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A Monster Update – Hikes, Bikes, PBs and Muck!
With the exception of the Docklands Run report, it has been a while since I've written anything new, so apologies to everyone who has continued to read the old posts. The website recently passed the 20,000 view mark – I don't know where exactly that stands in the pantheon of blog-hits, but it's a hell of a lot more than I originally expected, which was exactly zero. So thank you for that!
Mile Trial:
So what's been happening? For the most part, I've been plugging away at the shorter distances; it turns out that when you're not running marathons every other week, the PBs will come tumbling down! You may remember I actually ran a 10k in proper running gear for a change (i.e. no Santa Suit, no ballgown). On that occasion, my time was cut down from just under an hour to 41 minutes and 23 seconds. Not long afterwards, Drogheda and District AC hosted their monthly Mile Trials, which I decided was the perfect opportunity to show up at the track in a Saw Doctors t-shirt…
…with the sleeves ripped off for "aerodynamic purposes". By the way, if you get that joke – congratulations, you grew up in Ireland in the 2000s. 🙂
As is their habit, Drogheda and District AC had two mile trial events, one on the Tuesday and another on the Thursday. As is my habit, I didn't change my training one iota beforehand – these days I do mostly weightlifting and for cardio, I cross-train three or four times per week. However, a couple of things happened that were distinctly unexpected – on the first occasion, I managed to cut my one-mile PB down to 5 minutes 39 seconds. Furthermore, unlike almost every other time I've cut the PB down, I was able to walk away from the race. No lungs burning, no feeling of imminent heart-attack, no taste of iron in the back of my throat – I still had more to give. Being a glutton for punishment, I decided to have another stab at it on Thursday. On this occasion, I managed to get my splits almost perfect, just over 1min20sec a lap, with an intense sprint to the finish-line alongside Declan Monaghan. Just beating him by a whisker, I came in at 5 minutes and 29 seconds. It seemed that the lucky t-shirt had done its job.
A Weekend of Fun-Runs:
After that came madness. Shivvy Hickey, Jennifer Tweed, Alan Keegan and myself have formed something of an informal running club over the last few months, imaginatively named Team JenAlShivOl. Jenny ,being a vital cog in the wheel of Team JenAlShivOl, was understandably annoyed when she broke her ankle at a Hell and Back-style obstacle race. (Since then, she has ditched the cast and is, in her own words, hobbling around like an 80 year old. Go Jenny!) The only problem was we had a packed schedule of races that weekend – with a 10k obstacle course on the Saturday and a 5k Rainbow Run on the Sunday. Crutches and road-races being exceedingly poor bedfellows, it was up to our fellow DCU alumnus and floppy haired science-man Dave Grimes to fill in.
Leading to the most epic pre-race photo of all time.
The Rainbow Run was a relatively short dalliance around the West Pier in Dún Laoghaire. Fun but not overly challenging – more of a Facebook photo opportunity than a serious race. The Mad Craic race was more difficult, being more than twice as long, taking place on a soaking wet day and littered with charming obstacles such as haystacks, neck-deep rivers and barbed wire.
The Half-Marathon: Trimming the Fat
However, all of this was prelude to the main event. On August 5th came a race that Shivvy and myself had both been looking forward to for a long time – the Dublin Rock n Roll Half-Marathon. I had only ever competed in one half-marathon before; it was in a tiny Meath parish called Bohermeen back in March 2012. I had technically kicked off the 'Running for Reachout' project the previous December and it was slowly dying on its arse. I had no idea if I could run a marathon, never mind 20 of them. I knew nobody in the running community, had never competed in anything before, and had no idea what I was doing. All I knew was that marathon season didn't start until April and I needed to do SOMETHING. I vaguely remember showing up in a cotton t-shirt, 3/4 length shorts, and a woolen beanie, looking like a complete tool. After finishing in 2 hours and 9 minutes, I harassed a random bystander into taking my picture at the finish-line, holding up the participants' t-shirt, and called it a day. Like I said, a complete tool. So 18 months onward, the half-marathon in Dublin would be a nice way to bring the project full-circle. With the benefit of those months of added experience, and some excellent Dublin bands rocking out at the water stops, I managed to cut 35 minutes off the Bohermeen time, coming in at 1 hour, 33 minutes and 43 seconds.
Going Forward:
Going forward, I have some slightly different goals for the rest of the year. On Tuesday, I just got back from finishing my Adventure Journey project for a President's award programme that I'm doing. That project eventually became an 80km monster of a hike, which involved summiting 24 peaks over four insane days; THAT will be getting a post all to itself.
A couple more assorted goals for the year, just so you guys can keep me honest – I want to go for my bronze award in the Marathon Club of Ireland, which is presented on completion of 25 marathons/ultramarathons. Currently, I'm on 20, so you do the math! In terms of aiming for time improvements, I still have to find a 5k, which I'll be aiming to finish in under 20 minutes. Also, I'm going to have another go at the Eddie Murphy Double-Marathon in November, which I never technically finished the last time.
When all this is done, I'll be going back to the drawing board, and concentrating on reducing my one-mile time. While I do have an ultimate goal in mind…
… the first step is taking a minute off my one-mile time (As I said, that's currently 5.29) Can it be done? I haven't a clue. But it's going to be fun trying.
Dedicated to Kate Fitzgerald – 26th June 1986 – 23rd August 2011.
Back On The Road Again…
The Dublin Docklands Run is getting more popular every year; last Thursday saw the 14th edition of the fun-run in aid of Barnardos, with over 3000 people competing (1,120 in the 5k and 2,275 in the 10k, to be exact). It was also my first race of the year, and so it was that I took to the quays with my good pal Siobhan Hickey (she of Krank.ie fame) and our friends from college, Alan and Jenny.
Here we are beforehand at the Grand Canal Square urban space – or to give it it's proper title – the "Big Red Sticks."
For anyone familiar with the area, the course is fairly straightforward – we started at Hanover Quay, before making our way around to the Samuel Beckett Bridge, and onto a turning cone near the O2 Arena. From there, we had a long, straight stretch as far the Custom House Quay, before crossing the Liffey again at the Talbot Memorial Bridge, and finally returning to Hanover.
And then we did it all over again…
Anyway, to cut a long story short, it was personal bests all round!
I did have a little bit of trimming to do on my 10k time – what with having ran my last two events in a Santa suit and a ball gown respectively – so I was pretty happy with my final time of 41 minutes and 23 seconds. Hopefully I'll be able to bring that down under 40 minutes next time. For now, I'm just happy to have another to add to the collection!
Personal Bests (All Distances):
One Mile – 5 min; 48 sec. (Louth Novice Cross Country 6k – Oct 7th, 2012)
6km – 25 min; 57 sec. (Louth Novice Cross Country 6k – Oct 7th, 2012)
10km – 41 min; 23 sec. (Dublin Docklands Run – June 20th, 2013)
Half-Marathon – 2 hrs; 9 min, 34 sec. (Meath Spring Half Marathon – March 4th, 2012)
Marathon – 3 hrs; 54 min, 44 sec. (Dublin City Marathon – October 29th, 2012)
Double-Marathon – 9 hrs; 33 min, 42 sec. (Eddie Murphy Memorial, 46 miles DNF – Nov 18th, 2012)
100 Miles – 28 hrs; 47 min, 43 sec. (Connemara 100 Ultra – August 11th/12th 2012)
Ben McGilloway's 250Km Challenge
I have been decidedly less than stellar when it comes to updating the blog, especially since finishing the last marathon in Leixlip. But I'd like to let you guys know about a friend of mine, Ben McGilloway, who is embarking on a loony running mission on his own. By next November, he plans to clock up 250 sanctioned racing kilometers to raise money for charities that help those affected by still births or neonatal deaths – namely the Sophie-Ellen Foundation, the Little Life Time Foundation and Feileacain. Ben is already seven races (or 60 kilometers) into his challenge with many more still to come.
If you'd like to support Ben on his journey, the 250KM Challenge for the Sophie-Ellen Foundation is now on Facebook, Twitter, and you can sponsor him by going to MyCharity.ie
Ben at the finish-line of the Wexford 10k race in April
Fundraising Complete! Thanks for Your Support!
