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Possible hazards of commuting through heavy traffic patterns
On Behalf of McNally Law Office - Pasadena Personal Injury Attorney | Sep 13, 2021 | Motor Vehicle Accidents |
While traveling to and from your place of employment, your commute could frequently consist of slowly making your way through heavy California traffic. In some cases, this aspect might even be an everyday experience, and you may even include the added time of travel in your scheduling strategies.
However, added travel time might not be the only concern of navigating through heavy traffic patterns. There may also be a variety of possible hazards involved with similar scenarios and reacting to potential threats while in traffic might not always be an easy task.
Traffic hazards
Because it might not always be possible to alter your commute to avoid traffic congestion, knowing some of the hazards you could face could prove vital to your safety. Some possible hazards you might encounter while driving in traffic may include:
Distracted drivers: While sitting in traffic, drivers may be more likely to seek out things to occupy their time, and the resulting spread of distraction could pose a significant threat to your safety.
Reckless behavior: Drivers who tailgate or constantly shift in and out of lanes may also run a greater risk of placing you in harm's way and reacting to such behavior in heavy traffic could prove challenging.
Intersection hazards: Faulty traffic lights and drivers who fail to yield right of way are just two examples of intersection hazards that could increase the chances of a major accident.
Road conditions: Commuting through adverse weather conditions and poorly maintained roads can also be dangerous at times, and even if you take steps to stay safe under similar scenarios, others might not always do the same.
If your route consists of frequent on and off ramps or takes you through areas with numerous entrances and intersections, the constant merging of vehicles could also present unique threats to your safety.
Possible ramifications of a crash
While knowing the risks of commuting through heavy traffic could prove exceedingly beneficial, it might not always be enough to prevent a collision from occurring. You can only control so much of what takes place on the open road, and at least a portion of your safety may rest in the hands of others nearby. Should another driver fail to take the necessary steps to promote a safe atmosphere, there is a chance that the resulting collision could cause you to suffer serious or even permanent harm.
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2014 Bahrain GP report
April 7th 2014 - Last updated: November 24th 2020
So, with a good old-fashioned gloves-off scrap of a race, Formula 1 gave a timely rebuff to the notion that the fuel flow era is a 'taxi-drivers' contest.
Even before a moment of Pastor Maldonado madness gave us a late safety car, that made the last 10 laps a brilliantly vivid flat-out contest through the field, this had been a great race, at the heart of which was a fantastically close contest between Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
"No," Lewis had said irritated, on Friday, when asked if he expected his advantage over Nico from Malaysia to carry through to here. "He's had a chance to look at my telemetry there and understand how I was doing it."
Yet into the long runs of Friday Practice 2, Lewis had still been able to turn the same lap time as Rosberg whilst using less fuel. For much of that session he was using just 1.6kg per lap compared to 1.75kg for the sister W05, promising Hamilton a race day advantage.
For a 57-lap race of the second-highest fuel demand circuit on the calendar – lots of high-speed braking into slow corners followed by lots of low-gear acceleration – that calculated out to just over 91kg for Hamilton and 99.75kg for Rosberg.
Being better able to live with a bit of corner-entry rear instability seemed to be at the heart of it, enabling Lewis to carry more momentum just like at Sepang and therefore needing less acceleration on exit and less fuel.
"Into Saturday Rosberg was looking, if anything, slightly the faster of the Merc drivers."
But as the weekend progressed that advantage started to evaporate. The track evolved, the balance became ever more understeery and into Saturday Rosberg was looking, if anything, slightly the faster of the Merc drivers, this the prelude to his taking pole by 0.3s, Lewis flat-spotting into turn one on his final attempt and abandoning.
Nothing else was even on the same planet as the works W05s and without a wet track to disguise its advantage, it was over 0.9s clear of best of the rest – Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull, though Danny would take a 10-place penalty carried over from Malaysia and in his place, third on the grid, was the Williams of Valtteri Bottas, heading a closely matched group that comprised Sergio Pérez's Force India, Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari, Jenson Button's McLaren and Felipe Massa's Williams.
With 20 minutes to go before the 6pm race start, the shadows cast on the desert scree by the floodlight pylons were getting long and the track temperature had already started to plummet. As the cars sat on the grid, it was down to 29 degrees from its earlier 54 degrees.
This was to have a significant bearing on the shape of the race for it reduced the prime tyre's disadvantage over the option (medium/soft respectively) to way less than the two seconds it had been in the sunlight. The superior startline performance of the softer tyre was still the dominant consideration even for those not obliged to start on it by having qualified in the top 10.
The Red Bull of 11th-fastest Sebastian Vettel (restricted in qualifying by a downshift problem) would, however, start on the prime, getting the slower tyre out of the way when it was expected he'd be slowed by the traffic around him anyway. The cooling of the track through the evening was expected to further reduce the prime's disadvantage, pushing teams towards two rather than three-stop strategies.
The race start
In the opening split seconds of this race Hamilton turned things crucially in his favour, with a superior start that allowed him to squeeze into the space between Rosberg and the pit wall, converting this into the lead. Hamilton's wasn't as good a getaway as Massa's sensational effort that vaulted him from the fourth row to third place before turn one, but it was more important.
The potentially faster Rosberg was behind him – he now had a fighting chance. "I didn't have the pace today," said Hamilton later, "and that's in the back of my mind. I've got to really go and work to find out what it is because it wasn't the case in the last race."
Up they raced through the newly named Schumacher turns of one-two, Hamilton getting sharply over to the right of the track as he exited the kink of three, getting a snap of oversteer as he did so, defending hard from Rosberg as they screamed up to the tight right of four, Nico trying to sit it out around the outside, Lewis holding him out wide and forcing him to tuck back before the single-file entry of the fast, interlinked downhill sweeps and the super-hard, awkwardly off-camber braking into the hairpin of nine-10.
The Mercs were clean into and out of there, already many car lengths clear of Massa, Pérez, Bottas, Button and the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso who had aggressively dived inside team-mate Räikkönen into turn One, with the latter then taking a bodywork-damaging hit from Kevin Magnussen's McLaren.
As Hamilton got himself out of DRS range before the feature was enabled on lap three, Rosberg just settled into a groove of conservation and the pair pulled out 0.5s per lap on the field without really extending themselves.
