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WTAY
The collective voice of the wilderness and adventure tourism industry in the Yukon Territory
Yukon Wild Marketing Site
WTAY Member Rewards Program
WTAY Membership Application
Yukon Wild Membership Application
Wilderness Tourism Licensing Information
Information on Wilderness Tourism Cross Border Operations
Best Environmental Practices
Proxy Form
Commercial General Liability Insurance Information
SOCIETIES ACT
Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon (WTAY)
1. (1) In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) "directors" means the director of the society for the time being other than the officers;
(b) "officers" means the executive members of the board for the time being: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, or secretary-treasurer;
(c) "Board" means the group of directors and officers nominated by membership; (d) "Societies Act" means the Societies Act of the Yukon from time to time in force and all amendments;
(e) "Societies Regulations" means the Societies Regulations of the Yukon from time to time in force and all amendments;
(f) "registered address" of a member means the address as recorded in the register of members.
(2) The definitions in the Societies Act and in the Societies Regulations apply to these bylaws.
2. The members of the society are those individuals or corporations who:
(a) are the applicants for incorporations of the society; and
(b) those persons who subsequently become members.
3. An individual or corporation may apply to the directors for membership in the society and on acceptance by the directors shall be a member, but no person or corporation who satisfies the criteria for membership shall be denied membership. The criteria for membership is:
(a) the applicant must provide wilderness adventure product or services and/or support the wilderness tourism industry.
(b) the applicant must agree to comply with the Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon's Code of Conduct for Operating Wilderness Tours.
(c) The applicant must agree to conduct business in an honest and respectful manner.
(d) The applicant must support the Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon in their efforts to advance the industry.
4. Every member shall uphold the constitution and comply with these bylaws.
5. The amount of the first annual membership dues shall be determined by the directors and after that the annual membership dues shall be determined at the annual general meeting of the society.
6. An individual or corporation shall cease to be a member of the society:
(a) by delivering a resignation in writing to the secretary or secretary-treasurer of the society or by mailing or delivering it to the address of the Society;
(b) on his or her death or, in the case of a corporation, on dissolution;
(c) on being expelled; or
(d) on having been a member not in good standing for 9 consecutive months.
7.(1) A member may be expelled by a special resolution of the members passed at a general meeting.
(2) The notice of special resolution for expulsion shall be accompanied by a brief statement of the reason or reasons for the proposed expulsion.
(3) The person or corporation who is the subject of the proposed resolution for expulsion shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the general meeting before the special resolution is put to a vote.
8. All members are in good standing except:
(a) a member who has failed to pay a current annual membership fee or any other subscription or debt due and owing to the society and the member is not in good standing so long as the debt remains unpaid.
(b) a member who has failed to meet or maintain the membership criteria.
9. (1) In addition to expulsion arising under Section 6, a member may be expelled from the Society for reasons deemed by the Board of Directors, including:
(a) any breach by that Member of these Bylaws or of any policy implemented by the Board from time to time;
(b) any action taken by that member that adversely impacts the Society, any director or officer of the Society, or any other Member; or
(c) any action taken by that Member that adversely impacts the reputation of the Society, any director or officer of the Society or any Member.
10. After termination, if a terminated member wishes to be reinstated, then that member must apply for membership according to the membership application process then in effect. The terminated member must also first pay, or repay, all unpaid membership fees or other indebtedness to the Society.
Meetings of Members
11. General meetings of the society shall be held at the time and place, in accordance with the Societies Act, that the directors decide.
12. Every general meeting other than an annual general meeting is a special general meeting.
13. The directors may, when they think fit, convene a special general meeting, but the directors shall call a special general meeting if requested to do so in writing by not less than 20% of the members eligible to vote at the meeting.
14.(1) Notice of a general meeting shall be given or sent to each member entitled to vote at the meeting not less than 10 days or more than 60 days before the meeting and the notice shall specify the place, day and hour of the meeting, and, in case of special business, the general nature of the business.
(2) Where a special resolution is to be voted on at a general meeting, notice of the general meeting shall be given or sent to each member entitled to vote at the meeting not less than 21 days or more than 60 days before the meeting, and the notice shall include the text of the special resolution to be submitted to the meeting.
(3) The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice by, any of the members entitled to receive notice does not invalidate proceedings at that meeting.
