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Unique Start Lines (made possibly by Dana) • Scenic Course Along Maumee River • Transportation to Half & Quarter Start Lines (loading on Washington at St. Clair) • Mud Hens Ballpark Finish • Mud Hens Game Ticket • Gender Specific Tech Shirt • Honey Stinger Energy Gel • Custom Finisher Medal • Bonus Item (for Run the 419™ Series registrants only) • Post-race Refreshments • Hot Dog & Beer • Online Results & Downloadable Finisher Certificates • Unique Awards • Shareable Photographs + More
*All participants 17 years of age and under will receive discounted pricing, automatically applied during checkout of the online registration process.
The Toledo Mini Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon is the same great Midwest race you've come to love since 2017, but with a name change from Muddy Mini to better connect our T-Town roots in Northwest Ohio with runners from around the region. Toledo's long running history, combined with scenic courses and world-class amateur athletes in our midst, makes it the perfect destination city for competitive road racing.
Toledo Mini is a scenic point-to-point half marathon starting in the uptown district of Maumee, Ohio, voted the best hometown in Ohio. Sidecut Metropark is your waypoint to U-turn and run back along River Rd, through residential Historic Maumee homes, past the Toledo Country Club, the Toledo Zoo, and into downtown Toledo. An exclusive finish awaits you in the outfield of the Toledo Mud Hens ballpark, voted one of the best minor league stadiums in America.
Signup for all four events as part of the Run the 419™ Series to secure the current rates for each, and receive a custom series item after the final race. FAQ: You must signup as the series to receive the bonus item.
Members of the Ann Arbor Track Club receive an automatic discount off registration for this event during checkout. If you do not see the discount applied, please contact your individual club to make sure your membership up-to-date/active.
As one of the top competitive races in Ohio and the region, Toledo Mini offers large cash prizes for top finishers to make your trip more desirable. Compete against some of the best half marathoners around and take home your share of the prize purse. For age group winners, we give you Mud Hens memorabilia and custom designed, locally produced awards that commemorate your finish at 406.
Top 5 Male & Female Finishers Overall ($750, $500, $400, $250, $150)
First Place Masters Male & Female ($150)
Top 3 Male & Female Finishers — Quarter Marathon
First Place Masters Male & Female — Quarter Marathon
AGE GROUP HALF MARATHON (3 deep)
15 & under, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
AGE GROUP QUARTER MARATHON (3 deep)
14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
If you place overall, or in your age group, awards will be available within a short time after the race is complete. We'll update this section with specific timeframes as we get closer to race day.
*Course Record
MALE: Evan Gaynor (Perrysburg, OH), 1:10:27.17
FEMALE: Megan Drewes (Defiance, OH), 1:18:05.19*
MALE MASTERS: Shaun Hamilton (Pleasant Lake, IN), 1:18:58.25
FEMALE MASTERS: Linda McKown (Sylvania, OH), 1:44:33.65
MALE: Evan Gaynor (Perrysburg, OH), 1:13:44.92
FEMALE: Sara Polatas (Findlay, OH), 1:26:58.23
MALE MASTERS: David Padgett (Toledo, OH), 1:21:48.2
FEMALE MASTERS: Patty Raines (Walled Lake, MI), 1:43:26.06
2020 WINNERS (virtual only)
MALE: Matt Lucas (Maumee, OH), 1:19:17.82
FEMALE: Genevieve Marchese (Toledo, OH), 1:26:54.18
MALE MASTERS: Charles Engle (Lancaster, OH), 1:22:24.05
FEMALE MASTERS: Barbara Bilow (Perrysburg, OH), 1:42:05.37
MALE: Kiprop Mutai (Bowling Green, OH), 1:10:20.45
FEMALE: Mackenzie Chojnacky (Maumee, OH), 1:26:44.68
MALE MASTERS: Nate Webster (Van Buren, OH), 1:21:56.85
FEMALE MASTERS: Mary Dressel (Whitehouse, OH), 1:39:28.23
MALE: Eric Lagat (Toledo, OH), 1:08:46.0*
FEMALE: Sammie Zishka (Lancaster, OH), 1:28:52.3
MALE MASTERS: Jeffrey Lammers (Bowling Green, OH), 1:20:43.2*
FEMALE MASTERS: Amy Spieth (Napoleon, OH), 1:37:38.3*
*Course Record
MALE: Daniel Lumbrezer (Perrysburg, OH), 39:07.73
FEMALE: Katherine Wilt (Toledo, OH), 45:13.57
MALE MASTERS: Steve McNamee (Sylvania, OH), 43:09.08
FEMALE MASTERS: Elisabeth Diamond (Bell, FL), 53:29.42
MALE: Elliott Ramsey (Toledo, OH), 38:02.22
FEMALE: Brooke Tullis (Maumee, OH), 43:00.76
MALE MASTERS: Tomohiro Muramatsu (Canton, MI), 44:31.42
FEMALE MASTERS: Jenny Pereyda (Millbury, OH), 49:33.69
2020 WINNERS (virtual only)
MALE: Daniel Garza (Dearborn, MI), 34:50.98
FEMALE: Aurora Rhonehouse (Toledo, OH), 46:46.9
MALE MASTERS: Alan Davies (Perrysburg, OH), 42:06
FEMALE MASTERS: Tisha Augustyniak (Maumee, OH), 52:48.29
MALE: Jason Bumb (New Riegel, OH), 35:38.75*
FEMALE: Alexandra McMaster (Perrysburg, OH), 42:35.74
MALE MASTERS: Eric Glinski (Perrysburg, OH), 40:23.02*
FEMALE MASTERS: Rachel Kinsman (Archbold, OH), 46:17.52*
MALE: David St. Louis (Pemberville, OH), 42:05.3
FEMALE: Sakiko Minagawa (Dublin, OH), 40:26.1*
MALE MASTERS: Kevin Loeffler (Holland, OH), 46:06.2
FEMALE MASTERS: Lori Mahoney (Sylvania, OH), 48:24.4
*Course Record
MALE: Chase Molden (Sylvania, OH), 16:48.07
FEMALE: Sarah Dauer (Perrysburg, OH), 20:43.02
MALE MASTERS: James Althauser (Perrysburg, OH), 18:19.61*
FEMALE MASTERS: Jenny Pereyda (Millbury, OH), 22:16.89
MALE: Daniel Garza (Dearborn, MI), 16:18.56*
FEMALE: Laura Pierce (Monroe, MI), 20:09.28
MALE MASTERS: Jack Nagel (Toledo, OH), 20:44.22
FEMALE MASTERS: Rachael Kinsman (Archbold, OH), 21:23.12*
2020 WINNERS (virtual only)
MALE: Chase Molden (Sylvania, OH), 18:56.76
FEMALE: Emily Van Wasshenova (Monroe, MI), 19:00.37*
MALE MASTERS: John Cramer (Maumee, OH), 22:12.44
FEMALE MASTERS: Tomato Ishida (Maumee, OH), 26:50.9
All Toledo Mini participants registering by Labor Day will receive a game ticket for any weekday game during the 2023 Mud Hens season. After registering, have your confirmation number ready to claim your ticket via the button below.
One ticket to a Toledo Mud Hens baseball game is included with your registration. Additional tickets can be purchased for friends and family at a discounted rate during registration to Toledo Mini.
