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Last house standing
It has been a tough week, emotionally and physically. We helped a friend box up 60 years of memories, a home where he has spent every summer since he was ten years old.
In between filling boxes and sorting furniture we heard stories of Henris first kiss, an unrequited teenage love affair, memories of his father throwing moonlit ceremonies to cast away succubus, afternoons spent sculpting with stone from the Lacoste quarries, and summers as an adult watching his children play on the same terrace of his childhood.
He was on his own to decide what was to be discarded and what to keep.
His daughter asked if she could have the tiny ancient bell that sounded everytime the front door opened. His son wanted to keep one of his grandfathers straw hats.
Henri took a beautiful sculpture his father had carved. I couldn't stop thinking about the sculpture and how it was such a tangible connection to his father, stone that had turned under his hands, a transfer of energy that had created something beautiful, more than a piece of clothing or photograph. Stone that had absorbed the rays of Provencal sun over the years.
I lay in bed last night and felt that sculptures presence. The female stone goddess guarding over Lacoste from her high perch just inside Le Portail de Chevres. One of Henris fathers sucubes.
His mothers sewing machine lay gathering dust in the corner.
Little caves untouched in the last 60 years, I discovered a cache of oak barrels and dusty bonbonnes, a set of iron letters that spelt 'Pharmacie' and an 1800s altar chair buried under broken tiles.
Raphael invited a SCAD photography student, Patrick Bepko to document the process, his images capture perfectly the beating heart of this home and the immense sense of sadness in having no choice but to leave it behind.
One of Henris fathers hats on its perch.
Harvest - souvenirs of summers past
Mismatching cups and pottery that didn't find a new home.
After a morning spent moving boxes and furniture, we sat and broke bread, a heavy unspoken sadness weighed on every ones mind.
Friendship, it doesn't matter the years that seperate you in age.
It is to reach out and let someone know they are not alone.
To view more of Patricks beautiful images visit his instagram gallery


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After a half day spent chasing down parts in Bakersfield, CA it was time to head out to our next destination. We had plans to visit family during this trip, as it had been yearsContinue Reading
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Trona Pinnacles
There are few places in this world that truly feel as if you are on another planet, but Malissa and I stumbled upon one of those rare places, Trona Pinnacles. Located east of the CaliforniaContinue Reading
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After successfully navigating the Mojave Road, there were a few things that I felt needed to be shared to aid those who decide to venture down the same path as us. First off, I doContinue Reading


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Please upgrade ubiquity bzr in the DC
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Evan, I'm trying to sort out who should handle this one. If this is a request for the sysadmins, have you tried rt?
I have not. I originally asked in #launchpad and was told to ask a question against launchpad-bazaar. I'll file a RT ticket with the request and see if they're able to handle it.
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Integrative Cancer Care and Naturopathic Medicine
Join Dr. Velichka ND on May 16th, during Naturopathic Medicine Week for an informative presentation on Integrative Cancer Care.
Learn about the benefits of having a naturopathic doctor trained in integrative cancer care on your team. Dr. Velichka ND will briefly review the safe and effective use of some natural and supportive therapies that may be used to assist patients through their conventional treatments.
Who: Dr. Amy Velichka ND (Naturopathic Doctor at Saskatoon Naturopathic Medicine)
What: Presentation on Integrative Cancer Care and Naturopathic Medicine
When: May 16th 2019 – 7pm
Where: McNally Robinson Bookstore on 8th Street in the travel alcove


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Russ was born in New York City on February 25, 1955, and grew up on a farm in Newtown, Pennsylvania and West Port Island, Maine. He graduated from the George School and earned a degree in English from Beloit College, Wisconsin in 1978. During Law School, he clerked for the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. Russ graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1982 and immediately joined the Marine Corps at the age of 27. In the Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, Quantico, Virginia, his platoon started with 52 officer candidates and graduated 26, with Keep being number 13. Upon earning his Lieutenant's bars, Russ attended the Basic School at Quantico where his ROTC College graduate peers addressed him as pappy or dad because of Keep's advanced age.
He left the Marine Corps as a Captain in 1986 and since then has practiced law on Hilton Head Island where he has served as President of the Hilton Head Bar Association for the last 3 years, growing the organization from 18 members to over 150. Russ is a South Carolina Supreme Court certified mentor to young lawyers and he is also an Assigned Member and Investigator for the SC Bar Resolution of Fee Dispute Board.


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Read? Set? Go! Typewriter Intervention
is an project where we are accepting and typewriting people's "call for action" quotes as the design for postcards. We will send them directly to the anti-immigrant state capital in the U.S. that the participants have chosen. This intervention focuses on creating a platform for people to speak against the recent immigration decisions in the U.S., and to protest in an anonymous way for people who do not feel comfortable protesting physically due to risks. Some of the postcards will be included in the Kit, as a tool for students to protest anonymously at any time. This project references public official notaries in Mexico City. They assist people who are illiterate to fill out official government forms. Other public desks are used to write letters to love ones. Most public notaries and desk use typewriters.
This is our first collaboration! We are happy we got the chance to work with Instituto Grafico de Chicago at the National Museum of Mexican Art's Tiangis. People first typewrote their postcards then ran them through the IGC's press.


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The real tech plan
Yes, our district has the 30 page, three-year tech plan. (Why am I not envisioning tons of people jumping on this link?) Creating/revising it is a good process in that we are forced to do a little long-term thinking.
But for day-to-day operations, for prioritizing tasks and budgets, and for creating a means of accountability, we (our tech staff and district advisory committee) put together the one-page plan which consists of annual objectives grouped under out long range (one might say permanent) goals. So far, this is what next year's plan looks like. (Each objective is usually followed by a person/persons responsible. These names have been deleted in this blog entry.)
Mankato Long-range Goals and Objectives for 2006-07 for District Media Services
1) All students will demonstrate the mastered use of technology to access, process, organize, communicate and evaluate information in order to answer questions and solve problems. Action items, 2006-07
a. Continue work with Curriculum Council on placing information literacy and technology standards in secondary written content area curricula based on survey.
b. Develop Internet safety campaign for both school and community.
c. Continue library media study groups to discuss best practices and the media/technology program's contributions to student achievement.
d. Pilot DropBox and Turnitin with high school English departments.
2) Technology will be used to provide the most current, accurate and extensive information resources possible to all learners in the district and community in a cost effective and reliable manner at maximum convenience to the user. Action items, 2006-07
a. Implement rSchools website for each secondary school.
b. Implement Bright/Smart Classroom projects. (Long term project to equip all classrooms with IWB, sound systems and data projectors.)
c. Design community reporting mechanism regarding the outcome of technology referendum.
3) All district teachers will have the technology training, skills and resources needed to assure students will meet local and state learning objectives and have the technological means to assess and record student progress. Action items, 2006-07
a. Expand CODE 77 training to include secondary teachers – approximately 125. (3 hours personal instruction and 9 hours group instruction to go with new teacher computers.)
b. Conduct training in use of data projectors and IWB.
c. Continue training sessions on Sagebrush Viewpoint software.
d. Survey staff on Mac/Windows preference for CODE77.
e. Work with mentors to establish a formal tech training program for new teachers.
4) The district will use technology to improve its administrative effectiveness through efficient communication, planning and record keeping. Action items, 2006-07
a Update SASI to 7.0
b. Replace MeetingMaker, SendMail, and MajorDomo with Microsoft Exchange server.
c. Continue Sagebrush data mining project.
i. Refresh and automate SASIxp and state test data export/import
ii. Import data Cognitive 6
iii. Import data DIBELS
d. Expand NWEA testing to grades K-1 and 11.
e. Expand Read Naturally to all buildings.
f. Implement the Versatran transportation system.
g. Expand use of facilities scheduling program.
5) The district will have a reliable, cost-effective, and secure technology infrastructure that supports the learning, teaching, and administrative goals of the district. Action items, 2006-07
a. Upgrade WAN.
b. Continue expansion of wireless network as needed.
c. Implement online technology repair request system.
d. Discontinue YODA for students; move teachers to Lodestar online storage.
e. Replace three elementary computer labs.
f. Supervise technology needs of new classrooms at Monroe, Hoover and Washington.
g. Hire two building technicians and data processing clerk. Train.
h. Conduct print audit.
Somehow the plan lacks much excitement. There is nothing directly in it about using Web 2.0 technologies with teachers. No cutting edge experiments. Lots of support of other initiatives. No teeth in getting more/better IL and IT skills into the curriculum.
But it is plan that has ownership and, if past experience is any indicator, it will get done. Something to be said for that too.


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The Visible and The Invisible: Asheville artist Grace Carol Bomer
Her "concern is the human condition surprised by the grace of God. Her love of the physicality of oil paint and wax and her spontaneous process creates abstract paintings rich with themes of pilgrimage, love, and sacrifice."
She has exhibited widely and her work is held in many private and corporate collections. Grace is an active member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church. We're honored to exhibit her work and we hope you'll take time to appreciate her art and the poetry that often inspires her work. The exhibit will continue through July and August.


