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Aintree Friday Preview
Matt Tombs / Friday 10th April 2015 / 09:58
The ground was just on the slow side of good, (as advertised,) on the first day and little change is expected for day two. The feature event on the 2nd day is the Grade 1 Melling Chase over 2m4f.
Champagne Fever (7/2) has threatened to be a top class horse over fences but the jury is still out. He'd been prone to throwing in the odd stinker, but his form this season is pretty solid. He's won Grade 2s over this trip at Clonmel and Gowran, and didn't stay when a respectable 10½l 4th in the King George. He was upsides Don Cossack, though probably just getting the worst of it, when tipping up at Thurles, (that came just 3 weeks after the King George and he may have been a bit flat there.) He missed the Champion Chase after being bitten by Un Atout in transit, arrives here fresh and this is probably his trip. He looks a worthy favourite.
Don Cossack (4/1) looked a bit soft earlier in his career, but he's a much tougher customer now, and he was giving Champagne Fever 2lb in the race at Thurles. I was slightly disappointed the way he got tapped for toe in the Ryanair and this is more a test of speed. One or two of these may be a bit quick for him.
Sire De Grugy (9/1) has been a top class horse over 2m, and given how well he'd taken his races it was a bit of a surprise he ran moderately in the Champion Chase, 18 days after his impressive Chepstow win off 172. If he is back on form after a month off, and stays the trip, he'll win. Lots of Champion Chase horses get the trip in this, but he looks like an out and out 2 miler.
Al Ferof (13/2) has had plenty of training problems but has lots of ability. His Paddy Power win off 159 two seasons ago suggested he'd be a top class horse, but he's been dogged by issues since, (wind operation since his last run). He's looked at his best on his seasonal debut for the last 3 seasons and the break since the King George might work in his favour. It'd be no surprise to see him win, but I'm not keen on backing horses with his sort of profile.
Balder Succes (8/1) has the right sort of profile for this in that he's more of a speed horse than a stayer at the trip. Whilst this race falls to horses from both the Champion Chase and Ryanair, when the best clash the 2 milers tend to prevail and it's usually the speedier Ryanair types that win. A sharp 2m4f would look ideal and he won the Maghull at last year's meeting. If you take the view he doesn't like Cheltenham and so forgive a lacklustre Ryanair win, he looks too big a price.
I'd love to see Cue Card (7/1) bounce back, and his 2nd to Sprinter Sacre two years ago in this would almost certainly be good enough. He hasn't looked the same horse since returning this season from his pelvic injury and there's just too much to take on faith to back him at this stage.
When to keep faith with a horse and when to accept its not as good as you thought, is a perennial punting problem. Given Champagne Fever was scratched and Sprinter Sacre and Sire De Grugy flopped, I was really disappointed Simply Ned (22/1) could only finish 17l 5th in the Champion Chase. He was ridden from off the pace and made a mistake at the 4th last that effectively ended his chances, before staying on - suggesting he might be ready for this sort of trip.
His splitting of Uxizandre and Dodging Bullets in the Shloer looks very good form now, and he got stuck in the mud at Leopardstown. If you forgive him his Champion Chase run, he should be much shorter. Sticking to the obvious paid dividends on the first day with Silviniaco Conti, and Champagne Fever is tempting, but he's not the proven top notcher Silviniaco Conti was – so I'm giving Simply Ned one more chance.
1pt Simply Ned to win the Melling Chase (15:25) @ 22/1
Whilst none of the main protagonists from the RSA line up in the 3m1f Grade 1 Mildmay Novices' Chase, its a decent renewal, with plenty of horses that looked RSA types earlier in the season, looking to restore their reputations.
I'm a fan of Saphir Du Rheu (7/4) and, whilst these fences take more jumping than most in Britain, I still think he'll make it as a chaser, despite tipping up twice in his 3 runs over fences. However, everyone else clearly does too and he's a fair bit shorter than I thought he would be, so I have to oppose him on value grounds.
Irish Saint (6/1) was a springer in the JLT market, backed from 16/1 into 8/1 on the day. Whilst he was demolished by Vautour, so was everything else, and he was only just over 3l behind runner up Apache Stronghold. He did pay for trying to mix it with the winner there and looked to have a hard race. It showed he was on an upward curve though and he'd be a threat if that race hasn't left its mark and he stays the trip, (not raced beyond 2m5½f so far.)
Ainsi Fideles (9/1) rattled up a 5 timer between July and September and looked the classic sort to get found out once the better horses came out in the autumn, which is what looked to happen when he was thumped by Splash Of Ginge at Cheltenham's October meeting. It was therefore surprising that he could win even a poor Reynoldstown, beating smart but inconsistent sorts Deputy Dan and Virak, (the latter a good winner off 144 since). If you take the Reynoldstown form at face value he's right in this, but that race looked to fall apart and I suspect he's not a Grade 1 novice.
Irish Cavalier (9/1) won the extended 2m4f novices handicap at the Festival off 137, (though that only had a 6lb weight range, so was almost like a consolation JLT). He definitely shaped as if a step up to 3m would suit and he might be better than a handicapper.
I backed Rawnaq (18/1) in the Plate and he ran a blinder at 25/1 off 141 on just his 4th chase start. He was beaten 2¾l in 3rd and might have given the winner plenty to think about had he jumped the last well. He still looks to be underrated for his small yard, but I'm a bit surprised to see him lining up in this rather than yesterday's 2m4f novice Grade 1. He has flat form over 2m, but his form over jumps doesn't suggest that 3m1f will suit.
By contrast, Carole's Destrier (7/1) has looked really at home over 3m+. He had the advantage of race fitness when beating Carraig Mor at the start of November and won a handicap off 142 easily at Ascot in February, before landing the odds easily back in novice company last time. He was trying to give Irish Cavalier 8lb when 5l behind him in a novice handicap in January and there shouldn't be much between them again.
Close Touch (18/1) has been a bit of a hype horse, and on occasions has looked as if he could be something special, especially when demolishing Many Clouds in the EBF Final 2 seasons ago. He was an impressive winner on his fencing debut at Wincanton at Christmas but has flopped twice since. Reports from Seven Barrows are that he's regained his sparkle and, whilst there are concerns he might want softer ground, he adds a fascinating dimension to this.
However, at the prices I like Carraig Mor (14/1). He lacked a run when beaten by Carole's Destrier at the start of the season, but was impressive when beating the much more experienced Southfield Theatre by 1¼l in a Grade 2 at Newbury. Southfield Theatre was giving 7lb and probably likes better ground, but Carraig Mor beat him cosily and Southfield Theatre was a good 2nd in the RSA.
