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Author Archives: Alex Donaldson
Mon, Oct 28, 2013 | 16:19 GMT
Paradigm Shift: Blending Action and RPG in Lightning Returns
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 gets put through its paces by Alex Donaldson. He reckons it's both new and exciting, contrary to gamer's fears that the trilogy has stagnated. Find out why here.
Thu, Jul 11, 2013 | 22:30 BST
Survival of the Fittest: Inside the Evo Championship Series
Evo is one of those things you either already love or are yet to fully comprehend. Alex investigates the appeal of the world's largest fighting game celebration.
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 | 14:19 BST
Back on track: Final Fantasy creates head of steam at E3
Final Fantasy swapped Versus for XV and showed it has a real future in Los Angeles last week. Alex Donaldson reports on a series reborn.
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 13:37 BST
The story of NeoGAF part three: money, money, money
Alex Donaldson concludes his discussion with NeoGAF owner Tyler Malka, and discusses the issue of money and how you keep something so big and influential afloat for so long.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 13:18 BST
The story of NeoGAF part two: scandal and control
Alex Donaldson continues his discussion with NeoGAF owner Tyler Malka, where they discuss the site's often volatile relationship with the industry. Oh, hello there Denis Dyack.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 21:30 BST
The story of NeoGAF part one: humble beginnings
Influential, disruptive and notorious, NeoGAF has been called many things. Alex Donaldson sat down with owner Tyler Malka to discuss the site's birth, influence and growth over the years.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 16:56 BST
Sony reveal Tearaway's pre-order bonuses
Sony has confirmed that a bunch of Tearaway DLC will be made available as a free bonus to those who pre-order the title.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 16:19 BST
Sony and Microsoft to go 'heavily' on free-to-play next gen, says Epic's Rein
Epic Games VP Mark Rein has said that both Sony and Microsoft are to chase the free-to-play and in-app purchase business models with their next generation of hardware.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 15:59 BST
Precursor Games purchased assets from Silicon Knights for Shadow of the Eternals
The studio where Denis Dyack and other ex-Silicon Knights staff ended up has purchased assets from their old company to use in their new game Shadow of the Eternals.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 15:10 BST
Will Wright talks admiration for Miyamoto, Molyneux and Meier
Maxis legend Will Wright has spoken about his admiration for three particular figures in the gaming world: Shigeru Miyamoto, Peter Molyneux and Sid Meier.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 14:41 BST
New screenshots show off Final Fantasy X-2′s HD upgrade
Square Enix has released a selection of screenshots of the Final Fantasy X-2 part of the Final Fantasy X HD releases, showing how the game has been improved and upgraded for the PS3 and Vita release.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 14:29 BST
Sega set Total War: Rome 2 for September 3rd release
Sega has finally confirmed the release date for Total War: Rome 2 as September 3rd, 2013.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 17:41 BST
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate confirmed for west, trailer shows off newcomer Momiji
Tecmo Koei has put out a new trailer for Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate – and it offers a glimpse into how newly added character Momiji plays.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 13:40 BST
Thunder Wolves to land on Steam on May 15th
BitComposer Games and Most Wanted Entertainment have announced that Thunder Wolves, their arcade-style helicopter combat game, will arrive on Steam on May 15th.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 13:25 BST
Mobile hit The Room passes 2 million sales
Hit mobile puzzle title The Room has now sold over 2 million copies since its launch in September of last year, it has been revealed.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 12:34 BST
Sony "not planning a major loss" with PS4 launch
PlayStation 3 launch was a monetary blood-bath for Sony, with the launch of the high definition machine very costly indeed. As part of today's earnings call to investors, the company has committed to keeping costs down for PS4 launch.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 12:04 BST
Capcom hope for high Resident Evil Revelations HD sales
Capcom has revealed sales projections for its upcoming titles, and has hopes for the big-screen port of Resident Evil Revelations that match expectations for Lost Planet 3, an all-new game.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 11:39 BST
Ouya to miss intended launch, now on for June 25th
The Kickstarted Ouya console is to miss its originally intended launch of 4th June, and will now launch on June 25th.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 11:27 BST
Origin update rolls out, adds achievements
EA has begun rolling out a new version of PC platform Origin, adjusting the system's interface and adding new features.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 10:55 BST
Metal Gear Rising Blade Wolf DLC trailer released
Konami's Japanese arm has released a trailer for the 'Blade Wolf' downloadable content for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.


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Our best budget cell phone listing is based on unlocked cell phones under 100 dollars and screen size equal to or less than 2.2 inches. Some of these mobiles also offer dual sim options, camera, MP4 and Bluetooth. These less expensive phones can't offer you 3G internet speeds like smart phones, but the best of them however do support Java applications and allow basic web browsing.
