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Parr resigns as Williams restructure continues
LESS than 24 hours after Bruno Senna's stirring drive to sixth place in the Malaysian Grand Prix, the restructuring of the Williams Formula One team continues. The chairman of Williams, Adam Parr has resigned. Reaction to this news has been seen as a surprise, many believing that Parr was the figurehead of the team to ultimately replace Sir Frank Williams.
Parr will leave his position on Friday, having been at the helm since 2010. He has been with the team in some form of capacity since 2006. This follows Sir Frank Williams decision to resign from the board last month and Sam Michael's defection to McLaren at the back end of last season. In a statement on the team's website, Sir Frank had nothing but thanks for Parr; "Over five years, Adam's achievements have surpassed my expectations and I must thank him for his service. Not least for the decisive role he played in the technical changes made last year which are beginning to show through in the team's improved competitiveness this season, and for leading this company to a successful IPO. Adam leaves us on good terms to pursue a better balance in his life for which I wish him and his family well. He has left us in good shape and I have every confidence that the Board and senior management team at Williams will continue to drive the business forward into a promising future."
Senna's sixth place result yesterday means that the team has already collected more points than it did in the the whole of 2011. Team-mate Pastor Maldonado crashed out from the same position in Australia last weekend. Following the promising signs of competitiveness Williams has shown in the first two races of 2012, this news shows no-one can rest on their laurels in F1. Nick Rose will take over next week, appointed as non-executive chairman. No reason has been given for Parr's sudden departure.
Posted in News
Tags: 2012, Adam Parr, Australia, bruno senna, F1, Nick Rose, pastor maldonado, Sam Michael, sir frank williams, williams
Driver performance at the Australian Grand Prix
WELCOME to my first driver performance scoring chart of the 2012 Formula One season which covers how I thought every driver did in the 2012 Qantas Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park in Melbourne;
A quiet start to Sebastian's season, but he showed his championship class on Sunday afternoon. By his standards, he had a messy build-up to the weekend and a costly off in the last 15 minutes of FP3 left him short of track time for qualifying. A mistake on his second lap left him down in sixth position on the grid, but he proved he could race with an aggressive start and superb early pass on Nico Rosberg. He hunted down the McLaren's in a car that doesn't look perfect yet and granted, there was luck in the Safety Car getting him ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Nevertheless, an excellent start to his season with second place and useful points to take to Malaysia. 8/10
Fourth place is Mark Webber's best ever result in Melbourne which shows his struggles in his home event before. He was the stronger of the Red Bull drivers on Friday and Saturday, even battling a KERS failure in qualifying to admirably outqualify his team-mate. A dreadful start took him out of the running for victory, recovering well to finish less than a second behind Lewis Hamilton. 7/10
Jenson Button is in such a fantastic place at the moment. He has made McLaren his own team and a controlled performance saw him ease to victory at Albert Park for the third time in four years. Fastest in the very first session of the season, the standard was set. An excellent qualifying lap saw him get within 0.1secs of Hamilton's incredible time on Saturday. From the moment he guided his car into the lead at the first bend, there was little doubt who was going to win. A superb and faultless beginning. 10/10
At least Hamilton looked happier after grabbing a pole position (remember his Korea reaction last October.) However, his rueful look on the podium suggested he was unhappy about how his race went. He called his start 'shocking' which was a bit harsh, considering he only had to give way to his team-mate. McLaren stayed out fractionally longer in their first stints and Button was always going to be serviced first, thanks to track position. The Safety Car played into Sebastian Vettel's hands, but Hamilton couldn't get on terms with the German in the last 15 laps. He must take the positives from a solid 15 point opener, despite things not going his way on raceday. 8/10
Ferrari feared the worst when they arrived in Australia and qualifying really showed their weaknesses. However, had he not spun into the gravel in Q2, Fernando Alonso would have probably still made the top ten. His usual metoric start had him upto eighth and until half-distance, was a factor for a potential podium. Pace on low fuel and worn tyres suggest the team is still a long way off, but in Alonso's hands, he once again got the absolute maximum out of a car that looks well off-form. 8/10
How can you lap three seconds off your own team-mate in the same car? Felipe Massa had a shocker in Australia. Making a basic error and spinning off at turn nine in the first practice session set the tone for his horrendous showing. Had it not been for a timing error by Lotus, he would have made an embarassing exit from Q1 with the F1 backmarkers. Although he made up six places on the first lap, he went backwards rather than forwards and looks like a driver who has admitted defeat before the season has even begun. His exit came after a silly collision with Bruno Senna when he had lost the corner to the Williams driver. Carry on like this and he won't even see out the season with Ferrari, let alone getting a new contract for 2013. 2/10
Australia 2012 was a frustrating weekend for Nico Rosberg, not captialising on Mercedes progress made in the winter. He trailed Michael Schumacher all weekend and a scrappy qualifying session left him seventh on the grid, when third was possible. Despite a brilliant start which saw him leap upto fourth, Rosberg struggled with chronic tyre wear. He gamely held on against Mark Webber and Pastor Maldonado, but the Safety Car cost him positions and a clash with Sergio Perez on the last lap left him out of the points. 6/10
Schumacher looks hungry and might have a car that will see him as a threat in 2012. He was fastest in Friday's second practice session and looked comfortable all weekend with his new chassis. Fourth in qualifying was the best performance of his comeback on a Saturday and he held off Vettel easily until an unfortunate gearbox problem saw him make an early departure. He was struggling with rear tyre wear too, but the pace of Alonso's final stint indicated that fifth place was a likely finish. Despite no points, plenty of encouragement for the seven-time world champion. 7/10
