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Filling a slot at the Park Bar & Grill in Burbank after a last-minute cancelation seemed like a good idea to Del Rio, lead singer of Australian rock band Sunset Riot.
"It just fit well since we were coming off a few shows in the area," Rio said.
With barely room enough for a handful of tables and a wall-mounted jukebox, the small sports-bar in Burbank is a stark contrast to the Viper Room in Hollywood and legendary Palladino's in Reseda, which is where Rio and the rest of the group recently played.
"We came to America to play Rock 'n' Roll. If it's in front of five or 50,000 people, we give it all every show," he said.
From my vantage at the bar, one would have thought the boys from Sydney were playing to a stadium-size crowd. Rio seemed hell-bent to let everyone inside the club, as well as the occasional pedestrian, know that they have arrived. At one point, he ran outside to sing to an elderly couple on the sidewalk. Even this barfly was fair game. During their performance of "Rattlesnake," I found myself nose to nose with the frontman belting along to his signature wails. Rio's stage presence is mesmerizing, evoking a Eddie Vedder intensity with a Steven Tyler swagger.
Often in LA, musicians are so busy trying to be rock stars, they forget to be a rock group. Not the case for these blokes from down under. Jazz on bass and the Resh on drums kept pace with their singer, encouraging him along. Rythm guitarist Ziggy Scott, who also sings background, and lead guitarist JP also did their part. During "Rain," they climbed onto the bar as if to convey to the patrons that Sunset Riot is destined for a bigger stage and, as they protected their beer mugs, the audience banged their heads in approval.
Sunset Riot is a band worth seeing live and once you get your hands on their latest self-titled EP, you will see they are the real deal. The CD is replete with the kind of riffs and melodic crunch that hit you in the gut while forcing you to sing along. Listening to "Rattlesnake" and "Trash vs Class," one conjures images of Slash and Motley Crue. Indeed, the Scott-JP dual solos rival any hard rock guitar icon. With commercial appeal, "Moonshine" and "New Day" would satisfy any A&R exec while staying authentic to their brand.
With a 75-night tour of the U.S. ahead of them, the Australian rock group Sunset Riot will have an opportunity to show that they are American rock stars.
Jose Hernandez Jr. is a freelance photographer for NBC LA and co-hosts the online radio show "Twin Talk." You can follow him on Twitter via @josejr67.


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In this episode, Hayley shares how she got her start in journalism and what it took to land a full time role at The Washington Post (hint: work your butt off!). One of her biggest tips for PR pros came at the top of the show: take the time to figure out who I am and make the process as efficient as possible for the both of us. Nicole agrees, saying that when PR professionals put in the effort to get to know the media they're wanting to work with, it grows your relationship and results in awesome stories that are (1) great for your client, (2) great for the journalist who wrote it, and (3) an awesome end-piece for readers.
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On 7 March 1842 Maketū Wharetōtara, the 17-year-old son of the Ngāpuhi chief Ruhe of Waimate, became the first person officially executed in New Zealand. Maketu was hanged at the corner of Queen and Victoria streets in Auckland for the murder of Elizabeth Roberton, her two children and two others at the Bay of Islands the previous November.
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Sometimes family portraits can feel a lot more like playtime than a photography session. Working with the Dwinell's was a complete blast thanks to their two rambunctious little girls. We all played tag, soccer, and threw around a football for our session. Getting the kids moving and changing the pace up quickly always helps keep the little ones engaged.
The Dwinell's moved into their home a few months ago and were set on getting pictures in their beautiful new backyard. There was plenty of shade and space, plus it was all ours! I love photographing families in their own homes and spaces because it makes for a much less stressful session on mom and dad. Meghan and her husband are such a wonderful couple. They had some great ideas for the session too! Getting a picture in front of their new front door was a must for Meghan so she could send it out on holiday cards. All in all it was a wonderful session.
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Michelle Dunn recalls a sad, all-to-common story about a man who lost his job, stopped receiving unemployment compensation, and couldn't make his loan payments.
Her colleague, a collection agent, would call the man from time to time to see if his circumstances had changed and to set up a repayment plan. But—alas—times remained hard.
Then the collection agent visited the man's Facebook page and saw a new profile picture: The man enjoying himself immensely on a new boat.
"He had all sorts of posts on his wall: 'I got my new boat, we're going here and there and having a great time,' " says Dunn, a collections expert and author.
On his next call, the collector mentioned the Facebook page and said, "You tell me you're not working and you can't afford to pay $25 per month on your loan. Is that because you have a new boat?"
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This example demonstrates the power of using social media sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn to aid collection efforts, Dunn says. But as technology bypassed collection regulations, questions remain about how to use these tools appropriately.
Dunn's chief advice: Consider social media a "view-only" resource.
"It's not a place to post messages to members who owe money," she says. "That's not ethical or a good way to keep your members happy—and get paid. You're not supposed to disclose a debt to anyone but the person who owes the money."
Posting messages with members' personal information could lead to privacy violations. Some collection agencies have gotten into trouble by setting up fake profiles and attempting to "friend" debtors.
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You are under arrest and facing criminal charges. The criminal activity is in the past, so you only need to worry about your defense, right?
The answer depends on your behavior after your arrest, you can always face additional charges by breaking more laws. Prevent your situation from becoming worse by avoiding these crimes.
Immediately after arrest
During an arrest, you may feel stress, fear and other emotions that can turn on your fight-or-flight response and impair judgment. Therefore, it is imperative to remain calm and not attempt the following:
- Assault: Always cooperate with police upon arrest. You can maintain your rights without resorting to physical violence. Whereas simple assault is a misdemeanor in Virginia, assaulting a police officer is a felony.
- Bribery: You may see no way out of this mess but to bribe officials. Trying to engage these people in criminal activity will only backfire.
- Repeat offense: If the police release you shortly after an arrest, do not repeat the same offense, such as driving drunk, or a related offense, such as driving with a suspended license.
