===
We had a few criteria in our choices when we finally got round to looking at the voucher in January. First of all we didn't want to be driving for hours to get somewhere, partly due to the cost of petrol and partly due to the fact Allan would be bored out of his skull driving for a few hours. Since most of the hotels for the voucher were miles away that left us with about four which were easily accessible. Narrowing it down further was our want of a proper cooked breakfast as some of the hotels were only offering continental breakfasts which neither of us particularly likes. Lastly we'd quite like one with a pool and a gym just in case we wanted to go for a little dip after a hard day relaxing. The winner turned out to be the Windlestrae hotel.
===Keeping it in the Family===
The Windlestrae is situated in the heart of Kinross which is a fairly small Scottish village right on Loch Leven. Not only does Loch Leven have a fascinating history, it has some of the most beautiful and picturesque views. The Windlestrae itself is part of The Greens Golf "Resort" which includes a couple of hotels and restaurants in the immediate vicinity of two golf courses and, of course, the loch, which are owned by the Montgomery Family who recently sold the gorgeous Kinross House (a stunning and huge country mansion in the area) to a private owner as it was costing them too much to keep it.
===Kissing bum===
Before we left I sent off a wee email to them asking if they could have some wine or champagne in the room for arrival since it was a special occasion (obviously I'd be paying for that) and also took the opportunity to enquire about any other upgrades they may wish to throw our way. The next day I got an email back advising they'd put a bottle of Prosecco in our room for £18.85 and as it was a special occasion they'd pop us on the list for any upgrades that became available. They didn't mention it when we checked in and I'm not entirely sure if the room was the one were already going to be getting though which is a shame.
===Getting there===
I've never been to Kinross so I was quite glad to have my sat-nav plugged in and on. Once you get to what seems to be the main road in Kinross (the Muirs) simply keep going until you see a sign for the Windlestrae. I managed to drive passed it as I spotted it at the last second but there's another car park about 20 meters up the road that I was able to get turned in.
Turning down to the Windlestrae you will see a sort of porch area with a "Bar/ Restaurant" sign on it underneath the massive "Windlestrae" signage. There are about four parking spots here. Going in through this door you simply walk straight till you hit reception. I didn't actually realise till afterwards but if you go past those spaces and round the corner to the back of the hotel, there is a much bigger car park and a door that opens right into the reception area. It's a bit of a weird layout but it's easy enough to navigate. There didn't seem to be any issues with parking spaces the whole time we were there either.
If you want to get there by train then you may be out of luck as there doesn't seem to be any train station near the place which is a bit of a shame. On the plus there are bus services running into Kinross from most places so you can get in that way if you don't drive.
===Bed knobs and Broomsticks===
Checking in was easy enough. We arrived about an hour early: check in was at three, we got there at two. We were told our room wasn't yet ready but shouldn't be more than half an hour. That was probably so they could go put the Prosecco in the room for us. We decided to go for a wander since the weather was gorgeous. We got back about three and the room was indeed ready. We were given our room key and told how to get to the room. The room key was a real turn-in-the-lock style key attached to a rather large rectangular piece of Perspex with the Greens Hotel logo carved into it. This chunky key ring was a bit of a pain in the backside to cart about as it was big enough and pointy enough to poke into you while it was taking up your entire pocket.
Our room happened to near the restaurant that we parked at first of all up one flight of stairs. The door was right at the top of the stairs which meant that anyone in the other 10 rooms in that section had to go past our door to get to theirs. More on that later.
First impressions upon entering the room were not terrible. The room was massive, light and airy. Directly in front of us, the wall had a large set of windows facing out into the grassy area and the gorgeous private house that practically shares its entrance road with hotel out the front where we drove in. There were also two smaller, higher windows that looked out to the left and right of the room. They both had their own little roller blinds on them too. To the right was a double bed, freshly made and very comfortable looking; to the right was the door to the bathroom. The room continued down the side of the bathroom and this is where the kettle, tea and coffee were situated on a table next to a couple of old looking chairs (a two seater armchair and a single armchair) and a flat screen TV. On the wall to the right was a giant floor to ceiling mirror that made the room look even bigger. Storage space was plentiful with drawers in both bedside cabinets and the desk nestled to the left of the window. On the same wall as the entrance door there were built in cupboards. One side was made up entirely of drawers to the point it looked vaguely comical to open. The other side had a hanging rail and some hangers along with a trouser press in the bottom of it. There was no iron in the room at all which was a bit annoying. There was however a hairdryer hidden in the bottom drawer of the bedside cabinet.
