text:
This evening, the Green Mountain College's senators traveled to the Killington School of Resort and Hospitality Management. The Student Senate meets every Sunday at 6pm in the Senate room downstairs in Withey. We decided this week to have the meeting at Killington and they treated us with a tour of the lodge and a meal.
Since the Killington students are rather distant from the GMC students living about fourty minutes away, this served as a good opportunity for senators to meet the Killington students and ask them questions and address their concerns.
Written by Andrew O'Neill


text:
Keenly aware that he is a descendant of slaves, Lazarus joins the effort as aide to Clarkson and the Abolition Society gains the upper hand . . . until the ruthless West Indies sugar lobby convinces Parliament that evidence of cruelty to slaves is exaggerated and stale. The abolitionists need fresh evidence, but their leading informant in the West Indies has been murdered – and the abolitionists face defeat unless somebody can provide intelligence from the scene.
Disguised as a tailor, Lazarus sails to Barbados to spy on slave masters . . . to end the slave trade and save the slaves. But his adventure proves more perilous than anyone had thought. Now the question becomes . . . who will save Lazarus Perlman?
* * * * * * *
Set against the rich background of the British abolition movement – which spawned Amazing Grace – this ambitious historical fiction takes a fresh look at two peoples, Africans and Jews, and their common legacy . . . slavery and oppression. Peopled with unforgettable characters and paced with stark conflicts, it spins a captivating, uniquely original and timeless tale – and posts reminders for every generation.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
I didn't want to give you all hypothermia today so here's my missing speech …
Wow ! A year ago I never dreamed Sussex Muddy@rse would be where it is today. Proves to me what I was feeling was right , there was a need for a non-competitive MTB club in our area for people like me who just like to ride and have a good old laugh along the way. Sussex Muddy@rse's success has been amazing, but it thanks to all of you, you make it what it is and for me all the hard work has been worth it. The other reason I started it was to encourage women to group ride and I'm really glad to see this is working ride after ride.
However, I can't take all the credit so big, big thanks to Ollie who set up the blog & forum from nothing, resolves any problems it has, keeps things looking nice & orderly, sends emails for me (damn Tiscali's SPAM rules) and has patiently helped to train me in the ways of blogging. Thanks also to his forgiving GF, Sally, who allows him to stop the DIY on their new house and help me so much x.
Big, big thanks to Mike (Nomad) who has been involved in putting together quite a few of our rides over the last year, he leads rides, sweeps rides, recces rides and has selflessly shared his indepth local trail knowledge. He's also started contributing articles & reviews to the blog to keep things interesting & fresh. Also his wife, Sarah, for supplying the now infamous maltloaf.
We've put on a lot of the rides through the year. Monthly Club Rides, Ladies Rides, Night Rides, Mid Month Pedals and quite a few Muddy@rsers have also happily helped me out here. So big, big thanks go to Grant, Mick (Ming the Merciless), Nick, Pete (Woodsman), Kevin from Evo Cycles, TonyS, Jim & Guy who have all contributed massively by putting together some fab routes and giving up their time.
We've done some races & enduros. Wight Diamond, 24/12 and Dusk til Dawn. Team Muddy@rse is all about having fun and being as competitive (or not) as the individual wants to be. We'll be doing more next year so if you're interested keep your eyes peeled.
We've cycled the South Downs Way in a Day, raising £1372.00 along 'the way' and Connor's trike will be with him in a few weeks.
Lastly but not least, Rick. When I started Muddy@rse he warned me he'd support me but that he wouldn't make it his no.1 hobby, motorbikes were his no.1. Over the year that's changed and he's given up many races for Muddy@rse and I never once had to twist his arm (honest!). He's been great, been on all the recces with me, taken photos, GPS logs, been mechanic and sweeper and even led rides. He's had to wait for his tea on many an occasion while I busily blog, post rides on forums, do write ups/mailouts, arrange rides, organise races and allows me to drag him out riding when he's knackered from work etc. Couldn't have done it without him x
Anyway, I hope you agree that Muddy@rse is great fun and you continue to enjoy riding the trails with us. Just turn up whenever you can and if you want to occasionally bring a flask or some cake for the post ride debrief/nosh it won't be turned down 🙂
Cheers Muddy@rse ! Lisa
PS If you ever hear me mention going for a walk again give me a slap and remind me that biking is where it's at !
PPS How much cake was there at our birthday bash today ? Thanks everyone for making your plentiful contributions, you all deserved it for riding in that awful weather, hoping I'll be fit enough for the next one.


text:
Nurturing | Grounding | Stabilizing | Insight | Healing | Courage | Determination | Drive
Primary Chakras: Root, Sacral
Astrological signs: Aries, Scorpio
Red Jasper is a stone of fire and passion! Found in browns and reds, it will stoke your inner fire, helping you to find the strength, endurance, and courage that you'll need in order to meet your goals.
It boosts the body's natural chi energies, and helps to purify the blood; thus it provides the power needed to keep ambition and motivation fueled. Red jasper creates overall healing, and enables vivid dream experiences; as well, it helps us to remember our dreams, which naturally means we can learn from our nighttime spiritual journeys as well.
Wearing Jasper can bring helpful insights into view that can help to progress toward set goals, or to understand why a change may be necessary.
Sort by


text:
Colorbar True Gloss-Bitten Red,Review,LOTD
Making the most of my trip to Pune again, I bought myself some crazy amount of Colorbar, yes we don't have an exclusive store in Chennai and hence the madness! Honestly, there is so much Colorbar is constantly doing so much with its products that you cannot escape trying them out!
READ THESE FOR WEIGHT LOSS: Diet Chart for Weight Loss | How to Lose Weight With PCOS | 10 Best Herbal Pills for Weight Loss | 10 Best Tricks for Lazy People to Lose Weight | Best Diet for PCOS to Lose Weight
Rs. 495
READ THESE FOR GLOWING SKIN: 9 Best Face Packs For Glowing Skin | 10 Tips by Shahnaz Husain for Glowing Skin | Home Remedies For Glowing Skin | 7 Besan Face Packs for Glowing Skin | Beauty Products For Glowing Skin
On my last trip to Colorbar, I had swatched some of these pretties, now they have two similalrly packaged glosses, one is regular shimmer gloss in pout perfect and another one is this gorgeous liquid lip color or lip gloss as they would call it, called "true gloss". This is most luscious-looking lip color you would have seen.
The color is a hot red, true blood red, and I thought it would be fun to try out a liquid red lip color for a change and I am glad I did. The color reminds me of this one from Revlon, but Revlon is only half as pigmented.
BEST OF IMBB: How To Make Vitamin C Serum At Home | 7 Best Pigmentation Creams in India | 8 Natural Products to Add Volume to Thin, Fine Hair | 8 Ways to Tighten Sagging Breasts | How to Remove Pimple Marks from Face | Top 10 Shampoos for Dry and Rough Hair | 8 Best Drugstore Foundations That Do Not Oxidize
The packaging is very nice and simple, and the wand is regular, but the best part is that is that it is not a gloss, it is like a liquid lip color, it is insanely pigmented, so red, and you need to use it almost like a lip stain, or you could use it to fill your lips up. The color is so suacy and luscious and very surprisingly, it still would not bleed.
Best of IMBB: Best Hair Serums for Dry Frizzy Hair | Homemade Hair Regrowth Oil to Prevent Hair Loss | How To Lose Fat From Face in 30 Days | Homemade Face Pack for Instantly Bright and Glowing Skin | 10 Products To Get Rid of Skin Pigmentation | 7 Ways To Make Black Lips Pink!
Okay,so it is insanely pigmented, luscious but does not bleed, stays on forever and you need very little, but what is the one single issue I have with it? It leaves behind a stain! Since it is so red, I am ready to give it a benefit of doubt and say that it leaves an obvious red stain which I remove using a wet makeup-removing wipe. So far so good. Since it is so creamy and saucy, it is obvious that it would transer on to cups etc. which is fine by me.
BEST OF FAIRNESS: 10 Best Skin Whitening Creams in India | 7 Homemade Face Packs for Instant Glow and Fairness | 6 Best Herbal Fairness Creams | 10 Best Fairness Packs in the Market | 7 Best Pigmentation Creams in India
I am in love with this top-quality product, it is a lip gloss and lip color wearer's dream come true, it is too good to be true. Owing to the staining part, I am going to give it:
IMBB Rating:
SOLUTIONS FOR ACNE: 5 Remedies to Treat Acne at Home | Top 10 Creams for Fading Acne Scars | 10 Home Remedies to Treat Scalp Acne | 8 Home Remedies to Reduce Acne Scars | 10 Tea Tree Oil Products for Acne-Prone and Sensitive Skin | Home Remedies to Treat Hormonal Acne
Also Read:
HAIR: 8 Natural Products to Add Volume to Thin, Fine Hair | 8 Ways to Regrow Hair on Bald Spots | 6 Hair Growth Secrets from Around the World | 7 Best Hair Oils For Faster Hair Growth | How to Make Rough Hair Silky | 30 Killer Hair Care Tips
Colorbar True Gloss Lip Gloss-Natural Tan
Colorbar True Gloss Lip Gloss – Fresh Pink Review
Colorbar True Gloss- Nectar Orange
Colorbar Perfect Pout Lip Gloss – 003 Rumor
Colorbar Perfect Pout Lip Gloss-Wicked
Colorbar Star Metal Lip Gloss Photos, Swatches
Colorbar Star Gloss Lip Gloss Arabian Night Review
Colorbar Star Metal Lip Gloss – Seductress 006 Review
Colorbar Star Gloss Lipgloss Ripe Apple Review
Colorbar Star Shine Gloss Mad Cap Review, Swatches
ColorBar Star Shine Lip Gloss Pink Kiss Review, Swatches
Three Lessons Women Can Learn From Vidya Balan
Lakme Lip Gloss Review
18 Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss Photos, Swatches


