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Lightning Motorcycles electric bike with Remy motor cracks 200 mph
17 August 2011
Using a Remy propulsion electric motor, Lightning Motorcycles, LLC. blasted through the land speed record for production electric bikes by 30 mph to be crowned the first electric bike to exceed 200 mph.
In a 14 August SCTA (Southern California Timing Association)-sanctioned run at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, Lightning—the 2010 land speed record holder—achieved 206.079 mph, topping its 2010 speed of 176 mph. The bike was ridden by Paul Thede, principal of Race Tech and the developer of the Lightning suspension system.
This record speed win coincides with the signing of a long-term supply agreement in which Remy International, Inc. will provide Lightning Motorcycles with the Remy HVH250 electric propulsion motor (earlier post) for use in Lightning Motorcycles' commercial electric motorcycles and its professional racing Lightning Superbikes. Lightning Motorcycles is a California-based motorcycle engineering firm using competition to spur innovation. In addition to its commercial bikes now sold in North America, Asia and Europe, Lightning is already manufacturing their Superbikes with a Remy HVH250 motor for sale.
Remy's HVH250 electric propulsion motors have award-winning, patented High Voltage Hairpin stator winding technology within a compact housing that is easily integrated into nearly all hybrid and electric applications from motorcycles to autos, SUVs, trucks, buses and off-road vehicles. Based on the success of the HVH250, a new powerful HVH410 is now available for heavy duty applications. Today, there are more than 90,000 Remy motors on the road.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Everyone expected the freewheeling left-hander to make history on Sunday at Augusta National, just not this southpaw.
As dusk descended on Augusta National late Sunday, club chairman Billy Payne broke the damp silence and announced, "Charl (Schwartzel), would you do me the great honor of placing the green jacket on Bubba."
It's a sentence few outside of Bagdad, Fla., ever expected to be uttered on these hallowed grounds.
But if Bubba Watson isn't exactly the lefty everyone expected to win the year's first major, he proved to be every bit as thrilling as Phil Mickelson on another frantic Sunday afternoon on the former fruit nursery.
With a scorching run of four consecutive birdies starting at No. 13 Watson pulled even with Louis Oosthuizen and weathered a two-hole playoff, a collection of wayward tee balls and a mind with more side roads than this cozy north Georgia enclave.
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"I've never had a dream go this far so I can't say it's a dream come true," said Watson, who closed with a 68 to match Oosthuizen at 10 under and force the second playoff in four years. "I dreamed about it, I just never made the putt."
After a first-hole three-putt Watson made everything that mattered on a Chamber of Commerce afternoon, quietly keeping pace with the quiet South African until his birdie burst on the back nine, the first a bounce-back kick-start at the par-5 13th hole following a three-putt from the back fringe on No. 12.
At the 14th Watson rolled in a 6-footer and followed with a two-putt birdie putt on the 15th and completed his run with an 8-iron to 8 feet at the 16th hole. From there it was a question of attrition, not against Oosthuizen, but himself.
Following missed birdie attempts at the 72nd hole (20 feet) and the first playoff hole (8 feet) that would have ended the drama, Watson pulled his tee shot in the second extra frame into the woods right of the 10th fairway.
From 164 yards and with no sight of the green, Watson did what he does best, roping a 52-degree wedge 40 yards around a TV tower to 12 feet.
"Pretty easy," Watson laughed.
Truth is the game has been anything but easy for Watson in recent years. The talent was willing, but the mind always racing, rebelling at the worst possible moments in the past and undermining one of the game's most creative players.
On Sunday at Augusta National Watson didn't so much beat Oosthuizen – or Mickelson, who finished tied for third – as much as he beat the demons and doubts that swirl within.
"He's so emotional and wears it on his sleeve," said Johan Elliot, a member of Watson's management team. "He's been emotional this week, but the last two mornings he's been very calm and it's been very apparent."
Inwardly, perhaps, but calm doesn't begin to characterize Sunday's drama.
When Watson two-putted for par at the second extra hole after Oosthuizen failed to get up-and-down from in front of the green he ended a day that began with one of the most historic shots in Masters history.
Less than 30 minutes into the leaders' final round Oosthuizen roped a 4-iron on the par-5 second hole that flew 210 yards to the front of the green and didn't stop rolling until it dropped into the hole.
It was just the fourth double eagle in Masters' history, the first at the second hole and vaulted Oosthuizen into the lead at 10 under.
