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|Thanks to Lilian for getting us a good offer @ Parkroyal Hotel at Beach Road. Ta Chew will be back.
|The best part of the stay was that they allowed us to sleep with our bicycle.
|The hotel is about less then 2km away from F1 building and we have to be there early before six we must be there..
|Thousands of participants going through from various points to get into position for the flag off.
|The flag off time was 6.15am and eventually the siren came and off we went...
|At the grand stand there were cheer leaders cheering us off the race.
|Generally the terrain is flat besides a few climbs at the overhead bridges which on the overall scale was quite monotonous cycling in the major roads of clean Singapore.
|One of the 2 stations to quench your thirst.
|On the return route I missed the Lap 2 as I thought it was for the 60km plus ride hence I have only completed 37km instead of 42km.
At the finishing line I met two friends from Kuala Lumpur Lau & Yik.
|A medal for this mega event, yes....and thanks pretty.
|Moslim from Shah Alam, I like his cycling adventure and I wish I can follow the way he does it.
|Met a new facebook friend Leong YS and he was surely surprised that I can recognise him.
|The group that went for a mini tour to Punggol a day before this event.
|Having fun with the mannequins.
|At last I had the chance to have a closer look at this unique bike. Awesome I like it.
|The ride was over, so many cyclists hanging around the F1 building admiring bicycles, accessories, costumes, pretty ladies etc etc...
From Marina Bay a few of us cycled to Newton Circus for our lunch. I was very hungry no food since morning and after pedaling for more than 40 over kilometres.
|Kevin recommended this homemade meat balls noodle.
|Plaza Singapura
|Old & original facade of Cathay with modern structure behind (not so new already maybe should tear down again for a ultra modern development).
|Poor Lan Chia Pek want to sleep and yet Joe in the mood to bug him.
|Raffles Hotel when can I stay here for a night.
We were already near our hotel and we decided to take a detour for Arab Street
|We like this lane with more much of expression and surprisingly to see Singapore so liberal in the name of art.
|I like graffiti and many others to see.
|The well preserved old Singapore like this religious building and Malay heritage at this area.
|Hello pretty from Philippines a picture with you... she was such a sport. We will be back to Singapore for more cycling.


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When considering a ball for heavier oil, look no further than the Storm IQ Tour. With a strong coverstock and weight block that are both prepared to cut through oil and help you get not only to the pocket but through the pins. The R2S Solid Reactive Coverstock combines with the C³ Centripetal Control Core to create a motion that will carry directly through the pins. This Ball is made to perform best on Medium to Heavy oil.
The Master line has long helped players across the globe achieve great levels of success. Look for the new IQ Tour Edition to continue that tradition. With marvelous predictability and unwavering reliability, the IQ Tour Edition is sure to become your new benchmark ball. The C3 Centripetal Control Core has a similar shape to the original Centripetal Core but is created with different densities that produces lower differential, creating ample midlane roll with a smooth transition. This fast-revving symmetrical shape is unique in its mass distribution and is the brains behind it all. Prepped with a perfectly balanced 4000-grit Abralon finish, the IQ Tour Edition's proven R2S solid coverstock ensures great traction and performance. You may know that coverstocks come in a variety of levels of aggressiveness. Since we built the IQ Tour Edition to be the foundation of your arsenal, you can be confident in the fact that this ball will be consistent across a variety of lane conditions. Crankers, tweeners, and strokers alike are sure to see why Storm's IQ and IQ Tour Edition are THE SMART CHOICES!
I used this in league the first day I bought it and went 300. For a ball with surface it is super strong on the back until it gets oil in it then it seems to calm down.Dont plan on using this ball on fried conditions. On fresh you would kill with this ball . You dont have to work as hard...just get it off your hand. Great price!! Nice ball as a first out of bag piece.
This ball really performs. It has a tremendous "feel" and has increased my confidence. I feel like the pocket has opened up for me by 20%. This ball has really excelled (for me) on medium to heavy oil conditions. I don't know if it is the core, coverstock or the combination of the two that gives it such a consistent feel. It hits like a freight train, the pins stay low, and they just keep falling. My strike / game ratio has increased from 5.2 to 6.8. This has resulted in me averaging 221 (I carry a 196 average) over the last 2 weeks. I am left handed and often have the left side to myself. This ball does not seem to eat up or push as much oil as my other balls and I have not had to make as many adjustments as I normally do. This was an excellent upgrade that I feel is giving me the confidence to take my game to the next level.
The Storm IQ Tour Edition is the C³™ Centripetal Control Core, with the R2S solid coverstock. This ball gives an unparelled smooth reaction, with the hitting power of most Premier Line balls. I drilled the IQ Tour with a 4 3/4" pin, 5 1/2" MB, and a 4 1/4" pin buffer. This is a lower flaring, smoother layout for me. The orginal coverstock comes at a 4000 grit finish. I used the ball for around ten games with this finish. I found that the ball read the lane really early, but didn't overreact. It resembled the reaction of strong urethane balls of the 80s, but still has power through the pins that the current Storm bowling balls are known for. This ball will be perfect for medium to heavy oil conditions. Due to it's very early read, and extended continuation throughout the whole lane, it should make adjustments really easy to make. I was able to see what part of the lane was drying out, and adjust accordingly much easier than with other bowling balls. Because my house shot is light oil, I polished the coverstock with a heavy coat of Storm Step 3 polish. This stopped all of the early read on the lane, and allowed the ball to clear the heads, and only have a light mid-lane read. By not using any of it's energy early on the lane, it multiplied the downlane power. I was able to move 10 boards to the right, and play almost straight up the boards. The ball still made a smooth reaction, albeit much later on the lane, and drives through the pin deck harder than any ball I have thrown to date. Amazing that a solid coverstock could be shined up, and still work as well as sanded. I flat out love this ball!
IQ Tour 60 x 4 x 75 Pin DownLet me first by saying "WOW" about throwing the IQ Tour.The IQ Tour uses the fast-revving symmetrical C3-Centripetal Control Core with a low differential of .029 in 15 pounders. The Tour uses the R2S solid coverstock (4,000 Abralon box finish). The IQ Tour should be nickname "midlane". The Tour is a ball that is hard to throw through the breakpoint. This is a ball that just reads the lane the correct way.Leaving the ball at box finish, I bowled on the Kegel Turnpike pattern and had great control of the pocket. This pattern doesn't have a lot hold and swing, so it was hard pattern to consistently hit the pocket. But with the IQ Tour strong midlane I was able to create a little miss room and score very well on this pattern.For league I applied Storm Step 2 Compound as our local houses are on the dry side. This gave me some added length but still gave me great control of the breakpoint. I could play up the lane or I could circle the lane with the IQ Tour. If you remember the Special Agent, the IQ Tour is very close. Even with the low differential I was amazed with the good hitting power and carry that it delivered. This is a ball that every tournament bowler should have in his or her arsenal. Great product from Storm!PAP 4 up 1-1/4
Lane Conditions: ManyTypical Conditions: Variety of Shots: House, Stockholm,Dick WebberType of Lane: All SyntheticWeight of bowling ball: 15Surface of bowling ball: Factory/BoxWhat grit was the surface of the ball? 4000Likes: Very predictable motion going down the laneDislikes: Other bowlers can use it also!My layout: 65 x 4 1/4" x 35My PAP: 4 3/4" over 1 5/8 upThe IQ Tour is an incredible bowling ball. I have used this ball on a variety of conditions, low scoring as well as high scoring. The IQ Tour gets through the front with ease, then reads the mid lane, and then continues through the back in a motion that is very smooth and predictable, yet very powerful. This is a combination that really fits my bowling style well. I feel it is very important for any serious bowler to have a ball in their ball with a very predictable motion like the IQ Tour. It is a lot easier to read lane conditions as well as the transition when you ball isn't doing tricks as it goes down the lane. I think bowlers tend to make more quality shots when they are lined up. The IQ Tour adds up to more consistency and higher scores. In closing I had a lot of tournament success with the IQ Tour on a variety of different shots. The ball reacted great in tournaments on a house pattern, modified house pattern, Dick Webber, as well as Stockholm. The angle I played was out as far as 2-3 and as deep as 17. The ball performed equally great on all these conditions at a variety of angles. The IQ Tour is the first ball out of my bag in every tournament!
