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Posts Tagged 'Paula Bennett'
In and around NZ in 80 breath-stopping moments
Posted by te2ataria on May 23, 2018
Paula Bennett pretending, or really ignorant of Zombie democracy 'rules'?
[ROFLMAO]'Sick of being treated like a child' by Speaker
National's deputy leader Paula Bennett has revolted against Speaker Trevor Mallard's new system of discipline, walking out of Parliament and saying Mallard's system of docking questions to punish MPs was "unpredictable and dangerous.
One person killed in a serious crash on Depot Rd, Oxford, Canterbury.
"Emergency services were called at 5.52 this morning to a report of a crash involving a truck and a pedestrian."
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/update-serious-crash-canterbury
Walker killed after being hit by ute on North Canterbury bridge
"A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a ute and thrown from a North Canterbury bridge into a riverbed." https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/104129246/pedestrian-hit-by-ute-on-north-canterbury-bridge
Pedestrian killed in Upper Hutt
A teenager was killed after being hit by a train in Upper Hutt.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/update-serious-incident-upper-hutt
'The crossing was notably dangerous and close calls were common'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/104129481/Friends-pay-tribute-to-fatal-train-accident-victim-in-Upper-Hutt
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ONLY a tiny fraction of drink drivers caught
"Eastern Police District's Traffic Alcohol Group stopped 27 drink drivers on roads throughout Hawke's Bay between Thursday 17 and Saturday 19 May." http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/hawke%E2%80%99s-bay-drivers-not-getting-message-police-say
More robberies reported in NZ than in… Baghdad
http://www.police.govt.nz/news
Welcome to oversexed NZ
Menstruation issues subject of censorship
'Ottoman' university proctor removes magazines from the university
The editor of Otago University's student magazine, Critic, says he's "really angry" copies of it were destroyed by the university. https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/357992/uni-magazine-pushes-boundaries-with-menstruation-cover
Kāpiti councillor found guilty of indecent assault
"David Scott, 71, has been on trial in the Wellington District Court accused of rubbing his genitals against the woman staff member during a council morning tea."
[Is that how you know whom got pregnant?]
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/358041/kapiti-councillor-found-guilty-of-indecent-assault
'China Syndrome'
Quality of checks of Chinese steel in skyscraper questioned
"A steel quality expert is questioning whether the rules are tight enough around thousands of tonnes of Chinese steel going into the country's tallest residential skyscraper. Seascape Apartments on Customs Street, at 52 storeys and 187 metres high, is being built by a Chinese contractor, using structural steel manufactured in China." {We'll find out soon enough!]
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/358012/quality-of-checks-of-chinese-steel-in-skyscraper-questioned
'Fake kidnapping phone scam targets Chinese community and international students'
"Phone scammers are using a fake kidnapping to scam the families of Chinese Kiwis and international students. […] Police said the scammers then phoned the family members in China, claiming their New Zealand relatives have been kidnapped, and demanded money." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/104155354/Fake-kidnapping-phone-scam-targets-Chinese-community-and-international-students
When the Living Have NO Human Rights, the Dead Should Go…
UPDATE: NZ Road Toll Y-T-D (including fake stats as doctored and cooked by NZ police and then manipulated by the Ministry of Resurrection)
No. of crash victims who have been statistically resurrected by the Ministry of Resurrection: At least 49 [No. of the dead currently in limbo: At least 4 souls. Also, we've noticed one late resurrection on May 22.]
Actual road toll for 2018 so far: 392 [Based on the blog's advanced statistical model – margin of error: ±3 per cent.]
No. of fatalities reported by police: ONLY 205 [Includes data provided by one insider.]
No. of crash victims NOT resurrected: 154 as of Monday morning (May 21, 2018)
No. of crash victims NOT resurrected: 153 as of Wednesday morning (May 23, 2018)
Welcome to the World's Deadliest Tourist Destination: Truth about NZ's Tourist Deathtraps and Deadly Roads, as We Know it:
Based on insider information, statistical models and local chatter, we believe about 900 people were killed and more than 8,000 others critically/seriously injured on NZ suicide roads in 2016; however, only 328 fatalities were reported last year. [For every 12 or so victims, who die from their road injuries later in a hospital, only one death is reported. See blog content.]
To protect the tourist industry and massive foreign investment, about two out of every three road fatalities [and other tourists deaths] go unreported, or the dead are statistically resurrected by NZ government's "Ministry of Resurrection".
At least 4,500 overseas visitors, international students, foreign workers, recent emigrants and refugees have lost their lives and more than 30,000 others seriously injured in New Zealand between Jan 2000 and Jan 2018.
32 Foreigners killed in New Zealand in 32 days [Posted on January 25, 2017]
Police told to keep their mouths shut about overseas drivers
Don't reveal crash driver's ethnicity, police told.
Medical Miracle, Malicious MENDACITY, or Govt Disinformation?
Of an estimated 3,000 people who received near-fatal, critical, or serious injuries on New Zealand roads in 2017, only a handful were declared deceased from their injuries, according to NZ police reports, or lack thereof.
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Posted in Tourist Deathtrap | Tagged: China Syndrome, fake road toll, kidnapping, killed in NZ, NZ Parliament, Paula Bennett | Leave a Comment »
Another fatal plane crash: Do NOT fly planes, choppers in New Zealand
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How a small plane crash disrupts lives of tens of thousands of people in New Zealand!
A small plane has crashed into power lines near Wairoa, just north of Tiniroto, killing at least two people and leaving tens of thousands of homes in Gisborne District without power.
More than 20,000 customers have been affected by the outage and are likely to be without power for several days.
The plane crash has caused significant damage to the city's electricity infrastructure (!) leaving the entire city and multiple rural areas without power, said Gisborne mayor Meng Foon, local media reported.
"It's [destroyed at least] four major pylons [made of Chinese steel?] and 800m worth of power lines."
Civil Defence has told people to conserve water: No power, no water!
"Keep flushing the toilet to a minimum, don't water the garden, and the biggest advice is to prepare and think about how you'll be cooking," their spokesperson said.
[Translation: Do not drink or cook, refrain from urinating or defecating indoors, AND shower and bath are certainly out of the question for the foreseeable future.]
Police ought to have their tiny brains examined
The attempted kidnapping in Hamilton wasn't abduction, believe us, police say. They could not say exactly what the man's actions were but said "we were happy there was no sinister motive".
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/87466112/investigations-into-alleged-abduction-found-man-did-nothing-sinister
Bill English is finally NZ's Prime Minister
Bill [stats cook] English, is New Zealand's 39th prime minister. He's now been sworn in to maintain the status quo at Government House.
And as if that's not bad enough, Paula [housing crisis] Bennett is joining him as the Deputy Prime Minister.
