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This enormous underground space made of rock is like like an enormous refrigerator.
30 minutes by bus from Utsunomiya Station in Tochigi Prefecture, an enormous wall of rock, strangely shaped stones, and stone structures become visible as you enter the city of stone, Ohya. Taking advantage of geography rich in stone, this area achieved progress during the middle of the Edo period through quarrying. The former Imperial Hotel in Tokyo designed by the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright used stone mined from this quarry.
The underground quarry site, which was mined over a long period of time, covers an immense 20,000 meters2, going as deep as 30 to 60m, and is big enough to fit an entire large-scale stadium. Long ago no one other than workers and authorized persons were able to lay their eyes on the site as it came to be known as an "unknown space," but now it's open to the public, allowing us to enter this enormous underground world.
After passing through the entrance and descending the stairs into the underground quarry, you can feel the air temperature rapidly decline. Even in mid-summer the temperatures in the mine are about 8 to 10°C and it's compared to being inside a huge refrigerator. Surrounded by the ground and the walls and ceilings all built of stone, traces of the mining process are clearly visible on their surfaces. Every so often there are holes extending to the surface allowing shafts of sunlight to enter and the resulting temperature difference produces water vapors, which reflect the light, creating a magical environment.
This place, created by the growth of deep rock, evokes the mood of ancient Roman ruins and has been used as a filming location for many films, T.V. dramas, music videos, and occasionally as a concert venue. If you go about 10 minutes away from the Ohya quarry site, you can see Japan's oldest stone-carved Buddha, the "Ohya Kannon" built into a cave by Kōbō-Daishi. Since it is forbidden to photograph the Ohya Kannon we cannot show it to you here, but it quietly stands guard over the city of stone enshrined within Ohya Temple, which itself, is enveloped by strangely shaped rock formations.
【writer Takuya Ogasawara】
Ohya Temple
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Rearview camera is now a standard feature for the JettaBy Product Expert | Posted in Volkswagen Jetta on Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 at 9:42 pm
2017 Volkswagen Jetta rear view camera standard feature
Behind the wheel of your Volkswagen, it's integral that you be aware of your surroundings. And it's never so important as it is when you're behind the wheel of a smaller vehicle like the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, which can find itself with some pretty significant blind spots when it's surrounded by larger vehicles. That's why in-car visual aid technology such as the rear view camera has become a popular feature in many new vehicles. To ensure all drivers can get this great feature, the rearview camera is a standard feature in the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta.
Regardless of the trim or grade you choose, you'll benefit from the rearview camera in your 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. Even in the base S trim level, you'll still get to see what's going on behind your vehicle whenever your car's in reverse.
[ Read more: Volkswagen Rear Traffic Alert ]
Benefits of the rear view camera in your VW Jetta
Eliminates the blind spot
Sure, you can get a pretty good idea of what's behind you with the rearview mirror in your car, but it doesn't let you see everything. Especially considering the back wall of your car is in the way. With the camera built into the rear of the Jetta, the rearview camera lets you see everything behind you, without even having to turn around.
Keep an eye on your kids and pets
You know that blind spot we mentioned below your car's rear window? Not only do objects left in the driveway often fall within it, but children and pets could as well. With the rearview camera, you can view any kids or animals crossing your path while you're backing up, significantly reducing the dangers of backing up in the neighborhood.
Parking has never been easier
In addition to difficult parking maneuvers like parallel parking becoming significantly easier, as the rear view camera gives you distance indicators to ensure you don't back into other vehicles, but backing out of a parking spot in a busy lot is also easier, as you can now see what's behind you, including any crossing traffic.
If you're interested in getting behind the wheel of the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, which now comes standard with the rear view camera feature, contact us here at Neftin Volkswagen. We have a selection of models in stock for you to choose from.
[ More in safety: 2017 Passat safety features ]
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thanks for this article. backup camera must reduce accident frequently. if we can look our backside then we must be alert for accident. it of course decrease accident.
" backup cameracart " can give a right path to choice best backup camera.

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Jared from Out Here Travel has stared a backpacker bus road trip experience focused on Canada. This event is for potential trip participants, interested travelers and anyone that wants to meet him. You'll learn about the trips and work from trip opportunties and have the opportunity to ask tons of questions. He is excited to meet all prospective travelers.
The trips are 12-26 days long and explore the far-flung places, cool cities and off beaten track regions in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and Newfoundland. Find out more about specific adventures that are offered.
The event will take place in a local establishment in and around Kensington Market. Please RSVP early so that we can reserve enough space for everyone!


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Dirk Auferoth & Associates LLC is a premier architectural interior woodwork, cabinetry and furniture studio. We work with architects, designers, developers, builders, and select clients throughout New England and the metropolitan New York area.
Established in 1996, Dirk Auferoth & Associates engineer and fabricate custom cabinetry and mill work for high-end residential and commercial properties. Our modern shop is run to exacting and innovative European standards — we produce cabinetry with unparalleled quality, craftsmanship, and durability.


