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The 2018 model year updates see the debut of Jaguar Land Rover's latest Ingenium engines and new convenience and safety features available across all three vehicles to deliver more choice and personalisation than ever before.
Jaguar has announced a range of enhancements to its F-PACE performance SUV and XF and XE sports saloons. The 2018 model year updates see the debut of Jaguar Land Rover's latest Ingenium engines and new convenience and safety features available across all three vehicles to deliver more choice and personalisation than ever before.
The changes broaden the appeal of all three models, with a pair of all-new four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engines introduced alongside a high-output 240PS diesel powerplant. In addition, F-PACE benefits from an efficient new E-Performance diesel derivative, which promises CO2 emissions as low as 126g/km†.
The new 200PS (available with XE and XF) and 250PS 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engines use Jaguar Land Rover's low friction all-aluminium-intensive design to provide excellent thermal properties and lightweight construction for improved efficiency and enhanced vehicle dynamics. Models with the 200PS engine wear a 20t badge while 250PS derivatives are identified by 25t badging.
The diesel range is bolstered by the introduction of the 240PS 2.0-litre four-cylinder twin turbo Ingenium diesel. This high output 500Nm engine delivers traditional Jaguar performance without compromising running costs
The strengthened engine has uprated pistons, crankshaft and fuel injectors and is the first four-cylinder Jaguar Land Rover engine to deploy twin turbos. Their sequential configuration boosts power at high engine speeds while improving responsiveness at low engine speeds. Jaguar F-PACE, XF and XE models fitted with the new diesel engine wear the 25d badge.
"We are committed to expanding the Ingenium powertrain family produced at our award-winning £1billion Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton as we meet current and future consumer needs."
Jaguar Land Rover's family of Ingenium engines have the technologies to deliver exceptional performance, efficiency and refinement while meeting the most stringent global emissions regulations.
All Ingenium engines deliver benchmark low levels of friction to optimise efficiency and refinement while the new petrol units deploy twin scroll turbos to reduce lag, optimising power output and efficiency.
Continuously Variable Valve Lift technology improves air delivery to both engines. The new 200PS and 250PS powerplants feature electrohydraulic valve control for unrivalled flexibility. This patented technology provides fully variable control of the intake valve lift for optimum efficiency, power and torque across the rev range.
In addition, cleaner combustion is ensured by a new 200bar direct injection system, which features centrally mounted injectors with optimised spray patterns to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
In a first for Jaguar, the exhaust manifold is also integrated with the cylinder head casting. Passing coolant through the manifold considerably reduces warm-up times, when engines are at their least efficient, to enhance fuel consumption and reduce emissions.
The 2018 model year XF and XE deliver greater scope for customers to personalise the driving experience thanks to Configurable Dynamics being offered as a standalone feature. The system allows drivers to set up the vehicle to suit their personal preference by choosing Normal or Dynamic settings for the engine, gearbox and steering. The chosen combination is activated by engaging 'Dynamic' mode using the chequered flag button on the central console.
Adaptive Dynamics, which allows drivers to tailor the suspension settings in addition to those for the engine, gearbox and steering, when combined with Configurable Dynamics, is available as before and provides the ultimate in dynamic personalisation.
Extending customer choice is a hallmark of the 2018 model year enhancements for all three vehicles, alongside comfort and convenience enhancements. The adjustable front seats in F-PACE and XF have been boosted with the addition of winged headrests. The new designs feature powered height adjustment with manual side wing supports.
Dual View technology is introduced across all three models, allowing the driver and front passenger to view different infotainment displays using the central 10-inch Touchscreen display. The clever InControl technology is available when Touch Pro is specified and allows the driver to follow satellite navigation instructions while the passenger uses the same display to view USB or TV outputs.
A revised paint palette for all three vehicles brings the colour names into line with those offered throughout the Jaguar Land Rover family, simplifying the customer ordering experience.
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Forward Traffic Detection, part of the surround camera system, is designed to assist when forward visibility is restricted. Using a discreet forward-facing camera in the grille, the system detects items crossing the path of the vehicle and provides a visual warning on the central screen when a potential hazard is detected.
Forward Vehicle Guidance is fitted as part of the Surround Camera System and helps drivers to place the vehicle when completing low speed manoeuvres. Working in conjunction with the front parking sensors the system provides a visual representation of the vehicle overlaid with wheel projections showing the alignment of the steering. Drivers can see the parking distance reading on the central screen, taking the stress out of tight manoeuvres.
On XE and XF models Blind Spot Assist (BSA) enhances Jaguar Land Rover's existing Blind Spot Monitor system by using the collision warning system in tandem with the Electric Power Steering System. If BSA detects a vehicle in or approaching the blind spot when changing lanes, it will apply a gentle steering force to keep the vehicle in its lane.
Jaguar XE, XF and F-PACE owners can now use the touchscreen of their car to pay for fuel at Shell service stations with a new in-car cashless payment system.
Rather than using a card at the pump, or queuing in the forecourt shop, owners who install the Shell app can simply drive up to any pump at a Shell service station (initially in the UK and then globally) and use the vehicle's touchscreen to select how much fuel they require and pay using PayPal or Apple Pay. Android Pay will be added later in 2017.
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Like the beer fest, the music festival was held in a huge park on big open sports fields. The event was a little more expensive than the beer fest with the tickets costing R950 for both of us. Once inside you had to pay for food and drinks but the prices were very reasonable - R25 for beer and about R50 per food item so less than $100 for both of us to get in plus beers costing less than $2.50 and food costing less than $5.00. I really need to stop thinking in American dollars at some point.
There were three stages and about 15 acts in total. Some of the acts were not very good but I don't think we were the demographic the festival was aiming to please as we were older than most attendees by about 20-25 years. The most well-known bands that played were American Authors and Modest Mouse. A South African band called Prime Circle, who you may have heard of, also performed. Here is one of their hits.
The weather this time of year is absolutely stunning. While I tend to think commenting on the weather and allowing it to have any impact on your daily life is silly, I can't help but love the late fall/early winter weather we are experiencing. No rain, bright blue skies, hot days and cool nights. Like really cool. The minute the sun goes down you need a sweatshirt, as Mr. Deep and I found out the hard way! We didn't stay for Modest Mouse because it was getting late, we wanted to beat the Uber rush and it was getting cold. But what a fun day!
|People here LOVE meat!
|This is what Mr. Deep had for lunch
|I had the chicken burrito
|No glassware! Plastic cups and cans only.
|A saxophone and a DJ - called Klingande. Their hit "Jubel" was the most shazamed track across Europe, here it is if you want to listen and view the video.
|American Authors on stage. They have this hit song
|American Authors
|Young hipsters hanging out

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Thanks to Penny Ward, there is another great sketch this week on the OWH blog! The Hero Arts stamp was one that I had not yet inked. My next step was to go to the Bo Bunny pack and I decided the paper with stamps would be a good fit. The only glitch was the paper is visually busy which is why I tweaked the measurements.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
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Great card-- I really like how you adjusted it to work with the busy paper :)ReplyDelete
Great card, Linda! The stamps go perfectly with the paper. Your modifications to the sketch worked really well.ReplyDelete
Great use of the ink stamps that mirror the mail stamps! Oh such fun play on themes! TFS!ReplyDelete
This is just a wonderful card! All the postage images and sentiments just melt my heart! Love it!!ReplyDelete
Perfect combination of stamp and paper. This is an awesome card!ReplyDelete
Fantastic card and great tweaking Linda! Love how you enlarged and layered the squares to the postage stamp is the focal point and not the paper. Thanks for playing!ReplyDelete
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Children in Need - Duck RacePosted on: 17/11/2017
Students and staff took part in 'Time To Go Quackers' duck race in aid of Children in Need this year.