The wait continues for redevelopment of Hamilton's slum
"At least five years after plans for redevelopment were first mooted, the decrepit properties still stand, says Hamilton Labour list MP Sue Moroney."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/87343830/the-wait-continues-for-redevelopment-of-hamiltons-slum
Posted in Tourist Deathtrap | Tagged: Bill English, Civil Defence, deadly plane crash, fatal plane crash, Gisborne, Hamilton slum, Meng Foon, nz police, Paula Bennett, power outage, Wairoa | Leave a Comment »
Homeless crisis: One in 100 Kiwis homeless, and counting
Posted by te2ataria on June 3, 2016
Homelessness in New Zealand skyrocketing: Study
At least one in every 100 Kiwis were homeless in 2013.
The "severely housing deprived" had accelerated from 2006 to 2013, says a study by University of Otago, Wellington.
At least one in every 100 Kiwis were homeless in 2013, this included those living with family and friends.
This figure had increased from 2006 data which showed one in every 120 people were homeless, while in 2001, this was at one in 130 people. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80719962/One-in-100-Kiwis-homeless-new-study-shows-numbers-quickly-rising
Even the manipulated stats are grim:
According to rounded census numbers, in 2001 there were 28,649 people out of total population of 3,744,534 that were homeless (one person out of 130). In 2006 that grew to 33,295 out of 4,059,876 (one in 121) and in 2013 it accelerated to 41,705 out of 4,254,594 (one in 102).
"If the homeless population were a hundred people, 70 are staying with extended family or friends in severely crowded houses, 20 are in a motel, boarding house or camping ground, and 10 are living on the street, in cars, or in other improvised dwellings," said University researcher Dr Kate Amore.
"They all urgently need affordable housing."
The number of people in "severe housing deprivation" in 2013 was one in 100, up more than 60 percent in 12 years. Assuming the trend has continued [in fact the trend has accelerated,] there could now be nearly 50,000 Kiwis homeless. http://www.newshub.co.nz/
Meanwhile, Chinese investors are allowed to push up price of the average house in Queentown to NZ$955,793.
The Homeless Crisis
Corrupt John Key caught lying through his backside again
"Prime Minister John Key's has said the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) had teamed up with the Salvation Army with homeless people, something the Salvation Army denies." http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/80725620/salvation-army-msd-homeless-visits-didnt-happen-and-the-pms-wrong
I can't guarantee housing for homeless: Social Housing Minister
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says there's no guarantee that homeless families would get a roof over their heads after contacting Work and Income.
Her comments come after Prime Minister John Key said Kiwis living out of cars and garages should contact the welfare agency where they would receive support.
Bennett said Work and Income would try their best to help, but it depended on what support was available.
"Look, I can't guarantee that," she said on RNZ. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80719962/One-in-100-Kiwis-homeless-new-study-shows-numbers-quickly-rising
Manurewa Marae opens its doors to South Auckland's homeless
While the government are failing the people, Manurewa Marae and other marae ared providing people with food and shelter. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/80730020/Manurewa-Marae-opens-its-doors-to-South-Aucklands-homeless
Abject Poverty/ Child Poverty in NZ
Nelson boy came to school shoeless and limping, Child Poverty Action Group told http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/80649213/Nelson-boy-came-to-school-shoeless-and-limping-Child-Poverty-Action-Group-told
At least 27% of all NZ children live below the poverty line [2012 figures]
"Around 285,000 of our children (27% of all children) live below the 60% income line after housing costs, (the poverty line used by the Ministry of Social Development). Many of these children have their lifelong health and education compromised so poverty effects can persist through generations. For 3 out of 5 of those children, poverty persists over at least seven years – for most of their early formative years. Evidence shows that the longer the period on low income, the greater the harm." http://www.cpag.org.nz/resources-publications/our-children-our-choice-priorities-for-policy-7/part-one-child-health/
Police Pursuits Ending in Deaths, Serious Injuries…
Yet another life-endangering police pursuit ends in a crash… http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650274
Selling Out the Country to the Chinese
'Peters: Silver Fern Farm shareholders duped into thinking company needed Chinese buy-in'
Winston Peters is on the warpath, trying to stop what he has said is a takeover of our biggest meat exporter Silver Fern Farms by the Chinese.
The New Zealand First leader said shareholder farmers were told the company would go belly up without buy-in by the Chinese, and voted in favour of it.
Mr Peters said Shanghai Maling was in fact much more in debt than the New Zealand company.
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/peters-silver-fern-farm-shareholders-duped-into-thinking-company-needed-chinese-buy-in/
Kiwi Courts [we don't have kangaroos in NZ!]
Driver that killed motorcyclist sentenced to… wait for it…
Singaporean man Wei Kiong Lew (30) was given four months home detention, 200 hours community work, and told to pay reparation of $27,000 after a crash that killed motorcyclist Craig Alan Chambers (39) last year. The sentence was handed down by Judge Kevin Phillips in the Dunedin District Court who "gave Lew a 50% sentence discount for an early guilty plea, and community work he had already undertaken voluntarily". http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650274
News of One Road Fatality Leaked Today!
One killed in serious crash near Dunedin
One person has been killed and another is critically injured after a four car crash near Hawkesbury Village, near Karitane, north of Dunedin.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650288 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80745545/One-person-dead-and-two-critically-injured-in-South-Island-car-crashes
Truth about the daily road carnage hurts New Zealand's $10 billion tourism industry…
Today is DAY 169 of the latest NZ TOURISTS or truth? (police censorship of road fatalities) campaign
Blog estimate: About 900 people are killed on NZ roads each year. [Most probably] up to 381 road fatalities have occurred in NZ since 1 January 2016
No of road fatalities recorded by Minitru: 141
Police manipulate the road toll by censoring reports of fatal crashes, while the Ministry of Transport simply delete the unwanted road fatalities, even from their own published records.
Miracles in Godzone: Police, Transport Ministry bring back to life two more dead motorists!
http://www.transport.govt.nz/research/roadtoll/
Posted in Tourist Deathtrap | Tagged: abject poverty, child poverty, CPAG, Craig Alan Chambers, homeless crisis, Homelessness in New Zealand, John Key, Judge Kevin Phillips, kangaroo courts, NZ road toll, Paula Bennett, police pursuit, road fatalities | 1 Comment »
Housing Minister 'social cleansing' Auckland
Another American woman killed in a car crash
Foreword: There's no crisis in New Zealand, social, housing, or otherwise, that money couldn't solve, at least temporarily.
Homeless could be offered up to $5000 to leave Auckland: Paula Bennett
Up to 250 homeless families could be offered as much (!) as $5,000 to leave Auckland, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has confirmed.
"I would say to those that are homeless that there is a chance that they could get a house in days if they were willing to look outside of Auckland." [Out of sight, out of mind…]
The relocation policy was "one that I had thought of [all by myself] in the last week", she said. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11644665
Helen [Crooked] Clark denies the truth in Foreign Policy article
[Do you believe Helen Clark, Tony Blair, or Donald Trump!?] The former New Zealand Prime Minister [the most heinous] Helen Clark has denied allegations in Foreign Policy article that she retaliated against a critical investigation of the [Clark-and-the-likes-infested] United Nations by driving one of the investigators out of their job are "totally fabricated".