Lane Conditions: Medium-Heavy OilTypical Conditions: Variety of ShotsType of Lane: All SyntheticWeight of bowling ball: 15Surface of bowling ball: Factory/BoxWhat grit was the surface of the ball? 4000Likes: Midlane read and strong change of direction off the spot.Dislikes: None so far.My layout: 65 x 4 1/8" x 30My PAP: 5 7/8" over 1/8"The IQ Tour edition combines the C3-Centripetal Control Core with the R2S cover finished with 4000 abralon.I have used this ball primarily on a 40' heavy oil house shot so far, aside from a couple of games this past weekend when I needed something to step down from the IQ to in order to clear the front of the lane a little better but still handle the volume of oil in the midlane. This ball handled both just fine.What I saw this ball do on the house shot prior to shooting a demo video was insane. The ball literally struck from everywhere on the lane. One shot that I completely threw out the window recovered and struck. This ball will without a doubt help most bowlers open up the pocket.Storm says "Since we built the IQ Tour Edition to be the foundation of your arsenal, you can be confident in the fact that this ball will be consistent across a variety of lane conditions." I see no evidence to contradict this statement.I see the IQ and IQ Tour being a great 1-2 combination in anyone's bag. The IQ Tour when a sharper reaction is needed off the spot and the IQ when you need an earlier read and smoother backend reaction.Storm Bowling Products enjoyed much success on the PBA tour this past season and that doesn't seem to be changing with Rhino Page winning in the South Region on June 17th with the IQ Tour Edition.http://www.stormbowling.com/news/2012/06/3740For more information on the IQ Tour Edition, visit the following page:http://www.stormbowling.com/products/balls/iqtouredition
dull strong midlane smooth backend3000 grit w/polish more length still strong midlane and backend improvement
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Great ball. Strong down lane with control. Easy to use during transitions. First ball and often the only ball used during a league session.
the ball rolls nice
I use this ball from league to tournaments. For me it is a great ball for the drier house shots and shorter tournament patterns as I have mine polished. Has plenty of energy to get around the corner from deep inside angles and doesn't over react off the misses outside. My son wants one now after watching it perform in last tourney.
Wanted a ball that is a bit more aggressive and also work in heavier oil. I have had to stand a few more boards left of my usual place but the ball works well from there. I really like it.
What can I say,this ball is a benchmark that is very predictable and hits like a tank.The ball motion of this ball is phenomenal, very strong without that skid/snap reaction.Storm always produces great bowling balls and the IQ Tour is just another in a long line of solid Storm products over the years.
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Not even a loss could deny the Anaheim Ducks a play-off berth.
Not even a loss could deny the Anaheim Ducks a play-off berth.
The Ducks lost 6-5 in overtime against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the point gained was enough to secure them their spot in the play-offs for the fourth consecutive year.
They were made to work for the crucial point as well, having trailed the Maple Leafs 4-1 before moving into a 5-4 lead.
Toronto's Connor Brown forced overtime when he scored his first NHL goal with just over four minutes left in the final period, before Nazem Kadri won it just 41 seconds into overtime.
Despite the loss, Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf was delighted to make the post-season once again, but was disheartened by the way his team were playing.
"We didn't play a good hockey game tonight," he said.
"It's a concern. I don't want to say we're not competing, but we're not executing and we're not up to the pace of the play. We're holding onto the puck too long and we're giving up four goals, five goals, three goals … way too many goals against to compete in this league."
It was a night to remember for Zach Parise as his hat-trick fired the Minnesota Wild to an important 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames to keep them in the lead for the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference.
The Philadelphia Flyers relied on late goals from Radko Gudas and Claude Giroux, who scored 19 seconds apart to help their side to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche to keep hold of the second wildcard spot in the east.
Elsewhere, the Florida Panthers enjoyed a 4-1 triumph over the Boston Bruins, the New Jersey Devils thrashed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 and the Edmonton Oilers crushed the San Jose Sharks 6-3.
There were also wins for the Arizona Coyotes, who beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 at home, while the Winnipeg Jets picked up their 31st win of the season by beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1.
The Nashville Predators edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 and the Montreal Canadiens lost out to the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 thriller.


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The Big Interview - Ben Davies
06 July 2016|Tottenham Hotspur
Ben Davies could see light at the end of the tunnel this time last year.
While it's fair to say most players dread the early days of pre-season training, Ben was relishing the prospect of the hard graft building up to the 2015-16 season.
The reason? As most of the squad enjoyed a summer break, he'd swapped the beach for Hotspur Way to recover from a nasty shoulder injury sustained at Southampton on April 25, 2015.
He recovered superbly, started the opener at Old Trafford and played seven of the first eight matches of our Premier League campaign, the start of a season-long duel with Danny Rose for left-back that both players agree pushed their games to another level.
But little did he know then that a year on, he'd be part of a sporting dream.
In October, Ben helped Wales qualify for their first major tournament since 1958 and he has played every game as they have created history in France.
#TogetherStronger pic.twitter.com/g4NCm0hjGJ— Ben Davies (@Ben_Davies33) June 20, 2016
He was at his absolute best as Wales produced one of the greatest performances in their history to beat Belgium 3-1 and reach the semi-finals of a major tournament for the first time.
Yet as we all know, Ben had to battle any personal demons after picking up a yellow card just five minutes into that famous win in Lille. That was his second caution of the tournament and ruled him out of this evening's semi-final against Portugal.
We highlighted what Ben had to say about the yellow card yesterday and here is the interview in full - exclusively from France - with a man who began pre-season training for 2015-16 on July 3, 2015 and would love to extend it for just a few more days...
Those painful days last summer must seem worth it now...
Ben: "Yes, I was in throughout the summer last year, a lot of time on my own, working hard to get my shoulder right, and now I've played all the way through to this summer. Early last summer, I couldn't play (in Wales' qualifiers in June) because of my injury, this year has worked out quite well!"
Below: Ben in pre-season on July3 last year
Okay, let's get the bad news out of the way - the yellow card and suspension. How tough is it to miss out?