15. The first annual general meeting of the society shall be held not more than 15 months after the date of incorporation and after that an annual general meeting shall be held at least once in every calendar year and not more than 15 months after the holding of the last preceding annual general meeting.
Proceedings at General Meetings
16.(1) Special business shall not be conducted at a general meeting unless notice has been given of the proposal to conduct that business at that meeting.
(2) Special business is:
(a) at a special general meeting, all business other than the adoption of rules of order; and
(b) at an annual general meeting, all business other than:
(i) the adoption of rules of order;
(ii) the consideration of the financial statements;
(iii) the report of the directors;
(iv) the report of the professional accountant, if any;
(v) the election of directors;
(vi) the appointment of the professional accountant, if required; and
(vii) the other business that, under these bylaws, ought to be transacted at an annual general meeting, or business which is brought under consideration by the report of the directors issued with the notice convening the meeting.
17. (1) Where a quorum is not present at a general meeting, no business other than the election of a chairperson and the adjournment or termination of the meeting shall be conducted.
(2) If at any time during a general meeting there ceases to be a quorum present, business then in progress shall be suspended until there is a quorum present or until the meeting is adjourned or terminated.
(3) A quorum is,
(i) where the number of registered members is 15 or less, 3 members;
(ii) where the number of registered members is 16 or more, at least 20% of the registered members
18. If within 30 minutes from the time appointed for a general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened on the requisition of members, shall be terminated; but in any other case, it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, and if, at the adjourned meeting, a quorum is not present within 30 minutes from the time appointed for the meeting, the members present constitute a quorum.
19. The president of the society, the vice president, or, in the absence of both, one of the other directors present shall preside as chairperson of a general meeting.
20. If at a general meeting
(a) there is no president, vice president, or other director present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, or
(b) the president and all the other directors present are unwilling to act as chairperson, the members present shall choose one of their number to be chairperson.
21. (1) A general meeting may be adjourned from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
(2) When a meeting is adjourned for 10 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of the original meeting.
(3) Except as required by this bylaw, it is not necessary to give notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned general meeting.
22.(1) The chairperson may move or propose a resolution and may second a motion or resolution proposed by another person.
(2) In case of an equality of votes the chairperson shall not have a casting or second vote in addition to the vote to which the chairperson may be entitled as a member and the proposed resolution shall not pass.
23.(1) A member in good standing present at a meeting of members is entitled to one vote.
(2) Voting, except for the election of officers or directors, is by a show of hands.
(3) For the annual and special meetings, general proxies shall be provided to all members for their use if desired. On constitutional changes and amendments to the Bylaws and Regulations, the proxy shall show the proposed change and a YES or NO vote.
(4) Where any proxy vote is authorized, amendments from the floor may be permitted in connection with the resolution or other matter concerning which the proxy vote has been taken, provided such amendments are not inconsistent with the substance of such resolution or other matter, and the proxy vote shall be recorded as if the amendment had been part of the original resolution or other matter of which notice had been given to the members.
(5) Proxy voting must be assigned to a Member present at the meeting. A Member may only hold one proxy.
(6) It is the responsibility of the person to whom any proxy votes are delivered to deliver and announce the proxy votes at the meeting at which the resolution or other matter on which the proxy vote was taken is voted upon.
24. (1) The directors may exercise all the powers and do all the acts and things that the society may exercise and do and which are not by these bylaws or by statute or otherwise lawfully directed or required to be exercised or done by the society in general meeting.
(2) The authority of the directors under subsection (1) is subject to:
(a) all laws affecting the society;
(b) these bylaws; and
(c) rules, not being inconsistent with these bylaws, which are made from time to time by the society in general meeting.
(3) No rule, made by the society in general meeting, invalidates a prior act of the directors that would have been valid if that rule had not been made.
25. (1) The officers of the society shall be the president, the vice-president and
(a) a secretary-treasurer; or
(b) a secretary and a treasurer
(2) The number of directors shall be equal to the number of officers but in no case shall exceed 9. determined from time to time at a general meeting.
26.(1) The directors shall cease to hold office when their successors are elected at a general meeting of the society or at any time that they submit a written resignation to the Board.
(2) Current directors not standing for election shall inform the Board no less than one month prior to the Annual General Meeting.
(3) Nominations for vacant positions will be solicited from the membership and can be submitted for the period of time that starts with the announcement of the Annual General Meeting and continues up to and including the Annual General Meeting.
