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FREE TALK – Inner Power & Protection Conversation: 24.09.09 @ 730pm, Oxfordshire
I would highly recommend this talk to anyone. I'll be there.
I would highly recommend this talk to anyone. I'll be there.
So much of this made sense to me. I am going to try Mike's recommendation on living at the centre of the wheel. I hope I'm patient enough to see the results. I really support Mike's work. The more I read, the more sense it all seems to make. I guess he is at the right level as a Teacher for me personally to learn. He is certainly thought provoking for me but with lots of agreement.
Here is an excerpt but as always…..
Return to the Centre
From the mysteries of time (last week) comes the conundrum of life. Do we journey through life or does life journey through us? Or both. Are you the driver or the hitchhiker? Or both. Are you the traveller or the witness? Or both. Are you on the stage or in the audience? Or both. Do YOU move or are you moved? Or neither!
Such questions have plagued the intellects of philosophers and mystics for centuries. Today, few of us have little time for such self-indulgent naval gazing reflections, (!) busy as we are with more important matters such as the price of a house, the latest score in the cricket and the weather for the weekend! And yet many of us often feel an ache in our soul which, when examined, reveals a desire to know the answers to such deep and profoundly significant questions, if perhaps phrased in slightly different ways.
If you do stop to look, to understand, to 'stand under' the idea of what it means to live, you may begin to sense all is not what it appears to be, all is not what you have been taught to see, all is not as real as you were led to believe.
Here is an excerpt from Mike George's weekly Newsletter that I subscribe to. I totally understand what Mike is saying. I definitly had the "its them not me" problem for years before I took a really hard look at myself with dissapointment with what I had become. But then you have to go through the rough to get to the smooth in this life!
CLICK HERE Living In Your Nature FOR THE FULL ARTICLE
The absence of peace in our life is demonstrated by the number of ways that we search, usually in vain, to alleviate the stresses and strains of modern living. If inner peace was present in our life we would likely travel less, eat less, shop less, work less, struggle less, talk less and think less. In some cases 'less' might, for short periods, become not at all! Such are some of the ways that we search for peace. It is a huge breakthrough moment when the penny drops, and we realise inner peace is generated from within and that no achievement or accumulation of anything 'more' from any source outside can induce it. It is also a moment when peace is recognised as the power in the engine of our life. It is the very ground of our being and just as buildings are only built on solid foundations so we cannot build a truly stable and happy life unless we find the power of our inner peace.
This is yet another great piece by Mike George.
Is there anything in your life you are passionate about? What is your passion? Are you sure it's real passion? Passion is another of those concepts whose meaning has become grey at best, totally blurred at worst.
Most of us will learn to think passion is good. Some of us will come to believe that if you have no passion you have no life, and you might as well be dead. Others exhort us to find our passion in life and then to pursue that passion with a …passion! And there are an increasing number who advise us to fill absolutely everything we do with 'a passion' if we want to be successful. Few go on to say exactly what they mean by passion, and so the word passion tends to be loosely and vaguely mixed with a variety of concepts including love, anger, suffering, attachment and enthusiasm. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE…..
All you need to do to get this FREE and lovely information is to go to Mike's website and sign up for his newsletter.
Here is another really good article from Mike George.
This is an excerpt but you can get the FULL ARTICLE HERE.
A New Enthusiasm
Many of us awaken each day in a different mood. Others find their mood swinging unpredictably and uncontrollably throughout the day. And some seem to become unchangingly stuck in a rut characterised by continuously dull feelings. Our moods obviously influence our level of enthusiasm towards tasks and people in particular, and towards our life in general. Yet we all know or have at least met someone who is almost constantly enthusiastic and wondered how on earth they maintain their consistently up-beat attitude to everything in their life. Sometimes we are inspired by their enthusiasm. And at other times, because it can be such a direct contrast to our own energy level, we find ourselves irritated and almost tired of being around such a bubbling energy. And yet, deep down there's often a little voice that says, "I wish I could be like that, be as enthusiastic as them about … everything".
All you need to do to get this FREE and lovely information is to go to Mike's website and sign up for his newsletter.
All of what Mike George says makes complete sense to me. Everytime I read something of his, I gain a deeper understanding. This particular article is great. This is what we need to teach our young and old. Here is a little taster. The full document is ATTACHED HERE.
Comparing ourselves with others is a deep and often subtle conditioning in a world where 'people watching' has become, for many, a daily obsession. As we watch, we compare, as we compare, we desire, and as we desire we lose our ability to be content with where we are and what we have. Someone else's life always look better than 'my life', someone else's success always seems much greater than any success I may achieve and someone else's future always seems to look much rosier than my future. These thought patterns are fatal to our well-being and over time can paralyse our ability to think clearly for ourselves.
All you need to do to get this FREE and lovely information is to go to Mike's website and sign up for his newsletter.
I am seriously considering going to this one. The agenda looks really good and the cost is very reasonable for a 3 day retreat. Plus it is hosted by the wonderful Mike George whom I have a lot of respect for. Take a look:
Life is a process not a result, a journey not a destination, a work in continuous progress. It's easy to spend too much time focussing on outcomes and striving for achievement, and thereby miss the beauty and the magic of the journey, not to mention the lessons along the way.
We each create our own journey much as a painter paints her painting and a composer refines his symphony. Everyone has a song in their heart and everyone has a canvas called the 'mind' on which they will create the panorama of their life. Have you found your song and if so how does it sound? Have you started on your canvas and if so how does it look?
You are warmly invited to join one of the weekend Self Awareness Retreats which offers the gifts of insight and understanding, meditation and silence, the company of fellow creators and a chance to relax and look at yourself and life very differently.
To help you sustain your 'creative process', and whatever inner work you initiate during the weekend retreat, you will receive a weekly refresher by email for 18 weeks.
There is much more information on the website– ie full costs and itinerary. Cost-wise, I think £175 for 3 days and accommodation is very reasonable.
If you cannot make this one, you can join the mailing list and get information on future events. Send your mailing address to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Skin on skin
That's what I need right now. Some warm, human contact. Some of that human touch.
I lay awake last night for a long while, all kinds of interior narratives running through my head. Too much caffeine was the culprit. As I lay on my side, feeling my heartbeat in my pillowed ear, I wrote a letter to my mother in my mind. A letter of gratitude and thanks. I talked to him, articulated everything I needed to get off my chest perfectly. I listened to the faint booming of a stereo from a nearby frat house – Won't Get Fooled Again, followed by You Shook Me All Night Long. I philosophized on how I felt my 'id' was taking over my rationale. I lamented on having read Freud at all (damn him). I wondered how my brother was dealing with his jetlag. I've been collecting bottlecaps for him.
I'm used to taking half an hour to hours to fall asleep, though. Another ADD-like attribute. Always trying to organize my thoughts and make sense of them, make peace with my mind, during the only time I have completely, irrevocably available to me. The time I need to be resting the most.
Moving on…
An effect, most likely, of my hormonal cycle, but my desire to be wrapped in the warmth of another human body has increased tenfold lately. I always get cold feet this time of month, too.
