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World T-20 special.
In this episode of Adamski loves cricket …. a special edition focusing on games in the world T-20 featuring associate nation Ireland as they battle against Australia and the West Indies. Plus we look at affiliate nation Afghanistan and they duke it out with India and World T-20 holders England. PLUS … well, that's about it really. But I think that's enough for this WORLD T-20 SPECIAL EDITION!!!
Hi there and welcome to Adamski loves cricket. Let's just say that I'm Adamski and press on with a pretty packed episode.
Ireland first game is against Australia in the Premadasa stadium, Colombo.
The chat before the encounter was focus on Ireland's reputation as giant killers (having previously beaten England and Pakistan in consecutive 50 over world cups and also knocking out Bangladesh in the 2009 edition of the world T-20 in England to progress to, and put up a good showing, in the 2nd round.
There was also chat focused on Ireland being preliminary ranked above Australia in the world T-20 rankings (due to Australia's losing streak against Pakistan in the U.A.E. just before this comp started.
Ireland will want both of these issues played down as much as possible. it suites Ireland to be viewed as underdogs as this can lead to opponents underestimating them. Alas, those days are gone for Ireland and they have become victims of their own success. Their reputation now precedes them and all nations now know 'woe betide those who underestimate the Irish side.'
Now all nations take them seriously and will be keen to focus their attention on them while allowing no slip ups.
The issue of Australia being ranked below Ireland can easily be dismissed as a vagary of the ranking format but you can bet that being ranked below Ireland is something that has irked and rankled every single Australian and something that the team will publicly talk down but privately be determined to rectify.
None of this bodes well for Ireland.
Even Australia's reputation as not taking the T-20 format seriously, not grasping the technicalities required and underperforming in the format seems to have been rectified with a focus on selection of T-20 specialists and flexibility in their line up. Even their early leavers' reputation (knocked out in the group stages in 2009) has been vanquished by being runners up in the last world T-20 against England.
The quote by oz captain George Bailey says it all really: 'Australia are our biggest threat. If we rock up ready to play as well as we can, then I don't think there is a threat.'
He knows that Ireland are a quality outfit that on a given day can match them in batting power but in saying that "Australia are Australia's biggest threat" he indicates their lack of application in this format in the past while also giving a wake up call to his team. But while going on to say "if Australia rock up and play as well as they can then they don't think that Ireland will be a threat" smacks of overconfidence that has seen them eliminated early on in previous world T-20's.
Australia go into this match without their 4 leading wicket takers in T-20. Brett Lee and Shaun Tate have retired while Mitchell Johnston and Dirk Nannes were not selected, plus Australia's leading run scorer in T-20, David Hussey, seems to have fallen out of favour and probably won't be selected.
Impressive depth in talent when you feel you can mount a serious challenge to the title with so many of your senior players missing/unavailable.
Ireland select a full strength team from a squad that has been together for some time now.
And so to the game.
Ireland win the toss and chose to bat first in what promises to be their toughest game in their group. In front of a nearly empty ground both nations will want to get of to a good start and set the tone for the match. Ireland's captain, Porterfield, faces up to Australia's vice captain, Watson. Both men have been thinking about this moment for weeks, and now its here, the test begins.
Watson digs the first ball of the match in short. He's both testing the pace and bounce in the pitch and also testing the Ireland captain. Porterfield is onto it and hooks the ball away, but he is late onto it, beaten by Watson's pace and his hook shot only succeeds in picking out the fielder at fine leg who takes the catch easily.
He's out.
First ball of the match.
For a golden duck.
It's not the first time Porterfield has been out for a duck recently. Twice during the summer against Afghanistan and also against England in the 2011 world cup. Ireland went on to win all those games but Australia don't care about any of that right now as they know that they have set the tone they wanted right from ball one and have shown their intention and , more importantly, are going for the kill as they can smell the blood of the Irishmen.
Ireland struggle to regain their composure and lost wickets at regular intervals, some to pretty soft dismissals, to stumble to 4 for 33 in the 8th over.
The brothers O'Brien were the rescuers of Irelands innings and their 53 run partnership was the best of the innings and also allowed them to achieve the top two scores on Irelands pretty dismal scorecard.
The reintroduction of Watson into the attack broke the partnership and the hopes of an Irish revival as Naill O'Brien played around a slower delivery, out for 20 (the 2nd highest score of the innings) and in the same over had Kevin O'Brien caught behind trying to uppercut a short ball, for 35 off 29 balls (the highest score of the innings.)
Irelands lower order managed to get the score from 6 for 86 after 15 overs to 7 for 123 from the full 20 overs.
Watson, after a fab start in the first over and then taking the steam out of the Irish middle order was trusted with the last over of the game too. but 12 runs coming off it, including Irelands only 6 of the game (coming off the last ball) couldn't take the shine off his effort and Australia could not help but feel confident about chasing a low total of 123.
Australia set about the run chase double quick time never wasting an opportunity to show their dominance. some wayward bowling from Boyd Rankin didn't help keep any pressure on and with the unusually miserly bowling of Trent Johnston 2nd over going for 19 runs things were looking desperate for Ireland and their search for wickets.
At the end of the 6 over powerplay Australia were 53 for no wicket and the game already looked in the bag. Wickets were the only way for Ireland to get back into this match but by the time they claimed their first, Warner out for 26 off 23 balls in the 8th over, Australia's total was on 60 and Watson still hitting the ball to all parts. The one man army that was Watson brought up his 50 in only 28 balls to add to his outstanding bowling display earlier in the day. By the time he is out soon after for 51, run out from a Johnston direct hit, Australia are in cruise control with the score on 91 for 2 inside 11 overs.
Ireland claimed Michael Hussey's wicket soon after and despite White and Bailey finishing the run chase less convincingly than Warner and Watson started it Australia still win the game with 7 wickets in hand and 29 balls to spare.
Australia show their dominance in the most emphatic manner with this victory over Ireland showing that they mean business in this competition as they try to win the one bit of major silverware missing from their trophy cabinet.
Ireland can take away some cold comfort that part of the reason Australia looked to thump them so thoroughly was due to the success of Ireland in the past. There are now no easy games for Ireland as the better they become the more the major teams will look to keep them down. Its tough being a victim of your own success but this tricky time will eventually pass for Ireland as success will breed success, assuming that they continue to build and grow in the way that have without losing too many world class players to the English set up (yeah, we're looking at you Boyd Rankin).
The affiliate nation of Afghanistan is one of the rare success stories for the I.C.C. and its aim to globalize the game. Afghanistan's fairy tale rise through the rankings of the world cricket league to being able to compete at this, their 2nd world T-20 competition in a row is meteoric not to mention the envy of other more established nations.
That their nation has embraced cricket with such passion and enthusiasm is tribute enough to the amazing game but that they have managed to do so under such difficult circumstances, including war and lack of infrastructure is tribute to a passionate and determined people.
For the 2nd time in two appearances at a world T-20 Afghanistan have drawn India in the group round. last time in the West Indies, Afghanistan put in a good performance, didn't embarrass themselves and lost to India by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining).
They will be wanting to improve upon that performance and believe that they have the talent and ability to do so.
India, for their part, don't look settled. Its only one year since they won the 50 over world cup in their own back yard so convincingly but they look out of sorts in the run up to this comp with batsmen not firing and bowlers looking brittle. They'd best be on guard as Afghanistan will love to take advantage of any weakness shown.
A quote from Afghan captain Nawroz Mangal about the game was that although expectations on them are quite high this is still a learning experience for the team adding "Everyone is saying Afghanistan is capable of creating an upset. We will put up a good show and prove that we belong on this stage." shows that they know they are still some way from winning the entire tournament but believe they can challenge and even claim a win on their way of their continued progression in the cricket worlds consciousness.
so lets see how they fared in the game itself then.
Afghanistan win the toss and chose to bowl first. They are without their talismanic strike bowler, Hameed Hassan, who is still troubled by an injury he sustained several months ago. Widely regarded as one of the fastest and best bowlers outside the test nations he is a phenomenal talent that the Afghans are sure to miss. In his absence the tall left arm seamer Shapoor Zadran was trusted with the new ball.