(4) Nominees must be members in good standing and seconded by a WTAY member in good standing.
(5) Separate elections shall be held for each office to be filled.
(6) An election shall be by ballot unless a nominee is acclaimed.
(7) If no successor is elected the person previously elected or appointed continues to hold office.
27.(1) The directors may at any time and from time to time appoint a member as a director to fill a vacancy in the directors.
(2) A director so appointed ceases to hold office when a successor is elected at a general meeting of the society, but is eligible for re-election at the meeting. (3) Nominations for vacant positions will be solicited from the membership and can be submitted for the period of time that starts with the announcement of the Annual General Meeting and continues up to and including the Annual General Meeting.
28. No act or proceeding of the directors is invalid only by reason of there being less than the prescribed number of directors in office.
29. The members may by special resolution remove a director before the expiration of the director's term of office, and may elect a successor to complete the term of office.
30. No director shall be remunerated for being or acting as a director but a director shall be reimbursed for all expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by the director while engaged in the affairs of the society.
Proceedings of Directors
31.(1) The directors may meet together at the places they think fit to conduct business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings and proceedings, as they see fit.
(2) The directors may from time to time fix the quorum necessary to transact business, and unless so fixed the quorum shall be a majority of the directors then in office.
(3) The president shall be chairperson of all meetings of the directors, but if at a meeting the president is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the vice president shall act as chairperson; but if neither is present the directors present may choose one of their number to be chairperson at that meeting.
(4) A director may at any time, and the secretary-treasurer or secretary on the request of a director, shall, convene a meeting of the directors.
32. The directors may delegate power to committees consisting of one or more directors; a committee so formed in the exercise of the powers so delegated shall conform to any rules imposed on it by the directors, and shall report every act or thing done in exercise of those powers to the earliest meeting of the directors to be held after it has been done.
33. A committee shall elect a chairperson of its meetings; but if no chairman is elected, or if at a meeting the chairman is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the directors present who are members of the committee shall choose one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.
34. The members of a committee may meet and adjourn as they think proper.
35. For the first meeting of directors held after the appointment or election of a director or directors, it is not necessary to give notice of the meeting to the newly elected or newly appointed director or directors for the meeting to be constituted, if a quorum of the directors is present.
36. A director may by letter, telegram, telex or other telecommunication send or deliver to the address of the society a written waiver of notice of any meeting of the directors and may at any time withdraw the waiver, and until the waiver is withdrawn
(a) no notice of meeting of directors need be sent to that director; and
(b) any and all meetings of the directors of the society, notice of which has not been given to that director shall, if a quorum of the directors is present, be valid and effective.
37.(1) Questions arising at a meeting of the directors and committee of directors shall be decided by a majority of votes.
(2) In case of an equality of votes the chairperson does not have a second or casting vote.
38. No resolution proposed at a meeting of directors or committee of directors need be seconded and the chairperson of a meeting may move or propose a resolution.
39. A resolution in writing, signed by all the directors and placed with the minutes of the directors is as valid and effective as if regularly passed at a meeting of directors.
Duties of Officers
40.(1) The president shall, except where these by-laws provide otherwise, preside at all meetings of the society and of the directors.
(2) The president is the chief executive officer of the society and shall supervise the other officers in the execution of their duties.
41. The vice president shall carry out the duties of the president during the president's absence.
42.(1) Where the society has a secretary, the secretary shall
(a) conduct the correspondence of the society;
(b) issue notices of meetings of the society and directors;
(c) keep minutes of all meetings of the society and directors;
(d) have custody of all records and documents of the society except those required to be kept by the treasurer;
(e) have custody of the seal of the society; and
(f) maintain the register of members.
(2) Where the society has a treasurer, the treasurer shall
(a) keep the financial records, including books of accounts; and
(b) render financial statements to the directors, members and others when required.
(3) When the society has a secretary-treasurer, that person shall carry out the duties in both subsection (1) and (2).
43. In the absence of the secretary or secretary-treasurer from a meeting, the directors shall appoint another person to act as secretary or secretary-treasurer at the meeting.
