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Best & Worst in Psychology & Psychiatry – October 2015by Carla Clark, PhD | November 26, 2015
Usually, we provide the top five best and top five worst findings coming from topical psychology and psychiatry research publications. However, this October there was an overwhelming number of good news findings worth shouting about. So this month's roundup is a little different. Below there are SEVEN best findings. The bad news, for once, is taking the back seat.
CBT helps chronic pain sufferers get a good night's sleep
Meta-analysis research published in the journal Sleep indicates that CBT was either moderately or strongly effective in tackling insomnia in patients with long-term pain. What's more, they didn't just benefit from improved sleep but also experienced a wider positive impact on pain, fatigue and depression. Although, when delivered electronically by phone or via the internet, CBT was found to be less effective in benefitting insomniacs with long-term pain.
Online CBT benefits for depression and anxiety
A review of high quality studies on smartphone and tablet applications delivering CBT for the treatment of psychiatric illness states that CBT combined with clinical care has been shown to benefit people with depression, anxiety and emotional distress from illness, such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.
Some studies showed that patients using internet-delivered CBT had better outcomes than placebo controls and equal or better outcomes than those with traditional in-person CBT.
Women drive better if not stereotyped
It is a commonly held stereotype endorsed by women and girls well before they take their driving licence that women are poor drivers, despite statistics suggesting they drive safer and are involved in less accidents than men.
By making the stereotype that women are poorer drivers more salient prior to participating in a driving simulation, two seperate experiments confirmed that women doubled the number of mistakes when stereotyped. The take home message is that by not stereotyping women as poor drivers they will more likely perform better, making less mistakes, which ultimately could save lives.
Regular physical activity protects against depression after heart attack
Researchers investigated whether the pattern of leisure time physical activity among 189 patients prior to being hospitalized with their first heart attack was associated with level of depressive symptoms after the initial heart attack.
The research suggests that those performing regular physical activity over 10 years prior to their first heart attack had almost 20% less odds of being depressed compared to their counterparts being inactive during the same period. Moreover, those who changed from being inactive to becoming physical active prior to their first heart attack had greater protection against depression compared to those that changed from being physical active to inactive.
Purpose in life protects against negative effects of stress
In a study including 985 adults, greater life purpose predicted lower levels of allostatic load at 10-year follow-up. Allostatic load is the "wear and tear" on the body in response to stress that is measured by dysregulation across multiple physiological systems, which in this instance included cardiovascular, lipid, glucose metabolism, inflammation, sympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis analysis.
Greater life purpose was also a strong predictor of having strong beliefs about being able to control their own health (i.e. self-health locus of control), which, in turn, partially mediated the association between purpose and allostatic load.
Men's testosterone levels can determine parenting skills, empathy and marital quality
175 men whose partner was pregnant with their second child participated with their first child in a videotaped experiment. The children were isolated from their father briefly as the father watched their child being recorded getting increasingly upset from the separation. For some fathers, a drop in testosterone levels upon viewing their distressed child predicted the father's positive parenting behaviors during a subsequent father–infant interaction, as well as measures of paternal involvement, including empathy and marital quality.
Side-effects of antidepressants disrupt multimodal treatment for child OCD
Activation syndrome (AS) is a suicide-promoting side-effect of antidepressants that includes symptoms of irritability, mania, self-harm and disinhibition. In a double-blind randomized-controlled trial of 56 children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the relationship between antidepressant-induced AS and CBT treatment effects were investigated.
Results suggest that high levels of AS symptoms interfered with CBT treatment and explained 18% of the variance in OCD symptoms during treatment.
Religion makes children less generous
Previous research demonstrated that religious people aren't more likely to do good than their non-religious counterparts, with this research now extended to children. The new study involved 1,100 children between the ages of five and twelve from the US, Canada, Jordan, Turkey, South Africa and China, playing a game about sharing stickers in a test of altruism — most of the children identified as Christian, Muslim or not religious.
Researchers concluded that a child's religious rearing environment fundamentally shapes their altruistic tendencies, with more-religious children showing less generosity. Additionally, the data also showed that religious children judged interpersonal harm as being meaner and deserving of harsher punishment than did children from non-religious households.
This may partly be due to "moral licensing," a phenomenon in which doing something "good", such as practicing a religion, can result in less concern about the consequences of immoral behavior — a timely reminder that religion and morality are not one and the same.
Rates of mental health problems to increase in months after UK troops return from Afghanistan
According to research coming from the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King's College London, mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety are likely to increase in UK military personnel within the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force, during the months after returning from Afghanistan.
While the researchers had expected to find an improvement in symptoms between baseline measurements taken at decompression and follow-ups taken three and six months later, PTSD symptoms in particular increased to a statistically significant extent. This highlights the pressing need to provide greater psychological support for troops as they transition from operational deployment overseas to civilian life back home.
Being depression symptom free reduces risk of relapse
There is a high risk of depression relapse for those who have had an episode of major depression. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry found that the risk of recurrence is significantly lower for people with complete, rather than partial depressive symptom resolution. Specifically, the researchers found that four consecutive weeks at the asymptomatic status was virtually as strong an indicator of stable recovery as eight weeks.
The profound significance of the results is that there is a need to mark full symptom recovery as the end of a major depressive episode, and that changes in the management of depression to this endpoint could effectively bring an end to the all-too-common depression relapse and "recovery" cycle.
