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Essential cyclo-cross skills from Paul Oldham
We spend the day learning how to ride cyclo-cross with one of the UK's best racers
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Cyclo-cross is one of the most exciting and accessible branches of cycle sport, but there are some key skills that can make it tricky to master. I've taken part in a few 'cross races but would describe myself as a rookie. I haven't mastered the strange business of dismounting and remounting for the obstacles. At least, not with any style or panache.
So when I was asked to come along to spend a day with one of the UK's most talented 'cross racers and that he was willing to share some of the essential skills required, I jumped at the chance. I didn't realise how far Broughton Hall, near Skipton was from London when I agreed, however, and after nearly five hours of driving I parked up in the grounds of the stunning 16th century house.
We (that's me and three other journalists) assembled in the somewhat squidgy grounds of Broughton Hall, the brand new venue for the return of the Rapha Super Cross series later this month, with Paul Oldham. He'd competed in his 11th Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race just two days before so when I asked him if he was tired, I expected him to say yes, very, but he replied that he felt fine. Hmm, I'm sure I'd still be laid up in bed after seeing the horrific conditions the race put competitors through.
Anyhow, Paul is the perfect person to teach cyclo-cross. Not only has he been ridng and racing 'cross since he was 18, but he's a very down to earth and straight talking chap. He was only too happy to talk us through the skills and after a few hours in his company, it's fair to say we all came away with the understanding of how to approach the tricky skills that are key to 'cross.
It's a very technical sport is cross, involving obstacles like wooden hurdles, steps, sandpits and steep banks that really test bike handling skills. There's nothing else like it; nothing even comes close. To the casual observer it can all look a bit odd, grown men jumping off their perfectly good bikes and leaping over wooden planks pegged into the ground.
Once Paul had taken the time to deconstruct the skills into their key components, it starts to make sense and soon we're all leaping over a hurdle, negotiating tight corners and tackling steep banks and off-camber tracks. And once we had gotten over the fear some of us had with the dismount and throwing the bikes around sloppy slippery grass and mud, we were all laughing and smiling. Cyclo-cross really is a lot of fun, more so when you get your head around the techniques involved.
So are the key skills and techniques, in Paul's own words, that you need to grasp for successful cyclo-cross racing.
Choose a gear which you can accelerate quickly, but not too low that you spin out instantly. Put your strongest leg forward and concentrate on getting your foot in the pedal. Remember, the start is very important.
Swing right leg over saddle and put your right hand on the cross bar.
As the obstacle approaches, bring the right foot between the frame and your left leg.
As your right leg hits the floor in a running action, unclip the left leg and run.
I think the remount is often the bit that scares beginners."You see people launching themselves a foot above their bike," Paul tells us. "You don't need to. You're really just stepping onto the bike." Here's how it should be done...
Place both hands on handlebars.
Swing right leg over saddle and, using your inner thigh, slide over your seat and onto your pedals
Aim to clip into the pedal as quickly as you can, and drive off before bringing the other leg up and smoothly onto the other pedal. And away you go.
Use the dismount, but as you unclip lift your bike by the top tube and pass your elbow through the triangle to place crossbar on shoulder. Pass your right hand under the down tube and hold the left drop on the bars. Pull it all in tight and run.
For dry conditions the "racing" line applies - wide in, apex wide out. In a race this line will become muddy. When this happens you need to square corners off!
This involves trying to do your turn on the grippy grass. This may appear slower but you will be able to accelerate out of the corner faster.
Always look for the grip. Try different lines whilst practising, but don't worry about changing your lines mid-race as conditions change. Watch other riders.
Steep banks
If possible, attack the bottom of the climb. The more speed you carry the less power you need on the steep section. As you hit the steep part, move your weight back to gain grip. Keep moving your weight forward and backward to balance.
Weight back, slightly higher gear, full commitment and stay loose and in the rut!
Similar to sand: stay seated and use a slightly bigger gear. The faster you go the easier it is. Pick your lines - usually the edge of the mud is fastest, where the grass meets the mud.
Bike setup is also very important and the most important part of all is the tyres and their pressure. Paul tells us, "Tubulars are the best for cross as they can be run at lower pressure with less punctures." The downside is that they're very expensive. They're also lots of work to fit. Clinchers can now be run tubeless which gives advantages.
After tyre choice, tyre pressure is the critical factor, and we could fill this entire page with talk and chin scratching about the best pressure. Paul reckons, "For tubulars pressure needs to be between 20 and 30psi whereas clinchers should be a little higher [to avoid pinching]."
The right pressure will depend on the course and the conditions. Paul shared a good bit of advice, and that's to practise the course with about 30psi in the tyres, and then let some air out until you reach a satisfactory pressure that works on the terrain.
Bike setup
We asked Paul if he sets his 'cross bike up any differently to his road bike.
"I set my bike saddle height the same for road, mountain bike and cross," he said. "I have my handlebars about 20mm higher and the top tube is about 10mm shorter than on my road bike for added control."
So think about running a stem that's slightly shorter and higher than you use for the road.
Thanks to Paul Oldham for this time. Paul Oldham has cyclo-cross in his blood. He started racing back in the late 80s and has risen to become one of the most successful 'cross racers in the UK, taking the National Championship in 2011. He's also competed in the Three Peaks on 11 occasions, and this year finished second.
Just wondering what the best gearing might be for cross racing ?
I'm new to the discipline and I'm running 46/38 up front but at the moment 12-23 at the back. I like the 9 speed ratio but think I might need some lower gears for when i enter my first race which is errrm tomorrow !
I see how it go's i guess. I'm signed up for the Ally Pally race and i know from experience that its a quite a big slope and the course I think will be running up and down it.
Any answers to my gearing question would be greatly appreciated.
With regard to dismounting, it seems all the pro riders dismount with the right leg swinging round and just hoping off, at barriers and inclines. This seems to be faster but maybe doesn't leave any margin with unclipping the left foot. Either way its great to see it done at speed
When I first tried remounts I got into all sorts of trouble, crushing the old crown jewels on more than one occasion . I worked out Pauls method was the best starting with a standing leg over progressing to walking with the bike and swinging over and then on to a slow trot and hop and then on to a run and jump. Important for the guys to land on the inner thigh and then slide over I found.
Looking forward to the Ally Pally event
posted by berniemaupin [13 posts]
13th October 2012 - 9:58
Wearing Rapha for cyclocross, and driving all the way from London to Yorkshire just for a few tips on basic skills? Good job cyclocross is so "accessible." Personally, I make do with the old version of my club's kit, and practicing dismounts and remounts on a bit of grass outside my workplace.
Regarding the question about gears, it completely depends on the nature of the course, and how much rain it has had in the last couple of weeks. But rarely is there much speed difference between riding in a low gear and getting off and running.
posted by handlebarcam [545 posts]
13th October 2012 - 12:59
Thanks handlebar cam. Thats what I was thinking. I can see that running with the bike is another skill to be learnt. I thought my running days were behind me. I think thats why I've taken to cross. It's short and intense and my body feels like its getting a more overall work out.
tks again
posted by berniemaupin [13 posts]
13th October 2012 - 13:06
Wearing Rapha for cyclocross, and driving all the way from London to Yorkshire just for a few tips on basic skills? Good job cyclocross is so "accessible." Personally, I make do with the old version of my club's kit, and practicing dismounts and remounts on a bit of grass outside my workplace.
