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Ford Escort at 50: the rise and fall of Britain's best-seller
Fifty years ago, Ford unveiled one of the most significant and popular cars ever to grace our streets. The Ford Escort became part of the furniture in the UK, providing transport to company car drivers, the emergency services, families and businesses across the land.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this much-loved car, we take a brief look back at the life and times of the Ford Escort in the UK.
Since 1959, the Ford Anglia had delivered cheap and reliable transport to the young families of Britain, not to mention a touch of flair, courtesy of the American styling. "One of the most reliable and rugged cars ever produced for the family motorist, and more than a million Anglia owners can testify to its lively performance and its sensible running costs," claimed Ford in its marketing material.
1968: Ford Escort Mk1
The Ford Anglia was a tough act to follow. Styling-wise, Ford played it safe, ditching the reverse rake rear window, covered headlights and fin-like rear wings in favour of something more conservative, albeit with a classic 'Coke bottle' design. "The small car that isn't," said Ford, a reference to the clever interior packaging and compact dimensions. Four versions were available at launch: De Luxe, Super, Super 1300cc and GT.
Ford Escort Twin Cam
It wasn't long before the Escort was displaying its performance credentials. Development of the Escort Twin Cam began in 1967, with prototypes sent to Bagshot in Surrey for rough road testing. It made its competitive debut at Croft in February 1968, with Roger Clark, Tony Chappell and Barry Lee piloting the Twin Cam to four race wins. This was one of the era's greatest Q-cars, featuring a modified Lotus engine and a strengthened body shell, and it spawned countless fast Escorts of the future.
Call the police!
Away from the track, the boys in blue were big fans of the blue collar hero. Ford announced a deal to supply the police with 200 Escort panda cars, with PC Loveless commenting: "I was impressed with the size and space for the occasional passengers." This photograph shows Constable MacLean of the Inverness Constabulary in a 1975 Escort Mk1.
Was it any good?
It was a huge success, but what did contemporary road testers think of the Ford Escort? "The new Escort is undoubtedly a big step forward from the Anglia for Ford," said Autocar. "They have allocated their costs in a rational way to produce a car which offers good value and a much safer performance than its predecessor." The reviewer also expressed his disappointment over the styling, but predicted that it would become "a strong force to reckon with". How right he was.
The first Escort four-door
The first four-door Ford Escort arrived in 1969, joining the estate and van in offering more practicality to the small car buyer. The four-door was available in De Luxe, Super and GT trim levels, with Ford promoting the 'more-doors' Escort with the help of a story involving Grandma, a front door and a trip to Torquay. It's probably best you don't ask.
Ford Escort RS1600
Meanwhile, the Ford Escort was making a name for itself in motorsport. By 1970, it had won the British, German, Belgian and South African saloon car championships, and the European Rally Manufacturers' championship two years running. At the heart of the success was the Cosworth BDA 16-valve engine, which made its way into the Escort RS1600, a direct replacement for the Twin Cam. Ford established a network of Rallye Sport dealers, each one containing two mechanics trained to service, tune and repair the RS1600.
Ford Escort Mexico
By the end of the year, there were 66 Ford Rallye Sport dealers in the UK, where customers could buy the Escort Mexico. This new model used the same body shell as the Twin Cam and RS1600, with powered sourced from a 1,599cc Cortina GT engine. Once again, the Mexico was developed by the Advanced Vehicle Operations (AVO) facility at South Ockendon, with the name chosen to commemorate the Escort's success on the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally.
Ford Escort Sport
The Escort Sport was unveiled just before the 1971 Earls Court Motor Show, with Ford keen to bring a low-cost sporting Escort to market. At the time, the RS1600 cost just shy of £1,500, the Mexico a little under £1,200, and the GT just over £1,000. The Escort Sport weighed in at just £940, offering the look of a Mexico or RS1600, but with a 1300 GT engine and a cheaper interior.
In 1973, Ford upped the ante once again, when it launched the Escort RS2000. This new model was powered by a 2.0-litre overhead-cam Pinto engine and could sprint to 60mph in 9.0 seconds. Ford hinted that this was to be the last performance Escort before the Mk1 made way for the Mk2, and it was certainly a fitting way to say farewell.
The second-generation Ford Escort arrived in 1975 and offered many improvements over the outgoing model. The classic 'Coke bottle' styling had gone, but the new Escort was more refined and more economical, despite being about the same size and weight as its predecessor. Once again, a wide range of engine, trim and body shell options were available, including the van (pictured).
Ford wasted no time in launching a performance model, with the RS1800 built primarily to go racing. This short-lived homologation special was produced in small numbers, with some built using Escort Sport shells, while later cars used RS Mexico bodies. All road-going versions were painted white, with the exception of a couple of press and show cars. Its competition sibling was almost without peer, winning countless trophies and events.
Ford Escort RS Mexico
With Roger Clark and Timo Makinen winning just about every major rally on the calendar, interest in performance Escorts was at an all-time high. The road-going version of the RS1800 was joined by two new RS models, including this: the Mexico. This German-built performance saloon was powered by a 1.6-litre engine and used stiffened suspension to provide exceptional handling.
Thanks to its polyurethane nose, the RS2000 is arguably the most iconic of all the performance Mk2 Escorts, but this car is about so much more than a fancy nose job. Powered by a 2.0-litre Pinto engine, the RS2000 could boast a 108mph top speed and a 0-62mph time of just 8.5 seconds.
Like the Mk1, the Escort Mk2 offered something for everyone, from base-spec models and vans, to lavish Ghia trim levels (pictured), which replaced the old E. By 1979, Ford was already testing the new Mk3 – codenamed 'Erika' – but it still had time to launch the 1.6L, effectively a four-door 1600 Sport in basic L trim.
To the purists, the Mk3 represented the beginning of the end for the Ford Escort. Gone was the rear-wheel drive, saloon car formula, replaced by a new front-wheel drive, hatchback design. To Ford's credit, it was the right car at the right time, with the Escort able to hold its own against the might of the Volkswagen Golf and other front-wheel drive rivals.
Ford Escort XR3 and XR3i
Once again, Ford was quick off the mark when it came to launching a sporting variant, this time in the form of the XR3 and the later fuel-injected XR3i. While they couldn't hold a candle to the Golf GTI and 205 GTi in terms of dynamics, the XR became the badge of choice for a legion of fast Ford fans. As a result, the Escort XR3/XR3i are as synonymous with the 1980s as shoulder pads and Duran Duran.
Ford Escort RS1600i
The RS1600i was the first front-wheel drive Escort to be developed for motorsport and was produced in limited numbers to comply with homologation regulations. The German-built RS was powered by a tuned version of the 1.6-litre engine found in the XR3i and featured heavily revised suspension, revised gear ratios, front and rear spoilers, new alloy wheels, low profile tyres and Recaro seats. It was, if you like, the real deal.
Ford Escort Cabriolet
If the RS1600i was about 'go', the Escort Cabriolet of 1984 was more about 'show'. It was first unveiled as a concept at the 1981 Frankfurt Motor Show, with German coachbuilders Karmann tasked with building the four-seat cabriolet. Three versions were available at launch: two based on the GL and an XR3i.
Ford Escort RS Turbo S1
In 1985, you'd have been forgiven for missing the launch of the Escort RS Turbo, which came in the midst of a new product frenzy, including the Granada and RS200 Group B rally car. But this was a landmark vehicle for Ford, being its first European turbocharged production car, built for Group A homologation purposes. It meant that the Escort could finally go head-to-head with the hot hatch heavyweights, and not even a £10,000 could deter buyers.
The Escort RS Turbo S2 was a less specialised affair, albeit with a very similar price tag. Free of homologation restrictions, Ford built the second coming of the RS Turbo in huge numbers and a wider variety of colours – the S1 was an all-white affair. In many ways, this was the better car – more rounded and more usable – but rarity and a motorsport pedigree keeps the S1 at the top of enthusiasts' wish lists.
By now, the Escort Mk3 had morphed into the Mk4, which on the face of it appeared to be little more than a re-skin of the old model. There were changes under the skin, including a new 1.4-litre petrol engine, which replaced the old 1.3-litre unit ahead of forthcoming exhaust emissions legislation. In 1986, Ford also unveiled its new mechanical ABS system for front-wheel drive cars, which was available as an option on the Escort.
The Escort Mk5 – or Mk4, if you class the Mk3 facelift as the Mk3.5 – arrived in 1990 and was, with a couple of notable exceptions, the beginning of the end for the Escort. By now it was starting to resemble an end-of-the-pier entertainer, much-loved by the populus, but with its best years behind it. Being polite, it was lacklustre, but it remained a big seller in the UK.
Within two years, Ford had facelifted the Mk5 and began working on a series of tweaks designed to improve the much-maligned Escort. The RS2000 – seen here in facelifted four-wheel drive guise – was initially powered by a modified Sierra engine and was, frankly, not very good.
Ford Escort XR3i
Then there was the Escort XR3i, seen here once again in facelift guise. With bland styling and an inadequate chassis, it lacked the sparkle of its forebears, and the Escort was in danger of dying out with little more than a whimper…
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
But then, something truly remarkable happened: Ford unleashed a legend. Oh, sure, it actually used a shortened version of the Sierra RS Cosworth platform, but let's not allow small details to get in the way. Under the bonnet you'll find a 230hp 2.0-litre turbocharged engine driving all four wheels, with two trim levels available: Club and Lux. A modern classic and a rare highlight for the latter-day Escorts.
Ford Escort Mk6 and Mk7
The Ford Escort soldiered on until the turn of the millennium, by which time had it had been replaced by the Focus. But it's testament to the Escort's enduring popularity – not to mention its appeal to fleet buyers – that it remained in production at Halewood for two years after the Focus launch. By the time of its demise, Ford had improved the Escort to such an extent that the Flight and Finesse models make for cracking secondhand buys.
But it was too little too late. The Focus was such a monumental leap forward, it made the Escort look so last century. From the New Edge styling to the way it drove, the Mk1 Focus was a game-changing car for the family hatchback segment. The Escort just looked and felt old.
And yet, with 4.1 million units sold, the Ford Escort is worthy of national treasure status in the UK. From trips to the seaside, to lunch stops at the Little Chef, through to success on the world rally stage, there was an Escort for everyone. Happy 50th anniversary to a family favourite.
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Alan Pardew does not anticipate a supporter backlash towards Yohan Cabaye if the midfielder is included in his Newcastle United squad to face Fulham this weekend.
Cabaye has been told to make himself available for the weekend clash with Fulham, and Pardew has "seen signs" over the last few days that the midfielder's stance has softened after his self-imposed exile from the first team.
Cabaye has made himself unavailable for selection since the start of the season after Arsenal tabled a £10million bid for him in the run-up to the Manchester City defeat last week. Newcastle are understood to have placed an £18million valuation on the midfielder and would sell at any point up to Monday's 11pm deadline.
There remains a chance that Arsenal will not follow up their interest, however, which would leave both club and player trying to find a resolution to a messy saga. Cabaye was left out of the France squad as a consequence of his dispute with United - and Didier Deschamps warned both him and Newcastle target Bafetimbi Gomis about making decisions not to play that would be detrimental to the national team.
"It's a difficult question because it's a few days away but, yes, if Arsenal don't come back in then I think he'll be involved in the game. He's shown signs of that and hopefully he will," Pardew said.
Asked how St James' Park would react, he said: "I think it'll be a positive reaction (from his supporters). The point I'm trying to make is that it's not just Yohan Cabaye involved in this situation.
"Other people are involved like his agents, and the bottom line - as I've said from day one - is that when you get situations like this, the same with Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, you need to keep professional and let time run its course.
"This will run it course until the deadline. At the moment I don't think Yohan's definitely going or is definitely staying, and this will have to run its course until that time.
Pardew is treading a fine line between publicly carpeting for the player for his unprofessional behaviour and also being mindful of needing to re-integrate him into the squad if his move does not go through.
He criticised him yesterday while expressing sympathy forthe position his agent had left him in.
But by voicing a hope that supporters lay off Cabaye, the manager is clearly keeping his options open.
Pardew said: "It's something that everyone has an opinion on.
"There's some sympathy from myself towards Yohan for the pressure that he's under from other sources.
"I also have a disagreementon some of the things he'sdone and I've commented on that.
"The bottom line is that he's a great player, and our fans love great players and what our fans really love is really creative players.
The transfer deadline continues to inch closer for United without a definitive breakthrough intheir long-running hunt for a striker.
Bafetimbi Gomis remains the priority target and the club have resumed talks on terms with the striker.
A disagreement over a potential signing-on fee is understood to have held up the transferin the past, but Newcastlehope to resolve this with a wage offer that works out better for him.
Demba Ba is an alternative, although the player isnot understood to be keenon re-joining the club at thisstage.
A £3m loan fee forthe Chelsea striker has been mooted.
Pardew is looking forward to a point when all of these issues have been resolved.
He said: "The weekend holds a lot of answers in the nextthree or four days, for not just us but a lot of the Premier League clubs.
"You look at Spurs, they're going to sign Eriksson, another great player going in there, what are Arsenal going to do? What about Everton?
"Are those two guys going to stay or go, will they replace them? Who's to say that Fellaini goes and they come knocking on our door for Ben Arfa?
"All these scenarios we have to be on our guard about, which can impact on us.