44. The directors may adopt a seal for the society and substitute a new seal.
45. The seal shall be affixed only when authorized by a resolution of the directors and then only in the presence of the persons prescribed in the resolution, or if no other persons are prescribed, in the presence of the president and
(a) secretary-treasurer; or
(b) secretary
46. In order to carry out the purposes of the society the directors may, on behalf of and in the name of the society, raise or secure the payment or repayment of money in the manner they decide, including the issue of debentures.
47. No debenture shall be issued unless authorized by a special resolution.
48. The members may by special resolution restrict the borrowing powers of the directors.
Professional Accountant
49. This part applies only where
(a) the Societies Regulations requires the society to have a professional accountant, or
(b) the Society has resolved to appoint a professional accountant.
50. At each annual general meeting the society shall appoint a professional accountant.
51.(1) the directors shall appoint a professional accountant to serve until the first annual general meeting.
(2) the directors may appoint a professional accountant to fill a vacancy occurring in that office between one annual general meeting and the next.
52. A professional accountant may be removed by ordinary resolution.
53. No director and no employee of the society shall act as a professional accountant.
54. A notice may be given to a member, by personal delivery or by mail to the member's registered address.
55. A notice sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given on the third day following that on which the notice is posted, and in proving that notice has been given it is sufficient to prove the notice was properly addressed and put in a Canada Post receptacle.
56. (1) Notice of a general meeting shall be given to
(a) every member shown on the register of members on the day notice is given or sent; and
(b) the professional accountant, if Part 10 applies.
(2) No other person is entitled to receive a notice of general meeting.
57. In the event of dissolution of the society, the assets remaining after all debts have been paid or provisions for payment have been made shall, subject to the requirements of the regulations, be distributed to one or more incorporated Yukon societies as is determined by a special resolution.
Changing Bylaws
58. (1) The society may amend its bylaws by special resolution but the change is not effective until filed with and approved by the registrar.
(2) An amendment to the bylaws shall be made by deleting, substituting, or adding entire articles.
(3) The notice of the meeting at which a special resolution to change the bylaws is to be voted on shall
(a) state the identifying numbers of the articles to be deleted, if any; and
(b) the entire texts of the articles to be substituted or added.
59. On being admitted to membership, each member is entitled to and the society shall give to the member, without charge, a copy of the constitution and bylaws of the society.
60. Any member may examine the records of the society
(a) during the 30 minutes prior to the commencement of business at any general meeting;
(b) once every three months at the place where the records are normally kept, on giving the person responsible for keeping the records 7 days notice;
(c) at any time or place agreed upon by the person having custody of the records, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld.
61. Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the bylaws, and any dispute concerning the rights of a member or the powers of a director or officer, shall be submitted to and decided by arbitration under the Arbitration Act of the Yukon.
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These are the 12 chosen for the Gelato World Cup 2018
Luis Concepción
In the absence of 8 months for the celebration of the Gelato World Cup (Coppa del Mondo della Gelateria) just confirmed the 12 teams that will participate in the next edition. Argentina, Australia, Colombia, France, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and the newly arrived Ukraine will compete in the most important ice crema event, to be held in Sigep, from January 20 to 23 2018, in the Italian city of Rimini.
Artistic piece (ice and guirlache) , one of the test
Thus, in addition to Ukraine, two other teams have recently gained their access to the upcoming call. On June 5 and 6, the Colombian team won the third Latin American Artisan Ice Cream Championship held at the fair, Fithep, in Buenos Aires. Mexico managed to get to second place and also obtained its passage to the final in Sigep, in the Italian locality of Rimini. In third place was Brazil, which will be a reserve team. The good results of the Argentine team in the last editions of the World Cup guarantee their right to compete directly in the final, without having to previously pass through the Latin American Championship organized by AFADHYA, the (Argentine) Association of Artisan of Ice Cream Making and Similar, together with the Federation of Pastry, Bakers and Ice Cream Manufacturers (FTPSRCHPYA).
The five teams that participated in the Latin American Championship presented ice cream in three product categories: ice cream cup, mystery box, and ice cream cake. The Colombian team, made up of Laura Mojca and Frank Heideguer Aragon, rose to the top spot with the theme "Magical Realism", inspired by the literary universe of Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez. This eliminatory phase was attended by the president of the jury of the Gelato World Cup, Giancarlo Timballo.
