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10 minutes after I hit "post" on my last entry things made a drastic change. I feel like I jinxed us with my "wait until he gets better" mentality because very quickly things got worse.
Today we had a new day nurse. She and I clicked immediately. The other child she was watching over went home early so she had a lot of time to spend with Finn and I. It felt like we were kindred spirits. We talked about Finn and the kind of interactions he typically has, his personality and more. I mentioned for the past few days he's been fighting the rhinovirus so I felt like he was a different baby. I told her that I brought in a skinny but happy baby but now I was holding a chubby but crabby and listless one. It felt good to chat and be social. Little did I know that I was inadvertently dropping breadcrumbs for her and she was putting together a pretty accurate story of what was happening with our son's health.
I left the room for the first time today to grab lunch, post the update below (Helpless) and just take a short break. I was probably gone for 30 minutes. Jeff met me at the welcome desk so we could do genetic counseling and get blood drawn to send in the whole exome sequencing (WES) lab. While walking back to the room I saw our nurse, Laura, and the NP quickly moving down the hall toward our room. When we arrived they let us know that Finn was being moved rooms, put on a CPAP (non-invasive ventilation), adding an IV, NJ feeding tube and increasing his support all around. Moving rooms isn't arbitrary here. it is a good thing or a bad thing. The further away you are from the doctor's offices and nurses station the more stable you are. There are 20 rooms. When we were admitted we were put in room 10. On Friday we moved to room 19. Today we were moved to room 1.
While the doctors and nurses tended to and moved Finn we spent an hour with the genetic counselor. Finding out about the implications of investigating all of our genes and the potential anomalies. The entanglement of knowing that you are more likely to get cancer or some other disease is scary. Do I want to know what I am at risk of? After signing off on our respective wishes we went to find Finn's new room.
I broke down when we entered his new room. He had so many more machines, helping him. IVs dripping, bigger tubes to breathe. It just felt so much more invasive and serious. All this for a cold? Because of the size of his heart his lungs don't have any space and they have an enormous job to do. He is really struggling to breathe and we needed to take that pressure off him. On top of that he needs multiple medications to slow his heart down and pump blood properly. His heart rate was just too high, even resting. The IV fluids were now replacing his NG tube feedings while we got ready for a NJ tube placement (to bypass his stomach in effort to combat his intense reflux). My poor baby. He is so little and he needs so much help. This is all so overwhelming.
Once we got settled in our new room and updated on all the new hardware and medications we had to go get labs drawn for genetics. Asher came down to the hospital and was excited to help his baby brother get better. I told him that they were going to give him an owie, but that he is helping us to get Finn to come home. He was completely on board. I volunteered to go first and then it was Jeff's turn. For some unknown reason Jeff has a vasovagal reaction to getting his blood drawn. This is the physical response from your nervous system that can be triggered by seeing the needle, seeing your own blood, or just feeling anxious about the whole thing. Asher, on the other hand, barely squealed or cried. I am so proud of that guy. He was happy to do it on behalf of his brother. What a kid.
We had dinner together and then the big boys went home. I've spent most of the rest of the night crying on and off in between visits from the physician, nurses and other team members. They have been preparing me for the potential outcomes of the night. There is a chance that if his breathing doesn't get better they will need to intubate him. This requires a mild sedation and would mean that I won't even be able to hold my baby. In true form I've continued to ask a million questions. Everyone is so accommodating and I truly believe they have my son's best interest in mind. This will be our home for the next few weeks, undoubtably.
1.) Rest
2.) Recover from rhinovirus
3.) Eat and gain weight
4.) Go home
Maybe if we look at it that simply it will make it easier. When I read that list it doesn't sound too complicated. Throw in an extra large heart and you get a pretty complex case.
We won't know results from our WES for 7-10 days but maybe that will unlock some more information and help us to treat our baby. In the meantime we rest and try not to get worse (jinx?). Last time I said that things did a nose dive.
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The American colonies adopted the British common law of feme-covert or coverture which determined that women were covered legally by their husbands through marriage. There were other restrictive laws that applied to unmarried women and widows. According to the law of feme-coverture, married women could not engage in lawsuits, enter into business contracts, buy sell or have control over any property even that which she had bought before marriage. During this period, motherhood was considered as women's primary role and marriage resulted to economic and legal subordination of women. After marriage a woman's property including personal possessions, wages earned and children became the property of her husband.
The American Revolution brought no change in women's legal status but in the early 1800s some states begun to change their laws in order to adjust women's new economic roles. For instance in 1809 Connecticut passed a law allowing women to execute their own wills whereas in 1839 Mississippi allowed women some right to own property.
During the colonial period women's roles in the society were to cook meals, make household goods such as soap, make clothing, cleaning, taking care of animals and tending to kitchen gardens. Wealthy and middle class women performed some of these chores but majority of them were carried out by servants. Young women were married at the age of 13 or 14 while widows were usually married within a year of their husband's death. In some US states widows were allowed to marry within 7 years after their husband's death; however this was not always the case. Widows were only entitled to a third of their late husband's property.
Women began campaigns against total male superiority in 1600s. During the mid-1700s women organizations were actively involved in politics. Women organizations also played a large role during the war as the developed clothing and other materials needed by the patriotic soldiers. The colonial times were difficult times for women in America however it is during this period that women began fighting for their rights.

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|Build Agent
| A A piece of software that actually executes a build process. It is installed and configured separately from the TeamCity server, i.e. the agent can be installed on a separate machine (physical or virtual, and it can run the same operating system (OS) as the server or a different OS.
Build Agents in TeamCity can have different platforms, operating systems, and pre-configured environments that you may want to test your software on. Different types of tests can be run under different platforms simultaneously so the developers get faster feedback and more reliable testing results.
|TeamCity Server
The server itself does not run either builds or tests: the server's job is to monitor all the connected build agents, distribute queued builds to the agents based on compatibility requirements, and report the results. All information on the build results (build history and all the build-associated data except for artifacts and build logs), VCS changes, agents, build queue, user accounts and user permissions, etc. are stored in a database.
|A TeamCity Project corresponds to a software project, or a specific version/release of a software project. A project is a collection of build configurations.
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|Any modification of the source code which you introduce. If a change has been committed to the version control system, but not yet included in a build, it is considered pending for a certain build configuration.
|Refers to both: the actual process of creating an application version and the version itself. After the build process is triggered, it is put into the build queue and is started when there are agents available to run it. After the build is finished, the build agent sends Build Artifacts to the server.
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Brian M. Tonne, M.D.
Brian M. Tonne, M.D., joined University Orthopedic Surgeons in 2012. At an early age working at his family's business on the Ohio River, Brian recognized his passion for helping people and fixing things and appreciates the opportunity to continue to do both as an orthopedic physician today.
