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A bus carrying the University of Maine women's basketball team ran off a highway north of Boston, leaving a player with a broken hand, the head coach with minor facial cuts and the driver seriously injured.
Freshman guard Milica Mitrovic, of Belgrade, Serbia, broke her hand and head coach Richard Barron was treated for facial cuts after the bus crossed a median on Interstate 95 at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, veered across the northbound lanes and went down an embankment, said university spokeswoman Margaret Nagle.
All the players and staff were taken to three hospitals for observation and released early Wednesday, she said.
Police said the driver is believed to have had a medical episode. He was taken by helicopter to a Boston hospital.
Georgetown Fire Chief Al Beardsley said it was a miracle no other cars were struck when the bus crossed oncoming lanes.
"This is a very heavily traveled road, day and night, and for a bus that size to basically catapult across the road, I couldn't imagine being northbound and seeing that thing coming at me," Beardsley said at the scene.
Beardsley said authorities were still investigating what caused the driver to veer off the highway, which has four lanes in each direction and a broad median in Georgetown, a small town 30 miles north of Boston.
The bus remained upright and appeared to have plowed through a roadside snowbank, knocked down a mile marker, and crashed into woods along the road before coming to rest pointing down an embankment.
"He hit pretty high up on the tree, you can see marks," Beardsley said.
The team was en route to play Boston University on Wednesday night. The game has been canceled.
The bus was owned by the John T. Cyr & Sons Inc. bus line of Old Town, Maine. A man who answered the phone at the company's office late Tuesday said company officials were gathering information and had notified their insurance carrier.
University of Maine athletic director Steve Abbott told reporters that people on the bus were thrown around in the crash, but that nobody was seriously hurt. He said the university has used the bus company extensively and found it to be a "terrific carrier."
Mitrovic is averaging 2 points in nine minutes a game for the Black Bears, who are struggling with a 4-23 record.
A state police car that stopped at the scene was struck by another car. The trooper who had been driving it was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries, police said. Police said the driver of the car was not hurt.
Earlier this month, a bus crash in Boston injured 35 people, including high school students and chaperones, from Pennsylvania. The vehicle slammed into a 10-foot-high overpass on Feb. 2 while returning to the Philadelphia area from a trip to Harvard University.


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Rising cost of living sparks biggest drop in retail sales for seven years
Retail sales have recorded their biggest fall for seven years in the three months to March as rising living costs ate into household spending.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales fell by 1.4% over the three-month period, while also sinking well below expectations to drop by 1.8% on the month to March.
The drop is expected to trim 0.1 percentage points off UK economic growth in the first quarter of this year, according to the statistics agency.
ONS senior statistician Kate Davies said: "Today's retail sales figures show a decline on the month and on the three months to March, which coincides with quarter one in 2017.
"This is the first time we've seen a quarterly decline since 2013, and it seems to be a consequence of price increases across a whole range of sectors."
Sterling edged down against the US dollar to 1.28 following the announcement, and was also marginally lower versus the euro at 1.194.
The pound's slump since the Brexit vote has ratcheted up everyday prices as manufacturers pass down soaring costs to consumers and imported goods become more expensive.
The ONS said average store prices recorded their biggest growth since March 2012, jumping 3.3% on the year, while average petrol prices rose by 16.4% over the period.
Andrew Sentance, PwC's senior economic adviser, said: "Inflation has caught up with pay growth, so real incomes of workers are no longer rising. Employment growth has also slowed sharply over the past six months, even though unemployment remains historically low.
"The recent period of strong consumer spending growth also relied on households running down their saving and increasing borrowing.
"This is the clearest indication yet that the expected slowdown in the UK economy has begun, and we should expect to see this confirmed in other economic data over the next few months."
Inflation held steady at 2.3% in March as rising price tags on food and clothing were offset by a drop in the cost of flights and fuel, according to separate ONS figures released earlier this month.
The reading was the joint highest since September 2013, keeping it above the Bank of England's 2% target for inflation.
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On Thursday morning, May 15, the birds at Evergreen Lake were awakened by the robust, rollicking song, "bob-o-link, bob-o-link, spink, spank, spink." Words cannot do justice to the jubilant, bubbling sound of the bobolink. It is a loud explosion of exuberant joy, sung during migration and heard even more once they are on their breeding grounds. They sing on the wing, flying horizontally above the grasses in the fields where they nest.
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Sometimes you just gotta do it.
We've all been there. What started out as a perfectly pleasant afternoon of day-drinking and fun in the sun has suddenly taken a dodgy turn. Next thing you know, you've doing eight car bombs in the span of an hour and a half* and the bar that seemed to be kinda cool and retro at the start of the night, now feels claustrophobic, creepy, and it may or may not reek of piss and puke and be full of stripe-shirted I-banking douchebags that you want to punch in the face.
How did I get here? When did my life come to this? What is my best exit strategy?
So there's that 30-45 minute window where, you're kinda convinced you can buckle down and wait out the storm. For some that means finding a quiet corner and dozing off for a bit. For others, it means standing in front of a firepit, staring deeply into the flames for a good hour. Still some might just put on a happy face and just try and pretend they're not as fucked up as they are, chattering and dancing about as if they're fooling anyone but really just slurring, spilling, and falling down a lot.
But dudes. PSA time. It all ends the same. No matter how you try and ride that wave to safety, it will always crash ashore. If you don't catch it in time, you're going to be the laughing stock of your friends forever. You're going to be known as the guy who passed out on the red leather couch like a beached whale, unconsciously puking up over the sides as if an invisible ghost was pumping your stomach. Or maybe you realized it all just in time to have made your way to the bathroom, lock yourself into it, and proceed to projectile vomit for a good 45 minutes as the bouncer threatens your friends that he's going to call 911 because at this point, your non-responsiveness is threatening upon "medical emergency".* Either way, these moments of crisis are best experienced alone and not in front of an audience.
So way to get yourself off the court ASAP and not puke in front of thousands of people, let alone millions watching at home, Petko. Do you know how quickly that puke would have gone viral?
Petko being the self-aware Petko, totes knew it:
"I felt so embarrassed. The last two points I was like, Okay, what are you going to do? Is it more embarrassing running off the court like a maniac or throwing up on the court and being on SportsCenter for the next 25 years? I was like, Yeah, running off the court is better, so that's what I did."