In addition, it is best not to answer any questions until you have spoken to a criminal defense lawyer.
During the administration of justice
Once court proceedings begin, other opportunities to make unwise choices may present themselves, such as these three crimes:
- Criminal contempt of court: You can act in contempt either in the presence of the court or outside of court. Respective examples include yelling at the judge or violating a court order.
- Obstruction of justice: The basic definition is to interfere with the activities of the legal system. Common actions are tampering with evidence or witnesses, influencing a juror or retaliating against anyone involved in the case.
- Perjury: Fair administration of the law relies on the implication that all parties are honest. You may be tempted to lie under oath to protect yourself, especially if your case is not going well. However, perjury carries the penalties of paying $2,500 and/or spending up to 10 years in prison.
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MPs and Commons officials colluded in a "deeply flawed" expenses system that allowed politicians to decorate their homes for free, spend thousands on luxury furniture and claim taxpayers' cash without even providing receipts, the final official inquiry reported today.
Sir Thomas Legg, the former civil servant charged with investigating every single Commons expense claimed between 2004 and 2009, concludes that MPs were collectively overpaid by more than £1m amid a "culture of deference" that routinely put their interests ahead of the public's.
Legg's report exposes fresh instances of the extent to which MPs abused the system to claim for swimming pool pumps, £150 vases and antiques. But it also reveals for the first time the names of those who have been completely cleared of any wrongdoing: 52% of the 752 current and former MPs who were investigated have been asked to repay cash, and 48% have been exonerated.
Out of £55.5m spent on personal expenses during the years under review, 390 MPs have been ordered by Legg to repay a total of £1.3m. But that amount was reduced to £1.12m after MPs appealed against his decisions to the former judge Sir Paul Kennedy. Of the £1.12m, more than £300,000 has yet to be repaid.
The report highlights MPs buying and renting homes from relatives and friends, an act which it says breached "propriety". It also heaps blame on the Commons fees office, saying the relationship between fees officials and MPs was "symbiotic" in the now discredited process.
Legg himself, however, was criticised by Kennedy and many MPs. "It was lazy because he didn't answer the points that were put to him individually, it was incompetent because he got so much arithmetic wrong, and it was illogical because he applied retrospective limits to some things but not to others," the Tory Ann Widdecombe said.
Phil Hope, the care minister, repaid £42,674.13, more than any other MP, after an outcry last year over his claims for furniture and fittings.
Otherwise the largest sums ordered to be repaid by sitting MPs – after appeals are taken into account – were:
• £42,458 by Barbara Follett, the communities minister and MP for Stevenage, including the £34,776.30 cost of mobile security patrols at her home; half the cost of an "excessive" six telephone lines at her home at £4,454.18; an insurance premium of £2,812.95 for fine art; £221 after being paid twice for boiler insurance; and £193.78 for pest control at an address that was not her second home.
• £36,250 by Bernard Jenkin, the Tory MP for North Essex, the rent of his second home from his sister-in-law.
• £31,193 by Andrew MacKay, Conservative MP for Bracknell and £29,243 by his wife, Julie Kirkbride, MP for Bromsgrove, for claiming on different homes as their second home.
• £29,398 by John Gummer, Tory MP for Suffolk Coastal, for the costs of cleaning, gardening and repair of a lawnmower.
• £24,878 by shadow defence secretary and Woodspring MP Liam Fox for overpayments, mainly in mortgage interest.
All three main party leaders made repayments: Gordon Brown repaid £13,723.04 in cleaning, decoration and gardening expenses, David Cameron £965.45 in mortgage interest paymentsand Nick Clegg £989.50 in gardening costs.
Mortgage and rent formed the biggest chunk of the repayment bill: 208 MPs were asked to return £711,000 for their second homes.


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If Downton Abbey runs for several more series – expanding perhaps to include prequels as well as sequels – Julian Fellowes could do worse than look to Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire for inspiration.
Its history is as rich and as shifting as England's itself. Built in 1442 from the spoils of the Hundred Years' War, it was forcibly sold to Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses; welcomed Anne Boleyn shortly before she was executed; was home to Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife; hosted Elizabeth I for a three-day celebration of the Armada victory; was sacked by Cromwell's troops; and, in 1788, almost killed George III when he fell down a staircase.
After falling into ruin, it was restored in the 19th century by the Dent family, who'd made their money in the glove trade. However, death duties reduced the 12,000-acre estate to a 10th of its former size. Today, it is owned by Lady Ashcombe, the US-born widow of one of the Dents' descendants, who keeps small apartments for herself, her second husband and her two grown-up children, Henry and Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst.
Since 1969, the castle has had to open to visitors to pay its bills. Some 90,000 come each year, traipsing through the award-winning gardens and Mollie's spare room, which contains a bed slept in by Charles I and cowhide jugs used by Cromwell. Weddings (Liz Hurley married Arun Nayar here in 2007) also help to pay for its upkeep.
This year, the quincentenary of the birth of Katherine Parr, Sudeley is hoping to make the most of its trump card. Her remains lie in a church in the grounds, the only private house in England to have buried a queen. On Sunday, it is reopening to the public with a new exhibition, which includes access to two of Katherine's private rooms, her love letters, a tooth, a lock of hair, a painting from the National Portrait Gallery, two of her books (she was the first queen to be published under her own name), and a welcoming video by Dr David Starkey, the Tudor historian.
"It is a novel form of revenue-raising," he jokes. "After 10 minutes of me, people will be thrusting soiled £10 notes into the hands of the guide to be let out."
Dr Starkey is not everyone's cup of tea. When, after the riots last summer, he spoke on Newsnight about the ascendancy of "violent, destructive, nihilistic, black gangster culture", he unleashed a torrent of invective. Personally, I found him a charming tour guide, as incisive as he is controversial, hilariously indiscreet, unusually articulate and infectiously enthusiastic.