He tipped up early on in the Kauto Star and then bombed at Haydock. Given a break he won easily on his return at Exeter over an inadequate 2m3½f. Alan King had never made any secret of how highly he rates Carraig Mor and if he puts it all together he can win this.
1pt Carraig Mor to win the Mildmay Novices' Chase (14:50) @ 14/1
The Grade 1 Sefton Novices' Hurdle over an extended 3m tends to turn into a real test of stamina, as they go pretty quickly. With 17 lining up, that'll probably happen again.
Having a theory about the nature of a race is crucial – whether as a punter or a trainer, but it can be dangerous. Willie Mullins had worked out that the Martin Pipe was much more of a test of stamina than the extended 2m4f trip might imply – and he won it with subsequent Gold Cup runner-up Sir Des Champs and RSA winner Don Poli.
This year he won it again with Killultagh Vic, but Mullins' heavily punted 3/1 favourite, Roi Des Francs, could finish only 3rd off 139. It looked very much a case of Roi Des Francs (13/2) needing a step up in trip and the Albert Bartlett might well have suited him better. He looks a big price here.
1pt Roi Des Francs to win the Sefton Novices Hurdle (16:40) @ 13/2


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Monrovia - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Monday that corruption in Liberia was hampering the war-torn nation's growth prospects, after attending President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's inauguration.
"Corruption is one of the roadblocks to greater prosperity here in Liberia," Clinton said after opening the new US embassy in Monrovia following Sirleaf's swearing-in ceremony.
She said she and Sirleaf had discussed the problem of corruption in private talks before the ceremony.
Clinton praised the west African nation's progress eight years after the end of a 14-year conflict which left some 250 000 dead.
"Democracy hasn't just sprouted in Liberia, it has taken root," she said.
"The real test of a democracy's strength isn't the first election - it's the second and the third and all the ones that follow. So seeing President Sirleaf re-elected in a free and fair contest is an exciting step forward for the Liberian people."
Clinton arrived on Monday morning in Liberia and was leaving in the afternoon for Ivory Coast on a whirlwind Africa trip which will also include Togo and Cape Verde.
US support
The tour is "to demonstrate US commitment to post-conflict return to peace, good governance and economic development as well as to emphasize US focus on democratisation," state department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.
In Ivory Coast, she will meet President Alassane Ouattara to "showcase our support for national reconciliation and strengthening democratic institutions" after the elections in December, Nuland said.
In Togo, Clinton, the first US secretary of state to visit that country, will meet President Faure Gnassingbe "to demonstrate US support for Togo's democratic progress and economic reforms", Nuland said.
In Cape Verde, Clinton will meet Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to discuss co-operation on regional issues like counter-narcotics, good governance, sound economic policies."
It's a pitty Clinton doesnt day anything about the corruption from the ANC and Julius Malema in South-Africa.
What South Africa has to do with Clinton's comments about de ANC or Malema? If we have anything to say we as South Africans we will say it,Clinton can go & say something meaningful to the congress,
to @ least give the world some peace this year&stop initiating war with Iran,Syria etc.
No sh*t Sherlock Clinton.... It's Africa. What do you expect?
It takes two to tango!!!!!!
Most corruption in Africa, is paid for by Europe!
The "giver" and the "receiver" are both as guilty!!!!
It's the entire continent Hilary, not just Liberia! Spot the common denominator!
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Free Elections when sirleaf was a cohort of the dictator Charles Taylor and is using what is left of his machine. I don't think there has ever been a free election in Africa


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Pamela Anderson thinks her dog "committed suicide" because he didn't like her ex-husband Rick Salomon.
The 47-year-old model was left devastated when her pet pooch Jo-Jo passed away a few months ago and believes her former spouse, whom she divorced in April this year, is to blame for her four-legged friends' unexpected death.
She told The Sunday Times' Style magazine: "My dog Jo-Jo passed away not long ago.
"I think he committed suicide because he didn't like my husband. He just looked at me one day and said, 'I don't know what you're doing but I can't do this anymore. I'm out."
The former 'Baywatch' actress - who tied the knot with Rick in 2007 before having their marriage annulled two months later and then remarrying in 2014 - pulled the plug on their relationship for a second time earlier this year due to their "different philosophies" and lifestyles.
Pamela, who has two children Brandon, 19, and Dylan, 17, with her first husband Tommy Lee, doesn't feel ready to throw herself into another relationship just yet but hasn't ruled out finding love again in the near future.
The blonde beauty - who was also married to Kid Rock - said previously: "I've said to myself I won't date anyone till after Christmas. Then, watch out!"


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The second to last episode of Game of Thrones's sixth season featured the biggest battle of the entire series so far. Dubbed the "Battle of the Bastards," it was our first real look at how two organized Westerosi armies would clash on an actual battlefield.
Interestingly though (and despite the fact that one side fielded a giant and was led by a guy who was magically brought back from the dead a few weeks prior), much of what we saw was based on some very real military tactics.
Spoilers For Game Of Thrones Season 6 Follow
To recap, the episode saw Jon Snow and Sansa Stark leading an army to retake Winterfell from House Bolton. Unfortunately for them, they were forced to do so with a woefully inadequate army comprised of mostly Wildlings, and the soldiers of a few minor Houses.
Ramsay Bolton on the other hand, had the defensive advantage, a much larger and better trained army, and the support of prominent northern families like House Umber. In terms of pure numbers, the Stark army had absolutely nothing on the Boltons'.
Luckily though, the Stark children had one small glimmer of hope: Ramsay Bolton's rule over the north was tenuous without Sansa by his side to secure his claim over Winterfell. Ramsay therefore believed that he needed to meet the opposing forces in the field, rather than wait out a siege, in order to prove his strength to the northern Houses.
With the two armies set to meet on a relatively even battleground, Jon Snow and Davos Seaworth devised a plan to try and compensate for their lack of numbers. Hoping that Ramsay would be bold or reckless enough to take the offensive, the Stark army built out their own defensive line, digging trenches to help negate the Boltons' superior cavalry forces.
This would optimistically give their Wildling footsoldiers a fighting chance in the chaos of a melee.
Unfortunately, Ramsay Bolton was far too clever, baited Jon Snow into a really obvious trap, and took away all hope of an even playing field.
