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What is it?
The Mini Clubman has been reinvented as a considerably larger and roomier estate-style car. The new Clubman is setting out to provide improved levels of comfort and practicality in a bid to broaden its appeal against a growing number of premium hatchbacks.
Gone is the idiosyncratic layout of the old Clubman, which used two conventional front doors and a single rear-hinged ('suicide') door at the rear. It has been replaced with a far more conventional body that features four front-hinged side doors.
An even more radical departure is the increase in size. At 4253mm in length, the new Clubman is a significant 293mm longer than its predecessor, which was introduced to the UK in 2007. The new Clubman is also 115mm wider (at 1800mm) and 16mm taller (at 1441mm) than before.
To put the wholesale increase in exterior dimensions into perspective, the latest Mini is 158mm longer, 10mm wider and 119mm lower than the largest of the existing Mini models, the Countryman.
Despite these changes, the new Clubman is immediately recognisable as a Mini, with an exterior design that draws heavily on the latest hatchback. Key elements include a large single-frame grille, oval-shaped headlights with LED graphics and a heavily rounded clamshell-style bonnet.


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'The Best of the South Tirol' & 'Climbs of the Giro':
Point-to-Point Italian Cycling Adventures
17th - 24th SEPTEMBER 2016
Multi-day, multi-venue cycling tours in the Italian Dolomites, encompassing some of the most famous climbs of the Giro d'Italia. Staying in destinations such as Alta Badia, Bolzano and Glorenza and cycling routes like the Sella Ronda and the famed Stelvio pass to Bormio; these tours were designed to impress. Each night is spent in comfortable hotel accommodation with breakfast included.
The Best of the South Tirol - TOUR ITINERARY:
GUIDE PRICE: £1399pp
- Explore many of the highlights of the Dolomites & South Tirol region including: Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Alto Adige wine country, the Sella Massif and the Sella Ronda, Alpe di Siusi.
- Cycle through the breath-taking Dolomite mountains, enjoying famous ascents from the Giro D'Italia, and the stunning scenery of jagged peaks and breathtaking valleys.
- See a variety of landscapes, from eroded glacial moraines to walls that in prehistoric ages were below the sea level, as well as the highest mountain in the Dolomites.
Saturday - Fly to Venice or Verona, transfer to Bolzano and check in at your hotel. Enjoy dinner.
Sunday - Cycle the South Tyrolean Wine Route and explore the local culture. With 1,200 hectares of vineyards and 25 wineries and wine estates, Appiano is South Tyrol's largest winegrowing region. Stop for lunch and after, take a swim in Lago Caldaro before returning to Bolzano. Ride route example - 4-5 hours cycling 75km / 46 miles, 750m / 2,461' ascent.*
Monday - Depart from Bolzano and cycle to the fabled Lago di Carezza/Karersee. Navigate the Carezza Pass, enjoying the spectacular mountain scenery before climbing into Alpe di Siusi overlooking the Isarco Valley for the night. Ride route example - 4-5 hours bicycling 50km / 31 miles, 700m / 2,297' ascent.*
Tuesday - Ride the famous Sella Ronda circuit - four major passes, three of which are higher than 2,000 meters (6,600'), you cycle clockwise around this incredible mountain area before ending the ride in Alta Badia. Ride route example - 6-7 hours, 72km / 44 miles, 1,970m / 6,463' ascent.*
Wednesday (lunch included) - A big day of climbing paired with some spectacular views of Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three Peaks of Lavaredo) and the Drei Zinnen (three merlons). After lunch the tour continues to Lago Misurina and finally arriving at Dobbiaco for the night. Ride route example 7- 8 hours biking, 75.6km / 46.6 miles, 1,950m / 6,398' ascent.*
Thursday - A lighter ride day, to the city of Brunico/Bruneck. One of the most popular valleys in the Alps, with blends of Italian and Austrian Tirol culture. After exploring the town and enjoying lunch, return to Dobbiaco. Ride route example - 3 hours bicycling 60km / 37 miles, 420m 1,378' ascent.*
Friday - Transfer back to airport and return to UK
A full itinerary in PDF format is available by request. Just email email@example.com
Climbs of the Giro - TOUR ITINERARY:
GUIDE PRICE: £1379pp
- Cycle through the breath-taking Dolomite mountains, enjoying famous ascents from the Giro D'Italia, and the stunning scenery of jagged peaks and breathtaking valleys.
- Ride the famous Sella Ronda over the Pordoi, Sella, Gardena and Valparola passes
- Conquer the Passo STELVIO - 48 switchbacks and almost 6,000ft elevation gain
Saturday - Fly to Venice or Verona, transfer to Alta Badia and check in at your hotel, meet guide for briefing and orientation. Enjoy dinner
Sunday - Ride the famous Sella Ronda circuit - four major passes, three of which are higher than 2,000 meters (6,600'), you cycle clockwise around this incredible mountain area. Ride route example - 55km / 34miles, 1,780m / 5,840' elevation change.*
Monday - Depart from Corvara in Alta Badia and ascend Passo Campolongo, Passo Fedaia and Passo Costalunga, and finally descend to the city of Bolzano / Bozen for the night. Ride route example - 111km / 68miles, 2,561m / 8,402' elevation change.*
Tuesday - Depart Bolzano and climb the Passo Mendola and Passo delle Palade. Overnight in Glurns /Glorenza, the smallest city of the southern Alps. Ride route example - 133km / 83miles, 2,499m / 8,200' elevation change.*
Wednesday - Cycle the Stelvio Pass - The hundred turns on the three sides, Bormio, Trafoi and Sta Maria. This mystical climb in synonymous with Dolomiten cycling around the world. Ride route example - 53km / 33miles, 1,859m / 6,100' elevation change.*
Thursday - Ride Passo del Mortirolo (1,852m / 6,076') and the challenging Passo di Gavia (2,621m / 8,599') - the highest pass of the alps. Ride route example - Bicycle 112km / 70miles, 3,093m / 10,150' elevation change.*
Friday - Transfer back to airport and return to UK
A full itinerary in PDF format is available by request. Just email firstname.lastname@example.com
*Note: Ride routes depend on group ability and are subject to change due to weather and road conditions
If you don't want to bring your own bicycle on holiday with you, don't worry you can hire road bike and helmets (we can arrange to rent them through Sport Camin) Bikes are generally full carbon with campagnolo components. Pricing starts from £120 for the week. Please note: bikes are not supplied with pedals so you would need to bring your own with you. However we can arrange shoes & pedals on request subject to availability and an extra charge
Moderate to challenging trips are demanding, with a whole lot of fun along the way. There will be no question in your mind whether you accomplished something at the end of each day. Rides generally are about 6 to 8 hours, lasting all day with a stop for lunch. Rides can cover up to 60-90 kilometres / 35-60 miles per day, climbing steep passes with ascents and descents of up to 1,500-3,000 meters / 5,000-10,000 feet. While the pace is not leisurely, it is always comfortable, and there are ample stops for water and snacks to keep you going all day.
