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A new study indicates that an increase cycling could save $25 trillion and reduce transportation-related CO2 emissions 10 percent by 2050.
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According to the study published by University of California (UCD), Davis, a combination of investments and public policies could bring the global average of bike and e-bike use up 14 percent by 2050 (of urban kilometers). Savings of around $25 trillion could be achieved by reducing the need for new car-related infrastructure and maintenance.
"Cycling is a crucial means of transport for millions of people around the world," said Brian Cookson, president of the UCI. "This report demonstrates that, if more governments followed good examples like the Netherlands or Denmark to make their cities better for cycling, we'd see huge benefits from lower carbon emissions, hugely reduced costs in transport infrastructure, and potentially safer, healthier places."
The $1 billion for cycling and walking over ten years that the BC Cycling Coalition is recommending could increase cycling mode share to around %12 by 2025, well on the way to the 2050 target of 23% in the study.
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What Actions Should the Government Take to Promote Cycling, Walking & Rolling?
As part of their Active Transportation Strategy consultation, BC Government is asking what the most important action is they could take to promote walking and cycling in your community and region. Please let them know here. Let the Government Know What Action to Take A good idea to mention improvements to provincial roads, highways and bridges needed in your community to make cycling, walking and rolling safer and more convenient for people of all ages. You can also send an email to [email protected] Support our work to make cycling safer. Please donate. More Info BC Budget Submission - October 2018 Clean Transportation Submission - August 2018 Electric Bike Affordability Position Paper - September 2018 BCCC Rural Dividend Submission - March 2018 Making Roads Right for Ride-hailing, Delivery & Taxis - Ready for Automated Vehicles
Protected Bike Lanes Make Communities Safer for Everyone
A study has found that networks of protected bike lanes make cities safer for everyone including those driving and walking. Based on the experience of existing protected bike lanes, they predict that a complete network of protected bike lanes would decrease traffic fatalities by 44% and fatal/severe injury by 50%. The study by Wes Marshall from the University of Colorado Denver and Nick Ferenchak from the University of New Mexico, found that it was the protected bike lanes that resulted in the improvements, not higher cycling rates or safety in numbers. This is likely due to safer street design, and lower motor vehicle speeds This strongly increases the business case for massive investment in protected bike lanes. This investment, in addition to GHG emissions reductions, could significantly reduce ICBC costs that total around $4.6 billion per year. This would result in lower insurance rates so those that drive should be supporting investing in protected bike lanes if they want lower insurance rates.
Safer Cycling Soon - Speed Cameras Coming to 35 Intersections
Some good news! Speed cameras will be coming to 35 intersections this summer. This is a badly needed measure that will make our roads safer for everyone cycling, walking and driving. Minister Farnworth says, "We've taken time to systematically pinpoint the locations linked to crashes and dangerous speeds that are best suited to safely catching, ticketing and changing the behaviours of those who cause carnage on B.C. roads." The BC Cycling Coalition strongly encouraged this in our letter of July 2017 to Attorney General Eby. Thanks to all of you that have sent emails in support of safer speeds. Shockingly, many vehicles are barrelling through intersections at 30 km/h over the 50 km/h limit. This is really dangerous behaviour that must be stopped. Even crashes at speeds of 50 km/h are likely to be fatal to those cycling and walking so the slower the better. If the speed limit is 50 km/h, 20 km/h over is 70 km/h. The Government should consider at least a small fine for even 5 km/h over the speed limit at intersections popular with people cycling and walking and even better, lower the speed limit to 30 km/h. While this is a badly needed improvement, speed cameras are needed at far more than 35 intersections. Please write the Premier in support of speed cameras. Let him know what intersections in your community you would like speed cameras at.
Province Starts Consultation on Active Transportation
The Province has started consultation on active transportation! This is a great opportunity to make cycling safer and more comfortable for everyone in BC. Input will be excepted until April 15. The development of an active transportation strategy with significant investment in and policy support for cycling, walking and rolling has be the major objective of the BC Cycling Coalition over the last few years. Our reps have already participated in the two stakeholder forums in Vancouver and Surrey and a facilities design guidelines meeting. Minister Trevena states: By investing in strong, sustainable communities I believe we can build a better B.C. for ourselves, our kids and our grandchildren. As part of CleanBC, we want to work in partnership with communities to improve active transportation infrastructure that connects the places where people live, work, learn and play. Transforming how we get around not only helps to reduce pollution, it can lead to healthier outcomes for people and make our communities cleaner and more livable. Through this site, British Columbians are encouraged to bring their ideas about the ways governments can work together to build new active transportation infrastructure or better support existing network connections. Your input is valuable so please join the conversation! Working together, we can make communities more livable with investments in cleaner transportation options that are convenient and affordable. On the investment side, we are encouraged that the CleanBC plan states: Among global leaders in active transportation, annual per-person investments are growing. The Netherlands spends $48 per person per year on active transportation programs; Denmark invests $34 per person, and New Zealand recently announced an investment of $24 per person on infrastructure, education, promotion and safety. Lessons learned in these leading jurisdictions will help to inform the new B.C. strategy. Take Action Questions will be posted on the active transportation website every two weeks. The first question is: What does active transportation mean to you and how does it fit into your life? Please respond here. Input and submissions can also be emailed to [email protected] Support our work to make cycling safer. Please donate. More Info BC Budget Submission - October 2018 Clean Transportation Submission - August 2018 Electric Bike Affordability Position Paper - September 2018 BCCC Rural Dividend Submission - March 2018 Making Roads Right for Ride-hailing, Delivery & Taxis - Ready for Automated Vehicles
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We are looking for instructors for our awesome program this spring and summer! See more details in the posting.
