As promised in my post 6 Ways in which a Bedtime Routine Can Boost Your Bilingual Child I'm here to share some ideas on how to establish a bedtime routine. If you do not have a routine, then you really are missing out on a great opportunity to teach not only discipline and regain your sanity at night, but you're missing out on a great opportunity to expose your child(ren) to the target language.
If you are anything like me, you often feel like rushing through the night and getting the kiddos to sleep so you can finally have some peace and a much needed break! I would try to use the time to clean up their substantial mess, get some of my work done, and even get some couch potato T.V. time. But honestly, the time of getting the kids to bed would stress me out, my kids never wanted to go to bed and were super cranky, and by the time I was done I was extremely tired and rarely followed through with my plans.
Working with children, I know the importance of routines. I know that they do better when they know what to expect and what is expected of them, so why wasn't I applying this to my own children when we were trying to wrap up the day? Once I decided to implement our routine at night, I found time to spend time learning and to actually enjoy my children! So, here is the routine that works for us and it's my hope that you can get some ideas from it and create a routine that works for you.
I wrote a post for Cooking with Languages a while back on what children can learn from cooking. It was meaningful for me to write, because cooking with our kids provides such a special opportunity to bond and extend the time learning and practicing the target language. This is not an activity that is merely for older kids, but even the tiniest of tots can join in! My two and three year olds love to pour, crack (eggs), stir, and taste right along with me. Sometimes everything has been cooking on the crock pot all day, and they just get to stir a few times in order to "help" and sometimes we grabbed take out and they just need to set the table. Whatever we do, they always get to help and as they grow, their duties will grow with their abilities.
During this time I use parallel and self-talk in our target language (Spanish) to describe everything we are doing as we cook. I also ask them a lot of open-ended questions about the process (What are you doing? Why do you have to do that?) and watch their little brains workout how to answer me. Obviously, the conversations will evolve as their language skills evolve and I foresee a time when our conversations will go well beyond what we are cooking.
Oh dreaded clean-up! This is where I spend the majority of my time at home. With two professional mess-makers, it's no wonder. It's important to teach our kids from an early age to clean up and contribute to the house, but it's never too late to start. Sometimes it really is like pulling teeth for me and it takes no small amount of patience, deep breathing, and chocolate (which I hide and eat in my bedroom closet!!) to get through this part of our routine. For now, it is all about me teaching them and indicating exactly what to do every step of the way, but I know that as they grow up, they will be able to do a lot more with a lot less prodding (as long as I keep up the routine!). For now, it's another great opportunity for us to make practical use of our target language.
At this point of our evening, I get the girls to help prepare themselves for tomorrow. We pull out pajamas and clothing for the next day. My threenager has developed her own style and takes a long time to put together her outrageous combinations for the following day (Boots with shorts are a current Florida winter favorite of hers) and it cuts down on morning rush (yeah, so I may have it "together" at night, but our mornings are RIDICULOUS! Can't have it all right?).
This is also a time when we prepare book bags and lunch boxes for the next day. We have a lot of fun and silly conversations in the target language during this portion of our night, and they are usually revolved around the crazy outfits my baby wants to wear.
So, while my kids are little, bath time has to be supervised. Honestly, I wish I could just throw them in and walk away or rush them through it. But they love their baths so much and it's really a great time for them to play while I sit with a book or (GAASSSPPP!) my phone. If you're an over-achiever, go ahead and use this time to play and talk with your kids. It's definitely what I recommend. So, do as I say, not as I do!!
So, my excuse for taking it easy during bath time is that the next part of our routine is CRUCIAL! Seriously, whether you are a bilingual parent or not, reading every single day with your child is the single most important thing you can do for their education. Whether 0 or 17, reading aloud every single day should be the goal. It doesn't matter if you read to them or they read to you, reading every day can make a bigger difference than anything else you do for them. Reading with your child every day has a greater impact on achievement than anything else you may do, including the school they go to, the extracurricular activities they participate in, how much money you make, etc. And as a bilingual parent, this is the best opportunity for my girls to receive rich, deep, and crucial input in the target language.
After reading and talking about what we read, we spend some time talking about the day. I ask them a lot of questions and try to remind them of everything that was done. I ask them what their favorite part of the day was, what they didn't like, what made them laugh, what made them sad, etc. I love to ask them silly questions to make them laugh and more serious questions to make them think. If you're having a hard time coming up with questions, check out this article!
I also talk to them about the next day and what they think they are going to do. I ask about what they would like to do and talk to them about what they must do. We do all of this in our target language and if they do not know how to say something, I let them say it in English and then I model how to say it in Spanish. It's a very sweet time spent with them and it's my absolute favorite part of the day.
Taking the time to have a purposeful and meaningful time with your kids in the evening may seem like a daunting task, but remember, it does not have to take hours of your time. While it may at first be difficult to get your children to help with the clean up and preparing for the following day (especially if they are younger), but with a routine, it will end up being a lot of help and saving you time. If you go about the routine with the purpose of spending time and educating your children, it will also be less stressful! Taking the time to relax, read, and reflect upon the day with your child will also help you unwind and decompress while cuddling and hugging your babies will sure boost up those endorphins! And hey, there's nothing wrong with getting the process started early. I've been known to enforce a 7pm bedtime routine and have lived to tell the tale!
We want to hear from you! Do you have a bedtime routine that you practice with your kids? What does it look like? What benefits have you seen from it? Let us know in the comments below.
About the AuthorKeli Garcia Allen is a certified Spanish teacher and currently works as a Preschool teacher in a bilingual classroom. She is the Head of Content for Learn Safari and is currently working on Spanish Safari, a Spanish Learning game for children 4-10 years old. You can follow her and the rest of the team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.