You can choose to take one of our shared transfer inclusive packages. They will operate at set times.
We are able to offer a range of both scheduled and low cost flights from a range of UK departure airports from a starting price of £180.00 per person*. Please call for more details. We will book the following flights at a small administration fee of £20.00 per person:
British Airways
London Gatwick 0900 - 1205 Venice
Venice 2140 - 2240 London Gatwick
London Gatwick 0750 - 1100 Verona
Verona 2045 - 2140 London Gatwick
London Gatwick 0730 - 1035 Venice
Venice 1550 - 1700 London Gatwick
London Gatwick 1150 - 1450 Verona
Verona 1650 - 1750 London Gatwick
- Private transfers are available on request
- Single room options
- Bicycle hire
- Cycle kit including jersey, bib shorts & water bottles
- Personal coaching services; pre &/or post trip
- Group coaching plans
For more details or to book, please call Tufted Duck Cycling on 0330 102 8001 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
See all our cycling packages here
What level of Travel Insurance do I need?
Travel Insurance is essential for all of our trips. An EHIC card is also advisable for all UK & European residents.
What is the best bike for this trip?
A road bike, that is in good working order.
Where is the hotel accommodation located?
Standard accommodation: The Dolomites has a multi-faceted culture and history that is reflected in each village visited, and to make sure you are provided with the most authentic experience of the region possible with the hotels and B&Bs offered. Hotels and chalets are available in the larger villages, while agriturismos (working farms with accommodations similar to B&Bs) are more common in rural areas. And all at a minimum 3 star standard. We always make sure you have access to inspired regional cuisine, and the best panoramas you can get in the Dolomites!
Luxury Hotels: Luxury accommodations in the Dolomites combine the ultimate in comfort and refinement. Four & Five star hotels, Michelin star-rated restaurants, and pampering spas, are available and just because you are in the mountains does not mean you cannot have a truly luxurious Italian experience in the Dolomites.
What is the weather likely to be like and what is the best type of clothing to take?
The weather in the Dolomites is notoriously changeable, temperatures can drop rapidly. Riders need to be prepared for wind chill especially on some of the mountain descents; you are therefore advised to bring a good quality rain/wind jacket, some arm and leg warmers, shoe covers and gloves.

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The title of this blog post says 'classic' because the home owner was on a budget and had clearly let her hedges go wild. And now she was desperate to reclaim some space and light from her Portuguese laurels (Prunus lusitanica).
This is common with homeowners. They start out with huge ambitions but a few years later they get overwhelmed and call in professionals. Then you don't hear from them again for several seasons which is a mistake. Good, regular maintenance is best. I could tell from the garden weeds that not much happens around the patio other than smoking.
The list
Luckily, the lady was still home when I arrived so we could talk about the work and her expectations. This is extremely important so you avoid any nasty misunderstandings.
The list was easy for an experienced landscaper:
- Prune large fence line hedge (Prunus lusitanica) but only "tickle" the tops so neighbours aren't visible from the patio
- Prune the globe hard, especially off the gutters
- Clean up the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) by the window
- Remove one dead cedar (Thuja occidentalis) by the patio stairs
- Blow the leaves off the front lawn and from under the large hedge
The pruning is easy when you have sharp shears; and the laurel is fairly soft, too. The only glitch was the slick wooden patio in the back. There was no way to anchor the ladder peg. Luckily I found a cement block under the hedge.
If you read my blogs regularly -and you should!- you will know that I harp on doing great clean-ups that match the pruning effort. Poor clean ups detract from your pruning work. Always clean up well.
Final courtesy blow is a given. I left the residence feeling happy with my effort. I just wonder how many seasons they will let it go before calling me back. Regular maintenance is best! I can't stress that enough.
I have an uneasy relationship with machines but I'm not afraid of them. Years ago when I was a candidate in the Landscape Industry Certified program at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University I was literally shaking when I hit the chainsaw practical station. The attendant noticed and asked me if I wanted to walk away. No, never!
I did everything correctly but I forgot to put a log in place which made it difficult to cut anything. Oops. Luckily it wasn't a deduction. I found a log and passed the station. Walk away, don't make me laugh.
Now, fast forward to 2018 and read about a perfectly good day I had with an old warrior chainsaw. The chainsaw is very old but a new chain made it usable. The bonus was that I got to change the chain myself which was extremely therapeutic.
It's hard for an ISA certified arborist to admit that in my nightmares my chains always break and fly off. So putting a new chain on correctly made me relax. After all, I installed it myself.
The other bonus was that I was flying solo and allowed to practice. There was nobody watching.
Dead birches
My task was fairly easy: take down six dead birches (Betula papyrifera).
Yes, winter weather can be a challenge for West Coast landscapers but I love winter because I have time to take care of details. Once spring hits, the days get longer and busier and all of a sudden it's hard to stop for minor adjustments.
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Rescued Rhodos
Just this past week as my helper and I were searching for missed corners, I discovered two Rhododendrons under the foliage of Viburnum tinus and Abelia x grandiflora. Now what? You can prune both shrubs to expose the rhododendrons or you can move the rhodos. I chose to move the Rhododendrons because the shrubs will grow back eventually. So be brave and edit your gardens and landscapes as required.
Both Rhododendrons were stuck by the fence in the far right corner. They will have more light in their new location; and we covered up dead space in the landscape.
Shuffled entrance plants
This is the after shot so it looks normal. Where the triangle is now, the back Nandina domestica was squeezed in between the Pieris japonica and the Rhodo. So I moved the heavenly bamboo shrub back a little to create much-needed plant separation.
