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Pity poor Jay Haas, who will lead the Americans into battle at the Presidents Cup on Oct. 8–11 in South Korea. Maybe nobody told him the awful truth, that being the captain of a U.S. Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup team is the worst job in sports this side of mixed martial arts mop man.
No one gets rich; plenty get embarrassed.
David Graham, a genuinely good guy who was just inducted into the Hall of Fame, was stripped of his International team captaincy before a shot was even fired at the 1996 Presidents Cup, the result of a team mutiny that left everyone looking and feeling awful. At Oakland Hills in 2004 we made fun of Hal Sutton's cowboy hat and ripped his disastrous decision to pair Tiger and Phil (0-2-0) as Bernhard Langer's European team cruised.
Nick Faldo took arrows in 2008, when a ragtag group of Americans (no Tiger!) led by Paul Azinger stormed to victory at Valhalla. And at the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Scotland, another player-insurrection (and odd decision-making) tarnished Tom Watson's legacy.
Those are just a few of the lowlights. Now we get Haas's hotly debated captain's pick of Phil Mickelson as one of two wild cards to round out the 12-man roster when the Americans journey to Jack Nicklaus G.C. Korea in Incheon City. (Jay's son Bill was the other pick — you'd better believe Jay gave a little extra thought to that one.)
Bill Haas made sense; at 11th on the points list he was next in line to make the team on merit after the 10 automatic qualifiers. But Mickelson? The critics howled. The guy who was 30th on the points list? Who hasn't won a tournament in more than two years, is 45, is 182nd in greens in regulation, and did little more than make the cut at the Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship? Wouldn't it have made sense to take a guy who represents the future (Billy Horschel, Brooks Koepka) and not the past?
Here's the thing, though: Poor Haas couldn't not pick Mickelson. For one thing, Haas says his players and vice captains lobbied for Lefty. But even if they hadn't, how long do you think these guys have known each other? Two decades? How long do you think Haas has known Koepka? Two months? Call it the better the devil you know than the devil you don't know bias, or the friendship conundrum. Whatever you call it, it's just one reason why captains are set up to fail, in this case erring on the side of age and experience (or decrepitude, depending on how the pick performs).
Mickelson may turn out to be a great choice — he has been on every Presidents Cup team and is 9-3-2 since 2009 — but if that's the case then sadly the best Haas can hope for is to be forgotten about. Quick: What was Fred Couples's record as U.S. Presidents Cup captain? What was Jack Nicklaus's? (Answers: 3-0-0 and 2-1-1, respectively.)
Because the U.S. is 8-1-1 in this event, captaining the American side is the equivalent of being a referee. If everything goes as expected, no one remembers you. It's the best you can hope for. But if all goes wrong and Mickelson can't break an egg and the U.S. somehow loses, Haas had better duck and cover or at least not read anything for a little while.
People will say he picked a resume, not a player. People will say he could have helped not just his own cause but that of 2016 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III by giving experience to a younger and more deserving player.
"It's not fun," 1995 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Lanny Wadkins said after Curtis Strange, his friend and much-debated pick, went 0-3-0 and the Yanks lost on home soil for only the second time since the biennial Ryder matches began in 1927.
Wadkins was talking about losing a two-point lead to give away the cup on Sunday, but he may as well have been talking about captaining in general, especially in the Internet age, when everyone has both an opinion and a megaphone. If you ever put together a decorated golf career, become eligible for the senior tour and get tapped on the shoulder to lead the charge against the Europeans or the Internationals — well, take no chances.
Run, do not walk, for the nearest exit. It's the only sensible choice.
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On my Puma, 98 model, the heated rear screen seems to be running slow, also the drivers side wing mirror does not defrost, although the passenger side does very quickly!!
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On the rear screen maybe some of the wires in the screen have been broken, and perhaps it is a fuse for the drivers wing mirror.
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Wind power continues its global onward march
Newly released statistics show the world added 52 gigawatts of wind power capacity over the past year.
Newly released statistics show the world added 52 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity over the past year, indicating the global market's continued appetite for clean power.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), an international trade body, released its official market figures today, which show strong growth in wind power across Asia, Europe and North America.
Total installed capacity now sits at 539,581 GW, a huge amount of renewable energy enough to power entire countries.
China remained the dominant market with 19.5 GW of new capacity added, equivalent to the size of all the UK's wind farms.
The US and Germany were also strong markets with 7GW and 6.5GW built in 2017. The UK was fourth with just over 4GW, although this could represent a rush to build projects before a subsidy deadline expired.
"The numbers show a maturing industry, in transition to a market-based system, competing successfully with heavily subsidized incumbent technologies", said Steve Sawyer, GWEC's Secretary General.
The US was a particularly strong market for corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs). Huge, well-known companies, such as Facebook, Apple and Nike, have made significant commitments to buy wind (and solar) power to meet their energy demands.
Tech giant Google recently announced it had signed PPAs worth 536MW across three Midwest states; Amazon also signed a 253MW wind power deal in October, its largest to date.
Mr Sawyer explained that innovations have helped wind power become a mainstream technology, with fossil fuel generation facing increasing pressure: "Wind is the most competitively priced technology in many if not most markets; and the emergence of wind/solar hybrids, more sophisticated grid management and increasingly affordable storage begin to paint a picture of what a fully commercial fossil-free power sector will look like".
Wind power has also been helped by dramatic drop in prices, with disconnected markets in Morocco, India and Canada all coming in at $0.03 cents per kilowatt hour.
Elsewhere, in Latin America, there were growing achievements with 2GW of new capacity; Brazil and Argentina show promising strong signs of growth into 2018. In Africa, Morocco, Kenya and South Africa are the largest contenders in the market.
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On 10-10-10 about 60,000 Angelenos came out to ride bikes and walk on a route between Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights and the Bicycle District in East Hollywood. CicLAvia closed 7.5 miles of LA's famously car-choked streets, and filled our roads with smiles instead. That sounds cheesy, but man, there were a lot of smiles! If you attended I hope you got swept up in the good feeling. I'm smiling just remembering it.
Friday morning saw me, Adonia, and my fellow eco-villager "Big" Joe Linton down at city hall with a few other CicLAvia organizers, beaming as we accepted an award from city council for the event.
After all the pictures had been taken and the all the hands were shaken, we thought about where to hang the beautiful award we'd received. The eco-village lobby seemed like a natural choice, because this place has not only been the site of many of our meetings, its social network played an integral part in bringing an event like CicLAvia to Los Angeles.
The very first time I visited the eco-village, back in June 2008, I spoke with Lois Arkin about my interest in the ciclovía in Bogotá, Colombia. She gave me the contact info of someone in Bogotá who then gave me the contact info for Jaime Ortiz Mariño, the founder of the ciclovía. I met with Jaime in Bogotá in August 2008, along with Bobby Gadda, another eco-villager and CicLAvia organizer, and he inspired both of us to work on getting this event started in LA when we returned that fall.
So, on Friday morning, I came home on the subway with the award in my hands, and of course the first thing I did was take a picture of it with my cat Borrego, who is a native eco-villager found in the courtyard last spring.
