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Coast to Coast – Glaisdale to Robin Hood's Bay – THE END!
Robin Hood's Bay
Chapter 15 – Glaisdale to Robin Hood's Bay
The last day – and the first without a pack!
It had taken a long time in coming but the final day had arrived. Today, baring any disaster, walking from Glaisdale to Robin Hood's Bay I would finally reach the North Sea and the end of the walk. (Whitby is on the coast of the North Sea but the wrong bit as far as the Coast to Coast walk is concerned.) But it wasn't just a stroll. This was still a serious walk and I estimated I had close on 29 kilometres before I could say that I had finished the whole of the long distance walk.
First I had to get back to where I'd finished the day before. There was a bus but that would have meant a late start so the option was the train back along the same route I'd taken the previous evening. In the Arncliffe Arms in Glaisdale I had been told that the train is, in effect, the local school 'bus' first thing in the morning and at mid morning and this was evident at the station when close on a hundred school children must have walked through Whitby station. But that's a good thing as it means, at least in term time, that the train would be almost guaranteed to run and not being subject to arbitrary cancellations.
Although the weather was, yet again, dull and overcast this is still a pleasant train journey. The eventual destination along this line is Middlesbrough but going inland and through the hills rather than along the coast, the quickest way from Whitby. In the summer months, or just on a bright and sunny day in whatever season, this would be a worthwhile journey. The only thing I can't work out about it is why it's cheaper to go up hill in what is considered peak times than it is downhill in off-peak times.
The scheduled journey time is only 27 minutes so I would be starting to walk, more or less, at a similar time I had adopted from the start.
A very slight diversion at the very beginning of the walk is a visit to the so-called 'Beggar's Bridge' (quite a beautiful bridge with the vegetation growing on it), built-in 1619 specifically for pack horses, and which is one of a number that cross the Esk River, the route of which the railway line follows as it heads further in land before turning north towards Middlesbrough. I don't realise this at the time, taking a picture of the information board but not taking the time to read it and so didn't look out for two of the other bridges in the villages of Egton Bridge and Grosmont I would have to pass through on my trek east.
Beggar's Bridge, Glaisdale
As I wasn't carrying a rucksack all I considered I might need had to be either worn, in the pockets or around my neck as I didn't have a day pack. For some reason, even though I'd been 'dreaming' of this freedom I didn't actually feel free as I followed the path through the woods on the banks of the river. Also I wasn't moving as fast as I thought I would. My timings for the stretch from Glaisdale to Egton Bridge were based on a load and I barely kept to those times. I don't think that was anything other than the inability to adopt my normal walking pace. For so long, 12 days, I had forced myself to just plod along and it seemed as if I couldn't get out of second gear.
(The previous day I had considered walking to the next station down the line after a quick pint in the Arncliffe Arms. Fortunately that plan was quickly forgotten as I relaxed in the bar otherwise I might had made a bit of a faux pas as the station in Egton Bridge is at the far end of the village and I might have cut it too fine to catch the last train to Whitby.)
Before leaving Egton Bridge there's a large church, not that far from the railway station and just a very short diversion from the path. I decided to try the door and was slightly surprised it was unlocked, there seeming to be no one around. Obviously in some parts of the country churches are opened on a regular basis for the occasional passers-by, but I'm not used to that in the north-west. What I found interesting was the frescos in the apse, behind the altar, it not being usual to find such paintings in churches built-in the 19th century. In trying to find out more about the church later I discovered that the 'stations of the cross' were in the form of painted reliefs on the outside walls of the church, something I've not come across before. I took a few minutes to go inside but obviously missed a lot. Also read that this huge church for a very small village (and it's not the only church) has been nicknamed 'The Cathedral of the Moors'.
Altar St Hedda's Church, Egton Bridge
The next village (the walk today would pass through a few of them) was Grosmont. Again a small village but perhaps with three things that make it different: Grosmont is pronounced with a silent 's' and 't' – presumably some French connection – for all I know other letters might be silent in the local dialect; it's the terminus of the North York Moors railway, which operates steam locomotives. It seems it was this train that was used in the 'Harry Potter' films – not a franchise I found particularly interesting or memorable; and there's one hell of a steep hill you have to climb to get out of the village if doing the C2C.
It's a quiet country road, with limited traffic but it's still a bit of a shock to the system as the climb goes on for close on 2 kilometres. Towards the summit of this climb (which allowed a view of Whitby and the distinctive abbey ruins in the distance to the north-east and a 'welcoming' strong and cool wind as you arrive at the moors) there was something else I'd never seen in real life – a hedgehog escape ramp from a cattle grid. Top marks for thinking about the poor hedgehogs but I'm not sure that the positioning of the tyre (presumably to protect the fencing) made life that much easier for the erinaceina.
Hedgehog Cattle Grid Escape Ramp – with obstruction
After a relatively short stretch across the moor the path heads down to the very quiet village of Littlebeck and from there into the Littlebeck Wood, a local nature reserve. This is so different from the moors that have dominated the route for the last 3 or 4 days. And a welcome respite from the constant wind that I have been walking into on heading east. This path through this nature reserve is about 3 kilometres long and heads only slightly SE so you're not making much progress towards the sea but would be a welcome break if doing this walk on a hot and sunny day. Although closed by the time I passed through (but only by a matter of days) there is a café next to a small waterfall (probably much more impressive after a lot of rain) as well as a Victorian folly, a huge rock carved out to produce what is known as 'The Hermitage'. A few drops of rain started to fall as I walked through this wood and feared that once out in the open I would have to face unpleasant weather (something I'd miraculously avoided so far), but nothing came of it and amongst the trees I was unable to get any idea how the weather that day was developing.
But this green and sheltered section gave way to the open road and then a couple of stretches of open moorland. But this is not an area where you can just follow the most direct route and the path often takes the opposite direction to the way you want to go as this is the only way to get through without wading up to your knees in bog water. Again, even though I was beginning to find walking into the wind tiring these unusual weather conditions were drying out the land and the relatively dry summer meant I was probably passing through in the easiest of conditions underfoot.
Sneaton Low Moor
I left the moorland behind me for good, on the Coast to Coast, once I had picked up the quiet road that leads to Hawsker, the last village before the true end at Robin Hood's Bay. The pub there was closed, fortunately for me as a delay there would have blown all my plans apart – although it was only as matters developed over the next two or three hours that I came to realise that. The main road north to Whitby passes through Hawsker and I would be lying if I said I wasn't tempted, when I came across the bus stop, to leave the last section till the following day and instead head to Whitby for my baggage – but I rejected such a cop-out and trudged on. As I left the main road and headed for the coast a there was a sign post indicating that Robin Hood's Bay was 2.5 miles away. It was a little bit of despair that after about another 30 minutes quite brisk walking I came across a signpost that indicated 3 miles. This is due to the fact that the official path follows the cliff path to then drop down to the sea but to get there you have to head north through the caravan and camping sites, completely deserted of people when I passed through but, I'm sure, heaving in the summer.
Welcome to Robin Hood's Bay!
It had already been a long day and as I came to each headland on the cliff path I hoped that I would get my first view of the village. My problem, self-created in that I had left my rucksack in Whitby, was I was working around bus timetables and as time went by my options were reducing. But I didn't do myself any favours in this respect.
On finally reaching the edge of the town I walked past the bus stop that would take me to Whitby and anyone I asked was a visitor and couldn't answer my query – why is it that when you need some important information about a location that the only people you come across can't give it to you? Anyway, by the time I got the necessary details I was then in a pub at the water's edge and had missed the bus I wanted to catch. Even though I had the time for a very quick pint, and I had actually completed the whole of the walk, having walked past the signpost that is at the bottom of the steep hill in Robin Hood's Bay, there was no real sense of achievement or celebration.
I couldn't relax as I had to head seven or so miles north to recover my belongings. If I had taken a step back and really considered the options I could have left my gear in Whitby, had headed to the YHA with what I stood up in and then made the bus trips the following day. But I didn't so that's the way things go. But the diversion to the pub did provide me with important information and that was the quickest and most direct route to Boggle Hole. There's a path along the cliff top but at low tide it's also possible to reach the bay along the beach – and as luck would have it that afternoon the tide was on the way out. Still didn't know exactly where it was but at least I knew that I would eventually get there on the sandy route.
But before that I had to get to Whitby. The bus was easy, it was the rest that was difficult. I realised as I looked at the timetables that I had 23 minutes after arriving in the town to get up to the abbey ruins, collect my bag and then get down to the bus station. That meant an extremely brisk walk and an almost run up the 199 steps, a short prayer that someone would be at the reception so that I could get in and out again with my bag and then follow the same route back to the bus stop. I did it with about a minute to spare.
And this mad rush was after 7 hours walking and just under 30 kilometres. Not the relaxed and triumphant ending I had been expecting. There was another bus a couple of hours later which would have allowed me to experience Whitby's famous fish and chips but would have led to an interesting walk along the beach to my bed. This rushing about was the only really downside of having a rucksack free day but, all in all, worth it. But I'll have to make a return visit to Whitby in the not too distant future. It was a place I immediately warmed to although my time there was so short.
It was getting dark as I headed along the beach, once more back in Robin Hood's Bay, to the hostel. Fortunately the woman I asked for more accurate information in the gloom beside the North Sea didn't a) panic and run or b) was a local so knew what I was after. So after all that messing around I finally got to the location of my bed for the night at about 19.30.
The Coast to Coast route had been successfully completed, not without a certain amount of pain (but not too much), without truly adverse weather and with everything going, more of less, to plan.
So at 19.15 ish on the evening of Wednesday 2nd October it was 192 (approximately but most certainly more) miles down and no more miles to go.
THE END – official!
Boggle Hole YHA. The best thing about this hostel is its location. It's in a small cove very close to the high water line and that must be interesting on a stormy day in winter. Boggle is a local name for a goblin that is also supposed to haunt the place – but not on the night I was there. The building was originally used as a water powered mill and before that the cove was supposed to have been a smugglers favourite but it seems to be too close to the village of Robin Hood's Bay for that. At the same time giving a place a name that will frighten the ignorant and superstitious was a well-known tactic of smugglers.
I originally planned to stay for a couple of nights, the one on arrival and a final 'rest day' but decided to cut my losses and run when I had to find somewhere else to stay when a drunken slug arrived just after I had turned out the lights. He fell asleep immediately and then proceeded to snore like a drain. I hadn't enough alcohol to sleep through it and didn't want to risk another nigh, and anyway didn't really need to relax after the walk. If the weather had looked more promising I might have stayed but the greyness seemed set for some more days. The YHA did a special deal if you stayed for two or more nights and that came to £34 for 2 nights B+B. And for fans of '60's music, Jimi Hendrix stayed in one of the outhouses – presumably before it was a youth hostel.
Jimi Hendrix wus 'ere
An issue with the YHA and its relationship between school groups and the rest of the population arose at Boggle Hole in a strange way. The main building had been virtually taken over by a large group of 16-17 year old school girls. The few of us not in the group were 'banished' to a modern annex, all well and good. When I went to the main building to use the wi-fi I was directed to the common lounge area. There was a room directly off this lounge that I, at first, led to a work room and that some of the girls were working late on a project – there was a classroom close by. It was only after a while that I realised it was a dormitory and they were getting ready for bed. The YHA could think a bit more about such arrangements to make it more convenient (and socially comfortable) for all concerned. But that would take forethought which is so sadly lacking in many aspects of British society.
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Coast to Coast – Urra to Glaisdale
'Fat Betty' on High Blakey Moor
Chapter 14 – Urra to Glaisdale
The day of the wind
The penultimate day. It seems a long time since I arrived in St Bees but now I know I've broken the back of the journey – I'll get to Robin Hood's Bay if I have to do it on my knees.
But yet another long day. Not a lot of climbing, in fact the only real climb of the day was the first ten minutes after leaving the B+B, but I estimated that I had a trek of something like 30 kilometres to arrive at the day's goal.
It was a penultimate but also, if everything went to plan, an ultimate day. Accommodation choices in the latter stages of the route were limited, or if they did exist expensive. For that reason I had booked into the YHA at Whitby which meant that I would have to catch a train from Glaisdale in the afternoon and then return the following day to pick up where I had left off. I'd investigated the transport options and considered that, although slightly messy, I could leave my rucksack at Whitby, do the last day's walk to Robin Hood's Bay, and then return to Whitby by bus. Ideally I would be able to stay the last couple of nights of the trip in the YHA. I had tried to transfer my booking whilst at Osmotherly but had been told that Whitby was all booked up. I still had a faint hope that I could arrange something later in the afternoon. This is a long and convoluted way of saying that today would be the last day I would walk with a big backpack.
As I said in the last post there was no need to back-track and return to where I had left the C2C route the day before at Clay Bank Top. If you look at the map Urra makes a very ragged triangle with Clay Bank Top and Round Hill being at the other points. The people in the Maltkiln had produced a home-made sketch map which made a lot of sense when placed against the OS of the area. Also talking through the route before I left I knew what to expect. (One thing I meant to, but forgot to, ask about before leaving was the pronunciation of the word Urra, whether it had a long or a short U. So I still don't know how to pronounce the name of the place.)
The first ten minutes was steep through overgrown bracken. I think the only people who make that route might be people staying in the Maltkiln as it's not really on any through route. I have already mentioned the smell of the rotting vegetation that had transferred itself to my skin a couple of days before but here the smell of decay was stronger, probably because the process of death was a little more advanced here, being as Urra is 250m above sea level.
I had been asked to give a final wave once I had reached a wall after which I would be out of sight from the valley. When I thought I was at that point I turned back and saw the flash of their hands waving, surprisingly clear at so far away but standing out against the dark background of the trees. They had been running the place for many years, long before people expected perfection and complete uniformity in their B+Bs, wherever they might be, and had probably been going through the same ritual as guests left for most of that time. I even had my picture taken, all loaded up, just as I was about to leave, making sure that my sandals were in the frame. At the Maltkiln there was a much more individual approach which is becoming a thing of the past now and if they manage to sell up it will disappear in Urra as well. (One of the places I stayed in on the Hadrian's Wall walk was run in a similar, more laid back and personable manner.)
But as soon as I reached that ridge that left Urra behind I came into a strong wind from the east and that was to dominate the weather all day with no let up whatsoever and with low grey cloud making all the colours seem flat.
Yet again the moors were dominated by shooting as I hadn't been walking for much more than half an hour before walking along a wide, drivable, sandy track and seeing numbered grouse butts. These were three-sided, rectangular stone structures, with turf on top of the walls, and acted as hides for those with the guns.
Boundary Marker on Urra Moor
Coincidences are said to be more common than we sometimes think they should be and I arrived at the junction with the 'official' Coast to Coast route at exactly the same time as an Aussie I had met for the last couple of kilometres of the walk the day before and spent the next couple of hours chatting to him as we headed east along the flat, wind swept moor, eventually following the route of an abandoned railway line. (Also, coincidentally, he had gone to a college in Plymouth just at the time I left.)
