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Watch: Poland's coach appears to order player to fake injury
Poland was eliminated from the World Cup on Thursday, despite managing its first win of the tournament. Jan Bednarek scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Japan that wasn't enough to lift an otherwise hapless Poland team off the bottom of Group H.
Although Poland is going home, it did manage to exit the tournament with a win. However, there was also a strange sideline incident late in the match involving manager Adam Nawalka, that while not exactly illegal, would certainly seem to go against the spirit of the game.
At one point toward the end of the match, Nawalka had summoned substitute Jakub Blaszcyskowski to the sidelines and was awaiting a break in play so that he could sub the midfielder on, apparently for Kamil Grosicki. The break in play never came, and Nawalka wasn't able to make the substitution.
So how do we know that Grosicki was the player he intended to bring off for Blaszcyskowski? Because at one point Nawalka grabbed the back of his leg as if to suggest an injury and then gestured to Grosicki. As if on cue, Grosicki went to ground clutching the back of his leg and signaling to the referee.
Just watch.
Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe was unmoved, however, and Nawalka was still unable to make his substitution, despite the theatrical ruse. In the end, it didn't really matter.
Although it lost the match and wound up tied on points with Senegal, Japan still managed to squeak through to the next round on an obscure rule that takes account for the number of red and yellow cards a team has received. Poland meanwhile, was left to rue what could have been.
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Henley had rounds of 70-70-69-69 to finish at 6-under-par 278. Shawn Stefani won the tournament at 15 under.
Henley won his previous outing at the Chiquita Classic. Sunday marked his fifth top-10 finish this season.
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Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh has rejected a recent World Bank report that dismissed the Kingdom's goal of exporting 1 million tonnes of milled rice by 2015.
The report – dated July 12 but leaked last week – said uncompetitive prices and logistics bottlenecks would make even 500,000 tonnes of milled-rice exports virtually unattainable within the intended deadline.
However, Cham Prasidh rejected the World Bank's calculations as shortsighted. Cambodia has already exported 2 million tonnes of unmilled rice this year, he said, which if milled would convert into about 800,000 tonnes of milled rice, or close to the government's goal.
"If we rely on the World Bank report, [Cambodia] will probably be very poor. They don't know when it is possible for us to export 1 million tonnes of milled rice," Cham Prasidh said at a press conference at Phnom Penh International Airport on Friday.
World Bank representatives could not be reached for comment yesterday. The minister recognised, however, the Kingdom's poor milling capacity, which accounts for the large volume of Cambodian rice presently milled in Vietnam and Thailand. Although the number of mills in Cambodia has doubled in the past two years, the World Bank said in its report that the small mill size and cost, among several other factors, "simply will not accommodate such large-scale volumes."
The lack of shipping trucks coupled with the shallow Sihanoukville port also would restrict Cambodia's rice-exporting capacity, the report said. Several leading rice exporters said exports could freeze at 250,000 tonnes per year until railway and port improvements are made, according to the report.


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It was really hard to choose a Phyllis Nefler outfit to illustrate, there are so many in Troop Beverly Hills that look fun to draw. The original drawing I sent to Theadora Van Runkle was of one of Phyllis's Bo Peep-ish outfits, and it ended up looking even more awkward than this. I decided to go with one of the more restrained ensembles—a suit with a giant bird attached to the shoulder. I figured showing the conservative end of the spectrum would better emphasize the otherworldly sort of Beverly Hills that Theadora created here. My biggest regret about this one, though, is its lack of a hat. TBH director Jeff Kanew on Theadora: "The producers wanted to hire one of the designers from Dynasty, and would have pushed for a much more 'tailored,' tasteful style. And it would have been BORING! My big contribution was to fight for Thea and support her vision."
For more on Theadora Van Runkle, read this. Check back tomorrow for Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker!


