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We know the Muslim countries are easily provoked as their religion, which is their government, is extremely militant. But their anger towards Israel and the USA is justified. Due to Zionist war mongering and blood-lust this is the Zionist/Muslim conflict. Both lack the comprehension of the value of human life. Both sides have been generationaly programmed for this war. Both political religions have been created by the Jesuits/Vatican. The Muslims have been kept impoverished, uneducated, divided amongst themselves, and violently against all outsiders, and programmed like this for generations. The same is found in the Zionist societies. We have already detailed the elites formation of the Muslim nation and religion in previous videos so we will continue.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to bomb the Islamic Republic of Iran and Syria, as the proxy war in the Middle East continues. Israel has flown into Iran airspace to do surveillance operations on the population. 7 active F-35 fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force have conducted a number of missions in Syria and the Lebanon Syria border. Israel has admitted to over 100 of its attacks on Syria, including the destruction of the Syrian nuclear reactor in in 2007. The latest Israel attacks in Golan Heights left an Iran munitions storage in Damascus destroyed by 60 rockets with a few dozen casualties. Recently a ceasefire was drawn up, however much like the USA, Israel ignored it and launched an attack in Aleppo, near a Syrian airport, which continued off and on for some time. Putin does not want to create more war on the people of his ally Syria, but he has instructed Iran to leave, and yes, Trump continues to state the American message that "Middle East is bad…especially Iran!" (Followed by the Nazi imperialistic mantra that he is "making America great".)
- In 2003 the United States illegally invaded the Republic of Iraq, after it announced it would stop selling its oil for US dollars.
- In 2011 the USA waged another illegal war of destruction of Libya, after it announced it would be selling its oil for gold, that would have devastated the American dollar.
- In 2008 Iran announced that it too would no longer sell its oil for US dollars, and in knowing the deadly wrath the USA would bring upon them for doing so, accelerated their already existing nuclear program to build an atomic bomb, to protect themselves.
This venture came to an end in July 2015, when Iran agreed to the historic joint comprehensive plan of action that halted their atomic bomb work, in exchange for the ending of Western sanctions. This Agreement, Iran upheld, while Trump entered office and withdrew from the agreement. Ever working for peace.
Sanctions are restrictions the USA puts on other countries it doesn't approve of or trust. Iran is now under the full economic protection of both Russia and China. The trade war between USA and China is also putting obvious strain on the world's economy. These tensions on every country's economy, leads to violent protests, homelessness, starvation, trafficking, and more. These increasing needs and perceived needs the people will continue to have, will force the masses into accepting whatever the elite have in store to offer us next.
And the band plays on…
Trump has also succeeded in damaging relations with Europe further, after he imposed tariff hikes on steel and aluminum from the EU, as well as Canada and Mexico, but we have known this was coming and exposed it in previous videos detailing the collapse of the economies of the world. So on with the war it is creating.
Russia has now stated that, if any of its allies are further attacked, it will be taken as attack of war on Russia.
We see many countries preparing for war. Still the Zionists march on to accomplish their longtime plan to destroy the Middle East and retake the entire Canaan land, as we have before discussed at length.
We see false flags everywhere, such as: two ships of Turkey and Greece colliding, bringing more tension within NATO. In order for the one government to form, all others must crumble. EU and NATO are in progress.
In a few years, the elites problem with the Caucasian ethnicity will be over, because everyone will have allowed them to destroy what makes humans all unique and beautiful: our differences. An artist would never paint with only one color. The elite are not artists, nor can they fathom the beauty of humanity is, when it is left unaltered and unperverted by them.
The migrant invasion has helped to destroy the future of the Caucasian ethnicity.
Being the predominant ethnicity in Europe is coupled with the fact Caucasians do not reproduce as much as African and Middle East ethnic groups do. This has largely to do with the governmental and religious structures of those cultures. White genocide has started up again in Africa and is yet another elite agenda to further destroy the Caucasian ethnicity. 400 white farmers have been murdered in South Africa over the past 12 months. Russia has offered 15,000 of them sanctuary. The continuous media back and forth from Russia to USA is yet another distraction, bringing fake war into reality, through mind control. First, the USA assassinated Russian diplomats, then Russia exposed the American government's plan to manufacture the need for an attack on Damascus, which will happen in the future, the pushes for nuclear weapons, and as we have exposed before, they do not exist and are nothing more than fear porn. You are easily controlled by paranoia.
Another false flag is the North Korea proxy war. On that side of things, we see Israel is assisting, using the excuse that North Korea might transfer its nuclear weapons technology to Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has prepared to personally command the Israeli naval attacks on North Korea and moved all security cabinet meetings from the prime minister's office to a high-tech underground secure bunker in Jerusalem which hosts his nation's National Crisis Management Center.
This past November 2017, Israel learned of a North Korea/Iran military alliance when French warships patrolling the Arabian Sea seized Iranian ships smuggling North Korean weapons into Somalia. This led to January's event where an Israeli naval submarine torpedoed an Iranian oil tanker named Sanchi in the East China Sea, after it had left North Korean waters. The attack killed all 32 crew members. There is no honor in war, only pointless deaths.
Meanwhile in the propaganda, North Korea talks peace with South Korea and the world. We calculated that the temple would not be built until after bombs began to fall on Jerusalem. It seems the wait for world war III is now over.
So let us look at the next phase of the elites plan: the temple. The symbol of global peace and elite power, the stairway to heaven, Tower of Babel, uniting the long-lost Roman Empire. Once again creating another one of the elites political religious government systems…one that will be more devastating than the rest, thanks to technology.
Recently, Israel has put Trump's face, on top of King Cyrus' face, on a coin, made for the temple. This may not seem too important to those unaware of how the elite work, and what symbols mean, however, this is truly a bold statement. Equating freemason, child-raping and Luciferian ritual child sacrificing president Trump, to the king of Persia, Cyrus. This coin was made by the Sanhedrin who, after releasing the coins of the public, proceeded to hold a Paschal sacrifice, as well as Passover celebrations, including sacrificing a lamb in the temple area. These rituals are more symbolic than anything which makes them equally noteworthy. The Sanhedrin is the Religious Council of Jewish Pharisees in Jerusalem. The original Sanhedrin condemned Jesus Christ to be crucified. As we have many elite sects, such as: the Freemasons, Illuminati, Ninth Circle, and so many other groups, which the elite used to control the governments of the world, the Sanhedrin were an elite-infected and manipulated sect of the day. The Sanhedrin has requested both Trump and Putin be involved in rebuilding the temple. Apparently they are in charge of the demolition teams. Meanwhile Drumph, who is not a citizen of Israel, nor a leader of Israel, has been assumed by Israel to be its shining white knight of salvation. Rabbi Berger has stated that Trump is "the representative of Edom, whose descendants will perform the final historic reparation for his entire nation by building the Temple." If we look at history of the temple, we see it was typically started by a ruler, and finished by the next one.
Trump's third year will prove revealing, for those with eyes to see, and the events seem as though they will begin to really kick off after September.
King Cyrus built the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the 3rd year of his reign. The temple was opened on the 3rd day in the month of ADA which is around the month of March in the Gregorian calendar in those days. The Judeans had been slaves and King Cyrus freed them and called them from all the surrounding lands, where they had been dispersed, to come back to their land. He also gave them all the gold and silver and more from Solomon's Temple, the first temple, in order for them to build a second temple. Trump is being equated to Cyrus as if illegally moving an embassy to Jerusalem has freed the Jews of today from some imaginary enslavement. Remember it is the Zionists who are pulling the strings here. They hide behind the Jews and, like Obama did in the USA to create race wars, so the elite create the Jewish hate, all the while, calling themselves Jews, so anyone who ever speaks out is instantly labeled an anti-semite. It is all very clever. But back to our history.