===On Second thoughts===
The only real thing that we both noticed was that the room did look quite sparse and like it had been around for a while. The carpet wasn't incredibly thick and you could hear the floor creak and groan with every step. The chairs were grey and looked like they hadn't seen the light of day in about 40 years but were otherwise in a decent state of repair if you discount the red stains on the arms of one of them. The curtains were yellow and flowery and screamed of needing updated, but were the only real colour in the room. When we closed them we noticed they hadn't been hung properly, leaving a sagging section that looked quite untidy.
On closer inspection the room wasn't incredibly clean either. Along wall that the bed was on there were stains that looked like someone had thrown a cup of tea at the wall. The same stains could be seen next to the kettle. When opening the windows we were met with a cluster of well formed cobwebs and over the course of the next day or two we spotted a few more hanging from the roof. Strangely there wasn't a lot of dust anywhere so I'm not quite sure how they managed to clean the room and miss the cobwebs and various other stains. It quickly became clear that while it wasn't the nicest hotel room on the planet, all that was really needed was a bit of an update. Some fresh paint and some colour in the room would have done it wonders. Instead it was quite dull with white walls, grey seats and a tired brownish carpet.
===Drip, drip, drop===
The bathroom was suffering the same acceptable-but-dated look. Marble effect panels lined the wall, picking up on the gold colour of the taps on the sink, bath and matching showerhead. In the corner there was a modern looking heated towel rack which would have looked lovely if it wasn't for the bulky black wiring and plug at the bottom being on full display. There was soap, body lotion and shampoo provided along with some rather rough and uncomfortable toilet paper. There were plenty towels provided though they weren't incredibly soft but they weren't rough enough to be an issue.
The water flow in the sink was a bit wonky but thankfully the shower was good. The only problem I had was that it took about five minutes for the water to heat up and as I had been slowly turning the tap up and up and up in an attempt to get hot water, when it did finally come through it was scalding. A little bit of patience was the order of the day and after about 7 minutes of faffing I managed to get a temperature that didn't burn or freeze me. The toilet was uncomfortably close to the door to the room and so I'd be concerned about passers by hearing any toilet activity since, as we later found out, the doors were pretty much paper thin.
===Bump in the night===
So, you can probably tell that we weren't exactly bowled over with the room, but we also weren't bothered too much about it. The main test would be how we slept. When we turned the lights out, I had pangs of horror when I realised that neither the curtains nor the blinds were made from anything that remotely blocked light out. I'm usually one of those people who can't sleep if there is even one spec of light in the room. I groaned big style. It also became quite obvious that the windows were not double glazed and we could hear people outside the restaurant/ bar area and a couple of inconsiderate people with spruced up, hole filled car exhausts racing past on the main road. Much to my surprise, however, we both slept fairly well only waking occasionally and going right back to sleep. The bed was incredibly comfortable and the sheets were quite obviously clean and soft. The morning was a bit of a chore for me due to the light filled room, however, I had still had a decent sleep!
The next night was much the same though we had been very tempted to beat some children up that had arrived that day and spent it running up and down the hollow, creaky, wooden staircase right outside our room, screaming and shouting while their parents stayed in their room ignoring them. Thankfully they wore themselves out just before we went to bed so no-one had to have a two-by-four to the head.
This is one thing I really didn't like about the room. Due to the amount and clarity of the noise coming IN through our door, it felt a little bit like we couldn't get any privacy and when you are on a weekend get away to celebrate your engagement, there may be some private things you want to get up to without being heard, like a good, long, deep conversation. It didn't stop us but it certainly made us quite aware that we might be overheard easily.