Good plan. Puking on court is no way to introduce yourself to the world as the first German to make the top 10 since 2000.
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The Miss Universe pageant came to a stunning conclusion tonight as Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, was crowned the winner. We highlighted Miss Angola in our first post on the pageant, with this photo:
The contest was a tough one, as the top 15 were, in my opinion, as good a group as has ever been seen on a pageant stage. There were some surprises in the top ten; most notably, Miss USA, Alyssa Campanella, didn't make it. I was not surprised, as I didn't think she was a strong enough competitor at this level, but she was the betting favorite right up to the end. The top ten were Australia, Costa Rica, France, Ukraine, Portugal, Panama, Philippines, Angola, China and Brazil. By Latin standards, I wasn't especially impressed by Miss Brazil, but the representative of the host country–the pageant was in Sao Paulo–is nearly always among the favorites.
The top five were Ukraine, China, Brazil, Angola and Philippines. Miss Australia's absence from the top five was notable. To recap, here they are, in that order:
It was, as I said before, a sensational field. Now they were down to the pageant's most unpredictable moments: the contestants had to answer questions posed by the judges. This is basically the only opportunity we have to learn what they are like, and the question round often plays a huge part in determining the winner. I am pretty sure that was true this year.
Miss Ukraine was asked, if you could trade places with anyone in history, who would it be? Her answer was pretty good: Cleopatra, who was powerful, strong, and worthy of respect. No doubt Miss Ukraine would rather not go the asp route, but the answer was still good.
Miss Philippines was asked whether she would change religions to marry the man she loved. The ultimate softball for a good Filipino Catholic: she replied that the first person she loves is God, and she isn't going to change, so any man who loves her should love her God. That is one of the things I find refreshing about the big international pageants: most of the third world contestants haven't yet gotten the politically correct message.
Miss China–who, by the way, is six feet tall–was asked whether nude beaches are appropriate, and her answer suggested that she is a classic 21st century Communist Chinese bureaucrat. She responded that each country has its rules and regulations, and we should respect them. I infer that she would be fine with mowing down the Tiananmen Square protesters. It may have cost her the title.
Miss Brazil was asked what she would do if her country was fighting a war she didn't believe in. This was the most revealing of all the questions, as it gave her the opportunity to play the liberal: she said that the most important quality is respect, that war doesn't show respect, and that war is always the result of misunderstanding and a lack of education. Which showed a remarkable degree of ignorance, and, in my opinion, disqualified her from the Miss Universe title. The judges seemed to agree.
Finally, Miss Angola was asked how she would change her appearance if she had the opportunity. She replied that she was satisfied with how God had created her, and she wouldn't change a thing. The audience heartily agreed.
The rather robotic Miss China was the 4th runner-up; next, Miss Philippines, followed by Miss Brazil. Her ill-informed answer may have cost her a higher finish.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina assistant G.A. Mangus was suspended by Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier after being arrested in Greenville.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina assistant G.A. Mangus was suspended by Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier after being arrested in Greenville.
The third-year quarterbacks coach was charged with nuisance conduct after officers saw him urinating on a downtown street.
"G.A. has been suspended from all coaching activities until this matter is resolved," Spurrier said Tuesday in statement. "We are disappointed in his actions and will handle it accordingly."
Greenville Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Rampey said Mangus has been released from jail. The 42-year-old coach faces a $470 fine if convicted. Mangus, 42, was in Greenville for a meeting of state high school coaches.
Mangus apologized for his actions to Spurrier, athletic director Eric Hyman and the football team. "Last night, I acted irresponsibly and I deeply regret my actions," he said. "I take full responsibility."
The police report said Mangus was seen urinating on the curb and roadway. When officers talked to Mangus, he appeared "unsteady on his feet and he had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his person," according to the report.
Mangus' eyes were dilated and glazed over, the report said. Officers said his speech was slurred and "he was uncooperative in providing straight answers" to questions, according to the report.
He is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 26. It is unclear if he has an attorney.
Spurrier's action with Mangus is in line with team policy that calls for an immediate suspension for any player arrested.
Mangus was a former quarterback and staffer under Spurrier at Florida who was brought in from Middle Tennessee before the 2009 season, in part as a younger, milder hand to help the development of Stephen Garcia. Now both are under some form of suspension with the team set to open fall workouts on Aug. 3.
Garcia was suspended in April for the fifth time since arriving on campus in January 2007. He was allowed to return to voluntary player offseason workouts in May with Spurrier saying he still had more goals to meet before fully rejoining the team.
Spurrier told media at Southeastern Conference media days last week that Garcia was doing all he was asked. "So right now he, in all likelihood, will be set to return," Spurrier said then. Garcia had been troubled by inconsistency and suspensions, the latest coming about two weeks after promising he wouldn't get in trouble again.
The Mangus-Garcia partnership fared better on the field. Garcia threw for 3,059 yards and a career-high 20 touchdowns last season as South Carolina won the SEC Eastern Division and played in the league's title game.
The Gamecocks were picked to repeat as SEC Eastern Division champions at last week's league media days.
Spurrier must move forward down an assistant. Mangus was critical in helping with South Carolina's gameplan and considered one of the team's best recruiters.


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"What then is the American, this new man?" asked J. Hector St-John de Crèvecoeur in his Letters from an American Farmer in 1782. This subject takes Crèvecoeur's question as the starting point for an examination of the changing meanings of national identity in the American past. We will consider a diverse collection of classic texts in American history to see how Americans have defined themselves and their nation in politics, literature, art, and popular culture. As a communications-intensive subject, students will be expected to engage intensively with the material through frequent oral and written exercises.


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This is a very popular video in Youtube among Egyptians and Arabs , it is known as the Egyptian Crazy Pilot , it was taken from a History channel TV series "Dog fight" in "DOGFIGHTS OF THE HOLY LAND" episode "Second season" {It was aired on the 10th of August 2007}
Now that Egyptian crazy pilot has a specific name and it is Hassan Salem El-Rafai and he is still alive unlike what was mentioned in the History Channel , this was not a desperate adventure of a mad Egyptian pilot with his poor MIG-21 , this was among the maneuvers the Egyptian pilots were trained for months on it . They already learnt from the Pakistani pilots in Syria , yup you are reading right.