- 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Expo at 5/3 Field
- Komen & Toledo Mini Packet Pickup
- Official Komen Store on Site
- 7:00 p.m. Concert
- 7:00 a.m. • Komen Packet Pickup at 5/3 Field
- 8:00 a.m. • Survivor Parade
- 9:30 a.m. • Komen Race for the Cure 5K
- 9:40 a.m. • Komen 1 Mile
- 11:30 a.m. • Jr Titans Kids Run, Ages 2-10
- 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Toledo Mini Expo & Packet Pickup
- 7:30 a.m. – 13.1 and 1/4 Start
- 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — 5/3 Field Bleachers
- Hotdog & Beverage
- Refreshments
- Beer (ID required)
TARTA buses will be offered to transport participants from the finish line to the start line of the half and quarter marathons, prior to the race. Downtown Toledo also offers ample weekend parking at no charge on the streets, with just a short walk to/from packet pickup, TARTA buses and the finish line.
You must be in line no later than 6:15am to guarantee your spot on a TARTA bus.
- Board buses on Washington St. at S. St. Clair St. on the south side of Fifth Third Field starting at 6:00 a.m.
- 6:00 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.
- Make sure to exit the bus at the correct start line.
- Quarter Marathon: Fort Miami Elementary School
- Half Marathon: E Wayne at Gibbs
We recommend using an earlier bus to help guarantee you arrive on time. There will be no transportation provided from the start line back to downtown.
NOTE: There will not be buses going from the finish back to the start lines after the race, so make sure to park Downtown to hop a ride.
Combined with the Susan G. Komen of Northwest Ohio's Race for the Cure, the expo will be the place to be. Pick up your packet, browse vendors, purchase official merchandise and more.
5K • Komen Race for the Cure 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
EXPO • Toledo Mini 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Because the Toledo Mini Half Marathon hosts runners from around the region, we offer race day packet pickup (and registration if spots are available) at Fifth Third Field (N St Clair entrance) from 6:00am to 7:15am in Downtown Toledo. Pick up your packet and bib before you board the shuttle to the start line. Packets are not available at the start lines.
Confirmation of early packet pickup date, time and location will be emailed to all registrants prior to race day.
Friday, September 22 — 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Saturday, September 23 — 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Fifth Third Field
406 Washington St.
Toledo, Ohio 43604
It was nice that race photos were provided for free. I really enjoyed my experience at this race. It was one of my fastest half marathons in a while, so of course that makes it extra nice! I wrote a recap for my blog if anyone is interested in reading it. Thank you for a great race day, and hopefully I'll get a chance to return in the future.
Great job Dave's and Run Toledo! Fun Race Overall.
Sarah Pirolli was my pacer and she did great. All runners were very supportive. Water stations, volunteers and workers were awesome.
A wonderful event. I travel across the country running races and this one is one of the best! My favorite has always been the Broad Street 10 miler in Philadelphia, but the Toledo Mini is much better! The race compares to the Shamrock Half-Marathon in Virginia Beach, Va...Great start line and finish line! The size of the race is manageable. The band is GREAT! I loved that we could walk from the stadium into Hensville and back unencumbered. The tables were a nice addition. The lower entry fee for kids was a great idea...it makes it an affordable family event. No other event does this! One of the best races in the in the 50 states!
I loved the race. I'd like to give event organizers a huge shout out. Everything worked so smoothly. Extremely high quality, and I know it starts at the top. I have now ran several Run Toledo events, and I have to drive in from Fort Wayne to do them, and it's never a disappointment. Even when the weather doesn't cooperate, I always enjoy the events in Toledo. I'll continue to come back simply because it's hard to find better events in my area (and I'll drive four+ hours one way from Fort Wayne to do something fun). Keep it up, and thank you!
Thanks for a great experience!
Fantastic job! Love the free finish line photo. Great perk of doing the race. Definitely don't feel "nickel and dimed" like I have felt at many other races. Also the tech fabric for the shirts is awesome!
FABULOUS race and activities! Our family LOVES Runtoledo Races and events!
No. We love dogs too, but since we finish on the field where the Toledo Mud Hens play, no dogs will be allowed at this event. Check out some other great events where all dogs are welcome on a six foot, non-retractable leash.
Yes, fans are allowed in the outfield bleachers to watch runners cross the finish line. This gives them a great vantage point for taking photos and video as you enter the field, and our Emcee and DJ will keep them entertained until you arrive.
Yes. Please be extra aware of runners around your stroller while on the course.
Dave's Running Shop pacers will be available for the half marathon at the following paces (subject to change): 1:25, 1:30, 1:35, 1:40, 1:45, 1:50, 1:55, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, Sweeper
Only event staff, medical personnel and registered participants are allowed on the warning track on the field.
Yes. We welcome walkers, wheelers and runners of all abilities and make a point to create an atmosphere of inclusiveness. There will be course time limits to keep in mind. Please see course time limits in faqs to determine the minimum pace needed to finish each event.
This event is produced with great collaboration with the Maumee Chamber of Commerce. Through money raised, the Maumee Chamber is able to award scholarships to youth in the area. All donations go directly to this charity partner.
We encourage you to donate directly during the registration process, and share the fundraiser on all your social profiles. Anyone can donate directly to the Maumee Chamber Scholarship Fund by visiting the donation page here.
The process for transferring your entry/bib to another person is easily managed through your personal runsignup.com/profile. You initiate the process and the person receiving your bib must then complete it online by confirming the entry waiver in order to pick up a bib and race. Learn how here: Video Tutorial
If you decide you'd like to switch races from that which you're already registered, you can do so up to 14 days prior to the scheduled race day. The process for transferring your entry to a different Toledo Mini event is easily managed through your personal runsignup.com/profile. This process is managed online by you. Additional processing fees may be necessary, per event. Follow this tutorial to walk you through the event transfer process.
All of your Toledo Mini photographs are free to download and share. We'll have photographers at the start lines, on the course and at the finish line to capture all the runners in action. We'll publish all the images online in a few different locations within 24 hours of the finish. Be sure to follow us online to get realtime notifications when they're available.
- Searchable images will be available directly from your results page — if your bib is visible in the photos, they'll appear directly under your results.
- Setting photos will be published to our Facebook page and other social profiles.
- The full album will be published in our Flickr Photostream.
Do you want to be featured in a future Toledo Mini promotion? Keep an eye out for our photographers and express your joy in the moment. We may just use that image somewhere.
Tips for being seen by photographers:
- Make sure your bib is fully visible on the front of your torso.
- Run in the open. Don't nest behind a bunch of other runners in front of you.
- Expect photos to be taken 50 yards to 5 feet from the photographer. Some photographers will use telephoto lenses, and others will use wide angle lenses, depending on the setting.
- Make a scene when you see the photographers.
Finish line video will also be available directly from your results page. We upload HD video, so keep checking your results for the 24-72 hours after the race to view yours.
Results begin posting online immediately upon the first runners finishing each event. Your bib will have a QR code on it for you to scan with your smartphone that will take you directly to your results. You can also navigate to the Toledo Mini overall results page in your browser. The results feed may take a couple minutes to refresh before your time shows.