Well technically we hit €5,000 back on the 9th of January. But yesterday, it was with great satisfaction that I left in the last few offline donations with the guys at the ReachOut office. In the end, the actual total raised was €5,001.20!
I'd like to say a very special thank you to all my fellow bloggers who supported and contributed to the campaign. Thanks as well to ReachOut for the opportunity and everyone (online and offline) who was involved in putting this project together; it's been a challenging but singularly rewarding year and I'm very grateful for the experience. For anyone who needs reminding of what the funds raised from all these marathons will be going to, Reachout.com is a service provided by the Inspire Ireland foundation that helps young people with regard to a wide variety of mental health issues – from drugs and alcohol to suicide and self-harm, from exam stress to bullying. If you know someone who might benefit from that service, I would urge you to please go to http://ie.reachout.com/ to get more information.
-Ollie
Locking Up 2012: Marathon #20 of the Year
Wet, muddy and cold. That's the only way to describe the last marathon of the year. At 8am on New Year's Eve, myself and 32 hardy souls from around the country gathered at the Le Cheile AC clubhouse in Leixlip, whereupon we were bused out to Westmeath. We went through the usual pre-marathon pictures and chatted with each other about plans for 2013, before leaving Furey's bar and trudging down towards the start-line. I knew we were going to be running alongside the Royal Canal – however, I did not realise it was going to be a "cross-country" affair…
Completely flat course they said…. it'll be grand they said….
And so it was with some trepidation that we set off. With all the fundraising activity in December (together with your general Christmas madness) I was feeling pretty exhausted the day before. Given that was the case, I was surprised to find myself ticking along quite well for the first 15 miles, jumping over most of the gates along the pathway.
(Editor's note: If you should find yourself passing through gates on a country-marathon, never ever do this…it's not big and it's not clever!)
As expected, the course was almost completely flat, with the only real inclines being at the road crossing points and the bridges. However, the muddy conditions underfoot significantly increased the difficulty. At best, your legs would be shredded from trying to push off without a firm footing. At worst, it became impossible to go any faster than a light jog. At about the 12 mile mark, I put my foot in a rabbit-hole and hit the ground – thankfully I wasn't injured. All that being said, my biggest problem came from my own lack of foresight. I hadn't ran a self-supported marathon in months, and had neglected to bring any supplies other than a few small bottles of water. From about 18 miles in, Finn O'Mara, Brian Ankers, Finn O'Mara and myself walk-jogged in a group – 4 minutes on, 30 seconds off. As you can see, by 23 miles in, I was in serious trouble. By that stage, I had very low levels of sugar and electrolytes in my system and had almost fainted twice. Apparently, Finn was somewhat concerned about me falling into the canal at one point….
As has been in the case in the past, I owe a lot to the generosity of my fellow runners. As they passed by, the guys from Le Cheile AC were generous with chocolate and energy gels, and Finn actually stayed with me through the last three miles. And then, finally (almost miraculously), it was over!
That is the smile of a guy with 20 marathons in his past, and a lot of junk food in his near future….
We're only slightly over €160 short of the target of €5,000 for ReachOut, with a few sponsorship cards still to collect, so fingers crossed we'll meet that goal. For my own part, I'd just like to say a very sincere thank you to everyone who helped me through the year, whether by donating, or by spreading the word about the campaign. And of course, have a great new year, hope it brings you guys health, happiness and prosperity (along with plenty of worn-out running shoes). 🙂
Photos courtesy of Rory Mooney (see his original set on Flickr here), Pat O'Keefe and Eamonn Dargan.
…And That's A Wrap! 20 Marathons Finished in 2012
Well it was a close thing, but after a long and wet day in Kildare, I finally completed the 'Running for Reachout' challenge! The last marathon of the year was from Kinnegad to Leixlip and ran alongside the canal for the most part. I'll throw up more details tomorrow but for the moment, I'd just like to wish you guys a very happy New Year, and offer my very sincere thanks for sticking with me throughout 2012!
Crossing the finish-line with Finn O'Mara
90% of Fundraising Target Passed!
Anything more than a week away from the wild, weird world of WordPress seems like an eternity to me! Sure enough, I have loads of stuff to report on since the night of the Volunteer Ireland awards. But for the moment, the great news of the day is that Running for Reachout has raised €4,591.20!
We had a bagpacking event in the SuperValu in Ardee Co. Louth and had four rotating teams of volunteers who outdid themselves, raising an unbelievable €1456 for the Inspire foundation (ReachOut.com)! I'm pretty exhausted right now and as a result, my brain currently feels like it's composed mainly of strawberry jam. When this effect wears off (read: when I get my morning coffee), I'll get cracking on a proper post with all the news!
Volunteer Ireland Awards are tomorrow…
I have news! First things first, I know I've been promising to upload a report on the Dublin marathon for the past month. It never quite happened, but at the same time, I was putting together an article for runireland.com. It details the journey from the Connemara 100-miler to the Dublin marathon (and everything that transpired in between). That article is called 'The Rocky Road to Dublin', appropriately enough, and it can be found here.
Another thing which I'm really excited about is being nominated for a Volunteer Ireland award. I was told about the nomination a few weeks ago, and am shortlisted in the 'Campaigning and Awareness Raising' section. The presentation is in Dublin City Hall tomorrow evening, so I'll let you guys know how it goes! In the meantime, please check out their website; there are many other nominees doing fantastic things in their communities, and they also have a great article which is very pertinent to the work done by Reach Out Ireland – 'Volunteering Benefits Positive Mental Health'.
Eddie Murphy Double-Marathon
Just a short and sweet report this week – in sharp contrast to the race itself, I might add. I was running in the Eddie Murphy Memorial last Sunday – the race was to commemorate the life of an Irish runner named Eddie Murphy, who had completed 45 marathons before his untimely death in April 2011. There was a half-marathon, full marathon, a 30-mile ultra and a 52.4 mile double-marathon on the day. Between the four events, there were 100 competitors, of which 17 (including yours truly) attempted the double.
It was an absolutely miserable day in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare from start to finish. The route was run on a one-mile loop of the village. If memory serves correctly, about one third of that loop was uphill, which was fine at the beginning but got progressively more difficult as the day wore on. We began the double at 7am and the rain began to pelt down a couple of hours later. It never stopped. About halfway through, gale-force headwinds began to push against us on the downhill portion of the route – so much for the recovery part of the route! At one point near the end, I even saw a lightning strike in a nearby field – that really speaks volumes about the mentality of the competitors, lightning literally struck and nobody batted an eyelid!
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I failed to finish this time. Obviously it was incredibly disappointing, firstly because that had never happened to me before and secondly, because I was only seven or eight miles from the end. However, the medical team judged that I was pretty close to hypothermia, and made a judgment call. In hindsight, it turned out to be correct, although at the time, it didn't stop me complaining in the loudest possible language! After about an hour in the back of the ambulance, the lads dropped me off at a local B&B, where I stayed on till lunchtime the next day. I'd just like to say a quick word of thanks to them for looking after me, and getting me back to said B&B in once piece! Final stats on the day were 46 miles in just over nine and a half hours. Tomorrow morning, I'm back on the road for a marathon in the Phoenix Park. Soon after that's done, I'll hopefully have a full report up from the Dublin marathon from the end of October. For now, some shut-eye is definitely required…
Fundraising Passes the €3000 Mark!
Excellent news! Sponsorship is now just over 60% of the way towards the target of €5,000 by the end of December. As always, a very sincere thank you to everyone who has donated and helped out along the way. For a reminder of the why your support is so important, please check out Roisin Doolan's guest-blog from last May – 'Helping Young People through Tough Times' Please continue to support the campaign, the next race on the list is Sunday's 52 mile ultra-marathon in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare!
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RUN HISTORY: My Marathons & Ultramarathons To Date


52nd Annual Our Saviour's Fair!
Join us for our 52nd Annual Our Saviour's Fair! The Fair is the biggest fundraiser for the school. Bring the whole family and come out and support our awesome school.