Now the award is out in the lobby.
I'm happy to report that the eco-village has again played a role in incubating progressive bike work in Los Angeles. Thank you!


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Teenager denies assault on homeless woman who has been left scared to go back on the streets
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A teenager brutally attacked a homeless woman sleeping rough and then told friends that blood on his hands and clothing were from a fight with a man he "left for dead," a court heard.
Reece Finch 18, is alleged to have carried out the unprovoked attack on the 63-year-old woman as she was preparing to settle down for the night in an alleyway off the Market Place in Great Yarmouth, in the early hours of October 12 last year, Norwich Crown Court heard on Monday.
John Morgans, prosecuting, said Finch grabbed the woman in a headlock, then rammed her head into a metal gate leaving her with a fractured eye socket and cheekbones.
The injured woman managed to stagger into the Market Place where she was later found lying unconscious and badly injured and was taken to hospital to be treated.
Mr Morgans said that after the "brutal" attack, Finch left the scene covered in blood and later told friends, who helped clean him up, that he had been in a fight with a 20 year-old and he had "left him for dead".
Mr Morgans said, when arrested for the assault, Finch had denied being responsible.
Mr Morgans told the jury there was no dispute the victim was attacked but the issue they had to decide was whether it was the defendant who had carried out the assault.
He said there was scientific evidence to link him to the attack as blood was found on his clothing and his handprint was found near the scene.
Finch, of North Quay, Great Yarmouth, has denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
In a statement read to the jury, the victim said she had been living on the streets since 2013, having moved to Norfolk from Merseyside and often got abuse and assaulted but nothing on this scale.
She suffered alot of pain from her injuries and said: "I have no idea why he did it."
She said she is now scared to go back on the streets and added: "I have done nothing to deserve this. This was totally unprovoked."
The trial continues.
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It is inevitable that the strong parents you looked up to when you were growing up will suddenly start physically or mentally declining in some way, and you want to be there for them even if you have your own family to tend to. Stefanie Arias of My San Antonio.com has one such story:
"It started with rides to the grocery store and doctor's office. Then came the calls that she thought she'd broken her leg or was having a reaction to a pill. Then she started to have trouble walking, she wasn't able to cook anymore, she woke up and just wasn't able to do anything.
Tom Cortese knew his 88-year-old mother Mildred needed care that was up to him to provide."
Data from the 2010 US Census reports that approximately four million out of 25 million Texans are at least 50 years old with roughly 800,000 breaking the 80-year barrier. At least 20% of the population are estimated to hit retirement age by 2030.
With a rising number of Texan seniors looming in the years ahead, it poses problems for their younger loved ones. When it is not possible for an elderly to be looked after by their relatives all the time, you may consider tapping expert services for senior care from Houston.
Serious consideration and evaluation must be made before signing up your seniors for caregiving. For instance, Cortese and his wife said they have worked with his son and daughter-in-law to move in with his mother and take care of several needs. At the same time, though, they resent other relatives not lending a hand.
A Houston senior care provider such as Comfort Keepers can assist families like the Corteses through custom care programs. The carers themselves will be carefully screened and trained to provide the best comfort possible for their ward. In some ways, an elderly loved one will never be alone in the twilight of life.
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Any foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and obtain a Korean visa before their arrival. However, citizens of the 99 countries listed below are permitted to enter Korea for a limited time without a visa according to visa-exemption agreements (Table 1), or in accordance with principles reciprocity or national interest (Table 2).
Visitors from countries not under Visa Exemption Agreements must apply for a visa extension if planning to stay for more than 30 days. Barring unforseen circumstances, visa extension will be issued 1 to 3 days from the day of application. Applicants require a completed application form, a recent passport-sized color photo and the application fee. Visitors are not required to show an outbound ticket. Visas may usually be extended for a period of up to 90 days.
All visas including long-term visas are for a single visit (single-entry visa). For business visas, the intention of activities must be clearly stated on the visa application form.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Homepage: http://www.mofat.go.kr
Visitors may obtain work visas in their home country with the endorsement of the employer in Korea. If the visitor is already in Korea, he/she must obtain the work visa from an embassy or consulate in a country outside Korea. Work visas are usually valid for 1 year from the date of issue and take about 2-4 weeks to process. Work visa extensions are possible if a visitor remains with the same employer. Visitors with work visas must obtain a residence permit from the Immigration Office. Visitors engaging in remunerative activities without a work visa can be subject to fines and/or deportation.
*For Citizens of the United States of America, the multiple entry visa fee is USD45 on the basis of reciprocity since the mutual agreement in 1994.
Extensions for tourist visas are possible in special cases such as accidents, health problems, flight cancellation, etc. Visitors may apply for a visa extension at a local immigration office. Applications must be submitted at least one day prior to current visa's date of expiration.
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If you're a business owner in the city of Natchez, watch out. The business license cop is on his way. The city has entered into a contract with retired law enforcement officer George Rutherford, who has been charged with checking every business in Natchez to make sure they have a valid license. The Natchez Democrat reports Rutherford is starting his ...Read More »
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JACKSON — The number of new businesses forming in Mississippi shows an upward trend of steady growth, according to a report from the Secretary of State's Office. "As we move past this economic recession, more and more businesses want to set up shop in Mississippi, and the numbers show it," Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. The statistics show Mississippi businesses ...Read More »


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The human body features millions of neurons that report sensations from the skin and organs, in addition to 12 pairs of cranial nerves and another 31 pairs of spinal nerves. When one or more of these nerves are damaged or compressed, serious pain and other symptoms can set in. However, there are numerous other illnesses that cause the same symptoms as nerve damage. It is crucial to rule out other problems before investing in treatments for nerve damage if another cause lies behind your inflammation or chronic pain. Nerve testing is a quick and easy way to learn about the health of your muscles and nerves.
Symptoms That Call For Advanced Nerve Testing
There is a wide range of symptoms that may lead us to believe a patient is experiencing nerve problems. Just a small selection of this issues include:
- Twitching in the limbs or torso that is episodic or even constant
- Chronic or sudden pain in nearly any quadrant of the body
- Weakness in the limbs
- Numbness and tingling in extremities or across the surface of the skin
- Muscle spasms
- Dizziness and fatigue that does not pass with rest
- Muscle stiffness, especially after sleep
What is Electromyography?
Electromyography (EMG) is a form of testing that measures electrical impulses sent by muscles to determine if there is an issue with them. Each muscle group produces a certain signal when intact and healthy so variations on this signal can indicate exactly where a problem originates. This type of nerve testing can indicate issues with diseases that damage muscle tissue or any type of nerve or spinal problem. A very small needle is inserted just under the skin, with local anesthesia in most cases, to accurately capture the electrical impulses. You just contract and relax certain muscles as our technician advises so they can capture the information needed to make a diagnosis. With careful testing, the EMG can help the doctor determine if your problem lies with the muscle tissue itself or in the nerves that control them.
What is Nerve Conduction Velocity Testing?
