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The Difference in Hull FC For 2016
After two pre season games, one for a mostly youth team and one for the first team, Hull FC fans are understandably excited having seen them rack up an impressive 106 points in what were, after all, first hit-outs for the two contrasting teams employed against dual reg partners Doncaster and deadly local rivals Hull KR, but what exactly is different with the black and white's compared to previous years?
The answer would appear to be, and genuinely is, quite simple because suddenly Lee Radford's men have gone from a largely defensive unit that could be as miserly as Ebenezer Scrooge himself, to being an effervescent, exciting attacking side who have the players to cause mayhem in any defence in Super League.
Obviously the main evidence of this was in the Clive Sullivan Memorial Trophy match against their nearest and dearest at the KC Stadium, but looking at the game at Doncaster there was also much that showed a new attacking fluency in the Airlie Birds ranks, not the least of which was the hat-trick of young winger Callum Lancaster.
Concentrating however on the derby match, what seemed to strike most people was Hull's enthusiasm going forward. The defence was still strong until the last few minutes, but Hull now appear to have put a threateningly organised attack along with it.
Last year the Airlie Birds were 2nd in the league for clean breaks, unfortunately their major failing was an inability to back those breaks up and turn them into tries, against the Robins however that was a problem that was ruthlessly put to bed as a rampant new-look Hull put them to the sword.
As the breaks kept coming so did the support play and, most importantly, the tries with destructive power, pace, imagination and guile all very much on display in a performance which belied the fact that it was the first hit out for most of them this year.
With a pack that carries genuine grunt, strength, power and considerable ball-handling skill as displayed already, a half-back pairing with handling, kicking and running ability, a back five with pace to burn, support play and try-scoring ability and all armed with a supporting cast of hungry and massively talented youth, it's a combination that must have Lee Radford rubbing his hands with glee
A pack including the likes of Frank Pritchard, Gareth Ellis, Sika Manu, Mark Minichiello, Liam Watts, Scott Taylor, Jordan Thompson, Jordan Abdull, Danny Houghton, Josh Bowden and Chris Green, backed up by Jansin Turgut, Richard Whiting, Jack Downs, Brad Fash, Masimbaashe Matongo and Danny Washbrook will be the main part of any success the black and white's have this year.
But just as important as that frightening pack will be the likes of Jamie Shaul, Carlos Tuimavave, Fetuli Talanoa, Mahe Fonua, Steve Michaels, Jack Logan, Lee Smith, Leon Pryce and Marc Sneyd who will have to take advantage of the holes that will be punched in several defensive lines throughout the season and being very ably backed up by Reece Dean, Callum Lancaster and Harry Tyson-Wilson etc.
With a squad like that 2016 could just be the year the transition comes to fruition.
NEWS/SPORT…with James Smailes, 06/11/14 : Hull Daily Mail Sporting Champion Awards, held at the Wilberforce Suite, KC Stadium, Hull. Pictured, Sporting Champion Award Winner, Jordan Abdull. Picture: Jerome Ellerby
Box Office Arrives At Hull FC
It was only meant to be a 'Friendly' as Hull FC took on Hull KR in the traditional pre season Clive Sullivan memorial trophy game, but somebody forgot to tell the black and white's squad that were on duty with a pack that bore a striking resemblance to a full Panzer Division with one particular Tank as its leader.
It all started so well for the Robins as they took the game to their neighbours and even had the temerity to take the lead with a try and goal from Josh Mantellato early on, but their joy was short lived as the Airlie Birds took full control.
Sika Manu started the alarm bells ringing as he swatted away three defenders with ease and crashed over far too easily and it didn't take long for them to take the lead either as another new player Mahe Fonua was given far too much room on the right to get over in the corner, Marc Sneyd was having a good day with the boot as well as he dissected the posts from every which way all over the pitch.
At this point as well the Tank made his entrance and signaled his intent with his first charge which required the attention of no less than four defenders to eventually drag him down to the ground.
The team in blue and gold then dragged themselves back up off the floor and their former black and white brought them back within two points, but there and then the contest ended as the corks began to pop and the champagne rugby league started to flow through the team in black and white.
Frank the Tank made a break, a sublime offload to local lad Josh Bowden carried on the work as the prop resembled a half-back to dash through, and the greased lightning full-back Jamie Shaul was on hand to race over unopposed with Sneyd making it a two score lead with the boot.
Straight after that another debut maker Carlos Tuimavave got in on the act to scramble over on that lethal left hand side to just about put the match to bed and it was still the first half, then he engineered a try for Steve Michaels straight from the restart to finish the game as a contest without any shadow of a doubt, and still the successful conversions rained in from the boot of Sneyd.
With his trademark 'Great big cheesy grin' local lad Shaul made the half-time score look even more embarrassing. With a token white flag surely spiritually raised in resignation many of those in the North Stand must have been offering up prayers to a higher force or wishing the alarm clock would wake them up from this living nightmare.
But the Tank and his teammates were not done yet and the 2nd half started in much the same way as the first had ended, only this time insult was added to injury as a former Robin, on his debut also for the Airlie Birds, unceremoniously bashed his way through would-be tacklers for the try his performance surely deserved.
Next it was the turn of the Mini Tank as the Australian/Italian with a flare for cooking, turned up the heat to barge his way over as the black and white army edged ever closer to the half century with Sneyd keeping up his 100% record with the boot.
The half century was duly passed as Frank the Tank raced away down the left and put trialist Lee Smith through a gap as wide as the Humber Estuary and once again earn a chance for Sneyd to show his pinpoint accuracy from the touchline, but how fitting that it was an ex-Leeds player who had brought up the half century as just a small reminder to what happened to this opposition when they faced the Rhinos at Wembley a mere five months before.
The former Rhino, playing for a deal, then turned provider as Tuimavave crossed again and Sneyd, with 10 out of 10, ensured a record highest score in a Hull Derby was achieved and written into the record books.
The Robins seem to like collecting unwanted records these days, but what now for the black and white half of the next City of Culture? Top 4? Challenge Cup Glory? For now they'll take the Clive Sullivan memorial trophy and their new Hull Derby record score and with their Panzers gunning their engines and their enthusiastic super-fast backs ready to pounce in the style demonstrated against their nearest and dearest it must be said Super League, you have been warned!!
FC Voices Hull FC Fans Forum
Hull FC supporter's group FC Voices organised another fans forum on Monday evening which saw Hull FC owner Adam Pearson, head coach Lee Radford and new signings Mahe Fonua and Sika Manu on a panel to be grilled by supporters who were either present at the event at the New Walton Street Club or listening on BBC Radio Humberside.
Several laughs were caused by Radio Humberside sports reporter Gwilym Lloyd's inability at different points to get Fonua's name correct and representatives of FC Voices made sure the evening was a great success with their usual tireless efforts.
The panel fielded many questions about subjects such as the new signings and about former Super League Grand Final winner and Harry Sunderland Trophy winner Lee Smith training with the squad to allowing Joe Westerman and Tom Lineham to leave for Warrington Wolves and what is expected of front row players Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton and Liam Watts.
Afterwards Sika Manu said he's "Very excited to be here, they're a good bunch."
He went on to say that he thinks Marc Sneyd is the most exciting young player at the club and Frank Pritchard will bring good experience and good leadership.
Asked how difficult it will be for him as a back rower to oust Club Captain Gareth Ellis and player of the year Mark Minichiello he replied: "That'll be very difficult to do, Mark particularly played very well last season."
He said the move over to England had gone smoothly and his partner will be arriving in the next few days and one thing that certainly won't surprise is one of his main reasons for agreeing to move here, he said: "Hull FC's reputation with kiwi players was a massive reason behind my decision to move here."
Manu, Fonua and Radford then stayed on to sign autographs and have photos taken with supporters.
Westy Gone West
So Joe Westerman is the latest player to leave the KC Stadium and head west for the big cash on offer from Simon Moran and Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium (how are they even under the salary cap must be the first question?)
What to say about the 25 year old who has 1 England cap to his name! The boy from Pontefract was schooled by Hull FC in the academy set-up before he signed his first professional contract for his local side Castleford Tigers for the 2007 season, in 2010 the Airlie Birds came calling and signed him in a blaze of publicity.
When he first arrived at Hull he was billed as the future Steve 'Knocker' Norton who also left Castleford for East Yorkshire 30+ years earlier. It was maybe a tad unfair to put the 20 year old under that sort of pressure but life at Hull FC is never straightforward due to the aspirations of the Old Faithful.