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The All-Rounder…
You might have heard it as you worked your way up through high school, preparing for college, a profession, or work: "you should go out for track (or band, or the debating club, or…) to be more 'well-rounded'. Whether that worked out for you or not, there is some merit to the strategy of being a "renaissance man", so to speak – so much so that a version of the term even eked its way into fly fishing.
The Orvis Company, a giant in fly fishing, began a transition to graphite rods in the early 70's, thanks to Howard Steere, the superintendent of the Orvis fly rod shop. Steere loved bamboo but had the vision to recognize the potential of graphite as a fly rod blank material. During this era, no company had built a satisfactory graphite fly rod. Orvis eventually came out with their own and these rods included the Orvis 8'3" All Rounder 7wt. The name of the rod recently caught my eye, especially in light of my parent's well-meaning lectures to be 'well-rounded' in life…
While there is truly no all-around fly rod, the Orvis All-Rounder is considered by some to be a good attempt at a noteworthy objective in rod design. It is a full-flex rod with great butt strength and a soft tip and because of its design, it has the ability to cast a lot of line or cast short. The rod handles small flies fairly well yet due to its line rating, can throw streamers in the salt. Its short length allows its use in small streams that have close alder growth and cover.
As I researched the All Rounder, I started to realize how specialized fly fishing product has become. These days one can buy a myriad of fly lines with tapers targeted to specific fish species, casting taper (WF, DT, Intermediate, Sink Tip, etc.,) and even fishing conditions. A recent scan of one online fly fishing store's inventory showed a Mastery Redfish Warm and Mastery Redfish Cold fly line. Talk about niche fly lines! The same applies to fly rods where the choices must be absolutely bewildering and intimidating for beginners. Material choices have expended and now include bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite, as well as composite blends. The lengths of fly rods range from diminutive 5 foot creek rods to 14 foot spey rods, all offering different cork grip options, reel seats, guide types, ferrule types, and sections, including a return to one piece rods. Actions vary from slow to ultra fast and then there are rods built for specific species or types of fishing, switch rods and nymph rods being recently marketed niches.
And yet, many of the old timers and the greats of fly fishing did just fine without the specialization. Lee Wulff, for example, spent a lifetime pursuing larger fish on lighter tackle and frequently used a one-piece, six foot bamboo rod to catch fish ranging from small stream trout to Atlantic salmon up to 26 lbs!
I happen to own a Scott G706/3 (7′ 6 weight 3 piece) that is a replica of the fly rod that Scott's founder, Harry Wilson, first built for Lee Wulff. It supposedly became Lee's favorite rod and he used it to catch everything from trout to Atlantic salmon to permit.
None other than Lefty Kreh was interviewed in an excellent video about his fly fishing biography during which he bemoaned the fly fishing industry's over-pricing of product so that many people – particularly the working class – have not been able to afford to enter the sport of fly fishing. Lefty also discusses fly rods during this video and has an intriguing take on their classification. He breaks down fly rods into 3 categories as follows:
- Presentation weight – up to 6 weight. These are generaly used for trout fishing where tippet protection is of most importance.
- Distance weight – 8 to 10 weight. These are used where distance casting and the use of large / heavy flies is common such as with smallmouth and largemouth bass, pike, and carp.
- Lifting weight – 12 – 14+ weight. Lifting weight rods are almost exclusively used in saltwater fly fishing where the rod's primary function is to fight and land big fish.
Lefty's approach would definitely help any beginner angler slim down their choices to a few, rather than pursuing a stuffed quiver of specialized rods such as I now own that fill up an entire corner of my study. And while Lefty doesn't see much use for transition weight rods (7 and 11 weight), it's interesting that the All Rounder happens to fall squarely in the gap between presentation and distance categories.
My own start in fly fishing began with the purchase of a St Croix Pro-Ultra 9 foot 5/6 weight 2 piece fly rod. I bought it at a Dick's Sporting Goods store for $99.00. This rod served me well until I began to read fly fishing magazines and then fell under the product trance they sometimes cast. It wasn't long before I started purchasing higher end specialty rods under the auspices that they would somehow make me a better angler. It's ironic that even now, with some very good yet high priced rods in my stable, I'll pull out the St Croix…
So, I'm on the verge of taking action on the goal of fly fishing for a year with some sort of "All Rounder", just to see. I'm certainly no Lee Wulff or Lefty Kreh, but maybe fly fishing with one rod could be a good thing. Maybe it would force me to focus on improving my skills, rather than relying on new fly rod design and technology to bolster me up. And quite possibly it would then put a halt to expanding my inventory of fly rods, putting a smile on the wife, reducing credit card debt, and making a seller's presence on eBay? Stay tuned…
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What year is the Dan Bailey catalog? 135 bucks for a bamboo rod – I'm guessing it has to be at least 60 years old. Wow!
I purchased an 8ft. 7 weight Orvis All Rounder last year. I was able to get it for $120, including the sleeve and original aluminum tube. I use it with a 7 weight DT Cortland Sylk line. It is a beautiful rod. I suppose I could use it for all of the fishing I do, but like most everyone else, I have a jones for more specialized instruments. This rod excels when used from the boat or canoe on smallmouth bass, and I have landed some four pound fish with it. I suspect it would be a little heavy-handed on small brook trout, and it might be a tad light for pike and musky. But I love the rod. It's not quite like fishing bamboo, but as a 35 year old rod, it has some soul.
another Allrounder user here, I really like the rod for chasing big lake trout due to its ability to dampen the fast runs and head shakes as well as being able to present a fly delicately on the surface. combined with a nice orvis SSS AR multiplier reel this is a joy to fish. I could use it in streams, but I have other Orvis Graphites for that 😉
I do like my 4 piece version for ease of traveling. Perhaps I will keep it in my car so I can do some on the spot fishing.


