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As previous literature updates, we have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases.
#1 Acute and Overuse Injuries in Soccer - What about the Evidence Level?
Reference: Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2014 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]
[Article in German]
Authors: Kelm J, Ludwig O, Ahlhelm F, Andre B, Hopp S
Summary: Over the last years, several studies on harmful events (h. e.) in soccer have been published. The aim was to develop a ranking of these studies according to their evidence, and to analyse the data with respect to the number of study participants, athletes' status, gender distribution, and genesis of harmful events in soccer. Between 1976 and 2011, the data bases MEDLINE, EBMR, and SPOTLIT were scanned by the keywords/combinations: soccer, acute injuries, overuse injuries, training, and match. In doing so, 644 initially potential relevant articles were found. On the basis of the QUORUM standard, 78 potentially relevant articles were filtered out, and an The results were rated according to importance and shown descriptively, because the heterogeneity of the study inhibited meta-analytical evaluation. 23 % of the publications could be assigned to EBL 2a - 2c, 27 % to EBL 3a and 3b, and 50 % to EBL 4 and 5. The studies comprised altogether 22 294 male and 2375 female athletes; 87 % of the male and 29 % of the female were professional athletes. 7 usable publications with a total of 8011 h. e. in men and 6 publications with 1055 h. e. in women dealt with contact/non-contact genesis of h. e.. 46 % male (72 % female) athletes suffered from h. e. caused by contact events, and 54 % male (28 % female) athletes suffered from h. e. caused by non-contact events. The distribution of acute and overuse injuries was analysed in 9969 h. e. in men (11 publications), and in 624 h. e. in women (5 publications). On average, the number of acute injuries (90 % male, 86 % female) was much higher than that of overuse injuries. The prevalence of h. e. with respect to training or match playing was analysed in 11 studies with 10 078 h. e. in men, and in 4 studies with 546 harmful events in women. 35 % of men's h. e. occurred during training and 65 % during matches, whereas 60 % of the women's h. e. occurred during training and 40 % during matches. The number of athletes included in the studies is quite low in relation to the number of active athletes. Studies of professional athletes are over-represented. Independent of gender, there are more acute injuries than overuse injuries, whereas the distribution of harmful events with respect to genesis and occurrence during training and match is gender-specific. The studies' evidence level is quite low in relation to the socio-economic significance of this kind of sport; the studies' evidence is higher for women.
#2 Sudden cardiac death in the soccer field: a retrospective study in young soccer players from 2000 to 2013
Reference: Phys Sportsmed. 2014 Nov;42(4):20-9. doi: 10.3810/psm.2014.11.2088.
Authors: Davogustto G, Higgins J.
Summary: Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with over 200 million active players. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents the most striking as well as the most common cause of death in the soccer field. Underlying cardiovascular pathologies predispose to life threatening ventricular arrhythmias and SCD in soccer players. Up to thousands to hundred thousands players might have an underlying condition that predisposes them for SCD. After several media striking SCD events in soccer players the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has made screening recommendations that are more thorough than the ones recommended for the American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. We present a retrospective search through Internet databases that resulted in 54 soccer players with SCD events from 2000 until 2013. In this article, we will describe and discuss the conditions of those cases of SCD in order to provide more knowledge of the factors that may precipitate SCD in young soccer players.
#3 Hamstrings strength imbalance in professional football (soccer) players in Australia
Reference: J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Ardern CL, Pizzari T, Wollin M, Webster KE.
Summary: The aim of this study was to describe the isokinetic thigh muscle strength profile of professional male football players in Australia. Concentric (60° and 240°/second) and eccentric (30° and 120°/second) hamstrings and quadriceps isokinetic strength was measured with a HUMAC NORM dynamometer. The primary variables were bilateral concentric and eccentric hamstring and quadriceps peak torque ratios, concentric hamstring-quadriceps peak torque ratios, and mixed ratios (eccentric hamstring 30°/second ÷ concentric quadriceps 240°/second). Hamstring strength imbalance was defined as deficits in any two of: bilateral concentric hamstring peak torque ratio < 0.86, bilateral eccentric hamstring peak torque ratio < 0.86, concentric hamstring-quadriceps ratio < 0.47, mixed ratio < 0.80. Fifty-five strength tests involving 42 players were conducted. Ten players (24%) were identified as having hamstring strength imbalance. Athletes with strength imbalance had significantly reduced concentric and eccentric bilateral hamstring peak torque ratios at all angular velocities tested; and reduced eccentric quadriceps peak torque (30°/second) in their stance leg, compared to those without strength imbalance. Approximately one in four players had preseason hamstring strength imbalance; and all strength deficits were observed in the stance leg. Concentric and eccentric hamstrings strength imbalance may impact in-season football performance, and could have implications for the future risk of injury.
#4 Relationships Between RPE- and HR-derived Measures of Internal Training Load in Professional Soccer Players: A Comparison of On-field Integrated Training Sessions
Reference: Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2014 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Campos-Vazquez MA, Mendez-Villanueva A, Gonzalez-Jurado JA, León-Prados JA, Santalla A, Suarez-Arrones L.
Summary: Describe the internal training load (ITL) of common training sessions performed during a typical week and to determine the relationships between different indicators of ITL commonly employed in professional football. Session-RPE TL (sRPE-TL) and HR-derived measurements of ITL as Edward's-TL and Stagno training impulses (TRIMPMOD) were used in nine players during three periods of the season. The relationships between them were analyzed in different training sessions during a typical week: Skill Drills/Circuit Training+Small-Sided Games (SCT+SSGs), Ball-Possession Games+Technical-Tactical Exercises (BPG+TTE), Tactical-Training (TT) and Pre-Match activation (PMa). HR values obtained during SCT+SSGs and BPG+TTE were substantially greater than the other two sessions, all the ITL markers and session duration were substantially greater in SCT+SSGs than in any other session, and all ITL measures in BPG+TTE were substantially greater than in TT and PMa sessions. Large relationships were found between HR>80% HRmax- and HR>90% HRmax - sRPR-TL during BPG+TTE and TT sessions (r = 0.61 to 0.68). Very large relationships were founded between Edward's TL - sRPE-TL and between TRIMPMOD - sRPE-TL in sessions with BPG+TTE and TT (r = 0.73 to 0.87). Correlations between the different HR-based methods were always extremely large (r = 0.92 to 0.98), and unclear correlations were observed for other relationships between variables. Session-RPE provided variable magnitude within-individual correlations with HR-derived measures of training intensity and load during different types of training sessions typically performed during a week in professional soccer. Caution should be applied when using RPE- or HR-derived measures of exercise intensity/load in soccer training interchangeably.
#5 Changes in acceleration and deceleration capacity throughout professional soccer match-play
Reference: J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Russell M, Sparkes W, Northeast J, Cook CJ, Love TD, Bracken RM, Kilduff LP.
Summary: As the acceleration and deceleration demands of soccer are currently not well understood, this study aimed to profile markers of acceleration and deceleration capacity during professional soccer match-play. This within-player observational study required reserve team players from a Premier League club to wear 10 Hz Global Positioning System units throughout competitive matches played in the 2013/2014 competitive season. Data is presented for players who completed four or more games during the season (n = 11) and variables are presented according to six 15 min intervals (I1-6: 00:00-14:59 min, 15:00-29:59 min, 30:00-44:59 min, 45:00-59:59 min, 60:00-74:59 min, 75:00-89:59 min). During I6, the distance covered (total, per minute, and at high intensity), number of sprints, accelerations (total and high intensity), decelerations (total and high intensity), and impacts were reduced compared to I1 (all P ≤ 0.05). The number of high intensity impacts remained unchanged throughout match-play (P > 0.05). These findings indicate that high intensity actions and markers of acceleration and deceleration capacity are reduced in the last 15 min of the normal duration of match-play. Such information can be used to increase the specificity of training programmes designed for soccer players while also giving further insight in to the effects of 90 min of soccer-specific exercise. Interventions that seek to maintain the acceleration and deceleration capacity of players throughout the full duration of a soccer match warrant investigation.
#6 Effect of unilateral, bilateral and combined plyometric training on explosive and endurance performance of young soccer players
Reference: J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Ramírez-Campillo R, Burgos C, Henríquez-Olguín C, Andrade DC, Martínez C, Alvarez C, Castro-Sepúlveda M, Marques MC, Izquierdo M.
Summary: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of bilateral, unilateral, or combined bilateral and unilateral plyometric training (PT) on muscle power output, endurance and balance performance adaptations in young soccer players. Four groups of young soccer players (age 11.4 ± 2.2 y) were divided into: control (CG; n = 14), bilateral group (BG; n = 12), unilateral group (UG; n = 16), and bilateral + unilateral group (B+UG; n = 12). Players were measured in unilateral and bilateral countermovement jump with arms (CMJA), 5 multiple bounds test (MB5), 20 cm drop jump reactive strength index (RSI20), maximal kicking velocity (MKV), sprint and agility test time, endurance and balance performance. The PT was applied during 6 weeks, 2 sessions per week, for a total of 2160 jumps. After intervention, all PT groups showed a statistically significant (p<0.05) change in all performance measures, with no statistically significant differences between treatments. Among the 21 performance measures, the B+UG showed a significantly (p<0.05) higher performance change in 13 of them vs. the CG, while the UG and BG showed only 6 and 3, respectively. The current study showed that bilateral, unilateral and combined bilateral and unilateral PT ensured significant improvement in several muscular power and endurance performance measures in young soccer players. However, the combination of unilateral and bilateral drills seems more advantageous to induce superior performance improvements.
#7 Influence of the number of players and the relative pitch area per player on heart rate and physical demands in youth soccer
Reference: J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Julen C, Asier P, Ibon E, David C.
Summary: The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of different large-sided games on the physical and physiological variables in under-13s soccer players. The effects on heart rate (HR) and physical demands of different number of players (7, 9, and 11) together with the relative pitch area (100, 200, and 300 m) during two 12 min repetitions were analyzed in this study. The variables analyzed were: mean, maximum and different intensity zones of HR; total distance (TD); work:rest ratio (W:R); player-load (PL); five absolute and three relative speed categories. The results support the theory that a change in pitch dimensions affects locomotor activity more than the number of players does, but also refutes the hypothesis that the change in the number of players has a greater effect on HR. To be more specific, an increase in the relative pitch area per player (300/200/100 m) was associated with higher values of the following variables: TD (2250-2314/2003-2148/1766-1845 m), W:R (0.5-0.6/0.4-0.5/0.3 AU), PL (271-306/246-285/229-267 UA), %HRmean (85-88/85-89/81-83 %), %HRmax (95-100/97-100/95-98 %), and affected the percentage of time spent in both absolute (above 8 km·h) and relative speed (above 40% of Vmax) categories (p<0.05, effect size: 0.31-0.85). These results may help youth soccer coaches to plan the progressive introduction of large-sided games so that task demands are adapted to the physiological and physical development of participants.
#8 A retrospective study on anthropometrical, physical fitness and motor coordination characteristics that influence drop out, contract status and first-team playing time in high-level soccer players, aged 8 to 18 years
Reference: J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Deprez D, Fransen J, Lenoir M, Philippaerts RM, Vaeyens R.
Summary: The goal of this manuscript was twofold and a two-study approach was conducted. The first study aimed to expose the anthropometrical, physical performance and motor coordination characteristics that influence drop out from a high-level soccer training program in players aged 8-16 years. The mixed-longitudinal sample included 388 Belgian youth soccer players who were assigned to either a 'club group' or a 'drop out group'. In the second study, cross-sectional data of anthropometry, physical performance and motor coordination were retrospectively explored to investigate which characteristics influence future contract status (contract vs. no contract group) and first-team playing time for 72 high-level youth soccer players (mean age=16.2 y).Generally, club players outperformed their drop out peers for motor coordination, soccer-specific aerobic endurance and speed. Anthropometry and estimated maturity status did not discriminate between club and drop out players. Contract players jumped further (p=0.011) and had faster times for a 5m sprint (p=0.041) than no contract players. The following prediction equation explains 16.7% of the variance in future playing minutes in adolescent youth male soccer players: -2869.3 + 14.6 * standing broad jump.Practitioners should include the evaluation of motor coordination, aerobic endurance and speed performances to distinguish high-level soccer players further succeeding a talent development program and future drop out players, between 8 and 16 years. From the age of 16 years, measures of explosivity are supportive when selecting players into a future professional soccer career.
#9 Relationships between repeated sprint ability, mechanical parameters and blood metabolites in professional soccer players
Reference: J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Morcillo JA, Cuadrado V, Jiménez-Reyes P, Ortega-Becerra M, Lozano E, Párraga J.
Summary: This study analysed the acute metabolic and mechanical responses to a specific Repeated Sprint Ability (RSA) test. Eighteen male professional soccer players from a team of the First Division of Spanish National League participated. A 12x30m RSA test with 30 s recovery together with countermovement jump test (CMJ) pre a post RSA test was performed. Mechanical responses (i.e. height performance in CMJ and speed loss) and metabolic responses (i.e. blood lactate, and ammonia concentrations) were measured pre-exercise and post-exercise. A related samples t-test was used to analyse CMJ height pre-post changes as well as to compare pre- and post-exercise lactate and ammonia levels. CMJ height loss pre-post session (8%) was significant, and fatigue, measured as CMJ height loss, was strongly correlated to lactate (r = 0.97; p<0.001) and ammonia (r = 0.92; p<0.001) for all players. The relationships between the variables studied were determined by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficients. The metabolic stress developed during the effort can be estimated by controlling CMJ because of the high correlation between CMJ and blood lactate and ammonia concentrations. The high correlations found between mechanical (speed and CMJ height losses) and metabolic (lactate and ammonia) measures of fatigue highlight the utility and validity of using CMJ to monitor training load and quantify objectively neuromuscular fatigue during RSA.
#10 Posterior Tibial Labrum Injury in a Professional Soccer Player: A Case Report
Reference: J Foot Ankle Surg. 2014 Nov 21. pii: S1067-2516(14)00497-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.09.047. [Epub ahead of print]
Authors: Batista JP, Del Vecchio JJ, Maestu R
Summary: Ankle ligament injuries are one of the most frequent lesions identified in professional soccer players. In most cases, the ligaments involved are the anterior talofibular ligament and the calcaneal fibular ligament. In the present report, we describe a professional soccer player who sustained an ankle sprain that did not respond to initial therapy. The findings from radiographic and magnetic resonance images were inconclusive. Ultimately, rupture of the posterior, transverse ligament with avulsion of the tibial labrum was identified as the cause of his ongoing ankle pain. Confirmation of the pathologic findings and successful treatment were performed arthroscopically.
#11 Does SAQ training improve the speed and flexibility of young soccer players? A randomized controlled trial
Reference: Hum Mov Sci. 2014 Dec;38:197-208. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.09.005. Epub 2014 Nov 9.
Authors: Milanović Z, Sporiš G, Trajković N, Sekulić D, James N, Vučković G
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a 12week speed, agility and quickness (SAQ) training program on speed and flexibility in young soccer players. One hundred and thirty-two soccer players were randomly assigned to experimental (EG; n=66, mean±SD: age: 18.5±0.4years (range 17-19years); body mass: 71.30±5.93kg; stature: 177.2±6.5cm) and control groups (CG; n=66, mean±SD: age: 18.6±0.6years (range 17-19years); body mass: 70.63±4.87kg; stature: 175.9±5.7cm). The experimental group performed SAQ training whilst the control group undertook straight-line sprint training matched for volume and duration. Sprint performance was assessed using 5 and 10m sprints and a further test including maximal speed, a 20m sprint. Flexibility was assessed using sit and reach, V-sit and reach, leg lift from supine position and lateral leg lift while lying on the side tests. Sprints over 5, 10 and 20m did not differ between groups at baseline, but by week 12, the 5m sprint had significantly improved (P<.05) in the SAQ training group compared to the control group (1.40±0.13 vs. 1.46±0.12s, respectively) although this improvement had a trivial effect size (ES=0.15). The 10m sprint time had improved by 3.3% (P<.01) in the SAQ group with a moderate effect size (ES=0.66). No significant differences (P>.05) for all flexibility tests were found between experimental and control group at baseline and after the training programs. Consequently SAQ training was found to be an effective way of improving sprint time for short distances over 5 and 10m but not over 20m (where maximum speed was achieved) or flexibility. These results indicate that SAQ training may be more effective for improving sprint performance for some soccer players but more research is required to determine ideal training methods for improving acceleration and flexibility in young soccer players.


