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Q: HOW DO I SETUP/FIT MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS?
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Q: WHERE CAN I FIND THE USER MANUAL FOR MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS?
Q: CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS WITH SKYPE ON PC OR MAC?
Q: MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS KEEP TURNING OFF OR MY MUSIC DEVICE KEEPS STOPPING AFTER I CONNECT. WHAT DO I DO?
Q: THE SOUND CUTS IN AND OUT, DROPS OUT, OR CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHAT DO I DO?
Q: CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS FOR PHONE CALLS?
Q: WILL MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS CONNECT TO MY GAMING CONSOLE?
Q: CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS ON AN AIRPLANE?
Q: CAN I PAIR MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS WITH MULTIPLE BLUETOOTH DEVICES?
Q: HOW DO I RESET MY BUDS?
Q: WHAT IS THE SHAREME FEATURE AND HOW DO I USE IT?
Q: IS THERE A WAY TO REDIAL THE LAST NUMBER DIALED DIRECTLY FROM MY BUDS?
Q: WHY IS MY VOLUME EITHER TOO LOUD OR TOO SOFT?
Q: WHY CAN'T I PAIR MY BUDS TO ANOTHER BLUETOOTH DEVICE?
Q: CAN I WEAR MY BUDS WITH A FULL FACE, SNOWBOARD OR SKI HELMET?
Q: WHAT CAN I DO WITH THE JAYBIRD APP?
Q: THE PERSON I'M TALKING TO COMPLAINS OF A LOT OF BACKGROUND NOISE, HOW CAN I MINIMIZE THIS?
Q: HOW DO I PAIR MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS TO MY PHONE OR MUSIC DEVICE?
Q: CAN I CONNECT MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS TO TWO DEVICES SIMULTANEOUSLY?
Q: HOW DO I USE THE SPEEDFIT CORD CLIPS?
Q: WHY IS THERE A SHIRT CLIP?
Q: WHAT SIZE FIN/TIP COMBOS ARE ON THE FREEDOM 2 OUT OF THE BOX?
Q: HOW CAN I CHECK MY FREEDOM 2 BATTERY STATUS?
Q: WHAT BUDS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE FREEDOM 2 APP?
Q: HOW CAN I FIND MY JAYBIRD FREEDOM 2 EARBUDS IF LOST?
HOW DO I CHARGE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS?
Your Jaybird FREEDOM 2 headphones come with a charging clip that attaches to the inline remote. To charge, follow the steps below.
Connect the included USB charging cable to the charging clip on one end.
Connect the charging clip to the inline remote on your FREEDOM 2 headphones making sure the contacts on the charging clip line up to the contacts on the inline remote.
Connect the other end of the USB charging cable to a USB power source.
Limit the charge time to 2.5 hours. To get the most out of your battery, it is recommended to charge the headphones when you hear the 'Charge Me' voice prompt (about 10% battery remaining). If you're pressed for time and only have time to partially charge your headphones, you'll get around an hour of playtime for every 20 minutes of charge.
When turned on and not playing music, pressing Volume + or Volume – will announce the battery level. If you download and connect to the Jaybird App you will be able to see your battery level to within 1%.
NOTE: Make sure to check the charging source before you begin charging. We recommend using a computer as it's the best and safest method. Anything 1 amp or less is safe. Some chargers can produce a lot more power than is needed to charge your headphones, so try and avoid them.
Your FREEDOM 2 headphones come with the wing and tip combo in 4 sizes (size 1-4), Speedfit Cord Management (integrated) and a shirt clip to give you the most secure fit possible. Check out the steps below as a guide to get the best fit.
Choose a wing/tip size -- We recommend trying all 4 sizes to find the fit that works for you.
Choose how you want to wear your headphones -- Under-ear fit for casual use or Over-ear Sport fit for a more secure fit when you're active.
Under-ear fit -- The wing/tip combo is installed so the point of the wing is above the headphones and cable. When in the ear, the cable comes straight down towards the bottom of the ear and the point of the wing is nestled in your ear.
Over-ear Sport fit -- The wing/tip combo is installed so the point of the wing is above the headphones and pointing to the cable. When in the ear, the cable goes towards the front of the ear and wraps up and over the ear, then back down at the back of the ear. This ensures the weight of the cable is being supported by your ears and provides the most secure fit.
Adjust the Speedfit Cord Clips to tighten the cables and secure it against the back of your neck. This ensures the cable doesn't bounce when you're active which can pull the headphones out of your ears.
Use the shirt clip to further maximize the security of your headphones. The shirt clip can be attached to the cable whether it is looped or stretched to a single cord.
HOW DO I ACTIVATE VOICE COMMANDS?
You can use the power button on your headphones to activate voice command apps like Siri or Google Now.
Press and hold the power button on your headphones for two seconds to activate voice command.
You will hear a tone and the microphone on your headphones will activate so you can speak your command.
WILL MY FREEDOM 2 PAIR WITH MY SMART WATCH?
You can pair your FREEDOM 2 headphones with a smartwatch if your smartwatch supports at least Bluetooth 2.1. Refer to the user guide for your smartwatch for instructions on how to pair a Bluetooth device.
CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS WITH MY IPHONE OR IPOD?
Yes, you can use your headphones with iPhones, iPods, and iPads (with built-in Bluetooth).
See How do I pair my FREEDOM 2 headphones to my phone or music device?
WHERE CAN I FIND THE USER MANUAL FOR MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS?
You can find the user manual on jaybirdsport.com under the product page. You can also find it on the support tab, or click on the link below. You can also find all of the tutorials on our YouTube channel, @jaybirdsport.
You can find the Jaybird FREEDOM user guide HERE.
CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS WITH SKYPE ON PC OR MAC?
You can use your Jaybird FREEDOM 2 earbuds for Skype, WhatsApp, or other audio and music features on your phone, tablet, PC, and Mac.
First, pair your Jaybird FREEDOM 2 earbuds to your device. Once connected, you may need to select your earbuds as the default playback and output device in the audio settings of your devices operating system.
Select "Jaybird FREEDOM 2" and click Set Default.
MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS KEEP TURNING OFF OR MY MUSIC DEVICE KEEPS STOPPING AFTER I CONNECT. WHAT DO I DO?
Make sure your Jaybird FREEDOM 2 headphones and your Bluetooth device are charged.
Complete a reset of your headphones. See " How do I reset my headphones?" for help with resetting your headphones.
Make sure your FREEDOM 2 headphones and Bluetooth device are charged.
If swapping between devices on Multipoint, there may be a break in audio and microphone functionality while the primary connection changes.
Make sure you are not accidentally pressing the pause or stop buttons on the inline controller.
If you experience issues with the audio cutting in and out, or dropping out, try the following suggestions.
Move your headphones and your Bluetooth device closer -- you may be experiencing interference. While the range of most Bluetooth devices is 10 meters (33 feet), the optimal range for any Bluetooth stereo device is about 60 centimeters (2 feet) from the audio source.
Your bud's Bluetooth antenna is located in the 'inline remote' -- try moving your audio source device closer to the side where the inline remote is located. For example, you can try moving your audio source device to your right pocket instead of your left.
Complete a reset of your headphones. See "Link to: How do I reset my headphones?" help with resetting your headphones.
CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS FOR PHONE CALLS?
Yes, while your headphones are designed for stereo audio, they work great for phone calls. The mic is located next to the `power button` on your 'inline remote'. See below for detailed call functionality.
NOTE: When you answer a call while connected to your FREEDOM 2 headphones, the call audio will always come from your headphones whether you answer the call by pressing the power button on your headphones or the answer icon on your phone.
WILL MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS CONNECT TO MY GAMING CONSOLE?
If your gaming console supports Bluetooth connectivity, you can pair and connect your FREEDOM 2 headphones and use it for audio and voice chat. You'll need to check each game for chat availability through Bluetooth.
CAN I USE MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS ON AN AIRPLANE?
You can use your headphones, but it's always a good idea to check with the airline first. If you're listening to music over the internet, you may be restricted to local music unless you connect to the in-flight wi-fi connection. You may also be restricted when using any wireless connection, including Bluetooth, during take-off and landing and may be asked to turn it off until you reach cruising altitude.
CAN I PAIR MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS WITH MULTIPLE BLUETOOTH DEVICES?
Yes, your FREEDOM 2 headphones can pair and remember 8 phone/music devices. To connect to two devices simultaneously see Can I connect my FREEDOM 2 headphones to two devices simultaneously?
If you're experiencing issues with your headphones like connectivity, audio, and distortion, or connecting to the Jaybird App, you may want to try resetting your headphones.
To reset your headphones, follow the steps below.
Make sure your headphones are powered off.
From an off-state, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds until the LEDs flash red and green.
Double press the power button. The LED will flash orange rapidly and you should hear a low double tone and your headphones will turn off. Your headphones have now been reset.
NOTE: When you reset your headphones, you will lose any saved presets and any saved devices on the paired list. You'll need to repair your headphones to your Bluetooth device.
WHAT IS THE SHAREME FEATURE AND HOW DO I USE IT?
The ShareMe feature lets you to share the music you are listening to with another pair of FREEDOM 2 headphones.
Power on both pairs of FREEDOM 2 headphones.
Only connect to one of the headphones to your Bluetooth device. Make sure the second device is not connected to any other Bluetooth device.