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This morning was wonderful because we actually got to sleep in! We also got breakfast delivered to our rooms, which was pancakes. After breakfast we had a long day of rehearsals starting at 10:30am until 3:00pm. We have the opening dance and swim suit dance completed and we ran through the entire show. After rehearsals the makeup and hair team from Motive Cosmetics arrived. I loved how they did my hair and makeup and it was such a fun time!
Next we got our bathing suits and shoes. I love my bathing suit and I can't wait to wear it after this pageant. Then we had to go get everything ready for the preliminaries.
At the the preliminaries it started off with bathing suit. I very nervous beforehand, but once I went out on the runway I had so much fun! Then I changed into my evening gown and walked the runway again. I loved seeing all the different girls in their gorgeous evening gowns. I think that I did well in preliminaries and I am so exited for finals night!


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I want to thank everyone that in one way or another helped in fighting this terrible disease. The Produce industry started this campaign in the beginning 28 years ago with a great gentleman named Ian McMillan with the Overwaitea Food Group and have never looked back. From Bananas & Oranges we have expanded the awareness of Produce to Tomatoes, Nectarines, Mini Cucumbers, Peaches, Baby Carrots, Grapes, Kiwi Fruits etc.
From 500 runners to approximately 7,000 runners and participants this journey has been a success and it's people like yourself, that have stepped up through the years.
This fight to stop Childhood Cancer is a goal that we are winning and if you can see the faces of the kids that bite into a Taylor Gold Pear or a Grape Tomato the reward worth the work.
From when we did bag stuffing at The Produce Terminal with volunteers ranging from 4 years to 80 years old, and from volunteers coming down at 7:00am to set up the tables of Produce and of course the generous contribution from you the suppliers have helped made this run what it is today.
Through the years I have asked for donation of Produce to help drive the event, and I'm proud to say I have never in 20 years been refused which is a testament of the commitment of our association to this charity.
Thank you again,
Joe Chow
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[Limi with her head-sized Easter egg sent to her by her Lola]
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I was chatting to some friends the other day and they were saying that their mums' didn't want to be referred to as grannies (for both, it's the first grandchild so a big transition from mum to granny). I said: 'what do they want to be called?' They said: 'Debbie and Karen'.
I completely respect that some women just don't feel ready to take the step towards the blue rinse (can't imagine Madonna ever being tugged on the leotard by small hands and a small mouth pleading: 'Granny, granny can you sing Like a Virgin just one more time.') But in my view, grandparents are special (you don't get many unless you're Liz Taylor's progeny, then you get multiple granddads) and so it seems a shame that you don't have a special name for them. When you chat to Greek friends, they call their grans Yaya, Italians generally refer to theirs as Nonna and Afrikaans speakers, Ouma. I love this connection with your heritage.
Our grandparents were Granny and Grandpa Pete (mum's side) and Granny and Grandpa P (dad's side). It makes the retelling of stories about them all the more significant for us....like...'Remember Granny P's amazing cake decorating skills and letting us taste a delicate sugar flower...and Granny Pete's wonderful cuddles.' It really cements their importance in our life.
So when we had Limi, we asked what our parents would like to be called. My mum and stepdad went for Lola and Lolo, they're already called this by my nephews and nieces. My dad went for Mdala (Dali), an African word meaning 'he is old' and A.'s folks decided on Nan and Grandpa Bill. I love that Limi will have these special names for special people!


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Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle set up under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways to undertake planning & development, mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the Dedicated Freight Corridors. DFCCIL was incorporated in October 2006 under Indian Companies Act 1956.
The plan to construct dedicated freight corridors across the country marks a strategic inflexion point in the history of Indian Railways that has essentially run mixed traffic across its network. Once completed, the dedicated freight corridors will enable Indian Railways to improve its customer orientation and meet market needs more effectively. Creation of rail infrastructure on such a scale - unprecedented in independent India – is also expected to drive the establishment of industrial corridors and logistic parks along its alignment.
The Indian Railways' quadrilateral linking the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Howrah, commonly known as the Golden Quadrilateral; and its two diagonals (Delhi-Chennai and Mumbai-Howrah), adding up to a total route length of 10,122 km comprising of 16% of the route carried more than 52% of the passenger traffic and 58% of revenue earning freight traffic of IR. The existing trunk routes of Howrah-Delhi on the Eastern Corridor and Mumbai-Delhi on the Western Corridor were highly saturated, line capacity utilization varying between 115% to 150%. Railways lost the share in freight traffic from 83% in 1950-51 to 35% in 2011-12.
The rapid growth of Indian economy has created demand for additional capacity of rail freight transportation, and this is likely to grow further in the future. This burgeoning demand led to the conception of the dedicated freight corridors along the Eastern and Western Routes. Minister for Railways, made this historic announcement on the floor of the House in the Parliament while presenting the Railway Budget for 2005-06.
In April 2005, the Project was discussed at the Japan-India Summit Meeting. It was included in the declaration of co-operation signed between the Hon'ble Prime Ministers of India and Japan for a feasibility study and possible funding of the dedicated rail freight corridors by Japanese Government. The feasibility study report was submitted to Ministry of Railways in October 2007.
In the meanwhile, Ministry of Railways initiated action to establish a Special Purpose Vehicle for construction, operation and maintenance of the dedicated freight corridors. This led to the establishment of "Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCC)", to undertake planning & development, mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the dedicated freight corridors. DFCC was incorporated as a company under the Companies Act 1956 on 30th October 2006.