Banwell, E., Greenberg, N., Smith, P., Jones, N., & Fertout, M. (2015). What happens to the mental health of UK service personnel after they return home from Afghanistan? Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2015-000425
Decety, J., Cowell, J., Lee, K., Mahasneh, R., Malcolm-Smith, S., Selcuk, B., & Zhou, X. (2015). The Negative Association between Religiousness and Children's Altruism across the World Current Biology, 25 (22), 2951-2955 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.056
Ernstsen, L., Rangul, V., Nauman, J., Nes, B., Dalen, H., Krokstad, S., Lavie, C., Blair, S., & Wisløff, U. (2015). Protective Effect of Regular Physical Activity on Depression After Myocardial Infarction: The HUNT Study The American Journal of Medicine DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.012
Figueroa, C., Ruhé, H., Koeter, M., Spinhoven, P., Van der Does, W., Bockting, C., & Schene, A. (2015). Cognitive Reactivity Versus Dysfunctional Cognitions and the Prediction of Relapse in Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14m09268
Gratzer, D., & Khalid-Khan, F. (2015). Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of psychiatric illness Canadian Medical Association Journal DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150007
Kuo, P., Saini, E., Thomason, E., Schultheiss, O., Gonzalez, R., & Volling, B. (2015). Individual variation in fathers' testosterone reactivity to infant distress predicts parenting behaviors with their 1-year-old infants Developmental Psychobiology DOI: 10.1002/dev.21370
Moè, A., Cadinu, M., & Maass, A. (2015). Women drive better if not stereotyped Accident Analysis & Prevention, 85, 199-206 DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.09.021
Reid AM, McNamara JP, Murphy TK, Guzick AG, Storch EA, Geffken GR, & Bussing R (2015). Side-effects of SSRIs disrupt multimodal treatment for pediatric OCD in a randomized-controlled trial. Journal of psychiatric research, 71, 140-7 PMID: 26495770
Tang, N., Lereya, S., Boulton, H., Miller, M., Wolke, D., & Cappuccio, F. (2015). Nonpharmacological Treatments of Insomnia for Long-Term Painful Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials SLEEP, 38 (11), 1751-1764 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.5158
Zilioli, S., Slatcher, R., Ong, A., & Gruenewald, T. (2015). Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79 (5), 451-457 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.09.013
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Hi... My all-time favorite game SoF, a 10 year old FPS, doesn't seem to want to run on Win 7 x64. - I've tried all compatability modes, but no luck so far.
It installs fine, but when I try to run the game Win 7 tells me: "SoF has stopped working" - with no further info.
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I had the same problem with SoF and Win7 x64, until I found this thread about some other old OpenGL games and Nvidia-based graphics cards:
Fixes for RtCW Single player and Quake II (OpenGL):
Specifically, I was able to get SoF working by using the "nHancer" program to create a profile for the game, and using the settings for Quake II in the first post of that thread, about texture clamp and "driver extension limit" 11a8.
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Hi folks, this fix is not working for me, becuase i can not install Nhancer. This is the message.
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What I did to get SoF working was rename Sof.exe to mohaa.exe
Worked like a charm for me. Good luck to you
Almost forgot....before the rename, copy the sof.exe to another folder. Rename the sof.exe still in it's original location to mohaa.exe then move the copied sof.exe back. I had to do this cause the game wouldn't start without it. Run the game using mohaa.exe
this trick works for all Quake 2 engine games so far except Quake 2. I have an ATI card
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Renaming the file and trying to get nhancer to run didn't work for me.
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Create a SOF profile, go to Common and change Extension Limit to ON.
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The selection of each award was done by the Board of Advisors through several indicators such as latest growth and achievements, the innovation and creativity of their business idea, market prospect, their ability to fastly accelerate, and how they can contribute to society, especially to the growth of Indonesian creative industry.
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Hydraulic Ram Lift - How Big?
Will a 1 ton unit be adequate? It is rated at 1 ton if the extendable arm is fully retracted, but reduces to 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 ton as the arm is extended out...
How much does a '71 coupe body weigh?
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Makes about 20 cups.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Pop the popcorn, discarding any unpopped kernels.
Arrange the popcorn evenly in a large roasting pan. Place in the oven.
Combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla paste and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil slowly. Boil for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly; do no burn. Stir in the baking soda and cream of tartar, which will cause the sugar mixture to rise. Pour over the warm popcorn, stirring until coated. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.


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Sherwood Marketing LLC recalls 3 Squares Rice and Slow Cookers
Affected products
3 Squares TIM3 MACHIN3 20-Cup/4-Quart Rice and Slow Cookers
Product description
This recall involves 3 Squares-branded TIM3 MACHIN3 rice and slow cookers with fixed power cords. The 20-cup/4-quart programmable electric cookers are stainless steel with black molded plastic, have a control panel/keypad on the front and measure about 28 centimetres (11 inches) in diameter and 30 centimetres (12 inches) tall. The 3 Squares logo is printed on the front of the control panel.
The following models and date codes are included in the recall:
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The model number is printed on a label on the side of the product. The affected products are ETL certified with certification file number 4009806. The affected products were manufactured from November 2015 until June 2016.
Hazard identified
Improperly installed wiring can cause electrical shorting in the rice/slow cooker unit, posing fire and electric shock hazards.
Neither Health Canada nor Sherwood Marketing LLC has received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to use of these products in Canada.