Results are not "official" until final review by our timers after the race is complete. If you notice a discrepancy in your results, please visit the packet pickup/shirt exchange table on N. St. Clare St. and our timing staff there will take a look. Please do NOT go to the finish line timing tent.
If you place overall, or in your age group, awards will be available within a short time after the race is complete.
Yes, bag drop is available near the start line of each event. Place your items in a sealed bag that you can easily identify and we'll transport it back to Downtown Toledo for you to retrieve on St. Clair St. after you finish the race.
$60 — Registrants 1 to 200
$75 — Registrants 201 to 500
$80 — Registrants 501 to 800
$85 — Registrants 801+
$40 — Registrants 1 to 250
$55 — Registrants 251 to 500
$60 — Registrants 501 to 800
$65 — Registrants 801+
$30 — Registrants 1 to 150
$35 — Registrants 151 to 300
$37 — Registrants 301 to 500
$40 — Registrants 501+
Maximum Field: 1,000 (half marathon) / 1,000 (quarter marathon) | 750 (5k)
The course will be open and supported for:
3.5 hours (half marathon)
2 hours (quarter marathon)
1 hour (5k)
Age 6 (5k)
Age 9 (quarter marathon)
Age 13 (half marathon)
REGISTRATION POLICY — We know that unexpected things happen that may change your ability to attend a race, so we make it easy for registered participants to manage their entry with multiple options. Your chosen option must be initiated and approved 14 days prior to race day of the event for which you're registered.
- Transfer your existing entry to any qualifying Run Toledo owned, or managed event in the same calendar year. Contact us directly to support this process.
- Defer your new entry to the same event in the following calendar year. Contact us directly to support this process.
- Recoup your entry fee by transferring your race bib to another person who hasn't signed up yet. The process is easily managed through your personal runsignup.com/profile. Learn how: Video Tutorial
Refund Policy — Should an in-person event be cancelled and the transfer or defer options are not suitable for any reason, registrants may request a refund of 75% of their entry fee.
The Run the 419™ Summer Series is a group of four (4) premier races across Northwest Ohio, allowing runners to register as a bundle and receive a bonus perk after the final event. When registering, you may choose any track/distance that best suits your racing schedule at the time at each event. Options include: 5k, 8k, 10k, 2-person relay 10k, quarter marathon and half marathon distances. You'll also secure best pricing for all events, and avoid price increases for the later races.
Mix-n-Match Your Races
Choose One Distance from Each Event
- Toledo Mini Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon & 5K
- WTOL River Run 10K & 2-Person Relay
- Ohio-Michigan 8K & 5K
- Boy Scout Half Marathon, 10K & Tenderfoot 5K
Upon completion of the final event, each registrant will receive a bonus perk for bundling.
Lowest rates are available to the earliest registrants. Once each pricing block fills, rates increase to the next tier automatically.
Register three (3) or more people for the in-person event at the same time and receive an automatic $7 to $10 discount off each entry fee during your checkout process (depending on which event you choose).
Members of the Toledo Roadrunners Club and Ann Arbor Track Club receive an automatic discount off registration for this event during checkout. If you do not see the discount applied, please contact your individual club to make sure your membership up-to-date/active.
All participants 17 and under receive special youth pricing. Discounts will be automatically applied at checkout.
7:30AM Start — 5K starts at Fifth Third Field on N. St. Clair St. near Fricker's in Downtown Toledo
7:45AM Start — Quarter Marathon starts on River Rd., east of Fort Miami Elementary School (just west of turnpike)
7:45AM Start — Half Marathon starts on E. Wayne St. at Conant St. in Uptown Maumee


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Trying New Things While Traveling: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone
It's not easy getting out of your comfort zone. You are so accustomed to certain aspects in life and when challenged to step outside them, it can seem like a hard thing to do. I know I struggle with this as well. However, here are some benefits of trying new things and tips on getting out of your comfort zone.
Benefits To Trying New Things
When you're open to trying new things, you are experiencing something new and adding that to your experience inventory. It's important as an individual to always challenge yourself and to grow. The only way to do that is through getting out of your comfort zone to try new things
1. Personal Development
When you try new things and get out of your comfort zone, you are growing as a person in many different ways. From cognitive growth to emotional and mental growth, it's all about growth as an individual. It's ok to experience something new or different, take that with you, and use it to better yourself.
One new thing I tried recently this year was solo traveling. I was definitely out of my comfort zone as I usually travel with others. But you know what? I learned so much about myself as a person, my skills, and what I'm capable of. You can read more about my solo travel experience here.
2. New Knowledge
Gaining new knowledge, new information, is important for your cognitive growth and stimulation. Whether it's something new you learned about the area, the local people, an object, it's all cumulative knowledge which contributes to your understanding of the area.
I love visiting locations and going to museums. It's so fun to me because I get to learn something new every time. Not only am I gaining new knowledge in a particular area but I'm stimulating my appetite to learn.
3. Gain A New Perspective
Another positive aspect of trying new things is that you gain a new perspective on your trip. If you are exposed to a new culture, it gives you a new and different outlook on how the world works. If you try a new cuisine, you're gaining a new perspective on food, the taste buds, and how it's intertwined with the culture.
The world is a vast place with many different people, cultures, and ways of life. It's very limiting to stick to the same culture, same way of life, same outlook for most of your life. You're not learning anything new. When you step outside that comfort zone, you're gaining new, exciting, intriguing or even weird perspectives on life.
4. Learn Something New About Yourself
By stepping outside of your comfort zone, you're challenging yourself. You're testing your own boundaries to see what you know, what you're capable of, and what you need to work on. Getting out of your comfort zone is a great way of learning something new about yourself and who you are as a person.
5. Create Memories
One of the best aspects of trying new things are the memories you create. Whether they're good or bad memories, you're creating imprints in your mind about your new experience. This leaves a lasting impression and image of whatever it is you did.
Travelers alike have many fun and happy memories of trying new things but also bad or sad ones. I, myself have quite a few happy and not so happy memories of traveling. You take the good with the bad, learn from your experience, and move on.
6. Have A Better Trip
Hear me out. If you try something new, get outside your comfort zone, you may have a happier or better trip. You may be pleasantly surprised with your experience and would have possibly regretted not trying it. Not every new experience will be a happy one but how would you know that if you didn't give it a try?
A perfect example of this is when my friend Jenn held a baby alligator for the first time in the Everglades! She was hesitant at first because she was put off by the idea of holding an alligator. After talking to her about my experience holding one, and how she may not have another opportunity to hold one soon, she decided to give it a try. And she loved it! She was pleasantly surprised and was happier because she stepped out of her comfort zone to try something new.
7. Gain New Experiences
Traveling and trying new things creates such novelty experiences. Experiences are how we as people view the world around us by encountering and observing things. We use all our 5 senses to actively create new experiences and memories in our brains.
This is a good thing, because you are being active physically and mentally. You're training your mind and body to experience something new, take in that information, adapt to the situation, and challenge yourself. You gain so much insight, benefits, and input from new experiences.
8. Broaden Your World View
The world is a huge place. There's a plethora of variance and beauty, it's a never ending place to find new things. Meaning, there's more to this world and life. There's more to life than the same people, in the same location, with the same way of life.