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Microsoft's Ineke Geesnik, Windows BG Lead – LATAM New Markets. Photo by Garrett Britton, courtesy Microsoft.
Microsoft will begin rolling out the newest version of its flagship operating system, Windows, in a process that looks set to be far different from previous upgrades from tomorrow.
Getting a new major Windows upgrade used to be a matter of lining up outside a major technology store, but Microsoft increasingly makes use of modern digital delivery systems to not just deploy its software; it's also been busy leveraging the large pool of users who aren't afraid to try out code that isn't fully baked.
Since September 30, 2014, Windows has been in a major technology preview phase, which allows intrepid users to use the new OS through the Windows Insider programme.
The test pool for Windows 10 is the largest in Microsoft's history of beta testing its operating system software, and the free upgrade for users (for the first year of release) currently using Windows 7 and 8 is likely to be in hot demand once it becomes available.
There are currently 55 million people who have reserved their copy of the software according to Microsoft's Ineke Geesnik who spoke exclusively with the Guardian last week.
Geesnik, the company's Business Group Lead for Windows in its Latin American markets, explained that Microsoft is increasingly positioning the software as a service and the new Windows is going to be more uniform across all the devices that the company supports.
Windows 10, with a feature called Continuum, will adapt to the screens and capabilities of different devices and change its functionality across PCs, tablets and phones, but users can expect a more familiar interface wherever they use the software.
That's a big change from Windows 8, which saw the company make a bold effort to craft a new version of Windows, best remembered by the Modern tiled interface that was most useful on tablet and phone devices.
On PCs, the Modern layer lives on top of traditional windows and that duality became a source of confusion and frustration for users who openly pined for their familiar Start button. A Modern UI only version of Microsoft's Surface tablet went nowhere.
The Start button is back, and it's greatly enhanced. The Modern layer has been reduced to become a launcher, but it lives alongside the more familiar Windows software list and tools, which includes – no doubt to the great happiness of users with ingrained muscle memory across the world – the power button.
"Users will be happy," Geesnik said, "with how we have blended the experiences of Windows 7 and 8 together. It's going to be one Windows, across all platforms and devices."
The company will also address a significant concern of developers, the coding gulf between Modern apps and traditional Windows desktop software by giving software written for the Modern UI an equal presence on the PC and unifying the process of writing software for all Windows 10 devices.
In this halcyon world, an app written for Windows 10 running on a phone will also work on a desktop PC, something that seemed sensible, but never seemed to happen after Windows 8 was introduced.
Developers interested in working creating the new Universal Windows 10 apps that can be deployed on phone, tablet, PC and Xbox will find information at www.dev.windows.com from tomorrow.
Several features introduced for Windows phones and tablets are also making their way to the new, Windows 10 "native" devices, including the digital personal assistant Cortana and Windows Hello, a new face recognition addition that makes your face your password.
These new Windows 10 devices will be available in T&T no earlier than October and the release of Cortana for T&T and the region is still to be confirmed.
Windows 10 users will also find much greater integration with OneDrive (formerly Skydrive) for moving their documents and music to the cloud, improved security and a new, spare browser, Microsoft Edge, which supports virtual pen capabilities, allowing users to write directly on a browser page.
The new Windows store will also be open to all Windows apps, not just Modern UI software and business users will be able to choose how they adopt Windows 10 on existing platforms.
If you are a Windows 10 beta user, you'll get a notification that your upgrade is ready, though the product, largely targeted for online deployment at first, will be introduced in phases.
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NUS pharmaceutical scientists have developed a prediction model to guide dosage adjustments of rivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant (blood thinner), in renal-impaired patients taking amiodarone. This is to reduce the risk of internal bleeding.
Patients often need to consume different medications to manage their illness. However, these pharmaceutical drugs may interact with each another when taken together. While some of these drug-drug interactions are harmless, others may lead to adverse outcomes. These interactions could enhance the pharmaceutical actions of a co-administered drug, causing it to reach toxic levels. It is therefore important to understand such drug-drug interactions (DDIs) so that medical practitioners can refine the drug dosage to cater for these unplanned effects.
Prof Eric CHAN from the Department of Pharmacy, NUS and his team have developed a prediction model which is able to predict the extent of DDIs between rivaroxaban and amiodarone. These two medications are frequently co-administered in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), which is the most prevalent heart rhythm disorder. Rivaroxaban is a widely used oral anticoagulant for stroke prevention in patients with AF, while amiodarone is a common antiarrhythmic drug used to treat AF. The research team had previously discovered that amiodarone inhibits the breakdown and excretion of rivaroxaban. This unintended drug-drug interaction may predispose patients to increased bleeding risks. With this prediction model, medical practitioners can potentially adjust the dose of rivaroxaban to mitigate the bleeding risk while preserving its anticoagulation effect.
In this work, the research team analysed the complex interactions using an approach termed as physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling. The utility of the PBPK approach in informing labelling and dosage recommendations has gained traction in recent years. With increasing recognition of the challenges involved in conducting clinical DDI trials, major regulatory agencies such as the United States Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency have endorsed the application of PBPK simulations in their guidance documents on DDI assessment.
Using PBPK, the magnitude of interactions between two drugs are theoretically predicted from three key components: (1) in vitro mechanistic data, (2) human physiological data and (3) clinical dosage regimens. Confidence in the simulated outcomes was achieved via robust PBPK model qualification using published rivaroxaban and amiodarone clinical PK and DDI data as external validation datasets.
"To date, the clinical outcome of potential DDIs between rivaroxaban and amiodarone is unknown. Solving this puzzle is significant as the combination of these drugs is clinically relevant for better management of cardiac arrhythmia and prevention of stroke," said Prof Chan.


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BBC Bitesize: A free interactive website which covers all areas of the curriculum for both Key Stage 1 (infants) & Key Stage 2 (juniors) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
Woodlands School: A schools website that has free resources for all areas of the curriculum but especially useful for topic work and some fun educational games http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/
Oxford Owl: Oxford Owl is an award-winning website to help support children's learning, both at home and at school. Enjoy helpful tips and activities to support your children's learning and discover 250 eBooks, along with timetable practice games. www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Learning Games for Kids: Lots of educational games for children organised into school years. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/
Funology: A science website with fun ideas for science experiments, crafts and activities to do at home. http://www.funology.com/
National Geographic Kids: An interactive website for children to learn more about animals and wildlife. http://www.ngkids.co.uk/
NRICH NRICH enriching mathematics: A website (developed by the University of Cambridge) full of puzzles that develop maths thinking skills beyond the curiculum. It is divided into age bands. http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage
BBC Dance Mat Typing: Linked to BBC Bitesize, this site allows children to practice their typing skills and naviagte their way around the keyboard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr
Newsround: News and current affairs produced especially for children. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
Code: This site takes children through a series of puzzles that teaches them how to code with increasingly challenging levels. It is presented in a very child friendly way that will help them to enjoy coding. https://code.org/learn
Funbrain: A mix of educational and non-educational games. It also includes book reviews and tasters. http://www.funbrain.com/


