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India and Pakistan open their respective campaigns against each other on February 15th in Adelaide, a day after the mega event kickstarts and that makes the clash a mouth watering one.
Misbah, who is yet to recover completely from a hamstring injury, said he has told the players to play fearless cricket.


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Rage 2 release date, trailer, news and rumors
3:01 am | February 7, 2019
The run up to the reveal of Rage 2 has been somewhat fitting for a game that seems like it's going to revolve around chaos and anarchy.
Between leaks, tongue-in cheek teasers and even more leaks we now officially know that Bethesda is going to be following up 2011's Rage with a sequel titled Rage 2.
From everything we've seen so far Rage 2 will be another post-apocalyptic thrill-ride that will bring players into a world that's a cross between Mad Max, Fallout and Borderlands. With, of course, the fast-paced shooting we've come to know Bethesda games to have.
[Update: We had some hands on time with Rage 2 – and it's not quite we we expected. Check out our Rage 2 first look review.]
Rage 2 hands on: making the madcap shooter more explosive than ever
Hands on: Rage 2 first look review
Cut to the chase
What is it? A sequel to 2011's post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Rage
What can I play it on? PS4, Xbox One and PC
When can I play it? May 14, 2019
Rage 2 release date
Bethesda originally confirmed a Spring 2019 release date, and we now know it'll be on May 14, 2019. Start your engines, survivors.
Rage 2 trailers
Game Awards 2018 open-world trailer
Not much to add at this point, but this trailer is still a fun MTV-meets-Fallout run-through of the dusty neon wasteland.
QuakeCon 2018 extended gameplay trailer
We've already seen quite a bit of Rage 2, but the Eden Assault extended gameplay trailer shown during the QuakeCon 2018 keynote gave us a closer look at the seamless open world, vehicle combat, abilities and enemy convoys.
E3 2018 gameplay trailer
E3 brought us an extended gameplay trailer of Rage 2 and you can watch this fast-paced adventure for yourself:
Though many people had already watched it through leaked recordings, the official advertisement for Rage 2 has finally launched and you can watch it for yourself below.
Following this somewhat obscure live action footage, Bethesda went on to release a gameplay trailer which gives us a little more of an idea of what we can expect.
Overall, Rage 2 looks like it's going to be a fast-paced, chaotic and utterly silly game (in a good way, of course). The trailer promises a more open world, more vehicle gameplay and some seriously big guns. With more expletives than that. Watch it for yourself below:
Rage 2 news and rumors
QuakeCon 2018
The QuakeCon extended gameplay trailer gave us a closer look at the obstacles we'll be facing in Rage 2.
Set 30 years after the events of Rage, Rage 2 takes place in the aftermath of a global catastrophe which essentially turned Earth into a wasteland. Although the world is beginning to recover, with wildlife slowly making a return, the Authority is using extreme measures to shape the wasteland in the way it sees fit – even if that means taking out non-mutant humans.
Alongside the Authority, the wasteland is home to an array of bandits and rebels, such as the hyper-violent Goon Squad and the technologically-advanced Immortal Shrouded. Each faction has its own weapons, settlements, combat styles and vehicles. Some even travel in monstrous convoys – but they're no match for your mortar.
Explore jungle, wetlands and desert biomes on your mission to take down the Authority and cause utter chaos.
Bethesda's showcase during E3 brought us a little more information about Rage 2 and gave us a good glimpse into how it will play. Players will take up the role of Walker, an orphan of the wasteland fighting to survive. In the gameplay footage we saw a wide open world, a look at some seriously cool off road vehicle and some fast-paced, intense shootouts.
The gameplay trailer
Our most in depth look at Rage 2 yet has come from the gameplay trailer which was revealed on May 15. This trailer confirms that the game will be released sometime in 2019 and suggests that players will be entering a much more open world than was featured in the original title. The combat looks utterly wild, with big guns and super-fast fluid movement.
As far as story is concerned, information is still pretty thin on the ground but we do know there will at least be one. Bethesda says that players will take the role of Walker, "the last Ranger of the wasteland." As Walker "you will tear across an unforgiving wasteland battling sadistic gangs to find the tools and tech needed to crush the oppressive rule of The Authority once and for all."
A more open world
The trailer leak
After the Walmart leak, Bethesda managed to claw back some control over Rage 2 with its Twitter campaign which teased a formal reveal and trailer. Only to fall foul of another leak.
Following the teasing that a trailer for Rage 2 would be released on May 14, Gematsu reported that the trailer had leaked in a YouTube pre-roll advert. The trailer apparently revealed in front of several videos tied to gaming on YouTube and outside of Gematsu's report, Tweets from Wario64 and others appeared online.
The trailer was quickly set to private and anyone that managed to mirror capture the trailer and re-upload it to YouTube has seen their videos taken down. The Twitter captures, however, remain. They show a range of Mad Max-style characters screaming, shooting and lifting weights while plumes of neon smoke billow in the background.
The Twitter teasing
In response to the Walmart leak, Bethesda did the right thing. It teased Rage 2 by reviving the Rage Twitter account. And teased Walmart. After picking apart Walmart Canada's font on the leaked game cover, the account started teasing an announcement and trailer for Monday May 14 through a series of images.
Clean up on aisle 6 – Walmart Canada has sprung a big leak
The first evidence of Rage 2 emerged from a May 2018 leak on Walmart Canada's website. The retailer published a list of games, some of which hadn't been announced, to its website. And one of the games which appeared on this list was Rage 2.
Naturally at this point, Rage 2 wasn't a certainty since the list did have some spurious titles on it – Forza Horizon 5, for example. However, it also appeared alongside some games we both know are coming such as Beyond Good and Evil 2 and The Last of Us 2, as well as games that haven't been announced but seem likely such as Gears of War 5 and Splinter Cell.
What we want to see from Rage 2
It's been a long time since the release of the original Rage and there have been a lot of advancements in gameplay that we would love to see the sequel take advantage of.
Maintain the visual quality
If there's one thing the original Rage got right it was its looks. It was a visually stunning game and very graphically impressive, particularly for its time. We'd like to see the same effort go into this release, particularly now that we're a few years into the new generation which offers 4K and HDR opportunities.
Keep the combat and AI quality
As well as its visuals, Rage impressed with its combat and enemy AI. It was a first-person shooter with seriously satisfying gunplay and its enemy AI was genuinely clever. Combined this makes for some thrilling gameplay. If the original game could have such advanced AI, we'd love to see Rage 2 continue to innovate in this area and maybe make player movement and action even more varied to keep up with it.
Make it more open
When it comes to exploration, the Rage game world had a lot of potential but it didn't quite live up to it. We'd love to see the game world open up a little more in Rage 2. However, it's worth noting that we only want a large map if it's going to be filled with interesting things to do and characters to meet.
Open world games have come a long way since 2011 and recently we've seen a wide range of releases which manage to balance open world freedom with a gripping and engaging story as well as strong characters. Without the need to fill maps with pointless check points. We'd like to see Rage 2 try this for itself.
Thanks to the gameplay trailer revealed in May, we now know this will be a part of it.
Better vehicle gameplay
While the first person shooting in Rage was fantastic, its car combat was somewhat lacking. Thankfully footage in the announcement and gameplay trailers says it's going to be back but we would like to see it improved upon significantly because it could really help Rage 2 stand out from all the other post-apocalyptic games out there. Especially if it does have a more open world.
Keep a single-player element and improve the story
After Rage's story was criticised, we hope that the developers will try to improve it rather than eradicate it for the sequel. In fact, given the end of the original was somewhat short we wonder if this might be a chance to expand on it and make up for it.
As more and more games move into always-online multiplayer gameplay, there is some part of us that's expecting Rage to go the same way. The original Rage did have some co-operative and online elements but we wouldn't have liked to have played an entire game with just those.
Rage 2 would, admittedly, be a great game world for a AAA battle royale and we imagine Bethesda is keen to seize on the current popularity of this genre in some way. However, it's also a great game world for a gripping single-player narrative and we hope that Rage 2 tries to get this right with something that's a little longer and more engaging.
Here's everything you need to know about Fallout 76

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CALGARY, Dec. 8, 2016 /CNW/ - (ARX – TSX) ARC Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has successfully closed the previously-announced sale of its Saskatchewan assets and operations to Spartan Energy Corp. (SPE – TSX), for total cash consideration of $700 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The effective date of the transaction is October 1, 2016. The sale includes approximately 7,500 barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") per day of production as at the third quarter of 2016, and 37,893 Mboe of proved plus probable reserves at year-end 2015.


