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Clash of the titans
January 27, 2014 § 12 Comments
This weekend's Big Bike Beatdown in Santa Barbara featured another two-day, two-wheeled brawl while grown men with nothing better to do risked life and limb on shitty roads as they dodged cracks, slammed into potholes, narrowly avoided oncoming traffic, wantonly broke sporadically enforced yellow-line rules, and shook their heads in fury while the braindead moto ref stopped the entire peloton three times for a "pee break." After the dust settled, a few things were clear:
- 90% of the full-on, raging masters peloton would be completely burned out by the middle of March.
- 95% of the full-on, raging masters peloton had done enough races so far this year (four) to have a perfect excuse not to show up at Boulevard next weekend.
- You can't make chicken salad out of …
While Facebook broke most of the Internet with repeated posts of race results ("Look! Freddy got 45th in the Cat 3's! Good job!"), the first real race of the year revealed itself, and it's a race that we're going to keep seeing for the next eight months. Yes, the Fastest Legs in the West squarely beat the Best Bike Handler in the West. But it was close, and it promises to get better.
Tale of the tape
In this corner we have Charon (pronounced "faster than you") Smith, the best crit racer in his 35+ age group. Charon wins more races in a season than most racers even enter. He combines dedicated training, natural speed, courage when things get gnarly, and a profound sense of fair play to produce winning results year in and year out on the SoCal crit scene. Despite the fact that he's an easygoing guy, he's a keen competitor, a leader, and great source of inspiration for a lot of people.
It wasn't too long ago that Charon was essentially racing for himself, having to scrape out every single win singlehandedly. By racing consistently, fairly, and by always congratulating his opponents — win, lose, or draw — he has gathered a strong following of friends who gradually morphed into the best 35+ team in Southern California. No longer forced to race by himself or with one or two teammates, Charon is now backed with serious horsepower in the form of Kayle Leo Grande, John Wike, Ben Travis, Rob Kamppila, and the other first class racers who make up Surf City's race team. More importantly, Charon's optimistic attitude and positive message have helped create a team that firmly believes it's on a mission to win, and win, and win.
With only a handful of races into the season in the bag, Charon's team has far and away the most victories. Proving that it's a team, Surf City is stacking podiums, stacking breakaways, and sharing the victories and placings among the teammates. But make no mistake about it: The team's anchor is Charon, and when the heavy artillery starts firing in a field sprint, he's the guy lobbing the 16-inch shells.
And in the other corner …
We have Aaron Wimberley, about as different from Charon as a cobra is from a tiger. First of all, the boy has a full head of hair, so you could say he's won the battle right off the bat. But since it's not a hair styling contest, we have to judge these two guys on their bikes. Where Charon is the quickest guy on two wheels, Aaron is the best bike handler. Only a few guys have Aaron's skills — John Wike, the bike wizard who also rides for Charon, and Phil Tinstman come to mind. Aaron has rocketed up the ranks from lowly Cat 5 to getting a bronze medal at nationals on a fiendishly technical course.
He's unbelievably quick and has off-the-chart race smarts. Scientific, methodical, and unwilling to count further down than first place, Aaron has been in the wilderness for the last couple of years riding with little support and lots of second-place finishes in a crit scene dominated by team efforts. This year, however, he's moved over to SPY-Giant-RIDE, the best team in the galaxy. (Disclaimer: It really is.) Aaron rides like a gunslinger. Independent, self-reliant, takes no shit from anyone, and is more than happy to explain your shortcomings to you in colorful language. I will never forget the time he described my jumps as something akin to "watching a big blue bus go up a steep hill dragging a space shuttle."
The question this year is whether Aaron's new alliance with the best team in the galaxy will create the teamwork and support he needs to beat the Fastest Legs in the West (for an old dude). Judging from the finish at the Mothballs Crit this past Sunday, it could happen.
Roaring into the final 200 meters Charon had the help of Kayle Leo Grande, himself one of the fastest finishers in the 35's, as a lead-out. Even against these two motors, Aaron managed a very respectable second, with Charon winning comfortably but not easily, but it's my guess that Aaron's not showing up in hopes of getting second. More organization and support from SPY-Giant-RIDE teammates could well prove to be the final push that Aaron needs to win against Charon in a drag race.
What to look for
SoCal has few crits that are technical enough to give Aaron a chance to use his bike handling edge. Most of the races are four-corners, wide, and they finish with a fast man throwdown. However, there are some exceptions. Look for Mike Hecker's 805 Crit series to provide challenging courses, potentially huge crosswinds, and an arena where Charon's flat-out speed may be offset by Aaron's wizardry in the turns. The San Marcos Crit will also be a place to see bike handling and a slight bump take the sting out of a drag race finish.
And of course any given race has an amazing crop of first-class speedsters fully capable of winning. Danny Kam, Phil Tinstman, Mike Easter, Chris DeMarchi, Rudy Napolitano, John Abate, Michael Johnson, Randall Coxworth, Jamie Paolinetti, John Wike, Ivan Dominguez, Eric Anderson, Brian Cook, Josh Alverson, Patrick Caro, and Karl Bordine are all 35+ riders who stood on the top step in a crit in 2013. There's no reason to think they won't be going for the top step again this year.
Whatever happens … it's gonna be fun to watch!
You can run (but you sure can't hide)
July 3, 2013 § 14 Comments
My plan was simple. Our race went off at 10:35. There was a Firestone beer tent in the middle of the esplanade that opened at 11:00. I would pedal at the back for twenty-five minutes, quit, and go over to the beer tent and quaff craft brews while the other idiots pummeled each other into submission.