The reign of Henry VIII, he argues, "is the axis around which English history turns", when the fortified garden of Shakespeare's imagery became established and English became a major language. Euro-scepticism, he says, can be traced to the break with Rome.
And if that's not enough, every event was "driven by the most obvious personal lusts and desires". The Tudors, he argues, are the Greek myths of the English-speaking world. "The characters have what we would call star quality," he says. "If history is what you remember, everyone remembers the Tudors."
Of course, what most schoolchildren remember is the fact that Henry VIII divorced and beheaded so many wives. Katherine Parr, says Dr Starkey, is "traditionally seen as rather dull, as she survived – how very boring. But her story is actually a remarkable one."
Born in 1512, the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr – in his video Dr Starkey compares her, somewhat incongruously, to Kate Middleton – she was twice a widow when she married the king in 1543. She was a successful regent when he fought in France the following year, featured heavily in Foxe's Book of Martyrs and saved Cambridge University from the same fate as the monasteries.
Within a month of the king's death, in 1547, Katherine got married for a fourth time, to Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral, with whom she'd been in love all along (the exhibition includes a love letter). They moved to Sudeley, along with her teenage stepdaughter, the future Elizabeth I, whom Seymour regularly abused, and had a daughter, Mary. Katherine herself died on the seventh day of Mary's life, aged 36. Seymour was beheaded two years later on 33 counts of treason. His death warrant was signed by his own brother.
For Dr Starkey, an academic who's as much at home on television as in a library, good history is not so different to good journalism; personalities are as important as the ideas they embody. At times, his popular touch goes too far – such as his description of Katherine's first book, Prayers and Meditations, as the "chick lit" of the day. For the most part, however, his approach is an attractive mix, notably when telling me in hilariously graphic – but sadly unprintable – detail what a chapel organist did to a young Catherine Howard.
He brings the same fearless approach to current affairs, both unrepentant and unsurprised by the reaction to his Newsnight appearance.
"Any mention of black or Islam in anything apart from a wholly favourable context is instantly pounced upon," he says. "This is an absurdity. The whole thing showed how childish we've become. There is a kind of feverish dementia which has overcome us on the subject of race in England."
Anyway, he adds: "I've seen nothing to prove that my analysis was wrong." So, does he worry about what might happen this summer? "Yes," he says, pointing to the recent shootings in Toulouse. "The issues are different, but multicultural societies are very difficult societies."
He continues: "There are two ways in which you can handle a very diverse society: one is that nobody is allowed to say anything rude about anybody; the other is in which we are robust, in which, if imams, for example, handed out leaflets saying that Muslim law and the teaching of the Koran requires the execution of gays, we shouldn't punish them for it, but I [he is homosexual] should equally be free to say Islam is a vile religion and that it was a catastrophe that we ever allowed its spread in Britain."
One gets the impression that you could provoke Dr Starkey into saying something controversial on any subject. Although "agnostic" about gay marriage, for example, he worries that if the issue is forced too much, Britain will risk the same "culture wars" as in America. "We are coming very close to that," he says. "And that's very ugly."
No doubt if I'd called him yesterday, he would have had something provocative to say about Greggs's pasties. Does he say these things to court controversy, to revel in the sobriquet of the "rudest man in Britain", which he earned while presenting The Moral Maze on Radio 4 in the Nineties?
I don't think so. In fact, I think it's the opposite. It's because he's so polite – and so intellectually curious – that he can't resist answering any questions put to him.
You might disagree with him – I do, for what it's worth – but he has a right to be heard without being hollered at by people who haven't taken the trouble to understand what he's trying, with the best intentions, to say.
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, reopens to the public on Sunday, general admission £9.50. Details: 01242 604 244, www.sudeleycastle.co.uk


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Future Publishing, the UK's largest games media group has found a new channel through to its dedicated audience of gamers: dating.
Yes, now YOU can find love with that special someone who shares your love of obscure text adventures and who also finished Leisure Suit Larry.
We'd imagine.
A brief search indicates nothing in the way of platform preference or abhorrence of specific genres, which should be a must for any serious dating site aimed at gamers.
Indeed going through the first few pages, we were asked about eye colour (red) and hair (bald), but nothing at all about Horde/Alliance affiliation or whether we were DS or PSP freaks. In fact, having signed up, we couldn't see *anything* about games at all.
Not a single pale, emo-type chick with claws from playing Fallout III non-stop since late last year.
We'd be inclined to think it's nothing more than a cheap rip-off, if we didn't know that Future have your best interests at heart...
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FGB is one of FITBuddies' favorite workouts that will be completed many times throughout the year. I wanted to do it at the beginning of the year to get their baseline scores so we can compare their improvement for the FGB fundraiser in September.
1 min. on at each exercise for 3 rounds (today we rested 2 minutes in b/w rounds)
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Kristen (weight 12.5K, 6lb WB, step ups) = 164
Xenia (12.5K, 6lb WB, step ups) = 158
Spencer (12.5K, 6lb WB) = 177
Jeremy (15K, 12lb WB) = 190
*Jeremy's first time using this weight
Highlights of the Day…
–Spencer's excitement and enthusiasm to be back at FIT. "Wow, Jen I sure did miss you and FITBuddies! Did you know we haven't seen each other since LAST year!" Today his mom was telling me how excited he was to come back and how grateful she was for the program (for the health benefits) but especially because of the social experience
-I asked Xenia if she missed her 'boyfriend' while she was gone (she calls one of the trainers her 'boyfriend' but says she has multiple FIT boyfriends:) She said, "JEN!!! You're so silly. Well…Almost." I laughed and said "what, one more week and then you would have missed him?" She just started giggling
–Kristen was so excited to see everyone at FIT it was hard to keep her focused. Everytime it was her turn to row she would barely move and just yell out to everyone. Our joke of that day that got her moving everytime was for me to yell over to her as loud as I could, "Kristen, Kristen are you sleeping!!??" Then she'd roll up her sleeves and she actually worked harder than I've seen her work in a long time
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Thursday, 8 August 2013
Harassment Probe Tory Council Leader Quits.