Push and hold the "volume +" button on the connected headphones and at the same time push the "volume -" on the second headphones until the LEDs on both headphones are flashing green/red.
Both headphones will be connected when the LEDs stop flashing and you will hear "Headphones connected". Play some music and enjoy the shared experience.
You can redial the last number in your call log by double-pressing the power button when the headphones are not playing music. There may be a delay of up to 8 seconds for the redial feature to work when you have just paused the music.
On some Android devices the Bluetooth volume and media volume are not linked. Please check the volume level on your FREEDOM 2 headphones as well as on your music device and ensure the volume is not turned all the way up or down.
WHY CAN'T I PAIR MY BUDS TO ANOTHER BLUETOOTH DEVICE?
Your FREEDOM 2 headphones come out of the box ready to pair and can remember the pairing information for up to 8 devices.
With your headphones turned off, press and hold the Power Button until you see the LED flashing red/green. When the LED flashes red/green, the headphones are ready to pair.
A voice prompt will say "Searching for your music device".
Select "Jaybird FREEDOM 2" in the list of discovered devices to connect. Once connected, you will hear "Headphones connected" from your headphones.
CAN I WEAR MY BUDS WITH A FULL FACE, SNOWBOARD OR SKI HELMET?
You can wear your headphones under your full face, snowboard, or ski helmet. Make sure you put your helmet on carefully, as it can pull your headphones out of your ear or place additional pressure on the earpiece, which can push them further into your ear canal.
The Jaybird App gives you the ability to customize the sound profile of your headphones in real time. You can access customized presets created by the Jaybird team as well as many others from Jaybird Athletes. You also have the ability to create your own sound profile and save it by using the custom equalizer. If you think you've created the perfect sound profile, share it with the Jaybird App Community and watch as people from around the world save and use your preset.
Additionally, you can use the Jaybird App to reach out to us for support, feedback, and general inquiries about your headphones.
HOW DO I PAIR MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS TO MY PHONE OR MUSIC DEVICE?
Turn your FREEDOM 2 headphones on.
On your Bluetooth music device, find Jaybird FREEDOM 2 on the available devices list. On some devices, you may have to scan for available Bluetooth devices.
Tap Jaybird FREEDOM 2 on the list to connect. Once connected, you will hear "Headphones connected" from your headphones.
CAN I CONNECT MY FREEDOM 2 BUDS TO TWO DEVICES SIMULTANEOUSLY?
Multipoint allows you to connect to two devices at the same time. For example, you can be connected to your laptop and to your mobile phone. While listening to music on your laptop, you will be able to accept an incoming call using the inline remote of your FREEDOM 2 headphones.
When paired to two or more devices, FREEDOM 2 will automatically try and connect to two devices that have Bluetooth turned on and are in proximity to the FREEDOM 2 headphones. Make sure that only the two devices you want to connect to are turned on and in proximity.
Ensure you've paired your FREEDOM 2 headphones to both devices that you would like to connect to.
Turn on your headphones and connect them to your first Bluetooth device.
To connect to the second Bluetooth device, find your headphones on the Bluetooth devices list and select it to connect manually.
HOW DO I USE THE SPEEDFIT CORD CLIPS?
Adjust the Speedfit Cord Clips to tighten the cables and secure it against the back of your neck. This ensures the cable doesn't bounce when you're active, which can pull the headphones out of your ears.
See How do I setup/fit my FREEDOM 2 headphones? for help with setting up and fitting your headphones.
WHAT BUDS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE FREEDOM 2 APP?
The Jaybird App works with the Jaybird FREEDOM 2, Jaybird X3 and Jaybird Freedom headphones. Other Jaybird headphones and manufacturers are not supported.
HOW CAN I FIND MY JAYBIRD FREEDOM 2 EARBUDS IF LOST?
Use the Jaybird app to help locate your headphones. Find Your Buds will show the last location that your headphones were connected to your phone. Your phone determines location accuracy.


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Jon Speelman's Agony Column #44
by Jonathan Speelman
3/11/2017 – This week's games are by Andrew Sainsbury who is in his early thirties and lives in Bolton in Greater Manchester. Aside from chess, he enjoys playing the guitar, practicing Kung Fu, and learning languages. One of the games he sent is a Modern Defense that transposes to an Accelerated Dragon, and brings very detailed analysis by Jon Speelman.
He writes: "I am 32. I have a maths background and am a chartered accountant by training but now work in pricing analytics for a company which makes tools and consumables for the construction industry. Outside of chess, I enjoy playing the guitar, practising kung fu (nam pai chuan) and learning languages. I live in Bolton with my lovely wife Nicole - we've been married 18 months.
A little about my chess - I started playing chess when I was 16 at school in Lancaster - I went to the same school as James and Craig Hanley (Lancaster Royal Grammar School) - they were much better than everyone!
In terms of my chess development, I have hovered around the 160 mark (JS: 1880 ELO) for the last 8 years but now slowly nudging towards the 170 mark (1960)! I study a lot and seem to be making slow progress but feel I have had a bit of an epiphany recently. I am spending much more time on endings and really concentrating on the middle-game which is helping my chess enormously.
I play chess for Chorlton Chess Club in Manchester and have played for them since 2008. It's a friendly club and quite well known in the area for being a classic old, cold venue. We share the venue with the church social club on their bingo night so it's quite funny that you can be walking downstairs after your game to be greeted by some of the old ladies who have just got a full house after the Irish priest who does the bingo calling has just announced "two little ducks, 22!" it's certainly different!It's got its charm though and is a very welcoming club with lots of the senior players investing a lot of their time training the up and coming players.
I am a trained ECF arbiter and will be supporting at the Blackpool congress this year."
Andrew also mentioned that he has a website aimed mainly at players who are starting out: The Quiet Move. The two games he sent me are a nice positional win in which he completely outplayed his opponent in a Advance French and a tough loss in a Modern Defence which transposed into an Accelerated Dragon. We start with the latter.
[Event "Bolton 2 - Chorlton 2"] [Site "Bolton 2 - Chorlton 2"] [Date "2013.05.07"] [Round "?"] [White "McGlory, Ian"] [Black "Sainsbury, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [Annotator "Speelman,Jonathan"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. e4 g6 (1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Qd2 Nf6 {leads to the game}) 2. d4 Bg7 3. Be3 {Normally White plays Nc3 first} c5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qd2 cxd4 (6... Ng4 {doesn't work at all well after} 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. Bf4 d6 9. h3) 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. Nb3 Qd8 9. Be2 (9. Bh6 {makes sense here. If Black castles then White gets quite a nice version of a Yugoslav attack type position.} O-O 10. h4 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 d6 12. h5 Be6 13. f3 {Some engines now initally want to play} Nxh5 {, but unsurprisingly this is extremely dangerous. For instance} 14. g4 Nf6 15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 18. Nd5 Re8 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20. gxf5 {and White should win.}) 9... d6 10. f3 Be6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. a4 Rc8 15. a5 h5 {This interesting move is rather loose but is certainly likely to wind White up.} 16. f4 {Rising to the provocation immediately.} (16. Nd5 {was a natural continuation but after} Nxd5 17. Bxg7 (17. exd5 $2 Rxc2 $1 {is lovely for Black }) {And now} 17... Kxg7 (17... Ne3 18. Bd4 Nxf1 (18... Nxc2 $6 19. Bb6 Qd7 ( 19... Qe8 20. Rac1 Bb3 21. f4) 20. Rac1 Qa4 21. f4 {gives White a huge attack while Black is distracted by defending the knight.}) 19. Qh6 f6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8) 18. exd5 Bd7 {ought to give White some sort of edge maybe after} 19. Rfd1 (19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. c4 Re8 21. f4 Bf5 22. Bf3 Qc7 23. b3) 19... Re8 20. c4 e5 21. dxe6 Rxe6 22. Bf1) 16... Bc4 17. f5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd5 e6 21. h3 (21. f6+ Kh7 22. h3 Ne5 23. Ne3 {Black's king is pretty safe so with the huge knight anchored on e5 he should be fine.} (23. Nb6 Rc5 24. b4 Rc3)) (21. Nb6 Rc5 22. b4 (22. h3 $2 Rxa5) 22... Rc3 23. h3 Ne5 (23... Ne3 $2 24. Qd2 Qc7 25. Rf3) 24. Qd2 Qc7 25. Rf2 {The knight is better on b6 than e3 but this is still just a battle.