The 'iceman' returned to F1 and his humorous team radio comment about blue flags suggested the hunger is back. Raikkonen's weekend started badly with a power steering problem compromising his practice sessions on Friday. A mistake on his best lap and timing errors from Lotus meant Kimi was a surprising casualty in Q1 but he raced well. He will have taken great satisfaction in passing his former team-mate Felipe Massa and his overtake on Kamui Kobayashi in turn four was quality. Frustrated with seventh but it was a strong comeback. 7/10
Having looked all at sea on Friday, Romain Grosjean stunned the paddock with a magnificent performance in Saturday qualifying to line-up a magnificent third on the grid. His race was very brief and with a bit more experience, probably should have backed out when he lost position to Pastor Maldonado on the second lap. However, the contact was slight, so the Frenchman was unlucky to have suffered broken front suspension. He will learn from this and come back better for the experience. 7/10
Second season syndrome for the Scot perhaps as di Resta was outshone by Nico Hulkenberg all weekend. Nevertheless, he kept battling away in a car that didn't have the pace that testing had predicted and he showed his guile from year one to pull off a pass on Jean-Eric Vergne in the last corner and steal the final championship point of the afternoon. 6/10
Hulkenberg looked composed on Friday to come second fastest in changeable conditions during afternoon practice. He qualified a solid ninth and made a great start too. Unfortunately, a knock from Mark Webber in the first corner melee damaged his steering and meant its two visits to Melbourne and no laps completed in either race. 6/10
Having gone fastest in Q1, Kamui Kobayashi underperformed in the second qualifying session and lined up an unlucky 13th. He had a great dice with Kimi Raikkonen in the race and despite being passed brilliantly by the Finn on lap 24, overtook him again after the Safety Car period. Benefited from Maldonado's late crash to finish an unexpected sixth. 7/10
A gearbox failure detected after his first run in qualifying left Sergio Perez at the back of the grid. He tried a risky one-stop strategy, which unlike 2011, won't have worked had the Safety Car not intervened. He was seventh on the last lap, but a touch with Rosberg left his car wounded in the final few corners, leaving him powerless to defend against Kobayashi and Raikkonen. Considering all that, eighth place completed a strong start to the campaign for the Sauber team. 6/10
Home nerves didn't get to Daniel Ricciardo, who fought back well after a tricky beginning. Having qualified in the top ten, an iffy start left him part of a midfield melee and contact with Bruno Senna in the first corner left him needing to stop for repairs. Like Perez, the Safety Car brought back onto the tail of the midfield group, but he pulled off an aggressive pass on his team-mate to finish a creditable ninth and take round one in the Toro Rosso battle. 7/10
There were rookie mistakes, but the Frenchman equipped himself pretty well on his debut. He only narrowly missed out on Q3 and despite two trips into the gravel during the race, might have taken a point. Only denied by a more experienced Ricciardo and di Resta pipping him in the last lap midfield frenzy. Still, plenty of potential here. 6/10
The Senna name is back at Williams, but Bruno had a tough time in Australia. He was a distant 14th in qualifying and got clobbered by Ricciardo on the first corner, leaving him with a puncture. Didn't see a lot of him after that before another racing incident, this time with countryman Massa, left him with another puncture. Ultimately, suspension damage put paid to his chances of registering a finish. 5/10
If only for another half a lap! Pastor Maldonado was my surprise package of the weekend. The Venezuelan seems to excel on street circuits and he looked set for sixth place when he clobbered the wall hard on the last lap. Eighth place in qualifying, a lovely pass on Romain Grosjean early on and he kept up with the likes of Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso with consummate ease. If he cuts out the basic errors, Maldonado could well cash in on a far better Williams later in the season. 8/10
Less than 0.7secs behind Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying proves that Caterham have made progress over the winter. The trouble is, everyone else has too. Heikki Kovalainen was delayed in the first corner and ran behind his team-mate Vitaly Petrov until an unspecified technical problem forced his retirement. An unseen infringement behind the Safety Car costs him a five place grid penalty for this weekend's race in Kuala Lumpur. 5/10
The star of last year's race – Vitaly Petrov's debut for Caterham will be one he will want to forget. Although he ran ahead of Kovalainen in the race, it was a steering problem that ended his day early and caused the deployment of the Safety Car. At least it added to the mixture in the closing stages. 5/10
Timo Glock battled well against the odds all weekend. He kept his head down and finished the race in 14th, only a lap adrift on his birthday. He got good mileage for Marussia and leaves the team with a shade of encouragement after a miserable pre-season. 6/10
Charles Pic didn't quite get to the end of the race, as high oil pressure saw him park up in the pits with five laps to go. Like Glock, the race was only going to be an extended test session, so 53 laps extra under his belt will no doubt help for future challenges. 5/10
As they didn't qualify, I will not be rating the Hispania drivers this weekend.
On the first weekend back, plenty of excellent performances, some will be frustrated will how it went and others will seriously need to raise their game very quickly, starting in Malaysia this weekend.
Posted in Features
Tags: 2012, Australia, Ferrari, jenson button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Nico Rosberg, pastor maldonado, Sauber, sebastian vettel
Button and Schumacher lead the way on frustrating opening day
AT 1.30am this morning UK time, Formula One roared back into life with the first practice session for the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. However, not much was given away thanks to the force of Mother Nature. Intermittent showers made the day difficult to judge, but both McLaren Mercedes and Mercedes GP will have plenty of reasons to be encouraged.