We have all lost a great leader in cycling in Canada, BC and Vancouver. Really amazing all the great work Arno did. His passion and positive attitude was really inspiring. So power, gentle and kind. He lead the BC Cycling Coalition over the last four years and has been instrumental in our work to encourage the BC Government to develop an Active Transportation Strategy, which they have recently committed to doing. Arne Elias said when he was talking to advocates across Canada regarding forming Canada Bikes, Arno was the one who responded most positively. He was instrumental to the establishment and growth of Velo Canada Bikes. He lead HUB through their transformation from a volunteer run organization to one of the largest groups in Canada. He also was on the board of Bike to Work BC and volunteered at our Community Bikes. He would haul a bus bike rack around to events in Vancouver. And I'm sure he did a lot more that I don't know. His final day was no exception. We cycled out on a nice November day to New West on the Central Valley Greenway, which he loved, to a meeting he arranged with TransLink on the BC Active Transportation Summit. The meeting went really well with TransLink strongly interested in partnering with us on the Summit. He was really happy about this success. He left New West on the SkyTrain then was cycling home. He was found lying in the grass next to a bike path road severely injured. We think he missed the path ramp and hit a curb. He passed away the next day with his family by his side. Arno is really missed. We all do our best to continue and build upon his legacy.
Finance Committee Recommends Eliminating the PST on Electric Bikes
Following our submission in October, the recommendations of BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services included eliminating PST on electric assist bicycles. While this is definitely good progress, it is only a recommendation to the B.C. Government. Please help make sure they eliminate the PST from electric bikes: Write the Premier and Ministers Currently in B.C. bicycles and transportation fares are exempt from PST charges, and clean energy vehicles are eligible for rebates up to $5,000. Purchases of new electric bicycles, and their electric parts, are charged PST, and are not eligible for rebates. In addition to this not being very fair or equitable, the PST on electric bikes is also a real hassle for bike shops when they are repaited as PST is charged on the electrical parts but not the other parts of a bike. The recommendation is on page 78 of the Report on the Budget 2019 Consultation: 95. Encourage the use of electric, cargo and adaptive bicycles by eliminating the PST on electric assist bicycles. The report includes some of our input on electric bikes on page 73: The British Columbian Cycling Coalition further identified opportunities to extend cycling as a transportationoption for more people with the use of electric, cargo and adaptive bicycles. Electric bicycles can increase thenumber and length of cycling trips, and enable people with physical challenges to cycle for transportation. Cargo bicycles, on the other hand, help people to carry children or larger loads on their bicycles, and can beused by businesses for deliveries. They recommended exempting these bicycles from the PST to encouragetheir adoption and use. By enabling more people to cycle further for more trips, electric bikes can also help B.C. meet its climate goals. More information B.C. Budget Submission - Cycling and Walking are Affordable Mass Transportation |BC Cycling Coalition Electric Bicycles - Affordable Healthy Clean Transportation | BC Cycling Coalition
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Mayors & Councillors Pass Motor Vehicle Act Improvements Resolution
Great news! Resolution B102: Updating the BC Motor Vehicle Act to Improve Safety for All Road Users passed at Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference. Thanks to the City of New Westminster for moving this resolution forward. While this is a very important step forward, much work still needs to be done to help ensure that the BC Government updates the Motor Vehicle Act to make our roads safer for people walking and cycling. Your donation will be a real help enabling us to reach more people and groups who support cycling and engage government officials. Please contribute today! Proposed changes to improve the safety and comfort of people cycling, walking and using a wheelchair include: Change of name of the act, as it applies to all modes, not just motor vehicles Specify minimum passing distance of 1.5m for people cycling, walking and using a wheelchair Legal definitions of bicycle lanes and separated cycling facilities to enable better enforcement against vehicles blocking bike lanes Legalization of bicycle specific signals Allowing riding two abreast Removal or updated as near to the right clause Enabling cities to create blanket speed limits less than 50 km/h A default speed limit of 30 km/h on local neighbourhood streets (no centre line) More information on the proposed changes here. Please write your mayor and council thanking them for supporting the changes to the Motor Vehicle Act. Share
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BC Communities Proving Lots of People Will Bike to Work
Thanks in large part to increases in BC, cycling is the fastest growing mode of commuting across Canada. 12 communities are leading the way with over 10% of commuters cycling.