Ben: "It's obviously disappointing not to be involved. Two yellows in five games seems a bit harsh but I have to take it now. That's football. That's life. Hopefully the boys will do the job."
Your team-mates have stated they want to win it for you and Aaron Ramsey, who is also suspended. Have those words helped at all?
Ben: "I've heard that a few times from the boys this week and it's nice that we've got that feeling in the squad. That's how I felt when I got the yellow card, just determined to get the team through to the semi-final. That's the mentality we've got in the squad at the moment."
What did you think when the card went up?
Ben: "I didn't dwell on it too much to be honest. Like I said, my full focus was on trying to win the game and getting through to the next round."
You also won praise from pundits for the way you performed after that personal blow...
Ben: "That's good to hear. It's not something I've thought too much about. For me, it was about doing my job whether or not I was in that situation. We played well against Belgium and deserved to go through. To play like that against a team like Belgium, with the quality they have throughout their team, was one of the best performances I've been involved in."
Below: That moment - Ben's second yellow card of Euro 2016 against Belgium
You must have been distraught there for a second though...
Ben: "I know what you are saying, but I just thought 'forget about it' and got on with it. You have to be mentally strong and wipe these things out."
Was there a moment afterwards when it sunk in?
Ben: "Yes, I suppose. There was a thought in my mind that I'd miss the next game but getting the team to the semi-final made up for it."
Back to the game, what a performance especially after going 1-0 down...
Ben: "Belgium came out flying and we had to defend well to keep them out. The goal they scored was just quality - when someone hammers it in the top corner from 30 yards you can't do too much about it. We showed guts to get on the ball and pass it around against a team like Belgium and once we got back to 1-1 we all felt there was no reason why we couldn't push on and win it. The goal from Hal Robson-Kanu showed the quality we have and it was a great time for Sam Vokes to score the third goal (85 minutes), that lifted a lot of the pressure."
How emotional was it when you heard the final whistle?
Ben: "Yes, I was a bit emotional, to be fair. It was a proud feeling to take our country through to the semi-finals. No-one gave us a chance to go this far. It was still quite surreal out there at that time. It wasn't until we got back to the changing room and sat down that we all realised that we'd made it through to the last four of a major tournament."
Below: Joy on the final whistle against Belgium (Ben is number 4)
Did you see any of the Spurs lads (Toby Alderweireld, Mousa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen) playing for Belgium?
Ben: "I saw Jan after the whistle and it was nice to have a chat with him. The Belgian boys were very complimentary and said they hoped we'd get to the final. It was good to see the lads and nice for them to say that."
There was so much emotion from Welsh legends and pundits during and after the game. Are you aware of that?
Ben: "Yes, we are aware of it all. I read what Mike England said on the club's website. We never thought we'd emulate what Cliff Jones and the squad of 1958 did (reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup) and to do that is special, but that doesn't mean those players are suddenly forgotten about, it's more about carrying on what they started. It's taken a long time for us to get here but we're doing our country proud and that means a lot."
How are you enjoying the tournament as a whole?
Ben: "We've been away five weeks now including the pre-tournament training camp. It's been a long one! The season hasn't finished for us yet and it looks like we'll be straight into next season! But I wouldn't change it for the world. We've played well as a team for a while now and when you play with team-mates like this...we're all like brothers here, it's such a good atmosphere and everyone gives everything for the cause. We all know our roles and responsibilities to perfection and that's what has got us this far. We're up against some of the best players in the world and to do as well as we are is something very special. We're putting the performances together and showing that we absolutely deserve to be here."
Below: Raw emotion after beating Northern Ireland in the last 16
Onto the semi-final, can you imagine what it's going to be like for you to watch the game?
Ben: "Yes - it's going to be horrible! I'll probably be more nervous than I would be if I was playing. It will be tense and nervy and I just hope the lads do it."
How do you think the game will go against Portugal?
Ben: "Portugal haven't lost yet and are in the semi-finals, so they can't be doing too much wrong! Hopefully we'll put in a similar performance as we did against Belgium, we've done our research and hopefully it will pay off."
A lot of pundits are putting you up as favourites...
Ben: "That's not a situation we're used to! For us, it's little Wales against the world. We'll go into it ready to scrap, ready to give everything and we'll see where it takes us."
Can you put into words what it's like to be out there at the moment?
Ben: "It hasn't fazed us one bit because we've all had such a great time out here, all together as friends. It's just felt like that. It's been superb and I've loved every minute. We've all had a great time and let's hope it doesn't come to an end."
One last thought - what would it be like to get to the final?
Ben: "Now that really would be dreamland. I could have one more game to play this season! We'll see..."


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SUNRISE — — Panthers defenseman Ryan Whitney didn't exactly exit Edmonton on the best of terms.
Whitney, who spent 3 ½ seasons with the Oilers from 2009 to 2013, had a few choice words when he parted ways with the Oilers after scoring four goals and recording nine assists in 34 games last year.
Whitney suggested other players may have deserved to be benched instead of him in games where he was a healthy scratch, and said, "I'm hoping to sign on a really good team. I've made enough money and I'm hoping to prove [the Oilers] wrong."
Whitney said after the Panthers' practice on Monday that he regretted some things he said at the end of a "frustrating" season, and he's focused on fitting in with Florida.
Whitney was invited to training camp in St. Louis but didn't stick with the Blues. He signed with the Panthers in September, along with Tom Gilbert, another veteran defenseman who played parts of six seasons in Edmonton from 2007 to 2012.
"I didn't really know what to expect going in [at St. Louis], and I definitely didn't expect what ended up happening, but I got signed here after camp," Whitney said. "I was fortunate. Some guys didn't end up getting signed.
"It was definitely a long, kind of weird summer, though, not knowing what was going on. It's tough to really get super-involved, because I didn't know where I would end up being. I tried to prepare like I was going somewhere."
Whitney, without a point in five games with the Panthers, started Tuesday against his former team.
"Whit came out of St. Louis and didn't find himself in the lineup here for two or three weeks," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "He worked his way back into it last game and I thought he gave us a pretty solid effort. He's a valuable option."


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I wanted to share with you all the handmade wedding invitations and 'guest book card' that I made for my wedding day last year. If planning my wedding hadn't have been so hectic (made more hectic by organising my husbands visa application at the same time), then I might have thought about taking some good pictures in order to show a step by step guide.
For the invitations I was going for a simple but pretty design. I used A5 sized pieces of white textured card. Holding it in portrait orientation, I folded the top down and bottom up into the middle of the card to make 2 flaps.
On the top flap I used sticky sponge pads to stick a small card banner that I purchased which said 'Wedding Invitation' on it.
I also purchased some lilac card butterfly shapes. I stuck small silver rhinestones onto the heads of these. To make them more 3D, I slightly folded the wings upwards. I attached one to the top left corner of the card and the other to the opposite diagonal corner.
On the remaining 2 corners I attached small flowers. I made these using a flower shape paper punch to punch out silver and lilac flower shapes. For each flower I put a silver flower shape at the bottom and glued a lilac one on top in the center, making sure that the silver petals were visible in between the lilac ones. I made these slightly 3D by bending the petals up slightly and then glued a silver rhinestone to the center of each completed flower.
