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Review: Prairie Flower at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
An engaging one-man show written and performed by Ryan Simms about his East End gangster father
28 September, 2018 — By Jack Courtney O'Connor
Ryan Simms in Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower is a curious title – and a curious piece – written by actor Ryan Simms, a graduate of the Poor School, and directed by Paul Caister (founder of the Poor School), who developed the script with Ryan.
Basically a one-man show set in 2005, Prairie stars Simms as his own father, "Longdog" Danny O'Halloran, a career villain and East End gangster, a contemporary of the Great Train Robbers, a personal friend of Charlie Wilson and a mate of "Mad" Frankie Fraser.
However, unlike the infamous Kray twins, he was not part of the glamorous gangster set. He robbed banks for a living and kept out of the limelight.
Prairie Flower is what "Longdog" called his wife, Ryan's mother, fashioned after his love of western pictures. Indeed, he refers to Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns including The Good, The Bad and the Ugly – which could easily be the title of this piece.
In two hours we learn of Ryan's old man's life of – sometimes violent – crime. Although he was a family man and loved his wife, we discover he also had a dark side and the last thing he wanted was his son to become was a poncey actor.
The secret of storytelling is to engage your audience, and, unlike in the States, it's not always about winning. As any Irish storyteller worth their Guinness will tell you, it's the way you tell 'em. And Ryan with his director have developed a style that not only engages the audience but also takes them on a journey to yesterday.
I was saddened to read that the Poor School has closed – especially since we seem to be going back to the pre-Angry Young Man days of "posh" actors. Or perhaps that's just a fashion.
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Another great car show coming up! The Concours d'Elegance is a couple of weeks gone and the Amelia Cruizers Car Show isn't until October so what are car buffs to do in between?
The St. Johns Austin Healey Club is hosting their 27th annual Southeastern Classic Car Show on Amelia Island on the weekend of April 4th through the 7th. For those of you who are fans of the little sports cars there will plenty of them to look at and perhaps even purchase.
The Sounds on Center Concert Series kicks of their season on April 5th and the Fort Clinch First Weekend Union Garrison is that weekend too. Throw in a Farmer's Market on Saturday and you've got a great fun-filled weekend!

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Spring must be on the way. Lately, in the morning, I can hear the birds singing! It seems the birds that overwinter here don't have much to say until the weather improves. I was thinking about the sounds of sunny days when I made this little bird. Sounds like the breeze blowing, children playing, and the ice cream truck driving down the street and playing a tinkly, tinny version of "Have You Ever Gone A'Fishing" on a constant loop. I was also thinking about how some people have personalities like summer days sunny, positive and colorful. This bird is much smaller than my recent birds. It's only 2 1/4″ tall.
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I've just watched Mary Spender's YouTube video about the Music Man factory tour and along the way, I saw this amazing beauty! I would just like to know if anyone knows where would that prototype be now? I'd definitely buy it! Or Music Man better release it!!!
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I've been reading an old (over 30 years old!) book by the founding father of CBT Albert Ellis – and thought you'd enjoy reading his introduction to the principals of CBT, and it's genesis in philosophy.
I have included links to relevant posts on my self help blog if you want to try out the self-help components of CBT for yourself.
Okay. Enjoy!
Adapted from 'A Guide to Personal Happiness' by Albert Ellis & Irving Becker
The main blocks to almost all kinds of happiness and emotional health are various forms of needs, demands, commands, insistances, absolutes – or what in rational-emotive therapy we call musterbation. This was discovered thousands of years ago by Western philosophers such as Zeno, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and other Stoics, and by Eastern thinkers such as Gautama Buddha. Modern philosophers, including Baruch Spinoza, John Dewy, and Bertrand Russell, rediscovered this ancient teaching: as did some of the pioneering psychotherapists of this century. No, not Sigmund Freud – who got sidetracked into people's early childhood history, their lusting after their parents, and their deeply unconscious hatreds and guilts (none of which seems to have much to do with causing their emotional upsets), but therapists like Alfred Adler, Paul Dubois, Alexander Herzberg, and George Kelly, who much more clearly realized what the philosophic causes of disturbance really were, began to develop practical means of dealing with emotional difficulties.
I believed in the Freudian view of emotional disturbance and cure and consequently went through psychoanalysis myself, was supervised in this method by a training analyst of one of the leading schools, and practiced classical analysis and psychoanalytically oriented psycho-therapy for several years before I realised it was exceptionally inefficient and was helping my clients to only a small degree. Having something of a gene for efficiency, and also having a background in philosophy (which had been one of my main interests since my college days), I sought for non-psychoanalytic methods of helping people overcome their problems, and soon observed that just about all so-called emotional disturbances were closely linked to irrational ideas, and that if I could help people clearly see and strongly dispute these self-defeating notions, they could successfully overcome their disturbances.
In experimenting with these new conceptions of neurotic behaviour and exploring techniques for helping my clients overcome their feelings of anxiety, depression, hostility and worthlessness, I developed the system of rational-emotive therapy (RET) or cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), which has now become exceptionally popular. But it was hardly so in the beginning! In the 1950's, when I created RET, practically all the other therapists screamed and yelled about my arrogance – including the Freudians, Jungians, Rogerians, and classical behaviourists. How could I have the arrogance, the consummate gall, they asked, to claim that emotional disorders are largely problems of crooked thinking, and that by changing one's thinking, one can overcome serious neurotic states? And how could I have the audacity to confront people directly with their crazy thoughts, to work intensively and forcefully with their feelings, and to give them homework assignments that would help them practice new ways of behaving and feeling?
Well, I could!
…. with just about any thought that you choose to believe and to follow, you can also disbelieve and refuse to follow. If the psychoanalysts were right, and your mother and father made you what you are today, you might well have relatively little ability to change yourself for the better. Fortunately, they are largely wrong: and because you mainly created your own thoughts and feelings, you have considerable power to change them, or, as Carl Jung, Abe Maslow, and others have said, to actualise yourself and to grow and develop emotionally…
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In all my years as an editor at SELF (and I've been here nine!) I've never been to a SELF photo shoot in a studio. But I had my shoot for the Pleasure Diet article the other day, and the experience brought me back to the starry eyed girl I used to be, when I'd eagerly await my monthly issue of Seventeen and pore over every photo, advertisement and article, examining the models, the clothing and drinking in the glamour that seemed so far from my real life.
At the SELF shoot, for a few hours, I kind of felt like one of those girls in Seventeen. First, the setting: A midtown Manhattan studio with the Hudson River in the background, in a capacious room flooded with sunlight. At one end, various backdrops were set up for the actual shooting; at the other end, a long table with lights and mirrors and every possible kind of hair and makeup product known to womankind. Plus a kitchen stocked with coffee, water and yummy breakfast and lunch treats. (I'm telling you, it was the life!) The scene was busy but not chaotic. Our fitness director was there with her nearly 4-month old infant, who slept soundly for most of the afternoon. Plus there were a slew of SELF staffers who were posing for our body bonus cards, and were having hair and makeup done by a team of two makeup artists and two hair pros (plus assistants). The photographer had three or four assistants of his own, plus there were a few fashion editors making sure everyone looked the part. For several hours, I had many hands on me, all working to make sure that I looked as photo-ready as possible. That was the fun part. I wasn't looking forward to the photos themselves--I was nervous about that part. But more on posing for the camera, later. Below, take a look at all the primping going on.
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T5 Data Centers discusses their data center setup, and why they chose Schneider Electric as their infrastructure partner.
With a 300,000 sq ft building comprised of 4 separate data centers under one roof, T5 was looking for an electrical infrastructure partner who was clearly best-in-class. T5 wanted a high-quality product, a service team to service that product, and they wanted to roll that product out across their portfolio. They found those things in Schneider Electric.


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Your online portfolio is the portal through which both clients and readers learn about you and your work, one of the best ways to land writing jobs.
That means that, for many of us, creating a writer website is hugely intimidating. I put off creating a writer website for months simply because I didn't know how I wanted to put it together.
Luckily, you have options. There are as many types of writer websites as there are writers, and you don't have to make your writer website fit any kind of preconceived template or mold.