Heads of several tribes returned to assist, as a Jewish temple has a great deal of specifics which must be met and overseen. The history of this goes back to the days of the tribes, we have discussed before. To sum up: the tribe of Levi were the priests in charge of the temple and all duties associated to it. In order for the temple to be built, for it to be legitimate, the priests and so forth must come from their associated bloodlines and they must be pure. In the time of Cyrus, as they were building the Temple of Jerusalem, they were scouting out and finding the priests and others who would work. There, a great problem arose when they realized then that the bloodlines had all been diluted and intermixed, thanks to their displacement from their countries. As we discussed the blood issues extensively in our document and video series on EL: the Bloodlines, and the series on DNA, so we will leave it at that and move on. The problem and tragedy was that there were no true priests left. Therefore, there could be no legitimate physical temple, which in their minds meant that the laws of the Torah regarding the physical temple could not be fulfilled. The prophecies regarding the Third Temple is often taken under the elites view of it, since they control the churches and publishing, they control and dictate the mainstream understanding. They are deceivers. Prophecy is not manifested just physically, it is a 7D process. In prophecy, Israel is not a physical country and Jerusalem is not just an earthly city, just like the temple is not just a building. There are always multiple meanings to every sign and symbol -especially in prophecy. And a great many details that must be carried out to the letter, in order to be fulfilled.
The elite know this well and have all of these agendas and plans every detail set carefully in order, to alter prophecy, for their own profit.
As they have control over printing, media, education, religion and more, it has been easy for them to control you. They tell you what something means and the lack of spiritual and mental education keeps everyone following along.
So where would the temple be built? The true location of the original temple has been hidden from us, as usual. Solomon built the temple on the threshing floor David bought. The Dome of the rock is the highest point of the Temple Mount, and threshing floors were never built on Hills, but in curved valleys. Under the Dome of the Rock, was where the fortress of Antonia stood. In 135 AD Hadrian filled in about 50 feet of earth over top of where the temple stood, and enlarged the Temple Mount, and built a temple of Jupiter where we see the Dome of the Rock today. In 325 AD Constantine tore down the temple of Jupiter and assumed Hadrian built the temple of Jupiter on top of the spot where the Temple of Solomon once stood. Assumptions. Constant time built in octagon church on the site. In 700 AD the Muslims found the foundations of Constantine's octagon church and built the Dome of the Rock. However, the foundation walls of what we call today the traditional Temple Mount, would not, in all likelihood, be included in the manifest of any destroyed edifices, because it was Roman owned and would be considered separate from Jerusalem. So the Roman elites who destroyed the original temple and buried it, also hid it further by building their own temples in the same area. That is how you erase history and fool the world.
Flavius Josephus wrote that the entirety of the temple was indeed in total ruin and destruction after 70 AD. He went on to say that if he had not personally been in Jerusalem during the war, and witnessed the demolition, by Titus, of the temple that took place there, he wouldn't have believed it ever existed. Other historians from that time agree in the fulfillment of the prophecy that the temple would be utterly destroyed. So the lulz in all of this would be that the wall the Jews pray to is a Roman fortress, symbolizing their past slavery. Simply exalting the elite. Archaeology and eyewitness evidence suggests that the temple was destroyed so severely that what was left of it was dust.
That's why the old saying states: All roads lead to Rome. The Vatican's One World Religion Agenda has grown to such levels, and the deception has gotten so thick, that people today actually think that Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions can coexist!! And even further from the truth, that they are the same! As we have discussed before, the Torah was used by the Vatican to write the Quran, which is why there are similarities. However, the Christian religion builds from the Old Testament Jewish religion with the New Testament, while the Jewish religion rejects the New Testament and the basis of the Christian religion entirely and will not accept it. Though the Christian and Jewish religions do not include hatred of others, the Muslim and Zionist religions are violent, racist, and will kill any opposition to their laws. The Christians and Jews and Muslims are the same only in that they have all been divided and watered-down so much, they hardly know what it is they profess to believe. And that is why so many go along with what their leaders tell them.
(Just because the elite have done what they do: alter and lie to hide the truth, does not mean there is no truth in the idea they have worked so diligently to destroy and keep divided and hidden. That is exactly why they created Islam, manipulated Judaism, and infected Christianity. Truth is obvious to see when you know how the elite work.)
Pope Francis has done well in his work to deceive and manipulate, in order to bring all religions together as one. We have already exposed the Sunday law, which is another agenda to bring this global, hive-minded, One World about. The elite are calling this unity. It won't be long now until the Sunday law is in place, which means the New World Order is here. As with all great things, it starts out small.
They will do and can, push anything on you. All it takes is time and advertising. Enough repetition and you follow right along. It is so easy to lead sheep. The elite are liars and we already know they change the meanings of words, besides word opposites, and now religions and governments. We know when they claim "peace" when the reality is only war. They are using the term love to unify all religions now. Their love only brings death.
Do NOT be DECEIVED by the coming religion.
There is only One Truth, not many paths to suit your personal desires but One Truth. As it is, whether you like it or not, whether it is desirable to you or not (which it won't be thanks to the elites grip on your being). Truth requires you to throw away your pride.
It is not about you it is FAR BIGGER than that, and few can fully comprehend, let alone act accordingly. Do not fall for their false love and false peace. Do not fall for their same, old, tired lies, just because they are rebranded and regurgitated back to you. Be more than you allow yourself to be with your so very limited thinking.
You are limitless, if you choose to be free. Peace can not be made, it is something that is received through love. The world will never be at peace, especially by force. It depends on each of us, individually. It requires us to love-truly love. That is the only way to receive peace. That is the real third temple. It is Love. It is the true unity of the human race. Through love, all enemies are defeated, because they are dissolved. We are positive beings. Be positive. Be human.
Stop allowing them to deceive you. Stop feeding the perversion of negativity they flood you with. Stop allowing them to continue on. Stand firm. The elite only have enemies. The elite only see war. The elite only know hate.
They live on fear.
The New World Order is here.
Go Deeper.
Do Not Forget To Love.
We are positive beings, stop feeding the perversion of negativity and be human again.
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He argues that if you show design concepts from the outset, people have expectations of the final output which ultimately would not have led to the creative development that proceeded.
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Parshas Pikudei – Mishkan times: its Completion and Construction
Tzvi Abraham
M'soret Askenaz goes back a very long time, and going back to the 12th century, we find a mystical movement that is truly our own: Chassidut Ashkenaz, which consolidates the ancient mystical tradition of Chazel.
That tradition has been preserved in the writings of two Gedolei Yisrael: R' Yehudah Hachassid (best known as the author of Sefer Chassidim), and R' Elazar Hagadol of Worms ("the Rokeach) his illustrious talmid. R' Elazar was a prolific writer of siphrei halachah, kabbalah and commentaries, including a multi-volume commentary on the Torah.
In his commentary on this week's parsha, R' Elazar points out (citing the psikta Rabbasi ) that although the Mishkan was set up on the first of Nissan, the work of creating its many parts was completed on the 25th of Kislev. Indeed, the gematria of the words ותכל כל עבודת המשכן is the same as בעשרים וחמישה בכסליו נגמר -- one of the Rokeach's many astounding gematrias.
The gematria suggests that the completion of the parts of the Mishkan (as opposed to its construction) on the first day of Chanukah was not by chance or for any accidental reason: for Hashem created the world "looking into the Torah."
הסתכל באורייתא וברא עלמא[i]
When the work of the Mishkan would be completed was also part of the Master Plan.
Why did Hashem ordain that it be completed just then? Why did Moshe delay setting it up until Nissan even though the people were complaining to him, saying: "Why the delay? Is there a problem with it?"[ii]
The midrash (cited by the Rokeach) explains that Hashem delayed setting up the Mishkan until Nissan so that the joy of the Mishkan would be celebrated in the month of Yitzchak's birth. What about the month of Kislev? Did it lose out entirely? No. there would be another chanukas habayis, and it would take place in Kislev.
הסתכל באורייתא וברא עלמא (Hashem looked into the Torah and created the world). As above, so below. This principle applies to everything Hashem created. For, for example, the Rokeach tells us,[iii] when a person is born, an angel with his face is created in Heaven. The next level down from the heavenly sphere, the domain of angels, is the planetary sphere, and there the newborn also appears, for his nature is configured by the arrangement of the planets .
Since the timing of the construction of the Mishkan is in the Torah, the same principle applies: "as above so below" and we would expect some indication of it in the heavenly and planetary spheres. And, indeed, he tells us that while Moses was setting up the Mishkan below, the Angels were setting up a Mishkan above.[iv] As above, so below.
Where do we see a suggestion of the timing of the construction of the Mishkan in the planetary sphere?
