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Lady in WaitingMature
"Good morning Your Majesty" a woman's voice startles Simone from her rest. Her exchange with the king had kept her up half the night wondering what she was in store for. Getting out of the bed is not on top of her priority list at the moment. She pulls her covers back over her head and curls away from the sunlight that is somehow streaming in through an open window. Who in the hell opens windows in the morning?
The blanket is ripped away from her face forcefully, leaving Simone groggily shielding herself from thelight of the suns. "Sire I am afraid that the King insisted that I get you up in a timely manner this morning as you have a council meeting to attend. He says you have taken on the ghastly habit of sleeping very late in the mornings." Simone squints, just barely opening her eyes to see her tormentor. The woman is dressed in uniform common to the servants in the palace. "Who are you?" she pleads like a whiny child. The woman looks down on her shocked before ripping the covers fully away from the bed. Simone decides that whoever the woman is, she must hate her.
"Your Highness, if you are fully awake, might I suggest that you look around you" The woman is annoyed, her voice and posture makes that clear. Her long dark hair and olive complexion makes her look Latina, but Simone never could tell here. Her eyes are the most alluring shade of lavender Simone's ever seen, but she's beginning to get used to the varied appearances of the Shandrian people. She hadn't noticed that they even classified race in Shandria.
The woman is taller than she is, thin with a curvy frame that would make most women jealous. Not even her servants garb could hide that. Simone begrudgingly follows the instructions of the angry woman standing over her bed and looks around. Flowers, he'd filled her room with flowers of every color and variation that she had never seen. A smile crosses her lips as she sits up and admires her gift. Simone is quickly out of her bed to pull different flowers to her and smell their intoxicating aromas. She can't help but to laugh out loud, Jared was serious when he'd said he would court her.
"I imagine that these are from the king?" Simone says to the woman off handedly. "Yes of course" "Then send him word that I was very unimpressed" Simone says smiling. "I thought you'd be. Your breakfast will be ready in your private dining room shortly" Simone scowls as the woman leaves her room quickly. She'd been the most ill tempered person she's met since coming to Shandria. Even worse than Sarai when she's in one of her cross moods.
In little time Simone washes and prepares herself for the day. She dresses in a gown she thinks demure enough to appear before community leaders. It's a classy green number she'd had her eye on for a while, but couldn't think of a reason to wear it. Simone follows the scent of breakfast into her dining room and is immediately pleased that she'd brought back on the house staff. Her meal looks delicious. The woman from before serves her and stands off to the side watching her eat. If looks could kill Simone would be dead in her spot. She attempts to enjoy her meal but the woman's glare is far more than distracting.
"What is your problem?" Simone finally asks, slamming her dinnerware down. She's tried to maintain the manners expected of the royal family that Sarai has so frequently lectured her about, but this lady is pushing the envelope with her. "I do not have a problem Your Highness." The woman says seeming more peeved than before. "You obviously do, so say what is on your mind so I can eat my meal in peace"
"Fine", the woman approaches the table and slams one of her slender hands down on it, nearly knocking down Simone's juice. "I feel that you have a lot of gall calling me back here after all these years. And then when you see me you act as if you have no idea who I am? I have been your lady in waiting since we were just girls, I do not deserve this type of treatment, just as I did not deserve to be sent away with no notice! You can banish me or make me disappear, or whatever it is you choose to do, but I will not tolerate being back here with you!"
Simone is shocked, shocked into laughter. She laughs so hard that she knocks over the juice that the woman had just barely missed. "Now look what you've done." She says rushing to Simone's aid. "Forgive me my queen, I did not mean what I said, please do not banish me or make me disappear" she says wiping the juice away before it has the chance to reach the queen. Simone laughs even harder.
"Yes you did, you meant every word, except that disappearing part." The woman bows low and speaks again. "Forgive me, I will leave the palace now." Simone nearly chokes, jumping from her seat, "No! Please don't go. I am not angry I want you to stay. You are the first person I've met who does not seem to be afraid of me, thank you." The woman eyes Simone strangely, "Yes of course your Majesty". She slowly walks back to her place against the wall, unsure what to expect next.
"Have you eaten? Please serve yourself and eat with me, I am dying for company. What is your name?" The woman moves slowly but does as she is asked. "You truly do not remember me do you?" " I am sorry, I do not remember you or anyone else." "I am Celia, I have been your Lady in waiting for most of my life. I have always been your servant, but we were also friends."
Simone is ecstatic, she'd had a friend. The queen had a best girlfriend before she went crazy. Celia had been her friend since childhood. They shared each others intimate secrets and had been basically inseparable. Celia didn't struggle at all with the concept of her losing her memory. She'd known the queen too long to believe she was capable of the type of cruelty that she'd doled out. Celia said that she had never believed it for a moment.
"So, your husband is sending you enough flowers to fill a room, what has he done?" Celia asks clearing their plates after breakfast. Simone's smile and lack of response tell their own story, "You are smiling the way you did when we were young and you first admitted you liked him" Celia's smile is warming. "He says that since I do not remember being in love with him, he'd simply make me fall in love all over again." She can't wipe the grin from her lips.
"Oh my, the king is as cocky as ever! I thought that he'd have grown out of that after all of these years." "Is it true, were they really as in love as he says they were?" Simone has to ask. The way the man speaks of their love gone by is poetic. "More, the two of you were sickening. You are confusing me the way you speak as if you are not the queen. Is that what you believe, that you are not her?" Simone shrugs, "I don't know anymore. At first I thought it impossible, but the longer I am here the more I believe it. Maybe I just want to believe it because this is so much better than the life I was living."
Celia looks Simone over curiously, "I don't believe you are our queen" "You don't, why?" "Because the queen I know would not be caught in a gown so outdated in public. Shall I call your seamstress in? She can have you more appropriately dressed for the day before your council meeting." "Absolutely"
Simone is amazed at how quickly Celia has the seamstress in her dressing room ready to work. The middle aged woman scoffs at what Simone is wearing. "You were going to go down in that? I created that gown so long ago that I'd forgotten about it!" The short pudgy woman is amusing at best as she begins combing through Simone's dresses. Simone cannot say for sure exavtly what she is. She is no more than four feet tall, stalky, and dons a pair of thin gossamer like wings on her back. Simone can imagine that gravity would allow such fragile wings to lift such a thick, bulgy woman, but somehow she still flutters about the room."This room is a museum! We must begin again, I must reinvent you." Celia grabs Simone's wrist and stifles a private giggle between girls.