Instead, use your online portfolio to reflect what makes you unique as a writer, and what you have to share with clients, readers and fans.
Need inspiration? Check out these online portfolio examples
Don't make the mistake of thinking that creating your online portfolio has to be a massive project. We've showcased lots of portfolio websites that make it easy for you.
But before you build your own, we've got some inspiration to get you started! We found some solid writer websites to share, each with a unique focus and design.
Here are 11 online portfolio examples.
1. Elna Cain
Elna Cain's writer website is bold, partly because she blatantly tells you she's the freelance writer your business or project needs. To further convince you, a row of prominent publications are listed right above her introduction — that's where she confidently states the problem clients have and how her skills can solve the problem. Then, the page ends with glowing client remarks.
Elna's online portfolio shares a variety of ways to get in touch with her for business opportunities and how to keep up with her work online. To assert her expertise in the field, Elna also links her popular blog that's filled with tips on how to make money with writing.
2. Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin's site is a great example of a basic, straightforward online portfolio: a brief introduction with her resume highlights front and center, and lots of links to connect people who want to learn more. She built it on WordPress.
Manjula's website works because you learn everything you need to know about her credentials and writing style at a single glance. It's easy to follow the links and read her clips, and she also gives you many ways to contact her with writing or consulting opportunities.
3. Ann Friedman
Why not make your Tumblr blog double as your writer website? That's what Ann Friedman did at first, adding her own logo and tagline as well a row of links to her completed work and contact information. What a simple and beautiful landing page!
One of the big advantages of having your Tumblr double as your online writing portfolio is that anyone who sees your posts reblogged on their dashboard has the opportunity to learn more about your writing and your work. Tumblr users who follow you will be reminded of your writing work every time you link to a new published piece, and will be able to easily share and reblog your pieces to new readers.
Tumblr also gives you the chance to connect person-to-person, which is one of the best ways to get both readers and gigs.
4. Nozlee Samadzadeh
It's possible to create an extremely compelling writer website without a single photo, logo, or image. Nozlee Samadzadeh's site lists her contact information, concise explanations for her professional experience, and links to her publications, all on a single page.
Nozlee's site also includes a short statement of her "primary beats," which is key info for anyone looking to hire her for a writing job.
5. Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire's writer website instantly immerses you into her urban fantasy world. Her latest release is prominently featured, and the header image and colors help establish her genre to new visitors. The left-hand navigational column provides easy access to important information.
If you write fiction, especially genre fiction, let your writer website reflect your fictional worlds. Open the door to your fiction by giving readers the chance to see what might be hidden within the pages.
6. Francesca Nicasio
Copywriter Francesca Nicasio's writer website aptly showcases her expertise in writing B2B content around retail, eCommerce, technology, and more. The entire website is structured around one goal: informing readers about her capabilities the very moment they get to her site.
What's the goal of your writer website? Are your skills and services clearly explained? When users visit your site, do they know what to do if they want to work with you? With her email address displayed largely on the front page, Francesca makes it easy for clients to get in touch with her. Your writer website should do the same.
7. Kayla Hollatz
"Inviting" is the best way to describe Kayla Hollatz's writer website. The big, bold words that immediately greet you are enticing enough to make you want to keep exploring her trendy online portfolio. And without needing to scroll too far, Kayla's concise and effective introduction appears, placed evenly below a prompt to take her brand style quiz.
Wherever you go, Kayla's writer website accomplishes one major thing: she pulls you in by subtly emphasizing her savviness. From spelling out the details of how you'll work together to sharing impressive client success rates, it's evident that this writer knows her stuff — and she wants you to learn it, too, hence her quiz and email course.
8. Brittany Berger
How often are you intrigued by an unpopular opinion? Probably almost always, because, well, you just have to find out how you could possibly be on the wrong side of the truth. That's what's awesome about Brittany Berger's approach to her writer website — she offers a solution that most companies think is the problem.
Her conversational tone guides you into understanding her logic, and she offers a number of valuable resources to help you learn about being mindful about content creation, and how to be more productive as you do.
She created her website on WordPress.
9. Sarah Turner
Sarah Turner's writer website is one of those slick, beautifully designed sites that intimidate the rest of us. It's the type of site that looks like it requires the assistance of a web designer, which means that it's aspirational for a lot of us, especially those of us who are just getting started as freelancers. In actuality, Sarah's website was created with the help of WordPress and Themely.
However, design isn't the only aspect that makes Sarah's writer website great. Her opening sentence clearly highlights her writing niche, how she can use her skills to improve your business in the health industry — the key goal of any resume or website — and includes a direct call to action.
You can include a similar paragraph and call to action on your own writer website, no design firm required.
10. Erin Steiner
Erin Steiner's website is gorgeous. Her tagline tells you exactly what she does — "I put words on the Internet" — and the use of photography and typography makes you want to learn more.
Erin's site breaks "the rules" by forcing users to click through her splash page to learn more about her portfolio. It's a risky move, since some people are going to leave without getting the chance to see Erin's work, but her splash page is so inviting that it effectively draws in the right people and lets them know right away that she's going to be both charming and professional, with a writer's eye for good design.
She built this on WordPress.
11. Nicole Dieker (yes, that's me!)
My writer website serves two purposes: it's a place where people can learn more about my freelance and teaching work, and it's also a blog that focuses on the art and finances of a creative career. I include "where I got published this week" roundups every Friday and finance roundups on the first of every month, along with daily insights on work-life balance, how to earn money for your creative work, the process of writing a novel and more. I also pay writers for guest posts, so pitch me!
I set up my site through WordPress using a pre-designed template.
Do you have a writer website you're proud of, or are you working on one now? Share your experience with us in the comments!
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THE ECHO's Sunrise Fund is to be given a flag-waving boost at the Summer Pops.
Event organiser CMP has agreed to make a #1 donation from every ticket sold for the Last Night of the Classical Pops to our charity.
ECHO editor Mark Dickinson said: "It is a wonderful gesture by CPM to support the Sunrise Fund.
"The Last Night of the Pops is always an extremely enjoyable occasion and now it promises to be even better with a donation from every single ticket sold going towards our chosen charity, which this year is Barnardo's, and several other local charities."
The traditional finale to the Summer Pops will feature the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and will be conducted by American Carl Davis.
Also on the bill is the UK's hot-test new soprano Katherine Jenkins, the Neath-born singing sensation who is currently taking the music world by storm.
The youngest winner of a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Music from where she graduated with honours, Katherine was immediately signed to a six-album recording contract with Universal Classics and Jazz.
The Big Top at Kings Dock Arena is expected to be packed for the show on July 25.
Carl Davis said: "I'm looking forward to coming back to the Pops so much; it has become one of my traditional summer trips."
The Summer Pops is jointly promoted by Chas Cole for CMP Entertainment and Liverpool council.
Chas Cole said: "It is very important for us to retain this traditional Last Night of the Pops.
"The Summer Pops is evolving all the time, but we pride ourselves on being as varied as possible and this night is always immensely popular."
* Carl Davis, Katherine Jenkins and the RLPO join the growing list of star names on this year's Summer Pops season.
Others include Tom Jones, Westlife, Busted, the Corrs, Jamie Cullum, Donny Osmond, Bryan Ferry, James Taylor, Jools Holland and Bonnie Raitt. More names to follow.
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Nice. Did you pick it up here in SA?
Ohhhh, so jealous!! How the hell did you get one? I still can't get my hands on one. 🙁
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Detroit has always been a music town, but after Berry Gordy packed up Motown and moved the label to L.A. in 1972, black artists in the Motor City lost the attention of record-label executives who were busy furiously signing the region's white bands. By the early 1970s, Detroit's biggest acts—Iggy Pop, MC5, Bob Seger, Grand Funk Railroad—represented an unbalanced façade concealing the city's teeming black talent. Columbia Records' Clive Davis recognized this disparity and offered a contract to three black brothers who had a loud, fast, anti-authoritarian attitude long before punk rock became a household word. They called their band Death.