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This is a good, colorful picture by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley. We also get good pictures from The White House, military sources and sometimes companies. We have to weigh whether or not to publish them, and definitely prefer to publish images by independent journalists. Sometimes agencies and publications refuse to publish handout pictures in protest at the lack of access for photojournalists. At a minimum, msnbc.com always clearly discloses the source of the image in the credit line, and often the caption. It's important that you know, in a situation like this, that a picture is coming from an organization that has an interest in how they are covered. That's particularly true when McClatchey Newspapers reports that the White House has a full-court PR press on the oil spill response, and on the same day Newsweek reports some photographers' sense that BP and the Coast Guard are keeping them from covering the impact of the spill.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley / USCG via EPA
Photo released by the US Coast Guard on 25 May 2010 showing a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) worker contracted by British Petroleum as he cleans up oil on the beach in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA on 23 May 2010. Hundreds of HSE contract workers are cleaning up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which began washing up on beaches here after the offshore drilling platform located in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, was engulfed in flames after an explosion 20 April 2010.


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Complete with Carseat, Apron, Footmuff, Changing Bag & Raincover
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Very good purchase, has all the items you need from the birth of your child. Its a very sturdy buggy but at the same time easy to use. The only problem is that it is a bit heavier than I thought when I made the purchase, but will just have to get used to it. :)
The instructions that came with the pram were pretty rubbish. No diagrams at all. Spent most of an hour guessing what part went where when setting it up. The courier service could of been more helpful.After i heard the driver crash the box down my outside steps he left it outside my front door for me to carry in myself. Being nearly 8months pregnant i couldnt do this so i asked for him to help me. Seemed like that was too much trouble and it was alot of effort to do so. The product itself is lovely. Like the design and it doesnt feel too heavy. Cant wait for my newborn to use it.
baby not due till December woz a bargain not to be missed
Great pushchair. Looks very stylish and trendy. Great value especially bought during offer. Looks bulky but not really. Wide and sturdy looking but folds down remarkably small considering! Very good buy! I have not found anything wrong with it so far. Maybe a little lighter would be handy but I find it ok.
The travel systems seems great, durable, the baby likes the car seat (seems safe and comfortable). There are no instructions on how to set it up, it comes with several attachments but doesn't tell you how to attach them (trial and error to figure it out). VERY unhappy with Kiddiecare service. First credit card was rejected because it's a "foreign" card, when I called to have the order reinstated I was told I can't use that credit card, I can only use my UK credit card. I paid 10 GBP extra to have the item delivered on Saturday (as my husband and I both work), the delivery company didn't even try to deliver (we were home all day) and stated that we were not home and returned the item. When I called Kiddiecare they said they would refund me the delivery money (b/c we had to go pick it up), that was 6 weeks ago and I still have not been refunded.
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Wondering if anyone has used Ostarine or any other SARMS?
Do they actually work at all or is it just hype? and how would you rate them against any steroid/prohormone that u have used.
I see alot of people use them during PCT... I know there only supposed to act on muscle tissue but seen somewhere saying u can start to get shutdown and need to do a pct if used for like over 8 weeks or something.
Can using a sarm during pct hinder youre natty test recovering?
I am seriously thinking about getting some ostarine and using it to retain muscle while cutting. Are they better for this purpose than for gaining any real mass.


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WELCOME | The 2014 MLB Diversity Business Summit is the premier sports employment conference and supplier diversity trade fair . This two-day event allows job seeker and entrepreneurs the unique opportunity of meeting with MLBs Clubs at both the Major League and Minor League level as well as sponsorship partners. As an attendee you will receive a ticket to attend the New York Yankees baseball game on April 15th, 2014 in celebration of Jackie Robinson day. |
"Im very thankful to have had the opportunity to participate in the 2013 MLB Diversity Summit exploratory interviews. My interview with the Arizona Diamondbacks went well. I was offered a position in the Inside Sales Program and moved out here to Arizona about 3-4 weeks later. That was my first time attending the MLB Diversity Summit. Thanks again!"
"My name is Danielle Lugo, I'm 22, and graduated May 2013 from Morgan State University in Baltimore. I'm from East Los Angeles, California. I was sponsored for the past two years to attend the MLB Diversity Summit. My summit success story was not from an interview, but from riding the same bus to the ball park at the right time with the Minor League President Pat O'Connor. I am now employed by the Urban Youth Academy in Compton teaching softball to youth of all ages. The summit was an absolutely amazing experience and anyone interested in a career in baseball should attend."
"Through the supported efforts from Major League Baseballs Diversity Summit, I was able to contribute to delivering scholarships to students at Texas Southern University to attend the summit. As the results of my efforts I became the President of my schools Sport Studies Leadership Association. This ultimately led to a phenomenal internship with Major League Baseball in the Youth and Facility Development department."