CRAWLEY has had another shock political resignation today as Tory Council Leader Bob Lanzer has sensationally stepped down from his role, tbg can reveal.
Lanzer recently faced a Tory HQ and police probe over harassment accusations by council colleague, Karl Williamson, who has since quit the Tory Party and joined UKIP.
TBG revealed earlier this week a report by former Crawley Deputy & current Acting Tory Association Chairman about councillors conduct during a Full Council Meeting in Crawley. tbg can today exclusively reveal Lanzer's response to the controversial report made in April.
In emails seen by this website, Lanzer said - "In terms of comments about which councillors did and did not defend certain positions (e.g. spare room subsidy), there will only be a limited number of members who can because of time constraints. Not all members who indicate will be called.
"That said, there are members of the group who might appear not to have the capacity to make that kind of contribution.
"Everyone brings different strengths to the table whether it be campaigning, debate or an assiduous approach to ward and community work.
"I have worked with a number of Borough and District Conservative Groups in England through LGID (Local Government Improvement and Development) and they all have weaknesses just as we do, but we can always do better."
In a statement released this morning regards his resignation, Councillor Lanzer said: "Recent events may have distracted from the good work of the council, which is contrary to my purpose.
"These events of the past few months have caused me some stress and moved the focus from providing quality services for Crawley residents to disputes between individuals.
"Now that the police and party investigations against me have ended without any charges, cautions or suspensions respectively, this is the right time to stand down and allow the council to move forward under a new Leader."
23 comments:
- Simon Darroch said...
Party investigations were only dropped because Lee Gilroy and Karl Williamson have been bullied out of the party. And because mine was the original and only complaint left because I'm just an activist party member and party voter they deemed as something that doesn't need to be taken any further. The whole thing is a cover up. Rightfully any party will protect itself from harm but from corruption to that's wrong very wrong.
From the councillors point of view this blind defence is about nothing more than money. Thousands can be lost or gained at a stroke thru promotion or demotion so for that reason they chose to support Bob. They made a bad choice.
I'd like everyone to reflect on the fact that if people had followed what Henry and area wanted in the first place and that is for bob to stand down and with my press release he could have gone with dignity and all this damage could have been avoided.
But he didn't greed and an obsession with power took over because in the real world it's difficult to get a job so selfishness became more important than selflessness which in an elected official is wrong.
- 7:21 pm, August 08, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
Bollocks, Mr Darroch.
- 8:43 pm, August 08, 2013
- Anonymous said...
I find myself agreeing with Mason Symonds
- 10:21 am, August 09, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
As in Perry Mason.
- 8:42 pm, August 09, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
As in Perry Mason, the great TV detective. Thank you, 'anonymous', I'm flattered.
- 8:46 pm, August 09, 2013
- Anonymous said...
http://m.facebook.com/crawleynews/posts/538113039578042 so the ex leader lied and disgraceful will he now step down as a councillor in shame
- 9:18 am, August 10, 2013
- Anonymous said...
THE former leader of Crawley Borough Council has been accused of misleading people after stepping down following a police investigation.
Bob Lanzer announced yesterday he was resigning as leader following the conclusion of a police investigations into claims he and recently defected UKIP councillor Karl Williamson harassed each other.
ADMISSION: Bob Lanzer admitted he should have given the full picture
ADMISSION: Bob Lanzer admitted he should have given the full picture
The Pound Hill South and Worth councillor said he decided to step down after the police investigation "ended without any charges, cautions or suspensions".
However he failed to mention the fact he and ex-Tory cllr Williamson had each been issued with a Police Information Notice (PIN).
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This means the police are not commenting on the truth of the allegations but that a notice has been issued informing the two parties that an allegation has been made. It will be kept on file in case further allegations are made in the future.
Cllr Williamson said: "Bob hasn't given the full picture and there are many inaccuracies in his story. Sussex Police gave both of us a Police Information Notice."
He added that a Conservative party investigation into cllr Williamson's claims against him for sexual harassment had not taken place. Cllr Lanzer had also said in his statement that the Tory party investigation had ended without charges, cautions or suspensions.
Cllr Williamson said: "They did not even hear the case because I left the party before the meeting on 15th August 2013 was due to take place."
Cllr Lanzer admitted that it "would have been better" to mention the issuing of the PINs in his statement.
- 1:18 pm, August 10, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
Masonic UKIP 'Turn-Coat' Karl Williamson - and his followers who are looking increasingly pathetic - should be drowning in their own hypocrisy.
If they think there are now grounds for Cllr Lanzer to stand down as Pound Hill Councillor - which I personally think is nonsense - then there are certainly enough grounds for Karl Williamson to stand down as UKIP councillor - or for UKIP to boot him out promptly (as well as Lee Gilroy).
- 9:07 pm, August 10, 2013
- Anonymous said...
The Masonic Ukip nutters in Crawley who keep smearing Lanzer are vile, depraved and disgusting people.
- 9:50 pm, August 10, 2013
- Richard W Symonds said...
Councillor Keith 'Brockers' Brockwell (non-masonic camp) said to be the first declared candidate.
- 11:36 pm, August 10, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
http://www.theblueguerilla.co.uk/2013/0 ... ed-by.html
owen richards said...
Just for clarity, I am not and have never been a freemason. In fact, I have concerns about how a councillor in Warwickshire was let off expenses fraud with a slapped wrist when he and the chair of Standards were both masons, and I tend to be suspicious of people with power who are in the 'charity'.
- 6:13 am, August 11, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
What I do find amusing and revealing is that the navel-gazing Maidenbower Forum - one I was permanently banned from for daring to even mention local Freemasons (let alone criticise them)- mentions absolutely nothing about Bob Lanzer's resignation:
- 6:31 am, August 11, 2013
- Anonymous said...