It was useful meeting up with him as I probably walked a little faster in company. It had taken me a day or so at the beginning of the route to slow down and adapt to the extra weight. Now, after 12 walking days, I had adopted much more of a plodding pace and keeping pace with him (he carried virtually nothing) meant I made better progress.
I was to make a slight change to my original planned route this day after talking to the people in the Maltkiln. On Blakey High Moor it takes a dive south to then go back up north, for no other reason than to pass by the Lion Inn. Under other circumstances that would have been tempting but not today. There were a lot of kilometres to put behind me and today was unique for all the walking days in that I had transport to catch to take me to my bed for the night. Not an ideal situation but one I'd decided on a good few weeks ago when I was making the arrangements – and had to live with. There was plenty of slack in the timetable but I'd rather spend the time in the pub at the end of a route, knowing that the station was only a couple of minutes away, rather than have a lunchtime beer when I was barely at the half way stage.
So I took a short cut across the moor rather than continue on the disused railway track to the Lion and then trek back up along a busy road. Looking at the map that saved me close on 3 kilometres and if it's considered cheating, so what? – there's no official route for the walk anyway and exploration is allowed. This short cut path is not shown in the Stedman book but is quite easy to find once you know what to look for. There's a long, straight as a die, stretch of the disused railway and just as it makes a curved turn to the right a path crosses it, clearly signposted, and heading down towards the River Esk. If you carry on another 150m or so look out for a flat stone with the letters (in yellow paint) LWW on the left hand side of the track. From this point a faint path, and even some wooden post markers with faint white paint on the top, can be seen heading off to the north-east. (The LWW is for the Lyke Wake Walk and is the route for those who don't want to call in to the Lion. This is a 40 mile walk from Osmotherly which gets many hundreds of people attempting to do it in 24 hours on the 21st June, the longest day.)
This path is marked on the OS maps and although it becomes indistinct a couple of hundred metres from the railway track as it passes through a swampy area it's easy to follow if you keep heading north-east and look out for the wooden and even the occasional stone marker. A couple of kilometres and you'll arrive at the main road at another large, standing stone, the Lion seen back down on the right. The path continues directly across the road, now signposted C2C, and is the best option to pick up the road heading east/south-east above Rosedale Head.
There are a lot of standing stones on this day, in fact on all the days that you walk through the North Yorks Moors. They vary in size and function. Some are boundary markers (and some of those have interesting carvings), some indicate paths or the route of paths and others are just there, often for unknown reasons. After walking across the moorland at Rosedale Head you arrive at a quite road and directly across the road there is a large stone with a smaller one perched on top. The smaller one is circular and has a rough, primitive face carved into it. Now the top half is painted white but how long that's been the case I don't know.
This stone is known as 'Fat Betty' (and it's the image at the top of the post). 'Tradition' – where do people get all these 'traditions'? – states that passers-by should take some of the food that had been left there and leave something different in its place. I went against 'tradition' for a couple of reasons. A. I didn't have any food, other than the Mars bar I ate as I sat next to Betty and B. I'm getting too cynical and don't trust such unknown quantities. You don't know how long anything might have been there and even if it had only been left a matter of minutes earlier I have passed enough bottles of 'whiskey' over the years, half full with amber liquid, to know when to leave well alone. What a comment on our society – or at least my reaction to it?
Another large standing stone is at the next junction, 25 minutes or so along the road. This is called the Millennium Stone and I assume (and hope) it was put up in the year 2000 rather than a much more ancient stone being carved in situ. It has a rough face towards the road but the other face has a cross and the letters AD MM carved into it. At the bottom are the letters NYMA which, I surmise, stands for the North Yorks Moors (or perhaps Millennium) Association. The Christians can't refrain from vandalising pagan symbols and locations even into the 21st century. When I was in Cuzco in Peru in 1991 I attended a meeting where a speaker was decrying the vandalism of the followers of Karol Wojtyla, the neo-Fascist incumbent of the Vatican from 1978-2005. On his visit a few years earlier a large cross was installed next to the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, high above the city, and this was seen by many as a continuation of the policy of the 'extirpation of ideology' (the elimination of anything religious that might be seen to challenge the supreme authority of the Catholic Church) that had guided political and religious policy in South America after the Spanish invasion. They're even trying to maintain that policy in Yorkshire!
Millenium Stone Danby Moor
This stone does have its uses, though. When I arrived three shepherds were there on their quad bikes, having their lunch break. They left as I arrived but I don't think I chased them away. But this large stone did provide something of a wind break as although the wind wasn't exactly cold you needed some protection as the constant blowing would soon cool the body down.
From here it was a long trek across the moors down to the village of Glaisdale. In good weather conditions the views would have been impressive, looking along some of the valleys and soon getting a closer view of the North Sea, but as with many of the days the cloud was low and the colours flat, so yet again I only took a few pictures. Today I saw few fellow walkers doing the Coast to Coast. Once I left the disused railway track before the Lion Inn I didn't see anyone on the route until I met a few people who were taking a short walk from Glaisdale.
I didn't get to know Glaisdale itself very well as it has a strange arrangement. Most of the village (apart from the pub (I only am aware of one) and the railway station) is built quite high up the valley. Then you seem to leave the village along the road and it's another good 10-15 minutes before you come to a few more houses, then the pub and after that the station, on the very edge.
I arrived there at 16.45 but the next (and only train in the evening outside of August) was just under a couple of hours away. I entered the pub with good intentions, just to have a pint and then walk to the next stop on the line, so as to reduce the length of the walk the following day. Those good intentions didn't last long after I'd taken off the backpack so I only left in time to catch my train.
The landlord seemed to be touting for custom for the B+B. The problem is that there seems to be no sense of negotiation and they would rather have rooms empty than reduce the prices. Even though I was making the walk at the end of the season there was no reduction in the cost of the rooms, especially for anyone travelling alone. This was the case along the whole route. OK the season may be short but there still seems to be a lack of imagination to tout for custom at times when things get quiet. Even with the transport costs of getting to and back from Whitby I was still saving on what I would have been charged in a place with limited accommodation such as Glaisdale.
Having spent such a long time now on this walk I had met, and talked to, quite few people and it helps to build up a general picture of what's the motivation to attempt it in the first place, why they do it, what they get out of it and what they think they've achieved at the finish. And in an almost empty pub I was able to get another couple of perspectives from the conversations I had in the short time I had available before the train.
An Aussie was cherry picking the sections he wanted to do. He was 'used to the outback' and didn't think it was real walking if you went along a road. Considering the size of Britain and how developed it is, even in predominantly rural areas in terms of a road infrastructure, you're never going to be that far from "civilisation'. Even in the Lake District if everything went wrong you could get down from the most remote spot in a relatively short time. With that sort of attitude I didn't understand why he had bothered in the first place. If you want to go somewhere on these islands where you in the middle of nowhere then he should have chosen the Scottish Highlands rather than a walk that takes you through National Parks and moorland. To me he didn't seem to accept the concept of a long distance walk. I think I've written about this before but it's all about the constant moving on, keeping going even if you don't feel like it and overcoming the problems, both physical and psychological that comes from making the body do something that it is not used to. At least that was the way I thought about it.
In a natural break from this strange conversation someone else made a comment and I ended up talking to him for a while. He had another (to me) strange revelation on his journey. He was moving through a bit faster than me (by a couple of days) so wasn't quite racing but neither was he taking his time. For him it was 'an almost spiritual experience', his words. He had started out with an MP3 player full of things he thought he would listen to on the long stretches when there was 'nothing to do'. But he found that he didn't use the player once.
As far as I'm concerned what he had wasn't a spiritual experience but just a return to reality. Why is there this obsession in our society to be always in the process of receiving information produced by someone else? People go out jogging, cycling, walking, travelling in a bus or train, shopping and many other daily activities and before any of that can happen some sound system is plugged into their ears. What's wrong with just taking in what's going on all around us. This is especially the case when town dwellers go into the countryside.
If you're never far away from traffic noise in your everyday life why don't you appreciate the noises of the moors. He must have startled any number of grouse and pheasants as he walked along the moorland paths but what can he have got out of it if he had had Led Zeppelin blasting in his ears. What's the point of making all the effort to complete such an arduous walk if you don't take something from the environment through which you pass? He might just as well have gone and walked the same distance on a treadmill in an expensive yuppie gym.
OK he didn't use the player, it seemed that he did get something out of the silence. Perhaps he thought about things. Perhaps it was the first time he had thought about things for a long time, if ever. But that doesn't make it a 'spiritual experience'. That was just getting back to something too many people have lost. Being constantly attacked by other people's creations, ideas, outlook on the world which we get from constantly listening and watching TV/radio/MP3 players and all the other assaults of a modern age on our senses means there's no time to yourself. If you happen to live in a place with other people means you have another problem in not being able to switch off other people's obsession with noise, mostly receiving but also transmitting the meaningless chatter that accompanies most family interactions.
Whether he will change after his experiences is unlikely, especially if he sees thinks as being somehow mystical. But the chances are that when he got back home and next went out jogging he would remember his MP3 player before his trainers.
I was running short of cash and expected to be able to pay for the train by card, so spent most of my cash in the pub. However, the conductor's card reader wasn't working and as I counted out my pennies to try to make the fare she told me to just give her the silver. A good job she took that approach as I didn't have enough money and don't know how matters would have turned out if she stuck to the real cost. And can anyone tell me why the single fare from Glaisdale was £4.40 (off-peak) yet to Glaisdale (peak) was only £4.00. Why do some questions have no logical answer?
So at 16.45 (but still a couple of hours before the train journey and then a walk up the hill to YHA) on the afternoon of 1st October it was 176 miles down 24 to go – but see the previous day's post for the questioning of distances.
Whitby YHA. £26.60 B+B. The YHA is part of the Abbey complex and is in an interesting location, looking down on the town. It's a bit of a challenge to get though, as it's at the top of a flight of 199 steps that end up in the cemetery of the church. It's bit of a rambling, but interesting, building. Busy for the next couple of days with school groups so no chance of changing from Robin Hood's Bay to Whitby. That's a shame as I liked Whitby from the short walk I made from the railway station to the hostel – and their fish and chips are supposed to be among the best in the country. It was interesting that the receptionist warned that there would be a big group of children arriving for breakfast at 08.00 the next morning and suggesting that old farts might want to arrive earlier. That suits me as I need to get into town for the 08.50 train back to Glaisdale.
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Iheanacho, Iwobi, Oshoala, others nominated for Glo-CAF awards
Kelechi Iheanacho an Alex Iwobi
Arsenal's forward, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City are in the running for various Glo-CAF Awards.
In the category of Most Promising Talent, Iheanacho is listed with fellow Nigerian Oghenekaro Etebo, Guinean Naby Keita, Elia Meshack of DR Congo and Ramadan Soby of Egypt.
Iheanacho scored in four consecutive matches for the Super Eagles against Mali, Luxembourg, Tanzania and Zambia, and had been quite impressive for his English top tier club, for whom he scored in the UEFA Champions League last week.
Etebo was the hero of Nigeria's bronze medal feat at the Olympics in Brazil, scoring four goals in the 5-4 thumping of Japan.
The Youth Player of the Year list was headed by Iwobi, who scored Nigeria's first goal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup race, away to Zambia in Ndola in October. He contests with Ghanaians Eric Ayiah and Sandra Owusu-Ansah, Ivorian Franck Kessie and Mali U20 ace Sidiki Maiga.
Super Falcons' forward Asisat Oshoala was listed alongside South African Janine Van Wyk, Ghanaian Elizabeth Addo and Cameroonians Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and Raissa Feudjio Tchuanyo for the Women's Player of the Year.
Oshoala won the award in 2014, alongside being named Youth Player of the Year.
Cameroonian Gaelle Deborah Enganamouit was named Women's Player of the Year 2015. Florence Omagbemi, the only person to have won the Women Africa Cup of Nations as captain and coach, contests for Coach of the Year with DR Congo's Florent Ibenge, Uganda Coach Milutin Sredojevic, Nacer Sandjak of CAF Confederation Cup winners MO Bejaia and Pitso Mosimane of CAF Champions League winners Mamelodi Sundowns.
Nigeria's Super Falcons will battle for Women's Team of the Year with Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, while Nigeria's U23 team, bronze winners at the Olympics, will tug with DR Congo (CHAN winners), Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Uganda (the last two for qualifying for 2017 AFCON). Guinea Bissau is making its debut, while Uganda is back among the elites of African football after 38 years.
Sundowns, Bejaia, TP Mazembe, Zamalek and Zesco United compete for Club of the Year, while Gambian Papa Gassama, Egyptian Ghead Grisha and Senegalese Malang Diedhiou are in the race for Referee of the Year. Incidentally, Gassama handled the Nigeria/Algeria 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Uyo, while Grisha was in charge of the first qualifying match away to Zambia in Ndola.
The awards ceremony is slated for January 5 in Abuja.
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Schiaparelli & Prada
Schiaparelli & Prada Impossible Conversations
Wydawnictwo: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Wysyłka: 1 - 3 dni robocze + czas dostawy
Opis: Schiaparelli & Prada
Art plays an important role in the life and design of both Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. Schiaparelli's collaborations with the Surrealists Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau, and Prada's interest in and support of contemporary artists, as reflected in the collections and galleries of the Fondazione Prada, have brought art and fashion into close proximity, in a direct, synergistic, and culturally redefining relationship. It seems especially fitting, therefore, that their inventive creations be the subject of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations considers the striking affinities between these two iconic Italian designers from different eras: Schiaparelli, who worked in Paris from the 1920s until her house closed in 1954, and Prada, who took over her family's Milan-based business in 1978. Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias's "Impossible Interviews" for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton, respectively Curator in Charge and Curator of The Costume Institute, conceived of this exhibition and accompanying publication as a series of imaginary conversations between these women to suggest new readings of their most innovative work.
Szczegóły: Schiaparelli & Prada
Tytuł: Schiaparelli & Prada
Podtytuł: Impossible Conversations
ISBN: 99870004034KS
Języki: angielski
Recenzje: Schiaparelli & Prada
Impossible Conversations
Art plays an important role in the life and design of both Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. Schiaparelli's collaborations with the Surrealists Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau, and Prada's interest in and support of contemporary artists, as reflected in the collections and galleries of the Fondazione Prada, have brought art and fashion into close proximity, in a direct, synergistic, and culturally redefining relationship. It seems especially fitting, therefore, that their inventive creations be the subject of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations considers the striking affinities between these two iconic Italian designers from different eras: Schiaparelli, who worked in Paris from the 1920s until her house closed in 1954, and Prada, who took over her family's Milan-based business in 1978. Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias's "Impossible Interviews" for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton, respectively Curator in Charge and Curator of The Costume Institute, conceived of this exhibition and accompanying publication as a series of imaginary conversations between these women to suggest new readings of their most innovative work.