When you take that step out of your comfort zone while traveling, your view of the whole world changes and broadens for the better. You gain new knowledge and perspectives on how the world works, how other people live, and how life differs from place to place.
Tips On Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone
1. Have A Open Mind
The first and most important thing you have to do when getting out of your comfort zone is to have an open mind. Often, people tend to shy away from trying something new because they don't have an open mind. They're not open to the idea, they think they're not going to like it, so they don't try it.
I struggle with this sometimes but I promise you, going in with an open mind is the first step to getting out of your comfort zone.
2. Face Your Fear(s)
I know this one seems intense and for some people, it can be an intense experience. If you have a fear that you want to overcome, do so by doing an activity or something which makes you face your fear(s). It's not an easy task but that's how you grow as a person.
My friend Stephanie has a fear of heights. When we went to the Grand Canyon Skywalk, she was so afraid of walking on see through glass so high up above the canyon floor. Although she was scared, and baby inched her way around the skywalk, she faced her fear and made it! She was so happy she didn't let her fear stop her from trying something new.
3. Find New Activities
A great way of getting out of your comfort zone is finding new activities to do while traveling. Try something different, something you wouldn't normally do while traveling. If you're into the historical, museum type of things, try doing a water sport. Or, if you're into the beach and swimming, try a walking tour of a city.
It's a little strange at first because you're not accustomed to doing things that are out of your preferred interests. But you'll thank yourself later when you took a chance and did something new.
4. Look For Similar Interests
If you're having a hard time trying something completely different, then you can try inching your way into something new. Kind of like sticking your toes in the water first instead of completely jumping in. Try to find activities to do that incorporate some of your interests but still has new elements in it. That way, you're slowly but surely exposing yourself to new things.
5. Change Your Routine
Another way of trying new things or getting out of your comfort zone is to change your routine. You can completely change your routine or change one or two things within it. This can be your travel routine, your eating routine, any routine you have already. The goal is to slowly change your patterns so you can adapt to new things.
6. Put Yourself Out There
As someone who is more on the introverted side, it can be hard to put yourself out there and to get out of your comfort zone. I'd rather let people come to me instead of me going to them. However, that's now how I'm going to grow as a person and improve on social skills.
Try putting yourself out there when you're traveling. Try reaching out to someone first, take the initiative to do something first, be open and transparent with others. You may end up meeting some new people, making friends, and loving the new things you tried out.
7. Positive Thinking
The biggest thing about getting out of your comfort zone or trying new things is positive thinking. Not only having an open mind but being positive about your new experience. Don't shut an idea down or expect negative experiences without giving them a chance.
It's a lot easier said than done in certain situations but try to keep a positive mindset. You never know what's going to happen and you don't want to live with regrets. You don't want to say, "I wish I would have given it a try". Instead, you want to say, "I'm happy I at least tried it but turns out I don't like water sports that much".
8. Set Goals
If you're still having trouble getting out of your comfort zone while traveling, then set some goals. Before or during your travel(s), set at least one to three goals that you want to accomplish. They can be anything. Like, trying at least one new food item, one new activity, a new type of accommodation, you get the idea.
I do this myself with trying new cuisines while traveling. I'm such a picky eater in general, so trying new food items is hard for me. However, I set a goal for myself to try at least one new thing every time I travel. That way, I'm exposing myself to something new.
For some people, trying new things come easier to them than others. Some people have a real hard time breaking out of their comfort zone while traveling. It's a lot easier to stick to the same things over and over again than it is to try something new. However, some people love trying new things and live for those new experiences.
Needless to say, you have nothing to lose and stand to gain experience from getting out of our comfort zone. With these tips and benefits, I hope you set out to try something new on your next trip. Be bold, daring, and brave!


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We explore the world of a pre-eminent, abstract artist who paints "notably native".
If there is a grandfather of Contemporary Indigenous art, it is Alex Janvier, a Denesuline man from Cold Lake, Alberta. As an artist, he stands alone in the realm of abstract painting. He is collected by several National Galleries worldwide and Alex is on every private art collector's wish list. Art curator's fuss over him wherever he goes. To have a Janvier on your wall is indeed a badge, a recognition that you know your art. Or that you have the money to buy his work. I am new to art collecting and all I have is a coffee cup, an Umbrella and two pillowcases of the same piece: The Morning Star.
Choosing artists to profile in our TV documentary series, Petroglyphs to Pixels, is not unlike the task of curators. We needed to find people who were accomplished, have a message and just as importantly, willing to work with us. I placed several calls to the Janvier gallery. I was summoned by the Master to pitch him my idea's. We first visited the Janvier studio and gallery in Cold Lake Alberta during late summer, 2016.
Alex Janvier is a walking paradox, a man who defied all expectations, surviving a system that was set up to oppress him. He attended a school that punished him and his peers for speaking their indigenous language. They were beaten and abused. He had to petition his oppressors for permission to leave the Indian reserve to attend college. He carried a permit with him when he attended art school in Calgary. He had applied to the Ontario College of Art, and to the London County Council UK, although accepted at both, the Indian agent intervened and would not let that happen. That didn't stop him.
Miraculously, paradoxically as indigenous art curator, Lee Ann Martin says, "Alex came through all of that to become a modern artist. He not only survived the Indian residential school experience but he learned his first art lessons while attending the residential school in Saddle Lake Alberta. This is a paradox. In art school, they wanted him to attend industrial design. He said no." Alex never forgot the obstacles. Indeed, his success and reputation for not being vague about his politics strengthened his reputation in indigenous circles.
Alex Janvier is a special artist whose early years were filled with struggles and challenges unlike any other. Janvier's first influence was a teacher who saw in Alex a burning desire to be creative with pencils and paper. Ironically some of the teachers at the residential school recognized this and Alex was allowed school time to take important lessons from a Mr. Karl Altenberg, a German émigré who studied in the Bauhaus tradition. The formative years were about life drawings and Alex spent two years honing his skills with weekly visits to an artist studio. The afternoons were his saving grace. "Every Friday afternoon from one to four was the only time I could express myself". Alex in 2017.
Alex Janvier's first commissioned paintings came from Altenberg who asked Alex to produce three paintings for the chapel. One of the paintings called Our Lady of the Teepee immediately caused controversy for its Indigenous Virgin and a child which curator Dana Claxton pointed out was Alex's "indigenizing contemporary art". That was 1950 and Alex was fifteen years old. The painting made it to Rome that next year and he won honourable mention at that year's International Vatican Exhibition.
Alex Janvier is considered the first abstract painter active as an indigenous artist in Canada. He is clearly at the forefront of the momentum in indigenous art today and is the only living member of the so-called Indian Group of Seven who broke ground in the 1970s to become the first indigenous people to be exhibited in Canadian and European galleries.
The Indian Group of Seven held a group show in Winnipeg in 1973. Gary Scherbain writing for the Winnipeg Free Press is credited for coining the term although he denies ever writing the term passing it off to one of the copy editors at the Free Press. I reached Gary at his gallery turned studio and apartment in the city of Winnipeg recently. He couldn't recall the details of his coverage but spoke in detail of his life long friendship with the late Daphe Odjig, a member of the group of seven.