}) 21... exd5 22. hxg4 hxg4 $2 {This invites the queen into what is rapidly becoming a real attack.} (22... Qh4 23. gxh5 Rh8 24. f6+ Kg8 25. hxg6 {was still fine for Black}) 23. Qxg4 Rh8 $2 (23... Qf6 {was necessary. After} 24. c3 {White looks a tad more comfortable.than Black though lines like} d4 25. fxg6 Qxg6 26. Qd1 dxc3 27. Qd4+ f6 28. bxc3 Rc5 {are likely to end up about equal.}) 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Rf4 (25. exd5 $1 {was stronger because if} Rxc2 {which is the move he wants to play} 26. Qd4+ {is disastrous.} ) 25... dxe4 26. Raf1 Rc7 27. Rxe4 {[#] In late middlegames / endgames with queens and rooks, king safety is paramount and even if engines like Fritz are happy after 27... Re8 for a human being it's really difficult to play for Black.} Rf8 $6 28. Rxf8 Qxf8 29. Re6 Qf5 {[#]} 30. Qd4+ $1 {Quite rightly keeping the queens on. If} (30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Rxd6 Rxc2 32. Rb6 $1 ({if} 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rxb7 {Black's king is very active.}) 32... f4 $1 (32... Rc7 33. Kf2) 33. b4 Rb2 34. Kf1 Kf7 {[#] This is unpleasant for Black but looks defensible. White will have to let the Black king out when he takes on b7 and his king is tied to the g2 pawn and can't escape since Kh2 will always be met by ...f3. If} 35. Rxb7+ Ke6 36. Rb6+ Kf5 37. Rxa6 Rxb4 38. Ra8 Ra4 39. a6 Kg6 40. Kf2 Ra3 {is just a draw, whatever engines may say. as the 7-piece Lomonosov tablebases confirm.} 41. a7 (41. Ke2 Kh7 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Rxg2 44. Ke4 Rg6) 41... Kh7 42. Ke2 {Even if White could take the f4 pawn it wouldn't help at all . As soon as the king goes to b6 the rook will check him away from the a pawn.}) 30... Kf7 31. Rxd6 Re7 32. Qf2 Rc7 33. Qxf5+ gxf5 34. c3 Ke7 35. Rb6 Kd8 36. Kf2 Re7 (36... Kc8 37. Rf6 (37. Kf3 Rc5 38. b4 Rxc3+ 39. Kf4 Rc2) 37... Rc5 38. b4 Rxc3 39. Rxf5 Kd7 (39... Rc4 $2 40. Rc5+) 40. Rf4 Kd6 41. g3 Ke5 42. Kg2 Rc6 43. Kh3 b6 44. Kg4) 37. Rb4 Kc7 38. Rc4+ Kd6 39. b4 Re5 40. Kf3 {[#]} Rd5 $2 {A blunder allowing White to liquidate to a completely won pawn endgame.} ({After} 40... Re1 {White has excellent winning chances. I suppose Black might hold on a really good day but if say} 41. Rc5 Rf1+ 42. Ke3 Rg1 43. Kf2 Rc1 44. Rxf5 Rc2+ 45. Kg1 Rxc3 46. Rf7 Kc6 47. Kf2 Rc4 48. Rf6+ Kc7 ({or} 48... Kd5 49. Rb6 Rc7 50. g4 Ke5 51. Kg3) 49. Rb6 {and Black is completely lost}) 41. Rd4 Rxd4 42. cxd4 Kd5 43. Kf4 Kxd4 44. Kxf5 Kc4 45. g4 Kxb4 46. g5 Kxa5 47. g6 b5 48. g7 b4 49. g8=Q Kb5 50. Ke4 a5 51. Kd4 Ka4 52. Kc4 Ka3 53. Qg3+ Ka2 54. Qb3+ Ka1 55. Qa4+ Kb2 56. Qxa5 b3 57. Qb4 Ka1 58. Qa3+ Kb1 59. Qxb3+ {A tough battle, in which Andrew made some dubious choices around move 22.} 1-0
[Event "Chorlton - Holmes Chapel"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.01.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Scattergood, Ben"] [Black "Sainsbury, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [Annotator "Speelman,Jonathan"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 c4 {[#] Gaining space on the queenside but taking pressure off the centre.} 8. Nh4 $2 { A bad move because after the following exchange on g6 Black has the h-file.} ( 8. h4 f6 9. Bf4 {is sensible keeping a decent hold of e5}) 8... Ng6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. g3 Ne7 11. Bg5 Qc7 {[#]} 12. Bxe7 $2 {A very strange decision. Now Black gets the two bishops and will find it easy to play ...f6 when he wants to.} Bxe7 13. a4 O-O-O 14. Be2 $2 {Now Black gets serious play along the h-file.} (14. Bg2 g5 15. O-O Rh6 16. Na3 Rdh8 (16... a6 17. b5 a5 18. b6) 17. h3 Kb8 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. Re1 a6 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Qxd6) 14... g5 15. Qc2 Rh6 16. Bd1 Rdh8 17. f3 f6 $1 {Opening the centre. With White horribly discoordinated this is already fatal.} 18. Qe2 fxe5 19. dxe5 Be8 20. Bc2 a5 21. b5 Bc5 22. Na3 Rh3 ({As it happens, Fritz and his friends point out that Black can win with} 22... Rxh2 23. Rxh2 Rxh2 24. Qxh2 Qxe5+ {when the queen's entry proves decisive. Ex: After} 25. Kd1 Qxc3 26. Ra2 Qxf3+ 27. Qe2 Qh1+ {However, there was no reason on earth to play this when simply improving the pieces is utterly deadly.}) 23. g4 $6 {Making it even easier but} ({If} 23. Kd2 {there are many ways to win, most simply:} Qe7 24. Nb1 Rxg3) 23... Qf7 24. Bd1 Qf4 { [#] And White resigned. A crushing positional win by Andrew.} 0-1
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Jonathan Speelman Jonathan Speelman, born in 1956, studied mathematics but became a professional chess player in 1977. He was a member of the English Olympic team from 1980–2006 and three times British Champion. He played twice in Candidates Tournaments, reaching the semi-final in 1989. He twice seconded a World Championship challenger: Nigel Short and then Viswanathan Anand against Garry Kasparov in London 1993 and New York 1995.

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The panel in white
Slovenian solar module manufacturer Bisol has developed a white panel with a power output of 190 W. The product is claimed to be an ideal solution for seamlessly blending with large surface buildings and maintaining their historic character.
May 20, 2021 Emiliano Bellini
A rooftop PV system built with Bisol white module.
Image: Bisol
Slovenian solar module maker Bisol has unveiled two new colored PV panels based on the company's Spectrum product type.
Available in alabaster white and terracotta orange, the two products are claimed to add aesthetic features to the architectural traits of buildings and roofs of various types and styles. "Orange glass matches the shades of Dutch buildings and brick roofs all around the world and maintains the color recognition of the environment," the manufacturer explained. "White glass is a great solution for seamlessly blending with large surface buildings and maintaining their historic character."
The orange modules manufactured by Bisol.
"The coloring is done on the inner side of the glass, so the color is much more durable and resistant to all weather conditions," a company's spokesperson told pv magazine.
The Spectrum module with the colored glass is a 60-cell monocrystalline product relying on 3.2 mm glass with anti-reflective coating and high transparency. It is sold in three versions with power outputs of 190, 200 and 290 W, and an efficiency of up to 11.4% for the white panel. For comparison, the Spectrum modules without the colored glass would have an efficiency ranging from 18.9% to 20.5%.
The panel measures 1,665 × 1,002 x 35 mm and weighs 18.8 kg. The open-circuit voltage is between 40.3 V and 43.5 V and the short-circuit current ranges from 6.00 to 8.75 A. The maximum system voltage for the new product is 1,000 V.
Bisol's white solar panels.
The panel can be used with operating temperatures of between -40 degrees Celsius and 85 degrees Celsius. The operating temperature coefficient is -0.37% per degree Celsius. It features an IP68 enclosure rating and an MC4-compatible connector.
The two modules come with a 25-year output guarantee and a 15-year product guarantee. The manufacturer claims the panels will operate at 85% of their original performance after 25 years.
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The revised EPBD, a step forward
Jaap Hogeling
Long debates finally resulted in a revised version to be adapted in April 2018 by the European Parliament (see also article on page…). The renewed EPBD will push EU Member States to increase their efforts to reduce the energy use and CO2 emission in the built environment.
It is up to us as professionals in the HVAC&R and building design community to design, retrofit and install more energy efficient and smart buildings and building systems. The cost-efficiency of the solutions to meet the national energy performance requirements will also be influenced by the choices made by the national building regulating authorities. Such as their choices and assumptions assessing the Primary Energy Factors (PEF's) and CO2 emission factors of the various energy sources. This is one of the reasons why the Annex 1 of the EPBD requires EU-MS's to report and motivate their choices according the EN ISO 52000-1 and several other of the overarching EPB standards. These national choices will influence the role of bio-fuels, district-heating and cooling systems, CGHP and HP systems. How PV and Wind-energy is awarded in relation to the Energy Performance declarations of buildings (the Energy Certificate and related regulation on the requirement levels) is also an important issue. Are these sustainable sources just rewarded as the sustainable part of the national energy grid or can they be considered as integral part in the building system and, if so, under which conditions and circumstances (e.g. to optimize implementation and allocation of renewable resources and to avoid double counting)? These choices have an impact on a cost-efficient equilibrium between decarbonised energy supply and reducing the final energy use of buildings to achieve the 2030, 2040 and long-term 2050 objectives.
