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Lotta Svärd Manga

Read Lotta Svärd: Women of War, by Setz.

Tarai-Bune

In Sado you can take a ride in a tub-shaped one-oared fishing boat called a tarai-bune. Source.

Halifax Citadel from a Balloon, 1883

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About Galston FC

A squad of Chinese university players toured New Zealand in 1924. Source.

Arbroath host Morton.*

Morton enter today's game in fourth place with 6 points from 2 wins and 2 losses. Arbroath are off to a slow start with only 1 point, earned in a draw with Queen of the South.

Arbroath goalkeeper Derek Gaston played seven seasons for Morton, 2012-13 to 2018-19. Bobby Linn was with Morton in 2007-08. Kris Doolan was with Morton for the first part of 2020, as was Luke Donnelly for the first part of 2017.

No one on the Morton squad has played for Arbroath.

After last night's result a win for Morton would put them even with Hearts in points if not in goal difference.

[Greenock Morton have gone vegetarian.]

Other Championship matches:

Dunfermline 2 - 1 Hearts (last night) This is huge.

Ayr United [2 - 0] Dundee

Inverness CT [2 - 0] Raith Rovers*

Queen of the South [2 - 0] Alloa

[Arbroath 0 - 0 Morton]

(*A Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup group stage match.)

A note on tiers:

The levels in the Scottish football pyramid are sometimes unofficially referred to as tiers. League Two, for instance, is in tier IV, and the WoSFL Premiership is in tier VI. But in addition the regions of Scotland are subject to a gradiated scale of Covid restrictions, and each level of strictness in that is also called a tier. So at the moment Largs Thistle, while in tier VI of Scottish football, are in tier 4 of Covid lockdown.

Sort the Championship teams by last regulation time win, why don't you?

2020/11/14    Alloa 4 - 2 Stenhousemuir

2020/11/14    Arbroath 3 - 0 Elgin

2020/11/14    Inverness CT 1 - 0 East Fife

2020/11/14    Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Raith Rovers

2020/11/14    Dunfermline 3 - 2 Clyde

2020/11/10    Queen's Park 1 - 3 Queen of the South

2020/11/10    Dundee 3 - 0 Cove Rangers

2020/11/10    East Fife 2 - 3 Hearts

2020/10/31    Morton 3 - 2 Ayr United

2020/10/17    Ayr United 2 - 1 Queen of the South

How many points did each Championship side earn in the League Cup group stage?

12    Dunfermline

12    Heart of Midlothian

  9    Arbroath

  9    Alloa

  9    Dundee

  8    Ayr United

  8    Raith Rovers

  7    Queen of the South

  6    Morton

  6    Inverness CT

Teams in bold advanced.

Total points earned by Championship clubs in the League Cup group stage, year by year:

2016-17        70    (Hibs had a bye)

2017-18        76

2018-19        85

2019-20        77

2020-21        86

Other matches:

Kilmarnock [3 - 1] Ross County

[Albion Rovers have missed their second match in two weeks through being unable to scratch together a squad.]

J2: Tochigi SC [1 - 3] Mito HollyHock [This was billed as the Kita-Kanto Derby.]

JFL: Iwaki FC [1 - 1] Veertien Mie (tomorrow)

The J League has revised its stance on promotion and has voted to admit as many as two JFL clubs into J3 at the end of the season. Six clubs hold the necessary licenses for promotion, and because of Covid restrictions the usual average attendance requirements have been waived. To qualify for promotion a club must finish fourth or better, and with two games to go five clubs have a shot: Tegevajaro Miyazaki are third with 22 points, Iwaki FC are sixth with 20, Veertien Mie seventh with 20, FC Osaka ninth with 17, and Nara Club 13th with 15. ReinMeer Aomori are in last place and out of the running. [With today's result Verspah Oita win the JFL.]

Allsvenskan: Hammarby [2 - 2] Malmö (tomorrow)

Luxembourg: Victoria Rosport [1 - 0] Progrès Niederkorn (tomorrow)

3.Liga: 1.FC Saarbrücken [3 - 3] SV Wehen Wie

Swiss Challenge League: Winterthur 1 - 1 Kriens (yesterday)

SWF Championship South: Falkirk vs Morton (postponed)

UEFA Women's Champions League 2QR (November 18):

Valur 1 - 1 Glasgow City (Glasgow won on PK.)