Where the star is now, there were Rhododendron branches covering up the Pieris japonica on the right. So I snipped a few branches off the Rhodendron to create more plant separation. And the Rhododendron still looks normal.
This Nandina domestica was very leggy, not the bushy little shrub we want. It was also jammed right against a Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) hedge. We already know that Nandina domestica doesn't regrow from pruning points. It's best to flush cut it and let it regrow. So we have a little experiment here.
If it regrows, it will match its bushy cousins nearby. And if it doesn't, well, then the Ilex crenata hedge will thank us. Either way, don't be afraid to edit your gardens and landscapes.
Many strata complexes look great when they are first installed but over time, as plants mature, we can't forget about plant separation. Often, complete editing is required. We move what we can. Some plants go missing altogether.
Have some fun with your landscape editing.
Winter is perfect for checking your deciduous trees. Since the leaves are gone you can clearly see the branches. Ideally, you can do this work annually, making a few cuts each season. This should leave you with healthy, good-looking trees you know well.
No man's land
Some strata sites have out-of-the-way semi wild zones that don't get regular maintenance. Normally the idea is not to discriminate and, instead, attend to all areas equally. But on large complexes that's not easy to accomplish. So some areas away from the beauty strip get slightly short-changed.
This, then, was my mission. Taking advantage of the slower winter season I got to attack one of these wild zones. I will cover the maintenance work in a future blog post. Here I wish to mention a tree I ran into.
Since time was short, I did the obvious work in just a few minutes:
I removed stubs, dead branches and one crossing and rubbing branch which also reached into the road.
These are ugly cuts. Don't forget to make your cuts at the branch collar so the tree can cover up the wound. Otherwise the stubs eventually die, like the smaller one visible in the back.
Dead branches
Dead branches are dead so they are to be eliminated as soon as possible. They will most likely break off anyway.
Crossing branches
The branch with the pointer is a good candidate for removal because it crosses through other branches where it rubs; and it's growing into the street where it's likely to interfere with delivery trucks.
The final product
This is the final product with ugly stubs removed, dead branches gone and one crossing and rubbing branch that interfered with local traffic eliminated. And it took me a few minutes with my Japanese hand saw.
Is the tree perfect? No, far from it but why stress? I will be back in twelve months to do more work on it.
And if you need help with your trees, call Proper Landscaping. You can also learn more about tree maintenance from my inexpensive Kindle e-book. Landscape Tree Miantenance by Vas Sladek. Please leave a review.
There is only so much space available for plants on strata properties. When the complexes are first built they look great but over time, as plants mature, we start to run into problems. This blog post explores some common examples from my work sites.
Some driveways are way too tight. Of course, this isn't obvious at first because we landscapers don't live on site. In the picture below there are two Berberis thunbergii specimens planted in front of boxwood (Buxus). Dead space just gets invaded by weeds and landscapers hate dead space. So we plant it up.
And then the owners come home……There is very little sense in replanting because the owners are bound to reoffend.
It's not clear whether this holly was planted by the owners or just simply invaded the space. Whatever the case, it's way too close to the building. And that gets insurance companies very excited.
The holly could be pruned but that wouldn't solve the problem. There simply isn't enough space for this plant. My suggestion was complete removal and replanting with something smaller. There are many shrubs available that won't overwhelm this space.
Plant separation
I really like this one corner. The Hamamelis mollis shrub is blooming right under a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). The only blemish is the Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora) shrub that's growing into the witch hazel and through the fencing. So I gave it a little hand-pruning to achieve a bit of separation.
As the landscape matures, there is more and more of this type of work. Sometimes, it's necessary to edit out plants completely.
The idea that trees need room to grow seems obvious but people often forget to look into the future. Do you know the mature size of your landscape trees? Sure they look beautiful when they're installed but without room to grow they inevitably get abused. Mainly by harsh pruning.
I have selected two examples from many. The first maple (Acer palmatum) is the saddest maple I know! The other maple is even worse off. So please remember to consider the mature size of your landscape trees. As an arborist I prefer complete removal to annual hacking.
Trees are resilient. They will push out new growth. Except we don't have the required space for them.
Space considerations are a big deal on strata title properties. Remember to give plants room to grow and separate them when you can.
Fall is a perfect time for landscape projects like soil and river rock installs. Take today for example. My whole day just flew by and it was nice and sunny. I remember these days when snow starts falling in winter. Let's take a look at my day.
River rock
This was actually round two for river rock installs at this particular strata complex. Round one involved removing a weak lawn. It was basically a dog patch and the smell in summer was overwhelming. So I removed it and installed river rock.
Round two involved removing Vinca major (periwinkle), which is now considered invasive, and replacing it with 2″-6″ river rock. I like these permanent solutions. I wouldn't be surprised if next year there will be round three.
Once the periwinkle was removed I dug deeper and cut a few selected roots off the two poplars. Since the soil was fine I disposed of it on site in the back wild zone.
Since efficiency is important, I moved my truck as close as I could to the bed and went at it. The entire load was 1.5 yards of 2″-6″ river rock; tax included $78.
There is one important step you have to take before you pack it in. Find a hose and wash off the river rock. Leaving it all sandy would detract from your finished look. I had to find hoses and outlets which was annoying but well worth the effort. Also hose off the curb.
Aged mulch install
Next I moved to the front entrance. The main strip bed has newly planted trees and shrubs but the soil didn't look great. So I installed two yards of aged mulch at $80 tax included. It gives this high-profile bed an instant new look. It will settle eventually but I love the fluffy look. It's money well spent.
Cool down
I wasn't done yet. My end of the day 'cool down' involved one unwanted Thuja plicata tree. I hate removing perfectly healthy trees but I had to complete all work listed in the strata quote. That way the boss can send out his invoice.
Some days click perfectly and the hours fly by. This was one of those days. And I hope there are many more.
Fall is a great time for landscape projects like soil and river rock installs. What can you change about your property?
I don't recommend it but it's possible to fake your new turf installation. I got to see it last week but it definitely wasn't my first time. It happens from time to time with home owners. If professional landscapers worked like this they wouldn't be professionals.