I suppose that's because all of the heat is going where it most wants to go right now – my womb. And while finals and post-finals work has drained me, I've been hungering for sex. For a male. I am overcome with the need to be connected, made complete, made whole, filled to bursting, feeling him bursting inside me. The hunger has my eyes (and my eyes only) stalking those who could fulfill that desperate need.
vagina monologue reprise
So, I sit here, tying up final loose ends with one more class, and all I can think about is the tube of cotton stuffed inside me.
I have never been truly comfortable with tampons. This may have partly been inherited from my mother, from whom I inherited many traits (for better or for worse), but mostly I feel it is such an unnatural, uncomfortable sensation. And as every shift and movement reminds me of this absorbent tube, I am also struck with nervousness at the potential for toxic shock syndrome. I know little about TSS, to be honest, but the potential symptoms scare me nonetheless.
And so I find myself fighting panic whenever I feel it stirring within me as I move, or when I feel any pangs or aches in my abdomenal region. I could rationalize, tell myself it is the fact that I have not eaten in a many hours, or that it is the normal cramping of the first day. Regardless, however, I am nervous.
There is also the possibility of psychological influence on these bodily pains. I remember a friend's mantra: "If you think you're sick, you will be." I wonder how much power the mind really holds over that. It links to my philosophy professor telling us of a hypnotist's trick, involving an unlit cigarette being put out in the palm of the hypnotized victim, and having a blister develop at that spot the following day. It is as wondrous as it is frightening.
Psychology, Philosophy, Biology, Art, Animation, Academia, all swirling in my head today. I feel at once refreshed yet simultaneously weighed down. The curse of the month, as it were. The only benefit, I suppose, is to have a concrete reason for my mood swings and erratic behavior.
And the craving for chocolate.
The instigator
"Slap me."
"Slap me."
Her eyes burned. She glared defiance as she repeated those two improbable words. Her body trembled with the energy of clashing emotions – anger, fear, desperation, and a hard, keening need. She didn't know why she wanted it so badly. His anger, his rage. She craved it, as if she knew she would draw in its energy, be somehow nourished by it.
"Slap me!"
She saw his struggle – uncertainty and a growing, but fast repressed anger. She egged him on, pushed him. Her eyes never left his. She wanted to see them grow dark.
Stop this, now.
Oh, no. There was no stopping it. She was consumed by the need now. Everything else disappeared behind a hazy cloud in the back of her mind. She pursued him, trying to back him into a corner. She knew he would never stand for that. A glimmer of a warning sparked in her consciousness, aware of the danger of her pursuit. But this only excited her more, and her hunger grew for that primal rage and lust.
She pursued, he backed away. She knew how much he despised backing off. Conceding. She saw his pupils begin to contract, his eyebrows unconsciously furrowing. Close, close.
He was in a corner now. The place, mentally, she knew he could not, would not stand. She braced herself, but her eyes continued to burn into his. Challenging. She took one more step forward.
He snarled and grabbed her hair, bending her back in one smooth move. She pulled against the grip, but only to maintain eye contact. She saw it growing, the darkness. Her heart simultaneously surged with joy and leapt into her throat. She did the one thing to tip the balance.
She sneered.
Their eyes stayed locked as he raised his hand. She tried to watch him for as long as possible …
He brought his hand down across her cheek, knocking the breath from her. Before she could recover, his hand returned in a backhand across her other cheek.
Is this what you wanted? Two more swats.
Is it, slut? Twice more again.
Only low moans from her now … and in those moans, the only answer he needed. He hears her completeness; her submission; her lust. He reached between her legs, roughly pulling them apart and finding her thighs slick.
So, this is what gets this slut off. His grip on her hair tightened, lifting her head up.
Their eyes locked.
My period is due tomorrow night. My paper is due Monday morning.
I had something of a post in mind … but it's disappeared into the ether, for now. The internet is distracting like that (although great for my ADD-like tendencies). And I'd much, much rather be perusing my favorite blogs than regurgitating my philosophy class in the form of a final paper. Ego, id, super-ego. My ego is aware of the necessity of passing this class in order to notch another step towards my degree. The id delights in the simple, automatic pleasures of the wind and sun on my face, the bagel by my side, and grumbles at the paper that restricts that pleasure. The super-ego … well, isn't it omnipresent, pulling the strings of my unconscious decisions like a puppeteer? Directing my actions and behavior without any awareness on my part? Perhaps it, too, is playing a role in this paper-writing business. What that is, I can't say. It is, after all, unconscious.
I stepped outside to go to class this morning, and felt a gust of autumn-y, nostalgia-laden wind. It reminded me of the crackle of frost, and then I looked down and saw a cluster of red maple leaves. The sight captured me, as if I'd been frozen in time … or transported back into a past season, or all past seasons. I shook myself free and leaned into my walk, nose searching for that whiff of autumn I had sensed – or had I just remembered it?
The mixture of past memories and present reality stayed with me until I entered the arts center. The spell broke.
There is still a lot of work to be done. I am excited for the term to end, and for the new one to begin. Fall term. Looking forward to pumpkin carving, Homecoming, bonfires, hikes under the changing canopy, the privilege of living in a shiny new dorm, the incoming freshmen, and classes, classes, classes.
Transgender issues
Read this NYTimes article just now. Very interesting, the politics and issues concerning gender roles. The technology available to change from one sex to another still completely blows me away. I admit, the idea frightens me, although I can understand why some would want to make the transformation. Coming from a middle-class, sheltered, 90% white Catholic town, the concept shakes the foundations of my perceptions on gender roles. I don't think that's a bad thing.
However, I still sympathize with those who view these switches as "treason." Especially when the one making the switch is involved with a partner who loved [him] as a woman.
"There are many people who look at what these young women are doing, and say to themselves, 'Hey, by turning yourselves into men, don't you realize you're going over to the other side?' " she said. "We thought we were all supposed to be in this together."
Beyond the political implications, the sense of loss is felt most keenly in personal relationships.
"I am a lesbian because I am attracted to women, and not to men," said a 33-year-old woman who broke up with her partner of seven years, Sharon Caya, when Sharon became Shane. The woman, who asked to be identified only as Natasha, to protect family members who are unaware of her lifestyle, said that she was ultimately faced with the reality of her sexual orientation and identity. "I decided I couldn't be in a romantic relationship with a man."
"You're in love with a person, but there is something about gender that is so central to identity it can be overwhelming if the person changes," she said.
Much food for thought…

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Shout Trailing Multi-Link Suspension Boost Fork
In the event that you didn't quite get the message when the first linkage fork was announced by Trust Performance last year, the brand is ready to shout it loud with its new longer-travel multi-link fork that blasts beyond its predecessor, challenging bigger and beefier terrain than the Message could tackle, and offering traction, on traction, on traction, through the roughest, rowdiest trails, and the most blown-out corners packed with brake bumps. The Shout Trailing Multi-Link Suspension Boost Fork is built with a similar aesthetic to the Message fork that blew minds with its unique linkage design, but it shifts away from its sibling with deliberate changes to optimize this beast for your long-travel machine. It packs in a lofty 178mm of plush contour travel to gobble up the deepest roots and rocks, and boost doubles for days — all with less stiction, more stiffness, and better tracking than you'll find from a telescopic fork. And while we can boast the fork's ability to gobble up rock gardens, we'd be remiss to skip over the forks impeccable climbing capabilities, but don't worry—Trust thought of that too with new sag point firm mode that eats up rocks and roots, even on the uphill. This enduro (or aggressive trail) fork is built to fit 29er or 27.5+ bikes that ask for a 160-180mm standard telescopic fork. For frames built around non-plus 27.5in wheels, the Shout replaces 160-170mm of telescopic travel.