Sunday 8pm - $10,000 Grand Prize Drawing!
No School - Fair Day!


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9 months! 9 months of marriage down, as of last weekend. 9 months of bliss. 9 months of being a duo. Of living together. Of Netflix and chill. Of realizing just how much we still need to learn, about each other and adulting in general.
Tayler: You ready for kids yet babe?
And then we moved on from that deep conversation.
Don't get me wrong, we LOVE kids. At all family gatherings we say hand over that baby please. It is without a doubt our biggest goal in life. But parenthood is a huge step!! So so huge! And little ones change your life. At present we feel like there are some things we need to take care of and things we want to do before we get down to that business.
Sidenote, I'm majoring in Family and Child Development and I just learned that moms lose up to 700 hours of sleep during their baby's first year. SEVEN HUNDRED HOURS OF SLEEP. S/o to the mommas of the world.
Hence, the Before Baby Bucket List.
*Disclaimer: We realize that ultimately kiddos will be our greatest most wonderful adventure, and we would be happy if this list never got completely completed.
1. Spontaneous weekend flight to whatever state is cheapest.
2. Camp at Havasupai Falls in Arizona. (Tayler has already been TWICE! So I made him swear to take me before I agreed to get marry him.) July 2017 with my dad and little sister.
3. Each get a Bachelor's Degree.
4. Go on a humanitarian trip.
5. Pay off our cars.
6. Take a dancing class together.
9. Hit up all the National Parks in Utah.
10. Master at least 20 healthy meals.
11. Go to an upscale, fancy smancy restaurant.
12. Enjoy a cross country road trip. We did drive from Utah to Virginia, but it was one of those drive or die trips where you try to make it as fast as possible. No fun detours or scenic routes there!
13. Spend a week in Yosemite.
15. Spend a day in New York City being tourists: Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, etc.
For now, we will keep it at that! We don't want to push the joys of parenthood off too long;) I'll update the list as we complete things. We've got a few of these planned out and I'm so excited! These first few years of marriage are really a special time, when our focus is only on each other instead of kids or careers or scary words like "mortgage". So here's to taking advantage of now, and the adventures and memories we'll make.
Thank you so much Sarah!! You're exactly right, that was my primary goal! Especially with a baby hungry husband;) No we can't, we still have seven more items to cross off... Haha thanks for reading!!
I LOVE THIS IDEA! There definitely isn't pressure on when you should have children, but it definitely feels like there is. I'm in the UK though, so my bucketlist would be pretty different (apart from maybe Yosemite and New York tourists). I might make my own - you may have just inspired a furute post of mine!
Thanks so much!! I'm so glad you found it potentially helpful! :) You are in the UK?? My husband and I stayed in England for a few days during our honeymoon and fell in love. I would love love to see a UK perspective on this list though! I'm sure it would be a beautiful post because your blog looks fantastic. Thanks for reading!!


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Anthony Vaccarello, né le  à Bruxelles, est un styliste belge. Il est le directeur artistique de la maison Yves Saint Laurent depuis .

Biographie
Anthony Vaccarello obtient en 2006 un diplôme de styliste à l'école de La Cambre. La même année, il reçoit le Grand Prix de mode du Festival international d'Hyères, avec une ligne de vêtements inspirée par la star du porno italien La Cicciolina. Il crée alors une marque à son nom, dont la première collection sera présentée en 2009.

Par la suite, il intègre Fendi aux côtés de Karl Lagerfeld, pour un contrat d'une durée de deux ans. En 2011, il remporte le prix de l'Andam.
Après avoir participé au cours de l'automne 2014 à la ligne Versus de Donatella Versace, il intègre la maison italienne en tant que directeur artistique de Versus Versace en .

En 2016, il succède à Hedi Slimane comme directeur artistique chez Yves Saint Laurent.

Distinctions
 2006 : Festival international de mode et de photographie : Grand prix du Jury Mode
 2011 : Grand-prix de l'ANDAM

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OnLive: 'We'll be No.1 for core games'
MCV Staff 27th June 2011	Business News
After the jostling for podium positions at E3, OnLive has declared itself the fourth platform" – and predicted that it will soon be No.1 for core gaming.
The cloud-based service, which launches in the UK this autumn, has been live in the US for almost a year.
CEO Steve Perlman told MCV: What's exciting at the moment is that in some ways we've been an emerging platform until now. First we had to prove it worked, then that it would work across a certain scale. Then we had to bulk out the offering and start getting day and date releases, and we've done all that. People are now treating us like the fourth platform and it's great to finally be there."
Looking ahead, he claimed that eventually cloud-based gaming would be the only viable environment for the industry's showcase releases.
I believe the cloud will become the dominant way to play high performance video games," he said. We showed a trailer on our booth at E3 for Arkham City and I asked everyone who saw it, which part do you think is live action and which is computer generated? The truth is, it's all computer generated and no one I asked got that.
That demo is a preview of what's coming to OnLive. And there's no possible way to have sufficient computing power locally to run gaming like that in real time. But we can in a data centre.
Even a new console, a monster sitting in your living room, couldn't handle this stuff. It just can't be done."
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when i imported a midi-file into finale i can add the dynamics from within the midi file by using the plugin "Auto-Dynamic Placement".
But when hearing the playback i can still hear staccato and accents. Is there a way to transport them into notation directly without placing every staccato by hand. So the same as the "Auto-Dynamic Placement" but for articulation ? Since Finale is playing those arcticulation maybe there is a way to place them automatically.


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'Healthy' drinks are worse for you than a Big Mac or Coke – Australian survey
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A new survey conducted in Australia has discovered that the store-bought smoothies that are supposedly good for your health actually contain more calories than a Big Mac, and more sugar than a can of Coca-Cola.
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The LiveLighter survey agency analyzed the calories, sugar and fat in 40 cold drinks that can be purchased in restaurants and fast-food cafes across Australia. And the findings are truly shocking.
A whopping 50 percent of all drinks – including three so-called 'healthy' smoothies – contained about 500 calories, more than a Big Mac.
Then 24 drinks had at least 16 teaspoons of sugar, while a "healthy" fat-free mango drink contained an astounding 31 teaspoons (some 120 grams).
A few of the shakes and ice-based frappes contained up to 20.5g of saturated fat – more than twice a Big Mac. That's while the average Australian is recommended to have no more than 16g saturated fat a day.
"Food outlets use phrases like 97 percent 'fat free' or 'dairy free' to make their smoothies and frappes sound healthy, but with up to 31 teaspoons of sugar and as many kilojoules as a Big Mac, these drinks can actually do more harm than good," LiveLighter Victoria campaign manager Alison Ginn said in the agency's press release.
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that added sugars make up no more than 5 percent of people's daily energy intake, or 6 teaspoons per day, for the biggest health benefit. You would consume up to five times this amount from just one drink alone," she said.
Thus, drinking "healthy" beverages can sometimes lead to some unhealthy results like "weight gain and a build-up of toxic fat around the organs," she said.
So what could be the solution? Give up the "healthy" drinks altogether, ask for skim milk, choose the smallest available amount, or share the beverage with a friend, LiveLighter recommends. Or else, simply choose water, the best and most natural way to stay hydrated.


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Bank of London and the Middle East
The #continuing allure of #Islamic #finance
The total Islamic finance industry was estimated at around $ 1.9 trillion in assets for the year end of 2016, and it pales into insignificance compared with traditional finance. However of special interest is the growing popularity of Islamic finance from both the Muslim and non-Muslim financial institutions and investors. Islamic assets are very much concentrated in the banking sector which holds $1.5 trillion in total, with the Islamic bonds or sukuks worth $320 billion, and investment funds and insurance or so called takaful worth $56 billion and $25 billion respectively.
The majority are purchase and sale or murabaha and leasing or ijara transactions. Some major Gulf companies are turning to the sukuk market to raise funds, with Saudi Aramco and the Government of Saudi Arabia both successfully launching sukuk tranches which were heavily oversubscribed.
