#Mike vardy

[mariacallous]

Just before the curtain came up on Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, producer Eleanor Lloyd spoke to the audience about its breakneck transposition from real-life courtroom drama to stage show and the “high-wire act” that such theatre becomes. The part-verbatim show dramatises the case that was detonated soon after Coleen Rooney dropped her Instagram grenade and Rebekah Vardy filed for libel.

Having run in the high court and been reported in the media only a few months earlier, here it was again, reprising the best lines, from chipolata-gate to Davy Jones’s Locker. Laying its public interest debate aside, it was indisputably the watercooler story of the spring and summer, its incredible WhatsApp turns holding us rapt.

That, in some ways, guarantees a degree of commercial appeal, although there are drawbacks too: a drama replicating reality so soon after the event runs the risk of setting up a competition with the real story’s own high drama. Lloyd wasn’t wrong to call it a “high-wire act” in the sense that the best might already have come in the news stories. How could this show replicate the sugar-rush of those revelations? It is not surprising that the tension was missing in the theatre’s courtroom: the case’s most car-crash lines were too familiar to us to really shock. We’d laughed or gasped at them only a few months earlier. Now we tittered with recognition but they sounded ersatz.

There are some instances when reality is simply a more powerful medium and fictional drama can’t raise the stakes, or value – at least not when we are still pressed up so close to the drama of the new story. At least the Wagatha play was based in verbatim form (there is a TV drama launching, groan). Real life gives us more drama than fiction ever could in this case, I think, because its central players are real and the form therefore carries the added sense of “truth”.

Mike Bartlett’s play about Donald Trump, The 47th, was anti-climactic for just this reason. Real life simply couldn’t be trumped, even with the imaginative re-framing of the story in a near-future with baroque plot-turns and a very amusing impersonation of the former president by an orange-skinned Bertie Carvel. The jokes, speeches and storming of the Capitol were too reminiscent of recent real events, and not half as shocking. Imagination clung too closely to fact in the end and was smothered by it.

A musical about Silvio Berlusconi is under way which I hope is not straitjacketed in the same way. It is billed as an “almost true story” – presumably weaving fiction into the facts we know of Berlusconi’s life and leadership. Produced by Francesca Moody, who was behind Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, the story will be told through a “fierce feminist lens” according to Moody, and perhaps this will liberate its imagination.

Often real-life-based dramas fail because they can’t illuminate anything new. But at their worst they appear to be riding on the back of a sensational news story. This was the case with David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat, and Steven Berkoff’s Harvey, both dramatising the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal. What exactly was the point, beyond salaciousness? Alongside this, the unsavoury decision to dramatise the scandal from Weinstein’s point of view, with the added discomfort of two male writers ventriloquising for him at a time when women might better have been given a voice.

There is an argument, more generally, to say that the creative process needs time to turn real life into something more than testimony or imitation alone – to gain insights, find new perspectives, plumb depths. That said, many of the quick-response dramas on screen made during the pandemic about frontline workers and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 reflected our world back at us with immense and immediate power. These were produced in real time, as events were occurring, rather like Ali Smith’s seasonal quartet series. They were mirrors of events churning in the world, which held value in that charged moment.

But after that moment is gone, we do need drama to bring something more, I think. One such show that recently ran at the Chisenhale Gallery, in London, featured excerpts of a film made inside a closed mental health hospital ward in 2021 to reflect the pandemic’s effects on young inpatients. This film was set against live performances by some of the same young people, since discharged (and included their responses to the film). Seth Pimlott, who curated the show, said it demonstrated how drama could help us better understand difficult real-world experience.

Maybe creative licence is key: to make a news story into something different. The 9/11 musical Come from Away, based on the true story of over 6,000 travellers grounded in the tiny town of Gander on the island of Newfoundland for five days after the Twin Towers attacks, sounds like the unlikeliest of hit shows. What is remarkable about the real-life aspect is that it is so marginal to the main event of the terrorist attacks, and the far bigger, more catastrophic drama happening in New York. It is clear in the musical that something else is being done with the use of the documentary material. The plot, as it stands, is slight. Nothing happens outwardly beyond the grounding of these planes and passengers, and yet so much happens in terms of relationships and emotional connections. By coming at the news story sideways, it becomes fresher. The imagination, in the end, needs to upstage the facts and so achieve the high-wire act of the real-life drama.

[martinauvray]

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Barthez Carvajal, S. Ramos, Pepe, Lucas

Pogba Kanté Robben Zidane Ribéry Lukaku

Cannes

Frey

Blake Baldé Jeannel

Sordo Giunta Marsiglia Belmadi

Echteld

Grassi Libbra

France

Barthez

Mendy, Varane, Sakho, Lucas

Vieira Kanté

Mbappe Zidane Ribéry

Anelka

RMA

Navas

Carvajal, S. Ramos, Pepe, Coentrao

Illaramendi, Isco, James

Bale Benzema C. Ronaldo 

Gothiques Buysse Bachet Beron Pazak Richer F. Rozenthal Sorare

U. Simón, Sivera, Badia

M. Gutierrez, Vivían, Mármol, D. García, J. López, S. Ramos, Raillo, Edgar.

B. Mendez, Bryan, Arribas, Guerra, Isi, Guridi, Alejo.

Guruzeta, Mayoral, Gerard, Muriqi, Uzuni, D. López, Machis, Ángel.