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A group of social workers praised as "inspiring" have been honoured for their dedication and outstanding work at the 12th annual Scottish Association of Social Work awards.
The awards ceremony took place on World Social Work Day (19th March) at the Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh. Speakers included Minister for Children and Young People Maree Todd, MSP, who commended the "determination, creativity, skills and values" of all the nominees and praised social workers across the country for their "tireless" efforts.
Awards were made in four categories: Social Worker of The Year, Social Work Student of The Year, Social Work Team of The Year and Practice Teacher of The Year. Special awards were also issued to two social workers whose impact had been praised by people they supported.
Morag Ranson, a Children and Families social worker for Fife council was named Social Worker of the Year. She was described as: "A caring and compassionate worker who is open, honest and consistent with children and young people and other professionals". Judges were impressed with her commitment to social work values and people's rights.
Perth and Kinross Council's Family Change Team won Social Work Team of the Year and were described as: "An extremely valuable service which offers a safe space and focuses on children and families, as well as professionals and others who have a part to play". The judges found it refreshing that, in a climate where many initiatives come and go, this small part time service have survived for over 22 years.
Professor Viviene Cree, emeritus professor of social work at the University of Edinburgh was also honoured with a lifetime achievement award in recognition of the impact she has made in her career.


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Q: How do I quiet image_submit_tag from params hash? Does anyone know how to eliminate the x and y params when you use image_submit_tag with a get method?
I have a simple search form, and using get to pass the value in the url. When I use image_submit_tag, it also appends the x and y coords, so I get urls like
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When I have used submit_tag, I can use the :name => nil attribute (was in one of Ryan Bates' Railscasts), but it doesn't seem to work for image_submit_tag. Granted it doesn't affect functionality, but I don't need them and would like them quieted.

A: That's actually part of HTML and the browser, not Rails. There is not much you can do apart from change your use of the image_submit or intercept the form submission with JS and edit the parameters. You may also be able to use a regular submit and style it using CSS to display an image, or use an image and attach JS to it to submit the form.

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A 17% bump over one of the worst years on record is nothing and demonstrates that despite all the good will travelers felt towards Egypt it isn't doing enough to make foreign visitors feel welcome, post-revolution.
"We did better than anyone expected despite the problems we had," Zaazou said.
"We can move close to figures of 2010 by the end of 2013. We hope to pave the way for a comeback," he said.


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Herman Goldner Company, Inc
PPP Loan Data — Herman Goldner Company, Inc, Philadelphia, PA
Industry: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Herman Goldner Company, Inc is a corporation located at 7777 Brewster Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of $6,688,075.00 in April, 2020.
Herman Goldner Company, Inc in Philadelphia, PA received a Paycheck Protection Loan of $6.69M through Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, which was approved in April, 2020.
For Herman Goldner Company, Inc, the calculation used to estimate payroll costs is shown below:
Based on the standard PPP eligibility formula, it may be possible to estimate the payroll expenses represented by a company on their PPP application (see details above). In order to qualify for the PPP loan amount received, Herman Goldner Company, Inc's 2019 payroll expenses are estimated to be at least $32.1M.
On the PPP application, Herman Goldner Company, Inc reported intending to use the proceeds of their PPP loan for the following expenses:
Utilities: $16,842
Rent: $37,320
Health Care: $53,436
Debt Interest: $6,000
Because the loan received by Herman Goldner Company, Inc is at least $2M dollars, it is subject to a full review by the SBA to ensure eligibility and compliance with PPP program requirements.
Business Information - Herman Goldner Company, Inc in Philadelphia, PA
7777 Brewster Avenue
Philadelphia County, PA — SBA Office 0303 — Congressional District: PA-05
Similar Companies near Philadelphia
In the Philadelphia area, 15 businesses in the "Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors" industry received a PPP loan. These local businesses reported an average of 27 employees (compared to this company's 349) and received an average PPP loan of $493,156 (compared to this company's $6.69M).
Budget Plumbing & Heating Inc
Wilhem Cabrera
Luis Garced Sr
Element Mechanical Services LLC
East Coast Comfort Inc
Nikolaos Tsiakanikas
Phila, PA
Alek Air Management Inc
AL Rod And Son Plumbing And Heating Inc
Nationwide, 103,883 businesses in the "Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors" industry received a total of $13.03B in PPP loans. This industry in total received less than 1% of the total PPP funding distributed.
PPP recipients in this industry report an average of 10 employees, 97% lower than Herman Goldner Company, Inc's reported 349 employees, and received an average PPP loan of $125,397, 98% lower than this company's loan of $6.69M.
Source: www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/herman-goldner-company-inc-philadelphia-pa


