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Spain beat Malaysia 2-1, finish fifth
In the match to determine the fifth placing hosts Malaysia went down 1-2 to Spain despite taking the lead through Chua Boon Huat in the 18th minute.
Santiago Freixa Escude put Spain on level terms in the 49th minute and Alberto Esteban Velaquez gave the Spaniards the lead in the 58th minute.
Match goes to strokes as Korea win bronze
South Korea denied reigning world champions Germany of a podium finish when they won 3-2 on penalty strokes after the match ended 3-3 despite extra time being played.
Korean keeper Ko Dong Sik was the hero as he saved the attempts of Justus Schorovosky, Bjoern Emmerling and Tibor Weissenborn.
For Korea Yeo Woon Kon, Lee Jung Seon and Seo Jong Ho made their attempts count while skipper Florian Kunz and Christoph Bechmann scored for Germany.
The Koreans had come from being 3-1 down in regulation time to force the match into extra time and with the win avenged their defeat to Germany in the preliminary round.
"It was a good performance from the players and though the heat would have affected the Germans, I doubt that was the cause of their defeat," said Korean manager Jeon Jae Hong.
"Ko did very well for a big man to go low and save the two penalty flicks and that gave the players the confidence."
Germany could have taken the lead in the 14th minute when Matthis Witthaus caught the entire Korean defence flatfooted and went around goalkeeper Ko Dong Sik only to send his attempt wide.
But the Germans were not to be denied and Christian Wein put the finishing g touches to a superb through ball by Tibor Weissenborn to put Germany 1-0 up in the 21st minute.
Two minutes later Germany extended their lead, this time through an individual effort by Witthaus.
Korea could have pulled one back before the halftime break but keeper Arnold Clemens was quick off his line to deny Yoon Young Sik.
However the Koreans pulled a goal back when Lee Jung Seon struck from their first penalty corner in the 38th minute.
Korea could have drawn level had Lee not missed a sitter after Yoon broke down the left flank and set Lee up with an open goal.
Germany were let off and took full advantage of it through Christoph Bechmann who scored in the 47th minute after Bjoern Michael laid off a pass to him from the right flank.
Korea stayed in the fight thanks to the brilliance of Lee who got past German defenders Florian Kunz and Phillip Crone in the 51st minute and has the easiest of tasks beating Clemens to reduce the deficit.
And Korea were on level terms when Seo Jong Ho was the first to the ball after a penalty corner attempt by Lee to squeeze the ball over the goal line in the 57th minute.
Both the teams came close in extra time but failed to put away their chances and the match went to penalty strokes to determine the third place.
Australia beat Germany 4-2, enter Azlan final
KUALA LUMPUR: Australia served their best in the crucial match against regaining world champions Germany to book a place in the final of the Azlan Shah Cup.
Australia won 4-2 and will now take on defending champions Pakistan in the final scheduled for Sunday.
The Australians who needed a win to make the final put up a sterling display to deny the Germans who had beaten them for the World Cup at the same venue in 2002.
"It was a fantastic performance and I am proud of the players as they showed good composure and were in control of the match," said Australian coach Barry Dancer.
"Even though Germany equalized I always believed that my players could win and they repaid the confidence I had in them."
Australia got off to a great start when Michael McCann scored in the 14th minute.
However Germany drew level through Matthias Witthaus in the 32nd minute.
Germany were awarded a penalty corner in the closing stages of the half but failed to capitalize.
Australia needed only one minute into the second half to regain the lead when Travis Brooks deflected in a free hit by Troy Elder from the right side of the German semi circle.
Germany's Bjoern Emmerling protested about the goal and umpire Kim Hong Lae showed him the yellow card for his troubles resulting him being sent to the sin bin.
Germany forced two penalty corners in the 38th and 38th minutes but Australian keeper Stephen Mowlam refused to be beaten.
Troy Elder could have doubled Australia's lead but he shot wide with only Arnold Clemens to beat in the 42nd minute.
Three minutes later and Troy was once again the culprit as he shot straight into Clemens to let the Germans off the hook.
But two superbly struck goals by Grant Schubert in the 65th and 68th minutes ensured Australia's place in Sunday's final.
Though Witthaus pulled one back for Germany in the 69th minute, it was purely academic as Australia won convincingly.
Spain beat India 4-1
KUALA LUMPUR: Asia Cup champions India have set the unenviable record of finishing last in the Sultan Azlan Shaha Cup for the first time since they participated in 1983.
The Indians fielding 10 juniors players in this senior event were condemned to the last place when they lost 4-1 to Spain at the National Hockey Stadium in their final preliminary round match.
India only has one point to show from its six matches, that too from a 2-2 draw against hosts Malaysia.
The win gave Spain a chance of making the 3-4 placing playoffs but they will have to play the waiting game as the results of two matches later in the day Germany-Australia and Malaysia-South Korea will have bearing on the final positions of the teams.
Coach Harinder Singh described the performance of the players as"horrible" and blasted the defenders for not linking up with the forwards.
"We played rubbish. I can understand that we lose because of inexperience as this would be expected from a team like ours where there are 10 junior players.
"But to give away such silly goals and not able to defend in numbers is to give victory away. I cannot accept this. This is a match we needed to win so much as we will then go out without a single win.
"yet when it mattered most the players failed to respond. I take responsiblity for the defeat as we did not play to what I wanted. But again there are many lessons to be learnt and we need to look at what can be gained from this tournament rather than just looking at the results," he said.
Spain took control of the match right from the first whistle and India were contend of going through the motions of finishing up their fixtures in the tournament.
Spain drew first blood in the 6th minute when Santiago Freixa Escude converted their first penalty corner.
And Xavier Ribas doubled the advantage in the 20th minute.
India were awarded two penalty corners in the 21st and 24th minutes but the normally reliable Len Aiyappa failed to find the target.
Spain extended its lead in the 42nd minute when Victor Sojo Gimanez deflected a cross by skipper Juan Escarre past a bewildered Indian custodian Adrian de Souza.
India managed to reduce the deficit when Len finally found the mark in the 66th minute but Juan Escarre put the final nail in the coffin with Spain's fourth goal in the final minute of the match.
Spain's coach Maurits Hendriks said that the Indians gave them a good fight and provided some vital input to his team.
"it is not often that we get to play teams like Indin and Pakistan. As such this match was a good outing for us and we were able to learn from it. Sure the scoreline suggests an easy match but let me assure you that it was not that easy.
"The breaks went our way and we were able to capitalise on it. We are heading in the right direction for the Olympic qualifers and I am pleased with the players performance thus far,'' he said.
India suffer 4th defeat as Korea beat them 3-2
Without their two top strikers, Dhanraj Pillay and Baljit Singh Dhillon, Indians suffered their fourth defeat when they went down to Korea 3-2 in a league match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
With the defeat against Korea, the Indians are placed at the bottom of the seven-team league with just one point from the draw with Malaysia.
The Koreans have seven points from five matches.
After Len Aiyappa's 17th minute penalty-corner conversion, the Indians seemed to be on top but then the Koreans swung into action and pumped in three goals to seal the fate of the Indians.
Yoon Young Sik (25th minute) and Yeo Woon Kon (29th, 37th) ensured the Koreans didn't have to sweat much though India salvaged some pride with a 64th minute penalty-stroke goal by Arjun Halappa.
After taking the lead the Indians had more ball possession early in the match, but were unable to convert the domination into goals despite creating a few openings.
But later the Koreans began to dominate and penalty-corner goals through Sik and Kon within four-minutes saw the Asian Games gold medallists take the break with a 2-1 lead.
The Korean equaliser had a bit of controversy. Sik claimed a goal after a free-hit, but umpire Juan Manuel Reqena of Spain awarded a 16-yard hit to India. However, after protests by the Korean players, Raqena consulted the other umpire, Stefan Brenner of Germany, and then signalled a goal.
But then Kon scored from a rebound to give Korea a 2-1 advantage after goalkeeper D'Souza had blocked Lee Jung Seon's drag-flick.
The Koreans pressed on and within two minutes of the restart knocked in their third goal as Kon unleashed a terrific reverse-hit from top of the circle following Kim Kyung Seok's free-hit to complete a clever set-piece play.
Late in the game, the Indians suddenly sparked to life and a counter-attack led to a stick-check on Sandeep Michael, resulting in a penalty stroke, which Halappa converted.
Malaysia hold Pakistan 1-1
Pakistan forwards came up with a surprisingly listless display as they let hosts Malaysia hold them to a 1-1 draw in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Malaysia , in fact, could have gone ahead for a win when Kuhan Shanmuganathan put them ahead with a 43rd minute penalty corner conversion, but the Pakistanis replied in like manner through Sohail Abbas in the 48th minute.
Abbas had a wonderful chance to net the match-winner in the last minute, but his attempt from the third penalty corner was well saved by the goalkeeper.
The draw virtually confirmed Pakistan's entry into the final with a tally of 13 points from five games, while the Malaysians inched up to three.
Pakistan who have been very sharp in the tournament were just completely off-colour today and the fact that they could only manage two tries from open play, both by Kashif Jawaad in the second-half, speaks for itself.
Sensational comeback by Germany, hold Spain 4-4
It was a German fight-back, the best that one has seen in recent years as the World and European champions converted three penalty-corners in the last 18 minutes to pull off a sensational 4-4 draw with Spain after trailing 1-4 in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Still upset with their performance and 3-4 defeat to Pakistan in their previous game, Germany gave a mediocre performance in the first-half as the Spaniards raced to a 4-1 lead at the break through goals by Santiago Freixa (4th, 31st, 35th) and Pol Amat (28th).
But Germany fought back late in the game as Florian Kunz (52nd and 66th) and Bjoern Michel (69th) scored off penalty-corners to add to Benjamin Koepp's 11th minute strike.
The draw took Germany's tally to 10 points from five while Spain moved to five from as many outings.
Early on in the game, Clemens did not spot Freixa, who received Victor Sojo's pass from the left and scored the first goal. But after Koepp had equalised for Germany, Clemens completely misread Amat's try to the second angle from the right and allowed the ball to go between his pads and on to the board.