The woman works so quickly, using her abilities to create and alter gowns to Simone's figure and her own very picky specifications. If Simone made suggestions she would simply reply, "I do not tell you how to rule Shandria, do not tell me how to create a masterpiece! It may have been many years since I have had the pleasure of pursuing my passion, but it never disappeared!" Simone takes that as her cue to shut the hell up and be grateful the woman even showed up.
"I've escorted mistress of the needle from your quarters, finally" Celia muses returning to Simone's dressing room. They'd given her that nick name under their breaths while she worked. "Tell me something Celia. I don't think I understand the concept of time that you have here. In my memory, where I am from I am only about 30 years old, give or take. Here I was married 15 years ago. Exactly how old am I and how does time here work?" Celia lifts her neatly manicured eyebrows in shock. "Thirty! That is a mere child, a toddler! Simone you are more than three hundred years old. In fact you are nearly three hundred and ten."
Simone's jaw drops in amazement "Are you serious, how is it possible to be that old and look so young?" "We aren't that advanced in years,I'll have you know. I will be three hundred and eight soon and I feel as young as I ever have. When we start nearing five hundred, then we will discuss getting old." Celia puts her hands on Simone's shoulders and turns her towards the nearest mirror. "Look at yourself, you are still very young and very beautiful. In fact, lets dress you up so that you can still make your meeting, but also give that husband of yours something to work towards."
Celia picks a pale yellow gown that fits every curve that her body has to offer, only at her calves does it loosen and puddle just two feet behind her. A soft pastel flower print traces the length of her physique down her right side turning into a pool of flowers on her small train. Celia pulls her hair into a high bun off centered just a bit, but not so much where she appears informal. Simone smiles at her reflection, she'd have never imagined dressing up like this on a day to day basis.
"What did Jared say? When you told him that I wasn't impressed, what did he say?" Celia laughs, "He hardly even looked up. He nodded at me and said. 'I will simply have to work harder then, won't I Celia?' Cocky I tell you, the man is very cocky." She takes in her friend's reflection for a moment. "Lets reward the kings efforts a little shall we?"
Celia leaves the room and quickly returns with a bright pink exotic flower from the massive bouquet that Jared had sent. She places it in her hair in a style that reminds Simone of Billie Holiday. "There, perfect. Now lets get you down to the hall. I don't know if you remember this or not, but once we are out of your quarters I will be very formal with you. I will not speak at all unless directly addressed by you. I will behave like a proper servant, but I am still here for you." "Thank you"
As promised Celia's demeanor changes as they exit the family quarters and head towards the hall. Celia signals Simone to wait at a side entrance while she prepared the council for her entrance. Sarai is there waiting for her. " You are certainly dressed differently" "Celia picked it, do you like it?" Simone cant help but smile, she feels beautiful. "I suppose so. I must go in now and take my seat. I will be here in the back watching my queen." Simone is not sure if that is said as a comfort or a warning. "Be brave in there Simone, you can handle this" Celia whispers as she returns and the doors are swung wide open. "Ladies and gentlemen of the council, I present to you your Queen"
Simone takes that as her queue to step into the room. Everyone is kneeling low, but Jared only bows. He freezes when he catches sight of her. Simone is a vision, a portrait. She is more beautiful than any work of art he's ever seen. The soft yellow against the caramel crème of her skin is mesmerizing. He stands erect, but takes her in slowly from the flower in her hair to the tips of her shoes. He was not expecting this. The style of her hair reveals her long slender neck where the final words of her wedding vows are imprinted. She is magnificent. The rest of the council stands. No one seems quite prepared for her angelic appearance.
A whisper goes through the room that Simone knows is about her, she only wishes she could judge what it was they were saying. Jared approaches and takes her by the hand. Before he can escort her further into the room she surprises him by curtsying low to the ground reverently. "Your Majesty" she says hushed, but in the silence of the room everyone can hear her. Jared bows again, and Simone stands erect before him, ready to be lead to her seat.
You truly do not play fair my love. Simone hears his voice clearly, but Jared's lips remain sealed. Jared walks slightly ahead of Simone, and leads her to her throne in the discussion hall. Simone is in awe of the ivory and pearl masterpiece. An audience of five men and four women, all older than she, sit before her. Sarai watches silently from the back of the room. Simone simply nods before sitting, mimicking every queen she'd ever seen in a Disney movie back home.
Jared takes his place at the head of the room. "The queen and I have called this meeting to discuss the present struggles of the people of Shandria" he says, sounding very diplomatic. "Struggles she herself imposed on us, your majesty" the eldest man of the group announces unafraid, if indeed he can be called a man. He seems to be more of a troll, or at least what troll's look like in Shandria. Simone wonders if there is some way these craetures may aso have exhisted in her world before they faded into fairytale. Simone has seen may different types of people since her arrival in Shandria. The Council appears to hold s few of them all.
"Believe me when I say Bartholomew, things are not always how they appear. The queen before you is incapable of such cruelty." "You expect us to believe that? We have all been here, subject to her rule. Even we seniors have been forced to toil like servants for the crown!" Another elder objects, refusing to hear such nonsense. Jared begins to question his reasoning when he'd decided to call a council meeting. Simone had abolished them long ago, and these people would certainly make their voices heard on the subject. "I am aware of what you've been through and you have my sympathies." Jared says humbly. "Your sympathies? Do you think we want the sympathies of a king who has lived well in the palace while we suffered? You give us your sympathies, yet you've done nothing!" A woman announces her rainbow tinted wings fluttering in angst, "You cowered behind the queen when we needed you!"
Simone can feel the flurry of emotions passing through Jarred, though none show on his face. She can feel the sadness and shame burning just beneath his skin. His pride being crushed at the idea that the entire kingdom saw him as weak and being cuckolded by his wife. Mostly the guilt of the truth in their words. He had failed to save them. Jared holds himself with dignity, allowing the council to speak at will attacking both his character and hers. She can take little more of their barrage against him.
"Do not blame the king for what he had no control over!" Simone interjects forcefully. "He was no more willing to rise against me than any of you were." The room falls silent at her interjection. Anger and bitterness aside, no one has forgotten what she is capable of. "I was extremely ill. I was ill in a manner that I lost my ability to think rationally. Had he or anyone else have tried to rebel, God only knows what I may have done in my compromised state. Thanks to my husband's devotion and care I have been able to recuperate and come to my senses after many years of illness. We are all in great debt to the king for being so wise. Had he not, our entire existence may have been destroyed." Jared silently marvels at her eloquence addressing the assembly. It had been long since he'd seen her behave towards anyone with such grace.