He graduated with honors from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio with an undergraduate degree and continued on to earn his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Tonne completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopedic surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He also recently completed a fellowship in orthopedic traumatology at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Tonne specializes in the treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures as well as the treatment of injuries throughout the arms and legs. Being able to intervene and restore function to injured patients is what drives him in his daily work.
Dr. Tonne also routinely performs knee and hip replacements for patients with chronic joint pain due to arthritis. Minimally invasive direct anterior hip replacement is an option for most surgical candidates with hip arthritis.
Dr. Tonne recognizes the importance of educating future physicians. He holds a faculty position at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. He is also on the faculty of AO North America, a premier organization dedicated to the improvement of patient care through education and research.
Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology
Dr. Tonne demonstrates UTMC Advanced Orthopaedic Center's Mako® robotic-arm assisted technology, used in partial knee, total knee, and total hip replacement surgeries.
- Bachelor of Science in Biology: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2001
- Doctor of Medicine: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2006
- General Surgery: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2006 – 2007
- Orthopedic Surgery: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2006 – 2011
- Orthopedic Traumatology: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 2011 – 2012
Began Practice at University Orthopedic Surgeons
- 2012
Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- AOTrauma
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Hospital Affiliations
- The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Honors & Awards
- Cincinnatus Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1997 – 2001
- Admission with Distinction Award, University of Cincinnati, 1997
- Johnny Bench Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1997 – 2001
- Golden Key International Honor Society, University of Cincinnati, 2001
- Balfour Fellowship, Sigma Chi Fraternity, University of Cincinnati, 2003 – 2006
- Medical Student Category Winner, Poster Presentation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2005
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Resident Liaison, 2009 – 2010
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery Education Committee, 2009 – 2001
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We have announced the first wave of organisations to benefit from a £2.5m investment fund to support personal guidance in schools and colleges.
Four organisations will share just under £870,000 in first phase of the fund, with up to £1.7m available in the second round of funding. The four organisations are Achieving for Children, Adviza, the Association of Colleges and Careers Connect.
The Personal Guidance Fund invests in projects that deliver innovative models of personal careers guidance to clusters of schools and colleges. With a focus on the training of careers development professionals, the fund aims to explore the effectiveness of different approaches to career guidance, and how they can be scaled up and integrated across the education system.
These funded programmes will be used to create case studies, develop guidance on scaling best practice, identify new approaches and make the case for further investment.
We have engaged independent career development professionals, careers organisations and the UK-wide professional body, to help shape their approach to the investment fund.
A steering group – including representatives from the Careers Development Institute, Careers England and others - has provided advice and helped to ensure the fund has the greatest, sustainable impact on the sector and young people.
Why personal guidance matters
Personal guidance is vital for students to plan for their future careers. Personal careers guidance is effectively a process, and supported by a qualified career adviser, challenges individuals to self-assess, consider their values and ambitions and make realistic and informed decisions about their futures.
The Gatsby Benchmarks for good careers education say that every student should have a minimum of one personal guidance interview with a qualified careers adviser by the age of 16, and the opportunity for a further interview by the age of 18.
However, our State of the Nation report – based on self-assessments by schools - suggests that less than half of schools (46%) are meeting this benchmark.
Steve Stewart OBE, Executive Director of Careers England, said:
"Careers England welcomes the Careers and Enterprise Company Investment Fund to support Personal Guidance. With an ever-changing labour market and huge lifelong financial costs of some post 18 learning options there has never been a more important time to provide high quality careers guidance to our young people"
Jan Ellis, Chief Executive of the Careers Development Institute, said:
"The Career Development Institute is delighted to support this much needed investment in personal career guidance. Misinformation has led some to believe that career guidance counselling is expensive, perhaps because previous governments have had confused objectives for careers services in England. This is not true and these first projects will show that high quality and impactful personal guidance for young people can be provided at an economic price."
Funded programmes
- Achieving for Children - £105,000
- Adviza - £114,000
- Association of Colleges - £431,000
- Career Connect - £220,000
Full details of each project are available here: https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploaded/1138_personal_guidance_supplement_v4.pdf
Applications for the second wave of funding are open from today until the end of November. Interested organisations should contact email@example.com or visit our website, www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/funding/personal-guidance-fund for more information.
Any organisation bringing together a group of schools or colleges can apply – including local authorities, LEPs, MATs, Careers Hubs, Opportunity Areas or careers provider from the charity of commercial world. However, schools and colleges should be involved in the development of proposals.


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The public is invited out on September 22nd to celebrate the 1st birthday of Capital Bikeshare. Don't miss out on these FREE festivities!
From DDOT:
(Washington, D.C.) Capital Bikeshare celebrates its one-year anniversary on September 20, punctuating a tremendously successful debut. Since its launch in 2010, the bikesharing system has attracted over 17,000 members, logged nearly one million trips and amassed a total of 116 stations and 1,100 bicycles in the District and Arlington, VA, with more than 60 additional stations on the way.
This notice comes to us from Sylvia T. Ballinger:
In observance of the Labor Day holiday, all DMV locations will be closed on both Saturday, September 3, and on Monday, September 5. All DMV service centers, the vehicle inspection station, and adjudication services will open with regular operations on September 6.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (US 50/301) has reopened and is operating under PHASE II WIND RESTRICTIONS due to sustained winds of 42-45 mph and wind gusts of 53 mph.
House trailers, empty box trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, hitch trailers with sides or any vehicle that may not safely cross the bridge are prohibited from traveling the bridge.
If sustained winds exceed 50 mph, only automobiles, pickups trucks, flatbed trailers, commercial busses and heavy laden tractor trailers will be permitted to cross the bridge. Tractor-box trailers weighing less than 64,000 pounds will not be permitted to cross.
(Washington, D.C.) Due to anticipated high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding, Capital Bikeshare will be closing down the system at 6 p.m. Saturday, August 27th. During the shutdown those members that have bikes out will still be able to return them, but new rentals will not be possible.We regret any inconvenience this may cause, but we take the safety of our members very seriously. We will reopen the system as soon as it is safe to do so and will notify members when the system is running again.
The above information was sent to us from John Lisle.
According to the The Maryland Transportation Authority:
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is operating under RESTRICTIONS due to sustainedwinds of 42-45 mph and wind gusts of 53 mph.
House trailers, empty box trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, hitch trailerswith sides or any vehicle that may not safely cross the bridge are prohibited fromtraveling the bridge.
Once sustained winds exceed 50 mph, only automobiles, pickups trucks, flatbedtrailers, commercial busses and heavy laden tractor trailers will be permitted to crossthe bridge.
Tractor-box trailers weighing less than 64,000 pounds will not be permittedto cross.
If sustained wind speeds reach 55 mph, the Bay Bridge will be closed.Motorists may access statewide travel information including traffic and weatherconditions at www.MD511.org or calling 511. 24/7 Bay Bridge traffic conditions areavailable by calling the BAYSPAN Hotline at 1-877-229-7726.