Just before the break, Spain were gifted a penalty-corner when Justus Scharowsky broke the five-yard rule during a free-hit. Freixa was on target with a rasping ground shot. And then seconds before the break Freixa made it 4-1 getting the break on a long ball from midfield, and then dodging past a couple of defenders to score.
But then the Spaniards instead of going all out and totally breaking the German defence let them back in with some flat-footed display.
The towering Kunz converted a penalty-corner to narrow the deficit (2-4).
Germany decided to go all out and forced three more penalty-corners, two of which they scored through Kunz and Michel to force an improbable draw.
India lead 2-0 only to lose 2-4 to Aussies
India led 2-0 but then blew away the golden opportunity with them some inept defending to crash to their third defeat in four matches, with a 2-4 loss against Australia, in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Skipper Dhanraj Pillay sent India away flying when he scored with a double-strike in the 15th and 16th minutes to put India ahead 2-0 at the National Stadium.
However, the Indians failed to drive home the advantage and allowed the Australians back into the match.
Tristram Woodhouse (27th), Troy Elder (42nd), Ben Taylor (50th) and Grant Schubert (70th) ensured an Aussie victory, their second in four outings.
The Indians, thus, continue to occupy the last spot with just one point from the drawn game with Malaysia.
The first-half belonged to India as they showed what skills can do at this level but more was the gutsy performance in standing up to the Aussies.
The deep defence, marshalled by William Xalco, put in a fine performance to repeatedly thwart the Aussies.
Just as the clock ticked past the 15th minute, Vikram Pillay flicked to his left to Hari Prasad, who in turn centered for Dhanraj to slam home.
Even before the Aussies could react, the Indian captain snatched the ball from Josh Hawes and then flicked over the onrushing goalkeeper to give his side 2-0 lead.
Thereafter, the Aussies managed to make some inroads into the Indian defence and forced three penalty corners in a six-minute spell. Off the third, Woodhouse made an indirect conversion that the Indians hotly disputed.
In the final moments of the first half, the Indians had a couple of more scoring opportunities, but wrong passes saw them wasting these chances.
Early in the second half, Elder made an indirect penalty corner conversion to put Aussies on level terms.
The Australians then mounted pressure and broke the Indian resistance when Taylor scored after Xalco cleared on the goal-line off an attempt by Travis Brooks.
India replaced goalkeeper Kamaldeep Singh with Adrian D'Souza, 16 minutes left in the match, who thus had his first feel of the competition. He effected a couple of saves, but let in the final goal when Schubert beat him on the second attempt with only 30 seconds left in the game.
South Korea beat Spain 4-1
Asian Games champions South Korea notched up their first victory in four matches with an easy 4-1 victory against Spain in the seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at the National stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
The victory took Korea's points tally to four, the same as Spain's.
The Koreans, dominated the first half and led 1-0 at half-time but turned in a solid second-half performance.
Lee Jung Seon (17th, 66th minutes), Seo Jung Ho (42nd) and Yeo Woon Kon (65th) accounted for Korea's goals.
The Spaniards, for whom skipper Juan Escarre (41st minute) scored their only goal, had little left in them once the Koreans began to step up the pace on resumption.
If the first-half was mostly about ball possession and some cat-and-mouse stuff, the second session was just as different. The Koreans virtually took the game by the scruff of its neck and effectively killed the Spanish challenge with a couple of late strikes.
The Spaniards appeared rather diffident and over-cautious while the Koreans showed typical patience for their opponents to commit mistakes and launch counter-attacks. So much so that after 17 minutes did the game witness a direct shot at goal when Seon slammed from a second angle from the left past an immobile goalkeeper.
Spain equalised early in the second-half when Escarre slotted home a rebound from open play. However, the Koreans retaliated in style, repeatedly scything through an unsure Spanish defence to eventually win by a handsome margin that underlined their second-half dominance
Germany scrape past Korea 2-1
Even though not at their best, world champions Germany managed to scrape past Korea 2-1 to register their third win on the trot in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at the National Stadium at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
The victory perched Germany on the top with nine points while the Koreans remained on one point from their draw with Australia.
A penalty corner conversion by Bjoern Michel (27th) put Germany in the front as they controlled much of the first-half. But they allowed Korea back in the game.
Seong Seung Tae deflected Ji Seong Hwan's long-corner to level the scores before Christoph Bechmann scored the match winner from Mattias Wittahus pass in the 68th, a goal that the Koreans hotly disputed.
Bechmann had apparently shielded the ball after receiving the pass. The Koreans argued with the South African umpire Stewart Dearing, but in vain.
The German gamble of fielding their second choice goalkeeper Christian Schulte paid off as he brought off some fine saves to deny Koreans who were also unlucky when in the first-half, Yeo Woon Kon's attempt came off the crosspiece.
Pakistan beat Spain 4-2
Pakistan is on a roll as they showcased their individual skills to beat Spain 4-2 for their third win in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at the National Stadium at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Kashif Jawaad scored a hat-trick for the winners.
The victory, marked by goals from Shabbir Hussain (6th minute) and Kashif Jawaad (17th, 45th and 66th) took Pakistan to the top of the league table where they displaced Germany on superior goal-difference.
Spain, who scored through Pol Amat (43rd) when he converted a rebound after a Xavier Ribas penalty corner flick came off the post, and Ribas (penalty corner, 62nd) could not contain the brilliant Pakistani forwards who sparkled with their dribbles and dodges.
After Hussain put them in front when he found the boards on the second attempt, the Pakistanis repeatedly swept through the Spanish defence which had a difficult time. Soon, Pakistan went 2-0 up when Jawaad capped a Muhammad Nadeem-Rehan Butt move.
On change of ends, Spain pulled one back as Pol Amat scored only to concede a goal within minutes when Jawaad flicked home a quickly taken free-hit by Ghazanfar Ali to effectively seal the match.
Though Spaniards fought back with a goal by Ribas, the Pakistanis struck a fourth time when Jawaad completed his hat-trick after being put through by Hussain.
Malaysia hold India 2-2
It was a match that Indian coach Harinder Singh wanted desperately to win. Reasons were many: Three points were needed to stave off a last place finish and also that reputations of the team and that off the coach could easily have taken a big dent with a defeat against hosts Malaysia. But the resultant 2-2 draw probably just saved the day for the Indians.
It would be fair to say that both the teams had their chances. And an equal number too. Probably just in the penalty corner area Malaysia pipped India by earning two more than the Indians three for the match.
After the initial look at each other and testing the defence and the penetration in the midfield, India had their first look at the goal when a 14th minute penalty corner flick by Len Aiyappa was saved the Malaysian goalkeeper Kumar Subramaniam. The second penalty corner in the 18th minute was again driven straight to Subramaniam's body, again making it easy for him to effect a save.
But in the 20th minute, Len's penalty corner flick, India's third, flew low and finally beat Subramaniam who didn't expect the ball to be low.
India leading 1-0 should have increased the pressure but they surprisingly fell back and started to play around in the midfield.
With just four minutes left for the break, Malaysia earned their second penalty corner and Gobinathan Krishnamurthy drove straight on the carpet for the ball to beat the Indian goalkeeper Kamaldeep Singh. Ignace Tirkey standing on the left post could have stopped the ball but couldn't bring his stick down in time.
At the break, both the teams were locked at 1-1.
Malaysia missed another two penalty corners in the 54th and 55th minute and it was off a counter-attack that India stunned the hosts by taking the lead. Baljit Singh Dhillon raced down the right flank and centered into the circle.
Arjun Halappa who had not done much in the match till now suddenly thurst his stick in the direction of the ball and the deflection beat the surprised Subramaniam in the Malaysian goal.
It was here that the Indian defence which till now was taking the Malaysian pressure on it's goal quite well suddenly buckled. Len Aiyappa had a free hit inside the Indian half and he should have waited for the Malaysian forward to go back five yards or waited for the umpire to warn the Malaysian but Len didn't do either and went straight for the scoop as the umpire ruled dangerous play and gave the Malaysians the free hit. Malaysia took the advantage and sent the ball into the Indian circle as the shot hit the post and then the rebound was picked up by Ismail Abu and tapped in among a horde of Indian and Malaysian legs.
Both the teams had a few sharp chances in the last five minutes but both the defences stod firm, sometimes riding their luck to draw the match with scores tied at 2-2.
Battle of the Dutch
Two Dutch Olympic Games gold medal winning coaches will lead two foreign teams in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Coach Roelant Oltmans, who guided Holland to the 1996 Atlanta Games gold medal has been hired as Pakistan's coach last month while his compatriot Maurits Hendriks, who helped the Dutch team retained the gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, heads the Spanish team.
Oltmans and Hendriks were hired last year to win medals in the Athens Olympics in August.
Defending champions Pakistan will face Spain, the Champions Challenge champions today. It would be interesting to see which Dutch coach will triumph today.
Pakistan are on a roll under the guidance of Oltmans in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup as they won both their matches beating Busan Asian Games gold medallist South Korea 4-2 and Asia Cup winners India 3-2.
Spain also showed their mettle under Hendriks when they stunned World Cup runners-up Australia 3-1 on Friday. Earlier they drew 3-3 with Malaysia in their opening match.
Hendriks, who started training Spain last June, said Oltmans is a good friend but they will try to outdo each other in today's clash.
"Oltmans is my senior and is a more experienced coach but to me what is important is the results in tomorrow's (today) match. Pakistan are the favourites to reach the final as they have shown improvement under the guidance of Oltmans," said Hendriks, who guided Spain to win the Champions Challenge in South Africa last July.
He also helped Spain finish runners-up in the European championships last September.
Hendriks added that they have to watch out for two Pakistani players – forward Shabbir Hussain and defender Sohail Abbas.
"Shabbir is exceptionally good with his stick work inside the 25m area while Sohail is deadly with his penalty corner flicks," said Hendriks.
