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Rodney Faggotter Closer To The Top 15 With One Stage To Go At Dakar 2018
January 22, 2018 Michael Le Pard News Comments Off on Rodney Faggotter Closer To The Top 15 With One Stage To Go At Dakar 2018
Putting in yet another consistent stage performance in South America, Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team rider Rodney Faggotter has moved up to 16th in the 2018 Dakar Rally's provisional overall standings. With just one stage still to be contested, the experienced Aussie racer is now looking to wrap up this extremely demanding event on a positive note.
One of the most consistent racers in this year's Dakar Rally, Rodney has only once failed to finish inside the top 30 in the 11 stages contested so far in South America. On Friday, the WR450F Rally powered rider enjoyed a steady performance that helped him reach the end of stage 13 in 21st position.
Currently placed 16th in the overall standings, Rod is 46 minutes behind the rider in front of him. Looking forward to tomorrow's final stage, the Yamaha Racing competitor will do his best to wrap up the event inside the top 15.
Saturday's stage 14 will be the last step of the epic adventure that has been the 2018 Dakar Rally. Following a circular route starting and finishing in the city of Córdoba, the stage will feature a 120km timed special plus an extra 166km of liaison section.
Rodney Faggotter – Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team #44
21st Stage 13 – 16th Overall
"It's been a very long day with more than 14 hours on the bike. There were two separate timed specials with a long ride section in between. I started quite steady in the first part. There were some sections with deep sand and just tried to remain fast without making mistakes. Then the second timed special was pretty fast. We were going 150km/h so we all had to stay focused on the road ahead and keep it on two wheels. Overall, it's been a good day for me and I've managed to move up a couple of spots in the overall. I'm 16th overall now and I'm looking forward to bringing it home tomorrow."
Alexandre Kowalski – Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team Director
"It's been a long and demanding day for all, but it brought us one step closer to our goal. We woke up at 4:30am this morning and Rodney took the start of the stage a few minutes before 6am. We are all in the last bivouac of the race in Córdoba. Our mechanics will make the final checks on Rod's WR450F Rally machine so that everything will be all-right for the last stage tomorrow. Rod has been doing a great job so far making us all proud with his progress in this rally. He's one of the most consistent racers and tomorrow he will give his best for a top 15 finish. To see him cross the finish line tomorrow will be a good reward for all our hard work during these last two weeks. We'll be waiting for him at the finish line to celebrate this special moment with all the members of the Yamaha squad."
Dakar Rally 2018 – Stage 13 – Provisional Classification
1. Toby Price (AUS), KTM, 04:48:33
2. Kevin Benavides (ARG), Honda, 04:50:36, +02:03
3. Antoine Meo (FRA), KTM, 04:51:17, +02:44
4. Matthias Walkner (AUT), KTM, 05:00:05, +11:44
5. Joan Pedrero (ESP), Sherco, 05:03:45, +15:12
6. Johnny Aubert (FRA), Gas Gas, 05:04:43, +16:10
21. Rodney Faggotter (AUS), Yamaha, 05:30:27, _41:54
Dakar Rally 2018 – Provisional Overall Classification [After Stage 13]
1. Matthias Walkner (AUT), KTM, 41:33:42
3. Toby Price (AUS), KTM, 42:01:27, +27:45
5. Gerard Farres (ESP), KTM, 42:35:01, +01:01:19
6. Johnny Aubert (FRA), Gas Gas, 43:27:54, +01:54:12
16. Rodney Faggotter (AUS), Yamaha, 45:25:18, +03:51:36
Race Schedule – Dakar Rally 2018
Stage 1 | Jan 6 | Lima to Pisco | SS: 31km | Total: 272km
Stage 2 | Jan 7 | Pisco to Pisco | SS: 267km | Total: 278km
Stage 3 | Jan 8 | Pisco to San Juan de Marcona | SS: 295km | Total: 501km
Stage 4 | Jan 9 | San Juan de Marcona to San Juan de Marcona | SS: 330km | Total: 444km
Stage 5 | Jan 10 | San Juan de Marcona to Arequipa | SS: 264km | Total: 770km
Stage 6 | Jan 11 | Arequipa to La Paz | SS: 313km | Total: 758km
Rest Day | Jan 12
Stage 7 | Jan 13 | La Paz to Uyuni | SS: 425km | Total: 726km
Stage 8 | Jan 14 | Uyuni to Tupiza | SS: 498km | Total: 584km
Stage 9 | Jan 15 | Tupiza to Salta | SS: 242km | Total: 754km
Stage 10 | Jan 16 | Salta to Belén| SS: 372km | Total: 795km
Stage 11 | Jan 17 | Belén to Fiambalá | SS: 280km | Total: 484km
Stage 12 | Jan 18 | Fiambalá to San Juan | SS: 375km | Total: 722km
Stage 13 | Jan 19 | San Juan to Córdoba | SS: 423km | Total: 904km
Stage 14 | Jan 20 | Córdoba to Córdoba | SS: 119km | Total: 284km
One Stage To Go
Rodney Faggotter
WR450F Rally
Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team
Rodney Faggotter Climbs Up The Overall Standings After Dakar's Stage 11
PABLO QUINTANILLA SEVENTH OVERALL AFTER DAKAR'S PENULTIMATE STAGE
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GolfRSA Threesome Bow Out in Scotland
Caitlyn Macnab and Jordan Rothman were eliminated in the first round and 14-year-old Kiera Floyd lost in a tightly contested second round tussle at the R&A Girls' Amateur Championship in Scotland on Thursday, 15 August, 2019.
