From portable toilet hire to septic tank servicing and packaged wastewater treatments plants, Sanitech is South Africa’s largest sanitation company and operates across the entire sanitation value chain. Kirsten Kellyspeaks to Robert Erasmus, managing director of Sanitech, about the company’s latest onsite sanitation innovation.
“Our business is less about products and more about servicing. While most companies focus on either providing a sanitation solution or servicing and maintaining onsite toilets, Sanitech does both. We understand the complexities in both the provision, installation and maintenance of sanitation products,” explains Erasmus.
Servicing pit latrines
When requested by municipalities, Sanitech services ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines. The dry consistency of sludge and the high rubbish content that is found in many pits can present obstacles to vacuum removal. While pit latrines are estimated to last between eight and ten years, they are often the only discharge point for a household and are therefore filling up between two and three years.
According to Erasmus, emptying pit latrines is a lengthy, difficult process that requires two to three steps to try to remove household rubbish and then return the sludge to a liquid form. “Very often, municipalities opt to close the pit and dig a new one, and that has serious health and environmental implications.” Another issue is that the excavation of the actual pit can be difficult due to unstable soil conditions, underground utilities and limited space. Being part of the Waco International group, Sanitech accesses the latest innovative technologies and designs from around the world. With a mission to make pit latrines more serviceable, the company has engineered a cost sensitive solution that tackles the containment of waste and the safety issues around open pits.
After years of refinement, Sanitech has engineered a suitable solution specifically for South Africa’s challenging conditions. The Khusela Dry Sanitation Tank (DST) unit ensures children’s safety and prevents them from falling into open pits. It also provides a dignified experience for residents by eliminating the smell and sight of waste. Furthermore, there is no need to excavate a pit with the Khusela DST.
The solution comprises of internals (a pedestal, a rotating bowl and a replaceable bladder) and externals (the structure containing the internals).
“The rotating bowl uses non-stick nano technology and prevents children from falling into the pit. Furthermore, large, bulky foreign objects can no longer be placed into the pit. The rubber seal around the rotating bowl significantly reduces the presence of flies and bad odours as well as the sight of waste. The pedestal has a broad footprint to house a replaceable bladder that contains the waste, making it easier to be serviced by Sanitech or another contractor. Additionally, the self-contained waste bladder protects groundwater from contamination, which is an important consideration in our water-scarce country,” says Erasmus. Sanitech have now refined the external structure of the Khusela DST. It is essentially a visibly appealing concrete structure with a door made from injection moulded plastic. The elliptical shape of the unit optimises space utilisation and bladder capacity. The roof of the Khusela DST is made of a fluorescent compound that glows at night, using the sun to charge during the day, negating the need for lights. Often VIPs are locked and cannot be serviced unless someone is present to unlock the toilet. Fortunately, the Khusela VIP has a secure service hatch that allows the toilet to be serviced from the outside. The hatch can only be opened by service teams to ensure zero exposure to waste by users and thencommunity. The Khusela DST is a cost-effective, feasible improvement to the current VIP latrines. “Sanitech has used its vast experience in the sanitation space to develop a tailored, practical, solution that addresses factors such as theft and vandalism. The Khusela DST is a substantial improvement to the VIP without incurring exorbitant expenses, while meeting the necessary criteria for safety, serviceability, and dignity. It is simple to install (local community members can be used) due to its modular design and can be retrofitted to current VIP latrines,” explains Erasmus.
“The only challenge that remains is addressing how to get this solution out to where it’s most needed, given all the hurdles currently slowing the government down in its efforts to eradicate pit latrines. If we’re to move with any kind of urgency, we must sidestep the cumbersome public sector processes as much as possible. This is where the private sector and corporate entities can play an instrumental role. Collaborative initiatives through corporate social investment (CSI) projects offer a speedier route to progress. Interest has been expressed, and we are gaining traction from the agriculture sector for their permanent field workers as well as the mining industry for CSI projects in their surrounding communities,” states Erasmus. He adds that by partnering with a reputable sanitation expert, corporates can ensure effective project execution that meets expectations and with a collaborative CSI approach. “Investing in sanitation is not only impactful with its vital role in safeguarding communities’ health and safety but most particularly for the safety and wellness of children in schools. While sanitation projects may not possess the same immediate appeal as other initiatives, directing CSI resources toward this fundamental need will ultimately yield significant and lasting positive results, going a long way toward restoring the health and dignity of affected communities. Sanitation has a direct link to water quality.” “I have some sympathy for municipalities as they are often sold the incorrect sanitation solution. They are understandably weary of adopting anything new solution. However, Sanitech is the largest sanitation company in the country, we are here to stay and have the capacity to back up our solutions,” concludes Erasmus.
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Paolo Nutini will be playing at Thomond Park with CMAT as a special guest.
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Russia launches 3 global navigation satellites
The Russian Proton-K carrier rocket has blasted off from the Baikonur launching site in Kazakhstan with 3 global navigation satellites carried into orbit by the booster to help replenish the country's GLONASS navigation system.The start-off happened, as scheduled, December 25 at 23.18 Moscow time, or 20.18 GMT. In space the three GLONASS satellites joined the 14 others already in orbit.GLONASS is the Russian equivalent of the United States' GPS, serving both military and civil users in Russia who need to position their location with pin-point accuracy. Europe has launched a similar project under the name of Gallileo.Russia first came up with the GLONASS satellite plan in the early 1980s and launched several satellites in 1993. But at this stage the project isn’t yet complete.After this launch Russia has 17 satellites in orbit, but the full system is designed to run on 24 GLONASS satellites. However, space experts in Russia say it can work on just 18. By the end of 2007 the system should be expanded to make sure there are 18 satellites in space, which will ensure continuous signal transmissions across the Russian Federation. The country will also work to update the GLONASS to increase it's lifespan from 7 to 12 years.More launches are planned for next year, and all 24 satellites sould be in orbit by 2009, as part of a fast-track expansion of the system. In 2009, when the full orbital grouping is in place, navigation will be available on a global scale. The Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov, has said that all limitations on the coordinates of GLONASS will be removed. It means no priority will be given to military users of the system, and the rate of preciseness will be the same for all the subscribers. This makes GLONASS different from the U.S.'s GPS, which has been used with maximum preciseness only by the U.S. military for national security reasons.


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Hold onto your Halloween hats and get ready for a thrilling ride through a time of robotic mayhem and spooky surprises!
Picture this: a crisp October 28th evening, a STEAM Champs center buzzing with excitement, and robots revved up for a Halloween showdown like no other.
Our champions kicked off the spine-tingling day by delving into the world of robotics, creating their very own VEX robots. Much like mad scientists in a laboratory, they assembled the pieces, breathed life into their mechanical creations, and programmed them to move with eerie precision. It was a true Frankenstein moment, as bolts tightened, circuits sparked, and these young engineers brought their visions to life.
