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Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary board members decided July 19 to close the facility, but that decision changed, practically overnight, when some board members vowed to stay open.
The controversy prompted board members Rich Garrett, Rick Kirchhoff and Jane Blue to resign, but each one declined to comment on their departure.
Their resignations leave long-time board members Lois Fargo and Hal Dukes, and newcomers Rita Hughes and Sharon Donovan to run the sanctuary.
Fargo is the new board president.
"There was a divide among the board members," said Lynn Lofthouse, a professor at Wesley College, who is now handling public relations for Safe Haven. "The remaining four board members have vowed to move forward."
Articles and online messages over the weekend stated Safe Haven would close at the end of August and sought help to place 170 dogs and nearly 90 cats in new homes or foster homes.
It is unclear how the no-kill facility will remain open in the face of continuing financial difficulty.
When the shelter opened last year, it received an $800,000 donation from the estate of a no-kill supporter. Kirchhoff said that money paid for the first year of operation but is now gone.
Safe Haven has a contract for dog control in Kent County for more than $700,000, but that money pays only for those dogs, and not other animals in the care of Safe Haven.
Lofthouse said Safe Haven will continue to fulfill the contract.
"Blending no-kill with an animal-control contract is an unusual and challenging combination of operations. Most shelters with dog-control contracts are high-kill shelters," said Safe Haven board members in a press release.
Delaware is home to other no-kill shelters including Delaware Humane Association, Delaware SPCA and Faithful Friends in Wilmington.
In order to reduce high operating costs, board members are working with other no-kill shelters and groups to place as many dogs and cats as they can. They are also looking for foster homes for the animals.
Most of the dogs that have been living in kennels are being moved back to Safe Haven's Georgetown location and will be kept in fenced areas, donated by Best Friends of Utah, until new homes are found or they are transferred to other groups.
Lofthouse said the board has also let go about half of the shelter's employees to save money.
She said board members Rita Hughes and Sharon Donovan took several dogs to Maine and New Hampshire to shelters there.
"The board hopes to do more of this," Lofthouse said.
Lofthouse said Safe Haven does not have the funds to hire a full-time veterinarian to give state-mandated vaccinations and spay and neuter animals. She said board members are seeking help from the public and area veterinarians.
"We've had difficulty in the area of finding a veterinarian," Lofthouse said. "We need to get these animals spayed and neutered, so we need help there. We are asking local vets to help us during this time; maybe some probono work. Right now, we need help."
The new Safe Haven board is asking for the public's continued support. In addition to donations of food, the board is also looking for volunteers.
"Donations of food and litter are essential," states the release. "We must have help with facility and grounds maintenance. Volunteers are badly needed, due to the reduced staff, to help in many capacities; we can use wide-ranging skills."
Volunteers set up fundraising site
A YouCaring.com site has been set up for Safe Haven. The funds donated will go directly to vet costs to spay and neuter animals in Safe Haven's care, said Karli Swope, a Safe Haven volunteer. Swope said Safe Haven board members will not have access to the funds raised through this site.
"Safe Haven has no in-house vet, and most private vets are refusing to treat Safe Haven animals because of their concern about being paid," states the website.
As of Thursday, July 25, $1,558 of the group's $12,000 goal had been raised.
"Donations will be used for food, shelter and veterinarian treatment of the 280 animals. Not one penny will be used for payment of Safe Haven debt," states the website, which can be found at www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/safe-haven-dogs-cats-/74081.
The dogs transferred from kennels to live in the donated fenced areas will not have protection from the sun, so the volunteers also hope to raise funds to purchase tarps.
Kent County Administrator Michael Petit de Mange could not be reached for comment.
Safe Haven is at 19022 Shingle Point Road, Georgetown. For more information or to donate to Safe Haven, go to www.safehavende.org, call 302-856-6460 or email email@example.com.
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" Lacock, nr Chippenham / Wiltshire SN15 2LG / Tel: 01249 730459 / Fax: 01249 730501 / "
Lacock Abbey is probably one of those palaces you are familiar with, even if you have never actually been there. It is such an unspoiled, picturesque, timeless place that it has feature in countless TV programmes and films, including Cranford, various Jane Austen adaptations and the first two Harry Potter films. Lacock doesn't have to rely solely on its TV connections, though, and is a fascinating place in its own right.
Getting There
Lacock Abbey is pretty easy to find. Simply follow the A350 towards Chippenham and you can't really miss it. As with most National Trust properties, it is well signed with the usual brown signs that will help you find the right car park. Parking is nice and easy, with a large, accessible car park (£3 for all day; free to National Trust members) just a couple of minutes' walk away from the Abbey
A Quick History Lesson
Lacock Abbey is a fine example of a former monastery which was bought and converted into a family home. It belonged to the same family for over 500 years before it was handed over to the National Trust, along with the entire village of Lacock. It is also notable as one of the birthplaces of modern negative photography and an exhibition to one of the pioneers, William Fox-Talbot is available.
A Journey Through Time and Space
Walking around Lacock Abbey really is like taking a journey through time and you can see how the property developed over a 700 year period. The route around the Abbey makes the most of this "journey". You start in the oldest surviving part of the complex - the remains of the medieval monastery and cloisters before making your way through to the Abbey Rooms (the parts that were converted into a home). Here, the decor is more familiar to modern eyes with much of the furniture dating from the early 20th century, reflecting the property's function as a family home for almost 500 years.
This transition from medieval to early modern to modern is well handled and you get a real sense of how Lacock changed, how different generations have put their own stamp on the property and a glimpse into what it must have been like to live at Lacock.
It's a surprisingly large property (much bigger than it looks from the outside) with lots of rooms open for public viewing. In fact, there's almost too much to see. By the end, I was starting to get a little bored and wonder how many more rooms there were to go. This is partly because the latter parts of the house are more modern and held less interest for me than the older segments, but it was also because I was starting to suffer from room overload! Thankfully, to revive the flagging visitor, the Trust have wisely saved one of the best bits to last; ending the tour in the highly impressive (and totally fake!) Great Hall.
Information please!
In what appears tone an increasingly welcome development for National Trust properties, the information supplied at Lacock Abbey was excellent; interesting and informative without being too detailed. Information on each room was provided on sheets of laminated A4 containing a mixture of text and images. These gave you a brief history of the room and pointed out some of the things to look out for. They were well written and informative, although occasionally there was only one copy in a room, so you had to wait for someone else to finish with it before you could read it.
In the older part of the abbey, information is mostly provided on wooden boards. These are slightly more tricky to read at times particularly when they are placed in areas of low light. Thankfully, most can be picked up and carried elsewhere to read, although again at busy times you might have to wait to be able to do this.
Less Haste
Lacock Abbey is definitely not one of those properties to do in a hurry; there is just so much to see and do. Taking the abbey and gardens out of the equation, there is Lacock village to wander around, complete with several old pubs, a tithe barn and lock-up and the old village church. Almost everything about Lacock is interesting and noteworthy and, small though it is, you can easily spend an hour walking around the village itself. We spent a good four hours plus in Lacock and that was without doing the Fox-Talbot photography museum (attached to the abbey).
Opening Times
During the main season, Lacock Abbey is open every day from around 10.30 to 5.30 every day, although the Abbey Rooms are closed on Tuesdays.