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I've been doing this for the past few months now on all my latest designs. I just recently used it on one of my personal projects Best5ive, I originally started using a sprite image but because the icons were so many the sprite image was huge even when optimized so I made the switch to web fonts and never went back.
The benefits of using web fonts instead of images or sprites is that web fonts load much faster, they're smaller and look good on all screen sizes and retina displays by default without you needing to do additional work like you would with images. Some say SVGs are more pixel perfect, I don't see the difference really in most cases and SVG are usually bigger than web fonts in terms of file size.
In the end it comes down to a matter of preference, and fortunately this guide applies to either method.
I promise you though, one you start doing this you'll never go back to images for icons.
First thing you need to do is create a free account on TheNounProject, for those who aren't aware the The Noun Project is a site that hosts thousands of glyph icons from different artists. Most icons are free and some for a fee, the fee is rarely ever money, usually it's attribution, meaning if you use a icon, do remember to credit the artist that created it with a link, mention in your code etc.
Once you've downloaded the icons, it's time for the next step.
Over the past year, a bunch of services have popped around the web for generating icon web fonts. Fontastic however has been the most impressive I've seen. The icons you downloaded from The Noun Project already come formatted to work on Fontastic, just upload them.
As you can see, you can either download the web font or embed it the way you would a Google font.
Font Awesome, Octicons, Cittadino, Streamline, Foundation Icons and plenty other icon fonts are available out the box on Fontastic.me, so you can pick and choose which icons you want from which libraries and build your own custom stack.
Like I mention in the beginning, Fontastic not only provides you with the web font but also a SVG sprite version as well. So it really does come down to preference.
Once you've built your icons you can display them various ways, the simplest would be below.
I promise you once you start using this, you won't go back to the old method.


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We're Podcasting!
I've just recorded the inaugural Movies Past and Present podcast! In the episode, I discuss the new movies opening this Friday, November 9, 2018 as well as movies recently reviewed on the blog (specifically, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and Bohemian Rhapsody), and some classic movie info for the week.
I'm hoping to put it on some podcasting services, but in the meantime, here's this week's podcast. Thanks for listening!
Author Stanford ClarkPosted on November 8, 2018 November 15, 2018 Categories PodcastTags Bohemian Rhapsody, Die Hard, FilmStruck, Overlord, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Grinch, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Review: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
The story of the British rock band Queen and their front man Freddie Mercury gets the Hollywood treatment in the new bio pic Bohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Fox, 2018).
Named after one of Queen's iconic songs, Bohemian Rhapsody is told mostly from the point of view of Freddie Mercury, expertly played by actor Rami Malek in the film. Born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946, Mercury and his family (who are of Parsi descent) moved from India to England when he was a teenager. The film picks up where Mercury meets soon-to-be Queen band members Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon for the first time in the London club scene.
The film then primarily focuses on Mercury's relationships with the band, with the band's management and record company, and with his girlfriend Mary Austin. Mercury's well-known sex-drugs-and rock-and-roll and bi-sexual lifestyle is also clearly addressed, but kept within PG-13 boundaries.
Where the film really soars is with the scenes showing the creative process of the band as they make some of their best loved recordings, including "Bohemian Rhapsody" itself (pictured below).
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Where the film really didn't work for me was in its overly-melodramatic retelling of the events of Mercury's life, with many of the facts and actual timeline of events being altered and moved for dramatic effect.
For example, the film has the band breaking up and then reuniting right before the 1985 Live Aid concert. In reality, the band never broke up. (Rolling Stone magazine has a great fact checking article about the film here.) To also add drama and gravitas to the Live Aid concert, the film portrays Mercury as receiving his AIDS diagnosis before Live Aid and then revealing the sad news to the band at a rehearsal before the show. This also didn't happen (Mercury most likely received the diagnosis in 1986 or 1987, long after Live Aid; he died from AIDS-related complications in 1991).
I get it that some kind of artistic license has to be taken in order to condense things into feature film length and format, but the decisions made with the script turned the film into more of a standard bio pic that you might see on TV instead of something more artistic and special that's worthy of Mercury's talent, persona, and esteem.
Still, the film's re-creation of the Live Aid concert which bookends the film is positively electric and is worth the price of admission alone. The filmmakers made a very smart decision by putting one of the band's all-time great performances as the final thing you see in the film, viewing Mercury and the band at their artistic peak and giving Rami Malek and the rest of the actors and creative team a chance to bring to life again one of the great moments in rock history.
Bohemian Rhapsody is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic elements, suggestive material, drug content and language."
My score: 3 out of 5
And as an added bonus, here's a clip of Queen performing "Radio Ga Ga" at the actual Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 13, 1985.
Author Stanford ClarkPosted on November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018 Categories Now in TheatersTags 20th Century Fox, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Rami Malek, Roger Taylor