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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Cult Nails Quench
Today I am bringing you Cult Nails Quench. This is a beautiful red creme. I have never worn red before so this is my first red and I've got to say that I LOVE this one! I have just started getting into Cult Nails and their polishes and so far I'm impressed with their product. It comes beautifully packaged in recycled/re-usable packaging which I think is amazing.
The application of this was easy-peasy. No streaks, clumps, and it wasn't goopy at all! Dry time was actually pretty fast. Not long after I applied the first coat, it was dry to the light touch so I started applying the second coat. Perfect! No bubbles or nothing, just pure perfection!
All Pictures here are taken with 2 coats of Quench and one coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast topcoat. I have to tell you as far as topcoats go, Wicked Fast is the best one I've tried! It is well worth the money!
Cult Nails polishes can be purchased exclusively here on their website. They also offer some supplies for nail art but the last time I checked they were all out of the nail art supplies. Check back often though!
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The prestigious international Selections Mondiales Des Vins contest (SMV CANADA) has just awarded us with its Silver Medal.
DO Valdpeñas awards Bodegas Navarro López
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The Wine Museum Valdepeñas has hosted this Friday the act of the 25th anniversary of the Quality Awards of the DO Valdepeñas, which has counted with the journalist and food writer Miguel Ángel Almodóvar as Ambassador of the DO Valdepeñas in this act of award ceremony .
The mayor of Valdepeñas and the president of the DO, Jesús Martín, responded that "the Regulatory Council is in the best moment ever, has taken the steps of the giant at the last moment that has been rewarded with an expansion of the market" external and internal market that has led us to also expand production, homogenize, appellations of origin and not competition against, on the other hand, lead to the four years in which the viticulturist is rewarded " his effort to generate a quality grape and the whole of all this is that when the unit is put to work on an objective it has already been rewarded by the markets. "
Martín added that "this year we are going to put in value, according to the tasting panel, the most notable wines of the Denomination of Origin, which will help the winners and the whole of the DO", which With more than 20,000 hectares, 4,000 vine growers and 14 wineries.
For his part, the general director of Agroalimentary Industries and Cooperatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Gregorio Jaime Rodríguez, highlighted in the media of the wines of Castilla-La Mancha "are in the best moment for five years, in 2018 It has exceeded by 10% the turnover of wine with respect to 2017 and in which we have been in 2019, we already have the February data of the Wine Observatory and have increased the volume of the export by 20%. "In this sense, it is said that we are closer to reaching the 2,500,000,000 euros that will be published, as well as to this legislature, as well as to the 85,000 grape growers, 600 wineries and cooperatives and 9 denominations of origin ".
The act of delivery of the Quality Awards of the DO Valdepeñas had the journalist Miguel Ángel Almodóvar as Ambassador of the awarding of these awards, a figure that aims to promote and spread the essence of wines with designation of origin. Almodóvar is one of the most recognized journalists and writers at a national level in the gastronomic field. He is the author of some twenty books in this area, currently collaborating in the magazine Vinos y Restaurantes and is a regular contributor to the radio programs of Carlos Herrera, Nieves Herrero and El Pulpo.
As for the winners, the red Crianza de Don Aurelio Crianza Tempranillo 2015 from Bodegas Navarro López won the prestigious Gold Medal
The Silver Medals went to Don Aurelio Reserva Tempranillo 2014, Don Aurelio Tempranillo 2018 and Don Aurelio Verdejo 2018 from Bodegas Navarro López.
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Don Aurelio Gran Reserva Medalla de Oro en CINVE
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We continue with good news. The International Wine and Spirits Contest CINVE, has just awarded us with its Silver Medal for our reference "Don Aurelio Gran Reserva 2012".Thank you very much for receiving our wines so much.


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Only one in stock! All Sales Final for Upcycled/Vintage Collection.
Korrigan (80's) vintage blouse with light paisley pattern.
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Power outage at JFK disrupts same terminal in gunfire scare
A partial power outage has been reported at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in the terminal where a false report of gunfire caused a panicked evacuation days earlier.
American Airlines operates Terminal 8. It says escalators and elevators are out of service.
The airline says screening of checked bags might be delayed. It's encouraging travelers to arrive at least two hours before departure.
There's no word on what caused the outage, which began Tuesday afternoon.
On Sunday night, a report of gunfire at the terminal led to chaos at the airport. That scare started in Terminal 8 and led to Terminal 1. Authorities are exploring the possibility loud cheering of Usain Bolt's Olympic 100-meter dash victory prompted the scare.