Our two newly elected Charity Reps raised £30.00 selling the duck names to Sixth Form students and staff.
Our two lucky winners who chose the winning duck named 'Golden Duck' were Mr Wood for the staff race and Lauren for the Sixth Form race.
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On July 14, Duluth Public Library welcomed "Cuyler Adams" to tell the story of the discovery of Cuyuna Range. The event started at 1p.m. in Duluth Public Library's Green Room and lasted for 40 minutes.
Six years ago, the Minnesota Discovery Center created "Cuyler Adams," a historical storytelling program for kids. Duluth Public Library and the Arrowhead Library System sponsored the event this time as part of the Arrowhead Library System's Legacy Program.
The story of Cuyler Adams is not very well known. Cuyler Adams discovered the Cuyuna Range, an iron range located largely within Crow Wing County, Minn. "Cuyuna" is the combination "Cuyler" and "Una", the name of Cuyler Adams' dog.
"It is always nice for everybody to know something about where they live," said Nancy Eaton from the Community Services Department at Duluth Public Library.
Minnesota Discovery Center found something about this part of history and started to gather more information six years ago. During that time the songwriter and storyteller Richie Johnson who was later involved in the research for this history was invited to play the role of Cuyler Adams. They gradually built up the story and still are researching more information about Cuyler Adams and his discovery of Cuyuna Range.
The purpose of the program is to provide kids with more history of Minnesota. Not just that, it also wants to inspire people to discover something new in their life. Johnson thought it was a great event for kids and also encouraged people to utilize their resources and always be willing to make a discovery.
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Young people star in PB events across Scotland/
The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office has provided an update on the PB work that's been taking place across Scotland.
"In Livingston, attendees at the Livingston United Parish Church PB event witnessed an accomplished pitch by the youngest speaker to take part – school pupil Josh Ure – on behalf of The Livingston Players Theatre company. Josh's efforts ensured they finished first once all votes were counted.
At Aberfeldy Parish Church their PB event was hosted by Breadalbane Academy pupils Chloe Stones and Dora Talosi. Chloe and Dora had been working behind the scenes as part of The Breathe Project at Aberfeldy with youth coordinator Franny McGrath. Their school let them take two days off to attend PB training, and Chloe and Dora duly delivered a polished event, and did the whole thing in odd socks and slippers!
The PB event at Springburn delivered a warm and friendly atmosphere with some worthy winners. They included Musical Memories – a project to help people suffering from dementia – who took home £500. Springburn Guitarjamz won £900, and their first guitar session has already taken place!"
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Amphibious Assault Ship Project
The Amphibious Assault Ship Project is a proposed procurement project by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). However, no such project has been announced by the Canadian Government and cost challenges with other naval procurement projects under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy had led to no movement on the idea.
This idea came about as part of the development of the Joint Support Ship Project of the Royal Canadian Navy and the need to improve the strategic sealift and amphibious assault capability of the Canadian Forces.[1] Many of the capabilities required for strategic sealift were to be included in the Joint Support Ship Project, however, a dedicated amphibious assault ship was favoured by some, such as then Chief of the Defence Staff Rick Hillier.[2]
By Late 2008, the project appeared to have been placed on hold, if not cancelled.[3] In 2012 the Canadian Forces announced that they continue to regret not purchasing the landing ship Largs Bay. By 2013 the project received a green light for the design and contractor selection phase. The Thales (DCNS) Mistral-class amphibious assault ship design was chosen. In mid-2014, DCNS & SNC Lavalin offered three ships for CAD$2.6 Billion (2 Billion euro). SNC Lavalin will construct the vessel, while DCNS will design it and STX France will consolidate the hull for arctic operations.[4][5] The Royal Canadian Navy also trained with the French Navy on a Thales built amphibious assault ship.[6]
In 2005 Chief of Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier and Director of Maritime Requirements, Captain (N) Peter Ellis told the Standing Committee on National Defence in the House of Commons that the Canadian Forces required strategic sealift capacity for operations in the 21st century.[7] The Minister of National Defence at that time, David Pratt, was directly involved in several major procurement projects totaling $7.0 billion including the Joint Support Ship Project and what became the Amphibious Assault Ship Project, declaring that in the next decade the Canadian Forces must expect to engage in the sort of operations it has experienced over the past decade.[8]
According to the Direction générale de l'Armement (DGA), as well as the French newspaper La Tribune, the Royal Canadian Navy had shown "strong interest" in purchasing two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships from France.[9][10][5] A Mistral-class ship can carry a significantly large military force with equipment and vehicles in "fighting order", enabling the Canadian Forces to face armed opposition ashore.
As conceived, the Amphibious Assault Ship Project envisioned a ship that could carry personnel and equipment that could rapidly disembark in waves using landing craft and/or helicopters such as the CH-47 Chinook. The ship would be able to disembark personnel and equipment, and support to them in the face of armed opposition. The warship could also be used in support of humanitarian operations since it would have a large hospital on board designed for treating combat casualties. The ship will be able to carry a battalion-size able to conduct noncombatant evacuation operation around the world.
The Canadian Alliance Party had issued a call for procuring four "support / amphibious ships, at least one dedicated helicopter / light carrier".[11] First considered in the year 2000, whether the Amphibious Assault Ship Project ever made it to the design stage is still unclear. The Royal Canadian Military Institute had proposed to obtain four ships similar to the British Bay-class landing ship dock.[12]
As with any amphibious assault ship, a possible Canadian amphibious assault ship would be expected to carry a number of transport helicopters as well as aircraft for possible offensive and defensive roles. The staff of the Canadian Forces had requested that the ship be capable of carrying a minimum of six attack helicopters along with seventeen medium helicopters or 12 heavy-lift helicopters.[10] In 2003, Major General (ret.) Lewis MacKenzie declared that Canada must consider buying the aircraft carrier-capable version of the F-35 Lightning II[12]
See also
- ↑ Canadian ultimate land operation ashore Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Sharon Hobson (Winter 2006). "Plain Talk" (PDF). Canadian Naval Review. Centre for Foreign Policy Studies (Dalhousie University). 1 (4): 28–29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06.
- ↑ Pugliese, David. "Who Scuttled the "Big Honking Ship"?". The Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05.