Coffee, tea, colas, smoke, acidic juices, certain medications, and highly pigmented foods can take a dingy toll on pearly whites. Not that teeth were ever meant to be totally white. The natural color of teeth is actually light yellow to light yellow-red. But as you age, your teeth tend to darken even more. Over time, surface enamel cracks and erodes, exposing dentin, the less dense interior of the tooth, which absorbs food color. Stains also latch onto the plaque and tartar buildup on and between teeth, finding anchorage in crevices.
Many things can stain teeth, including antibiotics, quirks in individual metabolism, even a high fever. The yellower your tooth stains, the easier it will be to remove them. (Here's 5 ways to keep your teeth from getting yellower.) Deep brown stains, such as those brought on by use of the antibiotic tetracycline during childhood when teeth are forming, can be very difficult to erase, says W. Brian Powley, DDS.
The good news is that many common tooth stains—the coffee and cigarette variety—can often be washed away between professional cleanings. Here's how to whiten teeth.
If you clean your teeth regularly and conscientiously, you have less chance of keeping stains on your teeth. "Brush in a circular motion (not back and forth)," says John C. Moon, DDS.
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Rinse with a disclosing solution from your dentist to show where plaque remains on your teeth after brushing. Those spots are where your teeth will stain if you don't improve your brushing technique.
After every meal, rinse the food from your teeth, says Moon. If you can't get to a restroom, pick up your water glass, take a swig, then rinse and swallow at the table.
Reluctant brushers do better with the electric version, and will clean their teeth more often than if they just used a manual toothbrush, says the Academy of General Dentistry. But when it comes to plaque removal, it depends more on the quality of your brushing than the type of toothbrush you're using.
All mouthwash is fine for rinsing, but mouthwash that has an antibacterial action will reduce stain-catching plaque. And now you can find whitening mouthwash products made by Crest and Listerine that may help a little, says Moon.
Dentists used to warn patients away from over-the-counter whitening products because they contained gritty abrasives that could erode the tooth enamel. But manufacturers have gotten better at using peroxide instead of abrasives to give you a slightly brighter after-brushing effect.
But don't expect miracles. Because peroxides in toothpastes or polishes stay on the tooth surface only for a brief period of time, they give just a bit of whitening and it doesn't last very long, says Moon. Even the lighteners you get at the dentist's office won't last forever—there's no permanent solution, he explains. That's because after you get your teeth nice and white, you'll probably still be drinking tea, coffee, colas—the same things that stained your teeth in the first place.
To prevent staining, or restaining, after you've used a whitener, consider drinking beverages such as coffee, tea, and cola through a straw to avoid staining your teeth again. "You may not enjoy drinking a fine red wine this way, but overall you can limit your exposure," says Moon.
Just as abrasive products could scrub away enamel, overly aggressive brushing can expose the deeper-hued dentin, which, ironically, could make your teeth look even dingier.
This product looks like packing tape, but it fits across your teeth. The strips keep peroxide on the teeth a little bit longer than a tooth polish, so they'll get them a bit whiter. They're simple, inexpensive, and safe, says Moon. Regular use can lighten your teeth 2 to 3 shades, compared with the 8 to 10 shades of lightening you can get from a dentist-directed home-bleaching program or in-office treatment.
One of the most effective means of bleaching teeth is a home-bleaching program. Your dentist custom fits you with a mouth-guard-like tray that fits over your teeth. You fill it each night with a concentrated bleach solution and wear it for 1 to 2 hours per day, for 1 to 2 weeks, says Powley. This option costs between $400 and $600. While more expensive, the results are dramatically more effective than you can obtain with over-the-counter products.
Some companies make over-the-counter bleaching kits that come with whitening gel and trays that fit onto your teeth. These one-size-fits-all trays don't conform specifically to the surfaces of your teeth and gums. Not only is the peroxide distributed unevenly over your tooth surfaces, but it also may irritate your gums. The reason professional bleaching methods work better is that they use a higher concentration of peroxide that penetrates the tiny tubules that run from the outside of your tooth into the dentin, where they oxidize the discoloration.
If you're impatient because you have a wedding or special event coming up, a dentist can bleach your teeth in a 1- to 2-hour appointment by using a concentrated carbamide peroxide solution and a special light that "powers" the material into the dentin. The only downside is the cost, which can be $500 to $800. But if you have sensitive teeth, be cautious with this method. "This method is like doing 1 or 2 weeks of treatments in 1 or 2 hours, which can worsen sensitivity," says Moon. If your teeth are already sensitive, Dr. Moon recommends using the slower, more conservative methods.
Jennifer Jablow, DDS, is in practice at Park 56 Dental in New York City.
W. Brian Powley, DDS, is a dentist in private practice in Paradise Valley, Arizona.