Macnab from Ekurhuleni went down four and three to Spaniard Julie Lopez Ramirez in the morning session at Panmure Golf Club, while Australian Kirsten Rudgeley routed Rothman from Western Province five and four.
Floyd – the third member of the GolfRSA Elite Squad to make the match play stage – survived a humdinger against Lizzy Peters, beating the Dutch golfer at the 19th hole to make the top 32. The Ebotse golfer faced Paula Schulz-Hanssen from Germany in the afternoon, but despite a brave comeback on the back nine, Floyd lost the match two and one.
Women's Golf South Africa President Sally Greasley watched the action unfold.
"The match between Kiera and Lizzy went up and down, and they were all square until the 15th hole, where a bad lie on the par three left her with little room to manoeuvre and she went one-down," Greasley remarked.
"Kiera hit a great drive on 17, a good second shot and holed a superb putt to square. They were still all square after 18 and was the first match to go to extra holes. On the 19th hole, Kiera hit another great drive and a good second to a couple of metres and she clinched the match with a birdie."
With the wind intensifying, Floyd battled in the afternoon and was three-down through 10 holes.
"Kiera rallied to win the 11th and 12th holes, and squared the match on 13, however, her shot into the par three 15th went wide," said Greasley.
"She left her chip short on the green and Paula won the hole when Kiera missed a long putt for par.
"She had a chance to square the match again on 16, but her putt to win ran 2 to play and her opponent sealed her win with a great shot into the green and a two metre putt after Kiera's tee shot went wide and she left her chip shot short."
Macnab also struggled in the wind, while her opponent went into cruise control.
"Cat was having one of those days when nothing went wrong and she had a sublime round, while Cat struggled with her drives and approach shots," Greasley said.
"Jordan won the SA Women's Amateur two years ago and reached the final of the St Andrews Links Junior Open at the Old Course just last week. She has a great match play temperament and we expected her to do well, but she was quite sick when she arrived at the course. Both of them battled incredibly hard to stay in their matches, but Jordan was crippled by nausea and cramping and there wasn't much Cat could do against an opponent who was just better on the day.
"To have three South Africans in a field of top-quality Europeans and Americans and see all three reach the match play stage was amazing." – Women's Golf South Africa President, Sally Greasley
Greasley was extremely proud of the trio's performances in Scotland.
"Whilst we are all disappointed not to have reached the quarter finals, the players can really hold their heads up high," she said.
"We came here to qualify for the match play, but we knew it was going to be tough with the calibre of golfers that had entered. To have three South Africans in a field of top-quality Europeans and Americans and see all three reach the match play stage was amazing," she continued.
"The conditions were pretty difficult with high, gusting winds that really tested our juniors. On a course that was very open in places like a true links, and on other holes, lined with trees, club selection was critical and the ability to hit under the wind. Our girls found this difficult as we rarely have tournaments in these kind of conditions on courses which are this fast and undulating.
"Once again their behaviour on and off the course has been exemplary. On the very first day, a gentleman walked over on the course and congratulated me on such polite and considerate players. They are a joy to be with and great ambassadors, and I couldn't be prouder or happier," she ended.
Rothman Returns to South Africa, While Floyd And Macnab Head to Canada
Rothman returns to South Africa on Sunday and will be teeing it up in the Southern Cape Open towards the end of August, while Floyd and Macnab head to Canada with Greasley.
The trio will meet up with Auburn University student Kaleigh Telfer and reigning Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl champion Kaylah Williams to challenge in the 2019 Astor Trophy.
Formerly known as the Commonwealth Trophy, the team event is contested once every four years between South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and Ireland and Canada. This year's event will be hosted by the Royal Colwood Golf Club from 28 August to 1 September.
Each country is represented by four players and the five countries play each other in a round robin format of foursomes and singles.
Since the inception of the matches, Great Britain and Ireland have won eight times, defending champions Australia five times and Canada twice. South Africa's best results were third place finishes in 2007 at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington, and in 2011 at Fairhaven Golf Club in England.
Photo 1 Caption: GolfRSA Elite Squad member Kiera Floyd made the second round at the R&A Girls Amateur Championship before she was eliminated at Panmure Golf Club in Scotland. Photo: GolfRSA
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A cannabis farm with more than 180 plants has been discovered by police in Weston-super-Mare.
The raid came as part of a police crackdown on organised crime and drug dealing in the town.
Officers found 185 mature cannabis plants at a home in Waterloo Street on Wednesday, May 24.
The plants, with an estimated value of more than £100,000, were seized by police, along with hydrophonics and other growing equipment.
Avon and Somerset police said the premises had to be made safe by Western Power as electricity was being taken illegally by the owners.
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Sgt Mark Jenkinson said: "It was a well organised commercial grow that included alterations to the building and a substantial amount of professional growing equipment."
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The Church of Santa Barbara in Llanera, Spain, has been rechristened as Kaos Temple
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Photography by I Am Gallery Madrid
When a deserted church is acquired by skaters, it is bound for radical transformation. The Church of Santa Barbara in Llanera, Spain, was built in 1912 by local architect Manuel del Busto, but some years later it was abandoned. Recently it was rediscovered by a group of skaters, who immediately saw the church's potential as a place for their type of worship—a place to skate. The collective "The Church Brigade" was formed to oversee the renovation of the Church of Santa Barbara. In place of pews in the nave, the collective installed a massive halfpipe on which skateboarders can ride window to window in the century-old Spanish church.
Artist Okuda San Miguel painted the murals.