Yeah, I suppose Dave could have stayed in London and we wouldn't have done the feature with Paul at all… that would have helped increase the accessibility too?
Last year we did a cross skills video too, about half a mile from the office, this time we had the chance to do something with a top rider passing on his tips - we thought it worth the drive. Just let us know where you are and next year we'll pop over and do a cross skills piece with you on the grass outside your work.
Agree with you about the Rapha kit, not cos it's Rapha, but cos I'm not too happy that young David isn't wearing his road.cc merino.
posted by Tony Farrelly [4201 posts]
13th October 2012 - 14:35
Personally, I make do with the old version of my club's kit, and practicing dismounts and remounts on a bit of grass outside my workplace.
Thanks for keeping us updated.
It's 'practising', by the way.
posted by Mat Brett [2196 posts]
13th October 2012 - 15:00
good article chaps - more cross stuff please!
A couple of things: Bernie - about your gearing question - of course it depends on course, fitness, riding style etc. but in general I would say that you might want a wider range block. 38/23 is going to be a right grind if the course is particularly steep in places. Yes, you can dismount and run up stuff but its less tiring and more efficient to pedal over short climbs. I've done a couple of races where I barely got out of the bottom 4 sprockets a- but then I don't finish anywhere near the front either! IMHO a 12-27 would serve you better or maybe a 36T ring up front if your chainset will take it.
RoadCC: please can we have a large picture of Paul's tasty bike if you have one and I'd be interested if you knew what ratios he's using on his 1x10 transmission
posted by joemmo [1111 posts]
13th October 2012 - 15:56
hmm… I'm going to have to watch my step on the old practice/practise thing
posted by Tony Farrelly [4201 posts]
13th October 2012 - 16:33
i use a 38/42 on the front, with a 13-26 on the back. i've never been overgeared in any london league races, and because cross is run in england on twistier, slower courses than in belgium, i've never spun out, despite using smaler gears than most. i think people would be better off using narrower ratios like a 13/26 as opposed to a 12/27 or 11/28 because the gaps between the gears are smaller so you are more likely to find the right gear. anbother benefit of having a 42 instead of a 46 is that you can stay in the big ring 98% of the time, which is much simpler than having to constantly change at the front.
thats just my setup, hope its helpful
posted by jamjam [61 posts]
13th October 2012 - 17:21
Bernie, I too would suggest a wider ratio rear block. How big you can go will depend on your rear mech's capability (road mechs usually handle up to 27/28 teeth OK, MTBs 32 or 36, no problemo). Don't forget to check your chain still fits when on the big chainring.
In a Singletrack magazine interview with Isla Rowntree (who has used single chainring setup for some time) she describes how she would set up obstacles and practice dismounts etc over and over again. Reminds me of the old (and true) statement, "The more I practice the luckier I get".
posted by Simon E [2410 posts]
15th October 2012 - 15:56
yup, FTR I have a 36T and 9speed 11-28 block, gives a pretty good spread.
posted by joemmo [1111 posts]
16th October 2012 - 18:27
Thanks for everyones replies. I've changed my set up to a 46/36 -12/25 a combination I'm hoping will see me alright for the Ally Pally event next weekend.
Cheers, Bernie
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21st October 2012 - 9:22

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Little Black Egg Pizza Oven - How to make one at home
Posted 16 June 2010 - 07:50 AM
This will get you to the mythical 90 second neopolitan pie (assuming a proper dough), with proper char and flavor, for a small investment ($150 or so, possibly less). It's extraordinary. The only disadvantage is that it's 1 pie at a time, so the cook usually isn't eating, he's cooking and serving.
Pictures: http://picasaweb.goo...onemolinari/LBE
You'll need:
18.5" weber kettle grill (standard grill at home depot)
1 6" unglazed quarry tile (home depot)
Bayou Classic Burner -
Instant non-contact temperature gun -
http://www.amazon.co...2PPDFZG7NV3Y3AD OR http://www.amazon.co...20027403&sr=1-1 they seem to be pretty much the same.
15-16" pizza stone. I used the Old Stone Oven round pizza stone, 16". Google for it. It's expensive, but about 5 times heavier than the cheap ones, and i cracked 3 of the cheap ones before i bought this one. I think Gadget Geek had some links for some serious pizza stones as well.
16" aluminum pizza pan (like the ones they serve pizza on at restaurants). You can get them for about $3 at restaurant supply stores..otherwise you'll have to mail order it.
Heavy duty aluminum foil.
I think that's it. The assembly is as follows.
Cut a 10" or so hole in the bottom of the kettle grill. Use a bowl or something to give you an outline to cut to. Try to make it so the hole is "flat" relative to the grill...so it sits level when you put it on the burner. I'm not sure if I'm explaining what I mean.
Where ever you're going to cut the grill, cover it in masking tape so the enamel doesn't crack and propagate all over the grill. How you cut the hole is up to you. I used heavy duty dremel cutoff bits..it took about 10 of them! When I ran out of those I tried a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade, and it seemed to sail through the stuff like butter...but I didn't use it much as I was basically done. Wish I had!
Cut a vent like in my pictures on the side of the top, across from the premade top vent. My vent is about 1.5" by 8". I don't think size is super critical...just approximately that size should be fine. The original top vent is always closed.
Line all inside surfaces with HD aluminum foil..shiny side viewable.
Drill a hole in the center of you 16" pizza plate/pan and a hole in the center of the lid too. Try to make this centered. You can do this by taking the plastic off the handle, and using the screw hole that is on the metal handle as a guide. Mount the pizza pan to the top using a long bolt and a wingnut like you see in my pics. The goal of this is to reduce the volume of the top lid where hot air would end up. I reduced it even further but also putting in the lid the ash catcher that came with the grill. That's that weird small dome you see in my lid picture. If you want to do that too, just make a hole in the ash catcher, and use a longer bolt to go through that, then the pizza pan then the lid.
The grill comes with 2 grates. The cooking grate and the charcoal grate. Put the charcoal grate in the grill, and then put an UNGLAZED 6" quarry tile (available at SOME home depots) on the charcoal grate, directly above the burner. I'm using this so that the burner flame doesn't impact the pizza stone.
Put the cooking grate in put the pizza stone in.
Put the pizza stone towards the front/vent size of the grill, so there is a larger opening on the back side of the grill between the stone and the grill walls, which will force the hot air up on the back side, then out towards the front vent and over the pizza.
Close it up, light the fire, and on low-medium heat preheat for about 15 minutes...raise the heat a little, and keep preheating until your stone
is at about 750 deg (use the new temp. gun).
It takes a good 25-30 minutes to preheat it somewhat gently and so that the stone is pretty evenly heated and doesn't crack.
Slide your pizza on, close the lid quickly, and CRANK up the gas to max. This will create a huge roaring flame that will generate tons of heat,
that will be forced over the pizza and out the vent. Watch out...the air coming out is REALLY hot.
You'll have to turn your pizza about every 30-45 seconds to get it to char up evenly on the top. Do this by quickly opening the lid, grabbing the pie with some tongs, twisting it then closing the lid. Repeat as necessary. The pizza should cook in about 1.75-2.5 minutes. Depends a lot on your dough and your toppings. You can watch the pizza as it cooks and chars through the vent.
The goal is to get the bottom charry and done at the same time as the top. You might have to mess around with what your stone temperature needs to be before putting the pizza on. My best one has been stone temperature 700-750. I let all my toppings, cheese, tomato, come to room
temperature before baking.