Jenson Button led Lewis Hamilton to a McLaren 1-2 in the first practice session. A late lap from Michael Schumacher was enough to end quickest in the second session. Button drew first blood in session one with a fastest time of 1.27.560, which pipped Schumacher to top spot. Moments later, Hamilton who has Lenny Kravitz and Nicole Scherzinger in Melbourne for support, went 0.2secs slower than his team-mate. However, McLaren set the standard and left an early mark on the field. An interesting Mercedes GP concept with their rear wing has raised some protest in the paddock, although the FIA scrutineers have declared it legal. Schumacher played down his pace today, but they certainly look far more competitive than they did at the start of 2011.
The chasing pack in the first session was led by Fernando Alonso's Ferrari, followed by Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg. Alonso was maximising everything out of his car, as he nearly smashed his machinery into the wall at the last corner right at the end of the session. There were problems for returning champion Kimi Raikkonen, who was restricted to just eight laps in the first session, thanks to a power steering problem. Raikkonen still wound up ninth fastest though.
Felipe Massa's season began badly when the Brazilian decided to experiment with putting his rear wheels on the grass at turn nine. The result was a beached Ferrari and precious track time lost for the under pressure driver. The only other driver to notably visit a gravel trap was Sergio Perez, caught out by a damp track early on in FP2. A downpour before the second session meant there was little chance of running until the last 15 minutes for any useful data. It looked like Nico Hulkenberg would end up fastest in the afternoon session for Force India, until a last lap from Schumacher left him as top dog, although with a slower time than the morning session. It was a messy day by Sebastian Vettel's high standards with the world champion failing to trouble the leading times but Red Bull seemed to be taking the cautious approach and will surely have something in reserve for the remainder of the weekend. This was later confirmed by team boss Christian Horner, who revealed to Sky Sports that the team had not yet ran on light fuel.
It was a nightmare day for Hispania on their first day of any running in 2012. Narain Karthikeyan grounded to a halt after only three laps in the morning with a mechanical problem. Pedro de la Rosa could only do one lap, due to a lack of spare parts. With their fastest time being a full 13 seconds off the pace, don't be surprised to see the 107 per cent ruling claim the Spanish team as a casualty in Albert ParK for the second year running.
In summary, it was difficult to read a lot into today's running due to the inclement weather. The forecast for the remainder of the weekend seems to be indicating at a dry qualifying session and sunny raceday. McLaren and Mercedes will be the happiest, whilst Ferrari looked a bit better than testing form suggested and Force India confirmed their place as the leaders in the midfield pack. Only after qualifying tomorrow will F1 2012 begin to have a tentative pecking order.
1. Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 1.27.560 – 11 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 1.27.805 – 14 laps
3. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 1.28.235 – 17 laps
4. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1.28.360 – 21 laps
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing Renault) 1.28.467 – 21 laps
6. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 1.28.683 – 22 laps
7. Daniel Ricciardo (Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari) 1.28.908 – 23 laps
8. Pastor Maldonado (Williams Renault) 1.29.415 – 16 laps
9. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus Renault) 1.29.565 – 8 laps
10. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber Ferrari) 1.29.722 – 26 laps
11. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing Renault) 1.29.790 – 21 laps
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India Mercedes) 1.29.865 – 17 laps
13. Paul di Resta (Force India Mercedes) 1.29.881 – 18 laps
14. Bruno Senna (Williams Renault) 1.29.953 – 21 laps
15. Sergio Perez (Sauber Ferrari) 1.30.124 – 22 laps
16. Romain Grosjean (Lotus Renault) 1.30.515 – 16 laps
17. Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham Renault) 1.30.586 – 16 laps
18. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1.30.743 – 11 laps
19. Jean-Eric Vergne (Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari) 1.31.178 – 17 laps
20. Vitaly Petrov (Caterham Renault) 1.31.983 – 8 laps
21. Timo Glock (Marussia Cosworth) 1.34.730 – 8 laps
22. Charles Pic (Marussia Cosworth) 1.40.256 – 11 laps
1. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 1.29.183 – 16 laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India Mercedes) 1.29.292 – 19 laps
3. Sergio Perez (Sauber Ferrari) 1.30.199 – 22 laps
4. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1.30.341 – 13 laps
5. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber Ferrari) 1.30.709 – 14 laps
6. Paul di Resta (Force India Mercedes) 1.31.466 – 13 laps
7. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1.31.505 – 14 laps
8. Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham Renault) 1.31.932 – 16 laps
9. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 1.32.184 – 17 laps
10. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing Renault) 1.32.194 – 19 laps
11. Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing Renault) 1.32.296 – 20 laps
12. Timo Glock (Marussia Cosworth) 1.32.632 – 17 laps
13. Vitaly Petrov (Caterham Renault) 1.32.767 – 15 laps
14. Romain Grosjean (Lotus Renault) 1.32.832 – 11 laps
15. Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 1.33.039 – 18 laps
16. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 1.33.259 – 11 laps
17. Pastor Maldonado (Williams Renault) 1.34.108 – 21 laps
18. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus Renault) 1.34.275 – 7 laps
19. Bruno Senna (Williams Renault) 1.34.312 – 17 laps
20. Jean-Eric Vergne (Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari) 1.34.485 – 29 laps
21. Daniel Ricciardo (Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari) 1.34.604 – 31 laps
22. Charles Pic (Marussia Cosworth) 1.34.770 – 13 laps
23. Narain Karthikeyan (HRT Cosworth) 1.42.627 – 16 laps
NO TIME FROM PEDRO DE LA ROSA (HRT Cosworth)
Posted in Practice Reports
Tags: 2012, Australia, felipe massa, Fernando Alonso, FIA, jenson button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher


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do it – crowd funding
when i was trying to explain to my mom what crowd funding was… i was trying to really put into perspective what i was going to ask for. the simplest explanation i could give was, if i asked every person i know for $10, and i know 100 people, i'd have $1000. but i'm starting to realize i left out a significant detail to that idea. i'm not asking anyone to give me money. i'm saying i need help funding production of a product, and if they give me the money now, i'll give them the product in a couple months. so i decided to write out some basics to crowd funding as an explanation to friends and family who haven't heard of it.