===Make a Splash===
The whole resort comes with complimentary access to the Gravity Fitness Suite. That means that anyone staying in the Windlestrae and the hotel across the road (The Greens) can come in and use it. The fitness suite is very good. It has sun beds, a gym and a sauna, steam-room and Jacuzzi right next to a 20m heated pool.
The entrance is right next to reception and you just need to pop down your room number on a sheet and you're given complimentary towels. These towels have never seen a tumble dryer or softener in their life and almost hurt to dry your self with. But it's better than a kick in the face! The men's changing rooms are a bit strange with urinals in full view of where you get changed and no shower gel or shampoo pump bottles anywhere. Make sure you bring your own if you want a proper shower after your work out/ swim. The showers here are infinitely better than the ones in the rooms so I tried to shower there when I could.
The pool has sun loungers around the edge and even tables and the whole area is nice and cosy. The heated water means it's not a shock getting into the water unless you've just came out of the steam-room. The deep end of the pool isn't overly deep, it comes up to my shoulders and I'm about 5'9". The sauna and steam-room were clean and big enough for about five or six people comfortably and more if you want to start squeezing up next to strangers. The only problem I had with the pool was that the chlorine was quite strong and actually started making my skin feel a bit raw. I go swimming all the time and that happens to me very rarely. It might be a good idea to bring goggles as both mine and Allan's eyes were stinging after each swim we had. Overall, however, it was a nice relaxed area which was open late and never overly busy.
If your idea of leisure isn't all that hard work, the hotel has a little book swap area just passed the restaurant area where you can either swap books for the ones on the shelves or leave a little donation in a money box on the shelf. There are a few sofas in the area so you can sit and chill out with your new found book!
===Start the day the Scottish way===
The restaurant in the Windlestrae is called Monty's and at night they are an Italian restaurant. In the morning, however, they open up to those staying within the hotel to provide them with a full cooked Scottish breakfast. It's a help yourself deal which is great as sometimes I find a cooked breakfast to have too much to eat on the plate and other times I want to stuff my face. The bain-maries are all neatly lined up and being constantly refilled by the kitchen staff. Both mornings we were there they had the same food in the same spaces so I don't imagine it will change. They had bacon, sausages, fried eggs, fried mushrooms, baked beans, black pudding and fried tomatoes. I was a little surprised they didn't have any potato cakes or hash browns but I didn't mind that much. Another area is set up with cereals, milk, fruit juices, jams and some baked goods that look like croissants but aren't. Near the entrance they have a pile of bread and a toaster which there seemed to be a constant queue for.
The staff were all quite helpful and they offer you tea and coffee right after you sit down and always had it out before we were back to the table with our plates so the service was very quick. The food was also lovely. Perfectly cooked, not swimming in grease, nice flavour and, almost miraculously, the bacon was cooked to a standard that Allan could eat. Even I can't get that right sometimes!
As for the surroundings, it was much the same as the rest of the Hotel, perfectly acceptable but in need of a bit of sprucing up. Even getting the chairs in the restaurant to match would probably make it look a lot nicer. I can't comment on the food the restaurant served when it opened at night as we didn't eat there but it seemed to be quite busy both nights we were there.
Obviously our stay was a gift so we didn't pay anything for it. A two night booking with breakfast included is currently coming up for around £105. I think the gift was about £190 on buy a gift.com though currently they are doing the same offer for almost half price at £99 though the Windlestrae is no longer included in the participating hotels. Either way that comes in at about £26 each per night. Cheap as chips no matter what way you look at it.
===To-do list===
If you've never been to Kinross before, there are a few things that may grab your interest and its all within a five minute drive of the hotel. The main attraction for a lot of people will be the golf courses. There are at least two right behind the Windlestrae (The Bruce and The Montgomery courses) so if you like that sort of thing then I'd imagine Kinross will be right up your street. There's even a tiny golf putting course in the gardens of the Windlestrae. We were there on Thursday Friday and Saturday and the course car park (which was the one I ended up turning in when we got there) was completely packed on Saturday but almost empty on Thursday and Friday. There may even be a couple more golf courses kicking about but I didn't spot them myself.