F15

M. Hassen

Castelleto J. Mathieu Lucas

Nkoudou Tolisso Kanté Pogba Werner

Gignac Maupay

FMob

Pickford

Lainer Pepe Bornauw McClean

Sabitzer Davis Fellaini

Arnautovic Vardy Bülter

Austria FM05 Arenas, Fernández, Henrique, Axelsen Gavilán, Eder, Huth, Fischer, Vidic, Edinho, Hartl, Zonneveld Guarin, Jarosik, Alceu Mokoena, Fernandinho, C. Alberto Castelen, Kurbanov, Adu, Aigner, Rafael, Zidan

Cannes FM10 Lutz, Aupetit Cortes Viennet Campbell Lemaire Carnicero Munier Kolodzieczak, Cros Diouf, Abdessadki, Ekwalla, N’Koulou, Loiseau, Tuncay Gezer, Touré, Tounsi, Neal, Malinowski Lahmar, Meunier

NHL Turek - Cairns, Gauthier - Brashear, Stiller, McCarthy Price - Chara, Karlsson - Michalek, Plekanec, St Louis

NBA M. Johnson Pierce Pippen Malone O'Neal

All sports Karl Malone, Paul Gascoigne, Jason Giambi, Marty McSorley, Steve McNair.

Fights

Mike Tyson, Tyson Fury, Lennox Lewis, Tony Bellew, Johan Duhaupas

MMA: Nate Diaz

[atlanticcanada]

Atlantic storm adds to Christmas travel woes, as ferry, plane trips cancelled

The weather system hammering Central Canada is also bringing Christmas travel woes to the East Coast, as holiday travel plans are being delayed by flight and ferry cancellations.

Environment Canada is forecasting rain and powerful gusts through to Christmas Eve in the Maritimes, while it says the storm will carry on into Newfoundland and Labrador until Saturday night.

Forecaster Ian Hubbard says the gusts predicted are noteworthy, with expectations they'll reach velocities of 90 kilometres per hour in some areas of Atlantic Canada, including up to 100 km/h in coastal areas.

Electrical utilities are warning residents to prepare for potential power outages, and airline departure boards at the Halifax airport were indicating delays and cancellations of some flights, particularly those headed west.

Meanwhile, the Marine Atlantic ferry Blue Puttees experienced mechanical problems affecting its bow thrusters as it attempted to dock in Port aux Basques, N.L., on Friday morning, and due to the rough seas had to return to North Sydney, N.S., where it was expected to arrive back at 3:30 p.m.

Spokesman Darrell Mercer said the return to North Sydney means the 446 passengers won't be able to travel to Newfoundland until late Saturday night because ferry crossings scheduled for late Friday and early Saturday out of North Sydney have been cancelled due to the stormy weather.

"They'll be rebooked until Saturday night's crossings, but we know there's a significant inconvenience to that as they (passengers) had travel plans to be home for the holiday season," said Mercer.

Mercer said the Blue Puttees couldn't dock in Port aux Basques because without the bow thrusters working, the vessel wouldn't be able to make a safe turn around Vardys Island, which sits in the middle of Newfoundland harbour.

Rainfall and snow levels predicted vary around the region, with 25 to 40 millimetres of rain anticipated in southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and about 20 millimetres in Prince Edward Island, while in northern New Brunswick the precipitation will start out as snowfall.

Special weather statements are also in effect for parts of the Bay of Chaleur and south-facing shorelines of the Atlantic coast for possible storm surges.

The storm is part of the same system expected to affect most of Eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.

Sean Borden, the Nova Scotia Power executive overseeing the utility's response to the storm, said in a release on Thursday evening that repair crews have been positioned around the province. "Based on the current forecast, we expect this storm to cause power outages across the province. We are taking every precaution to ensure we are ready to respond," he said.

One of the consequences of the wet weather is that much of the Maritimes -- with the exception of northern New Brunswick -- will have a snowless Christmas.

The lack of snow on the East Coast at Christmas has been a trend described by Environment Canada on its website in its analysis of 67 years of weather records for centres across Canada.

The department calculates the probability of having a white, snow-covered day on Christmas Day in the Atlantic region has been falling steadily, when the period from 1960 to 1984 is compared to the period between 1997-2021.

In the modern era, Charlottetown has a 40 per cent lower probability of snow than it did in the early timeframe, while in Halifax it is 32 per cent lower and Fredericton is 44 per cent lower.

Mike De Wolf, a cross-country ski enthusiast, said he now has to regularly drive 530 kilometres to the north, from Halifax to Charlo, N.B., to enjoy his sport at this time of year. On Friday, he'd just returned to a snowless Halifax from his latest trip to the region's last remaining snow belt.

The 73-year-old said, "there will be no skiing on mainland Nova Scotia because of global warming." He said the decline in snowfall in Nova Scotia "is very disappointing" for outdoor enthusiasts.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 23, 2022.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/nvOKDio

[mariocki]

Special Branch: Depart In Peace (2.3, Thames, 1970)

"You seeing Moxon again?"

"Sir?"

"He'll use you, you know."

"Well, I don't think I can be got at."

"Why don't you avoid even the suspicion."

[oraclekleo]

List of Idols and Actors I know or follow

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K-Pop Readings - CLOSED

List of Idols and Actors I included into my ultimate chart and into the Compatibility Calculator:

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(G)I-DLE

2PM

3YE

A.C.E

AB6IX

ARGON

ASTRO

ATEEZ

B.A.P

BAE173

BigBang

BIGFLO

Black Pink

BLACK6IX

Block B

BtoB

BTS

BZ BOYS

CIX

CNBlue

CRAVITY

DAY6

DKB

Dreamcatcher

E’LAST

EXO

f(x)