- kickstarter and indiegogo are crowd funding sites. people use these webistes to help fund ideas they have.
- if you have an idea, and you think it would appeal to other people, and you need money, you make a project, and ask people to help you fund it.
- when they pledge money to you, you have to give them something in return- i'm asking for help to pay my factory. when the socks are produced, i will send them to all the people who pledged money.
- kickstarter is an all or nothing funding model. you set a goal, and if you don't reach that goal, you don't get any of the money. indiegogo you can set a goal, and even if you don't reach it, you get whatever you were able to raise.
- if your project is successful, you have to supply all the backers with whatever you promised. in my case, i'm promising socks. after the project funds (fingers crossed) i'll have a bunch of people who want socks, and money to buy the socks to send them.
- i didn't just come up with this idea, and put up a video. i've been working on starting a sock line for over 6 months. it involved logo and identity, setting up all the paperwork with state and federal, finding someone to film a video, writing a script, applying to a bank for a line of credit (the factory won't start without it), figuring out packaging for 3 pair packs and 6 pair packs (different packaging), researching all the different types of shipping methods, building an online shopping website, building a media kit to send to media outlets to get the word out, and the easiest part for me- designing the socks. which in itself involved researching trends, deciding a color palette, doing the initial designs, and then going through revisions. the designs that you see on kickstarter were changed no fewer than 5 times. some of the changes were to the artwork, some were changes in color.
i don't undertake the prospect of asking people to buy socks before they exist lightly. i don't think i'd ever ask anyone to give me 40k with just an idea in my head. samples are being made for these socks as i write this. i just had a call with my factory this morning about packaging.
so after reading a little bit more about what i'm doing, i hope you'll consider buying some of my socks. i'm really asking everyone i know for $20. when you send me $20, i'm going to send you some socks (and stickers!). some really cute socks i dumped my whole heart into. you're getting a bargain. 😉
i hope you'll consider give TODAY! here's the kickstarter. xoxo- k.


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Hence the term tetralogy .the basic defect in the cardiac malformation is in unequal division of the conus due to an anterior displacement of the truncoconal septum.this results in a narrow right ventricular outflow region that is an infludibular stenosis and a large defect of the interventriculer septum.the aorta arises directly above the sepal defect from both ventricular cavities and the resulting high pressure on the right side causes hypertrophy of the right ventricular wall.this abnormality is regarded as the most important type of malformation Saudi cyanosis.the defect is compatible with life.
Under normal conditions the truncus and conus are divided into the aorta and pulmonary artery by the fusion and descent of the two spiral ridges if these fail to fuse and to descend toward the ventricular anoresistent truncus artetious results .in such a case the pulmonary artery arises some distances above the origin of of the undivided truncus since the ridges also participate in the fornation of the interventriculer septum the persistent truncus is always accompanied by a defective interventriculer septum the undivided truncus thus overrides both ventricles and receives blood from both sides Some times the truncoconal septum fails to follow its normal spiral course and descends straight downward as a consequence the aorta originates from the right ventricle and the pulmonary aaertey from the left. This condition known as transposition
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So I talked to my therapist yesterday about how I'm feeling and she suggested meds to help. I agreed and went to my OB (my therapist can't prescribe-and I wish she could) and she is prescribing me this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000214/
I'm not to keen on the idea and I'm regretting agreeing to it. Yes I have had a hard time getting out of bed in the morning and I just want to lay there all day and drown in my sorrows. And I have moments where I don't want to exist any more. (I don't want to die I just want to disappear). I know the meds will help but I don't like the idea of putting that crap in my body. As it is I'm on Nexium for my acid reflux and levoxyl for my thyroid issues. And baby asprin for my clotting disorder (although I forgot to tell her that so I should probably all and let her know since it's on the "list" on that web site).
Because I've had an issue in the past (over 10 years ago) where I tried to OD on pills and had cutting issues she is hesitant to let me go off it but after 6-9 month's I'll probably demand to be weaned off of it. I have lived at least 10 years with out any form of antidepressants and been fine. yes I deal with anxiety but nothing serious and I never get depressed. this is a first. but in my defense I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that I'll likely never be pregnant. Combined with the fact that 2 doctors have given me the "age talk". which is funny cause I've had diminished reserve for YEARS now. But I'm at "that age". and of course my OB had to remind me that i'm at "that age" and miscarriages are normal even for 20 year olds. Oh please. So it's bad luck yet again? I seriously doubt that. Oh and stressing is bad too and can cause miscarriages and infertility. I seriously almost reached across the table and smacked her. yes stress can cause you to have a late ovulation or no period. And I know stress isn't good for pregnancy. I had a really positive attitude for all 3 of my FET cycles and do not remember being stressed in the least. UGGG


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Was the Vogue September Issue leaked on twitter?