He shows his intent from the first ball of the match which was dug in short and whizzed past opener Gautam Gambhir. He had Gambhir beaten for pace often in the over after breaking the 150 kph barrier.
In Zadran's 2nd over he claimed Gambhir's wicket from an inside edge onto the stumps from a week prod outside off. Having earn another over at the top of the innings Zadran 3rd over claims the massive wicket of Sehwag. Having beaten Sehwag's outside edge twice in the previous over he now collects a true edge which is easily taken by the wicketkeeper.
At 22 for 2 in the 5th over things don't look good for India but Kohli strode to the crease with good intent and set about rebuilding the innings while collecting runs freely.
He features in the two best partnerships for India, 46 with Yuvraj Singh before Yuvraj edged a cut to short third man for 18 in the 11th over, and 46 with Raina before Kohli is out caught in the 26th over on the long on boundary for a fantastic 50 off 39 balls.
It's a game changing knock as it raised the platform for India to launch from as well as getting India's run rate above 6 for the first time in the match.
It might not have been that way for India as Afghanistan let indiscipline into their bowling and fielding during the 2nd half of their innings. Both Kohli and Raina were dropped before either of their innings truly had taken hold and Afghanistan were letting a dominant position slip through their hands.
If they had held their catches they could have had India at 79 for 5 and it would have been a very different ball game.
The old adage "catches win matches" has never been more apt.
by the time Raina was eventually dismissed in the last over of the innings, bowled looking for another big hit, he has scored 38 off 35 balls with the score on 148 for 5.
Dhoni hit the last 2 balls of the innings for 4 and 6 to finish with the innings total at 159 for 5 and telling a very different story to how it could have been.
Shapoor Zadran after bowling so well at the top of the order 4th over fell victim to the indiscipline that infected the entire team and went for 19 runs, ruining his otherwise excellent figures to end up with 2 wickets for 33 runs.
He remained the best of the afghan bowlers.
If there is one thing about this Afghanistan team it is their confidence in their own ability and despite letting India off the hook as they have done in this match they will feel confident that they have the batting firepower to chase down any total put in front of them.
And so it started well with openers Mohammad Shahzad, who had injured himself while wicket keeping, and Captain Nawroz Mangal getting off to a good start and keeping them on the pace required to chase down India's total. Their opening partnership is worth 26 and comes to an end when Shahzad is the first of Balkis victims. He's out caught of a top edge at mid on swinging wildly at everything but not getting away with it this time in the 4th over.
He is replaced by Karim Sadiq who keeps up the team run rate ahead of the game and his own run rate at a run a ball. its another solid partnership for Afghanistan as captain Mangal take on the attack forcing Dhoni to change the bowlers and bring in his magic man Yuvraj Singh.
Its a magic move from Dhoni as Yuvraj strikes first ball getting Mangal out L.B.W. to a straight ball from 22 off 18 balls.
Afghanistan's score is now 2 for 52 in the 8th over and the question is can they maintain this pace, because if they do they will win this game.
Karim Sadiq pushes on at a run a ball 26 off 26 but when Yuvraj claims his wicket in the 12th over and then another wicket the very next ball Afghanistan are suddenly at 4 for 75. Another wicket in the next over see them at 5 for 76 and things falling apart.
Mohammad Nabi quick fire innings keeps the afghan dream alive and while he was there India could not have been at ease. His blistering 31 off 17 balls includes hitting the 16th over for 16 runs.
Ashwin claims the dangerman's wicket by pausing an eternity in his delivery stride to throw off the batsman rhythm and Nabi mishit it to mid off where he is caught.
Afghanistan's hopes leave the field with his as the tail fails to wag with scores of 1,8,5,5,8,0 but Afghanistan have not been disgraced in this match at all.
In fact its a lot closer than the final score line would indicate.
India's 159 for 5 beat Afghanistan all out for 136 by 23 runs.
But they were right up there in terms of score comparison for most of the match.
After the powerplay overs India were 34 for 2 … Afghanistan were 42 for 1
India's 50 came off 47 balls - Afghanistan 50 came off 40 balls
India's 100 came off 83 balls … Afghanistan 100 came off 89 balls
It's only some basic indiscipline while fielding, dropping four catches and letting pressure get to them and inexperience with how to pace a run chase and develop partnerships that have let them down at crucial points in this match.
This is only Afghanistan's 4th international T-20 against a full member and one feels that with more top flight competition at regular intervals this could all change very quickly.
Afghanistan's next chance to show how close they are to bridging the gap between the full members comes quickly and its against England.
Despite England being current world T-20 holders and ranked #1 in the world, little is expected from them in this competition. recent form in Asian conditions has been patchy at best and with an inexperienced captain in Stuart Broad not to mention some untested squad members, unsettlement in player ranks (England's best player and proven match winner, Kevin Pietersen, is out of the England set up due to a falling out with the board) however, England have 7 team members from their world T-20 winning squad from over 2 years ago in their squad this time too. But as Stuart Broad himself said, form from two months ago matters very little in T-20 let alone two years ago!
Also, England haven't quite developed a reputation for being the minnows friend in world events, but with losses to Ireland and Bangladesh in the world cup last year and losing to the Netherlands in the opening game of the 2009 world T-20 , another loss to a minor nation will add more fuel to that fire. It must be a fire that England will not want to fan and the best way to snuff it out will be to put in a professional display against Afghanistan today.
Another reputation England are fighting against is the reputation of starting slow in world tournaments.
These are all things Afghanistan will want to exploit when they take on England for the first time in their history.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl first hoping to exploit the conditions and put England under pressure.
Once again Afghanistan were missing their talismanic fast bowler, Hameed Hassan, due to continuing injury but once again Shapoor Zadran took on the mantle of opening bowler with distinction. Zipping the opening over past Kieswetter on a two paced track before claiming his wicket, bowled playing on from the last ball of the first over for a rare wicket maiden.
Things were kept tight and near chances created and after 4 overs the score was 15 for 1. But, having come to grips with the pitch, Wright and Hales picked up the pace and by the end of the 6 over powerplay had powered on to 52 for 1 wicket.
Their 69 run partnership is only undone when hales was out backing up when a straight drive back down the pitch by Wright was deflected by the bowler onto the stumps. Unfortunately run out for 31 off 27 balls.
With England at 84 for 3 from 12 overs Afghanistan were not out of this match but England launched an attack from the platform provided. The partnership between Luke Wright and Eoin Morgan is the best of the innings at 72. Despite Morgan looking unconvincing he still scored 27 of 23 balls before being caught at midwicket.
Butler and Bairstow came in and hit without fear as the situation allowed and scored 15 off 7 and 12 off 5 respectively.
Meanwhile Luke Wright had worked his way into the 90's with a rare T-20 international century in his sights. He needed 3 off the last ball to achieve it but could only squeeze the ball out through midwicket for 2 runs, leaving him stranded on 99 not out.
His attempt to be the first English batsman to score a T-20 international century sees him become the 2nd English batsman to score 99 !!! (Alex hales is the other 99er).
Perhaps he celebrated with an ice cream !!!
Wrights 99 comes off 55 balls , contains eight 4's and six 6's (the most 6's in an innings beating Eoin Morgan's five against South Africa in 2009.) and is the iron rod of England batting performance that allows them to reach the massive total of 196 for 5 from the full 20 overs.
That leaves the Afghan bowlers licking their wounds and wondering where they lost it.
They lost it in the field where some poor displays let the pressure off England and again in some ill disciplined bowling, missing lengths, low full tosses when tightness was required etc.
While most of the time you would back Afghanistan's talented batsmen to have a good crack at chasing down 150-160, 190 odd to win just looks like too big a challenge for this inexperienced at top level team to manage.
Mind you if they play well and pace their innings well things could get interesting.
And England cannot just expect to win it without putting in an effort. That is what's allowed them to slip up against unfancied opposition in the past.