According to WMATA: Metrorail ridership so far today is down about 40%. As of 3pm, 79,923 riders vs. 136,062 at 3pm last Saturday
Metro's Operations Control Center continues to closely monitor the track of Hurricane Irene as the storm moves northward.
Based on current National Weather Service forecasts, Metro bus, rail and paratransit services are expected to continue operating on a regular weekend schedule Saturday. There are currently no planned service changes as a result of weather, and there are no reported delays or detours as of 2:15 p.m.
Metro is actively monitoring conditions and receiving updates from the National Weather Service. Should any service changes become necessary, Metro will advise customers at wmata.com, on Twitter @wmata, via broadcast traffic services and email alerts.
From AlertDC:
Amtrak and USDOT report that all rail service south of Washington D.C. has been cancelled from Friday through Sunday, due to expected impact from Hurricane Irene. Amtrak will make further announcements regarding service as the storm progresses.
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My First FiloRAK
I received my first FiloRak last week from the lovely Anna Marie from the USA. FiloRAKs is a fantastic page on Facebook for random acts of kindness.
Followers send things to others at no charge to the recipient after seeing their wishlist. They're a great bunch of kind hearted people. I'm going to be sending out some more packages to people this week. Actually giving a FiloRAK is just as good fun as receiving one.
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Celtic have signed French forward Odsonne Edouard from Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy the player.
The 19-year-old is Brendan Rodgers' fifth signing of the summer after the arrivals of Jonny Hayes, Kundai Benyu, Olivier Ntcham and Patrick Roberts.
Edouard told the club website: "I am absolutely delighted to be joining Celtic, one of the world's truly great football clubs. I am really looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and we will work hard together to bring our fans as much success as possible."


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"The intellectual efforts and achievements of real black intellectuals are constantly being undermined by the fools posing as black intellectuals who think using twenty-dollar words is more important than knowing what they mean, and who loudly embrace as truth any idea that seems nice and comfy to them, without bothering about whether it has any connection to reality. I don't mind that these folks come off as clowns, because that's all they are. What I do mind is that they discredit all the genuine black intellectuals, just because some moron with a three-piece suit and a thesaurus has been out puffing himself up as the Supreme Intellectual Pinnacle of the Negro Race…"
in response to Willie Lynch (fact or fiction)?
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SA family desperate as search for dad missing in Thailand goes nowhere
An anxious family is running out of money after spending the past 14 days frantically searching for a father who is missing in Thailand.
John Gregory Phillips, 45, went missing while on holiday with his wife and son on New Year's Day.
His cousin, Anita Caral Diergaardt, told TimesLIVE family members had gone to the South African embassy in Thailand after he disappeared, but were initially told they could not be helped.
"His brother-in-law from Northern Ireland then contacted South Africa, who said they should be helped and contacted the SA embassy in Thailand. They then received minimal assistance," said Diergaardt.
Diergaardt said the family was still searching for the engineer, who hails from Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape.
"We believe he might have had a seizure and is confused. The last lead was on January 6 from CCTV footage. No other leads yet," she said.
"The family is searching on their own. Finances are running out and the language barrier is a big obstacle."
Diergaardt said the family went back to the embassy on Monday and were promised help from the police in Thailand.
Phillips went missing in Ratchathewi, Bangkok. His brother-in-law, Brendan Doyle, posted a message on Facebook explaining that he "suffers from siezures and while on holiday with his wife and son, he went for a walk alone, probably had a siezure and has not returned".
"The Thailand police have various sightings of him on CCTV and at one stage found him wanting to jump off a bridge, but when they approached he ran away. He is in a confused state of mind and totally disorientated," he wrote.
The department of international relations and co-operation (Dirco) said there was nothing more it could do after the family had reported Phillips missing to the Thai police.
Dirco spokesperson Clayson Monyela said if all of his family members had been in South Africa, Dirco officials in Thailand would have filed a missing person report with the Thai authorities.
"After the case has been reported to the police, there is nothing the embassy can do. That work of finding missing persons is done by law enforcement agencies," said Monyela.
Moneya likened the situation to a US citizen going missing while in holiday in South Africa.
"To expect the US embassy to look for the missing person is not a reasonable expectation from that family. A case must be opened with the police."
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Man Accused of Stealing Woman's Poker Chips at Tioga Downs
Police say Tioga Downs Casino surveillance video shows a man taking hundreds of dollars worth of poker chips that belonged to a woman.
Authorities say the Pennsylvania resident suspected of stealing the chips turned himself in at the New York State Police Owego station on Tuesday.
53-year-old Edward Gallis of Olyphant was charged with petit larceny.
Investigators say Gallis is accused in an incident that was reported on May 9. A woman apparently advised a dealer she was leaving her chips at the table while she went to dinner.
After the dealers changed, Gallis is said to have placed his poker chips on the edge of the table and knocked them over. On the video, he apparently can be seen purloining the chips that weren't his.
Police say several hundred dollars worth of chips were involved in the incident.
Gallis was contacted by an investigator last month and arrangements were made for him to turn himself in to face the charge. He is scheduled to appear in Nichols town court on July 24.
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Congratulations to DFP alum Cameron Bargerstock (MFA' 14) on her LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund Grant! LEF will provide $15,000 toward her film Exit Music. We are thrilled to see Cameron's hard work and creativity recognized with such a generous contribution. LEF noted that the recipients of this award "bring a strong creative eye to their work and share a unique intimacy with their subjects." An excellent summation of Cameron's approach to filmmaking.
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Just over a week after rider Andrea Dovizioso came within 37 points of winning the 2017 MotoGP championship, Ducati – like Aprilia, Suzuki, KTM and Honda's satellite teams - were present at a three-day private test at Jerez to further preparations for the following campaign.
It was in an autumnal Andalusia where Crash.net spoke to factory team co-ordinator Davide Tardozzi about a variety of issues, including 2017's turning point, the reasons behind Dovizioso's recent success, and what Jorge Lorenzo needs to frequently challenge the class' leading names in '18.
How do you look back on the 2017 season?
Davide Tardozzi:
We must be proud about what we did. We must be happy about the results and what our riders did. In the end, Dovi made an amazing championship while Jorge was struggling a bit. He was struggling but he showed at the end of the season that he can be competitive and that next year he can be one of the contenders. In the end, our current line from four years ago when Gigi [Dall'Igna – factory technical chief] stepped into Ducati, I think it's always growing. Next year will be the most difficult one because we must show, we must be there every race with both riders. It will be the confirmation that we are there, that it is not only Yamaha and Honda – it is Ducati too. We'll see. It will be tough because we still don't have the completely new bike but we tested some parts today that worked quite good; better [than before]. We still don't have the new bike and we must see what it's going to be in Sepang. Even if in Sepang we are not there immediately, we still have nine days of testing before the first race. What is important is the Sunday in Qatar.