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Slash, Duff McKagan and Nikki Sixx Recall Soundtrack to Their First Times
Ethan Miller / Neilson Barnard / Kevin Winter
Slash getting it on to Fleetwood Mac? Nikki Sixx seducing a girl with Seals & Crofts? A new story features musicians talking about what music was playing the first time they had sex.
Over at Louder Sound, they asked a bunch of hard rock and metal dudes if they remember what they were listening to when they lost their virginity. Slash believed it was Fleetwood Mac's blockbuster Rumours.
"I nearly first had sex to Aerosmith's Rocks," the guitarist recalled. "I'd been courting this girl for months, finally got in her apartment while her mom was away and she put it on. I played it over and over until she said, 'You might as well go!' Usually, it's the girl's music that you end up having sex to. So it was probably something like Rumours, which was very popular with the girls back then."
Motley Crue bassist Sixx said the song he lost it to was Seals & Crofts' "Summer Breeze" -- "unfortunately," he laughed -- but it wasn't so much the first experience that lingers in his memory as much as what happened immediately afterward.
"I can remember the song but not the girl," Sixx said. "I remember her mum's cookies. And that's why it happened -- because we were waiting for her mum's cookies, and I'm so fast that it just worked out perfectly."
Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff McKagan was listening to something more in line with his own musical tastes. "This is funny," he said. "I remember having my first sex. The girl was older than me, I was just a punk rock kid. She fuckin' loved the song 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' by Ian Dury – yes, I know that the title is totally appropriate. I didn't really know what I was doing, but she did, because she was 18 and I was 14, ha ha! I was like, 'Whoa, I'm in another league now!' It was kinda weird."
Some of the guys interviewed, including Zakk Wylde, had trouble remembering the specific details, but used the music to give a sense of place and time to the moment. "I remember listening to Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon one time while making out with a chick," he recalled. "At parties and skating rinks, though, there'd be Bob Seger or the Cars playing -- Bee Gees, shit like that."
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"Take nothing for your journey" - The End pf Times
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The End of Times (la fin des temps)
According to the Japanese Meteorological Office, this summer (June to August) in Japan was the fourth hottest in 114 years.
The hottest was the last year's summer. So, you may think that the global warming is still going on that the two of the four hottest summers in 114 years have been experienced in these two consecutive years.
But you may also think that the momentum of the global warming has come to cease.
SECTION I: End of Times
As it has passed 4000 years since the emergence of Abraham and 2000 years since the rise of Christ Jesus, we will have to accept any upheaval or a great change in the society of mankind.
But what do they teach in the three great religions?
Signs of the End Times
ISLAM:
Major and minor signs will reveal that the end times have arrived (Sura 21:96, 27:82, 43:61)
Major Signs:
1. Gross materialism
2. Women outnumber men
3. Muslims defeat Jews in battle; Muslims and Christians battle unbelievers together, then Muslims defeat Christians in battle.
Minor Signs:
1. Increase in bloodshed and war
2. Contraction of time
3. Religious knowledge decreases
4. Prevalence of the ungodly
JUDAISM:
Ten signs will accompany the Messianic "birth pangs" of the end times (Sanhedrin 97b).
1. The world is either all righteous or guilty
2. Truth is in short supply
3. Inflation will soar
4. Israel begins to be repopulated
5. Wise people will be scarce
6. Jews will despair of redemption
7. The young will despise the old
8. Scholarship will be rejected
9. Piety will be held in disgust
10. Jews will turn against Jews
CHRISTIANITY:
Beginning of birth pangs:
1. Wars between nations (Matthew 24:67a)
2. Famins & earthquakes (Matthew 24:7b)
3. False christs (Matthew 24:5)
4. Israel reestablished(Isaiah 11:11-12)
Birth pangs:
1. Temple worship restored and abomination of desolation (Daniel 9:27; Matthew 25:15; II Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 11:1-2)
2. Jews persecuted (Matthew 24:9-10, 16-20)
3. False christs and prophets(Matthew 24:11,24)
4. Global preaching of kingdom (Matthew 24:14)
5. Celestial disturbances (Matthew 24:29; Revelation 6-19)
http://contenderministries.org/prophecy/eschatologyPF.php
First of all, the God and religions of men are two different things.
We may assume that the God gave a religion to Abraham's followers, Christ Jesus' followers, and followers of Islam, but they might not have 100% faithfully and honestly accepted it and expanded it. While followers of those followers are now saying that they respect the God, they minds might be very far from the teaching of the God.
Just think! How many people have you ever seen who love the God more than themselves and their money? If such people as love themselves and their money more than the God claim that they respect Abraham, Christ Jesus, and Islam, how can you trust them?
Therefore, teachings in each religion must be carefully studied. Their teachings must be under the influence of the limit of faith in the followers. So, signs of the end of times each religions assets must be carefully checked.
Anyway, it looks like that something bad will happen when the end of times is approaching. For some, WWI was the sign. For others, WWII was the sign. And, for the rest, 2001 and 2008 must be. But, for believers it must be 2010 rather than Newton's 2060.
So, the year 750 must be the starting point for Newton's calculation of adding 1260 to obtain the year of the Second Advent. Accordingly, we can get 2010 as 750 + 1260 = 2010...
Although the city (Pella) was still inhabited as late as the tenth Century CE, it was the deadly earthquake of CE 747 that ended its long history as a city of major influence in the region.
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_21.html
720 - The second oldest exisiting imperial chronicle and myth of Japan called Nihon Shoki (Record of Japan) was compiled following an imperial order. This book has become one of major documentary resources for shintoism.
752 - The world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha, called "Daibutsu" in Japanese, was built in Heijyo-kyo (Nara City), following an imperial order.
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2011/08/having-eyes-see-ye-not.html
"(Islamic) Golden Age" (750–1258)
Under the Abbasids, Islamic civilization flourished in the "Islamic Golden Age", with its capital at the cosmopolitan city of Baghdad.
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2011/08/have-ye-your-heart-yet-hardened.html
As everybody knows, a rich man is afraid of a poor man.
If a rich obeys a teaching of Christ Jesus to give his money to a poor man, the poor man would be richer than he. Then, a poor man might buy a weapon with the money for use to extort more money from him. Accordingly, a rich man does not give his money to a poor man despite a teaching of Christ Jesus.
That is why rich men any country do not want to pay tax, since poor men would be able to spare and keep more money as their tax duty will become less. Poor men would then use money for weapons for use to extort more money from rich men. To protect themselves from poor men, rich men do not like to pay tax.
Basically, a rich man tends to think that a poor man is as mean and bad as he is. And he knows such a man should be neglected if he is starving, since he is so mean and bad.
So, you need courage, even if you are a rich man, to give money to the poor and pay tax enough.
Or otherwise, a rich man is just foolish or crazy to pursue wealth without limit against the teaching of the God.
(Access to this blog this week is mostly from the Netherlands, the U.S., Canada, Germany, Romania, Brazil, the U.K., France, and Russia...)
Luk 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
"preach the kingdom of God" - Pearl Harbor Attack
Tokyo Imperial Palace Plaza Park
Tokyo Subway
Great Tokyo Station...(Click to enlarge.)
Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941
(Attaque de Pearl Harbor en 1941)
[Updated in February 2012]
There is a homeless man in Japan as televised so recently.
He said, "I am more than 90 years old. I had been in military service for 18 years..."
If this respectable old man had been in service till August 1945 when the Empire of Japan collapsed, he must have been first drafted into the Imperial military in 1927.
The, it means that he had already spent ten years in the military of the Empire when the Shanghai-Nanjing Battle started in the summer of 1937. It is incredible. He must be respected.
SECTION I: Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941
It is not an easy and simple task to send 6 aircraft carriers and other war ships to Hawaii from Japan even in December 1941 without being noticed by the whole world.
More specifically,
The Mobilized War Capability by the Empire of Japan for the Pearl Harbor Attack:
Aircraft carriers: 6
Battle ships: 2
Heavy cruisers: 2
Light cruisers: 1
Destroyers: 9
Small submarines: 5
Carrier-based planes: 350
This was the world first air-craft carrier centered task force at the time. No naval forces of any other countries, except the U.S., in the world at the time could match this naval task force of the Imperial Japan's Navy. Yet they expected to encounter the following U.S. Naval forces around Hawaii.
U.S. Forces in Hawaii:
(Aircraft carriers: 3...out of port at the time of the attack)
Destroyers: 30
Other naval ships: 48
Patrol planes: 14
Ground-based planes: 399
If both the fleets had met on the ocean off Pearl Harbor, it would have been mutual destruction. The Imperial fleet should have lost at least one third of their ships and ship planes if they had been able to sink half of the U.S. ships and shoot down half of U.S. planes.
But, it resulted in one-sided victory of the Imperial Navy, since the U.S. military could not find the Imperial fleet approaching Hawaii before the start of actual assaults on U.S. ships in Pearl Harbor from the air.
If you observe it now carefully, you will see that it is a very courageous act of military operation on the Imperial Japan's side. The U.S. Navy should have detected their access, which was commonsense at the time, though the American Government did not order fleets and troops in Hawaii to be alerted beforehand.
And, most importantly, this attack was aimed at solely U.S. military facilities and personnel. The casualties on the American side in Pearl Harbor were as follows:
Deaths of military personnel: 2,345
Deaths of civilians: 57
In addition, it is an incredible fault on the American side that they could not notice a big Japanese fleet consisting of 6 aircraft carriers were approaching Hawaii where a great American military base was set up. While the fleet came just 200 miles off Hawaii, they could not find it. It is their fault. It is not a matter of one-hour delayed declaration of war by the Empire to America.
SECTION II: Truth of Pearl Harbor
The task force of Imperial Navy of Japan made attack planes, including Zero fighters, take off from flying-off decks of six aircraft carriers at 350 km (220 miles) north of Hawaii.
Imperial Navy battleship Nagato escorted aircraft carriers to Hawaii
http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~yamato/nagatogata.htm
Flying-Off Deck Of Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi off Hawaii (Click to enlarge.)
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/su3824/e/957d92995adaac2e8734d6204c385ee5
(http://www.denkaisui.com/tubuyaki8/index1125_2.html)
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi off Hawaii (Click to enlarge.)
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku Taking Part in Pearl Harbor Atack
http://sakurasakujapan.web.fc2.com/main03/weaponjpnaczuikaku/zuikaku.html
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/isoroku_movie/7067109.html
(http://home.e01.itscom.net/ikasas/radar/pearl.htm)
On July 25, 1941, the Empire of Japan advanced its troops and fleets to Vietnam following an arrangement with the French Government that was under control of Nazi Germany in Europe.
On July 26, 1941, the U.S. Government froze assets of the Empire kept in the U.S.
On August 1, 1941, the U.S. Government imposed oil embargo to the Empire while crude oil the Empire imported from the U.S. accounted for 70% of all the oil consumption within the Empire.
However, on July 31, 1941, Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Navy Admiral Nagano met the Emperor to report the situation: "If diplomatic relation with the U.S. should be broken, we have oil reserves only enough for two-year operation. If it should be aggravated to war with the U.S., we would consume oil fuel in one and half years. Accordingly, we cannot help but take action launching war (in order to take an advantageous position in future negotiation with the U.S.)."