I use about 220g per dough ball, spread to about 11". I use a wet mozzarella as the dry stuff would not to so well under the high temperature.
You'll end up with something that looks like this:
And produce goodies like this:
Zucchini, ricotta, pancetta:
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Posted 10 July 2010 - 04:43 PM
It is a price purchase but well worth it!
Posted 10 July 2010 - 04:54 PM
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Edited by heidih, 11 July 2010 - 11:40 AM.
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Posted 10 July 2010 - 08:17 PM
Buy yourself a Big Green Egg and save yourself all that work. Plus it puts out fantastic tasting food. I though I was a great gas griller but since I've bought the egg I have given it away. Great tasting wood fired pizza. I've had my grill up to over 600 degrees. It takes less than 10 minutes for a great tasting pizza.
It is a price purchase but well worth it!
The BGE is a great grill, no doubt, but it's no pizza oven. It may make a delicious pie, but it can't replicate a 2 minute neopolitan pie.
Posted 14 July 2010 - 09:12 AM
According to whom? My large BGE easily hits 800+ with a full load of fresh lump; if you don't make the pies too large, it's a three minute pie, tops, if your platesetter & stone are fully preheated. I get great results with my Mini BGE, two pizza stones, and a raised grid.
Buy yourself a Big Green Egg and save yourself all that work. Plus it puts out fantastic tasting food. I though I was a great gas griller but since I've bought the egg I have given it away. Great tasting wood fired pizza. I've had my grill up to over 600 degrees. It takes less than 10 minutes for a great tasting pizza.
It is a price purchase but well worth it!
The BGE is a great grill, no doubt, but it's no pizza oven. It may make a delicious pie, but it can't replicate a 2 minute neopolitan pie.
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Posted 14 July 2010 - 10:04 AM
Since I scratch-built a backyard brick oven for about $400-600, I would certainly say that this topic's way to cook pizza at home is quite frugal. One very important advantage to this "LBE" is the much quicker ramp-up-to-temperature profile. I don't know very much about the Green Egg, except that it's overpriced.
Considering that jmolinari's talking about a two minute pie cooked at 750°F, for $150 in construction materials, I'd say that if your sole goal is pizza, this setup is probably better than a BGE. Certainly a better price/performance!
Posted 14 July 2010 - 10:26 AM
I guess i should make a topic that offers people how to make neopolitan pizza at home, and just say "buy an Acunto brick oven from naples".
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Posted 14 July 2010 - 12:18 PM
Ah, you have one of those ovens that goes to '11'
If I crank my gas oven up all the way (way past broil)...
So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
Posted 14 July 2010 - 01:03 PM
Ah, you have one of those ovens that goes to '11'
If I crank my gas oven up all the way (way past broil)...
More like 15 than 11 ... that's quite some Tap !!!
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Posted 14 July 2010 - 03:40 PM
I don't have an cutting specs, other than what i posted. It doesn't require all that much accuracy, just the general concept....
Posted 14 July 2010 - 04:07 PM
Propane has about twice the energy per cubic foot as natural gas, but they ignite and burn at pretty much the same temperature (source here).
natural gas doesn't burn as hot as propane . . .
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Posted 14 July 2010 - 05:23 PM
Propane has about twice the energy per cubic foot as natural gas, but they ignite and burn at pretty much the same temperature (source here).
natural gas doesn't burn as hot as propane . . .
you're right. i should have said propane has more energy per cu.ft. burned.
Posted 14 July 2010 - 06:46 PM
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Posted 15 July 2010 - 02:06 AM
Does the BGE make sense as a "multitasker", as Alton Brown would say?
Uhm....hell no :)
Maybe if you were wanting a horizontal version of an Indian 'tandoor' ... ?
Posted 15 July 2010 - 06:51 AM
Does the BGE make sense as a "multitasker", as Alton Brown would say?
Uhm....hell no :)
Maybe if you were wanting a horizontal version of an Indian 'tandoor' ... ?
Yeah, that would work actually. Jsut remove the pizza stone, and put some foil underneath the top grill to catch drips...
Posted 15 July 2010 - 09:18 AM
Add a few skewer supports to keep skewered meats from contacting the stone, so they cook from radiation and the hot air rather than direct stone contact, and you're done ...
You'd need short skewers to allow you to keep the lid tight shut. The stone is probably the safest thing to be dripped upon - just call it seasoning or patina!
Posted 15 July 2010 - 11:04 AM
I have the remains of a webber in the yard just have to convince hubby
Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
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Posted 20 August 2010 - 01:17 PM
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Posted 20 August 2010 - 01:20 PM
Sure enough... http://kettlepizza.com/testimonials/
the first pic shows a nice pizza, with what seems to be under-done crust...in my opinion.
Edited by jmolinari, 20 August 2010 - 01:22 PM.
Posted 21 August 2010 - 03:36 AM
Thought some of you folks would find thes specs and standards fun:
These are the links for building a pizza oven -Traditionally that is.
below is the official rules for making napoletana pizza:
Posted 25 October 2010 - 12:05 PM
Does the BGE make sense as a "multitasker", as Alton Brown would say?
Though I don't think a Big Green Egg can ever make a pizza like the LBE, I rank it as a multitasker. You can make a fairly good pizza on it, you can smoke on it, you can do low temperature (but not cold-smoked) fish on it, it does grill really well, it serves as an outdoor oven for casseroles, cakes, & deserts. Though they are pricey they last a good long time. I cook on one 4 days a week and have for years, and though I do have a WSM (Weber Smokey Mountain) for some things, I rank the BGE as a tried and true multitasker. If JMolanari would make me an LBE, I'd have one of the best inexpensive pizza ovens around. I'm just not that crafty
Posted 16 May 2011 - 12:14 AM
Today, I'm still dreaming of the WFO, but I'm enjoying some neapolitan pizzas: building a little black egg finally bubbled to the top of my to-do list. This thread started the quest, and I soon found myself at pizzamaking.com reading up on LBE variations. I used a 22" weber along with the rest of the usual suspects, completing the project in a couple of weekends.
The result: this is a keeper. The main benefit is how easy it is to manage pre-heat (getting the deck stone to temp) vs. cooking temp (blast of hot air above the deck) with the propane burner. And then being able to turn the burner backt to low to not overheat the deck.
The BGE, and other ceramics, can get up to equivalent temps, but can't bring it back down quickly. The result is that the BGE is ready for pizza cooking for a small window of time, and soon after the deck temperature gets too hot. I've got a big ceramic, and while they excel at a bunch of stuff, they just come up short for pizza.
Thanks jmolinari. The LBE rocks!


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But what's the difference between sending a shopping list through Bill My Parents and simply creating a "wish list" on any e-commerce site? Ah, that's right! The fine printed 3-5% commission and transaction fee. Because in addition to buying your 13-year-old a shirt that he or she will hate in a week, mom and dad would love to pay 5% extra!
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Celebrations are being held all over the province to mark International womens week. It's a time to reflect on their accomplishments, but also a time to look the improvements that need to be made in womens lives. In Labrador West there has been a lot of improvement for women in the past several decades, but there are still things that need to be done. For more, our Mike Power spoke with Noreen Careen, executive director of the Labrador West status of women council as she was getting ready for a celebration dinner


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*Paint it Black.
