Trips on a Bike - Page 2 of 5 - Bicycle touring is awesome. This is a record of trips I've taken.
There's a bike path called the Nynasleden that goes the entire distance between Stockholm and Nynäshamn. It's a reasonably short ride from the Stockholm ferry terminal to central station, and the bike path starts near the station. It's about an 80km route, with some of that on off road bike path. The route is also one of the best sign posted bike routes I've seen. We got confused a couple of times, but were on track within a few minutes each time. At the time of writing there's an excellent map available on OSM cycle maps. I'm not sure if it follows the Nynasleden exactly, but I'm not sure we did either.
Sweden was going through something of a heatwave, and I hadn't ridden a bike in a few weeks so found this day pretty hard. It's a little hilly. A fair amount of up and down, but no long climbs at all. After Stockholm the path only passes through small villages. There aren't that many opportunities to stop for food or water, but enough to make it comfortable. If you want to stop for a swim there are a few lakes that looked very tempting.
There was a camping ground in Nynäshamn where we stayed the night. It's reasonably priced at about 150 SEK. We had to get a Camping Scandinavia card for 130 SEK, but they provided that at the checkin and once we had it we didn't need to worry about it again. I've read a few websites recommending getting a Camping Scandinavia card before the trip, but I wouldn't bother.
We planned this Easter weekend ride with our friends Bel and Dan in 2010. From Sydney we caught the train to Windsor and left about midday towards the Sackville ferry. Not long after the ferry we turned left onto River Road which followed the Hawkesbury until Wiseman's Ferry. It's a nice ride (as most riverside routes are); undulating but no daunting climbs. There's a lot of waterskiing in this part of the river, and the riverside is dotted with caravan parks if you want to camp anywhere along there.
A man who was chatting to us over his front fence recommended we go to Del Rio, which is a "riverside resort" with camping and a bar, not far over the river from the Webbs Creek ferry. It wasn't the most peaceful location, but it did have hot showers and a bar. We were cooking our own, but the bar also did food. I wouldn't really recommend it if you are looking for something peaceful.
In the morning we went back over the river on the Webbs Creek ferry, then again on Wiseman's ferry. Wiseman's Ferry Road follows the river downstream for a while until Spencer where we had lunch. Then it leaves the river and heads up Mangrove Creek. This is an OK ride until the road leaves the creek and heads up towards Mangrove Mountain. There are a few kilometres of a constant hard climb before it settles into a bit of an easier climb. Check the elevation profile at the top of the post from about 95km – it's steep.
Even though the distance covered was short for a day of riding it did take us most of the day, although we regularly stopping for coffee breaks and the like in the morning.
There's a shop at Mangrove Mountain where we bought a drink and some water and asked about camping. There are no caravan parks or campsites around, but she recommended the football field which was a short ride up the road. This turned out to be ideal – nice grass to pitch on, quiet, and fairly secluded. After a good meal, some wine, and some very tasty scotch supplied by Dan we slept well.
We had camped quite close to the top of the hill. It's about 4km to Central Mangrove, then almost all downhill from there for the rest of the way. We stopped at Peats Ridge for delicious hot crossed buns and a bad chai latte, then enjoyed a quick downhill run (some of it quite fun) to the Pacific Highway and on down to Brooklyn. At Brooklyn we had a couple of celebratory beers and fish and chips for lunch, before catching the train home.
The route we took for this ride came from http://www.cycleaustralia.info/cycling/hawkesbury.htm. It also marks a side trip to St Albans, which would probably be worth it. There's an excellent pub there.
Even though there were shops along the route we took most of our food with us as it was Easter, but there wasn't really a need as most shops seemed to be open even on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. I would recommend carrying a fair bit of water. We had no problems refilling in cafes generally, but at Mangrove Mountain (at the top of a long climb) the only water to be found was bought at the shop.
For camping, there are a plethora of caravan parks along the Hawkesbury, but after that not much. There is the Mill Creek campsite in Dharug National Park which is nice, but I would recommend the football field we used at Mangrove Mountain, as Mill Creek is a few kilometres off the route. The football field is on a side road, but signposted from the main road. Other than that there are probably a heap of places you can free camp in Ourimbah State Forest and the like.
It was quite scenic for nearly the entire way. Where we weren't following the river we were either too busy climbing to notice anything, or going through state forest or national parks. There were some great views from the Pacific Highway.
With an early start and a late finish you could easily do this as a two day trip.
The traffic in Croatia was not as bike friendly as in Slovenia, and our couple of rides along the busy coastal road weren't particularly pleasant. This basically limited us to travelling the islands. That's OK, as Croatia has fantastic islands. It's generally easy to travel by ferry between islands, but for some reason you can only take bikes on car ferries and not the people-only catamarans, and this limited our movements considerably. Ferries can also be quite expensive for bikes.
The heat was often a bit too much to ride in, so opting to spend four or so hours in the middle of the day lazing about in the shade somewhere, and only riding morning and late afternoon was great. The time off can easily be wasted on delicious gelato, beer, and enjoying the seaside towns.
Krk as a town was a highlight – beautiful, but small and relatively quiet. For cycling the highlight was probably the twin islands of Cres and Losinj.
Although the big cities are great in themselves, as a cyclist it's difficult to like them. Dubrovnik in particular is a very beautiful city, but is more suited to the normal tourist than cyclists. On another cycling trip I would gladly skip the big cities and spend the entire time on the islands, then visit Montenegro via Trebinje. The inland route via Bosnia seems it would be much more pleasant and easy than the coastal road.
Finding campgrounds in Croatia was easier than in Slovenia, but they were usually rocky and hard ground, and we came home with a few bent pegs. In some cases we used rocks more than pegs to anchor the tent.
We didn't cycle as much distance as we intended. In Slovenia we were limited mostly by bad weather, and in Croatia it was our limited ferry options and our unwillingness to ride the main coastal highway, and the heat. What we did was very enjoyable though. We also improved quite a lot as cyclists over the three weeks, and were in pretty good shape by the end.
Apart from the unusually high rainfall we suffered, Slovenia was a better country for cycling. It's less touristy and more bike friendly than Croatia, and there were areas that sound great for cycling that we didn't visit, such as the Krka river.
Anyway, it was a great trip. I think our only mistake was to try to fit in too many places which were far apart, meaning we had to cover quite a lot of distance on other forms of transport in order to fit them in. Catching trains, buses and planes is so much less fun and rewarding than cycling, and considerably more expensive. It would be better to cover less distance and be cycling nearly all of the time, even if it means missing a lot of the big drawcards of a region. There are so many small things which will make up for it.
Our last day in Dubrovnik before heading home was spent looking for bike boxes. As there are a total of zero specialist bike shops in the city and a similar number of helpful people in the sports shops that did sell bikes, this turned out to be not possible. Estonian Air's policy is that all bikes must be in a box. When we called them they said they would accept them bagged, just not take responsibility for any damage. Eventually we found some huge sheets of plastic from a gardening shop to wrap them up in. This is far easier and more practical than a box anyway, as it made packing the bikes a simple task, and we could fold them away for reuse later. After this experience I would definitely recommend bagging rather than boxing. Just take off the wheels, turn the handlebars, and remove the pedals, just as you would if packing in a box. Bike are relatively sturdy and are likely to survive the trip, even with baggage handlers roughing them up a bit.
We had a mid morning flight back to Tallinn, and there our trip ended.
We took a day off from our lazing about in Dubrovnik to make a side trip to nearby Trebinje in Bosnia. Since it was just a day trip we didn't have much weight so it was to be a relatively easy ride. Leaving Dubrovnik wasn't so easy because it was quite a long steep hill, and a very busy road. There was a shoulder which made it, although still a little frightening, at least managable.
About 4km out of Dubrovnik we turned off the main highway onto a small road which led to Trebinje. At first we thought we were lost because the road was completely empty, and we thought it was a major road into a different country and so should be busy. There were a couple of quarries around but little else. We were able to confirm we were on the right track though and continued on our merry way up the winding road. The views back to Croatia and the Adriatic were quite spectacular.
View from the pass over the mountains between Dubrovnik and Trebinje, near the Croatia/Bosnia border.
Because of the history of unfriendliness between Croatia and Bosnia I was expecting the border security to be quite tough, but it was the most relaxed I've ever seen. The Croatian border waved us out, then when we got to the Bosnian security I was taking too long to find Millerine's passport, so they sent us through without checking. Obviously two non-slavs on bicycles don't pose much of a threat.
The rest of the trip to Trebinje was uneventful. The road continued winding up to the top of the hill, then it was a gradually graded 15km ride down into Trebinje. In between there was very little other than abandoned and destroyed buildings, road kill, and only about four or five cars. It was very stark. It looked as though it had been hit hard by the war and never recovered. The view of Bosnia was nothing but mountains. If I were to ride to Montenegro I would go via Bosnia though. It's a much more pleasant ride than along the busy coastal road.
Trebinje was a very normal city, not a beautiful town like we were getting used to. There was an old town, but not much of one. It had other things going for it though. We were the only tourists in town, it was very cheap, and everyone we met was helpful and friendly. I got out fifty konvertibilnih maraka (the very interestingly named currency) after judging its spending power by looking at cafe beer prices, but it went a very long way. We went to the markets and bought a whole heap of vegetables, then had what for us was a gourmet restaurant lunch (the best food for the trip), and still had enough to buy some food and alcohol supplies for a couple of days.
In general there wasn't much to see, but after being in overtouristy, unfriendly Croatia for so long the friendliness of the people of Trebinje was very welcome.
On the way back the border security just waved us through. We enjoyed more of the view of the Adriatic, and were back in time to cook a delicious vegetable soup from the produce we had picked up at the markets in Trebinje.
We left the campground early as we were obliged to do, and spent a while riding around Zadar. It's a nice town with a bustling lifestyle, and seems to have a life of its own apart from the tourism. We saw some roman columns and some markets before leaving. It seemed a nice enough town to stay in for a couple of days.
We caught a bus from Zadar to Trogir near Split as we wanted to avoid the busy mainland coastal road. It is up to the driver of each bus service to decide if they'll take a bike, and they seem generally reluctant to do so. There is a train but it takes a long time with multiple changes and the services are apparently not particularly reliable. The bus drivers are difficult to communicate with, making the process of getting a bike on a bus a pain in the arse, and it's also more expensive than trains. Avoid taking bikes on the bus in Croatia if you can, although I would also be reluctant to ride the coastal road. We would have fared better if we had been more prepared with better maps and details of all the possible ferry routes.
Trogir is a lovely small town that we stayed in for two nights. It has a small walled old town with a small fortress, and many, many scooters. We camped a few kilometres away from the old town on an island you could access by bridge. The ground was ridiculously hard and I bent the pegs trying to put them in. There were a few beaches which were recommended to us by the tourist info, but they were uninspiring gravel beaches.
The next day we caught the bus to Split for a day trip. It has a beautiful roman palace in the centre, but apart from that felt like quite a soulless city.
We met an English man doing an England to New Zealand trip who looked set for life. His Burley Nomad trailer was piled up with gear, and was quite colourful with flags from places he'd been to. He claimed to get quite a bit of attention when on the road. Not sure I'd want to pull that weight though. Also he used foot straps rather than cleats, which is unusual for a long distance cyclist.