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Rape accused self-styled godman Asaram features in a chapter on saints in a Class III textbook in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district, sharing space with Vivekananda, Mother Teresa and Ramakrishna Paramhans.
Yoga guru Ramdev is also included in the list of saints in the moral education and GK textbook 'Naya Ujala' which is taught in many schools of the district.
The chapter also has pictures of Guru Nanak, Kabir, Meerabai and Shankaracharya and the children have been asked to identify them including Asaram, who is in a Jodhpur jail after being arrested in a rape case.
Asked about the inclusion of Asaram's name, a representative of the publishing house said when the book was published, there was no case against Asaram.
"Now we are withdrawing the books from the market and are preparing a new edition of the book sans Asaram," he said.
When officials of the education department were asked about the book, they expressed ignorance about the matter.
However, they said notices would be issued to the school authorities where the textbook is part of the curriculum.
Asaram is in jail since August 2013 on charges of sexual assault. He was arrested after a 16-year-old girl lodged a police complaint, alleging that the self-styled godman sexually assaulted her at his ashram in Jodhpur.

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A Guide To Crushing - The Crusher
The Crusher is a production of the 906 Adventure Team, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit. The organization is based in Marquette County and currently serving two additional U.P. counties in Delta and Gogebic with a mission to empower people to become the best version of themselves through outdoor adventure.Read More


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The last month has been really slow for seeing wading birds of any kind around Charleston. There is a lot of talk that Hurricane Florence disturbed the bird migration and who knows when we might see an influx.
With not much else happening, we took a walk around the dike at Magnolia Plantation yesterday. Always attractive, this single Great Blue Heron held my attention for quite awhile, preening, looking around, and even fluffed his head feathers up.
He should have been paying more attention to the water. I took the photos to get some action, but didn't know what was afoot. A good sized shrimp had jumped out of the water as high as the platform the bird was standing on. I, not surprisingly, didn't see the shrimp until I was processing these photos.
The shrimp managed to flip himself to the right as the heron stabbed straight down.
Score one for the shrimp and zero for the bewildered Great Blue.


