It sure has been a great week for in-form stallion Redente, a resident of Benalla's Riverbank Farm.
Doing the job despite limited opportunities, the unraced but extremely well bred son of Redoute's Choice and the Group One winning mare Stella Cadente is proving quite the upgrade and the best is still to come.
Kicking off Redente's recent winning run was Flying Ferret, a dominant first up winner at Albury last Saturday.
The Russell Osborne trained four-year-old was having his first run since January (back from surgery for knee chips) and is bound to derive great benefit from the run.
Fast forward to Monday and Gangstar's Curse was a warmly supported favourite making his debut at Wodonga. The Sylvia Thompson trained bay proved a class above his rivals – giving a great kick at the turn and racing away to win by an impressive 4 1/4 lengths.
Gangstar's Curse's stable mate Aunty Elsie was another Redente winner this week, at Tatura on Tuesday, winning with a fair bit in hand at Tatura despite racing a little greenly.
Recording her second success from her last three starts and her fourth overall, the four-year-old was having her first start at the 1400m.
And on Wednesday there were another two winners for Redente, Stella The Boss at Bendigo and Honest John at Mount Gambier.
Giving them a start after a slow beginning, Stella The Boss did a little wrong at only her second outing but she was strong to the line.
And it was another new winner for Redente with Honest John's success at Mount Gambier, that lightly raced chestnut too fast for his rivals in a 900m maiden.
Another Redente to watch out for is Billabong Babe, a three-year-old who bolted in with her maiden at Leeton before stepping up to city class and running a gallant second to the speedy Miss Idyllic at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate weekend.
"Redente is a lovely horse who is really stamping his progeny," said Riverbank's Russell Osborne.
Hailing from the prolific black-type family of Bint Marscay, Bollinger, Benicio, Ortensia and Kenny's Best Pal, Redente was bred by Nagambie's famed Wood Nook Farm but unraced due to a foot injury incurred as a yearling.
A unique Victorian breeding quadrella!
Imagine stud principal Neville Murdoch's surprise when maiden mare Kissed Again was scanned last week having been served by Larneuk Stud's exciting first season stallion Cluster.
On display were not twins, they are not uncommon. And not even triplets – but this was an extraordinary set of quads!
"(Goulburn Valley Equine Vet) Dr Angus McKinnon said he had not seen a case of a quadruple pregnancy in years," Murdoch said.
Already 42 mares have been served and Cluster has also had numerous sets of twin pregnancies, taking his to his new career with vigour and enthusiasm.
An eye-catching son of Fastnet Rock who himself has maintained high fertility figures throughout his career, Cluster was a barnstorming winner of the Group 3 Theo Marks Quality over 1400m.
His sire is already doing a great job as a sire of sires with Stryker, Wanted and Hinchinbrook all siring stakes winners with the latter's son Press Statement a dominant winner of the Caulfield Guineas.
Describing Cluster as "an imposing individual" with "great character," Murdoch could not be happier with the start his handsome bay has made to his stud career.
And he is confident that he will suit a wide range of mares, much taken by the depth of his pedigree.
Cluster stands at a debut fee of $6600 (incl gst).
For further information contact Neville Murdoch at Larneuk Stud on 0418 105 706.
A pair of Victorian stallion owners are generously donating service fees to three locally-based sires for the very special cause of Joey Lynch.
Joey is a 23-year-old Melbourne man, and son of renowned racing scribe Michael Lynch, who has been battling Hodgkins Lymphoma disease for the past seven years.
He is seeking a potential lifeline by trying to raise $800,000 to fund treatment for his debilitating disease in the US.
Anacheeva was a champion Australian three year old miler of his generation winning the stallion making Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. His first progeny will be hitting the track this season.
Unencumbered was a brilliant winner of the Magic Millions 2yo Classic and is a son of the champion Testa Rossa. He started his stud career in 2014.
Stryker is a group winning son of Fastnet Rock whose progeny have already hit the track and have won and proven themselves at black type level.
Peter Liston said on behalf of the Liston family and their stallion partners Gary Johnson and Richard Pegum they considered it a privilege to be able to support Joey.
The service fees will be offered in a silent auction format.
Service fees can be used either this current season or in the 2016 season, with a free return if required and will be subject to the stallion farm's service agreement.
Anyone wishing to bid for a stallion service fee must contact Patrick Clancy at the TBV Office on (03) 9258 4233 or tbv@racingvictoria.net.au.
Bidding will close at 5.00pm on Monday, 2nd November (Melb Cup Eve).
This auction follows the initiative lead by Moe's Gelagotis brothers to offer their star horse Mourinho by way of an auction to an owner-for-the-day for last Saturday's Cox Plate. They were generously supported by the Cup Club, Inglis and Moonee Valley Race Club.
For further information about Joey Lynch's courageous campaign visit www.supportjoey.com.au.
Victorian breeder Micheal Ryan and Romsey based Supreme Thoroughbreds are living the dream with G1 Victorian Derby (2500m) prospect Get The Picture.
After a couple of impressive black type runs at Moonee Valley and Caulfield, the Victorian-bred colt has been priced as the $9 second-favourite in TAB pre-post markets for the $1.5 million classic at Flemington this Saturday.
"We're really excited for Michael – he was one of our first clients when we opened the farm," Supreme part-owner Neil Shaw said.
Get The Picture (Excellent Art) is still in his first preparation and won a Ballarat maiden over 1600m in September prior to finishing second in the G2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley and fourth in the G3 Caulfield Classic (2000m).
Ryan chipped in with a late-entry fee to run at Caulfield and the colt paid it back when flying home from last at the half-mile.
Get The Picture's dam Classic Jewel (Rubiton) won twice around the Victorian provincials wearing Ryan's lime and blue colours and, at stud, she has produced long-distance winners by Delago Brom, Delzao and Barton Gate.
"The mare wasn't covered by any 'name' stallions early in her career but she does throw cracking foals," Shaw revealed.
"Michael decided to go up market after Get The Picture was Group 2 placed and we rang Swettenham Stud to book into Toronado. He was as good as full but they squeezed her in.
Toronado is a Group 1 winning son of High Chaparral and Supreme Thoroughbreds added a winning link to the former Coolmore Stud champion when Chevauchee won on debut at Kenilworth on Saturday.
Chevauchee (3f High Chaparral – Chevaleresse by Danehill) made $50,000 out of the Supreme draft at the 2013 Melbourne Premier Sale.
The Romsey nursery was also in spotlight at the South African Ready To Run Sale last week when its Myboycharlie – Nervate (More Than Ready) filly topped the leader-board at R2 million (AUD 202,545). They sold her for $30,000 at the 2013 Inglis Classic yearling sale.
Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse took time out last week to look at yearlings catalogued for the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale while down here for the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
The leading trainer visited several of our leading nurseries including Musk Creek Farm, Tarcoola Stud, Lauriston Thoroughbreds and Ampulla Lodge (following a recent visit to Rosemont Stud).
"It was a super day inspecting some impressive yearlings," Gai said.
Musk Creek's yearlings would have been especially interesting during her stopover on the Mornington peninsula. The farm's owner David Kobritz sold Pierro to Gai for $230,000 as a yearling and he went on to sweep the Sydney 2YO Triple Crown and is now standing at Coolmore Stud for a $77,000 service fee.
Kobritz went back and pin-hooked a Pierro – Sorority Girl colt for $240,000 from Buckley-based Erinvale Thoroughbreds at the Magic Millions National Sale in May.
Reward For Effort colt Dalradian has kicked off the $5 million Inglis Race Series with a brilliant victory on Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley.
The Darren Weir trained youngster had scored on debut at Bendigo and followed up with a fighting win over Valliano (by Equiano) in the RL Inglis Banner (1000m).
Dalradian (2c Reward For Effort – Miss Ireland by O'Reilly) was bred and sold by Chatswood Stud for $55,000 at the 2015 Inglis Melbourne Premier yearling sale.
He races for a syndicate managed by David Speechley (also a part owner of Trust in a Gust) and has already earned $189,800 boosted by $41,300 in Inglis and VOBIS bonuses.
"I don't train many two-year-olds but this boy is the real deal," Weir said.
"He's tough, too and there will be no problem backing up in the Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington.
Reward For Effort launched his stud career winning the Victorian freshman title and Dalradian sent him to the top of this season's Australian 2YO premiership after the lucrative result on Saturday. This is the Champion Victorian freshman sire's third stakes winner for the season – making him the only second season sire around Australia currently to record have multiple stakes winners.
Dalradian is from an unraced half-sister to stakes performers Launfal (HK) and Azure (NZ).
Chatswood Stud owner Greg Willis has an Anacheeva half-sister to the Inglis Banner winner at Seymour but Miss Ireland failed to get in foal to the Caulfield Guineas winner last year.
Reward For Effort (Exceed And Excel) has averaged over 160 mares in his first four books and he stands for an $11,000 (inc gst) fee at Chatswood Stud.
TBV member Lynne Alderson sold her promising homebred My Poppette earlier this season but she cheered the filly to victory in the G2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m) on Saturday.
Lynne bred My Poppette and she was a family favourite winning the LR Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington in April for trainers Colin (Lynne's husband) and Cindy Alderson (daughter).