In August 1941, Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe sent a letter to US President Roosevelt to propose a summit meeting to solve the urgent diplomatic issue between the Empire of Japan and the US. Roosevelt praised the contents of the letter to be about to accept the offer.
In early September 1941, Roosevelt changed his mind to reject the offer for the meeting by Konoe, leading to resignation of Konoe. Army General Hideki Tojyo succeeded Konoe. But Tojyo couldn't change the tide while both the countries were getting determined to exchange fire, though very implicitly, especially, in the US.
So, the Imperial fleet attacked Pearl Harbor, and the Imperial Army advanced to South East Asia to occupy oil fields which were mainly in Indonesia.
(Of course, to get oil fields in Indonesia, then colonized by the Netherlands, the British military forces in Singapore and American troops in the Philippines had to be conquered or destroyed. So, very easily, the Imperial Army and Navy defeated them after the Pearl Harbor Attack. The Imperial troops did not advance to South East Asia to simply rule or harass local Asians there. Anyway, this Imperial Japan's victory over Western powers in South East Asia led to independence of local Asians from their colonial masters after WWII.)
Nonetheless, the U.S. had requested the Imperial troops to withdraw from China before July 25, 1941, which the Imperial Army could not accept, since the Imperial Army had already borne a heavy burden sacrificing many soldiers in China.
So, the Japanese-Chinese War in the Chinese Continent that started in Shanghai in August 1937 turned to be a fatal cause of Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, eventually.
Finally, today, New Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Yoshihiko Noda formed his cabinet.
However, PM Mr. Noda appointed relatively young politicians to the ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs, respectively.
Even Mr. Noda himself is the third youngest prime minister of Japan among those in PM Office after WWII.
Anyway, all he has to do is to promote recovery in the tsunami affected areas and the nuclear radiation hit areas in northeast Japan. Yet, I have a feeling that we will have the fourth prime minister under the DPJ regime next year, since the DPJ took over power from the LDP in September 2009.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA46jZD6ZM0&feature=related)
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
"twelve disciples together" - Truth of Nanjing in 1937
Truth of Nanjing in 1937 (vérité de Nanjing en 1937)
New Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Yoshihiko Noda is yet to form his cabinet, though he was designated so on Tuesday.
While leaving the public speculating about a lineup of his Cabinet, PM Mr. Noda has met leaders of the opposition parties, business circles, and the labor world. It is not good. If the greatest financial crisis of a century and the greatest disaster of 1000 years occur today, nobody is in charge with effective power and authority in the Japanese Government. Mr. Noda should form his Cabinet and get appointed as such by the Emperor as soon as possible.
Though Mr. Noda is expected to perform better than leaving and former PM Mr. Kan, I have a feeling that it will be enough for him to act as prime minister of Japan for a year. It is so, because the ruling DPJ plans to hold an election to choose a new head of the party next September (Sept. 2012) since Mr. Noda's terms is just an extension of Mr. Kan's which started last year while the term of office for the head of the DPJ is two years.
Then who will be the next prime minister to succeed Mr. Noda next year? Maybe, the controversial old boss Mr. Ichiro Ozawa?
Finally and most importantly, democracy of the 21st century requests a change of a prime minister or a president in every fiscal year. This must become the norm as observed in Japan.
SECTION I: Mystery of Nanjing in 1937
Where were Chinese troops?
Where were Chinese troops in December 1937 when troops of Imperial Japan laid siege to Nanjing and broke into the city, the then capital of China?
Where were Chinese troops in December 1937 while 600,000 Chinese soldiers and 200 Chinese military planes had been mobilized by the Nanjing government for attacks on Shanghai where thousands of American, British, French, and Japanese soldiers were stationed for defense of the city, between August and October 1937?
Where were Chinese troops in December 1937 while 90,000 Chinese troops around Nanjing were expected to meet 120,000 Japanese troops who were advancing from Shanghai to Nanjing destroying more than 400,000 Chinese troops on the 300-km path along Chang Jiang (the Long River) from Shanghai to Nanjing?
Where were Chinese troops in December 1937 when Chiang Kaishek and other Chinese leaders being terrified by strength of the Imperial Japan's Army were fleeing from Nanjing to Chongqing though they just appointed a general to defend Nanjing who however also ran away from the besieged big city Nanjing leaving his soldiers? What is worse those abandoned Chinese soldiers got panicked putting on civilian clothes and abusing helpless Nanjing citizens to conduct desperate guerrilla-type battles without effective military command.
Where were Chinese troops in December 1937 while 200,000 Chinese citizens were abandoned and forsaken by them in Nanjing?
Where were Chinese troops, specifically around Nanjing, in 1937?
Anyway, to hide their shame, all China can do today is just falsely accusing Japan of having killed 400,000 innocent Chinese citizens in Nanjing around December in 1937.
But, where were Chinese troops? Indeed, 400,000 Chinese soldiers were destroyed, dispersed, and driven away by the Imperial Japan's troops between Shanghai and Nanjing while Chinese troops had been trained and supported by Nazi Germany since 1930 or so.
Now you know where Chinese troops were.
Map Showing Routes of 300 km (180 mile) Advancement of the Imperial Military from Shanghai to Nanjing Taking On 400,000 Chinese Troops
The Type 96 Imperial Navy Bombers Attacking Nanjing, etc
http://www.geocities.jp/torikai007/japanchina/1937.html.
Imperial Japan's Troops Entering Nanjing City...(Click to enlarge.)
(http://www.rich-k.com/ucan_dvdshowa/diary/2_daihonei.htm)
Imperial Troops' Advancement Routes into Nanjing (I)...(Click to enlarge.)
(http://snowdrop.iza.ne.jp/blog/entry/2099501/)
Imperial Troops' Advancement Routes into Nanjing (II)...
http://www.geocities.jp/pipopipo555jp/han/bessizu.htm
Imperial Army Commanders Marching into Nanjing City after the Battle
http://blue.ap.teacup.com/97096856/1399.html?rev=1
Japanese Soldiers Communicating with Nanjing Children during Occupation
http://note.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/detail/n10585
Japanese Army Medic Taking Care of Nanjing Citizens during Occupation
Nanjing (Nanking) City Today...(Click to enlarge.)
(http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mamayo3000/61862471.html)
In addition refer to the history of Shanghai in 1932 and 1937: http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2011/08/he-spake-to-them-of-father.html
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2010/12/and-built-tower-and-let-it-out-to.html
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2010/10/mighty-hunter-before-lord.html
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2010/04/nothing-hid-which-shall-not-be.html
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2009/11/his-disciples-heard-it.html
http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2009/11/he-stumbleth-not.html
(Hideki Tojo Saved 20,000 Judaists in Manchuria, China, in 1938)
Note that Nanjing City has an area size of 6,597 km2 while New York City just 1,211 km2. There are many room for citizens to run away and hide from ravages of war. Especially it took several months for battle lines to have extended from Shanghai to Nanjing.
Also note that Chinese troops did not surrender, or Chinese politicians and generals did not try negotiations with Imperial Japan's Army generals so as to avoid battles on the streets of Nanjing. Chinese leaders did not make any efforts to avert military actions on the streets of Nanjing which could involve many citizens.
Indeed, from the beginning, Chinese generals tried to invade Shangahi violently where millions of Chinese, Europeans, Americans, and Japanese as well as Judaists were living peacefully. They craved wealth in the then most prosperous international city in East Asia Shanghai.
(http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%B8%82)
SECTION II: Tibet
The Chinese Government never ceases to blame Japan for incidents in WWII or the Second Japanese-Chinese War.
But, today what are they doing? They are doing terrible things in Tibet which make us deny their claim on Nanjing in 1937.
03/23/2009 15:06TIBET - CHINA
A hundred Tibetan monks arrested after protesting death of another monk
by Nirmala Carvalho
Tashi Sangpo, 28, had been jailed for flying the Tibetan flag. He jumped into a river, possibly in order to escape torture by the Chinese police. Fears over the further reprisals that the authorities could carry out in a country kept far from the eyes of the world.
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/A-hundred-Tibetan-monks-arrested-after-protesting-death-of-another-monk-14801.html
It is said that the U.S. Government wasted $60 billion in the War on Terror in these ten years.
So, it is $6 billion per year. And we can assume that 100,000 bad Americans took part in embezzling this amount. Then, each of the bad Americans got $60,000 per year. And I think it is not so far from reality.
Yet, how much did the Obama Administration spend to take on Osama bin Laden? $600,000 including fuel, bullets, and a helicopter? Anyway, Mr. Barack Obama already received a Nobel Prize.
(Have you ever heard...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzLcskQ-LjA&feature=related)
Luk 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
"Jews which believed on him" - Radioactive Elements
Radioactive Elements (des éléments radioactifs)
SECTION I: Fukushima Contamination
According to a recent survey or a recently released survey result by the Japanese Government, a village around the Fukushima Daiichi shows 10 times more radioactive contamination than the evacuation area in Chernobyl.
Even some cities scores of kilometers far from the Daiichi Plant show an equal radiation level to the evacuation area or the forbidden area in Chernobyl.
The evacuation area in Chernobyl has 552,000 becquerels of radiation, and the forbidden area in Chernobyl has 1.48 million becquerels.
This evacuation-area level of Chernobyl roughly matches green or light blue points indicated in the map below of the surrounding area of the Fukushima Daiichi Plant.
Those areas around Fukushima Daiichi are mostly contaminated by cesium-137 that has a half-life of about 30.17 years. To decontaminate the ground around the nuclear power plant, it needs $120 billion of government budget, according to estimation.
The past Kan Cabinet is accused of delay in releasing or concealment of these data about Fukushima Daiichi. Many Japanese citizens are shocked to hear the true state of environment around Fukushima Daiichi.
(Click to en large)
http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/ja/distribution_map_around_FukushimaNPP/0002/11555_0830.pdf#search='文部科学省 土壌濃度マップ'
SECTION II: Radioactive Elements
Let's confirm what elements are dangerous in terms of getting radioactive:
(http://ribf.riken.jp/~koji/monreal.pdf)
There are so many elements to be radioactive in the nature, though most of them are in stable condition in most of time.
SECTION III: Noda Cabinet of Japan
Though the national Diet of Japan elected and designated Lower House member of the DPJ Mr. Yoshihiko Noda as new prime minister of Japan yesterday, Mr. Noda is yet to form his Cabinet and thus yet to be authorized by the Emperor.
The past Kan Cabinet is in charge of executing the governmental administration till new PM Mr. Moda completes due process for starting his administration. It is expected that new PM Mr. Noda will complete formation of his Cabinet in this Friday, that is September 2.
The Constitution of Japan
(promulgated november 3, 1946)
The Emperor shall appoint the prime minister as designated by the diet.
The Emperor shall appoint the chief judge of the supreme court as designated by the cabinet.
article 69.
If the house of representatives passes a nonconfidence resolution, or rejects a confidence resolution, the cabinet shall resign en masse, unless the house of representatives is dissolved within ten (10) days.
When there is a vacancy in the post of prime minister, or upon the first convocation of the diet after a general election of members of the house of representatives, the cabinet shall resign en masse.
In the cases mentioned in the two preceding articles, the cabinet shall continue its functions until the time when a new prime minister is appointed.
Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
"an herd of many swine" - Democracy
Democracy (la démocratie)
New Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Yoshihiko Noda learnt in a notable school to educate youths and citizens who wish to become a politician.