Although most of the village and lower abbey are pretty accessible, it's worth noting that the Abbey Rooms have steps leading up to them so may not be appropriate for anyone in a wheelchair or with limited mobility.
Adult admission to Lacock for 2013 is £8.10 to the Abbey or £10.80 to the Abbey and Abbey Rooms. Although this sounds quite expensive, there is so much to see represents good value for money. Even though the Abbey Rooms were not quite as interesting for me, I'd definitely recommend paying to see the whole lot. National Trust members, of course, get in free to all areas of the Abbey.
In many ways, Lacock is the perfect destination for a day out. The combination of historic property (covering 600 years' worth of history), picturesque village and independent local shops means that it has something for everyone. Crucially, whatever the weather, you can easily pass a few hours in Lacock.
Basic Information
Lacock Abbey
near Chippenham
(C) copyright SWSt 2013
Lacock Abbey is situated in water meadows beside the River Avon in the 13th century village of Lacock in Wiltshire. Many years ago the village played a large part in the wool trade, it was alive and thriving and had three farms, carpenters, wheelwrights, a brewery plus several pubs, a mill of its own and a busy weekly market.
Today Lacock village is still prosperous but in a very different way, it is rich in tourism and it is easy to see why.
Lacock today has just a handful of shops and pubs but the tourists are spellbound by what Lacock has to offer. A high percentage of the original honey coloured Cotswold stone buildings are still in tact, these include a 14th century Tithe barn, a 15th century weavers house, a medieval church and a pack horse bridge.
As you make your way into Lacock village it is like stepping back in time, there are no visible television ariels or overhead power cables and double yellow lines simply do not exist.
This is part of Lacocks charm and the area is sought after as a film location. The Harry Potter films, the Other Boleyn Girl and Pride and Prejudice are but a few box office hits that have used the village of Lacock as a backdrop, the perfect environment to create an authentic setting.
To try and create a picture of the village for you these are some of the places you will see en route. As you take a left turn into the village there is a large car park ( free parking) and a good tearoom. In the High street you will be able to visit The National Trust shop and The Red Lion Inn is perfect for a spot of lunch, as you turn right into West Street there is another pub called The George Inn where you can also get a good lunch. West Street is also the home of the local map, print and book shop. Take a right into East street and you have The Carpenters arms, another eating house, a little further on is a jewellers shop called Watling's which offer a wonderful array of handmade jewellery.
Lacock Abbey is cared for by the National Trust, handed over to the trust in 1946 by the Talbot family, originally founded in 1232 as an Augustinian nunnery and later converted in a country home for William Henry Fox Talbot, a pioneer in the world of photography. The Abbey is architecturally unique,a 19th century woodland style garden forms the perfect setting for the historic Abbey.
A historic collection of trees fill the woodland garden and although William Fox Talbot was known first and foremost for his scientific knowledge he took a keen interest in botany which in turn meant that the abbey grounds were filled with many different plant species.
Maybe as a starting point we ought to cover the entrance fees, if you have a National Trust Membership then this is where you will benefit.
Looking after any ancient building is time consuming and costly and often these factors are reflected in the entrance fees.
Abbey, Museum, Cloisters and Grounds £9.50 adult, £5.30 child, £23.90 family ( 2 adults + 2 children)
Abbey and Cloisters and grounds £8.40 adult, £4.20 child, £21 family
Museum, cloisters and Grounds, £6.30 adult, £3.20 child, £16.10 family
Museum in Winter £3.40 adult, £1.70 child, £8.70 family.
The Abbey is open daily from March to October but is closed on Tuesday and Good Friday from 1-17.30.
The National Trust have Braille and tape guides and a sympathetic hearing scheme.
Because the Abbey and Cloisters especially are uneven and on many different levels it is better to wear flat shoes.
Lets start from the bottom and work our way up, the ground floor consists of the incredible cloisters, the warming room and the Chapter House, this is the only area of the Abbey that you get the chance to test your photographic skills!
As you take a wander through the Fan Vaulted Cloisters located at the North side of the house talk about turn your eyes heavenwards ! You are faced with enormous weathered stone arched windows and a swirling arched ceiling that has ornamental ceiling bosses where the carved stone ceiling pillars meet.
At that point you feel as though you have entered a Cathedral, above your head the architectural grandeur is breathtakingly beautiful.
Each huge arched window comprises of three sections of pale honey coloured stone and at the base of each window is a wide stone sill. Large pale slabs cover the cloister floors which glow with reflection cast from the vast expanse of window pane.
Close your eyes for a few seconds and drink in the pure tranquillity. In the silence the Augustinian Nuns are almost there beside you and the humility is tangible.
I wanted to spend time in the Cloisters, the clean air was cool, fresh and relaxing, holistically a great experience.
Wander slowly through into the Warming Room and although there is nothing remotely warm about the room the atmosphere changes. A large rough-floored area with yet more fan vaulted ceilings greet you. In the warming room there are a number of strong stone pillars which rise up to meet the ceiling, blending flawlessly , a recipe that any architect would have the greatest of admiration for.
In the centre of the Warming room there is a huge three-legged bell metal cauldron ( Mechlin pot) which dates from the 1500`s . The mighty cauldron stands on a giant stone base and at times a hearty fire was lit inside to provide the single source of heat available to the Augustinian Nuns.
Next on the agenda is the Chapter House, I expect you have a good idea as to what the room was used for.
Yes, every day before the Nuns went about their daily routine a chapter of the rule of St Benedict was read out whilst the Nuns remained seated on a circular stone bench that was placed around the edge of the Chapter room.
Many years before a fireplace that was made for William Sharington ( the first Lay owner of the house) sat in the Northern wall of the room but that has long gone.
Although the Chapter House would have been the only room with any warmth it still feels austere, its saving grace is the intricately tiled floor, 23 types of plain tile and ninety designs of inlaid tile are openly displayed and represent three centuries of flooring.
On the South-East corner of the abbey is an octagonal tower, named Sharingtons Tower. It is extremely prominent and impressive, inside is a work of art in the shape of a carved stone table . The large stone table is held by four satyrs ( Oddly a Satyr is a lecherous male!)
and the table is inscribed with the Scorpion crest which belonged to the Sharingtons.
The upper floors of the house are so very different, the beautiful Wedgwood blue parlour with panelled walls and bolection mouldings.
Three Gothic style Oriel windows, each with small leaded panes. The central Oriel window was the subject matter of Henry Fox Talbot`s earliest photographic negative in 1835.
A wealth of hand printed 19th century wall paper is on the walls of two rooms leading off of the Blue Parlour.
Fine furniture, works of art, intricate chandeliers and row upon row of antique books.
A magnificent table takes the centre of a sage green dining room, for the most part the wooden floor is covered with a large Persian rug in hues of blue and pink.
There is much to see and admire and if you intend to look at the Abbey, the Cloisters and the grounds then you will need to make a day of it.
The Fox Talbot Museum is well worth a visit, from time to time they hold photography exhibitions there. The museum focusses on the work of Henry Fox Talbot and the history of photography.
The museum is situated inside of a 15th century barn which lays at the entrance of the Abbey.
Tips for a visit to Lacock Abbey.
Make sure that you don't wear high heeled shoes!...they aren't allowed in the Abbey.
No photography is allowed in the house.