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February 5, 2016 By Joel Mayward
MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Rating: ★★★
Genre: Comedy, Music, Spiritual Director: Coen, Coen
Catholics, Communists, and classic Hollywood are all equally celebrated and caricatured in the Coen Brothers' latest comedy caper. After all, it's a Christ tale. And a musical.
This madcap examination of one day in the life of a producer during the Golden Age of Hollywood is a behind-the-scenes journey through studio backlots and humanity's existence. Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) goes from studio to studio in search of both his vocational direction and his missing lead actor, Baird Whitlock (George Clooney). Whitlock has been abducted by a "study group" known only as The Future, who demand $100,000 from Mannix if he wants to have his actor back for the studio's biblical epic Hail, Caesar! Mannix spends his time wrestling with his conscience while trying to snuff out various dramatic fires and keep the cameras rolling for one more day. And time is a big deal in Hail, Caesar! Watches constantly remind us that time is money, and Mannix is on the clock. He's gotta decide whether he wants to stay with the film industry or take up a new job offer from Lockheed Martin. Movies or airplanes. Risk or security. One of these options will be the future, and he'll have to choose while searching for Whitlock.
Mannix's day is filled with quirky characters who could easily find themselves within the world of a Wes Anderson film. While none of the characters are quite given their due apart from Mannix, they each have a memorable on-screen moment in the celebration of their particular genre. There's the cowboy, the starlet, the leading man, the flamboyant director, and a plethora of others. I'd rather not spoil the dynamics or connections for each of these characters, suffice to say that each plays a role within the day of the producer (some more significant than others to the machinations of the plot). This is one of those films where the trailers give away far too much, and I found many scenes that should have been funny or surprising to fall flat due to having seen them in the trailer. (Jonah Hill's incredibly brief moment within the film is shown in its near-entirety.) If you've somehow managed to avoid the trailers and still want to see this film, I think you'd be better for it. It's a fine film–the Coens haven't made a truly *terrible* film yet–but it's not worth its titular exclamation point.
The film opens with a shot of a crucifix and continues to explore Christian theology for the whole length of the film (remember: this is a tale of the Christ). The best scene in the whole film involves Mannix and a variety of Christian clergy and a Jewish rabbi, the religious figures Mannix has asked to read over the script to make sure the studio is keeping their theology straight and audiences happy. As they discuss the nature of Christ as the incarnate Son of God, it's both amusing and theologically-rich dialogue. The Coens have done their homework regarding Jesus, and the Christian elements within the film feel strangely esteemed even as they're being portrayed in a satirical manner. Whitlock's dramatic speech at the foot of the cross of Christ is certainly affecting while also causing a few chuckles. The film has a peculiar tone, as it's both funny and serious without ever being too much of either.
In my brief reflection on the Christian themes in Hail, Caesar!, I'm still unsure whether my faith is being ridiculed or respected. It's certainly there. And maybe that's enough. No exclamation point needed.
IMDB Listing: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475290/


