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The 2010/11 campaign was one of O'Connell's busiest with 357 races. Though his win rate was quite low at 5% he did manage to place a large enough amount of times to earn connections over £219K in the season.
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As England's footballers continue to rewrite the way they are perceived around the world, from the Spanish sports daily Marca dubbing Harry Kane "the Hurricane" to La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy noting "a security and spectacularity that historically they never usually have", Gareth Southgate has been encouraging his players to soak it in and enjoy the moment. It was time, according to the manager, to "get the music on and have a couple of beers". Only a couple, mind. Zaliv, the one nightclub in Repino, is open late only on Fridays and Saturdays and not, perhaps, a typical haunt for England's players, given Frankie Boyle's Womens Lee Smith Jersey description of it on his BBC documentary before the tournament as "last orders at your cousin's wedding". The team chose instead to stay at their hotel, toasting their early qualification for the last 16. And why not Womens Dylan Strome Jersey when they are even getting praise, of sorts, from an old enemy? "It is time for all of Scotland to be afraid," according to the Daily Record, which noted England would regret it http://www.giantsfootballofficialonline.com/YOUTH+ELI+MANNING+JERSEYfor ever if Southgate – "a bit of a dry lunch, but so what?" – did not get his hands on the "big lump of glorious gold almost winking in their direction, beckoning them to step forward and claim it for their own". At which point it is probably worth reiterating that England's victories so far have come http://www.officialcardinalsfootballauthentic.com/Aq-Shipley-Jersey.html against moderate sides and, to be picky, that Southgate's men have not managed a clean sheet in either match, with some legitimate misgivings about how they might cope at the back against more efficient opponents. All the same, it does not feel outlandish to report a new wave of optimism inside the camp. Southgate has never gone as far as saying England are here to bring the trophy home. But he has never said it cannot happen, either. "I've said all along I don't want to limit what they [the players] feel is possible," he said. "That's still how I feel." And it is safe to assume Kyle Walker, for one, might have revised his position that it would need "a miracle". Plenty of luck, perhaps, and a spirit of togetherness and durability that has been conspicuous by its absence Womens Marcus Cannon Jersey during the undistinguished sequence of only six knockout victories in major tournaments since 1966. But not necessarily a miracle. England can certainly be emboldened by the fact they have won their opening two fixtures for only the third time since 1950, that the team are playing with energy and effervescence and that Kane, in particular, seems absolutely determined to leave his mark on this tournament. Kane's five-goal haul against Tunisia and Panama would already have been enough to win the Golden Boot outright in 1962 and jointly with Miroslav Klose in 2006 and Thomas Müller in 2010. He is one short of Mario Kempes's winning total in 1978, Paolo Rossi in 1982, Gary Lineker in 1986, Totò Schillaci in 1990, Hristo Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko in 1994 and Davor Suker in 1998. Kane gives the impression he is as driven by these awards as Cristiano Ronaldo, so much so that Southgate wondered whether his captain might "have the hump" for being substituted against Panama. For Kane, it is almost an obsession to see his name at the top of the scoring charts. All of which might warrant a delicate conversation if Southgate, as he appears to be leaning, has any plans to leave Kane out of the match against Belgium on Thursday that will determine which of the two teams, both already qualified, goes through as Group G winners. Southgate, choosing his words carefully, seemed to recognise that might not go down well with his captain when he said: "Obviously it will be very important for Harry [to go for the Golden Boot]. He's sitting proudly at the top. He's gone ahead of some major names in English football history in terms of World Cup goals and that should make him incredibly proud. But he also knows the team is the most important thing and we have to make decisions that are right for the team. I always have to balance what's right for the squad."http://alimenty.pl/alimenty/what-should-be-the-main-uniform-plan/2/64084
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Bert draws a blank," the Courier-Mail's back page screamed after Australia's 1-1 draw with Denmark. "Golden opportunity goes begging as Socceroos coach leaves our greatest goal-scorer sitting on the bench," went the standfirst. But the Queensland tabloid wasn't the only one unhappy as Tim Cahill received zero minutes in Australia's two World Cup matches to date. The Daily Telegraph's sports editor-at-large accused head coach Bert van Marwijk of disrespecting Cahill by leaving him out. Former Socceroos Robbie Slater and Mark Bosnich also chipped in. Slater, a Fox Sports football pundit, described it as "a national outrage," http://www.officialcanadiensonline.com/Red+Jonathan+Drouin+Jerseywhile fellow commentator Bosnich tweeted that "questions must be asked of the manager as to why Tim Cahill was not used with 10-15 minutes to go". The bleating and complaining about the non-use of Cahill in Australia has been immense. On the one hand, it's completely expected. The striker is Australia's greatest-ever goal-scorer with 50 goals in 106 matches. He's saved the Socceroos' bacon Jared Dudley Jersey more times than Jesus performed miracles in Galilee – off the Walter Payton Jersey bench against Japan in the 2006 World Cup, scoring crucial goals to qualify Australia for tournaments in 2010, 2014 and 2018 and banging in one against Serbia eight years ago just to name a few. His place in Australian sporting history is already assured. On the other hand, the melodrama over Cahill's absence is completely overblown. The forward is 38 years old, turning 39 in less than seven months. His best days are clearly behind him. He is five years older than skipper Mile Jedinak and six years older than Mark Milligan, the other two veterans of the squad. Unlike Jedinak and Milligan, Cahill has barely played club football in the past year. He has played 16 first-team games since October, for Melbourne City in the A-League and Millwall in the English Championship, and not started any of them. As a substitute his sum total of goals is zero. His total time on the pitch in the Larry Robinson Jersey past season? A mere 157 minutes. That's less than two full games. Warren Joyce didn't rate him enough to give him regular game-time and neither did Cahill's close friend and former teammate, Neil Harris. Why would Van Marwijk be any different? The speculation is that FFA pushed Van Marwijk to take the veteran to Russia for commercial reasons. True or not, Cahill does not suit the Dutch coach's counter-attacking, defensive-minded game-plan. The quicker and more mobile Andrew Nabbout, who can press and harry defenders does, hence his starts against France and Denmark. To accuse Van Marwijk, a man who has coached at the elite level of European football for more than two decades, and who led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final, of