This race had everything that SoCal bike racers loathe. It had a turn that required some skill to negotiate. It had a howling wind for a long stretch that crushed your will to live. It had a slight incline that prevented you from gaily sucking wheel until the last lap. Worst of all, it had blistering dry heat that seared the inside of your lungs into sandpaper, and the harder you breathed the worse it hurt. As if the demanding course weren't enough, the 45+ Elderly Gentlemen With Prostate Issues category was stacked: Thurlow, Hill, Strickler, Flores, Clare, Hatchitt, Rahm, Arellano, and a host of other tough guys toed the line, which meant that any kind of decent result would be legitimate indeed.
Fun for the whole family (if your family is wholly brainless)
No man who races bikes and doesn't have fundamentalist Islam-type control over his wife ever shows up with his lady in tow if they've been married for more than six months. This is because the wife figures out after the first two races that a) All office parks are ugly, hot, nasty places to spend a day, and b) Her husband always finishes 45th or lower, or crashes out, or both.
However, the 805 Series promised to be different. It was in Santa Barbara County, a place that Angelenos love to visit on the weekend so that they can pay $10 for a cup of coffee and sit in five hours of traffic on Sunday evening on the drive back home. Santa Barbara also conjures up images of beautiful scenery and countless small wineries where, under the guise of being an oenophile, you can stagger from tasting room to tasting room so thoroughly drunk that you'd be unable to differentiate a Cabernet from a glass of the finest 2013 Pennzoil 10w/40.
Santa Barbara is one of the few places that the tight-fisted, selfish bike racer can coax his wife to visit by promising winery tours and a romantic dinner, then doing the last-minute bait-and-switch by saying, "Fuck, honey, I'm wasted from the race. Let's go back to the Motel 6, watch some porn and drain a case of Coors Light."
I had cornered Mrs. Wankmeister into a negotiated truce. "You'll love it up there, honey," I promised. "Beautiful scenery, wine tasting tours, and a change of pace."
"Onna last trip onna Palm Springs inna summer my butt was bakin off. It's like a Palm Springs, huh?"
"Oh, no! They don't let meth heads into Santa Barbara County unless they're affiliated with the university. We'll be up by Solvang, a cute little Danish town with windmills and such. It's so picturesque with wine tasting tours and tours where you can taste wine and wineries where you can enjoy wine tasting of wine."
"Why's a Denmark gonna know about making onna wine? Denmark's a place onna codfish and porky salt and whiskey I thought. I never heard on no Danishmark wine."
"Well, the wine's not Danish, it's the little town. It's very cute with windmills and such."
"It's soundin like onna Palm Spring. All they had onna Palm Spring was a big Marilyn whore and a boys and men looking up onna her skirt. And you was lookin so hard onna up her skirt you got the neck strain and we drove all around tryin to find you onna aspirin."
"It was just a statue, honey."
"I know it was onna statute honey and you know it was a statute honey. So why you was standin onna her skirt tryin to look onna her clamparts? Alla clamparts you're looking onna Internets, what you thinkin on seein on her clamparts? You seen one clamparts you seen a million."
It was touch and go to get her off the clamparts discussion, but I finally prevailed. She wasn't very happy about it, but at least she'd agreed to go.
Plan the work, then work the plan
Before the race started, we had a team meeting. Our leader, Flamethrower Flores, gathered us around. The cool thing about being part of a big team like SPY-Giant-RIDE is that everyone has a role to play. We can do things together that no one of us can do alone. When everyone is part of a bigger plan, it makes you feel worthwhile and gives you a sense of mission. That's why I love this team.
"Andy, set the pace from the gun. Make it fierce enough to sap the will of the cannon fodder so they won't try to follow a break."
"Got it."
"Hatchetman, stay towards the front and roll with any breaks. If one leaves without me, I'll bridge and you'll be there to help."
"T-Rex, if a break gets up the road without any of our guys, go to the front and bring it back, or at least get us close enough to bridge. Obviously, if it boils down to a bunch sprint, we're leading you out."
"Lupus and Jimbo, cover moves and if we get someone up the road, go to the front and clog the chase. If it's a bunch sprint, you boys are first and second in the leadout train."
They nodded. "Okay, guys," Flamethrower said. "Let's roll."
"Uh, hey, man," I said. Everyone turned and looked. "What about me?"
"Oh, yeah, Wanky, uh, do your usual thing. You know, go to the back and don't get near any of your teammates."
"Oh," I said. "What about, like, if there's a break? Should I block?"
Hatchetman leaned over. "Let me make it real fucking clear: You get anywhere near any of us and I'm putting your ass into the barriers. Last week you damned near crashed out the entire team. If you want to help, get your ass to the back, do your usual full brake flail through the turns, swing wide, cut inside, and scare the crap out of everyone behind you. But don't get near any of us. And that's an order."
"Got it, buddy!" I said, thrilled to have a clear mission and the total support of all my teammates who all agreed on my very important role.
Rubbing shoulders with the big boys
In addition to being part of such a cool team, the other great thing about racing is getting to hang with the legends of the sport. My favorite part is the warm-up around the course, where I get to shoot the breeze with the really good racers. Of course, they know who I am and we always get to share thoughts about racing, one man to another as it were, peers.
As I cruised through Turn One I came up next to Stricky. "Hey dude," I nodded. "Good course, huh?"
"Get the fuck away from me, you goddamned kook. You almost fucking took out my front wheel on the last lap in Ladera Ranch."
"Got it, bro. Have a good race!" Next I pulled up alongside Thurlow. "Hey, dude," I said.
He didn't say anything, but he wasn't ignoring me. He's just quiet like that. "How're the legs, man?" I asked.
He still didn't say anything, but I know he heard me. He's like that, you know, even when he likes you a lot and thinks you're a cool dude too, he sometimes just doesn't say anything. It's his way of saying something without really saying anything. "Have a good race, dude," I said.
