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Welcome to my Review of 2017
relating to the bus operators
of north east Wales
P and O Coaches, Bagillt
This company have only operated 2 double deckers for some time. Whilst arriving just before Christmas in 2016 W817PAE and W823PAE mainly started work in January 2017. They are Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX400 and they came from First Citybus [32017/24]. They arrived with their very smart company livery. The two ex Arriva Olympians that they replaced - N705/7TPK left for Ripley, Barnsley in January 2017.
In March 2017 a Merecedes Tourismo arrived from Conlon, Clones in the Republic of Ireland. It came with the registration number 141-MN-149. There was a little delay in getting it re-registered but in April it was given the new number DF63KOD and it was also given the normal smart cream livery. It then joined the other 5 Tourismos in the fleet.
The main other acquisitions of the year have been 3 Optare Solo SR's which were purchased for newly won service contracts of the 8 (Mold - Sealand Manor) and the 14 (Mold - Denbigh) {previously Townlynx and Llew Jones respectively}. YJ60KFT and YJ60KFU arrived from Dawson Rentals in September and YJ12PMY arrived a month later from Compass, Worthing.
February 2017
Davies, Leeswood
Three vehicles entered the Davies fleet this year and three left. Also in the latter part of the year the licence was changed from the sole trader of Mrs Elizabeth Davies to a partnership involving Elizabeth Davies together with her son Paul Davies and Patricia Davies.
The vehicle arriving first in February 2017 was BGZ8599 a Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton - C53F which had been new in March 2000 to Park, Hamilton and which arrived from Taylor of Yeovil.
Arriving in June 2017 was GIG7078 a DAF DE33WSSB3000 / Van Hool Alizee - C53F. It was new in April 2000 as 00-CN-1444 to Park Transport, Stradone, Ireland and came from Warren (Bluebird Coaches), Neath.
Arriving in September 2017 was YJ03VOA a Volvo B12M / Plaxton Paragon - C70F. New in May 2003 to Wallace Arnold Coaches it came from Derighetti & Robertson, Kirkcaldy.
Leaving the fleet this year for scrap in April 2017 was P552BAY (Dennis Javelin / Marcopolo 209). In September MNZ1193 Bova FHD12-340 left for Davies Motors, Ruthin and in October LUI7863 (DAF SB3000 / Van Hool) also left for the same dealer.
Oares of Holywell, Brynford
A relatively quite year for this company. No additions to the fleet but two departures. L974KTH (Volvo B10M-60 / Van Hool) left in February 2017 to HDA Travel, Anglesey and XXI8950 (Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/3LZ / Wadham Stringer Vanguard) left in the summer for scrap.
March 2017
Howards Way, Coedpoeth.
In March 2017 the business Howards Way that had been started by Will Howard in 1992 ceased trading after he had decided to retire. It had operated with a maximum of two vehicles at any one time. He mainly did a school contract and a little private hire The last two vehicles HIW6168 and M582BVL both Mercedes-Benz with Leisnster and Autobus bodies had been with the business for over eight years and were sold to a dealer for scrap.
Coastline, Rhyl.
A new business to operate larger coaches in March was Coastline. The firm had been operating mainly taxis and private hire vehicles for a number of years but did operate an ex GHA service in Denbighshire under the emergency timetable. During March of this year they purchased a Volvo B7R / Jonckheere SF53MGO. A month later they purchased HF06ETK a Temsa Safari. These coaches are used on newly won school contracts and are also used on private hire.
Unicorn Travel, Llay
In March 2017, this relatively small firm, took delivery of a brand new MAN Neoplan Tourliner OU17ORN. It joined a fleet which already had a '11' plate version. The Tourliners were joined by a third example in October 2017 - PN13TFO which arrived from City Circle, Hayes. The fourth vehicle in the fleet is a Mercedes Benz Atego YN55KWB in an unusual pink livery. Its sister YN55KWC left the fleet in April together with the Transliner R19YHS (V92EAK) which left in July. The firm had a number of vehicles on loan this year including a Tourliner demonstrator. This firm works very closely with Pats Coaches in Southsea.
April 2017
Pats Coaches, Southsea
Perhaps the most luxurious coach I have ever seen joined the Pat's Coaches fleet in April 2017. I was privileged to be at the depot when PC17LUX arrived. A VDL Futura 2 it is liveried for its principal operation that of Leger Luxuria standard work. With just 31 seats it has armchair-style seats, some facing into tables, each seat has retractable calf rests, each seat has a personal touch-screen TV which is linked to a multi-channel entertainment system including Freeview TV. There are also full size plug sockets and USB points. Whilst being fortunate to see it on arrival I have only managed to see it once since as it spends a considerable amount of time out of the country.
Three other vehicles have joined the fleet this year. YT10WLA a Scania / Irizar came from Terravision in January and was refurbished before being put into service. YN58BEO arrived from Attain, Birmingham in May. The Scania Irizar I4 has an unusual door configuration. MK59HNA an Iveco Daily / Excel Excalibur came from Anthony's Travel in October.
easyCoach, Shrewsbury
The Skiers Lodge Limited of Shrewsbury which trades as easyCoach. They won the contract to run the 64 (Llangollen - Glyn Ceiriog - Llanarmon DC) service. Two buses that were initially chosen to run the service were given names of the two ladies of Llangollen - Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby.
This company whose principal route was the airport transfer from Telford to Manchester has expanded rapidly and later in the year they won the contract to run the 436 (Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth) service. This service for a while was run by GHA.
One interesting aspect is that Stephen Bryce has recently left easyCoach, Before he went to work for Andrew Martin at easyCoach he was General Manager of GHA at the demise of their demise.
Townlynx, Greenfield.
YX65RLO was in use.
No vehicles have left the fleet but a number have been withdrawn.
There have been significant changes in the services operated by the firm. In July the commercially run service - the T1 (Greenfield to Chester) was withdrawn. From September they lost the contracts for running the 8 (Mold to Garden City) and the 9/X9 (Connahs Quay to Wrexham / Chester). However their principal service the 28 from Wrexham to Mold and Flint was extended to Greenfield thus enabling passengers to travel direct from Wrexham to Holywell. Whilst they initially de-registered two other services they quickly re-registered them and continue to operate the 6 (Mold - Pantymwyn) and the 40 (Mold to Wrexham via Treuddyn).
May 2017
Beacher Coaches Limited / Darren Excursions
Darren operates a programme of tours to various venues. Normally he only operates one coach. In May 2017 he obtained his current coach - YJ04BYG a DAF SB4000 / Van Hool - C41Ft. It was new in March 2004 to Fishwick, Leyland in Leger livery and came from Sainton in Kendal. Regrettably there were quite a few teething problems with the coach and it did spend quite a bit of time off the road after arrival. His former coach BBZ232 (K458VVR) Volvo B10M-60 / Van Hool Alizee T8 left in June for Pearson Coaches, Chesterfield. Darren also disposed of his Transit AK04KWN which went to to Yorkshire Travel, Rotherham. Darren has often used coaches from the Davies, Leeswood fleet and some of his tours have required a duplicate vehicle which has often been supplied from Davies normally with driver Mike Newton.
