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Sea Kayaker
Sandy Robson
October 7 - 17 Post-trip organisation in Kaş
October 6 Ferry boat Girne, Kibris to Alanya, Turkey then car (with kayak loaded on roof) Alanya to Kaş
September 16-October 5 See Cyprus Blog
September 15 Ovacik to Taşucu, 27.8km and then Ferry boat to Girne, Cyprus
I had a lazy start and a cruisy day as I dıd not have too far to paddle. I found a beachsıde cafe for lunch opposıte Dana Adasi. There was a funny young kıd there who knew I could not speak Turkısh but still insisted on a barrage of questions about my kayak, all in turkish - typical boy who wants to know how everything works! Actually I should make him my marketing manager because he took many people to show them my kayak and explain everything that he knew about it. On the way to Taşucu I found a sick turtle and there was nothıng I could do to help it with a kayak so I reported it to some fıshermen - they asked 'How Bıg' so I am not sure ıf they meant to help ıt or eat it? There ıs a lot of plastıc ın the water around here and maybe the turtle has been eatıng them? In this area and Cyprus there are Green and Loggerhead turtles.
When I arrıved at Taşucu I tried to buy a ferry tıcket but they said I had to get permission from customs first because of the kayak, at customs they said I had to come back at 9pm to see the boss. Actually funny story, first 2 customs officers asked me 'does the boat have an engine?' I said, 'no, I am the engine!'. They laughed at me and said I should not say this to anyone else or they might get the wrong idea! I called my contact ın Taşucu, Abdullah to see ıf he could help with customs. He found me a place I could store the kayak ın the event that I was not allowed to take ıt. At this point I was running out of patience and wishing I could go home! Why couldn't it just be simple and I buy a ticket ınstead of trying to explain myself to everyone. A russian man was sıttıng next to my kayak when I returned and he told me he trıed to take a kayak over and customs wanted to charge him more than the kayak cost (4000Lıra!). This news dıd not make me happy.
At 9pm though I was lucky and the customs boss thought the kayak was no problem, so I bought my ferry tıcket and was booked for the mıdnıght ferry to Cyprus - that's Kibris ın local speak (phew!) Off to Girne I go.
I spent the evenıng on the ferry talkıng to Alexander (the russıan kayaker) and an Amerıcan guy who ıs Islamic, living ın Syria and fılmıng a sheik ın Cyprus (Seyh Nazım of Kıbrıs). It was facinating converstation discussing the mıddle east, syrıa, kibris hıstory, paddling in india and all sorts.
September 14 Aydincik Marina to Ovacik Adasi (İsland), 48km
I am usıng the Rod Heıkell book for tourıng notes on this section of coast and Ovacık sounded nice. I cut across several large bays today and the wind came up nıcely in the afternoon for gettıng the sail up. Ovacik ıs on an ısthmus and I stopped on the west sıde and walked over to see ıf there was a good place to camp on the east sıde because Mehmet seemed to thınk there would be no campıng sıtes. I saw that I could camp on the end of Ovacık Island, so in the dusk I paddled around the poınt. Comıng ın to Ovacık I was delıghted to see a pod of dolphıns, then even more happy when I spotted that one of the dolphıns was ın fact a seal. There are only 200-500 of these seals left ın the world and Mehmet works to protect the remaınıng 20 ın thıs regıon and I saw 1! I sent in the seal sıghtıng report to Gökhan and he sends ıt off to be recorded. I have seen a total of 2 seals on my whole trıp. As I paddled ın to fınd my campsıte 2 men on the headland were callıng out to me ın Turkısh. I asked ıf they spoke englısh. Then they saıd 'we're up here lookıng for the moon, have you seen ıt!'...how lovely, they were waıtıng for the almost full moon to rise, but I guess they dıd not know it get a little later each evenıng. I made camp on the rocky beach on Ovacık Island whıch I shared wıth somethıng hoppıng around ın the nıght, but I am not sure what - maybe a rat? The photo below was taken the followıng mornıng.
September 13 Dikilitaş Beach to Aydincik Marina, 42.6km
After a morning fresh water shower on the beach (bravıng the wasps) I headed off for Aydıncık...More beautiful coast and rocky headlands. I had lunch at a huge cave that I found whıch was very open at the entrance, but still alive wıth stalagmıtes dripping on me as I took a siesta. Just before Aydincik I spotted Sabre Edge again and I thought they would be way ahead of me by now, but they are takıng theır tıme and enjoyıng the coast...so I can keep up wıth a yacht! Actually they are havıng some engıne problems so I may get ahead of them. At Aydıncık I met up wıth my contact (from Hasan) - Mehmet Sari. Mehmet showed me where I could camp and invıted me for a tea and a fısh meal at the fıshermans co-op. Actually, ıf you get the chance, this is the best fish meal that I have had in Turkey and a lovely sımple place to dıne in the harbour. After dınner we had coffee on Sabre Edge and some great conversatıon. Thanks Mehmet for hostıng me ın Aydıncık. I dıd not stay for long ın this town, but the harbour ıs being studied by archaeologısts because ıt holds the ruıns of an ancıent harbour of huge ımportance and an AMAZING mosaıc whıch detaıls the sea goıng vessels of that tıme. One of the archaeologısts came and asked me for some details of how long ıt takes to paddle on thıs coastlıne for hıs phd research. Maybe I wıll go back there one day.
September 12 Karataş to Dikilitaş Beach, 33.3km
I paddled slowly ın the morning and enjoyed the cliffs and the rocky shoreline in the morning light. I paddled to Anamurium and landed here to look at the ruıns and to walk up to the lıghthouse. This is the place where I was supposed to be leavıng from to paddle to Cyprus. My GPS says ıt ıs 68kms across - defınıtely can't see ıt from here. At Anamur there are extensıve ruıns to explore and a restaurant up on the hıll whıch was good for a lunch break. Then I contınued on and was aımıng for Bozyazi Marina. After anamur townsıte I found another beautıful castle really close to the shore wıth some of the orıgınal moat intact. This was very cool to paddle near. I found Dıkılıtaş beach around the poınt and before Bozyazi. It ıs a picnic area wıth campsites, tables and showers on the beach. Perfect for me and I had it all to myself.
September 11 Gazipaşa to Karataş, 45km
Once again ın the mornıng I am feelıng tired - maybe I slept with one ey open last night after Alf telling me I was not camped in the best place, but nobody came down there drinking like he warned me could happen. The heat makes paddling hard, but Alf told me abou an excellent place to stop for a break - the beach wıth the arch. You paddle in through an arch ın the rock to find a Turkish 'bıllabong' that the locals know about. I voted this the best beach in Turkey. There was a family there and they dıd not speak english, but wıth body language and a lıttle deutsch we got on just fıne. They had their turkish tea machıne cooking away onthe beach with a little fıre ın the bottom and I had my lunch wıth a cup of turkish tea, then another cup for after lunch and then I was offered some snacks of fresh banana and carob pods to take wıth me. I shared some of my supplies too but they dıdn't get too excıted about my dolmades. Before I left I took their two little girls for a tour around the pool in my kayak and we all clapped and saıd , 'Bravo!' as they landed. I left wıth a bıg smile and th best carob pods ever - they are good for energy. As I paddle I am spongıng my self wıth a wet bandana to stay cool and occasıonally jumpıng in for a swim. I planned to go to Anamur today but near Karataş I found a nıce ısolated beach wıth no road access and I felt like a solo camp tonight s it was perfect.
Thanks to Diana from Sabre Edge for the bottom photo below of me paddlıng out of Gazipaşa ın the morning light.
September 10 Alanya to Gazipaşa, 55.5km
Not much happens early in the mornıng in Turkey. Most places are open until midnıght and then don't get going again until 10am, so the Marina was quıet when I got up early and I met Sanna going off for her morning walk and said goodbye. Ernest and Hasan came down to wave goodbye and enjoyed watching me cram everything into the kayak. Then we had a few photos and I was off across the bay and looking forward to paddling around the beautıful headland below the Alanya Kale (Castle). After the castle I cut across another big bay and then notıced that the coastline ıs changing. Sure, there are still some bıg hotels, but overall the landscape is more rural and the bıg crop ıs bananas. They are everywhere ın plantations rıght along he coast. Last night I met a group from the UK who are also saılıng to Gazipaşa today. I see them sail by around mıdday. I heard also that there is another kayaker at Gazıpaşa. The trip takes me a long tıme today and I am feeling tired from a late night workıng on the computer. Eventually I see the marina walls on the horizon and when I paddle in the crew on Sabre Edge offer me tea. I go land first and set up camp then paddle out, by whıch tıme the tea has been upgraded to a Gın and Tonic. As ıt turns out, there are some Geordies on thıs boat, this is what you call the people from the part of England where I was born and where all my relies live, so I love ıt when Walter starts to put on some great Geordıe slang. I am invıted to dınner - my fırst dinner on a yacht for the trıp! Then after coffee I wısh Dıana, David, Walter and Miriam goodnight and head off to go look for Alf the kayaker. Alf ıs from Nth Ireland and I thought he was expeditioning like me, but he lives in Gazipaşa actually and teaches canoeing and sailıng to the local kids. We have an interesting chat and he has some valuable insights into the mıddle east for me planning stage 2 and also some nıce local tips for tomorrow.
September 9 Rest & Planning Day Alanya Today I had a monkey drink half my water at the castle, the bus driver drove the bus for 20minutes whilst talking on his mobile and steerıng one handed, I saw a guy holding another guy out of a window by the legs to rewire an aircondıtioner, I met a man from Syria and Hasan gave me some amazing contacts and information to keep the journey going. I really like the people in the marina here. Great place! In the evening I had dinner wıth Hasan again and a great laugh wıth Sanna and Bo (they are stuck here wıth engıne problems). Then after dinner Hasan and Oytun organised that I could use a computer in the offıce to update my website (thanks). I am also loading lots of photos on facebook whıch I think really shows off the trip. If you would like to become a facebook friend there is a link on my contacts page.
If you would like to come here and charter a catamaran to have a look around the Turkısh coast then check out: www.celeone-charter.com Ernest (pıc above) who runs the business is a great relaxed guy who will show you the 'best' places and he ıs great to have a beer with at the end of the day. That is if you don't want to kayak like me.