Ramsay allowed Jon Snow's army to charge, intentionally creating a focused, blood-fueled point of combat. He even had his archers fire directly into the middle of it all, just to further the carnage. He correctly surmised that once the Stark forces began to take heavy losses, their commander (or in this case, Davos Seaworth), would be forced to commit the rest of their reserve forces.
In short, what Ramsay basically accomplished here was funneling the entirety of the Stark army into a single spot on the battlefield, and what happened next really showcased the extent of his tactical genius.
With the attention of the Stark army fixated, Ramsay brought in his secret weapon: a battalion of heavily armed and armored soldiers, completely battle-fresh, who encircled the entire Stark army with a wall of shields.
They then methodically advanced, using long spears to render their foes almost completely helpless. Had it not been for the intervention of the Knights of the Vale, Jon Snow and his army would have been completely annihilated.
While it might have felt like a pretty fantastical sort of battle strategy, this incredibly effective tactic was actually based on some very real military history.
Specifically, the creators of the show turned to the Battle of Cannae, which took place in 216 BC, for inspiration. The conflict was fought between a large Roman army, and forces led by the legendary military commander Hannibal.
On paper, Hannibal was at an extreme disadvantage. His opponent had fielded over 30,000 more men. However, much like Ramsay Bolton, Hannibal had a plan.
His strategy there was to draw the Roman forces into a focused melee. He then curved his offensive line around the Roman army in a rough crescent shape, encircling them. To close the circle (since Hannibal didn't have a handy wall of corpses to count on), he attacked the rear of the Roman army with cavalry, nullifying their numerical advantage.
Just like the Battle of the Bastards on Game of Thrones, the resulting real-life battle was a slaughter. Hannibal's losses totalled under 6,000, while the Roman army was nearly entirely destroyed. Only 10,000 of the original 86,000 Romans survived to surrender when the dust had finally settled.
Additionally, the Bolton shield formation itself was inspired by another bit of historical military tactics. Known as the Macedonian phalanx, the formation was made famous by Alexander the Great, who used it to conquer the Persian Empire.
Very similar to what we saw in Game of Thrones, the phalanx involved rows of soldiers wielding 18-foot long spears. This created a wall of points that was extremely difficult to defend against, and nearly impossible to break through.
This method of fighting would eventually evolve into the Roman legions, who wielded large shields similar to the ones we saw used by the Bolton army.
All told, the Battle of the Bastards was a fantastic piece of cinematic warfare to watch, due in large part to a grounded sense of realism and plausibility. This of course was made possible by the show's commitment to detail, and its crew really taking the time to research and integrate actual battlefield tactics.


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A new CEO has been appointed to lead the Peugeot brand. Starting April 2, Vincent Rambaud will be in charge of the company. In addition, the company announced a shake-up of its sales organization. Rambaud will report to Jean-Marc Gales, who had been CEO aside from his role as board member responsible for the Peugeot and Citroen brands at parent PSA/Peugeot-Citroen.
But before Gales, the CEO job had been held by Jean-Philippe Collin in June 2009. This makes Rambaud the third CEO at Peugeot within one year. The 51-year-old Rambaud had served as director of PSA's Latin American unit.
In a statement, Gales cited Rambaud's international experience as a strong factor in successfully meeting the challenge of Peugeot's globalization. Peugeot seeks to expand outside Europe and to infiltrate the markets of Russia, Latin America and China.
Last January, Gales said PSA seeks to have 8% of the Chinese car market by 2016, up from a market share of 3.4% in 2009. He added that Peugeot has a target to raise its total sales in China by 30% this year.
It was in 2002 that Rambaud, a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and ENSTA, joined PSA. He was assigned at PSA's transportation and logistics subsidiary, Gefco, before taking charge of the automaker's Mercosur business unit in 2007. Mercosur is a South American trade bloc, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.


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Identity theft is not funny — unless it happens to Jason Bateman. Then, it's really funny. Jason Bateman is starring in Identity Theft as Sandy, a man who has his identity stolen by Melissa McCarthy's character Diana, who's posing as him. She's living it large in Florida, racking up his credit cards and causing a ruckus. Bateman takes it upon himself to hunt her down, arrest her, and bring her back to get his identity back, but not without some shenanigans along the way.
The movie also stars John Cho, Jon Favreau, Genesis Rodriguez (hawt) and Amanda Peet.
You can follow Movies and Culture Editor Lance Liebl on Twitter @Lance_GZ


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Cup: Photographers
Interview with Jürg Kaufmann and Daniel Forster
February 14, 2010
Jürg Kaufmann and Daniel Forster have combined efforts to help document the America's Cup for this Defense in Valencia, and their work can be seen at Go4Image. Jürg has been shooting yacht racing professionally since 1995, and Daniel's photos of Courageous, Freedom, Australia II, Stars&Stripes, and Black Magic winning the Cup are likely the very images that come to mind when you hear those names.
We found the
time this past week to talk with them about what they've seen at
the America's Cup over the years, plus how they approach the art
and technique of sailing photography. If you've ever been
captivated by the work of the many top photographers that bless
the sport of yachting, some of whom we have been able to feature
on this website, we hope Jürg and Daniel help provide an
appreciation for the thought and effort that is involved in
creating those images:
Jürg: I think this America's Cup is great. It's down to the basics, two personalities with almost unlimited resources showing up at the event with amazing boats, fighting for the oldest sports trophy by giving their best. It would be better if this would happen in the summer, or a bit more south with more constant wind and warmer temperatures, but it's happening here and now and that's good.
Daniel: My favorite one as a photographer was the 1987 Cup in Perth/Fremantle. Every day by 11:00 am the "Fremantle Doctor" arrived: 25-30 knots of wind with big waves and bright sunshine and the 12mJI yachts sailed, unlike here!
CI: How has the America's Cup changed over the time you have been going?
Daniel: The Newport events in the 70's and 80's were a two-week event, run by the New York Yacht Club. The sailors had their expenses paid and some pocket money. In 1987, the whole family moved to Australia. In 1992 and 1995, crew and families spent 18 month in San Diego: America's Cup Sailor became a job description. And that set the tone for Auckland and Valencia. Over 100 families lost their jobs after the 2007/2008 decisions. And now they are using motors: another group, the grinders, is gone. What would Darwin say?
CI: What's your favorite yachting event not counting the America's Cup?
Jürg: There are many very outstanding events and it is hard and unfair to talk only about one. For sure, one of the most spectacular events is the Voiles de Saint-Tropez where we made a book together called Classic & Modern Yachts in Saint-Tropez.
The Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. A tough race where it gets
colder the closer you get to the finish. Too short to get a
decent length of sleep. Only the well experienced sailors attempt
it. Working for Rolex I covered it for the last ten years. One
year by helicopter, 20 hours in three days, and the other year on
a boat, the start and then the finish with the majestic Cape Raul
or Tasman Island in the background.
CI: You have photographed many of the most historic and beautiful vintage yachts in the world. Which ones stand out most in your memory?
Jürg: Same as for the events, it's really hard to choose, there are small yachts like Lady Trix who are a dream, amazing stories like Rowdy and the Moonbeam's. My first yacht I had the chance for a onboard shooting was Mariquita. It's a bit like in life; you never forget your first love.
Daniel: There is not one in particular. There is an outstanding event, the Voiles de Saint-Tropez. You can witness hundred year old yachts, which belong into a museum, racing each other.
CI: What sailing do you do yourselves? At what age did you start sailing?
Jürg: It all started on an old dinghy with my father, I must have been around the age of six. Then the big step to heaven, an Optimist, I will never forget the moment when I had my first tiller in the hand. A few years later, Laser on the European circuit, followed by racing on bigger boats up to some offshore races. In the last 10 years I did a lot of match race umpiring, and I learned to anticipate the tactics and maneuvers and this helps a lot in yachting photography, especially for action shots.
Daniel: I started dinghy sailing on Lake Murten, the Swiss lake where I grew up, when I was 16 years old. I have been sailing ever since whenever I could get my shoes on a deck. The great thing about sailing photography is that one can participate in the sport while one photographs it. I did the last leg of the 1986 Whitbread Race from Uruguay to Southampton, 31 days, as a crew and photographer. I raced in two Rolex Middle Sea Races, around Sicily, and sail now in Newport, Rhode Island, in local regattas. I do own a Laser, a great instrument to unwind.
CI: Do you plan ahead to compose your images of racing, or do you rely mostly on intuitive response to the moment?
Jürg: I try to plan ahead as much as I can, this means having a driver who gets you in the spot you have in mind and being ready. Sometimes you get good shots out of the blue and sometimes you have no time and you just need to be ready and take the chance.
Daniel: Sailing photography is mostly about planning ahead, or you miss the action of the foredeck man at the windward mark. Intuitive response is fine when one is on board, but I still plan ahead to be on the right place during a maneuver to get the faces of the crews and not get smacked by the boom.
CI: For artistic reasons do you crop your images or are you purist about what you saw through the viewfinder?
Jürg: The post-processing becomes more and more important. The digital technology allow us to try out new ideas and be more creative.
Daniel: I mostly crop to highlight the essential action in the photo.
CI: How have you planned ahead for this America's Cup match?
Jürg: For a while we have worked together on projects, this gives us the chance to cover more complex shootings more easily, such as the 33rd Americas Cup. The distances are so big it is impossible to shoot at the start and then be on time at the weather mark. Therefore, during the 33rd America's Cup we will share the positions on the racecourse with the goal of giving better coverage to our customers.
Daniel: For me, this America's Cup match is a twice in a lifetime event. The last Deed of Gift match happened in 1988, but the yachts were so different that the outcome was clear before the racing started, unlike here where everybody, the two teams included, is guessing. As Jürg says above, it is an offshore race and one photographer cannot possibly cover it. We are splitting our positions to cover two different angles.
CI: Did you have training or schooling in photography or other arts? How did you learn and how did you get started photographing race yachts?
Jürg: Photography was a hobby for many years. At the age of 14 I had the chance to take a course at school and since then I'm shooting. The rest was learning by doing, mostly by trying out new ideas, and that's what I'm doing still today. A few years ago I decided to leave my job and shoot full time. The choice of yacht racing photography was obvious as my first customers came out of this business.
I did an apprenticeship and went to a photo school in Berne,
Switzerland. Then I took photos of my friends sailing and the
Swiss Yachting magazine published them. My hobby and my job
merged. I went to the 1972 Olympic Games and the 1977 America's
Cup and never looked back.
CI: Do you register a change over your careers in the artistic/visual nature of your photos? How has your photographic "eye" evolved over time, if it has?
Jürg: Yes, a big change, I think one of the great things in photography is that you never arrive at the end, there is always a different way to see a particular moment and try to capture it and play with the light and the elements.
Daniel: Thanks to digital photography we have more control over the processing of the files. I concentrate more on the human aspect of sailing, people handling sails and sheets on board and enjoying the sport.
Technical Aspects:
At a major event, each photographer often shoots enough daily to fill two 8GB memory cards, which the pair assesses back on shore. "Once we are back home in the warm media center," says Jurg, "we choose, capture, edit our pictures, and then upload them to the different FTP servers ourselves."
Jurg and Daniel will comprise Go4Image's entire staff for the America's Cup, but sometimes an assistant is used, such as at the Rolex Yachting events. "He or she downloads the files and edits the pictures we choose together," Daniel says.
CI: Obviously with digital photography, it's easy to take a lot more shots now (and at low cost per shot), but what else has digital done to make your work easier, and has it made anything more difficult?
Jürg: The biggest change is the simpler and almost immediate access to editing possibilities. The data volume is increasing drastically and professional storage costs are much higher. Today we change the bodies of the cameras almost every two years -- this is another cost-driving factor -- therefore the production cost of a good image is probably the same. It's probably easier to enter into the market of yachting photography than years ago. But it's for sure harder to stay in and make a proper living out of it.
Offshore photography is
still a hard job, considering that we depend so much on the
weather, the boat, the driver, and we have to spend so many hours
on the water. The film is free, but the cameras are costing much
more and we have to keep up with the changing technology by
upgrading the hardware and constantly learning the new ways of
digital editing. That is the fun part!
CI: Digital cameras keep making big advances in quality, are the lenses keeping pace? It seems like the glass used to be the most important thing, but the cameras make so much difference now.
Jürg: Yes, they do, which is great but at the end of the day despite all the great new features the biggest challenge is still to understand what is going on, being in the right position at the right time, and capture the essence of it.
Daniel: The lenses are still very important, only the best glass will do, with the highest resolution chips.
CI: Canon or Nikon? Any reason why?
Jürg: I shoot with Nikon and have good reasons to do it. Daniel is shooting with Canon and he would not like to change. At the end of the day we both like to tease each other about it, but both companies are doing a great job.
Daniel: As Jürg says, the photographer is still the most important link in the chain. I started with Canon in 1971 because they had better test numbers then. And I am still extremely happy.
CI: What's the new lens you are using for the America's Cup and how is it working so far?