Now called Kaos Temple, or simply La Iglesia Skate, the church's benefactors include energy drink company Red Bull and online donors, who contributed more than $25,000 to the project. Crucial to the crowdsourcing campaign was the involvement of Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel, known for his brightly colored geometric art inspired by graffiti. In December 2015 he installed his bold murals, which feature humans, animals, and skull heads: It's the same sort of graphic illustration you might expect to find on a skateboard or a T-shirt. San Miguel describes the church as his own "personal Sistine Chapel," where upon gazing upwards, a worshiper sees not scenes from the Bible but images perfected over a lifetime of pop art and bold advertising. Though the building perhaps was never intended to be used in this manner, it certainly found its place within the skating community.
The skate park received funding through crowdsourcing and a sponsorship by Red Bull.
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60 seconds with ... Gwilym Simcock
Pianist Gwilym Simcock, currently touring as part of guitarist Pat Metheny's new quartet, will be appearing twice at HAF 2016.
What or who are the biggest influences in the sound and soul of your music?
Well, my jazz beginnings came from a cassette of lots of different jazz musicians, made for me when I was about 14/15 years old by the great bassist and educator Steve Berry. I was at a classical music school at the time, and Steve was taking improvisation classes for the students there. The first four tracks on the cassette were Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny and Egberto Gismonti, and they were really responsible for changing my entire musical outlook and I guess the direction of my life at that point. I always feel a huge connection to, and affinity for classical music, especially the romantic and 20th century forms - that have the beautiful and powerful harmonies. I'm a particular lover of the music of Henri Dutilleux, and I'd say his first symphony is my favourite piece of classical music. Closely followed by the Ravel string quartet. Harmony is such an important part of music for me, and I always find myself drawn to music that can move me emotionally through the harmonic movement.
When you create new music, do you have a target audience in mind?
I think you get to the point eventually where you have to create and make the music that feels 'home' for yourself. Trying to write and play what you'd like to hear yourself as a listener. That way you can maintain the highest integrity and honesty in your creative output. Of course specific musical situations and 'briefs' lead you to go in certain directions, but that 'truth' in the style of what you write and play should always be central to the music. That way the listeners that share that love can get on board and enjoy the music too, and the people that don't like it can just avoid it of course! Having said that, I do hope that the music I try to make can appeal to a large number of people. Certainly Jarrett, Metheny and Gismonti have been responsible for a huge output of simultaneously heartfelt and extremely popular music over the years, and that's certainly something I aspire to in my own career.
There is a sense of dualism in your music, straddling both classical and jazz musical genres. If you had to choose, which do you prefer and why?
Well that's a good question. Having studied classical music from the age of 3 to 18, there's always a strong sense of 'home' there for me. However I really feel best suited, as a performing musician, to be an improvisor, as opposed to an interpreter, so I guess that leans more towards the jazz side. Having said that, I really do love composing, and the sense of achievement you get from crafting a new work from a blank page is something that I think I prefer to one individual improvisation, which of course comes and goes in the moment. So there we go - have I successfully managed to fudge a noncommittal answer together there?!
What is the make and model of your signature piano?
Erm I don't have one!
What has been your favourite venue to have performed in, in your career to date and why?
Well playing my own concerto at the Royal Albert Hall in 2008 in the Proms was probably the biggest and most important performance of my life to date, so I'd have to say there. A wonderful iconic venue and festival, it was a huge honour to be part of that. And for sure a nerve wracking experience too! I do hope I get the opportunity to do it again one day.
What has been the highlight of your professional career so far?
See my answer to the previous question!
What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome in your life thus far?
I think for me nerves. I'd always struggled with that, and nerves can be a very restrictive factor when you're trying to get into a creative improvisational flow. I think I have improved the last few years, and for sure the more times you end up in - and deal with - a high profile, high pressure situation, the easier it gets. It seems silly when you talk about it away from a performance situation - but when you're out there on stage, especially when it's a solo concert, it can be a real challenge to focus on the creative element and not let the nagging voices take over. I think this affects a lot of musicians in all different genres, and I think the more that it's talked about in the open, the better for everyone. It's easy to think that you're the only one that suffers, but really it's a lot more widespread than you'd think, sadly.
Which actor would you like to play you in a story of your life?
Ha ha another good one! I have absolutely no idea. I have, on a few occasions, been said to look like Pierce Brosnan (although I totally don't see that at all!) so I guess he would be a good bet?! I have no idea basically. I'll think about that for the future...
Tell us one fun fact about yourself which people may find surprising.
Well I am a very keen footballer, and I have played two matches on the pitch of my favourite football team, Stoke City. They were both amazing experiences and I really hope to do that again sometime. Actually I have a secret dream to get into that Socceraid match they have every year. The one they show on the television with half ex professionals and half 'Celebrities'. The 'celebrities' they have mostly tend to be terrible footballers, and I'd definitely like to have a shot at trying to do a good job out there on the pitch one day. Sadly I don't think my profile will ever be high enough to get me on there though. Ah well, I can dream….
If you were to have a dinner party, which 3 people would you invite (dead or alive) and why? Also, what would you feed them?