Sohail scored all three goals against India through penalty corners.
Oltmans, who also helped Holland to win the 1998 Utrecht World Cup, said the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is his first assignment as the national coach of Pakistan.
"I only handle the team for three weeks and this is important for me to see what are the changes we need to do for the Olympics. We will still maintain the Asian style of play and can expect a strong fight from Spain who play a fast attacking game.
"It will be good if we can get the better of them as they are very fast with their counter attacks," said Oltmans.
Pakistan are really serious in winning the Olympic gold as they also have the services of three other Dutch experts. Ronald Tansen is the goalkeepers' coach, Derk Verder is the physiotherapist and Roberto Tolentino is the video analyst.
(Courtesy: The Star, Malaysia)
Australia, Korea play out a 1-1 draw
World Cup silver medallists Australia and Korea, played out a lack-lustre 1-1 draw in Saturday's only match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here.
A 61st minute penalty corner conversion by veteran Troy Elder, put Australia in front, but the Asian Games winners caught up soon after with a Lee Jung Seon goal.
Seon sounded the board in the 66th minute from a penalty corner.
In the scrappy encounter, the Koreans were a trifle unlucky. In the first half, a penalty corner attempt by Yeo Woon Kon came off the post and in the second session, Australian goalkeeper Stephen Mowlam, brought off a couple of terrific saves.
But the Australians nearly came a cropper in the dying moments when the Asian team launched a couple of dangerous moves only to fumble with sitters.
The draw gave the two teams their first points from two outings each.
Australia had lost their opening game to Spain 1-3 while the Koreans were beaten 4-2 by Pakistan.
Malaysia juniors to visit India
Malaysia will play a four-match series against India in as part of their preparation for the Junior Asia Cup.
The series will be played in India early March. Two of the matches will be played in New Delhi and one each in Chandigar and Amritsar.
The Junior Asian Cup, slated to be held in Karachi from April 21 to 29, will also serve as a qualifier for the Junior World Cup in 2005.
Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) secretary general K Jothi Kumaran said here today that India has agreed to play the matches at the request of the Malaysians.
''The matches were supposed to be held this month but for some reasons we could not finalise the dates. But I have received the dates from the Malaysians and we will be able to accomodate them in March,'' he said.
Mr Kumaran is here as the technical officer for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
From India, the Malaysians will also go to Lahore to play four- match series against Pakistan there.
The exact number of teams who will make the cut for the Junior World Cup is not yet known. That decision will be made by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) next year.
India's national junior coach Harender Singh, who is also the coach of the team for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, said that the junior team will play the Malaysians at least in one match.
''I do not think we would want to play all four matches with our main team. I will proably have a mixed teams for some of the matches and perhaps even give our Under 18 teams achance to play in one of the matches.
''It will be good exposure for the younger players. It will also give us a chance to gauge the Malaysians as well,'' he said.
India are the Junior World Cup champions having won it in Hobart in 2001.
But under new regulations the defending champions also need to go through the qualifying meet to book a place in the next tournament.
Harender said that India was ready for the challenge and they have a strong team in place for the Junior Asia Cup.
In fact the Indians have brought 10 players from their junior teams on the trip to Malaysia for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
They are Rajpal Singh, Sandeep Singh, William Xalxo, Adrian D'Souza, Prabhdeep Singh, Hari Prasad, Tushar Khandkar, Sandeep Micheal, Girish Pimpale and V S Vinay.
Harender said these players are also possible contenders for place in the senior teams for the Olympic qualifiers in March in Madrid.
''All the players here at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup are possible contenders for a place in the senior team. For me it is imporatnt that they try and learn at the senior level as this will stand them in good stead for the junior campaign,'' he added.
Sohail's hat-trick helps Pakistan pip India
It was supposed to be a cliff-hanger. Two all at the break, it almost veered towards being another classic India-Pakistan tie but Sohail Abbass was the saviour for Pakistan as he powered in his third consecutive penalty corner flick into the Indian goal to give Pakistan a much wanted 3-2 victory.
After defeats at India's hands in the finals of the Asia Cup and the Afro-Asian Games, Pakistan players had relief written over their faces and even experienced Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans admitted that such games "are not for the faint-hearted." "My heart was beating fast at the end of the match," admitted Oltmans.
If the pace was not furious like previous encounters between the arch-rivals, defensive postures are to blamed for that. Both teams went all out in the beginning knowing that an early goal would put pressure on the opponent and Pakistan was the first off the starting block. Just after India had squandered a first minute penalty corner, Sohail Abbass fired in Pakistan's second penalty corner in the 12th minute and Pakistan were leading 1-0.
India managed to keep a third penalty corner out before a Dhanraj Pillay move gave India the equaliser. In the 15th minute, Pillay picked up the ball in the midfield, cut through the middle, veered left and sent the ball to a scampering Arjun Halappa whose shot rebounded off the goalkeeper but Baljit Dhillon moving into the circle picked it up and sent it into the Pakistan goal.
Two minutes later, India counter-attacked. Ignace Tirkey left his position and overlapped on the left-flank and his move saw him cut back and then send a superb cross to the right off the striking circle where Rajpal Singh trapped the ball, deftly moved to the side and sent a scorcher that beat Pakistan goalkeeper Salman Akbar all ends up. To the shock of the Pakistan side, in-experienced India were leading 2-1.
But Pakistan who were making some changes in the midfield play, slowed the pace a little and earned a fifth penalty corner in the 27th minute. Sohail Abbass was right on target as his flick flew in with tremendous speed to beat Kanwaldeep Singh in goal.
At the break, both the teams were 2-2.
A mistake cost India some space in the second half when Prabhdeep Singh was given the yellow card for a stupid tackle. Down to ten men, India back-pedalled and Pakistan piled on the pressure and earned their 7th penalty corner which Sohail despatched into the Indian goal for his hat-trick and his team's match-winner.
India had their chances as Pakistan held onto the ball and kept possession depriving India off the ball and a chance to keep up the rythmn and momentum. Still they came close and Rajpal had a shot at stardom when a Arjun cross from the right saw Rajpal in the line of the ball but the stick was just micro-inches away from trapping the ball with the Pakistan goal right in front.
A second straight defeat for India but not at all digraced. The inexperienced Indians suffered for a soft defence where William Xalco played like a veteran but still Pakistan with their much-experienced forward-line could penetrate with some swift moves.
Hosts Malaysia hold Spain to a 3-3 draw
Hosts Malaysia had a lot to cheer as they held off Champions Challenge winners Spain to a 3-3 draw, thanks to a triple strike by S Kuhan, the equaliser coming in the last minute of the match.
Spain led in the first minute itself when classy and experienced forward Pol Amat struck cleanly from the middle of the circle.
But Malaysia equalised in the 8th minute when Kuhan struck off a penalty corner. Spain wrested back the lead in the 17th minute off a penalty corner drive by Santiago Freixa and Malaysia kept hopes flying high when Kuhan again converted in the 37th minute.
But when Spain took the lead, yet again, in the 44th minute through another penalty corner goal by Santiago Friexa and the held possession for quite a bit of the second half, it seemed that Malaysia might be held off but Kuhan became the star when in the last minute he again powered in a penalty corner drive to equalise and help malaysia split points with Spain.
Coach Oltmans unhappy despite Pakistan winning
Pakistan coach Rolent Oltmans seemed unsatisfied despite his team starting the tournament outclassing South Korea 4-2 in the opening match of the 13th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here.
Two strikes from Rehan Butt and one apiece from Mohammed Nadeem and Shabbir Hussain were enough to secure victory for the Pakistanis against the Korean 2002 Asian Games gold medallists on Thursday.
But Oltmans was far from satisfied after a below-par display from the Pakistan defence.
"It was a good win but I am not too happy with our performance especially the defence," Oltmans said. "There were just too many mistakes made by the defenders and this is something we can ill afford if we want to do well."
Missed chances proved the difference between the two sides, with Pakistan deadly in front of goal as South Korea squandered a string of opportunities.
Korea went on the offensive from the first whistle but were unable to turn their domination into goals.
The Pakistanis absorbed the early pressure and relied on counter attacks and the tactic bore fruit as they took the lead in the 14th minute through Butt whose hit slipped under the leg of South Korean goalkeeper Ko Dong-Sik.
Pakistan should have doubled their advantage in the 26th minute when Shakeel Abbasi broke through the middle only to lift his shot above Ko and the bar.
The Koreans however equalized through Seo Jong-Ho a minute before the break.
Pakistan opted to attack when play resumed in the second and were duly rewarded through goals from Nadeem (39th minute) and Butt (42nd minute) to take a 3-1 lead.
However Korea reduced the deficit through Lee Junn-Seon wno converted a penalty corner in the 43rd minute.
Try as they did the Koreans just could not get the better of Ahmad Alam in the Pakistan goal and while they were too engrossed in searching for the equalizer, the Koreans left gaps in their defence.
And Shabbir made the most of some good work by Butt on the right flank to score the fourth goal two minutes before the end of the match.
India go down fighting to world champions Germany
It was an unequal battle right from the start as India with half their squad in-experienced and the team playing without atleast 6-7 regulars went down fighting to World Champions Germany in their opening match of the 13th Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
All the goals were scored from penalty-corners.
Germany looked like running away with the match as they went two goals up within the first six minutes, but the young Indian side did well to make a fight out of it.
Bjoern Michel opened the scoring for Germany in the fourth minute off the team's first penalty-corner before skipper Florian Kunz increased the lead from their fourth penalty-corner in the sixth minute.
But the Indians came back fighting and pulled one back in the 17th minute when 18-year-old Sandeep Singh flicked beautifully from the team's first penalty-corner in the 17th minute.
Thereafter India dominated the match but lacked thrust upfront to create an impression on the German goal. But they did have their chances. Sandeep Michael wasn't in position to trap and shoot home and even Dhanraj Pillay trying to make his solo moves made too many of them without passing the ball to better placed colleagues.