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The cold weather installed now in France remind us that Christmas approach and decide me to start a little series to suggest you some present as pleasant to offer as to receive…
I will start with some ideas for those who may be will offer lingerie for the first time. You should stay wise, dear reader: nothing from Myla or Damaris for a first present, except of course if Madam is a regular reader of Petite-Coquette… The easier to offer is nightwear: a little chemise, as for example the Charnos (45£ at Figleaves) or the La Senza (28£) one's are an excellent way for fist steps in the silky world of the dessous chics:
If you are decided to offer a set, although it's less easy to present, you can buy with your eyes (almost) closed anything from Aubade and Ravage: all is sensual but sufficiently wise to be appreciated by every charming girl.
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For the past couple of years, my husband and I (Sarah Y.) have hosted a summer kick-off party and invited different friends and some of my husband's co-workers. Well, that time of year is quickly appraching and I have been brainstorming ideas for this year's celebration. Jess from polkadots & pirates featured a birthday party that she did for her son back in February. I LOVED it then and it is offering lots of inspiration to me now as I brainstorm our next backyard celebration. This would be a great theme for a summer birthday party as well. Check it out here for more pictures.
Friday, May 14, 2010
A Fin-tastic Summer Party
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Game 1
The Basics
Score: No. 5 North Dakota State 86, No. 4 Fort Wayne 82
Records: North Dakota State (15-16), Fort Wayne (18-14)
Location: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center - Sioux Falls, S.D.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Fort Wayne entered The Summit League Men's Championship tournament as the No. 4 seed for the third time in school history, but unfortunately for the Mastodons, the 2018 team suffered the same fate as the teams in 2011 and 2015 as they fell to No. 5 seed North Dakota State on Saturday by the score of 86-82 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
The Bison, who made it to the championship game in 2016 as the No. 5 seed, opened the game on a 10-0 run. While Fort Wayne scored eight straight a few minutes later to cut the Bison lead to 12-10, the Mastodons never led in the game.
Up 30-24 with just over eight minutes left in the first half, NDSU scored eight in-a-row to turn the six point lead into a 14 point lead at 38-24. Heading into the locker room, the Bison held an 18 point advantage at 49-31.
The Bison lead reached as many as 23 points early in the second half, which allowed them to absorb a 12-2 Mastodon run that cut NDSU's 67-51 lead down to 69-64 with just under seven minutes on the clock.
Things tightened up even more down the stretch, as Fort Wayne cut the deficit to 80-78 with 2:04 on the clock, to 81-80 with 1:19 left and then to 82-20 with 0:29 left, but it would get no closer as NDSU hit just enough free throws down the stretch to secure the win.
Paul Miller led the Bison, and tied for game-high honors, with 29 points, with Den Geu adding 14 off the bench and Tyson Ward 13 points in the win.
John Konchar and Bryson Scott also scored 29 points, with Konchar adding a game-high 12 rebounds to complete the game's only double-double. He also dished out a game-high six assists.
Turning Point
- Leading 30-24 midway through the first half, North Dakota State used an 8-0 run to push its lead to 14 points at 38-24 with 6:09 left in the first half
Inside The Box Score
- NDSU did not score a field goal over the last 3:22 of the game
- NDSU held a 20-12 advantage in points in the paint in the first half, but Fort Wayne finished with a 36-30 edge at the end of the game
- NDSU finished with a 23-11 advantage in bench points
- North Dakota State scored 17 seconds into the game and never trailed at any point
News & Notes
- Fort Wayne is 5-5 all-time in the tournament quarterfinals, and 6-10 all-time in the tournament
- Fort Wayne falls to 0-3 all-time in the quarterfinals as a No. 4 seed (2011, 2015, 2018)
- North Dakota State is 5-4 all-time in the tournament quarterfinals, and 12-6 all-time in the tournament
- NDSU improves to 2-1 all-time in the tournament quarterfinals as a No. 5 seed
- Konchar posted his sixth double-double of the season
Game 2
The Basics
Score: No. 6 Oral Roberts 88, No. 3 Denver 90 (2OT)
Records: Oral Roberts (11-21), Denver (15-14)
Location: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center - Sioux Falls, S.D.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Joe Rosga banked in an off-balance 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left in regulation and Denver held off Oral Roberts for a 90-88 victory on Sunday night in the second double-overtime game in Summit League Tournament history.
Freshman R.J. Fuqua made two free throws to give Oral Roberts a 68-65 lead, but Rosga quickly drove to the basket, was fouled at 11.3 and made two at the line. Austin Ruder made it a three-point lead again but Rosga took a handoff at the 3-point arc and his 3 hit the corner of the backboard and went through the net.
Denver forward Jake Krafka went 1 of 2 at the line with 21 seconds left in the second OT and the Pioneers didn't get off a final shot after losing control of it in the lane.
Third-seeded Denver (15-14) will play No. 2 seed South Dakota in the semifinals on Monday.
Daniel Amigo had his sixth double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds for Denver. Ade Murkey had a career-high 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Rosga finished with 18 points and four 3-pointers.
Emmanuel Nzekwesi and Ruder each scored 20 points for six-seeded Oral Roberts (11-21).
Turning Point
- Denver's Joe Rosga banked a three-point shot with five seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.
Inside The Box Score
- Denver's Daniel Amigo recorded a double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds)
- ORU's Austin Ruder connected on 6-of-13 three-point attempts
- DU's Ade Murkey totaled 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists
- ORU's Emmanuel Nzekwesi and Javan White each pulled down 10 rebounds
- ORU went on a 17-3 run to take the lead with 2:24 remaining in regulation
- Ten of the 14 lead changes occurred after 2:24 mark of the second half
News & Notes
- The game marked only the second double overtime game in Summit League history and first since 1998. Oral Roberts has played in both contests.