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ITV Encore and Dunelm bring drama to viewers' homes
Dunelm were looking to drive awareness of the brand and introduce audiences to the Dunelm proposition. They wanted to showcase their range, attract more customers and associate with premium British content. The partnership with ITV Encore therefore seemed ideal for both parties.
Dunelm were looking to stand out from their competitors and this level of sponsorship is proven to generate saliency and front of mind awareness. It had the added benefit for them to access the market they were looking for with premium British drama.
Using the tagline 'Bring a little drama into your home' it was the perfect targeted environment for Dunelm to reach their core audience as well as providing a weekly presence and national coverage.
Broadcast: Idents were used on every break as well as logo accreditation on ITV Encore related marketing promotions.
Social Media: Dunelm were able to use Twitter to highlight their association with the channel and to communicate on scheduling for shows.
Internally, ITV were also able to offer a premier screening of Downton Abbey for staff, to create some excitement around the partnership.
The sponsorship was exciting for both ITV Encore and Dunelm, as the channel launched to the public for the first time, it was also an exciting and cost effective way for Dunelm to reach not only their core audience, but also to extend the brand messaging to a broader audience. Collaboration with ITV creative produced some fun and well received idents that fit both the Dunelm brand messaging and the ITV Encore platform.
Our customers loved our first national TV advertising campaign and this partnership provided the opportunity to introduce more viewers to the Dunelm proposition and our range of fantastic products for the home
Will Adderley, CEO at Dunelm


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Axis Condos 243 15th Street SE
The 20-unit Axis Condo by Macy Development is a new development that should be noted for its modern and contemporary feel, with each unit equipped with Wi-Fi, built-in speakers, new appliances, and flat panel televisions. Though Axis pushes an upscale appearance, the units are relatively affordable. The building also boasts the convenience of living in between the up and coming Capitol Riverfront and Capital Hill. On top of the building is a rooftop deck which allow owners to take in the views of the city and a grilling area as well.
Roughly $284.00
Common Area Maintenance, Management, Master Insurance Policy, Reserve Funds, Sewer, Trash Removal, Water
Underground garage spaces can be purchased for $25,000 and then will convey with the unit.
Pets are allowed.
In each unit
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Today, we have combined our favorite lehenga styles. Through voile to mirror work, and dual chunnis towards no chunnis, there is a cause that you can not have your individual wedding quest! The wedding season of India is coming and if you are looking for elegant bridal lehenga, this particular one is for you!
We have now completed our research and checked all the designer collections for the summer of 2017 for your needs. Here are fantastic bridal lehenga sarees along with the described value, so you can create precious thoughts on your special day! Plus we have chosen the most popular styles in lehenga bride and bridal dresses! From different Indian designs to the classics, we have collected most of the fashion styles for lehenga wedding designs!
Indian Bridal Wear Designer Lehenga Collection 2017
Check out the spectacular and beautiful bridal lehenga by popular Indian designers! The particular wedding season, describes the amazing design and fantastic style with a lot of style. By using the approaching wedding season, you have to become wise yet with regard to Indian bridal fashion sand.
Actually the perfect pattern in Indian bridal lehenga designs can be the walk! Wide choice in fabric, style, embellishments, designs, and not exactly shadows, is offered in options for lehenga bridal sings that can achieve the value that is your trousseau.
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The beige and purple close-up on this spectacular lehenga saree bridal pleat can bring clothing to a whole new range. The stone work on the dupatta and lehenga, as well as the purple area edges with the work of the jewel, again with gemstone jewelry and monster rings, will work to indicate that the bride is elegant!


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Theft of Blackrock defibrillator is condemned
Ruthless thieves smashed a defibrillator box and robbed the life-saving machine from the Square in Blackrock.
Local residents in the area noticed that the €2100 defibrillator went missing between Sunday and Monday evening, during the weekly check.
A number of defibrillators are located throughout the Blackrock and Haggardstown parish.
Reacting to the news, Joan McAdam said that the robbery is "demoralising."
"Sometimes you just wonder why a person would do this," said Joan while speaking to the Dundalk Democrat this week, "It is very demoralising."
"The committee has spent the last two years raising the money for these defibrillators.
"Everybody made such a huge effort to raise the money and then this happens. It is very disheartening.
Following a rota, members of the committee check and maintain each defibrillator that is located throughout the parish.
"We check them every week," said Joan, "These defibrillators have an active serial number.
"I have highlighted the serial number to all the parties that may be approached to buy a defibrillator."
Meanwhile, the defibrillator team will now participate in the pilot scheme being rolled out by the HSE in the North East area.
When a person dials the emergency service, the emergency team will contact a first responder within the area.
Under guidelines, the first responder will be able to conduct and follow a set routine.
"This is a great initiative," said Joan, "If you get assistance from a first responder it reduces the likelihood of a person having a cardiac arrest by 70 per cent.
"We are holding a meeting next week that will detail what exactly is involved in the scheme. Anybody is welcome to attend and training will be provided. "