The revised EPBD doesn't always give clear answers or guidance. But it is clear that related concepts like energy storage capability and to be developed Smart Readiness Indicators will become more relevant. This may help to develop transparency regarding the interaction between energy grids and built environment. Annex 1 of the EPBD requires EU-MS's to declare their national EP assessment procedures on basis of a group of overarching EPB standards (Member States shall describe their national calculation methodology following the national annexes of the overarching standards (EN- ISO 52000-1, 52003-1, 52010-1, 52016-1, and 52018-1). This is a first step to more overall transparency in Europe. In addition to what is already included in these overarching EPB standards, more clarity on the assessment background of PEF's and CO2 emission factors for various systems and energy sources is needed. CEN/TC371-WG1 currently works on an additional EPB standard "Determination and reporting of Primary Energy Factors (PEF) and CO2 emission factors". This standard will provide a uniform procedure to describe how the (national) Primary Energy Factors and CO2 emission factors related to energy delivered to or exported from buildings have been assessed: the elements that are or are not taken into account and related assumptions. It is expected that this standard will lead to more transparency throughout Europe and an increased understanding of the impact of the choices. This will help both policy makers and the designers and retrofitters of our buildings and their systems and connected energy grids to make the correct choices towards an effective reduction of the energy use and CO2 emission of buildings in Europe.
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Dr. Fager 1968 Part 4: Courage on the Grass
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Fall was approaching, and in Thoroughbred racing that meant the beginning of the championship season. Dr. Fager was coming off his world-record mile in the Washington Park Handicap, having previously won the Whitney, Suburban, Californian, and Roseben Handicap, all of them carrying 130 pounds or more.
But having split his two epic confrontations with Damascus, the Horse of the Year title still was in the hands of the Belair colt. It was his until he gave it away or someone took it away from him.
There was always another showdown in the Woodward Stakes for the title, but for now John Nerud had other goals in mind. He had reached a point with Dr. Fager where he wanted to show the world there was nothing this horse couldn't do. He had no rivals as a sprinter, he had no rivals as a miler, and he had already equaled a track record at a mile and a quarter under 132 pounds, beating Damascus eyeball to eyeball. The defending champ would have to wait.
The only world Dr. Fager had not conquered was the grass. Damascus had tried in the previous year's Washington D.C. International, and while he ran a terrific race at the end of a long, arduous campaign, he could not crack Rokeby Stable's tenacious gelding Fort Marcy, who would not let Damascus get by him, winning by a nose.
The premier grass race in America, along with the Man o'War Stakes, run in New York, was the United Nations Handicap, run at Atlantic City. Grass racing in America still was in its early stages, with the first grass champion, Iceberg II, being crowned in 1953, the same year the United Nations was inaugurated. When grass racing started to become more popular thanks to the heroics of the Round Table, who was a superstar on both dirt and grass, nailing down three consecutive grass championships from 1957 to 1959, it was decided by the New York Racing Association to inaugurate the Man o' War Stakes in 1959.
Then in 1964, the great gelding Kelso won his record fifth consecutive Horse of the Year title by defeating arch rival Gun Bow in a showdown for championship honors in the Washington D.C. International, the first time Horse of the Year was decided in a grass race. Round Table had been voted Horse of the Year in 1958, but he closed out his year with a victory in the Hawthorne Gold Cup on dirt, and in fact, had been beaten in the United Nations Handicap that year by Clem, in receipt of 17 pounds.
By 1968, the United Nations had become one of the most sought after prizes in the country following victories by major stars Round Table in 1959, T.V. Lark in 1960, Mongo in 1962 and '63, Parka in 1965, and Assagai in 1966.
Nerud nominated Dr. Fager to the U.N. just to help Atlantic City generate some publicity, and had no intention of running. But he started having a change of heart when he realized that the timing was right, coming 18 days after his world record performance, and he thought, "Hell, I'll send him down there and show them he can do anything." He also realized that a victory could put Dr. Fager in a position to do something that had never been done before: win four championships in a single year.
Nerud felt the U.N. would be the perfect spot for Dr. Fager to display his versatility and show that he was a champion at all distances and on any surface. But this wasn't going to be easy, with the array of talent that was gathering for the mile and three-sixteenths race.
With Dr. Fager pointing for the U.N. to be on September 11, Damascus set forth on his path to another Horse of the Year title. But something strange transpired with the defending champ. The Bancrofts, who owned the horse, were looking for a new rider to replace Manny Ycaza, who was committed to ride Dark Mirage in the Alabama Stakes the same day Damascus was running in the William DuPont Handicap at Delaware Park. Of all jockeys, they chose Braulio Baeza. Trainer Frank Whiteley was not happy about bringing the enemy into the Damascus camp, knowing Baeza's loyalties belonged to Dr. Fager, and if there was to be another confrontation between the two, Baeza surely would return to Dr. Fager, while having gathered even more valuable knowledge about Damascus, who would need a new rider once again. It made no sense, other than the Bancrofts simply wanting the best jockey in the country. Ironically, Dark Mirage was forced to skip the Alabama with a minor injury. Losing Ycaza would have a huge effect down the road on Damascus' quest for a second straight Horse of the Year title.
As Dr. Fager prepared for the U.N. Damascus, with his new rider aboard, won the DuPont Handicap under 134 pounds, giving 21 pounds and 24 pounds to the second and third-place finishers. He then returned to New York, where he captured the Aqueduct Stakes, again carrying 134 pounds and conceding 20 pounds to runner-up More Scents, winner of the Fall Highweight Handicap, Bernard Baruch Handicap, Tidal Handicap, and Longfellow Handicap in course record time. So far, getting Baeza looked to be a good move, at least temporarily. But that would change in the weeks to come.
By September, In Reality, the third best older horse in the country, and Stage Door Johnny, the best 3-year-old, had been retired, lessening the competition for Dr. Fager and Damascus in distance dirt races. There actually was now more depth in the grass division that Dr. Fager was about to take on.
On September 7, Dr. Fager's baby sister Ta Wee won a six-furlong allowance race at Aqueduct, which would be her final start of year. Amazingly, she would also go on to a Hall of Fame career and back-to-back Sprint championships, carrying weights as high as 140 and 142 pounds and defeating the boys on several occasions. So, here were brother and sister who would account for four consecutive Sprint titles. It truly was a special time for Nerud and Tartan Farm.
But for Nerud, his focus now was on the United Nations Handicap. When Dr. Fager was assigned 134 pounds, despite never having run on the grass, Nerud was unfazed, just as he was before the Californian Stakes, and actually felt fortunate that 134 was all he was assigned.
Nine days before the U.N. Nerud gave Dr. Fager his first work on the grass and he seemed to handle it well, going a solid half in :48 4/5. He then shipped Dr. Fager to Atlantic City where he worked five furlongs in 1:02 over a soft course. The Doc, with his big sweeping stride that attacked the ground, didn't seem to handle the soft going that well, and all Nerud could do was hope the course came up dry on race day.
There was rain prior to the race, however, and although it was listed as firm, it was still wet and very slippery. And Dr. Fager would have to try to get good footing and grip the turf while toting 134 pounds. Could they have listed the course as firm to make sure Dr. Fager didn't defect?
Because it was the Doc's first try on grass and the course condition would not suit him, this was a perfect opportunity for every trainer with a top-class grass horse to enter the fray and try to knock off the great Dr. Fager.
One of those entered was Fort Marcy, who was trying to become the first horse to beat both Damascus and Dr. Fager. Another major danger was the Australian "Wonder Horse" Tobin Bronze, who won 24 of his 44 starts Down Under, including a victory in the prestigious Caulfield Cup carrying 136 pounds. Also in the field were Irish Rebellion, winner of the Pan American Handicap at Gulfstream; the powerful closing Flit-to, winner of the Seneca and Bougainvillea Handicaps as well as the previous year's United Nations Handicap; and Round Table's versatile son Advocator, winner of the Seminole, Westchester, and Toboggan Handicaps and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby, Met Mile to In Reality, and third in the Kelly-Olympic Handicap at Atlantic City in his first grass appearance. The Kelly-Olympic was Atlantic City's prep for the United Nations.
To make matters more difficult, Dr. Fager would be giving 16 pounds to Fort Marcy (a former grass champion) and Tobin Bronze, 17 pounds to Flit-to and Irish Rebellion, and 22 pounds to Advocator.
Still, Nerud remained confident, but perhaps not as confident as Fort Marcy's trainer Elliott Burch, who was convinced Dr. Fager would not handle the grass.
"It's been my experience that speed horses on the dirt are usually not turf horses," he said. "They can't handle the turns. They tend to run out and I think 'Fager' is going to have his problems keeping from racing wide."
Dr. Fager was stabled right next to Tobin Bronze. The day before the race, Tobin Bronze's trainer in Australia, Graham Heagney, who had come for the race, went over to Nerud and said, "I didn't think you'd come here." When Nerud asked him why, he replied, "Because there isn't a horse in the world who can give Tobin Bronze that much weight."
Dr. Fager, the 4-5 favorite, broke on top from post 6 and was sent to the lead by Baeza. But the challenge came quickly, as Laffit Pincay Jr., on Advocator, decided to take advantage of the huge weight concession and breaking from the rail and sent his horse right up inside Dr. Fager. Just as Elliott Burch had predicted, Dr. Fager took the first turn very wide, unable to get any traction on the wet turf. Baeza could already sense he wasn't comfortable.
Around the clubhouse turn, Dr. Fager, as usual, turned back the challenge and opened a length advantage. But Advocator continued to keep him in his sights. Down the backstretch, Pincay, one of the strongest riders in the country, began pumping on Advocator and he slipped through on the inside again to take a half-length lead. On dirt, Dr. Fager would never have allowed that, but he was unsure of the footing and couldn't grip hold of the turf with any authority. It was the first time Dr. Fager seemed tentative when a horse posed a serious threat. This was a lot different than the previous year's New Hampshire Sweepstakes when In Reality tried the same tactics, and the Doc reached over and savaged him.
Baeza, sensing the tentativeness, let the Doc just sit back and try to find his best stride. "It was like he was ice skating," Baeza said. "He was slipping and sliding the whole way around. I kept pulling on him to get him to stick his head up and get a grip of the ground, but he just couldn't get hold of it. I was pretty worried, because he kept trying and trying and wasn't going anywhere."
Around the far turn, Baeza loosened up on the reins and Dr. Fager responded by charging up to challenge Advocator, as if realizing it was now or never. Tobin Bronze was right behind and seemingly going nowhere, but the plucky Fort Marcy was moving strongly along the inside.
At the quarter pole, Dr. Fager again took the turn wide, running with his head up, while Advocator cut the corner and stuck his neck back in front. Dr. Fager had never lost the lead twice in one race and Baeza knew he was in for a battle. This time, however, he was well aware that he didn't have the wheels under him. Advocator was loving the turf, which made the 22-pound weight difference all the more important.
A relentless and dogged Dr. Fager dug in the best he could and made another run at Advocator, sticking his head back in front as they passed the eighth pole. Meanwhile, behind them, Fort Marcy was still trapped on the hedge waiting for an opening.
Inside the eighth pole, Pincay reached back for all the strength he could muster. He began pushing hard with his left hand, while pasting Advocator with a series of right-handed whips. To everyone's surprise, Advocator came back at Dr. Fager for the third time and opened nearly a half-length advantage approaching the sixteenth pole. Baeza, knowing how much Dr. Fager detested the whip, continued to hand ride the colt, who now looked like a beaten horse. There was no more to give.
But this is when a true champion shines, and Dr. Fager, amazingly, wasn't through yet. With his blood at a boil, he pinned back his ears and gave one final thrust. Although there was no push to his legs, which were still struggling to grab hold of the turf, Dr. Fager basically willed himself back in front, heading Advocator yet again. But the stubborn Advocator wasn't giving up either and tried to come back again. This time, however, Dr. Fager clenched his teeth and refused to let him. He crossed the finish line a neck in front in the solid time of 1:55 1/5. Fort Marcy kept plugging away, but could not get closer than third, with Tobin Bronze right behind in fourth, beaten 2 3/4 lengths.
In some ways, this may have been Dr. Fager's greatest performance, as he somehow found a way to win with all his weapons taken away from him, except his heart.
After the race, Tartan Stable owner William McKnight turned to Nerud and said. "John I've heard all my life about horses trying to win, and now I've seen it. I can't believe he kept fighting and fighting."
Graham Heagney couldn't believe it either. "If anyone had told me a horse could give Tobin Bronze that much eight and beat him I would have laughed in his face," he said. "But Dr. Fager is truly a great horse."
Advocator's trainer, Clyde Troutt, could only think out loud: "I wonder if my horse has any heart left; though he still has four legs. All I can say is that the winner is one of the best horses I've ever seen."
Troutt would soon find out what Advocator was made of, and what Dr, Fager had to be made of to beat him. To show how much Advocator loved the turf, and how much it moved him up, he returned to Atlantic City and won the mile and a half Sunrise Handicap, breaking the course record. Fort Marcy would go on to be voted Horse of Year two years later, winning his second Washington D.C. International as well as the United Nations Handicap and eventually was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He became the third future Hall of Famer to be defeated by Dr. Fager that year, following Gamely and Damascus.
Dr. Fager naturally came out of the United Nations a tired horse. He had given his all. With the Woodward Stakes coming up in only 17 days, it was too soon for Nerud to bring him back, and he decided to give the Doc some time to recover and point him for a farewell appearance in the Vosburgh Handicap, knowing racing secretary Tommy Trotter would assign him some staggering weight that would exceed anything anyone had seen in a long time.
And so, the great Dr. Fager was down to one more race; one final scene to play. We were all aware the Doc could put on a show like no one else, but we were about to find out he also knew how to bring down the curtain.
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From now on, I am making a commitment not to write, "I will blog on such and such this week," because I never actually follow through with it. So…a week late, I have a few thoughts on a recent apologetics event held at Purdue.
First, I thought the speaker—Greg Koukl from Stand to Reason—did a good job overall presenting "Three Bad Arguments Against Religion." He was articulate, humorous, and polite toward his audience while still maintaining a firm grasp on the truth. He began with his half-hour talk detailing the three bad arguments and followed it with a Q&A in which students brought their questions to him and he answered them. I've followed Stand to Reason for years, and I always enjoy reading their mailings. They are an excellent resource for Christian thought.
Second, I was disappointed by the atmosphere of the event, particularly during the Q&A. Koukl himself was fine, but the (mostly Christian) audience seemed to hold a derisive attitude toward the atheists asking questions. Admittedly, most of the questioners seemed to be parroting arguments they had heard but didn't really understand themselves. And admittedly, many of these questioners kept trying to debate with the speaker. However, this didn't excuse the murmurs, snickers, and even a cry of "bullcrap!" from the audience. The tone was combative; it felt like the Christians perceived Koukl as their hired gun who had come to shoot up all the atheists. How unfortunate for those whose speech is supposed to be "gracious, seasoned with salt" (Colossians 4:5). The goal should never be to beat up atheists but to present the gospel to them in word and deed.
Third, I'm debating the value in such an event. Koukl himself ended his talk with the point that atheists hide behind bad arguments because they don't want to face God and his moral law. This is absolutely true (Romans 1:18-23). However, I'm concerned that by trying to shoot down these bad arguments, we may end up playing a game of Whack-a-Mole, in which we knock out one argument only to be faced with another and then another and then another. (And by the way, this only works if you're smarter than the atheist. If not, you're probably screwed.) I've had this experience with an atheist friend of mine who would always respond to my answers with "just one more question." If it is true that "no one understands; no one seeks for God" (Romans 3:11), then it won't be logical arguments that turn people to Christ.
Our weapons are often too weak. Trying to argue someone into becoming a Christian is like using a toy gun; it is no match for a mind that is "hostile to God" (Romans 8:7) and won't submit to him. Even if I were to destroy all of an unbeliever's arguments, I'd be naive to think that he would have no choice but to believe. Even someone rising from the dead won't convince someone of what he doesn't want to believe (Luke 16:31).
Here's what we can do: present the gospel simply and clearly, drawing our authority from the only potent weapon that we've been given—the Word of God accompanied by the power of the Spirit of God (Ephesians 6:17). Treat others with grace, love, and respect. Listen carefully to their objections and arguments. Demonstrate that we've thought through these tough issues, thereby showing reasonable, sensible character. If we are faced with a challenge that we don't know how to answer, admit it and promise to look into it (and then do it!). In other words, "walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time" (Colossians 4:5). That's how we become wise and attractive ambassadors for Christ to a world that sees so little of his goodness in those who profess to follow him.
Were you at the event? I'd like to hear your perspective on it in the comments below!
Your conclusion of the event is so perceptive!
My faith is founded on the substance of historical fact (not scientific method- which can not be applied to history in any way due to its unrepeatable nature) and verifiable experience. Yet it is not the intellect that needs to be changed, it is the heart, and rarely is the heart touched by intellect alone.
Let me recommend the book, "Humble Apologetics" by John G. Stackhouse. His first Chapter relates an event similar to the one you attended, his reaction was much like yours and he proposes a different approach, I think you will like it.
Dave, I just stumbled on your post about the apologetics event back in January with Greg Koukl. In my own experiences with my skeptic friends and in various forums, I share your sentiments. There are good lessons to be learned from that experience at Purdue.
I actually was privileged to lead one of the breakout sessions at the follow-up event the next day at Covenant Presbyterian Church. (I did a brief post over at "The Daily Detour": http://thedailydetour.typepad.com/tdd/2009/01/loving-my-warm-fuzzy-jesus-bear.html) It was wonderful opportunity to continue to wrestle with how best to engage others on these critical ideas. I was encouraged to see so many earnest Christians who, like you, desire to get beyond the typical uncivility that often comes to define our interactions with those outside the Christian faith. Our desire to best our skeptical opponent results in a kind of intellectual pugilism that hardly epitomized the example Christ set for us. As you so rightly pointed out, Scripture reminds us that how we interact with others is so often more important than what we say to them. Keep up your efforts to present the light of Christianity in the kind of compassionate, generous, unwavering way that Jesus intended it.


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Very quiet on the land but seawatching produced 764 Gannets, seven Fulmars and five Mediterranean Gulls.
Four Essex Skippers were seen amongst the hundreds of Small Skippers and three very fresh second-brood Brown Argus were found. Two Hummingbird Hawk-moths were seen during the day whilst the moths trapped overnight included a Privet Hawk-moth, two Sussex Emeralds, two White Satins, the the pyralids Phycita roborella, Sitochroa palealis and Eudonia lacustrata. The first Brown Hawker dragonfly of the summer was also seen at the Long Pits.


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Blackduck March 25, 2020, 9:29am #1
The question has to be asked. Just where will the world economy end up as a result of government forced shut down of businesses??