- Denver won its third tournament game in Summit League history, drawing its all-time record to 3-3 and moving into the semifinals for the first time since 2014
- Nzekwesi scored all eight of ORU's eight points in the first overtime
- The loss was ORU's first in an overtime Summit League Tournament game
- Denver improved to 1-1 in double overtime games this season while ORU dropped to 1-1 in 2OT


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True, but I hope the CA/Platinum code wasn't Quest Central for Oracle. Very disappointed in what Quest did with their perf tuning tools.
At least TOAD is still standalone.
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dgoulet_at_vicr.com [mailto:dgoulet_at_vicr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:33 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re:CA sues Quest Software for code theft
> Busted or being hogged on? Probably something old Platinum
> had cooking on the
> back burner & that CA was going to trash. Of course they
> can't have anyone make
> money on their trash now can they? Send CA to chapter 13 as
> fast as one can.
> We'll all be better off.
> Dick Goulet
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> Author: "James Howerton" <jhowerton_at_uabmc.edu>
> Date: 7/10/2002 12:10 PM
> Busted...
> Software vendor Computer Associates International is suing competitor
> Quest
> Software, alleging that Quest stole code and trade secrets from a CA
> product.
> http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C72595%2C0.html?nlid=AM
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One of Connor's classmates, Ella, gave Connor a big toy truck for his birthday. Connor loves it so much! We want to do something special for her big day as well, which is today.
Apart from buying a gift, I quickly doodled up a birthday card that is semi-customized. I reused the illustration I created for Connor & His Yoga Babies Friends, changed the hair style a bit to make her look more like Ella. To be very honest, I don't know Ella too well as I only see her occasionally at daycare pick up / drop off time, so I can't say this reflects how she is like at all, but it is cute nonetheless! I also added more birthday elements in vibrant pink and blue.
There is a bunting element printed in the inside of the card. It is a blank card so we wrote up a short message for her. I wanted to create an envelope lining too, but it was 10pm and I wouldn't be able to make it. Maybe next time.
I am so delighted with two recent purchases I made. I bought these A2 white envelopes (box of 100), and now I can just make any card I want and I have an envelope to go with it! They are just plain envelopes, so if if you want it to be more special you can always design a liner for it. I am planning to have some simple printable templates later on. I also finally bought the Martha Stewart Crafts Bone Folder to score my cards at the fold line. It works very well so far.
I have adjusted the illustration to make it more generic, and now it is available as a printable. Just in case if you want to create your own handmade birthday card for a girl that look somewhat like Ella
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Please note that these printables are free for non-commercial personal use only. They are not transferrable, and they are copyrighted and are protected under Fair Use Copyright Act.
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A protest worth making if you care about our landscape
When governments speak warm words about consulting the public it is sensible to be wary. The word "choice" will not be far away and, as the Thatcher years proved, the apparently harmless idea of offering consumer choice can be the magic key that opens the door to deregulation and a financial free-for-all. It is big business which is liberated.
The National Grid has just launched a consultation exercise in advance of decisions which could change the face of rural Britain forever. The revolution in energy supply, with a large proportion of the nation's power being generated out at sea, will require a major overhaul of the way electricity is transmitted around the country. Power needs to be brought from the coastline into our towns and cities, and the existing infrastructure is entirely inadequate.
The National Grid, whose task (and financial opportunity) it is to prepare the nation's energy transmission for the future, has made no secret of its preferred answer to the challenge: many, many more pylons. An alternative exists, in the form of underground cabling – indeed that is what is already used in urban settings – but, the National Grid has always argued, it is an inordinately expensive option.
Tentative local plans had been put before individual councils over recent months, but it was only in September, when the National Grid released a long and innocent-sounding document called the Offshore Development Information Statement, that the national picture emerged. Across the country, not only existing transmission lines would need to be "reinforced" with new pylons but a large number of the lines, often across unspoilt countryside, would need to be built.
To the 22,000 pylons which currently exist, with their 4,375 miles of overhead cable, would be added thousands more. The Campaign to Protect Rural England, and some small, dynamic local action groups, have been effective in raising the alarm about a plan that was in danger of slipping through the system, pointing out that many of the arguments about the cost of underground cabling have been exaggerated. In the recent BBC documentary The Secret Life of the National Grid, an entirely uncritical PR exercise on behalf of what is now a private company, a figure of 12 to 17 times compared to the cost of pylons was used; what was not mentioned was that those statistics were historical, relating to the 1920s when power lines were first being erected.
The timing and manner of the National Grid's consultation are significant. It was launched in the slipstream of Eric Pickles' Localism Bill and as the Government published its plans for the biggest shake-up to the energy market for years. The emphasis in the news has been on local empowerment on the one hand and, on the other, a steep rise in household energy bills. What better time could there have been to slip out, with a strange lack of publicity, a consultation exercise which warns of another hike to electricity bills: the extra costs which would be incurred by underground cabling.
Offered that somewhat weighted choice – preserve bits of the landscape that you rarely if ever see or save money on your bills – the average, urban consumer is unlikely to cause the National Grid too many problems. This kind of consultation relies heavily on public indifference. Those who argue that the open landscape of the most beautiful parts of Britain are an important part of our national character and wellbeing and should be passed on to future generations can be dismissed as a vocal, middle-class minority, setting its face against the realities of modern life.
Since the National Grid will announce its multi-billion pound strategy less than a month after the consultation ends in March 2011, there are understandable suspicions that its offer to engage with public opinion is something of a window-dressing exercise.