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The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for victory, valentine and vagina. In other words, some interpret V-Day as victory over domestic abuse, elevating the meaning of Valentine’s Day, learning to love one another and women learning to love their bodies.
V-Day is a vision of a world where women live safely and freely, a spirit in which women thrive and is celebrated on Feb. 14 in honor of women and an end to violence against them.
Birthed from founder Eve Ensler’s play, “The Vagina Monologues,” V-Day is the catalyst that promotes events to increase awareness, raise funds and rejuvenate the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations.
V-Day also fights to raise consciousness about rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation and sexual slavery. During this year’s campaign, V-Day proponents are shining a light on rape among women and girls in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
“What we’re seeing in the DRC is a war being enacted on the bodies of women that is conscious and intentional — it is the systematic destruction of the female population of the Congo,” said Ensler.
Without abandoning their underlying mission, V-Day still strives to raise awareness about domestic abuse “until the violence stops.”
Many still hold to the untruth that only a certain type of woman is abused. Julie Marsh, CEO of The Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis (DVNGI) states any woman regardless of race, age, socioeconomic status, or family upbringing (among other factors) can be a victim of domestic abuse.
Whether it’s physical, emotional, financial, technological or social, abuse starts out slow and can develop into a cycle of a calm period, an incident that triggers the abuse, a blowup, then honeymoon. Abuse isn’t a one-time thing, but a pattern ranging from weeks to months in between.
Some wonder how a “normal” relationship can lead to abuse, especially physical, but Marsh states the relationship was probably never normal. Abusers want power over their partner and many times their victims never see the abuse coming.
“The person being abused quite often has a skewed belief system. They see that person as, and have been convinced by that person, that they love them,” said Marsh. “There’s no simple answer to why the person stays. It could be for a variety of reasons like self esteem issues, children involved, economic reasons, or fear.”
Statistics show it can take victims up to 10 times before they completely leave the relationship.
With movements such as V-Day and organizations such as DVNGI, advocates against domestic abuse believe the root of ending domestic violence is for individuals, especially teens, to understand healthy relationships and know the signs of a victim and an abuser.
Abusers usually demand immediate commitment, control their victims in decisions such as what to wear, provide items such as cell phones or GPS systems for immediate access or call the victim multiple times a day wanting to know exact information among other signs.
Victims usually wear sunglasses, don’t like to be physically touched due to bruising, may flinch when sudden movements are made, become withdrawn from family, friends and events, and are frequently late or absent from work.
“Some victims believe they deserve this, because the perpetrator will say ‘you made me do this.’ No, they did it themselves, they chose to inflict the abuse,” said Marsh.
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I used to think that the happiest people were never sad, but I was wrong. Turns out that the happiest people have had some pain in their lives — they just learned how to deal with it. And today, I’m going to share how you can be one of those happy people who hides their pain behind a smile so well that no one knows you’re hurting inside.
The world isn’t always a kind place.
The world is not always a kind place.
People can be cruel, mean and hurtful. Sometimes the world is violent and sometimes it isn’t, but either way we must face it all and find a way to live with ourselves in spite of it. This can be difficult for anyone at any time, but for some people the difficulty is greater because they have experienced more pain than others or have been forced to bear more sorrows than most could ever fathom.*
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I have experienced many of the same things that you have. Growing up, I was a lonely child who never felt like I belonged. My father was an alcoholic, and my mother worked hard to support us by working multiple jobs. These circumstances shaped the way I saw myself and how others around me saw me.
You may be feeling alone right now because of your parents’ mental illness, or because they were unable to provide for you in some way or another during your childhood. This can make someone feel like a burden on others or as if they don’t belong anywhere at all.
The good news is that we can change this! It’s not too late for us to find our place in this world and learn how to care for ourselves as well as those around us
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It’s important to get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can cause depression and other mental health issues, but it can also affect your physical health. If you’re not getting enough sleep, you may be more prone to obesity and high blood pressure.
It’s hard to say how much sleep someone needs because everyone is different. Some people require less than six hours each night while others need up to nine or 10. The best way to determine if you’re getting enough restful shut-eye is by paying attention to how tired you feel during the day: if thoughts of napping keep floating through your head when you don’t have time for one, this probably means that nighttime isn’t providing all the restorative benefits it should be
Sometimes we have chronic pain that we can’t control.
Chronic pain can be a challenging condition to live with, but it’s important to remember that there are ways you can manage your symptoms. Chronic pain often results from inflammation, nerve damage or injury. It may be caused by a number of conditions including arthritis, cancer, fibromyalgia and diabetes.
Chronic pain can be treated with medication and therapy. If you have chronic pain due to injury or surgery then you should follow your doctor’s recommendations regarding medication; however if the cause is something like arthritis then these types of treatments will not work well for you since they don’t address the underlying problem.
Sometimes our jobs are stressful.
It’s important to recognize that stress can be a contributing factor to mental health issues, and workplace stress is no exception. If you’re experiencing high levels of stress at work, it might be time to talk with your boss or another colleague about your feelings. If you don’t feel comfortable talking with your boss about it, consider confiding in someone else who works there—a coworker, manager or HR representative—and ask for help finding a solution.
Sometimes the best thing we can do for ourselves is take an honest look at how much responsibility we carry on our shoulders. When we see how much we’re doing alone, it’s easier to understand why so many of us feel overwhelmed by life in general—and this realization often gives way to gratitude for those who’ve helped us along the way (whether they know it or not).
Sometimes other people let us down.
“It’s okay to feel sad about it,” Dr. Kristin Neff, author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, told Psychology Today. “You don’t have to deal with your life alone.”
Don’t be afraid to ask for help from people you trust, whether it’s a friend or family member or a professional counselor or psychologist. You may even find that you can get some relief from talking out your problems with a trained listener who will listen without judgment and help guide you through the healing process.
The key is not bottling your feelings inside—this only makes them worse by giving them time and space to fester in your head. Keeping everything bottled up also keeps others in the dark about what’s going on with you, which can lead them away from helping out or offering their support if they’re unaware of how much pain they’re causing right now (and how much courage it takes just being honest).
Sometimes we do things to ourselves that cause us harm.
Self-harm is much more common than people think. It can take many forms, from cutting and burning your skin, to punching holes in walls or punching yourself. There are many reasons why people turn to self-harm as a coping mechanism:
- To relieve stress
- To deal with depression/anxiety
- Because it’s fun! (No really.)
If you’re struggling with self-harm, there are ways that you can talk to someone about it. Reach out if:
- You’ve tried before and failed at stopping your behavior
- You’re afraid of hurting yourself in the future
Some tips for getting help include contacting a mental health professional or calling a suicide hotline.
