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Western Kokshaal-Too, first ascent of "Tombstone Tower." Fermented horse milk is a delicacy not to be missed. Especially if accompanied by freshly beheaded, blood-boiled lamb, goat yogurt, and yak butter on homemade fry-bread. The boiled goat head and intestine stir-fry topped off the gourmet meal. We devoured the food with sloppy slurps and grunts of delight. Our gracious hosts were two Kyrgyz families, living at 3,300m at the foot of the Tien Shan/Western Kokshaal-Too Mountains in northwestern China, in Xinjiang Province near the Kyrghyzstan border.
In 2000 I had received permission to enter one of Chinas most restricted regions of the Tien Shan Mountains. On that amazing journey, while on an untouched nearly 5,700m peak [Grand Poobah, a.k.a. Pik Byeliy; see AAJ 2001, pp. 400-401—Ed.], I got a glimpse of a huge valley of granite over the next ridge to the west.
We returned last July and August. We flew via Beijing to Urumqi, where our team of six Chinese officers loaded our 15 haul bags into two 4x4s and then had us heading west for three days over dusty, sandy roads. We skirted the Taklamakan Desert and slept in the Uygur-Muslim towns of Kurla, Aksu, and finally Ahqi. There, our liaison officer presented our permission papers and passports to the local military. After three hours he came out with good news; access was granted. However, we acquired a new team member, a local military officer who was armed and in full camouflage dress. We then all drove toward the snow-capped witch hats in the distance, toward the virgin valley of granite I'd discovered through secret channels.
Above base camp we carried hefty loads for five days, 18km a day. We then took a day to scope routes, stretch, and eat. The wall we decided to climb reminded me of Sentinel in Yosemite, except that it was bigger, steeper, and completely virgin. All I could think about were sweet splitter cracks, snuggling on portaledges in storms, and standing on a tiny ca. 4,700m summit in China looking into Kyrgyzstan.
My younger brother Andy is an amazing musician, whose ability to rip up the banjo is astounding. When we first talked about this expedition, we made a deal: I would show him the experience of a big-wall first ascent, and he would show me how to play the banjo. This would be only his second climb ever: his first was a first ascent in Greenland.
I also had two goals regarding the tombstone-shaped tower we were about to climb: to come down alive, not necessarily without pain or injury but alive; to stand on the summit with my brother, completely naked wearing only a Year of the Cock mask. Well, considering the temperatures, maybe one sock each.
The first pitches were super-fun free climbing and, for a first ascent, surprisingly clean with little loose rock. But the smile-inducing 5.10 cracks turned into A3 seams and rotten A3/A4 pitches of kitty litter. Finally, after some tedious birdbeaks, I fixed to a high point about 300m off the deck.
Climbing capsule style gave my brother a chance to practice jugging, digest the exposure, and go through rescue scenarios. Climbing in an out of snow showers we fixed lines for a week and then committed to the wall. I needed to show my brother some additional techniques: how to go Number 2 on the wall; how to jug in space and horizontally. I taught him double hauls, Munter-mule knots, 'biner rappels, and hundreds of other variables in the big-wall equation.
From our highpoint, I was able to fix several more pitches. I decided that the extensive work involved in fixing all of our ropes as high as possible, and then do a push to the summit, would be safer and give us a higher possibility of success than doing another big haul. The upper part of the wall was treacherously loose. Flakes the size of pool tables looked like they could go. I spent an extra day rigging the fixed lines away from sharp edges and loose rocks.
We had now been climbing the wall for just over a week and had endured snow showers daily. Fast moving, time-lapse clouds threatened another storm at any time. I climbed a frightening pitch through a maze of giant leaning flakes and fractures, all relying on each other for stability Once we were past this nightmare, an easy, unroped, 4th class scramble led us to the breakfast-nook-table-sized summit.
Thunder brought worry. I have no problem sitting out a storm, even if it lasts days. Storms offer time for rum, hot chocolate, and fantasy novels. But thunder changes everything. If lightning strikes home, everything will melt and our last few seconds of life would abruptly end with the sudden arrival of the ground. Even rum and hot chocolate won't ease minds if thunder roars. This is not the first electrical storm I have experienced here, and most likely not the last.
At base camp our sweet new Deering banjos waited. The goals of this expedition were soon fulfilled. My brother got the big-wall first-ascent experience, with thunderstorms, vertical toilets, plenty of hanging in space hundreds of meters off the ground, and summiting a virgin peak. Complete and utter satisfaction. By the time we got back home, I could play all of "Dueling Banjos." Squeal like a pig boy!
We named our route Libeckistan (500m, 5.10d A3+).
Mike Libecki, AAC

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
E-Tribe's New Girl Group, 'Dal★shabet' and Photo Teaser For Their Debut MV
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Label: Dal shabet, sweet shabet
Label: Dal shabet, sweet shabet
Famous producers E-Tribe have been working on creating a new girl group, and they've just revealed that they've come up with a 6-member group by the name of 'Dal shabet'. In Korean, it's "달샤벳" or "Dal Shabet", with 'Dal' meaning 'Sweet'. So it will be 'Sweet Shabet'? Not bad :D
Management agency Happy Face Entertainment stated today, "E-Tribe, who has produced for the likes of SNSD, Super Junior, Lee Hyori, T-ara, and MBLAQ, is coming out to produce 'Dal shabet'."
Because of E-Tribe's multiple hits, Dal shabet is gaining a lot of interest not only in Korea, but overseas as well, due to their reputation as creators of the smash-hit single, "Gee"
The group is currently tackling a photoshoot for their new album jacket, and plan to officially debut in January 2011.
Recently, photos taken from the set of the girls' music video for "Supa Dupa Diva" – determined to be their debut track – were revealed by their agency, Happy Face Entertainment.
The director of their MV, Jo So Young, stated,
"To convey the lovely and energetic atmosphere, we used sets originally utilized in performances to create a musical-like scene. Even though the whole filming process took around 30 hours, the girls didn't show any signs of fatigue."
They will debut in January~~ what do you think guys? :D
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I think I miss reading blogs most of all right now. Feels like I'm missing out on so much. I've been using the WordPress app for Droid while on errands, so I have been reading a little, but haven't figured out how to use it to comment yet. Part of that is having a new phone, my old one was on its last legs. It had a slide-out keyboard. My new one has a virtual keyboard, so it's taking some getting used to.
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I'm always bombarded with requests to review stuff, and recently I got an offer to review "High tide on Main Street" by John Englander. Okay, a free climate change read, so I requested a copy. Sure, I am late with my review, but, better late than never, right?
Years ago, when I read The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjorn Lomborg, I actually ran out of ink marking up his ignorance. Whenever economists try science, it gets messy. The linear math charts in excel were entertaining, but when Bjorn asserted that climate change will provide record-low food prices, I could only think of the business lemmings listening to his funded anti-science fundamentalism. Seems our planet needs a Department of Fact Checking, or an Ignorance Tax.
Some may see climate change as a political conspiracy, some think it will make earth warmer, but in a complex world, the science says otherwise. As I like to tweet: #DoTheMath: Complexity is a science and is being used to reflect our natural systems and model them. There are many impacts that humanity will face from climate change. Which are the "biggies"?
Oh, when I say "complex world", please don't confuse the scientific term with the English one. Our planet can be modeled as a complex mathematical system. In simplistic terms, our "old math" used to be focused on much more linear analysis that rendered, in many cases, singular "yes / no" conclusions. Of course those tools were used for simpler problems. Nature, by nature, is not simple, each element has many connections. Complexity math helps us understand the bigger connections and dependencies and help identify the smaller connections, as well, so, welcome to 2013! The new math has arrived and it's all complex.
"Big Data" + big computers + big ideas = bigger challenges aka – bigger problems. Climate change will impact all living and many non-living systems on our planet. Migrations of animals and critters will change, our oceans will heat up and absorb more carbon dioxide, severe weather, severe drought, severe flooding, increased air conditioning costs, increased heating costs, food security, species extinction, ocean acidification, coral reef destruction, micro-climate destruction, glacial lake and river stagnation, ocean and lake dead zones, mass methane releases, mass extinctions, increased unsafe knock-off Chinese suntan lotion, etc. Has "the 100 year event" now become "the 1000 year event"?
Is the biggest problem is sea level rise? When we look at the impacts of sea level rise on the global economy, the results are grim. Sea level change will impact majority of our major infrastructure for global commerce. The US Navy recently made note that a minor change in sea level will result in hundreds of billions in upgrades for national and global security alone.
Do I enjoy the ultimate irony of Koch losing their family estate on Martha's Vineyard? No. Of course, sea level change is also exacerbated by severe weather. A small increase in sea level can multiply the damage of tsunami and storm surge levels of destruction.
Aside from the complexity-impacts on our global economy and security, most people can identify with the loss of property: hotels, beach homes, tourist attractions, marinas, bridges, and other things like islands. This loss of property will displace over 50% of the world population.
Of course, the Canadian conservative plan is to firmly stick their heads in the tarsands. So, when will sea level rise physically force their heads out to avoid self-drowning? Seems the rule of "government by crisis" is far more profitable than government by responsibility and intelligence. Will Stephen Harper be remembered for the Prime Minister that lost the most coastline? It's no surprise that the ever-selfish Stephen Harper is currently authoring out planning for climate refugees. Do you think the insurance companies are freaking out over nothing? Will the consumer have to continue to bail out industry?
How much will the oceans rise? How fast? Who is responsible? Is government morally capable of managing it? Will the fossil fuel industry will try to sue the customer for loss of customers?
High Tide On Main Street read well and unlike Bjorns' truthiness, no red ink, just personal notes. Nice work, this is a book that makes the risks of sea level rise easy to understand. John Englander is a courteous writer and provides many footnotes and further reading. I would certainly recommend this book to everyone, since it will impact everyone on earth.
I hope that your real estate is above 80 meters above sea level!
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Lee (a female Lee) is speaking to us.
Lee I've got a twin brother. Non-identical, I would hasten to add. I mean, obviously. But in more ways than one. I don't know what's wrong with him. None of us do. We started out the same. But over the years he's become … strange. Nowadays, he barely knows to come in out of t'rain.
Bradley stands there in the rain.
Lee Brad. Bradley.
Bradley is miles away.
Lee Bradley!
Bradley What?
Lee Come in out of t'rain.
Bradley Oh. Yeah. Thanks.
Brad comes in.
Lee It's pissing down, y'daft get.
Bradley I know. I dunno what I was thinking.
Lee Have you been drinking?
Bradley No.
Lee Bradley.
Bradley Just a little snifter.
Lee (to us) Usually, he comes begging for work.
Bradley Can you get us any work, Lee?
Lee I thought you were signing on.
Bradley I got booted off didn't I.
Lee What for?
Bradley Working.
Lee Then you've got a job.
Bradley It was only a few hours in Morrisons.
Lee What happened?
Bradley Dole officer came to do her groceries.
Lee You idiot.
Bradley She said I was 'actively defrauding the state'.
Lee You are.
Bradley Please, Lee. I'm in a right mess. You've got your big posh offices. I'm broke. Surely you can get me summat.
Lee (to us) There's a limit to how much of this I can take.
Bradley I'm thinking of becoming an anarchist.
Lee You what?
Bradley An anarchist.
Lee Then you won't need a job will you?
Bradley Why not?
Lee Well you'll just steal everything you need won't you.
Bradley That's not what anarchism's about. It's about community, cooperation, non-hierarchical living.
Lee You can live off that then can't you.
Bradley What?
Lee I'm busy, Bradley. Go away.
Bradley But sis –
Lee Come back when you've sorted yourself out.
Bradley But I'm skint, you're rich.
Lee slams the door in Brad's face.
Bradley Bitch.
Lee (to us) This might sound strange but, over the years, his appearance started to change.
She opens the door.
Lee Come in out of t'rain y'daft get.
Bradley Oh, right, yeah.
Lee Pissing down out there.
Bradley I know. Have you got a cup of tea, sis?
Lee No I bloody haven't. What do you want?
Bradley I've got summat to tell you.
Lee Why do you look different?
Bradley What you on about?
Lee You look different.
Bradley Do I?
Lee Yeah. Darker. You been out sunbathing?
Bradley No. It's natural.
Lee I think you might be ill.
Bradley I am ill.
Lee I thought so.
Bradley But not physically.
Lee What then?
Bradley Mentally.
Lee We've known that for years.
Bradley No, I mean, I went to the doctor. I've got a split personality.
Lee You don't mean me do you?
Bradley What? No.
Lee Is this a joke?
Bradley No. It's called Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Lee I see. This isn't another one from your homeopath is it?
Bradley No, it's real this time. I've got another personality. He's from abroad. He's a Muslim.
Lee Bradley –
Bradley But this is the thing right, my other personality, which is like, this one I'm talking to you with now – I think – him and the other one don't get on too well. So I've been having arguments. Arguments with meself.
Lee You mean like a tramp?
Bradley Sis, please, I need your help.
Lee How can I possibly help with that?
Bradley You can get us a job. Two jobs. We can have one each.
Lee You really think I'd have you skulking round my office like that?
Bradley Like what?
Lee When did you last wash?
Bradley What you talking about?
Lee Go and have a bath. You're covered in dirt.
Bradley That's just my skin.
Lee It looks like dirt.
Bradley You can't say that. It's racist.
Lee I'm busy Bradley.
Bradley I know but –
Lee Go away.
Bradley But sis –
Lee slams the door in his face.
Bradley Bitch.
Lee (to us) To be honest, we're not that close at all. It's just that he's always lived a few doors down, so it's impossible to get away from him. One night, he had this massive party. At least, I think it was a party.
Lee opens the door.
Lee Come in out of t'rain.
Bradley It's not raining today.
Lee Yes it is.
Bradley Is it? Oh yeah.
Lee What the hell was all that about?
Bradley When?
Lee Last night.
Bradley Oh. Yeah. We had a riot.
Lee I could hear that. You'll have kept the whole street up partying like that.
Bradley No I mean, an actual riot.
Lee You what?
Bradley I've only just been released from custody.
Lee Oh for goodness sake.
Bradley Yeah, it was awful. It was me and my split personality. We started arguing, and it turned into this massive scrap. We trashed the house together. And then it spilled out onto the street.
Lee You're an embarrassment, Bradley.
Bradley I'm sorry. Got a proper bollocking off t'police.
Lee I should hope so too.
Bradley It won't happen again.
Lee Won't it?
Bradley Actually, it might.
Lee Get help, Bradley.
Bradley I will.
Lee Good.
Bradley I'm going to have surgery.
Lee You what?
Bradley Yeah. These plastic surgeons were advertising for someone to practice on so it's all free. Reckon they can sort me right out. New nose, new lips, bit of a nip and tuck.
Lee Bradley –
Bradley It's gonna be great. I'll look like a million dollars. I might become a model.
Lee Who are these people?
Bradley Oh I dunno. Just some blokes.
Lee Tell em to sort your skin out.
Bradley I will.
Lee Like a constant sheen of muck.
Bradley I'm bloody starving Lee. Any chance of a fry up? But half of me's Muslim so no bacon please.
Lee There's a café round the corner.
Bradley But -
Lee I'm busy, Bradley. Go away.
Lee slams the door in his face.
Bradley Bitch.
Lee (to us) Next time he came round, he'd had the surgery. Bloody idiot only went and let them do it didn't he? Didn't even tell me he was going into hospital. When he next came round, he showed me something that was genuinely shocking.
Lee opens the door.
Lee It's raining.
Bradley I know.
Lee Well you'd better come in then hadn't you.
Bradley Thanks Lee.
Lee What do you want?
Bradley I'm in trouble sis.
Lee I can see that.
Bradley I mean proper trouble.
Lee Go on.
Bradley I had the surgery.
Lee Oh my god.
Bradley It was awful.
Lee Why don't you look any different then?
Bradley They didn't touch my face.
Lee I thought that was the idea.
Bradley So did I.
Lee So what did they touch?
Bradley opens up his coat to show Lee his chest.
Lee (to us) And he opens his coat up. And there's this gaping, bleeding hole in the centre of his chest. And I can see right through. I mean, I could put my hand right through, and out the other side. Jesus, Bradley. Oh god. What have you gone and done?
Bradley It wasn't me! It was these guys. They promised they'd sort me out. But when I woke up, I was like this.
Lee They've stolen your bloody heart!
Bradley I know.
Lee You have to go to the hospital.
Bradley Can you drive me?
Lee I'm kind of busy right now.
Bradley Sis. Please.
Lee I'll call you an ambulance.
Bradley Right. Thanks.
Lee Wait outside.
Bradley It's pouring down.
Lee You're getting blood on the carpet.
Bradley Am I?
Lee It's brand new, this.
Bradley Right. Alright. I'll wait outside.
Lee (to us) The hospital didn't have a new heart. But somehow, t'bugger survived. Just went without. They patched him up as best they could, and I bought him a set of M&S vests to keep t'hole covered up. His life went on, if you can call that. Then, he fell in love.
Lee opens the door.
Bradley I've fallen in love.
Lee Does it keep the rain off?
Bradley What?
Lee Come in y'daft get.
Brad comes in.
Bradley I've never felt like this before about anyone, Lee. He's brilliant. He's Scottish. He smokes these massive cigars. He knows all these amazing people. Dictators, mostly. He's amazing too. Once, he dressed up as a cat on the telly.
Lee I knew who he meant. He's not from round here.
Bradley He really likes me too. Says he's gonna sort us out.
Lee Bradley. This man is exploiting you.
Bradley No he's not.
Lee He is! He's using you to get what he wants. He'll suck you dry, tear you in half, leave you for dead, and then move on to the next one.
Bradley He won't! He loves me!
Lee Brad, you're deluded.
Bradley Maybe you're the deluded one, Lee.
Lee No.
Bradley Maybe you're jealous.
Lee I've been married for years.
Bradley Yeah, to your bloody 'career'. In your fancy pants office, shoving bits of paper in and out of each other's arseholes –
Lee Bradley, if you're going to be abusive –
Bradley Constantly trying to make everyone else notice you're even there. Well you know what? They don't know you're there. They don't need you. And they don't give a shit.
Lee Really? Well neither do I.
Lee slams the door.
Bradley Stuck up bitch!
Lee (to us) Didn't see each other for ages after that. To be honest, I was glad. He had his affair, and I had my work. Just cos we're related, it doesn't mean we have to see each other. Then, one day, he turned up out of the blue.
Lee opens the door.
Lee Brad.
Bradley Lee.
Lee You're soaked.
Bradley It's raining. Can I come in?
He comes in.
Bradley We split up.
Lee Who?
Bradley Me and George. Don't say owt, alright, just don't.
Lee Have you been drinking?
Bradley I'm totally and utterly shitfaced.
Lee I thought you were Muslim.
Bradley Only half.
Lee I'm sorry you split up.
Bradley Thanks.
Lee Do you need anything?
Bradley I thought …
Lee What?
Bradley Nothing.
Lee No go on.
Bradley It's daft.
Lee Say it.
Bradley I thought maybe …. You'd let me … I just wanted to listen to your heart.
Lee And he gets down on his knees.
Bradley gets down on his knees.
Lee Puts his ear to my chest.
He puts his ear to her chest.
Lee And listens.
Bradley listens.
Bradley I miss my heart. Yours is lovely. It's like a posh carriage clock. Brass case. Velvet lining. Precision engineering. Ticking. Beating. Beautiful. B-boom. B-boom. B-boom.
Lee We stayed like that for an age. I don't even know how long. It was the closest we'd been in years. But it was still weird. But he's my twin brother. What can you do?


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Now that it's actually happening, I'm so excited to share it with my sister. She was the first person to know about our surprise wedding. I made her install Skype, and told her 'face to face' (she lives in Country Vic), about the wedding, and then asked her to be my Bride Slave and the look on her face was priceless, she was dumbstruck and had that deer in headlights look.
After a few minutes chatting she took it in and was so excited, for us, and for her involvement.
She immediately went to dresses, colours, styles, etc, I just told her as long as it's in a similar green family as the one I love I'm happy for her to pick a dress she loves, and more importantly one that she will wear again.
After a few more minutes of chatting we signed off.
The next morning (Saturday) I get a text at 9.30am with a photo of my sister in a green dress, then dingding, another comes thru, she's a tad bit excited!
The first was very bridesmaidy, and even though she said she would, I know she wouldn't wear it again, the second was more of an evening wear style dress, just gorgeous, a lovely green with black and purple embroidery.
Because it will be the middle of winter, she's going to get a wrap or shrug or similar, probably in black or purple to go with her dress.
I asked her to tell me honestly which she liked better, she agreed the second one, so she bought it, job done! Not great quality shots, from my sisters phone.
The Runner Up - too bridesmaidy
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I think I probably knew this before...but the last couple of days have really convinced me. I react to the experiences my kids have as if they were my own experience. Is this what mom's do? Do we internalize our kids' good and bad experiences into our own emotional life?
As much as I have been writing about thinking on good things and making the most of every moment, I am in a funky spot...one that I can't really explain but is best put, "I feel out of sorts". I am hurting for my kids.
Without going into details, suffice it to say, my kids have had some tough lessons this week. I so want them to only have good times...to never be disappointed...to get all that they want. I know that isn't reasonable for myself...why do I want it for my kids...why do I somehow expect it to happen? I dream big for my kids and I am left grieving when they hurt.
I realize there isn't anything I can do to "fix" the situation for them, but I want to. I can offer a listening ear and, if they let me, some insights from my years of valuable experience :). It seems that is all they need. If I get too upset about their "lessons", and internalize them, they begin to feel that they can't share with me or, worse yet, they take responsibility for my feelings.
So...all this said...as I ponder what it means to personally "love the moment"...I need to remember the same rules apply to the kids. They need the good and bad just as much as I do. It helps shape character...it helps them learn what they want from life...and it gives them belief in their own ability to handle life's ups and downs. I can see them confidently handling both...all that life throws at them. That feels much better than internalizing their hurt...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tough lessons
Posted by Eve's Daughters at 4:16 PM
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I LOVE this post. I've been struggling with this recently too. Your words are so helpful. ;)
- January 31, 2010 at 10:19 AM
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
An Independent Woman
My weekend consists of today because I'm going in to work Monday. One designer and the owners are on vacation. I'll work thru Thursday and then GG and I leave for Lake Ariel in Pennsylvania where one of my best friends gets married on Friday at her family's summer house, under a full moon.
We'll bring the bouquet and a boutonniere for the groom. Big fun roses and mini sunflowers are the requested flowers. She's big fun herself. A tall redhead who's favorite color is orange. A fabulous cook and baker, seamstress and all around problem solver. " You know what you ought to do?" is her favorite way to start a sentence. More often than not she's right. This has aggravated me for many years.
We had a business together in the late 80's ,early 90's. The two of us, with help from an constantly revolving cast of friends, could " knockout some work" as the redhead puts it. We knocked it out with music blasting and friends going on coffee runs, writing cards, answering phones and occasionally doing deliveries for us.
Then I got divorced and the recession got to be too much for us. We closed American County Flowers and I went to work for the shop I'm still with and she runs her own floral business out of her home. She also works one day in the shop with us because, apparently, I still need to be told what I need to do.
She's a very independent woman who was happy as a single woman, dating on occasion, "Cause a girl's got to eat" but content as could be in the world she had created for herself. What a shock to all of us but mostly her that she met such a wonderful man and will marry him in less than a week.
He too has a million projects going at once, loves to cook, has 4 grown children from a previous marriage who think she hung the moon. Even in the midst on moving her VERY full apartment into his small house, they have time to plant 16 tomato plants, throw parties, build a greenhouse and plan a wedding.
It will be interesting watching a 50 something woman adjust to a long term relationship with a constant companion. There are even grandchildren to factor in. And the question of what would she like to be called.
I can assure you it's not going to be grandma!
More will be revealed, to her and to us. But as all her friends say, we now know there truly is someone for everyone. Just keep yours eyes wide open and your hair colored.
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I just learned a few things.ReplyDelete
1. Based on what you've told me previously, you would have been 4 years old when you had a business. Quite the little entrepreneur!
2. Maybe it wasn't GG that hung the moon after chopping up stumps for ambidextrous grilling?
3. I need to get some "Just for Men."
Love this post, because I have always believed there is someone for everyone and because I love a happy ending and this is!ReplyDelete
You have me lol. Great post!ReplyDelete
Steve, Omg I thought you knew I was joking...If I was in my 20's I'd be posting pics of myself all over the blog.ReplyDelete
GG did hang the moon, just not his or his family's. of course now that they're getting to know us...
Just for men has us jajajaing away here.
Sherri B., I have always there can be a series of someone for everyone because we change so much as we mature. At least I did thank God. But yes this is a very happy ending. Yahoo!
S&Z, Thanks:)
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2011 at 1:30 PM
I have a friend that sounds like they could be the very same woman! If you ever need your very own cowboy Jane shirt, she can whip one up in a heartbeat!ReplyDelete
Have a WONDERFUL time...friends like her are true treasures.
and watch out for the redheads...my sister is one and boy can she steal the show!!! :)
be safe, be good and have fun!
What a wonderful post. Your friend sounds truly original and your description makes me feel I know her, but of course, I do not, however, a friend comes to mind who is also a very original woman and has found someone who loves her for what she is.ReplyDelete
Great news and have a wonderful time
"keep your eyes open and your hair coloured"....that is a quote and a half. brilliant xxReplyDelete
"A tall redhead who's favorite color is orange" sounds like someone else we both know, lives with a famous black cat. Reads as if you have a big-hearted weekend coming up.ReplyDelete
You have the best collection of friends! I hope you post some pics of the wedding and one of you and GG would be FABULOUS!ReplyDelete
Aw what a wonderful tribute to your friend Jane. Congratulations to her and I hope you and GG have a fab time at the wedding. Love Linda xReplyDelete
"married in a summer house under a full moon"ReplyDelete
that just stopped me dead in my tracks !!!
what a DREAM !!!
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Steve is such a sleuth! And a pie aficionado ! I'm guessing you have so many wonderful friends because you are so wonderful yourself! Is age sleuthing allowed? I'm sunk!ReplyDelete
I bet her being quite content with her own life is a big part of what made her attractive. Confidence, it is magnetic. I have the feeling you know all about this ; )ReplyDelete
Great post...sounds like a fun gal...I'm sure you'll have a blast at the wedding! RobxReplyDelete
p.s. my house looks like a morgue at the moment...dead and dying flowers everywhere...have to do something about it today lol.
Wonderful. Hope you and GG have the most fantastic time at the Wedding. Am sure you will and no doubt help out a bit on the floral front too. Pics please!!! And LOVE your last sentence :) xxxReplyDelete
Thank you for beautiful comments! I put your blog in my blogroll list! THANK YOU! kisses!ReplyDelete
How wonderful, you made me smile! I need to do more of that soon!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful trip and I hope we can expect to see wonderful wedding photos! xx
You're quite a teller what to do yourself, Jane - your closing advice is perfect. Your legion of wide-eyed and hair-coloured fans salute you (and wish the redhead well).ReplyDelete
Absolute vintage SbC! Top post Jane, you say so much in a few perfectly chosen words. Mrs Verbose over here could learn a thing or six from your writing! Just lovely images of moonlit promises and strident redheads... xxReplyDelete
Funny post Jane, you always make me chuckle. Your friend sounds like a wonderful character, I love it how in America you can get married where, when and how ever you want, it just dosn't happen here... hope you and GG have a great time, lots of pictures please :) xReplyDelete
Lake Ariel is less than an hour from our house in Shohola...but we'll be Alaska next week. Hope you enjoy the trip and the wedding.ReplyDelete


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Just a month ago, the America's Cup Village along San Francisco's waterfront had few visitors. Its trendy, temporary bars often had more staff than patrons, and retail workers at souvenir shops stood behind silent cash registers as sailing's most prestigious competition got off to a desultory start with single-competitor "races" that drew little interest.
Then Oracle Team USA launched one of the greatest comebacks in the sport's history.
On Wednesday, tens of thousands lined up along the waterfront, found vantage points on The City's many hills overlooking San Francisco Bay, and took to the water in all manner of watercraft to watch software billionaire Larry Ellison retain sailing's most prestigious trophy.
Workers called in sick, children skipped school and thousands of New Zealanders traveled to San Francisco from their home country to watch sailing's premiere event.
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Some of the many Kiwis who traveled vast distances at great expense expressed disappointment, mixed with pride and hope for the future.
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Other Kiwis complained that Ellison's deep pockets made the difference. Ellison's two boats were built exclusively with the billionaire's money. Team New Zealand cobbled together its funding from many sources, including from the New Zealand government itself.
"All this shows is what money can buy," said Glenn Faulkner, a native New Zealander who lives in Half Moon Bay. "But no worries, mate. We gave it a go and we'll be back."


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Is 'Buy and Hold' the Best Investing Strategy?
New research suggests that for the average investor, "set it and forget it" may still be the best advice. Chuck Jaffe joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext.
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Guess who got their first phone yesterday?
Getting a phone in our house is a right of passage. Once they start middle school we allow them to get a phone. Hailey and Karlie had to prove their responsibleness by having a basic flip phone for a year and half. They were both upgraded to the coveted iPhone for Christmas of their 7th grade year. Karlie was literally the ONLY kid she new in school that did not have a smartphone. Of course we had planned to have Kaitlin suffer through the same humiliation and prove herself. But as the technology wheel spins ever faster, it was now going to be more expensive to get a flip phone than a Samsung smart phone! They were willing to give us the phone for free where we would have to pay over $100 for a flip phone that basically is used in just emergencies. So we decided she could get the phone but is not allowed to use data. We may become Android users after this intro. They have so many valuable features for parental controls. We can control from our phones turning of cellular data, setting automatic bedtimes where the phone shuts down to calls only, and monitoring what apps she uses and for how long. Apple better catch up! Needless to say Kaitlin is on cloud 9 and her sisters are slightly resentful. I told them by the time Hank gets to middle school they will probably be giving iPhones away.


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Yes you read that right 15mm! 19 of the 20 figures are Museum Miniatures but included to make up the numbers is a Matchlock Miniatures bod. He looks a little slight amongst all the Museum but he is a much better figure in my mind.
Sorry the pics are not that great. Matt want's to base these himself to fit in with the rest of his army so they do not lend themselves to being photographed on my desk.
I just painted them up in red jackets with mostly grey trousers with the odd brown pair thrown in. They could be any one of many regiments and indeed if the orange sash is repainted red or blue they become royalist. Either way the musket rest pegs them as early war.
I have just the one regiment left to paint for Matt but next up will be his 6mm Zulu's who I have a hunch will get based up first ;-) Mind you Matt bought the rules for FOG:R so once we have a game of that it may be that he will jump back into getting all his units rebased and back into play. That is something I really look forward to as the first ever proper army was my Essex 15mm NMA which I still have and have already rebased for FOG:R but if they do not do it for us I would be happy to have a crack at making my own rules (anything has got to be better than rebasing for a THIRD time!
I do have one regiment of my own that remains unpainted so it's not impossible that I will get this painted up as well. If so it's a nip over to Caliver Books as I really like the look of a Matchlock figure. I know I really need to get cavalry as under FOG:R I just don't have enough.
Whatever I decide I know I will start fitting in the odd 15mm regiment for various periods and the odd 28mm WWII figure for the Sniper Reminders. Not so much as I am tiring of the 6mm Napoleonic's, far from it but it's becoming the single track I am going down which must become thin for the rest of you.


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Following two visits earlier in the year which included helping to construct a boardwalk at Skipwith Common NNR and more recently building nest boxes at the NNR base, staff from Aviva returned once again as part of their corporate volunteering time. 16 members from the York branch spent a day at Thornton Ellers helping us to continue with the hay cut – whilst the sun shone! The fen vegetation was cut around the Alder Carr woodland and raked into valuable habitat piles, whilst some of the team also helped clear the wood of the invasive Himalayan Balsam, which will help the natural ground flora to recover and flourish.
It was hard work trying to keep up with cutting enough vegetation for all the busy 'rakers' who did a fantastic job. We were amazed with how much the team managed to achieve during the day, whilst the NNR team also fitted in a bird ringing demonstration which included two young Treecreepers. Many thanks to the team for their efforts throughout the day and special thanks to local birder, Duncan Bye, for arranging the volunteering time from Aviva.
Earlier in the week our team of volunteers had also been hard at work at the Ellers, strimming balsam and helping out with the annual hay cut in the meadow. Each year we cut this area using our allen scythe and then rake it by hand as the ground is too soft and delicate for larger machinery to travel over. By cutting and removing the vegetation it helps the site maintain the diversity of flowers and grasses, which once again will be used as a green seed source for the grassland restoration project at Leven Carrs – more to follow on this soon. Many thanks to the team for all their efforts on the day.


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Last Supper (Rosselli)
|Cosimo Rosselli
|349 cm × 570 cm (137 in × 220 in)
|Sistine Chapel, Rome
The Last Supper is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painters Cosimo Rosselli and Biagio d'Antonio, executed in 1481-1482 and located in the Sistine Chapel, Rome.
On 27 October 1480 Rosselli, together with other Florentine painters, left for Rome, where he had been called as part of the reconciliation project between Lorenzo de' Medici, the de facto ruler of Florence, and Pope Sixtus IV. The Florentines started to work in the Sistine Chapel as early as the Spring of 1481, along with Pietro Perugino, who was already there.
The theme of the decoration was a parallel between the Stories of Moses and those of Christ, as a sign of continuity between the Old and the New Testament. A continuity also between the divine law of the Tables and the message of Jesus, who, in turn, chose Peter (the first alleged bishop of Rome) as his successor: this would finally result into a legitimation of the latter's successors, the popes of Rome.
Due to the commission's size, the artists brought with them numerous assistants. Rosselli for example brought with him his son-in-law [1]
The scene is part of the Stories of Jesus cycle and, like the others, shows more than an episode at the same time. The frieze has the inscription REPLICATIO LEGISEVANGELICAEA CHRISTO. The supper is set in a semi-circular apse, with a horseshoe-shaped table at whose center sits Jesus, sided by the apostles. Judas, as usual, is depicted on the side, from behind: the fighting cat and dog are elements which further stress his negative connotation. The scene shows the moment immediately after Jesus' annunciation that one apostle would betray him. His hearers' reactions include touching their own chest, or mumbling one with each other.
The table has no meals, but a single chalice in front of Jesus; some gilted or silvered kitchenware is shown in the foreground, an example of still life inspired by contemporary Flemish painting and widespread in Florentine art at the time. At the sides, are two couples of figures dressing rich garments. Another dog is jumping on the left.
Within the three windows behind the table are three scenes of the Passion: the Prayer at Gethsmane, the Arrest of Jesus and the Crucifixion. These are attributed by some authorities to Biagio d'Antonio. Perugino used the same panel-within-a-panel effect in his later Last Supper.
- ^ Blumenthal, Arthur R.; others (2001). Cosimo Rosselli Painter of the Sistine Chapel.
- Santi, Bruno (2001). "Botticelli". I protagonisti dell'arte italiana. Florence: Scala.


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"If you want to be famous, you must do something more badly than anybody in the entire world."
--Miroslav Tichý
From the early 1960s through 1985, the eccentric, reclusive Miroslav Tichý took hundreds of surreptitious photographs of the women of Kyjov, his hometown in the Czech Republic. His unconventional method involved the use of homemade cameras with crude telephoto lenses constructed from cardboard tubes, tin cans, toothpaste, sandpaper and other found materials. Though his soft-focus, black-and-white images were generally taken through fences or peepholes and are blurred, scratched, under- or over-exposed, stained, spotted and skewed, they exude a profoundly voyeuristic yet tender eroticism.
Tichý, who was trained as a classical painter but left the academy after the Communist takeover forced artists to focus on socialist subjects, was known as somewhat of a pariah who wandered around Kyjov in ragged, disheveled suits with unkempt long hair and a beard. He disregarded societal standards and painted, drew and photographed purely for his own personal satisfaction. Tichý remained relatively unknown to the art world until 2004, when his first exhibition was held. He printed each negative only once, and his works were untitled, unnumbered and undated. He died in April 2011 in Kyjov, Czech Republic.
"A mistake. That's what makes the poetry."
Tichý with one of his homemade cameras
Miroslav Tichý: Sun Screen, a solo photography exhibition, was on view until September 10, 2011 at Horton Gallery; 504 West 22nd St., New York.


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I'm working on another large scale embroidery piece but dropped everything last weekend to make this pin for my friend wendi, using this pattern generously provided by barncat:
at about 4.5" its kind of too large to be worn as a pin though...oops! however, it looked pretty snazzy on her purse so I think we're okay :)
this week I thought I'd change things up a little bit and make the weekly vintage embroidery sample monogram related:
in total there are 3 frames & two {different sized} alphabets - just click on over to my flickr if you're interested.
happy stitching!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
4 comments:
- reilly said...
Ah, I love this! The pin you made and the awesome monogram frame! Thank you!
I really like your use of fabric, I'm always too lazy to do that. :]
- May 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Spencer said...
Love the pin! i want to start adding fabric to my embroidery!! thank you so much for the monogram frames i had been thinking of embroidering hankies for the past few days. now i can!!!
- May 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Muddlepud said...
Isn't that pretty! It has a very vintage-y look to it. Very sweet.
- May 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Martha said...
That pin is so sweet -- now I can't stop wondering about the new project.....a rug? headboard? chandelier? breadbox?
- May 29, 2009 at 10:49 AM
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- Finish talking with Saul Potter about the location of John Harkness. We are told he is on Whitefall and well hidden. Will most likely also have guards. When we find his location inform them that Saul Potter sent us.
- The group resupplies with enough food for 25 days and takes off in "The Tick"
- Halfway to Whitefall an alliance cruiser shows up on radar. The crew quickly make a "crybaby" from the ships navigation, drop speed and deploy. Unfortunately the cruiser is already hailing us and demands to know where we are going and cargo.
- Apparently the Doctor is default captain….um ok. Nashh tells the alliance cruiser they are heading to Hera and have no Cargo.
- Of Course they tell us to stop and prepare for being borded. The Tick stops, the girls get on their bathing suites and Nashh gets popsicles.
- A social battle ensues when the alliance board and search our ship. Mimi easily outwits the dum captain and he leaves.
- The crew decides to land on Hera to make their story up and up.
- After leaving Hera and entering Whitefall, navigation shows a black hole in Whitefalls sensor grid. Good to note.
- Landing near the only shipyard on Whitefall. Nashh goes to get a drink of tea. After returning from the galley the girls are already on the hunt for John Harkness. A name drop leads the players to Bin 5 and they quickly find a hidden area under the floor.
- To not draw attention, because we are looking for some parts to put back together our ships navigation, two stay above and two meet Harkness.
- Harkness has been living in a dirty hole for some time…and stinks.
- The players suggest coming back at night to get them out. The plan is to break in and then walk back to the ship. Stealing a car was considered, but thought it would draw to much attention.
- Refuel the ship and are now broke.
- Breakout a success and our awesome pilot..who seems to be fading from existence, makes two rolls and we sneak off of Whitefall through the dark hole.
Experience earned:
Nashh 2
Mimi 2
Kari 2
In an alternate universe a vampire, werewolf and demon walk into a park. Aparently the Dum Dum gang has been challenged and are meeting at Wash Park in the middle of the night to settle being called Dum Dums. They face 6 opponents who look like thugs.
The demon grows big, the werewolf turns wolfy and the Vampire blows the shit out of things with his 50 Cal. In the end the punks fell quick and their veteran demon leader holds his own vs the three….until he runs out of Anima…and then gets eaten by the wolf man. Demon will have to be Nerfed…d12+d6+7 = overpowered squish ability.


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Making your own watercolor or inked backgrounds seems to be the newest trend in card making. My new favorite is the Bokeh technique .
I found this definition of Bokeh." In photography, Bokeh has been defined as the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light".
White card stock was used for the card base.
Three colors of Distress Ink, Broken China, Wild Honey and Peeled Paint were used.
I lightly inked large areas of the card base using paint daubers.
When the ink was dry, I used a circle stencil, which had many sizes of circles on it. I placed that over the inked background and then daubed white ink in the circles.
I stamped "wheat" on this background using a Sage Green ink.
Ta Ta For Now.


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cool hike. easy climb. nice views. with parking at the start and place for bikes.
couple of days after snowy day can be muddy, better wait the few dry weather days
Should have been closed due to mud. Was wayyyyyy bad and unpleasant. Beautiful trail otherwise!
I went a couple days ago with a friend and my 3 year old. The beginning of the hike was snow packed I think it was about 1030 am. Wishing we would've gone earlier in the day because by the time we were on the back end of the loop the snow began melting (was a beautiful 50 some degrees) and it began to get Really muddy and slippery. I would suggest hiking poles and going earlier rather than later in the day
Fun easy hike with amazing views
Great glut workout! Incredible views!
Short, easy, decent views of Boulder valley. Took about an hour. Great for when you don't have much time but want to get out into nature.
Be aware: google maps will tell you the wrong way to get to the trailhead. Off Lee hill road, turn right on 5th street into a subdivision. Turn left on Dakota. Park where Dakota curves into 2nd street.
Not a ton of parking at the trailhead. Trail crosses under the road and heads up into the foothills higher up than I thought. Trail was overgrown at parts on the farthest sections of the loop but manageable.
beautiful views for a short hike
Jack H. on Hogback Ridge Trail
Great, short foothills hike. I'd lean towards a hard rating as the loop is pretty steep. If you want more miles, the Foothills Trail crosses this route just before the loop junction(All Trails map does not show the north section of the Foothills Trail, but looks like it might go a couple miles).