For the inside of the invitation, I designed and printed the text for the invitations on the computer and then printed this out onto lilac coloured card. I designed it in a way so that when it was cut out, it could be glued into what becomes the middle of the centre section of the card when it is unfolded. I made sure it was a bit smaller than this centre section so that it left an even white border around the lilac insert.
I used A6 sized silver envelopes that I purchased to house the completed invitations.
This 'Please sign our guest book' card was made out of left over materials that I had from the wedding invitations.
I cut the white textured card into A6 size and then folded it in half so that the fold was across the top of the card when standing it on the table.
I made a label on the computer that was roughly half the size of the front of the white card and printed this out onto lilac card. I cut this out and stuck this onto a piece of silver card. I then cut out the silver card so that it was a little bigger in order to make a silver border around the lilac card. I then glued this onto the front of the white card.
I then completed the card by attaching a small paper flower near the top corner that I had made in the exactly the same way as I did for the wedding invitations.
I ended up making quite a lot of these paper flowers and using them for other decoration on the day. One example of this was for a banner that I had purchased on eBay. The banner was made from lilac card cut out to the shapes of the letters used in the banner that were hung on thin ribbon. I felt it was a little plain and so I attached some of the flowers that I had made onto each of the letters. However for these flowers I only used one layer of the silver card instead of layering it up like I did with the invitations. You can see a picture of this below.


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If you have trouble putting a name to a face, or remembering where you ate that delicious morsel of food you are craving - and you have an iPhone -- help is now at hand.
Evernote, designed as a memory-aid application for storing text, audio and visual notes across multiple mobile devices and desktop machines has launched two new features - the Evernote Hello and Evernote Food apps.
The aim of Evernote, first launched in 2008 and now used by about 20 million people worldwide, is to function as a second brain to give people a better memory, Phil Libin, Evernote chief executive said.
The Evernote Hello app aims to transform and modernize the concept of the historic alphabet-based address book, he said.
Current technology for remembering people is very antiquated, Libin told Reuters in an interview at LeWeb, a conference in Paris where about 3,500 of the world's top digital experts and entrepreneurs from 60 countries meet each year to discuss the state of the tech industry.
Your brain doesn't remember people alphabetically -- you remember them based on what they look like, when you met them and the context.
Evernote Hello requires users to swap phones and add their name into the other person's phone. Users are then prompted to hold the phone up so it can automatically take their picture and add it to their profile.
Evernote Hello can then send each person an email containing the new information. It also creates a record of where they met, a picture of the location, a map and the address.
The idea is that instead of an address book I get a really visual way of remembering everyone I've met, Libin said.
It remembers everything that's happened around that encounter based on location, time and keywords and it pulls together all the information into a context.
Once added to Evernote Hello, people are displayed within a mosaic of faces.
When it is tapped, a face becomes a profile showing a history of all interactions the two people have shared. It also shows other people who have participated in the same meetings, location information and items related to meetings from the user's Evernote account such as notes and photos.
The Evernote Food app allows users to track and record social events surrounding meals using pictures, location and text. It can also be used to document favorite recipes and share them on Facebook, Twitter and email. Users can also write restaurant reviews or plan diets.
Evernote Food helps you remember all your best meal experiences, Libin said. We are trying to make beautiful experiences around the most important things to remember.
Both Evernote Hello and Evernote Food are available free for iPhone and iPod Touch.
(Writing by Julie Mollins, editing by Paul Casciato)


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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's ultra easy monetary policy is successful and the euro zone's economic recovery is taking hold, but patience is still needed for inflation to converge with the bank's target, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Friday.
Speaking during a question-and-answer session following a speech at the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Draghi said he was confident inflation would converge with the ECB's target of almost 2 percent as output rises toward capacity.
He noted that slack in the labor market for now was keeping wage growth and ultimately inflation muted.
Hoping to boost anemic inflation, the ECB has bought over 2 trillion euros worth of bonds in the past two years. With the purchases set to end in December, policymakers will decide this autumn whether to extend or wind them down, reconciling a dilemma between rapid growth and slow inflation.
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Adobe Software Program
The University of Wyoming is able to secure volume pricing on Adobe licenses through the Adobe's Open Options Contractual Licensing Program ("CLP") and Adobe subscriptions through the Adobe Value Incentive Plan (VIP). UW departments are eligible to purchase Adobe licenses, subscriptions, and media for UW owned computers. Adobe products purchased through the UW IT Adobe programs are the property of UW. Licenses and subscriptions can be transferred to different users within a department. The licenses or subscriptions remain with the department that purchased them, not the user for which they were purchased. Personal purchases are not available nor allowed through this program.
Adobe Products
A subscription has a yearly fee and customers can access the software as long as they pay the yearly fee. The benefit of subscriptions is that customers always have the most recent version and Adobe has more flexibility to make quicker improvements.
Subscriptions come in one of two formats; device subscriptions, that are meant to be used by multiple users on one computer, such as a lab computer; or, name-user subscriptions, that can only be used by one user but include cloud storage and can be installed on a second computer. Below is a comparison of the two options:
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New versions of CC apps available upon release
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Complete set of CC apps or just a single one
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All UW subscriptions will be renewed in June every year. Prices are prorated every month so customers are only paying for the portion of the year that remains before renewal. Current prorated prices are available on the IT Software Ordering website. Prices are subject to change so please contact email@example.com for current estimates of renewal pricing.
Licenses, also known as perpetual licenses, are purchased once, no yearly fee like subscriptions, and are version specific. For example, when a new version of Adobe Acrobat is available, a customer would need to purchase a whole new license. Adobe now only sells licenses to a very limited number of products, including Acrobat. Please see Adobe CLP Program Products and Pricing on the IT Software Ordering website for a complete list of software titles and prices.
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UPGRADE PLANS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVERY ADOBE PRODUCT AND ARE ONLY APPLICABLE FOR LICENSES. For products that do have an Upgrade Plan available, the benefits will expire in February 2016 or earlier. IT is unsure how long Upgrade Plans will be available for any product, and users should be aware that if Adobe discontinues Upgrade Plans for any product, no refunds will be made to the departments. Purchase of an upgrade plan is at the department's risk.
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There are a couple of steps to ordering Adobe products. To get pricing on Adobe products, please see the IT Software Ordering website (https://softwaredb.uwyo.edu/).
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Information Technology enforces a 48-hour return policy on all checked-out material. If the media is not returned within 48 hours, Information Technology will send your department an invoice for the amount of $30.
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COMBINE flour and salt in large bowl. Beat shortening, sugar and vanilla in separate large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in egg yolks and orange juice. Gradually stir in flour mixture to form a soft dough. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces, shaping each into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 4 hours or overnight.
HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll out dough, one piece at a time, to 1/4-inch thickness on floured surface.* Keep remaining dough chilled until ready to use. Cut out a total of 24 cookies, using the 2 largest cookie cutters 4 times each and the 8 remaining cookie cutters 2 times each. Bake on prepared baking sheets, 16 minutes for small cookies, 18 minutes for large cookies, or until edges begin to brown and centers are set. (Group similar size cookies on same baking sheet for even baking.) Carefully slide baked cookies on parchment paper onto work surface. Cookies may be fragile while warm. Cool completely.