GHOST9

Golden Child

GOT7

GreatGuys

Highlight

History

iKON

IMFACT

IN2IT

INFINITE

JUST B

KARD

KINGDOM

KNK

LUCENTE

LUCY

LUMINOUS

Mamamoo

MAP6

MONSTA X

MY_st

N.Flying

NCT

NIK

NOIR

NU'EST

OMEGA X

ONEUS

ONEWE

ONF

OnlyOneOf

Pentagon

Red Velvet

Seventeen

SF9

SHINee

Shinhwa

Stray Kids

Super Junior

TAN

TARGET

Teen Top

TEMPEST

The Boyz

The King

The Rose

TVXQ

TXT

U-KISS

UNIQ

UNVS

UP10TION

VANNER

VAV

VICTON

VIXX

VOISPER

Vromance

WEi

Winner

WOW

Xdinary Heroes

ZE:A

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Actors + Soloists

Ahn Hyo-seop

Ahn Jae Hyun

BoA

Byeon Woo Seok

Demian

Do Ji Han

Earth

Eric Nam

Gao Hanyu

God

Gong Yoo

Gun

Ha Sungwoon

Hirose Tomoki

Hong Jong-hyun

Hyeok Geun Choe

Cha Hyunseung

Ishikawa Plowden Luke

Jaejoong

Jasper Liu

Jay Park

Ji Chang Wook

Ji Soo

Ji Sung

Johnny Huang

Jongkook

Jung Il Woo

Jung Won Chang

JUNNY

Kang Daniel

Kang Haneul

Kim Jaewook

Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Woobin

Kinchiku Yuuki

Kwak Dong Yeon

Lai Leon Yi

Lee Dong Wook

Lee Jae-wook

Lee Jehoon

Lee Jong Suk

Lee Joon Gi

Lee Min-Ho

Lee Min-ki

Lee Soo Hyuk

Luo Yunxi

Max

Mew

Mike

Nam Joo-hyuk

Off

Park Bo-gum

Park Hae Jin

Park Hyung Sik

Park Seo-joon

Sakaguchi Kentaro

Satoh Takeru

Seo In Guk

Simon Dominic

Simon Gong

Song Kang

Song Weilong

Sota Fukushi

Sung Hoon

Takhon Paing

Timmy Xu

Tsao Yu Ning

Tul

Vardy Wang

Vincent

Wang Rui Chang

Wi Ha Joon

Woo Do Hwan

Xiao Zhan

Xu Kaicheng

Yokohama Ryusei

Yoo Seung Ho

Young-Kwang

Yu Christian

Zee

Zhang Zhe Han

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Members of the listed groups who went solo

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[the-trashbin]

on writing.

I sit and wait      For words to wander, into the night –     On to this paper. So many thoughts     That I could not speak There is endlessness     In my quiet mystique.

I’ve imagined     For a quaint pen To match with an old     Parchment… Dressed in vintage     Seated in a mahogany desk, The smooth flow of words     That even I can’t contest. My thoughts had     Wandered off again, But my paper remain empty     I failed once more in misery. On to this paper,     Into the night… Words never wandered     Though try as I might.

m.r.//301116 

[photo by Mike Vardy]

[amoveablejake]

The Inevitable Preview Piece

Right, I’ll say it now. This piece was inevitable, even if I didn’t realise it at first. Ofcourse I was always going to write a Premier League prediction piece, it was just a matter of time as to when this fact would hit me. As the season starts this weekend the past week or so has been full of predictions all over the place from podcasts I listen to, to different articles online and now I have this platform I thought why not put my thoughts in, which when the league ends I will undoubtedly look back upon and laugh at. Anyway, shall we begin because we have a fair bit to get through and I can already tell some of you may be skipping to the next segment. I promise I’ll try and make this at least somewhat interesting for those of you who don’t care. Maybe I’ll try and give each team a little title, that will keep you reading, right? Right? (Sigh)

Arsenal: The train that runs out of steam.

Arsenal always start well. I know that, you know that, we all know that. They are a team who always start well by playing exciting football and for a while their fans start to think, hey, maybe this will be our year after all. The thing is though, the first ten matches of the Premier League are the days of wine and roses and they don’t matter as much as you’d think. Its always after this honeymoon period ends that Arsenal hit a slump and run out of steam and maybe they’ll pick it back up at times but they never truly get back on track. I do however think they’ll do slightly better this year so I’m going to say they’ll finish fifth. I like Arteta what can I say. 

Aston Villa: The Royal team. 

Whilst Prince William supports Aston Villa I don’t think even his Royal support will spur them on to play exciting football. They had a relegation scrap last year and I see the same for them once again. I will admit that until I looked at the list to see who is in the league this year I had forgotten they were still in the top flight. I think that speaks for itself. I think that Aston Villa will finish seventeenth and will survive once again by the skin of their teeth. Sadly. 

Brighton and Hove Albion: Seagulls take flight. 

I don’t know why, but I have a funny feeling Brighton might do a bit better than usual this year. They always seem to finish around the middle to bottom of the table but I think that they might keep themselves in a European conversation, for a little while at least. The addition of Adam Lallana is a very positive one and I think they will prove to upset some of the bigger name teams over the course of the season. Plus they have a very swish new home kit and I sort of do have a soft spot for them. Predicted finish: Ninth, hey, its on the right track. 

Burnley: You again? 

Burnley is another team that I always forget exists, let alone in the Premier League. I’ll keep this one short, I think they’ll finish fifteenth. Now I’m not being mean, I hope that they have a nice season and their fans enjoy watching them play. I won’t though, I have paint to watch dry. 

Chelsea: Money can’t buy happiness. 

Okay, okay, I’ll admit it, I do not like Chelsea. At all. Yes they have quite a nice new home shirt and technically, technically, they are the closest Premier League team to where I was born however, they don’t get my support. To me Chelsea have always felt like the bad guys and perhaps that is unwarranted but what can I say. I just don’t like the Death Star. The boys in blue have spent a lot, and I mean A LOT, this summer but will it work? I don’t think so. They have bought excellent players in but the problem is Frank had a good team of youngsters already and I think by bringing in a lot of new players he has shown he doesn’t have faith in those younger players afterall and I don’t know if the team will form a solid base this time around. I see Chelsea coming in sixth and honestly, I don’t know if Mr. Lampard will make it to the end of the season. 