Moving Active Transportation Forward in BC
Through our Moving Active Transportation Forward in BC initiative, we are helping to facilitate a Provincial cycling and walking strategy and assist smaller communities in implementing their cycling networks. The goal is to help enable everyone in BC to cycle and walk for their daily trips while eliminating fatalities. The project includes engaging municipal officials, the public, business and other organizations in communities across BC to help find opportunities and to overcome barriers. We are working with Heart & Stroke BC and the BC Alliance for Healthy Living on the complimentary Communities on the Move Declaration in support of healthy transportation. Thanks to the Real Estate Foundation of BC for supporting our Moving Active Transportation Forward in BC initiative.
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Q: Response to Partial Content, if size is unknown. Range request like "bytes=100-" How does Content-Range looks like, if I am requesting some range and the size in unknown.
For example my request is "bytes=100-200" and the stream will end at 150. But I do not know it before I start to stream. What should I send as Content-Range header?
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Or it is not a legal situation at all?
Same question if the request is open ended: "bytes=100-"

A: If you request a range that is satisfiable, the server should respond with a 206 (partial content) response. See RFC7233, sec. 4.1.
If the bytelength of the requested resource is smaller than the offset of the range interval, or the closing offset is beyond the resource length, the server should respond with a 416 (range not satisfiable). See section 4.4.
To skip the first 100 bytes of the content, you are indeed right in that the request should contain a Range: bytes=100- header. See sec. 2.1 and sec. 3.1.
As far as the situation goes for a resource which has unknown length and is being read in a way that yields content chunks of unpredictable size: This is undefined behaviour not sanctioned by any RFC. The Content-Range header is specified in a way that the current range or the total content size is unknown, but not both. You cannot resort to the HTTP envelope as a means of specifying the range length as a server must provide a Content-Range header when responding with a 206 code (cf. sec 4.1).
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FILE - In this April 2, 2018, file photo, a pharmacist in San Francisco poses for photos holding a bottle of OxyContin. In court papers filed in New York on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, Purdue Pharma, the drug's manufacturer, flied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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The company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin has filed for bankruptcy days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the state and local governments suing it over the toll of opioids. The filing late Sunday night in White Plains, New York, was anticipated...
Cars pass Purdue Pharma headquarters Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Stamford, Conn. For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments. But the chaotic developments this week in the case against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma underscore how difficult that goal is. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NY finds $1B in hidden transfers by family behind OxyContin
NEW YORK (AP) — The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. New York — asking a judge to enforce subpoenas of companies, banks and advisers to Purdue...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up. The nation's Republican state attorneys general have, for the most part, lined up in support of...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss bank accounts to conceal the transfer of millions of dollars from the company to themselves, New York state's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. New York — asking a judge to enforce subpoenas of...
CORRECTS STATE TO OHIO NOT PENNSYLVANIA - Medications that are are stored in the police headquarters that are and slated for destruction, are shown in a locked storage area, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Barberton, Ohio. Attorneys representing some 2,000 local governments said Wednesday they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments. But the chaotic developments this week in the case against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma underscore how...

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Author My First Apartment
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April 5, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment
Hey all, it's Jason. It's been a little over a month since we moved in, and things are going well. Still have a few boxes hanging around the living room, but a majority of our stuff is in its new home. I've been doing the commute to Palo Alto for a while now, and I've…
March 17, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment
We're in! Actually, we've been in for two weeks, and our place still looks like a tornado came though here. But we're working on that. Moving day, for the most part, went smoothly, but only after a rocky start. We got up early, around 7:30 a.m., to pack up the last of our stuff before…
"It must have gotten lost in the mail…"
March 2, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment
Tomorrow is moving day, and we've been changing addresses like crazy, which leads us to our next preparation pointer: Make a checklist of all the institutions and organizations that have your address on file. Then let each one of them know that you've got a new mailing address. Doing this will take some time, but…
Moving day: T-minus three days…
February 27, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment
We apologize for not posting much lately, but this Saturday is moving day, and boy, have we been busy. Shopping for a TV. Shopping for a couch. Packing. Trying to take care of all the tedious, "administrative" stuff. And the list goes on. Here are a couple pointers for ya: 1) Decide exactly how you'll…
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February 6, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment
It sure was nice not to have to spend last weekend looking at apartments. That's right–we decided to go ahead and take the place in the Mission. In the end, just thinking about passing it up seemed like a bad idea. I mean, the only thing on our wishlist that we didn't get was guaranteed…
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Jason here. Remember that Mission apartment Jen mentioned on Sunday? The one with the huge garden? Yeah, it's awesome. It was the first one we looked at, and I don't think we're going to find another one that nice (for the price–$1875). It's one of seven units in an old—but recently remodeled—Victorian house. The unit…
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Hello from San Francisco—kind of. Jen and Jason here, reporting fromPalo Alto, California, where we just moved in together. Here's our story… Jen: I just moved to California in December—until then I'd been living in New York. We'd been doing the long distance thing for awhile and I knew I'd be moving eventually, but when…


New Zealand law requires reliable abortion statistics are collected and published annually.