1968. "Aftermath" album. The first #1 single to feature a sitar. I was living in India at the time and music there is all about the sitar. Still brings back great memories of that time for me when i hear it.
*Rocks Off.
1972. "Exile on Main Street" album. Pure rock song with a great horn section. It's like listening to a tailgate party on a '45 single.
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1971. "Sticky Fingers" album. Only reached #28 on Billboard that year, but Mick's ex-wife Jerry Hall says it's her fave Stones hit.
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1968. "Beggars Banquet" album. The history of mainkind from Lucifer's point of view. It was written right after Robert F Kennedy was shot..which was right after Dr King was shot and four years after JFK was shot. I was wondering myself if the USA was turning into target practice for anyone willing to say anything.
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1974. "It's only rock and roll" album. This song has never been done live, nor should it without Mick Taylor. This was the final album with Taylor as his lack of credit for writing the song was one of the last straws to him leaving.
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DEPARTED Chelmsford City defender Ben Nunn says the club's financial problems 'couldn't have come at a worse time' for the players.
As revealed in the Chronicle two weeks ago the club failed to pay their wages on time in March just as the team was embarking on their all important run-in.
It coincided with a dreadful run of just two wins in eleven games and culminated in them missing out on the Blue Square Bet play-offs.
Right-back Nunn, who was released last week, is unsure of the affect that the cash flow problem had on the pitch but admits it had an uneasy affect on the dressing room.
"I don't think that sort of thing can ever come at a good time," the 22-year-old told the Chronicle.
"The timing of it was not good – it couldn't have been at a worse time really.
"It wasn't too much of a problem for me personally but I know for a fact that it was for some of the players that rely solely on their football money – it was quite hard for them.
"There aren't many clubs though that can safely say they'll pay on time every week whether that be in the Conference or League One or League Two.
"I think everyone at the club tried their best to help everyone out where they could and there was never any doubt that everyone would be paid.
"It was difficult and some people were in a different position to others.
"I think some people were OK and some weren't.
"It did have quite an affect but we should be mentally strong enough to know that when we cross that white line we're not thinking about the money."
Last week chairman Mansell Wallace described the financial problem as 'a storm in a tea cup' but after a backlash from fans he'll hold clear the air talks with them this Thursday at 7.30pm in the clubhouse. No doubt the Claret Army will be keen to know exactly where the £100,000-plus earned from the club's FA Cup run has gone and quite how they afforded to pay a transfer fee of around £7,500 for Jamie Slabber in the same month the players weren't paid.
Although Nunn is left searching for a new club he says he has no bitterness towards the Clarets and says he can even envisage a return to Melbourne Park one day. I didn't definitely think I was going to leave when I went for my meeting with (manager) Glenn (Pennyfather) and (assistant manager) Ben (Chenery) last week," he said.
"We came to a mutual agreement because I really need to be playing games at my age.
"I could see myself playing for City again I have really enjoyed working with the management."
A major problem for Nunn this season was the form of fellow right-back Justin Miller.
He admits to being surprised when Miller was added to the squad last season, particularly as he'd just been named Player of the Year.
"I wouldn't question Glenn's thinking but I knew when he came in it was going to be extremely difficult and a real fight for places," he said.
"It's a shame to leave. I felt really settled at the club and I've made some good friends and the fans have been great."


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Since I've been having serious pain issues with my right hand — which has been making it increasingly more and more difficult to type or use photoshop (I'm seeing a surgeon for a consultation tomorrow), and am also trying to put together my holiday magazine, I am going to put the Better Blogging series on hold for a while. If you are new to the series I hope you will enjoy reading the articles already shared. And if you've been visiting for a while, thank you for all the fun…and I'll see you here again in this space sometime soon. xo Ez


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Sony won't make a price cut for the PlayStation Vita in territories like North America or Europe, even if its Japanese division made a considerable discount for the mobile platform earlier this week.
The PS Vita isn't a big success for Sony, so the company has tried to promote it in a variety of ways.
After the Japanese division of the company implemented a recent price cut for the Vita, many were expecting the company to announce a similar move in other territories like North America or Europe.
Sadly, that won't happen, as Sony's Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida told Joystiq that the PS Vita won't get a price in other regions of the world.
When asked to motivate such a decision, Yoshida cited the exchange rate, as implementing any price cut would result in much lower profits for the Japanese corporation.


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Will Campaign Shift from 'War on Women' to 'Women Who War'?
There are new challenges to the Pentagon's ban on women in combat, and public attitudes show it's not the Dems' issue to own.
May 29, 2012 - 12:41 pm
But it's not an issue on which Democrats can claim they're unilaterally pushing for women's rights.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, in his February speech to CPAC, noted that his daughter, an Iraq veteran, got the job done without emotions getting in the way.
"There were a couple of times when she'd call and tell me about the small arms fire that she'd encountered, either in her Humvee or in the Blackhawk," McDonnell said. "And yes, I did get a little bit emotional. But she didn't. She got the job done."
In February, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) wrote Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, urging him to "go further" in opening combat roles for women.
"As a 32-year member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, I believe women should be able to serve in front line positions if they desire," Brown wrote. "I am mindful of the fact that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have claimed the lives of 140 women serving as Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen. Their service was honorable and reflective of the day-to-day reality of modern warfare and the contributions made by female service members."
"Closing these opportunities to women affect their ability to develop a career path in the military and advance to higher ranks," the senator added. "We have an obligation to expand the professional opportunities available to women, especially considering their sacrifices. Doing so in my view would improve military effectiveness, not detract from it."
But where do the presidential contenders stand, and will it make a difference in campaign 2012 when greater issues of women's rights and defense readiness are at play?
It's Obama's Pentagon that is taking an incremental approach to women in combat roles as it simultaneously hails the lifting of the Clinton-era "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays serving openly in the military.
But Obama has been relatively quiet on the issue of women in combat. His only hint at the issue was in this month's commencement address at Barnard College, where he dropped a nugget of combat into a greater glass-ceiling meme. "Until a girl can imagine herself, can picture herself as a computer programmer, or a combatant commander, she won't become one," he said.
Romney said in February's CNN debate in Mesa, Ariz., that he would "look to the people who are serving in the military to give the best assessment of where women can serve."
He said that "women have the capacity to serve in our military in positions of significance and responsibility," then steered his answer toward criticism of Obama's handling of defense policy and drawdowns.
What could push the question of women in combat to the forefront more than acts of Congress, though, is the same way in which DADT found itself in hot water: when the Log Cabin Republicans brought suit against the policy.
Last Wednesday, two female Army Reserve officers sued the Pentagon in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over the combat ban, alleging the government violates the constitutional rights of servicewomen by excluding them from certain ground combat units and other positions solely on the basis of their gender. Command Sgt. Maj. Jane Baldwin and Col. Ellen Haring charge that current policies have hindered their career advancement.
The lawsuit stems from a University of Virginia School of Law project, named after Battle of Monmouth fighter Molly Pitcher, that seeks to overturn the combat ban.
"We want to eliminate this last vestige of formal discrimination against women by the federal government, and ensure that women in the military have the same opportunities and the same obligations as men," professor Anne Coughlin said in a statement. "No other employer in the country may tell a woman that she is barred from the job merely because she is a woman. It is time for the Pentagon to stop relying on sex as a proxy for fitness to serve."