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GEICO opens local office in Burbank
BURBANK, Calif., April 21, 2021 — GEICO has opened a new local office at 3522 W Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank, California. Melody Avecilla will lead a team of licensed agents at the new location.
Avecilla has significant experience in the insurance industry. Before opening this GEICO local office, Avecilla gained years of extensive insurance experience while working in auto claims and opening other local offices. Avecilla has a Master of Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University.
Avecilla and her team — Bay Angustia, Heather Avecilla, James Avecilla, Kevin Patanawong, James Ramirez and Christian Ylagan —will help customers purchase car insurance and coverage for homeowners, renters, condos, RVs, motorcycles, boats, umbrella, identity protection, jewelry, commercial vehicles and more.
The Burbank local office also has bilingual staff members and is proud to serve the Spanish-speaking, Filipino and Tagalog-speaking communities.
"Burbank is a vibrant bustling community – with great amenities, schools and community spirit," Avecilla said. "We look forward to providing a prompt, friendly, one−stop insurance service shop for the entire community."
GEICO agents in the Burbank local office also look to bring savings to policyholders through multi-policy and special association and alumni discounts. For example, alumni from UCLA, USC, California State University Northridge and other colleges/universities may qualify for additional savings.
Additionally, active duty military, reservists and veterans living nearby may also be eligible for GEICO's military discount.
GEICO's Burbank local office is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Customers visiting the office in person must wear a mask upon entering the lobby, and all staff members wear a mask when meeting with customers. To get a quote or learn more visit GEICO's Burbank local office online or call (818) 524-4410.
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company), the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., was founded in 1936 and insures more than 28 million vehicles in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. A member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, GEICO employs more than 43,000 associates countrywide. GEICO constantly strives to make lives better by protecting people against unexpected events while saving them money and providing an outstanding customer experience. Along with personal auto insurance, commercial auto and personal umbrella coverages are also available. Homeowners, renters, condo, flood, identity theft, term life, and more coverages are written through non-affiliated insurance companies and are secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, LLC. Visit geico.com for a quote or to learn more.
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Underneath the Gun was a Christian deathcore and metalcore band from Corona, California. While their sound originally was deathcore on the first EP and The Awakening full length, they evolved into a metalcore sound on the Forfeit Misfortunes album before disbanding due to vocalist Harrison DeGrote's health problems.