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Islamic bank BLME to acquire SME-focused leasing business
Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) said it would acquire Renaissance Asset Finance as part of efforts to grow its leasing business. Dubai-listed BLME said in a statement the acquisition would be finalised in early April, without disclosing a deal size. The Islamic lender helped launch Renaissance in 2014 when it provided a financing line of 35 million pounds, with both firms seeking to fill a funding gap for mid-sized companies. Renaissance offers financing solutions including sale and leaseback transactions, with a maximum advance of 2 million pounds.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-blme-leasing-idUKKCN0W33AU
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MOVES-Islamic bank BLME's CEO to resign effective June 11 - statement
Britain's Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) said on Sunday its chief executive Humphrey Percy would step down effective June 11. Percy, who has served as CEO since August 2006, will also step down as a board member of the bank, BLME said in a statement. No reason for his departure was given in the statement, which quoted him as looking forward to the new challenges. An announcement on his successor as chief executive of BLME will be made in due course, the statement added.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/29/moves-blme-ceo-idUSL6N0WV08T20...
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BLME releases comment on current state of Sukuk market
The Sukuk market does not look like it will replicate the volume of issuance that was seen in 2012. However, there has been a healthy flow of new deals that come to market this year, particularly from debut issuers, according to a new comment released by BLME. 2014 not has been a landmark year for the Sukuk markets due mainly to the new entrants to the market, particularly the issues from outside of the GCC region and Malaysia. The UK, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and South Africa issue provided much needed diversification to the market, the comment noted. Besides, the sukuk market benefited from a shortfall in Sukuk supply and a large demand specifically for US$ denominated issuances in addition to the relatively strong fundamentals in the GCC.
http://www.cpifinancial.net/news/post/28899/blme-releases-comment-on-cur...
Demand for Islamic Sovereign Bonds on the Rise, Says BLME
Chief Executive of Bank of London and the Middle East, Humphrey Percy expects the sukuk market issuance to grow and that will be underpinned by new sovereigns. He is not only referring to the U.K.'s maiden sukuk but also potential new Islamic bond sales by Luxembourg, South Africa and Hong Kong. Mr. Percy argues that demand for high-quality sukuk is on the rise because under ever more stringent banking regulations those investments can be treated as part of the lenders' mandatory liquid assets buffers. In addition, as global interest rates could go up, entities would be more compelled to consider selling sukuk, Mr. Percy said. And the more sukuk issuance from relative newcomers outside the traditional markets, the better for the overall development of the industry, Mr. Percy noted.
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleeast/2014/08/27/demand-for-islamic-sovereign-...
Islamic bank BLME eyes first dividend in '16
Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), Britain's largest stand-alone Islamic bank, aims to pay its first dividend in early 2016 as the lender diversifies its revenue and funding streams. Founded in 2006 by Kuwait's Boubyan Bank, BLME has not paid a dividend, but its net distributable reserves are expected to reach a sufficient level in 2015, chief executive Humphrey Percy said. BLME, which provides corporate banking and wealth management services, posted a net profit of £4m ($6.6m) in the first half of 2014, up from £1m during the same period last year. This was aided by diversification of revenue streams, with the corporate banking division seeing its total operating income grow 32.5 percent from a year earlier.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/business/international-business/297596/isla...
BLME sees Gulf sukuk issuance picking up, longer tenors
Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) expects Islamic bond issuance to pick up in the Gulf next year as companies refinance maturing debt in a strong economic climate. Scheduled sukuk maturities in Gulf Arab countries next year are expected to trigger a flurry of fresh issues. Many of the new sukuk will be larger than the instruments they replaced. Because of rising economic confidence in the Gulf, tenors of newly issued sukuk will likely become longer, with some moving out towards seven years from the five-year tenors which have dominated in recent years. BLME's assets under management include a $65 million sukuk fund rated A by Moody's Investors Service. Its balance sheet grew to 1.04 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) at the end of last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/19/islamic-finance-blme-idUSL6N0J...
Manager to offer Islamic bonds
Australian investors are expected to involve in one of the most rapidly growing asset classes soon. A new tie-up between Australia's Islamic fund manager and Europe's largest Islamic bank is on the way. According to plan, the Crescent Islamic Cash Management Fund will allocate up to half of its assets to investment-grade sukuk at the beginning of 20113.
Read more on: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/manager-to-...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/manager-to-...
Crescent Islamic Cash Management Fund
Bahrain central bank grants licence to Bank of London and The Middle East
The Bank of London and The Middle East has been granted a licence by the Central Bank of Bahrain to open an office in the kingdom. The bank is a Financial Services Authority authorised independent wholesale Sharia-compliant bank based in London.
http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=140987
Central Bank of Bahrain
Bank of London and the Middle East launches Sharia'a Compliant premier deposit account in Sterling, US Dollars and Euros for inv
Bank of London and the Middle East plc whose main shareholders are Boubyan Bank, National Bank of Kuwait, the Securities House and the Public Institution for Social Security, announced today the launch of its Premier Deposit Account (PDA) in Pound Sterling, US Dollars and Euro for Kuwait investors.
BLME's PDA offers investors competitive returns on their deposit with BLME when compared with other UK Financial Institutions' deposit products.
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110112053539
Boubyan Bank
National Bank of Kuwait
the Public Institution for Social Security
the Securities House
BLME First Half 2010 Financial Results
Bank of London and The Middle East, the London based wholesale, Sharia'a compliant bank, today reported a healthy return to profitability for the first half of 2010.
BLME's results were spurred by the:
* strong performance by the Markets division, particularly the management of the Bank's investment portfolio and capital;
* continued top quartile performance of the US Dollar Income Fund;
* cash recoveries from assets that were subject to credit impairment provisions in 2009; and
* strengthening of the Corporate Banking team, resulting in a steady acceleration in earnings and improved contributions from the three financing areas: Property, Leasing and Trade Finance.
BLME considers listing on London Stock Exchange
Fri, 2009-04-17 07:32 — IslamicFinance.de
Bank of London and the Middle East plans to focus on its wealth-management business this year and then aim for listing on the London Stock Exchange next year.
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifmaglobal/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=63DC...
Bank of London and the Middle East plans three funds
Mon, 2009-02-02 12:22 — IslamicFinance.de
Bank of London and the Middle East, or BLME, plans to launch at least three funds in 2009 targeting a US dollar based fixed income fund, a UK real estate distressed assets fund and an equities fund according to Adrian Gayler, the newly appointed head of private banking at BLME, told Zawya Dow Jones.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=&section=business&...
Adrian Gayler
Bank of London and the Middle East launches Private Banking
Wed, 2009-01-28 14:06 — IslamicFinance.de
TradeArabia reported on 27 January that the Bank of London and the Middle East (BLME), will be extending its wealth management division with the launch of a private banking business. The new project will be headed by the newly appointed head of private banking Adrian Gayler, who joins BLME from Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited. Gayler will be based in BLME's new private banking offices in Mayfair, London, along with the already established specialist wealth management team
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/BANK_155565.html
Tradearabia
Bank of London and the Middle East arranges GBP 10 mn facility for OCADO LTD
London, 27 January, 2009 – Bank Of London And The Middle East plc (BLME), the London based wholesale, Sharia'a compliant bank, today announced that it is providing a £10 million leasing facility to Ocado Ltd (Ocado), the UK independent online grocer.
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Bank of London and the Middle East appoints Senior Advisor
Bank of London and the Middle East released on 14 April the appointment of Mahmoud Faruqui as Senior Advisor.
Having been involved in the Islamic finance industry for over 30 years, Mahmood has extensive experience in advising banks on Strategy, Governance and Sharia'a aspects of product structuring and documentation.
Mahmood has previously worked as Board Member/Advisor of Habib Bank, Alfaysal Investment bank, Faysal Bank, Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain, Dar-Al-Maal Islami (DMI) Geneva, and Habib Bank AG Zurich.
As a founder member and secretary at the Pakistan Banking Council, he played a key role in negotiating and obtaining authorised bank status for five Pakistani banks from the Bank of England.
Humphrey Percy is CEO of BLME.
Source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_pressreleases&view=d...