The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) market risk capital charge and front office and risk management technology. The regulation is scheduled to replace the current Basel 2.5 Standardized Approach (SA) and Internal Model Approach (IMA) for capital charges. How can trading infrastructure become more flexible and cost-efficient?


Seriously, there were about 20 pictures of Lady Gaga at this event, and she was striking this same pose in all of them. You've got to admire dedication like that.
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With amazing authenticity, the novel gives voice to 'Chattie,' Miss Charlotte Spears of Annville, a music teacher and composer torn by duty and desire. Part historical fiction, part murder mystery, The Flourish brings to life an independent woman's adventures beside the River Clyde in the late 19th century.
The Panum Poems is a unique volume combining illustrations and poetry on the subject of the facial muscles that give each of us expression. The poems trace the same lines as the drawings do, and the drawings are poems that seek to communicate with a graphic and not a verbal line.
The Strong Box is a dark romp along the undercurrent of ordinary family life. Set in the 70s in Ontario, this short, quirky novel by a usually serious author follows four sisters no longer young as they are dragged, by impending mortality, into a confrontation with the past.


The GeForce GTX 1070 uses the same Pascal GP104 graphics processor as the GTX 1080, with just 1920 enabled shaders instead of 2560, which also affects the number of texture units that are down to 120 from 160. With 64, the number of ROPs is the same, and so is the memory capacity of 8 GB. However, today's review subject, like all GTX 1070 variants, uses GDDR5 memory, unlike the GTX 1080 that comes with GDDR5X. GDDR5X offers twice the bandwidth at the same operating frequency, so NVIDIA is running the GeForce GTX 1070's memory at a frequency of 2 GHz in order to make up for that.
Today, we are testing the MSI GTX 1070 Gaming Z. An upgraded version of the MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X, it features higher clock speeds and an illuminated MSI logo with RGB color support on the back.
Out of the box, the card comes overclocked to a base clock of 1633 MHz, which is a significant increase from the NVIDIA reference clock of 1506 MHz. Memory has also been overclocked to 2027 MHz. Currently, the MSI GTX 1070 Gaming Z retails at $460, which is about 15% more than the cheapest GTX 1070 you can currently find.