If you have a pushchair or a large bag they ask you to leave them at the door, it prevents damage to the fine furniture.
Wheelchairs, an electric battery chair and a Stannah lift are available if you ask.
A disabled toilet is in the main courtyard.
You can picnic in by the river or in the playing fields but not in the Abbey grounds.
Conducted tours for groups are available but need to be arranged prior to your visit.
Although the tea rooms and pubs look lovely we have usually taken a few sandwiches and a flask to save on the pennies!
There is a museum shop if you want a souvenir to take home.
They often run a children's quiz or a trail, a good idea to keep those little ones occupied!
They have converted a 16th century barn and welcome education or community visits, if you had a special occasion the barn can also be hired out as a function room.
Lacock Abbey is one of those experiences you never want to forget, everything about the day is special. The gardens are good to wander in, the Cloisters are an architectural wonder and the house is amazing.
The village of Laycock is worth seeing, it is quaint, picturesque and again an architectural gem.
If you choose to go during the Summer months then expect it to be very busy, it draws people from far and wide.
By road
3ml S of Chippenham. M4 exit 17, signposted to Chippenham (A350). Follow signs for Lacock, leading to main car park
A few weeks ago my boyfriend arranged a surprise day out. This was a rare occurance so I got very excited and couldn't wait to find out where we were going. When we got in the car I shut my eyes for the journey so I couldn't see where we were going. I had an inkling that we might end up in some sort of historic site as, both being history teachers, this is something that we enjoy doing and do quite a lot. I was really happy when I opened my eyes and discovered we were in Lacock. It was somewhere I had wanted to visit, especially having seen it on the TV a couple of weeks before.
History lesson alert!!! Lacock was founded by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, in the early 13th century. She was married to Henry II's illegitimate son so she wasn't short of a bob or two and left the abbey plus lots of land to the Augustinian Canonesses. They abbey continued to prosper until old Henry VIII came along and decided that he really wasn't quite rich enough and nicking all the monasteries would be the way forward. He sold Lacock off in 1539, and its new owner set about making it into a home. The house soon passed into the Talbot family. The abbey was donated to the National Trust in the 1940s but Matilda Talbot and has remained in the Trust's care ever since.
Lots of price combinations available. There is no student discount which we were annoyed about but they persuaded us to pay for a year's membership to the trust which was only £19 each for people under 25, so this is definately worth it if you visit these sorts of places a lot.
Abbey, museum, cloisters & grounds: £8.30, child £4.10, family (2 adults & 2 children) £21.20. Groups £7.40, child £3.70.
Museum, cloisters & grounds: £5.10, child £2.50, family (2 adults & 2 children) £12.90. Groups £4.60, child £2.30.
Abbey, cloisters & grounds: £6.70, child £3.40, family (2 adults & 2 children) £17.10. Groups £6, child £3.
Museum (winter): £3.60, child £1.80, family (2 adults & 2 children) £9.20. Groups £3.20, child £1.60
The entire Abbey and museum is open for most of the summer but certain parts close during the winter weekdays so if you want to see everything go on the weekend in the winter.
There is a National Trust car park very close to the Abbey, which costs about £1.50 (free to members). As far as I could tell most of the Abbey is accessible by wheelchair, athough some of the upstairs areas did not seem to be. The Abbey is located near Chippenham so there is fairly easy access from the M4.
On parking the car we followed the short route through the woods to the ticket office/museum/shop. Having paid our membership we then made our way around the museum. Unfortunately this was not an exibit about the Abbey, but rather about photography and the work of William Fox Talbot, one of the Abbey's owners. You can see some of his equipment, and other artefacts relating to his life. There was also a series of photographs of various personalities. This was my least favourite part of the visit as I just was not that interested in the exibits!
We then made our way to the Abbey itself. This was a short walk from the ticket office. Once there we went into the cloisters as the main house seems to open slightly later. The cloisters and the rooms off them were fascinating to me, parly because of my love of medieval history and partly because of my love of Harry Potter as the first two films had scenes shot here. In each of the rooms there was an information panel telling you what the room would have been and whether it had been used in the Harry Potter films. There was also information on Ela and her foundation and about the Abbey during World War One. This part of the house was the most interesting for me, but I felt that they could have made more of it.
We then wandered around the grounds. There are some lovely woodland areas to walk around (as long as its dry!)
Next we went around the house's main rooms. When you enter you can buy a guide but we decided to go it alone. In each room there are information cards and books, telling you about the main pieces of furniture and paintings. These were useful but they looked tired and needed updating. The rooms are laid out as they would have been in the 18th or 19th century. There are some beautiful pieces of furniture and paintings. This part of the house was interesting but for me, not as much as the cloisters. This was a personal preference however.
I would have been a little disappointed if I had paid over £8 for this as I did not think there was enough in the Abbey to warrant this price. However, I would still recommend a visit as the house is beautiful and the cloisters were very interesting. If you enjoy historic buildings then this is a must.
While you are in Lacock, make sure you visit the village as well. Fans of the Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice will be able to spot some familiar sites (yes I did get excited and no, Mr Tart did not appreciate my constant reminders of the lake scene!). It is like stepping into the 19th century (well if you take away the cars!). There is a lovely church as well. The National Trust takes care of the village as well.
In conclusion, definately recommended for all those of you who can't get enough history (like me) and those who just like looking at beautiful places.
Thanks for reading!
Lacock abbey is a country house created out of a medieval abbey, the home of William Henry Fox Talbot, a pioneer of photography. Visit and enjoy the newly-restored botanic gardens. There is a fascinating museum dedicated to the 'Father of Modern Photography'. The former abbey has been the location for films: Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, Moll Flanders and Emma.

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What phrases annoy you in common conversation
I dont like the word "what" as an answer when a person is being called.Sound rude to me....
Quoting QueenoftheMae:
Can I ask you a question?
Apparently. You just did!
I know that it's correct to say "coo-pon" for coupon (instead of "kew-pon," which is also correct) but it drives me crazy. I obviously have some sort of weird complex but I automatically think "poop-on." I know, I'm a dork.
although I see a lot of good ones I would have to say the phrases tha bother me the most are 1) "my bad"...it bothered me when it first came out and still kills me today. The 2nd one is... "whatever"...it seems to be used when someone has lost an argument and can't find anything else to say.
When two adults are having a non-joking (is this a word?) conversation, one of the adults asks "Are you serious?"........... Like Hell Yeah I'm serious, I just said my damn house is on fire u BIG McStupid!!! LOL -
PS: My house really isn't on fire, I was just using that as an example, lol
Quoting clairewait:
Everything that has been said so far... LORD. Yes. To all of it.
I also really hate "No worries!"
I don't know. To me it is such a passifist approach to life. Like, you can do anything or say anything to me and I will completely pretend not to be bothered. This personality irks me.
UGGGHHH!!! This is my ex-husband's FAVORITE thing to say and it just makes we want to vomit!! Yeah, he has no worries....our son lives with me...in another state!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!
teen talk...all the kids (including girls) call everyone 'bro' and if someone gets mad or has an attitude, they're being 'salty'...i'm 38...haven't we been thru those enough times? yolo is getn on my last one and i am SO glad kids stopped saying 'beat it'...
