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The Hydra: TO BE
DW· 9th December 2021
"From the sound engineering to the lighting, The Drumsheds made for an unforgettable experience, further demonstrating why both Printworks and The Hydra are consistently dubbed as the best electronic music drivers in the world right now."
The Hydra has been a mainstay in the techno diary since their inception nearly a decade ago. Delivering consistent, ground-breaking annual events across the country at some of the most obscure settings, the collective continue to mould their evolutionary ethos and reputation as one of the most respected and loved music entities in the wider electronic scene. Last weekend the team set themselves apart from the rest once again – making their debut at Printworks' sister venue, The Drumsheds, located over in Tottenham, North London. Dubbed as a "one of a kind, mini-event series" featuring two monumental nights under the guise 'TO BE/ NOT TO BE', it was the first 'TO BE' event that caught our attention, promising to showcase a plethora of both established and rising international talents going back-to-back with each other. From Berghain residents Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann to fast emerging selectors Tailor Jae and Yung Singh, this was one for the heads (and most definitely beanie hats).
Located at Meridian Water in Enfield, a short trip from Tottenham station, The Drumsheds utilises a former BOS gasworks as four interlinked warehouses offering a total indoor capacity of 10,000 set away from residential areas. With potential to run later nights, the venue still has a huge amount of promise which the Printworks team have tirelessly been honing over the past few years and, on Saturday, it was clear to see why. Having 'successfully' battled with winds and low temperatures of Storm Arwen on the way to the venue, arrival at The Drumsheds was exhilarating itself. The feint bass kicks could be heard from the dual carriageway and the main warehouse stuck out above the rest with the words 'The Hydra' slapped above the main entrance. A difficult one to miss.
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With energy-ridden sets from the likes of emerging stars Tailor Jae and Yungh Singh, as well as Laurel Halo and Debonair over in the main room, TO BE was kicked off in style. From a personal perspective, the most eagerly awaited set of the day was that of Berghain titans Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann who have been leading the way for raw, minimalistic and industrial-infused techno since the 1990's. Bringing a taste of Berlin's staple, the pair set the tone from the outset. Delving deep into their record bags, the Berghain residents brandished a series of tasteful, 'bleep'-ridden industrial cuts for a ninety-minute hypnotic trip. When conversing about the Ostgut Ton selectors there is almost a sense of inevitability as to what they will bring to an event like this. The duo are guaranteed to deliver a slew of formidable techno bullets for each and every dancer to get their teeth in to. And that they did. As per, the pair packed out much of the main warehouse, commanding the attention of the dancers by seamlessly weaving their way through a host of contemporary and timeless records before handing over the reins to the only solo artist of the night, Jeff Mills.
Prior to the event, memes were doing the rounds on various techno-orientated social media pages highlighting the lack of a partner for Jeff Mills. The majority hinted at the fact he is simply too good to share the decks with anyone. Whatever reason, the crowd was treated to pure techno magic from 'The Wizard' as he spearheaded a smooth inter-galactic journey packed full of jacking 909 beats and snappy kicks. Of course, the set would not be complete without a complimentary rendition of his most famous production 'The Bells'. The track was gradually teased into the middle of his set much to the delight of the crowd.
Over in Unit 5, one of the world's best turntablists Eris Drew was busy swapping vinyl with New Yorker, Russel E.L. Butler. The pair effortlessly traded a plethora of tracks including funky disco, house and squelching acid within a smaller, yet equally engaging setting. Home to a 360-degree crowd experience, Unit 5's DJ booth was located in the centre of the room – each side packed with dancers allowing for a more a more intimate connection with the musicians. Thus, throughout the event artists were able to engage with the nearby punters, highlighted by Eris who regularly danced with spectators after each selection.
Queue the final track and swiftly into position for the proceeding set was London's very own Daniel Avery and Los Angeles-favourite Mor Elian – joining forces for a variety of heavier, bass-led missiles to the see the evening out in style. It was difficult to choose where to be during the final hour, but after some careful deliberation it was decided that Nina Kraviz and Paula Temple's B2B had to be seen. Widely recognised as two of the most in-demand female techno artists in the game right now, the pair went head-to-head and delivered some of the most formidable 4×4 techno cuts available. A high-octane affair, both DJ's maintained a steady BPM until the speakers came to a gradual standstill.
It was then time to brave the icy winds once more. Walking back to catch an Uber and upon reflection it became apparent how good a day and night that truly was. From the sound engineering to the lighting, The Drumsheds made for an unforgettable experience, further demonstrating why both Printworks and The Hydra are consistently dubbed as some of the best electronic music drivers in the world right now.
The Hydra's website can be found here.
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Among the saboteurs caught in Venezuela were former "green berets" from the USA
The USA is haunted by the socialist government in Venezuela. For 20 years, Washington has not stopped the "democratic" itch in this regard. On May 3, 2020, official Caracas announced the prevention of an invasion and another coup attempt.
The authorities of Venezuela informed the international community that a large sabotage group, which included US citizens, entered the territory of the country. Saboteurs took advantage of speedboats to land on the coast of the small state of Vergas (the administrative center of La Guaira), immediately behind which is the federal district with the capital Caracas.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Venezuela specified that saboteurs planned to carry out a series of terrorist attacks, kill members of the government of the country and make a coup d'etat. However, the Venezuelan security forces discovered them in time, who entered into a clash with them. As a result, the attack was repelled, several saboteurs were killed, some were detained.
Among those captured were traitor Antonio Sequera and a citizen by the name of Baduel, who stated that among the invaders were two Americans from the guard of Donald Trump
- TeleSUR broadcast the words of the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.
Maduro emphasized that saboteurs were trained in Colombia and funded by Bogotá with US support. He added that 13 saboteurs were detained, 25 thousand Venezuelan military are engaged in the search for the remaining. The president named the detained Americans - Luke Denman and Aaron Berry. Their documents were published by teleSUR.
It should be noted that in the USA they immediately recognized their compatriots.
Who the hell takes identification cards for such a job?
- Outrageous veteran Jack Murphy was indignant on his Twitter account.
He explained that the detained Americans belong to the 10th group of special operations forces. Moreover, the "green berets" crossed the border of Venezuela eight days ago.
The CIA tried to pull them into Jamaica, but failed
- noted Murphy.
The Washington Post wrote that Jordan Goodro, a former Florida commando, claimed responsibility for the operation. He said that Denman and Berry are former US military and served with him in Iraq and Afghanistan. Smartly released a video and, speaking of the aforementioned group, said that "the troops are still in battle."
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Among those captured were traitor Antonio Sequera and a citizen by the name of Baduel, who said that among the invaders were two Americans from the guard of Donald Trump
Was his valet there? Trump's frames are tight, you can't trust anyone
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Arkharov (Grigory Arkharov) 5 May 2020 19: 41
But Obama himself was not?
The USA is haunted by the socialist government in Venezuela.
- For many years Venezuela has been haunted by the "socialist" government itself.
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Oyo Sarkazmi (Oyo Sarkazmi) 5 May 2020 19: 48
Moreover, taking away American oil. In Syria, American oil is well protected. I don't feel sorry for any budget funds, let all American pensioners from KOVID take a break - sacred American oil is untouchable !!!

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an international organisation of now eight member countries (the Republic of India, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan).
SCO has two Permanent Bodies — (i) SCO Secretariat in Beijing and (ii) ExecutiveCommittee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent.
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is aneight-member multilateral organization, established on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
These countries, except for Uzbekistan, had been members of the Shanghai Five group, formed on 26 April 1996 with the signing of the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions.
SCO has two Permanent Bodies — (i) SCO Secretariat in Beijing and (ii) Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent. The Chairmanship of SCO is by rotation for a year by Member States. Presently Kyrgyzstan is the Chair of SCO for 2018-19.
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In movies we often see heroes that use superpowers and we often imagine what it would be like to be one of them. The truth is, we could. Coding or programming is the closest we have been to these superpowers. I'm not a professional programmer but I learned to code in school and now I use a little bit of coding in my work. I also try to do some personal projects, mainly to maintain and develop this precious skill. Reason? I belive that coding is not only a skill of the future, but one of the present as well. Here are a couple reasons why.
Becoming a programmer could sound scary. Everything unknown is scary, until you understand the basics. You do not have to be a genius to learn how to code. You have to have the will to dive into it. Programming isn't about coming up with complex algorithms. You can use what someone else has already done. Most coding languages are like building something from lego bricks. Piece by piece. In the past, it was really difficult to learn programming. In the age when programming languages only developed, tutorials, programming schools and mentors just didn't exist. Very unlike today when we live in a world full of information, with unlimited access to resources (for example here). Now you can learn in days!