History
Underneath the Gun started in 2004 when the members were 12 years old. In 2006, the band released their debut EP, You Prepare The Bodies, I'll Get The Ice, via This City is Burning Records. Months later, the band released The Awakening, their debut album. In 2008, the band signed to Ferret Music, who re-released The Awakening as an EP. Underneath the Gun released their second album, Forfeit Misfortunes, again through Ferret. The album was recorded by Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying. The band had played with bands such as Job for a Cowboy, A Life Once Lost, August Burns Red, Suicide Silence, MyChildren MyBride, Don the Reader, KillWhitneyDead and Emmure. The band would continue on until 2009. It was announced that Underneath the Gun had disbanded because of Vocalist Harrison DeGrote's growing health concerns. The band was set to play Artery Metal Tour, with Impending Doom, Carnifex, Miss May I, Conducting the Grave, and Molotov Solution, but because of DeGrote's health issues, they were forced to drop out. Guitarist Trevor Vickers would go on to join Confide a year after they disbanded, while several other members joined Mirror of Dead Faces and Impending Doom.

Members

Final lineup
 Harrison DeGrote – vocals (2004-2009)
 Danny – guitars
 Trevor Vickers – guitars (2004-2009)(formerly of Confide)
 Kyle Simms – bass guitar
 Isaac Bueno – drums (formerly of Impending Doom, formerly of Mirror of Dead Faces)

Former
 Jake Foust – guitars (formerly of Impending Doom, formerly of Mirror of Dead Faces)
 Ryan Alipour – guitars
 Scotty Chappel – bass guitar
 Josh Patterson – drums
 Brandon Trahan – drums (Impending Doom, formerly of Mirror of Dead Faces, formerly of xDeathstarx)

Discography
Studio albums
 The Awakening (2006, This City is Burning)
 Forfeit Misfortunes (2009, Ferret)

EPs
 You Prepare the Bodies, I'll Prepare the Ice (2006, This City is Burning)

References

External links

American Christian metal musical groups
Metalcore musical groups from California
Death metal musical groups
Deathcore musical groups
Musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2009
Ferret Music artists

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At this point, Raven is set up to capture and report any uncaught exceptions.
You can optionally pass an object of configuration options as the 2nd argument to Raven.config. For more information, see Configuration.
For more information on reporting errors, see Usage.
Code run via wrap or context has an associated set of context data, and Raven provides methods for managing that data.
This can also be used to set tags and extra keys for associated tags and extra data.
You can update the context data with mergeContext or retrieve it with getContext. When an exception is captured by a wrapper, the current context state will be passed as options to captureException.
Breadcrumbs are records of server and application lifecycle events that can be helpful in understanding the state of the application leading up to a crash.
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If you're using Node.js with a web server framework/library like Connect, Express, or Koa, it is recommended to configure one of Raven's server middleware integrations. See Integrations.


Established in 1947, Arun & Co., is engaged in the business of a wide range of innovative & unique biotechnology products in India. Having pioneered the enzymes business in the country more than 3 decades ago. Arun & Co. is now associated with leading manufacturers of biotechnology products all over the world. It has a rich list of customers, which includes almost all leading companies in pharmaceutical, diagnostics, neutraceuticals and other industries. Arun & Co. currently markets a wide range of products including enzymes of diagnostics, research & industrial grades, biochemicals, probiotics, enzyme / probiotic formulations and reagents for research & diagnostics.
Arun & Co. has set up a full-fledged laboratory for its R&D activities in the commercial capital of India, Mumbai alongside its corporate office. From the very inception, Arun & Co. has believed in "customer satisfaction is our satisfaction".
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2023 Exhibition Call Out
Craft ACT's annual exhibition call out is now open
Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre invites craftspeople, designers, makers and curators at all levels of experience and across a variety of mediums to propose new exhibitions for the 2023 artistic program.
"As a 50-year-old membership organisation, our foundation is built on collaborating with artists to curate an extraordinary artistic program which embeds contemporary craft, making and design at the centre of everyday life in Australia's capital, a global city of design" said Jodie Cunningham, CEO + Artistic Director.
Craft ACT's exhibition program is highly regarded and has received multiple awards. Artists whose work is featured in the Craft ACT artistic program place their work in view of collecting institutions, business and industry, individual collectors and audiences. It is a valued opportunity to foster innovation and excellence, and to help artists make a living from their practice. Experimental and traditional exhibitions, as well as regional, national and international projects, can be supported. Exhibitions selected for the Craft ACT artistic program will be supported by online videos, catalogues, interviews and professional photography.
Submit 2023 Craft ACT exhibition application
About the exhibition program
The annual artistic program showcases and supports recent graduates and early career artists, high-calibre and iconic practitioners, as well as craft and design researchers. Every proposal is assessed by a panel of respected artists across the craft mediums of ceramics, textiles, glass, jewellery and furniture, as well as design. This rigorous 'peer review' approach is considered the gold standard in the arts sector, helping to promote excellence, represent diversity and remain at the cutting edge in contemporary craft and design. Selection is highly competitive every year. Craft ACT receives more applications than can be accommodated.
About Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre
Since 1971, Craft ACT has played a vital role in sustaining Australia's high-quality studio practice and supporting craftspeople, designers and audiences. We are proudly one of Australia's longest continuous-running membership organisations in the visual arts and we have much to celebrate. Craft ACT is recognised as a leading centre in Australian craft and design, with a vision to strengthen the dynamic link between the arts – as encompassed in the craft sector – and the broad creative industries and design sector.
Submissions due
Proposals are due by 11.59 pm (AEST) Thursday 31 March 2022.
Late proposals will not be accepted.
Need further information?
2023 exhibition call out guide
Craft ACT Gallery floor plan
Previous Craft ACT exhibitions
Jodie Cunningham
CEO/Artistic Director, Craft ACT: ceo@craftact.org.au or 02 6262 9333
Welly McGarry
Gallery Manager, Craft ACT: gallery@craftact.org.au or 02 6262 9333
Cover image: Gretel Ferguson, Cover Stitch V11 + V1, 2021, powder coated copper, silk. Photo Grant Hancock
Top image: Intersections exhibition, Craft ACT 2021. Photo: 5 Foot Photography
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In the web client, in Item Status list view, the Circulation Modifier column is always empty. It should show the circ modifier name, if any.
1. Go to Item Status (list view, not detail view).
2. Select Circulation Modifier from the column picker.
3. Scan an item with a circ modifier, e.g. barcode CONC40000574. Without the fix, the Circulation Modifier column is blank. With the fix, it shows the circ modifier name ("book").
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St. Paul's Human Rights Department will be led by veteran city employee Readus Fletcher, at least through the end of the year.
Fletcher, who is currently director of economic opportunity in the city's Department of Planning and Economic Opportunity, will serve as interim human rights director, replacing Tyrone Terrill, who announced his resignation last week.
Fletcher will continue to run the city's Minority Business Development Program.
City officials hope to have a permanent human rights director selected by January.
Fletcher, a St. Paul native, has worked for the city since 1975, including a stint as aide to former City Council Member Bill Wilson.
He's also been a project manager on the recent Disparity Study of the City of Saint Paul and the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority.