Again an excellent one! I do love comedy so I'd definitely like that to be represented at the table. I'm torn between one of the greats, like Tommy Cooper, or one of may absolute favourite contemporary comedians - Armando Iannucci. I think I'll go for Tommy, as I never had the chance to see him perform and it would be really fascinating to meet him. One of my favourite musicians of all time is the late, great Jaco Pastorius. A man who revolutionised the role and sound of the electric bass and played in my favourite band of all time - Weather Report. He was a larger-than-life character in the extreme, but sadly had an all-too-short and ultimately tragic life. Again I never had the chance to see him perform so that would be very special to at least share a meal with him. Hmm, so far it's a bit male-heavy, so let's even it out a bit at least! I do find the concept of meeting people that I never could in real life the fascinating one in this scenario (I.e. people no longer with us) so how about really going out there and having Cleopatra for the final guest?! I have absolutely no idea what she would be like but I think that combination of guests would certainly be a memorable one! Scallops for starters, and then my Mum makes a fantastic sunday roast, so I think I would definitely go for that as the main course. Finally, anything Italian for dessert. Hopefully that covers everything!
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Challenge... letting go of the past. It's hard because he misses Michelle – after all, they dated for six years – but Trent is slowly making him see that the only way to recover is to get back in the game. He's making progress. He's only mentioning Michelle once a day now.
Personality... well-intentioned and decent, but stuck in a rut and a little depressed. But Mike's cooler than he appears, and maybe smarter than he acts. He want the successful life that Trent talks about, and he wants to get with girls, but he knows that they aren't necessarily going about it the right way. He says, "Look, we're gonna spend half the night driving around the Hills looking for this one party, and you're going to say it sucks and we're all gonna leave and then we're gonna go look for this other party. But all the parties and all the bars, they all suck." In part, Mike just needs to get a better attitude about things and stop being so hard on himself. He's doing better in L.A. than he seems to think.
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Elon Musk's house runs on solar.
The Tesla CEO made the announcement during Wednesday's second quarter 2017 earnings call, where he revealed that both himself and Jeffrey B. Straubel, the company's chief technology officer, have installed solar roof tiles on their houses.
Musk is one of the first to have the tiles up and running. When he first announced the tiles in October, he laid out a vision of a future house with a Tesla Model 3 in the garage, a Powerpack lithium-ion battery on the wall, and a roof made of solar tiles. The tiles would provide energy to the Powerpack, which would provide a steady stream of power to the car and house at all times of the day. With the Powerpack already available and Model 3 shipments starting last month, the tile was the last missing piece of his vision. In the meantime, take a look at natural slate roofing tiles in Chicago.
The solar roof tiles are offered at a competitive price point. Tesla has actually priced them at approximately $21.85 per square foot, bringing them down to listed below the expense of a typical roof.
Musk is among the first to have the tiles up and running. When he first revealed the tiles in October, he set out a vision of a future house with a Tesla Design 3 in the garage, a lithium-ion battery on the wall, and a roofing made of solar tiles. The tiles would supply energy to the Powerpack, which would offer a steady stream of power to the cars and truck and house at all times of day. With the Powerpack currently available and Model 3 deliveries beginning last month, the tile was the last missing piece of his vision.
Tesla solar tiles on a roof.
An aerial shot of the roof.
Tesla's solar roof price comparison.
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Tickets for reopening day at Shanghai Disney Resort sell out; video shows visitors what to expect
Jayme Deerwester USA TODAY
That was fast: Tickets for Monday's reopening of China's Shanghai Disney Resort have already sold out.
Those tickets were gone by Friday though there were passes available for Tuesday as of Saturday night, according to the park's website.
Though the Shanghai park can accommodate 80,000 guests, the Chinese government is restricting admission to 30% — or 24,000 guests per day — during the initial reopening phase. But Disney CEO Bob Chapek says even that number is a ways off.
"We are going to open up far below that to have our training wheels on," he said during the company's earnings call on Tuesday. In a few weeks, he said the park will ramp up to the new limit."
Chapek added, "We will take a phased approach with limits on attendance using an advanced reservation and entry system, controlled guest density using social distancing and strict, government-required health and prevention procedures," he said. "These include the use of masks, temperature screenings and other contact tracing and early detection systems."
On Friday, Shanghai Disney Resort published a video that walks Chinese visitors through what they can expect when the park reopens. Among the takeaways: get ready to have your temperature taken and don't hug Mickey Mouse.
Disney's Shanghai park to reopen Monday with precautions: What about US parks?
The video, narrated in Standard Chinese with English subtitles, warns day visitors that they'll need to purchase a ticket online for a specific date in advance. Annual pass holders must also reserve a date ahead of time. Customers will need to bring their reservation and QR code with them when they visit, along with a valid government ID. (Digital or printed copies will not be accepted.)
Guests must wear face masks for the duration of their visit, except when dining.
Upon arrival, their first stop will be a health screening checkpoint where they'll show their reservations to employees and have their temperatures checked. Admission will be denied to anyone whose temperature is over 99.3℉ or 37.3℃. Inside the health-screening tent, there will be instructions and markings on the ground indicating where to stand so that social distancing can be maintained.
Assuming guests pass the health screening, they'll stand on floor markings placed six feet apart in the queue for a security screening, where they'll once again show their reservations. Their bags will be checked and they'll pass through a metal detector. They'll also encounter socially distanced markings on the ground as they approach the ticket turnstiles, where they'll show their tickets and IDs, which must match the name used to book each ticket.
"As you enter the park, the vast majority of attractions, rides, shows and shopping and dining locations will be open but at controlled capacity," the video cautions.
Ride queues will also have social-distancing markers and when it comes time to board the ride, the park asks that guests put empty seats or rows between them and the groups before and after them. Rides with small cars will only allow one group to sit together.
Disney also asks that guests use hand sanitizer provided at the exit point for each ride.