In the fact that the Mishkan was constructed in the sign of Aries, the zodiacal sign of Chodesh Nissan. "It was the reason that the fire of the Shekhinah descended onto the Mishkan." [v]
"It was the reason…," the Rokeach tells us. What was the reason? That the sign of Aries is identified with fire? (Each of the 12 signs of the Zodidac is associated with one of the four elements: fire, earth, air or water.) But it's not the only fire sign. Sagittarius, the sign of Kislev, is also a fire sign. So is Leo. But Aries is the sign ruled by a planet, Mars, that is itself identified with fire: the Rokeach tells[vi] us in his Commentary on Sefer Yetzira that Mars is Dovid Hemelech and the spirit of the Moshiach. The fire of Mars is the fire of King David's devotion to Hashem and the fire of the spirit of Moshiach.
But what does the descent of the Divine fire that consumed the flesh on the altar have to do with a fiery planet or a fiery zodiacal sign?
There are two other fire signs: Sagittarius and Leo, but the planet that activates the fire of Sagittarius, Jupiter, is moderate by nature, and, besides that, Sagittarius moves directly into the cold and dark of winter which begins with the sign of Capricorn, ruled by the coldest of the planets, Saturn.
Leo is a summer sign that is ruled by the Sun, which is moderately and generally benignly hot. The heat and radiance of the Sun is the vitality of created being which expresses itself with the gentleness that brings forth grains, fruits and flowers. Not Mars. Mars is the heat of redemption and revelation, a fire that heats the spirit, not the flesh: the sword of David and the passion of his Psalms. It doesn't nourish: it transfigures. The Sun brings forth new life from the ground, Ma'adim bestows new Light from above with a fire that burns through the boundaries that keep men in darkness and separate this world from the worlds above.
The sign of Sagittarius, which correlates with the month of Kislev, and is a fire sign, is ruled by Jupiter . Rokeach identifies Jupiter with Aharon Hakohen. That would seem to make Sagittarius the perfect time to set up the Mishkan and for the Shekhinah to descend as a fire from above onto the altar. But the chanukas habayis that would later happen in Keslev would be initiated from below by the Kohanim. The Kohen's task is to reconcile Bnei Yisrael with Hashem and, in that way, help them return to Him. But the chanukas habayis of Moshe--the construction of the Mishkan--was initiated from above, and denotes the moment of G-d descending to dwell among Bnei Yisrael. The chanukas habayis of the Maccabiim was a moment of teshuvah. The chanukas habayis of Moshe was a moment of geula. That's why it had to happen in the sign of Aries (Nissan) under the planet of Ma'adim, the planetary analogue to the Moshiach and to Dovid Hamelech and the month of geula.
Hashem ordained at the very dawn of creation, indeed, even before: as part of his plan of creation, that the spring sign of Aries would rule the time when the Divine Fire of His Transcendent Being would break through the barriers that separate Heaven and earth and his Shekhinah would dwell among us. While the gentle heat of the Sun's fire banishes the cold and darkness of winter, the fire of Mars would burn through the barriers that separate men from the world above and redeem them from the darkness of their hearts.
The Rokeach also gives us another reason why the construction of the Mishkan was delayed until Nissan: Hashem wanted us to rejoice in the construction of the Mishkan at the same time that Avraham and Sarah rejoiced in the birth of Yitzchak.
The midrash explains that Yitzchak's blindness goes back to the Akeidah. Acording to Bereishis Rabbah (ס"ה) Yitzchak grew blind because he had gazed upon the Shekchinah. According to Rashi he was blinded by the tears of angels that fell into his eyes while lying on the altar. That, too, suggests that he was blinded by what he saw: his eyes received something from the eyes of angels, so that his vision participated in theirs.
Yitzchak's birth was like the construction of the Mishkan, because it created the location where, later, on the altar of the Akeida, a fire – a great vision and holy light—would descend into him as he beheld the Schekhinah, or as the angels opened his eyes with their tears . Just as the avodah of the Miluim was the spiritual preparation for the descent of the fire of the Shekhinah onto the altar, the Akedah was the spiritual preparation for the descent of the Shekhinah as a spiritual fire that would later cause Yitzchak to go blind on account of what he saw.
In the Sefer Habahir[vii] we learn that compared to the Light above, the Light of this world is like darkness. Perhaps that's why Yitzchak became blind: as he became older and withdraw from the concerns of this world, he focused his attention on the Light above, and entered the vision he received unrestrained by worldly responsibilities. And for those who see that Light, the light below is like darkness. He lost the sight of his eyes because vision depends on seeing a light in the light of this world. To him, that light was darkness.
[i] זוהר תרומה ח"ב קסא, א)) דכד ברא קוב"ה עלמא אסתכל בה באורייתא וברא עלמא
[ii] פירוש הרוקח על ספר שמות מ:א
[iii]ספר חכמת הנפש, הוצאת זכרון אהרון, ירושלים דף ס"ה
[iv] פירוש הרוקח על ספר שמות מ:יח
[v] פירוש הרוקח על ספר שמות מ:יז
[vi] פירוש הרוקח על ספר יצירה, הוצאת זכרון אהרון, ירושלים, דף נא
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Prada tapped six fashion illustrators for a new digital experience, Prada Raw Avenue. The new line's website features a virtual catwalk where shoppers can experience Prada's sunglasses through the eyes of each illustrators's interpretations. Users can interact with the site in real-time through the different illustrations as they walk the virtual runway.
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Reprinted with permission from Eli Barnavi's A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People, published by Schocken Books.
The change in the legal status of Jews in Muslim countries was part of a general process of Westernization that took place in these societies between the end of the 18th century and World War I. Basically, this meant the revocation of the Pact of Omar — the series of regulations applied to the dhimmis (protected Christians and Jews) from the days of the first caliphs (religious and civic rulers of the Muslim world who claimed succession from Muhammad). Indeed, the advent of European-influenced reform, which left its mark on all countries in the Middle East and North Africa (except Yemen and Iran), brought with it considerable improvement in the social and political status of the Jews throughout the Muslim world.
The Western powers' concern with minorities — including Jews, Christians, and Greeks — in the Islamic countries was not simply humanitarian in nature. Dealing with these minorities conveniently served as a means of intervention and control in regions of great strategic and economic importance. For example, Sultan Abd Al-Majod's proclamation of two important decrees, the Hatt-i-Sherif (1839) and the Hatt-i-Humayun (1856), which inaugurated a whole series of measures granting equal rights for all communities in the Ottoman Empire, were issued as a concession to European pressure.


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8.5Outline of Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis consists of reactions in which light energy is absorbed and converted to chemical energy to produce ATP and reducing power (light reactions), and reactions in which carbon dioxide is fixed as organic compounds using the ATP and reducing power (dark reactions). Photosynthesis proceeds in chloroplasts (organelles unique to plant cells), light reactions occur locally in the thylakoid membrane, and dark reactions occur locally in the stroma (an aqueous space in chloroplasts). In light reactions, light energy is absorbed and transported by antenna pigment*7, and electrons are released in the photochemical reaction center*8, thus driving electron transport. The electron transport reaction of photosynthesis is different from the respiration chain in that NADPH as well as ATP is synthesized through H+ transport. The reducing power necessary in the series of reactions is obtained from the oxidation of water molecules, and oxygen that is no longer needed is disposed of. As an example, the atmosphere did not contain any oxygen when the earth was created; all the oxygen that currently exists in the air is derived from photosynthesis. In dark reactions, the carbon dioxide fixation reaction and the Calvin cycle (or saccharometabolic cycle) are driven by ATP and NADPH. A carbon dioxide fixation similar to that in dark reactions of photosynthesis also takes place in chemoautotrophic bacteria.
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How I lost 27 kilos in 4 months by cutting out sugar and taking up ballet
Hello, my name is Ateh Jewel and I'm a sugar addict. I lost 27kg in four months and I still have a way to go with my weight loss journey but I will forever be a sugar addict.
16th August 2016 will always be ironically, a bittersweet day for me. It's the day I was told by my GP that my shakes, sweats, vomiting and stomach cramps weren't from stress caused by being a hard working beauty journalist, blogger, director of my own digital agency, producer and mum to twin daughters but from type two diabetes. Yup, I had scored an own goal against my own body and I was in shock. But on reflection, I don't know why I was in shock to be honest. I had doubled in size since I was nineteen, I was a sugar addict,...