STIR powdered sugar and meringue powder in large bowl until combined. Add water. Beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 5 to 7 minutes. If necessary, add additional powdered sugar or water to reach the desired spreading consistency. (Keep frosting covered with damp cloth to prevent hardening.) Reserve one of the smallest size cookies for later use. Spread icing over remaining cookies, immediately topping with decorator sprinkles.
PLACE one of the largest size cookies on decorative platter to begin assembly. Spoon about 1 tablespoon remaining icing onto center of cookie. Repeat to stack additional 22 cookies on top, by decreasing size, rotating each cookie slightly to stagger points of stars. To complete decoration, hold reserved small cookie by its edges and coat both side with frosting. Decorate as desired. Stand upright on top of tree, securing with a small dab of icing. Let stand until icing is firm.
* When cutting out the largest size cookies, roll out dough on floured parchment paper. Cut with cookie cutter. Remove excess dough from around cookie cut outs. Lift parchment paper and place on baking sheet. Bake as directed above. ** Sets of graduated size cookie cutters and meringue powder are available at most craft stores with the cake decorating supplies
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Grocery Stores
Running a profitable grocery store chain means keeping a lid on shoplifting, employee theft, vendor shorting and fraudulent customer claims. Outdated security technology simply doesn't offer the capabilities to meet the complete security needs of grocery stores with multiple locations. NAVCO partners with national grocery stores to help simplify, unify and modernize their enterprise electronic security systems and protect their profits.
For stores with one location or one hundred, we streamline electronic security systems with a uniform solution that greatly simplifies administration, while improving visibility into all areas of every store. We develop practical plans for moving storewide systems to a single network solution that provides remote access to video and data as well as remote administration. This reduces travel time and costs, while also securing inventory, people and profits.
Market Chain Declares NAVCO TOPS In Security
Of the 5 vendors vying for the contract, TOPS selected NAVCO as the only security system expert...
The Challenge:
Since opening its first family-owned store in the 1920s, TOPS Friendly Markets has grown to become one of the nation's leading grocery retailers. As part of its expansion, in 2007, the TOPS franchise was purchased by Morgan Stanley Private Equity, which allowed the company to continue operating as an independent, locally owned organization—true to its roots.
Following the purchase, TOPS Markets had a key decision to make: with the expiration of its current video surveillance system provider contract, whom would the company select to take the organization into the forefront of security technology?
The Solution:
Starting in June 2009, TOPS Market's leadership and NAVCO began collaborating to identify the video security requirements for a new maintenance contract. After completing a thorough assessment, TOPS understood it would require a contract that covered a full range of needs. Of the 5 vendors vying for the contract, TOPS selected NAVCO as the only security system expert capable of meeting the company's complete video surveillance requirements across 135 stores.
The Results:
Now the sole provider of video surveillance for TOPS Markets, NAVCO is in the process of implementing an efficient and cost-effective solution to meet the client's immediate needs, while preparing them for future requirements. TOPS Markets anticipates saving significant time and money by simplifying, unifying and modernizing the technology they use. And they look to NAVCO for the support and services to keep their investment operating at peak performance.
Five years later, TOPS is still receiving exceptional service from NAVCO – including a 95% First-Time-Fix rate on all service calls.
"The service we receive from NAVCO is top notch and unmatched by any other vendor we've used in the past. We look forward to working with NAVCO for years to come."
– Mike Daggs, Asset Protection Specialist, Tops Markets, LLC
- TOPS Markets initially partnered with NAVCO in 2009 to identify requirements for the company's new video surveillance maintenance contract.
- NAVCO won the contract, beating out 5 vendors to become TOPS's sole provider of video surveillance.
- NAVCO is currently implementing cost-effective and efficient systems for 135 TOPS stores.
Safeway Converts to IP Cameras with NAVCO's Help
Safeway Grocery Stores began in 1915 with a single tiny grocery store. From there, Safeway expanded to 1,600 stores across U.S. and Canada. Today, Safeway operates 5 brands including Vons, Randall's, Tom Thumb and Carrs and is a household name and a vital part of the community.
NAVCO began talking to Safeway's Phoenix Division early in 2013 about their security goals and needs — including a full IP conversion. Impressed with NAVCO's transparency, technical expertise, and national presence, Safeway selected NAVCO. And in 2013, NAVCO assisted Safeway in converting two stores to IP cameras, as well as managing a 100-store pharmacy roll out in the company's Phoenix Division.
On the heels of this successful conversion and rollout, Safeway's Phoenix Division has chosen NAVCO to be the primary partner to convert and service all 115 stores to IP. NAVCO is currently in talks with Safeway Northern California Division, Northwest Division, and the Texas Division to provide service to these regions as well.
Price Chopper Recognizes the Value on System Integrated
Price Chopper is a large family-owned chain of more than 125 supermarkets across the Northeast. With a history of perseverance and a strong work ethic, they continue their mission of caring about customers and giving back to the community.
Over the past five years, NAVCO has been Price Chopper's trusted security partner, securing corporate headquarters, distribution centers and stores. Price Chopper understands that a strong partnership with a security integrator like NAVCO is an important investment; that is why they have spent over 1 million dollars on security system investments to date. The company credits NAVCO's prompt response to all installation and service needs for ensuring those investments generate a return.
"Price Chopper looks forward to a very busy year and NAVCO will be on hand providing excellent service and installation at every opportunity."
— James Rosscoe, Senior Analyst – LP, Price Chopper
Big Y Sees Big Returns from NAVCO Partnership
Big Y is one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England. Seventy-six years after opening its first stores, Big Y is still a family-owned business operating over 60 supermarket locations.
Big Y selected NAVCO as their security partner of choice — a decision that proved to be the right one. Big Y has enjoyed excellent service and response time from NAVCO for their day-to-day service needs. The company relied on NAVCO for security system installations for their last three new store openings. To date, Big Y has invested $350,000 in protecting their assets with NAVCO, a true testimony to the trust and value of the partnership.
"The NAVCO service team has been prompt and gone above and beyond to make sure that the new store security systems were ready for the grand openings. The NAVCO staff worked hand-in-hand with Big Y onsite staff, as well as management in project meetings to get the systems installed on time and on budget."
— Maureen Fuller , LP Field Manager, Big Y Foods, Inc.
The company relied on NAVCO for security system installations for their last three new store openings.
Fairway Markets Meets Aggressive Timeline on New Stores
New York-based Fairway Market is one of the nation's highest grossing food retailers by square foot. When Jim Walters, newly hired Director of Security first approached NAVCO in 2008, he was tasked with expanding his team and getting up-to-date on security technology. To keep up with Fairway's aggressive plans to add three new stores a year outside the New York market, Jim realized Fairway needed a security systems partner that could grow with the company — not just the one-man shop they were currently using.