Crystal Palace: Please, just let Zaha leave. 

I’m never that convinced by Crystal Palace. That isn’t to say they’re not very good, they do have moments of prowess and do show signs of making it into the Europa League but then they tend to lose silly matches. I think the club might be nearing the end of its relationship with Roy Hodgson and after he leaves it might get a little shaky for a while. And the will they let him go or won’t they dance they have with Zaha every year is getting very tiring and I can’t imagine its good for the team’s atmosphere. Please, just let the man leave whilst you end up finishing in thirteenth. 

Everton: Just how Everton can Everton be. 

Everton are managed by Carlo Ancelotti. Everton. That is quite something. I’m still not sure if I believe it and honestly, I don’t think Carlo does either. Yes he has signed old pal James Rodriguez this summer which for my money is a fantastic new addition however, I don’t see Carlo seeing out the season at Merseyside. Its not the club for him and thats fine. I think they will show moments of looking pretty good but ultimately Everton will do what Everton is destined to do. And that is finish tenth. 

Fulham: Don’t Cry For Me Brentford 

I’ll keep this one short. I wanted Brentford to go up in the playoff final. Fulham didn’t deserve it. Thats right, I said it. I don’t want them here, I am still bitter and I’m not crying, you’re crying! But whats this I see through my years, I see Fulham finishing in nineteenth and me tasting sweet, sweet revenge. 

Leeds: They used to be quite big right. 

From what I’ve heard, Leeds used to be quite a big team. People were scared of them. The thing is, I am too young to remember those days so I don’t have the respect for them that some do. I am pleased that their fans finally got to see this return and I don’t think they’ll shoot right down again, in fact I think they’ll do reasonably well. I see them finishing fourteenth, which isn’t bad for a first season in the Premier League. They will show moments early on I think where people will say they’re going to do exceedingly well, but once again, never trust the first ten games. 

Leicester City: Believe in yourself. 

The foxes feel like a team that are running on the water and then when they realise what they’re doing they lose their confidence and sink. They are a team which as we know can be exceedingly good, they can be a joy to watch and whats more their players always look happy to be out there. Last season they were flying very high indeed especially on a rainy night in Southampton however, they tend to lose their confidence in themselves and I think they might do the same again this year. Also, Vardy is a great player but his back must be getting heavy carrying that attack. I think that this time around Leicester will take eighth place. Thats not a comment on them but more so on how close I think those top eight places are going to be. 

Liverpool: Foot off the gas. 

Liverpool are the best team in Britain at the moment. Maybe. Well they were for the past couple of years but now, I’m not too convinced. Why, why do I doubt such a strong team, its because there have been no changes. There haven’t really been any transfers and hey if something isn’t broken why fix it. I’ll tell you why, because whilst you were out there on your boat, enjoying the sun, looking around at your crew who you realised that they are all getting that much older and they’re very comfortable in their roles. In fact, they don’t really have to fight. They seem to have lost that hunger, a hunger that all the sharks growing underneath the boat certainly have and you better believe the moment they smell blood they’re going to surface. I think Liverpool will finish in third. They will still challenge for the title but it won’t be coming back to Anfield this time around. 

Manchester City: A team with Pep. 

Manchester City were bad last year. Yes they came second but they were so far behind Liverpool it was not a successful season. They only won one trophy also which by their standards is not good and it wasn’t even the Champions League or FA Cup. I think this season they’re going to be back to their old ways, not in a perfect way however, there are a lot of holes in that team (a new defender and striker would be good) but they do have Kevin De Bruyne and that man is from another realm. Do I see City lifting the Premier League, honestly, no, I think they might win everything else but not this. 

Manchester United: I’m allowed to be biased okay. 

Yes, I do support Manchester United and yes I do know that makes me biased however, I do have a sneaking suspicion they will win the Premier League. Whys that, well it might not look like it yet but I think some more transfers are coming both now and in January. The arrival of Van De Beek is also very welcome and I think the squad will start to believe in itself more and they’ll definitely improve as that confidence comes back. Don’t get me wrong, it won’t be a beautiful win, infact I think they will win on the final day and the whole title race this year will be very close but I don’t know, I have a feeling that they’ll do it. Either that or I’ll be crushed when they get relegated. 

Newcastle United: Mike Ashley out. 

For once Newcastle have made some good signings this summer, good sensible signings and they have kept Steve Bruce on which I think is a good thing however, with Mike Ashley still being the owner and that ever present cloud hanging over the team I don’t think they’ll ever really hit their stride. Sadly I see them finishing in sixteenth although I would really like to see them finish higher. 

Sheffield United: My soft spot. 

I have absolutely no idea but ever since I was little I have had a soft spot for the Blades and after their very impressive performance last year I would like to see them do well again. However, I think the end of the loan spell with Dean Henderson will hurt and they didn’t look as strong post the lockdown pause so I see them coming eleventh which is still good just not as good we’d like. We being me and a team always keep an eye on. 

Southampton: It was nice whilst it lasted. 

Southampton again had a very good year last year and I’m sure that their fans are hoping for more of the same however, I think that this time around the top half of the table is going to be a much fiercer, closer battle and sadly that will be at the detriment of teams like Southampton who will find themselves twelfth and it won’t really be their fault. I would like to see them head into Europe as they are my local team but I don’t think that they will this time around. 

Tottenham Hotspur: No prime delivery. 

Despite the fancy Amazon documentary coming out and Jose being Jose, I think that Tottenham will do exactly what their fans have sadly grown used to which is showing signs of being a top four team but ultimately making silly mistakes and losing against teams that they really shouldn’t which will slide them down to seventh. I hope for their fans that they win something this year, anything really but when it comes to Spurs you just never can tell. What am I saying, you can and they won’t. 