Finn opens the bowling for England and puts in some of the required effort zipping it past the afghan batsmen and forcing the wicketkeeper to take many deliveries above his head. Reward comes to Finn off the last ball of the first over claiming Mohammad Zadran, caught by broad at mid on as Zadran slices it high but fails to achieve lift off on this occasion.
The very next ball sees Shafiqullah out to Dernbach attempting another ugly hoik only for it to sky high and come down in Bopara's hands at cover.
Afghanistan two out for 2 runs in the 2nd over and unless someone attempts to stabilize the innings embarrassment awaits Afghanistan.
A great caught and bowled by broad, an embarrassing run out of Stockbridge proportions and a fantastic catch at long leg within the 6 over powerplay leave Afghanistan batting in tatters.
Five down for 22 runs and with no one showing any inclination to apply themselves look to be heading into record defeat territory.
The lowest world T-20 score is Ireland 68 vs. West Indies, Providence, 2010 and its only some lofty hitting from #8 batsmen G. Nabi that Afghanistan manage to pass it. His high score of 44 is the team's highest and the only score to make it into double figures and sets a new record for the highest score by a number 8 batsman in T-20 I.
When he is out, another batsman attempting another big hit, in the 18th over Afghanistan have managed to crawl up to 80 all out, losing by 116 runs gives them 3rd place on the heaviest defeats (in terms of runs) and they avoid their lowest T-20 I score by equalling their previous lowest of 80 against South Africa in the 2010 edition.
And they record the lowest total of the competition. their score card looks like a disaster zone with scores of 1,8,0,5,4,1,2,44,0,9,0 ...which, By a totally staggering coincidence that is also the telephone number of an Islington flat where I once went to a very good party and met a very nice girl, whom I totally failed to get off with. I haven't thought of her in ages. I wonder what she's up to ... [cue making a phone call to ask her on a date only to be rebutted in a comedy fashion/put down/one liner] ...BOOM.
oh well, anyway, all the English bowlers get a run and most pick up wickets but this is a clinical performance from England in all disciplines and one that has punctured the fairy tale rise of Afghanistan cricket with a harsh reality check.
They have the talent to be a real threat but lack the discipline to effectively employ it on a regular basis at the top level.
It's a humbling lesson to learn but once accepted is something to grow stronger and more disciplined from.
This 2nd loss eliminates Afghanistan from the competition on a downer.
With Australia having beat Ireland and also the West Indies in group B the clash between Ireland and the West Indies took on an extra spark of knock out/eliminator proportions.
A win for either team would see them through to the super 8 and it was a juicy proposition.
Ireland and the West Indies have met in a world T-20 previously. Back in 2010 West Indies dismissed Ireland for a paltry 68 runs in what remains the lowest team total in world T-20 history and the 2nd lowest T-20-I ever.
Ireland's tenacity cannot be underestimated especially when their backs against the wall.
Unfortunately half the Irish team and management backs have been against the toilet cistern for the last week as a bout of gastroenteritis has run through their ranks and claims Boyd Rankin to sickness for this game.
With Boyd Rankin having announced his retirement from Irish internationals in order to focus on playing for England this is a sad end for what should have been a glorious swansong.
Sometimes cricket is a cruel game.
Pun warning: Ireland in the runs before this game even starts then, but not in a good way.
Let's see if they get some of the good runs as this game gets underway.
There's rain in the air and there's a good chance that Duckworth-Lewis will be called into play. the Duckworth-Lewis method was invented to make rain affected 50 over matches fairer to both teams but when applied to the 20 over game some deficiencies have been shown to favour the team batting 2nd.
With this knowledge in hand the West Indies chose to bowl first after winning the toss. The Irish captain, William Porterfield, will be desperate to make amends for his first ball duck against Australia in the previous game.
Before the game he had promised to let it past him if it was a bouncer.
Fidel Edwards pitches the first delivery up to get some late inswing on a toe crushing yorker that Porterfield, true to his word, let go past him (as it squeezed between bat and pad) only to see his stumps splayed in three different directions.
Porterfield trudges from the field with his 2nd duck of the tournament and if Ireland does not progress all his effort in this tournament will amount to two first ball ducks. Two golden ducks. Two deliveries and your tournaments over !!!
Sometimes cricket is a cruel game.
He is replaced at the crease by Ed Joyce and he and Stirling look fluent enough to guide the total to 33 for 1 in five overs before rain forced players from the field for about an hour.
When play resumed the game had been shortened to 19 overs per side but Ireland had lost momentum and Sunil Narine spun two balls past the edge of Joyce before clean bowling him behind his legs with a straight one and Ireland end the powerplay overs on 35 for 2.
Stirling is out in the next over, top edging an attempted pull and Ireland splutter along in fits and starts until a late innings partnership of 26 between the O'Brien brothers gave Ireland some impetus.
They are both out within an over of each other leaving the bowlers Johnston and Jones to hit out in the final two overs. some urgency from them and a few lofty 6's propped Irelands total up to 129 for 6 in what ,by all accounts, looks to be a sub standard score, and one that this West Indies team look capable of doing in boundaries.
Unfortunately we never got to see the West Indies fireworks as rain returned to destroy the batting innings before the openers had managed to strap on their pads forcing this game to be abandoned due to bad weather and a 'no result' is recorded.
The points are shared at one each but West Indies advance to the super 8 due to a better run rate.
This puts the West Indies in the curious position of advancing to the 2nd round without winning a single group match (they lost to Australia and have a no result here). Just goes to show how all important run rate really is especially in such a cut throat format.
Ireland end on a downer.
Ireland end the comp knowing that they produced two below par batting displays against two nations who were not treating Ireland lightly, or like a minor league nation, at all.
And thus ends the associate and affiliate nations' involvement in this world T-20.
You could say the earlier matches go to form but there was still plenty to get excited about, not least Afghanistan giving India a fright, closely followed by their disaster against England and Ireland being cheated out of a chance to defend their meagre total by the weather.
Its no secret that as I record this vlog the tournament has been played and completed but if you asked me before a ball had been bowled who would win it I would have said...
Australia - yeah, good chance
South Africa - yeah, good chance
India - yeah, good chance
Sri Lanka - yeah, good chance
England - yeah, good chance
Pakistan - yeah, good chance
New Zealand - yeah, good chance
West Indies - yeah, good chance
Zimbabwe - no chance
Bangladesh - no chance
Ireland - no chance
Afghanistan - no chance
It really was that open at the top and closed at the bottom.
In the end the West Indies went on to win it and joyous celebrations were to be seen everywhere as everyone's 2nd favourite nation (everyone loves the West Indies) lifted the trophy for the first time and talk was of this victory on the world stage being the philippe the west indies needs to reinvigorate their fortunes.
I hope that it is and not just another false dawn (I heard the exact same chat after the west indies won their last major world tournament , the Champions Trophy held in England back in 2004)
A world with a strong west indies in it is a very exciting one indeed.
And so we come to the end of this world T-20 special edition of Adamski loves cricket. Join me next time for more news and updates from the high performance associates and affiliate nations.
Until then, thanks for watching.
Oh, just one last thing before we go...
In the 2010 event Ireland were knocked out after a loss in their 1st match and a rain affected wash out against England which saw England advance to the next round due to better run rate
England went on to win that competition and raise the world T-20 trophy.
In this 2012 event Ireland were knocked out after a loss in their 1st match and a rain affected wash out against the West Indies which saw the West Indies advance to the next round due to better run rate
West Indies went on to win that competition and raise the world T-20 trophy.
There is talk that the I.C.C. will change the format for the 2014 edition with rumours of expanding it to 14 teams or even 16 teams.
Good news for developing cricket nations if it's true but there's still plenty of time for the I.C.C. to snatch that particular cherry away from hungry to develop nations.
No matter what the format I bet that every nation will be wanting to draw Ireland as their 2nd game, and for it to be washed out!!!
A precedent been set and the benefits are seemingly great.
It certainly is an interesting prospect and will be worth watching to see if it comes true a third time.
No matter who's in it or how many teams Associate / affiliate's play, I can't wait.
Hope to see you there.
Until then...
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee .


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In an 162 game season, individual games get minimized as a matter of necessity. There's always a game tomorrow, so sometimes you've just got to decide to give 5 innings to Tony Pena so everyone can go the hell home.
Other times, without warning, single games morph into drawn-out wars of attrition, with the two squads sloshing through the proceedings like local schlubs waging a never-ending drinking contest without realizing they both have work in the morning.
Tuesday night's 8-6 win over Texas most resembled scenario #2
Oh, it began like a normal game; they all do. Jake Peavy started and was getting slowly bled due to a lack of the dominant
two-seam fastball he had in his last outing, while Derek Holland was doing well
enough save for an inability to keep anything Carlos Quentin hit in the
ballpark (2 HR, all 4 team RBI), and the Sox led 4-2.
At which point, the night turned.
Wind was whipping up in high gusts, storm clouds were on the radar, but
honestly I was divided in my attention due to the Bulls game, until I
got the most troubling text alert of all time:
"CHW at TEX has been delayed. THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING
*Reply NESTLE Now!"
Yes, it always says 'Reply Nestle', but situation 0?!?!
Uh, yeah, situation 0
Black clouds surrounded the stadium, wind gusts forced evacuations of
the upper deck, rain poured on the field, long stretches of golf
ball-sized hail and tornado warnings evacuated the entire stands for a
But, you know, finding mutual off days for make-up dates are a real
to-do, so two hours and fifty-eight minutes later, there was baseball yet again.
Really wacky baseball.
The opening featured amusing contrasts in managerial approach, as Ron Washington
went with the rote response of finding a sub-standard bullpen guy
capable of slogging multiple innings with Brett Tomko, while Ozzie
countered by having his LOOGY pitch the 4th inning with Will Ohman.
Tony Pena entered in the 5th inning into a game seemingly woven from cotton for
him to be adorned in. Unfortunately, major leaguers are capable of
hitting 92 mph fastballs down the middle, and the game was tied 4-4 by the
time he had completed a single frame. I imagine Guillen might have had
aims to work Pena multiple innings, but ringing line drives speak for
themselves...or scream.
In Pena's defense, this was a night where no reliever--and every single
one appeared--managed to look good. Sale allowed a walk and two hits,
and discouragingly scuffled through a 10-pitch at-bat against lefty
Mitch Moreland, failing to find a putaway pitch and allowing an RBI single before saving the Sox
one-run lead in the 6th by retiring Josh Hamilton. Crain worked
exclusively up in the zone and had to pitch over two walks to get
through the 7th. Thornton walked the leadoff man, and was lifted after
allowing two cheap singles and a run in the 8th.
Sergio Santos was fantastic pitching-wise for a four-out save, but also
threw a wild pitch that advanced the tying run in Josh Hamilton to 3rd
(with substantial help from a terrible call). Hamilton slid in
head-first to 3rd, after reaching by sliding head-first into 1st, after
getting hurt sliding head-first into home plate a few weeks back and
blaming his coach for it. It takes effort to be such a piece of work.
Then, in the midst of an easy 9th inning, Santos fielded a grounder up
the first base line, ran up to Texas' David Murphy, and suddenly came to the
assumption that actually tagging him was an unnecessary formality, and
that the umps would just get the gist of the play on their own.
They did. When Santos came to his senses and threw to 1st in a
bang-bang play to catch Murphy, they gave him the out just to keep
things simple.
Sloppiness, shoddy pitching and the 6-hour+ running time gobbled up
attention from a fine offensive night for the supposed-to-be-power hitting
White Sox. Quentin clubbed the first three HR-game of his career--with not
a single one a cheapie--and accounted for 5 RBI.
The other 3 big blows
came from targets of plenty of criticism.
Dunn cranked a hanging curve into the second deck for a solo shot, Rios
drilled an RBI double, and Brent Morel knocked a grounder through the
infield for an RBI single.
This 8-6 triumph is going to seem distant by 1 in the afternoon on
Wednesday when Gavin Floyd starts for the Sox with not a single rested bullpen
arm ready to back him up, but if you're going to get embroiled into a
late-night marathon that witnesses 13 different pitchers used, you'd
prefer to win it.
Also, the prospect of Quentin losing his two HRs was just awful to contemplate.
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Transylvania University has retained its title as the reigning AIKCU "Battle of the Bumpers" champion. This is Transy's fourth straight title in the annual contest that pits AIKCU's 20 members against each other to see which college's supporters can put the most institutionally-branded license plates on Kentucky highways.
Since $10 from the sale of each plate goes back to the school's general scholarship fund, the Battle of the Bumpers is also a competition to see which institution can raise the most money for students. Transylvania plate sales raised $8,520 for student scholarships in 2011. Overall, sales of Kentucky Independent Higher Education license plates generated more than $45,000 in scholarships last year. The plates have generated more than $300,000 for student scholarships since they began hitting Kentucky highways in 2002.
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Centre College, the only other institution to hold the Battle of the Bumpers title, was the runner-up for the fourth consecutive year. Georgetown College placed third.
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The LSU men's basketball team is traveling to Spain in August to play several exhibition games, including an all-star team.
This trip also give younger players more time on the floor to get into the Tigers' system, while veteran players like guards Javonte Smart and Skylar Mays take a step back.
"I know what Javonte can do. I know what Skylar can do. Me playing them 30 minutes a game in Spain is not going to do a whole lot for our team. I'm much more interested in James Bishop. Can he take what he's done on the practice floor and how hard he's been working and get that into a game? Can Charles Manning do what we think he can do?" LSU Head Coach Will Wade says.
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Police put a halt to free phone calls for drug users
Police have stopped the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from issuing BT with more permits to install additional InLink 5G internet phone booths as it was found that people were using the 30 seconds of free calls that are a feature of the kiosks to buy drugs.
Tower Hamlets CCTV unit watched one InLink booth for a day and found that of the 80 people using it 75 were using their free 30 seconds to buy drugs.
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London Symphony Orchestra announces LSO East London Academy
The world famous LSO led by Sir Simon Rattle is starting a new programme beginning in 2019 that aims to identify and develop the musical potential of young East Londoners between the ages of 11 and 18.
The LSO East London Academy scheme will provide free, inspirational coaching delivered by the LSO's world-class musicians in the form of high-level training and mentoring to 40 young musicians annually from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds who show exceptional promise.
The east London boroughs involved are Bexley, Barking & Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
For more details: LSO East London Academy
Stolen mobile phone handlers arrested in raids
In a series of raids across Tower Hamlets, Newham and Havering Met and City of London police officers arrested and charged eight handlers of mobile phones phones snatched by moped riders for conspiracy to handle stolen goods.
The intelligence-led raids were part of Operation Venice which tackles moped crime.Approximately £30,000 in cash was recovered, as well as 20-30 mobile phones, laptops and camera equipment.
For more details: Metropolitan Police
Biggs asks Home Office for tougher nitrous oxide laws
John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has written to the Home Secretary requesting that laws allowing Nitrous Oxide (N2O) to be bought easily online and on the high street be tightened up as the current legislation is not working.
In the letter the Mayor asked the Home Secretary to outline what impact the current legislation has had since its introduction in 2016 and requested that further research be done on the health impacts.
The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 makes it illegal to supply or import nitrous oxide for consumption but it remains very difficult to prove at the point of supply that people intend to use it for that purpose. On average 200,000 N2O canisters are cleaned from the streets of Tower Hamlets every month according to the council.
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Children's Services – close but no cigar says Ofsted
In its latest inspection Ofsted has found continued improvement in Tower Hamlets Children's Services but state that there is still more work to be done in key areas.
This comes after a disastrous Ofsted report in April 2017 which rated Children's Service as inadequate. One of the key findings was that the council was completely unaware of some of the more serious failings until Ofsted told them.
For more information: Ofsted Inspection September 2018 [PDF]
Troxy introduces digital-only tickets to beat touts
The Troxy in Commercial Road has joined forces with mobile ticketing platform DICE to become the world's biggest mobile-only tout-proof venue. DICE software allows users to search for, browse and buy tickets to music gigs, concerts and festivals.