Mahmoud Faruqui
Bank of London and the Middle East participates in Qatar infrastructure financing
Tue, 2008-04-08 13:51 — IslamicFinance.de
AME Info published a press release on 8 April that The Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) announced that it has participated in USD 20 mn of Forward Lease financing to Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), for the construction of the Ras Abu Fontas A1 (RAF A1) water desalination plant to be built in the northern part of Ras Abu Fontas, Qatar. The Islamic tranche of the transaction was introduced to BLME by European Finance House, London based subdiary of Qatar Islamic Bank. Out of the total project budget of USD 600 mn, USD 150 mn is Islamic financing which is being underwritten by QIB.
Humphrey Percy is CEO of BLME. Mike Clark is CEO of European Finance House.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/152651.html
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European Finance House
Qatar Islamic Bank
Mike Clark
AME Info
Performance of UK based Islamic banks
Malar Velaigam wrote on 25 March in Investors Chronicle about the progess of Islamic banking in UK from an investor's perspective. Only two Islamic finance companies have UK quotations, and neither of them has proved a very attractive investment so far.
The first Western Shariah-compliant commercial bank, the Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB). The bank floated in October 2004 at 25p a share, but now trades at half that price having hit a high of 13.7p and a low of 4.75p in the last year. It reported losses in 2005 till 2007. However, deposit basis and account numbers are growing substantially, while IBB customer base only represents 2.3 % of the 1.8 mn Muslim target market in UK yet.
European Islamic Investment Bank
Islamic Bank of Britain
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By using the Investors in Excellence approach to process management, GVA's Property Management Accounts (PMA) Division are better able to:
Understand their customer's experience
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Background to GVA
Headquartered in London and with 12 offices and 700 fee earners across the UK, GVA Ltd. (operating as Bilfinger GVA) is one of the largest commercial property advisers operating throughout the UK and Ireland.
PMA is part of the Property Management Consultancy team at Bilfinger GVA which delivers a highly professional and tailored commercial property management service and is led by Director, Chief Operating Officer, PMC Sharon Walton. Clients include property developers, investors and occupiers in the public and private sectors.
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Already familiar with Investors in Excellence having worked with our business improvement experts at three other organisations, Sharon Walton brought us in to first help PMA, which since its expansion in 2010 has seen massive growth and is today managing over 42,000 properties and over 4,000 cashiering transactions, handling £1.6 billion in treasury transactions by a team that has expanded from 40 to 120 staff.
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The expansion of the PMA division was followed by an 18-month change programme which took a 'back to basics' approach to its scrutiny of people and processes. Sharon knew that our no-nonsense approach to process improvement would help to engage and enable team members at all levels with relevant training so that the right people were equipped to deliver the right processes.
We helped PMA to understand their core and support processes by capturing those processes visually, identifying the links, interdependencies, scope and boundaries of the processes and making the roles and responsibilities for process management clear.
Sharon and her team set up a Performance Improvement Group (PIG), a cross-functional pool of staff drawn from every level of the wider team, who acted as the 'sponsors' for continuous improvement. Supported by Investors in Excellence, the PIG ensured that everyone became an owner of a process with each individual team producing a SIPOC (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers) for each of their processes; each SIPOC being reviewed and approved by the Leadership Group.
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Sculptures possibly dating back to 6th century found while desilting ancient lake (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Rare 1,000-year-old stone sluice pillar with Grantha inscriptions found in remote village (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Ancient Buddha head and coins found during road excavation in India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Ancient Jain idol unearthed during excavation works (odishatv.in)
128 ancient gold coins found by farmers in northern India (www.thequint.com)
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Russian supermodel with a world-wide name Natalia Vodianova always aroused a great interest in the press, not least because she does not advertise her private life too much. But finally the catwalk star, who not so long ago became a mom for the fifth time, starred with her beloved Antoine Arnault and five children in a photo shoot, showing how they live.
Shooting for the magazine W Magazine was held in a luxurious apartment-duplex of the couple in Paris. There, amid the exquisite interior, the star family is captured by the famous fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, and now everyone is delighted with the footage.
Let's remind, that 5 years ago Natalia Vodianova has moved to the Parisian apartment of the beloved Antoine Arnault with three children from the previous marriage with Justin Portman. Now the couple together with the children of Natalia: the daughter Neva and their sons Victor and Lucas and the common kids Maxim and Roman live together. True, the model says that they are pretty cramped, but still do not really want to leave the house.
We're looking, but the thought of moving makes me panic. We were very happy here.
The photo shows how much the children of Natalya Vodyanova grew up. So, the eldest son of the model Lucas is already 16 years old.
In the photo for gloss, the details of the luxurious interior are clearly visible, which captivates with taste. The house is filled with children's toys and works of famous artists and photographers - Park Seo-Bo, Takashi Murakami and Ryan McGinley.
The big family of Natalya Vodianova, we are sure, will grow, because girls are clearly in the minority, so many people also prophesy the sixth child for Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault, who are not in a hurry to get married.
The couple have two more wonderful children! Now Natalia admits that their apartments are getting a little cramped, because children grow and need more space. And yet, it's a sin to complain, because the housing looks fabulous!
In this picture you can see the whole family! The youngest one is just one year old! His name is Roman.
The interior is decorated with taste. It literally blows with style and high cost. The daughter Neva looks as charming as Mom!
And here is Natalya's grandmother!
It can be seen that the son cares about his beautiful mother.
A senior does look quite grown-up!
The apartment is full of books, which speaks of an intellectually developed family!
Natalia does not forget to deal with children.
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Q: How to stop DispatchGroup manually (When we reach a certain value) and get it to call .notify (finish all executions manually) This is different than wanting to stop after a period of time.
An example of possible use case:
func calculate(_ nums: [Int], _ target: Int, completion: @escaping (([Int]) -> Void)) {
        let enumerated = nums.enumerated()
        let queue = DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default)
        let group = DispatchGroup()
        var answer: [Int] = []
        queue.async { () -> Void in
            for (xIndex, xElement) in nums.enumerated() {
                queue.async(group: group) {
                    for (yIndex, yElement) in enumerated where yIndex != xIndex {
                        if xElement + yElement == target {
                            answer = [xIndex, yIndex]
                            //I want it to end here
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            group.notify(queue: queue) {
                completion(answer)
            }
        }
    }

Here I am attaching each of the inner for loop to the dispatch group so they are calculating at the same time, but when the answer is found let's say in the 3rd for run, there is no need for the Dispatch group to calculate others and should stop like all the tasks are completed and call group.notify
Basically I want it to return when it reaches the answer. Is there any way to do this? if so how?
From what I've researched, we can use group.leave to explicitly say that a block in the group finished executing, but how can it be done so all the blocks in the group finish when we reach the desired point?

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Mayo-Roscommon rivalry only exists in Frankie Dolan's head | Western People
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Mayo-Roscommon rivalry only exists in Frankie Dolan's head
There's a scene in the celebrated US drama series Mad Men in which Don Draper, the unflappable ad exec portrayed by Jon Hamm, is in an elevator with Ginsberg, his junior copywriter. The pair are arguing over a presentation and Ginsberg accuses Don of stealing his idea for an ad campaign.
Ginsberg, angry and hurt, tells Don: "I feel bad for you."
Don stares straight forward and coolly replies: "I don't think about you at all."
The scene came to mind this week amid the minor ruckus caused by Frankie Dolan with his comments about the relationship between the GAA communities of Mayo and his native Roscommon.
Gary Ruane (right) watches his Mayo teammates Fergal Costello and Ronan McGarrity pin Frankie Dolan of Roscommon during the 2004 Connacht SFC final. Picture: INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
Dolan was being interviewed on Newstalk's Off The Ball while promoting his recently-released autobiography, Outside of the Right.
Dolan got to talking about the incident in 2005 when he and four more senior Roscommon players were unceremoniously dropped from the county panel by the newly-installed manager, Mayo's John Maughan. Dolan made no secret of the fact that his opinion of Maughan hasn't softened much in the intervening years, using an example of the 2004 Connacht final, when Maughan's Mayo beat Dolan's Roscommon, to illustrate his point.
"I remember Maughan came into the dressing-room after the 2004 Connacht final. He was just strutting around the dressing-room.