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16 December 2013
washing day
Peculiarities are a funny thing. They're one of those, little details, that life offers us to make it all the more special.
This is one of them.
On one of my evening walks through the countryside, especially around spring or the warmer months, the locals have the custom to hang their washing outdoors - a very sustainable idea indeed, which I also do practice. But, the peculiar thing I have noticed on this very evening was the most incredible and creative way of hanging the washing line on....trees!
Yes, if one perhaps misses a proper pole in the back garden or a beautiful window sill where to display their 'laundried' garments, the trees outside the house are as good...and well, much prettier!
These are four of the ones I found on that day.
Let me know what you think!
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Week 18 of the USSF D-2 Pro League Concludes the First Full Week in August
Week 18 Recap
Week 18 was a lighter week for the USSF D-2 Pro League, with only six games scheduled through the weekend. Rochester defeated the Portland Timbers 1-0 at home, while Miami FC earned their own 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace Baltimore on the road in Maryland. The lone Friday night match between AC St. Louis and Vancouver Whitecaps FC ended up 0-0. Miami FC concluded their recent road trip that saw seven out of eight games away from home with a 1-1 draw against the Puerto Rico Islanders, coming from behind after an early Puerto Rico goal. The Austin Aztex continued their league leading pace with a solid 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Rowdies with all four goals coming in the first half. The Carolina RailHawks shut out the Montreal Impact 2-0 to stay in second place just ahead of the Canadian club by four points in the NASL Conference.
Week 18 Results
|Aug. 4
|Crystal Palace Baltimore 0, Miami FC 1
|Maryland SoccerPlex; Boyds, Md.
|Aug. 4
|Rochester Rhinos 1, Portland Timbers 0
|Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.
|Aug. 6
|AC St. Louis 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0
|Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park; St. Louis, Mo.
|Aug. 7
|Carolina RailHawks 2, Montreal Impact 0
|WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.
|Aug. 7
|Austin Aztex 4, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
|House Park; Austin, Texas
|Aug. 7
|Puerto Rico Islanders 1, Miami FC 1
|Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Week 18 Quick Hits
- Austin remains unbeaten in their last 7 matches, with all six goals of their 4-2 victory coming in the first half.
- Rochester became the second team in the league to reach 10 wins this week.
Week 19 Preview
Week 19 kicks off with a busy Wednesday featuring four matches on August 11. Puerto Rico hosts Tampa Bay at 8:05 p.m. ET in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Minnesota will travel to Portland for a 10 p.m. ET kick off at PGE Park in Portland, Ore. Montreal plays host to Crystal Palace Baltimore at 7:30 p.m. ET, while the final weekday match will feature Carolina hosting Rochester at 7 p.m. ET in Cary, N.C. Saturday August 14 will be a busy day for the USSF D-2 Pro League as six matches kickoff the weekend. St. Louis hosts the Portland Timbers at 8:10 p.m. ET in St. Louis, Mo. Puerto Rico will play its second home match of the week when they face the league-leading Austin Aztex at 8:05 p.m. ET in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Miami plays host to Tampa Bay in a Floridian battle at 7:30 p.m. ET at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Rochester Rhinos take on the Montreal Impact at home on August 14 at 7 p.m. ET. Minnesota invites Vancouver Whitecaps FC to Blaine, Minn. at 8 p.m. ET and the final match for Week 19 will feature Crystal Palace Baltimore hosting Carolina at 5 p.m. ET in Baltimore, Md.
Week 19 Schedule
|Time (ET)
|Aug. 11
|Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
|8:05 p.m.
|Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico
|Aug. 11
|Portland Timbers vs. NSC Minnesota
|10 p.m.
|PGE Park; Portland, Ore.
|Aug. 11
|Carolina RailHawks vs. Rochester Rhinos
|7 p.m.
|WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.
|Aug. 11
|Montreal Impact vs. Crystal Palace Baltimore
|7:30 p.m.
|Stade Saputo; Montreal, Quebec
|Aug. 14
|Crystal Palace Baltimore vs. Carolina RailHawks
|5 p.m.
|Paul Angelo Russ Stadium; Fenton, Md.
|Aug. 14
|Rochester Rhinos vs. Montreal Impact
|7 p.m.
|Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.
|Aug. 14
|NSC Minnesota Stars vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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|National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.
|Aug. 14
|AC St. Louis vs. Portland Timbers
|8:10 p.m.
|Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park; St. Louis, Mo.
|Aug. 14
|Miami FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
|7:30 p.m.
|Lockhart Stadium; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
|Aug. 14
|Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Austin Aztex
|8:05 p.m.
|Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Week 19 Notes
- With six games slated to kick off on Aug. 14, all 12 teams will be in action on Saturday.
- Tampa and Miami have played three times already this season with Tampa holding the edge after winning 2-0 in the latest game after the first two matches ended in 1-1 draws.
- Carolina will be looking to make up ground on Vancouver as they sit seven points back in second place in the NASL Conference but have four games in hand.
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EuroBasket 2011 Preview: Group C Team Capsules
• EuroBasket 2011 Preview: Overview | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D
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Group C games will be played in Alytus from August 31-Sept. 5
(In the U.S., every game can be viewed for free via ESPN3.com.)
Group C
(predicted order of finish - top 3 advance)
1) Croatia
2) Greece
3) Montenegro
4) (FYR) Macedonia
5) Bosnia
6) Finland
The Balkan-heavy group seems to be wide open, as the separation between the teams is not that significant. Leaning toward Croatia to win the group, but by no means are they locked into the top spot.
Greece looked to be in dire straits earlier in the summer but they seem to be rounding into form without some of their stars. Slavic neighbors Montenegro and (FYR) Macedonia are pretty closely-matched and their matchup on the first day could determine 3rd place in Group C.
Bosnia is not too far behind the other former Yugoslavic republics and has plenty of players who can put up points. Finland's chances of winning a game are slim, but they have some talent and can really shoot the ball.
Key Absences: Roko Ukic; Marko Banic; Zoran Planinic
Croatia has high-level Euro talent up and down the roster and should be the slight favorite to win this group. Will be without the services of PG Roko Ukic because of a broken leg. But it was quite prescient they decided to naturalize PG Dontaye Draper recently. Draper was the 2011 Eurocup MVP, and should do fine job filling in for Ukic.
He can make up for the loss of dribble penetration with Ukic's absence. Draper is one of the tougher PGs in Europe to contain and his crossover moves often leave defenders in the dust. Though like Ukic, Draper is a shaky perimeter shooter.
Ukic has played well for Croatia over the last few years. Ukic was a big chunk of their offense last year and have to think SG/SF Bojan Bogdanovic will be given even more responsibilities this summer.
Recent NJ Nets draftee Bojan Bogdanovic is coming off a stellar club season with Cibona where he led the Euroleague in scoring. Bojan also played exceptionally well at last summer's Worlds. Bojan averaged 11.6 ppg on 55% overall, 46.7% on 3PA and a sizzling 70% eFG pct.
Bojan can hurt the defense in a variety of ways: running pick/roll, isos, post-ups, shooting off screens, spot-shooting and driving to the rim.
Croatia has been allowing Bojan to isolate quite a bit in the prep phase. Can drive the ball effectively going either left or right and can finish in traffic.
Croatia will post Bojan up and he's one of the better perimeter post-up threats in Europe. Likes to methodically back his defender down usually looking to turn over his left shoulder for a reliable turnaround jumper. Sometimes will shoot a half-hook in place of a jumper. Much smoother going over his left shoulder. I expect big things from Bojan in Lithuania.
Like Bogdanovic, combo guard Marko Popovic is coming off of a sterling Worlds performance. Marko was ridiculously efficient scoring the ball: led Croatia with 14 ppg on 75% eFG% (47% 3PA) in 20 mpg.
Popovic (6-1) runs the offense a fair amount, but his specialty is shooting coming off ball screens. Popovic has the ability to score points in bunches off the bench--the Croatian Vinnie Johnson. Popovic also has an uncanny knack of drawing fouls 20 feet away from the basket. He's not on the floor for his defense.
6-7 SF Marko Tomas brings more potency on the wings as a dangerous shooter on the catch or off-the-dribble. Adept at quick dribble pull-ups. Tomas is a solid athlete who can put the ball on the deck to the left or right & finish in the lane. Croatia will place Tomas in some isos and ball screens. Tomas is their best perimeter defender.
6-6 wing Krunoslav Simon will give Tomas and Bogdanovic some rest, and provides another player who can handle the ball. Simon is an erratic shooter but does a solid job on defense.
In the past, Croatia looked to generate most of its offense on the perimeter, trying to free its guards to drive-n-kick and unleash their shooting acumen. Croatia will also look to exploit the interior skills of 7-footer Ante Tomic (Jazz hold rights).
Real Madrid's Ante Tomic's offensive skill-set is the envy of every big in Europe not named Erazem Lorbek or Pau Gasol. Combines deft footwork with a feathery touch to do damage on offense. Can bury hooks with both hands. Can hit jumpers out to 17 feet. Good offensive rebounder. Pretty good passer who puts good zip on the ball.
Ante is often pushed off his spots on both ends of the floor. Tomic does not enjoy contact and has a tendency to disappear for extended stretches.
Croatia will try to establish Tomic early on the block. For a guy as long and agile as Tomic, it's disappointing what a non-factor he is defensively.
Have the luxury of backing up Tomic with Stanko Barac (Pacers own rights). Barac hurts the defense with his mid-range shooting ability and he's effective in the pick-n-roll either as a popper or roller (moves better than you would expect). Croatia has been feeding Stanko on the block in exhibitions but he's not that adroit with his back-to-the-basket. Barac also collects rebounds at a high rate and is a deterrent defensively.
Croatia has invited PF Damir Markota (former Milwaukee Buck) back into the fold to replace Marko Banic. Markota's primary objective on Croatia is to act as a stretch-4 option. Reserve bigs Luka Zoric & Luksa Andric might see a little bit of burn and both can hit the offensive glass. Croatia will set Zoric up on the block occasionally where he can hit a turnaround jumper.
Croatia has good depth, multiple shooters and a handful players who can create offense for themselves. Croatia just needs to find a way to take it up a notch. They usually have plenty of top Euro talent on their roster, but they always seem to play so-so ball. Seemingly always end up a middle-of-the-pack team. Never seem to reach their full potential.
The draw sets up very nicely for them and not making the quarterfinals would be a disappointment.
Key Absences: Vassilis Spanoulis; Sofo Schortsanitis; Strat Perperoglou; Dimis Diamantidis; Theo Papaloukas
If I told you I had a firm grasp on what to expect from this team, I'd be lying. Honestly can't get a good read on Greece right now with all the roster upheaval and loss of their two best scorers, Vassilis Spanoulis and Sofo Schortsanitis.
Things seemed bad at the start of training camp with injuries and no-shows piling up. But Hellas' fortunes have slowing been on the ascendency as the exhibition stage has progressed.
They have played solid ball over the last few weeks: the ball movement has been crisp in prep phase and have done a fine job in transition.
On a positive note, they will be getting Nick Calathes back after it seemed he would be sidelined with a bad ankle. And luckily they're in Group C, which is wide-open.
Under former Coach Kazlauskas, Greece got away from the tenacious defense that was its calling card in '05 & '06. New coach Ilias Zouros is trying to bring back the active, physical defense that brought them success under former Coach Giannakis. They've done a very good job keeping their opponents' score down--60s & 70s. That's vintage Giannakis-era defensive numbers.
Expect a physical brand of defense with active hands. Also, Greece contests shots as well as any team (besides Russia).
And they are going to need to be tough defensively since they lack the scoring punch they've had the last few years.
The big question for Greece: how successful will they be generating points with their best shot-creators (Spanoulis, Diamantidis, Sofo) unavailable? When's the last time Greece has not played with either Spanoulis, Diamantidis or Theo Papaloukas running the offense? At least a decade. This is uncharted territory for Greece.
Panathinaikos' Antonis Fotsis is going to have to step up his scoring this summer. The national-team vet can put the ball on the deck, has good passing skills and is an underrated athletic finisher. Also an underrated defender who moves his feet well when he guards on the perimeter. Sneaks along the baseline for offensive rebounds. Sometimes he's just too reticent to assert himself.
Coach Zouros has tapped Fotsis to be his primary option. Not sure how that's going to work out. I just don't think Fotsis has the mentality to be go-to guy. He lacks assertiveness and will disappear for stretches--this has been his m.o. his whole career. He's more comfortable as secondary option. He has looked good in exhibitions, so we'll see how this pans out.
What's interesting is that they are running Fotsis off of screens more than I ever remember. Looks like Coach Zouros has installed some baseline screen action where Fotsis pops out either to the corner or top-o-key for a jumper. In general, Greece looks to be using plenty of off-ball screen action.
Giannis Bourousis (Olympiacos) is one of the most coveted free agents in Europe by NBA teams. One of the best rebounders in Europe. Can get rebounds out of his area. Great touch that extends to 20 feet.
Wouldn't call his post game amazing but has some crafty moves around the rim where he can finish with a hook. And Greece is going to need the big fella to score some points in the post with Sofo gone.
Denver Nuggets center Kostas Koufos will split time with Bourousis. Koufos will get a few post touches where he's alright with a hook and he can face-up.
Nick Calathes (Mavs hold rights) will be thrust into the role of primary ball-handler with Spanoulis and Diamantidis gone. On top of that added pressure, Calathes is trying to work his way back from injury. Calathes played solid ball at Worlds and helped Panathinaikos to the Euroleague title. Calathes sees the floor very well and has been running the pick-n-roll with savvy since his Florida days.
Veteran combo guard Nikos Zisis will have to take on more ball-handling duties than usual. Zisis can ably run the point for limited stretches, but he's more suited for the off-guard spot, looking for his mid-range jumper. Zisis likes to run thru off-ball screens, often curling off weakside screens.
6-2 PG Costas Sloukas will spell Calathes off the pine and provides shooting that Calathes can't--can hit jumpers and runners off the dribble. Sloukas is fast and shifty with the ball in his hands--uses hesitation, spin and behind-the-back dribble effectively.