Yet no one should be surprised that the National Grid is acting like a sharp-elbowed, aggressive corporation. Its name and image may suggest that is it a great British institution, somewhere between the National Health and National Trust – indeed, the BBC series fostered that fond illusion – but in reality it is a privately owned company, motivated entirely by profit. Its shareholders will be delighted by its recent performance, with pre-tax profits for the first half of this year up a whopping 45 per cent, but some of the news stories it attracts suggest that, even by the robust standards of the market, it can be rather too ruthless for its own good.
Two years ago, there was a little local difficulty with the energy watchdog Ofgem, which imposed a fine of £41.6m, the biggest in its history, having found that National Grid had "abused its dominance in the domestic gas metering market, restricting competition and harming consumers". In America, its aggressive pricing policy has brought criticism from price regulators, with claims on Massachusetts and New York that up to $26m of executives' "questionable" expenses were being loaded on to consumers. Those executives, by the way, are doing quite well. Earlier in the month, unions balloting for strike action revealed that five of the National Grid's directors are in the Labour Research Department's list of the 10 highest-paid directors in the country.
Against this background, it is reasonable to worry about the National Grid's concern for, or even interest in, the landscape. Yet the decisions that they make will affect the way our country looks for future generations. Anyone who believes that uncluttered rural beauty is a precious asset should let National Grid know (details are below), but if, at the end of it all, the usual list of excuses for the pylonisation of Britain is trotted out – the need to keep the lights on, cost to the consumer, energy security, technical problems – it is worth remembering that money and profit are being put before the way our country looks.
You can make your views known on he National Grid's consultation website here.
Independent, Tuesday, 21 December 2010


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Wood Mackenzie forecasts that a supply gap will open up in the mid-2020s, growing to a gap of 12 million bpd by 2004.
"Barring technology breakthrough, we'll need new oil discoveries," says Simon Flowers, chairman & chief analyst, Wood Mackenzie.
Globally, spending on exploration has dropped for $60bn per year in 2014 to $25bn in 2018. The company notes a direct correlation with lower volumes of reserves discovered. Since it takes an estimated 10 years to build a new discovery to peak production, that leaves very little time to fill the gap that Wood Mackenzie expects will open up in the mid-2020s.
"The one bit of good news is that volumes discovered correlate with spend," Flowers writes. "Reserves per exploration well has held at a reassuringly consistent rate of 25 mn boe since 2014, around half liquids."
But he notes three key factors that he expects will help the industry increase investment into exploration.
1.Capital availability
During the downturn, it was difficult for explorers to convince investors and company boards to fund exploration activities. Now there is money; Wood Mackenzie estimates $160bn in free cash flow for 48 NOCs and IOCs in its corporate service. Still, companies are in a conservative mind frame following the downturn, with a focus on returning capital to shareholders. But this ignores long-term interests in favor of the short-term.
2. Reward over risk
Flowers says that exploration is performing better now than when oil prices were above $100 per barrel, and tight discipline following the downturn led to double-digit returns in 2017, which he says are the highest in more than a decade. "The industry just needs to demonstrate it can continue to create value as it ramps up spend," Flowers says.
3. Portfolios that can deliver
Big oil discoveries are more likely to be made in frontier areas, where oil majors, a few NOCs and some E&Ps have built exposure.
"As well as Guyana, among the most eagerly watched potential play opening wells will be in Suriname, and the Brazilian Equatorial Margin; Mexico; Senegal, Gambia, Namibia and South Africa; Australia (where Quadrant's Dorado discovery is the biggest oil discovery this century); and Alaska," he says.


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"But worth every second of the wait." Julian ~One Tree Hill to Brooke
Today is my 22nd birthday. I have been a little down in the dumps about it because nothing special is here to look forward to. I spent my birthday weekend at home and everything was grand, but now it's just back to the grind. School is so different this semester. People aren't around, life is generally dull. I have to find ways to get out of my apartment but I can't because I have so much work!
I am going to dinner tonight that's a plus. But I got to thinking today about who I am. I am single but I want to be loved. I have a need for strong arms to wrap around me and while they are not here, I cannot wait until they get here. My Mr. Right is no where around at the moment and yes I want him to hurry up, but I know that he will be worth the wait. THis is because I am still growing. I am strong and I know what I want from life. I am learning. I love learning. I want to start training for a marathon. I want to see the world. I am smart and funny and when I'm in a good mood, I can be amazing! I am different. I think Differently and I LOVE to smile. I smile at strangers and it makes them smile! I say good morning to strangers too. That's fun!
But I'm still learning who I am and at 22….how much of yourself can you know? I love being me. I don't think I could be anyone else.
So as I sit here. A woman. A writer. An artist. An Actor. A Broadcast Production major. A stranger. A Friend. A sister. A cousin. A person. I am realizing that I have a lot more growing up to do and all my fears are just silly.
"You can't catch me and make me a man." Peter Pan
and you can't. I'm catchable at this moment in life.
So here's to being 22. A new year of beautiful life to enjoy! Thank you friends for celebrating today with me! Lets celebrate everyday!


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A goddess Costume is a woman's Greek, Egyptian, or Roman inspired dress. It is difficult to find a dress that flatters all body types, but the goddess dress comes pretty close. The empire waist cinches under the bust line, highlighting at a woman's naturally slimmest point. Gathering and draping call attention to the bust and smooth away problem areas such as wide hips and love handles. Heavier fabrics with a little weight to them will enhance the allure of the curvy woman wearing a goddess dress. Goddess dresses are typically flowing, off the shoulder, and asymmetrical.