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On their 20th wedding anniversary, Katie Schwieder and her husband, Wylie, had an epiphany. She had spent her professional life as a banker and corporate trainer, he as a corporate executive. But with their four children finished or nearly finished with their public schooling, Schwieder said, "we decided it was time to give back." With that, they both quit their jobs to become teachers. Wylie Schwieder is in his third year teaching math at Henrico High School and Katie is in her second teaching English at Fairfield Middle School. The transition wasn't a difficult one for her. "In a sense, I've been a teacher my whole life," she said, recalling her days as a branch manager at a Wisconsin bank, then as a corporate trainer who assisted with team development, resolving conflict and customer service issues. "Every day in the classroom, my customer is that child who's in front of me, and his or her parents," she said. "I always feel like I'm here to serve them. The product is education." Schwieder feels meant for sixth-graders – students caught in between the regimented schedule of elementary school and the flexibility of high school – as they work to define themselves in a sometimes chaotic blend of emotions. "They're independent but still children," she said. "They're trying to grow up but really not sure how. They're concerned with having friends, but sometimes they just really need a hug." English is a natural fit for Schwieder, who grew up with a healthy appetite for reading and writing. "I'm passionate about helping young people learn to communicate," she said, "to express themselves both in writing and orally in a way that helps them be successful and engage with other people – especially in a world so technologically advanced now." To that end, Schwieder often builds her lessons around topics that the students themselves select. One, for example, requires students to write about "My Most Unforgettable Day" – allowing them to recall their most prideful or special moments. Another asks them to address the topic "If I Could I Would" by writing about something they'd love to do. Schwieder then encourages students to try the things they write about. Last summer, one student took piano lessons as a result. Another went to football camp. A third learned to make jewelry. "Visiting her classroom, you feel the energy of inspiring lessons and students who want to be the best they can be for her," one nominator wrote of Schwieder. Schwieder's in-class "book clubs" allow students to discuss books together, then create video commercials, skits or even re-write a book's endings as a group. By reading Three Cups of Tea – a book by Greg Mortenson about his efforts to establish schools for girls in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan – Fairfield sixth-graders have learned to relate to children their age half a world away. "I'm trying to open up their minds to the world beyond the East End of Henrico," she said. "I wrote in all my Christmas cards last year that I have found my calling. It's been very rewarding." |
Varina's Big Toy parade to help usher in holiday season
In Varina, one of the most anticipated events of the season is approaching. The 19th Annual Big Toy Parade will return on Dec 14, offering a "homey," small-town feel that helps elicit holiday spirit among participants and spectators alike.
The parade, which begins at 3 p.m., is sponsored by the Battlefield Ruritans and Henrico County Parks and Recreation and is held in conjunction with the James River Boat Parade. It is led by a grand marshal along Old Osborne Turnpike and ends at the Osborne Boat Landing, where hundreds of community members gather to await nightfall and the arrival of lighted boats, concluding a festive holiday celebration. > Read more.
Strikers, Kickers form partnership
Citizen Staff Reports 12/03/2013
The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
Slated to begin play in the fall of 2014, Richmond United will field U13/14, U15/16 and U17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. The teams will train and play home games at two of the top soccer specific complexes in the nation, Ukrop Park and Striker Park. > Read more.
Gettin' piggy with it at Henricus
Photo by Roger Walk for the Henrico Citizen 11/24/2013
Henricus Historical Park has a new, messy guest. Eleanor, a rare five-month-old Tamworth pig, was donated this month to the Chesterfield park by the Chesterfield County Farm Bureau as part of an effort to enhance the living history museum's partnership with the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Eleanor and her livestock pig and goat neighbors at the park will be a special attraction for the schoolchildren and others who visit the Henricus Historical Park. Eventually, she will triple from her current 150-pound weight and grow to about two feet tall. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
Eastern Henrico's annual "Holiday on Parade" event is back tomorrow. Family-friendly activities will take place at various locations in the east end. The festivities will culminate with the 21st annual James River Parade of Lights. Also, several churches throughout the county are hosting holiday celebrations including West End Assembly of God, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church and The Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
A taste trip through Latin America
Estilo charms, with a stylish twist, in Henrico's Near West End
If you're looking for something a little different from the standard, ho-hum restaurant experience, look no further than The Village shopping center. Among the recent success stories to put down roots in The Village is Estilo, created by the owners of the gastropub Toast (featured in a Feb. 21 review in the Citizen), only a few steps away.
Estilo – which translates to style – offers a taste of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, among other countries, and a menu that rotates regularly through the rest of Central and South America. > Read more.
Magic, on ice
Disney's Frozen shines as an instant classic
Disney has spent the past few years in search of that certain something; that 'Disney Magic.' It's been a slow process. From The Princess and the Frog to Tangled to Wreck-it Ralph, the studio took slow steps, welcoming its princesses and fairy tales and musical numbers back into the fold. Every film was an improvement on the last, but none of them had anywhere near the charm or lasting appeal of the early '90s highs of the "Disney Renaissance."