Reserve PG Vasilis Xanthopoulos is not much of a scorer or shooter but he can run the pick-n-roll with a controlled, steady hand. A nifty passer--great at waiting for angles to open up before he delivers the pass.
SG/SF Kostas Vasileiadis is a fiery vet who'll finally get some burn with the senior team. Vasileiadis is a solid athlete who can drill jumpers off the dribble or catch-n-shooting--Greece will run him off screens.
Reserve wing 6-5 Mike Bramos, who was '09 MAC P.O.Y. at Miami (OH), uses his freakishly long wingspan to cause havoc on the defensive end--deflections, steals and a great shot-blocker for a guard.
Also missing Strat Perperoglou, who was nothing spectacular but would often start at SF over the last few years. 6-8 Kostas Papanikolaou (Olympiacos) will try to fill the void at SF. The agile lefty can knock down open jumpers and you'll have the Mon-chi-chi song in your head when he's on the floor.
6-8 combo forward Kostas Kaimakoglou (Panathinaikos) makes a positive impact on the game with his relentless activity. Kaimakoglou doesn't mind throwing his body around, which helps him grab boards and be a constant nuisance on the defensive end.
Greece did a great job keeping its turnovers low last summer, which was kind of a surprise with Spanoulis and Sofo on the team. That bodes well for this tourney since Spanoulis and Sofo aren't around.
Greece can legitimately challenge Croatia for Group C supremacy. Though, still not sure what to expect from this team offensively once the real games start. A knockout-round berth is in the cards.
Key Absences: Suad Sehovic; Peja Drobnjak
Montenegro's only been on the FIBA Europe scene for two years but are not wasting any time making their presence known. Next to Britain, have been the most impressive team during the EuroBasket qualification process over the last two summers.
The frontline rotation is high-quality, and it's huge. Very good rebounding team. Montenegro's top option is man-mountain Nikola Pekovic. Pekovic struggled in his first year in the NBA but he's a force in the painted area in Europe.
The primary line of attack for Montenegro is to pound the ball in to Pekovic. Pek was unstoppable in the Euro qualifiers, averaging 20 ppg on 63% and 5 rpg (2.5 off) in 24 mins/game.
Pekovic can establish deep post position anytime he wants--physically owns everyone. Draws tons of fouls and demands extra defenders. Pek grabs offensive rebs, but could increase defensive board output. Pek also has a tendency to get in foul trouble.
Recent Sixers draftee Nikola Vucevic will back up Pekovic and might see some minutes playing alongside Pekovic as well. Vucevic (7-0) has a reliable mid-range jumper, can score in the post with a hook and pounds the glass.
The massive 7-6 Slavko Vranes can be an interior presence in limited minutes simply because of his size. Slavko can't move, but is a defensive deterrent in the vein of Yao Ming. Takes up so much space.
Longshot NBA free-agent prospect 6-9 Vladmir Dasic is an inside-out threat who can play both forward spots. Montenegro will put Dasic is all types of offensive situations. His shooting ability allows him to be a threat in pick-n-pop action and isolation where he can hit pull-ups.
Dasic can put the ball on the deck and drive both directions. Likes to start his post-up on the perimeter, then will methodically back down his defender. 6-6 wing Milos Borisov will back-up Dasic at SF and can hit shots off the bounce or off screens.
Starting PF Vlad Dragicevic is a nice complement to Pekovic as he moves well off the ball--most of his points come off cuts. Dragicevic always shoots a high pct. (shot 82% last summer), grabs rebounds (especially off. rebs) and uses strength & anticipation to be an asset on defense.
Former St. John's standout Omar Cook is a top-flight PG in Europe and is consistently one of the top assist leaders. Not much of a shooting threat but has the ability to blow by most defenders.
Combo guard Goran Jeretin will handle the ball quite a bit himself regardless of whether Cook is on or off the floor. Jeretin's ability to drill pull-ups makes him very effective in the pick-n-roll. Jeretin is a quality passer but has issues with TOs.
The lack of depth on the perimeter is a significant concern. Montenegro will have to call upon a relic of the old Yugoslavian national teams, Vlado Scepanovic, to eat up some minutes while Jeretin sits. I believe the 35-year-old Scepanovic is the oldest player in the tourney and the only player, besides Saras Jasikevicius, to play at the '98 World Championships. Vlado's slowing down but he's still a deadly shooter.
Run some unique sets. A lot of off-ball movement when the ball-handler goes in motion. It's not so much about off-ball screening as players clearing areas or moving to open spots. This team cuts very well and gets plenty of points off cuts.
A shaky outside-shooting team; something to keep an eye on as the tourney moves along. Struggled from the 3pt. line last summer--32.3%. Scepanovic and Borisov are reliable, but Jeretin and Dasic can be inconsistent from deep. Need to keep the defense from collapsing on Pekovic.
This squad seems to have chemistry and they execute well. They have one of the most dominant players in the field in Pekovic. They can push Greece and Croatia for a top spot in the group and have a legit shot at getting to the quarterfinals.
Key Absences: Riste Stefanov
At the last EuroBasket, (FYR) Macedonia overachieved a bit by advancing to the second round. And they have a legit chance to again advance to the second round.
Like Montenegro, they have a solid frontcourt rotation paired with a naturalized PG from the US, Bo McCalebb. McCalebb is one of the better PGs currently playing in Europe and he was arguably the best player during last summer's Euro Qualifying tournament.
Would not really consider McCalebb a good perimeter shooter, though he shot the ball well in Siena during his club season. Would still dare him to shoot from the outside. Dynamic in the open-court. Doesn't need ball screens to shake free--can penetrate at will. One of the fastest players in the field.
Big, physical frontline rotation with the likes of Pero Antic, Peja Samardziski and Todor Gecevski. All three guys are tough on the offensive glass. Antic and Gecevski have legit 3pt. range while Samardziski can go out to 17 feet. Each give (FYR) Macedonia capable pick-n-pop options. This team is quite foul-happy--Antic is a foul machine.
6-9 PF Pero Antic is a nice athlete who gets plenty of touches. Loves to face-up and can knock down jumpers from way downtown. Antic will iso on the perimeter and can take other bigs off the dribble going left or right (uses ball fakes well). Sometimes jacks ups some dubious shots. Antic is not a great post threat, but he's OK with a turnaround.
Predrag "Peja" Samardziski is a 7-foot wide body who can hit the elbow jumper. Peja shoots a high pct. from the floor but struggles at the FT line. They've been pounding the ball in to Samardziski during the exhibitions and he likes to finish with a right hook.
Lumbering 7-footer Todor Gecevski is also a post option where he likes to go with a hook shot as well. Reserve big Kiril Nikolovski comes off the bench to pound the boards.
Guards Darko Sokolov and Vlado Ilievski will aid McCalebb in ball-handling duties. Sokolov is the most consistent shooting threat on the perimeter.
Like McCalebb, Ilievski causes problems for the opposition with his dribble--fast & shifty with the ball. Ilievski is a dangerous pull-up shooter going in both directions.
6-4 Vojdan Stojanovski will likely start at SF since (FYR) Macedonia is hurting for a true SF. Vojdan's twin, Damjan Stojanovski, will see minutes at both wing spots and can handle & drive the ball a little. Both brothers are subpar shooters.
(FYR) Macedonia smartly runs some Princeton-style sets that take advantage of their bigs' shooting and passing skills. Often see both bigs in double-high post alignment and they adjust into a hi-low set. Not sure I would call this team a great outside shooting team. Definitely adequate, some of their guards can be erratic and Ilievski can be streaky.
Closely matched with their Slavic neighbor, Montenegro, and the matchup of those two teams on the first day of EuroBasket could determine who gets the last second-round bid out of Group C.
Key Absences: Ratko Varda
Fairly talented roster with multiple players who have played well in the Euroleague. This team has plenty of players who can put points on the board. Mirza Teletovic, Henry Domercant, Ninad Dedovic, Kenan Bajrimovic and Nemanja Gordic. are proven scorers on the Euroleague level.
Somewhat peculiar why this team was not better in qualifiers. The problem seems to be these guys don't mesh together well; too many guys want to be the main option.
Bosnia was dealt a blow when veteran bruiser Ratko Varda chose to leave the team during training camp (believe he had to get back to his male modeling career). Bosnia will miss Varda's toughness and ability to score in the post.
Over the last few years, the offense has featured a fair amount of post-ups. But with Varda out, Bosnia's back-to-basket game might suffer a little. This team can drill shots on the perimeter and has multiple bigs who can float out.
Bosnia hopes PF Mirza Teletovic can replace Varda as the top option after sitting out last summer. Caja Laboral's Teletovic is simply an elite shooter--one of the best in Europe. See shades of Peja in Mirza: a 6-9 solid athlete who can bury shots coming off screens, off of quick dribble pull-ups, step-back pull-ups and can drill shots with defenders in his face. Bosnia will also post Mirza up. Believe he can be rotation player in the NBA.
Chicago-born SG/SF Henry Domercant (2003 NCAA leading scorer at E. Illinois) is another top option for Bosnia. Domercant will have the ball in his hands quite a bit either running pick-n-rolls or isos. Great all-around shooter who can hit pulling-up, spotting up or off screens. Well-built athlete who will defend the opponent's best player.
Possible NBA draft prospect Ninad Dedovic's strength is aggressively driving the ball to the rim --great finisher in half-court or transition. 21-year-old Dedovic had a solid season with Lottomatica Roma, averaging 9.3 ppg, 3 rpg & 2 apg in 27 mins. of Euroleague action. Dedovic's jumper is not reliable, but he can handle the ball well enough to be effective in p/n/r where's he a willing passer. Definitely should sag off him.
Dedovic's Lottomatica teammate, Nemanja Gordic, is another young up-and-comer for Bosnia to turn to in the backcourt. Gordic (6-3) can drive the ball to the rim going either way and finish in traffic. 23-year-old Gordic was also productive in Euroleague, averaging 10 ppg & 2.5 apg in 22 mins/game. Often looks off-balance on his jumper, but he's still an effective shooter, if a bit streaky. Sometimes is looking score too often instead of looking to distribute.
Sasa Vasiljevic (6-0) is more of a classic point guard than Gordic in the sense that he thinks pass first. Sasa runs the pick-n-roll with veteran savvy and will knock down jumpers when given the opportunity. Reserve wing Goran Ikonic's primary purpose is to spot up.
Lietuvos Rytas' leading scorer Kenan Bajramovic has a knack for finding ways to exploit the defense. Kenan will get some post touches where he has an effective turnaround jumper over his right shoulder and a decent hook shot.
For guy who's a subpar athlete, Bajrimovic (6-9) is surprisingly effective iso-ing up his defender on the perimeter and driving the ball to the rim. Savvy at leaning his body into the defender to draw fouls. Physical on both ends of the floor. Is a capable mid-range shooter.
Edin Bavcic (Sixers own rights) is another stretch-4 option for Bosnia. 6-11 Bavcic is a big who basically just wants to stand behind the arc; occasionally uses a quick first step to drive the ball.
Elmedin Kikanovic is another 6-11 big who prefers to shoot jumpers but fails to put his size to good use on the boards. 6-10 Ermin Jazvin is a mobile big who can be effective as a roll man and tough on the offensive glass.
For a team with decent size they don't rebound all that well. Only shot 32.6% from beyond the arc in qualifiers but don't think those numbers are indicative of how well this team can shoot the ball.
This team definitely has the raw talent to compete with any team in this group. They just haven't properly meshed as a cohesive unit on the court yet. Think they are very close to Montenegro and (FYR) Macedonia, and 3rd place is well within their reach.
Finland returns to its first EuroBasket since 1995 after going 4-0 in the Additional Qualifying tourney. Finland has a heavy NCAA-flavored roster with five key guys having played college ball in the States.
Former German coach Henrik Dettmann we'll try to get this sweet-shooting team to perform better than they did last summer (1-7 in qualifiers). One way he hopes to achieve this objective is by adding NBA draftee (Portland '07) Petteri Koponen back to the mix after sitting out last summer.
Combo guard Petteri Koponen (Mavs own rights) is Finland's featured player, whose 14 ppg and 5 apg led them in the qualification stage. Koponen (6-4) is effective at both guard spots and alternates ball-handling duties with starting PG Teemu Rannikko. Petteri is the one guy on the team who can attack the rim--very aggressive driver who finishes well. Petteri was off on his 3pt. looks in qualification, but in general, he's a capable shooter with his feet set or pulling up.
Teemu Rannikko is a savvy PG who has proven his worth at the top levels of European basketball for the last decade. Rannikko and Koponen will split ball-handling duties. Rannikko's smooth stroke makes a dangerous shooter. In pick-n-roll, Rannikko is a danger to pull-up but rarely takes the ball to the rim.
Former Old Dominion star Gerald Lee is their main interior option. Finland likes to milk Lee on the right block where he prefers to finish with his left hand. Solid post footwork and can make hooks with both hands. Lee is a subpar rebounder for size and needs to be more assertive. Finland needs him to use his size since he's their only quality center.
No surprise, the main weapon of Finland's offensive arsenal is the jump shot. Don't have too many guys who can drive the ball to rim and this team doesn't finish at the rim well, besides Koponen. Will feature a fair amount of post-ups, but they're almost exclusively called for Lee.
Tuukka Kotti and Kimmo Muurinen are both good athletes who play with great activity. Both PFs are strong defensively (Kotti has quick hands) and rebound well. Kotti (Providence alum) scores points off of cuts while Muurinen (Ark.-Little Rock alum) can hit from behind the arc.
Former Valparaiso wing Shawn Huff is another shooting threat for Finland who also serves as Finland's top perimeter defensive stopper.
20-year-old guard Sasu Salin's smooth mechanics make him a deadly floor-spreader. Salin has a little Euroleague experience playing for Union Olimpija and put up 10.6 ppg (46% on 3PA) in 20 mins/game for Finland during qualification.
Coach Dettmann coaxed former Atlanta Hawk/Utah Ute PF Hanno Mottola out of retirement for a last swan song with the national team. Mottola is not the player he once was and will be more of a tertiary player. Hanno can still knock down some mid-range jumpers and score a bit on the block.
Another Euro team with multiple shooting threats. Need to curtail its TOs--Koponen and Rannikko can get careless. This team needs to tighten its defense, particularly in pick-n-roll & transition.
Finland is not a pushover; there's some talent here. Koponen and Rannikko are solid players in the Italian league. Wouldn't be too surprised if they stole a victory by raining jumpers on the opponent.
• EuroBasket 2011 Preview: Overview | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D
• 2011 FIBA Americas Preview