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Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Kidnapping Threat in Tamaulipas - February 21, 2013
As a result of recent kidnappings and kidnapping attempts, the U.S. Consulate General wishes to remind U.S. citizens of the threat of kidnapping and other criminal activity, particularly in the northern areas of the state of Tamaulipas along the US-Mexico border. We remind U.S. citizens of the advice contained in the U.S. Department of State's Travel Warning for Mexico to defer non-essential travel to the state of Tamaulipas. All U.S. government employees are prohibited from personal travel on Tamaulipas highways outside of Matamoros and Reynosa due to the threat of carjacking and kidnapping. Foreign tourists and residents, like local citizens, have been victimized.
If you must travel within the state of Tamaulipas, we strongly advise you to travel during daylight hours and avoid displaying any evidence of wealth that might draw attention. If you fear that a U.S. citizen family member has been kidnapped in Mexico you should immediately contact Mexican law enforcement authorities. The U.S. Consulate General can assist and advise you in the reporting of kidnappings to Mexican and U.S. authorities.
We strongly recommend that U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Mexico enroll in the Department of State's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at https://step.state.gov/step. STEP enrollment gives you the latest security updates, and makes it easier for the U.S. embassy or nearest U.S. consulate to contact you in an emergency. If you don't have Internet access, enroll directly with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
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We encourage our passengers to take advantage of all the great topside activities too!
Roaming free on their own secluded isle, the indigenous iguanas of the Bahamas come scuttling out of the brush looking for their favorite treat- grapes! Passengers enjoy their antics while capturing unforgettable photos.
Snorkel the Norman's Cay plane wreck where the infamous drug runner Ledel's plane crashed with its load of drugs. You can hike to the house where gunshot holes riddle the structure!
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Bonfire on the beach with the crew and passengers and enjoy some fish stories and fun in the sand....Explore Camp Driftwood where the beautiful rare Tropic Seabirds nest.
This and so much more is waiting for you in the Exuma Cays!
The diving in the Exuma Cays is incredible and just different enough from the Western Bahamas to feel like you are in a totally different country! The wall of the Exuma sound offers vertical reefs at depth and tongue and groove reefs leading up to the drop off from 30-80 feet! The blue hole is a wonder in itself and the swift drifts will have your adrenaline going and your senses in overdrive! Book your Nassau departure today so you can see for yourself!
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Nicholas joined the School as an independent investigator supported by a MRC Strategic Skill Fellowship in Methodology Research.
His research is focused on developing new computational methods to predict the function of proteins in infectious disease related genomes by:
- bringing together relationships between protein sequences and their molecular structures, putting them into an evolutionary context as well as establishing measures of similarity between the functions of these proteins.
- using the data captured to develop a new method to predict the function of proteins by defining rules bases on the systematic analysis of cases where changes in function occur between related proteins and determining the features of that change.
The methods will be applied to specific problems in factious disease research, for example addressing the function of key enzymes involved in new drug treatments for Chagas disease with the aim of providing a better understanding of drug-resistance mechanisms. Another example of application is to add value to the results of high-throughput drug screens against schistosomes.
This furthers his post-doctoral research in the group of Prof. Dame Janet Thornton at the European Bioinformatics Institute (an outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory), his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Sir Tom Blundell in the Biochemistry Department at Cambridge University and his original undergraduate training at King's College London in Biological Science where he specialised in parasitology.
The recent revolution in high throughput DNA sequencing, started by the Human Genome Project, has led to large collections of data on a diverse set of organisms. This notably includes the parasitic, bacterial and viral agents that cause infectious diseases, as well as the organisms that are responsible for disease transmission. The emergence of this data offers new and exciting opportunities to understand these disease-causing agents and to develop novel therapeutics.
An outstanding and challenging problem is to understand the functions of the proteins encoded by these genomes. Time and resources limit the number whose function can be experimentally determined; therefore methods for predicting function are of paramount importance. Moreover, new methods are required when applied to infectious diseases due to the complex relationships between the host organism and the disease causing agent. The best method for achieving this is using a multidisciplinary approach interfacing biology, chemistry and computer science techniques.
My research is focused on developing new computational methods to predict the function of protein in infectious disease related genomes and to apply them to specific problems in infectious disease research.
Research areas
- Bacteria
- Chemotherapy
- Drug discovery and development
- Drug resistance
- Helminths
- Medicines
- Methodology
- Modelling
- Parasites
- Protozoa
- Trypanosomes
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- Molecular biology
- Parasitology
- Pharmacology
Disease and Health Conditions
- African trypanosomiasis
- Allergy
- Chagas Disease
- Infectious disease
- Leishmaniasis
- Schistosomiasis
- World
Other interests
- 3D Structure
- Analysis
- Antiprotozoal Drug Discovery
- Computing
- Data
- Drug Screening
- Evolution
- Infectious Diseases
- Information Science
- Interdisciplinary research
- Microarrays
- Neglected Diseases
- R statistical language
- Research
- Trypansoma cruzi
- helminths
- host virus interactions
- molecualr biology
- parasites
- research and analysis
- structural biology
Selected publications
New functional families (FunFams) in CATH to improve the mapping of conserved functional sites to 3D structures.
Sillitoe, I. ; Cuff, A.L. ; Dessailly, B.H. ; Dawson, N.L. ; Furnham, N. ; Lee, D. ; Lees, J.G. ; Lewis, T.E. ; Studer, R.A. ; Rentzsch, R. ; Yeats, C. ; Thornton, J.M. ; Orengo, C.A. ;
Nucleic Acids Res, 2013; 41(Database issue):D490-8
FunTree: a resource for exploring the functional evolution of structurally defined enzyme superfamilies.
Furnham, N. ; Sillitoe, I. ; Holliday, G.L. ; Cuff, A.L. ; Rahman, S.A. ; Laskowski, R.A. ; Orengo, C.A. ; Thornton, J.M. ;
Nucleic Acids Res, 2012; 40(Database issue):D776-82
Exploring the evolution of novel enzyme functions within structurally defined protein superfamilies.
Furnham, N. ; Sillitoe, I. ; Holliday, G.L. ; Cuff, A.L. ; Laskowski, R.A. ; Orengo, C.A. ; Thornton, J.M. ;
PLoS Comput Biol, 2012; 8(3):e1002403
Current challenges in genome annotation through structural biology and bioinformatics.
Furnham, N. ; de Beer, T.A. ; Thornton, J.M. ;
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Missing in action: enzyme functional annotations in biological databases.
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Nat Chem Biol, 2009; 5(8):521-5
Assembly and channel opening in a bacterial drug efflux machine.
Bavro, V.N. ; Pietras, Z. ; Furnham, N. ; Pérez-Cano, L. ; Fernández-Recio, J. ; Pei, X.Y. ; Misra, R. ; Luisi, B. ;
Mol Cell, 2008; 30(1):114-21
Is one solution good enough?
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Nat Struct Mol Biol, 2006; 13(3):184-5; discussion 185
Knowledge-based real-space explorations for low-resolution structure determination.
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By The Honeybee on October 23, 2012
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There are several ways to wear separates when you don't want to splurge on a suit. Whether a blazer, trousers, or a pencil skirt, your options are endless! Here are some looks I've created to show you how easy it is to incorporate separates into your everyday wardrobe.
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A great-fitting blazer is an absolute must have, in my opinion: It's so versatile, and a classic piece you will have for years. You can dress it up or down, and wear it day or night. I love it paired with some burgundy skinnies (a big trend for fall), a rocker tee, and a pointy-toe pump for a girls' night out. For a more casual daytime look, you can throw it on with a pair of boyfriend jeans, a striped v-neck tee, and some cat-eye sunnies.