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I recently found myself in a makeup shop. 'My gaaaaahhhhd!!!' Exclaimed the sales associate, pouncing at me with a holster of brushes. 'You have suuuuuucccchhhhhh AMAZING SKIN!!!!!!!' – a comment which oddly occurred on a day where several hormonal chin volcanoes were at the point of eruption and my skin had the embalmed sheen and furrowed brow of a woman too long at her laptop… 'Err… thanks.' I replied, unconvinced, and left without a purchase.
It carried on. Last Saturday I was mooching around a multi-brand store I'm fond of but increasingly buy from online due to the predatory staff. That day was no different. A woman popped up from behind a wall like a ghoul on a ghost train. 'I LOVE YOUR LOOK!!!' She exclaimed. 'LOVE IT!!!!!' I said thank you and moved on, listening as she re-iterated the same phrase, in the same pitch, to the woman who came in behind me, and the one behind that.
Flattery will get you nowhere. Isn't that what they used to say? In retail, I'd have to agree because each time I'm confronted with contrived compliments I leave empty handed. The magic is gone. AND I'm annoyed because it feels like genuine compliments are devalued every time a fake one is used in an attempt to win a sale. Compliments, like so many other things in this orchestrated age, are starting to feel insincere and manipulated for gain.
When I was training to be a professional Life Coach I learned that one should complement or acknowledge what people do rather than how they appear. I contested this at the time for it wasn't who I felt I was. 'I not going to stop telling people I like their hair.' I thought stubbornly, 'I can acknowledge what they do and how they look.' And I continue to do so, I always have, albeit aware now that the value of my aesthetic compliments might be lowered if they land on a day when three salespeople have said the same thing.
So how can we ensure our genuine compliments are regarding as such? When so much flattery is being emitted by others to boost their commission or profiles?
When it came to writing a new series of short stories (my coaching books combine self-awareness, perspective and confidence boosting strategies with storytelling) I decided to write in a character intent on proving her compliments were real. This is how she's shaping up;
'Brrrr! Look at you!' chirped Barbara with a grimace, poking her head around the door. 'You really do look awful Arabella… get some sleep… or food… or just go home…
Barbara was Arabella's secretary. She both preferred the nostalgic allure of calling herself a 'secretary' and the inclusion of cuttingly direct verbal observations. 'That way you know that my compliments are compliments and not marketing.' She would say. 'The contrast says it all.' Arabella had to agree she had a point…
Q: Should we reduce our complementary output to compensate over exposure from the insincere?
Q: Should we balance our genuine compliments with less kind critical opinion to 'prove' our sincerity?
Q: Should we only ever compliment on what people do rather than how they look?
I think no.
I think authenticity is the word these days, and creepy compliments reek of inauthenticity. The truth will prevail and it's easy to tell when someone means it or when they're just marketing. A genuine compliment can make someone's day, and in this age of heightened anxiety and low self-esteem that's no bad thing. And don't forget, that hairdo took some styling in the morning – and when you leave home having roused, fed, and dressed children, collated homework assignments and inserted them in the right backpacks, not fallen over abandoned toys, picked up abandoned socks, soaked oatmeal encrusted pans so you won't spend your evening chipping them clean, and still managed to get a brush through your hair and over your teeth, and unplug the curling iron at the end of it all, then YES you deserve that compliment.
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We believe that by empowering their families we will enable children or young people to have the opportunity to achieve their potential, in every aspect of their life.
DS Achieve is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation formed by parents of children with Down Syndrome. We empower the families of children and young people with Down Syndrome to enable them to fulfil their potential, whatever that may be - and it will be different for every child or young person.
Potential may be centred on education, social inclusion, sporting achievement, personal happiness, good health and wellbeing, or other personal family goals. All families' goals are different and our aim is to support those goals in whatever way we can, while having fun and making new friends along the way!
We are currently focusing on families in and around Hertfordshire.
Our services
We provide educational and training programmes for families, children and professionals.
We provide an early years intervention programme called 'Little Achievers', and training for parents and carers on topics like SEN law, school and the EHCP process. We also hold family events and run a closed Facebook group, both of which provide a forum for families to share information and advice with one another.
Our own experience as parents has taught us that the best advisers are mostly other parents who have experienced similar situations.
For more information on our current services and activities, please see our What we do page.
We are affiliated to the national Down's Syndrome Association.
We are entirely funded by grants and donations including those from the National Lottery, Aviva, Watford Borough Council and Hertfordshire Community Foundation.
"As a parent, you want to feel confident that you are doing everything you can to help your child progress."
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The first international championship of the year, the WSK Super Master Series, ended at Sarno with a superb victory for Rashid Al Dhaheri in 60 Mini, which also enabled Parolin to win the general classification. Although not a surprise considering the performance level of the Parolin chassis, this result is a pleasant reward for the Italian factory.
"We are extremely pleased with our 60 Mini win, confirming our tradition of success that has lasted for three consecutive years," commented Marco Parolin. "We won this title in 2017 with Gabriele Minì, last year with Martinius Stenshorne and this season with Rashid Al Dhaheri. This is something we are proud of, especially because the level of competition in the Mini category continues to increase. We confirm our high standard as a team, and of course as a chassis manufacturer. In the other two categories, we worked hard this weekend to improve in the difficult conditions at Sarno, preparing for the next challenge, the WSK Euro Series."
Parolin once again represented a large proportion of the 60 Mini field. The results included nine victories in the heats, 10 drivers in the top 13 of the Final and eight Parolins in the top 10 of the Championship. The numbers are always impressive.
Because of the importance of slipstreaming on the long Neapolitan circuit, Qualifying Practices were not always easy to manage for the very young drivers in 60 Mini. Keanu Al Azhari and Giovanni Trentin, however, managed to achieve the 2nd and 3rd fastest times among the 87 participants, while Rashid Al Dhaheri was 15th. The latter however completed exemplary runs and returned to the front of the competition on Saturday night. Starting from 6th in the Final, Al Dhaheri took the lead from the second lap and brilliantly controlled his opponents until the finish. He took the lead in the standings of the series and earned a well-deserved crown. Also very fast, Giovanni Trentin achieved his best result by entering the top 10 in the Final. Victim of a racing incident at the start of his Prefinal, Al Azhari unfortunately could not defend his chances in the Final.
It was also a Prefinal accident that delayed Gabriele Mini's progress in OK. However, he managed to qualify 30th in the Final and a festival of overtaking allowed him to return to 8th position at the finish line. This remarkable effort allowed him to save his place in the top five overall of the WSK Super Master Series.
Although he had to overcome his 30th place in the OK-Junior Timed Practice, Brando Badoer did a great job moving up to 7th in the Final before finishing 11th. Martinius Stenshorne fell to the back of the pack during a clash on the second lap of the Final, which prevented him from enjoying his potential as much as he deserved.
After an exceptional start to the season, Parolin is preparing to start the WSK Euro Series next weekend which will take place on the same circuit of Sarno. The goal is clear: to work even harder with the young drivers of the team to improve the results they are able to achieve with the high-performance equipment from Parolin.
The third event of the WSK Super Master Series took place at La Conca in very strong grip conditions. Parolin chassis demonstrated their exceptional versatility by enabling their drivers to achieve top results at all levels. The success of Parolin was magnificently highlighted by the remarkable victory by Gabriele Mini in the prestigious OK category.
The third event of the WSK Super Master Series took place at La Conca in very strong grip conditions. Parolin chassis demonstrated their exceptional versatility by enabling their drivers to achieve top results at all levels. The success of Parolin was magnificently highlighted by the remarkable victory by Gabriele Mini in the prestigious OK category.
The Parolin Racing Team's Junior drivers had to face the harshness of racing. Martinius Stenshorne and Brando Badoer both finished in 3rd place in their Prefinals, after much effort in the heats. The last race was not the easiest to negotiate. Only Badoer managed to confirm in 8th position while Stenshorne was delayed in a collision at the start. To finish 18th in these conditions remains an impressive feat. Not spared by problems, Alessandro Cenedese ended on a positive note by gaining 12 positions in this Final.
The race was no easier in 60 Mini. Rashid Al Dhaheri was initially held up by two competitors with problems ahead of him in Qualifying. Expecting to take pole position, he had to settle for 20th. Rashid then retired in two heats but still managed to move up to 12th in the Final and take 2nd in the WSK Super Master standings. Keanu Al Azhari was no better off with his 28th time, but he had a series of very good races with three fastest laps. He finished well in 8th place, again with the fastest lap. The incredible recovery by Giovanni Trentin, from 59th to 11th, completed a very positive picture for Parolin.
The Italian brand could indeed congratulate itself on seeing in 60 Mini its products to take pole position, seven places among the top 10 of the heats, victory in the two Prefinals and seven places in the top eight of the Final, including the three fastest laps of the race. At La Conca, the Parolin Racing Team took its fifth podium of the season.
Still well represented, the Parolin brand has just achieved more success at the second round of the WSK Super Master Series at Lonato. More than half of the 60 Mini finalists at South Garda Karting actually raced on Parolin chassis, five of which finished in the top ten. With pole position, 12 wins out of 15, two wins in the Prefinals, and the Final victory, the score is once again eloquent for the company from Bassano del Grappa.
"After the form shown in the rain at Adria, the second round of the WSK Super Master Series demonstrated our potential in the dry," commented Marco Parolin. "In the sun at Lonato, our chassis have been very effective. In 60 Mini, our driver Rashid Al Dhaheri dominated from start to finish with a high level of skill. It was more complicated for the other Parolin Racing Team drivers as well as in OK-Junior, a category in full swing for us in which the performances unfortunately did not lead to the expected results, partly because of lively battles on the track. In OK, Gabriele Mini' was undoubtedly the most powerful driver in the Qualifying Phases, before being delayed in the battle of the Prefinal. In any case, our level of competitiveness has been reinforced again."
Gabriele Mini' clearly dominated the OK category after his 2nd fastest time by brilliantly winning his four Qualifying Heats. He managed a remarkable recovery of 14 places in the Final and finished in 9th position, again one of the fastest on the track.
Already a winner at Adria, Rashid Al Dhaheri repeated his feat at Lonato. 3rd fastest in Qualifying, he took the lead in the heats with three wins and two fastest laps of the race. As the battle became even more intense, Rashid won the Prefinal and triumphed in an epic fight up to the final metres of the Final. He therefore reinforced his lead in the provisional classification of the WSK Super Master Series. Keanu Al Azhari and Valerio Rinicella were in the top five in the Prefinals before losing their chances in the Final battles. Giovanni Trentin made a good debut with the team with three top threes in the heats and a gain of 12 places in the Final before a spoiler penalty.
The OK-Junior drivers of the team were not celebrating as a result of disappointing Qualifying Practices and fierce clashes in the pack. Brando Badoer was forced to retire in the Prefinal, while Martinuis Stenshorne took a 9th position in the Prefinal and was in the top 10 of the Final with the second fastest time when he had to retire with a broken chain.
In the first event of the WSK Super Master Series, the Adria track remained wet and slippery until the Prefinals. In these winter conditions, the Parolin chassis once again demonstrated their versatility on all terrain, allowing many drivers to express their talent. The superb victory for Rashid Al Dhaheri in Mini, and the performances of Brando Badoer in Junior and Gabriele Mini' in OK, brought great satisfaction to the Parolin Racing Team.
"While most of the season's competitors were there for the opening of the WSK Super Master Series, the Parolin brand has remained the best represented on the grid, not only in Mini, but also in Junior, and our project is also progressing in the top category," said Marco Parolin. "Our successes in Mini confirm this as much as our breakthrough in OK-Junior and our level of performance in OK. However the weekend at Adria was very wet with consequent numerous incidents and penalties. The victory for Rashid Al Dhaheri in Mini is all the more beautiful as he started from a long way back. The 100% Parolin 60 Mini podium obviously gives us great satisfaction".
Al Dhaheri on a cloud
It was the young Maxens Verbrugge who set the fastest time of the official Parolin team in 60 Mini, but incidents and a penalty in the Prefinal caused him to miss his qualification. Meanwhile, Rashid Al Dhaheri was back in 5th position with three wins, a feat after starting from 33rd place in Qualifying. Strong and determined, he fought in the leading group for the Final victory and managed to win after a crazy race, thus taking the lead in the championship. With great determination, Douwe Dedecker managed to recover from 60th place in Qualifying and reached the top 20 of the Final. The other drivers of the team suffered in the pack as a result of poor performance in Qualifying in the rain. They all made good progress in the heats, for example Keanu Al Azhari regained 31 places in five heats, but their starting handicap was too great to allow them to reach the Final.
ABadoer long in the top five
4th in Qualifying, Brando Badoer represented the best chances of the Parolin Racing Team in OK-Junior. Winner for the first time of a heat in his new category, he was delayed by a retirement, but remained in the game by finishing in the top five of Prefinal B. The Final did not go as well as expected in the dry, and Brando first lost ground before taking back positions at the end of the race to finish 19th. Alessandro Cenedese, Martinius Stenshorme and Vinicius Tessaro also had to give up in the fight of one of their heats. Cenedese was penalised in the Prefinal before finishing 26th in a complicated Final. Tessaro made up for a very good Final B where he finished in 2nd position while Jesse Carrasquero continued his progress in the pack.
Mini in the frame in the rain
Although rain is not his favourite conditions, Gabriele Mini' did not leave the front of the OK category. 5th in Qualifying, he won one of his heats before taking 3rd place in his Prefinal while posting the fastest lap in the race. Gabriele fought for a long time between 3rd and 5th position in the Final and planned to ensure a good result at the finish, but a broken chain decided otherwise two laps from the goal.
The next meeting for the Parolin Racing Team will be at the end of February at Lonato for the second round of the WSK Super Master Series.
Parolin Racing Kart has already made an impression at the very beginning of the 2019 season. Excellent results have been achieved in the USA as part of the Florida Winter Series, with four victories at Homestead Miami, as well as in Indonesia for the opening of the IAME Asia Series. In Europe, they competed in the WSK Champions Cup at Adria and Parolin has already taken two podiums in all three categories, a positive sign for the brand's ambitions to progress its drivers from Mini to OK.
Very well established in 60 Mini, as shown by the results and participation figures at this first event, the Italian brand has also extended its area of expertise in OK-Junior with growing representation, and finished strongly in OK, the advanced category where Gabriele Mini shone. Moreover, with a factory renovated and revamped during the winter, Parolin starts the new year better placed than ever to extend its influence on kart racing in many countries.
