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The murder of Aziz Khan
A prescient novel about the evolving Pakistani Society by Zulfiqar Ghose
After taking over in a military coup, Ayub Khan was elected president, Pakistan and India fought a war and the turmoil led to Yahya Khan taking over in another military coup. In an unsettling atmosphere the 1960s, injustice and corruption started to thrive in Pakistan.
The destruction of a common man in the gradually decaying milieu of '60s is movingly illustrated in 'The Murder of Aziz Khan,' first published in London in 1967.
The book was eerily prescient and holds true for Pakistan today. And it is perhaps the reason that the novel was re-printed in Pakistan in 2013 by Oxford University Press. It gives an insight into the evil and vice that germinated at the inception of the country.
Aziz Khan, a small landowner, is the father of two sons and three daughters. A dignified man, eminently content with life; his seventy acres of land 'did not appear to him as a property with a market value. It was a sufficiency of existence, so that nobody could take the land away from him without first taking away his existence.' Which is exactly what the Shah brothers tried to do.
Forerunners of today's powerful land mafias, backed by greed, lack of scruples, an excess of money, and contacts, the Shah brothers hated the Khan's peaceful spirit. They tried to break it, and make Khan pay for his pride.
'I wonder why he's so damn proud?' (said one of the Shah brothers?)
That one question encapsulates the breaking down of an entire nation's spirit.
Authors writing in a language not native to their characters often face the challenge of how to make their characters speak the language as if its their own.
Using Shazaf Fatima Haider's book 'How it Happened' (Penguin Books India, 2012) to illustrate this point, the feisty Dadi' in the novel speaks with a liberal sprinkling of phrases such as: 'Date-shate,' 'Shaadi-waadi'. But then a real life Dadi in similar circumstances could, and very probably would, speak English and might well use such turns of phrase.
The characters in Zulfiqar Ghose's book, most of them uneducated villagers, also speak English, although they would only speak Punjabi, certainly not English in real life; but of course, this is an English book.
But here's the difference: Haider has an affectionate dig at Dadi's language which is Dadi's own. Ghose's characters, speaking as the author made them speak, are sneered at for their language by the author throughout the book.
That is probably the biggest flaw in the book. Having said that, its message-- a powerful warning against corruption and indiscriminate industrialisation-- is intact and crucial. It is no mean feat of imagination to predict the natural progression of a social tendency: an ill, from seed to maturity, and portray the havoc it creates so poignantly, which is what Ghose has done.
It is something that authors such as Thomas Hardy and John Steinbeck have written of, that completeness within a human being which is debased by modernism and greed, and that is where Ghose in his foreword to this edition places the literary antecedents of this book.
Definitely, it contains the same earthiness and simplicity that has to do with a passion for the land: Sitting in his yard in the evening, Aziz Khan feels a 'slow voluptuous relaxation creep into his body.' This passion when corrupted reeks of steel and concrete:'The sun that late summer afternoon seemed to be steel, the air of concrete.'
Ghose's own antecedents are somewhat uprooted. Born in Sialkot, he lived a very short few years in what is now Pakistan, then India, and the major part of his life in England (he is an alumnus of Keele University), and then the USA. He now lives in Austin, Texas with his Brazilian wife, a painter.
Ghose is the author of many books of fiction, criticism, and poetry, but this 'The Murder of Aziz Khan' is the only one set in Pakistan. One has to admire Ghose's vision. His characters are the forerunners of others to come such as the village 'hakeem', who prescribes quinine and aspirin for every malady: two tablets every three hours for twenty four hours, never mind what.
One of the Shah brothers, prior to partition, was in the habit of going into Hindu temples to place fruit at the feet of the idols, a time bomb embedded in the water melon, a forerunner of the militants and extremists with which also, this country is riddled today, in addition to the village 'hakims' and the unscrupulous rich. It is hard to tell which of these is more destructive.


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Saturday, 24 March 2012
It's all Easter and wishes in blue...........
11 comments:
- carol said...
Your handmade flowers are lovely, gorgeous card,thanks for playing along with CRAFT this week, x Carol
- 24 March 2012 at 14:11
- Sue said...
Aww what a sweet Easter card Amanda! - Love the cute Tilda image. The eggshell decoupage does look fiddly!!! but well worth it as it looks fab!! Gorgeous papers and I love the embellishments and wonderful sentiment!
Your Stepper card is gorgeous too! Love the Tilda image and those gorgeous crystals and flowers! :-)
Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and Good Luck in the Challenge!
Have a lovely weekend!
Hugs Sue xx
- 24 March 2012 at 15:10
- Kim Kelley said...
What a cute card! Image is adorable! Thank you for joining us at Guylou's this week!
- 24 March 2012 at 18:29
- Elaine said...
Two lovely cards well done hugs elaine
- 24 March 2012 at 18:37
- Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...
Fab creation, love the layout & the colours you have used!
Thank you for sharing with us at Delightful Challenges this week, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx
- 25 March 2012 at 12:26
- Chana said...
Awwh, this is so sweet! Thanks for sharing with us at Guylou's!
- 25 March 2012 at 23:41
- Ann Whitfield said...
This is so beautiful Amanda - thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's
Ann x
- 26 March 2012 at 11:49
- Jen said...
Perfect card for Easter. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's.
Jen x
- 26 March 2012 at 17:40
- Aunty Sue said...
Lovely creation and thanks for joining us at craft this week with our handmade flowers challenge
- 26 March 2012 at 22:51
- DianeMoneyGoolsby said...
Amanda: wonderful Spring card--love your color choice. Thank you for entering Simply Create Too's Challenge #9--"It's Spring???" Don't forget: Our new challenge begins this coming Friday.
Simply Create Too Design Team Member
- 28 March 2012 at 15:52
- Ribbon Girl said...
Very nice card - thanks so much for joining in with the Ribbon Girl colour challenge and I hope youhave a lovely Easter. Mary G x
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Having already captured three Western State Conference and Southern California championships, Grace Zamudio would next like to make a name for herself statewide.
The Glendale Community College standout distance runner will seek to complete the task when she takes to the track Friday and Saturday at the California Community College Athletic Assn. Track and Field State Championships at College of San Mateo.
The sophomore will look to close out her fabulous career at Glendale by attempting to win the 10,000-meter race Friday and the 5,000 and 1,500 on Saturday.
Zamudio comes into the meet with plenty of momentum.
"This is something I want badly and I know I'll have to work for it," said Zamudio, who won the 10,000 on May 4 at the Southern California Championships in 39 minutes 15.48 seconds at Antelope Valley College before clocking 4:40 in the 1,500 and 17:48.42 in the 5,000 on Saturday at the same site to win all three races. "It would be an honor and a great accomplishment to be able to win all three races.


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since the day law student Richard L. Norris
spotted a storm ahead of the Meyers Aero
Commander 200D single-engine plane he
was flying on the way back to Utah. He was
with an Army Reserve buddy, James Curtis,
and, rather than fly into the danger, Norris
heeded the radar warning and made an
unplanned night landing at a small airport
in Iowa.