All tickets sold on DICE are sourced directly from labels, promoters and venues; the company does not participate in secondary ticketing
The move to digital mobile-only tickets aims to stop reselling by ticket touts as well as selling tickets through the night and allowing refunds up to moments before an event starts.
It is believed the move to digital only tickets makes the Troxy the world's biggest mobile-only venue. The Troxy first opened in 1933 as the UK's biggest cinema.
For more details: DICE
EU citizens immigration drop-in session
There is a drop-in session at Idea Store Whitechapel on Saturday 15 September where non-UK EU citizens can get independent immigration advice on how to secure their status in the UK after Brexit.
For more details: Idea Store Whitechapel
Wooftop bar for dogs comes to Skylight Tobacco Dock
Skylight London, Tobacco Dock's rooftop bar, is having its about first ever Dog Day on Sunday 23rd September.
There will be lots of dog treats and food on hand, plus special 2-for-1 offers on our themed cocktails.
Dogs are welcome at Skylight on weekends before 6 all the time.
At last some news that has made Doggy Friend of Love Wapping Baxter happy!
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The summer months are now upon us. We hope that you are enjoying the amazing hot weather and clear nights that we have been experiencing. Your Vancouver Centre has been rather quiet for the past month in regards to evening public events. This is due to the fact that in the months of June and July, the days are too long and the evenings not dark enough to warrant a large planned public observing event. Having said that though , there have been and will continue to be impromptu evening observing sessions held and we hope that you will continue to join us for those. Our next pre-planned evening public event will be on Saturday, August 8 and the event will be two-fold. Firstly, we will enjoy the annual Perseid meteor shower at the joint Metro Parks/ RASC event at Aldergrove Regional Park. Check out our page at Meetup for more details. Secondly, the August 8 event will be held in conjunction with our sister astronomy club —the Astronomica l Association of Jamaica. The Jamaica club will also be observing on the evening of August 8, and afterwards our two clubs will share details and photos. Your Vancouver Centre was paired with the Astronomical Association of Jamaica in February of this year through the Astronomy Without Borders Pairing Program. To date, our communications have been restricted to email and Skype but with this first- ever joint observing event, we hope to solidify this pairing. If you haven't already, please join the Vancouver Centre Meetup group for email notifications of all of our events at www.meetup.com/astronomy-131.
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Name: Andrea Abigail Salinas
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As a migrant student, UTRGV offered me the support and guidance to continue with my education. UTRGV is one of the universities in the country that has programs to assist students with migrant backgrounds like me. This university gave me the opportunity to expand my education and stay close to my family.
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Q3-2016: Activation fees boost Indian cable TV companies top & bottom lines
BENGALURU: The Digital Addressable System (DAS) Phase III deadline has helped boost Indian cable TV companies' top and bottom lines by way of higher than normal activation fees that they charge, and how! Be it Siti Cable, Hathway or Den Network amongst the major players in the field, the companies have reported higher revenues and profits or reduced losses for the quarter ended 31 December, 2015 (Q3-2016, current quarter). Even a regional player like Ortel saw its cable TV connections rise by 32.7 per cent, both year-on-year (YoY) and quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). It is quite likely that without the hike in activation revenue, the big three players would have reported losses.
Another significant development that has occurred in Q3-2016 is that Siti Cable has become the largest player in terms of revenue. Until the current quarter, it was placed at number three in terms of total revenue among the four players in this report. Den now stands at number two, while Hathway is at number three. Without activation revenue, it is Den that has the highest operating revenue followed by Siti Cable, with Hathway at number three and the minnow Ortel placed at number four in Q3-2016. Please refer to Fig A below. It must be noted that Ortel's numbers are not indicated in Fig A. Its quarterly operating revenue was in the Rs 45 - 50 crore range as compared to the Rs 300 - Rs 370 crore of the other three players mentioned in this report.
In terms of cable subscribers, again, it is Siti Cable as well as Ortel that have added cable subscription numbers, with the Den and Hathway cable subscriber base remaining stagnant. Siti Cable added about 11 lakh subscribers in the current quarter and now stands just behind Den. Hathway has moved behind a place to number three in terms of subscriber base. Ortel's total cable subscriber base was less than six lakh at the end of December 2015. As a part of an on-going process that began with the implementation (even before in some cases) of DAS Phase I, most multi system operators (MSOs) have been replacing analogue set-top-boxes (STBs) with digital and High Definition (HD) boxes, this report does not dwell on these replacement numbers.
Note: (1) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore
(2) Some figures are approximate.
(3) Other income has not been factored in for EBIDTA in the report.
(4) Some figures are estimates.
(5) This report is more skewed towards the financial performance parameters in a limited way, rather than the operational and operational performance parameters of the sample companies.
Other Revenue Streams
Another revenue stream that is growing is wireline broadband internet (broadband). Revenue contribution from the broadband segment of each of the four companies has been increasing steadily, to the extent, that in the case of Hathway, broadband internet revenue was 26.2 per cent of operating revenue in Q2-2016 and Q3-2016. The companies have been regularly reporting increase in broadband internet subscription base. Many MSOs have been focusing on broadband internet as a growth engine for revenue and profitability because of the high average revenue per user (ARPU) that the segment brings in. Wireline Internet signals can ride on the MSOs' existing cable fibre and they don't have to lay fresh optics. Also, for most MSOs, it is easier to rope in existing cable subscribers for broadband internet services.
From that point of view, Q3-2016 is an anomaly of sorts, and for this also, it is the higher than normal contribution to revenue by activation charges that is responsible. In Q3-2016, broadband revenue as percentage of operating revenue was either flat QoQ (Hathway) or has declined in the case of Siti Cable and Ortel, while it has increased marginally in the case of Den. But that does not imply that broadband revenue has declined, it is only that its contribution to overall revenue that has been affected. In absolute rupee terms, it has increased YoY and QoQ in Q3-2016 for all the four companies.
Besides broadband, some companies such as Den have e-commerce portals and also manage a soccer team. This report does not cover those revenues.
Cable Operations and Activation Fees, Profitability
Cable operations revenue comprises Subscription Revenue, Activation Fees, Carriage or Placement charges and other income. Fig A1 below gives a breakup of the first three income streams of the three major players.
Two of the four companies in this report have reported profit after tax (PAT) – Ortel and Siti Cable, while the other two have reported YoY and QoQ EBIDTA increase for the current quarter.
Let us look at the profitable companies first from their cable operations and activation and profitability perspectives. Please refer to Fig B below.
Siti Cable
Last year, in Q4-2015, the Essel Group's Dish TV reported profit for the first time and led the direct to home (DTH) industry in terms of improved numbers. The trend has continued so far. In Q3-2016, it is another Essel Group company from the carriage industry - Siti Cable that has reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 56 crore (15 per cent margin on operating revenue or OPREV) as compared to a loss of Rs 18.5 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter and a loss of Rs 19.4 crore in the immediate trailing quarter. The growth essentially has been driven by higher activation revenue in the current quarter due to the 11 lakh subscribers added in Q3-2016.
Siti Cable's activation revenue in the current quarter was almost eight times (grew 7.7 times) YoY at Rs 105 crore (28.4 per cent of OPREV) as compared to Rs 13.6 crore (6.1 per cent of OPREV) and grew by more than five times (5.4 times) QoQ as compared to Rs 19.4 crore (8.8 per cent of OPREV). EBIDTA in the current quarter more than doubled (up 2.6 times) YoY at Rs 129.9 crore as compared to Rs 50.1 crore and also more than doubled QoQ (up 2.5 times) from Rs 51.5 crore.
Siti Cable executive director & CEO V D Wadhwa said, "Focussing on our guiding principle of creating value for all stakeholders, the company has achieved the financial turnaround for the first time in the history of the company and reported PBT of Rs 56 crore in Q3-2016 and Rs 5.1 crore for the nine months of FY16. At Siti Cable, our efforts to strive for operational excellence continue and during the quarter the company has added 1.1 million digital subscribers, over 10,000 broadband customers and achieved all-time high EBITDA growth of 159 per cent YoY. We expect this momentum to sustain in the coming quarters."