"Lads were not in a good place, pissed off after losing a Connacht final to our greatest rivals," Dolan told Eoin Sheahan.
"John came in and he was just blowing about how good Mayo were and what they're going to do and all this bullshit. I was looking around the dressing-room at a few of the lads and I'm surprised Maughan didn't get a belt.
"I remember seeing Mixer Ryan, Frankie Grehan, Nigel Dineen. There were a couple of hard boys there that wouldn't like to listen to that stuff. That was the arrogance Mayo had, and they still have that arrogance."
First and foremost, it's important to be mindful of the fact that Dolan has a book to promote, and letting some controversial comments out into the ether is Publicity 101. Had Dolan not stirred the pot as he did, it's very unlikely that he would be the subject of this column.
It's also important to remember that he has an axe to grind with Maughan and that extrapolating the qualities of an entire county based on the post-match routine of one native son is a fairly flimsy sort of logic.
But it's only fair to pause for a minute and reflect on whether Dolan's claims have any kernels of truth. Certainly, we in Mayo don't like to think of ourselves as arrogant. Arrogance is a vice generally reserved for winners, and as Mayo fans know only too well, their team is still yearning for the biggest win of all.
But it was interesting to hear Dolan's outside perspective nonetheless. He is rightly regarded as one of the best and most successful Roscommon players of the last 20 years.
His record: one Connacht title, in 2001, and a famous All-Ireland club title with St Brigid's at the end of his career in 2013.
There are lads walking around Mayo with one Connacht medal whose names some supporters would struggle to remember. That's an unavoidable consequence of Mayo's success within the province, both in historical terms and particularly in the current era, as Mayo have won nine of the last 17 Connacht titles.
"I think they feel that they're entitled to win Sam Maguire," Dolan ploughed on.
"No one is entitled to win Sam Maguire, you have to put in a massive, massive effort not just over a year or two but over a long period of time.
"Mayo had their chances over the last couple of years against Dublin and they just didn't take them."
That last point is undeniably true, as most Mayo supporters would freely admit. But does believing you're good enough to win constitute entitlement? Does starting out each year with a hope and a belief that the team have the tools at their disposal to win an All-Ireland constitute arrogance?
It was left to Andy Moran to defend Mayo's honour. Ballaghaderreen native Moran, a man who knows the complexities of the Mayo-Roscommon relationship more intimately than perhaps any other man alive, responded to Dolan's remarks on his Football Podcast with Paddy Andrews and Tommy Rooney.
"He painted all Mayo people with the brush of John Maughan," Moran said. "John is a great guy, but he's a character though.
"I can see Maughan strutting into the dressing-room alright, but to base all your Mayo context on that is a bit bizarre.
"Outside our town, it is not the rivalry for Mayo people though. The big rivalry there is Galway.
Liam McHale celebrates with Frankie Dolan after the Mayo native coached Dolan's St Brigid's club team along with fellow Ballina man Kevin McStay. Picture: INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
"What surprised me most about Frankie was that he lives in Athlone! He's nowhere near Mayo. I'm just thinking: this is a bit bizarre."
Moran's points were well-made. Certainly, around parts of East Mayo like Ballaghaderreen, Ballyhaunis and Kilmovee (where your columnist comes from), the Mayo-Rossie antagonism is strong. Gerry Lohan's goal in 2001 is a sore point. The sting of Fintan Cregg's last-minute score in 2019 is still being felt.
But these are what Kavanagh would call local rows. Gods make their own importance and all that. It's the same flavour of localised rivalry that takes hold around Charlestown and Bellaghy, Killasser and Bonniconlon when Mayo play Sligo in a big championship game.
As Moran rightly pointed out, for the vast majority of Mayo supporters across the county, the big rivalry is Galway. It always has been. They are by a distance the two most successful counties in the province. They use one another as standards by which to gauge their own progress. The links forged through St Jarlath's of Tuam, a nursery for Mayo footballers through the decades, and by the countless Mayo people living in Galway all contribute to that rivalry.
It's a pot left on a constant simmer which will more than likely come to the boil again in a couple of weeks when the counties meet in the Connacht final, presuming Mayo get over Leitrim in Castlebar this weekend.
Dolan made one more eye-catching statement in his interview. Moving beyond the supposed arrogance and entitlement of Mayo football and the perceived delusion of the supporters, he announced: "People don't realise the rivalry between Roscommon and Mayo like. We hate each other."
It was an off-the-cuff remark that obviously wasn't meant in a literal sense but it betrayed an underlying insecurity in Roscommon football. Hate is preferable to indifference. And despite the huge strides that Roscommon have made in recent years – winning two of the last four Nestor Cups and playing regularly in Division 1 – there's a part of the psyche that wants nothing more than the type of enmity that can only be reciprocated between true peers.
Certainly there's a healthy rivalry there, one that's particularly intense around the border between the counties. But hatred? Come on.
For the most part, Mayo occupies the Don Draper role in this relationship. If he truly believes otherwise, then there's only one logical conclusion: Frankie's gone to Hollywood.
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Bing Predicts will not repeat the perfection it achieved during the World Cup knockout stage. Predicting the home team to win all 4 games during NFL Wildcard Weekend, the search engine came out with 3 wins and 1 loss.
After going 169-87 on the regular season, Bing appeared to take the same strategies into the playoffs. The prediction engine opted to go with home field advantage for all 4 Wildcard games, a risky strategy given the 55% historical winning percentage of the home team. However, the risk paid off for Bing. The home team won 3 of 4 games, with only the Steelers losing on their own turf.
Interestingly enough, Bing's most confident game was the only one it missed. The search engine gave the Steelers a 71.6% chance of winning, a confidence level that proved very successful for Bing all season. However, the Ravens won against those odds, preventing Bing from nailing the NFL playoffs like it did the World Cup.
Of course, the weekend was not without controversy. Bing may have been saved by an overturned pass interference call in the Lions-Cowboys games. With the Lions up by a field goal and driving down the field as time ticked away in the fourth quarter, a pass interference call looked to keep the Lions drive alive. However, the penalty was taken away after being announced. This gave the Cowboys life, and they took advantage. Romo skillfully led the team into the endzone, leaving the Lions with only a couple minutes to return the favor. They didn't, and Dallas prevailed. Would the Lions won had the pass interference call stuck? Maybe. Probably. But that's not what happened, so Bing got it right. Either way, this demonstrates why each team has a chance to win the game. Things happen, and the teams that take advantage are the ones that end up on top.
Bing looks very confident about this week, with 3 of the 4 games at a 70% chance or higher. During the regular season, Bing was correct in 77% of games with such a high confidence level. The only game Bing seems iffy about is the Packers-Cowboys matchup. This makes sense given that the Cowboys are 8-0 on the road so far this season. They certainly have a chance in Green Bay.
Prior to the first round of playoff games, Bing released picks for the entirety of the playoffs. The search engine didn't really go out on a limb in any of the games, siding with the home team across the board. However, Bing has made a major change to its predictions after Wildcard Weekend.
Yes, Bing is still giving the Patriots the edge with a 51.5% chance. Apparently it doesn't matter if they play the Seahawks or the Packers. The odds of the Patriots winning remains the same.
How will Bing do in this week's playoff games? I can't really argue with any of the search engine's picks. Bing has a 74% chance of getting at least 3 of the games right, but I suspect the search engine will go 4-0.
The NFL Divisional Playoffs unquestionably concentrate the mind, still there's the glorious uncertainty of human contact sport. That said, I suspect you're right – three games correctly predicted, and probably four.


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The President of Russia
Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Channel One and the Associated Press news agency
"I guess I can call myself a pragmatist with a conservative perspective. It would be hard for me to explain this, but I always take realities of today, lessons from the distant and recent past into consideration." V. Putin
By John Daniszewski and Kirill Kleymenov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the fourth and current President of Russia.
Putin was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, on October 7, 1952. After graduating from Leningrad State University in 1975, he began his career in the KGB as an intelligence officer. He was mainly stationed in East Germany.