They accepted an offer from new owners Rob and Donna Love in the off-season and the filly now races in their distinctive colours of red and white hearts.
The Snippetson filly controlled proceedings in front and then increased the tempo to trounce her rivals by almost three lengths at the Cox Plate meeting.
"We didn't think she was ready for the Thousand Guineas and this race looked perfect," trainer Robert Smerdon said.
My Poppette is from Brompton's Choice (Runyon) who is a half-sister to the dam of Neo (G2 Wellington Guineas). Other close relations include Brompton Cross (G2 Edward Manifold Stakes) and her son Delago Brom (G1 Australian Guineas).
Lynne has retained a Dalakhani – Brompton's Choice yearling colt and the mare is due to foal to Magnus early in November. She won't be bred back this year.
Trainer Ciaron Maher won last year's G1 VRC Oaks with the Victorian bred Set Square (by Reset) and is confident he can make it two in a row with Jameka.
Bred by Gilgai Farm owner Rick Jamieson, she's right in contention to double up for the stable after beating the colts in the G2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) on Saturday. She ran down Shards and then firmed into a $4 second-favourite behind Sacred Eye ($2.90) for their classic clash on November 5.
Maher said Jameka was similar to Set Square at the same stage of their careers.
"Jameka improved to be placed in the Thousand Guineas and looked better again today. She seems to be coming together nicely and will be peaking next time.
Jameka (Myboycharlie) cost $130,000 from the Gilgai Farm consignment at the 2014 Inglis Melbourne Premier yearling sale.
Her dam Mine Game (General Nediym) is a Melbourne winning half-sister to G1 Canterbury Guineas winner Jymcarew.
Jameka rises to the occasion on the big days – her only other win in 8 starts was the G2 Victorian Sires' Produce Stakes in March.
Jamieson has been walking on air around Nagambie since his mare Helsinge foaled a fantastic looking half-sister to Black Caviar by Blue Gum sire Canford Cliffs last week.
Victorian breeder Lyn Eastman is looking forward to this Friday's Moonee Valley meeting with her last-start winner Patche Gift.
The Darren Weir trained sprinter looked a city-class horse in the Warburton Carriers Plate (975m) at Swan Hill last week. He was disappointed for a rails run in the straight but recovered to salute by a half-length with apprentice Jye McNeil on board.
Patche Gift is a son of former Swettenham Stud sire Dash For Cash and had finished fourth at his only other outing in May.
"It was a real good win first-up and we will take him straight to Melbourne. There's a race on Friday night that should suit." Weir's racing manager Jeremy Rogers said.
Weir races Patche Gift under the Forest Lodge stable-banner in partnership with Lyn and her husband Larry and fellow breeder Neville Dewhurst. Larry is best known in victorian harness racing circles and currently trains the impressive Menin Gate, Australia's champion three year old last season.
The North West Victorian based breeders also have Patche Gift's 2yo sister by Dash For Cash.
They are the only two foals from Northwood Lass (Dolphin Street) who won 3 races up to 2100m in Victoria. She was bred by Seymour couple Barrie and Midge Griffiths and is related to their Caulfield Cup winner Mannerism.
Weir continued his winning run with Victorian bred gallopers at Moonee Valley last Friday when Lucky Paddy claimed the Johnnie Walker Country Cup (1600m). A son of former Blue Gum Farm stallion Churchill Downs, he sold for $15,000 out of the Bombora Downs draft at the 2013 Inglis VOBIS yearling sale.
Desert King sired stayer Rainbow Storm won his second country feature event this month with a blistering turn of foot in the Hamilton Cup (2200m) on Sunday.
The Darren Weir trained gelding was coming off a Murtoa Cup victory on October 3 and bolted in by four lengths from Red Fella (Keep The Faith) and Letmedowngently (Musee D'orsay). The Victorian bred trio scooped the $60,000 prizemoney on offer at Hamilton.
Rainbow Storm (5g Desert King – She's Timid by Almaarad) was bred by the late Worrall Dunn who was named TBV Small Breeder of the Year in 2014.
His most successful horse was She's Archie who gave Weir his first Group 1 in the 2002 South Australian Oaks. The Archway mare also finished second to Makybe Diva in the 2003 Melbourne Cup. Rainbow Storm is from a sister to the dam of She's Archie.
She's Archie's daughter May's Dream (New Approach) gave Dunn a posthumous Group 1 in the South Australian Oaks last year. May's Dream is expected to line up in the Group 1 Myer Classic on Derby Day this Saturday.
Horsham based, Dunn's wife Lorraine and their daughters Celeste, Melissa and Simone have several horses in work with Weir.
"The Dunn family have had horses with me since I first got my trainer's licence," he said.
Desert King (Danzig) is best known as the sire of Melbourne Cup legend Makybe Diva and Group 1 weight-for-age star Desert War.
His G2 Perth Cup winner Real Love is back in work for another summer carnival campaign and she was successful in a Lark Hill trial last week.
LP Stallions manager Julie Nairn stands Desert King in association with Lauriston Park studmaster Chris Bakker for a $6,600 (inc gst) fee. For further details, contact Nairn on 0402 901 910 or Bakker on 0427 903 353.
A new Master of the 'Valley?
The Inglis Banner at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day for the two-year-olds has some exciting Victorian bred juveniles lining up for a crack at a big prize.
Ten of the fourteen runners are Victorian bred or sired and will be running not just for the $250,000 in prizemoney but also a lucrative $30,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses.
Young Mornington trainer Amy Johnston is confident of her entry, Delta D'Or, in the race. Like many of the runners, the Master of Design gelding is a debutant.
Delta D'Or was bred by the late Kevin Heffernan and raised at Blue Gum Farm. He is out of the Encosta De Lago mare Gold Delta who is a sibling of black type winners Gold in Dubai and Gold Busker.
Amy bought Delta D'Or as a yearling for $30,000 in conjunction with David Raphael's Stallion Racing at the Inglis VOBIS Gold sale in April.
"David picked him out and we bought him together with a couple of other fellas," Amy said.
Following a gallop by Delta D'Or at Moonee Valley's annual Breakfast with the Best on Tuesday morning, Amy said she was really pleased with his work.
"We weren't going out there to break any track records. It was just nice confident work going into Saturday.
His jockey for Saturday, Stephen Baster, also rode him on Tuesday morning and was happy with the horse's work.
"He has had a jump out at Balnarring, I rode him there and trialled quite nice.
Delta D'Or will be one of two runners in the Inglis Banner for Swettenham Stud's sire Master of Design. The other is Kinetic Design which was stakes placed at Flemington in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes earlier this month.
Other Victorian sires represented in the race include Reward for Effort (Dalradian), Equiano (Valliano), Red Arrow (Le Meringue) and Stryker (Preemptive) while former Victorian sires Host (Rata Tat Tat) and Bel Esprit (Sweet Sherry) also have a runner each.
Emphatically (bred by Lauriston Thoroughbreds) and Credible Witness (Ed McKeon) were also bred in Victoria and will be eligible for the Super VOBIS bonuses.
Full field here on Racing.com.
Flemington trainer Nigel Blackiston has been patience personified with Victorian bred Desert Jeuney and the rejuvenated galloper paid him back with interest on Thursday.
Desert Jeuney won the $120,000 Moe Cup (2000m) which was renamed the Browns Sawdust & Shavings Cup after being transferred to Pakenham. It broke a long run of outs going back two years.
The son of Lauriston Park sire Desert King (Ire) showed talent from his first gallop and won a Pakenham maiden as a summer three year-old before progressing to complete a hat-trick at Morphettville, Sandown and Flemington later that season.
Nick-named 'DJ', he travelled to Sydney as an autumn four year-old and earned minor black-type in the G3 Sky High Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill prior signing off with a midfield finish in the G1 Sydney Cup (3200m).
"He came back for last year's spring carnival and gave us a great thrill with placings in the G1 Toorak and G2 Crystal Mile," Blackiston recalled.
The challenges didn't stop there for Blackiston. "He returned to racing in August but was fractious in the barriers first-up at Flemington and missed the start hopelessly.
After some re-education, we added pacifiers but then he refused to compete at Caulfield – perhaps he was 'pacified' too much according to Glyn Schofield.
"Then we went back to basics with beach work and some subtle changes in his routine. It started to pay dividends when he was fourth in the Gold Nugget at Ballarat and the JRA Cup at Moonee Valley.
"The return of Michael Walker was also significant. He had won twice on DJ previously and knew the horse well. He warned the owners before the Cup at Pakenham that he wouldn't allow the horse to see daylight at the last possible moment. And Michael ride to that plan perfectly!
Desert Jeuney (6g Desert King – Preps by Jeune) cost $16,000 at the 2011 Melbourne Autumn yearling sale and has earned $321,035.
His breeder John Schembri has sent Preps back to Desert King this year.
Desert King (Danzig) is known the world over thanks to Melbourne Cup legend Makybe Diva and other Group 1 winner. His long list of country cup winning progeny continues to grow with last-start Murtoa Cup winner Rainbow Storm attempting to double up in the Hamilton Cup next weekend.
Strong results were gained among the Victorian sired lots at the recent Magic Millions 2YO Sale on the Gold Coast.
A total of 16 Victorian sires were represented at the sale with three such lots attracting amongst the highest prices.
