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Longridge won this game having dominated possession , and creating enough early chances to win 3 games, against a very well organised and hardworking Whitehaven side.
Town started strongly and should have scored at least the opening goal as the Whitehaven keeper saved well from Brad Carsley, McDonald crashed a volley against the bar, Carsley hit the post and McKenna was denied what looked a clear penalty by the referee on 20 minutes.
Chances came and went, as Longridge played their best football for several weeks without getting the breakthrough they deserved and the inconsistency of the referee, bizarrely chosen for this game despite his performance in Towns recent defeat to Garstang, hindered both sides.
Half time came at 0-0, but the Town faithful remained confident as Asheys side were dominating the game, and the vital first goal would surely come in the second half.
Carsley had a free kick well saved 10 minutes into the half, and Ged Smith had a decent penalty shout waved away a minute later.
Ashcroft then replaced Ryan McKenna on the hour as the Manager looked for the vital 3 points, going straight up front with Carsley, and Longridge looked more threatening immediately.
Dovey in the Town goal was having a quiet day, and remained untroubled, as Whitehaven sat deep and were quite content to defend their clean sheet, albeit they were doing it very well.
The goal came on 70 minutes as an inswinging Ged Smith corner looked destined to go straight in, before Carsley made sure with a deft flick of the head, to make it 1-0 to Longridge. No more than 'The Ridge' deserved and the feeling now amongst a celebrating home crowd of 108 was that Town would go on to add to their lead.
Jordan Bowen and Luke McKenna were having excellent games for Longridge, and kept the ball at will before finding Carsley wide right with just 5 minutes remaining. The powerful striker drove at the visiting defence before being brought down for Towns 3rd penalty shout of the game. He got himself to his feet to take the kick, but was thwarted as the young Whitehaven keeper made an excellent save diving to his right. Stil 1-0 to Longridge.
Both Jack Preston and youngster Elliot Breakell were brought on for cameo appearances, before the referee added six additional minutes to the dismay of the players, crowd, team Managers and Linesmen, the last of his bewildering decisions of the day.
The result was never put in doubt however, as Town kept possession and played out time to take the 3 points that keeps them at the top of the West Lancashire League Premier Division with just two games remaining.
Day 131 (v 3.0) - not something i ever had much of, but it seems whenever i have it nobody notices me much. if i'm feeling miserable or unmotivated people tend to respond positively?!?!
I have been exchanging a few emails with a sketching friend recently about sketching people. I really admire people who can confidently do quick figure sketches, especially moving ones. So, I've decided to give people sketching a go..... static ones that is for practice! I was surprisingly quite satisfied with this first go and really enjoyed the process. Looking forward to the next practice.
A German soldier leans on a FLAK 39 3.7cm anti-aircraft gun.
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Australia was approaching its bicentennial celebrations, and after Brisbane’s success hosting the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane City Council and the Queensland State Government were confident they could win the bid to hold the next World Exhibition.
Brisbane won the right to hold the event and Expo 88 was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 30 April 1988. By the time it closed, it had changed the way the world saw Brisbane and helped shaped the city as we know it today.
Starting with an estimated budget of $645 million, the Queensland State Government developed a World Expo that would recoup and support its own costs and promote international investment in Queensland, both during and after the event. South Bank, badly damaged in the 1973–74 floods, was chosen and the site acquired for $150 million. Developers completed construction on time and within budget. The targets set for ticket sales were reached 11 weeks before Expo 88 had even opened. It was off to a smashing start.
Celebrating ‘Leisure in the age of technology’, there was an incredible range of pavilions, performances, parades, comedy and artwork on show. Guests could experience over 50 restaurants filled with flavours from around the globe. Hosted over six months, it drew more than 18 million people to the renewed South Bank parklands district. An average of 100,000 people a day entered the gates.
An influx of royalty, celebrities and international visitors came to Brisbane for the exhibition, but it was Queensland residents who attended the most often, purchasing 500,000 season tickets. Expo 88 provided something the city needed: an easy-to-access recreational facility with exciting things to do, see and experience. Brisbanites returned again and again to socialise and enjoy the festival atmosphere.
The monorail was one of the most popular attractions. Giving travellers a view of the entertainments from above, it operated along a 2.3-kilometre track during Expo 88, taking up to 44,000 visitors a day from one side of Expo to the other, along the Brisbane River. Built by Swedish manufacturer Von Roll, the monorail cost $12 million and comprised four MkII trains with nine carriages each. The idea of keeping the monorail operating after Expo and extending it into the Brisbane CBD was discussed. Ultimately, the existing monorail wasn’t a feasible long-term people-moving solution and it was disbursed. Three trains were sold back to Von Roll and were used in Germany’s Europa-Park. The remaining train and some tracks were incorporated into the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast.
Some of the most significant installations, exhibitions and artworks from Expo 88 were relocated and continue to be enjoyed today. Ken Done AM, a prominent Australian artist and designer, was commissioned to produce the entry and exit statement art pieces for the Australia Pavilion. Using the word ‘Australia’, Done produced a sign nearly six metres tall that could not be missed by anyone who attended Expo 88. The letters have since been restored and are on display at the Caboolture Heritage Village. The Nepal Peace Pagoda was the only international pavilion that remained on-site, after a petition asking that it remain attracted about 70,000 signatures. The Japan Garden and Pond were gifted to the city of Brisbane and moved to the Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-Tha.
The buzz of activity, the investment in South Bank’s infrastructure and the spotlight on Brisbane transformed the city. The physical legacy left by Expo 88 turned South Bank into a thriving social space and prominent cultural hotspot: 42 hectares was dedicated to the construction of the South Bank Parklands.
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"Secrets et confidences d'Orient" de Fatna Pham, mis en scène par Alain Tocque
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Photo: Fardin Waezi (UNAMA).
Election training for 35,000 Afghan police officers
31 May 2009 - A major programme is underway in Afghanistan to train 35,000 police officers in time for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections.
Officers are being readied to tackle security threats and to provide the necessary cover to enable voters to come out confidently and cast their ballots, without fear, in large numbers.
The elections support project of the United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan, UNDP/ELECT, together with the European Union’s Police Mission (EUPOL) and the Ministry of Interior are leading the efforts to train officers on their expected roles and responsibilities.
Today a two-day course started in Kabul to instruct police officers on the electoral process, Afghanistan’s election laws, international election standards and the police’s role in the process.
Initially, 350 officers from across the country are being trained in Herat, Kabul, Mazar, and Kandahar.
They in turn will pass on their skills to a further 35,000 officers.
EUPOL developed the training course’s curriculum.
“These trainers will go back to their districts and train 10 other stakeholders, who will in turn train 10 others. The reading material (for these 35,000 officers) will be flown into the provinces,” said Gerrit Jan van Gelder, the Deputy Head of EUPOL’s training component in Afghanistan.
One of the biggest challenges ahead is the high illiteracy rate among police officers, estimated at 80 per cent.
“The training methods being used are illustrative and the training itself is based on an oral transmission of information,” said Margie Cook, UNDP/ELECT’s Chief Electoral Adviser.
One of the 25 trainees at today’s Kabul course was Asmatullah, an Intelligence Officer, based in Laghman province.
He will be re-deployed in three days and assume the role of a trainer.
“The course so far has been useful and productive,” said Asmatullah. “We are here to serve the people. They should cast their votes fearlessly.”
“My message to the people is they should be active during the election and cooperate with the police. I want to assure everyone that the police are here to help and are ready to make sacrifices, so that citizens can cast their votes in a secure election,” said General Gul Nabi Admadzai, the Director of the Training Department at the Ministry of Interior.
“The police have a particular responsibility to help conduct elections and to create confidence, so that the people of Afghanistan can come out and vote,” said UNDP’s Margie Cook.
On 20 August Afghanistan goes to the polls for presidential and provincial council elections.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UNDP/ELECT project are supporting Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission in organizing the elections.
Nominations closed on 8 May with 44 candidates in the running for the presidential election and 3,324 for the provincial council elections.
By Aditya Mehta, UNAMA
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Sillas en la plaza central de Mérida. Para que los enamorados se puedan sentar juntos pero eso si que no se toquen. Sillas muy populares en las plazas públicas de Yucatán.
Plagiothecium on the floor of an oakwood.
I'm not yet confident enough to commit to the species of this, as I seem to have gone round in a circle and confused myself : P
My initial reaction was Plagiothecium undulatum, however I resolved to check local records and the BBS guide, and examine under a microscope. There are 6 Plagiothecium species recorded within a few miles of the site.
To the naked eye the leaves appear undulated (P. undulatum), however the shape of the leaves under the microscope make me think it is P.succulentum/nemorale, the overall colour makes me think it is P. nemorale, however I cannot rule out P. platyphyllum which is the nearest NBN record, and listed as a possible confusion species!
As I am not yet rich enough to own a copy of 'Smith' - I think it's one for more experienced persons than I, so I think I will need to consult some other mossy people!
"Secrets et confidences d'Orient" de Fatna Pham, mis en scène par Alain Tocque
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Long ago, I read some ridiculous article about how you could tell "your man's" personality by how he sleeps. If he slept on his side in a fetal position that meant he was insecure. If he slept on his stomach he was hiding something. And if he slept on his back he was confident. I can't remember which position meant what really other than sleeping on ones back was a sign of confidence.
Rich said that my sleeping position is confident starfish because I sleep on my back with arms and legs akimbo, taking up as much of the bed as possible. He risks an elbow to the temple each night.
It appears we have our own little starfish on our hands. When not swaddled and left to choose his own sleep position, he tends to mirror my own poses and regularly pokes me in the side with his elbow or fist. We're raising a very cute and confident little boy.
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Sachin Tendulkar Confident Virat Kohli & Boys Will Give Fans a Reason to Smile
Little Master Sachin Tendulkar is confident that Virat Kohli and boys will give India fans a reason to smile at the end of the Champions Trophy in England. Speaking before the start of the semi-final clash...
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