He answered by not replying, which was cool. Some people are just intense that way. As I started to pass him he glanced at me. "Don't pass me," he said.
"You heard me." Then he glided on through the turn. He wasn't being hostile or anything, he actually likes me a lot and really respects my riding. There was just that thing at CBR where I accidentally almost took out four dudes in the warm-up lap and maybe he was just jittery or something.
I finished my lap knowing I had the full support of my teammates and the respect of my adversaries. We lined up. The ref read us our last rites and fired the gun, and we were off.
Experience pays
There is a moment in every bike race, if it's any kind of bike race at all, when, after chewing the enamel off your stem, pounding so hard you want to vomit, surging and jumping with such ferocity that your knee joints ooze blood, draining the last drop of sugar goop out of your fourth bottle, and shooting every last bullet in your magazine, you realize that there are still 55 minutes left to go in the 60-minute race. For me, that moment had arrived in the town of Buellton. I knew that the smart thing to do was quit while I was behind, but if I were wedded to smart things I wouldn't have been in a bike race to begin with.
I'd spent the first few laps careening wildly through the turns, and I knew I was doing my job because every few seconds some poor sap behind me would let out a scream, followed by the sound of a bike hitting the curb and flipping over into the barricades. It didn't take long before I had thinned the field considerably and was the very last guy in the group.
The course was brutal, and the slight climb, the searing dry heat, and the industrial blow-drier hot wind had shredded the pack. Andy had set a nasty pace, with Lupus and Jim pounding the whimpering remnants into submission. Finally Flamethrower launched and dangled off the front for six miserable laps. When Amgen brought him back, he countered and a split formed with him, Thurlow, Hatchetman, Gentleman John Slover, and Mark Noble.
This was the moment the entire pack was waiting for: The moment when the real racers could speed off and flog their demons in the teeth of a relentless headwind and the rest of the wankoton could sit up, plan for dinner and tea, and "help the team" by "blocking." In reality, we were all so beat to shit that it wouldn't have mattered who was in the break. We went from a long, thin line to a fat amorphous lump as soon as the breakaway rode clear.
My mission accomplished for the day, at 11:00 sharp I sneaked out the back and rolled straight into the beer garden. I can tell you that the Firestone 805 is lighter and tastier than the Firestone DBA, but the difference isn't really clear until you've had five or six apiece in order to properly tease out the flavors. From some foggy and slurred place I watched Flamethrower outsprint Thurlow and Mark Noble. Another awesome team victory that I could notch on the stock of my gun. They couldn't have done it without me, and the only thing I really wondered was "How much will my cut be?"
Burrito love and the tattoo of death
The next shellacking on offer was the 35+ race. A handful of 45ers had lined up, wrongly thinking that they'd get in a little "extra training." What they were really about to get was an unforgettable beating.
The temperature had soared to 105, the wind had cranked up another 5mph, and the fierce looks of fresh riders like Full Gas Phil, Vampire, and the Italian Stallion telegraphed their intent to rip it from the gun.
I wandered into the Mexican food joint that sat on the third turn, a super fast left-handed sweeper whose curb was so close to the restaurant window that you could see the spaces between the teeth of the racers as they railed the first lap mouths open, tongues lolling, and flecks of spit already clogging the corners of their mouths.
I thought momentarily about going out into the blistering heat to cheer but the waitress arrived with a four-pound verde burrito with cheese and covered in cheese on top of several layers of cheese. I sank my teeth into the cheese as two riders came through on Lap Two.
It was Full Gas Phil Tinstman on the point with Vampire on his wheel and some poor bastard trying to twist sideways and also hunch down in order to get the slightest bit of a sliver of a draft from Vampire, the only rider who can stand next to Full Gas and make him look morbidly obese.
They hit the convection oven headwind heat blast and Poor Bastard melted and dripped through the oven rack a completely destroyed piece of meat. Full Gas hit it harder and as the pack came through single file the numbers had already thinned.
The Italian Stallion tried repeatedly to get away but each effort was marked by an already wasted peloton that was strong enough to mark moves but too weak to bridge or bring back the break. After thirty minutes of the seventy-minute race had passed, the field was whittled down to thirty riders. Sixty had started.
The remaining flailers looked wild-eyed and crazed from heatstroke as Full Gas and Vampire widened their lead. From time to time I considered cheering them on, but the burrito was still mostly there and the sun's glare looked so uninviting. By race's end a mere twenty desperate riders were left. Full Gas dumped Vampire coming out of the last turn like a redneck emptying his ashtray out the window while blowing down the Interstate at 90. The finishers all had a whipped and ruined look that reminded me of someone with food poisoning, a bad hangover, and Montezuma's Revenge.
I finished my burrito and walked to the beer garden.


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In soccer, and in life, few things are more dangerous than just a little bit of hope. After 54 minutes and two goals, hope is exactly what Australia had, putting the highly favored Netherlands on the ropes with a 2-1 lead.
It was the Netherlands' Memphis Depay who extinguished the Socceroos' hope on Wednesday, providing the equalizing assist in the 58th minute before scoring the winner just 10 minutes later. Netherlands held on for the 3-2 win at Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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55 Years old and have been fat for as long as I can remember. Highest weight was 259. For the last 3 years I've maintained 175-180 and am 5'8". So yes..I could stand to lose more. The majority of my weight is hips down. I have no leg shape they are tree trunks. 10 years ago I went from ps to ps searching for someone willing to do something to them and I was told they could do nothing. 5 years ago I flew to Texas and a doctor did lipo. Was happy at first cuz he basically debulked them to some extent which left me with swag drapes for inner thighs.