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Final die cast in Golden Goodbye saga
The final Welsh Council has now voted whether to implement the Labour Assembly Government's Golden Goodbye scheme for retiring Councils. Eight Councils are implementing this scheme with 14 against.The eight Councils whose Councillors can claim between £15,000 and £20,000 to stand down are Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Ceredigion, Newport, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Torfaen and Flintshire.
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AKA Albert Sherman Osborn
Born: 1858Died: 1946Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Scientist
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Questioned Documents
The first American prominent in the field of forgery detection, and author of the seminal Questioned Documents (1910, reprinted many times), an exhaustive work indispensible even today. By his efforts, courts began to accept the presentation of forged documents as scientific evidence. He founded the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners on 2 September 1942. Osborn also designed a comparison microscope which was later manufactured by Bausch & Lomb.
Son: Albert D. Osborn (forged document analyst)
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Questioned Documents (1910, nonfiction)The Mind of the Juror as Judge of the Facts, or, The Layman's View of the Law (1937, nonfiction)
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Lee Boyd
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About Lee Boyd
Best known for his "Manimal" Graphite drawings Lee Boyd has a unique sense of portraiture, His surreal depictions of people as animals touches on the psychology of animalising humanity and humanising animals. Lee was one of the chosen few U.K. artists to appear on BBC2 series "Show Me The Monet" which led to an exclusive exhibition at the RCA and was purchased by Peter Gordon celebrity chef. Lee Boyd uses a traditional application and process mixed with a contemporary concept. At the heart of his work is the integrity of blending method, idea, skill and concept. He lives in Northern Ireland and has an international fan base. Thank you for showing your interest and please do get in contact if you have any questions
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I believe that we should give back to the places that sustain us. Therefore, when the call went out for volunteers to help remove invasive species at the southend of Jekyll, I was there. Jekyll Island Authority's (JIA) Landscape Manager, Cliff Gawron, and Conservation Manager Christa Frangiamore were going to remove the Tamarisk. This plant gets a free ride from Europe in the ballast water of boats. What I liked about this kind of work is that we get to know some of the good people who work for the JIA.
Here some photos of us working together.
We were dragging the bushes out to the beach for pick up to be mulched. To insure that the tamarisk does not come back from the roots a root killer was painted on the remaining stems. At one point, I look down the beach and there were shorebirds galore. The American Oystercatchers were teasing me. However, this work will benefit all birds so I turned back to work.
When I got back home, I had a call from, fellow birder, Gene Keferl. There was a Red-necked Grebe in the Andrew Causeway area. So as the sunset John, Marge and I watched this rare visitor to our coast. The Red-necked Grebe, along with a wide variety of shorebirds, ducks and grebe, was a great way to end the day.
To all of you who spend hours working for the birds and nature wherever you are thank you and I wish you all a Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
No time for Shorebirds?
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Swamp, fog and woodpeckers
Saturday was another Christmas Bird Count Day. This was the Okefenokee Swamp count. Now this is not the birdiest spots but it does have a few great birds. There is a Red-cockaded Woodpecker colony in my area. Annette Bittaker was my partner for the day. She & I marveled at the number of woodpeckers we found. Around noon the woods got very quiet. After that we struggled to find the few birds that were around. Still it was fun to bird with Annette. Plus the swamp is beautiful. See.
We finished our count day with these wild turkeys. It was a great finish to a day of birding in a unique place.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Some Christmas color
Some Christmas colors of 2008 Virginia Creeper is very red this year
Today is Christmas Day. We don't get much snow on the Georgia coast. It did snow back in 1989 around Christmas. It froze every bridge along I-95 for four days. We didn't know what to do. I remember walking through the snow to the beach and watching people cross county sky. It is very different right now it is 72 degrees F. There is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calling in the backyard.
Enjoy some of the colors of the season.
House Finch at the feeder
This is Virginia Creeper with grape vines. Nature has amazing patterns.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Oysters, mud and shorebirds
On Sunday, Gene Keferl, Mike Chapman, and I joined Chris Depkin in his boat to see if we could relocate the Harlequin Duck that was seen on Friday. The day was such a contrast to the day before. Sunday was a gray day. A cold front blew in. We could see the dark gunmetal gray clouds marching right over us. There was rain and spray. The temperature dropped. We went anyway.
It is always fair weather when good fellows get together.
First, we went out where the duck had been spotted. No not there, so we began patrolling the small creeks. Now we never found the Harlequin Duck but there were other birds to see.
The Dunlin, dowitchers, and yellowlegs were feasting on the mud and around the oysters. On one mud bank there were some tiny Least Sandpipers. A few Oystercatchers were hanging out as well.
It is always fair weather when good fellows get together.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Conversations with self
When Don Mumford reran the video he took Saturday. All I heard was my voice saying "wholly moley!" Saturday was the Cumberland Island Christmas Bird Count. Marge Inness & I are assigned the mainland around Crooked River State Park. It is pretty standard birding. This year Don, Debbie's husband, volunteered to take us out into some of the waterways in the count circle. We were looking around Grover Island, a marsh island, when we came up on this dock. It was COVERED with shorebirds. Black-bellied Plovers, dowitchers, Dunlins and a few Western Sandpipers were spread down this dock as far as the eye could see. I was supposed to count these birds. My brain just went, "Wow! you are on your own on this one. You can expect me to help you to draw but this, well I'm out of here." This happens sometime. When my brain decide, "Sorry this ain't happening." I have to take a deep breath and come back with" Ok, let's just take a moment. Can you take one bird?" My brain says, "Well maybe one." With that breath I take a few moments to take it all it. We watch as the bird swirl around and land rearranged on the dock. This wonderful sight of birds as far as the eye can see. At the very end of the video you can hear Don laughing. I enjoy hearing laughter.