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March 13, 2009
New Madrid fault system may be shutting downWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
A team from Purdue and Northwestern universities analyzed the fault motion for eight years using global positioning system measurements and found that it is much less than expected given the 500- to 1,000-year repeat cycle for major earthquakes on that fault. The last large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone were magnitude 7-7.5 events in 1811 and 1812.
Estimating an accurate earthquake threat for the area, which includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky, is crucial for the communities potentially affected, said Eric Calais, the Purdue researcher who led the study.
"Our findings suggest the steady-state model of quasi-cyclical earthquakes that works well for faults at the boundaries of tectonic plates, such as the San Andreas fault, does not apply to the New Madrid fault," said Calais, who is a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences. "At plate boundaries, faults move at a rate that is consistent with the rate of earthquakes so that past events are a reliable guide to the future. In continents, this does not work. The past is not necessarily a key to the future, which makes estimating earthquake hazard particularly difficult."
The team determined that the ground surrounding the fault system is moving at a rate of less than 0.2 millimeters per year and there is likely no motion. A paper detailing the work is published in the current issue of Science magazine.
Seth Stein, co-author of the paper, said this surface movement represents energy being stored that could be released as an earthquake.
"Building up energy for an earthquake is like saving money for a big purchase," said Stein, the William Deering Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University. "You put money in over a long period of time and then spend it all at once and have to start saving again."
With an earthquake, it is elastic deformation that must be built up. This can be measured using GPS through movements on the surface, he said.
"The slower the ground moves, the longer it takes until the next earthquake, and if it stops moving, the fault could be shutting down," Stein said. "We can't tell whether the recent cluster of big earthquakes in the New Madrid is coming to an end. But the longer the GPS data keep showing no motion, the more likely it seems."
The U.S. Geological Survey-funded study used data recorded at nine GPS antennas mounted in the ground in the earthquake zone.
"GPS technology can measure movement to the thickness of a fishing line," Stein said. "Use of GPS to study earthquakes shows the impact a new technology can have. It lets us see that the world is different than we thought it was."
In the Midwest there are other faults that show no activity today but have evidence of earthquakes occurring within the past 10,000 to 1 million years, Calais said.
"If other faults in the central and eastern U.S. have been active recently, geologically speaking, they could potentially be activated again in the future," he said. "We need to develop a new paradigm for how earthquakes happen at faults that are inside continents."
Calais and Stein are exploring possible explanations for the behavior of faults like the New Madrid. One possibility is that earthquakes in these areas occur in clusters and then migrate to a nearby fault.
"There is the possibility that seismicity migrates with time as earthquakes trigger earthquakes on nearby faults," Calais said. "Geologists studying the seismic history of faults have found that there have been earthquakes on several faults in the central and eastern U.S. and that they seem to produce bursts of earthquakes and then turn off."
The team is doing additional analysis and modeling to study this further.
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David Ian William Braide
February 23, 1928 – April 12, 2018
David Braide died on Thursday April 12, 2018 at Lady Minto Hospital in Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. In his 91st year he took to the road in his beloved 1994 Subaru SVX, had a heart attack while underway, made it home, and was then transported to the hospital where he died with his wife Joan at his side. While he wasn't ready to leave this earth, it is doubtful he could have scripted a better end.
David was born on February 23, 1928 in Liverpool, England (mother. Laura Davida Braide, nee Ker) where his father Reginald William Braide was posted with the British Army. In 1933 his father's regiment transferred to India and David spent the next six years at St. Piran's School in England. After joining his parents in India he, his sister, mother and governess left at the outbreak of the Second World War, and the family relocated to Victoria to live with his mother's relations. David was educated at University School in Victoria BC, Trinity College School in Port Hope ON and the University of British Columbia, and received a Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Toronto. During his time at U of T, he met Janet Harbron, who would become his wife, until her death in 1987. David was a gifted student and had a lifelong love of economics and world affairs. He liked to tell the story about the time he took sticky tape and a razor blade into a microeconomics exam to construct a pop-up demand curve in the exam booklet.
David had been preparing himself for a career in the diplomatic service but having graduated at 20, didn't make the age minimum. He accepted what he thought would be a brief posting with Canadian Industries Limited (CIL). That brief posting turned into a 36-year career with CIL culminating in his retirement in 1985 as Vice-Chairman. David took on increasingly senior roles in Montreal, New York and Toronto, including Vice-President of ICI North America Ltd., and made significant contributions to Canada's international business standing as Chair of the Task Force on Canada-U.S. Trade Policy, Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Institute for International Peace and Security and on the Executive Committee of the Canadian-American Committee. While David advanced in his career, Janet obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree and became a successful curator, author and lecturer on Canadian art history. They travelled extensively, often as part of Janet's art history research, or repaired to the family country place on the St. Lawrence River near Iroquois where David kept a wildly over-productive vegetable garden that no doubt benefited from the output of CIL's agricultural chemicals laboratories. David was a lifelong maker and fixer of things and would rather have repaired something five times than replace it. He was a talented woodworker and made several pieces of furniture, the first family TV and hi-fi units that are now family treasures.
David retired from CIL to lead the Niagara Institute in Niagara-on-the Lake where his devoted Schnauzer Heidi was a constant companion.
As important to David as his professional career, was his lifelong dedication to volunteer leadership and contributing to the communities in which he lived. In board roles that included The Montreal and Westmount YMCAs, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, The Canadian Equestrian Team, The Lady Minto Hospital Foundation and Meadowbrook Seniors Residence in Ganges, David was known as a compassionate and principled leader who tended not to draw attention to himself but rather to help others shine. He was an early advocate for the advancement of women into leadership at CIL and a dogged supporter of Canadian art through growing the CIL art collection. These principles of giving back to the community live on in his children who have all made significant commitments to volunteer leadership in their professional lives.
In 1989 David met Joan Farlinger on an Art Gallery of Ontario trip to Thailand and Bali, and soon they were building a life together that included shared loves of travel, music, tennis and equestrian sport. In 1996 they de-camped from Toronto to Salt Spring Island where they built a classic West Coast house perched on the rocky Pacific shore. For David it was a welcome return to the West and the chance to be closer to his sister Penny and the Ker, Hibbard and Helmcken families.
David was a private man who enjoyed the peaceful quietude of his home life. Since purchasing the first Macintosh in 1984 he was a dedicated Apple enthusiast and always had the latest gear. As Chief Technology Officer of the household – and to some degree the family – he had an active presence on Apple forums and chats and was a willing tech trouble-shooter for anyone who would ask (and even some who didn't).
One of David's greatest pleasures was making (and consuming) his own marmalade, which he did for longer than anyone can remember. Even after decades of perfecting his recipe he still had the occasional disaster batch which was generally attributed to a bad season for oranges or the damp weather. He railed against the annual injustice of the Salt Spring Island Fall Fair. His marmalades never won ribbons and – to his dismay – were routinely disqualified for being "too chunky".
David was a voracious news reader and stayed in close touch with world affairs and contemporary economics. At 90 he still had a powerful mind and was eager to debate big questions about the future, frustrated that he wouldn't be around to "see how it all works out".
While age did not erode his faculties it did soften his soul. Anyone lucky enough to know David in his later years will know he became a peacemaking and affectionate man who was deeply moved by the love and support of his family and friends. He persevered through innumerable health challenges with great stoicism and never took his eye off the possibilities for the future. His plan for the coming summer was to do some body work on the Subaru to get her looking herself again.
David is survived by his second wife, Joan Aileen Farlinger; son Robbie David Braide of Montreal (Marie Saint-Amour); daughters Martha Janet Braide of Zurich, CH and Mary Jane Davida Braide of Toronto (John Hanna); step-daughter Margot Witthun of Dartmouth; step-son Stephen Molz of Toronto; grandchildren Vicki Braide, Ian Braide, Laurent Crevier, Jason Kurth, Kennedy McKee-Braide, Katie Burchert and Zach Witthun; sisters-in-law Florence Kristjanson (nee Harbron) and Lillian Dyson-Babcock (nee Harbron); nephew Mark Teare of Calgary (Irene deBruin) and their children Hugo and Emily; niece Alexandra Teare of Nanaimo and; brother-in-law Peter Farlinger.
David was predeceased by his first wife, Janet Grace Mills Braide (nee Harbron, dec.1987); his sister Penelope Ann Teare (nee Braide, dec.1998) and brother-in-law John Harbron (dec.2015).
A gathering for family and friends will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 12 in the Veranda Room at Hastings House, in Ganges.
Those who cannot attend are asked to remember David in their own way. He would probably suggest that in lieu of flowers or donations each of you back up your hard drives, update your security software and change your passwords.