She has also dismissed other revelations in a Foreign Policy article published Tuesday as being made up. [Everyone is lying, except for the Crooked Clark, of course.]
Clark's seven-year tenure in charge of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) had "left a trail of embittered peers and subordinates", Foreign Policy said. Her UN colleagues had accused of her of "ruthlessly ending the careers of underlings in her quest to advance her candidacy and of undercutting the UN's promotion of human rights".
The most serious allegation was that Clark's senior staff had forced out American-Swedish UN official Lena Sinha after she had participated in an investigation which was critical of the UNDP's response to mass atrocities in Sri Lanka.
The investigation, called the Petrie Report, criticised senior members of Clark's agency, saying that they had downplayed the Sri Lankan Government's role in killing thousands of Tamils.
After the report was completed, Lena Sinha, who had held a position at the UNDP for 15 years, was told she would "never work for the UNDP again", according to Foreign Policy. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11644241
U.N. Secretary-General Front-Runner Faces Internal Uproar
More than four years ago, Sinha was appointed to serve as chief of staff on a high-profile panel producing a report on the mass atrocities in Sri Lanka. The Petrie report — named after the lead author, Charles Petrie, a former U.N. official and occasional advisor to the U.N. chief — provided a damning account of the U.N.'s "systemic failure" to advocate for the protection of hundreds of thousands of Tamils caught in the line of fire in the final months of the country's brutal civil war in 2009. It criticized senior officials in New York, as well as UNDP's leadership team in Colombo, charging they routinely downplayed the extent of the Sri Lankan government's complicity in killing the vast majority of the more than 70,000 civilians who died in indiscriminate shelling. The U.N. team in Sri Lanka "did not perceive the prevention of killing of civilians as their responsibility — and agency and department heads at UNHQ were not instructing them otherwise," according to the Petrie report.
Body found in van [neither suspicious, nor unexplained by Auckland standards]
A body has been found in a van in south Auckland at 7.40am this morning.
Police are said to be "inquiring into whether the death is suspicious" and whether it will be referred to the coroner. [NOTE: The writer, Catherine Gaffaney, who is a general reporter based in Auckland, is clearly implying there would be instances where the deaths would NOT be referred to the coroner!]
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11644381
[Incompetent] Police slammed over search for missing man Nicky Stevens
Family of a Hamilton man whose body was pulled from the Waikato River three days after he disappeared from a mental health facility say a "black comedy of errors" were made by police handling of his disappearance. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/80355621/Police-slammed-over-search-for-missing-man-Nicky-Stevens
One killed in Whakatane crash
One person was killed in a crash between a car and a van on Thornton Rd near Whakatane this morning and five, possibly six others were taken to Whakatane Hospital. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80360813/One-dead-in-crash-near-Whakatane-others-injured
American volunteer dies after crash in Napier
A 24-year-old American woman who died after a Hawke's Bay road crash yesterday was a volunteer worker at Hohepa school for children with intellectual disabilities south of Napier.
She received critical injuries in the two-car crash on Tuesday morning and died in Hawke's Bay Hospital later.
The victim, who had only recently begun a 12-month volunteer stint at the organisation, has been described as "a ray of sunshine" by Hohepa general manager.
One of the cars involved in a crash on Prebensen Drive. Photo: MEGAN HUNT/FAIRFAX NZ
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hawkes-bay/80356971/american-dies-after-crash-in-napier-on-tuesday-morning
About 900 people are killed on NZ roads each year [Blog estimate]
Truth hurts New Zealand tourism. The average tourist would not visit this country, if they knew true extent of the daily carnage on our deadly roads. Therefore:
To protect the tourism industry, about two-thirds of the road fatalities in New Zealand go unreported by our political police, or unrecorded by Minitru ["Ministry of Transport".]
About 2.7 million licensed but not necessary qualified drivers, half million or so unlicensed/unqualified drivers and more than one million tourists (per year) drive on New Zealand death roads.
A large number of the above drive a vehicle under the influence (illicit drugs, banned substances, prescription medication…), while intoxicated, fatigued or mentally unfit, resulting in inordinate numbers of fatalities and injuries. [Other factors for the carnage include deadly roads, road unworthy vehicles…]
Between 2001 and 2014, New Zealand's vehicle fleet reportedly increased by 32 per cent, while the population grew by 16 per cent and foreign travel was up by 15 per cent. And over the last 10 years the number of international visitors has increased by about 30 per cent.
Police manipulate the road toll by censoring reports of fatal crashes, while the Ministry of Transport simply delete the unwanted road fatalities, even from their published records.
Two days ago…
Posted in Tourist Deathtrap | Tagged: Amercan killed in New Zealand, Foreign Policy, helen clark, homeless, Housing Minister, Lena Sinha, NZ road toll, Paula Bennett, road fatalities, UNDP | 1 Comment »
Another deadly police chase: One killed, one seriously injured
NZ police seem to have more power than "God"
If you want to kill people with impunity, join NZ police !!
Female passenger killed, male driver seriously injured after Porirua police chase
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80248151/Passenger-dead-driver-seriously-injured-after-Porirua-police-chase
One killed, two injured at motocross event in the Waikato
Six injured in serious crash north of Otorohanga
A boy aged 8 was airlifted to Waikato Hospital in a serious to critical condition, while five others were transferred to Waikato Hospital.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80256330/Boy-8-airlifted-to-hospital-as-carload-of-five-injured-in-Waikato-crash
Names of deceased in SH2 crash released
The two young boys who were killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty [of Death] yesterday were Chance Whittaker-Ngaropo, 16, and Te Hira Whittaker-Ngaropo, 12, police said.
News in Drips …
First hint of snow cuts power to 1,400 homes across Wellington
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80260531/Power-cuts-affect-1400-homes-across-Wellington-region
Policeman and his guests banned from renting holiday home after late-night party
No housing crisis in NZ – Paula Bennett
There is no housing crisis, according to Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/304378/no-housing-crisis-in-nz-paula-bennett
Mother of 10 sleeping in carport
[Another proof Paula Bennett is right!!]
https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/mother-10-sleeping-carport
The Housing problem hits rock bottom
eveningreport.nz
Government urged to take next step to help families living on our streets
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1605/S00259/government-urged-to-take-next-step-to-help-families.htm
Auckland marae opens doors to homeless
"Te Puea Marae, in Mangere, says it is willing to help out up to 100 people people who have been sleeping in their cars or struggling to find somewhere safe to stay, and other marae are also considering what they can do to help."