In Australia, it is left to the state governments to record the number of abortions performed and only South Australia keeps accurate records. This state of affairs makes it difficult for social scientists, researchers and statisticians to gauge the annual numbers, but they are thought to be around 70,000 per annum.
When the first abortion clinic opened in Auckland in April 1974, accurate records were kept and with the passing of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act (1977) every abortion had to be performed at a licenced clinic or hospital and the records sent to the Abortion Supervisory Committee who share them with Government statistics.
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January 2022 by Sieg Lindstrom
"Oregon is a really important moment for our sport," says Seb Coe looking forward to track's future. (KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT)
AS THE '21 SEASON that began amid profound challenges from the ongoing pandemic yet staged a brilliant Tokyo Olympics and thrilling Diamond League series gives way to a promising '22 campaign, WA president Seb Coe is bullish on the sport he runs and millions of us love.
He also identifies a momentous challenge and opportunity for track & field viz these United States.
"Do I like relaxation! We're sort of getting into that stage of the season where we need relaxation," says Coe, taking a quick breath in the end-of-year holiday period. A small respite and time for reflection on the year just past before taking on the unique challenges and opportunity of a season that will feature the first-ever U.S.-hosted outdoor World Championships (Eugene, July 15–24).
As he assesses the positive developments of '22 — apart from the stirring on-track-and-field heroics — Coe says he doesn't want to be "a desiccated adding machine for the purposes of this conversation." Yet as chief steward of the sport, he has upbeat metrics to report.
We're No. 1, he asserts, and the Eugene WC is a fast-approaching opportunity that must not be squandered.
'21 was a year, he explains, of "trying to figure out how to get the athletes back into training and our competitions up and running, and then fighting the good fight around the Tokyo Games.
"We were also able to revamp our competition calendar. We have created many more opportunities for the athletes to compete in our Continental Tour events. And look, we came out of the Olympic Games as the No. 1 Olympic sport. You've heard me say this on many occasions, and I particularly like to say it when I'm in international Olympic committee circles, and especially when I'm surrounded by other federation presidents in other Olympic sports.
"We are the No. 1 Olympic sport, but the good thing that has happened in the last week or two is that the data [generated through analysis by the IOC] actually allows me to say it not just with persuasion and passion, but actually with some supportive data."
Tokyo Stats Played Out In Track's Favor
Seb Coe cites a trio of media-driven numbers that lead him to feel confident in being bullish about our sport:
1. "We had the highest number of broadcast viewing hours in Tokyo by some distance of any other Olympic sport, some 2.2 million hours."
2. "We had the largest number of media articles written, some 10,000."
3. "We had the highest number of shared articles across our social media, which was roughly about 700 million, and that led to over 62 million conversations on social media around athletics, and the highest number of video views across the IOC and the Tokyo Olympic Games apps and website. That was over half a million."
Coe finds stats that augur well (see sidebar). However, he continues, "In talking about growing our sport, we must never underestimate the value of television. I know it's a popular nostrum at the moment to speak techie in everything and digitally in everything. But television is a really important vehicle for us.
"Most people watching athletics are still consuming on television."
To the benefit of both WA's bottom line and those of us in the eager track & field viewing public, Coe is pleased to report "renegotiated and extended contracts with both NBC and the European broadcast union, EBU, and also crucially Africa."
These contracts, Coe points out, were "upgraded or renegotiated with a nice, healthy uplift which kept our executive board happy. And also extensions to 2029 are really important for us.
"I don't really feel I need to underline the importance of Oregon next year to us, and to have NBC on board in that capacity and EBU talking about some quite creative stuff" — specifically a behind-the-scenes documentary along the lines of the Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, "that would allow the opportunity to access new audiences that might not naturally gravitate to our sport."
Kicking off with next July's big meet in the track capital of the Willamette Valley, Coe asserts that the back-to-back-to-back-to-back sequence of global-championship summers ahead "really does allow us certainly for the next four years — and I'll give you for the next seven years — to have athletics absolutely center stage in the most broadcastable part of our year.
"And that is not something we should allow to trickle through our fingers here. We have to make the very most of that."
Earlier in the week before Christmas Coe rolled up his sleeves at a Diamond League summit that included "directors from 12–13 different meetings, all trying to figure out how we schedule our events, given the fact that next year — it's great to have them, but it poses some operational challenges around the World Championships, a Commonwealth Games and a European Championships all concentrated into a window, of little more than 5 weeks."
He says, "Oregon, I'm unashamedly going to tell you is a really important moment for our sport. We're into the U.S., every sport wants to be there, it is the largest sports market for us and other sports.
"We need to leave there with what I've described as the indelible footprint, and that's not just about our ability as an organization to have great coms [communications and promotion].
"Oregon, to me, feels very much like a holistic project. It's project management. It's every facet of what we need to do, and we need to come together with the LOC with [USATF], our own teams internally, just to make sure that we, we leave with all the fruit."