Losing the start triggered a fall-back plan of action for Rosberg. He would concentrate instead on having stronger end-of-race performance. It had all been discussed pre-race: whoever lost out at the start would be given a set of mediums for the middle stint, putting them on the faster options at the end when the other guy would be on primes.
It was the best way of trying to equalise their chances whilst still allowing them to race, giving the guy behind a second bite at the cherry. With Rosberg now identified as the guy behind, so he looked to invest early for stint three by keeping Hamilton in sight whilst saving more fuel.
From as early as lap three he was asking his engineer Tony Ross for a comparison on fuel consumption with the sister car. Hamilton meanwhile was pushing harder, right up to being warned by Peter Bonnington to look after the left-front as he was generating more understeer than Rosberg.
The others faded away into their own private dices: Massa and Pérez, then Bottas, Button and Nico Hülkenberg's Force India, a small distance ahead of the two Ferraris and Vettel then further back and Magnussen under relentless attack from Ricciardo. The differing strengths and weaknesses of each car framed these contests.
The Force India was kind to its rear tyres, the Williams was tough on them, the McLaren somewhere in between. So Bottas lost fifth to Button on lap 10 (triggering Valtteri into being brought straight in and converted to a three-stop), and three laps later Massa lost third to Pérez.
The Red Bull meanwhile – so short-geared to compensate for its lack of grunt that it was the only car using eighth gear – was super-fast through the high-speed aero sections, enabling Ricciardo to simply go around Magnussen's outside at turn 12 using a part of the track that was simply not accessible to the McLaren.
Danny then closed quickly on team-mate Vettel (who was running the slower prime tyres). "We're losing time like this," reminded Danny. "I'll move over for him at turn 11," said Seb, thereby minimising his momentum loss.
By this time all the Williams and Ferrari drivers had pitted early and been converted to three-stop strategies, Bottas' earlier stop jumping him ahead of team-mate Massa, but with Valtteri using up the rear rubber quicker than Felipe. The Ferrari, as well as proving similarly hard on its rears to the Williams, was in addition hopelessly slow on the straights. Mercedes, Force India, Button and the Red Bulls remained on two-stops.
Button and Hülkenberg had together been gaining on Pérez. Hülkenberg was the first of them to pit – on lap 15 – this undercutting him ahead of the other Force India, even though he'd had to pass both Räikkönen and Magnussen on his out-lap!
They rejoined not far behind the Williams pair and quickly closed up on them. Button in his 250th Grand Prix continued until lap 17 and this dropped him around seven seconds behind the Force Indias, but with stronger end-of-stint pace and shorter subsequent stints he was confident he could be fighting with them by the end.
Magnussen in the sister McLaren was not able to maintain the same pace or tyre duration and had been converted to a three-stop. Vettel ran out of rear grip on his primes relatively early and was brought in before the option-tyred Ricciardo, leapfrogging Seb back ahead, a few seconds behind Button. Danny was fitted with primes for his middle stint, to give him a more attacking late-race option tyre.
Hamilton vs Rosberg
But that was all just incidental to the main action: the thrilling battle between the yet-to-stop Mercs of Hamilton and Rosberg. Nico, despite using less fuel and thereby giving himself potentially more horsepower in his final stint, had managed to keep the gap to Hamilton and now appeared in better shape – if only he could pass.
From having assumed he'd be the one trying the fall-back plan, now it was looking like maybe he could pass on-track thereby getting the strategic benefit of coming in first. The first of the Merc stops was scheduled for lap 19. Going into lap 18, Rosberg got the DRS flap open down the pit straight and made an audaciously late braking move on his team-mate into turn one.
It got him past for a few yards, but forced him to run wide, Lewis still ahead as they exited. On the next lap – Nico's final chance of getting to pit first and thereby leapfrog ahead – he tried a variation of the same move. This time he was still just ahead as they came out of the right-handed turn but Hamilton hung desperately on, behind but alongside enough that he could claim the inside for the left-hander of two, chopping ruthlessly across Rosberg's bows to prevent him getting a proper run at him up the straight to four. Nico was on the radio complaining at this point and there were some distinctly nervy people on the Mercedes pit wall.
In clawing so tenaciously onto the lead at this time, Hamilton had possibly just bought himself the victory – despite actually being slower. He was doing it all on street fighting and the positioning his better start had gifted him. Hamilton was called in at the end of the lap for his fresh option tyres.
Rosberg stayed out for a further couple of laps before being fitted with his slower primes. With Hamilton's two-lap fresh rubber boost, he was six seconds clear as Rosberg rejoined – and on faster tyres. Hamilton needed to pull out a good gap in this middle stint if he was to have the margin to stave off what was sure to be a mighty Rosberg option-tyre challenge in the final stint. Within the next 10 laps Lewis extended that gap to over nine seconds.
The battles behind Mercedes
Attention switched back to the battles about half a minute behind that of the Mercs. Bottas was still hanging on in third ahead of Massa but with his rear tyres fading fast the pair were being caught by the two Force Indias. Valtteri was brought in for his second stop, freeing Massa up – but still Felipe was under big pressure from Hülkenberg and Pérez.
Alonso, on his three-stop, was temporarily ahead of a tight little battle between Button and Vettel, both having passed Räikkönen on track. Jenson had done it straight forwardly into turn one with DRS, Vettel without the straightline speed to do that, had to do it with big commitment between turns four and five, just before the downhill plunge. Soon Ricciardo would also be trying to find a way by Kimi's compromised car so he could join his team-mate again.
"Nico was complaining on the radio that Sergio hadn't left him enough room."
Massa pitted at the end of lap 25 and immediately the Force India pair launched into a hard intra-team battle. Pérez got a run on Hülkenberg as they went up to turn four, slipped to his inside on the approach, then hung him out to dry over the exit kerbs to take third place. Nico was complaining on the radio that Sergio hadn't left him enough room and it brought to mind Pérez's similarly feisty battle here last year with his then team-mate Button.
Bottas on his fresh tyres came rushing up to the Räikkönen/Ricciardo dice, sliced to the left of the Red Bull into turn one but was then taken by surprise at how early Räikkönen braked, having to steer left off the circuit to avoid a collision – this allowing Ricciardo back ahead. Bottas quickly caught up with them again.
On lap 32 Hamilton, having been preserving his tyres while still pulling out a gap over Rosberg on his slower tyres, suddenly pumped up the pace on the 32nd lap, leaving Rosberg unable to respond. He had the gap out to around 10 seconds with just 17 laps to go.