Juerg: Here I'm working with long focal lenses mostly because of the bigger distances we have from the boats. Nikon gave me a 500mm lens with their new vibration reduction system to try out. Once back home I will write an article about it for them.
Daniel: No new lenses here, I have been fully equipped for a while. My Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM is still my favorite tool.
CI: How do you protect your gear and how often do you lose something?
Daniel: I am touching wood, but I lose about one lens every eight years, sometimes from a helicopter….The cameras stay in a waterproof bag or a cooler when I do not use them, surrounded by towels or extra clothing.
Last Few Questions:
CI: You met and worked with many of the world's top sailors, do you see something they have in common?
Daniel: Commitment to the sport, never stopping to adjust the sails, and love of the elements.
CI: What's the most difficult assignment you've had for sailing?
Jürg: Sailing!!!...Shooting in the streets of Rio de Janeiro and on the Copacabana beach a few weeks ago during the Star worlds with professional equipment worth over 10,000 Euro, without a bodyguard.
I treat each assignment as
a difficult one, even after all those years. Consistently coming
back from the sea with an outstanding selection of photographs is
a constant challenge.
-- Thanks Jürg and Daniel!
Links of Interest:
Photo galleries and more information at the photographers' site: go4image.com
Books by Kaufmann and Forster, with Lynn Fitzpatrick:
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Russian Egg Pochaevskaya découpage 20cm
Russian egg in natural wood. This egg has the image silk-screen printed on and hand-made with découpage and painting techniques.
It is an artistic object made in Russia from skilled artists, specialised in miniatures.
Découpage is an ancient decorative technique also called "poor art", that consists in inserting prints on wood and retouching the details by hand.
Egg height: 13cm
Total height: 20cm
- Shipping Weight: 1Kg
- Materials: Wood
- Origin: Russia
- Height24 cm
- Max height36 cm
- Diameter10 cm
- Height9.45 in
- Max height14.17 in
- Diameter3.94 in


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Kerala NTSE Stage 1 Result 2016-17 has been declared on the official website of State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), Kerala. The NTSE Stage 1 Exam for the state Kerala was held on 6 November 2016. The total 135 students get shortlisted for the NTSE Stage 2 exam. The SCERT Kerala released the official NTSE Kerala Answer Keys 2016-17, before the declaration of the result. Check the NTSE Kerala Stage 1 Result 2016-17 on this page.
National Talent Search Examination 2016-17 is a scholarship exam conducted by NCERT. NTSE scholarship was constituted in 1963 by NCERT. It is one of the most prestigious scholarships in India and is also considered one of the toughest scholarship exam in India. NTSE is for students of Class 10 and is conducted in 2 stages.
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The name Charlotte Beecham might not be familiar to you, but her designs almost certainly will be. Firstly, because they've been worn by everyone from Alexa Chung to Olivia Palermo, and secondly, because they're dazzlingly bright and brilliantly fluffy. Set up in 2011 with a sample crafted from New York's Garment District and a £6,000 parental loan, Charlotte Simone (the name Beecham gave her brand) has earned a stellar reputation for turning out beautifully made, playful statement accessories in real and faux fur. While the original popsicle scarves quickly became a cult item, Beecham cracked the fashion-world equivalent of the sophomore album curse by reinventing her scarves' proportions as well as turning to hats and bags. Based in London, the new collection (which was incidentally photographed in Beecham's parents' back garden) proves why fluff isn't just for deepest darkest winter. Ditch the coat, whack one of these on and take spring layering to the next level.
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The political playground is still run by the 'big boys'
The Democratic Party rejected Hillary and then dumped her – but now dear ladies, they want your votes. So, like good little girls, do what you are told, tend to your knitting, needlepoint and Tupperware – and leave politics to the "big boys."
If Hillary ran as an Independent on a third party ticket she would win. She has the votes of the middle class, the blue collar workers, women, seniors and Hispanics.
Disposing of trash with minimal impact on the environment is a huge task. Even with recycling programs keeping solid waste from the county's landfill, the county only has six to seven years left on its capacity.
Disposing of trash for residents has been convenient, mainly because 18 recycling centers and two drop-off centers are operating 50 hours a week, but costly. The county's solid waste department has been costing more than the revenue coming in the door – that's an ouch that cannot continue in the best of times, let alone the worst of times.
As promised last week, more of the same on current America. Republicans wanted cheap wages; Democrats wanted votes, so nothing was done. Again and again our so-called political leaders have sold out the American public. Each and everyone who votes for illegals must be removed, one way or another.
Emily Dickinson rarely traveled outside of her birthplace, Amherst, or even very far from home. Much of her life was spent in her father's house and much of that in her room.
Yet she leaves us a treasure trove of insights and beauty which can illuminate us. This remarkable poet wrote about places she had never seen. The moors and the ocean are two of them. She also wrote:
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The morning after death
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Politicians are at their dumbest when discussing health care and health care financing. There are rare exceptions, such as Congressman Pete Stark of California and Hillary Clinton, who spent months learning about both care and financing during her husband's first term in office. That's not to say her ideas are right, but at least she knows what she's talking about.
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In last week's "letters to the editor," Helen Bader wrote in a very deprecating manner regarding the Democratic Party and Barrak Obama. She certainly has the right to air these perceived grievances and hopefully her input and the input of other women with similar ideas will make changes happen within the party.
Florida's firefighters have provided both emergency medical and fire rescue services to residents for decades. Now Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) will add ambulance transport to its growing mission. On March 18, Marion County Commissioners approved an organizational structure that will enable MCFR to provide ambulance service countywide starting this October when the current ambulance service contract expires.
The posted price of gasoline on every highway is a daily reminder that government is powerless over our economy, no matter how much it spends.
In January 2001, Mr. Bush's first significant presidential act was creation of the National Energy Policy Development Group (NJPDG). It became better known as the Cheney Energy Task Force.
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Breen will take detour to Isle of Man before his Corsica mission
Craig Breen is a surprise inclusion in the line-up for the Rally Isle of Man on September 15-17, the final round of this year's British Championship.
He will drive the same R5 Citroen DS3, run by the Carryduff-based DGM team, in which he won the Circuit of Ireland earlier in the year and it will be a prelude to joining Kris Meeke in the Citroen team for the World Championship Tour de Corse next month.
It was thought Citroen had originally intended to field Stephane Lefebrve alongside Meeke for the Corsican event but the young Frenchman and his co-driver Gabin Moreau were injured in a heavy accident during Rally Germany and there are no clear signs when they will be fit to compete again.