text:
DC To AC Power Inverter Import Businesses in Sri Lanka
Renewable Energy Businesses in the World
Renewable Energy Businesses in Sri Lanka
DC To AC Power Inverter Businesses in the World
Renewable Energy Import Businesses in the World
|Request Information or a Price Quote from All Businesses Listed Below
Future Electric - Goodmonds Engineering - Integrated Technologies (PVT)Ltd. - Power Mart Services - Riyoma International (Pvt) Ltd., - Super Neat Technology (pvt) Ltd. -
Future Electric
We do complete supply and install, Solar and wind power systems. We do sell LED lighting for any applications.
- Business type: retail sales, exporter
- Product types: DC to AC power inverters, electric cars, solar lighting systems, solar lighting systems.
- Service types: design, installation
- Address: 180, Marawila Road, NATTANDIYA, Sri Lanka
- Telephone: 0094-72-8472488
- Web Site: http://www.futureelectriclk.com
- E-mail: Send Email to Future Electric
Goodmonds Engineering
Solar Power Systems(Grid Tie & Off Grid) / Lightning Protection /Telecom & Electronics/Total Electrical Solutions
- Business type: manufacturer, importer
- Product types: photovoltaic modules, backup power systems, DC lighting, solar lighting systems, batteries emergency backup, DC to AC power inverters.
- Service types: consulting, design, installation, engineering, maintenance and repair services
- Address: 257/A, Matugama Road, Central Junction, Nagoda, Kalutara, Kalutara Sri Lanka 00001
- Telephone: 94714821453
- Web Site: http://www.goodmonds.com
- E-mail: Send Email to Goodmonds Engineering
Integrated Technologies (PVT)Ltd.
INTEC are a leading UPS service and Supply Company dealing with AC and DC secure uninterruptible power supply systems. With vast experience and a reputation that is second to none when it comes to UPS, rectifier and inverter systems, we pride ourselves on the quality of service and UPS products that we provide to our high profile customers. INTEC are trusted to maintain, repair and supply UPS systems of all types for many of the Factories and Data centers Island wide. In this critical environment when loss of UPS power can result in substantial financial implications and safety concerns it is imperative that power remains uninterrupted.
- Business type: manufacturer, wholesale supplier, importer, electric utility
- Product types: UPS, Generators, Batteries, Solar systems, Wind power turbines, Chargers, Switch mod power supplies, Induction heaters.
- Service types: consulting, design, installation, engineering, project development services, research services, maintenance and repair services
- Address: Pagoda Road, Nugegoda, Colombo Sri Lanka 00100
- Telephone: 0777 880888
- Web Site: http://www.intec.lk
- E-mail: Send Email to Integrated Technologies (PVT)Ltd.
Power Mart Services
We under take all type of renewable energy solution project & power backup Solution.
- Business type: manufacturer, retail sales, wholesale supplier, exporter, importer
- Product types: backup power systems, batteries, renewable energy system, DC to AC power inverters sine wave, solar electric power systems, photovoltaic systems, solar lighting systems, Wind turbine from 300w. off grid & grid connected solar systems. .
- Service types: Design, Installation, Wind Test Report, Solar test report.
- Address: 176 B, Station Road, Kelaniya. , Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Telephone: 94 77 3 368 348
- Web Site: www.powermartservices.com
- E-mail: Send Email to Power Mart Services
Riyoma International (Pvt) Ltd.,
- Business type: wholesale supplier, importer
- Product types: Construction Machinery, Plate compactor, Rammer, Vibrator Motor, Vibrator Engine, Vibrator Shafts, Shaft pumps, Powder crusher, Rice mill machines. .
- Address: 184, Obahena Road, Madiwela, Kotte, Sri Lanka
- Telephone: 0094112779046, 0094112779144
- Web Site: www.riyoma.com
- E-mail: Send Email to Riyoma International (Pvt) Ltd.,
Super Neat Technology (pvt) Ltd.
Welcome to S. N. T More than just a PRODUCT, we provide you a SOLUTION Super Neat Technology (Pvt) Ltd, is a professional engineering firm specializes in providing complete power solutions and services in the field of High Power Transistorized UPS systems, Lightning & Surge protection systems, Power Factor Correction capacitor bank etc. We are the sole agent of Chloride UPS systems (Italy), DB UPS System (India), LongWay Battery (Taiwan), Enelux PFC Capacitor Bank (Italy) and Fultec Cooling Systems (Taiwan). Unlike service suppliers that are limited to servicing only their brand, SNT engineering team maintains many different brands of UPS (MGE-Merlingerin, GE, APC, Toshiba, Fuji etc. ), offering our customers a single source soluti. . .
- Business type: retail sales, wholesale supplier, importer for UPS and power protection
- Product types: Socomec Uninterruptible power supplies UPS, backup power systems, sealed lead acid batteries, industrial batteries, energy efficient appliances, DC to AC power inverters, Lightning & Surge Protection Systems, Power Factor Correction Capacitor Bank, Active Harmonic Conditioner, Power Electronics Equipment Repairing.
- Service types: consulting, installation, engineering, project development services, site survey and assessment services, contractor services, maintenance and repair services, testing services
- Address: # 478, Kandy Road, Kelaniya, Colombo Sri Lanka
- Telephone: 0094 114814646 / 0094 777 077044 / 0094 716844474
- Web Site: http://www.superneat.lk
- E-mail: Send Email to Super Neat Technology (pvt) Ltd.
Not Listed? Add your business listing to the Source Guides business directory
Can't Find It? Search the entire Source Guides site using keywords:
Renewable Energy Businesses
Business Search
Renewable Energy News


text:
FRENCH president François Hollande said that the spectre of the Libor scandal had increased international suspicion towards the banking sector, as he made his first official visit to the UK yesterday to meet with both Prime Minister David Cameron and the Queen.
"There have been a few revelations in Britain that mean we have to be wary in our respective countries," he told reporters following a press conference by the two leaders outside No 10, saying that the scandal showed the need to closely control and regulate banks' behaviour.
Though Hollande visited London in February during his presidential campaign, he did not meet the British Prime Minister. Tensions between Cameron and the socialist leader have heightened further after Hollande recently announced new tax hikes that could hammer British owners of second homes in France.
But yesterday Hollande, during an awkward exchange of jokes with Cameron, appeared to claim that holiday homes won't face higher taxes.
Elizabeth Fournier


text:
After a Hurricane
After a hurricane, you may face flooding, downed power lines, damage from mold, and other risks to your health. Get tips on how to recover safely from a hurricane.
- Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency
- Be Safe After a Hurricane
- Fact Sheet: Clean Up Safely After a Disaster
- Homeowner's and Renter's Guide to Mold Cleanup after Disasters
Get educational materials, PSAs, and resources for emergency health professionals.
- Page last reviewed: October 16, 2017
- Page last updated: October 16, 2017
- Content source:
- National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH); Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury, and Environmental Health (ONDIEH); National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP); National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)


text:
Dear All,
A term I've heard addressed towards me since coming here is Mulungu, translated as 'being of white heritage'. Generally when I've been addressed in this way it's a way of saying hello while identifying my ethnic origin, at other times there's a more hostile element in Soweto which I sense is more like 'what the hell are you doing here'. What the term reminds me of is how racially stratified South Africa still is. Like when I lived here ethnic origin or race remains a main focus of my contacts in Soweto where I'm asked when speaking about people I know in the country the first question is whether they are white. It's not something I'm asked by white people because of their sensitivity about this issue and for most of them having no social contacts with the majority community or visiting the townships. For all South Africans there remains a way of probing about ethnic origin through asking for surnames and where people live which makes me uneasy but can't be avoided. My view is that this issue shows how deeply embedded discrimination and inequality remain in South Africa, with a similarity to the rest of the world where status is focussed on different skin colour, from white to shades of white then shades of black to black.
I've just thought of something else which is a question of what similarities there are between South Africa after majority rule and Northern Ireland after the Good Friday agreement which started the process of devolving power to the countries National Assembly. The answer is an increase in attacks on foreigners and refugees living in both countries. While I don't know about the current Northern Ireland situation prejudice and violence against these groups in South Africa is now part of the culture with regular organised attacks. These have led to attacks, killings and a feeling among these groupings that they are unsafe in South Africa. When the major attacks have occurred they've fled from where they stay to places of safety like Churches and other Civic buildings. It's ironic that the majority community which suffered grievously under apartheid have turned their anger about the lack of change into attacks. In my view this deferred anger maintains the current status quo where there has been so little evidence of change.
Returning to what I started with I spoke recently with Antoinette Sithole's husband Mantla about the term Mulungu. What he told me is Mulungu is an aberration of the word a Xhosa word Further Thoughts about South Africa and the Transition to Cape Town. Amulumbi which translates as Magician or Wonder Maker which comes from the first encounters in the Eastern Cape between Xhosa and white settlers called the Boers moving north from the initial Dutch settlements in the Western Cape. The origin of the word in his view was because of the new technology the Boers brought with them like firearms and the wheels on their wagons which had not been used by Xhosas. I think that from the start of these encounters that status made the Boers and white people superior in the minds of the black tribes moving into South Africa from the North. Conflict developed over time in the Eastern Cape over land ownership and cattle between the settlers and black people where power was held by the settlers because of their superior force through having firearms. I thought afterwards about Magicians and Wonder Makers in a more negative context where these qualities could make them mistrusted or suspected of witchcraft or wizardry which put them at risk. History suggests in my view that the colonial mind-set had at its centre discrimination based on colour which reflects badly on these settlers now as South African citizens placing them at future risk unless a more inclusive country and nation emerges.
Even before I start to describe my trip to Cape Town I've thought about the travel I've done since setting off from Heathrow on 10 April. I flew British Airways, noting first that only about 10% of the passengers were black, really little different to anytime I've traveled to South Africa since 1999. Clearly on aeroplanes the 20-1 low Rand to UK Pound rate makes an international return air ticket at a minimum of R12000(£600)travel very expensive for most South Africans, creating the flying equivalent of economic exclusion and discrimination. On the bus trip to and from Durban for Indaba I noticed that roughly 95%of the travelers were black. The bus service was reasonably good however the internal fabric of the vehicles was poor; the floors needed cleaning, with some seats broken or not adjustable. The single toilet was always dirty and many passengers preferred to wait until the set stop to use facilities there. Air conditioning was a problem because on the route to Durban cool air was blown through when not needed, making the bus very cold. On the return journey there was heating when cooling was needed. Quite clearly long distance bus travel through large Companies or minibus taxis internally and to other Southern African countries as far as Malawi and Zambia is more affordable than flying.
Train travel has discrimination built in it through the services provided. The most expensive trains are run by private companies, Ravos Rail and the Blue Train, prices for which only the very rich can afford. Next is Premier Classe which has a R2000 (£100) fee for a single trip to or from Cape Town. This is a premium service with comfortable compartments, a viewing coach and a high range dining car. I traveled on the Tourist class train Shosholoza Meyl which cost R699 for a single trip (£35). The service was comfortable and the serving staff very attentive which made the travel pleasant, the only problem being a history of these trains always running late. My train didn't have Third Class carriages so I can't comment on this service.
On the train I felt like being plunged back into the past through the way customer care staff were organised in a hierarchy based on ethnic origin where the train manager was white and the other staff black, reminding me of train trips I took before I emigrated to the UK. Separately the system was controlled by the staff with clear routines around bedding being provided, and meals, with no negotiation possible. It felt a bit like being in a Goffman type total institution like they were the trustees in the Asylum described by him. While the staff were pleasant they were totally in charge of what they provided and weren't into negotiating or flexibility. I felt strange travelling in a service where it felt like the system was set up for the staff not for travelers.
I traveled from Johannesburg to Cape Town from 24-25 April by train because I wanted to have an experience which gave me a stronger connection to the terrain from the Highveld through the Karoo and then to Cape Town. I've downloaded some photos from the trip with this post, unfortunately no pictures from travels end as the environment and scenery changed are worth including. The train left Johannesburg Station early in the afternoon on 24 May and until sunset we travelled through the Highveld, mainly in what's called the Witwatersrand, the industrial area that extends South beyond Johannesburg. We passed gold and coal mines as well as South Africa's main steelworks as the train moved south, with frequent delays because of poor maintenance on the route and no priority being given to passenger trains. The route later passed through the wheat and cereal growing areas, with a golden hue to the vegetation because of lack of rain and the end of the growing season, ending with a sunset made up of a vivid mixture of gold and orange painted on the sky as a palette.
When I woke the next morning we were in the Southern Karoo which is semi desert with sparse vegetation and a low population. The main industry here is sheep farming for meat or wool, with a special brand called Merino wool which is world renowned for making warm loosely woven blankets and scarves. The scenery started to change in the early afternoon after Worcester from an arid flat landscape to one with mountains and farms where irrigation made the vegetation green. This is the area in South Africa UK citizens know best because of exports to us which include oranges, apples, pears, peaches, apricots, grapes and wine. The quality of the land stood out because of the irrigation and fertility from 400 years of cultivation. Worcester, Wellington and Huguenot were towns where the quality of civil buildings and housing showed the wealth that came from the industry. From what I saw on this route until it reached the edge of Cape Town it didn't pass shanty dwellings on the edges of towns, although quite clearly the farm labourer homes were very small compared to the main farmhouses, suggesting a large income disparity.
On the whole route rail stations were sleepy places where the train arriving was a major occasion, as the night drew on I sensed a type of Hopper type alienation at stopping stations because people were there because of roles for the train from the official who sent the train on its way through blowing his whistle, security staff, baggage handlers and traders selling their wares, not to relate to anyone and the main reason for railways being there was to transport agricultural production to other towns or cities or to Cape Town for export. Throughout my travel through small South African towns since 1999 my general impression has been that little had changed in these towns for the majority of South African citizens who've lived in them since 1994 and majority rule.
I've reached my time and content deadline now so I'll end the post now. I plan to send another post about Cape Town and my experiences here before I leave on 8 June. Just before I end I want to make a brief mention about the UK referendum after a friend emailed me yesterday, worried that the country might vote to leave the EU. I've thought for some time that there's a potential for the referendum vote being in favour of leaving the EU. It's unusual for governments to hold referendums unless they think voters will support their views. Immigration and disaffection with politicians as well as a long period of time for exit supporters and the red top press including the Times and Telegraph to deeply embedding the exit lies make the outcome too close to call. A Conservative Party led by their most right wing MP's is frightening. It reminds me of the election which brought Hitler to power in the 1930's because of the risks a victory poses to any UK minority.
Apologies for the formatting,