Would that be enough to combat Rosberg on faster tyres in the final stint? The options Nico would be on were reckoned to be around one second faster than the primes Lewis would be on. Assuming they stopped soon, it still seemed like game very much on between them.
Behind the two Force Indias and Button, the two-stopping Red Bulls weaved in and out of phase with the three-stopping Ferraris to finally emerge in front – and on the faster option tyre for their final stints. They were only seven seconds or so behind Button, 10 seconds off the Force Indias and may have been able to have challenged them even without the safety car that wiped those margins out.
The safety car
That safety car was to clear the debris from Esteban Gutiérrez's Sauber after it had been rolled, as Lotus' Maldonado, exiting the pits, failed to acknowledge that it was already turning in and making for the apex. He tried to get there before it, misjudged it – and the Lotus and Sauber interlocked wheels, flicking Gutiérrez into a scarily fast roll-over.
This came after Maldonado had moved Jean-Eric Vergne to say of their first lap accident: "He tried to kill me." The Lotus driver got a drive-through and points on his licence for the Gutiérrez incident.
The Mercs immediately made for the pits together for their final stops, the Ferraris following for the same thing some time later. For six laps they circulated line astern. It appeared for all the world that the safety car – in wiping the 10-plus-seconds buffer Hamilton had over Rosberg – had just ensured Rosberg, on faster tyres and no margin to overcome, would win.
But he needed now to burn off some of that fuel he'd so conscientiously saved – which was good for Hamilton, who didn't need to burn off as much. As they restarted, Hamilton's car was a few kg lighter.
"We could have been fighting with them for a place on the podium."
The safety car period was bad news for Button whose McLaren suffered a clutch problem. Magnussen had just retired for the same reason, though Jenson would continue for a while before having to call it a day. "It's a shame because we were stronger at the end of the stints than the Force Indias and we could have been fighting with them for a place on the podium," he said.
Hamilton was guided through a few diff tweaks by his engineer to combat an understeer he had felt building. Paddy Lowe came onto the radio of both guys and reminded them they needed to finish. As the safety car pulled aside the pack was let loose for 10 wild laps into the floodlit night.
Hamilton, Rosberg, Pérez, Hülkenberg, Button, Vettel, Ricciardo, Massa, Bottas, Alonso and Räikkönen and the rest let loose. Hamilton defended the inside down to turn one, Rosberg getting a better line through there and two-three as a result. He again tried for the outside of four – and was again held out wide by Hamilton. Behind them Pérez was as hard as necessary in fending off team-mate Hülkenberg, while the Red Bulls got by the limping and soon-to-retire Button.
Remarkably, Hamilton was hanging on despite his tyre disadvantage. "Well, it's difficult to be precise about the lap time difference of the tyres in the race," said Pirelli's Mario Rivola, "because so much is determined by energy usage. But in general it was down to about one second in Q2 and we feel it would have still been around that in the race. There would not have been any significant warm-up issues for either tyre."
"Ricciardo cheekily dived out of the DRS zone to scythe past Vettel into turn one."
But there was little doubt the option was the faster tyre – as the Red Bulls were about to prove. Ricciardo cheekily dived out of the DRS zone to scythe past Vettel into turn one on lap 50. Danny then set about attacking Hülkenberg's Force India – this rather giving Pérez some breathing space.
While the dicing Mercs sprinted clear, with no fuel worries and two drivers absolutely flat-out, we saw the true extent of the car's superiority for perhaps the first time this season. Within three laps they were six seconds clear of Pérez.
Rosberg concentrated on energy harvesting for a couple of laps but remained in Hamilton's shadow and with DRS enabled at the end of lap 49 his lap of 1m 37.0s was a tenth faster than Hamilton's – and two seconds faster than the best of the others.
Going into lap 52 Rosberg again sliced outrageously late down the inside, again Hamilton simply waited until Nico ran wide before turning in, still ahead. This was truly fantastic racing, with beautiful judgement from both drivers. Next lap, Rosberg tried again at the same place, and again Hamilton had to get very defensive down to turn four.
"I thought I had him about nine different times," said Rosberg. "But he's a great driver and he made it work. Hybrids sometimes have more power than at other times [depending upon battery store] and so it's difficult to be in the right place [relative to the other car] coinciding it with when you have the power. Many times I just didn't even know where he was because there's a big dead angle when you're this close. So many times I didn't know where he was and then he'd suddenly reappear again."
After five laps of perfectly holding Rosberg off, sitting right on the balancing point of defensive and aggressive, Hamilton was seeing off the challenge. Rosberg had taken the best from his tyres. "They just got a bit too hot," Rosberg explained, "from sitting in the slipstream and from trying so hard." Hamilton had contained a guy that was the faster driver on the day and on faster tyres, by sheer racecraft and desire.
"It was fantastic," thrilled Lewis. "I haven't had a race like that since Indianapolis 2007. To have a real racer's race and to be able to use whatever skills I've acquired over the years since karting, pulling them all out the bag and using them again just feels fantastic, one of the greatest feelings you can have."
On the 54th lap Ricciardo once more used the Red Bull's fantastic grip to drive clean around the outside of Hülkenberg between turn 11 and 12 for fourth place. Next in his targets: Pérez. Vettel meanwhile was coming under strong attack from Massa. He scraped ahead into turn four but Vettel's raw desire was on show again as he held on to retake the place before the top of the hill. Bottas then attacked Massa, but stayed behind.
Nico knew already he'd lost going into the last lap. The tyres were too hot, the extra electrical boost had been spent. Hamilton's 24th Grand Prix victory – equalling the tally of Fangio – was safe.
"I strongly dislike coming second to Lewis," Rosberg said, "but it was definitely the most exciting race I've ever done in my whole career. Today was a day for the sport."