National Clams on the Half Shell Day is observed each year on March 31. This food holiday is a day for the clam lovers to enjoy a unique dish.
The best variety of hardshell clams (also called Quahogs) for serving on the half-shell is the topneck, but you will find recipes using littlenecks and cherrystone as well. The topnecks run about two inches across, and the meaty clam is enough for a bite-sized morsel of Atlantic saltwater goodness.
Clams on the half shell can be raw, steamed, grilled or even smoked.
One popular "on the half shell" recipe originated in Rhode Island. Often served as an appetizer, Clams Casino is a dish with toasted breadcrumbs and bacon. Legend has it the recipe for Clam Casino dates back to 1917 and the Little Casino in Narragansett, Rhode Island. According to Good Housekeeping Great American Classics, maître d'hôtel Julius Keller and Mrs. Paran Stevens developed clams casino for her guests, as she wanted to serve up something special and named it after the hotel. The dish soon became so successful, word spread, and it began appearing on menus across the nation.
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Canoeing and Kayaking on the tidal Thames
Canoeing on the tidal Thames. Access to the Thames in central London is not easy. The river was once busy with boats and ferries carrying passengers along the river, but most of the old public steps are now fenced off and locked.
Kayaking on the tidal Thames in central London
Many visitors to the capital, and many Londoners themselves, do not realise that the River Thames is tidal. The tides reach as far west as Teddington Lock, some 17 miles from the center of London, where a system of weirs and locks block the incoming tidal water.
In the heart of London, where the river is squeezed between high river walls, there can be a difference of seven metres (23 feet) between high and low tides. The tide can flow at up to five miles an hour and the river can be very choppy. Waves from passing boats also add to the challenge.
The tidal Thames is not the place for an inexperienced kayaker or canoeist, but several kayak clubs actively paddle on the River Thames, and will ensure that inexperienced kayakers can go out under the guidance of experienced canoe coaches or leaders. See Canoe training in London.
If you have the experience to take a canoe on this fast, tidal river, the following tips may be useful.
Access point are few and far between – and should be inspected before you set off. Most of the River Thames in central London is enclosed by sheer walls. Once in the water it may be impossible to get out.
At low tide, access points may be inaccessible due to deep mud.
River Thames steps can be very poorly maintained and slippery. It may be very difficult to use these steps if the tide is flowing over them.
Tidal information for the River Thames is published by the Port of London Authority and is available free from their website.
Trips can be planned to travel with the tide, going from one side of London to the other. If you have more time, you can travel with the tide one way, stop for lunch, and then return. Bear in mind that the slack water between tides can last for several hours.
Many barges, piers and boats are moored along the River Thames. The tide rushes under these and will drag a paddler with it. Avoid such obstacles.
The tidal sections of the River Thames are under the control of the Port of London Authority. You may wish to contact them to inform them that you are on the river.
River traffic should keep to the right of the main channel. Kayakers can generally avoid the busy, central channel and can paddle on the quieter water on the side of the river.
Other river traffic may not see you. Small craft such as kayaks and canoes are not common on the river. Maintain a good distance from larger craft and be particularly vigilant around piers and other mooring points. It is better to travel as a fairly tight group rather than as a dispersed group – you are more likely to be noticed.
River craft cannot approach within a certain distance of Parliament. This includes kayakers. The area to avoid is marked by buoys. Occasional bridge works may mean that the river is closed to river traffic below one or more bridge arches. Such closed arches are marked by a sign bearing three large, red circles.
Do not attempt to paddle the river using inappropriate craft, such as sit-on-tops.
Pollution. Every year an estimated 39 million cubic metres of raw sewage travels down the river. The problem is particularly bad after heavy rain, when the sewage system cannot carry the extra load and empties directly into the river. Wash your hands before eating and after paddling.
Safety. Please read Canoe London's canoe safety tips before heading out onto the water.
As well as informing a contact ashore it is recommended that canoeists about to go on the river should contact London VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) on 020 8855 0315. VTS can give you details of anything happening on the river that might affect your trip. You must always remember to tell them when you have finished your trip.
Kayaking on the tidal Thames – useful links
Port of London Using canoes and kayaks on the tidal Thames.
Guide to London and SE England Sea Access – useful advice from Tower Hamlets Canoe Club
Tower Hamlets Canoe Club
Chelsea Kayak Club
Cremorne Riverside
Kayaking London (guided tours on the River Thames)
Moo Canoes – Guided kayak tours on the Thames and canoe hire
Access to the River Thames – Detailed map showing steps, stairs and landing places along the tidal Thames
The map below shows some possible access points to the River Thames in central London. The map is for guidance only. Indication of an access point does not mean that public access is allowed.
View Canoeing on the tidal Thames in central London in a larger map
Disclaimer: The River Thames can be a dangerous river and should not be attempted by the inexperienced. The information given here is for guidance only. If you wish to paddle on the river we strongly suggest you join one of the many canoe clubs that use the river.
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Media Lens Alert: "Not Very Interesting" – Haiti, New Orleans And Media Hypocrisy
MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media
On September 1, the press began warning that "the storm of the century" was about to hit New Orleans as Hurricane Gustav "bore down nearly three years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city". ('It's the storm of the century,' Daily Mirror, September 1, 2008)
A comparable storm of media coverage was to follow, with continuous live broadcasts from the city. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin heightened the sense of drama:
"For everyone thinking they can ride this storm out, I have news for you – that will be one of the biggest mistakes you can make in your life." (Paul Thompson, 'Storm of the century,' Daily Mail, September 1, 2008)
But Nagin's worst fears were not realised. In fact weather forecasters had warned at the time that it was "too early to know whether New Orleans will take another direct hit". (Daily Mirror, op.cit)
By September 3, the reality was apparent. Hurricane Gustav had swept through Louisiana, causing eight deaths and widespread damage, but "had not produced any significant flooding," the Independent reported. US officials "faced charges of over-reacting" as they were "forced to defend the decision to evacuate more than two million people". (Guy Adams, 'Officials deny threat of Gustav was exaggerated,' The Independent, September 3, 2008)
Saturation media coverage had been devoted to a disaster that had simply not happened.
The following day, a senior BBC journalist leaked an email from his editor to media analyst David Miller at Strathclyde University. The whistleblower's editor had listed several stories which he described as "not that interesting", followed by the comment: "Dull stories – every one of them, don't you think?" These were the stories:
"The leading anti-drugs judge in Afghanistan has been assassinated.
"There's been an angry reaction in France following the magazine publication of photos of Taleban fighters displaying trophies they'd stripped from French soldiers killed in an ambush.
"The authorities in Haiti say the number of those killed in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna has risen to more than sixty.
"A United Nations report says the world's wealthiest countries are failing to deliver on their promises to boost development aid."
The anonymous BBC journalist expressed his feelings:
"I'm sure once that Hurricane gets to Florida we'll have live coverage of the telephone polls falling over, but sixty dead people in Haiti. Not that interesting."
Hell In Haiti