Let me start by saying that I give people full marks for taking action and trying things out even though they aren't professionals; and don't want to pay for professional help or fight with their strata council. This example comes from Langley. The mother-daughter pair looked very happy with their project. They evidently googled it.
Faking it!
The idea is very simple. When you get tired of looking at your weak, beat up and dog urine soaked lawn you simply purchase new turf chunks and plop them on top of the existing grass. There. Done.
Normally you would use a turf cutter to remove the existing turf and rototiller to work the soil. Obviously, this would make the project much harder for busy home owners working outside in the middle of a heat wave. I repeat, I give them full marks for trying and for their enthusiasm but we'll see how well the new sod does.
Does it work?
I think they're pushing their luck and here's why?
a) The soil should be nicely prepared ahead of time. All existing turf should be removed and the soil nicely turned over with a rototiller. Then, we rake it over and roll it flat with a roller.
Since we're in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, the soil should be well watered-in days before any sod installation happens.
Sod roots poorly on poor soil. It requires porous, moist and cool conditions. This project didn't any of the three criteria. How does the sod root into existing turf below? It can't be easy. I wouldn't call it porous. Remember, most of the sod roots have been shaved off so now it will be a struggle to absorb water efficiently.
b) The mother and, I must point out, very cute daughter underestimated the amount of sod they would require. But unlike time-stressed landscape contractors they cheerily drove off to get more. You can go online and use sod calculators. All you need to know is the length and width of your yard. Hint: always order a few extra pieces to allow for mistakes and mishaps, theft, etc.
c) I feel like the ladies rushed the install, thereby leaving huge gaps. Ideally, the sod pieces should fit together nicely. In this yard you are inviting weeds to sprout in the gaps. They should also consider the application of turf starter fertilizer.
On the way home we reminded them about watering the new sod religiously and wished them well. Since we maintain this site weekly, I'm hoping to have follow up pictures. It makes for an interesting case study. Can you fake a new turf install?


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Movie-Ethir Neechal
Cast-Nagesh, Sowkar Janaki, Jayanthi, Muthuraman, Srikanth, Major Sundarajan, Manorama
Music-MS Viswanathan, V Kumar
The story is about an orphan Madhu (Nagesh) who stays under the stairs of the multi family complex and does all the chores for the residents. He is fed by each of the residents in turn. A retired person (Major Sundarajan) and a hotel employee Muthuraman support him from the treatment from the other residents. The daughter of one of the resident (SN Lakshmi) comes to the complex. She develops a soft corner for Madhu. Watch the movie and learn more..


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In The New York Times article, "Joe Biden: Reclaiming America's Values," Joe Biden discusses the necessary improvements that society should make in order to unite USA. Biden begins the article with, "while the United States is far from perfect, we have never given up the struggle to grow closer to the ideals in our founding documents." This statement acknowledges the United States's flaws in society, yet, the country continues to reach it's original aspirations of equal freedom. Throughout the article, Biden elaborates on his perspective of the recent politics that had shaken Americans in the past week. In a time period where stereotypes, assumptions, and racism take hold of mindsets, Biden attempts to push away the preconceived thoughts that has been reinforced by Trump's language. Unlike the President, Biden delinates the importance of being a country that strives to reach aspirations as well as others. The ideal society would defend the principles of a democratic country — diversity, tolerance, and inclusivity. The former Vice President points out Trump's negative language, in which does not represent the values of the whole country. Trump's stance on DACA, neo-Nazis, and illiberalism was implied to have pushed the United States further from future progression. The recent growth of tension, hate, and violence, such as the events in Charlottesville, Va., portrays the lack of values in present society.
To fight against the lash of hate, Biden states that "you cannot define Americans by what they look like, where they come from, whom they love or how they worship." This conclusion of the article summarizes Joe Biden's beliefs in which the country is not a certain skin color, culture, and language. Instead, it is the combination of a multitude of people. It's diversity in beliefs and values is what defines the United States. I agree with Biden, and believe that I live in the same society. There is a wide variety of qualities that make up American culture. History has shown the influences of events and trends that has shaped the society we live in today. There is no single explanation that answers the question of, "what is American society?" because the only constant is change. This is also similar to Plato's, Republic, in which Socrates compares an individual to it's society. "Socrates: …let's first find out what sort of thing justice is in cities, and afterward look for it in the individual, to see if the larger entity is similar in form to the smaller one," agrees that a single person does not mirror the whole of it's population (Plato. 2.369a). By looking at a wide range of experiences, philosophies, and values, it gives a wider representation of everyone.
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Biden, Joe. "Joe Biden: Reclaiming America's Values." The New York Times, 14 Sept. 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/opinion/joe-biden-more-perfect-union.html. Accessed 16 Sept. 2017.


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The moment I stopped being embarrassed at buying a box of formula because I was failing with the breastfeeding or pulling out my wipes instead of the cool boiled water and cotton wool and realised that a lot of people where doing the same I relaxed into my new role. Toss the handbook out the window and do it your way and anyone that judges can do one. If you want to use your best mac lipstick and spend precious nap time to curl your hair for half an hour then sod it who is judging?
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I have been traveling the world and teaching yoga for 5 years.
From backpacking country to country while stopping at communities to teach to picking up studio jobs the moment I get home, it has been a non-stop adventure.
To continue this trend, I bought a ticket to Portugal to start off 2019.
I ended up traveling throughout the country for a whole month! I really loved Portugal.
I visited family, explored tiny beach towns on the coast, pulled all-nighters to make deadlines happen, worked a part-time job and took language classes twice a week.
I was busy and completely exhausted.
Except I chose not to listen to the exhausted part.
I would go on incredibly long walks or skip the bus to walk to class which was ACROSS THE CITY from my apartment.
I would do two hours of uphill cardio, an hour of yoga plus the hour long walk to the boardwalk where I practiced most days.
When I was tired, I thought I was out of shape so I would hustle harder.
By the middle of the month I was SO tired that I would sleep 11 hours a night and take naps during the day just to feel remotely like myself. Then I would get mad at myself for not being productive or active, so of course I would push myself to go on a long walk, practice yoga or more cardio or make plans when I was clearly too tired to do any of it.
Fast forward to my last day in Portugal.
I was fighting a sore throat and slight congestion, but I ignored it because I was in Portugal and wanted to feel good on my last day! I went out to dinner with family-friends and out of nowhere I got unbearable chest pain. It hurt so bad that I thought I was going to die.