Five years later, after one Challenge Cup Final and one England cap, he's headed for pastures new joining what would appear to be a worrying trend of young British players who have left such as Tom Lineham, Ben Crooks and Tom Briscoe.
In five years at the club Westy has had three different coaches, Richard Agar, Peter Gentle and Lee Radford and it has to be said it was only in 2014, Radford's first season in charge which ended in dreadful failure, that Hull FC really saw the best of him and that's why he gained international recognition.
Since then he hasn't been the same player and, with 12 months left on his contract and no negotiations over a new one, it's very understandable that the Black and White's have taken the decision to take the big money on offer and re-invest it where it's probably needed more in the team.
No matter how many people may argue with me I do genuinely believe, and maybe some others might surprise me and agree, Hull FC do have the best set of back-rowers, maybe even the best pack, in Super League for 2016, something tells me that a pack with the likes of Gareth Ellis, Mark Minichiello, Frank Pritchard, Sika Manu, Jordan Thompson, Richard Whiting, Dean Hadley and young guns Jordan Abdull, Jansin Turgut, Brad Fash and Jack Downs to call on in their back row will be able to easily absorb the loss of one misfiring loose forward.
The Airlie Birds have let it be known that the money received for Westerman will be put to use for a high profile back who is currently on the radar, I won't mention names because that's not my thing, I'll just wait and see which I wish so many other people would do as well sometimes.
We'll wish Joe good luck as we send him on his way to Cheshire, to another mid-table team much like ourselves, and indeed some of the lady fans will miss him with his boyish good looks, but the overwhelming feeling here on the Black and White side of Hull, East Yorkshire, is that it's pretty good business getting £150,000 for a player who would have left for nothing in 12 months time anyway.
As for Joe the player, it seems to have been a frustrating chapter for both club and player which is probably best put down to experience and time to move on.
Hull FC Season review 2015
It was billed as the 150th anniversary year of Hull FC, despite the feeble attempt at billing it as the 15th anniversary by a small amount of fans from the other side of Hull, but while the Airlie Birds can point to clear progress on their dismal 2014 Super League campaign and the fact that they currently hold the bragging rights over their close neighbour's Hull KR having won the derby series 2-1 and finished above them in the table the end of term report once again looks back at a very frustrating campaign when the sleeping giant failed to awaken from its slumbers.
It all started rather well as a black and white army converged on the birthplace of the game Huddersfield as a new look FC side started their campaign in emphatic fashion by inflicting an embarrassing defeat on the Giants who most experts expected to be genuine Grand Final contenders, nil-ling them in the process.
The next game saw a single point defeat to Warrington Wolves in Hull's first home game of the season, despite that setback everything still looked very positive as Lee Radford's men looked very competitive and able to handle the inevitable extra pressure that came with such a landmark season doubled with the start of a new experiment for the First Utility Super League with the tag line of "Every minute matters".
The first alarm bells started to ring with a shock defeat at big spending Salford when the Red Devils found it far too easy to score points against a side who had only conceded one try in their opening two games, which was scored by the reigning Steve Prescott Man of Steel Daryl Clark.
Hull's next game, at home against eventual treble winners Leeds Rhinos, almost encapsulated the Black and White's season in 80 minutes, holding a deserved 12-0 lead at half time Hull were applauded off the pitch and seemingly back in the groove as they produced some of the best rugby they had played up to that point in the still fledgling season, what followed was frankly quite embarrassing as the Rhinos cut loose and scored 43 unanswered points too easily in the second 40 minutes.
Playing away to eventual Grand Finalists Wigan Warriors in their next game the Airlie Birds showed some genuine dogged determination, guts and pride but fell just short by a single point for the second time in the campaign, although a better more controlled pass in the last minute would surely have seen them gain the reward their efforts deserved as 2014 player of the year Fetuli Talanoa would surely have scored a match-winning try if the ball hadn't flown into touch.
After that near miss at the DW Stadium Hull finally gave their fans something to shout about as Catalans Dragons were brushed aside far easier than the 11 point winning margin would seemingly suggest. Hull were then unlucky in defeat away to Castleford Tigers and then came the lowest point of the season without doubt as Hull KR breezed into the KC Stadium and left with the two points and bragging rights on offer far too easily as the Airlie Birds produced probably their worst performance of the season and almost gift-wrapped the game for Chris Chester's side.
After that contemptuous low the Old Faithful still traveled in large numbers to the home of reigning champions St. Helens in the first game of the now annual Steve Prescott Memorial Trophy and a stunning comeback that few would have thought possible at the start of the Easter Weekend was capped by one of the tries of the season from full-back Jamie Shaul as Hull banished the memories of the previous Thursday night with a stirring 20-28 victory at Langtree Park.
Next up for the Airlie Birds was a home game against Widnes Vikings, on that evening Tom Lineham proved once again what a potent finisher he is with a hat-trick including two 95 meter interception tries, after that the Airlie Birds hit the road to Wembley dispensing of Sheffield Eagles at Bramall Lane in comfortable, if not entirely convincing, fashion before returning to Super League matters with a truly dismal performance against Huddersfield Giants in which Hull only just avoided the ignominy that they inflicted on the Giants on the opening weekend with a very late try by Steve Michaels.
The following week was quite a comedy with next opponents Salford Red Devils asking the Airlie Birds to postpone the game due to the injury and suspension crisis they were going through which Hull, understandably, flatly refused so the game went ahead as scheduled, despite their pleas and protestations the team built expensively by Dr Marwan Koukash arrived much healthier than first envisaged, sporting seven internationals, a spirited performance almost saw them through, but once again a gutsy comeback which was crowned by an individual barnstorming try by Setaimata Sa saw Hull eek out a victory that would have been predicted.
Lee Radford then told his side to take off the shackles and start to attack with more purpose, this appeared to be going slightly wrong for Hull in the next game away to Warrington Wolves but, yet again, Hull showed a spirit that proved they never knew when they were beaten as they came from 10 points behind in the last 10 minutes to grab a priceless victory with a drop goal from Marc Sneyd with just three seconds remaining on the clock to send the Old Faithful into very noisy raptures and gain sweet revenge for their single point defeat earlier in the year.
Castleford Tigers were the visitors to the KC Stadium in the 6th round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup and a hat-trick from new young signing Curtis Naughton saw the previous years beaten finalists put to the sword in sizzling fashion as more evidence of Hull taking off the shackles was put on full display.
However the positive mood that was sweeping the team and supporters was soon dampened down as Saints came to town and won an arm wrestle game although not by enough to rob Hull of the Steve Prescott Memorial Trophy.
Magic Weekend, however, delivered another high note as close neighbours Hull KR, holding smug bragging rights since the Easter derby, were taught a very harsh lesson as they were thoroughly whipped by an arrogant Hull in record fashion as they ran up a record 46 points in a competitive derby topping the 44 points they had hit Rovers with in 2008, at this point I suppose for the benefit of certain friends that Rovers do still hold the record for the biggest winning margin by 36 points in 2007.
The following week saw Hull travel to Widnes for what was seen as a defining match as both sides were competing for the coveted Super 8s spot with just 1 league point separating them, with the Vikings storming into a 12 point lead it was fast starting to look like a forlorn journey for Hull, however another Tom Lineham hat-trick allied with a try from Leon Pryce and a delicious kick and gather try by Marc Sneyd swept Hull home to a convincing victory.
Unfortunately after that success Hull's season began to almost implode with defeats away to Catalans Dragons and Leeds before being unceremoniously dumped out of the cup by the Rhinos at the KC Stadium and then an embarrassing defeat at basement side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, in this topsy turvy season however the Black and White's rallied once again and, in their second double header, they gained revenge over the Wildcats, by now being coached by former Hull coach Brian Smith, with a victory which maybe wasn't really deserved but, after a three game losing streak, it was a priceless victory which breathed much needed new life into a faltering season.
The top 8 cause was then further aided with another gutsy comeback victory at the KC Stadium against Castleford Tigers as the Tigers were given little choice by the intensity of Hull's performance but to surrender an eight point half time advantage.
The game that mattered most though was taking place in front of the Sky cameras the following Friday at the KC Lightstream Stadium as the biggest rivalry in Super League was pushed to the forefront with the promise of victory holding the key to the door of the much vaunted Super 8s and defeat promised the ignominy of a place in the dreaded Middle 8s and the knowledge that it was your closest rivals who would have put you there.