text:
Energy Statisticians Launch Major Initiative; IEA Announces Data Round-Tables with Industry
(Paris) — 13 April 2001
The International Energy Agency announced today that it will hold a series of working sessions with oil-industry experts designed to improve statistics gathering and reporting. This initiative complements a co-operative effort undertaken by six major International Organisations, including the IEA, to enhance oil-market transparency by producing more accurate, timely and complete data. "Lack of reliable data leads to uncertainty in markets," said Robert Priddle, the IEAs Executive Director, "and uncertainty produces volatility, which is bad for producers and consumers alike." Producing and consuming countries are both represented in the six co-operating organisations: the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC), the European Unions Eurostat, the IEA, the Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE), OPEC and the United Nations Statistics Division.
The initiative began with a meeting in Madrid in July last year, where a number of prominent oil analysts discussed "Better Data for Better Markets." Representatives of the organisations met in Paris in December. At that meeting, experts identified a number of technical problems- involving methodology, definitions and units of account - on which officials of the six organisations could act directly. Other issues, such as late or incomplete submissions, the experts recognised would require the direct involvement of member countries. A third meeting took place on 2 and 3 April, in Bangkok. Representatives of the six international organisations and of 20 key producing and consuming countries discussed the causes for lack of transparency in oil markets, and agreed on several common steps to extend and improve statistical coverage of oil issues. The group stressed the need for countries and organisations, as well as for the oil industry to provide more resources to statistical work. As a first concrete step, the Bangkok meeting produced plans for a six-month exercise in co-operation with countries and international organisations Participants will meet again before the end of the year to assess the results and plan further actions. Saudi Arabia has offered to host that meeting.
During the same period, the IEA will involve the oil industry in the effort through a series of working round-tables. These sessions will be organised by the Agencys Oil Industry and Markets Division, the group that produces the authoritative monthly Oil Market Report. Participants will consider a long and very technical list of factors that can complicate the collection of accurate data. Among them: smuggling, conversion factors, unreported producer and commercial stocks, linefill and minimum operating stocks for new facilities, and "apparent demand" in China and the former Soviet Union. "Good data are the bedrock of good analysis," Priddle said in announcing plans for the round-table. "In an imperfect world, there will always be a need for second-hand and anecdotal evidence. But many of the problems that plague statistics gathering and compilation can be reduced through international cooperation and the political commitment of governments to transparency. The IEA intends to play a major part in addressing those problems.
Latest articles
- Executive Director visits the Netherlands
- Commentary: Energy has a role to play in achieving universal access to clean water and sanitation
- Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017, and carbon emissions rose for the first time since 2014
- IEA for EU4Energy holds regional training on monthly data in Odessa, Ukraine
Our Work
- World Energy Outlook
Energy demand and supply projections to 2040 based on different scenarios
- Oil Market Report
Monthly information on supply, demand, stocks, prices & refinery activity
- Technology Collaboration Programmes
6,000 experts from government, industry & research organisations
- Big IdEAs Speaker Series
Watch top thinkers, decision-makers & global leaders share their views in our speaker series


text:
She was an ordinary human. He belonged to a different class – the undead. He was extraordinary in every way. He was an immortal, a God.
Gods were the ruling class, the refined, the beautiful. They didn't feed on blood anymore, they weren't primitive vampires. You wouldn't know him as a God, for he appeared very human. With a warm skin, flesh and blood and a beating heart through carefully implanted generators and a pacer, he was virtually indistinguishable from humans. He was an extraordinarily beautiful man, but still a man in appearance.
They all looked distinguished. The Gods where young – aging had stopped at the prime of their lives when they were turned. Identified as a superior human by genetic, intelligence and functional scores, he was selected for his role as an immortal from infancy. Beauty wasn't what distinguished the Gods from the humans. It was their brilliant mind. But the Gods were beautiful. He was beautiful.
After much blood shed and destruction by the barbaric vampires, a subset of human race evolved to surpass them. Through advancements in technology and science, they utilized the vampiric venom selectively on genetically superior humans. That is how Gods were created. They ruled the regular humans in an orderly and fair fashion, always keeping a safe distance, and a very careful eye on their development. Once in a rare while, a lucky human blessed with a superior genetic make up, would be identified and recruited into the immortal world. But that didn't happen often anymore. There were enough Gods to keep the world operating smoothly and they liked to keep it that way.
She was young, and beautiful. Full of life, full of a promise beyond that of the Godly world he belonged to. Promise of something he didn't know existed.
Their eyes met first, then he reached out his hand. With that first touch, their worlds merged. She saw him and he her. She wanted him. He needed her. A need he had never known before.
He inhaled her sweet scent, she melted onto him. Their lips touched, their bodies merged. "magnificent, you are magnificent", he whispered. She wept and as the tears rolled onto his face, ancient mysteries of life were unlocked. He tasted her lips, her tears, her breath. "Darling", he whispered as he claimed her, body and soul.
This wasn't meant to happen. Gods paired with Gods. Through careful isolation and grooming, a new God found his or her mate amongst other Gods and the Godly order was maintained.
There was no going back. He couldn't be made mortal again, she wasn't allowed to become an immortal. He wouldn't part with her, nor she him.
How do you kill a God? Once created, the Gods remained in existence. That was a fact.
Take his heart? But he needn't it. Take his body, it can be regrown, in fact their were clones of him in the laboratory waiting to be reinstalled. Take his mind? That was impossible, he possessed the power to neutralize any threat to his mind. With all their brilliance and meticulous planning, the Gods hadn't a protocol for this.
He had been infected by her, The logical and intellectual barrier that separated him from humans, had been perforated by his love for a mortal woman. His senses still sharp, but distracted by the overwhelming power of this love. Then he knew, she was his weakness. Her demise, would be his. He and only he had the power to self destruct – to permanently silence his mind into nothingness.
They knew, and she was taken away from him. In a moment's lapse she was gone. He arrived at her death bed. She was appeared quite ordinary as death approached her. Only a tiny thread held her to life. They locked hands, he whispered into her ears, she faintly gestured "no", he sank his teeth into her flesh, but it was too late. In that instant they both thought of a different time, different world, where they both were the same. Allowed to unite, and love. Only if …
She slipped away, and he seized to exist.
To be continued …