footballing ignorance is absurd. The 66-year-old knows what his team wants and needs, and won't be swayed by hysteria or nostalgia. Cahill certainly does have some value as a leader, as a big-brother influence and as someone who can help advise and assist younger teammates. And on evidence in Russia he has done just that without complaint. Football is a young man's game – you only need to look at the likes of Kylian Mbappé at this World Cup or Pelé, Michael Owen and Lionel Messi at previous tournaments – as evidence. And the youngest player amongst all 32 nations in Russia is Daniel Arzani. In just two matches this Khorramabad-born wing-wonder, an Iranian migrant who grew up in Sydney's eastern suburbs, has delighted not only Australia's footballing community but caught the eye of the world. Many are clamouring for the 19-year-old to receive more minutes and even start in the Socceroos' http://www.indianapoliscolts.us.com/WOMENS-MATTHIAS-FARLEY-JERSEY.html must-win game against Peru in Sochi. Considering Arzani has played just 24 first-team games in his whole life, all in the A-League and only four times lasted the full 90 minutes, that may be a bridge too far. Still, his rise is nothing short of remarkable. Against Denmark he almost scored, set up two excellent chances for teammates and skinned Pione Sisto in just a 22-minute cameo. cheap jerseyswholesale jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys from china cheap nfl jerseys
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Of all the qualities Tite has displayed since he became the coach of Brazil, diplomacy has often been to the fore. After his appointment he insisted it was he who must adapt his style to the players and not the other way around. More recently he expressed sympathy for the pain he caused those players who missed the World Cup. After arriving in Russia, he spoke of the expectation his team were under and warned: "We can't always control the result." Tite was wise to be circumspect. The man who, just last week, was swatting away questions on how it felt to be universally liked in his football crazy country no longer has to worry about that. A frustrating draw against Switzerland on Sunday evening has cracked Group E open. With an impressive Serbia still to come, Brazil must beat Costa Rica in St Petersburg on Friday. But that is not http://www.authenticredsox.com/Authentic-Wade-Boggs-Jersey their only problem. You might argue it is not even their most important. First in the queue for attention, as ever, is Neymar. The blond forward has been the subject of his own little soap opera this week after limping away from team training on Tuesday. This, the Brazilian FA said, was an injury unrelated to the broken metatarsal that kept him out of the Paris Saint-Germain side for three months and limited his World Cup preparation. It was, it said, a sore ankle, the result of being persistently hacked at by the Swiss (Neymar drew 10 fouls against him on Sunday, the most in any World Cup game since Alan Shearer against Tunisia in 1998). In his pre-match press conference, Tite chose not to grind that particular Ryan Johansen Womens Jersey axe. He confirmed that Neymar would play against Costa Rica in an unchanged side. He also insisted he was not taking a risk with the team's talisman. Asked whether Neymar would be playing http://www.officialtexanslockerroom.com/elite-jordan-akins-jersey were the Gary Harris Womens Jersey match not so important, Tite said: "Yes, yes. He would be playing. It's not a sacrifice. We want to win, it's a World Cup, but the coach is not going to risk a player's health by being dishonest to him. That's a price that's too high to pay. Those values of health and honesty, no way, there's no compromise." It was an assertive, some might say dramatic, response and Tite adopted a similar tone when addressing the other issue dogging Neymar this week, his performance. Alongside the fouls, Neymar generated another striking statistic in the Switzerland game as he surrendered possession a total of seven times. Brazil's play was consistently funnelled to his feet but often came to an end there. Reports after the match had suggested Tite pulled Neymar aside and instructed him to play more for the team. This claim has been vociferously denied by the coach. "Absolutely not. The information you got is not true, it's not true. It didn't happen," he said, but he also used the moment to reiterate the importance of team play. "All the players have the responsibility of playing for the collective and also being individuals, some with some specific characteristics. "Neymar, I'm not going to take away from him this initiative in the last third of the pitch. http://www.minnesotavikingsauthorizedshoponline.com/teddy-bridgewater-jersey-elite He's a genius. You have my word, this is not true. We all have to work as a team, but we have to respect the characteristics. In the last third of the pitch, you have to create possibilities for the finish. I'm not going to take that away from anybody." A player whose status sometimes threatens to eclipse that of the entire team (as it does with his club side), is not Brazil's only problem, however. The Brazilian FA made an official complaint to Fifa after the Switzerland match over the failure of VAR to review certain decisions, including the buildup to the Swiss equaliser. On Wednesday it conceded this complaint had been rejected. The squad have also been having to adjust to the white nights of St Petersburg, where the sun never truly sets. Thiago Silva, who will be captain against Costa Rica as part of the coach's policy of rotating the job, spoke of the measures the squad have had to take to get some sleep. "Yesterday we stayed up a little late, having some physiotherapy at 1.30 in the morning," Silva said. Womens Wade Boggs Jersey "[We were told] to turn off our cell phones, so that we could sleep." http://facebookhitlist.com/forum/topics/shohei-otani-and-why-being-babe-ruth-isn-t-all-it-s-cracked-up-to
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Jorge Sampaoli held his head in his hands. Lionel Messi stared at the floor. The rest of the Argentina players were speechless, standing with hands on hips and gazing aimlessly into space as wild Croatia celebrations broke out all around. Luka Modric had just filed a contender for the goal of the tournament showreel and twisted the knife in the process, leaving Argentina, twice world champions, on the brink of elimination. By the time Ivan Rakitic added a third, in the 91st minute, Argentina were broken. This was about as humiliating as it gets for Argentina as the limitations of a team that only just managed to qualify for the World Cup were brutally exposed. Messi, their talisman and inspiration, was a passenger throughout, lost in a game that took place around him as Argentina, abject defensively, overrun in midfield and clueless going forward, crumbled in the face of a terrific Croatia side. To put an extraordinary evening into some sort of context, this was Argentina's heaviest defeat in the group stage of a World Cup since losing 6-1 to Czechoslovakia in 1958. It is also the first time they have failed to win either of their opening two matches at a World Cup Alexandre Burrows Jersey for 44 years. Sampaoli's players, in other words, were creating history here – just not the sort of history that Messi had in mind when he came out of international retirement two years ago. Messi could never