West Bromwich Albion: Someone has to do it. 

Someone has to finish last and it will be West Brom. Do I really need to say anything else. I suppose I should say something nice, um, I’ve heard that you can buy a nice pie at their stadium. A nice pie to soak up the tears when they get relegated. 

West Ham United: Time to learn. 

I want West Ham United to get relegated. Why? Because they need to learn. Not the players, not the manager but the club. The club is run horribly and they constantly make bad decisions whether it be getting rid of promising young players, signing players at big costs to no avail or to have a constant merry go round of managers. Its a shambles and thats a shame because they have a very nice home kit and I do sort of like West Ham. With that in mind they’ll finish eighteenth and I’ll be happy about it so that they come back stronger. 

Wolves: Hear them howl. 

I like Wolves. In fact my favourite animal is a wolf but thats not why I have a fondness for Wolverhampton Wanderers. No, thats because they are a good team, with a great manager, who make sensible signings, seem to be run well, sadly have a horrific kit but play very good, classic football. I like the players, I like the team and I always want to see them do well and upset the establishment. Even when one player rubs baby oil on his tree trunk arms so the other players can’t grab hold of him. He’s good enough to not make someone do that but hey, there are worse jobs to have (see playing for Burnley for further details). I think Wolves will finish fourth this time around and will reach the Champions League. I also think they’ll do well in the FA Cup and will win more praise that they definitely deserve.  

So there we have it, we made it. How will these predictions pan out, probably not very well but hey, its not like I’ve written them down so I can be mocked with them later. 

- Jake, a man who is fully aware he can never go to Burnley now, 13/09/2020

[sailinseas]

1 Aralik 2019 – Tenerife

Mike & Patty Haukenberry cifti diger ekip elemanlari gibi Washington eyaletinden geliyorlardi. Vinc ve is makinalari uzerine is yapan birkac sirketin sahipleriydi. Ancak bir sure once diger sirketlerini satip sadece bir tek sirketle sinirlamislar islerini. Cunku, artik yari emekli olup gezmeyi, tozmayi istiyorlarmis. Bir sure San Diego`da yasamis ve oradan yakin oldugu icin Meksika`yi karis karis gezme firsati bulmuslar.

4 cocuk sahibi olan bu cift, torun sahibi olma sansini da erkan yasta yakalamislar.

Eylul basindan beri, Ingiltere`den Avrupa kitasina ayak bastiktan sonra, Fransa, Ispanya ve Portekiz`i gezdikten sonra simdi Tenerife`den geri Amerika kitasina donuyorlardi. 4 aylik maceralarinin Miami`de sonlandirmak niyetinde de degillerdi, daha gezecek cok yerleri olduguna eminim.

Yelken konusunda, gecen yil Sea of Cortez`de aldiklari egitimin disinda pek tecrubeleri olmadigini soyluyorlardi ama Never Say Never`in yabancisi da degillerdi. Onceki ayaklarin birinde, bir haftalik Akdeniz`de yelken acma sanslari olmustu. Yelken acma sanslari olmustu ama bu sansi, ruzgarin azizliginden dolayi pek degerlendirememislerdi, surekli motorla gitmek zorunda kalmislardi.

Tekne alma niyetleri vardi. Bu yolculuk sonunda yelkenli ya da motorlu tekne almaya karar vermeyi umuyorlardi. Alabilecek yeterli paralari vardi ama alacaklari konusunda gerekli motivasyonlari oldugundan emin olamadim.

Onlari tanidikca annemin “kari-kocanin topragi ayni yerden cikar” lafininin ne kadar dogru oldugunu bir kez daha iyi anladim. Birbirini bu kadar iyi tamamlayan ve benzerlik gosteren cok az cift tanidim. Kari-koca olduklarini bilmesem, kardes olduklarina yemin edebilirdim.

[littlefearsdoodles]

Getting Stuff Done

Last week I published a post with a free course, How To Start A Successful Blog And Make Money 2019.

My good mate, Phil responded with:

My always sceptic says if it were that easy we’d all be rich and published and wouldn’t need to be motivational speakers in a van down by the river…

I’m kinda with Phil there. If it really was easy, we’d all be doing it.

There’s the rub. I personally feel anyone can ‘do it’. But very few people will. The biggest issues I face are drive and time management.

So, on drive. People see what I do, thinking it takes a few hours a week of doodling and writing. Then they say ‘hey, I can do that’. But then their not willing to put in the hours of promoting to local businesses, local papers, sharing to Buzzfeed and BoredPanda. Standing at car boots and markets, getting drowned in the rain, trying to sell prints. Going to shows trying to find clients to work for. Submitting to magazines and getting turned down over and over and over. The demoralizing graft. A lot of that’s less fun. It takes grit. Self-employment is rarely the happy-go-lucky care-free life people imagine. It sure as heck isn’t what’s on Instagram.

So, yes. Anyone can ‘do it’. But few folks will.

On time management, well, that’s a whole separate issue. In my experience, it can make or break you. If you can’t get your poop together and set out plans for your days and weeks, you just aren’t going to make it.

Personally, I use an A4 diary to make rough plans for what I need to do daily. More checklists than anything. But pen and paper help cement tasks in my head more than digital alternatives.

I use pomodairo type techniques. 50 minutes of work followed by 10 minutes break. Enough time for a pee and a fresh brew of tea. (shameless “Drink Tea” tenuous link to Threadless: https://littlefears.threadless.com/ )

#NoShame

So, I usually run that system from 7 am to 1 pm, break for an hour for lunch. Then work from 2 pm to 6 pm. I often come back in the evening as well. It’s a long day!

This week, I’ve been looking for digital time-management assistance again. Turns out, on Skillshare, there are two free classes from the Todoist team.