- ↑ Shadwick, Martin. "The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)". Canadian Military Journal. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- 1 2 Cabirol, Michel (31 May 2012). "DCNS propose la frégate Fremm et le Mistral au Canada". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "The RCN welcomes French Ship Mistral and La Fayette in Halifax". Royal Canadian Navy. Government of Canada. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "Plain Talk "BIG HONKING SHIP"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011.
- ↑ Eggenberger, John; Fisher, Ralph; Gimblett, Richard; MacKenzie, Lew. "A Canadian Rapid Reaction Force That Counts". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ "Le Canada s'intéresse aux Mistral de DCNS" (in French). Reuters. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- 1 2 Mader, Les (14 July 2008). "Reviving the Princes – Some Thoughts on a Canadian Standing Contingency Task Force". National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ Boettger, E.F. (30 October 2007). "Canada's Stature and Influence in Coalitions: A Question of Salience, Relevance and Interoperability" (PDF). Canadian Forces College. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 1 2 Shadwick, Martin (14 July 2008). "Carriers, Sealift And Replenishment". National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 24 September 2014.


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I was just hashing out the details of the next photowalk on May 27th. Posted in a post in the FB group… stay tuned for more details!
Outline of Walk
Inviting everyone to attend the next Photowalk on May 27th at 4:30pm. We'll be setting off from Mr. Brown Coffee shop @ 4:45pm, located in Youth Park. I suggest to get to the route embarkation point, take a bus or taxi or uber from your nearest location. Google suggests bus #223 from Taipei Station to Youth Park.
We'll take in the water features of the Youth Park, Solar LIbrary, etc. before heading to Nanjichang Market for a bite to eat. Then we'll head upto Wanhua Area, stopping in at Longshan Temple and some nighttime photography on the streets of Wanhau. Hopefully we can catch some sunsets in the park or from higher vantage points in Nanjichang Area. Route: subject to change. The total length is about 3km according to Google's pigeons.
This is not a difficult walk, but precautions for rain, heat, sun & mosquitoes are suggested. Shoes need to be comfortable. There's should be a convenience store stop for essentials. Routes, times & dates may be revised; please keep uptodate with changes as notified in the Event Page.
Weather may be stormy in the early afternoon. I hope you can come; be nice to see y'all!
I'll add references for you later.
Routes, times & dates may be revised; please keep uptodate with changes as notified in the Event Page. I hope you can come; be nice to see y'all!
Route Maps:
The Photowalker Route
Link to Google Map (separate window)
Suggested List of Stops on the Walk
Stop 1: Taipei Youth Park
Taipei Youth Park is located in southern Taipei City near the river, and partly overlies an airport that was called Nanjichang until the end of the 2nd World War. Obviously no planes fly there now, as mass development has occurred on the greenfield site. But Youth Park is a large with multiple facilities to attract people of all age groups. There is a pond, coffee shop, swimming pool, library, and a wide range of sports facilities. It's ideal for street photography and offers a lot of different possible shooting scenarios. For more information about Taipei Youth Park, check out the link at Taipei City Government.
Stop 2: Nanjichang Night Market
Actually, this is as much a refreshment stop as any. I've never visited the nightmarket here at night, though it's rumored to be much smaller. Since we'll be hitting dinner time, and we'll likely be quite hot… I thought it would be a cool place for a quick cup of jelly ball milk tea or other suitable iced snacks. Anyone?
Stop 3: WanHua Station Area
There are a lot of little places near Wanhua Station that we can crawl. The article at EverythingTaiwan.cc suggested these places (thanks to Rick Charette!)
- Herbal Lane
It might offer some interesting opportunities to explore. But some Chinese medicine vendors are a bit antsy about photography. We can all speculate why, so be careful what photographs you take there.
- Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market
The same caution may apply here, too. Rumors that the last snake vendors have closed.
- Bopiliao Historic Block
No comment yet.
- Xinfu Market
This place might be worth checking out as one of the original clean markets developed in Taipei City way back in the early part of the 20th Century. There are some iconic photograph locations here, too.
- Xibenyuan Temple Square
Not sure if we'll get there on this photowalk. It's a little too far from the Temple.
Stop 4: Longshan Temple
Of course, the pinnacle of the trip will be our arrival at Longshan Temple, perhaps the most famous temple in downtown Taipei with an interesting foundation story that harks back to the founding temple of the same name in China. We'll likely be arriving after dark, so it could be a little crowded inside. Photography should be possible but you may find slower speeds, narrower F stops, and higher ISO necessary to get the shots. Using a tripod inside the temple may not be possible, due to the danger of tripping.
Stop 5: Wanhua @ Night
We'll find some streetside and elevated locations for street photography, if anyone's still got the energy! Matt?
Suggestions for finding opportunities for photographs: don't be afraid to get lost, don't worry about catching up with the group, you have the route, we'll probably all end up at Longshan Temple at around 7pm. You don't have to follow the group, in fact members may disperse by themselves. It's a photowalk, not a parade.


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Co-hosts Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, along with country music's Blake Shelton, Pistol Annies, Thompson Square, Eli Young Band and The Band Perry, are set to perform at the American Country Awards. The second annual ACAs will air live on FOX from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Mon., Dec. 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed.)
The two-hour event will also feature appearances by Lauren Alaina, Rachel Bilson, Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery and the men of "Pawn Stars" (Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison and Austin Russell.)
Voting for all categories remains open for fans until Friday, Nov. 11 at www.theacas.com. Voting for Artist of the Year continues until Friday, Dec. 2.
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Marco Gubbiotti's tour in Maritozzo!
On November 1 the restaurant will host a truffle dinner under the guidance of the brand chef Marco Gubbiotti, which will come to the capital with a fresh "catch" of Umbrian white truffle.
Marco has great experience of collaboration with the best chefs in the world and countless awards and titles. The most outstanding awards are Michelin stars received by the restaurants La Bastiglia in Spello and Il MIlione in Hong Kong, during the period when they were led by Marco. In Maritozzo he continues to promote modern Italian cuisine, but carefully keeps the traditions and recipes of his country.
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This is my digital painting "Disassembled Tears" I created for a Dark Horse Comics anthology book. I've always been fascinated with sci-fi, and making hauntingly beautiful figures, and juxtaposing symbolic elements. Crows are intelligent, have long memories, and can recognize people by face. And recognition is a feeling I get from Disassembled Tears' piercing gaze.
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Human resources society offering $1,000 scholarship
The Wichita Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management Scholarship Fund is seeking scholarship applications from students who plan to pursue college degrees in the field of human resources.
The $1,000 scholarship is awarded from a fund managed by an eight-member board, according to a news release from the group.
Applicants should be full-time students in their program, should be a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college based in Wichita, and should have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
The grant of $1,000 will be made for the fall semester 2013, and the winner has the option to apply it to the spring 2014 semester. The deadline for submitting applications is Sept. 16.
Interested students can complete an application online at www.wichitashrm.org, or mail the application to SHRM Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1276, Wichita, 67201.