In Coe's vision "it's not just about broadening that footprint in the U.S., important as that is. It's also the opportunity to create more competition events that allow there to be more of a 2-way street for European and African athletes to be competing in the U.S."
Coe, Lord Sebastian Coe though he may be — "you can call me Seb" — says he wants to move past "the old sort of Victorian view that everybody comes to Europe to summer on the grand tour.
"I want our sport to be more global in terms of the events that we're able to offer and create. And the Continental Tour has been a good example of how that is growing and building traction in the U.S."
He adds, also, that "the next couple of years is about the Americas," with the World U20 (Junior) Champs in Cali, Colombia, come August and the recently announced Lima, Peru, Junior hosting in '24.
Coe admits, though, that the nut of mass popularity among U.S. sports fans will be a one to crack
"I'm not going to sit here and tell you this is going to be easy," he says. "It isn't. We're coming from a fair way behind if we're being honest.
"It is that conundrum, isn't it? The U.S. is the still the powerhouse of track & field — consistently being so. There are arguments about, it was the women's team that really did perform with extraordinary aplomb in Tokyo, the men's team, maybe not as strong as it has been in the past.
"Having said that, you know, it is still the powerhouse of global track & field, but it still poses that challenge that we've got athletes that are recognized within the sporting athletic world, and more than ever, that are beginning to cross over into greater perception outside of track & field. But that tends to be outside of the U.S.
"Household names that we consider in the sport can still walk with relative anonymity in their own home cities. I actually flew from Tokyo to Los Angeles and was on the flight with a great number of LA-based Olympic medalists. I expected to get off the plane with them in LA, to be sort of sidestepping the media who would want to be chasing them and catching their reunion on domestic shores, and they walked through the airport unescorted."
On the domestic front, the last 6 years — 5 years until the pandemic set back all clocks — was supposed to be a period of fervid buzz building for the sport.
On the heels of the successful '16 World Indoor Championships hosting in Portland, Vin Lananna — then Eugene's TrackTown USA chief, now USATF's president, stated emphatically, "If we just have a track meet in [what has become '22], we will have missed the whole opportunity. It's a buildup for the next 5 years to put track meets in that space for the U.S. athletes so that when people come to the World Championships season, they not only know the United States team but they know that there's a big meet that's going to happen and they're ready for it. It should be an opportunity for the athletes to build their brand."
It's probably fair to say the years recently past never played out that way. Headlines about the USATF Board and executive management's sidelining of Lananna as president for some two years outnumbered and outshouted big PR splashes that might have built a wave of general public eager anticipation for the coming Worlds.
Coe's '21 sendoff remarks include the observation that "millions and millions of people in the course of a week identify themselves as participant runners." There is, as he sees it, a natural avenue for drawing them in as track & field fans. While that's a hopeful strategy, one wonders — with more than a hunch what the answer looks like — how many of the dozens of runners one might pass on a fitness jog in New York City, San Francisco or Peoria know who Sifan Hassan is, who Courtney Frerichs is, or Katie Nageotte or Ryan Crouser?
A marathon lies ahead to raise public track & field consciousness. Coe admits as much even as he attempts to marshal a quick start.
"It's a runway, as well, into 2028 [and LA's third Olympics hosting], he says. "So look, I'm not saying that we're going to swallow up all that ground in the next 6 months, but I see this not just as a way of promoting Oregon. I see it as a way of promoting the sport more generally in the U.S. so that we have a growing trajectory for it."
Says Coe, "I don't see this as being just about [WA's communications team's ability] to be able to dial up the interest any more than it is simply USATF or the LOC.
"I think this has to be a really joint effort, but all I would say is that we do need to do this."
ON YOUR MARKS!… SET!… Let's hope somebody has the course map.
Sieg Lindstrom is Track & Field News's Managing Editor. He fell in love with the sport as a high school distance runner, and has covered 8 editions of the Olympics and 14 outdoor World Championships. In a feverish effort to brush up his résumé before he was hired, he also attended the '84 Olympics and '87 Worlds as a fan.
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This page records the experimental firing undertaken on 5th November 2016 at the site of the Upwey Village Bonfire. It is an archive of photographs taken before, during and after the firing.
Bill Crumbleholme worked with local archaeologists Peter Woodward and Greg Rochfort, together with wife Diane and a Special Guest visitor Neil Wilkins who had given an excellent talk about Bronze Age Gold at Dorset County Museum the evening before, based on his work in the British Museum's Bronze Age department.
Jennie Hanrahan, potter from Bridport, together with her and Bill's pottery class members used the main bofire to heat up and toast some of their ceramics, this is described in the separate "Pit Firing" section below.
While demonstrating with the Ancient Wessex Network, Peter had produced a pair of urns as replicas of those found at Hambledon Hill. These, together with a couple of Bill's replica urns and beakers were fired in a small kiln constructed of turf.
Bill, Diane and Greg tended an open bonfire firing of a collection of Bill's replicas.
Bill & Peter making pottery replicas during an Ancient Wessex Network event.