"You have to remember that at the time no one cared about the art of the First people. Contemporary displays of your art were unheard of, the job of museums. But here they were, a group of brash professionals. In fact, that was their name, The Professional Indian Arts Incorporated." 1973 was three years after Harold Cardinal crafted a manifesto against a government policy known as the White Paper. It was a time of awakening, intellectuals from the indigenous community organizing forces for change.
These achievements were considered extraordinary because up to the 1970s Indigenous people's creative expression had been considered from an anthropological perspective. Art created by Indigenous people was considered traditional crafts and exhibited solely in Museums. Art galleries rarely considered the vast community of indigenous creators as their peers, even at a time when artists from Europe thought otherwise. The group of seven inspired others as artist lead cooperatives became the mode of organizing.
Art history has been written and ruled by the upper class. The mostly European attitudes that permeated art circles, and still rule in many levels today, was such that art was for a higher calling, from the higher classes. Indigenous creative activity was not even considered a possibility. Yet, throughout North America, the most interesting, original and provocative works were coming out of indigenous communities. Into this maelstrom of hypocritical views of art came the likes of Alex Janvier, a survivor of the Indian residential schools. Alex had climbed a wall, pulled back an iron curtain on what is now called the Indian reserve.
The Canadian narrative was and continues to be in the purview of the colonial rulers. That was about to change and Alex would be among the new voices. That voice grew louder.
Janvier toiled through four years, 1956-1960, at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Art (Alberta College of Art) meeting all school academic and art requirements. He graduated near the top of his class in 1960. As a student Alex even caught one of the teachers copying his style of art for by this time in a fledgling career he began to show signs of an original, creative thinker, one who questioned authority. He entertained notions of discontent and distanced himself from the pack.
These were vital years in which Alex found his future style. The first two years were the most difficult where he battled loneliness and the fact he was the only indigenous person studying art. This is when Marion Nicoll introduced an ambitious Alex about automatic painting, the basis for modern abstract art. Another teacher, Illingsworth Kerr introduced Alex to the works of modern abstractionists, Wasily Kadinsky (Russian), Paul Klee (Swiss), and John Miro(Spanish). This was a critical juncture, a paradigm shift, for Alex took flight into the realm of the subconscious, the when he launched his creative journey.
After completion at the school, he taught art and painting for a while, eventually taking on a government job to support himself. He taught part-time and in 1961-62 gave workshops in Alberta. He mostly painted at night and helped his brother John at the farm during the days. This combination of the physical and the intellectual, says Lee-Ann Martin, indigenous curator, caused a prolific output of art. Alex explained himself to Lee-Ann.
"I have to be able to ride in the woods, to see different changing colours of each season and watch the various patterns of frost or snow. I like to hear the call of the crow".
When Norval Morrisseau sold out at the Pollock Gallery in Toronto in 1962, it sent a shockwave to Alberta and Alex was moved to the core to dig in. Lee-Ann Martin observed that "In brush and Ink, pastels and primarily watercolour, the work from the early sixties explore the spectrum between abstraction and representation". The era was a pivotal moment for indigenous art. "The imagery from works by Native artists remained distinctly Indian and representational. Janvier's abstractions received mixed reactions: puzzlement, delight and acceptance.
Alex Janvier's first solo exhibition was held at the Jacox Gallery in Edmonton Alberta in June 1964. His first exhibit was important and he would experience support, as well as the ugly face of racism. But the exhibit was significant for it would be the first time art critics embraced Alex's obvious talent and genius.
Dorothy Barnhouse wrote: "The cleanly painted watercolours do not lean on the cliche symbolism of most native art. Rather they achieve a kind of nature mysticism through simplification and near abstraction of organic forms."
Alex knew that his audience would always be mixed in their reactions. Yet he was indifferent to the critical masses while embracing the supportive ones. In 1965 while on a road trip to New York, Alex stopped by In Ottawa where he was offered a job as an arts and craft consultant. He saw an opportunity to infiltrate the Department of Indian Affairs he so despised, to see if he could change the colonial mindset that closeted indigenous art as "craft", stored in cabinets of curiosity. During the first year of the job, he travelled across Canada and developed relationships with like-minded artists who wanted to change the status quo.
Alex's experience with government bureaucracy is another bad memory. He recalls that most management personnel were retired military officers. They were regimented and many were unfamiliar with their "clientele". Alex was a free thinker, an artist and being a bureaucrat was not his intention when he decided to work with the department. That soon proved to be a turning point.
In 1966 the Department of Indian Affairs asked him to produce 80 paintings. They pressured him to work fast. He produced most of these works within six months and a show was held in Ottawa. 38 of the paintings were sold at the exhibition and the Department appropriated the remaining 42 paintings. This act of thievery was a classic operative of the Department of Indian Affairs and their disrespect of Alex was the norm, a paternalistic and oppressive government department that looked down at the Indians they were obliged to represent. Nearly all of the 80 paintings did not have Alex's signature, but a number, his treaty identification number 287.
"Most of those remaining paintings were often given away to retiring civil servants", Alex said qualifying it as very long ago. I called Alex to ask whether he ever tried charging them with theft. He wasn't sure but his wife Jacqueline clarified that the Department of Indian Affairs had claimed ownership due to their position that Alex was a salaried employee. I suggested that might be challenged as by today's fair market dealings such art could be evaluated at $1 million or more. "I moved on, you know, to create my station in life, to paint as a free man."
In late 1966 Alex was instrumental in bringing together a group of artists who would form an advisory group for the Indians of Canada pavilion at the World Expo of Montreal held in 1967. A page was torn from the colonial book of rules and the Department worked behind the scenes to do other than what the group would advise. Government bureaucrats had a plan to put a monorail that would pass through a stylized teepee in what Alex calls "a road right through the reservation." That plan was trashed and Alex was labelled a rebel for his objections to the racist plan. But the government strategy was to quell any independent indigenous voice, to reject critical observations and to label "Indian art as pleasing and non-confrontational".
Alex retreated to Alberta and to his art. He concealed his hurt and pain but he continued to produce more abstract works about land and the environment. He found a certain peace living close to his lake, but he was a lonely man with deep romantic notions. A vivacious, intelligent and witty woman would catch his eye, a teacher at Le Goff Day school in Cold lake.
"One day there was a knock at the door. When I opened the door, here stood a skinny man in rain boots with mud up to his knees. At first, he said nothing. Then he asked if a Mr. So and So was still here. I said no. He said OK and just stood there, eventually, he walked away. I thought about him that week. The next week, he showed up this time with cleaner shoes. He asked me if I had any milk. I invited him in and sat at my table watching and talking as I cleaned my kitchen. I said I didn't have much to eat as I thought he looked hungry. He said he wasn't hungry. I cooked for him anyway and he ate everything on his plate." By April 1968 Jacqueline Wolowski became Jacqueline Janvier.
Alex and Jacqueline Janvier formed a powerhouse union. She began to look after the things Alex took for granted allowing him time to devote to his art. He would teach and he would paint. He would work on the land, suffer setbacks and make courageous comebacks from the many challenges of ageing, parenting and art production. He gained strength from attending regularly to the cultural and spiritual customs of his ancestors, a deeply guarded aspect of his private life. Alex would only leave his home for art. He became prolific yet remained rooted.