The youngest member of the assembly is the first to speak. Simone thinks the man looks no older than forty, but knowing what she'd learned before knows that he is far older. "If a sickness is enough to compromise our entire existence, then maybe it is too much for the queen to rule."
Jared's eyes narrow angrily, "Speaking against the queen is treason Nathaniel," he says, "but insulting my wife is dangerous". The entire room shudders at his comment, even Simone finds her throne trembling beneath her. Jared's irritation causes the palace to quake. Nathaniel quickly takes his seat. Simone is amazed to watch as Jared hears the concerns of his leaders and how he addresses their concerns. He is a born leader, intimidated by nothing. She is so caught up in his very presence that she scarcely hears a word being discussed. This is one meeting she does not wish to record notes of.
The council members voice the distress of their people, the pending civil unrest, and the general hatred the people had developed for their once beloved queen. Through all of this Jared is able to keep them calm and hear their solutions. Simone however had come to this meeting prepared with a solution of her own. "Your majesty, may I speak?" Simone asks and again the room falls silent. She hates how everyone freezes with fear whenever she opens her mouth. "Of course my queen" he reaches out his hand and Simone stands to join him on the council floor.
"I asked my husband if he would allow me to attend this meeting for one reason. Forgive me for allowing your deliberations to go on pointlessly for so long" Jared drops Simone's hand and he becomes tense as stone. Had she fooled him, had his wife reverted that quickly to her previous state? Had she not really changed at all? "There is no need to discuss the rationing of more food or the easing of labor on the people. As of this moment I relinquish any laws I have put into place holding the people of Shandria in servitude. I understand that the people of Shandria no longer trust me, and for very good reason. I have not been able to serve them as I should, nor have I lived up to the precepts that my parents set forth many years before I was born. I cannot lead a people so unhappy with me. For that reason, as of this moment, I relinquish all authority in Shandria to my capable husband Jared, King of Shandria. He is a skilled and excellent leader who has suffered much on behalf of Shandria that you simply could not comprehend. He will lead you well."
Simone turns to a shocked Jared and takes his hand again, "You have much to discuss regarding the management of your liberation of the people. If it pleases you, I would like to be excused" "Of course" Those are the only words Jared can muster. Simone bows reverently to him again and hastens to her exit leaving him in her wake. She grimaces to hear cheers as she exits the hall.


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Lead Toxicity
What Are the U.S. Standards for Lead Levels?
Course: WB 1105
CE Original Date: August 20, 2007
CE Renewal Date: August 20, 2010
CE Expiration Date: August 20, 2012
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Five micrograms per deciliter (5 µg/dL) was adopted by CDC in 2012 as the upper reference range value for BLLs in children as an advisory level for environmental and educational intervention [ACCLPP 2012].
In 2015, NIOSH designated 5 µg/dL of whole blood, in a venous blood sample, as the reference blood lead level for adults. An elevated BLL is defined as a BLL ≥5 µg/dL. This case definition is used by the CDC's Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance program (ABLES tracks elevated BLLs among adults in the United States), the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and CDC's National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). Previously (i.e. from 2009 until November 2015), the case definition for an elevated BLL was a BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that BLLs among all adults be reduced to <10 µg/dL.
In contrast to the CDC reference level, prevailing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lead standards allow workers removed from lead exposure to return to lead work when their BLL falls below 40 µg/dL. However, NIOSH "(the research arm of OSHA)" recommends that the most current guidelines for management of lead exposed adults be implemented by the medical community at the current CDC/NIOSH reference BLL of 5 µg/dL. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ables/description.html
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this section, you will be able to
Because of lead's importance as a cause of public health problems, a number of federal agencies have issued advisory standards or enforceable regulations that set lead levels in different media. The table below summarizes these standards and regulations for 2006; see subsequent sections for further explanation.
Biologic Guidelines
As new information has emerged about the neurological, reproductive, and possible hypertensive toxicity of lead, and as parameters that are more sensitive are developed, the BLLs of concern for lead exposure have been progressively lowered by CDC. (See Figure 1 below).
Figure 1. Lowering of CDC-recommended action level for blood lead in children over time.
Ten µg/dL (micrograms /deciliter) was adopted by CDC in 1991 as an action level for children, an advisory level for environmental and educational intervention.
The Biological Exposure Index (BEI) is a guidance value for assessing biological monitoring results.
The BEI for blood lead is 30 µg/dL. (ACGIH 2005)
The BEI indicates exposure at the Threshold Limit Value (TLV) (See "Workplace Air" below).
Physician Reporting Requirements
Most states ask or require primary care physicians and persons in charge of screening programs to report both presumptive and confirmed cases of lead toxicity to the appropriate health agency. This is to ensure
In some states, the clinical laboratories performing blood lead testing are required to report cases of lead toxicity.
Even if not required, a physician should strongly consider consulting a health agency in the case of lead toxicity, as health agencies are important sources of resources and information.
In some states, laboratories performing BLL or EP (ZPP) tests are also required to report abnormal results to the appropriate health agency.
Workplace Air
The OSHA Lead Standard specifies the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of lead in the workplace, the frequency and extent of medical monitoring, and other responsibilities of the employer.
OSHA has set a PEL (enforceable) of lead in workplace air at 50 µg/m3 averaged over an 8-hour workday for workers in general industry.
A copy of the lead standard can be obtained by calling your regional office of OSHA or from the CFR website (www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html).
NIOSH at CDC has set a Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) of 50 µg/m3 to be maintained so that worker blood lead remains < 60 µg/dL of whole blood. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0368.html.
The ACGIH has set a threshold limit value for a time-weighted average (TLV/TWA) of 50 µg/m3 for lead in workplace air (except for lead arsenate). http://www.acgih.org/home.htm.
Lead contaminated soil can pose a risk through direct ingestion, uptake in vegetable gardens, or tracking into homes.
The soil screening level [PDF - 1.43 MB] (SSL) for lead represents a conservative estimate for a level that would be protective of public health in residential soils based on an analysis of the direct ingestion pathway for children. This value is for guidance only and is not enforceable.
Drinking Water
EPA has set drinking water standards with two levels of protection.
For further information, call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline toll-free at 1-800-426-4791. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/
The use of lead solder and other lead-containing materials in connecting household plumbing to public water supplies was banned by EPA as of June 1988.