From home, the café, the park or the mountains of Peru. Often you don't even need a wifi. How many professionals can say this? A few weeks ago our team from work visited the city of Barcelona. For ten days we worked from a place litterally hundreds of kilometers from our HQ. And I must say that it felt really cool, being able to discover the city in the morning, work for a while, go for lunch on the beach, work a little more again and live in Barcelona streets in the evening .
I was about 14 when I created my first program. The truth is, it was quite humble in the beginning. Every programmer starts like that. But you could end up building the next Facebook, Youtube or Snapchat. Maybe you dreamed of becoming a doctor, a sportswoman or a lawyer. The truth is that the future is in the "code". It wasn't so long ago when we had traffic people at every intersection. Now we have the traffic lights. In the past if you wanted to watch a movie, you had to go to a store, pick a movie, go home and after you watched it you had to bring it back and pay for it. Today almost every profession is or could be somehow transformed by code.
With programming you can earn good money and you can change the world. Don't laugh. Try looking around you. Biggest companies and accomplishments in the world are here because of code. Money is good. But for me personally, an occasional programmer, the financial part is not that important. I think it's more important to create something that will help me in my life and help other people with a task or a problem. Maybe I can't paint, write beautiful articles and make a great film, but with coding I can share my perspective and show my ideas to the world. In the past, I felt like a child no one listens to. With coding apps, scripts and websites I can share what's important to me.
Statistics say that not all of you become programmers. I just want to show you some of advantages of programming. It may not be just about money. I am sure that programming can help you in your daily life. It's a skill that can help you automate certain tasks of your work. And by automating some part of your work or life you can earn extra time. Time for doing what you really love! Learn to code. Coding is a secret superpower. You will look like you have magical abilities compared to other people.


I recently started looking into cookbooks. Mostly because I started to eat less (yep, diet, it's fun), so I wanted to improve the quality of food I'm eating. And it turns out, most of the classic cookbooks are pretty stupid.
A lot of them give the ingredients for 4 persons. Only a few of them have information about the amount of kcal, or carbs, fat, protein, etc. These values are then usually given per portion.
So in order to cook, you have to start by dividing the ingredients by four, which frequently doesn't work (1/2 egg?) and it stops any fun with cooking before it begins.
So I was wondering — given the availability of tables with kcal, fat, protein, etc. for food and the features of apps like Excel or Numbers, why not improve upon them? And given that Keynote can deal with Numbers tables — why not create a semi-intelligent cookbook?
The tables allow me to select ingredients (just add an "x" or anything except "" into the table), override the default ingredients, add new ingredients (just copy-paste default amount, name, kcal and fat, carbs, protein values), oh, and add items to my shopping list in OmniFocus (Numbers supports hyperlinks, which includes OmniFocus Links, and with concatenate you can easily add the ingredients). And it gives me the amount per person, which I can easily scale up for multiple persons.
Keynote is surprisingly useful for creating digital books. Numbers table work, you can use master slides, easily rearrange pages, fold in whole sections, etc. pp. Doesn't support text paths though, but I did not find it that much of a problem for a "simple" but semi-intelligent cookbook. PDF export doesn't hurt, but — of course — the tables don't work once you've exported it to PDF.
Presentation mode is nice for thumping through the book. Works on iPad as well. You can create a simple navigation with hyperlinks (to slides, uses the same slides even if you add or delete slides). Also, at least on the iPad pro, you can quickly go through the pages.
You just have to hide the columns you don't want to see prior to copy-pasting. And given Keynote also runs on iOS devices (iPad is large enough, you can add non-supported fonts, and even the OmniFocus links do work) — hello semi-intelligent cookbook.
Very very cool. Why don't cookbooks usually work like this?
Hi, this is the 2nd time I wrote, somehow the first wasn't published.
I love your idea, and am interested in doing the same as you have done. I am very curious as to how you laid out your formuli throughout the few pages I have seen.
Would it be possible for you to email me a few pages of your cookbook experiment? That way I could open it, play around, view the tables, and work from there. In short, it is like a request to 'open source' your experiment.
BTW, Steven, your first comment ended up in my spam filter, likely because you repeated some sentences.


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First Wayne County Regional Police Academy grad receives LEEP Award
Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: April 19, 2018
The Wayne County Regional Police Academy selected their first LEEP Award recipient, providing the pre-service cadet with $2,000 to help pay for her academy training.
Photo courtesy of Gibraltar Police Department POLC/GELC Executive Committee Chairman Steve McInchak (left) presented the first LEEP Award to Wayne County Regional Police Academy graduate Jennifer Ratliff.
The Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) Award was presented to Jennifer Ratliff during the Nov. 9, 2017 graduation ceremony at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. "This is the first one we gave out to Schoolcraft. I actually went to Wayne County Regional Police Academy," said Police Officers Labor Council Chairman Steve McInchak. "I reached out to them and … I went out there and presented the award and a check to her. She graduated as one of the class Lieutenants."
"She's a natural leader and she is a consummate team player … that was evident from day 1. Academically she's very strong. She ranked 15th out of 57 people," said Academy Director Gregg Brighton.
In recent years, LEEP Awards have also been given to graduates of police academies at Macomb, Mott and Oakland community colleges.
"You know it caught me totally off guard. Steve walked in here cold and said, 'How come we've never been a part of your academy,'" Brighton said. "He made this happen and we worked together with him and satisfied … the criteria that was needed."
Of the 57 cadets, 32 were non-sponsored. "I pulled out the scores for the 32 pre-service and I took the top 10 for the academic side. And that got them into the competition for this award," Brighton said. "Then I went on the practical side, the evaluation side, in firearms, emergency vehicle, defensive tactics and physical fitness, each considered a skill by MCOLES." Brighton asked the instructors for those practical areas to rank the top five cadets.
Ratliff made a good impression from the start. "Our orientation day is a training day they walk in expecting to have a nice orientation. We put them under a tremendous amount of stress in the first 30 seconds and we watch to see who helps other people, who leads, who looks like there going go handle this well and Jennifer was one of those people we spotted right away," Brighton said. "You need to understand … she was a Military Police Officer in the Marines so she's an experienced individual in stressful situations."
Ratliff, 26, served in the Marines from 2009-2014 and comes from a family of public safety and military service. "I joined when I was 17 years old," she said. "My uncle was a Police Officer and my mom was actually Military Police in the Air Force. Both of my grandfathers were in the Navy and Firefighters. My brother was a Firefighter and EMS. My grandfather was the former Chief of Gibraltar Fire Department."
Her fellow recruits quickly recognized her leadership abilities. "Her class picked her for the Recruit of the Week the first week," Brighton said. "The class has to write up a memo nominating an individual that is their standout for the week and it has to have substance."
"For the first three quarters of the academy, the staff picks the Captain and two Lieutenants. We pick that on leadership and the Sergeant's position rotates," Brighton said. "Day 1 my staff picked Ms. Ratliff out of a group of 57 as being one of the three leaders."
Ratliff was able to make this impression despite her dad being hospitalized at the time. So Brighton told her he would postpone her leadership duties until the last quarter. "It was pretty rough for a while there. He was in the hospital for over a month," she said. "I'd do my day at the academy and pretty much shoot right over to the hospital and see him for a few."
Her dad had stage 4 kidney cancer and went into in-patient rehab until he regained his strength after being hospitalized so long. "Everything was so hectic at home and I really needed to focus on that," Ratliff said. "My best friend was killed while I was in the academy. It was the hardest 17 weeks just because of all the added personal stuff I was going through too."
Ratliff said her military background gave her an incredible work ethic and drive to succeed. "It just completely sets me up for the rest of my life having the outlook that I do and the work ethic," she said.
Ratliff obtained an associate's degree in General Studies from Schoolcraft and has a semester left to finish her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Wayne State University. A single mom with a four-year-old daughter, she wanted to get to work as soon as possible. "My mom is absolutely fantastic, she's my rock. I wouldn't have been able to do anything without her," Ratliff said. "She watched (my daughter) every time I had to go into the academy. I'm very lucky."
Ratliff plans to pursue a police career and finish her schooling. "My major was Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology," Ratliff said. "A lot of departments have programs for continuing education. Once I've established myself and get a good routine down, I'm just going to chip away at those classes. I want to go back and finish my bachelor's as soon as I can."
Brighton said the academy is very appreciative of LEEP's generosity, helping offset the approximately $7,000 academy cost. "It's a huge help," Brighton said of the $2,000 LEEP Award. "She was very successful and we were just excited that she got this LEEP Award."
Ratliff was also honored with a $1,250 Patrick O'Rourke Memorial Scholarship, established in honor of the Schoolcraft police academy graduate and West Bloomfield Officer who died in the line of duty in 2012.