Everything seemed to be going wrong in the derby match, losing their two most influential players Leon Pryce and captain Gareth Ellis to injury in the heat of the battle in the first half, trailing 12-4 when they lost Ellis to a snapped Achilles Hull looked in desperate trouble on a ground where only Leeds and Castleford had previously triumphed this season, but that fast growing resolve was soon on show again as Hull out-fought and out-thought their nearest and dearest enemies to take charge with another stirring comeback which saw them take the lead by half time and then produce a masterclass in how to control an opponent and a game at arms length to wrap up the points, the bragging rights and the place in the Super 8s in one evenings work which led to jubilant celebrations among the Old Faithful.
With so much attention and emphasis having been placed on the derby match it was probably not a surprise that the first phase of the season for Hull ended with a whimper as Wigan Warriors arrived at the KC Stadium and inflicted a heavy defeat on the home side.
The Super 8s was something of an anti-climax for the Airlie Birds due to the fact that they were playing teams who were in some cases superior sides who were always expected to be pushing for the semi-finals and a trip to Old Trafford and the Grand Final, having started brightly away to Castleford with two early tries the old frailties once again took over and Hull slipped to an unfortunate defeat but nobody could really say the Tigers didn't deserve their victory.
The following week Hull again traveled to the home of the defending champions and, as on Easter Monday, Saints were ambushed by yet another comeback, including another hat-trick by Curtis Naughton, and soundly beaten 22-32.
The epitaph on this season will show that Hull lost all of their last 5 games, however it must be said that is far from the end story under the circumstances. With a growing injury list which included Gareth Ellis, Leon Pryce, Josh Bowden, Chris Green, Steve Michaels, Jordan Thompson, Setaimata Sa, Joe Westerman, Kirk Yeaman, Fetuli Talanoa and Dean Hadley for at least some, if not all, their Super 8s games Hull could possibly have been excused for asking to delay some games due to their unprecedented injury crisis, however no such Salford-like request was forthcoming, or even entertained, by the Black and White's as they put their trust in youth.
A week before their Wembley date against Hull KR, Leeds rolled into town and rested some stars although not many as they still had Challenge Cup Final places up for grabs, Hull had some senior stars playing, such as new joint-players of the year Mark Minichiello and Liam Watts, but there was also more than just a smattering of under 19s players present in the match-day squad and, indeed, the 17 man match team, the Rhinos inevitably won but, according to Rhinos coach Brian McDermott afterwards, only because they got a few opportunities that only men like Ryan Hall and Rob Burrow could finish despite their inability in certain quarters to breakdown an enthusiastic Hull side.
Unfortunately the down side to using lots of youth is sometimes it breeds inconsistency and so it proved as Warrington Wolves were handed the points on a plate at the Halliwell Jones Stadium two weeks later, more injuries ensued in that game and Hull were only able to name 18 men instead of the regulation 19 in advance of the trip to Wigan for their one and only appearance in front of the Sky cameras in the Super 8s the following Friday.
In a match that was seen as a chance for the battle-hardened Warriors, who were just coming into top form, to put a severe dent in Leeds Rhinos points difference advantage at the summit of the table, Hull had to name seven youth players and were given no chance and were indeed tipped to succumb to a worse beating than 60-0 thrashing the Warriors had inflicted on a similarly severely under-strength Hull KR earlier in the season but somebody forgot to give the script to the kindergarten Hull side.
Although the Warriors squeezed out a thoroughly and totally undeserved 30-24 win a Hull team containing Curtis Naughton, Jordan Abdull, Jack Logan, Masimbaashe Matongo, Jansin Turgut, Brad Fash and Jack Downs left a more than lasting impression on the crowd in the DW Stadium and, no doubt, had fans of other teams sat at home glued to their television sets and cheering them on as they gave Shaun Wane's side the fright of their lives.
Hull then returned home for their heritage week games against Huddersfield Giants and Catalans Dragons, with youthful enthusiasm on their side, but also a great deal of in-experience, the Airlie Birds fall to two more narrow defeats that could surely have been avoided with a bit more know-how.
The 14 point margin of victory for the Giants looks much more comfortable than it was, a point made very succinctly by coach Paul Anderson, the four point victory for the Dragons didn't flatter them but could again have been avoided by Hull if only tries had been scored further infield rather than right in the corner every time.
Reaching the Super 8s was set as a minimum requirement by owner Adam Pearson at the start of the season and that was duly achieved. There was also some major highlights in the season for instance the two victories over Hull KR, the manner of them and what both meant to the supporters cannot be overestimated and the emergence of some genuinely exciting youth is a major plus.
The down-side, it was yet another false dawn in a lot of ways, certain players have clearly just been taking money from the club and not giving much in return and, in my humble opinion, Tom Lineham should never have been sold but that's now water under the bridge and we'll have to get used to the sight of him in primrose and blue.
The up-side, Hull FC do have a lot of very exciting youth that they need to keep hold of in future, the likes of Jack Logan, Callum Lancaster, Jordan Abdull, Jansin Turgut, Brad Fash, Jack Downs, Masimbaashe Matongo and Curtis Naughton are all seemingly very exciting players and that's before we think about the likes of Reece Dean and Harry Tyson-Wilson.
Future. It's no secret Hull do have some financial problems mainly due to having to pay off dead wood with some big money plus the big payout to Willie Manu but with great support, season pass membership sales, merchandising etc I'm sure they can get over the worst of it.
New Signings. Frank Pritchard, Sika Manu, Scott Taylor, Danny Washbrook, Carlos Tuimavave and Mahe Fonua are genuinely very impressive additions especially the forwards who will be added to an already mean pack that is bristling with quality.
Controversy. There is clearly absolutely no need for a 'Super Academy' merger with Hull KR.
Positive. The creation of an under 23s side with Richard Horne as its boss will give certain players more chance to develop and will hopefullt dispense with the ridiculous dual-registration idea.
Hull FC 24 Catalans Dragons 28, Controversial Performance By Referee Leaves Airlie Birds With Bitter Losing Feeling At Season's End
A truly shambolic display by referee Richard Silverwood cost Hull FC a victory in their final game of their 150th anniversary season despite a memorable last performance by Tom Lineham and Mickey Paea before they head off to pastures new.
This most special of days for this most special of clubs began with many heritage events including a memorial service, singers outside the KC Stadium, a tribute inside the stadium to supporters and players of this great club who have passed away since the end of the 2014 season and club captain Gareth Ellis, club legend Johnny Whiteley MBE and their oldest and youngest season pass members bringing the match ball on to the tune of We Could Be Heroes Just For One Day.
Lee Radford restored Jordan Thompson, Richard Whiting and departing winger Tom Lineham to his line-up with Jack Downs, Leon Pryce and Dean Hadley making way from the team that played against Huddersfield Giants.
Jack Logan was returned to his more customary Centre position having deputised on the wing in the absence of Lineham last week while Jordan Abdull switched back to Stand-Off having played at Loose Forward against the Giants, fellow academy graduates Jansin Turgut and Brad Fash retained their places on the bench.
The first chance soon came the way of the black and white's as Mark Minichiello and then Liam Watts made barnstorming runs and offloaded Harlem Globetrotter style before Abdull made a break from his own 20 meter line into Catalans territory, but the attack was brought to an end as a delicate grubber was shepherded over the dead ball line.
The Dragons however drew first blood in the 5th minute as a concerted effort in attack on the Hull line saw Jordan Sigismeau scramble over somewhat fortuitously in the left corner, the lead went unimproved as Scott Dureau pushed his touchline conversion across the face of the uprights.
Straight from the kick off the Dragons coughed up possession with a knock on giving the Airlie Birds head and feed 15 meters from the Dragons line, back-to-back penalties increased the pressure on the Dragons defence but then a knock on by Marc Sneyd handed them possession back with a scrum.
The Dragons next push into the Hull half forced a goal line drop out as Curtis Naughton had to run a dangerous grubber kick dead, however that chance came to nothing for the visitors as they surrendered possession in broken field.
Hull then surrendered the ball as a move from right to left saw the ball thrown into touch with Naughton unable to get anywhere near the pass giving the Dragons easy possession in Hull's half as the Dragons threatened the line though Sigismeau was pounced on by Lineham and the Warrington-bound winger was able to steal the ball one-on-one.
Hull were granted another opportunity with a penalty for offside which Abdull planted into touch 40 meters from the Dragons line, another penalty then gave Hull more territory and possession but a clever little grubber by Sneyd wasn't read by any of his team-mates and Catalans full-back Morgan Escare was able to clear it up in front of their posts.
Catalans then tried one of their party tricks on the first tackle after receiving head and feed on Hull's 20 meter line but somehow Krisnan Inu and Tony Gigot contrived to hand the ball to Naughton 5 meters from the Hull line.