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The majority of jewellery you will find on this website is made to order, this has its pro's and con's; you may have to wait a little longer for your jewellery BUT it is made to fit you, each piece is finished to the highest standard (something that can be overlooked with mass-produced jewellery) and you have the benefit of knowing you have supported a small business (yay!).
When ordering rings online you need to know your ring size for whatever finger you want to wear your new bit of bling on! This is a question I get asked all the time - 'how can I measure my own ring size accurately?' Probably the most accurate way to get your ring size is to pop into a local jeweller and ask them to measure you, most won't mind doing this for you. If (like me) you are a little impatient and want to order that ring NOW then you can determine your ring size yourself following the steps below;
(Please bear in mind your ring size will fluctuate with temperature and with weight so if your weight has recently changed it may be best to recheck your ring size. It is best to measure yourself when you are an average temperature, not one extreme or the other.)
- Wrap a thin strip of paper or string around your chosen finger. Be careful not to pull the paper/string too tight around your finger or have it too loose both will cause inaccurate results. If you want to be extra cautious you could take the measurement three times and obtain an average measurement.
- Mark the material where it overlaps to form a circle.
- Measure the length of material to where you marked with a ruler.
- Use the chart below to match your measurement to a UK ring size.
- If you have large knuckles you can take a measurement for your knuckle and below your knuckle and choose the measurement in-between the two so your ring will be able to get over your knuckle but won't get stuck on your finger!
NB: If you have a fabric tape measure you can use this just bear in mind usually they are quite wide which can make your size come up a little larger.
The above is also applicable to measuring your wrists for chain-style bracelets like the one below. Although there are no official wrist sizes, wrist sizes vary so much I like to ensure I have the customers wrist size where possible. If the bracelet is a gift then it can always be adjusted after purchase if necessary.
This is the first in a little series of posts answering the questions I get asked most often so I hope this has been useful! If you have any jewellery-related questions then let me know and I try and do a post answering them, if you want to know the answer then you can bet lots of other people do too!


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Pity about the weight, but great to see hub gears for kids; Isla bikes are great but derrailliers are not appropriate for lots of kids.
Pinnacle's Aspen 5 is a good quality all-rounder for kids who like to muck about on bikes. What it loses in being a bit heavy it makes up for by being fun to ride and simple to operate. It's decent value as well.
Built around a sturdy 6061-T6 heat-treated alloy frame with 24-inch wheels, the Pinnacle 5 comes with Sturmey Archer's SRF5(W) five-speed hub gear; the bike is also available with a six-speed derailleur setup. With its 36T chainring and 20T sprocket that gives you a gear inch range from about 25" to about 63", which is good for most general riding. The trigger shifter has quite a heavy action, but aside from that it's easy for small hands to use and it has the advantage of being able to change gear when at a standstill. That's a definite plus: kids are never in the right gear when they stop.
The Sturmey hub is built into a strong wheel with an Alex rim and stainless spokes, and the matching front has a Joytech quick-release hub. Tyres are Kenda K905 K-Rad 24–1.95 whitewalls, which are a small block pattern that's easy rolling on the road and also good for surfaced trails, pump tracks and the like. They're not great when it's really muddy but other than that they're a good compromise for varied riding. The big air chamber means you can run them fairly soft and that gives the bike a bit of cushioning; the small alloy frame and rigid forks make it a pretty stiff ride otherwise.
Braking is handled by Tektro V-brakes and kid-sized levers. The levers have a decent reach adjust mechanism for small hands, and the brakes are plenty powerful. The rest of the finishing kit is all good-quality alloy stuff and you get a child-sized saddle and good rubber grips as contact points. Overall the bike feels well finished, and the blue/orange colour scheme is classy.
The main test pilot was Joel (7) who's below the recommended age for the bike but well above the recommended height for his age. He loved it. Coming off the back of riding a Frog mountain bike and a Hoy road bike he found the trigger shift gears and powerful brakes much more accessible than gripshift-style shifters or integrated levers.
Mostly he liked that the Pinnacle was an easy and fun bike to be on. He's been very happy riding it. Daisy (nearly 10) has also been riding the Aspen, which she likes because it's a different experience to her drop-barred Islabike. She very much likes both, but the Pinnacle wins when it's just going out to ride for fun, or hooning round the BMX track.
There's not much wrong with the Aspen 5 out of the box, really. The plastic cover that protects the shift cable going into the hub is prone to coming loose but a bit of insulating tape is all that's needed to sort that. The 160mm cranks are probably just on the long side for Joel's legs but he didn't have any trouble at all riding the bike, and Daisy (who's about 10cm taller) was fine. The plastic pedals won't last too many episodes of the bike being chucked down but they're easily replaceable.
The overall weight is a couple of kilos more than an Islabike Beinn 24 but neither tester complained about the weight as they were both having plenty of fun riding it, and at £280 the Pinnacle is significantly cheaper than the Beinn 24 or its direct competitors.
Swapping out the tyres for something more road-oriented would save some weight and generally speed things up, if you felt you needed to. If you like to drag your kids out in all weathers the frame and fork are fully drilled for mudguards, and also a rack. As a general purpose kids' bike for family riding and fun, it's a good choice.
Solid and simple and kids' bike that's enjoyable to ride and great for leisure outings
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Pinnacle Aspen 5 24-inch
Size tested: 24 inch
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Pinnacle Aspen 5 Speed 24 Inch Kids Bike. Pinnacle children's bikes are for all-round use and maximising fun. They're light and simple, ideal for parents who want small proper bikes that help children get the most out of cycling at an early age.
Quality butted aluminium frames keep the weight low, The small-block style BMX tyres for mixed-terrain riding. The bikes all use twin chain-plates to avoid derailled chains and parents with greasy-hands. Rear-only gears keep it simpler for learning the basics. Rigid forks are lighter than often-ineffective suspension and let us create a better geometry for children the BB is as low as possible and there's less weight on the hands and a more confident steering feel. Brake levers are scaled right down and matched to midi-v brakes for a powerful brake action.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Frame: Pinnacle 6061-T6 Heat-treated Aluminium alloy
Fork: Cr-Mo steel, guard eyelets, 1 1/8 inch steerer
Number of Gears: 5
Shifters: Sturmy Archer trigger shifter
Chainset: Prowheel single ring
Chainrings: 36T
Bottom Bracket: VP Square Taper
Cassette: 20T
Chain: KMC
Pedals: Flat Plastic
Brakeset: Tektro mini-V
Brake Levers: Tektro M size, adjustable
Handlebars: Aluminium riser bar, 30mm rise
Stem: Aluminium Ahead stem, 60mm
Headset: VP 1 1/8" Aheadset
Grips: File pattern Kraton rubber BMX style
Rims: Alex Z1000 32H
Front Hub: Joytech
Rear Hub: Sturmy Archer 5-spd hub
Spokes: Stainless PG
Front Tyre: Kenda K905 K-Rad 24�–1.95
Rear Tyre: Kenda K905 K-Rad 24�–1.95
Tubes: Butyl
Saddle: Ergo saddle
Seatpost: Aluminium 250mm
Seat Binder: Single-bolt clamp
Weight: 22.4lbs
Nicely built with quality components.
