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A U.S. special operations officer shows residents what their town looks like from above using a satellite map of the area in Shewan, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3.

A member of U.S. special operations patrols past a bullet pocked door in what used to be one of the most dangerous parts of Shewan, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. Afghan and Coalition forces now patrol and area with impunity, much to the visible delight of residents.

U.S. special operations forces check an alleyway during a patrol in Shewan, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3.

I want to introduce you to one of my favorite bands of all time…singing one of my favorite songs of all time…

 David Crowder Band

(Go ahead, click on it. It’s not bad. I promise. Besides, you have to click on it so you can have an appreciation for what they look  and sound like. Otherwise the rest of my post makes no sense. )

If you think they look weird – they do. But in a really cool way.

And the music?

Unique.  Stirring. Thought provoking. Worshipful. Hopeful.

All in all…supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

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Another band you might want to check out?

SoF.

No, it’s not spelled wrong. SoF stands for Sound of Faith. They are the band my hubby is in. (He’s the cutie-patootie bassist.) Here’s a link to the latest news on their website: Sound of Faith

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As for my music? I’m hanging in there. I have a song on soundclick that is NOT the best recording. Matter of fact, I mess up in the first measure. YEp…you can hear it plain as day. But this is the only recording I have with piano accompaniment right now. If you are feeling brave, you can check it out here. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. (it does get better in some parts…but this was recorded live at Christmas Eve service. No chance for dub-overs there!)

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Last thing – a quick apology - I accidentally posted an old poem last night from a LOOONG time ago. It was in draft mode…I had two different windows open and thought I was posting this…it was late. UGH. S0 – if you are an email subscriber and received a post titled “Aunti Em’s revisited” – my deepest apologies for junking up your mailbox!

This book covers Software Project Management broadly with a lot of good information for both the new project manager as well as the old hand.The material is presented as a comprehensive overview rather than a detailed instruction.By itself the book does not go deeply enough into any of the areas to provide a novice with enough useful information so it’s a good book to use in conjunction with books providing more detail.

Despite its lack of detail, the book presents many important points – the importance of the human equation, analysis/organization tools such as Tony Buzan’s MindMap, having a Management Information Center, and using standards without having a programmer’s revolt.There is only passing mention of key issues such as scope creep, the tendency of management to try to throw more personnel at a project in trouble, needing to build testing into the initial design process, and the pro’s and con’s of the various development methods (waterfall, spiral, etc.). A number of references are quoted, including many IEEE documents (IEEE is the publisher) plus books by Gerald Weinberg, Capers Jones, Tom Demarco, and other recognized gurus – which make good adjuncts to this handbook.

Phillips perpetuates one of my pet peeves, the issue of including the top ten risks in the risk assessment document.What if there are only 7 risks which seem to be significant?What if there are 12?Granted, it would be unwieldy to track & evaluate dozens of risks routinely, but it doesn’t make sense to suggest that exactly 10 be tracked.

The discussions of Configuration Management are quite lengthy and in a bit more detail than other topics covered.

Although the book is fairly short at 500 pages and is easy reading, there is a substantial amount of information covered. The 5 star rating is for the breadth of information covered, with the caveat that other references would be needed by those unfamiliar with the concepts presented.

Product Description
Software project managers and their team members work individually towards a common goal. This book guides both, emphasizing basic principles that work at work. Software at work should be pleasant and productive, not just one or the other.

This book emphasizes software project management at work. The author’s unique approach concentrates on the concept that success on software projects has more to do with how people think individually and in groups than with programming. He summarizes past successful projects and why others failed. Visibility and communication are more important than SQL and C. The book discusses the technical and people aspects of software and how they relate to one another.

The first part of the text discusses four themes: (1) people, process, product, (2) visibility, (3) configuration management, and (4) IEEE Standards. These themes stress thinking, organization, using what others have built, and people. The second part describes the software management principles of process, planning, and risk management. Part three discusses software engineering principles, the technical aspects of software projects. The fourth part examines software practices giving practical meaning to the individual topics covered in the preceding chapters. The final part of this book continues these practical aspects by illustrating a sample project through seven distinctive documents.

Click Here to see more reviews about: The Software Project Manager’s Handbook: Principles That Work at Work (Practitioners) (Paperback)

Special Operations Forces (SOF) and CIA Paramilitary Operations

Earlier in the year we had a wonderful OIW night with the awesome exlovers, Pete from the band came back for a solo show a month or so back, and so we were super-proud to see them at their EP launch show at The Lexington last Tuesday with two of our other past OIW acts, Babe Shadow and Planet Earth.