Hmmm, a South African holes out from the fairway on his outward nine on Sunday at Augusta National. Believe we've seen, and heard, this before.
"I needed to pitch it about five or six paces on the green and I knew if I get it right it's going to feed towards the hole, but I never thought it would go in," said Oosthuizen, who finished with a 69 for his best Masters showing.
Although he maintained the lead throughout the afternoon, Oosthuizen would play his next 18 holes (including the playoff) in 1 over par, including his bogey at the last.
Yet as surprising as Oosthuizen's shot at the second was it somehow paled in comparison to Mickelson's meltdown at the fourth hole when his tee shot ricocheted off the bleachers left of the green and into the woods.
From there Mickelson took as many swings right-handed at the par 3 as Oosthuizen took on the par-5 second. All told Lefty needed five swings to reach the green and tumbled outside the top five.
Mickelson's quest to win his fourth green jacket was defined, and ultimately derailed, by three numbers – two triple bogeys (No. 10 on Thursday and the fourth on Sunday) and 30, his closing nine on Saturday to give him a spot in Sunday's final pairing.
It was quintessential "Thrill," at his best and worst.
"It hit the metal railing and shot into the trees," Mickelson said. "Not only was it unplayable but I couldn't take an unplayable (lie). There was no place to go other than back to the tee. So I took the risk of trying to hit it a few times."
Although Peter Hanson, who began the day with a one-stroke lead over Mickelson, didn't collapse as spectacularly his demise was just as pronounced. The Swede played his first three holes in 2 over par and finished tied for third place with Matt Kuchar, Lee Westwood and Mickelson.
Nowhere this side of Las Vegas do one's fortunes change so dramatically.
At least Mickelson and Hanson had a chance on Sunday. Tiger Woods, who began the week as the betting favorite, opened with a pedestrian 72 and was never in the conversation on his way to his worst finish (T-40) at the Masters as a professional.
Ditto for Rory McIlroy, who didn't wait until the back nine on Sunday to unravel this year. The Ulsterman closed with rounds of 77-76 to finish tied with Woods, 15 strokes behind Watson.
There is one piece of good news for McIlroy. Watson's adventure down the 10th hole in the playoff may let him off the hook. No longer will visitors ask where McIlroy's tee shot in 2011 ended up. Instead they will march to the woods right of the fairway and marvel at Watson's imagination, if not his indifference for convention.
"I just hit a crazy shot I saw in my head," Watson figured when asked about his carving masterpiece.
It's a head finally filled with the conclusion to a dream that once never seemed possible.
Viewer's note: Catch a special edition of 'Feherty' with Bubba Watson Monday at 8 p.m. ET.


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Patriots Daily Briefing 07.27.11
Good morning. Here is your PDB for Wednesday, July 27, 2011. It contains all the links, info, analysis and occasional humor that you'll need to start your day. If you can't detect sarcasm or take yourself and/or football too seriously, this may not be your thing.
– Players report to training camp for physicals, meetings and conditioning test. There is no media access.
– Teams can continue to sign drafted and undrafted rookies. Team can negotiate but not sign their own free agents, and those from other teams.
– 9:00 a.m.: Coach Belichick press conference
– 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Morning practice (no pads)
– 11:30 a.m.: Team-selected players available to the media
– 3:30-5:30 p.m.: Afternoon practice (no pads)
– As the Patriots start training camp, Amalie Benjamin takes a look at CB Devin McCourty going into Year 2.
– Dan Shaughnessy says Patriots owner Robert Kraft has emerged as a latter-day Walter Brown.
– How is the Patriots' pass rush going to improve without Tully Banta-Cain? Bill Belichick has a plan he's not sharing with us. What, did you just think he took one long vacation during the lockout?
– The Patriots are happy to get back to work, Monique Walker writes.
– Logan Mankins will be at camp on time, writes Shalise Manza-Young.
I'm not as surprised as some people are about this (easy for me to say now). For one, if Mankins wanted a long-term contract with the Patriots there was essentially a deadline by Sept. 20, which is the last day you can sign a franchise to a multi-year contract. If he doesn't report on time, there's no chance at a long-term contract.
Two, last year it was totally understandable that Mankins didn't report on time. He got screwed by the system because of the owner's opt-out of the CBA and I would have been ticked off myself. He never should have been an RFA in his fifth year. But getting hit with the franchise tag, that's always been part of the rules no matter how many years he's put in. They can tag him forever if they want. Plus, he's getting paid $10.1 million — the average of the top five at his position. Not exactly a crappy RFA tender.