I think the biggest one for me right now is "solid". One of the new hires at the office is maybe 21 and she constantly replies "solid" when you answer a question she may ask.....grates my nerves. Makes me hope I wasn't that annoying at her age! LOL


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Jerry Forster, who is the Conservation Technician for the Sheridan County Conservation District, is filling us in on this year's snow-pack stats:
This Saturday, January 30th, Anna Nelson, Miss Wyoming 2009, will be competing at the Miss America 2010 pageant in Las Vegas. Anna hails from Rock Springs, and was crowned at the WYO Theater in Sheridan last June. Her platform is Preventing Teen Alcohol Abuse, and her talent is a character dance done on point.
Begun about six years ago, the Pink Flamingo has grown into one of the most anticipated social fundraising events of the year. Proceeds from the Pink Flamingo go to Family Planning of the Big Horns, which uses the money to educate women on reproductive health and the importance of getting pap smears to detect cervical cancer and mammograms to detect breast cancer.


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This planned power line threatens my health
My name is Ellen Hamilton and I am an 11-year-old pupil at St Patrick's High School, Keady in Co Armagh. I live very close to the proposed 400kv interconnector lines that NIE is looking planning permission for.
I am really worried about the effects of this line if the Planning Department gives NIE permission to go ahead. People might wonder why I would be even thinking about electricity lines and pylons since I am only 11.
Well, this is the most powerful line yet in Northern Ireland and there is a lot of research to show that this type of line is very dangerous - especially for children.
I am only a young person and there are hundreds of young people just like me who live all along this proposed route.
I know my parents are very worried and it is a big issue in our community at the moment.
My bus route to and from school coincides exactly with the route of this line.
Nobody can give me reassurances - not even my mum and dad - that this line will not have a negative impact on my health, or my family's health. If I can't get these reassurances, then I think this line should not be allowed.
It makes me very angry when I am told by adults that this line can be put underground where it will not cause health problems.
My future, and that of all the young people along this line, is in the hands of planners, so let's hope they make NIE put this line underground.
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State representative Doug Wiles visits with Hastings Elementary School fourth grader LaJohndrio Rollins during a tour of the school on Monday, January 26, 2004.
By PETER WILLOTT, Staff HASTINGS -- To see how legislation impacts schools, House Minority Leader Doug Wiles (D-St. Augustine), visited Hastings Elementary School on Monday.
Wiles' visit was part of Take Your Legislator to School Day, a statewide event coordinated by the Florida School Boards Association.
The purpose of the event was to increases lawmakers' awareness of educational issues.
Out of 64 school districts statewide, St. Johns County is one of 32 that participated.
Rep. Don Davis (R-Jacksonville) and Rep. Dick Kravitz (R-Orange Park), who also represent parts of St. Johns County, visited schools in Duval County. Sen. Stephen Wise (R-Jacksonville) visited a school in Nassau County, while Sen. Tony Hill (D-Jacksonville) and Senate President Jim King (R-Jacksonville) did not participate.
"It's good to be with you today," Wiles told the school during the daily televised morning announcements. "It's important that I understand what really impacts you."
Wiles, accompanied by Principal Skeeter Key, toured classrooms and discussed issues facing the school.
"What is your biggest need?" Wiles asked Key. "If you could have one thing, what would it be?"
Key said he would like to extend the school year from 180 days to 200 to increase learning time for children. Key said he also would like to see the school district administer and run a universal pre-kindergarten program so all students begin kindergarten on the same academic level.
"We would have readers by the time they're in kindergarten," Key said. "I think it's going to help everybody."
The two also talked about the disadvantages of grading schools.
Hastings Elementary received a D grade last school year.
"If you have a grade of a D, parents don't want to send their kids here, teachers don't want to apply for jobs here," Key said. "There's a stigma that follows (the grade). You want to get the best teachers in those areas."
Wiles said a solution to attracting teachers might be to provide an incentive, such as funding for a master's degree, for them to teach in an inter-city or low performance school.
Cynthia Williams, assistant principal, said she was pleased with Wiles' visit.
"Of course, we love the opportunity for our legislators to come out and experience the school hands-on with our students," she said. "(Hopefully) ... he'll have a better understanding when he goes back to Tallahassee and votes on issues that impact our students."
Wiles said he picked Hastings Elementary because he's known Key for many years and the two have always approached each other with concerns.
"The only way I can do my job is to stay connected to the issues," Wiles said.
Hastings Elementary has about 300 students and will be replaced by a new elementary school in the south in 2005.
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Dec. 8, 2000
The Three Goals
Poem: The Three Goals, by David Budbill, from Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse (Copper Canyon Press).
The Three Goals
The first goal is to see the thing in itself
in and for itself, to see it simply and clearly
for what it is.
No symbolism, please.
The second goal is to see each individual thing
as unified, as one, with all the other
ten thousand things.
In this regard, a little wine helps a lot.
The third goal is to grasp the first and the second goals,
to see the universal in the particular,
Regarding this one, call me when you get it.
It's the birthday of novelist Mary Gordon, born on Long Island (1949). Her father had converted from Judaism to Catholicism, and her novels and short stories concern growing up Catholic in America. Her books include Final Payments (1978), The Rest of Life (3 novellas, 1993), Spending (1998), and a memoir, Seeing Through Places: Reflections on Geography and Identity (1999). Mary Gordon said,
"Even though life is quite a sad business, you can have a good time in the middle of it. I like to laugh, and I think the unsung, real literary geniuses of the world are people who write jokes. Both the Irish and Jews are very fatalistic, but they laugh a lot. Only the Protestants think that every day in every way, life is getting better and better. What do they know?"
It's the birthday of poet, story-writer and critic Delmore Schwartz, born in Brooklyn (1913). He found fame with his very first book, published when he was 26: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, a collection of short stories and lyric poems. Brilliant but mentally unstable, Schwartz served as the model for the title character in Saul Bellows novel Humboldt's Gift (1975).
It's the birthday of novelist and playwright Richard Llewellyn, born in Pembrokeshire, Wales (1906). Hes best known for his novel How Green Was My Valley (1939).
It's the birthday of cartoonist Elsie Crisler Segar, the creator of "Popeye." He was born in Chester, Illinois (1894).
It's the birthday of humorist James Thurber, born in Columbus, Ohio (1894). In 1927 he met E.B. White at a party and talked his way onto the staff of The New Yorker. He created the classic daydreaming hero in his story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947), and ridiculed psychoanalysis in a book written with E.B. White, Is Sex Necessary? (1929). Thurber, who went blind in mid-life, recalled his New Yorker career in a memoir, The Years With Ross (1959). He also wrote the children's books The 13 Clocks (1950) and The Wonderful O (1957).
It's the birthday of novelist Hervey Allen, born in Pittsburgh (1889). He was the author of the historical novel Anthony Adverse (1933), set in Napoleonic Europe. The book included several passages that were more candid on sexual matters than the public was then accustomed to, and it became quite famous for this in the mid 30s.
On this day in 1886, the American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio. Samuel Gompers served as the AFL's first President, and remained its leader until 1924. Gompers said: "The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. You can't weigh the soul of a man with a bar of pig iron."
It's the birthday of Queen Christina of Sweden, born in Stockholm (1626). She abdicated her throne after 10 years, and moved to Rome to become a Catholic.