After a thorough needs assessment, NAVCO helped design a security solution that would ultimately exceed Jim's goals for Fairways' stores. Awarded a three-year contract, NAVCO developed a complete turnkey security solution utilizing a mix of analog and IP megapixel cameras tied to a March Networks NVR. Intercoms, alarm and access control completed the integration. NAVCO additionally provided project management for all design, cabling, installation and extended service agreements.
Fairway's security team has seen a wide range of benefits from the NAVCO solution. Aside from addressing the typical shoplifting challenges any retailer faces, the CCTV system has proven itself useful in reducing slip and fall liability claims, vendor shortages, employee theft, and safety non-compliance.
With new supermarkets going up in less than three months, Fairway needed a vendor who could provide excellent communication, coordination and timely completion of deadlines. NAVCO delivered on all fronts, with a strong project management and team approach that kept the project on schedule and within budget. This "can do" attitude keeps Fairway coming back to NAVCO every time.
NAVCO helped design a security solution that would ultimately exceed goals for Fairways' stores.


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SymptomsWhen trying to login for the first time to VDS owner control panel, the wizards message doesn't close (it is closed when clicking "OK", but opens again when browsing to another tab).
This is how the Mozila and IE6 browsers work.
When login for the 1st time to the GUI - a dialog message and the quick start wizard should popup, because Mozila and IE6 have popup blocker - the popup wizard window is blocked while the dialog box appears.
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Dog walker Emma Paulsen had six dogs stolen from her truck in Langley this week. Below, we profile the missing pooches.
Oscar is a six-year-old Rottweiler-husky mix rescue Paul Grant and his wife adopted five years ago from the Richmond Animal Shelter.
"He was picked up as a stray … and he was a scared little dog," Grant said. "It was clear someone had driven him somewhere and left him to fend for himself."
Grant said it's been a gradual evolution as Oscar learns to explore his surroundings and becomes more comfortable in his now forever home.
"He was scared to get in cars to start with. Once we got him used to riding in the car, there was one time where my wife got out of the car and he was with my wife and I just had to move the car … and he was beside himself that I was going to drive off," Grant shared. "He's been my best friend for the last five years."
Grant said he and his wife don't impose many rules on Oscar but instead let him roam freely in the family home.
"It's so much fun to watch him discover the world," Grant shared. "He plays us like a fiddle some days and we know that."
Mia is a 15-month-old purebred pit bull. Owners Clayton and Amber Williams first got Mia when she was eight weeks old.
"We've had her since she was a baby," Amber told The Province. "She's just a very happy dog, very loving."
Mia was a new addition to the Williams' family after their last dog died of accidental poisoning just over a year ago.
"We just hope that in this big world we live in, that someone would get a hold of (Mia) and treat her the way she deserves to be treated," Clayton pleaded.
While Mia went missing in Langley, the couple actually live in the Tsawwassen/Ladner area along with the other owners.
"There's just no way she'll make it home (on her own). She's only 15 months old — she's one of those, 'I want to be loved and I want to be touched and I want to be petted.' She's not vicious in any way whatsoever," Clayton said.
"This dog is just a family dog."
Buddy is an almost two-year-old Boston terrier but owner Jennifer Myers Ortner said he is "big for his breed."
"We got him when he was about eight weeks old from a breeder in Kamloops," Myers Ortner told The Province.
Even more heartbreaking? Myers Ortner hopes Buddy will return home in time for his birthday on May 26.
"He's very playful, very mischievous. He's always doing things he shouldn't do," she said. "He was very shy at first … but he's turned into a little troublemaker."
Myers Ortner said Buddy loves joining her and her husband at the kitchen table, not on the floor, but on a chair of his own.
But of all the antics Buddy gets up to, Myers Ortner said his affinity for stealing socks is among the more frustrating.
"He runs around the house trying to find socks and then he'll have it dangling from his mouth — and then he'll come find you so you can see he's got it," she shared.
"He's our child."
Salty was adopted as a puppy by Emma Paulsen from a breeder in Ohio. Since then, the now four-year-old dog has travelled the high seas — kind of.
"I used to live on a boat with her when she was little," Paulsen explained of the border collie's name. "We used to call her Salty the Sea Dog. She loves the water, the ocean and playing on the beach."
Paulsen called Salty "loving" but said she also has a tendency to be over excited.
"She's super hyper active and super friendly with everyone," Paulsen shared. "She likes to chase shadows."
Paulsen is hoping to find Salty soon before she has to break any bad news to her two sons.
"They don't know," she said. "I'm just hoping he sees them when he comes back and I don't have to share any bad news."
Teemo, an almost three-year-old Poodle-Bouvier mix, looked like a "little teddy bear" when the King family first brought him home at 10 weeks.
"It was incredible," Colleen King said with a laugh. "He became part of our family instantly."
King described Teemo as being a dog that is "incredibly smart and easy to train," with a "unique personality."
"He's very intelligent and he thinks he's human, I'm sure," she said. "The first thing my kids do in the morning is go cuddle with the dog, and the last thing they do at night is cuddle with the dog."
King said Teemo loves interacting with children, "the smaller, the better."
"He's a shy dog and quite timid … but he's a joy to have in the house. He'll just bring the toys and tug at your socks to play," she said.
Even King's husband, who initially didn't want a dog, is now head over heels for Teemo.
"But now, this dog is everything to him," King said.
Molly is a German shepherd-blue heeler cross. Since Louise Scott lost her husband last year, Molly has been her constant companion.
"She was my eyes, ears and everything," said the 80-year-old woman.
"She's so gentle and well-behaved. She's a very good watchdog," Scott said. "I mean, she's my pet. She sleeps with me every night."


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I'm really enjoying the "play-by-play" reporting as well !
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Alright Bawan, perhaps theres something useful in it to anyone visiting another year - and an evening diary is a nice thing to do. As now. Even if the rain stopped before the 2nd training it´s pouring now instead. We had a very warm and sunny afternoon today and not that thunderstorm they talked about yesterday. Thunder starts right now and it might be a very wet qualification tomorrow instead.
Learnings and joys of today:
Skipped the expensive shuttle-depending-parkings and found free parking some kilometer from an entrance in the mixed and quite small quarters east of the track. Not hard at all today. Will go for that area tomorrow as well. If I arrive early it might be possible to find a spot there even on racing sunday. But if so I'll arrive very early- We'll see.
To get in is a kind of hustle when it comes to what is allowed and not. Passed one only-staff-entrance that directed me to a public one. They told me I wouldn't be allowed to bring my umbrella so I left it in their care. They told me my visible monopoid (a one-legged photo tripoid) could be asked about but would be ok if I told them what it was. Went on to the public entrance.
Now opposite info. An umbrella was ok but the monopod was a dangerous thing. I tried all arguments and they called for a very harsh guy carring a small machine gun. No, that's not allowed was all he said. Over and over and the kind of guy that never let another person have a last word. Had to leave the monopoid (worth around 50 Euro) with them.
To sum up those itemsI met many people inside carring umbrellas. I met at least three guys with tripoids. Asked one of them how he got that in and he said he was denied at one gate and allowed at another. So what is and isn't is not that easy to find out and plan for.