And three, from talking with people, I think Mankins has finally had enough of the drama and being connected to it, and he's finally going to take control of it. Sounds like being one of the plaintiffs in the antitrust case and having people like Jeff Kessler use him as a pawn without his knowledge — and, no matter what anyone says, Mankins' name was involved in settlement talks — has made Mankins say, 'Enough.' Also think the death of Myra Kraft, and also the role that Robert Kraft played during the negotiations while his wife was dying may have made Mankins take stock of what's important. Of course, we won't know anything for sure until Mankins finally agrees to a contract extension. That being said, they've been close to a deal before and not gotten it done.
– Here's an interactive training camp guide.
– Video of Patriots arriving by Zuri Berry.
– Photos of said arrivals.
– Lisa Zimmerman of CBS Rapid Reports says the Patriots are among those that have reached out to Jets FA WR Brad Smith. Wouldn't surprise me. He got squeezed out of playing time because of Braylon Edwards and Santonio Holmes. Smith is better than the Jets allowed him to show.
Here's the tally so far:
PATRIOTS—Additions: None. Subtractions: OLB Tully Banta-Cain, DB Tony Carter. Re-signings: None.
JETS—Additions: None. Subtractions: OL Damien Woody (retirement). Re-signings: RT Wayne Hunter.
BILLS: Additions: QB Tyler Thigpen (Dolphins). Subtractions: LB Paul Posluszny (Jaguars). Re-signings: None.
Further reading…
– QB Mark Sanchez may restructure his contract to give the Jets some cap flexibility. As if you needed further evidence that Sanchez is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
– The Jets are getting a lot of attention. And, boy, do they really hate that.
– The team wants to lockup WR Santonio Holmes and has reached out to All-World CB Nnamdi Asomugha. I really want to see how they're going to make this work under their cap. But GM Mike Tannenbaum is the cap master.
– The Dolphins are trolling the veteran quarterback market. You know, because Chad Henne is not good.
– Of course, they signed UDFA QB Pat Devlin so maybe the search is over.
– The lockout won't be helping the Dolphins' offense.
– My boy Greg Stoda says the Dolphins need to get Vince Young. Yeah, VY and South Beach…what could go wrong?
– The Bills lost ILB Paul Posluszny to the Jaguars. This is a big blow to an already mediocre defense that can't stop the run.
– WR Donte Stallworth won't be coming back. He just agreed to terms with the Redskins on a one-year deal.
– Norfolk native and former Boston College star QB Matt Hasselbeck landed where everybody thought he would with the Titans. Will be weird to see him in that uniform


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An Italian luxury yacht riddled with bullet holes was mysteriously found near Corsica while its captain is still missing.Ajaccio – An Italian-registered luxury yacht has been found half-submerged off the coast of Corsica, riddled with what appear to be bullet holes, officials on the French Mediterranean island said on Sunday.
The 15-metre motorboat named Veduevidue was spotted Friday by a sailboat with its prow under water, in deep water off the coast from Calvi, according to an official connected with the inquiry.
Divers sent to examine the boat, which is registered in Naples in the name of an Italian company, found its portholes open, its radio equipment missing and what appeared to be bullet holes strafed along its side.
French maritime gendarmes towed the yacht to shore, and it was to be moved to a dry dock for full inspection.
Investigators were still trying to track down the Italian captain of the boat, which spent several days in Calvi over the past week.
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Farmers to air Gladstone Port access worries
Premier Campbell Newman is in Gladstone in central Queensland today where he will lay out his vision for the region's agriculture sector.
Mr Newman will speak at a meeting with the region's farmers, organised by rural lobby group AgForce.
AgForce member for central Queensland Leo Neill-Ballantine says port access is likely to be a hot issue.
He says farmers in the port city sometimes have to export from Bundaberg and Rockhampton.
"Competition for port access between the resources sector and agriculture, particularly being in Gladstone with their strategic port status," he said.
"The Gladstone Ports Corporation doesn't acknowledge agriculture in its short or long-term planning.
"It's all well and good to say agriculture can use the Port of Bundaberg or Port Alma [Rockhampton], but do your homework there and they're second-rate ports I guess you'd say.