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Many people grumbled when the International Astronomical Union kicked Pluto off the planet list in 2006, and a simple web search shows the controversy is far from over.
"The great planet debate" returns pages of links on Google, illustrating how contentious the issue remains for both the public and the scientific community.
The debate returns to Tucson this Friday, Nov. 21. Mike Brown, the CalTech astronomer whose discoveries helped lead to Pluto's ouster as the ninth planet, speaks on "How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the University of Arizona's Integrated Learning Center, Room 120. The talk is free to the public.
In August, the question of Pluto's status fueled a three-day conference at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab entitled "The Great Planet Debate: Science as Process." During the conference, planetary scientist Mark Sykes and astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson squared off for a one-on-one debate over the value of various planet definitions and the place for Pluto and other objects in our solar system. Sykes is director of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute, and Tyson is director of New York City's Hayden Planetarium and host of the NOVA Science Now TV series.
The topic resurfaced again in late August, during the Planetary Science Institute's annual retreat at Tucson's Westward Look Resort. Larry Lebofsky, a PSI senior education specialist, presented "The Great Planet Debate: A Great Teaching Moment."
Although some find it distressing that the scientific community can't agree on what a planet is and what it isn't, Lebofsky, who also is co-editor of Meteorite magazine, sees it as an opportunity to explain how science works.
"Science is not black and white," Lebofsky said. "The answers aren't always 'yes' or 'no.' There can be a range of answers that suit different scientific needs."
To illustrate this point when teaching, Lebofsky asks groups of K-12 students to categorize balls of different sizes, colors and textures. Some students organize the balls by size, while others divide them by sport, color or some other system.
Then, Lebofsky shows the students that the same can be done with solar system objects. Some are gas giants, some have atmospheres, some are rocky, some are large, some are small.
"I let the students decide whether they think an object is a planet, and they disagree and come up with different definitions," he said. "Then I tell them, 'Guess what? Scientists look at it the same way. They can't agree because they look at objects in different ways, too.'"
Sykes, for instance, says that if a non-stellar object is massive enough to be round and orbits a star, it ought to be a planet. The key here is that once an object gets that large, important geophysical processes begin. He lists 13 planets for our solar system, with room for more as new discoveries are made beyond Pluto.
On the other hand, Tyson wants to throw out the word "planet" and come up with new words and ways for organizing planet-like objects. He said Pluto is more like objects in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune's orbit.
Competing viewpoints and debate are what science is all about, and this high-profile argument provides educators with an opportunity to teach students that science is a process, not just a collection of facts, Lebofsky said.
Students learn to think critically when they're asked to study and compare the properties of planets and moons, he added.
"You look at Mars, and see canals," he said. "And you notice they look a lot like dry riverbeds in Arizona. So you think there might have been water flowing. But then you go to an object like Titan (a moon of Saturn that is larger than the planet Mercury) and you see similar canals. But you discover it's 100 degrees below zero on Titan, and they couldn't have been cut by water. So then you think it might be another fluid, something that's still liquid at those temperatures."
"Facts change," Lebofsky added. "What we know now may not be what we know two or three years from now. But learning to think critically and understanding how scientists organize facts to develop theories are lessons that will serve students for a lifetime."
For more on the Great Planet Debate go to http://www.newscientist.com and search for "Great Planet Debate Ends in Stalemate."


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Maybelline Super Stay 14hr Lipstick – Pout on Pink
Quantity: 3.3 g
Shade: Pout on Pink
Longstay lipstick that won't weigh you down No dragging, bleeding and drying Super rich color with super staying power Glides easily on lips Helps smoothen, soften, protect your lips Easy to use and store Looks and feels incredible
I found this online and I thought let me get this one too, most of us have some or the other shade of this range of course we know the famous ones, fuchsia, non stop red, stay with me coral and the like and this one looked like a nude pink and I thought let me get it,you can find it online. somehow this reminds me of Revlon peach and this 14hr perpetual peony too.
Later on I realized it might wash me out, this is more of a nude pink for very fair girls or who have pinkish and even skin tone, I would not say it washes me out but it does not do anything for my face or complexion. No doubt it is as good as the other shades in terms of quality but somehow it makes my lips look thinner and you know how they feel, this makes them appear dry.
The packaging is so cute with the entire pack colored the same as the lipstick. The color is a pinky peachy nude and it has this silvery frost feel to it but not that OTT, it looks very pigmented and one coat covers lip pigmentation, you can build it up and two coats give you an even pigmentation.
You know how these are, very soft to apply, no dragging but once you apply them they set and get almost smudge proof and hence these last long. Since this is a light shade it barely shows on me, and it lasts for 4 hours at least with meals, a meal lightens it but without a meal these lippies will last you 5+hours.
Let me tell you dry lips might not like them but I dont feel dry at all, somehow these feel non dry and light but look a little dry but these are far less drying than other mattes you would have tried so even non matte lovers could try it, the USP of course is the smudge resistant feel to them.
Of course the color is saturated enough, it looks exactly like the shade in the tube and no rubbing on and on is required. It is a very pretty light peachy shade for little lighter skin tones and younger girls will like it, if you think this might wash you out, skip it, there are many more shades to choose from.
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Meet the Robinsons draws to a close with that inspiring quote from Walt Disney. It not only succinctly summarizes the theme of the movie but the approach to the material that director Stephen Anderson and his sprawling staff of writers take as well. Meet the Robinsons is informed by Disney's past, but it shatters many of the comfortable formulas the studio's movies have settled into in recent years, bolstered by a spastic sense of humor and a wide-eyed sense of wonder that both harken back to some of Disney's most classic films while also looking confidently to the future. Meet the Robinsons is the strongest movie to come out of the studio in quite a long time, and hopefully it's just a hint of what we can look forward to in the years to come.
Twelve year old Lewis is an avid inventor, even if the machines he cobbles together have a tendency to...y'know, explode. He's a sweet kid, but his intense focus on his unstable inventions turn off the parade of prospective adoptive parents that swing by to meet the young orphan. Lewis wants to be part of a family more than anything, and after his 124th consecutive failed adoption interview, he decides to track down his birth mother. The only problem is that she left Lewis on the steps of the orphanage one rainy night twelve years ago, and no one knows who she is or has ever even seen her. Well, except for Lewis, who tries to dig up those long-lost memories of his mother from when he was a teeny, tiny baby by building a memory scanner, leading to lots of sleepless nights for him and his baseball-crazed roommate Goob.
Lewis puts the finishing touches on his memory scanner just in time to rush to the school's science fair, not ever even having had a chance to give the gizmo a whirl. As soon as Lewis strolls in, he's bombarded with questions by Wilbur Robinson, an oddball teenager with a cowlick coif and questionable credentials as a time-cop from the future. Wilbur warns Lewis to keep an eye out for the sinister Bowler Hat Guy, a sneering, moustache-twirling badnik cut from the Snidely Whiplash cloth who isn't quite sharp enough to pull off the whole villainy thing, instead leaving most of the heavy lifting to Doris, his sentient robotic bowler hat. Lewis shrugs off Wilbur's warnings, and when his memory scanner goes haywire and trashes everything in sight, he's ready to give up on inventing for good. Wilbur pleads with Lewis to give the scanner another shot, but his stabs at proving that he really is from the future leave 'em both stranded in the sparkling utopia of 2037. Wilbur tries frantically to steer Lewis away from his...oh, let's be nice and say "eccentric" extended family, all the while attempting to inspire him to fix the broken time machine and save the space-time continuum from the nefarious mechanations of Bowler Hat Guy and Doris.