Strafford Coaches, Coedpoeth
A number of changes occurred to the fleet in August including the arrival of AT55CZH a Dennis Javelin / Plaxton Profile - C41F together with YN04WSV a Mercedes Benz Vario O814D / Plaxton Cheetah - C33F. Earlier in the year in March YN57ENV a Mercedes-Benz 1523L / Unvi Cimo- C41F also joined the fleet.
Leaving the fleet this year in August for Shelton Motors was K638GVX (Mercedes Benz 709D / Plaxton Beaver), W651SJF (M88GAS) Iveco EuroMidi / Indcar Maxim and TIL5081 (Dennis Javelin / Berkhof Axial 35). In November P865ADO (Mercedes Benz 814D / Autobus Nouvelle) left and went to Davies Motors, Ruthin.
June 2017
Arriva Buses Wales
In June 2017 Arriva launched a fleet of Sapphire liveried vehicles that were intended to work the prestigious 1 (Chester to Wrexham) Service. Part of an investment of some £3.4million the buses were 13 brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC double deckers on the Alexander Dennis E40D chassis. They have Cummins ISB6.7 engines coupled up to Voith D854.6 4-speed gearboxes and produce emissions to the Euro 6 standard. Stop-start technology is also specified to further reduce emissions. As part of the upgraded luxury service, there is spacious E-Leather seating, USB charging points and free WiFi. The new fleet came fully equipped with "talking buses" technology, meaning buses are fitted with bilingual display screens and audio announcement equipment, that has been specially designed for the visually impaired and those unfamiliar with the route.
Of the 13 new vehicles the 1 service has a maximum requirement of only 11 vehicles with two of these only needed for part of the day at the peak time. The other two vehicles were therefore utilised often during the year on the 5 (Wrexham to Llangollen) service which at the time was in competition with D Jones and Son.
There was an earlier launch by Arriva Buses Wales when in March the newly built Rhyl depot was formally opened. This time the investment being some £3million.
The 11 vehicles released in Wrexham by the new fleet were moved to other depots. Three of them (4410/4420/1) went to Winsford and they were often found seen working on the 84 service into Chester. The other eight (4402-9) went to Rhyl for use mainly on the 51/X51 (Rhyl - Denbigh - Ruthin - Wrexham) services and therefore could still be seen in the town. In general they all received the new Arriva livery before starting their new work.
Arriva Buses Wales registered a new service to be worked by the Manor Lane depot involving the X30 (Chester to Runcorn). Apparently the reason for the intended transfer of this service from the Runcorn depot was to increase the capacity of the vehicles on the service to double deckers. There has been a long standing agreement that Runcorn depot is to remain decker free due to the number of low bridges in the area particularly around the busway. In addition to the new registration some additional journeys were planned involving positional runs at the beginning and end of the working day. In reality the service did not transfer from Runcorn depot and until a later registration of the service took effect the English depot had to run the service with notices on the buses used 'On hire to Arriva Buses Wales'.
August 2017
E Jones and Sons, Rhosllanerchrugog
A number of fleet changes started in August of this year.
The first to join he fleet was YN61AWV a Mercedes-Benz Vario O816D / Plaxton Chettah- C33F. It was new in September 2011 to Cropper, Guiseley.
The last to arrive came in October 2017 and was E11SPG [YN08JBX] a Scania K380EB4 / Irizar PB - C49Ft which had been new in May 2008 to Buzzlines, Hythe and had been with a number of operators before coming from Freestones Coaches, Norfolk.
Leaving the fleet for Slevin, Monilea IRELAND in August was YN55KLU [EJS7A] (Mercedes Benz O814D / Plaxton ) and also leaving for another operator in Ireland in September were YS02XEC [UN02BUZ] [C7EJS] (Scania K114EB4 / Irizar) and YR02ZYZ [J333DTT, EJS7C] Scania K114IB / Irizar.
Voel Coaches, Dyserth
The main change to the Veol Coaches fleet occurred in August on the arrival of two brand new MAN / Neoplan Tourliners. - OU17OTV arrived on 31st July - OU17OTW - arrived a week later. PJ60VNF (Neoplan Tourliner) and YN14PMX (Scania OmniExpress / Lahden) went in part exchange.
Apart from a change of Volkwagen Transporter the only other main change has been the arrival in November of SF59DTX an Iveco Daily 65C18 / NuTrack - B25FL which arrived from North Lanarkshire Council (23007).
September 2017
Jones Motor Services, Flint
Alun Jones, the current proprietor of this business, is preparing for his retirement and sadly one vehicle that left the fleet this summer was JCK892 a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2T / Burlingham - C36F. It was new in March 1956 to Auty, Bury [which at that time had been acquired by Ribble,] it then passed to the main Ribble fleet (980) and was with Phillips of Holywell before it arrived with Jones Motor Services. It was often seen at various Rallies in particular in Llandudno. Fortunately it has gone to a good home with Ensignbus in London where it has already been given appropriate logos and has been seen at a Rally.
Stagecoach (Glenvale Transport Limited)
In September 2017 Stagecoach commenced another service that visited the area. After the cessation of GHA they worked the SP1/2 (Mold to Ellesmere Port) service and shortly after that 1/1X/2 (Ruthin - Mold - Chester) corridor. Their involvement in the area was extended when they were successful in winning the 9 / X9 services that run from Connahs Quay to both Chester and Wrexham. Included in the working are some school work that visits Mold Alun School. Initially the vehicles used on these services were the trio of Enviro200 MMCs 37440/1/2 (SN16ORX/ORZ/OSP) but these vehicles transferred to Stagecoach Devon in the latter part of the year. Since then much older vehicles of the fleet were utilised on the 9/X9.
The company further extended its services into the area at the conclusion of the year when it commenced operation of the ex D Jones and Son service - C56 (Wrexham to Chester via Farndon).
October 2017
During the autumn of 2017 an unusual visitor to the region was OP02ARE an Optare M890EV Solo SR. It was originally registered YJ13HKY when new in July 2013 and is an all electric demonstrator.
Its appearance in the area follows the announcement by the government in August that £11 million is to be given between six local authorities under the government's 'Low emission bus scheme' to help them buy 153 cleaner buses. Denbighshire is set to receive £500,000 of this pot and is expected to provide four electric buses to be used in the mid part of the County.
It was initially working with Lloyds of Machynlleth but then moved further north and was operated by M and H Coaches of Trefnant concentrating on the 66 (Henllan and Denbigh town services) and on the 76 (Denbigh - Llandyrnog - Ruthin - Graigfechan) service.
It then moved to Stagecoach at Chester and it worked on the 1/X1/2 Ruthin - Mold - Chester corridor.
November 2017
Valentine Transport Solutions Limited
This company commenced a new service TL1/2 Wrexham Town Link on 20th November. The business previously specialised in executive mini buses and private was established in 2009 by father and son Jerry and Chris Valentine. To operate the new service a brand new Optare M790SE-R Solo SR was purchased and it was given the cherished number J66VTS.
Alun Andrew, Mostyn
In November 2017 this small operator from Mostyn increased his fleet to five vehicles with the acquisition of YX54GZB a Mercedes Benz Vario O814D / Plaxton Beaver 2. It was new in January 2005 to Perry & Holtby, Malton from whom Alun obtained the vehicle.