For sixteen years Putin served as an officer in theKGB, rising to the rank ofLieutenant Colonelbefore he retired to enter politics in his nativeSaint Petersburgin 1991.
He moved to Moscow in 1996 and joined PresidentBoris Yeltsin's administration where he rose quickly, becomingActing Presidenton 31 December 1999 when Yeltsin resigned unexpectedly.
Putin won the subsequent2000 presidential electionand wasre-elected in 2004. Because ofconstitutionally mandated term limits, Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term in 2008.
Dmitry Medvedevwon the2008 presidential electionand appointed Putin asPrime Minister, thus beginning a period of so-called "tandemocracy".
In September 2011, following a change in the law extending the presidential term from four years to six,Putin announced that he would seek a third, non-consecutive term as President in the2012 presidential election. This announcement led tolarge-scale protests in many Russian cities.
He won the election in March 2012 and is serving a six-year term.
Mr. President, there have been some speculations about your personal chemistry with President Obama, about your relationship. He was quoted as saying that you were slouching or looking bored, while making remarks about your body language. I was wondering how you took those remarks? Do you feel that they were too personal and appropriate or...? What was your reaction?
I think that everyone in his or her activities, I mean those who are engaged in politics, economy, security, dissemination of information, everyone is trying to show their best qualities, including those observers you are talking about. Sometimes I read with surprise about the body language, about being bored or behaving in some other way. Who but ourselves can say what we have in our mind and soul? There are certain gestures which, of course, can be interpreted unambiguously, but nobody has ever seen neither me making such gestures at Mr. Obama nor Mr. Obama making them at me, and I hope this will never happen. Everything else is made up.
I repeat once more, I have already said that our conversations are always very constructive in nature. They are very substantive and quite frank.
"The President of the United States is a very good interlocutor. He is easy to talk to, because it is clear what he wants. He has a clear position and he pays attention to the position of his interlocutor, his opponent, he reacts to it. It is interesting for me to work with him."
Mr. President, to sum up this discussion concerning Russia-US relations, how would you describe them today? As you know, the agenda for President Obama's visit to Russia was announced today: right after the arrival he is meeting human rights activists and representatives of sexual minorities. And comments have already been made…
Is it a certain sign of where our relations stand today?
Well, this is something the American diplomacy does: they show support for the civil society. For me, there is nothing bad about it. On the contrary, we welcome this. It helps one fully understand what is going on in our society. It would though be very nice if the diplomatic service, the Embassy, security services – that is what they are for – provided a complete, and I mean complete and objective, view of the situation in the Russian society and if they did not look at it one-sidedly. However, it is also important to see how people dealing with human rights issues are organized and how they feel.
However, if we do describe these relations, we've had a 'reset'. What is it this time? A freeze? A chill?
No, it is just ongoing work, protection of national interests and principles of solving international issues and bilateral issues. It is a difficult and intense joint work. It's true that this work is not laid with roses or other flowers. It is complicated and sometimes hard work, and there is nothing special about this. Anyway, President Obama was not elected by the American people to be pleasant to Russia, and neither was your humble servant elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to someone.
We work, we argue, we are humans, and sometimes someone can get irritated. But I would like to repeat it myself: I believe that global common interests are a good foundation for finding solutions together.
Since we are talking about legal matters, the Edward Snowden case has aroused a lot of unhappiness and frustration. What do you as a former security man think about the actions of a man like Snowden who leaks secret information he was entrusted with?
If it was really secret information and if such a person caused us some damage, then I would certainly seek his prosecution to the fullest extent permitted by Russian law.
"We cannot judge whether Snowden committed a crime in the United States or not. But as a sovereign country that does not have an agreement with the United States on mutual extradition of criminals, we cannot do otherwise but to give him the opportunity to live here."
In that regard, do you think the US administration is right to seek his return from Russia, to ask you to send him back?
Probably, yes. You see, the problem is completely different. We do not know if the administration is right or not. The thing is not that we protect Snowden. We do not protect him at all. The problem is that we do not have an agreement with the United States on mutual extradition of criminals. We repeatedly suggested that the United States should conclude such an agreement, but we were refused.
There are certain rules and procedures in the world, according to which a criminal can and must be handed over to the other party if there is an appropriate agreement where many issues are set out and certain guarantees are given. However, the United States refused to sign such an agreement with us. And they do not extradite our criminals who did not reveal just some secrets, but whose hands are stained with blood, who killed people, who traded in human beings, and our American colleagues are aware of it. We cannot judge whether Snowden committed a crime in the United States or not. We simply cannot do that. But as a sovereign country that does not have such agreements with the United States, we cannot do otherwise but to give him the opportunity to live here.
I will now tell you something I have never said before. I have dropped some hints but have never said anything like that directly. Mr. Snowden first went to Hong Kong and got in touch with our diplomatic representatives. I was informed that there was such a man, agent of special services. I asked them what he wanted and was told that this man was fighting for human rights and free flow of information, against violations of related human rights and law in the United States, as well as against violations of international law. I said: "So what? If he wants to stay in this country, he is welcome, provided however that he stops any kind of activities that could damage Russian-US relations. This country is not an NGO, it has its own national interests and it does not want to sever Russian-US relations." This information was communicated to him. He said: "No, I am fighting for human rights and I urge you to join me in this fight." I answered: "No, Russia will not join him, let him fight alone." And he left, just like that.
Then he took a flight to Latin America. I learned that Mr. Snowden was on the way to our country two hours before his plane landed. What happened next? Information was leaked. No offence, but I think that US special services' agents along with diplomats should have acted with greater professionalism. After they learnt that he was on the way to our country on a transit flight, they put all possible destination countries under pressure, all countries in Latin America and Europe. But they could have allowed him to get to a country where his security could not be guaranteed or intercepted him along the way – they did the same, by the way, with the plane carrying the president of one Latin American country, which, to my opinion, was absolutely unacceptable, and done in a rude fashion inappropriate for the United States or your European partners. That was humiliating. The United States could have done the same with respect to Snowden. What stopped them? Instead, they scared everyone; the man quickly decided to stay in Russia's transit zone and got stuck in our country. What were we to do after that? Hand him over to the United States? In this case we need to sign an agreement. You do not want to? All right, hand our criminals to us instead. You do not want that either? Good. Why would you then request extradition on a unilateral basis? Why so snobbish? Both sides need to take into account each other's interests, work together and look for professional solutions.
So, we are defending specific norms governing state-to-state relations rather than Mr. Snowden. I really hope that in the future, Russia and the United States will reach the relevant arrangements and formalize them as legally binding instruments.
Has Edward Snowden offered Russia any information, any confidential information and if he did, would you say what?
No, he didn't offer us any information. We didn't receive anything from him and we do not intend to. We are professionals as well, and we believe that everything he could tell us is already known to our US colleagues from special services. They have minimized all possible risks in this regard, and they have altered, destroyed, changed everything. He is of no use to us. We did not even want to get involved into all this, you see. He is a man of a completely different type; of course he can be presented as anyone. I understand that US special services are interested in portraying him as a traitor, but he sees things differently – he calls himself a fighter for human rights. He may well be denied this characteristic but that is already the business of those who make judgments. He calls himself like this and behaves just like this. We have no desire to involve him in any kind of cooperation or get any information from him. He has never tried to give us anything, and we have never tried to get anything out of him.
So, theoretically, he could live to a ripe old age in Russia?
You know, I sometimes think about him, he is a strange type. He is a young man, just over 30, I cannot even imagine what he thinks. How is he going to live his future life? In fact, it is a hard life that awaits him. I cannot even imagine what he will do afterwards. It is clear, though, that we will not hand him over and he can feel safe here. But what is next? As time passes, the United States will probably understand that it has been dealing with a person who has certain beliefs that can be judged differently, rather than with a traitor or a spy. And some compromises might be found in this case. Do not ask me. It is his life and he has opted for it by himself. He believes this is noble and justified and that such sacrifices are necessary – it is his choice.
Mr. President, if you allow me, a couple of questions on economy. When meeting with students during your recent visit to Vladivostok you said that the government will cut the planned expenditure. And here a forgotten word "sequester" comes to mind. But first of all, is it this year's or next year's budget that we are talking about? And what is the scale of these reductions?