"When you're approaching the front,many times you're able to watch thelightning activity from a very safe distance,but you can see things a long way off,"says Norris, 70, a founding partner atNorris Choplin Schroeder in Indianapolis."So we were able to watch that line andwe decided that we were absolutely notgoing to challenge it. The next morning, wedid learn that not only was there a line ofCurtis, who practices probate and taxlaw at his eponymous firm in Indianapolis,describes the close call: "It was obvious thatwe weren't in the best situation, but [Norris]kept his cool. … Rick can keep his cool asmuch as anyone I know, and keep focusedon whatever he's trying to accomplish."The even-keeled Norris is a calmingpresence in both the legal and aviationcommunities. Litigating on behalf of bothplaintiffs and defendants for 45 years, hehandles everything from construction andenvironmental law to wrongful death and,unsurprisingly, aviation, including planecrashes and toxic torts involving errantpesticide spraying. One of the top mediatorsin Indiana, he has chaired the medicalreview panel numerous times, and in 2008was honored with a Civility Award fromthe state bar's litigation section. In the 50years since he became a licensed pilot, he'slogged more than 3,300 hours in the air—anaccomplishment that earned him an FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2015.
Robert A. Duncan, of counsel at Norris
Choplin Schroeder, met Norris in 1970 at
the airport where Duncan was working.
The two friends have worked on personal
injury cases together and jointly own a
four-place, single-engine Piper. "He is
always very humble about his successes
and doesn't gloat, or pout when things
don't go the way he had hoped. He very
much exhibits the trait that I tend to call
'confidence with quiet competence,'"
Duncan says. "His character is such that I
trust him with my life."
THE OLDEST OF THREE BROTHERS(the other two are twins), Norris hails fromSouth Whitley, a small Indiana town ofabout 1,500, where he often baled hayand cleaned barns on his uncle's dairyfarm. At 10, he started a paper route anda lawn-mowing business, and in highschool worked for the weekly communitynewspaper, writing sports stories, settingtype and sweeping floors. His dad soldinsurance, first from the family's homeand, later, at an office. "The work ethicwas one of the things that was strongin that area in that time," Norris recalls."When people would have a conversationabout someone, many times they wouldsay, 'Charlie's a good worker.'"An early photograph shows 2-year-oldNorris staring skyward, spellbound by aplane. His first taste of flying came whenan older cousin took Norris up in a WorldWar II Taylorcraft spotter at a familypotluck. "We played rollercoaster, andI thought that was the greatest thing,"Norris says. "We'd pitch up to the neareststall and then shove the nose over andpick up speed. Boy, it was exciting for an11-year-old who didn't appreciate thatIn 1958, two years and many rides withhis cousin later, Norris offered to pay a junior


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Anyoldhow, I've linked to a number of different folks' reflections on their retreat experiences and will add more as I find them. I hope it'll prove a handy resource. Do pop over there if you want.
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The other day my colleagues and I went over to Kuala Selangor for seafood treat. There's this project that was pending for a very long time is now completed. So the company decided to take us for a treat to motivate us for a job well done.
Yea we went over to this lady's parent's place for dinner. Apparently her family opens a seafood restaurant over there and she said it's cheap and fresh.
Believe it or not, It took us a 90 minutes drive all the way to the village. We're so hungry by the time we reached not to mention we have to take orders and wait for the food to be served. Gosh I could almost eat a whole cow. But nevertheless the sight of driving there was a calm, country road. Even the sunset looks much better than the ones we see in the city.
See this? This is a pure fishermen village. This reminds me so much of my own hometown in Sitiawan.
This is the restaurant we had our dinner at. Looks a little dodgy but of course, these kind of restaurants always portrays this concept: More than meets the eye.
One of our Vietnamese colleague. Duc.... Don't ask me. I really don't know what's his deal with this kawaii look. Maybe this new trend just arrived Vietnam! hahaha
One of our dish is this shell fish. I really don't know what you call this snail but it is very common to see these shells lying around the beach here in Malaysia.
A hefty sum of food don't you think so? I think we ordered a total of 10 dishes with a 1kg of prawns on each table. Yummy.
I hereby present to you the participants of our escapade :p We have like 5 DSLR photographers and a couple of digital ones. We even have some mobile phone cameramen haha.
Soon after dinner, we headed to watch fireflies during the night. It's quite famous that people would come to Kuala Selangor to watch fireflies during the night on a boat ride.
I spotted a cute little chap munching his food away so this is my attempt on a black and white potrait picture.
The welome sign of the firefly park. The place as a chalet and like 15 boats taking their customers across the river to watch those insects.
Seriously, the place was very dark with no lights at all. The tour guide didn't even allowed us to use our camera flash to take any pictures coz it might scare the fireflies away. So with a little twitch and adjustment, I tried to take pictures of our horizon. Somehow it came out just perfect. I looked as if we're on a boat, riding to the underworld across to the land of the dead :p
This is how it looks like without my lighting effect. Doesn't it look spooky??
Thursday, August 28, 2008
A Trip to Eat and Watch
Posted by Calv at 10:11:00 AM
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- :: Nicole :: said...
i went to for the firefly thingy too.. 2 years ago with my ex.. it was like pitch black.. scary.. but the fireflies are beautiful.. they say it's getting lesser and lesser now :(
- Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:01:00 PM
- Calv said...
yea i hear that many times ady on th boat =.=
- Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:10:00 PM
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Red Velvet Cake
- 1 Stick of Margarine
- 1 Box of Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 Package of Instant Chocolate Pudding
- 4 Large Eggs
- 1 C. Water
- 1oz Red Food Coloring
- 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 TBSP White Vinegar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream margarine and add cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, and food coloring. Beat with a mixer at Medium speed for 3 minutes. Mix vinegar and baking soda and blend into cake mixture. Point into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. When cake has cooled, top with icing and refrigerate.
- 1 Stick Butter
- 1/2 C. Crisco (canned)
- 2/3 C. Vitamin D Milk
- 1 C. Sugar
- 3 TBSP Flour
- 1 TBSP Vanilla
Blend butter, Crisco, and sugar until well blended. Add flour 1 tablespoon at a time and blend after each one. Add milk and vanilla. Beat by hand for 12 minutes until creamy.


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It snowed overnight. We have about two inches of the stuff everywhere, and it hasn't actually stopped yet. We have another, though less serious problem, we haven't changed our tyres yet, which means we cannot legally go out in the car until the snow is gone. Germany is quite strict about this and insists on 'winter' and 'summer' tyres for 'Autos.' There is a diference in the handling of the car between the two as well and one does have to adjust your driving slightly after changing over.
Our current problem is that we store our 'winter' and 'summer' sets (whichever isn't on the car) with a tyre company in Hahn, and they can't sort out the change over for us until next Saturday (or we can collect the tyres and do it ourselves on Monday). It's our own fault, we discussed having it done at the beginning of the month, but then we had a warm spell and we still haven't had a frost. Oh well, a few days at home won't hurt either of us.