Admittedly, Meet the Robinsons is a slow burn at first. The movie knows where it's going well before the audience does, and although the setup has its smirkingly charming moments -- Goob disinterestedly rambling on about baseball while helping Lewis string together his peanut butter and jelly machine, the movie continually teasing an audience that knows Lewis' device is going to splatter PB&J over every square inch of the room, and livening up a standard issue montage with an absolutely brilliant Rufus Wainwright song -- it settles somewhere in the neighborhood of just okay. Its earliest scenes are slower moving and nothing particularly memorable, double-underlining so much of the setup that the punchlines are generally pretty predictable.
...but then Wilbur whisks Lewis to the future, and that's when Meet the Robinsons really finds its footing. There's something so deliriously random about every turn the movie takes from there: a woodchuck inexplicably dangling off one character's arm, a Sinatra-styled singing frog possessed by a miniature, remote-controlled bowler bat in a pond-side bar, a Tyrannosaur Rex barely able to keep from tumbling over a cliff when he's plowed into by an oversized train set, a grainy, crackly kung-food fight, the, um, completely outta left field celebrity cameo when Wilbur is rattling off his family tree...and that's just barely nicking the surface. Meet the Robinsons has seven credited writers, and it's as if Disney shoved all of them into one tiny conference room, put 'em each on an IV drip of Jolt Cola and Pixy Stix, and had them hammer out the entire second act stream-of-consciousness style. These random, unexpected turns in the plot and the enthrallingly bizarre Robinson family are consistently hysterical, and yet there's a kind of coherence in this caffeine-addled hodgepodge of ideas that gels the way a polished, well-conceived film ought to. As left of center as the Robinsons are, Stephen Anderson and company keep them feeling charmingly odd rather than weird for weirdness' sake, so instantly endearing that it's easy to understand why Lewis would be so immediately fascinated by them.
Meet the Robinsons doesn't ever let up after that first jaunt to the future. It's consistently engaging and almost unrelentingly funny, and the breakneck pacing makes the movie seem as if it barely breaks the hour mark instead of clocking in at 90 minutes as it does. Every bit of the kinda-plodding setup is paid off wonderfully too, and I'm left with the distinct impression that I'll be a lot more keen on that first act my next time through. Meet the Robinsons' final moments are sweet without ever feeling cloying or saccharine, and if you catch me on the right day, I might even admit to getting kinda teary-eyed near the end. What an absolutely wonderful movie, from the strength of the voice acting to its inspired, oddball sense of humor to the drop-dead gorgeous visual style to its sincerity and emotional resonance. I also appreciated that Meet the Robinsons steps away from the traditional "believe in yourself" moral in favor of "keep moving forward". It's not subtle, no, but Meet the Robinsons delivers that message creatively instead of just bludgeoning the audience over the head with a couple of weepy monologues, and the idea of letting go of your past...looking to the future while realizing that it's okay to stumble along the way...is so much more meaningful anyway. Very, very highly recommended.
Video: No other studio on either high definition format has been able to match the spectacular quality of Disney's Blu-ray discs, and the 1.78:1 AVC-encoded video of Meet the Robinsons continues their string of jaw-droppingly perfect releases. The image is brimming with fine detail, from the pebbled texture of the T-Rex's skin to the distinctness of each individual blade of grass on the Robinsons' front lawn. Its colors, particularly after Lewis leaps forward into the future with Wilbur, leap off the screen. Bright, vivid, and sumptuously saturated, these are the sorts of hues that DVD could never hope to fully reproduce. Nothing about Meet the Robinsons' razor sharp and richly textured image disappoints. As this is a direct-digital transfer, there aren't any print flaws to sneak in, and not a single compression hiccup was spotted throughout. Though not quite as immaculate as a Pixar production, Meet the Robinsons has a gorgeous visual style that translates beautifully in high definition -- there are some shots that look lovingly painted rather than rendered on a bank of computers, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment -- and this is easily one of the most instantly striking releases I've seen on either of these next-gen formats.
Audio: Disney has included another of their 24 bit uncompressed PCM soundtracks on this disc. The sound design of Meet the Robinsons isn't as kinetic or hyperactive as a lot of the other computer animated movies I've seen over the past few years, but it's still a very strong effort. The lower frequencies are tight and punchy, and the surrounds get a fair amount of use, most aggressively in the more action-oriented sequences. The voice acting comes through perfectly, nicely balanced in the mix against the music and whirring sound effects. The depth and clarity of the soundtrack are both outstanding, making for an overall impressive experience.
One of the most intriguing audio options is an isolated effects track -- no dialogue, no music, just sound effects. Also included are Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks and optional subtitle streams in English, French, and Spanish.
Extras: Almost all of the extras on this Blu-ray disc are presented in high definition. The disc opens with a set of high def plugs for Enchanted, Wall-E, and Ratatouille, but don't be quick to mash the 'title menu' button on your remote your first time through -- Enchanted kicks off with high definition excerpts of a slew of Disney animated films, leaving me even more eagerly awaiting their arrival on Blu-ray.
Director Stephen Anderson chimes in with a great audio commentary, focusing much more on the way the characters and story evolved throughout the lengthy development process rather than the nuts and bolts of production. Anderson notes his attachment to the material, being an adopted child himself, delving into everything from the way Lewis' first encounters with the Robinsons are almost like a date, side-stepping around the recording of voice actors who hit puberty while production was underway, why the two time machines look so different from one another, and using vivid primary colors, smoother textures, and rounded edges to contrast the future from the present. The bits with the "special guest" that pops up a few times are kinda goofy, but they're short enough to not really get in the way. Definitely worth a listen.
The 18 minute making-of featurette "Inventing the Robinsons" runs through the earliest days of production, from the real-life family members that inspired A Day with Wilbur Robinson to a scrapped live-action adaptation of William Joyce's book. Headed up by Stephen Anderson, the featurette then delves into the unconventional process of Meet the Robinsons being storyboarded in its entirety and screened for the studio before getting the green light, and the footage shown gives some indication how drastically the movie changed over the years. "Inventing the Robinsons" spends a good bit of time on the designs of the characters, the recording of the voice actors, and all of the music scattered throughout the movie. I'm geeky enough to have wanted to hear more about the technical end of things, which gets kind of short thrift on the disc, but this is a solid featurette.
Also presented in high definition is a reel of six deleted and extended scenes, each opening with a video introduction by Stephen Anderson and running just over twenty minutes in total. The footage is a mix of polished computer graphics, rough black-and-white renders, and sketched storyboards, including a less effective way of dragging Lewis to the Robinsons' futuristic home, Carl the robot cowering in a closet after bumping into Lewis for the first time, the Robinsons attempting to boost Lewis' self-confidence as a budding inventor, and an alternate take on the way things are wrapped up in the movie's final moments. It's appreciated to be able to see the way fairly small changes can dramatically improve the finished product; there are certainly some good ideas in here, but the way they were polished in the final film are a lot stronger.