"We are also aggressively looking for inorganic growth opportunities in the geographies, which make strategic sense for us to expand and have acquired some networks in the western part of the country, which shall add additional 1.5 million subscribers to our existing subscriber base of 10.7 million. We strongly believe in cohesiveness among like-minded players and are actively engaged in our efforts as a consolidator in the industry," he added.
The Bibhu Prasad Rath led regional cable television and broadband internet player Ortel Communications Limited reported a 21.8 per cent YoY revenue (Total Income from Operations or TIO) at Rs 48.03 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 39.44 crore and 4.9 per cent QoQ growth as compared to Rs 45.79 crore. The company reported PAT in Q3-2016 at Rs 3.89 crore (8.1 per cent margin) as compared to a loss of Rs 0.1 crore in Q3-2015 and 37.5 per cent higher QoQ PAT as compared to Rs 2.83 crore (6.2 per cent margin). Ortel provides services in the Indian states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
Ortel's connection (activation) fees increased 32.7 per cent to Rs 1 crore as compared to Rs 0.70 crore and increased 33.8 per cent as compared to Rs 0.70 crore. Ortel's YoY revenue generating units (RGU) grew 19 per cent to 626,475 as compared to 526,551 and increased 9.6 per cent QoQ as compared to 571,834 in Q2-2016. Cable TV RGUs increased 19.3 per cent YoY in Q3-2016 to 558,766 as compared to 468,274 and increased 10 per cent as compared to 508,171 in Q2-2016. Ortel's YoY primary digital cable RGUs grew 33.9 per cent to 127,098 in Q3-2016 as compared to 94,926 in the corresponding prior year quarter and grew 8.3 per cent QoQ to 117,401. The company says that its cable TV penetration stood at 23.7 per cent in the current quarter.
Ortel president and CEO Rath said, "I am delighted to share that our key strategy of LCO buyout is receiving huge response in our markets. Healthy addition to RGUs has led to strong growth of 38 per cent in bottom-line on a Q-o-Q basis. Given the strong pipeline of RGUs yet to be integrated, we are confident of improving upon this solid performance in the coming quarters."
"FY-2016 will be one-of-the-best-years in the history of Ortel Communications backed by record RGU additions and solid visibility for LCO buyouts in the coming year. With more than 90 per cent subscribers on 'last mile,' we remain committed to this model and strongly believe it will create tremendous value for all stakeholders going forward," he added.
Indian MSO Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited reported 25.6 per cent YoY growth in standalone Total Income from Operations (TIO) in Q3-2016 at Rs 300.43 crore as compared to Rs 239.15 crore and 9.6 per cent more than the Rs 270.03 crore in Q2-2016.
Activation revenue in Q3-2016 more than tripled (3.1 times) YoY to Rs 22.3 crore as compared to Rs 7.2 crore and was almost fivefold (4.7 times) the Rs 4.5 crore in Q2-2016.
The company's EBIDTA (excluding other income) in Q3-2016 more than doubled (by 2.02 times) YoY to Rs 49.81 crore (16.6 per cent margin) as compared to Rs 24.58 crore (10.3 per cent margin) and increased 45.8 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 34.15 crore (12.5 per cent margin) in the immediate trailing quarter.
Hathway's loss in the current quarter reduced to Rs 32.58 crore, in Q3-2015 it was Rs 58.05 crore and in the immediate trailing quarter it was Rs 48.94 crore.
Den Networks
Den has reported activation revenue of Rs 86 crore in Q3-2016, more than fivefold YoY as compared to the Rs 15 crore in Q3-2015 and more the than three times the Rs 27 crore in the immediate trailing quarter. The company says that it has added nine lakh digital subscribers in the current quarter, taking its digital subscriber base to 85 lakh as compared to the 76 lakh in the previous quarter. The company had reported a digital subscriber base of 68 lakh for the Q3-2015, hence the share of its digital subscriber base has gone up from 58 per cent in Q3-2015 to 65 per cent in the current quarter. The company says that its Cable DAS ARPU has increased 3.8 per cent to Rs 80 in the current quarter as compared to Rs 77 in the immediate trailing quarter.
Den reported a lower YoY and QoQ consolidated loss of Rs 48.37 crore in the current quarter as compared to a loss of Rs 62.60 crore in Q3-2015 and a loss of Rs 75.23 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.
The company reported EBIDTA of Rs 42.99 crore (12.2 per cent margin) in the current quarter as compared to an operating profit of Rs 0.28 crore (0.1 per cent margin) in Q3-2015 and an operating loss of Rs 11.27 crore in the immediate trailing quarter. The company's pre-Activation Cable EBIDTA in the current quarter was Rs 6 crore as compared to the Rs 34 crore in Q3-2015 and a negative Cable EBIDTA of Rs 5 crore in Q2-2016.
As mentioned above, while broadband revenue in the current quarter has increased YoY and QoQ for all the four companies in this report, it contribution to overall revenues has gone down in the case of two companies, is stable in the case of another one and has increased fractionally in the case of fourth company. Please refer to Fig C below.
Hathway's Broadband subscription revenue in Q3-2016 increased 53.4 per cent YoY to Rs 78.7 crore as compared to Rs 57.7 crore and increased 9.5 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 57.7 crore.
Siti Cable Broadband revenue in the current quarter almost doubled (grew 99 per cent) at Rs 13.9 crore (3.8 per cent of OPREV) as compared to Rs 7 crore (3.2 per cent of OPREV) in Q3-2015 and increased 49.5 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 9.3 crore (four per cent of OPREV).
Den has also ramped up its broadband subscribers by 33.3 per cent to 76,000 in the current quarter from 57,000 in the immediate trailing quarter. The company's broadband segment revenue increased by over five times YoY (5.5 times) at Rs 11.96 crore (3.4 per cent of TIO) as compared to Rs 2.17 crore (0.8 per cent of TIO) in corresponding prior year quarter and increased 58 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 8.23 crore (three per cent of TIO). The segment's YoY operating loss increased to Rs 19.57 crore as compared to Rs 12.37 crore, but reduced QoQ as compared to Rs 23.07 crore. The company says that broadband ARPU has declined by Rs 10 in the current quarter to Rs 760 from Rs 770 in the previous quarter.
Den's Broadband Post Activation EBIDTA in Q3-2016 was negative Rs 16 crore as compared to the negative Rs 11 crore in Q3-2015 and negative Rs 20 crore in Q2-2016.
Ortel's broadband segment reported 16.3 per cent higher revenue at Rs 8.28 crore as compared to Rs 7.12 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter and 1.7 per cent more than the Rs 8.14 crore in Q2-2016. The broadband segment reported an operating profit of Rs 4.78 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 4.52 crore in Q3-2015 and 9.1 per cent higher than the Rs 438 crore in Q2-2016.
Ortel's Rath said, "Broadband business continues to do well and remains a key focus area for us. We are working towards delivering notable growth in subscriber base, which would further augment our performance and overall profitability."
Concluding remarks
With 31 December, 2016 as the sunset date for DAS phase IV, the next four quarters should be growth periods for the carriage industry – this includes cable, DTH and HITS (head-end in the sky) companies. How and how well they exploit this opportunity will decide their fate in the medium to long term. Two of the players in this report – Siti Cable and Ortel have said that they are looking at organic growth, and the growth in their subscription base over the past few quarters is a clear indication of that intent. Companies' toplines and bottomlines will definitely grow over the next few quarters.
Cable industry players face competition from the existing internet service players like the behemoth Airtel, which is the second largest wireline broadband player in the country after the public sector BSNL. While BSNL and the third largest wireline internet services player in the country – another public sector company MTNL, have been stagnating or losing in terms of subscribers, another MSO, a regional player, ACT Broadband is the fourth largest wireline broadband internet services company in the country. ACT had about 8.4 lakh subscribers at the end of November 2015. It has laid separate optic fibre for internet, rather than let it ride on its cable fibre network and has been canvassing for customers as a pure wireline internet services player in areas where it does not have cable subscribers.