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/304325/auckland-marae-opens-doors-to-homeless
Posted in Tourist Deathtrap | Tagged: death roads, homeless, housing crisis, NZ death traps, nz police, Paula Bennett, police chase, Porirua, road death, road toll | Leave a Comment »


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The filial bond of these three sub adult males is deep and will grow deeper over the years to come. Etosha National Park, Namibia. Canon 1dxmk2, EF600mms f/4 with 1.4TCii at 840mm, ISO 500, 1/640 at f/6.3, spot metering, manual mode on bean bag for support from jeep window.


Eva Peron's rags to riches story is one that's been told many times since her untimely death in 1952.
But there's a new dimension to the tale in the production of Evita now showing at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
This, it must be said, is down to the star of the show Madalena Alberto.
West End sensation Alberto doesn't just bring crisp dance moves and a faultless voice to the role.
Instead, she uses her facial expressions to highlight the feelings of hope and desperation that Eva wrestled with both at the start and end of her life.
There's even a particular moment during Don't Cry For Me Argentina where Alberto is almost overcome with emotion. It's a nice touch, and one that doesn't go unnoticed by those in attendance.
Luckily, the leading lady has an equally mesmerising leading man by her side.
Gian Marco Schiaretti is unquestionably a solid pick to play the narrator Che.
An imposing figure dressed in khaki, he kicks things off on the right note – literally – with his rendition of Oh What A Circus.
It briefly looks like he is positioned to be the star of the show with his strong vocals and obvious charisma.
However, Schiaretti carefully toes the line between acting as a supporting character and leaving his own mark on the production. It's an admirable skill to say the least.
The strength of this musical doesn't just rest on the talent of these two captivating leads.
For instance, the music – famously penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and with lyrics by Tim Rice – veers slightly from previous renditions, such as the 1996 film starring Madonna and the 1978 stage version with David Essex at the helm.
The tunes stay true to those made popular in early productions, while at the same time making this outing feel fresh and original.
It would be genuinely difficult to choose a single song that stands out above the rest.
However, Peron's Latest Flame, Rainbow High and A New Argentina would certainly be in the running.
The mistress' Another Suitcase In Another Hall is also a show-stealing ballad performed by Cristina Hoey.
Theatre-goers won't be disappointed if this is their first time seeing Evita.
After all, the plot – which sees an ambitious class-hopping girl ascend to the top of society in Argentina – plays out beautifully and clearly.
Meanwhile, long-time fans will appreciate the attention to detail that isn't always a given in such productions.
All in all, Evita is the early Christmas present that all fans of theatre deserve.
*Evita is playing at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until Saturday, December 9. You can buy tickets HERE.


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Crossing Party Lines: Repairing Runner Relations after the 2012 NYC Marathon was Canceled
Posted by Clove on November 7, 2012 2 Comments
New Dorp, incredibly close to the starting line of the NYC Marathon. (Photo credit: kate.gardiner)
The results of the 2012 election are in. It was a highly contentious race, ugly even. Close enough for the entire voting country to go to sleep with hope, but also close enough that 50% of the population is unhappy today. Really unhappy. Angry, even.
And that's the beauty of America.
The parties will continue to attack each other, and half of the country will shout from the rooftops with joy and relief while the other half hunkers down in fear of what lies ahead. Two very different parties; two very different opinions. Neither technically right, neither technically wrong. The challenge, as ever, is living together as one.
It's a challenge too familiar to many runners in the wake of the 2012 ING New York City Marathon.
Relief, yes, but boy was this handled all wrong. Image via ingnycmarathon.org
The cancellation of the 2012 marathon has already been dissected ad nauseam on Salty Running; as one who was there and relieved by the cancellation, I will have a series of reports over the next several weeks. But this particular piece isn't meant to discuss the ethical dilemma of traveling at all (I had a professional commitment to uphold, but my personal morals found the continuation of the marathon abhorrent.) It isn't meant to discuss the PR nightmare that the cancellation became (we found out about it via social media, long before the announcement was made, and still have yet to receive official communication from the NYRR.) It isn't meant to discuss the repercussions of the cancellation, which will reverberate through the running community for years to come. I promise, all that's coming.
It's not even meant to discuss whether the whole damn thing was "right" or "wrong" in spite of how it was handled (which was all wrong.)
It's meant to discuss where we, as a running community, go from here.
You saw it on our very own website, the hate, vitriol and runner-on-runner verbal violence. That's nothing compared to what we saw on the marathon's official Facebook page, or even in explaining why we were there at all. There were threats first that food would be thrown at the runners; those threats escalated to rocks and riots. And through it all, the chaos and the confusion, the anger and excitement, the gratitude and recriminations – we destroyed the most important thing we've ever had.
Our own community.
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 04: Large groups of joggers run through Centeral Park on November 4 (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
Two warring Facebook pages popped up in the wake of the event. "Run Anyway" was the group of athletes who decided they had come to New York to run a marathon, and run a marathon they would. Thousands would gather in Central Park on Sunday morning, with plans to run the original NYC Marathon course that consisted of laps around the park. "NYC More 2012" answered back, urging runners to gather Sunday morning at the Staten Island ferry for a day of service in the decimated neighborhoods adjacent to the starting line.
I had my opinion, and it was strong. Salty and Cinnamon will both testify that I didn't want to go from the start, and that the only reason I chose to go was to take advantage of the opportunity to be of service when I wasn't running. Actually, I had spent the better part of Friday emailing Cinnamon and service organizations across NYC trying to wind through the red tape of finding places to volunteer on Saturday and Sunday. Seeing local news coverage, I was getting angrier and angrier about the entire situation, my soul at war with the athletes who would come to the booth, loaded down with bags of merchandise, acting as if people weren't living on top of landfills just miles away.
Yet there I was. One of "them," the evil runners that didn't care.
To me, the worst part of this entire debacle is that runners took the fall. Whether kind or cold, foreign or American, opinionated or conflicted, it's runners that became the bad guys. Caught in a morality play of epic proportions, we became the rope in a match of tug-of-war; yanked between the NYRR and Mayor Bloomberg; the city of Manhattan and the community of Staten Island; our own hearts and morals. We were told to go, but vilified for doing so. And worst of all, we were vilified and judged by each other.
Those who ran thought those who volunteered were bleeding hearts; that they didn't understand the runners "deserved" a race. Many of us, even those who had intentions of volunteering before ever stepping on a plane, were accused of being "forced" into it, or doing a "token" day of service to assuage our conscience. I assure you that my conscience is far from being assuaged.
And those of us that volunteered were just as bad, publicly or privately decrying those who felt the only manner in which to heal was run. To go to Central Park and find some kind of community in which to share their own grief, sorrow and disappointment. I admit it; as hard as I tried not to judge, I felt the feelings. I had to force myself to remember how this would have felt had it been my first marathon, or my first NYC Marathon. I had to remind myself that not everyone sees losing a year of training to losing your home through the same lens. I had to remind myself that my 1,300 people had gotten on the ferry, and our voices had been heard.