FDA has set a number of action levels (enforceable) and levels of concern for lead in various food items. These levels are based on FDA calculations of the amount of lead a person can consume without ill affect.
White house paint contained up to 50% lead before 1955. Federal law lowered the amount of lead allowable in paint to 1% in 1971. The CPSC has limited since 1977 the lead in most paints to 0.06% (600 ppm by dry weight). Paint for bridges and marine use may contain greater amounts of lead.
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This morning on Twitter, Brian Costello from The Hockey News (@bcostellothn) pimped the upcoming 2012 issue of their much ballyhooed Future Watch.
The premise of Future Watch is simple: the staff at THN ranks the 75 best prospects who are under the age of 21 and have already been drafted by a NHL team. It also gives a letter grade to each NHL organization on the strength of their system.Per Costello's tweets:
As an organization, only the Edmonton Oilers received a higher letter grade (A+), despite the fact that they only have one prospect on the 75 player list. With their A- grade, the Senators tied the Panthers, Avalanche and Ducks but with five players on the list, they also have more quantity than any of these respective teams. For what it's worth, Minnesota led the league with six prospects but for whatever reason, the Wild only received a B+ grade.
Now by no means is this list some authoritative guide nor does it ensure that all of Ottawa's prospects will fulfill their promise. Nevertheless, it's somewhat vindicating to see a third party acknowledge the impressive collection of young talent that Bryan Murray's scouting staff has assembled.
The following tweet is just the cherry on top.
Other News of Pithy Importance:
- The NHL has fined Erik Karlsson $2,500 for his slash on Florida Panthers forward Sean Bergenheim.
- After backup netminder Tuuka Rask suffered a lower abdomen/groin strain, the Bruins inked Turco to a pro-rated contract but he has to pass through waivers before he can play for the B's. Fluto Shinzawa (Fluto?!) of the Boston Globe frets that Ottawa could go all Garth Snow/Nabokov on the Bruins and disrupt whatever success they have down the stretch by putting in a claim on goaltender Marty Turco.
One waiver wild card could be Ottawa. The Senators are without Craig Anderson, who is sidelined because of a hand injury. Although the Senators don't necessarily need Turco, they could hurt the Bruins by claiming him. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli is a former colleague of Ottawa counterpart Bryan Murray. Chiarelli was Ottawa's assistant GM in 2005-06 when Murray was the coach.
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The Accordion Player
A story about memory and music.
The old man's face was a maze of wrinkles. His bright blue eyes swam among the folds of his skin, darting this way and that, trying to find their way through the labyrinth but not often succeeding. He wasn't as old as his features portrayed him to be; life had treated him poorly, drawing lines that should not have been there. From under the battered grey cap that covered his head a few wiry white hairs grew, some so long that they joined the thicket of ragged hair falling tiredly from his chin. His mouth moved incessantly, his lips mashing themselves together, occasionally muttering words of acknowledgement to passersby and revealing a cave almost completely devoid of teeth.
He held in his crooked hands an old accordion, burgundy wood and pearl inlay, with yellowed keys and several missing buttons. Despite the shaking of his hands when they let go of the instrument, when they moved to scratch his cheek or pull at the hem of his ratty shirt, when his fingers were in control of the accordion they were sure and strong, playing the keys down to their very beds and moving across the map of black buttons with ease. His feet, one encased in an old running shoe and the other fighting its way out of a worn leather sandal, tapped in perfect time with whichever popular old tune he was producing at the moment. He sat there on the steps of an empty apartment building, on a hot summer's day in the city, as the crowd moved past him. Once in a while somebody would pause to listen, or down and drop a coin or two in the black case at his feet, and he would nod at them, taking requests but saying hardly anything. When he did, his voice was low and gravelly, full of soft consonants, rough and rambling and difficult to understand.
A man and his wife were walking down the street. She had one arm tucked firmly in the crook of his elbow and a cardigan tied around her waist, all tanned skin, painted toenails and straight hair. He was balding and at least ten years her elder, but in good shape. He was the sort of man one looks at and knows automatically that he plays golf every weekend; his pale yellow polo shirt and chunky silver watch gave him away. They had matching sunglasses, sleek black pairs of eyes that shielded them from the dirtiness of the city block they were passing through. She clutched her oversized bag as if trying to save herself from the garbage on the sidewalk, and he constantly pinched at the space below his nostrils as if to wipe the smell of the city away. Fine beads of sweat were pooling above his eyebrows; under the hot sun, the couple appeared to be melting, as if in any moment they might become nothing more than a mess of pastels and plastic, yet still bright and untouchable among the dirty grey surrounding them from all sides.
They approached the accordion player, slowing slightly to move in time to his rendition of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" as if they couldn't help themselves. The woman pulled at her husband's arm a bit as the song ended, but he had stopped walking. In the partial shade of the old brick apartment building he lifted his sunglasses from his face, placing them in the pocket of his shirt. He took a step towards the street musician, then another, and then another, until he was standing almost directly over him. The old man looked up at him with a harmless, genial smile on his face, squinting less as the golfer blocked the sun from his eyes. He didn't say anything.
The golfer peered at him for a moment, using his left hand to tuck his shirt further beneath the waistband of his cargo shorts. Then, with a clearing of his throat and a brief pursing of his lips, he held out his other hand. "It's been a while," he said. "How are you?"
The accordion player looked at the hand, then up at the man's face, then down at the hand again before slowly reaching out his shaking fingers to take it. He shook once, twice, three times, then let go, resting his right hand on the keys of his accordion almost lovingly and placing his fingers over a familiar chord as if for reassurance. He said nothing, just sat there looking slightly bemused. A silence seemed to permeate the busy street as the two men looked at each other.
The golfer cleared his throat, louder this time. "Frank?" he said. "How are you, Frank?"
The old man presented his crooked grin. "Thas' me," he answered. "What would y'like t'hear?" His voice was old yet innocent, young yet invariably overused. He lifted his cap from his head to scratch at his scalp, and then replaced it.
The man's wife was getting impatient, looking around and standing a few feet away from her husband as if pretending not to be associated with the scene. But here she stepped forward, pulling at his arm. "Mark," she hissed. "Mark. What are you doing?"
The man stepped back, squinting at her as if he didn't quite know what to answer. But he finally spoke. "It's Frank," he said. She just looked at him. "Frank," he repeated. "You know. Frank."