Productivity Today: Managing Attention in the Digital Age | Learn with Todoist. Kevin Siskar, Managing Director, Founder Institute.

The first I’ve done before. I really enjoyed this class. It’s not 100% Todoist centric. It’s more about getting into the right mindset managing your time more productively. I can’t stress how important mindset is if you’re hoping to go self-employed as a writer, blogger, artist, poet and music maker.

Productivity Habits That Stick: Using Time Theming. Mike Vardy, Productivity Strategist & Productivityist Founder.

This course is more Todoist-centric. It revolves around building a daily routine and task list. More like habit building, if that makes sense?

I can appreciate habit building courses. The first hour of my day is set in stone. Publish the morning’s story. Reply to comments on LittleFears.co.uk. Check if there are any relevant hashtags during the day I can get into with an old story on Twitter (such as #NationaChocolateDay). Go over everything in my diary for a given day and schedule all the work into 50-minute blocks.

If that first hour goes off without a hitch, I can smash through work like the Hulk punches holes in toilet paper. It gets me into the right mental place and I’m away! If I miss my morning routine, my whole day goes to pot.

For some of us, habits are essential.

So, those links again. These courses are free. Just sign up for a free account, ignore anything that asks you for a subscription option. Go to the course page and and give them a whirl.

Productivity Today: Managing Attention in the Digital Age: https://skl.sh/2TeJPCv

Productivity Habits That Stick: Using Time Theming: https://skl.sh/2EvJ1Be

Thanks again to Barb of LetItGoCoach for buying me a cuppa Ko-Fi. Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Ko-Fi | Patreon | Etsy | Books | Skillshare | Threadless

[setheverman]

hello i know all of you hate sports but here are some real football (soccer) headlines from recent times that you can still enjoy:

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez victim of magic as Peru fans curse him with tortoise

Are there good white soccer players?

Asamoah Gyan holding press conference to deny he used rapper as human sacrifice

Shaqiri: "One time I was injured at Inter and Mancini sent me to a miraculous healer in the mountains. Didn't help me at all. At Stoke we've got seven physios."

Hernanes on celebrating after scoring against his old club- "It was the saddest backflip of my career"

Zlatan apologizes for calling France a shit country

"Balotelli is very nice, but he used to pee on our boots" - Kerlon

Buddhist monks behind Leicester City incredible start, claims Vardy

Lasagna scores an injury time goal that will be hard to digest for Inter fans (Inter-Carpi 1-1)

Benitez sacking not announced yet because the area for press conference is occupied for a kids party

Michail Antonio is no Homer Simpson, says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic

Daniel Sturridge admits to spraying fragrance on kit before games and enjoying smelling of strawberries

Slaven Bilic on Big Sam: "The players will respect him. He’s a big man. He’s Big Sam. You see him on the television, he fills the screen. You are looking for the board with the sponsors names behind. Where have they gone? You can’t see them."

Tokelo Rantie dropped from South Africa national team for farting at the coach: "The flatulence was so suffocating that the putrid stench continues to hover over the team like a dark cloud."

Harry Redknapp says he wants to sign Benoit Assou-Ekotto for Birmingham City, but the player wishes to be a pornstar.

Leroy Fer on accidentally buying a €30,000 horse: "Sh*t I've got a horse"

Porto claim they've access to emails which confirm Benfica spent €70k on witchcraft last season to help them win the Liga

Mike Ashley: "I am not Obi Wan Kenobi in charge of the Death Star"

Dick Advocaat (Dutch national team coach) last week: "Sweden won't win 8-0 against Luxembourg". At the moment, Sweden is leading 8-0 against Luxembourg

New Bayern coach Heynckes at press conference: "My daughter and my wife advised me on my decision. Then my dog Cando barked twice and the deal was sealed."

Carles Puyol slapped by dildo wielding fan in Russia after World Cup draw

Moise Kean's father claim Juve owe him farming equipment in exchange for a contract with his son

Franck Ribéry tells a fan to "go and eat his grandma's ass"

Saudi Player faces jail time for dabbing

Sean Dyche: "I don't eat worms and I never have."

[hiddengardener]

In 1974 Sara Vardy designed Fleur: a green-brown floral pattern resist-printed on a cream ground. Fleur sold very well in America where it was distributed by Kosta Boda USA. It won a Design Council Award and every piece was placed in the Design Index. A new factory opened in Lancaster to manufacture Contrast but this was to be problematic. Contrast needed skilled workers to glaze and polish the unique Vitramic finish. The unskilled Lancaster workers made many costly rejects. The National Westminster Bank lent in 1976 to cover the losses.Palatine (1974-6) by Mike Walker used the Contrast shapes and Vitramic glaze but its floral pattern was less severely masculine. Martin Hunt’s Concept range (1977-81) was the ultimate Hornsea modern tableware design. It had an elegant contoured and ridge shape with spot glaze applied to the vitreous body. The finish – a rich cream colour – was unique. Many pieces had swan-shaped finial knobs. Concept won design awards. It was produced on licence at Upsala Ekeby’s Rorstand factory in Sweden. With Contrast and Concept Hornsea’s stylish tableware easily competed with contemporary Scandinavian ceramics.So what went wrong? Desmond Rawson, Hornsea’s dynamic but creative President, retired in 1981, aged 60. He had bouts of anxiety and depression and, frustrated with financial worries, his criticisms were resented by some directors who asked him to retire. Upset, his rejection played on his restless mind. On December 10, 1984, he was found dead from an overdose of pills mixed with whisky.Hornsea struggled on but in 1984 the firm had debts of over £1 million and NatWest pulled the plug. There’s still a lot of Hornsea in use. You can find it on eBay or in car boot sales. Maybe there’s a fine piece of Contrast or Concept in your nan’s china cabinet?© Aidan Turner-BishopThis article first appeared in The Modernist issue 3 'BOOM & BUST

[hilda67regina]

Leicester City vs. Liverpool - Football Match Report - February 13, - ESPN

Liverpool leicester city score - Leicester City Liverpool live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore

Trent Alexander-Arnold was denied by the crossbar before the hour mark before Salah broke the deadlock on 67 minutes. Alexander-Arnold's shot was blocked by the Leicester defence but only ricocheted as far as Firmino who, without looking to see if he was there, tapped the ball back sscore Salah. He then calmly slotted the ball past Kasper Schmeichel. Leicester had a double VAR review on 77 minutes which saw them lose a penalty but score the resulting free-kick.