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Labels: Camden County birding, Christams Bird Count, Coastal Georgia birding, Crooked River State Park, shorebirds
Friday, December 19, 2008
Interesting birds on Jekyll
Amphitheater pond on Jekyll Island
Thursdays are just fun. I get to explore Jekyll Island. Finding interesting birds is a bonus. Well this Thursday, I found a bird species that is an old friend which I don't see much any more. Years ago I volunteered at California's Point Reyes Bird Observatory for three months. What an experience! I learned to band birds and how to do surveys. One of the surveys was monitoring the house flock of White-crowned Sparrows. The birds were color banded so they had names and we knew their history. It was eye opening to find out about these birds from the notes we had on them. It changed the way I looked at birds. So on Thursday when one popped up on a branch near the dunes, I was thrilled. We follow the bird for a while. I tried to take some pictures but the bird did a good job of staying just out of range.
The White-crowned Sparrow is there you just have to look sorry about that.
Toward the end of the morning it was getting quite warm. In fact, we set a new high for the day. Anyway we were looking at all the night-herons roosting around the Amphitheater pond when I spotted a Roseate Spoonbill. This is the third year that this species has been on Jekyll in December. Will it winter here? I will keep you posted.This is a picture taken back in January 2008. The bird was in the exact same place on Thursday.
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Labels: Bird Ramble, Coastal Georgia birding, Colonial Coast Birding Trail, Jekyll Island birding, Roseate Spoonbill
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Follow up on Shorebirds feeding frenzy
Those shorebirds were really chowing down on whatever. I just couldn't let it go so I emailed Brad Winn our DNR Wildlife Resource Division senior biologist. He has been studying shorebirds on our coast. He had seen a few of these frenzy flocks of shorebirds recently. When he dug around to see what they were after it turned out to be polychaete worms. They must be tasty the way those birds were practically standing on their heads to get to them.
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Feeding Frenzy
On Friday I did an hour walk down to Jekyll Point which is the very southwest side of Jekyll. It was ok walking out but once we passed through the primary dunes....the wind hit us from the west. It was a cold wet wind. We want to see if there were any American Oystercatchers were gathered so we walk west into the wind. No oystercatcher but what we saw was even better. A frenzied group of Ruddy Turnstone wildly digging down and gobbing up something. The sanderlings were right there with them. The birds were digging down about 1 inches or more. Did they find a cashe of horseshoe eggs? Do horseshoe crabs lay eggs this late? Here a video of what we watched.
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Sapelo Island and shorebirds
What are those shorebirds eating? With this and a lot of other questions floating around in my head I joined Marge Inness, and John Galvani Saturday to go to Sapelo Island. We were taking part in shorebird workshop. There were educators from all over the state of Georgia to learn about our coast. We were invited to help them with the identification of the shorebirds. But for me I was going to dig in the sand see what these shorebirds were eating. The ferry dock on Sapelo
Sapelo Island is rich in history. The stories of the people who have lived out here is full of tragedy and success. The only way out to the island is by boat. There is a small community on the island, Hog Hammock. Here is what the Sherpa Guides to Georgia website by Richard Lenz says about Hog Hammock, "The Gullah village, with its unique cultural, artistic, and linguistic traditions, is without a doubt the most unusual community in Georgia. Old timers speak geechee, a colorful creole that blends English with a number of African languages, primarily from the western coast." This village was created by R.J Reynolds who owner most of Sapelo at the time.
Sapelo Island is rich in history. The stories of the people who have lived out here is full of tragedy and success. The only way out to the island is by boat. There is a small community on the island, Hog Hammock. Here is what the Sherpa Guides to Georgia website by Richard Lenz says about Hog Hammock, "The Gullah village, with its unique cultural, artistic, and linguistic traditions, is without a doubt the most unusual community in Georgia. Old timers speak geechee, a colorful creole that blends English with a number of African languages, primarily from the western coast." This village was created by R.J Reynolds who owner most of Sapelo at the time.
The Reynold's Mansion today
After his death the rest of Reynolds' holding were sold to the University of Georgia's Marine Institute and the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. To learn more about Sapelo here the link: http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/coast/central_coast/sapelo_island.html
We caught up with the teachers and Brooke Vallaster our workshop leader at the Reynolds Mansion. What a place!
We caught up with the teachers and Brooke Vallaster our workshop leader at the Reynolds Mansion. What a place!
We took a peek inside at the mural painted by Athos Menaboni.
We were in luck there were Willets, Red Knots and Dunlins right at the entrance of the beach. The birds were concentrating in the runnels on the beach so we started there. Armed in kitchen strainers and jars, we scooped up coquina clams and Zooplankton. We took these with us back to the lab. On the way to the lab we stop by the community dock to take a dock sample of what kind of creatures might be there. It is some much fun to be with folks who are eager to learn. We were laughing and looking thru microscopes at a tiny world that sustains us and those amazing shorebirds.
Coquina clams beach sample and small shrimp from the dock sample
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Quiet day on Jekyll
Looking south from South Dunes beach cross over.
Looking north at the same place.
Well yesterday was a beautiful day on Jekyll. My little group and I went looking for sea ducks. We did not see any but while we were searching we found a good many fun birds. We started on the ocean side and had dowitchers, Dunlins, and Least Sandpipers. There were some Northern Gannets flying out there. You know even though there were no rare birds there were a few stunning look at common winter birds. Stopping to just watch them go about there daily routine is ..... well it is a wonderful experience. It is just you, just being there in the moment watching a tiny bird live.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Birding in Georgia
Here is one of my favorite spots - the south west side of Jekyll Island called Jekyll Point.