Yep, since that OIW show they’ve had loads of great attention and deserved glowing reviews, put out their first release for the brilliant Chess Club Records, and are off on tour with Kurran And The Wolfnotes next month too (see myspace for dates). We’ve always had a soft spot for them but the new video for “You Forget So Easily” is really rather good and we thought we’d share it with you.

And if you liked that, then here’s one of the bands early tracks to have a listen to too…

exlovers – SOF

Two weeks ago, I jumped on a flight headed for Croatia to participate in special operations forces (SOF) Exercise Jackal Stone 2009. Although the name sounds strange (you’ve got to love how the military often throws two completely unrelated words together to name training exercises), the purpose of the exercise is quite ambitious: to promote cooperation and interoperability between the 11 participating nations.  Significant is the fact that the Croatian government is hosting its first major military exercise since accession as a NATO member nation earlier this year, and that they chose to host a special operations exercise.  To me, it shows the importance that the Croatians place on special operations and the value they place on increasing international military partnerships.    

A Ukranian assault team uses charges to gain entrance into a structure containing a terrorist as part of a demonstration during Jackal Stone 2009 (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gillian M. Albro)

It’s also significant that we have participation by so many nations – both NATO and non-NATO (Albania, Austria (observing), Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine and the United States).  In today’s world, it is imperative that international special operations forces work closely together.  The battlefields we find ourselves on today require that we fight as a coalition, and the experiences gained by both the operators as well as the planners will enable us to work together more efficiently and, as the exercise motto states, rise to challenges together. 

One of the great things about the exercise is that Croatia really offers optimal locations to conduct special operations land, sea and air training.  Leading up to the demonstration exercise (aka Distinguished Visitors’ Day) conducted on Sept. 15 at the Josip Jovic’ Barracks in Udbina, Croatia, where the Croatian Special Forces Battalion is building a new training area, we were able to conduct multiple military freefall and fastrope insertions to prepare for the exercise.  The freedom of maneuver on the base also provided a great setting for the hostage rescue scenario of the demonstration exercise.  Both military special forces and civilian special police worked together to rescue “hostages” and deliver them to safety.  We even landed an MC-130P Combat Shadow from RAF Mildenhall (352^nd SOG) right next to the viewing area to carry our “rescued diplomats” to safety.   I loved watching everyone jump as the landing aircraft roared up from behind the seating area.  It was really a fun demonstration to put together, and judging from the reports of those watching, we managed to make it fun to watch as well.  FLTCM Maddocks, European Command’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, was on hand and mentioned that the exercise “went off like clockwork!”  He added, “The exercise was a measure of how far we’ve come in development of our relationships and common processes and that only through these processes can we truly become stronger together.”  For me, it was an awesome compliment directed specifically at all of the men that participated in the exercise – and by extension, to each of the participating nations.

A Croatian Special Forces soldier stands with his partner Kolja following the Jackal Stone Demonstration Exercise rehearsal Sept. 13, 2009. ( Photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks)

The great training isn’t limited to just the land and air in Croatia.  The Adriatic Sea offers incredible training opportunities for our Navy SEAL and international maritime SOF assets.  In fact, the SEALs have made several trips to Croatia for training opportunities over the past couple of years. Relationships have been built and will continue to be strengthened. 

Fond memories will resonate for years to come, and that is why multinational exercises such as Jackal Stone pay such dividends for all involved.  While the training is incredibly important, the camaraderie developed between the men and women serving in this special operations exercise is what makes long-lasting difference.  In the hard times as well as the good times, the interpersonal relationships, not the specific tactics and processes developed, will be what make us all stronger together.

MAJ Jim Gregory, SOCEUR PAO

SOCEUR YouTube videos

The super-cool folk at Trash Aesthetics recently asked us to do a mixtape for them, so OIW scratched our heads, picked some tracks each, and came up with our “The Geek Chic Mafia vs. Pirates In Love” megamix of all things cool!

You can now download our awesome compilation from the Trash Aesthetics site from HERE, or by clicking the pic below. You can also stream the mixtape on this here blog too, just hit play…

The Geek Chic Mafia vs. Pirates In Love (An OIW Mixtape)

Full tracklisting…

Clock Opera – Once And For All
Forest Fire – Fortune Teller
Amanda Blank – Make It Take It
The xx – Crystalised
Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want
Generationals – When They Fight They Fight
Wolf Gang – Pieces Of You
Cherbourg – Man
Telepathe – Chromes On It (The Shoes Remix)
Other Lives – Black Tables
Theophilus London – Grey X Sage (Misty night)
exlovers – SOF

Our regular OIW compere extraordinaire, Christopher George, knocked up the artwork for the cover. Chris is cool and as well as running the blog “Christophers Guide To Being Cool” (essential reading for all you wannabe hipsters), he also makes great T-shirts and can be found on Camden market every weekend. Here’s his site and all that, Sally Can’t Dance.