Frozen, by far, is the House of Mouse's best attempt at a new Little Mermaid. > Read more.
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If you've been reading our previous Big Cat Animal Diaries you may have heard of 'Cheetah Week' that took place earlier this month. We are pleased to report that it was an overwhelming success and through many wonderful events and activities we were able to help raise a stack of money for cheetah conservation. Cheetah Week ran in the first week of school holidays, from June 30 to the July 6 however we extended the fun a frivolity for a couple of special extra activities.
First off the bat was a Trivia Night on June 6, which helped us raise nearly $3000. A few weeks later we took two of our cheetahs to the Birch Carroll and Coyle Cinemas at Maroochydore for a special charity screening of Kung Fu Panda. Foxtrot and Sheeba had so much fun showing off that they lay down in one of the cinemas and wanted to stay and watch the film. Sadly we had to take them back to the Zoo, but not before Foxy made friends with a life-sized plush cheetah toy that we were auctioning off on the day. Thanks to the wonderful people at BCC Maroochydore, Adam from Totally Wild who hosted the event and all the volunteers that helped us on the day; we were able to raise another stash of cash for cheetahs in the wild!
With those two successful events under our belts, we were very excited when Cheetah Week rolled around on June 30. We held a cheetah conservation evening at the University of the Sunshine Coast where special guest speaker Annie Beckhelling (founder and director of Cheetah Outreach in South Africa) discussed the great need to help this big cat in the wild.
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We talked about that "weather roller coaster" in last weeks blog and it looks like we'll stay on that pattern for the time being (although, it looks like this ride is almost over). After hitting around 90° Thursday and Friday of last week, our cold front arrived on Saturday to bring a chill to the air. We've walked out into the 40s and 50s these past couple of mornings and -- thanks to the cloud cover -- only managed to rebound into the low 60s on Sunday.
Assuming the cloud cover breaks up today (which all indications point to "yes"), we should get enough sunshine to warm into the low 70s for most this afternoon. Add a breezy southerly wind returning on Tuesday and we'll bring those afternoon highs back to seasonal normals (mid-80s).
A cold front works into Texas by the middle of this week -- but it won't have enough gas to push into our part of the state. So instead of enjoying a reinforcing shot of cooler air, it looks like we'll be able to achieve 90° by Thursday or Friday. Granted all bad doesn't come without better news -- as warmer and more muggy air shuffles into the Brazos Valley, we'll be able to throw in a slight chance at needed rain here and there across the 7 Day Forecast. (Mainly a 20% chance Wednesday and Sunday - but something is better than nothing, right?)
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Rooney's Return puts England through in first
Jordan Florit | June 19, 2012England had appeared to be doing just fine without Wayne Rooney in the side: in fact they'd played seven games without him, losing only once and amassing a 71% win ratio. When he came on for a brief cameo against Belgium the game had already been won. The Three Lions' only loss in his absence was a 3-2 friendly defeat to the Netherlands back when Stuart Pearce was wishfully auditioning for the summer work experience job kicking about at England's national team.
However, his return could not have been more emphasized: from a rousing Nike video, which claimed his "time was now," presumably forgetting the 15 players that had so far pulled on the shirt for England in Group D, drawing 1-1 to Matt Le Tissier's pre-tournament favourites France and turning around a 2-1 deficit to beat Sweden 3-2 in a Walcott-inspired performance, to the Twitterhype and global media's coverage of "England's Pele."
England's real savior thus far?
Ukraine's hopes were also being hinged on the presence of one man: Andriy Shevchenko. In the 24-hour build-up to the game, the former AC Milan striker was being touted as "50-50″ to make the game; alternatively one could take Bayern Munich midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk's view who thought it was more 75:25 in favour of his teammate playing, stating that "Shevchenko is a little bit injured."
Either way, let's not allow for Ukraine's "biggest game in the country's history," as former Liverpool masterstroke Andriy Voronin put it, and England's potential place in the quarter-finals revolve around two men………..oh.
There was, however, another game set to play out as the subplot to England's qualification from Group D: France versus Sweden; top against bottom; Nasri's ego taking on Ibrahimovic's ego. The French only needed a point to go through, but would then risk England leapfrogging them into first place if they could beat Ukraine. With European Champions Spain awaiting the runners-up of Group D, the tussle for qualification was also a battle for the top spot.
From the off Ukraine took the impetus to take the upper hand and theie heir apparent Andriy Yarmolenko was looking immediately dangerous, and it was only a string of blocks, an agile Joe Hart and the occasional stray Ukrainian ball that kept the scores level early. The home side, co-hosts Ukraine, playing in the Donbass Arena, Donetsk really did look likely to strike first, despite head coach Oleh Blokhin doing all he could pregame to build England up as the favourites.