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While fighting his way toward Atlanta, William T. Sherman encountered his biggest roadblock at Kennesaw Mountain, where Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee held a heavily fortified position. The opposing armies confronted each other from June 19 to July 3, 1864, and Sherman initially tried to outflank the Confederates. His men endured heavy rains, artillery duels, sniping, and a fierce battle at Kolb's Farm before Sherman decided to attack Johnston's position directly on June 27.
Kennesaw Mountain tells the story of an important phase of the Atlanta campaign. Historian Earl J. Hess explains how this battle, with its combination of maneuver and combat, severely tried the patience and endurance of the common soldier and why Johnston's strategy might have been the Confederates' best chance to halt the federal drive toward Atlanta. He gives special attention to the engagement at Kolb's Farm on June 22 and Sherman's assault on June 27. A final section explores the Confederate earthworks preserved within the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
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Under mandatory sentencing laws, the maximum penalty for attacking a public officer is 36 months or a $36,000 fine.
Pescod, 19, received 10 months for the crime.
He also today received a four month sentence for a separate attack on a former friend that took place in October, 2011.
During the sentencing hearing today, the Perth Magistrate's Court was told the 19-year-old, who earlier this week also received a 16-month sentence for a horrific assault against a man at an Australia Day party, had been part of a group of males who became involved in a scuffle with another group as they arrived at Beckenham train station during the early hours of November 20.
CCTV footage of the incident was played to the court which showed Pescod walking away from the incident but then returning once the group had dispersed.
It then showed the 19-year-old walked up to the transit guards, lingered for a moment, then threw a punch at one of the officers causing him to fall backwards on to the tracks.
Magistrate Lawrence described seeing the guard falling as "horrifying".
In handing down his sentence, he said he took into account Pescod's guilty plea, his "genuine remorse" and the fact that he had already received a 16-month sentence in the District Court this week for the Australia Day party assault.
He also took into account Pescod's youth and his troubled childhood.
During the hearing the court was told the 19-year-old had been the victim of bullying while growing up and had been traumatised after he was forced to keep a family secret, when he stumbled across his uncle having an affair.
He has also witnessed a murder when he was 14.
But Magistrate Lawrence said he had to also consider the affect the assault had on the transit officer, who is still suffering both physical and emotional trauma.
Pescod's lawyer Neville Barber requested the sentence be served concurrently or partly concurrent, because of his client's age, previous sentence and troubled history.
Magistrate Lawrence agreed that ordering a cumulative sentence would be "too long for a 19-year-old".
He ordered the 14 months be served partly concurrent and to start after he has served eight months for his District Court sentence bringing the total time he would serve to 22 months back dated to when he was taken into custody in February.
He will also be eligible for parole.
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Mention the words "virtual reality headset" to someone and the first image that comes to mind will most likely be a magical gadget that costs an arm, leg and a kidney to acquire. Let's not beat around the bush here, the whole virtual reality experience has been prohibitively expensive thus far, requiring a top of the line PC and a not exactly affordable headset in order to experience it first hand.
While a huge majority of the VR experience is currently limited to the enthusiast market, Sony is looking instead at the mainstream market. Is it possible to create a great VR experience that doesn't require someone to fork out large sums of money in order to do so. The answer lies within the PlayStation VR, one of the most affordable VR headsets available at the moment.
Before we get into the meat of the PlayStation VR, let's talk about the design of the headset. In terms of looks, I daresay that the PlayStation VR is the sexiest looking VR headset I've seen thus far, beating out both the Rift and the Vive. The entire white and black aesthetic of the headset, coupled with the smooth, rounded edges and lights gives the PlayStation VR a sense of class to it.
Looks aren't the only thing that the PSVR headset has going for it as the headset itself is rather comfortable to use as well. The headrest located at the rear end of the headset is well-cushioned, making it ideal for long gaming sessions. Also, the headpiece itself is big enough to accomodate glasses with little problems. Overall, the PSVR headset itself is a very well designed headset that is both pleasing to the eye and great to use.
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The entire PlayStation VR experience centers around a couple of items. These are the PlayStation 4 console, the PlayStation VR headset itself, the Processor Unit for the PlayStation VR headset, the PlayStation Eye camera, the PlayStation Move controller, and a DualShock 4 controller. Setting up the PlayStation VR is simply a matter of running wires between the PlayStation 4 console, the headset, and the Eye camera to the Processor Unit and the TV. Generally speaking, the process isn't very complicated, but it is easy to get lost in the tangle of wires that comes with it. You'll also want to do some basic cable management once you have all the wires and cables set up correctly as the entire setup is rather messy.
