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The story was covered yesterday by the BBC see Attorney general in court challenge to first Welsh Bill.
The bill itself is quite simple, it removes the need for councils to seek confirmation from the Welsh Assembly; or concurrent confirmation of the Secretary of State for Wales, for certain byelaws, thus making it easier for councils to make byelaws.
Seeing that local government is a devolved issue I'm not sure why the Secretary of State for Wales would have had any concurrent function in the first place, and the Government of Wales Act 2006 does say in Schedule 5 "The general restrictions in Part 2 do not prevent a provision of an Assembly Measure removing or modifying, or conferring power by subordinate legislation to remove or modify, any function of a Minister of the Crown if the Secretary of State consents to the provision."
The question therefore is - what objections does Cheryl Gillan have to a bill that makes is easier for councils to make byelaws?
The BBC says "She said the UK government had identified its concerns over the removal of the role of the Secretary of State in confirming Welsh byelaws at both ministerial and official level with the Welsh government."
What!!! - It seems Cheryl Gillan wants to play byelaws and requires all councils in Wales to seek her consent for any byelaws, even for byelaws that need not be confirmed by the Welsh Government.
Even though its clear by virtue of Government of Wales Act 2006 and Section 58 1(c) ".. that any function so far as exercisable by a Minister of the Crown in relation to Wales [or the Welsh zone] is to be exercisable by the Minister of the Crown only with the agreement of, or after consultation with, the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General."
But that can't be the real reason surely? - there must be something else, and I suspect a darker political game behind all of this. Is this an attempt by London to disturb the legitimate work of the Welsh Government on dubious grounds?
Or has the Welsh Government failed to amended the Bill to cater for legitimate concerns raised by the Secretary of State for Wales?
Whatever, we the welsh public duly voted to have additional powers be given to the Welsh Assembly in relation to matters already devolved to it. But it now seems that in cases where concurrent powers are to be amended, all the Secretary of State for Wales has to do is object to stop any bill proceeding. And the Welsh Government has no appeal - so much for democracy!!
I suspect that this is about something bigger, something else that London wants to stop in due course, and are using this bill to lay down a marker early on - in other words it's London saying to us in Wales, you can legislate as long as we approve.
I have a feeling that there is an old Whitehall mentality still burning in the background, of an old guard that never really wanted to give Wales greater powers in the first place, and a possible reason why the Welsh Conservatives feel more isolated from the main party than ever.
Of course I'm biased, I've never rated 'Governor' Gillan (she whom brought electricity to the people of South Wales - for which they shall always be grateful)- her real legacy will be a tunnel under her constituency, that'll be in England. Some of us wish the tunnel be built as soon as possible, so that Gillan can enter and never leave, and we can have a Welsh Secretary whom really does care for Wales.
We have been here before: Cheryl - your the Welsh Secretary - just in case you've forgotten.
And Wales not part of Europe shock.
And Conservatives want to take powers away from Welsh Assembly.
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Phusro is a Highgod-level Volcano Titan. He used to be the pet of Elquin, but while he was stronger he could not go against Elquin due to the master-servant bond they had. He has since become a Sovereign's Emissary of the Lesser Fire Sovereign Bluefire.
Appearance Edit
Phusro has a total of 3 forms:
1) Volcano Titan form. In this form, he is very, very big. He was so big that people called him the Biss Volcano Range, one of the most dangerous areas in the Infernal Realm. His body is that of a volcano-like beast that is likely humanoid as Volcano Titans are more advanced forms of Flame Tyrants. In this form, he can freely control the magma, fires and rocks in his body at will, with devastating results due to his immense power. He can change the trajectory of the rocks that he shoots out at will as well as rearrange the matter in his volcano-like body to form tunnels and walls, so he can trap other people in it. He also can control golden magma known as Liquefied Goldflame that is deadly to Deities, but can choose who can be affected by it (it only kills those that he wants to kill).
2) Kitten form. In this form, he appears as an adorable small golden kitten and he can mew like an actual cat. He is capable of maintaining both his Volcano Titan form and kitten form at the same time. He was forced to assume this form due to Elquin's fondness for cats, but in truth, he hates this form. Utterly.
3) Humanoid/human form. In this form, Phusro is 3 meters tall and wears fiery red armour. He has scarlet hair and a craggy form, and is very muscular.
History Edit
He was the magical beast of the Seven-star Fiend Elquin for trillions of years, having been captured as a Saint. While he was stronger than Elquin, the master-servant bond they had stopped him from acting against him.
He kills the 2 Highgods accompanying Inigo with flying pebbles from his Volcano Titan body easily[1].
In subsequent chapters, he launches an attack on the metallic lifeform containing Linley and the other fiends with fiery boulders under orders from Elquin, killing Bachelor as well as many other Fiends[2] He then traps all the surviving Fiends along with their client within his Volcano Titan body. He rearranges the tunnels to direct Linley's group to the Goldflame Pool while keeping the more powerful Fiends trapped in a different location. He then attacks the group with the Liquiefied Goldflame, killing several of them.
After Elquin appears and Salomon bargains for Linley's death, he drags Linley, Delia, Bebe and all the other Deities into the Goldflame Pool, but he spares Linley, Delia and Bebe as Elquin does not want to incur the wrath of Beirut. He stops them from leaving the pool until Salomon and Nisse leave. Phusro then directs Learmonth to the Goldflame Pool, allowing him to kill both Inigo and Elquin[3].
After Elquin's death, he transforms into his human form and attacks Learmonth and rants to Linley, Delia and Bebe as a form of venting the anger, grief and depression he built up over trillions of years. He reveals he has fused 5 of the 6 Profound Mysteries in the Laws of Fire and his utter hatred of kittens. It is likely he will never assume his kitten form again. After venting, he gives them over 100 interspatial rings as a form of gratitude for listening to him complain, then leaves saying he will roam the Infernal Realm. The Biss Volcano Range thus disappears[4].
The next time he makes a reappearance he interferes with the fight between Linley and Elder Bulo. He threatens Bulo against harming Linley, and chats with Linley before leaving[5].