have envisaged when he made that decision that Argentina would descend into such a sorry mess, encapsulated by the sight of Willy Caballero, who made his first competitive start for his country on Saturday, making the sort of blunder that will live with him for ever. Ante Rebic was the grateful recipient of a dreadful pass that sent Sampaoli, who must have covered more yards than some of his players as he paced up and down the touchline in a blind panic, into a meltdown. What followed showed just how weak and brittle Argentina are these days as Croatia took the game away from Sampaoli's side with alarming ease. Modric, shifting the ball one way and then the other, curled an exquisite 25-yard shot past Caballero, before Rakitic completed the rout by tapping in the third. As Croatia's jubilant supporters celebrated the sight of their country winning back-to-back World Cup matches for the first time since 1998 – they finished third that year – the Argentina fans sat in silence, wiping tears from their eyes as they tried to digest a woeful performance that prompted Sampaoli to "beg for forgiveness". With one point on the board and a final group game against Nigeria to come, Argentina could still qualify for the last 16. Yet it is hard – almost impossible – to imagine how Sampaoli and his players can possibly recover from such a chastening experience and one that highlighted all the concerns that had been voiced before a ball had been kicked at this World Cup, not least the unhealthy extent to which http://www.footballraidersofficialonlines.com/RAIDERS-RODNEY-HUDSON-JERSEY Argentina are dependent on Messi. It felt strange, almost uncomfortable at times, to see Messi struggling to emerge from the shadows of this game, waiting for the pass that never came and powerless to bend the match into Argentina's http://www.officialauthenticsteelershop.com/WOMENS-MASON-RUDOLPH-JERSEY.html favour after Caballero's error. He is still looking for his first goal at this tournament and may not get another chance after the Nigeria game, although Sampaoli summed it up rather succinctly when he was asked about the inevitable comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo's contribution Donald Penn Jersey for Portugal. "The reality of the Argentina squad clouds Leo's brilliance," Sampaoli said. Messi is so often the scapegoat when Argentina lose, yet Sampaoli will not http://www.footballchiefsofficialstore.com/Dorian_Odaniel_Jerseyescape the fallout this time. His decision to keep faith with Caballero – something that one reporter told him 40 million Argentinians could not understand – badly backfired and it was also a huge gamble to dispense with a four-man defence and set up with a back three instead. A huge gamble Mike Hughes Womens Jersey that spectacularly failed. cheap jerseys free shipping wholesale jerseys wholesale nfl jerseyscheap nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys cheap jerseys
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Images from the 2014 World Cup are seared into the mind and from Colombia's point of view they invariably revolve around James Rodríguez , the poster boy who won the Golden Boot, scored the goal of the tournament with that sumptuous volley against Uruguay and broke down in tears on the pitch after his dream came to an end against Brazil in the quarter-finals. Four years on and Rodríguez and Colombia are strutting back on to the global stage with those garish yellow shirts, only now there is another star in town. Welcome to the World Cup, Radamel Falcao. Aged 32, Falcao is a late entrant to football's biggest party but better late than never in the http://www.jaguarsfootballofficialonline.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_JAELEN_STRONG_JERSEY.htmleyes of Colombia fans. Rodríguez may have been the star of the show in Brazil, and he was certainly Colombia's most influential player during their uninspiring World Cup qualification campaign for Russia, yet it is Falcao, the devoted Christian who has the power to win votes as well as score goals, who remains the country's footballing icon. Falcao's influence stretches far and wide in Colombia, so much so that when he was coming round from knee surgery in January 2014, after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing for Monaco, the surgeon who carried out the operation received a phone call from Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's president. "He told me that if I can get Falcao fit for the World Cup, then I could win him the elections," José Carlos Noronha said. Santos stayed in power but Falcao, despite being named in José Pekerman's initial 30-man squad for Brazil and spending 10 one-hour sessions in a hyperbaric chamber to do everything possible to accelerate his recovery, lost his race to be fit for the Womens Patrick Eaves Jersey World Cup finals. Colombia were robbed of their talisman and Falcao was cruelly denied the opportunity to feature for his country in what was their first World Cup appearance for 16 years. As Falcao sat on the outside looking in, watching his teammates light up Brazil with the slick, incisive counterattacking football that delivered four straight victories and 11 goals before they ran into Brazil in Fortaleza, a couple of thoughts came to mind. The first was that if Colombia were this good without Falcao, what would they have been capable of if he were fit? The second was to dare to wonder whether Colombia, whose formation was reconfigured in the absence of Falcao, were possibly a better all-round team without him. Would Rodríguez, for example, have been liberated in quite the same way with Falcao in the side? Either way, there is no getting away from the fact Falcao endured a miserable couple of seasons when he finally did get back on to the pitch. Across 41 largely forgettable appearances for Manchester United and Chelsea between September 2014 and April 2016, after he was loaned by Monaco, Falcao scored only four times. Ivan Mejia, one of Colombia's leading pundits, went as far as to say Falcao should be described as an "ex-footballer" towards the end of his time in England. Was Womens Josh Jones Jersey Falcao finished? Two seasons back in Ligue 1, scoring 51 goals for Monaco, have provided the best possible response to that criticism and saw Falcao re-establish himself as the Colombia No 9 – a role Teófilo Gutiérrez filled in Brazil – before the end of the World Cup qualifiers and making him a mandatory selection for their opening game against Japan in Saransk on http://www.officialnflstoreco.com/buffalo-bills-c-2375_2379.html Tuesday. Shirts with his name on the back are everywhere. After Russia, Colombia are the third best supported nation at the World Cup based on ticket sales in their own country (65,234) and it promises to be quite an atmosphere inside the Mordovia Arena, where Japan will come up against the team who thumped them 4-1 in the group stage in Brazil, on a night when Pekerman rested the majority of his first-choice players because they were already through to the last 16. wholesale jerseys cheap jerseyswholesale nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys
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HOUSTON – BP has sanctioned development of the Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The project will further boost output at one of the largest oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico and marks BP's latest major investment in the U.S. offshore region.