The New York Times article "Scientists Project Path of Radiation Plume," published in the 16 March issue, reports on CTBTO findings related to the nuclear emergency situation in Japan.
Link to the full-text NYT article here.
Below find the excerpts from the article that make reference to the CTBTO.
Excerpt 1: "A United Nations forecast of the possible movement of the radioactive plume coming from crippled Japanese reactors shows it churning across the Pacific, and touching the Aleutian Islands on Thursday before hitting Southern California late Friday.
Excerpt 3: "The test ban treaty group routinely does radiation projections in an effort to understand which of its global stations to activate for monitoring the worldwide ban on nuclear arms testing. It has more than 60 stations that sniff the air for radiation spikes and uses weather forecasts and powerful computers to model the transport of radiation on the winds.
On Wednesday, the agency declined to release its Japanese forecast, which The New York Times obtained from other sources. The forecast was distributed widely to the agency's member states.
But in interviews, the technical specialists of the agency did address how and why the forecast had been drawn up.
For instance, the Japan forecast shows that the radioactive plume will probably miss the agency's monitoring stations at Midway and in the Hawaiian Islands but is likely to be detected in the Aleutians and at a monitoring station in Sacramento.
You should be serving the public and publishing your analysis on the radioactive plume dispersal. Otherwise, I have to wonder why my tax dollars go to your organization. I encourage your organization to adopt a culture of transparency and service to the global public. As scientists, I call on you to rise to the ocassion and to the standing of your peers by making the case to your masters that such information be available to the public as soon as it becomes available. The fact that the NYT had to go to other sources to get the information is deplorable. Best wishes in your efforts to bring about this much needed change.


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WATCH: Mild temps, new front approaches
Updated: 5:15 AM EST Dec 28, 2020
Kevin Skarupa
going through the day to day, with clouds continuing to build on a front approaching from the west. That front will likely have some mixed shower activity for central and northern areas. While there may be a passing shower for Southern spots, temperatures will eventually be milder this afternoon as we climb into the forties light southerly breeze and again we'll kind of mix a lot of clouds building in from the west with a few sunny breaks in the southern half of the state. Will there be a lot more clouds and some passing rain or snow showers? The farther north, you go. Eventually, it all switches over to some areas of light. Snow later tonight is temperatures eventually fade back into the teens and twenties overnight. Tonight breeze will start to set up overnight out of the west and northwest, and that will be the factor for the day tomorrow, with highs only in the twenties to lower thirties. Wind chill readings will likely be in the single digits and teens throughout a good part of the day. Despite full sunshine, partly to mostly sunny skies start Wednesday. After a colder start, clouds will start to increase through the afternoon that will be ahead of the next system, which right now looks like a front coming through with a couple of more mix showers on Thursday, With temperatures up into the forties and then behind it, an area of low pressure will try to lift northward and bump into the colder air that will be in place late Friday afternoon and Friday night and early Saturday. And that could mean a wintry mix changing the rain for southern parts of the state, with snow changing to a wintry mix and possibly rain to wrap up later Friday night and early Saturday in the North Country does look like the remainder of the weekend looks chilly, but with partly to mostly sunny skies, feels like temperatures for your Tuesday We're talking single digits and teens. That's with winds gusting out of the Northwest over 30 miles an hour through the afternoon and some colder temperatures to start on Wednesday. This likely the coldest stretch, regardless of temperatures, certainly with the wind chills as we go through Tuesday and into early Wednesday. Otherwise milder temperatures today and then again on Thursday ahead of the next front that comes through today and Thursday looks like the best chance of some passing mix showers, and then we'll keep an eye on the next system that will try to arrive on New Year's Day evening sometime Friday night and early Saturday, which could be a wintry mix.
While the weather itself will be fairly quiet for the next few days, temps will continue to fluctuate quite a bit to wrap up 2020.Clouds will build from the west today as the next front approaches. It will kick off some mixed showers for parts of NH late morning/afternoon with the best chance in the northern half of the state. Highs will rainge from the upper 30s to mid 40s this afternoon.Clearing skies behind the front tonight (some snow showers up north) will send temps back to the teens and 20s overnight.The coldest air this week settles in on Tuesday, with highs only in the middle to upper 20s under sunny skies. With gusty winds out of the northwest, wind chill temps will be in the single digits and teens for parts of the day.After sunshine and temps in the 30s Wednesday, the computer models have trended colder with a storm system for New Year's. A cold front will sag south through the state Thursday and will bring light rain & snow shower activity.We are expected to ring in 2021 dry at midnight and to start Friday, but an advancing warm front will could bring a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain into the state by later Friday and Friday night. The intensity of this low will determine how much cold air will reinforce near the ground, resultant precipitation types, intensity, and accumulation amounts.
While the weather itself will be fairly quiet for the next few days, temps will continue to fluctuate quite a bit to wrap up 2020.
Clouds will build from the west today as the next front approaches. It will kick off some mixed showers for parts of NH late morning/afternoon with the best chance in the northern half of the state. Highs will rainge from the upper 30s to mid 40s this afternoon.
Clearing skies behind the front tonight (some snow showers up north) will send temps back to the teens and 20s overnight.
The coldest air this week settles in on Tuesday, with highs only in the middle to upper 20s under sunny skies. With gusty winds out of the northwest, wind chill temps will be in the single digits and teens for parts of the day.
After sunshine and temps in the 30s Wednesday, the computer models have trended colder with a storm system for New Year's. A cold front will sag south through the state Thursday and will bring light rain & snow shower activity.
We are expected to ring in 2021 dry at midnight and to start Friday, but an advancing warm front will could bring a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain into the state by later Friday and Friday night. The intensity of this low will determine how much cold air will reinforce near the ground, resultant precipitation types, intensity, and accumulation amounts.