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Petra: To climb a mountain
Follow in the footsteps of Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt, who 'rediscovered' the ancient Jordanian city of Petra 200 years ago. Ascend Mount Aaron, to learn the path less trodden often leads to the most unusual of sights
Even now, weeks later, I'm not sure why I cried. The tears were flowing before I reached the summit: I remember looking up into the blurry blue. I also remember, further back down the trail, when the old, familiar voices started to sing to me about weakness and tiredness and failure — but even then I knew I'd already beaten them. This time I was going to make it.
I remember pouring water into my hat and jamming it back on my head. I remember chocolate. I remember the last few steps — steep ones, cut through rock, with a white dome floating above, glimpsed through salty lashes.
It was a place out of reach. A place I'd been looking at for 20 years but had never visited. It was high on the mountain-top, and it was deep down inside myself.
So I cried for the views. I cried for my own achievement. I cried for the holy ground I stood on. I cried for my five-year-old son, who wanted to come with me because he thinks all mountains are white and climbing one to play snowballs with his dad would have been the best game ever. I cried because there was no snow. I cried because I was crying.
In truth, I didn't want to come down. It was renewal. Sitting there, shaded, looking east, I'd unwittingly become a pilgrim.
My journey to the mountain took almost three years. In 2010 I realised the anniversary of the 'rediscovery' of Petra was approaching, the great 2,000-year-old trading capital of the Nabatean people that's now Jordan's top tourist attraction. I'd been to Petra maybe 20 times, over almost as many years. I'd been there at sunrise, at noon and after dark. I'd studied it, walked it, watched it, hated it and loved it. But the more I revisited, the less I knew it.
After its antique heyday Petra had lain undiscovered for centuries. Baybars, a Mamluk sultan, passed through in 1276, noting in his diary 'most marvellous caves, the facades sculptured into the very rock face'.
But for 500 years after Baybars — nothing. Knowledge of Petra's whereabouts faded from outside memory. The locals, of course, knew exactly where it was — but they weren't telling. At that time, the mountainous country between Damascus and the Red Sea was virtually impenetrable to outsiders. Wild, lawless and largely uninhabited, it lay beyond the reach of any government. There were few roads. Only a scattering of isolated settlements broke the rolling landscapes of stony hills and semi-arid plains leading into the vastness of the Arabian interior. Few, if any, travellers ventured here.
It was in that context that Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt travelled. A man of extraordinary resourcefulness, Burckhardt had been hired in 1809 by the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa to find the source of the River Niger. His plan — to reach Cairo, and from there join a caravan bound for the Sahara — hinged on disguising himself as a Muslim (Christians and other outsiders without protection would have been prey for bandits). He adopted the persona of 'Sheikh Ibrahim', a merchant.
After two years in Syria, perfecting his Arabic and studying Quranic law, 27-year-old 'Sheikh Ibrahim' set off for Cairo, keeping his meticulously updated journal hidden beneath flowing robes. On 22 August 1812, crossing rough hills, he wrote: 'I was desirous of visiting Wadi Musa [the Valley of Moses], of the antiquities of which I had heard the country people speak in terms of great admiration.'
Burckhardt, at that stage, had no idea that Wadi Musa — which lay well off his path — held the ruins of Petra. Moreover, it was a dangerous detour. 'A person like myself,' he wrote, 'without any papers to show who I was, or why I had taken that circuitous route, would have looked very suspicious. I therefore pretended to have made a vow to slaughter a goat in honour of Haroun [Aaron, Moses' brother and a venerated prophet in Islam], whose tomb I knew was situated at the extremity of the valley. By this stratagem I thought I should have the means of seeing the valley on my way to the tomb.'
It was a great idea. By playing the Haroun card, Burckhardt was able to talk his way past tribal lookouts. Below Wadi Musa, his guide led him into a canyon lined with carvings, and on through an ancient city — which Burckhardt describes in close detail, later identifying it as Petra — before reaching the foot of Aaron's mountain. By then it was already sunset, and too dark to make the climb: they sacrificed a goat in sight of the tomb on the summit and turned back.
Burckhardt eventually made it to Cairo, staying five years, but in 1817 — shortly before his desert caravan was due to depart — he contracted dysentery and died. His diaries, published posthumously, sparked a worldwide resurgence of interest in Petra which continues to this day.
What a life. What an adventure. And as the 200th anniversary of his epic discovery was approaching, I hatched a plan. I was going to walk the same route, down the slopes into Petra then over to Mount Aaron (Jabal Haroun in Arabic) — but then do what Burckhardt could not: I was going to climb the mountain.
Step back in time
According to the Old Testament, the Israelites passed through Jordan after their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. Aaron died there, and Petra's highest peak, soaring to 4,400ft, has long been associated with him. A millennium later the Nabateans, builders of Petra, who carved shrines to their gods on summits all round the region, cut a stepped processional way up the holy mountain. Ruins of a Byzantine monastery dedicated to Aaron stand on a col near the top. Legend has it the Prophet Muhammad climbed the peak as a young boy, travelling with his uncle.
In 1338, the ruling sultan had a new shrine to Haroun built on the mountain-top, replacing a pre-existing chapel. The current incarnation — a modest one-room rectangular building, which dates from a 1495 restoration — is clearly visible from all round Petra, high against the sky. Its whitewashed walls are the first to catch the rays of the rising sun; its low dome crowns Petra's jagged horizon every evening in silhouette.
Wherever you go in Petra, Haroun is in constant view — but few make the effort to approach him. I laid plans. It would be an event. There would be donkeys. Camels. Friends jostled to join the trip. I knew August would be too hot — Burckhardt was made of tougher stuff — so I fixed a date in cooler February. Emails were sent. Deals done.
Then erratic 21st-century weather patterns intervened. A week before the big day, Jordanian forecasters predicted a cold front, with plunging temperatures and heavy rain. I called everyone I knew. Teeth were sucked. People warned of capricious conditions out in the canyons.
I arrived into bitter cold: who thinks to pack gloves for Jordan? Hoteliers stayed huddled by gas heaters. Guides were cupping hands round lit cigarettes, snorting smoky steam. Snow blocked the high-altitude roads. Thick skies hid Haroun. I cancelled the camels.
All that summer Haroun filled my mind. On anniversary day, 22 August 2012, I gave a talk about Burckhardt, and showed pictures of the mountain. It was becoming an obsession.
But something inside me had changed. Respect had grown, and a jolly jamboree now seemed wrong. The mountain, too, had grown. Was I biting off more than I could chew? I pondered going alone, so I could fail in private. But then I worried about losing the way.
I sent some dates to Yamaan Safady, one of Jordan's best guides. He climbs mountains — almost literally — every day of the week. He'd probably been up Jabal Haroun a dozen times; it would be a stroll in the park, the slowest walk he'd ever done. Would he be willing? Of course, he said, and we arranged to meet on the first day of December.
By 7am, we were alone among the canyons. Rather than follow Burckhardt's route, Yamaan had proposed a back trail he knew, approaching Petra from the north. We drove to the trailhead through silver streets, cockerels competing with the tinkling neck-bells of goats.
Then distractions faded as we started walking beneath a mackerel sky pointing arrows to the mountain.
"I wonder why those bedouin haven't moved down to the desert yet."
Yamaan had spotted a black tent, pitched some distance away. His voice danced for a while between cliffs before vanishing into the ravine. "Maybe they're planting winter wheat. Then they'll move," he murmured.
There was a juniper tree — a young one, said Yamaan, only four or 500 years old — and we paused on an outcrop for water and dried apricots. Buttery sunlight melted down the canyon's pitted old face. Mesmeric views extended past the sandstone ridges, bent on their igneous black foundations, an unfathomable thousand metres down to the desert floor and beyond, out to the Holy Land.
Past a ledge above a chasm — "Hug the cliff," ordered Yamaan, "and feel for the way with your feet" — the going became sandy. I stumbled over bulbs of sea squill, sprouting at the foot of a rocky climb.
"Goats hate them, too," grinned Yamaan. "But crested porcupines dig up one or two. I met some hunters a couple of weeks ago; they said they caught a porcupine as big as a lamb. Look!" He broke off as an orange flash darted across the cliff-framed sky. "Tristram's grackle! Shiny black, but the male has orange patches on his wing."
When Burckhardt hired a guide for the walk to Jabal Haroun, he paid him with a pair of old horseshoes. Burckhardt, you see, didn't have Yamaan.
I thought I spied a cairn, silhouetted ahead. Then my jaw fell. As we approached, I realised it was the immense carved urn atop Petra's largest facade, the Monastery. In 20 years I'd never viewed the building from this angle. Wider and taller than the west front of Westminster Abbey, it was — like most of Petra — carved from solid rock 2,000 years ago. Perhaps a royal tomb, or a gathering-place for religious ceremonies, though never a monastery, it defies scale. The doorway alone is taller than a house; the urn I saw towers 160ft above the ground.
The Monastery is the furthest and highest most tourists go in Petra. As we descended the main access route — comprising about 750 rock-cut steps — threads of trudgers were puffing their way up.
We came down into Petra from the back, crossing the central Colonnaded Street beside temples, tent cafes and loitering camels. The hubbub was like a service station on the motorway: brief, a little dizzying. It was a relief to walk through and re-establish the rhythm of the journey.
Beyond the Amud Faraoun, a lone column standing on the slopes, we encountered no more tourists. Views opened across undulating country, with the white shrine of Haroun always visible on its distant peak as we skirted the titanic cliffs of Umm al-Biyara, heading south out of Petra.
Past the Snake Monument, a huge block carved by the ancient Nabateans as a coiled serpent, the path descended into Wadi Sabra, vast, sunny and silent. It led us around to approach Jabal Haroun from the shadeless south west. I'd been walking seven hours now, and was beginning to hear the voices of tiredness and defeat.
Everything was about putting one foot in front of the other. Yamaan saw and walked ahead, letting me fight my own fights. There was no climbing, or even scrambling. It was just an uphill walk, partly on steps cut by the Nabateans. But it was, somehow, the hardest thing I've ever done. Crystal sunlight poured from translucent skies. One switchback revealed views over the back of the mountain into unimaginably deep canyons, guarded by a single, luminous juniper. There was purity.
Near the top I heard a high, cracked voice. "This way!" it said. "I've been watching you the last two hours."
After brewing us the sweetest, hottest tea at her shack by the fenced-in ruins of the Byzantine monastery, perched on a plateau below the final summit, brown-toothed Tamam wiped her hands on her old black dress, adjusted her headscarf, popped the key of Haroun's tomb into a pocket and led us towards the last few steps. We were going to meet a saint.
The whole Burckhardt anniversary, which had driven me onwards since the beginning, meant nothing now. He'd climbed his own mountains. This was me, climbing mine.
Back at home, a friend nodded when I told her I cried at the top.
"Some places do that to you," she said.
That reminded me of what Rosalyn Maqsood wrote, in her excellent book on Petra: 'Believers accept that certain localities can be impregnated with the life-giving force of some saint or hero. Traces of their essential virtue would cling to their mortal leavings even though their spirits had passed to another world, and [would] be continually renewed by the constant stream of prayer and devotion emanating from the pilgrims who found their way there.
'These places are visited to gain healing, or fertility, or protection against dangers, or whatever is the desire of the heart. Jabal Haroun is such a place.'
It is.
Getting there
Fly to Amman with Royal Jordanian daily from Heathrow. Alternatives include British Airways from Heathrow and EasyJet from Gatwick.
From Birmingham, Manchester or Edinburgh, try Turkish Airlines via Istanbul.
Average flight time: 5h.
Getting around
Petra is 150 miles south of Amman. Go by bus (3-4 hours) or drive yourself: local firm Rent A Reliable Car charges from JD30 (£26) a day. Ensure you obtain an international driving permit before travelling and avoid driving at night.
When to go
Jordan is a year-round destination. Visit between March and November for the best conditions. Winter (Dec-Feb) can be cold and wet, with a chance of snow.
Need to know
Visa: UK citizens can buy a one-month tourist visa on arrival from JD20 (£17).
Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JD). £1 = JD1.14.
Health: No vaccinations required.
International dial code: 00 962.
Time: GMT +3.
More info
Rough Guide to Jordan: New 2013 Edition by Matthew Teller. RRP £15.99.
Petra: A Travellers' Guide by Rosalyn Maqsood. RRP: £12.95. (Garnet)
How to do it
You need a specialist guide to climb Jabal Haroun. On the Go can include it as part of a tailor-made trip or as an extension to a group tour: the full-day guided excursion costs from £175 per person, and includes entry fees, a horse ride and barbecue lunch.
Climb with the award-winning guide Yamaan Safady.
Published in the March 2013 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK)
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Back to fravia's Reality Cracking section
Aquafina and Dasani: Consumers are morons - Misleading marketing practices
by fravia+, September 2007 ~ (first published at
in September 2007)
...for most european consumers, the idea of some bottled tap water sold as a "real" spring mineral water would definitely be on the top list of scams. Well, rejoice: it has been common practice in the States during the last ten years, and the slavemasters are now trying the same scam in the European Union...
Let's repeat the obvious
is just bottled tap water (by Pepsi) which is sold in almost all supermarkets and served by many restaurants in the States.
is just bottled tap water (by Coca Cola) which is sold in almost all supermarkets and served by many restaurants in the States.
You want more examples? There is also an european (Nestle) scam going on in the States: "Nestle Pure Life" (now this has been somehow mixed with the even more deceiving name "Poland Spring". This is indeed a spring water resort in Maine, near Fryeburg)
Selling tap water is like shooting at the red cross: you open a bottling factory and can automagically sell some 0.03 cents half litre water for one euro. "
Go forth and screw the zombies
It is worth mentioning that in the States such scam "tap mineral waters" have indeed an "historical"
raison d'être
: when, in the nineties, Perrier and Evian (a name which inverted means "Naïve", btw) invaded the States with their (real and expensive) "spring" mineral waters, the two main US-conglomerates, Coke and Pepsi, had to react and -since the best defence is always an attack- managed to pull through such most incredible scam:
let's convince our own consumers to pay us an extra price for their own tap water
The Bromate concoction
Note that this is not just an US-matter: the Dasani scam of "bottled tap water" was actually already launched (and sold) some years ago in Europe (at least in the United Kingdom, which -to a certain extent- pretends to be part of Europe :-), but has been -thanks Godzilla- subsequently recalled, due to its high percentage of carcinogen
In fact, in London, Coke was tapping its Dasani crap from
unpurified Thames water
(by itself free of Bromate) but added for "taste profile" a batch of calcium chloride, which contains bromide.
Then alas, following a common practice in the States, they pumped ozone through it, thus oxidising the innoquous bromide into bromate - which is a carcinogenical and dangerous substance.
Hence it is easy to see how such "bottled tap waters" are not only obvious scams, but can also represent quite dangerous crap concoctions.
Personally, I fail to see the logic of killing the very zombies that fall for your bogus advertisement... but I guess that some commercial gain must exist somewhere even in this case.
Anyway the advertisement terminology is in itself quite sarcastic, come to think of it: "
Aquafina: So Pure, We Promise Nothing
". Hehe. Well said.
It is worth noting that Coca-Cola sells annually more than 300 million cases of Dasani around the world. This proves, in spades, that "Consumers are morons" and, incidentally, that advertisement is much too powerful in a society where kids are -on purpose- not tought any more the basic
and rhetoric skills, in order to enable them to defend themselves against the slavemasters.
Less healty, more expensive
To conclude, using simpler words, Dasani and all "tap" mineral waters
are less healthy than regular tap water, yet at more than thirty times the price
It should be also noted that Coke tried to launch Dasani in France and other european countries as well. But with a quite remarkable difference: Coca Cola pointed out in their advertisements that "
Unlike the UK or the States, the variety of Dasani to be sold in France is a genuine mineral water
". Imho this sounds rather insulting vis-à-vis the english and american consumers :-)
Note that, apart the Bromate scam, in most cities, regular tap water is anyway "better" than mineral water (both tapped AND spring water) from any and all hygienical points of view: in fact after a coupla weeks in a plastic bottle, any kind of mineral water will taste pretty stale. Not to mention the many other ecological considerations: the beverage industry adds a bazillion of tons of plastic to all landfills and uses much too much energy by producing and shipping the crap bottles.
Yet consumers, all over the world, have been drilled to prefer to drink such bottles of "mineral water" (paying an extra price and being compelled to carry home the weight) after being bombarded by very expensive and orchestrated advertisement campaigns.
For more details see +ORC's old (1997: yet still valid) "
Mineral Water
" reality cracking essay.
Pepsi launched its Aquafina "bottled tap water" brand in 1997 and Coke quickly responded with its own "bottled tap water", called Dasani.
It worked, thanks to the incredible zombification level of most american consumers: believe it or not, these "bottled tap water" products are now the #1 and #2 bestsellers in the States... incredible but, alas, true.
Many restaurants in the States serve now either Aquafina or Dasani
. And try asking the waiter for some real tap water... he will probably be quite rude to you.
A legitimate question
Is it just bottled tap water or is there some 'added value' to be found, as they claim?
Well, in fact, here's a legitimate answer to such a legitimate question: bottled tap water is just a complete, absolute, utterly, gigantic, galactic scam: for instance, what the various firms describe as "highly sophisticated purification process", (Dasani: "
based on Nasa spacecraft technology
"), is just a simple "reverse osmosis" filter, the same approach used in many popular (and cheap) domestic water purification units.
Note also the visual deceiving approach: the 'Aquafina' logo is a line of mountains against the sunset:
Il danno e la beffa
Coke, on the other hand, had already invented a "Dasani plus" collection of "flavoured tap water": "Kiwi Strawberry" Flavor, "Pomegranate Blackberry" Flavor and "Orange Tangerine" Flavor.
Pepsi introduced Aquafina "FlavorSplash" in "Raspberry", "Citrus Blend" and "Wild Berry" flavors, while Aquafina "Sparkling (tap) water" has been produced in "Original", "Lemon-Lime" and "Berry" varieties.
A nice exercise for the reader
As a last intersting exercise, readers should try to apply some simple
semantic to the following newspaper's snippet:
Aquafina is the single biggest bottled tap water brand, and its bottles are at the moment labeled "
" Pepsi has been compelled to use new labels, that will now spell out "
" into "
public water source
- If this helps clarify the fact that the water originates from public sources, then it's a reasonable thing to do - PepsiCo spokeswoman Michelle Naughton said (in July 2007, better late than never).
Accountability groups are pressing for similar "
" from The Coca-Cola Co., which owns the Dasani (Bromate tainted) water brand.
Dasani's Web site says that Dasani comes, all over the world, from "local water supplies" and is then filtered.
- We don't believe that consumers are confused about the source of Dasani water - Coca-Cola spokeswoman Diana Garza Ciarlante said without blushing. - The label clearly states that Dasani is -ahem- '
purified water
', so nobody should complain".
Sales of bottled tap water has been a growing source of revenue for companies such as PepsiCo Inc., based in Purchase, N.Y., and Atlanta-based Coca-Cola
Another interesting
exercise can be applied to the following tap water advertisement: "
Take the '
Dasani 7-day Refresh
cycle. Drink Dasani everyday for one week and see how good you can feel. One thing's for sure, you'll feel great about yourself. And with Dasani's refreshingly great taste, everyday will be a breeze. Renew yourself with the
Dasani 7-day Refresh
Try replacing "Dasani" with "Tap water" and you'll automatically obtain a nice reversing exercise.
Who owns what
PepsiCo brands
Aquafina <-- tap water
Liptons Iced Tea
Mountain Dew
Lay's potato crisps
Quaker Oats
Sugar Puffs
Aunt Jemima's
Coca-Cola brands
Coca-Cola Diet Coke
Dasani <-- tap water
Five Alive
Just Juice
Kia Ora
Minute Maid
You are deep inside fravia's
(c) III Millennium:
, all rights reserved, coupla wrongs reversed