"No," she said snippily, "I don't know Frank. Who is Frank?" She tucked a piece of blond hair behind one ear and crossed her arms across her chest as if to shut herself out from the neighbourhood around her. "I don't care about Frank," she told him. "I just want to get back to the hotel. Come on."
"It's Frank," her husband repeated. "I graduated with him. He got a scholarship for playing the accordion, you know," he added.
"And look where that got him," she replied, raising her eyebrows. "Come on, Mark. It's boiling out."
But her husband didn't listen, instead turning back to the old accordion player, who was fiddling around with a dial on his accordion and humming an old Beatles tune to himself. "Frank," he said, "it's me. Mark. Mark Robertson?"
The old man looked up at him again. His voice came from the depths of his lungs, a verbal shrug. "I don' know tha' one," he said apologetically. "Hum a bit, though, 'n' I migh' rememb'r." He smiled genially at the golfer. "I kin' pick these things up, y'know, easy they are, jus' comes to me."
The man kept trying. "Mark Robertson," he repeated. "Chess club? No... Golf club. We played golf together. Southern Avenue High. " But recognition failed to appear in the old man's bright blue eyes. Instead, a painful confusion filled them. He just sat there, and his head began to shake, back and forth, back and forth. His fingers drifted hesitantly over the keys of his accordion, playing the ghost of a song but making no sound. "I-I don' know tha' one," he mumbled. "I'm sorry, sir, I don' know tha' one."
The man's face softened a bit, even under the hard sun. "That's alright, Frank," he said. Still, he tried one more time. "Our graduation song," he said. "'My Way'. Your namesake, Frankie, remember? You've gotta remember. I danced with Nora to that one, Frankie. You were there."
"Nora who?" his wife interrupted, a cross look on her face. Her skinny eyebrows were knitting themselves with irritation down into the rims of her sunglasses. "Mark, for Christ's sake, whoever this Frankie is, he obviously doesn't remember you. Let's go. Come on." And she pulled once more at his elbow.
"Doesn't remember me?" The man was suddenly angry; a shadow passed over his face despite the bright sun and seemed to cling to the corners of every line. Although he appeared younger than the old man, in this moment one could see his age. "Of course he remembers me. We were best friends." He turned back to the old man once more. "Frank Sinatra," he said, leaning in and pronouncing every syllable with precision. "'My Way' by Frank Sinatra. Our graduation song. Don't you remember dancing to that, Frankie?"
Finally, the old man's face spread wide with recognition, the confusion gone from his eyes. "Yeah, yeah," he said, "I remember that one."
The golfer grinned and glanced at his wife. "See?" he said. "I told you he knew me."
The old man chuckled. "Haven't played that 'un in a while, sir, but I'll see wha' I can do." He looked down at the accordion, put his fingers over the keys and buttons, drew a long, rich chord out from the instrument and then paused, looking up at the golfer, whose face bore disappointment and the tiniest hint of sadness. "I'm sorry, sir," he said earnestly, "sorry for takin' so long. Haven't played this 'un in a while, y'know, it's been a while, it has. But I think I can do it." And he began to play the song.
The man stood there and listened to the song. His wife reached out to pull him away, but when she saw him lift a hand to swipe at the corner of his eye, she stepped back and listened too. The old man finished the tune with a long, heartfelt chord, then collapsed the bellows of his instrument and leaned on it, grinning. He nodded to himself. "Haven't played that 'un in a while," he said, with a trace of apologetic pride in his voice.
The man was silent for a moment. Then he reached into his pocket, pulling out his wallet and withdrawing several bills from it. He folded them carefully, then leaned down and placed them in the accordion case. "Thank you," he said. "I hadn't heard that one in a while either."
"It's a beautiful song," his wife said, a little more kindly. "But I'd like to get back to the hotel now, Mark."
"Yes," he said, with a small smile. "Sorry. Let's go."
She took his elbow and they walked down the street together, the pastels of their clothing blending in with the neighbourhood around them. The old man took the bills from the case in front of him, counted them with a small smile on his face, stuffed them under his cap and started playing again.


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University of King's College to grant honorary degree to Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai receives the Sakharov Prize 2013 at the European parliament in Strasbourg eastern France, Wednesday Nov. 20, 2013. (AP / Christian Lutz)
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HALIFAX -- The University of King's College in Halifax will confer an honorary degree to Malala Yousafzai, the campaigner for girls' education who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban.
The university says the 16-year-old won't attend the ceremony due to her studies in England but she will be granted the honour on May 15.
Gov.-Gen. David Johnston, former Nova Scotia premier John Hamm and former senator Michael Meighen will also be among those receiving honorary degrees as the liberal arts university marks its 225th anniversary.