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The award-winning Aussie rock'n' roll outfit is a stand-out of its class, with its arsenal of heavier-than-the-earth songs and led by its namesake frontwoman, a stone-cold rocker with a knack for channelling AC/DC and Janis Joplin.
Dallas, raised in the small Victorian town of Wangaratta (the home of Nick Cave), leads from the front with her enigmatic guitarist Jeff Curran. Their worlds collided in 2006 with a chance meeting in a Melbourne dive bar.
An early incarnation of the group produced a huge sound as a duo, with an unusual mix of dobros, stomp boxes and home-made instruments. Now a trio, with recent-arrival Josh Eales on drums, the act has steadily built a global following, and made friends in high places.
Along the way, they've supported Patti Smith, Aerosmith, Van Halen and Earth Wind & Fire, collaborated with the likes of Whitfield Crane, (Ugly Kid Joe), Sony Mao (Sevendust) and in 2010, Dallas fronted legendary Aussie rock band Midnight Oil (with Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie on bass) in support of Amnesty International.
Dallas Frasca's songs have featured in numerous surf films and animal rights campaigns. The band opened Bob Irwin's Wildlife Sanctuary in 2012 alongside Guns 'N Roses great Slash.
Copyright Holder's Name (P&C) Dallas Frasca. Under exclusive license to Social Family Records (Australia) Pty Ltd.


It is no secret that this recession has resulted in many layoffs across all industries, and J. Kent Candidates that we have placed over the years are not immune. But... they keep coming back to us, and we have great success placing them again with other J. Kent Clients. Take, for example, Heather Davis - a well-educated, articulate, highly skilled administrative assistant, who we have placed 3 times in the past 4 years.
2006: Placed as a Project Assistant with an award-winning landscape architecture firm. Laid off in 2008.
2008: Placed as an Administrative Assistant with a planning & design firm. Laid off in 2009.
2010: Placed (temp-to-hire) as an Investor Relations Coordinator with an oil & gas firm. Heather was hired on as a permanent employee several months later, and we hope this marks the beginning of a long-lasting career!


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Q: Connecting Google Container Registry to Cloud SQL we're using Google App Engine and Cloud SQL for a django web app. We want to run migrations during the build; however, GAE uses Container Registry to build the app, and Container Registry not authenticated to access Cloud SQL. So, as expected, the migrations fail to due to a rejected connection.
How does someone authorize Container Registry to access Cloud SQL?

A: When you say:

GAE uses Container Registry to build the app, and Container Registry not authenticated to access Cloud SQL.

I assume that you mean:

GAE uses Container Builder to build the app, and the Container Builder Service Account is not authenticated to access Cloud SQL.

Assuming that's what you need, this document explains how to use IAM to grant additional permissions to the Service Account: https://cloud.google.com/container-builder/docs/how-to/service-account-permissions
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Zeltron World Wide With Denzel Curry and J.I.D. Postponed Until February 29
MP3 of the Day: "Dancer" by Woodhands, Playing the Vagabond This Saturday
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S. Pajot | October 21, 2009 | 9:04am
Ever wondered what screamo-lectro dudes do to unwind after a particularly strenuous hipster bikini dance party? Well, apparently, if the dudes in question are Daniel Werb and Paul Banwatt of Toronto synth-and-drum duo Woodhands, then it's all about a nice, relaxing, man-on-man bubble bath. Why the bubbles? Why the bath? Who knows, but bro bathing must be a team-builder beyond compare 'cause it's helped these two sustain their partnership through cold Canadian winters and several summers' worth of transcontinental touring.
Born in a Montreal basement before taking a southwesterly route to T.O., Woodhands has been pounding out sweaty dance floor fillers for four years. The pair's done remixes for Peter Bjorn & John, a questionable cover of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl," and indie party tracks like today's free MP3, "Dancer." Mostly these songs are the missing musical link between the knowing New Wave-y dance of Sweden's Teddybears and the punky rage rap of Floridian faves I Set My Friends on Fire. Which sounds fun, right? Except Werb and Banwatt are weird and they "want to make you cry while you're having sex, and it'll be the best damn sex of your life. And you'll be dancing."
So, umm, yeah ... Anyone up for a bubble bath?
MP3: Woodhands - "Dancer"
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Thoughts On 9/11
September 11, 2001 / John Biggs
New York/Brooklyn, September 11, 2001 – Today, at about 9:15, the #4 train I was riding into Manhattan stopped at the Fulton Street Station, directly below the WTC, and didn't open its doors. People stood up to get out, but there was announcement about an accident and that we would proceed to the Brooklyn Bridge, a few blocks away. A woman on the train said she saw that the WTC was on fire.
I walked to NYU. All the while, there was a plume of black smoke rising over Broadway. When I got to a good vantage point, I saw the end of one of the buildings looking like a cigarette burn: fire ringed a charred spot on the tip, black smoke billowed out over Brooklyn.
I attempted to call Asia at work. She works on John Street, about four blocks from the WTC. I ran to school and checked the news, then tried to call her a few times. I couldn't get through, and I couldn't check my voice mail messages. I heard someone yelling outside and ran out just in time to see the first tower fall. There was more white smoke and then it was gone.
I kept trying to contact Asia and was about to go downtown to find her when she came through the door of the journalism building. We walked over to a bar where she wanted to meet her friends but it was closed. That's when the last building fell. People were crying and a few were yelling about judgment. The white column of smoke rose higher and was drawn over the river by the wind.
Asia and I bought water and some banana bread and walked back to NYU where we waited until about 13:00 and then decided to go home. We walked down Bowery towards the Manhattan Bridge which runs parallel to the Brooklyn Bridge. It was like the Trail of Tears.
We crossed the bridge in a throng. There were thousands of people walking across the main span of the bridge. It took us an hour to cross over into Brooklyn. The plume followed us the whole way. It was a cloudless day, except for the dust.
We arrived at the Brooklyn Library at about 14:30 and found a jitney cab to drive us up Eastern Parkway to Utica, where we live. We were home at 15:30. Everyone was in a daze. It felt like a Sunday morning: the world was quiet and empty. The leaves are starting to turn but it's warm and people were sitting on benches. We took Phoebe out at about 19:30 and saw the plume silhouetted in the setting sun.
I believe that this is the defining moment of my generation. This will change us indelibly, change our character and ideals and goals for years to come. I expect this feeling will last years but God help us if something like this happens again on American soil.