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Visit from the University of Southampton, UK
By sarina	/ June 21, 2019
Prof. Sabu S. Padmadas, Associate Dean International, and Prof. Nikos Tzavidis, Deputy Director of the University of Southampton, UK visited the School of Environment, Resources, and Development on 20 June 2019. They met with the Dean Prof. Rajendra P. Shrestha and discussed various opportunities for collaboration between two organizations for joint research/conferences, student/faculty exchange, dual degrees. The University of Southampton team also gave a courtesy call to the Vice President for Academic Affairs Prof. Deepak Sharma.
Prof. Padmadas (Left), and Prof. Tzavidis (Right) with Dean SERD
"It was an immense opportunity to pursue my Master Degree in Energy program under SERD. This has enhanced my knowledge and skills through various curriculum apart from the core subjects in the field of my choices. I have had an opportunity meeting with different people, interacting with them and knowing their culture. The most important thing that I would like to acknowledge is the research studies, which has made me gain confidence and further to realize the lesson of life - "learning never ends."
Ms.Tenzin Choden (May 2019), Bhutan
"Being a part of AIT is a dream come true for me. Learning something unprecedented has helped me tackle the challenges and making beautiful memories for a life time. I find myself lucky to be a part of FEBT, SERD. Gaining knowledge was easier with the valuable instructions and guidance of professors. I owe my gratitude towards them for their motivation, personal guidance and enthusiastic support throughout my academic period in AIT. The doors to their office were always open whenever I had some problem. Gracefully completing the master's degree in AIT, it feels overwhelming to be part of history. The research and extracurricular activities have helped me broaden my knowledge and confidence in myself."
Ms. Anuja Dahal, (May 2019), Nepal
"I choose Energy Program at SERD as I got an opportunity to pursue higher education from my company. Honestly, the valuable knowledge I got while studying at SERD is solid and very valid for my ongoing career. I am very proud that I have made two years of being here more memorable with a lot of time for myself after many unrest working years.
Beyond all, I want to say that the power of studying at SERD is the power of networking. Here, I have networked with friends, professors, and colleagues around the world, sharing experiences and exploring state-of-the-art technologies together.
I would like to thank everyone who helps and guides all of us throughout the time of studying at AIT."
Mr. Pham Xuan Dien, (May 2019), Vietnam
"As we turn a new page in our lives, we all will recall these AIT days as one of the best years. SERD provided us with a unique learning experience in a truly multi-cultural and international environment. We learned to be a global citizen, to contribute to sustainable development and make a positive change in our world."
Ms. Riya Shrestha (May 2019), Nepal
"In AIT, the greatest lesson I learned out of the books is to accept the fact that there are differences among god's best creation as well, but despite these differences everyone here is directed by one common goal towards serving humanity and to make this planet a better place to live for all. Three things will always come to my mind when I remember AIT, the uniqueness in diversity, the strength in unity and the legacy of excellence. May it be remembered for what it is, in days to come."
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At Key Stage 4, pupils study the new AQA GCSE Design and Technology specification.
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National GCSE exam at the end of the year.
At Key Stage 4, pupils study the new AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition specification.
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YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, May 26, 2015-In the Arsenal, already with a Yonkers Raceway open stakes wins to his credit, drew post position No. 2 for Saturday night's $300,000 Art Rooney Pace.
The 25th edition of the Rooney, one of the sport's premier events for the 3-year-old male pacers, goes as the fourth of 12 races (first post 7:10 PM, approximate post for Rooney 8:15 PM).
Brian Sears drives In the Arsenal, a son of American Ideal trained by Kelvin Harrison for co-owners (breeder) White Birch Farm and In the Arsenal Racing. The colt won the second of last weekend's two elimination races, defeating Rock N' Roll World by a head in 1:53.1. In the Arsenal has won eight of his 13 career races and $431,843, making him the richest of the octet the final.
He first gained prominence last summer, winning the $125,000 Lawrence B. Sheppard, the Raceway's premier event for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Last week's other elim winner, Sonofa Sizzle (1:52.1), wasn�t as fortunate with the open draw. He landed behind the eight-ball with George Brennan picking up the assignment for trainer Josh Green. Sears drove the son of Life Sizzles a week ago.
The field for the Rooney Pace...1-Rock N' World (Dan Dube), 2-In the Arsenal (Brian Sears), 3-Arque Hanover (Jason Bartlett), 4-National Seelster (Andy Miller), 5-Betting Exchange (Dave Miller), 6-Bet You (Brett Miller), 7-Cartoon Daddy (Yannick Gingras), 8-Sonofa Sizzle (George Brennan).
Note that In the Arsenal and Betting Exchange shall race as a common-ownership entry.
Saturday night's undercard is led by the companion event, the $117,724 Lismore for 3-year-old pacing fillies (6th race, approximate post 9 PM).
The half-dozen lasses...1-Strut My Stuff (Jordan Stratton), 2-Bedroomconfessions (Sears), 3-Totally Rusty (Bartlett), 4-Sassa Hanover (Gingras), 5-Purrfect Bags (Tim Tetrick), 6-Special Package (Brennan).
Note Strut My Stuff and Totally Rusty race as a (common-ownership) entry, with the latter of $15,000 supplemental entrant.
Changes (if any) to these races are to be made Wednesday morning.


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  module Formatter
    class GithubPullRequestFormatter
      def format(messages, repo)
        messages = messages.uniq { |message| [message.msg, message.line.new_lineno] }
        client = Github.new(repo)

        commit_messages = messages.map do |message|
          body = message.msg
          path = message.path

          commits = repo.commits_until(message.commit_sha)

          line = nil
          sha = commits.find do |commit|
            patches = repo.show_commit(commit)
            line = patches.find_line(message.full_path, message.line.new_lineno)
            line
          end

          create_comment(client, sha, body, path, line.position)
        end

        "#{commit_messages.compact.count} Pronto messages posted to GitHub"
      end

      private

      def create_comment(client, sha, body, path, position)
        comment = Github::Comment.new(sha, body, path, position)
        comments = client.pull_comments(sha)
        existing = comments.any? { |c| comment == c }
        client.create_pull_comment(comment) unless existing
      end
    end
  end
end