Both junior testers really enjoyed riding it.
Good solid kit should last very well.
On the heavy side for a quality kids' bike but doesn't really suffer for it.
Lots of give in the big tyres, contact points are good.
Decent value for what you're getting.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Very well.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Enjoyable to ride, well put together.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
A bit heavy.
Did you enjoy using the product? The kids did.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 42 Height: 189cm Weight: 91kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Kinesis Tripster ATR
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, commuting, club rides, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
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Interested to hear your thoughts on the non-QR rear wheel. How well would a non-bike-geek parent (or child) get on mending their own punctures / swapping tyres?
I get the hub gear thing for robustness, longevity, cleanliness, shifting-while-still. But all these points don't seem to be harming Islabikes anymuch.
Also it would pretty much mean removing the wheel to fit into a car is a non-starter. As a 24" bike is easily popped sideways in the back of a decent boot or hatchback, I imagine lots of folks do this - but you wouldn't with a fixed rear wheel.
2KG heavier. Hmmm...can't help but think that spending the extra £100 for a Beinn 24 would be a sound investment. Based on resale, if nothing else. Maybe if/once these have proven their resale value...
For my kids a puncture on the way home from school means walking. QR makes no difference, they certainly wouldn't be able to get the tyre off, never mind fit a rear wheel confidently. The only time I ever broke a tyre lever was removing a 24" Islabike tyre (in fact I broke two).
We all had S-A 3 speed gears, it never stopped us riding anywhere. I was 14 before I had my first 5 speed derailleur.
Hub gears make sense. Simple to setup, with less maintenance, no rear mech to bash on rocks or hit when they dump the bike on the chain side. Shifting at a standstill is great, as the article states. The extra 2kg is not a deal breaker - many kids' bikes are heavier, it's only the really good ones that are 8 or 9kg.
Neither of our Beinn 24s will fit in the Fabia's boot, even with both wheels removed, never mind both bikes! Have to fold the 2/3 section of the rear seat down and remove front wheel.


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The State of Journalism in Trinidad & Tobago
Journalism in A Major Financial Capital of The Caribbean
The right to self-governance the world over is and continues to be a battle hard won. As a Trinbagonian, I'm proud to be celebrating fifty-five years of Independence this year and I'm reminded that as a citizen, independence comes with responsibility, and accountability.
We are accountable to each other as fellow citizens and independent people and should be prompted to consider frequently that no other entity but that of the fourth estate facilitates a functional democracy.
A Free Press reflects a free people. The roots of independent Journalism in Trinidad and Tobago found itself in the revolutionary spirit of nation building in a fledgling democracy, upon the demise of slavery and the departure of British colonizers.
Author Juliette Storr (2016) Journalism in a Small Place: Making Caribbean News Relevant, Comprehensive and Independent Canada: University of Calgary Press - writes that
prior to Independence, per Howard Pactor, Assistant Professor in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, Gainesville – the earliest colonial newspapers, "were reflective of oligarchic opinion," and I would add, agendas.
In 1966, four years after Trinidad and Tobago gained independence on August 31st 1962, British media baron Lord Thomson shut down Trinidad's Daily Mirror and fired its entire local staff in what was intended to be a monopoly power play for control of the media. Thompson had already owned the other existing daily newspaper the Trinidad Guardian.
The Independence movement spawned the likes of literary giants such as C.L.R. James and Dr. Eric Williams. There was a compelling desire to direct our own destiny. The trade union movement and the push for regionalization and collective identity via the formation of the West Indies Federation signaled the certain death of colonialism and confirmed a commitment to write about, reflect and monitor our own domestic concerns.
Fast-forward fifty-five years later, today Trinidad and Tobago has three national daily newspapers. The Trinidad Express, The Guardian Newspaper and The Newsday, each with a myriad past. The Express born on the backs of recalcitrant staff retrenched at the hands of Thompson in 1966, has cemented its position as the number one paper in the nation, with a demonstrated commitment and uncompromising ferocity to serving as a watchdog and a champion of the public interest.
If nation-building, confidence and pride were the fuel upon which Independent Journalism was fostered and has burned for fifty-five years, what then will fan the flames that have recently begun to fade amidst rapid technological disruption and the commercial pressures of economic volatility?
According to Wesley Gibbings, President of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM), in an April 2016 article titled, Exploring the Caribbean Media Landscape: Mergers, Models and the Practice of Journalism, "what we are witnessing, is a reformulation not only of the business of communication but a transformation of the process of human communication itself."
Although the permeation of technology has expanded opportunities for a wider marketplace of news, challenges include a lack of enterprising ability of local journalists, digital skills training and financial resources. Digital media has disrupted the advertising revenue model of newspaper journalism already stressed in a small island nation with an economic elite and partisan politics.
In a multicultural, multi-religious society with rising socio-economic inequality, how do we solidify Journalism as a robust and indispensable pillar of our democracy for future generations in the face of formidable financial and technological challenges to journalistic values?
The prospects for the media industry as we know it today don't posture well. Local newsroom staff have shrunk and fiscal constraints implemented. We need to borrow a barometer from the world of Social Media, where eyeballs congregate to consume content. Relevance matters most to infiltrate the individual virtual worlds we now all inhabit via our ubiquitous mobile devices.
Media managers and journalists should consistently ask of themselves - Why is this important to my audience? Journalism matters most, where and when the reader or viewer most needs to know. To engender a spirit akin to that which propelled the first press forward, engagement and relevance can inspire trust and loyalty if the public is made personal.
Local veteran technology journalist and professional photographer Mark Lyndersay, wrote in one of a series of articles on Journalism 2017: Rethinking the Newsroom that, "News must evolve from publication and broadcast schedules to streaming newsfeeds that emphasize hyper-local coverage. To unpack that, the idea of a defined publication or broadcast time needs to be abandoned in favor of recreating, with professional authority, the stream of information that a generation has come to expect from their media sources."
As a weekly religious newspaper, the one hundred and twenty-five-year-old Catholic News, where I serve as Digital Media Manager, has embraced this very ethos as we seek to remain relevant to an increasingly fragmented readership. Where our views on social and cultural issues diverge from other denominations we are fortunate to operate in a climate of tolerance with room for debate but there remain opportunities for more nuanced reporting, analysis and delivery across media platforms.
The rules of engagement are changing everywhere, but now more than ever we must sharpen the journalistic tools that earn trust, inspire democracy and impact society.


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September 30, 2017
Kansas basketball recruit Zion Williamson waves to the crowd after they started chanting his name during the 33rd-annual Late Night in the Phog on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at Allen Fieldhouse.
For the first time since his visit to Kansas for Late Night in the Phog a couple of weeks ago, prized Class of 2018 recruit Zion Williamson talked publicly about his recent trip to Lawrence. By Matt Tait
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self made no attempt to hide his feelings about the performance turned in by Grammy-nominated rap artist Lil Yachty during Saturday night's 33rd-annual Late Night in the Phog at Allen Fieldhouse. By Matt Tait
The heat closed in on the Kansas basketball program Saturday night and made everyone sweat. No, not the FBI. Not that kind of heat, rather the sort that makes Allen Fieldhouse stuffy on a warm September night.