It is later revealed in the final book that the Sovereign that he served was none other than Bluefire[6].
Trivia Edit
- He was first introduced in Book 15 chapter 14, as the pet of Elquin. He kills the 2 Highgods accompanying Inigo with flying pebbles from his Volcano Titan body easily.
- Sometime in the past, he disguised himself as the Biss Volcano Range and killed many Deities, accumulating all their wealth and treasures under Elquin's orders. He has also fused 5 of 6 Profound Mysteries in the Laws of Fire.
- He later makes a reappearance in Book 17 chapter 41, telling Bebe about Carolina's message. When Linley is attacked after leaving Meer City, he kills an enemy Elder. After the battle, he reveals the nature of the attack that Delia suffered and accompanies Linley back to the Skyrite Mountains. Back at the Skyrite Mountains, he engages in a secret discussion with the Patriarch.


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One of Seattle's traffic enforcement people takes her job very seriously. Spotting an overparked vehicle in a two-hour zone, she noticed that the vehicle was occupied. She tapped on the window but the occupant did not respond. So she issued a $42 parking ticket and placed it on the windshield. It was later determined that the guy was DOA when his lifeless body was discovered by his girlfriend.
In a recent article it also stated that:
Medics were dispatched at 12:47 p.m., but the man was unconscious and unresponsive when they arrived, Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Vander Houwen said.
The driver was Derek Michael Eldridge, 36, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office. The office is waiting for tests before releasing his cause and manner of death, though police say there was no sign of homicidal violence. Eldridge's exact time of death was not released Wednesday.
Parking enforcement officers have radios and a reasonable expectation to call for help in an emergency.
But police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said it's not uncommon for parking enforcement officers to find people asleep in their cars. The woman, a 29-year parking enforcement veteran, did nothing wrong in the circumstances, he said.
The ticket issued was Eldrige's first parking ticket in Seattle Municipal Court, records show. The ticket was voided about an hour and a half after he was pronounced dead.
One would have thought that the veteran parking enforcement person would have taken the opportunity to check further on the man's welfare. It would have been a simple matter to contact dispatch and have a cop respond to check on the man. Just my 2 cents.
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Wesco Aircraft Appoints General Norton A. Schwartz to Board of Directors
Wesco Aircraft Appoints General Norton A. Schwartz to Board of Directors
VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. ("Wesco Aircraft" or the "Company") (NYS: WAIR) , a leading provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, today announced that General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (retired), has been elected to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective immediately, filing an existing vacancy on the Board. General Schwartz will serve as a Class III director, with his initial term expiring at the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board also appointed General Schwartz to serve on the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
General Schwartz retired from the United States Air Force in 2012 after nearly 40 years of service. From 2008 to 2012, he was the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, serving as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of active-duty, guard and reserve forces and civilian workforce serving in the United States and overseas. As Chief of Staff, General Schwartz was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military advice to the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council and the President. Prior to that, he served as Commander of the United States Transportation Command from 2005 to 2008 and Director for Operations and Director of the Joint Staff from 2002 to 2005. General Schwartz currently serves on the boards of directors of Aurora Flight Sciences and the Air Force Association.
Randy Snyder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesco Aircraft, stated, "We are pleased to welcome General Schwartz to our Board of Directors. His proven leadership, operational background and broad knowledge of the aerospace industry and the armed forces will be invaluable as we continue to expand our business in the global marketplace."
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Probably your hard disk drive is failing -a wild guess based on the "HDD" in the error code. Or the fans blowing over HDD. What does "Smart Status" show in System Profiler for that disk drive?error 4MOT/4/40000003: HDD-1352??
Could be a failing hard drive or failing fan. Is your iMac under warranty? (probably not as it is a Core Duo).The Smart with errors, but what exactly could be? I read in the forum someone that say about fan error, what could exactly mean the 1352?
Yeah, could be the fan. Someone else with similar (1353) code had to get the fan replaced to fix that error.Thanks, yes I already backup. And Iwill remplace the HDD with a WD Black Caviar, but I have to found some place that sell it with a good price. Here in Mexico is kind of extensive. But I have the hope that it could be more a fan issue, but I still can't find what exactly is.


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Disney has signed a multi-year mobile game partnership with Jam City that will see the LA-based developer take over management of Disney Emoji Blitz (pictured), working with the team at Disney's Glendale Games Studio to operate and grow the game.
Available on the App Store and Google Play, the popular mobile game lets players collect and match hundreds of emojis based on Disney's vast IP library, including movies and TV series from Disney Animation, Pixar and Star Wars.
Under the deal, Jam City also has the right to develop new mobile games based on iconic characters and stories from both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and will kick off with a title based on the upcoming Frozen sequel.
Best known for its recent work on Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, the developer's mobile game portfolio also includes Cookie Jam, Avengers Academy, The Book of Life Sugar Smash and Snoopy Pop.
The partnership announcement comes on the heels of Disney releasing a new game to promote the upcoming film Ralph Breaks the Internet. The catch is that Pancake Milkshake is available exclusively through iMessage, and not as a standalone app.


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CHICAGO, June 1, 2016 — David J. Rashid of the Chicago-based personal injury law firm of Wise Morrissey, LLC has been named to the list of the up-and-coming Illinois lawyers who best exhibit "exceptional character" and "outstanding aptitude," as determined by the state's top private practitioners.
In creating its list of Emerging Lawyers, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, through its Leading Lawyers division, asked its highly selective group of the state's top attorneys to recommend the people who most likely will lead the profession in the coming years.
Emerging Lawyers are age 40 or younger unless they have been licensed to practice for no more than a decade. Emerging Lawyers account for less than 2 percent of Illinois registered attorneys, and they are identified in surveys by those who have been selected as Leading Lawyers.
"David has distinguished himself quickly in general personal injury law and professional malpractice law at the highly regarded firm of Wise Morrissey, LLC, where he has gained unparalleled opportunities" said Scott Anderson, the director and publisher of Leading Lawyers. "Perhaps more importantly, he has also earned the respect of many of the state's most experienced and respected senior lawyers in his areas of practice."