Great little hike to get some vert in with nice views of Boulder Valley. No snow on 3/31, but there were a few muddy areas. All were easily avoidable except the very beginning, where the tunnel under the road was a massive puddle.
Great for a morning hike to get warm and ready to take on the day.
No dogs allowed after the first 0.5 miles west of the parking lot. Ranger gave the couple in front of us a ticket and they were only 100 ft passed the no dogs sign. Bummer. We'll be back...
This is a great trail, but definitely not easy! I would rate it moderate at very least. Very steep uphill climb. Great views and a good find. I like this trail a lot.
I did not find it easy, because of the extended uphill climb. For me, it's more like moderate:) Beautiful views,
This trail is relatively short but still beautiful. As others have stated, I also would consider this moderate instead of easy. We saw so much wildlife - prairie dogs, rabbits, several deer including a buck, and even a coyote. It was lovely to see so much animal activity, probably due to the fact that there were very few people out on the trail. Perfect for a relaxing evening hike.
Nice views from on top
Great after work hike! I would rate it moderate, it's pretty steep and gets your heart pumping.
I'd definitely put this trail as moderate, especially if you go left at the fork. Cool views over Boudler from a different angle, and got to see some Coyotes frolicking in the field! No shade for most of this trail, water & sunscreen is a must.
Great convenient hike, best part is you can see your car in the lot for most of the hike. Great front range views. Going off to the left makes this hike moderate in my opinion, not easy. Plenty of mule deer and whistle pigs to see on the way.
I would say this trail is between easy and moderate. we took left fork going up and elevation rose quickly. Others hikers suggested going the right fork for easier climbing-that's probably a good call!
Cynthia M. on Hogback Ridge Trail
It was a lot of up which was a good little cardio workout but also not very exciting. Trail is pretty rocky so wish I had worn more than just tennis shoes. Don't really care to repeat.
I thought it was beautiful. Only saw 2 other people on the trail which was great for Boulder. Will be doing it again when I want a short hike close to home
Easy, quick hike.
This local trail is pretty easy to hike but has some really nice views. As a hiker, I like that there was hardly anyone on the trail when I went. IT was a gorgeous day and it is a nice spot to relax, have a picnic. I use it as a break from strenuous hikes. I like this loop vs. Sanitas cause Sanitas gets unbearably crowded with hiker, dog walkers, runners etc.
Views here of South Boulder peak, Boulder and Longmont are great. Saw a herd of deer chomping on flowering American Wild plum trees. IF you are expecting a hard hike, this is not it. IT was more like a stroll for me with a nice picnic spot to savor the view.
Did this hike with a local meetup group. Its a decent afternoon hike that was completed in about 2 hours. Dog access is prohibited still and the view was nice but a little hazy due to the forest fires on the western seaboard this time of year. Perfect for a quick break from the city and easy access off of hwy 36. Plus its close to upslope and other breweries for after hike happy hour.
Decent short loop in North Boulder. Personally I like to start at Wonderland lake trailhead and continue to north to Hogback via the Foothills trail. There was some pretty serious rutting about a month ago last I was there (6/15) and recently access for dogs has been prohibited. The low rating is because I've lived here 20+ years and the fact that they randomly decided now not allow dogs is completely ridiculous, and also, it's Boulder, there are just far better hikes to be had. If you're in the area and looking for a quick trail run or hike it's just fine.


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Phill Chinn has spoken of his relief after the new course at Fairthorne Manor was given the thumbs up by Wessex League riders.
Fareham Wheelers hosted round six of the championship last Sunday, with Pedal On's Adrian Lansley claiming an impressive victory.
The club have used the Curdridge venue, run by the South East Hampshire YMCA, for the past few seasons but for reasons beyond their control the regular circuit was out of action.
Chinn and his team designed a fresh route and were delighted to hear glowing reviews – led by ex-masters world champion Dave McMullen.
The race organiser said: 'It went very, very well and the course was well received. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
'We laid out a good course, the YMCA did a fantastic job of cutting it during the week and it seemed to go down well.
'Numbers were up a little bit and we had some good feedback from people.
'Dave loved it and he knows his stuff!
'The volunteers were brilliant again, the YMCA did a cracking job for us – a really cracking job – and Solent Cycles were great. I'm really happy.'
Lansley, who completed 10 laps in 55min 35sec, claimed success from Zepnat's Alex Forrester (56.02) and Cannondale's Michael Cotty (56.04) in the senior race.
There was an impressive debut display from Wheelers time trial specialist Gary Chambers.
Chambers is only just testing his legs in cyclo-cross this season but he will have been buoyed by finishing 24th in 1.02.47 after starting at the back of the grid.
The under-23 crown went to Joseph Andrews (59.25).
Earlier in the day, the women's race was won by Sarah Barber. The North Hampshire rider finished seven laps in 47.19.
Claire Smith was second – and also the first veteran woman home – with six laps in 41.27, while the top junior female was Gabrielle Butler after her five laps in 41.21.
GS Vecchi's Kevin Holloway clocked 40.53 for seven laps to take the veteran 50 race from team-mate Tim Costello (41.09). Wheelers rider Mike Williams was eighth in 43.30.
The veteran 40 event went to Owen Pattinson, with his seven laps in 39.14.
Portsmouth North End's Alan Collins (42.14) was ninth and Fareham racer Alex Johnson (42.32) was 11th.
There was a one-two for Cotswold Veldrijden at junior level as Archie Scott (39.59) beat Liam Sewell (40.00) over seven circuits. Former i-Team rider Charlie Cooper was fourth in 41.07.
The top novices were Toby Chisnall (five laps, 34.52) and Deborah Smith (four laps, 28.45), while under-16 glory went to Matthew Coulson (28.08) and Lucy Gadd (34.08) across five laps.
There was home success at under-14 level as Fareham Wheelers starlet Toby Houghton raced to glory over five laps in 32.54. Eden Veranda's Madeline Cooper won the girls' battle in 34.15.
Arlo Carey and Melissa Cooper were the under-12 winners, while the under-10 contests were taken by Daniel Phillips and Rebecca Carter.