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A Letter from the General Minister to Pittsburgh Presbytery
Blessing Our Pastors
October 6, 2016
October is designated on our prayer calendar as a month to pray for our pastors. Most parishioners expect their pastors to pray for them; what about the converse? Many pastors are keenly aware they are being supported in prayer, but sometimes those who may need that assurance the most are the least likely to receive it.
Every pastor goes through difficult seasons in ministry. Sometimes these struggles are obvious and public, manifest in congregational decline or dissension. But more often they are hidden to all but a few. There may be physical illness, or strife at home, or financial upheavals that are all but invisible. Pastors sometimes have significant spiritual struggles of their own, even as they provide spiritual support to others.
The first thing pastors need from their congregations, and they need this more than anything else, is prayer. Prayer for health, for loved ones, for financial stability, for spiritual and physical renewal. One of the great models for this kind of support is that given to Moses by Aaron and Hur, who lifted his hands when he could no longer raise them on his own. (Exodus 17:8-13)
Second, pastors need encouragement. They need to know they are making a real difference, something that often seems nearly impossible to gauge. It takes years for the fruit of a pastor's ministry to become obvious. For several years I tuned pianos to help make ends meet while I was serving a small congregation that could pay very little, while also completing my graduate education. I discovered it far easier to know if I made a difference as a piano tuner than as a pastor. Within two hours, I made a tangible change for good in this world. Far more difficult was the challenge of recognizing the difference I was making as a pastor. My parishioners seemed to exhibit the same struggles over and over, no matter how hard I tried to preach or love them to the next level. How would I know if my ministry had made a real difference in someone's life? I grew to depend greatly on the encouragement of church members for keeping my spirits strong.
Third, pastors need their congregations' forbearance. Every pastor fails at some things. Sometimes we are serial failures – we keep failing at the same thing over and over. Sometimes our blind spots are bigger than we know, and we bump up against something we didn't see coming. Being a pastor requires such a broad range of skills that no human being can possibly fulfill them all perfectly. Messianic expectations of pastors are deadly to their well-being.
Pastors need these gifts – prayer, encouragement, forbearance – to rise up from within the congregations they serve. It's not enough simply to get a good review from the Personnel Committee, or to be defended by presbytery staff, or to be commended by civic leaders.
I will never forget how two simple acts of support energized and sustained me as I struggled through one of the darkest valleys of my life as a pastor. I kept soldiering on week after week, giving the best I could to preaching, teaching, and pastoral care. My congregation knew I was in a difficult place, and wanted desperately to make things better for me. They prayed for me much, and for that I was eminently grateful. But there was nothing they could do to change my life circumstances. Two little things they did rallied me at that critical juncture to continue forward with my vocation as a pastor. One Sunday our Sunday School superintendent invited me to the classroom area, where I was presented a modest little plaque with the words, "Your Sunday School votes you the best pastor ever!" Little children gave it to me. They meant it, despite my very public personal struggles. Forbearance extraordinaire. I melted. I knew I was loved more than I could possibly deserve.
Soon afterward, as we cleaned up after a hearty Sunday morning men's breakfast, one of the men asked me, "Pastor, could you step this way for a moment?" He led me to an adjacent room, where a chair and basin were set up amid a circle of chairs, and asked me to take off my shoes and socks. One after another, the men of the church took turns washing my feet and telling me specific things for which they appreciated me. It was not that kind of a church; these were not those kind of guys. Some of them were awkward. So was I. But something powerful happened in spite of ourselves. Their encouragement got me through my season of struggle. It gave me a new lease on the joy of ministry.
Prayer. Encouragement. Forbearance. None of these is unaffordable to any congregation. Yet each is priceless. Your pastor needs them – maybe more than he or she or you may know. Go ahead. Make their day!
Yours in the bonds of encouragement,
The Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge, General Minister
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Using strictly the scriptures, I would like to ask the following questions of those many Theorists who claim their pet theories about the location of the Land of Promise are consistent with the scriptural record.
This nineteenth question is a
follow-up question to #18, which is found in the last post, and is also
directed to Phyllis Carol Olive and her Great Lakes Theory as well as Rod L.
Meldrum and his Heartland Theory.
The question to ask
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19. "Where are the volcanoes throughout the Land
Southward and the Land Northward that erupted during the crucifixion of the
Savior in the Land of Promise and spewed out smoke, vapor, gasses, and dust
that caused a thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the
inhabitants thereof who had not fallen could feel the vapor of darkness" (3
Nephi 8:20).
In South America, from Colombia to Chile,
there are at least 137 volcanoes in the Andean Volcanic Belt; 19 in Colombia,
55 in Ecuador, 62 in Peru and Chile. There
are no recent volcanic structures in the U.S. east of the Mississippi, but
there were several ancient volcanic structures in the eastern U.S. dating back
millions of years, especially in Virginia, the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in eastern Vermont and Maine.
First, as for
volcanoes, the eastern United States is relatively free from such geology, with
a few exceptions. Mole Hill in Virginia's east coast where some volcanic rock
and magma has been found dating to a much earlier date than 200 million years
ago when geologists claim Pangaea slowly pulled apart into North America,
Africa and South America. However, Virginia is a long way from western New York
and the Heartland.
Second, in the Land
of Promise, after the quaking, there descended "a thick darkness upon all the
face of the land and the people could feel the vapor of darkness (3 Nephi
8:20), which is called "astonishingly thick air" by Spinden and Sieberg, and
Knop claims "reduces visibility to a few feet and makes breathing a nightmare."
Third, this vapor is
described and interpreted as being the smoke and gasses consistent with
volcanoes erupting, and according to John Lear (Saturday Review Nov 5 1966,)
was responsible for quenching all lamps during the 1400 B.C. destruction of the
Greek Island Thera (now called Santorini).
A progression of pictures showing (top)
Mount St. Helen's eruption May 18, 1980. Note the top picture with its cloud,
debris and ash covering everything but the top after everything settled. Also,
the middle pics show a distance shot with the smoke and debris covering the
miles in between, so thick that buildings could hardly be seen from across the
street. Bottom also shows the effect of the smoke, debris and white ash almost impenetrable on the streets of nearby Yakima (50 miles away), which was dark at 3:00 pm
Fourth, the explosion
and eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in 1980 points out the effect of a single volcano eruption, which sent clouds
of black smoke and ash 80,000 feet into the atmosphere that lasted about ten
hours (with lateral force at 300 mph), and the explosion of steam, ash and
rock debris heard hundreds of miles away, which deposited fallout all across
eastern Washington and ten other states. Dark skies, black clouds, ash, dust,
stream and hot gasses (mostly sulfureted hydrogen gas) covered the area.
The grey area shows the spread of the
fallout from Mt. St. Helen's eruption covering eleven states
Fifth, a recorded
eruption of the Conseguina volcano in Nicaragua in 1835 gives us some insight
into the terror and destruction that resulted from the powerful disaster at the
time of Christ's crucifixion, when a dense cloud first rose above the mountain
cone, and within a couple of hours "it enveloped everything in the greatest
darkness, so that the nearest objects were imperceptible." Unable to see, wild
animals plunged into settlements, quakes described as a "perpetual undulation"
followed, and then volcanic ash began to fall, like "fine powdered flour." All
the while thunder and lightening continued the entire night and following day.
The period of darkness and tremors lasted for a reported forty-three hours.
Sixth, another
example, this one from the snow-covered symmetrical stratovolcano called Cotopaxi,
in Ecuador, where 86 known eruptions in historical times makes this one of
Ecuador's most active volcanoes. The first recorded eruption was in 1534,
several in the 18th century, and during the 19th century
the town of Latacunga was leveled twice. Its eruptions often produce
pyroclastic flows and destructive mud flows (lahars), some of which have
travelled more than 62 miles and reached the Pacific to the west and the Amazon
Basin to the east. One of the largest eruptions of Cotopaxi in historic times was
on July 3, 1880, in which it was reported "an inky black dust cloud of ash rose
from the crater straight up to a height of 20,000 feet in less than a minute,
and then spread out with the wind."