The Egyptian pilot used this maneuver to escape from the IAF and he had been trained on it day and night , yet it is very hard and was known among the Egyptian fleet as the death maneuver.
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Joachin Andujar once said he could summarize baseball in one word — youneverknow. The same is true of soccer. On Sunday, the U.S. defeated Mexico 2-1 in the Gold Cup final. Tonight, a watered-down Mexican squad (no Pardo, Salcido, Osario, or Guardado) beat Brazil 2-0 in the opening round of Copa America. Brazil played its first team except for superstars Ronaldinho and Kaka, who are taking the summer off after very long and taxing seasons in Spain and Italy, respectively.
Brazil was poor in the first half, but launched a sustained all-out attack in the second half that, with better luck, could have produced four goals. All Brazil needed was Benny Feilhaber.
Tomorrow night, the U.S. takes on Argentina.
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KDE.de App of the Month: KView
Klaus Stärk informs us that
KView is great! It's one of those little apps that are frequently overlooked, like konsole, or kmail (to a lesser extent). KDE is *nothing* without these fantastic apps. (ok, so, kmail isn't one of those "little" apps--but it is certainly taken for granted..)
By Charles Samuels at Sat, 2002/04/06 - 6:00am
Re: kview!
You are absolutly right, and yesterday when I was installing KDE3 on my SuSE system(Can't wait for my 8.0 copy) I was just thinking that "hey this Kmail client is really quit nice!" I have always been seeking and wanting a more outlook like mail client but when you think about it Kmail really has become quite the killer Email client under Linux. What I mean is that it's stabel "rock solid" and you got all the functionallity an Email client should have so you are absolutly right the developers of Kmail definantly deserves more credit!! Thanks Kmail developers!!!!
By DiCkE at Sat, 2002/04/06 - 6:00am
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There are only some "little" things in KMail/Kaddessbook.
KMail mix languages when you send a "reply" (date/time) and the date/time fields are broken when you use other then the standard formats.
Kaddressbook do not hold the wide and order of the user defined data fields.
Bug reports are going.
BTW Apart from that KMail is GREAT. I do _NOT_ want a unified mail/news client.
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Thanks to Klaus
Besides the great "App of the Month" Series, Klaus also does most of the maintaining of www.kde.de.
By zapalotta at Sat, 2002/04/06 - 6:00am
Does it come with KDE 3.0?
I mean people would be aware of it more if kview is bundled with KDE3.
By Tom at Sat, 2002/04/06 - 6:00am
Re: Does it come with KDE 3.0?
Kview IS bundled with KDE3...
By Movitz at Sat, 2002/04/06 - 6:00am
Re: Does it come with KDE 3.0?
Thats whats appsy is for. It has a scoring system, so you can see which apps are worth looking at.
By Psiren at Sat, 2002/04/06 - 6:00am
Re: Does it come with KDE 3.0?
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By thierry at Sun, 2002/04/07 - 6:00am
I think I've missed something
Ok its an awkward image viewer with no browsing capabilities and a VERY limited range of manipulation tools which causes it to fail in both areas. I hate to criticise open source projects but credit where its due. Gwenview is not far off being the best image viewer I've used and should, (IMHO) be the default KDE viewer. Perhaps KView should concentrate more on being an easier alternative to GIMP for basic image manipulation
By peter jeffries at Sun, 2002/04/07 - 6:00am
PixiePlus rocks
For handling large collections of pictures mosfet's PixiePlus is awesome tool. People who own e.g. digital camera, PixiePlus is what they want to use to browse their mighty picture collections :)
Good work with KView also, but check PixiePlus 0.3 at http://www.mosfet.org/pixie/.
By samppa at Sun, 2002/04/07 - 6:00am
Re: PixiePlus rocks
Konq plus Kuickshow work for me as well.. :-)
By Rob Kaper at Sun, 2002/04/07 - 6:00am
Re: PixiePlus rocks
sweet - that Pixie looks just like Thumbs-Plus (formerly Thumbs-Up). Linux is looking better and better ;-)
By gaffo at Mon, 2002/04/29 - 5:00am
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It's true, this is a great program. This is the only program I have with SuSE 8.1 that will make batches of thumbnails all at once.
By mowo2000 at Wed, 2003/01/01 - 6:00am
It's a pain to open a lot of images
KView really needs an open directory function (with a recurse sub-directories option)
By gergi at Mon, 2002/04/08 - 5:00am
Konqueror does a beautiful job, (as does KView :)
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KView is excellent for slideshows. Very fast &
KDE3 is so entirely integrated now. You can do
TIP: "NoAtun" - Multimedia Player. Add KDEAddons
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I am truly amazed that everyone doesn�t garden. First of all, it adds considerable economic value to your home. Secondly, it filters pollutants for a healthier environment and provides a much-needed habitat for wildlife.
I am truly amazed that everyone doesn�t garden. First of all, it adds considerable economic value to your home. Secondly, it filters pollutants for a healthier environment and provides a much-needed habitat for wildlife.
Lastly, it�s good for your health � physically, as it is a great source of exercise, and mentally, as it facilitates a feeling of tranquility and accomplishment. What more could you ask for from a hobby? That said, there are still times when our gardens can overwhelm us. Thankfully this is only a temporary problem.
Lawns consume half of the total water used in a home, and a square of green is a lot less attractive than an artfully arranged bed of flowers, shrubs and trees. Less lawn means less work; less water; less time and energy; less gas and electricity; and less money spent on maintenance. Most turfgrass has a thirst that can only be satisfied by overhead sprinklers, which lose a lot of water to evaporation and runoff.
Then there�s dealing with weeds, grubs and the chemicals needed to keep that grass glossy.
If you�re going to put that much effort into your yard, why not get a little payback? Even if you�ve never tried growing food, there are some good reasons to sacrifice some of that green carpet for a starter bed. You�ll save money, even if you buy vegetable transplants rather than seeds. An average 100-square-foot edible garden can save you around $700 a year on the cost of fresh vegetables.
