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Daevyd Otounach ~ Child of Thanatos
|[[|Grahm Chloris]] ~ Son of Cybele
"I bring a whole new meaning to 'turning over a new leaf'."
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The RP
Daevyd: Stumbling through the forest, he decides he's gone far enough and unloads his pack, wondering if he would actually see Alastar this time of year, as he was still gone from camp. Taking out a small box of tinder and flint and steel, he sets up a small campfire in a clearing, not caring who saw him anymore. "The gods made everything great and perfect, huh? Right. A dead person for a friend, and a bitch of revenge for a love interest. I'm not screwed or anything." Sighing, he pulled out a katar and dagger, working on using only one at a time, as he was so used to working with the same weapon in both hands. Stabbing, slashing, cutting, and gutting, he attacked a tree and a tree nymph came scurrying through, away from him. Daevyd gave no thought to it and continued working, venting his anger through his blades and mind.
Nicholas: Having finally made his trip to the infamous camp, Nicholas quietly passes by the trees, hood over his face, looking down towards his feet, vaguely aware of anything in front of him, instead focusing on the noises around him. His stomach turned when he heard the thuds and soft "thwaks" as if something was getting beaten into a tree deeper in the forest... He heard the footsteps, he quickly jumped up, caught a branch, and threw himself up into the tree's limbs. The tee nymph had ran bye underneath him, she was panting... He was probably still a good distence from those noises... He waited for a minute or two before lowering himself out of the tree, and began cautiously making his way towards the noises, stopping when he could make out the voice of the person aggressively attacking a tree... He once again pulled himself up into the trees, seeing the smoke of a fire before taking notice the source of the noises, pounding dangerous looking katars into the tree... 'that's gotta feel great on his hands' Nicholas thought to himself... Clearly this person was pissed... it didn't take his powers to figure that one out...
Grahm: Wandering through the woods, Grahm was finally starting to adjust to the new ecosystem. More plantlife is nice...I'm no longer having to deal with the dry-baked earth and the occasional cacti. As he continued deeper, a soft noice reached his ears. Assuming it was a nymph or spirit, he goes to investigate.
Daevyd: Patning, Daevyd stopped and rested his sore hands and wrists. He sat down and pulled out a small box of crackers out and mindlessly began to eat them, absorbing his surroundings and finding a state of numbing rage, never once being able to stop himself, even if he wanted to, he just looked calm, while on the inside a storm of a thousands winds embodying his rage continued, never dying out, as the fire currently was. Picking up his hand-wraps, he wrapped his hands in the cloth, tightly bound for a bit more protection, but also for keep him from focusing on the pain. Picking up his katars again, he began attacking the tree with double to ferocity, with a resounding Thwack thwack thwack... Thwack thwack thwack. For several minutes, but all the while attempting to keep a vigilant eye out on his surroundings.
Nicholas: He was not sure what to do, saying as he kind of stuck himself in a tight spot... This person's anger seems very well fueled, as if no matter how much time passes it doesn't want to subside... even when snacking on crackers, that was the angriest snack time I've seen in a while... Pathetic... Letting one's emotions control you more than yourself... Time for some fun... Nicholas slowly envisioned the rage inside of this character, it was already well built, but what if I slowly push it to the brim... Nicholas is now attempting to increase the anger and rage that Daevyd is feeling... Maybe this might even give me an opening to escape if he loses focus...
Grahm: The thwack thwack thwack sound was no even closer. Peeking out from behind an oak, the son of Cybele saw a person swinging at a tree with an unusual blade. That's no Spirit. No Spirit, or Nymph for that matter would destroy a tree like that. The way he was fiercely swinging that blade, he didn't look like he was a good mood. Staying behind the tree, Grahm kept watching, hoping he'd calm down so he could approach him.
Daevyd: Daevyd's pace gradually slows, not tiring, but more out of caution, as he watched the fire die out completely, enjoying the freedom of the darkness around him. Feeling a small prick on his neck, one that generally signifies a warning for him, he feels as if he needs to destroy, burn. crush, and rage. This, this isn't right! I'd get pissed and all, but I've been calming down! He silently screamed at himself. Sitting down, he slowly eases himself into a sleeping-esque state of awareness, closing his eyes but listening for any noticeable sounds. Feeling his rage boil even further, he stands up and looks around. "Coward! Quit toying with my emotions and let me take your head as a token of my gratitude!" Daevyd shouted the challenge, knowing whoever was there wouldn't show. "It's okay. You don't need to come out. Hide in the shadows like the coward you are, you'd never be man enough to even face me. I know someone is out there, so come on out."
Nicholas: "fuck..." he said barely audible... He lowered himself out of the tree, raises his hands, and steps out into the open in view of Daevyd and Grahm. "Hey, I heard you shouting, but I'm not the one controlling you... I think there is someone else in the forest... if it's ok, I don't feel safe here... He knew it would be suspicious for the power to stop as soon as he came out into the open, so just for a little longer he maintains his manipulation of Daevyd. However, he is no longer raising the rage any higher. Nicholas cautiously looked around in the trees, not knowing there actually WAS another person hiding, he is just trying to make it convincing that he thinks there is someone around...