Only three of the disc's extras are presented in standard definition. First up is "Keep Moving Forward: Inventions That Shaped the World", a six and a half minute piece rattling off a list of inventions like the wheel, the printing press, and the airplane, in between clips from eight hojillion Disney movies. It's okay, but it's the type of filler they drop in between shows on the Disney Channel. There are also music videos for Rob Thomas' "Little Wonders" alongside "Kids of the Future", a Jonas Brothers song updating an old Kim Wilde favorite.
There are two Java-based games exclusive to the Blu-ray release. The first of 'em is "Bowler Hat Barrage", a side-scrolling shooter a la "Gradius" that plays a little choppier than I'd like on my PS3. Less demanding on the player is "Family Function 5000", a trivia game that has viewers helping Lewis line up the Robinson family tree. A 'movie showcase' rounds out the extras, compiling a set of three excerpts from Meet the Robinsons that Disney has set aside for Blu-ray enthusiasts to show off their home theater rigs.
Conclusion: Meet the Robinsons snuck in under the radar during its theatrical run this summer, but it's a wonderful movie -- by far Disney's best in several years -- and is well-worth discovering on Blu-ray. The disc looks and sounds amazing in high definition, in keeping with Disney's stellar level of quality that no studio on either high-definition format has been able to approach. Its extras are meaty enough to deserve a spin, and as much as I liked Meet the Robinsons the first time through, I get the impression that I'll have an even greater appreciation for it with a second look. Highly Recommended.
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Legendary Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg Is Back In Business
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The real-life Jerry Maguire is back in business.
Leigh Steinberg has been recertified as an agent by the NFL Players Association and launched Steinberg Sports and Entertainment on Friday
Steinberg, the inspiration for Tom Cruise's character in "Jerry Maguire," says he'll represent football players starting with next spring's NFL draft. He hopes to expand into baseball, basketball, hockey, golf tennis, MMA and consult on TV shows and movies.
The former super agent's certification lapsed during his battle with alcoholism. He also went through bankruptcy.
He once represented half the NFL's starting quarterbacks, and seven of his former clients are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Says the 64-year-old Steinberg: "I'm not looking to compete with my past."


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Bucks Off Road Sportive roll call....
I know it's been dry but there's a fair bit of rain due twixt now and then not least Saturday night
Both my bikes on rons and ralphs..............
I rode the 132k last year on a x-king/race king supersonic combo and whilst not ideal considering the conditions last year it was ok. This year I'll be running the same combo but 2.2 tubeless, pretty good so far but still trying different pressures (wasn't a good combo for the HoNC this year though!)
Hoping on riding the 132k again this year but my wife was taken into hospital yesterday afternoon so no idea yet if i'll be going or not
@kryton57 - you may also need to trim down below & reduce friction
As for the bloody weather , as Kryton says ,it;'s going to be v windy ,plus there's plenty of spring growth to dry it up.
If the forecast showers are sustained ,I'll let a psi out of my crossmarks.
Still not decided on the bike - the safety net of a granny ring is beckoning........
Looking forward to it.
ace sparky - hope your missus is ok.
Best wishes to mrs ace sparky
Me and three friends doing the long route on hardtails. Me on a Hummer. Tempting to go rigid 29er singlespeed.
Sub 7 hours past 2 years
"Sub 7 hours past 2 years"
Does that include the hour you spent crying at the second feed station? Oh Philip.
I'm carbo loading with Leffe.
Wonder if I'll be on the oldest bike. 1999 Marin...
Wonder if I'll be on the newest bike? Trek 29er due to be collected tomorrow morning...to replace an old Marin that would also have been one of the oldest out there - but is now in two pieces (for the third and last time !)
woohoo the good lady is out of hospital and safely back at home (she is much better now thanks to all those who asked).
Which means I'll be down for the 132k, missed a few planned short, easy rides this week(expected) but I'll be out later for a quick spin of the legs. If conditions and traffic aren't too bad I'm hopeful for about 6hrs, a puncture and a foot,pedal interface problem(the sole came of one of my sidi's just before the last feed station)which slowed me down last year(also happened this year at the Honc with the other shoe )
I was contemplating a 75mile local road sportive today which has a wicked finish up a steep cobbled climb but I thankfully managed to talk myself out of it, thought I might just be asking a bit too much out of my legs.
Finally managed to fit and bed in new brake pads last night in between rain showers so the bike is all good now, right now I'm off to wash the car and fit the roof carrier.
Nice one for Mrs ace-sparky.
6hrs? That's a 15mph average - please tell me your on a Crosser?
I'll be attempting the 100k. This will be the 4th time for me. I'm expecting the trails to be in pretty good condition. They were nice and dry a few weeks back, and the recent showers should have done nothing more than damped down some of the dust (I hope).
6hrs? That's a 15mph average - please tell me your on a Crosser?
It's less than 14mph actually.
Ha, you are right. Maybe my sub 8 hours aim is more achievable than I think.
6hrs? That's a 15mph average - please tell me your on a Crosser?
Avg 13.5 - 14mph will put you around 6 - 6.5hr mark.
No crosser for me,I'll be on a pretty light 2008 Anthem.
so its tomorrow..
bit more wet stuff forecast today, but i would expect most trails to dry quickly
the nettles are late this year
the long route usually covers some of my local stuff, so the guy on the black harddtail, riding the wrong way, saying hi...thats me.
have fun all
semi slicks off...2.35s on. gonna be a hard day.
1st event ever I've thought 'wow that's amazing value' £20=132km of top (dry!) riding, endless yummy cake, bananas, drink, pint glass and a free pint of Stowford Press to put in it. Brilliant day out with a good group of riders too. Thanks to WDMBC for organising it.
Some people taking it all a little too seriously; skidding into feed stations and not stopping for an ice cream
Good event though I thought the course wasn't quite as good as last year.
Really? Never done it before so can't compare. Were there any big changes?
Maybe I'm getting used to it! I just thought there was a bit more road than last time but it's still got a great atmosphere.
great conditions out in the chilterns this morning too didn't bother with sportive but only cause I forgot about it
Was a good ride. Was in a quick group who started being picked apart by punctures until only 3 of us left.
Scraped a 6.40 for the long route and just missed the rain!
Tell me about it - we lost 2 of our group to punctures too.
I really enjoyed the event - just fantastic to nimble around and not worry about the lost second here and there.
Enjoyed that, put in 7:26 with a target of 8hrs for the 132k so
I'm chuffed.
Great riding. Sore now though, in sure this red wine will sort it....
Great ride. What a wonderful way to spend a day.
Apologies to the 2 lads I took 100 yards down the wrong way near the end.
"I just thought there was a bit more road than last time"
I think it just felt that way because the off road sections were so fast and dry, so you you got back to the road that much quicker. I did the 100km in just over 6 hours, my fastest ever.
I'm one of the puncture victims, we were going great guns (42km in the first 2hrs) then I sliced open a tyre on one of those really steep little climbs...you know the ones I'm talking about.
Lesons learned
1. Dont bother trying a trailside repair of a tubeless tyre, just bang a tube in and get going.
2. Dont forget to check a tubeless tyre for thorns!
Tube went straight down, I couldnt find the hole so limped down to Amersham where I was glad to find a bike shop open who were good enough to charge me £8.50 for an inner tube. Yes I'm glad they were there and open, but seriously people wonder why we all buy stuff online.