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The 42nd Annual Silver Plume Melodrama, "Whines to Witches" will take place the first two weekends and last weekend of April with an encore July 3rd – Doors open 6pm on Saturdays and 5pm on Sundays – April 6, 7, 13, 14, 27, 28 and July 3rd!
This year's dinner theater is set at the turn of the century where immigration brings old country skill to a new land. Marginal soils embrace viticulture, giving New life to a hill country town. However, all is not champagne and roses since human nature guarantees diverse attitudes no matter how civilized and cultured!
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On April 24, 2018, CMS released the Medicare Program's 2019 Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems ("IPPS") proposed rule. Published in the May 7, 2018 Federal Register, the proposed rule announces upcoming changes to the IPPS operating and capital rates as required by the statutory provisions of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"); in addition to establishing new, as well as revising existing, quality reporting initiatives for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2017.
CMS believes this proposed rule will advance the agency's priority of creating a more patient-centered healthcare system by achieving price transparency, interoperability and significant burden reductions so that hospitals can operate more effectively, and with more flexibility. CMS is updating its guidelines to achieve transparency by requiring hospitals to publish a list of their standard charges via the internet. Quality measures are being removed if they were duplicative, topped out or excessively burdensome to report. CMS believes these proposed changes will empower patients, to provide better access to hospital price information, improve use of electronic health records and make it easier for providers to spend time with their patients.
Overall, Medicare anticipates an overall operating payment increase to hospitals by a net update factor of 2.1%, or $4.1 billion in FY 2019.
Medicare Base PPS Payment Rates
Medicare proposed a 2.8% increase to market basket for FFY 2019 due to inflationary measures, however, the following statutory adjustments will lower the net market basket increase to 1.25%:
Statutory adjustment mandated by the ACA of -0.75%;
Multifactor productivity adjustment as required by the ACA of -0.80%.
The Medicare base rate will continue to be impacted by the following regulatory adjustments:
FFY 2019 MS-DRG recalibration factor;
FFY 2019 Wage Index Budget Neutrality factor;
FFY 2019 Operating Outlier factor;
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 document and coding adjustment;
Frontier State Wage Index and outmigration adjustment.
Hospitals, who submit quality data and are meaningful users, will receive the full net market basket increase of 1.25% to the base rate prior to the regulatory adjustments while hospitals who do not submit quality data and are not meaningful users, will experience a decrease in the Medicare base rate of 1.55% before adjustments.
After sorting through all the factors used in the calculation of the Federal rates, the net result will be a proposed increase in the payment rate of:
Submitted Quality Data and is a Meaningful EHR User 1.25%
Submitted Quality Data and is NOT a Meaningful EHR User -0.85%
NOT Submit Quality Data and is a Meaningful EHR User -0.55%
NOT Submit Quality Data and is NOT a Meaningful EHR User -1.55%
We caveat that factors such as wage index changes, geographic reclassifications, case mix changes and increase in outlier thresholds will influence the final payments made to an individual hospital.
Outlier Threshold
The proposed regulations increase the high cost outlier threshold effective October 1, 2018 to $27,545, from the FFY 2018 rate of $26,601, which may result in decreased outlier payments to hospitals. This adjustment ensures the FFY 2019 outlier payments is calculated at 5.1% of the total Medicare DRG payments.
Federal Capital Rate
The proposed Federal capital rate of $459.78 is slightly higher than the FFY 2018 rate of $453.95, prior to the application of the geographical adjustment factors and hospital case mix.
Uncompensated Care and Disproportionate Share
In the proposed rule, CMS will continue to apply the same methodology to DSH hospitals for uncompensated care payments as in previous years, with 25% based on the original disproportionate share method and 75% on the uncompensated care data in accordance with the ACA. For FFY 2019, CMS proposes to update their estimates of the three factors used to determine the uncompensated care payments, incorporating combined data from hospital's FFY 2014 and FFY 2015 Worksheet S-10 with proxy data regarding the low-income insured days for FFY 2013 to determine Factor 3 for FY 2019. The proposed total disproportionate share pool to be allocated is $8.250 billion as compared to the FFY 2018 pool of $6.767 million.
Ongoing Worksheet S-10 audits will impact the distribution of the UCC pool dollars, such that a hospital may be eligible to receive more or less than in a prior year.
Quality Initiatives
CMS continues to adopt numerous changes for quality initiatives as Medicare payments shift focus from volume to value. In the proposed IPPS rules, CMS continues to refine quality measures, adding and removing measures for FFY 2019 and subsequent years.
Hospital Acquired Condition Program ("HAC")
CMS is proposing the following policies: (1) to establish administrative policies to collect, validate and publicly report NHSN Healthcare-Associated Infection ("HAI") quality measure data that facilitate a seamless transition, independent of the Hospital IQR program beginning with January 1, 2019 infectious events; (2) change the scoring methodology by removing domains and assigning equal weights to each measure for which a hospital has a measure; and (3) establish the applicable period for FFY 2021.
Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program ("IQR")
The Hospital IQR program collects and publishes data on quality measures for the inpatient hospital setting. In FFY 2019, CMS is proposing several changes to this initiative by removing certain measures from the IQR program, while retaining the same measure in one of the value-based purchasing programs (HAC, HRRP, and HVBP). CMS is focusing on measures that provide opportunities to reduce both paperwork and reporting burdens on providers, and focus on patient-centered outcome measures rather than process measures.
Hospital Readmission Reduction Program ("HRRP")
For FFY 2019 and subsequent years, the program reduction is based on a hospital's risk-adjusted readmission rate for a three-year period for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, total hip/total knee arthroplasty and coronary artery bypass graft. CMS estimates this program will save approximately $566 million in FFY 2019. CMS proposes to continue to implement a socioeconomic adjustment approach mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act and will continue to implement changes to the payment adjustment factor to access penalties based on the hospital's performance relative to other hospitals with similar patient populations who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program ("VBP")
In the FFY 2019 proposed rule, CMS will redistribute $1.9 billion in operating payments through the VBP program and will update the VBP program by removing 10 measures that are included as part of either the HAC or IQR programs. This is consistent with CMS' commitment to using a smaller set of more meaningful measures and reduce the reporting burdens for hospitals.
EHR Incentive Program
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program historically was broken into three stages focused on data capture and sharing, advanced clinical processes and improved outcomes. In FFY 2019, CMS is proposing scoring and measurement policies to move beyond the three stages of meaningful use to a new phase with an increased focus on interoperability and improving patient access to health information.
CMS plans renaming the program to Promoting Interoperability ("PI") Programs, which will apply to Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. CMS is proposing these changes to make the EHR incentive program more flexible and less burdensome by placing emphasis on measures that require the exchange of health information between providers and patients.