Grahm: Grahm was about to step out and try to talk him down when the new figure appeared. Ducking back into his hiding spot, he listened to him. Wait...he thinks someone else is here? He means me! Panicking, Grahm scrambles up into the tree, hoping that it'd keep him hidden from them. I can't let them find me...if they do, I don't think there's nothing I can do to talk them down. Peeking through the leaves, he begs that the other two didn't see him.
Daevyd: Already in disbelief that someone as scrawny and puny as this... This kid, could be in the forest anyway, he shrugged off any feeling of paying attention to his surroundings and built up a red wall of rage in his mind, blocking out any and all feelings, forcing the feeling out of his body and staring down this new person, as Nick looked around in mock-caution. "Look at me." Daevyd said softly, betraying his mood completely. After several minutes of Nick not looking at him, his rage breaks and he shouts, "Look at me, dammit!" Finally getting sick of this, he pushes him against the tree, a katar pressed against his throat. "Now, what were you REALLY doing out here. And don't you dare lie, I know when you're lying. Look me in the eyes, and tell me what you were really doing out here. Otherwise..." Daevyd pushes the katar against his neck lightly but with enough force to emphasize his point, "This goes through your throat and into the tree. I will not hesitate. Now, tell me." Daevyd says with an audible snarl in his tone, feeling himself become more feral than he'd ever felt.
Nicholas: After Nicholas was suddenly slammed into the tree... did he miss something?Nicholas looks directly into Daevyd's eyes "Look, you have no reason to kill me, I didn't hurt you... I'm lost out here, I heard the sounds you were making, and I'm just looking for this place called Camp Half Blood... I thought you would be able to lead me there..." None of this, of course, was a lie, after all, he was lost, he was looking for camp half blood, and he didn't really cause any damage to Daevyd... Nicholas had also released all control of Daevyd's vices randomly mid-sentence, again to make it seem like he isn't doing it. "Just don't go and kill me now..."
Grahm: Shimmying across the branch, he tried to get closer to see if he could overhear what the two people were talking about. He felt the branch dip a bit, but he begged that it wasn't making too much noise. I don't want to be around when the blood starts to fly...
Daevyd: "Okay, fine. You weren't telling a lie, but you definitely aren't from around there. I would know, I'm one of the head counsellors there. Who are you really, and if you want to come to camp, then fine, I'll drag your ass there." Daevyd snarled, then looked up, hearing a branch creak. "Get out of the tree!" Daevyd yelled, as he continued to walk away and pack his stuff, always keeping an eye on Nick, as he waited for the 2nd person to emerge from the tree.
Nicholas: Too fucking close. He thought to himself... Note to self: Just stay out of sight next time... I should slip away the next chance I get... Sadly my face is known by the Camp now... He tugs at the hood that was sitting off-center on his head after the tossle, and pulled it down. He looks up in the trees to see if he can spot the other person before he makes his way out of the tree... There had been someone around all along... "So, do you have like, lie detection powers or something?" Nicholas asked... deciding to play up his ignorance a bit for later reasons...
Grahm: Sliding out of the tree, Grahm was shaking a bit, This is not good. Getting to the ground Grahm raised his hands a bit, "Please, don't hurt me...I'm just a camper. I thought you were a Spirit or a Nymph, honest!" He was regretting having forgot his glaive back in his room, "You wouldn't hurt a defenseless camper, would you?"
Daevyd: "Detection powers? No, not even close. I've been so close to rage my whole life that I use it as a shield against any other emotion. You're looking for the camp, so, who is your god-parent? If you tell me now, I can get you settled in as soon as we get there, and calm yourself. Grahm, right? Cybele kid. Right, what exactly were you doing out here?" Daevyd said, looking at Nick the whole time, waiting for some sign that he might be the one that was messing with his emotions. "And don't give me the 'my mom/dad is a god/goddess' bullshit."
Nicholas: Time to keep up the ignorance "Uhm... I don't know... although people tend to yell at me a lot, even the satyr that gave me directions..." Nicholas pulls out a small paper with a small map of the nearby town and where camp-half blood was located according to it... Nicholas had actually scribbled it out himself earlier before the trip. "He gave me this, left me in the town, and took off..." He would play it off as a new demigod until he could slip away now...
Grahm: He looked between the two demigods. I should keep my mouth shut, this is not my fight. What the one was describing didn't seem right. Even when he came to camp, it wasn't easy since monsters were attracted to him. The way this kid was talking, it sounded like everyone was trying to avoid him.
Daevyd: Sighing, Daevyd looked back up and sighed. "I was really hoping it wouldn't come to this. But you didn't answer my question, and why would someone just 'slip away' as you put it? Listen to me 'friend,' ignorance is not your friend here. We have more than a few jackasses in the camp, and then we have some smarter people. Any smart person would realize 2 things, one, you didn't answer the damn question, and two," Daevyd stood up and positioned himself over Nick, holding his katars and another silvery object in his hands, barely able to speak coherently, "You're lying through your teeth." Daevyd pulled out the silvery object, revealing them as handcuffs, slapping and confining one wrist of Nick's and one to Grahm, linking them both together. "Now, we're going back to camp. And don't try any hostage bullshit, I will not hesitate to put a dagger in either of your heads. Now, go. Start going back to camp, Grahm, I'll be watching from behind to make sure he doesn't harm you." Watching the other two turn away, daevyd quickly climbs a tree, not caring if he's hear, just wanting to be able to keep pace and an eye on Grahm and Nick. Jackass. Let's figure out who you really are.