The Dragons next attack saw another grubber being chased by Inu but Naughton again beat him to the ball to push it dead for another goal line drop out, back-to-back penalties for the Dragons then saw the home defensive line stretched to its limits and eventually Sydney Roosters bound Ian Henderson scrambled over in the 24th minute to stretch their lead, the conversion by Dureau took them into double figures.
A penalty for a high tackle then gave the Dragons more territory and Inu finally got his try as he managed to reach out through three defenders to ground the ball in the 27th minute, Dureau's conversion attempt from the touchline again went across the face of goal but Catalans had a worrying looking 14 point lead.
Another penalty for the french side again saw them building pressure on the home sides line and after two errors by either side Canberra Raiders recruit Elliott Whitehead was able to cross in controversial circumstances in the 31st minute as the match was seemingly slipping away from Hull, the conversion from Dureau made it a 20 point lead for the visitors.
A knock on at the play the ball by Catalans then gave Hull head and feed on their 20 meter line and another chance to build some pressure and eventually the pressure told as a flowing move from left to right saw Lineham easily cross in the right corner with space to spare in the 34th minute, the touchline conversion from Sneyd however was just wide but at least the Airlie Birds had shown some intent at last.
A stupid attempt at a miracle offload by Hull gave the Dragons another scrum 30 meters from the home sides line but a comedy of errors between Whitehead and Escare handed possession back to Hull as Naughton grabbed the loose ball with Escare flat on his back.
As a result of that the black and white's swept up-field and Abdull was able to bash his way through some frantic defending to register Hull's second try, Sneyd however was again just off target with the touchline conversion attempt but with two tries in four minutes you could visibly see confidence and enthusiasm flowing back into the home side.
Another attack by the black and white's almost brought more reward as Naughton made a dash down the left hand side but a suspicious tackle by Whitehead stopped him 15 meters out and, though Hull showed some desperation to keep the attack going they ran out of time as the half time break arrived with them within 10 meters of the Dragons posts.
During the break Hull FC legend John 'Jack' Harrison VC and MC was remembered with a resounding rendition of Old Faithful and a parade by current and ex military, former players and youth players on a day when, fittingly, the visitors were from France, honouring his still held club record of 52 tries in a season (1914-1915) and his outstanding bravery when fighting in France in World War 1 for which he received his Military Cross and posthumous Victoria Cross.
The first chance of the second half came to Hull when Richard Silverwood awarded them a penalty in Catalans territory, unfortunately the chance was wasted as Jack Logan was forced into touch five meters from the Dragons try line.
The Dragons were then piggy backed up the field as they were given a penalty for a ball-steal.
Hull's next attack came when Logan made a break in midfield but just as it looked like the Dragons were running out of numbers in defence Danny Houghton tripped and sprawled on the floor as he took the pass from the young Centre.
Hull attacked again and a dangerous kick from Sneyd saw Hull regain the ball and given another six tackles and eventually the pressure on the visitors was too much to bare as Naughton got the try his performance had deserved in the left corner with less than 10 minutes of the half gone, Sneyd however was having a bad day with the boot and his latest touchline conversion again drifted wide leaving Hull eight points behind.
Three minutes later a move as fast as a powerboat across the Humber saw Lineham set free down the right and the powerful winger swatted off two defenders to race in at the corner, Jordan Rankin attempted the latest touchline conversion but again it drifted just wide.
Benjamin Garcia then appeared to have a touch of the Ben Pomeroy's about him as he scragged Logan and thumped him to the ground causing the young Centre to need treatment on the ground as Hull's enthusiasm threatened to strangle the visitors after their early dominance.
Hull then gifted Catalans six points when Jordan Abdull tried to kick deep but it was blocked by two defenders and Rankin claimed the loose ball but then dropped it in the tackle presenting the ball to Thomas Bosc with nobody near to stop him going under the posts, the conversion from Dureau made it a 10 point lead again for the Dragons with 22 minutes remaining.
Rankin then repeated the dose as he ran the ball back after the next kick by Catalans this time handing them a scrum 20 meters out, a penalty then increased the pressure and Whitehead was held up over the line and then a grubber kick was grounded over the line by Kirk Yeaman causing Hull to have to drop out from under their posts for a third time in the game.
After yet another penalty the Dragons continued to pursue another score but with their defence back to its miserly best the Airlie Birds held them out this time.
A flowing Catalans move saw them move far too easily from one end of the field to the other but with the line gaping and a match winning score beckoning they somehow contrived to blow the chance as Bosc knocked on in front of the line when it would have been easier to score.
Hull then went to the other end and pushed the issue but Lineham just put his foot in touch before he dived in at the corner.
Catalans then definitely got the rub of the green as Silverwood failed to see a forward pass that would have made Michael Dobson at magic in 2012 proud and then harshly were given a penalty on halfway.
The referee then went about his main business of the day awarding the Dragons yet another penalty 20 meters out and Dureau obliged to give them a 12 point lead with eight minutes remaining.
Two minutes later and Lineham had his hat-trick to say goodbye with as another fast move saw him finish spectacularly in the corner, another miss from Rankin on the touchline again left an eight point gap so Hull still needed two scores.
Lineham was then denied a fourth try as the ball was adjudged to have gone forward off Jack Logan from a high kick by Sneyd.
Hull were then controversially denied another score by Silverwood as he continued to gift wrap the win for the Dragons as Logan put Houghton through with a deft short pass and the hooker raced in only to have the try disallowed incredibly for a forward pass which was definitely not forward in any way, shape or form.
Lineham then got his fourth try after two more penalties and a fast move left to right again saw the winger dive in spectacularly in the corner, this time Sneyd took a token drop-kick at goal after the final hooter.
So yet another frustrating season draws to a close for the Airlie birds and their superb band of supporters and the club will now take stock and move on to 2016 when Frank Pritchard, Sika Manu, Scott Taylor, Danny Washbrook, Carlos Tuimavave and Mahe Fonua will join the ranks of the black and white's.
Catalans coach Laurent Fraysinnous said it was a big deal for his team to have won at the KC Stadium for the first time since 2007 and it will help them to look forward to 2016 despite another frustrating season when many had expected them to challenge for the top 4 with signings such as Willie Tonga, Todd Carney and the returning Remi Casty.
Hull coach Lee Radford, summing up his sides season, said they had been gallant in defeat and there had been no issues with their effort and commitment to the cause, he also went on to say that the creation of the under 23's side and the merged 'Super Academy' with Hull KR's youth squads are a definite positive moving forward.
Man of the Match: Tom Lineham
Penalties: Hull FC 11 Catalans Dragons 11
Goal Line Drop Outs: Hull FC 3 Catalans Dragons 0
Hull FC Boulevard Memorial Event
Arranged by Lisa Jewitt, Jed Rust and everybody else at FC Voices this was a really enjoyable event and even had a part that could have been for rugby league fans in general as well as Hull FC supporters.
We were given the chance to look round an impressive display of shirts and memorabilia just inside the school which now stands where the famous old ground was and able to chat with some of the great players, both past and present, who have represented this 150 year old club with a picture of Jack Harrison VC looking down over us as though reminiscent of his days on the front-line in World War 1.
Johnny Whiteley MBE, Cyrille Sykes, Lee Crooks, Danny Houghton, Kirk Yeaman and Gareth Ellis to name just a few, with coaches Richard Horne, Andy Last and Lee Radford as well.
Other names that should be remembered were Matt Donkin, Craig O' Donnell and Jez Cassidy, all of who had graced the famous turf in front of the famous old Threepenny Stand which had a fearsome reputation of turning opposition players legs to jelly, it was no respecter of reputations.
It was fitting that such a well organised, and genuinely fun, event should be blessed with bright sunshine just two days before the clubs actual 150th birthday while the players provided a bit of star quality to the proceedings.
Owner Adam Pearson wandered around, chatting with players and supporters alike and a very friendly atmosphere prevailed throughout as memories, both old and recent, were shared.
There was also the unveiling of the blue RFL heritage plaque, designating this place as an original rugby league ground when this great sport was born out of solidarity and revolt in 1895.
From personal experience I'll never forget what this ground meant to me, I noted that 'Trev Loves Janice' no longer adorns the wall of a house on the corner of Boulevard and Airlie Street, I was also very well reminded of the terrible record that Leeds had when they came to play here.
I also remember the first time my dad took me there when I was about 4-years-old and being hooked immediately standing at the Airlie Street end of the ground down at the front with the scoreboard behind us. But of course the days on Threepenny were the most fondly remembered memories.
What a day, what a place, this is what memories are made of, thank you!