So bob lanzer is now joining UKIP to be with his special friend Karl Williamson. Duncan Crow has always wanted to be leader and now has the perfect chance but oh dear it seems Claire Denman AKA Labour Stooge has always wanted to be leader and now as acting leader I bet she regrets selling her house.
What concerns me is that Claire is now going to have a battle with Duncan and this only means the Conservative party will split further. Maybe the Masonic control should come forward from Leeny Walker to become the worlds first black council leader.
Richard W. Symonds
Masonic Correspondent for Crawley
- 8:36 am, August 11, 2013
- Sunshine said...
There has not been a single mention of the Crawley Conservative's troubles on the Maidenbower Forum ever since the false allegations were first made against Bob Lanzer back in June.
At around the same time, Richard's Gatwick Ideas Forum also became unavailable and has been ever since. There was a huge and increasing amount of criticism on the Gatwick Forum of the Maidenbower Forum and it's severe moderation. The demise of Gatwick Forum is very likely to be connected to this.
- 12:27 pm, August 11, 2013
- Richard Symonds said...
I would expect councillor Lenny Walker to be the masonic choice as he is the only mason with cabinet experience. There is bound to be an official non-masonic choice as well as a dark horse candidate that would seek to come through the middle.
- 12:40 pm, August 11, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
Do I feel flattered certain people are again starting to pose as myself?
No - I think it is extremely weird.
As for the Gatwick City of Ideas Forum, may I assure the likes of 'Sunshine' that it is still going strong - despite being 'totally wiped' a few years ago 'by persons unknown' (although I know exactly who they are).
I was devastated at the time, as I lost 7 years of research work which had nothing whatever to do with local politics, freemasonry et al.
- 2:32 pm, August 11, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
I agree the Gatwick City of Masons Forum was a great site and all the info being wiped was dreadful. I know exactly who it was Her Flick and its because you tried to have me prosecuted for lible when I was telling everyone the truth about the masonic leadership at the council.
- 4:22 pm, August 12, 2013
- R W Symonds said...
I am sick of everyone pretending to be me. I am the real Richard Symonds and this has to stop I cant take anymore.I can hear voices all calling my name.
- 6:52 pm, August 12, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
Will "Richard W. Symonds" (in black) and RW Symonds (in black) please seek medical help. You are probably one and the same person - and showing schizophrenia tendencies. All the more reason to seek medical advice.
Oh, and you're a twat.
- 8:45 pm, August 12, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
If anyone is interested in telling the truth, the real "Richard W. Symonds" is in red. That's me.
Those twats posing as me are in black - and again I would urge them to seek urgent medical help.
- 6:53 am, August 13, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
Sorry, that's "blue", not "red".
Freudian slip;)
- 7:21 am, August 13, 2013
- Richard W. Symonds said...
HaHa HaHa
"red" not "blue" he he he
- 5:55 pm, August 15, 2013
- Socialist Warrior said...
Well Well it seems that Cllr Lanzer and Cllr Williamson have been meeting with the Chairman of UKIP Lee Gilroy in sleezy Country pubs for drinks. Are Bob and Karl back on again and have they started their affair. Dirty Sods at it again.
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Its been quite a start to the New Year. After all the hype of 21st December we entered 2013 with some trepidation. All my plans to write more often were twarted by the flu and then my intentions to detox were twarted by the many important birthdays I have in january. Almost one every day! I spent a wonderful few days with my daughter for her birthday doing girlie things like shopping in Bicester village and going to see the wonderful film "The Life of Pi". We spent a great day at the Manoir aux Quat're Saisons learning to cook with Raymond Blanc- our Christmas present. A wonderful joyful time. But then on the Sunday I was called to my mum's care home because mum had contracted a chest infection. After suffering for 15 years with that brutal disease Alzheimer's she succumbed and passed peacefully into "that good night" It happened so quickly and I felt numb . I didn't even cry! I then threw myself into doing all the practical things you have to do when someone dies. I was comforted by all the messages of sympathy I received from friends and clients.You then think so much about all the wonderful times we had and what a beautiful mum she was. I was truly blessed. I've been writing something to say at her memorial and I came across this wonderful parable I would like to share. This is for all those women who are mums and those who may be one day and even those who choose not to be for whatever reason. We all come from a woman. Don't take them for granted. Appreciate them every day if you can. They are the lovers and the nurturers. The glue that holds families together.
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The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. Her Guide said, "Yes, and the way is hard. But the end will be better than the beginning."
The young mother was happy, and she would not believe that anything could be better than these years. So she played with her children, and gathered flowers for them along the way. The sun shone on them and life was good, and the young mother exclaimed, "Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."
Then night came, and tempests tossed. The path was dark, and the children shook with fear and cold. The mother drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said, "Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come to us." And the mother cried, "This is better than the brightness of the day, for I have taught my children courage."
Morning came and there was a hill ahead. The children climbed and grew weary, but at all times she exhorted the children, "A little patience and we are there." So the children climbed, and when they had reached the top they said, "We could not have done it without you, Mother." The mother, when she lay down that night, looked up at the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last for my children have learned fortitude in the face of harshness."
The next day brought strange clouds which darkened the earth—clouds of war, of hate and of evil. The children groped and stumbled, and the mother shouted, "Look up! Lift your eyes to the Light." The children looked up and above the clouds they saw an Everlasting Glory. It guided them and brought them beyond the darkness. And that night the mother got down on her knees and prayed, "This is the best day of all, for I have shown my children my God."
The days went on, and the weeks and months and years and the mother grew old. She was tired and bone weary. Her children were now tall and strong and walked with faith and courage. And when the way was hard, they helped their mother; when the way was tough, they lifted her and carried her. At last they came to a hill and beyond the hill they could see a shiny road and golden gates opened wide.
The mother said, "I've reached the end of my journey. And now I know that the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, and their children after them."
The children replied, "You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the golden gates."
They stood and watched their mother as she went on alone, and the gates closed after her. And they said to each other, "We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a living presence."
