#Geoff Waugh

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Geoff Waugh

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I've been following Geoff Waugh's Exposure for a while, not only because he's into cyclo-cross or other similar hobbies than the ones shared here, but I love the way he writes, and as they say, roads are pages for cyclists to write their stories!

 Ride on the Wide Side by Geoff Waugh on on Exposure

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Christmas in Paradise – details for this year's special

Christmas in Paradise – details for this year's special

The BBC has released guest cast details and lots of plot elements for this years’ Death in Paradise Christmas Special. Here’s the bulk of it, but there are other pictures and more in the press release. It seems all the regular cast return — series regulars Ralf Little (DI Neville Parker), Don Warrington (Commissioner Selwyn Patterson), Shantol Jackson (D.S Naomi Thomas), Tahj Miles (Officer…

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Death in Paradise 2023 Christmas Special

PATSY KENSIT (EASTENDERS), DOON MACKICHAN (TWO DOORS DOWN), YOUSSEF KERKOUR (HOUSE OF GUCCI), GEOFF BELL (THE CURSE), BRONAGH WAUGH (RIDLEY), AMELIA CLARKSON (THE LAST KINGDOM), FREDDY CARTER (SHADOW AND BONE) AND LEILA KHAN (HEARTSTOPPER) ARE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS ON THE SUNNY SHORES OF SAINT MARIE THIS YEAR.

THEY JOIN DEATH IN PARADISE SERIES REGULARS RALF LITTLE (D.I NEVILLE PARKER), DON WARRINGTON (COMMISSIONER SELWYN PATTERSON), SHANTOL JACKSON (D.S NAOMI THOMAS), TAHJ MILES (OFFICER MARLON PRYCE), GINNY HOLDER (TRAINEE OFFICER DARLENE CURTIS) AND ÉLIZABETH BOURGINE (CATHERINE BORDEY) FOR THE BBC CARIBBEAN CRIME DRAMA’S FESTIVE FEATURE-LENGTH SPECIAL, AIRING ON BBC ONE AND IPLAYER.

When entrepreneur and family man, Gerry Stableforth (Geoff Bell), is found dead in a ravine, his family – wife, Bella (Patsy Kensit), children Benjamin (Freddy Carter), Mariana (Amelia Clarkson), and niece Riley (Leila Khan) - are left in shock. As DI Neville Parker, DS Naomi Thomas, Officer Marlon Pryce and Trainee Officer Darlene Curtis set to work on cracking this mysterious death, things take a turn as the family’s visiting digital marketing guru, Debbie Clumson (Bronagh Waugh), suddenly disappears. Once news of Debbie’s disappearance reaches home, her hapless partner, Dave (Youssef Kerkour), is determined to find out what happened to her. Meanwhile, Neville’s larger-than-life mum, Melanie (Doon Mackichan), arrives on the island to spend Christmas with her son in the sun. Quickly striking up a fabulous friendship with Catherine Bordey, the pair take the Saint Marie dating scene by storm. But not before Melanie attempts to impart some words of wisdom upon her love-scarred son, who is battling the notion that some people just aren’t meant to find love, with him being one of them... Also taking notes from Neville’s mum, Naomi attempts to loosen up and focus on herself outside of work – but is she about to make things awkward between herself and a close friend at the Christmas party? And is Neville the man responsible for putting an awkward stop to Commissioner Selwyn Patterson’s big Christmas lights switch on?

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thursday for the ask game ^_^

WAUGH shakes like an overexcited chihuahua . well

favourite song: paris in flames . obviously

least favourite song: i can’t think of a song i Actively Dislike really but there’s a handful i feel ambivalent about / don’t really care about.actually i’m not super fond of stay true

have i ever seen them live: no :( they keep going on tour and then skipping anywhere within 3 hours of me

favourite band member: umm idont really have one tbh …. geoff probably

least favourite band member: don’t have one

how many of their albums you have: none of them physically, all of them digitally (pirated)

favourite album: full collapse babeyyy !!

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When entrepreneur and family man, Gerry Stableforth (Geoff Bell), is found dead in a ravine, his family – wife, Bella (Patsy Kensit), children Benjamin (Freddy Carter), Mariana (Amelia Clarkson), and niece Riley (Leila Khan) - are left in shock. As DI Neville Parker, DS Naomi Thomas, Officer Marlon Pryce and Trainee Officer Darlene Curtis set to work on cracking this mysterious death, things take a turn as the family’s visiting digital marketing guru, Debbie Clumson (Bronagh Waugh), suddenly disappears. Once news of Debbie’s disappearance reaches home, her hapless partner, Dave (Youssef Kerkour), is determined to find out what happened to her.

Also taking notes from Neville’s mum, Naomi attempts to loosen up and focus on herself outside of work – but is she about to make things awkward between herself and a close friend at the Christmas party? And is Neville the man responsible for putting an awkward stop to Commissioner Selwyn Patterson’s big Christmas lights switch on?

Last year’s Christmas special was seen by 8.5 million viewers, making it one of the UK’s top titles across the festive period. Licensed to over 230 territories across the globe, Death in Paradise is much loved by audiences worldwide often proving to be the best performing drama on its respective channel in each region. It was recently announced that the Death in Paradise franchise has bult on its international success and is hitting Australian shores with an original, home-grown spin-off series, Return to Paradise. Coming to ABC in Australia in 2024 and the BBC in the UK, Return to Paradise combines the DNA of the original global smash hit murder mystery series, with a new, unique Australian take.