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Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Focus RS
Ford's goal of designing products to be sold both Stateside and abroad could finally include some of its hottest European offerings with the appointment of Jost Capito to the newly-created position of director of global performance vehicles and motorsports business development.
While we've had to adore models like the Focus RS from abroad, Capito's new gig overseeing and consolidating both the North American Special Vehicle Team (SVT) and the European TeamRS means that crosspollination between the two performance brands is assured.
Capito -- a Dakar Rally veteran and former engineer for BMW and Porsche -- has been with Ford of Europe since October of 2001, and managed Ford's European motorsport and performance vehicle programs from 2003 through 2007. During that time, he was instrumental in Ford's WRC campaign and helped to bring the Fiesta ST, Focus ST and Focus RS to market. Capito will be moving from the UK to Dearborn, Michigan before he takes the reigns in January next year, and we're hoping to secure some time with the new exec to hear his plans for the future of Ford's performance products.
- Jost Capito is appointed Director, Global Performance Vehicles and Motorsport Business Development
- Jost will be based in Dearborn, USA, and will report to Hermann Salenbauch, Director Advanced Product Creation and Performance Vehicles, and Brian Wolfe , Director North America Motor Sports
- Ford's North American Special Vehicle Team (SVT) led by Jamal Hameedi, Chief Nameplate Engineer, and Kerry Baldori, Chief Functional Engineer will report to Capito in his new role
- Ford of Europe's performance vehicle operations will be managed by Dirk Densing, who will continue to be based in Cologne, Germany, and report to Capito and, depending on vehicle, the relevant Vehicle Line Director based in Cologne
In his new role, Capito will be responsible for the global development of Ford's performance vehicles business. The North American SVT and European TeamRS performance vehicle organizations will come together, both reporting to Capito, to focus on the development of global performance vehicles, and the implementation of consistent vehicle attributes and DNA in future Ford performance models.
Additionally, Capito will assume responsibility for global motorsport business strategy and aligning Ford's global motorsport plans and programs. He will lead the development of motorsport opportunities for Ford's future global car products around the world, advising and working closely with the company's regional Motorsports directors.
Jost Capito joined Ford of Europe in October 2001 as director of Special Vehicle Engineering. Between 2003 and 2007, he assumed responsibility for Ford of Europe's motorsport and performance vehicle programs, leading the company's successful World Rally Championship efforts and winning Manufacturers' Championship titles for the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team in 2006 and 2007. In November 2007, Capito was appointed Vehicle Line Director for Ford of Europe's Performance Vehicles, and since then has led the development of the eagerly-awaited new Focus RS road car which will be launched in Europe in the first quarter of 2009. He was also responsible for European Fiesta ST and Focus ST performance models.
Jost Capito is 50 years old, and currently lives with his family in the UK. In his new position, he will relocate to Ford's World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.
"Performance vehicles and motorsport have been important to Ford since the company was founded more than a century ago. With Jost's immense experience in both areas, performance vehicles and motorsport, we expect that tradition to continue and be strengthened within our One Ford strategy," said Hermann Salenbauch, Director of Advanced Product Creation and Performance Vehicles, Ford Motor Company.


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You can also edit your signature and check the box to include it. Your signature works like a macro – once you set it up you can choose to include it in any email that your website sends for you.


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MSTC is a charity club, now in their 14th year of running the Mid Sussex Triathlon. For the past few years, Harveys have been a proud sponsor of the event.
In 2013, athletes completing the course were served up a cool bottle of our I.P.A. Oxymoronic perhaps, but the ethos at MSTC appears to be 'work hard, play hard'!
Pippa, from the MSTC Editorial Team, says 'Watching the amazed and gleeful faces receiving a bottle of beer when crossing the finish line was fantastic!'
Below are a few photos from last years race, courtesy of the MSTC Team.