The thing that I had my heart set on was a visit to Loch Leven. It's beautiful. On the way to Edinburgh from the motorway I've always seen a range of mountains that I've just been itching to stop the car and take photos of. I hadn't realised till we got into Kinross that these mountains are right on the edges of the loch which meant, finally, I'd get to take some pretty pictures of them without having to risk life and limb on a motorway! In the centre of the loch there is a castle which takes about ten minutes to get to by boat. The castle has a lot of history being that it was where Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner for a year.
Further round on the far side of the loch and probably a bit of a drive away is Vane Farm which is an RSPB reserve. I've not been myself but I know a few people who have as my Primary school used to take school trips out to it which tells me it's probably great for kids.
Kinross house is no longer open to the public but you can take a wander around the walls and stare in at the new owner with beady thieving eyes like Allan and I did. There is a trail right around the loch that takes you past a play park and a grave yard with some war memorials. Further round is what looks like the Montgomery family's private plot though it isn't very private at all. There are a few good viewing points for the loch and the mountain on this trail and you can rent bikes from the boathouse café where you catch the boat across to the castle.
If you want you can take a wander up the main street (The Muirs) and marvel at the houses as they are mostly all huge, old and gorgeous. There are even a few for sale!
===Our stay in short===
So just to run it all down:
Bedroom: 3 stars out of 5: The bed was brilliantly comfy and the room was huge. It was let down by the shabby look of the place and the light streaming through the curtains in the morning.
Bathroom: 3 stars out of 5: Again the look was a bit tired and the water taking ages to heat loose points.
Restaurant: 4 out of 5: The service was quick, the food was lovely, just the looks bringing it down again.
Cleanliness: 3 stars out of 5: Cobwebs all over the bedroom but no dust. Stains all over the walls and chairs.
Location: 5 out of 5: If you like Golf and or scenery, this is right next to some great stuff to see. It's easy to get to by car but a bit of a pain if you don't drive.
Price: 5 out of 5: For what you get, it's quite fairly priced.
Overall experience: 3 out of 5: Overall it wasn't terrible. The room was a bit naff and I feel like the whole place could have easily scored 5 if they had just taken a bit of care to keep it fresh and tidy.
===The Verdict===
The hotel was decent. The Windlestrae is only a three star hotel anyway and I would say that it definitely meets that expectation. The surroundings are great for a nice quiet get away if not a little bit of a pain to get to by anything but a car. We still had a good nights sleep despite the curtains and slight noise issues and the breakfast definitely hit the spot. I can only give it 3 out of 5 stars but not in a terrible way. I just feel a bit bad for them because if they just took a little bit of time to update the furnishings and paint the walls it could probably reach a much better rating. Still a nice, cheap place to visit with some lovely surroundings to take in.
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The Windlestrae hotel
The Muirs,
01577 863467


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They look like the humorous team that everyone will love, but who knows. The only male team...they dont like they will pose a threat, most likely will be leaving early on
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Not getting a good feeling about these two. Don't think they will make it far.
He who laughs last thinks slowest
#oldmanbeatdown - Donny BB16
They seem funny, but don't seem like they'd be real threatening.Lance is looking forward to traveling the world to see all the beautiful honeys and any nude beaches.
Really as "stories" go, this one is kind of lame and boring. So what, I ask?Marshall explains that he has always tormented his younger brother. When Lance was six or seven years old, Marshall sold him a Sony Walkman for $60; the sale included a hand-written contract stating that Lance was buying the Walkman "as is," with no refund. Shortly after buying the Walkman, Lance determined that it was broken. Lance went crying to their father and told him he wanted his money back, but Marshall pulled out the contract and refused.
I agree. I will be curious to see their physical abilities.Originally Posted by glennajo
This is the only all-male team, and I'm not too impressed with them... they might make it through one non-elimination leg, but not much further than that.