Harvey Barnes was brought down liverpool leicester city score Thiago on the edge of the box and referee Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty, which was overturned to a free kick following a VAR review, and Maddison curled it into the corner of Alisson's goal. Moments later Liverpool leicester city score scored Leicester's second after Alisson stormed out of his goal liverpool leicester city score missed the ball, leaving an empty net for the Leicester striker to score in.

Barnes completed Leicester's win with a creative liverpooll down the left and into the box where he guided the ball past Alisson. We played good these details, dominated possession, took the game out of Leicester but apart from that we were really top in the game. There was a debut in defence for Ozan ,iverpool as he replaced the injured Fabinho.

Thiago dropped to the bench as he was replaced in midfield by James Milner in the one other change to the scorr that were thrashed by Manchester City last weekend. Firmino then flashed a header wide but Liverpool eventually found the breakthrough on 67 minutes. Alexander-Arnold's shot was initially blocked by Caglar Soyuncu but the full-back was fastest to the loose ball to set up Firmino.

Liverpiol Brazilian swivelled brilliantly away from Amartey and Jonny Evans to flick the ball into Salah's path, and the forward calmly passed the ball liverpool leicester city score loverpool corner for his 17th league goal of the season. Then, it all fell apart for the visitors. Roy Keane described them as "bad champions" following the dismantling at the hands of Manchester City and it all unravelled in liverpool leicester city score final 15 minutes.

Thiago Alcantara had been very close to conceding a penalty when he brought down Barnes on the edge of the box, but Maddison liverpool leicester city score swift punishment with his free-kick from the angle finding the bottom liveroool.

There was a brief delay scode VAR Attwell checked for an offside against Amartey but replays showed he was played on by Firmino. Firstly, Youri Tielemans' searching pass for Barnes caused a calamitous mix-up between the onrushing Alisson and debutant Kabak as the rookie defender's attempts to united scor manchester effectively took his goalkeeper out of the game, allowing Vardy to run in and gleefully accept the gift.

Klopp cursed Alisson's latest blunder but he was sclre gathering himself when Leicester doubled their lead as Wilfred Ndidi unleashed Barnes behind Liverpool's dishevelled backline with his shot leicfster the bottom corner to end the contest.

Liverpool keicester on to fourth spot for now but, 30 points worse off than they were at this stage last season, a game that tipped on its axis only underlined just how far the mighty have fallen. SofaScore also provides the best way to follow the live score of this game with various sports features.

Therefore, you can:. All of these features can help you decide on Leicester City vs. Cityy game prediction. Jamie Vardy. Danny Ward. James Justin. Liverpool leicester city score Morgan. Liverpool leicester city score Albrighton 45'.

Demarai Gray. Hamza Choudhury 86'. Season So Far. Top Player Stats. Match Stats. Now Playing. Mohamed Salah Liverpool. Mohamed Salah. Andrew Robertson Liverpool. Jonny Evans Leicester. Ricardo Pereira Leicester. Jordan Henderson Liverpool. Cookies on PremierLeague. Removed comment. Leicesster replies 35 down. Comment posted by chelsea38, at 13 Feb chelsea Reply posted by mike liverpool leicester city score, at 13 Feb mike lfc.

More replies 44 down. Liverpool's season just keeps getting better liverpool leicester city score Reply posted by James tomkinz, at 13 Feb James tomkinz. James tomkinz replied: Europa League spot!! More replies 7 down. After all the arrogance Liverpool and their supporters have shown the past year, their current form is beautiful to witness.

Long may it continue. Reply posted by Mum, leiester 13 Feb Mum. Mum replied: Supporters or random people on a HYS who've not actually been to a game? Comment posted by Rseer, at 13 Feb Rseer. Wonder what klopp's excuse will be this week! More replies 17 down.

Alisson at fault again as Leicester beat Liverpool

I thought the 34 year old who was in hospital 3 weeks ago having a hernia operation had a good sxore The Citizen replied: Top 4 in May More replies 5 down.

Comment posted by Twobobmate, at 13 Feb Twobobmate. Hahaha thank you Leicester! Reply posted by taste the salt, at 13 Feb taste the salt. More replies 8 down.

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Your favourite comedy show upvote for Looserpool down vote for Fools and Horses. LondonsFinestClub replied: Yeah the wheels have come off! Bayern now World champions! Pool possibly dropping out of top 4, definitely out of title race and defensively in tatters. Sorry for Klopp though, he lost his Mum. I'm sure his mind is elsewhere. My condolences. Somethings more important than this link at the liverpool leicester city score of the day.

This season is all of terrible referee performances. Liverpool's defence wouldn't have crumbled if the ref had disallowed LeicestVAR's first goal. More replies 51 down.

Look on the bright side Liverpool. Mum replied: Atleast we got to be champions. Felt so good after waiting a long time. Happy to wait another 30 years too.

[mariocki]

Special Branch: Inquisition (3.3, Thames, 1973)

"Look, I want to help, but... I'm not going to incriminate myself."

"Just questions. You've served your time."

"That's right!"

"Then what are you worried about?"

"I'm more confused - well, you know what I mean, I'm a free man, I've got certain rights. I'm trying to cooperate!"