Eliza Park's Wanted had two lots in the top ten of the sale.
His colt from Gal Express (Success Express) was purchased by Singapore trainer Theo Keiser for $170,000 while the filly out of Belleluia (Bel Esprit) will stay in Queensland after making $160,000 to the bid of Australasian Thoroughbreds director Jamie Bourke.
Wanted (Group 1 winning son of Fastnet Rock) stands at Eliza Park International and his $170,000 colt was bred by the O'Brien family's Lauriston Thoroughbreds at Corinella.
He was sold for $35,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to Timely Truce (Brief Truce) who was stakes-placed as a juvenile at Caulfield and Flemington.
Wanted (Fastnet Rock) won a G1 Newmarket Hcp (defeating Starspangledbanner) and he stands for a $16,500 (inc gst) fee at Eliza Park International.
A Reward For Effort filly out of Canny Lad mare Gender Bender sold for $152,500 after posting the third fastest breeze up of the sale.
Extraordinarily, the two year old filly was purchased for just $1,500 at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale earlier this year.
There is no doubt the performances of the progeny of the Chatswood Stud sire over recent months, including multiple black-type victories, contributed to the enormous profit for the yearling buyer.
Chatswood Stud stands Reward for Effort (Exceed And Excel) for an $11,000 (inc gst) service fee.
Other Victorian sired lots to obtain strong results above the sale average included those by Darley Victoria's Helmet and Hard Spun, Three Bridges' Stryker and Eliza Park's Magnus and Bel Esprit.
It was a big week for progeny of Swettenham Stud sire with big results in the United Kingdom, Australia and a first winner in Hong Kong.
Equiano colt Dancing Flames launched his Hong Kong career with an awesome debut in the Chuen Lung Rst Hcp (1000m) at Sha Tin.
The Danny Shum trained speed machine overcame a tricky inside gate to clock 56.51s down the straight course on Sunday. He jumped straight to the front under Chad Schofield and then proceeded to dominate the season's first race restricted to three-year-olds.
"He's a star," Shum said after the win.
Swettenham Stud shuttler Equiano (Fr) sired the exciting prospect from Contract Racing's broodmare Allegretto (Anabaa). She is a sister to Hong Kong Group 3 winner High Intelligent and a half-sister to G2 Emancipation Stakes winner Hec Of A Party (Hector Protector).
Allegretto foaled a Helmet colt in August and she has been tested in foal to Swettenham Stud's new Group 1 sire Toronado (Ire).
Dancing Flames was originally named Equita in Australia and was trained by Brent Stanley after he purchased the colt at the Inglis Premier Sale.
Equita won a Cranbourne trial in April before his connections accepted a bid on behalf of owner Tam Chau.
"Chad's father Glyn Schofield advised us to buy the horse," Shum recalled.
The Hong Kong victory completed an outstanding week for Equiano.
In England, he started with two winners at Chelmsford and Nottingham, had a yearling filly sell for 130,000gns (AUD 285,550) at the Tattersalls October Sale and his classy three year-old The Tin Man ran a cracking fourth against older horses in the G1 British Champions Sprint (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday.
Closer to home, Equiano's record-breaking sales colt Kerauno bolted in when making his debut on Friday. Trainer Mick Price will bring the $420,000 Inglis Premier graduate to town after that eye-catching victory at Donald.
Talented Stryker filly Andrioli launched the Caulfield Cup meeting on a winning note for Peter Carrick's Lakeview Resources and Three Bridges Thoroughbreds on Saturday.
Andrioli scored a front-running victory in the $100,000 Yellowglen Plate (1400m) and, with a big Super VOBIS bonus, she collected $81,000 for first place. Carrick purchased her on behalf of a syndicate for $65,000 at the 2014 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale and sent the filly to Caulfield trainer Robert Smerdon.
"She looked good in the yard and Robert didn't tie me down with too many instructions," jockey Craig Williams said.
"She was drawn wide and I decided to make a beeline for the front.
The Melbourne businessman, who raced top sprinter Kaphero, boards his mares at Arcadia on the Goulbourn Valley Hwy between Nagambie and Shepparton.
Andrioli had opened her account at Sandown Lakeside earlier this year and also finished fourth in the G3 TBV Stakes at Flemington in March. She will be set for the LR Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington's Melbourne Cup meeting on November 3.
Bred and sold by Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, she is by resident sire Stryker from G2 Reisling Slipper Stakes winner Let's Rock Again (Chief's Crown).
Stryker stands for an $11,000 (inc gst) fee at Three Bridges. His promising Kiwi three year-old Rangipo won again in Rotorua on Saturday after breaking his maiden at Taupo last month.
Contract Racing sprinter Flamberge has spearheaded a Victorian-bred trifecta in the LR Durbridge Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.
Flamberge is a homebred for David and Jenny Moodie and returned to Adelaide for the first time since his G1 Goodwood victory in May.
The son of Exceed And Excel started a $1.25 favourite in Saturday's weight-for-age contest and scored by a half-length from front-runner Swinging Arms (Planchet) and Mandla (Bel Esprit).
In two starts at Moonee Valley since resuming from a winter spell, he had been runner-up to Chautauqua in the G2 McEwen Stakes and was a close-up sixth in the G1 Moir Stakes.
"He closed really well in a hot race behind Buffering last time," jockey Vlad Duric said.
Flamberge is from multiple stakes winner Razor Blade (Blazing Sword). The Contract Racing mare has previously foaled Flemington stakes winners Curtana (Exceed And Excel) and Sunburnt Land (Scenic).
Her four year-old Durendal (Medaglia D'Oro) saluted second time out this season at Pakenham on Friday. He had won a Moe maiden this time last year and then doubled up at Caulfield in May before earning black-type on a hit-and-run visit to Doomben.
Blue Gum Farm shuttler Canford Cliffs sired his 29th individual juvenile winner in Europe this year when Wimpole Hall was successful in England on Thursday.
Wimpole Hall (2c Canford Cliffs – Sparkling Eyes by Lujain) had been placed in previous starts at Newmarket and Epsom and was the top-rated runner in the Tote Exacta Maiden Stakes (1200m) at Chelmsford.
The colt was a 65,000gns (AUD 126,240) buy at the 2014 Tattersalls October yearling sale and is a half-brother to winners by Piccolo and Royal Applause.
"He had some useful form in the book and I had been pleased with him at home," trainer William Jarvis said.
Canford Cliffs (Ire) is chasing the record for the most winners by a first-season stallion in Europe. Iffraaj set the current mark in 2010 when he sired 38 individual winners.
In Australia, Canford Cliffs has his first-crop two year-olds primed for the season ahead and Nagambie breeder Rick Jamieson reports he sired a "gorgeous" half-sister to Black Caviar at Gilgai Farm last week.
Blue Gum Farm stands Canford Cliffs for a fee of $13,750 (inc gst).
Astronomer Royal filly Stellar Path matched her G3 Prix des Reservoirs win at Deauville in 2013 with another victory at that level in New York on Saturday.
Stellar Path (4f Astronomer Royal – America Nova by Verglas) crossed the Atlantic earlier this year and improved her career card to 7 wins in 18 starts in the G3 Athenia Stakes (1700m) on turf at Belmont Park. Angled off the fence by Joel Rosario, she found space in the straight to outlast longshot Wiener Valkyrie and Group 2 winner Lady Lara.
Stellar Path was purchased by her new owners for 380,000 euros (AUD 557,555) at the 2014 Arqana December Sale. Like her older brother Weary, she was bred in France by Australian-operated agency SF Bloodstock.
Weary had been exported to Australia a year earlier to win the G2 Expressway Stakes and G3 Doncaster Prelude. He is raced by Geoff and Mary Grimish after changing hands for 145,000 euros (AUD 208,450) at the 2013 Arqana October Sale.
Astronomer Royal (Danzig) won the 2007 French 2000 Guineas and was also placed in that year's French Derby. He initially shuttled to Blue Gum Farm and Eliza Park International before relocating to Riverbank Farm in Benalla earlier this year.
Studmaster Russell Osborne stands Astronomer Royal for a $4,400 (inc gst) service fee.
New Victorian sire Rock Hero is off and running at Lauriston Park at Creighton 's Creek.
The imposing son of Fastnet Rock has already covered just short of 40 mares with an outstanding fertility rate in excess of 90%.
That is great news for Lauriston and Rock Hero's supporters who have been sending him mare from across the state and beyond.
"I am rapt with how Rock Hero is working," said the stud's Chris Bakker.
An imposing bay with outstanding natural ability, Rock Hero had an explosive turn of foot which was seen when he charged home from well back to take out the Listed Dulcify Quality.
So highly regarded was Rock Hero that Payne at one stage rated him more promising than his then stablemate Criterion. Watch this clip to hear the respected trainer discuss Rock Hero's talent.
Already letting down after enjoying a few months at Lauriston leading to the breeding season, Rock Hero is impressing all who visit.
Rock Hero's dam, the high class Gallant Tess, is booked back into Snitzel having recently foaled a "cracking" filly by him.
Meanwhile her All Too Hard yearling filly is looking the goods whilst her Redoute's Choice two-year-old Typhoon Tess is showing excellent ability for the David Payne stable.
Intersted breeders can also inspect Rock Hero online at this clip.
Larneuk Stud's emerging stallion O'Lonhro, the record-breaking Chelmsford Stakes winner, was represented by a trio of promising winners over recent days.
Kicking off the winning run was Larneuk's own Brightly Goes who was so dominant breaking her maiden at Echuca on Monday last week.
A short priced favourite on the back of an eye-catching first up second behind the smart Northern Model, the Phil Sweeney trained mare showed her usual pace to share the lead with two others before taking over with 100m to go and finding the line in determined fashion.
"When you ask her for her effort she really fights," said jockey Brooke Sweeney.
That willingness to find the line is a trait well known in the Lonhro breed and O'Lonhro is also passing it on – as well as speed with all three of his winners last week leading throughout.
The second of which was the Larneuk Stud bred, Darren Weir trained Social Media who found the line extremely well at Hamilton last Friday – despite things not going to plan!
After jumping well from an inside gate, Social Media's jockey Dean Yendall lost an iron and the horse took charge – going out strongly in front and pressured throughout but still had a length on her rivals on the line.
"She is a talented mare and it was a strong win after she nearly took off on Dean!" said managing owner Darren Dance.
To the Gold Coast on Saturday where Je Suis Prest impressed – burning across from an outside gate to take the lead, skipping clear from the turn, saluting by 2 1/4 lengths eased down.
"She's a tough little mare," a delighted Brad Herne said.
"I really like these O'Lonhro's," the trainer continued.
"From what I've seen they all seem to be tough with a great will to win and I wouldn't complain if I had a stable full of them.
For further information on O'Lonhro who stands this spring at a great value fee of $5500 (incl gst) contact Neville Murdoch on 0418 105 706.


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The Wooldridge Xtra Plus has been a workhorse for decades, tackling extreme shallows, hauling the load and getting in (and out) of tight spots for the most serious outdoors folks. The Xtra Plus is known, justifiably, as the tough guy in the fleet.
That's why it was a natural for Wooldridge to select the Xtra Plus for the basis of a new design and expanded role for those who get well off the beaten course.
The Wooldridge XP (as it is now known) comes standard with a wider bottom (6'), a broader bow, a walk-around gunnel design with non-skid and stand-up toe kick. There's more room, easier access and (still) that ultra-tough .190 bottom.
That's where the story just begins with the new Wooldridge XP Inboard jet model.
Wooldridge has designed the XP in a modular fashion so boaters can select an optional wider bottom (7') and/or a thicker bottom of .250" or .440" (3/16" doubler between the center motor rails). Those who need the ultimate in toughness and protection from the most challenging on-the-water conditions can select the XP 440 package. That's the ultimate in hull protection, with more than a double hull thickness between the motor rails. And, also new, is the option of impact resistant UHMW on the bottom.
Of course the XP is available with the wide two-piece walk through windshield or as an open console boat. Lengths range 17' to 25'.
In tandem with the many options available in the Wooldridge XP hull, there are numerous choices when it comes to power. The Mercury 200hp Sportjet is available in 17', 20' and 23' Wooldridge XP. In the 20', 23' and 25' models, The 5.7 Liter V-8 is standard, with the Hamilton 212 pump. There are higher horsepower V-8's available in the gas engine line, as well. Standard diesel power is a Yanmar 6BY-260 turbo diesel and paired with the Hamilton 212 jet drive.
The XP Inboard also has a "fishing machine" option available on 23' boats and larger. The motor is moved forward 2' with a full walk around giving an open path in the entire transom area. The rear deck around the motor is raised 3" to cover the drive line. Included are two 50 gallon saddle fuel tanks which increases range for extra-long hunting or fishing excursions.
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PennDOT to renumber Route 295 in Northern York County. Here's what you need to know to avoid travel confusion.
Sections of Interstate 83 have large potholes. PennDOT has an $11 million plan to repair and resurface the highway between Shrewsbury and Loganville.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced it would be renumbering a state route in Northern York County in the next coming weeks.
State Route 295, through Newberry and Conewago townships, will be renumbered State Route 297, according to a recent PennDOT release.
The change comes shortly after a portion of Interstate 95 in Bucks County was renamed Interstate 295. Due to the potential conflict involved in having two major Pennsylvania traffic routes designated as 295, it was decided that a renumbering was necessary, according to the release.
PennDOT plans to complete updates to the existing route signing by the end of the month — that includes any existing directional signing for roads that intersect the state route and electronic maps issued by PennDOT.
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Shortly after 2 p.m. on August 10th, 1976, an incident occurred in West Belfast, involving members of the I.R.A. and British troops. A chase developed with soldiers on Land Rovers following a car driven by a young republican, Danny Lennon, with a passenger on board. The car was speeding down Finaghy Road North when the pursuing soldiers opened fire. Danny Lennon was shot dead.
On this bright, sunny afternoon, Anne (nee Corrigan) Maguire was wheeling a pram along Finaghy Road North. In the pram was six-weeks-old Andrew. Alongside, on her bicycle, was Anne's daughter Joanne, aged eight and a half, and her toddler son John, aged two and a half. A few yards further along was another son, seven-year-old Mark.
Suddenly, the car containing the dead Danny Lennon and his comrade swerved crazily and crashed through the family group and into the railings of St. John the Baptist school. Joanne and Andrew were killed instantly. John, medically dead was pronounced clinically dead in hospital the following day. Anne was severely injured, suffering leg and pelvic injuries, and brain bruising, and was unconscious for days. Her mind shattered, and haunted by images of the three children she never saw again, she finally took her own life 41 months later.
When the wrecked car, pram and bicycle were removed, local residents set up a little shrine at the mangled railings, and neighbours held a prayer-walk through Riverdale (the estate in which the Corrigan family lived).
To blame either the republicans who initiated the chain of incidents resulting in the deaths, or the soldiers who had shot Danny Lennon as he drove through a heavily populated area in broad daylight, seemed almost profane: the core reaction of the community was one of pure anguish at the needless deaths.
Over the next couple of days, chapels were packed for prayers, groups of people prayed spontaneously at the death site, and local women went from door to door with a petition for a end to the violence. All over Northern Ireland, plans were made for protests against the continuing violence. After her door had been knocked on by petitioning neighbours, a woman called Betty Williams rang a local newspaper. The Irish News, and talked to veteran reporter Tom Samways. She gave out her number asking that anyone who wished to contact her should do so. Meanwhile, Anne Maguire's sister, Mairead Corrigan, having returned on the evening of August 10th from a holiday, accompanied her striken brother-in-law Jackie Maguire to the hospital, for the formal indentification of his dead children. Afterwards, she went down to the television studio and asked to go on the UTV programme in order to make an appeal for an end to violence. This appeal moved people around the world (also on BBC). She later contacted Mrs. Williams to thank her to her reaction to the news of the death of the children.
Ciaran McKeown, Northern Ireland correspondent for the Dublin-based Irish Press group, and honorary editor of Fortnight Magazine, had just returned to work on the afternoon of August 10th, after the first holiday he and his family had enjoyed since the Troubles had broken out seven years earlier, and during which he had begun to write a 'philosophy of peace'. He did not know either Betty Williams or Mairead Corrigan and was covering the reaction in West Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland to the tragedy.
Curiously, the local parish priest was on holiday and was temporarily relived by a missionary priest who had worked most of his mission in India and was familiar with the Ghandian movement there in the Forties and afterwards. Following a conversation with him, McKeown, himself committed to nonviolence and a community activist in his own neighbourhood of Ballynafeigh, wrote a feature that week on 'What would Gandhi do in Belfast?'.
On the day of the Maguire children's funeral, Friday August 13th, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were invited to take part in a current affairs programme, Seven Days, broadcast by Ireland's RTE from the BBC's studios in central Belfast. Also to appear were Ciaran McKeown, the latter as a journalist expert on both politics and paramilitary underworlds of Northern Ireland. In the event both Williams and Corrigan arrived too late and the programme went ahead without them. It was after this programme that McKeown met Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan for the first time.
Thus they became the leaders of a Movement called the 'Peace People' that would play a part in helping move the Northern Irish people towards a peace process, and Good Friday Agreement…
Other Papers and books available on Peace People…
Address by Mairead Maguire to Peace People Assembly 18th October, 1986, at Benburb. (This document passed by Peace People Assembly Resolution).
The Passion of Peace, by Ciaran McKeown, published by Blackstaff Press.
'The Vision of Peace' by Mairead Corrigan Maguire, published by Orbis Books, Maryknoll, N.Y.,
'The Dream that Died' Yorkshire Television Documentary on early Peace People History.
This was the beginning of the Movement and the three co-founders worked to harness the energy and desire of many people in Northern Ireland for peace… Ciaran named the movement, Peace People, wrote the Declaration, and set out its rally programme, etc.
The People of Northern Ireland showed their great desire for peace, when thousands marched throughout Northern Ireland – and in the South. Within the first 6 months there was a 70 percent drop in the rate of violence, and things would never return to the terrible rate of death and destruction experienced in 1976 when it looked like the community was spiralling into all out civil conflict.