The school was founded by legendary founder of Panasonic, a Japanese electronics giant, in 1979. Among graduates from this school 53 are now active as parliamentary members. Four-year education and training in the school might have contributed to success of lawmaker Mr. Yoshihiko Noda. However, there are many Japanese who do not trust this kind of the so-called "elite political education."
New PM Mr. Noda leads a faction only consisting of 20 or 30 lawmakers in the ruling DPJ where 400 parliament members belong. So, he cannot decisively and maybe fatally stand against one of big bosses in the party Mr. Ichiro Ozawa who is said to control 100 or so lawmakers in the DPJ. As former PM Mr. Kan fought against Mr. Ozawa, it looks, he could not achieve any administrative success, resulting in virtually forced resignation. So, the situation is still floating in the Japanese domain of politics.
SECTION I: Democracy
First of all, true democracy means, say, to have 6 prime ministers in 5 years. Only Japan can do it. So, you had better respect Japan in this context.
If you can recall the U.S. President every year through a vote in the Congress, Mr. George W. Bush should have been denied his presidency by 2006. Then, Osama bin Laden should have been taken on by 2008 and the Financial Crisis in 2008 could have been avoided.
To have 4-year long presidency is completely irrational in the 21st century democracy. The U.S. should have 6 presidents in 5 years as the situation is so grave in these years.
SECTION II: Fukushima Prefecture Land Contamination
Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology issued a report on radioactive contamination of land of Fukushima Prefecture where a big nuclear power plant accident occurred in the wake of the great earthquake/tsunami of March 11, 2011.
The above map shows the state of Cesium 137 ground pollution in the area within 100 km of Fukushima Daiichi.
Paddy rice fields around the Daiichi nuclear power station are strongly contaminated, Many farm families are not only forced to abandon rice growing this year but also to leave their house and villages due to strong dosages in the environment. Total 80,000 citizens around the Daiichi plant have been evacuated to live in towns and cities far from the nuclear site.
In addition, the Fukushima Prefecture government issues a guidebook on how to remove radioactive material from the environment in which citizens live:
Method to Reduce Radiation Level in Open Space Areas
The necessary procedure to remove materials in open space areas that are contaminated by radioactive substances is written here.
You can download the PDF file on the homepage of Fukushima Prefectural Government. (in Japanese)
Guidebook(PDF:1,804KB)http://www.pref.fukushima.jp/j/tebiki0715.pdf
Result of the removal process of radioactive substances (before & after)(PDF:372KB)
Pamphlet(PDF:2,927KB)http://www.pref.fukushima.jp/j/panf.pdf
If you need details in English or Chinese, please inquire at the contact number provided below.
Fukushima International Association TEL: 024-524-1316
Appendix. Imperial Navy's Attack on US West Coast in WWII
On September 9, 1942, a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y floatplane launched from a Japanese submarine and dropped two incendiary bombs with the intention of starting a forest fire. Thanks to a group of fire lookouts and favorable weather conditions the damage done by the attack was minor. The attack was the first time the continental United States was bombed by an enemy aircraft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Air_Raids
(http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%94%E5%9E%8B%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4%E8%89%A6)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_E14Y)
(I am leaving, I am leaving, but a fighter remains...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKjEHfHINQ&feature=related)
Mat 8:30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Mat 8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Mat 8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
"the Father hath not left me alone" - Food
Around Tokyo, too...(Click to enlarge.)
Food (alimentaires)
[Updated on Dec. 7, 2011]
It has been decided today that the Japanese governing party DPJ is going to elect lawmaker Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, the incumbent Minister of Finance, as the next prime minister of Japan tomorrrow.
In the party election held today to choose their new head, lawmakers of the DPJ elected Mr. Noda with 215 votes against the major contender Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Mr. Banri Kaieda who got 177 votes. In the final official step, Mr. Noda needs to be elected in a vote in the Lower House of the national Diet. Incidentally, the most popular candidate Mr. Seiji Maehara could not even proceed to the final vote in the party election.
SECTION I: Food
Self-sufficiency in grains:
(http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/honkawa/0319.html)
Country...Self-Sufficiency Rate in Grains (%)
Australia…332.9
Argentina…249.1
Uruguay…205.1
France…173.3
Thailand…161.7
Kazakhstan…150.3
Canada…146.2
Hungary…141.4
USA…131.9
Myanmar…130.6
Vietnam…126.6
Sweden…122.2
Cambodia…121.6
Finland…114.4
Sudan…112.8
Pakistan…111.7
Syria…108.7
Denmark…107.3
Nepal…105.7
Germany…101.4
Chad…99.6
China…99.6
Russia…99.1
India…98.0
Niger…95.1
Bangladesh…95.0
Turkey…94.5
Poland…93.2
Brazil...91.3
North Korea…78.1
Italy…72.9
Norway…71.6
Spain…68.1
Egypt…64.5
Mexico…63.7
Venezuela...58.2
Columbia...50.4
Cuba...32.6
Haiti…31.8
South Korea…28.0
JAPAN…27.0
Portugal…26.7
Netherlands…24.7
Isreal…9.3
Kuwait...1.2
UAE...0.0
Iceland...0.0
In this context, Japan is unique. Indeed, when Japan closed itself to the outer world from the early 17th century to the middle of the 19th century, it had a population of only about 30 million. Now Japan has 125 million population to feed. Japan has to import a great amount of foods from abroad unlike other G7 countries.
And, in the period of national isolation of Japan, samurai governed the nation. And, due to an influence of Buddhism in this period, Japanese people did not eat animal meat, such as beef, except whale flesh. So, strength of samurai was rather related to whale flesh but not to beef.
SECTION II: Beef Cattle and Whales
How can you love to kill such harmless beef cattle to eat them?
(http://www.clemson.edu/public/researchfarms/beef_cattle/)
How can we both protect and utilize whales for good of humanity?
(http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~owa/kabegami/kabegami.html)
SECTION III: Whale Shrines and Mounds
There are many spiritual or religious facilities in Japan that are dedicated to spirits of whales.
Most of them have a long history stretching over centuries. Some Japanese villages even hold a festival to honor and enshrine whales.
(http://blog.livedoor.jp/hodofin/archives/51120778.html)
(http://ture-dure.blog.so-net.ne.jp/archive/c40385664-1)
(http://www.geocities.co.jp/NatureLand-Sky/3011/haka-toukyou.html)
(http://blog.tsdo.net/article/101774039.html)
(http://qwanglla.cocolog-nifty.com/youkaisaiyuuki/2006/08/post_429c.html)
In Japan, one of the oldest whaling reports is of the 8th century.
(http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mamupark1995/26941518.html)
I suppose that Americans and Australians have no church dedicated to spirits of beef cattle they have killed to eat them.
SECTION IV: Japanese Whaling
Today, some Japanese people do not take the whaling issue as a mere environmental or natural protection issue.
It looks like part of a large-scale anti-Japanese conspiracy in some part of the Anglo Saxon countries.
The oldest written mention of whaling in Japanese records is from Kojiki, the oldest extant Japanese book, which was written in the eighth century. In this book whale meat was eaten by Emperor Jimmu. In Man'yōshū, the word "Whaling" (insanatori) was frequently used in depicting the ocean or beaches.
http://www.citizendia.org/Whaling_in_Japan
Note: "isana" means brave fish, namely a whale, " in old Japanese. "tori" means taking.
Food, Clothes, and Houses are needed by men to live a civilized life.
So, McDonald's and Wal-Marts provide necessities for Americans.
But, houses are not so easy. They were associated with subprime loan mortgages to eventually trigger the 2008 Financial Crisis. Even today, housing construction is a big concern for Wall Street guys.
As for clothes, America imports many clothing items from China to sell them at Wal-Marts, which helped China expand its economy and GDP. Eventually Chinese are now buying many GM cars and Apple products such as iPads.
Now foods and food tickets. They are items that really prove that the U.S. is the largest economy in the world. I don't know how many people die from starvation in America each year due to the lack of money.
Finally Christ Jesus said "Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?"
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Trevor Bayliss believes a reduction in the number of first-class counties could help England bridge the "huge gap" between county and international cricket.
Victory at The Oval ensured England maintained their unbeaten home series record in Test cricket under Bayliss' five seasons as head coach, though he will probably be remembered best for coaching the side to their maiden World Cup victory earlier in the year.
But in a wide-ranging exit interview with ESPNcricinfo, Bayliss has questioned "whether the county game is producing the players we need" and suggested a reduction in the number of teams from 18 to ten in a bid to improve the quality of competition. He also feels the quality of county pitches must improve if developing players are going to be given the best opportunity to prepare for the higher level.
"You have to ask whether the county game is producing the players we need," Bayliss said. "Is the competition underneath [the England team] doing the job it should be? There's a huge gap between county and international cricket. Huge.
"Again and again, we've picked the best players in the county game. And again and again, they've found the gap too large to bridge. Our top players come back from county cricket and they're not complimentary about the standard. They don't think it helps prepare them for international cricket.
"The pitches are soft and damp. So bowlers get far too much assistance and batsmen don't get into the habit of building long innings. Those same bowlers then come into Test cricket and they find the pitches do almost nothing and the ball won't swing round corners. And the batsmen find the pace of the Test bowlers a shock.
"If you had better pitches - pitches that offered less to bowlers - you might start to see some fast bowlers developing. You might see more spinners developing. You might even see some better slip catchers because I think the big problem in English cricket is concentration. Players have forgotten how to concentrate for long periods of time. They just don't have to do it at county level.
"I'm not criticising groundsmen. They have a tough job, because there's too much cricket and the Championship starts in early April.
"But no one seems to want to get their head down and guts out a score. The attitude seems to be, 'I'd best get on with it before an impossible ball comes along.' But maybe that's partly because society has changed. Everything is quicker now.
"The ECB and the counties have to pull in the same direction. There has to be a collaborative approach ensuring that England is at the heart of it. Ultimately, a successful England team, across all formats, will naturally benefit the game at county level and even have a positive impact on grassroots.
"I think there are too many teams. If you had fewer - maybe ten - the best players would be in competition against each other more often and the standard would rise. I think you'd see tougher cricketers develop. Cricketers who are better prepared for the Test game.
Bayliss also expressed his incredulity over counties offering stints to overseas players who will, later in the same season, use that experience in Test series against England. Marnus Labuschagne, for example, prepared for the Ashes by representing Glamorgan and adapted to conditions so well that he finished the series as Australia's second-highest run scorer.
"I find it incredible that Marnus Labuschagne, Peter Siddle, Cameron Bancroft, James Pattinson and the like are invited over to play county cricket ahead of an Ashes series," he says. "There's no way Australia would allow England players to acclimatise in the Shield ahead of an Ashes series. And quite right, too. I think the ECB should have a look at that.
Bayliss he suggested there should be more knockout cricket at age-group level to help prepare players for high-intensity moments in the professional game. "Australian cricketers are tough and robust. They come up through a system which prepared them for Test cricket. From age-group cricket into club and Grade cricket, they play semi-finals and finals. So they get used to played knock-out cricket. They get used to playing under pressure. I think England could do with more of that.
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Louise Field (25 februari 1967) is een voormalig tennisspeelster uit Australië. Field was actief in het internationale tennis van oktober 1983 tot en met januari 1995.