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Гінтерланд () — зона впливу транспортного вузла, територія, що, завдяки його перевагам для транспортних потоків певних напрямків, орієнтується на нього.

Відповідно можна говорити про гінтерланди портів, залізничних станцій, аеропортів. Найчастіше цей термін вживається щодо морських портів і означає транспортну мережу, яка орієнтується на обслуговування певного порту.

Гінтерланд протиставляють форланду () — зовнішній зоні впливу, тобто іншим морським портам, у які з даного відправляються вантажі.

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Piano nobile (česky vznešené patro) je označení pro zpravidla první patro šlechtických paláců a zámků, ve kterém je umístěna sestava reprezentativních prostor. Pojem piano nobile se používá především pro barokní architekturu.

Centrem piana nobile je zpravidla velký sál. K němu přiléhá sestava menších salonů. Soukromou část piana nobile zpřístupňují přijímací pokoje pána a paní domu, za nimiž následuje pracovna pána či salon paní a také nejintimnější část, kterou je ložnice. Sestavu pochopitelně doplňuje jídelna, knihovna, kaple, atp. Velký sál bývá přístupný schodištěm.

Schéma tak funguje zpravidla na půdorysu písmene T přičemž soukromé místnosti majitele a jeho manželky jsou situovány na protilehlých koncích budovy. Jednotlivé místnosti bývají přístupny a také opticky vázány pomocí tzv. "enfilády". V krátkém, příčném křídle bývá umístěno schodiště, předsálí a další komunikační prostory. Toto schéma je však až vrcholně barokní, v renesanci a raném baroku bývá velký sál ještě stále umístěn nikoli v centru, ale v nároží zámecké stavby.

V české, německé, rakouské a také italské architektuře je piano nobile zpravidla umístěno v prvním patře. Výjimečně také ve druhém patře či v přízemí. Ve francouzské zámecké architektuře je naproti tomu velmi často umístěno v mírně zvýšeném přízemí, což souvisí především s potřebou bezprostředně propojit zámek se zahradou.

Na venkovní fasádě se piano nobile zpravidla projevuje většími okny, bohatším členěním fasády, balkonem. Velmi často je piano nobile po italském způsobu přístupné monumentálním dvojramenným vnějším schodištěm, jako je to vidět například na Trojském zámku v Praze-Tróji. V zaalpském prostředí je však v baroku používáno také vnitřní monumentální schodiště, které je samo o sobě často v podstatě samostatným sálem a někdy zabírá plochu celého zámeckého křídla (v německé literatuře tzv. "Treppenhaus"). Příkladem takového monumentálního schodiště je například monumentální schodiště Černínského paláce v Praze na Hradčanech.

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Q: Returning value of a cell, where another cell matches between sheets I've been doing various tutorials on MATCH and INDEX but I'm struggling with this and starting to wonder if it's possible without getting too complex?
I have an Excel file with 2 sheets, both contain a lot of rows.
Sheet 1:

Sheet 2:

What I'm trying to achieve, in rough terms, for F2 shown is:
WHERE ('sheet 1' product_id == 'sheet 2' product_id) RETURN
value in column D WHERE column C == 'Gem'

Perhaps I'm missing an easier way of doing this? The idea is to populate each column (gem, colour, metal, birthstone) based on the information in Sheet 2. There is too much data to do this manually. Also note every product_id has each attribute, for example a metal ring won't have value in Sheet 2 for 'gem'.

A: Using your provided sample data, put this formula in Sheet1 cell F2 and copy down (adjust ranges to suit your actual data):
=INDEX(Sheet2!$D$2:$D$20,MATCH(1,INDEX((Sheet2!$A$2:$A$20=A2)*(Sheet2!$C$2:$C$20="Gem"),),0))

A: =INDEX(Sheet2!$D:$D, MATCH($A2&F$1, Sheet2!$A:$A&Sheet2!$C:$C, 0))
Put that in F2 and press Ctrl-Shift_enter. Then drag down. Can use for other columns as long as the headers match exactly the attributes in Sheet2! column C