Tushar Khandekar could have restored parity for India in the 23rd minute but goalkeeper Arnold Clemens did well to palm away his shot from hand-shaking distance following a cross from Baljit Singh Dhillon.
Clemens again denied India a goal in the 29th minute, saving Sandeep Singh's flick from a penalty-corner.
India looked threatening in the second session too but just failed to penetrate the German defence.
Michel got his second goal of the match from Germany's fourth penalty-corner in the 45th minute to make the scoreline 3-1.
But that was the last time the Germans had a clear look at the Indian goal as the Indians pressed hard with individual runs by skipper Dhanraj Pillay, Baljit Singh Dhillon and Sandeep Michael but without success.
On Friday, they play against Pakistan in what should be a heart-stopping match for both the teams.
Coach Harinder satisfied but wants more improvement
For Harinder Singh, satisfaction doesn't come easy. Thrust into the job of a senior Indian team coach along with a group of inexperienced but talented youngsters, Harinder felt that much more needs to be done after the 1-3 defeat against world champions Germany.
"It's easy to be satisfied after losing 1-3 to Germany and think that maybe we could have got one more goal," explained Harinder after his sides first match in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament. "But I also know that the boys played well in the capacity that they have. And I hope that they come out of this match knowing that should be improving in every match."
Harinder knows that inexperience will have his work cut out, especially in the Indian defence where Harpal Singh, William Xalco and goalkeeper Kamaldeep Singh have a tough job to handle. And even German Coach Bernhard Peters was also not way off the mark when he said that India will suffer in this tournament because of the inexperience of the defenders but at the same time added that if they come out of it learning then India will have a second line ready to play in the seniors after the Olympics.
The opening two goal-blitz by the Germans in the first eight minutes destroyed the confidence of the Indian defence and immediately put them on the back-foot but as Harinder feels they came out of it well. "I think they played well after that," he says. "I thought they might crumble and the Germans might just pump in the goals but the defence learnt fast and closed the gaps so that Bjorn Micheal and Eimer were not as threatening as they were in the first 10 minutes."
The junior lot in the Indian team may have learnt why germany is a world champion but on Friday is the big match as far as Indian hockey goes. Pakistan today beat Korea 4-2 and announced that they were ready to take on the world now that they have the `thinker-coach' Roelant Oltmans building the road to a gold medal in Athens for them.
But Harinder remains unfazed about Pakistan. "I know they are good," he says. "Give them a inch and they will create havoc in the circle. But so can we. All I can say is that Friday's match-up with Pakistan will be a good game and if we are in the right places in the right time, we can destroy a few reputations."
It's a promise that Harinder holds out. A promise that most of the youngsters in the team fulfilled today against the solid World Champions Germany. But each match in this Azlan Shah for the Indian team would be a test of resolve and also one of doggedness that even when the chips are down they have to hold out. Hold out to a future that talent shows is for their taking.
Aussies arrive for Azlan, aim at Athens
KUALA LUMPUR: For Australia, the Olympic hockey gold medal is the "holy grail." And it's the one title that has always eluded them.
But Australian national coach Barry Dancer hopes to wipe that statistic off the books this year.
"Yes, the target is to win the gold medal in Athens. This is the one title that has eluded us and we want it badly. For me personally, winning in Athens will bring the glory the hockey community demands.
"We have assembled a good team which is young and can handle the challenge. But the next eight months will be crucial as we fine tune and finalise the final 18," said Dancer, who arrived with the team for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on Thursday night. The team had a video session yesterday and a training session in the afternoon.
The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, he said, formed a vital part of their preparations for Athens.
The Australians have won almost all the major tournaments in the world. They were World Cup winners in 1986 and in 1997 won the Junior World Cup as well. They have also won the Champions Trophy several times and also captured the Commonwealth Games hockey event when it was introduced in 1998 in KL.
They were also the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup winners in 1983 when the tournament was started and then again in 1998.
But the Olympics gold medal remains elusive and they are planning a 30-match run before going to Athens. At the tournament here, they will play seven competitive matches and two friendlies before the tournament begins on Jan 8.
After the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the team will return home and the players will compete in their national championships. The team will then have a tournament in Australia and go to Europe in July for the final preparations.
"We should have our squad of 22 players after the national championships and then the final 18 after the Europe tour. Thus every tournament the players compete in from now is very important towards their final selections. There can be no room for complacency," said Dancer.
The former world champions have named a formidable squad for the tournament at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil from Jan 8-18.
They only have one junior player – Mark Knowles – in the team. All the other players are aged above 23. They have also retained seven players from their 2002 World Cup side.
The seven are Liam de Young, Michael McCann, Troy Elder, Mark Hickman, Aaron Hopkins, Mathew Wells and Brent Livermore. The team will play Malaysia on Monday and then Spain the following day.
They will only begin their campaign in the tournament on Jan 9 with a match against the Spaniards.
(Courtesy: The Star)
Oltmans doesn't promise victory but major improvement
KARACHI, Jan 2: Pakistan hockey coach Roelant Oltmans on Friday did not promise a victory at Azlan Shah Cup but calling his side "The Green Machine" vowed it would take off this year.
"I hate to lose even if I play cards with my son. But at Azlan Shah I would be more interested in testing the players and making a formidable side for Olympic qualifiers and then the Athens Games," he told reporters at Hockey Club of Pakistan.
Pakistan are scheduled to leave on Sunday for Kuala Lumpur to defend their title at seven-nation Jan 8-16 tournament where world champions Germany, Australia, India, South Korea, Malaysia and Spain would be in fray. Although the Dutchman said he had just started and he was not after instant wins, he was hopeful his side would gradually improve this year.
"Pakistan team is a Green Machine that is going to function in a smooth manner and will show improvement slowly and gradually," the coach who returned today from The Netherlands after spending Christmas and New Year holidays, remarked.
Oltmans, 49, did not agree that oppositions in Kuala Lumpur would be having an edge over Pakistan since most of them would field their full-strength sides while his team is still going through experimentation.
"Other coaches would be having full-strength sides, but mine is a group of fine players. So there would be no psychological advantage or disadvantage in Kuala Lumpur.
"You can see my players' dedication, the commitment of that one who is practising," he said pointing towards penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas who was practising drag-flicks alone after the sessions - a scene never witnessed before.
Another significant change after the Dutchman took charge late last year, was the shirts the Pakistan players were wearing with word "Pakistan" on them. Previously, during sessions the team members used shirts displaying logos of foreign sports gear manufacturing companies.
The Dutchman said he was being guided by his deputy Tahir Zaman regarding the selection of players, but admitted at least there was one player who should have been in the squad.
"I have talked to Tahir and Hassan (Sardar) [junior team manager] about the players we have. I am the final authority in selection. But at least there is one player who I think should have been in the squad," he said without disclosing the name of the player.
The coach visibly seemed to be upset when asked why did not he announce the 18-member squad for the Azlan Shah Cup. "It was just because somebody announced the squad before me.
It is that simple," he said without referring Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) which announced the squad on Dec 19 without giving the coach a chance to brief the press.
He said there would be no changes in the squad announced earlier, although players like Sameer Hussain could be considered for forthcoming competitions. He had called up Sameer and Asim Khan after announcement of the squad.
Asked about the level of physical fitness of goalkeeper Ahmad Alam who did not take part in the sessions, the coach said he was once again suffering from "back pain" but hoped he would fully recover before reaching the Malaysian capital.
"Ahmad has been suffering from back problem since before last year's Afro-Asian Games in India. But he is fit and I think by the time he reaches Malaysia, he will be fully fit. He is very much in the squad. And if he is in the squad, it means he is fit."
Although the coach had not set Azlan Shah Cup as the winning target, he said Germany being the world champions would be toughest rivals, while South Korea, Australia and even India could not be taken lightly.
Oltmans said rather than focussing on the style of hockey he would be concentrating more on improving the grey areas, especially the defence.
"There is no such thing as Asian, European or Oceanic style of hockey. It is more important to tackle different teams with separate strategies and that is what I am going to do," he said.
(Courtesy: The Dawn)
Packed with Jrs, India leave for Azlan Shah
KUALA LUMPUR: Asia Cup champions India have retained only six players from the team that won the title in October for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup which will be held at the National Hockey Stadium here next week.
But 10 players from the team selected for the tournament are from the national juniors squad and will be eligible to play in the Junior Asia Cup in April.
The juniors who have been selected for the team are Adrian D'Souza, Sandeep Singh, Vinaya, William Xalxo, Harpal Singh, Hari Prasad, Sandeep Michael, Girish Pimpale, Tushar Kandkar and Rajpal Singh.
National Juniors chief coach Harinder Singh has been given the task to take the team to Kuala Lumpur while national coach Rajinder Singh will act as an observor.
The six from the Asia Cup winning team are skipper Dhanraj Pillay, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Ignace Tirkey, Kamaldeep Singh, Sandeep Michael and Arjun Halappa.
The other two players in the team are Len Aiyappa and Vikram Pillay.
The Indian Hockey Federation named their final 18 players for the tournament after a two-day final trial in Hyderabad.
Chief coach Harinder Singh said that they have named a well balanced team keeping in mind that these players all have a chance at making the final squad for the Olympics later in the year.
"It is clear that our objective here is to learn and also to expose the younger players who are knocking hard on the doors of the seniors. Injuries to some of our top players have given us this chance to try the younger set of players and I hope the make full use of it.
"Let me also make it clear that we are not going there to make up the number but to try and get a podium finish. It is a good team one that has shown a lot of promise in training," he said.
Two senior players who had attended training Bajit Singh Saini and Bipin Fenendez were left out of the squad due to injuries. Last month the IHF had left out nine senior players from their list of 25 players called up to attend training for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
The nine seniors were Prabjot Singh, Dilip Tirkey, Gagan Ajit, Deepak Thakur, Bimal Lakra, Viren Raskino, Devesh Chawan, Kanwelprit Singh and Viknan Pillay.
But Bimal Lakra and Vikram Pillay later came for the training and Vikram has managed to shake off the injuries to make the final 18.