A good start in OK
With a very convincing performance in the OK category, Gabriele Mini was able to mount the second step of the WSK Champions Cup podium, even though a technical problem forced him to start from last position in the heats. The World Junior Vice-Champion made a great comeback, reaching the front in the Qualifying Heats, then the top five in the Prefinal. He continued his climb to 2nd place in the Final, an extremely encouraging result for the rest of the season.
Top three and numerical dominance in Mini
The spearhead of the strategy for Parolin for two years, 60 Mini is undeniably influenced by the brand from Romano D'Ezzelino. A good half of the field of the WSK Champions Cup were indeed using the Parolin chassis. They took pole position and the four fastest laps, then nine wins in the 15 races, as well as two wins in the Prefinals and the fastest lap in the Final. Five Parolin chassis were ranked in the top eight in the Final.
The official Parolin team relied on six young drivers, including five newcomers, to defend the colours of the factory. As soon as he arrived in his new team, Rashid Al Dhaheri fulfilled his mission perfectly as he was often in 2nd place during practice and in the heats. Penalised for his spoiler in the Prefinal, despite this he managed to get on the Final podium. Keanu Al Azhari, also from the UAE, was the lap record holder of the event, with several fastest laps in the race. Fast in Qualifying, the Belgian Douwe Dedecker was in the top 10 of the heats but had to retire in the Prefinal. The Italian Valerio Rinicella was more and more successful during the races. 7th in his Prefinal, he was delayed in the Final. The Frenchman Maxens Verbrugge reached the Final of his first race in 60 Mini and ranked 31st out of 82 despite a penalty. Chinese driver Chi Newman Zhen Rui took part in his first European competition.
Expanded presence in Junior
The results obtained last year by Gabriele Mini have had a strong impact on the competition. At Adria, the Parolin team was strong with five drivers, mostly young talents coming directly from the Mini categories. At this high level, the Italian Brando Badoer made a convincing run into the top 10 in the Final while his new teammates, the Norwegian Martinius Stenshorne and the Brazilian Vinicius Tessaro were already performing well. Like Tessaro, Alessandro Cenedese missed his qualification in the Final because of a spoiler penalty, but they caught up by finishing 1st and 3rd in Final B. The Mexican Jesse Alenjandro Carrasquero Parada for his part took his first steps in European competition.
"We are now extending our strategy to other categories and other continents," explained Marco Parolin. "Our recent Mini and Junior performances have strengthened our development potential and we are building on these achievements in a number of areas. The basis of our work is the production of very competitive chassis, which are easy to use. We continue our efforts in this direction based on our leading results."
After Gabriele Mini's performance in Las Vegas, the 2018 season ended in Adria with the third and final event of the WSK Final Cup in the rain. While Mini' concluded with another victory and the 2nd place in the Championship, the rise of the Parolin chassis continued in 60 Mini. Always at the forefront of the category, Brando Badoer unfortunately dropped out in the Final and had to settle for 4th place in the standings of the Italian series.
"The season ends with a very positive overall score," said Marco Parolin. "What better than to finish on the top step of the last race after a year full of top-notch performances? Gabriele Mini's 2nd place in X30 Junior in Las Vegas at the Supernationals XXII had already made an impression, while Alessio Lorandi of Team Baby Race won in KZ2 at the wheel of a Parolin. This weekend, another Baby Race driver has also won in OK, demonstrating that private teams can win with Parolin. I think everyone is now convinced of the quality of our products. In 60 Mini, 20 of the 34 Adria finalists raced on a Parolin chassis and 10 finished in the top 14 in addition to a 1-2 in 1st and 2nd places. By winning the Junior Final in the rain, Gabriele demonstrated the versatility of our equipment capable of performing in all conditions."
Brando Badoer had once again shown great potential in 60 Mini with four wins and two fastest laps in the Qualifying Heats after a retirement in view of the finish in the first heat. 2nd in his Prefinal, he unfortunately dropped to 16th on the last lap of the Final and could not improve his 4th place in the Championship. The American Mateo Rubio Luego was very successful in his first race with Parolin, 4th in the heats after his 5th fastest Qualifying, but he had to give up in the Final. Russia's Maksimilian Popov was 4th in Prefinal B but lost many positions in the Final. His compatriot Kosntantin Krapin qualified narrowly in a beautiful Prefinal B. Finally the Emirates driver Keanu Al Azhari progressed well from 20th to 14th place in the Final. Note that all Parolin Racing Team drivers qualified for the Final.
Starting from the 10th place in the OK-Junior Heats, Gabriele Mini' had three wins in his four races, including two fastest laps. Winner of his Prefinal, again the fastest, he led from start to finish in the Final and won masterfully with a lead of over 8". Vice-Champion of Europe, Vice-World Champion, 2nd in Las Vegas, Gabriele once again finished 2nd in the WSK Final Cup.
After setting the 52nd time in Qualifying, Alessandro Cenedese had a good recovery in the heats up to 21st, but had to give up at the start of the Prefinal. The young Norwegian driver Martinius Stenshorne, just up from 60 Mini, started badly with his 70th position on the clock. He returned to 41st at the end of the heats despite some penalties and qualified in an incredible 9th place in Prefinal B. He continued his climb to 14th position, a gain of more than 50 places during the meeting. Finally, Lithuanian Kajus Siksnelis made his debut with the team. A penalty of 10" for having exceeded the limits of the track in the last heat definitively affected his progress.
"We are now going to celebrate this great season," concluded Marco Parolin. "And we will immediately get back to work to build on our commitment to racing in order to prepare our strategy for 2019. After 2018 we have a good trajectory to continue along".
At the 7 Laghi circuit in Castelletto, the second of three WSK Final Cup events was marked by changing weather conditions and tough races. In these complex conditions, Parolin confirmed the excellent potential of its more and more popular chassis, whatever the grip of the track. The intensity of the racing did not always favour to the drivers of the Parolin Racing Team in terms of raw results, but the performance was there.
"We are once again very satisfied with our penetration of the international competition market," said Marco Parolin. "The top overall chassis brand at Castelletto, Parolin accounted for more than 40% of the 60 Mini platform and nine of our karts finished in the top 13. Of the drivers of our team, Brando Badoer was close to total success, as well as Gabriele Mini' in OK-Junior. The Final result did not show their extraordinary potential, but that's racing. We'll do better next time!"
The performance of Brando Badoer in 60 Mini deserves to be celebrated. In line with his race at Lonato, he first took pole position before winning three of his Qualifying Heats. Well established in the leading group of the Final, he led for several laps before the intensity of the clashes forced him to drop to 7th place. Akshay Bohra progressed throughout the weekend and regained another nine places to finish 6th. Keanu Al Azhari also had a very good run after his 4th fastest Qualifying and finished in 9th position after a difficult start to the Final. Douwe Dedecker managed some great runs to return from 30th to 11th before finishing 21st. Finally, Konstantin Krapin qualified very well in the Prefinal (+12 pl) and gained 10 places in the Final to finish 24th.
In OK-Junior, Gabriele Mini' was very disappointed in the Final that he had led for several laps. He kept his chances until the last lap, but an incident decided otherwise and he was then penalised for an unhooked spoiler. Alessandro Cenedese started well with his 10th fastest time, then a 5th and 2nd place in the heats. After an incident in his last heat, his performance finished there. For his second race in Junior, Martinius Stenshorne qualified very well in the Prefinal, but suffered several attacks in the Final before being penalised for his spoiler.
The last race of the season will take place this weekend in Adria for the conclusion of the WSK Final Cup. Parolin will again have the opportunity to demonstrate its strength before the winter break.
Parolin's new strategy for young drivers continues to bear fruit. During the first round of the WSK Final Cup at Lonato, the influence of the Italian brand in 60 Mini was impressive. Quality and performance were in evidence, as demonstrated by Brando Badoer's excellent progress at the forefront of 60 Mini and Matheus Morgatto's debut in OK. At the same time, Gabriele Mini' confirmed the effectiveness of the Parolin OK-Junior with his 3rd position on the finish line.
"We are of course very satisfied with the current usage of our products in the Mini categories", explains Marco Parolin. "In major events such as the international finals for the Rok Cup and for IAME that have just finished, or the WSK Final Cup that has just started, the breakthrough Parolin chassis is very strong with many teams using it. At Lonato, Parolin was the most represented brand in all categories. The performance was also there, as shown by the results of Brando Badoer in 60 Mini for example."
With 38 Parolin chassis out of 95 participants 60 Mini, the WSK Final Cup set consisted of 40% Parolin productions. A dozen teams had chosen the performance with the Italian brand. At the finish there were three Parolins in the top four of the Final and four in the top five of the championship. Not to mention the pole position, the record of the event, six wins and eight fastest laps in the heats, and the second step of the podium for Brando Badoer.
The son of the former Formula 1 driver had a superb weekend at Lonato. He first clinched pole position in Qualifying and ensured four victories in five heats. Also the winner of his Prefinal, he was still fighting with the best in the Final and was on the 2nd step of the podium with the satisfaction of being the fastest driver of the meeting.
The other members of the official Parolin Racing team performed well in the top three of the heats such as Keanu Al Azhari, Douwe Dedecker and Maksimilian Popov, or in the top five like Ashkay Bohra and Zachary David. The intensity of the races did not allow them to be consistent enough to confirm their form, but the potential is undeniably present.
Still among the fastest in OK-Junior, Vice World Champion Gabriele Mini' was about to confirm his talent by finishing in 3rd position in the Final at Lonato, but a detached spoiler penalty later dropped him back in the standings. The WSK Final Cup also gave the opportunity to young people to take the step from 60 Mini to OK-Junior as Mini' had done last year. Martinius Stenshorne made a perfect transition from 60 Mini to OK-Junior, revealing great skill and speed in his first race. Injured at the start of the Final, he unfortunately had to stop there. The third qualifier of the three drivers in the team, Alessandro Cenedese also retired during this incident which affected a dozen drivers.
Finally, the debut in OK of the Brazilian Matheus Morgatto was exceptional and his speed impressed the specialists. Up to 5th to his Prefinal, he was pushed back to 10th place, but then moved up from 20th to 12th position in the Final.
The racing season is far from over and Parolin still has great opportunities to strengthen its reputation on different tracks before starting the 2019 preparation from the excellent base of 2018.
An emblematic driver in the Parolin Racing Team, Gabriele Mini' perfectly fulfilled his mission by bringing his Parolin chassis to the highest international level. The winner of OK-Junior in the WSK Super Master Series, 2nd in the European Championship and vice-World Champion, the young Italian proved the exceptional level of performance of Parolin by becoming the most consistent driver of the season in the top rankings.
"We are very satisfied with the competitiveness of our equipment on every track," commented Marco Parolin at Kristianstad. "While winning the world title would have been a great reward, racing never guarantees you can win every time. It is more important for Parolin to be among the frontrunners on every occasion. No other brand has been able to show such potential in the variable conditions of the international season. Bringing a young driver from 60 Mini to the peak of OK-Junior in his first year is a great achievement that we are proud of. This is very much in line with the goal we set for ourselves by focusing on young drivers this year."
Equipped this time with a TM Racing engine, Gabriele Mini' was notable for his speed in the Free Practice sessions of the FIA Karting World Championship – Junior in Sweden. He officially confirmed this by setting the pole position time in Qualifying, nearly 3 tenths of a second in front of the other 112 participants. Rain then thwarted the forward march of the Parolin driver in the first few heats. He restored the situation by finishing with two victories while sparing his tyres. 7th on the starting grid of the Final, Mini' set off in pursuit of his rivals as soon as the lights went out by using all his talent to exploit the very good balance of his Parolin-TM. He was in the top three in the first third of the race and finally found the opening two laps from the finish to grab 2nd place with much panache. Clearly faster than the future winner, he unfortunately did not have time to narrow the gap before the chequered flag.
In addition to the title of Vice World Champion for Gabriele Mini', Parolin Racing Kart can congratulate itself for enabling the young Australian James Wharton to come back from the 20th to 13th position in the World Championship, a result of first order for the third international race for this driver in OK-Junior.
"Following this year's success, we will continue to move forward with new opportunities," concluded Marco Parolin. "Our equipment has been designed to be effective from the start of the season to the finish, regardless of circuit, tyre or engine. These qualities are rarely emphasised at this point but they already appeal to many drivers around the world. The top level is not our only goal. Our priority is to produce equipment for every driver, whatever their level, so their talents can be highlighted."
For the last two seasons, Parolin Racing Kart has decided to focus on categories open to young drivers. In the footsteps of Gabriele Mini, many drivers from around the world have found the path to success thanks to the remarkable performance of the Parolin chassis. As the year begins its second part, the Italian brand is already very successful in terms of victories in 2018.
"We are very proud of the success of our new focus on youth categories," said Marco Parolin. "We have managed to develop a chassis that is very easy to use and competitive in all conditions. We did not only want to shine at the highest level, but above all to offer equipment capable of meeting the needs of drivers of all levels, whatever the engines and tyres used, not to mention the specific weather conditions in each country. It gives us great satisfaction to see that our frames are able to shine around the world."
The adventure really began in 2017. In the Parolin colours, Gabriele Mini' has been successful on many occasions. He made a name for himself in the highly contested 60 Mini category by winning the WSK Super Master Series and the Italian Championship. With this experience, Parolin Racing Kart developed a particularly successful chassis for the 2018 homologation. The wins were not only in the international arena, but also in various national championships all over the world.
At the international level, the competitiveness of Parolin chassis has been confirmed with new drivers. While 60 Mini was still contested by teams and talented drivers, the Norwegian Martinius Stenshorne won the WSK Open Cup and the WSK Super Master Series, while the Briton Coskun Irfan won the Industrial Trophy.
But it is undoubtedly the victories acquired in different countries and continents that reveal the most value of the Parolin chassis. In the United States, Caleb Gafrarar won the Florida Winter Tour in Micro Rok, while Jace Park became Vice Champion of the SKUSA Pro Tour in Mini Swift. Maxens Verbrugge was recently crowned as French Minime Champion, while Douwe Dedecker won Mini Parilla in the IAME Series Benelux. In the UAE, Keanu Al Azhari won the UAE Rotax Max Challenge in Micro Max and also won X30 Cadet at the UAE X30 O Plate. Idar Gjerkevik became Norwegian Mini Champion, Mathias Jakobsen won the Danish Championship, Konstantin Krapin became Russian Champion and Piotr Protasiewicz won the Rok Cup Poland in Mini Rok. The Parolin chassis have also enjoyed significant success in other countries such as Mexico, Chile and Southeast Asia.
"I want to congratulate all the young drivers who won with Parolin this year," said Marco Parolin. "I thank them for their trust in our equipment. We will continue our strategy towards young drivers around the world to enable them to showcase their talent and progress under our colours as Gabriele Mini' did by winning the WSK Super Master Series in OK-Junior and becoming Junior European Vice-Champion."