Over the next five decades, Alex Janvier became one of the most important and eclectic painters in the world of modern art. Jacqueline became his business manager and the two became a formidable presence in Canadian art. He would continue to refine his use of curved lines and abstraction while maintaining his vigilance to the beaded patterns inspired by the works of his aunties in Cold Lake. In 1977 he cast aside any concerns with how the public viewed him. He was "no longer angry with the oppressor" and stopped signing his paintings with the treaty number 287.
By the time I reached out to Alex Janvier in 2016, he was in his sixth decade of art. There was plenty of written material about him and his life. There were many articles about his art. There was very little about his home life and his family. But as soon as we met we hit it off.
My wife, Marianne Jones, and I have worked together for the last twenty years. We are private and avoid the spotlight. We could relate to why Alex was reticent of the public. When we travelled to see him at his studio in Cold Lake it was an exciting opportunity to get close to the Master, to see if I could tap into his realm of the subconscious. First, I had to persuade him to be in our series.
Over the next few years, between 2016 and 2018 we would spend brief periods with Alex. We shot footage of two of his exhibits, the solo "retrospective' at the National Gallery of Canada and an opening at the Beaverbrook Gallery in New Brunswick. Everywhere we went Alex was treated like a rock star. And he is a very humble man, quite pleased with his station in life. He is at peace with his world and is surrounded by love and family. In his studio, his assistant is his eldest daughter, Tricia Janvier. In his gallery, it is another daughter, Jill who took over all management from her mother Jacqueline. Most press have to speak to his son, Dean. Whenever there are major public engagements, his entourage is composed of a sister, a brother, his children and grandchildren, and Jacqueline making sure he looked good.
Throughout this piece, I have created hyperlinks to other pieces of information. His opening of the floor mosaic he created at Rogers Place in Edmonton is represented here with a sidebar from writer Doug Cuthand accompanied by a photographic essay from Ramsay Bourquin. And his speech from the opening of his shows in Ottawa and Fredericton in 2016 and 2017 respectively, are here to enjoy.
And that's not all.
This year, the age of COVID 19, we had not expected to be in a geographical limbo of uncertainty. At Christmas 2019 I received a message from Tricia Janvier. "Alex wants to visit you." During the third week of February, I received a message from Tricia again confirming their arrival for March 9, 2020. The world was beginning to realize the extremity of the novel coronavirus, but oblivious to this fact was the man who defied all expectations and obstacles. Nothing was going to stand between him and a visit to Haida Gwaii. He was keeping a promise to his old friend, the late Haida artist Bill Reid, that he would one day come to see Haida Gwaii.
I knew he would want to see the completed documentary. I usually approach screenings with the main character of my stories with some apprehension. After all, how does one capture the portrait of a man who has been an artist for nearly seven decades? The experience, prolific and masterful execution in the abstract genre is his specialty. Would I, could I, meet his expectations?
How can one not be intimidated in his presence?
Alex, Jacqueline, Tricia, her daughter Squinch, niece Wilma Jacknife and her son, my nephew, Hunter Jacknife, all sat in my living room to watch a brief story about this accomplished man.
After the 22 minutes went by there was applause with the audience of six, plus us. Then there was silence. He didn't look at me as the family expressed their genuine satisfaction. Alex could say nothing for a few minutes. I'd left the storied man speechless. I had reached into his inner spirit. I allowed him to remember and to feel the story. Had I reached his inner realm, the special place where he reached the subconscious? I had taken the chance of emphasizing one important purpose in his life's work. That is his unflinching homage to land. He wants you and me, to remember that we are the land, the land is us.
Later that day we watched the news together. The world was beginning to shut down. China was in lockdown. Flights were being cancelled across the globe as the corona COVID virus began its slow and steady onslaught, a silent enemy that became a threat to humanity. As we sat having dinner at the Blacktail restaurant in Haida Gwaii on March 14, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. There was growing concern that the Janvier's would be stuck on Haida Gwaii.
On March 16 we gave our goodbye hugs to the family. It would be the last time we gave anyone, other than to each other, any hugs or signs of physical affection. We made new friends and extended our indigenous family. As they drove off to the airport the eagles followed them across the inlet. It was a fitting farewell and I realized that nothing could take down this man, this giant of indigenous art. He defied the system and he will defy the COVID virus, He was not a paradox but a certainty of success and normality. Truth is what motivates Alex, not the enigma of an abstract life, but the clarity that only happiness brings. He is the landlord. The new normal.


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The Japanese anemone (actually three species: Anemone x hybrida, A. huphensis. and A. tomentosa) is among the last perennials to bloom. Indeed, it is only at the very end of August or in September that the many round flower buds, borne on slender branching stems, unfurl to reveal large single or semi-double white, pink or rose flowers. The plant can vary in height from 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 m) for conventional varieties to only 18 inches (45 cm) for some of the recently introduced dwarf cultivars. Its dark green maplelike foliage appears in spring and continues throughout the summer.
Warning! This plant will eventually become invasive through its creeping underground rhizomes. When you first plant it, you'll have a hard time believing that: it is so slow to really take off, spending 3, 4 or even 5 years in a nice tight clump. But then, off it goes! The saying is: first it sleeps, then it leaps! Do plant your Japanese anemone where you can control its spread… or where its wandering habit won't be a problem.
Ideally, you should plant your Japanese anemone in partial shade, perhaps in an open woodland or at the forest edge, but it tolerates full sun too… and will grow in shade, although in may not bloom well there. It will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, it is quite drought-tolerant, but it's better to water it well the first season until its roots are firmly established.
The typical Japanese anemone does well in zones 5 to 9 and is perfectly hardy in zone 4 if you mulch it well. I just let dead leaves cover it up in the fall and it does wonderfully for me. A. tomentosa 'Robustissima' is hardier than others and should be solidly hardy into zone 3.


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Graham Hancock's multimillion finest vendor Fingerprints of the Gods stays an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our previous and the proof for Earth's misplaced civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returns with the sequel to his seminal work, stuffed with utterly new scientific and archaeological proof, which has solely not too long ago come to gentle…. Close to the top of the final ice age, 12,800 years in the past, a large comet that had entered the photo voltaic system from deep area hundreds of years earlier broke into a number of fragments. A few of these struck the Earth, inflicting a worldwide cataclysm on a scale unseen because the extinction of the dinosaurs. Not less than eight of the fragments hit the North American ice cap whereas additional fragments hit the Northern European ice cap. The impacts, from comet fragments a mile huge approaching at greater than 60,000 miles an hour, generated large quantities of warmth that immediately liquidized thousands and thousands of sq. kilometers of ice, destabilizing the Earth's crust and inflicting the worldwide deluge that's remembered in myths all all over the world. A second collection of impacts, equally devastating, inflicting additional cataclysmic flooding, occurred 11,600 years in the past – the precise date that Plato gave for the destruction and submergence of Atlantis. The proof revealed on this e-book reveals past affordable doubt that a sophisticated civilization that flourished throughout the Ice Age was destroyed within the international cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years in the past. However there have been survivors – recognized to later cultures by names akin to "the Sages", "the Magicians", "the Shining Ones", and "the Thriller Lecturers of Heaven". They travelled the world of their nice ships, doing all of their energy to maintain the spark of civilization burning. They settled at key areas – Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, Baalbek within the Lebanon, Giza in Egypt, historical Sumer, Mexico, Peru, and throughout the Pacific, the place an enormous pyramid has not too long ago been found in Indonesia. All over the place they went these "Magicians of the Gods" introduced with them the reminiscence of a time when mankind had fallen out of concord with the universe and paid a heavy worth. A reminiscence and a warning to the longer term…for the comet that wrought such destruction between 12,800 and 11,600 years in the past will not be achieved with us but. Astronomers consider {that a} 20-mile-wide "darkish" fragment of the unique big comet stays hidden inside its particles stream and threatens the Earth. An astronomical message encoded at Gobekli Tepe and within the Sphinx and the pyramids of Egypt warns that the "Nice Return" will happen in our time….