A.Gun. er på høyskole.

Jeg missede Alen i dag.

Og MPL.

Siiid ser jeg først i efterårsferien. -det var dog dejligt endelig at få lavet en aftale!

Sof. ser jeg ofte i skolen, men jeg har meget snart brug for FRITID sammen med hende.

Min søster har altid travlt. Oktober, måske?

Lykken er for syg til at jeg kan komme på besøg. Og han bliver snart 18. ..den er svær..

Texas ser jeg også i skolen – men.. det er jo heller ikke sådan.. rigtigt, vel? -det skal være rigtigt!

Idapida ser jeg nok først til jul :’(

..og så savner jeg bare ALLE generelt. Jeg synes overhovedet ikke jeg har rigtigt tid til andet end MIG og mine åndssvage beskæftigelser. Hvor fa’en bli’r tiden af?! -jeg vil ha’ mere! nu!

Nå. Men upside er, at jeg ikke savner The Sweetest Thing så meget mere.. ..tror jeg. Jeg tænker i hvert fald ikke så meget på ham.

Ring! -så finder vi ud af det, baby!

As it seems Arsenal have NO CASH to spend on new players.. I have been scouting my local powerleague for talent..The best player i could find was a french bloke called “SOF”…Maybe he is the man to replace Adebayor?

Sof is 39 and is available on a free.

Join the forum { HERE }

CC/ Arsene Wenger – Arsenal Manager

Mæt af indtryk.

Der er gået alt for lang tid siden jeg har skrevet sidst, og det er sgu ikke fordi der ikke har været noget at skrive om -tværtimod!

Fredag d. 19/06/09 tog jeg til København for at høre AC/DC. Det var den vildeste oplevelse nogensinde!

Jeg var der med A. Gun., S. Georg, Hviid, Bong, Sauer, og flere til. Under selve koncerten stod jeg sammen med A. Gun., S. Georg og Hviid, og det var bare max hyggeligt. Vi ankom kl. 17, ventede en time til portene åbnede, gik ind på pladsen – indtog plads på 1. række, ventede 4 timer mere, og da klokken blev 10, gik de på. Jeg var lige ved at tude. Godt nok havde ‘The Floor Is Made Of Lave’ og ‘The Answer’ alleredet gjort deres forsøg på warm up, men det var helt klart AC/DC’s egen kortfilm som satte gang i publikum; i takt med at The Train kørte hutigere og hurtigere, steg stemnningen blandt publikum til det hele kulminerede i et kømpe brag, og et rigtigt tog kom brasende op på scenen. Så stod de der, og jeg råbte og skreg med en klump i halsen og tårer i øjnene, for nu var det realiseret – det vi alle havde ventet på siden november.

Showet var fantastisk, AC/DC var fantastiske, publikum var med hele vejen, Whole Lotta Rosie var på sit største, toget dampede og ilden stod ud af det, Hells Bells bragede om kap med Brian Johnson, og Angus’s 20 minutter lange solo fik publikum til at skråle med og holde vejret af amusement på én og samme tid.

Som the final salute bragede kanonerne, Angus blev hævet 10 meter op i luften mens konfetti fløj én om ørerne, og voldsom fyrværkeri sved vores øjenbryn.

Og så var det forbi. Ja, altså efter 2 ekstranumre. De var endda ude i overtid, og publikum gik fra stadium med en fantastisk følelese i kroppen af at kunne klare alt. De 40 årige, gamle, fulde mænd var i hvert fald hverken bange for at kaste med ølflasker eller at stå i vejen for ambulancer i fuld udrykning. Idioter.

Efter koncerten mødtes A. Gun., S. Georg og jeg med Jo.Han og hans ven Søren. De trak os med in på ‘The Rock’ hvor vi blev til klokken 6 om morgenen og derefter hjem til Annine og Camillas lejlighed for at sove rusen ud. Puha.

Jeg skulle have været til HT’s 18års, men tog hjem i stedet for at sove og forberede mig til samfundsfagseksamen.