For every runner, there was a story. There were the runners who were in the air, over the Atlantic, when the announcement was made. Runners who got on a plane to run a marathon, and got off a plane to news of cancellation. There were runners who deferred on Monday and Tuesday, before any announcement was made, simply knowing it was wrong for them. There were runners who ran – yes, ran – but planned to deliver bags of donations or volunteer on Monday. There were runners who were about to get on the plane, were as far as the gate even, and turned around and went home. There were runners who arrived at the Expo to pick up their packets, still conflicted, and threw their numbers out as they left. There were runners who went because they already had tickets, but planned to volunteer instead. There were runners who had lost their own homes – yes, I met them – and needed this race to help them go on. There were runners who planned to use their numbers to get on the busses or ferry to Staten Island – but to abandon ship and go into the communities. Trust me, it was a very short walk.
Jordan Metzl, a prominent NYC sports physician who helped organize one of the days of service on Sunday, was quoted profoundly in a CNN piece about the storm of volunteers that took to Staten Island instead of Central Park, saying "Part of the myth of this whole thing was that runners were callous to the suffering and just wanted to run their marathon. Nothing could be further from the truth."
Image via foxnews.com
As I sat on the 78-S bus on Sunday morning, headed back to my second day of service at the relief center in New Dorp High School, no words could have rung more true. Cinnamon sat beside me as DB and I munched our convenience store bagels and balanced bags full of flashlights. We had seen more than 1,300 runners get off the Staten Island ferry that morning, bound not for the starting line, but for those in need. Miles across the city in Manhattan, another 2,000 runners did their best to run a makeshift marathon.
Every one of us had a story. I honored mine by buying 52 bottles of bleach that day, and going door-to-door with bleach, mops and hugs.
The only "right" answer would have been an earlier cancellation. Instead, it was 47,000 runners that got trapped. Trapped, labeled, scapegoated and judged. And in the worst of all turns of events, we did it to ourselves as much as outsiders did it to us.
Today, the election is finally over. It was a highly contentious race, ugly even. Close enough for the entire voting country to go to sleep with hope, but also close enough that 50% of the population is unhappy today. Really unhappy. Angry, even.
And the parties will continue to attack each other, and half of the country will shout from the rooftops with joy and relief while the other half hunkers down in fear of what lies ahead. Two very different parties; two very different opinions. Neither technically right, neither technically wrong. The challenge, as ever, is living together as one.
As runners, we now face the same challenge. May we rise to the occasion with love, hope and compassion – and a few long runs along the way.
Some felt this was the right thing to do on Sunday. Image via facebook.com/RunAwayNYC2012
I chose otherwise. I am humbled to have spent two days with the people of the community of New Dorp. The saying may be "I love New York," but my heart belongs to Staten Island.(Photo credit: David Berkowitz)
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Great post.(yes, I found out by social media as well, despite being in line at the expo at 5:25 on Friday)
I love articles that just raise great questions like yours did, and you're left with your own debates and decisions swirling around your head. I never really saw running on sunday versus volunterring on Sunday as diametrically opposed. Did runners visiting for the weekend have a greater obligation to volunteer than those who weren't hammered by the hurricane, live in the city, and shopped at the M&M store, went to museums, and rode the elevator to the top of 30 rock?. (all things I did while visiting as well.) I certainly think those who did participated in a wonderful act.
I won't rehash my own blog post on the weekend (read if you'd like), but it's a subject that has been so beat to the ground it perhaps has become a bore, but as a runner who was much in the same boat with similar decisions as yourself, I have not fully moved on. Nope. Marathon training at its peak becomes such a part of my life that I can't really distinguish where my running ends and my life begins, because they all get spun into one.
I can't help but think that full resolution will happen next year at the 2012 part B NYCM. (although I can't assume we have guaranteed entry at this point can I).
I don't necessarily agree that the race had to be cancelled. It wasn't a moral issue, it was a practical one. Not running didn't really help the people in need any more than running it would have harmed them.
That said, I don't think there needs to be a divide between those that decided to "Run Anyway" against those that stayed and volunteered. Why does it have to be either/or? Morality and philanthropy isn't about one day. Runners could run and give back on other days.
I did the NY marathon last year. I thought a lot about what I would have done if I had been scheduled to go this year. Likely I would have flown out on Thursday, having been told on Wednesday that the race was on. It is very difficult from afar to assess the actual devastation from a storm like Sandy, so I would likely have taken the Mayor's decision on good faith. When told it was cancelled, I would have likely joined the thousands of runners on Sunday morning while committing to help in other ways.

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BCRP manages over 40 recreation centers for your enjoyment and leisure activities. Each center offers a wide array of programs for children and adults. Activities include enrichment classes, theatre productions, arts and crafts, and gym activities. Be sure to contact any of your area recreation centers for more details.
Some former City rec centers are now managed by private operators. Visit the Private Operator Centers page for details on programs, hours and activities at those centers. Sign up to receive updates on Recreation Centers in your area.
Effective September 2017 Recreation Center hours of operations are 1:00 pm-9pm; unless programmed as a community center 9am-9pm M-F, 9am-5 pm Saturday. For information about recreation centers when there is inclement weather, click here.
Satellite sites operate 5pm-9pm and select centers have extended hours per the Violence Reduction Initiative (VRI), formerly B.A.L.T. For more information on extended hours, click here.
Bentalou
Cahill at Edgewood EMS
Carroll F. Cook
C.C. Jackson
Cecil Kirk
Collington Square
DeWees
Edgewood-Lyndhurst
Farring-Baybrook
Fred B. Leidig
Gardenville
Herring Run
Harlem Park
James D. Gross
James McHenry
Lillian Jones
Mary E. Rodman
Mora Crossman at Joseph Lee
Morrell Park
Patapsco/Cherry Hill
Rita Church at Clifton Park
Robert C. Marshall
Samuel F.B. Morse
Solo Gibbs
Virginia S. Baker at Patterson Park
Walter P. Carter
Woodhome
222 N. Bentalou St.
Baltimore 21223
Fall, Winter and Spring: 1-9 p.m.—Mondays and Wednesday through Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.—Tuesdays.
Summer: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.—Monday through Friday.
• Room rentals
• Dance room
• Video and game room
• Use of school gym
Cahill Performing Arts Center
4001 Clifton Ave.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Center History
Formerly owned by Mr. Winfield S. and Mrs. Florence E. Cahill, the property was donated to the City of Baltimore for "humanitarian and charitable purposes." In 1969, a fire destroyed Cahill. The recreation center was rebuilt in 1972.
5061 E. Eager St.
This recreation center is named after Carroll Cook, a civic leader who dedicated her life to the community.
4910 Park Heights Ave.
Named after Clarence Channing Jackson Jr., who served BCRP as a district supervisor for 34 years, C.C. Jackson Recreation Center was dedicated to the community Jan. 15, 1977.
909 E. 22nd Street
Fall/Winter/Spring: 1-9 p.m.