What do you think was the biggest factor behind Dovizioso's success this year?
Davide Tardozzi:
I think that many things made him think he can be not only fast, but also a winner. For sure, that started from the winning of Sepang last year [2016], while he found some people during the winter that talked with him in a different way. He changed his mental attitude. We have to say that Dovi has always been fast. He was never a serial winner, but he was always a top guy. He made the next mental step, a step in the brain, and that made him a winner.
Do you think it was good for Dovizioso to have a multiple champion like Lorenzo come into the team? It was like a confirmation that he could beat the very best on the same equipment.
Davide Tardozzi:
Absolutely, yes. I think that Jorge in a way helped him [Dovizioso] to convince himself that he can be a top rider – not only a fast rider. That's the difference!
There has been a lot written about Andrea working with the psychologist and mental trainer Amedeo Maffei. Have you noticed a change in his working methods?
Davide Tardozzi:
No, no, no. This psychological thing happened a few times during the winter. But it never happened during the season. In the end, what helped a lot was the relationship with his chief engineer Alberto Giribuola. His attitude convinced Dovi that he can really be there every race and I guess that this symbiosis brought some positive effect. They work very well together. They know each other. They found the way to work in the proper way and there was never a step on the bike. There are some things that doesn't belong to two clicks, or belong to one frame; it belongs to personal relationships. I think this year Dovi found a good bike and a good way to work with his race engineer.
So Dovi's story shows the importance of stability and continuity in a team?
Davide Tardozzi:
Yes. This helps. For sure technically you must have a good bike, and I guess that we have. It has some weak points that our riders underline to us and Gigi. In the end, what's important is they found a good balance on the bike and he didn't change too much the bike during the year and Dovi was comfortable on this.
In terms of the guy sat in the garage on race day, is the Dovizioso from 2015 a good deal different from the Dovizioso of 2017?
Davide Tardozzi:
No - just I see a light in the eyes. This year he was happy to ride. Before he was not so happy to ride and he was thinking too much about the problems. Now he is thinking about the good things of the bike and he was working on the good things on the bike and not on the weak points. He was thinking, 'Oh, this is good. Improve this part of the bike and manage the others.' It's a different way to work. Many riders work on the problems. You can work on the good matters of the bike. There are bikes like ours that are very good on the brakes. [He would say,] 'Improve this before solving the problem.' It's a different method, a different attitude. It depends from which point you want to see the problems or not see the problems.
From inside the garage, how much did Jorge change this year?
Davide Tardozzi:
Jorge makes a huge, huge effort to change his riding style, to adapt his riding style to the Ducati. Finally he got some results. He still doesn't have what he needs to be fast but that is our problem. We need to bring something for him to allow him to be even faster. He adapted himself to the bike but now it's time that we do something for him. Whenever we do this, he will be amazingly faster.
In which areas do you need to make this work?
Davide Tardozzi:
Corner speed. We need to let him have the bike in the hands entering the corner and [allowing him to] carry the corner speed as fast as he can.
Was there one moment in 2017 that stood out? There were many great races for Ducati…
Davide Tardozzi:
We understood very well that Mugello and Barcelona changed our season. We understood and found something after the Barcelona test. We understood that we have something in the end that can be good. In Mugello it was confirmed and in Barcelona it was re-confirmed. From there we have always been competitive. In those two weeks, we understood that we could be there.
Was that a technical change that you found at the test?
Davide Tardozzi:
It's a matter of set-up and other things [laughs]! From there Dovi found his balance. Then we changed just small things and he was very happy with what he had. For sure, not always perfect but the perfect bike doesn't exist!
One final thing Davide. We saw Ducati management and engineers congratulate the Honda team after the race at Valencia. What is your take on their season?
Davide Tardozzi:
I was surprised that Honda was surprised that we went to congratulate them. I told the guys, 'Please, go to Honda to congratulate them'. They beat us. They were better than us. Why not do it? I think it's fair. It's a competition. It's not a war. So we must be proud about our season, but we must recognise that they were better. For us it's absolutely normal. It's not a strange thing. Honda was good. Honda has a fantastic rider. So we'll see next year.
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Lewandowski charged for new club Bayern Munich
MUNICH (AP) — Poland striker Robert Lewandowski says that his "batteries are full" and he is looking forward to improving as a player at Bayern Munich.
Lewandowski, who joined the Bundesliga champion on a free transfer from league rival Borussia Dortmund, said at his presentation Wednesday that his new club is "the yardstick, the club where I can win many titles."
Lewandowski scored 74 goals and set up 31 more in 131 Bundesliga games for Dortmund since joining from Polish side Lech Poznan in 2010.
He helped Dortmund claim the Bundesliga in his first two seasons at the club, as well as the German Cup in his second, though the side finished runner-up to Bayern the past two seasons.
"I was four years at Borussia. I knew it was time to make the next step," he said. "I know that every new player needs time but I hope the transition won't take long for me and that I'll be able to give my best from the first game."
Lewandowski missed out on the World Cup after his native Poland failed to qualify but that may prove beneficial for Bayern.
"I feel very well. I had a lovely holiday and my batteries are full again," the 25-year-old said.
Lewandowski, whose contract expired in the summer, signed a five-year-deal with Bayern in January, before completing the season with Dortmund.
Dortmund had declined the opportunity to let the forward leave for a transfer fee last summer, after failing to reach an agreement on extending his deal.
"He delivered extraordinary performances in Dortmund even though the transfer was already fixed," said Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer. "That's the stuff champions are made of."
Lewandowski follows attacking midfielder Mario Goetze as the second key player to switch from Dortmund to Bayern in as many seasons.
Also Wednesday, Sammer confirmed that Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic, who would have been competing for a starting place with Lewandowski, was set to leave Bayern for Atletico Madrid.


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Like that many reasons are there, so always cut a hair very short and if you wish, shave of your hair completely but please shrug off some unwanted stares you might get! Dress according to your age and not according to the trends. It also gives smarter look and respect. If you are 50 plus and if you wear 20 plus it looks awful or abnormal. So be careful while dressing.In summer, try going for lighter shades colors as it would lower your body temperature and preferably cottons. There are khakis, shirts and pants made of cotton that help to keep the sweat away and are comfortable to wear as well. Cotton casuals are the best bet for summer and are never out of fashion. Wear them to look and feel good this summer!


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Medical assistants accused of forging more than 100 narcotic prescriptions from Shenandoah-based doctors
Two medical assistants and a boyfriend to one of them are facing organized crime charges for allegedly forging more than 100 prescriptions for the pain-treating narcotic hydrocodone by using information from their Shenandoah employer.