Interactions with Disney characters, a popular experience for children visiting the park, will be temporarily off-limits, the video warns. However, characters will be available for photos at a distance.
When dining, visitors are asked not to sit at tables with cards, which are meant to be left empty so that social distancing can be maintained.
"While in stores, please only touch merchandise you intend to purchase," the narrator says, "and we recommend using contactless payment options."
When it's time to leave, the park will provide receptacles for mask disposal.
During the earnings call, the company indicated that it hopes to use the information gained during the Shanghai reopening as a blueprint for how to safely reopen its parks elsewhere in Asia, Europe and the two U.S. resorts, Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
The American facilities have been closed since mid-March and the company has no reopening date in mind yet. But on Tuesday, Disney's chief medical advisor, Dr. Pamela Hymel, said that the company is considering some of the same tactics when the U.S. parks eventually reopen.
She outlined some of the tactics being explored for Walt Disney World and Disneyland, including a phased reopening that calls for opening retail and dining locations before the parks themselves, as Shanghai has done. It reopened its stores and restaurants in March after the infection rate began to abate in China.
To that end, the company announced Thursday that Disney Springs, the retail and dining complex near Walt Disney World will reopen May 20.
"Disney Springs will begin to reopen in a way that incorporates enhanced safety measures, including increased cleaning procedures, the use of appropriate face coverings by both cast members and guests, limited-contact guest services and additional safety training for cast members," Disney Springs vice president Matt Simon wrote in a blog post on the Disney park site.
Need a dose of Disney magic? Disney Springs plans May 20 reopening
Contributing: Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY


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FIFA U17: France coach confident of ending 15-year jinx
Lionel Rouxel aims to help his team enter the elusive semifinals in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Shyam Vasudevan
Chennai 04 October, 2017 20:00 IST
Lionel Rouxel... "My goal is to at least reach the semifinals." - Getty Images
After clinching the U-17 FIFA World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001, France has struggled to progress beyond the quarterfinal stage in the seven appearances it has made since.
Coach Lionel Rouxel is here to oversee his team break the 15-year-old jinx, in what will be his first World Cup outing. "We will take the matches one by one but my goal is to at least reach the semifinals," said the 47-year-old, in an interaction with Sportstar.
Read: England prodigy Jadon Sancho joins team training
The Les Bluets, who were the last European team to qualify for the tournament, take on first-timer New Caledonia in a Francophone derby in its first Group D encounter in Guwahati's Indira Gandhi Stadium on October 8. Speaking about New Caledonia, Rouxel said his side would not take the new entrant easy. "We have to respect New Caledonia even though it's their first time here. We are training hard and looking to win. A win in the first match is very important to begin the tournament."
'Balanced side'
When asked about what kind of a formation his side will play, given that his side boasts seven strikers, he said, "We have good players in all positions and have a balanced side. We have to ensure our defence is strong and does not concede any goals."
Read: Vinicius Jr. to miss FIFA U-17 World Cup
"We will watch all the matches and observe our opponents. I'm going to prepare the side to win all the matches," he added.
The side's attack is spearheaded by star-striker Amine Gouiri, who hammered nine goals in the U-17 Euro championships and finished as the tourney's top-scorer. "Amine is a good player. If he wants to score goals, he has to work for the team and vice-versa. All our players are equally important," said the coach of Gouiri, who plays for Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon.
'Lucky to have all players'
With controversy surrounding the release of players such as Brazilian Vinicius Jr. from his club Flamengo and England's Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to participate at the event, Rouxel is glad to have faced no such difficulty with his side.
"I am lucky to have all the players I wanted. All the academies thought it was a good thing for our players to participate in the World Cup. It is a good experience and a great platform for the players - this is where they begin their professional football careers," he said.
Rouxel admits that his players are finding it difficult to adapt to the soaring local temperatures, but is sure they are well-prepared.
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The Great Powers' Club or The Club of Great Powers is a term used by historians to refer to a collection of empires in the ancient Near East and Egypt between 1500-1100 BC, or the Late Bronze Age. These powers were  Assyria, Babylon, Egyptian Empire, Hittite Empire, and Mitanni, viz. the major powers in Mesopotamia, the Levant and Anatolia.

This period saw a systematic rise and fall of civilizations. Many civilizations went through the same cycle of creation, fluorescence, and fall of centralized states which include: the middle Elamite kingdom in western Iran, Kassite Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia, the Hittite new kingdom in Anatolia, and the new kingdom Egypt. While they did not all rise to the equal amount of power and influence at the same time, they did organize and participate in an international system of diplomacy, trade, and culture.

As states went through cycles of growth and expansion, usually one or two states were more powerful than the rest, and a political hierarchy was naturally formed, with each state knowing their respective place. As leaders rose to power in respective states throughout the regions and although they wanted to expand their empire and grow their power, they realized the immense benefits of diplomacy. A system of trade, not of the state's resources, but of the properties of the kings, was initiated.

Items traded
States interacted through letters, written in Akkadian, the international language of diplomacy, and through oral messages. Marriages were a sure way to strengthen diplomatic ties and peace. One exception to this system was Egypt, which never gave royal women, but happily accepted the royal women of other states. Another commonly traded item was gifts. Each state had a specialty in what they could produce in their region. Egypt mined gold, Lebanon logged cedars, murex shells valued for their dye came from Northern Africa, Canaan specialized in jewelry, and Cyprus had its glass, beads of gold, faience, and agate.