Nicholas: "Are all camp people like this? I don't even know my god parent yet, that's why I'm coming here... Why does everyone always break a casket around me..." Nicholas mumbled to Grahm. Nicholas' head hung low, watching their feet with each step... they eventually fell into the same pace, walking next to each other and all...
Grahm: "What the hell!" he shouted at the one kid, "I'm from camp! How else do you know my name and mother?" He shot a glare at him, "Why am I the one being treated like a prisoner? I didn't do anything wrong." Heading to camp, he pulled the other person along with him. Starting to think that both these guys aren't from camp...seriously, gambling with my life? I don't even know you!
Daevyd: "Listen, jackass," Daevyd shouted from the trees. "He's not who he seems. I don't think he's a camper at all. And if you really doubt that I'm a camper, then fine. Do that. Just think, would I know your name if I wasn't the head of Thanatos Cabin? No. I wouldn't. And you're not a prisoner, he just needs to be restrained in some way, and I'm not letting him get close enough to take mine. You're my guard." And bait, He silently added. Continuing to flit through the trees to keep pace and an eye on Nick, he shouts down, "What's your name, oh mysterious unknown 'camper', because I know Grahm, but not you." He called out to Nick.
Hidden OOC: Note, Nicholas was only known in his old gang as Kyryptos, so the only people that know his real name is BC, who at the same time doesn't know Nicholas was Kyryptos... so... basically there is no one that knows Nicholas = Kyryptos... At least not at the moment...
Nicholas: "I didn't say I was a camper, I was saying I just got dropped off here... My name is Nicholas... Sorry for all this trouble..." Nicholas looked up at Grahm as he was apologizing, and as he did he began raising the anger in Grahm since he was already mad about being cuffed to Nicholas.
Grahm: Normally, Grahm would've begrudgingly accepted the Thanatos Head's plan, but for some reason, he was just more pissed at him. Still, not wanting to get a knife in his back, he just kept giving the Cabin Head dirty looks as he kept walking. Head or not, someone is going to hear about this when I get back to camp...
Daevyd: Still wandering above them and through the trees, he couldn't help but notice that Grahm looked even more pissed than he should have. Son of a fucking bitch. Maybe that kid is pissing us both off, but over nothing. Maybe... Dropping down in front of Nick, he glared down at him and looked him dead in the eyes. "Are you the one that was making me even angrier back there? And look at me when you say it, I just need to know if you're being honest. Look me in the eyes and tell me, because if you lie, your pupils will dilate, and I will put a knife through your neck. Now, were you?"
Nicholas: Nicholas looked back at Daevyd... his powers leaving Grahm and starting on Daevyd, but very lightly... "Well, a lot of people seem to get mad at me... is it because I'm a demigod?" Nicholas asked.
Grahm: Slowly, the son onf Cybele found himself calming down, wondering why his brow felt sore. "Depends on your parent." He spoke with a cautious tone, as the Thanatos Head had made it clear that this kid wasn't to be trusted. He was asking the right questions, but something was bothering him. How does he already know the term Demigod? Satyr run-in or not, that's not just a term you naturally toss around like that. Took me a bit to adjust to using the term. He wanted to share this with the Thanatos Head, but he didn't want the guy cuffed to his wrist to over hear.
Daevyd: Muttering to himself and still staring down Nick, he couldn't help but experience a pang of hatred towards camp. "I don't want to go back to camp. They can all burn in Chronos' stomach for all I care. If I had my way," at this, a dangerous glint came into his eyes, "I would have slaughtered them. The BC is tamer than camp, and I would love to watch camp burn." Sighing, he lowered his head, thinking, muttering, "Yeah. Burn..." Look back to Nick and Graham, he ushered them to keep moving, now walking alongside them, no longer caring what seemed wrong and right. All that seemed right was twisted and perverse, whereas what was wrong seemed... Heavenly.
Grahm: He stared at the Head of the Thanatos Cabin, "That's not what I'd expect the head of a cabin to say...the camp keeps us safe." The feeling of safety was quickly fading. I am quickly feeling like I'm not amoung friends here...
Nicholas: "Is the camp really that bad?" Nicholas spoke out, overhearing a few bits of what he had said. "Well, actually with this greeting, I can see why..." Nicholas muttered loudly enough to be heard. He lets out a frustrared sigh, and after a moment's pause he looks back up, "Wait, what's BC?"
Daevyd: "From what I've been told, its a dark and twisted place, only suited for the misfits that crave power, hate the gods, or both. Seems like I'd fit in. If I ciuld find someone from there, to get me there, it probably would be worth the effort. But, I dont know anyone, neither do you, by the looks of it, and neither does he." Daevyd uncuffs Grahm and Nick, then sits at the base of the tree, looking up at Grahm. "Go back to camp. Tell them whatever you want. Im gonna stay here, and hope I can find a way to the BC." Looking over at Nick, he says, "BC stands for Broken Covenant. Or something like that."