text:
As a hiking club based in Las Vegas, Nevada, we are a group of young-at-heart people age 50 and over who participate in outdoor activities. We welcome adult guests from anywhere in the world.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Bridge Mountain - 3/13/11
Sunday's excursion up to the peak of Bridge Mountain was led by George. It is his favorite Red Rock hike and it's clear that he really has a passion for this wonderful scramble up the sandstone behind Bridgepoint Peak of the Red Rock Escarpment. The hike begins with an exciting, spine- tingling ride up Rocky Gap Road in George's well- equipped pick-up truck that has been known to carry up to ten people in the cab area. On this day, it only had to carry seven of us. We counted at least four areas of the five mile drive up between the La Madre and Rainbow Wilderness Areas that were immediately deemed the "worst part" of the ride. On one of the "worst parts" we bottomed out, but only slightly. At another point, we charged up through scrub brush to get around someone's truck parked in the middle of the road where they were camping. Later, we decided the headlines for Rocky Gap Road should read, "Where HIGH CLEARANCE is NOT ENOUGH!"
Seven of us piled out of the truck at the trailhead located at Red Rock Summit and began our hike up the hill to the left. For the first mile, we were huffing and puffing due to the fact that most of us had not been that high in elevation for a few months. We were around six to seven thousand feet up from sea level. The mountains around us were scattered with snow that had still not melted even after the high valley temperatures that we have had lately.
We finally passed the trail junction sign that indicated where the turn off was for North Peak Limestone and began a small descent. One thing we learned about this hike was that it was a series of ups and downs throughout. On this stretch of the trail, we got our first glimpse of Bridge Mountain and the sandstone approach we would make. (The morning view of the approach is seen in the third photo.) Above, is a photo of the terrain as we reached the end of the limestone trail and soon began the sandstone portion.
Coming out of the limestone (which is in the "eons" process of engulfing the younger sandstone terrain), we were presented with amazing colorful views of the Calico Hills and Bridge Mountain.
After hiking down through a red sandstone layer, we approached the EDGE! We found ourselves at the precipice of a canyon within the escarpment called Fern Canyon, the north fork of Pine Creek Canyon. We saw Mescalito Peak and, far below, the perch on which the Fern Canyon hike finished. The view to the left attempts to show what we saw as we skipped over a crack above the canyon. (There is a way around this crack for the more sensible types.)
Here, we began a tremendous scramble down to the base of Bridge Peak. Included was this climb down a crack seen above. There were a couple of places like this. The fun was only beginning.
In the photo above, the writer tries to show the route as best as she can remember that we took from the base of the peak. There were attempts to "scare" the writer by other members of the party by saying, "That's the crack that we will be climbing up." They weren't lying. But, the writer felt it was best to reserve her opinion on whether to be scared until she got to the bottom of the crack. Views from a distance can be deceiving.
We got to the base of the crack and decided to take a break. After all, this was the first day of daylight savings time and we had begun the hike even earlier than the usual time so we were in need of a little pick-me-up Gu or granola. (Yeah, we really eat stuff like that!) Looking back, we saw a single hiker (seen in the photo above) following along the same route we had taken. He got to the base where we were sitting then turned around after watching us begin our ascent. We guessed he didn't plan on scaling a sandstone peak that day. To the left is a photo of our view to our right of Pine Creek Canyon. To our left, we had a view of Ice Box Canyon. Ice Box was pretty much straight down below us. So up we went in our little crack.
We only stayed in the crack for a short distance then we climbed out of the crack to scale the wall to the right. It sounds worse than it really was. There was a slope to the "wall." The "wall" was shaped with those bumpy sandstone ripples that lend themselves so well to foot holds and hand holds. Two rules, however, the writer had to follow: 1) Don't look down and 2) Keep both hands and both feet and sometimes both hips on the ground. Yep, she's brave but not crazy ... Mom! Above is a photo of the crack from the top showing Ice Box Canyon below.
At the top of the crack, we scaled over to a small ledge about five feet wide. Above, is a photo of George taking a look at the second "crux" of the hike. There is a large step up to the next level of climbing.
We made that second climb while holding on tight. Again, hand holds and foot holds were abundant. When we got to the top here, we were presented with the bridge of Bridge Mountain fame. It is a solid bridge of about twenty to forty feet in diameter. We circled around to the right of it, climbed up and hiked across the top of the bridge.
One more difficult step up, as seen in the photo above, put us on a level where we could hike around the sandstone to start our final ascent. Circling around, we saw a deep tenaja to our left.
Also on this level of the climb, we saw the hidden forest situated between the peak and the level of sandstone we were on. Once upon a time, it was probably a large tenaja. However, now it is filled in with dirt and very tall pine growth. The photo above shows the end of the forest that we passed around.
The final ascent involves a steep diagonal climb up beside another ledge of sandstone. We hung onto the ledge and made our way up feeling more or less secure with the forest below us. The photos above, to the left and below show views of the peak. It was, by far, one of the three best views this writer has seen from a mountain top at Red Rock. Four of the original seven hikers made it this far to sign their name in the book.
The photo above shows the White Rock Hills, Keystone Thrust, and the La Madre Mountain Range from the peak of Bridge Mountain.
The climb back down was, as promised, easier than the climb up. Above, shows two hikers finishing the descent down the crack.
Following our extremely capable leader, we hiked back to the scramble. We made our way back up the two cracks in the scramble which proved to be as much fun as climbing to the peak. Then we took a small side trip over to the large tenaja we saw from the limestone trail above. Here, the writer was able to get the lead photo of the entry. It was a beautiful and large tank even though plant growth inside the tank is beginning to take over.
Returning to the Fern Canyon ledge, we noticed that the sun was in a better place for photos and the colors of the rock were becoming more apparent.
When we returned to the limestone, we picked up one of our hikers that had decided to rest and enjoy the day. (The remaining two hikers had decided to hike back and walk down Rocky Gap Road. Previous injury prevented one of them from continuing to the peak.) So, the five of us enjoyed the colors below us.
This photo of Bridge Mountain provides an eagle eye view of our hike as best remembered by this writer.
We hiked down the limestone trail and got back to the truck six hours and six miles later.
Bridge Mountain Hike - Part Two ...
The truck wouldn't start. After a series of lucky events, and educated guesses, our extremely capable leader figured out that a fuse had gone bad. This took around an hour or so and we had already begun walking down the road hoping to catch a ride at the bottom back to the Visitor Center where our cars were located. As we were talking to a roving mechanic we found about a mile down the road, here came the truck and we all hopped in. Then ... we came upon another couple of Sunday fun-seekers who had gotten stuck in one of those "worst parts." We watched and helped as they extricated themselves from the various holes and boulders and, eventually, we were on our way inside the truck driven by the "best bad road driver" this writer has ever ridden with! It had been a long day but fun, fun, fun.
Posted by Las Vegas Cockapoo at 2:00 PM
1 comment:
Good pictures and story. I was wondering about how bad the road was so it was nice to see a picture. Thanks.
- March 29, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
In most conservative media, the Russia story is still fake news even as daily revelations continue to pile up about contacts between Russians and Donald Trump's inner circle.
The tone taken by conservative outlets has had an impact on voters such as the Bauchles from Watkins Glen, N.Y. They believe the whole Russia story is a sham, a political head-fake crafted by Democrats and by the crooked media.
"I don't think there's any basis to it," said Dennis Bauchle, a farmer, during an interview this week.
"You know they're just putting allegations out there all the time and [President Trump] has to run around dealing with all this stuff and he isn't able to do his job," said his wife, Marcia Bauchle.
A big chunk of the country agrees. According to a recent Washington Post/ABC poll, 40 percent of Americans don't believe Russia tried to meddle in the presidential election despite evidence to the contrary provided by the entire U.S. intelligence community. The percentage of Republicans who believe the Russia story is a big deal actually dropped sharply.
Conservative media is one of the big reasons for this disconnect, says Dartmouth College professor Brendan Nyhan.
"A lot of the conservative media has become almost full-time media criticism," Nyhan said.
Outlets such as Breitbart and Fox News, and talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Michael Savage have crafted a powerful counternarrative, downplaying or discrediting developments in the Russia probe.
"Fox and Breitbart are providing a kind of air cover for the politicians who are standing with Trump right now, helping keep the Republican Party largely solidified behind Trump," said Nyhan.
On a recent show, talk radio host Laura Ingraham described the investigations as a cynical effort by liberals to distract the White House from its agenda. "This is what their game plan is; this is part of the resistance," she said.
Conservative sources frequently describe special counsel Robert Mueller as part of a conspiracy aimed at bringing down Trump.
"Mr. President, fire Mueller," demanded radio host Savage. "He's a political hack. The American people will be behind you. Don't worry about the fake press."
Conservative sources also work hard to discredit mainstream news sources, identifying them as corrupt or biased or part of an active conspiracy. A Pew study released in May found that only 42 percent of Republicans now believe the media should play an active "watchdog" role monitoring politicians. Only 11 percent of conservative-leaning voters believe traditional media sources are trustworthy.
One voice that is considered trustworthy for many conservatives is that of Limbaugh, the radio host who is viewed as sort of the conservative movement's Walter Cronkite.
Limbaugh tells listeners that the Russia probe is part of an effort to delegitimize Trump and his followers.
"Trump voters are never going to fall for this collusion story and are never going to buy into this notion that the Russians rigged it with Trump," said Limbaugh this week. "They're never going to buy into it. Because it makes them illegitimate. And they are not illegitimate. You people who voted for Trump are not illegitimate."
But Nyhan, the political scientist, says the right-wing media universe is bigger and more diverse than it used to be. Some voices and outlets have started asking tougher questions. Shepard Smith on Fox News reacted sharply this month to the White House's evolving talking points on Russia by asking, "Why is it lie after lie after lie? If you clean, come on clean. You know?"
Some conservative outlets have recently broken with Trump, especially over his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Among the sources critical of Trump was Breitbart News, which has close ties to the White House. Trump has derided Sessions for recusing himself from involvement in the Russia investigations.
When asked whether there was anything that would make them rethink the Russia story, the Bauchles said they would need to hear the news from someone they really trust, such as Limbaugh or Hannity.
They want hard facts, a smoking gun. "They have found nothing after how many months of investigating," Dennis argued.
"Put out facts, not maybe or hearsay – facts, you know?" Marcia added. But she acknowledged that the standard of proof she's looking for is high: "So his son met with Russians? Like, who cares?"
For conservative like the Bauchles, hearing those facts won't be easy given their sources of information. The Bauchles say they have stopped watching Fox News. It's gotten too liberal, they said, and too critical of Trump.
Conservative media outlets face a dilemma in how to portray Russian influence in last year's election. Many have described the whole story as fake news cooked up by Democrats upset about last year's election loss trying to destroy President Trump. The trouble is that intelligence agencies overwhelmingly found the interference occurred, and bipartisan investigations are looking into possible collusion. All of that is complicating the right-wing narrative. Here's North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann.
BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: This week, while Jared Kushner was answering questions on Capitol Hill about his contacts with Russians, Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves. The Russia story, Limbaugh argued, is a giant con.
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Trump voters are never going to fall for this collusion story and are never going to buy into this notion that the Russians rigged it with Trump. They're never going to buy into it because it makes them illegitimate. And they are not illegitimate.
MANN: Dennis and Marcia Bauchle are farmers from Watkins Glen, N.Y. They both voted for Donald Trump and say mainstream news sources are corrupt, so they get a lot of their information instead from Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and other conservative outlets. Marcia shares their view that the Russia story is political sabotage.
MARCIA BAUCHLE: They're just putting allegations there all the time. And he has to run around, dealing with all this stuff - that he isn't able to do his job.
MANN: Dennis nods his head. He says Russia is fake news.
DENNIS BAUCHLE: I don't think there's any basis to it, really.
M BAUCHLE: Hillary has talked to Russians, too. It's like they're both trying to get dirt on each other, just like politicians do.
MANN: There's no evidence the Clinton campaign communicated with Russia. But in conservative media, this confusing, muddled narrative is common. Here's conservative radio talker Laura Ingraham telling her audience the whole thing is a giant head fake by Democrats in the media.
LAURA INGRAHAM: This is (laughter) what their game plan is. This is part of the resistance.
MANN: In this conservative media narrative, it's widely accepted that special prosecutor Robert Mueller is part of the effort to cripple President Trump. Here's right-wing radio host Michael Savage.
MICHAEL SAVAGE: Mr. President, fire Mueller. He's a political hack. The American people will be behind you. Don't worry about the fake press.
MANN: Brendan Nyhan follows conservative politics and media at Dartmouth College. He says outlets like Fox News and Breitbart have worked strategically since the election to build this counter-narrative, trying to discredit developments in the Russia story even as they've grown more serious.
BRENDAN NYHAN: A lot of the conservative media has become almost full-time media criticism. So you're getting the mainstream coverage refracted out through conservative media and back to you.
MANN: Nyhan describes this narrative as political air cover helping keep Trump's base and Republican lawmakers loyal. But he points out conservative media is more diverse than it used to be. There are voices and outlets who've started asking tougher questions. Here's Shepard Smith on Fox News reacting to the White House's talking points on Russia.
SHEPARD SMITH: Why is it lie after lie after lie? If you're clean, come on clean, you know?
MANN: This week, some right-wing media, including Breitbart, pushed back hard against the president's repeated attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, warning Trump to leave Sessions alone. I asked Marcia and Dennis Bauchle if there's anything that would give them pause, make them rethink the Russia story. They say they'd first need to hear the news from someone they really trust, someone like Limbaugh or Hannity. They also want hard facts, a smoking gun.
D BAUCHLE: They have found nothing after how many months of investigating?
M BAUCHLE: Put out facts, not maybe hearsay. Facts, you know? So his son met with Russians. Like, who cares?
MANN: Hearing those facts won't be easy. They tell me they've actually stopped watching Fox News. It's gotten too liberal, they say, too critical of President Trump. For NPR News, I'm Brian Mann.
(SOUNDBITE OF TRISTEZA'S "BEIGE FINGER") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