Breen has not competed since finishing third behind Meeke on the gravel-based Rally Finland and, anxious to press his claims for a place in the Citroen team for 2017, he is determined to make the most of the Corsican chance, his first on tarmac in a factory-backed WRC car.
"The primary reason for going to the Isle of Man is to get myself back to driving on tarmac," said the 27-year-old Waterford driver.
"It has been a while since the Circuit of Ireland in April and when you have the opportunity to step up to the World Championship you have to make the most of it. Doing the Manx will give me seat time in a great car on proper tarmac stages."
Breen will join an Isle of Man line-up which is headed by new British champion Elfyn Evans and also includes multi-Manx winner Mark Higgins.
A triple British champion but almost as famous now as a stunt driver in James Bond films, Higgins joins Evans in the DMACK team and will drive an R5 Ford Fiesta.
His rallying in recent times has been limited mainly to Chinese events but he jumped at the opportunity to return to the island where he was born and where he recently set a new car lap record for the TT course.
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We have written several reviews on my areas of life and today we are going to look critically at the List of Best Airports in Nigeria 2016/2017 and after that we will also map out the Worst Airports In Nigeria 2016/2017 . There are several airports in Nigeria but only few of them are up to the task . Nigeria currently have not less than 26 airports operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) but on this article we are only going to discuss five of them that stand out as the best , cool and most beautiful .
Only the five best Airports in Nigeria that we are going to be revealing on this article are the first five that meet up with the set international standard . They are only the Nigerian airports worth travelling out of the country with to other nations accross international boundaries.
The rest of them that are not on this list are those ones that are licensed to travel from state to state and they are called domestic/local airports. Looking carefully at Nigerain airports today, there are a lot of noticeable upgrades on their airlines and airport facilities and as a result of this development many aircraft lovers want to travel with them . Left for many Nigerian that are very observant , they would rather prefer to travel through land because they are of the mindset that most Nigerian aircraft are too old to still be in use .
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Best Airports In Nigeria 2016/2017
1. Murtala Muhammed International Airport MMIA, Lagos : Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) is the most beautiful ,largest , coolest airport in Nigeria talking about 2016/2017 ranking . THis airport was constructed in the year 1979 . Murtala Muhammed International Airport MMIA has two runways, one is 3,900 metres and the other is 2,743 metres .
2. Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport : At the number two position is another large, beautiful Nigerian airport known as Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. In time past during the inception of this airport , it was a local airport but due to it rapid growth and upgrade it was later honoured with a new status of international airport in the year 1950 .
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is ons of the oldest airport in Nigeria today .
3. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport NAIA : At the third spot is another best airport in Nigeria 2016 , Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport . Talking about the top and leading airports in Nigeria today , Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is comfortably sitting on the list . Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is also one of the busiest airport in Nigeria .
Other cool airports in Nigeria that couldn't make this top five include ;
1. Gombe Lawanti International Airport (Gombe State)
2. Margaret Ekpo International Airport (Calabar Airport)
3. Akanu Ibiam International Airport (Enugu Airport)
4. Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (Sultan Saddik Abubakar Airport)
5. Asaba International Airport in Asaba, Delta State
The Worst Airport in Nigeria 2016/2017
Lat year, an online portal with the url (www.sleepinginairports.net) embarked on a quest to spot out the the worst airport in Nigeria but the result will sure amaze you . According to the votes of ravellers in Nigeria , Port Harcourt International Airport was voted as the worst airport in Nigeria but that was for 2015 though .


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Apart from eliminating the internal accounting issues on the part of the technology supplier, I asserted that better integration between that organization and its BPO partners wouldve helped to mitigate the consequences of that failure. As I encountered numerous other shortcomings wading through the morass of disconnected processes and data, I decided to look at the next level of detail about how this situation could have been handled better:
Intended outcomes, for the purposes of BPO, have at minimum three distinct perspectives as held by the customer, the organization that owns that customer, and the BPO provider. When these perspectives are not aligned, problems occur. I wont delve into the technology providers business or customer relationship strategies too deeply here, but lets assume that in my case the respective views of intended outcomes were as follows:
How can I make these assumptions? Well, spending over four hours to resolve my issue with the technology supplier and its BPO providers is a pretty good indication that their views of intended outcomes were not aligned. If they were, one or more of these entities would have been able to step outside the bounds of their process silos and perform on-the-fly integration in order to solve my problem. Unfortunately, that task fell onto my shoulders.
The key for organizations and their BPO providers is to established a congruent model of intended outcomes at the outset, and then test and measure whether theyre in fact achieving those outcomes. Certainly I dont mean to minimize the importance of minimizing call resolution or payment collection times, but achieving those goals at the expense of intended outcomes, and quite possibly customer loyalty, is a pyrrhic victory. This lesson has been taught frequently in the world of business, and the increasing leverage of BPO by organizations in many ways adds more complexity with several entities in the mix.
Incidentally, I believe this is an area where BPO providers can establish clear differentiation by guiding their clients through establishing, testing and measuring intended outcomes. If theyre successful, the client organizations might even consider charging a premium for a better grade of service but being successful is the key. In my case, I paid a premium for better support and got the privilege of solving a BPO integration problem for my technology supplier, leaving me wishing for an optically-inserted spike to ease the pain.
Take The Test When testing occurs in a BPO relationship, its very often focused around things like data transfers, process steps, SLAs and the like. These are all very important and must be tested. What gets very little testing, as you might guess, are intended outcomes. Assuming an organization buys into the importance of defining intended outcomes, then testing them is just as important.
Its difficult to define and test an exhaustive set of conditions around intended outcomes simply because theres too many potential paths to the destination. An alternative, assuming the business process model is based on a foundation of best practices and tailored to an organizations particular business goals, is that the process include instrumentation and exits for resilience.
By instrumentation, I mean the equivalent of sensors at various points in the BPO infrastructure where its logical to test whether the process is achieving the intended outcomes. A sensor can be many things, but in general it consists of automated and/or manual mechanisms to gather data that indicates progress toward intended outcomes.


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In his Whoopee GOP! response to my post on the budget deal, I'm surprised Andrew Stiles forgot to include Speaker John Boehner's talking point about how "we only hold one-half of one-third of the government." That's the one to which the rest of us are supposed to nod solemnly and have the good grace not to mention that, under that quaint document known as the Constitution, all spending by the federal government — every last cent of it — originates in the House of Representatives. A government that is trillions of dollars in the hole can only add another trillion-and-a-half (or more) to the debt if the House proposes it or otherwise allows it to happen.