No matter what, you’re never alone! There’s always someone who cares about you. Even if they’re not close by, they care about you and would want to talk or help you.
It’s a lot easier to hide your feelings when you believe that no one will care about them. The reality is that there are so many people who want to help, but don’t know how. If you’re struggling with depression, anxiety or any other mental illness, the best thing you can do for yourself is reach out and ask for help.
Even if it feels like everyone else knows what they want in life and where they belong, it doesn’t mean that’s how things will turn out for everyone else—you included! Take some time today to look back on what has brought you here and think about what steps may be necessary before making any big decisions moving forward. The most important thing is not knowing if something will work out or not; rather it’s knowing that everything happens for a reason and this was just part of the journey towards finding your purpose.
The secret is: You have friends who care about you even if they haven’t spoken with each other recently—and even if none of them could have possibly known at the time how much their friendship would mean until later on down life’s road…
Reach out, talk to someone — it will make you feel better!
If you’re feeling like life is getting the best of you, reach out to someone. Talk to a friend or family member. Tell them what’s going on and how they can help. If they don’t know what to say or do, try talking to a counsellor — whether that means seeing someone in person at a clinic or visiting an online therapy website like BetterHelp.com (a site I’ve worked with). You can also talk to a doctor about finding ways for your mind and body to feel better.
Another option is contacting a therapist; some therapists specialize specifically in helping people who are experiencing depression and anxiety issues just like yours! If none of these options seem right for you, consider other options such as coaching services or religious leaders who might be able to offer guidance during this difficult time in your life:
If you’re feeling like life is getting too much right now, take a look at what the happiest people do. They don’t think less of themselves or their problems, they just try to find ways to handle them and move past them. Reach out and talk to someone — it will make you feel better!

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AAPI’s historic 40th convention concludes with new leadership team led by Dr. Ravi Kolli taking charge
The historic 40th annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) concluded in San Antonio, Texas Saturday with the new leadership team led by Dr. Ravi Kolli assuming charge.
The four day long annual convention and scientific assembly, attended by over 1000 AAPI delegates, celebrated the achievements of the Indian American Physicians, focused on the theme, “Physician Heal Thyself.”
Read: AAPI to host 40th Annual Convention in San Antonio in June 2022 (November 18, 2021)
It included several unique opportunities to help AAPI members self-care, especially in the context of Covid related physicians burn out.
The convention also paid tributes and celebrated freedom and democracy, honoring India and 75 years of its independence with celebrations co-sponsored by the Embassy of India and the Consulate General of India (CGI), Houston.
“AAPI’s strength is in its numbers and members. Our Sakthi (power) is in our Samkhya (numbers) and our Sabhyas (knowledge),” Dr. Ravi Kolli said in his inaugural address.
“You are that powerful threads of this colorful and strong fabric, and your participation and contributions are essential for its continued success. So, thank you all,” Dr. Kolli told AAPI delegates and guests at the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center during the presidential gala.
Dr. Kolli will work with Dr. Anjana Sammadar, President-Elect; Dr. Satheesh Kathula, Vice President; Dr. Meherbala Medavaram, Secretary and Dr. Sumul Raval, Treasurer of AAPI for the year 2022-23. Dr. V. Ranga will serve as the Chair, AAPI Board of Trustees.
Giving representation and strengthening the voice of young physicians of Indian origin, Dr. Pooja Kinkhabwala, President, AAPI Young Physicians Section (YPS) and Dr. Ammu Susheela, President of AAPI- Medical Student/Residents & Fellows Section (MSRF). Dr. Anupama Gotimukula will serve as the Immediate Past President of AAPI.
“Our leadership team has worked diligently on so many wonderful projects and activities including educational, philanthropic, legislative, networking, and many more activities benefitting our members and communities,” Gotimukula said.
This has been possible because of the incredible work and support from the dedicated team of leaders, members, and our supporting office staff,” the only 4th woman President of AAPI in the four decades long history of AAPI said.
“Our physician members have worked very hard during the covid 19 pandemic. The 2022 convention is a perfect time to heal the healers with a special focus on wellness,” said Dr. Jayesh Shah, Chair of AAPI Convention 2022.
The Convention was a unique experience for everyone, Dr. Sathessh Kathula, Secretary of AAPI said. Dr. Kusum Punjabi, the youngest ever to chair highlighted the many initiatives under her leadership including the launch of AAPI Medical Project Grant (MPG).
The purpose of this grant is to financially support AAPI medical students/residents/fellows/young physicians in various medical projects such as observerships, community service projects, entrepreneurships, innovation developments, she said.
Read: 40th AAPI convention to focus on ‘Heal The Healers’ (October 29, 2021)
The new BOT chair Dr. V. Ranga said, “My goal in the coming year is to formalize and create AAPI leadership academy working with executives from American College of Physicians for the development of leadership roles for all AAPI members. I want to work hard to engage young physicians and attract them to AAPI. They are the future of AAPI.”
Welcoming AAPI delegates to San Antonio, Ron Nirenberg, Mayor of San Antonio, declared June 24 as AAPI Day and International Yoga Day in the City of San Antonio.
Praising AAPI and its members for their contributions, Nirenberg said, “We are honored to host the largest gathering of Indian American physicians in our vibrant city, home to some of the best healthcare facilities in the nation.”
Commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence, AAPI delegates had a rare glimpse to the rich cultural heritage of India through a video presentation depicting the unique diversity of India and a variety of mesmerizing performances of Indian/Mexican Fusion dances.
National Spelling Bee Champion 2022 Harini Logan was recognized during the convention Gala.
In his keynote address, Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu lauded the several initiatives of AAPI over the past four decades.
Speaking about the growing Indo-US relationship, he said, “Over the last two decades, India and the United States have overcome the hesitations of history and fashioned a remarkable partnership, built on a bipartisan consensus in the US and cross-party support in India.”
“From the provision of active pharmaceutical ingredients to generic medicines that have lowered drug prices and created jobs and investments, India has demonstrated its reliability as a supply chain partner, especially as de-risking from single country supplies has become a priority.”
Aseem Mahajan, Consul General of India in Houston, referred to the significance of India and the United States, the two most vibrant democracies, working together in several areas of interest to both the nations.
Dr. Jack Resneck, President of American Medical Association praised the contributions and achievements of Indian American physicians, who serve and provide best healthcare to every 7th patient in the United States. “It’s time our nation renews our commitment to you for the incredible services you provide to our nation,” he said.
Keynote speaker, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said, “Yours is the greatest of all professions in the world. You have put your lives at risk during the pandemic to save the lives of others. Yours is the noble profession that I have admired always.”