Interestingly, the crane flocks don't normally begin their migration until the first frost hits their 'summer' habitat around the Baltic. We witnessed a small group migrating in late September (which prompted us to discuss changing the tyres) but then there were no more migrations. Yesterday a huge flock passed, heading south in the drizzle and low overcast and others apparently passed during the night. Seems the absence of frost has caught them out as well.
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The Walk of Shame Trail starts just in front of The Spanish City.
It takes you along the derelict sea front to the fishing harbour of Cullercoats.
When your seasonal relatives/ visitors, visit once again and look at the derelict state of the Dome and wonder why the paintwork looks so bad after just a couple of years, just tell them it looks better on the artists impression.
When someone in your party needs to go to the public toilet on Watts slope, remind them, these toilets are going to be remodelled, so don't concern yourself with cracked tiles, dirty walls, broken windows, and a flaking paintwork ceiling.
Remember this is council property, not privately owned. Health and safety and hygiene doesn't come into it.
When you move along the seafront, make sure you remind your visitors how lovely the sea looks today and look at the view. Don't let them look towards the Avenue, again, Whisky Bends again, and the terrible mess of the High Point.
Again, quickly divert them, because you know they will say, I thought the council were putting the heart back into Whitley Bay after stealing its soul.
Remember resident, none of this is your fault.
Don't feel shame, disappointment, guilt, despair, apathy, sadness, anger, even depression, all the emotions that come when you remind yourself you are another year older and maybe you will never see Whitley Bay as it used to be before this council once again started a job they can't finish.
And no, please don't start with the iconic headland of the lighthouse, building another cafe.
The hot dog stand and the ice cream van have been there for years and are sufficient for our needs, a cafe would be a total blight on the landscape, there is a perfectly good one at The Links.
All they have done on the seafront this year is make another mess.
They should be in the stocks on New Year's Day, never mind giving themselves a pay rise.
Thinking up plans is one thing, delivering it is quite another.
Can the council give a time and date when this Masterplan will actually take place and how many years we have to wait?
When it started I used to go to work along the seafront to Tynemouth. Now I am retired, have grandchildren and a bus pass.
It's about time the Local Authority Ombudsman looked at how much this council has spent and is prepared to spend on consultants, architects, and Masterplans, on a building like The Dome that might still in the end, not be safe and fit for purpose.
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Autumn Happenings.
The weather is not how I picture autumn at all. I like it to be chill in the mornings with hot golden sun during the day, cooling down as dusk gently pulls it blanket over the skies to a chill that accompanies me as I light the fire. Perfect. Instead we have gales and rain with occasional flashes of sun. Ah well, it makes for huddling away indoors and plenty of cooking. This of course leads to plenty of eating... Hurrah!
Mr Davey and the girls baked caramel cupcakes with Isabella on caramel duty. I love the pose! Can't think where she gets that from. Lucy was in charge of the Kenwood to make the moist cake batter.
Unfortunately they made far too much caramel and I have spent much time since eating the remains straight from the pan instead of using it to top shortbread. My poor teeth! And I am not even a particular fan of sweet things! The cupcakes themselves were just gorgeous and Dave and the girls also made chocolate orange mousse while the cooking mojo was on them.
I, in the meantime, was on dinner duty with a little glass of the necessary to keep me company. Marsala in the autumn. Such bliss with its syrupy, sweet deliciousness and perfect to slug into gravy for added depth.
Dinner was also bliss (if I do say so myself and I do) with slow roasted locally reared belly pork - my favourite - accompanied by fennel, celeriac and onions braised around the joint until caramelised, crispy roast potatoes, Yorkshire puds which we have with any and all meats, and leeks with a Danish Blue cheese sauce. Oh, and of course that gorgeous gravy. The whole was followed by an afternoon of Mr Darcy as we slouched on sofas to Pride & Predjudice. So perfect.
No wonder the troops look so happy.
Outside Isabella and I have been hoarding away signs of autumn to bring home and cover the windowsills. Feathery, spiky fronds of old man's beard are everywhere draping their stems over the hedgerows.
I picked another Eglantine rose to bring indoors before it finally gives up and drops its leaves ready for the winter. I do wish Mr Austin had spelt it with a 'y' as did Shakespeare as it is far more romantic to mine ear. Do you agree I wonder or is it just me who reads so much into the written word? Whatever, she is a beautifully perfumed rose and her gentle perfume will drift across the room in the evening warmth of the fire, drawing my eye over to where she sits on the sill keeping company with jars of pine cones and the clematis fronds - a true melding of summer and autumn.
Chutney making is underway now with the gorgeous Spiced Damson recipe 'foraged' from dear Zoe. I am so looking forward to eating this with the cold cuts and cheeses of a Boxing Day buffet, especially as it is made with the Kea plums we collected from Coombe with Diana last year. Thank heavens for freezers!
And lastly, I have finally started a new knitting project though pictures of the pattern will have to wait until a brighter day. As it is the light has turned my lovely sedge blue cotton to coarse and grey.
It is an interesting pattern with twisted eyelet detailing on the rib which I like the look of. Hopefully a slouchy cardigan will emerge and not be relegated to the back of the wardrobe - Dave is not convinced as the pattern is a very old Woman's Weekly one which truly does look a little (a lot) dated, but hey ho. We shall see!
Off to work now. Have a lovely day whatever you are up to. x
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Ah Pipany!ReplyDelete
What a cosy comforting post. So lovely. Those cakes look scrummy! Now I am not a pork lover but even so that roast does sound heavenly! Nothing like a cooked sunday roast. We have one most sundays in the autumn/winter. A very comforting thing it is too.
I love the pattern on your new project. I am knitting some wrist warmers for my eldest at the mo. Making it up as I go along. I know the basics of knitting along with the Plain and peal stitch but how I wish I could learn more. Seeing this almost sleeve like creatation is really wanting me to be able to knit a little cardi or two!
Look forward to seeing your knitting project complete.
MBB x
that lunch looks delicious - I love pork too.ReplyDelete
I wish I could knit - really I do, but I am a complete failure at it. My quilt however is coming on rather better.