"As a command staff, we saw the dedication to her team. She has gone above and beyond her duties as a Sergeant," Brighton said. "She was always encouraging during PT and an active recruit in the classroom."
"I just really want to get established in a good department and, within that department, get exposed to all the different disciplines – K9 or undercover or SWAT," Ratliff said. "I want to be the most well-rounded officer that I can be."
Ratliff is off to a good start, being sworn in as a full-time Woodhaven Police Officer Feb. 20.


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My Delight on a Shining Night
20 February – 22 March 2019
Aksioma | Project Space, Ljubljana
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During the Second World War, engineers working on the new top-secret technology of radar would see mysterious shapes bloom across their screens, shifting and moving in great strands across the sky. They named these phenomena "angels". Only later did ornithologists working with radar manage to prove that these shadows were flocks of birds, and use radar to learn much more about the natural world.
"My delight on a shining night" is a line taken from the old English folk song, "The Lincolnshire Poacher", which describes the pleasures of taking game from rich landowners. The opening bars of "The Lincolnshire Poacher" were also used as the call sign of a numbers station – a mysterious radio shortwave radio signal believed to be related to espionage – broadcast from RAF Akrotiri, in Cyprus, from the mid-1970s until 2008.
Akrotiri is the site of the one of the largest military radar installations in Europe and the Middle East, collecting intelligence on the Middle East and Russia far over the horizon. It is also home to a population of Greater Flamingos, who migrate around the Mediterranean. Since the 1970s, these flamingo populations have been tracked by the Station Biologique de la Tour de Valat in the South of France, whose database of half a million sightings over thirty years includes more than twenty thousand birds.James Bridle's work is concerned with how political and social attitudes shape technology, and the ways in which new technologies in turn shape our understanding of the world. In My Delight on a Shining Night, he connects histories of surveillance and covert communication, data and visuality, migration and nationalism through video, and exercises in database recovery and storytelling.
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New Dark Age
Technology and the End of the Future, Verso, June 2018
WED, 20 February 2019 at 5 pm
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"New Dark Age is among the most unsettling and illuminating books I've read about the Internet, which is to say that it is among the most unsettling and illuminating books I've read about contemporary life."
– Mark O'Connell, The New Yorker
We live in times of increasing inscrutability. Our news feeds are filled with unverified, unverifiable speculation, much of it automatically generated by anonymous software. As a result, we no longer understand what is happening around us. Underlying all of these trends is a single idea: the belief that quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world, and the efficacy of computable information to provide us with ways of acting within it. Yet the sheer volume of information available to us today reveals less than we hope. Rather, it heralds a new Dark Age: a world of ever-increasing incomprehension.
In his brilliant new work, leading artist and writer James Bridle offers us a warning against the future in which the contemporary promise of a new technologically assisted Enlightenment may just deliver its opposite: an age of complex uncertainty, predictive algorithms, surveillance, and the hollowing out of empathy. Surveying the history of art, technology and information systems he reveals the dark clouds that gather over discussions of the digital sublime.
State to Stateless Machines: A Trajectory
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James Bridle is an artist and writer working across technologies and disciplines. His artworks and installations have been exhibited in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia, and have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of visitors online. He has been commissioned by organisations including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Barbican, Artangel, the Oslo Architecture Triennale, the Istanbul Design Biennial, and been honoured by Ars Electronica, the Japan Media Arts Festival, and the Design Museum, London. His writing on literature, culture and networks has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Frieze, Wired, Domus, Cabinet, the Atlantic, the New Statesman, and many others, in print and online, and he has written a regular column for the Observer. New Dark Age, his book about technology, knowledge, and the end of the future,was published by Verso (UK & US) in 2018. He lectures regularly on radio, at conferences, universities, and other events, including SXSW, Lift, the Global Art Forum, Re:Publica and TED. He has been a resident at Lighthouse, Brighton, the White Building, London, and Eyebeam, New York, and was an adjunct professor on the Interactive Telecommunications Programme at New York University.
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CHICAGO Bull will farewell his home state, at least for a couple of months, when he tackles Friday night's $50,000 J P Stratton Cup at Gloucester Park. Trainer Gary Hall Sr confirmed he would run Chicago Bull this week, just eight days ahead of the Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton. "It's a good race this week and he thrives on backing-up," Hall Sr said. Chicago Bull will dominate betting regardless of draws on Friday given he's won his past eight on end and 11 of his past 12 starts. Beyond the Victoria Cup, Hall Sr still has his sights on a 2200m standing-start handicap at Alexandra Park on October 26 for Chicago Bull. The Aussie TAB has Chicago Bull $3 favourite for the Victoria Cup and $4.50 favourite for the NZ Cup. __________________________________________________________________________________ EMERGING star Kima Frenning could face a big choice in a week or so. Frenning, the popular former Swede with the infectious smile, won her fourth Victorian country cup inside the past 12 months aboard former claimer Im The Boss last Thursday night. It the biggest of the four as well when Im The Boss led throughout to snare the $70,000 Group 2 Kilmore Cup, a race won by Lennytheshark and Soho Tribeca. It followed last season's wins in the Cobram, Mildura and Shepparton Cups. The win, first-up from a spell and despite overracing at times in the lead, surely makes Saturday week's Group 1 Victoria Cup a logical next target. But the same can be said for Im The Boss' stablemate and another of Frenning's regular drives, Wrappers Delight, who won well again at Melton last night. Frenning loves both horses, but has a special affinity for Im The Boss as he was her "breakthrough" horse. "I have got absolutely no words for this horse, he has just done so much for me. He just came to the end of his preparation last campaign and to come back and win a race like the Kilmore Cup against horses like that, he is just ridiculous," she said. "When he is at his best he just goes to the front and keeps going and that is the way he races and that is what he does, he just knows it's raceday." Frenning admit to concern down the back straight the last time after Im The Boss had been so keen in front. "I was a bit worried as he'd been pulling a bit and then I saw I had My Kiwi Mate outside of me and Bettermatch out three-wide, but he just felt so strong on the bit and he just keeps boxing on and that is his best asset. He's just got the biggest heart ever." Im The Boss held-on to beat the rejuvenated Three Ways by 2.6m with another 1.9m away to Bad Billy in third spot. Favourite My Kiwi Mate didn't enjoy doing the work outside the leader and tired late for seventh. __________________________________________________________________________________ A VICTORIA Cup tilt is next for classy sit-sprinter Mach Doro after his return to winning form at Menangle last night (Saturday). Owner Dom Martello looks set to have two runners in the Cup with his emerging pacer Wrappers Delight also right on target after winning at Melton last night. For Mach Doro, it won't be his first Victoria Cup. Trainer Craig Cross took him down for the January, 2017 Cup won by Lazarus, but it was over at the start when Mach Doro galloped away. Cross looks to have timed his run at the race well with Mach Doro needing the run when first-up at Menangle two week's back, then making the most of a gun run to beat quality rivals last night. Driver Luke McCarthy blasted Mach Doro off the gate to find the lead and then, sensibly, took the trail on seasoned Grand Circuit star Tiger Tara over the longer 2300m trip. Favourite Franco Nelson, first-up since June, had to work outside the leader, while Mach Doro had the cold trail. Tiger Tara sizzled a 26.9sec split from the 800-400m and still ran home in 27.7sec, but Mach Doro out-zipped him along the inside to win by 2.2m. Much-improved mare Village Witch ran a fantastic third, while Franco Nelson tried hard and was only beaten 3.8m in fourth spot in a slick 1min54sec mile rate. __________________________________________________________________________________ A DARING dip into open-class just failed to pay-off with emerging WA star King Of Swing last Friday night. With stable star Chicago Bull having a week off and knowing the Media Guild Cup was a preferential draw, trainer Gary Hall Sr threw King Of Swing into the race. The immensely talented former Kiwi drew the pole and led as expected, but was nabbed late by the tough and more seasoned Motu Premier. King Of Swing certainly had his chance with comfortable early splits and, although got a tad keen at times, driver Gary Hall Jr kicked away with what looked a winning break rounding the home bend. But Motu Premier, who did the work outside, just kept coming and snatched victory by a half-head over King Of Swing with Vampiro another head away in third spot in a 1min57.6sec mile rate for 2536m. It's great to see Motu Premier, himself a former member of the All Stars' barn, getting back to his best form for Merv Butterworth and trainer Ross Olivieri. __________________________________________________________________________________ SHANE Tritton has turned his unbeaten Chariots Of Fire hopeful Gods Spirit out for a spell. "He pulled-up with a bit of a cold after winning at Menangle last Tuesday so he can have a break now and come back around Christmas time to wind-up for the Chariots," Tritton said. Gods Spirit won his first and only NZ run and, since being sold to Tritton, has won all four runs at Menangle by an aggregate of 65.1m. And he's already paced a 1min50.9sec mile. __________________________________________________________________________________ FORMER Kiwi trotter Father Christmas just keeps getting better for Brent Lilley. The eight-year-old posted his fourth and best win from just 12 Aussie runs – he's been placed six times as well – when he made light work of a 10m handicap to thrash his rivals in the Group 3 Kilmore Trotters' Cup last Thursday night. Lilley flexed his muscle with five runners in the race and also snared third spot with Kyvalley Barney. Adam Hamilton