Dhanraj who led the team to their first ever Asia Cup triumph in Kuala Lumpur will skipper the team. The veteran striker did not play in the Afro Asian Games in November and defender Dilip Tirkey led the team, which won the gold medal.
Harinder, who is also the chief coach of the Indian juniors, said that they have a well-balanced side with enough senior players to guide the younger set of players.
"So it is not altogether a junior team. It will be good for the players, as they will face some very tough opposition in the meet. The objective like all other teams is to gain international exposure for the future," he said.
"There is no question in my mind that the sultan Azlan Shah Cup is a very good tournament which attracts some of the best teams in the world. And every one of the teams in the tournament is likely to play in the Olympics. We will not take it lightly, he added.
The Indian team:
Players: Kamaldeep Singh, Adrian D'Souza, Harpal Singh, Len Aiyappa, Sandeep Singh, V. S. Vinaya, Arjun Halappa, Ignace Tirkey, Dhanraj Pillay (captain), Vikram Pillay, William Xalxo, Pradeep Singh, Tushar Khandkar, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Sandeep Michael, Girish Pimpale, Hari Prasad, Rajpal Singh.
Coach: Harinder Singh
Assistants: Clarence Lobo, Ramandeep Singh, A. B. Subbiah
Trainer: Dr Saju JOseph
Manager: G. M. Sri Vastava
Draw announced for Azlan Shah
India will play World Champions Germany and then take on Pakistan the very next day in their opening matches of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur from January 8.
Seven team are participating in the Azlan Shah tournament. They are World Champions Germany, Asia Cup Champions India, Pakistan, Australia, Spain, Korea and hosts Malaysia.
The following is the schedule for the Azlan Shah:
January 8: Korea vs Pakistan; India vs Germany; Malaysia vs Spain.
January 9: India vs Pakistan; Spain vs Australia; Germany vs Malaysia.
January 10: Australia vs Korea.
January 11: Korea vs Germany; India vs Malaysia; Pakistan vs Spain.
January 12: Malaysia vs Australia; Pakistan vs Germany.
January 13: Korea vs Spain; India vs Australia.
January 14: Spain vs Germany; Pakistan vs Malaysia; India vs Korea.
January 15: Australia vs Pakistan
January 16: Spain vs India; Germany vs Australia; Malaysia vs Korea
January 17: Rest Day.
January 18: 5th/6th place; 3rd/4th place and FINAL.
Participating Teams in Azlan Shah 2004
Players Brent Livermore, Matthew Wells, Ben Bishop, Travis Brooks, Liam De Young, Michael Boyce, Troy Elder, Rob Hammond, Josh Hawes, Mark Hickman, Aaron Hopkins, Mark Knowles, Stephen Mowlam, Michael McCann, Grant Shubert, Ben Taylor, Tristam Woodhouse, Sain Wright
Manager Ralph Wood
Coach Barry Dancer
Players Ahmed Alam, Mohamed Qasim, Salman Akbar, Ali Raza, Sohail Abbas, Zeeshan Ashraf, Muhammed Waseem, Ghazanfar Ali, Dilawar Hussain, Adnan Maqsood, Muhammad Saqlain, Rehan Butt, Mudassar Ali Khan, Saleem Khalid, Shakeel Abbasi, Muhammad Nadeem, Kashif Jawwad, Muhammad Shabbir
Manager Mohamed Yusaf
Coach Roelant Altmans
Players Kamal Deep Singh, Adrian D'Souza, Kutappa, William Xalxo, Len Ayyappa, Sandeep Singh, Gurbaj Singh, V S Vinaya, Vivek Gupta, Arjun Halappa, Sandeep Kumar, Ignatius Tirkey, Bipin Fernandez, Baljeet Saini, Prabhdeep Singh, Hari Prasad, Tushar Khandekar, Adams Sinclair, Baljeet Dhillon, Rajpal Singh, Birenda Lakhra, Sandeep Michael, Dhanraj Pillai, Girish Pimpale, Harpal Singh
Manager Sri Vastava
Coach Harinder Singh
Players Florian Kunz, Clemens Arnold, Christoph Bechmann, Sebastian Biederlack, Christian Shulte, Phillip Crone, Christoph Eimer, Bjorn Michael, Michael Green, Christian Wein, Tibor Weibernborn, Timo Web, Mathias Witthaus, Bjorn Emmerling, Benjamin Kopp, Justus Scharowsky, Christopher Zeller, Phillip Zeller
Manager Peter Schuermann
Coach Bernhard Peters
Players Song Seung-tae, Kim Kyung-seok, Kim Yong-bae, Yeo Woon-kon, Kim Jung-chul, Lim Jung-woo, Lee Jung-seon, Han Hyung-bae and Seo Jung-ho, Ji Seong-Hwan, Kang Seung-jung, Lee nam-yong, Yoo Hyo-sik, Yoon Young-sik, Kim Jong-Min, Ko Dong-sik, Yon Min-ho, Jang Jong-hyun.
Manager Jeon Jae-hong
Coach Kim Young-kyu
Players Mohd Nasihin Nubli, S. Kumar, Nor Azlan Bakar, Mohamed Madzli Ikmar, S. Kuhan, Mohamed Amin Rahim, K. Logan Raj, Chua Boon Huat, Riduan Nasir, K. Keevan Raj, Jiwa Mohan, Azlan Misron, Tajol Rosli, Norazlan Rahim, Ismail Abu, S. Shanker, Mohd Shukri Mutalib, K. Gobinathan
Manager Zulkifli Abbas
Coach Paul Lissek
Players Ignacio Alborch, Eduardo Aguilar, Ramon Alegre, Pol Amat, Juan Escarre, Alberto Esteban, Alex Fabregas, Francisco Fabregas, Santiago Freixa, Bernardino Herrera, Xavi Ribas, Victor Sojo, Eduard Tubau, Jaxier Bruses, Marc Garcia-Casgon, Jaime Perez, Albert, Sala, David Alegre.
Manager Jordi Oliva
Coach Maurits Hendriks


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Vern McKinley, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, has more than 25 years of experience working on the full range of financial stability issues, including management of central banks; financial system diagnostics and stress testing; strategies for addressing systemic banking crises; development of resolution options for failing banks; deposit insurance and bank supervision design; and coordination of interagency responses among multiple financial sector agencies. He has worked for a variety of agencies, including the International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, KfW Bankegruppe (Germany), US Treasury, and USAID. He has held positions at Deloitte / BearingPoint, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the law firms Morrison & Foerster.
McKinley regularly speaks on financial and regulatory issues, including congressional testimony. He is a contributing author to the book Central Bank Modernisation and his articles have appeared in Forbes, Washington Times, Regulation, Sacramento Bee and USA Today Magazine. McKinley holds degrees in finance and economics from the University of Illinois and he received a J.D. from the National Law Center at George Washington University.
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【Denim & Street │ CHRISTIANIA'S GIRL GANG】
2018 / 07 / 18
The mysterious Christiania Town rebelliously locates in the arty Copenhagen, it triggers the liberal, curious girl gang to explore this utopia. They love breaking rules, and in this Freetown, they see this world with calm and ease; the collection fully expresses girl's gentle rebellion through athletic and street style.
Pinky color range is like a carol, and well suits with the chic street style, soft and hype, just in the right ingredient. The designs show the unique style, and the plaid tells the vintage student style and reform girl's curiosity in a new way; the prints and patterns represents the scenery of Christiania town.


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We knew the Carolina Panthers had the first pick in the 2011 draft before this week even started.
After Sunday's results, we have a highly unofficial look at the top six picks. Here goes:
1. Carolina (2-14)
2. Denver (4-12)
3. Buffalo (4-12)
4. Cincinnati (4-12)
5. Arizona (5-11)
6. Cleveland (5-11)
The Seahawks-Rams game will affect the remaining picks, although we believe San Francisco is slated for the seventh pick regardless. If the Seahawks lose Sunday night, they will have the eighth pick. If the Seahawks win, they will be no better than 21st.
Maybe that's why the Seahawks started Charlie Whitehurst.
Yes, that's a joke people.
UPDATE: The NFL confirmed the above order is correct. Here's the rest of the top 15 if the Rams win.


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The 31 of March is the anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. "The Iron Lady" turns 120 years old. Over the years the tower had time to become a symbol of Paris, look at that every year millions of people come from all over the world.
Above the Field of Mars in Paris, stands the world-famous – Eiffel Tower, the symbol of the metal triumph in the late XIX century. The tower with amazing ease rises to more than 300 meters 7 thousand tons of metal structures, as if woven into a wonderful lace. Eiffel Tower is not only the decoration of Paris, but also is the television tower.
The tower was built for the Paris World Exhibition, celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution. The author of the project – a French engineer Alexander Eiffel. It was his work, performed in collaboration with engineers: Emil Nuzhe, Maurice Keklenom and architect Stephen Sovestrom, became the winner among 700 projects submitted for the contest.
In the process of being built were invented new items of construction machinery and equipment. One and a half years spent on laying the foundation, about 8 months mounted design itself. In general, the project coordinators, machinists Paris suburb of Levallois, built the tower a little over 2 years.
At the flagpole tower had a height of almost 313 meters and until 1931 was considered the tallest building in the world. In 1957 it set up a television tower center and its height reached 320 meters.
The tower was not appreciated immediately. Against it were many citizens who felt that the tower suppresses architecture of Paris. Guy de Maupassant called it "skeleton". It is said that the writer, not wanting to look at "the monster", dined at the restaurant most of the tower – the only place where it is not visible.
Each year, the tower is visited by more than 6 million people. By viewing platforms with telescopes, restaurants, souvenir shops and museum "Tour Eiffel" visitors are delivered by modern lifts. See this miracle of technology still remains the dream of many inhabitants of the planet.