And that will be my mum. A beautiful living presence in my heart forever. Goodnight my darling mum. Keep dancing in the Winter Gardens in the Sky. Sleep tight. x
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★★★★★ As artistic director of her own troupe, Farrell was able to take her devotion to Balanchine and her aspiration to promote and preserve his legacy to a new level. For nearly 20 years, Washington audiences have enjoyed an annual mini-festival of Balanchine's works…
Carmen de Lavallade Honoured at The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honours
Dancer, choreographer, actress, teacher, director, writer, and mentor, Carmen de Lavallade is a true artist in every sense of the word – and a true legend.
Feature – Suzanne Farrell Ballet's Final Performances in Washington
This season the Suzanne Farrell Ballet is bidding farewell to its audiences with final performances at the Kennedy Center Opera House, December 7-9. There will be two programs, each featuring a selection of George Balanchine's choreographic gems…
Mariinsky Ballet – La Bayadѐre – Washington
★★★✰✰ Since its creation 140 years ago, La Bayadѐre has been one of the Mariinsky Ballet's calling cards and the Russian company can make this enduring classic shine in all its stylistic glory and theatrical splendor.
Jessica Lang – Catching up with the Choreographer and Director
Answer: "Do it!" Question: "What advice would you give to a young dancer who aspires to choreograph?"
New York City Ballet – American Rhapsody, The Four Temperaments, The Times Are Racing – Washington
★★★✰✰ To watch works created by the 29-year old Justin Peck, resident choreographer of New York City Ballet, is to experience what it feels like to be young.
New York City Ballet – Square Dance, Tarantella, Odessa, Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes – Washington
★★★★★ Alexei Ratmansky's Odessa left me breathless. The dancing (I saw both casts) was phenomenal on all levels: assured, expressive, and thoroughly dramatic.
Washington Ballet – Lilac Garden, The Dream, Frontier (premiere) – Washington
★★★✰✰ Ethan Stiefel's Frontier, his first significant commission, had all the right ingredients… Yet the ballet, with its space travel theme, didn't leave much of an impression…
Ballet Across America – Opening Night Celebration 2017 – Washington
★★★★✰ Ballet Across America – a festival that showcases the stylistic, creative and geographical diversity of American ballet – returned to the Kennedy Center this month…
Hamburg Ballet – The Little Mermaid – Washington
★★★✰✰ It's a somber and dark story; yet in Neumeier's hands it gets even darker. Don't expect Disney's happily-ever-after – this Little Mermaid is certainly not for children.
Mariinsky Ballet – The Little Humpbacked Horse – Washington
★★★★✰ Who knew the Mariinsky dancers are a group of profoundly entertaining comedians?
American Ballet Theatre – Swan Lake – Washington
★★★★✰ Making her debut in the role of Odette/Odile 28-year-old soloist Devon Teuscher emerged as a shining star in American Ballet Theatre's Swan Lake at the Kennedy Center Opera House last week.
San Francisco Ballet – Cinderella – Washington
★★★✰✰ Yet for all its narrative surprises and witty designs, this Cinderella is a curiously underwhelming work when it comes to the choreography.
Royal Swedish Ballet – Juliet and Romeo – Washington
★★★✰✰ The production nevertheless intrigues the eye and is fueled by the exceptional dancing of the company's talented and dedicated dancers.
Washington Ballet – Hamlet – Washington
★★✰✰✰ There is, however, one undeniably compelling personage in this somewhat flat production of Hamlet – the quiet and fragile Ophelia, as portrayed by Venus Villa…
New York City Ballet – La Sylphide, Bournonville Divertissements – Washington
★★★✰✰ In his staging of La Sylphide, Martins not only removes the intermission, thus shortening the performance time, he also accelerates the pace of the events. It feels as if the story rushes at you with…
New York City Ballet – Works By Balanchine, Martins, Peck and Wheeldon – Washington
★★★✰✰ The first of two mixed programs that New York City Ballet presented at the Kennedy Center Opera House in March offered a wide variety of works…


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On the 16th and 17th January 2014, the consortium of the ISIS project joined together at C-Tech Innovation Ltd, UK, to mark the start of the project and discuss objectives and future actions. The two day welcoming event took place at the Project Coordinator's offices and labs in Capenhurst, Chester and a tour of the facilities was also included. On the first day, the ten partners ran through their work package presentations and discussed financial objectives. The second day was to discuss the dissemination plan for the project, including the public website, newsletters, press releases, and future events and workshops. For more information on the ISIS project, please read the Project Launch Press Release here>>
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Inner Mazes - Souls Guides
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About the game
Carefully crafted puzzles in a challenging turn based 3D platformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of illusion, ghosts and spiritual guides. In I.M.: Souls Guides, you'll become Lucas, a medium seeking enlightenment through the ways of afro-brazilian traditions. During your journey you'll interact with a few lost souls and entities looking for help and willing to help you in return.
There are four entities you'll learn to incorporate to solve the puzzle. However, don't misuse them as you are the medium channeling their energy and they will need your energy to keep acting after their energy is drained. As you walk through the levels and find hidden items and/or levels, you'll have access to some real information regarding these entities (not yet implemented).
Key features
- Lucas - the protagonist. He is a born medium but only recently he started his active development. He is in a constant journey for spirituality and knowledge. His energy bar is your health, if it is over you died.
- Exu - He is the first spiritual guide to be in contact with Lucas. He is linked to knowledge and the material world. His traits are of being well tempered and having the ability to traverse the most dark places with a loud laugh. He recover his energy with sugarcane liquor. Exu can open hidden paths and walk through flames.
- Pombagira - She is also known to have bonds with prosperity and the material world as well as Exu. However, her vibration reverbs with the femine. She also traverse the darkness with a laugh. Pombagira can destoy obstacles and walk through flames. She can recover her energy with wine cups.