Trump has some idea of the ramifications of destroying businesses and business confidence verses the cost to public health and human life.
Truth is the cure for the coronavirus could have far harsher ramifications as people lose jobs, people lose homes, people lose critical value in their superannuations and pensions are destroyed. When people are out of work they cannot afford food and basic medicine or health care. This has the potential to kill more than the virus itself.
If this continues much longer those people and companies who have businesses that supply jobs will falter, go bankrupt and may never return when this virus is under control. This will make economic recovery long and painful.
It's a delicate balancing act. Lets hope government leaders make rational common sense decisions.
georgequayle March 25, 2020, 3:37pm #2
great topic. impossible to tell at this point
Falstaff March 25, 2020, 9:48pm #3
I think the whle thing is fascinating !
Twice as many men are killed as women - yet still the deranged misandrysts cannot accept Anything as even being an EQUAL opportunities oppressor !
THen as you say @Blackduck - this is going to cost our economies dear
Seems to me too that whatever we spend (Borrow) in these early stages will have to be paid back - and QE is already stretched out as this as it will go - and Another 12 years of "Austerity" won't go down well when we've already been locked indoors through our whole summer.
I'm expecting (Hoping) that this will be enough to put an end to the whole stupid "renewable energy" lies and get us stoking up some proper power stations and petrol cars !
I can't see these posters going down well - next time they try to bring London to a stop !
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With any luck they'll try it on again in Canning Town !
Oh and just for "Sh*ts an Giggles" - 25th aniversary of "Borderless EU" is celebrated with fully Closed Borders ! - as individual Countries realise what a total waste of space time and effort this Monstrous financial parasite is when called upon for decisive action of any sort ! They're all hiding under their beds in Brussels ! Oh and they've decided to "Work from home" and STILL claim the 323 euro "Daily Attendance allowance"
THE EU wouldn't send Italy much needed help despite their pleas - Not Germany, France - nobody - Well actually RUssia sent 6 military aircraft packed with personnel and equipment !
One guy from Sweden - says he envies us - With the likes of Boris and Trump - All Sweden have for Govt is a coallition of Socialists and Greens !
MarkTrader2020 March 26, 2020, 6:26am #4
Since March 16, investors and companies woke up with falls of around 10% on the New York Stock Exchange, thus being considered one of the most important in the world. In Spain, the Ibex 35 has experienced even greater losses and, together with Italy, it is one of the countries most damaged by the Covid-19.
In my opinion, this pandemic may trigger a new economic crisis similar to that of 2008, which had worldwide effects.
MarkTrader2020:
What do you mean, MAY TRIGGER, it already has. Just in case you haven't noticed the Dow is off 10,000 points since the start of this crisis.
Clint March 26, 2020, 7:29am #6
Blackduck:
In the next post, I will reprint (with permission) an article in two parts, by James Rickards, on the topic of this thread.
In his article, Rickards links the coronavirus to a near-certain worldwide recession, and a highly-probable worldwide depression.
In addition, he makes the following chilling points:
global elites have been waiting for a crisis, such as this virus, in order to launch their "new" World Money — actually old, tried-and-true SDR's, issued on a vast, industrial scale.
the principal purpose of this new money will be to replace the world's reserve currency — taking reserve-currency control out of the hands of the United States, and placing it firmly in the hands of the global elites.
equally threatening, to both national sovereignty and personal freedom, will be the funding — with virtually unlimited amounts of money — of the global climate change agenda.
As Jim Rickards states:
"Over the next several years, we will see the issuance of SDRs to transnational organizations, such as the U.N. and World Bank, to be spent on climate change infrastructure and other elite pet projects outside the supervision of any democratically elected bodies. (I call this the New Blueprint for Worldwide Inflation.)" — I call it the New Blueprint for World Dictatorship.
Addison Wiggin presents
The Daily Reckoning
Get Ready for World Money
By Jim Rickards
The coronavirus pandemic is a human tragedy. It's also an economic tragedy, as the global economy is collapsing around us.
Second-quarter U.S. GDP may drop as much as 30%, which is a staggering figure. Many economists predict a third-quarter recovery, but there are still so many unknowns that it's impossible to say.
It's still too soon to say when America will reopen for business. And you can't just flip a switch and return things to normal. That's not how economies function.
Many industries may never recover and millions may be out of work for extended periods.
At the very least, we're heading into a severe recession. And we could well be heading for a full-scale depression.
That's not being alarmist.
The crisis will also accelerate the collapse of the dollar as the world's leading reserve currency. So you need to prepare now. What do I mean?
The U.S. dollar is at the center of global trade.
The dollar represents about 60% of global reserve assets, 80% of global payments and almost 100% of global oil sales. About 40% of the world's debt is issued in dollars.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) estimates that foreign banks hold over $13 trillion in dollar-denominated assets.
All this, despite the fact that the U.S. economy only accounts for about 15% of global GDP.
The reason the dollar is the world's leading reserve currency is because there's a very large liquid dollar-denominated bond market. Investors can go buy 30-day 10-year, 30-year Treasury notes, etc. The point is there's a deep, liquid dollar-denominated bond market.
But the coronavirus crisis is creating a massive problem for foreign nations dependent on the dollar.
That's because the world is facing a critical dollar shortage.
Many observers are surprised to hear about a dollar shortage. After all, didn't the Fed print almost $4 trillion to bail out the system after 2008?
Yes, but while the Fed was printing $4 trillion, the world was creating $100 trillion in new debt.
This huge debt pyramid was fine as long as global growth was solid and dollars were flowing out of the U.S. and into emerging markets.
But that's no longer the case, and that's an understatement. Global growth was anemic before the crisis hit. Now it's contracting rapidly.
If dollars are in short supply, China can't control its currency and emerging markets can't roll over their debts.
But again, you might say, isn't the Fed engaged in its most massive liquidity injections ever and extending swap lines to foreign central banks to ensure they can access dollars?
Yes, but it's not nearly enough to meet global funding needs.
Foreign nations are scrambling to acquire dollars right now. And that surging demand for dollars only drives up the value of the dollar, which puts additional strain on their ability to service debt.
When those debt holders want their money back, $4 trillion is not enough to finance $100 trillion, unless new debt replaces the old. That's what causes a global liquidity crisis.
We're facing a global liquidity crisis far worse than the one that occurred in 2008. In fact, the world is heading for a debt crisis not seen since the 1930s.
The trend away from the dollar was already underway before the latest crisis, led by China and Russia. Now that trend will greatly accelerate as the world seeks to eliminate, or greatly reduce, its dependence on the dollar.
That's not just my opinion, by the way. Here's what Eswar Prasad, former head of the IMF's China team, says:
"The dollar's surge will renew calls for a shift from a dollar-centric global financial system."
It can happen much faster than you think. And the dollar's days are more numbered now than ever.
But what will replace it? And why can you expect the dollar to lose up to 80% of its value in the years ahead? Read on.
Jim Rickards
for The Daily Reckoning
Get Ready for World Money — Part 2
Since Federal Reserve resources were barely able to prevent complete collapse in 2008, it should be expected that an even larger collapse will overwhelm the Fed's balance sheet.
That's exactly the situation we're facing right now.
The specter of a global debt crisis suggests the urgency for new liquidity sources, bigger than those that central banks can provide. The logic leads quickly to one currency for the planet.
The task of re-liquefying the world will fall to the IMF because the IMF will have the only clean balance sheet left among official institutions. The IMF will rise to the occasion with a towering issuance of special drawing rights (SDRs), and this monetary operation will effectively end the dollar's role as the leading reserve currency.
The Federal Reserve has a printing press, they can print dollars. The IMF also has a printing press and can print SDRs. It's just world money that could be handed out.
The IMF could function like a central bank through more frequent issuance of SDRs and by encouraging the use of "private SDRs" by banks and borrowers.
What exactly is an SDR?
The SDR is a form of world money printed by the IMF. It was created in 1969 as the realization of an earlier idea for world money called the "bancor," proposed by John Maynard Keynes at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944.
The bancor was never adopted, but the SDR has been going strong for 50 years. I am often asked, "If I had 100 SDRs how many dollars would that be worth? How many euros would that be worth?"
There's a formula for determining that, and as of today there are five currencies in the formula: dollars, sterling, yen, euros and yuan. Those are the five currencies that comprise the SDR calculation.
The important thing to realize is that the SDR is a source of potentially unlimited global liquidity. That's why SDRs were invented in 1969 (when the world was seeking alternatives to the dollar), and that's why they will be used in the imminent future.
At the previous rate of progress, it may have taken decades for the SDR to pose a serious challenge to the dollar. But as I've said for years, that process could be rapidly accelerated in a financial crisis where the world needed liquidity and the central banks were unable to provide it because they still have not normalized their balance sheets from the last crisis.
"In that case," I've argued previously, "the replacement of the dollar could happen almost overnight."
We're facing a global financial crisis worse even than 2008. That's because each crisis is larger than the previous one. The reason has to do with the system scale. In complex dynamic systems such as capital markets, risk is an exponential function of system scale. Increasing market scale correlates with exponentially larger market collapses.
This means a market panic far larger than the Panic of 2008.