Sources
One of the main primary sources we have of this Club of Great Powers comes from the Amarna letters in Egypt. King Akhenaten moved the capital of Egypt to Amarna and there kept the correspondence of him and his father with the rest of the members of the Club of Great Powers. A collection of 350 clay tablets was found there. The vast majority of the letters were written to Egypt's vassals in the Syria-Palestine region, and a minority are written to kings whom the Egyptians kings considered equal. They were the kings of Babylonia, Assyria, Mittani, Hatti, Alashiya (on Cyprus), and Arzawa (in south-west Anatolia). Collections of letters on clay tablets are also found throughout the Near East.

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068: Exporting Quality From Japan w/ David De La Torre
podcast Sep 03, 2020
On this episode of the Small Business Japan Podcast David De La Torre talks to us about exporting quality products from Japan. The import and export business is a tricky thing internationally but as he grew his consulting company he slowly grew into the position of being able to eliminate a middle man and self distribute.
After having studied business management, David took those skills to the hospitality sector in all its roots, the last ten years have been dedicated to Japanese projects and he has been on the hunt for the best brews and connecting with people who are into perfecting their craft. When it became clear to him that the food and beverage industry was part of his destiny, where better to center himself than Japan and its craftmanship?
Mori1984 is a craft beer that was born out all of David's experiences within the food and beverage sector and as an experienced home-brewer being intrigued how water truly contributes to the flavor. He discovered a brewery in Niigata, a great place for soft water willing to take his recipes to the next level. Moromi Magazine exists as the future of boosting the Japanese beverage industry.
Exporting Quality From Japan w/ David De Le Torre – Transcribe
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On this episode of the small business Japan podcast, I'm back chatting with David De La Torre. This is a quick tip from him regarding exporting in Japan, and if you haven't yet subscribed to the newsletter, please hop on over to the website at smallbusinessjapan.com. There you'll get a mini E-book and upcoming info on the revamping of the website and membership and community coming soon. I recently interviewed David De La Torre and we had a lot of interesting conversations surrounding the Japanese food and beverage industry and his role as a international consultant.
Of various drinks and food to restaurants and hotels in different places around the world and I noticed a concept that comes up quite often and he highlighted yet again the fact that.
We really need to be promoting the quality over quantity that comes out of Japan an.
One of the best selling things that we have as entrepreneurs is to be able to focus on the rare or local regional ingredients or items that may appeal to a worldwide market. And I think there's a lot of entrepreneurs out there who, at one point or another, think about stepping in the waters of the importing or the exporting business. Many times simply from the mere fact that we as foreign entrepreneurs, we may come from a different culture an.
Naturally, we sort of compare and contrast different things that we're seeing daily life in Japan versus what we remember. What we know to be popular and trendy back home. Well, I'm going to highlight a few things that he goes into detail here about his.
Naturally, we sort of compare and contrast different things that we're seeing daily life in Japan versus what we remember. What we know to be popular and trendy back home. Well, I'm going to highlight a few things that he goes into detail here about his Exporting.
What is a mistake or hurdle you had to overcome?
The hardest thing is not knowing how the export market was in Japan from a brand point of view, that meant you have your brewery is your own recipe, but then to take it outside of Japan, you will need a trader. So the trading will be put in a markup without added value.
Then we landed the first couple of containers in Europe and then we realize God, we're not competitive with struggling to sell it. You know on it, how do we do? Do we push the Micro Brewery you know to compromise on the margin? We compromise on our margins or.
We actually, you know, get some books about exports. We go and see you know, some public organization that they can give us some guidance. What paperwork do we need? Do we need an export license? Who can come and pick up the track? We can actually do the van in? And how do we do so? We opt, you know, for that that.
Actually took us an additional nine months to maximize, but we could actually cut the trader. We could negotiate the shipping freight.
And that was a lot of trips to Japan. A lot of going to izakayas, you know, with those people that we wanted to to lick some information to us. How to officially do it? Where are we failing? Where we should be putting the focus you know to cut the cost? That is not necessary. And then when we manage to do all that.
We realize that we will land in the product in Europe are 30% more cost efficient. It was an attempt sent. It was a 30% more cost efficient.
So the the trader position that you're mentioning. Is this the same as an exporter?
Yes, OK. I see and.
Those were primarily on the Japanese side. Yes, OK, alright, so do you have um?
People that you work with in Japan like do you have a a sales team or a Rep in Tokyo or in Japan? Or are they sort of just subcontracting?
We subcontract, although you know there could be a potential that we could actually have our own physical office in Tokyo, which we.
Came into 2021 so we would like to speed up the process especially. You know for shipping those containers. You know. Time differences keep we've relied a lot on subcontracting freelancers in Japan, which actually most of the work that we do can be done remotely. 'cause we're almost like a trader ourselves. You know, within the traders.
So a lot of things can be subcontracted. The volume is significantly increasing, so there is. There's going to going to be a moment that having a physical person on a physical office, it will make sense for us, right?
Well, that's good. That's good growth.
The whole international exporting market may seem a little overwhelming for some people, but now you're almost an exporter from Japan in a way with your new trading position. Is this one of part of the the package that you're promoting to them? Yes.
On, uh, the good thing is we have a brand called angry knife is not that developed, it's mostly, you know we exporting catering equipment, we and the beginning of the conversation. We will say you know you want to have nice blades. Unfortunately the nice blades or the place that you want the colors are the suit. The shapes are they suit your.
Your desk there in Japan there is one or two importers already in your country, but everybody is using them so you don't stand out. You don't become Instagram friendly, so the good thing is that we have air freight logistics ongoing every week and we have seen freight logistics every week. Most of the times we will surely have one or two pallets.