Finding the right spot is simple. The main requirement for most edible plants is having them in an area that gets at least 6 hours of sun each day in the summer. Position the beds against a south-facing wall or fence to get extra heat; but make sure there is some airflow. You can also put up wires or a trellis for peas, beans, cucumbers or any other vegetable you enjoy and that climbs. Otherwise, the ground should be relatively flat and near a water source.
Consider replacing your lawn gradually, or at least some of it. Cut out curving beds along each side of your house and fill with drought-tolerant trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses and flowers. If you must keep a lawn, make sure you have a drought-tolerant grass.
If you would like to read more about starting a vegetable garden, please let me know. People who know me well are probably all saying �Oh, don�t encourage her on this topic.�
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A storm of protest blew up last week when Montauk residents got wind that the Ditch Witch, a food wagon run by Lili Adams at the Otis Road parking lot at Ditch Plain Beach since 1994, was not the winning bidder for a concession at that site, which is adjacent to the East Deck Motel.
In the face of a burgeoning and boisterous campaign conducted largely online through a "Save the Ditch Witch" Facebook page that drew over 1,000 followers by midday last Thursday, the East Hampton Town Board, which had resolved to institute a new system this year of awarding exclusive vendor rights for several town beaches in order to derail the potential for food truck wars, decided to suspend the program. After a review, they said that the process of soliciting proposals was legally flawed and scrapped all of the bids.
Plans had been laid through the social networking site for a rally at Ditch beach — with drumming — and suggestions made of not only boycotting new food trucks at Ditch, but forming a human chain to prevent anyone other than Ms. Adams from getting in to her traditional spot. The potential change in vendors at the beach was likened to the erosion of the character of Montauk and a takeover of the hamlet by outsiders.
The Beach Dog, a longtime vendor at the other parking lot at Ditch Plain Beach, was also set to lose its spot under the new town procedure, and it too became the subject of a lively and snowballing Facebook campaign.
Combined, the two food vendors received over 1,500 comments on Facebook, with positive posts from all over, including Hawaii, Nantucket, Boston, and New York City.
Emotions ran so high that someone, in a call to Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson's residence on May 18, left a "harassing message," according to a police report, expressing disapproval of allowing an out-of-town vendor, and not the Ditch Witch, to sell food at Ditch Plain. After Mr. Wilkinson reported the incident, the suspect was asked to refrain from contacting him at home, according to the report.
The board had been set to award the bids for concessions at several town beaches at a meeting last Thursday night, but was inundated with hundreds of e-mails calling the Ditch Witch an institution and questioning how a local business owner could be shut out.
After a hastily called special board meeting last Thursday afternoon, officials announced that, as this summer starts, it would drop the idea of assigning exclusive concession rights.
Facebook fans of the food vendors were jubilant. "It's like the '60s but now we have Facebook," wrote Kate Sheerin on the Ditch Witch page. "Power to the People," another wrote. "I've never seen anything quite like this . . . so proud to be a local Montaukian. It's going to be a good summer," wrote James Katsipis.
"It goes to show it's not my community, it's their community," Ms. Adams said this week. "It's their neighborhood," she said of the popular beach site. "On Facebook, they didn't talk about my product, they talked about the place," she added.
The town board had long sought a way to control the situation at popular beaches, because of complaints from the public about too many trucks taking up parking spaces, the potential for turf wars among a sharply increasing number of vendors, and complaints from store owners about competition from the itinerant peddlers.
A scoring system for proposals from concessionaires was developed, with different amounts of points given to a variety of criteria, and four private citizens, who the town board has refused to name, were asked to score all the proposals.
Although, according to Constitutional law, non-local vendors could not be excluded, the intent, Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson said last week, was to "customize this in such a way" as to give longtime local vendors an advantage. Therefore, items such as experience and an understanding of the community were weighted more heavily than other criteria, and, overall, the proposed rent to be paid would account for only 40 percent of the score.
According to the final scores, the rights to sell at Otis Road were to have gone to a newcomer, Turf Lobster Rolls, and the vendor for the main Ditch parking lot to the west would have been Montaco, which came on the scene last summer.
At the town board's meeting last Thursday night, those vendors questioned why the original determinations were thrown out, and discussed the tribulations of trying to break into the food truck business here.
"Bullying is alive and well in Montauk," said Mars Ostarello, who began operating the Montaco food truck there last year. "People loved us," Ms. Ostarello said of her customers. But, she said, she was harassed by longtime vendors — "some people in this room, aggressively," she said.
James Bogetti, whose family runs the Beach Dog, said comments about bullying were unfair to make "unless you have a police report."
"You told me if I didn't stop it, I'd have real big problems — in a very aggressive way," Ms. Ostarello said to him.
"I've never bullied anybody in my life," Mr. Bogetti replied.
Zachary Lynd, the 26-year-old behind Turf Lobster Rolls, said he had gotten on a bus to come to East Hampton from New York City as soon as he heard about the uproar over the bids. "I know I've never lived here," he said, "but I saw an opportunity, and I saw you were offering an equal opportunity. I was willing to stake a lot — my entire life savings — for that opportunity."
"I've invested a lot — time, and money, and energy — and I want to know what we're going to do. This is a knee-jerk reaction to throw all of this out," he said.
According to John Jilnicki, the town attorney, the information given to bidders did not include a breakdown of the points assigned to each subcategory, such as an "understanding of customer base and community," while those who evaluated the bids used the more detailed scorecard. Regardless, when soliciting bids, the board retains the right to reject them.
"It's . . . hard to believe this flaw was found after the level of outcry," Mr. Lynd said.
Ms. Ostarello, the Montaco proprietor, described how she had diligently prepared her winning proposal. "We all ran the same race," she said, "with the same conditions, fair or unfair. And at the end of the day, the ones that were most fit won."
The fact that the board discovered a flaw in the process in the midst of a community outcry supporting Ditch Witch "is a little bit odd," she said. "I mean, come on, guys." She said not knowing the specific point value of each subcriteria was not a key factor for bidders.
"We did not meet our mandate under the law," Mr. Jilnicki said. Councilwomen Julia Prince and Theresa Quigley said the decision to throw out all the bids was not based on all the objections about the Ditch Witch not having been chosen, but solely on the discovery that the process may not have been fair to the bidders.