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In a word, it turned out to be a great meet!
The weather could have been better, nevertheless we had a marvellous time. It was a shame only Ed, Zoe and I, as well as an ex-Bowliner Paul "Luke" for the last couple of days, made it. I sincerely thank Ed and Zoe for organising such a lovely meet!!
In Cairngorms ski slope.
I have heard some people argue Scottish winter climb is rubbish mainly because of its unpredictable conditions. On the other hand, some others do argue Scottish winter climb is the world best. When some praise it as highly as this, there must be something, don't you think? Then, where do this apparently contradictory arguments come from?
I tell you the key is this. In Scottish winter climb, they have their own rule. If you ignore it, then you will likely have to pay the price. Instead, understand it well, play by it, and you are almost guaranteed to have a good time even in these recent years of warmer winter than used to be, as follows.
Note: Each of us made our own way to Scotland this time. The number of day described here is based on my time. Ed and Zoe had got there days before me.
1. Don't waste a nice day — climb when the condition and weather let you.
On Day 2, despite we had gone to bed (in a campsite) fairly late after midnight the previous day, we drove ourself to get up early, pack the stuffs, and went off climbing. We did an absolute classic, Dorsal Arete, a first winter climb in Glen Coe for me and the first winter climb after a long break for Ed. Nice one.
2. Be flexible in choosing the route.
On a day with a considerable avalanche risk, it is not a good idea to climb a gully route. Similarly on a windy day, a ridge route is not a wise choice. On Day 3, when the risk of avalanche was considerable, we climbed Ledge Route, a route on a ridge. In fact due to accumulation of snow, the route was almost a grade easier! The good first grade II experience for Zoe!
3. Don't miss the rare chance, when routes in the lower altitude are in condition.
Ed at P1 belay of Vanishing Gully, Ben Nevis
In the first few days the routes in the lower altitude were in condition, whereas the forecast said it would warm up dramatically the following days. Therefore, on Day 4, Ed and I climbed Vanishing Gully, finishing off on Tower Ridge. First grade V for Ed! The ice in Vanishing Gully vanished in the following days as predicted, and is unlikely to come in condition again in this season. We were glad we managed to snatch it while still in condition!
4. Have a courage to give up when things go wrong.
Winter routes are climbable, providing one is compenent to do them, as long as
- the ice (and frozen turf etc) is there,
- the risk of avalanche en route, in approach and descent, is small enough,
- wind force is manageable,
- the temperature is low enough (ideally below freezing); if not, ice melts, snow and turf are too soft and wet, avalanche and rock-fall likely — in short, climbing is highly risky and probably not much fun anyway.
In other words, if any of these goes wrong, it is not sensible to do the route in mind. On Day 5, everything went wrong as predicted, so we had an easy rest day, which is not bad after 3 days of intensive activity.
5. Be vigilant in weather forecasts and be mobile.
To satisfy the above-mentioned condition, it is sometimes the case the eastern Scotland is better while the west is not in condition, or vice versa. It all depends on the highly changeable Scottish weather. Keep the means of getting the latest weather forecast (MWIS and SAIS are essential), and never mind driving from east to west or vice versa to look for the best option. On Day 6, we drove to Cairngorms, taking 2 hours. As predicted it was much better than west Highland. After all we bailed, as the temperature was still too high. Nevertheless, we still did something; Zoe gave a go to her first grade IV (remember her hardest had been grade II, done just a couple of days ago!), even though the condition was far from perfect, as we successfully secured the very safe way to do it!
Zoe climbing Aladdin's Mirror Direct, Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms. Zoe's first experience of proper ice-climbing (IV 4). The water is gushing and splashing, as the temperature is about 6 degC. She got soaked wet because of that... Belayed by Masa in top-rope.
Climbing down the approach slope of Coire an t-Sneachda.
6. Be aware of the direction of the wind, as well as the strength.
Winds in Scottish winter, particularly on the ground higher up, are often ferocious. On Day 7, Ed and I took Pony Track in the south face of Ben Nevis (after we found the plan A did not work). A mistake! The forecast said the wind would be southerly and strong with occasional shower. It was spot on... We were beaten by wind, rain and hail even before we reached the summit ridge. The routes in our mind must have been in condition, but the approach path we took was wrong.
7. Go high if things are uncertain.
In theory the temperature lowers by 0.55 degC for every 100 metres of ascent in average. Hence the difference in the temperature for the altitudes between 800 and 1200 metres is more than 2 degrees, and this difference is often critical in the British Isles. During Day 5–7 there was a considerable thaw. So, on Day 8, ex-Bowliner Luke and I went to Indicator Wall, not minding a longer walk-in, hoping the routes were in condition — the wall being at 1200 metres at its base, it is the highest climbing venue in the country. We were right. The whole Indicator Wall was plastered with snow and ice and was in good condition. We enjoyed a grade V there, with an extra bonus of topping out directly to the country's highest summit (our final belay anchor was the triangular pillar of Ben Nevis!).
Luke on Indicator Wall, Ben Nevis, approaching to P2/3 belay.
Would not succumb to spindrift!
8. Finally, give plenty of time allowed if you dare use public transport...
I took a train to Fort William. It was delayed by 6 hours at the end. That is why I arrived at Fort William at 22 instead of 16 o'clock. The train or coach journey is nice as you can be just relaxed and the carbon footprint is much lower than car journey. But it is worth checking Plan B beforehand in case you miss the connection due to delay, which is, I have to say, not rare by any means in this country...
As such, play by the Scottish rule, and you will have a great fun! Try it!
Note: The original photos are found in my Flickr page, as well as Bowline CC Photo Pool in Flickr.3 March 2011
CIC hut, Ben Nevis, in a winter morning. All the snow around here melted the following day.
Stob Dubh (Left) and Stob Coire Sgreamhach, Glen Coe. Shot from the small peak north of Stob Dubh in Buachaille Etive Beag.