About 6 months ago I started searching again. Swimming over a mile every morning 7 days a week and no amount of exercise was going to make them better. Then I found Dr Agha - lots of before and after photos. Now I am 7 weeks post op a verticle thigh lift. Legs are still sore and I had some incision openings in the groin area but I've since learned that it happens frequently. Dr Agha also did some fat transfer to the buttocks (which I made clear to him that I had no interest in a big booty - been trying to have a small one my whole life) it was in preparation for the butt lift he will be doing 9/1 with a sprial thigh lift and tt. Until then I have a HUGE ASS!
Before surgery I wore a size 10. We are going on a Cruise Aug 11 and I have no clothes that I can fit in to. Oh well.. all a part of the journey. My butt will flatten out when he does the lift. After that I'll have my arms done and that's it.
It's been wonderful reading all the posts and gaining the encouragement and strength from all of you.
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I realized this morning as I was posting the "Break my Stride" video to Facebook that my Facebook page has replaced this blog. So from now on, 85% of the dumb crap that I post on FB will be posted here. AKA, ladygypsy.net will return to being the home of all of my dumb crap.
Thus, I give you the first 347 awful words of my NaNoWriMo effort for 2012 — Permanently Shelved.
Oliver Beauregard snatched every newspaper copy he could get his hands on that sunny October morning. He practically broke into a jog to get back to his apartment. He sprinted up the three flights of stairs and burst into the front door. His wife, Maxine, had a pot of coffee on already and the kids were off to school.
"Someone's happy today," she remarked as she poured him a cup and offered him a slice of toast.
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Maxine put the pot down. "Mixed means there's some good in there."
He scanned the story. ."'.mired in boring details.' Boring? I can't help it if his life was a bit slow in parts. I'm a biographer, not a fiction writer," he bellowed. " 'Obviously padded word count' …padded? But…Miller WANTED all of that info about his schooling in there. Obviously, this reviewer's from the other party.
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It happened to be the mother-to-be's birthday right around the start of her second trimester, so the couple threw a big fiesta in a local park (complete with a catered taco stand worthy of its own post!). Near the end of the party, they had guests break open a piñata that was filled with candy and these adorable flyers that were hand-drawn by another friend:
Aren't they adorable? Once everyone read the flyers, all you could hear were shrieks and shouts of "Congratulations!" You can read about the expectant mommy's experience in her own words on her blog, Jolie Jolie, or watch this short video to see all of the excitement for yourself.
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The grant will always show the name, date of death and the last address of the deceased. The name and address of the person(s) to whom the estate was administered and the total 'gross' and 'net' value of the estate (as supplied by the applicant).
A 'Grant of Representation' will only show the name and address of a solicitor, when a solicitor acted for the purpose of obtaining the grant.
Estate accounts are not included as part of a probate record, nor is an inventory of the deceased financial assets or belongings. We cannot supply this information as it is not made available as a 'public record'.
A deed of variation is not included, as it is made after probate has been granted.
Q. Is a 'Grant of Representation' always required?
Not in all cases.A Grant of Representation may not be required, when for example:
The value of the estate is small and an asset holder agrees to release assets without the need for a grant. This is normal if the value of the estate adds up to less than £5000 (current valuation)
A property is held in joint names and is passing by survivorship to the other joint owner
A joint bank or building society account is held; production of a death certificate may be sufficient evidence for the monies to be transferred to the other joint holder
An entitled person has power of attorney for the deceased's financial affairs.
The only certain way to tell if a grant has been issued is to place an order and request a search to be made.
Q. How long does it take for a grant to be issued?
There is no time limit. This depends on how quickly the deceased's personal representative applies for probate. Prior to a probate application being made, the deceased's representative firstly needs to ascertain and value the deceased's assets. This can be a time consuming process depending on the size of the estate. Once an application has been submitted, a grant is normally issued within four to six weeks. From our experience, probate is normally granted within four to twelve months from date of death. Only after probate has been granted can we supply a record.
When an order is placed relating to a recently deceased person i.e who passed away within the past six months. We offer to continue to make a regular search for a further three month period at no additional charge. Our terms & conditions apply.
Q. What is your refund policy if no probate record is listed?
If no entry is listed at the time of our search or no trace can be found (based on the information provided) we retain a search/administration fee of £10.00. This fee covers the cost of administering and processing payment transactions and the time taken for the search. An immediate part refund of any outstanding balance is then made according to the payment method used to place the order. We will advise that a part refund has been made along with our search report. An exception to this refund, is if the deceased passed away recently and you require us to continue to make a regular search (see above).
Q. Can a search be made without an exact date of death or last address?
Yes. We are professional researchers and will do our best to identify a matching entry. The minimum amount of information that we do require is the name of the deceased, an approximate year of death and/or the last known area of residence. Provision is made on our 'online' order form for an approximate year of death to be stated within a five year period and for any additional information to be supplied. Further information is given on our ordering instructions page.
Q. Someone has recently passed away. I need to know if they left a Will and where it is located. Can you help?
Unfortunately, no. Our service only covers a copy of a will that has been submitted to a probate registry (within England or Wales) for the purpose of obtaining a grant of probate. Most Wills are kept with the solicitor who drew it up, however some are kept at home with personal papers, with a friend/relative/executor, or with a bank/building society. Assistance might be found by contacting 'The National Will Register' (www.certainty.co.uk)
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It is important to note that no 'official' register of wills which have been made exists. Services are available for the purpose of tracing the whereabouts of a missing Will or the solicitors who drew up the Will. For example:
Other services may be available and the above links are given for example purposes only.