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I know we all have tons of maxi dresses we're ready to put away until next summer, but a blazer is also a great way to transition those maxi dresses into fall. If you want to be a little more bold, you can also rock a white blazer with some faux leather pants. You will definitely stand out in this rocker-chic look!
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I love pencil skirts. They are so classy. You can pair one with a printed blouse -- a perfect look for daytime or at the office. At night, you can spice it up a little with a lace peplum top, or with a pop-of-color top with a plunging neckline: a sophisticated yet sexy look.
Last, the trouser pant. Just like the blazer and pencil skirt, it's a classic piece that can be worn so many different ways! Here's a look I wore last week to a bridal shower. I paired mine with a printed blouse and chain strap bag for a sophisticated daytime look.
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LOS ANGELES (KNBC) -One of three Southern California men accused of planning to join a mentor in Afghanistan to commit "violent jihad" had undergone a major transformation in the past two years, two people who knew him said.
Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, of Upland, had been a religious Catholic before turning to extremist Islamic views, according to a friend and a neighbor.
Along with Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario, and 21-year-old Arifeen David Gojali of Riverside, Santana is accused of plotting to join the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan. The three men - who were arrested in Chino Friday - were under the guidance of 34-year-old Sohiel Omar Kabir of Pomona, who was being detained in Afghanistan.


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Woman's purse stolen at gunpoint at Scottsdale grocery store
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Scottsdale police are looking for three men who robbed a woman at gunpoint at a Fry's grocery store.
The incident occurred at the store located at Via Linda and 90th Street on October 3 around 10 p.m.
Police say as the victim exited the store while pushing a grocery cart, she noticed two white males standing inside the doorway observing her.
They followed her out the door and then got into a white, mid-sized sedan which was driven by a black male and drove away.
While she was loading groceries into her vehicle, the same sedan quickly approached and the driver got out and pointed a gun at her, demanding her purse.
After a short struggle, she fell to the ground and all three suspects drove off with her purse. The victim was uninjured, according to police.
The first suspect is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a black, long-sleeve shirt, dark pants, and a black baseball cap.
The second suspect is also a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a black t-shirt, gray shorts, and a black baseball cap.
The third suspect, who was driving the white sedan, is described as black male, wearing a black and white Halloween mask and armed with a handgun.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Scottsdale Police Department.


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Jane Yolen who was our Winter Queen some years back is our writer for this post. As one reviewer noted of her some years back, she 'is a prolific and very talented crafter of tales. Not only does this delightful woman write for adults, but she writes for the younger folk as well. Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast is one of her books aimed at the younger crowd, although it would delight people of any age, I believe. In my mind, Jane's name long ago became synonymous with great fiction. Over the years she has won a number of awards, including the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, three Mythopoeic Awards, and a World Fantasy Award, just to name a few.'
Now she the final say as this year comes to an end as reprinted below is Her Speech as Winter Queen. So as we all grow a year older, do heed her wise words…
As I walk into the winter of my days, I am often too warm. My thoughts come easily, my nouns do not. I remember old songs and forget the names of friends. I have enough money to buy a castle but not the knees to mount the stone stairs.
Aging is oppositional. The soul reaches for higher things as the rest of the body succumbs to gravity. This is not what they mean by gravitas, but I guess I am stuck with it. What I do have, though, is time. Not enough to write all the books I want to write, nor read all the books that accumulate on my shelves, on my tables, on my floors. But time enough to sit in the garden and watch the magpies fight the gulls for the moldy bread I have just tossed them. I suspect there's a meaning there, some metaphor about winter, but I cannot quite grasp it.
In Scotland, where I live half the year, an old folks' nursing home is called an 'Eventide House.' That appellation is so much more appealing, for 'evening tide' is how I am feeling these days. The waves of the past wash over me, reminding me of rougher earlier seas, when I had three children in quick succession and book writing was something I did between diaper changes. Or perhaps it is 'the even time of life' and that, too, has its points. The seesaw has stopped going up and down, the heart beats at a slower pace, the eyes have time to rest on beloved objects. I am what I am, and at peace with it.
I think of so many women before me, dead in childbirth, worn out by housework, farmwork, undernourished in both body and mind. Had I lived in all those romantic times, I would not have been a Winter Queen, but perhaps a merchant's wife, keys clanking at my side, till the first miscarriage undid me with blood loss. Or the child I carried to term turned upside down and killed me. That I did not die of either of these, or the lack of thyroid, or the burst appendix or the tubular pregnancy of my later years, is a miracle of modern medicine. That I can vote, keep my own money, run a book imprint, teach in college while married, and on and on, simply marks me as a late 20th century, early 21st century woman.
If I had another life to live, I'd run for high office. Or learn to paint. Or take acting lessons. Or learn astronomy, archeology, and anthropology. But I chose writing early, as well as poetry and music. Enough for this lifetime, enough to take me into the winter with plenty to do. So here's a wish from the Winter Queen for all of you: may you choose well those things to carry you into the even tide of your lives. Make a raft of those choices, a raft that will slip easily through the stormy seas, where the waves are wild and bright with foam. And may you come at last, as I have, to safe harbor and a welcoming shore.


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Most government offices will be closed Monday for Veterans Day. The county will also mark the day on Monday morning in Woodmont Triangle.
County Executive Isiah Leggett, a Vietnam veteran, will join the Kiwanis Club of Bethesda, Councilmember Roger Berliner, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, military officials and area veterans for a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at Veterans Park on Norfolk Avenue.
MCPS will have school, though Monday and Tuesday are early release days. County officies and libraries will be closed and parking at county garages, lots and curbside meters will be free.
Ride On, Metrobus and Metrorail will go to weekend schedules and trash and recycling pickup will be pushed back one day for the rest of the week.
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PARISHVILLE — While the town of Parishville was celebrating its 200th birthday this past weekend, it was also mourning the loss of James E. and Kimberly A. Randall Barney.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney, of Parishville, were killed in an automobile crash Thursday afternoon in Ray Brook, just days before what was to be a joyous occasion for the entire community. Mrs. Barney's daughter Emily Colby, 11, was critically injured in the crash. Mr. and Mrs. Barney also leave four other children.
"Kim and Jim were on our minds the whole weekend," Town Historian Joseph R. McGill said. "It broke the hearts of many people. They were certainly not forgotten."
This past weekend marked Mrs. Barney's 20th class reunion, as she graduated from Parishville-Hopkinton Central School in 1994.
Class of 1994 president Robert King, who now lives in Troy, said that while Mrs. Barney and her husband did not RSVP to their class dinner, they were planning to attend the reunion later Saturday.
"This happened a day and a half before the reunion," Mr. King said. "Kim and I were classmates."
Mr. King said Parishville-Hopkinton's Class of 1994 included about 45 students, many of whom attended the reunion Saturday.
Looking back at his time spent in school with Mrs. Barney, Mr. King said she was very well liked and got along with everyone.
"It was a really tight, family atmosphere," he said. "Kim was always bright and cheery. If anyone in our class was a friend to everyone, it was Kim. She was very easy to get along with," he said.
In her memory, Mr. King and fellow classmates have created an online account at gofundme.com. The page can be viewed at http://www.gofundme.com/c4xz98.