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	switch t := src.(type) {
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			}
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		}
		return nil
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		*receiver = SomethingNullable(s)
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		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot scan something of type %T into an %T.", src, *receiver)
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Despite their high-priced tax attorneys and mega-millions, big stars can find themselves in big trouble come tax time.
Take Hollywood director Martin Scorsese. He was recently nailed with a $2.85 million bill for unpaid taxes. Scorsese was charged for past-due tax and related interest penalties. Although Scorsese's spokeswoman Leslee Dart says the entire amount is now paid in full and that he has no current IRS debts, sources say the Oscar-winning director's tax woes are due to his dealings with celebrity accountant Kenneth Starr. Starr was jailed for seven and a half years for a $33 million ponzi scheme, and has duped other superstars in his corrupt plots. He scammed Hollywood heavyweights such as Uma Thurman, Lauren Bacall and Al Pacino, to name a few.
Pacino allegedly failed to pay taxes for two years, a bill for $169,143 in 2008 and $19,140 in 2009, totaling $188,283. Anyone who would stiff this "Godfather" star out of $200,000 might be sleeping with the fishes too, but luckily for Al Pacino, the IRS doesn't handle their business the same way the mob does. Pacino poured the blame on Starr, his business manager and close friend for years. The money hungry financier apparently used a lot of his fraudulent earnings to play sugar-daddy to his younger wife, ex-pole dancer Diane Passage, who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. "Managers can be very helpful, but many are not skilled in the area of tax planning and some are outright greedy when given control of celebrities finance," said Ray Lucia, a certified financial planner.
A spokesperson for Pacino said the "Scarface" actor is working to resolve the situation as soon as possible with a new financial manager.
Another Hollywood cash cow who skipped his IRS bill is Jennifer Lopez's husband, Marc Anthony. The Latin crooner owes $3.4 million for unpaid taxes on his Long Island mansion. Anthony has a history of running from the tax man. In 2007 he failed to pay taxes on his $15 million income over a five-year-period and ended up paying $2.5 million in back taxes. One might assume that such a power couple would have a better handle on their finances, but some tax attorneys aren't surprised. "They live in a world where everyone gives them more and more leeway and slack — and they slowly develop an attitude of being above it all," said Doug Burns, a federal prosecutor who has prosecuted dozens of tax fraud cases.
One pop star even sang a song about paying bills, the aptly titled "Bills Bills Bills," but then forgot to fork up the cash herself. Former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland owes $98,634 in back taxes. The government filed a lien against her on Nov. 8, according to the Detroit News. The songstress hasn't had much success since splitting from the Beyonce Knowles-led girl group. She also recently parted ways with her long-time manager and Beyonce's father, Matthew Knowles. "Celebs who are attending to other details in their lives may brush taxes aside for later, but by then it's too late," said CelebTV.com host Kelli Zink.
"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch has had his fair share of tax trouble. The reality star spent three years in jail for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize money he won on the hit show. Hatch is heading back to the slammer for not settling a tax bill that is now reportedly up to $2 million. Hatch is currently starring in Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" show. Although the episodes of the series have already been filmed, he will miss the live finale in May while he finishes his sentence behind bars. Along with his prison term, Hatch will remain under supervision for 26 months, and 25 percent of his wages will be garnished to pay back the IRS.
Joe Francis, founder of "Girls Gone Wild," also spent some time behind bars for his tax tribulations and says the IRS targets celebrities every year around tax day. To avoid glitches in your taxes, Francis recommends Hollywood newcomers hire reputable business managers and get references from their other clients. "Good financial managers are helpful, ones like Bernie Madoff are awful. I was young, I was making a lot of money," Francis said. "You trust people like lawyers and accountants. I didn't even sign my own tax return. I didn't even question it."
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USO Northwest supports America's military service members and their families throughout the states of Washington and Oregon, across over 164,000 square miles. USO Northwest operates two travel-based centers at Sea-Tac International Airport and Portland International Airport, along with two installation-based centers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Shali USO Center and Camp Lewis USO Center. Three USO Mobile Canteens expand our service delivery by offering the military and their families the same best-in-class support we provide at stationary centers, but in the field during trainings, pierside for deployments and homecomings, and throughout military and civilian locations in the Pacific Northwest.
USO Northwest adapted its mission to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite temporarily suspending operations at our centers, we continued to support military service members and their families stationed throughout the region with entertainment, USO2GO kits that included everything from electronics to gaming and music equipment, toiletries, snacks, and other necessities to help keep them relaxed and revitalized. The USO Northwest Mobile units made daily distributions in support of the military bases throughout the Northwest including trips to Naval Base Kitsap and the USS Nimitz. As COVID-19 continued throughout the year, USO Northwest's Helping Hands Program ensured various programs to continue to lift the spirits of our troops and military families.
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"Thank you so much for all that the USO does for families, especially during this very interesting time we live in... We moved here a year ago, ahead of my husband. We knew no one and could not live in military housing due to our dog, so we felt very isolated. It felt very lonely before we started coming to the USO. Thank you for being there for us, especially during that difficult transition. We really appreciate all that you do to support families!"
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Last year 20 children in Georgia, and most recently, at least 10 children in California required medical intervention following pulpotomy treatments. The source of these illnesses was reportedly contaminated dental unit waterlines. Don't let this happen in your practice. Watch this webinar and learn the best options to mitigate your risk!
This CE webinar discusses manufacturer's written instructions for use (IFU) for reusable medical devices used in dentistry. Instrument reprocessing is a critical aspect of patient safety and must be done in accordance with the instrument manufacturer's written IFU for cleaning, inspection, packaging and sterilization. Information regarding where to secure IFUs and who will be asking to see them will be discussed, along with a number of dental examples that conflict with best practices.
Selecting the appropriate face mask is a key component to minimize the spread of potentially infectious diseases. Fit, filtration, materials, construction are all factors when considering personal protective equipment and this CE webinar provides a comprehensive overview of each.
This CE webinar reviews what's new in instrument processing for both HLD and sterilization. AAMI standards and CDC guidelines for reprocessing instruments and reuseable devices are referenced with specific instructions for use (IFU) examples.
This CE webinar will educate participants on best practices for the high-level disinfection (HLD) of semi-critical devices by discussing in detail the Spaulding classification system, the importance of effective cleaning prior to HLD and commonly used HLD solutions. The CE webinar will also cover SGNA recommended steps for the HLD of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes.


I showed up for the Seattle Cyclocross race at Marymoor just after Logan Owen won the Elite mens race. Logan is signed with Redline through the 2013 Worlds and has one more year as a junior. As a Neo Pro, Bro's got the dangling gold chains, looking Belgian, and fast. Herw he is talking with me on video. Note a Seattle Squall started right as I turned the camera on. Sorry about the wind noise.
Also seen in the video is Kari, another Redline Pro, with their new carbon bike and a look at the "absolutely no shudder" fork.
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Q: Store variable in session after login I'm new to Laravel framework and I need some help from you, guys!
What I'm trying right now is to add a new variable in session imediately after login.
This variable is dependent on the users that is logged in in that moment.
What I have right now is this, and it works but is not what I realy want:
$loggedUserId = Auth::id();
$getTenantId = DB::table('users')->select('tenant_id')->where('id', $loggedUserId)->get();
$tenantId = $getTenantId[0]->tenant_id;
Session::put('tenant_id', $tenantId);

The problem is that this code lives in home.blade.php and I don't want that because if, let's say, I want to make a system that when a user logs out and logs in again the page that appear after login is the last visited page before logout.
Where do I put this code so that it will be executed every time after a user logs in?

A: To execute an action right after an user is authenticated you may use Laravel's Events. Here's the doc that explain exactly how to subscribe to the event you are after: https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/events#event-subscribers

A: Create middleware and put code there. Then add middleware to a web list (app\Http\Kernel.php) or add middleware to a route group. Also, you could do the same your code does with just one line:
session()->put('tenant_id', auth()->user()->tenant_id);

And finally, in your case you don't even need to do all that stuff since auth()->user()->tenant_id and Auth::user()->tenant_id are globally available (in all controllers, views, models etc) for all logged in users.

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Check out details for this year's class reunions below. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
Interested in planning your next class reunion? Email the Director of Alumnae Relations for a copy of MCA's Reunion Planning Guide!
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Le Moine (1972), een film uit 1972 gebaseerd op het boek The Monk van Matthew Gregory Lewis, onder regie van Adonis Kyrou.
 Le Moine (2011), een film uit 2011 gebaseerd op het boek The Monk van Matthew Gregory Lewis, onder regie van Dominik Moll.

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This tour starts and ends in two different cities with claims to the title: "Largest". Beijing has the largest geographical area and Shanghai has the largest population. The trips to your child's province on days 8-10 are customized according to your preferences and price is determined accordingly.
Begin your tour to China's most popular historical sites and cities today when you depart from the US gateway city for Beijing.
Arrive at the Beijing International Airport. Your private English-speaking guide and driver will bring you to the hotel upon your arrival. Have a good rest tonight and soak in the arrival to your child's birth country while you adjust to your new time zone and surroundings.
Explore the fascinating Hutong neighborhoods. Beijing's oldest Hutongs were constructed during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Your tour will take you through some of the best-preserved Hutong neighborhoods, which represented the history, culture and lifestyle of old Beijing. After a special homemade lunch at a local family residence in the Hutong Lane area, your family can learn how to make your own kites under professional instructions, and then fly your handmade kites with others at the Temple of Heaven which is China's largest temple and altar. It is often regarded as the most recognizable symbol of China. Early this evening, get onboard a luxury express train for your overnight journey to Xian.
Arrive early this morning in China's ancient capital city of Xian. Known as ChangAn in ancient times, Xian was the capital city of China for 1,062 years (13 dynasties and under the reign of 73 different emperors); visit the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum for an in-depth look at China's extensive history with more than 2,000 items on exhibit. In the afternoon, get on top the 950-year-old city wall and ride a bike; be sure to enjoy the panoramic view of the city. Built during the early Ming Dynasty with a core of mud covered by three layers of bricks, it is the only city wall to remain intact in China today.
Embark on an amazing historical and cultural adventure today and begin with an exploration at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, where you will find lifelike terracotta soldiers, horses, chariots and weapons created more than 2,000 years ago to guard the first emperor's tomb. Their vibrant painted details worn away during weathering, thus revealing their original earthy color. Learn to make JiaoZi (traditional Chinese dumplings) in a local restaurant and have JiaoZi lunch there. This evening, relax and unwind. Enjoy recording your experiences of the day in a journal or just lounging in your fine hotel room.
Wrap up your amazing experiences in Xian and be prepared for your new wonderful adventures while you fly to Chengdu; have your cameras ready to capture all the precious moments! After lunch, visit the Chengdu Children's Palace where you could learn the basic techniques of Chinese calligraphy and landscape painting; certainly a fun activity for both adults and children.
Embark on an extraordinary journey to the Panda Breeding Research Base this morning. A professional panda caregiver will give you a brief insight of the panda research findings and everyone will have the rare opportunity to hold and hug a baby panda; something everyone in the family is sure to enjoy. After lunch, visit the fascinating SanXingDui Museum. Little is known about the mysterious cultural and religious beliefs of the people of SanXingDui, yet visitors can gain a sense of the culture through intriguing displays of ancient and rare artifacts used in daily life and religious ceremonies.
This morning take some final glimpses around your child's province to capture your special memories. After breakfast, depart for Shanghai.
Begin your adventure with a relaxing walk along the Bund near the Huang Pu River. Then visit the Yu Yuan Garden and enjoy its intricately designed pathways, pavilions, koi stocked pools and quiet courtyards; then pass by the shops and restaurants in YuYuan Bazaar on your way to lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Jade Buddha (Yufo) Temple. As you enter the temple grounds, you might hear prayers of the monks and glimpse the smoke of incense curling toward the sky.
Meet your private English-speaking tour guide and driver at the hotel lobby and travel to the Shanghai Pudong Airport for your international flight back to the United States. Cross the International Dateline and arrive home on the same day.