Bill decorating a beaker - using a comb to impress lines of dots.
Bill really looking more ancient than usual!
The turf kiln was made by excavating a circle of turf and building up the walls, adding more turf from the bonfire area.
A fire box was dug leading into the chamber, in which timber was burnt.
The pots were laid on a bed of dry ash at the bottom of the chamber.
A timber lid was built across the top of the turf walls to hold in the gentle initial heat, while the pots dried out.
Meanwhile a trench area had been de-turfed and pots laid on a bed of dry ash.
Lines of smoldering timber branches were stoked along each side and end, gently heating the pots.
The gentle heat gradually dries out the pots.
If the wind suddenly gusts, a lick of flame can cause the pot to heat too quickly and the face of the pot will "spall" with a skin of the pot breaking away as steam is generated inside the wall, causing a rapid expansion.
The archaeologists look on as the fire is gradually built up.
The timber surrounding the pots is carefully tended to maintain an even heating.
Gradually the fire is built up to increase the temperature.
The lid on the turf kiln is replaced with new timbers at intervals, as the wood burns away.
The lid traps the heat inside the kiln and the burning underside works like a grill to toast the pots from above.
When dried out sufficently the bonfire is stoked up with more timber between the pots and the outside wall.
Then branches are placed across the walls, to make a lid over the pots, that is not resting on them, but keeps the heat in and grills the pots.
As they burn away the embers fall amongst the pots to heat them more.
While the blaze continues fresh branches are stolen from the main bonfire and there is time to chat!
Close up of the blazing bonfire pottery.
A glowing pot can be seen in the embers. That indicates the pot has turned into hard ceramic - about 700C.
The fire may reach 850C, but that is hotter than needed - ancient pots were often tempered by adding crushed seashell - which turns to quicklime above 820C, thus ruining the pot.
A view into the turf kiln, where the pots are glowing nicely.
The kiln is stoked by adding timber down through the top of the chamber, the firebox becomes the air intake for the fire.
Another view of the inside of the turf kiln.
Cannot have too many images of flames!
The "pit firers" are starting to load the containers of pots into the main bonfire.
After a short period of cooling down, the pots are withdrawn from the turf kiln, carefully using long tongs.
The hot pots are rolled about to even out the rapid cooling, once out of the chamber. Any embers or ash is emptied out of them to stop localised heating.
One of Bill's urns out of the turf kiln.
Peter's urns cooling as the fire dies away.
The bonfire pots are left until the timber has all turned to embers and ash.
Several pots have spalled during the rapid heating. A very sickening noise as they pop apart!
Then the pots are removed using the tongs.
All the pots taken out of the bonfire, cooling down.
Peter's Urns out and cooling and looking very impressive!
All of the vessels removed fronm the turf kiln.
Bill's pots lined up ready to be scrubbed clean.
Typical spalling on an urn, not dried out by pre-heating enough and maybe made a bit too thickly, without enough grog added to the clay.
Getting better, but still not fit for purpose!
But these are better results.
Several of the beakers came out very well.
"Pit Firing" is the term often used by potters to describe treating pottery by submitting it to the effects of heat while contained within a saggar - a technical term for a sturdy surrounding vessel that protects it from the fierce flames and traps the results of burning substances placed around the pottery. This is often done underground in a pit. However the Upwey Bonfire was so huge that a pit was not needed!
These are the collections of containers nested in their hollow within the main bonfire.
The pottery has been burnished smooth while drying and some has been covered with slip to provide a much smoother surface and also to whiten it. This is known as terra sigilata, used from Roman times.
Containers are usually metallic, they range from dustbins, cooking pots and biscuit tins.
Combustable materials are packed around the pots inside the containers, to create interesting flashes of colour on the surface of the pots. These materials can be mixtures of vegetable matter, preferable oily plants such as bay leaves, oregano, rosemary. Other things such as seaweed provide salt and iodine, with other trace elements.
Metallic oxides used in glazes can also be sprinkled in.
Copper wire of various thicknesses is wrapped around pots.
As they vapourise, the trapped atmosphere holds them close to the surfaces of the pots.
This is a dustbin full of Bill's replica Black Burnished Ware. Made some time ago and never properly blacked, the aim was to smoke the vessels to turn them jet black.
However most of them stayed cloudy, some actually got lighter coloured than before and several cracked under the stress of the extreme heat.
So not a good result!
Bill's larger globe shaped vessels had been fired in an old dustbin.
An assortment of twiggy herbs had been packed around the pots, all that burnt away leaving subtle marks on the surfaces.
These are some of Bill's larger globes, after cleaning up.
These are a few of Bill's small globes, revealed when the lids of the biscuit tins had been removed.
They had been wound with copper wires, packed with seaweed, herbs, bay leaves and wood shavings.
Also a lock of Diane's hair! Nothing to do with Voodoo!
These are the smaller globes cleaned up.
The copper wires seemed to act as a resist and leave a pale trail, rather than a mark.
Some of the twiggier herbs, such as Rosemary, left distinct marks.