"And we appreciate it."

[rodriqueacarpenter]

Premier League / Regular Matchday 31 results -

Epl matchday 1 - Premier League Live Table, Season /20

Prediction: Fulham never travel well and Bolton will pose too much of a physical threat as they win Birmingham have a decent record against the Black Matchdayy, having won five of the eight Premier League clashes to have featured the two sides but have won only once on the opening day of the Premier League—a win over Tottenham in Sunderland will be hoping that the midfield partnership of Steed Malbranque and Boudewijn Zenden pictured can create a few more goals this season, mxtchday the latter having spoken publically about feeling fully epl matchday 1 for the first time since joining the club.

The epl matchday 1 Liverpool, Barcelona and Chelsea elp joined last September, and with a full pre-season behind him is raring to get the new campaign underway. At the back Titus Bramble has been signed from Wigan and could well partner Nedum Onuoha, who has joined on a season long loan from Manchester City.

Maik Taylor is set to play against Sunderland, and Colin Doyle has been recalled from his own loan spell at Coventry City to provide cover. Blackpool will become the 44th team to appear in the Premier League use this link they kick-off against Wigan on Saturday. Wigan finished 16th in matchdday Premier Epl matchday 1 last season and this will be their click straight season dpl the top-flight of English football.

Under manager Roberto Martinez, they will be striving for greater consistency this time out. But they also ell nine goals at White Hart Lane and then got thrashed in the return game against Chelsea on the last day of the season. Central defender Antolin Alcaraz is in line to make his debut after joining from Brugge, while Ronnie Stam should start at right back.

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway pictured has been frustrated by the elp he has encountered epl matchday 1 the transfer market this summer and reportedly came close to elp out on the club. But on Wednesday they named their first four signings and these were quickly followed by striker Marlon Harewood.

Harewood is a much needed signing as DJ Campbell has returned to Leicester City after being at Blackpool on loan last season and Billy Clarke will miss the entire season with a knee injury. This signing will hopefully take some pressure off of club-captain Charlie Adam, who was top scorer last year with 18 league goals from midfield.

Prediction: Sadly, I see no fairytale start for Blackpool. A comfortable win for Wigan, which will provoke a memorable quote from Holloway—hopefully the first matchfay many. Record signing ell Jones could epl matchday 1 his debut epl matchday 1 Stoke on Saturday, and his direct, physical style of play will fit in nicely with the Stoke ethos.

Epl matchday 1 games between these two sides ended in goalless draws but the two epl matchday 1 have improved their attacking options. Defender Jody Craddock pictured is coming off a strong season but will have to be at his best to counter the Stoke aerial threat. Michael Oliver.

2020-21 Premier League Matchday 1 Lines (UPDATE)

Epl matchday 1 Salah M. Jack Harrison J. Virgil van Dijk V. Patrick Bamford P. Mateusz Klich M. West Ham. Dpl Stuart Attwell. Callum Wilson C. Jeff Hendrick J. West Brom. Leicester 3. Sunday, Sun Sep 13, - PM. Anthony Taylor. Timothy Castagne T. Jamie Vardy J. Everton 8. Martin Atkinson. Dominic Calvert-Lewin D. Sheff Utd. Wolves Monday, Mon Sep 14, - PM. Mike Dean. Chelsea 5.

Craig Pawson. Jorginho Jorginho. Leandro Matchdayy L. Reece James R. Kurt Zouma K. Man Utd 2. Tuesday, Tue Jan 12, - PM. Kevin Friend. A total of eight matchfay took place, with 23 goals scored in total. A quick look at the Premier League highlights for Liverpool epl matchday 1 Leeds United proves why this was the unmissable encounter from matcchday first round of fixtures.

Back in the Premier League after a year absence, Leeds gave a good account of themselves as they proved to find out a tough match for Liverpool. A Mohammad Salah hat-trick proved to be too much for Leeds however, with epl matchday 1 game finishing in favour of the defending champions. New signings James Rodriguez, Allan and Abdoulaye Doucoure looked at home epl matchday 1 away, linking effectively with their teammates.

NCAA Football. NCAA Basketball.

Premier League

PGA Tour. LPGA Tour. ATP Men's Tennis. WTA Women's Tennis. Mixed Martial Arts. CFL Football. MLS Soccer. WNBA Basketball. Formula 1 Racing. Champions League. Europa League. Serie A Soccer.

[dreimalfuermich]

Sa, 14.07.2018

A PATH OF WEEDS AND FLOWERS

Erschienen in Weltkunst

Ray “Raymes” Pettibon, mit rotem Shirt und grauer Hose, sowohl als auch mit Flecken von Tinte, neben ihm, rechts, Mike Watt, das ewige Flanellhemd sportend. Belgien hingegen heute in Gelb-Schwarz, England in Rot-Weiß.

“I think you are too many years in Germany”, sagte Arik Vardi im israelischen Fernsehen zu einem jungen, etwas pummeligen Igor Levit, weil er, Vardi, meinte, eine ZU deutsche Aussprache von “Mussorgsky” bei Levit erkannt zu haben. Levit, das seh ich im Twitter, wird bald eine neue CD, nein halt: ein neues Album, herausbringen - sehr guter Titel: Life. Ich bekam vor ein paar Jahren ein Album von Levit von der Ärztin als Geschenk, natürlich: Beethoven. Und so, über diese praktischen Hyperlinks, fand ich dann heute auch, der Himmel vor lauter Sommer blau glühend, wieder den Weg zu Murray Perahias Einspielung der Französischen Suiten. ... und in einer anderen Folge sagt Andras Schiff: “There are some advantages of getting older..... not many.” NOTMANY

und so kam es, daß ich schweigend noch ein paar Zigaretten in mich hinein rauchte