South Region Challenge Cup, Second Round:

(There are 64 fixtures, so I'll just follow West of Scotland Premier Division clubs and a few others.)

Craigmark Burtonians [2 - 2] Bonnyton Thistle [Craigmark win on PK.]

Greenock Juniors [3 - 0] Vale of Clyde

Ardeer Thistle [0 - 12] Tranent

Grenafton Athletic scr/wo Neilston

Cumnock Thistle scr/wo Wishaw Juniors

Hurlford United [4 - 1] Civil Service Strollers

Darvel [3 - 2] Easthouses Lily

Kelty Hearts wo/scr Auchinleck Talbot

Thornton [1 - 0] Rutherglen Glencairn (First Round match)

Edinburgh South [4 - 5] Blantyre Victoria (tomorrow)

Troon [3 - 4] Preston Athletic

Kilsyth Rangers [2 - 2] Rossvale (Rossvale win on PK.)

Broxburn [0 - 3] Irvine Meadow XI

Musselburgh wo/scr Benburb

Dundonald Bluebell vs Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (postponed)

Largs Thistle [2 - 1] Dalbeattie Star

Lesmahagow Juniors scr/wo Port Glasgow Juniors

Beith Juniors vs Clydebank (postponed)

Renfrew [3 - 0] Bonnyrigg Rose

Regional Champions League, final round:

Tiamo Hirakata 5 - 0 Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (November 19)

FC Kariya 0 - 0 Tochigi City (November 19)

Tiamo Hirakata [1 - 1] FC Kariya

Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth [0 - 1] Tochigi City

Tiamo Hirakata [0 - 0] Tochigi City (Monday)

Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth [0 - 3] FC Kariya (Monday)

[Final standings:

                  G   W   D    L    F    A  GD   P

Tiamo         3    1    2    0    6    1     5    5

Kariya         3    1    2    0    4    1     3    5

Tochigi        3    1    2    0    1    0     1    5

Sky Earth    3    0    0    3    0    9    -9    0

Tiamo and Kariya are promoted to the JFL.]

On video:

Visit Dumbarton Rock and check out the view of Dumbarton Stadium.

Historical matches:

Nov 21, 1914. Morton beat Raith Rovers 1 - 0 at Cappielow.

About Galston FC

Galston is a town in the valley of the Irvine River in Ayrshire. Moving upstream the towns are Irvine, Kilmarnock, Hurlford, Galston, Darvel.

Galston FC was founded in 1891 and dissolved in 1940. They qualified for the Scottish Cup eighteen times (see below) and were members of the SFL Third Division in 1923-24, 1924-25 and 1925-26. They were members of the Ayrshire Football League 1891-95 and 1900-02, the Ayrshire Football Combination in 1896-97, the Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Football League in 1903-04, the Ayrshire Football Championship in 1908-09.

Galston FC in the Scottish Cup:

1894/11/24    R1    Dumbarton 2 - 1 Galston

1900/1/13      R1    Galston 1 - 2 Partick Thistle

1906/1/27      R1    Third Lanark 5 - 0 Galston

1907/2/2        R1    Galston 2 - 2 Motherwell

1907/2/9                 Galston 2 - 1 Motherwell

1907/2/23      R2    Galston 0 - 4 Rangers

1908/1/25      R1    Galston 6 - 0 Uphall

1908/2/8        R2    Queen's Park 6 - 2 Galston

1911/1/28      R1    Galston 8 - 0 Lochgelly United

1911/2/11      R2    Celtic 1 - 0 Galston

1920/1/24      R1    Galston 0 - 0 Hibs

1920/1/27?             Hibs 2 - 1 Galston

1921/1/22      R1    Bo'ness 1 - 0 Galston

1923/1/10?    R1    Galston 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir

1923/1/24?    R2    Peterhead 1 - 0 Galston

1924/1/12?    R1    Galston 6 - 2 Gala Fairydean Rovers

1924/2/9        R2    Hearts 6 - 0 Galston

1925/1/24      R1    Motherwell 6 - 3 Galston

1929/1/12?    R1    Albion Rovers 7 - 1 Galston

1930/1/11?    R1    Arbroath 6 - 1 Galston

1934/1/17?    R1    Galston 8 - 2 Keith

1934/2/3        R2    Ross County 3 - 1 Galston

1935/1/23?    R1    Galston 0 - 1 Kilmarnock

1936/1/25      R1    Galston 5 - 3 Stranraer

1936/2/8        R2    Dunfermline 5 - 2 Galston

1937/1/23?    R1    Motherwell 3 - 1 Galston

1938/1/22      R1    Queen's Park 2 - 0 Galston

Source: English and German Wikipedia

Galston FC in the Ayrshire Football League:

1891-92    18    12    1      5    47    33   +14    21    3rd

1892-93    22      6    6    10    62    75    -13    18    9th

1893-94    16    11    1      4    74    41   +33    23    3rd

1894-95    10      5    0      5    39    31    +8    10    3rd

Galston FC in the Ayrshire Football Combination:

1896-97    12      5    1      6    32    29    +3    11    5th

Galston versus Beith in the Ayrshire Cup:

1892/10/29    Beith 2 - 1 Galston

1898/9/24      Beith 1 - 0 Galston

1898/10/8      Galston 7 - 2 Beith

1904/3/26      Galston 4 - 1 Beith (cup final in Kilmarnock)

1910/2/12      Beith 2 - 2 Galston

1910/2/19      Galston 3 - 1 Beith

1920/3/13      Beith 1 - 1 Galston

1920/3/20      Galston 3 - 2 Beith

Galston versus Beith in the Ayrshire Qualifying Cup:

1907/11/23    Galston 1 - 0 Beith (cup final in Kilmarnock)

1908/10/10    Beith 1 - 2 Galston

1912/9/28      Beith vs Galston (score unknown)

1912/11/2      Galston 4 - 0 Beith

1922/10/21    Beith 1 - 0 Galston

Galston versus Beith in the Ayrshire Consolation Cup:

1902/5/8        Beith 1 - 0 Galston

Galston versus Beith in the Ayr Charity Cup:

1908/5/2        Beith 3 - 3 Galston (at Ayr)

1908/5/9        Beith 2 - 0 Galston

Source: SFHA

Galston versus Beith in the SFL Division Three:

1923/9/22      Beith 4 - 1 Galston

1924/2/23      Galston 3 - 0 Beith

1925/1/1        Beith 4 - 2 Galston

1925/3/14      Galston 1 - 0 Beith

1925/10/24    Galston 3 - 3 Beith

Source.

SFA Division Three results, November 22, 1924:

Beith 1 - 1 Royal Albert

Brechin City 5 - 0 Mid Annandale

Dykehead 2 - 1 Clackmannan

Helensburgh 3 - 4 Queen of the South

Lochgelly United 0 - 1 Leith Athletic

Montrose 2 - 1 Peebles Rovers

Nithsdale Wanderers 4 - 2 Galston

Solway Star 7 - 1 Dumbarton Harp

Source: Glasgow Herald, November 24, 1924, p. 15.

Scottish Qualifying Cup Semi-final replay (Nov 19, 1924):

Royal Albert 3 - 1 Helensburgh

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Cosmas' Cosmos

Cosmas Indicopleustas maintained that the Earth was flat and rectangular, and that the universe was shaped like a chest with a rounded lid.

Internment Camp Money

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Brīvības Piemineklis

The Freedom Monument was unveiled in Riga on this day in 1935 in commemoration of Latvia independence. The Soviets twice considered tearing it down, but the second time decided to refurbish it instead. Source.

Naginata

Like kendo but with spears. This is action from the 2019 Canadian championship. Source.

Samian Ware, Vindolanda

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Cinq Mille

The best-looking banknote in a denomination of 5000. Republic of Cameroon, 1962.

This is the 5000th post on Plenty of Nothing. The blog began in 2006 and has been daily since 2010.