King Of Swing takes centre stage
King Of Swing will take centre stage at Gloucester Park for the Gary Hall stable tonight and looks poised to continue his hot winning streak. The Rocknroll Hanover colt has been in imperious form since taking out the WA Derby in April, justifying his high purchase price from New Zealand. King Of Swing, drawn in barrier one, is the raging $1.50 TAB favourite to make it six straight wins when he tackles a class rise in the 2018 WA Trotting Media Guild Cup (2536m). Hall's son Gary Jr, who will drive King of Swing, says the bay horse faces his strongest test since arriving from New Zealand, but remained confident he was up to the challenge. The top reinsman said it was his intention for King Of Swing to take full advantage and go to the lead from his coveted inside draw. "I think if you get it right at the start from one at Gloucester Park it's pretty hard to get crossed," Hall Jr told Tabradio. "He gets out pretty good and is a lot more keener in his races this time in so the start shouldn't be a concern. "I don't think he deserves to be as short as he is and first time in this type of company which will be pretty hard. "You have to take him on trust a little bit meeting this company for the first time, but you would expect him to win if he leads comfortably. "There is no denying his class and ability." Vampiro ($3.80), Motu Premier ($6.50) and The Bucket List ($7.50) are the other runners in the field of seven that are in single figures. At $21 is Im Full Of Excuses, the Ross Oliveri-trained gelding has been unplaced in three runs this campaign and last-start ran fifth to Chicago Bull in the Navy Cup (2130m). But reinsman Chris Voak believes the bay gelding has shown signs of improvement and won't rule him out of finishing in the placings. "I think he is on the improve and I think this prep you will see him come back to his best form," Voak said. "His run last-start was good and he worked very well during the week. "He is probably this run and another off recapturing his best form. "I give him a sneaky place hope and thought his last run was full of merit. "He came wide and down the line and wasn't covered up on the pegs. "He actually made ground and it will be a good race." Julio Santarelli
Major Trojan set for WA Derby
Champion trainer Gary Hall Snr has just purchased promising New Zealand three-year-old Major Trojan on behalf of stable clients and will set the son of Art Major for the rich WA Derby next May. Hall, who has won four of the past six the WA Derbies with New Zealand youngsters Alta Christiano, Beaudiene Boaz, Chicago Bull and King of Swing, was impressed when Major Trojan scored a superb first-up victory at Alexandra Park last Friday. After starting from barrier five, Major Trojan settled down in second place before bursting to the front after 400m and then setting a solid pace and winning by four lengths from the fast-finishing Bettorstartdreaming. He dashed over the final 800m in 56.9sec. and the last 400m in 28.4sec. and rated 1.56.6 over the 2200m journey. That was Major Trojan's second start. After he made his debut at Addington early in February this year when second to Heisenberg over 1950m the colt fractured a cannon bone which kept him out of action for seven months. Major Trojan, who is trained by Michael Purdon and has been driven at his two starts by Nathan Purdon, is a full-brother to the brilliant but injury-plagued The Odd Lover, who has managed to contest only 22 races for 12 wins, seven seconds and one third for earnings of $117,681. Beaudiene Boaz, winner of the 2015 WA Derby, has died in the South West of the State after being retired to stud. The cause of death is believed to be a snake bite. Beaudiene Boaz was an outstanding performer for Hall, winning four group 1 events, four group 2s, one group 3 and two listed classics. His major victories were the Golden Slipper in 2014, the WA Derby the following year, the Golden Nugget championship in 2015 and the 2016 Fremantle Cup. Ken Casellas
Voak tips a change of tactics
High-flying reinsman Chris Voak guided Mister Versace to a stylish all-the-way victory two starts ago last Friday week, but he says the six-year-old is even better when held up for a late burst. Mister Versace, trained at Banjup by Annie Belton, is favourably drawn at barrier three in the $22,000 Most Winners On A Night Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night and Voak hinted strongly that he would adopt different tactics this week. "Even though Mister Versace has good gate speed, I don't think he can cross Argyle Red (barrier two) and I expect him to perform really well," he said. "Argyle Red has got Free-For-All form against good horses and is capable of improving on his recent unplaced efforts. "I expect Mister Versace to go well from a sit. He's a better sit-and-kick horse than a frontrunner. His ability to follow the pace and finish off is his best asset." Last Friday night Mister Versace was trapped wide early after starting from barrier eight and was then restrained back to seventh in a field of eight. He was sixth at the bell and sprinted strongly approaching the home turn. But he was forced very wide and did well to battle on into fourth place behind Speed Man. "He loomed, out three and four wide, and made ground," Voak said. "And he has improved since that run." Argyle Red, trained at Pinjarra by Rob Macdonald, will be handled by Jocelyn Young and the seven-year-old is certain to appreciate a considerable drop in class after competing against Chicago Bull, Vampiro, The Bucket List and Runrunjimmydunn at his past four starts. He has been unplaced at his 11 starts since he led from barrier five and won from Talktomeurmattjesty and Handsandwheels over 1730m late last January. He is very close to recording his 15th victory. Veteran Sokys Big Bullet is also capable of a bold effort at his second appearance after a spell. He trailed the pacemaker Better B Chevron and fought on well when third behind Speed Man and Three Kings over 2130m last Friday night. Leading trainer Gary Hall Snr said he expected a strong showing from Overboard Again from barrier four after the gelding had no luck when seventh behind Soho Chelsea last Friday night when he was forced to cover a lot of extra ground. Ken Casellas
Chicago Bull remains on track
Chicago Bull remains on track for a lucrative campaign to Victoria and New Zealand, following a clinical performance in last night's (Friday) Group 2 Navy Cup (2130m) at Gloucester Park. Having his first start since August 31, Chicago Bull showed no ill effects from the short break, cruising to his eighth straight victory. Reinsman Michael Grantham forecast pre-race he would look be quick off the arm with The Bucket List from barrier two and that proved to be the case, while Chicago Bull's driver Gary Hall Jnr slowly moved forward from barrier seven. Within the first 400m, Hall Jnr was able to take the lead with Chicago Bull and got away with a comfortable lead time of 37.9. The six-year-old then had little trouble in front throughout the run, while second favourite Rock Diamonds had to do it tough in the breeze. The Bucket List tried desperately over the concluding stages, but couldn't make any inroads to Chicago Bull's lead, as WA's champion pacer scored by 3m. Veteran pacer Waylade produced an outstanding performance in his first start since December 2016, running on to finish third. Chicago Bull's trainer Gary Hall Snr said he felt there was no doubt about his stable star being the best pacer in Australasia and would take plenty of confidence to the east coast. "Once he got the lead it was all over," he said. "The Bucket List ran a credible race. "It augurs well for his trip to Victoria for the Victoria Cup. "I don't think there's a horse in Australasia going better than him." Chicago Bull will line up in the Group 2 Stratton Cup on October 5, prior to his trip to Melbourne for the Victoria Cup on October 13. Hall Snr then said he would give Chicago Bull one run in New Zealand prior to November's New Zealand Cup. Meanwhile, Hall Snr appears to have another serious contender for this year's Group 1 Golden Nugget in December, following Speed Man's win in the 2017/18 GP Junior Driver Of The Year M Grantham Pace (2130m). The pace was clamped right on in the early stages, with Sokys Bigbullet and Speed Man intent on holding the lead from barrier one and two respectively, while Better B Chevron also had a shot for the lead from barrier seven. As a result, the lead time was a slick 35.3 with Better B Chevron eventually taking the lead, while Speed Man was left to face the breeze. That was no obstacle though for Speed Man, who wore down Better B Chevron and held off a string of late challenges from Three Kings and Sokys Bigbullet to record an impressive victory. Hall Jnr said Speed Man's win was full of merit. "He's always had toughness on his side," he said. "If anything, the run last week (2nd to Motu Premier) did him the world of good." Hall Jnr had two other winners on last night's program, Soho Chelsea in the 2017/18 GP Trainer Of The Year G Hall Pace (1730m) and Bravo Tex in the GP 2017/18 GP Pacer Of The Year Chicago Bull Pace (2536m). Trainer Matthew Scott and driver Shannon Suvaljko ended the program in impressive fashion, recording a winning double. Despite a wide draw, Neighlor was too good in the TABtouch – Better Your Bet Pace (1730m), before the well supported Smackwater Jack took out the Book Your NYE At Gloucester Park Pace (1730m). Tim Walker
Waylade back from the brink