Norma Yareli Maya, 25, of Spring, Jazmin Mendez, 25, of Houston, and Jose Alverto Beltran, 27, of Houston, have been charged with organized criminal activity, a first-degree felony.
Maya and Mendez, worked as medical assistants from office suites located at 129 Vision Park. The pair took prescription pads from the offices of Dr. Sachin Chandrasenan and Dr. Duyen Tran, who practice at the building. They forged multiple prescriptions, with the help of Beltran, to purchase and sell Norco-brand hydrocodone, according to an affidavit.
Maya admitted to a Shenandoah Police Department detective how she, Mendez and Beltran carried out the forgery using forms bearing the two doctors' names. Some of the forged prescriptions used Texas Department of Public Safety forms. A boyfriend to Mendez, Beltran was previously taken into custody for attempting to pass a forged prescription for 100 Norco tablets at a Shenadoah Walgreens pharmacy, charging documents state.
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An audit at one of the doctor's offices found 100 potential forged prescriptions, many filled at a Walgreens in Shenandoah. The detective reviewed Maya's mobile phone texting conversations between the two women discussing the pickup and delivery of the drug. In the texts, Maya instructs Mendez on what terminology to use to successfully forge the prescriptions, court records show.
The detective also found multiple empty prescription drug bottles with Maya and Mendez's names, along with other names, as well as prescription forms bearing the names of the two doctors used for the forged prescriptions, according to the affidavit.
The investigation began when one of the doctors and other office staff members confronted Maya about suspicions they had about her possibly forging prescriptions and she revealed her backpack contained prescription forms with the doctor's name, charging documents state.
Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Tamara Holland explained the trio are charged with this specific offense because more than two people participated in the alleged criminal activity. Joe Nichols, a drug diversion investigator at the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, helped the Shenandoah Police detective on the case.


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Gospel Spotlight: Carlene Davis to bring 'Assignment' to schools
Gospel artiste Carlene Davis is on an assignment for the Lord. The entertainer, who released her album 'The Assignment' back in November 2018, is looking forward to bringing the messages from the compilation to schoolchildren across the island.
In an interview with The Gleaner in November, the gospel artiste said that the album was inspired by a track of the same title and explained that the message she wants listeners to take away from the album is that everyone is special and has a purpose. With hopes of helping young people unlock their purpose, Davis plans to visit more than 20 high schools islandwide to perform songs from the album.
"Today, our young people face a lot of challenges in and out of our schools. Some are unchurched, others have low self-esteem, identity crisis, home and financial unstableness. We believe God gave us this song so that we can share it with the next generation so they can become confident, knowing that there is a purpose in their lives, there is an assignment. And in spite of what people may think or say, the assignment God has for each of us is greater than what man thinks of us," she said.
Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR recently, Davis revealed that the 17-track album, which is now available on all major digital platforms, has been doing extremely well since its release. Based on the messages she hopes to send with the project, Davis wants everyone who listens to the tracks on the album to recognise their calling.
"The Lord downloaded that song The Assignment, which speaks to the fact that there is an assignment on each of us living here on Earth, and we need to seek God to confirm that assignment. You see, God says in Jeremiah 29:11: 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you ... to give you hope and a future.' Therefore, there is a plan by God for each and every one of us," she said.
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First I should introduce myself as I am a new blog contributor. My name is FyrePlum and I joined the PUSS crew a few weeks ago. I ended up joining this crew because I was ambushed by a lobby full of rioters. I was just minding my own business in free roam one day when out of nowhere came a fire truck full of PUSS girls and then flying bullets and then death. Respawned long enough to open the weapon wheel, then BAM….dead again. And again. And AGAIN! What was my reaction to this bullied attack? I want in on that action! Continue reading
I Scuba Christ Vercetti am about to make a huge life changing commitment which will cause a devastating blow to both the streets of Los Santos and my poor bank balance. Yes you guessed it I'm going to go online and give over my credit card details to Warstock Cache & Carry and get me one of those juicy Sixty ton heavily-armored battle vehicles with a 1,500hp turbine engine and a 120mm cannon AKA The Rhino Tank!!! Continue reading
While those of you lucky members who attended last Friday's Pussi Riot Crew Party were busy having fun, I was secretly filming everything that took place throughout the night. This was my first attempt at recording footage and also my first attempt at editing footage so I do apologise that it doesn't look very professional but this wasn't meant to be a full blown Pussi Riot Production. It was just an experiment to see what can be done using standard GTA game footage as a medium while at the same time documenting the events that unfolded throughout the evening for your entertainment.
In total I recorded close to five hours worth of footage and have spent the last week piecing bits and bobs together to create something you gals may consider worth watching. Continue reading


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United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney, in a fiery speech to party members, is promising an all-out attack on the "green left" and those who secretly fund and support the demonization of Alberta's oil.
"The special interests have targeted Alberta oil and not Saudi, Venezuelan, or Russian oil because they saw us as the boy scouts, the soft target," Kenney told about 3,000 delegates and observers in his keynote speech at the party's founding convention Saturday night.
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Just 2 years ago, Wolt operated in 4 countries and 10 cities across the Nordics. Fast forward to today, we're in 22 countries and over 80 cities across EMEA, servicing over 5M registered users. We're growing rapidly and are looking for more talented individuals to join us. If you are passionate about cutting-edge technology, great food, and making an impact in your city, then Wolt just might be for you.
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Melbourne's original party bus company has had its entire fleet pulled from service and could face serious charges after they allegedly swapped number plates to keep suspended vehicles on the road.
The assistant manager of Dee Decker bus company was taken away for questioning after police and VicRoads raided the Sunshine North depot this week.
Of the fleet of 27 buses, all were found to be defective, with some of them downright dangerous.
"Certainly there was potential for those buses to have crashes and potentially catch fire," VicRoads Manager for Transport Safety Services Russell Greenland said.
VicRoads discovered oil leaks and fuel leaks on the party buses, along with steering defects and faulty brakes.
Meanwhile, school buses had sharp pieces of metal sticking out where seatbelts should be.
"To find those defects on those buses with small kids on the buses is really disappointing," Mr Greenland said.
The company was slapped with 11 defective vehicle notices in February, but instead of fixing the buses, police say they tried to dodge the repair costs.
To keep high risk vehicles on the road, number plates were allegedly swapped between roadworthy and unroadworthy buses.
"At this stage, we've got five occasions when they were used but we're still making inquiries and believe it to be higher than that," Detective Sergeant Paul Lineham from Victoria Police said.
Police also allege company covered defect notices with masking tape to avoid detection. By keeping buses on the road, each vehicle was making the company up to $2000.
The company may now be fined an amount three times higher than the profit they made during that time.
Det. Sgt. Lineham told 9NEWS criminal charges are likely.
"They've gained a financial advantage by deception - that's an indictable offence."
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Saturday night in Yogyakarta for xx times–I barely remember exactly how many times I've spent my Saturday night in Yogya, but I guess it's 3-4 times.