The Three Lions certainly weren't playing like the favourites and despite Roy Hodgson's so far squeaky clean relationship with the media, his words from the press conference prior to the game were not representative of the first half showing: "I've never really understood how you play for a draw," he told the room, within 24-hours of England seemingly playing out the first half for a draw, "to play for a draw is dangerous if it means allowing the opponents to have the initiative and you just try and camp somewhere deep in your half." Hodgson had got that bit right and it summed up the first forty-five minutes perfectly: England were setting up camp deep and Ukraine looked dangerous.
"When you do that, you're inviting them into your penalty area all the time and, as we saw the other night [against Sweden], it doesn't have to be a good ball in that costs you a goal." Therefore, it was no surprise that the best chance of the first half fell to Yarmolenko. Just before the half-hour mark, the Dynamo Kyiv forward received the ball in the right hand side of the box, cut inside onto his favoured left foot and bent a shot towards the bottom left hand corner of the goal, just to be denied by Joe Hart.
In contrast, England's best chance of the first half wasn't even on target: John Terry had the ball wide right on the edge of England's half, hit a deep cross-field ball into the far-left corner, which Ashley Young deftly controlled, before cutting back onto his stronger right foot and whipping in a Rooney-bound cross. However the returning England striker failed to execute his jump in timing with the delivery and his header was put well wide. It was symbolic of his first half – nearly, but not quite.
Fortunately, for England, Sweden were holding France to a nil-all game, meaning, according to the BBC, England would go through in first place with 4 points and therefore face 2006 World Cup winners Italy, whose only victory so far has come against Ireland in their last group fixture. However, with Sweden showing how quickly they tire in the second-half of games so far this tournament, the score was not expected to stay the same there. As it was, they were creating twice as many chances as Sweden: but then again, so had Ukraine.
The restart saw a swift change to proceedings: England upped the ante, had a changed dynamic and were looking sharp in possession. Whether it was a conscious decision on behalf of Roy Hodgson or England were purely quick to pounce on some slovenly play by Ukraine was yet to become clear. However, with just under a minute of the second half underway England had earned themselves a corner as a result of a poorly dealt with Ashley Cole free-kick.
Steven Gerrard took the corner, playing a deep and looping ball towards the penalty spot, which was headed clear by Rakitskiy; but it was not a header with great distance and Gerrard received the ball back on the wing, produced a step over, forced his way past his man and drove in a low and powerful cross, which took one deflection, then another, excaping the 'keeper's grasp, and found Wayne Rooney at the back post who nodded home into an unguarded net. England had taken the lead and looked dominant for a long while after.
Meanwhile, in the Sweden versus France encounter, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had superbly volleyed in a Seb Larsson cross to send the Swedes into an unexpected led, which meant England were now leading the group by three clear points. Despite their lead Sweden were 3rd, leaving Ukraine now in bottom, having topped the group after round one.
However, with just over an hour played, Ukraine looked to have leveled: Marko Devic received a through ball, in which seemed to be an offside position, pushed past his man, Terry, and saw his shot pass Joe Hart and look destined for the goal. Yet, an acrobatic and determined John Terry had tracked the ball's path and hooked it off of the line and clear for England to break.
Ukraine were in celebration, but England were on the attack: within a minute of striking a shot goal bound, Devic's side looked threatened. Scott Parker advanced down the left flank with the ball, but was heaved to the floor by Tymoschuck. The Bayern midfielder was booked and the cameras panned to a replay of Ukraine's effort, which seemed to have crossed the line, but also showed Devic to be in an offside position. Congratulations UEFA and your 26 assistant community support officer referees.
Ukraine continued to dominate possession, but the best chances of the second half really were England's. Ashley Cole came close to scoring his first international goal, but a quick reflex palm away from Pyatov kept the Ukrainian deficit at one. Ukraine, perhaps buoyed by the news that France were trailing, were looking for an equaliser.
Andriy Shevchenko came on for Devic with 70 minutes played and the atmosphere was raised by a tangible level: as he jogged his way on to the pitch, for probably the last time as a Ukrainian international, the cameras panned to the crowd and man, woman and child alike were afoot and in applause. One particular boy, no older than eight, was beaming from ear to ear, chanting his hero's name. But, it was Konoplienka who nearly handed his nation a lifeline, with his thunderous effort to hot for Hart to handle and only prevented from being turned in from close range by a spirited Joleon Lescott, who reacted quickest to the loose ball.
Hodgson rang his three changes as the game progressed through it's last stages, bringing on Walcott for Milner, Carroll for Welbeck and Chamberlain for Rooney, but neither were required to make the impact Walcott had done against Sweden. The score remained as it was, 1-0, and shortly before the referee blew a halt to proceedings, news filtered through that Larsson had doubled Sweden's lead.