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i have been checking out men's fashion for the bf lately and came across this pic.
when did it become acceptable to dress like a creaper? the shorts...the shoes....the weird slicked hair. ewwwughhhh. there isn't even a real word to describe how i feel about this. don't get me wrong, i am a lover of men's fashion--the sweaters, button downs, boat shoes. love it all. but this style has got to go.


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Pearls and Lace Thursday #91 Cloche of Thread, Dress Form, and Roses
18 comments:
- SwedishCorner-DownUnder...Pernilla said...
Lovely! All the different colours of the threads looks so yummy together :)
Thanks for hosting!
Greetings from Australia♥
- April 25, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- April said...
I just love the dress form, and your roses look LOVELY! The display of all those little balls of thread is so sweet--beautiful things today!
Happy Thursday!
- April 25, 2012 at 4:53 PM
- sparkle100-havealook.blogspot.com said...
I enjoyed the spools of thread so pretty in the container. Your flowers very pretty.
Thanks for sharing. I like your background as well..
- April 25, 2012 at 5:11 PM
- Olive Cooper said...
The cloche with thread is about a thousand kinds of pretty. So glad I found you:)
- April 25, 2012 at 8:38 PM
- Jody and Stan said...
Beautiful photos of the colored thread. Thanks for hosting a fun party! Have a great week.
- April 25, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- Faye ~ Wild Rose Vintage ~ Cabin Creek said...
I still love that thread! I would probably be doing the same as you if I had all of that! And what a great idea for your dress form. Thanks for hosting!
- April 26, 2012 at 7:52 AM
Oh I love all that pretty thread together. The colors are so beautiful and you found a perfect way to display their beauty!
Those roses sure are beautiful too!
- April 26, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Sherry said...
They make a great display! Love your roses! Thank you for hosting!
And for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
- April 26, 2012 at 1:24 PM
- Ann said...
All that beautiful thread makes a gorgeous arrangement. And, your roses are stunning. Wow!
- April 26, 2012 at 7:38 PM
- Genie said...
The way you did your tatting thread is so attractive, but I REALLY like what you did with your dress form. I am tempted to do it to mine. It would look a heck of a lot more attractive than the red it is now. I love that you used copied of the pictures you have used on your blog. Such a nice post. genie
- April 26, 2012 at 8:21 PM
- Maria said...
Oh wow that dress form is just beautiful! I love how it's decorated, what a nice idea! Love it!
- April 26, 2012 at 10:47 PM
- Mitzi said...
This is my first visit here, and I must tell you I love your blog! I'm a fan of color, so I love your blog design and this post full of colorful thread. So glad I stumbled upon your site!
- April 27, 2012 at 4:20 AM
- Jil~Say It With Roses said...
What a beautiful dress form! I love the idea of making a mosaic on it!
Your roses are so pretty! It will be a long time before we have any roses...our warm March turned to a cold and not nice April and our flowers have not done well....Oh, well there is summer coming!
Your pastel threads in a cloche looks like a bowl of candies!
♥ Jil
- April 27, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Lorraine said...
Those colorful threads look so cute all together!! What a sweet dress form! Thanks for sharing. Happy Pink Saturday!! ~Lorraine ♥♥♥
- April 27, 2012 at 4:48 PM
- LV said...
You do such neat and interesting post.
- April 27, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Ms. Burrito said...
So beautiful! Come and join my Color Connection meme too. The linky is at my Pink Dinosaurs entry. Have a lovely weekend!
- April 28, 2012 at 1:05 AM
- chubskulit said...
Such a delight to see gorgeous pink every week, yours are lovely!
My PINK please come and see when you have time. Have a safe and happy weekend!
- April 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM
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Release candidates are coming out quickly; stable build can't be far off
CyanogenMod has been rolling out new versions of CM10.1 as quick as people can flash them, and we've now crossed into RC5 (Release Candidate 5) territory. RC's are the final step before a stable release of the software, and after five iterations we have to think that final build isn't far off. As it stands RC5 is the latest available though, and builds have been showing up throughout the day for most popular devices. Most variants of the Galaxy SIII (S3) are here, as well as popular Sony devices like the Xperia Z, ZL and Tablet Z. Naturally, every Nexus device -- from the Nexus S to the Nexus Q -- is represented.
Hit the source link below to check and see if your device has an RC5 build available. If it does, don't forget to make a full backup before you flash to the latest version. It's unlikely that there are serious bugs this late in development, but you can never be too careful.
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That's where come in. Here we'll weigh up the various pros and cons of three of the best laptops on the market today: the Dell XPS 13, the Surface Book 2, and the MacBook Pro. These are all very decent picks for your next laptop, but which one is right for you?
A lot of the differing features here are determined by the on-board operating system and the form factor of the devices. Thanks to the 2-in-1 design of the Surface Book 2, it's the most flexible here, letting you set it up in a tent shape or detach the screen entirely, as we've already mentioned.
The Dell XPS 13 and MacBook Pro are more conventional laptops – you can't suddenly turn them into digital drawing pads or anything like that, but on the plus side they are lighter to carry around, and still do everything you need from a laptop.
Your preference for Windows 10 or macOS High Sierra may well inform your choice here as well. While we don't have room for a full comparison here, we have written about the differences between them before – a lot of it comes down to your personal tastes and the other devices you want to use your laptop with (macOS is the obvious choice for people who already have a lot of other Apple kit).
Think about ports and expandability, too: the Surface Book 2 and Dell XPS 13 pack in three USB-A/Thunderbolt ports, one USB-C port, a memory card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. In comparison, the MacBook Pro offers four USB‑C ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack, but no memory card slot.
As we said at the start, these are all great laptops – you won't be disappointed whichever one you end up buying. We're not talking about major differences here, and if you check out the deal links on this page, you can use the latest prices for all these devices to help you make a decision.
We like the Dell XPS 13 a lot for its lightness and its portability – especially with the 4K screen and minimal bezels, which look gorgeous in combination. It's deceptively powerful, too, though it's not cheap, especially at the top configurations.
The Surface Book 2 is going to appeal for those who want to jump between tablet and laptop modes, thanks to the flexibility of Windows 10. On paper it's also the most powerful of these machines, and so is a suitable choice for some mobile gaming. Just make sure you're not buying power you don't need.
Then there's the MacBook Pro, perhaps lacking some of the features and grunt of its rivals but perfect for Apple fans. If you've got some serious computing to do and prefer Apple software above anything else, then it's a superb choice. Set your budget, weigh up your options, and you've got years of enjoyable laptop use ahead of you.