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Le Syndicat national des cadres du secteur sanitaire et social (SNC3S) est un syndicat dépendant de la Confédération française de l'encadrement - Confédération générale des cadres (CFE-CGC).

Historique
Le SNC3S est créé en 1951 et se compose essentiellement de :
 directeurs
 directeurs-Adjoints
 chefs de Services
 cadres Administratifs et de Gestion
 psychologues
 cadres Soignants…

En 1982, il participe à la fondation de la Fédération française santé, médecine, action sociale (FFASS) qui assure les négociations des conventions collectives et participe à la gestion des organismes paritaires de la branche. Le SNC3S adhère par cet intermédiaire à la CFE-CGC. Tous les secteurs y sont représentés - sanitaire, social, et médico-social - qu'ils soient public, privé à but non lucratif ou privé commercial.

Présidents
 Jean-Luc Joing: 1984 - 1988
 Jean-Jacques Vauléon : 1988 - 1994
 Eric Martin: 1994 - 2010
 Patrice Malleron: 2010 - élu en , en cours de mandat.

Secrétaires Généraux
 Alain Honore: 1982 - 1988
 Marie-Claude Batteux: 1988 - 1994
 Serge Lavagna: 1994 - élu en , en cours de mandat

Trésoriers
 Claude Maillard: 1982 - 1992
 Khebira Daoud: 1992 - 2000
 Marie-Claude Batteux: 2000 - 2010
 Eric Martin: élu en , en cours de mandat.

Actions
La représentation et la défense des intérêts collectifs des cadres du secteur sanitaire, social et médico-social. Des membres du SNC3S participent aux commissions paritaires de négociation des différentes conventions collectives, aux commissions liées à la formation professionnelle, au CNOSS, au CSTS, à l'ANESM….

La défense des intérêts individuels et l'aide aux adhérents. Le SNC3S développe une aide de proximité par le conseil, les nouveaux moyens de communication et la présence dans les régions pour défendre ses adhérents.

Valeurs
Le SNC3S déclare qu'elle fait la promotion de :
 l'équité dans le travail en donnant à chacun sa place en tant qu'acteur de la vie sociale et citoyenne
 le collectif et l'action collective pour le bien de tous
 la qualité de service pour les usagers et les personnes en situation de difficulté
 la responsabilité et l'initiative dans les fonctions des cadres
 l'équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie personnelle
 du développement de la professionnalité.

Le SNC3S et la syndicalisation des cadres

La loi d' venant modifier le système de représentativité pose au  SNC3S la question de la syndicalisation des cadres.
Les mobiles qui motivent l'état dans la mise en place de cette réforme reposent essentiellement sur un contingentement d'"obstacles". Le droit qui s'imposait à tous tend à s'effacer devant les accords d'entreprises. La représentativité des confédérations, en étant liée aux résultats dans l'entreprise, répond à cette évolution. L'avenir des confédérations repose sur l'élaboration d'une nouvelle conception du dialogue social qui doit être d'une manière plus large la participation à la vie de l'entreprise, aux recherches d'orientations et à l'élaboration de décisions.