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Junioren
In 1984 won Field het meisjesdubbelspel op het Australian Open, samen met Larisa Savtsjenko uit de Sovjet-Unie. Op het Australian Open 1985 bereikte zij de finale in het meisjesenkelspel – deze verloor zij van landgenote Jenny Byrne.

Enkelspel
Field stond in 1982 voor het eerst in een ITF-finale, op het toernooi van Bulleen (Australië) – zij verloor van landgenote Elizabeth Minter. In 1985 veroverde Field haar eerste titel, op het ITF-toernooi van Adelaide (Australië), door de Nieuw-Zeelandse Belinda Cordwell te verslaan.
In totaal won zij vier ITF-titels, de laatste in 1991 in Port Pirie (Australië) waar zij revanche nam op Jenny Byrne.

In november 1984 speelde Field, op het Australian Open, voor het eerst op een grandslamtoernooi, nog vóór zij deelnam aan het WTA-circuit. Haar eerste WTA-deelname volgde een jaar later op het WTA-toernooi van Brisbane – zij bereikte er de tweede ronde. Zij stond de maand erna, in december 1985, voor het eerst, en voor het laatst, in een WTA-finale, op het toernooi van Auckland – zij verloor van de Britse Anne Hobbs.

Haar beste resultaat op de grandslamtoernooien is het bereiken van de derde ronde, op Wimbledon 1989. Haar hoogste notering op de WTA-ranglijst is de 96e plaats, die zij bereikte in augustus 1989.

Dubbelspel
Field behaalde in het dubbelspel betere resultaten dan in het enkelspel. Zij debuteerde in 1983 op het toernooi van Brisbane, samen met landgenote Michelle Turk. Zij stond in 1984 voor het eerst in een finale, op het ITF-toernooi van Freehold (VS), weer samen met Michelle Turk – zij verloren van het Amerikaanse duo Linda Gates en Linda Howell. In 1985 veroverde Field haar eerste titel, op het ITF-toernooi van Tasmanië (Australië), samen met landgenote Janine Thompson, door het Australische duo Colleen Carney en Michelle Turk te verslaan. In totaal won zij zes ITF-titels, de laatste in 1987 in Adelaide (Australië).

Field stond in 1988 voor het eerst in een WTA-finale, op het toernooi van Parijs, samen met Française Nathalie Herreman – zij verloren van het Franse koppel Alexia Dechaume en Emmanuelle Derly. In 1990 veroverde Field haar eerste WTA-titel, op het toernooi van Genève, samen met de Zuid-Afrikaanse Dianne Van Rensburg, door het Amerikaanse koppel Elise Burgin en Betsy Nagelsen te verslaan. In totaal won zij twee WTA-titels, de andere later in 1990 in Bayonne, samen met Française Catherine Tanvier.

Haar beste resultaat op de grandslamtoernooien is het (vijfmaal) bereiken van de derde ronde. Haar hoogste notering op de WTA-ranglijst is de 48e plaats, die zij bereikte in oktober 1990.

Gemengd dubbelspel
In deze discipline bereikte Field de kwartfinale op het Australian Open 1988, samen met landgenoot Brad Drewett, en de halve finale op Roland Garros 1990, met landgenoot Simon Youl aan haar zijde.