"Every dollar is going to the kids," he said. "We just felt like it was important to do something for their children."
According to Mrs. Barney's obituary, she is survived by three daughters, Kayla Bedore, Rebecca Colby and Emily Colby, of Parishville, and two stepchildren, Conor and Kathryn Barney of Lisbon.
Mr. King said the death of a classmate less than a week before the reunion set a somber tone for the event.
"There was a lot of reminiscing," he said. "A lot of us were still in shock. It was all still very new. Kim was always seen around town and she's gone now."
As of 7 p.m. Monday the account had raised just over $2,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney were killed Thursday afternoon in an automobile crash on Route 86 in Ray Brook, according to state police.
Mr. Barney, 42, a sergeant at the Bare Hill Correctional Facility, Malone, was dead at the scene, according to Essex County Coroner Francis Whitelaw. Mrs. Barney, 38, was taken to Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, and later flown to Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt., where she died of her injuries. Emily Colby was listed in serious condition this weekend at Fletcher Allen Health Care.
State police said they located a Ford F-150, suspected of fleeing the scene of an earlier accident at Lake Placid, heading west at a high speed on Route 86 about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. When they tried to stop the vehicle as it approached Ray Brook, it crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a Honda Fit occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Barney and Emily Colby.
State police said their investigation indicated the suspect had been driving recklessly through Lake Placid and North Elba.
State police charged Trevor J. Sisto, 20, of Fort Covington, with a felony count of first-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer and driving while ability impaired by drugs. He was also charged with reckless driving, failure to keep right and speeding.
Lake Placid police also charged him with first-degree attempted assault, reckless endangerment, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, reckless driving and numerous vehicle and traffic violations.
He was being held in the Essex County Jail, Lewis.
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........Unfortunate that there's no metering w/ the R lens, but I'm used to hand held metering. When I get my FD SC 135 2.5 lens I'll have metering........
I guess you didn't see my earlier post. You can meter with "R" lens attached to your F-1, but it will be stopped-down metering, not full aperture metering, like you get with a FD lens. With a battery installed, turn on the camera's meter and set your desired shutter speed. Then turn the secondary aperture ring on your "R" lens (there are two aperture rings) and, as the viewfinder darkens, the meter needle along the right side of the viewfinder will move up or down. When this needle intersects the black index mark, whatever you're photographing has been properly metered and you can now press the shutter button.
Not the most convenient way of metering, but it does work.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - Those planning to head out to the beach this weekend should be on alert for sharks and jellyfish.
Two men were nipped by sharks at New Smyrna Beach Saturday afternoon.
One of those bitten by a shark, a 25-year-old man from Oviedo, was in waist-deep water at the time.
A 43-year-old surfer from New Smyrna Beach was also bitten. Volusia County Beach Patrol Ocean Rescue Capt. Tamara Marris said she believes the same shark, which measured about 3 feet long, may have attacked both men because the bites occurred so close together.
The two victims had only minor injuries. They were treated by Ocean Rescue and then left on their own to seek medical treatment.
Marris said the beach patrol cleared people from the water for a short time after the shark encounters.
The sharks have been in shallow water this week seeking to feast on the many bait fish close to shore.
In Brevard County, jellyfish are visible along most of the beaches. Brevard County Ocean Rescue Deputy Chief Eisen Witcher said only a few people were stung by jellyfish on Saturday.
Marris said there were no jellyfish sightings in Volusia Saturday.
Volusia is also having rip currents. Ocean Rescue staffers had rescued less than a dozen people Saturday. Marris urges beachgoers to swim in front of lifeguard towers.
Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/2-shark-bites-in-new-smyrna-beach-saturday/-/11788162/21831784/-/h6frxn/-/index.html#ixzz2eJRIAyGf


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Punk Goes Pop: Otenki Covers Bruno Mars' 'It Will Rain'
It Will Rain
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Here at Buzznet, we always appreciate a good cover, and Otenki's new cover of Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain" definitely makes our list of favorites! Otenki worked with producer James Paul Wisner to put their spin on the pop hit and ended up with a really awesome, very original take.
Check it out and let us know what you think of it? You can download the song for free here.
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James Bond may return in 2012
After years of financial problems, MGM seems to have finally been saved after submitting the reorganization plan offered by Spyglass Entertainment. Now, the projects that have long been delayed by the studio can move forward. The Hobbit has already been officially green-lit (here), and is moving forward with Peter Jackson taking over as director. But what of Bond 23?
In an article at Bloomberg, MGM is looking to release a new James Bond a second year starting in November of 2012 with Bond 23, and avoid the summer movie season. The studio currently owns half the rights of Bond 23, and an "equal partner" will pay for production. However, starting with Bond 24, MGM will be completely own and fund the Bond films. Distribution rights to the franchise are being left open, and could see a bidding war between major studios.
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GENERAL: You want to counter a God if: It is fed and a huge bother to your success or you need to survive the game in other to be useful for your team (Ex: Ra, Hel, Chang'e…)
To counter, you need to be aware of what you are facing. If you are going against two physical carries, a physical jungler, a tank and a mage, you will need more physical defense than magic defense. Also, be aware that everything in this game is a SKILLSHOT, so MOVE. Keep walking, going side to side, never be fully stopped, otherwise you will probably get sniped. Build against them. If you see a Guan, Chang'e, Ra, Herc, Aphro… Build Divine Ruin or Brawler's Beatstick. Always build penetration items (At least one). And, of course, practice. Practicing how to land your shots, how to dodge, how to build and manage your gold can help a lot. Also, never try going 1v1 to a Tank. Even if you are really powerful, fed or anything, a good tank will require some good amount of damage to be killed. And if you solo, it means you are going out of mana or will just lose your time. Tanks are there to defend their squishy friends, so kill the squishies first then go 3v1 to a tank.
Agni: The best thing to do is aegis and "juking" (Moving around to dodge abilities). Keep in mind that his ult can be popped up to three times, so never stop moving and pay attention to his stun. Other than that, he's squishy and can be burst down easily (Note: He has a escape, so baiting it out is good too)
Anhur: Aegis (To counter his ult) and playing safe. Be aware that Anhur's ult can bypass walls and hits hard early game (Hence why Aegis). Don't run towards him and pay attention if he summons a pillar. His pillar stun combo is devastating, so it's a good idea to stay BEHIND his pillar. His AA can't pass the pillar. Have in mind that he has a initiate toll and a escape.
Anubis: Beads. Anubis can't do anything with stunning, so juke his stun and you will be fine. If he does hit his stun, use beads ASAP. Anubis falls in teamfights (Due to his root), so if you have a jump, jump behind him and kill him (He's very squishy). If you have long range abilities, try to harass him while he is rooted. To minimize the damage on his ult, juke side to side. It minimizes the damage, making some ticks miss. Never run in a straight line away from it, you will get the same damage as if you stayed close to him. Continue reading


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Use iBooks to buy and download books, manage your purchases, organize your library, and more.
iBooks is a built-in app on iOS 8. If you have an earlier version of iOS, you can download the iBooks app for free from the App Store on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. On Mac, iBooks is included with OS X Mavericks or later.
iBooks and the iBooks Store are available in all App Store countries. iBooks Store content varies by country.
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You can use iBooks on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. For some features, you might need to meet these requirements:
- To use iBooks 4.0 or later, you need iOS 8 or later.
- To use iBooks 3.2, you need iOS 7.