In 1976, simultaneously, with the Rally programme, the Peace people started the hard work of structuring an ongoing movement to deal with the root causes of conflict, and campaigning for nonviolence, justice, and equality was undertaken to the best of our ability. Throughout the years we have had many setbacks, but we have also been gladdened by seeing some great changes in our society. We know however, that we have still a long way to go in creating a truly nonviolent, democratic, vibrant Northern Irish society, so to-day – 29 years later the work of the Peace People goes on…
Betty left the Peace People in 1980. In 1983 she emigrated to America, and in 2004 she returned to live in the Republic of Ireland. Her contact address is:
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E-mail: bwccc@eircom.net
Articles published by The Peace People
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If your immigration application is refused and you do not have the right to appeal the decision, you may be able to apply for an administrative review. Under this process, UK Visas and Immigration will review the application that was made.
Administrative review does not apply to all cases, for example Visit visas and applications made by family members under the Immigration Rules.
If your immigration application is refused and you have a right of appeal, this means that you can challenge the decision in Court, initially the First-tier Tribunal. You will have an opportunity to put forward evidence in support of your case to an Immigration Judge, including legal arguments, expert evidence and witness statements.
The person appealing a decision. In an immigration appeal, the Home Office or Secretary of State for the Home Department, is the Respondent.
Any person who has been detained by the Home Office in a Detention Centre now known as an Immigration Removal Centre for 7 days or more, can make an application to the First – tier Tribunal for their release. This is known as applying for bail.
A lawyer regulated by the Bar Standards Board, often specialising in court room representation, drafting pleadings and expert legal opinions.
British Citizens
British citizens are people with citizenship usually through a connection with the UK, birth, adoption, descent, registration or naturalization. British citizens have the right of abode in the UK.
British Overseas Citizens
British overseas citizens are people connected with a former British Colony where for the most part they did not acquire citizenship of the new country when it obtained its independence. Hong Kong, British Dependent Territories Citizens became British overseas citizens on 1st July 1997 if they would otherwise have been stateless.
British Overseas Territories Citizens
British Overseas Territories Citizens are people with citizenship through a connection with a British overseas territory such as Gibraltar, St Helena. Known as British Dependent Territories Citizens before February 2002. Hong Kong British Dependent Territories Citizens lost that citizenship automatically on 1st July 1997, but may still hold another form of British nationality.
Common Travel Area
The common travel area consists of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland.
A term used to describe a barrister.
The Court of Appeal is the highest court within the Higher Courts, which also includes the High Court and Crown Court. Where a case has been refused by the Upper Tribunal, it may be possible in some circumstances to challenge that decision by appealing to the Court of Appeal.
Curtail
UK Immigration and Visas may curtail your leave, i.e. shorten and bring it to an early end, if they believe you are no longer eligible for that leave or a decision has been made that you obtained your leave through deception. Your current leave may also be curtailed if you applied for a different kind of leave (Switching). For example, if you are in the United Kingdom as a visitor with leave to enter for 6 months and apply for asylum, your visitor leave may be curtailed.
The enforced removal of someone who is not British and has served a criminal sentence in the UK.
A decision made by a Court. When the decision is written up by the Immigration Judge it is referred to as the Determination.
Discretionary leave
There may be circumstances where the Home Office will grant limited leave. This usually applies to Human Rights applications where there are exceptional circumstances, such as medical reasons or human trafficking ,and the Home Office believes that a person should be allowed to stay in the UK.
You are domiciled in the country in which you have made your permanent home. This is the country in which you intend to settle for the rest of your life.
The European Economic Area (EEA) includes all of the 28 EU countries (see below) and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Entry clearance is the procedure used by Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) at British posts overseas to check before a person arrives in the UK if that person qualifies under the Immigration Rules for entry to the UK. If granted entry clearance, you will be issued with a documents, usually a Visa (or Entry Certificate, EEA Family Permit, or Except Vignette). Even if you are granted entry clearance at a British Embassy or Consulate, the authority to admit you to the UK will ultimately rest with an Immigration Officer at the port of entry.
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg was established by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and hears complaints where a state has violated the human rights protected in the Convention and Protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or other States who have signed the Convention and the Court can also issue advisory opinions.
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, officially the Court of Justice of the European Union, is the highest Court in the EU in matters of European Union law.
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 28 countries.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungry, Irish Republic, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
First-tier Tribunal
The first level of the Immigration Tribunal at which you can appeal a negative asylum or immigration decision.
The High Court of Justice, also known as the High Court of England and Wales, deals at first instance with all high value and high importance cases and can judicially review the reasonableness and legality of decisions of lower Courts and in some cases the decisions of the Home Office. Most immigration and asylum judicial reviews in England and Wales, are now heard in the Upper Tribunal.
The Government department for policies on immigration, passports, counter-terrorism, policing, drugs and crime. The Home Office is headed by the Home Secretary.
Humanitarian Protection
Leave granted to a person who would, if removed, face in the country of return, serious risk to life arising from the death penalty, unlawful killing or torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. If a person has been refused asylum, they may still be considered for this status. Humanitarian protection is normally granted for a period of 3 years, after which you can usually apply for indefinite leave to remain.
Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS)
Applies to some applications for leave to enter/remain in the UK. All people applying for entry clearance (visas) for more than 6 months and applicants already in the UK applying for limited leave to remain, are required to pay the charge to cover National Health Service (NHS) health care in the UK. The fee is based on an annual amount, so the amount you pay will depend on the period of time for which you are granted leave.
Immigration Rules
The Immigration Rules are published by the Home Office and set out the rules which must be fulfilled for immigration applications to be successful.
Immigration Officer
Immigration officers work in passport control and are responsible for checking the right of entry to the UK of all individuals arriving at ports and via the channel tunnel. They examine documentation and where necessary can use legal powers to detain or remove illegal entrants.
Indefinite leave to remain (ILR)
Indefinite leave to remain is legal permission to stay in the United Kingdom without any time limit. It is a form of settled status and is also known as settlement. ILR is a grant of settlement after entry to a non-EEA national.
Many, but not all, immigration applications can lead to indefinite leave to remain eg: Family Migration Visas, Tier 1 (Investor), Tier 1 (Entrepreneur), Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent), Tier 2 (General) subject to the salary requirement, Representative of an Overseas Business .
Judicial review is a procedure whereby the Courts can supervise the exercise of power, often by a public body. In immigration cases, this is usually the Home Office. The Judge will review the lawfulness of a decision, action or failure to act of a public body or Government department. It can also be used to challenge secondary legislation such as the Immigration Rules or policy or the compatibility of an act of parliament with rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Judicial Review can only be used where all avenues of appeals have been exhausted.
Government funding that can help people meet the costs of legal services they require if they are eligible to receive it.
Leave to enter
Permission given by Immigration officials at the port of entry to enter the United Kingdom.
Leave to Remain
Leave to remain is permission to stay in the UK either temporarily (limited leave to remain) or permanently (indefinite leave to remain).
Licensed sponsor
An organisation that is licensed by the Home Office's UK Visas and Immigration Section to sponsor migrants to come to the United Kingdom under the points-based system (PBS). For Tier 2, the licensed sponsor will normally be the employer. For Tier 4 it will be the educational establishment sponsoring the student.
Limited Leave to Remain
Permission to stay in the United Kingdom temporarily, for a length of time stated on the visa.
Office of the Immigration Services Commission, which regulates immigration advisors, who are not solicitors.
A person who has been allowed into the United Kingdom for a limited period, but who has remained longer then the time allowed without permission from the Home Office.
Permanent residence card
A permanent residence card is issued for non-EEA family members of EEA nationals where they can demonstrate they have been living in accordance with the EEA Regulations for a continuous period of 5 years. The permanent residence card is valid for a period of 10 years. Permanent residence for EEA nationals, is sometimes confused with indefinite leave to remain and settlement.
Points-based system (PBS)
The Home Office Immigration System for managing applications by people who wish to come to the United Kingdom to work, train or study.
Removal Directions
A legal document issued by UK Visas and Immigration telling you the date, time and flight number of an enforced removal.
If you are defending an appeal, you are the respondent. If you are appealing a decision of the Home Office, the Home Office will be the respondent. If you win your appeal and the Home Office gets permission to appeal that decision, then the Home Office will be the Appellant and you will become the Respondent.
Shortage Occupation List
Shortage occupations are ones where there are not enough settled workers to fill available jobs in particular sectors. These occupations are on a shortage occupation list, published by the Home Office. The list is reviewed regularly. Employers who wish to recruit a worker from outside the EEA for a vacancy on the shortage occupation list, will not need to carry out a resident labour market test.
A solicitor is a lawyer who has been admitted as a solicitor by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and whose name appears on the Roll of Solicitors.
The highest Court in the UK. This was formerly the House of Lords.
This is the term used when someone already in the United Kingdom in one immigration category, applies to extend their stay in the United Kingdom in another immigration category and without leaving the UK.
Temporary admission
Temporary admission can be granted by UK Visas and Immigration allowing a person to be lawfully in the UK without them being detained and without them having been granted leave to enter or remain.
It you have been detained, you can apply to the Home Office for temporary admission. If this is not granted, you can apply for bail.
Residence Card
Residence cards are issued to non-EEA national family members of an EEA national. A residence card confirms their status as a family member of an EEA national and is usually issued for a period of 5 years.
This is defined by the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and 1967 Protocol. A refugee is a person who, owing to a well founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality.
The individual is unable or, owing to such a fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country; or who not having a nationality and being outside the country of their former habitual residence, is unable or owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.