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Ma Laboratory
Waging War on Lung Cancer - CLINICAL TRIALS EXPAND TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES
Perplexing questions as to why some people get cancer and some don't — why some people respond to certain treatments while others do not — have baffled scientists for decades. But thanks to research being conducted by faculty in the Sara Crile Allen and James Frederick Allen Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program, lung cancers once shrouded in mystery are increasingly revealing clues for diagnosis, treatment, and, potentially, cures.
This is good news for West Virginia residents, considering the state has one of the highest incidence rates of lung cancer in the nation. Even more concerning, West Virginia's lung cancer mortality rate is significantly higher than the national average, according to 2012 cancer registry data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Patrick Ma joined the WVU Cancer Institute in December 2014 to lead the Lung Cancer Program in conducting clinical trials to advance lung cancer cure rates.
New Physician Scientist Helps Lead the Way
The December 2014 arrival of Patrick C. Ma, MD, MS, as co-leader of the Lung Cancer Program has intensified the quality and quantity of clinical trials and translational research for lung cancer within the WVU Cancer Institute. Dr. Ma came to WVU from the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, where he was director of Aerodigestive Oncology Translational Research.
Clinical trials offer patients novel treatments that are not yet available through standard care. They shed light on the biological mechanisms and progression of cancer, translating these discoveries into new therapies to treat and prevent diseases. In many cases, they can improve a patient's length or quality of life, Ma noted.
Collaborating with program co-leader Yon Rojanasakul, PhD, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the WVU Cancer Institute, Ma has been the catalyst for building momentum behind a multidisciplinary research team and expanded the portfolio of lung cancer clinical trials available to patients at WVU. "Our current clinical trial portfolio in lung cancer compares very well with other leading academic cancer centers in the country," he said.
"Clinical trial access offers our patients the most advanced cancer therapies, especially in the emerging area of cancer immunotherapy and molecular genomics-guided precision therapies."
A medical oncologist, Ma stressed the importance of the WVU Cancer Institute's multidisciplinary approach to cancer care.
"We conduct discussion and review of our lung cancer patient cases and regularly review options for clinical trial studies and patient eligibility," he explained. "This multidisciplinary teamwork is crucial to our excellence in clinical care, quality control, and improvement. It also fosters best practices and a sense of purpose and strength within our caregiver team."
More on the Horizon
According to Ma, our information age and understanding of the human genome are accelerating the pace of cancer research. "The genomics capability and next generation sequencing — it's all coming together in recent years to pave the way for the arrival of a new era of personalized treatment in precision oncology."Ma stated that recent advancements in targeted therapies and immunotherapy will help address lung cancer disparities in West Virginia by further advancing cure rates, with some metastatic cancer patients surviving beyond three to five years.
Immunotherapy, which works to awaken a patient's immune system, will dominate the cancer therapeutics field in the next five to 10 years, Ma predicted. "It's only the dawn of cancer immunotherapy. We are just witnessing the first glimpse of the power of our anti-cancer capability in one's immune system, which can impact not only tumor response but overall survival rate as well," he said. "We're taking away the blindfold that tumor cells put on the immune cells, effectively reactivating them to attack the cancer cells."
He also mentioned current leading-edge clinical trials that use combination immunotherapies as well as combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy, taking the battle to cancer cells more powerfully and proactively. "Novel immunotherapy attacks tumor cells in a less toxic manner than just chemotherapy and with less dangerous side effects."
Drug combinations also are being designed strategically to enable each drug to act in a stronger manner for a more powerful punch.
On the horizon is research that will help scientists use molecular profiling to better understand changes in tumor cells throughout treatment and the molecular makeup of residual tumors (remaining after surgery or treatment) for more personalized treatment.
The Lung Cancer Program offers patients the most advanced cancer treatment and best possible access to personalized, patient-centered therapeutics for improved overall outcomes. "We're optimistic about improving poor lung cancer survival outcomes not just in West Virginia but also nationwide," Ma said.
He added, "It's not unrealistic or unreasonable to start talking about potential cures in previously incurable lung cancers. We're defying the odds one patient at a time."


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My review of Huddle Sports Bar – this sports bar is great for after work visits where you need to unwind and enjoy some sports on the many TVs around the restaurant. While you're enjoying a match, the food and beverages are really good to try as well.
The calamari was straightforward for the flavours and presentation and it is what you would expect to find at most sports bars. The calamari was seasoned nicely and the batter was crisp and light.
I love truffled everything, and that is why I wanted to try the truffled wedges here. I was expecting the beautiful truffle aroma to come with the wedges but that did not exist. The truffle flavours were non existent as well which was disappointing.
The panko fried prawns were great even though the prawns were a bit smaller than what I was expecting. The panko breading on the prawns was light and crispy and it was perfectly seasoned.
I enjoyed my mushroom and halloumi burger the most out of all the dishes I got. The mushrooms were grilled beautifully along with the wonderful halloumi. I always enjoy vegetarian burgers as there is something different in each one that I had.
Finally, the last dish that I tasted was the Viet fish with rosemary chips. This is just a fancy name for fish and chips as that was what came to the table. The fish was battered and deep fried and the fries were placed directly on top of the fish and parmasean was sprinkled on top.
This restaurant deserves a rating of 4/5.
I ordered the calamari for 45DHS, truffled wedges for 32DHS, panko fried prawns for 58DHS, mushroom & halloumi burger for 42DHS, and the Viet fish for 62DHS.
The pricing of the dishes served here are reasonable for a sports bar environment.
The service was slow going at first where we had to hunt down a server to take our orders. The beverages took quite some time to come to the table, but the food was much faster. As the night progressed, the speed of the service improved.
The ambience of this restaurant was friendly and inviting with a laid back atmosphere. With television sets in every corner plus comfortable chairs, this was definitely a nice sports bar. There was a private room where a large table that can seat about 10 people which is great for a group who wants a more quiet place to enjoy their time here. The huddle sports bar and grill is located in the City Max hotel in the Bur Dubai area.


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Stock up on great books at bargain prices at the library during the Friends of the Library's summer used book sale. Funds raised through the sale help the Friends support additional Library programs, events, and services. Friends members have first pick at "Members Only Night," 6:30-9:30 p.m. July 17. To become a Friends member, stop by the library to complete a membership.


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Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment Badge
Crest Badge: The Maltese Cross with inside, an oak wreath, a white Hart – left and right inscribed SHERWOOD FORESTERS. Below this is a scroll inscribed NOTTS & DERBY. All ensigned with the crown.
Motto: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Evil be to him who evil thinks).
The Sherwood Foresters was the regiment of the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. It was one of Britain's most famous regiments. It was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment in February 1970 and was known as the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment until it was further amalgamated into the Mercian Regiment in 2007.
There is an excellent summary of the history of the Sherwood Foresters on Wikipedia.
Sherwood Foresters Trooping The Colors at Ballykinlar 1925
The photo shows my grandfather presenting the colors to the 1st Battallion Sherwood Foresters at Ballykinlar on Bajadoz Day 1925 – a commemoration of action in the Spanish province of Bajadoz. I apologize for the quality of this photo, which is printed on paper with a raised pattern that spoils the scan. I will try and get a better scan.
Wikipedia has the following description:
"In the siege of Badajoz, a detachment of the 45th succeeded in getting into the Castle first and the red coat of an officer of the 45th was hoisted in place of the French flag to indicate the fall of the Castle. This feat is commemorated on the 6th April each year when red jackets are flown on Regimental flag staffs and at Nottingham Castle."
Here is a photo of my grandfather with the colors just before the ceremony at Ballykinlar.
The Sherwood Foresters did a tour of duty keeping the peace in Northern Ireland and my grandfather was stationed at Ballykinlar, along with his wife and family, when these photos were taken.
The Sherwood Foresters History
The Sherwood Foresters Regimental Archives
The Sherwood Foresters Regimental Collections
The Sherwood Foresters Reenactment Association


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ELYSIAN VALLEY — The "Share The Path" inaugural walk took place on Saturday as part of an effort to increase safety and reduce tensions between cyclists and pedestrians along the busy but narrow path along the L.A River.
The Elysian Valley Neighborhood Watch, which organized the walk, has been tracking altercations and incidents between cyclists and pedestrians. The goal of the walk is "to help prevent further incidents from occurring, according to organizers.


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Sevenval FIT 14.5.2
FIT 14.5.2 is another release bringing mostly bug fixes and improvements for existing features.
Delayed images prioritized to be loaded when they are going to become visible considerably reduce traffic. But if visitors want to print sites, they are basically missing every image that neither is nor has been in the viewport. The new parameter of the
loadHQImages function makes the client load all images, whether they are in the viewport or not. And the new event
delayedimagesloaded informs you when the client finished doing so. So this combination offers means to prepare the site for printing and lets you know when preparing has finished.
FIT 14.5.1 already addressed noise in the logs. We identified another source for noise, namely overly greedy bots (such as Google spiders) interpreting JavaScript strings starting with a
/ as relative URLs. So when you write something like
<script>var foo = '/bar';</script> into your document, it will not take long until you notice said spiders requesting the resource
/bar. This will probably lead to unnecessary 404 responses, inflating the FIT server logs and backend server logs, thus probably hiding real problems from you. FIT 14.5.2 will no longer generate JavaScript strings starting with a
Additionaly, fixing issues with the image scaling cache has reduced the CPU usage noticeably.
The SDK for 14.5.2 is available from Github.
Refer to the full changelog for a more detailed list of changes.


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Hands up who's feeling a bit rubbish after the festive break? I certainly am. I like to think I'm a pretty healthy eater most of the time, but the Christmas holidays are a hard test of anyone's resolve! Christmas dinner itself isn't really the problem; at the end of the day that's just a roast dinner with a few pigs in blankets on the side. It's all the other food that causes the problem… and the booze, of course! You could just say no to all of it, and I'm sure a few very disciplined people do; but everywhere you go at Christmas and New Year people want to feed you, and it's usually hard to refuse! Things I've indulged in include mince pies, After Eights, trifle, Bailey's, Pringles and wine. Plus I've been for a couple of meals at people's houses where they've been to a lot of trouble and it would be rude to say no. I'm sure most of you will have had a similar couple of weeks. The only thing that's counted in my favour is that I haven't stopped runnning – even with a bit of a hangover on a couple of occasions!