Another common test we use for patients with signs of potential nerve damage is the nerve conduction velocity (NCV) diagnostic. This test sends electricity through the nerves and reads the results at the end to determine what happens to the signal as it travels. One electrode sends the signal and while another receives the readings. We often pair both types of testing together because they provide complementary data about the state of a patient's nerves and muscles. In most disorders causing generalized pain and fatigue, it can be hard to pinpoint an exact cause. Powerful diagnostic tools like NCV and EMG tests aid us in discovering hidden causes of these symptoms.
How Invasive is the Testing?
While small needles are involved for the EMG, there's no recovery period or need for anesthetics that leave you drowsy for the rest of the day with nerve testing. The test can take up to an hour and a half but could be done in as little as 20 minutes. There are no side effects to worry about after the test Is complete. EMG testing is slightly painful due to the electric shocks that are delivered, but you can take breaks if needed. There may be some tingling and soreness in the tested muscles for about an hour afterwards. The testing should only be avoided by people that rely on pacemakers and that use blood thinners or medications affecting the nervous system.
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Unlike blood testing and even many allergy tests, the EMG and NCV tests both produce instant results. The doctor will interpret the results as they are displayed on the screen. Getting started down the road to recovery can sometimes begin as soon as the test is completed. For advanced nerve testing in Goose Creek and the Charleston area, call us at (843) 376-5595 to set up a free consultation!


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Air Products donate redundant compressor to PMC
STEM champions Air Products have helped the PMC project take another step towards completion with the donation of an air compressor unit to provide pneumatic air to their workshops.
Already established supporters of the project Pneumatic & Electrical Systems, contacted Air Products recently with news of the new specialist training centre and asked if the company could join the incredible number of companies who are helping to support this unique facility.
Air Products' Martin Wallis found a suitable Kaeser SK26 compressor which was redundant and kept in storage. HPC Compressed Air Systems agreed to service and test the equipment before sending it on to Huddersfield.
Martin, who was keen to support the venture said, "With a national shortage of engineers, it's becoming increasingly important for companies like Air Products to excite young people about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Our Science Ambassadors programme has inspired many students over the years to take up STEM subjects.
"As a company we have an unparalleled breadth of engineering capability focusing on delivery mechanisms from cylinders to large tonnage plants. Our people, their expertise and skills can make a real difference to help young people decide in favour of a STEM career."
Having established the relationship with the college, Air Products and Kirklees College are now exploring future opportunities to continue to support young people in their STEM career ambitions.


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Barnstorming Kick-Off
We begin the creative process as detectives.
It is important for us to "get the facts" as they relate to your brand, your business and your audience. Sure we know how to design and market a brand, but we never take a customer's business for granted, as if we already know everything there is to consider. To us, the design process is always unique and should be highly collaborative. You bring important knowledge and contributions to the team and the Barnstorming Kick-off gives your voice the opportunity to be not only heard but also understood.
In order to shape a deep understanding of your brand, we have created our Barnstorming Kick-off. It is the first step of every project and it serves as the foundation for everything that follows. The session is facilitated remotely, over the Web, so connecting with us is very convenient. Even though we may not be in the same room, the online meeting will give us all the ability to share as if we were. During the Barnstorming Kick-off we will ask a lot of thought provoking questions and create stimulating dialogue that is relevant to your project and beyond. Many participants have told us that the exercises and workshops facilitated during the Barnstorming Kick-off have helped them greatly in other areas of their business. Trust us, we'll get you thinking and sharing ideas in order to help us build the perfect foundation for the Mission.
Considering the depth of discussion that occurs during a Barnstorming Kick-off it would be impossible to expect team members to remember every detail just by participating. That is why ALL details are documented in two important ways.
Barnstorming Kick-off Summary Document – The Barnstorming Kick-off Summary Document is compiled and edited in real-time by the group. Before the kick-off is completed, the document is reviewed and approved. Afterwards, it is sent to you to allow your team to facilitate follow-up exercises and to expand on any topics discussed within. Once you have completed your review and edits, the document is approved and serves as an important reference for the Mission.
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Leinster Rugby has announced the launch of an international design competition to increase the RDS Arena's capacity from its current 18,500 to 25,000. This marks the first step in the redevelopment of the Arena, home to both Leinster Rugby and the Dublin Horse Show.
The competition will be for a design of a multi-purpose world-class arena that will increase the stadium capacity from 18,500 to 25,000 and greatly enhance facilities, to the benefit of Leinster Rugby home games as well the RDS Dublin Horse Show and all other events and concerts there.
The Architectural Design competition will be administered by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) on a two stage basis and will be adjudicated by a five person jury. The jury will be chaired by Owen Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Architectural Science, UCD and Chairman, RDS, Board of Management.
Speaking at the announcement in the RDS, Michael Duffy, Chief Executive, said:
The RDS has been home to Leinster Rugby since 2007 and we are delighted to move on to the next stage of our relationship with them, which is to collaborate on a new stadium development from which both parties will benefit.
The RDS is already on a world stage as an equestrian and now rugby venue and our ambition is for a world leading stadium with facilities on a par with the best anywhere. It is for this reason that we have decided to launch this open competition and to seek design ideas from the best in the world.
The newly developed RDS Arena will be home to Guinness PRO12 champion, Leinster Rugby, and European Rugby Champions Cup games.
Chief Executive, Mick Dawson welcomed the announcement and the opportunities it presents, as he explained:
This really is fantastic news for all Leinster Rugby supporters, for the players, management and for staff. We have had some wonderful moments in the RDS over the years but it's now time to look to the future. The move from Donnybrook to the RDS in 2007/08 has proved to be extremely successful and it has allowed us to grow as a team. In that time we have won numerous domestic and European trophies while offering an excellent match day experience. However we want to move forward and a 25,000 capacity, purpose-built arena will allow us to do that and provide us with greater commercial opportunities both within the stadium and with regard to naming rights.
Robin Mandal, the RIAI President added:
This is a unique process for the design of stadia in Ireland. Never before has an international competition of this nature been held and we are certainly very excited by what we will see both domestically and from abroad.
With a six month time frame in place for the selection of a concept architect, work is not expected to start on the RDS Arena until April 2016 at the earliest. Leinster Rugby will continue to play its home games in the RDS Arena during the redevelopment and the RDS Dublin Horse Show will also continue as normal.
In this video, the client team describe their vision for a new world-class RDS Arena: http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/mdtv/?play=media&id=18759
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Gabrielle Fontaine, Professional Bookkeeper and owner of BookkeepingDirect.com, launched her first firm in 1990—more than 25 years ago. Even decades prior, she had the vision to work virtually, but in the early 90's that essentially meant working outside of the client's office.
"This was considered virtual back then," Fontaine said. "Because software was all desktop, you couldn't share files in a virtual manner. Most bookkeepers at that time worked onsite with clients. However, I chose to work from my own office, remotely, and was able to support my clients with the same level of service."
Fontaine would pick up source documents or have them mailed and do the bookkeeping work in her office. While this was a step toward "virtual" service, she was still dependent on paper, and that came with issues. She explained: "There would be times when clients needed certain source documents back. I had to return docs by hand or mail them. That was time consuming and costly."
