Thursday, June 30, 2011

Le Paul Gauguin - Moorea - Polynsie Franaise

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Le Paul Gauguin - moorea - Polynsie Franaise

Juillet 2002

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Paris 37°C = Rio 40°C ...

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Paris 37°C = Rio 40°C ...

Paris 37°C hoje ... aqui no tem praia ... imaginem ento o forno que vai estar ...
Boa semana :))

Paris 37°C ... c'est pire que les 40°C de Rio ... Il manque une plage ici ...
Bonne semaine :))

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Girl with Sticks

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Girl with Sticks

By Elisabet Stienstra

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Overground

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Overground

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ouverture sur le lac

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ouverture sur le lac

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Ruelle de Mallonat, Nice, France

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Ruelle de Mallonat, Nice, France

Copyright 2006, glenn jones/Ikona Photography

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Black & White Sunset...

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Black & White Sunset...

On my Website: www.taniaphotography.gr

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First time i shot a Black & White Sunset. I always believe that sunset has the best colors . But today i like this dark sky. So that's my Sunset for today.

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Camera Model: canon EOS 400D ; Lens’s focal length: Tamron AF XR 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DI II;
Focal length: 18.00 mm; Aperture: 10.0; Exposure time: 1/ 320 s; ISO: 100

All rights reserved - Copyright © Tania Koleska

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Pian di Neve

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Pian di Neve

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Bachmann Defends Credentials

Rep. Michele Bachmann defended her credentials as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, ahead of her three-day announcement tour that was set to begin later in the day in Iowa.

In back-to-back appearances on "Fox News Sunday" and CBS's "Face the Nation," the Minnesota congresswoman faced a series of tough questions about apparent inconsistencies and a litany of inflammatory but occasionally untrue remarks.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington.

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Chris Wallace, the host of "Fox News Sunday," put it bluntly when he asked Ms. Bachmann, "Are you a flake?"

"That would be insulting to say something like that," she replied with a smile before ticking off a list of personal and professional accomplishments, from serving as a government tax attorney to raising five children.

Ms. Bachmann begins her announcement tour Sunday night with an event in her birthplace of Waterloo, Iowa. The campaign kickoff coincides with a Des Moines Register poll released Saturday night that showed her neck-and-neck with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as the most popular Republican candidates in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

The Minnesota congresswoman went on offense by criticizing Mr. Romney again for failing to sign an antiabortion pledge proffered by the Susan B. Anthony List. Mr. Romney, whose apparent shift on abortion raised eyebrows among social conservatives during his last bid in 2008, won't sign the pledge because it is too sweeping, his campaign said.

"It's disappointing that he didn't," Ms. Bachmann said on "Fox News Sunday."

On CBS, she took a shot at Mr. Romney's decision to sign a state health-care law as Massachusetts governor that requires most residents to be insured.

Ms. Bachmann reserved most of her vitriol for President Barack Obama and his administration. She accused Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and others of engaging in "scare tactics" for warning Congress and the American public that failure to extend the country's borrowing limit would lead to a catastrophic default. Instead, she said the Treasury secretary could divert payments for other government programs to pay the country's creditors.

"I have no intention of voting to raise the debt ceiling," she said.

Ms. Bachmann faces questions about her credibility as she enters the official phase of her presidential campaign. The website PolitiFact issued a report earlier this month reviewing comments Ms. Bachmann has made during her congressional career. Of the 23 comments the website has fact-checked since 2009, nine were deemed "false" and seven earned the "Pants on Fire" distinction, including a recent claim that the Obama administration had only issued one drilling permit since Mr. Obama came into office.

She reiterated one of the disputed contentions Sunday, saying the Congressional Budget Office said the national health-care law would result in the loss of 800,000 jobs. PolitiFact deemed that statistic "barely true."

Ms. Bachmann offered three new pieces of data on Sunday that are bound to elicit some fact-checking. She also said the use of limousines by federal officials has increased by 73% since Mr. Obama became president. And she said the number of Department of Transportation employees earning more than $160,000 has increased from one when the president took office to 1,690.

Ms. Bachmann did retreat from remarks that got her in trouble in 2008, when she said she was "very concerned (Mr. Obama) may have anti-American views."

"I don't question the president's patriotism at all," she said on CBS. "There are a lot of things I wish I'd said differently."

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Shoreline

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Shoreline

Clouds and sand patterns caught my eye. I tried very hard not to ruin the pristine sands too!