The Resident Labour Market Test
The process employers must follow to show that there is no suitable settled worker in the UK who is available to fill the job. The process involves advertising the job you want to recruit for.
Right of Abode
This is the legal description of a person's right to enter and live in the UK without any immigration restrictions. All British citizens have the right of abode along with some Commonwealth citizens. This can be evidenced by a British Citizen Passport or ID card or a certificate of entitlement in a foreign passport.
Asylum, Human Rights and Immigration Appeals hearings are heard in the Asylum and Immigration Chamber, which is independent from the Home Office. There are two tribunals, the First-Tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal.
If you think the First-Tier Tribunal made an error of law in the way your case was decided, you can apply for permission to appeal in the Upper Tribunal. The Upper Tribunal also now hears most judicial reviews in asylum and immigration cases in England and Wales.
UK ancestor
This is a possible route of entry to work and/or settle in the UK for Commonwealth citizens without a right of abode if they can show that they have a grandparent who was born in the UK.
This is the section of the Home Office responsible for making decision about who has the right to visit or stay in the UK.
A visa is a document issued when you apply for entry clearance which gives you permission to travel to the UK and stay here for a set period of time.
An application for entry clearance made at a British post abroad by a person who is a national of a country requiring a visa, who does not have the right of abode and is seeking to travel to the UK.
Visa nationals
Nationals of certain countries will need a visa prior to travelling to the UK for any purpose, including as a visitor. The list of countries known as the visa national list, can be found in the Immigration Rules.
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Now that Microsoft has unveiled the successor of Windows 8, many tech pundits are saying the software giant has finally compensated the big failure that was the Windows 8.
It is nowhere more evident than in Microsoft's decision to bypass Windows 9 in favor of the next even number, 10, tech analysts said, if only to inject some pun into last Tuesday's Windows 10 event.
Seriously, the new PC operating system seems legit as a makeup for what Windows 8 lacked in terms of user focus and convenience. Windows 10 has brought back to life the interest among users who still shun the touch screen computers and stick to the keyboard and mouse device. Nonetheless, Windows 10 has tagged along some of the desirable features inherent in Windows 8. So there's not a whole lot of differences between the successor and predecessor.
For one, Microsoft has restored the Start Menu in Windows 10. The Start Menu is undeniably the most favorite go-to among Windows fans since the very first iteration of the OS, the Windows 95. Then all of a sudden, Microsoft removed the fave icon in Windows 8, thereby changing the way Windows users navigate through applications with the stranger Start Screen, which has been an unnecessary burden for non-touch screen computers.
Although Microsoft restored a Start button in the Windows 8.1 version, users still ended up navigating through the unwanted Start Screen. Following years of clamor from users for the return of the Start Menu, the Redmond titan finally heeded calls and re-launched it with Windows 10.
So how exactly different is Windows 10 from 8? The new OS brings the Live Tiles from Windows 8, making it appear like a combination of Windows 7 and 8.
Microsoft also added a Continuum function that lets users to adapt the Start button when they are using either the mouse-and-keyboard or a touchscreen computer. For convenience, the new feature is intended for tablet devices. The Start button is activated when tablet mode is enabled, so users see bigger buttons on their screen just as they do with Windows 8.
Windows 10 is designed to run Windows 8 Metro apps only in a certain portion of the screen, unlike its full screen mode in Windows 8. Windows 10 is also designed to let users arrange their apps by creating title bars with different sizes depending on your preferences.
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Samantha Bennington, ex-wife of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, has shared a public statement reflecting on her ex-husband's death. "Words can not express the devastating loss that my son & I both, along with the rest of our families are feeling over my ex husband & son's father's recent passing," Bennington wrote in a message posted to Facebook. "I pray from my soul that he is at peace and no longer suffering."
Samantha and Chester Bennington were married from 1996 until 2005. Samantha's statement is signed by herself and Draven Bennington, her son with Chester.
Mother and son went on to explain how their family's spiritual beliefs help them find comfort. "We believe that we as souls make 'soul contracts' we agree to come into this world with the knowledge of our destiny & when it's fulfilled we move on to a higher vibration of energy, meaning 'the next level,'" Samantha Bennington wrote. "[Chester] fulfilled his destiny while helping others every step of the way through his music, a hand shake, a conversation, or even a hug."
Linkin Park Bassist Pays Tribute to Chester Bennington, 'An Honest Musician and Loyal Friend'
"Chester, as one of my best friends of the age of 19, a husband, father to my son, business partner, and all we created together, I'm truly honored to have completed our soul contracts together, build all we did together, & thank you for giving me the greatest gift ever, our beautiful son Draven. I promise to continue to raise a great man who has integrity, humility, kindness, & most of all compassion & love."
Samantha Bennington's remembrance follows an earlier statement from Talinda Bennington, who was married to Chester Bennington at the time of his death on July 20. Family and friends gathered for a private funeral Saturday (July 29).
Read Samantha Bennington's full letter below.
This article was originally published on SPIN.


Pennington Field is located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, two miles from the south entrance of DFW International Airport on Airport Freeway and Central Drive in Bedford, Texas. It was built as a multipurpose Stadium with two gymnasiums, one for gymnastics and the other for meetings. The football field is also utilized as a soccer field. Pennington Field has been honored as the most used stadium in the State of Texas. With a capacity of 12,500, the Stadium has been called the "Star of Stadiums" by the Fort Worth Star Telegram and was named in an article as one of the "Best Places To See A High School Football Game." Others throughout the State of Texas refer to Pennington Field as the place to play or watch a high school football game. The priority use of Pennington Field is for the students enrolled in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. L.D. Bell and Trinity High Schools play their football and soccer games at the stadium. The seventh, eighth, and ninth grades of the five junior highs in the school district also use the field. The Hoot Smith Student Activity Center is used by the gymnastics teams of both high schools and the five junior highs. Motor development classes also use the Activity Center for preschool day programs and age-group night programs. The Activity Center was named in honor of Hulin "Hoot" Smith, the first and former Athletic Director of the school district.


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England and Wales: County Report Part III
1971 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part III (Sample Report Title: Census 1971: England and Wales: County Report: (Laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 4 (1), Census Act 1920) Bedfordshire Part III), Table 25 : " Enumerated Households by tenure and household amenities for AC, CB, Urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, Aggregates of MB and UD and aggregates of RD, NT and Con Centres. Urban Areas with populations of less than 50,000 and RD".
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Maltby
List for West Riding AdmC
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Total Number of Households
With hot water supply
With no hot water supply
With fixed bath or shower
With no fixed bath or shower
With inside flush toilet (W.C.)
With outside flush toilet (W.C.) only
With no flush toilet (W.C.)
With exclusive use of hot water, fixed bath and inside W.C.
Maltby UD Total All Tenures. 4,365 4,235 65 65 4,250 70 50 3,735 60 555 5 10 3,705
Renting from a council or new town. 865 845 0 20 845 5 20 745 5 110 0 5 740
Rented unfurnished from a private landlord or housing association. 2,095 2,070 20 5 2,065 20 10 1,810 20 260 0 5 1,805
Rented furnished. 1,370 1,310 20 40 1,325 20 20 1,165 15 180 5 0 1,155
Not stated. 35 10 25 0 10 25 0 10 25 0 5 0 5
No data for lower-level units are available.
1 This table is a selective transcription. Data has been transcribed for all numbers, but the majority of percentage values have been omitted.
The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.
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Storm News
2016-17 Game 44 Preview: Des Moines at Tri-City
Posted 2 years 151 days ago ago by David Fine
Kearney, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm (15-21-5-2, 37 pts., 8th Western) hosts the Des Moines Buccaneers (25-14-1-3, 54 pts., 3rd Western) for the final time at the Viaero Center Friday at 7:05 p.m. It's "Friday Night Hockey" and all fans in attendance will receive a voucher for a free taco at Taco John's. It's also a $5 Kids Friday and all kids 12 and under receive a voucher for a free taco and soft drink at Kearney Taco Bell.
Both squads are playing their second game of the week; on Tuesday, Tri-City fell, 3-1, to Lincoln and the Buccaneers beat Sioux Falls, 4-1. The Storm is a point behind Sioux Falls and Omaha for sixth in the conference.
Affiliate Ryan Roth has joined the Storm for his second weekend with the team. The 16-year-old assisted on Tri-City's game-winning goal in his debut January 28 against Team USA.
Tri-City has split the last two games with the Buccaneers, including a 9-1 victory on January 6.
The Storm is at Omaha Saturday at 7:05 p.m., with coverage starting at 6:45 p.m. on The Breeze 94.5 FM.
Tri-City begins a four-game home stand on Friday, February 24 against Sioux Falls on "Pack it In Purple Night", presented by the Kearney Hub and the United Way. The Storm will wear one-night-only jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game. Saturday, February 25 against Sioux City is Hockey Appreciation Night, with a free postgame skate after, presented by Graham Tire.
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Viaero Wireless Pregame Show at 6:45 p.m.
Radio: The Breeze 94.5 FM | Listen Live |
Mobile: Free audio on your mobile device with the Tri-City Storm Mobile App (iPhone App Store // Google Play)
Streaming Video: Pay-to-watch on http://USHL.HockeyTV.com
Social: @TriCityStorm for in-game updates and broadcaster @RealDavidFine
#DefendToTheEnd
Upcoming Schedule (Download here).