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text: Chapter 7 selected topics Circuit technology ASIC and CAD Circuit classification Circuit design and fabrication Design flow 7-1 Circuit technology – First Generation: Vacuum Tube – Second Generation: Transistor • invented in 1947 • smaller, faster, cheaper • IBM-709TX in 1958 – Third Generation: IC (Integrated Circuit) • many tiny transistors on a single chip • IBM-360 in 1964 – Fourth Generation: LSI (Large Scale Integrated), VLSI (Very ~) • millions of transistors on a single chip • DEC's minicomputer, PDP-11 and IBM-370 mainframe in 1970, 1971 • Today's personal computers Small transistor technology makes faster and cheaper 7-2 Integrated circuits Integrated circuit (informally, a "chip") is a semiconductor crystal (most often silicon) containing the electronic components for the digital gates and storage elements which are interconnected on the chip. Terminology - Levels of chip integration – SSI (small-scale integrated) - fewer than 10 gates – MSI (medium-scale integrated) - 10 to 100 gates – LSI (large-scale integrated) - 100 to thousands of gates – VLSI (very large-scale integrated) - thousands to 100s of millions of gates 7-3 MOS Transistor G (Gate) S (Source) D (D rain) Channel length Location of conducting layer Substrate 7-4 Switch Models for MOS Transistors n-Channel – Normally Open (NO) Switch Contact D G X X: • • X:X S Symbol Switch M odel: Simplifed Switch M odel p-Channel – Normally Closed (NC) Switch Contact S G X • D Symbol X: • • X:X Switch M odel 7-5 Simplified Switch M odel Circuits of Switch Models Series X: X X A ND Y Y: Y Series Parallel X: X Y: Y X OR Y Parallel 7-6 Fully-Complementary CMOS Circuit Circuit structure for fully-complementary CMOS gate logic 1 +V • • • F using p-type transistors (NC switches) • X1 X2 • •• • Xn • • • • • F using n-type transistors (NO switches) logic 0 General Structure 7-7 F CMOS Circuit Design Example Find a CMOS gate with the following function: F = X Z + Y Z = (X + Y)Z Beginning with F0, and using F' F0 Circuit: F = X Y + Z The switch model circuit in terms of NO switches: X: X Y: Y Z: Z 7-8 CMOS circuit design example The switch model circuit for F1 in terms of NC contacts is the dual of the switch model circuit for F0: X : X Y: Y Z: Z The function for this circuit is: F1 Circuit: F = (X + Y) Z which is the correct F. 7-9 CMOS circuit design example Replacing the switch models with CMOS transistors; note input Z' must be used. 7 - 10 ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and CAD – integrated circuit (IC) components performing a specialized task or a limited set of tasks – large market sharing – issues • volume of sales • fast design time • low design cost • design quality measured by performance and manufacturing yield – Computer-Aided Design (CAD) techniques • reduction of design time • optimization of design quality : optimization of large-scale circuits (millions of transistors) is a complex problem 7 - 11 Circuit Classifications – semiconductor materials : • Silicon on sapphire, or p-well and n-well • Gallium-arsenide – electronic device types : • Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) : PMOS and NMOS • Bipolar • Combination of CMOS and Bipolar : BiCMOS – analog and digital • Analog circuit : information is related to the value of a continuous electrical parameter such as voltage or current (power amplifier for an audio system) • Digital circuit : information is related to the range of voltages at circuit internal nodes having binary values (logic 0 and 1) 7 - 12 Circuit classification – Digital circuits in mode of operation : synchronous and asynchronous circuits • Synchronous circuit : a global clock controls the timing of the circuit, dominating digital circuit design, needs clock distribution M Combinational M • Asynchronous circuit : No global clock signal input Combinational 7 - 13 output Circuit classification Microelectronic Design Styles – custom design: functional and physical design are hand-crafted, requiring an extensive effort of a design team to optimize each detailed feature of the circuit • expensive • large design time • high density, performance design – semi-custom design: cell-based array-based Standard cells Macro Cells Prediffused Prewired Hierarchical cells Generators: Gate arrays Anti-fuse based Memory, PLA, Sea of gates Memory based Sparse logic 7 - 14 Cell based design – Standard-cell design • fundamental cells are designed by cell generators and stored in the library • updates are necessary as semiconductor technology progresses • library binding or technology mapping from the library – Hierarchical standard-cell design: larger cells are derived by combining smaller cell 7 - 15 Macro-cell based design – Macro-cell based design • automatic synthesis of memory arrays – RAM : read/write memory (random access) – ROM : read-only memory • programmable logic arrays (PLA) : a regular layout structure for implementing sum of products. input lines AND array Product terms OR array ex) f1 = a' + bc, f2 = a'b a b 7 - 16 c F1(x1, x2, …,xn) F2(x1, x2, …,xn) ………………… Fm(x1, x2, …, xn) f1 f2 Array based design – Prediffused (mask programmable) based design • Gate arrays – Prewired (field programmable gate arrays) based design • Anto-fuse based • memory based Comparison of design styles D e n sity P e rfo rm a n c e F le x ib ility D e sig n tim e M a n u fa c tu rin g tim e C o st(lo w v o lu m e ) C o st(h ig h v o lu m e ) C u sto m Very h ig h Very h ig h Very h ig h Very lo n g M e d iu m Very h ig h Low C e ll-b a se d H ig h H ig h H ig h S h o rt M e d iu m H ig h Low 7 - 17 p red iffu sed H ig h H ig h M e d iu m S h o rt S h o rt H ig h Low p rew ired Low Low Low Very sh o rt Very sh o rt Low H ig h Circuit design – design • modeling: representing ideas, modeling by Hardware Description Languages • synthesis and optimization: detailed model of the circuit and performance enhancement for speed, area, and power • validation: simulation and verification – fabrication: • start with lightly doped silicon wafers 150~300 mm diameter & 1 mm thick die is one chip ( 10 mm) • 4 categories of processes: 1. Pattern transfer (lithograph) 2. Selective removal of material (etching) 3. Addition of material layers 4. Addition & activation of impurities 7 - 18 Pentium 4 microprocessor die and 8-inch wafer 7 - 19 fabrication • Pattern transfer (lithograph) mask CAD DB Final full layout Mask maker Pattern generation tape Pattern transfer system Patterned wafer 1. Optical lithography (high throughput) UV light (X-ray) 0.8 resolution limit mask contains full wafer image (i.e. multiple chip image) 2. Direct write electron beam lith (direct step on wafer) mask contains only 1 copy of chip (5x or 10x), low throughput, high resolution CAD DB E-Beam System Patterned wafer Before the exposure of each layer, wafer is coated with light-sensitive material called photoresist 7 - 20 fabrication • Selective removal (Etching) 1. Wet etching : chemical acid 2. Dry etching : plasma, RIE (reactive iron etch), ion milling, … Mast portions of layer that we want to keep such that etch will not attack parts. • Addition of layers : SiO2 (Oxide), Si3N4 (Nitride), polysilicon, aluminum • Addition of impurities : diffusion area n-type and p-type Wafer is placed into impurity rich environment and heated. Mask off regions to selective dope wafer. – Testing – Packaging • Slicing • Packaging 7 - 21 Example of etching Silicon wafer photoresist SiO2 (1m) Silicon wafer UV light glass mask mask pattern photoresist SiO2 (1m) Silicon wafer Silicon wafer 7 - 22 Design Flow Example Functional Specification VHDL Coding Behavioral Simulation Architectural/Logic Synthesis Gate-level Simulation Back annotation In-place optimization Placement & Routing Macro-cell, Standard Cell, Gate Array, FPGA, IP 7 - 23 System-On-Chip 7 - 24


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Inspiration for this poem comes from a mysterious ancestor on my mothers side. This medicine woman was said to have once stared down a pack of wolves. We all have ancestors. Who are they? How far do we have to go back to find our last wild relation? How far do we have to look back for you and I to meet our last ancestor in common?