Bahrain Grand Prix results
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 1h38m42.743s
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes +1.085s
3. Sergio Pérez, Force India-Mercedes +24.067s
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault +24.489s
5. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes +28.654s
6. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault +29.879s
7. Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes +31.200s
8. Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes +31.800s
9. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari +32.500s
10. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari +33.400s
11. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Renault +41.300s
12. Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault +43.100s
13. Max Chilton, Marussia-Ferrari +59.900s
14. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault +1m02.800s
15. Kamui Kobayashi,Caterham-Renault +1m27.900s
16. Jules Bianchi, Marussia-Ferrari +1 lap
17. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes +2 laps
Kevin Magnussen, McLaren-Mercedes 40 laps
Esteban Gutiérrez, Sauber-Ferrari 39 laps
Marcus Ericsson, Caterham-Renault 33 laps
Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Renault 18 laps
Adrian Sutil, Sauber-Ferrari 17 laps
1. Nico Rosberg 61
2. Lewis Hamilton 50
3. Nico Hulkenberg 28
4. Fernando Alonso 26
5. Jenson Button 23
6. Sebastian Vettel 23
7. Kevin Magnussen 20
8. Valtteri Bottas 18
9. Sergio Pérez 16
10. Daniel Ricciardo 12
11. Felipe Massa 12
12. Kimi Räikkönen 7
13. Jean-Eric Vergne 4
14. Daniil Kvyat 3
1. Mercedes 111
2. Force India-Mercedes 44
3. McLaren-Mercedes 43
4. Red Bull-Renault 35
5. Ferrari 33
6. Williams-Mercedes 30
7. Toro Rosso-Renault 7
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Georgia moves up to 4th in College Football Playoff rankings for 2019
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The Georgia Bulldogs have moved up two spots to 4th in the latest College Football Playoff rankings for the 2019 season released tonight by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.
Georgia moved up by virtue of defeating Missouri over the weekend, 27-0, coupled with Alabama falling to LSU at home, 46-41, and Penn State falling to Minnesota at home, 31-26.
The LSU Tigers have moved into first place and have bumped the Ohio State Buckeyes down to No. 2. The Buckeyes are followed by (3) Clemson, (4) Georgia, (5) Alabama, (6) Oregon, (7) Utah, (8) Minnesota, (9) Penn State, and (10) Oklahoma.
Georgia has beaten two teams that are ranked in the latest CFP rankings — Florida is No. 11 and Notre Dame is No. 16. Both teams dropped one spot from last weeks rankings.
The Bulldogs play at No. 12 Auburn this weekend and could face No. 1 LSU or No. 5 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.
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College Football Playoff Rankings (Nov. 12)
1. LSU
3. Clemson
5. Alabama
6. Oregon
7. Utah
12. Auburn
13. Baylor
16. Notre Dame
17. Cincinnati
18. Memphis
21. Boise State
22. Oklahoma State
23. Navy
24. Kansas State
25. Appalachian State
The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will release their Top 25 rankings each week on Tuesday through Dec. 3.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will announce the Playoff Semifinal pairings and semifinal bowl assignments. Those will be followed by the pairings for the remainder of the New Year's Six bowl games.
Georgia's next game is this Saturday on the road against the Auburn Tigers. The game will be televised by CBS at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).
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What this means is we have to win out our Ala gets in.
GO DAWGS
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What a joke that Georgia and Alabama are ranked so high. Neither will make the college playoffs. Oh wait it is the crybaby SEC. This conference gets beat in bowl games. Everyone still thinks this is the best conference. What a joke about this sorry conference.
Which conference is better?


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The first step in analysis of the treated embryos would be to quantify the difference in cell number between the control and treated embryos. This is vital to the data collection process of this project. With this information, one can prove the hindering effects of the hydroxyurea treatments and their potency based on the concentrations in the treatment groups. In order to count the cells, nucleic acid staining via diamidino-2-phenylindole (more commonly known as DAPI) is used to fluorescently tag the nuclei of the cells in the embryo, which will then be imaged and the cells counted.
To get the embryos to that point, they must be sectioned. This process slices paraffin infused embryos from head to tail end in a sequential manner to be mounted on treated slides. From this, the sections are then released from the paraffin, rehydrated, and stained with DAPI before coverslipping.
Another form of sectioning is through use of the cryostat. In cryosectioning, the embryo is frozen in tissue freezing medium (TFA) and sectioned. The sections are then placed on specially treated slides that are different from the slides used in paraffin sectioning. Because cryosectioning maintains the aqueous nature of the embryos, there is no need to rehydrate the embryo before staining in DAPI.
According to a great majority of people in my lab, paraffin sectioning is much faster than cryosectioning. This is mainly due to the fact that the sections of paraffin embedded embryos come out as a ribbon, whereas the sections in cryosectioning are placed on the slide one by one. This greatly slows down the process. Along those lines, one can easily section 6-12 embryos in an 8 hour day with paraffin sectioning, whereas half the amount of embryos can be sectioned in that same amount of time with cryosectioning. Also, there is less of a chance of the sections falling off during the cover slipping process which is a common issue with cryosectioning.
Although paraffin sectioning is much faster than its frozen counterpart, it does have some downfalls. Paraffin sections are thinner than cryosections, which makes the imaging process longer and used more slides due to the increased number of sections. Also, the ribbons and paraffin have a tendency to break due to static charge that builds up during the sectioning process.
All in all, the type of sectioning depends on what you plan on getting from the sections. The next step in the process is imaging and counting cells, which will give me a good idea on the inhibitory effects of the treatment and in what area the chemical is targeting in embryonic development.


These fish are smiling! Lamp worked glass beads in a sea of blues and greens with blue and purplish seed beads in between. It has a silver toggle clasp.
My wrist is a very average 6 1/2 inches measured straight across the wrist bones and this bracelet fits me perfect. It hangs about 1 1/2 inches below the wrist bones onto the back of my hand.
Another way to determine a good fit is to measure a similar bracelet you have that fits you well and compare the two measurements. Just be aware that chunky bracelets such as this need to be 1/4 to 1/2 inch bigger than bracelets with small beads in order to fit.


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The Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC television music show that ran from September 1971 until 1987. Hosted by DJ Bob Harris (nicknamed "Whispering Bob Harris" due to his quiet voice and "laid back" style), the program hosted many seminal rock acts of the era, including the first British TV performance of Bob Marley and the Wailers. The show's focus on "serious" rock music rather than chart hits was emphasised by the lack of showbiz glitter; bands would often perform their songs in front of plain wooden boards (actually the backs of set walls from other programmes).
According to Harris, the program derived its name from "a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years ago. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the "old greys". The ones they could remember and could whistle having heard it just once or twice had passed the old grey whistle test".
