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Tony is back to spearhead the UK's alternative comedy scene with his brand new show. After another sell out run at this year's fringe he's ready to take his unique brand of stand up across the UK in a landmark tour.
Having made appearances on the likes of 'Nevermind The Buzzcocks', 'Have I Got News For You', 'Russell Howard's Good News', Tony is here for one night only just for you.


Spring Lake Regional Park is located at 393 Violetti Road in Santa Rosa, 17 miles from downtown Sonoma. It is one of Sonoma County's most popular parks, featuring nearly 10 miles of trails, boating, campground, picnic areas, natural history center and a 72-acre reservoir.
Dog lovers and their pets have the next three weekends to enjoy the refreshing fun at Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa.
The popular Water Bark is back, allowing dogs to run and splash without their leashes in the park's swimming lagoon Saturdays and Sundays through September, except Sept. 15.
The annual event drew about 3,500 dogs during seven days in September 2017, raising nearly $25,000 for the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation plus about $5,500 in sponsorships, Executive Director Melissa Kelley said.
Fencing erected around the lagoon for the event prevents rogue pups from running away. And the water is filtered, slightly chlorinated, tested weekly and free of blue-green algae, so it's safe for Rover, the parks foundation said.
Daily entry is $5 per dog for Regional Parks members and $7 per dog for nonmembers and can be paid in advance at 2018waterbark.brownpapertickets.com.
Like last year, those who plan to take their dogs multiple times can buy a $30 season pass for the entire month. Parking for nonmembers is $7.
Dog owners need to fill out a waiver and can do so in advance online at sonomacountyparksfoundation.org.
The Water Bark is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30.
Over the course of the next few weekends, sponsor may also be giving out free treats and tennis balls, and Stanley Steemer, a new sponsor, may offer 100 "rally towels" for use on the dogs after their swim. Other sponsors include Paradise Pet Resorts, AcCounting OnComputers, Green Valley Consulting Engineers, Mary's Pizza Shack, and The Wolf and KZST radio stations.


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A new UN report describes the devastating humanitarian impact of two years of Israel's "unprecedented blockade on all border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip".
Released in August by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Jerusalem, the report details the rapid deterioration of livelihoods, food security, education, health, shelter, energy and water and sanitation inside Gaza.
"The blockade has 'locked in' 1.5 million people in what is one of the most densely populated areas on earth, triggering a protracted human dignity crisis with negative humanitarian consequences," said the report.
Following the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007, Israel closed all Gaza's border crossings, and imposed import and export restrictions and a travel ban to and from Gaza.
Israel's 23-day military offensive in Gaza, which ended on 18 January 2009, as well as internal conflicts between Fatah and Hamas, have compounded the suffering of the population, said the report.
The Karni commercial crossing has been closed since 12 June.
Israel objects to the use of the word 'blockade' and has said its policy is to make sure the people of Gaza receive humanitarian support.
"We have imposed sanctions on the Gaza Strip; 'blockade' is an incorrect term since every day scores of trucks are entering Gaza and the pipelines that bring fuel and water into the Gaza Strip from Israel are open," Mark Regev, spokesman for the Israeli prime minister's office, told IRIN.
Attorney Sharhabeel al-Zaeem, a legal consultant in Gaza for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said sanctions are generally "approved and imposed by the UN Security Council" and that a "blockade is when one entity blocks the borders of another entity; it is an action outside of international law".
According to OCHA, Karni, the largest and best equipped commercial crossing between Israel and Gaza, has been closed since June 2007, with the exception of a conveyor belt that only transfers grains.
Of Gaza's other four main crossings, Kerem Shalom opens six days a week for limited movement of authorized goods, Rafah border with Egypt opens on an ad hoc basis, Nahal Oz partially opens five days a week for limited types of fuels and Erez opens six days a week for international aid workers and medical and humanitarian cases.
"The lack of essential imports, including raw materials, coupled with the ban on exports, has decimated economic activity in the private sector and resulted in the loss of approximately 120,000 jobs," said the report, adding that about 75 percent of Gaza's population is food insecure due to soaring food prices, poverty and destruction of agricultural areas.
Lengthy inspection procedures at border crossings have also delayed the entry of many vital goods and led to some going to waste. The OCHA report says there are currently an estimated 1,700 commercial containers with imported goods on hold in warehouses in the West Bank and Israel, causing an estimated loss of US$10 million.
According to Regev, the Israeli government's criteria to lift the 'sanctions' are the release of a captured Israeli soldier; the halting of sporadic rocket-fire from Gaza into Israel; and the acceptance by Hamas of three principles: renunciation of violence, recognition of Israel and respect for existing peace agreements.
"The regime in Gaza is stuck in an extremist theology and has declared war on Israel," said Regev. The Israeli government has no direct communication with the Hamas government, he added.