The column continued
to rise for more than an hour, and the dust, estimated at no less than two million tons, was distributed over hundreds of
square miles. The British explorer
Edward Whymper was climbing Chimborazo at the time of the eruption and was at
15,800 feet when he reported extremely vivid and strange light and color
effects when the large ash plume drifted over him: "... several hours
passed before the ash commenced to intervene between the sun and ourselves; and,
when it did so, we witnessed effects which simply amazed us. We saw a green
sun…no words can convey the faintest idea of the impressive appearance of these
strange colors in the sky, seen one minute and gone the next, resembling
nothing to which they can be properly compared, and surpassing in vivid
intensity the wildest effects of the most gorgeous sunsets."
Seventh, history has
borne out the fact that the descriptions given by Nephi of the terrible
destruction and events at the time of the Savior's crucifixion were very real
and with obvious precedent. Inky black darkness filled the sky, thick, heavy
air snuffed out all light and fire, and lightening and thunder continued for
days as a result of volcanic eruptions.
So we ask again, "Where are the volcanoes throughout the Land
Southward and the Land Northward that erupted during the crucifixion of the
Savior in the Land of Promise and spewed out smoke, vapor, gasses, and dust
that caused a thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the
inhabitants thereof who had not fallen could feel the vapor of darkness" (3
Nephi 8:20).
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HMS Therapy
HMS Therapy is a Therapeutic NLP process. So, recently I have been adding to my skills and experiences by having and learning a Therapeutic NLP approach called 'HMS Therapy. This approach originates from the work of Martin Webster. Martin is an ex Solider who himself has overcome PTSD. In doing so has chosen that path as a Complimentary Therapist with his company 'New Leaf Programs'. Martin, is based in Truro, Cornwall where he deals with clients with people, also trains people in NLP and HMS Therapy. Martin is passionate about helping people and really gets to the deep and most challenging aspects of themselves and their past with his tools and techniques.
HMS Therapy – What is it?
HMS Therapy uses NLP techniques, as well as some more energy based principles. This allows it to really help people to let go of the beliefs and emotional patterns that have arguably become their personality.
HMS Therapy – Why should I consider it?
Where HMS Therapy differs, is that it can be relatively context free. This means it won't drag you into your past in a way that is itself potentially re-traumatising. Good news for a lot of people with complicated pasts. And for those who are reluctant to seek help through fear of 'going there again'. HMS therapy does go there, but not in full on 3D with Technicolor and surround sound.
Whilst I was 'worked on' I revisited the death of my mother, and the time my sister was hit by a car. Both things I have had in the closet from an early age. Things I have visited before, however HMS Therapy really got down to the roots of how I create the stress responses around those memories. it deals with the more emotional, as opposed to cognitive levels. From what I have already experienced myself (with NLP, Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy, EFT, Matrix RE-Imprinting, FasterEFT) with HMS Therapy I am impressed with the speed and simplicity with which this approach works.
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HMS Therapy can work on specific memories, or for people with more complicated backgrounds or situations, it can cover the main categories of memories that keep us stressed. These categories (the way we file and sort our memories) in some psychological models are called 'Gestalts'. In example, stuff that we will all probably have to do with Parents (not so obvious but very deep). Also Relationships, Home Life, Betrayals, Violence, Abuse, Addictions, Traumatic Memories, Career, Performance Blocks etc. Pretty much all things that can potentially have a negative effects on our day-to-day lives.
HMS Therapy gets you to 'drop down through' these experiences and to keep going until you are through the negative layers of emotion. It then helps you to create a more positive resource about the particular Gestalt you are working on.
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If you are suffering from PTSD or some other negative emotional background, and have tried other approaches but have still not got a resolution I would suggest giving the complimentary approaches a go. HMS Therapy would definitely be on that list for me. You can contact Martin Webster at his website where you can also find out where other qualified therapists are in the UK. Alternatively if you would like to know more and are in the Bournemouth area contact Paul Clare Life Coach.


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No one could ever deny the enduring appeal of Helmut Lang, whose specific brand of utilitarian minimalism continues to flicker across the runways today. Yet as Vogue Runway once noted, the breadth of the influential designer's work remains cloaked in mystery, his heyday having preceded the rise of digital fashion media; much of his archive went up in flames in 2010 as well, five years after Lang left the field altogether. Digital records of his early shows are hard to find, and his vintage pieces have become precious commodities.
What a joy, then, to see 1986–2005, a project one year in the making from printings.jp, the Tokyo-based publishing house by the team behind vintage shop Laila. "We find Helmut's huge influence in the collections of recent designers," explains Hideo Hashiura, the director of Laila and printings.jp. "We believe that Helmut was one of the first designers who brought the inspiration of regular vintage clothes into the high-fashion world."
The two-book set—which follows printings.jp's previous tributes to Raf Simons, Marina Yee, and Ronald Stoops—contains a comprehensive look at archival Lang garments, collected by Laila's friends and family through the years, then shot against a clean, white backdrop over several months: the original white Cowboy Tee, the shiny latex shift dresses, and piece after piece of Lang's perfect denim. Hashiura also points out that Helmut Lang has retained a devoted following since the '90s in Tokyo, where vintage is so widely beloved and worn by the city's street style set. "This happens often that a brand becomes hyped globally after its success in Japan," Hashiura adds. "Helmut Lang is a good example."
Last month, the project launched locally at Dover Street Market Ginza, as well as Daikanyama T-Site and Laila's own store. But to celebrate their latest achievement—and growing interest in printings.jp's work—the group will take their latest release on the road with a traveling vintage show that will wind its way through Osaka (Biotop), Seoul (10 Corso Como), and Paris (The Broken Arm). The star event: Concept 003: printings.jp, a large-scale collaboration with Nordstrom Men's Store in New York City, which will exclusively launch 1986–2005 in the U.S. tomorrow night with a curated installation of archival Raf and Helmut pieces.


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Peace soccer gives glory to God through soccer. Just as you must know clearly in order to take action clearly, I pray that you will know about soccer clearly and give glory to God perfectly.
Recovering health through taking action immediately according to Heavens' inspiration
President Jung Myeong Seok, who is the founder of Peace Soccer, started spreading the gospel in Seoul because of the calling of the Heavens, the calling which told him to spread the gospel to the world from the beginning of the 1980s. He delivered the Word day and night without resting and ate and lived with all kinds of patients including those with tuberculosis. As a result of that, he became ill like them. Two-thirds of his lung suddenly became worse, so he could not help but live undergoing medical treatment in hospital.
At that time, he earnestly asked God for his health to recover and he received the inspiration that 'I will give you two hours from 6am to 8am after pre-dawn prayer so run around a sports field and also play soccer.' As soon as he received the inspiration, he started to play sports after pre-dawn service at the middle school that was close to where he was living.
He ran around the dirt sports field or played soccer on it as he breathed the fresh air and inhaled the smell of the field. When he checked his health after he had exercised for six months, the test result showed that he had fully recovered his health, the health of his disciples had improved, and their stamina also had improved to become like steel.
Soccer is also displaying faith in God and giving glory to God
After President Jung Myeong Seok recovered his health through soccer, he played soccer together with his disciples for five to seven hours a day. One day, he thought, 'I came here to deliver the Word but am I playing soccer too much?' and felt sorry to God and the Holy Son. At that time, the Lord made him realize, 'Soccer is also displaying faith in God and giving glory to God.' He received so much grace thinking, 'This is the Lord's grace,' and was able to keep playing soccer.
President Jung Myeong Seok told his disciples not only to play soccer but also to evangelize many people for God with their healthy bodies as they played soccer. Therefore, he evangelized people who came to the soccer field to watch the game and led them to believe in and love God. He testified that through soccer, God made him realize how to lead Providence history, and through spreading the gospel, to love and to overcome the temptations of the world.