Italy won the previuos edition, in 2016
The Gelato World Cup rewards the versatility of ice cream in very different tests, which privilege the convergence of ice cream making with pastry and cuisine. Hence the teams are composed of professionals of very different profiles. In this way, in addition to the ice cream makers, it is usual for the teams to have pastry chefs and chefs in their ranks. The next event will involve 60 professionals in the 12 national teams selected, 12 international judges and 7 different tests: decorated ice cream tray; ice cream cup; Mystery box (the realization of an improvised recipe around ingredients that will be unveiled during the course of the competition); ice cream cake; gastronomic ice cream that accompanies an entree; artistic piece (ice and guirlache); and chocolate ice cream snacks.
The competition will not have the current champion of the world, Italy, because, as the regulations state, the winners of the previous edition (in the case of Italy, in 2016) cannot compete in the next one. The second and third places, Spain and Australia respectively, will try again this year.
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Find out how the secretive southern emu-wren is faring post-bushfire
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Learn about South Australia's lesser-known bushfire-affected creatures. Here's how the southern emu-wren is faring.
Along with the Kangaroo Island western whipbird and the Australian owlet-nightjar, southern emu-wrens on Kangaroo Island were badly impacted by the 2019-20 summer bushfires.
In fact, 60 per cent of their population was likely lost based on the extent of the fire.
About emu-wrens
Emu-wrens are small birds with a tail of only six feathers that look like emu feathers.
Unlike other wrens, like superb fairy-wrens, they only lift their tail up when excited.
They are poor fliers and often hop and scramble across open ground, looking more like a mouse than a bird.
Kangaroo Island is a stronghold for this species, and they were once relatively common along the south coast and on the western end of the island.
How is the remaining population being monitored?
Since the fires, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia (NPWSSA) and Birdlife Australia have been surveying southern emu-wrens using call-playback and motion sensor-activated cameras.
Call playback is a common method used for elusive birds such as emu-wrens. At set locations the bird surveyors simply play a recording of the emu-wrens' calls for 30 seconds, and then listen for a reply.
Motion sensor-activated cameras are also used to help the team learn about common species found in the area, while capturing footage of the more elusive species like the southern emu-wren, which can be notoriously difficult for bird-watchers to spot.
These methods help rangers and ecologists better understand native and feral animals living in, or passing through, the bushfire-affected areas of the island.
How is the species faring post-bushfire?
The recent bushfires have taken a toll on the small population of southern emu-wrens that remain in the wild – it is estimated that 60 per cent of their population was lost.
During the most recent surveys, 44 southern emu-wrens were recorded in just over half of the small patches of unburnt bush that are being surveyed. Occasionally the species can be found in tiny patches, no larger than a tennis court, surrounded by completely burnt out vegetation.
Ecologists are hopeful that the species will survive and be able to breed and recolonise the surrounding vegetation as it slowly recovers.
To assist in this, feral cats control is occurring in and around the small unburnt patches of bush to try and prevent the emu-wrens and other native animals from be preyed upon.
Do you want to learn more about how SA's wildlife is recovering post-bushfires? Read about the Kangaroo Island dunnart or the glossy black-cockatoo.
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May brought with it the opportunity to once again ask the eternal question: "where does the apostrophe go?" Ella and I had a nice time celebrating a happy day for Ella's mummy, and I celebrating a happy day for my own mother, so I like to use the plural possessive to celebrate mothers everywhere in wishing them a happy Mothers' Day. I hope you and all the mums around you had a nice day too.
New Track: Maitreya - Dave Goodman Solo
I have released a new track called Maitreya, which is for sale exclusively from my website. Maitreya is a piece I wrote to perform at a Sydney Drummers Initiative drum clinic I did some years back (although it had a different title at that time), and I've also performed it at a handful of other clinics and events since. It features the great Matt McMahon playing a Moog solo. Matt is incredible on this one in that, after he got a feel for what the piece was all about, I captured this solo in what was, effectively, the first take.
Maitreya is the first in a series of pieces that I'm composing for performance and recording with my computer under the guise of Dave Goodman Solo, or simply just Dave Goodman. My previously released track Entelechies is also a part of this series - composed later, but recorded earlier. This series is made up of stuff that I perhaps wouldn't play in my quartet, and that I don't place any artistic filters or limits on: total freedom of individual self-expression. The pieces are also typically for performance in drum clinics. When I wrote Maitreya, I had just finished writing my doctoral thesis and I was still under the spell of Tony Williams. There's a track called 'Eris' from his 1979 album The Joy of Flying on which he played in duet with Jan Hammer, and so this is my little homage to Tony & Jan. Get Maitreya here.