The project is expected to add an estimated 50,000 gross barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of production at its peak at the existing Thunder Horse platform, with first oil expected in 2021.
"This latest expansion at Thunder Horse is another example of how the Gulf of Mexico is leading the way in advantaged oil growth for BP, unlocking significant value and safely growing a high-margin business," said Starlee Sykes, BP's regional president for the Gulf of Mexico and Canada. "It also highlights our continued growth and momentum in a region that will remain a key part of BP's global portfolio for years to come."
This upstream major project will add two new subsea production units roughly two miles to the south of the existing Thunder Horse platform with two new production wells in the near term. Eventually eight wells will be drilled as part of the overall development.
Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2 follows several other major expansion projects at the offshore platform in recent years. An earlier South Expansion project at Thunder Horse started up ahead of schedule and under budget in early 2017 and raised output at the facility by an additional 50,000 boe/d. Last October, Thunder Horse Northwest Expansion project came online and is expected to boost production by an estimated 30,000 boe/d. And in 2016, BP started up a significant water injection project at Thunder Horse to enhance oil production at the field.
Earlier this year, BP announced that recent breakthroughs in advanced seismic imaging had identified an additional 1 billion barrels of oil in place at the Thunder Horse field, highlighting the potential for further development opportunities in the future.
Over the last five years, BP's net production in the Gulf of Mexico has increased by more than 60 percent, rising from less than 200,000 boe/d in 2013 to more than 300,000 boe/d today. BP anticipates its production in the region growing to around 400,000 boe/d through the middle of the next decade.
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BP is a global producer of oil and gas with operations in nearly 80 countries. BP has a larger economic footprint in the U.S. than in any other nation, and it has invested more than $115 billion here since 2005. BP employs about 14,000 people across the U.S. and supports more than 111,000 additional jobs through all its business activities. For more information on BP in America, visit bp.com/us.
Developed with co-owner ExxonMobil, the Thunder Horse platform sits in more than 6,000 feet of water and began production in June 2008. It has the capacity to handle 250,000 gross barrels of oil and 200 million gross cubic feet per day of natural gas.
Thunder Horse is operated by BP with a 75% working interest. ExxonMobil owns a 25% working interest.
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In the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, BP operates four large production platforms – Thunder Horse, Atlantis, Mad Dog and Na Kika, and holds interests in four non-operated hubs – Mars, Olympus, Ursa and Great White.
BP is one of the largest investors in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico over the past 10 years.
BP is one of the largest leaseholders in the Gulf with acreage in more than 200 lease blocks.
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In England they used to say as rich as a 'West Indian planter' to mean the richest person around. To grow the sugarcane, the English brought many more Africans to work as slaves. Most of the slaves came the West Coast of Africa. The majority were from the Fanti and Ashanti tribes. Others from the Ibo and Yoruba tribes came from what is now present day Nigeria. When the slaves were fully freed in 1838, most of them deserted the plantations and settled down in the hills to cultivate their own small plots of land. They founded a peasantry which is still today regarded as the "backbone" of Jamaica. After slavery was abolished, the English brought in Chinese and later East Indians as indentured labourers to work on the plantations. The Jews are among the oldest residents of Jamaica. Some Jewish families have been here from the time of the earliest Spanish settlements. Although very small in number, the Jewish community has been very influential in government and commerce. When the English took over Jamaica, the Spaniards fled to neighbouring islands and their freed slaves escaped into the mountains and formed their own independent groups called the Maroons. The Maroons were in time joined by the many other slaves who escaped from the English. For a long time, they fought against the English who sought to re-enslave them. So successful were the Maroons, fighting guerilla style from their mountain fortresses, that the English were forced to sign peace treaties with them, granting them self-government and the mountain lands which they inhabited. Today, descendants of the Maroons still live in the hilly Cockpit Country of western Jamaica (Accompong) and Moore Town in the hills of Portland (eastern Jamaica). Another established Maroon settlement exists at Scots Hall in St. Mary. Maroons, however, are fully integrated into the Jamaican society and share the rights and responsibilities of Jamaican citizenship. Over ninety percent of the Jamaican population is of African descent. There has been much inter-marriage among the races over the centuries and this is reflected in the diverse physical appearance of Jamaicans, and in their unique culture. The African heritage is still very strong. It is seen in the foods Jamaicans grow and eat (e.g. yam); in some religious practices; in music and dance; in folk tales, proverbs and aspects of the language. The official language of Jamaica is English. However, the majority of the population speaks a Jamaican creole called patois, which is a mixture of English and African forms, and words adopted from foreign sources. The Jamaican creole has been studied by many scholars. There is even a Dictionary of Jamaican English published by Cambridge University Press. Jamaica has a population of over 2.6 million. Kingston, the capital city is the most densely populated with 750,000 persons. In the Nothern Hemisphere, Kingston is the largest English speaking city south of Miami. The majority of the population is Christian with small Jewish, Hindu, Muslim and Bahai communities. The other established churches are Anglican (Episcopalian), Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Adventist, Moravian and United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational). The Pentecostals also have a large number of adherents. Many Jamaicans are member of indigenous religious groups e.g. Pocamania, Revivalism and Rastafari. Rastafari is a religious sect which believes in the divinity of Haile Selassie, the late Emperor of Ethuiopia.