text:
AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) damaged irrigation equipment and crops in Buka area to the east of Al-Khalil at dawn Monday, farmers said.
They told the PIC that IOF soldiers and Israeli policemen and civil administration and Mekorot water company employees damaged the fields in an area of 13 dunums cultivated with various types of vegetables owned by seven farmers.
They said that the joint forces damaged the irrigation equipment and confiscated them.
The Israeli occupation authority has persistently harassed Palestinian farmers in the area, which is considered the most fertile in Al-Khalil province in the hope of terrorizing its owners and farmers away from it and annex it to the nearby settlements of Kiryat Arba and Kharsina.
- Israel Arms & Trains Illegal Settlers for Rampage in Occupied Palestine – in pictures
- Leaked document "Operation Summer Seeds": Israeli forces train & arm…
View original post 181 more words


text: [?] divisional_docs Divisional Documents and Info Distribute freely (unless otherwise noted) Corrections? Additions? Questions? Email your webmistress!!! (take me back home) Western Pennsylvania Grand Division Pittsburgh Division / Conemaugh Division / Monongahela Division Eastern Ohio Grand Division Eastern Division / Panhandle Division Lake Grand Division Erie and Ashtabula Division / Cleveland Division Northern Grand Division Buffalo Division / Renovo Division Joint Operations Areas Pittsburgh Operational Switching District / Columbus and Newark Division


text:
Down Under- V
At work and play
July 28, 2012 at 10:10am
Yes, this week's garbage day went off without a hitch as both the colours were cleared successfully. I did meet Lois on Tuesday late evening as I was returning from work. She seemed alright and she confirmed that she wouldn't be going out anywhere on Wednesday as she would have to 'pre-garbage'…….meaning sort things out garbage for early Thursday collection. So it was mandatory that she stay home and I couldn't help thinking that she has such simple things in life to look forward to. Her other two cats are still not to be seen…..maybe it's because I leave home by nine and return only by six thirty on most days and ten on the days I have college.
For a week now, I have being seeing files and lots of them, enough not to make me want to see any more for the rest of my life. Welcome to reality and a grand entry into the Administrative world 🙂 Yes, I have just finished a week at a new workplace and in a new country but work all over the world is the same.
"If you want to learn something, you have to start at the grass-root level."
Tuesday I had my first class…fortunately it got cancelled. But Wednesday was not to be avoided and as the hour approached, I waited for some signs and symptoms…wasn't my stomach supposed to pain or get upset? But no, I seemed perfectly normal.
Headache? I mean a serious blinding headache? Nope.
Toothache…you know the killer toothaches where you can't even speak and your face swells up? Or even a mild kind of toothache would do. BUT this was the day when all my possible foes were my allies. I had nothing that would justify my missing my first class. Wait, what about rain…a heavy downpour?
So with a lot of anticipated rain and after at least twenty goodbyes to my new friends Pritisha and Vernaz (hoping for some miracle that would make it impossible for me to go to class) and armed with a hope of getting lost I finally set off. Unfortunately, after three weeks in the city, my sense of direction also decided to aid me and I reached class FIFTEEN minutes early. I was almost the last one to enter breaking my belief that I was actually one of 'the punctual kinds'. A lot of Chinese (three actually and other three possible suspects as I am unable to figure out their ethnicity), two Australians, a Thai……..these are my classmates for the next twelve classes of 'Assessment and Evaluation'.
I do "Behaviour of Educators" as my Tuesday's class with some Josephine. As a typical student, I have heard stories about her and I already want to change my course but the only other unit I can change to is taken by her as well.
My other trainer, Helen is a lot like me in terms of being kind and understanding 🙂 and I'm sure she is a wonderful person too. I only wish she'd speak the English I understood and I could hear whatever language she spoke.
For three hours I sat there trying to look and speak intelligent and listen. I must go for a 'hearing' check (there is one just two minutes walk from my home which reads 'Melbourne Hearing Aid Centre), it's either my ears or the accents but believe me I returned having the same knowledge as I had before the class.
To say that the system is different would be an understatement. Nothing is familiar. No tests, no examinations. The classes are mostly interactive (with nominal participation from my side except to ask a few stupid questions like "Are there no examinations?"ONLY three assignments?"…I did receive my fair share of stares and looks to shut me up for the remainder of class. But the good news is that thought there are ONLY three assignments per subject, these assignments are the stuffs nightmares are made of.
I hope the education system is clearer now for those of you who are as brave as me. I have officially finished three of my forty eight hour weekend with this banter. Now forty five remain in which I have to complete my assignment, read for the next class and finish housework. Darn, I don't like housework but it's still better than reading "Dochy", no idea who or what that word means. I'd better go find out and enlighten my readers later on.
Have a great weekend.


text:
As I have written before, I love stuffing. No Thanksgiving could be complete without it. I could take or leave the turkey, the cranberry sauce, even the mashed potatoes, so long as I have stuffing.
Yesterday, SF and I made stuffing from scratch (e.g. not out of the box) for the first time. Ever. (This is dedication, by the way, as SF has no special love for stuffing, but indulged me by throwing a Thanksgiving dinner party at his Berlin pad in order to create a reason to make a whole big vegetarian Thanksgiving meal centered around stuffing.) We took a trip to the local greenmarket yesterday morning and picked up beautiful farm-fresh acorn squashes, which we packed full with our stuffing.We used this recipe, replacing the pecans with walnuts and omitting the celery (accidentally), and we were thrilled with the results. Using good dark German wheat bread helped make sure the stuffing was tasty enough even though it didn't soak up the meaty flavor from a roasting bird.
Our six German dinner guests seemed impressed. The rest of the meal was made up of sides: carrot ginger soup SF made from scratch (with a hand mixer, no less), two different arugula salads (one with Jerusalem artichokes and parmesan, and the other with apples and fennel), roasted mixed potatoes (beautiful sweet potatoes, purple potatoes, and gold potatoes), and brussels sprouts. This was all followed by a cheese course and the piece de resistance (I have no idea if that's spelled correctly), homemade chocolate truffles from 100% cacao. Now that is dessert.
It was a true fall feast, and SF and I were thrilled to have a festive meal on Thanksgiving even far away from home. We were sure to send our guests home with tired, tipsy, and, like our squash, stuffed. In true American Thanksgiving style.
(PS: sorry about the lack of photos – I forgot to take them before we devoured the food.)
1 Comment so far
Leave a comment
wow! your german thanksgiving dinner sounds completely amazing! i'm glad you had such success.