Once you've tidied up the cables and boot up the device, all that's left to do is to update your PSVR's software to the latest version and complete the calibrations needed. After the device is properly calibrated, you'll finally be able to get right into the main attraction of the PSVR: the games!
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So how does the PlayStation VR feel? The short answer is that it is better than expected, but not perfect. The PSVR experience is one of those things that will be affected by your familiarity with other VR headsets available in the market. If you've never tried out the Rift or the Vive before, the PSVR will manage to seriously impress you. Inversely, if you've experience either the Rift or the Vive before, the shortcomings of the PSVR is far more noticable.
Let's begin with the general performance of the PSVR. Sony has set a target to developers that games must run at 60FPS at all times in VR to if they are to be certified as VR-ready. For the most part, games that are currently available for the PSVR do run at a steady 60 FPS. That being said, there are occasions where the frame rate drops noticeably. This can mostly be attributed to the PS4's lack of horsepower, something that the PS4 Pro has more of.
Playing PSVR games using the DualShock 4 is very enjoyable as games that employ it are rather straightforward. Furthermore, looking around with the PSVR on is mostly problem free as the PlayStation Eye and the refresh rate of the headset allows you to move your head around without any obvious lag. There are the occasional PlayStation Eye chokes where the camera fails to track your head movements, but those are few and far in between.
If there is one part of the PSVR experience that I am not completely sold on, it would be the motion tracking experience. Because of the limitations that comes with the PlayStation Eye, the PSVR experience isn't exactly suited for games that rely on full motion tracking. The nature of the PSVR setup means that the amount of space you have to play with is extremely limited as the PlayStation Eye can only function up to a certain distance. Additionally, the PlayStation Move is ill-suited for precision-based actions like say picking up the key in Arkham VR.
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An Investigation Into the Spectrum Occupancy in Japan in the Context of TV White Space Systems
This paper presents the results of spectrum occupancy measurements carried out in three locations of Kanto area in Japan. Moreover, the collected data corresponding to DTV broadcasting service is analyzed to evaluate the possibilities of secondary systems operating in TV White Spaces (TVWS) in the framework of FCC regulations and Japanese standards. Appropriate propagation models are considered for analyzing the conditions of operation for both, fixed and portable unlicensed devices. The apparent scarcity of the frequency spectrum and recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations allowing the operation of spectrum sharing technologies have motivated studies for determining the spectrum occupancy in different countries.


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Mowing Your Garden: How Important Is It For Your Lawn Maintenance
Mowing your garden is very important for aesthetic quality and uniformity of the lawn in your home. It can be a daunting and a time consuming task but it plays a very critical role in adding the value of your home. A well maintained garden is really attractive and appealing not only to you but also your guests. Before someone can get into the house, they first thing they see is the lawn and if it is well maintained they will have a very good impression about you and your family. Have you ever driven through a neighborhood and wished that you were living there? What made you admire living in such an environment? I believe one of the reasons is that the compounds of that neighborhood was well maintained making it attractive and adorable.
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COLOMBO, June 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell on Thursday in low turnover, retreating from a 17-month closing high, as investors awaited the central bank's monetary policy review.
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Keells, outperforming the overall index, ended 0.7 percent firmer.
The Colombo stock index fell 0.3 percent to 6,714.73, slipping from its highest close since Jan. 7, 2016 hit in the previous session.
Turnover was 495.5 million rupees ($3.2 million), about half of this year's daily average of 905.7 million rupees.
Foreign investors sold a net 14.6 million rupees ($95,362) worth of shares on Thursday, but they have been net buyers of 20.86 billion rupees of equities so far this year.
Shares of Ceylinco Insurance Plc lost 6.7 percent, while Hemas Holdings Plc ended 2.3 percent weaker, and BRAC Lanka Finance Plc fell 15.5 percent. ($1 = 153.1000 Sri Lankan rupees) (Reporting by Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)


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Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire. Craighead Law, Craighead Lea or Law hill is said to be a Moot hill, a justice or court hill controlled in feudal times by the local Baron. Stones on its summit appear to be deliberately positioned and a grass covered cairn is clearly visible. The hill is located in what is now known as Lugton, East Ayrshire. Interestingly, Craghead is a former mining village in County Durham.
Craighead Spelling Variations
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In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Craighead has appeared as Craighead, Craighede, Craigdaillie, Craigdallie and others.