ENGLAND & WALES The National Archives (Kew) most relate to Southern England and Wales. These can be searched online at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills.htm or http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx
SCOTLAND For information on Wills probated within Scotland and how to obtain them see The National Archives of Scotland: http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/wills.asp
PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP OFFICE Information relating to Powers of Attorney (also hold a register) http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/about/the-office.htm
THE LAW SOCIETY Information relating to issues concerning probate. Finding a Solicitor etc. http://www.probatesection.org.uk/pages/content/view/38
LEGAL ADVICE An independent website giving links to various legal resources relating to Wills and Probate. http://www.venables.co.uk/individr.htm#wills
HMCS - Her Majesty's Court Service Information regarding all aspects of probate. Including how to make your own search of the Probate Calendar index, in person or by post. http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate
LAND REGISTRY Information on who owns the house or land, price paid etc. http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/
HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) Information on inheritance tax (useful for information on how the value of a deceased's estate is calculated for tax purposes). http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/inheritancetax/index.htm
BONA VACANTIA - Treasury Solicitors Office Information relating to estates of persons who die intestate without known kin. http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk/output/
HISTORICAL CURRENCY CONVERTER - provided by the National Archives. Find out how much yesterday's (1270-1970) money is worth today. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/
PROBATE RECORD OFFICES (British Isles)
(prior to 1987)
The National Archives of Scotland, H M General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3YY
Telephone: +44(0)131 535 1314
(after 1987)
H M Commissary Office, 27 Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1LB
Tel 0131 247 2850
Probate Office,2nd Floor, Chichester Street, Belfast. BT1 3JF
Telephone: 028 9023 5111
Probate Registry, Judicial Greffe, Royal Court House, Royal Square, St Helier, Jersey. JE1 1JG
Telephone: +44 (0) 1534 441308
H.M. Greffier, The Royal Court House, St Peter Port, GY1 2PB
Telephone: +44 (0) 1481 725277
The Registries Building, Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road, Douglas, Isle of Man. IM1 3AR
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Please feel free to add any relevant information that you consider may help with our search. We do not require a year or date of birth because this information is not stated in the probate registers.
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Any document supplied via our 'family history service' is for reading/research purposes only i.e. it will not include the Court Seal for legal purposes.
The Probate Registry issue any available document as a scanned image of the original and in some cases the document may be difficult to read. This is normally due to the quality of the original document and/or italic handwriting. Please bear this in mind, as we are unable to obtain a better copy from any source other than the Probate Registry.
Information from probate records can provide vital pieces of genealogical information. However, it must be noted that the information contained varies considerably, we can therefore not guarantee that the information you are hoping to find will be included in any document issued.
How likely is it that a probate record will exist?
An entry relating to the deceased's estate will only exist if a Grant of Probate or Grant of Administration was required for the purpose of administering the estate.
The main purpose for a grant being required is to give entitled persons (executors, next of kin etc.) the authority to deal with the assets and belongings of the deceased. It allows the money in banks, building societies etc. to be collected, property to be sold or transferred and debts to be paid. When an application for probate is made, any Will that the deceased person left must be submitted to the Probate Registry. The Will, if judged to be valid, is thereafter kept on file as a public record.
As a general guide and before you request a search please read the following information:
If the deceased owned residential property and/or held a bank account, owned shares or had business interests, then it is likely that a probate record will exist. This is because a grant would normally have been required for the purpose of liquidating these assets.
If the deceased held few real assets i.e., they did not own their own property or hold a bank account etc. then it is likely that their estate was administered without the formality of requiring a grant. In this instance no record would be available because the Probate Service would not have become involved in the administration of the estate, even if the deceased did make a Will.
Before the Married Women's Property Act, 1882, married women could not make a Will in their own right – their property was deemed to be owned by their husband. As a result before 1882 only widows, spinsters and married women who had their property rights protected in a marriage settlement made Wills.
In some cases the only available document will be a Grant of Administration - issued when no Will has been made or if the Will is invalid. This is a brief document stating the name, date of death and the last address of the deceased and the name and address of the persons to whom the estate was administered, including the total gross and net value of the estate. We will automatically obtain this document if no Will is available. If you only require us to supply a probate record when an actual Will is available, then please state this clearly with your order. Our part refund policy will then apply if a copy of a Will is not available (see below).
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A "jail" area within a stronghold
On foot, or other usual means of travel
Skeleton, Zombie, Silverfish, Creeper, Enderman, Spider, Cave Spider
Environmental Features:
Natural Cave systems and Ravines can intersect the stronghold
Multiple rooms, hallways, and staircases constructed of Stone Bricks, Cracked Stone Brick and Moss Stone
A Stronghold is a randomly-generated underground structure found in Minecraft.
Up to 128 strongholds spawn per map on the PC edition, as of The Combat Update (vs only three on the Xbox and PS3 editions). Most strongholds have a Monster Spawners (for Silverfish), an abundance of Stone Bricks, Torches, Chests with randomized loot, Stone Slabs, and blocks found mainly underground such as Cobblestone.
A hazard worthy of note that is found inside Strongholds is the Silverfish. In addition to the spawner, some of the blocks the stronghold is composed of will spawn silverfish when broken; they are only distinguishable by their fixed mining speed, which is comparable to wood. Some of the items commonly found inside a Stronghold include Coal, Apples, String, Compass, Paper, Books, Iron Bars, Redstone Dust, and sometimes a Clock or Gold Ingots.
It is possible and relatively common for Caverns, Underground Ravines, Abandoned Mine Shafts, and Dungeons to intersect a Stronghold. It is also possible for Stronghold hallways to extend out into a body of water, allowing for easier detection of the Stronghold. When generated after 1.0.0, Strongholds also contain a portal room with an inactive End Portal, which when activated with 12 Eyes of Ender, can be used to travel to The End.
Tips for exploration
When exploring a stronghold, it is advised to bring some useful things.