I ended up in not one, but TWO emergency rooms.
Turns out I injured my ribs to my sternum and having mono like symptoms made it worse. The ER doctor prescribed no movement and strict rest for 10 days.
Well the next day I thankfully made it back home to America and have been resting for an entire month, because a month of ignoring my body means a month of much needed healing for my body.
So the healing journey begins…
Of course I was stubborn as hell the first two weeks. I wanted to work. I wanted to yoga. I wanted to hangout with people. I wanted to do SO MUCH!
But I couldn't. I was too sick.
As week three rolled around, I still had a fever and the same symptoms as week one. So I finally gave in to actual rest.
I watched reruns of Sex and the City, lived on popsicles, cuddled my cat and slept 15 hours a day! Resting was actually wonderful and everything I needed.
I'm happy to say that it has officially been 22 days of rest and I am FINALLY beginning to feel like myself again.
I tested negative for every disease known to the world and am slowly getting back to my yoga practice.
But how am I really healing?
By having TWO teachers of the universe tell me that I need to stop WORKING and just TRUST.
Because what's that affirmation?
Ask. Believe. Receive.
It's not (As my friend Rae says):
Ask. Work until I die. Receive.
It is believe.
So I created two new vision boards and wrote brand new present day goals. I've also been meditating three times a day.
And sleep. And sleep. It is okay to sleep!
And having a mom who has taken care of me for a whole month who also won't let me leave the house until I'm actually well. Thanks Mom!
The reason I'm sharing my story of healing is that we as a society need to learn how to set boundaries for ourselves. Especially in the health and wellness world where we are constantly telling people to better themselves.
We all have the ability and opportunity to do better, but it should not be the focus.
We need to focus on LISTENING to ourselves and knowing when enough is enough. We need to focus on saying NO so we can say YES to what actually serves us.
We need to LOVE ourselves unconditionally.
Loving ourselves can be singing our favorite songs or crying from the release it gives us, reading a book and gaining wisdom from it, eating delicious food because YOU want to eat it NOT because a stupid diet magazine told you to or practicing yoga because you fucking love yoga not because you want to be fit.
DO what LIGHTS you up! And LISTEN to that light. It's there to guide you.
This traveling yoga goddess is off to Costa Rica now. A month later than planned or a month that is perfectly on time. We all are on time.
Pura Vida!
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Brytta is a world traveling yoga instructor from NYC. She is a lover of glitter, SUP Yoga and climbing waterfalls. When she's not adventuring around the world and teaching yoga, she's writing about her adventures and coming up with new ways to take her yoga off the mat and into the world! When she's not doing any of that, she's outside studying constellations and making wishes on shooting stars. A big fan of discovering new poetry, her current favorite poets are: Rupi Kaur, Jeff Brown and Carlos Andres Gomez.


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Rowland High School Celebrates 50 Years With Community Jubilee Sept. 26
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ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA – SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 – The entire community is invited on Friday, September 26, 2014 starting at 3:15 p.m. to celebrate Rowland High School's 50th anniversary with a fun-filled, community jubilee! Rowland began as a small community where students were just as likely to ride a horse to school as drive a car, and the 50th Jubilee will celebrate with a good ole' fashioned Country/Western theme. Everyone is invited: alumni, students, parents, faculty/staff (past and present), and community members. For the latest information, visit www.rowlandhs.org.
The campus will be filled with free activities such as game and photo booths, entertainment, visit "Memory Lane Displays" and tours of the new modernized facilities will begin at 3:15 p.m. There will also be a variety of food booths. A special opportunity to meet former and current faculty and staff including every Principal in Rowland High's history will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Gym. The Rowland Raiders Homecoming Football Game begins at 7 p.m. (Game tickets are $6, students $3.)
VIDEOS: Have fun learning a bit of Rowland High School history with new videos each day this week to celebrate the countdown to the 50th Jubilee with videos posted on You Tube – click HERE.
D-Building: This building was expanded to nine classrooms housing science classes (Physics, Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science). Each room features individual lab stations, interactive whiteboards, voice amplification, chemical resistant cabinets, countertops and flooring and the chemistry rooms feature fume hoods. There is also a central common instructor's work room that includes instrument and chemical storage.
E-Building: This building mainly houses Career Technical Education classrooms. Every classroom has new doors, flooring and tackable wall surfaces. Many rooms have interactive whiteboards and voice amplification or are wired to receive the technology in the near future. The modernization of this building includes four new computer labs, the Rainbow Preschool facility, child care and home economics rooms. The culinary arts room was previously modernized, but recently also included technology upgrades.
Aquatics Center: The new facility features a designed plaza entrance with an expanded 12 lane pool and deck. It has a shade structure with seating, a digital scoreboard, lighting, new filtering equipment and the infrastructure to add solar technology in the future. Restroom facilities for the athletes and public have been added along with team rooms, outdoor showers and a coach's office.
The Future: In the next few years, the community can look forward to: a state-of-the-art performing arts center, a new multipurpose room, eating facilities, student quad area, a two-story administration building with a new library on the top floor, and a new two-story classroom building that will replace portable buildings.
"Being a lifelong Raider as a student, teacher, and now principal of the school, I am very proud of its history and traditions. I look forward to highlighting the school and its connection to the community at our Jubilee and I hope everyone can join us," said Rowland High School Principal Mitch Brunyer, who is in charge of the volunteer committee.
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a sip of some juice, of apple juice?
no grapefruit, that's better?
i just want a cup of coffee.


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Oakland, California (EastBayDaily) — Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the focus of the next two online DesignRealized AIA Continuing Education courses. Open BIM: Capturing, Transferring, Exchanging Data, on Tuesday, March 5, at 12pm Pacific, highlights how different BIM technologies can be integrated into a collaborative model based on the buildingSMART Data Model workflow and standards. Russ Sanders AIA, Director – Special Projects Studio with Orcutt | Winslow will speak.
The Integration of BIM in a Design Build Process, on Tuesday, March 19, at 12pm Pacific, will explore 5 multi-use buildings for the Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Lee, Virginia. Robert Androse Glover, BIM Coordinator & Project Designer for Wiley | Wilson will present how these building were coordinated in BIM starting in design, moving into pre-construction/pre-fabrication and maintained through as-built status. Each online course qualifies for 1 AIA CES Learning Unit.