On our seafreight with Saki or it could be sushi vinegar. You know for an additional customer, so we will actually challenge them and say listen, you know your food costs, you're not gonna pay anything. Why don't we learn the product you know in UK and then we send samples to all the restaurants.
Angry knife will actually come into it. We've done the front console, then we covered the catering equipment and now what we want them is to know about your product. Soy sauce is.
Possibly one of the easiest things to sell nowadays for diverse reasons. Reason number one. There will be two big main names out there and that's it. And as you know, every days sushi is seeming will have a different profile of soy sauce, cooking soy sauce or you know so.
You can actually advocate when you educate somebody that somebody can never go back to use those products again.
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I'm wondering some of the people that you're selling to then, are you aiming at more of a higher end restaurant or 'cause? I'm assuming if you're if you're talking about you're carrying more craft products from Japan, you know that. And Japan is definitely known for quality, but often you know that comes with a price tag.
You are correct and one of the things on my main aim I made motive will be Quality over quantity. I can't stop emphasizing that even to new people coming into the trade quality over quantity. That means people will value your job. People who values quality knows how to assess your product. You are a skills and it will look at you as a set and they will actually say.
When I call you, I Have fun talking to you. I learn a new thing with you everyday you know, whereas volume it's just there is just a product you know it doesn't talk for itself and nobody will feel the passion to talk.
About that right right, it's just nothing.
Comes back, yeah, the conversation will end very quick. It just the volume in there which there is a profile.
Of, let's say restaurants or bars that they're looking for that you know, which is perfectly fine. Our main name will always be quality. Name a restaurant, 5 star restaurants. You know we currently doing a five star hotel project. They will be open next year in London. There's going to be T where an.
Cast iron away from number you know. In Iwadare an there's gonna be you know there they will have a two Michelin star Restaurant is currently being renovated. They will have from Niigata. You know, a whole Damascus steak knife you know made for them with their logo. Those projects I will say it brings you.
Pride or what you do, but the pride comes out of the expressions that you can get from the client.
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One Summer: America, 1927
By Bill Bryson
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A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader's Choice In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century: on May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to cross the Atlantic by plane nonstop, and when he landed in Le Bourget airfield near Paris, he ignited an explosion of worldwide rapture and instantly became the most famous person on the planet. Meanwhile, the titanically talented Babe Ruth was beginning his assault on the home run record, which would culminate on September 30 with his sixtieth blast, one of the most resonant and durable records in sports history. In between those dates a Queens housewife named Ruth Snyder and her corset-salesman lover garroted her husband, leading to a murder trial that became a huge tabloid sensation. Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly sat atop a flagpole in Newark, New Jersey, for twelve days—a new record. The American South was clobbered by unprecedented rain and by flooding of the Mississippi basin, a great human disaster, the relief efforts for which were guided by the uncannily able and insufferably pompous Herbert Hoover. Calvin Coolidge interrupted an already leisurely presidency for an even more relaxing three-month vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gangster Al Capone tightened his grip on the illegal booze business through a gaudy and murderous reign of terror and municipal corruption. The first true "talking picture," Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer, was filmed and forever changed the motion picture industry. The four most powerful central bankers on earth met in secret session on a Long Island estate and made a fateful decision that virtually guaranteed a future crash and depression. All this and much, much more transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, and Bill Bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events, and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and delicious humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order. From the Hardcover edition.
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A 2013 Booklist Editors' Choice for Adult Books
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A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book
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In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life.
The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century: on May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to cross the Atlantic by plane nonstop, and when he landed in Le Bourget airfield near Paris, he ignited an explosion of worldwide rapture and instantly became the most famous person on the planet. Meanwhile, the titanically talented Babe Ruth was beginning his assault on the home run record, which would culminate on September 30 with his sixtieth blast, one of the most resonant and durable records in sports history. In between those dates a Queens housewife named Ruth Snyder and her corset-salesman lover garroted her husband, leading to a murder trial that became a huge tabloid sensation. Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly sat atop a flagpole in Newark, New Jersey, for twelve days—a new record. The American South was clobbered by unprecedented rain and by flooding of the Mississippi basin, a great human disaster, the relief efforts for which were guided by the uncannily able and insufferably pompous Herbert Hoover. Calvin Coolidge interrupted an already leisurely presidency for an even more relaxing three-month vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gangster Al Capone tightened his grip on the illegal booze business through a gaudy and murderous reign of terror and municipal corruption. The first true "talking picture," Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer, was filmed and forever changed the motion picture industry. The four most powerful central bankers on earth met in secret session on a Long Island estate and made a fateful decision that virtually guaranteed a future crash and depression.
All this and much, much more transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, and Bill Bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events, and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and delicious humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order.