Bill and Peter were very happy with most of the resulting pottery.
The turf kiln provided better results because the heating is more controlled and evenly distributed, without the cold spots that can happen with an open bonfire.
The bonfire also worked well, apart from a higher rate of spalling damage, the pre-heating should have been done better, perhaps with the pots being turned around after a while to enable all the surface to be preheated.
Bedding the vessels in ash stopped them getting damp from underneath, but also maybe stopped them getting hot enough. Some had darker areas outside where they were buried in the ash and the embers formed during firing. Peter's vessels were slightly under fired on the bases because of this effect. Next time we will try placing the vessels on old shards to raise them and allow the heat to get underneath.
Firing items on their sides, rather than upright can lead to them distorting into an oval shape.
Taking the pots out of the fire as it died down seems to work well, previous firings have produced cracked rims - as they cool down and shrink, while the bases in the embers remain very hot.
Some of these pots are destined to be displayed at subsequent events. Bill's during his appearance at his Local Ship Inn on 13th November, support the Baking Bird's festive sale, with a collection of his pottery for sale. Both Peter and Bill are participating in the Dorset Pottery Group's annual exhibition at Bridport Arts Centre in December 2016.
The Upwey Society for hosting the bonfire event.
The Foot Farming empire for allowing the use of their field.
Greg for his help firing.
Diane for her stoking skills and for putting up with being called Diana!
Pottery Class members for their enthusiasm and willingness to allow their ceramics to be subjected to the flames.


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Tech CEOs and Silicon Valley luminaries congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris after their victory in the U.S. presidential election Saturday.
CEO Jeff Bezos celebrated Biden and Harris' win in an Instagram post. Bezos said their victory signifies that "unity, empathy and decency are not characteristics of a bygone era."
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Output boost for YPF shale
Argentine operator YPF saw net hydrocarbons production from shale grow by 45% from a year ago to a total of 71,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first quarter as it continued to tie in new wells, writes Kathrine Schmidt.
The state-led company said output consisted of 30,500 barrels per day of crude, 6100 bpd of natural gas liquids and 5.5 million cubic metres per day of natural gas.
A total of 21 wells were put into production targeting the Vaca Muerta formation during the period, making for a total of 747 active wells, with YPF holding a non-operating role in 50.
The company has 14 active drilling rigs and 10 workovers as of the end of the quarter.
In other unconventional "tight" formations, YPF reported net production of 8.5 MMcmd of natural gas, along with 7000 bpd of NGLs and 4900 bpd of crude.
Of that output, some 85.4% is from YPF operated areas.
Three new operated wells were put into production during the period, one in the Rincon del Mangrullo area and two in Rio Neuquen.
However, YPF confronted tumultuous conditions during the quarter, including notable currency effects as well as poor gas demand and limited takeaway capacity that forced production curtailments during the period.
As a result, gas output was down by 20.6% compared to the same quarter the previous year, totalling 34.7 MMcmd.
"The gas market in Argentina during the first quarter of 2019 was characterised by an excess of supply compared to domestic demand, which had an impact on the production of natural gas following the temporary closure of production in some locations, as well as from the reinjection of the hydrocarbon," the company said in its first-quarter results.
"Among others, the average temperatures observed during the first quarter of 2019 resulted in a lower consumption of natural gas by the power generation sector, which negatively affected the demand and, consequently, the supply of natural gas."
Argentina also faces transportation bottlenecks and is building infrastructure to carry unconventional gas to population centres or, if government plans come to fruition, potential export.
Revenues were up by 43% in the quarter to 55.5 billion pesos ($1.2 billion), but YPF posted an operating loss of 1.6 billion pesos due to the various headwinds.


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It is essential that the active wear you purchase fits you well than any other normal clothes. A good or a bad work out can be determined partly by the active wear you put on when working out so get the accurate size. Do extensive research before getting any active wear and also visit the review section to see what people have to say about the brand you intend to buy from. Go for that brand that you have heard good things being said about it rather than choosing a brand that is unfamiliar only to realize later they have not used the best fabrics to manufacture. It is a good idea to go to a physical store and try on different active wear so that you know exactly what you are going to order online. When you order the correct size you will not waste time returning. Always make sure there is a good return procedure if you decide to buy from a foreign online brand. Acquiring active wear like these activewear bottoms, the internet saves you both money and time and on top of that you get items that you would not get in a physical store.


Saturday was once the best day of the week – Do you remember days like this?
When I was a kid Saturday was the best day of the week. Not only was I out of school but it was the day I went to town. Most weeks I had a dollar to spend. Part of the dollar came from my allowance and part from doing chores. If I needed one, I would stop by the barbershop and get a haircut (25 cents). Then I would go to the movie to see a good western (10 cents under 12).
It also included previews of coming movies, a newsreel, a comedy and a serial. Sometimes I would sit through the movie twice. Almost always I would get a coke and a bag of popcorn (coke 5 cents and popcorn 10 cents).