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Once upon a time, boys and girls, air travel was for the privileged, the upper crust, the well-to-do. Hence, most of my Summer vacation highlights consist of me and my older brother sliding around the navy blue Naugahyde backseat of our 1976 Mercury Cougar station wagon.
Why yes, it did have faux-wood paneling.
Hours flew by thanks to my always-prepared mother and our membership to the Exxon Travel Club (Happy Motoring indeed). License plate bingo. Bury your cows. The alphabet sign game. Watching for the first Stuckey's or See Rock City billboards. Wrestling into the front seat in order to be the "first" to arrive in the next state.
Were there no seat belt laws in the '70s?
Growing up in Atlanta, the majority of our family getaways consisted of Florida visits – St. Augustine, Captiva, Fort Walton Beach, Disney World.
Disney World.
Disney World.
On one such trip, we had a little extra excitement in the form of our luggage being ripped off the top of the family truckster thanks to a bad storm and a little drive-by speeding semi suction.
I can still remember trying to comfort my hysterical brother (16 at the time. Kidding, he must have been around 9) who thought his beloved teddy was in the suitcase now being drug down the Interstate by said semi. And then there were our poor parents, in the driving rain, trying to collect tire-marked clothing as we huddled in horror – good times.
You can believe that's the last time my father used the luggage rack.
We did however score an extra side trip to the Citrus Tower in order to calm everyone's nerves. I clearly remember making wax dolphin figurines via a vending machine. And Dad adding something to his dixie cup of complimentary orange juice.
So as I gear up this week for our annual 12-hour haul to Florida for the Fourth, I'm frankly giddy with excitement over the Road Trip part of our adventure. Yes, we could fly, but why? I can obviously loose the luggage all by myself, thank you very much. Each boy has a bag full of coloring books, crayons, special snacks and maybe a new Hot Wheels or three ready to fill the hours. We'll play license plate bingo and bury your cows, and throw in a few modern-day additions such as iPod DJing and a video or two.
But it's really the feeling of family camaraderie that I look forward to the most. There's nothing like a road trip to make friends out of siblings, pioneers out of parents – it's Us vs. the Road.
And we. will. win.
Well, we'll see come Hour #11. I may find myself voluntarily strapped to the luggage rack.


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Incredibly good and easy to make cinnamon sugar whole wheat donuts
(my kids named them!)
My kids wanted me to surprise them and make something extra yummy for breakfast today. I told them to go play for 1/2 hour and I'd see what I could come up with.
I love to bake, but I like recipes that are simple without wierd ingredients. I don't like to use cooking thermometers either....and I like to cook from scratch because I always have the basics on hand...to me that's sugar, flour, butter, eggs, and yeast! My dad brought me a jar of 40-year-old whole wheat flour the other day and said he wanted to try whatever I made from it. So with that I found a basic biscuit recipe and changed it up a bit.
1 1/4 cup flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup milk
extra cinnamon and sugar for sprinkling on top
about 3/4 to 1 cup peanut oil
Pour peanut oil into a large pan on medium high heat...let heat up while mixing ingredients.
Combine all ingredients and roll out dough into about 1/4 inch thickness.
I then used an IKEA cup and a kids' medicine measuring cup to cut out donuts.
(I use whatever I have!)
Next, I drop a donut into the hot oil...It's hot enough if it sizzles...
Cook about a minute on each side. I don't like anything doughy...so I can tell if they are all the way cooked if you poke with a fork and it seems light and airy not doughy.
Or take one out and break in half...
Then while hot sprinkle on lots of cinnamon and sugar!
Beware..your kids will want to eat them all!! I did save some for Papa Dean .
.the whole wheat flour is still good after 40 years!


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A CYCLIST was told he could fix a path himself after it became so overgrown and pot-holed that it was left almost unusable.
Chris Waites, 30, has compared the one kilometre of cycle track between Didcot and his home in Long Wittenham to essentially just 'one giant pot hole' due to its state of disrepair.
He said works by Oxfordshire County Council last year has left the route, part of a national cycleway and a 'premium route' for the council, so narrow in parts that it is a struggle for a bike to fit down it.
When a cyclist meets another coming in the opposite direction, or a pedestrian, they have to 'dive' into the overgrown undergrowth to avoid a collision, according to Mr Waites.
Despite concerns that it is putting people off travelling by bike to work in the nearby Culham Science Park, he was told the council has no plans to fix the path until 2026.
He claims a councillor offered to pay for the £10,000 worth of gravel needed, if he was prepared to do the maintenance work himself.
The 30-year-old, who works at the Churchill Hospital, said: "I was told it is not anyone's job to apply for the grants needed to fix it but if I wanted to do it myself they would pay for the materials.
"The gravel would be dropped off and I could get to work.
"But it's not as if it's the sort of job you can do with a few mates at the weekend.
"I'd imagine you would need a dumper truck and steam roller at least.
"I know they are pushing the big society these days but it's not just a matter of rolling up your sleeves and getting on with it, this is a serious job."
Sustrans guidelines state that cycle paths should be 2m wide and tarmacked.
The path in question forms part of the national cycle route 5 which connects Reading and Oxford.
It is also one of Oxfordshire County Council's 'premium' routes, identified because they link key strategic sites in the area.
Mr Waites said he is no longer able to use the path with his three-year-old Beth and says he has seen a marked reduction in the number of commuters using it compared to last year.
He added: "The planned resurfacing is still eight years away.
"It is meant to be one of the six priority cycle routes in the whole county, if they are not going to maintain this one, what hope is there for the rest?
"We know there is a finite amount of money and the roads are in need of investment but it wouldn't require much.
"If you were to cycle this way once, you would never do it again.
"It's too overgrown for my daughter to use it regularly now which is really sad."
Martin Crabtree, spokesman for Oxfordshire County Council, said grass on the path had been cut yesterday and any potholes would be dealt with as required.
**This article was edited on June 13 to clarify that it was a councillor not a member of council staff who offered to pay for the materials necesarry.**