Death in Paradise is a Red Planet Pictures production for the BBC made with the support of the region of Guadeloupe and internationally distributed by BBC Studios. The feature length episode and series 13 is executive produced by Tim Key and Ceri Meyrick for Red Planet Pictures and Danielle Scott-Haughton for BBC and produced by Joanna Hanley. All series of Death in Paradise are currently available on BBC iPlayer.

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Shiny Bike Blog with Lots of Pictures of Shiny Bike Bits.

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Indian Expeditions Down Under

There is a certain allure to cricket played in Australia. This could be attributed to the massive iconic venues, sunny weather when it is cold and dreary in most parts of the world, revolutionary television coverage pioneered by channel 9 and sporting wickets.

As the test series gets under way in Sydney with the 1st ever day and night match between the two countries, my mind goes back to the battles waged down under since I started following cricket in the 70s. The Aussies were practically invincible at home for most of that decade as they humiliated their bitter rivals England in 74-75 & the mighty Windies in 76-76. I still recall hearing about the exploits of Lillie, Thompson & the Chappell brothers through the crisp commentary of  Alan McGilvray & Jim Maxwell on Radio Australia short wave.

There had been only 2 previous tours by India to Australia in 1947-48 & 1967-68. On both occasions, the hosts had won 4-0. Therefore history was against the tourists, when they visited Australia at the end of 1977 after  a gap of 10 years, However India were up against a severely weakened team due to the exodus to Kerry Packer’s world series cricket. Only Thompson resisted the temptation of joining the Packer bandwagon and a 41- year old Simpson was recalled after several years of retirement to captain a young and virtually unknown team. It still turned out to be a close series with Australia winning 3-2. Simpson apart from marshalling his young troops well, also scored an epic 176 in the 2nd test at Perth and 100 in the final test in Adelaide with 539 runs in the series. Australia won the first 2 matches at Brisbane and Perth narrowly by 16 runs & 2 wickets respectively. Tony Mann became only the second batsman in test history to score a century as a night watchman at Perth.  India came back strongly with thumping wins at Melbourne & Sydney, as the Indian spin trio of Bedi (captain), Chandra & Prasanna wove their magic for the last time in their illustrious careers. Chandra picked up 12 wickets at Melbourne as he bowled India to victory. The final test at Adelaide went down to the wire with Australia romping home by 47 runs as India almost reached the massive 493 set for victory.  India felt the absence of a genuine fast bowler and in hindsight could have included Kapil Dev who was just making his mark in domestic cricket. Gavaskar scored 3 consecutive centuries and was well supported by Vishwanath and Mohinder Amarnath, all three finished with over 400 runs in the series. The Aussies uncovered a number of new talents during that series such as Peter Toohey, Rick Darling, Wayne Clarke, Graham Yallop, Gary Cozier & Craig Sarjeant.

The Packer boys had come back by the time India toured next in 1980-81. Thompson & Ian Chappell were no longer playing, but the home team had Len Pascoe, Alan Border, Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood  & Rodney Hogg to support stalwarts such as Greg Chappell, Lillie & Walters. The tourists made a shaky start losing easily in Sydney and scrapping through to a draw in Adelaide. Sandeep Patil was the hero at Adelaide with a blistering 174 after being knocked down by Len Pasco in the previous match. India defied expectations with a thrilling victory in the 3rd test at Melbourne to draw the series. Vishwanath whose place in the team was in doubt, silenced his critics with a brilliant century at the MCG. Gavaskar almost forfeited the match when he forced his partner Chetan Chauhan to walk off the field after an altercation with the opposition following a doubtful LBW decision. Luckily the manager Wing Commander Durrani intervened to cool things down. Chauhan who had a brilliant series was unlucky to miss out yet again on a well-deserved century. India successfully defended a meagre target of 142 thanks to the brilliance of Kapil Dev who braved a knee problem with pain killer injections to finish with figures of 5 for 28 as Australia was skittled out for 83. Kapil was ably supported by Dilip Doshi and Karsan Ghavri who bowled Greg Chappell round his legs in the 2nd innings. In addition to the test series, there was also a tri-series ODI competition featuring New Zealand as well. As was expected, the Indians who were still finding their feet in limited-over cricket did not fare well in this series. It was a treat to see the highlights brought by channel 9  for the first time during the 80-81 series. Even in those early days, their coverage was really innovative and brought out a different dimension to watching the game on TV.

After a gap of 5 years, India toured again in 1985-86. At the beginning of 1985, India stunned the cricketing world again in the ODIs. Following on from their shock win in the 1983 world cup, they won the world championship of cricket which was likely a mini-world cup  and held to mark the 150th anniversary of the European settlement in Victoria. The enduring image of the win was the Indian team going around the MCG ground after easily winning the final against Pakistan, in the Audi car won by Ravi Shastri who was declared the champion of champions. We were privileged to watch most of the matches in that tournament live and by then the channel 9 coverage had evolved considerably. Messers Greig, Lawry & Benaud delighted Indian fans with their magnificent commentary and insight into the game.