"Technology and emerging project delivery methods have combined to transform the way we work throughout project design and into the entire building life cycle," says speaker Russ Sanders AIA. "Open BIM is instrumental to making this transformation process truly successful."
Russ Sanders AIA, has been using technology and process to re-invent architectural practice since the early 1990s. He completed the first fully described virtual building project for his firm Orcutt | Winslow in the mid 1990s and in 2005 was the recipient of a TAP BIM Award from the AIA. He has since continued to incorporate and develop new interoperable tools and workflows into projects in Arizona while lecturing throughout the United States and abroad.
Robert Androse Glover has spent 12 years working in the design industry with a focus on 3D and BIM/VDC. He has become the leader in BIM for Wiley | Wilson and has headed up development of best practices and project execution planning.
The 2013 DesignRealized AIA CES Education program consists of 24 courses split into three series: Blogs to BIM: Technology in Practice; Adaptive Reuse & Renovation, and Eco-Responsible Design 2030. Speakers for these programs are leading architects, consultants and contractors from such firms as HOK, Stantec, Hensel Phelps Construction and the DLR Group.
The LearnVirtual development team creates the curriculum for DesignRealized continuing education programs. LearnVirtual specializes in the design and implementation of training programs for AEC professionals. With an emphasis on online learning, LearnVirtual empowers individuals and companies with professional skills and industry intelligence that can be applied in everyday work environments.


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Callum Pointon didn't put a foot wrong as he romped to Ginetta GT5 Challenge victory at Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps with a lead which at points was more than seven seconds.
At the start Pointon made a clean getaway and saw fellow front row starter James Kellett swallowed up and overtaken by Ollie Chadwick at La Source.
Having a tangle at La Source were Stewart Linn and Russ Simpson, both clashed a ran wide with each man admitting retirement there and then.
Back at the front, Pointon wasted no time in stretching his legs, with Elshimy claiming fourth and sniffing for a podium with Luca Hirst joining him for company.
The GRDC+ class was equally as competitive as Gary Wager leapt into the lead of the more amateur class with Rob Keogh and Ben Hyland scrapping with each other to unseat Wager from his lead.
Indeed Hyland wasted no time in doing just that, moving from third, to second and then first in just a handful of laps as Wager slipped down to fifth in class after he made a mistake on lap 3.
While this battle was going on, Pointon just kept growing his lead with more than six seconds on the clock at one point with Chadwick and Kellett fighting each other too strongly to be able to catch up.
In the GRDC class, Hyland couldn't emulate Pointon and made a mistake, slipping down to third in class – handing Charles Ferguson the class lead and Keogh maintaining position in second.
As the flag fell, Pointon held onto the lead with the five behind – Kellett, Chadwick, Elshimy, Hirst and Jack Minshaw – all maintaining a close formation behind them.
In GRDC+ Ferguson crossed the line to win, with Hyland managing to regain second place at the expense of Keogh. One time leader Wager had to settle for fourth place in the end.


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About Cork Whiskey Society:
Cork Whiskey Society host regular whiskey tasting events in Cork. We meet regularly to learn about the rich heritage of distilling our native spirit in Ireland, to enjoy the company of fellow whiskey-lovers and to sample interesting whiskeys that are often prohibitively rare and expensive for the individual consumer. Quite simply we're all about Whiskey.
Cork Whiskey Society will be offeringsamples of vintage whiskeys.Think 1970's, 1980's and 1990's whiskeys from Powers, Jameson, Bushmills etc. + a vintage Scotch, or two, to keep things interesting.


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R' Chaim's most famous work 'Rabbeinu Chaim Halevy al HaRambam' has the status (almost) of one of the Rishonim and is learned in all yeshivas.
The classic 'brisker' style resolves contradictions within texts by making distinctions between two similar things (often 'cheftza' and 'gavra' the object itself and the mitzvah on the person who is relating to it). In a sense he brought the scientific method into Talmud study, as this HaAretz article points out:
Defining the exact nature of the Brisk revolution is not easy. Certainly, Reb Chaim Soloveitchik was an extraordinarily gifted teacher, who combined profundity and close analysis with clarity of explication. Yet much of the vocabulary he used is found in earlier sources. The emphasis on seeking an underlying conceptual stratum to explain halakha can also be traced to Soloveitchik's predecessors.
And yet there is no question that Reb Chaim's method of Talmudic analysis is revolutionary, not least because he created a language that could be applied to many different areas of halakha. Like Freud and Marx's terminology, his language mapped out new territories for consciousness to explore. His teachings inspired a generation of wildly creative Torah scholars. Whereas earlier Talmudic geniuses, as Lichtenstein writes, relied on brilliant intuitions that could not be replicated, Reb Chaim's methodology could be learned and disseminated. The sudden explosion of yeshivas at the beginning of the 20th century coincided with the spread of the Brisker method.
And this is what Wikipedia has to say about him (there is also a great chart there with the whole family tree - take a look at it):
Chaim (Halevi) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: חיים סולובייצ'יק), also known as Reb Chaim Brisker, (1853-July 30, 1918) was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the popular Brisker approach to Talmudic study within Judaism. He was from Brest, Belarus (Brisk in Yiddish), then in Imperial Russia, now in Belarus. A member of the Soloveitchik-family rabbinical dynasty, he is most commonly known as Reb Chaim Brisker ("Rabbi Chaim [from] Brisk").
He is considered the founder of the "Brisker method" (in Yiddish: Brisker derech; Hebrew: derekh brisk), a method of highly exacting and analytical Talmudical study that focuses on precise definition/s and categorization/s of Jewish law as commanded in the Torah with particular emphasis on the legal writings of Maimonides.
His primary work was Chiddushei Rabbeinu Chaim, a volume of insights on Maimonides' Mishnah Torah which often would suggest novel understandings of the Talmud as well. Based on his teachings and lectures, his students wrote down his insights on the Talmud known as Chiddushi HaGRaCh Al Shas. This book is known as "Reb Chaim's stencils" and contains analytical insights into Talmudical topics.