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Craighead Early Notables (pre 1700)
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The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and Clan societies in North America. Among them:
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Mum killed in car crash as she raced excitedly to get 13-month-old son to modelling job
A MOTHER was killed in a car crash while she was driving her 13-month-old baby son to a modelling assignment, an inquest found.
Georgina Taylor, 22, of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, was driving her son Rory on the A627 near Oldham, Greater Manchester on January 25 this year when she lost control of her BMW Mini Cooper on a bend and drove into a tree.
Passing motorists braved a fire to pull the boy out of the car's booster seat, but his mother died in the driver's seat.
Miraculously, Rory only suffered a cut and an abrasion to his head.
Tragically, Miss Taylor had only passed her driving test 15 days before the accident.
An inquest heard that she did not have the experience to drive her car at the 85mph speeds she was doing.
Eyewitness Shaun Pattinson told the hearing of how he helped rescue the child.
He said: "I ran up to the car and could see a baby looking at me from the back seat.
"It was not clear if anyone else was in the car at this point as the roof was completely crushed in, not far from the babies head.
"I reached in unfastened the baby straps and lifted him out. I had to be careful because of the broken window."
The accident happened after Georgina had been offered the chance to take her son to a professional photo shoot with a child model agency in Macclesfield.
Her mother, Sally, said her daughter was "so excited" that her son had been picked for the photo shoot and "dedicated" the weekend to the toddler.
She had taken the £2,000 car on a 200 mile trip to Cambridge and had put it through an MOT costing £1,200.
Her mother added: "We were all together at the grandparents for Christmas and Boxing Day and Georgina was the life and soul of the party. The next event was meant to be Rory's christening but we couldn't get everybody in the country at the same time."
The inquest heard Miss Taylor had been a talented dancer at school and a keen horse rider before enrolling on a course at Leeds Trinity University to study maths and psychology.
PC Paul Standish, a collision investigation officer said that, while the MOT test had been passed, the car's tyres being a mix of budget and winter tyres could have contributed to the accident.
He said: "The tyres were significantly 36 per cent deflated and in the circumstances it is possible that as Georgina managed the left hand corner she under steered.
"A combination of an excess of the speed limit and maintenance of the car and a lack of motorway driving experience may have led to this tragic accident."
Coroner Simon Nelson recorded her death as a road traffic accident.
He said: "As she passed her driving test she would have means to be a free spirit. She was able to travel.
"I appreciate that weekend was devoted to her son.
"I do not perceive this is a scenario of someone being late for an appointment and taking risks to make up time.
"I put her speeding simply down to a lack of experience.
"I cannot ignore the fact that speed was a significant factor in this incident.
"It was quite miraculous that no one else sustained a life-threatening injury.
"What occurred will remain with all the family for the rest of your lives."


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Awards for 2017
Visionary Award
Stanley Kramer Award
WINNERLoving: Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Sarah Green, Nancy Buirski, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf
"It has never been more important than right now to recognize our shared humanity and the quietly unshakable bond between Richard and Mildred Loving, who-just like Stanley Kramer's classic characters-stood as the ultimate rebuke to a culture intent on dividing us," stated Producers Guild Awards Chairs Donald De Line and Amy Pascal. "LOVING is a film that's unthinkable without the path that Stanley Kramer blazed, and one the great filmmaker would be proud to recognize as part of his legacy."
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Season 14
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This tie Bar marked Swank No.1565999?(hard to read) other Pat. Pend. The disk hangs from the bar on two chains. T is a tree dimensional World and Wings. It says, Wright Aircraft Engines. On the back is WEHCO?(again hard to read) Needs cleaning. Other than that it is in Great Shape.
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Have you ever read a book that just stays with you for years, no matter how many good books you read in between? Today, I'm going to share one of those books with you, that's stuck with me for nine years now (gosh, it's scary to think that I discovered it in Year 10!). Why am I sharing it with you now? Well, it's Mental Health Awareness Month, and Uncorked Thoughts and Blog of Erised are hosting a blogger event, where we share our experiences and thoughts about Mental Health.
Earlier this month, I shared about an interview I saw with a successful lawyer who battles depression. It inspired me, in that it helped me to see that success and mental illness aren't mutually exclusive. Sure, it might make success a little more difficult, but not impossible!
Now, I'm going to tell you about one of my favourite books – and it just so happens that it revolves around depression.