I agree, although they are meant to make us think of Kevin and Drew I don't seem them making it to 4th place!
Haha, looks like my early opinions of these guys are totally different
I think they are a team where they will play and have fun with each other, tease each other perhaps(Steve & Dave? ) and might possibly make it a top few spot. JMO.
I have the same vibe too! If they are really like Kevin and Drew, then they'll be entertaining to watch I guess CBS is trying to break the all-male team stereotype of alpha males a la Reichen/Chip, Rob/Brennan etc.Originally Posted by lalol


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That wraps up our coverage of the opening World Cup match in Brazil.
Here's a match report from the game.
A reminder that we'll be live blogging Spain vs Netherlands tomorrow morning at 5am, followed by our very own Socceroos game at 8am vs Chile.
Be sure to check out Fairfax's ongoing coverage of the World Cup.
Find us on Twitter: @smh @smhsport @tomdecent, and our senior reporters over in Brazil: Sebastian Hassett, Andrew Webster, Greg Baum, Michael Lynch and Michael Cockerill.
See you bright and early tomorrow morning!
Have a geese at these snaps of the opening ceremony!
Don't know how I feel about Pitbull making a cameo, but great to see the World Cup spirit is back, baby!
PHOTO: J-Lo kicks off Brazil World Cup in opening ceremony GALLERY - http://t.co/2021JIM7ss #FIFA2014 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/0gYGa8szsL
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Poll: How did you rate Brazil's performance in game one?
- Great. Three goals is a solid effort
- Poor. To win the World Cup they'll need to do a lot better
- Scrappy. But they got there in the end
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Check out Brazil's final goal courtesy of Oscar - what an absolute peach. Put a lot of respectability on the score board
Couldn't watch Goal 4? Here it is: "@FIFAWorldCupTM: VINE: Oscar's 3-1 goal. #BRA #CRO http://t.co/b2j3jpyJdY" @zeenews @sudhirchaudhary
— akash (@AkashSoniZee) June 12, 2014
Please, please, please football gods don't let this be another World Cup marred by controversial decisions. The sentiment of many fans watching game one.
Every 4 years I have to relearn the rules of soccer #WorldCup
— Gregory Flemlanco (@pitpanther01) June 12, 2014
Well what a first match that we've witnessed there. Four goals, plenty of controversy, plenty of talking points to follow throughout the day!
Brazil have let in an own goal, been gifted a penalty on the spot. It's been an interesting first match here of the FIFA 2014 World Cup!
What an absolute cracker from Oscar. Just outside 18-yard box right foot kick into the bottom left corner.
Oscar of Brazil shoots and scores. Photo: Getty Images
Our rugby league reporter getting involved in the conversation
Croatia have been on the wrong end of dud decisions in both boxes. No different than what Australia has copped at last two World Cups.
— Brad Walter (@BradWalterSMH) June 12, 2014
Four minutes of extra time
88th min - Neymar being subbed off for Ramires in the dying stages on this game. Neymar has now scored 33 goals for Brazil and two in his first World Cup match - what an effort!
Star man: Neymar scores from the spot. Photo: Getty Images
86th - Modric blasts one from range and parried away by Jefferson low to his right. Last ten minutes or so here. Brazil should be able to hold it out here.
83rd min - Foul on Brazilian keeper by Olic, Perisic then put it in the back of the net but goal disallowed. Big let off there at the back for the home team!
Poll: Should Neymar's penalty have been awarded?
- Absolutely
- Not in a million years
- What penalty?
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Check out the potentially match-defining penalty. Harsh or was the ref right here?
Brazil's "penalty". Unbelievable. #WorldCup #BrazilvsCroatia https://t.co/H9n4wkU4hf
— SB Nation Soccer (@SBNationSoccer) June 12, 2014
77th min - David Luiz almost scores with a header in front of goal. Not long to go now, inside last fifteen minutes. Can't see Croatia doing anything out of the ordinary here, they've lacked spark and creativity across the park. But granted, may have been a bit stiff on that call a few minutes ago.
We don't want dives ruining the World Cup.