The 1985-86 tour was a tale of missed opportunities as India could not get over the line in at least 2 matches. They were foiled by some stoic resistance from the Aussies especially the captain Allan Border. Gavaskar scored 2 centuries and others like Amarnath & Srikkanth piled on the runs against a relatively weak attack. Craig McDermott was the only potent bowler on the Aussie side and they were still in a rebuilding phase after Kim Hughes had quit  the previous summer. Steve Waugh made his debut in the 2nd test and showed early glimpses of his talent . The other newcomers like  David Boon, Geoff Marsh and the beanpole like fast bowler Bruce Reid were to be become mainstays of the team in future years. India did very well in the ODI tri-series which also featured the Kiwis. They however could not beat the Aussies in the finals.

The next series in 1991-92 was quite a let-down for the Indian team which could not quite match a strong home side led by Allan Border with experienced cricketers like Boon, Marsh, McDermott, Merv Highes & Dean Jones. Mark Taylor who was establishing himself in the team had a brilliant series with 422 runs second only to David Boon who finished with 556 runs. Shane Warne had the most inauspicious start to his career at Sydney and his bowling was taken to the cleaners by Ravi Shastri who scored a double century. The saving grace for India was the batting of Tendulkar who displayed his prodigious talent in no small measure with 2 brilliant centuries.The other big gain for India during the tour was the emergence of Srinath as a genuine quick bowler following in the footsteps of Kapil Dev who still a force to reckon with on the tour capturing 25 wickets. Manoj Prabhakar also ended with a creditable haul of 19 wickets. In the tri-series which followed also featured the West Indies, India managed to reach the finals but were no match for the Aussies who won easily. Kris Srikkanth won 2 player of the match awards during this tournament on the last international tour of his career. The world cup which was the climax of a long Australian summer was also a disappointment, with the only bright spark for India being the victory against the eventual winners Pakistan. 

India had to wait almost 9 years for their next tour in 1999-2000. This was a very low-key series and the Indian team led by Tendulkar was no match for the Aussies. Bret Lee who was at his peak  broke the left thumb of the Indian opener Sadagopan Ramesh and along with McGrath proved lethal for the Indian battsman. India lost all 3 tests by huge margins despite Tendulkar’s determined displays. Ponting, Langer, Waugh & Gilchrist dominated the Indian bowling.The tri-series one-dayers featuring Pakistan were equally disastrous with India notching a solitary win in 8 matches.

The tour in 2003 was a watershed in India’ test history abroad. Well led by Sourav Ganguly, India proved they were no pushovers any more overseas. Ganguly set the tone for the Indian performance by scoring a brilliant 144 in the first test at Brisbane, which was drawn. Rahul Dravid’s brilliant double century to match Ricky Ponting who achieved the same feat and 6 for 41 by Ajith Agarkar helped them register a historic win in Adelaide. Australia came back strongly to win the next test at Melbourne. India almost won the final test at Sydney, which was Steve Waugh’s last match and he signed off with 80 in the 2nd innings. India had earlier posted a mammoth 705 for 7 in the 1st innings thanks to 241 from Tendulkar and 178 from Laxman.

It was mixed bag in 2007-08 and the tour was shrouded in controversy The second test in Sydney marred by poor umpiring decisions against the visitors, also saw the Monkeygate scandal when Harbhajan Singh was charged with racial abuse against Andrew Symonds. Harbhajan was suspended from the next test, which  was revoked after  a protest by India. Steve Bucknor who made some contentious decisions was stood down by the ICC from the next match at Perth, which also created a controversy. The Sydney test had a dramatic climax, with Michael Clarke getting 3 wickets in the last over of the game. India went into the Perth test  down 0-2  after losing the 1st test at Melbourne by a massive 371 runs and the 2nd test at Sydney by 122 runs despite gaining a substantial  1st innings lead. The tourists stayed alive in the series winning the Perth test  mainly due to some splendid bowling by the young Ishant Sharma. His spell in Perth against Ponting arguably the best batsman in the world at the time is still a vivid memory. Sehwag made a triumphant comeback with 151 in the last test in Adelaide, which ended in a draw. Laxman who relished batting on the hard wickets continued his dominance over the Australia bowlers. He finished 2nd in the batting averages after Tendulkar who got over 500 runs with 2 centuries. Kumble’s leadership during a difficult series was commendable and he also led the bowling averages with 20 wickets second only to Brett Lee with 24 wickets. India lost the series 1-2, but had the consolation of winning the tri-series that followed, which also featured Sri Lanka.

The tour in 2011-12 was a rather forgettable affair and capped a miserable year following India’s crushing defeat in England that summer. Two legends Dravid & Laxman retired after the Aussie series. They will be remembered as much for exemplary conduct as for their sublime batting skills. Their record match winning 376 run 5th wicket partnership in Eden Gardens against Steve Waugh’s men in 2001 is the best in Indian test history. The 2011-12 series also saw the coming of age of Virat Kohli who resurrected his career with a brilliant 116 in the last test at Adelaide. This could not prevent India reeling to a 4th loss and a series whitewash. They also finished last in the tr-series also featuring Sri Lanka.