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Grounding Sounds 007: Peter Van Cooten
February 22, 2013 by irregularcrates
For the next Grounding Sounds show, we welcome Peter Van Cooten who runs the Ambient Blog (www.ambientblog.net). The site offers regularly updated coverage of the modern ambient music scene, with a carefully curated selection of mixes and reviews. Peter, from Utrecht, Holland has an extremely diverse taste in music through 'ambient' and beyond – so naturally we were excited when he agreed to talk us through some of his all-time favourite records…
Peter, please introduce yourself to the world!
"I confess I hesitated at first when Harry asked me to join the Grounding Sounds Mixtapes series, for the same reason I never make any end-of-year list: there simply is too much to choose from! Ask me again next week and the list of "favourites" may be completely different!
But the idea stuck, and I thought it'd be nice to create a 'classic' (head/tail) mixtape once again instead of a complicated ambient mix-collage – just like back in the old days, creating compilation cassette tapes for friends.
I decided to stay away from 'ambient/electronic' music for this mix: there's enough of that at ambientblog.net. So this mix may be a bit of a surprise for the regular ambientblog.net visitor!
It starts quiet, it ends quiet, but it has a lot of eclectic kind of party sounds inbetween – featuring some (SOME!) of the tracks that never fail to enjoy me. … Hope you'll enjoy them too! Have fun!" -Peter van Cooten (ambientblog.net)
Brian Eno – Spider and I (1977)
A bit of an unusual starter, perhaps, since this closing track of Eno's landmark album Before and After Science album is more like an anthem to be played at the end of everything… celebrating total acquiescence (and faith) in the future and the unknown. Apart from that, it's also a perfect blend of ambient and pop – so it may help cross from the ambientblog references to more pop-oriented material.
Agnes Obel – Close Watch (2010)
John Cale's original track (1975) is one of his most remarkable songs, but when revisiting this I found it sounded somewhat dated. Which led me to this beautiful cover by Agnes Obel. Her striking voice and the beautiful wayward production demonstrates the fresh impulses scandinavian music has brought to the music scene.
Bersarin Quartett – St. Petersburg (2008)
Bersarin Quartett – which is not a quartett at all but just Thomas Bücker with his massive collection of orchestral samples– hit hard with his first release in 2008: crossing borders between classical music, cinematic soundtracks and electronic soundscapes. Completed with a somewhat mysterious album cover, this was 2008's biggest unexpected surprise for me.
Ijahman – Whip that Tarantula (1981)
Time now to speed up the beat a bit and change the genre. Next to ambient/electronics, Reggae music may be the most dear to my heart – and certainly the most-played. This Ijahman track, the dub version of "Moulding", is taken from the impressive "Raiders of the Lost Dub" album, showcasing the finest dub tracks from the early 80's era – most of the tracks backed by the incredible Sly & Robbie rhythm tandem.
Jolly Brothers ft. Lee Perry – Conscious Man (1978)
All talks about reggae eventually lead to Lee Perry. He's the giant of weird sounds and sonic experiments, even more so when considering the simple studio tools he was using. But among all the 'weird scientist' stuff, there are also a lot of classic vocal tracks that don't feel 'weird' at all – until you start listening to what's going on in the the background instrumentation. This is one of my all time favourites.
Little Axe – Ride On (1995)
Talk about "Crossing Borders" again. Here we have another legendary rhythm tandem (Keith Leblanc and Doug Wimbish – original members of the Sugarhill label house band), produced by the legendary Adrian Sherwood ( the european underground equivalent of Lee Perry), and sampling the blues to maximum effect.
Bernie Worrell – Insurance Man for the Funk (1978)
From there, it's a small step to the funk. The UNCUT funk, that is. The conglomerate of bands led by George Clinton (Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins and a lot more), has dominated my players for the large part of the eighties (and some of the nineties). This is one of the finest tracks from keyboard player Bernie Worrell. If you have some funk left, you better have it insured right now!
Parliament – Dr. Funkenstein (1976)
Talking about 'crossing all borders' (again): George Clinton knew how to break down some walls. Rock-oriented folk obviously favourited Funkadelic for their 'kiss my ass-let's do Jimi Hendrix' attitude. But personally, I always preferred the Parliament albums for their more jazzy (horn) arrangements and their sense of humour. Dr. Funkenstein is Clinton's alter ego and all-time favourite: the big Pill to cure every big Headache.
Fela Kuti and the Africa '70 ft. Ginger Baker – Let's Start (1971)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti – I assume he too needs no further introduction. African non-conformist savageness coupled to a fierce funk background track…. I remember hearing this track for the first time and literally felt blown away by its power. A power that has not diminished for a bit even after 40+ years. I don't think Fela's impact on music (and local politics) can be easily overrated.
MC 900 Ft. Jesus – Shut Up (1989)
A bit of a strange interlude, maybe: the link is in the rhythm track which is obviously borrowed from Fela Kuti. As MC 900 Ft Jesus, classically trained Mark Griffin combined rap with experimental sounds, always depicting the darkest sides of big city life. "Shut Up" features recorded samples of a couple next-door argueing.
Deadbeat – Gimme a Little Dub (2007)
Canadian Scott 'Deadbeat' Monteith has presented many faces of rhythmic electronic music. On his "Journeyman's Annual" album, he surprisingly incorporated some more tropical rhythms – to maximum effect.
Unintended sidenote: the time-span between the last three tracks is exactly 2 x 18 years. No idea what that may possibly mean.
Kip Hanrahan ft. Jack Bruce – Shadow Song (Mario's In) (1986)
Shadow Song is one of the more accessible songs from this enigmatic band-leader. It may sound like a classic salsa track, but the powerful Jack Bruce vocals takes it to another level – not to mention the ecstatic sax solo!
African All Stars – Scandalo (2000)
This little gem has all a salsa tracks should have: sharp horn section, thriving percussion, stunning rhythm piano and great vocals. It may come as a surprise that this band consists of all-african musicians – hence the french vocals which are of course the translation of the original "Shame & Scandal" song: "Your Daddy ain't your Daddy but your Daddy don't know"…
The La's – There She Goes (1990)
You may have guessed from the preceding playlist that I'm not really a fan of "white indie rock music". But as Pop Tunes go, I think this track is one of the finest pop-songs ánd performances ever made. It is often said that this song might celebrate the use of heroin, but I prefer to hear a celebration of the feeling to be heavily in love. I don't know any other song describing that feeling as well as this one.
Jilted John – Jilted John (1978)
I was a punk music addict in the late seventies, albeit for a short time. Just enough to clear my brain from the last remains of the progrock era (Genesis, Yes, ELP and such) and make room for other kinds of music. This particular single has remained one of my favourites, because of its bitter (and utterly english) humour. If the La's single is about the start of a relationship and being in love, this one is about the and and being dumped. And let's face it: Gordon ís a moron!
Catherine-Ann MacPhee – Nuair Bha Mi Ogg (1994)
This collection started out calm, so I felt that it had to end calm too. I don't understand a single syllable from these lyrics and yet this song transcends a longing that clearly can be felt (the title means "When I was Young"). I guess it must be the classic melody of the song, and Catherine-Ann's beautiful voice.
This conclusion may also lead the way back to my 'ambient' mixes: an instrumental version of this mix, performed by the Whistlebinkies (who'd guess they'd ever be featured in an ambient mix!?), is also featured in the september 2012 ambientblog mix "Gathering Clouds".
Category : Ambient, Americana, Downtempo, Drone, Dub, Electro Acoustic, Electronica, Experimental, Folk, Funk, Grounding Sounds, Hip Hop, Indie, Latin, Mix, Podcast, Shows
Tags : Ambient, Ambient Blog, Drone, Dub, Peter Van Cooten, Reggae
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Yes, it pays off to be famous. Actor Topher Grace is talented and funny, but if he wasn't an actor he'd have a tough time scoring a date with a bombshell like Ashley Hinshaw, let alone marrying her! Still, we wish the newlyweds a happy marriage.
Hinshaw is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood and we'd certainly like to see her in more roles.
Miley Cyrus has enjoyed showing off her impressive figure since she became an adult. Here she has a low-cut dress as she poses with her studly fiance. How much time to we give this relationship? Shouldn't she be out there having fun and playing the field? Celebrity relationships don't have a very long track record.
See more celebrity videos at Hollywood CIA.
She's such a lovely girl, but she's had to put up with that wacko Tom Cruise for years now. Yeah, he's talented, but this will now be his third failed marriage.
Katie wowed us for years, especially when she flashed her incredible figure onscreen. Now she'll be fighting it out with Tom in divorce court. Who knows if she had to suffer through marriage therapy as well.
Meanwhile, check out the great gallery put together by Ranker.