David, Bobby and Dannis Hackney had grown up listening to Smokey Robinson and the Temptations; in 1973, they bought instruments, and the garage noise that resulted sounded more like the Stooges than the Supremes. Undaunted, they picked a recording studio at random from the phone book to record a demo. The studio head was impressed enough to send the demo to Davis, who loved what he heard and signed the band to a deal. After seven songs were recorded, however, he demanded the band change their name. They refused.
Death continued to play shows, and with the help of Columbia's advance money even pressed up 500 copies of a 45 rpm single to give away for free around Detroit. And then: nothing. Detroit continued to be a white-boy rock 'n' roll scene throughout the 1970s, and Washington, D.C.'s, Bad Brains would take the throne as America's reigning black punk band—until now. This week, Drag City releases the seven songs Death recorded for Columbia Records 34 years ago as Death . . . For the Whole World to See, causing music historians to rewrite their chapters on black artists in punk rock.
This is the type of good story that's usually accompanied by mediocre music, but the songs that Death recorded are better than even the most rocking Detroit anthems. "Keep on Knocking" sounds like an outtake from Alice Cooper's Love It to Death, and "Rock 'n Roll Victim" nails everything that Destroy All Monsters tried to do years afterward. But it's the nearly six-minute "Politicians in My Eyes" that makes the best case for the band, with hyperchanging rhythms, acerbic lyrics, insane psychedelic guitar sounds and an epic plea for fairness in an unjust world. With its release this week, finally, that plea is answered.


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I can still see my then three year old daughter, Ginny, standing at the front door with her face pressed to the glass. She was waving good bye to me with tears running down her face. I was leaving only for a few hours, yet she was quite distraught. Pangs of guilt consumed me as I pulled away. The thought suddenly entered my mind … someday we will be swapping places. I will be standing on that side of the door trying to hold back the tears as she drives away, leaving home for college, or a new home, a new job … a new life.
Well, that time has come. Two years ago, I stood at the door as my older son left home for the Naval Academy. Now in a couple of months, I will assume that same place as Ginny leaves for her freshman year at Belmont Abbey College.
I'm getting better at controlling the quantity of tears, but the feelings are still there. I will always miss the days when we were all living together under the same roof. I find myself longing to keep them here with me, yet knowing they need to leave my nest, spread their wings and fly towards independence.
Don't misunderstand me. I want my children to pursue their dreams and live the life God intended for them. I am the one who is learning the lesson now…learning what it means to have children let go of my apron strings and become the adults I am so very proud of.
The apron strings are still there, they just continue to become more and more frayed. My kids will be back for breaks, visits, and summer. But each time they come back, I realize more and more that they are not mine, really. They truly are God's children.
It's a tough lesson to learn. What has helped you learn to loosen your apron strings?
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The annual Campeonato Abierto de Polo will be kicking off this weekend in Palermo. The event, which was first carried out in 1893, is the most important Polo competition of the year and is also one of the most frequented social functions by the local elite and international polo players.
The tournament will begin this Saturday 19th of November and will be held every weekend until the 10th of December at the Campo Argentino de Polo. This is a great chance for those looking to participate in a truly Argentine experience and watch top quality Polo.
Tickets available here.
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Allen, it was interesting to be reminded of the deep Germanic roots central Texas has. In addition to fine food, the polka and waltzs with accordians can be heard from various conjunto bands playing today.Thanks for inventing the barku; it is a deserving form.Jim F.


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It seems like a crazy title - how on earth can a war save someone's life? But the title is true to the book. In The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Ada tells her story first-hand. It's a difficult story of abuse and neglect. Ada is crippled, and her mother refuses... Continue Reading →
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Marcia Williams has created a fun companion to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in Lizzy Bennet's Diary. Williams follows the storyline of Pride and Prejudice closely, including illustrations and small details of life not included in the book - like the fancy buttonholes Elizabeth is embroidering on a new waistcoat for her father. She also includes the "letters"... Continue Reading →
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Normally, I am not a fan of diary-form fiction, but I am making an exception for Karen Cushman's excellent book Catherine, Called Birdy. Birdy is an energetic, sharp-tongued girl living in medieval England. She hates wearing skirts, hemming sheets, spinning, and needlepoint - basically everything about being a daughter of a knight. She is especially... Continue Reading →
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Nandita brings with her a solid understanding of wealth management, strong technical knowledge and a clear focus on client service. She places great emphasis on working with her clients to ensure appropriate strategies are in place to achieve their own unique financial objectives and lifestyle goals.
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"His name is Omojuwa Samuel, a resident of Kosofe at Omojuwa street, Ketu, Lagos and he's just 20 years old. If the Nigerian police wanted to arrest him, they could have just done that without shooting him.Samuel just came back from watching a football match in his area when he was shot by his house. I was a witness right there. The police men, most of them in polos and only one in Uniform, were conducting a raid on bike men in the area and people around were not even sure about who they were."
"Armed with cutlasses and guns, they were beating all boys around there over a bribe I'm sure they wanted to collect. The street thugs were gathering to react when the Police began shooting to scare them off. Samuel was just in front of his house tying his shoe lace when he was shot in the leg the moment he raised his head. These policemen immediately began to drag him on the floor to the bus stop where their patrol bus was parked, and it was a very long distance."
"They took him to the police station at Ketu and locked him up with a bullet in his leg. When his family members got there, the policemen tried to twist the story, saying the people responsible were not from Ketu police station. They also lied that the case has been transferred to Ikeja. His relatives however struggled to enter and got to know he was actually there."
"The DPO at Ketu police station claimed that the cutlasses they used in beating boys were recovered during their patrol. This was however used to also injure innocent people. He wanted to transfer Samuel to a police hospital so they would remove the bullet and close the case but his family refused and took him to the National Orthodaedic Hospital, Igbobi . He's currently there and is being treated. The bullet hasn't been removed because it's in his bone. His family is the one taking care of the expenses without help from the police."
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Hydroflight Sports – Session One
Hydroflight Sports
The Hydroflight Sports history timeline has just had another significant date added to it. Last weekend (Feb 13/14, 2016) in Pompano Beach Florida twelve Pro Hydroflight athletes were brought together by X-Jetpacks to explore new possibilities, push our sport forward and compete in a friendly Open Board event called SESSION ONE. Expertly organized by Carey Whitley and Lyle Presse of Jetblade USA and hosted by Dean Lavelle and his lovely fiance Katrina Webb at their beautiful LTS (Lavelle Training School) Wakeboard School the atmosphere was fun, friendly and inspiring. Athletes were challenged to work beyond their comfort zones exploring new formats and a new scoring system. The weekend workshop generated some new ideas and solid feedback on what is worth pursuing as Hydroflight Sports evolve in 2016.
The Hydroflight community members participating in SESSION ONE represented five different manufacturers and all involved were supportive and respectful, sharing stories and educating each other about their boards, their backgrounds and their future plans. The vibe was what the majority of us have been anxiously awaiting and H2RO certainly believes that comradery, at least amongst athletes, is where the necessary strength lies in order for our sport to reach mainstream success.
SESSION ONE Hydroflight Athletes
Introducing the athletes and the boards they flew during this historic weekend.
- Rush Bragg (Zapata Racing – Pro Series Flyboard)
- Scotty Knemeyer (DEFY Waterflight – Jetdeck)
- Brandon Landis (Wataboard – Wataboard X1)
- Dean Lavelle (X Jetpacks – Jetblade)
- Ryouichi Manyama (X Jetpacks – Jetblade)
- Ben Merrell (X Jetpacks – Jetblade)
- Jake Orel (X Jetpacks – Jetblade)
- Cooper Riggs (Zapata Racing – Pro Series Flyboard)
- Brandon Samuels (Zapata Racing – Pro Series Flyboard)
- Todd Sawisch (Zapata Racing – Pro Series Flyboard)
- Casey 'Swizzle' Mcelwee (Dolphin Board – Dolphin Board)
- Hunter Verlander (X Jetpacks – Jetblade)
There were many reasons H2RO was excited to cover this event. It was exciting to see all of these different boards being flown, it was very cool to see new competition formats being explored like the Jaxx Round which brought out some amazing creativity in the competitors. We were able to see the debut of the new tablet based scoring app that was developed by Stratospheric. It easily allowed for the entry of points and computed the results immediately upon submission. This was the first Hydroflight event in which the competitors were also the judges. Peer judging was an interesting element to the competition and proved to show potential for future events.