The 2014 test series was preceded by the one of the biggest tragedies in cricketing history. The young and promising life of Philip Hughes was cruelly cut short after he died following a head injury during a Sheffield shield match. The series was slightly delayed and itinerary rearranged as this extremely unfortunate event cast a pall of gloom. India almost pulled off a sensational win in the 1st test at Adelaide chasing 364 to win falling short by only 49 runs. Credit for this goes to Virat Kohli who scored a sensational 141 to add to his 115 in the first innings. Kohli also deputised as captain for the injured Dhoni, before taking over on a permanent basis after the 3rd test at Melbourne when Dhoni announced his retirement from test cricket. Murali Vijay was another big success scoring a century in the 2nd test as well as coming close to 3 figures on two other occasions with 99 &  80. India drew the last 2 tests after  losses at Adelaide & Brisbane. India had a disappointing tri-series featuring England, losing 3 of the 4 matches. They also failed to defend the world cup held in Australia in 2015, losing convincingly to the hosts in the semis after a promising run including a quarter-final win over Pakistan.

India created history during the 2018-19 tour by finally winning a test series in Australia 2-1. The biggest hero from an Indian point of view was Cheteshwar Pujara who ended with 3 centuries including a brilliant 199 in the last test at Sydney. He was ably supported by Kohli, debutant Mayank Agarwal & the young Rishabh Pant who also got a century in the last test when India scored a mammoth 622 for 7 in the 1st innings. Bumrah was sensational with the ball and was ably supported by Shami & Kuldeep Yadav. India also won the ODI series that followed the tests 2-1 ending possibly one of their best ever overseas tours. The only slight disappointment was the absence of Warner & Smith who were serving their suspension due to the ball tampering incident in South Africa. This should not detract from the merit of India’s performance.

It has been bit of a roller coaster ride for the Indian team down under over the years. In the same vein, they had a fairly rough start in the ODI series this time, salvaging some pride in the last match after losing the series. However they made up with a brilliant 2-1 victory in the T20s, which saw a new star in the horizon in the form of the debutant T.Natarajan. Kohli who was in top form in the T20s, will be missed both as a captain and batsman when he is away on paternity leave after the 2nd test. The experience of Pujara and Rahane will be needed in the absence of Kohli. India will also be hoping that the younger batsmen like Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill make a substantial contribution. Ishant Sharma who has been a star against Austraia will also be sadly missed, but hopefully Bumrah and Shami  will repeat their performance from last time. Fans on both sides will be hoping that this rivalry which is the next biggest after the Ashes lives up to its billing.

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Discovering Aslan by Geoff Waugh

Discovering Aslan by Geoff Waugh

About Discovering Aslan:

For many children and adults alike, the stories written by C.S. Lewis, and featuring the magical land of Narnia and its incredible inhabitants, are something which have been a part of growing up for generations. Now, the stories told in the books are shown in a new light in an exciting new book, Discovering Aslan, High King Above all Kings in Narnia. Inside this unique and…

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Get ready for the Death in Paradise Christmas special

Get ready for the Death in Paradise Christmas special

If you’ve not had your fill of Christmas celebration, you’re in luck as BBC One brings the Death in Paradise Christmas special to your Boxing Day. If you want to know what’s in store, they’ve got you covered with interviews covering the core cast. It’s worth remembering this is also a 90 minute episode, so plenty of time to enjoy the warmth of St Marie, even if much of the UK is covered in a…

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INDIES 8 GREATEST WORLD CRICKET XV's OF ALL TIME !

I. INDIES 1ST CRICKET WORLD XV.....OF ALL TIME ! I.E 'CRICKET'S FOREVER UNBEATABLE XV' ! 1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Don Bradman 3. Rahul Dravid (wk) 4. Mohammad Azharuddin 5. Brian Lara 6. Garfield Sobers (C) 7. Kapil Dev 8. Shane Warne 9. Bishen Singh Bedi 10. Dennis Lillee 11. Joel Garner 12. Viv Richards 13. Anil Kumble 14. Mohinder Amarnath 15. BS Chandrashekhar II. INDIES 2ND CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Wally Hammond (wk) 2. Virender Sehwag 3. Zaheer Abbas (wk) 4. Vijay Merchant (C) 5. George Headley 6. Vijay Hazare 7. Sanath Jayasuriya 8. Richard Hadlee 9. Colin Croft 10. Erapalli Prasanna 11. Jeff Thompson 12. S. Venkataraghavan 13. Malcolm Marshall 14. Courtney Walsh 15. Curtly Ambrose III. INDIES 3RD CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Saeed Anwar (wk) 2. Sunil Gavaskar 3. Martin Crowe (C) 4. Clive Lloyd 5. Javed Miandad 6. VVS Laxman 7. Imran Khan 8. Wasim Akram 9. Allan Donald 10. Waqar Younis 11. Muttiah Muralitharan 12. Hashim Amla 13. Javagal Srinath 14. Manoj Prabhakar 15. Saqlain Mushtaq IV. INDIES 4TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Desmond Haynes 2. David Warner 3. Kumara Sangakkara (wk) 4. Ricky Ponting (C) 5. Jacques Kallis 6. Greg Chappell 7. David Gower 8. Ian Botham 9. Lance Gibbs 10. Andy Roberts 11. Glenn McGrath 12. Mohammad Nissar 13. Michael Holding 14. Venkatesh Prasad 15. Mushtaq Ahmed V. INDIES 5TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Gordon Greenidge 2. Adam Gilchrist (wk) 3. Greg Chappell 4. Aravinda de Silva 5. Sourav Ganguly 6. Kane Williamson 7. Denis Compton (C) 8. Chaminda Vaas 9. Dale Steyn 10. Ian Bishop 11. Pervez Sajjad 12. Dimuth Karunaratne 13. Leary Constantine 14. Khan Mohammad 15. Mushtaq Mohammad VI. INDIES 6TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Len Hutton 2. David Boon 3. Mark Waugh 4. Michael Bevan (wk) 5. Ross Taylor 6. Angelo Mathews (C) 7. Shaun Pollock 8. Asif Iqbal 9. Chris Cairns 10. Wes Hall 11. Rangana Herath 12. Mohammad Farooq 13. Iqbal Qasim 14. Ijaz Faqih 15. Farooq Hamid VII. INDIES 7TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Navjot Singh Sidhu 2. Geoff Marsh 3. Mahela Jayawardene 4. Dean Jones 5. Arjuna Ranatunga 6. Inzamam ul Haq (C) 7. Karsan Ghavri 8. Harold Larwood 9. Sydney Barnes 10. Fred Trueman 11. Nathan Lyon 12. Intikhab Alam 13. Graeme Swann 14. Sarfaraz Nawaz 15. Mike Hussey VIII. INDIES 8TH CRICKET WORLD XV....OF ALL TIME ! 1. Alastair Cook 2. Graham Gooch 3. Kepler Wessels (C) 4. Matthew Hayden 5. Mohammad Yousuf 6. Marcus Trescothick (wk) 7. W G Grace 8. Mohammad Rafique 9. Aaqib Javed 10. Mitchell Johnson 11. Abdul Qadir 12. AB DeVilliers 13. Colin Cowdrey 14. Clyde Walcott 15. Frank Worrell