Senioren
Ook op vijftigjarige leeftijd speelt Field nog competitief tennis. In 2017 won zij het door de ITF georganiseerde Victorian Seniors Claycourt Championship (een ieder-tegen-ieder toernooi) door alle drie haar concurrentes te verslaan, waarbij zij slechts één game hoefde in te leveren (tegen Leanne More). Begin 2020 versloeg zij op een clubkampioenschap (Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club in Toorak, Victoria) de twintigjarige Erica Layton in een 4½ uur durende marathonpartij.

Palmares

WTA-finaleplaatsen enkelspel

WTA-finaleplaatsen vrouwendubbelspel

Gewonnen ITF-toernooien enkelspel

Gewonnen ITF-toernooien dubbelspel

Resultaten grandslamtoernooien

Enkelspel

Vrouwendubbelspel

Gemengd dubbelspel

Externe links

 Origineel profiel van Louise Field op de website van de WTA
 Origineel profiel van Louise Field op de website van de ITF

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Yesterday, we noted that Google quietly rolled out their +1 Button Chrome extension a couple days ago. It's more powerful than it may seem because you can now easily +1 any page you're browsing on the web regardless of if the owner of that content placed a button on their site. Just imagine if Facebook has such a extension for their Like Button.. Actually, you don't have to imagine.
Shortly after our post went up, we were pointed to this extension in the Chrome Web Store. Sure enough, it's a Facebook Like Button extension, that according to Google's "verified author" service is indeed built by Facebook itself. What's surprising is hardly anyone knows about this extension, it has just 500 users!
It's certainly possible that this was just a quick hackathon project that one developer threw together at Facebook. It may also be related to their tie-in with Rockmelt, the social browser that is built on top of Chromium (a screenshot on the extension page references it). Quite frankly, it's surprising this extension exists at all, given the heated relationship between the two companies. It looks like it has been live since July.
I'd also like to give a shout out to Hrishikesh Kale who created his own Facebook Like extension after our story yesterday, also not realizing that Facebook already made one.


From stripes and ruffles to graphic prints and tulle skirts, this edit of kids' dresses is the perfect way to liven up their look with our favourite recent trends.
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Channel fairy-tale charm with a kids' dress featuring an elaborate tulle skirt in a sparkly metallic finish - complete with simple sandals and a pretty headband. Go for a long-sleeved jumper dress from this selection of kids' dresses for a versatile design that can be worn with leggings and boots in winter for extra warmth. Opt for texture, patterns and vibrant colour palettes for a style they'll love to wear. When it comes to fit, choose flexibility and stretch to keep them comfy no matter what they get up to.


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Vesperal Liturgy for the Holy Transfiguration at St. Paul's Orthodox Church
St. Paul's is serving a Vesperal-Liturgy for the feast of the Holy Transfiguration on Thursday, August 5 starting at 6:30pm (get directions).
The Holy Transfiguration is recorded in Matthew 17 and tells of Christ showing forth his glory to the disciples, thereby revealing to them that he was indeed the Son of God. You can read more about the Transfiguration of Christ here.
How should we prepare? A very light lunch with no food in the afternoon is appropriate would be minimal preparation. If you want to observe a stricter fast, eat nothing after breakfast.
The newly formed Parish Council began monthly meetings several months ago. We are making progress towards establishing our mission. Times are tight (for all of us) but we are managing to make it through. We will have a full report from the Council shortly on our progress. Presidents (we have a co-presidency) are: Jack Long and John Hansen, Secretary is Mary Copeland, Treasurer is Mary Jarvis. At large members include Anatole Kurdsjuk and Chris Spina.
After Liturgy several weeks ago we had a lively discussion about Christianity and Islam, focusing on the mosque that may be built at Ground Zero. Since then the discussion is playing out nationally. As some of you know, I am a columnist for Catholic Online and wrote an editorial on the subject. You can read it on the Catholic Online website. The article is one of the most discussed articles on the site.
People ask me why I write for a Catholic site. I write there because there is much in common between the Orthodox and Catholics, especially how we view living in Christ, and our responsibility towards the larger culture. An article published there several months ago explains this in more detail.
We have a lot in common with conservative Protestants too. A good rule of thumb I think is this: We are more united in the honest expression of our differences, than in pretending that they don't exist.
Memorial for Nancy Zabitt
This Sunday we will hold the Forty Day Memorial for our beloved sister in Christ Nancy Zabitt. Cleo and Stan Ventos will not be able to be able to attend (they are still in Wisconsin and will also hold a memorial there) but have expressed their gratitude to us for our prayers. Thank you to Angela Long who will make the kolyva.
Prayers for Nancy Forderhase<
I was informed this morning that Nancy Forderhase, our parishioner from Kentucky, was in a car accident. She told me she would be fine and we would see her this Sunday. The accident was very serious but we thank God that Nancy and her sister will make a full recovery. Please keep her in your prayers. The event was traumatic, it could have been a whole lot worse than it was, and we are grateful she and her sister will be fine.
May God's grace and mercy be yours always.
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Grand River dredging project runs into opposition
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WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Planning and Policy Commission unanimously voted to send forward a resolution that would oppose the contested Grand River Waterway project, a proposed dredging plan that would carve a 22.5-mile stretch of the Grand River from Fulton Street in Grand Rapids to the Bass River inlet in Eastmanville.
The vote took place on Tuesday, April 16, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex.
The Planning and Policy Commission's motion means that the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners vote on the final resolution during its next meeting on Tuesday, April 23.
While the motion passed unanimously, the commission did hear concerns over the finality of the resolution's language. Dan Hibma, a Grand Rapids-based property owner, told the commission that in place of a resolution to oppose the project, there should be a resolution to weigh the project more.
Matthew Fenske, who is the commissioner for District 11 in Ottawa County, said that constituents' concerns have largely played a part in his voting for the resolution as it was drafted.
"Every day I get concerns about what's going on with this project," he said. "There's a lot of worry.
"I think opposing now is important. It doesn't mean that down the road, that when these concerns have been addressed, that we can't come with a resolution. I think we need to slow this down a little bit and get the answers first."
Douglas Van Essen, legal counsel for the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, also added that the all of the potential consequences of the project are still yet to be determined.
"There are a lot of policy ramifications beyond what the dredging would look at even without environmental issues," he said. "I think there are substantial legal and liability issues here. I don't think a non profit could do the project.
"If Ottawa County did the dredging, we would be liable for all the consequences of that dredging." Van Essen mentioned dock issues and potential property damage to owners in the area of the project during excavation.
County Commissioner Roger Bergman, who represents District 10, voiced concerns about the environmental ramifications that the project could have.
"Those habitats, they're never the same," he said. At the previous Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 9, a Michigan State University Extension educator detailed the potential problems the project could cause, such as habitat disruption, speeding up erosion and increasing the river's velocity.
Hibma told the commission that "the money isn't going to be spent without all options being considered." Still, all commissioners voted in favor of moving the resolution forward for the next Board of Commissioners meeting.
"I still don't see how this is going to be a benefit to Ottawa County residents," said District 1 Commissioner Francisco Garcia.
The resolution includes language on the level of opposition from members of the public, power and kayak boaters and financial concerns. It also states that "there is no demonstrated need or request by large power boar owners to use the dredged channel and certainly no expressed interest that would come close to justifying the public monetary costs."
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners will vote whether to pass the resolution or not on Tuesday, April 23, at 1:30 p.m. at the Fillmore Street Complex.