Grahm: The son of Cybele just stares at the Cabin Head, shocked that he was so willing burn out camp for this 'Broken Covenant' Running back to camp, he started looking for a camper that was at least as old as him. This isn't right at all...why would a person who has earned the rank of Cabin Head suddenly want to defect?
Nicholas: "I'm going to assume that you still think I'm suspicious and can somehow give you info about BC? Or else you'd have told me to leave too?" Nicholas digs his hands into a pockets, and lets out a sigh. Secretly he holds onto a throwing knife in his pocket... if Daevyd got threatening, he should be able to have it thrown into his face before he got up... "Well, I'm not going to be too useful to you... but... can I just go with you? Do you know how to get there?" Nicholas asked.
Daevyd: Looking sternly at Nicholas, Daevyd said in a nonchalant tone, betraying how he felt, "I honestly don't care who you are. If you want to go to camp, so be it. You'll be put on my list of enemies. However, that least I can do for you, is to offer you my protection, assuming you won't go there. I'll go hunt, and get us some food. If you're gone, you to on that list, if you choose to stay, I will protect you for what I am worth. Okay? I just need to find a way to the Covenant."
Nicholas: "Well, is the covenant a group of demigods too? Cause me and the satyr ran from a few of them earlier, I saw where they came from we can head in that direction?" Nicholas started walking out, not really waiting for a response... this was a small trick to get them moving rather than thinking


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Hurricane Florence destroyed many homes, lives and property. Although it has been weeks many first responders are still involved in the clean-up. This picture hit me hard. We hear about tragedy and homes destroyed and even deaths, but for me at least, this picture brought it close to home and my heart. Firefighters and rescue crews stopped to pray after they discovered a mother and her eight-month-old infant were killed by a fallen tree.
A group of firefighters in Wilmington, North Carolina, knelt and prayed outside the home where a mother and her infant died when a tree fell. They were the first known deaths attributed to Tropical Storm Florence. Source: CNN
The mother, child and father were trapped inside the house for several hours before rescuers could reach them. The father was transported to the hospital. Despite the valiant efforts of many first responders, the mother and infant could not be saved.
You always think something could have been done. Could have gotten there sooner, more and better equipment. But sometimes it just happens and the only thing left to do is pray.
A close friend of mine was with an ambulance EMS team years ago. He pulled a small baby out of a burning house and rushed the baby to the hospital. The doctors worked on the infant but told my friend that it was too late, he's gone. Angrily my friend cried out, "no way. He's still warm. Keep trying I tell you. Don't give up!" The doctor was patient but my friend demanded he do more. The doctor replied that the baby was gone. "But he's still warm," my friend said. The doctor said the baby had been lying next to a radiator and that was why he was still warm.
My friend went home and was greeted by his wife with the usual, "how was your day?" "You don't want to know," he replied. "I can't talk about it." And it was a long time before he did.
To all first responders, you are a special breed. Every day you encounter tragedy and destruction. As I write this many of you are still participating in hurricane clean up.
Carolina's first responders, the brave men and women in fire, rescue and EMS — the Carolinas thank you and God bless you all for what you do.
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Radio ad comparing US Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson to Missouri governor caught in sex scandal pulled. (Madison.com, 4/30/2018)
The Greitens scandal broke months ago. Americas PAC leader Tom Donelson said Monday he sent a replacement ad before the original was supposed to air last week, but some stations broadcast the one favorably comparing Nicholson and the embattled Greitens. The original ad was made months ago and should not have been sent to the stations, Donelson said.
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Missouri's Governor Was Already in Trouble. A New Felony Claim Adds to That. (The New York Times, 4/17/2018)
The adulterous governor remains defiant and unrepentant. "Fortunately for [Attorney General] Josh [Hawley], he's better at press conferences than the law," the governor said in a statement. "Anyone who has set foot in a Missouri courtroom knows these allegations are ridiculous."
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who was swept into office in 2016 with a vow to clean up a corrupt state government, was indicted and booked Thursday on a felony invasion of privacy charge for allegedly taking and transmitting a non-consensual photo of his partly nude lover shortly before that campaign started.
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Problem is now you need an allocation of over 5k for anything to drop to STH as everyone with Rome will I assume continue to buy. .Does any team give an allocation of over 5k?
Exactly this especially as people now know it guarantees you a final ticket. Not sure who else gives 5k+. IIRC it was surprising at the time at the size of the Roma allocation.
As of next season the European away collection ratio is going to increase - you will probably still be able to put in peoples names (that won't stop untill after the amnesty) so there will be a lot more available if you really want to go
Where've you seen that ?
After the win on Saturday will we ever see a euro away go to zero credits?Who do we need to draw to stand a chance?
Any team from Ukraine, Turkey or Russia I think. 3 already qualified that we can get with 3 more teams in the qualifiers. Zenits new stadium wouldve been good but they are in Pot1
My prayers are mainly for a string of super unglamorous fixtures in a bush somewhere Far East that I can get a credit on.Seems highly unlikely thinking about it. Theres about 6,000 on one credit now. People will just find Russian/Ukrainian reds to collect on their behalf for the credit. We are blockbuster. People want to watch us in every country.