The obvious miss MANY person did was bringing bottles and cans of beverage. A considerable pile of dropped bottles and cans at the enterance. I had a small opened bottle of water I was drinking while I was walking. But had to leave the cap to the guys at the gates. Safety? Don't know. Some info I got before was that there was drinking-water-fountains everywhere. Haven't seen them yet. Perhaps racingday? Otherwise it seems more like buying beverage from the vendors is the task here. Yes, I can smack my small soft water bottle in someones head but picking up a piece of wood in the forrest would do more harm as a weapon
A lot of walking it is. Adding the walk from and to the car I estimated around 16 kms today . Had quite nice legs before and will end up as an athlet .
So the racing of today. Skipped first pass and started of from camping 30km north around 11.30. At 13 hours I took a seat at the first chikane. Very reasonable. Prato tickets is valid everywhere, even on seats, during friday. Tomorrow I'm more restricted. Therefore I brought my big lens today (missed the monopod) and to be used from a good seat right at the chikane. But honestly it's hard to take (good) pics on running racing cars. Double fences everywhere you're at level with track. From my high spot I was I was able to catch some of the cars. With 'normal' cameras and phone cameras you can allways get some overview pics but perhaps not the most exciting ones. With my 300mm lens though I get a bit TOO close so the task was to get a fast moving car inside the display - and the cars length is about the full horisontal display - and a sharpness. When you press the shutter the car has already passed so you have to train and find the right timing. I hope some of the many shots I did was alright. Tomorrow and racing day I will just use a wide angle lens for environment and a 135mm portrait lens to cars on track. Guess I have to forget about the fences.
The sound of racing F1 cars! Wow. As soon as I was out of the car about 1500 m from the track it was no doubt. Set off in the direction of the angry wasps. Beside track ear-plugs make sense if you care about your hearing. The speed is breath taking. Standing beside on a spot at straight a full might be a bit frustrating I guess. Better to find a place where they have to lift of, breaking and accelerate in my opinion.
Don't ask me about this days training when it comes to the outcome!?! There's plenty of big screens showing the same pics I see on TV BUT an italian speaker (yes I could hear names of drivers but that's it) and worse, NOT the lap times as I'm used to. Had to check with the web when I got home. Mercedes was fast - and so where all the other cars from my view. Even so - could live with that .
As I said I walked around a bit- Thursday I was in pit lane, main straight and Parabolica. Today first chikane, a bit of Curva Grande and both Lesmos. It's quite a walk in the woods/park to get to that up-in-the-corner area.
After 2nd training it was F2 qualification. Two Red flags and pauses, but nothing of that was from "my" sections. Not an ovbious differance in how you got impression of speed when the cars passes so fast. Even the following Porches (they races after the F2s). It was more of a convincing feeling of more power from the F1s,
It was enough for me and at 18 I walked my way back to the car, bought a sixpac water from a store and drank 1 liter at spot and drove home to my small but very nice camping. To be at the track camping might be good for many reasons but it's also nice to live at a lake with the mountains behind, having an evening swim in a pool, a genuine italina pizza and a beer. And a macciato to the tent where I'm sitting right now. The rain continues and seem to stay...
Hope you enjoyed even if it's a bit to read . If I miss it tomorrow evening I have my reasons. If so I do a bit re-capturing afterwards...
Good Night!
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Thanks MickeK for these posts, enjoy!
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The weather looks pretty unpleasant this morning, I hope you've been able to stay dry.
All those daft "security" rules suck pretty badly. For the water I guess the thing to do tomorrow will be to take one of your store-bought bottles of water, plus the cap from one of the others in your pocket so you can replace it when they confiscate the cap off the bottle!
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MickeK , we're loving these posts !
No worries about boring us .
It's like being there with you .
Interesting that you mention the sound .
Obviously , the "angry wasps" must still sound impressive if you're saying it drew you towards them .
I remember waking up to the sound of the V10 alarm clock at my campsite at Indy in 2000 .
But , the thought that I would wear earplugs only lasted for the first lap as the experience of that rumble was crazy cool .
AndyL has offered you a business opportunity in a way , if you think about it .
Take a good pocketful of caps off the most popular water bottles and you might just have a good commodity to sell inside the gates .
You might have been able to trade some for a mono or tripod , or even an umbrella today !
Well , maybe not , but maybe a smile from a nice Italian girl .
Have fun , and I hope we see a great race tomorrow .
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Hi all!
Communications breakdown (you know that Zep-song?) was a result of keyboard problems. A couple of keys didn't generate chars. Sorry to break the illusion of 'beeing there' by this, but I just did not have the patience to write stories with the screen keyboard . Guess the laptop keyboard didn't like all the rain... And it rained for sure.
Home again (did Venice and Vienne on my way back) and will try to sum my Monza experience up somehow. Even if the race is history by now. Perhaps my it might be useful for someone sometime .
All forecasts prepared us for a wet friday. As you already know that wasn't the case. Skies opened saturday instead. In fact it started late friday night and went on more or less for 24 hours! Just couldn't believe it. Couldn't bring my big lens as planned and risk the health of my photo equipment. Stayed in the tent to the last moment and came to the track some hour before Q1. No parking problems close to the track this day! Still raining. At Parabolica, just before the main straight, there are some 100 stands for Prato ticket. Found a spot there at the fence, very close to where the cars pass when going to the pits. To prepare the stress on race day my plan was to find me a good spot to aim for on sunday.
Dispite the wetness it was intersting to see the cars racing in those conditions but it lasted until the red flag a couple of minutes in. From that 15 minutes delays til the actual start more than three hours later!!! You have to be stubbard and patient and stay put. All those hours hanging at the fence with a cheap rain cap covering me. Now and then checking the weather conditions. Just as we thought it would stop it increased again. I guess you had a better time at home - if you ever lasted til the start of Q1 around 17pm. Well, at least there was no more water left in the skies so we had a very warm and sunny sunday instead. If you stayed at the TV it was quite a dramatic Q3, more excitement in that than in the actual race perhaps . It was chilly and wet and reasons to expect cancelled Q - but at last you get home (to a tent) and at last (in the evening) the rain stops.
Sunday was warm and sunny. The alarm was set to 5.30 am as I was adviced to be at track 8.00 to be able to get that spot for the day. Totally crazy morning as I hadn't checked with the camping gates. Naturally they where closed at this early hour and the rest of the camp seemed to sleep. Except from a couple of dutch fans that saved me there. Then the next backlash as I just checked the camera when I was on my way. Had forgot to put the charged battery in!!! Hesitated there for a while. But I just couldn't bare not beong able to take photos on race day so I turned. Was around 15 km to get back, climb over the camping fence to get the battery and then a departure around an hour later than planned... I can laugh at it now, but it wasn't the best of mornings.
So I was quite happy that despite a late arrival around 9 there was a free spot where I was during the Q. Found an english father and son and we could help each other the rest of the day to hold our reservations. Well, you have to eat and leak even at the races. The show was F3-race, F2-race, Porsche-race and then a different F1 drivers presentation. Not the usual truck driving a lap. Instead a lot of old sportscars (many Ferraris), one for each driver. Really nice. Then a lot of long legged ladies with signs walked by. Then the race started... Not of any interest to inform you around that. It was rather obvious to us that the Mercedes was too fast for anyone else. A lot of Italians (you have to be there to understand the Ferrari religion) changed mood from happy to less. I can imagine what would be the case with a red car in front.