After 10 years in business, Fontaine sold her practice. She took a few years off to do volunteer work and kept only a few tax clients on the side. In her own words, "I needed to take a break from business."
Then in 2003, she relocated from Boston to Philadelphia and launched her second venture—BookkeepingDirect.com. Still with a vision to work virtually, she built her new firm around technology that transformed this vision into reality.
Technology to the virtual rescue!
QuickBooks® has been at the center of BookkeepingDirect.com's technology infrastructure from the start. "You have to have QuickBooks; nearly everyone uses it. And now the online version supports cloud-based collaboration with clients."
In 2008, when Fontaine attended her first Sleeter Conference, she discovered SmartVault. "It was at that moment that I realized I could actually operate entirely online and finally go paperless. SmartVault solved my difficulties of sharing paperwork with clients. The integration with QuickBooks was an added plus."
Fontaine picked up on the application quickly. She stated, "It's one of the easiest solutions I've ever used."
Even better, it was intuitive to her clients and made easy work out of uploading source documents. Fontaine recalled, "I don't think I've ever had to provide any training. It's so easy to use that clients just figure it out on their own."
According to Fontaine, SmartVault has always been a fantastic product, and it keeps getting better. She started with SmartVault as a plug-in to QuickBooks and praised all the innovations and enhancements to the product over the years.
"For me, SmartVault is the industry standard for how online document management systems should be," Fontaine stated.
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Over the years, Gabrielle Fontaine has moved her firm down the virtual path. From supporting clients from a remote office (but still dealing in paper) to working completely online, she has come a long way in fulfilling her vision of running a virtual firm. SmartVault has been a big part of the transformation.
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Quiet Riot advised the world in 1983 to "Bang your head—mental health will drive you mad." They might have added that the headbanging may cause one's brain to bleed.
Doctors in Germany reported treating a Motörhead fan for brain injury resulting from his headbanging habit but stressed that the case is unusual and that the risk of brain injury from this type of activity is low.
At the beginning of the year, a 50-year-old man was treated at Hannover Medical School after he complained of constant and worsening headaches. He had no history of head injuries or drug use. After further questioning, he revealed that he had been a long-time headbanger and had most recently did a lot of headbanging at a Motörhead concert he attended with his son.
Doctors ordered a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and upon examination of the results found that the man's brain was bleeding. He needed to have a hole drilled through his skull through which the blood could be drained. The patient's headaches subsided, and doctors found a benign cyst in followup scans that might have predisposed the man to his injury.
"We are not against headbanging," said Dr. Ariyan Pirayesh Islamian, one of the doctors who treated the man. "The risk of injury is very, very low. But I think if [our patient] had [gone] to a classical concert, this would not have happened."
Bleeding in the head causes displacement of brain tissue and an increase of intracranial pressure that can slowly choke off the vital blood supply to the brain. Left untreated, brain bleeds can be debilitating and even fatal. Brain bleeds occur when the brain bumps against the inside wall of the skull violently enough to rupture a blood vessel.
The case of the headbanging brain-bleeder is described this week in the journal The Lancet.


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The new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler now features lightweight, high-strength Novelis aluminum for closures. This includes parts of the doors, fenders, swing gate and windshield surround. By reducing weight and boosting fuel economy, aluminum helps make it the most capable and fuel efficient Wrangler ever produced by FCA US LLC. The all-new model is 200 pounds lighter than the previous steel version, and gas mileage is expected to rise by three miles per gallon, according to the automaker.
By incorporating aluminum into this design, FCA US joins a number of automakers that are turning to aluminum for the benefits they see in vehicle performance, agility and safety. Thanks in part to lightweight aluminum from Novelis, Jeep enthusiasts will also find it easier to remove the doors, which will be 14 pounds lighter compared to previous models.
According to Trucks.com, Scott Tallon, director of the Jeep brand, said, "It couldn't have been done without the use of aluminum."
Offering a safe, sustainable and cost-effective way to lightweight vehicles, automotive aluminum applications result in better performance and agility, increased fuel economy and reduced carbon emissions. Demand for automotive aluminum is expected to rise according to the 2017 Ducker Worldwide survey that projects aluminum content in North American passenger vehicles, particularly light trucks and SUVs, will increase 42 percent from its 2015 level by the year 2028.
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Publication Date: September 2006
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Research Area: Environment
The roadless areas of the National Forest System have received special management attention for decades. In part to recognize the importance of national forest roadless areas for many purposes and in part because making project decisions involving roadless areas on a forest-by-forest basis was resulting in controversy and litigation that consumed considerable time and money, the Clinton Administration established a new nationwide approach to the management of the roadless areas in the National Forest System. A record of decision (ROD) and a final rule were published on January 12, 2001, that prohibited most road construction and reconstruction in 58.5 million acres of inventoried forest roadless areas, with significant exceptions. Most timber cutting in roadless areas also was prohibited, with some exceptions, including improving habitat for threatened, endangered, proposed, or sensitive species, or reducing the risk of wildfire and disease. With some exceptions, the new prohibitions would have applied immediately to the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
The Bush Administration initially postponed the effective date of the roadless area rule, then decided to allow it to be implemented while proposing amendments. However, the Federal District Court for Idaho preliminarily enjoined its implementation. The Ninth Circuit reversed the Idaho district court, but on July 14, 2003, the Federal District Court for Wyoming again permanently enjoined implementation of the Rule. This holding was appealed but dismissed as moot by the 10th Circuit. A final rule "temporarily" exempting the Tongass National Forest (Alaska) from the roadless rule was published December 30, 2003. On July 16, 2004, a new general roadless rule was proposed and a new final rule was published on May 13, 2005. The new rule eliminates the need for a separate Tongass rule, and replaces the Clinton roadless rule with a procedure whereby the governor of a state may petition the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate a special rule for the management of roadless areas in that state, and make recommendations for that management. The new rule contains no standards by which the Secretary is to review a state's recommendations, and does not address the weight to be given to the views of local residents versus those of out-of-state residents with an interest in the public lands. Five states, including New Mexico and California, have filed petitions so far and those of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina have been approved. Other states have until November 13, 2006, to file petitions under the special procedure or may seek a rule change thereafter under 7 C.F.R. section 1.28.
A new final forest planning rule was also published on January 5, 2005. The rule does not address roadless areas at all, but does require review of areas that might be suitable for wilderness designation when plans are revised.
This report traces the development and content of the roadless area rules and directives, describes the statutory background, reviews recent events, and analyzes some of the legal issues. The report will be updated as circumstances warrant.
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Auditechnik Limited has been operating successfully since 2004. It is owned by Ian and Jacqueline Sutton, who felt there was a need locally in Gloucestershire for a professional but inexpensive specialist repair and servicing garage for VAG Group vehicles.
Over the years, the company has served many hundreds of satisfied customers, from large multinationals to private individuals — with the success of the business due in no small part to the ethos that Ian and Jacqueline have established of 'Customers First'. This commitment to customer service excellence permeates throughout the company, and is a prerequisite for any new staff who join the company.