On the matter of GOP talking points, let's consider another one that the speaker prefers to mouth than to think through: When Democrats controlled the House, as well as the two other political components of government — the Senate and the presidency — that are responsible for appropriating and spending public money, they failed to enact a budget for the current fiscal year. Well, yes, that was a political calculation — what Andrew might call a "fail-proof strategy" given the public mood (desirous of dramatic spending cuts) and the Democratic appetite (calling for ever increasing spending). But, to cite a matter of both reality and constitutional law that Republicans now prefer not to mention, their talking point means that There is no budget for 2011. The GOP is not in the position of tweaking something that is already operable. When there is no budget, the party that controls the House gets to start from scratch.
It is a lunatic Washington convention, and thus it is conventional wisdom, that starting from scratch somehow means starting from last year's baseline funding for all federal programs and, from that premise, deciding what to increase, what to cut, or what to leave in cruise control. But as a matter of fact and law, starting from scratch means starting from zero. It means that the budget deal that has just been announced — the deal that will run a $1.5 trillion dollar deficit added to over $14 trillion in debt (a lowball figure that does not account for tens of trillions more in unfunded liabilities) is not just the Obama budget. It is the Republican-controlled House's proposed budget that the Democrat-controlled Senate will approve and President Obama will declare victory in signing.
From the start, the Boehner GOP leadership has acted as if the lack of a budget for this year is a terrible burden because, in their telling, they are required to make the adult choices about where to slice President Obama's last budget. That's absurd, even if establishment GOP chatterers buy into the narrative. News flash: The House can stop whatever spending it chooses to stop. The constitutional power of the purse is the power to say no. Saying no can entail shutting down the government if the other political actors in the process are unwilling to go along with the spending proposed by the House and the House is serious enough to stick to its guns.
In the ongoing drama, we have learned that Republicans are not willing to shut the government down because there is political risk – or, worse, that they are not willing to shut the joint down because, despite having a strong case about insolvency to make to a public increasingly alarmed about insolvency, they are too timid or inept to make it. In the common parlance, that is called "blinking." That Andrew may be "thoroughly unconvinced" that Republicans have "somehow" blinked does not change that blink is exactly what they have done. That is not a "notion," Andrew. It is a fact, and it can't be spun away. And speaking of spin, let's get to some of the more fatuous examples one is apt to read anyplace.
Employing some shrewd analysis, Andrew infers — from my not exactly subtle argument that the Republicans could have won a better deal — that I have made an "assumption" that "Republicans could have won a better deal, could have gotten more of what they wanted, refusing to move an inch off their original $61 billion and allowing the government shut down." Well, yes, Andrew, you got me on that one. And, remarkable as it may seem, that is the point of a shutdown — of the House using its constitutional power to say "no" to a White House and Senate that want to drive us drive us deeper into insolvency. I'd have thought that was elementary, at least here at National Review. But then I read this mindboggling passage:
How would that work exactly? President Obama would say, "Okay, you guys are serious, here's another $21 billion"? Really? If that were such a fail-proof strategy, why stop there? Why not demand the full repeal of Obamacare, the immediate enactment of Paul Ryan's budget and the resignations of Pelosi, Reid, Obama et al?
I'm disappointed that Andrew evidently thinks I am an imbecile. But okay, let me explain "exactly" how that would work. Republicans refuse to agree to a budget that funds the Obama Left's agenda items, or at least refuses to fund them at the levels proposed by Democrats. There is, of course, downside to doing this because small government conservatives are not no government conservatives. When government is shut down — even though it's never really completely shut down — it is not only the absurdly extravagant spending that is cut off; also stopped is some spending that we would all agree is essential. That is why there is political risk involved. Contrary to Andrew's assumptions, however, responsible leadership is not always on the look-out for a "fail-proof" strategy, nor is it paralyzed by polls — taken before a shutdown has happened, much less is explained — that tell us what "independents" are thinking. When responsible leaders are elected to leadership positions precisely because they have convinced voters that there is a spending crisis, they take the meaningful action the Constitution puts them in a position to take. Because they are in the right (i.e., because this is a real crisis, not one they have manufactured for political purposes), they are also confident that they will be able to move the polls in their direction by boldly explaining why their actions are not extreme but, in fact, are the only rational response to the straits we are in.
In this instance, here is the calculation that ought to be made: (a) there … is … no … money; (b) therefore, the interest on what we borrow to spend at current levels is already catastrophic even if another $1.5 trillion is not added to our tab; (c) quite apart from the fact that some of the countries to which we owe this mountain of debt are not our friends, every day we allow this death-spiral to continue we are stealing from our children, our grandchildren, and the future prosperity of our country; (d) the risk of shutting down some of the essential spending that government must do is thus outweighed by the benefit of stopping the obscene spending; (e) the dire straits just described are real, not something concocted for political advantage, and therefore you should be confident that you can win the debate by convincing skeptics on points just described; and (f) winning the public debate will make the other political actors in the equation (Obama and congressional Democrats) cave, even though the (decreasingly influential) mainstream media is with Obama (see, e.g., closing Gitmo, civilian trial for KSM, and myriad other Obama flip-flops).
So no, Andrew, it's not a matter of, presto, President Obama suddenly says, "Okay, you guys are serious." It's a matter of Republicans in the House actually doing the hard work they were elected to do, a matter of making it pluperfectly obvious that they are serious. So, for example, Republicans could explain to the President that $61 billion in spending cuts — a goal that was always dismally unserious in light of the hole, the canyon, we're in — was nothing more than the bargain price they were willing to settle for in order to avoid a government shutdown. They could tell the President that if the government has to shut down because he fails to agree to a budget with this embarrassingly modest level of cuts – cuts that won't cover two months' borrowing in a budget that still disastrously adds $1.5 trillion to the national debt — the price (the amount of cuts demanded for government to reopen) goes up. Then, they would have to show they meant what they said by sticking to it. Obama comes to realize that if he does not settle, his priorities will not be funded, period — this is not going to be one of those faux dramas where, somewhere down the road, all the money not spent while government was shut down gets restored. The daily non-running of the government becomes money saved so that more is available to pay down the debt.