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A capsule look at the 2011 Atlanta Braves:
A capsule look at the 2011 Atlanta Braves:
2010: 91-71, second place, wild card.
Manager: Fredi Gonzalez (1st season).
He's Here: 2B Dan Uggla, 1B Freddie Freeman, RHP Scott Linebrink, LHP George Sherrill, INF-OF Joe Mather.
He's Outta There: INF-OF Omar Infante, LHP Billy Wagner, 1B Derrek Lee, OF Melky Cabrera, OF Matt Diaz, 1B Troy Glaus, RHP Takashi Saito, LHP Mike Dunn, RHP Kyle Farnsworth, OF Rick Ankiel.
Projected Lineup: LF Martin Prado (.307, 15, 66), CF Nate McLouth (.190, 6, 24), 3B Chipper Jones (.265, 10, 46), 2B Dan Uggla (.287, 33, 105 with Florida), C Brian McCann (.269, 21, 77), RF Jason Heyward (.277, 18, 72, 11 SBs), SS Alex Gonzalez (.250, 23, 88 with Toronto and Atlanta), 1B Freddie Freeman (.319, 18, 87 with Triple-A Gwinnett).
Bench: C David Ross, 3B Brooks Conrad, INF Brandon Hicks, OF Eric Hinske, OF Matt Young.
Rotation: RHP Derek Lowe (16-12, 4.00), RH Tommy Hanson (10-11, 3.33), RH Tim Hudson (17-9, 2.83), RH Jair Jurrjens (7-6, 4.64), RH Brandon Beachy (0-2, 3.00 ERA for Braves; 5-1, 1.73 ERA at Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett).
Relievers: RH Craig Kimbrel (4-0, 0.44 ERA, 1 save, 40 Ks in 20 2/3 IP), LH Jonny Venters (4-4, 1.95), RH Peter Moylan (6-2, 2.97), RH Scott Linebrink (3-2, 4.40 with White Sox), LH Eric O'Flaherty (3-2, 2.45), LH George Sherill (2-2, 6.69 with Dodgers), RH Cristhian Martinez (0-0, 4.85).
Hot Spots: CF, 3B, closer. The Braves are counting on McLouth to recapture the form he showed three years ago in Pittsburgh (.276, 26 HRs, 94 RBIs, 46 doubles, 23 SBs). If not, there's a big hole in the middle of the outfield. But the most important hitter in the lineup is Jones, who got off to such a miserable start last season he considered retirement. He began hitting, only to sustain a season-ending knee injury. Coming back from major surgery as approaches his 39th birthday, Jones won't be able to play every day. But if he looks a bit like the Chipper of old — he sure did in spring training — and stays relatively healthy, that will be a big boost to the offense. Last season, the Braves had Wagner to close out games, and he was one of the best in the business. But Wagner has retired, leaving youngsters Kimbrel and Venters to share the role for now. They certainly have the stuff to do it — especially Kimbrel — but haven't been tested in a lot of pressure situations.
Outlook: The Braves reached the playoffs for the first time in five years, only to lose to eventual World Series champion San Francisco in the opening round. They'll find it tough to overcome defending NL East champion Philadelphia, especially with the Phillies adding Cliff Lee to an already-stellar rotation, but Atlanta feels it has its own version of the Big Four with Jurrjens recovered after an injury-plagued season. The team addressed one of its major issues by trading for Uggla, adding a much-needed right-hander power hitter. But a healthy Jones is still a key, and the team doesn't have much speed no matter who's in the lineup. Kimbrel certainly had the look of a closer when he came up late in the season, but the fact is he has only one career save. He'll have his hands full trying to replace the reliable Wagner, who ended his career with a brilliant 37-save season. And, of course, there's a huge change in the dugout. Bobby Cox retired after more than two decades as the Braves manager. He was replaced by protege Fredi Gonzalez, the former Florida Marlins skipper.