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Need to build a CRM 3 VM to Upgrade to CRM 2013? Here's how.
We have a few customers still running CRM 3.0 after all these years. With the excitement of CRM 2013, they have decided to upgrade at one shot. Dynamics CRM 3.0 can upgrade to CRM 4.0, or one version at a time. The users don't have be aware of this step, only the end game which is CRM 2013.
In order to process this change, and migrate the customer to the cloud, we need to upgrade their systems. In order to do this, I decided to build a VM in order to upgrade CRM 3.0 to 4.0, and then will use my 2011 VM to upgrade to 2011, then insert DB into the new CRM 2013 development system.
Easier said than done Right? I really had to dig into my memory banks to remember the process, and thought it would be helpful to others to have it accessible. So Here we go:
1. Build a Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard build VM
2. Make sure you add enough disc space to cover the size of your production database, zipped and unzipped together. I'm using 60 gigs, 2 processors and 2.5 gigs of memory in the VM.
3. Add the Domain Controller and Application Server Roles (select ASP.NET as well).
4. Reboot
5. Install SQL Server 2005 with reporting services. You must configure reporting services as well.
** CRM 3.0 started on SQL2000, and was commonly upgraded to SQL2005. The CRM 3.0 installation download includes the fixes to work with SQL2005. In the past we had to install it on SQL 2000, upgrade SQL2005 after.
6. Test Access to Reporting services once completed.
7. Copy the production CRM 3.0 database and unzip on this VM.
** Make sure you copy both ORGNAME_MSCRM and ORGNAME_METABASE as these were separate DBS in CRM 3.0
8. Restore CRM 3.0 database to the SQL Server.
9. On the CRM 3.0 CD, explore and run the redeployment tool .MSI.
10. Run the CRM 3.0 redeployment tool, enter server name localhost and select the production DBs.
11. Choose to manually map, and find a user account of administrator, mapping your VM admin id.
12. Let redeployment complete.
13. Launch the CRM 3.0 installation, and proceed with setup. When you enter the SQL Server (localhost) you will be able to connect to an existing deployment. Choose your databases here.
That will get CRM 3.0 running again in your VM. Please note that all ISV's etc should be removed as they will no longer work. You could have manually cleanup unless you run the uninstallers of these applications in production.
You might also want to consider using a P to V technology (Physical to Virtual) to build the VM exactly as it is in production but Virtual.