Moreover, while playing soccer President Jung Myeong Seok did not consider the opposing team to be [his] enemies but his lovers, learned 'Peace Soccer' from the Lord, and taught it to people. That is why in Providence soccer is not only [played] for health but also to praise God, take action upon the Lord's love, spread the gospel and fulfill peace in the world.
Korea came to receive God's blessings through sports.
Soccer became songs of praise and glory that President Jung Myeong Seok and his disciples offered to God and, through soccer, they learned how to take action upon the Word. God saw that condition and allowed the history of blessing [to be received] through all kinds of sports by this small nation, Korea, which was not well-known by the rest of the world.
The first opportunity for Korea was the opportunity to hold the Seoul Olympics in 1988, the second was the Korea-Japan Soccer World Cup in 2002, the third, the Daegu World Championship in Athletics in 2011, and the fourth is the opportunity to hold the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018. As a result, Korea will be the sixth nation to have hosted all of these four world sporting events, after Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and Japan. In addition, it was registered as the nation of the 'World's Four Sports Grand Slam.' Because of this, it became an innovative opportunity to raise the whole nation's image and calibre.


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Watch: Robbie Steinhouse Explains the Essence of NLP Coaching
NLP CoachingOur How to NLP Coaching course (Part 1 of our NLP Practitioner training) starts next week. Ahead of that, I'd love to share a video explaining an essential element of NLP coaching.
That essence of coaching is helping a client move out of a 'story' where they may feel angry or victimized.
The coach needs to acknowledge the story, yet encourage the client into a space where they become curious of repeated patterns of thoughts and behaviours which make the 'story' all too familiar. This can have profound effects for the client and really help them move forward.
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Beyond the Dog's Board and Train Program is an excellent alternative for those who live outside of the Kansas City area and want a well trained dog or puppy. Your dog or puppy lives with a professional dog trainer for a minimum of 3 weeks. During the intense training, your dog becomes part of the family. As such, they live with professional trainers and begin an intense training program. The program starts by establishing good socialization, household manners, and obedience. Not only will your dog or puppy learn obedience in our home, but also around other household and neighborhood distractions. Additionally, your dog will be trained at local parks or shopping centers. Beyond the Dog further caters the training program to your family's needs per the initial interview. This ensures the training matches your family's needs.
Upon completion of the program, your trainer teaches you what your dog or puppy has learned. Owner training sessions, typically a minimum of 4, can be arranged at your home or in the Kansas City area. Before leaving your family, Beyond the Dog teaches you to ensure that you understand and feel comfortable with handling your dog.
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Music & Drama Minister: Tom Bouknecht
Choir Rehearsals on Wednesday evenings during the summer, 7:00 p.m.
Winterville United Methodist Church has a very active music & drama ministry. There are several different groups to choose from that give all ages the opportunity to participate.
Just a reminder; choir is on Wednesdays at 7 and we would love to have you join us in the fun and learning music that praises God.
Positions Open: In soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Section. No others need apply.
Physical Qualifications: Must be able to carry light musical notes part way across the church. Must have good vision to see director 20 ft. away.
Experience: No applications accepted from persons who not at one time sung, hummed, or whistled in the shower.
Beginning Wages: Guaranteed satisfaction and joy in the service of the Lord.
Advancement Opportunity: Members who demonstrate ability and courage might sing a solo sometime.
Fringe Benefits: Social Security--We promise you the security of Social Fellowship with other fine members of the choir.
Hours: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday evenings for practice, and on Sunday mornings for Services. Occasionally, there may be opportunities for overtime.
Retirement: After your voice reaches the place where it can hit two notes at once you may sit in the congregation and listen to others use their God-given talents.
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Summer weddings probably receive most of the attention when it comes to wedding hair and makeup tips, but as the chill is released in November, our hair and makeup can be quite the challenge.
Regardless of the season of your wedding, any bride wants to be ravishing. If you're planning on booking a wedding makeup artist, here are some tips for the best looking winter skin — we want you to glow at your wedding!
A bride's preparation
Exfoliation is your friend – The harsh winter elements — whether the cold of the outdoors or warm, dry air in the indoors — are notorious for leaving you with dull, flaky skin. There is some light in this situation: at least you won't have to worry about your makeup melting off!
To keep your skin and pores flake-free use a mild exfoliant a couple of times a week. This can be in the form of muslin cloth, or even a face wash with a grainy texture. Steer clear of exfoliating beads that some products tout, because they pollute our oceans and are not compostable.
Moisturize – Moisturization can be effective both within our bodies (drinking plenty of water) and on our bodies through lotions and creams. If you're applying product at night, be sure to use a serum or elixir; our skin cycle detoxes at night, so applying a thick, oil based product keeps it from doing its job. Let your skin breath at night! If you're applying moisturizer in the morning, you can layer products for extra dewy skin. First apply a serum or elixir, and then a cream.
Allow yourself a little sun – Our skin can get pale and pasty in the wintertime, leaving us looking well, a little ghastly. If you tend to use an SPF religiously, instead try using it every other day, or every two days to not only soak up vitamin D, but add a much needed wintertime glow.
Things to ask your wedding makeup artist
Use a light-reflecting foundation and concealer – Would you believe that winter lighting actually makes your skin look worse? Because of the frequent bluish tones in winter light, it draws out and deepens the flaws in your complexion; under eye circles are darker and blemishes appear more red. So, ask your wedding makeup artist for light-reflecting products to neutralize and shed blue tones.
Sparkle, my dear – Use all the sparkly makeup you desire, because in winter weddings (as opposed to summer) it won't look like you're sweating. So go ahead and ask your wedding makeup artist for a frosted look.
Use bronzer sparingly – If you're going for a sloped-kissed look (as in ski-slopes), ask your wedding makeup artist for one relatively close to your skin tone (a rule of thumb is only one shade up). Warm orange tones don't tend to translate well in blue winter lighting, so if you're thinking about outdoor pictures, ask for a bronzer with pink tones.
Londyn Artistry has it all
If you're looking for a wedding makeup artist in the Trenton area, book Londyn Artistry today.
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Cabanas Campismo Yacabo Abajo provides a unique & memorable experience for those seeking outdoor adventure in Cuba, at very small cost.
Unlike Cuba's other campismo sites, which are rich in colour & foliage, Campismo Yacabo Abajo is completely different with arguably more cacti than palm trees & lots of hilly terrain that is ideal for mountain biking, horse riding & trekking. This is also one of the few areas of Cuba that can be considered semi-desert, providing a stunning backdrop for outdoor explorers.
For those who prefer to relax, Cabanas Campismo Yacabo Abajo has a beach which is washed by the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. The campsite's facilities are basic but include a restaurant & snack bar, while there is a chance to mingle with other guests in the TV room & games room.
Campismo Yacabo Abajo is in an area relatively untouched by tourism & there are also beautiful places within driving distance such as Baracoa. If you are travelling on a budget & want to see a ruggedly beautiful, unspoiled part of Cuba, you won't find many better places.
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Hodanje / Planinarenje / Kamping
Noćni Klub/Disko
Planine blizu
Rječno kupanje
Soba za igre
TV u sobi/bar (strani televizijski programi)
There are 18 ensuite cabins at Campismo Yacabo Abajo with capacities of 4 to 6 persons.
© 2014 Nigel Hunt
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October 24, 2018
Swing paths: the next frontier in baseball analytics?
Each team keeps their proprietary analytics close to the vest, as well they should. If your front office found an advantage over your opponents, why would you want to share it? Nevertheless, secrets always come out eventually, and two sources this past weekend may have let slip a little too much information.
Why Overuse May Not Be Baseball's Problem for Pitchers
'Overuse ' is being blamed for the eruption of Tommy John surgeries among baseball pitchers. Consequently, people in baseball have become hyper-focused on preventing overuse of the pitching arm. This has led to pitch counts, inning limits, and training guidelines that are more restrictive than ever before.