December 2017
A devastating shock hit us at the end of the year when suddenly D Jones and Son ceased trading. The family headed by Elias Jones started a bus business back in 1968. David was one of his sons and became part of this business. The E Jones and Sons business grew from mini buses to private hire and service work. They took over the coaches of J Phillips of Rhostyllen in 1979 and also in 1985 the vehicles and routes of M A Evans operating in the northern area of Wrexham were purchased. However in 1995 after a family dispute the business of E Jones and Sons started an irrevocable split. Eventually David and his son Gary traded as D Jones and Son and the premises in Acrefair as their base was established.
Following the collapse of GHA in July 2016 the business expanded when a number of extra routes were operated including the 5 (Wrexham - Llangollen), 41/42 (Wrexham Industrial Estate) and later the 146 (Wrexham - Whitchurch), 6 (Wrexham - Ruabon) and 44 (King Street - Barkers Lane). In addition to the service work there were a substantial number of school and college contracts undertaken.
The full story of the reasons for the closure of the business is yet to be completely identified but early indications suggest that Gary felt the need to cease trade due to concerns over his health and well-being stating that driver issues was a considerable element.
During 2017 the fleet was expanded with the arrival of CS07JDS a Scania K380EB4 / Irizar Century which arrived in March from Milligan, Maunchline. In August YJ12NBN an Optare M970 Solo SR arrived from Marchants, Cheltenham. Gary had hoped to also purchase its sister YJ12NBO but it was still required by Marchants as a spare vehicle. However in October YJ13HHX an Optare V1210 Versa arrived from Weaver, Newbury. The newly arrived service vehicles were all given the smart blue and white livery and the three Versas that arrived immediately after the demise of GHA from Webber were also painted into the standard livery.
V12DJS The Dennis Dart SLF / Caetano Compass was new to the firm in January 2000. It left in November 2017 to Davies Motors Ruthin (dealer).
In October 2017 the business was called to a Public Inquiry by the Traffic Commissioner. The outcome was that the partners have been given a warning after certain undertakings were given. The Transport Manager - Gary Jones has not lost his 'repute'' although Nick Jones, the Commissioner, indicated it had been 'tarnished'. It appears that the issue related to administration matters mainly involving the way in which maintenance records were being recorded. The Vehicle Examiner giving evidence indicated from the inspections he conducted that he was satisfied that the vehicles had been 'well maintained'.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all a Happy and Prosperous 2018.


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Metropolitan are a team of more than 1,300 colleagues working to provide affordable housing, care and support and community regeneration services. We are currently seeking a Handyperson to support the sheltered services we provide in Derbyshire and Nottingham.
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As the handyperson you will be in a position to ensure the accommodation for vulnerable customers is maintained and ensuring they have a better standard of living.
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I remember when I was a child people used to ask me the typical question, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" I was always wondering what the right thing to say would be, as most of my friends wanted to be doctors, engineers, architects etc. Inside me, there was a strong voice that wanted to come out and say, "I want to do what I like!" But I thought then that this wouldn't sound very polite or interesting, so I never said what I felt.
On 8th of March, women throughout the world join hands to celebrate International Women's Day. The day is celebrated each year to empower women as well as to recognize their contributions in various aspects. As women, it is undeniable that there are times when we feel we are powerless to bring about any form of significant change. There are even times when we feel as though we have to take a backseat in life due to circumstances we think are beyond our control. Still, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Women have persisted and proven themselves time and again that they have this incredible power to overcome their obstacles. With grit and resilience, they soldier on to press for change, to press for progress in order to achieve their goals and dreams.
Dicen por ahí que mientras no se encuentra a la media naranja hay que comer limones; que mientras no llega el príncipe azul hay que besar sapos; y que mientras consigues a la persona indicada, hay que divertirse con la equivocada. Una encuesta realizada por MSN (el canal de noticias de Microsoft), en Inglaterra, en donde se estudiaron a 2,000 hombres y 2,000 mujeres, menciona que antes de encontrar a la persona ideal los encuestados tuvieron que pasar, por lo menos, por cuatro desilusiones amorosas. Tengo la seguridad de que casi todos sabemos o nos imaginamos lo que esto significa.
Happiness is up to you To talk about happiness can be as subjective as to talk about life itself… Many thinkers throughout history have reflected on the secrets of happiness and how to achieve it. There are as many definitions about happiness as there are people in the world, simply because we all have the right to decide what "makes us happy". One of the definitions that resonates most with me is "there is no one way that leads to happiness, but happiness is the journey" whom some attribute to Buddha but the source is actually unknown.
We all go through moments in life when we feel that life isn't fair and we choose to complain about what we have, or what we don't have, what we are going through etc. But if we take care to look around, we can soon realise that we have more things to be grateful than to complain.


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The Love Construction campaign started by Construction News is a fine reminder of what's great about our industry. Why not take some time to think about what is great about your own business, for both employees and customers?
Make a list
Start by writing an honest list of everything that you love about your business you can then ask your colleagues, and perhaps even your customers, to contribute to.
Review the list and ask yourself:
- What's missing?
- What should be there to make your company stand out from the crowd in order to make it a great place to work and a great company to use?
The chances are that if you add these factors to your business you would see less staff turnover and more customers. If people like working for your company, most would deliver a better service to your customers.
The things you want your company to be, combined with those features that you already have, constitute your company or brand vision.
Build on your vision
You need to work at ensuring everyone in your company is aware of these goals, supports them and is committed to achieving them.
All of your communications should reflect this, so that when people hear your company name, or see your logo, they associate it with all the good things you want to project.
Of course it takes companies many years to build their brand identity and you will have to work at yours. It is important that you reinforce these features at every opportunity in all of your marketing communications: literature, adverts, mailshots and project stories.
Third-party testimonials are one of the most powerful communications tools, as they are more believable than a company making statements about itself.
For example, if technical expertise is an important feature of your brand identity, project stories should include a quote from the architect or other decision-makers saying how good your technical support was and how it helped them.
Consistency is crucial
Although it is the substance of your brand which really matters, it is also important to project a consistent image.
That means defining your company identity: colours, fonts, logo, standard layouts and using this consistently on all of your communications, from business cards and letters through to literature, websites and vans.
This identity links everything together and is the shorthand by which your brand will be recognised.
Chris Ashworth is managing director and founder of Competitive Advantage, a consultancy providing strategy, training and market research. He is a chartered marketer, member of the government's Green Construction Board Promotional Working Group and serves on the organising committee of CIMCIG, the Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group
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When I got Rabbit Rescue to review, my eight year old son snatched it out of my hands almost before I'd unpacked it, and it was a week before I could retrieve it from him. By then, he'd read the story twice, studied the instructions, and was busy working on his sleight of hand with the foam balls included with the book. His judgment is that this series is the Best. Ever.
In this next exciting instalment, illusionist extraordinaire and magician, Cos, gets a message from Princess Priscilla warning him that all the rabbits are prisoners of the evil card King, and that if Cos doesn't rescue them before the King's birthday all the rabbits are going to be Rolled Roast Rabbit on the party menu. Cos and his friends are going to have to pull some pretty spectacular tricks out of the hat to save the bunnies and foil the King's dastardly scheme in time.