It would have come as no surprise if Waylade had run his last race on December 23, 2016. The gelding was beaten 12m by Major Reality in a 2536m race at Gloucester Park. Following that run he bowed a tendon and the racing career of the then six-year-old looked as good as over. Trainer Gary Hall Snr made the decision to retire Waylade, who had shown he was capable of performing at the highest level winning the McInerney Ford Classic as a four-year-old. That's where Caris Hamilton-Smith, who works at the Hall Snr stable, decided to take a chance with Waylade. Hamilton-Smith said it was a significant risk bringing Waylade back into work, given Hall Snr had tried on multiple occasions previously to bring him out of retirement. "He bowed a tendon under his pastern," she said. "Generally the lower on the leg the injury, the harder it is to get them back. "I asked Senior if I could bring him back into work and he actually offered me the horse. "He looked like a superstar two or three years ago and was one of the favourites for the Inter Dominion, so I was more than happy to take a chance on him." Now an eight-year-old, the culmination of Hamilton-Smith's work on the veteran pacer comes tomorrow night in the Group 2 Navy Cup (2130m) at Gloucester Park. Hamilton-Smith said she was extremely careful in bringing Waylade back to a condition which he could race. "It was probably 14 or 15 weeks of work bringing him back, which is probably longer than normal for most other horses," she said. "There was a lot of hoping he would come up, given Senior had tried to bring him up three or four times before. "Senior has been looking over my shoulder a lot during that time." Waylade heads in as a $34 chance with TABtouch for tomorrow night's feature, where he has barrier one for reinsman Michael Ferguson. Unsurprisingly, it is Chicago Bull who has a stranglehold on the market as a $1.14 chance and his appearance in the race means a fairy tale winning return for Waylade is unlikely. Hamilton-Smith said although a win could be out of the question, she is confident Waylade will present as well as she can have him at Gloucester Park. "He looks really good and his legs are perfect," she said. "It's been a relatively smooth ride for him given where he was coming from. "He's probably lacking a few runs for what he needs to win a race like tomorrow night, but he's only going to get better with racing. "Ideally we will hold up from barrier one, but we are probably all racing for second behind Chicago Bull." The task of bringing a veteran pacer back to the races is one Hamilton-Smith has already done this year. In March, she had another former Hall Snr pacer Besotted have his first start in her name. It was a successful comeback for Besotted, who won twice in his comeback preparation. Hamilton-Smith, who worked for Peter Anderson for seven years, said she would like to have a similar training establishment to Hall Snr. "I'm coming up on working three years for the Hall stable," she said. "At this stage I have four in work, given I'm working full time I'm focusing on quality not quantity. "Ideally, long term, I would like to have a setup similar to Senior's." Hamilton-Smith said she was very thankful to Hall Snr for the opportunity to train Waylade in between her regular duties as a stablehand. The Navy Cup gets underway at 7.24 tomorrow night. Tim Walker
Chicago Bull poised for a Record
Superstar millionaire pacer Chicago Bull will have to set a record if he is to win the $50,000 Navy Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night and he is poised to become the first horse to win the Navy Cup a second time after there has been 47 individual winners of this feature event which was first run in 1965 when Lord Mina was successful. The champion six-year-old is in superlative form and star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr is supremely confident that the little gelding will overcome the disadvantage of starting out wide at barrier seven in the field of eight in the group 2 2130m event. This will be Chicago Bull's final run or second-last run before Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr takes him to Melbourne to contest the rich Victoria Cup at Melton on October 13. "Everything is going really well with him and I'd expect him to be winning," said Hall Jnr. Hall Snr has won the Navy Cup five times with Abit Rich (1997), Real Life (2009), Hokonui Ben (2012), Beaudiene Boaz (2016) and Chicago Bull (2017). Hall Jnr drove Hokonui Ben to an all-the-way victory when the Cup was a 2503m event from a stand and he brought both Beaudiene Boaz and Chicago Bull home with brilliant last-lap bursts to score easy wins in the past two years. Beaudiene Boaz (7/1) started from barrier eight and came from last in a field of ten at the 1050m mark to take the lead 680m from home and win by two and a half lengths from the pacemaker and 9/4 on favourite Bettors Fire. Then, last year, Chicago Bull was favourite at 6/4 from the No. 9 barrier when he settled in 11th position, was seventh (three wide) at the bell and charged to the front with 570m to travel before scoring by four lengths from the pacemaker Americanbootscoota. The Hall stable will also be represented in this week's Cup by smart five-year-old Runrunjimmydunn, who will start from the outside barrier with Stuart McDonald in the sulky. Runrunjimmydunn impressed when he notched his 15th win from 43 starts when he raced in fifth and last position and was still last on the home turn before sprinting home strongly, out wide, to win from Vampiro over 2536m at a 1.57.8 rate. Runrunjimmydunny, The Bucket List and Rock Diamonds are racing in fine form, but look set to fight out the minor placings behind Chicago Bull, who boasts a marvellous record of 57 starts for 37 wins and 15 placings for earnings of $1,594,199. The Michael Brennan-trained The Bucket List is favourably drawn at barrier two and Michael Grantham is likely to send the nine-year-old forward in a bid for the early lead. Drawn inside of him on the pole is a former Hall star Waylade, an eight-year-old who has been out of action for 21 months. He is now trained by Caris Hamilton-Smith and will be driven by Micheal Ferguson. The gelding, who has earned $408,325 from 16 wins and 20 placings from 52 starts, will be at long odds. The Bucket List, a brilliant winner of the BOTRA Cup seven starts ago after starting off the 50m mark in the 2503m feature event, has maintained his solid form with three placings from his past five starts. Rock Diamonds, prepared by Greg and Skye Bond, boasts a record of 16 wins and nine placings from 40 starts for stakes of $245,039. He will be driven by Ryan Warwick from the No. 3 barrier. He was a smart winner over The Bucket List four starts ago and was a sound third behind Runrunjimmydunn and Vampiro last Friday night after enjoying an ideal passage, one-out and one-back. Ken Casellas
Jason Rulz ready to rule again
Veteran injury-plagued pacer Jason Rulz has managed just one win in moderate company at Narrogin from 19 starts in Western Australia. But at his second appearance after a 14-month absence he has the credentials to outclass his rivals in the $22,000 Chicago Bull Pace over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Michael Brennan-trained ten-year-old has matched strides in a 79-start career with star pacers of the calibre of Adore Me, Christen Me, Tiger Tara, Border Control, Ohoka Punter, Devendra, Lennytheshark, Smolda, Beaudiene Boaz and My Hard Copy. Jason Rulz won the Group 2 Pelorus Classic at the Waterlea Raceway when he finished powerfully to defeat Christen Me in January 2013. Then, two months later, he finished sixth behind Christen Me, Smolda and Restrepo in the Chariots of Fire at Menangle. At his second WA start he finished second to Beaudiene Boaz in the Group 2 Bunbury Cup in November 2015 before contesting the Inter Dominion championship in November and December that year when his best efforts were fourths in heats behind Devendra and Lennytheshark and second to Major Crocker in a consolation of the championship. His only Australian win came in a 2636m stand at Narrogin in May 2017 when he started off the 50m mark and produced a powerful burst for young reinsman Michael Grantham to defeat Machrie and The Real Nadal. Grantham was again in the sulky when Jason Rulz reappeared after an absence of 14 months in a 2631m stand at Pinjarra on Monday of last week. He began off 50m and was last in a field of eight at the bell before battling on, out wide, to finish fifth, four and a half lengths from the winner Hillbilly Time. He is sure to have derived considerable benefit from that performance and should carry far too many guns on Friday night for the opposition which includes four other ten-year-olds and the 13-year-old Celestial Ruler. Jason Rulz, who will be driven by Corey Peterson has drawn perfectly at barrier one. His chief rivals appear to be five-year-old Bravo Tex and ten-year-old Im Lisart, each of whom is racing with admirable enthusiasm. Bravo Tex will be handled by Gary Hall Jnr for Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice and will start from the outside of the back line. He is a solid, hard-working stayer and is capable of a bold showing after placings behind Rocknroll Beachboy at Bunbury and Arthur Lowe at Gloucester Park at his past two outings. Im Lisart, trained by Terry Ferguson, will be driven by Chris Voak and should be prominent from the inside of the back line. He has a losing sequence of 15, but certainly looks capable of fighting out the finish. Ken Casellas
Friday fallout at Gloucester Park