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machu picchu

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machu picchu

Machu Picchu, Peru

[South America]

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Pork Day

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Pork Day

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Montral-en-Vivarais

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Montral-en-Vivarais

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Colors of Koh Lipe | Satun | Thailand

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colors of Koh Lipe | Satun | thailand

Koh Lipe is a small island in the Southern part of the Andaman sea. It is located in Satun Province, close to Koh Tarutao and Langkawi. It's white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters make it a perfect destination for a beach holiday. It's sometimes described as the 'Maldives of Thailand'.

The sea really is that color with great clarity; no additional saturation.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Calvary

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Calvary

This is a grotto at the monk's cemetery at the Richardton Abbey in Richardton, ND.

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Quiz: What kind of bird chic are you?

Credit: Helios Loo / Corbis

Credit: Helios Loo / Corbis

Ladies, it’s our turn. The early days of ornithology were a veritable boy’s club, and many of the birding guides still are penned by men. Don’t get us wrong; we like our David Sibley and Kenn Kaufman books and have a special place for everything George Harrison has written. But, as women who love watching birds, we wanted to put a female twist on our favorite hobby.

Take this fun quiz to see what type of birder you are!

1. When you’re thinking about weed control in your yard, you:
A. Will do whatever it takes. Those weeds aren’t going to keep your blooming beauties down.
B. Use weed control on a limited basis. You like both your wildlife and your pretty blooms.
C. Never ever use weed killer. It could hurt Mama Robin and her babies!

2. It’s 5:40 on Saturday morning. What are you doing?
A. Sleeping. Duh, it’s a Saturday.
B. Hitting the snooze button. You’ll wake up in a bit to head out to fill your feeders and greet the birds.
C. Grabbing your coffee and heading out the door to catch the best of morning birdsongs.

3. How do you keep track of all the birds you see?
A. It’s all in your head.
B. A birding scrapbook, complete with photos and notes.
C. A daily birding blog or diary that you share with friends.

4. How many pieces of bird-themed clothing or jewelry do you own?
A. None. It’s not your style.
B. Two or more. You’ll buy it if it’s the right thing.
C. Too many to count.

5. If a bird was nesting outside your window, you would:
A. Keep an eye on it from time to time, then forget about it until something exciting happens.
B. Check on it day and night, eager to see any new activity.
C. Watch, photograph and write about it as much as possible, ­inviting your neighbors and friends over for a peek.

6. How well can you recognize birds in your backyard?
A. You know the common ones, but many are a mystery.
B. You can name just about every bird you see.
C. You can name them faster than you can name your own children.

So, what kind of bird chic are you? We've got the results!

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Violet London Taxi

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Violet london Taxi

1/50 sec | F/8,0 | ISO 640 | 18-55 @ 40 mm

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Rga, 16

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Rga, 16

Bessa r2a, summicron-M 50mm f2.0
Kodak T-Max 400

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Rainy Pass Looking South

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Rainy Pass Looking South

We had hoped to go hiking to Rainy Lake and see the waterfall there, but found the area still blanketed by deep snow, so had to content ourselves by eating our lunch out of the back of the car and taking lots of pictures of the outstanding scenery.

Seen along Washington's SR 20, part of the Cascade Loop, on a day of incredible scenery of mountains and waterfalls. (11-06-04-0086)

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Huge vs Small ... boats @ port

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Huge vs Small ... boats @ port

© All Rights Reserved - No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without the Written Consent of Gail Shotlander (aka shotzy)

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

The Perfect Storm

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The Perfect Storm

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Tata Steel to Sell Entire Stake in Riversdale Mining

NEW DELHI—India's Tata Steel Ltd. said it will sell its 26.27% stake in Riversdale Mining Ltd. to Rio Tinto for 1.06 billion Australian dollars (US$1.12 billion), giving Rio Tinto complete control of the Africa-focused coal-mining company.

[riversdale0616] Riversdale Mining

A drilling operation of the Mozambique Project of Riversdale Mining.

Rio Tinto plans to delist the shares of Australia-based Riversdale. Following the Tata Steel sale, the Anglo-Australian mining company will hold more than 99% in Riversdale, leaving the free float of shares at just 0.3%. Tata said it didn't want to remain an investor without a joint-venture agreement with the majority owner.

After Brazil's Cia. Siderurgica Nacional in April sold its 19.9% stake in Riversdale, Tata was the only remaining major stakeholder beyond Rio Tinto.

