Scarlet Pimple

Surely much ado about little. Children should be encouraged to sample as many different experiences as they can get otherwise they will eventually become stereotyped, narrow thinking clones of their parents. The more thoughtful of them will grow up with an ability to make correct choices regardlesss so let's encourage them to do whatever turns their crank. And Old Caley Girl I admire your spirit and never think that you should feel that you may be a mere woman compared to the male characters on this site who may just be mere male chauvinists who were deprived or broad and varied experiences in their early days and may not be able to see the other side of the coin or the advantage of weighing up things by making comparisons. Your reports and common sense are a joy to read about.

Fed-up.

Except that nobody is saying that he is a bad person. Just that his form is claimed by some fans on this site to be off this season. If so then it's up to Richie to offer a word of encouragement and to remind him that unless his form (i.e. at least his effort) improves then the chances of his getting a move to the Dons or elsewhere could be be severely restricted OR to simply let him know honestly that he may be dropped if he doesn't put in more effort. If it's about complacency or a lack of motivation, or getting to the root of the problem(s) of a player gone stale, then that's the Manager's responsibility and he has to take action one way or the other if he feels that the player is not playing to his potential. Mr. Foran has a good eye and a shrewd grasp of these matters and so it's fair to expect that he should take action. If after these options have been used to get to him the player does not respond then complacency could be the root of the issue. Yep.

Nothing like a little yeast in the mix to liven things up, eh?

jockey

Except...would Storey relish what he might view as a backward step to ICT and could we possibly afford the wages that he has become accustomed to now? And is Aberdeen still interested in Tansey if he is not still consistently showing the best that he can offer to the team who is currently paying his wages? I also like the comment about the possibility of his not now being able to rely on players being in the right spot for his passes? If so what's to stop him doing the surging forward himself on occasion to show how keen he is? If he wants a move he may achieve that only if he adopts the aggressive attitudes and dynamism of his boss ,Richie Foran, in the latter's former days as a player which wasn't that long ago? Just a thought or two...

helter skelter

put-down

If you have been reading up on the J. Barton fiasco at Ibrox you will see how much money terminating his contract is going to cost the Rangers F.C.to allow them to be able to unceremoniously kick him out. Literally hundreds of thousands of pounds. The word is that he could not stand the heat of his comments being ignored on the training ground, general big-headedness and the shock of finding out that his skills were not quite up to dealing with some of the more audacious and younger players in the Scottish Premier League who promptly showed him up by beating him handily on more than one occasion. Coming from the glories of the English League to the lesser lights in Scotland doesn't seem to have quite worked out for Joey. (Isn't a Joey a Kangaroo in Australia?)

vilify

celebration

Thick & thin of it.

porridge

Aye. Frequently the grass looks greener over the fence, eh? But I doubt if he will come back to ICT? Would there be the money in the club to even entertain thought with our squad full of new players already?