Thank you for the mention - hope you enjoy xx
What a lovely autumny post, I really enjoyed it. Love the roast, the family shots, the apples and all the goodness you have shared. I love autumn too, and your apples reminded me of our own from early this year. Our apple tree is just getting it's leaves as we are in early Spring. I do enjoy our different seasons, it makes the year so interesting! Take care Pip xoReplyDelete
There's something about food in serving dishes in the centre of a table that is very comforting to me. My own family didn't do this but my best friend's did and I loved it. It felt so cosy and quite different to us at home eating tea at different times and perched on knees. It is something I will do as my son gets older. xReplyDelete
Oh it all looks so delicious, not to mention warming so I won't put the heating on after all. Blowing a gale here now!!ReplyDelete
Aren't the hedegrows and verges turning up some bounty just now, including Old Man's Beard. I've been out this morning and picked a great bunch of autumnal leafy/frondy stuff. If only I had roses like that perfect pink beauty to add to the mix. And yes, Shakespeare got the spelling right I'm sure ;DReplyDelete
Lovely post so evocative of autumn I thought. Can't wait to see the pattern for the knitting - the stitch looks lovely even if the colour isn't reproduced to your liking.ReplyDelete
Pipany, your family surely do know how to make the most of blustery days. All that baking and cooking and ... eating looks like lots of fun!ReplyDelete
Your windowsill still life with pine cones, rose, etc., is just lovely. What a treat for the eye of the passersby.
Best wishes.
Your words are poetry to my ears! You have conjured up the essential components of an idyllic autumn day. All your cooking is making my mouth water but it doesn't matter because it is also weaving a spell of contentment and cosiness.
Your family is so happy. It's lovely to see.
Relish it all, dear Pipany. What shall you be making with your apples, I wonder?
Hello Pipany I have really enjoyed every bit of your warm and cosy autumn post. Beautiful pictures, delicious food and such a happy family feeling...Your cosy knitting looks lovely too. Have a wonderful autumnal week.ReplyDelete
Helen x
Yum - caramel.ReplyDelete
I'm afraid I have such a sweet tooth.
Love all your autumnal pictures and that pose - ahhhhhhhh, such a natural.
Nina x
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Your family dinner looks like a very happy event! Now that our girls get older, we rarely eat together. Only on Sunday's really. Your dinner looks and sounds very tasty. So do your cupcakes & chutney. They make me want to go into the kitchen straight away and make something special too :-)!
Happy evening,
Madelief x
Pip, do you have the recipe of that pork it looks delish! I made some scrumped hedgerow Bullace and Crab Apple jelly that would be yummy with the pork, it's made me hungry just looking at it :DClairexReplyDelete
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Just wanted to say 'hello' really. Your blogs are always so beautiful and life enriching. The colours are gorgeous. Must be something in the Cornish air - or else it's the radon in the rocks! Theo still has his Babbit and there may be call for another Babbit in due course, you never know. Take care Fenniexx
Oh your post has mande me feel very warm and cosy - the description of the food and the aafternoon with Mr Darcy is just wonderful..Im all glowing with it!! :)ReplyDelete
The knitting looks great too...must try and re-learn how to do that, used to as a child and then gave it up (sadly). Hope you're having a glorious weekend.
Love Julia x x x
What a wonderfully cosy, homely and delicious post. That lunch sounds delcious. I'm starving now! Don't your girls look adorable!ReplyDelete
I thought we were in for a dry, warm weekend but its damp, dreary and down right chilly up here today - just how I like it.
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My internet conked out for a while there, but I've been blowing through this set even if I haven't bothered talking about it (or haven't been able to, rather). I'll catch up at some point, though.
Ric Flair v Jumbo Tsuruta (6/8/83)
- This is really, really good stuff, but it didn't strike me as the absolute slam dunk that I remembered and figured it'd hold up as. I expected it to be a top 15 lock going in, and while I can't see it falling out of the top 40, I'd be surprised if it stays in my top 20 (so I'm still fairly sure I'll be a low voter on it). Hour long matches generally aren't my cup of tea anymore – at this stage I'd rather see Funk and Hansen try to hang, draw and quarter each other for 15 minutes – and I don't particularly love a great deal of Flair's stuff in Japan, anyway. First fall is a strong slow-burner, and there's some good stuff in it. Thought Jumbo was far more interesting on the mat here than he was in their first two matches, and everything felt like more of a struggle as a result. Flair is a guy I always like working basic holds, but I tend to get more out of it when he's working stateside. Jumbo's all over him for most of the first half hour and Flair is never able to sustain any sort of advantage. Jumbo's flurry at the end of the fall is really good and capped off by a great looking backdrop. Second fall has Flair come out as if he knows he has to change his approach and lets loose with the strikes, including his awesome punches to the armpit. Final 20 minute spell is what I always remembered as being the stretch that pushed this into the top level, and it still held up as being terrific. Flair getting cut open is really when things kick up a few gears and they don't slow down from that point on. Great spot where Flair is hanging upside down in the corner while Jumbo lays into his blood-blond head. Felt like a scene from a Jason movie with Flair as your Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan or some other walking STD being strung up in an abattoir. Last ten minutes are basically built around Flair continually going back to the figure-four while Jumbo refuses to quit, and it's pretty remarkable how much drama they get out of it considering the hold is applied for minutes at a time. Flair knows the score and just trash talks and shouts at Higuchi to count Jumbo out, and as much of a gutsy motherfucker Jumbo comes across as for not quitting, Flair equally comes across as a guy that, despite how often it might seem like he's escaping by the skin of his teeth, will fight tooth and nail to keep his title whenever it's in jeopardy. This is in my top 6 right now, but I think the fact it won't stay up in the very top tier is a sign of how my tastes have shifted pretty considerably since the last time I watched it (about 4 years ago now) rather than there being anything "wrong" with it.
Terry Funk v Nick Bockwinkel (7/12/83)
- Oh man, this was GREAT. It's unfortunately JIP, but I don't think we miss much. I thought the matwork during the first 15 or so minutes was far more interesting than anything in the first fall of the Flair/Jumbo match above. Lots of great touches, like Terry trying to break Bock's grip on a headlock by grinding his forearm back and forth across his ear so Bock starts cranking and trying to give him some mean cauliflower ears, and there's another moment where Terry is twisting Bock's ankle at the joint and Bock tries to peel his grip, so Terry just backhands him right in the jaw. Eventually Bock takes over and starts working Terry's knee, and Terry is just spectacular at selling the damage from then on out. Dude seriously looks like the best in the world here, standing up only to collapse under the strain, stumbling around on one leg, picking Bock up for a suplex and almost losing the match because he can't stay upright (leads to Bock falling on top of him for a cool nearfall), shouting "COME ON, GODDAMMIT!" while trying to reverse a figure-four, generally selling the FUCK out of said figure-four, etc. Bock is also really good at working him over and captures a real sense of urgency. He's the World Champion, but Terry is a Funk and a total maniac with more guts than brains, so when you create an opening you need to capitalise on it. Eventually Funk decides to fight fire with fire and goes after Bock's leg, and that of course leads to the spinning toe hold spot where Bock is trying like crazy to shake him. Even their mini-brawl on the ring apron leading to the finish was choice. I might be overrating this, but I've got it as my working #5, one spot ahead of the Flair/Jumbo broadway. For a guy who I'm not much of a fan of, Bockwinkel has been in two really awesome matches so far, both of which are in my top 5. Funk continues to rule the fucking earth.