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School conjuration (healing); Level alchemist 4, cleric/oracle 4, medium 4, paladin 4, psychic 5, warpriest 4
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range touch
Target living creature touched
Duration instantaneous and 1 hour or until discharged
Saving Throw Will negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless)
You align the target's chakras and soothe any unwanted imperfections found within its physical form, leaving its body pristine and without any pain or weakness.
You restore a number of hit points to the creature equal to 3d8 + 1 per caster level (maximum +20). If the healing would cause the target to exceed its maximum hit points, the target immediately gains half the excess healing from this spell as temporary hit points that last for 1 hour. These temporary hit points are lost first when the target takes damage (although some temporary hit points are lost even before these temporary hit points, such as the temporary hit points from the shell of succor oracle mystery or the shell of succor hex granted by the restoration spirit specialization).
This spell also ends any pain effects, removes all physical ability score damage (from Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution), and removes the following conditions: blinded, dazzled, deafened, nauseated, paralyzed, and sickened.
Pathfinder Player Companion: Healer's Handbook © 2016, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Alexander Augunas, David N. Ross, and Stephen Rowe.


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My Instant Thoughts After Jon Gruden's Presser
Jon Gruden really is jacked to coach, gang. Like, I'm surprised Reggie McKenzie didn't wheel in a couch for him to jump on Tom Cruise-style then proceed to electroshock Mark Davis with his elated football energy:
Whether it was the Raiders or the Jags, I absolutely loved Jack Del Rio as a head coach. He had that personality of someone you wanted to play for, and I hope he gets a job somewhere else because I feel he got a raw deal in this gig. Not his fault Derek Carr got hurt, but all that being said, Chucky is ready to reign terror. If I could GIF for you the handshake that Gruden gave McKenzie at the end of this puppy you'd be sold on that these dudes are ready to get shit done. It was akin to Apollo Creed & Arnold's handshake in Predator.
And you can claim that Gruden has been out of the league for nine years so he's not going to be ready for the severely altered landscape of today's NFL, but he's still had his finger on the pulse of the game as close as a regular week-to-week analyst could. Plus, the argument he gives on being now able to see the "bigger picture" due to his broadcasting travels is a sound one. You could present to me Barry Melrose as a counter-argument to such ideals, but Melrose wasn't doing the X's and O's like Gruden did, he didn't sit down with current players on a regular basis, nor did he visit team facilities like Gruden did (who probably idled in their parking lots at 3 am every Monday morning, visor on head and clipboard in hand).
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"We have inherited a spiritual legacy, a blessedness that is owed to the world", says Vicki Geraldo, initiator of the program.
"We have been encouraged by the positive responses received from individuals and groups that found the previous Lenten guide, with texts of Pedro Poveda, helpful", she says.
This program uses the carefully arranged texts of Josefa Segovia gathered by Arantxa Aguado in the book The grace of today, published by Narcea Ediciones. "They offer an opportunity of being touched by the faith of a woman who lived the Teresian charism passionately", says Geraldo.
The introduction to the program includes a personal witness from Dolores Gracian who describes Josefa Segovia as a woman "who inspired those near her to dare taking risks in the service of God".
Gracian experienced this first hand in 1955, when the TA President, Josefa Segovia, sent her with another young student, to the United States.
"What was she expecting from us in such a big place?" she recalls. Josefa Segovia had asked them "to be my eyes and my ears in order to discern if God would want in the future the presence of the TA there", Gracian recalls, 63 years later and still in the US.
This program for Advent and its logo has been possible with the contribution of several members of the USA Delegation, in the hope that many others will join in and benefit from the wisdom of this great woman.
In the International TA web, users will find the reflections for the Sundays of Advent and later on for the three weeks that follow Christmas, until the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord.
Araceli Cantero, from Holguín, Cuba.
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Enlarged Prostate Symptoms And Its Treatment Through Homeopathy
An enlarged prostate is the most common problem occurs in men if his age is above 50 years.it is also known as Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. it starts by pressing on the urethra and slowly obstruct it by increasing urination and other urinary problem. (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy)BPH can be present with any of the following described symptoms below.
1. Difficulty in starting and ending of urination process. There is also difficulty in urination while in standing position.
2. Decreased flow of urine and change in its color.
3. A burning in the urethra while urinating.
4. pain or numbness occurs in the joints like thighs, hips, legs or in other lower body part.
5. Painful ejaculation.
6. Impotence-Erectile Dysfunction.
7. Blood in urine.
8. Blood in semen.
9. Swelling or Discomfort in legs or pelvic area.
10. Pain in the bone which can lead to fractures.
Out of 5 Men, 1 is Affected By Enlarged Prostate
A survey shows that out of every 5 men one is affected by Enlarged Prostate which leads to many deaths as due to lack of awareness men's are dying. so for making your old age a happy experience contact your physician for a checkup so that if there is any problem then it can be cured.
BPH or Enlarged Prostate is generally treated by Surgical methods and 95 % people believe that there is no other cure for this Problem.
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Small Ceremony in the Forest/
Not everyone has a huge wedding. Some folks like it quiet and intimate and for those, the Cottage in the Redwoods is ideal. Nestled in a forest of native trees and Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains, it's a beautiful setting to exchange those vows


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Our Usability
"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching . . ." Acts 2:42
The normal Christian life is an extraordinary life. We look at the people in scripture who God used and assume they must have been more spiritual and had a greater grasp of the supernatural that they possessed divine insiders' knowledge. Crediting them as "special" and more "spiritual" only blinds us from seeing our own usability and capacity for spiritual growth.
The first Christians, like you, had to grow in the ways of Jesus. Scripture states even our Lord and Savior grew in the ways of His heavenly Father. Somehow we've developed the idea that the apostles were more than mere men. They were not. They were only human, but they had experienced an abundance of the Spirit.
The inspiration that guided their speech, inspired their sermons and caused them to do great things was the presence of the Spirit bestowed on them. Yielding to the work of the Spirit will always give our service depth and cause it to affect a wider scope than what we intended.
The presence of the Spirit did not make them sinless, it did not destroy their weakness and natural inclinations. It didn't take away Peter's cowardice, or Paul's hot temper. It didn't eliminate Peter's prejudice, nor did it alter Peter's intellect. Peter had, for a long time, refused to show love and mercy towards Israel.
The point is, the people in the early church were regular people like you and me. Facing everyday struggles, aware of their own weakness and shortcomings. The presence of the Spirit resting on them made up for their deficiencies.
Through the Spirit, hatred is replaced by love, anger with patience, anxiety with peace and pretense with humility. Shockingly, you are no better or worse than the frail, fractured, first followers of Jesus. Stop elevating your shortcomings and submit yourself to the Spirit. When the Spirit comes, He makes the weak courageous, He makes the feeble strong, and He makes the slow sharp.
The apostles were a living witness to a not-uncommon phenomenon of the Christian life. The Spirit leads us into a discovery of Jesus Christ, resulting in fire merged with friendship, which causes us to do extraordinary things.
How does the Spirit work through your weakness?


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Malcolm Le Grice's Principles of Cinematography and Horror Film 1
MON, Oct 31, 2016
7:30 pm
British moving image pioneer Malcolm Le Grice revisits two of his early performative works for the launch of Dreamlands: Expanded. In the rarely seen Principles of Cinematography (1973) Le Grice reads from Leslie J. Wheeler's 1953 book of the same name to the accompaniment of projection of clear 16mm film leader. Le Grice also performs his iconic Horror Film 1 for triple 16mm projection, employing his own body in a shadow play with the superimposed streams of colored light. First performed in 1971, the work was described at the time by Jonas Mekas as "one of his most simple, most classical, and also most ecstatic pieces."
Dreamlands: Expanded is a series of expanded cinema events organized by Microscope Gallery in collaboration with the Whitney as part of the exhibition Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016.
Tickets for this event are available for purchase here.
Please note: All Dreamlands: Expanded events take place at Microscope Gallery, with the exception of Steam Screens and The Owl Flies at Twilight, which will both be presented at Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens.
The Museum building is accessible and has elevator access to all floors. Service animals are welcome. Learn more about access services and amenities.