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Today the rights, dignity and equality of gay and trans people are under relentless attack from people who use religion - and even the same religion of their victims - against them as a weapon. It is not just the rights we seek to be equal to them that they assault - but us as people as well. Gay-haters make physical attacks on hapless outnumbered victims, those thinking of themselves as "christian soldiers" have even bombed gay establishments around the world. America launched a war against terror for just one incident, horrible as it was - and yet for decades, GLBT have been on the receiving end of a largely ignored, publicly condoned and silent War OF Terror.
They attack not only who we are, but our right to exist at all. They strive to remove every vestige of the rights to freedom of speech FOR US - while claiming the same rights in order to launch their public attacks on us around the globe. They seek to prevent us from expressing our culture, our way of life, our right to love who we want, to marry who we love and to not be attacked, victimized or even murdered for it.
For almost every festival celebrating pride, diversity, gay rights, or freedoms of expression out there, there is a lobby by some or other conservative and usually religious fundamentalist group which seeks, on the grounds of some or other trumped up accusations or exaggerated religious objections to have such festivals and events banned. Email campaigns and even the media, are brought to bear on municipal authorities to exert the pressure of a minority group - often even smaller than that of GLBT - to silence and disempower us simply because they happen to hate us.
This fight over the Pink Loerie Mardis Gras, ongoing for several years now, is more than just a fight over a location to hold a festival - it is about the relentless attack upon GLBT dignity and equal rights by a small group of fundamentalists who use religion as a weapon and a tool to give expression to their hatred of those who are different to themselves.
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No matter where we have such festivals, they will pursue means to remove them until there is nowhere left for us to hold any festivals at all. That is the depth of their hate, the strength of their resolve - and we must be prepared to meet it - or cheerfully give up all our rights and leave the country - or prepare ourselves for far worse than just losing the right to same gender marriage.
It is put up or shut up time in SA.
This is not about religious offense, it is not about "protecting children", it is not about "morality" or even "public indecency" - it is about selfishness, self-righteousness, hypocrisy and intolerance of diversity and the elevation of indefensible religious bigotry over the equal rights of others.
It isn't in the end just about Knysna - but the fact that they don't want us to have equality or any rights at all - and this is the expression of their hate for us - one town at a time, one festival at a time, one right at a time.
This is an enemy that knows it is in the spotlight of bad publicity right now - it is an enemy that has been at this longer than we have - it is an enemy with connections and support stretching around the world, and it is an enemy that is quite determined enough to bide its time until we let down our guard or until it feels circumstances will favor its strategies.
This is a war they have declared on us - and they do call it that, a WAR - and the Pink Loerie is just one battleground among many - but if we lose it because of a lack of interest, it will be like giving it all away to them. They will use such a public loss to inspire more of their minions to rally against equality and diversity in the name of intolerance and bigotry.
This we cannot allow.
Religious fundamentalism has committed some pretty ugly atrocities in the past. More blood has been spilled in religious purges and wars in the name of various gods than for any other cause. For some unclear reason religion, and particularly Christianity, displays an innate need to unite itself against some group - any group - in order to grow and maintain its power and social status. The unfortunate minority (because taking on groups with bigger numbers would be pretty dumb - even for fundamentalists) is then suitably made out to be a scapegoat for whatever is - in the opinion of those who lead - not according to "god's will" - or (more importantly) theirs. In short, this whole thing can be reduced to a simple philosophy of Us And Them.
After all, without anyone suitable to blame for thorny social, political or economic problems, how else can they shift attention away from their own complicity and responsibility in the things that bother them about society - or their own apparent inability to solve them? "It's not our fault - blame the queers!"
They play a dangerous game of "Pass the Buck" with the lives of others (- that's "pass the bucket" to those Souf Efrikins who also persist in saying "visA versa").
Religion is the biggest tool and most devastating weapon for those who seek to control society. (What better way to do so than to build your own prejudices and rules into your religion and then make other people believe it too?) Yet it would seem that these religious fundamentalists are slowly running out of scapegoats to hold their fundamentalist ship together.
No really - think about it - they already used religion to make women into second class citizens subservient and inferior to men; they committed genocide against the Jews; they segregated, enslaved and disenfranchised the colored folk and now they are busy persecuting people for their sexual orientation and gender identity.
After the Holocaust, somebody wrote an article which I will try to relay from memory as follows: "When they came for the Gypsies I said nothing because I was not a Gypsy. When they came for the Blacks I said nothing because I was not Black. When they came for the Jews I said nothing because I was not a Jew. When they came for me, there was nobody left to speak out for me."
They have shifted their focus onto gay and transgender people now - their intentions are clear - and the question is begging to be asked:
After us, who's next?


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Archaeological Survey of Blue Earth and Faribault Counties
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Year: 1979
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7th December 2018:
We had a lovely 3 night stay in the Rachael suite. The room was absolutely amazing! Very large and beautiful. The breakfast was very good and filling and very nice friendly hosts. However the one complaint is that the Wi Fi was basically non existent. That was quite a disappointment but we made due without. If you can make due without Wi fi this is a great place.
Would Recommend: Yes
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7th November 2017:
FRIENDLY, HELPFUL OWNERSTips:
No 21 bus stop into Ilfracombe and to Barnstaple are only a acouple of minutes walk away
Would Recommend: YesOwner Response:
Thank you very much for your kind comments, so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.
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13th July 2017:
We were made to feel very welcome during our stay. Staff were happy and very pleasant. Excellent breakfast. Would not hesitate in recommending.Tips:
We highly recommend restaurant seventy one. Had quite a few lovely meals here. The staff are extremely pleasant.
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21st August 2016:
Such a warm & friendly atmosphere - thank you! Also, we very much appreciated the supportive information about buses & places to visit. A great week, & sorry it wasn't longer. Our Best Wishes to You Both Rosemary & MikeTips:
If you're up for walking, try the stunning coastal paths, in both directions. One walk took us to the Hele Corn Mill, with its excellent cream teas. In Ilfracombe itself, St Nicholas' Chapel is well worth a visit, as are the Tunnels Beaches if the weather is good - as it was for most of our stay. For eating, the Giovanni & Luca Italian Restaurant was very pleasant.
Would Recommend: YesOwner Response:
Thank you both so much for your comments, it was a pleasure to have you stay with us at Lyncott House. It is always nice to get feed-back and thank you for taking the time to leave it.
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13th July 2016:
Beautiful room, great breakfast and lovely staff
Would Recommend: YesOwner Response:
Thank you for your review, I am so pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Lyncott, however I am sorry you found the location a little inconvenient, but delighted everything else was to your satisfaction and thank you for taking the time to leave such a good review.
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We were made very welcome and enjoyed our stay in Ilfracombe. Ideal location, very comfortable and the breakfasts were first class.
Would Recommend: YesOwner Response:
Thank you for your kind comments, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay at Lyncott House, and have taken the time to post a review.
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18th September 2015:
Warm and friendly a lovely house.Breakfast was excellent.Tips:
Smugglers is an excellent restaurant near the pier. The Italian restaurant opposite Collingwood pub does wonderful food. Booking is recommended.
Would Recommend: YesOwner Response:
Thank you for your kind comments, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us, and have taken the time to leave such a good review. It was lovely to have met you both and we hope you had a pleasent journey home.
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A lovely warm welcome and friendly chat when we returned each day. The cooked breakfast was perfect with excellent quality of food and the house and rooms very tastefully decorated. John and Carol were the perfect hosts and we would definitely recommend a stay at Lyncott House / return in the future.Tips:
Lovely little harbour to sit and while away time, with a stop at Maddy's Fish and Chips restaurant on the walk back to Lyncott House.
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BASHIR ADIGUN and HARUNA UMAR
Saturday, 29 August 2015 11:33 AM
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Islamic extremist group Boko Haram infiltrated the capital's main airport and was using a teenager to carrying out surveillance, Nigeria's intelligence agency said.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in Abuja earlier in the week, Tony Opuiyo, spokesman for the Department of State Services, said late Friday. The teenager said he spied on the movement of passengers and security and reported back to his handlers, said Opuiyo.