Great day, thanks as ever to Chris Denman of WDMBC, that man really grafts away to put on terrific events for us. Next one I think is the Night of the Knobbly Tread and Duathlon at Black Park in October.
A really good event with some really beautiful bits of singletrack/countryside.
One puncture here & got lost a couple of times near Princes Risborough
& Great Missenden ( I think) and ended up taking an unplanned shortcut( wasn't complaining at the time!).
Big thanks to Kryton and his riding buddy (1x10 Br!) for dragging me back the last 15 miles.
A bigger thanks to the event sponsors - Lindt!!
Thought the signs were poor, but great place to ride. All in cracking day
Signs were nearly all there - our group of 4-6 spotted them between us at nearly every turn.
4 of us had the route on a GPS and that was perfect.
Lovely day out, great route!
One particularly stunning downhill right at the farthest point - really fast, trees rushing past, seemed to just keep on going for ages. Got to the bottom, after a while I reached a road, and, no signs to be seen anywhere....
It was a long walk back!
Without the GPS bonging "off course" we would have missed a few due to speed more than anything else. GPS are quite cheap these days...
Yep...you need a GPS on this one
No GPS here (work of the devil) and not a missed turn.
(Ok apart from that bit near the end).
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At age eight Mexico's most well respected surfer, Carlos "Coco" Nogales, sold gum on the street in Mexico City. He was a runaway, sleeping in bushes and bus stops. If the police caught him they would throw him in a juvenile detention center, or worse, send him back to his mom's house. So he hid under newspapers at night and slaved on the streets for pesos by day. Anything to survive.
He saved up, and after seven months he bought a bus ticket to Acapulco. There he met another street kid, a few years older than he, who spoke majestically of a place called Puerto Escondido, a small family town where young kids could ride surfboards on the big waves.
A week later, Coco was caught by the police and interrogated at gunpoint for leads to the Acapulco drug cartel. That night he decided it was time to move again. He took the sum of his belongings in his duffle bag and bought a bus ticket for destiny: Puerto Escondido.
At 26, Coco is 18 years from when he first set foot on the dusty streets of his new hometown, the "Hidden Port," Puerto Escondido. He's racked up more tube time, and ridden more deadly waves than virtually anyone, anywhere. Today Coco has achieved his dream of making money from surfing, and he's busily helping to foster the next generation of Puerto Escondido super stars.
But that's not all. On the back of international tourism and commerce from surfers who come to ride the "Mexican Pipeline," sleepy Puerto Escondido has become a buzzing city with resorts, restaurants and an airport, and that expansion has come with dire consequences.
The golden grains of sand that grace Puerto's illustrious beach and form its famous sandbars are disappearing. Construction has shored up the beachfront sand flow and stemmed the tide of erosion up river.
Fearing Puerto Escondido will become extinct like legendary Mexican surf break Petacalco, Coco and others are gathering steam and taking their concerns to the Mexican government. We spoke with the native Spanish speaker (in English) about how he's seeking to combat the degradation of his home, about the surf culture in Puerto Escondido, and his incredible ride thus far.–Ross Garrett
When did you begin to notice the sandbars at Puerto Escondido weren't coming back as quickly as they used to?
For the last five years there's been construction on the beach; palapas and all these concrete things. They make the sand tight, so now you need a huge swell to clean the beach. And even then, the sandbar will be good for a short while and then it gets shit again. Before, on the beach it was bushes. Natural plants. And when it rained, water would bring rocks and sand from the mountains. Also, there's a rock jetty in the bay and the current that used to push all the sand around the bay and out to sea puts the sand on the jetty. It makes a rip, and it's affecting the surf a lot.
So you got a group together to help stop this?
Yeah. The association of lifeguards, the association of surfing and the association of hotels, they're trying to stop the construction. At least they're thinking about it. They see it's bad, but there's a lot of signature signing and all these papers that have to go to the government. And just two days ago, I heard that between the beach and the hotels, they want to put in a boardwalk for people to ride the bikes, to skate, to put the basketball. That would be f–ked.
How else has Puerto changed since you first moved there?
Puerto used to be a very small town and it was all family. I was used to being in big cities like Mexico City and Acapulco, with a lot of violence and where you have to watch your back from all these bad crazy people. But Puerto was so nice. When I first came to Puerto, one of the most local guys, Fidencio Silva, let me stay at his mom's restaurant and sleep in the hammock and work in the kitchen and she fed me. After that, I met Miguel Ramirez, the ding repair guy and his brother Juan. They were the tough locals back then. Juan and Miguel used to go to the restaurant to get drunk and all f—ed up, and that's where I met them. Juan sent me to his mom's house with his seven brothers, all surfers. I lived there for three years and I also got to help Miguel doing the dings; sanding, this, that. That got me into surfing. I was so lucky. When I came to Puerto, I met the right guys and they accepted me. I didn't realize how heavy that was until now. Like a one in a million. They put me through school when I was living with them. Now, we're like family. They're like brothers.
Did you learn English in that school?
I first learned English in the beach. Back in the day it used to be all these surfers from California and they used to call me Chico Business because I was always doing some kind of business. Then I moved to California and I went to high school in Santa Monica for two years when I was 14.
What made you want to go to the United States?
These guys I met in Puerto from Venice Beach, all surfers, Rick Massie and Chris Garcia. I lived with them.
So did you finish High School in America?
No. I left in the 11th grade. I was missing Puerto so much. Venice was so different. I was used to having more freedom. I knew it was good for me, and my friends were pushing me, "Go to school. If the police see you, they're going to lock you up, so you have to go to school." I did two years but then I just give up. I was missing Puerto.
Did you have a visa, or were you illegal in Santa Monica?
I was illegal. I crossed the border and those crazy things. Running the border, putting your life through that.
How would you get across the border when you'd go?
Up in the mountains, the Mesa de Otay in Tijuana. You stay there until midnight and watch. If the immigration is slow, you just start running and hiding. The last time I did it, it was December and it was raining. It was so cold, and you're always watching your back. I've been in Tijuana many times without money, not even 20 cents, trying to make it to the other side and just getting stuck there with no food no nothing. I remember once, I was 15 or 16, and I got lost there with no money. I was crying, I was so worried. You don't want to go back to Puerto like that. You want to make it, you know?
What was the most terrifying trip you've had across the border?
The last time. It was 12 at night with this guy I met in Tijuana. It was raining, wet with mud, and we were running all night through the mountains. Finally we got to San Ysidro and there was a sewage tunnel he knew of. It was really dark and tiny but I didn't have a choice. I wasn't saying no. So I go inside there and couldn't see anything. We were going in there for like 40 minutes and I like, how you call it? Asphobia?
Yeah. Like fuck man. And then walking and stepping through things that you don't see but you go on and it's so gross. Finally, I see a little hole of light way down there, and I made it. Even though we made it, I wasn't doing that again. So many people die doing that.
You didn't just want to stay in America after that?
No. To be honest, I didn't go to America for the work. It was more for the surfing. I didn't go there to stay and make a life, otherwise I would have done it already. The purpose was to make my dream come true because if I just stayed here in Puerto and surf, people forget about me. After that winter, I decided to go back to Puerto to do my Army service so I could get my passport and my visa.
You can't get a Mexican passport without serving in the Army?