Nico Bellay (@IAMFASHION) took took to twitter and leaked this image of what seems to be the infamous september issue. In lieu of the distaste from loyal Vogue readers recently for supporting the celebrity culture over fashion (Kimye cover), it seems as they might be trying to get back in our good graces. The cover in question features three of the most talked about supermodels of this past year: Joan Smalls, Cara Delevingne and Karlie Kloss.
The cover reads "Instagirls: Models of the moment in the clothes of the season." If you ask me, that title sounds a little more like something say Lucky Magazine would put out. It doesn't have that classic Vogue allure, but we can look past that. The question here really is, is this the real cover? New York Magazine reached out to Vogue for a comment, but has yet to get anything in return.
Could this be the resurgence the fashion industry has been waiting for? We have long swooned for the days when the models graced the covers instead of celebrities. Back when fashion was about glamour and making a statement, not what Kate Winslet likes to wear.
I swore off American Vogue until a change was made. I'm really over how the fashion industry is helping to make stupid people famous (I think you all know who I'm talking about). There are alternative Vogues for those of us who support the old school idea of fashion, even with our more relaxed modern trends (Australian Vogue is my personal favorite).
Like I said before, is Anna Wintour and her team trying to get back in our good graces? Or is someone out there just trying to stir up hype for next months fashion bible? If the latter is whats happening, let me say this now. I will not purchase the September issue if another celebrity is on the cover. My money will not go to a magazine that acts like a trendy People. But, If Anna chose to make a stand and put models back on her cover, well then I might just change my mind and reinstate my subscription.
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Thanks to efforts by the Salem Lions' Club and Lion Governor Rod Bach of Oregon District 36R to connect EBZEF with the Nakana Lions Club in Kitwe, Zambia, Beth's Girls Priscovia and Agatha Sangenjo, both almost blind, have received cataract surgery.
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Victoria House is only a minute's walk from the long sandy beach – and it's only a 20 minute stroll (along the beach or cliff tops) to Cromer Pier and its Pavilion Theatre. You can go crabbing (or fishing) off from the pier by day and see a splendid show at the theatre in the evening.
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Amazona Zoo, Cromer
- The Thursford Collection (and Christmas Spectacular)
Regular Events
- The Crab and Lobster Festival (May)
- Sheringham Classic Car Show (June)
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- The 1940s Weekend (September)
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- The Foundry Arms, Northrepps
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By Rosemary Dowd, RSCJ
Rosemary Dowd, RSCJ, has served the spiritual needs of prisoners for four decades. She was led to this ministry by her reflection on a quotation from St. John of the Cross, "Where there is no love, put love – and you will find love." Where else, she asked, is love lacking so much as in a prison? "God seemed to be saying to me, 'This is where I want you,'" Sister Dowd recalled. "I told the provincial, 'I will do whatever you want me to do, but God is asking me to go to jail.'" The following is a reflection on her ministry.
I first encountered the Society of the Sacred Heart when my older sister Patti was a student at Convent of the Sacred Heart, Sheridan Road. I begged to enroll as soon as possible. I loved the school and the nuns and generally looked for ways to "help Mother" after school, as I enjoyed just hanging around. I had a very happy home life, but I also really enjoyed being at Sheridan Road. Gradually, I became aware that God was offering me a vocation to the Society. I read Janet Stuart's Life and Letters, among other books. In my senior year, I made the decision to enter the Society of the Sacred Heart. In my early years in the society I taught, but I never considered myself a very good teacher. I did love being with the children, especially as surveillante general (dean of students).
When cloister ended in 1964, I was attending the Pastoral Institute at Loyola University of Chicago. We had the opportunity to tour parts of our city I had never seen, including the courts and the projects. It seemed to me that few people cared about people in jail, and I felt a strong attraction to working closely with those people and showing them that some do care, most especially, God. While I was teaching at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Woodlands, I began volunteering at Lake County Jail in Waukegan. The Sheriff first asked me to sit in the visiting room in case anyone wanted to come in and talk. I listened. That was it, really. There was always a line, though I was something of an unknown, until the person appeared before me on the other side of the glass. One evening, Holy Thursday, I returned home from my two hours in the prison visiting room and went to sign our prie dieu list for adoration. The heading was: "Can't you spend one hour with Me?" I knew absolutely I had just spent two hours with the Lord in that jail. From that moment – more than forty-three years ago – my desire for jail ministry has only intensified, and my gratitude to God and the Society for allowing me to pursue this "second vocation" is boundless.
I have been employed in three jails over the years. I have been at Cook County Jail since 1979, first as a social worker and then, when my vision became impaired, I retired and now volunteer as staff chaplain to 750 medical and psych patients. Even with no paycheck, this is the most wonderful ministry possible. The men are an absolute delight to work with. It is such a joy to be able at our weekly Communion service to preach the charism of the Society, the love and forgiveness of our merciful God. It's the best job I have ever had! Many ask me privately to pray with or for them. Such spontaneous vocal prayer has never been my gift, but I do it and the inmates seem pleased. I often say the Novena of Confidence to the Sacred Heart, and the guys do seem to like that. They are always respectful, courteous and appreciative of the time I spend with them. Some of the men in this jail are on their way to the penitentiary, some for very serious crimes. I don't want to know what their offenses are; that's not my role here. Everything I do is aimed at forgiveness, the love and mercy of Jesus Christ.