Although many felt that the OGWT had run its course by the time it went off the air, it laid the template for many successive "serious" British music programs such as The Tube, Later with Jools Holland, etc.
As of November 2003 the BBC has released two DVD compilations from the show.
The program's title music, with its distinctive harmonica theme, was a track called "Stone Fox Chase" by a Nashville band, Area Code 615.


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Georges H. Leconte, MPA FAB, RRT Appointed CEO Of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Mitchell Katz, MD, today announced the appointment of Georges H. Leconte, MPA, FAB, RRT as Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem.
Laconte has three decades of experience in hospital administration and direct patient care as a licensed respiratory therapist, and has served in various leadership roles in the NYC Health + Hospitals system since 1999.
As CEO, Leconte will help lead the hospital's continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and address the ongoing public health challenges some of the City's hardest-hit communities in NYC still face.
As CEO, he will also ensure the continued focus on employee wellness, clinical excellence, exceptional patient experience, fiscal integrity, and expanding access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health care for the Harlem community.
Mr. Leconte was selected after a national search for the role, with input from hospital staff and community members. His appointment is effective January 10, 2022.
"Georges has proven his commitment to our health care system for over two decades, not only as a seasoned hospital administrator, but also by rolling up his sleeves and joining other frontline providers during the early days of the pandemic. That's the team spirt and nimbleness that any leader and hospital CEO should have," said Dr. Katz. "We are fortunate to have one of our own health care leaders to serve the Harlem Hospital staff, patients, and community members."
"Becoming CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem is a dream role for me. It will allow me the opportunity to contribute to this essential community institution and support the talented health care professionals keeping it the great hospital it is" said Leconte. "It's been an honor to work for our public health system for as long as I have, and I'm looking forward to becoming ingrained in another hospital community within this system, working alongside Harlem's health care heroes."
Over his thirty-year tenure in the health care field, Leconte has held several key leadership positions, most recently as the Senior Associate Executive Director for the Ancillary Services Division at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he managed a staff of 600. His division included the biomedical engineering, cardiology, pathology, pharmacy, radiology, radiation oncology, and respiratory care departments.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Leconte put his respiratory therapy skills to use, joining clinical staff on the frontline to provide care to those affected by the virus.
He also served as the Regional Director of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and /Queens' Respiratory Care Services, and as the Regional Assistant Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan.
Mr. Leconte's work also extends into education, as he has held appointments as an adjunct instructor and student advisor at New York University, and an advisory board member at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
Mr. Leconte holds a Bachelor of Science degree from CUNY/Hunter College, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Alfred University. He is past president of the New York Regional Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), and a member of the American Association of Respiratory Care, and the Lambda Beta Society, the national honor society for the respiratory care profession.
Leconte's family emigrated to the United States from Haiti when he was 10 years old, and lived in Manhattan and Queens as a child. He attended Rice High School in Harlem.
"Today we welcome Georges H. Leconte as the new CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. Although there are many needs for the hospital to tackle while in the midst of this pandemic, I have spoken with Georges and feel confident in his experience that the hospital will remain a beacon of hope for those in need. I look forward to working with Georges in supporting our Harlem Hospital," said New York State Assembly member Inez E. Dickens.
"Given the vast experience and understanding of our health care system, the appointment of Georges H. Leconte as CEO of NYC Health + Hospital/Harlem is the appropriate one"; said Council Member Diana Ayala. "Having someone with deep connections, as a result of the various roles held, is not only an asset to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem but to the greater Harlem/East Harlem community. I like to congratulate Georges H. Leconte and look forward to our partnership and working collectively to improve access to affordable and comprehensive health care."
"Congratulations to Georges Leconte on being named the new CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, and I look forward to the continued growth and success of NYC Health + Hospitals under this new leadership," said Congressman Adriano Espaillat. "This is an unprecedented time in our nation's health care system, and Mr. Leconte's decades of experience will prove invaluable in our community's recovery as we rebuild and help families throughout Harlem and the region heal."
"The Village of Harlem is honored to have a new CEO appointed at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. We believe that the system has selected a candidate who fits the needs of the moment," said Lloyd A. Williams, President and CEO of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce. "It is a historic time. Our Chamber of Commerce will be pleased to work with the hospital and its new CEO Georges Leconte. We are committed to the health and well-being of the community and we are thrilled that the right person was selected to work on that herculean task."
"I am excited that the national search for NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem's CEO has been completed. We have found a person who is well-qualified to lead our great institution," said Dr. Hazel Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference and Chair of Health Committee for Manhattan Community Board 10.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem is a 282-bed hospital that provides a broad array of preventive, primary, and acute care services, including general medicine and medical subspecialties, general surgery and surgical subspecialties, infectious diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and neonatology, burn and critical care, radiology imaging and nuclear medicine, rehabilitation medicine and physical, speech, and occupational therapies, psychiatry and substance abuse services, dental and oral surgery, and emergency adult and pediatric services.
The hospital serves as a Burn Center and Level II Trauma Center, with Centers of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery, Breast Imaging and Sexual Assault Forensics, and a designated Stroke and AIDS Center, as well as being a World Health Organization-Designated Baby-Friendly Hospital.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem is among 11 public hospitals serving New York City as part of its public health system, NYC Health + Hospitals. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/harlem or call (212) 939-1000.
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city's five boroughs.
A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system's trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11 essential hospitals.
Its diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.
For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NYCHealthSystem or Twitter at @NYCHealthSystem.
Photo credit: More than one illustration of Georges H. Leconte.
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MY REGULAR BLOG POST will return next Wednesday, but for this week I just want to follow up on Mrs. R's illness. After sixteen days in the krankenhaus, she has finally returned home. She is fine, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Our grateful thanks to all who wished her well, both in the blog comments and by email, and to the medical staff that took great care of her, and were pretty accommodating to me as well.
Right now she could scream, cuss and even kick me, which she never does, and I wouldn't mind it a bit. I'm ecstatic just to hear the sound of her voice.
I get upset when politicians say we have the finest health care system in the world. I grant, particularly after our most recent episode, that we may have the finest medical professionals, hospitals, research facilities and all that goes with those things. But it's not the finest system because too many Americans don't have sufficient access to it.
Fortunately Mrs. R. and I do, and I really sympathize with those who don't.
I hope we both go a long time before we ever need it again for anything but the most perfunctory medical ministrations.