And in addition to all of that we witnessed the first ever 'Universal' landed by Rush Bragg and it was a real pleasure to meet and interview Frazier Grandison, the man responsible for helping build the very first modern hydroflight device, way back in 2004.
SESSION ONE – Jaxx Round
Arriving just days before the event from China, two huge inflatable Jaxx (each over four meters high) sat floating dockside when we arrived on Saturday morning. They had already been played with during Friday's warm up rounds and it was the twelve athletes that came to define how this round would be scored. It was determined that each athlete would have a maximum of four minutes to execute four interactions with the Jaxx. Each 'Interaction' was defined as beginning when a rider's spray, hose or body makes contact with the Jaxx and is considered completed once there is again total separation.
These interactions ranged from a slight tap of the hose as a trick was thrown in close proximity to long intricate interactions where multiple tricks were executed all while the Jaxx was being tossed and flipped around. As expected Round 1 saw some athletes approach the Jaxx with caution while others employed reckless abandon. Each learned from watching the other and this fueled even greater creativity and aggressiveness in Rounds 2 and 3.
There were certainly many highlights from the Jaxx Round as well as some new physicality introduced to our sport. New challenges for the riders were certainly in play as they now had manage the ski, hose and the Jaxx. Hose management went from not flipping the ski to how can I flip the Jaxx. With each flight there was an element of unknown and some risk which did add to the intensity felt by both the audience and the competitors.
Solo Jaxx Round – Order of Finish
- Todd Sawisch
- Scotty Knemeyer
- Cooper Riggs
- Brandon Samuels
- Ben Merrell
- Jake Orel
- Rush Bragg
- Casey Swizzle
- Dean Lavelle
- Hunter Verlander
- Ryouichi Manyama
- Brandon Landis
SESSION ONE – Draw Round
The Draw Round demanded new skill sets be employed as unlike the Jaxx Round this was more a test of will and endurance. The rounds were set up by placing approximately 12 well known hydroflight tricks into a hat and then randomly drawing to create each session. Each competitor was to do the same session of tricks in each round and had 90 seconds to pull off the tricks as many times as possible while being scored for execution, order sequence and number of tricks thrown.
Round one saw competitors pulling off the following:
Dolphin – 1080 spin dolphin – Superman – Backflip (repeat)
Sounds easy right? Well it was described as taking repeated punches to the face while getting progressively more disoriented with each spin and dive. Definitely a challenge, definitely something you would specifically have to train for. Each athlete put out a valiant effort and it was interesting to see how some would throw huge dolphins while others were keeping things close to the water and going for speed.
Round two definitely was more to Hunter Verlander and Jake Orel's liking as they both are not huge fans of diving. This round saw each athlete have to throw:
Double Backflip – 720 Board Grab – Layout Double Backflip – 1080 spin (repeat)
You would think the layout double would be some riders breaking point and it was certainly a challenge for some who were not comfortable with the move but it was the Board Grab that actually gave the competitors the most difficulty. It further proved that styling out tricks has yet to be a priority as the scoring to date in freestyle Pro Flyboarding competitions hasn't really rewarded those elements enough to push their progression. Dean Lavelle can certainly deliver a real board grab (his specialty) but there was a lot of waving at your bindings in this round and that affected some scores.
Round three was another challenging spin flip combination as the athletes voted to pull the Backflip to Missile trick out of the set. (Necks were spared as can you imagine dropping missile after missile… ouch)
1080 Double Backflip – 720 spin – Serpent – Backflip – 1080 – Backflip
They took the tricks from our H2RO Trick Names page and so I have to take responsibility for the serpent move still being an option. It was pretty funny to see the top athletes whipping the hose back and forth and having to call it a 'trick'. I suppose it was a chance for the athletes to catch their breath and certainly the round was still challenging.
Hunter Verlander showed excellence in execution flying his way to win in the Draw Round. He wasn't a fan of the Jaxx and so it was a good example of how some athletes will excel in different disciplines and may choose to avoid certain ones all together.
Draw Round – Order of Finish
- Hunter Verlander
- Todd Sawisch
- Ben Merrell
- Cooper Riggs
- Rush Bragg
- Dean Lavelle
- Jake Orel
- Casey Swizzle
- Brandon Samuels
- Scotty Knemeyer*
- Ryouichi Manyama*
- Brandon Landis*
SESSION ONE – Best Trick
This has to be part of every Hydroflight competition going forward. How awesome is it to see athletes unleash their biggest, baddest, most insane trick one after the other. It's inspiring for fans and competitors alike and will hyper accelerate trick progression in our sport. Despite the skis deciding enough was enough towards the end the competitors used the power they did have to attempt some pretty gnarly stuff. None was more spectacular and historic than the eventual winner Rush Bragg's signature trick the 'Universal'.
Best Trick – Order of Finish
- Rush Bragg
- Todd Sawisch
- Hunter Verlander
- Casey Swizzle
- Cooper Riggs
- Jake Orel
- Ben Merrell
- Dean Lavelle
- Brandon Samuels
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Please explain this sentence: "Now can I break my fast, dine, sup and sleep, / Upon the very naked name of love.." from Shakespeare's The Two Gentleman From Verona.
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As Valentine speaks to Proteus in Act II, scene iv, of Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, he is admitting that he has rejected love in the past. He says that he has paid the price for such actions. In fact, the man who at one time had no time for love (Valentine) has been punished for acting far too superior to love—with a lack of appetite, groans, tears, sighs of sadness; he also could not sleep but in his wakefulness, he could only observe his sorrow for not being in love.
With bitter fasts, with penitential groans,
With nightly tears, and daily heart-sore sighs;
For, in revenge of my contempt of love,
Love hath chas'd sleep from my enthralled eyes
And made them watchers of mine own heart's sorrow
Valentine admits that love is so strong that he is now humbled, but is not sad in learning of love. There is nothing more joyous that he could do than to serve love. Because he has found contentment in his heart, all the punishments of the past have vanished: he now has an appetite—he can eat and sleep—all for love when he says:
Now can I break my fast, dine, sup and sleep,
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PORTLAND–An overflow crowd of designers, ad people, snowboarders and other Stumptown characters packed "The Cleaners" at the Ace Hotel last night to hear from Portland-based designer Aaron Draplin, 36, of Draplin Design Company (DDC). The event was hosted by AIGA and 52 Ltd.
Draplin is a big man and his work is even bigger. The guy demands respect and last night respect was given. Glass of wine or beer in hand, members of the crowd hung on Draplin's every word as he recounted tales from his personal life and the details of his career.
He said he moved to Bend, OR when he was 19 because a lot of people he knew in Michigan were on their way to Colorado for "the cool shit." He thought it best to blow past all that, and blown past it he has.
Draplin's first job out of art school in Minneapolis was with Snowboarder Magazine and now he's part of the team at Snowboard Magazine. Here is a man who has successfully integrated his love of riding, the mountains and the people who inhabit them into his daily work and deepest passion–beautiful, clean, sturdy graphic design.
One of the interesting twists in the Draplin tale is how he hunts for old American iconography. Literally, he travels the nation to sift through other people's "junk" so he can bring home the best pieces, which he archives. "We're out there rescuing things," he says. Draplin loves the look and feel of things made the old-fashioned way, in a machine shop or in a type house. Naturally, this passion finds its way into Draplin's work–his logo work, in particular, draws inspiration from an earlier time.
Another unique aspect to Draplin's game is how much merchandise the guy offers. He said he learned back in the day that a farmer might decide to buy expensive equipment, not on the merits of the machine itself, but due the little perks the salesman threw in, like a free hat. Draplin's hats aren't free, but they are bad ass. His strong DDC logo pops off the orange lid and like everything else he makes, he invested deeply in the manufacturing process. His hats are made in Orange City, Iowa because that's where real farm hats are made. "I found the source," he said.