The intelligence agency said it's working closely with the Aviation Security Department and other groups to prevent any possible attacks at Nigeria's airports.
More than 1,000 people have been killed by Boko Haram violence since President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in March with a pledge to wipe out the extremists whose six-year-old uprising has killed an estimated 20,000 people. Doctors Without Borders said Friday that 75,000 refugees from Niger, Nigeria and Chad have been displaced from their homes in recent weeks due to attacks in the Lake Chad area.
Earlier this year, troops from Chad and Nigeria drove the extremists out of some 25 towns held for months in what had been declared an Islamic caliphate. The insurgents, who in March pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, have gone back to hit-and-run tactics and suicide bombings largely in the country's north.
Separately the Nigerian army said two soldiers were killed by land mines buried on highways by suspected Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria's Borno state. Two others were critically injured in the explosion as troops on a counterinsurgency operation engaged extremists in the Gudumbali area.
Umar reported from Bauchi state.
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The short holiday was a good time to get in a little sketching, even if some of it was on the wobbly train. Here are a good number of the elemental sketches – continuing my exploration into these magically imbued constructs and their youthful masters.
Scanning in Sketches
A note on the scanning process, in case it helps others. I am just using an A5 sketchbook and for the most part nothing more extravagant than a 0.5 clicky pencil (pacer-like). I scan them in as colour photos directly into Photoshop using a simple Canon flatbed affair. Once into Photoshop, I crop them all down and resize to something sane. Then the important step is to go to each scan and go to Image > Adjustments > Curves. Here you will see that there is a whole heap of content right at the right hand edge of the graph (the light gray bell curve bit). This is all the paper grain, so to clean that out, just slide the little white box at the end of the line there to the left – just past the gray mass. This essentially cuts out all that noise in one fell swoop. Then click a point in the middle of the diagonal line and drag to the right a little until you get a curve that gives the sketch enough guts to suit it.
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Religion and videogames haven't always made the best partners. Fighting game Kakuto Chojin was pulled from shelves after players realized that verses from the Koran were part of the background music; a similar controversy delayed the North American release of LittleBigPlanet. It's understandable the merging of faith and gaming can ruffle some feathers, but one particular religious concept seems tailor-made for gaming: Hell.
It makes sense, really. Hell's minions are perfect videogame enemies. They're hideous, powerful monsters that will never stop or show mercy. Their very existence is intimidating; a guy may have a gun the size of a Buick, but he's still just a mortal. Demons, on the other hand, are unsettling and unnatural. Designers don't need to create a back story for them explaining why they want to rip your face off - that's just what demons do. And there's no need to question the morality of slaughtering entire cities of them - who feels bad for hellspawn?
Not that the underworld's residents are always portrayed as evil, of course. Overlord's bumbling minions are simply adorable, and Evil the Cat from Earthworm Jim's "What the Heck?" level was charmingly irritable. Still, it's the nasty version of Hellions that we seem to prefer, if the success of Doom and Painkiller are any indication.
So if you're looking to do engage in a bit of guilt-free, religion-themed killing, just follow the advice of upcoming game Dante's Inferno and go to hell.
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Desert Southwest (CO,AZ,UT,NM), Multiday race reports, Trip Reports » Coconino 250 (2012 pic heavy)by freeskier46
Evan and I zoomed down the last stretch of fast pavement on Schnebly Hill Rd to the junction of Hwy179 thereby completing our 4 day, 252 mile route. No one was there, only a dark bridge carrying cars over Oak Creek, but that didn't matter – we did it! The next stop was directly across the street: Oak Creek Brewery!! Time for a celebratory brew and some much needed grub.
Day 1: Sedona to Mingus Mountain
This all started Friday morning out of the Basha's parking lot in west Sedona. We opted to change the start location for this stage race format from Flagstaff to Sedona. A weather system moved into the area Thursday afternoon and the high probability of encountering 'death mud' up on the Arizona Trail (AZT) south of Flagstaff brought back awful memories from my AZT300 attempt in April. A few posts were made, people contacted, and the switch was made.
We met up at the NY Bagel shop around 6:30am on Friday to a steady rain. I had just driven through a massive downpour in Oak Creek, so bad that I couldn't see Bell Rock as I drove right next to it!! We all decided to wait it out for a bit since the storm was about to move along. We were 5 strong to start: myself, Evan (from San Diego), Steve (from Tempe), Tom (from Boulder, CO) and Kip (from Dallas, TX). We readied ourselves at the Basha's and finally got rolling around 9am.
|Ready to roll out!
|Kip & Tom.
We started off with a few miles of fast pavement riding to the Morgan Rd turnoff, after a quick jaunt through a neighborhood we were onto the red dirt of Sedona and the Broken Arrow Trail. Although my legs were fresh and ready to go, I could tell I'd have to pace myself over the route to account for all the extra weight. I wish I would have had a scale at the start, my best guess is that my loaded bike weighed in at 50+ lbs & my pack around 18lbs.
|The first trail of the route.
We picked our way up Broken Arrow, generally staying together at this point. The trail had a few spots of mud, nothing crazy, but enough for my chain to get dirty. I pointed out a rock feature to Kip as I walked down a steep decline, that would be the last time I saw him. He decided to pull the plug after less than a mile of trail due to the technical conditions. We found out later that he'd been doing 60 mile gravel road rides near Dallas in preparation, but the trails out here definitely test your bike handling skills, couple that with the elevation and cumulative gain and it's no wonder he felt the way he did. Too bad, he seemed like a real cool dude. I only wish he would have stuck it out through Red Rock State Park at the least, giving him a nice loop through Sedona & still an easy bailout to the cars.
While we wondered what happened to Kip, Tom kept going and we wouldn't see him again until camp. The top of Broken Arrow is Chicken Point, a fantastic overlook of Sedona. We started down from the overlook and Steve pulled away from Evan and I, we wouldn't see him again until the next morning. Evan and I have very similar riding skills & fitness so we ended up riding most of the route together. We cruised through Sedona on the Templeton & Baldwin trails, both new to me which was nice. We paid our $3 to transverse through Red Rock State Park, stopping to clean off & re-lube my chain, and begin our journey over towards Cottonwood on the Lime Kiln Trail.
|It sprinkled on & off, but the mud was minimal. Photo by Evan (EV henceforth)
|No matter the conditions Sedona is always a good photo.
|Evan riding some ledges along the Templeton Trail.
|I'm pretty sure I rode down that. EV
|Skies are clearing. EV
We heard some mixed reviews of Lime Kiln trail, but not a whole lot of information is out there. It's a seldom used trail with a mix of singletrack & jeep roads. My buddy, Ray, completed this ride the week before & was able to share a ton of route knowledge, so we knew there was a short HAB up the first ridgeline. We were expecting some boring sandy sections, but the storm actually made this trail very enjoyable.
|The first ridgeline of Lime Kiln. EV
|Fantastic views of Sedona, we came from the red rocks in the distant left.
|Yes, it was dry.
|Evan rode farther than I, but we still HAB'd it to the top.
|Sure glad we didn't start in Flagstaff today!! EV
|The tall grass made for a sweet riding scene as we neared Cottonwood, Mingus Mtn looming.
|I love this shot, a synopsis of the route: stunning beauty & incredible singletrack on one hand and a dark sinister side full of postholes, softball sized rocks & steep unrelenting HAB on the other!!
|Closing a gate never looked so good.
|The sandy dirt compacted quite nice after the rains moved through. EV
|The last couple of miles down into Cottonwood were a hoot! EV
Upon arriving in Cottonwood we had 2 goals: eat some lunch & then supply up for the long route up Mingus Mountain & over to Williams the next day. Total mileage is just over 70 miles with a ton of elevation gain & only one water source (Verde River) that we were planning on utilizing. We made our food stop at Hog Wild BBQ & that was delicious!!
|Exiting Dead Horse Ranch State Park, what else did you think you'd see? EV
|Goin' Hog Wild!!
|We are HERE. Mingus Mtn is the next rise, to our campsite. The following day we'd ride down to the Verde River then all the way up & over the next peak (Bill WIlliams Mtn.) into Williams, AZ. EV
We stocked up for the next day at the Maverick gas station as the last rays of light illuminated the sky. Evan and I started our grind up Mingus, first on paved road, then dirt. Slowly we moved and gradually the pitch became more & more intense. We came to point on the cue sheet that asks 'Steep enough for ya?' Yes, Scott, plenty steep, let the HAB'ing commence. Hike-a-bike does have its benefits, you use different muscles and get off the seat for a while. The downside to me is that it is very slow and long stretches of HAB really drain me out. We alternated the HAB'ing with riding when the pitch subsided briefly. As darkness settled in, we climbed & climbed, then we finally caught a glimpse of just how far up the mountain we've come. Looking down into Cottonwood was quite a sight, almost like a view out of an airplane. Every now and then we would catch sight of a wandering headlight high above us, Steve?? We found out later it was, and Tom was spying on Steve as he climbed the mountain!!
|Last rays of light over Mingus Mtn.