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THE COURAGE OF LIE

They still seem to wish people would watch shows on TV instead, just as newspapers that put their stories online still seem to wish people would watch shows on TV instead, just as the very most popular kids don't have to act like VCs. I remember from it, but my mental models of the crusades, Venice, medieval culture, siege warfare, and so on.1 Startups have gotten cheaper.2 In America only a few rich people buy original art, and even the more sophisticated ones rarely get past judging it by the brand name of the artist. So let me tell you a little about Jessica. The second is Moore's Law, which has worked its usual magic on Internet bandwidth. It won't stop patent trolls, for example.

As you might expect, it winds all over the place. To convince yourself that your startup is worth investing in, you have to be a domain expert by how well you answer their questions. So for the better. This story often comes to mind when I hear the RIAA and MPAA would make us breathe through tubes down here too, even though we no longer needed to. You're not asking people what they would do. Jessica was its mom. That's what you're looking for. As long as you stay on the territory of truth, you're strong. It seems likely that something similar happened in exit polls this year. Well, there precisely is Montaigne's great discovery. The right way to lift heavy things is to let your legs do the work. In practice this seems to work much as in LA.

Cram schools turn wealth in one generation into credentials in the next. Or at least, kept students busy; it introduced students to cultures quite different from their own; and its very uselessness made it function like white gloves as a social bulwark. So it took me quite a while to hit your stride. It is enormously fun to be able to decrease without having to go through the government. Nerds got computers because they liked them. When they converged. Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. After decades of running an IV drip right into their audience, people in the entertainment business had understandably come to think of them as markets. What made YC successful was being able to pick good founders. I was very excited at first.3

Indeed, helps is far too weak a word. So we'd refuse to fund founders whose characters we had doubts about, because how good founders are and how well they do are not orthogonal. In defend-a-position writing that would be a flaw. The term dark ages is presently out of fashion as too judgemental the period wasn't dark; it was just different, but if this label didn't already exist, it would seem an inspired metaphor. But it's not humming with ambition. Imagine if we were visited by aliens. Outside writers tend to supply editorials of the defend-a-position variety, which make a beeline toward a rousing and foreordained conclusion.4 To most college students a world of small companies, performance is all anyone cares about.

This is the single most common lie told to investors, and not before. Ideally the answer is that it will seem to investors no more than an instance of scamming a scammer. But as technologies for recording and playing back your life improve, it may not be. After that she told the PR firm to stop. A more general solution would be to push for increased transparency, especially at critical social bottlenecks like college admissions. The other is that some companies broke ranks and started to pay young employees large amounts. When you list everything ambitious people are ambitious about, it's not so pretty. To answer that we have to reach back into history again, though this time not so far. Things are different now, of course. For the essayist this translates to: flow interesting.

He even has a sense of humor, which is almost unheard of among VCs. Maybe that was truer in the past, when more things were physical. Wodehouse or Evelyn Waugh or Raymond Chandler is too obviously pleasing to seem like serious work, as reading Shakespeare would have been before English evolved enough to make incumbents nervous, then it's probably powerful enough to support one. And there was the low quality of the eavesdropping. Which is in fact all that should matter, even in a large organization. If it isn't, don't try to raise money, they try gamely to make the best case—you're just writing it down. So they don't have the monopoly on power they once did, precisely because they can't measure and thus reward individual performance.5 The big successes are so big they dwarf the rest. And so they're the most valuable sort of fact you can get.

Notes

Two Hundred Years. They live in a wide variety of situations.

From? But this is why hackers give you money for the correction. Within Viaweb we once had a strange task to companies via internship programs. Related: Reprinted in Bacon, Alan ed.

No, we should worry, not all do, and we did not help, either, that good paintings must have been five years ago it would take another startup to an employer hired men based on revenues of 1. Hint: the company will be big successes but who are running on vapor, financially, and that there's more of it, and domino effects among investors.

That is where your existing investors help you in?

There's probably also intelligence. Eighteen months later Google paid 1.