We know, gimmicky bike trends seem to hit our industry with the speed and frequency of bullets from a Gatling gun. It's easy to see new technology and write it off as another piece of carbon that will be out of date in a year — but we'd urge you to take a different approach to Trust's suspension design, and here's why: When diving into the recent history of mountain bike technology, the past decade's focus on frame design has taken precedence over all else, and one area in which we've constantly seen tinkering is in rear suspension design. With platforms like DW-Link, DELTA Link, and VPP, linkage designs have propelled rear suspension so far forward that those of us from older generations are blown away by the stability our new rides provide — the lack of pedal-bob, and the all-out efficiency that near matches hard tails keep riders pushing harder and faster than before — but while these changes were shifting the rear ends of our bikes into the superbike realm, the front has remained largely unchanged. What this leaves us with is a fork design that we've stuck with for some time, and has made improvements, but we think it might be worth taking a different look at the way the front end works, and considering the benefits we might find from different applications.
Trust's Founder and Technical Director is no other than Dave Weagle, who has designed and patented some of the most lauded suspension platforms on the market including DW-Link, Split-Pivot, and DELTA. His understanding of suspension kinematics is peerless, and applying his expertise towards the front of the bike is certainly going to transform pre-conceived notions about fork designs. Bringing carbon fiber expertise to the fold is Co-founder and President Jason Schiers. Schiers founded ENVE Composites and legitimized carbon wheels and components for mountain bikes proving that they were lighter, stiffer, and more durable than their aluminum equivalents. Last up is fellow Co-founder and CEO Hap Seliga. Hap is one of 3 founders of Competitive Cyclist (which is why our logo has those 3 dots, by the way) and helped it grow into the premium online bike retailer that it is today.
And now that we've gotten through the history lesson, lets dive into the technology of the Shout, and multi-link front suspension. While there's nothing inherently wrong with a telescoping fork, Trust knew that there was room for progress on the way we think about front suspension. Increased bushing overlap and better seals on modern suspension forks are a double-edged sword. On one hand, they improve stiffness and prolong service life but it comes at the expense of increased friction. Even with lower drag seals and special stanchion coatings that can make a telescoping fork feel smooth, it can't hold a candle to the reduced breakaway force achieved by a linkage design that pivots on bearings. Trust tested a handful of premium forks on the market and the average force needed to move the stanchions, sans a spring, was around 50 pounds. The best it found was a broken-in and factory tuned version that required 21 pounds of force to initiate movement. The Shout takes all of 2 pounds. Its small bump compliance is something you appreciate right away and you'll really notice it when hopping back on more traditional designs. Take the rear shock off of your bike and cycle the suspension. You know that smoothness that comes from a linkage design that pivots on bearings? That's exactly what you get with Shout's stroke.
The other area of refinement allowed with a linkage design is its ability to choose the axle's placement and its travel path. Almost every fork currently on the market uses a leading axle design which works okay, however, it's not ideal. A telescoping fork operates much like a lever when this leading axle hits an object and while most of the force goes up and is mitigated by the spring and damper, some of the force goes rearward too. This places a binding force on the upper legs and bushing that reduces its sensitivity. Trust's design places the axle further back allowing the fork to gobble up rock gardens, roots, and braking bumps better. Think of the axle placement like a shopping cart caster, the wheels always want to self-correct to a position that is behind the pivot, or in this case the steer tube, relative to the direction of movement. To put it another way, the load is pulling the wheel forward and you can see how adding some pedaling force behind this helps the front wheel claw up and over technical trail furniture and helps keep the wheel glued to the singletrack and tracking through chunder. Another scenario to imagine is pushing a loaded wheelbarrow into a curb versus pulling it behind you. It's much easier to pull it up and over than pushing through the abrupt stop you get as the wheel makes contact. Its slightly rearward wheelpath and increased fore and aft stiffness relative to traditional designs further eases this initiation and allows the front end to follow trail contours more efficiently.
The other notable advantage of a linkage system is how it keeps the bike's geometry better intact throughout its travel. As a telescoping fork goes through its stroke, the head tube angle steepens and the wheelbase and trail decrease. On the Shout, those measurements are more consistent from the top of the stroke through deep in its travel, leading to, well, a more consistent ride with less brake dive and better stability everywhere. When combined with the newer generation trail geometry, the thought of going over the bars is a distant memory. Those days of preserving the bike's intended geo by adding tons of air pressure to the fork or filling it up with a bunch of volume reducers in an attempt to keep the fork higher in its travel, often compromising performance, are also long gone. This translates to a slight shift in riding position which might feel a little foreign at first, as you can push your upper body further forward than before, trusting that the fork will work through the brake bumps and corners with a smoother ride, and stiffer confidence than you've ever felt on a traditional fork.
Shout differentiates itself from the Message not only in its travel growth, but it also features a three-way mode adjust that enables on-the-fly adjustments — firm, medium, and open — and while this might seem familiar to you if you've spent much time observing the Message, it adds in an industry first — a sag-point firm mode, which enables 20% of the fork's suspension before lockout engages. This is critical for two reasons —firstly, rarely do our climbing trails point skywards without a single flat or downhill section that offers us much needed respite on the way up, and secondly often technical climbs are littered with rough square-edge bumps that require a little forgiveness. Without the 20% sag, a fork feels fully rigid and jarring when you knock into a rock section mid climb, but the Shout is built to soak that up, and bounce right back to a stiff feel that doesn't waste your power on the way to the summit.
When it came to the Message, we rarely heard complaints on handling through rough sections of trail, but very occasionally, an aggressive rider would take the 130mm fork into situations that question the sum of its numbers. In the event that a rider took the fork in a drop-to-flat scenario, the linkage suspension wasn't as quick to actuate as some might prefer, so we asked Trust how this was being addressed with the longer travel fork that's intentions are steered much more towards flow trails, bike park, tables, and drops. As the Message was intended for shorter travel rides, it wasn't built with endless drops in mind, but the Shout changes the geometry of the linkage, with longer links at the bottom to change the trail of the bike, enabling suspension to be actuated easily regardless of where the wheel lands. This is further paired with a new damper tune that's optimized for bigger hits, keeping things silky smooth in rowdy conditions.
The fork is completed with a sleek, one-piece carbon exterior that's laid up meticulously in Trust's own factory in Taichung. This carbon exterior houses the fork's sliding bits under the hood so to speak, keeping seals and such out of harm's way from rocks and other trail debris. Additionally, this bumps up the service intervals significantly. Whereas a typical fork recommends servicing every 50 hours, the Shout extends that to 250 hours. The fork has 180mm native rotor post-mount with clearance for 203mm versions with adapters. While compression can be adjusted with the three-position toggle we mentioned before, you can further adjust rebound and low-speed-compression with quick turns of an allen key on two bolts that are easily accessed through ports on the carbon exterior. The requisite rebound damping adjustment is also present, allowing you to dial in the Shout for your weight, riding style, and terrain. It has clearance for standard 27.5in through 29in hoops, and tires up to 2.8in. Finally — setup is made even easier than you'll find on telescoping forks that require full blown algorithms to calculate. Dave Weagle recommends starting by setting shock pressure identical to your weight (at a 1:1 ratio), and using the sag indicator on the non-driveside to start out at 20% sag in open mode.