Now, England face Group C runners-up Italy on Sunday in the last quarter-final, whilst 4-point France will face World and European Champions Spain on Saturday.
So far so good for England, but will their compact and defensively focused approach come undone against sterner opposition. Sunday will have the answer.


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[quote:fairflight:MV8xNDk0NTg4XzI0NzEyNjA4X0Y3NDQ4RDc0] Hi EQ! Just thought I would mention the "rainbow cloud" we had here in SoCal this morning at about 11:30. I had never personally seen one but have heard of them so I took some photos. My husband came around the corner and said "you need to see this strange rainbow in a cloud". Hoping it is not a precursor to an earthquake. Keep up the great work! [/quote]
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I will be posting the signals I see on ELF here. I will post with intensity of each signal seen on the ELF range. I will post intensity using the Seismic scale from 1 to 10 Magnitudes. Be aware that once the signal comes in on ELF it can take from 1 hour and 40 minutes to 2 hours and 30 minutes for the quake to be seen on USGS sites. These signals come in on ELF about 1 1/2 to 2 hours before they actually impact what ever region their epicenters are. Then it takes USGS sites about 30 minutes to display.
The signals I pay attention to are in the 1 Hz to 10 Hz frequencies. Those are almost always Seismic.
I will be doing this when I am in front of my computer, not all the time so be aware that I will not be able to catch them all.
These ELF signals give approximately a 2 hour window to work and figure out epicenter. That is another task I will take on in the future. It is the hardest part of Earthquake prediction.
This is an addition I added to a thread about Elenin;
Be weary next 3 hours, have plan prepared for some possible shaking. Getting some unusual readings on ELF. Not sure if it will impact Japan region but better to be safe than sorry. Keep your mind focused and aware that Japan might be getting some seismic activity headed that way. This one might be 5+ if I am not mistaken. No panic just keep your senses on alert status.
The unusual activity I heard were 18 very intense thumps. In the 1Hz to 10Hz frequency. Could be seismic.
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Weight training and first day back to badminton
Over the summer I worked out at least twice a week at my local YMCA. My quadriceps are big now. My friends say its disgusting how they're that big. As well, my chest and arms are larger, and I am stronger. Now, the point of this is not to brag about what I've done, but to ask the question; Does anyone here find their weight/strength training effective in improving their badminton game?
On my first day back to badminton after five months, I found that I was much quicker around the court and especially at the front in doubles. My explosive power was surprising to myself. Maybe it was because I was so pumped because it was the first night of badminton.
Also, I found that I was playing almost as well as I had been at the end of the previous season despite the long break. Does strength training make your muscles more consistent in motions? As well, my reactions are better, and I find that I'm hitting more shots that I normally would not have made before such as awkward-close-to-the-face-because-your-partner-jumped-for-it-and-changed-his-mind shots.
Anyone else find strength training helping badminton? How about being detrimental to badminton? I've read that getting to big is bad for your game because you'll be slugging around extra weight.
I'm old enough to remember the days when weight training was avoided by athletes in most sports. Even in football, there was a fear of the player becoming "muscle-bound" if they did too much weight work.
I didn't start badminton until I was 21. I had been doing some weightlifting/bodybuilding for several years by then. Between that and my modest baseball experience, I was able to hit decent clears and smashes from the beginning, so at least I wasn't starting totally from scratch, and it helped keep me interested in the sport at the beginning.
Anyway, I never bought into the common belief that weightlifting was detremental in sports, and I have been pleased to see that in subsequent years, the prevailing view has changed. Now baseball and basketball players, swimmers, sprinters, athletes from all kinds of sports have incorporated some kind of weight training into their regimen--30 years ago, that was unheard of. But look at their bodies today compared to those of athletes back then.
Obviously, for maximum benefit, you tailor the weight training to the activity. A badminton player does not need the body of a football lineman--the tasks are different, so the training is different.
No, you don't HAVE to train with weights to be a good badminton player, but the way I look at it, if it can help, why not?
Hey there, just read your comment about weights and badminton. I also love doing weights and playing badminton. Just a warning, the last time I combined the two, I got tendinitis in my playing shoulder and had to quit playing, but only for a while - LIKE 6 YEARS.
Now I'm back playing and there's no doubt that doing weights kept me in condition while I was away, and really helps my strength and endurance. A few points on how to avoid the trouble I had:
1. Be sure to have a balanced upper body routine, which covers all the pushing and pulling muscles, and not just the "mirror muscles" up front. My muscle development wasn't balanced, and I paid the price.
2. Don't try to combine getting big and playing badminton. Doing really heavy shoulder and arm weights not only unduly stresses your shoulders, but it can reduce flexibility, and lead to overuse related injuries.