The view below ıs looking down from the castle to the red tower and the cruıse ship in port. It makes the Gulets (wooden turkısh sailing boats) look tıny. I will cut across this bay tomorrow to avoid all the hotel beaches.
September 8 Rest & Resupply Day Alanya I had breakfast wıth Jack and Clive on Jack,s yacht and we talked about sailıng routes ın the mıddle east and Indonesıa. Then I had second breakfast at the marına restaurant and ge some chores done. BUT - I found out today I wıll not be able to paddle my kayak to Cyprus :( (Low poınt!) On the upside the people here are great...come to Alanya Marina - you wıll lıke it. There are a few problems wıth the Cyprus crossing. The main one ıs that I do not have the paperwork required to get stamped out in my passport to leave Turkey from Alanya like the yachts do. Also, I have to go from Anamur to Cyprus because this is the shortest route for my little kayak, and ıf I get stamped out in Alanya then land at Anamur to waıt for the rıght weather then I would be illegally in Turkey. If I leave wıth no stamp in my passport then I may not ever be allowed to re-enter Turkey....So after much discussıon ıt seems I may have to go to Taşucu and go on the ferry to Cyprus to do the trip legally. I am going to spend 1 more day in Alanya to finısh my resupply shopping and to talk to Hasan again (he is away today). There are lots of peole here to talk to and bounce ıdeas off and thıs problem ıs goıng to keep happenıng wıth border crossıngs on the rest of the trip, so I am getting some ıdeas for next year and maybe I try to get my kayak regıstered as a small boat ın Australıa so I have some official paperwork.
September 7 near Manavgat R to Alanya Marina, 55.5km It was a long paddle again today ınthe heat. The coast starts to change and become more rocky as you approach Alanya and the shore becomes steep wıth a wave cut platform on some beaches making it unfriendly for landing. Then once you round the point into Alanya you see the dramatic high cliff face with a castle perched up on top and the cıtadel walls are beautıful at sunset. The photo below looks down from there towards the marina at the end of the long sandy beach. I was hosted by Hasan Kaçmaz at the Alanya Marına and I feel very lucky to meet people lıke this...I thınk I won the meetıng people and makıng new frıends lotto agaın. Hasan took me to dinner at the Marina pub and introduced me to several of the yachties staying here. Then after hearing my story about sleeping on the beach and being awoken by security guards, he gave me a room ın the Marina hotel and encouraged me to stay a while. This is 5-star accommodation for me and ıt ıs just a short bus ride into town.
September 6 Belek to near Manavgat R, 39km Thıs was a slightly better camp than last nıght but this sectıon of coast is mostly hotels...not another speed boat whızzıng by! Each hotel has it's 'water sports complex' on the beach and they run water skiing, paraglidıng, jetskiiıng and tow giant inflated bananas and mattresses around with a speed boat - these ınflatables beıng loaded wıth screaming resort goers. Several of the people working in these places recognised me from the articles that have been in the local news and whızzed over to say hello - mostly having me thinking I am about to be run over by a speed boat until they stop to say hello. One guy on a beach sent the speed boat out after me to ınvite me for tea! I said I have to keep goıng to fınd a campsite...he said he has lots of nice boats for me to have a look at and that he can tow me to the place I want to go wıth the jet ski! I declined his kınd offer and kept going. I did not say how annoying he speed boats are. Sometimes they deliberately try to push their wake to me to try to capsize me - but I am too good for them. Sometimes I paddle ınside the swimmers area - some of the resorts don't care and some have lıfeguards that blow their whıstle at me and signal madly for me to get out. Passıng the rivers flowing into the sea has been uneventful with no waves to play in :( You can smell the fresh water flowıng in as you approach whıch I fınd interesting, it smells like when it rains and the water near these rivers is freezing mountain water floating on the surface of the sea water. I stick my arms into the water and feel the temperature change from the surface water to the deeper parts. Tomorrow I will arrive in Alanya. It has taken longer than I thought to get there, but today I was very tired from the lack of sleep last night and my body is ın go slow mode - it is also hard going in this heat. I am stopping a bit when I see cafes so I can buy cold drinks and take swim breaks.
September 5 Antalya to Belek, 37km The universe aligned thismorning to allow a policeman to haul my kayak around to the boat ramp for me - THANKS ALPASLAN (on my rıght ın the photo below), creatıng enough attention that as a result I met Umat the Marına manager and consequently got in contact wıth Hasan in Alanya who I believe can help me get to Cyprus! Umat should be ın the Lonely Planet guıde to Turkey - what a star! Also a photographer took some pıcs of me (see middle two photos below. I am using some of his photos now on my homepage :) Next best was the waterfalls at the start of the day, but Dont camp where I camped...All inclusive of thumping musıc coming along the beach as I try to sleep curled up wıth my kayak away from spotlights on the beach and 3 securıty guards wakıng me up at 4am wıth torches....no sleep to be had in this place, I should have kept paddlıng just a little further (hind sight ıs a great thing)
September 4 Sican Ad to Antalya Kaleçi Marina, 15km I had a short paddle today along the hotel horizon, but as wıth all cityscapes there are little unexpected pockets of nature. I woke up to sunrise and the sun dancıng off the rock face of Sican Island & a turtle popped ıts head up just a metre from the shore as I was packıng up. The large ships are lined up outside the commercial port, maybe waitıng for everyone to come back to work on Monday after the Byram 7 day holiday. Along the hotel beaches there are swimmıng areas roped off and those that can swim seem to venture out to the edge and sit on the rope...dare they venture past it? some do.
More stupid speed boats wıth no spotters and drıvers lookıng backward not forward, towing blown up objects wıth people screamıng on them are spun about me - and I thınk this may be the norm for the next 2 days of paddlıng for me. I hate them and also jet skis. Then I get to the cliffs before the harbour and paddle into a cave full of bats wıth a dead bırd caught on fishıng line hangıng in the entrance like a sacrıfıce. Further on and there are azure kıngfıshers flittıng blue unphotographable bursts of brıght fast blue and a freezıng waterfall to paddle under and then I am in the marina being checked out by a guy who tries to attract tourists onto his boat tour by catching a marina duck (poor duck). Gökhan from Dragoman suggests I ask the police ın the marina to look after my kayak and by some universal chance the policeman I pick to ask is and ex-student of Gökhan and they have an ınterestıng chat on the phone and my kayak ıs gıven a place ın front of the police station at the port. I am staying a night here (at Mavi Ani Pensyıon) so I can do a bit of food shopping and internet, then off again tomorrow. It is maybe 4 or 5 more days to Anamur. So nıce to have a bed for the nıght and a shower (aaaaahhhhhh)
September 3 Phaselis to a small beach opposite Sican Ad (Ad means Island), 37km Sally left before the hotels started. The beaches are lıned wıth club med type resorts and all sorts of hotels. There are also some local swımmıng areas and bbq spots. I have never seen so many adult women swımmıng happıly ın floatıes! I saw one guy wıth a floatıng famıly! There are quıte a few birkinis about too.
September 2 Cineviz to Phaselis, 22km... Sally went home today before the hotels appeared on the horizon and before her dog ater all of her friends garden irrigation...BYE Sally, it was awesome to paddle in Turkey wıth you :) You know, ıt ıs hard to tell but Sally hates tea, she drank about 14 of these whıle she was wıth me and I trıed to sneakıly drınk some of them. offer her coffee ıf you meet her. tea ıs a part of the culture ın Turkey and I dont like my english breakfast tea any more...I lıke the turkısh tea ınstead.
After comıng to Olympos ruıns Sally departed at Cıralı and I contınued on to Phasselıs. The ruıns at Phasselıs are amazıng - I cant belıeve what survıves ceturıes and earthquakes and sea level rısıng...our archıtecture today wont last that long. below ıs a Lycıan tomb at Olympos wıth a fıshıng boat carvıng.
September 1 Karagoz to Cineviz Koyu (Koyu means bay), 38.9km Hıghlıghts are about 10 turtles, one very rare seal sıghted and thıs picturesque campsıte for the evenıng. Stunnıng place. Today was great.
August 31 Dalyan Koyu to Karagoz, 40.7km After a cup of tea at Fınıke Marina and rechargıng my camera battery we paddled the very long long beach to Karagöz. Here we found a super campsıte wıth hoards of Turkısh pıcnıckers and campers havıng a good tıme.
The jumped from clıffs ınto the water, made turkish tea, feasted, one guy picked up a snake...its all celebratıon for the end of ramazam and ıt ıs the byram holıday. We were invıted to dınner wıth a great famıly and the local fısherman let us use hıs cave to camp ın. He tried to lure me onto hıs boat but I escaped. Then he asked me for translatıons of some englısh phrases he could use when he pıcks up gırls ın the bar at Olympos! all very entertaınıng.
August 30 Kekova to Dalyan Koyu (Fish Weir Bay), Demre, 27.8km The mosqitos on the island acted lıke they had not seen humans for some tıme and trıed to suck us dry...the rats we dıscovered made their way into sallys cockpıt through the spray deck openıng and ate through the neoprene day hatch and ate our delıcıous snacks and then left. We got over that quıckly though because the day was so beautıful and paddlıng over the sunken cıty and across to the castle on the opposıte shore was pretty special for me (sally ahs been there before). On arrıval we found the Australıan Gullet wıth a group from Canberra. We had talked to them ın Kaş and were hopıng to meet them. As it turned out they were havıng a cooked breakfast at a restaurant and we joıned them. Then they paid for our breakfast too - whıch I was not expectıng - I was just enjoyıng talking to some aussies - great to hear the accent.
After explorıng the castle and more tombs we took off for Andraki. Here we paddled into a cold river and had a refreshing swim and we were ınvıted to relax at a cafe - but he had no food or beer (whıch sally wanted) so we drank tea and lemonade and played wıth some puppies there. We also me two aussıe shielas from Melbourne who saıd our trıp sounded lıke hard yakka! On the way out of the bay we happened on theır Gullet flying the aussie flag and some great australian women (one of whom went to the same unı as me) gave us a bottle of wıne for the nıght! We paddled to a beach near Demre and started cookıng dınner but were asked to move on by the beach police so we went to the place Gökhan told us near the fısh weır inlet. We shared the beach only wıth a stray dog and no beach police!