Summer: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Willie Byrd, Center Director
Wayne Battle, Recreation Leader
Team sports/Sport of the month
Video/Movies
Nutrition/After-school snacks
Enviro-nature
Physical Outdoor Ftiness
Evening-Program Activities
Table games; Chess club
Girls Scouts
After-school Adventures
September-June
Camp Baltimore
June-August
(Before and after care available)
This recreation center was named after the notable African-American scientist and educator, Cecil Kirk. The recreation center is located in East Baltimore near North Avenue and Kirk Bus Division.
623 Eden St.
Built in 1947, this center was named after well-known musician and drummer Chick Webb, who grew up in East Baltimore. An indoor pool was added to the center in 1949.
1401 Fillmore St.
This recreation center is named after the community.
1409 Collington Ave.
Winter/Spring/Fall: 3-8 p.m.
Summer: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
This recreation center was named after the community in which it serves.
1630 Filbert St.
5501 Ivanhoe Rd. 21212
835 Allendale St.
Formerly the site of a small fieldhouse, Edgewood Recreation Center became Baltimore's first recreation center in more than 30 years. Located in Lyndhurst Park, the center attracts residents from the surrounding neighborhoods of Allendale, Irvington and South Hilton. These neighborhoods cover about 2.3 square miles and include over 18,000 people.
The "Grandmothers of Edgewood"—Dolly Jefferson, Estella Willette, Margaret Bracey, Jacquiline Johnson and Gladys Jackson—were instrumental in making the new center a reality. For years, they lobbied city and state legislators for the funds to replace the old fieldhouse. On June 21, 2005, Edgewood Recreation Center opened its doors to the community.
100 E. Heath Street
Dedicated to the community in 1977, Ella Bailey Recreation Center bares the name of one of West Baltimore's most active community leaders. The center is attached to the Thomas Johnson Elementary School.
4501 Farring Ct.
Brooklyn, Md. 21225
Center: 410-396-2595
Therapeutic Recreation: 410-396-1550
Fall/Winter/Spring: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Summer Camp Variety: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
301 South Beechfield Ave.
Fort Worthington
2710 E. Hoffman St.
4517 Hazelwood Ave.
Built in 1957, the Gardenville Recreation Center became well-known for the skating program, which began in 1963. In 1976, a skating room was added to the site.
Located in Northeast Baltimore, the center is also known for its senior program, which currently has some seniors who have been members for over 30 years.
2304 Greenmount Ave.
Greenmount Recreation Center was dedicated to the citizens of Baltimore in 1975.
5001 Sinclair Lane
The center is located near the historic Thurgood Marshall Middle School.
4600 Lanier Ave.
Originally called the Edgecombe Circle Recreation Center, the center was built in 1969. On April 15, 1976, James D. Gross Recreation Center was dedicated in memory of Mr. James D. Gross, who had served the community and the recreation center for a number of years.
911 Hollins St.
Fall, Winter and Spring: 5 p.m. -9 p.m.—Monday through Friday.
This recreation was named after American Revolutionary War hero James McHenry.
1310 N. Stricker St. 21217
Hours of Operation: Fall/Winter/Spring: 1-9 p.m.
Mike Everett, Center Director
Football, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, R.E.A.P., Color Guard, Track &Field, community meetings, Girl Scout/Brownies, roller skating, homework assistance, yoga, drama, cheerleading, chess, arts & crafts, ceramics, crochet, jewelry making, needlepoint, pottery, aerobics, martial arts, nutrition class, water aerobics, weight training, cooking, dance and computer classes, Great Science for Girls, marching band, modeling, sewing and photography
*Note: please call your local recreation center for specific program offerings.
September-June (Before and after care available)
June-August (Before and after care available)
2921 Stranden Rd.
Home of the "OLD MITEY-MITES and VIKINGS" Football Teams!
1627 E. Fort Ave.
The recreation center was opened in 1966 by Mayor Theodore McKeldin. The original name of LaTrobe Recreation Center was changed to Locust Point Recreation Center in 1976. The recreation center was dedicated in the memory of councilman Dominic Leone on Sept. 11, 1977.
1400 E. Biddle St.
Dome Summer Hours: 6-10 p.m.
Madison Square Recreation Center sits on the grounds of an old convent for girls. The square is used by the members of the community to plant flowers and beautification of the neighborhood. The center has been in existence for over 40 years.
3600 W. Mulberry St.
This recreation center is named after the nearby school, Mary E. Rodman Elementary School.
1501 Woodheights Ave.
410-396-1236 / As of August 2018, please dial 443-690-2698.
Mora Crossman
Currently Located at Joseph Lee Park
5900 E Pratt St,
Mora Crossman Recreation Center is closed until further notice while John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle School is under renovation. Recreation users are encouraged to visit Joseph Lee Park (6200 East Pratt St.). For more information, call 443-690-2201 weekdays between 7:30 am-8:00pm
In December 1976, Mora Crossman Recreation Center was dedicated and named in recognition of a leader, teacher and administrator for the Bureau of Recreation in Baltimore. In 1919, Ms. Crossman's career began with the Public Athletic League. She became a pioneer in playground and recreational programming. She worked for Recreation for 41 years before retiring. Ms. Crossman is a member of Baltimore City's Recreation Hall of Fame, the foremost pioneer in Baltimore recreation.
2651 Tolley St.
This recreation center was named after the community that it serves.
120 W. Mosher St.
Nestled in a community that is famous for its commitment to Baltimore's arts and culture heritage, Mt. Royal Recreation Center is located within walking distance of the Maryland Institute College of Art, the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and the Lyric Opera House.
1517 Winford Rd.
The center was built in 1964 and is located in the Northwood community of Northeast Baltimore.
1600 N. Spring St.
On Dec. 17, 1980, Oliver Recreation Center was dedicated to the community under the direction of Anthony Dease. Mr. Dease led the "Deaser-cize" aerobics class and was the center's exercise guru who attracted many of the community's heath-conscious participants. Working with the late William (Bucky) Lee, who was considered one of the greatest basketball coaches in the Baltimore history, Mr. Dease earned a reputation for having one of the most active recreation centers in the city.
2610 Francis St. 21217
Spring/Fall/Winter: 1-9 pm, Summer: 8:30am-6:00pm
Carolyn Newton, Center Director
sports and more
Named after the West Baltimore community known for its scenic views of Druid Hill Park, Parkview Recreation Center is also connected to the Parkview Elementary School.
844 Roundview Rd.
This recreation center is located in the Cherry Hill community, along the Middle Branch area of the Patapsco River.
Rita Church Community Center at Clifton Park
2101 St. Lo Drive
• Community/multipurpose room
• Fitness room
• Game room
• Computer lab
• Community room
• Outdoor pool
• Locker room
The first of four new facilities to be erected as part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's 2011 plan for a network of high-quality, multi-use centers, Rita Church Community Center in Clifton Park was dedicated on July 15, 2013. The center is named after the long-time Baltimore City Councilperson from the 3rd District until her retirement in 1999. She served as a member of the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello Community Board and was often called the "Mayor of Coldstream-Homestead Montebello."