RSPCT Adapts Rifle Sharpshooting Technology to Basketball
When Israeli sharpshooter Oren Moravchik competed in international events, he would lie prone with his rifle next to a monitor that relayed precise information about where on a target his previous shot had hit. This allowed Moravchik to make immediate adjustments before pulling the trigger again.
NFL in London: How big data is helping to change the game when it comes to player performance | ZDNet
Behind the excitement and razzmatazz of the NFL London Games in Wembley Stadium lies a new technical reality — connectivity and data is helping to bring a higher level of understanding to coaches and fans about how players are performing.
Latest research in football – week 33 – 2018
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Firefox Firefox WC eats memory
webclipperer posted a topic in Web Clipper98% of the reason I'm an Evernote Premium user is so that I can clip Web content in Firefox. While version 6.10.2beta2 works best for me, it and beta1 and 6.9.3 all include a dealbreaker: an increase in memory used until the browser becomes unusable and needs to be restarted. This memory grab proceeds slowly, even if I'm not actively using the browser (maybe due to unattended activity by Gmail, Facebook, etc.). Using the browser heavily makes the memory grab happen much faster. When I say memory grab, I'm talking about 1.5 to 2 GIGAbytes (according to about:memory) on top of my initial startup size of about 600 MB before the browser gives up the ghost and becomes unusably slow. Disabling the Web Clipper makes the problem go away. Re-enabling makes the problem happen again. Uninstalling and reinstalling all three versions makes no difference -- if any of those three WC versions is active, the problem occurs. Right now I'm copying URLs to Chrome and using its WC, but that's not a particularly convenient process for a frequently-used feature. Firefox 50.0.2 (latest) and latest Win 10 Pro. Anyone else having this problem?
Tile view with images
icliptv posted a topic in Evernote General DiscussionsThe Evernote TILE VIEW made it possible to leverage my robust human visual system to search and recall all kinds of notes out of the 5,000 I have. In Jan, they got rid of that view. Why? In my view, Silicon Valley is filled with hubris and ego. New product managers always want to make a bold statement. They want to make a change. They make up some excuse and test it out on a few people. But I have something on my side. A cog psych degree, and the knowledge that our human visual processing system is over half of our brain and by far the most sophisticated and advanced system of our human senses. I could scroll through literally hundreds of research pieces, articles, or other things I'd saved in a matter of a few minutes. It felt like a miracle to me the first time I realized this. Evernote basically improved my memory and productivity by a factor of 10 or 100x based on this single feature alone. Now I just found out on Jan 18 they got rid of that view. WHY? It is just stunning to me. Now all I get is basically exactly what I had with Dropbox or Google drive. I am now going to have to figure out how to export all 5,000 of my notes. What a terrible development. Thanks for nothing Evernote.
I've been pulling my hair out for the past couple of weeks with a performance problem on my Mac. After only a few minutes browsing, the process "Safari Web Content" starts to consume all my memory - eventually leaving an 8GB machine with 7MB (not a typo) and the bulk of what's used is gobbled up by Safari Web Content. The attached screenshot shows how my memory ends up. I've tried multiple things - re-loading OSX (Mountain Lion), killing Safari .plist files, clearing chase etc. Finally (I perhaps should have done this earlier) I disabled my extensions (one for LastPass and one for EN) and guess what? Running without the EN Web Clipper extension, I can visit a string of "busy' (i.e. high graphics) websites and each new site only adds 10-20MB to the Safari Web Content process. Running with the extension causes huge amounts of space to be allocated to the SWC process. Bouncing through, say - The Guardian, Huffington Post, Telegraph, Independent, Amazon, various ESPN pages, Pitchfork and a few others all in order: With the EN extension off - a few hundred MB end up allocated With the EN extension on - it gets over 3GB. 3GB!!! The problem does appear to be with the EN web clipper. Has anyone else seen this? Are there any config or .plist files I can delete, or do I have to run without the clipper going forward? Any input welcome. Ian
I've been trying to keep my Evernote backed up, and attempting to do so in multiple formats to ensure that I have something that can be parsed/imported later. With 4000 notes, including a large number of scanned images and PDFs, the current 32-bit Evernote application crashes when exporting all notes in "Single-page html" or web-archive/mht. It took me a little while to track down what was happening, but essentially Evernote is consuming a large amount of RAM during exporting those formats. The used memory increases until it gets to about 3.5GB and then crashes. The error messages in the activity log file look like this "date/time [pid] CBuffer: Failed to allocate xxxx bytes of memory." There should be a few of them before the app crashes. The computer has 32GB of ram, and could certainly support a temporary increased usage to facilitate the export. A 64-bit version would be nice to avoid these types of limitations. Thanks Keith
windows 8 Note is taking greater than 600 MB of memory
Parthipan posted a topic in Evernote for WindowsHello, My note of 58 MB in size, and containing 192 images, is currently taking slightly more than 600 MB of memory on my laptop. Is this considered normal? What can be done to reduce this heavy memory allocation? Thanks, Par
Not enough memory for a single text note
kc0olm posted a topic in Evernote for AndroidI just upgraded to Evernote Premium yesterday. I had been using Evernote on my phone successfully for a long time. My first note after the upgrade was blocked with a message of "insufficient memory". It mentioned 175 mb, but the context was unclear. This was a simple text note. My questions are: 1) What is the default memory allocation for a text note? 2) Can I change/reduce this setting in the app? 3) Is the default size related in any way to Premium Evernote? In other words, does the Base version create smaller text notes? If so, I will need to revoke my Premium memebership. I don't have that kind of memory to spare, just to take notes. Please respond. I can't take a single text note!
Insufficient Memory Space
CPINAZ posted a topic in Evernote for AndroidI am unable to add notes and am getting the message "Insufficient memory space: 196 MB out of 9.72 GB available". The message was first coming up when I tried to add a note but I'm now getting it when I try to edit my existing notes, which I am also unable to do now. I am using the EN app on an Android phone. My premium account just reset it's usage total yesterday. I have approximately 6500 notes in about 25 notebooks. I've never had any issues until now.
android EN eating up memory
Saintdismas posted a topic in Evernote for AndroidOver the last few months, as I take pictures (which I store on the SD card), I keep getting warnings that I don't have enough memory to display the image that I've just taken. So, I've deleted apps and then I can view the images. Each time I have to do a mental triage of what app I need least and delete it. It has started to get to where I have very little on my phone as far as apps are concerned. I thought it was an issue with photo storage but all the images are getting stored on the SD card as they should be. So I was really confused on where all my memory was going. I've finally figured out where. Evernote! In the last day or so, I've started getting warnings that EN is running out of memory. In the last week, I haven't changed anything on the phone as far as apps go. I also haven't taken any pictures. So essentially nothing has changed as far as memory but EN is now complaining. So, EN's memory use must be growing. I've checked the storage settings on the phone and EN seems to be stopped at around 17MB but still wants more if these errors are to be believed. I checked the knowledge base and it says that pdfs and other things can be stored on the SD card via an option in EN on the phone but I don't see that option anywhere. I've gone through every menu screen in EN. I also don't know how I can tell EN to keep eating up all the memory on my phone. So, is there anything I can do? Thanks!
Saving Memory with Evernote
Another_Ian posted a topic in Mac ArchivesHello -- I have Evernote Premium, and have the client software installed on my Mac. Does anybody know if the documents that I put on Evernote use up storage on my Mac? I have obtined this script from veritrope (link takes you to the page where script can be obtained and explained), and so my scans go directly into a folder with a folder-action that sends the scans to Evernote. It seems to work because the documents do indeed show up there. When I then delete the scans from the folder (the one on my computer with the "folder action"), the document can still be accessed from my Evernote client, as desired. However, I am new to this, so I'm not sure where my Evernote client program is "looking" in order to display the document to me. Is it still stored on my machine? I don't want it to be, because I want to save storage space on my machine. (I understand the necessity of back-ups, etc. but am planning on using a different solution for that, which I am still exploring.). Thank you!