SDRs have been used before. They were issued in several tranches during the monetary turmoil between 1971 and 1981 before they were put back on the shelf. In 2009 (also in a time of financial crisis), a new issue of SDRs was distributed to IMF members to provide liquidity after the panic of 2008.
The 2009 issuance was a case of the IMF "testing the plumbing" of the system to make sure it worked properly. With no issuance of SDRs for 28 years, from 1981–2009, the IMF wanted to rehearse the governance, computational and legal processes for issuing SDRs.
The purpose was partly to alleviate liquidity concerns at the time, but also partly to make sure the system works in case a large new issuance was needed on short notice. The 2009 experience showed the system worked fine.
Since 2009, the IMF has proceeded in slow steps to create a platform for massive new issuances of SDRs and the creation of a deep liquid pool of SDR-denominated assets.
On Jan. 7, 2011, the IMF issued a master plan for replacing the dollar with SDRs. This included the creation of an SDR bond market, SDR dealers, and ancillary facilities such as repos, derivatives, settlement and clearance channels, and the entire apparatus of a liquid bond market. A liquid bond market is critical.
The IMF study recommended that the SDR bond market replicate the infrastructure of the U.S. Treasury market, with hedging, financing, settlement and clearance mechanisms substantially similar to those used to support trading in Treasury securities today.
In November 2015, the Executive Committee of the IMF formally voted to admit the Chinese yuan into the basket of currencies into which an SDR is convertible.
In July 2016, the IMF issued a paper calling for the creation of a private SDR bond market. These bonds are called "M-SDRs" (for market SDRs) in contrast to "O-SDRs" (for official SDRs).
In August 2016, the World Bank announced that it would issue SDR-denominated bonds to private purchasers. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest bank in China, will be the lead underwriter on the deal.
In September 2016, the IMF included the Chinese yuan in the SDR basket, giving China a seat at the monetary table.
Over the next several years, we will see the issuance of SDRs to transnational organizations, such as the U.N. and World Bank, to be spent on climate change infrastructure and other elite pet projects outside the supervision of any democratically elected bodies. (I call this the New Blueprint for Worldwide Inflation.)
The SDR can be issued in abundance to IMF members and can also be used in the future for a select list of the most important transactions in the world, including balance-of-payments settlements, oil pricing and the financial accounts of the world's largest corporations, such as Exxon Mobil, Toyota and Royal Dutch Shell.
So the international monetary elite has been awaiting the global liquidity crisis that we're facing right now. In the not-too-distant future, there will be massive issuances of SDRs to return liquidity to the world. The result will be the end of the dollar as the leading global reserve currency.
SDRs will perhaps never be issued in bank note form and may never be used on an everyday basis by citizens around the world. But even such limited usage does not alter the fact that the SDR is world money controlled by elites.
But monetary resets have happened three times before, in 1914, 1939 and 1971. On average, it happens about every 30 or 40 years. We're going on 50.
So we're long overdue.
You'll still have dollars, but they'll be local currency like the Mexican peso, for example. But its global dominance will end.
Based on past practice, we can expect that the dollar will be devalued by 50–80% in the coming years.
A devaluation of this magnitude will wipe out the value of your life's savings. You'll still have just as many dollars, but they won't be worth nearly as much.
Individuals will not be allowed to own SDRs, but you can still protect your wealth by buying gold — if you can find any.
James G. Rickards is the editor of Strategic Intelligence. He is an American lawyer, economist,
and investment banker with 35 years of experience working in capital markets on Wall Street.
He is the author of The New York Times bestsellers Currency Wars and The Death of Money.
Thanks to Paradigm Press LLC, publisher of The Daily Reckoning, for permission to reprint it here.
tommor March 26, 2020, 7:41am #8
This is interesting but I have the uneasy feeling I'm going to wait in vain to read posts about some global news event which is NOT a plot by global elites to take over the world…
I call it the New Blueprint for World Dictatorship.
You are exactly right. The panic displayed by world governments with all these lock downs will do nothing but destroy their economies. Once the dust has settled and coronavirus is under control who will be left to restart the economy?? Who will have the money to start new businesses?? Who will start those millions of small business that employ soooo many people?? Sure people are cured but they will be poor or poorer. The level of poverty will be horrendous.
This is an ideal scenario for government controlled businesses. A way to control the masses. The very definition of communism.
Here in Australia we have 2500 cases of coronavirus and there have been 11 deaths. Yet thousands have been thrown out of work as shopping centres close and businesses shut down in sheer panic. Yet we lose 17,000 people a year from heart attack. That's about 48 a day. So the response has been disproportionate to say the least.
Falstaff March 26, 2020, 9:33am #10
Causes of death Worldwide in 2020 so far
Heart Disease 2,000,000
Cancer 1.7 million
Children Under 5 = 1.6 million
Smoking 1,000,000
Alcohol 500,000
Car Accident 288,000
Suicides 229,000
Malaria 209,000
Seasonal Flu 103,000
Mothers during birth 66,000
CoronaVirus 8,900
Looking at WHO figures - these quoted figures seem to be in teh right "Ball-Park"
who.int
The top 10 causes of death
In 2012, an estimated 56 million people died worldwide. Discover what have remained the top major killers during the past decade.
Luke_brown March 26, 2020, 10:39am #11
Don't know whats gonna happen to the world, but china is still going to survive the crisis.HUH
Trendswithbenefits March 27, 2020, 10:13am #12
@Clint, et All… This YouTube video may be of some interest…
Especially when you realise it was posted in Nov 2019…
Dennis3450 March 27, 2020, 2:23pm #13
Falstaff:
this is an interesting one as there have been many studies showing a direct correlation between rising unemployment and rising suicide rates , With unemployment on its way to 50% and no one knows if they will still have a job once the lock down ends we could see far more unemployed committing suicide then dying from Coronavirus
Falstaff March 27, 2020, 4:37pm #14
Luke_brown:
We're ALL going to survive the Crisis as countries - Individually, some of us will die.
I found @Trendswithbenefits little video of that "mock up" really scary ! - All those chinless wonder beaurocrats being paid huge salaries to sit and talk about the "magical Private sector" as though it is somehow mystical (Which of course it is) and the guy who spoke of "The power of Entrepenneurship being vast" (Which f course it is - but only when it is NOT crippled by rafts of "regulation" and "Carbon Taxes" and layers of useless "World Order Government Like for example the EU and the UN ! all that talk and Mock ups and when the shyte hits the fan - All teh borders go back up and REAL Countries all try something different, learn from each other and Private Research Revs up ! WHere T.F. was the "Conclusion" of this "Excercise when we needed it ? and Where T.F. was this "Public Leadership" from these parasites ?
We'll hear about it soon enough of course - How Feminism could have saved the world (whilst they're all hiding under their beds) - How a "Strong World Government" is Needed to prevent it happening again !
In Fact Ex British PM (Labour) Gordon Brown was spouting exactly that a day or two back !
I am hopeful that we can get rid of these over-educated but under intelligent parasites, claim back our Education System and make 'em all get proper jobs !
But of course i wouldn't want to say so because the police might came and arrest me for causing their "hurty feelings" !
Falstaff March 27, 2020, 10:53pm #15
This is what the UN has to say about it !
coronavirus - nature is sending us a message UN says735×455 164 KB
What the hell are we doing giving Fools like that Hugely Paid positions ?
Do a search on Mahyar - He's quite observant !
Coronavirus EU Unravels878×632 174 KB
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bridge2020 April 4, 2020, 12:57pm #17
It's clearlly true
Pippo April 4, 2020, 2:54pm #18
Countries are starting to learn that it's "every country for themselves."
Look at what the U.S. just did regarding masks meant for Germany…
Protective medical equipment made by US manufacturer 3M and bound for Germany was allegedly intercepted in Thailand and diverted to the US, leading a senior German official to accuse Washington of "modern piracy".
According to the German newspaper Tagesspiegel, the German capital ordered 200,000 special FFP2 and FFP3 masks that are used to protect emergency staff and care workers from infection with coronavirus.
Andreas Geisel, Berlin's interior minister, confirmed that the consignment had been "confiscated" in Bangkok and never reached Berlin. "We consider that an act of modern piracy," he said. "You don't treat your transatlantic partners like that."
US accused of 'piracy' over mask 'confiscation'
Berlin officials say 200,000 masks have been diverted to the US under a law invoked by Donald Trump.
Pippo April 5, 2020, 10:41pm #19
More shenanigans from Americans:
From Europe to South America, U.S. allies are complaining about the superpower's "Wild West" tactics in outbidding or blocking shipments to buyers who have already signed deals for vital medical supplies.
In France and Germany, senior officials said the United States was paying far above the market price for medical-grade masks from No. 1 producer China, on occasion winning contracts through higher bids even after European buyers believed a deal was done, and Brazil's health minister reported a similar incident.
In Brazil, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said this week that China had ditched some Brazilian equipment orders when the U.S. government sent more than 20 cargo planes to the country to buy the same products.
U.S. – 5 Apr 20
U.S. coronavirus supply spree sparks outrage among allies
From Europe to South America, U.S. allies are complaining about the superpower's "Wild West" tactics in outbidding or blocking shipments to buyers who have already signed deals for vital medical supplies.