Fri., Feb. 17 vs. Des Moines, 7:05 p.m. (Friday Night Hockey, $5 Kids Friday)
Sat., Feb. 18 at Omaha, 7:05 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 24 vs. Sioux Falls, 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 25 vs. Sioux City, 7:05 p.m.
Halladay's debut
The Storm allowed eighteen shots in the first period to Lincoln Tuesday and Logan Halladay stopped 16. The netminder made 33 saves in his Tri-City debut. The Storm acquired the 20-year-old off waivers on February 6, the same day it traded five players in exchange for mainly for draft picks and prospects.
The third-year goalie is a native of Cary, North Carolina. After debuting with the Waterloo Black Hawks, Halladay spent 2014-17 with the Bloomington Thunder. The Merrimack commit has played in 83 games.
Mid-week showdowns are over
Tuesday's game against Lincoln was the Storm's final mid-week contest this season. Tri-City played seven games on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and was 4-3-0-0.
Through the first four months of the season, the Storm played four times in the middle of the week, including a split against the Stars. Tri-City bested Omaha in consecutive Tuesday games on January 24 and 31.
Next season, the league calendar will be shortened by two weeks – from 28 to 26 – potentially allowing for more mid-week games.
Season series recap
Tri-City is 1-1-0-0 against Des Moines against the Viaero Center, and the two games were very different. On December 10, the Storm was shut out, 1-0, yielding the only goal to Kobe Roth with less than four minutes to play. A month later, January 6, Tri-City blasted Des Moines, 9-1.
As a result of that rout, the Storm has outscored Des Moines, 12-9, in the season series despite a 1-3-0-0 record.
Eight active Storm players have tallied against Des Moines. Nicholas Nardella (1g, 2a), Linus Weissbach (1g, 2a) and Wyllum Deveaux lead Tri-City with three points in the series. Des Moines' David Keefer (2g, 2a) and Mario Ferraro (1g, 3a) are best on the Buccaneers.
Three players have multiple goals in the series: the Storm's Danny DiGrande (2g) and Des Moines' Keefer and Tommy Parrottino.
Eric Dop is 0-1-0-0 against Des Moines, allowing one goal on 26 shots December 10. Nick MacNab shut out the Storm that game. Jan Ruzicka has given up six goals in three appearances, good for a 2-1-0-0 mark.
Reliving 9-1
The Storm's 9-1 victory against Des Moines on January 6 was Tri-City's largest victory in 15 seasons (Nov. 1, 2002, 10-1, Green Bay).
Nine Tri-City players scored, ten recorded multiple points and fourteen Tri-City players had at least one point. Linus Weissbach and Nicholas Nardella each had three.
Tri-City's largest win came in an 11-1 rout of now-defunct Rochester in January 2001.
Coincidentally, the Storm has won by at least eight, technically, two times this season. In Tri-City's first preseason game against Lincoln, the Storm won, 8-0. However, due to technical issues, the game was never made final on ushl.com. The handwritten box score was also lost.
Scouting the Buccaneers
Des Moines has dropped consecutive games in regulation just once this season (January 14-15) and the Buccaneers are on the verge of snapping a nine-season playoff drought. The Buccaneers have a three-point cushion on fifth-place Fargo/Lincoln. The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.
Even though the team lacks a high number of back-to-back defeats, Des Moines has not had a winning streak longer than three this season.
Goaltending continues to be the squad's bedrock; Jan Ruzicka and Nick MacNab, both returning netminders, are the only two teammates ranked in the top six of USHL goals against average. Ruzicka boasts a 17-8-1-1 record, 2.06 goals against average (3rd in USHL), .926 save percentage and four shutouts (T-1st USHL). MacNab has an 8-5-0-2 mark, 2.16 goals against average, .924 save percentage and three shutouts.
The Buccaneers lead the league with seven shutout wins this season, ahead of Green Bay (6). Des Moines is fourth in the league allowing 2.42 goals against per game.
David Keefer leads the group with 15 goals and 33 points.
Saturday in Omaha, the Storm drops the puck for the final time this season against the Lancers. Listen on the Breeze 94.5 FM with the Viaero Wireless Pregame Show at 6:45 p.m.


Although the housing industry maintains a shaky recovery after the 2008-2011 crash, many property owners are still struggling. Housing industry experts expect that a number of the assistance programs begun in President Barack Obama's first term will either be continued or expanded in the next four years. One of these is the HARP Home Affordable Refinance Program, designed to help struggling homeowners refinance their property and avoid foreclosure. Now dubbed HARP 2.0, this government backed refinancing program is available not just to homeowners struggling to keep their primary residence but to income property investors as well.
The primary mortgage type supported by HARP is the 30-year fixed rate mortgage recommended by Jason Hartman for income properties. Although adjusted –rate mortgages (ARMs) may also qualify under some circumstances, the program doesn't work with jumbo mortgages or specialized types such as Alt-A or subprime mortgages. Mortgage payments must be current in order to qualify.
Determining whether a mortgage is financed by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac can take some detective work. Many loans are 'serviced" by secondary financial institutions such as Chase, Wells Fargo, or Bank of America – agencies that simply collect payments for loans backed by those government entities, rather than issuing loans of their own. Websites for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offer "lookup" forms that allow mortgage holders to track the origins of their loans.


In years to come, the classic BBC2 quiz show 'A Question of Sport' will almost certainly introduce a clip of Laurens Vanthoor's Audi R8 sliding on its roof in the 2016 FIA GT World Cup before posing the question, 'what happened next?' Indeed, Vanthoor himself was just as bemused as everybody to be declared the winner after his frightening roll at the high-speed Mandarin corner brought out the red flags. With just one racing lap completed, it certainly wasn't a thriller, but the dramatic conclusion will certainly live long in the memory. Here's what we learned.
Laurens Vanthoor told Racing.GT last week that he would go 'all in' for glory in Macau, but he couldn't possibly have imagined it would end up like this.
The 25-year-old was hugely frustrated to narrowly miss out on pole to Audi team-mate Edoardo Mortara in a close-fought qualifying session, but when Mortara removed himself from contention with a spin at the start of the qualifying race, Vanthoor had a free run for the main event.
The Belgian aced the start and had pulled a gap on Earl Bamber's Porsche when his lead was neutralised by the arrival of the safety car to retrieve Ricky Capo's BMW Z4 from the barriers at Fisherman's Bend. After four slow laps, the red flags were waved, leaving only 15 minutes on the clock when the race resumed.
This time, Bamber was close enough to get in the tow coming through turn one and slipped past on the run towards the blind right-hander at Mandarin, which had already claimed Pasin Lathouas and Richard Lyons in qualifying.
Unwilling to let Bamber get away, Vanthoor chased him into Mandarian with a view to slipstreaming the Porsche down to the next braking zone at Lisboa, but misjudged the corner entry and turned in too early. He clipped the inside kerb, which unsettled the car and spat him into the armco barrier with enough force to be launched skywards.
Vanthoor landed upside-down and skated along the circuit, giving next cars on the scene Kevin Estre and Maro Engel the shock of their lives. Miraculously, nobody hit him and Vanthoor emerged from the wreckage with only wounded pride. Unsurprisingly, the red flags came out again, this time for good.
But in a bizarre twist, when the results were counted back one lap, it was Vanthoor who was declared the winner, the stewards electing not to take action for causing the stoppage. It wasn't popular with everybody, but the result stood, culminating in one of the least enthusiastic podium ceremonies Macau has ever seen.
After the biggest shunt of his career – confirming to Racing.GT afterwards that it was the first time he has ever rolled – Vanthoor cut a sombre figure in the post-race press conference, admitting that he felt "awkward".
"I wish I would have been more happy – it's a strange way to win such a big race," he said. "I've been wanting to win this one very bad, you could say I've done it but it's an awkward way. I'd prefer to cross the finish line and win it like you should win it.
Thankfully, the accident didn't cost him his sense of humour though.
If you win, you get media attention. If you do a big crash you get media attention. If you do both…. : Twitter explosion.
Few had more reason to be aggrieved by the result than Bamber's team-mate Kevin Estre. On only his second visit to Macau, the Frenchman was one of few front-runners not to make a mistake all weekend long, but had to make do with the second spot on the rostrum.
Audi may have had the highest top-end speed, but Porsche's superior torque out of the corners and, crucially, at the restarts meant it was perhaps an even stronger package in the race.
Estre was shaded in qualifying by Bamber – a former winner at Macau in the Asian Carrera Cup in 2013 – but made a fantastic start to the qualifying race to usurp Nico Mueller's Audi and Maro Engel before Lisboa, before spending the duration of the race attached to Bamber's rear bumper.
He fancied his chances of making progress in the main event from the second row, but with only one full lap under green, Estre never had the chance, although he did get bumped up to second when Bamber was given a five-second penalty for squeezing Engel into the wall at the start. As a result, the disappointed Kiwi was classified fourth, although Estre wasn't much happier.
"Macau is a fantastic track [but] we should count on more time to do the race because it's almost sure that there will be some Safety Car or some red flags," he told Racing.GT.