What's worse, debt or a strange roommate? That's the question I asked myself nearly 7 years ago as I was about to start graduate school. It was the spring of 2006. My undergraduate degree had left me with loans equivalent to the price of a new Honda Civic (although that's nothing compared to the outrageous debt kids graduate with these days). And on top of that, I had a mortgage payment. With the burden of these two loans, taking on additional debt was not something I was inclined to do.
Since I was living alone in a two bedrooms house I thought to myself, maybe I could rent out the spare bedroom. And after weighing the pros and cons I decided to go for it. Finding a strange roommate had won over wallowing in debt.
I figured no-one would want to rent a room from a complete stranger, but within a matter of weeks from first advertising my space I found a roommate via the internet. Honestly, the entire process went much faster than I anticipated.
After a few months my place wasn't trashed or messy, there weren't many parties or horror stories worth sharing. In short, the roommate gig wasn't going bad. So, with that in mind, I decided to expand. I renovated the basement to make it habitable and moved down there myself freeing up my old room for rent.
Fast-forward to now…I've had thirteen different roommates cycle in and over the course of seven years. I've learned a great deal about the process and I've started a blog about this sole topic in hopes of encouraging others to cash in on their spare room and improve their personal finances in the process. It certainly has changed my life for the better.
I've learned a lot of upsides and downsides during these 7 years and nothing has deterred me from continuing to rent out my spare rooms, even after I finished grad school.
Please rent out this room!
Additional Wear and Tear – The house, particularly the carpet and walls, show more wear than had I been living by myself. The hot water heater also needed to be (prematurely) replaced. Something I am sure wouldn't have happened living on my own.
Finding Roommates – This is always a hassle. When you find a roommate and things are going well, you're in cruise control. However, the time comes when a roommate moves out and you need to replace him or her if you want to continue making that extra cash. The initial search and screening is time consuming as I wade through the countless number of craigslist scam e-mails and phone calls. I also have to set up walk-throughs of the house for tenants that seem ok. However, once you find a reliable roommate that fits the bill you are back in cruise control. And for the times when you can't find a one, the spare room goes empty and you don't make the extra cash. It's frustrating, but I would rather find a reliable roommate than deal with trouble.
At first the only upside I counted on was extra cash, but after having roommates for quite some time I've grown to realize that there are benefits beyond just a fatter bank account.
The Camaraderie – I have really enjoyed the people I've lived with. We often grill out when the weather is nice. We talk about important things together and have developed real friendships.
Helping Each Other Out – There were times when my car was in the shop and I needed a ride to work. I knew I could count on my roommates for a ride instead of troubling one of my friends or spending money on a cab. Having those guys to count on as a helping hand has been really nice.
I could have easily squandered the extra money on trivial materialistic things that would have not mattered. Instead I set goals so that I would have something to show from the income I generated renting out rooms. I've been able to accomplish some really big financial goals because of this harebrained scheme!
Paid for Graduate School – About 3.5 years after starting graduate school I'm extremely happy to report that I took out no additional loans to get through. I couldn't have done that had it not been for renting out my spare rooms.
Paid off My Second Mortgage – I took out an 80/20 loan when I bought my house. This mortgage allows one with good credit to essentially finance 100% of purchase price with the second mortgage having a higher than normal interest rate. And I've paid off that 20% part. That's pretty sweet!
Amassed an Emergency Fund – Having cash on-hand gives you options. And options can change everything. Emergency funds can also help you survive in case of an economic downturn or a lost job. If any of those things were to happen in my life it's comforting to know that I have money in savings to make emergency repairs on my house or car, or whatever might pop up in my life.
It's obvious that extra cash is the number one reason why folks rent out a room. Who couldn't use an extra bit of green in your life every month? We all have debts we would love to have paid off or could stand to fatten our rainy day accounts. However, the (surprisingly) intangible benefits of having a roommate were definitely an added bonus that can't be quantified. And ones I hadn't considered when I started. So I guess the renting out rooms thing has worked out really well for me.
Would you consider renting out a room in your house for some extra income every month? In debt vs strange roommate, what freaks you out more? Have you made any other outside of the box moves to make some extra dough?
This guest post was from Mike over at the blog Renting out Rooms. He's known as the "live-in landlord," a term he coined to describe his unique living situation. On his blog he shares his stories and answers any reader questions he has about this interesting topic. So stop by and say hello! And if you are interested in getting started, check out the guide he offers for free! We like free over here at Save Outside the Box.
We rent out an extra room to my sister. The extra money is nice to have!
Nice. That's a lot less uncomfortable than renting out to a stranger too.
While I have never been in that situation, I believe I would suffer a strange roommate if it helped eliminate or prevent accrual of debt. At the end of the day, it is probably easier to deal with strange.
Strange beats debt in my book too James!
As long as you have the space and find nice decent people, I don't see why not. Your example clearly showed how much can be done with a little of personal sacrifice and some good planning. You could have squandered the money, but you instead paid off a lot of the bills/debt and this clearly gives you a huge advantage. Really great job.
It's imperative to find reliable roommates. I'm really lucky and fortunate that my roommates have worked out.
I've always had great luck with renting. I usually have to rent out my own room, so really, it's subletting. In my profession, contracts are out of town for a month to a year at a time and I've always found someone to take my room and never have had an issue. Luckily, I've only ever had one or two degrees of separation from the people I've rented to just because of the nature of my industry. Someone always needs a place or needs to rent a place.
I would feel more comfortable renting a room out to someone that was vouched for by a friend, or even a friend of a friend. Thanks for sharing Stefanie!
I'd go for the strange roommate every time. Unless of course he is a total stoner and makes the apartment a hotbox almost nightly. Yes, this happened to me. The second hand smoke made me incredibly hungry and quite lazy.
Hah. So if a roommate makes you lazy and kills your productivity it might not be worth it. Thanks for sharing Kyle.
It's Mike and I understand you're situation. First how long is the current roommate going to live with you for? The reason I ask is because the mistake was made before your roommate moved in. You should always set expectations in terms of guest and cleaning policy. You should also abide by them too, such as if you insist that you want advance notification of any guest coming over to watch a TV show, you should give the same courtesy.
If this is your first roommate, you're probably uncomfortable with having a total stranger living in your house, let alone having their friend over too. I had the same uncomfortable feeling with my first roommate and became accustomed to having roommates.
To remedy your current situation, I wouldn't set a strict no guest policy, I would talk and try to reason with her with your concern. I would bring up the fact that you feel uncomfortable about cooking in front of strangers you don't know, and having advanced notification would help immensely.
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An entomologist found evidence that North American insect can be used to limit the presence of Meadows Spittlebugs vectors of the Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO strain on olive trees.
Research conducted at the University of Bari Aldo Moro produced useful findings on the employment of the assassin bug Zelus renardii in tackling the onset of Philaenus spumarius, better known as the Meadow Spittlebug, which is the known vector of Xylella fastidiosa pauca that causes the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome OQDS (or CoDiRO).
"Every year, we introduce to our countries several new species of insects," said the associate professor of general and applied entomology at the Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences of the Apulian university, Francesco Porcelli who conducted the study.
Porcelli and his group of researchers (Francesca Garganesa, Roberta Roberto, Lina D'Accolti, Ugo Picciotti, Laura Diana, Valentina Russo, Martina Salerno, Francesco Diana, Riccardo Gammino, Angela Schiavarelli, Valdete Sefa, Ahmed El Kenawy, Daniele Cornara) met the Zelus, which is native to North America, five years ago in the context of their research on Macrohomotoma gladiata, an Asian Ficus pest recently introduced to Europe.
Now, the researchers should be able to breed the insect on a mass scale, in order to use it as living insecticide. According to their evaluations, a new balance between populations of the insects already exists since Zelus was found in Italy in 2012 and no major demographic explosions of this species occurred. "This means that the carrying capacity of the ecosystem with regard to Zelus population is modest," the Apulian entomologist observed.
"Just to give you an example, on a tangerine tree intensely infested by Aleurocanthus spiniferus and Aleurothrixus floccosus, of which our insect is not a predator, we can find only two or three egg masses and a couple of adults of Zelus," he clarified.
This is a strong indicator that if large quantities of adult Zelus (which already live in our olive trees in small quantities) were introduced to the environment at the time when Philaenus reaches adult stage during the last week of April and the first or second week of May (depending on season), these predators will start starving since the ecosystem does not support them. Moreover, to the benefit of balance, Zelus is a cannibal, preying on its juveniles or on adults of the same age as is the case of non-receptive females on mating-attempting males.
Furthermore, the interesting thing is that this insect can be used as a multi-purpose organic insecticide. "In my opinion, chemical interventions against Xylella vectors will be gradually reduced," the entomologist observed.


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Personal Information is under threat from "social engineering"
This week as uncovered two more breaches of the Data Protection Actafter action was taken by the Information commissioner and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) against individuals who used social engineering for profit.
The more criminal of the two cases involved "private detectives" blagging confidential information for their clients to use.
SOCA defines blagging as "Blagging is the art of bypassing security measures through skilled persuasion and impersonating someone else"
SOCA said of the case
SOCA's focus during the investigation was criminal conspiracy. However in recognition of the fact that the operation might also uncover information relevant to other authorities, SOCA worked in partnership with a number of bodies including the Information Commissioner's Office. SOCA will now hand over any such information to its partners to determine whether further action is appropriate
The Information Commissioner said:
"The scourge of data theft continues to threaten the privacy rights of the UK population. Whilst we welcome today's sentencing of the private investigator, Graham Freeman, and his three accomplices, the outcome of the case underlines the need for a comprehensive approach to deterring information theft. If SOCA had been restricted to pursuing this case solely using their powers under the Data Protection Act then these individuals would have been faced with a small fine and would have been able to continue their activities the very next day. This is not good enough.
"Unscrupulous individuals will continue to try and obtain peoples' information through deception until there are strong punishments to fit the crime. We must not delay in getting a custodial sentence in place for section 55 offences under the Data Protection Act."
In the second example a letting agent tried to obtain details about a tenant's finances from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was found guilty of an attempt to commit an offence under section 55 of the Data Protection Act and the Criminal Attempts Act.
Pinchas Braun, of Tottenham, was fined £200 and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and £728.60 prosecution costs by Highbury Magistrates.
The ICO's investigating officers identified the caller as Pinchas Braun. Further enquiries found that Braun worked for a property management and rental business called Manor West Estates and that he was responsible for rent collection. The DWP account that Mr Braun had targeted belonged to one of his employer's tenants.
Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said:
"The Department for Work and Pensions hold important information about each and every one of us. We are very pleased that a DWP staff member was alert to this attempt to blag information and that the call was halted before it was too late.
"The motive behind Mr Braun's action was financial. He knew that such an underhand method of obtaining the tenant's personal information was illegal but carried on regardless.
"This case shows that unscrupulous individuals will continue to try and blag peoples' details until a more appropriate range of deterrent punishments is available to the courts. There must be no further delay in introducing tougher powers to enforce the Data Protection Act beyond the current 'fine only' regime," Mr Graham said.
"The contrast is striking in the penalties available for blagging under the Fraud Act on the one hand and under the Data Protection Act on the other. On the same day, prison sentences were handed down in one court with chicken feed fines being imposed in another – all for the same activity"
Unlawfully obtaining or accessing personal data is a criminal offence under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998. The offence is punishable by way of a financial penalty of up to £5,000 in a Magistrates Court or an unlimited fine in a Crown Court. This also applies to attempts under the Criminal Attempts Act. The ICO continues to call for more effective deterrent sentences, including the threat of prison, to be available to the courts to stop the unlawful use of personal information.
Both examples show how important it is for all organisation to be aware of the threat to their customers from "blagging" or "social engineering" for example in the Braun case above he was unsuccessful because he didn't know the middle name of the victim.
Christopher Graham, Data Protection Act 1998, ico, Information Commissioner's Office, Magistrates' Court (England and Wales), Serious Organised Crime Agency, SOCA, social engineering
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If mold damage recovery is something being considered, the good news is that is can be taken care of in a cost effective and time efficient manner to prevent further damage from occurring. Depending on the overall damage will determine how much it will cost for the mold damage recovery process to be completed. Other than stopping structural damage to a residential or commercial property, ceasing the mold growing process is most important to ensure that health problems do not occur.
Unbeknownst to many, water damage is one of the leading causes of disaster damage worldwide. Whether the damage was caused by a typhoon, hurricane, or other natural disaster, broken/leaky pipe, etc. it affects almost every area within a residential dwelling. Surely, it will rot any type of wood, make various metals rust, ruin precious and sentimental paper goods/items, but it also promotes mold growth.
If one sees that, their dwelling is becoming mold infested and it was not caused by a natural disaster, a few preventative steps can be taken to prevent more damage from occurring. Maintaining the proper humidity level is imperative – mold will thrive in warmer, moist climates the humidity level that is suitable for the home will fluctuate with the weather. This goes for the humidity levels within the office as well, but those issues within the office are generally more controlled climate areas because of central heating/cooling systems.
If a residential or commercial property has been affected by water/mold damage, it is best to seek professional help to properly clean and disinfect the area so it is safe to work and live in again. Trained professionals have the proper equipment and have been trained in mold damage recovery so they know the entire process in which to properly stop the mold growth in its tracks and remove it completely. Utilizing the proper mold damage recovery techniques also ensure everyone will remain safe during the process. They will also be able to inform individuals about how to control the issues on their own and what signs to look for in the future.
If one is experiencing or has notices a problem with mold growth whether it is in a residential or commercial property setting, remember to call around to local mold/water damage remediation companies to assist with the issue and stop it before it gets too costly and out of control.