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta is the story of Francesca, as she navigates the treacherous waters of Year 11 in a school that only recently opened it's super-traditional doors to girls. For most girls, leaving your best friends to go to a school your outspoken mother has chosen, and being surrounded by arrogant and/or smelly boys, would be enough to make high school difficult. However, when her beautiful, loving, loud mother suddenly stops getting out of bed in the morning, the usual high school woes pale in comparison to Francesca's sudden new life.
This book is perfectly depicts how a vibrant, loving woman can turn into a shell of herself overnight – and how she won't just snap out of it one day. But this book isn't about Francesca's mother. Really, it's about how people's loved ones cope, when the person they know suddenly isn't there anymore.
As Francesca battles her way through the school year, she finds friendship in strange places. Sometimes she barely makes it through the school day, and other times she forgets for awhile what is happening at home. In many ways, the way that Francesca feels is also familiar to depression sufferers; sometimes getting through the day seems impossible, and other times you can forget the sadness for awhile.
The friendships that she makes are heartwarming, they literally make my heart ache with the desire to find such connections myself. None of the characters Marchetta writes are perfect; in fact, it's their imperfections that make you love them all the more. Marchetta really has a talent for writing characters that leap of the page; her other books are equally fantastic and the characters just as riveting. Even better, she has written a sequel to Saving Francesca, called The Piper's Son – set several years after the first book, and being just as enrapturing.
Not only is this book fantastic, but it's meaningful on a deeper level – at least to me (and hopefully to other people who have experienced mental health in some way). I've never forgotten how it affected me; I've read it repeatedly, and each time I pick it up, it pulls me right back in. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Has anyone else read this book? Did it affect you in the same way? I'd love to know!


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16 Aug How do I pay for my life? Money…
Often I get the question how I provide for myself. (Followed by questions on whether if I am a vegetarian and non-drinker. For the record, I am not. It is strange what picture we have of spiritual seekers in the west… My guru is just shaking his head. "You do yoga and eat vegetables, and you call that being Spiritual?! That is called Health!", he establishes firmly but with a smile.)
But I can understand that people wonder about the money-question. Yoga, followed by meditation, followed by tantric sex, followed my sexual celibacy couldn't make you rich, could it? Money is an interesting subject, so I thought why not write a little post about it.
First of all, here is my financial situation:
- 1 car
- 4 boats
- 2 houses
- XX million SEK
- Ok I am kidding
But I also don't think discussing money is more sensitive than discussing the whether. Why should it be? If you have read About me, you know that I was one of the founders of a Real Estate company. I was working as a CEO there until two years ago, when I left to dive totally into the spiritual journey. However I kept my shares and fortunately my former colleagues are doing a good job and the company is growing. So I have actually been making more money since I stopped working, compared to when I was working
This makes me think about Eckhart Tolle and his book "The Power of Now", which was the first spiritual book I ever read. He wrote that we struggle so much to get things in life, but if we stop fighting for it things seem to come to us by themselves. I always wanted to be rich, I must admit it was my number one goal during my education and also during my first five years while working. It was So Important to me. When I finally prioritized something else, something deeper, I actually got more money. I also started getting more money when I became more generous towards others. So what Tolle talked about actually worked for me.
Of course I understand that the money I have now is a result of many years of education and work. I am not saying getting wealthy is just a matter of not working and being generous. That would probably not work for most people. So here comes a bold statement: I believe there is a reason why some people have money and others don't. My old tantric teacher Alex used to say that; if you don't have money that is simply a sign you have not mastered that dimension of living in the world. If someone doesn't have any friends it is a sign he or she has not learned to be friendly. No reason to blame anyone else.
So am I just a spoiled, ungrateful Brat? Perhaps spoiled, but definitely not ungrateful. I know I have a talent for making money, but I also know that countless people have helped me to get where I am today. Parents, teachers, co-workers and many others I don't even know the name of. Sometimes we forget how dependent we are of each other. Even if I start a business and make millions I am still dependent of suppliers and customers, I am just a small piece in the big puzzle. I have heard that in Japan they have a prayer before eating where they recognize everyone who has contributed to putting the food on the table.The fruit I am eating to breakfast have been grown by people, picked by somebody and transported by many more to get to my table. A beautiful thing and I try to remember this as often as I can. I know some people are borne under more difficult circumstances and helping them is a noble thing.
I think money is great. Money is energy. It comes out of energy and it represents energy to influence. I don't expect to make any big money out of my spiritual journey and I am happy (and grateful) to be able to study this without being stressed out by money issues. I try my best to give back to the world. One way is by sharing on this non-profit and add-free blog, and perhaps I'll be able to contribute in many other ways in the future.