On August 6, 1962, Jamaica became independent country after more than 300 years of British rule. She remains a part of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Queen of England is titular head of state, and is represented by the Governor General who is a Jamaican. The Prime Minister is the head of government. Jamaica has a bicameral parliament based on the Westminister model, where there is a lower house (The House of Representatives) whose members are elected under universal adult suffrage; and an upper house (The Senate) whose members are appointed by the Governor General. The majority of senate members are appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the others on the recommendation of the leader of Opposition. Parliament is made up of a majority which forms the Government, and minority parties who form the Opposition. Jamaica has two main political parties: The People's national Party (PNP) and the Jamaica labour Party (JLP). A third political party, the National Democratic Movement (NDM) was launched in 1995. The term governance is five years, but the Prime Minister can call an election at any time within the term. The minimum voting age is 18. The island is divided into 3 counties and 14 parishes. Each parish has a capital town which is the centre of local Government administration. Jamaica has many post–secondary institutions. These Include:
University of Technology, Jamaica
Northern Caribbean University
College of Agriculture, Science and Education
Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts
Several Teacher Training Colleges
There are also many specialist educational institutions island-wide. Jamaica has a good public library system with libraries maintained in most towns. Bookmobiles take books to small villages. The National Library of Jamaica is at the institute of Jamaica in Kingston and it is the best repository of West Indian historical documents in the world. The herbarium there has over 55,000 specimens of West Indian plants. The National archives are in Spanish Town. Jamaica has produced many international sportsmen and women especially in cricket, athletics, boxing, football and tennis. Jamaicans are a sport-loving people. The most popular spectator sports are cricket, track and field, football (soccer) and boxing. Also popular are golf, tennis, basketball, netball, polo, swimming and watersports. Every year, an annual islandwide activity is held to celebrate the anniversary of independence. Festival brings together the best in Jamaican art, craft and performing arts. The finals of the events are held islandwide and provide much colour and spectacle. On Independence Day, August 6, there is usually a grand gala in Kingston. There is also a major celebration on August 1, Emancipation Day. The National Dance Theatre Company and the Jamaica Folk Singers are undoubtedly two of the best-known theatrical performing groups. An annual theatrical event is the Jamaican Pantomime. It is a colourful musical and is very popular with Jamaicans. The Pantomime plays for approximately four months at different theatres, after opening in December in Kingston. Jamaica has three daily newspapers: "The Gleaner", "The Observer", "The Star", several weekly newspapers and other publications. There are several radio stations including RJR, Hot 102 FM, KLAS FM, Irie FM, Love FM, Power 106-2 television stations (TVJ CVM). There are also several local cable operators.
The most important areas of the economy are tourism, agriculture, bauxite mining and manufacturing. The main agricultural export crops are: sugar, bananas, coffee, citrus, cocoa, coconut, pimento (allspice) and root crops (e.g. yams). Jamaica exports flowers and folia plants. Much has also been achieved in fresh water fishing and shrimp farming, the growing of mushrooms, strawberries and oyster farming. Numerous tropical tubers, vegetables, flowers and exotic are cultivated in accordance with tradition. Blue Mountain Coffee is the most priced and expensive in the world and is used chiefly for blending with less aromatic beans worldwide. It is grown only in a small area on the slopes of the Blue Mountains. Jamaica also produces excellent mid-mountain and lowland coffee. Jamaica is one of the world's major producers of bauxite and alumina, from which aluminium is made. Aluminium is not actually made in Jamaica, as the ore is shipped to smelters in the USA, Canada, Norway and other countries. Of all the minerals in Jamaica, Bauxite is the one most mined. Others are gypsum, marble, alabaster and limestone. There are also significant deposits of agate. Tourism is Jamaica's largest earner of foreign exchange and there are over 1 million visitors per year. Jamaica offers year round tourism but the major resort centers are Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Negril, Port Antonio and the Central and South Coast. There are a number of hotels, large and small, varying from high rises to hotels in elegant old world style and small modern hotels marketed under the umbrella title of "Inns of Jamaica". There are also guest houses and different villas and apartments. All offer modern conveniences and excellent service. They are inspected regularly before recommendations are issued or are renewed. Approved properties offer good value for money. Jamaica has many fine restaurants which offer a variety of dinning styles in Jamaican, American, continental, East Indian, Chinese and Italian cuisines, among others. There is a wide variety of attractions and entertainment events year round and Jamaica abounds in fine beaches and scenic beauty. There are numerous recreational opportunities. Facilities for tennis, golf, equestrian, sports and water sports of all sorts are excellent. The Jamaica Tourist Board Headquartered in Kingston and maintains offices both locally and overseas. Cruise shipping plays a major part in the tourist industry and Jamaica is a popular port of call. There are cruise ship ports in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Falmouth and Kingston. Jamaica also offers excellent shopping opportunities ranging from art and craft goods, duty free items, leisure and evening wear.