Closing Date Friday 13 July at 12 Noon.
Superb ground floor flat, quietly situated to the rear of the building, offering excellent accommodation in move in condition. The property is entered via a well maintained communal stair well. Flat 1 is located to the right hand side of the stair. The reception hall provides access to the principal living apartments, beautifully bright and spacious sitting room open plan to newly fitted kitchen, good sized double bedroom with a press cupboard and a shower room. There is also a private store cupboard in the communal stair. The property benefits from gas central heating, double glazing and security entry phone system. It is expected the property will appeal to a wide variety of buyers and therefore early viewing is highly recommended.


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10 things you need to know in markets today
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Good morning! Here's what you need to know in markets on Tuesday.
1. HSBC's pre-tax profit for 2017 more than doubled due to the absence of hefty restructuring costs incurred in the prior year but still lagged expectations as the bank took a writedown following U.S. tax changes. Europe's biggest lender by market capitalisation, on Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver's last day on the job on Tuesday, also announced plans to further bolster its capital base by raising up to $US7 billion in the first half of 2018.
2. North Korean is ready for both dialogue and war, state-run news agency KCNA said Monday. In an op-ed, KCNA said the US is trying to derail inter-Korean relations by keeping military options on the table. "It is obviously an expression of a hideous attempt to block the improvement of inter-Korean relations and again coil up the military tension on the Korean peninsula," KCNA said.
3. Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said on Tuesday he can see commercialization of the Uber Air flying taxi service happening within five to 10 years.The U.S. ride-hailing app maker has said it expects flying vehicles to eventually become an affordable method of mass transportation.
4. Elliott Management, a $US34 billion hedge fund, told clients that cryptocurrencies will likely one day be described "as one of the most brilliant scams in history." "FOMO (fear of missing out) has solidly trumped WTHIT (what the hell is this??)," Elliott wrote in a fourth-quarter letter to clients.
5. Britain's financial sector will be "the servant of industry not the masters of us all" if the opposition Labour Party gets into power, its leader Jeremy Corbyn will say on Tuesday, accusing bankers of taking the economy hostage. "For a generation, instead of finance serving industry, politicians have served finance. We've seen where that ends: the productive economy, our public services and people's lives being held hostage by a small number of too big to fail banks and casino financial institutions," he will say.
6. Bitcoin has failed as a currency measured by the traditional benchmarks, and is neither a store of value nor a useful way to buy things, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Monday."It has pretty much failed thus far on … the traditional aspects of money. It is not a store of value because it is all over the map. Nobody uses it as a medium of exchange," Carney told students at London's Regent's University.
7. Asian stocks dipped on Tuesday, their recent recovery slowing after European equities broke a winning streak run, while the dollar held firm after bouncing from three-year lows.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged down 0.1%. Australian stocks dipped 0.45%.
8. Deutsche Bank is cutting at least 250 investment banking jobs in locations including London and the United States, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding that the figure could rise to as many as 500. It is in the process of cutting 9,000 jobs group-wide from 2015 levels, or around one in 10 staff, with 4,000 jobs expected to go in Germany.
9. Euro zone finance ministers chose Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos to succeed European Central Bank Vice President Vitor Constancio in May, a move likely to boost the chances of a German becoming head of the ECB next year. Initially faced with two candidates – de Guindos and Irish central bank governor Philip Lane – the ministers had their choice made simple for them by Ireland's decision to withdraw Lane's name.
10. The price of bitcoin climbed back above $US11,000 per coin on Monday afternoon during thin trading. Bitcoin lost more than half its value between November and late January but has staged a strong rally over the last week or so, appreciating from around $US8,000 on February 13 to more than $US11,000 on Monday.
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Large pink or blue summer flowers. Rebloomer.
OMG - she's a diva!
And she's going to be the talk of the town with her super-sized blooms. This reblooming hydrangea has sepals the size of your palm and baby blue (or pink) lace-cap blooms as big as a dinner plate. Like other Let's Dance reblooming hydrangeas, this workhorse flowers on both old and new wood, ensuring gardeners of beautiful flowers every summer. Soil pH will affect bloom color.
Flowers are outstanding-a real eye catcher. Leaves are healthy. This is the second summer in my zone 6 yard. The only drawback is that it is not even 18 inches high because there was die-back almost to the ground this spring, and not especially vigorous growth these past 3 months. I will have to move this to the front edge of the garden instead of the middle. When I bought it last year from the local nursery it was 2 feet high.
Diva is a beautiful elegant soft pink hydrangea with uniquely large flowering heads. Easy to grow and hardy. It brings a calm smile to my face every time it catches my gaze. I highly recommend this plant.
That is just such a stunning Hydrangea, a lace cap it looks like from one of the photos. I started collecting your Hydrangeas 2 years ago. I started out with all the City Line varieties and just kept adding. Now 2 years and 30 bushes later the first bloomers are in bud and are starting to open. All the Proven Winner plants are healthy and thriving. I would love to add this one to my collection.


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Martin Stráník (Choceň, Checoslovaquia, 8 de marzo de 1990) es un deportista checo que compitió en escalada. Ganó una medalla de plata en el Campeonato Mundial de Escalada de 2007, en la prueba de bloques.