The race between activation fees and broadband revenue in terms of growth is likely to continue over the next few quarters, until the industry reaches maturity and activation revenues peter out. It remains to be seen how the companies will perform once the big revenue stream from activation fees dries up. Notwithstanding, the court stays that some players in carriage industry will obtain to delay the digitisation process, the next 24 months should be an interesting time for carriage ecosystem as it matures.


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Improving our understanding of hydraulic-electrical relations: A case study of the surficial aquifer in Emirate Abu Dhabi
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Transmissivity is a bulk hydraulic property that can be correlated with bulk electrical properties of an aquifer. In aquifers that are electrically-resistive relative to adjacent layers in a horizontally stratified sequence, transmissivity has been shown to correlate with bulk transverse resistance. Conversely, in aquifers that are electrically-conductive relative to adjacent layers, transmissivity has been shown to correlate with bulk longitudinal conductance. In both cases, previous investigations have relied on small datasets (on average less than eight observations) that have yielded coefficients of determination (R2) that are typically in the range of 0.6 to 0.7 to substantiate these relations. Compared to previous investigations, this paper explores hydraulic-electrical relations using a much larger dataset. Geophysical data collected from 26 boreholes in Emirate Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, are used to correlate transmissivity modeled from neutron porosity logs to the bulk electrical properties of the surficial aquifer that are computed from deep-induction logs. Transmissivity is found to be highly correlated with longitudinal conductance. An R2 value of 0.853 is obtained when electrical effects caused by variations in pore-fluid salinity are taken into consideration.
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First Name: Chris
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Location: Delaware
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PWF GNS - 2003 #37 & #80 Timber Wolf Pontiac's from Homestead
- 2003 BGN Timber Wolf Pontiacs.zip
720 downloads
- 2/25/2018 -
2 User Comments
- 765.6 kb
Both of these cars ran at Homestead in 2003. The #37 is David Green and the #80 is Mark Green. David Green was competing for the Busch Series championship and his brother Mark ran a renumbered Brewco backup car to help with his chances since it was a very close points battle entering the race. Both cars are rated and come with pit crews. Thanks to Brian Simpson, JrFan, Google, Brands of the World and I don't know who made the Wolf base scheme, but I used it as a start and did a lot of tweaking and edits to that.
Cup2000 - #3 Dale Earnhardt 2001 *The Winston* (Fictional / Rumored)
- TheWinston01_3.cup.car
714 downloads
- 2/25/2018 -
0 User Comments
- 667.5 kb
This is what Dale Earnhardt was rumored to run for The Winston in 2001. Dale had apparently asked to run a white GM Goodwrench scheme for The Winston that year. The car looks almost identical to what Kevin Harvick would run the two weeks following Dale's passing, which may have very well been what Dale was going to run in The Winston. I based this car off the Daytona 500 car, just changing the colors around and keeping all the logos the same. The car comes rated and with a pit crew. Thanks to Splash N Go, Sage, Google, Brands of the World and CC48.
NNRCS - #87 Petsmart Dodge (Cup12)
- 87_CAkin_NNRCS.cup.car
1128 downloads
- 9/23/2012 -
0 User Comments
- 2,210.4 kb
Here is my entry for NNRCS. For the DMR Cup12 mod. The credits are as followed; BOTW, Paddedwall, RollinThunder99, Masgrafx, DMR, Tenor's Render, myself and anyone else I left out. This car includes a matching Petsmart pitcrew, and does NOT have ratings.
NNRCP - Cup11slr #87 Petsmart Dodge
- NNRCS_87_CAkin.cup.car
1501 downloads
- 6/10/2011 -
1 User Comments
- 1,659.9 kb
This is my entry for the NNRCP. Had this all finished up Wednesday night when Paintshop crashed on me before I got a chance to save. Sorry for the last minute upload on this one. The credits are as followed; BOTW, Paddedwall, RollinThunder99, Masgrafx, DMR, myself and anyone else I left out. This car includes a matching Petsmart pitcrew, and does NOT have ratings. This is for the low-res version as my computer can not handle 2048 templates.
1992 Ed Berrier 2 Car Set (Cup90)
- Ed Berrier Cars.zip
1521 downloads
- 12/21/2010 -
4 User Comments
- 1,174.2 kb
These are the cars driven by Ed Berrier in the Busch Series in 1992 and 1993. Credits; RacinGrafix (template with modifications by me), Paddedwall.org, Sage and Google (logos), 20Champ08 (detailed side windows), Turn4Graphics and DER (contingencies), Ten0r's (rendering services) and of course myself (numbers, base, and a logo or two). The file includes both scheme variations as well as a pit crew and car ratings.
1989 Rob Moroso Swisher Sweets Champion - Cup90
- 89_RMoroso_BGN.cts.car
1562 downloads
- 11/24/2010 -
2 User Comments
- 670.7 kb
The 1989 Busch Series champion and his car from that season. Rob Moroso won four races in the 1989 season. Sadly, Rob was lost in 1990. I always had liked this car so I decided to make it. Credits; Brands of The World (logos), RacinGrafx (template), CC48 (contingencies), Google (logos), Myself (base, numbers) and Tenor's (rendering services). I think I mentioned everyone, if not, I apologize. The car is rated and does include a Swisher Sweets pit crew. Enjoy!
#67 The Trophy Shop Olds (My car, Cup90)
- 91_BGNN_CAkin.cts.car
1449 downloads
- 11/3/2010 -
1 User Comments
- 559.6 kb
This is a fictional car I created for the 1991 Busch North Series set that was released a while back. Credits; RacinGrafx (template), Mopac.com (logo), The Trophy Shop (logo), CC48 (contingencies), MRD (logo), 20Champ08 (detailed side windows, with minor editing by me), and myself (base, Dollar General logo, numbers, a few contingencies). This car also includes an early 90's era jean and t-shirt pit crew.
#80 CLR Pontiac (Cup90)
- 94_BGN_CAkin.cts.car
1556 downloads
- 4/17/2010 -
0 User Comments
- 523.4 kb
This is my personal car for the 1994 Busch Series set released for the Cup90 mod. Credits go out to Masgrafx for CLR logo and number, contingencies are from the #51 released with the set (unsure of original artist), I believe Deadpool and Paddedwall also for a few things. Also includes a semi matching pitcrew.
2010 #19 Elliott Sadler Hunt Brothers Pizza
- Sadler_Pizza10.cup.car
1807 downloads
- 1/13/2010 -
2 User Comments
- 2,089.8 kb
Here is the proposed Hunt Brothers Pizza scheme of Elliott Sadler. I know it isn't perfect, and I will get around to doing an update on it when pictures of the real car are available. Credits; Masgrafx, Lurn2Burn, BCR, MRD, Google, T4G, EPD, RuRa, and any others I may have left out.
#24 Odessa Fire Company SSnet
- OFC_24CAkin2010.cup.car
1390 downloads
- 12/6/2009 -
2 User Comments
- 1,508.9 kb
This is a fictional car I threw together for my fire company, the Odessa Fire Company in Odessa, Delaware. I had made a few cars for my company years ago, but Nascarfan13 saw a post of mine on another site regarding a picture of my department's ambulance at the Dover race and decided to paint a car so I decided I'd give it a shot too. Credit's are BCR template, someone here for the b-pillars I believe, Google, Masgrafx Numbers, myself and ofc424.com. Visit the Odessa Fire Company at www.ofc424.com!
CTS09 - Chris Fontaine #84 (Dover)
- 84C_Fontaine.cts.car
1540 downloads
- 8/7/2009 -
1 User Comments
- 1,590.6 kb
This is Chris Fontaine's #84 BDH Construction Chevy from the Dover race earlier this year. The truck is about 95% accurate, the only thing wrong with it is the font for the word "construction". However, I did find one pretty close. Other than that I believe this thing is pretty much spot on. Credits, Lurn2Burn for the base, Google, Wardog, ChrisFontaine.com, Myself, Masgrax, RuRa? perhaps for the contingencies. I apologize if I left anyone out or named the wrong source. Also comes with a pit crew and ratings!