The question is, what do we do to get rid of this horrible, bloaty feeling and lose the couple of pounds we've all probably put on? The media are currently full of the usual 'new year, new you' stuff they always pump out just after Christmas. This mostly seems to focus on articles about radical, expensive detoxes and abstaining from everything. 'Give yourself a good purge and you will magically become a bright, shiny, thin new person' is the general message. There will also be a mad rush of people joining gyms in January, planning to go five times a week for ever. But the reality is that most people will only stick to their new regimes for a couple of weeks – or maybe a month – before they revert to their old ways. The change is just too radical to be sustainable. The truth is that a few simple changes will soon have you feeling a lot better – and you'll save a lot of money too! You don't need to be a whole new you, just a slightly better version of the current you. So here's what I recommend for a 'New Year, Slightly Better You' approach.
· First thing, there's no need to 'detox' with special powders, juices or pills. Your liver and kidneys are fantastic organs and can actually cope with an awful lot. Unless you've been drinking a bottle of vodka a day they'll deal with your festive excess just fine. Having said that, there's no harm in giving them a bit of a rest from processing huge amounts of booze and rich food for a little while.
· Stop eating junk now. You may have leftover goodies or foodie gifts such as Christmas cake or boxes of chocolate/biscuits lying around the house. Put them away somewhere out of sight, take them into work, offer them to visitors or give them away. Most chocolates have really long use-by dates, so you could always regift them at some point! Some things, like cheese or panettone, freeze really well. Don't feel you have to hoover up all the 'bad' things in the house before you can start being good.
· Focus on eating simple, healthy, unprocessed foods. Things like chicken, fish, pulses, vegetables and Greek yoghurt. Snack on fruit and nuts instead of biscuits and crisps. You know the score here really, so I won't ramble on about it.
· Drink lots of water. You may well be quite dehydrated after two weeks of boozing and scoffing sugary/salty foods. If you don't normally drink plenty of water you'll be surprised what a difference this makes to how good you feel.
· Do some exercise. If you usually do exercise but have lapsed over the holidays, get back on it. If you don't, start now but be kind to yourself. No need to crush it in the gym. Go for a long walk on a lovely sunny, frosty day. Have a kickabout in the park with your kids. Go to a yoga or Pilates class. Get that bike out of the garage and have a gentle pedal for half an hour. The more of this kind of thing you do, the more you'll want to do, I promise.
· Get plenty of sleep. Most of us don't get enough. Go to bed a bit earlier than usual. Your body will repair and restore itself while you snooze.
That's all you need to do. That's what I'll be doing. In a couple of weeks we'll all be feeling much better. And if you really want to go to the gym, wait until February – it'll be a lot quieter then 🙂
You may have seen in the news earlier this week that the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which represents most doctors in the UK, has advised that a 20% tax should be introduced on sugary drinks. This is supposed to make people drink less of them and is just one of a series of recommendations made with a view to tackling the UK's growing obesity crisis. Well it's good to see that doctors are finally taking an interest in doing something about obesity; but will taxing these drinks really work? In my local supermarket you can buy two 2 litre bottles of cheap pop for a pound. A 20% increase applied to that will bring the price up to £1.20. Is that really enough to put off those who simply can't get through the day without their regular sugar fix? I don't think so. And why pick on the manufacturers of these products in particular? People eat and drink plenty of other things that are bad for them. What about cheap booze, doughnuts and ready meals?! In my view it would be far more effective to educate people about why very sugary drinks are unhealthy so that they can make their own informed choice to avoid them.
So why are these drinks so bad for us? Well, basically because consuming large quantities of them puts you on the fast track to obesity. Sodas contain large amounts of high fructose corn syrup that spikes your blood sugar, adds inches to your waistline and could in time can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes; although of course sugary drinks are by no means the only cause of this. I truly believe that most people, especially young ones, have no idea what a serious condition type 2 diabetes is and simply don't realise how much damage they're storing up by drinking large amounts of sugar, for example thinking nothing of supersizing their McDonalds meal with a large Coke.
Of course you could just switch to diet versions of fizzy drinks, which contain no sugar; but these are harmful in a different way – full of artificial sweeteners plus scary cocktails of colouring and flavouring chemicals. I believe that one of the single most positive things you can do to help yourself become more healthy is to replace fizzy drinks and squashes with plain water – and it doesn't have to be the pricey bottled stuff. I meet so many people who consume frightening amounts of sugary drinks, people who would never dream of turning on the tap and having a drink of what my Nana used to call 'Corporation Pop'. Only this week I watched an episode of Supersize vs Superskinny featuring a woman who drank at least a pint of cola with every meal – sometimes two – and wondered why she weighed over 20 stone! I can guarantee that if you drink vast amounts of pop every day you'll feel miles better if you simply replace it with water; less tired and headachy, more energetic.
Of course some people say they need sugary drinks and (even more worryingly) energy drinks such as Red Bull to get them through the day and stop them feeling tired. If this is the case you need to look at what you're eating too. Junk food won't give you the energy you need to sustain a busy lifestyle – good nutrition will.
Rather than taking a reactive, negative stance on obesity by simply taxing everything that's bad for us, the government should be doing more to educate people on how to make positive choices about what they consume and why they should do that – not just children in schools, but adults too. What do you think?
Are you one of the thousands of people who felt fat, bloated and generally rubbish after the excess of the festive season? Did you vow to embark on a detox or weight loss programme that would change your life in the new year? Which option did you choose – juice detox, Atkins, Slimfast, maybe the currently trendy Dukan? If so, how's that going now we're halfway through January? Have you discovered yet how hard it is to exist on green sludge or milkshakes in this freezing cold weather? I certainly wouldn't fancy it!
At a time when the media bombards us with its glossy promises of 'new year, new you' it's easy to get sucked into the general vortex of dieting and deprivation that marketers convince us is essential in order to lose weight; after all, they want us to buy their product, whether it be a book, foodstuff, supplement or diet plan! The problem is that most of these regimes are very difficult to stick to and so become unsustainable. People fall off the wagon and go straight back to their old eating habits, quickly regaining the few pounds they've just lost – and often more besides. Some folk do this every year, leading to a situation where they just keep putting on weight rather than losing it. It happens before the summer holidays too, when we're all encouraged to get a 'bikini' body (whatever that may be!). Sound familiar? Unfortunately there are no short cuts to losing weight and keeping it off – otherwise we'd all be thin, wouldn't we?
The truth is that if you're overweight you don't need to go on a crash diet – you just need to change your attitude to food. If you eat healthily and don't have massive portion sizes, pounds will come off. If you become a bit more active, more pounds will come off! You'll also feel a lot better and have loads more energy than if you follow a very low-calorie or unnatural exclusion diet. So, bin the faddy diet products, ready meals, sugary treats etc, nourish your body with good, wholesome, healthy fare and see what happens. Eat a good breakfast. Drink more water. Learn to love vegetables.
So don't deprive yourself of comfort food as the thermometer drops and we face Blue Monday next week. Why not try making some chilli with turkey mince for starters? Serve it with basmati or brown rice rather than garlic bread. It's tasty, warming and low-fat. You don't need a whole new you – just a slightly better, healthier version of the old one!
That sounds like a not very creative advertising strapline doesn't it? But British Egg Week seems as good a time as any to blow the nutritional trumpet for eggs, a food I think we often take for granted or overlook. Many people seem to think that eggs are either fattening or bad for you, or both, but nothing could be further from the truth. Let's put both of those rumours to bed right now, because eggs are fab!
Firstly, eggs are not fattening. A medium egg has less than 100 calories and is very low in fat. A couple of boiled or poached eggs with some wholemeal toast makes a really filling breakfast or lunch. They're also really good for you, full of B vitamins and essential amino acids, amongst other nutrients. I wouldn't buy battery eggs myself for ethical reasons, but free-range are much more nutritious anyway, organic free-range even better.
So please don't feel you have to avoid eggs – they've just had poor PR people over recent years! There are loads of great egg recipes on the British Egg Information Service website, and here's one of my favourites too, for a French pudding called Far Breton. In our house this is always known as Sleepy Pie, as when my husband once ordered it on holiday in France the restaurant owner said "You'll sleep well after eating that!". It's a kind of fruity-eggy-custard thing that goes quite firm once it's cooled down. The recipe traditionally uses plums or prunes, but I've also made it with blueberries and raspberries, or those bags of frozen forest fruit mixture that you can buy in supermarkets. It's super-easy to make, but good enough to serve up if you have people for dinner too – bonus!
Far Breton (Sleepy Pie)
Plums, halved and stoned (or no-soak prunes)
120g plain flour
1 pint whole milk
100g caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
Spray a large, shallow baking dish with oil.
Spread fruit evenly in the bottom.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas 4).
Sift flour into a bowl and make a well.
Add milk gradually, mixing into the flour with a whisk.
Add sugar and eggs – stir to make a smooth batter.
Pour batter over the fruit.
Bake for around 1 ¼ hours until browned on top.
Serve at room temperature, cut into squares – with cream or crème fraiche if you're feeling naughty.
An inspiring story in the Yorkshire Post caught my eye last week, and I want to share it with you because it demonstrates beautifully what I believe in; that losing weight isn't rocket science and doesn't involve embarking on freaky diets – it's just a case of making some changes to what you already eat and moving about a bit more.
Sixteen months ago 42 year old Donna Barras from Wakefield weighed more than 16 stones. She now weighs just over 12 stones. How did she manage this? Not by drinking protein shakes, excluding carbs or fasting on maple syrup. She made small changes to her diet such as eating more vegetables and swapping white bread for wholemeal, then stuck with them. She also took up running and now she's taking part in the Jane Tomlinson Run For All in Leeds next month. Good for Donna! It must have taken a lot of determination and persistence to get to that point from where she started. What motivated her? Having an overweight mother with heart problems, Donna was rightly concerned about her own health, saying to herself "You really do need to sort yourself out".