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Episode: 9178
TX Date: Friday 2 June 2017
TX Time: 21:00
Network: ITV / ITV HD / STV / STV HD / UTV / UTV HD / TV3
Series Producer : Kate Oates
Writer: Jan McVerry
Director: Michael Lacey
David, Shona, Sarah and Gary race to the tanning salon as Shona explains to them what has been going on they kick through the door to the salon and head up to the flat. - Have they arrived in time?
It seems Bethany still refuses to believe any of what they are saying about Nathan is true.
A devastated Leanne cries over her loss as she looks at her engagement ring.
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Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back to his old tricks, trying to save the world. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation hit theatres this weekend with a bang. Fans came out in droves to see the latest installment of the franchise and the crazy stunts that went along with it, making it the top film at this weekend's box office. Raking in an estimated $56 million, Rogue Nation is the second-best Mission: Impossible opening ever, behind Mission: Impossible II with $57.8 million, and Tom Cruise's third-best domestic opening ever, behind M:I II and War of the Worlds. Tribute.ca readers loved the action flick, rating it 4.7 stars.
Opening a distant second this week was Vacation, starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate as Rusty and Debbie Griswold. The two decide to take their kids on a family vacation to Walley World. The reboot of the hit 1983 comedy, also starring Chevy Chase as Rusty's father Clark, grossed a disappointing $14.9 million this weekend. Tribute.ca fans weren't too impressed with the film, rating it only 2.8 stars.
Dropping two spots to third from first last weekend was Ant-Man. Paul Rudd stars as Scott Lang in the latest hit Marvel flick, which made $12.6 million this weekend. Tribute.ca readers continue to enjoy the latest addition to the Avengers, rating Ant-Man 4.3 stars.
Falling just one spot to fourth this weekend was Minions, which drew in an additional $12.2 million. Kevin, Stuart and Bob are still making Tribute.ca readers smile – they gave the film a 4.1 star rating.
Rounding out the top five this weekend was Adam Sandler's video game flick Pixels, which took in $10.4 million in its second weekend. Tribute.ca readers enjoyed some good laughs from the film, rating it 4.5 stars. ~Greg Chisholm


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Trump Critic Jemele Hill Leaves ESPN
A prominent anti-Trump critic who made ESPN nearly unwatchable after injecting her political opinions into sports commentary has decided to leave the network after 12 years.
"Over the last several weeks, there have been a lot of rumors about my job status. Today is my last day at ESPN. More from me on closing one of the most special chapters in my life:" she Tweeted, attaching a message thanking several colleagues and mentors at the network.
Over the last several weeks, there have been a lot of rumors about my job status. Today is my last day at ESPN.
More from me on closing one of the most special chapters in my life: pic.twitter.com/jReaH5sWhW
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— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 14, 2018
Perhaps the most memorable moment from Hill's career at the sports giant was when she publicly beefed with President Donald J. Trump on Twitter.
"Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists," she said on Twitter almost exactly one year ago.
Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
In her decade-long career at ESPN before Trump took office, she never labeled him as such, though he was a public figure during that time.
She also famously called Trump a "bigot" and "unqualified and unfit to be president," adding that he never would have been elected if he weren't white.
Hill was suspended for violating ESPN's social media guidelines in October after calling on fans to boycott the Dallas Cowboys when team owner Jerry Jones threatened to bench players who did not stand for the National Anthem.
Hill has hinted at her departure for some time.
"It feels very much like this next iteration of my career will be more about me being behind the camera, creating content, writing scripted and unscripted shows and movies than it will be in sports," Hill said during an interview at OZY Fest.
Mixing sports with politics did not prove to be the smartest strategy for the formerly-respected sports titan. In fact, the company released a statement in June saying that evening SportsCenter ratings were up 19% – after they fired Hill and her co-host Michael Smith from the show.
The network has lost nearly 13 million subscribers since its 2011 peak.
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AIR estimates industry insured losses for Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean will be between USD 40 billion and USD 85 billion. Puerto Rico alone accounts for more than 85% of the loss.
Note that these estimates include "demand surge," which is the increase in the cost of labor and materials that is often observed in the aftermath of major catastrophes. Demand surge translates to an increase in the cost of rebuilding that ultimately results in higher insured losses than would otherwise be the case. Demand surge arises from shortages and potential constraints in the movement of labor, and it can be exacerbated when multiple disasters occur in a short timeframe, as is the case with hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
There is considerable uncertainty, however, as to whether and to what extent demand surge will impact losses from Maria; the extended power outages in Puerto Rico—which may last months— will delay reconstruction efforts, and the governor of the island, Ricardo Rosselló, stated that he expects a significant and possibly permanent migration from the U.S. territory to the mainland. These impacts will likely temper pressure on prices. If demand surge is excluded from the loss estimates, the upper bound shifts down from USD 85 billion to USD 67 billion.
Other sources of uncertainty in the loss estimates include:
AIR's modeled insured loss estimates include:
AIR's modeled insured loss estimates do not include:
Current Situation
Hurricane Maria has left the Caribbean and is moving north toward the Outer Banks of North Carolina, slowing and weakening as it goes. Hurricane storm–force winds extend up to 70 miles (110 km), mainly to the east of the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 230 miles (370 km).
Islands in the Caribbean devastated by the storm, and by Hurricane Irma two weeks earlier, are in the early stages of what will inevitably be a very lengthy recovery period. With the focus on humanitarian relief and communications challenging, it is still too soon for a comprehensive picture of damage to emerge, but it is abundantly clear that this has been a major catastrophe for the region.
More than 3 million people in Puerto Rico, for example, remain without electricity, drinking water, and gas; other essentials are in short supply. Communications are challenging, with 95% of cell phone towers reportedly toppled. Many towns have been cut off by landslides, floods, or torrents of muddy water ; widespread damage is reported. The mayor of Cataño on the northern coast reports, for example, that 80% of the homes in the Juana Matos neighborhood, which had fortunately been evacuated, are destroyed. Some looting was reported, and the island's governor announced a nightly 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew until Saturday morning. The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport reopened Friday for limited commercial and military flights bringing emergency supplies. Planes also began to survey remote and inaccessible regions of the island to assess damage.
As heavy precipitation continued, the dam on the Guajataca River was significantly compromised and was deemed in danger of an imminent break Friday afternoon. Some 70,000 people downstream were advised to evacuate immediately. The dam is an earthen structure built in 1929 to provide drinking water, irrigation, and power generation. It has not failed, but remains in danger of doing so; a flash flooding warning was in effect for the region until 2 p.m., ET, today.
Doppler Radar Station Destroyed by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico. Source: National Weather Service, San Juan.
The Dominican Republic escaped the full force of Hurricane Maria, but tree damage, power outages, and widespread flooding were reported. According to the Emergency Operations Center, Maria destroyed 110 homes, damaged 570, and flooded another 3,723.
Forecast Track and IntensityHurricane Maria is expected to continue moving north for the next two days, slowing and weakening as it goes, and staying well east of the southeast coast of the United States. Maria will likely bring coastal flooding, high winds, and rain to parts of the North Carolina coast and Virginia Tidewater through Wednesday. Maria is expected to have become a tropical storm by Tuesday night, to turn toward the north east by Thursday, and to dissipate mid-ocean.
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This time last year we were in Prague attempting IVF for the first time. What an extraordinary year. Nothing could have prepared me for any of this, and I am so grateful. Although I'm crazy proud of how Mike and I sailed the storm, if I could go back now, I wouldn't have chosen this path. That is such a hard truth to admit to myself.
I've never considered myself someone who backs away from a challenge, but out of sheer love for the Suzanne I used to be, I would say no to putting her through that. It's too much and ultimately I feel sorry that I hurt her. But life isn't 20/20, and there was no way I could have talked myself out of it. So, instead I'm left with pride, gratitude, and the most creative 12 months of my life. Like everything in my life I find what I truly feel in the words of a song.
There's a song by Alanis Morissette, "Thank You". She has a rampage of appreciation and thanks to the good and the bad. I remember hearing it in the 90's and thinking, how powerful would I be, if I could thank the experiences that hurt me as well as the ones that made me feel blessed?
Now, I understand the power I wanted to feel all those years ago. Since I can't go back in time, and safeguard my heart and mind, I will thank this year for sculpting me into a much better version of myself.
Thank you, IVF 1 and IVF 2. Thank you, brave and fearless girl who wants to be a mom. Thank you, strong and compassionate woman for rising to the occasion. Thank you, childish ways for burning the house down. Thank you, new version of me who said, "Enough. Get off the floor." Thank you, broken mind and hopelessness. Thank you, to the hours I spent on my knees crying and praying to I don't know who.
Thank you, photographer friends for picking me up and reminding me what feeling supported by the universe looks like.
Thank you, for the unfolding that I have autism. Thank you, for the knowing that it will add to my understanding of myself and my creativity.
Thank you, Prague for giving us a safe haven where IVF is more affordable. Thank you, PTSD for showing me what I can overcome and that my mind and spirit are separate. Thank you, failure for letting me know how proud I am that I tried.
Thank you, to all the self doubt and confusion, because it allowed me to lean on Mike and trust him in a way I probably would have never figured out. Thank you, needing help and to my friends who checked in so regularly just to make sure I was as ok as I could be. Thank you, to Vanessa and Jen Morrison for never asking me to be happier than I could be.
Thank you, to credit card debt. Thank you, that so many people we love can't relate to this experience at all, because I certainly wouldn't want them to. Thank you, to heartbreak and fear. Thank you, to all the people who know what we are going through - who fight their good fight, and have shown us the way - we are following your light.
Lately, I see the last year in a different way. Somehow. I have some perspective. I have received so many gifts . . .
I am insanely creative. Photographing gives me a high that's greater than it's ever been before. Weddings make me feel down right euphoric.
I get along with Mike in a whole new way. I'm more accepting of who he is. I am capable of giving him more space to find his own way.
I can relate to people in so many more ways. I can see deeper into them.
I find power in gratitude and always focused on the good. Without knowing it I adopted Jess Lively's mantra of "Yes, thank you and More, please", to all good experiences. Yes to amazing friends. Yes to creative jobs. Yes to paying rent, and buying groceries. Yes to art. Yes to love.
I love myself in a way I've never known. I'm learning to be enough for myself. I've learned to play outside my comfort zone. I am excited for how expansive I'm becoming. I know I can go to hell and eventually find my way back to myself. Back to feeling stable, steady, and strong.I am becoming a more beautiful version of myself.
I can add more peace to the world by speaking to myself in a more compassionate voice. I am capable of learning so much. I am meant to be an artist. I can make art even when I can't find myself. I feel powerful that I am connected to all of the other artists in the world even when I can't quite find Suzanne.