Indeed, initial early estimates that more than 500 people had died in Haiti's floods received barely half a dozen mentions in British newspapers. It is now thought that as many as 1,000 people have died so far, with one million made homeless out of a population of 8.7 million. Rescue groups were last week reported to be unable to reach many villages across the southern region or to Gonaives, Haiti's third-largest city, which was cut off with 300,000 homeless residents. The city's population has been stranded for days without food or drinking water.
Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, a group that provides free medical care in central Haiti, wrote:
"After 25 years spent working in Haiti and having grown up in Florida, I can honestly say that I have never seen anything as painful as what I just witnessed in Gonaives." (www.pih.org/inforesources/news/PEF_hurricane_letter.html)
Hedi Annabi, a United Nations envoy, touring Gonaives commented:
"What I saw in this city today is close to hell on earth." (www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/world/americas/08ike.html)
The New York Times reported how crowds of children had chased UN food trucks shouting "Hungry, hungry" while families climbed on to rooftops and floating cars to escape floodwaters.
The figure of 1,000 dead in Haiti compares with eight dead reported for Louisiana. And yet a media database search (September 15) showed that the words 'New Orleans' and 'hurricane' appeared in 265 UK newspaper articles over the last three weeks. Over the same period, the words 'Haiti' and 'hurricane' appeared in 113 articles. There were 67 mentions of Haiti's 'floods'.
But the devil is in the detail. Many references to Haiti were limited to one or two sentences. On September 9, the Daily Mail reported merely: "Hurricane Hanna killed hundreds of people and caused widespread destruction when it struck the island of Haiti last week." (Helen Bruce, 'Here comes a hurricane to soak us again,' Daily Mail, September 9, 2008)
On the same day, the Mirror wrote: "Hanna, which caused widespread destruction and killed more than 500 people when it hit Haiti, is now on its way across the Atlantic towards Ireland." (Maeve Quigley, 'Hit by Hanna,' Mirror, September 9, 2003)
The most substantial report was a 530-word section in an article in the Guardian on September 7. The Times devoted 150 words to the story on September 8. The Independent has this month devoted a total of 153 words to Haiti's crisis. By contrast, a single Independent article on the threat to New Orleans on September 1 took up 1,269 words.
The irony is striking. Earlier this month, an Independent leader noted the "stark contrast" between the massive attention given to the plight of New Orleans while "the catastrophic floods in the Indian state of Bihar have barely registered on the international radar". The editors added:
"What makes the discrepancy even starker is that the Bihar disaster has so far been considerably more destructive, killing hundreds and leaving more than a million people in this desperately poor region homeless." (Leader, 'A flood of sympathy, sometimes,' The Independent, September 2, 2008)
There were practical reasons for the difference, we were told – it was harder for journalists to travel to Bihar than to New Orleans. But there was more:
"[I]t would be dishonest to ignore some of the darker reasons for the discrepancy in the media coverage of these two disasters. One is a failure of empathy in the West. People can envisage themselves stranded in New Orleans, but not a village in Bihar. And then there is the sad reality that, even in our globalised age, lives lost in the developing world are regarded as less newsworthy than lives lost in the rich world. Even when subject to the undiscriminating violence of nature, it would appear that all men and women are nothing like equal."
At time of writing, the Independent has not mentioned Haiti since September 5. But the paper has at least helped explain its own prejudice.
Inconvenient News
Recent performance fits as part of a consistent bias in media reporting. In the latest NACLA Report on the Americas, Dan Beeton of the US-based Center for Economic and Policy Research interviewed several US journalists who have reported from Haiti. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one described a common view among editors:
"Everyone knows the place [Haiti] is a mess, so what are you going to tell me that's new? What goes on there does not affect people in the US." (Beeton, 'Bad News From Haiti: U.S. Press Misses the Story,' September/October 2008, NACLA. See the full article here: www.medialens.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2846)
This indifference has led to an appalling level of non-reporting, not just of the latest floods, but also of the killing of unarmed civilians by United Nations forces (Minustah), the Haitian National Police, and death squads.
On July 6, 2005, the UN's Minustah force launched an assault into Haiti's Cité Soleil. According to declassified messages sent that day from the US Embassy in the Haitian capital to the State Department, UN troops fired 22,000 shots in seven hours in a neighbourhood where most people live in flimsy metal structures. As many as 30 people were killed, including a number of children.
Although a freelance journalist was on hand to document the shootings and take video statements from victims' relatives, only a few US newspapers mentioned the incident. These mostly portrayed the incident as a successful UN attempt to eliminate gang members – reports of civilian deaths were ignored.
The US press has given similar treatment to atrocities committed by the Haitian National Police. By contrast, at the time of President Aristide's second term in power (2001-2004), there were numerous articles, editorials, and opinion pieces in US and British papers denouncing violence. The Times, for example, did not grieve Aristide's overthrow by armed thugs in 2004, but instead denounced his "despotic and erratic rule". (Leader, 'Au revoir Aristide,' The Times, March 1, 2004)
The Independent's Andrew Gumbel wrote a piece titled, "The little priest [Aristide] who became a bloody dictator like the one he once despised." (Gumbel, The Independent, February 21, 2004)
And yet, Beeton reports:
"Reasonable estimates put the number of political killings — by the police or groups supporting his government — during Aristide's two terms in office at between 10 and 30. This contrasts with the more than 3,000 political killings that took place under the 2004–06 interim government (and the estimated 50,000 under the Duvalier dictatorships)."
So why has so little attention been paid to Haiti after Aristide, when there has been far more political turmoil and violence? One reporter told Beeton:
"If the United States has spent millions of dollars funding the training of police officers, who then terrorize people or become drug traffickers, the U.S. would not be eager to have this information broadcast to American taxpayers."
Another reporter described how his editor had turned down an investigative piece on Rudolph Boulos, one of the wealthiest men in Haiti and a board member of the Haiti Democracy Project, a Washington-based lobby group. The editor explained: "Boulos is a very well-known figure in Washington."
The deeper reasons were indicated by The Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs, which observed after the initial, US-backed coup to overthrow Aristide in September 1991:
"Under Aristide, for the first time in the republic's tortured history, Haiti seemed to be on the verge of tearing free from the fabric of despotism and tyranny which had smothered all previous attempts at democratic expression and self-determination." Aristide's victory "represented more than a decade of civic engagement and education on his part," in "a textbook example of participatory, 'bottom-up' and democratic political development". (Quoted, Noam Chomsky, Year 501, Verso, 1993, p.209)
Howard French wrote in the New York Times in 1992:
"Despite much blood on the army's hands, United States diplomats consider it a vital counterweight to Father Aristide, whose class-struggle rhetoric… threatened or antagonized traditional power centres at home and abroad." (French, 'Aristide seeks more than moral support,' New York Times, September 27, 1992)
We asked Beeton what he thought of media coverage of the latest flooding. He explained that the crisis is made far worse by the fact that so many of Haiti's trees have been cut down by desperate people for sale or use:
"Media coverage of floods and other natural disasters in Haiti consistently overlooks the human-made contribution to those disasters. In Haiti's case, this is the endemic poverty, the lack of infrastructure, lack of adequate health care, and lack of social spending that has resulted in so many people living in shacks and make-shift housing, and most of the population in poverty. But Haiti's poverty is a legacy of impoverishment, a result of centuries of economic looting of the country by France, the U.S., and of odious debt owed to creditors like the Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank. Haiti has never been allowed to pursue an economic development strategy of its own choosing, and recent decades of IMF-mandated policies have left the country more impoverished than ever.