The Leading Lawyers who recommend their Emerging Lawyers peers are themselves selected as the best of the best by extensive statewide surveys sent to every lawyer appearing in Sullivan's Law Directory®. That survey asks: "If you couldn't take a case in your area of law, to whom would you refer a family member or friend?"
These lawyers cannot nominate themselves or any lawyers at their own firm, and their results are reviewed by the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board, which eliminates the possibility of lawyers being selected through a popularity contest.
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By Jim Poole (Part 3 in a 3-part series)
In part 1 and part 2, we looked at how service providers and enterprises can transform their data center infrastructures into revenue centers by leveraging the five dense ecosystems-networking and mobile, content and digital media, cloud and IT services, financial services, and enterprise services-that are growing rapidly across Platform Equinix.
In Part 3, we'll demonstrate how network operators in particular are reaping the maximum benefit from these ecosystems by leveraging high levels of penetration across Equinix's expanding global footprint.
In-depth analysis of our customers' presence and interconnection patterns reveals that our top-performing network provider customers, those with the highest number of cross connects with other service providers and customers, are deployed in 90 percent or more of our facilities.
This means they are canvasing more ground from a geographic perspective, and thereby able to reach more of the masses. But for a service provider, deeper penetration can translate to revenue gains when they offer a larger portion of their service portfolio from currently installed sites.
For example, Service Provider A only offers IP transit services in our Ashburn facility today. A customer who wants MPLS services needs to pay for a loop from Ashburn to Service Provider A's main transmission node on K Street in Washington, DC.
Due to this fact, Service Provider A often loses this higher margin network opportunity for lack of the proper infrastructure in Ashburn. What's even worse is that often times Service Provider A will actually subsidize the loop cost between Ashburn and K Street for a sufficiently large customer. Creating a "full service" network node in Ashburn would actually save them margin on existing customers while simultaneously opening them up to more opportunities.
Case Study: AboveNet
Now let's look at one of our top performing customers to further illustrate the specific benefits of high penetration.
AboveNet enables customers to create high-performance, cost-effective networks by bypassing the "last mile" legacy telecom infrastructure. Leveraging its private, dense optical fiber network, AboveNet delivers network services in the U.S. and Europe, serving multiple markets including financial services, media, health care, retail and government. AboveNet has dual-entrance fiber running into 41 Equinix data centers in North America and 13 Equinix data centers across Europe.
For John "Joc" Jacquay, senior vice president of sales and marketing at AboveNet, the reason for going with Equinix is simple.
"We are the leading provider of high-bandwidth connectivity. Equinix has the largest global data center footprint, with the most bandwidth-hungry networks and enterprises connected to their facilities, and the most content stored in them. Together we deliver the fastest, lowest latency, most scalable, most secure, and most diverse network in the world. Our ongoing partnership synergies deliver this high-bandwidth connectivity and sophisticated data center solution to the world's most demanding customers."
According to Jacquay, the future is all about being prepared for-and helping other companies prepare for-the massive growth in bandwidth consumption.
"It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more comfortable we are relying on the internet, the more performance we demand from it. And the only way we can continue to feed this need is with giant pipes connected through data centers capable of optimizing the exchange of data. AboveNet has the optical fiber to deliver true economies of scale. Equinix has the footprint, connectivity and expertise to improve its customers' application performance and protect their vital digital assets. Together we make it possible for businesses to grow their operations faster and more economically."
As the largest data center provider in the world, Equinix has created vast content and service hubs populated by companies that require ever more bandwidth to keep pace with the insatiable demand of businesses and consumers.
This has presented AboveNet with a tremendous opportunity to reach new customers that require ultra-low latency, ultra-high security transport of content and services both nationally and globally.
The ability to efficiently reach these customers via Platform Equinix has translated into much higher utilization of the AboveNet fiber, directly increasing the company's ROI.
The optical fiber that AboveNet brings into Equinix data centers offers joint customers a uniquely scalable solution.
They are able to ramp up their bandwidth from 100 megabytes to 1 gigabyte, or even 10 or 40 gigabytes, essentially on demand, without the cost or time of waiting for days or weeks for new T1, E1 or D3 lines.
The elimination of this wait time-made possible by interconnections within Platform Equinix-has resulted in a competitive advantage for AboveNet as it is able to accelerate its customers' time to revenue for new, high-bandwidth applications.
Strategic Partnership
Over the years, the relationship between Equinix and AboveNet has evolved into a strategic partnership. In addition to purchasing each other's products and services, the two companies enthusiastically support each other's marketing activities and maintain a very active and mutually beneficial relationship.
Equinix customers looking for very high bandwidth connectivity can use AboveNet's services in almost any site, while AboveNet customers looking for data center and IP services are a natural fit for Equinix.
In addition, AboveNet sees Equinix's Carrier Ethernet and Internet Exchange programs as essential components of its increasingly strategic mission to help customers deliver private and hybrid Cloud services. These synergies are what Platform Equinix is all about.
Says Jacquay, "Equinix is a terrific organization to work with. They are always looking for ways to take care of their customers and partners, and they have the vision and strategies to make it all happen. The data center facilities are also the best I've seen in terms of the way they're built, the security they have in place, and the people they have running them."
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This season will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the CMRC sanctioned Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals presented by Motovan. Coming off a record setting series in 2016, race fans can expect to see more exciting racing this season. The series will get underway on June 4th in Kamloops, BC and spend the next few months traveling coast to coast for 10 rounds of adrenaline filled action, before crowning new champions at the season finale at RJ Motosport Park, in Barrie, Ontario on August 13th. The series will visit two new circuits this year as the Blackwater MX Track, a natural terrain track laid out on the side of a mountain in Prince George, BC, will host the second round and Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, near Drummondville, QC will host Round 6.
The 2016 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals was dominated by the KTM Canada Thor Racing team as they won championships in both classes. American superstar Davi Millsaps spent his summer in Canada and had his hands full on route to his first MX1 Championship, and Canadian Cole Thompson dominated the MX2 class, while elevating the competition in the process. Riders and their race teams have been working all winter putting together the pieces required to finish on the podium, win races and battle for the championship in 2017.
|Rockstar Husqvarna's Christophe Pourcel of France will be lining up in the MX1 class this season.
The Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals presented by Motovan is the highest level of professional racing in Canada, and the ability of the series to attract world class foreign riders will continue in 2017. Rockstar Husqvarna's Christophe Pourcel of France will be lining up to compete in MX1 class this season, and comes to Canada with the most successful resume of any rider ever to compete in the National Championship. Pourcel won two Supercross Lites titles, an FIM MX2 World title, multiple wins in the elite MXGP class, and has 19 AMA wins. The 28-year-old Frenchman has also had some very serious injuries during his career, but continues to be incredibly fast and has every intention of winning the MX1 Championship in Canada this summer.
American Matt Goerke will be back on his Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha for his third season of competition in Canada. Goerke won the championship in 2015 and was second in 2016, picking up three wins last year. Matt is certainly one of the favourites coming into 2017, and stayed sharp by competing in the US Arenacross series this past winter.
|Matt Goerke won the Championship in 2015 and finished second overall in 2016.
Following back to back MX2 titles, KTM Canada Thor Racing's Kaven Benoit finished third overall and captured his first MX1 win in 2016 as a rookie. Benoit stood on the podium four times, and if not for mechanical issues in Regina and Nanaimo could have been a title contender. Kaven was the top Canadian in the series and comes into 2017 with his eyes on the title. After having a career-best performance during the Motocross des Nations last fall in Italy, Kaven suffered a broken ankle during an off-season race, however he is now fully healed and has jumpstarted his season by racing in the first round of the US Nationals.
|KTM Canada Thor Racing's Kaven Benoit finished third overall as a rookie in 2016.
Monster Energy Alpinestar Kawasaki's Mike Alessi has been competing in Canada each summer since 2014, when he finished second in the MX1 class, and will be returning this summer. Alessi will have something to prove this season as 2016 was the first time since coming to Canada that the likeable American did not win an overall. Mike finished fifth in 2016, competed in the US Supercross series this past winter, and returns to Canada intent on winning the title.
|Monster Energy Alpinestar Kawasaki's Mike Alessi has been competing in Canada since 2014.
Four-time Champion, Honda Canada Racing Fox GDR's Colton Facciotti will have the #10 on his race bike this season, after injuring himself last summer during Round 8 and not finishing the series. Facciotti also relinquished the crown of top Canadian to Benoit, and will be looking to grab his fifth title, proving that he is still the man to beat in this country. Colton trained down south this winter, and will come into the series well prepared and in good form on a race bike and team that he has a lot of confidence.
|Four-time National MX1 Champion Honda Canada Racing Fox GDR's Colton Facciotti.
Truro, Nova Scotia's Tyler Medaglia finished sixth in last year's championship after coming on strong and grabbing two podiums in the last four rounds. In 2017, Tyler will be aboard a Honda on the newly formed Royal Distributing Motovan Piller's Race Team. Tyler is a two-time MX2 Champion and has competed for his country five times at the Motocross des Nations. He will surely be rejuvenated this season with his new team.
|Tyler Medaglia will be aboard a Honda on the Royal Distributing Motovan Piller's Race Team.
Joining Medaglia at the Motovan Piller's Race Team are American Kyle Chisholm and Canada's Nathan Bles. Chisholm is no stranger to racing in Canada and finished 5th in the MX1 class in 2014, which included a win. Bles has multiple top 10 finishes in both classes at the National level and won the inaugural CSRA Canadian Snow Bike Championship this past winter.
Replacing Australian Brett Metcalfe at Rockstar Energy OTSFF Yamaha is Quebecer Tim Tremblay. Tremblay is well known to Canadian race fans and notched two top five finishes in MX1 class last season, while competing in only three races. Tim has had tremedous success in snocross over the years, and finished second this winter in the Open Pro class.
|Kyle Chisholm finished 5th in the MX1 class in 2014.
Redemption Racing will again support South Carolina's Cade Clason, who has finished seventh overall in each of the last two seasons in Canada, with a number of top fives, but is still looking for his first podium finish. Canadian Keylan Meston will be sporting a single digit on his number plate this year, after finishing eighth in the series in 2016. The talented Calgarian will be back on a Yamaha under the RM Motorsports tent.
MX2 Season Preview
The MX2 class is the breeding ground for up and coming talent and throughout its history has been mostly dominated by young Canadian racers. Dusty Klatt, the Medaglia Brothers and Kaven Benoit are just a few of the Canadian racers who have had success racing MX2, before graduating to the elite class. KTM has dominated the class for the last three seasons, with Benoit winning the title in 2014 and 2015, and his teammate Cole Thompson taking the Championship last year. This season, Thompson will be looking to repeat as Champion, as the rest of the MX2 riders hope to make their own mark in the class.
|KTM Canada Thor Racing's Cole Thompson will be seeking his second MX2 title.
Coming off a record setting championship season where he won 7 of 10 races in 2016 and never finished off the podium, KTM Canada Thor Racing's Cole Thompson will be seeking his second MX2 title this year at the tender age of 23. Thompson raced selected 250 supercross events this winter while training at the Millsaps Training Facility in Georgia, and has been looking super smooth and comfortable on his KTM. After crashing at the Indianapolis round, he decided to focus on the upcoming outdoor series, but flew to Costa Rica for the second time this off-season and picked up a few more wins. After signing a contract extension at the end of last season, the MX2 class favourite Thompson is making the most of his time with the Austrian manufacturer KTM, while they become a dominant force in the sport around the world.
Saskatchewan's Shawn Maffenbeier has been winning Nationals since 2013 and is coming off his best season ever where he finished second to Thompson, after starting the year with a victory at last year's season opener in Kamloops. This year, Maff is switching back to Yamaha after joining the MX101 FXR team for 2017 and feels that he has found those few missing pieces from last year. Shawn was very strong in the west last year, and is a legitimate title contender, but will have to carry that across the country this summer if he wants to win the MX2 title. Rejuvenated by his new team and representing his country last fall at the Motocross des Nations, Shawn could be the biggest challenge to Thompson this summer.
|Shawn Maffenbeier is switching back to Yamaha after joining the MX101 FXR team for 2017.