Oh dear, weeks ahead watching grown men fall over pretending to be hurt
— Michael West (@MichaelWestBiz) June 12, 2014
Controversy brewing here - commentators and footballing pundits questioning the dubious penalty given to Brazil on the spot. Will be a massive talking point after the game.
No chance. Terrible call. #BRAvCRO
— Mitch Cohen (@MitchRWCohen) June 12, 2014
GOOOOAAAAALLLL! Brazil take the lead and aren't their supporters going mental! Neymar again, his second goal tonight! Top left corner. Geez, Pletikosa got a touch on it but it matters little. What an effort from the Brazilian superstar isn't he living up to THE hype!
Neymar of Brazil celebrates his second goal with Hernanes. Photo: Getty Images
PENALTY!!! Croatia number six Lovren penalised. Brazil a chance to take the lead!
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World Cup 2014: Brazil v Croatia highlights
Brazil's Fred is fouled by Croatia's Dejan Lovren inside the area for a penalty. Photo: Reuters
66th min - Neymar almost squeezes a through ball but is tackled by Corluka, who is rightfully given a yellow card. Free kick to come. I'm loving this new line the referees draw on the pitch to make sure the wall doesn't creep forward. And it's a pretty decent effort from Dani Alves, the shot goes only about a foot over the cross bar. Into the last quarter of the match!
64th min - Brazil's Paulinho coming off for Hernanes. Crowd getting right behind their hometown heroes.
59th min - Just 7 per cent of possession this half for Croatia kind of gives it a bit of NSW vs QLD State of Origin game one feel doesn't it. If Croatia can battle on and hold this excellent Brazilian side out, there will be thousandS of cheeky World Cup multis down the gurgler. Croatia's Mateo Kovacic comes off for Brozovic.
Now here's an incredible statistic - Brazil have never scored an own goal in the World Cup...until today #seriousstat
55th min - Rakitic makes a nice run through the middle to get the underdogs down in Brazil's half. Perisic's left foot shot from well outside the 18-year box sails well over the cross bar. Roberto Baggio 1994' final style.
He'd be the favourite that's for sure.
[PIC] Neymar celebrates his 1st goal of the World Cup for Brazil. Will he be top scorer? 1-1 #SBSWorldCup #BRACRO pic.twitter.com/RUTRjTv4ru
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52nd min - Nasty foul on Oscar from Vrsaljko. He looks to be ok though.
Brazilian fans have turned out in force to support their team around Australia. Here, fans can barely watch at a bar in Sydney's Darling Harbour.
Brazilian fans can barely watch their team in a bar at Sydney's Darling Harbour. Photo: Peter Rae
48th min - Will Croatia try and scrap a draw here or go for the kill and cause of the biggest first round upsets in recent memory?
Oscar's touches have been superb tonight - Croatia getting deeper and deeper into their own half. You sense it's only a matter of time before Brazil draw ahead
What an absolute cracking place to watch a bit of football, eh?!
HT at the Arena de São Paulo: #BRA 1-1 #CRO #osmi_fifaworldcup pic.twitter.com/zUCOG2UHDJ
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) June 12, 2014
2nd half underway.
Brazil have won their last nine matches and 15 of last 16 including Confederations Cup in 2013. Only one guess at to who took the Golden Boot from that tournament...Neymar.
Well said Joey!
Oscar and Neymar Brazil's most influential players so far. Croatia more than holding there own. Great opening game this... #WorldCup2014
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) June 12, 2014
As was to be expected it seems Brazilian fans have already vented their frustration at Marcelo's own goal.
But they've directed most of it at this poor bloke on Twitter. Talk about getting spammed!
To all those hurling abuse at me for scoring an own goal, please re-direct your anger to @12MarceloV. Thank you
— Marcello (@Marcello) June 12, 2014
Brazil have had 65% of the ball compared to 35% to Croatia. #stats
What do you think?
Poll: Can Croatia score another goal?
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- I'm not quite sure
- It was an own goal, they've got nothing!