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Expeditions: Viking Review
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Expeditions: Viking is the latest RPG from the Danish studio Logic Artists and a sequel of sorts to 2013's Expeditions: Conquistador. However, whereas Conquistador was something of a mix between King's Bounty and Mount & Blade with rudimentary role-playing elements and a strong focus on exploration, Viking is straight up an isometric RPG with bits of exploration and long-term party management thrown in the mix for good measure.
And while I greatly enjoyed Conquistador for its unique historical setting, tactical turn-based combat and the endless sense of wonder and discovery extremely appropriate for a game about exploring a new and untamed land, its character development was extremely basic. Viking, on the other hand, greeted me with a robust character creation screen and a new role-playing system. Intrigued and curious, I jumped right in.
Character Development
In Viking you can customize your character's appearance, distribute attribute points and learn skills across 5 different categories with a total of over 50 skills, many of which have multiple ranks. Attributes improve your base stats and the efficiency of some of your skills, while certain skills, apart from being useful in combat, are also used in dialogues.
And while this system looks great at first glance, its biggest downside, in my opinion, is that by the time you complete the campaign you'll have enough skill points to learn every skill you can possibly need and then have some points to spare. It's hard to specialize your characters or make meaningful choices in regards to their development when you can pretty much be a jack of all trades with no trade-offs of any sort.
Still, it's a giant leap in the right direction for Logic Artists and as someone who enjoys figuring new games out, I greatly appreciate what they've done here.
The equipment system also got a complete overhaul since Conquistador and instead of abstract equipment points that determine the tier of your characters' pre-determined, class-specific equipment, in Viking you can outfit your characters with weapons and armor, and have them carry a couple of utility items that range from jugs of mead to poison-coated traps. This makes gearing up a more involved and engaging process.
Speaking of characters, in Viking you command a party, or hird, as the game calls it, of a dozen or so of them. Your hird consists of your main character, a number of story companions, and a few mercenaries you get to create yourself.
Each and every one of them, including the mercenaries, has a set of unique personality traits that are tested against your actions and decisions. Avoid combat and your aggressive party members will get angry, engage in diplomacy and your open-minded hirdmen will like you a bit more. This creates a careful balancing act between doing what you want and keeping your people happy, however since morale in Viking mostly just affects resistances to status effects, you don't have to worry about it too much.
All in all, in Viking you have a lot of options and flexibility when it comes to customization, but even though initially things may seem deep and complex, it's actually pretty hard to not create a functional battle-ready party. I would have preferred the game to not be afraid of punishing you for choosing poorly, however even as it stands, Viking's underlying RPG systems are competent enough to offer an enjoyable experience.
Story and Exploration
In Conquistador you traversed an expansive open map on your trusty steed and the majority of your interactions with settlements and points of interest happened through text, with combat being the big exception that took place on separate obstacle-ridden hex-based arenas.
Viking ditched this approach for a more conventional one. You have a painted overworld map peppered with locations you can freely explore and all the fighting happens in those same locations without any additional loading. This creates a more seamless experience and adds to the RPG "feel" of Viking.
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ENDERBY - Hollywood stars could be returning to the Okanagan this summer for a special movie premiere of Blackway, formerly known as Go With Me.
The film features Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta and Alexander Ludwig and was produced by Rick Dugdale of Enderby Entertainment. It was filmed exclusively in the North Okanagan, with many scenes shot in Enderby, Dugdale's hometown.
While the film will be known in other parts of the world as Go With Me — the title of the novel the movie is based on — North America will know it as Blackway, after Ray Liotta's character.
"It came across more sinister, more suspenseful, where as Go With Me came across as a romantic comedy," Dugdale says, on the phone from Panama where he's scouting locations for a new movie.
Blackway is about a young woman, played by Stiles, who returns to her hometown only to be harassed by an ex-cop turned crime lord, played by Liotta. She turns to a former logger, played by Hopkins, to help her stand up to her stalker.
The film hits theatres June 10 in North America, and Dugdale says details are being worked out for a special premiere event in the North Okanagan.
"We'll hopefully fill the theatre on the night it premieres," Dugdale says. "I'll be here, a whole group of us will be coming up for it. Hopefully we'll include some of the main participants of the film."
Enderby locals were treated to a sneak peak of the movie when Dugdale was home for Christmas this year, and he says the audience was quite excited to see familiar landmarks on the screen.
"It was pretty special, and neat to hear people more interested in seeing locations around Enderby than the actual movie. People need to see it again for the movie," Dugdale says with a chuckle.
Meanwhile, Dugdale is coming back to the Okanagan in the next few weeks to scout locations for another film that would tentatively shoot in August and September.
"It's potentially a Blackway-type cast," Dugdale says. "That just came up. We're looking at Manitoba and B.C. for that film."
You can watch a trailer for the Hopkins film below, although Dugdale says it's a Scandinavian trailer and uses the name Go With Me.
"There will be different artwork coming out, possibly a different trailer for Blackway," Dugdale says.
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Quick hit: Wireless network and Hyper-V
Ran across this helpful blog post by John Paul Cook as I was looking for a way to use my wireless network card with Hyper-V machines. http://sqlblog.com/blogs/john_paul_cook/archive/2008/03/23/using-wireless-with-hyper-v.aspx
After creating the network bridge as described in John's post, add that bridge to the VM's settings in Server Manager as shown below:
Once you do that, when you start your Hyper-V VM you'll be able to connect to the internet using your wireless network.
Within my VM, as shown below,
- LAN Connection 5 is for the wireless network adapter.
- LAN Connection 4 is for the loopback adapter.
- LAN Connection 3 is for the wired network adapter (which is not plugged in).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Catholic University baseball team honored its eight seniors and then swept the Moravian Greyhounds in a 12-4 win Sunday afternoon at Robert J. Talbot Field, completing a massive move into second place in the Landmark Conference standings. The Cardinals (19-10, 9-6 LC) were led by another impressive outing on the mound from David Gately and homeruns from junior Christian Jones and senior Bailey Lewis to earn their eighth straight victory.
Catholic racked up 17 more hits in the final game of the conference series, totalling 42 base knocks in the three games. The hosts got on the board right away in the first inning after junior Connor Sullivan and senior Ryan Tracy singled to start the game. Junior Nolan Lundholm got his team-leading 28th RBI with a single up the middle to bring in Sullivan.
The Greyhounds leveled the score at 1-1 in the third, but the Cardinals responded with a big inning in the bottom half of the inning. After Lundholm walked and Michael Doody was hit by a pitch, Jones singled to score a run and regain the lead. Senior Sean Dempsey got one of his two RBIs on the day with a bases loaded walk, and then Sullivan delivered a two-out 2-RBI single to put Catholic up 5-1.
Catholic kept the scoring going in the fourth. After two quick outs, the inning looked to be soon over, but Doody got on with an infield single to third base. Then Jones drove a towering fly ball over the center field wall for a two-run homerun. The junior from Alamo, Calif. now has three homeruns in his last four games after hitting just one in his previous two seasons.
Jones reached base every time he got up to hit, going 4-4 with a homerun, double, and a walk. After a phenomenal week, he now has 10 hits, 12 RBIs, and a .476 batting average in just 21 at-bats.