- Pickaxe - There might be Mossy Stone Bricks or ores (extremely rare) that could be useful to mine.
- Sword or other weapon - Many mobs, including Silverfish, may be encountered, so be prepared with a weapon.
- Eye of Ender - The most important resource while exploring and finding a stronghold. These are required to find the stronghold and activate the End Portal.
- Health Potions - Health may get low, if attacked by hostile mobs. Regain the health by using health potions.
- Iron or Diamond Armor - These kinds of armor are strong enough to keep a player while facing enemies within a stronghold.
- Bow and several Arrows - This will be convenient later on in The End while fighting.
- Food - All the fighting and exploring will cause a player to lose several hunger points. Make sure there is enough food items which restore at least 3 or more hunger points.
- Compass - This could be used to help a player get their bearings and navigate the many rooms and corridors within a stronghold.
- Torches - Like caves, strongholds are very dark inside. Plenty of torches will be needed.
- Bed - Placing a bed in a stronghold and sleeping in it, will allow a player to remain in the stronghold if they die, rather than running back from a long distance.
Mobs that spawn inside of Strongholds are mostly Silverfish. However any mob that usually spawns in darkness could also be found inside, especially in places where Caves or Ravines intersect.
While there is no predefined template or blueprint for a Stronghold, there are several rooms that may generate in a Stronghold. Here is a list of rooms and what they contain:
- Hall: Big room that may contain a fountain. Often used as the entrance and/or to connect other rooms.
- Jail: Empty rooms behind, Iron Bars, Iron Doors (Usually opened), and Buttons.
- Small library: Bookshelves, Wooden planks, Chests and Cobweb.
- Large library: Same as a Small library, but with an added floor above, with a balcony and Fences and Torches arranged in a in a chandelier-like style. Both floors are connected by Ladders.
- Empty rooms: This is self-explanatory, often generated to the sides of Halls.
- End Portal Room: The room contains an End Portal and a Silverfish spawner.
As a Base
If you visited a Stronghold multiple times and know what is where in the Stronghold, you might want to use it as a secondary base. This has its advantages, but also disadvantages:
- If you play on a server, it is very hard to find for griefers if they don't have Eyes of Ender.
- You don't have to build or dig a whole base because the map generator has already done the work for you!
- There is plenty of space to store your loot.
- A handy tip if you are moving to another location: Take anything you might want to have in your new base, including bricks!
- If you get lost (in the Overworld), you can find your base by using Eyes of Ender, so remember to take some when going out.
- If you need to go to The End (if the server does not have a warp feature that goes to The End), there is always one nearby.
- You will need lots of torches to ensure that no mobs will spawn. Or, you must always be ready to fight.
- However, as you (assumingly) already have explored it thoroughly, there are likely already a lot of torches around.
- If you are in SMP, the last advantage also counts for other players armed with Eyes of Ender.
- Since they are often exposed by Ravines, Abandoned mine shafts, and Dungeons, it makes it easier to find for griefers. However, if you block up the incidental entrances, you might just be able to make yourself comfortable.
- If you are moving and following the tip named above, mining some Stone Bricks might awaken Silverfish.
- An easy way to discriminate between normal bricks and Silverfish bricks is to see how fast it mines with your hand. Silverfish bricks are destroyed in 3 seconds, even using your hand.
- For some reason, the stairs leading to sections are Cobblestone Stairs instead of Stone Stairs. Only the ones that lead to the Portal, are made of Stone.
- End Portals become useless if there is an Abandoned Mine Shaft or a Ravine cutting right through it (As at least one of the 12 portal surround blocks tends to be destroyed on generation).
- There is a possibility that you will be unable to locate the portal, because it will be hidden inside the stones.
- It is extremely rare, but possible, for a dungeon to be just outside the portal room, thus cutting off the rest of the Stronghold or not spawning it.
- It's extremely rare, but if you go to the portal and go in it, you will go to the Nether instead of The End.
- If a stronghold is found at diamond level, there is a possibility that it will cut through Bedrock. Usually staircases going down to here are just an empty room.
- Strongholds can sometimes spawn under oceans or other bodies of water. This occurrence can make them hard to access.
- Although it is extremely rare, an End Portal in a Stronghold may already have all 12 Eye of Enders fitted into the End Portal Frames, meaning you can go to the End without even having to find Diamonds.
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Do you send messages on LinkedIn? Your LinkedIn account is connected to an email account, which means that any messages you send or receive on LinkedIn reach an actual email inbox as well.
There are several opportunities to send 1-on-1 messages on LinkedIn. However, unless you are taking the time to personalize your messages, you are missing out on a big opportunity to differentiate yourself and be remembered.
It is true that the frequency of emails in our inboxes from LinkedIn has increased over the past couple of years. Depending on how you have configured your email settings in LinkedIn, you may be receiving frequent messages from LinkedIn Groups, LinkedIn Pulse, LinkedIn Updates (these are updates about your connections) and LinkedIn Mentions (when members of your network mention you in a status update).
In addition to the above emails you get from LinkedIn, you can also receive 1-to-1 emails that include invitations to connect, messages from your existing connections, and InMails. InMails are messages that come from individuals outside of your network. Typically as a member of LinkedIn you are allotted a certain number of InMail messages each month based on your membership level.
These 1-to-1 messages offer the best opportunity to personalize your communications! In my experience, these types of messages have better open rates than a typical email message outside of LinkedIn.
3 Types of Messages to Personalize on LinkedIn
1. Invitations to Connect
Sending a personalized invitation to connect with someone on LinkedIn is really a no brainer. However, most people don't take the time to do this. It's very simple and doesn't take much time at all to personalize your invitation to connect. Tell someone why you would like to connect and give a relevant reference point as to how you may already be connected. Maybe you have a mutual connection, met previously somewhere, or share a group together. Regardless, make it personal.