In my early years in jail I wondered how that ministry fit with my vow of education, which to me means trying to draw out what is within a person. After my experiences as chaplain, I no longer have that question. I do not do this perfectly, but my conscious effort is to help every person I encounter realize the goodness within, no matter how sinful he may be. I want each person to know that God loves and forgives us and will never give up on us or abandon us. God's love will transform us if we are open and willing to be transformed. I think that if a person who did not know before of the transformative power of God's love learns that lesson in jail, it will have been worth his incarceration. Of course, I would definitely prefer that they learn it elsewhere! While I am called daily to serve in jail, and I go there gladly, I am aware that it is definitely not a good place to be for those who cannot go home at night.


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(Editor's Note: Last year we were supposed to attend Autism One. It's a shame we weren't able to make it because Dr. Bradstreet was the keynote speaker and stated at that time that he had some new information he would be sharing soon. Sadly, weeks later, he was found dead. And this year Dr. Hicks was scheduled to speak at Autism One, but died suddenly weeks before the event.)
I'm always glad to report on doctors who have made the transition from assuming that anything contrary to what they learned in medical school was false, to being willing to listen to and study the other side of the issue. And while I fully comprehend that it's not easy to discard ones long-held beliefs, the US (and the world) are experiencing an important and rapid shift towards understanding that pharmaceutical drugs damage people and vaccines (especially with the current outrageous schedule) can be (as Mr Jaxen points out) unsafe and often ineffective- at best- and at worst they maim and kill. What has become a growing movement (thankfully) towards treating the root cause of an illness with diet, natural methods, or an understanding of one's own body, is a welcome change.
Dr. Rachael Ross, known for her presence on the show "The Doctors" recently stated PUBLICLY, to a Chicago audience filled with families whose children were vaccine injured, the following:
Dr. Kalb will never be the same family physician again. In fact, his Cool Springs Tennessee family practice recently released a statement, which you can read here, titled: "No More Vaccines at Cool Springs Family Medicine".
The timing for these physicians couldn't be better. Here in the US we are at the crossroads of an autism epidemic and we need for this mainstream momentum to continue to spotlight vaccine injury and whistleblowing corruption.
We have all experienced moments in our life that were so powerful they immediately changed us. And you can never go back either, just the thought of who you were before that moment is inconceivable. As more and more doctors make the switch, we need to be ready with support, love and forgiveness. Breaking away from the stronghold that is the status quo of western medicine isn't easy. Let's make sure that those who make it to the other side, see smiling faces and support when they get there.
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Here's a quick grab from today, a hip hop group performing in the subway. Many more pictures to come.
Hell Yeah
From Fugazi's really awesome documentary "Instrument" It combines grainy tour footage, really solid concert footage (shown here) and odd video bootlegs along the way. As the band describes it, you won't be finding out who said what to who, or who was doing drugs, but its a great compliment to a badass band that has a brand of idealism I could only hope for.
Its also good because I doubt I will ever see them live.
"Have A Great Summer"
I'm going to miss dimly lit sit downs in my living room. Its been a place I've spent a lot of time, many friends have congregated on the filthy carpet staying up way too late. When the sun goes down all I have is a few lamps, ISO 1600 and slow shutter speeds to record some last fleeting glimpses of my friends before I don't see them for awhile. Heading out tomorrow, won't see a good many of them till the leaves turn brown.
Veracruz Beach
Another one from down south
Veracruz Beach. A particularly windy day.
Ok, maybe I'm geeking out a bit too much about living in New York this summer. I 've been finding beaches in the city I want to shoot, fantasizing about riding the subway (terrible, I know, that thing is a furnace in the summer) figuring out shows I want to go to (probably at least three a week) and rediscovering friends who might be living just a few stops away from me. I'm thinking in ideals right now, and its making me very happy. Stay tuned for three weeks from now for a rant from a severely disillusioned young man.
Until then, here are some sweet videos that have been getting me excited.
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – "Tell Me" filmed in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
She's a really fucking good singer, who sounds like she was plucked straight out of 40 years ago. THe record is incredible and this particular song sets such a fun tone for summer.
Author Henry Miller recalling the "ugliest, filthiest, shittiest city in the world"
via Gothamist
David Byrne Explains the Building
Creative Time presents Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation by renowned artist David Byrne. The artist transforms the interior of the landmark Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and "play." The project consists of a retrofitted antique organ, placed in the center of the building's cavernous second-floor gallery, that controls a series of devices attached to its structural features—metal beams, plumbing, electrical conduits, and heating and water pipes. These machines vibrate, strike, and blow across the building's elements, triggering unique harmonics and producing finely tuned sounds.
Inside North Korea
Vice Magazine, most commonly known for documenting hipster culture with its own brand of trashy, in-your-face photography and writing (which I happen to like) has an offshoot web site just for short docs at vbs.tv. For the last few hours I've been glued to their 14 part series about their trip to North Korea and they give a shockingly open, honest and at times funny view of a country so shrouded in mystery. After seeing pictures over and over again of orderly North Koreans walking with no emotion, its refreshing but also sad to see them having a rare beer and even rare glimpses of them actually being happy. You come away with the feeling that underneath the surface, some are desperately trying to break free, while others are deeply conditioned into their twisted, one-dimensional way of life.
Here's the link to my favorite part, part seven, in which the host of this dark travelogue gets to drink and sing karaoke with his guide.
Wrapping Up
I should start studying for an exam now. Here are some odd shots from the last few weeks. In one week I will be in New York. To the five people who read this…any of you in the city? Anyone want to buy me a drink? Anyone? Bueller?