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HALF TIME at Sao Paulo. Croatia have certainly given a good account of themselves, but honours have to go to Brazil.
Tom, this is the kind of optimism I'm all about. Get around the Socceroos #wishfulthinking
"@tomsteinfort: CRO beat AUS 1-0. Croatia is beating Brazil 1-0. Australia is clearly as good as Brazil. WE'RE GONNA WIN THE CUP!" Logic
— Ann Odong (@AnnOdong) June 12, 2014
2 minutes of extra time in first half
44th minute - The first off side call of the World Cup is an incorrect one! Oscar flagged down when replays suggest he was slightly onside. Hope that's not an omen for refereeing decisions this tournament.
42nd min - Neymar's free kick deflected for a corner kick. A short corner proves ineffective too, as does Neymar backheel flick to a team mate who wasnt watching. Priceless!
38th min - Not long left in the first half here. Wouldn't a Croatian win throw a cat amongst the pigeons. Marcelo is fouled. Brazil pressing once again. Oscar looking dangerous with ball at his feet. A free kick awarded to Neymar courtesy of a poor tackle.
35th minute - Well isn't this set up for a cracking final four of football! Neymar's first goal in World Cup football couldn't have come at a better time for under the pump Brazil.
And here's Neymar's goal: #fifaworldcup
Neymar equalizes for Brazil. https://t.co/tLJJ9lDV3c
— RealGM Soccer (@RealGMSoccer) June 12, 2014
Check out SMH football writer Seb Hassett's piece yesterday on 22-year old Barcelona striker Neymar - Brazil's saviour (maybe) this morning.
GOAAAAAAAAL! Poster boy Neymar has delivered for Brazil. Left foot slotted into the right corner. The crowd goes nuts and so too Luiz Felipe Scolari
Brazil's Neymar celebrates his equaliser. Photo: Felipe Dana
27th min - Neymar given a yellow card! A bit of a dodgy contest and he's given a warning.
25th min - Perisic cops an elbow from Paulinho there, but he's ok. Brazil are constantly pressing Croatia and testing their defensive qualities.
And that's what the world has come to see Dom!
From a neutral perspective, this is the best outcome for the early stages of the games. 80 mins of Brazil attack to follow.
— Dominic Bossi (@DomBossi) June 12, 2014
Lights have just gone out in the top half if the São Paulo stadium. pic.twitter.com/qKcHr4uxTa
— Scott McIntyre (@mcintinhos) June 12, 2014
20th min - Brazil have their third corner in the first 20 minutes - it's a little too big and subsequently wrapped up by Pletikosa. Paulinho has Brazil's best shot on goal yet with a powerful right strike but it's straight at the keeper.
15th min - I think most of us are still in shock from that to be honest! Brazil pressing and you get the sense they aren't far off sneaking on in the back of the net. Another corner for the home team and Croatia manage to head it away. What a start to a football match.
Our chief sports writer Andrew Webster in Brazil
Oh no. Croatia scores. Stadium didn't fall silent but pretty close. #FifaWorldCup
— Andrew Webster (@awebstar1) June 12, 2014
10th minute - OWN GOAL! Brazil's Marcello accidently gets a touch on a cross first touched by Croatia's Nikica Jelavic. The home crowd are stunned. Unbelievable scenes. Bookies dream!
Brazil's Marcelo scored an own goal after only 10 minutes. Photo: AP
8th minute - Olic almost puts Croatia ahead with a header that shaves the left post. Heart in mouth stuff for all Brazilians (and those of us with a three-leg multi riding on the game!) The applause that Neymar receives when he gets his hand on the ball is incredible stuff. Neymar's corner not high enough and ineffective. BRA 0 - 0 CRO
And the first match of the #WorldCup is underway! #BRACRO #GroupA
— #GoSocceroos (@Socceroos) June 12, 2014
5th minute - Challenge on Hulk deemed not within the rules of the game. Ivan Rakitic at fault. Nice free into the box, but handled well by Croatian keeper Pletikosa.