The Russian ones basically didnt allow transfers for Spartak.
Ahh. Thought different. Shame we won't get Zenit and their big new stadium.
I think you meant to write: thank fuck we can't get Zenit and their lunatic hooligans again.
My Stone Island jacket proves I'm a hard arse mate.
i watched the chelsea game at my sisters. her 12 year old son is severly autistic and i forgot myself and jumped up screaming at the goal and he went nuts. screaming and shouting. scared the fuck out of me. apologised to my sister as i thought id upset him, turns out he was joining in.
Lokomotiv Moscow are in pot 4 I think.
Did you go last time? Mates that went said that it was by far the worse ever.
They are, Shakthar in Pot 2 and Kiev in Pot 3 if they get through
No visa required to travel to Ukraine from the UK, and cant see them having full collection in Ukraine either. I think a Russian team is the only possibility.
I'll keep posting this in threads, but the collection thing needs careful thought.A number of people in Madird felt extremely unsafe exiting the hotel after collecting tickets. I don't know if any were targeted.But it's a bit unfair to put people through that and it needs adding to the discussion around collections.
Collection is a load of shite as far as getting credits in the hands of people who go if they still let you transfer the ticket to someone else. Problem is, people have been going on other peoples tickets for years.Me and me mate got season tickets about 8 years ago and built up the credits on them while maintaining our credits on our old cards with our mates using them. Our mates still use our old fancards to this day. Wed happily transfer the credits.They need a one off amnesty where people can transfer credits to whoevers been using the tickets. After that, people cant transfer tickets and proof of travel with sanctions / bans / loss of credits for people found to be faking is much better than the distraction / security risk of collection.
Problem is transferring those credits will hard, tracking who has gone to what game etc. Would say theres hundreds in this situation too so its hard
The cardholder nominates who theyre being transferred to. Or the club do it based on the names submitted in the past. I dont see that as a difficult bit.
Leaving it with cardholders to pick who they want isnt really the answers. All sorts of disputes will arise.I agree with whoever names have been submitted but theres no way of knowing whether they actually travelled either.
The point is that its a one off. After that only the credit holder is entitled to buy tickets. That way, sales start filtering down to people buying on their own cards.
I agree we need to get people buying off their own cards but I dont think a 1 off transfer of credits is the a answer. People could easily look to sell a loaded Euro away card before the transfer
So what?
If people sold a card with full credits off it isn't really inconveniencing you though. Just means it's a different person ahead of you presuming they're a head of you.
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The 2018 World Cup will come to an end on Sunday, July 15 at 11:00am Eastern. After a tournament of uncertainty and chaos, it is France and Croatia who will square off for the right to be known as World Cup Champions. On Saturday (10am EST), England and Belgium play a rematch of their group stage game to determine the third place finisher in the tournament. While many expected France to be among the contenders (they were third before the tournament began with 6-1 odds), Croatia's place in the final is a complete surprise. At the outset of the World Cup, Croatia's odds to win were 33-1 tied for 9th in the field with Colombia and Uruguay. The sports analytics model at Five Thirty Eight had a similar prediction for Croatia, giving them the 9th best odds to win the World Cup (3% chance) and just a 7% chance of making the Final. France was 4th on Five Thirty Eight's pre-tournament metric with a 16% chance to make the Final and an 8% chance of winning their second World Cup.
Only 8 nations have won a World Cup, and a France win would make Les Blues the 6th nation to win the trophy multiple times. This will be Croatia's first appearance in a World Cup Final, making them the 13th nation to reach the final game of the competition. Croatia is also the second-smallest nation (by population) to reach the World Cup Final. Both teams have reached this point with a combination of timely scoring, solid defense, and excellent goalkeeping. The Final will likely decide two of the individual awards – the Golden Ball (best player) and Golden Glove (best keeper). France's Kylian Mbappe has the Best Young Player award in the bag while it would take a hat trick by either Mbappe or Antoine Griezmann for England's Harry Kane to not win the Golden Boot (top goal scorer) outright. The favorites for the Golden Ball are either Mbappe or N'golo Kante for France and either Luca Modric or Ivan Perisic for Croatia. The Golden Glove will be decided between France's Hugo Lloris and Croatia's Danijel Subasic.
Since Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1990, this will be the 6th meeting all-time between France and Croatia. This will be the second time the two nations have met at the World Cup, with France prevailing 2-1 in the semifinals in 1998 en route to their only World Cup title. The two sides also met in the group stage of the Euro 2004 tournament, playing to a 2-2 draw. Croatia has never beaten France with Les Blues earning 3 wins and 2 draws in the all-time series.
Nickname: Les Blues
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Manager: Didier Deschamps
This is France's 15th World Cup and third appearance in the Final. Les Blues will be making their third appearance in the Final in the last six World Cups. Both prior games were memorable with the French topping heavy favorites Brazil on home soil to win the 1998 World Cup, the nation's only title. Then, in 2006, Zinedene Zidane memorably head-butted an Italian player in overtime and France lost on penalty kicks. France's success in the World Cup has traditionally coincided with success in the European Championships. Their 1998 World Cup title came after a semifinal appearance in the 1996 Euros and before winning the Euro 2000 tournament. In 2016, France finished second in the Europoean Championship, losing to Portugal in extra time.