From my spot it was easy to get to the tribune after the race. The guards tried to stop those trying to jump before all cars was back in the pits... ...but soon enough it was just to run out on the track and run to get a new spot. Vettel was celebrated as a winner. Lots of crazy fans. I was under the big Ferrari tifo flag.
A great weekend if I try to forget the wet hours. To be there, feel the athmosphere, see all parts of the track, climb on the old bankings and all. Got a lot of photos to edit and let's see if I later can publish some here.
Did I forget anything? Just ask. I almost forgot what my orignial posting was about. The task of where to park and all that. I didn't know anything about the surroundings before and found it more safe to go for the official parkings with shuttles - even if it seemed a bit time consuming. Didn't that at all. First day I just checked where one of those parkings was situated. Thursday I parked at the track camping for 10 Euros. Friday I checked the backstreets directly west to the track. No problems to find a free parking and walk 1 km. Took the same spot saturday (but the rain stopped many from going there) and even on sunday (despite my later arrival) I could park there around 8.30. So a total parking fee of 10 Euros. But you have to be on time. On race day the traffic was heavy.
One thing to say though is that a lot of traffic is re-arranged racing day and a lot of streets closed. Many small streets and a lot of small rondellas before you're close to the track and if you come late I guess you'll spend a lot of time in your own car.
So this was my final report, delayed with a couple of weeks but did at least give you the last details. Post any questions if you have any.
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Well done
I position myself on the track in the same fashion as you did w/Parabolica. I was at the furthest end of the Ost Kurve, so:
1) I could see them blast down the straight-away heading back towards the stands, though off-and-on rain made viewing through the rooster tails a bit difficult at times.
2) I would get a better audio-reception of them gathering up the gears while heading off in the distance. Im getting chills now having a flashback of that experience, since I could not believe how damn quick those guys were shifting this was still when drivers had to operate with manual shifting, and the year before Ferrari came out with that #@%$ paddle-shifter on the steering wheel, which of course is common today.
We had one lucky son-of-gun on here (member prc1966 ??) who attended that event in 1966 when Ferrari had came in 1-2 then, with an Italian driver, Scarfiotti, winning it. He said that afterwards the enthusiasm led to celebrations well into the next morning.
Anyways, Thanks for the Monza Report! It reminded me of Road & Tracks Henry Manney, who excelled not only on the atmosphere of food and such, but the sterotypical personalities that existed then. Dont bother to try to find one of his articles online, Ive tried already, over the years. He passed away in 1988, and had to retire some years before then due to his ailing condition. Which might explain why he isnt remembered as much as he deserves to be. If by some chance however, you come across a 1963 Road & Track, with the Nürburgring 1000km Race Report, pick it up. You wont regret it. His portrayal of the event/characters is hilarious.FIDO - Forget It, Drive On


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fans have a lot to learn.
The game aside, I saw some things on Saturday. Some things that make me question the way we are as WVU fans.
First of all, the Auburn fans know how to treat visitors. We were inundated with comments like, "great to see you and all of your fans here. you really travel well." "Good luck tonight, we really hope to see a good game." and "Boy, we really love Pat White down here. His family is fantastic and his dad is a real nice guy. He's a fire marshall, ya know!"
However, we were also told stories of how badly the Auburn fans were treated when they went to Morgantown last year. About how a 7-year old kid told a grown man to go eff himself. About how they were spit on and screamed at and treated worse than inmates. After hearing this from no less than 10 people, I started to feel a little sad.
I'm sad because I grew up in West Virginia. Someday, I hope to die in West Virginia. I hope that people are just as proud as me to be from West Virginia.
However, I learned that as a collective, our fan-base is garbage when it comes to the treatment of opposing fans. Sure, yell at the other team. Give them an earful. But when families of people made a long trip to Morgantown to see their team play, bringing along young kids and maybe even grandparents, chill out a little. They are there to enjoy themselves and watch football.
Our fans are very passionate, but it's time to not let that passion carry over into screaming curse words, hurling insults, or threatening with violence. We aren't soccer hooligans. We're football fans. We're there to watch football.
And, those opposing fans, who aren't local, don't have a choice but to book a hotel room (usually for two nights). They contribute to the local economy. They're actually helping Morgantown become greater and greater.
After the game, when we were walking out, 3 or 4 people said, "man, your quarterback is a BEAST. we got lucky a few times. If we hadn't, it would have been ugly the other way."
Nobody said a sour word to any of us. It sure would be nice to have our fans reciprocate those gestures.
If I read one more post about the fans
things WVU could learn from Auburn and the SEC
2. Stadium was amazing. Not only was it big, but it was like a shrine to them. It was encircled by nice shrubs, flowers and rod iron gates. The outside of the stadium was decorated with giant banners of famous football players. Of course Bo Jackson was up there but they also had Carlos Rogers and other throwbacks.
Where are our banners of Marc Bulger? Sam Huff? Major Harris? Gary Stills? John Thornton? Steve Slaton?
Auburn's marketing/athletic department obviously takes this seriously. Our dept must be too busy worrying about how to get the maple syrup stains off their tie.
3. Stadium signs – Its not the newest stadium around but they did care enough to hang painted and decorated seating section signs above the concessions stands so you can see them from the opposite end. WVU has a blue tin sign stuck to the stadium wall that you cant read until you are in front of the section.
4. RV lots – I know real estate is an issue but I have to believe there is some room near the mile ground. Auburn had huge fields for RVs that were completely FREE to park and tailgate in. First come, first serve. We parked the RV on Wednesday. Thats right, 4 days before the game and camped out and had a great time all week. Try doing that in Ruby Memorial parking lot.
Most of these ideas, especially the banners and decoration of mountaineer field would be inexpensive upgrades that would make a big difference IMO. With the ticket price and parking lot hikes, I think we can afford to act like we are a big time program.
I will post pics of the stadium as soon as I can.


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Don't drink fluoridated water (and/or mineral water, as well as water from deep wells). Filter out your water from fluorine if you can. Never give fluorine toothpaste to kids, they will swallow small amounts and that is dangerous. If you can manage, minimize other fluoride-rich products like heavily processed foods, some juices, etc. (But mostly fluoridated water is the most dangerous one.)
Try to minimize fluorine in your own toothpaste, but it's not as critical as ingesting.
The danger is not acutely life threatening, but there is research that shows statistically significant effects of decreasing IQ in children, cancer and other really serious health problems, so the issue is worth your time researching. Even the rumors of accumulation of fluoride in the pineal gland do have some scientific backing.
How trustworthy is this research?
This topic is somewhat controversial, but there is a lot of research that is hard to ignore that shows negative effects of ingesting high amounts of fluorine. "High" is always a relative word and everything can be poison in high enough doses, but the research shows that it's easy to get to dangerous doses of fluorine during regular life, from fluoridated water, processed food made with fluoridated water, swallowing small amounts of fluorine toothpaste, etc. Read the rest of this entry »