Trendswithbenefits April 6, 2020, 7:05am #20
The CCP doing some of their finest work yet by raiding other countries medical supplies…
NewsComAu – 5 Apr 20
Coronavirus: The Chinese companies stockpiling Sydney's medical supplies
A Chinese company in Sydney has sent an explosive email to staff instructing them to stockpile medical supplies.
Check to see if this twisted deceitful totalitarian regime is raiding YOUR country's much needed medical supplies and reboxing and labeling (so it doesn't get stopped by customs) for despatch back to China…
Still stealing medical supplies worldwide… 200,000 body bag order from Taiwan… and only 3600 deaths.
And in more ongoing corruption and stupidity…
Jiang Duan, Minister at the Chinese Mission in Geneva, was appointed to the U.N. Human Rights Council's Consultative Group – where he will serve as the representative of the Asia-Pacific states.
China joins UN Human Rights Council panel despite troubling record, response...
China has been appointed to a panel on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council, where it will help vet candidates for important posts -- despite its decades-long record of systematic human rights abuse that the U.S. has said fueled the...
So… it gets to represent Australia & NZ on Human Rights at the UN… UN f%$ing Believable…


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Story time from space with Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques Français
The Canadian Space Agency releases an e-book, inviting children on the spaciest adventure of their lives!
LONGUEUIL, QC, Dec. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Are you ready for an out-of-this-world story time? The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is launching an initiative aiming to encourage interest in space, learning and reading at a young age. Reading to children, beginning even in infancy, has a lasting effect on language, literacy and early reading skills. Today, David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, took part in the official release of The Explorers Club, a space-themed e-book featuring CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques. During the event, David read the book for the first time, directly from space.
Reading stories together is a favourite part of the Saint-Jacques family's evening routine. Inspired by David's desire to continue that routine while in space and connect with his three children in a way that is relatable to so many young families, the Canadian Space Agency developed a space-themed story.
"Reading books to children is one of the most precious gifts you can give them to fuel their imagination and expand their understanding of the world. Space has the power to spark curiosity in young Canadians, and this e-book will encourage their interest in reading and science."
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
"Even when my work takes me far from home, I like to keep the ritual of reading bedtime stories. For me, it's a special time to connect with my children. Books fuel children's imagination. I hope The Explorers Club e-book will bring space into your little ones' dreams."
David Saint-Jacques, Canadian Space Agency astronaut
The Explorers Club features the story of Layla, Niko, Gemma and Mathias… as well as Chewie, their curious puppy! Inspired by Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, they set off on their own space mission – the most magical adventure of their lives!
To engage young Canadians in science and related disciplines, the CSA will deliver a wide range of activities during David's mission, many in collaboration with partners:
Living Space: A new youth science research project where students explore how environmental conditions can affect physical and mental health while practising analytical thinking and learning digital skills like coding.
Little Inventors – Inventions for Space: A creative challenge for children across the country to come up with ideas to make life in space easier and more fun. The top inventions will be turned into prototypes by expert makers and artisans. Two will even make an appearance in space!
Astro Pi Challenge: A European science and coding competition where students are invited to develop code that could be run on the Space Station's unique Raspberry Pi computers. Two different complexity levels make Astro Pi accessible to students with or without coding experience.
Wanted: Creative Writers: Canadians aged 9 and over are invited to write and submit a space-themed story for children aged 3 to 8. All stories must be original and must not have been previously published.
Download the e-book on the App Store
Download the e-book on Google Play
Read the story on the CSA website
SOURCE Canadian Space Agency
For further information: Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca, Email: [email protected]
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Episode Title: (#102) "Take What's Yours"
(from USA's press release, November 2018) Today, USA Network announced a second season pick-up for THE PURGE. A co-production with Blumhouse Television and Universal Cable Productions, THE PURGE is currently USA's #1 drama averaging 1.2MM (18-49) and 2.3MM (P2+)*. The series airs on USA with the Season 1 finale airing tonight, November 6 at 10/9c. "USA Network is so proud to be the television home for the iconic franchise, THE PURGE," said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. "The partnership and creative trust of Jason Blum and everyone at Blumhouse Television and Universal Pictures ensured THE PURGE's successful transition from film to TV - and, along with Universal Cable Productions, we look forward to digging even deeper into the mythology in Season 2." "James Demonaco has done it again: the propulsive and compelling story he crafted for Season 1 of THE PURGE truly resonated with audiences in a significant way," said Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse. "We are thrilled to embark on Season 2, and can't wait to bring more of James' vision to USA and fans of THE PURGE." Based on the hit movie franchise from Blumhouse Productions, THE PURGE revolves around a 12-hour period when all crime, including murder, is legal. Set in an altered America ruled by a totalitarian political party, Season 1 follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. As the clock winds down, the characters are forced to reckon with their past as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.


What PC? A growing number of consumers are switching to mobile devices to use the Internet and keep up with their Facebook friends, according to new research NPD Group.
Tablets aren't only selling big, they're also changing the online consumption behavior of consumers.
As devices for online content consumption, PCs are giving ground to tablets like the iPad, according to a new study from market research firm NPD Group. Thirty-seven percent of consumers that once accessed online content on their PCs have switched to tablets and smartphones, said the group in its "Connected Intelligence Application and Convergence Report." Not bad for device classes that are relatively new to the scene.
Web browsing and Facebook use are among top reasons why people are curling up with a tablet instead of sitting in front of their PCs.
Twenty-seven percent of tablet users reported using their PCs less frequently for Internet access while and 20 percent say that they are less reliant on PC browsers to catch up with Facebook. For smartphone owners, 27 percent said that their PCs are being used less for both the Internet and Facebook in favor of their handsets.
And it's not just sleek devices like the market-leading iPad or the popular Galaxy smartphone that are competing for consumers' attention online. TVs are getting in on the act.
NPD discovered that 21 percent of those surveyed have Internet-connected TVs, which are taking over video streaming duties from PCs. Smart TVs and media streaming devices like the Apple TV and Roku are increasingly being used to consume video content directly from providers like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant Video without getting up from the couch and powering up a computer.
While its lead may be slipping, the PC stills attract eyeballs.
NPD reported, "Internet browsing is still highest among PC owners at 75 percent, smartphones at 61 percent, and tablets at 53 percent. Facebook interaction follows the same rank with PC owners at 63 percent, 55 percent for smartphone owners and 39 percent among tablet owners."
The study hints also hints that an important distinction -- content consumption versus content creation -- is emerging between PCs and mobile devices.
"Despite these shifts in behavior, computers will remain the fundamental content creation device in consumer's tool box for many years to come. Consumers, however, are switching their entertainment-centric behaviors to tablets, smartphones, and connected TVs at warp speed," said John Buffone, director of devices for Connected Intelligence.


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This is the final and crux pitch of a new route called Full Love...for Dry and Ice; a real 5 star ephemeral line on the Peigne North Face. Here Julien Desecures scratches around on some incredibly brittle and loose rock with sparse, poor, and minimal protection. His face kind of says it all, the feet were poor, the axe placements required huge concentration and care not to rip out; this is the crux move and it was pretty touch and go. The route drops away directly to his feet to the last of the sun far below. Jeff Mercier belaying.


Here where we live it is almost time for kids to go back to school. Yahoo!
Our family is excited! It has been a wonderful summer. We have had plenty of adventures and good times. We are all ready for school to start again though.
I have been itching to get some projects done. I have mostly held off, and just been busy with mom life. But now, now that the kids are going to school I have some time to focus.
My friend Stacy over at Blake Hill House is doing a 30 day challenge. This is perfect for me. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with all I want to do and end up hopping around all of my projects. I want to focus on just one house thing a day. Some days will be bigger and more intensive than other days, but I should be able to get some good home projects done in the month of September. I can't wait to feel some satisfaction as I check things off my list.
Speaking of lists - I created a 30 projects in 30 days printable. Because, well, that's what I do!
I'm positive Stacy would love for you to join in! Anything to get us all motivated and making progress, she's fabulous that way. Jump over to her site for her pep talk! She even created a hashtag so we can all share our adventure this month!
Go ahead, print this off, start your list and let's get started!
This is what my list looks like. I didn't write things down in the order I intend to do them. I can't plan that out or my head will explode! I will commit to doing one thing each day and checking them off as I go. I tried to balance big projects that I know will take several days with one's I know that I can takle.


We begin today the long stretch of "Green" Sundays. From now until Advent Sunday on November 27 our color is Green, and we shall concentrate our focus on the ministry of Jesus as proclaimed in the Gospel of Saint Luke. We shall work our way from Chapter 7 through Chapter 23.
And this "Green" season is the time of year that the Old Testament Readings complement or parallel the themes of the Gospel. Usually I shall be exploring that connection and relating that connection to our lives.
And what is God revealing to us in giving us these two lessons today? There are many, many ways to answer that question, but for today I want to ask you to think of the centurion. We are meant to identify with him. He's an outsider. He has faith. And his faith begets the healing of the slave.
God is revealing to us the way God is. The thing that matters more than anything else is faith. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are available to everyone. Ours is not an exclusive religion. God answers the prayers of the faithful, whoever they are, wherever they come from, and whatever they have done. That's good news.
If we feel estranged from God, we need to own our responsibility for that feeling. God wants a relationship with each of us—whoever we are, wherever we come from, and whatever we have done. We have only to seek the Lord faithfully.