Dr. Rahul Gupta, the nation’s “drug czar” and top drug policy official, while conveying the greetings from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris praised the contributions of Indian American Physicians.
“The role of the Drug Czar has never been as critical as it’s today,” he told the AAPI delegates, who have been advocating for price control of drugs to contain overall healthcare costs.
Several distinguished physician service awards were presented by Dr. Gotimukula. Dr. Jagan Ailinani was honored with Life Time Achievement Award. The Distinguished Physician Award was given to Dr. Vijay Yeldandi and AAPI’s Most Distinguished Award was given to Dr. Ravindra Nathan.
AAPI’s Most Distinguished YPS Award was given to Dr. Sejal Hathi and the AAPI’s Most Distinguished MSRF Award was given to Aaiswariya Gulani. Dr. Udaya Shivangi, Dr. Sujeeth Punnam, Dr. Dwarkanath Reddy and AAPI’s Legal Advisor Harilal were honoured with Presidential Awards for their dedication and support during her presidency.


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Soccer! Nations League may be a waste of time for the U.S.
Hello and welcome to another edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer and I, like you, am still five days away from the start of the MLS playoffs.
So we’ll begin today with the national team, which blitzed Cuba 7-0 last week in its first CONCACAF Nations League game. We’ll also check in with LAFC and the Galaxy and their preparations for the postseason, take a look at the dwindling MLS attendance figures and visit Europe, where Liverpool has a chance to do something that’s only been done once before .
Whatever positives came out of the U.S. rout of Cuba must be tempered by the opponent, which found itself on the wrong end of a 7-0 score for the third time in less than four months (it also lost a game 6-0 during that span and has been outscored 33-1 in seven losses this year).
The U.S. led 3-0 in the ninth minute, 4-0 in the 13th – by which time Weston McKennie had three goals and an assist. The Americans had the ball two-thirds of the game and did not allow a shot on goal.
(Watch McKennie’s hat trick by clicking here.)
Afterward the U.S. players seemed most pleased by the fact they stayed on the field and showed interest for all 90 minutes.
“A lot of players in this situation, it’s easy to kind of bring your foot off that gas pedal,” defender Reggie Cannon told reporters. “The killer instinct of this team, maybe for lack of a better term, has been missing for the last few years. I think that killer instinct is something the U.S. national team needs. And you could really see it tonight.”
Added goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who didn’t face a shot on goal all night: “We can’t control the opponent. We go out and play whoever we’re meant to play against. In that sense, it was a professional performance.”
Sure. But what did the team gain from it?
Confidence, for starters. The win broke a three-game winless streak while the seven goals were more than the U.S. had scored in its previous six games combined. And maybe a confidence-building win will prove to be important for a team still struggling mightily to grasp, much less master, the complicated playing style coach Gregg Berhalter has adopted.
“If I could’ve written the game up, it would’ve been exactly like this. Score early. Score many goals early. And then cruise. That was important,” said Berhalter, whose team will follow the win over Cuba (world ranking: 178) with a Nations League match Tuesday against Canada (world ranking: 75).
But it’s important to note that, since September 2015, the U.S. has beaten just one team currently ranked inside the FIFA top 40. And it’s not going to learn how to beat top teams by playing weak ones.
CONCACAF didn’t invent the Nations League to solve that problem. It invented it to give smaller members like Curacao, Cuba and Bermuda a chance to play more competitive matches. But the tournament arguably hurts larger countries like the U.S. -- which played Italy, England, Peru and Colombia in the fall FIFA window last year – and Mexico – which played Costa Rica, Chile and Argentina twice last fall.
Mexico had an equally comfortable win Friday in its Nations League opener, beating Bermuda 5-1. It will play Panama on Tuesday. (Watch the Mexico highlights by clicking here.)
U.S. Soccer has pushed back on the potential negative impact the schedule might have arguing – correctly – that the Nations League is taking the place not of top-flight friendlies but of the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying. In those games four years ago the U.S. beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines and drew Trinidad and Tobago.
The federation also points out that with UEFA deep into Euro qualifying, the top-ranked European teams the U.S. played last year aren’t available for friendlies this fall. That’s also true. But Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Senegal – all ranked ahead of the No. 21 U.S. – were available for friendlies this month.
Jurgen Klinsmann, who insisted the U.S. play a schedule heavy in top-ranked opponents during his time as coach of the national team – a time that ended in a failed World Cup qualifying campaign – is among the biggest critics of the Nations League.
“It’s a waste of time,” he said in an interview with ESPN.
“When you are kind of locked into CONCACAF and you don’t play Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Chile every year, or you don’t play Holland, Germany, England, Spain, Italy every year, you have no chance to grow. And that’s what I always said, you have to leave this region here in order to make your program better, to improve your players.”
That won’t happen this year. After last Friday’s win over Cuba and Tuesday’s game with Canada, the U.S. will return to Nations League play next month against the same two teams in its final matches of 2019.
The pause that refreshes?
When Galaxy defender Dave Romney was asked last week if the 13-day break between the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs would hurt the Galaxy, he answered with a shrug.
“We’ve had bye weeks during the year,” he said. “I don’t know what our record is after bye weeks or anything. I don’t know if there are stats on that.”
There are. And they’re positive stats for the Galaxy.
The team had two extended breaks between MLS games during the just-concluded regular season and both times they returned with wins, beating Portland 2-1 after a 14-day break in March then shutting out Cincinnati 2-0 on the road after a 19-day break in June.
The pause in the schedule this month was necessitated by the penultimate FIFA international fixture window of 2019. It will delay the Galaxy’s playoff opener at Minnesota United until Oct. 20 and force the team to play – and win – three games in 10 days if it wants to make next month’s MLS Cup.
“It is a mental break, which is kind of nice,” Romney said of the rest, which follows a schedule that had the team averaging a game every six days for seven months. “I don’t really care. You’ve got to do it for the international break. We don’t really have a say.”
Galaxy coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto welcomed the down time after his team stumbled to the finish with consecutive losses to bottom-of-the-table Vancouver and Houston, costing it home field in the playoffs.
“In the last two games you could feel the players [were] not focused,” he said. “The challenge we had during the year was to make the playoffs. Now we get a little rest and we need to prepare the head to play with Minnesota.”
The Galaxy (16-15-3) are seeded fifth in the seven-team Western Conference playoff field. And even if they win their opener, they are assured of playing their first two games on the road, where their 10 losses are tied for second-most by a playoff team.
Despite that only LAFC, coming off the best regular season in MLS history, would seem to have a better chance of advancing out of the conference than the Galaxy. That’s because the Galaxy have the great equalizer in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose 30 goals in 29 games trailed only LAFC’s Carlos Vela, who set a league record with 34 scores.