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Of all the "nice guys" on the show this season, who was the most charming?
Voguerista: I had trouble picking between Kyle and Kurt. I see everyone else did too.
John: Ok, based on the other answers, I guess we should have clarified that the pros don't count in this award. Although, that's an interesting idea for a future one.
Which routine was the most emotionally-charged on DWTS season 11?
Voguerista: I had a hard time choosing between the top winning three in this poll. Each was so good and commendable. But, in the end, I gave it to Jennifer and Derek because they literally brought tears to my eyes by the end of it. I don't remember in any Season of DWTS getting that choked up. That's when you know dancing has just hit new heights. I love that.
Courtney: I agree with everything Vogue said – each of these dances seemed to really get the celebs emotionally invested in them (which is why I chose them as the contenders), but in the end I think Jennifer's Viennese waltz had the right combination of vulnerability, honesty, and good dancing. As for some of the "other" choices – I actually did contemplate putting Brandy & Maks' waltz as an option, but then I remembered a lot of people thinking it was a little over-the-top and melodramatic, so it may not have fared so well in this category…I chose their rumba because it seemed a bit more natural in terms of emotion. I also actually considered Bristol & Mark's waltz too, but decided against it because I felt like the drama of it came more from the music & lighting than it did from Bristol conveying any sort of emotion in it – and I believe Carrie Ann actually said something about that as well.
John: There were a bunch of Bristol related other answers. Not enough to dent the results, but that was a different meaning for emotionally charged than what we intended I think. Although, I know some of our male readers loved her. Emotion is a funny thing.
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"For me, photography is my yoga, Taking photographs puts me in a relaxed, focused state of mind, forgetting the daily riggers of life. "
Welcome to my travels blog.
I have made many travels in my past but have never written about them. Of course most of my travels have been made before blogging was around. Now that it is, I thought I'd take advantage of it as many are doing.
I just recently bought a 19' travel trailer which will be my new 'photo-shop' for my domestic travels and photo taking. I look forward to showing off some of my favorite photos from my trips domestic and international in this blog. The majority of the others will be in a gallery section of my portfolio.
This was my first time taking the trailer out for a test run. This RVing is all new to me and is a huge learning curve. I wanted to test drive it and take it someplace close by (Emma Long Park here in Austin) to make sure all was functioning inside and out. It went well and all tested out 100%!
West Texas, Davis Mountains. Beautiful scenery and great climate.
All and all had a great trip and look forward to my next one! Keep in touch.
Have a few more you can see, just click on any of the pics above and it'll take you to the gallery.
So, again, all and all was great (but the humidity). Loving the trailer:) See you on the next trip!
Well, it's been a while since my last trip and good to be back. That's the problem when one still works full time. Not complaining about work mind you, but one's mind is always some place else, at least mine is.
This time it's magnificent Caddo Lake in northeast Texas bordering Louisiana. It was about a 7 hour drive from Austin. Can't believe I drive over 7 hours and I'm still in the same state. The lake is primarily bayou, especially on the Texas side which makes it a photographers paradise. Some of the beautiful and unique vegetation had already expired unfortunately. The leave colors were just starting to turn just a bit. It's been a warm Fall for us causing the little leave change color that we do get, is later this year. I rented a guide (don't try this by yourself....can very easily get lost) to take me around at sunrise and again around sunset. Anytime actually would be really good in this situation.
I would strongly recommend Caddo Lake as a 'go to' place. I stayed in the Caddo Lake State Park which is also very nice. Great picture opportunities there too with a water inland with beautifully cypress. Canoe rentals avail of course...and you won't get lost:).
Anyway, here are a few pics. Hope you take to time to view the entire gallery. Sorry for too many pics but had a hard time editing down.
Till then, Happy Holidays and Be Safe!
Well, it's been a while, but finally got a chance to take a few days off and head West to New Mexico again. Spent some time in the White Sands and surrounding areas. The weather was great for this time of the year......low 60's in the afternoon and mid to upper 30's at night.
White sands was pretty awesome. Very unique. Definitely recommend it. Depending on the crowds, you may have to do some hiking out in the more remote areas to get some decent shots of some undisturbed sands. Some very nice vegetation in some parts also.
Also took a drive up to Mescalero and Ruidoso, then up to Ski Apache on Mount Blanca, then over to a lava flow that occurred about 1500 years ago, The Malpais Nature Trail, outside of the town of Carrizozo. It's pretty much covered with local vegetation but still interesting to check out.
Here are a few pics from White Sands. You'll see the other locations in the Gallery site.
OK! 2017! Been a real warm winter here in Texas, so just a quick trip to a state park not too far from Austin, Inks Lake. Never been there, heard a lot of nice things about it, been meaning to go there but every time I tried to book a site, always 'NONE' available. It's a popular family spot.
OK, a popular spot but after going there......not my style. First of all, not really a unique spot for unique photo ops (and that is my primary objective) but knew that so I made it just an R&R, get out of town type trip.
It's a nice enough area and surroundings but it's a HUGE RV site. 60+ RV sites not to mention a number of cabins and of course tent sites. I felt like I was in a middle of a huge suburbia community. And this was OFF season! So needless to say, this is not my type of 'hang-out'.
So all in all a nice R&R couple of days and was able to come back with a couple of decent pics.
My next BIG adventure will be in mid May. Taking 3 weeks off to head up to Wyoming for the Grand Tetons, then down to Utah for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, then over to Arizona for Monument Valley. And last but not least Antelope Canyon. Really looking forward to that trip and hope you come back for some pics from all that. Till then.....Happy Shooting!
Hi! Good to be back! 20 days on the road and 3,760 miles.
Quite the adventure! Left Texas for Wyoming, to Utah and Arizona and then back to Texas. Happy to report all went well with a couple of small hiccups.
Did have a flat on my truck the first day. Fortunately it was a slow leak. A small town was 5 miles away and was able to make it to a tire repair just in time in that it was flat when I got there. They patched it and I was on the road again in 2 hours.
The weather was great the whole trip.
Bit cold one night in Wyoming at the Tetons. Got down to 21 degrees. Froze my pipes but happy to say no damage was done when they thawed out. Lots of blowing sand in the desert regions of Utah and Arizona but the temps were comfortable.