- Trust's Shout progresses fork technology to new, loftier realms
- 178mm of stiction-free travel and Boost-spaced axles
- Design improves tracking and small-bump compliance
- Fist in industry Sag Point Firm mode enables 20% of sag when climbing
- Carbon construction reduces weight and boosts stiffness
- The damper offers an Open, Medium, and Firm settings
- Easily adjust rebound and compression with allen keys
- Trust was founded by 3 of the industry's most revolutionary titans
- Axle to crown height of 580mm replaces forks +/- 20mm of 580
- Designed for 29, 27.5+ bikes with 160 - 180mm of travel, or 27.5in bikes with 160 - 170mm of travel
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I've talked before about the making of Royal, and how it was a privilege to spend time on the road making a film about a 92-year-old Royal Marine who stormed Sword Beach on D-Day. Royal opened to an energetic, but largely sympathetic crowd in Ted's home county of Pembrokeshire last year. So, as we prepared to take the film out to film festivals, we were a little unsure how the film community at large would respond to Ted's story.
In stepped The Copper Coast International Film Festival to dispel our concerns by announcing Royal as their Best Documentary, 2018.
The award is, of course, terrific, but I think my favourite part about the festival was watching a largely young audience respond to Ted's story with the same level of emotion and reverence that we experienced when making the film.
There was no disconnect here — they got it. In 2018 an audience of young people cheered, clapped and wept for a man that they'll never meet, who sacrificed everything for them to be able to enjoy the simple freedoms we often take for granted; such as going to a film festival.
The awards night was a fantastic occasion, brilliantly hosted by Swansea's own Mal Pope. Which was particularly pleasing for us as his documentary 'Jack to a King – The Swansea Story' served as a source of inspiration to us in making Royal.
With other giants of Welsh cinema in attendance such as the director of 'Twin Town' Kevin Allen, needless to say, we were just happy to be part of the crowd.
So, I'll sign off by sending everyone at Copper Coast and The University of Wales Trinity St. David a massive thank you for your hospitality. We'll be back next year with something else to show you (if you'll have us). If there are any filmmakers reading this, I wholeheartedly endorse Copper Coast as a filmmaker-friendly festival, that gives your film every opportunity to find an audience.
I'll leave a link to an interview the festival did with me on the second day of the festival below — just excuse my wet rat aesthetic, I'd just come in from the rain.
Once again, thank you to everyone who supported Royal and more importantly Ted Owens. You can find out more about this incredible man by reading my article on Ted for War History Online, here.


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New York flooded and dark, and meanwhile, on the other side of the country, in the warm California are the famous opening of the new store Rag & Bone. An informal party, in which we saw a few familiar faces to looks very simple and journal. Perfect to greet friends, congratulate the designers of Rag & Bone for the opening and have a drink to your health. Is that I almost prefer to see dressed up so you know where Spanx leading up to the neck.
I liked the dress but poor Cameron Diaz should hire an urgent appointment with her hairdresser. That irregular fringe is no longer salty as a girl of 20. Sometimes it seems that you forget who is 40. Reese Witherspoon was very pretty and shows that normal after a third pregnancy is qu evenings to get rid of the tummy. A person of flesh and blood, not like the ones to give birth two weeks of their stomachs as a table.
Emma Roberts style whenever I like. Her golden shoes and I think as I think I will find some similar. Correct Brittany Snow attended the meeting with her black dress.
Almost all chose print dresses for the party, included Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee Shaffer.
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Chord Extensions & Extended Chords
Extended jazz piano chords create a richer and more complex sound than triads and 7th chords and so they are used in jazz music to create more interesting harmonic progressions.
This lesson provides an introduction to chord extensions, explaining what they are and where they come from. We will then look at some of the most common extensions for major, minor and dominant chords and review the most effective way to practise these extensions to be comfortable playing them in all 12 keys.
Free Downloadable Lesson Supplement
Download this lesson supplement which contains all of the notation examples from the lesson:
What Are Chord Extensions?
Chord extensions occur when you extend a chord beyond the 7th note of the scale which takes you past the octave mark.
There are three extensions, the 9th, the 11th and the 13th. If we continue to extend the chord past the 13th we get back to the root of the chord so the 13th is the highest chord extension that you need to learn.
Be aware that on lead sheets and jazz standards, chord extensions may or may not be indicated in the chord symbol. This is part of the freedom you have as a jazz musician — you can interpret and play the music however you like.
Major Chord Extensions in Jazz Piano
With major keys, the common extensions include the 9th, sharp 11th and the 13th. We use the sharp 11th (an 11th that has been raised by half a step) due to the half step interval between the major 3rd and the natural 11th. This half step interval sounds very dissonant so instead the 11th is sharpened to create a full step interval which sounds much more palatable.
Minor Chord Extensions in Jazz Piano
With minor chords, the common extension include the 9th, the natural 11th. In minor keys there is a whole step interval between the minor 3rd and the natural 11th which makes 11th chords sound much more consonant than in major keys. However, in minor keys, there is a half step interval between the 13th and the minor 7th which is very dissonant so the minor 13th chord is not as common as minor 9ths and minor 11ths.
Dominant Chord Extensions in Jazz Piano
Dominant chords are by far the most complex of the three chord types in terms of extensions — pretty much anything goes here and it's perfectly fine to have the 9th, sharp 11th and the 13 all in the same chord!
Lesson Downloads
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Practice Tips
If the chord is G-7, as a jazz arranger, you need to decide how to play a G-7 to produce a nice sophisticated jazzy sound.
With any chord, you have the creative freedom to choose what notes to include, your options for minor chords are root, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th & 13th (if you add another 3rd on top of the 13 you are back to the root so 13 is the highest extension)
Jazz musicians often abbreviate chords to just '7', eg. G-7 or C7 - even if the chord contains higher extensions such as 9, 11 or 13. Look at this as shorthand.
It also applied to lead sheets…. just because the chord symbol says '7' … you have the freedom to add in extensions and alterations. That is the beauty of playing jazz music… you have a lot of freedom to interpret chords how you want to.
Generally speaking, the higher the extension you include, the richer and 'more complex' the sound will be.
- Complex doesn't always mean good, sometimes just a plain chord with the root, 3rd, and 7th will sound just fine. Variety is the key.


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I am writing to publicly thank all the people across the University who worked so hard to clear away the snow from last weekend's record-setting blizzard and those who performed other critical functions to keep our students and the Rutgers community safe during and after the storm. Many of them worked around the clock for 72 hours to accomplish this herculean task. In the cleanup alone, our men and women put in more than 17,000 person-hours, operated 645 pieces of motorized equipment, put down nearly 3,000 bags of ice melt, and moved hundreds of truckloads of snow.