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Senators News & Rumours: Sanford, Greig, Merilainen & More
September 28, 2021 by Giovanni Siciliano
The Ottawa Senators 2021-22 preseason has begun. Last week, the team reported to the Canadian Tire Centre for physicals and on-ice practices, which gave us a glimpse into what the opening night roster will look like. With Brady Tkachuk still absent because of his contract situation, head coach D.J. Smith used the opportunity to try different line combinations with the hope that he returns soon.
With six preseason games remaining against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, many players will be looking to impress management and claim the final spots. Egor Sokolov, Ridly Greig and Parker Kelly are among the young players trying to make the jump to the NHL, but with just over two weeks remaining before opening night, a lot can change. And as we saw this weekend, general manager Pierre Dorion is still working the phones.
Item One: Senators Trade Logan Brown to St. Louis Blues for Zach Sanford
The Logan Brown experiment reached its conclusion in Ottawa. The Senators acquired forward Zach Sanford from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Brown and a conditional fourth-round draft pick – if Brown plays more than 30 games this season, the draft pick will be removed from the deal.
Zach Sanford, formerly with St. Louis Blues (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)
The Sens' first-round pick (11th overall) in 2016 never found his groove in Ottawa and was often a topic of discussion since the organization showed little faith in him from the get-go. He bounced in and out of the lineup, and he spent most of his time with the organization's farm team, the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 94 AHL games, he scored 23 goals and 79 points.
Brown, who grew up in St. Louis, will get a fresh start. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators last week, so the Blues, who are cap-crunched, are happy to bring in a hometown player with a chip on his shoulder for cheap. Sanford, on the other hand, joins Ottawa on a one-year, $2 million deal signed in August as a restricted free agent (RFA).
Roster update: The #Sens have acquired forward Zach Sanford from @StLouisBlues in exchange for forward Logan Brown and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2022: https://t.co/Tnus6aYeIJ pic.twitter.com/X4BFjzl85K
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) September 25, 2021
In 183 games with the Blues, Sanford scored 36 goals and 35 assists. No, he isn't the top-six forward Dorion said he would acquire this offseason, but Sanford can contribute a lot with his defence-first mentality. He brings experience in big moments, having won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019 and has good character.
We expect Zach's addition to prove beneficial for us in a number of ways. He's a big man who skates well, a power forward who plays with energy and a former Stanley Cup winner. As someone who's had a 16-goal season, he's very capable of contributing offensively too."
– Pierre Dorion
The 6-foot-4, 207-pound forward already knows Colin White. The two played together at Boston College, so pairing them together on the third line with Nick Paul seems ideal. Of course, nothing is set in stone, but as the preseason moves along and barring any more moves, that's where we can assume Sanford will log his minutes. The addition of Sanford might also push out one of the young players fighting for a spot.
Item Two: Ridly Greig Suspended Two Games
Senators forward and 2020 first-round selection (28th overall), Ridly Greig has been suspended for two games after cross-checking Winnipeg Jets centre Pierre-Luc Dubois on Sunday. Greig will miss one preseason game and one regular-season game whenever he's ready to make his NHL debut.
In the league's explanation video, they argued that Greig saw Dubois coming and made the decision to elevate his stick and extend it outward, making direct and forceful contact with Dubois' head. Unfortunately, Greig is no stranger to suspensions; this is the third season in a row that he's received a punishment of some kind. In the last two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he was suspended three times: twice in 2019-2020 for a total of five games and once in 2020-21 for three games.
That's not to say that Greig is a malicious player, but his track record isn't a great look. Dubois said after the game that he didn't believe Greig was out to injure him, despite that he received 15 stitches: "I don't think he did it on purpose. I think he just got scared, threw his stick up. He saw me coming and threw his stick up to defend himself, which is obviously against the rules for an obvious reason. It is what it is." Even if it was a justifiable reaction, Greig will have to sit two games.
Before he left the game, Grieg scored the opening goal that will be on highlight reels for the foreseeable future.
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— Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) September 27, 2021
That is what Senators fans want to see more of from Greig, rather than seeing him in the press box. It's great that he plays with his heart on his sleeve, which fits the organization's culture. However, if he can't find a way to stay out of trouble, it will become an issue for management to deal with.
Item Three: Leevi Merilainen Sent Back to Kingston
The goaltending situation in Ottawa is a little clearer after the club announced that Leevi Merilainen will be sent down to the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the 2021-22 season. The team's third-round (71st overall) selection in the 2020 NHL Draft signed his entry-level contract in June and committed to the Frontenacs shortly after.
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The Kingston Frontenacs have received a commitment from 18-year-old Finnish goaltender Leevi Meriläinen.
Meriläinen was selected by Kingston during the 2021 CHL Import Draft. He is a prospect of the @Senators.
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The Senators have high hopes for Merilainen, but for now, goaltending is mostly solidified at every level of the organization. Matt Murray and one of Filip Gustavsson or Anton Forsberg will be in the NHL. They also have Kevin Mandolese and Mads Sogaard jockeying for the final spot in Belleville once a decision is made on the NHL backup. "Crowded" is one way to put the Sens' goalie depth, which is a good problem to have. At 19, Merilainen is still very young, so this is a good time for him to keep developing in the OHL.
What's Next for the Senators?
The Senators open the season against the Maple Leafs on Oct. 14, and we now know how many people will be allowed to attend. The Ontario Government decided on 50% capacity at the Canadian Tire Centre and Scotiabank Arena for now. Both teams are hoping to be at capacity at some point this season.
As for Tkachuk, talks are ongoing. According to Elliotte Friedman on the latest 31 Thoughts: The Podcast, both Tkachuk's camp and the Senators aren't close on a short-term deal, and a long-term deal is being held up because of the bonus structure, no-trade clause, etc. Hopefully, we'll get an update soon.
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Giovanni Siciliano
Giovanni Siciliano is a freelance contributor for The Hockey Writers that focuses on the Ottawa Senators. He is a lifelong hockey fan who aims to give his readers more knowledge and better insight pertaining to the game. When Giovanni isn't covering the latest news & rumours in Ottawa, he is usually crying about being a Detroit Lions fan, playing video games or rewatching The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Office or Seinfeld for the 1000th time. After completing an internship at The Hockey News, and having his stories published like this one, Giovanni knew he wanted to make this a career and share his passion for the game with others. He hosted the FaceOff Hockey Podcast before joining the team at THW, and currently co-hosts and produces the Improversation podcast. To interact with Giovanni about the Sens, NHL, NFL, T.V shows or games, you can follow him on Twitter by clicking here. You can also read more of his articles here.
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At Ball Aerospace, we care about the health and safety of our team members, their families and our communities. Ball Aerospace will comply with Executive Order 14042 should it be reinstated. Executive Order 14042
SkillBridge Program
Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program
Connecting Service Members to Civilian Careers
The Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program gives Active Duty military members who will soon transition into civilian life a chance to gain valuable work experience through specific industry training and development. Ball Aerospace is proud to be an authorized SkillBridge organization through the Department of Defense, bridging the skills of Service members to their new civilian careers.
Active Duty military can participate anytime during their final 180 days of service. The program is designed to provide the candidate and our organization value in a strategic skillset match, candidate development and a path to potential regular employment. Ultimately, we are looking for transitioning service members to join our team after completion of the program in numerous job categories. Military members who are considering participating in the program can search our careers site to see what positions may be of interest.
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Hiring and Investing in Veterans
Jared Ruger, a senior human resources generalist at Ball Corporation, remembers what it's like to make the transition to the civilian job market. He completed eight years of service in the Army in 2015, then joined Ball in 2018 after earning a bachelor's degree.
"I struggled in the job-search process because there were so many variables to consider. How do my skills transfer? What level of job should I apply for?" Ruger said. "I had to research, explore different organizations and build a diverse network of supporters to help me answer these questions during the transition."
The Ball Aerospace SkillBridge program aims to ease the process and help Service members find a sense of belonging at Ball.
"These individuals come from all walks of life, representing a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds, genders, religions and races," says Stevan Richards, a senior talent acquisition specialist at Ball Aerospace. "Moreover, they bring a diverse set of translatable practical, hands-on experience, leadership skills and discipline that is unique to military service and extremely valuable in the private sector and our organization, in particular."
This support for service members taking their next career step contributes to both Ball Aerospace's success and to a stronger military. At Ball, the transition process for veterans does not end upon finding civilian employment. Our Veterans Ball Network was established to provide opportunities to build community and camaraderie for veterans and non-veterans within our organization. The VBRG provides support and networking opportunities, participation in recruitment, retention and advancement activities supporting an inclusive environment.
Am I eligible for the Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program?
Service members must be able to complete the program within their last 180 days of military service and must also obtain approval from their chain of command, which varies by each Branch of the Military. Such Branch Commanders may approve or disapprove participation by a Service member based upon unit mission requirements.
We ask for you to go to our careers site to identify opportunities that match your geographic preference, your skills and for which you meet the minimum requirements. Once identified, please apply to the position with your current resume. Click "Apply Now" below and send us your information to get the process started. Our recruiters will review your application, and then share with the Strategic Business Unit of interest to determine a potential fit for the program.
Who is the ideal candidate for the Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program?
The goal of the SkillBridge Program is for transitioning members of the military to secure career opportunities they love within Ball Aerospace. From revolutionary space missions and world-renowned sensors to data and cyber solutions, Ball Aerospace gives its employees unique opportunities to work on cutting-edge missions that help our customers learn about our planet, protect lives and build a better tomorrow.
To be successful in the program, we look for those who are willing to explore new challenges and embrace this opportunity of on-the-job training as an effective way to translate your skills from one industry to another.
What opportunities does the Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program offer?
The Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program goal is to find a perfect match by aligning the candidate and interests of the Strategic Business Unit sponsor within the company. We are looking for transitioning service members to join our team in numerous job categories including:
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If you can identify a position of interest on our careers site, opportunities are based on current needs and geographic availability.
Can I participate as a veteran?
Please visit the DoD's SkillBridge Program FAQ's for additional eligibility information. Veterans or military spouses are always encouraged to apply to one of our current job openings to join the Ball Aerospace team.
Where and when does the Ball Aerospace SkillBridge Program take place?
SkillBridge opportunities are based on current needs of the sponsoring Strategic Business Unit, geographic availability and the potential to provide regular, full-time employment upon program completion. While we cannot guarantee that you will be placed into the program, if you are selected for interview for the SkillBridge Program, you will be contacted by the appropriate Talent Acquisition Specialist for the Strategic Business Area of interest regarding next steps. We appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you.
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Premium Choice have upgraded Optymyse, their Visual Communications Software, provided by SJS Solutions.
Premium Choice are insurance specialists who provide car, van and bike enthusiasts with a genuine choice of quality and affordable motor insurance, backed up by first-class customer service at all times.
SJS Solutions are market leaders in providing digital communication wallboards with powerful designs that create an enhanced environment for agents.
Since 2001, SJS solutions have helped build highly effective call and contact centres, designed to ensure employees are committed to an organisation's goals and values by providing engaging and inspiring visual solutions.
Premium Choice and SJS solutions have worked together for a number of years and after seeing the positive impact their initial offering made on agent performance and morale, upgrading to the new version was an easy decision to make.
Optymyse 5 has given us the flexibility and speed to tailor our wallboards and displays to meet the needs of each team individually. The ability to blend in information from across the business and display it in real time is proving very popular with both staff and managers. Our next step is to give them the same information that they have in the office on their mobile devices when they are out on the road.
We have worked with Premium choice now for a number of years and indeed they started with Optymyse 3, which was our first wallboard solution. They have recently upgraded to Optymyse 5 Pro and the transition was extremely smooth due to the great working relationship between the two companies.
If you already use visual communications to help your agents confidently deliver customer excellence, you will know how influential your contact centre environment can be and how the information you display on your contact centre wallboards can motivate your agents.
According to one recent study conducted by Oxford Economics and SAP, only 42% of employees currently know how to extract meaningful insights from the data available to them, while only 47% of respondents say their company has an established culture of continuous learning.
If you haven't reviewed the visual communications tools you use in your contact centre in the last 2 years you may want to read on.
Wallboards which are simply a larger format of management reports which contain graphs and other tables are hard to read uninspiring and guaranteed to demotivate your agents.
Focussing solely on call handling metrics is a sure way to create a negative culture within your contact centre.
Old technology such as LED reader boards and blocky screen designs tell agents you don't care.
Create screens which offer a mix of company news, brand re-enforcement, social activity plus operational information and key metrics which will help agents to make customers happy.
Pull data from everywhere that's relevant, not just your unified communications or PBX, examples include social media, CRM, WFM and CSAT. Giving agents instant access to CSAT and customer satisfaction and feedback will bring customer and agent perceptions of customer care closer.
Everyone likes to share successes, be recognised and to know what is happening with the company and its employees. Agent photo's, social events, new starter introductory videos, recent office openings, achievements and positive thresholds all create a positive environment which will lift agents mood and improve customer experience.
Onboarding contact center agents is vital!
Getting new agents up to speed on the culture, processes, and knowledge base of your company is an expensive undertaking, but there are some cost effective approaches you can use to which will also create a more social, fun environment for your agents.
When a new starter walks through the door on day one, you have two main objectives – make them feel like part of the team, and get them to a high level of efficiency as quickly as possible.
The companies who are able to consistently improve and maintain high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction are the same companies who nurture internal communication, flexible working hours and the human element. This is especially important where the people you rely on are the voice of your company with the closest relationship with your customers.
Create an informal area where new starters can walk around and look at press cuttings on the wall, watch TV ads or company videos.
Choose creative inspirational people to welcome new starters to your organisation.
Use your visual communications technology, such as wallboards, to ensure there are continuous reminders of what your company and brand is all about.
During the onboarding process ask all new starters to make a short video to introduce themselves to the rest of the company, set up a simple area with a web-cam and ask the new starter to introduce themselves, where they are from and any other information they are comfortable sharing such as pets or hobbies. Use your visual communications software to include this video as part of your contact center wallboard.
Try to introduce the new starter to their immediate team when these people are on a break, this will help create social bonds and hopefully start friendships.
Keep them informed of coming social events, so they can sign up and join in.
Efficient, well thought out onboarding, supports your recruitment processes and helps your new starters quickly become effective members of your organization. Researchers have found that a well-executed employee induction process leads to positive outcomes such as higher job satisfaction, better job performance, and greater organizational commitment.
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Increasing employee engagement and perceptions and allowing them to buy in to your company can be creative, fun and surprising.
When employees feel valued, they're motivated to do their jobs better and more likely to be engaged. Knowing how important it is to recognize employees for a job well done is key. However recognizing the person instead of the job is vital – acknowledging who your people are and embracing important aspects outside of work, such as birthdays, can play a pivotal role in engagement.
Work place perceptions start from day 1 — it's important to start employee engagement as soon as possible. Using a buddy system where a colleague from another department helps them settle in gives them the chance to get to know colleagues from across the business and can act as a confidant for questions a new employee may be afraid to ask.
Posting employee photos might seem like a small gesture, but it's a gesture that makes employees feel included, appreciated, and valued. Have some fun with it and schedule individual, team, or all-company photo shoots. Post the happenings on your social media and Visual Communications Software.
Another surprising, yet effective method to increase employee engagement is socializing outside of work. Spending time together in a relaxed setting can lead to more effective communication, better teamwork, and increased job satisfaction.
Each company is unique and each working environment depends on the nature of and culture of your company. Employees spend a long time each day in work so make the workspace as engaging as possible so they enjoy spending time at work.
Collecting employee feedback is an effective way to target any employee or organisational issues. Smaller, low-key decisions, which allow employees to voice their opinions such as how to decorate the office or what information to display on your wallboards, show your employees that you respect them.