How They Got Here
France has only lost once in the past year, boasting a 12-3-1 mark over that span. They qualified for the World Cup by winning their UEFA qualification group which also featured Sweden and the Netherlands with a 7-2-1 record. At the World Cup, they navigated a defensive-minded Group C with a 2-1 win over Australia and a 1-0 win over Peru before playing a listless 0-0 draw against Denmark. France held their opponents without a run-of-play goal during group play with Australia's tally coming on a penalty kick.
In the knockout stage, France got a challenge from Argentina in the opening round. After France took an early lead, Argentina battled back to earn a 2-1 advantage shortly after halftime, but 3 goals in an 11-minute span (including 2 from Kylian Mbappe) put France ahead for good. Argentina added a late goal in stoppage time but it was not enough and France squeaked through on a 4-3 advantage. From there, Les Blues locked things down defensively with a 2-0 win over a Cavani-less Uruguay side and a 1-0 semifinal victory over Belgium (the highest-scoring team in the tournament).
Players to Watch
The key to France's run has been midfielder N'Golo Kante of Chelsea who has excelled in a defensive midfielding role, tracking some of the key stars from other teams and limiting their offensive abilities. He will likely draw the task of shadowing Croatia's Luca Modric around the pitch on Sunday. Kante has also been able to convert turnovers into offense, feeding the ball forward to a talented group up front. Fellow Premier Leaguer Paul Pogba of Manchester United has formed a formidable pair with Kante in the midfield. While Pogba was the breakout star of the 2014 World Cup (and winner of the Best Young Player award), he has become a facilitator and distributor for this French squad, springing their strikers on the attack.
The French have a formidable group up front as well. 19-year old sensation Kylian Mbappe will win the Best Young Player award this year and has been a constant threat attacking back lines with speed and skill. Mbappe and Athletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann have been France's leading goal-scorers, both finding the net 3 times. Griezmann also won the Golden Boot with the most goals at the Euro 2016 tournament. Striker Oliver Giroud has struggled to score over the last two years in club play with Arsenal and Chelsea and has yet to find a goal in this tournament. However, Giroud has served in a decoy role, being able to run off defenders to give Mbappe and Griezmann the space they need to operate. In addition to easily winning the Best Young Player award, Mbappe may garner consideration for the Golden Ball as well if he continues his outstanding play in the Final.
On the back end, Tottenham's Hugo Lloris may win the Golden Glove for top keeper after posting 4 clean sheets through 6 games. Credit also goes to his defensive group, three of whom hail from La Liga in Spain. Center backs Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) and Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) have been stalwarts with Varane scoring the winner against Uruguay and Umtiti netting the only goal against Belgium.
Nickname: The Blazers
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Manager: Zlatko Dalic
Croatia gained independence as a nation in 1990 from Yugoslavia and gained recognition by FIFA as an official international side in 1993. This was too late to qualify for the 1994 World Cup, but they earned a spot in the 1998 tournament. The 1998 team produced Croatia's best previous international finish, finishing second in their group behind Argentina then defeating Romania and Germany before losing to France in the semifinals. That Croatian team finished 3rd overall after beating the Netherlands in the third place game. Since then Croatia had not made a splash on the world stage, failing to advance past the group stage at the 2002, 2006, and 2014 World Cups. Their record at the European Championships was not much better with group stage exits in 2004 and 2012 and quarterfinal exits in 1996 and 2008. Croatia still has not won a knockout stage game in the European Championships after losing in the Round of 16 to eventual champions Portugal in extra time at the 2016 tournament. This year's run to the World Cup Final is absolutely an historic run for the Croatian side that has earned the right to be called their "Golden Generation."
How They Got Here
Croatia had a rocky road through World Cup qualifying in a group that featured Iceland, Ukraine, and Turkey. After a strong 4-1-0 start, the wheels nearly came off in mid-2017 when they lost back-to-back games to Iceland and Turkey. The Blazers then narrowly defeated bottom-dwellers Kosovo and allowed a 90th-minute equalizer against lowly Finland. The federation responded by sacking manager Ante Cacic and replacing him with Zlatko Dalic, a former assistant with the U-21 national team who had been successful coaching clubs in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The team coalesced under Dalic's leadership, earning a 2-0 road victory over Ukraine to finish second in the group. This earned Croatia a spot in the UEFA Playoffs against Greece where they won the first leg 4-1 then played to a 0-0 draw in the second to secure their spot in the World Cup.
In Russia, Croatia stormed through their group with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria and a 3-0 demolition of Argentina. Like France, they only allowed 1 goal in group play on a penalty against Iceland in a 2-1 victory. Croatia was one of just 3 teams at the World Cup to win all 3 of their group stage games. Croatia conceded the opening goal in all three of their knockout stage games, but battled back in each. Denmark scored in the first minute of the game but Croatia equalized 3 minutes later then locked things down defensively and won on penalty kicks after a scoreless extra time. Russia also scored first in the quarterfinals but the Blazers answered 8 minutes later then took the lead in extra time only to see Russia tie it in the 115th minute. Croatia once again was able to advance on penalty kicks, ending the home side's run. Despite conceding a goal in the 5th minute to England, Croatia came together tactically in the second half and scored in the 68th minute to draw even then in the 109th minute to earn their third victory of the knockout stage with all 3 games going to extra time.