text:
Things I am obsessed with this right now!
Hola Blogosphere! It is time to update the blog, I had missed you so whilst I was away. So I thought I would bring back and oldie but a goodie… things I am obsessed with!
But before that! The fairies had three fabulous weddings and supplied the floral for an amazing photo shoot with Rock and Roll Bride! We are so excited for pictures and details on all of the fabulous!
Now for the obsessions!!
1) Clearly we need to discuss the OSCARS. The fashion, the films, something about the Oscars is majestic. Favorite gowns: Louise Roe wore the most stunning Black Halo dress. The architectural elements were so chic. Penelope Cruz is one of the few women who I find to exemplify the elegance of oldHollywood. In Armani Prive, Cruz looked flawless. Gwyneth Paltrow proved that capes haven't looked so fabulous since Superman. She looked gorgeous in her all white Tom Ford ensemble. Jessica Chastain looked brilliant in her black and gold McQueen. The simplicity of her hair and makeup allowed the gown to take center stage! Berenice Bejo rocked the best braid on the carpet, not to mention that her spectacular beaded and embroidered Elie Saab. It was truly a night of great fashion… did anyone else notice the lack of necklaces? Neck bling is out, bring on the cuffs!
2) Pinterest. If you haven't… don't start unless you are prepared for a full blown addiction. Pinning is the way of the world. EFI will be joining the Pinterest world soon, its time to get our fabulous florals out there for all to see. It is a fantastic branding strategy, not to mention that several fabulous meals have come out of my kitchen this weekend thanks to some great pins! Definitely check out the pretzel coated honey mustard chicken tenders and the parmesan zucchini chips!!
3) The Honey Ceremony. This new wedding trend that I just discovered has quickly become one of my favorites! The bride and groom each take turns during their ceremony, dipping a finger (or spoon to avoid the sticky) into the honey to represent how sweet they are promising to be to each other. Then after the ceremony the couple can take the same bottle of honey home and every year have another taste as a recommitment to keeping the sweetness and kindness alive in their marriage. Also as a souvenir you can give your guests a mini jar of honey (under 4oz for flying) but they too can take part in remember the sweetness of the day! This reminds me of the Jewish tradition of giving a baby the Hebrew alphabet with honey so they learn to love and appreciate the sweetness of learning. This is such a special way to promise each other to remember the little things. For more info on the honey ceremony please check out the Perfect Wedding Guide Blog.
4) MARCH MADNESS!!! NCAA College Basketball March Madness is in full swing. We have many Runnin' Rebels fans in the shop! Including Tom, star of Wasted White Guys as well as delivery engineer extraordinaire. There is something so exciting about filling out my bracket every year. Yet at the same time… I never seem to win a lot of money in a pool. Nonetheless the wins, the losses, tears, and cheers make this one of the best athletic moments of the year! Selection Sunday is March 11th… Are you ready? For more key dates of the tournament check in with ESPN.com.
5) Our very fabulous KC is currently reading City of Glassby Cassandra Clare. City of Glassis the third book in the Mortal Instruments series. While I was trying to figure out just what I am obsessed with this week, she let me know that she is kind of obsessed with this book, an action packed journey including demon hunters and a love story. Rumor has it this is a must read. Something for us to check out! For more info on City of Glass go to Amazon.com.
6) Crafting. Do you craft? This does slightly link to Pinterest, but that is beside the point. With our very talented, artistic, and brilliant fairies it is no surprise that in their spare time they craft. We have crocheted purses and ties, fabulous headbands, and more being made by the little fairies in their off hours. My crafting skills are saved for the kitchen and this blog, but I can live vicariously through them!
7) Summer, are you here yet? My final obsession this week is essentially my countdown until pool season. I am dying for the sun to shine and heat up SinCity. I just heard the fabulous M Resort pool has free admissions for locals on Saturdays and Sundays during the summer, and GIANT mojitos to boot. Ugh perfection. Also summer means beach vacations. YES YES YES. Have you planned a fabulous getaway yet??
What are you obsessed with right now?. Make sure to head down to First Friday this week. After a bit of Twitter hunting it seems the all new Chi Town Hustler food truck is serving up meatball sliders and sausage and peppers. This looks delicious! And the blinged out truck…. Unreal. Check out their site for the full menu and locations! Have a fabulous week darlings. I'll check in soon with a vendor spotlight on the fabulous Couture Bride!


text:
Out staff of freelance writers includes over 120 experts proficient in Antigone: Was it fate or did Creon and Antigone create their own tragedies?, therefore you can rest assured that your assignment will be handled by only top rated specialists. Order your Antigone: Was it fate or did Creon and Antigone create their own tragedies? paper at affordable prices with Live Paper Help!
Look Before You Leap Antigone
The play Antigone has many twists to its story plot. One would believe Antigone, being a daughter of Oedipus, has a certain fate on her life that was already put forth by the gods. After reading the play, I believe that she had something to do with what happened to her, that she created her own tragedy. Creon, making the choices he did, also created his own tragedies. What happens in life has consequences. By the time Creon thought about his actions, it was too late. The tragedies had already started. Creon's results were unexpected and hurtful to many. Both Antigone and Creon made choices that were going to have an impact on what was to come. They may have made moral or immoral choices, but they still had an action that followed them, whether good or bad.
At the onset of the play Antigone tells her sister, Ismene, about their two "own brother's burial" (line 6). One brother, "Eteocles…has been given full military honors, rightly so - Creon's laid him in the earth and he goes with glory down among the dead. But the body of Polynices, who died miserably - why, a city-wide proclamation, rumor has it, forbids anyone to bury him, even mourn him. He's to be unwept, unburied, a lovely treasure for birds that scan the field and feast to their heart's content" (lines 8-6). By that, we know what is going on and what is not to be done. Antigone, hearing of Creon's orders of "whoever disobeys in the least will die, his doom is sealed stoning to death inside the city walls," (lines 41-4) still wants to give her brother the burial he deserves. Antigone knows what will happen if a burial is placed for her brother,
Polynices. Antigone then asks her sister for help with burying Polynices. Ismene asks in line 5, "you'd bury him - when a law forbids the city?" Antigone answers, "Yes! He is my brother and…no one will ever convict me for a traitor…he [Creon] has no right to keep me from my own" (lines 55, 56, 5). Ismene reminds Antigone of their fathers' and mothers' death and now both brothers, and tells her to think about what she is saying. Ismene says, "now look at the two of us, left so alone…think what a death we'll die, the worst of all if we violate the laws and override the fixed decree of the throne, its power - we must be sensible" (lines 70-74). Antigone's hamartia begins with her stubbornness stating, "I'll bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory" (line 85-86). Time after time, it is clearly stated by Antigone that she creates her own tragedy. She tells Ismene, "you choose to live, I chose to die. . . Live your life. I gave myself to death, long ago, so I might serve the dead" (line 66, 61). She gladly accepts death for the burial of her brother commenting, "O tomb, my bridal-bed � my house, my prison cut in the hollow rock, my everlasting watch! I'll soon be there, soon embrace my own" (line 78-81).
Creon, mentioning in line 1 that he now "posses[es] the throne and all its powers" after the death of Polynices, made the decision to have his own nephew, Antigones brother, unburied. This was Creon's hamartia leading to the tragedies that follow him. Upon finding out that Antigone was the one who buried Polynices, Creon proclaims Antigones sentence stating, death will do it for me - break [Haemon and Antigones] marriage off (line 647). This would inevitably cause confrontation between father and son. Creon outwardly admits to his son in lines 71-4, "Imagine it I caught
her in naked rebellion, the traitor, the only one in the whole city, I'm not about to prove myself a liar, not to my people, no, I'm going to kill her!" In lines 777-78, Haemon warns his father that he goes against the sentiment of the citizens of Thebes about what Antigone did saying, "No woman, they say, ever deserved death less, and such a brutal death for such a glorious action. She, with her own dear brother lying in his blood - she couldn't bear to leave him dead, unburied, food for the wild dogs or wheeling vultures. Death? She deserves a glowing crown of gold!" Creon, surprised by his son's lecture, demonstrates his arrogance and lashes out saying, "Am I to rule this land for others - or myself?. . . The city is the king's - that's the law" (lines 8, 85). It is demonstrated in these passages that despite the tragedies that may come from Creon's decision, he persists with his death sentence for Antigone.
Further warnings will come to the attention of Creon with Tiresias' visit. Tiresias prophecies, "you are poised once more, on the razor-edge of fate" (line 10-1100). This is stating that Creon has two different choices to make and one may cause turmoil while the other brings sanctity. Tiresias warns that the continuation of Creon's decision to bring Antigone to death is a, "high resolve that sets [a] plague on Thebes. The public altars and sacred hearths are fouled" (lines 11-5). Although troubled with Tiresias' warnings, Creon's arrogance and stubbornness continues when he tells Tiresias, "You'll never bury that body in the grave, not even if Zeus's eagles rip the corpse and with their rotten pickings off to the throne of gods" (lines 1151-5). Angered and offended by Creon's blasphemy, Tiresias states, "you have no business with the dead, nor do the gods above - this is violence you have forced upon the heavens" (lines 111-). Tiresias
Chapman 4
strictly cautions him that, "the chariot of the sun will not race through so many circuits more, before you have surrendered one born of your own loins, your own flesh and blood, a corpse for corpses given in return" (lines 1181-8). Clearly, Creon is told that his course of actions would lead to a death of his offspring. By the time Creon comes to the realization that he ought to change Antigone's sentence, he does not want to crush his pride. Once he has overcome his pride, his actions are too late since Antigone has taken her own life within the cave. In anger, Haemon lashes out at his father for the death of his future wife. This is where the tragedy comes to its climax as the messenger states in line 14, "dead, dead - and the living are guilty of their death!" Haemon's life is taken by, "his own. . . raging mad with his father for the death [of Antigone]" (line 17-8). Eurydice, Creon's wife, hearing of the message, being struck with grief, takes her own life noting in her last breath, "torments on [Creon's] head - you killed [my] sons" (line 141).
Antigone and Creon knew what was going to happen before it occurred thus creating their own tragedies. Antigone's stubbornness wanting to give her brother the proper burial caused her own demise. Creon, sentencing Antigone's brutal punishment, caused disgust from his son. Therefore, Haemon, being outraged by Creon's plan, attacks his moral and physical character causing the prophecy that Tiresias foresaw to become a reality. Creon, already anguished by Haemon's death, comes home to hear of Eurydice's death cursing Creon for the tragedies he has created.
Works Cited
Barnet, Sylvan, William Burto, William E. Cain. An Introduction to Literature,
Thirteenth edition Sophocles, Antigone. New York Pearson Education, 004.
Please note that this sample paper on Antigone: Was it fate or did Creon and Antigone create their own tragedies? is for your review only. In order to eliminate any of the plagiarism issues, it is highly recommended that you do not use it for you own writing purposes. In case you experience difficulties with writing a well structured and accurately composed paper on Antigone: Was it fate or did Creon and Antigone create their own tragedies?, we are here to assist you. Your cheap custom college paper on Antigone: Was it fate or did Creon and Antigone create their own tragedies? will be written from scratch, so you do not have to worry about its originality.
Order your authentic assignment from Live Paper Help and you will be amazed at how easy it is to complete a quality custom paper within the shortest time possible!