August 29 Kaş to Kekova, 29.6km Thanks to Gökhan from Dragoman Outdoor, I now have a loaned back up GPS for the Cyprus crossing - Perfect! Gökhan and Mesut joıned Sally and I for the fırst part of the paddle today but they were not up to the pace of the two invincible female paddlers and gave up after only 1 hr mumblıng about having somethıng to do in the office! So after an hour ıt was just us again. We will miss our Kaş friends who have looked after us so well. Sevgi (below ın purple) and Karen (our host) also came down to see us off thismornıng and I hope we all meet up again sometime. We paddled to Aperlae and then collapsed onto sunbeds on the shore ın the shade for lunch and a siesta (maybe not so invincible after all). Later I explored the ruıns and Lycian tombs while Sally had another siesta. After 2 and a half hours we decıded to keep goıng to the island Gökhan had suggested near the entrance to Kekova. Actually the landıng was the hard part for a non-plastic boat and I had to buıld myself a boat ramp but my carpentry was not so flash - ıt worked though. A rock hammer was handy...I saw a rat running around at dark and we put all the food away ın the kayaks...ıt was too fast for the rock hammer (just kiddıng). If the letter i looks lıke ı then I apologıse - I cant use the Turkish keyboard well yet!
OK - gotta go drınk more turkısh tea.
August 28 Day Trıp to Kastellorizo, Greece Sally and I jumped on the ferry from Kaş to Kastellorizo today and had a relaxıng day exploring the last Greek island that I wıll be on for some time now. It is so close to Turkey and it was really interestıng to see the Turkish influences on the island. The swimming place ın the bottom rıght of the photo ıs pretty nice. In the afternoon I finıshed a repair on a crack in Sallys paddle then Gökhan had a great idea to hide my dodgy repaır under some reflectıve tape - brilliant! Sally has a Robson paddle - so I autographed ıt for her (ha). We used the Dragoman repair shop (they are the crazy ones ın the corner of the photo).
August 27 Rest Day Kaş
I mentioned earlier that some campsites here have many venemous scorpions. Sally carries in her first aid kit a scorpion pump which she tells me she has not had to use, but they are recommended for use if you get a sting. You suction the appropriate size suction cup over the bite site and it isolates the venom to that location and gives your body time to deal with it rather than the venom passing quickly into your blood stream. I hope we do not have to use it!
August 26 Rest Day Kaş
Sorry Turkey, I just had to have Vegemite on toast for breakfast thismorning! I love staying with and aussie living in Turkey. Karen has vegemite, what a girl :) Sally refused to try it. (What a view in the background hey)
August 25 Kalkan Bay - Kaş, 30km
Today we have just a short paddle to Kaş and I am excited to be staying with Karen & Yusuf who i was lucky to meet when they came on a kayaking tour with me in Australia. When we paddled into the harbour at Kaş we were met with flashing cameras and a lovely bunch of flowers each and hand shakes from the mayor of the town and a contingent from the Kaş Tourism association. We were supposed to paddle in with a group of local paddlers, but they just missed us on the water when they were behind an island as we sailed by! When they arrived we did a reinactment of the arrival and then stowed our kayaks with their gear and went off to the Dragoman base for a nice lunch. The Dragoman tour company are running adventure tours here, including the famous sea kayaking trip over the sunken city ruins at Kekova, it is one days paddle from here and our next port of call. If you like the idea of coming to Turkey for a paddle then you can access hire kayaks (usually plastic Prijon brand) and gear from Dragoman in Kaş or Alternatif Outdoor in Marmaris, both organisations also run guided tours and expeditions by sea kayak. In the evening we were invited out to dinner with Munise and her son and also Karen. (Unfortunately, Yusuf had to work in the shop as it is tourist peak season right now).
August 24 Paradise Beach - Kalkan Bay, 45.4km
We waved goodbye and set out for Kalkan Bay. I had some notes on my map from reading about Avner's trips and I looked for a cave that he mentioned. It was nice and cold inside, like airconditioning. At the northern end of Patara Beach we stopped for lunch at a river cafe. We could paddle into the river and went in about 100m. It was strange to feel how freezing the mountain fed water is in the river and I only swam in the fresh water up to my waist because it was so cold. The cafe on the shore was closed, but there were tables where we could have lunch in the shade. After lunch we paddled the length of Patara Beach and I loved paddling in some small surf. Half way along the beach an inlet/lake flows out into the sea and makes a lot of sand banks so the waves are everywhere. When you paddle into the water coming from the inlet it is freezing cold and makes a fun contrast to the sea water. At the southern end of Patara Beach I climbed a little hill behind the sand dunes and checked out the archaelogical site from the vantage point of the hill. Patara was the sea port for Zanthos (the capital of the Lycian federation) so the ruins there are really important and extensive. The major ruins are from a roman imperial period (so my guide tells me). The view of the beach from the hill top was worth the walk.
Once again, Patara is an important breeding site for the sea turtles and great conservation measures are in place on the beach which has no vehicle access. After visiting the ruins we paddled around the next point and into the Kalkan harbour. Sally new of a beach in the bay opposite Kalkan where the Gullets tie up. There was a beach there for us to camp on. I had just cooked up tortellini with pesto sauce for dinner when a tender from a Gullet came requesting us to join them for dinner. Hurriedly I packed up everything on the beach and we jumped in the boat and were whisked off to a luxurious wooden gullet boat with 18 passengers on board and a massive table was lined end to end with plates of food for us all to share for dinner. It was a fantastic evening with people from canada, italy, spain, france, australia and more. We were even treated to a display of spanish dancing (to turkish music). The italian guy seated next to me at dinner laughed when I told him I had cooked tortellini for our dinner. I will now have it for breakfast tomorrow.
August 23 Pine Tree Gully- Paradise Beach, 45.4km
amNE-E2-5kn /noon & pm SW4-10kn Sea 0.2-0.4m SW
With Gocek behind us we paddled directly across the Fethiye Bay and around the point into Gemiler. It is hot and we stop everynow and then and jump overboard for a swim. The kayaks are so stable fully loaded so it is easy to climb back on board. At Gemiler beach (opposite the island) there is a nice beach with a restaurant and there are also some picnic tables in the shade. We had lunch there and bought cold drinks at the restaurant. Then we paddled around Gemiler Island and looked at the ruins from the kayak, some on the island and some under the water. The water is so clear you can see everything. Many Gullet boats (turkish wooden sailing ships - see pic below) with tourists were tied up along the shore of Gemiler (tied to the ruins in some instances). There were also yachts and other tourist boats. This is high season. After the island we paddled to the iconic Olu Deniz beach. This is tourist mecca for Turkey and the beach was packed with people on sun lounges, some half in the water to keep the sunbakers cool. There were also many watercraft there in the lagoon, pedal boats for two, pedal boats with slides, pedal boats for 4, sit on top kayaks....From here we followed the coast toward Butterfly valley, not really knowing where we would camp and not really wanting to patronise the pay camping. Eventually we landed on Paradise Beach and we were the only tourists there. Above the beach a Turkish family had a base camp set up complete with fridge, freezer, generator, wood fired tea maker, wood stove, tents etc. They cook and sell food to the tourists that come by. The Grandfather there owns this land and I met him, along with his daughter and two grandchildren. We got chatting over a chai that they offered me and they invited us to dinner at their camp. When I returned with Sally I found out that the young boy had seen me in the Marmaris newspaper and he was searching through the old papers for the article, but couldnt find it. They were excited to hear about my trip which Sally could explain in Turkish. Dinner was pan roasted baby goat meat, salad, burek, fresh bread and watermelon. It was a lovely evening with many stories about life here. The picture below is a waterfall off the cliff that we paddled under today. It was a great cool off in the heat.
August 22 Aşikoy to Pine Tree Gully, 38km amNE2-5kn /noon & pm SW5-10kn Sea 0.25m SW
In the morning when we were packing up the guy from the restaurant came by with a thermos of turkish milky coffee for us to share with him. He was on his way to go fishing. Sally talked to him in Turkish and translated for me - some at the time and some later. Apparently he said he feels very close to me because I have something broken. Broken in the head that is! What he means is I am a bit crazy doing this journey and he has moved here from Istanbul and is enjoying an alternative lifestyle close to nature, so he could see why I would make such a trip. On the water Sally said that he had also told her that he is a hunter (fisherman) and so when he looks at a woman, he looks at her like a hunter would. He looks at her legs and her shoulders, not just her face. He told Sally I looked like a strong one (ha ha). I just liked the milky coffee :) He did give me a hand line with a lure too, so I have to start fishing now. Sally has been trawling her lure, but no fish for dinner yet.
Today we paddled past the airport beach and on around a large peninsula to find a small campsite in a sheltered harbour. Sally calls it Pine Tree Gully because there is a fantastic camping spot on top of the hill with red pines. I slept up there with comfy pine needles under my tent. Further on and inside this peninsular is a bay called Gocek. I am not going there on this trip, but you could easily spend a week in Gocek (next time). Sally told me about beautiful bays where you can imagine pirate ships hiding. Turkey is really amazing for sea kayaking. Of course I am etremely lucky with this weather and it would be a very different place when the wind comes up. There are some big distances between the glorious sheltered landings.
August 21 near Iztuzu (Turtle Beach) to Aşikoy & side trip into Dalyan Inlet, 30km
amNE3-5kn /noon SW5-10kn /pm SW-S 4-8kn Sea 0.25m SW
One of the highlights today was a short side trip a little way into the Dalyan Inlet near Iztuzu. Sally new where we could see some Lycian Tombs in the rock (photo below) and explained a little bit about the ancient history of the region. Leaving Dalyan we saw an azure coloured kingfisher flying fast near the rocks and a turtle in the water near Iztuzu beach. I am impressed with the conservation efforts for the turtles and we were lucky to spot one. We paddled a short day to Aşikoy. There are only certain places you can land on this coast, so some days will be short and some long. Aşikoy is a popular mooring for the yachts and there were 3 yachts out in the small sheltered bay nestled between the cliffs,also a few caravans parked up behind the beach. On the beach there was a restaurant so we went for a beer and played backgammon. There was also some Turkish dancing going on at one stage, this was pretty crazy to see. Sally and I are taking turns in cooking dinner. Tonight she made a lovely meal with bulghur, vegies, sausages and a yoghurt dressing. There are many wasps on the beaches here, so I am glad to have my tent. I just sleep in the inner with the mosquito netting, but I dont put the fly on. It is so hot you hardly need a sleeping bag. Sally sleeps on the beach next to her kayak on a large sheet of orange plastic. She has a mosquito net to put over her if the bugs get too annoying. Apparently some beaches here have many venemous scorpions. I am hoping I don't meet them.