"This is why the country is denuded of trees, after desperate Haitians cut them down to make charcoal to use or sell. Without vegetation, the country is more prone to flooding.
"Until Haiti is able to develop, free of foreign interference and the dictates of foreign creditors, it's impoverishment is likely to continue and even to worsen.
"The international community can help mitigate future disasters by canceling Haiti's debt – much of it accrued under the Duvalier dictatorships – and giving Haiti the policy space it needs to promote real, sustainable, development." (Email to Media Lens, September 9, 2008)
This honest analysis of the root causes of Haitian misery, like the misery itself, is unlikely to trouble the pages of our newspapers any time soon.
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Disable Windows 11 Driver Update To Avoid Downgrading Your GPU
Last Updated on December 22, 2022 by Charley Adams
The second major change in Windows 10 was the move from the 32-bit to the 64-bit version of the operating system. This is a major step that required a lot of testing, and the new drivers were justifiably cautious. The result is that Windows 10 is a bit unstable for some graphics cards. The most obvious symptom is that your GPU may not work correctly after upgrading to Windows 10, these are the main reasons behind Disable Windows 11 Driver Update.
According to multiple reports, the system may fail to start properly. This is also painfully apparent with the Windows 10 video driver, as you may notice that the video playback is poor. (The process to install the video driver is also a bit confusing. You should not downgrade the video driver version. If you feel that your GPU is not working properly
Recently, Microsoft has started to push a new driver update for Windows 10 to all users. The new update is supposed to improve the performance of the AMD and Intel GPU in Windows 10. However, it turns out that the new driver update can cause the Windows driver to become unstable. In some cases, the GPU driver might get corrupted, and then the GPU will stop working.
Windows 10's drivers come preinstalled in Windows 10, unlike previous versions of Windows that required you to download and install the drivers from our website. However, one day after installing Windows 10 on our computer, we found out that the drivers were not installed correctly, because Windows 10 automatically installed a newer version of AMD's Radeon driver instead of the previous version that we had installed. We wanted to make sure that we were only using the latest driver, so we went to AMD's website to download the latest version of their Radeon driver, To Disable Windows 11 Driver Update.
However, it turns out that Microsoft sometime after releasing Windows 10 and before January 2017 reverted the automatic driver installation feature (which was first introduced in Windows 8.1) to the older version. Read more about Nvidia drivers and let us know what you think.
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According to some reports, the Windows 11 driver update tool is giving users a real headache.
This built-in tool actually lowers the GPU drivers on the device it is installed on.
It is best to disable this feature after installing one of the development versions of Windows 11.
You can also use third-party software to undo changes made by the Windows Driver Update tool.
We talk all the time about Windows 11 and everything that comes with it, including all the bugs that have been reported since the operating system was available for public testing.
While this is not a bug, there is still something to keep in mind when testing Microsoft's new operating system.
Disable Windows 11 Driver Update To Stop Downgrading
How can I fix it?
Q1. How Do I Disable The Driver Update?
Q2. Why Is The Driver Update A Problem?
Q3.What Are The Consequences Of Disabling The Driver Update?
Users have reported experiencing some problems with the preliminary version of Windows 11 dev. 22000.51. It seems that Windows GPU drivers retrograde after upgrading the system to this version of the OS.
Reddit user GimmiForall noticed this strange phenomenon right after installing the aforementioned Windows 11 preview version.
I came across this problem in the official Windows 11 Dev Preview. 22000.51
I have already installed the latest version. 21.6.2 (27.20.22001.16006).
I tried to solve this problem with DDU + Regedit, but I keep getting the following result. I need to install the Windows driver version, otherwise, I can't install Windows Update. When I install Windows Update, it automatically installs the GPU drivers to Disable Windows 11 Driver Update
After installing the Windows version of the GPU driver, I cannot open the AMD settings, it says that the software and AMD Radeon driver versions do not match, which I try to fix with Regedit.
Basically, Windows will downgrade the GPU driver.
Windows Update version 27.20.11035.3002 of the GPU driver.
The current version of AMD GPU driver 27.20.22001.16006
Does anyone know this problem?
The Windows driver update utility no longer seems to be working properly and is now unable to process hardware drivers that have already been updated to the latest version.
According to a post on Reddit, the GPU settings panel will no longer be available once the built-in Windows Update tool does its job.
Users get the following error message when trying to access the GPU settings: The software and AMD Radeon driver versions do not match.
So to avoid this situation, it may be a good idea to Disable Windows 11 Driver Update' automatic driver update tool.
The author not only points out this annoying problem on Reddit but also offers his colleagues a solution to fix it.
Apparently, there is a third-party tool that solves this problem. This particular application is called Wumgr and can be found by a simple Google search.
After you install this software on your computer, just do the following:
Click on the Refresh icon.
Select the updates you do not want to install.
Select the eye icon to hide it.
You can install other Windows updates without the GPU drivers.
Don't forget to keep an eye on the changes these Windows 11 preferences make to your devices, so there are no surprises the next time you want to use certain programs or features.
Have you come across instances where the new operating system has changed or disabled features on your device? Share your experience with us in the comments section below.
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Take part in the discussion whenever you decide to upgrade to a new Windows OS to Disable Windows 11 Driver Update (e.g. Windows 10 or Windows 7), you will always need to re-install your graphics card drivers, in order to take advantage of the latest functionality and performance enhancements. That's not necessarily a bad thing. However, in the past, upgrading to the latest Windows version would also result
In the latest version of your NVIDIA or AMD graphics card driver, which meant that it would be bound to stay at the latest drivers for your graphics card, even after upgrading to the new OS. However, this has changed with the release of Windows 10, as Microsoft has introduced a new update that will only install the most up-to-date graphics card driver, which means that you will be able. Read more about windows 10 keeps installing amd drivers and let us know what you think.
We begin with "Win + S" to open the search menu. Search the control panel and press Enter. after opening the control panel you should Navigate to System > Advanced System Settings. Click In the System Properties window, head to the Hardware tab, and choose the Device Installation Settings button. Select "No" and click Save Changes.
With new update is supposed to improve the performance of the AMD and Intel GPU in Windows 10. But, it turns out that the new driver update causes the Windows driver to unstable. Maybe the GPU driver might get corrupted, and then the GPU will stop working.
A driver Disabling will do what you have defined: eliminate it from being qualified from being released through auto Apply for driver task. If you are using an Apply auto driver Plan task, however, it won't transform anything to disable it.
Disabling Windows 11's driver update is a fairly easy process and can be done in just a few steps. By following the instructions above, you can make sure that your drivers are up to date without having to worry about Windows 11 automatically updating them for you. This can save you time and hassle down the line, so it's definitely worth taking the time to do it now. Have you tried disabling Windows 11's driver update? What other tips do you have for keeping your drivers up to date? Let us know in the comments below!