Les salariés attendent beaucoup du positionnement des cadres : moments de restructurations, de changements, négociations de modifications conventionnelles. Les cadres sont des acteurs essentiels au regard des instances gestionnaires des établissements et services. Le cadre dans sa position d'interface entre l'employeur et l'ensemble des salariés est attendu pour ce qu'il peut être : porteur des attentes de reconnaissance et de possibilités de participation.
Toutefois, le système actuel de délégation tend à rendre de plus en plus de cadres non électeurs et non éligibles. De ce fait, ils peuvent se voir interdits d'exercer une activité syndicale et ainsi privés de représentation, comme les Directeurs d'établissement.
La difficulté de la situation des cadres s'illustre à travers la pression des instances gestionnaires. En effet, ils peuvent se trouver en situation de forte tension (cf. Bandes [bandes dessinées Stress éditées par la CFE-CGC – http://www.snc3s-cfecgc.fr/?-communiques-]), au motif qu'ils ne donnent pas satisfaction aux injonctions qui leur sont faites. De plus en plus, les cadres sont confrontés à des conflits dits éthiques, dans lesquels ils sont amenés à devoir agir en désaccord avec leurs convictions.
Le conflit possible entre un cadre et son employeur est mal accepté, il ne peut être que le collaborateur de la stratégie de l'employeur. En tant que salariés, les cadres ont des droits qu'ils doivent pouvoir faire valoir eux-mêmes ou par l'intermédiaire de leurs représentants. Or le système de délégation rend leur représentation de plus en plus en restreinte. En second lieu, ils doivent assurer le respect des droits de l'ensemble des salariés. Dans nos secteurs, les cadres ont à se dégager de conceptions de pouvoir qui ne correspondent plus à la réalité du travail. Les équipes sont soumises et seront de plus en plus soumises à une double pression; celle de l'employeur et celle de l'usager.
Une vision archaïque du syndicalisme voudrait maintenir la tension entre les employeurs et les salariés dans le cadre d'affrontements qui ne pourraient, à terme que se solder par la disparition de l'un des deux protagonistes. Cette vision n'intervient que par le déni de la conflictualité et l'absence de travail pour l'équilibre du rapport de force. C'est donc à un changement de fonction de ce qu'étaient les institutions qu'il faut procéder à travers un dialogue effectivement social.
Alors que la syndicalisation des cadres est généralement considérée comme une antinomie, il s'impose d'en affirmer et d'en pratiquer l'expression inverse.
Elle est une évidence et une nécessité en prise directe avec l'évolution de la relation avec l'usager qui est avant tout, un citoyen.

Actualités et secteurs

Agences Régionales de Santé - ARS

Depuis le , les Agences Régionales de Santé (ARS) sont des établissements publics régionaux français chargées de la mise en œuvre de la politique de santé dans la région. Ces établissements, créés en vertu de la loi n°2009-879 du  dite « Hôpital, patients, santé et territoire » (HPST), ont pour but « d'assurer un pilotage unifié de la santé en région, de mieux répondre aux besoins de la population et d'accroître l'efficacité du système ».

L'ARS se voit confier par la loi les missions suivantes :

 Organiser la veille sanitaire et la sécurité sanitaire, ainsi que l'observation de la santé.
 Définir, financer et évaluer les actions de prévention et de promotion de la santé.
 Contribuer à l'anticipation, la prévention, la préparation et la gestion des crises sanitaires, en liaison avec le préfet.

La régulation de l'offre de santé en région, pour mieux répondre aux besoins et garantir l'efficacité du système de santé.

La régulation de l'offre de santé porte sur les secteurs ambulatoire, médico-social et hospitalier. Elle comporte une dimension territoriale pour une meilleure répartition des médecins et de l'offre de soins sur le territoire et une dimension économique pour une meilleure utilisation des ressources et la maîtrise des dépenses de santé.

Elle est mise en place dans les différents domaines de responsabilité de l'agence, la loi mettant à la disposition du Directeur Général de l'ARS divers leviers, notamment :

 évaluer et promouvoir la qualité des formations des professionnels de santé.
 autoriser la création des établissements et services de soins et médico-sociaux, contrôler leur fonctionnement et allouer leurs ressources.
 définir et mettre en œuvre, avec les organismes d'assurance maladie et la Caisse Nationale de Solidarité et d'Autonomie, des actions propres à prévenir et à gérer le risque assurantiel en santé en région.

Pour l'exercice de ses missions, le Directeur Général de l'Agence s'appuie sur :

 une équipe de direction composée de directeurs responsables des différents pôles fonctionnels.
 un dispositif large de concertations, mis en place par la loi et qui associe l'ensemble des acteurs locaux de santé à la définition et la mise en œuvre de la politique  de santé en région, au travers des différentes instances de l'ARS :
conseil de surveillance, conférence régionale de la santé et de l'autonomie, commissions de coordination des politiques de santé, conférences de territoire.

Il s'agit d'une vaste réforme qui nécessite entre cent et cent trente décrets d'applications. Il est donc indispensable que le SNC3S reste vigilant dans leur application

Moyens d'action
Le SNC3S met à disposition de ses adhérents un panel de services
 une permanence téléphonique
 des représentants en régions
 l'animation de réunions de sections ou de secteurs, de congrès régionaux ou nationaux
 une base documentaire dédiée sur notre site
 des publications
 en lien avec la FFASS
 le conseil juridique
 l'assistance juridique

En lien avec la Confédération, le service PSYA est à disposition des adhérents afin de les aider à mieux gérer le stress provoqué par des situations difficiles pouvant avoir un impact sur leur qualité de vie personnelle ou professionnelle.

Les publications du SNC3S

 La lettre d'infos, trimestriel
 La Newsletter, mensuel

Liens externes
  Site officiel
  Site officiel de la Fédération CFE-CGC Santé-Social