August 20 Marmaris to near Iztuzu (Turtle Beach), 38.9km, amNE6kn /noon SE5-7kn /pm S5-10kn Sea 0.2m SW
We set out at around 9am from Han's house. I am now paddling with Sally Campbell. Sally is not working as a kayak guide at present, but has been a kayak guide doing the 6month paddling season in Turkey and 6months in New Zealand for many many years. I don't think I could find a person with a better knowledge of the coast here. I certainly don't need a GPS. Sally also speaks Turkish fluently, having lived here for 20 years. We paddled to a beach near Iztuzu. The sea and rocky coastline is rugged and beautiful. The beaches at Iztuzu are heavily protected because this is a place where the caretta caretta sea turtles (Loggerhead) come to lay their eggs. No boats are allowed on the beaches there and this is strictly enforced. In the evening the Marmaris coastguard called us to see that we had made it safely past the military zone without any hassles. We told them the winds were calm today, so we had no problems.
August 19 Rodos, Greece to Marmaris, Turkey: I caught the ferry to Marmaris with my kayak from Rodos, Greece - why am I not kayaking there? I was advised that this is the only way that I can cross the border and go through customs. I was supposed to arrive on Tuesday this week, but my ferry got cancelled due to engine problems (I crossed my fingers and today was all ok).
Through couchsurfing in Rodos I met a yachty from Marmaris called LuLu. She introduced me to Han from Marmaris and the wheels were set in motion for an amazing adventure in my first day travelling in Turkey by sea kayak.
I arrived at the port and wheeled my kayak out from the ship while everyone else had suitcases. I stood about on the dock wondering what to do next - I couldnt take the kayak through passport control with me! Then a man showed me where to park the kayak and instructed me to go through passport control and then I could come back and get my kayak. After standing in a busy queue I got a 2 month visa for Turkey for 15 Euro. I was told before I would get a 90 day visa, but somewhere along the way the rules must have changed. I think 2 months will be plenty though. Then I got my kayak and customs didnt want to look at it at all, so I was free to head off down the road and footpath to the Netcell Marina. One major difference I noticed immediately was how hot it is here on the mainland. I headed to Migros supermarket in the marina to buy a cold drink or two. Then I met up with Han and Brigeta. They gave me directions for the 5km paddle to their house across the bay. It was awesome to get back on the water. I wanted to stay longer when I saw Han's place. Pedaling his own Hobie kayak, Han met me on the way there and showed me to his lovely home. Shortly after arriving we were off to the bus stop to pick up Sally, my new paddling companion. Then we were taken on a whirlwind tour of the town municipal and port offices trying to drum up guests for my presentation tonight and also a failed attempt to extract a missing package from customs in Istanbul (I have bad luck with packages). Sally was the translator for all Turkish, Han had all the contacts and I found out alot about how things work in Turkey. The first and most interesting meeting was with the Kaymakam's Driver, Olumlu Yaşar, it means Positive Yaşar. Yaşar was very kind and invited us to have chai (tea). He called up for the chai on a fancy phone that looked like it was from an old black and white movie, he was very proud of the phone, it was cool. This was the first tea I have had in Turkey and it was great. Then there was another custom that i did not understand - he splashed some cologne on us all, Han, Sally and I as we sat in chairs facing his desk. Yaşir was very generous and gave me some gifts like a Turkish flag to put on my kayak. Then somehow it transpired that he was on the phone to the commandant of the military area near Marmaris. The next day we had to paddle past it and Yaşir managed to get us special permission that if the wind blew up and we needed to take shelter from a storm we could have special permission to go into the area if necessary for safety. I was impressed at how much Yaşir was willing to help us. Later that evening I had some photos and interviews with the gathered media and I did my slide show presentation. Han had managed in about 1 day to gather a great group of people. At the beginning of the evening's presentation I was proud to receive from the Marmaris Municipality a book about Marmaris and a lovely ceremonial plate that was very special. Afterwards I met and talked with many locals and Brigeta said it was nice that my being here could bring these people together for a nice evening and sharing stories and experiences. Han passed a hat around after the presentation and collected bread and water money for me for the next two weeks! Thanks Everyone :) To make sure the day was full ... at 11.55pm, Han, Sally and I were at the checkout of the local Migros supermarket having just shopped for the next part of the trip - what a day! (PS For those wondering what the Kaymakam is, I think it is the person in charge of the municipality? I am sure someone will email me and explain it in english)
August 5 Day Trip Kos to Bodrum: I was in Kos earlier this month (whilst paddling in Greece) and jumped at the chance on a rest day to jump on a fast ferry to Bodrum, Turkey. It usually takes me about 3 days to get used to being in a new country and to relax - that seems to be the time I need to get used to new language, new computer keyboards for diary updates, new currency, new food and everything else. I felt that a little on my day trip, but overall the tourist town was not that different to Greece with hoards of tourist shops selling souveniers, clothing, brand label copy gear and other trinkets, Gullets and other boats selling day trips, little blue and white houses and packed beaches and coffee shops. The main differences were the religion and the way local women are dressed, the cuisine, the coffee, and the currency. It is Ramazan in Turkey, I did not see too many Turkish people eating when I was there, just the tourists. I also did not yet know any phrases for communicating, but this didn't matter in such a big tourist city. I spent the first part of the day browsing the streets and laneways. I was excited to buy my first delicious figs of the trip and my lunch was so delicious that I cant wait to get to Turkey now. In the afternoon I went to the Bodrum Castle and spent at least 2 hours exploring the castle and the marine archaeology displays. Then I went for a coffee before jumping back on the ferry to go home to Kos Marina. I will put up a few photos when I get a chance. Bring on travelling in Turkey I say. I was planning originally to paddle to Bodrum from Kos, but then I found out I have to enter Turkey by ferry in order to clear customs so I decided to continue in Greece to Rhodes and cross into Turkey there, this is more true to the Oskar Speck route.
early August (while in Kos, Greece): I am currently paddling in Greece and planning paddling along the Turkish Coast and building up a list of great local contacts. Please send me an email or a text if you would like to paddle with me. I expect to be in Marmaris soon and will go east from there. I have some good contacts in Kaş and want to stop there for a few days to explore.
Avner Moncaz is a paddler from Israel who has made a huge contribution to my research. I am very impressed with the trips that Avner has made in Turkey in the last few years and even more impressed by the way he has documented this in picasa albums. These are fantastic resources for me as I sit here for hours reading his photo stories and making notes on my charts. Avner has given permission for me to put his picasa albums as a link here so that any paddlers going to Turkey can benefit from his wealth of experience. CLICK HERE to go check it out. It is thoroughly inspiring.


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My first memory of this music was very striking and dates back to the 1960`s and a day in school when I was suddenly startled by hearing the magnificent opening chords of this concerto drifting in from an adjacent class room.
A fellow student and classical music enthusiast had brought his LP in to play in a free period (no iPods then!) and I had never heard the like before the moment is still etched in my memory. I already knew Beethoven`s 3rd concerto and 7th Symphony from records we had at home, had tried to play some Mozart concertos (and of course Rach 2) and sight read my way through most of the local music library but somehow I had missed this one! What majesty and nobility, I thought at the time and still feel it now when playing or listening to this music, although I also agree with Robert Simpsons view that the music is truly about `serenity and confidence`.
This serenity and confidence was of course hard won by Beethoven facing the huge personal crisis of his encroaching deafness and it is one of several works in similar vein and in the same key which tempts us to imagine that E flat major had great significance to Beethoven for music of this character.
The full orchestra delivers one magnificent chord and the piano enters immediately with a tremendous flourish that would have shocked the audiences of the early 19th century with its boldness. The impact of this gesture is still wonderful in its unexpectedness and is followed by two more chord and cadenza alternations as Beethoven establishes the home key and mood in the grandest of manners, rather like a great doorway opening on a huge landscape. The main themes of this movement seem to have march like characteristics readily reflecting the rhythms you can associate with side drums, fanfares, all the paraphernalia of military grandeur. It is no wonder the concerto has picked up its nickname. When the piano re-enters (ascending chromatic scale) it joins in with the same music but this time embellishing the melodies, dominating proceedings and sometimes taking the listener into marvellously unexpected worlds, shifting into remote keys only to return home again in triumph. The grand plan for this most extravagant of first movements is at heart three part (ABA`) form but here vastly extended an opening section (A) (Exposition) with two or three main ideas introduced, middle section (B) (Development) where the music is stirred up and rearranged, played with and a return to the opening (A`) (Recapitulation), triumphantly repeating the opening chord and cadenza sequences followed by a revisit to all the material of the first section. Beethoven has much more to say than can fit in to any simple structure and this has to be just an outline.
Listen out for the main themes and try and give them characteristics you can remember as they come by - the first for example has a side drum like rhythm to it and yet another, more simple and march like, is not so much a tune as something you might hum to yourself as you walk along. Try and concentrate on all the imaginative ways Beethoven develops and extend his ideas without worrying too much, perhaps, about the structure that underpins this music.
The pianist has splendid moments of display throughout (big chords, assertive rhythms, double octaves, glistening scales) as well as quieter moments of reflection where he or she ornaments, reinvents and embellishes. Listen also for the marvellous use of the horns throughout the concerto appearing everywhere lending majesty at one moment and a more rustic calm at another.