The Cardinals began to pour it on in the seventh inning with three straight singles. Dempsey and Sullivan singled, and then Tracy drove in a run with another base hit to right field. Lewis was the next batter, and he pulled an offspeed pitch over the left field fence for a three-run homer to make the score 12-1 in Catholic's favor.
The 2-5 effort at the plate moves Lewis' hitting streak to 14 games and marks his 17th multi-hit game of the year.
Gately earned his fourth win of the season after giving up just two runs and scattering seven hits in 7.2 innings of work. The senior struck out five batters and walked just two in 103 pitches. Two more seniors came on in relief for the last couple innings. Colin Cunningham got the final out in the eighth frame and then Mason Belcher pitched the ninth in the win.
Catholic is next in action this Wednesday, April 17 when the Cardinals host St. Mary's (Md.) for an afternoon doubleheader at Robert J. Talbot field. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.


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» Aims:
• To increase awareness of pronunciation as an integral part of the teaching of English as a foreign/second language
• To encourage and support the teaching of pronunciation improvement
• To disseminate theoretical and practical information as it develops in the field of pronunciation
• To co-operate with colleagues in related areas such as listening
• To work toward the development of improved pronunciation materials
• To integrate the use of educational technology in the teaching and learning of pronunciation .
The Pronunciation SIG History
The PronSIG was founded in 1993 by Camilla Dixo Lieff and Zaina A. Abdalla Nunes. The idea at the time was to group people that would gather round interests within the field of English Language Teaching such as Pronunciation. As it was the first group linked to the BRAZ-TESOL, Camilla and Zaina consulted another teaching association, the IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language – where the coordinator of the Pron-SIG at the time, Michael Vaughan-Rees, promptly sat down with them and informed rules and regulations that governed all the SIGs linked to the IATEFL. This happened in 1992 at the IATEFL Conference in Lille, France. Back in Brazil, the group was set up as more members were invited to join in.
The first coordinator was Camilla from 1993 to May 2002.
• Coordinator: Elizabeth M. Pow
• Central Committee: Jussara Uehara , Vinicius Tavares e Thelma Marques .
The participation of the Pron-SIG in events include those organised by the SIG itself or by other associations with the participation of the Pron-SIG. They are:
November 1993 - Inglês Vera Cruz - São Paulo - Camilla Dixo Lieff / Zaina A. Abdalla Nunes : "How to Exploit and Enjoy the Pronunciation Potential of Your Coursebook".
July 1994 - Pre-convention event at the BRAZ-TESOL 4th National Convention - Ribeirão Preto. Pronunciation Forum, Pronunciation Workshops by SIG Coordinator and Central Committee Members.
October 1994 - Associação Alumni - São Paulo
"Highlighting One's Potential"
Guest Speaker : Adrian Underhill - International House Hastings, UK
Workshops by SIG Coordinator and Central Committee Members.
August 1995 - Faculdade Ibero Americana - São Paulo. Joint Mini-Conference of BRAZ-TESOL Pronunciation and Translation SIGs.
Workshops by SIG Central Committee Members
July 1996 - Pre-Convention Institute at BRAZ-TESOL 5th National Convention –Goiânia.
Guest Speakers : Marianne Celce-Murcia - UCLA, USA
Adrian Underhill - IHH, UK
October 1997 : Associação Alumni -São Paulo
Guest Speaker - Linda Grant , Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Question and Answer session with Linda Grant, SIG coordinator and Central Committee Members.
March 1998: 32nd TESOL Annual Convention – "Connecting our Global Community – Seattle, USA. Paper presented by the Pron-SIG: "Progressive Pronunciation Cycles.
October 1998 : União Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos – São Paulo
Guest Speaker – Joan Morley , University of Michigan, USA.
November 1998 – Braz-Tesol ABC Chapter – "Highlighting Pronunciation Work".
March 1999 – 33rd TESOL Annual Convention – New York, NY. Colloquium: "Integrating Pronunciation within Task-based Curricula".
August 1999 – 3rd Regional TESOL Southern Cone Convention. Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Taking the stress out of pronunciation instruction".
September 1999 – The Pronunciation SIG In Action – SENAC - São Paulo
Guest Speakers – Kevin Keys UFMG and Ana Scatena – ELT Consultant
Workshops by SIG coordinator and Central Committee Members.
March 2000 – 34th TESOL Annual Convention, Vancouver, Canada. Navigating the New Millenium. Academic Session: "Transferring accurate pronunciation into spontaneous speech".
17-20th July, 2000 - 7th Braz-Tesol National Convention– Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie – São Paulo, SP. Pre-Convention n.4 – "From Discovery to Enrichment".
12-15th July 2001 –Braz-Tesol Southern Cone Convention – Curitiba, Paraná. Various presentation:Refletions of a Pronunciation Learner", "Pronunciation and the Four Skills", Short Pronunciation activities followed by discussions.
2002 – Braz-Tesol Convention –"Feedback in Pronunciation Instruction".
October 2003 -10th Pronunciation SIG Conference – Associação Alumni, São Paulo, SP. "American or British English?Neither. International English"- to celebrate the SIG´s tenth anniversary. Guest speakers: Dr. John Robert Schmitz, Dr.Angela Lessa, Gloria Delbim and Marcelo Barros.
March 12-13, 2004 - "Perception and Production in the Context of International
English" - Georgia TESOL Conference.
July 2004 - 9th BrazTESOL National Convention – Belo Horizonte, MG. Pre convention n.5: "Pronunciation Everywhere".
April, 2005 - 39th International Annual IATEFL Conference– Cardiff, Wales. "Pronunciation in different settings".
September, 2005 - Braz-TESOL SIG Symposium- UNIBERO-São Paulo, SP. Translation, Children and Pronunciation together.
8 -11th July 2006 - 10th Braz-TESOL National Convention- Centro de Convenções Ulisses Guimarães- Brasília Pre-Convention n 6. "Getting your head and tongue round these /saIts/" ; "Listening: pronunciation tools for a challenging skill" Integrating Pronunciation into our Regular Classes".
October 2007 - SIGs Get Together : Guest Speaker: Robin Walker. SENAC Consolação.
14th July 2008 – Pre convention institute at the Braz-Tesol National Convention in Fortaleza, CE.
2008 - BT Pre-convention: Tune in, Speak Out: Approximating Pronunciation Teaching to Students´ Needs
2009 - Jean-Piaget - BT in São Bernardo do Campo
2011 - March/April – A 12-hour-course, The Building Blocks of Pronunciation,held at CNA Liberdade, SP.
2012 - BT Pre-convention: Scoring High With Clear Pronunciation.


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Officer of the Month
The vehicle was overturned and the woman inside was panicking.
Master Patrol Officer Matthew Palmer, of the Bradenton Police Department, responded at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 to the vehicle accident in the 300 block of Ninth Street West. His actions at the scene earned him recognition as Officer of the Month for October.
Manatee County EMS arrived and determined that the driver, who was trapped inside the vehicle, may have sustained a spinal cord injury, according to police.
Palmer volunteered to assist the patient, bracing her neck to prevent further injury while a paramedic applied a "C-Spine" to the woman. The officer also shielded the driver from glass and metal debris when she was pulled from the vehicle.