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Did you know that in 2012 alone 7.2% or 17 million adults aged 18 are prone to alcohol addiction? And almost 855,000 adolescents aged 12 – 17 have AUD -Alcohol Use Disorder.
This data has been published by WHO (World Health Organisation) to alert the public of the kind of grip Alcohol has on the community especially among the budding minds of the population.
"When a man is drunk, either with alcohol or selfish pride, he invariable hurts the one he loves"
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Stop Drinking Expert – A Review
So, how to stop this disease that is slowly curbing the nation? Nothing I found on the internet for work, either the method was artificial or unrealistic or both, not to mention the huge expenses involved.
That is when I came across this amazing solution designed by Craig Beck – "Stop Drinking Expert". He has provided with a great lot of information and techniques to help anyone who is willing, to quit the addiction of wine, beer, and any other alcoholic drinks. Craig himself has been an alcoholic for over 10 years and he declares that "the more he drank the harder it was for him to quit".
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- Heart – Damage to the circulatory system, alcohol present in the blood system causes severe damage to the blood vessels along the way of its flow, reduces the pumping capacity of the heart. Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy is a condition exclusive to people prone to alcohol abuse. A condition where the hearts' muscle weakens and less blood is pumped out.
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- Kidneys – The abnormal size of kidneys (enlargement due to the thickening of glomerulus due to filtering of alcohol, Renal Failure, Renal stones or kidney stones.
- Pancreas – Nausea and vomiting, sharp pain in the abdomen, pancreatic failure.
- Liver – Being the largest organ in the body and also the prime filter of toxins, the liver faces the severe consequences of alcohol consumption. Liver cirrhosis, Epstein Barr, Liver cancer are some of the medical conditions associated with the alcoholic damage to this organ. Failure of liver if left untreated may even lead to death.
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- Many people do not actually opt for a cure for alcohol addiction, this is because of the fear of confession in the open. There is no need to worry about your privacy being risked here. You can try this program at the comfort of your home or any other place.
- The author claims that you can reduce the addiction to a dramatic level within an unbelievable time of 21 days.
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Using homogenization theory we treat the problem of controlled diffusions in a random medium with rapidly varying composition. This involves homogenization of a nonlinear Bellman dynamic programming equation with rapidly varying random coefficients. The appropriate "averaged form" of this equation is derived to define the limiting control problem; and a precise convergence result is given.


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Ray Ban Cats Fashion Sunglasses Review
Ray Ban Cats
While such Ray Ban classics as Aviators and Wayfarer can function as fashion accessories, the brand offers dedicated collections of couture sunglasses that exhibit the most expressive characteristics of said lines. Cats is one such collection: it contains several variations, 1000, 4000, and 5000, each, in a way, being the dressy successor of either Aviator or Wayfarer. While representing their iconic lines, these shades add to them several elements that indicate, without a doubt, a fashion purpose.
The use of color, both on frames and on lenses plays a major part in Cats sunglasses. Considering that the designs are unisex, palette becomes the main element distinguishing men's spectacles from women's: former usually display black, brown, gray, and tortoise tones, while ladies pieces opt for vivacious pinks, blues, yellows, violets, and other variation.
Frames are usually large and relatively thin, and include a pair of flat traditional temples (as opposed to the sculpted Wayfarers or metallic cylinders of Aviator).
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Cats 1000
This model reflects the Rounded Wayfarer. It's notably larger, features simplified temples, and is generally softer and more feminine – yet the source of inspiration remains decidedly clear. Importantly, metal Ray Ban logo decorates the temples of both lines, pointing to their mutually common roots.
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Cats 4000 stands out as a more independent creation designed by Ray Ban to emulate the high-fashion Gucci and Prada on their own turf.
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Amazon recently set about to hire 50,000 people on the spot for Amazon Jobs Day. (You read that right, 50,000!)
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So I was reversing into my 'usual' car park space in Morrisons, checked my mirror as I was going on, stomped on the brakes. WTF?
Parked up, saw this.
In pretty much exactly the same condition (And state!) as mine - filthy, obviously well used, rear arch rust on one side, missing a front mudguard (both on the opposite side to mine, oddly).
Proper hilarious. I popped the door open after I finished parking rather loudly went HAA! as I realised that it wasn't an RX8 or something (Which can look kinda similar from dead on in the mirrrors in yellow) and got some funny looks. Till they spotted it and realised they'd never seen a yellow one before, let alone two next to each other
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Jewish immigration to Israel dropped slightly in the first eight months of 2018 over the corresponding period last year, despite a 35 percent increase in traffic from Russia.
The 1% overall drop owed to a decrease in immigration from countries with major Jewish populations, including Ukraine – which saw an 8% drop to 4,094 immigrants in 2018 – and France, which dropped by 31% to 1,862 newcomers between January 1 and Sept. 1, an interim report by the Jewish Agency for Israel showed.
By contrast, aliyah from Russia leapt to 6,331 newcomers in the first trimesters of 2018 compared to 4,701 in that period in 2017.


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For the Media Diversity Institute by Aidan White
Published: 16 September 2011
The report released this week by the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations on media coverage of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque provides much evidence that the mix of bias and incompetence over this story went far beyond the newsrooms of the United States to which I referred last week.
The use of attractive buzz-words and phrases by journalists is a phenomenon the world over and the report highlights how many media fell into the trap of using language that would attract audience, but in the end oversimplified and distorted the truth.
Nevertheless, there is an intriguing question about the timing of the report. It was released three days after September 11, when global coverage of the 10th anniversary commemorations was at a peak. To attract any attention and to squeeze onto the news agenda, this report would have had to be released before the event. This surely would have been the intention of the authors.
In the end it was issued as an afterthought and media, both in the United States and beyond, treated it as such. Perhaps someone thought that for political reasons it should be delayed because it might divert attention from the focus on the terrible loss and suffering of the victims. If so, that's a pity.
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The UK subsidiary of Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo has launched the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta Business Edition. The new car is aimed specifically at business drivers. The new model is based on the Distinctive trim level but comes with some more features. Other than offering a set of 16-inch alloy wheels; dual-zone climate control; cruise control; rear parking sensors; DAB digital radio and Bluetooth connectivity, the new Business Edition also gets 6.5-inch Uconnect™ infotainment system upgrade, with voice-programmable satellite navigation with 3D mapping, as well as the Visibility Pack, which includes dusk and rain sensors; self-dimming rear-view interior mirror and power folding door mirrors, front seat electric lumbar support and front parking sensors.
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Yahoo on Tuesday night plans to unveil an updated toolbar for the Mozilla Foundation's open-source Firefox browser that offers the company's Anti-Spy adware and spyware removal software for computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system. Yahoo, which recently backtracked on a pledge to make all its software compatible with Firefox, also will make its basic Firefox toolbar, without Anti-Spy, available for use with Linux and Apple Computer's Macintosh operating systems. The toolbars and Anti-Spy software are free.
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Washington( CNN) UN Ambassador Nikki Haley offered a glimpse of the administration's policy on North Korea as tensions mount in the area and the isolated nation continues to develop its nuclear weapons program.
Haley's remarks in a Thursday interview on CNN's Erin Burnett "OutFront" came as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson constructed his first trip on the job to Asia, where he derided the US approach to the country during the past two decades and pledged a new track. In the CNN interview, Haley also said the US plans to recalibrate on the issue.