- To use iBooks with iCloud, you need iOS 6 or later.
- To download from the iBooks Store or use iCloud features, you need an Apple ID and Internet access.
Some features of iBooks aren't available in some iTunes Store (App Store) countries. iBooks isn't compatible with original iPhone or iPod touch (1st generation).
iBooks features
Read books in multiple languages. iBooks can display books written in many languages.
Read illustrated books. View illustrated books, such as children's books, cookbooks, and art books, on your compatible iOS device or Mac using OS X Mavericks or later.
Hear a book read aloud. Select children's books from the iBooks Store include a read-aloud feature. With the read-aloud feature, a real narrator reads the book to you and, in some books, highlights the words as you read along.
Interact with textbooks. View interactive textbooks on iBooks for iOS (v2.0 or later) on the iPad and iBooks for Mac (v1.0 or later). Interactive textbooks include study cards, glossary cards, and more.
Use accessibility features. Enjoy books downloaded from the iBooks Store using the accessibility features built into your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Buy books from the New York Times bestseller list (United States only). From the iBooks Store, select NYTimes to view the weekly top fiction and nonfiction hardcover books. If a New York Times bestseller book isn't available for download from the iBooks Store, it won't be on the list.
Control what your kids read. Parental Controls are available for books that you read on iOS 6 or later and in OS X Mavericks or later.
Buy and download
From the iBooks Store
If you have an active Internet connection, access the iBooks Store by using one of the methods below:
- On iOS devices with iBooks 4.0 or later, access the iBooks Store with the icons on the bottom of the iBooks screen.
- On iOS devices with iBooks 3.2 or earlier, open iBooks and tap the Store button.
- On computers with OS X Mavericks or later, open iBooks and click the iBooks Store button.
In certain countries, you can also browse and buy books from the iTunes Store on your computer. You can also gift books.
The number of books you can have in iBooks depends on the space available on your device. iBooks doesn't limit the number of books in your library.
Syncing and Automatic Downloads
All iBooks Store purchases are automatically added to your iTunes library the next time you sync your device with your computer. To sync, use a computer authorized with the same Apple ID that you used to download the books from the iBooks Store. Turn on Automatic Downloads to have your new purchases automatically download to your other computers or devices without the need to sync.
File sizes
The typical book is about 2 MB. Books that contain enhanced features, such as audio or video, vary in size depending on the content. Enhanced books might take longer to download than a standard book.
The iBooks Store also offers textbooks that might be as large as 1 to 2 GB in file size. You might need a Wi-Fi connection to download them from an iOS device. Download times for textbooks vary depending on your Internet connection.
From the iBooks Store, you can browse by title, author, or genre.
When you buy a book, it automatically appears in your iBooks library.
Download a sample
- In the iBooks Store, tap the book you want a sample of.
- Under the book's price, tap Sample.
- iBooks downloads an excerpt from the book to your library.
After reading the sample, you can buy or download the complete book from the last page of the sample. If you buy the complete book, it replaces the sample in your library.
Download books from other websites
iBooks supports the ePub file format and PDFs. iBooks Author books are supported in iBooks 2.0 or later on iPad only and on all versions of iBooks for Mac. They are not supported on iPhone and iPod touch.
Some PDFs might not be compatible with iBooks. If you want to add books and PDFs from outside the iBooks Store to iBooks, they need to be DRM-free. You can sync them using iTunes 10.5.3 or later.
Add ePub or PDF files that you download from other websites to your iTunes library on your computer
- Open iTunes or the iBooks app.
- Choose File > Add to Library.
- Navigate to the file you want to add.
- Click Add.
Add ePub or PDF files that you download from other websites to your iTunes library on your computer from your iOS device
- Open iTunes.
- Connect your iOS device.
- From the menu bar, click File > Devices > Transfer Purchases.
Please note, these ePub and PDF files will only transfer once. After that, you must download them directly from the website to your computer.
Add ePub or PDF files that you download from other websites to iBooks on your iOS device
- Scroll to the top of a PDF on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Tap "Open in iBooks." The PDF is added to your iBooks library.
Books you download from the Kindle Store and other books that aren't in a DRM-free standard ePub format aren't compatible with iBooks.
See and download previous purchases
Depending on your settings, you can see all of your purchased books in your iBooks library.
- In iBooks 3.0–3.2, turn on Show all Purchases in the Collections menu.
- In iBooks 4.0 or later, tap the name of the collection you're at the top of the screen. Then turn off Hide iCloud Books at the bottom of the pop-up window.
- In OS X Mavericks, turn on Show Purchases in iCloud in the View menu.
- In OS X Yosemite, click Sort By in the upper right-hand corner of iBooks. Then click Show iCloud Books.
You can also download past purchases from the iBooks Store at no additional cost.
- Log in to the iBooks Store using the Apple ID that you originally used to purchase the book you want to download again.
- Go to the Purchased page.
On an iOS device, tap Store (if you're using iBooks 3.2 or earlier), then tap Purchased.
On OS X Mavericks or later, click iBooks Store, then Purchased under Quick Links.
- Find the book you want to download again. It should have an iCloud badge in the upper-right corner.
- Tap or click the cover of the book to download it to your device or to your computer.
Learn how to download past book purchases to your computer. Past purchases might be unavailable if they are no longer in the iBooks Store.
Downloading past purchases isn't compatible with iPhone 4 (CDMA Model).
If a publisher updates a book you previously downloaded, iBooks for iOS (v3.0 or later) and iBooks for Mac offer free updates to your iBooks purchases. Learn more about iBooks book updates.
Read and organize
What you can do while reading
Bookmark your page. iBooks automatically remembers where you left off each time you close a book or return to your Home screen. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap the bookmark icon in the upper-right corner to bookmark a specific page. On your Mac, select Edit > Add Bookmark.
Highlight passages and make notes. You can highlight any text within a book, and then create a Note from your highlighted selection. To see your Highlights and Notes:
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text: Marjory Purcell | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Marjory Purcell Performer Female Productions ProductionsDate of ProductionsThe Red Canary[Musical, Original] Performer: Marjory Purcell [Chorus]Apr 13, 1914 - Apr 25, 1914The Mikado[Musical, Comedy, Opera, Revival] Performer: Marjory Purcell [Ensemble]Apr 21, 1913 - May 03, 1913The Beggar Student[Musical, Comedy, Opera, Revival] Performer: Marjory Purcell [Chorus]Mar 22, 1913 - Closing date unknownTantalizing Tommy[Musical, Comedy, Original] Performer: Marjory Purcell [Chorus]Oct 01, 1912 - Oct 26, 1912Hokey-pokey / Bunty, Bulls and StringsBunty, Bulls and Strings[Special, Original] Performer: Marjory Purcell [Chorus]Hokey-pokey[Special, Original] Performer: Marjory Purcell [Chorus]Feb 08, 1912 - May 11, 1912 Find out where Marjory Purcell and are credited together © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


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Manuel Álvarez BravoMexican (Mexico City, Mexico, 1902 - 2002, Mexico City, Mexico)
Gorrión, claro (Sparrow, Skylight)
1939; printed 1977photograph | gelatin silver print
Not on view at this time; find out where you can see works from our collection at locations around the Bay Area while our building is closed for expansion
7 3/16 in. x 9 1/2 in. (18.26 cm x 24.13 cm)
Acquired 1980
Collection SFMOMA
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Goldmuntz
© Colette Urbajtel / Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo