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It was difficult to be the only vegan that I knew but now other people look to me to help them in their own vegan journey.
Just when you think you're going through the struggle alone, here comes a friend! Lexi O'Sullivan is a southern vegan who's been going strong for about 2 1/2 years. Lexi started this journey for her love of animals and self health. She admits that in the beginning it was difficult being vegan, not because of the foods but because she didn't have anyone to help.
Like most vegans, Lexi comes from a meat eating family. As a child, Lexi and her parents briefly owned and lived on a sheep farm in New Zealand. Her parents enjoyed raising and slaughtering their sheep for meals. Likewise, people in Louisiana love to catch or hunt their dinner.
In high school Lexi attempted to be a vegetarian several times. The longest attempt lasted a year until she was discouraged because of the lack of knowledge and support from friends and family. This time around Lexi is more knowledgeable and motivated about being vegan. Her major motivation is the difference in how she felt eating more plant based foods, as opposed to the standard American diet.
Lexi expressed, "slip ups along the path or simply apart of your journey."
After a year of being vegan, Lexi decided to start a blog. Through blogging, Lexi has helped lead other people to a healthier lifestyle. Whether it was their relationship with their bodies or animals–without intending to–Lexi has helped other people along her journey.
Lexi plans to remain a vegan for LIFE! Her goal is to spread the message about the benefits you gain by changing your diet. Lexi has been on this journey for sometime but one of the greatest things she's learned is how to stand her ground. As a vegan, you will be asked a lot of questions, so it's important to be knowledgeable. Overall, don't be afraid to express your beliefs because someone doesn't agree with them. Everyone is different but you must figure out what works best for you!
Quick Tips for Beginner Vegans:
Set your own pace!
Find healthy snacks that you like!


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Arguably, the Atlantic Division could be the strongest division in all of the NHL, save for a couple of blemishes. Just to rattle off some names, the Atlantic Division includes Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Claude Giroux, Rick Nash, John Tavares, Ilya Kovalchuk, among others in the stratosphere of the NHL elite. Here's a look at each of the teams in this division of heavy hitters, the order in which they will finish, and what could become each team's Achilles heel.
5. New York Islanders (2011-2012 – 79 points, 27th Overall, 14th in Conference, 5th in Division): Despite losing out on the new arena in Nassau, Charles Wang opened up the purse strings a bit, and allowed GM Garth Snow to sign a couple of players that could improve the beleaguered Isles chances at escaping total suffocation at the bottom of the Eastern Conference ocean, starting with Brad Boyes. Unfortunately, it won't get them a playoff berth. It seems that the only thing Islanders fans have to look forward to is counting the days until their mature-beyond-his-years leader John Tavares and his mates move to Brooklyn. Furthermore, will Lubomir Visnovski actually show up to play in an Islanders' jersey? Time will tell. (Prediction: 12th place in Conference)
4. New Jersey Devils (2011-2012 – 102 pts, 9th Overall, 6th in Conference, 4th in Division, Lost in Stanley Cup Finals to the LA Kings): The New Jersey Devils are a conundrum. Largely on paper, they seem like they have a week roster, especially with the departure of their emotional leader Zach Parise. Parise's exit has left the Devils with a big question mark. Who will lead them? Will it be drama queen and elite forward Ilya Kovalchuk? Will the ageless Patrick Elias pick up the mantle? And then there's the issue of goaltending. All due respect to Martin Brodeur, there's no guarantee that his 40+ year old body will be able to handle a short, compressed schedule, and his back up Johan Hedberg isn't much younger. Overall, the Devils just don't seem like they're going to get much further than they did last year, and may miss the playoffs, buried by a field of teams in the Eastern Conference that seem improved from last year. (Prediction: 10th place in Conference)
3. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-2012 – 103 pts, 6th Overall, 5th in Conference, 3rd in Division, lost in Eastern Conference Semi-Finals to the New Jersey Devils): When last we saw the Flyers, they were getting buried underneath the huuuumunnnngous beeeeg failure of their goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. Incidentally, the colorful netminder was the reason newly crowned Cup champs Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were dealt away in the 2011 off season. Wonder how Paul Holmgren is feeling about those moves now. With Chris Pronger sitting out the season with post-concussion symptoms, Holmgren got to dealing again, this time swapping New Jersey native James Van Reimsdyk for enigmatic blueliner Luke Schenn. There is still hope for the Flyers, however, in the form of a fairly healthy Claude Giroux. Will Bryzgalov recover from a sub par season, or will he explode like a Spinal Tap drummer? Look for the Flyers to sneak into the playoffs in a 7th or 8th seed, and exit early, unless their goaltending gets significantly more stable. (Prediction: 7th in Conference)
2. New York Rangers (2011-2012 – 109 pts, 2nd Overall, 1st in Conference, 1st in Division, lost in Eastern Conference Finals to the New Jersey Devils): Here's the reality of things. The New York Rangers ran out of gas last year, losing to their arch enemies from Newark, NJ. There just wasn't enough: not enough scoring, even though Gaborik scored 41 goals during the regular season campaign, and he found late season chemistry with their prized center, and coach Tortorella's favorite, Brad Richards. There wasn't enough defense in front of Vezina winning goaltender Henrik Lundvist, since both Michael Sauer and Marc Staal went down with concussion related injury. In fact, Sauer is expected to miss the entire 48 game schedule. But, what the Rangers did show was heart. They had the heart of a champion, nearly winning the Presidents Trophy, and battling through a host of nagging injuries. With the additions of fourth liners Tyler Pyatt, Jeff Halpern, and Aaron Asham, along with some guy named Rick Nash, they have improved both depth and scoring. Add in a pinch of rookie exuberance with Chris Kreider, it seems like the biggest question is when the parade down the canyon of heroes will be. Hold the phone, however. On the surface, the Rangers have the makings of a dominating team, however much will be riding on the health of their top players. The Rangers struggled as the regular season transitioned into the playoffs, with a sub par Ottawa Senators side and a fish-out-of-water Washington Captials squad both took them to seven games. One injury on this squad could be the difference between contender and pretender in this sprint to Lord Stanley's Silver Chalice. (Prediction: 4th in Conference)
1. Pittsburgh Penguins (108 pts, 4th Overall, 4th in Conference, 2nd in Division lost in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to the Philadelphia Flyers) Last season, superstar Sidney Crosby spent most of his time struggling with post concussion symptoms. The Penguins, played on, led by Evgeni Malkin, to within one point of leading the Eastern Conference, and three measly points away from the top of the NHL. And then the playoffs hit. Where did the great Marc-Andre Fleury run off to, and who was that in net against the Flyers, wearing his gear? The biggest question for the Penguins is not whether Crosby will stay healthy for the season, but one has to wonder which Fleury will show up in Pittsburgh this season. Regardless of their goaltending, the Penguins have one of the most potent attacks in the entire league. And that's without Crosby lacing up his skates every night. If Crosby can remain healthy, and the real Marc-Andre Fleury shows up to Pittsburgh, the Penguins have to be favored to win the division, conference, and could be the front runner to sip June champagne out of that fabled 35lb goblet. (Prediciton: 1st in Conference, 1st Overall)
To Read my other previews
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How can I recover my deleted contact from Samsung Galaxy Pop?
They're probably not lost. In Contacts, go to Menu and then tap Contacts To Display. Tinker in these setting and you'll figure out which list is the right one and which ones you want to see. You can see Google contacts, Phone contacts, SIM contacts, All contacts, and other accounts you have. While you're in there, make sure which accounts you have set to sync.
Follow these steps to Recover Deleted Contacts from Samsung Galaxy:
First: Don't take any new photos or copy anything new to your Samsung phone.
Second download a program called Samsung Data Recovery and install it.
Plug your phone it using USB transfer mode (Not Kies or MTP), this is found in settings.
Third once you can see the phones HDD as a removable HDD in windows explorer (i.e. drivers have finished installing) Start up recuva. Be sure to restore to a different HDD. E.G. restore to C:, NOT your phone!
Wish you good luck!
Restore Deleted Contacts from Samsung GALAXY S4 (I9500/I9505) Directly
I accidently deleted all contacts on my Samsung Galaxy S4(i9500), I know I should back them up. Is there any way I can restore them? The good news is that you can still recover your lost contacts from your new Galaxy S IV(I9500).
See the use guide about recover contacts from Samsung Galaxy:
Support all models of Samsung GALAXY S4 from different Wireless Carriers, such as AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, NTT docomo, SK Telecom, etc. Also, it support almost all Samsung Android Devices like: GALAXY Ace/Fit/Nexus, GALAXY Note 1/2, GALAXY S 2/3, GALAXY Tab 10.1, GALAXY Note 10.1 and more.
It is easy to recover sms, contacts from Samsung Galaxy S3, but now you had better use your phone as less as possible, or your data in the phone can't be recovered. And then you need to use Android data recovey software. I ever use one named iPubsoft Android SMS+Contacts Recovery to restore lost contacts from Samung Galaxy S3, you can have a try:
How to recover the deleted contact from samsung galaxy ?
If you accidentally deleted your Android phone contacts, this does not mean that your contacts are gone for good. The accidental deletion of contacts only means they are inaccessible, as long as they have not been overwritten by new data. So, just put your Android phone on computer and follow the detailed steps to have a try.
How to Recover Lost Contacts from Android
Step 1. Connect your Samsung mobile phone to the computer (enable USB debugging)
Step 2. Analyze and scan your Android device for lost contacts
Step 3. Preview and restore contacts from Android phones
you can recover your lost contacts and photos from samsung galaxy by this article http://www.techppp.com/2013/07/how-to-recover-lost-contacts-and-photos.html
Losing phone contacts is a pain. Thanks to Dr.Fone for Android, you can recover deleted contacts due to carelessness, or retrieve lost contacts due to Android operating system update. Besides Android contacts recovery, Dr.Fone for Android also lets you recover deleted or lost text messages, photos, videos, music, documents and whatsapp history.
Samsung Galaxy Contacts Recovery
Check your Google account (on PC) if you have Contacts there. If yes, then it is just a matter of simple sync.
Also, check the root directory of your SD card to see if there is a file something like "00002.vcf". If yes, then you should be able to simply import your contacts from SD card with Android Data Recovery.
Read more:
How to Recover Deleted Contacts from Android
How can I recover my deleted contact from Samsung Galaxy? You need contacts recovery tool which can deep scan the internal memory.
Well, I was told that one can recover deleted data like contacts, photos... from Samsung phone with the help of recovery software.There is a tutorial I found on youtobe about how to recover deleted data from Samsung phone, maybe you can refer to it.


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Responders are people like you
There are many individual Community Responder schemes in the UK.
Almost all the schemes are self-funded and therefore rely on fund-raising and donations from local community, businesses and organisations, to help purchase equipment and keep the schemes operational. They also rely on the volunteers who give up their time to be Responders.
SAFeR Responders all live or work in the Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding area. We currently have ten Responders and others at various stages of application and training. The area which the scheme covers is based on that covered by the Steyning Health Centre.
All our Responders have been checked by the Criminal Records Bureau. They carry vital medical equipment like defibrillators, blood pressure monitors and oxymeters, but no drugs.
Responders are from a cross-section of the community – including policemen, firemen, housewives, electricians other occupations and retired people; who all share a desire to help their local community.
Christine Peters is a nutritionist and natural therapist and lives locally. She has been involved with SAFeR from the start and is the team leader for Steyning: "It's good to be able to put something back into the community. I've been trained by the professionals to deal with emergency situations and I've been called out to all sorts of different cases. It's so good to know that I can help, whether it's an elderly person who's had a fall and been cut or bruised, someone who's had an accident, perhaps on a sports pitch or in the home, or if it's a more serious life threatening case."


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Pay for Play
Michael Amsler
Pay per view: "Benefits that are widely enjoyed by large numbers of the public," says Sierra Club chairman Mike McCloskey, "and that are not essentially commercial in nature, should be supported from general taxes."
Are new recreational user fees a last-gasp solution to budget cuts or a Trojan horse for corporate interests?
By Christopher Weir
WITH THE RECREATION season unfolding across California and beyond, outdoor enthusiasts should brace themselves for broadening surcharges affixed to Mother Nature. Such is the new reality forged by the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, a mandate through which federal land-management agencies are collecting "user" fees for recreation experiences.
And while this program is being packaged as a last-gasp solution to budget cuts and maintenance backlogs, critics suggest that it is instead a Trojan horse through which the privately funded American Recreation Coalition and other commercial interests will colonize public lands.
"Access to public lands is being manipulated for the benefit of sports equipment manufacturers, campground associations, and motorized user groups," says Scott Silver, executive director of Wild Wilderness, an Oregon-based environmental group. "The fee demonstration program is ARC's latest step toward taking control of America's recreational policies.
"And this is the summer when, if the public accepts pay-for-play, it will become the law of the land."
Retorts ARC President Derrick Crandall, "I would question the motives of people who would criticize something as aboveboard and simple as trying to protect the existence of such things as adequate trail maintenance programs, interpretive programs, and trash cleanup at public beaches and campgrounds."
Authorized by Congress in 1996 and now entering its second year of implementation, the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program is jointly administered by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service. The four-year program is seen as a potential model or touchstone for more permanent fee legislation. In addition to supporting resource conservation, interpretive efforts, and general maintenance, the fee program also aspires to "enhance" visitor facilities, a goal that some suggest is doublespeak for heightened development of public lands.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, the agency's participation in the fee program "is occurring through a Challenge Cost Share partnership with the American Recreation Coalition."
The ARC represents a broad membership, including the American Bus Association, American Forests, Walt Disney Co., American Horse Association, Coleman Co., Motorcycle Industry Council, National Ski Areas Association, and Yamaha Motor Corp. Associate members include Exxon Co. USA and the American Petroleum Institute.
Both ARC and the Forest Service emphasize that the coalition's role in the program is not operational, but rather limited to communications materials, media interface, technical assistance, and public surveys. Crandall adds that ARC's official partnership role will end at the close of the fiscal year.
Crandall says that ARC's advocacy of recreation fees is simply one of many tools that the coalition is employing to preserve recreational opportunities amid the harsh realities of faltering federal land-management budgets and decreasing timber revenues.
"I see the fee program as the only way to keep a viable federal back-country program alive and well," he says, noting that Forest Service recreation budgets at the ranger district level have been shrinking steadily over the past 10 years. "Unless there's money to support the hiring of people to do everything from maintaining trails to monitoring environmental impacts to ensuring safety," he says, "I'm not sure how one would expect backcountry--as well as front-country--recreation to continue."
Counters Silver, "The amount of money that's required to keep these programs functional is something that Congress has always felt was appropriate to allocate from existing taxes. But more recently, 'wise use' legislators [pro-business interests operating under the guise of environmentalists] have defunded these programs and created a deliberate maintenance crisis on federally managed recreation lands and facilities."
THE INTENDED outcome of that crisis, Silver says, is "the rescue of a decaying public system by private investors and corporate sponsors." He says that new revenues generated by user fees will be increasingly manipulated by commercial interests through the public-private partnership process, ultimately intensifying developmental demands on public lands and paving the way for "industrial-strength" recreation.
To demonstrate his concerns, Silver cites a Forest Service "desk guide" on public-private ventures that states, among other things, "Traditional views of what types of facilities are appropriate on National Forests . . . may need to be reevaluated. For instance, to provide a viable business opportunity it may be necessary to consider amenities such as showers and telephones, or additional sources of revenue such as laundries, electrical hookups, or camp stores, that are not traditionally associated with Forest Service campgrounds."
Says Silver, "The real importance of user fees at this point is as a referendum. Will we be able to treat public lands as a commodity? Is it OK to take raw nature and turn it into something we can now market and sell to you as products?"
But Greg Super, a Forest Service recreation staff economist, suggests that such premonitions are misguided. "Are we going to shift everything to the highly developed side?" he says. "The answer is no. Maintaining and preserving the integrity of the backcountry is a real strength of the Forest Service."
The most tangible threats to wilderness integrity today are population growth and heightened backcountry recreation, Super adds. The National Forest System saw 800 million visits last year. In 40 years, that figure is expected to reach 1.2 billion.
"Just because you have a backcountry location doesn't mean there aren't costs involved in managing it," Super says. "What we're saying is we need to generate additional fees--especially if they stay locally--to provide services for folks who value these areas pretty highly."
Unlike previous fee systems, in which revenues were largely hijacked by the Treasury, 80 percent of the fees accrued by a forest or park unit participating in the demonstration program will be applied directly to that unit. The remaining 20 percent will be distributed to other units in the region.
Sierra Club chairman Mike McCloskey agrees that user fees can be appropriate on public lands, but only under specialized circumstances. "In general, the more a use has adverse impacts on the environment--off-road vehicle use, for example--the more it ought to be regulated and limited and taxed in some way to pay for the costs of that control and rehabilitation," he says.
"But benefits that are widely enjoyed by large numbers of the public, and that are not essentially commercial in nature, should be supported from general taxes, as they have been traditionally."
Ultimately, the scorched-earth political climate may leave embattled Forest Service officials little choice but to increasingly develop recreation as a major source of budgetary revenues. In a recent letter to U.S. Forest Service chief Michael Dombeck, for example, Frank Murkowski and Don Young--chairmen, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Resources--accused Dombeck of being "bent on producing fewer and fewer results from the National Forests at rapidly increasing costs."
The letter also leveled thinly veiled threats to gut the agency and reduce its role to "custodial management" of national forests.
According to Silver, such threats represent a legislative malevolence toward public lands that, in tandem with commercial lobbying and partnerships, may usher in a new era of corporate ecology.
"It used to be that nature on public lands could be left undeveloped so that people could enjoy and explore it without having to consume products," he says. "But as soon as people are used to the idea that you don't go out to simply enjoy nature anymore, but rather to pay for some sort of experience, then you can bet that there will be lots of things for which we'll be paying."
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From the May 21-27, 1998 issue of the Sonoma County Independent.
© Metro Publishing Inc.


text: Long time client Jeff at First Flight Bicycles in Statesville, NC swinging by to talk shop… The dust is settling and I'm back here in the studio and I'm just getting through all the email stacked high and deep from my week away from 44HQ. I would not say I'm overwhelmed by any means, but I can say that the reception of my brand 44 Bikes was overwhelming at my first attendance at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show this past weekend in Charlotte, NC. The people in attendance were warm, welcoming and wonderful to speak with. Charlotte itself seemed or felt like a "newer" city and did not have that feel of a city from the Northeast such as ...Continue Reading


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Loose skin is a bane of beauty that no one really likes. The unfortunate truth is that we'll end up dealing with it eventually whether we..
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Most of us spend time washing our face at least once each day. We should be doing it twice to help keep our skin properly cleaned, but..


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Convenience of a tray dryer in a benchtop unit.
Intellitronics™ controller with a full-color, touch-screen display.
Available with up to three (3) usable product drying shelves.
Optional pneumatic stoppering system available to stopper vials.
Six-liter ice condensing capacity.
Download a detailed spec sheet here
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Compact, freestanding, mobile design
Easy scale-up from research to full production
Available with a Wizard 2.0, Encore or Maestro control system
Optional hydraulic stoppering system available
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New York, NY, US
I recently completed a Master of Interior Design at Pratt Institute, and I am seeking to transition into the professional world by working at a firm where I have the opportunity to grow and improve as a designer while contributing my talents and energy to a great team.
I have had the opportunity to work for several firms throughout my student career, but I most enjoyed my summer internship at Matteo Thun and Partners in Milan. For three months I worked in the interior design department and collaborated with the architects, graphic designers and product designers to complete several important client presentations. I was happy to have a lot of responsibility from the start, where I was able to design floorplans, choose material palates, create mood boards and edit presentations. Furthermore, I had a key role in the first stages of a book that will be published about Mr. Thun's career. Along with the director of public relations, I was able to brainstorm ideas and content for the book, as well as meet with the editors of the project.
During my final year at Pratt I chose an unconventional option for thesis and enrolled in the Exhibition Design Intensive. This program provides a select group of students with the opportunity to work on a series of projects that are fully designed and realized within the course of the year. I was very quickly immersed in the challenges of team work, budget management and client interactions. In most cases the team was also heavily involved in the fabrication process. I took innumerable lessons from having to work professionally and represent no only myself and the team but Pratt Institute as well. Some of this year's clients included George Nakashima, Ricoh, HBF and the Long Island Children's Museum.
Pratt Institute, Materials Library Graduate Assistanship
Matteo Thun & Partners, Interior Design Intern
-Space planning for projects including a boutique hotel and restaurant.
-Completed concept presentations with the head Stylist.
-Material palate selection for interior design projects.
-Led an archiving collection of Matteo Thun's watercolor sketches to be published in a monogram.
IDC International Design Concepts, Interior Design Intern
-Material palates for boutique hotel in the Caribbean.
-Organized sample library on a daily basis, and regularly attended vendor presentations.
-Created Photoshop presentations for clients.
The Parker Company, Project Coordinator, Hospitality Procurement
-Managed specifications in online database and sent items out for bidding and pricing.
-Managed specification books, budgets and purchase orders.
-Performed follow-up for all items ordered including freight and delivery to the site.
Pratt Institute, Masters, Interior Design
Wellesley College, Bachelors, Architecture History, Economics


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TELUS Fascinate 3G owners, here is some good news for you. Sammy has started rolling out the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for their handsets. Considering that the Verizon's Fascinate is still stuck at Android 2.2 (FroYo), TELUS Fascinate owners should consider themselves very lucky!
The Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will bring with improvements in the performance and stability of the phone, improved battery life, and an enhanced copy & paste functionality. The poor GPS performance is still present, post the update though. While some have noticed an improvement in GPS signal stability, some reported that, after installing the update, the GPS performance became totally horrible. The usual lag' associated with the Galaxy S series of phone, due to the RFS FileSystem has been greatly reduced in this Gingerbread firmware as well.
However, majority of the Fascinate 3G owners who tried updating their handset to Android 2.3 via KIES ended up bricking up their phone. Users, who have already installed this update, can follow this method to get root access on their handset.
Readers can find more information about the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Fascinate 3G over at TELUS support page.


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Balloons Above the Valley
Balloons Above the Valley, a Napa Valley hot air balloon ride service, inflates their giant hot air shape to advertise wine country tours. This stationary balloon is highly mobile and can be used by Balloons Above the Valley to advertise at all types of outdoor events.
- Outer DIMs: H: 30' L: 28' W: 28'
- Weight: 195 lbs
- Pack DIMs: 40" x 28" x 28"
- Includes: External blower system, storage bag, tether set, installation hardware & repair kit


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Most alcoholics were male crew. The bad thing was that most of these people were smokers too.
A cabin crew could easily "off-load" liquor from the aircraft bar for free. Some would filled up the 1.5 litre mineral water bottle with a choice of their alcoholic drinks like whisky (most popular), brandy, vodka etc and bring them to their hotels to keep them company during their night-stops.
You may ask me how did they get the liquor free of charge? The answer is simple. All the crew had to do was to write off the amount of alcohol as "consumed" by their passengers...no question asked by the airline.
One steward drank so much that he had to be literary carried down from his hotel room for his flight. Another who had his superior on the same dared not drink but later collapsed on arrival at their destination. He was diagnosed as suffering from ADE ( Alcohol Deprivation Effect). One senior steward was drunk to the extent he didn't realised his wig was worn the wrong way.
A pilot was sacked after another pilot from a foreign airline reported the former for being half drunk while checking out of his hotel for his flight.
Some pilots were nice to the senior stewards who were in charge of the bar so they could have their liquor "canisters" filled up free of charge.
There were crew who not only stole liquor for their consumption but sold them to outstation bars and restaurants for a small profit.
Just like a few girls who shoplifted to pass their time the guys drank like crazy.


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2009 Alabama Code
Section 32-6-231.1
Title 32 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.
Chapter 6 — LICENSES AND REGISTRATION.
Section 32-6-231.1 Military distinctive license plate designation for handicapped individuals.
Military distinctive license plate designation for handicapped individuals.
(a) For the purpose of this section, the term military distinctive license plate includes any of the following: Medal of Honor license plate; Prisoners of War license plate; Purple Heart Medal Recipients license plate; retired military license plate; National Guard license plate; disabled veteran license plate; Pearl Harbor survivors license plate; World War II veterans license plate; Korean War veterans license plate; veterans of the Battle of the Bulge license plate; veterans of Desert Shield/Desert Storm license plate; Vietnam veterans license plate; veterans of the United States Armed Forces exposed to dangerous levels of radiation due to the atomic bomb and weapons testing from 1944 to 1962 license plate; and any subsequently enacted distinctive license plates issued exclusively to veterans.
(b) Any person qualified to receive a military distinctive license plate pursuant to this chapter, who submits to the Judge of Probate, license commissioner, or other issuing official authority medical proof satisfactory to the Commissioner of Revenue that he or she is a handicapped individual in accordance with Public Law 100-641 and rulemaking resulting therefrom, shall be issued a distinctive military license plate which is inscribed with the International Symbol of Access designating the vehicle owner as being a handicapped individual. The Commissioner of Revenue shall adopt procedures for the issuance of these distinctive military license plates containing the International Symbol of Access. Handicapped individuals displaying these plates shall be allowed to park in parking zones designated for handicapped persons upon the payment of parking fees the same as any other person.(Act 2000-752, p. 1703, §2.)
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.


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This is a guest post from a friend who will remain anonymous. Please consider this a trigger warning.
It was nearly fifteen years ago that my grandmother was dying and my grief associated with losing someone who had been so important to me had driven me to go on an evening walk. Normally, I would have brought my dog with me, but I wanted to be alone and so I left him at home as I wandered off. We lived pretty far from town, so it seemed unlikely I would run into very many people. I knew all of our neighbors and it wasn't as if I would go anywhere that I felt unsafe. Whatever the justification I used in my head, I did something that, in our culture, was considered irresponsible.
Unbeknownst to me, I had been watched. I won't go into details about what happened, as I don't want to harm others with my own experience. It was violent and extremely painful, and I wanted to die. All I could think of was when I was in Sunday School and they taught me and my peers that it was better to die fighting than to live as a soiled woman, without my virginity. I didn't die fighting. I don't even remember if I was able to fight. Not only had I done something that, I thought at the time, was horribly wrong in leaving my house at night, unescorted, I survived something that no young lady is supposed to survive. I knew I should have died. My story didn't end there, though.
I don't know how long I lay in the grass near the side of the road, but it was quite some time. I hadn't told my family where I would be, though, so at some point I realized I had to go home. I snuck into the house and everyone had gone to bed. I took a shower and put my torn clothes into a plastic bag. I went to bed, but I don't think I slept. The next thing I heard from my family, though, was my mother answering the phone and her distressed cries from the announcement of my grandmother's death. I had seriously disappointed my entire family, God and, now, the only person I felt I could turn to was gone forever.
It wasn't long, though, before my family found out. As a normally laid-back person, my mother noticed that something was horribly wrong because of my behavior. She forced a confession out of me and we went to the doctor, where he did some testing. I was terrified. I had never been to an ObGyn before, I had never been touched by a man on my chest or my genitals before. Suddenly, all the things which I had been taught to protect with my very well-being were no longer sacred to others. The doctor was kind, at least, but he was from the same religious background as I was. He was a friend of the family. This made it tougher when I went back for a follow up three months later and learned that I was pregnant.
I was suffering from some serious mental issues, by then. I would go into weird mental states where I just couldn't do anything. I couldn't function. When I was functioning and responsive, I wasn't like I used to be. I was withdrawn. I didn't talk to people if I didn't have to. I was terrified of people, especially men. I avoided them as much as possible. I spent days locked up in my room. My parents sent me to a counselor.
My doctor told me what my options were, but also reminded me that I was aware of what our religion's stance was on abortion. I had been taught all the things that most highly religious and conservative people were taught about abortion. When I went home, my father argued with my mother. He wanted me to have an abortion and she was absolutely against it. I didn't want to be a baby killer. So, I had a choice, but it was an uninformed choice and I wasn't in a decent mental state to even make choices. I chose to remain pregnant.
Some family members saw the pregnancy as some kind of gift from God. Some felt it was punishment for something I must have done that was horribly wrong. My family believed God had bestowed me with a way of seeking closure.
Meanwhile, the officers who were investigating the case were not getting anywhere. I had thrown away my clothes and they were likely lost in a landfill, miles away. The area where it happened wasn't composed of things that made the investigation any easier and when it was discovered that I was pregnant, the police officer told my mother that I must be lying. "You can't get pregnant from rape," he told her. They dropped the case.
It was a struggle to go to college, the following Fall. Pregnant and withdrawn, I just let people say what they wanted to about it. I was harassed endlessly. Most of my friends, who were also from church, stopped talking to me. Rumors spread quickly. A church leader called me in to have a meeting with him. I was barely able to tell him what happened. He told me, "girls like you shouldn't go out at night like that." I thought he was right. He made me repent. I repented for being violently raped. I repented for getting pregnant.
As my mental health began to adjust to the strain, I did well in school and focused on it. Everyone had become so cruel to me and my mother was acting as if what happened to me was her own tragedy. She kept telling everyone. I wasn't sure if it was because she was embarrassed that I was pregnant or if it was because she felt that her own experience as a result of it was more important than my own. I had few friends and life became about me and the fetus inside me. I tried to write letters to it. Some were angry, some were apologetic. Something else took over part of my body and I didn't give it permission to.
She was born in the Spring and what happened after that, I can't tell you. That isn't the point of this story and I wouldn't ever want to compromise her safety and security by disclosing any more. She's 14 years old. The events that happened, though, have effects that have lasted years. It took me nearly a decade to learn to trust men. At some point, I had to battle with what it was I was supposed to tell her when she asked how she could exist without a father. And how do you explain to a child that something so awful happened, but you still love them?
But that was not an easy pregnancy and giving birth to my baby wasn't closure. Instead, I have lived with the tragedy ever since. As far as I know, the man who did it is still out there. And what if things had been different? I've rethought most of these events many times. Even if I had known all of the facts, I think I would have still tried for a healthy pregnancy. But, at least I would have had a choice. And that's why I'm opposed to the whole "giving birth to a rape baby is torture" stance. I've done that and giving birth to mine was not torture. It wasn't easy and I do often have to wonder about things that are related. BUT, it was also the best decision for me.
The reality is, rape victims should have choices just like anyone else. Sometimes, it is best for them to have an abortion and sometimes it isn't. It is a painful experience either way and there is no right answer.
The rape -> abortion debate is flawed and insulting, though, because it minimizes the issue of abortion altogether. It distracts us from important issues like body ownership, illness and fetal mortality. It ties down an entire social issue by focusing on a very small fraction of a topic that literally has the power to sway the entire political climate. Discussing abortion "even in cases of rape," as is so often done, completely ignores any mother who has had to abort because their fetus, the baby they dreamed of having, had no brain, was horrifically deformed to the point of never being viable or other nightmarish scenario. It minimizes the issues faced by women, homeless and wealthy alike, who are not ready to have a family or to feed another person. It robs the irresponsible of their one opportunity to be responsible.
Furthermore, it is degrading to those who have become pregnant by rape. It puts them in a position where their decisions are fried on a public barbecue and examined as if any decision about giving birth could be just *that* simple. I find it to be repulsive.
People do get pregnant from rape and people need their options. Not even just because rape happens, but also because having babies changes lives. It changes them forever. It isn't just that rape exists and people get pregnant from it that is the reason that abortion should be available, it is that pregnancy affects your health, your mind, it changes your body and it disrupts your entire world. Pregnancy is a very big deal and because it is a big deal, and because it is a responsibility, it isn't something we should take lightly. It should be a choice. It should always be a choice.
Pregnancy does happen because of rape, but making abortion a do or die debate about rape victims minimizes the larger issue. I have since learned that what happened wasn't my fault, that I should have been safe walking around, alone at night. I shouldn't have felt what I did was wrong and it was wrong for others to teach me to feel guilty for what had happened.


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A woman and a child, among those dead, were killed when they tried jumping from a window, reports said.
According to the fire services department, 35 people were injured in the blaze and have been taken to nearby hospitals. Most of the sixty people in the hotel were sleeping when the fire broke out.
Police officials said most of the deaths were due to suffocation.
Delhi Fire services director GC Mishra told News18 that the department received a call about the blaze around 4:30 am. He said the fire started from the fourth floor of the hotel and spread till the second floor, while the ground floor and basement remained unaffected.
Thick smoke and huge flames could be seen emanating from the top floor of the 40-room hotel till around 7 am.
Mishra said that the department received the call late and the fire had already spread, hampering the rescue operations. He said twenty fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately.
Fire officer said there was wooden panelling on corridor, because of which people couldn't use corridors to evacuate and said two persons had to jump off the building.
The fire has been extinguished now, he said, and a cooling operation has been launched. Simultaneously, he said that a search operation has also been launched to confirm there are no more people trapped in the hotel.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but sources said that prima facie it looks to be a short circuit. The Delhi government has ordered a probe into the incident.
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Srinivas Bhogle, Purnendu Maji and Arthur D'Silva | May 15, 2008
Today we will try to figure out who are the batsmen with the lowest paisa vasool index (PVI) after match 34 of the DLF IPL.
We will look at 'low cost' and 'auctioned' batsmen separately because there is a big difference in their costs ('auctioned' players can be 8-10 times more expensive).
Recall that the most valuable player index (MVPI) is calculated by totaling the player's batting + bowling + fielding contributions and expressing this total as a run-equivalent. So the higher the MVPI, the better the player is performing.
To prepare the list of the best 'auctioned' and 'low cost' batsmen, we looked at players with the largest batting points and plotted their PVI.
Recall too that the PVI equals: amount paid so far to the player /MVPI of the player. So the lower the PVI, the better the value offered by the player.
Tables 1 and 2 provide the details.
Table 1: The IPL 'auctioned' batsmen offering the best return on investment
(After 34 matches; expressed in terms of US dollars paid so far for contributing each 'run'
Table 2: The IPL 'low cost*' batsmen offering the best return on investment
(After 34 matches; expressed in terms of US dollars paid so far for contributing each 'run')
*Some player prices are unconfirmed, and based on the available information
It is curious that while 'low cost' medium and fast bowlers have performed almost as well as their 'auctioned' counterparts, 'low cost' batsmen have been unable to match the performance of their more successful seniors.
Finally we look at some of the 'auctioned' batsmen who have so far failed to deliver. In all fairness it must be mentioned that some of these players have a higher-than-expected PVI because they have come in later, or been frequently obliged to sit on the 'bench'.
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Considered to be the "Dean of Desert Artists," as well as one of the most influential cartoonists of his time, James Swinnerton's life spanned nearly a century. In addition to painting hundreds of Southwestern desert scenes, Swinnerton was America's first newspaper comic artist and was the creator of numerous series and characters. His long journey was in essence a story of two lives, both defined by distinctive and accomplished legacies –one of a cartoonist of historical significance and the other of a fine artist devoted to faithfully portraying the subject matter he loved best.
Swinnerton has been reputed over the years to have been born in either San Francisco, Stockton, San Jose or Eureka. Because no certificate exists to provide documentation, the true location of his arrival in this world is not known. His biographer, Harold Davidson, states that "presumptive evidence" points to Eureka. His listed date of birth November 13, 1875 was, according to Swinnerton himself, without dispute.
James Swinnerton descended from true pioneer stock. His grandfather, James Guilford Swinnerton, came to California from Illinois in 1853 with his wife and four children. Traveling via the Oregon Trail in a single covered wagon instead of with a convoy, the accepted practice at the time, the elder Swinnerton was initially drawn towards California's gold country. However his mining efforts realized only modest success. He soon left the Sierra foothills for Eureka, then later the Santa Clara Valley where he eventually became a prosperous farmer. His oldest son, also named James Guilford Swinnerton, was one of the cofounders of The Humboldt Star newspaper and later became a judge of the Superior court in Stockton.
On September 19, 1871, the younger James Guilford Swinnerton married a "winsome, young " Canadian named Jennie Wise. Four years later their only child, James Guilford Swinnerton Jr., was born. When Jennie died fifteen months later young Jimmy was taken in by his grandparents in San Jose where he remained until his father remarried in 1879. After being "returned to the original owner", Jimmy's relationship with his stepmother quickly became contentious. He bounced back and forth between his grandparents and parents for the next several years.
By the age of fifteen Swinnerton's grandparents had become too old to care for him and his dislike for his stepmother too intense to live with. He decided to run away. For a short time he apprenticed as a harness jockey at the Bay District Fairgrounds in San Francisco. After determining "a jockey's life consisted of a diet of no food", he took a job instead as an exercise boy. But it was to be a brief stint. It wasn't long before his father tracked him down.
Once back home, Swinnerton expressed his desire to attend art school. Although "Jimmy" had been drawing since he was a small child his father was emphatic: he would never allow his son to become either an artist or a lawyer. (Given his position as an attorney and later a judge, his father's hard stance against his son entering the legal profession seems rather curious.)
Swinnerton reacted by running away again, this time joining a traveling minstrel show. He recalled that his "large mouth and peculiar face" made him quite a hit as "the negro kid", but he soon found the "work of barnstorming" too hard. He returned home after a year on the road. Worn down by his son's determination, his father confessed that while he would rather see his son a minstrel than a lawyer, an artist was preferable to either. In 1891 sixteen year old Jimmy Swinnerton enrolled in the Mark Hopkins School of Design, the San Francisco Art Association's art school.
In retrospect the school's 1891 class was a remarkable lot. Swinnerton's classmates included eventual Western art icons Maynard Dixon and Edward Borein and landscape painter Xavier Martinez. Also present was Homer Davenport, who would later rise to fame as a political cartoonist. Dixon, unwilling to deal with the abrasive personality of the school's director Arthur F. Matthews, left after just a few months, but not before developing and maintaining a lifelong friendship with Swinnerton. The two frequently made sketching trips together into northern Arizona and the Colorado Desert.
Despite recalling in later years that he had strong aspirations to become one of the school's "advanced students", whose curriculum was rumored to include a life class that involved the sketching of nude models, Swinnerton's formal education experience would be brief but influential. One of his favorite classes was a landscape sketching course taught by British artist Raymond D. Yellend, which included bi-weekly field trips the old San Francisco waterfront. During this time he also came in contact with William Keith, the "Old Master" of California Art, landscape painter George Inness and Emil Carlsen. Although Swinnerton later claimed the institution primarily emphasized the development of his skills as a colorist, his initial ambition was to become a portrait painter. This led him to spend much of his classroom time caricaturing his instructors. By chance, some of his caricatures were seen by William Randolph Hearst. Impressed by what he saw, Hearst hired Swinnerton as a sketch artist for The San Francisco Examiner in 1892. After hearing that Swinnerton was going to work for a newspaper, William Keith allegedly refused to ever speak to him again.
At The Examiner Swinnerton's caricature skills naturally led him to cartooning. Newspapers had not yet developed a cost effective method of printing photographs and the pictorial reporting was still done by sketch artists. Swinnerton's drawings soon appeared throughout the paper in sections ranging from the editorial to the sports pages, but his most well known figures were the "Weather Bears," sketches of bear cubs which appeared on The Examiner's daily weather report. If rain was forecast, the bear cub would be holding an umbrella. On a clear day, the bear would be at the beach. The popularity of the series led to a cartoon strip called The Little Bears. Eventually Swinnerton began drawing images of small children to accompany the bears, and then began placing two frames together connected by a banner which spanned the page. The series was titled Little Bears and Tykes.
It has been said that cartooning is America's only true indigenous art form. The topic is highly debatable in some circles, but many consider the The Little Bears to be the nation's original daily comic strip –so proclaimed because it was the first to feature ongoing characters. Others point to Richard Outcault's The Yellow Kid as the first, based on Outcault's use of multiple panels connected by a continuous story line. Swinnerton maintained the opinion that Outcault did indeed create the first daily comic strip, while he himself could lay claim to the initial "continuity strip".
Regardless of which camp one sides with, there is no doubt both Swinnerton and Outcault were monumentally influential in elevating the popularity and commercial viability of cartooning in American history.
In 1896, after purchasing the New York Morning Journal, Hearst transferred Swinnerton to New York City. Soon afterwards Swinnerton changed his bears to tigers and created one of his best known characters. "Mr. Jack," was a hapless woman-chasing feline that many thought was based on the Tammany Tiger. Given Mr Jack's proclivities, the strip may also have had some semi-autobiographical undertones. Yet others thought the character's escapades were not suitable for reading by younger audiences and the strip was soon moved to the sports section.
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Who are you?
We are Andy and Madelaine Key. For 33 years Bicycle Beano was run by Jane Barnes and Rob Green. They retired in 2014 and passed Bicycle Beano on to us. We're delighted to say that Rob and Jane continue to join us as guests on some of the Beanos.
Andy has been running cycle rides and cycling holidays since the early 1990s, first as a tour leader for CTC cycle tours, then more recently organising selected Beanos on behalf of Jane and Rob. He has been a helper on more Bicycle Beano tours than he cares to remember.
Madelaine is a freelance marketing professional who helps with the marketing and organisation and will sometimes be persuaded along for a bike ride or two. We live in beautiful central Hampshire though we love Wales and the Welsh Borders.
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Who comes on Beanos?
All ages are welcome. There are usually 18 to 30 people on each tour, depending on the size of the venue. On average there are equal numbers of women and men.
Usually about half the group are solo travellers, the rest are couples or groups of friends, and sometimes we have one or two families. Beanos work particularly well for couples where one partner is a stronger or faster cyclist than the other - see "How are the rides organised?" below.
In our experience, it doesn't seem to matter who comes on Beanos. The fact that we cycle together and socialise together creates a cohesive group. Some people have made life-long friends. For instance, one Beano reunion group has been meeting up every year since 1988.
What happens each day?
After breakfast we give everyone a specially designed map and written route instructions, then briefly talk you through the day's route and the things to look out for. We start the day's ride between 9:30 and 10am.
Along the way we stop for rests, to visit somewhere interesting en-route, to look at a view, for morning coffee, etc.
Lunch is usually between 12 noon and 1:30pm, mostly at country pubs or cafés where there is a choice of meat and veggie meals. After lunch, whether you are doing the short cut, main route or longer detour, we often meet up for tea or a late afternoon drink before returning to base (between 5 and 6pm) for tea and cake. Dinner is between 7 and 8pm depending on the ride.
On the week-long Beanos (West Wales in 2019) there is an optional bike-free day on the Wednesday.
How are the rides organised?
Each day we do a circular ride of 30-40 miles, returning to the same venue each evening. Mileage depends upon terrain: when it's flat we do more, when it's hilly we do less. Most routes have one or more short cuts. There are also longer detours for those who want extra mileage.
Everyone is given a specially designed map and written instructions. The group tends naturally to split into smaller groups of people who cycle at the same pace as each other. You can choose whether to cycle with a group or on your own if you prefer. There is no pressure to keep up with the group.
Whether you do the short cut, main route, or longer detour, we all aim to have lunch and tea together.
We have a non-macho approach to the rides.
We don't generally have a car following your round the route. We think having a backup van undermines the "green" aspect of a cycling holiday. Instead we join in the rides and we have one or two helpers who cycle along at the rear and can help with simple mechanical problems. If your bike can't be fixed by the roadside we'll arrange transport for you back to the house.
When are the first and last rides on each holiday?
It varies! See the individual tour descriptions for details. Generally, you arrive at the venue after 5pm on the first day to be greeted with tea and cakes, after which you can settle in and enjoy dinner. The first ride will be on the following morning.
On the Brecon Beacons and South Downs Beanos, we go for a slightly shorter ride on the final day, returning to the venue in the late afternoon for tea and cake (of course). After that you can shower and change before heading for home.
On the week-long West Wales Beano, after the last day's riding we have dinner and stay a final night, leaving after breakfast the following morning.
Will I be fit enough?
You do not have to be super fit. As long as you can cycle at least 30 miles in a day without falling apart you will enjoy a Beano. Cycling with other people gives you energy – it's easy to forget the miles when you are busy chatting and enjoying the views. We have lots of breaks en-route so you can have a rest from cycling. The beauty of cycling with a group is that there is always somebody else who cycles at the same pace as you.
Staying at just one venue for the holiday means that our routes are flexible. Our rides are roughly circular and return to the same venue each day. We usually have a moderate main route of between 30 and 40 miles a day depending upon terrain, with short cuts and longer detours available.
I am an experienced cyclist, will the routes be long enough for me?
Usually about a third of Bicycle Beano guests want to do a bit more than the average 30-40 miles a day, so we provide detours off the main route to accommodate them. On most of the Beanos you can choose to do 50 to 60 miles a day. If you're really keen we can usually suggest one or two "unofficial" detours to add even more miles.
What happens if I have a mechanical problem on the ride?
We have one or two helpers who cycle along at the back of the group and will be on hand (and on call) to help if anyone has a mechanical problem. If your bike can't be fixed by the roadside we'll make sure you can get back to the house.
We don't generally have a backup van following you round the route. We think having a backup van undermines the "green" aspect of a cycling holiday and creates traffic on the quiet country lanes.
What sort of bikes do people ride?
Most people bring road bikes, touring bikes, hybrids, folding bikes, or mountain bikes fitted with road tyres. Occasionally people bring tandems or recumbents – we've even had a unicyclist!
All our routes are on tarred roads, apart from some sections of gravelled cycle path and a few short sections of easy-going off-road. We sometimes throw in an optional off-road detour or two. Your bike needs to be suitable for riding on the road.
Because we seek out tiny country lanes, the road surfaces can be rough. If you normally ride a road bike with narrow 23mm tyres, you might want to consider swapping to 25mm or even 28mm if your bike has space for them. Mudguards (fenders) are also a good idea. Consult your friendly local bike shop. If you haven't got a friendly local bike shop, try the unfriendly one. Or call Andy for advice..
Can I rent a bike?
Sorry, we don't have bikes for hire. However we know people who do. If you need to rent a bike, contact us for suggestions. On some Beanos we may be able to bring your hire bike with us.
What do I wear?
You don't have to dress in Lycra! It's usually warm enough to ride in shorts and t-shirts, May to September. Cycling shorts with a padded insert are more comfortable than ordinary shorts. Cycling gloves or mitts will also improve your comfort.
Wear layers so you can peel them off when necessary. Carry a fleece and a lightweight waterproof (preferably breathable). Lightweight long stretchy trousers are useful. Shoes should have a hard sole - specialist cycling shoes will be more comfortable over the course of a whole day's riding, but ordinary trainers (sneakers) will do. Don't cycle in jeans – they have uncomfortable seams and are inflexible. Other suggestions are a hat with a small peak and sunglasses.
Helmet wearing is not a legal requirement in the UK – it is your choice whether you wear one or not.
I am not a vegetarian – will I like the food?
Yes. The food is so delicious, you won't even notice the lack of meat. It is home-made, freshly-cooked, and often uses organic vegetables and fruit from the venue's own garden (see a typical menu below). Lots of meat-eaters return to Bicycle Beano Cycling Holidays again and again because they like the food. Even though all the food served at our venues is exclusively vegetarian, we don't ostracise carnivores!
A choice of meat and veggie meals are available at the lunch stops.
I am a vegetarian - is it really vegetarian catering?
All the breakfasts, afternoon teas, and dinners provided by our venues are vegetarian. Vegetarian food is also available from the lunch stops on our routes.
Can you provide vegan food?
Our venues are happy to provide vegan food but you must request it when booking. Vegan options may be very limited at the pubs and cafés we use as lunch stops.
What's a typical menu?
All the meals provided by our venues are vegetarian. They are home-made and freshly-cooked. Some of our venues even use fruit and veg from their own organic gardens.
Breakfasts are self-service veggie buffets of cereals, muesli, yoghurt, fresh fruit, toast, spreads and jams etc. A range of drinks are available including fruit juices, herb teas, ordinary and decaffeinated tea and coffee.
Vegetarian evening meals are lip-smackingly designed to satisfy cyclists' appetites – delicious, nutritious, and plenty of it. Main meals can be anything from moussaka, roasted vegetables, stir-fry and noodles, Hungarian goulash, to hazelnut roast with all the trimmings. Puddings might include fresh fruit crumble and custard, home-made fresh fruit trifle, bread and butter pudding, and chocolate roulade with cream. Yummy!
Can you take people with disabilities?
Yes, as long as you can cycle you will enjoy a Beano, and you'll be very welcome. Rooms with level access are available on most Beanos. Please contact us to discuss the practicalities.
Where are the prices for the tours?
The prices appear at the end of each tour description page.
How do I get to the Beano?
Our venues are within about 15-20 miles' cycling distance of a railway station. Fellow Beanoers can sometimes offer lifts back to the station at the end of the Beano. Most taxi firms have 'people carriers' or minibuses etc that can carry bikes (ask when booking the taxi).
If you've booked for a Beano we'll send you detailed travel instructions in advance.
If you are coming by car and can give another Beanoer (plus bike) a lift, please let us know.
There is ample car parking space at the venues. Bikes are parked under cover.
What's included in the price?
- Delicious vegetarian meals – buffet breakfasts, evening meals, and tea & cakes after the rides. (Lunches and coffee stops while out on the ride are not included in the price.)
- Accommodation.
- Detailed daily route sheets including specially designed maps and written instructions, places to visit, good views, and other useful info.
- Cycling guide and back-up. We cycle along too.
- Bike repair tools and basic emergency spares.
- Plus lots more.
I have an e-bike (electrically assisted bicycle) - can I come?
Yes, you're very welcome to join us. Please let us know when you book that you'll be bringing an e-bike and tell us if it needs special charging arrangements. (For instance, does the bike need to be parked near a mains power socket, or can the battery be removed and charged elsewhere?)
What about children?
We've had quite a few families on Bicycle Beanos through the years. Our own daughter has been coming on Beanos since she was a toddler! Although Beanos aren't designed as family holidays, we've found that many children enjoy them as much as the grown-ups.
Under 18-year-olds must be accompanied by an adult and have good road sense. If you want to bring children, please contact us first to discuss possibilities and any safety issues.
The following discounts apply for children who share their parents' bedroom and are attached to an adult's bike: 60% discount for 3 to 5-year-olds, 20% discount for 6 to 12-year-olds, babies free. Children aged 13 upwards are charged the full rate.
I love the sound of your tour but the dates are wrong for me - can you arrange a bespoke tour?
We'll be happy to arrange a one-off tour for individuals or groups. See our bespoke tours page for more information.


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More shoppers put less in their baskets as Morrisons goes flat
Hard-up shoppers continued to rein in their spending over Christmas, according to Wm Morrison.
Britain's fourth-largest supermarket group revealed a modest 0.7 per cent rise in like-for-like sales over the festive period in a performance that fell below some City forecasts. But the Bradford-based grocer said that the number of shoppers passing through its checkouts rose 4.8 per cent, suggesting that customers were cutting back.
Dalton Philips, chief executive, said: "We have seen a reduction in the number of items in baskets. If you look at items per basket in the preceding four years, it's been very consistent. This year it's dipped by just over one item per basket."
In further evidence that many families tightened their belts over Christmas, champagne sales fell 7 per


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Iran says it will withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal if big banks continue to avoid doing business with the Islamic republic, deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday, speaking from London.
The Islamic Republic agreed to restrict its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of crippling sanctions by the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.
Following the deal, however, major banks have continued to avoid doing business with Iran for fear of violating remaining U.S. sanctions - which Iran says has hampered their efforts to rebuild foreign trade and attract investment.
Most of it is because of this atmosphere of uncertainty which President Trump has created around JCPOA, which prevents all big companies and banks to work with Iran, it's a fact, and it's a violation lead by the United States. -Abbas Araghchi
Compounding Iran's woes are comments from President Trump, who told Europeans on January 12 that they must "fix the terrible flaws of the Iran nuclear deal" or he would re-impose the sanctions lifted by the Obama administration as part of the pact. Trump set a May 12 deadline to review fresh "waivers" on U.S. sanctions.
The May 12 deadline represents an opportunity for Trump to pull the U.S. out of another international deal. He has already abandoned the Paris climate accord and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade deal. He wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, a 24-year-old trade pact with Canada and Mexico. -USA Today
Trump sees three major defects in the deal; its failure to address Iran's ballistic missile program, the terms by which inspectors are allowed to visit suspected Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, and "sunset" clauses on Iran's nuclear program which expire after 10 years.
Araghchi contends that Trump's interpretation of the sunset clause is incorrect, and that Trump's continued trash-talking is in violation of the deal itself;
"There is no sunset clause in the JCPOA. Although the U.S. administration and Trump are talking about sunset clause and that JCPOA is just for 10 years, that is not true," he said.
You know, every time President Trump makes a public statement against JCPOA saying it's a bad deal, it's the worst deal ever, I am going to fix it, I am going to change it, all these statements, public statements are a violation of the deal. Violation of the letter of the deal, not a sprit, the letter. If you just see paragraph 28 it clearly says that all JCPOA participants should refrain from anything which undermines successful implementation of JCPOA, including in their public statements of silly officials.
The foreign minister said that if Iran does not receive the deal's much touted economic benefits soon, it will likely pull out of the deal before the May 12 deadline.
"If the same policy of confusion and uncertainties about the (deal) continues, if companies and banks are not working with Iran, we cannot remain in a deal that has no benefit for us," Araqchi told an audience at the London-based think tank Chatham House. "That's a fact."
What of the nuclear program?
When asked what Iran would do if the nuclear deal is scuttled, Araghchi replied:
"Well if there is no deal anymore obviously there is no restrictions in our nuclear program anymore," adding "Iran would still be a member of NPT (non-proliferation treaty) still committed to its obligations and still, you know, obliged not to go for nuclear weapons, this is our policy. And in that sense there is no sense of clause in the JCPOA, it's like actually perception that Americans are spreading on others but this is absolutely wrong. Iran's commitment not to ever seek or acquire or produce nuclear weapons is permanent."
"I don't think to add a new crisis over the non, over the proliferation of nuclear weapons would be beneficial for anybody, in the region and outside the region."


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Draw 500 Winged Things
Author(s): Trina Dalziel
A pocket-sized sketchbook filled with 500 inspirational illustrations featuring a variety of things with wings. A new fun format for Quarry's best-selling 20 Ways to Draw a Butterfly and 44 Things with Wings by Trina Dalziel, this cute chunky volume features 500 inspirational illustrations in a perfect small size for drawing on the go! From fairies, bats, and airplanes, to dragonflies, gargoyles, and angels, Draw 500 Winged Things is perfect for illustrators, cartoonists, doodlers, and anyone who loves to sketch. This is not a step-by-step technique book--rather, the winged things in this volume are simplified, modernized and reduced to the most basic elements, offering simple abstract shapes and forms that meld to create the building blocks of any item that you want to draw. This all-in-one pocket-sized sketchbook lets you draw right on the pages making it easy to keep all of your most inspired creations at hand.
Product Information
TRINA DALZIEL is represented by illustration agency Lilla Rogers Studio. She has worked as a freelance illustrator for over seventeen years. Originally from the North of Scotland, she grew up on a tomato farm. In her teens and twenties she spent time living in the Netherlands, Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Paris. She earned a degree in illustration, and at the post-graduate level studied twentieth-century art and design history, which has all fed into her love of art, design, nature, animals, Scandinavia and European cities. She lives in London where she greatly appreciates the access to exhibitions, galleries, and museums which fuel her inspiration and research. www.trinadalziel.com
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PHILADELPHIA, March 18 -- Two widely prescribed anticonvulsants appear to increase cardiovascular risk in epileptics, researchers here found.
Patients who were switched from phenytoin or carbamazepine to newer medications had significant drops in cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and other markers of cardiovascular disease risk, Scott Mintzer, M.D., of Thomas Jefferson University here, and colleagues reported online in Annals of Neurology.
The researchers said it was unlikely the improvements resulted from treatment with the newer drugs.
"It's a consequence of being taken off the older ones, which were causing the cholesterol and other markers to be elevated in the first place," Dr. Mintzer said.
Action Points
- Explain to interested patients that the study authors suggested that carbamazepine and phenytoin should not be used as first-line agents for epilepsy because of increased cardiovascular risk.
- Also explain that they said clinicians may want to consider switching patients off these drugs for new medications.
"While more investigation is needed," he continued, "these results may help physicians better understand the risks of these drugs and choose the most appropriate treatment for their epilepsy patients, especially those who are already at risk for cardiovascular disease or have a family history of it."
Both phenytoin and carbamazepine are potent inducers of cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are involved in cholesterol synthesis, according to the researchers.
Epidemiological studies have shown that patients with epilepsy have higher rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease than the general population.
But the role of medication in this association has remained unclear, despite some cross-sectional evidence that phenytoin and carbamazepine worsened lipid profiles, they said.
To explore the issue, Dr. Mintzer and colleagues recruited 34 patients with epilepsy (mean age 38.8) who were taking one of the two drugs and were about to be switched to one of two newer medications, lamotrigine or levetiracetam. They also included 16 age- and sex-matched control patients who did not have epilepsy.
Fasting blood samples were taken before the switch and six weeks afterward to measure serum lipid fractions, lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein, and homocysteine.
After the switch from the older medications, the patients with epilepsy had a decrease from baseline of 24.9 mg/dL in total cholesterol, 19.9 mg/dL in non-HDL cholesterol, and 47.1 mg/dL in triglycerides (P
In addition, there was a 31.4% drop in C-reactive protein (P=0.027).
There was a 30.6% decline in lipoprotein(a) among patients who stopped taking carbamazepine (P=0.0004), and a 1.7 õmol/L reduction in homocysteine in those who switched off phenytoin (P=0.005).
The results were the same regardless of which newer drug the patients started taking.
All of these changes were significantly greater than those that occurred in the controls (P
"The total of these changes would be expected to result in a sizable decline in the risk for ischemic vascular disease," the researchers said.
They estimated sticking with the older drugs would increase the risk of an ischemic vascular event by 36%, which is consistent with epidemiological data on epileptics.
They said it is likely the observed changes related to the effects of cytochrome P450 induction, because studies in animal and human studies have shown that inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes decreases serum cholesterol.
More recent drugs -- like lamotrigine or levetiracetam -- do not affect the cytochrome P450 system, they said.
"As a consequence," they said, "we believe that the constellation of metabolic findings from our investigation and others casts significant doubt on the use of carbamazepine and phenytoin as first-line agents for the long-term treatment of epilepsy, and we suggest that it might be prudent for those who treat seizures to eschew their use in favor of other agents."
Clinicians may also want to consider switching patients from the older medications to newer ones, they said.
Jacqueline French, M.D., a neurologist at New York University and fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, said the issue of elevated cholesterol levels in patients taking these older medications is well recognized in the epilepsy community.
But many of the studies showing this effect were conducted three or four decades ago, and many clinicians may have forgotten the risks, said Dr. French, who was not involved in the study.
Clinicians may still be using phenytoin and carbamazepine, she said, because studies comparing them to newer medications showed equal or, in some cases, slightly better efficacy.
Nevertheless, she said, as evidence accumulates about the risks of using the drugs, clinicians will probably move away from prescribing them.
"I think that more and more people ââ¬Â¦ are feeling that this issue of hepatic enzyme induction has a lot of consequences, and in the long run these drugs perhaps should die out and others take their place," she said.
The authors acknowledged some limitations of the study, including the small sample size, an imperfect comparator group, and the assessment of short-term effects only.
In addition, they said, patients were only evaluated when they were stopping -- and not starting -- medications that induce the cytochrome P450 system.
| The study was funded by the Epilepsy Foundation through the Edna Flaig Evans Trust.
Primary Source
Annals of Neurology
Source Reference: Mintzer S, et al "Effects of antiepileptic drugs on lipids, homocysteine, and C-reactive protein" Ann Neurol 2009; DOI: 10.1002/ana.21615.


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View Photo Album ~ Memories of St. Mary's of the Lake Church
History of St. Mary's of the Lake Church
By Liz Albright, Ontario Town Historian
In 1869, forty families petitioned Bishop McQuaid of the Diocese of Rochester to establish a mission parish in Ontario. A year later a church building was erected on the north side of East Ridge Road at a cost of $4,000.00. The Rev. P. C. McGrath of Fairport was in charge of the mission and offered Sunday Mass and administered to the needs of the parishioners until the parish was placed under the direction of Holy Trinity Church in Webster in 1877. Early priests came each Sunday by horse and carriage and later by trolley to see to the needs of the Ontario parish. The women of the parish vied with each other in preparing tasty dinners for the priests before their return to Webster later that day. Among these early pastors were Rev. Aloyisus Weissteiner, Rev. Joseph Netzel, Rev. C. Ulrich, Rev. Joseph Maguin and Rev. Joseph Miller.
Finally, in 1915, a house was purchased on East Ridge Road for a rectory, and Rev. Michael J. Kreig was appointed St. Mary's first resident pastor. In 1917, Rev. William Byrne succeeded Father Krieg as resident pastor. Under his direction, a Parish Hall was constructed and a heating plant installed.
St. Mary's longest serving pastor was the Rev. Thomas H. Lochren who came to Ontario in 1925 and served as pastor until his death in 1954. During this time, the house adjoining St. Mary's to the east was purchased as a rectory. The sheds behind the church, which had served the congregation during the horse and carriage days, were removed and the area was then used to park automobiles. The Rosary Altar Society and the Holy Name Society were organized and many lawn socials and summer bazaars were held. Also added during this time were the Stations of the Cross that were eventually moved to the new church in 1966.
Rev. Ignatius X. Cameron was the next pastor at St. Mary's. More emphasis was placed on religious instruction classes for school age children and young adults, and many adults were encouraged to attend retreats in Rochester. The Mass schedule was increased to three Masses each Sunday to accommodate the increasing church membership.
In 1956 Rev. James O'Connell came to Ontario as pastor. In 1957, the parish's first assistant pastor, Rev. Raymond Booth, joined Father O'Connell. During this period several buildings were purchased in Ontario and Williamson and converted to use for religious education for school age children.
In 1960 Rev. William Gaynor was named pastor of St. Mary's. His assistant pastor was Rev. Gerard McMahon. Father Gaynor's goal was the construction of a new church building to meet the needs of this growing parish. Planning began in 1964 and on August 9, 1965, construction began on the new church on Walworth Road. This modern red brick structure with large stained glass windows was the culmination of the parish's dreams and hard work. The first Mass was celebrated on Sunday, September 4, 1966. The dedication by Bishop Kearney took place on November 6, 1966. The small, white church on East Main Street that had served the parish for ninety-six years was sold and has since been converted into apartments.
In 1970 Rev. Charles G. Langworthy was appointed pastor. Rev. Joseph Sasso succeeded Father McMahon as assistant followed by Rev. Thomas Corbett and Rev. Hafner.
In 1973 Rev. Leo Matuzewski took over during Father Langworthy's long illness and death in 1974. At that time, Msgr. Gerard Gefell was named pastor. He also aided the Bishop in preparing young priests for ordination. This was continued by Msgr. John Maney who became pastor in 1976. His assistant was Rev. John Zimmerman. Serving as deacons were Fathers Thomas Valenti, Joseph McCaffrey and John Gagnier. The occasions of their ordinations were joyfully celebrated by the entire parish.
During this period, the need for a consolidated catechetical center and meeting hall became evident. There were now over 700 youngsters being taught religious education each week. Groundbreaking for this parish center was September 23, 1979 and it was completed in 1980. With offices, classrooms, library, conference rooms, nursery, bathrooms and a large assembly hall, religious education classes could now be consolidated and dinners, dances, game nights, lectures and concerts could be held at the church campus.
In 1982, Father Harley was appointed assistant pastor followed by Father Anthony Mugavero. Rev. Robert G. Kreckel became pastor in 1985. In 1993 Deacon Jerry Skerrett was ordained permanent deacon. He and his wife Lee served as pastoral associates.
In response to Bishop Clark's Pastoral Planning for the New Millennium, St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Ontario, Church of the Epiphany in Sodus/St. Rose in Sodus Point, St. Patrick's in Macedon, St. Michael's in Newark, and St. Anne's in Palmyra/St. Gregory's in Marion have formed the Catholic Community of Western Wayne County (CCWWC) to work together to produce a more effective faith life for the people of this area.
With the retirement of Father Kreckel in 2003, Sister Doreen Glynn was appointed pastoral administrator with the priests of the CCWWC serving as sacramental ministers. Jim Nail was ordained permanent deacon in 2003 and serves the CCWWC.
Many changes have taken place at St. Mary's of the Lake Church since its beginning in 1869. On September 16 and 17, the congregation celebrated the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the "new" church building on Walworth Road with a brunch and social on Saturday and a Mass at 11:15 on Sunday celebrated by Bishop Clark.
The Information above was taken from Ontario History 1807-1993 as Preserved at Heritage Square and from St. Mary's of the Lake Church archives.
In 2007, Father Symon Peter Ntaiyia was appointed pastor to the Cluster Parishes of St. Mary's of the Lake – Church of the Epiphany – Mission of St. Rose and is the present pastor of all three churches at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church Society of Wayne County.