Ibrahimovic, arguably the most dominant player in MLS, goes into the playoffs having scored in five consecutive games and in nine of his last 10 starts, with 14 goals over that span.
How important is Ibrahimovic to the team’s success? The Galaxy are 13-5-2 in games in which he scores and 3-10-1 when he doesn’t. And they’ll need him to score to win since their 59 goals allowed make their defense the worst of any playoff team.
“We can’t make even one error,” midfielder Jonathan dos Santos said in Spanish. “The team has to know that we have to play a top-level game.”
Waiting their turn
If the Galaxy have welcomed the break – or at least tried to put a positive spin on it – the pause could prove problematic for LAFC.
The black and gold put together the best season in league history in 2019, going 21-4-9 and earning a single-season-record 72 points. They also shattered the MLS record with a +48 goal differential, tied the scoring record with 85 goals and saw Vela break the individual goal-scoring mark with 34 while losing just once the final 13 games.
Now all that momentum grinds to a halt. The playoff schedule will force LAFC, which has a first-round playoff bye, to sit for 17 days between its final regular-season game and its postseason opener against the winner of the Galaxy-Minnesota United game.
“That’s the MLS schedule,” goalkeeper Tyler Miller said. “You have to deal with these long breaks every now and then.”
The team, by virtue of finishing with the league’s best record, will have home-field advantage throughout the postseason. But that didn’t help last year when visiting Real Salt Lake scored on its only two shots on goal, then added a third score on a freak own goal, to eliminate LAFC in the knockout round.
And with the entire postseason consisting of single-elimination games for the first time in MLS history, there will be no second leg to make up for mistakes or fluke goals.
“It’s a tournament,” assistant coach Ante Razov said. “In a tournament anything can happen in a one-off game.”
LAFC manager Bob Bradley said he’ll keep the team on a four-day training cycle with days off on either end. That’s similar to the schedule he used during a regular season in which the team averaged a game once every 5.8 days.
“You identify individual needs. You identify team needs. And then you try to schedule in a smart way so that the things you’re worried about don’t happen; so that there isn’t a feeling that ‘man, it’s so long and we’re waiting for the next game’,” Bradley said.
If the regular season was a grind, the playoffs will be a sprint once the break is over. And defender Steven Beitashour, who won an MLS Cup with Toronto in 2017 after losing in the final on penalty kicks the year before, said this LAFC team has built off last year’s postseason disappointment the same way Toronto did.
“When we lost last year with this team, you saw the same fuel, that same fire in everyone’s eyes,” he said. “Everything you saw come along the way – from the points record, whatever – we don’t want any of that. We want to get to the MLS Cup final.
“You haven’t seen anybody let up. We’re going to keep going and doing the right things. Everybody was determined to get back into the playoffs and get into the MLS Cup final and win.”
For now, however, all they can do is sit and wait.
(all times Pacific and subject to change)
No. 7 Dallas (13-12-9, 48 pts.) at No. 2 Seattle (16-10-8, 56), Fox Sports TBD, Fox Deportes, 12:30 p.m.
No. 6 Portland (14-13-7, 49) at No. 3 Real Salt Lake (16-13-5, 53), (ESPNews , 7 p.m.)
No. 7 New England (11-11-12, 45) at No. 2 Atlanta (18-12-4, 58), Univision/TUDN, 10 a.m.
No. 5 D.C. United (13-10-11, 50) at No. 4 Toronto FC (13-10-11, 50), TUDN, 3 p.m.
No. 6 New York Red Bulls at (14-14-6, 48) at No. 3 Philadelphia (16-11-7, 55), FS1, noon
No. 5 Galaxy (16-15-3, 51) at No. 4 Minnesota (15-11-8, 53), ESPN,, 5:30 p.m.
(Conference champions LAFC (21-4-9, 72 points) and New York City FC (18-6-10, 64 points) receive first-round byes)
Counting the house
The average attendance in MLS dropped for a second straight year in 2019, falling to 21,330, nearly 800 less than the league record of 22,106 set in 2017.
The Galaxy, which saw attendance drop to 23,205, were among 18 of the 23 teams to show declines; three of those drops reached double digits. LAFC, which added some seats to Banc of California Stadium over the winter, posted a slight increase, to 22,251, despite ticket prices that average $49.64, more than 13% higher than any other MLS team. LAFC says it has sold out all 35 of its MLS home games, including a playoff match, in its two seasons.
But if the attendance decline is bad news for the league here’s the good: Revenue from the tickets sold rose to an average of $31 a seat, according to Soccer America.
SA editor Paul Kennedy says the increase in ticket revenue per game at a time of decreased attendance is attributable to a cutback in the number of complimentary tickets distributed to sponsors and groups and discounted tickets sold to brokers on the secondary market.
MLS, like the NBA, NHL and even the English Premier League, bases crowd figures on the number of tickets distributed, not the number of fans who pass through turnstiles or whose tickets are scanned at the stadium. (A 2016 Times story looked at that practice and how it swelled attendance figures.) Kennedy crunched the numbers and came up with some more interesting stuff:
--FC Cincinnati, which had one of the worst seasons in MLS history, averaged 27,336 fans per game at Nippert Stadium on the University of Cincinnati campus, its temporary home, ranking fifth all-time among expansion teams.
--Portland increased the capacity of Providence Park from 21,144 to 25,218 following the $85 million renovation of Providence Park, yet still extended a sellout streak that began in 2011.
--After a change in ownership, Columbus increased attendance by 19%, the largest increase by a team using the same seating configuration as in 2018.
--The New York Red Bulls’ average attendance has fallen 16% since 2017, leading the team to cover sections of the stadium’s upper deck to reduce the capacity by about 5,000 seats. Houston’s average attendance dropped to 15,674 fans a game, down 25% since 2012 when BBVA Stadium opened.
--Real Salt Lake (18,121) and Sporting KC (18,601) had their lowest average attendance figures at their soccer-specific stadiums since 2011, Kennedy found, while Vancouver’s average (19,520) was the second-lowest in its nine seasons in MLS.
--Atlanta United led the league in attendance for the third year in a row. Six of the seven largest U.S. soccer crowds of the year have been for Atlanta United games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
You can expect all these numbers to be cited in the upcoming collective bargaining negotiations between the players union and the league.