This series is enormous fun, and a well-paced adventure that keeps readers hooked until the last page. As with the first book in the series, Cosentino includes revelations about Cos' tricks and illusions that, rather than spoiling the mystery, feel like a VIP backstage pass that invites the reader into the act. The book comes with a bonus set of foam magician's balls, and instructions on how to perform sleight of hand tricks with them. My son and his friends love practising these tricks together.
I love the sense of humour in these books. Nothing is taken too seriously, and there is a delightful sense of the bizarre. Favourite characters like Snuggles and Locki are back to help Cos, and Nonna, Cos' grandmother and props master, joins the cast in this book. The jokes and word-play come thick and fast. This is a fun story to read out loud together, too. Adult readers who remember their Billy Joel will also find a sneaky reference that should get a giggle.
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You don't need to have read the first book, The Missing Ace, in order to understand Rabbit Rescue, but it does help. And seriously, if your young reader hasn't read this series yet, they're missing out. Readers aged 7 to 11 are going to have a lot of fun with Rabbit Rescue.
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At the start of the series, Tyrol is romantically involved with Lieutenant Sharon "Boomer" Valerii aboard Galactica, who is, unbeknownst to either Tyrol or herself, a Cylon. Once Sharon's true nature is revealed when she attempts to assassinate then-Commander Adama, Tyrol is accused of being a Cylon and is thrown into the brig with Sharon. He claims he hates her and orders her to keep her distance, but when Sharon is shot and killed by Cally, he mourns her and reveals his true affection for her. Tyrol is "proven" not to be a Cylon - for the time being - and resumes his job. Discovering the existence of Caprica-Valerii (who is pregnant and in love with Helo) confuses him, especially with Galactica-Valerii's death still haunting him.
In heraldic blazon, a chief is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the top edge of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by the chief, ranging from one-fourth to one-third. The former is more likely if the chief is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other objects placed on it. If charged, the chief is typically wider to allow room for the objects drawn there.
The chief is one of the ordinaries in heraldry, along with the bend, chevron, fess, and pale. There are several other ordinaries and sub-ordinaries.
The chief may bear charges and may also be subject to variations of the partition lines. The chief may be combined with another ordinary, such as a pale or a saltire, but is almost never surmounted by another ordinary. The chief will normally be superimposed over a bordure, orle and tressure, if they share the same shield.
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A great circle, also known as an orthodrome or Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere. This partial case of a circle of a sphere is opposed to a small circle, the intersection of the sphere and a plane which does not pass through the center. Any diameter of any great circle coincides with a diameter of the sphere, and therefore all great circles have the same circumference as each other, and have the same center as the sphere. A great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on any given sphere. Every circle in Euclidean 3-space is a great circle of exactly one sphere.
For most pairs of points on the surface of a sphere there is a unique great circle through the two points. The exception is a pair of antipodal points, for which there are infinitely many great circles. The minor arc of a great circle between two points is the shortest surface-path between them. In this sense the minor arc is analogous to "straight lines" in Euclidean geometry. The length of the minor arc of a great circle is taken as the distance between two points on a surface of a sphere in Riemannian geometry. The great circles are the geodesics of the sphere.
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Wells, springs and mine sites with parameter concentrations that have equaled or exceeded drinking water standard(s), including location and parameter(s) are shown in Table 6.2-4A. There are no impaired lakes and streams in this basin. Figure 6.2-9 shows the location of water quality occurrences keyed to Table 6.2-4. Not all parameters were measured at all sites; selective sampling for particular constituents is common. A description of water quality data sources and methods is found in Volume 1, Appendix A.
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After a Bad 2018, Cody Allen Heads to Angels
After he signed with the Yankees, Adam Ottavino became the ninth reliever on our Top 50 Free Agent list to get a contract for next season. The Yankees taking Ottavino off the board meant there were just two relievers to go. One is Craig Kimbrel, who has been one of the better relievers in baseball over the last half-dozen seasons. The other is Cody Allen, who was one of the better relievers in baseball in 2015, solid in 2016 and 2017, and not very good last year. His poor 2018 season showing plunged him down our rankings and left him as one of the less desirable proven-reliever types available this offseason. His track record did mean something, though, and per Ken Rosenthal, he's landed a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Angels that has the chance of being worth $11 million based on games finished.
Allen, picked in the 23rd round of the 2010 draft, moved quickly through the Cleveland system as a reliever, reaching Double-A a year after he was drafted and hitting the majors one year later. He was a good reliever in 2013 and 2014, with sub-3.00 FIPs and ERAs better than that. He took over the closer role in 2014 and had his best season the following year, striking out 35% of batters, walking 9% and giving up just two home runs all season, to go along with a 15% infield fly rate. When Cleveland acquired Andrew Miller in 2015, the club could afford to put the lefty in high leverage situations in the middle of games without worrying about the ninth because Allen was closing. He didn't give up a run during their playoff run to the World Series and struck out 24 of the 55 batters he faced.
Allen had another solid season in 2017, though not as good as his 2015 peak due to a slight decline in strikeouts and an increase in homers. In 2018, Allen started off the first two months of the season pitching much like he had his prior two years. His strikeout rate had dipped to 25%, but his walk rate was good and he only gave up two homers on his way to a 3.54 FIP and 3.00 ERA. He wasn't great, but he was getting the job done. From June to the end of the season, his strikeout rate was up at 29%, but his walk rate went up to 13% and his home run rate more than doubled. He had a 5.14 FIP and 5.65 ERA the last four months of the season, leading to an overall replacement-level campaign. In the playoffs, he faced nine batters and retired just three of them. Read the rest of this entry »


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APPT10 Manila: Final table player profiles
Seat 1, Linh Tran (Canada) - 1,870,000
Linh Tran hails from Canada and plays full time on PokerStars, where you'll find him grinding cash games at the $1/2 limits. He's been playing poker for ten years now and learned the game on TV.
Tran cites winning APT Cambodia as his best result to date. That victory in Sihanoukville earned him $26,130. He's really enjoyed playing in the venue this week and alongside great players. He says winning a big flip on Day 3 with jacks versus ace-king was crucial in helping him get to the final table.
Seat 2, Mike Takayama, 27 (Philippines) - 670,000
Mike Takayama hails from the city of Caloocan and is a professional poker player. He's been playing for 3 years and learnt by watching other people play the game. He likes to play "high stakes" and his biggest achievement to date is taking down an APT event in this very city for $79,041.
His heroes in life are God and his family. The thing he's enjoyed most about this event is the challenges he's faced when competing with the other players. The thought of winning the title and trophy is what's kept him going to this point.
Seat 3, Sam Razavi, 35 (England) - 500,000
Sam Razavi lives in the Philippines but originally hails from Brighton on England's south coast. He's a professional poker player and he's been playing for 12 years. His greatest tournament result to date was taking down ANZPT Melbourne in 2012.
Razavi says he only has one hero in the world and that's his good friend Babis Lappas. He says that holding in there many times when it all seemed doomed was the most enjoyable thing about this tournament so far. He says he also wouldn't have got to the final table without his life hero wife Menchu who convinced him to stay and stick it out, rather than leave for Cebu, when he was feeling down and tired. As for his hobbies, he says Tasties and Menchu will have the answer to that too.