View footage from the recording session
Trioflight wins the 2015 Cranbrook Recording Studio Competition
One trio I really enjoy playing in is Trioflight with pianist Nick Southcott and bassist Max Alduca. It is a collaborative trio and each of us contributes our own music to be played. We enjoyed playing alongside a collective of poets and other musical artists for new, regular event New Sounds New Words in Glebe in May.
Trioflight was announced as the winner of the 2015 Cranbrook Recording Studio Competition this month. We'll be taking advantage of nine days of recording time at the Cranbrook studio, mixing and mastering at Studios 301, and the printing of 400 CDs with artwork designed by the Cranbrook School Marketing and Communications Department. We'll also be presenting a masterclass for Cranbrook School music students, and launching the album at a Cranbrook event later in the year. I'll let you know about that closer to the date.
DRUMscene
Will Harpur (pictured, left), one of my current students, opened the DRUMscene Live Australian Tour 2015 in Sydney with an open drum solo. He was followed by some of the biggest drumming names in the world today: Jojo Mayer, Todd Sucherman, Jason Heerah and Dom Famularo. Will won Australia's Best Junior Drummer at The Ultimate Drummers' Weekend in Melbourne in 2013, and I recently interviewed him about his drumming in the lead up to the event. Here's what he had to say along with some commentary from Dom Famularo, and DRUMscene managing director and founder Frank Corniola. I also feel privileged and honoured beyond words that Frank included my name amongst a list of many of my peers, mentors and heroes as being one of Australia's "brilliant and unique drummers" who has "contributed in their own way to the development of Australian drumming, our sound and our identity". This appears in the magazine's current 20th anniversary edition in which Frank also recalls a great many interesting anecdotes about his unique experiences over the past 20 years of running the magazine. Find your copy at the DRUMscene website.
Other gigs
Trumpeter Warwick Alder's band The Jazzgnostics played at The Grand Hotel in Newcastle again in May. I love the way this band is evolving, and look forward to playing some more dates later in the year. To me, as well as writing some interesting new pieces, playing great trumpet and being a fount of great stories and jokes, Warwick Alder plays the best ballad in the world.
I played a gig with legendary trombonist Dave Panichi (who filled in for saxophonist Aaron Michael at the last minute) at Lazybones Lounge in Marrickville with Matt McMahon on keyboards and Karl Dunnicliff on bass. Last year, saxophonist Aaron released a live album that I played on. I was filling in for Paul Derricott that night for the first time, and it turned out to be a great gig that Aaron decided to release the recording of. Get Aaron Michael Band Live on iTunes.
As part of guitarist/composer Nic Vardanega's Featured Artist residency for Jazzgroove over their April/May program, I played a very nice gig with Nic in trio format this month with David Groves on bass. Nic recently launched his beautiful new album Inverno, which features excellent drumming from James "Pug" Waples. Get Inverno on iTunes.
Dave Goodman Quartet launches at Venue 505 in Sydney
I'm excited to announce and invite you to the official launch of my new band – the Dave Goodman Quartet – at Venue 505 in Sydney from 8:00 PM on Friday 19th June. I'm very lucky to have Peter Koopman on guitar, Matt McMahon on piano, Cameron Undy on bass, and myself on drums to play through two sets of my original compositions, many of which are new. It's been a long time in the making and the start of a whole phase in my career as a bandleader. Please feel free to share this link and/or to forward this email to any of your friends who would be interested in attending. I really hope you can join us on what will be a great night! Details and tickets available here.
Dave Goodman Drum Clinic in Sydney
I'll be presenting a two-hour drum clinic in Sydney from 1:00 PM on Saturday 20th June at Venue 505 in Sydney. As well as being primarily educational in nature, I hope for the event to be a big drum hang, and door prizes will be courtesy of Sonor Drums & Bosphorus Cymbals. Non-drummers interested in gaining some insight into drumming are also welcome. Details and tickets available here.
Steve Barry Trio plays Wellington Jazz Festival (NZ)
Max Alduca and I will join award-winning pianist Steve Barry to form his trio for a set of music at New Zealand's Wellington Jazz Festival on Friday 5th June. This will actually be my first-ever trip to New Zealand, so I'm super excited about this - not to mention that it's an exciting and rewarding challenge playing Steve's music with him. Details and tickets available here.