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The Pale are an Irish band of varying genres including rock, and indie. They have recorded twelve albums and have toured extensively in Ireland and abroad.

Formation and early years
The Pale formed in Dublin in 1990 with the original line-up settling as Matthew Devereux on vocals, Shane Wearen on mandolin, Sean Molloy on bass. The band honed their musical and performance skills by busking on Dublin's Grafton street, alongside fellow Irish musicians, Kila, Paddy Casey, Mic Christopher and Glen Hansard.

They began their live career with a residency in the International Bar in Dublin. One feature that distinguished the early Pale from other bands was their decision to use a drum machine instead of a drummer.

With some financial backing from U2 Manager, Paul McGuinness, the band recorded two mini albums called Why Go Bald (1990) and The Happy Ring House (1991). Both titles for were taken from neon signs in Dublin, one on Dame Lane and the other on O'Connell Street in Dublin.

The mini-albums, coupled with the band's growing live reputation led to international interest and their eventual signing to A&M records in early 1992.  They released their debut album on A&M Records in 1992 called Here's One We Made Earlier. The album was critically praised in the music press with Vox Magazine in the UK memorably describe its sound as "conventional balladry to make MOR stalwarts weep enviously, alongside mandolin frenzy that could only otherwise exist if Les Voix Bulgares became involved in an industrial drinking accident

The singles from that debut were "Dogs With No Tails", "Butterfly", and "Shut Up Venus". The former peaked at No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1992.

The band received Hot Press awards in 1992 for Best Single (Butterfly) and Best Album Production (Here's One We Made Earlier).

During this time the band's reputation as a formidable live act grew, with their live shows being described as "part theatre/part gig, Matthew (Devereux) paces the boards like a demented dervish, growling confessions to three part harmonies" The band played the Irish music festival Feile in Thurles and toured extensively in Ireland, the UK, Europe, US and as far afield as Japan.

In 1993, Matthew Devereux made a cameo in the TV adaptation of Roddy Doyle's The Snapper

Independent releases
In 1993 the band broke from A&M Records and released The Pale EP on Underscore Records, which peaked at number 7 in the Irish charts. The following year the band's second album Ripe was released to critical acclaim. with The Irish Times saying of the band; "they may sound like a bunch of mad Hare Krishnas drunk on Buckfast, but they sent the crowd wild with up-tempo mandolin epics...Leave rock n'roll to the remaining one percent with imagination and it will never die"

Following a break with management the band set up Gudenfast records which was to be the vehicle for their next three releases, Cheapside (1996), Cripplegate (1997) and Spudgun (1997). The albums were all self-produced and were only made available through the band's fan-club and at gigs. During this time the band's line-up expanded to include more traditional rock elements such as guitar and drums and the reliance on pre-recorded sounds lessened. As well as the mainstays Matthew Devereux, Shane Wearen and Emma Shanley, the band was augmented by Peter Balfe on drums, Brian Brody on guitar, Rob Malone on bass.

The band toured extensively during this period with tours around Europe, UK and Ireland. The tours were financed by selling the records independently.

From 1997 to 1999, the band toured under the moniker Produkt and were, for some time, the house band for an independent circus.

Psychonavigation and Lonely Space Age
Following a three-year hiatus, the band released the album Lonely Space Age on Dublin electronic music label Psychonavigation Records. The band's line-up at that stage consisted of Matthew Devereux, Darren Flynn and Emma Shanley. The album is noteworthy for its electronic stylings, with Hot Press magazine praising its "compelling take on the ambient aesthetic". It is also notable for featuring only one song with founding member Shane Wearen, "Gain From Pain".

During this time Matthew Devereux released a solo electronic album, Tap, Tap, Tap, and EP Russian Space Race Auction, also on Psychonavigation.

The band toured the album extensively. with David O'Shea, Andy O'Brien, Bernard Byrne and Stephen O'Keefe joining the band as part of the tour Due to the connection with Psychonavigation Records, the band played on the Dance Stage in Witnness.

1969 Records
In 2004 the band, now consisting of Matthew Devereux, David O'Shea, Andy O'Brien, Bernard Byrne and Stephen O'Keefe convened to record the unreleased album Delete Me produced by long-term member Darren Flynn. A fraught recording, the sessions would see drummer Steven O'Keefe break his foot, Matthew Devereux puncture his eardrums and Dave O'Shea involved in a car crash, all in the same week. The album was shelved, with only one song, a live version of "Proverbial Shirt" appearing at the time on the 10 Summer Nights compilation album. Seven songs from this album would eventually surface on 2013's 21 Song Salute compilation.

Following the non-release of Delete Me a reconstituted line-up of The Pale, featuring the return of original member Shane Wearen and former Lir guitarist Colm Quearney, recorded The Final Garden EP. The tracks were released in 2005 on Devereux Records.

Writing in the Irish Independent, Ed Power said of the new songs "they write extravagant torch songs, full of heartbreak and crushing melancholy, but also exuding an insatiable hunger for life."

In 2008, Matthew Devereux and Shane Wearen appeared in the Irish independent movie, Intersection Number 9, which also featured a number of songs for The Pale on its soundtrack.

The same year saw drummer Aidan O'Grady joining the band. He went on to play a key role in the band appearing on all subsequent recordings and becoming a stalwart of their live shows. An accomplished player, O'Grady has played with numerous groups, including Las Vegas Basement and Pugwash.

That summer the band headlined a number of festivals in Czech Republic, where they have maintained a large level of popularity.

Upon their return they released the single "Chocolate Factory" as a free download. The song was accompanied by a music video recorded as part of an animation workshop at the Folk Holidays festival in Czech Republic.

In May 2009, the album Proper Order was released on 1969 Records. Produced by Darren Flynn, the album received positive reviews. The tracks "Lights Out Boys", "Catholic Credit Card" and "Chocolate Factory", featured lyrical content that The Evening Herald'''s Eamon Carr noted had "a disturbing undertow in the aftermath of the scandals highlighted by the Ryan Report.".

The live shows for Proper Order saw Andy O'Brien return to the band on guitar and keyboards.

In 2009, Matthew Devereux moved to the Czech Republic and began writing songs for what would become the band's next album, I Woke Up And I Was Gone The album was recorded at Sono Studios, marking the first time that they band had recorded outside of Ireland.

The single "Such Dumb Luck" was released in April 2016.  The single was produced by Keith Farrell The single was shortlisted for Pure M magazine's 2016 'Single Of The Year'.