Players to Watch
Croatia's run has been fueled by a talented group of four midfielders who have strung together a combination of strong defensive play and quality in the attacking third. Real Madrid midfielder Luca Modric has two goals and is in the conversation for the Golden Ball award after his masterful play on both the offensive and defensive ends. Croatia tends to play in a very tight formation with their midfield, making it difficult for opponents to worth the ball through and also enabling them to maintain possession through short quick passes. On the wings, Internazionale's Ivan Perisic was the man of the match against England with a goal and an assist and Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic has helped control the play through the middle. Up front, Juventus' Mario Mandzukic has been the lone striker and is tied for the team lead with 2 goals, including the winner against England.
Croatia does not have a single featured scorer but has been able to get contributions from across the lineup. Eight different players have found the net for the Blazers with only Modric, Perisic, and Mandzukic netting more than one goal. Croatia also has a strong back line made up of center backs Domagoj Vida of Turkish club Besiktas who scored against Russia and Liverpool's Dejan Lovren. On the wings are Athletico Madrid's Sime Vrsaljko and Milan's Ivan Strinic. In goal, Danijel Subasic may win the Golden Glove for the tournament with two clean sheets and four penalty shot saves. No one has scored more than 1 goal against Croatia during a 90 minute game with only Russia finding a second in extra time.


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Biking the Big Easy
I've been neglecting this blog — sorry!
I was traveling. Last month, I went to New Orleans. I was curious about the biking scene there. Wouldn't you know it, I just happened to be there during the Bike the Big Easy event! And that's how I discovered Bike Easy, an organization that is advocating for bike safety and infrastructure in New Orleans.
I was really happy to discover Bike Easy. In general, Northern cities like Minneapolis and Portland are way ahead of cities in the South when it comes to bike infrastructure and advocacy. I'm glad to see New Orleans demonstrate such leadership in this part of the country.
If you're going to be in New Orleans, be sure to check out Bike Easy and join in any events they may have going on. As cyclists and cyclist-activists, we can, when we travel, help fellow cyclists influence their communities. Improving bike infrastructure in one city will — I'm convinced of this — help it improve in others.
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Most audiologists probably have encountered a patient who produces within- or among-test discrepancies in audiometric results that have no medical explanation. This phenomenon goes under a multiplicity of terms. In addition to pseudohypacusis, nonorganic hearing loss, and functional hearing loss, there are malingering, dis/simulating, faking, feigning, conversion, hysterical, psychogenic, and more.
Topic(s): false and exaggerated hearing loss (FEHL), Hearing Loss, Psychology, Audiogram, speech-in-noise, dysphonia, spastic dysphonia, spasmodic dysphonia
Publication Issue: Audiology Today July/August 2019
Over the past few decades, advances in mobile device technology have enabled many of the core audiology tests to be delivered through smart phones or tablet computers.
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Case scenario 1...a 30-something audiologist completed a routine diagnostic assessment of a 35-year-old patient referred by her primary-care physician for rather vague complaints of inconsistent difficulty hearing in certain settings.
The audiologist performed tympanometry, pure-tone audiometry, and phonetically-balanced (PB) word recognition testing at a comfortable loudness level. The patient's history was unremarkable for any obvious etiologies or risks for hearing loss, although she enjoyed listening to loud music.
Topic(s): Audiologist, Audiogram, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Patient care
Publication Issue: Audiology Today March/April 2019
During the Eisenhower administration, more than half a century ago, the Third International Congress on Acoustics convened in Stuttgart, Germany. It was a wide-ranging conference covering all areas of psychological, physiological, and physical acoustics. The list of authors from the proceedings is a three-column, three-page Who's Who that includes many of the most eminent auditory scientists of the day. Some of the familiar names on the roster include Georg von Békésy, Nelson Kiang, S.S. Stevens, Juergen Tonndorf, and Eberhard Zwicker.
Topic(s): Audiogram, Bone Threshold, Hearing
Publication Issue: Audiology Today January/February 2019
An article published on September 26 in the Wall Street Journal addressed a challenge many aging Baby Boomers face on a daily basis—difficulty hearing in noisy listening environments, despite the absence of measurable audiometric hearing loss. This condition has been referred to as "hidden hearing loss," and is thought to reflect cochlear synaptopathy or damage to the synaptic junction between cochlear hair cells and the auditory nerve.
Sereda et al (2015) report the results of their three-round Dephi Review, which explored "clinical consensus" (agreement of 70 percent or greater) of 28 hearing professional panelists in the United Kingdom. One hundred and fifteen (115) statements were evaluated and 58 statements achieved consensus.
Sample of factors that achieved consensus for fitting hearing aids with mild loss and without bothersome tinnitus:


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This week I wasn't able to do a lot of work for the Historic Voicebot, as I was busy preparing for and freaking out about my keynote at Maker Faire Gent.
On Tuesday however, I got a lot of interesting and useful feedback about the design and the concept of the Voicebot during the helpdesk session. I'm looking forward to experimenting with the layout of the touchscreen and getting everything to work!