After having a breakout season in 2016 where he won the first moto of the year and later got his first overall win, 19-year-old Dylan Wright has changed teams for 2017, joining Honda Canada Racing Fox GDR for the next two years. Wright proved last year that he could beat Thompson straight up and is coming into this season as a true title contender. Dylan spent most of the winter training in California, and will have to be better in the west this season if he wants to be in the title chase when the series moves east to the tracks where he has had his greatest success.
|Dylan Wright has changed teams for 2017, joining Honda Canada Racing Fox GDR.
Coming off his best season to date, and back with the MX101 FXR Yamaha Team, Jess Pettis is bringing a lot of momentum with him into the 2017 series, after grabbing his first podium at last year's final round and then capturing an arenacross title this winter. Pettis had an up and down start last season, finishing third in the opening moto of the year, then suffering a mechanical issue in the second moto, and crashing hard at Round 2 after posting the fastest lap in practice. Jess is from Prince George, BC, which will play host to Round 2 this year, and will be looking forward to showing his hometown fans that he has what it takes to compete for the title.
|Jess Pettis is bringing a lot of momentum with him into the 2017 series.
North Carolina's Jacob Hayes will be back with the Monster Energy Alpinestars Kawasaki team competing in MX2 class in 2017. Hayes suffered a season ending injury during the first moto of last season after coming into the series as a title contender. Jacob is one of the top arenacross riders in the world and is no stranger to Canada, having won the Canadian National Arenacross tour in 2015. Hayes also finished second overall in the 2015 AMA Arenacross tour and third in 2016, winning ten events in the process. With his indoor skills well proven, he looks forward to lining up in 2017 to showcase his outdoor abilities.
|Jacob Hayes will be back with the Monster Energy Alpinestars Kawasaki team in 2017.
Up and coming Canadians Davey Fraser, Hayden Halstead, Casey Keast, and Ryley Gallup cracked the MX2 top ten in 2016, and will all be looking to improve this year and trying to make it into the top five. These young guns have the ability to reach that next level and will continue in 2017 to lay the foundation to become future contenders for the MX2 title.
The series will get underway on June 4th in Kamloops, BC and spend the summer crossing the country before crowning a new champion at RJ Motosport Park in Barrie, Ontario on August 13th. Canadian race fans will be better able to stay on top of the action in 2017 as the MX1 series will air weekly on TSN, and the MX2 class will air on Fox Sports Racing. Live streaming video of every moto will again be available this season for free on the Conx2share app, and online at www.conx2share.com.
Sunday, June 4 Whispering Pines Raceway, Kamloops, British Columbia
Sunday, June 11 Blackwater MX Track, Prince George, British Columbia
Sunday, June 18 Wild Rose MX Park, Calgary, Alberta
Sunday, June 25 Moto Valley Raceway, Regina, Saskatchewan
Sunday, July 9 Gopher Dunes, Courtland, Ontario
Sunday, July 16 Motocross Bon Conseil, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Quebec
Sunday, July 23 Pleasant Valley Motorsport Park, Truro, Nova Scotia
Sunday, July 30 Riverglade MX Park, Moncton, New Brunswick
Sunday, August 6 Motocross Deschambault, Deschambault, Quebec
Sunday, August 13 RJ Motosport Park, Barrie, Ontario
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It was just so very sunny! I arrived in the morning to Barton Hall in Kettering to photograph Katie's preparation, it was such a hot day. Katie's had her bridesmaids dresses all hand made and they were beautiful with very striking and unusual underskirts. The flowers by Bluebell Floristry were stunning as usual and I just loved Katie's dress it suited her perfectly.
Katie and Dean already had a family and it was wonderful to see a couple so obviously still smitten with each other and so thrilled to be finally getting married! It was obvious to everyone that Katie and Dean had an absolute ball on their wedding day. From the start it was one big party and I loved spending time with all their family and friends.
Mini-Video and Personal Vows
I don't always do this but Katie and Dean had planned some personal vows to say to each other during their ceremony and I love to take a bit of video every now and again and recorded their vows for them. I produced and edited a short video of special moments I captured on the day. It is lovely to be able to do this on occasion, video will completely freeze time and I love filming little snatches of the day, the final montage of clips is just lovely to give my couples to reminisce over. Katie and Dean's ceremony was brilliant, I don't think either of them managed to get the words right straight away and there was a lot of laughter!
Dancing In The Sunset
If you know me you know I will always go with the flow. We were feeling a little pushed for time after the group shots and the sun was shining with Helen from Honey Bee's Vintage Teas serving ice cream and I felt it would be too rushed to do my couple photography straight away. I decided to wait until after the wedding breakfast so everyone could enjoy the weather. I was so glad I did!
Just before speeches as I was taking my break the suns setting produced the most incredible glow and lighting so I asked Katie and Dean if they wanted to dash out to capture the moment. The lighting was wonderful and they had a lovely quite moment dancing together in the sunlight, it was worth taking the time out. Thirty seconds later and the moment had gone. Later that evening, during sun-set we spent longer together on their portraits and it really was worth holding off. The sun set and as it did we captured a lovely sequence of images that just brings back the mood and feeling of the day. Not staged, just natural, warm and sunny… just like the day.
The sun set and Katie and Dean took their first dance. It was all a lot later than planned but this is just how it is sometimes. I left, tired but happy. It was a really lovely wedding.
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The anguished father of 7-year-old Lapana Tupou is in Aitutaki awaiting any word of his lost son.
Lapana was reported missing from the inter-island vessel Lady Moana early on Wednesday evening. The ship turned and retraced its route, as emergency services were called.
Police were alerted at 6.18pm, and immediately scrambled police patrol boat Te Kukupa and a flotilla of Aitutaki fishing and tourist boats. Air Rarotonga sent a plane, to conduct an aerial grid search.
Back on the island of Rakahanga, where Lapana and his dad are from, one of his aunts on said they received the alarming and distressing phone call from his father on Wednesday evening.
Rakahanga, whch is traditionally called Tapuahua, had a population of just 83 people at the last census. There are only 16 households listed in the phone book. Its nearest neighbour, Manihiki, is 42 kilometres away.