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So I've done it. Finished Week 3 of the half marathon training. Though I skipped one session this week. Just put it off until too late and couldn't fit it in. But other than that, it wasn't too bad a week.
The most interesting thing I found this week was the trail vs. treadmill debate.
I've been doing most of my training on a treadmill, because it's getting cold and dark, and I like watching TV while I jog.
However, yesterday for my long run I went out to Woodend (at the base of Mt. Macedon) and jogged the trails through the state forest there. It was a really nice change of scenery but my legs were killing me by half way through!
It was ALOT harder on my calves not having the road slip away beneath me, and then there were the hills. I mean, they were short in distance, but tracks I wouldn't take my car down. Add in all the unevenness, the jumping between tyre tracks and over eroded parts, and it made for a much more active jog than on a treadmill.
Lots of people have noted this and argue that jogging outside is the way to go. But is it actually better for you?
Benefits to trail jogging:
- it does work more muscles, especially with hills, wind resistance, needing to push your own weight.
- it does build up your stabilisers and develop your balance etc, which can reduce injury.
- the constant changes required in foot fall reduce risk of over stressing one particular muscle.
- the change in scenery can make it more enjoyable.
Benefits to the treadmill:
- you can actually monitor your pace, so it's much better for training to a particular speed.
- can monitor technique much more easily.
- it's not cold, dark, wet or likely to get you attacked by bears.
So, it appears in general if you can choose between the two, for your long steady runs outside is better. However, there are still plenty of good reasons to use a treadmill, just maybe not all the time.
Keeping in mind that the actual race is going to be outside, but I'm not going to go running outside every night after work, I've put together some strategies to make up for the deficit of the treadmill:
- make sure I do my long run outside on the weekend.
- keep the treadmill on a slight incline (1-1.5 for me I think will be fine) to prepare for the extra resistance of jogging outside (I'm not just talking about air resistance here, but resistance of pushing off a stationary base, and making up for the slight raise and fall that happens in most running tracks).
- on my steady runs, I'm going to try throwing in a few hills, just to spice things up.
And as I get closer to race day, I might start trying to add in more outside running. (Am contemplating the run home from work. It's a nice 5km, it's just a matter of what to do with work gear and avoiding all the insane cyclists on the track).
So, will see if that prepares me a bit better for the real thing.
Training this week:
Again moved things around, which resulted in me missing one, so might really need to stop doing this.
Wednesday 45mins steady. Was supposed to be Tuesday, but you know. The jog was fine.
Friday 50 min pace: 20 minute warm up, 1min fast/1 minute easy x 5, 20 minutes warm down. Fast was meant to be at estimated 10km pace, but I've been doing all my intervals above my 10 km pace already, so just stuck with it. (It's only 11k/h, but my 10km pace is not quite 10k/h.) Finished the jogging cool down and was just walking while trying to find out what happened on The Voice when the TVs suddenly went off. Didn't realise the gym closed at 8pm on a Friday. It's sort of like they expect you to have a life or something!
Saturday: the day I was bad. But I went to the zoo with my little sister and did lots of walking. Does that count for something?
Sunday: 1:10min long run. Was much harder out in the real world, and the hills did get me, but plodded through. Got back to the car for the second time at 1:07, and decided that would just have to do, as I was parked on a hill, so either way I went would mean coming back up again.
Weighed in about an hour after my long run and a snack, using my parents' scales, and was 74.6! Yah! Though, will have to make sure that wasn't just because of a change of scales.
Otherwise, weight on track, mileage increasing, and while I'm exhausted (but that might also be partly work) I've so far have avoided injury. Go me!


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He pulled her close and without a word, wrapped his arms around her. He buried his face her in her hair, taking a deep breath, smelling the clean fruity scent that was her, and felt a calm settle inside him.
Her hands stroked up his back and his eyes filled with tears. His lips opened on a shaky breath as hers pressed a kiss on the edge of his jaw.
He looked up, blinking furiously to rid the moisture even as his lips trembled, and his arms tightened around her. He could feel each breath she took, each beat of her heart echoed his.
He closed his eyes, squeezing them hard.He hadn't dared to dream of this day, and now he could hardly believe it. He could touch her, feel her, hold her, smell her, see her. It felt unreal and it scared him to the core.
He felt more than heard her laugh. Her hands cupped his jaw as she pulled back her face to look at him. His eyes moved over her face taking in the wide shining eyes, glistening with tears, the mouth, lifted in a trembling smile and relief etched in every line.
He stroked a thumb down her cheek, catching on her lips, slowly tracing their outline.
"I love you"
A tear caught on his thumb, as her smile widened.
"I love you"
He pressed a kiss on her forehead.
She closed her eyes, as though her every nerve concentrated on that single point of contact.
" I am never letting you go. I will tie you down and lock you up, and don't you dare resist. I will keep you no matter what. You are not escaping my sight for one second. And you better write that down because I am going to do it. "
He bit back a laugh at the fierce look on her face.
And then he laughed at the disbelief on her face.
"Oh sweetheart, I am not going anywhere. Ever again. So tie me up if you want. You have me. Forever."
She locked her arms around him, and he winced at the force her tiny body held as she squeezed hard.
" I have waited a lifetime to hear you say that."
"And now you can hear that for the rest of your life."