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The beauty for which the Furman campus is often praised in the media has much to do with the abundance, diversity and health of its tree population. Two national groups have recognized the university's commitment to trees and its stewardship in effective forest management.
The Arbor Day Foundation has named Furman a 2018 Tree Campus USA®, marking the university's 11th straight Tree Campus designation since the program launched in 2008. The second recognition comes from The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum.
The Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.
Furman achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA's five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, managing a campus tree-care plan, dedicating annual expenditures for its campus tree program, observing Arbor Day and offering a student service-learning project.
There are 364 campuses across the United States with the Tree Campus USA recognition. Furman is one of seven college campuses in South Carolina to be designated as such.
Established in 2014, Furman's George G. Willis Jr. Arboretum has renewed its Level 1 Accreditation through the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum. The arboretum aims to educate Furman students and the community about tree diversity, identification, conservation, care and value.
"As part of the Morton Register of Arboreta, Furman has an important role in our shared purpose to plant and protect trees. Accreditation in this work acknowledges Furman's commitment to and fulfillment of professional criteria," said Gerard Donelly, president and CEO of The Morton Arboretum.
In the Willis arboretum, there are over 280 labeled trees, representing more than 80 distinct species. Furman's web-based public geographic information system identifies the location, common name, description, scientific name and family of its campus trees.
"We are proud to be a certified Level I Arboretum," said Laura Bain, associate director of sustainability assessment at Furman's Shi Center for Sustainability. "The quality and variety of our trees exemplify the forethought of our administration and the excellence of our Grounds Department. The arboretum contributes to both a beautiful campus and ample opportunities for scientific study and reflection on the natural world."
Learn more about Furman's George G. Willis Jr. Arboretum at http://arbnet.org/morton-register/george-g-willis-jr-arboretum. More information about Tree Campus USA is available at https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/. Or contact the Furman News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — The Mississippi State Capitol was packed with people who are concerned about funding for public education.
The rally, called "A Seat at the Table," was held in the 2nd Floor of the Rotunda Thursday.
Students, parents, educators spoke during a news conference about having adequate funding for public schools.
They said this was a community response to legislative leaders' intent to rewrite Mississippi's education funding formula MAEP.


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I've already written a whole post about Molasses. If a sweetener can be a superfood, molasses is it. Go back and read the post. You will have a new respect for this complex syrup. You will also find my gingerbread latte recipe. You're welcome.
When I create recipes, I do it seasonally. I start with the produce in season and create dishes that best show off that vegetable or fruit and are nutrient dense. This salad dressing recipe started with the notion of a hearty shaved brussel sprout salad for winter. Brussel sprouts have plenty of flavor and can take on the molasses and mustard in this dressing just fine. The molasses is itself a flavor profile we associate with cold weather. This is great on a hearty cold weather cobb salad, a warm winter kale salad, and on shaved brussel sprouts. I hope you enjoy.
Molasses & Mustard Vinaigrette
1/4 c molasses
1/4 c cider vinegar
1 tsp whole grain mustard
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1/3 c olive or avocado oil
Combine (whisk by hand or use a blender) all ingredients except oil. SLOWLY add the oil while whisking or into a blender on low (much easier.) You can store this for a month in your refrigerator.


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Apple to open new data center in Denmark
Denmark says that Apple has decided to build a data center in the southwestern town Aabenraa, near Viborg, where it has another one already under construction.
The Danish Foreign Ministry says that both will use only renewable energy as a power source and "thereby contribute to Denmark achieving its renewable energy goals."
The ministry said Monday that with the latest investments from Apple, Facebook and Google's purchase of a land plot, the Scandinavian country is moving to becoming a major site for the world's biggest tech players. It is also among the top three countries in terms of environmental technologies, according to a Greenpeace report this year.


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Announced at Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse Comics will collect the funniest new webcomic of 2011, Bucko!
Written by twisted masterminds Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts, Mysterius the Unfathomable) and Erika Moen (DAR), this collection includes tons of extras, including brand-new strips, commentary, and info on the real-life inspirations for Bucko.
"My main discovery in working on Bucko is finding out that many people are fascinated by the same weird mess that Erika and I are. And that nothing is off limits when it comes to humor and story if you pedal into it full steam with no hand brakes like we did," said Jeff Parker.
After discovering a dead body in an office bathroom, hung-over job interviewee Rich "Bucko" Richardson becomes suspected of the murder. What he thinks is a quest to find the real killer turns into a weeklong romp through the wilds of Portland, Oregon, complete with bike-mounted cover bands, steampunk Makers, Juggalos, SuicideGirls, meth heads, so much absinthe, and an entire city made of books. After taking the Internet by storm, Parker and Moen's dirty, funny murder mystery is now the most hilarious book in comic shops!
"This was a really unique collaboration, in that Parker would only give me one page of script at a time, so as the artist I had no idea which characters were going to stick around or what was coming up in the story next. I was reading this story with the same surprise as our audience," stated Erika Moen. "If you are looking for something irreverent, something tastefully obscene, something that pokes fun at sacred alterna-culture cows, then it is possible you will like this. But you might not. That's cool too."
Bucko is on sale September 19, 2012!
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What Do You Do When Your Friend Is Accused Of Assault? This Guy Handled It So WellOscar-nominated Canadian musician Owen Pallett, who previously performed under the name Final Fantasy, has posted a status on his Facebook page about the recent allegations against his friend, former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi.
Backstory: This past Sunday Ghomeshi was fired from the CBC and stripped of his position as host of the popular arts radio program Q. Soon after the CBC announced his dismissal, Ghomeshi posted a Facebook status explaining that the CBC fired him over allegations made by an ex-girlfriend who claimed he coerced her into engaging in BDSM activities against her will. Later in the week, the Toronto Star published an article featuring testimonies from three other women who all reported stories of experiencing violence without consent at the hands of Ghomeshi.
Here is what Pallett had to say about the allegations facing his friend:
"I was challenged by a friend to say something about the recent allegations against Jian Ghomeshi.
Jian is my friend. I have appeared twice on Q. But there is no grey area here. Three women have been beaten by Jian Ghomeshi.
I have sat with Jian over drinks and discussed our respective anxiety disorders. We have been photographed hugging on camera.
Just ten days ago, I helped him find musicians for his father's funeral. Three women have said that Jian beat them without their consent.
"We will never really know what happened." Yes we do. Jian beat, at the very least, three women. Three women said so. "They were jilted exes." Maybe so. They were beaten by Jian.
"They were freelance writers looking to get ahead." Three women were beaten by Jian Ghomeshi.
At no point here will I ever give my friend Jian's version of the truth more creedence than the version of the truth offered up by three women. Anonymity does not mean these women do not exist.
"They were engaged in BDSM role-play." This: this is something I need to talk about.
The beauty of BDSM relationships is that the power is always in the hands of the sub. BDSM and choke play is a subversion of male violence.
To hear that anybody has been abusing the BDSM power relationship for the purpose of engaging in non-consensual violence-against-women is horrifying.
That is not the point of BDSM. BDSM is in fact about the exact opposite thing. It is about repurposing acts of violence into creating a power dynamic of fucking EQUALITY.
As for the rest. I have seen my Facebook feed littered with comments about how "for years we've known Jian to be a shady character."
I too have heard endless rumours that he's been a bad date, and have heard stories of shadiness and strange behaviour.
I have heard about his ridiculous pick-up lines and have (to my shame) tittered about them with my friends. But I have never heard, until today, that Jian Ghomeshi beats women.
I am skeptical of arts reporting. I am skeptical of Canadian journalism. I am sensitive toward shaming of people who are so-called sexual deviants.
But let's be clear. Whether the court decides that predatory men are punished or exonerated does not silence the voices of the victims. It does not make victims liars.
Whether our culture continues to celebrate the works of predatory men is another issue. It does not silence the voices of the victims.
Jian Ghomeshi is my friend, and Jian Ghomeshi beats women. How our friendship will continue remains to be seen."


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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli forces in Jabaliya refugee camp, medics said.
Jameel Heesha, 17, was shot in his left foot near the northern border of Gaza Strip.
He was taken to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
On Thursday, Israeli gunboats opened fire toward Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip, a local official said.
Israeli forces opened fire at the boats off north-west Gaza as the fishermen as approached the three-mile limit Israel imposes along the coastline, said Mahfouth Kabariti, head of a federation for fishermen and water sports. No injuries were reported.
Israel's army announced in February that the fishing zone for Palestinians in Gaza would be reduced from six to three miles following a rocket attack.
The zone had been extended to six miles as part of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that ended an eight-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in November.
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IOF Opens Fire at Palestinian Civilians East of Jabaliya, One Person Injured
At approximately 5:30 pm on Friday 26 April 2013, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened heavy sporadic fire at a group of Palestinians who were east of the Islamic Cemetery near the separation fence between Gaza Strip and Israel east of Jabaliya. They were between 50 and 300 meters away from the separation fence when the IOF opened fire at them. As a result, Jamel Wael Resha, 16, sustained a bullet wound in the right leg. Medical sources descried his injury as moderate.


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Very nice, bright 3.5 room apartment in a quiet location - top modern and rustic furnished (partly Arvenholz) - with balcony and garden on the ground floor. Beautiful living room with modern cooking island, dishwasher, microwave, oven, freezer and fan. Large, bodd depth window front to balcony and garden. TV, DVD, radio and CD player. 2 bedrooms: 1 room with double bed, 1 room with 2 single beds; 2 modern bathrooms: 1 with bath tub / WC, 1 with shower / WC. In the basement there is washing machine and ski depot. Non-smoking apartment.
Final cleaning (CHF 100 .- / stay), bed linen (CHF 15 .- / person) and visitor's tax (CHF 4 .- / night per person from 13 years), and electricity / water / heating (according to consumption) Directly to the key holder. Pets allowed only after prior agreement with the landlord.
Flooring: Bedroom: parquet, living room / kitchen and bathroom: stone slabs
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Apartment on the ground floor of a multi-family house in a quiet location with balcony and garden. Parking directly in front of the house.
On foot approx. 10 min to the station (extra skies to the Andersen ski resort Andermatt-Sedrun) and to the children's ski area Valtgeva, as well as to the village center with various shopping possibilities, restaurants and cafes. Summer and winter hiking trails directly in front of the house, cross-country ski trail approx. 100 m away.
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Huellas de dinosaurios conservadas en materiales del cortejo transgresivo en cauces encajados. Jurásico superior y Cretácico inferior de Alpuente, Valencia
Dinosaur footprints preserved in the deposits of the trasgressive system tract inside incised valleys. Late Jurassic and early Cretaceous of Alpuente, Valencia
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AbstractThe upper Jurassic and lower Cretaceous deposits of the Southwestern Iberian Basin at Alpuente (Valencia) contain abundant remains of dinosaurs, including several localities with footprints. In this area deltaic sediments deposited in fluvial, estuarine, beach and shallow-marine environments, controlled by eustatic sea-level changes outcrop extensively. In spite of the fluvial deposits dominance, most of dinosaur footprints sites found here are placed in beach sandstones. Beach sandstones were deposited in the basin during the low sea-level stand and transgressions. The study of four new ichnological sites shows that the footprints are preferently preserved in those beach deposits that built up the transgressive system tract, as the infill of incised valleys