The aunt said Lapana was travelling with his father to Rarotonga. He called to let the family know: the little boy was nowhere to be found on board.
When the alarm was raised that Lapana was missing, the vessel re-traced its course for several hours until nightfall.
Cook Islands Police spokesperson Trevor Pitt said up to 16 Aitutaki boats had joined the search effort.
"The local boats returned from the search in the afternoon," he said last night. "Te Kukupa remained at its search duties.
"The search is continuing."
The search is run by the Cook Islands Police Service, in a coordinated effort between Rarotonga and and Aitutaki.
The Rescue Coordination Centre in New Zealand assisted with the modelling of the large search area, which was determined from the positions the Lady Moana captain was able to give as to where they had been when the boy was last seen – and when it was discovered he was missing.
Lady Moana stayed out at sea on Wednesday night. Last night, the Ports Authority released the ship with authorisation to continue its 14-hour journey to Rarotonga. The ship, which is owned by Taio Shipping, was expected to arrive this morning so its passengers could disembark.
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Smacking Zombies: Godsmack's Shannon Larkin Recaps 'The Walking Dead' – Season 5, Episode 5
Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin has signed on to offer up a weekly recap of each episode of 'The Walking Dead' Season 5 exclusively on Loudwire. Check out his look at Episode 5 ('Self Help') below:
We start on the bus headed to D.C. Some conversation ensues and then BAM! The bus hits a car and flips in a violent crash. Of course, the group had just passed a horde of walkers who descend on the wrecked bus immediately. Abraham was driving, and I was scratching my head over this accident, as there is always stray cars stalled on the roads. But it happened. The group is all OK though, and get out of the bus to deal with the walkers and protect Eugene. They drop the dead likes flies, and head off on foot.
We get some flashbacks of Abraham's past in brief glances. The group stops for the night in a small bookstore, where we see Abe banging Rosita, with Eugene getting caught watching them go at it by Tara. His explanation is hilarious. I like this character. Hell, I like all of the characters in the group. Suddenly, Eugene confesses to Tara the bus wrecked because of him. He sabotaged the gas with broken glass. His reasoning is strange, too. He is a weird one. Tara vows to keep it a secret, and Eugene vows not to try and sabotage them again.
So at least I now know why Abraham wrecked the bus. Not his fault. His backstory continues, and they get a firetruck! Rad. But no, it s--ts out and Abraham is starting to lose it, but luckily, some zombies show up and he can take out some frustrations on their skulls. The group kills these walkers nice and brutally, with Eugene manning the firehose on the stalled truck, blowing heads and limbs off the horde in an awesome watery scene. Abraham laughs his ass off as he cleans gore off the air intake of the firetruck and gets it running. He seems a bit crazy still, but is super focused on the mission. We see he's had it rough in the beginning of the apocalypse.
Like every episode, there an OMG moment. Here we have Eugene confess to the group he's a phony! Not even a scientist. He tricked everyone to get to D.C., which he believes is is the safest place to survive. Abe proceeds to f--k him up, then flashes back to his family at the beginning (all dead), and we see how he met Eugene.
So in a way, if it weren't for Eugene's bulls--t lie, Abraham would have eaten a bullet after seeing his family dead. But now what will his purpose be? I guess we'll find out a couple episodes down the line, as next week we get back to Daryl and Carol, and I'm looking forward to that. Abe should just be stoked he has Rosita. She's wicked hot!
Talk next week, y'all! Apocalypse!
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Designing new wine-growing techniques to strengthen positioning in the market. (BEID/12/VA/0001). ADE-regional government of Castilla y León.
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Project duration: 3 years
Total budget: €752,683 (Independent BMSL Project)
The wide range of wines available on the market gives rise to the need to create more diverse and competitive products. Through their CENIT DEMETER project, Matarromera Winery Ltd. has reached the conclusion that there has not been a change in global warming as such, but rather changes in different climates, including those that are diametrically opposed, on different years. On a global scale, there is an ever-growing demand for more homogeneous products, in particular from countries that are emerging as new consumers.
To achieve homogeneity in wines from different vintage years, despite differing climates, as well as produce healthier wines, reduce manufacturing costs, maintain the organoleptic qualities and final quality of wines (greater volume, body, structure, balance, etc.), speed up the ageing of wines to be able to produce them in less time, achieve greater colour consistency and use more innovative and competitive packaging to reduce the company's carbon footprint and improve transportation.
For this study of the optimization of wine-making technology, which allows for reducing production costs whilst maintaining the highest possible quality, an irrigated vs. non-irrigated control study analysing thermovinification techniques was conducted in the winery's vineyards, in which climate conditions and different fertilizer doses were regulated, with the aim of profiling fresh fruit and shortening the wine-making process.
Studies analysing means of speeding up ageing were also carried out, looking at micro- and nano-oxygenation techniques and the use of staves and chips. Lastly, different packaging materials were studied and pasteurization tests carried out, in order to assess the inertization of the final product and reduce the use of other preservatives.
An increase in competitiveness on the market was seen, owing to the lowering of production costs and an improvement in the price-quality ratio of wines.
In addition to this, the use of intelligent packaging which succeeds in reducing the company's carbon footprint, and in turn improving transportation, means that our wines are highly approved of and hold great appeal in markets where consumers are highly conscientious with regard to reducing pollution and CO2 emissions.
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March of the Robots Changes Who Wins and Who Loses
by Andrew White | August 31, 2017 | Comments Off on March of the Robots Changes Who Wins and Who Loses
I noted an interesting article in last weekend's FT US print edition – titled. "March of the Robots Shakes Up Logistics Sector". This was an in depth look at the impact on Amazon's business and specifically its logistics capability with the impact of robots and increased automation. The source of the robot innovation stems from Amazon's acquisition of Kiva in 2012. It seems Amazon now operates over 80,000 robots globally as a result. The narrative is quite interesting – in that warehouses increasingly have fewer and fewer human "pickers" running around the floor, and instead have robots moving inventory around towards the pickers. Its an impressive story (and graphic). But the really interesting part of the story concerns the charts in the article that explore the impacts on employment both at Amazon, warehouses in general, and the economy as a whole. The data suggests that innovation changes who wins and who loses.