Palmarés internacional

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Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V Hood Earns Magna Innovations Top SPE Honors
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SAILAUF, Germany, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Magna International Inc. has received top honors from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Central Europe at the Automotive Awards Ceremony on Oct. 17 in Dusseldorf, Germany, to recognize the industry's most innovative use of plastics. A skid plate for a premium European automaker won the Grand Award as the top part across all categories, in addition to placing first in the exteriors category. Magna completed a near sweep of the exteriors category with its active grille shutter and Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V carbon fiber hood placing second and fourth respectively. The Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra GT350 grille opening reinforcement placed fourth in the powertrain category.
"Tonight's multiple recognition awards show the industry how innovation is embedded in our culture and in the products we deliver," said Magna Exteriors President Grahame Burrow. "We are very excited that SPE has recognized our ingenuity, passion and professionalism in working alongside customers to deliver innovative technologies. These awards reinforce our strength in the exteriors market."
All four products recognized at the event were developed with lightweighting and fuel efficiency in mind as manufacturers look for every possible way to make improvements in these areas. The skid plate, developed in conjunction with material supplier A. Schulman, Inc., is an injection molded, plastic part with a silver metallic look that also helps reduce vehicle weight. The active grille shutter is located on the outer, visible surface of the vehicle's grille and has louvers that electronically open and close to deflect air, which reduces drag and lowers emissions. The Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V carbon fiber hood weighs roughly 27 percent less than an aluminum version and is the first of its kind in mass production. The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 carbon fiber grille opening reinforcement weighs 24 percent less than traditional steel reinforcements and provides superior fit and performance.
This recognition comes on the heels of another prominent industry award. The SPE Detroit Chapter awarded Magna an Innovation Award in the exteriors category at its Automotive TPO Conference on Oct. 4 for its work on front and rear fascias for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The key to the win was the use of laser cutting and welding of the fascias instead of punch and ultrasonic welding, providing greater flexibility for lower-volume parts.
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We are a leading global automotive supplier with 309 manufacturing operations and 99 product development, engineering and sales centres in 29 countries. We have over 152,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative products and processes, and World Class Manufacturing. We have complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing expertise, as well as product capabilities which include body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronic, active driver assistance, vision, closure and roof systems. Our common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MG) and the New York Stock Exchange (MGA). For further information about Magna, visit our website at www.magna.com.
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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Syria: Reports of Alleged Chemical Attack
4 April 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today said that he is "deeply disturbed" by reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in an airstrike in the Khan Shaykhun area of southern Idlib, Syria. In a statement from his spokesperson, the Secretary-General expressed heartfelt condolences to the victims of the incident and their families. He noted that the UN Security Council affirmed that the use of chemical weapons "constitutes a serious violation of international law" and runs counter to resolutions passed by the 15-member body.
Peace and Security Salon Bio/Chemical Weapons
Biological and chemical weapons continue to form a threat to worldwide peace and security. On Wednesday 11 May the Peace Palace Library will organize a third Peace and Security Salon. During this event three speakers will provide different perspectives on the use of biological and chemical weapons. The speakers will also pay attention to possible threats and future developments concerning the use of these weapons. Whereas biological weapons consist of living microorganisms that can cause deadly infectious diseases, chemical weapons are manmade toxic chemicals. Efforts to ban these WMD have been made for over 100 years.
A Nobel Prize for the OPCW's Work in Syria
Last Friday, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 2013 'for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons'. The OPCW is an intergovernmental organization which was created in 1997 to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention. The OPCW has as its mission to dismantle all chemical weapons arsenals and to monitor and prevent the use of chemical substances as a means of warfare. Chemical weapons have been used since the early existance of mankind. There are many documented examples of the use of chemical weapons by our ancestors. The use of chemical weapons has been prohibited by international law.
Subjects of International Law can be described as those persons or entities who possess international personality. Throughout the 19th century, only States qualified as subjects of international law. After, the Second World War, more and more new actors emerged in the international legal arena such as the intergovernmental organizations created by States, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) created by individuals, multinationals and even natural persons (i.e. individuals).
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Named after a small part of Belgian known as Groenendael, Belgian, this breed is very popular. This breed is best known for their excellent work with poliece and military working with combat, drug searching, protection, search and rescue, sledding, tracking, herding and being a companion.
This breed is a large breed with males and females measuring 22-26 inches in height and weighing 60-75 pounds in weight. This breed has an appearance that represents endurance, energy and determination. Built long and lean, the Belgian Shepherd has a head that is triangular in shape and forms into a narrow muzzle with a scissor bite. Their two large, triangular shaped ears stand firmly on top of their head. Their two almond shaped eyes are available in dark brown or black in color. Their tail is long in length as their coat feathers off of it. Their coat is medium to long in length and available in black with a possibility of white markings throughout the coat.
This breed is not meant for everybody. The Belgian Shepherd requires a strong owner who is active and able to provide a type of "job" for this breed to accomplish daily, in order for this breed to be calm and at its best behavior while indoors with family every night. This breed is extremely smart, fast learning and eager to please. Best suited for a county living atmosphere and preferably a properly fenced in area to roam freely in while at home. Without proper physical and mental daily exercise, this breed can become very hard to handle and act out in negative ways. This breed can be dog friendly when raised around another family canine, however they are not recommended to live with non-canine pets, unless supervision is available at all times to ensure everyone's safety. Early socialization and obedience classes for both owner and dog are highly recommended. In general this breed is extremely loyal, loving and protective when all of his or her needs are met.
This breed requires daily brushing and inspection for forming mats especially near legs and their stomach area. Bathe when needed. Professional grooming is highly recommended at least twice a year.
This breed is not meant for everyone. A properly fenced in area for this breed to roam freely within is highly recommended. Please do not add the Belgian Shepherd to your family unless you have fully educated yourself about the breed and health of this breed. Do not add this dog to your home unless you are able to provide life long physical and financial care for him or her. All dogs originate from wolves (Canis Lupus). Each breed of dog was originally created by mixing different breeds together in an effort to bring forth certain characteristics. Once a breeder has created acceptable "breed characteristics" within their bloodline and these "breed characteristics" have shown to be reliably reproduced in the offspring for three (3) generations, the bloodline may be upgraded from the category of "foundation stock" to "pure-bred". The same "pure-bred" breed standards vary from different continents, countries, territories, regions, breed clubs, and canine pure-breed registries depending on the goals of their breeders. Dog DNA testing companies can have accurate results for a specific bloodline of a small colony of dogs. However, there are tens of thousands of different bloodlines in the world which have not yet been tested for marker baseline results by Dog DNA testing companies as of 2017. For this reason Dog DNA testing companies do not guarantee the 100% accuracy of their breed lineage results and will also show different marker results for the same pure-bred breed in different continents, countries, territories, regions, breed clubs, and canine pure-breed registries depending on the goals of their breeders.


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Opatha is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Rashmika Opatha (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer
Tony Opatha (1947–2020), Sri Lankan cricketer

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Home News African and Caribbean Remittances Surpass Foreign Aid In Africa
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Remittances Surpass Foreign Aid In Africa
According to a new report conducted by a Ghanaian professor, remittances from Africans living outside the Continent sent to family back in Africa surpasses more than foreign aid payments by nearly $10 billion, the BBC reports.
According to Hong Kong-based Ghanaian academic Adams Bodomo who authored the study, in 2010 Africans in the diaspora sent $51.8 billion back to Africans on the Continent. During that same year, official development assistance (ODA) to Africa was $43 billion, according to figures from the World Bank.
?The fact that Africa now receives more in donations from Africans living abroad than Official Development Assistance is not necessarily a bad development, but it does indicate that the amount of ODA needs to be reevaluated,? explains Andrew Schrage, co-owner of Money Crashers Personal Finance, an online guide to money management and global finance. ?Any region receiving nearly $50 billion annually from its own citizens living abroad certainly doesn't need as much assistance from developed countries.?
According to Bodomo, ?family aid? is much more efficient. He told the BBC, "About 12% of diaspora money sent home through formal financial channels is swallowed up by bank fees. Governments should find ways to reduce this so more funds get to people who need them."
The stats didn't just hold true for Africa, but for most developing regions of the world. Bodomo told the BBC that across the board, worldwide remittances from people who hail from developing countries totaled $350bn. Compare this to the $130 billion worldwide from ODA.
?Additionally, foreign aid has been ineffective in many instances, as it does little to allow Africa to shift away from a dependent economy. On a more positive note, the fact that these donations from Africans living abroad was found to be more efficient than foreign aid is a boon for the citizens living in Africa.
Schrage says as African nations become less dependant on foreign aid, remittances will only increase. And as ODA decreases, ?[t]hat could potentially improve donations made by Africans living abroad even more.?
According to Schrage, donor countries should reevaluate their aid and its effectiveness. ?The biggest donor countries (namely the United States) should look for ways to ensure that the foreign aid provided is targeted and effectively implemented to spur economic growth. That's the only way for Africa to see its way to being independent of foreign aid,? says Schrage.
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Dhubri (en asamés: ধুবুৰী ) es una localidad de la India, centro administrativo del distrito de Dhubri, estado de Assam.

Geografía
Se encuentra a una altitud de 34 msnm a 268 km de la capital estatal, Dispur, en la zona horaria UTC +5:30.

Demografía
Según estimación 2010 contaba con una población de 60 544 habitantes.