Samfundsfagseksamenen klarede jeg til et 10tal, og så var der sommerferie! Jeg skulle til Bogense, Fyn for at være hos A. Gun. indtil Roskilde, men først skulle jeg lige mødes med Sof. og snakke lidt med hende og spise en is, og så bagefter købe løbesko med min mor. Det var skønt at få snakket med Sof., for på trods af at vi begge går på SG, så snakker vi ikke så meget sammen. Det skal der laves om på! Løbeskoene er super grimme, men ganske behagelige..

Så tog jeg hjem og pakkede og derefter blev jeg kørt til Horsens hvorfra jeg tog toget til Odense. Da jeg endelig nåede Bogense, kom A. Gun. snart cyklende og hjemad mod gården gik det. Hun har fået en ny hund, Primo, som bare er SÅ sød!

Hos A. Gun. blev jeg indtil fredag hvor resten af familien kom hjem. Hendes bedstefar var død, så de skulle til begravelse lørdag, og jeg var derfor nødt til at tage til Odense og sove hos Patrick og S. Georg. I did, og det var også meget hyggeligt, og efter en omgang shopping i Odense, tog vi til Roskilde. Men Roskilde fortæller jeg først om, når jeg har fået lagt billederne ind, for det er et helt kapitel for sig selv!!

Primero que iniciar con el tema, quiero pedir disculpas por dejar el Blog descuidado en estos meses y no postear nada. Los cursos de la Universidad me absorbieron todo el tiempo disponible pero no volverá a pasar.  Dado que deje votada la Universidad para dedicarme a vender carne asada afuera de los estadios…. No mentira ja ja.!! Les prometo que esta situación no volverá a pasar.

Bueno iniciemos. En un proyecto  programado del Curso de Investigación de Operaciones, surgió la posibilidad de realizar el proyecto con interfaz web haciendo la unión con un programita en C o hacerlo con GTK (odio GTK..!!). Por lo que me di la tarea de buscar algun editor web para GNU/Linux. Aunque sabia la existencia de Dreamweaver , de su poder y de que lo tenia instalado. Me puse a buscar dicho editor, todo por la lucha de ir dejando Windows como sistema operativo de uso principal. (Solo por lo juegos creo que no dejare de usarlo).

Bueno mucha paja verdad??.. Probé varios editores como Quanta , Bluefish y Screem. Pero al final me quede con Aptana, la GUI,  características,  facilidades y los plugins me condujeron a elegirlo como el mejor editor web para GNU/Linux del momento.

Sin embargo al instalarlo y luego ejecutarlo me apareció el siguiente error:

Error Code 127

Investigando un poco di con el error. Resulta que hace falta  tener instalado xulrunner para que pueda correr Aptana. Esta aplicación se puede descargar desde aqui. Como es tradición mía, siempre bajo la ultima versión de cada programa. Pero esta vez me ocurrió una excepción. La primera vez baje la versión 9.* de xulrunner, pero resulto nos ser compatible con la versión de Aptana. Así que les recomiendo que bajen la versión 8.* de xulrunner.

Una vez instalado xulrunner, Aptana debería de ejecutarse bien.

Para bajar Aptana visiten la pagina oficial: www.aptana.com

Espero que este post le haya sido de utilidad.

Från värme är steget inte långt till hett. Så i likhet med förra posten så gör jag bidrag till en fotoutmaning som redan passerat.

Lagom med tändvätska

En bild tagen i samband med årets SOF. Det var kanonfint väder och riktigt varmt att gå kårtegen.

Rislyktor - Nyår i Thailand

Det fanns gott om hetta i Thailand. Utöver temperaturen i luften och i vattnet så fanns det mat vars kryddning definitivt lever upp till ordet hett. Det fanns även mindre kryddstark mat där kopplingen till hett var hur maten serverades.

10 km iförd snowboardklädsel

En jobbarkompis bestämde sig för att springa blodomloppet iförd snowboardklädsel. Jag valde istället att klä mig i gi och göra lite reklam för Aikido. Kanske kommer jag en dag att springa iförd hakama och med bokken i hand.

At his confirmation hearings, referring to civilian deaths from air strikes in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal declared his “willingness to operate in ways that minimize casualties or damage, even when it makes our task more difficult.”

Some McChrystal supporters hope he will rein in the main source of civilian casualties: Special Operations Forces (SOF) units that carry out targeted strikes against suspected “Taliban” on the basis of doubtful intelligence and raids that require air strikes when they get into trouble.  But there are growing indications that his command is preparing to deal with the issue primarily by seeking to shift the blame to the Taliban and by using more high-tech drone intelligence aircraft to increase battlefield surveillance rather than by curbing the main direct cause of civilian casualties.

CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus [favors] “predators, armed full motion video with Hellfire missiles”, “special intelligence birds”, and unmanned intelligence vehicles called Shadows and Ravens, which fly 24 hours a day. Although such intelligence aircraft may make U.S. battlefield targeting more precise, Petraeus’s reference to drones equipped with Hellfire missiles suggests that U.S. forces in Afghanistan may now rely more than previously on drone strikes against suspected Afghan insurgents.

Given the chronic lack of accurate intelligence on the identity of insurgent leaders, that would tend to increase civilian casualties.

Below is an interview I did with Rian (UTD Firestarter).
I had to edit it a bit but I tried to keep the siprit of the interview alive.

The only reason it was edited is because of the language difference 

Q.  ”How did the UTD clan start and why?”

A. “I will tell you…Ivan”

HOW

“After almost 8 years and a BLACK period in FCW$ history, in 2007 the Clan fell apart I decided I wanted something NEW..for all.
I talked with the members that were left..and say to them.
“Friends, I have seen so much negative things  and also you, I think its better to start again,completely fresh. A new name. new servers, new website and a brand new forum. To stand again, 100%, together and we will call the new clan  **UNITED** and everyone agreed it was the right name.

WHY

“I think Ivan, to get everyone facing  again,  in the right direction you can’t stay to long in a corner, you have to come to new things. Things that all like…and that give all the feeling of standing together the whole way, to do things together.
A fresh start, new things. I think that’s better,to get the feeling back when you want a Friends Clan..and the NEW name **UNITED**, standing for, Together All The Way.”

Q.  “Why do you like SOF so much?”

A. “That’s a question …i can talk hours about it..
For me, its FUN and only FUN and still is after almost 10 years of playing it.
I know when I started to play it there were only three maps and oneI remember so good…SHOP…damm that was something, what a map, it was so much fun to play this map.
It was fun  to talk with others, to have FUN together and to play with a TEAM ( TDM )”

You have to know Ivan, we play with friends…a whole bunch of friends, my brothers my daughter, her friend my sister in law and all close friends I think twenty or thirty friends,and it was each single night…fun fun and only FUN.
And we try and try to get better than the other.
I play together with a very a close friend BODYCOUNTER, a German friend and I tell you Ivan,we where GOOD,we where REAL good together and in a GREAT Clan.
We  played  so good and had so much fun with with all our friends and clan  members.
The fun comes from new players every single and make new friends.People like GOODY, DEADAGAIN,LONE, JAMDADDYand SLAVO. These are just a few that are my friends and who make the difference for this game.
I will always be busy with Sof2 and always try to make things better and better for all that playing Sof2.
I think we owe a lot to them.
Sof2…is a Game…you get NEVER EVER Bored..of…that’s my Opinion.”

“And it gave me also, a Girlfriend, yepyep, CATWOMAN.
When she comes to our Clan…lool.she have to shoot at least me or Bodycounter, lol, and she try and try,lol, and you have to know,CATWOMAN see with one  eye ONLY and she practice and practice, every single day to get who’s she now,a Good player, and the most important thingis,she love…Sof2…and all what’s into it..and make for us wonderful things…out of nothing.
And then…we get TS ( TEAMSPEAK )…whauwwww….talk with each-other…al different country’s together on one line…yeahhh….to know each-other…its so much FUN.”

Q. “ What gave you the idea for the Best Friends Award?”

 A.   “The idea for this Friends Award is born..on MSN together with NIGHTHAWK
We see that Sof2,after COD4came on the scene was starting to turn empty.Many of the players were playing COD4. We see it before with other game’s,but now, servers are going away players that you play with through  the years are playing now COD4.”

“Players from **UNITED** want to scrim more,so we talk and talk…and we came to make a Friends Award..2009.
Playing together with other Clans and friends we know and also to make NEW friend from all over the World with this Award, so i figure out that it would have to be played over several game type’s..ELIM/DM/TDM/DEM/INFIL…and all clans will have to play the same maps,in a MATCH-MODE so that all teams would play on equal standings and Configs. All have to play the same…so NO Clan have any advantage.”

  The whole idea for this award was to get more player back to Sof2 again Also I we wanted to get more clans playing regularlyand maybe even organise a few FUN nights of their own.
And the MEAN Factor…for this Award…was…to Get Sof2…players…BACK…to there ROOTS…and you Know…Ivan…thats so TRUE.”