Tata said it would continue to hold its 35% stake in a Riversdale unit that owns the Benga mines in Mozambique, where the companies have a long-term for the output of coking coal, which is used in making steel. "Tata Steel would look forward to working with Rio Tinto and discussing in good faith ways to enhance its participation in the Benga joint venture," the Indian company said Thursday.

Indian steelmakers are hurrying to acquire overseas coking-coal mines as the country lacks good-quality deposits and depends almost entirely on imports. India annually imports 30 million tons of coking coal, making it the third-largest importer in the world, after Japan and China.

Overseas mines are also a good hedge against sharp rises in coking-coal prices as demand from Chinese and Indian steel mills have led to prices doubling over the last year.

The Indian steelmaker's decision to sell its stake in Riversdale came a day before Rio Tinto's takeover offer for the Africa-focused coal miner expires.

Write to Prasenjit Bhattacharya at prasenjit.bhattacharya@dowjones.com

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Tata Steel to Sell Entire Stake in Riversdale Mining

NEW DELHI—India's Tata Steel Ltd. said it will sell its 26.27% stake in Riversdale Mining Ltd. to Rio Tinto for 1.06 billion Australian dollars (US$1.12 billion), giving Rio Tinto complete control of the Africa-focused coal-mining company.

[riversdale0616] Riversdale Mining

A drilling operation of the Mozambique Project of Riversdale Mining.

Rio Tinto plans to delist the shares of Australia-based Riversdale. Following the Tata Steel sale, the Anglo-Australian mining company will hold more than 99% in Riversdale, leaving the free float of shares at just 0.3%. Tata said it didn't want to remain an investor without a joint-venture agreement with the majority owner.

After Brazil's Cia. Siderurgica Nacional in April sold its 19.9% stake in Riversdale, Tata was the only remaining major stakeholder beyond Rio Tinto.

Tata said it would continue to hold its 35% stake in a Riversdale unit that owns the Benga mines in Mozambique, where the companies have a long-term for the output of coking coal, which is used in making steel. "Tata Steel would look forward to working with Rio Tinto and discussing in good faith ways to enhance its participation in the Benga joint venture," the Indian company said Thursday.

Indian steelmakers are hurrying to acquire overseas coking-coal mines as the country lacks good-quality deposits and depends almost entirely on imports. India annually imports 30 million tons of coking coal, making it the third-largest importer in the world, after Japan and China.

Overseas mines are also a good hedge against sharp rises in coking-coal prices as demand from Chinese and Indian steel mills have led to prices doubling over the last year.

The Indian steelmaker's decision to sell its stake in Riversdale came a day before Rio Tinto's takeover offer for the Africa-focused coal miner expires.

Write to Prasenjit Bhattacharya at prasenjit.bhattacharya@dowjones.com

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Runaway

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Runaway

Model: Thalia

The vintage suitcase I got at a thrift store for about $8 and the vest was my mom's from college.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Ensignbus / AEC Regent III / RT8 / FXT 183

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Ensignbus / aec Regent III / RT8 / FXT 183

Seen at the Castle Point Museum Open Day 2010.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

First lesson

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First lesson

Wonderful to see her change from tense to relaxed to sheer joy.

Canon 7D with 100-400L. RAW files.
Had to shoot at ISO 3200.
Noise reduction and compositing in photoshop.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Upper Geyser Basin

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Upper Geyser Basin

Footbridge accross Firehole River at Upper Geyser Basin.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.

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Thiago Barcellos

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Thiago Barcellos

Canto do Recreio
Rio de Janeiro - RJ

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Manam Island, New Guinea

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Manam Island, New Guinea

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VH-LHV

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VH-LHV

Bell 412 VH-LHV c/n 33048 of lloyd Helicopters parked at the Lloyd base at Adelaide-West Beach on 1Apr94.

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

HAPPY FAMILIES

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HAPPY FAMILIES

Swans and young on the shropshire union canal ellesmere port wirral

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Lemon garlic chicken

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Lemon garlic chicken

Yum!

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Rotterdam 7

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rotterdam 7

Ruzym K | Photographie. Facebook Fanpage

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Photographer : Ruzym K.

Location : Rotterdam, Netherland ( 2011 )

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ISO --- 100

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Reflections

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Reflections

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Friday, June 10, 2011

May 2011- Montgomery County Community College Graduation Ceremonies

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May 2011- Montgomery county community college Graduation Ceremonies

Darlene gets hers!