He married the daughter of Rabbi Refael Shapiro and had two famous sons, Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik (also known as Rabbi Velvel Soloveitchik) who subsequently moved to Israel and Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik who moved to the United States and subsequently served as a Rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva University in New York and who was in turn succeeded by his own son Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993).
He had four main students; his son, Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik, Rabbi Baruch Ber Lebowitz, Rabbi Isser Zalmen Meltzer, and Rabbi Shimon Shkop.
A witty anecdote is used to illustrate how the three of them differed in their studies and related to their teacher: it is said that had Reb Chaim said, "This table is a cow," Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik would say that the table had the same Talmudic laws as a cow, Rabbi Shimon Shkop would say the molecules in a table could be rearranged into a cow, but Rabbi Boruch Ber Leibowitz would go milk the table.
I love that last quote!!!
May His Soul Be Bound in the Bonds of Eternal Life


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text: 16 Jun 2011 Companies warned to have clear policies to reduce prosecution risk Share and print this article Share Print Melbourne, 16 June 2011: Australian companies with an international presence risk falling foul of international anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws in the absence of clear and rigorous policies to ensure those who engage with foreign government officials on their behalf do not cross the line, according to Clayton Utz Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Andrew Morrison. Speaking at a seminar in Melbourne today jointly hosted by Clayton Utz, Deloitte and DFAT, Mr Morrison said Australian companies with a presence or engaged in business dealings in foreign countries faced large financial penalties, and in the case of individuals, possible jail time, if they failed to employ systems or keep proper records to ensure their compliance with international anti-bribery and corruption regimes. "Over and above Australia's own, but relatively untested, legislative regime, the formidable US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and, from next month, the UK Bribery Act, apply far more broadly than Australian companies may realise," said Mr Morrison. "In particular, under the UK Bribery Act, which comes into force on 1 July 2011, a company with a connection to the UK such that it falls within the UK regime can be held to account for negligently failing to have systems in place to prevent acts of bribery by those acting on its behalf. "This underlines the importance of companies – particularly those doing business in high-risk regions such as Africa – completing stringent due diligence examinations of their offshore interests. Australian companies need policies that clearly set out the permitted ways in which employees and agents can engage with governments and foreign officials overseas, and what steps they should take if they believe they may be at risk of breaking the law." Mr Morrison said the heightened focus by international regulators in prosecuting breaches of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws meant that Australian companies doing business overseas must continually assess their activities and the behaviour of their business partners and local agents against conduct which they might not have previously thought unlawful. "For example, there is a very grey area between what constitutes a "facilitation payment" – minor payments to government to secure the performance of a routine action of minor nature, which may provide a defence in Australia but still carry enormous business risk – and activity that amounts to bribery and corruption," he said. "This is especially the case when that defence will no longer be available under the new regime, or because plea bargains may be available in the US but not here in Australia. This is another reason why companies need clear policies to ensure their employees and agents understand their legal obligations and potential liabilities, as it is all too easy to have stepped over the line. As with all legal risks, whole of company clarity and prevention is the best line of defence." Related Knowledge Get in Touch Get in touch information is loading Disclaimer Clayton Utz communications are intended to provide commentary and general information. They should not be relied upon as legal advice. Formal legal advice should be sought in particular transactions or on matters of interest arising from this communication. Persons listed may not be admitted in all States and Territories.


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Dearest Friend.
I look at you, and I see this man of such Power, such Inner Strength, and Inner Force that would challenge an ocean storm.
The energy I see – with my 3rd eye – swirling around you like multiple tentacles attached to this source energy is so magnificent, it covers a whole stadium.
You are a magic wand that calls forth any and all desires the mind could think off or wish upon itself, at any given moment.
You have the world at your command.
Yet at the same time you find any reasons to fight against and reject this truth…
You fight with so much passion…
You fight it with such authority.
Denying, with every fiber of your being, what the soul knows against what you have been thought to believe!
To believe in a lie that states that you exist within a limited universe.
Where once you have taken all that the universe has to offer to you and you have exhausted your supply, you will be left with lack.
And there is nothing you can do about it.
Where once you have reached this cul-de-sac and it is you against the earth's crust and you cannot go any further, you start to hurt, because you believe in this illusion.
You pain.
You cry.
You turn and radiate negativity that you throw out into the world only to receive it back in the form of experiences and circumstances.
Because that is what life is, you say…
A world of limitation.
Your sadness turns into anger and that anger concertizes into bile when you see images of success, images of wealth, and images of freedom drive by on the streets.
Or when they walk by in the shopping malls or seen on TV.
How can the have what I cannot?
How can they live a life that I am working so hard for, but will never achieve?
Where am I falling short?
My prayers are not answered!
I cannot wait until He decides to answer I want change now!
There is no GOD!
Why am I going through so much struggle?
What's the point of trying it's not going to work anyway.
That will never work, look where it left [so and so].
I give up.
I don't know what to do.
I live a poor life…etc.
Friend, I threw you a rope to grab on to so to escape from the well you are digging for yourself into yet you decide to hang yourself with it.
Friend I spoke to you words that will have led you to the truth but you shut your ears with the war drums of poverty.
Drums that want nothing to do with the idea that you are a volcano of abundant financial wealth waiting to erupt, because such good is not worthy of you.
"Wake up and live in the real world because you are living in a dream," you tell me.
Better a dream than a nightmare, friend.
Then I ask myself, if you want me to look at the world with the same eyes you mind sees then how then, can I begin to even entertain the idea of the wealth?
Something that is rejected by your mind, regardless of the different forms it comes in.
But you know what friend?
When I look at you, I see abundance.
You on the other hand see yourself and come face to face with limitation.
I have to say friend, you have taught the mind well.
I mean to reject anything beyond your comfort zone of ukushodelwa nokungalungi takes some persistence and discipline and lastly innovation.
Friend I salute you.
You have mastered living a life of pain and anguish, always blaming others for your flawed, yet acceptable, creations.
I thank God for forgiving you and the sins you have passed on to others through these actions, actions motivated by a thought of fear.
Such attempts at casting off the bad, friend, are under developed.
What I mean is that you are playing for the wrong side friend.
And your soul, the very soul you continue to whip with all the strength you can master, will continue to be tortured because it knows the truth friend.
The truth it will continue to vocalize regardless of the torn flesh of its back from the abuse you keep unleash due to its defiance.