Broth

If the Donald is not already sobered by the fact alone that he is now the president of the mighty United States of America, the thrill and acclamation of the win will fade soon enough. And then he will have to get down to business quickly. Being, apparently, now one of the wealthiest men in the world he has now ...probably... become financially astute enough to at least be able to balance the books on an annual basis. He certainly is smart enough to have taken advantage of the American tax laws to allow him to have avoided paying any taxes at all on his recent past incomes. Now that takes b..lls or some faith in the probable fact that the U S tax systems will still be operating in the same way after many further years. If so this will favour the businessmen of America , like him, and such measures will, feasibly, be encouraged by Donald to enhance the economic prosperity within the country..... I think. Unless, of course his plans already include long term spending strategies that will at least take him up to the next election in four years' time, by which time the fruits of his labour will at least be showing an upward trend in popularity by evidencing some increasing GOOD which will compel the electorate to re-elect him --or the reverse will apply and he may be out on his ear as new , more politically savvy, actors stride upon the stage. Putin: My wife is Ukrainian and says that Mr Vladimir Put-the-boot-in will eat him for breakfast. There is no doubt that , with his KGB connections he is a very well-connected politician who has also survived more then one possible reversal of fortune in his past from which he has escaped unscathed. Like the blowing up of a rival many years ago in which he was alleged to have been closely implicated--an event that directly furthered his upward progression in the political sphere of influence. Externally this is unlikely since Mr Putin's continuous rise in power and prestige relies on deriving economic benefit from an association with the U.S. whose military alone far surpasses that of the Soviet Union in size. It's also my opinion that a dangerous threat may come from China who is building up their military might in an alarming fashion and is already hell-bent or "re-acquiring" the islands off their Eastern coast against the warnings of the USA to stop. In addition, one of the Kremlin's beefs with the West is suggested to lie in the fact that much of the bellicose attitudes of Mr. Putin and his cohorts is engendered because Russia has not been recognised for their power and importance in the International arena and not asked for their opinions etc. when the rest of the world is making political moves. This lies at the root of the daring invasion and take-over of the Crimea against which the Western powers complained mightily but did nothing to stop him and his intervention in Syria. If their talks go well then other countries may be persuaded to at least consider some form of trading agreement with Moscow as desirable.. seeing also a diminution of general world tension with the Russian Confederation as a valuable side effect as well as an economic benefit. Further, the stationing of military might in far-flung places very close to Russia, as is currently underway, only serves to antagonise the Kremlin and is also very expensive to maintain and service with spare parts and supplies. There is an old saying .."keep your friends close and your enemies closer." For me, first impressions are that Mr. DT has a nasty steak in him and so he will not at all like playing second fiddle to the Russian President. But since this is the Donald's first foray into the political arena and concentrated on his business acquisitions etc, these two powerful men might just get along with Vlad the Lad weighing him up very carefully but being gracious enough to convince DT that they have much in common and he appreciates his having been elected and welcomes further talks and so on. I also think that Mr. trump is sharp enough to see that a more favorable climate of reconciliation with the Russians could be very favorable to the USA and to even allow a reduction in armed forces which could reduce his bills for the military substantially. Not to mention the fact that a favorable trade agreement with Moscow could bring not only peace but considerable financial benefits to his bottom line. Russia is a mighty geographical empire but is small indeed compared to the huge economic enterprise and connections of the U.S.A. ESPECIALLY since Putin is a very smart thinker and has selected all the main industrial bosses to run his vital enterprises from those who are highly intelligent, experienced, well-connected and successful people. Russia is also exporting oil (and gas?) in huge amounts through their pipelines to the West via Ukraine and so on. In short they are, one might say, fairly self-sufficient and independent. The main reason, INMHO, for his election is because the public perception of BOTH candidates throughout is one of shocking unsuitability, but in such an important election they just had to vote one way or the other. Phew! What a choice!And they chose a very aggressive, outspoken but perceived to be more honest and open person in Donald, whose business skills far outweighed anything she had to offer, and the USA population wanted work and jobs and Donald promised that. Hillary was also perceived to be far too well connected with the upper echelons of power ( meaning there was unlikely to be hardly any change at all in the White House) and crooked with little regard for either the basic rules or the people to whom she should be accountable. Donald, however, categorically promised many radical changes whereas really she promised nothing at all....except same old, same old.

Fish

in-the-willows

tail

Nutter

inyourmadness

hurt

disaster

There are at least two or three consecutive videos on this reel. The snow on these ski runs is all powder and stated to be 10 metres deep (say 30 feet). So the runs are not groomed as on the ski mountains open to the public themselves. Grooming simply means that all obstacles, including growing bushes, under the snow are completely removed which removes the great danger of a skier digging his/her tips into the snow and getting snagged on one of them. This can be catastrophic and severe injury can result, as I know to my great cost. With powder snow there is resistance and a tendency to sink into the snow a little so the skier tends to lean back and almost floats on the snow whereas in groomed runs the topography has been studiously mapped out and engineered and the surface is generally free from all obstacles and is graded to facilitate runs. Heli-skiing is very expensive but it looks to me to be an absolute blast with incredible scenery thrown in and the thrill of very long runs and soft powder as assets thrown in. One skier turns to another before they started out and remarked ..."two feet of fresh snow fell last night so it'll be good today." Enjoy!

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