Memory Question
dopeydj posted a topic in Evernote for iOSI have an Apple Mini iPad Retina OS7.03 . I would like to know if there is a suggestion as to how much memory one should have to use Evernote successfully. I have been sitting at 10.5 for quite awhile. I don't use my iPad for music or pics. I have a feeling it isn't enough. I don't use it for business, mostly for hobbies. Any help would be appreciated. Dorothy
ios (Archived) using Evernote Premium on iPad 16GB
sscnitdgp posted a topic in iOS ArchiveI want to upgrade to Evernote premium, but I am scared that doing that will save all my notes so as to make all my notes available offline to my iPad. I have a space crunch there. i would be happy to allocate about 200MB to Evernote, but not more than that. Is there a feature in which I can limit to how much data Evernote can store locally in my devices?
HTC Sensation (Z710e) Android 4.0.3, no mods, not rooted. Having 347MB of free space on internal storage and 185MB RAM. Updated Evernote today and it stopped syncing saying "Insufficient memory space" at the bottom inside the app and "Insufficient memory space - There is not enough space on the memory to sync" in the notification area. Tried reinstalling/rebooting - same result.
(Archived) buying a tablet
mattfromphilly posted a topic in General Discussion ArchiveI am buying a tablet specifically to run Evernote. While I'd love to get a 32Mb tablet, the more memory, the higher the price. Is there a minimum memory I should look for in an Android based device?
(Archived) Memory problems saving excel in EN
gatorbrit posted a topic in General Discussion ArchiveSometimes when I open an excel spreadsheet in EN (I am using a Mac book pro with 8GB of Ram), I can't save the spreadsheet because excel says that I have run out of memory. This is absolutely not true, and I have to cut and paste the spreadsheet and then save as a new file. This only happens when I open a spreadsheet that was stored in EN. In the short run, I am will be saving in dropbox instead. Anyone else have this issue?
android (Archived) Memory Issues
JolienW posted a topic in Android ArchiveHi, i love evernote, best app ever until recently my evernote keeps making notifcations about my memory being full. now it says i am currently using 0MB out of 60MB but when i try to synchronize or add or change notes it says it can't because i only have 24MB left... and the notifcation 'memory full' keeps popping up can somebody please help??? i really like evernote a lot and i would like continue using it
I find myself recording a lot of audio notes and they are consuming a substantial amount of memory on my iPad & iPhone. I would love to sync & retain the audio notes on my computers that have ample hard drive space, but not my portable devices. However, in the current version of the Evernote client, I don't readily see a easy way to manage audio notes - so I wanted to suggest adding a method to Evernote to enable this feature. I envision this as: Desktop client confirms the audio note sync completed and the respective file is available for management User can then mark the audio file in the note for "archiving" on their mobile devices (where the type or other objects in note remain available) During the next synchronization, the portable device would update the note to have just a link to associated audio file User could then click on the link on their portable device to retrieve the synchronized note or use the desktop client to bring the audio file back to the portable device So, that begs the question: would it be possible to add a feature to the Evernote desktop software that allows one to not sync selected audio notes to a portable device?


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This course is designed to develop observation and illustration skills. Working from objects, models and photographic reference, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of drawing. You will explore various media: pencil, coloured pencil and pen and ink. Pencil sketching skills lay the foundation for a good artist.
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Let's talk a little science before we jump in to the "how to" process in balancing the pH of your natural hair. This way you'll understand what exactly is going on with your hair, and why it may be behaving the way it is (or misbehaving depending on your POV).
pH stands for Potential Of Hydrogen. All that means is how acidic or alkaline something is. Our hair has a pH of about 4.5- 5.5 which means it is slightly acidic. Different hair issues mean the pH of your hair is not where it is supposed to be. And this happens based off the type of products or the water you are using to wash or take care of your hair.
How To Balance The pH Of Your Natural Hair
Now that we've gotten the science stuff out of the way lets talk hair. There are a few minor things you can do to balance the pH of your natural hair and get it into tip top healthy shape.
1. Examine Your Regimen: First you need to figure out what in your regimen is sending the pH of your natural hair into a frenzy. If your hair's pH is not where it should be it will be very difficult to retain moisture. With dry hair as a major issue for many women with natural hair, pay attention to what it is that could be causing this. Things from the environment, to the water used to rinse your hair can be detrimental. Most of the time it is something minor that causes the pH to fall out of whack. pH balancing products can help bring your pH levels back to the 4.5-5.5 level. They will also help the cuticle of your hair lie flat therefore building healthier hair that appears smoother and shinier.
2. Invest in pH balancing products: Most shampoos and conditioners (not all) are slightly acidic to help bring back the pH levels of your hair back down where they belong. Many times however we use alkaline products in our hair care regimen (usually unknowingly) that raise the pH of our hair so high, that we have to invest specifically in pH balancing products. People who use baking soda, castille soap, or bentonite clay are adding large amounts of alkaline into their hair/scalp. That is why it is so important to balance that process out with an acidic counterpart like Apple Cider Vinegar or Lemon.
3. Use natural Acids: Water has a pH number of 7 because it is neutral. While it may seem like no big deal, water will raise your hair's pH to neutral. Using a natural acid like Aloe Vera Gel or Apple Cider Vinegar after you rinse with water, will help bring the pH level back down to where it should be. You can do this in a few different ways. You can use ACV to rinse your hair instead of water or you can add it to a spritz bottle to serve as a part of your leave in conditioner treatment. The vinegar smell will go away so you don't have to worry about walking around smelling like vinegar.
Having the pH of your natural hair be too acidic or too basic will cause damage to your hair. You will be dealing with brittle high porosity hair that will become super hard to manage. Always use acidic and alkaline products in accordance with one another or use pH balancing products instead. Don't fear we've got a list of pH balancing products coming up so you can choose what will be most beneficial to your natural hair.
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We were all up bright and early Saturday morning, lined up ready to go. We were joined at the campsite by Rob Shalcross and his son Luke in their Tempest kit car based on a Reliant Fox. (Yes, I'd never heard of it before and had to ask too.) It is a great looking car though and for a little 850cc engine, it went like a rocket! Mind you, I'm not sure it was your regular unleaded that was being burnt. There was a definite whiff of "Speedway" about the exhaust when I was trying to follow him.
Phil was acting a bit like a worried C3P0 trying to chivvy everyone along as he was concerned we'd be late for our lunch stop, but there were photos that needed to be taken and drone footage to be shot and we all had to stop and laugh at Gus in his get up!
You can see from the drone footage of us leaving the campsite that I was laughing so much, I nearly fell off the road.
We finally left the campsite only 3 minutes after C3P0 Allin's final deadline of 10AM. It would appear that he wasn't quite mollified though, as he set off in Big Rov at quite a lick with us all trying to hang on to his coat tails on our 1st leg to the glamorous setting of Sainsbury's Petrol station. It would appear that Big Rov only has 2 speeds. Broken and 100mph!
We all managed to cling on though and those brave enough to look away from the road and the passengers that didn't have their eyes shut were able to catch glimpses of the stunning countryside as it flashed by. We all made it through and were joined by Chris Baker in his rather nice TR7 FHC.
16 classic cars filled up with fuel before we let Nick "When's the next petrol stop" Arthur drain their bunkers for his Jensen.
The next leg was to Edensor via Chatsworth house where Phil "C3P0" Allin assured us that there was a great spot to plant a photographer so that he would be able to get good shots of the cars as they passed with the epic view of the house in the background. To this end, we all pulled over to let Phil shoot ahead with our 2 nominated intrepid photographers, Paul Cheetham and Andy Gardner who had been so unfortunate as to forget to bring their classic cars to a classic car tour.
17 classic cars pulled over on the side of the road does generate some attention from the Muggles. There were lots of smiles, wows and phone snaps taken as they drove by. There was one grumpy woman in a silver 4x4 that shouted "BLOODY OLD CARS!" out her window as she drove by, but we think we spotted a sticker in her back window saying "My other car is a Blue MGB GT" so it was probably that woman from the steam fair last year.