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Unlike many outfits who take years to reap their just rewards, Band of Heathens worked their way into the spotlight fairly quickly. It wasn't that they had any grand designs early on, or even had any thoughts about becoming a band in the first place. What began initially as a series of Wednesday night jam sessions at a club in their native Austin -- an event they dubbed "The Good Time Supper Club" -- eventually coalesced into an outfit that gained almost immediate attention and climbed to the top of the Americana charts. They certainly possessed all the goods they needed from the very beginning, thanks to a pair of seasoned singer/songwriters in Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist, each of whom had pursed solo careers prior to to participating in those impromptu gatherings.
True to form, the group's initial albums were recorded live prior to releasing their eponymous studio debut in 2008. And while concert recordings continue to find a place in their catalog, Band of Heathens have shown a decided studio savvy as well. With the core outfit currently consisting of Jurdi and Quist on vocals and guitars and later recruits Trevor Nealon on keyboards and Richard Millsap playing drums, they released their finest effort to date last year, the aptly titled Sunday Morning Record.
Accessible to a fault, and exceedingly mellow to boot, it flows with a natural ease usually accomplished by those with far more track time under their belts. From its graceful opener "Shotgun," through to the final wistful refrains of "Texas," it proves its mettle as both a set of songs that are radio-ready and sweet salvation on a particularly demanding morning-after. Seven years on, they've mustered a ton of well-earned admiration.
We recently caught up with Ed Jurdi on the phone from Asheville and offered him the opportunity to delineate the band's unlikely trajectory.
New Times: Your band came together in an unusual way, recording solo albums before the band even started.
Ed Jurdi: I think everything about our band, in terms of the way things are usually done, has been ass backwards. We all were doing solo stuff and then this thing came together and took on a life of its own. You have moments in your life where things just sort of happen. And it just sort of took off.
It was a pretty unique sound, and we all agreed it might be something worth exploring. It wasn't like a discussion ever happened early on, but as we got into it we were kind of getting back what we put into it. We were feeling good about where it was taking us, so following that muse led us to where we are now.
Were there ever any second thoughts about putting your solo careers on the back burner?
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The evolution was so slow and natural that that thought never entered into it. We were doing our weekly gig for like a year. That's all we did was play once a week in Austin while doing our solo stuff at the same time. So it was like, what if we do a week of shows in Dallas or Houston? So we started doing that and it was going great. We were doing the other stuff all along, and it was kind of like, this is going so well, and we're really having fun. And where the solo stuff was once a priority, let's make this a priority for a little while and see how it goes. We all felt there was room to do what ever we wanted to do on an individual creative level.
Whenever you're playing in an ensemble, that's kind of what it is. It's kind of a balance of knowing what the group is doing while also being creatively fulfilled individually. The answer was yes to both of those things. So it was really a no brainer. Let's give this a shot for a little while and see what happens.
It seems like the band started almost accidentally.
When it started, there was no plan to put a band together or make a record. It was really a jam. It was a fun thing to do on a Wednesday night. So at some point, when it starts giving back creatively to you and you're getting a nice return, so you start to feel like, well, maybe we can start investing something into it. That's really it. Just jamming and having fun and finding people who were really into it and having a great time.
But at first we weren't really putting any creative capitol into it. We're talking like a year or 18 months into it at this point, and then we started thinking, what if we make a record and write some songs and see what it sounds like when we really start concentrating on it. We did that and everyone thought, "wow, this is great, this is cool." And that's really it. That's been the MO all along. See how it feels and take it from there.
So from the way you describe it, it sounds like a very gradual transition.
Yeah, and on another level, all of us, as individual songwriters, we still got to present our own material and we had a great band that everyone could play off of and with, and in effect do only a third of the work. For me, being in a band has always been the goal. Even when you're doing your own thing, you want to have a group of people around you that can play off of and with.
As a music fan, that's the thing that always resonated with me. Watching a group of people onstage playing music together and interacting and having things happen in the moment. And so being a part of that interaction, that's the thing about making music that's special for me at least.
Your music was received really well at the outset. You garnered a lot of acclaim from the first note you released and instantly hit the highest peaks of the Americana charts. But did that in turn put a lot of pressure on you, knowing that you already had a high bar to maintain?
On a business level, it does, but creatively that's always been a very secondary thing to us. I never equated our albums going to number one with the quality of the work. Maybe it was an affirmation of the quality of the work, but the only judges of that are the guys in the band. Do we like it and do we feel good about putting it out? If it's the best work we're doing in the time that we're doing it, then that's it.
When we finished the new record and played it out, it felt like the best thing we had ever done. That's just my opinion though. Everyone receives it differently, from critics to fans and everyone in between, and that's their right to have that opinion. But at the end of the day, all we can do is base it on the work that we're doing. Because otherwise, it's kind of unachievable. I have no idea how to make music that I think someone else thinks is great or going to be number one. It's such a nebulous field of reference.
Your name was actually the result of mistaken identity, was it not?
That's totally true. We were doing this Wednesday night thing and had been doing it for a few months and we were calling it "The Good Time Supper Club," because it was kind of like an evening of different entertainers. We started it off and then some of our friends came down, and it became a big deal. Everybody started coming down just to see what was going to happen. Someone made some posters for the show and they started calling us 'those heathens" or something like that.
How did they come up with that?
I have no idea. But it got to be known around town that on Wednesday night, you could see Those Heathens. So everyone just started called us Those Heathens. It was just kind of like, well, ok, that's cool. At the time it was funny because there was a little bit of controversy about religion and how it's got its place in our society and how the conservatives were banging the drum about family values. If nothing else, it levelled the discussion in a tongue in cheek kind of way. So it just sort of stuck, it was kind of serendipitous like everything about this band.
What can we expect from a Band of Heathens concert?
That's a great question. I think in general the best way I can describe it is that we're a rock 'n' roll band, so fundamentally you're going to get a rock 'n' roll show. That being said, we're definitely into song craft. That's where everything starts and ends with the band, so we present these songs that we record and sometimes we do them the same way we do them on the record but most times not.
We've changed a lot. I think the people that come see our band are just into the experience of being a part of the music, kind of going on a trip night to night, whatever that may be. Just watching us create on stage and just feeding off of that. Being a part of the moment.
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I really enjoyed the story last week about my old friend, Bob Hoopes, and his bicycle riding.
Besides all of the reasons Bob gives for riding a bike he is also lowering his carbon footprint by riding a bike rather than driving a car. Bike riding is good for those of us 70 years and older providing steady low-impact exercise that keeps the body limber and burns calories.
I have averaged 7,000 miles of biking a year for the last 11 years and average about 200 days a year when I do not drive or ride in a car, while still owning a car. We have reduced car miles to less than 10,000 miles a year mainly for trips out of town.
Living in Madison, a city that has developed around 100 miles of bike trails and numerous marked bike lanes on city streets, enables more and more people to enjoy biking while reducing traffic.
Last week's editorial, "Who's Paying for all This Pay," seems to take on the issue of working people and the pursuit of a living wage.
The Marion County website states that the average wage is $28,000 a year, which is just above the $25,100 per year salary that is considered 100% poverty guideline by KDHE for a family of four.
The editor branded the Marion County Commission's attempts to deal with the low salaries as "socialism," a term that Trump Republicans use for any measure that wants to deal with health care, wage inequality, and taxes.
Maybe the county workers should organize and form a union to address the wage problems. After all, even college professors have "professional organizations" that represent them in wage negotiations, which, in the case of University of Illinois, result in $95,000 per year salaries.
Editor's note: Salaries of tenured faculty members at the University of Illinois are not subject to negotiation nor does any sort of professional organization represent them.