The Winners
Clearly Amazon seems to be winning more. The report suggests that their business is growing. They have more revenue, and more market share. The efficiency offered by the robots and automation have permitted Amazon to grow warehouse space (i.e. capacity) that has helped them grow their business. At the same time the overall warehouse employment for Amazon has also increased – and this is perhaps counter intuitive. This flies in the face of most discussions about automation. The point tends to rest safely on the idea that automation tends to lead to short-term disruption (e.g. losses of work) but over the medium to long-term, it leads to more work and jobs. The question over if the net is larger or smaller then tends to be the focus.
The Losers
There are loses here. Amazon's competitors may or may not lose out. If Amazon is growing, and the market is the same size, then competitors are losing. Competitors will only avoid losing if the overall market grows faster than Amazon grows. Along the same lines, local workers may also lose out. Those competitors that are losing market share to Amazon may close down their warehouses and logistics services thus letting workers go. So clearly there are potential for losers in a wider context as a result of automation. Of course, creative destruction if freed of regulation should drive the allocation of inefficient resources and the birth of new competitors to Amazon.
Who Win's in the End?
The last part of the cycle is to look at the end customer who places an order and is now serviced by an automating industry, and also to look at the overall economy. The article doesn't rally look at the consumer impact so we shall leave that for another day. The article does report that retail space continues to decline so there are more losers there that need to be counted. It is not clear that the net-net at the economy level is a positive. It certainly appears overall positive on the supply chain side, but there is no reporting on the level of declining retail employment as a result of Amazon's and its automation efforts.
It certainly is an interesting article that touches on several complex issues being explored today due to the heightened focus on automation, robots and artificial intelligence. This topic will keep us engaged for quite some time.
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ItΟΔÄôs not just UK players that we like to shine the spotlight on with Spin Doctors ΟΔÄ™ occasionally we extend our attention Eastwards to highlight some of EuropeΟΔÄôs key kingpins, too. And when it comes to soul music in Scandinavia, they donΟΔÄôt come much more important than DJ Soulswede.
At the age of 8, young Ulf Norrman asked his parents for a copy of George McCraeΟΔÄôs ΟΔĉRock Your BodyΟΔÄô, and there was no turning back. The song had captured his imagination, and a further curious dig through his church organist fatherΟΔÄôs record collection set him on a path of playing, promoting and exposing soulful music.
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FRANKFURT — UniCredit, Italy's largest lender, said on Tuesday that net profit rose 11.6 percent in the second quarter, in part because its Russia unit continued to boom despite political tensions.
Russia provided more than a quarter of UniCredit's profit from April through June, the bank said Tuesday. Total net profit for UniCredit, based in Milan, was 403 million euros during the second quarter, or about $539 million, compared to 361 million euros in the period a year earlier.
"We don't see an immediate impact" from sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union, Federico Ghizzoni, the chief executive of UniCredit, said during a conference call with analysts. Rather, loan issuance and revenue continued to grow briskly, he said. UniCredit services primarily small and mid-size businesses in Russia as well as private customers who are not the focus of the sanctions, he said.
"I'm not going to tell you that we don't look with some worry at what's going on," he added. "But the bank seems strong enough to come through this storm."
Growth in UniCredit's business in Russia more than offset a €35 million loss at the bank's unit in Ukraine.
For the second quarter in a row, UniCredit also said it saw evidence of improvement in the Italian economy, where many businesses had previously either been unable to get loans or did not want to borrow because they were too pessimistic about the future.
Improved demand from businesses and home buyers helped push up the volume of new loans by 13 percent, to €3.1 billion, from the previous quarter, the bank said.
"New loan origination during the quarter has been very good and quite encouraging," Mr. Ghizzoni said, though he noted that on average, Italian banks are still suffering.
Loan growth should pick up further after September when banks begin drawing new rounds of cheap loans from the European Central Bank, Mr. Ghizzoni said. Banks in the euro zone will be able to borrow money at a rate of 0.25 percent from the E.C.B., provided that they lend it on to businesses or households.
Some analysts and bankers have questioned whether the E.C.B. cash will help restart lending in countries like Italy, but Mr. Ghizzoni disagreed. "It's very convenient, it's very cheap, so why not?" he said.
UniCredit plans to borrow €14 billion from the E.C.B. under the program, he said, with more than half of the money deployed in Italy.
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Some movies Dustin Hoffman DIDN'T Star In
There are no truly bad Dustin Hoffman movies. Even the infamous Ishtar isn't quite as bad as its legend. Sure it drags on, but at least for awhile you gotta laugh at the woefully untalented song and dance team played by Hoffman and Warren Beatty.
Hoffman is in good form in 1992's Hero, airing at 8 am Friday Oct. 12 on AMC, as a low life with at least a touch of Midnight Cowboy's Ratso Rizzo in him. It's one of the 47 films (not counting voice work and cameos) he's appeared in since his debut in 1967, including the new Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium which opens on Nov. 16.
That's a pretty good pace, but there could have been more. These are some of the other films that almost starred Dustin Hoffman, but didn't (you'll be surprised by some):
—He was considered for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
—His friend Mel Brooks cast him as Franz Liebkind in the original version of The Producers (1968). Hoffman got out of it so he could star opposite Brooks' wife, Anne Bancroft, in The Graduate.
—Hoffman was interested in playing Shylock in the 2004 adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, but by the time he contacted director Michael Radford Al Pacino had already been cast.
—Warner Brothers wanted him to play The Penguin in Batman Returns (1992).
—He was interested in starring in Ghandi (1982).
—Hoffman was in talks to appear in The Verdict (1982), in the role that earned Paul Newman an Oscar nomination.
—He was in early consideration to play Deckard in Blade Runner (1982).
—It's probably inevitable that the producers of Rumor Has It… (2005) thought of having him play an older version of The Graduate's Benjamin.Read More


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Watch this video about the making of the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and the architect – Arne Jacobsen.