"Words cannot describe how impressed I was with MPO Palmer's actions and the selflessness while administering first aid and his concern for the driver's safety," Lt. James Racky said in his nomination, according to a news release.


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Tropical Storm CELIA
ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM CCA BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 35 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP042016 200 AM PDT FRI JUL 15 2016 CORRECTED AWIPS AND WMO HEADERS FOR CPHC ...CELIA WEAKENS AS IT ENTERS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.0N 140.2W ABOUT 975 MI...1570 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Celia was located near latitude 22.0 North, longitude 140.2 West. Celia is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). The system is expected to turn toward the west at about the same forward speed later today and continue in this general motion during the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. It is likely that Celia will become a post-tropical cyclone today and a remnant low on Saturday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Celia. Future information on this system can be found in Public Advisories issued by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center beginning at 8 AM PDT (5 AM HST), under AWIPS header TCPCP2, WMO header WTPA32 PHFO, and on the web at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc. $$ Forecaster Roberts NNNN


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Whatever your preferred pronunciation, most people who visit The White Isle never go just once: the island is a magnet. If she were a woman she'd be a fearless rubber-clad dominatrix, mercilessly reeling you in then spitting you out; she eats guileless tourists for breakfast.
My first foray to the island was as an impressionable 17-year-old schoolgirl, astounded and delighted in equal measure that my parents, along with those of my eleven closest girlfriends, had permitted us to go. Hence followed an annual pilgrimage to get our 2 week fix of fun and frolics - until two weeks just wasn't enough anymore. Like an addict, I'd built up a tolerance and required ever-more hits to get my sun-drenched kicks. In 1997 I decamped to Ibiza for the season, filming Ibiza Uncovered and working at The New Star. I spent May til October in my happy place. Ditto '98. The trips continued thick and fast and in 2005 I was married in Santa Eulalia to the Englishman I'd first met on the island in 1998.
Fast forward to 2016. After 15 years together the marriage is finito and I'm instead returning to the island with my fella Andy and our gang of trusty party devotees for our pal Keith's 40th birthday celebrations at the big one: Space closing. Only this is not just the annual end-of-season shindig, this time it's closing FOR GOOD. Terminado. Even typing these words brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. (Or is that just the post-party blues?).
Space, my favourite club on Earth, is no more. Get a grip, you might say. It's only a nightclub. But those that share my passion about the island's club scene will understand my dismay. The heartbreak. Because Space is (was!) not just any club. It was a meeting of minds, a coming-together of individuals from all walks of life, united in our love of top-quality house music.
I remember the first time I stepped over the threshold. It was 1994, I was eighteen, and on my second jaunt to The White Isle, the first having been largely centred around the West End of San Antonio. By the second year I was a bit more clued-up. We'd been to another club until it closed and then taken a taxi to Space. It was around 7am and I instantly fell in love: with the "freaks" as they were affectionately known, the music, that "anything goes" freedom. As I'd just starting working in the City, reluctantly joining the rest of the grey, suit-clad rat-race, this was a welcome relief from the humdrum conformity of the dull workforce of London town. Gazing around me in awe, I greedily drank in the scene.
The open-air terrace was bathed in warm sunshine, blissful house tunes carrying across the dancefloor like manna from heaven. It was fairly empty at that time, having recently opened at 6am in order to catch the after-hours crowd eager to continue the party. Peacock-like transvestites mingled with androgynous types in 6in black platform boots, piercings and bondage gear; a blur of wild wigs and brightly-coloured make-up as they strutted around to the beat of the music, whilst hippy types lounged in white robes and tie-dyed smocks, draping their dreads over the backs of wicker chairs as they smiled lazily through fugs of blue smoke. The atmosphere was of relaxed hedonism, a laissez-faire attitude making you feel instantly at ease, despite the bewildering array of crazy outfits and huge kohl-lined eyes. The interior of the club was altogether darker in all senses of the word: heavy pounding beats and a pitch-black dampness as the sweaty crowd gyrated to the beat.
It was in 1997 as a fully-fledged "worker" that I became a regular at the club. My boss Juan, the moustachioed and mischievous owner of The New Star (and well-known on the island), would take us to the club after our shift and the door staff would wave us in for free. Particularly memorable was the opening party, when what felt like the entire San An workforce were doing the "Ibiza Shuffle" in time to the uplifting sounds of "You're Free" by Ultra Nate. I can clearly remember looking around the club as we danced, high on the terrace steps, giant fans blowing our hair back, planes soaring overhead due to the proximity of the airport, as we chinked our vodka shots with cries of "Salud!"'
"This is awesome!" I shouted to my girlfriend, Kez, over the music. "I love it!" she agreed with a high-five. Judging by the Cheshire-cat grins and wide-eyed awe of my fellow party-goers, we weren't alone in this sentiment.
Tuesday mornings were always eventful. Manumission, a weekly party held on a Monday night at Privilege (formerly an aircraft hanger, then Ku), was a vast club regularly attracting upto 10000 revellers. I had a "job" of sorts with the Manumission entertainments team, the vague description of which involved dressing up in various outlandish costumes and performing random tasks such as peeling potatoes on the dancefloor or using a plastic lizard as a phone - the more random the better.
The shenanigans would then continue at Space Carry On, where the weird and wonderful would crawl out of the woodwork to party at the club. Even on those busy mornings there was plenty of room to dance, with vast fruit platters being passed around and groups of people relaxing on double beds, chatting. Props such as beachballs and inflatable toys were volleyed about: it was basically a playground for carefree adults who'd raided the fancy-dress chest. We Love (held on Sundays) was another favourite - in part due to the novelty of full-on partying on the sabbath, whilst everyone back in Blighty was munching a roast or slumped on the sofa, slippers on, watching the footy in a near-catatonic state.
Over the summers I've been to Ibiza countless times, with a hiatus in recent years as I travelled to South and Central America and Asia instead. Whilst the island has always been a favourite destination of mine, I love discovering new countries - and besides, for the price of a long party weekender in Ibiza you can live like a queen for two weeks in Thailand.
Regardless, as soon as we heard that Space was closing for ever, it was a no-brainer: we simply had to go. Like visiting a dying relative, we knew it would be nostalgic, sorrowful and bittersweet, as we vowed to give it a good send-off and say our last misty-eyed goodbyes. We weren't the only ones: apparently there were around 16k other people with the same idea. It was touch-and-go as we raced to be amongst the first 4000 to secure one of the coveted online tickets - with each limited release selling out in seconds.
Once in possession of those Willy Wonka-style golden tickets, we set about choosing our outfits and cramming our carry-ons with glitter and heels. The excitement built day by day, as we ticked dates off the calendar, counting down the sleeps until the party to end all parties. After a 27-year run, this would be the final farewell, a 20-hour extravaganza featuring over 100 of the world's top DJs.
Eventually the big day arrives....