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surrept33 + 207
10 hours ago, ronwagn said:
I would never trust the USPS with ballots. They are predominantly Democrats because they are subsidized by the government and know that they may all be out of a job if Republicans do the right thing and privatize them. Trump would anyway, if he could.
See United States Postal Service Problems
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14eYBbtNv2fDBCr-UPLyN1f_j1CqrxkJJMjcKQqBviRs/edit
I think the USPS needs reform for sure; I'm also not certain how to guarantee access to rural areas with sparse population in a profitable way w/o large subsidies by the taxpayer.
Haven't most identified issues with mail in and/or absentee ballots been at the end chain of custody (whatever elections department is counting the ballots), not with the carrier? That type of issue also exists at day-of-election voting. Provided there is a modicum of physical security involved (e.g, a security envelope), it is not hard to verify that there wasn't tampering in the chain of custody.
In this election cycle, because of COVID, there seemed to have been an acceleration in the number of people voting by absentee or mail in primaries (this happened in deeply red states as well). I think the more people try it and get used to the convenience, the more individual states will just switch to it. This has been the long term trend for a very long time. COVID might just be an accelerant.
I don't think it will remain a partisan issue a few election cycles down the road. Who knows, e-voting might also be an option then if the requisite cybersecurity kinks are worked out.
Edited July 8, 2020 by surrept33
BLA + 1,664
On 7/7/2020 at 10:27 AM, surrept33 said:
Yet, there are entire states that have been successfully voting by mail for years:
https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/statistics/vote-by-mail-timeline.pdf
It's the entire west coast now, along with other inclusionary policies such as automatic voter registration of various forms.
Election Mail Fraud ?
Remember the Minnesota Senate race Incumbant Norm Coleman v. Al Franken.
It was a close one. They were up counting Ballots all night. Cole had about 300 vote lead in the morning. Then three separate groups of absentee ballots from the same Ramsey county showed up that happen to be almost all for All Franken.
Al wins.
That one Senate seat was VERY VERY IMPORTANT to solidifying the Democratic majority.
Article "Remember that Rigged Election" https://www.redstate.com/patterico/2016/10/20/throwback-thursday-remember-rigged-al-franken-election/
Then Yesterday Al Franken HAS THE BALLS TO SAY about November election .. .. "If it's a close election Trump is cheating"
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/07/06/al-franken-trump-is-cheating-if-its-a-close-election-he-may-not-leave/
"He may not leave". Has the world gone crazy. Democrats have lost their minds. Really.
https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/more_franken_ballots_found/
I can think of 1001 ways to cheat with absentee ballots. That number goes up 10,000 ways when all mail in ballots are used.
Edited July 8, 2020 by BLA
Enthalpic + 1,491
The postal service is in the constitution, trump can't touch them.
The problem with privatizing mail is that service to remote area routes would be discontinued as it is not profitable.
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6 hours ago, Enthalpic said:
I would agree for first class mail which could be delivered to remote areas by the USPS on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but Amazon or other accredited companies reach most places and could deliver first class mail to their existing and new boxes. My topic covers the subject pretty well. The USPS is an authorized agent of the federal government but is now a non for profit agency that needs to be heavily subsidized by the government annually.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service#:~:text=The USPS traces its roots to 1775 during,with the passage of the Postal Service Act.
Hotone + 328
On 7/6/2020 at 8:23 PM, BLA said:
EXECUTIVE ORDER #1
(1) Due to Coronavirus Apocalypse the Presidential election will be rescheduled until November 2021.
EXECUTIVE ORDER # 2
(2) All Presidential Candidates shall successfully complete the Montreal Cognitive Test before their name is placed on the ballot.
Sources say Nancy Pelosi has instructed Congressmen Schiff to commence a second impeachment.
I knew he would try this.
DNC MUST replace Biden now while we can.
According to Mike Moore, Trump will be last POTUS
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11 hours ago, surrept33 said:
There have been endless plans by the Democratic Party to make voting easy for everyone and that includes voting more than once, voting whether you are a citizen or not, are alive or not, etc. That trend requires great caution and oversight to have a legitimate election.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-is-ballot-harvesting
I'd put my money on Keisha Bottoms. She seems to be Jim Clyburn and the congressional black caucus' pick too. It helps that she's 50 years old.
If the Floyd protests didn't happen I think it would have been someone else.
The problem there is name recognition. Will the average Democrat vote in a "no name" as the highly potential next President? Maybe, because Trump Derangement Syndrome is very common right now. Many say they are voting more AGAINST President Trump than FOR anyone in particular. I think the Biden team has already waited too long to pick a candidate. If Keisha can turn Georgia Blue that is ONE good reason to choose her. She has been a mayor of Atlanta for only three years, with no apparent achievements and some minor scandals. Definitely not someone I would endorse for President.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_recognition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisha_Lance_Bottoms
https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles/2019-07-25/could-the-us-ever-elect-a-mayor-for-president#:~:text=Yet American mayors mostly have not. No mayor,in 1923%2C after Warren Harding died in office.
Edited July 9, 2020 by ronwagn
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1 hour ago, ronwagn said:
I think it's important to both encourage voting participation and preserve sanctity of elections. We've had issues with both disfranchisement and fraud in our country; I think both are important.
I think every situation has to be looked at individually with nuance because of the diversity of state laws, but I don't necessarily have problems with the form of ballot harvesting that was conducted in California (when it was legalized in 2016). In the 2018 elections, Democrat groups seemed to have been more organized with direct to voter outreach programs, which helped in the 2018 elections (for example in Orange County). This onto itself doesn't imply any sort of fraud.
Heck, the California GOP has woken up and will likely have a massive voter outreach program of their own this time:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/politics/kfile-lara-trump-rnc-robocall/index.html
Still, the Democrats were bound to pick up more and more seats in Orange County regardless:
She has gained a lot of name rec in the black community, particularity with speeches over the last few months.
I'm not sure she'd be enough to put Georgia into play (VP picks rarely do this anyways), but all she might have to do is prevent the abysmal dropoff in turnout of the black vote as happened in 2016 relative to 2008 or 2012. It was enough to push Trump over the edge in some upper midwest states.
Midterms are always referendums on the sitting president. Trump's numbers have dropped quite a bit among independents, and these are the people who will likely matter anyways. Democrats will largely hate Trump and Republicans will largely support him, just like the partisan split that existed with Obama. Both COVID and the Floyd protests were opportunities for Trump to gain political capital (as tends to happen during moments of national crises), but he successfully blew those opportunities so far. Biden didn't have to do much except watch Trump shoot his own foot.
I'll give Trump a lot of credit for his savvyness in 2016 both against the Republican primary field and against Hillary, but it's not like he's shown consistent political acumen since. Right now, he looks like a weak candidate that could cause a lot of colateral damage to downstream Republicans in the house/senate and local races (and a wave election in 2020 would be the last thing that Republicans would want because of congressional redistricting), a lot of time left tho. After 2016, I could never count Trump out.
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4 hours ago, ronwagn said:
Will the average Democrat vote in a "no name" as the highly potential next President? Maybe, because Trump Derangement Syndrome is very common right now. Many say they are voting more AGAINST President Trump than FOR anyone in particular.
Is that not the same as all the people that voted against Hillary?
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Do not pay attention to Biden. The Democrats don't give a damn about him as they do not expect him to finish the term, he either dies of natural causes or relinquishes the office due to medical reasons.
Be VERY afraid of who the Democrats select as his running mate!
The only way the US survives, after all the recent, manufactured unrest, is if Trump is re-elected.
2 hours ago, Douglas Buckland said:
The only way to fix their problems is to keep the leadership that caused all the problems? #trumpLogic
Hating trump is not "manufactured" by the democrats; trump does that all by himself being the giant bag a fail he is.
The majority of Americans are, thankfully, not a stupid as the red hats. https://news.gallup.com/poll/203198/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx
Trump 2020 "Hate your neighbours - they are the problem."
Edited July 9, 2020 by Enthalpic
You are too bright to use the silly TDS garbage crap Tom spread. Don't end up like him alternating between starving yourself and eating raw ground beef... it's not good for the brain.
Disliking trump is highly logical - look around and see the state of affairs, it is shit. The democrats are not in power, trump is, the leadership has to take the blame.
I obviously ticked you off by using the term TDS. I will try to balance it by using BDS for Biden Derangement Syndrome equally.
8 hours ago, Rasmus Jorgensen said:
Not in my opinion. I supported all of Trumps goals and am delighted with the results he could get with the opposition and undermining from within. I did know that any Democrat would be advancing us towards socialism and statism and would disregard the Constitution whenever they could.
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eating raw ground beef... it's not good for the brain.
This has got to be a joke? Tom was eating raw hamburger?
6 hours ago, Strangelovesurfing said:
It is common on the streets of Amsterdam. They serve it like a meatball. I passed. I like my meat charred on the outside and maybe slightly pink on the inside. Not for ground beef though.
No way for ground beef. Do people check the packaging? Usually it's a combination of meat from around the world, doesn't seem very safe to me.
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On 7/9/2020 at 11:05 AM, Hotone said:
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Ah, yes. The Great Sage!
19 hours ago, Strangelovesurfing said:
I have had steak tartare (both beef and pork) several times with some Germans I know; it is rather bland other than the onions and capers.
Not something I would make or buy, but when served I will eat it. No egg for me though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare
Much higher quality meat than regular ground beef.
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BradleyPNW + 282
Trump Cultists: "TDS!"
Anti-Trump Conservatives:
(b/c Trump cultists love them a muculent douche wrapped in an Italian suit.)
Yoshiro Kamamura + 273
Shows you don't even know the US constitution. It's twentieth amendment clearly states that Trump's current term ends on 20th of January 2021, at noon, and the term of his elected successor begins. Period. He can reschedule whatever he wants, but when the clock strikes noon on 20th of January, he stops being a president and starts being a squatter at the White House - unless he is elected again.