Chavo Guerrero v Masa Fuchi (8/31/83)
- It is almost surreal seeing Fuchi play total underdog babyface against a surlier opponent. When I think of surly, I think of Fuchi. But here he is, hitting top rope dropkicks and refusing to be stretched to the point of submission. When I think of guys stretching other guys, I think of Fuchi torturing Kikuchi. I can honestly say I've never seen Fuchi in this role, but fuck it, he's Fuchi and rules it either way. This was way more "fun" than "great", but they do a ton of really cool things and I really enjoyed it. Chavo blows a Romero Special and is visibly annoyed, and from that point on he ups the nastiness. Crowd is 100% behind Fuchi and he makes a bunch of fired up underdog babyface expressions that I'm not used to seeing. Chavo's rolling Boston Crab is boss. So is his plancha, all piss and vinegary. His riling up of Onita post-match is pretty tremendous as well.
Terry & Dory Funk v Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (8/31/83)
- Yeah, this was spectacular, from the pre-match to the match itself through to the post-match. Terry and Hansen just despise each other and everything they do together is AMAZING. Actually everything they do is amazing, period, but when they're in (or out) there together it reaches another level. This is Terry's retirement match (his first one, anyway) and the crowd is insanely pro-Funk (goes for both Funks, but especially Terry). At the intros he and Hansen start trash talking and it devolves into a brawl out on the floor amongst the streamers and fans. Back in the ring Hansen whips Terry into the ropes and goes for the lariat, and the pop for Terry grabbing hold of the ropes while Stan swings at mid-air is mind blowing. Terry is really the star here, but Hansen is a close second and it's not like Gordy and Dory are mailing it in, either. This is one of the more inspired Dory performances on the set, and while his FIP spell isn't as strong as Terry's (probably because Terry is better than him in practically every single facet...although Terry's better than most wrestlers in every single facet so whatever), the crowd are good and rabid for it. He does unload with a flurry of dropkicks down the stretch that had the crowd going NUTS. I mean they aren't Kevin Von Erich or Skip Young level dropkicks, but it feels like "big match" Dory offence, and well, this was big match Dory (at least when it comes to 80s Dory). Gordy is rompin' and stompin' and totally brings it here as well; huge bumps, great punches, lays in a nasty beating – pretty much exactly what you want out of him in this situation. And holy FUCK does his entrance gear kick ass. But yeah, Hansen and Terry. Terry is just itching to get a hold of Hansen and he is a total king working the apron as guy that desperately wants to get the tag. Any time Hansen comes near him Terry takes a swing and a bunch of times he almost lands himself head-first in the ring he's swinging so hard. Marty Jannetty loved to do that spot and I can totally see him lying stoned on his couch watching a bunch of Terry Funk tapes and eating stale Corn Flakes. The pop for the hot tag is ridiculous and the fist fight that ensues between him and Hansen is just about the best moment on the entire set so far. Hansen punches Terry and Terry stares at him in complete and utter contemptuous defiance. Hansen punches him again. And again. Last punch sends Terry spinning almost in a pirouette, and when he rotates all the way around he just cracks Hansen right in the sternum and unloads with a follow up flurry on the button. When Hansen goes down...man, you just do not get stuff like that in wrestling anymore. Terry's FIP spell is awesome as well, from the blade job to the incredible sell job of the leg; everything. He really looks like the best ever here. And the post-match is really something words don't do any justice to. This is my working #2, but I could just as easily stick it on top of the pile.
Genichiro Tenryu v Ted DiBiase (10/23/83)
- So I've watched a pretty hefty chunk of 90s Tenryu over the last 6 months or so. This is not 90s Tenryu. There is no seething hatred in this match. He doesn't kick DiBiase in the face or kidneys ONCE. This was a totally different kind of Tenryu. He doesn't even sneer in a way that SUGGESTS he's going to punch someone in the throat. But I'll be damned if this match isn't the fucking biscuits. I was actually really shocked at how slick Tenryu looked on the mat in the Mil Mascaras match a couple discs back, because when I think of Tenryu I think of the punting and stiffness and contempt, not the slick matwork. That match was obviously not a fluke because here he is again working the mat in a bunch of really interesting ways. He spends a decent amount of time in particular working Ted's arm, and as good as Tenryu is and as much of a Tenryu fan as I am, I was surprised at just *how* much I was digging all of it. I mean what he was doing isn't quite on the level of what Bock and Robinson or even Bock and Funk were doing in those two singles matches elsewhere on the set, but for someone that was always considered a step or two below Jumbo right up until they started feuding (and even then you'd probably find more leaning in favour of Jumbo), Tenryu struck me as being *way* more compelling working holds and doing basic things than Jumbo has at any point so far. You won't find him doing a bunch of shit that Volk Han will end up cribbing, but he keeps things moving along really nicely and has lots of neat ways to "work holds". And I guess I'll take this time to mention that Ted does a really nice job selling the arm. After a while they start rolling out a ton of big offense and we hit another gear. Ted busts out a great looking powerslam, Tenryu splats him with a tope, there's nearfalls aplenty...and as much as I really should not be, I find myself being surprised at just how fucking boss this match is. Finish is kind of a letdown, I guess, but at the same time it's something one probably has to expect. Tenryu is the greatest and this should do well.
Jumbo Tsuruta v Harley Race (10/26/83)
- This had its share of highlights, but it suffered from some real downtime and probably would've benefited from being about 10 minutes shorter. First ten minutes or so were fine again, but I'm struggling to remember anything about them, which has been the story with a lot of the Jumbo singles matches. Once they shift gears it gets real good, though. Crowd is rocking for a bunch of nearfalls and there were a couple in particular that I thought might have actually been the finish. Then, for whatever reason, Race decides to slow it way back down just as the crowd heat peaks and slaps on a headlock. Finish was pretty creative if a little shitty looking, but this isn't really a match-up that does much for me, especially when it's going over half an hour. I was surprised by how much I wound up liking their 8/1/82 match, but even that won't land sky high and this seems destined for the bottom half.
Genichiro Tenryu v Ricky Steamboat (2/23/84)
- Sort of a dream match – arguably the best Japanese wrestler ever against arguably the best American wrestler ever. I would rather have seen the match-up take place ten years later, but I've always been a fan of this. Like the last match it goes longer than it probably needs to, but I was way more interested in what these guys were doing the whole time than I was in what Jumbo and Harley were doing (again, you can credit the Tenryu love. And I like Steamboat way more than Race, too). Steamboat blocking an enziguiri with his "karate" early on was cool as shit. Made the spot later on when Tenryu manages to hit it successfully even better (and it's a great spot besides, thanks in part to the camera angle and Steamboat's awesome KO sell of it). The "peaks" in this probably aren't as high as the "peaks" in Jumbo/Race, and I can totally see someone thinking this dragged more in the early parts as well, but I find these sets far easier to rank based on pure enjoyment and I enjoyed this quite a bit. So there. Probably won't be top third, but top half is likely.
Jumbo Tsuruta v Nick Bockwinkel (2/23/84)
- Terry Funk is the special referee here and holy shit is he ROCKING the best referee outfit ever. He just beats out Sandy Barr as the best dressed ref' in history. As far as special referees go he's also WAAAY better than Fargo was on the Memphis set. He's actually pretty great in that role, always trying to keep things in line but never being so over the top as to distract from the guys actually wrestling. Seriously, is there ANYTHING this guy does not fucking rule at? This is the third match in a row on disc 4 that's gone around half an hour (think this goes a little over that), but the early stuff with Bockwinkel working the arm is really good and as an opening section it's better than the early stages of Jumbo/Race and Steamboat/God. Thought it went a little longer than needed before Jumbo got a foothold, but everything looked rough and nasty and they never stopped to lie around. I think I'm starting to turn a corner on Bock. I wouldn't call myself a big Bockwinkel fan just yet, but coming into this set he was pretty much on a level with Harley Race on my list of guys that don't do a whole lot for me despite generally being pimped fairly heavily. At this stage I have no more desire to watch a bunch of Harley, but I'd be totally fine with a Bockwinkel-heavy AWA set being the next one to drop. Finish to this might be my favourite finish of the set so far (does Hansen trying to hang Funk with a bullrope count as a finish? I mean I guess it meant "the end" for all intents and purposes, but Dory running out like a school teacher and running Hansen off felt more like the "finish" than Hansen's attempt on Terry's life...which probably sounds ass-backwards since how much more of a finish can you get than murder?). First Terry takes the best ref' bump on the set – no wait, screw that, he takes a TERRY FUNK bump while moonlighting as a referee – and flies out of the ring and lands on his head and winds up dangling over the barricade. Bock tries to suplex Jumbo from the ring apron back into the ring, but Jumbo slides down the back and hits the backdrop, just in time for Terry to recover and scoot back in to count the 3. Crowd comes UNGLUED and we have a new World Champ. The backdrop felt sort of like that spot on the New Japan set where Fujinami finally hits the Dragon Suplex and pins Inoki clean as a whistle. I knew Jumbo won this already, so it didn't feel as "out of nowhere" as the Fujinami match, but it was still an awesome moment.
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posted December 13, 2004 08:15 AM
is there a stock appearing qjunk out there that preforms well. class split is killing me.
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posted December 13, 2004 07:22 PM
Check with Kinetic Perfomance or Jet Perfomance.KP is a forum sponsor.
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posted December 21, 2004 04:34 AM
Edelbrock #1901. 750 cfm Qjet OEM appearing, all you have to do is take the two little edelbrock tags off that are attached with screws, bolt it on and go. Very nice carb.
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posted December 21, 2004 05:52 PM
if you have any truble finding a q jet that fitts your needs i build them that proform like bigggg holleys i can build one that is as big as you need ive got as big as 990 out of old big block carbs that would make you turn up your noise at after market carbs.
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posted January 06, 2005 12:02 PM
has anyone ever used the summit stage 3 qjets. for the cost they seam like they may be the way to go.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Patti Smith and living the creative life.
I've just finished reading Just Kids, by Patti Smith, about her friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe. I saw Patti Smith in concert, supporting Bob Dylan.
She was part of the New York scene in the70s, where the most famous artists, poets, rock n rollers and theatre practitioners hung out together. Patti lived with Robert at the Chelsea hotel, went out with Sam Shepherd (they wrote Cowboy Mouth together), and Allen Lanier (of Blue Oyster Cult), knew Janis Joplin, William Burroughs and members of Andy Warhol's Factory. She hung out at Max's and CBGBs. She supported herself by working in bookshops, writing album reviews and finding second hand treasures to sell. (The most surprising thing was that people seemed to be in the habit of visiting each other with a fish to fry. Literally.) She married Fred Sonic Smith (of MC5), had two children with him, and continued working. She doesn't mention who looks after the children while she is working. The memoir ends with Robert's death.
What struck me, as a feminist mother (because I'm on the lookout for these things) is the fact that she had a child as a teenager who she gave away. Like Joni Mitchell, she knew she couldn't raise a child (unsupported by a partner) and live a creative life. On giving away her child and moving to New York, where she was homeless in the beginning (and met Robert) Patti vowed (as had Robert) to dedicate her life to art. Joni has always fascinated me. When bedridden with polio she vowed to dedicate her life to art (Joni paints as well as makes music) and she did. Yet when she was reunited with her daughter she said that creating art/music was just something she did to spend the time until she found her daughter. Well, it didn't look that way to me, Joni. Interestingly, Patti never mentions that child after giving him away.
Joni is also quoted as saying about her music career that it is doing what you love in an industry you hate, which is kind of a good analogy for motherhood itself sometimes.
Yesterday I read this interview in The Guardian with actress Kim Catrell.
This peripatetic childhood contributed to making her feel like "a constant outsider", but that also came from her "knowing that I wasn't really normal. I didn't want to get married and I didn't want kids – I knew I wanted to act." And does acting preclude marriage and children? "Oh yeah," she says with a dry laugh.
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The Adidas Brand
"Brand equity is the marketing and financial value associated with a brand's strength in the market" (Dibb and Simkin pg 73)
Some of the factors that contribute to the creation of high brand equity are brand association, awareness, attractiveness to buyers and brand loyalty. For a company to see major success it must establish and sustain high brand equity. The preference in the marketplace for one particular brand is not simply a preference based on the cost, quality or style of its products. It is also influenced by the personality, reputation and image of the brand and how often and how well they are communicated. What experience is the brand promising or associating with? Who is endorsing the brand? The sportswear market; it has some of the strongest and most valuable brands in the world. The CFO of Adidas, Dean Hawkins recently said,
"our biggest asset isn't on our balance sheet, and that's our brand" http://www.shsu.edu/~mkt_ssm/mkt575/Shoes.htm
The following essay will discuss some of the elements in Adidas's brand development that have led to it securing a place in the worlds 100 top brands and will look to the future plans it has in place to maintain its high brand equity.