Draplin's desire to make things of enduring value led him to team with Chicago's Jim Coudal on Field Notes, a simple stapled memo book. So he's a product designer, on top of everything else. All of last night's guests received a free Field Notes sample as part of the admission price. Not suprisingly, the notebooks feature Draplin's favorite font, Futura Bold, on the cover.
Near the end of his presentation, Draplin named things he likes and things he doesn't. He also said his favorite designers are people who do what they do whether they make money at it or not. His way of thinking was noted by Clifton Burt, who also filed a report on this event.
"It doesn't take briefs and client-meetings and hate and all that shit to make something great. Just go for it. Get in and get out."


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Indian U-19 National Team squad for the SAFF U-19 Championship 2015
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17.08.2015- AIFF PRESS RELEASE : 22 members have been selected for the Indian U-19 National Team squad for the SAFF U-19 Championship 2015, which is slated to commence in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Indian contingent has been pitted against Maldives and Afghanistan in Group B of the Championship. Two Teams from the Group will progress into the latter stages of the Championship. The Tournament is slated to kick-off from August 20, 2015 and the Indian colts will play their first match on August 23, 2015 against Afghanistan in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The 22 member squad is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS : Sayak Barai, Swastik Mukherjee
DEFENDERS : Shahabaaz, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Golui Sarthak, Amit Tudu, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Prosenjit Chakraborty.
MIDFIELDERS : Kamalpreet Singh, Hayden Fernandes, Prasanth K, Japes Singh, Lalramzauva, Rohit Kumar, Lalit Tariyal, Kyntiewshaphrang Kharlukhi, AnirudhThapa, Bedashwor Singh.
FORWARDS : : Moinuddin, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Nijwmmuchahary, Sushil Meitei.
HEAD COACH : Syed Sabir Pasha
Indian U-19 National Team squad for the SAFF U-19 Championship 2015
The fixture list for the Indian Colts is as follows:
August 23 : India 2-0 Afghanistan
August 25 : India 3-0 Maldives
August 27 : India 0-0, 4-3 (Pen) Bangladesh
Indian U-19 National SAFF U-19 Championship 2015
29.08.2015 - FINAL :India 1-1, 4-5 (Pen) Nepal
The Indian U-19 National Team finished runners-up in the SAFF U-19 2015 Championship on Saturday (August 29, 2015) as they lost 5-4 on penalties against hosts Nepal, after a 1-1 draw at the end of ninety minutes, at the ANFA HQ in Satdobato, Nepal. India missed their first penalty of the shoot-out, while Nepal scored all five to earn the SAFF Championship.
Coming off a win against Bangladesh in the semi-finals the Indian colts, albeit controlled the tempo of the match and attacked with sheer pace, failed to apply the finishing touch in much of their chances. Playing in an intimidating atmosphere the colts pressurized their opponents as they looked for a breakthrough in the opening minutes of the match.
A corner kick garnered by the Indian colts, after a splendid attack from the right flank, was headed inches wide of the post. Next, Lalramzuava's long ranger earned an uncanny save by the Nepali custodian as the Colts started to pull strings. Attacking with fluidity and precision, the Indian contingent fell behind to a goal in the 20th minute, when a counter attack resulted in a corner-kick, which earned the dividends for the hosts as they headed home to take the lead.
Not to be deterred the Indian contingent continued to knock their opponent's door for an equalizer. A bustling header from a corner-kick flew whiskers over the bar as the colts continued to raid the opponent's citadel. Albeit trailing 1-0 at halftime, the Indian colts had a wonderful opportunity to equalize their deficit in the 65th minute, and had it not been for a heroic lunge of the Nepali defence, the colts would have certainly availed the dividends. But a corner was all the Colts could gather.
With momentum on their side, the Colts began to dominate possession and breached the Nepali defence in the 88th minute, when an Indian corner was handled inside the box, resulting in a penalty kick. A calm and composed Shahbaaz stepped up to equalize India's deficit. And the scoreline remained stagnant at 1-1 for the remaining time. With the match moving to the penalty shoot-out, the Nepali contingent scored all five of their penalties, while the Indian colts missed their opening penalty to lose 5-4.
27.08.2015:India 0-0, 4-3 (Pen) Bangladesh
The Indian U-19 National Team progressed into the finals of the SAFF U-19 2015 Championship on Thursday (August 27, 2015) as they defeated Bangladesh 4-3 on penalties after a goalless stalemate at the end of ninety minutes, at the ANFA HQ in Satdobato, Nepal.
The Indian Colts now face Nepal in the Finals of the Championship, which is slated to kick-off on August 29, 2015 at the same venue. Coming off a 3-0 win against Maldives in their last Group Stage match, the Indian colts pressed from the whistle, as they searched for an early breakthrough.
In the 23rd minute, Daniel's shot came agonizingly close to the goal. Two minutes later, a glitzy one touch passing move, which penetrated the Bangladeshi defence, was concluded with a shot straight at the opponent's custodian.
Mounting pressure and disabling any Bangladeshi attacks with acute finesse, the Indian colts started to control the tempo of the match. A floated corner was met by a thumping header which flew whiskers over the bar in the 29th minute. With the Indian colts gaining ground towards goal, the danger was there for all to see, however the attacking finesse of the colts lacked the conversion and thus at half-time the scoreline remained stagnant at 0-0.
Changing over, and both Teams entwined in a battle for possession resulting in an end-to-end affair. In the 81st minute of the match, the Indian colts came close to securing the decisive goal as Daniel's shot flew inches wide of the post.
Second later, another Indian attempt went abegging. With ninety minutes not enough to segregate the Teams, penalty shoot-out commenced, wherein the colts won 4-3.
25.08.2015: India 3-0 Maldives (FT)
The Indian U-19 National Team qualified for the semi-finals of the SAFF U-19 2015 Championship as they defeated Maldives 3-0 on Tuesday (August 25, 2015) at the ANFA HQ in Satdobato, Nepal. The Indian colts will now clash swords against Bangladesh on August 27, 2015 for a spot in the Finals of the Championship, which is slated to kick-off on August 29, 2015.
Following close on the heels of a splendid 2-0 win against Afghanistan, the Indian contingent once again fused attacking fluidity with defensive solidity, as they edged out their opponents. Dominating possession from the start, the Indian contingent earned a free-kick in the opening minutes of the match in a dangerous position. Although the free-kick went abegging, the colts continued to pile the pressure and raid the opponent' citadel.
A drilling Moinuddin header in the 10th minute, following a delightful cross from Japis, went whiskers wide of the goal. Edging ever closer to the goal, the Colts hit the woodwork in the 20th minute as a blasted free-kick rattled the crossbar. With the colts maintaining their pressure and pushing their opponents to play inside their own box, dividends, sooner or later, had to come. And it did in the 41st minute of the match when Moinuddin latched onto a loose ball, only to slot home comfortably past the custodian.
A penalty kick late into the first half went abegging for Maldives and at half-time the scoreline reflected 1-0 in favor of the Indian contingent.Changing over, and the Colts doubled their lead in the 46th minute, when Lalramzuava slotted his ball home, following a cut-back by Daniel.
Minutes later the colts came close to tripling their lead as Sarthak's shot ricocheted off the post, after an uncanny clearance from a corner kick. Controlling the tempo of the match, the Colts put their tie to bed as they tripled their lead in the 71st minute, when Anirudh Thapa scored a beauty from long-range, following a cut-back from Prashant. A sterling Indian performance was safeguarded by the defence, and at the end of full-time the scoreline read 3-0.
23.08.2015: India 2-0 Afghanistan ( Nepal - FT)
IND Kamalpreet 11', Anirudh Thapa 87'
IND: :Barai, Gouli, Shahbaaz, Tudu, Jerry, Lalramzauva (Hayden), Thapa, Kamalpreet, Prashant(Japis), Daniel, Moinuddin.
AIFF PRESS RELEASE : The Indian U-19 National Team kicked-off their SAFF U-19 2015 Championship campaign with a 2-0 win over Afghanistan on Sunday (August 23, 2015) at the ANFA HQ in Satdobato, Nepal. An early goal fused with a sterling attacking and defensive performance laid the foundations of an easy Indian win.