After 3 days at the Tetons, was time to move to warmer climate, so off to the Arches and Canyon Lands. Did 5 days there dry camping. Had no reservation but got VERY lucky and got a nice spot at Goose Island Campground (which was the spot I was hoping for!). Used my generator on the 4th day for a few hours to charge up the bats.
The Arches too were awesome. Big crowds already for being fairly early in the vacation season but hey, what can ya do?
The Canyon Lands was nice but didn't spend much time there. Vast overviews which are great depending on sunrise and sunset. Helps if you have nice cloud formations too which I didn't have. My big disappointment was the iconic Mesa Arch sunrise shot. Got there about 30 minutes prior to sunrise and was shocked to see already a throve of people. Asked one couple what time they got there--said 4am.......2 and a half hours before sunrise! I did the best I could for the spot I was able to finagle.
After 5 days in Moab, I'm looking forward to Monument Valley and all the classic icons there.
I spent 3 days there and enjoyed every minute of it Got some decent sunrise and sunset shots. The drive thru Monument Valley Drive was awesome but very rugged. Would not recommend using your own vehicle unless it has a fairly high clearance. You won't need 4 wheel drive. Try not to take the tours. Very expensive and doesn't give you many stops. Seems almost impossible to try and shoot as the vehicle is moving in that it's so bumpy.
After 3 days in Monument Valley, I'm eager to get to my last stop......Antelope Valley.....been really looking forward to see how well I do with this challenging setting.
My first stop was Horse Shoe Bend. Real happy with the shots I got. Recommend the sunrise over the sunset shot. Careful not to get too close to the edge.....no guard rails......it's a long way down!
So after 3 days in Page, it was time to head back home.
It would be a 3 day drive but I was eager to make it in 2 to get off the road and sleep in my 'other' bed. So I drove about 13 hours the first day and 14 hours the second. Pulled in my driveway bout 8p. Just enough light left in the day to unhitch and straighten up a few things.
......till then, thanks for visiting!
Took an unexpected quick trip this week-end. Received a photo pass to shoot Miss Tanya Tucker giving a show at the House Pasture Cattle Co. in Concan, TX. Was a 378 mile roundtrip. Powered my RV up a couple of days prior to my departure Saturday morning. Was about a 3 hour drive through mostly Texas Hill Country. Arrived about 1p and was able to park my truck and RV along side Tanya's tour bus and her bands tour bus. The show that evening was great. Tanya Tucker was always one of my favorite country western stars. She's aged some as we all do:) but still performs well and with great energy.
I made myself a nice Sunday breakfast and then left for home. All and all a nice quick trip......always happy to get the RV 'on the road again'.
Next trip (without the RV) in 3 weeks is my 9 day Hong Kong trip!!
Hong Kong! So what can I NOT say about this mega city. It has all the excitement, charm, glamour and fascination as any major international city and more. I really enjoyed my brief time there and found it to be one of the more interesting cities of all the places I've been in my life thus far. I was there for 8 days. After about 3 days I felt pretty much like a local:) It's pretty easy to get acclimated to this large city since almost all the signs are in both English and Chinese, something you don't have in most other foreign cities. Also, I do have to say I felt safer in Hong Kong with all my camera gear than I do in most American cities including the town of Austin where I live. Having strict laws has something to be said for. The public transportation system is THE BEST system I've ever used. It is a real people mover! It can get you anywhere quickly and efficiently. On top of that it's cheap and very clean. Between the subway, trams, busses, ferries and taxis, you can get from point A to point B in no time. There are lots of sky walkways and can pretty much take you anywhere without even walking the streets. I walked from my Air BnB apartment in the Soho district to the ferries completely with sky walkways.......amazing! People are friendly and are not much different than in any other large city like New York, London or Paris....they just move quickly. The traffic is not so bad either due to the excellent public transportation system. Most of the traffic is composed of busses, trams and taxis.
That's not to say I didn't do much walking.....I know I walked at least 50 miles the 8 days I was there......that's an average of over 5 miles a day. Carrying a large DSLR, a couple of lenses, tripod and support gear (had a hard time leaving my long lens at home but now glad I did) in a back pack with water, walking up and down hills 12 hours a day makes you happy just to get back to the apartment at the end of the day for sure:) The only bad thing I have to say is that it was cloudy and hazy pretty much the entire time I was in the Hong Kong area. The only sunny day I had was on the island of Lantau visiting the fishing village of Tai O and the Po Lin Monastery along with the Big Buddha Tian Tan in Ngong Ping.
Also spent a day in the city of Macau. It's considered the 'Las Vegas' of China. They do have some pretty interesting and large casinos. The larger ones are across the bay from Macau in Taipa. I just stayed in Macau. The thing I liked most about Macau was the Portuguese influence that is still left from the colonial days in that area by the Portuguese. Beautiful cobble stone streets everywhere!
Kowloon (an extension of Hong Kong) across Victory Bay, is also a very bustling city. It's transportation system is just as elaborate and efficient (minus the trams). It's easier walking in that you don't have the hills to contend with.
Also took a day to visit the south island of Hong Kong in two towns, Repulse Bay and Aberdeen. They call Aberdeen a miniature Hong Kong. It was originally larger than Hong Kong itself hundreds of years ago.
Morocco......what an adventure......4 unique cities in about 2 weeks. Most have walked at least 60 miles within all those days but loved every minute of it! Left Austin 4:30am Saturday, drove to Houston, flew from Houston to Madrid, then Madrid to Casablanca......long trip!
My first stop was Marrakesh. Landed in Casablanca. Took the train from the airport to Marrakesh. Was about about a 4 hour ride. It was school vacation for the kids so the train was FULL of vacationers. Ended up having to stand in the outside aisle for the entire trip but the view was nice:) Beautiful rolling hills mostly green due the amount of rain they were receiving this year. Arrived in Marrakesh about 6:30 Monday evening, stayed in the medina (old town) and had a very nice room in my riad (hotel). Stayed 4 days....people were friendly (but DID NOT like photos taken of them), food was wonderful, weather was nice for the most part and the architecture was beautiful.
After 4 days it was time to go to my second stop......Fez. Again I took the train.....this was an 8 hour ride......not as crowded:) Fez medina is much like Marrakesh's but larger and much more hectic and easier to get lost (more than 8000 alleyways). Spent 3 days here and enjoyed getting lost......well, sort of:) There was always a local to help you find your way to the main street or any location you were looking for but of course for a price.....mostly a couple of dollars unless they were a 'professional' (usually defined by age of the person and/or they carry a mobile with earphones connected to their ear probably to communicate with their other 'guide' partners). Again, interesting sights and beautiful architecture.