We finally hit singletrack, rode for a short bit then began the HAB process once again. At one point the trail turns sharply upward into an S-curve requiring a full lift of the bike, all 50+ lbs of it, up some rocks all while you carefully place your feet and climb up to it. This 'human ratcheting' as its been called gets repeated a few times before topping out onto less-steep trail. I was very glad to be past that section and we began ticking off the final tenths of a mile over countless switchbacks to the top.
|One of the sketchier sections for footing near the top.
By now the temps had dropped to the low 30's, my hands were getting cold under my two pair of gloves and the wind had picked up considerably. We must be near the top!! Cottonwood was a distant glow of lights below us and at 11:06pm we finally hit the timing stop point for the stage. We started to ride the flat boulder strewn singletrack at the top, but I kept bouncing off the rocks and decided it would be best to just walk it out to the forest road (FR). All that remained was a quick jaunt down a FR to the camping spot for the stage, but there was one turn to negotiate.
I was fixated on the GPS track so we wouldn't blow by the turn when Evan yelled out that something large just ran across the road and was staring at us from the woods. 'It's just an elk or deer' I said as we motored on. Evan's reply, 'that thing had a big tail!!' Oh. Hmmm, must have been a mountain lion and just our luck we were less than 1 mile from camp. Sweet dreams.
At camp we found Tom still awake, but no sign of Steve. I had to stand around for a bit until I could regain feeling in my fingers from the cold ride down the FR. We heated up a warm meal, sorry Ray, but I was very glad to have my stove!! Cracked open a cold one that I lugged up from Cottonwood and set up my tent. This turned out to be a comedy of errors. First mistake, when entering a 1-man tent be sure to enter in the direction you plan to be in. Inside the tent, facing the wrong way, I tried to maneuver myself so I could get into my sleeping bag, but my hamstrings wanted to cramp!! Doh! After about 5 minutes of squirming around, I accidentally knocked my one pole support down. At least I was facing the right direction! I couldn't get the pole to stand back up & I wasn't about to get out of the tent to do it. So, I climbed into my sleeping bag with the roof of my tent just above my nose – how comfy. This only became an issue during the middle of the night when I moved, hitting the tent, causing the built up condensation to rain down on my face and arms!!! Holy crap was that COLD!! My other issue was exiting the tent in a timely fashion, better not wait until an emergency, because I couldn't tell where the zippers were!! I ended up not having any issues, but did continue to sleep without the support of the pole. I actually felt pretty well rested the next morning believe it or not.
Day 2: Mingus Mountain to Williams
We began stirring just before sunrise, heard some noise coming from behind a row of bushes and found Steve had camped about 100 ft before our campsite.
|Mingus Mountain campsite.
Tom took off fairly early, he was much better at the early morning starts than Evan and I. We packed up, grabbed a bit to eat and headed off down the backside of Mingus around 8:30am. Rounding the mountain opened up one of the more expansive views of the route, a sprawling Prescott Valley below us. Ripping down Little Yaeger trail was a blast, except for me having to stop a few times to re-adjust my sleeping bag. Every now and again it would slightly rub the front tire when the forks would compress.
|Fast descent through the forest. EV
|Prescott Valley
|Steve on Little Yaeger. EV
Just before crossing Hwy 89a it was time to shed some layers. It was a beautiful day, cool, crisp, clean air as far as one could see. Next was a series of jeep roads leading down (mostly) to the Verde River roughly 30 miles into our 68 mile day. One stretch of jeep road under the powerlines was rumored to be littered with goat heads, not today!! My guess is the storm blew them all off the road!!
|Goat head free riding!! EV
|We were being watched. EV
|Easy miles. EV
|Must've been a popular target. EV
|Our first view of Humphrey's Peak!! First snow of the season to boot.
|Flyin' down Perkinsville Rd made it difficult to keep your eyes on the road. EV
|It's all uphill from here!! Crossing the Verde River.
Steve descended Perkinsville Rd like a man possessed, he was below the bridge on the right when I passed. I shouted down to him that Ray had suggested a spot about 100 yds to the left for easy access to the river.
I made my way over to the riverbank and fiddled with the Steripen coarse filter setup, that was a chore putting it together!! After scooping out 1 liter of river water the bottle was ready for a blast of UV. On top of the riverbank I heard a man yell down to me, 'are you filtering water?' I confirmed and he insisted that I get my water supply from him, since he had 15 gallons or so for his family that afternoon. Back to the river my 1 liter bottle went and I gladly filled up with fresh water. Next, I was offered a chorizo and bean burrito on homemade tortillas!! Duh, of course I'll take one!! They proceeded to offer me a seat, a soda and a second burrito from freshly deep-fried chicken!! Trail angels for sure. I had to pass on the second burrito, I was feeling a bit bloated and knew eating more would not go well on the upcoming 5,000′ climb towards Williams. The family let me dump my trash from my pack, I paid my utmost gratitude for the food & drink then made my way over to the bridge.
|Thanks to their kindness, I was fueled & ready to go.
|Thanks for the tip on the water spot Ray!!
I met back up with Evan and Steve, but they had already filtered water from the river and had a bite to eat. Bummer. I was ready to go, so I took off up the road knowing they would catch me pretty quickly. Steve caught up with me and we rode together for a while, but the next thing I knew I was by myself. Still feeling energized from the burrito & cola I pedaled on, climbing away from the Verde on a nice stretch of forest road. The route finally peeled off to the right on a more primitive jeep road, staying left was a more direct route into Williams.
As I found out later, both Evan and Steve made this wrong turn costing them 6 miles. Steve was running low on water, so he decided to keep going into Williams playing it safe and securing a room for the night.
|A short HAB section on the jeep road was a welcomed change of pace.
|Climbing past an old mining operation, Mingus Mtn in the background getting smaller.
I only took one short snack break on my way up to the pines. By the time I knocked out a few miles in the trees it was getting late and the temps were dropping, time to layer up. While I was getting my arm warmers on & snapping a few pics, Evan came by and told me about the wrong turn. We still had some fast miles before hitting Bill Williams Mtn, but like day 1, this day would finish well after dark.
|Back in the pines, just in time for the golden hour.
We made it to the turnoff for the Benham trail around 8pm. We were only 3 miles or so outside of Williams via paved road and let me tell you, it was very tempting to cruise into town for a meal & brew! Instead, we turned left and started up Bill Williams Mtn.
|Trail #38, 4 1/2 miles to the top, huh. Turns out we only needed about 3.8 to the downhill. EV
The trail started out nice enough, but soon it kicked up in grade and my tired legs were once again walking beside my rig pushing it uphill. Thankfully, the trail mellowed again and I was able to ride for quite some time, then things got steep. I began ticking down the tenths of miles as the HAB wore on switchback after switchback. Evan caught up to me and left me in the dust, I was really feelin' it and my mind began to wander into thoughts of pizza, burgers, brews, a hot shower and comfortable bed! Then all of a sudden it went DARK, real dark. For some odd reason I decided to run my headlight on high for the ascent, not a wise choice as my battery was now dead. Fortunately, I brought both batteries for my MagicShine light. Now, in the pitch black I had to swap out the battery that was fixed onto my helmet. I dug through my pack & found my led push light to show me the way. I swapped out the battery & resumed my drudging up the mountain.