Alert: You are unable to personalize your LinkedIn invitation at this time via the mobile app at the present time.
(When you use the mobile app to send invites to connect, just be aware that you can't personalize your invitation. This may be acceptable in some cases, such as letting the person know you will be sending an invite, or if you've just spent time with someone at a conference or meeting.)
If you are attempting to connect with someone you don't know (maybe you share a group, a connection, or you have someone's email address), do your homework on that individual to creatively personalize the invitation.
For example, whenever there is an influencer in my market that I want to connect with, I'll research their work and personal interests first in order to find a common intersection. With the transparency of social media profiles, this is not difficult to do!
Another nice touch is to send a personalized "thank you" once someone has agreed to accept your invitation! Thank them for connecting with you, or even offer to help grow their network through introductions to people you know. Consider creating an email signature in this message that shows where else you can be found across the web.
By sending personalized invitations to connect on LinkedIn, you make a great first impression and become more memorable!
2. Messages to Existing Connections
The messaging feature from LinkedIn allows you to send a single message to up to 50 of your existing connections per day.
This feature offers a great opportunity to connect on a more personal level with your network members. Ask a question or the advice of your connections, invite someone for coffee, or let someone know you are going to be in their city. There are all kinds of ways to go deeper with your existing connections through the messaging feature.
Unfortunately I've also found this feature to be one of the more abused messaging tools on LinkedIn. I've received random blog posts, irrelevant promotional offers, and various unsolicited communications from a number of my own connections.
My recommendation is when you have something to promote to the members of your network such as an event or a new book you've published, be selective. Only send it to the connections you know well and consider offering them a gift or incentive (such as a free copy of your book) in exchange for helping you promote your offer.
Jaime Tardy, author of the book The Eventual Millionaire, recently did this sort of promotion for her new book. First of all, I know Jaime and have met her in person, so I was very receptive to the LinkedIn message. Secondly, she sent me a free copy of her book to review.
Whatever you do, refrain from sending "bulk" messages out to your connections. It may save time, but in the long run it could damage your reputation. Take the time to personalize your messages.
Sending personalized messages to your existing connections will position you as someone who is thoughtful and trustworthy.
3. InMails
LinkedIn InMails give you the ability to send a message to anyone on LinkedIn, whether you are connected to that person or not. InMails have some of the highest open rates of any messages that come from LinkedIn.
To increase the number of InMails that you can send each month, you do have to upgrade to a premium LinkedIn account. However, at the free account level you do get to send a few of these each month.
If your InMail is not responded to, LinkedIn will credit it back to you.
Most of the time, I find that LinkedIn members respond to my InMails unless they just aren't very active on the network.
LinkedIn has also given InMail capabilities to recruiters who have premium accounts, so they have become somewhat less effective and overused. However, I still love InMails. I use them quite a bit. I've landed new connections, speaking opportunities, and even new clients from InMails.
When you send an InMail, you have several choices that can describe what the message is about such as "consulting offer" or "expertise request". What you select here doesn't matter as much as your subject line.
You need a strong subject line to grab the attention of the InMail recipient.
InMails are great for setting up connection opportunities with people you want to connect with who don't know you.
When you come across someone you would like to connect with but don't have any way to do so given the parameters set by LinkedIn, send an InMail first. Compliment the individual on his or her work, ask a thoughtful question, and most importantly let them know you would like to send an invitation to connect.
With LinkedIn InMails, you also have much more room to work with in terms of the number of characters that can go into the message. This allows you to adequately set the stage and explain your reasoning for reaching out.
Personalized InMails can be a powerful way to start a conversation, create a new connections, and develop a relationship with someone on LinkedIn.
Keep an eye on your "LinkedIn Updates" emails
LinkedIn Updates are emails that come directly from LinkedIn to your email inbox on a daily basis. They also provide a unique opportunity for personalized communications. Make sure to keep an eye on them.
Within these updates, LinkedIn provides you with insightful information about your network. They are also time sensitive!
LinkedIn Updates contain information about your 1st degree network such as birthdays, job changes, and even mentions of your connections who are in the news.
It takes very little time to go through this daily email and send a "happy birthday" or "congratulations" to a member of your network. You should personalize these messages as well. A simple gesture like this can go a long way with a connection toward building a better relationship.
If one of your LinkedIn connections is mentioned in the news, consider sharing the link with your network and @mention the person in your status update!
Not only will he or she receive an email to their inbox that you've mentioned them publicly on LinkedIn, but they will appreciate the acknowledgement and most likely will engage with your update.
Here is an example of how I mentioned one of my connections in my own status update:
Bonus Tip: To get more mileage out of your LinkedIn Updates, upload your existing contacts into LinkedIn's contact relationship manager. Once you do this, you will be able to see which of your contacts you are not yet connected with on LinkedIn and send them personalized invitations. From there, you will start to get the data on all of your contacts birthdays, job changes, and mentions in the news!
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"Nestled in a skillet with colorful nutritious carrots and spinach, this catfish fillet comes out perfectly moist," reports Sharon McComas of Kansas City, Missouri. "This skillet supper is no more trouble than heating a frozen dinner—and it tastes so much better!"
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- 10 baby carrots
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
- 1 catfish fillet (about 6 ounces)
- 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- In a large skillet, stir-fry carrots in oil for 1-2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add onion; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add catfish; cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Add spinach. Sprinkle with vinegar and sugar.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with pan juices. Yield: 1 serving.
Originally published as Spinach Catfish Skillet in Taste of Home April/May 2001, p11
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"This was very good. Because I don't like cooked carrots, I didn't have any but I can only imagine they would be an appetizing addition for someone who did like them. Very easy."