A little bird called Jamaican Tody makes its nest, not in a tree, but in the hole in the ground. The Tody is also known as the robin redbreast (not to be confused with the Robin Redbreast of England). This particular Tody is found only in Jamaica and is one of the many endemic species found here. Jamaica has a few harmless snakes found mostly in remote areas such as the Cockpit country. The breadfruit was brought to Jamaica by the Tahiti in 1793 by Captain Bligh. The first time he attempted to bring the plants to the island, his crew took over the ship and put him off on a deserted island. The Film "Muting on the Bounty" was based on this event. The mongoose was introduced to the island from India to kill snakes in the canefields. Drivers will sometime see them running across the road. Jamaica is famous for its woods – mahogany, blue mahoe (the national tree), satinwood, cottonwood, cedar, Spanish elm and others. These woods are used in the manufacturing of beautiful furniture and fine craft items. The national flower is the Lignum Vitae which means "Tree of Life". In the old days, Lignum Vitae was used widely as a medicine. The wood is extremely heavy and hard and has been used to make ships' propellers and policemen's batons. Today it is prized by furniture manufacturers and sculptors. Jamaica has many native species of orchids and hundreds of imported varieties and hybrids. As a result there are orchid shows especially in the spring and fall. Ackee and salt fish is the "national dish". The ackee was first brought from Africa on a slave ship. Ackee, though cooked and used as a vegetable, is a fruit. It is Jamaica's national fruit. Jamaica has many exotic fruits – many types of mangoes, star apple, sweet sop, soursop, custard apple, rose apple, sweet-cup, otaheiti apple, jack fruit, guinep, tamarind and naseberry, among others. When in season, all are available at roadside stalls. The pineapple was introduced to Hawaii from Jamaica. The coconut is the world's most useful tree. Every part of the tree, as well as its fruit, is used by man. The trees can be seen along Jamaica's coastline and on working plantations, some of which offer regular sightseeing tours. The Giant Swallow Tail butterfly is found only in Jamaica. It has a wingspan of up to six inches (0.2). It is believed to be the largest butterfly in the western hemisphere. A Jamaican butterfly called the 'Zebra' has an interesting habit. Every evening, large swarms roost on the same tree or branch. This is a most unusual habit in the butterfly world. The 'Zebra' is striped black and yellow. Jamaica has over 500 species of true ferns. Some are enormous tree ferns while others are so small they can hardly be seen with the naked eye. Pimento (also called Allspice) is indigenous to Jamaica. We therefore supply most of this spice on the world market. The spice comes from the dry berry. Pimento oil is extracted from leaves. A delicious liqueur is made from the ripe berries. Over 252 species of birds are found here. Of these, 27 are found nowhere else. These include the national bird, the streamer tailed humming bird or doctor Bird. Four varieties are now found in Jamaica. Bamboo Avenue is an attraction close to the island's southwest coast where the feathery tops from a canopy over than three miles of road. Bats (locally called 'rat bats') live in vast colonies in caves. Some feed insects, some on fish, and some on fruit. Twenty-three species are found in Jamaica. The island's lizards are all harmless. Many can change colour to suit their surroundings – a protective strategy. Jamaica's largest lizard is the iguana which can grow to over 6 feet long. Though now rare in Jamaica, iguanas can be seen at the Hope Zoo in Kingston. A group of whistling frogs found in Jamaica does not go through the tadpole stage as do most frogs. Their eggs are laid under stones and hatch out into little frogs. Jamaica has about 50 species of coral, in addition to a wide variety of beautiful sponges and seaweed. Some of Jamaica's corals are found nowhere else. When Jamaican fireflies flash their lights, it means they are courting each other. Each specie has a different flash and the females have a different have a different signal from the males. They are known locally as blinkies or peenie-wallies.
Kingston is built around the 7th largest natural harbor in the world and the completely rebuilt waterfront has splendid modern buildings which house offices, shops and apartments. The imposing Bank of Jamaica building houses the Central bank as well as the coin museum. Across the road is the unique Jamaican Conference Centre, which is open for tours. Other interesting places in the area are the National Gallery, home of Jamaica's priceless art collection and one of the best displays in the Caribbean, Kingston Crafts Market and the spectacular St. William Grant Park. Other points of interest downtown are: The Institute of Jamaica (east Street) which was established in 1879; Ward Theatre, which is one of the oldest theatres in the Americas; Kingston Parish Church which has existed from at least 1699 (as the date on the oldest theatres in the Americans; Kingston Parish Church which has existed from at least 1699 (as the date on the oldest tombstone attests); Coke Chapel, built in 1840 on the site of the first Methodist chapel in Jamaica; Gordon House, the house of Parliament and Headquarters House, which in the 1760s, was the townhouse of a wealthy planter. It was built on a wager. National Heroes Park has monuments of Jamaica's national Heroes as well as the tomb of a former Prime Minister. Mico Teacher Training College nearby, was founded in the 1830s and Wolmer's school was founded in the early 18th century. Principal points to interest uptown are the national Stadium and Arena; the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts; Devon House (built in the 1880s as a millionaire's residence and now open to tours with a popular shopping and restaurant complex); Vale Royal, the official residence of the Prime Minister which was built in the early 1770s; Hope Botanical gardens and the University of the West Indies, Mona, (the UWI Chapel was reassembled stone by stone from an old sugar warehouse in Trelawny). King's House, the official residence of the Governor General and the Bob Marley Museum are also major points of interest in the area. Half Way Tree (the capital of the parish of St. Andrew) was named in olden days after an old cotton tree which served as a landmark. The St. Andrew Parish Church dates from the 1680s. Port Royal arguably the most famous place in the Caribbean, was, in the 1600s, the headquarters of English Buccaneers who preyed on Spanish ships. Fort Charles, built in 1656 by the British a year after their capture of the island, was used to command the entrance to the harbour (now Kingston Harbour). Port Royal grew enormously wealthy on plunder. Its most famous pirate was Henry Morgan who was later Knighted and appointed Lieutenant Governor. The city became known as "the wickedest city in Christendon". In 1692, an Earthquake and tidal wave toppled over two-thirds of Port Royal into the sea. The sunken city, lying in shallow water, is the world's most priceless underwater archaeological site. Reminders of old Port Royal brought up from the sea can be seen at the Museum of Historical Archaeology. Other places of interest are St. Peter's Church with its 18th century organ loft and chandelier; the Communion plate donated by Sir Henry Morgan and the tomb of Louis Galdy who was swallowed up by the earth during the earthquake and was miraculously thrown up alive. He lived to a ripe old age. Fort Charles is a reminder of the time when the town was a British naval stronghold. The flagstaff there is the point from which Jamaica's latitude and longitude are measured and Nelson's Quarterdeck has a plaque which honours the British naval hero of Trafalgar who served there.