I would like to remind you that sequester means slashing by a certain value of all expenditures without exception and irrespective of priorities. This sometimes happens in world economies and is due to some drastic changes in economic situation and negative trends in the economy. This is not Russia's case, we are not in the negative, and there is a slight growth as compared to last year. The problem is that we have expected the economy to grow more significantly, and the higher the growth, the greater the budget revenue. And initially we planned to spend more resources on various projects.
Today, it has become obvious that the prediction is a bit different, the economy is growing indeed, but slower, so the revenue will be more modest, which means that we will have to spend money more carefully. This is not sequester; however, we need to come up with another forecast for economy's growth and outline the priority expenditures based on this forecast and the current reality. I think we will need to do some cutting. This, however, should be initiated by the Government during its work on the budget.
This means that the expenditure items have not been yet defined?
Right you are. Do you know the risk we may run if it is not done? We will follow the steps of those countries that go into huge deficit and thus accumulate sovereign debt. If nothing is done, by 2014 our country will face certain deficit, and the next year it will be more serious, then even more than that and in the end we will find ourselves in a very difficult situation. If we are responsible, if we want to feel confident, probably a bit more modest during a certain period of our life, but nevertheless be sure that nothing collapses, blasts or falls apart, then we should act carefully and professionally. That is what I am talking about.
Speaking about being more modest, what are people to expect? Should they start saving for a rainy day, just in case?
No, they should not. The people's incomes have been generally increasing. Probably not that fast and not for all the categories of population, but, despite the fact that the growth rate is below our expectations, the incomes increase. The Government will table a solution for the investment activities or, maybe, social sector, I do not know. Let me stress once again: this is a complex, multifaceted work. When it is done, the Government will put its proposals forward.
When the law says it's a crime to do propaganda, would that include things like waiving a rainbow flag or painting your body in rainbow colors? Is that propaganda for young people? Will visitors and athletes have to have these kinds of concern?
No. In Russia, people who initiated these laws and who adopted this law (I, by the way, was not the initiator) assumed that homosexual marriages do not give children. Russia is going through hard times in terms of demographics. And we are more interested in full-fledged families and more children. It is not the main thing in the whole system of measures aimed at supporting demographic processes. But I think the authors of the law were guided by the need to solve demographic problems and were far from the idea of infringing anyone's rights. And certainly not during the Olympic Games or other mass sport events, especially the Olympics – one can be absolutely sure that Russia will faithfully follow the principles of Olympism, which do not admit any kind of discrimination, national, gender, or sexual one, mentioned by you.
Also around the Games, there is some concern about terrorism. I know some terrorist groups have made threats against the Games. Would you say the visitors, do they have to fear terrorism and what kind of extra measures might you need to take? We saw in Boston that it's hard to protect sporting events.
Terrorists always threaten someone. As soon as they make us fear, they win. Yet this is not supposed to mean that we should turn a deaf ear to their threats. We should do everything we can to halt these threats and leave terrorists no chance of demonstrating their cruelty or carrying out their murderous activities and policy of hate. Certainly, we take a wide range of steps aimed at ensuring security of the Winter Games. I strongly believe that our special services and law enforcement agencies will certainly cope with this task.
What more could be done to ensure security? In this regard, cooperation with the colleagues from law enforcement agencies is pivotal. I should tell that we have relevant arrangements both with the US — the FBI and other special services — and European partners. All these people feel their responsibility before the athletes, sports fans and spectators. I hope that their joint work will be efficient and ensure complete and absolute security of the Sochi Winter Games.
"Certainly not during the Olympic Games or other mass sport events, especially the Olympics – one can be absolutely sure that Russia will faithfully follow the principles of Olympism, which do not admit any kind of discrimination, national, gender, or sexual one."
On political philosophy, I think your political philosophy is still something of a mystery. I just want to ask you are you a liberal, are you a conservative, are you a Marxist, are you a pragmatist. What are your political guideposts?
I guess I can call myself a pragmatist with a conservative perspective. It would be hard for me to explain this, but I always take realities of today, lessons from the distant and recent past into consideration, I try to take these events and this experience and project them into the future, in the medium and long-term perspective. Please, define for yourself whether this is a pragmatic or a conservative approach.
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Garri AntiroDecember 15, 2021
Those who have Xfinity Internet always say good things about the same. Xfinity Internet has many benefits for its users, like it offers a reliable service, wide availability, and many bonding options are available with Xfinity Internet. Despite the availability of a massive number of options and fibre Internet services, the unfortunate part with regards to Xfinity Internet is that the fibre service is available in the highest year package of the Internet plan. It is pretty costly for an average household to be able to afford. Thus, if you live in a a location where the fibre plan is available,, it would be advisable not to opt for the fibre plan just yet. Over time with the increase in the area of the fibre plan, there is a chance that the prices may reduce and become more affordable.
Currently, Xfinity offers seven different Internet plans that start from as low rates as $30 per month. The download speeds start from 25 MBPS and go all the way up to 2000 Mbps. The 2000 MBPS one is available only in the Gigabit pro plan. However, in case of the cable Internet connections, customers can avail Internet speeds from 25 MBPS all the way to 1000 MBPS.
Xfinity wifi internet does put a data cap on the amount of Internet that the users can use. However, the cap is generally put on one TV of data. Suppose you are an average household requiring an average level of Internet connection. In that case, you need not worry yourself about the data cap at all. Even if you are someone who plays online games 24/7, this light playing online games for 30 days, you will still have data enough to watch an entire season of your favourite TV show. Therefore, for most people, the data cap is not a factor.
How to determine which Xfinity plan is the best for your household?
You can go for the performance starter plan if you are a single user. It can support up to five devices.
If your family has two users, you should opt for the performance select plan. It can support up to eight devices.
If you are a household with three users, you should go for performance pro plan. It can support up to 10 devices.
If your household has four users, you should go for the blast pro plan. This plan can support up to 12 devices.
If your household has five users, you should opt for extreme pro. This plan can support up to 15 devices.
If your household has over five users, you should go for Gigabit. This can support up to 20 devices.
If your household has over ten members, you should go for Gigabit pro. This can support up to 30 devices.
The speed of Xfinity Internet
According to the latest report that has been released by the Federal Communications Commission, Xfinity passed the 80 benchmark. This means that over 80% of Xfinity Internet customers receive the advertised Internet speed. Even if you compare Xfinity with the other Internet service providers in terms of reliability, you will notice that Xfinity easily beats most of the others in the game.
Currently, Xfinity Internet is available in 40 states of the USA. In almost every state that Xfinity services are available, its customers have chosen it as the most reliable option.
The only unfortunate part about Xfinity Internet is that the fibre service is available in very selective cities right now. Xfinity chooses not to focus on a specific region. They instead try to provide coverage all over the country. Currently, Xfinity is the Internet service provider that is most widely available. The coverage of Xfinity Internet is around 36% of the nation of USA. In terms of availability, Xfinity has beaten spectrum and Cox.
Another reason you should choose Xfinity Internet over all others
The equipment of Xfinity Internet is unmatched to date. The xFI gateway of Xfinity Internet is one of the most intelligent and secure once currently available in the Internet industry. It also combines the router and traditional modem in one device and has some serious security features which are bound to keep you protected when you are surfing online. Currently, there is the availability of advanced security that can be added to your plan as an add on by paying$14 a month.
You can also choose not to use Xfinity Internet equipment if your own equipment is compatible with the connection type. Depending on the connection that you have chosen for yourself, you may need a high-end modem. You can either buy a modem for yourself or use the one that Xfinity provides. This option is up to you. In terms of installation, users can either choose self-installation or go for company installation.
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I'm trying to get better at remembering to post. I really am. I was going so well there for so long... Life happened. Oh well. Here are the quotes! Richmond was a font of great stuff!!
"...loose off the right corner..."
Well, someone help him get it straightened out!
Someone's having a bad day.
"...right rear all used up..."
Where are the second string!!!
"...right early in the run..."
Then get that second string in there!
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They took their little blue pills today!
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They took their pills, too!
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