Q. ”Is this just a one-time thing or do you hope to do it again?”

A.  Dear Ivan there is a NEW Competition already standing in the  **UNITED**  hard disk for into the winter  months into END September…2009. I have so much plans, so many idea’s and already so much FUN planned.
No,  for sure its NOT one time only and the other clans know that I can do it, together with CATWOMAN,( Web Design and FORUMS ) and my other friend from **UNITED**.
We are running great servers and organize it good, I think and I hope, but after the response we have get,I know that for sure.I want to do it together with other Clan leaders like NOMERCY(E-E), BARB and SERGE(FC), and my good friend DEADAGAIN(UK), to give Sof2 a BOOST and hope other clans will Sign-up with us and play together.
As for the servers needed, its no problem if i have to put one or two or ten servers running.”

Q.  “Is there much organizing to do and who does it?”

A. When you starting a thing like this you have to think out what you want to do how you want to do it.
For me its like I plan my drivers or my mechanics,its just the same Ivan.
First you have to be sure..about a few things.

RULES
DATE’S
CLANS
SERVERS
SECURITY
GAME-TYPES
WEB DESIGN
FORUM

” Its a lot Ivan but when you work with people who know what they are doing, its easy and after all, they are working for themselves, to get a few months of REAL FUN. It makes it a lot easier if I give them a direction and we all work it out together and we are all happy. If it turns out good and even one person has fun, I can say, yeahhhhh, we do a good job together and I’m PROUD of them ALL. “

Q.  “Who does the referee?”

A. 
” The referees’ I think Ivan, CATWOMAN and myself have done 75% and KILLERBEE, NIGHTHAWK and SCORPION did the rest.
That’s not how it have to be, I have set a topic to ask for referrees before the Friends Award startedbut nobody reacted.
I ask from the Clan Leaders to give me people they trust because Ivan, you have to make them ADMIN on the servers and me or CATWOMAN have to give them that right just before a match is played otherwise they can’t be ref.In the end we do it ourselves and that means we can’t play with our team but for me  and CATTY thats OK, because we have more FUN when our Friends have FUN and a good night playing togethe and I try to be so honest as possible to get all playing. “

Q. ”  Why is it in two phases? “

A. “ Its the same thought that you have with football, first you start all together.
After that, you have several teams going to the next phase,
Then semi  final they play again and two teams are left and they play the FINAL. “

When you have signed up, say twenty teams you never get a true result when from those twenty teams one wins because Ivan,you know and I know some scrims you play better and some you play worse, all it taskes is one bad match and you’re out.
When you play like we play now you really get the best teams going on.
When a team lose one or two matches they know they have to practice for the next round so I think that this makes the competition better for all.

Because after the 1st round you filter the teams and I think that’s the honest way you can do.
So say, when you have twenty teams ten will go further to quarter final, then after that six go further to the semi final and the top two go on to the then Ivan,you really get the two best teams together.
I think for a team that play like this, they really get the feeling the win, because I think,it still have to be a COMPETITION no matter if its friendly and playing with friends.

Q,   ” Being referee is a hard job, have there ever been times when the REF has had to make tough decisions? “

A. ” Dear Ivan I have to say on this question…yeah
I explain why Ivan “

” Before this AWARD was starting, we laid out some standing rules, rule’s every Clan that have Sign-up for this AWARD have to OBEY!”

The rule’s are….

No BAD words.
No Insulting a Player
No CHEATING
OBEY a REFEREE at all Time’s
Do NOT INSULT a REFEREE
A Team have 3 min…when a MATCH is START..to get a Player in Again…when he’s Throw out…for what Reason ever…after that 3 min…its a Pity…BUT…he Can’t come in again…only into the BREAK..after 2 time’s 20 min playing Time.

” I think Ivan…when you start this Award…you have to check your computer and PB to make sure all is working fine, I know sometimes you can do NOTHING about it when things go wrong and I’m sorry for that but  you can’t start over and over again in MATCH-MODE.
Nobody is allowed to spectate, well only one at a time but they can only see their own players when in MATCH-MODE and only if they are a player. 
NO ROOFING, except when its allow..in a map with small buildings. “

” So Ivan,each REFEREE get these rules and All REFEREE’S have to OBEY these rules, otherwise you get total mayhem and clans saying “The ref last time allowed it” then you have a BIG Problem.
I don’t say react directly, its up..to his/her own descretion but when a REFEREE do a match he/she have to obey this rules. I look all back into the server-line’s and the VIDEO’S we have from each MATCH that have played. “