As I've been written on my previous post slightly about Yogyakarta–or you can simply click this link, I met a friend. Meike, that's the way she used to be called. I have no idea, I don't mind to spend all night to have a long conversation. I've learned many things from her point of view. She knows thing comprehensively. She such a smart girl.
First meeting point was in Benteng Vredeburg which located next to Malioboro street. My brother took me to the place by motorcycle. The sun was shinning very bright that day, or it's just typical Yogya's weather, I'm not sure, I forgot. We arrived around 1 PM. While waiting for Meike, we took some pictures of ourselves–oh I miss to spend my time with this no-longer little dude, like so much! Apparently there is a vintage cafe inside the museum. The cafe itself names Indishe Cafe. I have always excited when it comes to vintage because it's authentic, artistic and classy. Let me show you a few snapshot I've taken by my cell phone.
By the time I entered the cafe, I fall in love with the ambience whose the owner has created, the vintage furnitures that the owner put on the right place make every corner look completely like the time before the independence day, I guess. I chose the table next to a big window, near to some frames with old pictures that stick to the wall.
I've ordered Java fried rice and lemon tea and Meike ordered the same thing. Meike and I started exploring the cafe while waiting for the menus and go back to our table when the food is served. We talk about when she was in Berlin. I was excited to hear about her story. She went to Berlin for academic stuff. She managed to meet a lot of people and experienced a few strange things. Honestly, I envy her. She met some random p*nk dudes when she waiting for the train with her friend, she said they were shouting at them out loud but they didn't understand what they have shouted about. They were frightened. However she is lucky. I mean, she went to Germany, a country that I've always dreamt of and all I hope is her dreams will be come true in the future.
Actually, we didn't have any plans where we will be headed after we finished our meals. Meike suggested to go to a famous knitted bag shop names Dowa which located near to the famous Tugu. But before that, we stop by to the famous shopping centre names Mirota Batik.
Mirota Batik has become the most visited place by tourists either domestic visitors or international visitors to find Javanese typical souvenirs for our loved ones. The shopping centre sells various things with affordable price e.g. clothes–from casual to formal, accessories (unisex), statues, traditional games, bags with various material, footwears, aroma therapies, paintings, cutleries, stationaries, and so on. I have found some postcards for myself as usual, but unfortunately I'm not going to send any of these to whom who ask for it because these ones are hard to find–photos to be continued.
After Mirota Batik, we headed to Honje restaurant which have the same location with Dowa shopping bag. Meike offers me two options to reach the place, by walking through the street or using local transportation e.g. Becak or Delman. I chose walking because I wanted to enjoy the atmosphere along Malioboro street while having some chit-chat and reminiscing a special moment few years back then? *wink*
We finally managed to reach Dowa safe and sound by walking approximately for 45 minutes. We were just checking the stuff around and buy nothing. Then we continued to go upstairs which Honje restaurant is located. This cafe has modern style, not so many furnitures but the colorful tiles have completely attracted me. We have chosen the table next to a big window, so the wind blows up inside through it. There were few things happened at the moment; I saw a group of girls were taking pictures with some different angles, a couple took some we-selfies, then about a few minutes later there were a few old whites came and sat on the reserved table–I guess it was semi-formal occasion, and I saw two locals following them.
It was raining cats and dogs. While our chit-chat got excited, a familiar famous female blogger came with her colleagues, I guess, and they sat right next to us. I whispered to Meike that the familiar lady is Trinity. She's the author of "The Naked Traveler". Meike barely recognized her and apparently she was slightly surprised when she saw Trinity with her new-modern-like most of Jakartans female style. Indeed, she looks different, more stylish than before I met her back in 2010, but we didn't take picture with her because I already had one.
After the rain stop, we continued our cafe-tour at Prawirotaman street. We reached the place by using a non-fare cab and took around 15 minutes. Meike considers that this place is similar to Legian street in Bali because there are some stores and homestays spread in two sides of the road. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures while we were there, but I will put some photos I've gotten from the internet.
We were walking along the road, stopping by from a store to another, but we found nothing, hehehe–typicall girls who get satisfied only by window shopping. I've found some stores that sell things with affordable price than stores in Bali. The next stop is a western cafe names Aglioo. The cafe using dim lights, so it was impossible to take some snapshots of the place.
This is how Aglioo cafe looks like.
Meike wants to show me some famous places which were filmed by AADC2 the movie crews–I haven't watched it anyway, but it was impossible due to the number of people visiting that cafe, so we passed it and continued to the Greenhost. Greenhost is a hotel which its hall were managed by AADC2 the movie crews as a painting exhibition hall where Rangga and Cinta meet again for the first time after ten years. So, Meike and I only took some wefie as the farewell while I was waiting for my brother to pick me up and go back to the lodging.
That was my Saturday night story when I was in Yogyakarta. It was endearly fun. I hope someday, I will coming back to this memorable city again and make different memories with different/the same person.


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Love is Love, Bellingen wedding.
AT LAST, LOVE WINS!!! Kevin and Robbie married years ago in Wales and have created a beautiful family together over the last 20 plus years! Finally they can be recognised as a married couple here in Australia, so on the anniversary of Robbie's mum's passing, they made it official and you could feel her spirit celebrating their union. It was a lovely intimate ceremony performed by a dear friend in their beautiful Bellingen garden surrounded by close friends and family. Later everyone planted a tree to represent growth, to mark the occasion and to also pay tribute to the couples strong interest in environmental conservation.
All flower arrangements were gathered by Kevin & Robbie from their garden and thoughtfully put together for each member of the family and catering was done by the wonderful Jessica Boardman private catering.
Such a huge privilege to have been asked to document this beautiful occasion and I wish Kevin and Robbie all the future happiness together xxx


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As the golf game evolves, so do golf club manufacturers. These days, there are so many different companies making clubs and they all make many different models. How are people supposed to find the right ones?
Every company has their own technology which is different than others. Read more to find out about the popular club manufacturers.
Cobra Golf may not be the most popular manufacturer out there but it makes a great driver called the Cobra S9-1. Having a street price of $300, it's not the most expensive driver but it delivers real results. In fact, this driver won the Hot List 2009 gold award for drivers under $300.
Adams Golf is known for its hybrids but they also started to enter the arena of drivers in recent years. Their latest technology, the Adams Insight Tech A4 driver, has a street price of $370 and comes in loft 8.5, 9.5, and 10.5. It has a pretty traditional looking club head, and the curved shape is supposed to save weight.
Callaway Golf almost stands for forgiveness. They also pioneered the uniflex shaft used in its irons. The Callaway FT-IQ is its latest square shaped driver. If you can get pass the sound that it makes (and the shape), you will bomb it. The driver is amazingly straight even though your golf buddies might make fun of you for cheating.