Aero88 Car For Offline League
- CAkin99.cts.car
1502 downloads
- 7/19/2009 -
1 User Comments
- 528.6 kb
Here is my car for the Aero88 offline league. J&J Racing was the team Tommy Ellis won the BGN Championship with in 1988. However I decided to cut some funding, and include only a jean and t- shirt pitcrew. Credits; Google, DER Contingencies, CC48, I think that's all of them, if you recognize something I missed please point it out.
Elliott Sadler M&M's Retro COT SSnet
- Sadler M&Ms.cup.car
2343 downloads
- 6/22/2009 -
2 User Comments
- 456.8 kb
My favorite driver, Elliott Sadler drove the M&M's Ford from 2003 until the summer of 2006. I mixed his 2004 and 2005 schemes together for this neat retro. Credits; Masgrafx, NNR, SSnet, SRD / Jason Roush, TRG, T4G, Google, and any others I may have forgotten. Comes with pit crew.
#99 TNT Fireworks Olds - Cup90 Fictional
- 99CAkin_TNT.cts.car
1477 downloads
- 1/28/2009 -
2 User Comments
- 542.1 kb
This is the car I used for the Cup90 mod, my favorite mod. Comes with a matching pit crew. Credits to Google Images, Brands of the World, Masgrafx, CC48, Deadpool, Mayo Racing Designs, Chorton 49 for the awesome render. I think thats it, if I left anyone out I apologize.
#5 GMAC Chevy COT (Retro BGN)
- 5_BGN_03.cup.car
1448 downloads
- 10/31/2008 -
1 User Comments
- 637.8 kb
This is the #5 GMAC Chevy driven by Brian Vickers to 3 wins and the Busch Series championship in 2003. I've always liked this car and came across a picture of it the other night and decided to retro it up. Credits to Lanzock, Masgrafx, SSnet, NNR, TRG, google, and any others I may have possibly forgotten. Comes with a matching pit crew.
PEAK Antifreeze / Tribute Dodge
- 87C_Akin_Memory.cup.car
1475 downloads
- 6/18/2008 -
2 User Comments
- 642.3 kb
This will be my car for the upcoming weekend. Bob was a fellow firefighter who died yesterday after suffering injuries from falling 15 feet off scaffolding 2 1/2 weeks ago. For more information please visit www.ofc424.com Credits to SSnet, Google, Masgrafx, NNR, and any others I forgot. Car comes complete with pitcrew.
Jimmie Johnson 2002 - 2005 SSnet Retro!
- JJohnson2005.cup.car
1465 downloads
- 5/30/2008 -
2 User Comments
- 549.5 kb
Not sure if you want to call this a retro or what, but I always wondered what it would look like on a COT and the result is what you see. I am 100% satisfied with the way it turned out. Credits to Mayo, Masgrafx, Google, NNRacing member for bpillars, Lanzock, SSnet. The car is rated and does come with a matching crew.
#87 PEAK Antifreeze Dodge - SSnet
- 87_CAkin08.cup.car
1534 downloads
- 5/9/2008 -
1 User Comments
- 801.4 kb
Here is my car for 2008. Credits to Lanzock, TRG, Masgrafx, Google images, NNRacing, and any others I forgot. Car comes complete with a matching pit crew.
PLEASE LOOK #87 PEAK / RIP Mike Heimbach Dodge
- 87_Heimbach.cup.car
1506 downloads
- 10/31/2007 -
3 User Comments
- 954.8 kb
I'll be driving this for a while now. Michael Heimbach, 37, was killed Saturday in a car wreck in Townsend, DE. He was a member of the same fire company (Odessa Fire Co.) as me. He was also a very dedicated member of the Townsend Fire Co., which sadly discovered Mike lying in the woods lifeless 30 feet from the pickup he was driving. Please let this be a reminder to wear your seatbelt whenever you drive, or ride in a moving vehicle. Michael Heimbach 9/17/1970 - 10/27/07. Credits go to Zone 15, Google, BOTW, Masgrafx, and any others I may have forgotten. This is for the default NR2003 Cup mod, I will make a SSnet COT one during the weekend.
50 United States Flags .psd Worksheet
- 50Stateflags.psd
1612 downloads
- 7/18/2007 -
5 User Comments
- 81.2 kb
I figured since I have not yet come across something like this that it would make everything a lot easier. This worksheet in .psd, contains all 50 US States, Washington DC, and two American Flags, along with 14 other countries. Each flag is its own layer to make things even easier. Flags will fit on 1024 cars perfectly. Please give credit if you use this!
2008 Dale Jr #5 Mountain Dew Fic (DansCOT)
- 5_DaleJr_2008.cup.car
2093 downloads
- 7/14/2007 -
7 User Comments
- 411.1 kb
Ok, I know there has been 30,000 of these made, but I figured I'd give it a shot. The car and sponsors are from what rumors are going around. Credits: Masgrafx, Mayo, BOTW, Google, Tucknut, Lanzock, and I forget who from here for the b-pillars. Comments welcome, Enjoy!
1999 Dale Earnhardt Sr sign car RETRO
- 1999_3Sign.cup.car
1548 downloads
- 7/4/2007 -
3 User Comments
- 546.8 kb
This car was requested by Deep Sea Captain. This is Dale's 1999 Goodwrench sign hood car. Credits go out to; NNR, Masgrafx, Tucknut, and BOTW. Fairly easy car to do. Car comes with ratings and Mr.Joe's 2007 Dale Earnhardt crew! Enjoy, and as always feel free to leave a comment. Car is for Dannisbet COT mod CUP Physics.
2001 Kevin Harvick Rockingham RETRO (Dannisbet Cup)
- 01_Kevin29Black.cup.zip
1579 downloads
- 6/27/2007 -
5 User Comments
- 1,033.0 kb
This is Kevin's car which he drove at Rockingham in 2001 after Dale's death. Credits to; NNR, Masgrafx, Tucknut, BOTW, and Mayo. This is a .zip file, it includes one car with rookie stripes and another car without rookie stripes. Both cars are complete with ratings and a crew. Enjoy, and as always comments welcome.
Kevin Harvick 2002 RETRO COT (Dannisbet Cup)
- 02_Harvick29.cup.car
1541 downloads
- 6/26/2007 -
3 User Comments
- 553.9 kb
Here is Kevin's 2002 GM Goodwrench Chevy, retro-fied. Credits to Masgrafx, Mayo, BOTW, NNR, and Tucknut. Car is complete with ratings, and Harvick's default 2003 pitcrew. Be on the lookout for more retros from me. Enjoy, and as always comments welcome.
REPLAY - Flagman gets a good scare
- Flagman NEAR Death experience.rpy
1353 downloads
- 6/26/2007 -
1 User Comments
- 1,126.6 kb
This happened at Nevada Superspeedway....Find it at freewebs.com/speedwaygrafix But anyway, watch this....I go for a little spin and when I correct it I get run over by Gordon and Kyle Busch and then the flagman comes into play. Check it out, its really cool. You can find my #87 PEAK Dodge by clicking my name.
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NCAA Football 13. N real life, sports are a merciless competition in which only the strong survive.
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A statement issued by Mr Sam Ato Gaisie, Founder/President of the EFG, in Accra, said it was an initiative established with the aim of promoting business development in the communities, the use of quality products and the adoption of effective quality management methodologies by Ghanaian and foreign companies in improving business competitiveness.
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Required 2 x 7inch spring cake tins with the base lined with greasproof paper
10oz caster sugar
10oz butter
5 eggs
10oz Self raising flour
Teaspoon of vanilla essence.
Raspberry jam for filling
caster sugar to sprinkle on the top
Heat oven to gas mark 4/5
In a large bowl beat together the sugar and butter until creamy. Add eggs one at a time with a little of the flour and beat in. Add the vanilla essence. When all 5 eggs have been added fold in the remaining flour.
Split between the two tins and bake in the oven for 40 mins or until spring back when touched.
Leave to cool.
Spread jam on one half. Put on the top and sprinkle with sugar.
You can add fresh cream into the middle if you wish or buttercream, but I left as a jam filling as will serve with ice cream later.