3. Don't forget the rest. When I got my problem, I was playing b two nights a week, and hitting the gym 3 or 4 times a week, too. Big mistake. Now, the day after badminton, I don't do ANY shoulder-related weights at all, and sometimes I give my muscles 2 or even 3 days rest before I hit that area in the gym. I still go to the gym during that time, but I just do cardio, ab work, legs, anything but shoulders.
4. Listen to your body's little signs before they become big sirens. My shoulder pain started out minor, but I didn't listen to the "bad pain", and continued working out like a mad man. As a result I had intense pain in my shoulder for almost one year, had to have cortisone injections and rehab, and didn't play for 6 years.
5. Don't forget mobility. There's a limit to how much upper body development and body weight a badminton player needs. If you overdue the upper body thing, it will leave you bulky and more clumbsy. Now I work out to be lean, mean, and fast, but with some visible muscle to show for my efforts.
6. Work the small muscles in your shoulders, by doing exercises designed to hit the rotator cuff and other vital supporting muscles. Check out any book in the library about sports injury rehab and then use some of the exercises in your routine (especially knee and shoulder) BEFORE you need it. By strengthening these important areas beforehand, you will avoid a lot of possible grief.
I guess I'm just expanding on what you said - work out specifically for badminton. Now I do that, and I really feel that it gives me more power, speed and endurance.
I never want to give up the gym or badminton again.
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Just thinking, if you build up heavy muscular build like a football linebacker, I think that will affect your swing motion. Same thing in say baseball, you don't see pitchers with heavy build since they need that arm to rotate freely. You just need to find a good balance. Toning the body is a lot more important than bulking up in badminton.
I voted regularly only because the poll didn't include bodyweight calisthenic. IMO, calisthenics improve overall strength and endurance yet still gives you the flexibility necessary in badminton. I used to weight train quite abit but have found that my muscles require longer recovery time than my schedule permits, thus always found myself terribly sore post-game whenever my baddy sessions overlap my training sessions. So I have decided to get on the bodyweight workout bandwagon and do them everyday. So far so good...
Last edited by cappy75; 05-27-2005 at 04:25 AM.
I actually took up weight training after I joined badminton team at old school days. My coach pointed out that weight training is essential for badminton players only to stay fit and turn fat into muscle, not to turn yourself into a hunk. I do weight training without using too heavy weights so muscle don't grow out of control .
And I haven't been doing much sit up for quite sometime so my abdominal 6 have now FUSED.
I think Shoulderpain had good points. My history is in track & field (or Athletics, whatever you prefer ) in early 90's, and during that time around 30 - 40 % of all my training occured in the weight lifting gym. During 93 - 02 I trained baseball fairly hard, and again about one third of the training was done in gym (my main position is pitcher). I still play both baseball & badminton, but since I'm not doing either of these 100 % serious any more I've cut down on the gym and concentrated on the techniques instead.
My experiences: gym helps you enormously when done correctly, but building up bulk muscle & training too much gets you just slow & injury prone. And in my case this has applied to all my sports (track & field, baseball & badminton). I've been lucky enough having good coaches helping me in gym training - it is way too easy to just concentrate on the muscle growth and forget what really should be done in gym. It is very important to have a good combination of weight training, jumping/running exercises (I used to be able to go 9,3 meters with 3 jumps...) and badminton training. If you really want to be on top on any sport, it is not enough to concentrate heavily on just one area!
BTW I haven't done weight lifting for 2 months, and I'm throwing baseball harder & more accurate than ever. I think it just shows that I've done too much weight training in the past, and now my muscles are much more relaxed.Last edited by J_M_V; 05-27-2005 at 07:10 AM.
I did work out prior to the badminton season but when the season started, I seldom have time to work out because if I worked out, the next day I had badminton and I would be sore so i was not able to incorporate any work out time.
Now that the season is over, back to working out.
Just wondering, do squats work out anything else other than quads?
Hello people,
Before I got serious in badminton, I was a long distance runner and frequently go to the gym. Then I found a badminton coach, he told me not to go to the gym as my body was stiff. Like almost a year then he let me go to the gym to do some light weight training but only do wrist and legs. Then after gym do some simple footwork to get back my flexibility as weight training can stiffened back my body muscles. Gradually, after seeing my improvement he started to tell me to use different apparatus which are not from the gym to increase the strength of my wrist and shoulder for attack and defence. He also introduced me new ways of footwork which increased the strength of legs and foot. These footworks slowly made me feel more confident in jump smash but thats an intro footwork but not yet the real thing.
So, what I'm trying to say is going to the gym is not that necessary, smashing and defence may improve but it will be too powerful to control that most of your shots will be out of the line. As gym training will turn your muscle movement the other way round as badminton playing also needs more body flexibility to manouver than power. My coach also told me that the muscle strength of my body must be in line with the flow of energy. Which means if I go to the gym do workout as bodybuilder does or as a runner does so the muscle development will be like theirs not as a badminton player, it is against the playing and movement of badminton playing. That's why we see world class players can twist their body without any difficulty.