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MINT's World Leading Residential Lighting Specialist @ Guangzhou Light Fair 2017
MINT lighting designer Adele went to Guangzhou, CHINA for the Messe Frankfurt Light Fair earlier this month and shared her knowlege with over 100 Chinese designers and manufacturers everything she's learnt about creating the right emotional atmosphere in homes with light.
Creating emotion with light is the main reason we do what we do. Sure, we need light to function at home, but it's real purpose is to make our lives better, and to enhance the feeling of "home". Invited to speak by the CLDA (Chinese Lighting Designers Association), Adele spoke about the science behind creating emotion with light, and conveyed the message that people deserve light that you would expect to see in a five star hotel in every home.
Everyone in the audience received a pair of our MINT Lighting Design glasses - theses are a really special tool that allows you to see the colour in light! We've talked before about how light has 2 colours....
the appearance which is warm or cool
also the Colour Rendering....in essence how much of the rainbow of light is produced by the LED
Feedback from the seminar attendees was that they found it fascinating when viewing exhibited lighting products through the glasses - the quality of each light was plain to see!
The exhibition was HUGE, apparently MASSIVE beyond words....with thousands of suppliers and hundreds of thousands of lights on display.
This is really interesting as Adele was surprised to see the quality of lighting available - when compared to some of the quality we see on our shores, it became evident that people purchasing lighting to import, might possibly be chasing the dollar savings over the quality of light. Which is such a shame for home owners in Australia, because in Adele's view it is certainly possible to buy exceptional quality lighting in China!
Whilst in China, Adele was invited by the CLDA (Chinese Lighting Designers Association) to become a member of their International Advisory Committee. This means being more involved in educating the Chinese design community on what it really means to light a home well and how to promote good design in all projects. Therefore, she'll be jetting around the globe more often in the coming years, sharing her knowledge and experience with the world's lighting community, plus promoting the value of great lighting design.
Don't forget, Adele is also available for local events and seminars and if you're keen to have her speak lighting with you and your colleagues, get in touch with the MINT studio, we'll be happy to set up a meeting!


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Step 1: Decide where you will be steaming. You may want the privacy of your own home or a beautiful space outside. Choose somewhere that you will be warm & can relax. You may want to include a cup of tea. Medicine above, medicine below.
Step 2: Add your herbal steam blend to a soft boil with lid on simmering 5-10 minutes. Turn off heat & allow to steep another 5-10min. Here is link to a small pot on amazon (any pot will do that you have @ home as long as it fits under sauna).
Step 3: Place a hand towel folded in half or a hot pad (something between the ground if you are inside & the heat source) on the ground, place steaming herbs, take off lid & simply place Lotus Steam Sauna on top. Wave hand across hole to check for temperature of steam.
Step 4: You can wear a long flowing skirt or wrap yourself up in a sheet or blanket & sit on sauna. Be sure to check the temp. it should NOT burn. It is a warm, soothing, nourishing sensation. You want it warm but not so warm/hot that you can not relax.
Step 5: For a longer session you will want to purchase a burner to be placed under sauna for longer steam sessions. You will want to find the desired temp & then place sauna on top. Here is a link to a burner on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07456SPMF/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Step 6: Milds Sauna sessions without burner generally run 15~20 minutes. With burner 20~45 minutes.
Step 7: You may want to lay down for a bit after steaming to rest & receive. It can be a very nourishing practice before bed.
How to care for your Lotus Steam Sauna:
1. Once you have finished your steam session, lay Lotus Steam Sauna on its side so it can air dry out. (There is no need to pre~clean Lotus Steam Saunas. They are pure, unfished, freshly sanded saunas)
2. Take your beautiful herbs and refrigerate to get one more use out of them or return the water & herbs back to the earth once the water has cooled.


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Theme for Week of Nov. 9th = Signs of Fall
Sorry for posting this late. I've been very busy lately you know. I just want to let you know that you can do all the theme anytime in case you missed them. Let see if you want to do the theme from April, May. That's Ok! Just let us know so that we can visit you. Anyway now I want you to do a layout about Signs of Fall. Happy scrapping everyone.


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This week's Golf Plus column
Golfers hitting the links this Labor Day weekend can celebrate Patriot Golf Day, which is the primary fundraiser benefiting Folds of Honor, the non-profit organization that provides educational scholarships to children and spouses of fallen and disabled veterans.
To contribute, golfers are asked to add $1 to their green fees at one of participating facilities Sept. 4-7. The event started in 2007, and last year's event raised more than $5.4 million.
Here's a list of participating local courses (in alphabetical order): Bradenton Country Club, Esplanade Golf and Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Manatee County Golf Course, Palm-Aire Golf and Country Club, Peridia Golf Club, Pinebrook/Ironwood Golf Club, The Preserve Golf Club at Tara, River Strand Golf and Country Club, River Wilderness Golf and Country Club, Rosedale Golf and Country Club, Sara Bay Country Club, Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour, Suncoast Golf Center, Tara Golf and Country Club, University Park Country Club and Waterlefe Golf and River Club.
Former IMG Academy and University of Washington standout Cheng-Tsung Pan returned this past week to the Canadian PGA Tour after a six-week hiatus at The Great Waterway Classic.
Pan logged a tie for 11th place after a 17-under par 271 total for 72-hole tournament.
That finish bumped Pan up to eighth place on the Canadian PGA Tour's Order of Merit with roughly $37,000 (Canadian) in earnings. The top five players at the end of the season, which concludes Sept. 17-20, receive a promotion to next year's Web.com Tour.
Bradenton Country Club has a new head pro. Brian Lake, a PGA member since 1995, is taking over for Bobby Guiendon, who returned to the Atlanta area to be closer to family. Guiendon is the head pro at Druid Hills Golf Club there.
Lake and his wife, Kami, moved to Bradenton in 1997 and his previous stop was working for five years at Isla Del Sol Yacht and Country Club in St. Petersburg.
Lake created and operated the St. Pete-based golf event, the Hagen Cup, while also earning the PGA's certified professional designation and publishing an instructional putting book, "Putt Like a Pro," during his career that includes 12 years at Pasadena Yacht and Country Club in Gulfport.
The Florida State Golf Association announced its Winter Series tournament schedule to run from the end of November until early March.
The winter series is for players 40 years and older, and each tournament uses a stroke play format for 36 holes.
The nearest event for Manatee County golfers interested is at Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater on Feb. 29-March 1.
On Wednesday, Aug. 26 at Peridia Golf Club, Charles Conoley aced the 133-yard fifth hole with a pitching wedge. Witnesses were Sam Bender, Robert Ellwood and Don Robinson.
On Wednesday, Aug. 26 at The River Club, Ellen Curreri Perry aced the 86-yard eighth hole with a 9-iron. Witnesses were Bette Smart.
On Friday, Aug. 28 at The River Club, Jo Jo Mackey aced the 162-yard second hole with a 6-iron. Witnesses were David Kerr, Steve Greenberg and Alan Wilson.
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The Book of the Dead - Race your perfidious royal relatives in a bid for immortality. Stock your tomb with fabulous furnishings, then make your way past the Demons of the Underworld and the judgmental Gods to the final Weighing of the Heart. Pass the test and enter into paradise. Fail, and your soul is shattered, eaten, and burned forever.
Board Game, Ages 12 and up, 2 - 5 players