"I felt bad for the person who lost that bid," Ms. Prince said of the Ditch Witch. "But you know what, nobody is entitled to those spots. That's town property. I didn't read the 200 e-mails, or Facebook," she said. "That wasn't what was important to me."
The board intends to fine-tune the exclusive concessionaire process with an eye toward later implementation, perhaps even during this summer season.
Kelly Bogetti, a member of the family that runs the Beach Dog, told the board that there "should be a huge consideration of the taxes and what we put into the community," in favoring local vendors. However, Mr. Jilnicki said Tuesday that giving too much weight to the "local" factor would be illegal. "You have to have it structured so that you don't preclude people from outside," he said.
A provision of the peddling law limiting food truck vendors to a 30-minute stay in a particular spot will likely be suspended in the interim for certain beach locations, Mr. Jilnicki said.
The board is expected to discuss another provision now in the law, which allows vending only from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The law also calls for vendors to park only in designated parking spots at beaches, on a first-come, first-served basis.
okay, so how many "initiatives" and "plans" and schemes and sales, etc., has this town board had to dump, after the public has called them on flaws in their thinking? it's all retraction and retreat from this board (because they keep going off half-cocked). can anyone remember anything like this string of "ooops"-es, ever??
The Ditch Witch certainly should have been offered this central business location if she was willing to pay the lease at fair market value. It is unclear why the town's plan for offering the site to pre-existing business was not followed in the first place. These beach-front sites are very good sources of revenue to the town and should be bid on with fair business practice.
MONTAUK MUSIC FESTIVAL: I want to congratulate the musicians and staff of the festival for a job well done. Off-season events such as these bring much needed new business to town, which benefits all. On Saturday night at 9:30, a local band, 3rd Estate, was ordered to stop playing by the police and the host restaurant, 668 the Gig shack was ticketed for a music violation. I cannot understand why people who live on Main Street, Montauk, (you all know whom I refer to) should be allowed to dictate their anti-tourist agenda upon the entire town. The music festival was a special occasion! If you support live music in Montauk, please contact the town board (like you did for the Ditch Witch) and request removal of the music violation on 668 the Gig shack.
Perfect father's day Gift: Montauk Tango has been awarded the best book about men's lives for 2011 by Indie Book Publishers.


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Requirements for good colour rendering
For the visual experience, and for performing a visual task and assessing colours in the best possible way, it is of great importance that the colours on surfaces, objects and human skin should be reproduced in a natural and accurate way.
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Working through CDLI ATFs recently, I noticed that the project had only a partial transliteration, and an incorrect copy online of ASJ 9, 251 28, a neo-Sumerian feed-and-seed account from Girsu published by D. Snell (1987) and partially edited by T. Gomi (1997: 36), so I decided to take a moment to correct them. One thing led to another in this text, in particular to the strange and very exacting calculations of "5/6 fodder," where we are more accustomed to the conventional fraction of 1/2 employed in Ur III agricultural texts (the common seeding rate of 300 sila3 per bur3 supplemented by 150 sila3 of plough-oxen fodder, etc.). While 5/6 fodder appears attested thus far only in this and one other text (ASJ 11, 142 BM 106112), and while the precision of the grain calculations both for furrows based on the "one seed-grain per two fingers" rule (=30 sila3 per furrow and bur3) and for their corresponding oxen fodder reaches down to the level of 1/360 of a sila3 (for which see my notes and translation here), the really interesting passage in the two, in bold below, is the clear example of ugu2 ba-a-gar ... zi-ga being posted to sag nig2-gur11-ra, as has been demonstrated by Maekawa (1988: 53-54 [and see Englund 1990: 72 n. 242]; in the present examples, sag nig2-gur11-ra is implicit following the grain totals in obv. ll. 6 and 16-18, respectively), but in accounting transactions so complex as to defy convincing comparison. In beautifully simple terms, the first of our present accounts, dealing with the office of the oxen manager Ur-mes, records within its credits (ša3-bi-ta ... zi-ga) section a sum of "1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 barley, set to the debit section of of Ipa'e('s account)" (rev. 5); this sum of barley is then recorded in the debits (sag nig2-gur11-ra) section of the second account, dealing with the affairs of this same Ipa'e: "1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 from Urmes" (obv. 12). We may thus with confidence date the second text to the same year as the first, that is, to Šu-Suen 4. By stating that this forcefully logical instance of Ur III credits-and-debits organization was also recognized, and correctly analyzed by Maekawa in his treatment of BM 106112 (Maekawa 1989: 143), I note again how fundamental that scholar's contributions to 3rd millennium Babylonian history have been; it does, however, require our close attention to appreciate them in his many table-laden publications of British Museum texts.
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Re-View of the Preview: Boston Red Sox
Let's start off with the link to the initial entry, here.
Predicted record: 94-99 wins
Actual Record: 90-72
This is yet another one of those teams that really confused me when it came to this season. However, as you can see by the margin in records, they didn't completely fool me. For example, Adrian Gonzalez didn't quite live up to my expectations, but he was in a ballpark range of what I predicted (click the link to the original entry at the top of this entry to find out what said expectations were). Then there were players like Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford who completely defied my expectations for them.
The result of these unpredictable swings being, the Red Sox underachieving a bit and not getting into the playoffs, leading to a mass leadership upturning this past offseason. However, I DID predict that the rotation of the Red Sox was not the unstoppable force people were predicting it to be, I'm not saying I knew they were eating chicken, but the pitchers in their rotation did not make it great by any means.
So that is that. I sort off predicted what the Red Sox were going to do in 2011, even if I was off by a few wins like most people.


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March 1, 2011
The Schedule
Pac-10 Conference Swimming Championships
Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, Calif.
Live Results
Wednesday, March 2
200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay
Thursday, March 3
500 Free, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, March 4
400 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay
Saturday, March 5
1650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 400 Free Relay
The Week Ahead
The UC Santa Barbara men's swim team will travel to Belmont Plaza this week for its first appearance at the Pac-10 Swimming Championships. The Gauchos, who won 26 Big West Conference team titles before the league stopped carrying swimming and diving, will be on a quest for its first Pac-10 title. The men's swim team is the first UCSB program to compete in the conference.