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GAZA — Israeli forces stationed along the border with Gaza fatally shot one Palestinian man and wounded another on Thursday, according to a Palestinian official.
Ashraf al-Qedra, a spokesman for the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza, said that Ibrahim Mansour, 26, had been shot in the head. He said the two men had been in a group of workers collecting scrap metal near the border fence.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli military said several Palestinians had approached the fence and started tampering with it. Soldiers acted to move the men away, and when that failed fired toward what appeared to be the main instigator, she said. So far this year, she said, three explosive devices have been detonated against Israeli forces patrolling the border. They did not cause death or injury.
Cross-border tensions, including Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes, have increased in recent weeks.


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Here on Earth, we are quite safe. We have the right kind of air to breathe, right amount of precipitation and above all, an ozone layer to protect us from harmful radiations of Sun. Life blooms on Earth. But is our solar system friendly or hostile? What will happen if you step on different worlds? For how long can we survive on other planets and their moons. Let us analyse.
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Mercury is the closest and the tiniest planet orbiting the Sun. It is so small that it cannot even hold its own atmosphere. As a result, the planet experiences extremes of temperature. The day temperature is as high as 400°C. With no air to breathe and furnace like conditions, your body will be blistered with the 400°C heat wave in less than 20 seconds.
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The Roman God of love is an example of a place where global warming went wild. Unlike Mercury, Venus has an atmosphere but it is 96% carbon dioxide. The planet hardly experiences any fluctuations in day and night temperature. Precipitation is in the form of sulphuric acid. At 450°C, Venus is the hottest planet. The surface has lava flowing on it and is covered with active volcanoes. You will literally melt away in this lava at 450°C and die of carbon dioxide choking and severe poisoning.
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The Roman God of War seems a bit friendly as compared to the planets we have seen so far. The temperature is -55°C. The problem here is the atmospheric conditions. Because of the low atmospheric pressure, exposed bodily fluids such as tears and saliva will boil away. The atmosphere is quite dusty and contains 96% carbon dioxide. Exposure to such a high level of this gas will cause permanent brain injuries and poisoning.
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Jupiter is the largest planet of our solar system. So large that if it were just 13.8 times larger, it would have become a star! Human life is next to impossible on this gas giant. First of all, there is no solid surface to land on. The entire planet is made of gas. Secondly, being so large, the atmospheric pressure is tremendously large. You'll be crushed to the size of a peanut on this planet.
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Io is one of the 79 moons of Jupiter. It has a solid surface to land on. phew! But Io is the most geologically active body of the solar system. It has 400 active volcanoes. The atmosphere has 90% sulphur dioxide in air which will cause severe irritation in your eyes. You'll die, no doubt, in about 10 seconds due to the hostile atmospheric conditions.
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Just like Jupiter, Saturn is a gas giant devoid of any solid surface to land on. The Lord of the Rings has 96% hydrogen in its atmosphere. Your skin will immediately turn blue and you'll be torn apart by the turbulent atmospheric conditions in no time.
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Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. Everything is fine here. Thick atmosphere, optimum air pressure and a solid surface to land on. The problem, however, is the 96% nitrogen in the atmosphere. Death will be peaceful here. You'll never know when you'll die as you won't suffocate in nitrogen. It will be the lack of oxygen that will kill you.
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Looks can be deceitful and Saturn's moon Enceledus is the best example. Due to its solid surface, it appears to be habitable. The problem is the temperature which is -198°C. You'll die of biting cold and lack of atmospheric pressure.
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Even if you find the way to survive the biting cold -200°C, the enormous pressure of atmosphere won't be bearable. With no solid surface, death on Uranus will be instant and you'll be crushed by the enormous atmospheric pressure.
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Just like other gas giants, in a second you'll be blown away on the windiest planet of the solar system. Winds reach the supersonic flow of 2,200 Km/hr. Also, it is as cold as -200°C. Yeah, instant death.
Human survival is next to impossible on other planets in the decades to come. Why not save our own planet, our own home, because....
The Earth is, what we all have in common!


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The ski and snowboard industry is finally starting to design gear specifically for splitboarding. We wanted to find out how these splitboard poles held up in various temperatures, snowpacks and other variabilities including the length of the tour.
All the splitboard poles were thoroughly tested on tours here in the Tetons, in BC and Tahoe. A few of the best splitboard poles listed below can actually pack down small enough to toss inside your backpack, while the rest can easily be attached to the outside of your pack for the descent.
Best Splitboard Poles
Black Diamond Expedition 3 Ski Pole – ($99)
Your skier friends may try and steal these poles from you as they are actually designed for skiing but again work amazing for a day of splitboarding. The Black Diamond Expedition 3 Ski Poles are simple in design with very few moving pieces. This is a pole you can trust in the backcountry thanks to Black Diamond's tried and true Flicklock
The Expedition 3 as the name implies is a 3 piece pole made of 100% Aluminum that weighs in at .57 lbs (260 grams) per pole. The 62-140cm pole breaks down to 24.2 inches (62 cm). Be careful when putting the baskets on these poles as the plastic threads can easily strip.
Black Diamond uses rubber grips that extended about a foot down the pole for more contact points. The only downside is the straps are not removable.
LEKI Tourstick Vario Carbon Poles – ($199)
The poles I most often find myself grabbing before heading out the door are the LEKI Tourstick Vario Carbon Poles. I had mentioned them last year in our splitboard pole roundup and they just keep getting better year after year.
Out of the box, these poles come with some burly looking straps from LEKI. The Trigger S straps which are easily removable and specifically made to release upon impact which was taken from LEKI's ski racing background. Personally, I cut or remove all the straps from all my backcountry poles as it's a safer way to travel through the mountains.
Weighing in at .55 lbs (253 grams) the LEKI Tour Stick Vario Carbon Pole is easy to swing around and offers up a ton of places to grip the pole on the way up. With these poles I often find myself holding the grip toward the lowest part on the pole. These poles offer up a ton of power on the up.
Thee LEKI Tour Stick Poles break down to 15 inches (39 cm) for the descent.
The only downside to the Tourstick Vario Carbon and the others in the LEKI line is the Speedlock 2 locking mechanism can be wonky with a lot of moving parts. Be sure to figure out how to tighten and loosen these poles indoors before you head into the field. Once everything is in place this is a fine set of poles.
Black Diamond Carbon Compactor Poles – ($129)
Black Diamond took the success of the Z-pole compactibility and updated it into the sleek and lightweight Carbon Compactors. The Carbon Compactor splitboard poles are activated via a tension-lock system, in mere seconds the assembly is complete helping to speed up you're transitioning.
Couple unique things about these poles, first off the grip on the top of the handle works great for lifting your binding risers while touring as it has an extra lip that sticks out. Also, the baskets are semicircle which makes them grip nicely while ascending steep firm hills. And finally, a pleasant benefit of carbon poles is that much less warmth is pulled away from your hands than a metal equivalent.
We did have an issue with these poles freezing up and not allowing the push button to engage. So the poles would work fine, they just wouldn't pack down so nicely when it was well below (0 degrees C or 32 degrees Fahrenheit). The Black Diamond Carbon Compactor Poles is a heck of a deal without breaking the bank.