As you can see, the photos taken there were fantastic. However, either they didn't get the brief or Chatsworth House was just too small for them to notice. Great shots though Guys! Well done.
Shortly after the photo shoots we had a couple of "panics". My panic first though. We'd just driven over a cattle grid when Poppy started making an horrendous "grinding, rattling clicking" noise that was very loud and alarming. It was so alarming that I immediately pulled to the side and leapt out of the car to investigate whilst other enthusiasts swarmed to my rescue and to laugh at a Fatbloke crawling around on the floor.
To be honest, I was fully expecting to see half the car dragging on the road but after a full 5 minutes laying on the ground searching fruitlessly, Liam piped up. "You know your number plate has fallen off don't you? I was going to tell you earlier but I was laughing too much". Yeah Thanks Liam! I was too relieved at the simplicity of the breakdown to beat him up though and I quickly removed the remaining screw and slung the number plate in the boot. The second panic? We realised no one had stopped to pick up our intrepid photographers, so Kevin was quickly despatched in his 1998 Volvo support vehicle to rectify this.
What with C3P0 still having "Light Speed" engaged on Big Rov", my minor mishap and the abandoned photographers, the group had become split up. Fortunately, Phil's rally notes were superb and Mrs FB was able to navigate us along the rest of the route with ease through the picturesque village of Edensor and to the car park near Grindleford where we were to stop and admire the view. Unfortunately, as the mini convoy I was leading arrived, the mini convoy that had managed to hang onto C3P0 was just leaving. So we filtered in with them for the 5 minute drive to the Yorkshire Bridge Inn for our lunch stop.
At this point C3P0 relaxed back into the easy going chap we all know and love and we all fully enjoyed the lunch of soup and sandwiches in our own private room that our Phil had arranged.
After lunch we all walked up to the nearby Ladybower Dam to admire the engineering marvel that is the overflow plug hole. Unfortunately, the water levels were too low for it to be flowing, but it was still an impressive site. The views of the countryside from the dam were also lovely. A relaxing few minutes was spent laughing at Liam's antics as he tried to find the best position to take a group photo.
We left the pub at a much more relaxed pace and stayed in full convoy until our next stop at the famous Derwent Dam. We were between Liam's P6 and Tosh's Wolseley but they'd swapped drivers. As we were pulling into the car park after a 13 mile drive, Liam started shouting and gesticulating out of the Wolseley's window. We thought he was just doing his Father Jack impression again so ignored him, but when we finally stopped, Liam leapt out of his car and retrieved his expensive iPad from the boot of the P6 where he'd left it before we left the Pub. Of course it was my fault though, as I hadn't spotted it while following just behind for 13 miles. I guess I was still avoiding looking at boot lids.
Derwent Dam is every bit as impressive as I was expecting having seen it so often in one of my favourite films. As we were sitting at the bottom between the towers, it was easy to imagine the roar of low flying Lancasters overhead. It was actually quite poignant to be there so close to the 75th anniversary of the famous Dambuster raid of 1943 and I spared a thought for the 56 airmen that didn't make it back and the 1600 civilians that died as a result. Well said, Fatbloke - Ed
Sorry. Got a bit deep there. Anyway, after a cheeky ice-cream for everyone, we set off for what was to be the most challenging and fun drive of the tour so far. The long steep climb to Mam Tor. It was fantastic and the scenery was breath taking. I haven't enjoyed driving so much for a long time and I enjoy my driving. Everyone felt the same and as we got out of the cars at the car park at the top the comments that were on everyone's lips were "Wow! That was Fantastic!", Boy that was fun!", "What a run!" and "Thanks Phil, that was awesome." As well as all humming the tune to "Days like These"
After giving the cars and drivers a bit of a breather after the ascent, it was time for the 1 in 5 descent through the Winnats Pass. The first time you see the view at the entrance to the Pass really is an "Oh wow!" moment and it just gets better as you go down. It was at this point that Anita asked me why everyone was leaving such big gaps between the cars going down the steep hill? Maybe I should have thought about my reply before blurting out, "in case of brake failure" but it made for a very quiet descent and I could concentrate on enjoying the scenery.
The next stop was Phil's favourite view of the Peak District. The car park of the Monsal Head Inn. Well OK, it was the view FROM the car park, and I have to say I agree with him. It was a beautiful sight. Very tranquil, relaxing and peaceful… until the busy bee buzz of Gus's drone spoiled it all! But he got some great footage and supplied the entertainment with the panic displayed when he thought he'd lost it. It was also really good to see Paul Berman and his wife who had driven out to meet us and have a chat.
The last leg was supposed to be down to Caudwell Mill and back to base camp. Unfortunately it was getting a little late so it was decided to head back to the camp site and get our glad rags on in time for the evening meal at the Druids Inn.
To Be Continued…
by Paul Sweeney.
It is our pleasure to present these video clips filmed by Garry "Gus" Brooks and John Ticehurst during the Peaks tour - its available below to view and download if you wish to keep a copy. Obviously, everyone there thoroughly enjoyed the tour - special thanks are due to Gar Cole and Phil Allin for taking on the not inconsiderable job of organising the tour - very well done, chaps!
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by Gar Cole
Part 2 left off with myself on a high having steered the wedge through its MOT with no advisories, our group meet at Cosford loomed just a week later, having just had the suspension fluid changed and pumped back up I looked forward to the 30 mile drive.
I was awoken the morning of the show by rain splattering against my windows, cursing our bad luck at yet another wet event I none the less set off armed with umbrella and my RAC breakdown card.
To give the old girl credit she ran perfectly in driving hard rain, blower kept the windows clear and me warm, fearing I'd be the only member to show up I was pleased to see David Aikman and his Cortina GT follow me around the island as we left the M56, we were soon joined by 9 other hardy souls and their vehicles.
Good natured banter was then exchanged with folks surprised it had made it, everyone liked it's plush HLS interior but externally she was still an eyesore, as Mark Wilson so dryly put it 'now I've seen it in the flesh Gar I have to say...... It looks even worse than on the pictures ' ?
Determined to try and finish painting the car within a month I stripped out the interior the day following the Cosford show, Bressingham was looming and I had promised BL Dan Bysouth that I would bring it even if it was in pieces on a trailer, now the 4 doors, boot and bonnet are in decent condition as they are from a different car that was Zeibarted, however the original front wings and rear panels were not so fortunate and had more rusty pock marks than a teenagers face.
Armed with a cutting wire wheel I started removing the paint from the wings, filled at first with confidence as the layers of red disappeared followed by primer, excited as I waited for shiny BL steel to appear for the first time since 1981 I was quickly brought down to earth as the only thing that appeared was pitted rust.
Undeterred my amateur enthusiasm carried me on as I continued to sand the rust expecting to reach good steel when I was horrified to see the wire wheel break through the metal, this brought about an abrupt halt as I asked for advice from my friends at the local body shop, realising I was out of my depth with panels this badly corroded the job quickly turned to a 'preservation' job to keep the rust at bay for another 18 - 24 months until funds allow for a professional respray. All 4 panels were liberally coated in Vactan rust remedy before receiving 6 ' yes six' coats of hi build primer.
Working around the weather and when I had access to the paint booth, I painted the boot and 4 doors first along with the interior bare metal, I was happy with the results as the last week before Bressingham approached, however............
The 4 original panels were last to be painted, I had flattened down the primer with wet and dry and they looked fine, I couldn't see any defects in the dull yellow primer at all, loaded the spray gun up and as the first sweep of black came across the wing it revealed a 'moon scape' of pits, grinding grooves and dents I had missed, it was like witchcraft as every pass of the paint gun revealed more and more defects in the panels, frustrated and out of time I abandoned painting on the Thursday in order to refit the interior and pack the car Friday morning for the 140 mile drive to Bressingham in deepest , darkest Norfolk.