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"This recipe has become one of my staples. Who would have thought--especially in the South--carrots, spinach and catfish would combine for such an absolutely delicious dish? Almost as appetizing as sliced bread!"


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Jimmy Westlake: Stagecoach Star Party this Friday
June 16, 2014
Steamboat Springs — You are invited to join other astronomy enthusiasts from around the community for the "Stagecoach Star Party" Friday at the Morrison Cove Boat Ramp on the Southshore side of Stagecoach State Park beginning at 9:30 p.m., weather permitting. It's a short and beautiful 30-minute drive from Steamboat Springs to Stagecoach State Park, off of Routt County Road 14.
Do you own a homemade or commercial telescope and enjoy sharing celestial sights with other folks? Then come on down to the shores of beautiful Stagecoach Reservoir Friday night and set up your 'scope for some shared public viewing.
Do you have a telescope that is gathering dust and cobwebs in the garage, closet or attic because you aren't sure how to use it or maybe it is missing a piece? Then bring it on down to the Star Party, and I or someone else will help you get it operational.
Do you not own a telescope but would love the opportunity to see the rings of Saturn for yourself? Then the Stagecoach Star Party is for you, too.
When the sun goes down Friday night and the stars pop out, we hope to have lots of different kinds and sizes of telescopes aimed skyward for all to peep through. The planets Jupiter, Mars and Saturn will be strung out across the sky, perfectly placed for viewing. I will be your host and will provide a guided tour of the summer sky.
The Stagecoach Star Party is free and open to all ages, although a valid annual State Parks pass or daily pass is required on all vehicles. The $7 daily passes will be available on site.
Besides your favorite telescope, I would recommend bringing along a camp chair or two, some insect repellant, a small red-filtered flashlight and a jacket for the cool mountain air after sundown.
To get to the Morrison Cove Boat Ramp parking area from Steamboat Springs, take Colorado Highway 131 south to County Road 14, turn left and continue past the main Stagecoach State Park entrance. After passing mile marker 4, turn left onto C.R. 16 toward Lynx Pass. Follow 16 around the lake (Note: 16 makes a left turn in front of the Eagle's Nest town homes) until it intersects C.R. 18A and turn left. This road will take you down to the Morrison Cove Boat Ramp parking area and the Stagecoach Star Party.
I hope to see you there!
Professor Jimmy Westlake teaches astronomy and physics at Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus. His "Celestial News" column appears weekly in the Steamboat Today newspaper and his "Cosmic Moment" radio spots can be heard on local radio station KFMU. Check out Jimmy's astrophotography website at http://www.jwestlake.com.
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Adiabatic and non-adiabatic nano-focusing of plasmons by tapered gap plasmon waveguides
Pile, David F. & Gramotnev, Dmitri K. (2006) Adiabatic and non-adiabatic nano-focusing of plasmons by tapered gap plasmon waveguides. Applied Physics Letters, 89(-), 041111.
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Adiabatic and non-adiabatic nano-focusing of plasmons in tapered gap plasmon waveguides is analyzed using the finite-difference time-domain algorithm. Optimal adaptors between two different sub-wavelength waveguides and conditions for maximal local field enhancement are determined, investigated and explained on the basis of dissipative and reflective losses in the taper. Nano-focusing of plasmons into a gap of ~ 1 nm width with more than 20 times increase in the magnetic field intensity is demonstrated in a silver-vacuum taper of ~ 1 micron long. Comparison with the approximate theory based on the geometrical optics approximation is conducted.
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- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 can (14 ounces) sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
- 1-1/3 cups water
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) chili sauce
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- Hot mashed potatoes
- In a large bowl, combine the soup mix and bread crumbs; crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 18 meatballs. Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
- In a large saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, sauerkraut, water, chili sauce and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Pour over meatballs.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is no longer pink. Serve with mashed potatoes. Yield: 6 servings.
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L(+)-lactic acid production using sugarcane molasses and waste potato starch: An alternative approach
Zhang, Jan & Jin, Bo (2010) L(+)-lactic acid production using sugarcane molasses and waste potato starch: An alternative approach. International Sugar Journal, 112(1333), pp. 17-22.
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What do the new Tories stand for? As part of our series examining the people and policies that would come to power if David Cameron wins the next election, Andrew Sparrow summarises what we know so far about the Conservatives' plans for office, and links to the key speeches, articles and documents where these plans are explained. As the party's policies develop, the Guardian will update each of these pages.
In December 2006 the Social Justice Policy Group, chaired by the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith, published a 300,000-word report, Breakdown Britain. It argued that marriage and relationship breakdown contributed to many social problems. The report was not party policy, but David Cameron indicated that he supported its call for tax breaks for married couples.
In July 2007 Cameron said he wanted marriage to be "recognised in the tax system".
In a speech in June 2008, Stronger Families, Cameron identified various previously announced policies that he said would make Britain more family-friendly. He also called for relationship support to be destigmatised.
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In a speech in June 2007, Flexible working rights should be as wide as possible, Cameron said the right to ask for flexible working hours should apply to parents until their children are 18.
Theresa May, the shadow minister for women, followed this up in September 2007 with the publication of Fair Play on Women's Pay, renewing the commitment to extend flexible working and proposing compulsory gender pay audits for firms found guilty of discrimination.
In March 2008 May published plans for Flexible Parental Leave. Parents would be entitled to a total of 52 weeks of paid leave. The first 14 weeks this would automatically go to the mothers, but parents would be able to choose who used the rest of the allowance.
In March 2008 Andrew Lansley, the shadow health secretary, published Helping New Families, proposing the recruitment of more health visitors, with mothers promised a guaranteed amount of health visitor support.