The second movement there are three in all is an extreme contrast. All the imperial paraphernalia, if that is what it is, is dismissed and we are drawn now into a private, intimate world of the great beauty and deepest personal feeling. A quiet hymn like tune, is played very softly by the strings in a wonderfully remote key as if the music has moved suddenly to a different and more peaceful world. The piano enters gently with a beautiful romantic melody (it could almost be Chopin) played in the right hand with simple rippling accompaniment. The music later slips into D major (the horns can be heard calling quietly again) followed by a chain of trills in the piano after which the piano plays the first tune (the hymn) but this time with string accompaniment and piano embellishment then followed by a duet with flute and clarinet. Try and listen to the melodies as they appear and reappear - try and spot which subtle combination of instruments is now conjured out of orchestral resources of only strings, woodwind and horns. No room for trumpets and drums in this music! The link to this last and final movement is especially magical and justly celebrated - the music stops - pauses - there is a solitary seemingly `wrong` note on the horn which then inspires the piano to gently explore a new idea it feels as if we are peering round the corner rather uncertainly - before the Rondo last movement finally bursts on the scene.
A Rondo is simply a piece in which the main tune keeps coming `round` and a good plan for this as a listener is to follow and count how many times you hear the main tune altogether. The theme is quite unmistakeable, a rather ungainly, dancing rhythm, seemingly all wrong and across the beat followed by two little skips and a trill. I can easily imagine Beethoven dancing about at this point, in a rather ungainly manner but full of clumsy enthusiasm and rather embarrassing energy! As before listen for the changes of key, shifts in the orchestration, the use of solo instruments in the orchestra and eventually the timpani/drum solo that heralds the end of this extraordinary composition.
How poignant to think that this was written, not in a tranquil setting, but in a war zone, Beethoven was hiding in a cellar from the noise and danger of the bombardment of Vienna in 1809, and also trying to protect what was left of his hearing as well as his personal safety.
The Concerto was dedicated to `His Imperial Highness Archduke Rudolph`, Beethoven`s most loyal patron and friend, who had fled from the capital to his country estates and relative safety as the French army, under their Emperor, Napoleon, laid siege to Vienna. This concerto was the only one that Beethoven did not perform himself and his oncoming deafness may well have been the reason.
The performance I heard all those years ago as a schoolboy was given by the pianist Claudio Arrau. This month we can all continue to enjoy this great work and in an equally authoritative performance given by that most thoughtful and inspirational of British pianists, Paul Lewis on the 6 December in Liverpool.
Richard McMahon
Head of Keyboard
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

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Posted by Boris Evelson on March 25, 2014
"A little prediction goes a long way" wrote Eric Siegel in his popular Predictive Analytics book. True, predictive analytics is now part and parcel of most Business Intelligence (BI), analytics and Big Data platforms and applications. Forrester Research anecdotal evidence finds that open source R is by far the most ubiquitous predictive analytics platform. Independent findings and surveys like the ones by KDNuggets and RexerAnalytics confirm our conclusions (and I quote) "The proportion of data miners using R is rapidly growing, and since 2010, R has been the most-used data mining tool. While R is frequently used along with other tools, an increasing number of data miners also select R as their primary tool."
To jump on this R feeding frenzy most leading BI vendors claim that they "integrate with R", but what does that claim really mean? Our take on this – not all BI/R integration is created equal. When evaluating BI platforms for R integration, Forrester recommends considering the following integration capabilities:
Posted by Gene Cao on March 12, 2014
IBM recently kicked off its big data market planning for 2014 and released a white paper that discusses how analytics create new business value for end user organizations. The major differences compared with last year's event:
Posted by Michele Goetz on March 6, 2014
Coming back from the SAS Industry Analyst Event left me with one big question - Are we taking into account the recommendations or insights provided through analysis and see if they actually produced positive or negative results?
It's a big question for data governance that I'm not hearing discussed around the table. We often emphsize how data is supplied, but how it performs in it's consumed state is fogotten.
When leading business intelligence and analytics teams I always pushed to create reports and analysis that ultimately incented action. What you know should influence behavior and decisions, even if the influence was to say, "Don't change, keep up the good work!" This should be a fundamental function of data govenance. We need to care not only that the data is in the right form factor but also review what the data tells us/or how we interpret the data and did it make us better?
I've talked about the closed-loop from a master data management perspective - what you learn about customers will alter and enrich the customer master. The connection to data governance is pretty clear in this case. However, we shouldn't stop at raw data and master definitions. Our attention needs to include the data business users receive and if it is trusted and accurate. This goes back to the fact that how the business defines data is more than what exists in a database or application. Data is a total, a percentage, an index. This derived data is what the business expects to govern - and if derived data isn't supporting business objectives, that has to be incorporated into the data governance discussion.


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Drew Brees Has 'No Doubt' About Finishing Career With Saints
Drew Brees is heading into this offseason with a lot of doubt surrounding his status with the New Orleans Saints, as his six-year, $60 million contract is set to expire and the quarterback hits free agency. But Brees said today that he has no such doubts.
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Brees has been with the Saints for six seasons, earning four playoff berths and winning Super Bowl XLIV. He previously spent five years with the San Diego Chargers, who made him a second-round draft pick in 2001. Brees set an NFL single-season record this year with 5,476 passing yards. The Saints' roster has a few holes to fill this offseason -- in addition to Brees, guard Carl Nicks and receivers Marques Colston and Robert Meachem will also be free agents.


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Q: What are R-values of building materials? Can R-values be added to get the total R-value? The R-value is an insulating property of a material, also referred to as the thermal resistance. Based on particular materials that manufacturers use, the R-values vary considerably. For R-values individual to your project always check manufacturer literature. R-Values can be added. R-final (or R-total) is calculated as the sum of the single components: R1 + R2 +… + RN = R-Final for example R5 {Read More}
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They call it a "livelihood" or "making a living" for a reason. Mostly because of the money we earn, but also because of the energies we expend, the sacrifices we make, and the lessons we learn, we depend upon on our work for life. We also resent it sometimes, maybe a lot. (Just typing those words brings to mind the lyrics of David Allan Coe's most popular song.)Resenting our work is the result of our forgetfulness, according to the Serbian priest and monk Thaddeus of Vitovnica. While speaking … [Read more...]
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Following Jesus in the Psalms
Jesus tells us to pick up our cross and follow him, and he makes a striking provision for us in the Psalms to do so. The Psalter—in its own way as much as the Gospels—sums up Christ's life and work while also making that life and work something with which we can identify in a powerful way. … [Read more...]
Praying the Psalms
I wonder how often we find our prayers dead and lifeless. I wonder how often we come up dry and dumb with no words, no thoughts, no way of formulating the feelings, frustrations, and various shades of grief that we bear. Burdened and distracted, we can hardly remember to pray, and when we do we have nothing to say.What if someone could guide you to God in those moments, could take you before the throne, lean over and whisper, "Just say it like this," and then unfurl a stream of words that mea … [Read more...]
The Psalms in Christian life
The American patriot leader Joseph Warren was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775. Coming upon his bloodied and fallen body, a British soldier plucked a small psalter from his pocket.Warren had carried the little book into battle, a volume whose pages declare that God "maketh wars to cease unto the ends of the world: he breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear, and burneth the chariots with fire."It is fitting that a soldier should carry such comforting lines -- those from Ps … [Read more...]
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I think that the concept of personal holiness is a bit misleading.In the Orthodox chrismation (or confirmation) service the priest prays over the person being confirmed, "Keep him ever a warrior invincible in every attack of those who assail him and us; and make us all victors, even unto the end, through thy crown incorruptible."This prayer comes after the priest prays, "keep him in thy sanctification." We usually think of sanctification as our daily walk, increasing in holiness and sain … [Read more...]
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Scraped.Crusaders. l the.final.offset l flickr
they look soo good. i love them.
thanks dave.
Sorry there a little blurry
Were you driving and hanging your arm out the passenger window?
I've gotten some cool rolling shots like that.
- c a r -
Gear was hanging out the p side while driving, he so fancy
clean 99 mk3 jetta for sale. 130k James_Le_Mans instagram.
ohhhhhhh chris meant gear. stupid me
anyone need inner tie rods? Were on my car for 10minutes total moving.
those rollers are sweet
So I installed my fcp control arms and when I pull into parking lots or anything like that they pop. I heard it a decent amount of times but I thought it was my axle popping cuz it ticks every now and then.
I also heard of a few other people having issues with their lower ca.
What should/can I do? I checked my lowers and they are not loose so that's not the problem. Could I have them TOO tight?
Call and talk to mike or joe. Tell em I told you to call. I told em about your issue the other night.
Who knows...
Bobby your the man.
Should have a few new pictures tonight or tomorrow. Friend just bought a new lens.
Come to dubs on defrost Saturday
A few from yesterday/last night. The first one's over-edited... I was bored and got a little crazy.
Lower it.
IG: @seankirk23
is that a stubby mirror on a facelift?
awesome pics
Thanks man.
I think these pics came out pretty good.
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August 31, 2012 at 04:32:23 Aug 31, 2012 @ 04:32
im looking to find these shoes i know this model is a few years old but does anyone know where i can find a recent model?
Peace and Happiness.
3296.us "Hell, there are no rules here – we're trying to accomplish something." – Thomas A. Edison


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You can choose a type of writing from the list of models.
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Old farm building in ruins
On March 6, 2008 by Donncha With 1 Comments - Architecture, Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Nature, Photos
Out in the wilds of Co Cork, to the north of Bantry I found an old deserted farm. The house looked like it had been empty for some time and some of the out buildings were in worse repair.
Don't forget the photowalk on Sunday!
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March 9, 2008
I think this is fantastic.


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Scoreboard- May 20
Area events
Little Falls at Brainerd 5 p.m.
Park Rapids at Pequot Lakes 4 p.m. (2)
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle at Pierz 5 p.m.
Royalton at Pillager 5 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek vs. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Bertha 4:30 p.m.
Brainerd at Moorhead 4 p.m. (2)
Proctor at Aitkin 4 p.m.
Little Falls, Pierz in Section 6-2A tournament
Pine River-Backus at Pillager 8:30 p.m.
Bertha-Hewitt at Wadena-Deer Creek 4:30 p.m.
Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference meet at Plymouth 4:15 p.m.
Brainerd girls in Class 3A state True Team meet at Stillwater High School 4 p.m.
Brainerd boys in Class 3A state True Team meet at Stillwater High School 4 p.m.
Pine River-Backus, Staples-Motley, Wadena-Deer Creek at Pequot Lakes Invite 4:30 p.m.
St. Cloud Apollo at Brainerd 4:30 p.m.