Adidas dates back to 1948. It is derived from the first syllables of its founders first and last name Adolf Dassler who began making shoes in 1920. His vision was to supply professional athletes with the very best in footwear for their respective fields. He registered the unmistakable "three stripes" which to this day remains the Adidas trademark. Adidas could be considered the first sports company to use "celebrity endorsement" for their products. Germany won the Soccer World Cup in 1954 and the team wore the first football boots with screw-in studs developed by Adidas. Adolf was an athlete himself. He always worked closely with sports professional and made personal appearances at sporting events. He came up with a product innovation for every major sporting event and before long had created the optimal shoe for nearly every discipline. http://www.Adidas-group.com/en/overview/history/History-e.pdf In the 1960's the company moved into sport apparel and equipment. In 1970 the "Telstar Ball" became the official match ball for the first televised FIFA world cup. It was the roundest football of it's time and it's white and black design made it clearly visible on the Television. http://www.Adidasgroup.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/Ball_History/press_release_e.pdf As the company grew bigger it was damaged by family quarrels - Adi's brother, Rudolf started a rival firm Puma. His son, Horst, split with his parents and opened a rival branch in France, complete with its own designers and factories. Horst eventually took over the parent company in 1985, he died only 2 years later and for a short time the company was run by a French man called Bernard Tapie. At this stage Adidas was haemorrhaging money and when it's - Robert Louis-Dreyfus took over in 1993, it needed considerable attention to bring it back to it's former glory. Under his guidance Adidas has moved from being a manufacturing and sales based company to being a marketing based company. Louis Drefus cut cost but injected extra cash into marketing in order to promote growth. He maintained expenditure on sports sponsorship and increased expenditure on other outlets. The company undertook new marketing strategies for further growth. For example the "Originals line" was re-introduced which was highly successful as 70's style fashion become popular again. http://www.its.caltech.edu/~xiuqin/strategy/Adidas.htm The Adidas brand is now segmented into three divisions: Adidas Sport Performance Adidas Sport Heritage and Adidas Sport Style.
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Ousmane Dembele fluffs keepy-uppies at Barcelona unveiling
What is it with Barça's new signings? First it was Paulinho; now Dembele follows him in struggling to do the business in front of his new fans
Ousmane Dembele completed his huge move to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund on Friday, for an initial £96m that could rise to £136m.
The Frenchman is a tricky customer: in a famous interview during his time at Rennes, the talented 20-year-old professed to being left-footed but prefers to shoot with his right foot.
But despite his talents, Dembele had a bit of a nightmare at his Camp Nou unveiling when asked to perform a few tricks in front of his new home crowd. Having fallen short with an attempt at keepy-uppies, the young Frenchman's rainbow flick went even worse.
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These are reactions from audiences and critics alike, after seeing The National Dance Company of Ireland, featuring The Young Irish Tenors, perform its rousing new stage production, "Rhythm of the Dance!" which comes to the Victoria Theatre on Thursday, July 16 - tickets from the box office on 01422 351158.
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Moviemaking in the Classroom
There are many reasons for teachers to make movies in their classrooms. Here are a few ideas:
- Creating movies from photos of student projects
- Explanations of materials students are struggling with
- Read alouds
- Gifts for end of year
- Directions for at-home projects
- Welcome messages for families
- Weekly newsletters
How can students use moviemaking in the classroom?
- Gifts from students to parents, grandparents
- Book reports
- Project-based learning
- Share student writing
- How to movies
- Teaching each other
- Family trees
But what program or APP should you and could you use to create these movies? Well, there are plenty!
1. Moviemaker- The old standard. Moviemaker is free on your Microsoft computer. It is fairly simple to use and has an easy learning curve. It can be frustrating if you work on the project over several days, as the dreaded red X showing the pictures have been removed can show up. To combat this problem, gather all materials from video, pictures, music, etc ready before you begin, work on the same computer, and save often.
2. VidEditorFree- This is a free APP that my students have found to be easy to use. You can load your videos, arrange, and save as a completed movie file.
3. Photostory- Photostory is a simple, step-by-step program with simple directions. Step 1- Add pictures. Step 2- Add text. Step 3- Record voice. Step 4- Add music. Step 5- Save the file as a wmv. You can only input pictures, no videos. The program puts in transitions for you, making it even easier!
4. Animoto- This is a web-based program. It is free for the basic version, but you can also get more options by paying $5-$10 a month. With the free version you make a 30 second video, paid accounts get up to 20 minutes. You start with choosing a theme, which gives you the background and music. Add pictures, video, and text. Then you can share your video with others through email, social media, and upload it youtube.
5. Voicethread- This program is both a website and APP. You add your media and then comment. If you share the voicethread, students can leave their comments through typing, calling in, video recording, or voice recording.
6. Educreations- This APP is another free and easy tool that uses a whiteboard as the background. You can write with multiple colors, type, add photos, and pictures. Then, record your voice. Projects can be emailed, posted to social media, or shared by a link.
7. Sock Puppets- A free APP where users use puppets to make their movie. Build the background, add props, select the puppet, and record a voice.
8. Pixntell- I love this easy to use and free APP. It is another easy few step project that can make videos. Add pictures, add voice, add text, and add special effects to make a video about anything.
9. iMovie- Mac users have access to iMovie. I have used it a couple of times and found it fairly easy to use. Since I am not an expert by any means I have found a few tutorials for you. Tuts teaches you from beginning to end in their tutorial. About Technology has this tutorial. The Dummies group also made a tutorial for the iPhone.
SO many options, how do you choose? Play with a few and see what works best for you. If you are using them with students I suggest you create a how to sheet with step-by-step directions. It makes it easier on you, the teacher when they can refer to their instructions rather than always rely on you!
I also strongly suggest storyboarding. Have students play with the program, figure it out, and plan the whole movie before creating. This will save time and frustration in the end.
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Just a thought, does he go outside at alll? Is any of the blood work abnormal? Or even on the high or low end of normal? We sometimes see symptoms of a tick-borne infection before the blood work shows definitive signs. So, for example, if we have an ailing dog (usually lethargy and inappetence) and the bloodwork shows low (but still in the normal range) levels of platelets and normal range high or low WBC, chances are what's ailing them is a tick-borne disease. They can be devilishly tricky to detect so we usually just start treating with doxycycline on those occasions and that does the trick.
Also, did the vet check his mouth well? I have little experience with cats, but sometimes I think if their teeth are bad, they'll stop eating?
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Northern Ireland are on the brink of something special but there is work still to be done for Michael O'Neill's men
A victory or a draw over the Czech Republic at Windsor Park on Monday night would secure the men in green and white second spot in Group C and a play-off game to get to the World Cup Finals in Russia next summer.
So even if they get the draw or win they need to claim second spot - there is still two very difficult play-off games to overcame before the dream of reaching our first World Cup Final since Mexico in 1986 is realised.
All of us - of a certain age - remember Espana 82 and Mexico 86 and we now on the brink of doing it all over again - but before that their is still work to be done.
Tonight's opponent's the Czech Republic are not turning up to make up the numbers and with Germany and Norway the last two games in the group - we are not in the promised land just yet.
The campaign so far had been a success with six clean sheets from our seven group games and the only side to score against O'Neill's men are Germany - who aren't a bad side!
We have dug deep and grinded out results when in previous campaigns we would have come up short.
We are three group games and hopefully two play-off games from reaching Russia.
But Northern Ireland captain Steve Davis - a veteran of 95 caps - knows that the job is far from finished.
"It's going to be a very difficult game.
"They're very comfortable in possession and have players who want to get between lines.
"We'll not underestimate them by any mean,
"You just have to look at Germany game. They made changes so they have a strong squad and will be a really good test for us.
"They'll want to pass the ball. They'll want to dominate possession, in behind the strikers, it's going to be a good test for us.
"Hopefully Windsor will be bouncing with energy and we've got we can make it a special night for everyone - but even if we get the draw or win there is still loads of work to be done."