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Spend an evening with one of China's leading young writers as we welcome Yan Ge to China Exchange for part of the 2018 Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival. Having already published 11 books and been touted as one of the future literature masters of China, Yan Ge has recently started to write in English as well as her native Chinese.
Winner of an English Pen translates award, Yan Ge's latest novel Chilli Bean Paste Clan is tale of a delightfully dysfunctional family and owners of a lucrative chilli bean paste factory. It was published in English for the first time this year. Joining Yan Ge in conversation, we welcome back Nicky Harman, one of the leading translators of Chinese fiction into English.
Come to hear about Yan Ge's special recipe of creating family dynamics in fiction, developing humour and characterisation in writing and the translation process. There will also be some delicious, complimentary chilli bean paste dishes for you to taste during the talk!
The conversation will be in English from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Venue doors open at 6pm. Books will be available to buy for the author to sign after the talk till 8pm.
Yan Ge was born in Sichuan, China in 1984. She is a writer as well as a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature. Publishing since 1994, she is the author of eleven books. Her work has been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Hungarian. She was a visiting scholar at Duke University from 2011 to 2012 and a residency writer at the Cross Border Festival in Netherlands in November 2012. Being named by People's Literature magazine as one of twenty future literature masters in China, she is now the chairperson of China Young Writers' Association and a contract writer of Sichuan Writers' Association. She recently started writing in English. Her English writing can be seen in The Times Literary Supplement, The Irish Times and Stand magazine. She lives in Norwich with her husband and son.
Nicky Harman is based in the UK, and translates fiction, and occasionally non-fiction and poetry from Chinese. She actively promotes Chinese fiction to the general English-language reader, running literary events, writing blogs, and giving talks. She also mentors new translators, teaches summer schools, and judges translation competitions. She tweets as the China Fiction Bookclub @cfbcuk. She is active on the Chinese literary translation website, Paper-Republic.org, and the short story project, READ PAPER REPUBLIC.
This event is free. Please register to let us know you are coming. The food samplers will be vegetarian but guaranteed to be yummy.


* Features denoted with an asterisk are common to all layouts.
The layouts listed below provide an option on the Customize Journal Style page to reverse the order of entries displayed on your Recent page (http://exampleusername.livejournal.com/). It is not possible to completely reverse the order of all entries in your journal; if your Recent page is displaying the 20 most recent entries, this option will only display the 20 entries on each page in chronological order (i.e. least recent first).
This function will change the display of your comment count from numerals to number (e.g. "12 comments" becomes "Twelve comments"). This will work up to a comment count of 99, after which the count will be displayed in numerals. However, this function will not work for layouts that do not call the CommentInfo::print_readlink() method, some of which are Smooth Sailing, Refried Paper, Unearthed, and Disjointed. If you are using one of these layouts, you will need to modify the code that prints the "Read Comments" link to use this function.
You can alter the text in orange to change the text displayed after the number of comments for both singular and plural text, respectively. Compile your layer, and it's ready to use. You will need to apply your theme layer via the Customize interface in order for your changes to take effect.
Additional References What are the different S2 layer types?
Originally written by nigi_atp and prissi with elements borrowed from a previous tutorial by gamble.
This tutorial describes a simple method for reversing the order of entries on your Recent Entries page, changing them from reverse-chronological to chronological, under Magazine, Punquin Elegant, or Tabular Indent. This will only reverse the order of entries on each page — navigation will still work in reverse-chronological order. Additionally, this tutorial explains how to reverse the entries on your Friends page, changing them to the order in which they were posted to LiveJournal servers, in the same layouts. Similarly, the navigation will still work in the reverse order.
This tutorial will replace the function RecentPage::print_body and/or FriendsPage::print_body. This new code will be placed in a theme layer. If you already have a theme layer for this layout, you can simply edit it. Otherwise, you need to create one as explained in the Theme Layer tutorial.
The code in orange changes the order of the entries.
Compile your layer, and it's ready to use. You will need to apply your theme layer via the Customize interface in order for your changes to take effect.
Originally written by skywhisperer with elements borrowed from a previous tutorial by gamble. Re-written by camomiletea. Simplified and reworded in spots by pauamma.
Most of the themes in the Expressive/Expressive Winter/Mixit family already feature header images. This tutorial explains how users can replace these header images with his or her own using the Custom Stylesheet option. Before beginning this customization, note that your image should be in a valid format (.jpg, .gif, .png, etc.) and hosted by a website that allows remote loading. For best results, your image should be 940 pixels wide, but the image height is not restricted.
You will need to replace the URL address in orange with the actual URL of your image. You will also need to replace the number 200 with the height of your image in pixels, plus any additional space you might want. The code in blue is required for some themes to suppress the original header image.
Depending on the "base" theme of your journal, you may need to add additional codes to prevent additional images from displaying. If you are using a style based on one of these themes, add the lines appropriate to your theme.
Click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page to apply the customizations to your journal.
Why are my images not displaying? What is remote loading?
Paid Accounts OnlyThe following tutorial requires creating and editing a custom style, which in turn requires a paid, permanent, or early adopter account. Please read What are the paid account benefits? and How do I buy a paid account? to learn about the paid account benefits and how to buy a paid account.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allow you to change a lot of things in your journal. All of the system layouts support the ability to enter your custom CSS. However, if you are using a custom layout that doesn't have such an option, or if you would like to use different CSS on different page views, you can use print_custom_head() method in a custom theme layer.
The print_custom_head() method allows you to enter custom content into the <head> section of your journal, which can also be used to change the browser title or favicon for your journal, or add <meta> tags. Furthermore, you can choose to have different <head> content depending on the view of your journal (recent entries, friends page, calendar, etc.).
Note that the only HTML elements that can be used in print_custom_head() are those elements that are valid in the head of a HTML document. This is limited to <title>, <base>, <style>, <link>, and <meta>. All other elements are stripped.
If you wish the code to be applied only to a particular page view, you can also replace Page with the appropriate child class (e.g. RecentPage, FriendsPage, YearPage, etc.).
The specific function that you define such as function Page::print_custom_head() can be used only once in your custom layer, however you can combine several elements into the same function as illustrated above and in a separate tutorial.
The LiveJournal core layer provides time_display() method that specifies the time zone to use for the comment times. All the system layouts use this method in order to display the comment times in your local time zone if you have set one. If you are using a custom layout, however, you will need to modify its code, if the comments are shown in a different time zone.
where $c is the Comment class variable used in your layout.
If you would like to specify different date and time formats, you can use another form of time_display() method, with the additional code in the parentheses. For example, the following code will change the date format to "Tue, Feb. 5th (1980)" and leave the time format default.
Please see the Date and Time Formats tutorial for further details.
This tutorial provides information on adding a header image in S2. The exact method of doing so — a layout-specific setting, custom CSS, or a combination of the two — depends on the particular layout. All customizations will be made through the Custom Options page.
Layouts that specifically support header images are listed here. The header option can usually be found under either "Presentation" or "Images" section. You will need to enter a height (such as "300px") as well as the URL address of the header image.
For other layouts, the easiest way to have a header image is to add it as a background image, specify the background image properties so that it appears at the top of the journal and does not repeat, and then shift the journal contents down so they start below the image. Layouts that support both adding a background image and specifying the image properties are listed here. Layouts that support adding a top margin, which will shift the journal down, are listed here.
For layouts that do not offer some or all of the above customization options, you can use CSS to add a background image and shift the journal down. CSS can be added in the "Custom CSS" section of the Custom Options page.
More tutorials for adding a header image can be found under the 'header image' tag of this community.
Additional References How do I customize my journal using S2?
Usericons are disabled by default on the Recent Entries view of Cuteness Attack, so this tutorial covers how to enable them. It will override the print_entry function. This requires the creation of a theme layer. If you already have a theme layer, you will need to edit it and add the code below. If you do not have a theme layer, you will need to create one by following the instructions in the Theme Layer tutorial.
Copy and paste the following code into your theme layer if you do not already have the print_entry code in your theme layer. If you already have this in your theme layer (for example, if you have already customised an aspect of how journal entries are printed using this function) then ignore this step.
Ordinarily, this style checks to see if a journal is not on the Recent view, and if this is true, it prints a userpic and "posted by: exampleusername". This amendment means that the style still checks that it is not the Recent view in order to display "posted by: exampleusername", but displays the userpic regardless of the view.
What are the different S2 layer types?