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In 1987, General Motors won the first World Solar Challenge in Australia. Its record-setting car, Sunraycer, finished the race more than two days ahead (600+ miles) of its closest competitor. Today, Sunraycer continues to take center stage, at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Now, it lend's its name to the largest U.S. competition for solar-powered vehicles - Sunrayce.
In July 1990, 32 teams of some of North America's brightest college students took to the road in solar-powered vehicles they had built during the previous year and a half. The GM Sunrayce USA route covered more than 1,800 miles, from Florida to Michigan. Three of the top finishers won a trip to Australia in November to compete in the 1990 world solar challenge.
Sunraycer charging her batteries - this is allowed
A solar car is necessarily an electric car, because it runs on electricity generated by solar heat. The first electrical carriage was built and run in 1838 in Edinburgh, by one Robert Davidson, and a few years later an American named M.B.Farmer was running one. In fact, the first auto to break the 100 km/h 'barrier' was an electrically-driven torpedo-shaped LaJamais Contente (The Never Content) which Belgian Camille Jenatzy pushed to a new world land speed record of 105.904 km/h (65.79 mph) on April 29, 1899. But the internal combustion engine was starting to demonstrate a superiority that lasts until this day, as innovative technology continues to refine this noble concept.
Then, 88 years later, on October 31, 1987, the solar-charged, electric-powered General Motors Sunraycer sprinted at 113 km/h (70.2 mph) on the highway leading south from the far north Australian city of Darwin. what it was doing Down Under is the story of this book.
It is the story of a highly diverse group of people brought together by the common urge to push outwards the envelope of known technology. there had been solar car races before. The first was the 1985 Tour de Sol in Switzerland, over 229 miles, then the second in 1986, over 237 miles. But the Australian race was 1950 miles across the world's oldest continent. While Daimler-Benz had built its Solarmobile to win the first Swiss race, the technology used would be outmoded instantly by what was planned by the General Motors group of scientists, technicians, designers, engineers and racers for the beautiful jewel called Sunraycer.
This book is the story of that Great Adventure, an operation that was planned an executed with dazzling swiftness inside an excrutiatingly-tight timetable, an incredible achievement in itself within the framework of so vast a business organization.
It is the story of a race that was planned and won by an operation that in its intensity of purpose and meticulousness of detail rivaled that of a NASA space mission. And there were more than a few elements of aerospace in what happened across that huge continent. That is why in this book we refer to the GM team members as 'astronauts of the sun'. This is their story, and the story of an amazing automobile.
General Motors - Sunraycer
The Sunraycer will stand always as a symbol that America in general, and General Motors in particular, is still in the forefront of innovative and creative thinking. The country that put the world on wheels hasn't forgotten how to lead.
Sunraycer is a product of the Australian-based Chevron Publishing Group. The country's largest automotive and motor racing book and magazine publisher, the group also produces books on other subjects. It has set new standards of quality and excellence in Australian books, and as such, was a worthy partner for the GM team in this endeavor.
AFTER THE SUNRAYCER - GM's EV1
After GM's Sunraycer won the Australian race - it wasn't even a close race, the Sunraycer crossed the finish line 2½ days before the second place racer. This car heavily inspired the EV1 that is currently available. The Impact was debuted ant the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. This was the first prototype for the EV1. Twelve prototypes and 23 new patents later, the first EV1 rolled of the assembly line at the Lansing Craft Centre in November of 1996. The name Impact was dropped, probably because the term doesn't sound safe. The car featured a 0.19 drag coefficient making it one of the slickest cars ever. The car can even out run the Mazda Miata, no small feat considering that electric cars are thought of as slow. In a twist of irony, the EV1 sports the 100-year-old UL mark. Underwriters Laboratories is the most widely accepted certification for electronic gear. Both the charging system and car carry the mark. Take a careful look at the EV1 on this page, it is the wave of the future.
EV1 is by no means the first electric car on the U.S. mainland, it is however one of the best conceived yet. Back at the last turn of the century, electricity powered more "horseless carriages" than gasoline. As was mentioned on the Oldsmobile page, had a fire not destroyed Ransom Olds plant that produced electric cars, we might all be driving electric vehicles today. Instead only a select few drive EV1's in some cities in Arizona and California. Back in those early years electric cars were popular because they didn't have to be hand cranked. They were also quiet and didn't smell bad. These were big benefits in those days. However history saw to it that the internal combustion engine won out and that is what more than 99.999999% of the population drive. GM has toyed with electric cars for the last few decades on and off. When the gas crisis hit the U.S. in the early seventies and the emission controls started to become a hot topic is when GM started to carefully look at electric cars. This was in addition to other form of propulsion. However it was decided that the technology was to new to be efficient enough for public consumption. So the downsizing projects were under way to make the gas powered cars lighter and more efficient. This worked well but did not solve all of the problems, so research continued on for electric vehicles.
Because the EV1's development was not headed by any one division the car simply carries the GM badge. They are leased out of a select number of Saturn dealerships in Arizona and California only. The cars are very unique so they are easy to spot when you can find one. They look like what the Geo Storm would probably look like had the car been updated instead of discontinued. The rear of the car tapers quite a bit. The taillights look like they were plucked from a Jaguar. The front resembled the current Oldsmobile theme except more aerodynamic. The EV1 was one slick ride! The last EV1 was made in 2000. The more recent developement of hybird electric and fuel in cars probably brought the production to a halt. The cheaper cost of these alternatives, and the much longer range makes them much more attractive to buyers.
Congratulations to the team for a job well done and for advancing the cause of clean, sustainable, electric transportation.
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Who would have thought that two days after Google[x] unveiled their "Project Glass" that we would see a somewhat working prototype in the wild? Sergey Brin, Google co-founder, sported a working prototype to a blindness foundation event, where his wife was receiving an award. Blogger Robert Scoble noticed them immediately when Brin walked in the door and tried to find out as much info on the hottest topic of the week as possible. He saw a blue light flash at one point in the lens, said they looked incredibly light, and definitely real.
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Q: cuda programming with pthread #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#define ARR_SIZE    10
#define NUM_DEVICE  1