We're careful not to go too hard the night before, which is no mean feat in Ibiza where parties are in abundance and temptation is at every turn. When we awake the sun's already shining on our shenanigans: it's a glorious day. We gorge on the hotel breakfast buffet - it could be a long time before we get our next meal - which includes complimentary jugs of sparkling wine to get the party started. Easy tiger! I've got to get my Space Face on yet and those 2 inch false eyelashes are fiddly as hell. A sozzled Barbara Cartland is not quite the look I was aiming for.
There ain't no raver like a wrinkly raver, but fortunately us girls are a dab-hand with the warpaint: soon we're glossed and bouffed to within an inch of our lives. You can't polish a turd....but you can roll it in glitter and stick a bindi on it.
Early afternoon, and we're just revving up into 5th gear at Bar 45 where Brandon Block and Alex P are getting the party started, when suddenly the killjoy Policia Locale rock up and flip off the music, slapping the bar with a whacking great fine for good measure. Bastardos!
By now we're chomping at the bit to get to the club and trot happily along the Bossa streets, excitement building with every step as we approach Space. To our joy, there's barely a queue (we're lucky, it's over 2hrs long soon after) and we step into the pumping Flight Area, instantly bumping into some familiar faces. We say our hellos with a hug and a high five and have a dance, before heading to our favourite part of the club, and where we'll spend the majority of the day and night: the Sunset Terrace.
Unfortunately Jon Ulysses has just finished his set, which you can listen to here, but at least we get a chance to chat to him and a few other old faces, before getting down to business on the dancefloor. The air is filled with the sounds of tune after classic tune, accompanied by singing, laughter and the unmistakable blast from an air horn. The sweet house music is like food for the soul. Kez and I dance up by the fans for old time's sake; if we close our eyes for a moment it could be our nineties heyday all over again.
It's busy, but not uncomfortably so, and the atmosphere is electric: hands-in-the-air happy clappers determined to make this final Space mission a memorable one. It's just a sea of toothy grins and crinkly-eyed smiles as far as the eye can see. The energy is contagious.
Barbara Tucker belts out funky feel-good melodies, then we check out the other rooms before returning to the terrace for Smokin' Jo's cracking set. Next up are the legends Alex P and Brandon Block: these dudes created the terrace and there's no way we'd miss their lively set. As expected, they deliver tune after bouncing tune, served up with their characteristic cheeky style and a side-helping of charisma.
The freaks are conspicuous in their absence, which is a shame. I miss marvelling at the old woman with the eye patch in a tatty wedding dress, battered plastic kid's doll held aloft. Or the guy who dances with a full-size shop mannequin. There's no sign of Metal Mickey either, with his hundreds of chains and piercings. That's not to say people haven't made an effort: there are plenty of decorated hats, sequins and sparkly pimped-up outfits, beaming faces adorned with gems and glitter. I'm sure I catch sight of the huge-hatted Vaughn and pals from the Funky Room at Pacha.
The club is filling up now so we escape upstairs to the Premier Etage for a breather - space to dance, chat and relax in the huge padded chill-out tube. It's out to the Flight Area for Carl Cox, then later the pitch-black Main Room for Josh Wink, Sasha and Erick Morillo. Wink plays Higher State of Consciousness; the smoke cannons chuck out huge gusts of cooling dry ice as the beat drops, the force of which is almost enough to blow you over. The beams of the lasers light up the crowd, which, as you'd expect, is going completely wild.
By now it's almost 6am and we've been in the club for 13 hours. Due to some areas closing, it's uncomfortably full and exhausting trying to move around the club in the scrum - dangerous even. Wearing spike stiletto heels was a rookie error: my balls are killing me. As much as we planned to stay til the final dance, Andy and I decide to drop the shoulder and head home. Kez follows close behind. Our most hardcore buddies stay till the very end, including Keefster the birthday boy, and turbo-birds Jenny and Katherine. I must admit to being a tad disappointed in myself for being a lightweight and not hanging it out when I see this awesome shot of the final moments...
|photo credit: Tatiana Chausovsky
It's a marathon, not a sprint....fortunately we sprint marathons. After a quick pit-stop at the hotel to shower and change we get a second wind and head back out to continue the party: first at Tantra, then at Bora Bora, which is nothing like the dancing-on-tables extravaganza of the old days, but a nostalgic treat nonetheless.
Soon we're surrounded by our fellow Space cadets, whose impressive stamina saw them dance til the very end and listen to Carl Cox and (the owner) Pepe's speeches and the final tune of the night: Angie Stone's Wish I Didn't Miss You...
They pull up a seat and we excitedly compare notes...and memorabilia, which is mostly varying-sized chunks of the famous Space terrace wall. Everyone who attended got a ticket to collect a free Space tote bag filled with goodies: a cd, Space tags, a Space t-shirt and history-filled memory card - annoyingly we lost our tickets and missed out on these. Amateurs! Hey ho. We spend the day drinking and chatting to friends old and new at Bora Bora before jumping a taxi back to the hotel to grab our bags and head off to the airport, Blighty-bound...
The Burger King in Departures doubles up as Ibiza's second A&E: battered-looking clubbing casualties are slumped on every available surface, half-heartedly chomping on a Whopper (likely the first thing they've eaten in days) and vacantly gazing off into the middle distance.
It's time to go home.
Ibiza. This island leaves you fragile as a china doll that's been smashed into a hundred tiny pieces, then haphazardly glued together by it's seven-year-old owner. But Beefa, like our first love, you'll always have a special place in our hearts...and we wouldn't have you any other way. So, until next time, it's...
¡hasta luego, mi amiga!
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The National Post is Canada's second largest national paper.
TORONTO – Activist investor George Armoyan is poised to take on Sherritt International Corp. in a proxy fight after attempts to reach a settlement with the Toronto-based miner fell apart.
Mr. Armoyan was livid on Thursday after meeting with Sherritt chairman Hap Stephen and board member Peter Gillin. In an interview following the meeting, he said the two men were unwilling to consider any of his proposals. He said he thought they could reach a compromise in which he would name one director and the two sides would jointly choose another, but that Sherritt reneged on the potential plan.
Mr. Armoyan went on to blast the entire board for allegedly enriching themselves while failing to create value for shareholders. "There's no proper Canadian corporate governance standard that these guys meet. Nothing," he said.
He said the directors only hold minimal shares, but are earning higher salaries than directors of some global giants. He also accused them of numerous other excesses, including buying an expensive private company jet and spending lavishly on board meetings in London. He pointed out that one director, Sir Richard Lapthorne, recently dumped $500,000 of Sherritt debentures, leaving him with none.
"The type of abuse that exists in this company is mind-boggling," Mr. Armoyan said.
Sherritt denied Mr. Armoyan's claim that it rejected his request for board representation. In a statement, the miner said it was prepared to consider him as part of its normal nomination process, but that he "declined to participate" in the process. "We are considering Mr. Armoyan's requisition for a special general meeting and will respond to that in due course," the company said.
Sherritt has already hired proxy solicitation firm Kingsdale Shareholder Services as well as law firm Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP to defend itself in a proxy fight, according to Mr. Armoyan. That suggests the company is ready and willing to take him on.
For the rest of this article, click here: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/01/09/activist-investor-george-armoyan-threatens-proxy-fight-at-toronto-miner-sherritt/