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Madagascar is the world's second-largest island country off the coast of East Africa. It is also among the poorest countries in the world with a poverty rate of over 75 percent. This poverty rate has inevitably affected the accessibility and quality of health care and the consequent overall health of Malagasy women. These are six facts about women's health in Madagascar.
6 Facts About Women's Health in Madagascar
- Maternal mortality rates are high. With 335 deaths per 100,000 live births, Madagascar falls well below the average among Sub-Saharan Africa, which stands at 534 deaths per 100,000 live births. On the other hand, it is well above the worldwide average of 211 deaths per 100,000 live births.
- Maternal health clinics often do not have adequate access to necessities or properly trained health professionals. Only 19 percent of health care providers in Madagascar have an education in the basics of emergency obstetric and neonatal care. Only 56 percent of primary health centers have electricity and only 53 percent have access to clean drinking water.
- Malnutrition is a problem among mothers in Madagascar. According to a study in 2018 by BMC Nutrition, 17 percent of Malagasy mothers between the ages of 18 and 45 suffered from maternal malnutrition and 38.3 percent of pregnant women suffered from anemia. More than 76 percent of Malagasy women have abnormally little weight gain during pregnancy.
- USAID is working to help. With its 12,000 volunteers armed with training and medical supplies, it works to provide for maternal health clinics in rural areas of Madagascar. It has even invested in mobile clinics or groups that travel to areas that have no easy access to health care to reach women and mothers with no other options.
- Another organization reaching out to women in Madagascar is Jhpiego, formerly the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics. Across the 815 health clinics it supports, it has aided in more than 130,000 births and provided care to 679,000 new mothers.
- Female life expectancy in Madagascar is increasing. In 2019, the female life expectancy among Malagasy women was 68.68 years. While they still rank low in comparison to the 2019 worldwide average of 72.6 years, they have come a long way in the past few decades. With an average rate of increase of 0.83 percent each year, they have greatly improved their life expectancy which stood at 45.73 years in 1970.
These six facts about women's health in Madagascar show that with one of the world's worst poverty rates, women in Madagascar are struggling to maintain their health and find safe places to deliver their children. However, groups like the Jhpiego are working to reach out to the women who need help the most in Madagascar. As a result, many women are receiving prenatal and antenatal care for the first time as well as access to health clinics with experienced health care workers. Overall female health in Madagascar is improving and USAID and Jhpiego show no signs of stopping their aid to women's health in Madagascar.
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Join us for a behind the scenes tour at Alexandra Mosher's Front Street Flagship Store and Studio where the original pink sand jewellery is hand crafted. Upon arrival you will be guided with commentary through each stage of production from Alexandra's private studio and workbench where she hand carves her designs in wax to the final stage of setting pink sand into her sterling silver and gold collections.
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New publication by FerrOs researchers!
We proudly present the new article by Silvia Colucci, Sandro Altamura and Martina Muckenthaler from our FerrOs Research Group on "Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Suppress Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Production in Response to TGFβ Pathway Activation" that was just published in Hepatology (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33982327/).
2nd FerrOs Webinar: Delphine Meynard on Matriptase-2 as a therapeutic target
Our second FerrOs Webinar took place on September 28th. The FerrOs members were very keen on listening to the excellent talk of Delphine Meynard, who presented her newest work on the role of matripase-2 as a novel therapeutic target in diseases with ineffective hematopoiesis. Besides the stimulating talk, it was great to see each other again and get to know new members of the FerrOs consortium.
New FerrOs review: "Shaping the bone through iron and iron-related proteins"
We proudly present our new review on "Shaping the bone through iron and iron-related proteins" that was just published in Seminars in Hematology (https://doi.org/10.1053/j.seminhematol.2021.06.002).
1st FerrOs Retreat: Getting to know each other!
Meetings during pandemic times – on June 4th we met online at our 1st FerrOs Retreat. Although we were not able to meet face-to-face, we were all very happy to "see" each other online and listen to the eight FerrOs projects so all new members could see what is planned and to discuss how we can interact during the next four years.
Ready, steady, GO!
Our newly funded Research Unit "FerrOs" officially started in March 2021 and will study the effects of iron metabolism on bone and liver health. Iron deficiency and iron overload are both associated with bone loss and an increased risk of fracture, which markedly limit mobility and autonomy of affected individuals. Thus, iron levels must be balanced to maintain health in general, and in particular bone strength. Therefore, the main aim of our DFG-funded FerrOs consortium (FOR5146) is to decipher the underlying mechanisms of iron regulation and its interactions with bone.
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Newly funded Research Unit FerrOs studies effects of iron metabolism on bone and liver health. Professor Martina Rauner and associates receive 4.5 million Euros for DFG Research Group.


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Our chart this week is on hot weather, looking at how the maximum daily temperature in each decade has increased since the 1880s, according to the Met Office's Hadley Centre Central England Temperature dataset. This is not from a single weather station, but averaged from several stations in order to be "representative of a roughly triangular area of the United Kingdom enclosed by Lancashire, London and Bristol", according to the Met Office.
The Central England dataset reported a maximum temperature of 37.3% on 19 July, three degrees below the provisional highest temperature ever recorded in the UK of 40.3°C in Coningsby in Lincolnshire on the same day. However, as the chart illustrates, this was still substantially higher than the highest temperatures reported in each of the previous decades.
Of course, the 2020s are far from over and there is a strong possibility that the peak in this decade will be even higher.
These were the maximum daily temperatures by decade in the Central England datasets:
1880s: 29.3°C (11 Aug 1884)
1890s: 29.0°C (18 Aug 1893)
1900s: 31.2°C (1 Sep 1906)
1910s: 30.9°C ( 9 Aug 1910)
1920s: 31.0°C (12 Jul 1923)
1930s: 30.5°C (27 Aug 1930)
1940s: 31.5°C (29 Jul 1948)
1950s: 29.9°C (6 Jun 1950)1
1960s: 29.6°C (29 Aug 1961)
1970s: 33.1°C (3 Jul 1976)
1980s: 29.9°C (28 Jul 1984)
1990s: 33.4°C (3 Aug 1990)
2000s: 33.0°C (19 Jul 2006)
2010s: 34.2°C (25 Jul 2019)
2020s: 37.3°C (19 Jul 2022)
This approach does not provide a full picture of climate change over the past 140 years, as we are just looking at the daily peaks of temperature in each decade. However, it does echo more scientifically-rigorous analysis of the climate that confirms that the planet is warming up, with even hotter temperatures expected in future decades if we don't take action.