The Indian colts dashed out to attack from the kick-off and earned a corner in the first minute itself. Albeit the corner went abegging, the pressure which the Indian contingent aimed to create was evident. Dominating possession in the final third, whilst incepting pressure on the opponent, was bound to earn dividends for the Indian contingent. And it did, as early as the 11th minute, when a delightful lofted free-kick was headed home by Kamalpreet Singh.
Minutes later the Indian colts were at it again. An exquisite one touch play created an opening for the Indian contingent, but the chance went abegging. Not to be deterred by the missed opportunity, the Colts were close to doubling their lead in the dying embers of the first half as a thunderous shot rattled the opposition's crossbar. However, at the end of the first forty five minutes, the Indian contingent lead by a solitary goal.
An Afghan incursion in the early minutes of the second half was dismantled by sheer acumen by the Indian defence paving way for the Indian attack to take control of the match once again. A delicious cross from the right flank, which was onto its way to goal, was cleared away by the Afghan defence in the 60th minute resulting in a corner. Second later, a thumping effort from Moin was saved by the Afghan custodian.
The Indian colts doubled their lead in the 86th minute of the match when a glitzy one touch play with Rohit saw Anirudh Thapa onto goal. The latter danced past two Afghan defenders and slotted the ball home, to give the colts a well deserved two goal cushion. In the dying embers of the match, a desperate Afghan contingent attacked all-out, but their prowess was nullified by an excellent defensive performance by the Indian colts.
At the end of full-time the score-line read 2-0 in favor of the Indian Colts.The Indian Colts face Maldives in their next match of the SAFF U-19 2015 Championship on August 25, 2015.
FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015, INDIA U19 Squad
AIFF PRESS RELEASE - 17.08.2015 : 17 members have been shortlisted for the Indian U-19 National Team squad, which will be participating in the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015. The Championship kicked-off earlier this month on August 05, 2015. The Indian colts have been clubbed in Group A alongside Frenz United A, Felda United FC (both Malaysia) and Chonburi FC (Thailand).
The Teams in the Group will play on a home and away basis and top two finishing Teams from the Group Stage will progress into the Knock-out Stages. The Indian contingent will clash swords against Felda United FC in their first game, which is slated to kick-off on August 19, 2015 at the Hand Tuah Stadium, away from home in Malaysia.
Expressing his content with the exposure that the Asia Champions Trophy will provide, Head Coach of the Indian U-19 National Team Lee Johnson spoke exclusively to www.the-aiff.com and said, "It is important for any Player to play games in a competitive environment, as a competitive environment is an integral part of any Player's development". "These Competitions provide the experience needed in order to develop as a Player", added the former Chelsea Academy Coach. The 17 member squad is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS: Sukhdev Patil, Haokip Jedidi
DEFENDERS: Nishu Kumar, Amey Ranawade, Kapil Boro, Mohd. Sajid Dhot, Lalthakima, Nuruddin
MIDFIELDERS: Suman Sarkar, Malsawmzuala, Bidyananda Singh, Vinit Rai, Loken Moirangthem.
FORWARDS: Milan Basumatary, Ashique Kuruniyan, Lalrinzuala Chhangte, Mawihmingthanga
HEAD COACH: Lee Johnson
FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015, INDIA U19 FIX - SCORE
The fixture list for the Indian Colts is as follows
August 23: Felda United FC 0-0 AIFF India
August 26: Chonburi FC 4-2 AIFF India
September 02: AIFF India 1-0 Felda United FC
September 23: AIFF India 2-1 Frenz United A
October 14: AIFF India 2-1 Chonburi FC
October 22: Frenz United A VS AIFF India
FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015, INDIA U19 DETAILS
Indian U-19 Team Defeats Chonburi FC 2-1
14.10.2015: INDIA u 19 --- 2-1 --- Chonburi FC
IND: Sayak Barai (GK); Shahbaaz Khan, Sajid Dhot, Sarthak Golui, Nishu Kumar; Lalramzuava, Rakesh Oram, Ashique (79' – Suman Sarkar), Malsawmzuala (83' – Moinuddin), Daniel Lalhimpuia (C), Milan Basumatary ( 63' – Bidyananda Singh).
14.10.2015 : AIFF PRESSRELEASE : The Indian U-19 National Team defeated Thailand's Chonburi FC 2-1 in their last home match of the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015 at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco, Goa today (October 14, 2015). A late goal by Captain Daniel Lalhlimpuia gave the Indian colts much needed three points and propelled them to first in the standings of Group A of the Competition.
The Indian contingent faces Malaysia's Frenz United A next in an away fixture on October 22, 2015 and mathematically need a point to secure qualification to the latter stages of the Competition. Speaking in the Official Post Match press conference, Head Coach of the Indian U-19 National Team, Lee Johnson said, "The lads were very disciplined today. There were times when Chonburi got the better of us, but we regrouped and showed our character and desire to win the match. This win gives the Team a boost of confidence."
"If we had taken our chances, who knows what the score-line might be", Lee added.Johnson's boys were also showered with lavish praise by Chonburi FC's Head Coach Naruephon Kaenson. "The Indian Team was better than us in every department and they deserved to win. They were very compact and hard to break down", Kaenson stated at the Post Match press conference.
Coming on the back of a 2-1 win against Malaysia's Frenz United A, the Indian colts took an early lead against their Thai opponents as Rakesh Oram tapped the ball home in the 6th minute of the match. Two minutes later, the colts tried to double their lead as Rakesh found Lalramzuava on the right asphalt, bursting towards goal. However the latter was caught in defensive traffic.
While the outfield players were having a field day – nullifying the Thai attacks and launching their own – Goalkeeper Sayak Barai enjoyed the view from afar. However Barai was called into action in the 20th minute and made a fantastic save to deny Chonburi their equalizer. Soon after, the colts were handed an opportunity to double their lead on a platter as Milan was released onto goal by an exquisite Daniel through ball. Milan however, with only the keeper to beat, failed to do his chance justice.
In the 37th minute, Ashique's through ball found Nishu Kumar clear on the left asphalt, whose shot rattled the post after being finger-touched to safety by the Thai custodian. Three minutes later, Milan blasted his chance home, but the euphoria was cut-short by an offside flag. The Indian colts were left to rue their complacency infront of goal in the dying embers of the first half as Chonburi FC scored to equalize their deficit. And at half-time both Teams went into the tunnel on level pegging as the score-line read 1-1.
Changing over and the colts fostered another goal-scoring opportunity soon after the kick-off. Daniel, after wriggling his way through the Thai defence shot onto goal, but the Thai custodian once again denied India with a superb save. The ricocheted ball fell into Ashique's stride, whose venomous shot was once again kept out of the goal by the Thai custodian.
With chances piling up, Head Coach of the Indian U-19 National Team reshuffled his pack and introduced Bidyananda Singh for Milan Basumatary in an attempt to make the most out of opportunities.Twelve minutes from time the Indian colts were handed another opportunity to break the deadlock as Daniel's volley flew inches wide past the goal. Five minutes later, Sajid's thumping header following a Bidyananda corner went whisker over the goal.
The breakthrough after much delay finally came in the 89th minute when Daniel skillfully slotted the ball home past the Thai custodian from 20 yards to give India the lead. Had the Indian colts taken their chances the score-line would have been injected with more gloss, however it was the three points that mattered and at the end of time the score-line read 2-1 in favor of the Indian contingent.
Indian U-19 Team Defeats Frenz United A 2-1
23.09.2015: INDIA u 19 --- 2-1 --- Frenz United A
IND : Shivaji Patil (GK), Dhot Sajid, Khiangte Lalramzauva (73' – Vinit Rai), Daniel Lalhlimpua(C), Malsawmzuala, Golui Sarthak (70' – Girsimrat Singh), Muhamed Ashique, Mawihmingthanga, Chhangte Lallianzuala (90' – Rakesh Oram), Amey Ganesh, Nishu Kumar.