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Dinah Shore Makes a Splash
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Thousands of lesbians descended upon Palm Springs, Calif., for Dinah Shore Week 2007. Parties included the TGIF Pool Party, the PURE White Party and the 'Splash Dance' Pool Party. #4 Xena's Renee O'Connor, Club Skirts founder Mariah Hanson, India Arie and Jackie Warner (left to right). Image courtesy of Indie PR
On March 28-April 1, thousands of lesbians descended upon Palm Springs, Calif., for Dinah Shore Week 2007. And, befitting such a wild and fun event, there were several parties that took place, such as the TGIF Pool Party, the PURE White Party and the 'Splash Dance' Pool Party. Among the celebrities who appeared and/or performed were Carmen Electra, Xena's Lucy Lawless and India.Arie. Photos by Darlene/Photo Graphics
WORLD Archbishop demoted, Israel ruling, Denmark petition, tennis icon 2022-01-16
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The Random Review
I'm playing around with the notion of this section being an area where I review random things such as technology, movies, books, restaurants...etc!
It's a different kind of writing that I want to keep separate from my blog.
Hey, Joe...
Joe Satriani is a local guitar player whose been around since I was a young lad. He's always been an interesting and often masterful player. He's got the chops and can find the hook that will intrigue you. Instumental guitar can often be a bit of wankery and thus, it isn't something I always want to listen to unless it has that...special something.
The song below is called Revelation and was performed live in Paris in 2008. It has that special secret sauce called Heart and Soul that I dare say, isn't always conveyed effectively or consistently in a lot of music these days, even in Joe's discography.
He sure found it here IMO. While it simply shreds for over 6 minutes, it also manages to convey a kind of sweetness that begins with a sassy, swaggering smirk and ends with a big and beaming genuine smile. I imagine some character walking along some city street going about their day, chest and head closed up, and them listening to this a couple of times...Head and heart open up and relax, receive. Joe's heart roars and he smiles in this song. And perhaps, it is revelatory. I feel it's inspired playing with an emotive tonal range I find very affecting and that I think is more rare than not in the current age of pervasive wimp rock pop. Reminds me a bit of something Gary Moore was able to express in his epic live jams that were rich with emotionality.
The audio is not optimal since I converted it from a video file as an audio recording doesn't appear to exist. My efforts at remastering audio and cleaning up some noise in the file this afternoon was unsuccessful. Apparently, this is not a skill that can be acquired in a couple of hours!
Additionally, Joe has a new album out...Unstoppable Momentum. I've been listening to it for a couple of weeks. It's a lot more relaxed and straighforward than much of his other work. There are some really appealing and interesting riffs that are well supported by a more musically muscular back up band than has been the case in his past efforts.
Joe has always done his own thing, his own way. And those kind of people and efforts are something I always support.
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Furniture is among the trickiest products that you can purchase. The modern fashionable and trendy furniture is becoming a norm because they can be found in most premises.The antique may mean ancient or old fashioned, but when it comes to furniture, it is something different. Below are some of the reasons why the antique furniture is in its class of its own.
The antique furniture for sale will always have a story behind them. They were the first types of furniture that were being experimented, and therefore they have a deep background. They can be used to boost the theme of your business and make it one of the leading companies. Customers will have a reason to talks to you, because they can use the furniture to start a topic.
The quality of the antique furniture for sale is exceptional.These items were designed by somebody who had a passion for crafts and came up with wonderful finishing using their hands. The antique furniture for sale has the longest lifespan.
The antiques and vintage furniture never go out of the market due to their fashion. These items are old and in their good conditions hence making them fashionable. You will not have the urge of changing the sets of chairs to make your house or business fashionable. The antique furniture is classy, and they can help in boosting your personality.
The charges for the antique furniture for sale are reasonable. Although some of the antiques may be expensive more than the modern types, most of them are affordable. You can spend less money especially when you find the types that make fashion statement.
Most of the modem furniture faces stiff competition from the latest designs and within a short period of time their value may be decreased. Furniture that was expensive may cost less after a period of one year. The antique furniture is not affected with competition because there are no sets that look similar. The furniture is the best because they preserve their value.
You will come across different designs of the antique furniture for sale. They are different from one another because the companies did not produce them. You can use the antique chairs to make your business different from the others. You should consider the antique furniture because of the different benefits that they bring in your business.


The Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis are now considering legal marijuana after significant drug policy reforms were announced last week by the cabinet. If this drug policy reforms are successful, adults will be able to use recreational and medicinal marijuana. The prime minister made a statement before the national assembly stating that his cabinet had accepted the consistent suggestions from the National Marijuana Commission and is set to make laws acknowledging the use of marijuana. The commission began discussing options for cannabis policy reform through different meetings since 2017.
According to Harris, this is a significant step forward after 15 months of general discussions in Nevis and St. Kitts. He also thanked Dr. Hazel Laws and the entire National Commission for doing a good job.
Due to the proposals, the government is calling for legislation to establish a strict regulatory program for the use of cannabis and other compounds related to marijuana. A licensing body would be formed to regulate the cultivation, processing, and importation of cannabis. The government wants to create two levels of cannabis practitioners including herbalists for nonprescription marijuana products and medical practitioners for prescription cannabis medications. Also, all these laws are set to correspond with international labeling standards.
The government had previously approved the proposal to decriminalize minimal amounts of recreational marijuana, including cultivation.
Harris said that people caught with the possession of about 15 grams of cannabis or cultivating less than five plants would be partially fined and nevertheless, their criminal record won't be tarnished by this.
The proposals also considered expunging the records for previous marijuana convictions and free those currently in jail for decriminalized offenses.
Harris said that people serving jail time for minimal possession of cannabis would have their jail terms reviewed and people with past criminal convictions related to small amounts of marijuana would have their conviction records appropriately expunged.
However not all pot-related convictions will be cleared, said Harris.
He added that public consumption of cannabis would be considered an offense and the government is considering a ban on underage cannabis use.
Harris also wants the establishment of a law that will punish those who drive under the influence of cannabis. A campaign to sensitize people about the benefits and harms that come from cannabis use among minors would be established before passing any changes to the law. He also noted that his government would only consider the unanimous proposals from the commission, and also consider legalizing cannabis for religious and recreational purposes.
Harris said that the government is planning to take a two-tier approach in implementing the unanimous recommendations of the Commission as their first steps. Afterward, the cabinet will consider other beneficial areas.
The approval of the commission's proposals is just the start of a long process, Harris said.
He finally added that the support of these unanimous proposals by the National Marijuana Commission signals some significant updates to current laws in St. Kitts and Nevis which are set to be carefully considered by the Cabinet.


Alonso High's baseball team has a new look as it takes the field in uniforms won in the Dress the Champions contest.
The Alonso High Ravens have a slightly different look on the baseball diamond this year.
Gone are the drab jerseys of old, including those with a faux-camouflage pattern. The team is sporting new sets of blue and gold threads these days, the details of which could be compared to those worn by some college teams.
The Ravens actually won the home and away uniforms last year in a contest called Dress the Champions for schools throughout Central Florida. The current baseball season is the team's first wearing their winning uniforms.
"They're cool," said senior pitcher Nick Alonso. "I really like them."
"They're a whole lot more flexible than last season," pitcher Alex Smith said during an interview with the contest's sponsor, Allen Sportswear.
The jerseys are valued at about $120 each or about $5,520 in total, said McCartney Dougherty, marketing manager for Allen Sportswear.
The numbers on each jersey are two-toned and accented with the silhouettes of tiny birds, symbolic of ravens — not typical for your everyday high school batters.
"We were going for a look that resembled the Nike NCAA football jerseys from last year," said Dougherty, adding that the company used a special technique that adds durability to the design.
Now other local high school teams hope to follow in the Ravens' footsteps. Among Dress the Champion's 2012 finalists are Gaither High's baseball team, Robinson's girls basketball team, Sickles' football team, and Alonso's football and softball teams.
Now in its third year, the contest invites high school athletes to write essays on a given theme. Finalists then submit a team YouTube video and supporters cast votes. The team with the most votes in each category — boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball, softball and football — wins new uniforms.
Public voting is scheduled to begin Wednesday and lasts two weeks.
The contest, Dougherty said, is all about "giving back to the community."
The Ravens fashion victory began a year ago. The contest theme was "What makes YOU a Champion?" and Michael Fahrman, who has since graduated, submitted an essay that focused on coach Orlando "Landy" Faedo's winning spirit.
"Coach Faedo has high expectations of all of his baseball players, both on and off the field, and holds us accountable for our actions," the essay read.
Faedo has built a nationally recognized program at Alonso. Last year, he led the Ravens to their second state championship in Class 6A and the team ended last season ranked No. 1 in the state. Several graduates were either drafted or went on to play college baseball, including Fahrman, who now plays for the University of Florida Gators.
"We're very lucky to have him as a coach," said Brian Grantham, the school's athletic director. "With Landy, you always know what you're going to get. You know they are always going to be prepared."
Nick Alonso said Faedo inspires the team. "He's dedicated to what he is doing; he makes us dedicated," said Alonso, who was not related to the late Braulio Alonso, for whom the school is named. "He helps us as a team and individually, as athletes and as people, too."
After the essay made the finalist cut, the Ravens shot their video, which lasted a little over a minute and a half. It showed scenes of team members at play and shots of them looking directly into the camera to solicit votes. "Go Ravens!" they chant. After the video was posted online, the team accumulated 56,623 votes — way ahead of second-place Spruce Creek, which tallied just 29,036, according to the Allen Sportswear website.
"We emailed our families, our friends, then they emailed their families and their friends about it," said Cathy Fahrman, Michael's mother. "We set up voting stations in the school's library so students could vote in."
At Alonso, Michael Fahrman played varsity baseball for four years, helping to win two state championships.
"The essay," his mother said, "was his way of leaving something behind at Alonso."


Now that I've had some time to reflect on my first Half Ironman, I have answered some of my questions about long course racing as well as learned some lessons about what I need to work on going forward. The race was everything I could have hoped for and I achieved my main two goals which were to 1) have fun and 2) learn something about long course racing that I can use in my full Ironman.
In my pre-race strategy post, I gave myself some more specific goals for Oceanside. Let's see how my race stacked up!
1. Confirmation that my self-created training plan is working – or confirmation that it needs to be tweaked.
I really think that my self coaching is working! Although I don't have anything to compare it to, I had a great first race and I think that I was very well prepared and also well rested for this race.
Nutrition went well on this race. I actually consumed MORE calories than I planned yet it all went down just fine and I had absolutely no stomach issues. I did, however, really not feel like taking my 4th Gu on the run course, so I'm not sure how I will feel about taking more fuel on the run at the full Ironman. However, my fueling strategy on the bike will be slightly different at the full IM and my race intensity will be less so hopefully I can handle it.
Well the cold water part went ok except for the fact that my calves cramped toward the end of the race. As for the open water swimming part, I learned I'm not very good at it! Prior to this race, I did some open water swims in the ocean with no buoys. I felt like I was veering back and forth while I swam but since there were no buoys there was no way to really tell or practice. I need to get to some open water swim practices that have buoys ASAP! My sighting was absolutely miserable and I kept veering off track. Unfortunately at Oceanside the buoys are to the left and I breath to my right and also the race course is not straight, so it's even more difficult. In my previous two races as well as various practice races and aquathons I've done, I didn't have much problem with swimming too far off course because the course was straight. Luckily at CdA the course will be straight so that will definitely help!
It was recommended to me to get in a few 2.4 mile open water swims before the race. I think this will help a lot. I'm also going to try to attend a few of the Thursday night open water interval workouts in Mission Bay put on by the same coach who did my swim stroke analysis. Not only do I hope to practice open water swimming, I'm hoping Jim will give me some feedback on whether or not my stroke has improved since our original meeting.
Well my primary weaknesses at the race were definitely my open water swimming, my transitions, and my in ability to fix things on my bike. I already covered open water swimming above, so I won't go into that anymore. My transitions were both on the slow side (although everyone has a long T1 at this race due to a pretty long run from the swim to T1) mostly because I wanted to be as comfortable as possible. I think I'm ok with my slow transition time if it means that i will have a more comfortable experience during the race (ie putting on clean, dry pants for the run, spraying sunscreen, putting on my top in T1 so that I'm not riding in a wet tri top). However, during T1 I was a bit frazzled and did things in a funny order (i.e. one arm warmer than put on my helmet, then top, etc) AND I made the mistake of trying something new on race day – I put hand warmers (the ones that get warm when you take them out of the package and you use when you go skiing or camping) in my cycling shoes to keep them warm and then apparently didn't take one of them out in T1. I rode the ENTIRE 56 miles with a hand warmer in my shoe without knowing it due to the fact that my feet and toes were frozen from the cold water!!! I didn't even figure it out until I got my cycling shoes on the following week for an easy spin and found it in there! No wonder I had a blister the size of Atlantis on my foot!
As for the bike, I rode the whole bike course with my brake rubbing against my wheel, slowing me down. I know how to fix a tire, but I don't know how to fix anything else on my bike! Little did I know that I could have just gotten off my bike and moved the brake a bit to fix the problem. I also learned the valuable lesson that it's crucial to have someone else look at your bike prior to an event. If you can't afford a tune up, at least check it out yourself!
Besides that, my bike time overall and within my age group was my weakest of the three sports. This was expected since it is the newest sport to me and it just reconfirmed my need to prioritize time on the bike. I know this is my largest area of weakness but I like to think of it as the area I can most improve in.
I felt REALLY good coming off the bike. My legs didn't feel heavy at all. After all my weekend rides I run a short brick, usually 3-5 miles. My legs always start off heavy but I always finish the run with a lower than usual average pace. I was very pleased with my half marathon time coming off the bike – it was actually my 2nd fastest half marathon time ever! I haven't run an open half marathon since last August so I'm not sure how my Half Ironman half would compare to my current open half marathon however. I read before the race that if you pace and fuel yourself correctly on the bike, you should be able to maintain your marathon pace on the run for a half Ironman. I ran a full marathon in February at a 8:46 min/mile pace and I ran this race at a 8:44 min/mile.
Part of me wonders if I paced myself a little too well on the bike and I held back a little too much. As I mentioned in my race report, I was holding back in anticipation of the hills and the headwind in the last 10 miles. The hills were easier than I thought and the headwind was present but very manageable. I picked up the effort for the last 10 miles but I think I definitely had a lot left in the tank. Since my next race is a full Ironman, I don't think I should increase the intensity at all for that race, but I don't think I should decrease it much.
2) Tell your friends and family what you will be wearing and try to wear something bright or distinct. My Dad repeatedly told me this (although they did see me several times) and my cousin drove an hour to get there, looked for parking for an hour, waited around for over two hours and then didn't see me at all until I was coming down the finish chute!
3) Do the expo early. Don't wait until 4 p.m. the afternoon before the race.
4) Don't put hand warmers in your cycling shoes to warm them up. Not only do they not warm your shoes up, you could ride 56 miles with one in your shoe.
5) SMILE for the camera! I was glad I did.
Overall this was a great race! I exceeded my expectations in many ways, mostly on the bike and on the run. I was disappointed with my swim time, but I learned a valuable lesson in the process (and if there is any leg to be disappointed in, it might as well be the shortest one). I had so much fun racing and I definitely can't wait to see how I improve at this distance the next time I race it. But that's for a different year – for now, it's time to focus on covering 140.6 miles on June 24 at Coeur D'Alene (did you know it's only 74 days away!?).
Have you ever learned a lesson at a race the hard way? What did you learn? If you could give someone 1 piece of advice for racing an Ironman what would you tell them?
There are so many things I want to comment on here, but I'll keep it brief! First, I can't believe you had a hand warmer in your shoe?!?!?!?!?!?!!
Question for you: where did you learn the most about race day nutrition? I'd need to keep learning! Also, do you use your aero bottle first and then go for the cage (stupid Q, but I'm learning). And finally, and good resources for learning to change a tire?
I could go on all day, but overall, this race is just going to make you that much stronger for CdA. I'm so excited to watch you dominate and I can't believe it's so close!
Good luck in the final stretch!
I learned a lot about race nutrition from the section in The Triathlete's Training bible and also by reading other people's blogs and online articles and asking people for advice (ie everyone I meet that says they have done Ironman). Pretty much the main piece of advice I got from every person who has done IM is to practice your nutrition and to write it down so you know what works best for you. I've been training with the concentrated water bottle of CarboPro and the Stinger Waffles for a couple months now and it works for me.
I actually drank both my water bottles throughout. The aero bottle was just water and the other water bottle was full of a concentrated calories/electrolytes that is to be drank over the course of the entire race. At the full IM I will have a 2nd bottle in my Special Needs. I got this tip from a blog I read – the only risk is that if you drop your water bottle you are out of calories! I refilled my front aero bottle twice during the half IM even though it wasn't empty yet.
Mike taught me to change a tire…so I can't help you there! But I bet you can find videos on YouTube! Best bet is to have someone who knows how to do it help you!
Ask any more questions you want!
Thank you! You definitely should do one! It's such a fun challenge!
It sounds like a fabulous race. I can't believe you had a hand warmer in your bike shoe!
Although not qualified to do so, my one piece of advice is not to think you're not doing enough. It's easy to compare your workouts to other bloggers, friends, etc. and worry about the quantity you are doing. Believe in your training and don't worry about anyone else!
sounds like you got a LOT of great information from this race!