I'm sure this trail can be fun to ride on a bike not loaded down with bikepacking gear, but on this night, I had no intentions of trying to pedal much of anything. The few spots where the trail crosses the dirt road are agonizingly steep and loose. At one of the crossings a 4×4 loaded with youngin's stopped and asked me if I was enjoying my 'hike', 'yes' was the answer and I kept moving.
We finally topped out just shy of 4 miles into the trail and I was more than ready for some downhill & this day to be over. Ray had warned me about the stairstep-like drops near the bottom, so let's have some fun getting there! Right away I knew getting there would be a bit more daunting than I had hoped, the trail was fairly steep & the turns were awkwardly setup. An approach to a sharp turn would lead you off the trail into a drainage. The turn had to be negotiated by getting the front wheel over a 90º rock water bar before continuing on. Strange. After the first few I began to get accustomed to the goofy turns. I was cruising on a stretch between turns when out of nowhere I crossed up my bars BMX style and faceplanted hard!! What the….seems I clipped a rather large boulder with my front tire – never saw the darn thing!! A quick body/bike check revealed no damage, only my pschye. Once again, I decided to play it safe and began to HAB down Bill Williams Mtn. There were too many iffy spots that I just didn't feel good about, the sleep monster was creeping in as it was now after 11pm. I walked for a while, then the trail mellowed and I began riding once more.
I caught up to Evan when he stopped to let a skunk have the right-of-way on the trail. We tried to shoo it off the route but the skunk wanted to lead us down the mountain for a bit. It added a bit of humor to our evening of suffering. We made it to the stairstep section, walking most of it, then finally hit the last bit of trail leading into town. That section was fun, but seemed to go on forever. We finally dumped out onto the streets of Williams to stop our stage timer at 12:10am!! Now what's still open??? Pizza? Closed. Mexican? Closed. Ah yes, good 'ol reliable, Circle K!! We grabbed some food for the night & next morning, sent Steve a text to find out what room he was in, took a much needed shower and finally hit the sack near 2am.
Completing this stage, in my opinion, put the toughest part of the route behind us. I was totally cooked, but knew I could complete the route. Nothing left could compare to our struggles up Mingus & Bill Williams Mtns, right?
Day 3: Williams to Flagstaff
The next morning was cool & crisp, not cold, but that was more likely due to us rolling out around 9am instead of 6am. Williams is a cool little town right on historic Route 66, probably more known these days for the Grand Canyon Railroad.
|Deluxe travel options galore in Williams.
This was going to be another long day, but had a ton of fast miles, it was nice to have a good 12 mile or so warmup leading to Sycamore Canyon.
|Warming up on our way to Sycamore Canyon, we'd be on Humphrey's Peak in the distance near day's end. EV
I've heard people refer to the canyon as Sick-of-more, but I rather enjoyed it. Sure, there is a bit of HAB at the ends of the canyon, but they're short. In between is roughly 5 miles of flowy singletrack with the occasional tech move tossed in, right next to the rim of the canyon. How terrible could it be?
|I'd like to return to check out some of the other trails in the area.
|The rim trail had some tight spots for my 29″ clown wheels. EV
|This must be an incredible spot when the water is flowing, not too shabby dry either. EV
|One of the faster sections. EV
|Evan taking it in.
|Snack break at the end of the canyon.
We dumped out onto some double track, then graduated to a nicely graded FR for the next dozen or so miles. We were heading towards I-40 and the one re-supply spot, Texaco, for lunch and more goodies.
|This is big sky country, AZ style. EV
|The change of seasons was all encompassing.
|Bigfoot crossing??
The general store at the Texaco was a welcomed break, it was about 30 miles into the day, just shy of the halfway point. We grabbed some lunch and kicked back on the benches outside while observing the locals milling about. Mill about they did. We had a lady bend over near the gas pumps to display her 'whale-tail' tattoo to us, chatted up the guy behind the counter for a bit and watched some old dude park across 3 spaces in front of the store, climb out of his truck wearing no shirt only suspenders while his hoarse lap dog tried to escape out a side window. The old fella came out of the store, stopped by our bikes, mumbled something to us…a few times, we couldn't comprehend, then proceed to climb back into his truck, lifting the door so it would close properly before driving off. Show's over, time to start pedaling again.
|Humphrey's Peak is getting closer! EV
|The cows were reluctant to move, we were on their turf. EV
|Saw a bunch of tarantulas on route.
At some point during the miles of forest road saddle soreness started becoming more of a discomfort. The shifting game began, find a comfortable position & ride it out as long as I could, then stand and mash the pedals for a bit re-adjust repeat. This would continue until the finish back in Sedona, only the duration of seated pedaling would shorten considerably.
We were now on the lower flanks of Wing Mtn. getting oh so close to the final climb of the day up FR151 towards the über fun downhill on the Arizona Trail (AZT). My GPS decided to cycle power for no apparent reason, I stopped & reset it, resuming the course and moved on. Didn't think too much about it, my GoMadic external charger had been powering it most of the ride without issue. The track was loaded, timer ticking away with the miles. Up Wing Mtn. we went.
We crested the mountain after a short but steep HAB, then it was on to the Wing Mtn. Moto trails. Moto trails can be a real mixed bag of tricks sometimes. This section of trail happened to be really good. There were just enough whoop-de-doos to keep it fun, but not make you nauseous. Throw in some G-force banked turns and a little bit of climbing and this was getting real fun!!
|On the Wing Mtn. moto trails. EV
|Couldn't pass on this photo op. EV
|We caught up with Steve when he detoured for lunch, then he returned the favor as we closed in on Humphrey's Peak.
The golden hour was fast approaching, we all wanted to make the AZT turnoff before sunset or at least before the need for lights. We soon started up FR151 and I settled in to the climb as both Evan & Steve left me in the dust. I think we encountered the most traffic of the route on this stretch of dirt road. Hunters galore, Autumn color gawkers and people returning from day hikes, whatever the reason they were out in force. One more turnoff onto FR9215B for the last mile up to the AZT in the waning daylight.
|FR151 climb.
|Heading up FR9215B at dusk. EV
|Junction of FR9215B & the AZT, time to turn on the lights & rip! EV
We made it to the AZT as the last glimmer of light sank on the horizon. I was now on familiar ground, I've ridden this stretch of AZT a few times the past couple of months, most recently on a tuneup ride, Flagstaff CrAzY 90. This is one of the best sections of AZT in the state, now I get to ride it at night!! What a blast, I was getting a kick from watching Steve & Evan's lights dance ahead of me through the forest as we descended some 2000′. Near the bottom the trail crosses Snowbowl Rd. then skirts across the mountain on fun XC singletrack. More downhill was had in the Fort Valley trails leading over to Shultz Creek, what a great finish to another long day in the saddle.
We had one more connector trail that sliced through a forested neighborhood. Evan and I were cruising along when BAM! I crossed up my bars again BMX style and took a hard digger into the trail. Once again I failed to pick up a rather large rock in my lightbeam and squared it up with my front tire. Drat. All body parts checked out, bike was ok, let's get to the stage stop already – I'm cooked.
We finished the day at 8:37pm, finally a day under 12 hours!! My GPS started getting all wonky, constantly cycling power over and over. I just figured the batteries were getting old or too cold so I turned it off. We jumped on the paved urban path and met back up with Steve then decided to split a hotel room once again. All checked in, it was time to walk over to Beaver St. Brewery for a delicious Oatmeal Stout & burger, how devine.
|3 adults & 3 bikepacking rigs in a very small room, Evan was nice enough to sleep under the table next to the TV!!
Day 4: Flagstaff to Sedona
I slept really well, it's amazing what total exhaustion does to you. We got up & moving fairly early, making our way over to 'The Place', the official start of the stage race. Steve took right to the trail, so we wished him well and turned our focus towards a hearty breakfast. We found a bikepacking rig leaning against the wall as we entered, it was Tom, who we hadn't seen since camp on Mingus Mtn. We chatted with him for a bit, then he too took to the trail. By the time we finished breakfast & made our gas station re-supply it was near 9am. So much for an early start, but what else was new?