The Pacific Crest Trail Association just shared a gallery of Colin Arisman's photos from the trail. Interested in bringing the beauty of the trail into your home? Purchase prints at onlytheessential.com/store/archival-photo-prints
Portland, OR - Only The Essential Events
Location: Portland, OR at Next Adventure
Date: Saturday January 17th
- Hiking class including inspiration, invaluable tips and Base Camp beer
- Screening of the film, raffle, more Base Camp beer and Q&A
- After party to follow at Base Camp Brewing
Register and learn more at the links below:
2:00 pm - PCT Hiking Class (pct-class.eventbrite.com)
7:30 pm - Film Screening (pct-film.eventbrite.com)
Only The Essential's premier event is a week away. The Green Mountain Club is the organization that maintains the Long Trail - Americas oldest long distance hiking trail and the trail Casey and Colin grew up hiking. It's a fitting location for the first event of the Only The Essential tour. We hope you will join us for a wonderful evening in our home state.
We are excited to announce a huge launch week for Only The Essential! DVD's are now available and shipping out this week!
Stay tuned for a week full of exciting news for the film including a new sponsor, trailer, website and DVD giveaway contest!
You can now pre-order your DVD copy of Only The Essential via the store tab or by clicking here.
DVD's ship 12/1/14.
Here is a brand new sneak peek at the last 100 miles of our 5 month adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail. The full film will be available on December 1st here at www.onlytheessential.com
Stay tuned for a list of screenings in the Vermont and Pacific North West.
I'll be presenting as part of a panel of adventure film makers. The event will be at Pro Photo Supply in Portland on November 6th at 7pm. We'll be sharing a sneak peak from the forthcoming "Only The Essential". The event will be free and there will be Basecamp beer. Register at collabor8.prophotosupply.com
I recently produced a series of shorts for Second Nature Cascades. Feel free to contact me to learn more about freelance film services.
We are delighted to announce that Granite Gear will be partnering with "Only The Essential". Granite Gear makes extremely durable ultra-light backpacks. I used the Granite Gear Blaze AC 60 for all 2668 miles of the PCT.
Check out this wonderful article about two brothers connecting deeply with nature in my home state of Vermont.
"We Don't Need No Education. At least not of the traditional, compulsory, watch-the-clock-until-the-bell-rings kind. As a growing movement of unschoolers believe, a steady diet of standardized testing and indoor inactivity is choking the creativity right out of our kids. The alternative: set 'em free."
Read the full article here at Outside Magazine.
I got up on the rock to shoot Bend, OR local Jesper Hilts. It was my first time shooting while roped in. I really loved the experience and the perspective of shooting from above.
Landscape painter Susan Abbott has created a map and a series of paintings from the Pacific Crest Trail that will be featured in Only The Essential. Below are some of her paintings for the film. You can see more of Susan Abbott's work at susanabbott.com
The Pacific Crest Trail Association shared my attempt at summarizing the emotion and spirit of passing through the wilderness for five months. Here is their kind introduction:
"Colin Arisman hiked the PCT in 2013. I shared dinner with him at Der Baring Store and was really struck by how peaceful, introspective and passionate he was. I saw it as the classic effect of months spent in nature. Colin will be releasing a film about his hike soon. You can see the Only The Essential trailer here. How does one capture the experience of walking from Mexico to Canada? Here's his shot."
Read the article here www.pcta.org/2014/glimpses-beauty-summer-pacific-crest-trail-23820
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes, "The wilderness is healing, a therapy for the soul." Kristof went backpacking on the Pacific Crest Trail and has much to say about the power of the experience.
Very excited and grateful to have this original map by Susan Abbott for the film. View more of her work at www.susanabbott.com
Smithsonian Magazine just published a great article on speed hiking. It includes a thorough and unbiased review of endurance records on the Pacific Crest Trail. Click the image below to read the article.
I love to see how other artists are inspired by their experiences on trail. Click the photo below to read about composer Nat Evans' bioregional music project on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Only The Essential will be available for free online, increasing accessibility to the public. Your support is critical to helping us share our wilderness journey and message! The film premiers this November! So far the trailer has garnered glowing reviews and been shared by Adventure Journal, Outdoor Nation and Outside Online! Thanks for all your support so far!


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Bird and Text Collage Wall Art
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Make your own bird wall art with printed bird templates and a textual collage for the background. This wall art craft project shows you how to create wall decor with the look of pricier designer pieces.
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- Permanent Marker
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- Paint, Wallpaper or Vintage pages to create a canvases back ground
- Glue or Mod Podge
It's easy to find images of birds online by doing an image search. Print your images on card stock or mount them on card stock to create a firm template. Cut them out and your ready to go!
To create some fun texture and interest cover your canvas in Scrapbook paper, Paint or Vintage book pages! To adhere any sort of paper mix two parts water to one part school glue or Mod Podge. Paint your paper with your glue mixture and lay smoothly on your canvas. Once the entire canvas is covered let it dry over night before moving onto the next step.
When it's dried completely lay your two canvases next to each other.
Use a pencil to free hand your tree branches. Be sure to continue your branch from one canvas to the next.
Outline your penciled sketch with your permanent marker.
Color in your branches completely.
Place your bird images on the branches and trace them with a pencil. Remember you can make a bird face the other way by flipping them over!
Color in your birds.
Now we'll add our details! Draw on leaves and smaller branches and color them in. Lastly you'll want to color it all in one last time to insure a deep dark silhouette and to cover up any uneven marker strokes.
Hang them side by side and enjoy!
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Jun 14, 2015
Notes to consider Pages from old books are not acid-free. Using a smallish paint brush with acrylic craft paint might be quicker than markers.
Carol M 2075
Jul 04, 2013
This could be done with tons of exciting backgrounds!
maricarmenvicente 1512084
Jun 17, 2013
I love it
bhoff71bh 9892535
May 18, 2013
This is so great. I have several old cork boards that are framed that this would look wonderful doing.
Apr 12, 2013
Super cute and easy....I can't wait to make one!!
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Apr 02, 2013
luuuuuuv it
Jul 25, 2012
I just made this last night and absolutely love it. Thanks for posting :)
May 09, 2012
Super cute! You could make smaller ones one smaller canvases for quick gifts. Also, you could make ANY animal and their habitat. I tried bears in a forest (trees) and it was SUPER cute
Feb 09, 2012
this is awesome. I've done this before but used sheet music, printouts, and an x-acto knife. It came out really cute.
Jul 07, 2011
This is a fantastic craft idea! I love the outdoors and always looking for new ways to express my love of nature. This is a great way to recycle old books and newspapers too!
nishibert 0095763
Jul 07, 2011
Love this. What a great idea. This could also be done with black vinyl on the Cricut Machine. The new cartridge, Pagoda, has some beautiful images in oriental motif. I am going to get busy and try a few different versions. Thanks!