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Camillo Ricchiardi
The Piemontese Italians in South Africa.
From 1870 onwards from Piedmont Region in Italy saw many Italians arriving in South Africa, having immigrated due the still unstable economic situation in their home country, even though since 1861 they were once again united, after a bloody war of liberation, lead by Giuseppe Garibaldi.The first to arrive from this Italian region, were the Waldesian Missionary Society, led by Jacques Weitzecke and his wife Luisa Malan, both natives of Torre Pelice(La Tour), which bordered directly onto to-day's country of France.Here at Kimberley in the 1880's men were hard at work after the well known ''Diamond Rush'' had taken place, on their arrival, having been sent to establish the living and working conditions by the ''Royal Geographic Society'', of their 160 mine workers who were employed there.The Missionaries were later to meet the the ruling government authority representatives during this time, and by 1891 were able to have a trade agreement in place between the Orange Free State Republic and Italy, which lasted until the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War in 1899. They were as missionaries able to assist the French Missionary Society in Lesotho, and to learn much about their excellent work.Later we find other Waldesian Missionaries arriving, and operating on both sides of the Zambezi Valley , like Louis Jalla and his wife, and family relative Adolfo Jalla.they were to write many books in Italian as well as French regarding their missionary work, like ''Viaggio Missionario fra le foreste del Batotela nella regione Zambesiana'' published in Florence,Italy in 1923, and ''Du Cap de Bonne Esperance au Victoria Nyanza'' and ''Sur les Rives du Zambese''. In 1906 many items, such as African artifacts,maps,clothing, canoes and tools were displayed at a ''International Trade Fair'' in Milan, including a handwritten letter by the Chief of the Barotse African People of Zambia. These itms are to be found in the Waldesian Museum in Torre Pelice to-day.
During this period with the Boer Republic of Transvaal being established, the President elect at the time Paul Kruger, needed a friendly neighbouring country with excellent port facilities in order to export as well as import goods.This he found in Lourenco Marques, in the then Portugese Colony of Mozambique. The city known as Maputo to-day. There was however no connecting road or railwayline from the Boer Republic, but fortunately the port itself lay directly eastwards from Pretoria, the new established capital city.The Dutch Company the ''Nederlandsche Zuid Afrikansche Spoorwegen Maatschappy'', suggested to the President that the Italians who had already obtained a reputation in Europe and the Island of Reunion as excellent railwayline constructors, builders of bridges on routes, and tunnels,and were presently engaged building the Siberian line, be awarded the contract.
A team of 300 Italians from Brusnengo, Piedmont was finally put together arriving at Delagoa Bay, at Lourenco Marques, comprising of foreman,technicians and skilled labourers, who slowly started progressing day by day, and metre by metre, sleeper by sleeper entering the beautiful enviroment of that area. Unknown to them was the ever present possibility of contracting the deadly malaria disease, being constantly pestered by mosquitoes, as result some thirty of these workers were eventually to succumb and died on route, long before completion of the railwayline .A small Italian community at Machadadorp established itself during this period meeting at the established hotel there owned by Mario Dalla Riva. Finally when the railwayline was completed, the Italians were then appointed as trackmen, here and on other lines which were still to be constructed.The local natives of the area were also to be employed and trained to keep the lines in good order, since elephants often knocked down telegraph poles, and termites who were devouring everything made of wood. The Italians even at one stage through their friendly connection with these African workers attempted at one stage to record their music.
Among the trackmen, were two brothers, Agostino and Giacomo Tonetti from Brusnengo , who had arrived in the Transvaal Republic in 1893, and who hsad been employed by the N.Z.A.S.M. as procurement food suppliers for the employed workers as well as gravel and concrete.After having obtained various contracts, including the expansion works of the harbour at Lourenco Marques, in 1902 they bought together a large estate of more than 2,000 acres in the lower Kaap Valley, between Kaapmuiden and Louw's Creek in the district of Barberton, which is near the northern border of the now independent state of Swaziland.Although also infested with malaria,snakes and wild beasts, they were both
determined and hardworking, to create a future for themselves despite all the challenges and hostile enviroment, clearing trees and shrubs, and making the soil fertile with the planting of a assortment of vegetables and fruitrees, building their own irrigation system. By 1904 they had created wonders, with a now larger agricultural estate, which was producing a variety of fruit and vegetables, both of the tropical kind and otherwise, the produce being sent off to the markets of Pretoria and Johannesburg during the slack winter season. This was to play such an important role, that the Deapartment of Railways decided to build a station for the loading of fresh produce, at their estate, which was named ''Tonetti''. The large estate that they owned had already been baptised with the name of ''Brusnengo Farm'', after the city in Piedmont from where the brothers had originated.Soon they bought other tracts of land near the estate, naming one of them ''Caracetto'', a suburb of Brusnengo. The entire estate in total was 3000 hectares, more than half the area being used for farming purposes. Later the town of ''Tonetti'' was to recieve it's own post office.In 1984 a Vittorio Tonetti was recorded as still inhabitating the farm.
Not too far away in the same area now known as Mpumalanga Province in South Africa , in 1873 gold was discovered, and people from all over the world flocked there in large numbers. Within two years hundreds of tents lined the banks of the creek in the narrow winding valley around Pilgrims Rest. By 1892 it was a thriving community with a secure future for all. During this time again from Brusnengo, the first Beretta family member, namely Giovanni was to arrive here(also the first known Italian to inhabit the area)In 1903 his first son Rodolfo died, and his grave is still to be seen at the local cementry at Pilgrims Rest.The second known Piedmontese Italian to arrive and make his mark in the area was Giovan Giletti, a businessman, and hunchback from Carino, who was also the first contractor from Italy to arrive in the area .Giletti immediately set about constructing roads, bridges and railway lines from Pilgrim's Rest to Sabie, a town bordering on to-day's Kruger National Game Park, the largest in the world.He also constructed the bridge of the famous Blyde River Canyon, in May, of 1897, named after J.S.Joubert the Mining Commissioner of Pilgrim's Rest.
In January of 1909 an abutment and one of the five arches was swept away during a flood, which were later repairede by two of the Beretta brothers, Albino and Gentile. In 1968 the bridge was declared a National Monument.
Arriving in 1898 was the second Beretta brother Giuseppe, who worked as a Blacksmith on the mine for a few years, than acquired a shop at Desire, a small mine, a few kilometers distant from Pilgrim's Rest, near Graskop .In 1910 his wife Marietta Miglioretto arrived. Later two children Stella and Aldo were born.
Gentile Beretta arrived in 1920, first working as a stonemason and bricklayer. Later he left the town to live at the railway siding at Rolle. He was followed by Albino Beretta, who was to help Giuseppe with his shop at Desire. After Albino left in 1921 to marry Adalgisa Miglioretti, on his return he and Giuseppe established shops at Pilgrim's Rest, where they were to spend the rest of their lives.The second generation of Berettas played a vital and important role in Pilgrim's Rest. In the 1950's Benny Beretta, Giovanni's son was chairman of the finance committee, and Mayor of the town. Aldo Beretta, Giuseppe's son in turn was chairman of the works committee, and ex-officio, Deputy Mayor. Giuseppe Beretta was to live up to his 100th birthday.
In 1911 the ''Transvaal Gold Mining Estates'', appointed Stefano Carlo Bianco Aimetti as mine manager, having been a scholar and trained at both the universities of Pavia,Bologna and Turin in Italy.Stefano was one of the engineers who had constructed the Simplon Tunnel between Italy and Switzerland.In 1897 he arrived in South Africa, and in 1903 married Ellie Louise Currie of Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape Province. In the same year he was appointed manager of the ''New Heriot Gold Mining Company'', situated near Johannesburg. For ''TGME'' the period 1911-1915 under Ametti were their golden years. ''TGME'' also worked smaller mining companies as well in the Pilgrim's Rest area as well as at Sabie, employing 250 White males , and some 3,000 Africans. Aimetti produced record profits for the company, but later personal problems started to plaque his own life.Being a Italian Patriot during the outbreak of World War 1, with Italy entering the conflict on Allied side, brought him into some disagreement with supporters of the German and Austrian side, and as a result in July 1915 he resigned, and retired to Cape Town, suffering as well from a weak heart. Later he returned to Italy, and died in San remo in 1922.
In 1912 a small stone Anglican Church was built in Sabie built by Germignani, working together with other Italians, having being designed by Sir Herbert Baker, the same architect who designed the South African Government Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Pierro Marucchi was born in the Piedmontese village of Rongio Masserano, where he studied to become a priest. Before he was about to be ordained, he decided that this was not his vocation, and travelled to South Africa, leaving the priesthood completly. He soon obtained work in Mpumalanga Province, and was one one of the contractors, building the railwayline from Sabie to Graskop in 1914.