Thanks to Sarah Harlin, Sam Altman, Geoff Ralston, Abby Kirigin, and Trevor Blackwell for sparking my interest in this topic.

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Cricket Batting Records (Test,ODI,T20I) Batting Record Test ODI T20I Most runs in career Sachin Tendulkar (15921) Sachin Tendulkar (18426) Virat Kohli (2794) Ricky Ponting(13378) Kumar Sangakkara(14234) Rohit Sharma (2773) Jacques Kallis(13289) Ricky Ponting(13704) Martin Guptil(2536) Most runs in an innings Brian Lara(400) Rohit Sharma (264) Aaron Finch (172) Matthew Hayden(380) Martin Guptill(237) Aaron Finch (156) Most runs in a match Graham Gooch(456) Mark Taylor(426) Kumar Sangakkara(424) Most runs in a series Donald Bradman(974) Greig Chappel (686) Most runs in a calendar year Mohammad Yousuf(1788) Sachin Tendulkar (1894) Paul Stirling (748) Most runs in an innings (by batting position) 1/2 Matthew Hayden(380) Rohit Sharma (264) Aaron Finch (172) 3 Brian Lara(400) Charles Coventry(194) Brendon Mccullum(123) 4 Mahela Jayawardene(374) Vivian Richards(189) Glenn Maxwell(113) 5 Michael Clarke(329) AB de Villiers(162) S Periyalwar(105) 6 Ben Stokes (258) Kapil Dev(175) Shaheryar Butt (125) 7 Donald Bradman(270) Luke Ronchi(170) Mohammad Nabi(89) 8 Wasim Akram(257) Chris Woakes(95) Isuru Udana(84) 9 Ian Smith(173) Andre Russell(92) Anwar Ali(46) 10 Walter Read(117) Ravi Rampaul(86) Sompal Kami(40) 11 Ashton Agar(98) Mohammad Amir(58) Paul van Meekeren(18) Most runs in a match on the losing side Brian Lara(351) Charles Coventry(194) Shane Watson(124) Most runs on a single ground Mahela Jayawardene(SSC) Sanath Jayasuriya(RPS) Martin Guptil (Eden Park) Most runs off one over Lara to Robin Peterson (28) Gibbs Vs Dan Van Bunge Yuvraj Singh to George Bailey to J.Anderson Stuart Broad(36) Most runs in a day Donald Bradman(309) Most runs in an series by a captain Donald Bradman Most runs in an innings by a captain Brian Lara(400) Virendra Shewag (219) Aaron Finch (172) Most runs in a series by a wicketkeeper Denis Lindsey Most runs in an innings by a wicketkeeper Andy Flower(232) M.S Dhoni Brendon Mccullum(123) Most runs in an innings by a nightwatchman Jason Gillespie(201) Most runs in a career without a hundred Shane Warne(3154) Misbah Ul Haq(5122) Highest career batting average Don Bradman 99.96 Ryan ten Doeschate(67.00) Virat Kohli (50.80) Highest strike rate in an innings Stephen Fleming (281.81) James Frankleen(387.5) Dweayne Smith(414.28) Highest Career strike rate Andre Russell R Sandaruwan Double hundred on debut Reginal Foster (287) Hundred on debut Charles Bannerman(165) Denis Amiss Most runs in debut match Lawrence Rowe(314) Desmond Haynes(148) L.A Dunbar(104) Hundred in last match M-Andy Sandham(325) James Marshall(161) Most hundreds in a career Sachin Tendulkar (51) Sachin Tendulkar (49) Colin Munro(3) Jack Kallis(45) Virat Kohli(35) Rohit Sharma (3) Ricky Ponting(41) Ricky Ponting(30) Most double hundreds in a career Don Bradman 12 Kumar Sangakkara(11) Most triple hundreds in a career Bradman/Lara/Shewag/Gayle Double hundred and hundred in a match 1st-K.D Walters Hundred in each innings of a match 1st-Warren Bardsley Most double hundreds in a series Don Bradman 3 Most hundreds in a series Clyde Walcot Most hundreds in a calendar year Mohammad Yousuf(9) Sachin Tendulkar (9) Most hundreds against one team Bradman Ag Eng(19) Sachin Ag Aus Hundreds in consecutive innings Everton Weeks(6) Kumar Sangakkara(4) Hundreds in consecutive matches Don Bradman 6 Hundreds in consecutive matches from debut Mohammed Azaruddin(3) Highest maiden hundred Garfield Sobers(365) Charles Coventry(194) Hundred in hundredth match 1st-Colin Cowdery 1st-Gorden Greenidge Youngest player to score a hundred Mohammed Ashraful Shahid Afridi Youngest player to score a double hundred Javed Miandad Youngest player to score a triple hundred Garfield Sobers(365) Oldest player to score a hundred Jack Hobbs Khuram Khan Oldest player to score a maiden hundred Dave Nurse Khuram Khan(43Y) Fastest hundreds Brendon mcculum (54 balls) AB de Villiers(31) David Miller/Rohit Sharma(35) Jack Gregory(70Minutes) S.Wickramasekara(35) Hundred runs before lunch 1ST-Victor Trumper Fastest double hundreds Nathan Astle(153) Fastest triple hundreds Virendra Shewag(278) Slowest hundreds Mudassar Nassar Slowest double hundreds Brendon Kuruppu Slowest triple hundreds Hanif Mohammed Most nineties in career Sachin/Steve Waugh/Dravid Sachin Tendulkar (18) 99 not out (and 199, 299 etc) 1st-Geoff Boycott 99out-Alex Hales Hundred and a ninety in a match Paul Gibb Most fifties in career Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohli (25) Fifties in consecutive innings Everton Weeks(7) Javed Miandad(9) Mcculum/Gayle(4) Fifties in consecutive matches De Villiers/Joe Root(12) Fastest fifties Misbah Ul Haq(21) AB de Villiers(16) Yuvraj Singh(12) Slowest Fifties T.Bailey(350) No ducks in career Jim Burke (44) Kepler Wessels(105) Marlon Samuels(65) Most innings before first duck Ab De Villiers(78) Kumara Dharmasena(72) Hamiltom Mazakadza(61) Most consecutive innings without a duck David Giwer (119) Rahul Dravid(120) M.S Dhoni(84) Most ducks in career Courtney Walsh(43) sanath Jayasuriya(34) T.M Dilshan(10) Most ducks in a series Alan Hurst Most consecutive ducks R.G Holland/Agacar/Asif Lasith Maling3*3 Most pairs in career Chris Martin(7) Duck on debut 1st-James Gregory 1st-G .D Watson Pair on debut 1st-G F Grace Hundred and a duck in a match 1st-William Murdock Most sixes in career Brendon mcculum (107) Shahid Afridi 351 Rohit Sharma (127) Most fours in career Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar (18) Virat Kohli (258) Most sixes in an innings Wasim Akram(12) Rohit/Gayle/De Villiers(16) Hazratullah Zasai(16) Most fours in an innings John Edrich(52) Rohit Sharma (33) Aaron Finch(16) Longest individual innings (by minutes) Hanif Mohammed(970) Longest individual innings (by balls) Len Hutton(847) Glen Turner(201) Aaron Finch(76) Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings Charles Bannerman(165) Vivian Richards(189) Aaron Finch(172) Batting on each day of a five day match 1st-M Jaisimha Fastest to 1000 runs Herber Sucliff/E.Weeks(12) Fakhar Zaman (18) Virath Kohli(29) Fastest to 2000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Virath Kohli(56) Fastest to 3000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 4000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 5000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 6000 runs Don Bradman Hasim Amla Fastest to 7000 runs Walley Hammond Hasim Amla Fastest to 8000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Virath Kohli Fastest to 9000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Virath Kohli Fastest to 10000 runs Lara/Sachin/Sanga(195 Inning) Virath Kohli Fastest to 11000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 12000 runs Kumar Sangakkara Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 13000 runs Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 14000 runs Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar Fastest to 15000 runs Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar As at 24.10.2020