The Competition
UCSB will be taking on some of the nation's best swimmers this weekend. The Gauchos will be up against the swim teams from Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Cal Poly, Stanford and USC.
Planting The Seeds
The Gaucho relay teams head into the week seeded fifth in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay. Garrett Thompson and Tim Freeman have the highest individual event seeds. Thompson is seeded eighth in the 200 free and Freeman is seeded eighth in the 200 breast; he is additionally seeded 10th in the 100 breast. Chris Peterson is the No. 9 seed in both the 50 and 100 free. Kevin Ferguson, meanwhile, is seeded 10th in the 100 backstroke and 14th in the 50 free.
Making The Cut
In addition to competing for conference titles this week, several UCSB swimmers will be looking to earn their spot at the 2011 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota the weekend of March 24-26. The Gauchos have yet to post any automatic qualifying times for the championships, but they have achieved nine `B' cuts. Peterson has `B' cuts in the 50 free and100 free; Ferguson has `B' cuts in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back and 100 breast; and Thompson has a `B' cut in the 200 free. UCSB's 200 free and 400 free relays have also posted `B' qualifying times this year.
Record Watch
Several swimmers have posted times this season that are within striking distance of UCSB records and now that the Gauchos are shaved and tapered, those records could very well fall this week. Ferguson is the closest to a record; his season-best time in the 100 back this year (48.44) is just .26 seconds off of Pat Ota's 2006 school standard. Thompson is .31 seconds off of Matt Bartlett's 200 free program record set at 1:36.41. Peterson, meanwhile, is on a quest to knock down Jason Lezak's 1998 record in the 50 free (19.67). The junior's season-best in the event was 20.04 seconds.


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Great article. I've worked in Italy in the past and it seems that the "working culture" is just as present in the bike industry as it is in mine!
Earlier this month 17 participants were selected from all over the world to take part in the Dario Pegoretti "Tornemo indrio (Back to the roots)" workshop organised by Onirica Lab at Interzona in Verona, Italy. Thanks to the magic of twitter and my poor handwriting skills I was lucky enough to be one of them.
A short while ago I noticed a tweet about a frame building workshop being run by Dario Pegoretti, I was stunned at first as it's not something he's done before, but after some frantic research I realised that the workshop was still accepting applicants! The brief was simple; write Dario a letter explaining your motivations for attending the workshop. Having only met Dario briefly before I was keen to spend some time with him, to get to know him a little, and of course to learn from one of the all time greats. As the founder of The Bicycle Academy I'm lucky enough to be working with a wonderful frame builder, but the opportunity to pass on the skills of Pegoretti to a wider audience was too good to miss, so I sat down, took a deep breath, and wrote my application.
Pegoretti is one of the most important bicycle frame builders of our time, he's a long serving artisan, and an artist famed for his vivid custom paint jobs. A pioneer of new technology and a protector of the old craft, there are few who can rival Pegoretti's expertise. Dario was quick to dispel the mythology of his craft "they're not planes, just 8 tubes welded together" - but those welded tubes hide a great deal of calculation, hard work, skill and sensitivity. It's easy to create a bicycle shaped object, but to create a bicycle that not only works but is a joy to use, well, that takes a lot.
Over the course of the 4 days we worked under the guidance of Pegoretti, absorbing his know-how and spirit in our efforts to turn a collection of materials and tools into four beautiful bicycle frames. We learnt geometry theory, argued aesthetics, and got to grips with the frame building jig that Luigino Milani himself had used to teach Dario.
It's fair to say that the workshop was as much of a lesson in Italian culture as it was on frame building. The delicious food, fantastic weather and lots of coffee were great but the slow starts, frequent and long breaks and even longer lunches made it impossible to get much done. Smoking and drinking coffee were the only parts of the schedule we could guarantee and so sure enough by Saturday evening's 'grand finale' - 'The Makers' Festival', we didn't have a single bike to put on show - only some partly constructed frames, but not a whole frame and certainly not four.
Although not part of the program those of us who didn't have flights to catch, or people to meet, stayed all day Sunday to try and complete at least one of the frames. Dario kindly stayed too, and between us we managed it. Just. The look on everyone's faces was one of pride and rightly so - sure things hadn't gone to plan, but we had completed the transition from bits to bike and each of us could lay claim to a part of that frame.
A group of relative novices, from different countries, speaking different languages and with completely different backgrounds managed to collectively build a bicycle frame using the age old artisan methods most people have forgotten existed. Those skills, the way of the artisan, getting 'back to the roots' - that's what it was really all about - a tactile, physical connection with the bicycle. Every one of the participants and organisers shared the same desire to reconnect, to use their hands, an analogue experience with no undo. Whether we had completed the frames or not each of us had been given a window into a simpler way of life that was slower paced but with greater connection. Having tasted the world of frame building many of the participants have since contacted us about attending a course at The Bicycle Academy, so that they can see where their new found skills will take them. Making a living as a frame builder in a world where mass production is king isn't easy, but for this group of people their goal wasn't to put food on the table but to learn a craft for the love of it.
The construction of the frame is just the first step towards building a bicycle so the Onirica project doesn't stop there. Once completed by Dario each frame will be decorated with the designs of young and talented designers, working side by side with Pegorett. Then, once decorated the frames will be assembled and then exhibited before being sold in a charity auction to raise money for the research against cancer, a cause very dear to Pegoretti's heart.
The competition will be held to find and select one of the 4 designers over the coming weeks, full details will be available at http://www.oniricalab.com/
Andrew Denham is the founder of The Bicycle Academy - A frame building school based in Frome, Somerset, UK.
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If the small office I'd worked in had been in the UK, it would have had at least a kettle, jar of coffee, box of tea bags and pint of milk in the fridge.
Instead, each morning and afternoon, a waiter would arrive from the nearby bar, tray in hand, and come back half an hour later to pick up the cups and saucers. It's little things like that make me love Italy.
Was interested to see on Pegoretti website that Dario still does one-off paint jobs but it's very much a case of you get what he gives you, the design depending on his mood... that takes a leap of faith on the buyer's part, but if money were no object I might be tempted....
+1 re the working culture.