In the first of two major construction phases, the sparkling new center converted an existing pavilion sitting atop a historic 1920s pool bathhouse. At a cost of $3.1 million, the first phase built a gorgeous main center with a community room, computer lab, fitness and locker rooms, game room, kitchen and arts & crafts room. The center can host a workout group such as yoga, a cooking class or reception, special events like birthday parties or classes, and computer training.
The back of the center overlooks the Clifton Park pool and will be adjoined by a 11,500-square-foot new gymnasium with restrooms, concession stands and capacity for special events, recreational activities such as basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer leagues, etc., and larger community meetings. This second phase will cost around $3 million and is currently in the design stage.
"Our goal is to transition the city's aging recreation centers into a new network of high-quality community centers in order to better serve Baltimore's communities," Mayor Rawlings-Blake said at the dedication. "The Councilwoman Rita R. Church Community Center is an example of Baltimore's new recreation center model-and a direct result of the city's investment in expanded staff and programming, such as camps and afterschool programs."
Artist's rendering of the complete Rita Church Community Center with new gym to the right.
1201 Pennsylvania Ave.
In 1911, the center was named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt.
424 S. Pulaski St.
The recreation center was named for the inventor-of the Morse code, a revolutionary electronic telegraph system developed in 1836 and still used today. The recreation center is an open space program for the State of Maryland, declared by Gov. Marvin Mandel and Baltimore Mayor Donald Schaefer in 1977.
1044 Leadenhall St. 21230
Wayne Battle, Center Director
Marsha Robinson, Recreation Leader
2601 E. Baltimore St.
During School Breaks: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
This recreation center us named after the long-time noted recruiter, Ms. Virginia Baker, who was also dubbed Baltimore's "Queen of Fun."
Monday - Friday: 5 - 9 p.m.
Saturday: 1 - 6 p.m.
7310 Moyer Ave.
Built in 1968, the center was named after the General Electric's employees who lived in the community and built their homes out of wood.
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Budget limitations make fourth place more impressive - Force India
Force India COO Otmar Szafnauer has hailed the team's ability to think outside the box as a key factor in them securing fourth place in the constructors' standings for a second year in a row, despite having one of the smallest operating budgets on the grid.
The Silverstone-based squad wrapped up the position – equalling their best ever – with two races to spare by virtue of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez finishing fifth and seventh respectively in Sunday's race in Mexico - the team's 15th double points score from 18 races this year.
"We have the smallest budget of anybody in Formula 1, and that forces us to do some things differently and maybe look at things differently to some of the others," said Szafnauer of the team's achievement.
"You know it's not easy, and I think next year will be even more difficult. I'm grateful to everybody [in the factory] at Silverstone – that's where most of the work happens. What the world sees is what we do here [at the track] but I've got to thank the entire team.
"The guys and girls at Silverstone have done a fabulous job this year, especially to keep on developing the car like we have until the end."
Having clamped down on allowing Ocon and Perez to race each other after they came together in Belgium – one of several clashes this season – Szafnauer explained that the team now felt able to loosen the reins on their drivers for the final two Grands Prix of the year, knowing they can't be overhauled in the standings.
"Now they can race freely," he said. "If they do happen to come into contact it's less detrimental. But you know car parts aren't free, so there's still risk…"
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Comment On The President's Plan For Afghanistan
[The President Tuesday afternoon met at the White House with congressional leaders, including Senator Patrick Leahy, to outline and discuss his plan for Afghanistan. Leahy (D-Vt.) chairs the Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on The State Department and Foreign Operations and is the third-most-senior member of the Senate.] "The President inherited a faltering strategy in Afghanistan that has failed so massively that at this point there are no good answers. He deserves great credit for pu… Continue Reading
Mrs. Kravitz Civics' students On December 1, 2009, five students from each of the seven Civics classes offered at Rutland High School were asked to attend a Skype video chat with Senator Leahy. This was Rutland High School's first chat with the Senator. The students along with their professor, Ms. Jennifer Kravitz, and Principal, Mr. Bill Olsen, discussed issues such as health care reform, Afghanistan, Vermont troops, the economy, energy conservation and farming programs in Vermont. They spoke … Continue Reading
Mrs. Kravitz Civics' students On December 1, 2009, five students from each of the seven Civics classes offered at Rutland High School were asked to attend a Skype video chat with Senator Leahy. This was Rutland High School's first chat with the Senator. The students along with their professor, Ms. Jennifer Kravitz, and Principal, Mr. Bill Olsen, discussed issues such as health care reform, Afghanistan, Vermont troops, the economy, energy conservation and farming programs in Vermont. This chat w… Continue Reading
Statement On The Nomination Of Irene Berger To The Southern District Of West Virginia
It has taken nearly a month to obtain Republican consent to consider the nomination of Judge Irene Berger to the Southern District of West Virginia. Judge Berger is a consensus nominee unanimously rated well qualified by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, the highest rating possible. Her nomination has the support of both of West Virginia's highly respected Senators. Senator Byrd, as the senior member of the Senate, is the President pro tempore, and is … Continue Reading


After teasing us with some of the delicious delights from the pop up at Rue & Co, Kong BBQ is opening this Friday night at 599 Church Street, Richmond.
The much anticpated restaurant is brought to you by Chris Lucas, the mastermind behind the fabulous restaurants Chin Chin and Baby Cafe Pizzeria. Kong will be an oriental pit barbeque restaurant that draws on age-old Asian barbeque and smoking techniques, with "pit master" Dan Briggs, Chin Chin's sous chef, presiding over the kitchen. The executive chef will be Chin Chin's Benjamin Cooper.
The menu will offer a selection of meat, seafood and vegetables cooked over coals and in traditional smoking ovens, served with Asian sides – salads, tofu dishes and, of course, kimchi.
The fit out has been done by designers Eades and Bergman who have made the restaurant feel like a corner Tokyo barbeque with an emphasis on casual dining and takeaway.
Kong also gives Lucas an opportunity to take a little bit of Chin Chin to another part of Melbourne. "One of the most popular sections of Chin Chin has been our barbeque items. To me it's a natural extension to take part of the Chin Chin world into a more specialised eating style, in this case oriental barbeque," he says.
So watch out world. Kong has arrived and it's arrived with Psy.
Open daily 11am to late.


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Home Car News Mercedes-Benz Concept GLB – This is how spacious and robust a compact car can be
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With the Concept GLB at Auto Shanghai 2019, Mercedes-Benz shows what SUV ideas on the company's compact car platform might also be realised alongside the GLA as a sporty all-rounder. While the latter promises progressive driving enjoyment with its coupé-like lines, the Concept GLB places the emphasis on spaciousness and robustness. The concept car has space for up to seven occupants thanks to its long wheelbase (2829 millimetres). A number of sturdy features signal that the Concept GLB feels right at home on rough farm tracks.