Leaving the new Nationals stadium in DC
Everyone looks upset but I swear we were having a great time. Break during drive back to Athens from DC.
Bike ride with Ryan and Joe
Andrew W.K. in Athens, Ohio
More Mexico
Taking a break from not working. Here are some more scans from Mexico.
Alternate shot of something previously posted. I think I like this more.
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Waiting for something
The quarter is wrapping up. I will be in New York soon. Getting antsy, also not wanting to leave quite yet.
Mexico Oddity
When your have two dark frames next to each other, sometime your scanner sucks a bit. Taken from the zocolo (public square) in Veracruz. They were celebrating the first 100 days of the new government.
I'm finally finishing up all this scanning. Its been done in 5-6 jaunts when ever I have free time (rare). I'd like to get a nice little edit together within the next week. Thanks for looking.
Update: Upon looking at negative it looks like the scanner kind of just chopped off the top a bit, so its kind of a poor-man's panoramic. Imma keep it this way though.


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Thursday, 8 December 2011
Batman & Captain America
This one-off written and drawn by John Byrne is one that i never see mentioned anywhere.
And i really don't know why.
Like his work on that Superman/Batman Generations serious, Byrne's knowledge and love for the early day versions of superheroes really comes across and here he's used the terrific idea of teaming up the WW2 Bat n' Cap.
Of course, he had to use both their nemesis' in the Joker and Red Skull and they're good firing off each other.
But, for me, its the art that's the real attraction and i guess the tale with a lesser artist just wouldn't be as good.
Byrne's Joker is obviously a nod to Sprangs:
His Bats is more the 50's square-jawed version, but really is terrific:
and his design of the Nazi War Wheel is excellent:
I was going to put up the stunning multi-level Batcave as my top moment but, really, its this simple image of the four versions of the two heroes that does it for me:
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- It was circumnavigated by one of their vessels in 1525, and the general outline of the coasts is correctly given in their maps at a time when separate portions of Celebes, such as Macassar and Menado, are represented as distinct islands.
- The rivers of the narrow mountainous peninsulas form many rapids and cataracts; as the Tondano, draining the lake of the same name to the north-west coast of Minahassa at Menado; the Rano-i-Apo, flowing over the plateau of Mongondo to the Gulf of Amurang; the Poigar, issuing from a little-known lake of that plateau; the Lombagin, traversing narrow canons; and the river of Boni, which has its outfall in the plain of Gorontalo, near the mouth of the Bolango or Tapa, the latter connected by a canal with the Lake of Limbotto.
- Celebes is divided by the Dutch, for administrative purposes, into the government of Celebes with dependencies (south-eastern and southern peninsulas and all west coast), and the residency of Menado (north-eastern peninsula and coast of Gulf of Tomini).
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The resurrection of Brighton and Hove Albion as a formidable proposition for top flight football is not just about sport, it is also one of the great business success stories of the city. To mark the Albion's long-awaited ascension (after three attempts) from the Championship to the Premiership – an event that will bring both multi-millions to its revenues and the city's hospitality sector trade – we repost an article first written back in 2011, the year that saw the Seagulls take residence at the £75 million-pound Amex stadium, a move that saw them multiply club revenues fivefold. Detailing Albion's 14-year fight to exist, Jonny Wills' article assesses the real value of it's achievements with chief executive Martin Perry and the AITC's then commercial manager Barry McLaughlin
In one form or another I am sure you will be aware of parts of the Brighton and Hove Albion story. I would also wager that as a resident you will know about parts of the Albion's contribution to the city and its people. But notice I said 'parts'. What I would also put money on is that many people are still oblivious – and I include myself in this group – to the scale of the Championship club's relatively recent business success. And in context of its 14-year titanic struggle to even exist you are looking at one of the most extraordinary turnarounds not only in global sport, but also in international business.
The effect that the Albion has had and continues to have on our city is a monumental one, and by the time you finish reading this all but fleeting précis of the football club's saga – from betrayal to exile through humble subsistence to now, its resurrection – you will realise just how stormy and bleak the waters have been for supporters, players and board members alike. And by rebirth we don't just mean the gloriously modern AMEX stadium at Falmer (known also as The Amex or Falmer Stadium) though at £75 million that's a start: enhanced by the future-white bling of NASA-like cool and price. But if this isn't impressive enough, realise this: that the development was on time and on budget.
Albion venue for the top flight
Perhaps you've driven up over Falmer Road/The Drove and seen The AMEX tantalisingly emerge like a vast mothership in a heat haze, waiting to launch. Perhaps you felt it didn't belong there. Keep reading.
The club looked at nine different sites in huge detail. None had their own dedicated station concourse, which of course is Falmer station. None would have been able to boast the fact that 68% of arriving fans come by sustainable transport, something which is practically unheard of in the football league. None would have come with the filmic story of itself, that it took a six-year fight campaign once the plans for Falmer were submitted in 2001. Before that fans were fighting the board and in particular Greg Stanley, Bill Archer and David Belotti in 1996, to stop them selling the Goldstone Ground in Hove, now home of Toys R Us. At the same the football side were struggling to stay in the Football League and narrowly avoided obscurity by drawing the final game of the season. And no new ground was arranged. Supporters were either distraught or fuming.