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After our early morning call at 5.47 (the hotel's fire klaxon went off!), we couldn't get back off to sleep afterwards, so we were up earlier than planned. The highlight of the day is going to be our visit to the Royal Opera House to see
Madame Madama Butterfly at the Royal Opera House.We haven't been to the ROH for years and we're looking forward to seeing how they've spruced up the interior after spending zillions of pounds on it.
Various signage around the hotel suggested that we avoided 8 until 9.30 for breakfast, as it was going to be very busy, but when we looked-in around 9.15, it was less busy than yesterday – it seemed to have worked and kept away the masses and therefore left it free for us to pick a table of our choice by the window.
We ate heartily (it really IS good food here) and made plans for the rest of the day. The girls decided to go shopping, whilst Ralph and I decided to look around The London Aquarium.
Looking out the window, we could see that the promised rain had arrived – and it was to stay that way for most of the day – in bucket loads - until around 5pm.
The queue for the Aquarium was long AND confusing in equal measure – and being outside for part of it didn't help much as it was now raining hard. Once inside, we were relieved of almost £20 each (plus £4.99 for a programme) before being pointed in the direction of the fishes.
Actually, it was a really good experience. Ann and I had been there many years ago, but this time, the whole event seemed much bigger. It took us around an hour to get round, so maybe nearly £25 quid wasn't so bad – this is London after all!
When we came out the other end leading to McDonald's, the area was heaving – mainly because the rain outside was now torrential and people were seeking refuge inside. To make matters worse, McDonald's had apparently run out of seats and its customers were now sitting down on the floor, making it quite challenging for everyone else to get around.
We exited as soon as possible as it was getting quite claustrophobic, heading next door to Zen for a coffee and nutritious bag of crisps. Ahh, much better – a comfy leather sofa.
Various texts from the girls indicated that they were enjoying their shopping experience in Peter Jones!
After our short pit-stop, we decided to grab a cab and head to HMV in Oxford Street. Ralph picked up the new CD - 21 - by Adele, but I couldn't make up my mind what to get, so returned with nothing.
By now the girls were back at the hotel, and after the short cab ride back and a short snooze, we got ready for tonight's big event. The Opera wouldn't be the Opera without a pre-theatre nibble, so we'd already booked Les Deux Salons on William IV Street nearby.
I think we must have had the only taxi-driver in London who hadn't heard of the street – but he got us there eventually. The restaurant was, as the name suggests, French in theme, and once seated, looking around you, really did think you were in France. It had a really nice atmosphere and perhaps, more importantly, the food was fantastic. In spite of getting there for 6pm and only having the pre-theatre menu, it was a bit of a rush to the Royal Opera House. We arrived with about two minutes to spare!
'Curtain up' just after 7.30, and although it took me a while to get into it (An American buys a wife in Japan and sings in Italian!, buggers off, leaving his new wife, marries someone else, having given wifey 1 a child - but doesn't know it - when wifey 1 finds out about his adultery, she kills herself) – phew! what a storyline... and what performances... fantastic!
At half-time, we headed for the Bar. The 'old' Bar area has now been replaced, as part of the ROH redevelopment - and so had the traditional 'scrum' that was always a feature of the experience - the eating and drinking area was now a light, airy and very spacious multi-level environment. A definite improvement!
The dying breath of the Butterfly was just before 10.25, and the audience went wild with their applause – well deserved. We left together with everyone else and hit the streets. Grabbing a taxi was always going to be a challenge, so we walked for a bit, away from the crowds, and were soon on board, bound for the Hotel.
On arriving, we decided to re-visit Cucine, the Italian restaurant opposite, for a final bit of nosebag.
11.45. Another late night – and our final day here – but time for bed.
It's been great to be in London again – and good to celebrate Ann's 50th in part, with our first visit to the Opera courtesy of the friends and neighbours' Opera fund Birthday gift. Two more visits planned later in the year!
Checking out around 11 tomorrow, then Brunch at St Pancras – home by 4pm.


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These are the days when light falls gently through the branches of the trees in the forest and touches the patches of moss clinging to tree bark and the new green shoots beginning to awaken from beneath autumn's refuse of old leaves on the forest floor. Sunlight works miracles on colour. Light that is not diffused by low-lying clouds allows colours to reach our eyes unadulterated. And suddenly when the sun breaks through the clouds we see the brilliant golden green of the buds that reach to the sky from the tips of deadened branches. We see more clearly that the rare flower in the forest is beginning to bloom, and the shock of pink shocks the heart as we realize that winter is not forever.
Everything is reaching for the sun these days. Runners are overeager for it as they don shorts and tank tops - even though it isn't quite warm enough yet. I have a pot of hyacinths sitting in a south-facing window, and their stems are all pressed close to the window, blooms aching upwards for the touch of sun. I imagine that if the sun were not up high in the sky and instead somewhere root level, our world would look drastically different. All of us in creation ache towards the warmth and brilliance of sunlight.
I just finished writing a paper on a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins, "That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the Comfort of the Resurrection." In the poem, Hopkins suggests that through identification with Christ and the incarnation, we will be resurrected to reflect Jesus' light. He uses the image of an "immortal diamond" to illustrate his point. The diamond is immortal, it is strong, it is pure and it is a concentration of reflected light - reflecting the light of the source of all light, Jesus. Purged of impurity and polished to a multifaceted smooth surface, the diamond reflects the light source clearly and fully.
I am reminded a poem that was on my mind last year around this time in the Holy Week before Easter, John Donne's "Good Friday, 1613. Riding Westward." In the poem, the speaker is riding a horse on Good Friday in the direction of the West. However, his heart longs to ride towards the East, towards the sun:
Hence is 't, that I am carried towards the west
This day, when my soul's form bends towards the east.
There I should see a sun, by rising set,
And by that setting endless day beget;
But that Christ on this Cross, did rise and fall,
Sin had eternally benighted all.The east is a symbol of hope, a symbol of looking towards the Son who rose to life and makes all things clear. Yet so often we are moved by other things to look towards the west instead, the west that only reveals a setting sun that beckons the coming of night.
Just as the sun is the source of all light, Jesus is the light of all lights. And just as the world is made new and even dust dances when the sun shines brightly on us, hope in Jesus scatters clouds. May we take flowers as our model and throw our heads back and reach up up towards the light of lights that we may begin to reflect something of his glory and by doing so, shine like stars in the sky.


text: It seems like common sense that we don't want truck drivers and train operators falling asleep on the job. These workers operate massive machines, and often work long, irregular hours. One wrong move can cause catastrophic train and truck accidents. But last week, President Trump and the Department of Transportation withdrew a proposal to test truckers and train operators for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that is becoming increasingly common and has led to a recent uptick in trucking accidents. Perhaps somewhere there is an explanation for why this proposal was withdrawn that makes sense but I don't know what it could be.