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Talent Pipelining Case Study
Our client was seeking to capitalise on strong growth in its non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) corporate banking franchise by establishing new relationship management teams in France, Germany, Benelux, Ireland and Spain. The bank required insight into the profiles of relationship management professionals in each location, as well as a pipeline of Director-level candidates for team leadership positions.
Wilbury Stratton conducted initial research to select a target list of 15 competitors with strong NBFI corporate banking performance in the focus countries. We then approached VPs, Directors and MDs across all territories to generate a longlist of qualified candidates for each leadership role. We additionally built and presented organograms for each bank in order to add context to each candidate's overall profile, and to provide assurance around wider themes relating to organisational design and resource allocation.
Using the data presented for each role, our client was able to manage the recruitment of four of the five leadership roles in-house, mandating Wilbury Stratton to manage the fifth to a successful conclusion.
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Enter in your cash flow forecast the amount of rent you will have to pay for your premises in the months that you will have to pay it.
If you have not yet decided on a particular premises you could contact a local estate agent who handles commercial property to get an idea of how much the rent is likely to be. You should have already given some consideration to the type and location of the business premises that you will require, so they will be able to give you some guidance as to how much you will have to pay.
Bear in mind your premises should be accessible to customers who are disabled.
The cost of retail premises generally depends heavily on how centrally located they are - the more passing trade there is, the more they're likely to cost. Depending on your budget, you may have to compromise between location and affordability.
Your solicitor will help you with the lease agreement but make sure that you are clear about:
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I'm alive!
Hey guys, sorry for the lull in posting. The ironic thing is that this is a food blog but I haven't eaten hardly anything the past few days so it makes sense not to post.
If you remember, my really bad tooth pain took a turn for the worse on Tuesday and I suffered through, trying different methods and painkillers, none of which were working. I called my dentist back on Thursday and she got me a prescription for Vicodin but warned me it would not help much, that only getting this tooth out would.
So I formed a back up plan. I called a couple of places, one of which was closed for the holidays already (what the…?) and an oral surgeon who could get me in on Tuesday. Okay, Tuesday, I might make it.
I did okay throughout Thursday night, the Vicodin worked well and I was able to sleep a little more than I had the past two nights. I woke up in some pain on Friday morning at 6, so I took a pill and then went to eat breakfast. I could not eat. I tried to eat a banana with peanut butter on it but just looking at it made me want to puke.
Bad news. Need food to take pain pill. Already took pain pill. Can't eat food. Uh oh.
I was so sick you guys. I stupidly went to work and managed to get down some Ginger Ale and crackers that my mom bought for me but around 10:00 it all came back to greet me. I haven't thrown up in years! But strangely it made me feel better and I still had no pain so I thought I could manage.
Since I couldn't eat, I was getting really fatigued and still groggy from the pills and I just felt like everything was shutting down. The pain started to come back in my mouth so I just stuck to Advil. I suffered through a meeting, trying to stay awake and then while I was at my desk I found myself blankly staring at the computer screen and not exactly writing coherent sentences anymore.
I'd had enough.
I emailed my mom to come and get me and we went directly to a place called Urgent Dental, which is like an immediate care center only for your dental needs. I had already printed off the patient forms they needed and handed them in when I walked in the door. They were so kind and the place was really swanky, with comfy chairs in the waiting room and even comfier exam room furniture!
The dentist explained everything to me that he would do and he had his dogs in the office! I had this little terrier named Sid on my lap all throughout my consultation and procedure. It really made me feel comforted. It's funny because on the way there I thought to myself I wish I'd had my dog there. This was the next best thing 🙂
Once we agreed on the course of treatment, I was done in about 10 minutes. My evil tooth has been extracted!
I wish I would've taken pictures of it all but after this week of hell I've been through the only thing I could think about was getting it done. I was really pleased with the place I decided to go. I'm probably going to go back there to have my bridge work or implant done, whichever I decide on.
I am feeling so much better!
Last night was rough though, I had to keep gauze in my mouth until it quit bleeding and that meant I couldn't eat or drink for a long time. At the end of the day, I'd had about 1/2 sleeve of crackers (before tooth removal), 1 small cup of applesauce and a few bites of sorbet. Yikes!
Today, I was able to get some oat bran with peanut butter down which made me happy because it's almost normal for me. I still have to eat "soft" foods for the rest of today but then after that I am back to normal, woo hoo!
I have no pain but a little swelling, mostly my top lip, and other than that it just feels weird. There's like a big hole where the tooth used to be, ha ha.
Thank you all for all the encouraging comments and messages on Facebook and Twitter. I'm definitely on my way back up, finally!
Be back soon 🙂
Posted on December 19, 2009, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
SARAH!!!! So good to see you back! I agree, how ironic about this being a food blog and no food=no post 😉 Funny.
What an ordeal this tooth has been for you…amazing how something so small can cause so much pain and upheaval! I'm so glad that you were able to get to someone before Tuesday and able to get it taken care of. Poor girl. Rest and heal, friend.
I am glad to hear you are feeling better =)
I am so glad that you are feeling some relief. I think that is is great that the dentist had his dog their. How comforting!!
Feel better 🙂
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