"We lost the win both ways, we lost the win because Earl got a penalty. Maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong, but it's not by job to judge this.
Maro Engel and the Mercedes SLS AMG have been a dominant force on the streets of Macau for the last three years, only missing out on victory in 2013 to a puncture, before taking back-to-back wins in 2014 and 2015.
However, an unfavourable Balance of Performance for the new Mercedes-AMG GT3 meant Engel and Renger van der Zande were playing catch-up all weekend long, giving away over 12 km/h to the Audis and Porsches on the straights.
With that considered, Engel's qualifying lap to take fourth on the grid – just two tenths behind Mortara – was something truly special. Engel reckoned it was "probably the best lap I've done in Macau in my career," while team-mate van der Zande told Racing.GT there was no more time left in the car.
However, there was no compensating for the lack of power in the races, as Engel was out-dragged by Estre into Mandarin and spent the rest of the race trying to get back on terms. Van der Zande didn't fare much better, and was given a three-place grid penalty for making contact with Nico Mueller at Lisboa, putting him behind Adderly Fong's lurid-yellow Absolute Racing Bentley, Macau rookie Nick Catsburg's ROWE BMW and Audi privateer Fabian Plentz.
Depite losing out to Fong at the start at the main race when Bamber cut across his bows, Engel was able to recover to fourth with a daring move into Lisboa, while Van der Zande passed Plentz and Catsburg to take sixth before the red flags came out.
On his last weekend as an Audi driver and at the a circuit where he has won on five previous occasions across Formula 3 and GTs, Edoardo Mortara was in formidable form on Friday. Laurens Vanthoor had looked to have the edge for much of the session, but there would be no stopping Mortara on his final run as he danced through the streets in the fastest ever time set by a GT car around Macau, becoming the first man ever to dip under the 2m17s barrier.
But if his qualifying effort was sublime, the start of the qualifying race was plain ridiculous. The Italian made a good start and ran side by side with Vanthoor through turn one, but suddenly lost control on exit and spun backwards into the wall. Faster than you could say 'Mr Macau', his hopes of a strong finish were dashed.
Mortara was able to pit for repairs to his broken rear wing under a safety car brought out when Nico Mueller shunted at the same corner, but his fightback was curtailed by a mistimed lunge on Darryl O'Young's Porsche on the final lap, which earned him a three-place grid penalty for the main race.
With so little time to make progress before the red flags waved, Mortara could only recover to 13th at the finish. It wasn't the way he would have wanted to end his Audi career, but you can bank on him being back next year with Mercedes, where he will be desperate to make amends. We certainly haven't seen the last of him at Macau just yet.
5. Could Macau be the wrong venue for the World Cup?
Aside from the controversy over the finish, there's another large elephant in the room to address when looking back on the GT World Cup – the lack of spectacle.
On the face of it, this appears to be a contradiction in terms. GT cars are evocative, noisy creatures, and when placed on the Macau Guia circuit – widely regarded as one of the greatest driving challenges in the world for its unique blend of speed and zero margin for error – the season-ending GT World Cup ought to be one of the highlights of the calendar year.
However, the racing is often processional with very little room to overtake and disparities in the BOP par for the course, because the circuit is only used once per year.
To make matters worse, the narrow confines mean racing is frequently interrupted by safety cars and red flags. This was the second year in a row that the World Cup failed to reach its full 18-lap distance, after a local driver in a Porsche crashed under safety car and blocked the circuit in 2015.
While Macau as a circuit is held in the highest regard by drivers, it just doesn't seem to work as a venue for GT racing. Is it damaging the credibility of the nascent World Cup, and should it therefore be staged elsewhere?
"After the Nordschleife it's for me the most enjoyable and exciting track to drive, but the racing is really bad here," said Estre. "It was not so good last year and it was definitely worse this year. It's something which we have to think about for the future with the FIA to know if they really want to do a World Cup on this track, because it's not really representative and it's not good for the fans.
"It's a very unsatisfying weekend for all of us, including the winner," agrees van der Zande. "It's just a shame, they should have skipped the podium and given us more drive time or restarts or something like that.
Inaugural GT World Cup winner Engel countered that the challenge posed by Macau makes it the ideal location for the event, but warned that the timing issue needs to be rectified in future for it to be taken seriously.
"We definitely know that Macau is a track where incidents happen and it's common to see safety cars, but it's definitely the most challenging track in the world, so I think it's only fitting that an FIA World Cup is held on a track where the challenge is the highest," he said.
"The main issue for us was just the timing and the fact that the first crash caused Armco barrier damage. I think if we have a look at that timing situation, it's a bit of a paradox that if qualifying is red flagged, the time is halted and if a race is red flagged, the time continues, so that's something we should have a look at to make sure we don't have a repeat of what happened on Sunday.


Today our prayers were answered! For now I can breathe!
One perfect baby! Heartbeat of 142!
Yay!! I'm so happy things are going well!
Also, your baby has an adorable yolk sac BTW.
oh Praise the Lord! I prayed for you this morning as I started my day, thinking about what an anxious time it can be for ANY mother getting ready for her baby's first ultrasound, much less a mommy who has waited so long for another baby! I am so excited for you, and will still be praying that everything stays strong!
Congratulations!! So happy for you and your family!
Haha! Thank you. The ultrasound tech warned us that everyone was going to think that was a second baby! I'm glad at least one of my friends knew what it was! But I guess as an OB your probably pretty used to pictures like these.
I don't comment much, but I've been praying for you. I've only had one miscarriage, and I can't imagine how you've been feeling. But I'm so happy you have a heartbeat and I hope things continue to go well. Congrats.
YAHOO! I am so happy for you!
Yay!! I've been waiting for you to post an update sooo happy everything is good!! Been keeping you and your family in my prayers!!
To God be the glory! Hoping for a beautiful rainbow baby for you!
Like everyone else I was praying for you. I know I don't know you but I was so happy to see your post. I'm gonna continue to keep you and your little one in prayers.
haha love it. It's true!!
Yay! Ps. It's a girl! I'm calling it!


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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (TR4) - Changing Graphics Settings in the Steam Version
Adjusting the graphics settings in the CD and GOG versions of the game is not so complicated. Just access the setup program through the Start menu, as described here.
The Steam version does not have a stand-alone link to the setup program, so you'll need to do a little tinkering.
Once the game is installed, follow these steps:
Open your Steam library, right-click Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, and choose Properties.
In the Properties window, click the General tab. (It will probably be selected already.)
Click 'Set Launch Options'.
Now type "-setup" (without the quotes) in the box. Click OK to close the window, then Close to close the Properties box.
Now double-click the game in the Steam Library, or if you installed a desktop shortcut, use that to run the game. With this modification, the setup window should open so you can change the screen resolution and other graphics options. Once you've set them up, click OK and the game should start in the resolution you set.
Instead of fast quitting with Alt + F4, be sure to save the game and quit through the menu at least once. (That is, while playing press P, choose Exit to Title, press Esc, choose Exit.) The game should "remember" your settings for next time. You can then repeat the steps above and remove the " -setup" from the Launch Options box so you don't have to go through the setup every time you play the game.
Also note that if you have a widescreen monitor and want actual widescreen with no distortion, you'll need to use a player-created patch, since the game was designed to run on standard aspect ratio monitors. Follow this link for Mr. Fourblack's classic Tomb Raider widescreen patch.
TR4 Controls Page | Last Revelation Walkthrough | Main Page
UPDATE: 9/28/17 - Thanks to Weslei for helping me update these instructions.
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Silent Film Tradition Continues at Stambaugh Auditorium in New Format this Halloween
Stambaugh Auditorium will present the silent film Phantom of the Opera with organ accompaniment in a hybrid format on Sunday, October 25th at 4:00 PM. The annual event typically fills the Concert Hall with over 1500 guests, but, this year, for the safety of the patrons and staff the event will be different. The event will feature a small live audience in addition to being live-streamed.
The film, adapted from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera was originally released in 1925 as a silent horror film. The story follows the disfigured Phantom, played by Lon Chaney, as he causes havoc throughout the Paris Opera House. The destruction and bloodshed are all in the name of love, as The Phantom tries to win the heart of a young opera singer by making her a star.
Accompaniment to the film will be provided by Organist, Peter Richard Conte on Stambaugh Auditorium's 1926 E.M. Skinner pipe organ. This is Mr. Conte's fifth visit to Stambaugh Auditorium to perform on the historic instrument in the renowned Concert Hall. Conte is highly-regarded as a skilled performer and arranger. Known for his brilliant ear for lush tonal color and innovative programming style, Conte is also very talented at accompanying films. Mr. Conte is the Principal Organist of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, and Organist/Choirmaster of St. Clement's Church, Philadelphia.
To regulate social distancing, a limited number of tickets for the live in-person aspect of the performance will go on sale Monday, September 21st at 10:00 AM. Tickets will cost $10 and include a bottle of water and a bag of fresh popcorn. The live-streamed portion of the event will be free to view on-line, additional details regarding the live-stream will be provided at a later date. For ticket sales for the in-person performance, call 330-259-0555 or go to stambaughauditorium.com. Artist accommodations provided by Courtyard Marriott Youngstown-Canfield. For sponsorship opportunities please contact JoAnn Stock at jstock@stambaughauditorium.com or 330-747-5175.
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