2019 MLS Attendance (change from 2018)
1. Atlanta United 52,510 (-1%)
2. Seattle 40,247 (-1%)
3. FC Cincinnati 27,336 (first year)
4. Portland 25,218 (+19%)
5. Toronto FC 25,048 (-6%)
6. Galaxy 23,205 (-5%)
7. Orlando City 22,761 (-5%)
8. LAFC 22,251 (+1%)
9. NYCFC 21,107 (-9%)
10. *Minnesota United 19,723 (-17%)
11. Vancouver 19,520 (-11%)
12. San Jose 18,781 (-1%)
13. Sporting KC 18,601 (-7%)
14. Real Salt Lake 18,121 (-3%)
15. NY Red Bulls 17,751 (-5%)
16. **D.C. United 17,744 (+1%)
17. Philadelphia 17,111 (+4%)
18. New England 16,737 (-9%)
19. ***Montreal 16,171 (-13%)
20. Houston 15,674 (-7%)
21. Columbus 14,856 (+19%)
22. FC Dallas 14,842 (-4%)
23. Colorado 14,284 (-7%)
24. Chicago 12,324 (-17%)
League Average: 21,330 (-2.5%).
*Moved from TCF Bank Stadium to new Allianz Field in 2019
** Played one game each at Maryland SoccerPlex and Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in 2018
*** Played one game at Olympic Stadium in 2018
Top 10 Crowds in the U.S. in 2019
72,548: Galaxy at Atlanta United (MLS)
70,788: Mexico vs. Costa in Houston (Gold Cup)
70,382: FC Cincinnati at Atlanta United (MLS)
68,152: Orlando City at Atlanta United (MLS)
68,077: NY Red Bulls at Atlanta United (MLS)
68,046: Columbus at Atlanta United (MLS)
67,502: Chicago at Atlanta United (MLS)
65,527: Mexico vs. Cuba at the Rose Bowl (Gold Cup)
65,232: Brazil vs. Colombia in Miami Shores, FL (international friendly)
64,128: Mexico vs. Haiti in Glendale, AZ (Gold Cup)
Source: Soccer America
The Mersey beat
The FIFA international break may do what no Premier League team has been able to manage this season and that’s trip up Liverpool, which returns to domestic competition Sunday perfect through eight games.
The Reds, who will play Manchester United next weekend, had 17 players called up by their national teams during the break with Brazilians Roberto Firmino and Fabinho and Senegal’s Sadio Mane have the longest trips, traveling to Singapore where their teams met in a friendly last week. (Firmino scored in a 1-1 draw.)
Liverpool has won 17 consecutive Premier League games dating to last season, leaving it one short of Manchester City’s two-season-old record of 18 wins in a row. It can match that at Old Trafford on Sunday but that may be a tall order since the Reds haven’t won there since 2014.
The defending Champions League winners are already a whopping eight points clear of second-place City (5-2-1), the two-time defending league champions. And while it’s not unusual to see those two teams atop the table, it’s not as common to see Leicester City (4-2-2), Crystal Palace (4-2-2), Burnley (3-2-3) and West Ham (3-2-3) taking up half the spots in the top eight.
Meanwhile Tottenham (3-3-2), a European finalist last spring, has lost as many as it has won – and that doesn’t include a 7-2 home drubbing by Bayern Munich in Champions League group play. That has Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino, among the longest-tenured Premier League managers, on the hot seat.
And then there’s Everton, Liverpool’s next-door neighbor. The Toffees were last relegated in 1951 but at 2-5-1 they’re in the drop zone now, standing 18th with seven points after eight games.
“If we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo.”
Jose Mourinho, shunning Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to pick two-time World Cup champion Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima of Brazil as the greatest soccer player he has ever seen
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Five At Random: Under The Covers - Featuring Cover Songs By Joan As Police Woman, Soccer Mommy, Widowspeak, Arlo Parks, and Bat For Lashes
Tori Amos' version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is today's Under the Covers Sunday selection.
September's first Sunday marks the return of Under the Covers Sunday featuring Band of Skull's cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe"
For the first relaunch "under the covers" feature I put together a playlist of favorite covers - this will be a volume 1 as I have so many favorite covers - hope you enjoy!
The first Under the Covers Sunday of 2019 features Laura Jane Grace's live cover of a Michael McDonald track - "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"
Under the Covers Sunday featuring Brandon Flowers covering George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set On You"
What happens when one of my Favorite Women in Music covers another of my Favorite Women in Music? "Gold Dust Woman", originally by Fleetwood Mac (lead sung by Stevie Nicks) covered by Hole (lead sung by Courtney Love) is an example of when this kind of Cover Song magic happens. Though the original will forever … Continue reading “Gold Dust Woman” by Hole
Elliott Smith Covers Big Star for Today’s Under the Covers - his delicate, heartbreaking version is one of my favorites.
Check out This Week's Under the Covers featuring Band Of Skulls covering Bob Dylan.
Today’s Under the Covers Sunday installment comes from lyriquediscorde.com Favorite, James Bay covering Alicia Keys.
"If I Ain't Got You" :: James Bay :: Under the Covers Sunday


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a reflection by Sharon C.
When I was a little girl, I had three best friends. Bobbi and I met in school and were almost instantly inseparable. We even told people we were cousins. I told her lots of things, but some secrets were too hard to share. Those secrets where whispered into the ears of my other best friends: the family cat, Spooky, or the plastic ears of an old model horse I called Sugar.
Sugar had belonged to my mom; her paint was rubbing off and her tail was missing. I saw her through the loving eyes of a lonely child, and thought she was beautiful. Plus, Sugar was never too busy to listen; I could talk to her about anything. Bobbi and the cat sometimes had other plans, but Sugar was always there.
When times were very dark for me, I would tell Sugar how I hurt. Sometimes I imagined I could hear her talking back to me, letting me know that things would get better and that I was loved – words I particularly needed to hear.
Many years into adulthood, after trying prayer (which I thought of as very formal), Wiccan ritual, and so on as ways of communing with the godhead, I found myself in a time of severe emotional, financial and psychological crisis. I was in tears on the living room floor, and just started talking. I started by saying “I don’t even know if anyone or anything is out there anymore,” but then I just let it all out, the way I used to do with Sugar, Spooky or Bobbi. In other words, I talked as though my best friend was listening.
When I finished talking to the ether that day, I experienced something I had never felt before: the absolute assurance that I had been heard, and that I would indeed come through that crisis. That was when I realized that prayer did not have to be ritualized. I could talk to our Father and Mother just as I talked to my earthly best friends. What an amazing realization: that someone really was listening when I poured out my heart!
A couple of years ago, I paid a very talented model horse artist to restore Sugar to like-new condition, using reference photographs taken by my mom. The 55-year-old horse has a place of honor in my cabinet. She stands as a reminder to me of a valuable lesson: our Father and Mother God, just like your best friend, always sees you through loving eyes, even when you are damaged, and will always listen.