The nice drive to the countryside turned into a 5 hour ordeal with 10 mile tailbacks on the A14, however Princess Okk1 didn't miss a beat until the last 20 miles when I lost hydraulic pressure in the clutch, feeling more like a banana than a clutch pedal I nursed the gearbox with double de-clutching through pitch black, windy and wet Norfolk roads until the campsite loomed into view, yesssss we made it, thank you old girl.
The following morning I was assisted by Mike Peake, Phil Allin and Keith Lloyd who had my clutch bled and working within 5 min before we set off for Bressingham steam museum, I loved being part of a classic convoy ' it was my first ' and we certainly turned a few heads.
After a very enjoyable weekend camping the wedge was loaded up for the trip home to Sutton Coldfield, a trouble free 50 miles at a steady and smooth 60mph came to a spluttering halt at Kettering services, now it was at this point that the difference between breaking down in a classic compared to a modern car became clear, within 30 seconds group member John Hone pulled up behind me in his modern car, bewildered at his sudden appearance he sheepishly admitted he was lost and had spotted me on the A14 and had decided to follow me home, his crafty plan foiled by my breakdown, he very generously offered to wait until the RAC arrived but I let him go armed with directions back to the M1.
While awaiting rescue I updated my situation on the group to pass the time, within 10 minutes another modern car arrived carrying group member Mark Finney, they had been to a beer festival but diverted to check on me when they realised they were close by, our group is awesome and so is its members, the RAC man had the car running again after 5 minutes, a blocked fuel filter and pipes the culprit, it seems filling the tank to the brim for the first time in years dislodged a lot of rusty crud, she then drove home the remaining 70 miles without incident and redeeming herself with many friendly waves and smiles from fellow motorists.
Now I've owned the car for 12 months and had a few trips in her I'm certain of a few things, I'm smitten with the car and she's a keeper, the 300 mile Norfolk trip has shown up where more work and parts will be needed over the winter if I want a trouble free season next year, buying a near parts car isn't for everyone and it's tested me to my limits, however that is sometimes the only way to get a foothold into classic ownership and it is very satisfying saving a car from the scrap yard.
Next week we will return to the paint booth to rectify some of the original mistakes i made and dents i missed, and it will soon go to the specialists in Telford to have all 4 hydro units re gassed with Nitrogen to restore it's original ride quality, ongoing project that I'm really enjoying, updates to come in 2017 ?
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or Carry on Crich 2016 or Several fat blokes frolicking in a field
by Mike Peake
Sunday morning broke bright and cold. I was somewhat later rising than other campers in the field as is a gentlemen's right. This was because I had slept poorly due to the extreme cold of the night.
Hypothermia had not taken me, though it was a close run thing. Nor was my lack of hypothermia due to the antifreeze effect of the alcohol in my blood as someone rather rudely suggested. I remind you that I was dinking stream water with the rest of you.
After more wakeup sandwiches from Gar's fatted pig, the group set off in convoy for the museum again, to be confronted by the biggest queue of classic cars ever to be seen.
It was then that the 3rd miracle of the weekend occurred. A bolt of gold lightning shot forth from the clear blue sky and struck Tosh Brooks. It had a miraculous effect on him. Suddenly feeling important and in the knowledge that everyone believed him to be a Tramway official he strode purposefully about and herded our group past the peasantry and members of lesser car clubs, straight into pride of place round the bandstand like the VIPs we should be.
I have to admit that I was fearful of serious injury caused by all the "Paddington Hard Stares" being directed at us but our Lord of Old Cars and his Prophet Tosh protected us.
Gar and I were looking forward to this day as we'd be able to enjoy the show and museum without any of the responsibilities of our own show. Paul on the other hand would still have to work very hard in his role as a volunteer and was already running around like a mad man looking harassed.
He did another great job though and another great day ensued. Obviously, it wasn't quite as good as our own show but they did their best and it wasn't too shabby.
We could see however, that the liberal words of our heretic from the night before had taken seed with some of the following. There was evidence of Johnnie Foreigners and Post 85 cars. It was clear that the breakaway movement was gaining ground. Don't worry though, as we still have our puritan sanctuary on Facebook.
I spent the day in good company mooching around cars, talking about cars, riding trams whilst looking at and talking about cars. Also, as was our Lords will, revealed to us on that cold hill in Derbyshire, we came up with a shortened version of our name. I declare it to be "EMB…no…that's not right…EBM…er…what's next…oh yes V then it's err B… yes B followed by umm… another B and 1985. Yes that's it! I declare, according to our Lords will, our shortened name shall be EMBVBMBV1985" Amen.
Before I knew it, it was time for me to depart. So I headed back to the campsite where miracle 4 occurred and I got everything packed back into Poppy. My sadness at leaving was outweighed by the prospect of a 3.5 hour roof down blast in my favourite car and old friend. Poppy handled this trip with aplomb and vigour.
The final miraculous happening occurred 4 hours later. Mrs FB appeared marginally pleased to see me when I arrived home.
In all seriousness though, the Crich weekend rates as THE best car club event I have ever experienced. Great cars, great venue, great weather, but most importantly, great people. You really are all jolly decent and nice and it was a pleasure to meet you.
Obviously, special thanks must go to Paul Cheetham for his vision, enthusiasm and energy and turning out not to be a young hooligan at all. If you were unfortunate enough to miss it, I'm sorry but you missed something really special. Don't worry though, it was such a success that we are hoping to make it an annual event.
Now, I know what you're thinking. "They couldn't possibly have eaten all that cake!" Well, yes we did. As evidence, please see the subtitle above.
I also know that you are wondering how much truth there is in the above tale. Well, I set out to produce a gospel of truth but then I remembered an old adage from my Rugby days that "What goes on tour, stays on tour."
So, were we bathed in heavenly light from above? Or was it just Kevin turning on Sheila's Wheels? Was the Holy Popup Tent of Crich truly holy? Or was it just bought from a motorway services? Was Mrs FB marginally pleased to see me when I arrived home? Well no. Clearly I made that bit up, but she did have a birthday tea and presents ready for me.
There is good news though. There is a way you can verify what is truth and which bits I might have applied a bit of authors licence to. COME TO THE NEXT MEET AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELVES! You might even have a bit of fun.
Full details of the next group meet are available here (click) - Ed
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or "Carry on Crich 2016" or "Several fat blokes frolicking in a field"
by Mike Peake
The day was finally here. Poppy was ready for another epic adventure and so was I. Cakes had been baked, camping equipment checked, weather forecast checked, (Oh dear, put more sleeping bags and blankets in.) Music loaded onto smart phone, torch app loaded onto smart phone and satnav loaded onto smart phone with adequate space on smart phone for all the photos I'm going to take.
Wonderful bits of kit aren't they? Well, no they're not actually. My daughters cast off smart phone that I've been using for a year or so, suddenly decided that it would choose this moment to fall off its perch and go to meet its maker. Not to be deterred I went in search of individual pieces of tech to fill these roles. So, a torch, a cd player, a satnav, a camera and an actual phone for making phone calls was added to the already Himalayan size mountain of gear that I was going to have to fit into Poppy along with a Fatbloke.
So, the life-size game of Tetris began. Everything was squashed, squeezed, shoehorned, levered and pressed into my little car, filling the boot and the entire back seat, but leaving time to spare for a spot of lunch a shower and a shave and change into my jacket and trousers. A gentleman must look his best at all times after all.
Looking rather cool in my jacket and shades I pulled off my drive and headed oop north, a long way oop north. I'd planned a non-motorway route and had a lovely time driving the green lanes up through Stow, Morton-in-the-Marsh, Halford and so on, until my 1st rendezvous point at Bassett's Pole. Here I met with Gar Cole and the smallest actual caravan I've ever seen. A few minutes were taken to shake hands, have a quick chat and stretch legs, before we set off on the next short leg to meet up with the legend and organiser of the event that is Paul Cheetham.