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Sheffield Shield: WA star Shaun Marsh raises the career heap|The West Australian

There were no worried 90s when Shaun Marsh scored his first Sheffield Guard century as a teenager nearly twenty years ago.Marsh went

from 89 to 101 in 2 deliveries after despatching consecutive Mark Waugh long hops into the Newcastle crowd.

"I was 19 and wasn't stressed over centuries," Marsh recalled. "I got lucky though."

Fast-forward through one of the most eventful cricket careers of the modern period and there are still no nerves as Marsh approaches another century.Marsh, 36, will

today end up being the 12th West Australian to play 100 guard video games when WA take on Queensland at the Gabba.He began in Tom Moody's last match in March 2001 and has actually traversed an exceptional career consisting of a century on Test launching and 13 in international ranks, a major impact in the new Indian Premier League, in addition to debilitating injuries and form depressions that made him one of the most maligned figures in the video game."It has actually been quite a journey,"Marsh stated."There have been lots of low and high and I don't believe I ever

dreamed it would go the way it has. I definitely never believed I would be dipping into 36. "His father Geoff played exactly 100 guard video games and Marsh was delighted that the male commonly referred to as Swampy would be at the game in his role as an assistant to another centurion in WA coach Adam Voges."Papa hasn't stated anything to me yet but hopefully he buys me a beer,"he said.Mitch Marsh, the WA captain and Shaun's brother, will be missing as he recuperates from a damaged hand.

Honoured and humbled at reaching the milestone, Shaun was more interested in WA maintaining their form after beating Victoria last week."It is an excellent honour and privilege to represent my State for so long and I am happy to get to

100 shield video games, however all my focus is on assisting WA win this video game,"he said. "I have played in two losing shield finals and I have actually got a burning desire to win one prior to I am finished. That is my focus, not any individual achievements. "Marsh joked prior to the Victoria match that he might pass his father's run tally with two double centuries in the next two matches and

has actually currently notched up the very first of them with his career-high 214 versus Victoria.He recognized that innings as one of the highlights of his profession alongside his maiden century and the successive shield last looks this decade. "That hundred at Newcastle as a 19-year-old when I went from 89 to 95 then previous 100 in 2 balls, betting my hero in Steve Waugh and with Mark Waugh because game, was

great,"Marsh said.WA are set to employ four quicks and 2 medium-pacers against the Bulls, with Camera Green coming in for Australian spinner Ashton Agar.The match marks among the final opportunities for top order prospects to press their selection chances for the first Test. Marnus Labuschage's Test place has been verified, while a strong performance would aid his Queensland captain Usman Khawaja who was dropped throughout the Ashes series

but has an outstanding home record.WA opener Webcam Bancroft and his Queensland counterparts Joe Burns and Matthew Renshaw remain long shots for choice, while Marsh

accepts that his Test days are over.WA: Camera Bancroft, Sam Whiteman, Shaun Marsh(capt.), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Josh Philippe, Josh Inglis, Camera Green, Jhye Richardson, Matt Kelly, David Moody, Aaron Hardie, Liam Guthrie, Liam O'Connor. Queensland: Joe Burns, Matthew Renshaw, Usman Khawaja(capt.), Marnus Labuschagne, Charlie Hemphrey, Bryce Street, James Peirson, Michael Neser, Jack Wildermuth, Cameron Gannon, Xavier Bartlett, Mitch Swepson.