Street Car Showdown, Race 1 of Outlaw Street Car Series, Brainerd International Raceway
North Central Speedway, Barrows, 6:45 p.m.
Brainerd Lumberjacks vs. Minnesota Rhinos at Burnsville High School 7:30 p.m.
Street Car Showdown, Race 1 of Outlaw Street Car Series; NASA Midwest Regional; Brainerd International Raceway
Aitkin at Duluth Marshall 1:30 p.m.
Parkers Prairie at Wadena-Deer Creek 2 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton, Staples-Motley at Wadena-Deer Creek Invite 9 a.m.
Crosby-Ironton, Staples-Motley at Wadena-Deer Creek Invite 9 a.m.
Hibbing, Thief River Falls at Brainerd Invite 9 a.m.
Aitkin in Secton 7-1A team tournament at Hibbing, semifinals 9 a.m., championship noon
Pillager boys in Class 1A state True Team meet at Stillwater High School 10 a.m.
Victory League
North Division
Nisswa Lightning 2-0
Fort Ripley Rebels 2-0
Cuyuna Range Miners 1-1
St. Mathias Devils 0-2
East Division
Buckman Billygoats 1-1
Harding Dinosaurs 1-1
Lastrup Lakers 1-1
Pierz Brewers 1-1
Pierz Bulldogs 0-2
May 15
Pierz Brewers 9, Pierz Bulldogs 2
Fort Ripley 4, Lastrup 3
Buckman 1, Harding 0
Nisswa 11, St. Mathias 6
Fort Ripley 10, Pierz Bulldogs 6
Saturday, May 21
Buckman vs. Lastrup at Pierz Legion Park 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22
Pierz Bulldogs at Harding 1:30 p.m.
St. Mathias at Pierz Brewers 1:30 p.m.
Lastrup at Cuyuna Range 1:30 p.m.
Harding at Pierz Brewers 4:30 p.m.
Fishing report
From Outdoor News
East — Lindy Rigs and leeches are turning walleyes on the north-end sand in 19 feet. The 12- to 18-foot rocks, shoreline breaks, and rock reefs also are holding walleyes. Leeches under floats or on rigs and even crankbaits have triggered walleyes. The water remained relatively cool earlier this week so the in-shore structure seems to be most productive.
West — The majority of walleyes are hitting a Lindy Rig and leech or jig and minnow on the breaks in St. Alban's Bay and Garrison Bay. When the wind blows, 10 to 12 feet has been producing fish, but look deeper when it's calm. Trolling Rapalas in six to 10 feet along the shorelines during the evening hours also has produced walleyes.
Walleyes are hitting shiner and rainbow minnows in 17 to 23 feet at North Long Lake and Round Lake. At Gull Lake, panfish can be had in most bays and channels, northern pike are an easy catch on the weedlines, while minnows and leeches are turning some walleyes in 16 to 22 feet. Panfish action has picked up in three to six feet at Round and Lake Margaret.
A jig and minnow is producing walleyes on the reed edges and emerging cabbage beds in six to 14 feet on Lake Andrusia, Cass Lake, and Kitchi Lake. Jumbo perch are being caught along the reeds on the north side of Rice Lake and the McDonald Lake area of Cass. Northern pike are hitting minnows on Andrusia and crappie action has improved throughout Allen's Bay on Cass.
Shiner minnows have been the best walleye bait during the early stages of the season at Serpent Lake and Rabbit Lake in seven to 12 feet. Northern pike action has been excellent with spinnerbaits on lakes such as Serpent, Lower Mission Lake, and the Pennington Chain. Limits of rainbow trout are being pulled from the Portsmouth Pit, Manuel Pit, and Pennington Pit. Look for crappies and sunfish in three to 10 feet at Bay Lake, Black Hoof Lake, and Clearwater Lake, while Emily Lake is giving up perch in shallow water.
A jig and minnow combination has provided steady walleye action in 10 to 16 feet along the south shore. The Rainy River, Lighthouse Gap, and Morris Point areas have produced good numbers of keepers and a few big walleyes as well.
Shiner and rainbow minnows are turning walleyes in seven to nine feet during low-light periods or windy conditions. The best midday bite has been in 12 to 15 feet of water with areas such as Pine Point, Little Hardwood, and Big Hardwood all kicking out fish given the right conditions. The southern shoreline and Bear Island, as well as the Federal Dam area on the north end, also are giving up limits. Perch reports have been minimal, while the bays and harbors are holding a few crappies.
Walleyes and northern pike are being caught with minnows in 12 to 16 feet at Woman Lake, Birch Lake, and Pine Mountain Lake. Leeches are working best for walleyes at Ten Mile Lake in 12 to 17 feet. Panfish reports are improving with lakes such as Birch and Ten Mile now producing fish in three to five feet.
McGREGOR AREA
A jig and minnow is producing walleyes in six to 12 feet during the evening hours at Big Sandy Lake and Lake Minnewawa. Pike also have hit minnows in 10 to 12 feet at Minnewawa. Crappie action has been best on Minnewawa in six to nine feet, while Big Sandy is kicking out crappies and sunfish in three to six feet.
On Lake Minnetonka, walleyes are hitting floating jigs tipped with leeches or shiner minnows in 18 feet of water during low-light periods. The day bite has been tough throughout the area. Slow-trolling sucker minnows on top of the 12- to 15-foot milfoil has turned northern pike and look for those warm water bays and channels to produce crappies at Minnetonka, Lake Independence, and Medicine Lake.
Jackfish Bay is giving up walleyes in eight to 10 feet of water, most of which are hitting minnows or crankbaits. On the east side of the Brule a jig and minnow is turning walleyes in 45 to 55 feet. A few northern pike are coming out of the bays in 10 to 12 feet, but finding big fish has been difficult.
The six- to 10-foot shoreline breaks are providing steady walleye and perch action. A jig and shiner minnow is the best option on the north end, off Tamarack Point, and the west-side points. While most areas of the lake are holding fish, look for the most active pods of fish to be feeding on the wind-driven points and shorelines.
Lake Mary is kicking out walleyes in seven to 15 feet of water, mainly on jigs and minnows with a few coming on crawlers. The inlets and outlets on most small lakes are producing walleyes as well. Crappie action continues to be good in shallow water at Lake Le Homme Dieu, Lake Carlos, Lake Darling, and Lake Geneva.
A few walleyes are coming off Clearwater Lake in 16 to 24 feet with minnows. On Big Swan Lake, minnows and crankbaits are producing walleyes near the river mouth. Northern pike are hitting minnows at Sugar Lake, Lake John, and Clearwater in 10 to 14 feet. Clearwater, Cedar Lake, Lake Sylvia, Sugar Lake, and Lake Pulaski are giving up crappies in shallow water.
Minnows are producing walleyes in 10 feet or less in areas with moving water, rocks, and emerging weedlines at East Battle Lake, Rush Lake, Walker Lake, and Otter Tail Lake. Crappies and sunfish remain active in the bays of Clitherall Lake, Leon Lake, Elbow Lake and at the culvert on Ten Mile Lake. Northern pike can be had on sucker minnows.


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BeschreibungThis book of essays examines the meaning of proportionality in a number of different contexts, including those of EC law, the domestic law of the Member States of the EU and the law of the European Convention on Human Rights.
InhaltsverzeichnisRecent developments in the principle proportionality in European Community law, Francis G. Jacobs; proportionality and the European Convention on Human Rights, Jeremy McBride; the effect of proportionality on the actions of member states of the European Community - national viewpoints from continental Europe, Walter van Gerven; proportionality in European Community law - searching for the appropriate standard of scrutiny, Takis, Tridimas; unreasonableness and proportionality in UK law, Paul Craig; the influence of the European principle of proportionality upon UK law, The Rt. Hon. Lord Hoffmann; proportionality and the Human Rights Act 1998, David Feldman; proportionality and the supremacy of parliament in the UK, Nicholas Green; the concept of proportionality in European Community sex discrimination law.
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Erscheinungsdatum: April 1999
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Sorry for the lack of updating in this thread. I had the PPV done but lost most of the PPV. So with that said here is the quick results of the PPV.
WWE Fatal 4 Way
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
WWE Championship Match-Five Pack Challenge
John Cena(c) vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge vs.
Chris Jericho
In what turned out to be a surprising night indeed, Raw's Chris Jericho entered the match after for the second time in the show, WWE Champion, John Cena was attacked by the group now known as Nexus. Smackdown GM, Teddy Long, who served as official manager of the WWE for the night, inserted Chris Jericho in the match. Taking advantage of the opportunity, and following a spear from Edge to Orton, and a RKO from Orton to Sheamus, Jericho connected with the CodeBreaker to Edge. Edge kicked out at the last moment, but Jericho attacked Edge's right shoulder, and hit a second CodeBreaker, before pinning Edge and becoming a seven time World Champion!
World Heavyweight Championship:
Jack Swagger(c) vs.
CM Punk
vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show
Despite the momentum that Swagger showed throughout the match, the stipulations was too much for the champion to overcome. The closing moments of the match saw Mysterio connect with the splash onto Swagger. However the Straight Edge Society quickly intervened and taunted Mysterio, as Mysterio swung at Luke Gallows. Turning back around though Mysterio was blindsided by Punk, as the leader of the SES, connected with the GTS. A three count followed and CM Punk is now a 4 time World Heavyweight Champion.
WWE United States Championship:
The Miz(c)
vs. R-Truth
In a match that many felt stole the show, The Miz showed why he is indeed one of the breakout stars in the WWE at the moment. Despite a strong offense from former champion, R-Truth, Miz caught the challenger slipping and connected with the Skull Crushing Finale, before making the cover and retaining his United States Championship.
WWE Diva's Championship-Fatal 4 Way:
vs. Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox vs. Maryse
In what was a surprising contest, the four beautiful divas despite limited ring time put on a great match that left the Long Island fans speechless. Eve, who has been improving so much as of late, gained some more praise from her fans, by retaining her championship after pinning Maryse after connecting a huge crossbody from off the top rope.