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John and our colleagues Marta Indulska and Martie-Louise Verreynne recently collaborated with Ernst & Young on a Brisbane Digital Audit. They were trying to figure out how firms are using digital tools to execute their strategy – you can get the full report here.
While they found some exceptional firms that are taking full advantage of digital tools, overall the results weren't great. Here is what John said about the challenge facing the firms that are lagging behind:
Irrespective of industry sector and business size, digital is transforming business. Traditional businesses are being disrupted and new models are emerging. The challenge that businesses must rise to is not technical.
It's about designing a differentiated end-to-end customer experience. It's about integrating multiple channels of delivery, seamlessly, and accelerating the digitisation of business operations.
The report is well worth reading – the issue of how to best integrate digital tools with your overall strategy is critically important. The rest of this post comes from Gerald Marion of Ernst & Young, who talks about the results of the survey:
The digitisation of everything is disrupting established industries and business models at an accelerated pace, making disruption the norm rather than the odd event. New winners and models are emerging, rewriting in the process, the rules of engagement and what success looks like. The centre of gravity is shifting for both government and businesses from 'acquiring and managing scarce resources through an industrial model' to the 'ability to mobilise resources in an interconnected digitised ecosystem without often owning them and engaging customers as co-creators of their own experience through the creative model'.
The dominant Industrial model often referred to as the traditional economy is rapidly declining whilst the Creative economy is growing. How to stay relevant and grow in the emerging Creative economy is a business model challenge. Going digital is a means to an end, not the end. In a recent digital capability maturity study* of 500 businesses we recently conducted in collaboration with our colleague researchers from UQ Business School, we concluded that "irrespective of industry sector and business size, there is an urgent need for businesses to transform their existing business model digitally and uplift their business capability to compete. The challenge ahead is not a technology one but rather:
(i) designing a differentiated end-to-end customer experience, involving customers as co-creators
(ii) seamlessly integrating multiple channels of delivery with a focus on meaningful engagement
(iii) accelerating the digitisation of business operations including a rethink of the supply chain."
We also conducted 25 detailed case study interviews of companies such as Virgin Australia, Flight Centre, Wotif, Domino's, Charmhealth, Immersaview among others. While some of the case studies revealed how digital transformation can create a radical shift in their business model, most showed that digital capabilities can augment a customer- focused strategy.
Think, Engage, Conquer
In thinking how best to approach your business model challenge in the creative economy, there are 6 points you should consider:
1. Rethink how value is being created: take a 'genuine outside-in' view rather than an 'inside-out' view and reset your default assumptions.
2. Engage your customers in a continuous two-way dialogue. Customers are self-educating themselves faster than businesses are.
3. Transition from 'command and control' to 'open- networked innovation' through collaborative networks. Become an 'intelligent owner' excelling at coordination.
4. Choose less bureaucracy, more devolved leadership: the current governance models are not adapted to an interconnected ecosystem.
5. Use data to make timely decisions: you will be judged on your ability to make good decisions on imperfect data not in building the perfect infrastructure. Data is abundant.
6. Invest in your workforce capability: the human capital disconnect is a growing risk and requires a system-wide response involving Universities and VET providers.
In conclusion: Disrupt before being disrupted.
Look beyond your industry for ideas but also for who is your next emerging competitor. The assumptions you have been operating on may not hold true for long.
* About the study: As part of the study, EY and UQ Business School collaborated to co-develop a Digital Capability Maturity Framework, composed of eight dimensions. These dimensions are ordered as follows: 1. Digital Strategy, 2. Customer experience, 3. Design, 4. Meaningful content, 5. Channels integration, 6. Operations, 7. Governance, 8. Digital infrastructure. 800 businesses were targeted via a phone-based survey. 50 companies were identified as possible case studies and 25 were selected and interviewed face to face including companies such as Virgin Australia, Flight Centre, Wotif, ePharmacy, Terry White chemists, Domino's among others. The research team from UQ Business School was composed of: Associate Professors Marta Indulska and John Steen, Dr Martie-Louise Verreynne.
Note: Gerald's post originally appeared on the Morgan McKinley blog.


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New legislation reforming the Belgian State Council (Conseil d'Etat/Raad van State), the supreme administrative court of Belgium, was published on 3 February 2014. The new legislation aims to shorten the length of proceedings before the State Council and to increase its flexibility.
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