AIFF PRESS 23.09.2015 : The Indian U-19 National Team defeated Malaysian Club Side Frenz United A 2-1 in the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015 on Wednesday (September 23, 2015) in Vasco, Goa. Daniel Lalhlimpuia and Mawihmingthanga scored on the either side of half-time to hand Frenz United A their first defeat of the Asia Champions Trophy 2015, whilst enabling the Indian colts to garner seven points out of four matches.
Speaking in the Official Post-match Press Conference, Head Coach of the Indian U-19 Team Lee Johnson praised the attitude of his Team on-field: "I am extremely satisfied with the performance the Team showcased tonight. The Players had worked hard in the training and they deserved this win"This win has also given us the confidence and indicated us that we can play and edge out a result against an opposition which is well versed in the game"
"It is satisfying and pleasing to see the Players showcase their leadership quality on the pitch. Our defenders worked hard during the match and had a brilliant game tonight", quipped Johnson.nLee Johnson's boys also came under lavish praise from the Frenz United A Head Coach, Erik van der Meer, who had earlier said: "India deserved to win. They pressed and cancelled us during the match and their defenders were in superb form".
On a hot and humid evening in Goa, the Indian colts turned on the style as they attacked with finesse and flair from the early minutes of the match. Mawihmingthanga's went on a sterling run, feinting two defenders in the process to ring the attacking bells for the Indian contingent in the 3rd minute. Two minutes later, Malsawmzuala's venomous shot came close to opening the goal scoring account for the Indian colts.
With momentum on their side the Indian colts started to pull string and create goal scoring chances at will, Chhangte's rocket-of-a-shot, following a tacky Indian counterattack was headed clear by the Malaysian Club' defence in the 20th minute. While the Indian forwards continued to raid the opposition citadel, the Indian defence thwarted the counter-attacks initiated by Frenz United. Sajid's inch-perfect tackle to rob the opposition of gaining ground on goal indicated the tenacity of the Indian defence.
In the 39th minute, Ashique's shot, after feinting clear of his defender was saved by the opponent custodian. With the colts emulating their own version of symphony in motion by jotting down some exquisite passing moves to split open the opposition defence, it was only a matter of time before the opening goal of the match came. And it did in the 41st minute when the skipper Daniel leapt higher than his marker and headed the ball home, following an Indian freekick to send the Indian contingent into the half-time with a solitary goal lead.
Changing over, the Indian Colts started where the left on, on an attacking note. The Colts came close to doubling their lead in the 51st minute as a shot flew just inches wide of the post. Three minutes later, Ashique' volley following a delicious cross from the right flank sailed inches over the crossbar. In the 65th minute Frenz United A equalized their deficit against the run of play to make the score-line 1-1.
Not to be deterred the Indian colts maintained their grip on the game and pressed for a goal. In the 72ndminute an Indian cutback into the penalty area was read by the Malaysian club's defence and cleared.Two minutes later, the Indian contingent took the lead again as Mawihmingthanga danced past two opponents and slotted the ball home with sheer composure to make the score-line 2-1. For the rest of the match, the Indian colts successfully thwarted Frenz United's efforts with acumen and at the end of time the score-line read 2-1 in favor of the Indian contingent.
FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 201502.09.2015 : India U 18 -- 1-0 -- Felda United
INDIA U-18: Sukhdev Patil (GK), Amey Ranawade, Sajid Dhot, Sarthak Golui, Nishu Kumar, Lllianzuala Chhangte, Bidyananda Singh (Ashique Muhamed – 46th), Malsawmzuala, Suman Sarkar (Lalramzuava – 73rd), Daniel Lalhlimpuia (Captain), Mawihmingthanga.
IND: Lallianzuala 85'
India U-18, win by a solitary goal against Felda United FC, Malaysia in the FAM-Frenz Asia Champions Trophy 2015 at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco on Wednesday (September 2). The colts after three matches stand on four points in the Championship. On 85th minute Lallianzuala Chhangte placing it in past a diving rival Goalkeeper Amirul Rahman. In the first half the score line was goalless.
22.08.2015: : India ------ 2-4 ----- Chonburi FC - Thailand
AIFF PRESS RELEASE : The Indian U-19 National Team went down fighting 2-4 against Thailand's Chonburi FC in their second match of the Asia Champions Trophy on Wednesday (August 26, 2015) at the IPE Stadium in Chonburi, Thailand. After starting off their Asia Champions Trophy campaign with a goalless stalemate against Felda United, the Indian Colts took an early lead in the 20th minute of the match, when Nishu Kumar's decisive pass was directed into the goal by the opponent's defence.
The Thai opponents, however, scored in quick successions to equalize their deficit and double their lead by halftime. At halftime the score-line read 3-1 in favor of Chonburi FC. Chonburi FC tripled their lead in the 51st minute. Not to be deterred the Indian colts minimized their deficit in the 70th minute of the match. Ashique Kuruniyan lobbed exquisitely with finesse over the advancing opponent's custodian to minimize the Indian colts' deficit.
At the end of 90 minutes, the scoreline read 4-2 in favor of Chonburi FC. After playing two away games on the trot, the Indian colts will now face Malaysia's Felda United FC on September 02, 2015 in a home fixture which is slated to kick-off in Goa.
22.08.2015: : India ------ 0-0 ----- Felda United - Malaysia
AIFF PRESS RELEASE : The Indian U-19 Colts were held to a goalless draw against Malaysian Club side Felda United on Wednesday (August 19, 2015) in their first match of the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015 at the Hang Tuah Stadium in Malaysia.
The Indian contingent has been drawn in Group B alongside Frenz United A, Chonburi FC and Felda United; and clashes swords against Thailand's Chonburi FC next on August 29, 2015 in an away fixture. After a wary start, the Indian contingent started to pull string and dominate possession. With his beckoning guile and glitzy moves, Suman Sarkar exposed the defence of the opposition, but to no avail.
Two long shorts shortly after, first by Nishu Kumar and then by Vinit Rai, came agonizingly close to open the goal scoring tally for the colts. At the half-time both Teams went into the tunnel on level pegging. Head Coach Lee Johnson shuffled his pack and introduced Lalrinzuala in place of Loken Meitei after the break to up the ante of the Indian colts. In the dying embers of the game, the Indian clots had an opportunity to grab the winner, but a low drive from Ashique Kuruniyan, after a tacky passing move, went whiskers wide of the goal.
Both Teams nullified each other for the rest of the time and at the end of ninety-minutes the score-line remained 0-0.


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William Shakespeare
Prince Escalus – Andrew Vincent
Mercutio – Philip Cumbus
Paris – Tom Stuart
Montague – Michael O'Hagan
Lady Montague – Holly Atkins
Romeo – Adetomiwa Edun
Benvolio – Jack Farthing
Abraham / Apothecary – Graham Vick
Balthazar / Peter / Gregory – Fergal McElherron
Capulet – Ian Redford
Lady Capulet – Miranda Foster
Juliet – Ellie Kendrick
Tybalt – Ukweli Roach
Nurse – Penny Layden
Friar John / Sampson – James Lailey
Friar Lawrence – Rawiri Paratene
Dominic Dromgoole, director
Simon Daw, design
Sian Williams, choreographer
Music composed by Nigel Hess
Recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London, August 2009.
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Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu language: English
Subtitles: English
Running time: 171 mins
No. of DVDs: 2 (DVD9)
Shakespeare, William
Atkins, Holly; Cumbus, Philip; Edun, Adetomiwa; Farthing, Jack; Foster, Miranda; Kendrick, Ellie; Lailey, James; Layden, Penny; McElherron, Fergal; O'Hagan, Michael; Paratene, Rawiri; Redford, Ian; Roach, Ukweli; Stuart, Tom; Vick, Graham; Vincent, Andrew
Label: Opus Arte
Genre: Play
Period: Renaissance
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Viper Sales Slow, Inventory Grows, Production Cut. Gilles: Potential Buyers "Intimidated" By Car's Reputation
Citing increased inventory due to slower than expected sales, Chrysler will cut production of the SRT Viper from 9 cars a day to just six and reassign some of the workers at the Conner Avenue assembly facility that assembles Chrysler's V10 powered sports car.