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Welcome to Press Start! This is a weekly segment that dives into what we here at The Game Fanatics are currently playing. Feel free to leave a comment with what you've been playing or if you have any questions about the games that we are currently involved with.
Jeff: This week didn't exactly go as I planned. Gran Turismo and Metal Gear were put on hold as Transformers War for Cybertron and GRID took over my gaming time. I also spent plenty of time in the Resident Evil 6 demo, which ranges from impressive to infuriating. I absolutely vow to return to Portable Ops soon, though, and other Resident Evils have been calling my name lately.
William: I've been trying out that La Pucelle: Tactics game. It's interesting. Every tactics game I've played seems to have 1 core gimmick, and the Dark Portals in this game are interesting, but hard to use efficiently. I've also been going through The Last Story… slowly… I didn't like the automatic combat at first, but I think as I earn more special attacks, the game will get more engaging.
Jen: Started to play more of my Jedi Shadow, who went up a few levels in SWTOR this past week. I'm also working on achievements for Rock Band Blitz on XBLA.
Ben: I had forgotten how much I liked Borderlands but was reminded when I got my hands on Borderlands 2 this week. It fixes a lot of the problems of the first game, which is great, but there are still some small issues. Regardless, I'm really enjoying it. The new gun types and everything make things super explode-y. And that's how I want them. How can I say no to a grenade that explodes into 10 more grenades? I can't. It's impossible.


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Tunable high-average-power optical parametric oscillators near 2 μm (OSA, 2018-11-29)
Open AccessWe report on the development of high-average-power nanosecond and picosecond laser sources tunable near 2 μm based on optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) pumped by solid-state Nd:YAG and Yb-fiber lasers at 1.064 μm. ...
Multimilliwatt, tunable, continuous‐wave, mid‐infrared generation across 4.6‐4.7 m based on orientation‐patterned gallium phosphide (OSA, 2018-05-06)
Open AccessWe report the generation of tunable continuous-wave (cw) mid-infrared (mid-IR) radiation across 4608–4694 nm using the new nonlinear material, orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP). By exploiting difference-frequency ...
Critically phase-matched Ti:sapphire-laserpumped deep-infrared femtosecond optical parametric oscillator based on CdSiP2 (OSA, 2018-03-23)
Open AccessWe report a high-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the deep-infrared (deep-IR) based on type-I critical phase-matching in CdSiP2 (CSP), pumped directly by a Ti:sapphire laser. Using ...
Performance characterization of mid-infrared difference-frequency-generation in orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OSA, 2018-02-08)
Open AccessWe present a detailed characterization of the optical properties of the recently developed nonlinear material, orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP), by performing difference-frequency-generation experiments in ...
Picosecond difference-frequency-generation in orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OSA, 2017-08-07)
Open AccessWe report the generation of tunable high-repetition-rate picosecond radiation in the mid-infrared using the new quasi-phase-matched nonlinear material of orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP). The source is ...
Optical parametric generation in orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OSA, 2017-09-15)
Open AccessWe report an optical parametric generator (OPG) based on the new nonlinear material, orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP). Pumped by a 𝑄Q-switched nanosecond Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm with 25 kHz pulse repetition ...
Room-temperature, rapidly tunable, green-pumped continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator (OSA, 2017-06-29)
Open AccessWe report the first realization of a stable, room-temperature, green-pumped cw OPO using fan-out-grating MgO:sPPLT, providing rapid, continuous and wide-tuning across 734-1929nm, 2.2W of output-power, frequency-stability ...
Nanosecond difference-frequency-generation in orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OSA, 2017-05-31)
Open AccessWe report a tunable, single-pass, pulsed nanosecond difference-frequency generation (DFG) source based on the new semiconductor nonlinear material, orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP). The DFG source is realized ...
Controlled switching of orbital angular momentum in an optical parametric oscillator (OSA, 2017-03-07)
Open AccessControlled switching of orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light at practical powers over arbitrary wavelength regions can have important implications for future quantum and classical systems. Here we report on a single ...
Frequency-Doubling of Femtosecond Pulses in "Thick" Nonlinear Crystals With Different Temporal and Spatial Walk-Off Parameters (IEEE, 2016-12-01)
Open AccessWe present a comparative study on frequency-doubling characteristics of femtosecond laser pulses in thick nonlinear crystals with different temporal and spatial walk-off parameters. Using single-pass second harmonic ...
Mid-infrared coherent sources and applications: introduction (OSA, 2016-11-01)
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Fiber-laser-based, high-repetition-rate, picosecond ultraviolet source tunable across 329-348 nm (OSA, 2016-10-15)
Open AccessWe report a compact, fiber-laser-based, high-repetition-rate picosecond source for the ultraviolet (UV), providing multi-tens of milliwatt of average power across 329-348 nm. The source is based on internal sum-frequency ...


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If your restaurant company hasn't revamped its marketing method just recently, it might be time to believe about innovative ideas for the high-volume vacation season ahead. Yes, it is still summer season time and the vacations seem a long method off, but as the expression says, "By stopping working to prepare, you are preparing to stop working." Marketing methods continue to shift rapidly with the rise of social networks and a progressively mobile-first mentality, so it is crucial to take inventory and strategy carefully for your dining establishment's success.
According to a current survey, 41 percent of restaurants increased their marketing budget in 2017 and 88 percent of restaurants take part in paid marketing, advertising and promotions. Are most of these organisations using their marketing dollars on reliable marketing solutions or are they hanging on to more standard techniques to get the word out? Research indicates that more recent digital marketing methods are now preferred over older marketing methods (i.e. TV, magazines direct mail), with social networks ads expected to be the top marketing technique used by restaurants this year.
So, while some restaurant chains are right on target with their marketing strategy, others may not be rather as prepared. No matter where your marketing currently stands, all is not lost. The slower summer season are an ideal time to research study and prepare a smart digital marketing project that will enhance sales into the holidays and beyond. Here are some pointers to think about as you start to formulate a strategy.
Examine the past to forecast the future. Take a look at information points, often provided by your online ordering or POS supplier, from last year's sales to identify what menu items were popular, when they were ordered, as well as sales volumes. These numbers can assist identify promotional marketing methods.
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Explore what's brand-new in the digital marketing world. Think about more recent digital marketing methods that are acquiring traction, like geo-fencing. Restaurateurs can target audiences within distance to their restaurant and serve them advertisements on social media or marketing deals to attract them to dine-in or order online. This is likewise a terrific method to reach brand-new possible customers to contribute to your growing database of loyal customers.
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Tap a digital marketing supplier for assistance. Select a digital marketing vendor that has access to a double opt-in database of possible customers and make certain that they offer more than just email marketing and list structure. They will have the ability to inform and help expand your marketing plan into an advanced tool that will produce significant returns.
Do not set it and forget it. Arrange a yearly review of what worked this season and plan better for next year. Bear in mind that one well-planned initiative is better than several ill-planned ones. So, if specific aspects of your restaurant business aren't up to speed, focus on those that are.
The sluggish summer season months are an appropriate time to put a seasonal or yearly digital marketing strategy into action. The trick to success is comprehending what makes your clients tick and getting in touch with them appropriately. Smart digital marketing business that are in-tune with today's cutting edges can assist to bridge that space.
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