Members
Matthew Devereux – Vocals
Shane Wearen – Mandolin, Fiddle, Bouzouki
Ger Eaton – Guitar, Keyboard
Aidan O'Grady – Drums
Neil Gannon - Bass

Albums
 Here's One We Made Earlier - 1992
 Ripe - 1994
 Cheapside - 1995
 Cripplegate - 1996
 Spudgun - 1996
 Lonely Space Age - 2002
 The Contents of a Shipwreck – 2007
 Proper Order – 2009
 I Woke Up and I Was Gone – 2012
 21 Song Salute – 2013
 Merciful Hour'' - 2019

References

External links
Official website
Sligo News
Kildare Arts
GigIreland
Psychonavigation
Munster Express

1990 establishments in Ireland
Irish indie rock groups
Musical groups established in 1990
Musical groups from Dublin (city)

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Should Manchester United Drop this Attacking Option from Their Starting Lineup?
by Saiyed Adeem Karim October 24, 2015, 2:52 am
The 3-0 win over Everton, probably one of the best performances by Manchester United this season was achieved by benching one of their bright sparks from the start of the season. Memphis Depay was seen as the perfect purchase by Louis van Gaal, someone who was young, talented, pacy and fit the United player mould of being great in attack.
What has transpired since his £22-million move from PSV is nothing short of a disaster for the young attacker. Depay has looked pretty average since the season has progressed and even when he plays for his national team, he doesn't seem to have the same hunger and passion for playing and performing at a high level.
Shape up or ship out
After the 3-0 win over Everton, Louis van Gaal did speak about Memphis not being part of the starting XI and how he needed to buy into the Manchester United philosophy if he wants to have a chance in the team.
He even referred to the likes of Falcao and Di Maria who were let go off, speaking after the game, Van Gaal had this to say about the Depay predicament.
"Ryan has already given advice to him, but the player is responsible for his own deeds,"
"You have to give respect to your team philosophy."
Referring to the other players who have been sold off by the Manchester United boss added:
"We have seen that some players cannot adapt to the team philosophy. You cannot know in advance before you buy them. You have to wait and see. That happened with Angel Di Maria and [Radamel] Falcao."
Van Gaal, however, did voice his support for the youngster, but Depay has to work hard to prove to the manager that he should be playing in the first XI. The attacker has had a poor season after his initial games for United and even a brilliant performance in his first Champions League game seems to have taken place a long time ago.
From team performance stats in the Premier League, Depay has a passing accuracy of 81% in his first season at Manchester United, ranking him 20th in the list of Manchester United players. He only completes 34 passes per game which puts him in 15th when it comes to passes completed this season for Manchester United. Those stats don't provide great reading for the United youngster and playing him only reduces the efficiency and attacking ability of the team. The better thing would be to keep him out of the starting lineup and on the bench, to use him as an impact player.
Depay, however, has to work harder if he is to keep his position in the bench even, Van Gaal's warning should be taken seriously as the manager has shown that big names and big transfer values mean nothing to him, case in point, Angel Di Maria.
The good thing for Depay is that he has time on his side and it is pretty early in the season. Dropping him from the team is the best thing to do for Manchester United at the moment since he isn't performing to the levels expected and neither is he contributing to the team as they might have wanted. Depay has gotten one strike at the moment, if another one comes in from Louis van Gaal, he could be shipped out by the end of the season.
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The US chief of military operations in Iraq has admitted that attacks against American troops in the country bear the hallmarks of a "classic guerrilla-type campaign".
His comments - on a day that saw one soldier killed and a missile fired at a US cargo plane - represent a remarkable acknowledgement, the BBC's Nick Childs at the Pentagon says.
Pentagon officials have been reluctant until now to admit to a guerrilla campaign, describing the attacks as uncoordinated violence by remnants of the Baathist regime.
"I think describing it as guerrilla tactics is a proper way to describe it in strictly military terms," US Central Command head General John Abizaid said at the first briefing in his new job.
"It's low intensity but it's war however you describe it."
General Abizaid's comments came as US soldiers posted in Iraq spoke out in the media expressing frustration and fear about the growing number of attacks on US targets.
Public anxiety about events on the ground in Iraq is growing in the US and beginning to present real political problems for the Bush administration, our correspondent says.
At least three other US soldiers were wounded in separate attacks in Baghdad.
Correspondents say US forces in Iraq are becoming increasingly nervous and desperate to return home.
One soldier at the scene of Wednesday's convoy blast wept and another raked the ground with machine gun fire.
"We need more protection. We've seen enough. We've stayed in Iraq long enough," one soldier travelling in the convoy said.
And in interviews with American television network ABC, other US servicemen in Iraq expressed their unhappiness.
"If Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was here, I'd ask him for his resignation," said a member of the 3rd Infantry Division based in the flashpoint town Falluja, west of Baghdad.
"I don't have any clue as to why we are still in Iraq," said another.
There is growing anger in the United States about delays in bringing troops home - particularly from the 3rd Infantry Division which helped conquer Baghdad.
Their return has been delayed four times. General Abizaid said they would be returning in September, but added their homecoming was conditional on replacements being ready.
The BBC's Peter Greste says Iraqis working with Americans are also becoming increasingly frightened about the risk to their own lives.
He says translators are worried about reprisals from the militias.
General Abizaid said that US military commanders had expected attacks on US forces to increase throughout July because of the number of public holidays associated with the former Baathist regime that fall within the period.
Have Your Say: Crisis in US morale?
He described the current resistance as coming from mid-level Baath party members and security forces and former soldiers from Iraq's Republican Guard in addition to "significant terrorist groups".
He said they appeared to be organised in cells of six to eight people and were receiving financial assistance from regional level leaders of the former Baathist regime.
"We take casualties and we cause casualties because we are at war," he said.
More than 30 US troops have been killed as a result of hostile action since US President George W Bush declared major combat over on 1 May.
Since then the US has increased its forces to 148,000 while the UK contribution has dropped to 11,000.
Senator John Kerry of the opposition Democratic Party in the US, a presidential hopeful, said the Bush administration should move quickly to bring other countries into the post-war effort to take the focus off American troops.
"The obligation of the United States Government and the president is to rapidly internationalise the effort in Iraq, get the target off of American troops, bring other people, particularly Muslim-speaking and Arabic-speaking Muslim troops, into the region," he told CNN.
The White House played down suggestions of falling morale among US troops in Iraq.
"The troops recognise that what they are doing is very important - helping secure and stabilise Iraq so that it can move towards freedom and democracy," said Scott McClellan, chief spokesman for US President George W Bush.
"The target was a soft one"