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World Cup 1999

 We look back at the star men from the 1999 World Cup19 years ago today, Australia beat Pakistan at Lord’s to win the 1999 Cricket World Cup. On the anniversary of the final, take a look back at the key moments and star performers from the last time the Men’s Cricket World Cup was held in England and Wales back in 1999. Champions: Australia Australia's World Cup squad in 1999 was littered with talent in all departments, with the likes of captain Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, and Glenn McGrath – amongst others – wearing their famous green and gold at the tournament.

They didn’t stroll to success though, having to work hard to qualify from both the group and the Super Six stage of the tournament. Wins against Scotland, Bangladesh and West Indies saw them finish second in Group B, and they confirmed their spot in the Semi-Finals by beating India, Zimbabwe and South Africa in the Super Six stage. Then came that famous Semi-Final against South Africa at Edgbaston, with Lance Klusener and Allan Donald’s last-over mix-up seeing the two sides tie the game, with Australia qualifying only because of their higher finish in the Super Six. They met Pakistan in the Final, and many were expecting a classic, given Pakistan’s fine performances throughout the tournament. However, it was a one-sided affair at Lord’s, as Australia skittled through Pakistan’s batting line-up, bowling them out for 132.

They wasted no time in knocking the runs off, with Adam Gilchrist’s 36-ball 54 helping them to finish the chase in just 20.1 overs and Steve Waugh became the second Australian captain to lift the World Cup. Player of the Tournament: Lance Klusener Lance Klusener Lance KlusenerWhile he may have been part of the infamous run-out that cost his side a place in the World Cup Final in 1999, South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener had been in exceptional form throughout the tournament. He ended the World Cup with 281 runs at an astonishing average of 140.5, 17 wickets – the most by a South African – and four Man of the Match awards. He was dismissed just twice throughout the tournament, racking up vital scores of 52* vs Sri Lanka, 48* vs England, 52* vs Zimbabwe and 46* vs Pakistan. His 31* in the Semi-Final was also so close to proving match-winning innings. With the ball, his best figures came against Kenya in Amstelveen in the Netherlands, as he picked up 5/21. He also picked up three wickets against both India and Sri Lanka

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Leading run-scorer: Rahul Dravid Rahul DravidTwo centuries, three half-centuries and 461 runs – Rahul Dravid showed his class at the CWC in 1999 as he comfortably finished top run-scorer.Despite only playing in eight games – two less than finalists Australia and Pakistan – Dravid finished 63 runs ahead of his nearest rival, Steve Waugh. In his debut World Cup campaign, Dravid kicked off with 54 against South Africa in Hove. His first century of the tournament came against Kenya in Bristol, as he scored an unbeaten 104*, before hitting 145 against Sri Lanka in his very next game. He followed his back-to-back centuries with a score of 53 against India at Edgbaston, with his final half-century of the tournament – 61 runs from 89 balls – coming as India saw off Pakistan in the Super Six stage of the tournament. Leading wicket-takers: Geoff Allott and Shane Warne Geoff Allott and Shane Warne Geoff Allott and Shane WarneNew Zealand left-arm Geoff Allott and Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne finished level on 20 at the top of the wicket-takers list at the CWC in 1999. Allott’s wickets helped the Black Caps reach the Semi-Final, where they fell to Pakistan. He opened the tournament with 3/30 against Bangladesh and followed it up with a crucial four-for against Australia in Cardiff. He recorded another four-wicket haul against Pakistan and grabbed three wickets against both Scotland and Zimbabwe.

While Allott started with a bang, Warne saved his best until last, with four-wicket hauls in both the Semi-Final and Final. His 4/29 from 10 overs against South Africa in the Semi-Final and 4/33 against Pakistan in the Final saw him named Man of the Match in both, playing a vital role in Australia’s second World Cup success. Top score: Sourav Ganguly (183) Sourav Ganguly Sourav GangulySourav Ganguly hit 17 fours and seven sixes in an astonishing knock of 183 against Sri Lanka in Taunton. His innings of 183 off just 158 balls, scored at a strike-rate of 115.82, was the highest score hit at the 1999 CWC. The second-highest was Rahul Dravid’s 145 in the same fixture, as he and Ganguly put on a then-record World Cup partnership of 318. Best bowling figures: Glenn McGrath (5/14) Glenn McGrath Australia legend Glenn McGrath finished the World Cup with 18 wickets – trailing only Allott and Warne – and took the best figures of the tournament with his 5/14 against West Indies at Old Trafford. Helping Australia skittle West Indies for just 110, McGrath took the wickets of Sherwin Campbell, Jimmy Adams, Brian Lara, Mervyn Dillon, and Courtney Walsh to claim his first World Cup five-for. Be amongst the first to get your hands on ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 ticket show well do you remember the

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