Spanish Town, Jamaica's capital for over three hundred years, is 13 miles from Kingston and was founded in 1534. The old town square has a Spanish design and contains places of historical interest. On the north side is the stately monument of Admiral George Rodney, by John Bacon, Britain's most eminent artist of the late 18th century. The red brick House of assembly is on the east and faces Old Kings House – the old governor's residence which was destroyed by fire in 1925. The façade has been rebuilt and now houses the Museum of Craft and technology. The Cathedral Church of St. James dates to 1714.
Mandeville is Jamaica's mountain resort, the island's largest hill town and the fifth largest urban centre. The town was laid out in 1816 and was named for Lord Mandeville, the eldest son of the Duke of Manchester, the governor after whom the parish was named. The original building of that period can still be seen.
Montego Bay is Jamaica's second largest city. It is the capital of St. James. The population is over 70,000. The word 'Montego' comes from the Spanish "Manteca", meaning land. In the old days, the Spaniards use to butcher wild hogs in the mountains and ship the lard from this port. Montego Bay has been a tourist resort since the turn of the century. People first came to bathe a Doctor's Cove for health reasons. Montego Bay has the largest number of hotel rooms in Jamaica, as well as five championship golf courses, many tennis courts, numerous attractions, restaurants and entertainment spots. It has an international airport, named for former Prime Minister Sir Donald Sangster (Sangster International Airport), a modern cruise ship pier and a growing industrial freezone area. There is also a craft market. Sam Sharpe Square is named for a slave leader and deacon who fought for freedom and was hanged there. He led the Christmas Rebellion of 1831. Sam Sharpe is now a National hero of Jamaica. Fort Montego dates from the days when all the coastal towns had to be defended. The fort was hardly ever used. A battery with three cannons and the powder magazine are that remain. The Dome was built in 1837 over the creek which was used to supply Montego Bay with water. The Keeper of the creek had his office there. The cage was built in 1806 as an overnight lockup for runaway slaves, disorderly seamen and other vagrants. The Parish Church of St, James is dedicated to St. James the Great. It was built in 1778. The church was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake on March 1, 1957, but it has been faithfully restored. Burchell Memorial Church was established in 1824 by Rev. Thomas Burchell, a Baptist missionary and abolishionist. The early congregation was mostly slaves. Sam Sharpe, the great slave leader, was deacon there.
Negril, the resort at the western tip of the island, extends from half moon bay in Hanover to Negril Lighthouse in Westmoreland, enclosing seven miles of white sand beach one of the best in the world. Negril has a carefree ambience and a wide range of accommodation, of which no building is higher than the tallest palm tree – by law. Calico Jack, a notorious pirate in Jamaica's history, was captured on this beach. At his trial, it was discovered that two of his crew were women. Bobby Cay, the island at the northern end of the beach, was used in filming the south sea scenes in Walt Disney's "Twenty Leagues Under the Sea". Bobby Cay in Negril was so named during the whaling days, centuries ago.
Ocho Rios is in the middle of the island's long north coast. Like Montego Bay, it boasts a wide range of visitor accommodation. It is particulary noted for spectacular waterfalls, working plantations beaches, busy modern cruise ship piers and beautiful tropical gardens. Ocho Rios is the resort from which the following attractions are mostly reached: Fern Gully, Dunn's River Falls, Chukka Cove Equestrian Centre, New Seville (the archaeological site of Jamaica's first town built by Diego Columbus); Noel Cowards house, "Firefly" and Ian Flemming's house "Golden Eye", (home of James Bond). There are regular tours of "Firefly" which is now a museum. "Golden Eye" is a private residence. The Old Fort beside the Reynolds installation was built in the late 17th century.
Port Antonio owes its early prosperity to the banana trade with the USA and England which officially began in 1870. Among the houses built at the height of the 'banana boom' was Demontivin Lodge Guest House which resembles an old New England mansion. Titchfield School was founded in 1785 and is housed in the barracks of Fort George, the remains of which can still be seen. Titchfield is in fact the old name of the town, and was the name of the English estate of lord Portland, the governor for whom the parish was named. Christ Church (Anglican) was built around 1840. The legendary Folly was built in 1905 by a wealthy American. The mansion began to crumble around 1936 because sea water was used to mix the concrete and this caused the steal to decay. Some of the town's attractions are the Blue Lagoon; Sommerset Falls; the Twin Harbours, described by the American poet, Ella Willa Wilcox, as the Rio Grande Valley. Fishing tournaments are held from the Port Antonio Marina and there are historical tours of the town from the sea. Navy Island an offshore isle was once owned by Errol Flynn. There is 24-hour ferry service from the mainland at nominal cost.
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It Could Be A Roof Garden….
Instead it's just my balcony! 😉 With some lovely aromatic herbs that grow nicely under the sun! Enjoy this wonderful season!
I never have any luck with gardening. I have a balcony as well and I wish mine looked as pretty as yours!
I love it and it looks like your two friends do as well. Enjoy!
Oh, they certainly do! 😉 Thank you!!
Isn't that the funniest thing about cats!! But I just love them!
I love them too! 🙂 This place wouldn't be home without them!
Beautiful pictures Serena! I wish I was as successful with my balcony plants!
Thank you darling! This is a good season for my plants, but in the summer they are never so green and fresh 🙂 It's can be so hot here!


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Biden Has Earned 11 Pinocchios From Fact-Checkers During Coronavirus Crisis
Barrett Shredded for Saying 'Sexual Preference' But Biden, Democrats Have Said It for Years
Graham Piro and David Rutz
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett came under fire from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) Tuesday for using the term "sexual preference," but presidential candidate Joe Biden, late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and other prominent liberals have said it during their careers.
"I'm going to need you to help this time rebuild the backbone of this country, the middle class, but this time bring everybody along regardless of color, sexual preference, their backgrounds," Biden said during a virtual roundtable on May 7.
Biden also used the term in 2010 when discussing the Senate repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military and during his failed 2008 presidential campaign.
"We will not be squandering the abilities of combat soldiers, as well as interpreters who happen to have a different sexual preference, who happen to be gay or happen to be lesbian," Biden said, according to a Defense Department document.