text:
Today I encountered something quite odd. Normally your typical strobe circuit runs out and bounces through the strobes and then ends with a resistor, in this case 4.7K
This circuit had two ends on it, with 2.2k resistors (It used to work so they were adding up to close enough to 4.7K for the panel to be okay with it)
I read an open circuit at the panel on the wires, but all the devices work properly.
I read the 2.2k resistors in both directions from any strobe out in the field.
My question... how is it still working???
I know this is an EXTREMELY long shot but I figured hey, maybe someone here does this for a living too.
class "a" wiring???. you should be able to see the 4.7k e.o.l definetly not per nfpa 72 if it's wired like that.
i can understand if they series the two 2.2k ohm resistors to make it close to 4.7k. is the circuit in question coming out of the same port of the power supply???? 2 wires out or 4 wires out???
if you cant , there is something seriuosly f*(ked up! is it just a horn circuit or a horn stobe circuit????
you should have the equivalent of 2 thhn stranded pair for your horns and a fplr solid for your strobe circuit. or you can take a 12 volt battery and take the loop off of the p.s. and test it.
if you are not seeing the e.o.l , that circuit is not being supervised.
also break the circiut in half and read the e.o.l, double check your circuit to make sure you are on the correct set of strobes.i have seen so much shitty installs in my life to say to you , rip it out and run it right. it is after all life ,safety issue.
what kinda equipment????????notifier, siemens,est,etc........
very interesting....very,very, interesting...........<img src=/images/smilies/anim_devil.gif border=0 align=middle>
I believe that is called a "T-Tap". Not kosher at all.
If your name is going to be on it when you are done, re-wire so it is correct.
If this is just an inspection, inform the owner in writing that it needs correction, and is not workinbg properly. Have owner sign a copy and you keep signed copy if they don't want it fixed.
Some of the panels have a +/- range on loop resistance, and you are showing the panel enough to keep it happy.
Drop the claw hammer and step away from the rifle.
Thats the strange thing testing it shows it works perfectly. It's class B. I know its wrong as hell but its one of those "get it working now and we will have you come back and fix it later" missions.
Its a notifier 1010 and its just a strobe circuit. I'm absolutely positive I have the right wires, also nothing has changed in the building... this setup these assmasters who put it in did used to work until this morning. I too have seen some terrible installs but nothing on this scale.
It's painful to see customers wanting to save money on something that could cause death and destruction if not working properly. I can't believe this setup got past any fire marshal or code inspector. The plus side is that their building was damaged in the hurricanes and they say they are getting FEMA money and want a new setup so we will eventually get them up and running the right way.
Check with "the murph" in the NY hometown forums. He does this for a living and might be able to help out


text:
5 years huh?
Relevant xkcd.
https://xkcd.com/678/ [xkcd.com]
Ewe must be gnu hear. Links to XKCD may be relevant, they may be insightful, even pithy; but in all cases they must be obligatory. (The rules do allow abbreviation, but the inclusion of the word is...well, you know.)
I thought Beret Guy's company already did this [explainxkcd.com]
Somehow I'm not so concerned about this one, if you can follow the rules of the road in daytime and the sun is shining it's the same rules when it's night and raining. The rest is "just" a sensor sensitivity/noise cancellation problem that can be worked on in parallel to everything else. You can probably do a lot with combination LIDAR/optical systems to make LIDAR identify candidate surfaces then do optical do actually identify the sign. And you're looking for a predetermined number of surfaces of particul
I worked on autonomous Humvee's about 15 years ago and that same technology is whats driving the cars now.
The things that have changed are the sensors and computers are faster and better, the algorithms and NN's are better and deeper and there is so much data now.
We already have autonomous cars and people are diving them and the stuff that they can detect even at fast moving speeds is quite a bit.
They can definitely read signs and getting t\o be under all light, weather conditions.
The higher level decision
"Wait, uh, this is cutting edge AI? What autonomous system can't evaluate multiple sections of an image"
I'm assuming they've finally added parallel processing to the mix. Eventually the output of each stream will be sequentially handled by the mainline driver.
You are correct; it's worded terribly.
The paper ( http://journals.plos.org/ploso... [plos.org] ) specifically mentions that their method allows for GPGPU processing due to parallel block evaluation instead of 'sliding window' evaluation of the image:
"Unlike the sliding-window method, which scans an image in a sequential manner, parallel window-searching divides the input image into several blocks and simultaneously performs classification on one block using each GPU core."
This is a step forward in commodification of s
Absolutely. I imagine this would be applicable to other areas of robotic vision. I notice that they also are able to handle varying illumination and sign occlusion better. I wonder how it would scale: Is it possible to more or less double the system to split the view into eighths instead of quarters? What's the point of diminishing returns?
Looking at nature, a fly has thousands of prisms in its eyes. They're good for motion detection, not so much for identification, though. Spiders have 8 eyes, again not so
The headline comes straight from the source article. I'd rather see that than some lame attempt to translate it, and end up with something worse.
If it's still going to have a link to the baby talk site, it's pointless to translate the title.
At night out here in the boonies, I want my car to see Bambi, the deer that's trying to kill me.
Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. -- Dr. Laurence J. Peter


text:
Model and actress Camille Rowe is the latest face to join the #ASHgirls family.
Shop Styles From Our Spring/Summer 2018 Advertising Campaign
Who says sneakers are boring? Slip into a pair of sock-sneakers, the latest must-have trend among street-style stars and fashionistas.
New season, new wardrobe! Spring into the season in a host of fresh styles.
The dusty heat and rugged landscape of the desert provide the perfect backdrop for the ASH spring/summer 2018 collection.
Pastels are making a comeback!
Our ready-to-wear designer Catherine Brickhill reveals her must-haves this season.


text:
Better, but the finishing techniques need a whole lot of work!
What I've done there is to do the tunisian crochet as a single piece, then pull some loops at the toes and knit a strip of rib. I have side seams on the rib part.
It's wearable and I'm thinking of making a 2nd one, so that I can work more on the finishing.


text:
McGregor unbeaten in LKSSAA senior girls' basketball
The McGregor Panthers kept their perfect record intact Tuesday with a 48-25 win over the North Lambton Eagles in LKSSAA 'A-AA' senior girls basketball.
The Lambton Central Lancers are in second place after beating the Pain Court Patriotes 41-30.
Also, the Lambton-Kent Cardinals clipped the Tilbury Titans 46-27 and the Great Lakes Wolfpack beat the Ridgetown Royals 37-28.
In the 'AA-AAA' senior league, the Northern Vikings beat the Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks 54-41 and the St. Patrick's Fighting Irish downed the Ursuline Lancers 53-25.
Irish 53, Lancers 25
At Sarnia, Alex Bechard scored 10 points and Sammi Vlasman added eight for the Lancers (0-6).
Jordan Braekevelt led the first-place Irish (6-0) with 14 points.
Vikings 54, Hawks 41
At Sarnia, the Golden Hawks fell to 1-6 with the loss.
Lancers 41, Patriotes 30
At Pain Court, Aubrey Michaud scored 14 points for the Patriotes (4-3). Victoria Ashley and Joelle Tetrault each added seven.
Kylie Carpenter had 17 points for the Lancers (5-1), who led 6-0, 16-14 and 28-27 at the quarters.
Cardinals 46, Titans 27
At Tilbury, the Cardinals (3-4) pulled away by outscoring the Titans 19-4 in the fourth quarter.
Caitlin Nead led the Titans (0-6) with 10 points.
Wolfpack 37, Royals 28
At Ridgetown, Maia Natvik scored 14 points and Sara VanWetten added six for the Royals (5-2).
Panthers 48, Eagles 25
At Forest, the Panthers improved to 6-0 with the victory. Scoring details were unavailable.
Vikings 52, Hawks 32
Kirby MacKinnon, Lainie Scott and Logan Cormier each scored eight for the Hawks (0-7).
Hannah Elliott tossed in 12 for the first-place Vikings (5-2).
Chevaliers 34, Cardinals 31
At Sarnia, Chloe Fox scored 15 points and Kelsey Teare added six for the Cardinals (5-2) against St. Francois-Xavier.
Cadence Harrison had 10 for the Chevaliers (3-3).
Eagles 55, Panthers 38
Lucia Canovas scored 16 points and Olivia Roesch had nine for the Panthers.
Olivia Freer paced the Eagles (4-2) with 18 points.
Wolfpack 21, Royals 19
Hanna Reid scored four for the Royals (2-5).


text:
Betty Carson Dunn died peacefully Wednesday in Durham, NC, after a period of declining health. She was surrounded by her loving husband of 51 years, Everette Matthews Dunn; her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Nathan Thielman; her grandchildren, MaryMac and Hayes; and her faithful caregiver, Nellie Bullock.
Betty grew up in Raleigh, where her father was the minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church--and graduated from high school in Sanford. She attended Flora McDonald College, earned a teaching degree at East Carolina University, and taught elementary school in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Betty lived a life of service: opening up her home to people in need, teaching deaf children, caring for a foster child, going on short-term missions trips, and reading the Bible to her grandchildren. Every morning she prayed for her family in the name of Jesus, and she loved to read and teach the Bible.
A Celebration of Betty's Life will be held at noon on Saturday, May 2, at Gaither Chapel in Montreat, North Carolina. A reception will follow immediately in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Betty Dunn Fund, ? World Missions Committee, Christ Community Church, P.O. Box 279, Montreat, NC 28757.
Arrangements are by Montlawn Funeral Home, 2911 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC. Condolences can be made at www.montlawn.com


text:
Gladly I would like to invite you to a festival, and to be precise: to experience a dance festival in my aquarium.
I hope you will enjoy it.
Just let yourself be enchanted by the rhythm, and you will automatically hear your favourite music.
Anyway, I wish you all a pleasant start of the new week, which here is very bleak.
As I look out of our windows, this is what I see: Fog, and almost no colours, as if one can see the cold too.
Three Apophysis mixed together.
Please don't copy or appropriate, design and copyright: Mies.
For full size, click on the image.