- Erê (child spirit) - Erê is an entity with many traits of children behaviour that has chosen a specific spiritual evolution towards purity and innocence. He is always in a rush and never walk, which means that he always move two tiles at once, jump over gaps or small obstacles. He is also the only character capable of skip a turn by playing. He gather his energy with candies.
- Preto Velho - Preto Velho is the spirit of an old black man that was alive during slavery. He is very wise and holds the knowledge of many mysteries and fundamentals to the healing art and spiritual enlightenment. He can walk over water and also regenerate health. He can recover energy with coffee.
system requirements
Windows - Minimum
- OS: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater
- HDD: 210 MB available space
- Graphics card: 512 MB DirectX 10 compatible graphics card
- Sound Card: DirectX 10 compatible
- DirectX: Version 10
Required configuration
Windows - Minimum
- OS: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core or Greater
- HDD: 210 MB available space
- Graphics card: 512 MB DirectX 10 compatible graphics card
- Sound Card: DirectX 10 compatible
- DirectX: Version 10
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Platform:
Win 7 32/64 bits Win 8 32/64 bits Win 10 32/64 bits Mac OS X
- Number of players:
- 1+
- Release date:
- 2017-11-10
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WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
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Alternative name North/South Shelly, Shelly
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
DirectionRight and left
PowerHollow, Fast, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
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Pretty nice spot, fun, easy waves. Locals are good people, just respect everyone in the water. Gets crowded in the school holidays especially South Shelly. Pick a sand bank and have a good day. Can get swell 6ft+ but cant handle it very well.
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By Anonymous , 05-12-2009
north shelly - north shelly is so much betta. ur wastin ur time goin 2 south shell unless ur a kook or a wog who wants 2 swim in a rip
By BRETT , 04-04-2008
neva is really good - the beach has its off days is more shit on days than good best thing to do is to walk to nrth shelly has much betta waves n breaks
By Anonymous , 16-12-2007
alrite - south shelly cant really hold anything over 5ft but other then that its alrite. gts really packed in the chrissy holiys.
some good banks towards north shelly but also genreally packed
some quality reek breaks right on the south end of the beach
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It's fair to say that Leeds Rhinos' back rower Stevie Ward has had a fair few lay offs in his career thus far and Get 'em Onside met the 24-year-old as he was getting back towards full fitness following a head collision with team mate Mikolaj Oledski in their recent loss to Huddersfield. Ruled out of the Rhinos' home defeat to Catalans, this interview took place two days before that match and, despite featuring in the second half of the Giants match after the incident, he admitted that probably wasn't the best idea. "This is probably the first day where I've started to feel better from it really," he explained. "It's taken a week really to get back to being ok. I've been quite foggy, very dazy and slow at processing information but now I'm getting there," and, of his re-entrance into the fold following the incident against Huddersfield, he confessed it wasn't the best choice. "I should definitely not have come back on. I went a bit under the radar with Mikolaj being so bad and my automatic position is to just get back up and carry on."
That desire to get back and carry on, no matter what, though, is one attribute which has seen the academy graduate rise to fan favourite status and, while he himself doesn't feel he has been at his best this season, his commitment to the cause is unquestionable. In what is far from Leeds' – or his – best year, Ward admits that it's been frustrating for the team. "Obviously we've had players out but they've been key players in key positions and it's hard then to get into the flow of what everyone else is doing – that synchronicity of a team drops away when people come in and out of the team," he expressed. "It's been so frustrating but it's opened up a new challenge to see what we can do with what we have got and, against St Helens, we showed that we can still do it and have a dig." On whether that match gave the Rhinos a bit of faith that they will turn their form around, Ward agreed, adding that it "reinstilled the belief, that faith in the process and what we are doing. That's hard when you're losing back to back but Saints showed that we can still do it."
A positive aspect of Leeds' injury woes has, however, undoubtedly been the opportunities it has offered to the likes of Mikolaj Oledski and Cameron Smith – both of whom have shown that they can mix it with the experienced pros of Super League – as well as Harry Newman, the young centre who played against both Saints and Catalans. All three of whom have graduated through the Rhinos' academy setup like Ward and, such are the tender ages of the three aforementioned prodigies, the three time Super League winner now finds himself as one of the team's leaders. "I'm really excited for the future," Ward declared. "There is always a transition period when key players leave at the same time [Sinfield, Peacock and Leuluai in 2015, McGuire and Burrow 2017] and this year we have to find the way forward." Of the new talent coming through currently at the club, the back rower confirmed his excitement as seeing them emerge first hand, revealing a name he finds to be similar to himself. "It's really exciting. Cam [Smith] reminds me a lot of me – he's always wanting more for himself, wanting more opportunities for himself," he revealed.
However, Ward being one of the new generation's leaders may not have even come to pass had the days building up to Leeds' Grand Final triumph over Castleford gone differently. A mere week before Super League's showpiece event, the second rower suffered a shoulder dislocation in the semi-final victory over Hull FC which seemed certain to rule him out of contention for the final. After the injury, Ward admitted that, when in agony, he was going to leave rugby behind. "It wasn't that I was giving in – I felt that I had something behind me to go and do something else, it was more moving on than giving in – and I felt that I had that faith in what I can do and what I could choose to do." Clearly a deep thinker, Ward professed that the injury gave him an opportunity to push on. "I needed to create space from that stimulus. They say that history doesn't repeat itself but it felt like for me it was going to – it felt like I was going to miss another Grand Final [Leeds' 2015 success]. I had a choice – I could walk away and see how things went or I could get my shoulder back in and have a real good go."
"That's why that week was so special for me," Leeds' number thirteen shared, emotional about what he believes was one of the best of his career. "Off the back of the group of players being able to do that after 2016 and for me to be able to go do that, choose what I wanted to do… it was massive." Indeed, Ward not only took to the field but played for the full eighty minutes, exorcising the demons from his 2015 absence while also proving himself right to do everything he could to take to the Old Trafford field last October. "When you're on that mission to win, it's almost like you transcend the pain, transcend the normal and your right mind so the shoulder wasn't an issue at all – the effort to play the full match after that injury… it was magical for me." Reflecting once more on the victory and his remarkable physical feat to feature in it, the boyhood Leeds fan professed that "in this game, it's hard to take stock – you rarely get chance to unless it's after a Grand Final victory. I had that opportunity and it was amazing."