I often find that doing a lot of heavy upper body exercises can throw off my touch and swing. Hopefully that is couteracted by my more imposing physique on the court (i wish. Anyhow, I think it is helpful to taper down strength and power exercises before competitions, in order to get "maximum" power.
Properly done, strength training really improves the look and feel of your body, and can help prevent certain injuries. Useful for badminton or not, it should be an important part of any healthy and fit lifestyle.
BTW, squats work quite a number of muscles - check this out:
05-28-2005, 12:15 PM #11Originally Posted by stumblingfeet
Gotta do more squats now.
05-28-2005, 05:10 PM #12Originally Posted by Dave18
Could you give a recommendation, which of the exercises that would do good for badminton? Many thanks.
Originally Posted by stumblingfeet
06-02-2005, 11:27 PM #14Originally Posted by SteveStanley
I wanted to share my experience in weight lifting in gym to help in badminton playing.
Depend what you target, there are basically 2 main kinds of weight lifting:
1) Muscle Toning: Light weight, more repetition
2) Body Bulding : Heavy weight, less repetition
For badminton players, we should avoid building muscle mass under (2) and should go for (1). We should also ask the gym instructor on the routine of weight lifting circuit to imrpove the muscle groups for better badminton playing.
06-03-2005, 05:23 PM #16Originally Posted by SteveStanley
I do what people commonly call circuit training 2 to 3 times a week. Each training session consists of doing different routines and it takes me a total of about an hour. I do 3 sets of 8 repetitions with each routine, increasing the resistance from one set to the next by about 10 lb. For example if I start the first set at 30 lbs. and repeat the routine 8 times, I increase the resistance to 40 lbs for my next 8 repetitions of the same routine, and finally increasing it to 50 lbs and repeat the same routine 8 more times again.
How much resistance you start off with is determined by the muscles to be trained by that particular exercise and your particular condition. For example, thigh muscles are inherently stronger than biceps so you will start off with a higher resistance doing leg extensions than bicep curls.
For me, the routines that have improved my badminton the most are the following (not in any particular order of importance):
shoulder press: strengthening your shoulder allows you to play more badminton without tiring and do more smashes in a row. This exercise will help especially if you currently have sore shoulders after you play badminton.
bicep curl: this really increases your power in clears and smashes because it will give you a faster and stronger forearm pronation. IMHO, it also reduces tennis elbows in badminton players.
bench press and lat pull: together these exercises strengthen your chest and upper back muscles to help support your shoulder. Bye-bye shoulder pain if you do these consistently together with shoulder presses.
seated lateral rotation: this trains the oblique muscles on your sides, the same muscles that you use to turn your body into your shot. After these muscles are strengthened, you will have the strength and stamina to properly rotate into your shots for a more deceptive drop shot (you achieve deception because most people only do a trunk rotation when they intend to smash).
seated leg extension: this trains your thigh muscles. If your knees hurt or feel weak or wobbly after badminton, this will do wonders for you. The stronger your thigh muscles, the less stress on your knees from your bodyweight and badminton motion. My knees actually became stronger after I strengthened my thighs and I threw away my knee brace.
wrist curl: you strengthen your wrist not to give you power in your normal badminton strokes (power in those strokes actually come from forearm pronation, not wrist snap). However, when you don't have time to set up properly to use pronation, or when you are forced into a quick defence shot, or you are playing a deceptive shot by deliberately freezing your racquet and waiting until the last moment to strike the bird, a strong wrist will give you the power you need to snap at the bird and your opponent will be surprised how far and fast you can hit it that way. Also, if you currently cannot smash to mid-court or closer to the net, wrist curls will help give you steeper smashes.
calf raise: if you have difficulty going down stairs the morning after badminton because the back of your ankle hurts, calf raise will help alleviate that. It strengthens the muscle connecting the back of your calf to the back of your heel so that it won't micro-tear and inflame as easily. It will also help you jump higher in your jump smashes.
If you have the patience to follow these routines, I can guarantee you that you will become a better badminton player and enjoy the game so much more. The key here is "patience" and "persistence". Don't get tempted into thinking that the heavier the resistance, the quicker the result. It doesn't work that way with resistance training and you will only hurt yourself if you try to take on more resistance than your body can take. Slow and easy is the best way to get results.
Allow 48 hours between training so don't do it on consecutive days.
No need for protein supplements if you are eating a balanced diet.
And last but not least, train cardio as well (like taking the stairs). All the power won't help if you are are woozy and out-of-breath getting to the bird.
Happy training! I wish more badminton players would do the same.
06-03-2005, 10:27 PM #17Originally Posted by JCanada
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