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The CoEXist project is contributing to the revision process of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) guidelines. CoEXist aims at making the new SUMP guidelines "automation-ready".
What is a SUMP?
The concept of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) has been established in Europe by the 2013 Urban Mobility Package. This mobility planning approach was introduced to respond to the "need for more sustainable and integrative planning processes as a way of dealing with the complexity of urban mobility." (Eltis) The concept of SUMP encourages cities to adopt new planning methods to build a cleaner urban mobility in our streets. Some of the main characteristics of the SUMP approach are the integration of different policy fields (e.g. transport, environment, energy, economic and social affaire, etc.); a participatory process with the population and stakeholders; or planning for all modes in an integrated manner.
A revision process
Since the publication of the European SUMP guidelines in 2013, several major innovations – including automation – changed the way cities are planning for transport and mobility. Therefore, a general revision process is currently taking place to update the current guidelines and to complement them with a series of topic-centred guides.
The role of CoEXist in this process will be to contribute to a guide on planning for automation. Building on the experience of the CoEXist pioneer cities, the project will provide advise on how to plan for automated urban mobility – an area which is still very uncertain.
Planning for automation, how?
Connected and automated mobility was not considered at all in the original guidelines (2013), however the introduction of CAVs in cities will cause significant changes in some of the core principles of SUMPs, such as:
- Participation: How do you involve citizens in a topic with high uncertainties?
- Cooperation: What sort of institutional cooperation is required?
- Measure selection: What sort of measures can cities implement now to ensure that connected and automated mobility is to their benefit?
- Monitoring and evaluation/assessment: How to integrate connected and automated in assessment frameworks?
Using the experience of the CoEXist cities as well as the work undertaken for the Automation-Ready framework, CoEXist will also try to respond to other questions, particularly regarding:
- the regulatory and governance framework needed for the introduction and operation of CAVs in cities;
- the social changes that CAVs will create in urban areas, and in particular the impact on livability;
- the economic impact of automation;
- the changes in the mobility patterns and transport systems in cities; and
- the long-term vision of cities for mobility.


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Whether you accessorize with striking statements or modest gems, the beautiful pieces in this timeless collection will suit every style and every occasion.Choose from beautiful earrings, studs, necklaces, bracelets and pendants that are guaranteed to glimmer with the breathtaking clarity that Waterford Crystal is renowned for.
For centuries the Irish have been supreme artists in glass. It is one of the great traditions in the realm of art, a tradition founded on patient and meticulous hand craftsmanship.The skill of Irish hands is only part of the story - there is also an uncanny power in those hands to impart something magical to glass. And in all of Ireland, no hands have been more patient, more meticulous, or more blessed with the elusive powers of art than the hands of Waterford crystal's craftsmen. When the brothers George and William Penrose founded the Waterford Glass House in 1783, they made a bold promise - to make Waterford crystal in "as fine a quality as any in Europe in the most elegant style."
It was no idle boast. They had in hand the old secrets of mingling minerals and glass to create Waterford crystal of beautiful and mysterious qualities. It sang sweetly at the tap of a finger. It felt soft and warm to the touch yet possessed strength and durability known only to Waterford crystal. And it radiated a distinctive, silvery white brilliance, which Waterford Crystal's artists enhanced with deeply - cut ornamentation that gave the finished pieces a vivacious, traditional Waterford crystal sparkle.
This great tradition lay dormant for a hundred years. But when Irish independence rekindled a passion for Irish arts in the 1940s and 1950s, a group of businessmen resolved to bring back to life the industry that had made the city of Waterford famous. They recruited a small band of hand - picked artists, and under the guidance of these masters, young apprentices learned the intricacies of the art of crystal. In a few short years Waterford Crystal reclaimed its pride of place. Once more, it is the customary gift for royalty and heads of state. Patience, skill, and artistry had wrought a triumph at Waterford crystal.
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Do You Wish You Had A Koi Pond Or A Pondless Waterfall In Your Backyard?
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If you've ever wished you had a koi pond, pondless waterfall or some other water feature in the backyard of your beautiful Buckhead home, Universal Aquatics is just a click away. We can take your design from dream to reality. We are professional design and installation professionals for customized water features. Some of what we can give you include:
- Koi Ponds, Retention Ponds or other kinds of ponds
- Waterfalls
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- Basalt Column Fountains or Urn Fountains
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Let us help you make your backyard dreams come true. Whether it's an Asian design, terraced stream or something else, we can bring it from your imagination to your backyard. Once installed, we can also provide routine maintenance and upkeep of your water feature, so you never have to worry if it's clean or working properly. Simply relax and enjoy!
Pond & Water Feature Services
Having a pond or some other water feature is a wonderful addition to a lovely home, but they do need to be cared for and maintained. We offer a variety of pond repair and renovation services that include such things as:
- Pond Repair
- Leak Detection
- Renovations & Remodeling
- Maintenance & Cleaning Services
- Algae Control
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Your home is your greatest source of comfort. Let Universal Aquatics help turn your backyard into a mini-vacation spot. Find out how we can help you have the backyard pond or waterfall of your dreams. Call us today!
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October 27, 2009 4-6 p.m. What can employers ask you to wear and what should you wear? Interviewing for a job and dressing for success is stressful. When you pick one outfit or another, you are sending a message. And, whether you like it or not, employers are receiving that message. This seminar will provide helpful tips and tricks for assembling professional attire that will help you convey the image you are looking for. We'll also provide a quick summary of the employer's point of view. Employers speak to the world through their employees, and they want to set the [..] read more
How to Shop Like a Pro and Look Like a Million Bucks
Thursday, October 15th 8:15 – 9:45 am Do you avoid shopping, finding it painful? Do you come home from your shopping trips overwhelmed and exhausted? Join me for this BBH (Business Before Hours) to learn how to turn what you might consider a dreadful task into a tolerable, possibly even enjoyable one. If you already enjoy shopping, you'll find these tips can help save money, be more efficient, and you'll come home from your shopping trips happier then ever. In this session you will: * Learn how to shop for good values, not just bargains, * Discover the secrets for [..] read more
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Last week, I gave a workshop with a good friend of mine, Patrice Barber, of Taylor Made Wealth Coaching. It was titled The Millionaire Mindset–Look like a Million, Think like a Millionaire. For my portion of the workshop, I shared my Top 10 Professional Shopping tips, and how to create a wardrobe that can make you look like a million bucks. The main premise of the workshop was that if you want to look like a million bucks and become like a millionaire, you have to plan. It doesn't just happen. If you'd like to find out when the next [..] read more


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The mountains in France are a great destination in any season. During summers, the green meadows offer a perfect backdrop for bike rides or long hikes. In winters, the mountains await skiers and snowboarders for winter sports. Dog sled trips, snowshoe hikes & relaxation wellness treatments are also great options for winter escape. Moreover the lip smacking culinary delicacies offered here is bound to add more to the appeal of this part of France. To witness the dauntless adventure, mesmerizing beauty of Mother Nature & savor scrumptious cuisine offered in French mountains, grab your France Visa now!
For nature lovers & adventure seekers, the French Alps is the ultimate destination. The area boasts some of the most magnificent natural scenery in Europe. The Aiguille du Midi, a 3842m high peak in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps is a popular tourist destination. It is the highest mountain peak in the French Alps that is served by an aerial lift system. The snow enwrapped mountain has its doors open almost all round the year & witnesses nearly half a million visitors every year. To experience a very high altitude & revel in the adventures associated with this colossal ridge apply for France Visa now.
The Aiguille du Midi offers unrivalled views over the massif, the glaciers, Chamonix valley, a large chunk of the Alps and surrounding countries. The cable car holds the world record for the highest vertical climb & is a two-stage journey originating from the valley floor at 1,035. This two stage cable car first came into operation in 1955 & takes passengers from the valley floor to its dizzy heights in around 30 minutes.
Things to do at Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille du Midi is truly a sight to behold. The mountainous region offers myriad of engrossing activities that allures tourists from across the globe. These include:
With the 360 degrees access around the summit, you are spoilt for choice with views that extend far into Italy, Switzerland & France.
The mountaineers can also choose to access various trails and refuges from the roped ridge known as the Arete. Were it not for the cold, Aiguille du Midi could compel you to spend days up here.
This intimate restaurant offers a stupendous opportunity to satisfy the taste buds at 3842 m of height. The balconies of the café and restaurant provide great panoramic views.
To delight in the amazing adventurous journey to Aiguille du Midi that enables you to relish the natural beauty of this region, grab your France visa now.


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This is a sample of the schedule Art would sent out to the band telling us what had been confirmed and what dates were open. If you notice at the bottom of the page there is a typewritten note that… Read More ›
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