SUV genes skilfully brought to the fore: Exterior design
The Mercedes-Benz Concept GLB has a distinctive presence in the world of compact SUVs with its muscular proportions. The clear, surface-accentuated contours with reduced lines and precise joints convey effortless superiority and modernity. The upright front section with its striking MULTIBEAM LED headlamps is clear evidence of off-road genes, as are the short overhangs at the front and rear. The long wheelbase and the functional greenhouse are the decisive factors providing generous spaciousness for up to seven occupants.
The muscular and sensuously contoured vehicle shoulder dominates the side view, an effect reinforced by the rising waistline. The contiguous doors improve ease of access and keep the door apertures free of soiling. All-round protective claddings divide the overall proportions and emphasise the vehicle's off-road character.
The harmonious colour concept has exterior paintwork in designo cashmere white magno with high-gloss black mounted parts (e.g. the claddings or integrated roof box) as a contrast, plus discreet orange highlights in the radiator grille and as lettering on the outside mirror housings.
The chrome underguard at the front with integral air inlets in a stainless steel look emphasises the off-road qualities. The rear underguard echoes this theme, creating a balanced overall picture.
Mercedes-Benz Concept GLB 2019
Extra show car elements: equipped for expeditions
With a series of distinctive extra elements the concept vehicle exhibits a particularly robust character. At the front and rear, two shrouds emerge from the roof frame and accommodate LED spotlights acting as ambient lighting and orientation aids when driving off-road.
The black roof rails end in a curve at the front and rear. A roof box is mounted on the rear area. The rough-treaded off-road tyres are on robust 17-inch wheels in a bicolour design.
High-quality finish and very spacious: the interior
In design terms the interior of the Concept GLB reveals its membership of the new Mercedes-Benz compact car family, but as a showcar and SUV it has a special leather features and special trim elements. And for the first time in a compact model by Mercedes-Benz, a third seat row with two additional single seats that can be recessed flush into the load compartment floor to increase load capacity. These seats are far more than emergency seats, and offer comfortable seating for two medium-sized occupants.
Make space: flexible seat arrangement in the second and third row
The backrest of the middle seat row is 40:20:40 split-folding, and can be folded down to create a level load surface. The seat surfaces have a 40:60 division. The second seat row is fore-and-aft adjustable by 140 mm – by 90 mm to the front to increase luggage space or legroom for occupants right in the rear, and by 50 mm to the rear if particularly generous legroom is required in a five-seat configuration. Eight-stage seat backrest inclination adjustment in the second seat row also facilitates adaptation according to the current space or comfort requirements.
To facilitate access to the third seat row, the seats in the second row have an Easy-Entry function: when the unlocking lever on the top outer edge of the backrest is operated, the backrest folds forward and the entire seat can be pushed forward. A total of four child seats can be attached in the second and third seat rows.
Contrast in chestnut: exclusive leather and open-pored walnut
The seats, fittings and door panels are partially lined in nappa and nubuk leather, the predominant colour tone being "chestnut brown". Echoing the exterior highlights, there are orange trim strips and seams in just a few places. The centre sections of the front seats have two parallel rows of perforations in their woven nubuk leather covers, revealing the orange-coloured fabric sub-layer. These extend from the front edge of the seat cushion to the upper edge of the integrated head restraint.
The wood trim elements on the dashboard and centre console are of open-pored walnut. The walnut panels have a chiselled honeycomb pattern that fades out towards the edges. The pedals in the footwell feature decorative inserts in the same material within a high-gloss metal surround, with an identical honeycomb pattern.
A look back at Shanghai 2013: world premiere of the Concept GLA
This is not the first time a compact SUV concept has celebrated its world premiere at the Auto Shanghai show: On 18 April 2013 the Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA drew public attention. As a sporty, coupé-like evolution of this vehicle class, the showcar pointed a new way in the compact SUV segment. It combined a sporty spirit with the all-round qualities of a robust recreational companion.


In collaboration with MarshMallowLaserFeast, I designed, directed and developed the launch video for the McLaren P1.
Using a combination of long exposure photography and motion control we created a three dimensional animated light painting that represents the aerodynamics of the car. Working directly with McLaren we obtained the aerodynamic data of the car and used this as the basis of our concept. Using this data we animated these paths in a 3D application. Each 3D frame of animation was then sliced into 700 depth frames, that were played back in sync with a moving screen and recored as a long exposure photograph, this generated A 3D animated scene within a real environment. We repeated this process for 1000 frames taking approximately 5 days to complete.


Nutrients & more...: Did you fall?
Our body undergoes a lot of strain and stress in our lifetime. All the organs take the brunt. Bones are no exception. The incidence of falls and fractures keep on increasing as we age. Sometimes fractures occur without any real injury. Bending of bones and pain in joints are also commonly seen.
All these are not necessary evils of aging. They can be prevented or managed to have a healthy and active life. It is important for us to keep our bones healthy and strong. This is especially true for women as they are prone to osteoporosis after menopause (when the protective effect of hormones is gone).
Maintain a healthy weight- excess weight puts a strain on the bones and joints and make them prone to spontaneous fractures. Being underweight means your bones are weak and can't take everyday stress.
Exercise- aerobics, weight training, yoga, tai-chi are some of the ways which help to preserve the bones.
Include calcium rich foods - yogurt, milk, cheese, cooked green leafy vegetables (sarson saag/mustard leaves, muli-patta/Radish geens,), bhindi /Ladyfinger/okra, soybeans, soy milk etc.
Get enough sunshine - the early morning jog or a brisk walk is possibly one of the best ways to get exercise and vit. D which helps in calcium absorption.
Eat Magnesium rich (Beans, cashews, Almonds, chard, spinach/Palak, and lentils ) and phosphorus rich foods like cheese, mushrooms, cornmeal and wheat bran.
Get your eyesight tested - Good vision will prevent any fall situation.
Quit smoking and drinking- smoking affects bone density and alcohol prevents the absorption of nutrients from the gut.
Caffeine - Drink coffee/tea in moderation and avoid soft drinks (They have harmful acids which leaches our bones).
Take recommended supplements - certain medications may hamper calcium absorption like those for arthritis. Take the necessary supplements.
Eating with family- discourage unhealthy eating in kids.


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Botrucnidiferidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Spirularia.

Genera

Genera:
 Genus Angianthula Leloup, 1964
 Genus Atractanthula Leloup, 1964
 Genus Botruanthus McMurrich, 1910
 Genus Botrucnidiata Leloup, 1932
 Genus Botrucnidifer Carlgren, 1912
 Genus Calpanthula van Beneden, 1897
 Genus Cerianthula Beneden, 1898
 Genus Gymnanthula Leloup, 1964
 Genus Hensenanthula van Beneden, 1897
 Genus Ovanthula van Beneden, 1897
 Genus Sphaeranthula Leloup, 1955

References

Spirularia
Cnidarian families

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