Seat 4, Seongsu Kong, 47 (Korea) - 970,000
Seongsu Kong comes from Seoul in Korea and says he likes to entertain for a living! He's only been playing poker for one year and learned at Holdem School. This result (already) is his greatest poker achievement. He came second in a side event last month so wherever he finishes in the final, he's already eclipsed that result.
That was his first ever tournament and it led him to play here in Manila where he feels blessed and honoured to play with such great players. His Mom and Dad are his heroes and in his spare time he likes to play soccer.
Seat 5, Joven Huerto, 41 (Philippines) - 355,000
Joven Huerto comes from the city of Cainta right here in the Philippines and is a Marketing Manager by day. He's been playing for 7 years and learned from his friends. He likes to play cash games ranging from PHP500/100 up to PHP 100/200. His greatest poker achievement to date was making the APT final here in Manila last December.
Huerto's heroes in life are his wife and 3 kids - they are his inspiration. He loves the fact that's he's run so deep this week and really hopes he can win. The challenge of playing Asia'a best players, like Celina Lin and Bryan Huang, have helped bring him to this point.
Seat 8, Alan Lau, 29 (Hong Kong) - 1,015,000
Alan Lau is a professional poker player from Hong Kong and had been playing the game for 4.5 years. He first learned the game by reading Colin Moshmann book: Sit n Go Strategy. He likes to play any MTT tournaments with a buy in below $1million! Lau's greatest tournament result to date was coming second in the Baby Dragon tournament in Macau.
His cites his poker heroes as the members of Team Chu and the admins from HKPPA. The thing he's liked most about this tournament is that the structure is so great, and he's not even kidding! The support of his fiancé Amy and all his dear friends are the most important reasons he's got this far. When Lau's not playing poker he likes to listen to music.
Seat 7, Jesse Leonarez, 29 (Philippines) - 4,595,000
Jesse Leonarez from Pasig right here in the Philippines will head in to the final table as overwhelming chip leader. He's a professional poker player and has been plying his trade for 6 years. He learned the game with friends at the Metro Card Club and likes to play "high stakes". This is Leonarez's second appearance in a row at the APPT Manila final table after he won PHP2.083 million for finishing third last year, and he's in a great position to do better this year.
His hero is God and he loves challenging himself against the best player at each table he's at. The big prize pool on offer and the thought of getting his hands on the trophy has carried him to this point so far.
Seat 8, Bruno Tzu Chien Lo, 30 (Taiwan) - 860,000
Taiwan's Bruno Tzu Chien Lo tells us he's been playing poker for six years and originally learned the game by taking part in online tournaments and putting in hours studying. His best live result to date was an impressive 1st-place finish in the Macau Poker Cup 24 Megastack event earlier this year for $29,564.
Lo tells us what he's enjoyed most about the tournament this week is chatting with players. He attributes his discipline on the felt for this final table appearance. When he's not playing poker, Lo enjoys tennis and reading.
Seat 9, Sang Yong Lee, 38 (Korea) - 795,000
Sang Yong Lee hails from Korea and has been playing poker for a decade now. He says that he got his start playing with friends and now frequents private games. Lee only has one live cash to date which was in the APPT Cebu Main Event back in 2012. By locking up a seat at the final table Lee has already ensured himself his biggest score yet.
Lee tells us that the most important moment to get him to this point in the tournament was winning with ace-king against a tablemate's pockets tens. Away from the tables Lee can often be found watching movies.


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Macron : Citizens' Debates on EU's Future = crucial from Summer 2018
On this occasion, he practically resumed his 2 successive landmark Speeches, recently at the Highly Symbolic locations of the eye-catching Acropolis Hill of Athens, where Democracy had been born in Ancient Greece, followed by the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, (See : ...)
The overall move obviously heads at a Direction in Harmony also with "Eurofora"s 1997-2017 initial Project to Boost EU Citizens' Public Debates on European Decisions seriously affecting their Lives and/or Society at large, (See, f.ex. : ... + ..., etc). So that it's probably not a pure Coincidence if, while leaving, President Macron kindly saluted "Eurofora", asking if things went well enough (in order to be Ready ?)...
- "We should Hold our (Popular) Democratic Conventions Before the Electoral Campaign" for the May 2019 Vote of a new EU Parliament+, in order to have, after the National, "also European (Public) Debates", he stressed.
- "That's why, I wish (for the EU Heads of State/Government) to have Finalized our Discussions until the Summer 2018", the French President noted, precisely.
- "So that we can have a(n EU Leaders') Road-Map on the Main Challenges for the Future of Europe" at that juncture, he invited.
- Because, "that's anOther (Alternative) way to Launch a European Debate", he explained, (apparently in order for some eventually reluctant parties, not to block everythinng, but allow to Advance Forward : See Infra).
- In this regard, at any case, "We (EU Council) shall have a relevant Debate since the very Beginning of Next Year" (2018), Macron highlighted.
- In fact, "there is Not any Technical Difficulty" on that Issue : - "It's just a matter of Collective Political Will", he observed.
- Such a kind of EU Council's Debate "is due, at any case, to take place also on the occasion of the EU Leaders' Agenda" (just Drafted by Donald Tusk, EU Council's President, on the Basis, mainly, of the "Bratislava Roadmap", already Agreed since September 2016 at EU 27's Summit in Slovakia, (Comp. "Eurofora"'s relevant NewsReports from that Brtatilava EU event, f.ex. at: ....), and many have already accepted that, Macron noted.
- "That's why, the positions of Some Parties which appear Reluctant to move on that, seem Incomprehensible", he Criticized. A fortori, "since they should", on the Contrary, "be among the First to Push towards a European Democracy ! And, it's Better for them, Not to be just an Aggregate of National Parties, But to become Real European Parties", he rightfully urged.
- Thus, f.ex., EU Parliament's "President Antonio Tajani, ensured me of his wish to push forward such Debates"
+ And, in parallel, "at any case, I intend to Push Forward the matter of the Creation of European Lists" for Candifdate MEPs from various Political Parties, Macron promised.
- On the Substance of the Issues at Stake, the new French President insisted on "an Overall View of the European Project", withOut Limiting the main Debate only on one or another Specific Point, independently of is eventual Importance.
=> In this regard, Macron pointed at his landmark, but quite Long, recent "Speech at Sorbonne" University in Paris, where he had developed a Plan described as a Threefold "Triptych", that he usefully Resumed Today in a few words :
- (1) "Sovereignity", (2) "Unity", and (3) "Democracy", he reiterated, Observing also that he "find(s) that kind of Triptych also in the Proposals made by (EU Council's) President Tusk", mutatis-mutandis, (Comp. Supra).
(1) "Sovereignity, means that we must Agree on 6 Elements : Migration, Defence, Energy and Environment, Digitalisation, our (EU's) Neighbourhood and Development policy", as well as "our Economic, Financial and Fiscak Strength : the Economic and Monetary Union" : "These 6 Elements compose what we call "Sovereignity", he explained.