It must be remembered that sandwiched in between Leeds' 2015 and 2017 Super League triumphs was one of the worst seasons of the club's history as they finished a lowly ninth, missing out on a chance to retain their title and having to participate in The Qualifiers. That experience and adversity, however, only served to ensure that last season's exploits were even more special. "After 2015, where I felt I played great, my course took a different path as I had a twelve-month injury to get back from, so 2017 was me coming back from that," he explained, continuing that "there was a lot of drive for the whole team as well as me so, with that cherry on the top at the end… it was amazing for us all.
Now, after that highly emotional week, Ward spoke of the pride in which he took the armband for the first time against Catalans recently. While the Rhinos succumbed to the Dragons in France last month, it was still an honour for the Leeds-born forward and he is looking forward to fulfilling the role for the rest of the season once he returns from concusison. "To be the acting captain now for the rest of the season, I'm hoping that the experiences I've had can come in handy around the boys if stuff gets hard – to make your own decisions and to fight through adversity, something Rhinos do anyway!" he expressed. One other thing the man with 125 Leeds appearances to his name wants to do through the rest of the season is to improve his form, admitting that it hasn't been the best in 2018. "It's been alright in patches, my form hasn't been the most consistent… it's all about getting time back on the pitch for me, I missed pre-season and I missed six weeks after the Melbourne match so it's about getting games under my belt and reaching that consistency," he explained.
Indeed, a return to form may also see a return to the England fold for Ward, a man yet to be capped but one who was initially included in the 2017 RLWC squad only to withdraw in order recover from his shoulder injury – surely international honours are inevitable in the not too distant future, something Ward is hoping for, saying "hopefully if I've had enough time on the field come the end of the year I'll be in the frame for England and I can put my hand up – but that's if they require me, of course, and if I fit into their plans."
Looking at the emerging generation of Rhinos at this moment in time, the pensive Ward outlined his awareness that players coming through at this time are different to those of ten years ago – who were different then from two decades past. "The generation is different now, the upbringing is different to what I've had and to what people before me had," Ward articulated. "Technology and social media has changed our world and these youngsters have got to work that out, they've got more to focus on and it can be quite tough at times. They've got that reality that's been placed on them and they have to think about whether they have an image to uphold and stuff like that… it means there's going to be different types of people, different types of characters, that are going to start coming through." Agreeing with that notion, Get 'em Onside asked about the impact he believes older players can have on the youngsters coming through. "Once they're in the team environment and put their phones down they can learn from others, they can learn what to cut out. It's all too easy these days, though, for everyone to be on their phones," although Ward shared that there is something of an unwritten rule at Leeds that players shouldn't be glued to their phones.
It is clear from speaking to the fans' favourite that he is aware of aspects of modern life which could affect a person's mental health and Ward has been praised in recent times for his willingness to openly talk about his own struggle with depression as well as his Mantality website whose tagline is 'for the millenial mind'. Only started after the aforementioned twelve month injury lay off, Ward's availability to star in last season's Grand Final may only have been down to his strength of character and belief, something which will only have been strengthened through dealing with his depression. "I struggled badly in 2014 personally but I just cracked on through it, lived through it really. 2015 was like my own medicine where I'd got back to playing how I knew I could play, that self-esteem really and that was great compared to how I felt in 2014," he professed. "2016 was harder, I had an injury lay off where I was going to be out for twelve months and I had three knee operations and one shoulder op to top it off… I had four in the space of a year and I only played the last four games in 2016. The team wasn't doing well," acknowledging how difficult it was to see that happening whilst knowing there wasn't anything he could do to improve on-field matters.
It was during this time that Ward, following a discussion with the Rhinos' team doctor where he explained anxiety troubles he was having, realised there wasn't a quick fix for his issues. Instead, he was introduced to the literary work of Tim Ferriss, especially his book 'The 4-hour work week' and the player himself admitted that this time was when things started to change for him. "It was the first time where I'd really started opening my mind to other stuff and the book completely did that," he admits, sharing the quote "what we fear most is what we most need to do" as one which stuck clearest with him. "I began to wonder about what I was fearing and why I was getting anxious thoughts about." What he discovered was that it was the worry that mental health was something he – or other people – couldn't talk about openly. "It shouldn't be the case that people don't vocalise it in changing rooms or in stadiums and workplaces. It's almost like there is a fear of coming out of the box of just being a rugby player." It was during this time that the idea of starting Mantality blossomed in his mind, Ward explaining that "it was something to vent my drive into." Continuing that drive is one of the biggest things to get sportsman through their matches and challenges, the need to redirect that drive when not playing was key for Ward. "Mantality is an online hub for the millenial male and it will talk about mental health like it's a normal thing," he declared, agreeing with Get 'em Onside's belief that it should be looked at on-par with physical health. "I continue to try to break that down and I will continue to do so. Opening your mind and opening up are big things for people now," he outlined, stating his belief that folk need to learn how to do this.
With regular podcasts uploaded to his Mantality website – including a recent installment featuring rugby union star Danny Cipriani – Ward's return to playing action for Leeds in 2017 was a successful one, ending in silverware. Following his latest lay off through concussion, he will be keen to ensure his comeback against – hopefully – Wigan signals the start of an improved end to the season for the Rhinos as they aim to hold onto their spot in the top eight of Super League. Going forward, however, it is clear that Leeds have the talent coming through to be continue their recent trophy winning past. Ward will be a big part of that as a leader of a new generation coming through and, following his own struggles, his ability to triumph both personally and professionally through adversity will stand him and his team mates in good stead for the rest of 2018 and beyond.