Jul 07, 2011
This is really nice! Thank you :)
Crafter 15001
Jul 07, 2011
I just love this one...will be next on my list :)
Jul 07, 2011
What a great idea, thanks!
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Feb 12, 2011
Love This !!
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United hold on to seal points ...
Carlisle United had to dig deep to take three points on a wintry night in Cumbria as Bradford came on strong in the second half only to meet a stiff wall of resistance from their hosts.
Bradford started on the front foot but United defended well as Hanson showed as the target man for the long balls forward. And it was the big striker who got a flick on a long throw into the box as the Cumbrian back line held it's shape. Mclean stepped forward to connect with the loose ball and O'Hanlon jumped across to make the block.
The inswinging corner that followed needed Pickford to stay strong as he came under pressure at the far post. His punch was enough to prevent Davies from finishing it off.
A quick free kick from the Bantams then caught Carlisle out of position but Mclean and Hanson couldn't get the ball through the massed wall of blue shirts which closed ranks on the edge of the box.
The Cumbrians settled into their play and a winding run from Amoo earned a corner which Berrett sent into the area. Bradford cleared but a wild challenge from Darby left Berrett with another chance to deliver. He whisked it right at the penalty spot and McLaughlin was relieved to gather as it came through everyone and plopped nicely into his hands.
The Cumbrians grabbed the lead when good play from Redmond and Robson earned the home side a corner/ Headers from O'Hanlon and Meppen-Walter kept the ball alive on the edge of the six-yard box. Bradford struggled to deal with it and Lee Miller scored an absolute beauty when he kept his eye on the ball and swept a perfectly executed overhead kick into the roof of the net.
The Bantams tried to respond quickly and a Jones corner beat the near post run of Thompson as it fell invitingly in front of goal. Hanson and McArdle were there but Meppen-Walter reacted just in time to swipe it away.
Another high ball into the box found Mclean with his back to goal on this occasion but his heavy touch left a difficult volley for Jones to have a go at. He tried to get over it but the save was an easy one for Pickford to make as it bounced off the surface at a comfortable height.
A slip in midfield from Potts allowed Reach to race forward midway through the half and he won a corner which Jones pinged into the area. It ricocheted alarmingly off two defenders but Mclean missed his volley as he tried to find a connection.
David Amoo bamboozled his marker with a series of stepovers in front of the Paddock and McArdle had to intervene on the stretch on the penalty spot. He got his toe to it and he poked his clearance over his own bar. United stayed forward from the corner and a fizzed ball in from Robson brought a two-handed diving save from McLaughlin when he had to dive late to push it away.
Carlisle controlled the possession but Adam Reach took matters into his own hands with a direct run from the half way line down the right flank. He went past Robson, cut into the box and unleashed a thundering effort which Pickford had to beat away.
The game tightened up as the half ticked on and half chances at both ends were blocked at source. A high cross from Chimbonda brought Redmond in from the flank just before the break but he had to battle with his marker and his header went high.
An early break from Robson with just 45 seconds on the second half clock had the Carlisle fans on their feet as he made the edge of the area. His low cross was stopped by Davies on the slide as Miller checked across to meet it.
United should have doubled their lead on 48 minutes when Thirlwell cleared a difficult Jones corner. Amoo controlled it on the half way line with his back to goal but his shoulder drop and spin left him with a clear path to goal. McLaughlin advanced off his line and he combined with the rapidly retreating Stephen Darby to force the nippy attacker wide.
Carlisle looked impressive and slick passing opened things up for Berrett. He shot early but McArdle made another vital block.
Adam Reach was the danger man for Bradford and he took the ball past Chimbonda to earn a corner on the right hand side. Pickford got it clear and the follow up from Doyle lacked direction and power as it bobbled wide of the upright.
A surging run from Meppen-Walter took him from his own half and Robson called for it as he pulled off the shoulder of his marker. His cross split the keeper and his centre halves but Miller couldn't quite make up the ground.
Bradford enjoyed a ten minute spell of pressure as they camped in the Carlisle half but their high balls into the area were meat and drink for the home centre backs.
A lovely lobbed pass from Reach sparked another good attack as Bates raced clear. His cross was dealt with by Thirlwell but Jones mopped up the pieces to bring Bradford forward again. Garry Thompson picked up the challenge and he went past three challenges to get to the byline. He wrapped his foot round the ball and his cross was just a yard behind Hanson who had committed himself to the early run.
Hanson started to win more of the high stuff and a measured nod down gave Jones a chance to volley. He caught it well but Pickford watched it all well and made a very accomplished save.
The Bantams had the bulk of the possession and Mclean had to be marshalled as he took the ball on his thighs just six yards out. Berrett recovered to poke it away for a corner. McArdle was next to have go from distance when Thompson poked it his way but it took a deflection and angled away to safety.
Pickford had to push the ball away from beneath his own bar as yet another cross pinged into the box but there was nobody there to finish it off as it bobbled around in the danger area.
United defended strongly with blocks and tackles to earn a vital three points which took them back up the table and nearer to a mid-table position.
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Bradford City - McLaughlin, Darby, Dolan (Doyle 46), Davies, Hanson (Gray 80), Thompson (Bennett 75), Jones, Mclean, Bates, McArdle, Reach. Subs - Jameson, McHugh, McBurnie, Atkinson.
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Roda Beach Golf resort is fantastic 18 hole golf course with properties around the perimeter it is on the Costa Calida which translate to be the warm coast. and it a great holiday location.
Weather is fantastic for golf all year long. And for those of you that do not like golf there are lots of facilities for families, in the nearby town of Los Alcazares. Great restaurants and tapas bars all within a short walk.
Roda Golf only 10 minutes from San Javier airport and 45 minutes from #Alicante


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14k White Gold Marquise Halo
Engagement Ring
This engagement ring has a stunning marquise diamond halo center stone enclosed in a pave diamond split shank band and accented with a milgrain detail cathedral to create a romantic look.
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Crown Type:
- Collection: Contemporary
- Style: Halo
- Stone Shape:Marquise
- Width: 11.90 mm
- Thickness: 6.70 mm
- Bandwidth: 2.00 mm
- Size: 6.50
Product weights and dimensions are approximate.
Due to the price fluctuation in gold & diamonds, we reserve the right to adjust prices accordingly without notice.