+ This includes also some so-called "Technical Problems", as, f.ex., that of "a Common Budget for €uroArea", etc., since, "if we work well on them, then, we'll practically have such a Common Budget, de facto !", Macron Highighted.
- Concrning "Migration", (which became a "Hard" Issue after the 2015-2016 Giant Tsunami pf more than 1,5 Millions of People through Turkey, and was "further Complicated by those Relocatio. ), "we (EU) have to Develop relevant Policies with the Countries of Origin and Transit", as well as to "Protect our (EU's External) Borders", "and Unify our Asylum Systems", as well as "Coordinate the Influx", he stressed.
- "If we manage to achieve that, it will Help Desescalate the overall Debate", the New French President ensured.
- In fact, all that "is going to be Discussed, by EU Leaders, During the Next Few Weeks'
(2) "After, it's about Unity : i.e. what Keeps Europe Together".
- "It's the Social and Fiscal Cohesion", "it's Culture and Education", Macron added.
- "We (EU Leaders) are going to Discuss about that on November" 2017, "and Take Decisions asap", he optimistically highlighted, referring anew to Tusk's Draft "Agenda".
(3) "Democracy", is about "Institutional Innovations", such as, f.ex., "Democratic Innovations, our Trade Policy, and the Creation of Democratic Conventions", where everyone might adapt his tune accordingly, etc.
+ Afterwards, it will, naturally, be necessary to Better Coordinate our Approaches, but, at least for the Time being, I hope that We (EU Heads of State/Government) can Start to Advance Ahead", Macron concluded for now.
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3 EU Parliament votes to boost EuroGroup !
After EuroZone Paris Summit's succes, Sarkozy calls to "think anew how to re-construct Europe !
"EuroZone and EU Institutional debates pave the way to 2009 discussions on EU Future, including Enlargment, Turkey etc. ?
23 October 2008
After EU Parliament strongly suppported in 3 successive Votes this week in Strasbourg French EU Chairmanship's move to boost Euro-Group at EU's core, while ideas on EU Institutional problems are awaited on December, "it's an open Question now" if this may lead to a debate on EU's Future, or not, told us French President, Nicolas Sarkozy''s Spokesman, Pierre-Jerome Henin.
MEPs voted on Thursday fresh Funds to support EuroGroup, after adopting on Wednesday a Resolution asking a "further Evolution" to "the 1st ever meeting of Heads of State and of Government of the Euro-Zone, taking decisions in that capacity", while earlier this week a Report asked "a stronger Institutional setting" for "EuroGroup", extended from "competitiveness/industry" to "environment, employment and education", with "increased powers for Political decision-making", according to a text drafted by French MEP Francoise Beres and German MEP Werner Langen, "10 Years after the creation of Euro" (1999 - 2009).
- Brussels' subsequent "EU Council ..(simply)..ratified the measures decided by EuroGroup on October 12" in Paris, which "were necessary to contain the current Financial Crisis", Resolution observes, expressing also support to the new process succesfully initiated by Sarkozy and due to be completed by agreements with USA and other countries at a Global level.
From now on, it's between two differend but parallel moves : EU's delay, and EuroZone's acceleration, that Enlargement and particularly Turkey's controversial EU bid, will have to search its way :
Indeed, EU's 27 expect a "Roadmap on how to deal with the Irish problem" on Lisbon Treaty ratification after December, risking to pass even 2009 Elections and next Commission with the old Nice Treaty of 2000, out-dated and unfit even for 2004's Enlargement...
On the contrary, EU's core launches a real "Economic Governance for EuroZone at the highest level of Heads of State/Government" of the 15, which started in Paris on October 12 and was strongly supported this week in Strasbourg by Sarkozy and EU Parliament.
- "It's a good idea, to launch such a debate ("on EU's Future") in EU Parliament in view of 2009 Euro-Election : Perhaps some MEPs will seize an opportunity", told us mainstream French MEP Alain Lamassoure, former EU Minister and EU Spokesman for France's governing party UMP.
- "All MEPs' debates on such EU Councils are also part of the larger debate on Europe's future : Now with EuroZone, and even more when, on December, Irish Prime Minister is due to table proposals in Strasbourg on how to deal with EU Treaty's ratification", replied earlier to our question EU Parliament's Press Director and Spokesman, Jaume Duch.
Sarkozy has formally anounced his intention to open EU Debates on Economy, Identity/Enlargement (i.e. mainly Turkey), etc. both linked to a popular Political view of Europe, since his Historic speeches on EU in Strasbourg, on February and July 2007, when he stressed that "Europe needs a New Renaissance". At the beginning of the French EU Presidency, on July 2008, replying to a MEP, he suggested that EU Parliament takes an active part in Debates on EU's Future.
- Now, in 2008, "Crisis are an opportunity to re-think how to re-construct Europe", Sarkozy stressed. At any case, the Historic 1st EuroZone Summit of Heads of State/Government, which started replying to the Financial crisis,"is a Turning Point : After that, Europe cannot be governed as before, but differently" : People "like a Europe with Strong Will".
- "We must make the System move !", "Europe needs Innovation" and free political debates. EU "Elections are in a few Months", Sarkozy warned.
He invited EU Parliament to fully play its role as "the Democratic Heart of the Europe we want : United, Independent and Voluntarist, because the World needs Europe's voice".
- "It's no more possible for Euro-Zone to continue without an Economic Government" at the Highest Level of Heads of State/Government, who provide "Democratic Legitimity" and can take important decisions, he announced, strongly supported by EU Parliament's Economic Committee which just voted to boost the "Institutional" aspects of "EuroGroup".
Plasticity offered by the current absence of a special Treaty on EuroZone's Institutions "made it easy to adapt the organization of the 1st Summit with imagination, to efficiently meet urgent needs", he observed, on the occasion of Brittish Prime Minister's exceptionnal presence at the greatest part of EuroGroup's Paris Summit.
- "In EuroZone we have the same Bank, the same Money, and, thus, a same duty for Unity" : "By bringing together EuroGroup's 15 members States we suceeded to find a solution and prepare a Giant Plan of 1.800 Billion euros", Sarkozy reminded of Paris' 1st Historic EuroZone's Summit.
Afterwards, Brussels' EU Council followed the move, and USA's Paulson II Plan was inspired from that. "Europe must promote the idea of Global Economy's Refoundation", he stressed.
- "I was frankly astonished when I found, at the EU, a rigid system, where any New Idea was seen from the outset as a sacrilege, while, on the contrary, Europe needs Innovation !", he described.
F.ex. ,"'When we first spoke about the "Union for the Mediterranean", it was misunderstood as something extraordinary.. When later we had the Russia -Georgia crisis, it seemed against EU's custom to act "in the middle of August", instead of staying a passive spectator ! And when, in front of the Financial ciris, we gathered the 1st EuroZone Summit of the "15", some thought of it as a lese-majesté", he denounced.
On Geo-Political Principles :
- But, by moving resolutely, "EU obtained the ...withdrawal of Occupation Troops in 2 Months !", reminded Sarkozy, observing that Russia "fulfilled its commitments", in the Georgian crisis, where a "disroportionate reaction" from Moscow followed a "totally inappropriate action" from Tbilisi's troops. "It would be crazy to reply by military means : EU should not become accomplice of another Cold War, imposed by lack of cool heads".. as he said.