Again, after 3 days, was off to my 3rd stop......the Pearl City of Morocco, Chefchaouen, also known as the Blue City for many of its homes and alleyways painted in blue.
Took a bus this time.....not bad, pretty comfortable and was none stop (with quick pit stop 2 hours into the ride). Again, beautiful scenery. Going to higher elevation. Chefchaouen sits nestled against the Rif Mountains running east-west in Northern Morocco. Morocco has another and larger mountain range, The Atlas Mountains that run north-south along the eastern part.
I really enjoyed Chefchaouen. I knew I would in that it's much smaller, less hectic......and you can't get lost! It's a bit off the beat and trail but well worth the effort to spend a couple of days. A very charming town......if you go, make it a point to climb up the hill to the small Spanish chapel for a tremendous view of the entire town and mountains. It's about a 20 minute walk and not strenuous at all. The central market has some very good restaurants.
And last but not least, Casablanca. After a 4.5 hour bus ride back to Fez from Chefchaouen and then another 4.5 train ride from Fez to Casablanca, I arrived about 8p to my hotel. I only spent one day in Casablanca since I was not interested seeing a huge hectic city after two weeks on the road to my previous stops, however, I HAD to see the mosque.....Hassan II Mosque.....and WELL worth it! It was astonding. The only mosque that I have seen that even comes close is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Republic.....of course they are two very different styles and culture.
As always, if anyone has any specific questions about these cities of Morocco, don't hesitate to email me and I'll do my best to give you my perspective on what I have learned.
My next trip I'm hoping for will be in mid-October with my 'photo-shop' trailer to hopefully catch the leaves changing in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park and then over to America's Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown area. Hope you all come back for that........safe travels!
Well, October arrived. Time to take the little camper (my photo shop) out 'on the road again'. I had all my plans finalized to take my first trip heading to the Eastern part of the US (Virginia) for the first time, however, a good friend of mine passed away in California so I changed my plans to go up to the Lake Tahoe area where his family were going to spread his ashes. I had some time before this so I decided to stop off at Joshua Tree National Park which is along the way, for a couple of days. Fascinating area for photos of the Joshua Trees and rock formations. Camping I found is pretty difficult if you have a trailer camper. Luckily mine is pretty small so I was able to find a spot. It's best for small motor homes or tents. The weather was perfect, mid 70's in the afternoon and mid 40's at night.....dry crisp air. Lots of photo opportunities. Hiking trails easy to moderate. Highly recommend two or three days in the park.
Then it was off to Nevada/California. I stayed with friends in Nevada just on the southeast side of Lake Tahoe. Spent a few days with them. They placed his ashes in a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. A couple of days I went with my friends son who is also a very good photographer. He specializes in wildlife and landscapes. He took me out to get a couple of wildlife shots. Hard to get any real good shots with a 70-200mm......one needs at least a 600mm, but he taught me a couple of tricks and was able to get me close enough to get a great shot of a hawk. Later, we drove to a couple of places on Lake Tahoe and spent a few hours taking some shots of 'the Blue Lake' as the locals call it. Been to Lake Tahoe a couple of times before but never get tired of it's beauty.
So after a few days with my friends I started my trip back home, but did make one more stop for photos to the Indio National Forest outside of Bishop, CA. I got there late morning and drove outside of the town making my way up the mountain hoping to catch some fall colors. I did have some luck since some of the Aspens had not all dropped their leaves.
The next day I got up early and headed for the LONG trip back home......3 days of driving 10-11 hours each day. Overnighted at highway rest areas. All went well and enjoyed the entire trip. Travelled 4,016 miles round trip:) Hopefully next October I'll make that trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains to catch the fall colors there. Don't know if I'll be taking too many trips next year. My daughter got engaged to be married next summer so I'm saving my money for that.....but, we shall see:) Keep in touch!


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PRESS RELEASE: MEAGAN GOOD AND AMANDA CERNY TO JOINTLY HOST CONCERT ON PLASTIC POLLUTION / PLAY IT OUT
New York, 16 May 2019 – The President of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, along with the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, and Norway, today welcomed two new participants to the 'Play it Out' concert, to be held in Antigua on 1 June 2019.
"Having dedicated my presidency to women and girls everywhere, it gives me immense pleasure that Meagan and Amanda, two very successful women, will co-host this important event," noted President Espinosa.
Celebrated actress Meagan Good has appeared in dozens of film and television productions, most recently the hit films 'Shazam' and 'The Intruder'. Amanda Cerny, meanwhile, is representative of 'new media' and has emerged in recent years as a leading global influencer, with over 35 million followers on social media.
"I am honoured to serve as host for this vitally important event and initiative. Ridding our waters of plastic pollution and educating the world on the effects of nearly 13 million tons of plastics being dumped into our waters yearly is crucial," states Good. "Fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals can become entangled in or ingest plastic debris, causing suffocation, starvation, and drowning. Plastic affects human health. Toxic chemicals leach out of plastic and are found in the blood and tissue of nearly all of us. Exposure to them is linked to cancers, birth defects, impaired immunity, endocrine disruption and other ailments," elaborates Good.
Cerny added: "Single-use plastics are devastating our oceans and our planet. As individuals we can choose to either contribute to the problem or take action to protect our natural world. I'm excited to be co-hosting Play it Out and to use my platform as a UN Environment Ambassador to raise awareness surrounding the impact of our consumption and help win the battle against plastic pollution."
A free concert, 'Play it Out' will include an audience of up to 20,000 at the Sir Vivian Richards National Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda. Livestreaming will be available and broadcast across social media.
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS:
The 'Play it Out' concert is part of the Campaign Against Plastic Pollution, launched by the President of the UN General Assembly in December of 2018, and is aimed at tackling plastic waste both on the global level as well as within the UN itself. The concert will be hosted by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and supported by the Government of Norway. Other campaign supporters include the Government of Monaco, the Government of Qatar, UN Environment, UNOPS, TKG | The Krim Group, and Lonely Whale.
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Monica Grayley, Spokesperson to the President of the General Assembly, Grayley@un.org Telephone: +1 212 963 6988.
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