” A REFEREE have to be there for BOTH TEAMS so that everyone has a Great Evening Together.
When players INSULT another player or say BAD words to a player he or she gets a WARNING first, a second will be a BAN. Its set up for a Friends AWARD and in my opinion it don’t belong into Sof2 bad words.
When a player do this offence he will be OUT of this AWARD, why, because you don’t INSULT your friends or NEW friends and he can’t play anymore in his TEAM in this AWARD.
When a TEAM do this offence with several players from that same TEAM, the Whole TEAM, will get thrown OUT.
Its a pity but I have to DEAL with all TEAMS.
I make that decision…and when i say you’re OUT, believe me then a TEAM have do something very WRONG.
I give always a FEW Chances NEVER throw someone out for just one thing..NEVER.
But I have responsibility…for all TEAMS.
They can call me…a DICTATOR..I don’t mind, there are Rule’s and all have to obey them..also me.
When a TEAM is thrown OUT they can ONLY blame their self NOT others.

Q. ” If you did do it again would you like to see it bigger? “

A.  ” I Think Ivan, each single Clan wants to see it bigger
Why, because its so much FUN, together.
When you don’t have to worry about things and all are there and just play with your Friends, thats the ULTIMATE Fun.
And I already say it sooner to you my friend, there will be another, very SOON. “

Q. ”  Is it recorded and if it is can it be d/l’d anywhere? “

A. ” Dear Ivan, when a MATCH starts in MATCH-MODE it will be RECORDED on your own computer my friend when all is standing GOOD.
Its standing into your Rocmod, otherwise, all can get a DEMO of that playing MATCH, when they give me a mail..NP. “

Q. “ Now that the first phase is over are you glad you started it? “

A. ” It have it’s GOOD side’s and Bad side’s
One  of the bad side’s, there were problems in **UNITED** with a few members.
This Happen in every Clan,  but unfurtunely it happen on a bad moment and we lose a few Good people
That don’t agree with what I’m standing for.”

” I have to Lead a Clan  and I think sometime’s Members don’t agree with the things I’m standing for, or the way I do that.
I’m happy that I let have real my good friend DEADAGAIN from when the problems start till the end of this problems.”

“I’m sometime’s hard for people/friends and then I’m a dictator they say, but when they look back they know I have always HELP them with every problem they have and always be there when they have a Bad time.
Things like this happen, its a Pity,but it happen.
**UNITED** will grow again..I Don’t worry about that.

” And yes, I’m Happy to have start this Friendly award.
Why, because I have seen people coming back to Sof2 and play again with Love for this game and with their friends.
We make some NEW friends,like Slabber, Serge. and Barb, you and a few more from <<UK>>and from E-E, Nomercy, BOSS etc etc etc…and that’s make me Happy. “

Q. ”  Do you think that SOF is on the way out? “

A. ” NO…Never Ever!!!!!!! “

” Sof2 is coming BACK because we have lots of game’s but not one  like Sof2, its STILL Number One .in 1st  person shooter game’s.
There is so much in Sof2, so much, and when we have guy’s and girls,  like us, it will Never Ever DIE. “
“I’m sure about that. “
We have to stand Together, make pleasure Together and act like one then Sof2. will Come BACK and lots of Clans will play again like the OLD Day’s we can do this…TOGETHER. “

Afterword

” I thank you Ivan to let me tell you what’s the moving in me..and **UNITED** and all my friends…that are involved…with Sof2…and into this ( Friends Award 2009 )…for me…sometime…a HARD time…to do all GOOD for all Clans…and several Time’s…i Thought…for God’s sake…what are they Doing !!!!!!…BUT always get my Strength BACK…and continues…after Black things…for my Friends…and Sof2.
I Thank..CATWOMAN…DEADAGAIN…BARBWIRE…SERGE…NOMERCY…and all that makes this Award a GOOD thing….and my Friends… KILLERBEE and SCORPION
Specially Thxx…to all the MEMBERS from… E*E…<<UK>>…and [FC]…to makes this Possible
We will Be there…if you Want us…to have a Other GREAT Competition.

Rian ( FIRESTARTER Clan Leader **UNITED** All The Way… )

Thank you Rian for a great interview. You have let us in to your thoughts abot a lot of things and I appreciate that.

I’m sure with you at the head UTD will be around for a long time to came

Again,
Thank You m8

Ivan

Pakistan tribesmen battle Taliban

In March, about 50 people died in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque near Jamrud, on the Khyber Pass route to Afghanistan. Dozens of people were injured in the attack on the mosque. It it is followed by the bombing of a mosque on Friday which killed 38 people in Upper Dir district. There have been claims of responsibility and there have been a number of suicide attacks linked to the Taliban insurgency in the north-west.