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

A Splash of Color

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A Splash of Color

I took this on my birthday last year in the Clothiers shop on Main Street. Since then it has become one of my most favorite photos ever and I don't even know why. With my birthday coming up soon I thought I'd try to process it as best as I could.
I don't know how often disney changes their store displays but I would love to see this again in a few weeks. Hope you like it too!

For a better view, please press the “L” key or click on the photo to view the image large and on black.

Comments, critiques, faves, and views are always appreciated. Have a magical day!
© Andrea Lopez 2011
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la Thines (Ardche)

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la Thines (Ardche)

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Sports shorts

MLB: Clemens seeks steroid memos

A federal judge is considering whether to let the authors of the Mitchell Report that examined steroid use in baseball withhold some of their internal memos from Roger Clemens and his criminal defense team. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton held a private hearing with the lawyers who helped write the 2007 report to discuss their interviews with Clemens accusers Kirk Radomski and Brian McNamee. Clemens is scheduled to be tried next month.

* Former big-leaguer Jose Pagan, who drove in the winning run for Pittsburgh in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series, has died. He was 76.

* Former Detroit outfielder Jim Northrup, who hit a decisive two-run triple in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series, has died. He was 71.

NFL: Britt pleads guilty

Tennessee receiver Kenny Britt pleaded guilty to careless driving charges and was fined $478, according to espn.com. The former Rutgers star was arrested in his hometown of Bayonne after police said he drove his Porsche at 71 mph in a 55-mph zone and then led police on a chase.

NHL: Winnipeg hires GM

Longtime hockey executive Kevin Cheveldayoff has been hired as the general manager of the NHL club relocating to Winnipeg, the franchise formerly known as the Atlanta Thrashers.

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

0009 Sunset From Dave & Lyn's House In Oxenford - August 2005

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My write up on photographing the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas here

On the weekend of November 20-21, 2010, I was invited to photograph the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas prior to their opening December 15, 2010 in Las Vegas NV.

This set of images represents my efforts that weekend to showcase this newest resort property opening up on the Las Vegas Strip. Thanks to David Scherer from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for showing me around, to Miiko Mentz at Katalyst Films for helping to arrange the shoot, and to my wife for modeling for me.

To learn more about The Cosmpolitan of Las Vegas, check out their website here or their Facebook page here.

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Monday, June 6, 2011

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

England v Switzerland: Fabio Capello's side serve up evidence of why minds remained squarely on the beach

England v Switzerland: Fabio Capello's side serve up evidence of why minds remained squarely on the beach

For Wembley&rsquo;s faithful hordes, the feeling of ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’ could hardly have been more palpable.

England v Switzerland: Fabio Capello's side serve up evidence of why minds remained squarely on the beach

Toothless: Darren Bent provided littel threat for England as the season's football ended with a whimper Photo: ACTION IMAGES

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6:45PM BST 04 Jun 2011

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Seven days had passed since Barcelona bedazzled on this stage with as stirring an exhibition of pace, movement and guile as had ever graced a Champions League final.

It had appeared the perfect culmination to the season, the tonic with which to send football-weary players and fans across Europe into a rare tournament-free summer.

But no, we were not finished. There was, alas, still the ordeal of England versus Switzerland to endure: not so much an encore, perhaps, as a needless epilogue.

England, at least, stayed true to type, seizing upon this balmy June evening to demonstrate why their minds remained squarely on the beach rather than the pitch.

John Terry, he of the mile-a-minute platitudes, had claimed the England players would perform all the better for having “a bit of sun on their backs”. Not on this evidence, as the captain’s charges conducted this engagement with all the febrile intensity of a seaside donkey.

This cannot have been what he meant, then, by his impassioned order of one last push. The Swiss, for all England’s dissembling, were not tricky opponents. Had Fabio Capello succeeded in making his men play to anything approaching the sum of their parts, this should have been both an emphatic and restorative win.

Instead, there is still a victory to gain against Montenegro to gain in the small matter of three months’ time. All aboard for Podgorica. A nation holds its breath.

Or rather, it just sighs in weary resignation after another chaotic performance, in which two free-kicks by the wonderfully-named Tranquillo Barnetta caught England’s back line in their own familiar moments of tranquillity.

Rio Ferdinand was positively inert as the first flew over his head, while goalkeeper Joe Hart was scarcely the picture of dynamism as he attempted to keep out the second.