CMS also plans to continue use of the 2015 Edition of CEHRT. This edition better streamlines workflows and includes updates to functions and standards that support improved interoperability through the use of health IT. Finally, there is a proposal to modify the EHR reporting periods in FFY 2019 and 2020 for hospitals who are new or returning participants to attest to meaningful use from the full-year to a minimum of any consecutive 90-day period during each calendar year.
Cost Reporting Requirements
CMS is proposing to add language to clarify that a provider must submit all necessary supporting documents for its cost report. For cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018, hospitals must submit the following in order to file a complete cost report;
IRIS – the number of FTE's reported on the IRIS must contain the same counts as reported on the cost report for both IME and GME;
Bad Debts –a detailed bad debt listing that supports the bad debt amounts claimed on the cost report;
Disproportionate Share Days –a detailed listing of its eligible Medicaid days that correspond to the claimed days on the cost report; and
Charity Care/Uninsured Claims –a detailed listing of its charity care and/or uninsured discounts that correspond to the amount claimed on the cost report.
Failure to provide this detail may cause the cost report to be unacceptable to the Medicare Administrative Carrier ("MAC").
Expansion of the Postacute Care Transfer Policy
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 amended the postacute care transfer policy to include discharges to hospice care effective for discharges on or after October 1, 2018. If the discharge is assigned to one of the MS-DRGs subject to the transfer policy, and the patient is transferred to hospice care by a hospice program, the discharge would be subject to payment as a transfer case. CMS estimates Medicare payments will be reduced by $240 million in FFY 2019 due to this expansion.
Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
The impact of the proposed rules for inpatient Psychiatric facilities is estimated to increase Medicare payments by $50 million in FFY 2019. The net update factor is estimated to be 0.98% and the proposed Federal per diem base rate for FFY 2019 is $782.01, a slight increase over the FFY 2018 per diem of $771.35.
Long Term Acute Care ("LTCH")
CMS is proposing payment and policy changes for FFY 2019 to include a net market basket increase of 1.15% in the LTCH PPS standard payment rate for those facilities who submit quality data. The proposed rules continue the transition of the new site neutral payment rate required under the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013. Removal of some quality reporting initiatives have also been proposed which have either had significant operational challenges with reporting or are duplicative of other measures in the program.
CMS will accept comments on the proposed rule no later than 5 pm on June 25, 2018.
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Photographing cows in Texas. Seems cliche. To me though, this shoot was pretty special. You grow up in Texas and cows become part of the landscape. Just the same as the beige strip malls, large expanses of sky and barbed wire fences you see driving down any given highway in North Texas. I mean really you could walk out of a 7-11 and in the next lot there could be a longhorn just staring at you.
After moving to California, palm trees took the place of cows in the passing landscape. I never really knew I missed them until they were gone. Funny enough, I never photographed any cows for as long as I resided in Texas. Again, it would be cliche ... like photographing palm trees in California.
Recently on a trip back I traveled out to Possum Kingdom Lake and had a chance to shoot a new mama cow and her calves on a client's ranch. I will admit looking at them on the inside of a barbed wire fence is an entirely different/thrilling/kinda horrifying experience. On the inside of the fence they are no longer pieces of a passing landscape, but exude a sort of mythical majestic vibe (particularly so when lit by a Texas sunset).
Lucky for me I was able to capture these two things in tandem. Living in LA, I don't see them often enough to take for granted anymore: cows and Texas sunsets.


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My granddaughter's first birthday party was held yesterday. It was a large gathering of family and friends -- a lovely celebration with good food, adorable children, and high spirits that weren't even dampened by the drenching thunderstorm that pounded the pavilion roof.
I was troubled by a conversation with my son's friends. They were talking about their financial difficulties in these troubled economic times. These are young men and women who work hard to provide for their families, but they are finding it increasingly hard to manage. One couple has a two-year old son and would love to have another child; however, they are currently paying $200/week for day care and cannot afford day care for a second child. They need both incomes to survive, so have decided for now to limit their family to one child.
How sad this is! When we were young, women had a choice; many women chose to stay home with their children. Of course, budgets were tight, but families could choose between comfortable incomes or more simple lives. For today's young families there is no choice. With ridiculously high housing prices, large college loan payments, expensive health insurance premiums, and now, skyrocketing gas and food prices, two incomes are a necessity, and then day care adds significantly to the equation.
It is a sad commentary on our cultural values when CEO's of large corporations make millions of dollars, and hard-working young people struggle to provide for their families. Corporate greed has bankrupted our economy. We have entered a new "Gilded Age".
I hope our citizens will give serious consideration to the economic plans of our presidential candidates. Can our nation's young families survive four more years of status quo Republican policies? I don't think so; these stressed and overburdened young parents deserve an economy which once again rewards hard work and promotes real family values.
Please think carefully before casting your vote this year. In the past eight years of Republican "free market" economy, the oil companies are thriving, and hard-working, honest Americans are losing their homes and declaring bankruptcy. Please vote Democrat and then hold them accountable for rebuilding a better America for our young families!!!!


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Fayette schools ramp up foreign language studies in earliest grades
It's before the long holiday break, and Miko Momozono is charming a difficult-to-captivate class of second-graders at Picadome Elementary, not with a story or a movie, but with the simple act of counting. In Japanese.
She holds up the letters in Kanji characters and waits to pick from the frantic forest of waving hands of kids who want to answer.
She speaks to them only in Japanese, and they clearly understand her. Since they were in kindergarten, they've been taking 20 minutes a day of Japanese as part of Fayette County's growing foreign language programs.
It's grown so much that children in 21 elementary schools now have foreign language instruction of some kind. It's part of the district's emphasis on getting languages to children when it's easiest for them to learn.
"We know there is a window when children are most open to picking up different languages," says Alicia Vinson, Fayette County's language coordinator. "That is what we're trying to do here — open their minds to a different language and a different culture."
The longtime Spanish immersion program at Maxwell Elementary has been expanded to Liberty Elementary. In addition, thanks to federal grants and some allocations from the school board, 12 elementary schools have added some instruction in either Spanish, French, Chinese or Japanese. Three middle schools have added programs this year alone. Five middle schools offer Chinese, which has also been added to some of the high school's language programs.
School councils can decide how to implement the instruction, but Vinson said the Picadome model is working well.
In 2007, Picadome hired one teacher to start teaching Japanese to kindergarten students. Each year, they've added a grade. Now Momozono is teaching third-graders who are starting their fourth year of Japanese. She teaches all students for 20 minutes a day, which makes for some hurried times pushing her wheeled easel from class to class. But Principal Daria Sims says that keeps the language fresher than if students had class once a week.
"We can see such a big difference," Sims said.
Momozono also gives brief Japanese lessons to Picadome's teachers at their faculty meetings.
The push has come most of all from Superintendent Stu Silberman, who first started making waves as an educator more than a decade ago in Daviess County, when he mandated Spanish classes at all 12 elementary schools.
He based the decision on brain research, which showed that exposure to art, music and foreign language in the early years created better pathways for other kinds of learning, too.
When he moved to Fayette County in 2004, the emphasis on languages came along.