In future, "the creation of a common European Economic Area with EU and Russia, would also obtain a raprochment on our Human Rights and Democratic Values", added Sarkozy, in a statement which should logically be applied, a fortiori, to controversial EU "candidate" Turkey..
Particularly when, the same week that EU Parliament voted 2009 EU Funds for Turkey's controversial EU bid, ECHR took a series of judgements condemning Turkey for grave Violations of Human Rights, such as : Torture, death of a political prisoner in unclear circumstances followed by failure to conduct a proper Investigation, "enforced Disappearance" of a youngster aged 17, Killing of a sepherd with Tank Shells, persecuting Journalists for articles on "Missing" People, even a former President of Human Rights' Association, (etc)
- "We (EU) can defend our ideas on respect of Sovereignity and territorial Integrity, on Human Rights and other differences ... without confrontation", Sarkozy stressed, on the occasion of Russian/Georgian conflict, reminding that : "we were only 2 steps from catastroph", when a Peace agreement brokered in Moscow prevented, at the last minute, Russian troops' advance towards Tbilisi.
An EU Parliament Resolution adopted Wednesday in Strasbourg on the occasion of Russia - Georgia conflict, outlines a set of Principle which apply elsewhere too, (particularly when EU Rapporteur for Russia and Turkey is one and same person ; Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijtanen !)
Clearly rejecting any "military solution to the conflicts", MEPs "condemn ..all those who resorted to force and violence". They denounce a "disproportionate military action", "as well as (an) unilateral decision to recognise the independence" of brekaway regions, "calling.. to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of the concerned country, "and the inviolability of its borders recognised by all EU Member States". They warn that "EU must review its policy towards" a 3rd Country, "should .(it)...not comply with its commitments", and "stress that the withdrawal of.... troops from the areas ....is an essential additional step".
EU Parliament "calls for the safe and quick return of refugees, (accepted by Russian President Medvedev) accompanied by the deployment of EU observers on the ground", and "regrets ...that ..EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) is not allowed to enter the ...breakaway regions". Moreover, "It's important to ensure that persons and NGOs ..engaged in defending human and civil rights can operate". "Until ...all remaining issues (are) resolved..., and notably the continuing ...Military presence", "relations with the EU ..cannot be fully normalised", MEPS warned.
As nobody likes to be accused to practice "Double Standards", this should be regarded as "Principles" applicable to any Third Country at EU's Neighborhood.. No ?
On Economy :
- "When Financial crisis shook US and EU's Banks, without result from the 1st (American) Paulsen plan, it was the common reply of the 1st EuroZone's Summit, involving some 1800 Billion euros, which started a positive move in the markets, soon strengthened by the follow-up of the US Paulson 2 Plan, noted Sarkozy.
- "Europe should not be only on the defensive, but, if necessary, know also how to take an offensive", he said, brushing away hesitationsto act on Economy: - "I'm for a refondation of Capitaliism, but against Speculators, who betray its values" : "Lack of Rules was profitable to speculators, Not to businessmen !" We must make sure to prevent any such crisis in future". "We, the rest of the World, cannot continue to bear the deficits of the 1st World power without saying anything !", the French President said, applauded by EU Parliament. All this needs "a New Global Governance", on which EU Parliament must debate. That's why "we proposed together with USA, several Summits from mid-November", to which G-8, enlarged to China, India a.o. countries, should participate. UNO's SG; Ban Ki Moon, the IMF, etc.
Financial crisis lowered shares' prices even for healthy companies, sometimes to 1/3 of their initial price, so that strangers might buy EU industries for only a portion of their real value, and Europeans may wake up one day with their main industries sold out to foreigners !
That's one of the reasons for which EU should debate about creating "Golden Shares" for States to jointly take Strategic participations to help European Industries until the end of the Crisis, particularly against distording competition, he suggested, pointing at USA's 35 billion $ plan for American Car Industry."We shall struggle for Europe to be able to build Airplanes, Ships, Trains, Cars, because we need a strong Industry", he concluded.
"F.ex. as we did back in 2004, when as Finance Minister, we bought Alsthom's shares for 800.000 euros, and, after restructuring, we sold them for 2 Millions : Help a company and make money is not so bad"...
As for the UK, "when Ireland announced that it would guarantee only Irish Banks, London City emptied from liquidities in 24 hours : It's the EU which helped to restore the situation, Not the UK alone !", reminded Sarkozy to nationalist British MEP Nigel Farage.
On the contrary, in a last-minute attempt for the EU to catch-up with its Institutional delay "before the European Elections" of June 2009, MEPs simply voted a call for a "set of proposals" to be made for the "Irish public opinion" at the end of the year...
- "As long as Lisbon Treaty is not ratified by all 27 EU Member States, there is an unanimous decision to stop Enlargement, reminded Wednesday in Strasbourg the French Minister for EU affairs, Jean-Pierre Jouyet..
Added to an indirect but clear warning that, without Lisbon Treaty, all 27 EU Member Countries may not have a Commissioner in the 2009 resuffle, MEPS in the Constitutional/Foreign affairs Committees applauded hoping that this might motivate their Irish friends..
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Academy View: Young Bafana's Coke Cup final diary
On the 14th of October Young Bafana played in the U/18 Coke Cup final against Hout Bay FC at the Athlone Stadium. The team met up at 07:45 so that we could have breakfast together and build the team spirit heading to the game in the afternoon.
We spent over an hour at Avendale Clubhouse, allowing the boys some time to themselves while also allowing the physiotherapist to evaluate any injuries before the match. Despite the evident excitement, I could sense the nervous energy running throughout the team and I tried to play down the occasion so that the players could relax and calm their nerves.
By 09:30 we were at the match venue and proceeded to our designated change room. We through the pre-match routines as one of the tournament's convenors ran the pre-match check-ups check before we could head for the warmup. From there you could see that the players were in awe of the iconic World Cup 2010 training venue.
As we were changing, I told them what was expected of them. I asked them to be a role model to all the Young Bafana players as the boys throughout the Academy are hoping that one day when they are U/18's, they are also given an opportunity to play at a stadium like Athlone. I named my starting line-up and then allowed them to finish kitting and head out the tunnels for the warm up.
We walked out to humbling cheers from the Young Bafana supporters who were already seated in the stands. The boys were buzzing although still extremely nervous as we continued our warm up as normal. After the warm up we went back inside and my focus from there was now to get them pscyched up for the occasion ahead as we were now a few minutes away from kick off.
The match started and early on we dominated possession as we found it easy to play out of their press. Hout Bay however were willing to fight hard and they grew in confidence throughout the match. They played a more direct brand of football while we looked to keep possession. Despite the processional dominance, we didn't play at the tempo I expected us to play as the field slowed down our build up and combination play making it easy for the opposition to put pressure on us as we got into their half. We also gave possession away quite a lot in the midfield, an area that they were very aggressive in.
I made a few changes to try an influence the match as both sides still had an equal chance of winning until this point. But with five minutes remaining on the clock, Hout Bay scored against the run of play as they stole the ball up from our attack and got forward immediately before putting the ball in the back of the net. In response, I made two more changes to and altered the formation to a fully attacking one but Hout Bay on to the lead and were eventually the deserve winners.