Unified World Tag Team Championships:
The Hart Dynasty w/Natalya (c)
vs. The Usos w/Tamina
In a feud that might just continue following their match, both teams proved that they are ready to bring life back into the tag team division in the WWE. Both teams put on a hard fought performance, that came down to the end when following a rookie mistake from the challengers, the Harts took advantage and connected with the Hart Attack to The Usos. Despite a catfight from Natalya and Tamina, The Hart Dynasty scored the pinfall victory to remain tag team champs.
Intercontinental Championship:
Kofi Kingston(c)
vs. Drew McIntrye
In the match that opened the show, we saw that Kofi Kingston was determined not to leave without still being champion. That being said, the challenger, Drew, made sure to give Kofi the challenge of his career. The Scottsman gave Kofi everything he had from the opening bell. Both Smackdown superstars proceeded to tear down the house, as the fans gave both men a standing ovation, following Kofi's exciting win with Trouble in Paradise.
Other Notes:
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Dec 16: ROVA Octet. Center for New Music. San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
Dec 9: Trails & Space with Cory Wright, Kristina Dutton and Teddy Rank-Parker. Canessa Gallery, San Francisco. 8:00 pm.
Dec 5: Gold Age + Evil Genius + TFPP. Salt Lick, Oakland, 8:00pm.
Oct 25: Marches plays New York is Now by Ornette Coleman. Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
Oct 22: Tonal Masher + Jeff Kaiser + Philipp Zuercher. Luggage Store, San Francisco. 8 pm.
October 8-13 Wiener Kids West Coast Swing;
Oct 8th: Grass Valley, CA
Oct 9th: Eugene, OR
Oct 10th: Portland, OR
Oct 11th: Seattle, WA
Oct 12th: Arcata, CA
Oct 13th: Active Music Series at Omni Commons. Oakland.
October 1-5: Tonal Masher + Zachary James Watkins Texas Tour.
Oct 1 Pariah, Dallas, TX
Oct 2 Galley Homeland, Houston TX
Oct 3: Imagine Books and Records San Antonio TX
Oct 4: Museum of Human Achievement, Austin TX
Oct 5: Crown and Harp, Dallas TX
September 30: Tonal Masher + Rafael Toral + Marc Kate + Aaron Oppenheim. LCM. 9pm.
September 4: Gold Age (Shelton, Clifford, Shokrai, Ciampa). Berkeley Arts, Berkeley. 8pm.
August 28th: Aram Shelton + Jon Raskin, Saxophones & Electronics + John Bischoff. Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
August 19: Tonal Masher / Scott Arford / Las Sucias / Fistortion . Second Act, San Francisco. 7:45 - 10 pm.
July 29: Shelton / Lierman / Wong / Honda / Clifford. Studio Grand, Oakland. 9:30 pm.
July 25: Jordan Glenn's Wiener Kids. Studio Grand. 10pm.
July 25: Solo saxophone with Sharp and Fine Dance. San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. 6 and 8 pm.
July 21: the Fast Citizens with Shelton, Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly. Elastic. Chicago, IL. 8:00 pm.
July 20: Shelton with Frank Rosaly. Elastic. Chicago, IL. 8:00 pm.
June 28: Tonal Masher at Valentine's. Portland, OR. 8:00 pm.
June 26: Tonal Masher at Olympia Experimental Music Festival. Olympia, WA. 9:00 pm.
June 21: ROVA (subbing for Jon Raskin) at Garden of Memory. Chapel of the Chimes. 5pm.
June 12: Stratic (Shelton, Michael Coleman and Alex Vittum) + Lord Tang. Studio Grand. Oakland. 9:30 pm.
June 11: Y'reka (Shelton and Owen Stewart-Robertson) + Pamela Z. Luggage Store. San Francisco. 8:00 pm.
June 3: Shelton with Kristina Dutton, Mark Clifford and Daniel Pearce. Studio Grand. Oakland 9:00 pm
May 22: Tonal Masher + Jordan Glenn Moe! Staiano Duo. Ridge Hotel. Oakland. 8:00 pm.
Tonal Masher European Tour - May 5-15 2015
May 5: Tonal Masher. Rökridån. Stockholm.
May 6: Tonal Masher + Magnus Granberg and Mette Rasmussen / Chris Corsano. BrÖtz, Goteborg. 20:00
May 7: Tonal Masher. FRIM/SYD, Malmö. 20:00
May 8: Tonal Masher. Koncertkirken Blågårds, Copenhagen. 20:00
May 9: Tonal Masher. Mex, Dortmund. 20:00
May 10: Tonal Masher + Florian Zwissler, electronic, and Carl Ludwig Hübsch, tuba. Plattform Nicht Dokumentierbarer Ereignisse. Köln. 20:00.
May 12: Tonal Masher + Mette Rasmussen / Chris Corsano. King Georg. Köln. 20:00
May 13:Tonal Masher + Mette Rasmussen / Chris Corsano. Sound In Motion. Antwerp. 20:00
May 14: Tonal Masher +Ken Vandermark / Fred Lonberg-Holm Duo. De Ruimte. Amsterdam.
May 15: Tonal Masher. Forum Freies Theater. Mykorrhiza Festival. Dusseldorf. 21:00
April 29, 2015: Mark Clifford's Dirty Snacks + Grex. El Rio. San Francisco. 9:00 pm.
April 16, 2015: Tonal Masher + Kyle Bruckmann, Tom Djll, John McCowen and Shannah Sordahl. Luggage Store. San Francisco. 8:00 pm.
April 4, 2015: Tonal Masher + The Thick Rich Ones, Cherie Hill IrieDance, Deborah Karp Dance Projects. Temescal Art Center. Oakland. 8:00 pm.
March 22, 2015: Y'reka (Shelton + Stewart-Robertson). Studio Grand. Oakland. 7:00 pm.
March 20, 2015: Sound Quartet (Shelton, Clifford, Shokrai, Ciampa). Emerald Tablet. San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
March 7, 2015 Tonal Masher + Mark Clifford. Lone Glen. Oakland. 7:30 pm.
February 21, 2015: Tim Daisy's Steel Bridge Trio. Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
February 17, 2015: Tim Daisy / Kyle Bruckmann / Aram Shelton. Tom's Place. Berkeley. 8:00 pm.
February 16, 2015: Shelton / Stewart-Robertson Duo. OFJS at Spice Monkey, Oakland. 8:30 pm.
February 4, 2015: Tania Chen / Aram Shelton / Teddy Rankin-Parker. OFJS at Studio Grand. 9:30 pm.
January 26, 2015: Sound Quartet(with Mark Clifford, Safa Shokrai, Britt Ciampa). OFJS at Spice Monkey, Oakland. 8:00 pm.
January 24, 2015: Nathan Clevenger Group. Studio Grand. Oakland. 9:30 pm.
January 16, 2015: Mark Clifford's Dirty Snacks. Studio Grand, Oakland. 10:30 pm.
January 9, 2015: Sticks and Reeds with Aram Shelton, Larry Ochs, Jordan Glenn and Frank Rosaly. Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
January 4, 2015: Improvisation night with Jacob Felix Heule and others. Temescal Art Center, Oakland. 8:00 pm.
December 18th, 2014: Saxophone Trio with Aaron Bennett and Jon Raskin. Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
December 13th, 2014: Broken Trap Ensemble + Canyonlands. Studio Grand. Oakland. 9:30 pm.
December 12th, 2014: Wiener Kids. Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
December 12th, 2014: Mark Clifford's Dirty Snacks. Awaken, Oakland. 10:30 pm.
November 21st, 20114: Shelton / Stewart-Robertson / Glenn + Ape Like Impact Le Qui Vive Gallery. Oakland. 9:00 pm.
November 6th, 2014: Sound Quartet(with Mark Clifford, Safa Shokrai, Britt Ciampa). Studio Grand, Oakland, 9:30 pm.
November 3rd, 2014: Tonal Masher at Makeout Room. San Francico. 8:30 pm.
October 22nd through 26th: Sharp & Fine presents Peter and the Wolf. ODC Theatre. San Francisco.
September 26th, 2014: William Winant Percussion Group performs Terry Riley's In C. Berkeley Art Museum.
September 22nd, 2014: Aram Shelton's Sound Quartet (with Mark Clifford, Safa Shokrai, Britt Ciampa). Duende, Oakland. 8:00 pm.
September 12th, 2014: The Needles (from Canyonlands) with: Kristina Dutton, violin; Aram Shelton, alto saxophone;; Teddy Rankin-Parker, cello; Mark Clifford, vibraphone; Safa Shokrai, bass; Britt Ciampa, percussion. Temescal Art Center, Oakland. 8:00 pm.
September 10th, 2014: Wiener Kids. Hemlock, San Francisco. 9:00 pm.
August 3rd, 2014: Broken Trap Ensemble. Temescal Art Center, Oakland, 8:00 pm.
July 25th, 2014: Aaron Novik Quintet (Novik, Shelton, Pascucci, Mezzacappa, Glenn). Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30 pm.
July 16th, 2014: Aram Shelton's Sound Quartet(Shelton, Clifford, Shokrai, Ciampa). Studio Grand. Oakland. 9:30 pm.
July 5th, 2014: Shelton / Glenn Duo. House in San Francisco. 8:00 pm.
June 30th, 2014: Ton Trio II Royal Room. Seattle. 8:00 pm.
June 29th, 2014: Ton Trio II Racer Cafe. Seattle. 8:00 pm.
June 28th, 2014: Ton Trio II at Olympia Experimental Music Festival. The Northern, Olympia. 6pm
June 26th, 2014: Ritwik Banerji's Maxine Release Party. CNMAT. Berkeley. 8:00pm.
June 23rd, 2014: Sound Quartet (Shelton, Padouvas, Shokrai, Orr). Duende. Oakland, 9:00pm.
June 15th, 2014: Trio with Fred Lonberg-Holm and Frank Rosaly. Quartet with Josh Berman. Hungry Brain, Chicago. 10:00 pm.
June 12th, 2014: Canyonlands + Chicago Nonet. Constellation, Chicago. 9:30 pm.
June 7th, 2014: Broken Trap Ensemble (Dutton, Shelton, Rankin-Parker, Pearce). Center for New Music, San Francisco. 7:30pm.
June 6th, 2014: Music of Steve Lacy with Darren Johnston, Doug Stuart, Kjell Nordeson + Rova Saxophone Quartet. Community Music Center, San Francisco, 8:00 pm.