Nike Golf catapulted into the golf scene with the endorsement of Tiger Woods. I'm sure they are hard at work and Tiger must love being able to test all the different options and help them in designing the golf clubs to golf balls.
Titleist was once the king of irons but they've lost a tad of prestige in recent years as other manufacturers have caught up with technology and fame. During the last year though, Titleist's 90X series of drivers have again captured the hearts of many. In fact, the 909D2 is amongst the best drivers (as selected by Golf Digest in The Hot List 2009 gold award for drivers over $350).
Ping Golf's 2009 value driver offering is the G10. With a street price of only $300, this driver has lofts from 7.5 up to as high as 13.5 degrees. The standard length is well over 45 inches and it might be too long for people to have good control.
Taylormade is the best marketing company in the golf industry and the burner series is another great example of this. The Taylormade Burner has become a popular series with this year's Taylormade Burner 2009 Driver promising to be even better.
Cleveland used to be very closed to my old office, but they moved and create the Cleveland Launcher series. Years later, I still play the Launcher 460 Comp from a few years ago and it's simply amazing. There's no fitting system from Cleveland though which is a huge disappointment, considering that this is the hottest area in the golf industry right now.


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5 Reasons to Create a LBC Coupon Now
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 2:36 PM
With Thanksgiving this week in the US and more holidays ahead, use the season as an opportunity to give back to your customers. Whether you already have a great holiday deal or are looking to create one, you can post it to your Local Business Listing for users to find! Here are 5 reasons why this is great for both you and your customers.
1. New! Reach users on the go with Local Business Center mobile coupons. This new form of coupon allows your customers to search for savings via phone. A customer can pull up the coupon on his or her smartphone device and present the device at checkout to redeem. It's easy for everyone! Learn more about mobile coupons.
2. Coupons help you measure the value of your Local Business listing. You'll know that any customer carrying your LBC-specific coupon made it from your Google Maps listing all the way to your business.
3. Coupons encourage Google Maps users to interact with your listing. By adding more than just the basic elements, you invite customers to interact with your listing. As a result, you may find that more customers are compelled to write a review or share the listing with a friend.
4. Coupons keep you at the head of the pack. By offering more to your customers, you can ensure that you remain competitive and stand apart.
5. Customers look for deals over the holidays. Year after year, searches for the term 'coupon' spike during the holiday season. Customers will appreciate any relief your coupon gives their pocket books.
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The Dales Way 2009
Day One: 31st May
Weather: Wall to wall sunshine all the way
Route: Ilkley to Burnsall: 14.5 miles on SatMap Active 10 GPS
I usually have a day zero on my long walks where I get up to the start and have an overnight stop prior to getting up and walking into the morning light. But as Ilkley is only an hour away from home I called in 22 years of favours and cadged a lift with my youngest daughter and her soon to be ex-boyfriend – and that was a shame, I quite liked him really and he supports MCFC as well. It was nice to be driven over and we found the old bridge at Ilkley after faffing around the town centre for a while. It's an excellent place to start the walk, with its lovely 300 year old stone bridge straddling the River Wharfe – our companion for most of the next two and a bit days. Everyone had a snigger as I spent a while rubbing suntan cream into my hairy pins – if you've hairy legs, you'll know what I mean – so ladies make sure you have a shave before you go! We started off at Ilkley Old Bridge and promptly crossed over to the wrong side, what a good start, but we didn't walk too far, and after explaining that I was only after a good photo shot, we got back to the real path sharpish. There is also a lovely small nursery next to the bridge, it was very busy and had some nice pots and plants on show – but I wasn't going to carry a tray of lobelias for 84 miles.
One of the first things that you notice on this walk is the deep peaty colour of the river, which was almost ruby coloured in places with the bright sunlight penetrating deeply to the river bed. We followed the River Wharf floodplain all day long (apart from where it cuts through the Strid) and for the first few miles it was fine, and fairly peaceful apart from the odd Peacock crowing. We were soon strolling along the well worn path through fields, passing meadows and occasionally along minor roads. The first village we passed was Addingham with its old church and much history within. There is an Iron Age ditch that can be seen within the church grounds and when they extended the church here they found a bunch of Anglo-Saxon burials and the field is now a scheduled ancient monument. I'm not surprised there is so much history in the Dales as it really is a wonderful place to reside and visit. As we left the village to return to the river via a suspension bridge, there was a little teapot ice-cream van – so we just had to ask for a couple of 99's – aahh. There was plenty of wildlife as well to look at as we wandered along, including many Black Headed Gulls screeching at each other, lots of Mallards and their chicks, Bearded Tits, and a brightly coloured Jay with its beautiful plumage. There was no sign of any Kingfishers yet, but Swallows were in abundance, and most notable were the Sand Martins, flitting in and out of their sand burrows in the riverbank. Because it was so sunny and the air still, the young bullocks were taking up position in the shade of the trees next to the nearest style on the path, and they wouldn't budge for anyone, or any walking pole come to that. So we had to climb the fence a couple of times to get around them. The next few miles were close enough to the road for the noise to be a bit intrusive, but still it was OK until we approached Bolton Abbey and the Priory. A short section of road walking and we were passing the cars of all the great and the unwashed – every section of society was out today. I know the Yorkshire Dales are beautiful but so did everyone else today and for the next three miles the place was heaving with day trippers. As we crossed the road to enter the Bolton Abbey estate a thoughtful home owner had left bottle of water on a bright blue bench, for those walking the Dales Way and a painted reminder that we still had nearly 80 miles to go.
The walk towards Bolton Abbey
Bolton Priory remains and some stepping stones
As we made our way around to the Priory remains the crowds gradually increased along the riverbanks, reaching a crescendo just beyond the ruins where there was a car parking area. Here people were crammed into spaces cheek by jowl, in all shapes, form colours etc. Some like beached Walruses, some with delicately laid out picnics and others setting fire to everything within 6ft as they cremated their BBQ's. Not great for walking but very entertaining, including a massive belly flop dive from about 20ft up a cliff - a collective groan went out as the lad hit the water. Needless to say most of the pictures included a host of extras. The set of stepping stones across the Wharfe was mainly occupied by young families' crossing over and then running back along the bridge to the other side again. If ever you are planning a LDP, make sure you start on a Monday and definitely not the last day of the school holidays. Beyond the Abbey the crowds thinned out a little, but there were still plenty of people promenading along the path, just like harking back to Victorian times when people took their pleasures simply. It must be an even more beautiful area when it is quiet – maybe midweek early morning with a hard frost and soft light – I think I'll return later in the year. Luckily for us it was lunchtime as we approached a wooden bridge and the cafe here was lovely and cool and surprisingly empty – outside was very busy – they like to hang on to their money in Yorkshire tha noes. A break gave us a chance to rest and have a relaxing lunch before moving on along the Strid, an area of woodland where the river narrows down to cut through some hard conglomerate, that gives rise to some small falls.