Ralph Gilles, who runs the SRT brand in addition to being in charge of styling for the Chrysler group, said that quality control issues slowed the new Viper's deliveries to the 443 Chrysler dealers that are certified by SRT to sell the Viper.


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When Kitty came home from nursery on Wednesday I asked her oh so casually if she could just pop upstairs and put a couple of cardigans on her bed. She headed up and the rest of the family tried to creep subtly after her because there right in the middle of her bed, wrapped in a big pink ribbon with a bow, was her new pillow cushion.
So much for saying that I was shelving this project until January; I've finished it instead. And I'm so pleased that I have because I absolutely love it.
But then once Kitty decided that it was going to be hers (about thirty seconds after I finished darning in the final ends of the crochet front and she scooped it off for a hug), I had a certain amount of encouragement, persuasion and insistence to carry me along the way. So on Monday morning Elma and I dived into the fabric stash and pulled anything I thought could even possible work and then we all sat on Pip's bedroom floor and narrowed our choices down to a generous handful of colours that seemed to go well with the colours in the crochet.
The original plan was to use an orphan star block that I made as a sample for a baby quilt I made for a friend as the starting point for the back. It's very cute because it has a baby Kitty handprint in the middle and someday I'm going to do something amazing with it but the more I played with it the more I realised that the colours were just a bit too strong and it was competing with the ripples, not complementing them.
With that put to one side Kitty and I just started playing around with the fabrics and I watched to see what she pulled to the front. If I'd thought about it I probably could have guessed; it was the very tail end of a fabric covered with cake and chocolates and jelly and ice cream and she loved it. So we fussy cut six little squares and then I sliced up the rest of our fabric selection and set to making six very scrappy little log cabin squares for the back. It's a real mix of fabric. Some are from a few fat quarters that were companion pieces to the cake squares, some you will have seen crop up in other projects over the years and one is a fat quarter that I must have bought just because it was a great green and finally broke into for a couple of strips.
I know I sometimes feel that my house is a little over run and that perhaps I should pare down the craft supplies, but I really love that I made this from start to finish from things found around my house that were spare and entirely without any plan. That's as near as you get to making something out of nothing isn't it.
But as for the details, the cake centres are 3″ and the strips cut to 1 1/2″. There wasn't any particular rhyme or reason to the piecing, the strips sat on the corner of my desk and Kitty sat in my lap and picked up whichever one she fancied next, our only rules that we tried to use each pattern at least once, and none of the patterns could touch each other.
I piece log cabins using whole strips and cutting them to size afterwards rather than trying to cut everything beforehand which is great for some impromptu piecing and makes my sewing look so much more accurate.
After three rounds of logs the squares were wide enough but not quite tall enough so I joined them vertically in pairs and then added an extra strip top and bottom to finish it all off.
With the back completed I joined all of the leftover strips and 'lasagned' them to make the little inner pillowcase flap, with a little extra strip on the end to get the length right, and then finished off the inner edge with some pretty bias binding that was poking out of a bag on my desk.
And then came the challenge. I sat and trip to work out just how I was going to put it all together. It's a pillowcase, and frankly it's embarrassing how long it took me to figure it out and how long it took me to go and get a pillowcase off the bed to help.
For the record, to make a pillowcase with an inner flap, you first sew the inner flap to the 'front', right sides together. Then to make the case itself, layer the 'front' right side up, the 'back' on top of it, right side down (so right sides together) and then fold the flap up and over the 'back' to make a sandwich with the 'back' as the filling. Then sew around three sides and when you turn it the right way around again you will have a beautiful pillow case with all the seams tucked away where you can't see them.
My 'back' was actually the crochet front but it works just the same.
Initially I intended to sew it together so that none of the edges of the crochet were hidden in the seams so that it made the most of those lovely ripples but while I think I've just about worked out in my head how you would do that, I couldn't make it work with the inner flap and the other bits and bobs that were already in motion so I sewed to square off the points, lining up the edge of the fabric with the low point in each ripple row.
The sewing itself was really very easy; I put the walking foot on my machine, used my ordinary straight stitch and always sewed with the cotton fabric on the bottom. It came together like a dream, apparently crochet sews easily.
And for the final touch, Kitty had been asking for buttons, longing for buttons and pleading for buttons. When I put the pillow into the case it looked good, but not quite perfect, the crochet is so very drapy and flexible that it was trying to pull away and it just needed a little something to anchor it in place. Ten minutes with my button jar and a sewing needle and three small buttons were attached, perfect to hold the crochet in place. I didn't make buttonholes or button loops or anything complicated, I just choose buttons that are small enough to push through the existing trebles.
Kitty was away at nursery when I finished, with Elma drawing on the etch-a-sketch and Pip planning stealth manoeuvres to get his high chair and himself nearer to my desk and those oh so yummy looking pins, which was why it was wrapped up and on her bed. Her reaction was everything we could have wanted; a scream of excitement, a dive onto the bed to give it a huge cuddle, and, perhaps most tellingly, she went to bed with her cheek on the crochet side. According to her is is her pink rainbow and it's hers. Definitely hers.
I'd love to tell you that it fulfilled my ultimate purpose of having a nice cushion to lean against while reading Paddington but alas, Kitty was not going to part with it for all the world and I was duly provided with her usually pink spotty pillow instead. And if that doesn't say true love and adoration, nothing else could.


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Even though St. Patty's Day was yesterday, I'm still celebrating all things Irish. How about Irish cheddar? So I'm doing a side-by-side of Kerrygold Dubliner vs. Murray's Irish cheddar. (No, I'm not being cute. I couldn't get this photo to straighten in WordPress. Something must not be working.)
Both cheeses are from Ireland. Dubliner (l) is more complex and nutty. Murray's (r) was softer, not quite as strong a flavor.


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This adventure leads us to the Roman Zanskar Valley in Northern India where it is one mans dream to kayak the wicked rapids. Guy Baker and two of his companions look to kayak the length of the Zanskar river passed remote villages and the daunting Zanskar Gorge.
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Kirk O'Cliff Mission Support
Our Kirk provides generous support to many Mission programs. Some you know about, others you may not be that familiar with. Outlined below is a recap of all our programs, what they are used for, and how we supported them in 2014.
Kirk O'Cliff Mission Support included in our annual budget:
Major Special Offerings including:
One Great Hour of Sharing - The collected funds are broken out into specific areas of giving and development, as follows:
Christmas Joy Offering
Peacemaking Offering
Pentecost Offering
Other types of Mission Support:
Presbytery of the James $.05 A Meal Program
Yarner's Group - knit and crochet gifts to the Presbyterian Children's Home, Louisa Center-
Hats, scarves and mittens.
Presbyterian Women - numerous mission support activities including Louisa Santa Council, Louisa County High School, Paul Stephan Home, Presbyterian Children's Home, School Supplies.
Presbyterian Men - Christmas Baskets of Cheer- gift snacks for those in our local area who might welcome some Yuletide cheer.
Super Bowl Sunday- Food and Funds collection to benefit local food banks.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Meet at Kirk O'Cliff twice weekly (Wednesday and Saturday at 7:00 PM).
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We happened across a video this evening which shows the Dream G2 phone. You know, the one coming from China… The one that looks like it would end up more fantasy or nightmare. Well it looks like it's a little more tangible than we expected.
Watch this 7 minute video and check out some features and software running with their version of Android that have yet to make their debut here in the US. We're jealous of things like Google Reader, Notebook, and Docs. These are the perfect Google apps to bring out to show everyday folks the type of services available on an Android handset.
One thing we're not too jealous of is the use of a stylus. Yeah, graffiti input is nice and all, but didn't we just put our stylus back in the box in 2008? Obviously there's need for some additional help for typing since the handset lacks a physical keyboard.
The Dream G2 does seem to be responsive and quite fast as well. We'd like to know a little bit more about their version of Android in terms of legitimacy.
Did anyone catch the Android charger? Man, how bad do we want one of those!
Source: AndroidCentral