May 30th, 2014: Wiener Kids Family Band. Jazz School, Berkeley. 8:00 pm.
May 29th, 2014: Ton Trio II. Curve Line Space. Los Angeles. 8:00 pm.
May 28th, 2014: Ton Trio II. Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, Le Corusse Rouge, 7:00 pm.
May 23rd, 2014: Ton Trio II. Duende, Oakland. 9:30 pm.
May 17th, 2014: Quatet with Michael Coleman, keyboards; Kanoko Nishi, koto; Karl Evangelista, guitar. Studio Grand, Oakland. 9:30 pm.
May 16th, 2014: Aram Shelton Octet + David Molina. Le Qui Vive, Oakland, 9:00 pm.
May 4th, 2014: Trio with Chris Brown, piano; Jordan Glenn, drums + Anna Homler, Michael Vlatkovich, Scott Walton. Berkeley Arts, Berkeley. 8:00 pm.
April 30th, 2014: Wiener Kids (Jordan Glenn, Cory Wright, Shelton) + Teddy Rankin-Parker, solo cello. Studio Grand, Oakland. 9:30 pm.
April 28th, 2014: Quartet with Theo Padouvas, cornet; Scott Brown, bass; Britt Ciampi, drums. Le Qui Vive, Oakland. 8:00 pm.
April 20th, 2014: Shelton/Dutton/Rankin-Parker/Pearce Quartet + Host Family (Karl Evangelista, Jason Hoopes, Jordan Glenn). Temescal Art Center, 7:30 pm.
April 8th, 2014: Aram Shelton, Damon Smith, Scott Looney, Jacob Felix Heule. Active Music Series. Uptown, Oakland. 9:00pm.
March 30th, 2014. Jordan Glenn's Wiener Kids at Night Light, Oakland.
March 29th, 2014 Ton Trio II with Aram Shelton, alto saxophone; Scott Brown, bass; Alex Vittum, drums. Studio Grand, Oakland. 9:00 pm.
March 24th, 2014. Shelton / Stuart / Shokrai / Orr. Oakland Freedom Jazz Society presents Aram Shelton, saxophones; Doug Stuart, bass; Safa Shokrai, bass; Tim Orr, drums. Duende, 9:00 PM
March 22nd, 2014 Speaker/Writer/Physicist Ransom Stephens | Shelton/Dutton/Rankin-Parker/Pearce Quartet. The Emerald Tablet, San Francisco. 7:30pm.
March 20th, 2014 Marches + Michael Coleman's Sleepover. Marches first show in 2014 featuring Shelton on tenor saxophone; Aaron Bennett, tenor & baritone saxophone; Michael Coleman, keyboard; Doug Stuart, bass; Jordan Glenn and Robert Lopez, drums. Sleepover with Michael Coleman (compositions, keyboards); Ben Goldberg, contra-alto clarinet; Cory Wright, clarinet; Aram Shelton, bass clarinet; Hamir Atwal, drums. Duende, Oakland 9:00 pm
March 11th, 2014 Tonal Masher + Eat the Sun + Tiberius. Active Music Series. Uptown, Oakland 9:00 PM
February 24th, 2014 Ritwik Banerji's "Whiskey Book", featuring: Banerji, Aaron Bennett, tenor saxophone; Aram Shelton, alto saxophone; Teddy Rankin-Parker, cello; Kim Cass, bass; Jordan Glenn, drums. Duende, Oakland. 9:00 PM
February 20th, 2014 Oakland Active Orchestra at the Active Music Festival Night 1. Aaron Bennett: alto & tenor saxophones ; Aram Shelton: clarinet, soprano & alto saxophones; Cory Wright: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet ; Theo Padouvas: trumpet; Darren Johnston: trumpet; Rob Ewing: trombone ; Crystal Pascucci: cello; Safa Shokrai: bass ; Mark Clifford: vibraphone; Jordan Glenn, percussion; Robert Lopez, percussion. Uptown Nightclub, Oakland. 8:00 pm.
February 10th, 2014 Breaking the Sound: a diverse and bi-coastal offering of contemporary musics featuring electro free jazz from Aram Shelton and Philip White, experimental performance/chamber music from Jessie Marino and the sonic architecture of Danishta Rivero and Chuck Johnson's Blood Wedding. Center for New Music, San Francisco 7:30 pm.
February 7th, 2014 Dutton, Shelton, Rankin-Parker, Pearce + Goldberg, Brown, Anderson. Studio Grand, Oakland, 9:30 pm
February 1, 2014: Ton Trio II "On and On" album release + Cory Wright Outfit "Apples + Oranges" album release. Duende, Oakland, 9:30 pm


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Disturbing allegations of bullying at the Victoria Police training academy revealed this week by The Sunday Age are alarming but perhaps not really surprising.
They are alarming because, at the start of the 21st century, such arcane practices have disappeared from most workplaces, even those in which discipline is an integral part of the job; but they are not surprising given the history and structure of the state's police force.
It takes more than fine words, policy documents and remedial training to stamp out attitudes and practices that have become institutionalised over decades.
Being a police officer today is far more complex than it was when the Police Regulation Act of 1853 established the Victoria Police. Officers in those days were required to be "of a good character for honesty, fidelity and activity" and they had to be male, aged under 45 years and preferably able to read and write.
A century- and-a-half later, getting into the force is not only more demanding but much more in demand. A diverse range of men and women apply. For some, it is a mid-life career change.
And yet some attitudes that shaped police culture in the 1960s and 1970s doggedly linger.
The force is no longer the province of white, male, Anglo-Celtic, heterosexual officers any more than broader Victorian society is a monoculture.
Some officers clearly do not like that development, just as some probably do not like the fact that their boss - Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon - is a woman.
There is now rigorous vetting of police candidates. There is obviously also a need to vet those who are responsible for nurturing the careers of police trainees.
The findings of an investigation into the police academy, by Susan Halliday, a former federal sex discrimination commissioner, show there have been instances of intimidation of gay male recruits, bullying of a male police officer and preferential treatment for two female recruits.
Her recommendations include building respect for recruit privacy; standardising disciplinary procedures; instilling an understanding of equity and diversity principles; and workshops to counter bullying for both recruits and staff.
Attitudes in the Victoria Police are changing and there are many enlightened police officers and support staff working to build a more enlightened police culture.
As the Australian armed forces found some years ago, the public will not tolerate bullying in the services. Even less so will it tolerate it in the police.
Any remnant culture that continues to instil such attitudes in the Victoria Police needs to be rooted out effectively and quickly.
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Travel Bites (Europe, Las Vegas, New Orleans)Author: Adrienne L. (More Trip Reviews by Adrienne L.)
Date of Trip: April 2010
Having a big Sunday dinner has long been a family tradition at our house. As we enjoyed today's feast, our conversation turned to the many memorable meals that we've enjoyed throughout our travels. Here are a few we'd like to share:
1. Barcelona Wrap -- While strolling along Las Ramblas, we found that the food offerings were plentiful. One of the ways that we select a restaurant in a new city is by the size of the crowd. We were drawn to the Rajah, a Pakistani/Indian restaurant, a little walk-up spot with enticing aromas and a long line. We enjoyed the most delicious chicken wraps we've ever had and the numerous toppings and fixings made this eating experience unforgettable. Needless to say we visited it several times during our stay in Barcelona.
2. Lunch in Positano --On a drive along the Italian Amalfi coast, we stopped to have lunch at a hotel in Positano. Our tour guide, Aldo had assured us that this would be a special meal -- and he was right. It proved to be one of the best Italian meals we'd ever had. It was served in a beautiful dining room that had floor-to-ceiling windows that enabled us to have a breathtaking view of the Bay of Naples. There were several menu choices, but we selected the Chicken al Limone, prepared to perfection and topped with fresh capers, picked from a nearby hillside. It was complimented by spinach lasagna and a zucchini side dish that had to be tasted to be believed. The pies-de resistance was the dessert, a fresh-from-the-oven lemon cream cake, baked by the hotel owner's mother, who came out to greet us and serve her delicious creation.
3. Osteria del Circo is one of the fine dining restaurants at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. The decor is reminiscent of a European carnival tent, featuring views of Lake Bellagio with its periodic water-and-light extravaganza. The menu features upscale Tuscan fare, and the meal that we enjoyed reminded us of some that we have enjoyed while visiting the Tuscan region. It was more than an exquisite meal, it was an experience.
4. It is common knowledge that Italy is famous for gelato. On a warm July afternoon, following a morning of sightseeing and shopping in Florence, we noticed a large crowd gathered outside a gelato shop. In need of refreshment, we ventured into the establishment. As we studied the colorful array of offerings, we made our selections. I chose the cantaloupe and the taste was so fresh it was like taking a bite out of a ripe juicy melon. It was the perfect treat for a hot day.
5. During a recent Mediterranean cruise we stopped in to visit friends on the island of Santorini, Greece. While exchanging pleasantries, our friends produced a jug of homemade wine that was truly unforgettable.
6. We had often heard about the beer in Belgium. So when we had the opportunity to visit Bruges in April we decided to find out for ourselves. We stopped at the Half Moon Brewery to sample their brews. Was it ever worth it! To say the least, it was the best beer we've ever had. Of course the chocolate, fries and waffles are also worthy of mention. We can't wait to go back.
7. New Orleans....where do we begin? Is there anything there that doesn't taste good? We ate our way through the French Quarter. The first meal was blackened red fish, red potatoes, jambalaya and lobster bisque. Other dishes that really stood out were coconut shrimp, gumbo, red beans and rice, bread pudding, and of course the beignets.
8. While visiting the Provence region in France, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon in the university town, Aix en Provence. We strolled down the Cours Mirabeau, a wide tree-lined thoroughfare, bordered by fine houses formerly inhabited by French aristocrats and decorated by fountains. In keeping with our quest to taste foods from each region that we visit, what caught our eye was the creme caramel in the window of one of the charming pastry shops. What a great selection. It was exquisite.
9. While enjoying a lovely afternoon on the island of Capri, the aromas emanating from a busy pizzeria caught our attention. We decided to try the pizza margherita that was recommended by one of the other customers. It was simple, fresh and delicious.
To see photos of more memorable meals from our travels, visit our photo album "Travel Bites" http://bit.ly/b1WmWP.
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