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As we said in an earlier post “this effectively adds important influential ecosystem, media owner and mobile integration members from Paris, Preston (UK) and Oslo (Norway)”
Dirk Hülsermann, President of OVAB Europe told us “The three new members are strengthening our position as a European lobby of providers and service providers of audiovisual media at the POS and POI and are immediately bringing additional valuable experience and expertise into our network”
He added “With Can Media from the DOOH scene in the UK we have gained a real heavy-weight and, through this, we are shifting our emphasis onto media”. CAN Media of course join existing founding (media owner) members Neo Advertising and ECE Flatmedia in OVAB Europe.
Phil Austin, CEO CAN Media told us “I am absolutely delighted to be joining OVAB Europe as I can see it rapidly developing into a very credible organisation”
He added (and this is important) “Our industry needs an organisation that will ensure that both its members and their clients receive a consistent and accurate message. A great driving factor for me agreeing to join OVAB Europe was not just the quality of the founding members but also the motivation they demonstrated in our meetings”
Phil continued “Our industry has become more and more fragmented as new players are entering the market with bold predictions at the same time as last year’s entrants are leaving the market. OVAB Europe has the opportunity of consolidating the market and, for the first time ever, give our industry credibility.” and of course he is spot on. CAN Media are undoubtedly the UK market leaders, with profits (yes ‘profits’), a good business model, bold vision, great management team and hard working and knowledgable employees.
It’s great to have these three companies add to OVAB Europe and all will contribute in their own way – CAN Media are indeed a heavyweight and well respected in the industry so maybe it will also make other people consider their position on membership.
Watch out though for never.no – one of those hidden gems of a business with have got TV and mobile integration pretty much perfect and are starting to make big waves in OOH and DOOH.
Kelly Moulton, Vice President of Marketing for never.no summed it up nicely when he said ”Building credible audience metrics is at the absolute core of this industry’s growth – indeed survival – going forward, and we wish to take an active part in its development. never.no believes OVAB Europe will be the formative force in this regard.”
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The OVAB Europe is the first independent Europe-wide lobby of providers and service providers of audio-visual media in POS and POI. The association is an extension of the existing organisation of the digital Out-of-Home industry and in this function focuses exclusively on the Out-of-Home media sector. In this way, the association is a central point of contact and source of information for all matters relating to industrial partners and system providers in this field.


Spain to spend $4 billion on new combat vehicles, Defense News reports
Spain plans to acquire 348 “Piranha 5” 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) in a first phase of purchase, Secretary of State of Defense Vicente Conde told the national Congress, reported the independent Defense News on its website.
The N°2 in the Spanish Defense Ministry added that the Spanish Army could acquire in other phases of purchases around 1,000 units for a total cost estimated at $4 billion. According to the official, $1.7 billion will be disbursed for the acquisition of the units and $2.4 billion will finance maintenance and modernization services during the 30 years of useful life of the program.
The objective of this national program is to obtain an 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle to replace the obsolete 6×6 wheeled Pegaso BMR after 40 years of service, Defense News said.
It quoted Vicente Conde as saying that “the 8×8 armored fighting vehicle will be useful for today’s hybrid threat environments, or for the vast majority of scenarios to which current security challenges will lead us. It is especially suitable for current low-intensity operations, especially in Africa”.


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All About The Famous Bicycle Cards
By Alex J. Coyne © Gifts for Card Players
Bicycle cards, if you ask almost anyone, are one of the world’s leading playing card brands. The United States Playing Card Company (USPCC) is the manufacturer, printing millions of card decks each year, and the trademark Bicycle name and logo are recognizable internationally as a card player favourite.
The familiar brand we all know as Bicycle was first introduced to card players in 1885. The brand is very recognizable in a few ways. First, the Joker card always features a King riding a classic bicycle. The backs of a standard deck of Bicycle cards often feature a winged man riding a bicycle and on the box, the iconic Bicycle is written in a signature curve harking back to the 1800’s graphic style. The Bicycle trademark is printed on the Ace of Spaces.
Serious collectors and professional card players are all familiar with Bicycle decks, appreciating them for their durability, strength and unmatched feel as well as their long history. Many of the card decks you’ll see in homes all over the world are also – you guessed it – probably from the Bicycle brand.
Vintage and antique Bicycle decks are everywhere, but so are fakes and counterfeit cards.
If you would like to know more about the Bicycle decks part of your collection or what else the brand has to offer, keep on reading… Here’s the ultimate guide to Bicycle cards, including information on how to date or authenticate your deck.
Bicycle Card History
The USPCC manufactured some unique Bicycle decks during war time. For WWI they produced, in 1917, a War Series which featured Flying Ace for the Air Force, Dreadnaught for the Navy, Invincible (aka Conqueror) for the Marine Corps, and Big Gun for the Army. Most of the inventory was destroyed when Armistice was declared in 1918 so finding one of these decks in good condition is a collector’s dream
Unique Bicycle decks were also created for WWII. The cards in these decks could peel apart under water providing a blank area where maps could be drawn, then the cards would reassemble to look like any old deck. This was to help prisoners of war for use in escapes. There’s an example of one of these decks on display at The International Spy Museum in Washington DC.
Perhaps one of the most interesting historical stories is that of the Ace of Spades. During the Viet Nam war, the USPCC printed thousands of these cards and sent them over to troops during the war. The reasoning was that the Viet Cong were suspicious of the Ace of Spades believing it to be the symbol of death. American soldiers would scatter the cards throughout the jungle and villages during their raids. In fact the Viet Cong had no suspicions about the card initially, but the story and the cards helped with soldier morale. Cards were also printed for the Gulf War in 1991 but this war was short, and the cards never saw battle.
If you’re a collector and are wanting to find antique, vintage Bicycle decks and cards, one of the best places is 52 Plus Joker, a card club where all the collectors and fans hang out. You can also try e-bay.
You might also be interested to learn that USPC entered the NFT collectible arena on December 9th, 2021 with their Genesis Collection. You can find their 3D-graphic NFTs on KolectivGG – curated NFT marketplace. USPCC’s official Twitter account announced, “Join us as we bridge the gap between traditional cards and true innovation!”
Bicycle How-to-Play Card Game Rules
Of course the company that manufactures the world’s most famous playing cards would also have materials to help a person learn card games and references for the rules of card games.
Their book Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games features 250 games, and includes a history of playing cards, advice on choosing a card game, and ‘bet-you-didn’t-know inserts’; this book is a thorough reference for card games.
The super useful How-to-Play App contains the rules of most common card games you would want to know about in an easy-to-read format. From poker to blackjack or bridge and pinocle, this is one of the best card rule apps you can find. Check it out and you might even learn the rules for a few new card games.
The USPCC Dating Code
The USPCC dating code is what will help you to identify the majority of Bicycle decks, and tell you details about the deck you have – including its approximate manufacturing date. Dating codes only started to appear on decks post-1904, and are usually printed on the Ace of Spades and/or Joker cards.