Have you ever heard that same voice in your head but thought that the task of 'sorting yourself out' just seems too huge and pointless? It really isn't. You don't have to live on lettuce or go to bootcamp. You just need to make a start. Signing up for this year's Run For All is maybe a bit unrealistic if you've never run before, but why not take a look at the Look Good, Feel Good tips I've been giving out every day this month and just adopt a couple at a time? That's a start. Then you can just keep going until you get there. The results won't be instant, but they will come, and the more you try the better you'll look and feel.
The alternative is doing nothing, then wishing you had in a few years time. If Donna can do it, why can't you? Just give me a shout if you need any help!
It's that time of year again! Summer holidays are fast approaching and every women's magazine has a feature on how to get the perfect 'bikini body'. You know the kind of thing… we're all supposed to be able to look like a supermodel in about a week.
Basically they're preying on the fear 99.9% of women feel about appearing practically naked in a public place in glaringly unflattering sunlight – which is completely understandable! It isn't helped by the fact that we're always being told by the media which celebrities are currently too fat/too thin in their bikinis at any particular time. In a world where nobody's perfect it's enough to make any normal woman paranoid! A recent feature expressed amazement that Julia Roberts felt able to play on the beach with her kids in a bikini, even though her stomach isn't as flat as it used to be – for heaven's sake, the woman's over 40 and has had twins, give her a break!
So, the media is full of advice on how to get that bikini body in a week/10 days/a month. Take your pick of these programmes – none of them will work. The way to get a body you're happy with is to look after it properly all the time, not just crash diet or go to boot camp for a fortnight before you hit the beach. A healthy weight, toned muscles and good skin come as a result of eating well and exercising regularly as a matter of course.
Whenever I go on holiday to France I'm always struck by how few fat people there are on the beach (and how much browner than me they are – but that's another story!). This is because, in general, the French eat far better than we do. You won't find many ready meals or massive aisles of snacks in French supermarkets. Meals tends to be prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients, and French people don't usually snack between meals. They drink regularly but not heavily. Advice we could all do well to follow. You only get one body, so please treat it well! xx
Last night I watched the first in a new series on Channel 4 called Will My Crash Diet Kill Me. It annoyed me so much I felt I had to have a bit of a rant about it today! For those of you who didn't see the programme, three overweight women were put onto well-known very low calorie diets – the Cambridge, the Cabbage Soup and the Maple Syrup – and their weight loss monitored over a period of weeks. The programme appeared to conclude that crash dieting was an effective way to lose weight, which I thought was irresponsible at best and downright dangerous at worst.
Most nutritionists believe that crash dieting is a really unhealthy way to lose weight. Apart from their extremely low calorie content, which leaves people lacking in energy, crash diets tend to exclude important food groups such as carbohydrates, fats and dairy which are all vital to good health. Granted, most people who follow a crash diet will lose weight fairly quickly, but in nearly all cases the weight creeps back on as soon as they come off the diet and return to their previous bad habits; so after a while they'll probably crash diet again. This so-called 'yo-yo' dieting carries serious health risks such as liver problems, muscle loss and compromised immune function, to name but a few. Many yo-yo dieters ultimately end up more overweight than they were in the first place. I thought it was quite telling that Angelica, who was following the Cabbage Soup Diet on the programme, drank a whole bottle of wine on the first day she came off her diet. I'm guessing she could probably lose weight just by giving up the booze for a while!
The best way to slim down is to follow a sensible, healthy eating plan that includes all food groups. A good rate at which to lose weight that stays off is around two pounds a week. Exercising will help you to achieve your goal more quickly. Deep down we all know that weight loss is simply a case of using up more calories than we take in, but many people are always looking for a miracle quick-fix. Guess what? They don't exist. Even people who have gastric bands fitted often end up putting weight back on after a while. If you are overweight you need to change your eating habits for life. Simples!
What really annoyed me more than anything was the content of the Cambridge Weight Loss plan, which can be as little as 415 calories a day. This is madness! On the programme a lovely girl called Nicola was put onto this regime. It soon became apparent that her diet 'counsellor' hadn't warned her before starting the plan that she'd have no energy to exercise (which Nicola loved to do) and that other possible side effects might include hair loss, nausea, dizziness and feeling cold!
Will crash dieting kill you? Not in the same way as being run over by a bus. But it is really bad for your health, so don't do it. Oh, and don't get me started on ITV's The Biggest Loser! More on that next week…


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|Nature's Way Super Chia
Not only are they an amazing food (keep reading if you don't believe me), they are also a very versatile ingredient. When added to liquid, they form a goo making them really good to use in a healthy version of a chocolate pudding. They are also nice to top onto your cereal for added texture.\
Shortly after moving to Australia I saw Nature's Way Super Chia in a supermarket. There were three samples and I tried them all.
Super Chia Greens - Containing spirulina, barleygrass, wheatgrass and broccoli
Super Chia Berry - Containing organic acai, blueberry, goji and pomegranate
Super Chia Cacao - Pretty self explanatory... Lots of cacao.
They are sold in a box containing seven 15g sachets of chia mixed with superfood powders. You add to water to make into a drink much like squash. The cacao one is better to mix with a milk of your choice and tastes a lot like a milkshake. It mixes easily with a spoon. I didn't find it formed clumps or anything like that which is good. You just have to make sure you stir it before you drink else all the seeds will have sunk to the bottom. This is a good way to boost your daily nutrients whilst keeping you hydrated.
One running website states that chia seeds are "Omega-3 essential fatty acids, antioxidants, protein, calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins A, B, E, and D, as well as other key minerals. Even better, all that punch is wrapped up in a small package, making chia one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the market. Just two tablespoons of chia seeds contains 10 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein, more calcium than milk, more Omega-3s than salmon, more iron than spinach, and more antioxidants than blueberries." (Source here)
Nature's Way Super Chai mixes are available in most supermarkets and chemists and are not expensive. I tried Super Chia Berry which was fruity and refreshing on a summers day. I think I will be buying the cacoa mix next to get a chocolate fix in a healthy way.
If you are unable to find these (hello UK readers!), I think it would be simple to recreate. Mix 1 to 2 table spoons of chia seeds with your regular green mix. Yum. I know thats what I'll be doing when I'm back home.


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Magnificent One,
I've been watching you over the past few years and I am enchanted by your beauty, grace under fire, intelligence, kindness and creativity.
Your light shines brighter than the stars and touches everyone you meet. The way you stand up for what you believe in gives others the permission to do the same.
You are a bright meteor flying through the universe, never to be caught but visible to all, even from behind the clouds. You are loved and are love. © 2013 Paulissa Kipp
So I ask you: What would your fan letter say?


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|Senate Bill No. 337
An act to add Section 1940.4 to the Civil Code, relating to tenancy.
[ Approved by Governor September 30, 2011. Filed with Secretary of State September 30, 2011. ]
SB 337, Kehoe. Tenancy: political signs.
Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies, and prohibits a landlord from interfering with a tenant's quiet enjoyment of the premises. Existing law also prohibits the governing documents of a common interest development from prohibiting the posting or displaying of noncommercial signs, posters, flags, or banners on or in an owner's separate interest, except as specified.
This bill would prohibit a landlord from prohibiting a tenant from posting or displaying political signs relating to an election or legislative vote, the initiative, referendum, or recall process, or issues before a public body for a vote, except under certain circumstances. The bill would require a tenant to comply with the time period established by the local ordinance for the posting and removal of political signs or, in the absence of those provisions, by reasonable time limits, as specified, established by the landlord.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.Section 1940.4 is added to the Civil Code, to read:
1940.4.(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a landlord shall not prohibit a tenant from posting or displaying political signs relating to any of the following:
(1) An election or legislative vote, including an election of a candidate to public office.
(2) The initiative, referendum, or recall process.
(3) Issues that are before a public commission, public board, or elected local body for a vote.
(b) Political signs may be posted or displayed in the window or on the door of the premises leased by the tenant in a multifamily dwelling, or from the yard, window, door, balcony, or outside wall of the premises leased by a tenant of a single-family dwelling.
(c) A landlord may prohibit a tenant from posting or displaying political signs in the following circumstances:
(1) The political sign is more than six square feet in size.
(2) The posting or displaying would violate a local, state, or federal law.
(3) The posting or displaying would violate a lawful provision in a common interest development governing a document that satisfies the criteria of Section 1353.6.
(d) A tenant shall post and remove political signs in compliance with the time limits set by the ordinance for the jurisdiction where the premises are located. A tenant shall be solely responsible for any violation of a local ordinance. If no local ordinance exists or if the local ordinance does not include a time limit for posting and removing political signs on private property, the landlord may establish a reasonable time period for the posting and removal of political signs. A reasonable time period for this purpose shall begin at least 90 days prior to the date of the election or vote to which the sign relates and end at least 15 days following the date of the election or vote.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any changes in the terms of a tenancy that are made to implement the provisions of this section and are noticed pursuant to Section 827 shall not be deemed to cause a diminution in housing services, and may be enforced in accordance with Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.


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My Top LA Coffee DestinationsOctober 7th, 2007
I have made a list on yelp of My Top LA Coffee Destinations. Check it out!
I have made a list on yelp of My Top LA Coffee Destinations. Check it out!
The Ambassador Hotel has been leveled. It's the hotel where Bobby Kennedy was assassinated and several of the early Oscar ceremonies were held there. It was a great, crumbling icon and provided an awesome contrast to the mid-wilshire that has evolved into K-town (cool, by me, I love LA and all it's people, especially if they make delicious food, which, supposedly LA has the best the best Korean food in the world! delicious.). Anyway, I guess it's good that it's gone (it was basically condemned) and we can move on, but it's sad nonetheless. Next time I make it over to The Prince for some soju I'll shed a tear for the Ambassador and times gone by — and then I'll go have some delicious bibimbap! I'm very excited to watch and see where LA will evolve to next!