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Depends on what sound YOU like.
okay, iv had my snare tighted real tight cuz it gave more rebound, but now that im advancing in drumming and getting more fussy with my sound, i tried tuning it down a bit and it sounded so much better! but im not totally satisfied with it. so question is, how should i snare be tuned in relation to all my other drums. and your gonna ask, what kind of music do you play because its different for all music, well i dont have a specific gengre i play, but i do not play heavy metal or much metal in gerneral, i dont play R&B and i dont play rap, just rock, rock pop alternative stuff i guess if that helps at all. also what should i tune my reso head? tighter then batter, loser then bater?
Depends on what sound YOU like.
I tune my drums in thirds but it really is subjective, I tune my snare a third higher than the small tom.
I'm with CD, and I tune my resonant heads the same as my batters. Some like the resonant heads a third higher, or lower than the batter.
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Find an album, or song that you like the snare sound on and I'll do what I can to lead you in the proper direction.
i tune it to whatever gives me a nice crack ending in a nice ping..i found that after fiddling around, you get a feel for tuning after a while and its just personal taste. ive never really been into the technical side and the mathematical side of tuning.
well i followed your tuning idea pastor bob, and im pretty satisfied with the sound, i tuned them using here comes the bride but i didnt tune my snare in realtion to my toms yet, so i think here comes the bride is all 3 notes apart? so if i tuned my snare 3 notes higher then my hi tom it should sound alright, i dont think anyone else will understand this but pastor bob
Well, I'd love to take all the credit, but I have seen that concept in here, and I passed it along to you, Lafirin. My hat is off to my senior drummers for their indispensible knowledge!!
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well i did tightin my snare quit alot, so mabye its just over stretched, but it sounds alright now and i have it tuned 3 notes higher then my hi tom, so mabye its just my skin, its my stock head anyways so what do you expect.
i have both sides tuned almost as tight as they can go.
the batter side being a little tighter than the resonant side.
it gives a nice crack like a piccolo but it ends in an overtone.
kind of like john dolyman's snare on toxicity if ya know what i mean
Ostinato is the way to go!
well my reso head is alot tighter, mabye ill try loosening it
that or tighten the knob which turns your snare on and off
Ostinato is the way to go!


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St Albans based singer songwriter, Chris Flegg, joins us in the studio.
you can watch live @dapperdan75
The first song is Troubadour Cafe.
Chris plays jazz guitar with his won jazz trio and is a singer songwriter on the acoustic and folk scene.
He has released 4 albums of original songs to date, including his latest; Gazing At The Stars All Night.
Chris will also perform 'There's a Sound' and his cover will be 'The Girl From Ipanema'.
For more information on Chris, visit his website:: www.chrisflegg.com


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- inherent (adjective)
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- What does it mean?
- : belonging to or being a part of the nature of a person or thing
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- What she lacked in inherent basketball skill, Alicia made up for by practicing daily.
- Are you a word wiz?
Our writers have been practicing how to use "inherent" in a sentence. Which sentence shows that one of them is a natural word wiz?If you picked A, you must have some inherent word skills! Sentence A is the only one that uses "inherent" as an adjective that describes something that is part of the nature of a person or thing. Although sentence B uses "inherent" as an adjective, it doesn't correctly reflect the meaning of the word. Sentence C uses "inherent" to describe the verb "waiting," which means it's being used as an adverb instead of as an adjective. Sentence D uses "inherent" as a verb--the writer probably meant to use the word "inherit."


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My daily hair routine is surprisingly easy.. I've never really had the patience or interest to spend too much time on it, as I tend to want to keep it mostly natural. I've inherited the thick locks from my father.. don't get me wrong he's hair is about an inch long but has no signs of baldness. So no extensions needed and I am forever grateful.
I've had everything from black hair to short hair but during the past 5 years I've been adding highlights to work towards restoring the original blond shade, while keeping the lenght.. in fact I think a dreaded touch-up might be in order again..
I wash my hair about 3 times a week with John Frieda curly shampoo and conditioner, even if I don't have super curly hair, it enhances and defines the waves.. I do this at night and them I go to bed with wet hair...
In the morning I look like a troll but I'm mostly fine with that. To get shine and definition I use this Dreamcoat spay that's actually made for horses... (yess really) works wonders and as a tangle teezer, but unless you want to be moonwalking for the next 3 months, apply it over a bathtub or outside because it makes your floor very slippery!
To get more definition to the curls I occasionally spay my dry hair with a mix for water and sea salt.
But now let's introduce the dry shampoo. If you are not using it yet, this product will change your life. I use Batiste, they sell it at drugstores in a million different colours and fragrances. I go through about a bottle a week and it could not be better value for money, as it only costs a few pounds! I use it every single day in the roots of my hair, it gives a newly washed look and a matte finish. I love this stuff!!!!
So there you have it, I aim for the most natural look and sometimes it even means using products made for animals, but what could be more natural than that.
Hope you liked it! If there is something hair realted you would like to ask.. you can do it on twitter.


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text: I Refuse to Live in Fear 11/12/2016 Today...I saw some very hard things. Today...I heard some very hate-filled words. Today...I had to explain to my children why grown men and women were acting as if all human decency had left them. Today, I WILL NOT FEAR. My God is still on the throne. He is still sovereign. And He is still MY GOD. As men and women continue to tear each other down, I will teach my children to lift others up. I will teach my children to work hard, love others, and serve the Lord. Today, I WILL NOT FEAR. I


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Here are the cars for Group E in our Euros for Cars contest. The idea is simple. You vote for your favourite car on Twitter using #Eurocars2016 when the two countries play each other in the Euro 2016 football tournament. As in the real Euros, the cars then get three points for winning the most votes, one point if it's a draw and nothing for losing. The cars with the most points progress through to the knock-out stages.
For each of the 24 countries in Euro 2016, we've selected a car that we think best represents each country. Of course not all the nations have a car industry. For those that don't we've chosen cars popular or made in that country, or in some cases, cars that were once built or will be built there.
Car Minerva Land Rover Series I
How it qualified
Belgium has made a lot of cars over the years but the vast majority have been for car makers from other countries. Minerva was one of the few Belgian car companies. It made the Land Rover Series I under licence from 1952 to 58.
Need to know
The Defender was conceived by Rover in 1947 to be a British all-terrain equivalent of the Jeep. The Series I was produced until 1958 and versions are still in use all over the world. The Minerva-built model was a favourite with the Belgian army.
Why it's a Euro star
What this competitor lacks in refinement it makes up for in ruggedness and an ability to go-anywhere. Only downside is, time has caught up with and overtaken it.
Car Fiat Punto
How it qualified
When people think of Italian cars they think of the Fiat 500. But the Punto has comfortably surpassed it in overall sales terms. Even though the current Punto design is 11 years old it's still one of the top 10 best-selling cars in Italy, eclipsing the VW Polo and Ford Fiesta.
Need to know
Although Fiat has refreshed the Punto over recent years, the decent range of modern engines can't disguise that it's slipped behind rivals in performance and handling terms.
Why it's a Euro star
Sharp to look at up front and solid in the best Italian footballing tradition, but neither is sufficient to overcome this challenger's age.
Car Shamrock
How it qualified
The Shamrock is a tale of what might have been for Republic of Ireland car manufacture. Conceived by two US businessmen in the late 1950s, the two-door four-seater with a removable hard roof was built for export to the US. Despite big plans, only eight were made.
Need to know
There were some fundamental problems with the Shamrock. It was a big, heavy car with a weedy 1.5-litre engine. And there was a basic design flaw: you had to drop the back axle out simply to change a rear wheel.
Why it's a Euro star
Even though it's slow and not very agile, this contender tried hard. Sadly, basic shortcomings meant its career was a short one.
Car Volvo Amazon
How it qualified
When Volvo launched the Amazon in 1959, it became the first car to feature three-point safety belts as standard. Volvo then magnanimously opened its patent so drivers of every other car could benefit from this important, life-saving innovation.
Need to know
With its chunky shape and revolutionary safety belts, the Amazon was the car that forged Volvo's reputation for building cars that looked after their passengers. The mechanical base for the Amazon was also used for the sporty P1800.
Why it's a Euro star
Despite a sleek sibling, this contestant isn't the quickest or most agile on the field. But it'll always be fondly remembered for playing it safe and its generosity towards rivals.