Arne Jacobsen designed in this regard among other things, the egg and the swan, produced by Fritz Hansen.
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Over the past couple of weeks, I have seen many complaints online and have received messages from readers how it is practically impossible to get hold of anyone at Marriott Rewards Customer Service without being on hold for at least half an hour if not longer.
Seems that elite members also won't get any prioritized service and agents are telling that they are being trained to deal with reservations, customer service and Marriott Rewards issues. Previously, Marriott had different set of agents for each of these functions.
You can access Marriott's page for customer service phone numbers here.
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My advice to readers that have trouble contacting the Marriott Rewards or need to do it over the weekend is to utilize the worldwide numbers and call Mexico, Malaysia or UAE as I have done.
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For an instant of time, a merchant that uses Coinbase does take receipt of bitcoins but then a sell order is generated and the bitcoins are replaced with regular currency. Coinbase doesn't actually have to resort to an exchange to sell, however, because it has enough liquidity in bitcoins from consumers who are buying bitcoins for their wallets. It basically moves the bitcoins from the merchants who are selling to bitcoins to consumers who are buying it. Also, Overstock.com takes 10 percent of its daily bitcoin sales in bitcoin. It uses that bitcoin account to pay employees and vendors who want bitcoins.
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I need some advice on what could be a life changing decision. Thanks in advance guys.
I've suspected for some time now that my girlfriend has been having an affair. The usual signs. Phone rings, I answer, someone hangs up. She started going out 'with the girls' a lot recently although when I ask which girls it is always "Just some friends from work, you don't know them". I always look out for her taxi coming home but she always walks down the drive although I can hear a car setting off. As if she has got out of the car round the corner. Why? Is it not a taxi? I once picked her mobile up just to see what time it was and she went beserk and screamed that I should never touch her phone again and why was I checking up on her.
Anyway, I have never approached the subject with my girlfriend. I think deep down I just didn't want to know the truth but last night she went out again and I decided to check on her. I decided I was going to hide behind my car which would give me a view of the whole street so I could see which car she gets out of. It was whilst crouched behind my car that I noticed rust around my rear wheel arch.
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Confront her about it, no need to drive yourself nuts. Just straight out ask her. Good luck, yep it sucks
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I love the views from our new hammock:)
Monday, May 27, 2013
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June Photo A Day Challenge
Next month I will be participating in the photo a day challenge. I had so much fun with this last year so I thought I would give it a whirl again. You in again Stace?
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Memorial Day
|Me and my most favorite girl in the whole wide world
|She is watching her brother play with his new truck.
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|He is talking to me in this picture. I love his many facial expressions when he talks. So lucky to capture one here:)
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|Our new love seat has become a favorite relaxing place for Kate.
|This is genuine laughter from Carson. He was cracking himself up. Apparently Kate was not amused.
|The kids found another use for our new hammock...a tent!
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Disco 10K
Last Sunday my friends Gracie and Hope ran a 10k with me. There is nothing like running with your friends. We had so much fun laughing and talking. What a great way to spend a Sunday morning. And I have major respect for Gracie who just had a baby 4 short months ago! I started training for a 15k this morning. It will be more of a challenge to beat the heat because I hate to run in the heat. But I'm definitely going to give it a go!
|Definitely the biggest and craziest race medal I have ever seen.:)
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Kate's First Ballet Recital
Today we drove out to historic Waxahachie for Kate's 1st (and last?) ballet recital. She was so excited to be there and to dress up in her ballet gear. She had a little bit of a deer in the headlights expression when she got on stage. At one point I thought she was going to be sick! But then when she was finally done and walked off stage she was all smiles and bounces again. The theater was very beautiful and the perfect size for this little recital. Carson and I got a front row seat. My favorite parts of the video: Carso shouting at the beginning: "Are they gonna dance?" and then in Rocking Robin when Kate starts kicking those legs and just can't stop:) Please ignore my incessant "Yeahs!" and obnoxious cheering. I was just so proud!
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|"The Twirl." I love Carso just hanging out in the back ground:)
|Kate and her teacher Miss Amanda. This lady is awesome and has the patience of a saint:)
|Carson got a back stage pass. Much to his delight:)
|Carson was taking pictures of this baby with my phone before it all started. He was so serious about it!
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The Pirate Butterflies
The Pirate Butterflies. Yep that was Carson's T-ball team name. And I love the age of 4 because he thought nothing of the name. The adults were the only ones that were cringing at the non-sportslike name. Today was the last game for the T-ball season. We had mixed reviews for the season. Some games he was excited to play. Hitting the ball with enthusiasm and charging every ball that was hit even when it wasn't in his vicinity (much to the chagrin of the player covering that area.)And then there were games (2 in particular) where he was sitting down picking at the grass and just generally acting like a disgruntled major leaguer. Ah the ups and downs of a 4 year old. And now the pictures. :)
|#1 and his trusty sidekick. Sister needs some lessons on cheering. At one point in the game when I asked her to cheer her brother on she replied, "Mommy can you do it for me? I'm just too tired!"
|They were all about hugging this morning and I was loving it.
|An all out mighty swing!
|Now this is hitting with JOY! As you can tell this was one of his good days:)
|It's all in the tongue:)
|Fielding with intensity.
|"Look! I followed through!"
|Now that's a good arm:)
|Keepin' it real and fun
|Taking a Capri Sun break on the bench. Hydration is key for these 30 minute games:)
|"Look Mommy! I stopped on first base and my helmet is still on."
|Receiving his end of the season trophy. Coach Andy was awesome. So encouraging.
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PUBLISHED: 12:12 13 November 2019 | UPDATED: 14:04 13 November 2019
A man who stole from his brother and terrorised his grandmother in Whittlesey by "intimidating and manipulating her" has escaped jail.
Kris Monson, 31, was thrown out of his grandmother's home on July 17 because of his poor behaviour and ongoing demands for money.
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But he ignored that, visiting the victim's home five times in little more than a week - intimidating her and manipulating her into giving him money.
On August 15 he attended once again, but this time the 91-year-old victim refused to let him in, at which point he forced entry and demanded she give him cash.
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