I know what you mean about the cost Simon. I've ogled that Pegoretti Duende on the classifieds for ages, but I can't spend that on a steel frame 'treat' when it's entirely possible that I'll still want something lighter to go along with it.
I think Bike frame weight is hugely overrated. Lighter wheels will make much more of a difference. I recently sold a cannondale supersix that was very light. I've replaced it with a 10year old Principia Alu frame thats heavier and honestly I prefer the alu frame. Its more solid and I cant feel the difference in weight. I also have a Speedvagen that I'm building up that should weigh close to what my Cannondale did(although I've got very light wheels on it). For what its worth, I do race as well so dont just poodle along to the coffee shop.
I'd love a peg, but for now my Speedvagen will do just fine.


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V. Valenti has posted loads of vintage Japanese ads on flickr and few are more fascinating than the 1960s Suntory Red adverts that I posted about in December. With Vinnie's permission I have translated the copy of some more of the adverts. The Japanese used often seems to have purposefully odd syntax and the vocabulary can be weird, too. These are very rough translations. So, if anybody spots a mistake in the translations given here, please just chip in.
There are some classic lines in some of these ads and many could certainly not be written now: "Red can make you a whale! A really grand whale! Drink like a whale. To be able to drink a lot just like a whale! The art of manhood! In the past, that art required prolonged periods of samurai training. It is all so easy now. Ultra soft Red is here!
Anyway, I have put the English version below each ad. First, the ad above.
"Red will open any mouth. Those young people who are not left handed [Nonjatta note: this is a reference to slang for drinkers], i.e. those young people who cannot drink, are most unfortunate.
Drinking and getting drunk, mumbling 'Tomorrow is yet another day,' is part of the wisdom of life. But Red can be drunk by anyone. Even those unintiated will find it platable. Well, it is, after all, ultra soft."Next:
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Text above says: "Spring sleep never knows dawn? [Nonjatta note: this is a quotation from the Chinese poet Meng Haoran.] It is difficult to wake up the morning after drinking plenty because of the alcohol still in your body. It is not like that with Red because it is full of good malt! Only Red will make you want to drink again the morning after drinking a lot."
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Text above says: "Night in the middle of winter. What is your right hand doing? Of course, it is holding a glass of Red. This is how it should be. Why...? Under the lamp light, drinking Red on sharp ice near the fire; this is the best winter pleasure. First, a glass in one gulp. Ultra soft. You will nod and pour the second, and drink that in one go. Ultra soft. Now, the third."
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Text above says: "Electric light is not the only thing that makes the night bright. Red also makes night bright, particularly those for young people. Red, to be precise, is the soft whisky for youth: shiny individuality, so modern! Not heavy. Not strong. For those new to whisky, you can drink it without difficulty. Red certainly offers you a happy evening."
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Text above says: "Red can make you a whale! A really grand whale! Drink like a whale. To be able to drink a lot just like a whale! The art of manhood! In the past, that art required prolonged periods of samurai training. It is all so easy now. Ultra soft Red is here! Even those who are new to whisky can drink Red easily. Without wasting time you can quickly become a grand whale."
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The text above says: "Go! Go! Right under the sun. Go, Go Red! Summer has come. The summer we have been looking foward to. The vacation requires a bottle of red. This one bottle largely defines your vacation. Soak up the sun, run, fly, jump, dance and, then, Red. Songs will trip from your lips...! Summer is for young people. Play, play, drink and drink."
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Text above says: "Night at the beach. Red will sing loudly for you! Summer for the youth means the sea. The cymbal of sun will be ringing on their foreheads. Swim! Breastsroke, crawl, butterfly! Sand will shine while biting the ankles. Dance! Monkey! Go! Go! Surfing. But the climax of the day is not here yet. It will come only when you take a sip of Red with the stars as a side dish. The moment that soft taste runs over your palate you will feel sudden doubling of joy."
Text above says: "Snow? Fall as you like, if you want. Only kids and dogs are happy with snow. The best seat during winter is right next to your stove, and it becomes a first class seat if you have Red. Let's sip it slowly in front of a warm fire ... ever so slowly. Body and soul melt into spring. Red gives the softest drinking experience. Soft whisky."
Text above says: "Drink? Or drunk? You drink thuggish whisky. You lose your memory. How shameful. Hangover? What suffering! But Red is nice to you. It entices you with lightest of light tastes, and you can drink glass after glass. You will not find yourself drunk. The secret is pure spirit...!"
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The text above says: "The hometown of Red is Main Street, Top of the Cloud! [Nonjatta note: It actually says 1st district, 1st sub-division, Top of the cloud, but it basically means an address on the cloud] Cloud. The softest place in it. Red was born there?! No way! It is not true, but that's what comes to mind when you drink Red. That's what the ultra soft taste does to you. There is only one whisky which will remind you of a cloud: Red."
Text above says: "New Release! Red Double size! Twice as much and twice as much spirit form the still, but only 900 yen! Oh my! What a surprise! Your old friend Red's double size is coming out! Twice as much and twice as much spirit from the still. The price is not double but 10 per cent off: 900 yen. A bottle comes with a special Red bag, which is handy to carry the bottle around."


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Corey Hawkins scored 29 points and J.T. Adenrele added 19 to lead UC Davis to an 87-76 victory against Sacramento State on Tuesday night.
Ryan Simpkins added 15 points and Ryan Howley seven points and 15 rebounds for the Aggies (1-2), who overcame a 33-24 halftime deficit.
Dylan Garrity scored 22 points and John Dickson 18 for the Hornets (3-1), who shot just 35.8 percent (24 of 67) from the floor.
A 22-3 run over a 7:45 second-half stretch gave UC Davis control. Tyler Les hit two 3-pointers during the surge, which was punctuated by a Hawkins shot from behind the arc that gave the Aggies a 50-38 lead with 10:50 remaining.
Sacramento State, which went scoreless for 4:15 as UC Davis rallied, did not get closer than five points the rest of the way.


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The new release of Informix Server 12.10.FC6 (GA in November 2015) now offers support on the POWER8 Little Endian Linux platform. While this mainly concerns the Informix database server, the good news regarding the Informix Warehouse Accelerator (IWA) is: This new Informix database server running on POWER8 LE Linux also supports connection to and query acceleration with IWA. As always, IWA runs on the Intel 64-bit Linux platform.