After last Friday night at Gloucester Park was dominated by favourites, last night was significantly harder for the punters elect's to salute. There were 10 different trainers take out the 10 races, while Chris Lewis was the only driver on the evening to record a winning double. The first of Lewis' winners came in the $7 Pints At JP's Pace (1730m) with six-year-old mare The Spinster, before he completed his double with Heez About To Rock in the final event of the evening. The shortest price favourite of the evening was the Gary Hall Snr-trained Speed Man, who was looking to make it five wins from seven starts to begin his campaign in the Steelo's Midweek Meals Pace (2536m). Driver Gary Hall Jnr made his move to the front past the winning post with two laps to go and from there was never in danger of being beaten. Hall Snr has identified the Group 1 Golden Nugget over the summer period as a target for Speed Man. Hall Jnr said Speed Man still had plenty of improvement left in him prior to the feature races in the coming months. "He's ticking along really nicely," he said. "He's maturing every time and he's quite a nice horse. "He's got a few strings to his bow, he's got depth, he's got speed and he's starting to put it all together." Meanwhile, the Michael Brennan-trained Whenmechief has ended his time in Perth on a high, taking out the GP's Bridge Bar Pace (2536m). Whenmechief joined Brennan's stable in March and has won two races from 20 starts since the move. The eight-year-old held the lead from barrier one for Michael Grantham, before he held off a late charge from Trustytrev. The gelding will now head back to Melbourne, where the owners will plan out a campaign for him. Meanwhile, the Justin Prentice-trained and driven Im Stylish took out the Vale Phil Bonser Mares Pace (2130m), the other of the feature events on the night. Tim Walker
WA Trotting Media Guild Thoughts 7th September
Champion trainer Gary Hall's talented four-year-old Speed Man looks a strong prospect for Perth's Group 1 Golden Nugget later this year and he is the most popular best bet selection given by WA Harness Racing Guild members for Gloucester Park on Friday night. Speed Man appears to have a class edge on older rivals in the Steelo's Midweek Meals At Gloucester Park Pace (2536m) and gate four is a bonus as he attempts to notch his fifth win in seven starts since a spell. His stylish win at Gloucester Park last Friday night had been preceded by two victories there in July and a Pinjarra success on August 20. Leading the band of Speed Man fans is long-time media guild member Stuart Lowe, who last Friday night was at his best when tipping nine of the 10 winners. "Speed Man won convincingly last week," Lowe said. "He will be hard to beat again, after four wins from his past six starts. Ryan Havercroft, Matt McDermott and Ernie manning have also nominated Speed Man as their best bet. "He broke his metro class maiden last week and can now rise further in class," Havercroft said. McDermott said: "His form this time in has been exceptional and he was outstanding from the breeze at Pinjarra. The distance is no concern. His only unplaced runs over 2500m have been in the WA Derby and Western Gateway." Manning said' "Speed Man has the gate speed to go forward from barrier four and reinsman Gary Hall Jr is likely to put him in a commanding position during early stages." Long Shot King Pat Harding is naming Vampiro as his best bet, while Media Guild newcomer Hayden King has gone for Qtown Rip Roaring and consistent leading tipster Matt Young favours Whenmechief. "Vampiro can overcome gate seven and record his third straight victory after being impressive last week," Harding said King said: "Qtown Rip Roaring, who has the speed to hold up and lead all the way, gets his chance to break a winning drought." Value Bets: Stuart: Qtown Rip Roaring is racing better than his numerical form suggests and he has his best draw for a long time. Ryan: Whenmechief is suited from gate one and he meets only moderate opposition. Matt McDermott: Soho Chelsea is competing over the distance at which he last won and another victory is close. Hayden: The Spinster has the early speed to clear rivals. He had quick closing sectionals and hit the line strongly last week. Pat: Free To Air goes well for reinsman Chris Voak and will be suited by the journey. Ernie: Algranco Under Fire ran an eye-catching first-up second last month after leg trouble had kept him out of racing for almost two years. To view all of the Media Guild tips click here. Good Punting Ernie Manning
Hall Jnr aims to dominate
Gary Hall Jnr, WA's leading metropolitan driver for 9 of the past 12 seasons is showing no signs of stopping as the brand-new season rolls on. Hall could be easily forgiven for having his focus elsewhere due to upcoming Grand Circuit features, he and his little mate Chicago Bull will tackle. However he is still determined to dominate the present WA Harness Racing season. Despite 120 of his 173 race wins last season at metro level, Hall Jnr expressed different thoughts for the upcoming season. "My Goal for the new season is to get to more meetings and drive for more outside stables" He has 7 drives in the metropolitan season opener on Friday night. Bravo Tex coming out of gate 6 in Race 1 for Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice has been freshened up since his second on the 17th July at Donaldson Park, Bunbury. Junior says that the gelding is in his words "one paced" but still a chance. Soho Chelsea from barrier 4 in Race 2 over the 1730m was a last start fourth for trainer Glenn Elliott. Where the gelding showed outstanding gate speed to cross but with a hot tempo weakened late. Hall Jnr feels that the drop back to the short course and the small field can suit the Hopeland based pacer. Speed Man, looks hard to beat in the third for Hall and stablemate Runrunjimmydunn will appreciate the non-appearance of WA Champion Chicago Bull in the feature of the night, the New Seasons Pace. The 5yo son of American Ideal has bumped into the little bull 5 of his 7 runs since resuming from a spell, the other two were a luckless fifth behind another stable star My Hard Copy and a win in the marathon back in July. Hall Jnr will also drive rough chances Ideal Investment, Lightning Jolt and Machine Elle and believes they will all need "luck" from their respective draws. He has a big season ahead and it begins on Friday night at Gloucester Park. Matt Young
Father & son combination reign supreme
Hall Of Fame trainer Gary Hall capped an outstanding championship-winning season with a quartet of winners at Gloucester Park last Friday. Stable star Chicago Bull, Speedman, Beaudiene Beaufighta and Fake News boosted Hall's 2017-2018 metropolitan tally to 115 wins, more than double his next rival. In a season of major highlights Hall said reaching a personal milestone in July gave him particular satisfaction when he surpassed 2500 career victories. Hall celebrated bragging rights as the leading metropolitan and state trainer with son Gary Jnr, who reigned supreme as Leading Metropolitan driver. Skye Bond also claimed four winners in the final meeting of the Gloucester Park season, making a late dash to join Ross Oliveri in second position. Shannon Suvaljko finished second to Hall Jnr as Leading Metropolitan Driver, but claimed honours as Leading State Driver with 179 wins. Jocelyn Young and Corey Peterson fought out a titanic struggle for honours as Leading Concession Driver, but couldn't be split after 49 wins each. LEADING METROPOLITAN TRAINER Gary Hall Snr 115 Ross Oliveri 52 Skye Bond 52 Nathan Turvey 30 Mike Reed 28 LEADING METROPOLITAN DRIVER Gary Hall Jnr 120 Shannon Suvaljkjo 81 Chris Lewis 80 Ryan Warwick 78 Chris Voak 64 LEADING STATE TRAINER Hall Snr 153 Oliveri 115 Bond 90 Prentice 69 Turvey 65 LEADING STATE DRIVER Shannon Suvaljko 179 Gary Hall Jnr 173 Chris Lewis 169 Chris Voak 154 Ryan Warwick 135 LEADING CONCESSION Jocelyn Young 49 Corey Peterson 49 Mitchell Miller 43 Madeleine Young 33 Deni Roberts 32 LEADING JUNIOR DRIVER Michael Grantham 26 Sturat McDonald 20 Corey Peterson 16 Mitchell Miller 13 Deni Roberts 08 Racing & Wagering Western Australia
Aussie News 3rd September
AUSTRALIA'S leading NZ Cup contender Chicago Bull is having a brief freshen-up after posting his sixth win from as many starts this campaign at Gloucester Park last Friday night. Gary Hall Sr's superstar won in trackwork-like style by working to the front from stablemate Runrunjimmydunn, cruising through a 59.8sec middle half and dashing home in 55.3 and 27.5sec to win without being extended. "I wanted to give him a fairly easy time, but he's having a little break after tonight so I was happy to let him finish-off the race a bit," driver Gary Hall Jr said. "He's having three weeks at home now. The first couple fairly quiet, then the hopples on again to prepare for the first of two runs here (Gloucester Park) before he heads to the Victoria Cup (Melton, October 13)." Hall Sr described Chicago Bull's preparation as "perfect", but quickly added: "You're reluctant to say that because they are horses and things can go wrong, but every thing has been perfect so far. "There's no doubt he's come back better than ever." The plan is for Chicago Bull to be flown to Auckland soon after the Victoria Cup and race once at Alexandra Park ahead of his NZ Cup tilt at Addington. Hall Sr and his major rivals Greg and Skye Bond dominated the Gloucester Park card with four wins each. Along with Chicago Bull, Hall Sr teamed with his son, Gary Jr, to win with three-year-old Speed Man, Beaudiene Beaufighter and Alta Christiano juvenile filly Fake News. The Bonds struck early winning the first three races with Lincs Tiger, Detroit Lily and the very emerging open-class player Vampiro. They also snared the quinella in race eight with talented mares Better B Chevron and Dodolicious. The Bonds had to be content with second in the feature of the night when former star juvenile Mitch Maguire chased home the exciting Simba Bromac in the $25,000 Schrader Final. _______________________________________________________________________________ VICTORIANS Chris Alford and Emma Stewart closed-out the 2017/18 season with record-smashing results. Alford obliterated the previous Australian driving record of 388 wins in a season with a staggering 457 victories. They came at a powerhouse 27.92 per cent strike rate. Alford's dominance was underlined by the fact Greg Sugars finished second with 229 winners. Stewart, who unofficially trains in partnership with Clayton Tonkin, also bettered Grant Dixon's 299 Australian record with 308 wins. Her strike rate was out of this world at 39.09 per cent and would've been far higher if you eliminated the number of times she beat her own horses. The Queensland-based Dixon had another fantastic season with 289 wins, headlined by Colt Thirty One's Victoria Derby triumph. _______________________________________________________________________________ TIGER Tara's NZ Cup preparation struck a snag with his scratching from Menangle last night. There's nothing wrong with the star stayer, but his trainer Kevin Pizzuto is recovering from minor injuries after a car accident last Tuesday. "A car came out of nowhere, hit us side-on, so we lost control and crashed into some trees. It's wrecked my car and float," Pizzuto said. "We were lucky it wasn't a lot worse. "It's left me needing help with the horses." Making