Gillingham years
Without a home Brighton were forced to play at Gillingham in Kent in 1997 till 1999, after a deal with Portsmouth suddenly fell through. For fans it was a 150 mile round-trip, and remember for some supporters losing the Goldstone was like 'losing a relative'. Many were so put out or angry that they couldn't bring themselves to believe the Albion would return to its former glory. But with the Gillingham trips grew a bonding between fans, a strength of unity that laid the foundation stones for the club in its present form. This is what sends a ripple of emotion when you see the stadium, it's light of its history to get there: the never say die attitude.
Back to...Withdean
In 1999 the Albion returned to Brighton and Withdean Athletic Stadium. A lot happened for such a little venue. In 12 years the club rode an increasing swell of goodwill and Withdean was upgraded to Football League standards in 2002 after the Albion reached Division One (now the Championship). During this time they had a strong chairman, Dick Knight, they had a strong manager in the form of Mark McGhee (from 2003), and the team got promoted four times. Not only that, injections of cash kept the club afloat, either from sponsors Skint Records and Norman Cook or by a series of benefactors willing to invest beyond their means.
Simultaneously, a campaign to move to Falmer gathered momentum after planning permission was given the thumbs up by the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove.
Opposition to Falmer proposals
However, now Lewes District Council, local residents and the South Downs Joint Committee opposed the plans, citing boundary and beauty issues. A planning enquiry was thus engaged upon by the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. Albion fans supporters sent 18,000 postcards to John Prescott along with flowers and even a seven-foot Valentine's card trying to try to sway his mind and give the go ahead to build at Falmer. First in 2005 he approved plans, then, in 2006, he withdrew them. But in 2007 the Secretary of State, Hazel Blears, responsible for all planning, re-affirmed the approval. By 2009 property investor and internet gambling entrepreneur Tony Bloom had succeeded Dick Knight (now the club's life president) as chairman after an investment package worth nearly £100 million. Bloom eventually brought in Gus Poyet as manager and together led the Albion to their new stadium as Football League One champions and promotion to the Football League Championship in 2011.
An impact on the city
With such a monumental recent history – as you can now imagine – for followers Albion isn't just about Falmer. 'Brighton and Hove Albion has a huge impact on the community,'' says the club's chief executive Martin Perry.''It isn't just about the stadium. A whole series of events has made the transformation happen, and the club revolves around its changes. Indeed, the total turnover of the club breaks down into various areas, impacting on the surrounding area."
On its first match day for example supporters sank 17,000 pints of Harvey's beer, with the brewery struggling to supply pubs in Sussex for the next week.
"We source our pies locally," continues Perry, ''As we try do with everything involved in our operation. Piglets Pantry, based in Shoreham, had to supply us with 7,000 pies for our opening match. To do this the company had to expand and employ more staff and use a bigger facility, which they did, basing its operations in Robertsbridge. For the recent games against Liverpool, Leeds and Crystal Palace they had to make 25,000 pies. This is one of many knock-on effects of the club creating jobs and growth around the county."
It's easy to focus on purely the fans and the football. Yes, it fuels the success, but it's also the backroom work and the network that is the club's reason for being, and a visit to Falmer to will tell you they are ready for the top flight. For the success of the club quintupling its revenues Is not solely based on ticket sales, it's about the perfect synthesis of community spirit and conglomerate support initiated by a fight for survival.
AMEX stadium and the community
At Falmer, the spacious facilities of the AMEX dovetail with the Albion's work with the commercial sector and the community, and it is estimated there are more than 1,500 businesses working with the football club. They stem from the in-house catering of Azure and its massive hospitality operation to the crucial interconnectedness of business networks. Friends of the Albion, borne out of the Withdean years, is one such network made up of everyone from solicitors to print-brokers, to florists and Juice FM, where more than 120 meet regularly for breakfast. Another, the 1901 club is a corporate supporters' society, and invests in the ground by buying 2,500 specially-allocated seats and access to the 11 hospitality suites.
Charity work
And then there is the Albion in the Community (AITC), the jewel in the club's crown, and one of the country's top football charities. Around 60,000 Brighton lives are affected to the positive by the AITC's work in education, disability, social inclusion and 16-24 youth employment programmes, the latter naturally helped by Albion sponsors American Express and Brighton and Hove Jobs. All told the AITC has around 200 teachers, mentors and coaches working from an annual fund of £2 million delivering through to other clubs at Worthing, Hastings, Havant and Waterlooville.
"The business that's been going on since June and July is from scratch, which is incredible," said the AITC's commercial manager, Barry McLaughlin. "But it makes sense when you take into account the fortunes and work the Albion as a whole has put in over the years. It's three basic areas, the club, business and hospitality and our charity, Albion in the Community, all feed into one another and make it the success it is, not just in financial terms, but in terms of investing in the people around the club and in the future.''
A visit to the club will find you perhaps walking by the cleverly-designed banners of past player heroes Peter Ward, Mark Lawrenson and Bobby Zamora. In the car park the 4x4 wagons scream of football's current glamour and commercial power. The stadium takes fifteen minutes to walk round and the wind on inclement days bespeaks a daunting vastness to the undertaking. But that would miss the point. The position that Brighton and Albion football club has reached is already a cumulative achievement, less about the football business and more about the devotion of the supporters and the tenacious spirit of the people of immediate community. To paraphrase the Fatboy Slim track: They have...we have, come a long, long way together, and we need to praise them like we should.
AMEX Stadium, Falmer, 2011 statistics
14 corporate boxes sold within eight days of going on sale
15,500 season tickets sold within three months
138,00 cubic metres chalk excavated preventing an estimated 20,000 lorry trips
£93 million invested into developing the American Express Community Stadium
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