"It's a critical piece for overall brain development," Silberman said. "We've moved into so much more of a global society that having that second and third language is a great advantage to our kids."
Fayette is working with the University of Kentucky's Confucius Institute on the now extensive Chinese instruction.
"The feedback from families is very, very strong, also," Silberman said. "It's about schools doing the right things for kids. I would love to see every single student starting off working on a second language."
Back at Picadome, second-grade teacher Erin Porter likes the quick daily immersion into Japanese. She also likes Momozono's emphasis on Japanese life.
"What I love is that Miko really emphasizes the culture," Porter said. "As a teacher who wants her students to have more of an open mind, it's nice for them to hear there's another way of doing things."
Porter also says that because Momozono rarely breaks out of Japanese, the children have to work harder.
"They have to focus on what she's doing, and plug some things together to figure out what she's saying," Porter said.
Her students seem to enjoy it. Second-grader Anne Jeong, who is Korean, says she really likes her Japanese and wants to learn other languages.
"I like learning about all the things they do there," Jeong said. "It's fun."


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All sorts of dark creatures and horrifying terrors are ascending upon us tomorrow on 19th October and we are searching for the most terrifying, scary and different outfits that will make an impression on our Jutlandia Family Resort judges for you and your little witches, ghosts and devils to be in with a chance of winning a free stay of up to 6 nights at our fantastic family resort.
We already know you will arrive with all the enthusiasm and excitement you can muster, with renewed energy and goals of making the most out of the end of this summer 2017. However, we want you to go far beyond that and let your creative side and imagination fly by creating the best and scariest Halloween outfits imaginable! Not only will it be fun to see everyone's greatest creations but it will also be an honour for us to be able to reward your efforts for creating your best outfits. So read on to discover the prizes we have in store for you at our Jutlandia Family Resort:
3rd prize is a 3-night all inclusive stay for 2 people for either April, May or October 2018, the choice is yours!
2nd prize will add another day at the beach for you with a 4-night all inclusive stay for 2 people for either April, May or October 2018, with the comfort of choosing a month that's best for you.
Drumroll please! 1st prize is an excellent 6-night all inclusive stay for 2 people for either April, May or October 2018, the ideal months for taking advantage of Majorca at its best, just ask the locals!
But, as something you already know about Gran Isla Hotels, we never miss an opportunity to surprise our guests, especially on special occasions such as one of the biggest parties of the year! So, without leaking any spoilers, we will also be announcing a very special Halloween gift for the Best Boy Monster Outfit and the Best Girl Monster Outfit! What could it be? Another free all-inclusive stay? A memorable keepsake that you will forever hold dear? An exciting guest appearance at our evening shows?
Like with your costume creations, we want you to use your imagination on this one, but don't worry we won't "carry our secret to the grave", all will be revealed tomorrow night at our Jutlandia Family Hotel…
We would also like to add that if you have booked your holiday at our Pirates Village hotel and not at Jutlandia this month, then you still have another week to get your best and scariest outfits ready! We will soon be announcing what's on at Pirate's for Halloween on our Gran Isla Hotels blog next week so keep up-to-date with us or, if you prefer, you can contact Gran Isla Hotels directly here.


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AutonomousInsurance Telematics
Risk Technology partners with Chipin to launch telematics solution in Benelux
Published: April 30, 2014
Risk Technology has partnered CHIPIN to launch a dynamic pricing Usage Based Insurance (UBI) and Fleet Telematics Solution in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Risk Technology's tried and tested telematics solutions has enabled CHIPIN to move quickly to market with a client-focused insurance product with the label "fairzekering" for consumers.
Utilising Risk Technology's technically advanced patented crash detection and Cloud based driver behaviour technology, CHIPIN's competitively priced insurance and self-install OBD device enables the driver to view a score based on their driving ability. Safe drivers will be rewarded with a 'cashback' payment of up to 35% of the monthly premium.
A win-win solution for both drivers and insurance companies, the self-install unit is a plug-and-play device that can be set up in minutes by any driver. It provides diagnostic, maintenance and driver performance information as well as being able to accurately detect a crash.
Chosen by CHIPIN for its technical ability, Risk Technology is providing an end-to-end solution that includes product integration ofthe OBD Device and multi-network connectivity supplied by Risk Technology's partners, Novatel Wireless and M2M Intelligence. The solution includes a 'white label' customer portal, admistration portal, patented advanced crash detection function and driver scoring based on a patented algorithm that calculates a driver's safety score centred around a set of core parameters.
The hi-tech device collects and controls critical data from the vehicle's on-board diagnostics (OBD-II) port, which supports all five engine OBD-II protocols and securely delivers the information to the Cloud. A highly sensitive 3-axis accelerometer measures driver behaviour whilst a parallel GPS/GNSS satellite location capability, together with Risk Technology's sophisticated patented technology, can detect and analyse any impact to the vehicle.
Risk Technology's innovative telematics solution detects driver behaviour by using core paramenters such as vehicle speed, location and harsh breaking together with time, environmental factors and impact data necessary for UBI policy rating and other consumer telematics services. Drivers can access their personal dashboard via a PC or smartphone enabling them to view their journeys and fuel efficiency, compare their driver score with other motorists, allocate business and private mileage for expense reporting and even see when their vehicle needs servicing or an MOT.
"We support our clients with expertise and advice, not only on the core technology but also with software integration and having a single point of contact enables a fast and efficient route to market," says Mark Packman, Managing Director at Risk Technology. "We are dedicated to providing technology that not only rewards careful driving but also helps cut fuel usage and provides motorists with cheaper insurance".
Hans Gerritsen, CEO, Chipin, said: "We want to demonstrate that customers will benefit from UBI, with more safety, less accidents and fair, dynamic pricing. In co-operation with Risk Technology, which we chose for its advanced platform and technologies, we will deliver and expand this proposition to the Benelux market. We are looking forward to creating a better future for our clients with Risk Technology.
Source: Risk Technology


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STOP Signs - will be replaced within 2 hours during normal working hours (7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday). After hours they will be replaced by the employee on call, as soon as possible. To report a stop sign down, call Public Works during working hours at (864) 653-2053. After hours, call the Police Department at (864)624-2000.
STREET Signs - Report all street sign repair to the Public Works Department during working hours (864)653-2053.
POTHOLE Repair - Report all potholes to the Public Works Department (864)653-2053.
RIGHT-OF-WAY Maintenance - Report any problems of mowing, and pruning of limbs overhanging the street to the Public Works Department (864)653-2053.
DRAINAGE - Report any problems to Nathan Hinkle in the Stormwater Department: (864)624-1126 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
You may also email your work orders in to the below email addresses if you prefer:
Kathy Rhodes - Office Manager
Work Orders - Reporting a work order
Report Outages to Duke Energy:
Street light outages
Power off
Tree Down/Tree on Power Line
to the below web site
Outages - Duke Energy
Storm Tips- Storm Tips - Duke Energy
AT&T Repair- AT&T Repairs - AT&T
Driveway and Encroachment Permits
For more information please contact the Public Works Department (864)653-2053.
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