Bicycle cards uses a letter identification code, with each letter-series linked to a manufacturing date. Letters reset again once they have reached the “end” of the numbering cycle.
United Cardists has a great guide that can tell you How to Date a Deck of Cards from their forum if you would like to know exactly when a Bicycle deck you have or have seen somewhere was issued. https://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php?t=47
Authentication: Spotting Fake Bicycle Cards
Almost anything in the world that sells particularly well will eventually be faked or counterfeit, including brand-name sneakers to, far too often, playing and trading cards.
Always compare decks that you see (for example, in classified ads) to actual examples from the manufacturer’s website. While fakes are sometimes close to the real thing, there’s almost always something “off” about the counterfeit that you’ll never see with real Bicycle cards.
Always check serial numbers against information from official resources
Some obvious counterfeits get the basics right and might even have the right serial numbers, but can’t produce the smooth edges, correct shades that match a real Bicycle deck.
Always ask the manufacturer directly if you aren’t sure about the authenticity of a deck you’ve seen. Rare, vintage or collector’s decks are more likely to be ones that people will counterfeit thanks to the higher associated values.
The Cardists have a great, clear YouTube video that can show you an authentic Bicycle deck compared side-by-side with a counterfeit. The differences, the way they explain it, are clear.
Watch: The Travel Channel Visits USPCC
Have you ever wondered just how playing cards are made? The Travel Channel has a great guide that takes you through the USPCC factory for an inside look. Watch the segment here if you want to know more about the manufacturing process behind the great Bicycle deck.
Buy: Bicycle Decks and Merchandise
The best resource for Bicycle cards would be the official Bicycle website, where you can buy tons of Bicycle decks and merchandise you won’t find anywhere else. Limited releases and rare decks are sold through the store, and you can find everything from old-timey Saloon-style poker cards to large-print Bicycle decks. You can also find Bicycle cards on Amazon.
A word about the United States Playing Card Company and Cartamundi
In December 31, 2019 a Belgian privately owned group Cartamundi announced the acquisition of The United States Playing Card Company (USPC). This marked the addition of the iconic Bicycle®, Bee®, Hoyle®, and Fournier® brands to the Cartamundi brands portfolio and contributed to Cartamundi’s strategy to strengthen its role as a key player in the global entertainment industry. You can find more information regarding this acquisition on the Cartamundi website.


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Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at about 1 p.m. near milepost 229 of the highway.
Ashley Ridenour, 31, of Reedsport was driving south on the highway when she crossed the center line for an unknown reason and struck a Dodge pickup towing a travel trailer, which was being driven by John Bohmfalk, 72, of Coulee Dam, Washington.
Ridenour sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bohmfalk and his passenger, Vicki Bohmfalk, 68, of Coulee Dam, sustained minor injuries.
The crash closed down the highway for about three hours. Around 4 p.m., one lane of traffic opened.
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- 2 slightly crisp pears (D'Anjou or Bosc are my favorites for this dish)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons apple cider
- 1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cut the pears into small cubes. Place the rest of the ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over the pears and allow to sit for 3 hours to overnight. Drain well and serve with Puff Pastry Canapés with Blue Cheese and Pears.
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Nicole Richie posed with a display while attending the Westfield x Who What Wear exhibition launch in California. Nicole also spoke at the event about her involvement in the fashion industry and her clothing lines.
For the event, Nicole wore a pair of vintage Levi’s jeans with a black pussy bow blouse and black boots. We’ve seen Nicole in a lot of Levi’s jeans lately, I’m surprised that we haven’t seen her in either The Elsa or shorts from Re/Done. You can buy Levi’s online from their website here.
Snapped while leaving dinner at The Nice Guy, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden held hands. Nicole mixed her look up, wearing a pair of vintage Levi’s boyfriend fit jeans with a sequin blouse, black blazer, and heels.
We’ve seen Nicole in quite a lot of Levi’s lately and she seems to prefer the boyfriend fit. I’d love to see her in a slimmer silhouette or even a pair of wide leg flares, just to mix it up a bit. You can buy Levi’s online from their website.
I am not surprised to see Nicole wearing R13. It is a brand that I see her being a huge fan of and can see her actually in more of their styles. As she is someone that is not scared to wear more out there pieces, I would like to see her wear their layered Vedders. I think she will give them a unique spin with her personal style. You can click here to purchase R13 from SHOPBOP.
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We’ve seen Nicole in quite a few pairs of both Levi’s shorts and jeans lately. This isn’t my favorite pair on her though, since I think they’re a bit too baggy and overwhelm her frame. I would love to see her in a pair of RE/DONE jeans that have been updated with a slimmer silhouette! You can buy Levi’s jeans online at their website.
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Eaton, Power Management Company has recently signed a letter of intent with AVIC Aircraft Company Ltd. Xi’an Branch to supply the High Pressure Ducting System for the MA700 regional turboprop aircraft. In addition to designing and manufacturing customized components, Eaton will provide engineering, development and support certification services for the system. Eaton’s metallic ducts are manufactured from three materials ― stainless steel, titanium and Inconel ― to optimize weight savings while providing the durability required for high-pressure, high-temperature environments.
The newly designed MA700 will feature many of the industry’s most advanced technologies and will be the world’s first turboprop aircraft to use an advanced fly-by-wire flight control system. It also will help lower operational and maintenance costs and boost eco-friendly performance.
“Eaton’s leadership in conveyance system technologies allowed us to begin making significant contributions in the early stages of AVIC’s aircraft development program,” said Benjamin Yiu, general manager, Eaton’s Aerospace Group, Asia Pacific. “Eaton’s ability to integrate customized solutions using proven technology and mature products helps customers improve operational performance while reducing costs.”


Christopher Toole who operates an urban farm at the city’s animal shelter is marketing on his Facebook page “goats, complete with herdsman and an Australian cattle dog, to help manage your property, fertilize it and clear it of unwanted weeds, including poison ivy and other unwanted nasties! Our goats love them all!”
Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport’s resident Mr. Green Jeans, was instrumental in Toole launching an urban farm at the animal shelter. Hey, why wait until the last minute, you can book the goats to wipe out your weeds in the spring. You can even hire Toole as your herdsman with an Australian cattle dog. Maybe you could hire Chris to herd some of your favorite politicians out of town! Toole also showcases a video of goat Daisy in action. The urban farm, after concerns raised by the state, is doing better following the latest inspection.
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Release Date: February 05, 1993
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This evocative faux documentary imagines a dystopian near future in which the government monitors every woman's sexual activity. At its center is Allison Golding (Ali Thomas), serving a life sentence for having an abortion. As politicians, journalists and other key figures discuss Allison's case, they reveal how American society reached this totalitarian state.