I was an extremely disappointed coach at the loss, and disappointment ran throughout the team veins as they questioned their own efforts that they'd put into the game. However one of the most important things was the opportunity given to Young Bafana as well as Hout Bay to play on a bigger stage than usual, also allowing some of the boys the opportunity to show enough of their skill as they are hopefully identified as players with the ability to play at a higher level.


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Welcome to my Bristol Rovers blog - Life from the point of view of a Gashead.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Yes Please Eaves
Bolton Wanderers striker Tom Eaves is, according to Sky Sports, going to join us on a 3 month loan deal later today and will be in the squad for Exeter City on Saturday. He's a 6ft 3 forward with nimble feet and a turn of pace that Matt Harrold may have lacked. He looks like a direct replacement for Harrold and will certainly provide a massive aerial presence when leading the line. He's yet to make a first team appearance for the Trotters but has scored freely for their reserve team since joining for an undisclosed fee from Oldham Athletic in 2010. The move to the then Premier League club came on the back of him scoring a hat-trick against them in a pre-season friendly!
He seems a decent signing for us, I look forward to seeing him in action - once all is signed, sealed and delivered.
But the good news doesn't stop there Gasheads, oh no. Mark McGhee today confirmed that two strikers had agreed to join us and will sign later this afternoon. One was known to be a young player and the other an experienced proven goalscorer. We know the identity of the former but who is the latter? Could it be one of the players speculated on by myself the other day or could it be someone who has yet to be mentioned? Questions, questions.
I look forward to finding out who the other new Gas striker is. Hopefully we won't be disappointed.
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Four months after announcing a cooperation agreement with French supermarket chain Carrefour in China, internet giant Tencent has marked an important milestone in a push related to 'smart retail'.
Combining its technological strengths with the retailing expertise of the global chain, Tencent has backed the launch of a new store that promises to offer a better experience for Chinese shoppers.
On May 20, Carrefour opened a new Chinese outlet that will leverage Tencent's technologies and the internet firm's huge user base under the so-called new retail concept.
The facility, called Le Marché, was launched in Shanghai, making it Carrefour's first smart store in China.
The new store is spread over two floors totaling 4,000 square meters, about half the size of Carrefour's regular outlets.
It offers 25,000 product types, mostly food, and customers can pay for their purchases with their WeChat accounts by scanning a QR code or enable payments with facial recognition technology.
WeChat is the widely popular messaging and payment app of Tencent, which also runs a host of other online platforms in China.
With the Le Marché store, Tencent is seeking to expand its online influence into offline, using the tie-up with Carrefour China to trial a shopping environment totally based on WeChat.
The new store features on-screen entertainment, including reality TV show Produce 101, from Tencent's video arm. The shop will offer free delivery service for online orders and also features an open kitchen where customers can get fresh foods prepared for consumption on the spot.
The initiative is believed to be first step for Tencent in testing so-called smart retail.
In March, Tencent created a "Smart Retail Strategy Partnership Department" to create a complete digital solution package for smart retail and commercial real-estate sectors.
The company aims to empower and support retailers in terms of technology development. Tencent will provide a layer of services including the ability to connect with users, mini-programs, official accounts, cloud, and artificial intelligence.
That will enable retailers to serve customers better with Tencent's online ecosystem partners.
The focus on smart retail is part of Tencent's efforts to compete better with Chinese internet rival Alibaba Group, which has announced ambitious plans for its Hema supermarkets as it seeks to integrate online e-commerce with brick-and-mortar retail.
Alibaba's founder Jack Ma has often waxed eloquent about the potential of "new retail", touting the benefits that can be reaped by integrating online, offline, logistics and data to boost consumption.
Carrefour's Le Marche in Shanghai could be the first of premier smart stores operated by Carrefour in partnership with Tencent, taking on Alibaba's Hema outlets in the battle to change the way that China buys food.
Tencent's chairman and CEO Pony Ma said in March that several merchants are interested in teaming up with his firm to push smart retail.
As of now, apart from Carrefour, Tencent has tie-ups with Yonghui Superstores, Wanda Group and Better Life Mall in the retail industry.
Alibaba has made several acquisitions in the retail sector and is involved deeply in their operations, but Tencent is opting not to get engaged directly in running the retail outlets.
It will remain content with offering the Tencent ecosystem to help support the retailers' digital transformation.
Tencent stressed that it will not step into the business operations and decisions of its partners. All the data will be kept by the retailers, and not by Tencent.
According to Pony Ma, Tencent is just like a utility provider, offering an IT ecosystem for retailers.
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At a forum in Guangzhou this week, Pony Ma said the key to connecting people and things is to break down the wall that stands between the physical and digital worlds, and that Tencent will commit more resources to realize "Internet of Everything", TechNode reported.
Looking at the company's initiatives, it appears Tencent is giving a wider scope than rival Alibaba in terms of pushing digital transformation in society.
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India on 23 July 2014 voted in favour of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for a probe on Israel's offensive in Gaza.
The resolution titled Ensuring Respect for international law in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jersusalem saw 29 countries voting in favour of resolution while 17 countries including European countries abstained from the voting. In the 47-member UNHRC the US was the only nation to vote against the resolution.
Main highlights of the UNHRC resolution
In the meanwhile, on the 16th day of ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, around 680 Palestinians and 31 Israelis have been killed. Neither Israelis nor Hamas are backing down despite several attempts at truce including the one brokered by Egypt.
In the days leading up to UNHRC resolution, India went for many flip-flops on the Gaza issue. During the 6th BRICS Summit, India partnered with other BRICS countries to censure Israel. Then in the third week of July 2014, Union Government after resisting the demands of Opposition to debate the Gaza issue in the Parliament, it gave in to the demand of Opposition and voted in favour of Palestine in the Parliament.
The stand of India in UNHRC has been termed by foreign policy hawks as a monumental blunder. According to them, this indicates a major shift in India's earlier stance as it contradicts the carefully neutral stance India has maintained during the course of the Gaza offensive.
But, the flip-flop shown by India indicates that Indian foreign policy still lacks certainty on the issue of Israel-Palestine conflict. As Hindustan Times columnist Abhijit Majumder tweeted, "In Rio, Modi signs BRICS censure of Israel. In Delhi, his govt blocks #Gaza debate. At UNHRC, India votes Palestine. Abki baar, decide yaar."
The Israel-Gaza Conflict
The Gaza–Israel conflict, taking place in the region of the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, is a part of the long-term Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It began in the summer of 2006 following the control of Gaza Strip by Hamas after an overwhelming election result in favour of Hamas in 2005.
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The recent Israel-Gaza conflict started with the kidnapping of three young Israeli settlers in West Bank in June 2014. This led to rampaging by Israel provoking Hamas to fire rockets on 30 June 2014, for the first time since the November 2012 ceasefire.
Since the launch of Operation Protective Edge by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza, more than 680 peoples including Palestine and Israelis have lost their lives. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay termed the offensive as committing war crime.
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Who: India
Where: Geneva , Switzerland
What: Voted in favour of UNHRC resolution on Israel's offensive in Gaza
When: 23 July 2014