Atomic BCT Pole – ($169.95)
The Atomic BCT Pole is made of Aluminum Alloy which makes it one of the lightest poles on the market. This pole may look simple, because it is, and that's exactly why we like it. Atomic's BTC pole also happens to packs down the smallest of any of the collapsible poles we tested.
Atomic's BCT Mountaineering SQS Pole offers extra grip thanks to foam wrapped around the handle. The top of the pole is made of hard plastic which starts to be noticeable against your palm on longer tours.
The standout part of this pole is Atomic's locking mechanism. It's simple, clean and so far fail-proof. One of the best poles for splitboarding on the market.
BCA Scepter 4S Poles – ($119)
One of the best features of the BCA Scepter Poles is simply how small the pack down (17″ or 45.7cm) in length. This means to you can stuff these poles inside your backpack if you have room for them. Otherwise, they can easily be latched down to the outside of your pack.
If you're familiar with tossing an avalanche probe out you will dig the feel of the Backcountry Access Scepter 4S pole. To engage the pole once it's broken down simply pull the top section of pole out while tossing the rest of the pole away from you, and wah-la the splitboard pole is ready to go. This is one of the simpler designs we have used.
The only thing that can be improved with these poles would be to switch out the material at the top of the handle. At times I tend to put the flat of my palm on the top of my splitboard poles. It seems to really help to drive power into each stroke. However that being said, BCA does make up for this with the added padding down the shaft of the pole. Having more places to grip is never a bad thing. Aside from a hard rubber top these poles are foolproof and have become my daily drivers. The Scepter poles, are amazing and can also be used for 4 seasons hence the 4S name.
MSR DynaLock Explore Poles – ($99)
The fanciest pole on this list comes from MSR. The MSR Dynalock Explore Pole weights .65 lbs (294 grams) per pole. What's nice about this pole is the DynaLock closures, which can be easily adjusted on the fly thanks to a little spin wheel. As with the LEKI poles mentioned above be sure to figure out how to open and close this system in the comfort of your home. Once it's dialed in you can rely on Mountain Safety Research to keep everything in place. Collapsed splitboard pole length of 24 inches (62cm)
The Dynalock Explore handle grip is made of rubber and there is foam that runs down about a foot from the top of the pole that allows for various positions to hold. The adjustable straps are not removable.
The only thing I would change if you plan to use these poles is the baskets. They do not really like to be in powder snow with there big circular design and can easily tip over. So either place these grip side down into the snow or just replace the baskets with something more BC friendly.
Rossignol Touring Pro Foldable Poles – ($125)
Rossignol is now in the splitboard game thanks to the Xavier de la Rue. Although Rossignol's poles are more focused on skiing they work great for splitboarding too. I tested out Rossignol's Touring Pro Foldable Pole in a fixed-length 125cm. This 3 piece pole is made of Aluminum and weighs in at just over a .5 lb (255 grams) per pole.
The Handle offers nice rubber grips with a harder material at the top and removable straps.
The most unique feature on these poles are the baskets which can swivel back and forth on the snow. What this does is offer a solid contact point with the snow regardless of what angle the pole is placed.
The only downside to this pole comes in it's fixed length sizes ( 115, 125, 135 ) which may or not be the right splitboard pole sizing for your needs. I opted for the 125 which was about the right size in most conditions. However, there is no way to adjust the height of this pole when the snow gets deep or terrain changes underfoot hiking or splitboarding.
LEKI Tour Stick Vario Carbon 2018 Poles – ($199)
My second favorite pair of splitboard poles is the LEKI Tour Stick Vario Carbon. If the baskets on these poles were a little bit larger and more rigid they would have easily been our top pick.
Vonn, Steigler, and Shiffrin all rock LEKI – wait aren't those all skiers. Yep, and they rip too. When the worlds best skiers pick LEKI maybe you should too?
These splitboard poles pack down to (16″ or 40.64cm) which makes them the smallest on this list for when tossing inside your backpack or for rigging as mentioned above.
Similar to the Scepter from BCA the LEKI Tour Stick Vario Carbon splitboard poles are put together by tossing the poles away from you while holding the shaft. This action again mimics that of an avalanche probe. It will be hard to find a better high performing pole on the market than the Tour Stick Vario Carbon from LEKI.
Are there any poles missing from the list? Possibly, however, we are very selective of the gear we test, especially gear we take into the backcountry and then stand behind with our reviews.
Splitboard Pole Price Comparison
- Black Diamond Expedition 3 Ski Poles $99.95
- LEKI Tourstick Vario Vertical Carbon $199.99
- Black Diamond Carbon Compactor Poles $129.95
- Atomic BCT Mountaineering Pole $139.95
- BCA Scepter poles $119
- MSR Dynalock Explore $99.95
- Rossignol Tour Pro Foldable Poles $125
- LEKI Tour Stick Vario Carbon $199.95
Now that we have your splitboard poles dialed, what about your splitboard skins?


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Working in the health and fitness industry, I thought I knew quite a bit about how to stay healthy. But in May last year, after 5 years of huge stress in my personal life, I was exhausted from chronic lack of sleep and overwork, and in danger of completely burning out. I had hit the wall, and I knew I had to make changes.
I could so easily have gone to see my doctor and would probably have been offered sleeping pills or anti-depressants, and, for a woman of my age, HRT.
Wanting to avoid all of those, I began of course with Google. I researched my symptoms and tried to piece together what I could do to help myself. I became absorbed by the stories and experiences of others, and by the detail of gut bacteria, body clocks and the interplay of our various hormones. I learned about the insidious effects of lack of sleep, what really happens when stress is out of control, and that the implications for our long term prospects of not attending to our underlying health are genuinely scary. I looked for advice from friends and colleagues. I found a couple of helpful books but nothing which really nailed it, so made my best effort to bring it all together myself. More than anything, I stepped back and questioned my priorities (not an easy task with mind and body at a low ebb) but with a strong feeling that my health had to be right at the top, I made changes to my diet, exercise, work schedule and social life. Some of those changes were straightforward and immediately effective (reducing caffeine), some more challenging (new routines and habits), others simply experimental and done at the time with a degree of scepticism and distant hope rather than real belief (supplements).
Gradually things improved and within a few months I was sleeping 7-8 hours most nights. That changed everything. My life is back on track, with further adjustments being made as I continue to discover what really works for me.
Since then, a new book has been published and to say that I wish it had been at my fingertips at the time I was most challenged would be an understatement. The 4 Pillar Plan¹ addresses the four key aspects of lifestyle which contribute to overall health: what we eat, how we move, our sleep and how we relax. The author, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, is a practising GP from Cheshire who has taken a personal interest in functional medicine, which addresses underlying causes of imbalance and disease rather than simply treating symptoms. He now has something of a cult following, if Facebook is anything to go by, with regular appearances on BBC Breakfast and a brilliant TV series to his name, Doctor In The House, in which he reduced and even reversed a number of chronic conditions such as diabetes, depression and debilitating "cluster" headaches.