Andrew's most vapid point is that there is no difference between a shutdown strategy for achieving spending reductions and a shutdown strategy for such goals as the full repeal of Obamacare, enactment of the Ryan plan, or the resignations of Pelosi, Reid, and Obama. The strategy I am describing is tailored to achieve a constitutionally valid objective that is in line with the political realities and appetites of the moment. At issue is a budget debate for fiscal 2011. It is not an occasion for repealing Obamacare, though it should be an occasion for defunding it — Obamacare would remain on the books and the fight to repeal it would await a more appropriate vehicle. I am not as big a fan of the Ryan plan as some conservatives are, but even if I were, it's stated goals are not what the 2011 budget battle is over and the hard political work for achieving Ryan's goals has barely begun — it's not close to being ready. And no one is looking for top Democrats (two of whom were just reelected) to resign; we have constitutional processes for unseating politicians with whom we disagree, namely, elections. That is not something responsible leaders try to achieve in an unrelated battle over an annual budget — unless they intend on discrediting themselves and undermining their position on the budget.
Evidently, Andrew can't imagine independents "rallying to the Republican cause" because he doesn't see any material difference between positing a bulletproof shutdown case that $39B in spending cuts is utterly inadequate and positing a ludicrous shut-down case that President Obama, Senator Reid, and Majority Leader Pelosi must resign. Maybe that's because he assumes the inevitable media megaphone for the Left's "death-to-granny" demagoguery will always work. Regrettably, I think that's the way GOP leadership sees things, too — that they are no more capable of making the compelling case than the stupid one, and that, even if they were more adept, the public is too brainwashed by the media to grasp the difference. That's probably why, when Republicans last controlled all political components of budget-making, they ran gargantuan budget deficits that appear tame only by Obama standards. It's why I never took their pledge seriously and why I'm convinced they'll always promise to fight next time but never actually do it.
The GOP's $61B in cuts was serious in only one sense: It was something they promised to do — a meager promise, but a promise nonetheless. When push came to mild shove, they abandoned it. And what's especially pathetic is the rationale for abandoning it: $61B was such an inconsequential promise as to be a pittance not worth fighting for in light of the vastness of the debt. But don't you worry: next time, why, they'll really, really fight to the death — or until the mainstream media says nasty things about them, whichever comes first.


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The timezone in Kerney Memorial Church (historical) is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:16 and Sunset at 18:36. It's light
Latitude. 32.8736°, Longitude. -85.1706°
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Geographic features & Photographs around Kerney Memorial Church (historical), in Georgia, United States
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Bethlehem Baptist Church (0.3km)
- Emmanuel Chapel Methodist Church (0.4km)
- First Baptist Church (0.8km)
- First Methodist Church (0.9km)
- First Christian Church (1.5km)
- West Point Presbyterian Church (1.9km)
- Goodsell United Methodist Church (2.4km)
- First Christian Church (2.6km)
- Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (2.6km)
- Saint John Baptist Church (2.9km)
- Mount Nebo Church (3.1km)
- Ebernezer Baptist Church (3.2km)
- First United Methodist Church (3.2km)
- Lanett Primitive Baptist Church (3.2km)
- First Assembly of God Church (3.3km)
- First Baptist Church (3.3km)
- Pilgrim Baptist Church (3.4km)
- Plant City Methodist Church (3.5km)
- Bethel Church (3.6km)
- Congregational Christian Church (3.7km)
- Plant City Baptist Church (3.7km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Kerney Memorial Church (historical) (0km)
- Cherry Valley Shopping Center (2.1km)
- Valley Shopping Center (2.1km)
- Holy Family Catholic church (2.2km)
- Exit 1 (2.4km)
- West Point Waterworks (2.6km)
- Magnolia Ferry (historical) (3.1km)
- Community Chapel Church of God (3.5km)
- Church of God (3.6km)
- Thirteenth Avenue Church of Christ (3.7km)
- First Church of the Nazarene (3.7km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- West Point Academy (historical) (0.4km)
- West Point Elementary School (0.4km)
- Tenth Street School (0.4km)
- West Point High School (0.8km)
- Harrison High School (1.3km)
- Lanett Central Elementary School (3km)
- Lanett South Elementary School (3.2km)
- Lanier High School (3.5km)
- tower;
- a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WRLD-AM (West Point) (2.6km)
- WPLV-AM (West Point) (3.4km)
- WCJM-FM (West Point) (3.4km)
- building(s);
- a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Hawkes Childrens Library of West Point (1.4km)
- West Point City Hall (1.6km)
Accommodation around Kerney Memorial Church (historical)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Pinewood Cemetery (0.9km)
- Forty Tyler Cemetery (2.4km)
- post office;
- a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- West Point Post Office (1.8km)
- Lanett Post Office (2.6km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- West Point (1.7km)
- Lanett (2.5km)
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Beal Juniors Lake Dam (1.5km)
- Beal Lake Dam (2.2km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Beal Juniors Lake (1.5km)
- Beal Lake (2.2km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Oseligee Creek (2.7km)
- Oseligee Creek (2.7km)
- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Valley Airport (3.3km)
- hospital;
- a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Valley Hospital (2.4km)
- bridge;
- a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
- West Point Bridge (1.3km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Jennings Field (3.5km)
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Kerney Memorial Church (historical)
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- Lanett, Alabama city city o
- Valley, Alabama city city o
- Huguley, Alabama city city o
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- La Fayette, Alabama city city o
- LaGrange, Georgia city city o
- Five Points, Alabama city city o
- Pine Mountain, Georgia (town of) city city o
- Hamilton, Georgia city city o
- Opelika (Alabama) city city i
- Rock Mills, Alabama city city o
- Lee County (Alabama) adm2nd adm2nd
- Roanoke, Alabama city city o
- Cataula, Georgia city city o
- Smiths Station, Alabama city city o
Airports close to Kerney Memorial Church (historical)
Lawson aaf(LSF), Fort benning, Usa (79.8km)
Anniston metropolitan(ANB), Anniston, Usa (130.8km)
The william b hartsfield atlanta international(ATL), Atlanta, Usa (140.7km)
Maxwell afb(MXF), Montgomery, Usa (160.8km)
Dobbins arb(MGE), Marietta, Usa (167.3km)


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What does Klayton mean?
Klayton as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the name Klayton means "clay settlement". Klayton is an alternate spelling of Clayton (Old English).
ASSOCIATED WITH -ton, old english, clay (earth)
VariationsCREATIVE FORMS
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How popular is Klayton?
Klayton is a rare given name for males. Klayton is an equivalently unique last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Klayton was first listed in 1990 and reached its highest position of #1570 in the U.S. in the year 2000, and is at #1583 currently. (2015 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Clayton (#248 FROM RECENT DATA) is the only other popular variation form of Klayton (#1583) rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Klayton was at its peak 15 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.13%) and is somewhat less today (ADOPTION 0.08%, ▼39%).
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