I got an email the other day asking me about where to go birding along the Georgia coast. It is always fun to know who is traveling down the highway. I miss my years on the road. Finding my next favorite bird just over the next hill was and is a thrill. There are so many wonderful places to go in this country. In Georgia there is a website to help you. It is Ken Blankenship's http://www.wingsoverga.com/ Just click on the map and you can read all about the great places here then make your plans. Thanks Ken for making birding along the Georgia coast easy and fun.
Always on the top of list of favorites - Wilson's Plover
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Monday, December 1, 2008
More about Jekyll Island's tree lighting
Just in case you want to know more about Jekyll Island's wonderful evening of the tree lighting check out Debbie's blog The Beauty that surrounds us. Great pictures.
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After a hiatus from the Let's Lunch virtual monthly potluck of food blogging, I'm baaack! Well, in a way.
At the beginning of the year, I volunteered to host the March Let's Lunch link up with the theme of "Housewarming". I figured that my home remodel was scheduled to be finished in February, so getting back to food blogging in March should be a piece of cake. Right?
I mean, I know renovation isn't what it looks like on HGTV, with sassy designers and hunky handymen who come and tell you what's all wrong with your space and promise to whip it into shape within a weekend. In real life, home remodels usually involve a hard-working family that needs a few more bedrooms for their growing family… and just when they'd saved enough cash to make their dream a reality… tragedy strikes…. draining their bank accounts and possibly leaving a family member unemployed — or possibly hospitalized.
Okay, maybe I've watched a few too many extreme home makeovers.
But one of the universal themes in made for TV remodels is that the project ends with a big unveil. The breathless homeowners walk through the door of their refurbished digs, gasp and hug each other, most likely crying tears of joy. Then the contractor hands over the keys and everybody lives happily ever after.
Back to reality.
While I held my breath watching appliances get unloaded off a semi-truck like it was the landing of the space shuttle, I haven't, for the most part, been too surprised. I love the outcome of my house so far. After all, I meticulously picked everything inside it, with the help of an excellent interior designer and many sleepless nights tossing and turning between stained or painted cabinets.
We moved back into our house over a week ago. But I've learned that completing a remodel isn't like crossing the finish line of a marathon (although it feels like one). There wasn't a magical moment when our family burst through the ribbon and poured Gatorade all over our heads. That was just a figure of speech. Nobody is going to be pouring anything over my new wood floors. Instead, there was a push to get the house "done enough" to move in, meaning we can sleep, shower, do our laundry, and heat up a few simple meals.
The work has been continuing this week, with some plumbing, and a few hiccups. A sink I ordered from Home Depot arrived — with a small dent. The faucet that was supposed to be delivered last Friday still wasn't here by the time the plumbers arrived on Tuesday. Plus, I went to pick up the cabinet doors that were being installed with glass… only to find they had inserted the wrong kind of glass! Luckily, they're fixed them for me.
At least my stove is up and running, but I'm not cook up a storm yet, with unprotected drywall behind my gas burners.
Next week, this handmade celadon tile should be installed for a backsplash.
I used to dream about making a ceremonial first meal in my new kitchen. Maybe some Chinese comfort food like ma po tofu, or possibly frosted sugar cookies for the kids, since we missed our holiday baking. But so far, I've mainly made toast and heated up leftovers.
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Betty's Mango Rum Bread Pudding at Asian in America
Lisa's Asparagus with Tomato, Avocado and Hazelnut Salsa at Monday Morning Cooking Club
Linda's Fesenjan at Spicebox Travels
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Among the 800-strong crowd in the Muslim enclave of Lakemba, placards were held up with the slogan: "Je Suis Muslim" or "I am Muslim", evoking the same sentiment that became a touchstone for many in the wake of attacks in Paris.
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Speaking at the rally, outside the Lakemba train station, local Muslim leader Sufyan Badar told the crowd it was also in response to the waves of protests in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
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Went to Mt Bunnyiong to participate in the VK1 SOTA party.
Note: The weather had the final say. It was too harsh for players to go out in VK1. The VK1 SOTA QSO party has been rescheduled for Sunday then 30th of August. One day before spring! Will go to VK3/VC-019 Mt Warrenheip.
These events are always well supported and a great source of Summit to Summit contacts.
I have a history of being late due to activating remote summits. This year I have kept the two closest summits for SOTA special events to ensure not late. Mt Bunnyiong is a good spot if your expecting harsh weather or want to operate for extended period.
I had several visitors interested in what I was up to. Ned turned up after seeing the alerts on SotaWatch. He his interested in ham radio, looking at SOTA and gaining a licence.
Normally you would only get pictures of antenna but Ned took a photo of me with my radio. Don' t be deceived, it may look nice but the wind was extremely chilling.
I had to repair the squid pole last night. This is my old unit as the current one is on the back of Subie that is currently at the mechanics.
It pays to place an alert on SotaWatch and arrive on time. Thanks Andrew VK3JBL for hosting the RBN gateway. It picked me up on the first call. Even with my manual CW sending.
Only gained 8 contacts. There was a lot of activity but I was spending my time talking to interested observers. Packed up and moved on to complete my tasks for Sunday.
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Appreciate your support Allen. In fact your conditions looked less hospitable than ours (for some part of the morning anyway). 30th Aug should be a big day.
Andrew vk1da