matters worse in so parts of Australia is the drought conditions, which has made feed both scarce and very expensive. With Tiger Tara out of the Club Menangle free-for-all, Team Tritton's emerging open-class player My Alpha Rock worked to the front, controlled the tempo and blitzed his rivals. My Alpha Rock finished off in splits of 53.7 and 27.1sec to score by 7.7m in a 1min55.3sec mile rate for 2300m. The other eye-catching Menangle winner was Jason Grimson's mare Ideal Lifestyle, who was good enough to blaze a 25.8sec lead time, but keep going to win by a whopping 16.5m in a 1min50.3sec mile. _______________________________________________________________________________ GAVIN Lang reminded everyone of his genius in the sulky when he won what looked the unwinnable on the home turn with brilliant mare Carlas Pixel at Melton last night. In a leader dominated race where the last half was run in 54.8sec, Lang felt he couldn't winning coming wide, so instead weaved his way through the field, then back inside the leader Three Ways to snatch a nose win in a 1min55.2sec mile rate in the My Lightning Blue free-for-all. It came just a week Carlas Pixel won the Breeders Crown 4YO Mares' final. She's also won the Group 1 Ladyship Mile at Menangle back in February. Carlas Pixel denied Three Ways' driver Kate Gath a quartet of wins on the night. She snared wins on High Rolling, Van Mara and emerging trotter Ymbro Wasted. _______________________________________________________________________________ WHEN owner Fred Crews tackled the famous Elitlopp Trot in Sweden with Maori Time earlier this year, he vowed to do it again before too long. Crews and trained Bill Morgan have always had a huge opinion of trotter Maori Law and, after a stint on the sidelines with injury, he has returned in fine style. Maori Law had 13 months out, ran two solid placings in his first two runs back, then scored in dominant style at Melton last night with Gavin Lang aboard. The six-year-old boasts 13 wins from just 18 starts and looks a serious Inter Dominion player later this year. _______________________________________________________________________________ IT was a milestone win for Alleluia in the free-for-all at Albion Park last night. The former Kiwi passed $500,000 in career earnings by posting his 31st win from 132 starts with another 49 placings. Alleluia's $7075 for the latest win took his bank balance to $500,900. Adam Hamilton
Big names in charge at Gloucester Park
It was a night for the big names of Harness Racing in Western Australia, with the trainer-driver combinations of Greg and Skye Bond and Ryan Warwick, along with Gary Hall Snr and Gary Hall Jnr taking out eight of the 10 races at Gloucester Park. Punters had the Warwick-Bond combination as the one to beat in the first three races and that is exactly how it played out. Lincs Tiger kicked the night off in fine fashion for them, taking out the Book Into Beau Rivage 3YO Pace (2130m) and despite causing a false start, he was too strong for his rivals. After finishing fifth first-up a fortnight ago, Detroit Lily returned to the winners circle in the $7 Pints At JP's Sportsbar Pace (2130m). Detroit Lily had a dream run throughout just behind the leaders, before Warwick pulled out three-wide approaching the turn and the filly went on to defeat Veiled Secret and Dontstopbelievin. Vampiro and Better B Chevron completed the successful night for Warwick and the Bond's. Chicago Bull was, yet again, the star attraction at Gloucester Park and he produced another professional performance to take out the $25,000 Nexus Health & Wellness Pace (2536m). Now a six-year-old, Chicago Bull came the closest he has to defeat this preparation at his last start over this distance, but there were no problems last night. Hall Jnr allowed Chicago Bull to amble to the lead towards the end of the first lap and never looked like being beaten when he got there. The Bettors Delight gelding ran home in a time of 55.3 to win by seven metres to stablemate Runrunjimmydunn. Tricky Styx finished third, making it the same first three runners across the line as last week's August Cup. Hall Jnr said Chicago Bull would now likely head for a short break, before a couple more runs in Perth and an east coast campaign. "I think it will be three weeks now that he has away from the race track," he said. "He will have three weeks at home jogging and the last of those weeks he will probably get back in the hopples to get ready for his next two starts here. "Depending on flights and how we go about getting him there…I dare say we will leave as close as we can to the race (Victoria Cup). "Where he's at, what he's aimed for and where we have got him, everything is perfect. "You don't like saying that, because with horses and racing anything can happen day to day." The Hall Snr and Jnr combination enjoyed a successful second half of the meeting, with Speed Man, Beaudiene Beaufighta and Fake News all recording comfortable victories. Tim Walker
Hello Hotshot to make debut
Hello Hotshot, a two-year-old filly who is closely related to former champion pacer Auckland Reactor, will command considerable attention when she makes her debut in the Bridge Bar Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Purchased in Auckland for $15,000 as a yearling, the daughter of Canadian stallion Four Starzzz Shark has had two trials at Bunbury's Donaldson Park this month for two wins for Busselton trainer Barry Howlett, who races the filly in partnership with his wife Lyn and their son Jimmy. She beat stablemate Rosies Delight, rating a very modest 2.7.9 in a two-horse educational trial over 1609m on August 11 before she set the pace and beat Rosies Delight by 11m in an eight-horse trial over 2185m on Sunday, rating 2.4.7, with final quarters in 28.3sec. and 29.5sec. Hello Hotshot will be driven by Chris Lewis and should make a bold bid for victory from the favourable No. 2 barrier. Rosies Delight, a $20,000 yearling owned by the Howlett family, will start from barrier five in the field of eight with Colin Brown in the sulky. She is by Bettors Delight out of Jessies Cullen, who earned $51,305 from nine wins and eight placings from 50 starts. She is related to Pazam, a winner at 19 of her 31 WA starts in a 41-start career of 22 wins and six placings for earnings of $136,113. The two Howlett runners are sure to be tested by the more experienced Fake News and Countess Grace, with Fake News, trained by Gary Hall Snr and to be driven by Gary Hall Jnr, expected to be a short-priced favourite after drawing the prized No. 1 barrier. Fake News has had seven starts for one win and two seconds. She had a tough run last Friday week when she raced three wide in the early stages and then worked hard in the breeze before fading to sixth behind the Mike Reed-trained Countess Grace. Three days before that Fake News trailed the pacemaker Major Artist before finishing fast to win from that filly and Countess Grace. Countess Grace followed her fast-finishing third to Fake News with a brilliant all-the-way victory over Rocking With Donna and Majorpride over 2130m last Friday week. That was her first victory from seven starts and she looks set for a bright career. However, she will be tested from the outside barrier in a field of eight on Friday night. Hello Hotshot's dam May Fly (by Mach Three) was retired after racing ten times for two wins, two placings and stakes of $12,980. May Fly's dam Bishops Blessing is a half-sister to Auckland Reactor, who was retired to stud after amassing $1,837,043 from 32 wins and four placings from 53 starts. Bishops Blessing produced Devil Dodger, who had 231 starts for 38 wins, 61 placings and $718,692. He was third behind Russley Rascal and Five Star Anvil in the Group 1 Gt Northern Derby at Alexandra Park in March 2010 and second to Sir Lincoln in the Group 1 Emerald at Cambridge three months later before winning the Group 1 Australasian Breeders Crown for three-year-old colts and geldings at Melton in August 2010. Hello Hotshot is also related to Taihape Tickler, a winner of 11 races at Gloucester Park, and The Parade, who earned $425,999 from 22 wins and 15 placings from 55 starts. Her wins included the Group 1 $125,000 Mares Classic at Gloucester Park in December 2016 and the Group 2 Empress Stakes two months later. Ken Casellas
Chicago Bull at the peak of his powers
Most equine champions have a haughty appearance and an almost supercilious arrogance but Western Australia's pacing superstar Chicago Bull certainly does not fit that mould. He is a plain chunky little bay with a short neck and short legs. He has a pleasing placid temperament and never appears to be ruffled or agitated. His only distinguishing feature is his white stocking on his off hind leg. Now a rising six-year-old and at the peak of his powers, Chicago Bull derives his great strength from his well-muscled chest and hindquarters. A wonderful heart obviously provides him with his tremendous speed and endurance. He has won at each of his past six starts, including his five runs since resuming from a spell and he is poised to improve on his magnificent record by winning the Nexus Health and Wellness Expo Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Chicago Bull has certainly come a long way under the expert care of master trainer Gary Hall Snr since he was purchased for $122,000 (landed in WA) in June 2015. He had then had seven starts as a two-year-old in New Zealand for two wins over 1609m at the Central Southland Raceway in Winton (north of Invercargill) when he sprinted home fast from last in small fields of eight and five runners. Chicago Bull, who is being set for the Victoria Cup, New Zealand Cup, Inter Dominion championship at Melton and the WA Pacing Cup and Fremantle Cup over the next five months, has been a revelation in WA where he has amassed $1,578,504 in prizemoney from 34 wins, six seconds and eight thirds from 49 starts. His only unplaced effort was his fourth behind 45/1 outsider Jambiani, Run Oneover and Simply Susational in the 2130m Howard Porter Memorial at Gloucester Park in September last year when he was racing first-up after a two-month absence. He will start from barrier four on Friday night and Gary Hall Jnr is sure to dictate the terms of the race, either in front or in the breeze, leaving stablemate Runrunjimmydunn, The Bucket List and others to fight out the minor placings. Ken Casellas


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Windy conditions can develop in a moments notice.