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Pinoy Ice Skaters Bring Home 50 Gold Medals and Lessons of a Lifetime
The kids only wanted to learn how to skate, but they got more than they bargained for.
by Lei Dimarucut-Sison . Aug 30, 2018
PHOTO BY courtesy of Aneth Lim
Like most parents, Aneth and Nap Lim have always encouraged their daughter Justine to expand her horizons and find her passion. During summer, on school break, getting into a sports program always seemed like a good idea, and the teenager would always indulge them—she did a few lessons on swimming, and a bit of tennis and badminton—except that these didn't interest her long enough. But in 2017, after experiencing the freedom skating on ice gave her, Justine knew she was on to something big.
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DC Universe Online's done it. Team Fortress 2's done it. World of Warcraft's done it (sort of). 2011's seen some of the biggest most ambitious massively multiplayer online game abandon the subscription-based business model and go free-to-play. Valve's shift to an F2P model takes advantage of a game already chock full of microtransaction content. And, in the case of DCUO, Sony Online Entertainment's been rewarded with an exponential increase in their player base. There's apparently plenty of upside in very big games going to F2P. So why is the freshly-launched Star Wars: The Old Republic charging a monthly free to engage in its online adventures?
"We think we've built a premium experience with The Old Republic," answers BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk. "We're launching with 19 huge worlds, and hours and hours of story and content to explore. And we're going to be adding to that for months to come," adds co-founder Ray Muzyka. Zeschuk argues that, despite Blizzard's decision to offer the first 20 levels of World of Warcraft as free-to-play, it's still subscriptions that power the game. WoW pricing's plans and those for the Old Republic match exactly: $US14.99 per month for a month-to-month recurring subscription, $US13.99 per month for a 3-month recurring subscription and $US12.99 per month for a 6-month recurring subscription.
The argument they're making is that TOR is a big-budget, broad appeal online experience built on an entertainment franchise that's captivated millions for decades. It's not the kind of thing that you offer gratis.
But, more than any economic realities surrounding MMO games, the partners say that a free-to-play model may not necessarily be a good fit for a game that switches to a no-subscription template. "Free-to-play works best when a game is built that way from the ground up," offer Zeschuk. "It affects the way you build the experience, how much time and detail you put into content and how you roll out and update." So, if Zeschuk knows all of this, could he or his partner envision The Old Republic making a move like DCUO or TF2 did? "We're not saying never ever, but we certainly have no plans like that in the foreseeable future. We're going to support the game to make it better and better as it goes on. It's going to be worth showing up for."
So there you have it. Muzyka and Zeschuk think that they and their compatriots have made a game that merits your $US15 a month. Now, of course, they need to prove it.
lets be honest. WoW didn't do it. It is free to level 20. Thats like, having a demo that doesn't end.
It also took Blizzard over 7 years to release it like that... But yes, it is an unending trial.
Also, free WoW to level 20 is awesome, some of the most fun I had in WoW was levelling characters, once you start getting past the 20 mark the game becomes incredibly monotonous.
If this game is truly offering some well thought out, well executed story elements, game-play and lore, then really... I don't mind the subscription.
The thing with a subscription is that if you're paying for it, the game is obviously offering you something you feel worth paying for. So when people still pay for WoW, it's because whatever it is currently doing, even if not much, is still something that is compelling to its playerbase.
I'll wait until it goes F2P for a WoW Clone with a Star Wars skin.
WONT happen at all next year or even the year after that, in fact this games success is going to cause alot of the crappy f2p games that dont deserve to be called MMO's to close up shop.I say good riddance.
200+ servers and most of them full to capacity.
I don't get the outcry for every MMO out there to go F2P. MMOs are not like your dime-a-dozen on-rails crap-fest FPS that gets vomited upon the market every few months that you can blast through the campaign in 4 hours and then spent a couple of weeks playing online.
MMOs often require years of server upkeep and near constant monitoring by technicians and customer support. How do you expect a company to deliver a first class gaming experience if they are just giving all that away?
Even if they plan to make money off "box sales" such as games like Guild Wars do, you simply cannot expect the same level of service that companies like Blizzard and others charging monthly subs can offer.
The whole reason so many MMOs have been forced to become F2P is because they sucked in the first place. FFXIV, DCUO, WAR - all great examples of games that were rushed out the developer's door and crashed in giant burning heaps of crap.