We soon dropped down onto the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS) and it almost has an underground feel to it. It's a wide gravel path following a drainage through the city, but you feel like civilization is miles away. Flagstaff has a really cool thing going on there.
|Rolling along the FUTS. EV
I started thinking early on about how stoked I was to be finishing this incredible route today, it was going to be a shorter mileage day, no real big climbs, fast singletrack and a huge 6 mile descent into Sedona!! The initial miles were on rolling forest roads, then some rippin' singletrack near Fisher Point.
|We took a slight photo op detour so Evan could see Fisher Point.
|Ride the AZT via bonfire!! EV
|I love this spot, but soon we'd begin the climb to Anderson Mesa. EV
We started the climb up towards Anderson Mesa, I wasn't really looking forward to this section of trail. Reports were that, while flat, the trail is very bumpy for a few miles. This section was the main reason we decided to start in Sedona as the ground on the mesa is clay-based, absolute killer for a drivetrain when wet, read: sticky death mud!!. We hit the one moderately steep hardscrabble HAB up to the top, then hit some of the mildly bumpy singletrack leading to Marshall Lake.
|Near the start of Anderson Mesa.
|Mid-morning snack.
|Marshall Lake TH. EV
Past Marshall Lake the 'fun' really began. The trail was post-holed by free ranging cattle, most of it looked to be recent, into the soft storm soaked Earth. Now imagine someone walking on this trail with a giant sack filled with baseball/softball sized rocks littering the route. Perhaps this section is easier on Day 1 like intended, but at mile 210 or so, it was seriously kicking my butt in more ways than one!! Ouch. One of the few bright spots was the overlook of Lake Mary and the shrinking views of Humphrey's Peak when we looked back over our shoulder, truly a sight to behold.
|A rare smooth'er' section of trail. EV
|Cool view of Lake Mary. EV
|Humphrey's Peak in the rear view mirror.
|It's 'only' 6 miles or so of this.
One of the more frustrating aspects of this section for me was my inability to go faster. I was plodding along barely keeping a 6 mph average! At one point I had to stop, toss the bike aside, giving my wrists/hands/butt a break from all the jostling. I was ready to be done with soul sucking Anderson Mesa!! Bleh.
|Finally dumping out onto a less bumpy jeep road. Good riddance Anderson Mesa, you're #1. EV
A total of 10 miles put Anderson Mesa and the rocky jeep road behind us, we were thankfully back on sweet forested singletrack! Shortly after crossing Lake Mary Rd. the batteries in my GoMadic charger finally konked out, it took me a while and a ton of digging, but I located my spare set of AA lithiums that I mistakenly bought for the SPOT (takes AAA). Now with renewed power, at least in my Garmin, we started the 8 mile or so gradual ascent along a long forgotton railroad grade.
|8″ diameter trees now grow on the old railroad bed in spots, the forest is reclaiming what was hers.
|The remnants of an old railroad bed and a good place for a snack break.
Eventually we met up with the Mormon Mtn trail, it was rather short, but it was GOOD. A few short climbs, followed by some fast twisting singletrack! This is what we were waiting for all day. We were dumped onto a forest road, knocked out a short climb then we began to descend and descend we did. The extra weight of my bike had me flyin' down this road so fast it was borderline frightening. I had to keep brake checking to maintain a sense of control. If this were a nighttime descent you could have seen my brake pads glowing, I'm sure of it.
We were finally ticking off fast miles, but we had one more turnoff near Munds Park, for one final short climb up a secondary forest road. We were really hustling now, trying to make the Sedona overlook & hopefully some of the final descent before darkness settled in. While we were making good time on the forest road, Evan gapped me on a short ciimb & he was gone. All of a sudden the turnoff appeared on my GPS, no Evan. I was ready for one last snack before the final push, so I kicked back for a few minutes in hopes that he just blew by the turn, found his error & would return. Evan had been doing the whole route solely by the cue sheets and when we were together, my GPS. I was just about ready to move on when he rolled up. He only went about a 1/2 mile past the turn before figuring it out.
|One final snack before heading up the last climb.
I think we were both ready for the ride to be done at this point. I really wanted this climb to be over quickly and luckily it was. The top was rough, rocky, rutted, even muddy in spots, but then it opened up and more downhill insanity ensued. Next thing I knew there was a sign 'I-17 1/2 mile', cool. We were now on Schnebly Hill Rd, our last forest road to the overlook!! The sun was getting low on the horizon and just our luck it was setting directly in eye's view of the road. It was a blinding downhill and we only saw a couple of vehicles thankfully. Schnebly held a few tricks up her sleeve, two hiccups in the downhill slowed our pace as the sun dipped lower. A few minutes before the sun set we reached the popular overlook area, finish line in sight!!
|Sun setting behind Mingus Mtn.
|I was a little bummed we missed this as our Day 1 camping spot with the staggered start.
I wasn't watching my GPS closely enough & led us down Schnebly a little bit before realizing we needed to backtrack from the overlook UP to the Hot Loop which then leads us to the official camping spot for Stage 1. We took the 50 yard detour to check it out, what a spot, must've been great for the group on Oct. 5th to wake up in this location. Next year.
We accepted the fact that we'd be finishing yet another day in the dark. I was a bit concerned about my light battery. I had been using my second battery for a lot of the night riding, but it was still showing 50% power. We readied for the descent down the Munds Wagon trail and took off.
|Sedona from the top of Munds Wagon trail. EV
I have to be honest here, I wasn't looking forward to doing this descent in the dark. First time on this trail, the elevation profile made it look stoopid steep, I had heard it was rocky/loose in sections – my favorite, and I was just exhausted after 4 days of hard riding. I kept waiting for the trail to get really steep, it never did. There were a few spots where I could tell by the darkness to my left there was a substantial dropoff, just focus, keep riding. Soon after starting down I was regretting putting my jacket on, it was getting toasty as we lost elevation. I didn't want to stop to take it off either. Four miles or so down the trail it seemed to bottom out.
|Fun slickrock areas. EV
We rode a series of drainage crossings and then it happened. We rode out into a trailhead onto the bottom paved section of Schnebly Hill Rd & one more final super fast descent to the Oak Creek bridge, the junction with hwy 179 thus completing our ride!! Woohoo!! We did it!! No one was there to greet us, no ribbons, no PA announcer, but there was beer across the street!! Oak Creek Brewery here we come.
|Evan all smiles, great riding with you!! Well done!!
|Somewhere in there I'm exhilarated. EV
We had planned to ride back to the cars about 2 miles up the road before getting some grub, but they were about to have their last seating of the evening, so in we went, funk and all. I had a mighty fine tasting nut brown ale, well deserved if I do say so myself.
A few other notes from the event.
- I was on & off my bike so many times I perfected the 'Viscacha dismount', even the Russian judge gave me high scores!!
- Thanks to Chad and Scott for putting together such an incredibly challenging yet rewarding course, this really is the crown jewel of the Arizona Endurance Series.
- Ray, thanks for all your trail intel from the week prior, I used almost all of your advice – except the part about starting early everyday!!
- Definitely a huge thanks to my wife, for putting up with my silly riding obsession. Your support means everything to me!!
- As of this writing, it appears my light battery that konked out on me during the Bill Williams HAB actually is dead. Time for a replacement.
- It's now been 11 days since finishing, I almost have all my feeling back in my toes. They didn't bother me during the ride, but starting the day after the ride my toes had a slight numbness / tingly sensation. I've since adjusted my cleats on my shoes to change the pressure points on my feet.
- No mechanicals, only a dirty chain from the bit of mud early on in Sedona.
- Gear worked great, just need to fine tune & lock down my sleeping bag position. Slight gear casualty, my compression sack has a small tear in it most likely from one of the two crashes.
- My Garmin Edge 705 that was cycling power near Wing Mtn ended up having a file glitch. The stats were all recorded, appear to be correct, but the track straight-lined from the spot where the power cycled to the next spot riding into Flagstaff. Weird.
Final stats:
252.31 miles
22,446 feet of elevation gained
Official time: 52:37 (hh:mm) good for the lantern rouge!!
Thanks for reading & checking out the blog. Until 2013, ride long, ride strong.
|AES – Coconino 250 Stage Race route.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Next Cache for iOS
I discovered a new, temporarily free iOS app for Geocachers through a post from LJ (SurfaBoy) on Cacheface. Next Cache appears to simply load a GPX file and notify you of nearby caches as you approach. The description from the page includes;
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