And Davis - who is within touching distance of 100 caps - says getting close to that milestone will not play any part in his thinking before tonight's vital encounter.
"If we could qualify for the World Cup that would mean more than getting 100 caps but my full focus is on these last three group games and on the Czech Republic most of all.
"And as for the caps we don't get one for every game, so I've got a bit more room in the house than you think - but it great to be getting near the 1oo cap mark."
And Davis - who is having a very successful time with Premiership club Southampton - says they are in a great position heading into the last three games and they are now fighting right to the death of every game as they are scoring goals late in games.
"Without doubt, I think that's an area we've grown in massively.
"Our game management is much better.
"We don't seem to get levels of frustration in games that we got in the past, that was evident in the game the other night.
"In that game we didn't score until the 70th minute.
"We are getting the belief in the right areas, I think that comes with results and experience and the team's growing all the time.
"We're also in a very good position at the minute.
"If you had offered it at the start of the campaign we'd have grabbed it with both hands. "The ball's in our own court, and this is a good game for us to have.
"We have everything to play for and looking forward to a special night tomorrow night - but we know it is going to be tough and we have to perform."
A draw would be enough to secure the play-off spot but Davis says they have to into the game looking to win the encounter.
"I think that goes without saying.
"That's how we approach every game, that's the mentality and it will be no different.
"It will be a tough game, they are quality we know from being in Prague.
"We are expecting a difficult test tomorrow but obviously we'll be going for the win and get that second place."
And Davis is pleased that the goals are being spread about the squad for this campaign after Kyle Lafferty had led the goal scoring charge in the qualifiers for the European Championships.
"You don't want to have to rely on one person too much.
"We know Kyle's ability and his goals were massive and he showed quality throughout that whole campaign.
"But it is good that goals have been shared around the squad.
"We know Kyle's got that ability to do that.
"Our record in terms of clean sheets is really good and, you're always in with a chance in the game if you keep a clean sheet."
And Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill - who was also at yesterday's press conference at Windsor Park - says his side's defensive record will make other teams sit-up and think.
"I would imagine most coaches look at our clean sheet record.
"But they will do what I do and you look for things in opponents.
"You try and find weaknesses in the other teams.
"We did it when we played Germany and to be honest you make things up just to find little things that you can exploit.
"You have to find things that you can use against them.
"They can't go back and show loads of goals against us.
"They make look at certain aspects but it makes other teams job more difficult to understand this is how a team is going to play.
"I think that's where possibly you talk about that fear.
"Teams know each other so well now, not so much is unknown.
"When you see this team hasn't conceded for so may games it a big plus.
"It's more about our mind set and how we perform, but it's equally nice to be in position where opponents have difficulties picking holes in us because we are doing well."
O'Neill - who has a huge respect for the Czechs - says he has had them watched many times and he is prepared for whatever they throw at his side.
"Surprise us? Not really, no. We watched them versus Norway and we been at three of their games live.
"We spent all night looking at their game against Norway.
"They changed the system against Germany and they didn't surprise me.
"You have to expect an onslaught from Germany which they did.
"Whatever way they play there will not be any surprises. We know the key players they have and what they are capable of.
"We know where the threat exists and we know where's their weaknesses as well.
"We're well versed in whatever team we'll play and we are ready for the encounter.
"But make no mistake they are very dangerous and a good side.
"They were pot two team in terms of qualification. A team that won their group of Euro 2016.
"There's been a little change in their squad and their coach.
"We've seen some top class players, they're a very good side, and they've been searching in this campaign for the right formula.
"Sometimes that happens when you are introducing new players. We're expecting a difficult game.
"Equally the prize is much greater for us than it is for them.
"They have to win to stay alive, we have to win to guarantee second.
"I'd much rather be in our situation than theirs. We know it will be very difficult, but we're ready for that challenge
And the manager admits that although a draw would do his side - he will set out his stall to win the game.
"We'll always play to win at home and here we need to play with intensity.
"The crowd will play a huge part, their energy will be fabulous and the players will respond to that.
"It's difficult when you're away from home, in Prague we drew 0-0 against a very good team.
"Yes we could have been better with the ball but it's difficult away from home sometimes.
"We need the game to be difficult for the Czech Republic with that combination on the pitch and in the stands," added the manager.
It would be a huge result for O'Neill's men to get the draw or victory they need to secure second spot in the group and a play-off spot - but the job is far from finished.


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May 5, 2010: Some of my favorite things in our back yard: the white, wooden planter my grandfather made long ago, my hydrangea bush (to the left) that I hope will finally bloom this summer, and our little flower box Bennet made at a Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic (above.) We planted some pretty flower seeds that Bennet picked out in it, and we need to transplant them to the garden soon!
May 6, 2010: Bennet developed a high fever in the middle of the night, and I took him in to the pediatrician first thing in the morning. I have never seen the little guy so sick. He was burning up and slept in my arms, completely limp, through the whole doctor visit. They tested him for the flu, but it was negative. The pediatrician said that it was a virus that is going around that causes fevers, body aches and other flu-like symptoms. Thankfully, lots of Motrin, Pedialyte and Popsicles made him feel better until the sickness cleared up.
May 7, 2010: For the longest time, Bennet has been very hard to photograph. Lately, he's been way more excited to get his picture taken, much to my excitement! This day, he kept wanting to say "cheese" and then would ask to do it again. I was not complaining!
May 8, 2010: Bennet loves these Crayola bath markers that he picked out with some of his birthday money.
May 9, 2010: 30 weeks pregnant on Mother's Day! I can't believe we only have about 10 weeks until we meet our daughter!
May 10, 2010: Bennet didn't seem to be too in love with his train bed, so we traded with Kara for a light wood toddler bed that matches the crib and dressers and takes up less space. We need all the space we can get with the two kids sharing a room, and Kara's Ensley is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine, so it worked out better for everyone!


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This week I'm co-teaching a Spanish immersion course at my language school. Since I've been more consciously focused on growing my business so that I can create more opportunities for more language learners, I haven't been teaching classes on my own very often—maybe a class or two a month, and then just to substitute for an instructor who couldn't make it.
This week is different, in that I worked with the other instructor to design the syllabus and materials, and taught two days of classes on my own. It was especially rewarding to work with students who are truly excited about learning Spanish; so excited that they have sacrificed a whole week off work or away from their other obligations to immerse themselves in the language for hours a day.
While teaching a course like this is of course a lot of work, it's also incredibly energizing. Being back in front of the classroom for hours at a time, and seeing the response and engagement in real time from students—not to mention seeing friendships form among those students—is why I started my business in the first place.
I'm not saying that I had forgotten the purpose and mission of my work, but I will say that going back to where the passion all began instantly rejuvenates my inspiration and motivation. So if you have the option to go back to where your passion all began, I encourage you to do so; even if you don't feel the passion lagging, chances are it will shed new light on the path you're currently on.