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The flag of Iraq (Arabic: علم العراق) includes the three equal horizontal red, white, and black stripes of the Arab Liberation flag. This basic tricolor has been in use since 1963, with several changes to the green symbols in the central white stripe; the most recent version bears the takbīr rendered in green.
The first flag of modern Iraq was the Kingdom of Iraq,
and was adopted in 1921. It was a black-white-green horizontal flag,
with a red trapezoid (some variants have a triangle) extending from the
mast side, inspired by the flag of the Arab Revolt.
Two seven-point white stars on the triangle denoted the two principal
peoples of the kingdom: the Arabs and the Kurds. The design also
reflected the newly installed Hashemite Dynasty in Iraq (originally from Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula), who had played a leading role in the Arab Revolt. As such, it was similar to the flags of Hashemite Jordan, and the short-lived Kingdom of Hejaz. Prior to Iraqi independence in 1932, this flag was also used by the British Mandate of Mesopotamia. Today, it is used by pro-Hashemite monarchists in Iraq.
In 1958, in response to the merger of Egypt and Syria in the United Arab Republic, the two Hashemite kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan established the Arab Federation,
a confederation of the two states. The flag of the union was
essentially that of Jordan but without seven pointed star in the red
chevron. This flag is identical to the flag of Palestine adopted in 1964, and almost identical to the flag of the Ba'ath Party. The union lasted less than six months, being terminated by the Iraqi Revolution of 1958 in July.
Following the Revolution of 14 July 1958, led by Abdul Karim Qassim, which abolished the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq and turned the country into a republic, Iraq
adopted a new flag (Law 102 of 1959) that consisted of a
black-white-green vertical tricolour, with a red eight-pointed star with
a yellow circle at its centre. The black, white, green, and red are the
pan-Arab colours, representing pan-Arabism, while the yellow sun represented the Kurdish minority. In addition, the red star (of Ishtar) was used to represent Iraq's ancient heritage, as well as its minority Christian (the Chaldeans, Syriac, and Assyrian)
After Qassim was overthrown by the Ba'ath Party in 1963, the new Ba'athist government adopted a modified version of the Arab Liberation flag
as the new flag of Iraq on 31 July 1963 (Law 28 of 1963). This
horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black bands (first used in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952) formed the basis of the flag of the United Arab Republic
(UAR). Though the UAR broke up in 1961, hopes for Arab unity persisted.
As such, whereas the UAR flag had two green stars in the white band,
signifying its two members (Egypt and Syria),
the new Iraqi flag had three stars, symbolising the aspiration that
Iraq would join with Egypt and Syria in a new union. Sharing this goal,
Syria adopted the new Iraqi flag as its own later that same year. This
remained the flag of Syria until 1971, when the green stars were replaced by the Hawk of Qureish.
The Iraqi Flag Law No. 28 of 1963 was replaced by Flag Law No. 33 of 1986, during the presidency of Saddam Hussein,
in which although the flag remained the same, the meaning of the three
stars was changed from their original geographic meaning to
representations of the three tenets of the Ba'ath Party motto: wahda, hurriyah, ishtirakiyah (unity, freedom and socialism).
On 13 January 1991, the flag was modified by Flag Law No. 6 of 1991. At the instigation of Saddam Hussein, the takbīr (the phrase Allahu akbar, meaning "God is great" in Arabic) was added in green between the stars. The form of the takbīr was said to be Saddam's own handwriting. Many
interpreted the addition of the sacred Islamic text as an attempt to
garner wartime support from previously outlawed religious Iraqi leaders,
to stop the disrespect of the Iraqi flag in Iraqi-occupied Kuwait, and to bolster the Iraqi government's Islamic credentials in the period immediately preceding the Persian Gulf War.
Due to these differing views, and the prevailing opposition to an
outright abandonment of the current Iraqi flag, a compromise measure was
adopted by the U.S.-appointed Iraqi interim administration in 2004. The
basic form of the existing flag was retained; however, the takbīr was rendered in traditional stylized Kufic script, as opposed to the handwriting of Saddam Hussein.
On 22 January 2008, a new design for the flag was confirmed by Law 9 of
2008. In this current version, the three stars were removed. The
parliament intended that the new design last for one year, after which a
final decision on the flag would be made. However, the flag law was
reviewed in parliament on 30 April 2009.
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Cockroaches: Blattodea - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Cockroaches And People, Madeira Cockroach (rhyparobia Maderae): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, CONSERVATION STATUS
habitats found live
GERMAN COCKROACH (Blattella germanica): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
ORIENTAL COCKROACH (Blatta orientalis): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
AMERICAN COCKROACH (Periplaneta americana): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
BROWNBANDED COCKROACH (Supella longipalpa): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Cockroaches are found around the world, with most species living in the tropics. Species are found wherever humans live and work.
No species of cockroaches are officially endangered. The greatest threat to wild cockroaches is the destruction of their habitats, especially tropical species that have a very limited geographic range or live in small, specialized habitats. At least one species, the Russian steppe cockroach (Ectobius duskei), has become extinct because the continual expansion of cultivated wheat completely replaced its habitat.


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Democrats Pick San Antonio Mayor for Keynote
The Democrats have picked San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to deliver their convention's keynote address in Charlotte, N.C., a move that underscores the premium the party puts on mobilizing votes from the country's burgeoning Hispanic population. Jerry Seib has details on Lunch Break. Photo: AP.
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Six Simple Steps to Help Fight Depression
Get help. Don't be ashamed of needing medication, and don't give up until you find something that helps. And see a therapist.
Identify your feelings and moods. Depression is a self-destructive effort to avoid feeling. Accept that emotions are natural and helpful. Learn that mood changes don't come "out of the blue" — they are always started by an event, a memory, a dream. Use the Mood Journal to identify what starts your mood changes.
Challenge depressed thinking. People with depression remember and blame themselves for bad events, while they forget about and give others credit for good events. Their low expectations mean they often don't prepare adequately and give up too easily. Worst, they think they are essentially different — damaged somehow — from other people. These are all learned habits of thought that can be unlearned. Pay attention to your assumptions and beliefs.
Let others know. Depressives fear intimacy more than most people. We put on masks for the world, because we believe our true selves to be shameful, unworthy. But this belief is wrong. When we're with someone we can trust, sharing our thoughts and feelings — even if they seem unimportant — is good for us.
Take care of your self. Learn to pay attention to messages from your body. Depressives abuse themselves by not eating right, not exercising, then expecting to work 12 hours straight. They will deny a minor ache or pain until they have an ulcer or a chronic back condition. Take time for moderate exercise, eat healhy but delicious meals, and allow yourself some pleasure in life.
Practice detachment. We spend far too much time and effort trying to control things that aren't worth the struggle. Many things that worry us are really unimportant; we've just gotten overinvolved and lost our bearings. We may find that we're trying to change things that we realistically cannot change. Instead of battering your head against a brick wall, learn to walk away.


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What is BeeIT?
The BeeIT services first goal is to provide free tools for developers society and form a social network among them.
What is BeePaste?
BeePaste is the first service available from BeeIT services aimed to provide a secure platform to store text data (also know as Pastebin).
Who are our users?
As mentioned above, our main users are developers and corporations in IT industry whom want to have third-parties to handle some of their tasks; for example they can periodically backup their server configurations on BeePaste servers securely then access their configurations anywhere anytime on the internet.
What BeePaste suggests?
BeePaste's most outstanding feature is our emphasis on protecting our users' and their data privacy, secrecy, and security! For instance they can encrypt their data on their end using one of 2 provided methods (PGP or AES) before sending them to our servers. Furthermore, this encrypted paste can only be decrypted by the people having the corresponding secret-key (who are usually authorized by the user) and we don't have access to the plaintext!
What do we use?
On server-side, we are using Python and Sanic, while we are using JavaScript and React for front-end (and some Node.js!).
As our services are aimed to promote free software, our source-codes are available on gitlab publicly under BeeIT Group! We have chosen gitlab because it not only simple to use and free, but also provides an integrated set of development tools such as CI/CD, task management and team management services.
Moreover, one of our concerns is scalability and availability. To solve this issue, we use efficient tools like Docker (and we are migrating to Rancher for orchestration) for container management, NGiNX as web-server and load-balancer.