It fell, as it so often does, to Frank Lampard to restore some sanity with a characteristically clinical penalty. But for how much longer?

Lampard has a stronger work ethic than many of his team-mates put together, yet at 33, he does not exactly seem the fulcrum around whom to construct a team for the future.

This is scant reason for Fabio Capello to care. After all, he is leaving once next year’s finals in Poland and Ukraine are over, ready to augment that vast art collection of his. The Italian is motivated solely by building a side to win the European Championships, not one that can endure until the 2014 World Cup.

Capello, in mitigation, had the sense to hook Lampard at half-time, after the midfielder had just fired a wretched free-kick aimed more at the corner flag than the top corner. Into the void strode Ashley Young, one of England’s few assured performers on a day of farcical theatre, to fashion an elegant equaliser.

Would that we could say the same about Young’s side-kick, Darren Bent. The rangy striker underlined the toothlessness of England’s attack when he picked up a loose ball and contrived to miss an open goal by yards. What was that Harry Redknapp said about Bent squandering chances his wife could score?

Perhaps this was the answer. Perhaps Capello should have set out to befuddle Switzerland by sending out an England WAGS XI, with Coleen Rooney leading the line and Christine Bleakley playing the anchor role. They could have created a greater threat up front than Bent and Theo Walcott managed all match.

These truly were the dog days of the English summer. After such a compelling climax to the domestic calendar, and after so satisfying a feast had been served up by Barca and Manchester United, one felt just briefly that Capello and his cohorts had been mercifully forgotten.

If only. The fascination exerted by our national team is rather like a virus: grim, and difficult to suppress. Not one year ago fans draped in the St George’s flag had fulminated at the cameras in South Africa, raging about the dross they had been forced to watch throughout an abject World Cup campaign.

And yet here they were, back again, all 84,000 of them. The same folk who had demanded a refund in Bloemfontein were giving beery renditions of ‘Ing-ur-land’ as if their lives depended on it.

Were you listening, Fabio? Not likely, as he flounced irritably away at the final whistle, unable to stomach a lamentable late miss by Stewart Downing. He should worry: he has two months of luxuriating, before the tantalising prospect of a home friendly against Holland, to purge the frustration.

It is at like moments like this when you begin to understand Guus Hiddink’s exasperation with international coaching. You stoke the anticipation, your players fail to deliver, and then you spend eight weeks working out how to avert the next disappointment.

Surely, there have to be more fulfilling ways to earn to living. Not, we might dare venture, if you happen to be pulling in £6 million a year for it.

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Triple jumper Nathan Douglas to miss rest of season after freak training accident

triple jumper Nathan Douglas to miss rest of season after freak training accident

Nathan Douglas, the 2006 European triple jump silver medallist, has been ruled out of competitive action for the entire season after suffering a freak injury during a UK Athletics warm-weather training camp in Italy.

British triple jumper Nathan Douglas to miss rest of reason after freak training accident

Bitter blow: Triple jumper Nathan Douglas ruptured ankle ligaments at a training camp in Italy Photo: EPA

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6:54PM BST 02 Jun 2011

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The Oxford-born athlete was hopping onto a plyometric box, a common training exercise for jumpers, when his foot right went straight through it, rupturing his ankle ligaments.

The accident is a bitter blow for the 28 year-old, who will now have to wait until next year for a chance to jump the qualifying standard for the London Olympics.

“I will be doing everything within my power to get fit and healthy as quickly as possible while aiming to compete in the 2012 indoor season,” he said.

The accident happened on the final day of the training camp in Formia, where Douglas had been working well and looking back to his best after being troubled with various injuries since 2006.

The UK Athletics head coach, Charles van Commenee, said: “After four years of having to deal with various injury problems it was looking like this season Nathan was going to be better than ever before.

“It’s a real blow that in literally his last session on his last day of warm-weather training he has once again suffered misfortune, and there was nothing he or his coach could have done to have prevented it.

“The injury will cost him his 2011 season, but I have been impressed by what I saw of Nathan prior to this setback and I am confident he can still achieve something special in 2012.”

Meanwhile, American drug cheat Justin Gatlin will compete in his first Diamond League meeting after being given a lane in the 100 metres in Saturday's Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

His invitation raises further questions about the treatment of Dwain Chambers, who continues to be shunned by the big athletics meetings after his own drug violation.

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