Anyone who has watched a prime-time television drama about lawyers has heard of attorney-client privilege. But until you have actually sat down to speak with a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer, you might not know what it actually means.
Everyone who needs a lawyer has a story to tell and a lot of questions they want answered. The first question typically relates to what they can and cannot discuss with their attorneys.
At its core, attorney-client privilege simply means your lawyer may not reveal information you share without your expressed permission. It's designed to make sure you can confide in your attorney freely and without the fear of having your words used against you. Without attorney-client privilege, it would be difficult for you to trust your lawyer and for your lawyer to trust they have heard your entire story. Trust is a hallmark on which relationships are built and cases are effectively handled.
When does attorney-client privilege apply?
Not every conversation you have with your Las Vegas personal injury lawyer is covered by attorney-client privilege. Only conversations and communications (written letters, emails and texts) between you and your licensed attorney maybe considered confidential. If other people are involved in the communication, attorney-client privilege may not apply.
In addition, you either need to be the lawyer's client or attempting to become a client. This means preliminary consultations with attorneys are covered by attorney-client privilege. It also only applies when you are seeking legal advice. It does not apply if you are attempting to commit a crime, if you are having casual conversations with a lawyer who is not–or you do not want–representing you, or if the conversation is overheard by other people who are not part of your legal team.
How does attorney-client privilege apply to personal injury cases?
When you are seeking a lawyer for a personal injury issue, the conversations you have with your attorney are covered–from the initial consultation to subsequent conversations.
However, it is possible and even likely that information you share with your Las Vegas personal injury lawyer will be open to discovery if you and your attorney decide to sue someone or take your case to court. The other side's legal team will be entitled to the facts of the case, meaning much of what you share with your lawyer could become public knowledge or at least known in court as the lawsuit proceeds. However, the other side may not ask you to disclose the actual content of your conversations with your attorney.
When should you seek confidential advice from a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer?
If you are injured in an automobile crash, slip, fall, work accident or another incident involving personal injury, it might be a good idea to protect your interests by consulting a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer.
For a free, confidential consultation and an opportunity to share your story, contact the Las Vegas personal injury lawyers of Greenman, Goldberg, Raby and Martinez at 702-388-4476. They'll listen, advise and answer all your legal questions.


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I worked up a few human head sculpts in Zbrush. I was inspired by the fantastic character art from the Last of us, and so I wanted to do something along the same lines. These models will be getting their hair treatment during the low poly phase; stay tuned. Click on either image to view the models.
-Marcus
Here's a new personal character that I completed. This particular character was largely inspired by the fantastic character designs featured in the Digital Extremes game called Warframe. The design of the character outfits in that game appeal to me as an artist, and so I couldn't wait to create something along the same lines for my portfolio. I had a lot of fun working on this character, and even got to try out a few new tools during the creation process. Click on the image below to view the model renders.
I'm starting the new year off with a bang featuring my latest piece. Pacific Rim was one of my favorite movies of 2013, and I loved the designs of the Kaiju so much that I decided to make one of my very own. I present to you Titanus! Titanus is a category 5 Kaiju. Each image render captures him in a different setting, all of which inspired by the terrific film. Feel free to click on the image link below to view the renders.
It's been a full year since I've updated my portfolio. Unfortunately, most of what I've been working on since then is currently under wraps. Therefore, in the absence of my professional work, I've decided as a New Years resolution to dust off some of my older sculptures and convert them to game ready meshes. Krobli was the first one up! It's hard to believe, but I sculpted this thing almost five years ago. I've come a long ways as an artist since then. However, despite a few issues, I still think this creation holds up, which is why I decided to take it further. Click on the image to see the end results. The model was rendered in Marmoset Tool Bag 2.
In my continued effort to update some of my older pieces, I decided to spruce up my Luna Mermaid. I reworked all of the textures and created a new set of renders. I think this is a stronger take from the old version, which was created back in 2009. You can view the previous version here: http://marcusdublin.homestead.com/LunaOldpage.html I'm glad I decided to give this piece a face lift because I'm much happier with this version overall. Click on the image below to view the results.
I recently updated my old werewolf model. This version sports an updated texture pass on all of the textures maps, updated geometry for the hair, and new renders taken in Marmoset ToolBag 2. Click on the image below to view the final results.
I made a new set of renders for character that I worked on some 5 years ago. The textures were recalibrated and the renders were taken in Marmoset Toolbag 2. Click on the image to see the results.
I decided to dust off my Outlander character model and give it an updated mesh & texture pass with a new set of renders. So this is, in essence, a 1.5 version of the character. The textures have some added detail and are now PBR calibrated using the metalness workflow. The renders were taken in Marmoset Toolbag 2. Click on the image to see the results.
As a side note, you can still download the 1.1 version of the character and textures from my tutorials page. Here's the link: http://www.marcusdublin.com/TutorialsselectionPage.html
- Marcus
Here's an updated remastered version of my Landprey creature. The texture maps have been reworked, as well as the high res sculpt. The renders were taken in Marmoset Toolbag 2. Click on the image to see the results.
Here's another set of characters that I recently revisited. The remastered versions for both Grunk and Crunk features updated mesh topology; high poly sculpts, uv's, textures, and presentation renders. I'm glad I decided to rework these models, as the results are way better than the original versions that were created some five years ago. Feel free to click on the image below to view the final results.
I remastered another one of my older characters. This time, however, the remastering treatment was far more extensive than my previous efforts thus far. I took the original Elektra asset that was created for the comic con challenge back in 2009 and rebuilt her almost from scratch. The asset was resculpted, remolded, retextured, and given current gen PBR calibrated materials. Despite the upgrade the spirit of the original design is mostly intact, save for a few design enhancements that were added in the remaster treatment. Click on the image below to view the final results.
By the way, you can also check out the original version from 2009 here: Version 1.0
Overall this was a fun exercise. It's great to see an older piece given a new artistic lease on life.
I wanted to share some of the character work that I contributed to the critically acclaimed game SOMA. I would like to thank the good folks at Frictional Games for allowing me to help contribute to such a memorable game. Click on the images below to view the characters.
Here's a character that's been knocking around my hard drive that I finally decided to complete. I sculpted this character around five years ago. How time flies! I went ahead and polished up the sculpt, and then I turn it into a textured game ready asset. Feel free to click on the image to see the end results. The model was rendered in Marmoset Tool Bag 2.
I wanted to share a few of the statues that I made for the game Rise of the Tomb Raider. I was responsible for the highpoly sculpts, game res meshes, and textures. Click on the image below to view the final model assets.
As a bonus, you can see addtional work from the game by visiting Art Bully Productions website: http://www.artbully.co/rotr
Click on the image to view my latest creature model.
I wanted to share some of the work that I contributed so far to the upcoming Friday the 13th the game. Featured in the gallery are two versions of Jason's heads that I made. Each version of Jason's body was made by the very talented artist Tito Belgrave. I'd like to thank the good folks at Illfonics, and Gun Media for allowing an early look at some the game assets. Click on the images below to view the characters.
Here's the Announcement Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Sw3C8iJiU
I recently updated my Goliath character model, and took it from an old highpoly speed sculpt, to a finished game asset. I originally made the first highpoly sculpt back in 2008 when I was testing out Mudbox version 1. Yeah it was that long ago! Since I love the character and didn't want to retire it from my portfolio, I figured that I should I should give it a second attempt. I have to say that it felt good revisiting this character again after so many years. It's great to see an older piece given a new artistic lease on life.
The updated version features now features a new sculpt, mainly to the upper body and head. The lowpoly and textures are all new using current gen pbr textures. The final images were rendered in Marmoset Toolbag 2.
Click on the image below to view the final results.
By the way, you can also check out the original sculpt version from 2008 here: Old Sclupt Version
Here's an another creature sculpt that's been knocking around my hard drive for a few years that I finally decided to turn into a game ready asset. The original sculpt was done in Mudbox around five years ago. It felt great revisiting this creature again after so many years. I got a kick out of seeing it slowly come alive over the last month. Feel free to click on the image to see the end results. The model was rendered in Marmoset Tool Bag 2.
Quick Update! Alien Stingray. Click on the image below to view the final results.
Quick Update! My latest creature art. Click on the image below to view the final results.
Quick Update! Here's a character that I worked on for the game Moving Hazard. Click on the image below to view the final results. You can also view some addtional characters made for the game here: http://www.artbully.co/moving-hazard