Avoid light fabrics like chiffons and china silks in your dress and the bridesmaids dresses. Tell your hairstylist that you'll be having an outdoor wedding so she/he can plan a style that won't leave you looking like Cousin It! Again, tell your guests in a printed insert so that they can plan accordingly. And of course, make sure your tent will stand up to gusting winds or find an indoor backup plan to touch up hair or clothing.
4. Can Everybody Hear the sound?
When you picture your dream wedding at the beach, you're probably not hearing the roaring of the waves, the rushing wind, or the local kids running and screaming around you. Look into renting a sound system with wireless clip microphones for the bride, groom and officiant.
Your DJ or band may be able to easily arrange this for you. Clear audible sound is key to keeping your guests attention (often overlooked). This may be an important extra that will not be included in the reception music package.
One of the bonuses of an outdoor wedding is the natural beauty around you, lessening your need to decorate nature. But you still need to do some detective work. Visit the site a week before your wedding to make sure the grass is cut, the ground raked, and the flowers have bloomed. If your wedding is at a public park, you may want to ask the groomsmen or friends to do this the morning of your ceremony.
If it's been an especially cold season, you may need to supplement the flowers with some potted bulbs from a florist or decorator. Other decorations you may want to consider include an arch or trellis to focus the ceremony and frame the bride and groom as they say their vows; strings of lights or lanterns in the trees; luminarias; torches; or farolitas.
Does your caterer have experience planning an outdoor wedding menu? Make sure they're planning things that will keep well outdoors in the heat. Avoid things like mayonnaise salads or dishes which must be served cold. Always task someone to keep ice on foods that need to be kept cool.
Since alcohol is dehydrating, consider serving a variety of lemonades, teas and punches on the side. Be sure to have plenty of ice and water around as well. For a fancy cocktail, why not serve a classic mint mojito?
The mint will refresh and cool your guests.
Be sure to put out citronella candles or a bug zapper so that your guests won't spend the whole ceremony swatting at the air. Avoid being too close to trees or standing water.
Don't forget to contact your city parks department or other local government to get a permit for an outdoor wedding! Be sure to ask about rules concerning trash removal, candle or torch lighting, and pre-wedding photography.
Very often overlooked! Don't forget to check how many separate 110 A/C 15 amp power circuits are available in or near the tent. The Entertainment Usually requires a minimum of 1 or 2 separate circuits. Electric coffee pots usually take 1 circuit each, Tent lighting and Bar will require another 1 or 2 circuits. Dance floor uplighting and or special effects will require their own separate circuit.
Do you need a power generator?
Can it be placed so sound doesn't interfere?


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The Mass of All Time
Abp. Marcel Lefebvre
SKU: 8249 | ISBN: 9788923314650
"During the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, revelation, the mysteries of Faith, the mysteries of the Incarnation and the Redemption, are made real. From the Mass, the liturgical and unbloody re-presentation of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross, the efficacy of all good works proceeds."̴Ì_--Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
The Mass of All Time is a collection of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's sermons, classes and notes on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass...a compendium of what he taught on the Mass - its rites, spirit, prayers, theology, spirituality, and grace. Many of these texts have never been published before.
Fr. Patrick Troadec, rector of the Society of St. Pius X's seminary in Flavigny, France, collected and organized the Archbishop's manifold writings and speeches on the Mass and presents them here, in two parts.
Part one is a running commentary, gleaned from all the works of the Archbishop, on the prayers, parts and actions of the liturgy. Part two covers the New Order of Mass promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969 and includes commentary on liturgical history, the liturgical revolution and the history of the SSPX's defense of the old and rejection of the new. Again, the words are those of Archbishop Lefebvre, woven together by Fr. Troadec.
The Archbishop is known for his courageous defense of the Tridentine Mass but never before have his insights been collected in such an accessible and complete format. Especially now, with a renewed interest in the "extraordinary form" due to the Holy Father's motu proprio, this book is ideally timed because it is primarily a "positive" book coming from him who is too often known as the "Rebel" or "Renegade" Archbishop.
Here we see the love and depth of understanding that Marcel Lefebvre had for the Mass of all time. Polemics are not excluded, but they take a back seat in this volume. With the release of the motu proprio, it seems there has never been a more ideal time for traditionalists AND those new to the "Old" Mass to see this side of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre...indeed, the more important side as it was his love of truth and the Mass as handed on to him that fueled his battle to defend it.
The following review by the internationally recognized liturgical scholar, Dr. Alcuin Reid is well worth a read.
Historically and Theologically Important Material, February 11, 2008
by Alcuin Reid
Archbishop Lefebvre has been the great 'persona non grata' of the modern Catholic Church. Now that in the pontificate of Benedict XVI we are more or less 'speaking again' as it were, it may well be time to look anew at what the Archbishop had to say in that tumultuous period of the Church's recent history which was the late twentieth century.
Angelus Press has published a compilation of the writings and discourses of Archbishop Lefebrve on the theology and spirituality of the Mass and on the liturgical reform that followed the Second Vatican Council. The former has value as a compilation of classical spirituality. The latter - of particular interest personally - puts together the Archbishop's observations on the liturgical reform. How many people know that he was in favour of the vernacular for the readings at Mass, and indeed for most of the first part of the Mass called the Mass of Catechumens? And how many know how and when he began to react against the implementation of the reform enacted in the name of the Council, of which he was a Father?
One regret is that the editor has compiled the second part of the book thematically and not chronologically: it would, in my opinion, be more useful as historical material in the latter format for, thematically arranged, it is too easy to read on without noticing that at times the footnotes indicate a jump of many years back and forth.
The Archbishop speaks forthrightly. Indeed, there is language here that is clearly polemical and perhaps even reactionary: the years in which he raised his voice were extraordinary times and we may well find that we do not agree with the words he chose or the decisions he took. We may even quibble with his recollection of events or debate his understanding of theology. Yet, in days when honest dialogue and reappraisal of the events following the Council are now permissible, it is instructive to have Archbishop Lefebvre's words to hand.
Unfortunately Archbishop Lefebvre never lived to see Pope Benedict's liberation of the more ancient form of the Mass in July 2007. But as the usus antiquior gradually claims its rightful place in the Church of today and of tomorrow we would do well to consider that - humanly and historically speaking at least - it may not be able to do so today were it not for the reaction of the Archbishop and of his disciples then. For the Providence of Almighty God we may be thankful.
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