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Continued from our previous page, we complete the kick-off surf ... but wait: there's more coming all through the month of September, so stay tuned. . .
* Nosey Logo Design
* Pale Horse WOW
* What Is Design
* Cigar Search
* Modern Myth
... and more:
Killed Productions
From Sean Heisler, logo design and typography
Logo design for Killed Productions, a personal project currently in development.
Full story : Sean Heisler, www.seanheislerdesign.com
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Pale Horse WOW
Palehorse Design is all about the crazy brain of designer/illustrator Chris Parks. After graduating from the Ringling College of Art & Design in 2002 and opening his own studio in 2006, Chris went wild ... and the world took notice!
Here's a page of type designs, but just start clicking around the site. I guarantee you'll be blown away. Absolutely don't miss the swimwear!
Full story : Palehorse Design
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What Is Design
This watercolor includes some pretty tight typography, created in perspective.
You will enjoy Gravitymachine's Flickr stream ... but surprisingly this is the only piece of typography there??? But at the BLOG there are some rather nice graphics, including the Arts United "AU" logo
Full story : gravitymachine
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Cigar Search
Conceptual exploration around a search engine for finding premium cigars. Featured in the Logopond Book V1
Another from From Sean Heisler, logo design and typography
Full story : Sean Heisler, www.seanheislerdesign.com
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Modern Myth
Jeff Jenkins is the guy behind Modern Myth -- with some rather striking custom lettering and brand identity design
We particularly liked the typographic illustrations ... nice work!
Full story : Modern Myth
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Many, many more episodes of Fred's Fonts surf ... ...
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Blea Tarn
A previous visit to Blea Tarn in Cumbria ended in less than favourable conditions. This time I was treated to a gorgeous sunrise with flat calm water. The sunrise slowly slid across the lake and mountains revealing a truly beautiful landscape while the morning mist crept back into the distance.
Whilst walking around Blea Tarn I noticed a family exploring and playing in the wood and near the water's edge. It was a pleasure to see a family coming together, and having fun without a phone or tablet in sight.
I thought it added a nice touch to an already beautiful setting
A 4am wake up call saw me take a long drive to Haweswater.
At this time of year it is pitch black driving through The Lake District at that time of the morning.
My sat-nav told me I was in the right place, but I wasn't sure, at this point I couldn't even tell I was right beside the reervoir.
Sunrise wasn't for another hour so I decided to take the opportunity to get some shut eye.
40 Minutes later I awoke to the sound of deer calling from the other side of the reservoir. I hopped out of the car and was in awe of my surroundings.
I grabbed my gear and made my way up the hillside to set up the shot.
As the sun crested over the mountainside and lit up the opposite hills with a bright red colour, I knew this day was going to be good one.
Corfe Castle
Late Sunday evening I decided to head out early the next day to shoot Durdle Door.
As soon as I hit the road I started driving through some pretty heavy mist and so quickly changed my plans and decided to go here instead.
I had previously tried to photograph Corfe Castle with a couple of my buddies Paul Crow and JJ Jones, but the weather was not on our side that day.
I arrived just before sunrise and ran ( I use that word liberally) up the opposite hillside and was met by a group of other photographers.
I took up position and waiting for the sun to make it's slow ascent and as it did the morning mist lit up with the morning sun, giving me a perfect example of why they call it the 'golden hour'.
A last minute trip to Cumbria found me at the shore of Buttermere.
I had hoped for good conditions and I was paid off in full. An absolutely gorgeous morning gave me calm waters and a beautiful sunrise. I could have stayed here all day.
Loughrigg Tarn
A fairly early start to the day saw me making my way to Loughrigg Fell.
I had never visited this location before, and was looking forward to a bit of hill walking.
Shortly after leaving my car behind, I started my ascent, however in my dimly lit environment I got slightly lost which resulted in me making a mad scramble through thick ferns and brambles to find my location before sunrise.
I arrived at my destination with 10 minutes to spare.
I framed my shot while still trying to catch my breath from the climb up, and as I looked through my viewfinder the sun crept over the horizon and began to light up the surrounding landscape.
It was truly beautiful.
Scots Pines
Pre-dawn at Buttermere in Cumbria.
With an early start of 4am to get in position, the sky slowly transitioned from inky black to pale blue.
At this time of the morning I had the lake to myself and had time to soak up the serenity of my surroundings, with only the sound of early morning bird song and a small brook to break the silence.
Complete and utter bliss!
The Looking Glass
I had set out one morning to capture a classic view of Haweswater in the Lake District.
For the majority of the morning, the water had been fairly choppy, so once I was happy with the shot I packed up and headed home.
As I drove down the length of the reservoir the water calmed and turned to glass.
With nowhere in the immediate area to park my car, i quickly hopped out of my car grabbed a few shots and got back on my way before I caused any disruption to the traffic.
Stand Out
During a trip to Cumbria, I set out one morning with the hope of finding a shot of Ullswater. While driving to my chosen location, I crested a small hill and was greeted with the sight of farm fields shrouded in morning mist.
I immediately found a place to park and was instantly drawn to a lone tree standing out from the rest which were partially hidden by this gorgeous morning mist.
One of the reasons that I love The Lake District so much is how the landscape can transform around you in the blink of an eye.
Moments before this was taken Buttermere was crystal clear, the water bright blue reflecting the sky above.
In the space of time it took to take a picture and inspect the image on the back of my camera, the scene had changed to what you see now.
Absolutely beautiful.
Mist On The Hills
I took a recent trip to Ross On Wye as I checked the forecast the night before and it had predicted light mist.
When I arrived it was pea soup and couldn't see a thing. I spent the majority of my time waiting for a break in the heavy fog, and for a brief moment I had one. For about 40 seconds a small patch of the thick heavy fog lifted to reveal the pattern of emerging subdued Autumnal colours on the hillside.
Mirrors Edge
Blea Tarn, Cumbria
Layer Cake
A house is lit by the morning sun as slowly rises over Loughrigg Tarn and the surrounding countryside
First Light
Sunrise at Loughrigg Fell
A Storm Rolls In
Honister Pass, Lake District
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