As gentlemen do, Gar and I had chosen to meet at (for the purposes of this blog) an elegant country hostelry with consideration for Gar parking his caravan. Paul, on the other hand, had chosen a McDonalds car park. I shall leave you to draw your own conclusions as to what character traits this may reveal, but I was beginning to wonder whether he might be one of those young hooligans one hears so much about these days.
Paul arrived in his lovely blue mini and we set off again for the final leg through the rugged and rather hilly Derbyshire countryside to our final destination. Yes, a field on top of a large hill. We pulled onto the field to a chorus of "Oh Look!" from the Brooks family who were already impressively ensconced in their "circled wagon" fortified camp.
After hasty introductions and more handshaking, Gar and I set off to pitch camp. Well, all Gar had to do was unhitch and put the legs down. He carefully unhitched and drove the car forward. It was at this point that the very loud bang alerted Gar and the whole camp site that he had forgotten to unfasten the breakaway cable. You'll all be pleased to know though, that it performed it's task faultlessly as the caravans brakes were deployed shortly before the cable snapped as it should.
Gar continued with his setting up whilst looking rather sheepish and the rest of us continued our own tasks with the added feeling of smugness that goes along with the wonderful feeling that we aren't alone in our moments of bumbling incompetence.
My home from home took a little longer to set up partly because I had to spend time stroking Poppy's fins and thanking her for getting me all the way there without any dramas, but mainly because putting up a 30 year old ridge tent that hasn't been touched for 10 years, isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Eventually though, all was complete.
I would like to take this opportunity to point out that my pitch for this superb gentleman's abode, was chosen with great care and wisdom, taking into account such things as prevailing wind, flatness of pitch, position on the hill to avoid bogginess, lack of ants nests etc. It was NOT the naughty corner as some of you so rudely called it!
With us all set up it was time for lengthier introductions. We all gathered in the centre of the Brooks family's circled wagon train with the Thompsons . The evening progressed and our offerings of meat were expertly BBQ'd by Gus Brooks while the rest of us made motivational speeches, sang inspirational songs round the campfire and held lengthy intellectual, philosophical, discussions whist drinking pure water from the crystalline mountain spring running by the camp.
It was some time after sunset when we were joined by Liam White and his family. Guided onto the field by torchlight they parked up. Liam opened the door of his lovely Granada and fell to his knees clutching his chest and wailing "Oh pity us fellow travellers. We have journeyed far and into the night and it is now too dark to erect our 8 man tent that we've never put up before and don't have any instructions! Won't someone have a heart and help us in our plight?"
With that, a wondrous light shone forth from the heavens and whilst we gazed on in awe, a majestic voice rang out across the hill. "Fear not, Enthusiasts of British Motor Vehicles Built Before 1985! For I am the god of all things automotive. You have worshipped me with dedication in garages and on driveways, on verges and at the side of the road. Did you really think I would leave you exposed and freezing on this, most special of all nights, Crichmass Eve?..….Behold!..." and in a flash of green, a cosy little shelter miraculously appeared complete with its own water supply. With that, the heavenly light abruptly switched off…Then it switched back on and the voice rang out again "By the way, what idiot came up with such a ridiculously long name? Can't you shorten it or something?" and the light went out again.
We all retired to bed with hearts filled with wonder and faces aglow with joy.
Next time - the day of the Show
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by Mike Peake
Saturday morning, we all awoke bright and early and wondered just what was in that spring water we were drinking last night?
Gar had bought half a fatted pigs worth bacon so wakeup sandwiches were available to all on the lovely sunny morning (yes, SUNNY!), before setting off for the Museum.
Gar and I set up our HQ by the entrance and band stand with our boxes of cake at one end and admin paraphernalia taking up most of the 6ft table. Then, after a brief pause, all the lovely cars and people started arriving. Paul Cheetham was showing off his youthful vigour by running up and down the village to arrange all the cars perfectly and proving that he's a jolly nice chap.
Gar and I used our experience and stood at the main gate and told people where to park, before directing them back to our cakey HQ where more and more cake was appearing.
The table arrangement had completely turned around now, with cake taking over and admin stuff squashed into a corner. Cake was coming in faster than people were eating it causing Gar to have a bit of a panic. He went running round the site waving his hands in the air and screaming "there's too much cake!" like a little girl until the Brooks brothers held him down while I beat him with a daffodil and got him chanting "There can never be too much cake, there can never be too much cake".
The day continued bright and sunny and lots of cars, cake and even muggles were present. The venue was superb and provided a perfect backdrop for the cars as you can see from the many photos gracing our facebook page at the moment. All the Crich Tramway staff were friendly and helpful, making the day even more special.
There was such a range of cars at the show too. From the gleaming Apollo P5 Camper and Daimler 420 owned by Tosh and Gus Brooks to the wonderfully eccentric "Sheila's Wheels", a candy pink confection of madness that is a Reliant Rialto, owned by Kevin and Sheila Thompson, to my own slightly scruffy Herald "Poppy". I must say I particularly liked the Thompson's Rialto as it was as mad as a box of frogs and made everyone smile.
The other car highlights of the show for me were the Stewart Family's pair of 1930s Austin 7s, Tony Miller's stunningly restored Morris Marina as well as Benjamin Gretton's Granada Ghia Coupe that was voted everyone's favourite car of the show.
In all, there were over 60 Cars owned by our members at the show. All of them with a story to tell and entertainment to provide, and such an eclectic mix of cars too. I think that it is this mix of people and cars and our inclusiveness that makes this group such a great place to socialise both online and in the real world. Oh… and cake…Cake makes it a great group too.
A fantastic day came to its conclusion with Gar's light hearted awards ceremony with prizes given as follows.
Best International Contributor - Robert Bothwell
Best European Contributor - Edwin Feenstra
Member's Choice Favourite in Show - Benjamin Gretton
Most Enthusiastic Member - Tony Tosh Brooks
Furthest Travelled - John Ticehurst
Oldest Car - Carolyn Stewart
Event Organiser - Paul Cheetham
Dedication - Zebidee Habib
Best Cake - Mike Peake
I must say that the last one came as a great surprise and a great honour. I am now the only bloke I know to go to a car show and come away with an award for best cake. It's left Mrs FB wondering if I went to a WI meet instead by mistake. I'm also feeling the pressure to reproduce the Lemon Drizzle cake in quantity and to the same standard for Gaydon.
Our members left for home with smiles on their faces and positive comments on the day from all. Oh and Gar needn't have worried about cake as there was none left at the end of the day. With just us hardy campers left, the Museum felt eerily empty so we all left for our friendly field to prepare for Crich's own car show in the morning.
Back at the fatblokes field, we all took a few moments to compose ourselves and dress for dinner before gathering at The Brooks circled wagons again where we were joined by the friends made the previous night plus a few more happy campers that were staying over between shows. More meat was BBQ'd, more stream water drunk and just as we were thinking that some cake would go down nicely and bemoaning the fact that it had all been eaten, a 2nd miracle occurred. Doughnuts, a fruit cake, a carrot cake and marshmallows were suddenly discovered in the cake boxes!
This new miracle sparked talk of the previous night's happenings. Liam White declared that the "Holy Popup tent of Crich" was a highly significant relic and should be protected. He decided there and then that he would build a shelter around it as it had sheltered his family in their time of need. "It will be a very large shelter where Pilgrims can visit and worship in the 12 large bays each fitted with 4 post lifts and snap on tool chest and tools and surrounded by iconic British cars built before 1985" he loudly proclaimed for all to hear.
One of the new arrivals took issue with this though. "Surely" he said, "Our benevolent Lord of Old Cars would want us to be more inclusive and welcome cars of all nations into his loving fold. We could shorten our name to 'Enthusiasts of Pre Millennial Motor Vehicles' just like our Lord requested too!" Well obviously this was rank heresy, so he was executed on the spot in our time honoured fashion of being beaten to death with a plastic daffodil.
In the knowledge that we had done our duty unto the Lord we retired to bed.
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