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Uncomplicating Justice
January 5, 2016 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director
A lot of times in the work that we do at the Council we preface our comments, blogs or presentations with the words, "it's complicated". The Syrian refugee crisis is complicated. Immigration reform is complicated. Climate change is complicated. And it is. History is complicated and so are people's motives and interpretations. However, often that becomes code for, "so I'm not going to do anything about it." In a recent, tragic example the choice not to indict the officers who shot and killed 13-year-old Tamir Rice was described as a "difficult decision" based on a series of actions representing a "perfect storm of human error, mistakes and miscommunication." In other words, it was complicated.
I am not able to uncomplicate history and politics but I can preach the Gospel.
I can look at Matthew's telling of the coming of the Magi and realize that the Magi had a difficult choice to make. Do they tell Herod where the baby is? The Magi are forced to make hard decisions with less than full information and with no preparation while in a foreign land where they were hardly inconspicuous. Complicated? Definitely. Hard? Absolutely. Scary? Unquestionably. Excuse for doing nothing? Absolutely not.
While we would like to believe that we live in a time different from that of King Herod, we still face complicated problems and corrupt leadership. I find it tragically ironic that the Tamir Rice verdict falls the same week as the lectionary text of the Magi visiting Jesus, and Herod's consequent slaughtering of the innocents. There is no more justice today than there was thousands of years ago. There is no justice when people receive a minimum wage instead of a living wage. There is no justice when we deprive people of health care because we are afraid of "socialized medicine." There is no justice when we deny rising temperatures and sea levels even though it was the warmest Christmas Eve on record. There is no justice in a judicial system when identical crimes lead to different sentences. There is no justice when those who are called to protect and serve murder innocents.
We respond to injustice in the same way that the Magi responded to Herod. We won't tell him where the baby is, and we will oppose him as best we can by whatever peaceful means necessary. The Magi point to the star – the star points to Jesus and Jesus points to the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed.
January 6 is Epiphany. We celebrate the light that shines in the darkness that led the Magi to the baby, and this baby grew up to become the Light of the world. Jesus' love conquers all so that we do not have to hide our light for fear of the Herods of our time, who are real, and powerful, but whose tyranny in the end is an illusion. It is my prayer that one day the light of truth, of respect, of dignity, of radical acceptance and of justice will shine for the entire world to see.
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About Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director
Jennie was born and raised in Savannah, GA. She moved to Texas for her undergraduate education at Rice University, during which time she studied in Mexico, Peru and Argentina and participated in service projects in Central America. After graduation she moved to Spain for a year to teach English. Jennie then came to North Carolina for a dual degree MDiv/MSW graduate program at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill where her work focused on advocating for farmworkers and organizing churches for social justice. Recently graduated, Jennie is excited to use these skills in her role at the Council of Churches as she works to help improve conditions for immigrants and farmworkers in the state.
Jennie lives in Durham and attends First Presbyterian Church. In her free time she enjoys dancing, distance running, traveling, walking her dog, and planning her upcoming wedding. Jennie can be reached at: jennie@ncchurches.org.


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Santa Teresa es un pueblo principalmente agrícola en la provincia de Manabí, Ecuador. Pertenece al Cantón Sucre, siendo  Bahía de Caraquez su cabecera cantonal. Posee unos 1.500 habitantes, según datos del último censo realizado el 3 de diciembre de 2016 por parte de la Comuna "Santa Teresa".

El poblado es atravesado por el río Portoviejo que nace de la cabeceras del cañaveral y desemboca en el estuario "La Boca".
Consta con una gran biodiversidad de flora y fauna en sus Bosques Secos Tropicales, además de resaltar con su gran aportación hacia el sector agrícola, siendo más de la mitad de sus habitantes agricultores.

Clima

El clima puede oscilar entre los 28° y 30° grados centígrados, haciendo influencia en la adaptación de las plantas y animales de la zona.

División política

Sus límites son:
 Al Norte con San Jacinto y San Clemente
 Al Sur con Charapoto, San Roque y El Blanco
 Al Este con la "Hacienda San Ramón"
 Al Oeste con la Gilces y el Océano Pacífico

Historia
Este pueblo fue fundado el 15 de octubre de 1945, por:
 Virgilio Sánchez Zambrano (1865)

 Evaristo Centeno (1980)

 Felimon Castro (1975)

 Dámazo Valencia(1952)

Estos personajes fueron muy influyentes en aquella época, se dedicaban a la pesca y agricultura.
En 1860 el territorio estaba cubierto por un gran bosque maderero, que fue utilizado para la construcción de las primeras casas.
Los pobladores sostienen que han encontrado en las construcciones de sus casas e incluso en algunos terrenos agrícolas que pasaban por el proceso de arado, vestigios arqueológicos provenientes de la cultura de los Caras ( Caranquis ), en su paso por el viaje a Quito, vestigios comoUtensilios
 Jarrones
 Collares
 Ollas
 Silbatos
 Muñecos

Herramientas

instrumentos de caza a base de la concha Spondylus.
 puntas de lanzas y flechas
 hachas de piedra

Economía
Santa Teresa es caracterizado por poseer gente humilde y trabajadora siendo muy importante para algunos poblados aledaños de la provincia.

Agricultura

Su suelo posibilita la producción de arroz, maíz, pimiento, tomate, cebolla, berenjena, fréjol, maní, habas.

Entre una variedad de frutas como: Sandía, Melón, Maracuyá, Pitahaya.

Industria Artesanal
En Santa Teresa alberga una gran variedad de artesanos y albañiles, haciendo estos aportes muy importantes para la economía.

La ebanistería es una de las especialización más antigua en este lugar, naciendo en  1949, cuatro años después de ser fundada, La ebanistería en Santa Teresa, se caracteriza por la utilización de técnicas ancestrales, enseñadas por los primeros artesanos de la zona.

Flora

Posee un exuberante bosque seco tropical, el cual alberga una gran cantidad de árboles comoːZapotillo, Guayacán, Algarrobo, Cerezo, Cascol, Palo Santo, Hítalo, Perlillo y ceibas, siendo este último el que más resalta por ser Caducifolio, su nombre científico es Erythrina crista-galli L, el cual cuando se encuentra en la estación seca, pierde las hojas en su totalidad, sirviendo este como mecanismo para retener el agua almacenada durante la época de lluvia.
conforma uno de los ecosistemas o bosques maderables más valiosos, ya que son comercialmente de una gran utilidad.

Entre estos podemos encontrar una gran variedad de cactus.

Fauna

El bosques secos alberga una diversidad de fauna silvestre, de Monos, Ciervos, Ardillas, Loros, Tigrillos, Cebus Capuccino, Perdices, entre otros. Aunque Santa Teresa no posee muchas especies, estas están extraordinariamente adaptadas al duro clima.

Referencias


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module BubbleWrap
  module App
    module_function

    # Returns the application's document directory path where users might be able to upload content.
    # @return [String] the path to the document directory
    def documents_path
      NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, true)[0]
    end

    # Returns the application resource path where resource located
    # @return [String] the application main bundle resource path
    def resources_path
      NSBundle.mainBundle.resourcePath
    end

    # Returns the default notification center
    # @return [NSNotificationCenter] the default notification center
    def notification_center
      NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter
    end

    def user_cache
      NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults
    end

    # Displays a UIAlertView.
    #
    # title - The title as a String.
    # args  - The title of the cancel button as a String, or a Hash of options.
    #         (Default: { cancel_button_title: 'OK' })
    #         cancel_button_title - The title of the cancel button as a String.
    #         message             - The main message as a String.
    # block - Yields the alert object if a block is given, and does so before the alert is shown.
    def alert(title, *args, &block)
      options = { cancel_button_title: 'OK' }
      options.merge!(args.pop) if args.last.is_a?(Hash)

      if args.size > 0 && args.first.is_a?(String)
        options[:cancel_button_title] = args.shift
      end

      alert = UIAlertView.alloc.initWithTitle title,
        message: options[:message],
        delegate: nil,
        cancelButtonTitle: options[:cancel_button_title],
        otherButtonTitles: nil

      yield(alert) if block_given?

      alert.show
      alert
    end

    # Executes a block after a certain delay
    # Usage example:
    #   App.run_after(0.5) {  p "It's #{Time.now}"   }
    def run_after(delay,&block)
      NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval( delay,
                                              target: block,
                                              selector: "call:",
                                              userInfo: nil,
                                              repeats: false)
    end

    # Opens an url (string or instance of `NSURL`)
    # in the device's web browser.
    # Usage Example:
    #   App.open_url("http://matt.aimonetti.net")
    def open_url(url)
      unless url.is_a?(NSURL)
        url = NSURL.URLWithString(url)
      end
      UIApplication.sharedApplication.openURL(url)
    end

    @states = {}

    def states
      @states
    end

    def name
      NSBundle.mainBundle.objectForInfoDictionaryKey 'CFBundleDisplayName'
    end

    def identifier
      NSBundle.mainBundle.bundleIdentifier
    end

    # Return application frame
    def frame
      UIScreen.mainScreen.applicationFrame
    end

    # Main Screen bounds. Useful when starting the app
    def bounds
      UIScreen.mainScreen.bounds
    end

    # Application Delegate
    def delegate
      UIApplication.sharedApplication.delegate
    end

    # the Application object.
    def shared
      UIApplication.sharedApplication
    end

    # @return [NSLocale] locale of user settings
    def current_locale
      languages = NSLocale.preferredLanguages
      if languages.count > 0
        return NSLocale.alloc.initWithLocaleIdentifier(languages.first)
      else
        return NSLocale.currentLocale
      end
    end

  end
end
::App = BubbleWrap::App