After the movie I would go to the Coney Island, a small café on Main street. All the seats at the Coney Island were one armed school desks. Hot dogs were a nickel and hamburgers were a dime and they came with everything on them. I usually got one of each along with a coke – twenty cents total. After that full day I would go home with thirty cents in my pocket and looking forward to next Saturday.
Fifty Years – Where has the time gone?


Mauritius is a beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean, two hours flying off the coast from Madagascar. It offers a scenery that most people only know from postcards and its stunning beaches attract tourists from all over the world.
Mauritius is a small, independent country in the Indian Ocean. It consists of two islands: Mauritius Island and Rodriguez. Mauritius Island is the more famous of the two and known for its stunning beaches. This is also the island where all international flights arrive. Rodriguez is an off-the-beaten-path destination and only visited by the more adventurous travelers.
Most visitors in Mauritius are couples and families. Solo and younger travelers are scarce. There are not many hostels in Mauritius, so it is recommended to check the availability of hostels before traveling to this destination. There are hostels in several towns around the island which provide a good base to explore all corners of Mauritius. This small country has many buses with frequent departures, making it easy to travel around the entire island.
The white sand beaches and beautiful turquoise ocean are the main reason for tourists to come to Mauritius. The beauty of these beaches can be found in only a few places on Earth. Some of the most beautiful and most visited beaches are in the north of the island. Trou Aux Biches and Grand Bay have the best infrastructure for tourists. The west also offers some stunning beaches where Flic en Flac is the main town to stay. Hostels can be booked in each of these areas.
Despite the north and west being the most popular to visit, beautiful beaches can be found all over the island. When visiting the west or south coast, you can find places where you will probably share an equally beautiful beach with very few other visitors. These areas are also generally cheaper than the more touristy north and west coasts.
Mahébourg is a town in the west with a more local vibe where visitors have easy access to one of the quiet beaches in the area. Unlike in many other countries in the world, here you can also see locals using the beach for socializing and sunbathing.
Other than its beaches, Mauritius also offers some gems in the country side. Several hiking paths can be taken and many waterfalls can be seen. The Black River Gorges National Park offers great hiking opportunities from the towns of Flic en Flac and Chamarel. The National Park is also home to the Grand Bassin, a sacred place for Hindus.
The Seven Colored Earth can also be found near Chamarel. As the name implies, visitors can see seven colors of earth caused by volcanic activity on the island. It's a spectacular sight. Near the Seven Colored Earth, a 100-meter high waterfall can be seen. A trip to the Seven Colored Earth is a must when in Mauritius and can easily be organized from your hostel in Mauritius.
If you want to visit a tropical island with the most beautiful beaches which is also easy to traverse, then a vacation in Mauritius is recommended. The view of the sparkling, turquoise water washing over the white sand is a gorgeous sight to behold.
Hi, I'm Martin Straatman, the Hostelz.com local expert for Mauritius hostels. Welcome.


Goodreads: Victorian class lines are crossed when cook Kat Holloway is drawn into a murder that reaches all the way to the throne.
Kritters Thoughts: The first in a series with a cook of a home taking center stage as she takes a new position and shortly after a murder occurs. Kat Holloway, our cook, has to decide whether she is going to get to the bottom of this murder or let someone else do the job. Of course she has to take on the investigation, but it takes her to a place she couldn't have predicted!
When pitched this book to review, I remember a nod to Downtown Abbey and even though I didn't watch that show, I still love a Victorian set anything like most folks. I love the commentary on class system and reliving the days where women had their place to be and nowhere else!
I loved the combination of historical fiction with a mystery involved. It was so fun to read two of my favorite genres at the same time, I am not sure I get to do it that often! Although the murder takes an interesting turn and sent Kat and her friend Daniel down a road that I couldn't have imagined, it was interesting. I will have to admit to being a little disappointed that it veered off so far from the murder, but still a good read.
I am intrigued to see where this series could go and what characters will be in the next book and what mystery they will have to solve.


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(CD) Eve 6 - Grim Value (EP)
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Eve 6 is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Southern California. They are best known for their hit singles "Inside Out", "Leech", "Here's to the Night", and "Promise". They disbanded in 2004, returned for numerous tours in 2007 with a new lineup, and finally reunited with all three original members in early 2011.
Titled grim value, the five-track project is out in June, preceded today by a video for opening track "black nova." It's more of a straight-ahead rock 'n' roll track than the pop-minded post-grunge the band made its name on in the late '90s and early '00s. "When you take flight it gets turbulent," Max Collins sings. "A flight like this is permanent." The song is paired with a video by Collins and Hether Fortune, formerly of Oakland post-punk band Wax Idols.


11 glorious metal sculptures makes a perfect nativity scene.
This Christmas decoration tells the birth of Christ in exquisite detail: the Holy Family, Three Kings, shepherds, and stable animals. Includes a ROOSTER — an animal often depicted in nativity scenes (foretelling the betrayal of Christ).
Hand-made from recycled steel in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti.
Your purchase provides income for the artist Junior Branchedor and helps support Singing Rooster's work in Haiti.