"Colorful, rollicking, and sweet, this is Bryson being Bryson. Which is to say: marvelous." —People
"This splendid book, written in the breezy and humorous style that has come to be Bryson's trademark, is sure to delight readers steeped in the history of the period as well as those looking to acquaint themselves with it for the first time. —The Associated Press
A glorious look at one summer in America...Bryson offers delicious detail and breathtaking suspense about events whose outcomes are already known. —Booklist, Starred Review
There are two kinds of readers: those who love Bill Bryson and those who haven't met him yet... Colorful, rollicking and sweet, this is Bryson being Bryson. Which is to say: marvelous. —People
Bryson writes in a style as effervescent as the time itself... A wonderful romp. —The New York Times
...A skillful lesson on the dynamics and personalities that shaped today's America and on how far the country has evolved from a gaudy era fondly but imperfectly recalled. —Wall Street Journal
Bryson will set you right in this canter through one summer of one year that—once you've turned the final page—will seem more critical to American history than you might have reckoned before… [He] is a master of the sidelong, a man who can turn obscurity into hilarity with seemingly effortless charm—and One Summer is an entertaining addition to a body of work that is at its best when it celebrates the unexpected and the obscure… This is a jolly jalopy ride of a book; Bryson runs down the byways of American history and finds diversion in every roadside stop. —Financial Times
Highly recommend One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson—interesting, entertaining visit to an incredible year. —John McCain
...One Summer wins you over by the sheer weigh tof its encyclopedic enthusiasms. —The Telegraph
"...Bryson himself is captivated by the events of summer, 1927. And why not? They included Charles Lindbergh's solo flight over the Atlantic, Sacco and Vanzetti's execution, Gutzon Borglum's start on the sculpting of Mt. Rushmore, the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, and Babe Ruth's 60 home runs—all of which Bryson covers in characteristically sparkling prose. —Publishers Weekly"As a historian, Bryson is the antithesis of stuffy. He's a storyteller, pure and simple, and One Summer is a collection of a great many tales about people and events, centered on (but not limited to) a single season in a single year... Bryson could have written a book just as interesting about the summer of 1949 or 1913. That's because his subject isn't really a year. It's human nature in all its odd and amazing array.
What comes across clearest in Bryson's lucid, lighthearted narrative is the pure energy and crazed optimism of the era. Sure, the rollicking party would end, but it was fun while it lasted—as is Bryson's One Summer. —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
The book's strength is in showing the overlap of significant events and the interaction of personalities. —Library Journal
Bryson is a marvelous historian, not only exhaustively accurate, but highly entertaining. If you avoid textbook histories because they seem too dry, pick up One Summer, or any other of Mr. Bryson's books. They are intelligent delights. —Liz Smith, The Huffington Post
"Bryson writes in a style as effervescent as the time itself…a wonderful romp…Bryson is best at deflating our nostalgia for the era, even as he upholds its importance." —New York Times Book Review
"A skillful lesson on the dynamics and personalities that shaped today's America and on how far the country has evolved from a gaudy era fondly but imperfectly recalled." —Wall Street Journal
"As a historian, Bryson is the antithesis of stuffy. He's a storyteller, pure and simple, and One Summer is a collection of a great many tales about people and events, centered on (but not limited to) a single season in a single year... Bryson could have written a book just as interesting about the summer of 1949 or 1913. That's because his subject isn't really a year. It's human nature in all its odd and amazing array." —Chicago Tribune
"Bryson will set you right in this canter through one summer of one year that…will seem more critical to American history than you might have reckoned before…[He] is a master of the sidelong, a man who can turn obscurity into hilarity with seemingly effortless charm—and One Summer is an entertaining addition to a body of work that is at its best when it celebrates the unexpected and the obscure…This is a jolly jalopy ride of a book; Bryson runs down the byways of American history and finds diversion in every roadside stop." —Financial Times
"Bryson is a marvelous historian, not only exhaustively accurate, but highly entertaining. If you avoid textbook histories because they seem too dry, pick up One Summer, or any other of Mr. Bryson's books. They are intelligent delights." —Huffington Post
"A glorious look at one summer in America…Bryson offers delicious detail and breathtaking suspense about events whose outcomes are already known." —Booklist (starred review)
"Bill Bryson is a true master of popular narrative. Over the course of his career, he has bestowed a beautiful clarity on even the most recondite of subjects…With this book, he proves once again that he is able to juggle any number of different balls…while never letting a single one drop…Has history ever been so enjoyable?" —Mail on Sunday (London)
"Few writers of nonfiction, and, let's be honest, few enough writers of novels, can crack the narrative whip like Bryson. One Summer fairly whirls along…Full of exhilarating, fact-filled fun…Surely the most sublime distraction published this year." —Observer (London)
"A gripping slice of history with all sorts of reverberant echoes of today…Bryson, the travel writer turned nonfiction impresario, has now invented what may be an entirely new genre of nonfiction: the brief history of an era told through the biography of a summer. It is a book from which you can read many lessons or just revel in the writing." —Times (London)
"A fascinating snapshot of a season during which America, for better or worse, ushered in the modern world." —Sunday Times (London)
"A gifted raconteur…The book is filled with eccentric, flamboyant characters and memorable stories…Highly amusing." —Guardian (London)
"Bryson himself is captivated by the events of summer, 1927. And why not? They included Charles Lindbergh's solo flight over the Atlantic, Sacco and Vanzetti's execution, Gutzon Borglum's start on the sculpting of Mt. Rushmore, the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, and Babe Ruth's 60 home runs—all of which Bryson covers in characteristically sparkling prose." —Publishers Weekly
Author Bio: Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is the New York Times bestselling author of At Home, A Walk in the Woods, The Lost Continent, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, A Short History of Nearly Everything—winner of the Aventis Prize—and various other works. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he now lives in England, where he has worked for both the Times and Independent and written for most other major British and American publications.
Category: Nonfiction
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Q: Oracle Forms: How can I develop a form which does not allow Insert but allows Update? I have Master-Detail Oracle form. The requirement in not to allow insertion on the table through the form. It can allow Update though. How can I achieve this?

A: On the block level there are properties you can adjust.
One of these options is under the database level "insert allowed" and "update allowed"
If you set insert allowed to No, then you won't be able to insert into your block.
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