2nd minute - Dani Alvez makes a break down the right flank for Brazil and poster boy Neymar gets his first touch. Relief for the young lad. Brazil content on playing possession football early doors. Olic makes a break for Croatia, but Chelsea's David Luiz has is all under control in a formidable backline for the host nation.
1st min - In their third meeting together in the World Cup finals, it's finally underway!
That was an incredible national anthem from the Brazilian side! If that's any indication of how pumped up they, Croatia had better be on their game this morning.
Couldn't agree more Bailey!
With this first game about to start, it suddenly all feels real! #buzzing #WorldCup2014 #Brazil2014 #GoSocceroos
— Bailey Wright (@baileywright92) June 12, 2014
Good to see SMH football reporter Dom Bossi getting amongst the local spirit!
In Buenos Aires watching game one with locals who have never supported Croatia so passionately.
— Dominic Bossi (@DomBossi) June 12, 2014
A fun fact about the opening match:
- A hosting nation has never lost their first game in the World Cup Finals. At about $1.33 to do so, is there anyone out there backing against Brazil?
Morning all!
It's been a long four years, but the wait is over, the 2014 Football World Cup is finally here!
Here are the starting teams for this morning's Group A clash between Brazil and Croatia
Brazil: Cesar, Alves, Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Hulk, Paulinho, Fred, Neymar, Oscar and Gustavo
Croatia: Pletikosa, Vrsaljko, Perisic, Corluka, Lovren, Rakitic, Jelavic, Modric, Srna, Olic and Kovacic
Poll: Who will win the opening match in Brazil?
- Brazil
- Croatia
- Sepp Blatter
- Draw
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I'm not one of those people that can just lick my finger. Doesn't matter if I'm eating the best ribs in town, there's NO WAY I'm licking my fingers.
For some this is not an issue. They can do just stick their dirty ass fingers in their mouth and clean them like a cat. YUCK! You know where you put those fingers throughout the day? I know where mine go and for that reason I'm not putting them close to my mouth. It also amazes me at how many people will count money and will lick their fingers to grasp the bills. Just think of how many poeple have touched those bills and where have they been? I used to work in strip clubs and I KNOW where those bills end up.


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Just the other day I saw an Apple Krate at a motorcycle collector's home and it brought back a flood of memories. As I saw that beautiful old Sting Ray I came to the conclusion that I'd far rather remember those bikes than those awful bellbottoms we wore at about the same time!
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Tehran, Iran, March 7
By Mehdi Sepahvand - Trend:
Iran has asked the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to support its efforts to join the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The request was made by Iran Trade Development Organization's Chief Valiollah Afkhami Rad during his meeting with UNCTAD Deputy Secretary General Joakim Reiter, IRIB news agency reported March 7.
"We are ready to be actively present in the UNCTAD ministers meeting in Nairobi," he said, asking for the UN body to offer Iran technical service.
The Rouhani administration has been trying to pave a way for Iran's joining the WTO, the most well-known of which being the nuclear deal with world powers, which lifted economic sanctions on Iran.
Afkhami Rad said as sanctions are lifted, Iranian-made products will come at lower prices and will have a chance to compete in the world market.
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Former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, is recovering after being hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to a statement he gave to Politico.
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The 86-year-old former senate majority leader has reportedly been battling pneumonia and had surgery on his knee.
"Thanks to the great doctors and nurses at Walter Reed, I am making great strides, working between sessions and hope to be fully recovered and back at the office in a few weeks," he said in his statement.
A source told Politico that Dole is working from the hospital in connection with his position at Alston & Bird, a law firm.


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IT is only a few months since Malvern Hills District Council accepted council chief executive Chris Bocock's strategic review.
Nowhere in it did he mention a review of senior managers as a way to save money.
At the time councillors asked if it could be included. But the council leaders refused to do so.
All of a sudden we are in a mad rush to share a chief executive before summer is out.
Where are the results of the senior manager review that justifies this move and why do we think we even need a chief executive?
By the time regulatory services and the refuse yard are shared out we will no longer need as many councillors let alone four-and-a-half senior managers.
Sarah Rouse
Leigh Sinton