Domenico Martinaglia brother of Guglielmo Martinaglia who had discovered the Sterkfontein Caves west of Johannesburg in 1896, now a ''World Heritage Site'' recognized by ''UNESCO'', arrived in Mpumalanga Province in 1905, and found employment at Sheba Gold Mine, near the town of Barberton. Unfortunately shortly thereafter he contracted the deadly malaria disease and died. Like many others who died as a result of contracting the disease , many of whom were from Italy, they were all buried at the mine's cementry in unmarked graves.
In 1887 the ''Zuid Afrikaansche Maatskappy van Ontplofbare Stoffen Beperk'', owned by the ''Societe Generale pour la Fabrication de la Dynamite'',which in turn was part of the Nobel Organization in France, in agreement and authority from the then ''Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek'' the German Eduard Lippert the sole right to manufacture and sell ammunition and explosives.With the first testing of dynamite in the mining industry at ''Sheba Gold Mine'' having taken place, President Paul Kruger became involved with overseas companies to purchase the necessary explosives, which was rather costly.Fortunately arriving from Avigliana.,Piedmont, Italy was Modesto Gallo, a carpenter by trade and Ferdinando de Matteis a bricklayer. who brought with them five boxes of dynamite. The Avigliana Dynamite Factory, also Nobel owned was well known in Europe at the time. They had to transport the dynamite first by sea, and then on a rather rough journey from the coast by wagon to Pretoria. A very risky operation.Their main concern now was to build the first Dynamite Factory in South Africa, successfully, putting into workable operation, taking into consideration the safety of all workers to be employed there.They were sooned joined by Agostino Marra of Busto Arsizio near Milan, and together they started erecting the first buildings of the first dynamite factory at Leeuwfontein Farm, about 15 kilometers east of Pretoria. During the construction they were visited by President Paul Kruger. Ferdinando de Matteis eventually convinced him that the need of experienced dynamite workers from the factory in Avigliana, was necessary.
In 1890 the first five young Piedmontese women from the Avigliana Dynamite Factory arrived, and were employed as cartridge makers at the factory. Their task was to wrap the explosive sticks in wax paper.They were Antonia Panicco,Teresa Carnino, Maddalena Castagno, with the two sisters Angela and Giuseppina Audagnotti. Their journey to South Africa was far from being easy. Their journey to Le Havre from Italy was by train, then they had to cross the English Channel to Southampton, where they embarked by ship to Cape Town. From there they took a train journey to Kimberley. The final journey to Pretoria was by horsedrawn coach. In order to be identified by their employers and fellow workers, as not one of them spoke Dutch, English or any of the local native languages, they had to wear disks around their necks, on which all their personal particulars were written. Maddalena Castagno, was later to attract the attention of one of the Directors Henry Bullier a Frenchman and later they were married in 1890, becoming the first of the group to be married in South Africa in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Pretoria.
Some of these workers were very young like Angela and Giuseppina Audagnotti aged 15 and 17 years old respectively. Their brother Giorgio was also employed there, arriving after his marriage to Agostina Allais, while another sister Giovanna Audagnotti arrived in June of 1894. Of the three sisters Angela was the first to marry in 1893, to Emilio Tommasone. Soon thereafter the other two sisters married young men from their home town of Avigliana. From these marriages spanning over a period from 1890-1897, 19 women gave birth to 13 children.In 1891 another 25 young Aviglianese women arrived, some due to financial need, while for others it was pure adventure.
In the meantime , the Leeuwfontein Dynamite Factory continued to import and transform dynamite from Europe, nothwithstanding the permit which allowed for manufacture ''in loco''. This caused local competitors to lodge complaints which led to Pretoria revoking the monopoly. that had been granted.
Finally it was decided that a new dynamite factory should be built, with nearer access to productive mines.A new dynamite plant, the ''Zuid Afrikaansche Fabriecken voor Ontplofbare Stoffen Beperk'' was to built at Modderfontein, north of Johannesburg, for this purpose. In June of 1894 the company was officially registered, with construction begining in 1895. In July of 1894, a group of 6 female workers arrived, labelled the ''cartuccere''(cartridge makers) which followed in 1895 some Spanish and Basque women from Bilbao- two of them were Eufrosia Garcia and Bernardina Echarri, who later married two of the Aviglianese men in 1897 and 1898.
In those days accidents in explosive factories were occurred frequently. In November of 1895 there was a real terrible explosion, luckily without the loss of human life at Leeuwfontein, causing damage to the amount of 4,000 English Pounds. In 1896 the dry grass around the factory caught fire blowing up 4 paraffin and tar tanks.While attempting to save the plant, two of the Italian men, were seriosly injured, and died soon thereafter, having sustained serious burns and wounds.
Modderfontein Dynamite Factoty was in the meantime progressing rapidly. Four seperate factories were constructed at safe distances from each other, and in addition, laboratories, workshops, warehouses and hostels with 500 White and 1500 Black men being housed. In 1896 the first locally produced dynamite rolled out of the factory on the 29th of June. By the end of that year most of the workers too were transfered over from Leeuwfontein to Modderfontein. Among the last to leave were Giuseppe Corna and his wife Giuseppina Cardagnotti, which was in March of 1897. There were about a hundred Italian workers at the time with a engineer in charge of them.
Leeuwfontein which cost 200,000 pounds, gradually fell into disuse. To-day the area is called ''Eerste Fabriek'' in rememberance of the old establishment, the place becoming totally overgrown by long highveld grass.
The Modderfontein factory, the largest manufacturing plant at the time, gave rise to the Italian settlement in the suburb of Orange Grove, which was the closest to the factory. Many Italians decided in later years to settle there because, true to its name, it was filled with citrus trees, which had been introduced by Michele Angelo Zoccola. The suburb is still known to many South Africans as ''Little Italy''.
Michele Angelo Zoccola was an exceptional person with a keen business sense. Born in Alessandria,Piedmont in 1859, he arrived in Johannesburg in 1888, finding a shanty town made of mostly wooden cabins. Zoccola had moved to England, when he was young, eventually managing hotels in London, Newcastle and Manchester. Due to the English climate he developed a persistent cough, and on medical advice recieved from his doctor decided to immigrate to the warmer climate of South Africa. Soon after his arrival he became manager of the Hight's Hotel in Johannesburg, and by the following year owner of the ''Grand National Hotel'', which became in a very short space of time, the finest hotel in the whole region.The Grand National soon became the meeting place for the cosmopolitan community of financers,mining engineers, adventurers and tourists who had moved in with the gold rush.
Zoccola becoming wealthy in a short space of time bought a farm called ''Bergvlei''in the north-eastern suburb of Johannesburg, now known as ''Lombardy East'', calling it ''Lombardy Estate'', after the northern region of Italy.The Jukskei River well known in Johannesburg flows through that immediate area and was part of the farm.The estate 4,000 acres of undulating,uncultivated land was through hard work made fertile with Eucalyptus,Pine and Acacia trees planted acting as windbreakers and ornaments.Later planted fields of potato, grain and vegetables emerged. Soon vines for the first time in the ''Transvaal Republiek'' appeared, flourishing along with the many fruit trees that were planted. Eventually the estate was able to produce more than it's needs of Zoccola's hotel, and soon wines and liqueurs for the first time became available in the town itself.
Zoccola while developing his own business, soon was appointed councillor of the Witwatersrand Agricultural Society. He erected a castle shaped cellar, installing the latest and most expensive equipment, imported from Europe, for the manufacture and preservation of wine. Here he was to recieve many important guests, like the explorer Henry Morton Stanley in 1897, Lord Milner and even President Paul Kruger himself.The farm was continually experimenting, introducing Olive Trees and Beehives for the first time. Then Zoccola managed to transform fossilized carbon into coke opening up new oppurtunities for mines, struggling with elevated costs of foundry coal at the time, afterwhich he turned in 1896 to importing Carrara marble, supplying the flooring for the Modderfontein Dynamite Factory. After the Anglo-Boer War he became Johannesburg City Councillor in 1936. He passed away in 1938. He was much loved and respected by the Italian Community. Descendents of the Zoccola family are to be found in Cape Towm to-day.
The progress of the Italians in South Africa after the Anglo-Boer War was to continue, after the economic collapse. The country was again to build and florish, thanks once again to the Italians who immigrated, and to-day generations later are still playing a vital role in the South Africa of to-day.
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