text:
Great achievements all round and thank you for such detailed and useful info on how the competition works too
Not so far to go this time, and a venue I am very familiar with, Trec Ireland held their Open Championships in Tipperary, a leg of the European Cup, and qualifier for the BHS Championships (UK)
Where in Donegal, we had the sea, the beach and the infamous hills, in Tipperary we had rolling green fields, crop fields, and SUNSHINE!
The orienteering also took some of the competion into the next county, and the Slieve Bloom Mountains of Kinnity.
It was my friend L's first full phase competition - we attempted orienteering before, and it went very wrong - L, never having done Trec, and I hadn't mapread in a long time, or attempted a route as difficult as that.
L had also never ridden a PTV course, having only experienced our winter league version of 'Versatility Trec', PTV obstacles inserted into a dressage test - arena based ... so she had no idea what she let herself in for.
I found it really helpful, actually, as she asked a lot of questions, and now I am a lot more confident about my rules, and also, managed to navigate and time, my first POR, myself
So here is my account, and a little 'How To Trec' on the way!
What you need;
Saddle packs
First Aid Kit
Medical Armband
Reflective Tabard
Raingear (handy reflective raincoat I picked up in Aldi!)
(I also carry a rolled up leadrope, and my phone, missing from photo)
Headcollar (on horse )
There are compulsory lists of course, I try to carry the minimum required possible, but this much I've found I need, lists or not!
We arrived on Saturday morning, and were scheduled for our equipment check for the orienteering phase at 12.30
Mocha was keen
Our horses were ready to go, and we headed into the maproom.
You have 10mins to copy down your route from the master map, mark distances etc and take note of the speed for the first section.
8km/hr is quite a fast speed, some cantering
That gave us about 7minutes from when we left the maproom to get to out first km mark
This time, I was at least sure of where I was going!
I had set my stopwatch, but hadn't quite organised myself yet - wasn't far along when something started beeping ... bashed a few buttons on the stopwatch thinking I had set an alarm, rather then the timer ... turns out it was my headcam... running out of battery
We still kinda knew what time we needed to make, because we knew what time we had left at, but we were running late having only trotted from the maproom.
As soon as we hit grass, we started cantering, turning right into a crop field, and roughly following the marked trail .... after you had made your first decision (whether to go left or right into the crop field) there were helpful arrows, which I'm sure wouldn't be present beyond level 1!
Hard to keep track of where you are going I suppose!
This straight stretch was supposed to come out at a road... my headcam ran out of battery at this point
But at the end, there was no gate, and we had to go left a ways, to find it... we were walking now, as we weren't sure ... this happens a lot... I need to learn to trust myself!
En route, we found some PTV obstacles (the doubt! perhaps the friendly arrows weren't for us at all!!) ... and well, it would have been rude to not have a go...
(borrowed photo, I cut out the rider, but I wish you could see how blue the sky was, and the height of the crop!)
We found the gate eventually.. and our first checkpoint!!
Although to our dismay, there were three trails coming out of the crop, leading to this gate/checkpoint ... we knew we were late ... but had we gone the right way? We headed off anyway, at a slighter slower speed of 7.5km. Each new checkpoint is a fresh start where timing and penalties are concerned.
We had actually gone the right way in the crop, but we had 6 penalties for that section - and 19 overall, on average, we were slow - the timing is tough!
Our last section was back the way we had come, through the crop - and we made that with just 1 penalty
Even though we didn't know we were right, at least we knew we would get home, and weren't afraid to belt on!!
We had a packed lunch provided (ham sandwich, water, fruit, yoghurt, crisps!) and time to walk the PTV course.
That evening - we had a yummy BBQ dinner
I was a little worried about Mocha in the evening, for one, she had an emergency reset of her shoes during the week, and they aren't ideal, its just important with the issues she has had, that they are. Her feet are brittle and suffering from two many resets in a short space of time.
Her stable was the first on the block and so she had a bit of a draught coming in the door (I closed it, but you couldn't be sure, someone down later, did aswell) and the bedding was unusual... some hard, brittle stuff... like pampus I could see her shifting about a bit on it, and she didn't lie down over night (wouldn't have fancied it myself )
We've always corralled at events, so she would be out walking off any stiffness etc, and keeping warm... might have to make sure in future, that she is accommodated.
We were lying in second place after the first day, some 9 points behind the first pair.
On the morning of the PTV and COP we had a vetting.
The vet was hard pressed to pass her but she did, seeing her 100% on a soft surface, and just a bit iffy sometimes turning on the hard. She had a thorough checkover anyway and it was helpful to have another eye on the situation.
While it was wonderful to see her in such good form despite her issues, this little worry at the vetting has made me stop and have a think about her longterm soundness, she was like a young horse in Donegal, but this latest setback is obviously a bit more serious then I thought, so we won't be scheduling any events from now until there is hopefully, a marked improvement in her hooves.
First up was the COP (Control of paces)
Here is Mocha's slow canter
For which we took away the top score, of 30marks.
She did a good fast walk too, but there was a little boggy spot of ground and she broke
Thats how easy it is, to lose a full 30 marks!!
On to the PTV (Obstacles)
We had a lesson earlier in the year on 'XC riding for Trec' and our instructor, was the technical delegate for this course ... he definitely utilised the XC aspect!!
Obstacle number 1 - Ridden Immobility
Yeah - Mocha stayed in that circle for all of 3 seconds after I dropped the reins and obstacle 2, is that jump on the top of the bank
Obstacle 3 - a first for us, the lowbranches!
EVERYONE I saw from the warmup, had issues ... so the plan, was walk, she how keen she is ... and if she is keen ... we might trot ...
'What is that?!'
She was on the verge of cantering though so ...
Unfortunately, there was a plan for anyone who thought they might aim for maximum points ...
As you can see from Mocha's face - and the edge of a big log, oh, about 3 strides away!
In Trec, they call this, a related obstacle (?) There are no points, but it changes the way you approach or come away from an obstacle ... usually, making use of the terrain/natural obstacles, to make the course, more difficult...
Video, here. My dad didn't know I was going to be jumping the log (neither did I )
4. Water crossing
Little canter through a forestry track
And onto obstacle 5. Incline up
Mounting was next...
And away we went again, along the edge of the crop this time
Obstacle 7, Ridden Corridor
We did it in canter, but it followed immediately by the ridden footbridge ( a walk obstacle)
Mocha nearly put me out through her ears - good girl. I did ask her to stop like, but I only ever use light aids, and she did another flying halt with barely a thought!
Obstacle 9 Ridden S-Bend
It was really difficult, on a downhill slope, and she took one rail off the side as we turned the first corner (**** swung out ) but she finished it out perfectly.
You can see the incline down afterwards.
Another little canter
Out into an open field ... and obstacle 11 - dismounted Immobility
There followed a string of led obstacles...
12 Led Corridor (trotted)
13 Led Jump (on top of a bank)
14 Led Gate
15 Led Reinback
I got full marks for all ... it was quite difficult though
She might look like she's quite far behind me, but after she came over the jump she wasn't ...
... and very nearly landed in a heap around my ears at the bottom of the bank... I squeaked whoa just in time!
I'll never understand Trec rules ... it absolutely IS NOT SAFE to have your horse behind you! (which is where they are supposed to be )
Nice spin across a field
To our last obstacle
Mocha's favourite, unfortunately she carries her tail a little higher and out when its plaited and she whacked a pole with it on our way through.
We scored 131 out of a possible 160.
And since L, did slighter better, with a score of 136/160, taking home the prize for highest PTV of the day (Amazing! First competition!) and putting our combined score some 20+ plus points ahead of the next competitors...
We won
Bottom right
L also took home the best COP score of the day.
There is a video here with all the photos from the event
Last edited by Rips; 30-05-2013 at 01:33.
Great achievements all round and thank you for such detailed and useful info on how the competition works too
my new fiction blog -feel free to share/critique/laugh like a drain at
Congratulations and well done, thank you for such a fascinating and detailed report, I now know much more about Trec and wish even more there were some in our area.
I have always wanted to give Trec a little go but there are things such as mounting I physically cannot do so I haven't ever bothered! Well done
Their beauty captures every eye, a gift from God for all mankind, they lend us wings so we may fly, to ride a horse is to ride the sky
Touchstone Floinn - Purebred graded ID stallion available for stud.
Rest In Peace Minstrel. 08.03.1998 - 31.01.2013 I will love you forever my own black beauty.
Rest in Peace Stranduff Nichol 08.05.2014 - 19.11.2015 Goodnight little man.
I actually got 0 for my mounting (it was my worst obstacle )
Our PTV score was good, but any rider scoring better then us in the COP could have taken 1st place.
Brilliant post , I sort of understood the gist of it beforehand but now am a lot more informed..I,m seriously tempted to have a go just for the craic...I would be rubbish at things like COP but would love to try the other things
Their beauty captures every eye, a gift from God for all mankind, they lend us wings so we may fly, to ride a horse is to ride the sky
Touchstone Floinn - Purebred graded ID stallion available for stud.
Rest In Peace Minstrel. 08.03.1998 - 31.01.2013 I will love you forever my own black beauty.
Rest in Peace Stranduff Nichol 08.05.2014 - 19.11.2015 Goodnight little man.
Yep, they higher/lower the low branches to suit the height of horse, but the distance gets smaller as you go up the levels aswell. At level one, its '3 branches' they should be 35cm above the withers, whereas at level 4, its 5 branches and the distance between them and the withers is 20cm.
Some obscure obstacles you don't tend to see too often ... most places don't have a proper staircase
And for some reason, loading into a trailer (which is an obstacle too!!) is rarely used
(Walk in back ramp of trailer, with no partition, and out the side ramp - its hitched up and usually in the middle of a field ;-) )


text: I don't know really where to start with this one. It's so bad, that it might not actually be possible to classify it as parking. You have to admire and despise this person for having the balls to leave their truck in such a cuntish fashion. I think if I was there to witness this example of outrageous cuntishness, I'd have to slow clap them, whilst simultaneously wanting to kick their teeth in. (Submitted by Erica S.)