How dare the soul defy your law of fear that governs your very being when it is blinded by love?
You are becoming friend.
For me so say you disappoint me friend, would mean I am disappointed in myself.
And there is no way I will allow myself to think as you think and call upon such harm as you do into existence.
Haven't you caused enough damage already to not only yourself, friend, but to the people around you?
Those you hold dear too?
You need to change your thinking friend.
What I mean by this is that you must create rather than compete.
Change your mind from being a competitor to a mind that creates.
Friend, because a mind that competes will allows run out, yet one that is creative creates new resources to live off.
Friend I am talking about a life of abundance.
You don't believe in one then go back to your world of hurt, recurring.
Yours spitefully,


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Mayhem on Fabers Road as Police Raid the House of Notorious Brian Brown
Before noon today, the police raided the gated-house of the notorious Brian Brown off Faber's Road Extension. It is the third such operation to be carried out at the residence. This morning, the squad of police officers arrived at the scene in four vehicles and in full gears, before calling on backup. In the mayhem that ensued, shots were fired and smoke grenades were ignited as the cops forced their way inside the building to capture Brown. Several minors were milling around and one was taken by the cops and later released. But Brown, who is wanted in connection with a family feud over money, remains in custody. While family members claim he was shot and injured, the police say otherwise. News Five's Duane Moody reports.
Around eleven o'clock this morning near Grace Primary School off Fabers Road Extension, what sounded like an explosion followed by multiple shots echoed in the distance. About a dozen uniformed officers, traveling in four vehicles, descended on the gated house of Brian Brown, prying open the metal sliding gate before setting off several smoke grenades within the garage area and inside the house. The thick, suffocating smoke permeated the area, affecting up to ten minors in proximity of the blast. Shattered glass bottles, windowpanes and bloodstains inside and on the cement walkway as well as expended shells, grenade pins and canisters are telltale signs that the officers were decisive in their mission to detain the homeowner. Sherilyn Gibson was at the house when the incident occurred and recounts the frightening ordeal.
Sherilyn Gibson, Family Friend
"We deh ina di yard di chill, some of them deh upstairs, dehn di so wah lee mechanic thing in yah soh and all of ah sudden, we just hear boom—and when we look, dah lone smoke, dah lone smoke bomb dehn di throw in yah soh. When we look, this pull open—dehn bust the cahin for this gate—and rush up in yah soh. Lone GSU rush up in yah. By the time we look, dehn come, "oh yo no supposed to do this, yo noh suppose to do that. Then dehn rush up ina di house and shot Mister Brown. At the end of the day, why we are concern dah because lone minors deh dah this house yah; the only person weh of age dah the mother and father of the house. See all ah dehn pickney weh deh right yah, den yah dah lone minors. All di evidence still deh yah; we no move nothing…nothing, nothing, nothing. Now supposed ina this fire one of the skids mi get hurt and dah neva he dehn ketch?"
Brown, who is no stranger to the law, was reportedly shot to the abdomen, before he was dragged out of the yard, placed in the back of a police pickup truck and taken to the Queen Street Police Station, where he remains in custody. Also taken in the raid was a minor, sixteen-year-old Rene Ayuso, who was at the adjacent residence with minors. His mother Claudine Dawson says her son was yanked from over the fence by the officers and taken away.
Voice of: Claudine Dawson, Mother of Detained Minor
"My next son come and say mommy, GSU di beat up yo son. So I runa dn when I reach yah, I see dehn have wah bwai di tell the inspector weh come with the GSU that dehn can't ker ahn because he is a minor, because ih just sixteen. So dehn say before I reach, my son was in the yard with some children and dehn say that the police man drag him from over the fence and point gun ina ih face. That noh right; he is just sixteen years old…he have wah ma."
An hour and a half later, the minor was released from police custody and handed over to his mother. Ayuso claims he was physically abused by several officers.
Voice of: Rene Ayuso, Claims Police Brutality
"We mi deh ina di next property all ah we di chill. I see dehn call backup and thing and when dehn come, I just hear wah lotta grenade and gunshot di go off. So we lock up fi we house and we lock down ina di spot. Some lee kids weh deh ina di house di pass out and thing, so we open up the house and try ker dehn outside. That same one deh, when everything done, he come for me and pull me from way over the fence and dash me on the ground and the man kick me ina my face. When my ma come, dehn say dehn wah ker me. They bring me yah and when I reach in deh, all of them weh walk in start slap me. Then wah next Spanish one stamp me ina my back hard, make my face slam against a cupboard weh I mi deh. And ih just start slap up me and trip on me and tell me about he got twenty-one bullet fi me."
This afternoon, the families of Ayuso and Brown stood outside the Raccoon Street Police Station for an audience with Deputy Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, who up to news time has not spoken with either of the families. Williams confirmed however that a family feud over monies owed resulted in the police raid on the Faber's Road residence.
Chester Williams, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations)
"The police received a complaint from the mother of Mister Brian Brown and we have been in search of him for the past two days. Several attempts were made to get him into custody, but to every time the police goes to his home to detain him, he would normally go inside and lock himself behind that high fence and would prevent the police from being able to gain access to his yard. Well today the police was not up for that. The directive was given that Brian Brown must be brought into custody and based on that the police went to the area and upon the police arrival, they began to stone the police with bottles and other projectiles. The police were very patient; eventually we were able to jump the fence and gain access to the yard. Having gained access to the yard,
Brown then went inside the home and locked himself inside the home. With the use of the white smoke—it is not tear gas—the police threw that inside the house. And having done that, they gained access to the house. Brown was found hiding under the bed. He was taken from under the bed and because of the manner in which he was behaving, the police had to tie him in a sheet to prevent him from causing injuries to the police and he was escorted out of the area."
Gibson says that the action by the police, specifically the GSU, was unwarranted.
"You see people all the time di talk on the news about GSU this and GSU that or yo know. At the end of the day, that really dah noh fi we concern. But now that it hit fi we door mouth and we were actually here, we understand how it feel. We di go through it right now and we just di call out to the public if unu gone through anything with the GSU, make we put a stop to this [bleep] weh di go on cause dah overdo now. How the hell you could shot a man with live round with so many kids around?"
Duane Moody for News Five.


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