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Energy, Infrastructure And Economic Needs Provide Unique National Opportunity
May 13, 2020 | Forbes.com
Daniel B. Markind
This article originally ran on Forbes.com on May 13, 2020. All rights reserved.
During the past two months of COVID-19 "lockdown", the United States has watched 30 million jobs evaporate, incurred an additional $2 trillion dollars of debt, seen our national debt exceed the GDP, and still not fixed our infrastructure.
In fighting the coronavirus, the availability of cheap, consistent, and abundant energy has allowed us to fight this scourge, but the energy infrastructure overall remains antiquated and its improvement has been stymied by political infighting.
With no guaranty that the virus is being defeated or will not return even harder in the fall and winter, and with perhaps the most pressing needs in our lifetimes to fix our national infrastructure, create jobs, and pay as we do so, an historic opportunity has arisen to do all of that, should we muster the political will to actually do what common sense tells us should be done.
The basic plan would be to massively put people to work to modernize our infrastructure. Call it the "New" New Deal if you want, but there is no part of American infrastructure that remains world class. Large parts of it are approaching quite the opposite. Our roads are full of potholes, our airports are third world-ish, our bridges are downright dangerous, our train system is an embarrassment, and our water and power grids often date back a century or more. Simple concepts like burying our power lines to prevent future power failures (not to mention avoiding or minimizing disastrous fires in places like California) have not been done as in other countries because we have lacked the political will, or dare we say the vision, to do so. With the virus still stalking us and so many people depending on things like the internet and ventilators for information, communication, and sheer survival, those blackouts take on a higher degree of significance, if not danger.
Perhaps most importantly, and controversially, our energy infrastructure remains incomplete and in many respects is even self-defeating. New domestic sources of energy from shale gas in Northeastern Pennsylvania – which in a different day and age would be seen as a God send to the country – cannot even get to places that desperately need them like the New York City area and New England because they are being blocked by environmental politics. As a result, should the pandemic stay with us and even rebound during the winter – of which all medical experts say is possible, if not probable – we literally may not have the energy needed to fight it, and not just in terms of human resolve and willpower. As we have seen with the willingness of everyone to don PPE's made of fossil fuels and to switch to store-supplied plastic bags to avoid spreading the disease at our groceries, environmental idealism tends to wane when facing the prospect of immediate infection, or even possible death. There is no reason to believe the country's attitude would be any different when it comes to heating our homes and meeting electrical needs generally.
What can be done most immediately to help combat the pandemic? To start, the pipelines need to be built to move the gas and oil from domestic sources to markets where the energy is desperately needed. There will be no better time to do it than now, when we are looking at the most massive unemployment since the Great Depression.
To accomplish this, we will need both to sell the plan politically and to pay for it. Fortunately, there may be a path to do both, but it will still be hard. While the phrase "Never fail to take advantage of a crisis" has taken on exceedingly negative connotations recently, the second part of that comment, "for it allows you to think and act differently than you could have before" rings even more true at the present time.
Each political party – and especially the non-affiliated, including the "No New Taxers" and the environmental community – will have to accept the reality that some of their cherished positions must take a back seat to the overall public well-being and safety. In the midst of a true pandemic, anyone refusing to compromise on essential needs for the greater good risks more than eroding political support given the realities of what is at stake. True life and death issues have a way of doing that. Still, it will be a huge hurdle for all of the factions to get together and be willing to compromise on long held positions.
Assuming we can get that far, next we will need to find a way to pay for all of the construction, refurbishing and renovations needed to our infrastructure. Fortunately, there is precedent on this. The Eisenhower Interstate Highway System was paid for largely by the selloff of federal land. While people on the East Coast do not appreciate it, the United States government still owns immense land holdings in the West. Large portions could be sold while barely making a dent in the total amount of land held by the Federal government – and with only minimal impact on the environment if we are careful about how to go about this. Taxes certainly would have to be raised, but we have a large opportunity here to minimize the impacts on our citizens. A substantial tax on imported oil and gas could be imposed. In the aftermath of the recent oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, the price remains so low that billions of dollars could be raised without the American public really feeling it. A tax on foreign imports would, in effect, make the United States self-sufficient, or close to it, in terms of our most immediate energy needs.
As for the environmental debate, billions of dollars can and should be pledged to study and implement renewable programs as well. The political compromises necessary to pull something like this off could not be sustained unless an entire clean energy infrastructure upgrade is planned and carried out in a manner to allow massive renewable energy projects to blossom nationwide even while the pandemic crisis is winding down. Redesigning and improving the electrical grid, including finding ways to allow for massive storage of energy that would be created by well-planned and sensibly implemented solar, wind, and other green energy technologies is not only critical to make this work from a climate impact perspective, but also makes good sense. Economically we cannot rely forever on what are conceitedly finite supplies of fossil fuels, and we never should stop looking for ways to clean our environment.
The key players who have heretofore prevented the energy infrastructure build-out, like New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (with his no compromise insistence that no new pipelines will ever touch his State, no matter how much the gas that they would convey is currently needed in New York and New England), are not in position to play politics at this time.
It can and should be made clear to Mr. Cuomo, and others like him, that if the pandemic hits hard again in the fall and winter, as all of the experts are saying that it probably will, and if the need for natural gas spikes again in New York and New England, as is almost certain to be the case, there will be scant chance of any serious Federal economic help coming Mr. Cuomo's way to alleviate what will be perceived as a self-created burden. New York already had a multi-billion-dollar budget gap to be filled, and that is only getting worse as the pandemic continues to drain resources in truly record fashion. Asking the American taxpayers to come to the rescue further over one Governor's politically motivated energy policies that are not consistent with the country's current needs will be a definite non-starter.
In December 1862, with the Civil War raging, President Abraham Lincoln said, "As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must dis-enthrall ourselves, and then we will save our country." Those words have perhaps never had more meaning since Lincoln spoke them than right now. Let's hope we can all get together and act on them in a sensible and cooperative manner. The future of the country and our people literally may depend on this.
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How One Mathematician Solved a 2,000-Year-Old Camera Lens Problem | Technology - Popular Mechanics
David Grossman, staff writer for PopularMechanics.com explains, It's frustrated photographers and scientists for centuries.
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It's a problem that has plagued photography since its creation: soft edges. No matter how high-quality the camera, math has dictated that the curve of optical lenses would always be slightly softer than the center. At least, that was the problem until Rafael G. González-Acuña, a doctoral student at Mexico's Tecnológico de Monterrey, up and solved it.
The problem goes back thousands of years to the Greek mathematician Diocles. A (far less famous) contemporary of Aristotle, Diocles wrote a book titled Burning Mirrors. In that book, Diocles described what would become known as a "spherical aberration."...
But Héctor A. Chaparro-Romo, a doctoral student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), had a feeling that the problem could be solved. So he began working on a solution three years ago, and eventually invited González-Acuña to solve it with him.
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"In 1823 Benjamin Beckelhymer, Thomas Isaac and James Terguson, in February made a tour of inspection, finding at that time but two permanent settlements in the county, but there may have been others. Forbes and Mendenhall seemed to them the possessors of immense areas. All entered land in Wabash township, Beckelhymer, in September 1827, moved his family of wife, Eunice (Fitzpatrick), and four children by his first wife, who died in 1823. His children were Peter, Isaiah, Levi and Enos. Prior to his second trip he had engaged a man to do some work on the place. He moved with an ox team. In a year or so, in partnership with Isaac Ferguson, he built a saw-mill on Coal creek, and afterward added a gristmill. In about ten years Ferguson and Beckelhymer sold to Headley and Kiger. Beckelhymer bought a bottom farm in Wabash township,on which he died in 1844. He and his partner worked eighteen days in cutting the first road, a distance of about one and a half miles to the mill. Terguson was prominent in church affairs and township."
Note: Benjamin Beckelhymer was in partnership with Isaac Ferguson on the saw-mill and gristmill. Isaac Ferguson was also the father-in-law of Benjamin Beckelhymer. They went into this partnership after Benjamin Beckelhymer's first wife died. She was the daughter of Isaac Ferguson.
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Five-star Tanfield in Beverley
Harry Tanfield clinched a fifth successive crit podium with third place in the Beverley Grand Prix.
However, his National Circuit Series title rivals Brenton Jones and Matt Gibson filled the first two places in round five of the competition.
Tanfield had racked up one second and two third places in his past three series outings prior to coming runner-up in the National Circuit Race Championship on Wednesday.
But despite another aggressive ride, he was unable to force his way on to the top step as JLT Condor flexed their muscles in East Yorkshire.
Sam Lowe and Matt Nowell finished in the front group, 12th and 13th respectively, while George Atkins crossed the line in 35th. Click here to see the full results.
A series of attacks, among them a dig by Nowell, came to nothing during the opening 45 minutes of racing with the pace hot on the streets of Beverley.
Tanfield then drove clear only for series leader Matt Gibson, of JLT Condor, to jump quickly on to his wheel and then Team Raleigh's Enrique Sanz to mark him out.
With 10 laps remaining, JLT once again showed their strength as seven of John Herety's men massed at the front of the bunch, deterring attacks with a powerful rhythm.
The average speed of the race was in excess of 46kph as they cruised into the final three laps of the contest in the East Yorkshire town.
With two of the circuits remaining, Jon Mould launched a solo attack – clocking the fastest lap of the night to that point with a 1min 27.038sec effort.
And while the Welshman was brought back, it was his team-mate Jones who had the last word with a blistering sprint to clinch a second successive victory in the series.
Gibson just pipped Tanfield to third as the trio, who topped the individual standings prior to the fifth round, continue to jostle for position at the summit.
Tanfield remains third with one race of the competition remaining. The final round – the Colne Grand Prix – takes place on Wednesday.
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Palm Springs residents won't cast their votes until November, but that didn't stop current councilman Geoff Kors from jumping into the race by announcing he is running for re-election in the newly created District 3 on Monday. A reminder: it's January and the election is still freakin' 10 months away.
Most cities run their elections in even number years to coincide with state and federal elections. Palm Springs does not – ensuring that we will never get a break from politics.