typedef struct {
   int *arr;
   int *dev_arr;
   int *dev_result;
   int *result;
   int num;
} cuda_st;

__global__ void kernel_fc(int *dev_arr, int *dev_result)
{
    int idx = threadIdx.x;
    printf("dev_arr[%d] = %d\n", idx, dev_arr[idx]);
    atomicAdd(dev_result, dev_arr[idx]);
}

void *thread_func(void* struc)
{
    cuda_st * data = (cuda_st*)struc;
    printf("thread %d func start\n", data->num);
    printf("arr %d = ", data->num);
    for(int i=0; i<10; i++) {
        printf("%d ", data->arr[i]);
    }
    printf("\n");
    cudaSetDevice(data->num);
    cudaMemcpy(data->dev_arr, data->arr,  sizeof(int)*ARR_SIZE, cudaMemcpyHostToDevice);
    kernel_fc<<<1,ARR_SIZE>>>(data->dev_arr, data->dev_result);
    cudaMemcpy(data->result, data->dev_result, sizeof(int), cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost);
    printf("thread %d func exit\n", data->num);
    return NULL;
}

int main(void)
{
    // Make object
    cuda_st cuda[NUM_DEVICE];

    // Make thread
    pthread_t pthread[NUM_DEVICE];

    // Host array memory allocation
    int *arr[NUM_DEVICE];
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        arr[i] = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*ARR_SIZE);
    }

    // Fill this host array up with specified data
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        for(int j=0; j<ARR_SIZE; j++) {
            arr[i][j] = i*ARR_SIZE+j;
        }
    }

    // To confirm host array data
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        printf("arr[%d] = ", i);
        for(int j=0; j<ARR_SIZE; j++) {
            printf("%d ", arr[i][j]);
        }
        printf("\n");
    }

    // Result memory allocation
    int *result[NUM_DEVICE];
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        result[i] = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
        memset(result[i], 0, sizeof(int));
    }

    // Device array memory allocation
    int *dev_arr[NUM_DEVICE];
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        cudaMalloc(&dev_arr[i], sizeof(int)*ARR_SIZE);
    }

    // Device result memory allocation
    int *dev_result[NUM_DEVICE];
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        cudaMalloc(&dev_result[i], sizeof(int));
        cudaMemset(dev_result[i], 0, sizeof(int));
    }

    // Connect these pointers with object
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        cuda[i].arr = arr[i];
        cuda[i].dev_arr = dev_arr[i];
        cuda[i].result = result[i];
        cuda[i].dev_result = dev_result[i];
        cuda[i].num = i;
     }

    // Create and excute pthread
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        pthread_create(&pthread[i], NULL, thread_func, (void*)&cuda[i]);
    }

    // Join pthread
    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        pthread_join(pthread[i], NULL);
    }

    for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
        printf("result[%d] = %d\n", i, (*cuda[i].result));
    }

    return 0;
}

I make my simple-test-program like this to test pthread with multi device cuda code.
When the NUM_DEVICE set as 1, it works well but when set as 2 program stopped.
I guess beacause multiple threads access cudaSetDevice but I don't know how to handle this.
I tried to make my program with single host thread and multi device(with Async function) before, but in my case(not above simple code), there are many host code between kernel functions so it doesn't work well asynchronously.
So I test to use multi thread on host before apply this manner to my real code but I have trouble like this.
Do I have to use asynchonous function in cuda functions and kernels?
Give me some advise.

A: The problem is that you allocate memory on one device. You need to call cudaSetDevice before cudaMalloc calls:
// Device array memory allocation
int *dev_arr[NUM_DEVICE];
for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
    cudaSetDevice(i);
    cudaMalloc(&dev_arr[i], sizeof(int)*ARR_SIZE);
}

// Device result memory allocation
int *dev_result[NUM_DEVICE];
for(int i=0; i<NUM_DEVICE; i++) {
    cudaSetDevice(i);
    cudaMalloc(&dev_result[i], sizeof(int));
    cudaMemset(dev_result[i], 0, sizeof(int));
}


Since the release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Gmail users have been reporting some syncing problems on their app that appeared simultaneously with their update to Android's latest flavor. (Very few users mentioned being affected on Lollipop, but it's worth pointing out.) The problems seemed to be divided in two categories: one that specifically stopped Hotmail accounts from being synced inside the Gmail app and another that caused a lot of delays in syncing and notifications regardless of the account type.
I can confirm that upgrading to the Gmail Android app 5.10 should fix this issue, however it's rolling out slowly so is only available for a small number of people right now.
I'll update this thread again once the roll-out is complete.
The team has identified an issue which we believe is contributing to the syncing issue on Nexus devices. It is actively being worked on, and I'll continue to keep you all updated. In the meantime, please continue to post your experiences and/or if you have found any short-term workarounds.
One bug down, one more to go. If you still haven't received the update and can't wait to see your Hotmail account working again, Gmail 5.10 is available for download on APK Mirror.