The Strid and peace at last
Flowing through a narrow cut in the conglomerate
And a little further on, you can walk along the riverbed
The rushing water and the shade from the trees cooled the surrounding air and because the midges weren't out yet it was very pleasant walking. The crowds melted away and we stayed down by the river as long as we could away from the made up path above. After Bolton Priory and the old remains the walk was along the Strid - a riverside walk along sandstone rock that has been shaped with boulder holes and has a few falls along the way. From here it became a bit more peaceful, with plenty of ducks and chicks bobbing about. The River Wharf is flowing very brown from the peat swept off the moors above. The sandy cliffs are populated with Sand Martins and they are very busy in and out of their burrows. The route along the Strid by the river is along and over mossy boulders that were OK in the dry, but would be a little dodgy in the wet, which presumably is why they have made up the rather sterile path above. The Strid woods have been managed for many centuries and that is an ongoing process, with some of the oldest trees over 300yrs old. There is a delightful carved seat hewn from a rock boulder alongside the path, a lovely spot to contemplate how far is left today. A couple of miles later the next spot to cross the river is at Bardon Bridge, where we actually saw a fly fisherman patiently reel in a large rainbow trout. The Bardon Tower remains could be glimpsed through the trees, but they don't look spectacular from the river bank and I didn't fancy a diversion away from the path.
The beginnings of old field patterns
The crowds eased once more and peace settled upon us as we had only a few miles left for today's journey, and were along the floodplain until Burnsall. It was a wonderful warm and sunny day and the valley veered around to the west to end the day with the sun on our faces. As we passed by Appletreewick there was a wedding party taking place in a huge tented marquee with a couple of tepee's attached. The brass band struck up as we went along – what a wonderful setting for a wedding – a hard act to follow and I'm glad my eldest didn't see it! Further around the bend was a large white tepee for the bride and groom, isolated from the rest of the party, but not very sound proof!
Appletreewick through the trees
With about ½ a mile left we spotted a huge morass of cars and people parked up on the cricket pitch at Burnsall. It looked like a squatter town, with BBQ smoke drifting across the parking lot – a bit of a jarring note at the end of the day. So we dashed across the bridge to the Red Lion Hotel and a quenching pint that hardly touched the side. By the time evening came around and all the boy racers had buzzed off, peace returned. The Red Lion bar remained busy but we ate in the restaurant and it was good food and service throughout. Afterwards we took a stroll around the village and saw a massive cloud of midges down by the river, with lots of well fed Swallows and Martins darting up and down. Despite the crowds it was a good day and my better half survived the first day OK - feet not sore, legs good and not too tired - 14.5 miles in hot weather, I'm impressed. What I'm not impressed with is the fact that it took 3 x 1ton bags to empty the car park of rubbish – why?


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Volvo places blame squarely on "the rapidly deteriorating market situation in the global car industry," and with even mighty Toyota offering 0 percent financing on 11 models, it's clearly a tough time for everyone concerned. But a recent article by Automobile Magazine's Jamie Kitman points out some troubling Ford-inspired changes at Volvo that should be quickly abandoned before things get even worse.
Volvo CEO of U.S. operations, Anne Beléc, not only announced dealer closings and staff cuts for Volvo in 2008, she also announced the Swedish automaker's future direction for the North American market in hopes of turning the slipping sales story upside-down. That direction, "the centerpiece of Beléc's bold campaign to restore the company to health," according to Jamie Kitman, centers around Volvo shifting its focus from its small cars (C30, S40, V50) to its large cars and SUVs (S80, XC90, and new XC60) that offer higher profit margins. With such a strategy in the face of tanking truck and SUV sales, could it be any more obvious that Beléc was previously general manager of marketing at Lincoln Mercury?
Yes, Americans love the SUV, as well as large V-8 luxury cars. But that love affair is coming to a bitter end, and we hope that Volvo will focus on vehicles like its ultra-efficient dRIVE trio as Americans learn to trim the fat. To invest in SUVs and large cars as the market shifts the other way seems almost like a death wish in the current environment.--Colin Mathews


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If you haven't read about #1000Speak before, check out these posts… Be compassion. Feel compassion. Live compassion. Compassion for the Bully #1000Speak for Charleston, Ferguson and Paris… Re-connecting with Yourself Compassion for the Earth If you have, then you may know that this month's topic is acceptance. This morning, I delved into my Gran's diaries. Read More
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Bad Relationships and Rose Colored Glasses
Years and experiences have taught me that if someone is wearing rose-colored glasses, they're completely unaware of it. It's like one night while they were sleeping, someone slipped them on and they didn't realize it when they woke up. They just continued on with their life, not realizing that if they took off the glasses, Read More


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The team behind Victoria's Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing removal project, comprising state government agencies and private consultants, has won the Built Environment category in this year's Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards.
The $1.6 billion "skyrail" project, designed by Cox Architecture and Aspect Studios, involves the removal of nine level crossings in Melbourne's south-east and the transformation of previous brownfield rail corridor into 22.5 hectares of new linear park. The parklands are expected to be officially open at the end of 2018.
It also involves the construction of five new station structures, creating renewed village centres at Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Clayton and Noble Park.
Environment and climate minister Lily D'Ambrosio presented the award on 11 October to Aurecon, Lendlease, CPB Contractors, WSP, Metro Trains Melbourne and the Level Crossing Removal Authority.
The awards' judges noted the project represented the biggest "re-giving" of land in Melbourne since the opening of the Royal Botanic Gardens in 1846, and provided significant opportunity to maximize ecological outcomes.
"The Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing removal project demonstrates that investment and innovation in infrastructure can provide benefits well beyond standards for rail upgrade projects," the award citation states. "It has demonstrated an approach that completely transforms, reimagines and connects rail infrastructure and community, and creates holistic sustainability outcomes."
The state government established the Level Crossing Removal Authority in May 2015 to oversee the removal of 50 level crossings for an estimated cost of $8.3 billion. All 50 are planned to be removed by 2022.
Now in their sixteenth year, the Premier's Sustainability Award awards recognize achievement in sustainability across industry, business and community from regional to metropolitan Victoria.
The awards' overall winners were Yume Food, winning the Premier's Recognition Award for its work developing an online marketplace for quality surplus food and Gannawarra Shire Council, which won the Premier's Regional Recognition Award for its large-scale solar farm and battery storage program.
Sustainability Victoria chief executive Stan Krpan said, "This year's finalists and winners come from all sorts of backgrounds and sectors, representing the most wide-ranging projects from the most amount of entries in the awards' history.
"The diversity of sustainability endeavor we have seen this year, undertaken by every kind of group, organization or business imaginable, is outstanding and we're delighted that the awards can tell their inspiring stories."