Francesca Prihasti Quartet
Pianist/composer Francesca Prihasti continues her campaign for the launch of her new album Night Trip this time for NIMA in Newcastle, NSW on Tuesday 23rd June with Nic Vardanega on guitar and David Groves on bass. The album was recorded in New York with Ulyses Owens Jr. on drums and Marco Panascia on bass. Francesca writes some of my favourite music to play, so this will be a great night. Details and tickets available here. You can also get Night Trip on iTunes.
That's all from me for now. Enjoy your June!
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For those who wish to book for more than four persons, two self contained studios (see photo below) may be made available each with twin beds, a bathroom and kitchenette. The studios cannot be booked separately but will suit a group who want separate cooking & bathroom facilities, comfort and privacy.
The studios are above the main house and have their own access via an extrenal stone staircase.(see middle photo below) There are fabulous views from the upstairs balcony, which is not suitable for very small children unsupervised.
The house is situated in a sleepy traditional Cretan village and commands an open aspect with wonderful rural views. There is a choice of tavernas nearby, one en route to the village of Fres and the other (the Taverna Tzizifes) is just a 10/15 minute walk down hill from the house .
The main house has a dining room/lounge with seating and a Cretan fireplace ideal for Spring evenings. The house is traditionally divided by a Cretan archway and has a family dining area, fully fitted kitchen and a bathroom (up 3 steps). It has one double bedroom and one twin bedroom. A washing machine is provided.
The village of Tzizifes is in the foothills of the White Mountains about 10 km south east of Neo Horio,5km west of Vrisses and 15 minutes drive from the sandy beaches of Kalives and Georgioupoli.


With 100mm of travel, this electric bike is the entry level full suspension model within the Haibike sDuro range. The FullNine RC 2015 eBike is a real all rounder that is capable of most light XC / Trail use. Its the bigger brother to the HardNine RC hard tail version but obviously the FullNine RC soaks up the terrain through the rear shock too.
This bike is amazing when it comes to E bike build quality and the standards it is shipped with straight out the box thanks to the company is 10/10. The ability to climb steep is what is amazing about this bike as this thing can probably go everywhere if the rider is brave enough. Very happy and believe it or not.. worth every penny!..
The Haibike sDuro FullNine RC is a new model in the 2015 line up. Haibike have opted for RockShox suspension all round on this eBike with XC32 forks up front and the RockShox Monarch rear shock.
Both have a lockout, the front is controlled by the user via a remote button on the handlebars whilst the rear is controlled on the shock itself.
This enables the user to lock the suspension out when on flatter terrain to conserve the most amount of energy whilst pedalling.
The Haibike sDuro FullNine RC also offers the 1 x 10 speed gear set up using Shimano SLX components. One of the only off road electric bikes to offer a dual ring on the front so climbing becomes easy by using the inner cog.
The sDuro FullNine RC offers through axles both front and rear which allows super rigidity and easy access to remove the wheels when required. The wheels are build on XLC hubs and Rodi double wall alloy rims, allowing a decent size 29" wheel which rolls fast but is tough enough for the everyday rider.
The popular Schwalbe Racing Ralph 29'er tyres are a good balance of grip and low rolling resistance so the FullNine rolls extremely well across hard pack too.
Haibike have opted for the Tektro Gemini hydraulic disc brakes on larger 180mm rotors to ensure minimal maintenance and ensure the FullNine stops as fast as it accelerates.
If you are looking for an affordable full suspension every day trail eBike that has a proven crank drive system from Yamaha for under £2.7k then this is the one.
If you are looking for a bike built for tougher terrain then check out the larger travel models.
The new Haibike sDuro range is focused on the younger generation. With the age range of people using eBikes getting younger and younger the sDuro electric bikes are all equipped with the Yamaha eBike system offering a more affordable system to younger people.
The prices, styling & design reflect this and the bikes start at a lower point and only go up so far. The xDuro range then crosses over and takes the component level further for more advanced riders. The sDuro range was developed for riders in the age range of 20-30 to offer a new level of eBikes to the next eGeneration.
The new Haibike sDuro FullNine RC is powered by the latest Yamaha electric bike system. Haibike has partnered with Yamaha to bring a brand new line of sDuro eBikes, this powerful 250w motor offers up to 280% assistance and peaks at 80Nm of torque.