Given the current state of the employment-to-population ratio, we would predict that the current labor-force participation rate would be 1.5% points below its natural rate. That gives us a predicted labor-force participation rate today of 64.3%-64.7%. Instead, our labor-force participation rate is 63.6%.
That is a gap of 0.7%-1.1% points of the adult population: people who really ought to be in the labor force right now, but who are not.
Evan Soltas breaks down the numbers of the decline according to various factors, including gender. And as many people, for instance Mark J. Perry, have noted, the decline in the labour force participation rate is partly due to the fact that men are leaving the labour market.
The main reason the labor force has been declining in the last couple of decades, then, is that men have been dropping out in droves.
Rampell has posted two interesting graphs, where the first shows the labour force participation rate among adults aged 25-54, and the second shows the long-term trend of men aged 25-54 leaving the labour market.
This chart shows foremost two things: 1) the labour force participation rate varies widely between the age groups, and 2) the only age group for which we find a large decline is men aged 15-24.
So for two age groups, the labour force participation rates among men have actually increased over time, for two other groups they have – in relative terms – decreased a little, and for the youngest men it has declined severely compared with 1990. Here it is also interesting to note the clear positive relationship between age and change in labour force participation rate.
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Consider how the country treats and is bias against it's male population and it's really no surprise. It's about time. I left because I felt the country was so much against males. Off to a land were I'm not judged so much by my gender and compete on equal ground with women.
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What a couple of crazy weeks it's been here in Merlin! The second major flood in two years has yet again threatened to destroy what remains of a beautiful old town. The main suspect is over-development of the area and consequent lack of absorption of rainwater. If I understand this correctly (and I may not have it all right), past flooding has been the result of rising waters from the Tiber River overflowing into the low lying Main Street. More recent flooding has occurred more from "top-down" – water that cannot soak into the ground due to uphill development of the land rushes downhill into the town. I do know that a number of businesses will not be able to survive two attacks and will either be closing their doors or moving to higher ground. A shame – the beauty of Old Ellicott City is the cluster of unique whimsical shops. I've known a number of people who travel there once or twice a year from all over the state to enjoy a day of shopping, lunch or dinner, and maybe even a ghost tour or two.
Friday, two of my colleagues covered my three cases and I took the day to attend granddaughter Patty's Pre-K graduation. She and one of her teachers, "Ms. Jo," are pictured above. I never met a sweeter person than Ms. Jo. She told me she's been teaching nursery school for 26 years. She definitely has a heart for it. As each child crossed a little wooden "bridge" in the classroom, Ms. Jo put her hands on each child's little shoulders and told all of us something unique and wonderful about each child. She really "gets" her students – at least I know she "got" Patty! "Where Patty goes, you will find a party."Amen sister:)!
One of the crafty podcasts I have recently started watching regularly on YouTube is Stitching the High Notes with OperaJo (her Ravelry name) – an opera singer (I suspect a soprano), fundraiser, and all-around crafter from the San Francisco Bay area in California. Joanna is a knitter and sewer and also cross stitches among many other things I am sure. Viewing her beautiful stitching projects had me resurrecting some of my own.
I started these babies in the mid 1980s! I still rather like them. Both are kits from Cadle Creek Heirloom Series. I looked for more of them online, but could only find one or two for sale on Ebay. Assume they are no longer in business. If anyone out there knows, please let me know. I really liked this series and still do. The top one you see here was started in anticipation of my first year of law school. I bought it at a local craft store in St. Michaels, MD when we lived there in 1986-1987.
This one I bought at the St. Michaels Maritime Museum a couple of months before we moved there in 1986.
I was happy to see that the materials were still in fairly good shape – yay DMC:)! The only bad thing was a rather plasticky smell from the plastic bags in which I had stored them. I suspect that smell will diminish with washing and fresh air.
What is surprising to me is how far along I had gotten on these. I do know that in 1987 we moved back to the other side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and I began law school shortly thereafter. That, the raising of our six kids, and staying alive took up all my time, so these beauties remained on the shelf. I gave it a try again in 2002, but I had gotten too farsighted for the detail work and put it aside again. When one of our daughters, S, started cross-stitching some badass samplers, I thought she might want to work on these, but her style is a lot different from mine. For example, there is a small crocheted hoop hanging near the kitchen sink that says, "Dishes are DONE, man!" – a reference to a line in the movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead. Now THAT's some cross-stitching!
Anyway, I spent an hour or so last night sorting through the floss for the Maritime Museum project and today rescued the Old Line State project from the basement along with some Aida fabric. I think I may just finish these – finally:)! Thirty-two years might be a record for a WIP, don't you think?
In addition, I bought some floss, needles and Aida cloth for another project at Everything Crossstitch to create another sampler I was admiring in a book I bought a long time ago.
HAH – my husband is going to lose his mind when he sees that….
Some progress to report on the Truckbeth Carbeth. First sleeve is DONE, man! It took practically no time at all – don't know why I procrastinated!
No more of those triple stitch thingies!!! Yay!!! I love the colors in this thing. Cannot wait to get it finished! Don't you love it when a WIP is further along than you thought?
I've also made some progress on the Nina2 Am now well into the second half.
Gotta go – 11 of the 17 are coming for dinner and John is cooking! Which means I get to clean the house and kitchen. I'll take it!


Obviously I've got lots of time on my hands today.
I just replaced my original Michelins (110,000 miles)with beautiful new Dunlop red-lines (205/70/R15) from Diamond Back Classics in South Carolina. They look and drive great, but all of a sudden I have HUGE negative camber in the rear, just guessing maybe 10 to 15 degrees. Will new rear coils correct this? If so, go with original or uprated?
Did you just jack up the car, put them on and lower it again ? If so, drive it around the block and re-check it. If you can't drive it, roll it back and forth to settle the suspension. Then check it again.
Drives fine; just looks funky, and will certainly give me bad tread wear that I don't want on this brand new rubber.
I would have thought u where helping wife with the turkey? OK, this does not make sence?? As you know when the rear is lifted off the tyres then you put it down you get the neg. camber. As Don says go for a long bumpy road drive and get the rear end to "settle in". It sounds like u did this so...sorry I am at a loss here. I do not think that even a change in tyre size would do this.
What about tire pressure? I was driving the Michelins at 20 and 24 PSI. I am driving the Dunlops at 30 and 32. Couls this be it? I had 'some' camber issues before the switch. Now they are simply much more.
Sorry going to be blond for a moment here.
Neg camber...is top of tyre leaning in or out? Also do the new tyres require that much pressure? I do not see that the increase in pressure would do this..maybe as you said you simply need to do the shim thing to correct the camber.
Negative, In at the top, out at the bottom.
I'm sure i need new rear coils anyhow; I am just hoping that the camber is not an 'additional' problem. Thanks for the feedback.
PS I got a response from Jeff Zorn. Thanks for the contact.
Thanx for helping me out in my blond moment..I was thinking the opposite angle and the road drive corrects this. Yup time to replace the springs and then check out your alignment and camber. We have all seen the good old rear end squat of a 6.
YUK YUK on the wedge mobiles (hopefully no 7 or 8 owners read this part of the BBS). I think the " race springs" will raise the rear end. Mine are standard (and new). Do not forget to put in new upper and lower collars. Jeff is a good supplier and have only had good dealings with him. I have customers in Detroit so when I go across border I see him.
This conversation is more suited to a chat site.
I caught you guys dissing the wedges; it's ok even though I own a 8 I love my 6's way more. I have a 73 with 280000 miles (driven daily to work at General Motors)with 4 wheel disc brakes, a.c., hardtop(skin cancer),overdrive. On my racecar I ran T.S. imported springs. They were cold rolled steel (won't sag as easily)and also lowered the car. If you run them you may have to get spring spacers to get camber right. Are you sure something didn't get bent when the tire guys put your car on the rack? Also if you have the 3 notch bracket it could have broken, a common problem.
Keith - You say that you had a bit of this with the Michelins. Are the Dunlops a larger over-all diameter size ? This could make it look more tilted.
Have you checked your trunk?? maybe 1 too many turkeys back there or a load of bricks?
Seriously, the usual cause for negative camber is worn bushings for the trailing arms. If you still have the original ones, (which were soft to begin with) time to replace them with newer harder ones. Also check the brackets, they develop cracks and will fail. I replaced 2 of mine that had cracks...they usually crack vertically along the mount holes. Also check the frame where the trailing arms attach A NOTOROUSLY weak spot in the frame which is the first place to rust. This can tend to cause neg camb. if the bolts are pulling through the frame.
Re tires 205/70R15 is the same overall diameter as the original 185R15 Michelins (which had a 78%aspect ratio). Keep the pressure the same as the original size 20/24, 30PSI is way too high for that car.
All 6's do have a degree of neg camb. even with new springs, bushings ect Due to the geometry of the design.
Make sure the trailing arm bushings are good, the frame is OK, that you have no cracked brackets, give serious consideration to spring and packing replacement. There is always the rather inelegant way that BL addressed this by using aluminum spacers, but I do not recommend that route.
After you have established that all else is well and good, you can adjust the rear camber by you selection of brackets (1, 2 or 3 notch) and the orientation, notch up or down. There is a rather handy table in the Moss Motors catalog that provides the relative camber change with all 36 combinations of notchs and orientations.
Thanks for all of the feedback. Sounds like the first step is to let some air out of my tires, then check for damage, then new springs, bushings, etc., then take another look.
I looked at the chart in Moss with the 36 combinations of bracket settings. It makes me think that there is a prescribed rear camber angle of so many degrees. I thought I just wanted a simple perpendicular position. Am I missing something?
Also check the upper rear suspension transverse cross member that it is intact and joined to the chassis. If it is rusted out and weak it will cause excessive neg camber.
Like I said in my last line dated Nov 22, even with all new parts there is a little bit of neg camber dialed in...probably by design as neg camber does help in handling.
The Triumph TR6 IRS design dates back to the TR4A and was never a great design in the first place...have you ever heard of any other system where the frame rails actually run under the half shafts? Even in the days of the TR4A IRS, the racing version used the solid axle with leaf spring set up.
One final note, since you have over sized the tires to 205/70R15 they are an inch wider and if you have excessive negative camber you could get rubbing of the inside of the tire under cornering ie hard left corning would make the righ tire rub against the sheet metal that extends up from the bump stop in the wheel well.


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Every year we celebrate both Christmas and New Years Eve at the clubhouse. Xmas is more a family thing and dinner for us. New years however is the 'grown-ups' party. This time we had quite a lot of members and their ladies in da house and some special guests too.
We can truly say we enjoyed ourselves immensely! The photos here are made by Fonda's ol'lady Helen and give you a good idea.
From here we want wish the best to all our freinds, the best for 2018! Let's make what was wrong right again en enjoy life to the max now we are all still here.