Hundreds of tribesmen are continuing an offensive against against an estimated 200 Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say. At least 11 Taleban are said to have been killed in the three-day offensive. Reports say between 1,000 and 1,500 tribesmen are involved in the offensive against the Taliban.

Nearby the Swat valley has been the scene of heavy fighting and sporadic clashes have occured in Upper Dir between the Pakistani military and Taliban militants.

Tribesmen attacked five villages thought to be militant strongholds in the Dhok Darra area according to district official Atif-ur-Rehman. Three villages have been occupied and the militia was trying to push the Taliban out of two others on Sunday, he said.

“It is something very positive that tribesmen are standing against the militants. It will discourage the miscreants,” Mr Rehman said.

At least 11 militants had been killed and 200 have been surrounded by Sunday afternoon, AP quoted district police chief Ejaz Ahmad as saying.

The government has encouraged local citizens to set up militias, known as lashkars, to fight the Taliban in the region bordering Afghanistan where al-Qaeda and the Taliban are known to have hideouts.

At this time is that the present military action in Swat appears to have convinced people that the government is serious about countering the Taliban and there may be further examples of local forces taking on Taliban fighters. The Taliban has retaliated against tribal forces in the past.

The actions of the Taliban has spread broad public support for the army’s offensive in the Swat valley, including from opposition parties, the media, and even some religious leaders.

Romance is such a compelling word.  No other emotion could before passionate and intense.  The only flame that makes two people drawn to each other, almost dreamlike measurable, pure, gentle and soft as a whisper…

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In my life, I have loved someone, have someone to love and maybe, will have love someone still, did you know where you are?  That’s you… Loved, Loving, and continue loving!

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I said I love you, you said you also love him, I’m serious with you, you are also serious with him, now that he left you, you are crying.  And the bad thing is that you cry on my shoulder…I just love you that’s why I can’t leave you like that.

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I said “Forget me now because I will leave…”  but you don’t allow me and you said…”I don’t want… I will wait for you if it takes forever…”

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I said you like me… You said you are happy when I’m with you… You said I’m special with you… You said you can’t afford to lose me…  But in all you said, you didn’t say that you love me.

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   över maj månad. Vädret kan jag verkligen inte klaga över. Många dagar med högsommarvärme gjorde att växtligheten satte fart, vissa arter blommade 2-3 veckor tidigare än vad som är normalt. För tillfälligt räcker tiden inte till att sitta vid datorn, så mycket som jag skulle vilja. Men jag försöker göra en visit hos er på kvällen och skriva en kommentar ibland. Hoppas ni har överseende med det. Tids nog kommer det en lång höst där vi får ta igen allt vi missat.

   Många önskeprojekt bildmässigt, vad blev det av det? – Mycket  fågelskådning gav en hel del bilder. Där känner jag mig nöjd. Värre är det med rådjuret i rapsen. Bara några dagar efter att ha publicerat inlägget växte rapsen till sig och blev så hög att den dolde alla ev djur med råge. Har sedan dess knappt sett till några rådjur eller kid för den delen …… 

   Mr X jobbar jag på lite då och då. Fick verkligen lång näsa härom dagen, när jag såg herr och fru skata knapra i sig maten jag åtlade. Satte då pinnar över hålet på kvällen (tips från mitt i naturen) för att se om hålet var besökt ……. jo då,  på morgonen var de omkull välta. Så än finns det hopp!

   Månadens fotograf på SOF. Jätteroligt!!

I brist på rådjur får det bli en dovhjort i rapsen. Bilden är som vanligt klickbar.

Till berörd part, Tack för de underbara händelserika SOF-dagarna! Jag skippade Norrköpingsdelen på onsdagen men sedan i torsdags och fram till idag så har det varit fullt ös med mingel, grillning, dans, fest, aktiviteter vid en röd volvo, spelningar, kårtege, mer av sånt jag redan nämnt och fullt upp! Något utöver det vanliga var springturen efter att fredagens festligheter var slut. Idag kommer jag för ovanlighetens skull att lägga mig innan det ljusnar.

Länkar till bilder har redan börjat dyka upp i SOF-sammanställningen och fler lär det bli med tiden. Ses på STORK!

Förresten, en sak till. Tack till funkisarna! De förtjänar att höra det. Ja, det var en liten pik men jag säger det med ett leende. Man kan inte tänka på allt.