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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How Japanese have produced wood for 700 years, without cutting down trees.

Daisugi is an ancient Japanese forestry technique developed in the 14th century originally used by people living in the Kitayama region, because the territory was extremely poor in saplings.

They planted cedars pruned in a special way to produce shoots that eventually would become perfect, straight, knot-free lumbers.

The shoots are gently pruned by hand every two years leaving only the top boughs, allowing them to grow straight. Harvesting takes 20 years and old 'tree stock' can grow up to a hundred shoots at a time.

There was actually another reason why the technique was developed: fashion. In the 14th century, a linear, stylized form of architecture known as sukiya-zukuri (数寄屋造り) became popular, and every prominent samurai or nobleman wanted a house built in this way.

There were simply not enough raw materials available to keep up with demand, so daisugi was developed to produce more wood in a shorter time.

The wood produced with this technique has also impressive qualities: it's 140% more flexible than standard cedar and 200% denser and stronger. And, it's extremely durable.

[(fan) Alex⁸ @UTDAlex8]

🚨 Zinedine Zidane on Portugal’s performance:

“I don’t have much to say about Portugal, but one thing is very clear: there are bigger problems than Cristiano Ronaldo playing 90 minutes or people talking about his age.

What I saw was a team full of talented players who are not willing to sacrifice enough for their country. Too many of them play like club players, not national team players.

Look at the great teams in this tournament. They fight for each other, they suffer together, and they do everything to help their leader. I didn’t see that hunger from Portugal.

People say they have the best midfield in the tournament because of what those players do at their clubs, but football is about what you do together. Against Uzbekistan, they looked like a serious team, but against Colombia, they were nowhere to be found.

If Ronaldo received ten clear chances and missed them, then blame him. But when neither he nor the other strikers get any service, the problem lies elsewhere.”

[Squawka @Squawka]

Players to play every minute for their nation in the World Cup group stages:

🇩🇿 Aïssa Mandi
🇩🇿 Farès Chaïbi
🇩🇿 Ramy Bensebaini
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez
🇦🇺 Aiden O'Neill
🇦🇺 Alessandro Circati
🇦🇺 Harry Souttar
🇦🇺 Patrick Beach
🇦🇹 Alexander Schlager
🇦🇹 Konrad Laimer
🇦🇹 Marcel Sabitzer
🇦🇹 Nicolas Seiwald
🇧🇪 Brandon Mechele
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois
🇧🇦 Nikola Vasilj
🇧🇷 Alisson Becker
🇧🇷 Gabriel Magalhães
🇧🇷 Marquinhos
🇨🇻 Diney Borges
🇨🇻 Pico Lopes
🇨🇻 Vozinha
🇨🇦 Alistair Johnston
🇨🇦 Maxime Crépeau
🇨🇴 Camilo Vargas
🇨🇴 Davinson Sánchez
🇨🇴 Jhon Lucumí
🇨🇩 Axel Tuanzebe
🇨🇩 Chancel Mbemba
🇨🇩 Lionel Mpasi
🇨🇩 Yoane Wissa
🇨🇮 Yahia Fofana
🇭🇷 Dominik Livakovic
🇭🇷 Ivan Perisic
🇭🇷 Josip Stanisic
🇭🇷 Josip Sutalo
🇨🇼 Armando Obispo
🇨🇼 Eloy Room
🇨🇼 Leandro Bacuna
🇨🇼 Sherel Floranus
🇨🇿 Ladislav Krejcí
🇨🇿 Matej Kovár
🇨🇿 Robin Hranác
🇨🇿 Vladimír Coufal
🇪🇨 Gonzalo Plata
🇪🇨 Hernán Galíndez
🇪🇨 Moisés Caicedo
🇪🇨 Pedro Vite
🇪🇨 Willian Pacho
🇪🇬 Mohamed Hany
🇪🇬 Mohanad Lasheen
🇪🇬 Mostafa Shobeir
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ezri Konsa
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jordan Pickford
🇫🇷 Mike Maignan
🇩🇪 Manuel Neuer
🇬🇭 Antoine Semenyo
🇬🇭 Gideon Mensah
🇭🇹 Hannes Delcroix
🇭🇹 Johny Placide
🇭🇹 Martin Expérience
🇭🇹 Ricardo Adé
🇮🇷 Ali Nemati
🇮🇷 Alireza Beiranvand
🇮🇷 Ramin Rezaeian
🇮🇷 Shoja Khalilzadeh
🇮🇶 Akam Hashim
🇮🇶 Merchas Doski
🇯🇵 Hiroki Ito
🇯🇵 Zion Suzuki
🇯🇴 Noor Al Rawabdeh
🇯🇴 Yazan Al Arab
🇯🇴 Yazeed Abulaila
🇰🇷 Kim Seung-Gyu
🇰🇷 Lee Gi-Hyuk
🇰🇷 Lee Han-Beom
🇰🇷 Lee Kang-In
🇲🇦 Achraf Hakimi
🇲🇦 Chadi Riad
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou
🇳🇱 Bart Verbruggen
🇳🇱 Denzel Dumfries
🇳🇱 Jan Paul van Hecke
🇳🇱 Virgil van Dijk
🇳🇿 Chris Wood
🇳🇿 Finn Surman
🇳🇿 Max Crocombe
🇵🇦 Amir Murillo
🇵🇦 Andrés Andrade
🇵🇦 José Córdoba
🇵🇦 Orlando Mosquera
🇵🇾 Andrés Cubas
🇵🇾 Gustavo Gómez
🇵🇾 Orlando Gill
🇵🇹 Bruno Fernandes
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
🇵🇹 Diogo Costa
🇵🇹 Renato Veiga
🇶🇦 Boualem Khoukhi
🇶🇦 Issa Laye
🇶🇦 Mahmoud Abunada
🇶🇦 Pedro Miguel
🇸🇦 Mohammed Al Owais
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Angus Gunn
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Jack Hendry
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Lewis Ferguson
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scott McTominay
🇸🇳 Krépin Diatta
🇸🇳 Moussa Niakhaté
🇸🇳 Sadio Mané
🇿🇦 Ime Okon
🇿🇦 Khuliso Mudau
🇿🇦 Mbekezeli Mbokazi
🇿🇦 Ronwen Williams
🇿🇦 Teboho Mokoena
🇪🇸 Aymeric Laporte
🇪🇸 Marc Cucurella
🇪🇸 Pau Cubarsí
🇪🇸 Unai Simón
🇸🇪 Gustaf Lagerbielke
🇸🇪 Viktor Gyökeres
🇨🇭 Granit Xhaka
🇨🇭 Gregor Kobel
🇨🇭 Manuel Akanji
🇨🇭 Nico Elvedi
🇹🇳 Hannibal Mejbri
🇹🇳 Montassar Talbi
🇹🇷 Arda Güler
🇹🇷 Ugurcan Çakir
🇺🇾 Guillermo Varela
🇺🇾 Mathías Olivera
🇺🇾 Rodrigo Bentancur
🇺🇾 Sebastián Cáceres
🇺🇿 Abdukodir Khusanov

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