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Originally published on Thursday, January 21, 2010, 11:07 pm in German at www.letztercountdown.org
When I discovered the Clock of God in Orion in late 2009, I did not know what the result of these studies would be. I had no idea that God had written one or more messages for Seventh-day Adventists and other Christian denominations into the sky. God wants us to find new treasures in His Word so that we may not err in the turmoil of the last days.
I started the work on this web site in January 2010 because I wanted a platform where I would be able to study with other interested brethren. The quest for truth is a learning process and, therefore, we publish already the third version of the Orion study with the latest findings and also some improvements, when we found it appropriate. Committing mistakes is part of the student's learning process and so we are not ashamed about it, but gradually approaching the perfect realization of the divine agenda and the new present truth.
The search for truth will reward the seeker at every turn, and each discovery will open up richer fields for his investigation. Men are changed in accordance with what they contemplate. If commonplace thoughts and affairs take up the attention, the man will be commonplace. If he is too negligent to obtain anything but a superficial understanding of God's truth, he will not receive the rich blessings that God would be pleased to bestow upon him. It is a law of the mind, that it will narrow or expand to the dimensions of the things with which it becomes familiar. The mental powers will surely become contracted, and will lose their ability to grasp the deep meanings of the word of God, unless they are put vigorously and persistently to the task of searching for truth. The mind will enlarge, if it is employed in tracing out the relation of the subjects of the Bible, comparing scripture with scripture, and spiritual things with spiritual. Go below the surface; the richest treasures of thought are waiting for the skillful and diligent student. {CE 119.1}
Brothers and sisters, Jesus will never make it easy for you to accept new light that was even prophesied various times by Ellen White. You can only please God with faith, and faith comes from studying. All of you are called to retrace those studies, which I understand as given by God, and come to conclusions by yourselves that may be for you as a savor, either to life or to death. My prayers always accompany those who are open-hearted, who check everything like the Bereans, and do not reject all from the outset. .
The study of the Clock of God is based on the throne room vision of the Apostle John, and deciphers the biblical symbolism with the aid of the Spirit of Prophecy that was given to the Seventh-day Adventist Church through the work of Ellen G. White.
Please remember what Ellen White said about the Message of the Fourth Angel:
This message seemed to be an addition to the third message, joining it as the midnight cry joined the second angel's message in 1844. {EW 277.2}
The message of the fourth Angel must come like Miller's midnight cry. This was prophesied by Ellen White. Then this also includes a time message, because the message of William Miller was a pure time message.
I'd like to plead with every person who is seriously interested in his/her salvation to read this message of God and see what the consequences are for his/her own life, like I did for myself. Beyond that, dear brothers and sisters, you can read for yourself in the Orion study.
Usage instructions: You can go forward and backward in the presentation by clicking on the arrows on the control bar at the bottom of the presentation. It works like a DVD player. The presentation can also be viewed in full screen mode, which we recommend (click the full-screen symbol on the right side of the control bar). The control bar is also available in full screen mode. You can exit full screen mode by pressing the ESC key on the keyboard.
FOR CELLPHONE USERS: It's recommendable to open the study using this link: Orion study for cellphone users. If you have any problems viewing the study, you can also view it as a PDF file by clicking the following link: The Clock of God - PDF Version. If you have any PDF reader installed on your cellphone, this is a very good way to view the study.
We also offer study materials for this study at the download section!


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I Am Bored – What To Do If You Are Bored
I am bored. Everyone gets bored from time to time. You think "I don't have anythng to do". Most likely you do it's just that it's not something that is fun. Who wants to clean house or pay bills? So you stare at the four walls or the television set and waste away a perfectly good afternoon. Here are some ideas that may help you to get motivated. Some are super fun. Others, well, at least they'll get you up off the couch.
Learn Face Painting
You'll be the hit of the party once you've mastered the art of face painting. And you don't have to be artistic either. There are many places on the net that will teach you how to face paint. Your newly found talent could even make you some extra spending money. Check the internet for online face painting classes.
Do A Puzzle
A puzzle is a great way to fill a few boring minutes here and there. Once you've set up a place to do your puzzle you can go back to it again and again. You'll always know you have something fun to do. For an extra challenge try a 3-D puzzle.
Get Out Old Yearbooks
Pour yourself a cup of coffee and go down memory lane. You'll laugh at some of the old pics and memories will flow. It will be like meeting your old friends again. But don't just dream of the old times. Pick up the phone and give an old classmate a call. After a long chat you won't even remember why you were bored in the first place.
Wash All Your Knickknacks
Okay, this may not be the most fun one but you are bored so you might as well make the most of it. You'll have sparkling clean knickknacks and killed some time in the process.
Try Writing A Song
Everyone has at least one song in them. Now is the time to let it out. Seriously, have you heard some of the popular country songs? Pick a subject, even a red Solo cup, lol, and go with it. You'll have a lot of fun and this may be the start of a big career.
Replant Your Houseplants
You love your houseplants and you want them to thrive. If you also love gardening then this will be a fun project for you. Your plants will love you for it. Going to the nursery, picking out what you need, spending time on the patio in the warm sunshine re-potting. This will give you and your plants a fresh start.
Learn A New Dance Or Exercise
Put the music on or the exercise tape in and release that pent up energy. Make up a silly dance or get creative and pretend you are a choreographer for a big musical. For more fun you could video tape yourself and see how awesome you really are.
Learn Shorthand
Gregg's Shorthand may not be as popular now as it was decades ago but it is still very fun to learn and you will be able to impress all your friends and co-workers with your new "secret" code. Once mastered you can use it to make lists, take fast notes, or write secrets you don't want anyone else to read.
Groom Your Dog
Get the brush out and spend some quality time with your best friend. If you want to really get serious about grooming you can take a dog grooming class or check out how-to's on the internet. This is another one that could eventually help you make money.
Make Up A New Recipe
If you like to cook then spend some time in the kitchen experimenting with new spices and flavors. You might come up with something that will turn out to be a family favorite. Or it could end up really terrible and you'll have a good laugh at what you created.
Go Through Old Pictures
Separate your pictures by year, or person, or event. Put them in photo albums. Maybe try scrapbooking. You will find the time will fly by as you reminisce over all the good times.
Take A Walk or Walk Your Dog
Get out in the fresh air and get some exercise. This is a good way to get in shape. Call a friend to walk with you or bring your dog. Your dog gets bored, too, you know.
Rearrange The Furniture
It's always fun to change a room around and make it feel brand new. Move some pieces from the family room into the living room. Move a chair or side table into the bedroom. Change it up. It will make you feel good and give you a new outlook.
Declutter Your Cellphone
Sit, relax, and go through your pictures, apps, settings, etc. and delete, save, rearrange. Get rid of the old and make room for the new.
Write Your Will
Single or married, young or old, we all need to make a Will. If you are bored and can't find anything to do you might as well get this done so you can cross it off your list. You can find Will kits at your local Hallmark Store or a stationary store. They are easy to do and you will feel good knowing you've prepared for the future.
Teach Your Old Dog A New Trick
Check out a dog training website or book and pick out a fun trick you think your dog will be able to do. Or make one up yourself. Dogs love to learn and the fun the two of you will have will definitely keep boredom at bay.
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- Lighting LED 10" Lighting
- Table Yes
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- Independent Bobbin Winding Motor Yes
- Thread Sensor Upper and Bobbin Thread Sensor On/Off No
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- Quick-Set™ Bobbin Yes
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More improvements in the New Google Analytics
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 | 1:22 PM
This is part of our series of posts highlighting the new Google Analytics. The new version of Google Analytics is currently available in beta to all Analytics users. And follow Google Analytics on Twitter for the latest updates.
Over the last few months we have been showcasing what's new in the latest version of Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Product and Engineering team have been contributing a series of posts on the latest round of improvements. Head over to the Google Analytics blog to find out more:
Improvements in mobile reporting. Internet traffic from mobile devices is growing rapidly with smartphones and tablets expected to outsell computers this year. Now you'll see a new Mobile section in Visitors reporting. Inside this section you will see two new reports: a Mobile Overview report, and a Devices report. Find out more in the full article.
Improvements in Map Overlay Reports. The Location report is widely used for discovering which parts of the world your visitors are coming from. For some countries you were able to drill down to a regional (e.g. province or state) level. Now region level maps are available for over 170 countries! That's not all. The team have also introduced a magnifying glass feature that allows you to easily view information when there are tightly clustered dots on the map. Find out more in the full post.
Pilot the Webmaster Tools integration. On this blog we often focus on how Google Analytics can benefit marketers. But webmasters can also get a lot out of Google Analytics. One of the most powerful weapons in their arsenal is Google Webmaster Tools; and now it is being integrated into Google Analytics. Read the full article to find out more and to sign up for the pilot.
What's new about Analytics Intelligence? Intelligence reports are a quick and convenient way of understanding what has significantly changed within your traffic in recent times. These reports have been greatly improved upon in the new Google Analytics. Read the full article to learn more about the new overview report, full-text searches, event sorting, and usability improvements.
The Making of Google Analytics v5. What did it take to redesign and deploy Google Analytics from the ground up? Watch these videos of members of the team discussing what went on behind the scenes.
Make time to explore the new Google Analytics. There have been many enhancements to make this an easy-to-use yet powerful tool to glean insights from and take action. Subscribe to this blog to stay up-to-date on the latest on Google Analytics.


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