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Ndani TV is a web-based channel owned by GTBank.

History

Ndani TV was established in 2012 by GTBank to offer both entertainment and informative content in order to attract a youthful customer base. It was the first online video content vehicle launched by a Nigerian bank and has grown into a media company. Since its launch, Ndani TV  gained traction with productions such as Frank Donga's The Interview, Skinny Girl in Transit and the Ndani TGIF show.

It has over 107 million YouTube views and over 519,000 subscribers at January 2023.

Ndani TV offers its audience an insider's look at the African continent, Hence the name 'Ndani' which is a Swahili word for 'Inside'.

Productions

TV Shows
37 Questions
Afrocity
Fashion Insider
Game On
 Gidi Up
Lagos Big Boy
Ndani Real Talk
 Ndani Sessions
 Ndani TGIF Show
Phases
 Ratings
Rumor Has It
 Skinny Girl in Transit
 The Interview
 The Juice
The Mix

Ndani Shorts

 Frost Bite
 FRACTURED
 The Housewife

Oga Pastor Controversy
After 3 episodes aired, it was noted that NdaniTV took down Oga Pastor, a series about the life of a pastor balancing personal issues, scandals and church responsibilities. This occurred in the midst of sexual assault allegations against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and led to speculation of the take down being related to the situation. Ndani TV did not issue an official statement.

Recognition
YouTube Creator Award for Entertainment in 2016.

Gallery

See also

 Skinny Girl in Transit
 Gidi Up
 Jadesola Osiberu

References

YouTube channels
Mass media in Nigeria
Nigerian YouTubers
Companies based in Lagos


Abstract: Given an elliptic curve E over a field of positive characteristic p, we consider how to efficiently determine whether E is ordinary or supersingular. We analyze the complexity of several existing algorithms and then present a new approach that exploits structural differences between ordinary and supersingular isogeny graphs. This yields a simple algorithm that, given E and a suitable non-residue in F_p^2, determines the supersingularity of E in O(n^3 log^2 n) time and O(n) space, where n=O(log p). Both these complexity bounds are significant improvements over existing methods, as we demonstrate with some practical computations.


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Something In The Water Festival 2020 Lineup Revealed, Includes Chad Hugo & Clipse Perfomances
The new 'Something In The Water' Festival lineup has been revealed with some amazing surprises once again. First of, Chad Hugo gets his Solo Performance at the Festival which is what I look forward the most and of course, the Clipse Reunion is about to happen at the Festival! Some of other highlights include Banks, Foo Fighters, Tyler, The Creator, A$AP Rocky, Chance, The Rapper, H.E.R., Migos, Playboi Carti, Snoh Aalegra, Beck, Buddy, Jaden Smith, Kali Uchis, Major Lazer, Nelly, SoSuperSam, Trey Songz, Usher, Nick Fury aka Nickelus F and many more.
In addition to the music which will take place from April 24-26, the fest will also feature programming and content related to education, sports, art, culture, health, and wellness with additional details about an expanded programming lineup for 2020 to be announced. Get your tickets here! The multi-day music festival and cultural event will take place from April 20 – 26 in Virginia Beach.
Pharrell's 'Something In The Water' Festival Recap (2019)
Pharrell Williams is a man of many talents, and now he can add festival organizer to that list. The producer/singer/rapper/fashion mogul welcomed the world to his hometown of Virginia Beach, Va. for the inaugural Something In The Water, a festival chock full of superstars and events that delighted both locals and visitors. From Jay-Z to Deepak Chopra to Virgil Abloh to Sylvia Rhone, Pharrell leaned heavily on the shield of his peers in the music and fashion industries to create something that hasn't been seen in Virginia in well, ever.
Something In The Water was not just another Coachella or Lollapalooza — and it was clear that Pharrell, his team, and the folks who partnered with him were intentional about making sure the show went smoothly. 35,000 tickets for the event sold out far in advance, and beach accommodations were snapped up just as quickly. Something In The Water was essentially a proof of concept that Virginia could support this level and style of event. Something In The Water took place a few months shy of the 30th anniversary of what are now known as the Greekfest Riots.
In the summer of 1989, black college students partying in Virginia Beach over the Labor Day weekend clashed with police, prompting city leaders to call in the National Guard. Something In The Water also fell on the same weekend as College Beach Weekend, an event which has been a point of contention in recent years. Incidents of unanticipated violence rattled residents and made it more challenging for students to gather. Something In The Water is Williams' love letter to his home city and state as it is a festival and community-organizing event.
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Pharrell Williams Talks About 'Something In The Water' Festival
Last October, Pharrell Williams and his longtime manager, Ron Laffitte, met with officials from the city of Virginia Beach, Va., the Grammy-winning producer's hometown, to pitch a new festival, Something In The Water', that they wanted to launch this summer. "Most people thought we were insane," says Laffitte, who was told that 2020 would be more realistic. But by mid-November, the Virginia Beach City Council had approved the idea, and on March 3, Williams unveiled a three-day lineup that includes Missy Elliott, Dave Matthews Band and Travis Scott.
"Something in the Water is a true celebration of the people of my hometown," says Williams. "It's an experience they deserve, [while] guests are going to get a peek into what we're all about." Beyond the economic boost that a festival can bring to a city, Laffitte says the pair won over Virginia Beach with their simple goal: cater to, and showcase, the people of the city. "There's nothing about where [Williams] comes from that should have given him the hope that he could have the remarkable life he has," says Laffitte. "What he wants to illustrate by coming back to Virginia Beach is that anyone who lives here can have that too."
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'Something In The Water' Festival Adds Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Usher & Gwen Stefani To The Line Up
Festival-goers can add Diddy and Snoop Dogg to the list of musicians they'll see at the Something In The Water festival late next month. Usher and Gwen Stefani have also been added to the list. The new names were released early Friday morning, drumming up excitement before tickets went on sale at noon. Early bird general admission passes started at $150 and VIP passes started at $450.
The three-day festival put together by Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams will be at the Oceanfront from April 26-28. Organizers said as many as 25,000 people a day could attend. This week, the city of Virginia Beach also signed on to sponsor $250,000 toward the festival through tourism investment funds.
Pharrell Williams' College Beach Festival 'Something In The Water' Finalised!
The city is moving forward on plans for a three-day festival pitched by Pharrell Williams to coincide with College Beach Weekend. It would be the first time that Virginia Beach organizes events the same weekend tens of thousands of college students descend on the area for spring break. Last year, a task force comprised of community leaders and business owners recommended organized programming to manage crowd control.
Something In The Water is planned for April 26 to 28, the city manager has confirmed. Pharrell, a city native and entertainment star, has said he envisions a yearly gathering that becomes like more established music events around the country. The City Council will be briefed today on aspects of the festival. The official lineup of performers and guest speakers will be announced next week along with the date that tickets go on sale. Continue reading HERE!