Ginsburg, the liberal favorite whose seat Barrett would fill if confirmed, used the term during an interview in 2017.
"Our society has come to respect people, whatever their sexual preference," Ginsburg said.
Hirono lauded Ginsburg as a liberal icon and "our champion" during her Judiciary Committee remarks on Monday.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) also used the term in a 2012 floor speech, as did Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) in 2010. Both are current members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Hirono said Tuesday the phrase is an "outdated and offensive term," echoing liberal commentators on Twitter, and she accused Barrett of deliberately saying it.
"Sexual preference ... is used by anti-LGBTQ activists to suggest that sexual orientation is a choice. It is not," she said. "Sexual orientation is a key part of a person's identity. If it is your view that sexual orientation is merely a preference, as you noted, then the LGTBQ should be rightly concerned whether you would uphold their constitutional right to marry."
Barrett apologized, saying she "did not mean to imply that it was not an immutable characteristic or that it's solely a matter of preference."
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IT collaboration
Mennonite colleges Partner for Information Technology advances
A collaboration between Bluffton University, Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College is strengthening the three Mennonite institutions' ties and improving their respective IT departments.
"We have various working relationships with our fellow Mennonite institutions at all levels, but as presidents, we came together last year to think about additional ways to meet some of the gaps our institutions face and how we could all work together for the benefit of all our students," said Jane Wood, president of Bluffton University, on working with Rebecca Stoltzfus of Goshen College and Susan Schultz Huxman of Eastern Mennonite University.
The colleges were awarded a $100,000 grant from the Transformational Partnerships Fund after starting their current collaborative efforts in January 2021. The fund supports student-centric higher education partnerships and collaborations to transform operations and enhance educational opportunities. Bluffton, EMU and Goshen's grant supported a joint IT assessment. A second $25,000 grant from the Knowlton Foundation will help fund the implementation of the IT enhancements on the three campuses.
"We certainly appreciate the support from the Transformational Partnerships Fund and the continued support from the Knowlton Foundation," said Stoltzfus. "We are lean organizations, and these grants and collaborations enable us to be on the leading edge of meeting our students' technological needs."
The assessment was carried out by consulting firm The Apeiron Group with the goal of addressing critical issues related to network, wireless and security infrastructure. Apeiron developed six key objectives for the project including developing a master design for each school on improved price, performance and security regarding IT and a future roadmap for additional collaborative opportunities. Implementation of the IT project is expected to take six months.
"This exciting partnership between several Mennonite Higher Education Association (MHEA) schools aids us in better serving our students, faculty and staff," Huxman said of the endeavor. "This is an opportunity to highlight our collaborative spirit as well. Our similar mission and values mean that the usual logistical challenges of such collaborations will be overcome by our high degree of trust and commitment to forging future shared pathways."


Calgary native Haley Daniels is a highly decorated canoer, but there's one notable medal missing from her trophy case — an Olympic medal. Women's canoeing will appear at the Olympics for the first time in Tokyo 2020, due largely in part to Daniels's lobbying efforts.
Why wasn't women's canoeing included prior to Tokyo 2020? Daniels argues that most of the reasons given weren't legitimate, including that some people even thought paddling just wasn't an activity women should be participating in.
"It started off that there wasn't enough women in the sport to be gender equitable but the reason that there wasn't women in it was because if you're not an Olympic sport, you don't get any funding," she said.
It's a vicious cycle that plagues female athletes — there aren't enough women competing to fund them, but they can't compete without that funding.
Daniels has been fighting since 2012 to have women's canoeing included in the Olympic roster.
Daniels doesn't know whether or not she will be the athlete chosen to represent Canada, but she's fighting for that opportunity.
Now, the real work begins for Daniels, and that involves funding her dream. This year marks the beginning of the Olympic qualification competitions.
Daniels's job as a high-performance athlete is full-time. She's on the water almost every day — even in the snow and cold. In addition, she also maintains a job at a civil engineering firm. Her fundraising initiatives will help her raise the $50,000–$70,000 that she'll need to continue training and attending the qualifiers.
On Jan. 21, Cold Garden Beverage Company partnered with Daniels to host the 'It Takes a Village' fundraiser. Hand-painted paddles made by a local artist were auctioned off in support of Daniels's campaign. Her mission fit right in with the local brewery.
Cold Garden supports sport in the little ways a start-up brewery can. They offer snacks by donation in their taproom with the proceeds going to KidSport Calgary. They're hoping to help Daniels make history.
"Her tenacity has helped elevate the Olympics by pushing to have her sport included officially at Tokyo 2020 for the first time. She has created her own possibilities and we're honoured to be part of her journey to the Olympics," Allard said.
"I do it because I love paddling but the fact that we can break that glass ceiling along with it is pretty awesome," Daniels said.


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The vehicles, which were shipped to the Middle East in two tranches during the mid-2000s, have individually clocked between 56,204 and 60,208 hours and continue to remain in extremely good condition.
The trucks have been maintained by the client's own trained engineers and, owing to the high sulphur content in the fuel being used, have been serviced every 250 hours. Bell Equipment has supplied all the necessary replacement parts and oils required and made regular visits to the Kuwait site during the 11-year project to-date, offering advice and recommending preventative maintenance actions.
Whilst weather conditions differ in the UK, where rain and mud put machines through their paces in comparison, Nick goes on to say that similar levels of commitment to service and maintenance can significantly increase the functioning life of Bell vehicles here too.
"For the UK market, we recommend that operators service machines every 500 hours. It's a process we support every step of the way. We can arrange for our qualified engineers to perform all necessary maintenance and servicing, or alternatively supply customers with service kits for their own engineers to use at each recommended stage. The kits contain all the oils and filters required to complete a service at each suggested interval, from 500 hours onwards.
"With the right technical advice and commitment to maintenance there's every opportunity for any UK Bell machine to achieve its own impressive working hour milestone.