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Lake Winnipeg Basin Information Network
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) was
founded in 1988 with the idea of dedicating itself to advancing sustainable development at the United
Nations. Presently, IISD is a non-partisan, charitable organization which houses a diverse team with a
dynamic portfolio of programs and projects. The organization specializes in policy research, analysis,
and information exchange.
IISD prepared the paper An
Ecosystem Services Assessment in the Lake Winnipeg Watershed: Phase 1 Report – Southern ManitobaAnalysis
to educate about Lake Winnipeg's
eutrophication. This condition is caused by excessive amounts of phosphorous and nitrogen loads which
result in an overpowering algae growth. The reports main focus is the evaluation of the ecosystem services
provided by the current and pre-settlement distribution of southern Manitoba's environmental assets.
Lake Winnipeg swallows water from a large watershed that drains 90 per cent of the prairie agricultural
region. As a result, Lake Winnipeg's water quality is being degraded. As a preventative measure against
further degradation of Lake Winnipeg, IISD is taking part in research that will help design innovative
approaches. These approaches will effectively influence watershed processes and mitigate non-point nutrient
loading in the Lake Winnipeg Basin.
On November 30th and December 1st, 2010 the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Water Innovation Centre (WIC) hosted the "Lake Winnipeg
Basin Summit". The focus of the summit was on developing solutions for Lake Winnipeg's water quality and
nutrient loading problem. IISD WIC has the summit agenda available for public viewing


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I don't think I have to tell many people out there, that WordPress has evolved into a leading content management system and is in my opinion, one of the easiest ways to operate and manage your website. "Back in the day" of the 1990s most of my content management was done using a simple HTML editor and then writing some CGI that would allow me to write HTML pages based off a template. We've certainly came along way over the last decade.
Facebook has revealed on their official blog their new integration plugin for WordPress that allows many cool new features:
Social Publishing
Once the plugin is installed, you can cross-post content published to WordPress to your Facebook Timeline and the Facebook Pages you manage. You can also mention the names of Pages and friends as you post to further distribute your content.
WordPress Widgets
The following social plugins are available as WordPress widgets:
- Activity Feed: Shows readers their friends' activity on the site, such as likes and comments.
- Recommendations: Gives readers personalized suggestions for pages on your site they might like, as well as a Recommendations Bar option to give users the option to add content to their Timeline as they read.
- Customizable Like, Subscribe and Send buttons.
- Comments Box: Makes it easy for people to comment on your site and post back to Facebook, and includes moderation tools. The plugin also features automatic SEO support for Facebook Comments, so search engines can index them to improve your site's visibility.
In the past many of these features had to be hard-coded in our compiled through a number of third-party services. As soon as I complete this article, I'm going to install this plugin and begin immediate integration with IMGrind. I've said many times here on the blog, Facebook is our number one traffic source that has leveraged our audience to over 60,000 uniques a month! This new plugin will also work on mobile.


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The temperature nose dived from yesterday to today. Yesterday it was 47F, and the high today was about 15F with howling winds and wind chills that were at zero or below all day. I brought Dawn in fairly early in the morning - she was very cold despite having a fleece on under her heavy blanket. Red and Pie were fine and had no interest in coming in.
It made it up to the low 20s in the indoor this afternoon, so I managed to get in two good rides on Red and Pie. I rode Red briefly at the walk bareback yesterday in the warm temperatures as he was still slightly tentative on the concrete - I wouldn't have ridden him except that he was insistent - he stood at his stall door and nickered until I took him out. Pie and I had a nice ride as well yesterday. It was nice to ride with the arena doors wide open - not so claustrophobic.
With the cold and wind today - the wind was gusting to 45mph - the boys were much feistier. The wind was howling and screaming around the barn, the metal doors were banging and crashing, dirt was hitting the sides of the arena and the rafters and roof were even groaning. And the horses haven't been able to move around the pasture much in turnout - the ground is hard with icy patches and they have to pick their way through it - no running and playing possible.
Red seemed fine on the concrete today, so I rode him. He was remarkably good, considering that we hadn't had a real ride in almost a week. He took the noises in stride, although he was very alert. His trot and canter work were very good, and he was only a little bit gimpy at the trot at the start. The only sign he gave of pent-up energy was some head shaking and snaking during some of our trot work. I just ignored all that and we kept right on working and it quickly went away. We only trotted and cantered for about 15 minutes, after our 15-minute walk warm up, because I wanted to see how his hoof comfort would hold up before doing more tomorrow. I told him that he was a very good horse.
Pie was very high with energy and also somewhat spooky and worried when we came out. The noises and banging concerned him a bit. We had one pretty good dropped-butt scoot when the doors slammed behind him early in our ride, but we just kept right on working. We did lots of trot and canter work, and he was very forward. It took quite a while to get him to relax and settle, but he did once he'd been able to move and work off some of his excess energy. By the end, his head had dropped and he was much more relaxed and less worried. I told him what a fine boy he was.
It was a good horse day, although I'm a bit sore - I managed to fall on the ice in my driveway this morning when I took the dog out, and landed on my tail and lower back and hands. But I'm only a little bruised and riding didn't hurt much at all. A nice hot bath is in order, though . . .