So what makes this book different? For starters, although it looks chunky, it's beautifully presented and an easy and quick read, simultaneously research-led and approachable (the author refers to "simplifying over-complicated health"). It takes a genuinely rounded view, preferring a simple strategy of a few changes in each "pillar" to extreme changes in one such as radical alterations to diet or exercise, and makes the point that we are all different. It gives a truly accessible approach in which doctors and their patients can come together to address health and immunity, avoiding drugs where possible. In contrast to other health books, I found it heartening rather than confusing, with genuinely inspiring stories of real patients making small changes with enormous benefits – a retired bus driver whose sleep radically improved with a daily walk in morning light, to reset his body clock, is just one such tale. The book is peppered with other inspiring examples, across all four "pillars".
87% 5 star reviews on Amazon UK² indicates the accessibility of the book. But more importantly, the author is walking a difficult line brilliantly. He is doing what has eluded many so far – he remains in the mainstream medical community and is building a following there whilst successfully challenging its traditional approach of treating the symptoms of chronic conditions rather than the cause. As a practising NHS doctor, he understands the pressures of the 10-minute appointment time, so delivers the responsibility for individual health to the patient as much as to the doctor, by supporting the patient with straightforward and sustainable solutions. He knows that medics will not entertain any treatment which they do not believe to have been proved by research – he's clearly a fan of functional medicine, a whole movement in itself, but studiously minimizes words such as "holistic" and avoids recommending alternative practitioners or supplements (unless proven to be effective). He recommends a strategy for underlying health which is as drug-free as possible, whilst acknowledging that the drug companies, the only real losers here, do have a role to play, particularly in the treatment and relief of acute situations such as accidents and infections. My feeling is that the key to his success lies in bringing together all the various parties effectively.
A big feather in the author's cap is that the Royal College of GPs has officially accredited his training course for doctors, Lifestyle Medicine Education, so that it counts towards their mandatory training hours. This alone increases the likelihood of doctors having the skills and willingness to embrace change, but of course the adoption of Dr Chatterjee's approach ultimately relies on the willingness of patients to take responsibility for their own health. Surely both can only benefit, doctors with shorter queues in their surgeries and patients with better underlying health. Type II diabetes costs the NHS £1.5m per hour, or 10% of its budget³, and it's just one of a whole host of chronic conditions which are a huge drain on resources. What if we could simply reduce demand? Save Ourselves?
¹ Chatterjee, R. (2018) 'The 4 Pillar Plan', Penguin Random House UK
² https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pillar-Plan-Relax-Longer-Healthier/dp/0241303559/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr 13/02/18
³ https://www.diabetes.co.uk/cost-of-diabetes.html
© Anthea Sweet, February 2018


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Books that I'm writing right now, and which are not yet finished.
The House With A Thousand Stairs.
After I'd finished writing Australia's Son, I needed to clear my head before I went back to it, so started a project that's been in naggine me to be written for a few years. It's about my childhood in outback Australia, in the times of wood cooking stoves, generator electricity, sheep and cattle grazing, shearing seasons, cattle dogs and more. The book is set in 1947.
The book deals with the trials and tribulations of a young man, returned from war to an empty house and a destocked property, and his older brother nowhere to be found.
Peter Dixon is a white man looking into an ancient culture of totems, spirit guides, and ceremonies, all precipitated by the quiet, shy, yet powerful indigenous man who travels at his side, and with whom he shares a special bond to the spirit world of the Kamilaroi tribe, upon whose traditional land his sheep station is situated.
© Garrick Jones, 2018
Wheelchair is a study of compulsion, disability, and the many faces of sexual dependence and obsession; it's about how some men cannot just love because their hearts lead them to it, but can only love through self-imposed rituals which involve struggle and self-abasement.
You can never judge an academic book by its cover. The main character, a quiet assistant professor, is a man of hidden depths. To the world he presents a harmless, innocuous, shy and retiring intellectual. However, the man who lurks behind that public persona is far more interesting…and dangerous…and driven.
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Garden Grove, CA (PRWEB) December 23, 2015
With the first national broadcast a little more than a day away, the Orange County Christmas Extravaganza has announced that American Idol favorite Jessica Sanchez will be featured during the performance from the world famous Arboreteum at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA.
Joining Sanchez as additions to the show include Skip Schumaker of the Cincinnati Reds, and Peggy Tanous of the Real Housewives of Orange County will join host Ben Giroux, in bringing the incredible array of talent to the nation on Christmas. Featured performers include Americal Idols Ruben Studdard and Kris Allen, and American Idol fan favorites Pia Toscano, Paris Bennett, Elliott Yamin, Ayla Brown, and Tamyra Gray.
"To bring the Christmas Extravaganza to the nation from the location where literally millions have celebrated Christmas and watched from around the world is amazing," said Ron DeShay, producer of the OC Christmas Extravaganza. "We are blessed to have Jessica join us in addition to each of our celebrities and of course Ruben Studdard, Tamyra Gray, Kris Allen, Ayla Brown, Pia Toscano, Elliott Yamin and many others perform during the celebration."
In addition to the new expanded performing line up, the Orange County Christmas Extravaganza detailed the new online streaming site that will allow fans from across the country to watch the show live by clicking https://livestream.com/takeonedigital/occhristmasconcert.
"To have the opportunity for so many to join in this wondrous celebration of Christmas really was always our goal and it is gratifying to have that happen," explained Mr. DeShay. "The Joy of Christmas never ever gives up and we are very excited to share that joy with every viewer online and on television."
Broadcast live on KDOC in Los Angeles, as well having the red carpet arrivals broadcast live on KABC Channel 7, the ABC owned station in Los Angeles, the Christmas Extravaganza will feature performances by Ruben Studdard, Kris Allen, Tamyra Gray, Ayla Brown, Paris Bennett, Pia Toscano, Elliott Yamin, and many many others.
The telecast into the Houston, TX market will be aired on December 24th, 8-10pm by KUBE. In addition, KDOC will have an encore airing on December 27th.
The Jessie Rees Foundation, which is the official charity partner for the Extravaganza, has helped over 100,000 courageous kids battling cancer and their families by partnering with over 220 children's hospitals globally and across North America to distribute colorful JoyJars filled with treatment appropriate toys along with care packages for families.
For the Extravaganza, an anonymous donor has provided a match of up to $100,000 for all donations received as a result of the show.
"Christmas always opens hearts to caring and giving and Jessie Rees and the foundation she founded care for so many everyday," said Mr. DeShay. "We are honored to work with them on the Extravaganza and in the incredible work they do."
3-Time Emmy Nominated Producer, Ron DeShay announces his first annual Christmas Concert. The OC Christmas Extravaganza 2015! Set to be the holiday event of the season, in this festive concert, DeShay has tapped a special guest list of Idol alum, including Ruben Studdard, Kris Allen, Tamyra Gray, Alya Brown, Paris Bennett, Pia Toscano, Elliott Yamin and many others, will perform holiday classics as well as their own originals. A red carpet pre-show and Mayor's Ball* will precede the concert. A star-studded evening, with A-list celebrity hosts and presenters will help further the cause of the efforts of this holiday entertainment, black-tie event.
For information on the schedule of the evening's events and television broadcast go the http://occhristmasconcert.com/.
For ticket sales information, go to http://www.scfta.org/events/detail.aspx?id=13787.
For more information on the Jessie Rees Foundation, go to http://www.jessie.org.