The power curve comes in early and is responsive as soon as you touch the pedals. The assistance is set in 3 levels - 'Eco', 'Standard' & 'High'. This allows the user to fine tune the amount of assistance required during the ride offering complete flexibility and control.
You can read the full review of the Yamaha eBike system on our blog pages here.
The Yamaha system uses a 400Wh battery with an assisted range of up to 80 miles. The Haibike sDuro All Mtn RC 2015 eBike is offered with the largest 400Wh battery to give a full days ride time.
It can be quickly recharged in a matter of hours and the new LCD display shows not just how much capacity the battery holds but also the predicted range in assisted miles.
Learn more about the Yamaha eBike system on our Blog here.
Our electric bikes also include a 5yr warranty on the frame, 2yr warranty on all the electrics & 1yr warranty on the components. In the event of a problem, we handle all warranty claims in-house.
The Haibike sDuro Full Nine RC is available in the following sizes - SOLD OUT.
No, the Full Nine RC bike is only available in the colour shown.


I had my 21st birthday in January and my friends bought me a onesie.
We had snow and everyone realised that I have terrible aim.
James had a big birthday bash and I had a blast.
Sh-Shake it like a polaroid picture!
I completed numerous puzzles weekly with James and Shakira. This is one of my favourites.
The whiteboard in the Maths Common Room at Imperial is always full of interesting doodles. One week someone decided to write out some Maths terms phonetically. 10 Cool Points for anyone who tries to decipher these (Shakira and James are excluded).
You don't need to be a mathematician to get some of these.
Ahhh revision time for third year exams. Can't say I enjoyed this but it turned out okay.
RIP my beloved headphones. You served me well.
Celebrating the end of exams in style.
Driving to Gatwick at 5am and I saw a rainbow as the sun rose. A moment of peace.
This picture really doesn't do it justice. God dammit bad quality Blackberry camera!
Dad meets swan. Hi Dad, I'm swan.
I rarely go to arcades but one day me and my cousins literally spent all evening there. I have a weakness for car racing games!
I lost badly every time.
I completed an internship with Towers Watson and they decided to hire me. That's been huge for me.
I might be 21 but that says nothing about my maturity. Me and James in Canary Wharf.
Learnt how addictive Roulette is at Towers Watson boat party. We floated down the Thames and whatever its faults, there really is something special about London.
I attended my cousin's wedding in Paris. I took the Eurostar for the first time.
I swear every photo, it looks like I have one foot.
Eid with my family (this is just a handful of us).
I got these for Eid- can't think of a better present for a Harry Potter fan girl!
LOVED Tales of Beedle the Bard. Even his name is epic. BEEDLE.
We went to Ruislip Lido in the Summer. Clearly we weren't the only ones who had that idea.
You'd think it was a beach.
I went to Go Ape which is basically an adventure playground for adults. Kinda perfect for me! The Tarzan leap was my favourite- that rush of adrenaline you feel when you jump of the edge!
Fresher's Fair marked the return of university for my final year after an eventful Summer.
The Christmas lights on Oxford street.
The pretty lights make you forget how cold it is.
Attending my final Imperial's Math Soc Christmas Dinner. The highlight was dancing like a complete idiot to some god awful songs with James. Boy! What a workout.
Shame about the food though.
And there you have it. Here's to a bright 2014.


Synopsis: In 1909, Maurice Hall (James Wilby) enters Cambridge, where he befriends wealthy Clive Durham (Hugh Grant). Clive confesses he is sexually attracted to Maurice, who realizes he is a homosexual when he begins to return Clive's feelings. The two embark on an intense but chaste affair to avoid tarnishing Clive's reputation, but eventually the relationship ends, and Clive marries Anne (Phoebe Nicholls). While visiting Clive, Maurice is drawn toward his friend's servant, Alec Scudder (Rupert Graves).


Non-urban areas have become extremely interesting as a result of the radical Western shift in politics driven by citizens living in the countryside rather than cities. It seems that a revamped nationalism has been growing in those part of the world. The project tackles this issue starting from one of the symbol of Italy, its food and its complex and non-linear connections with migrations, economic development and slavery.
An interactive web documentary that explores what's behind this phenomenon, using mapping tools, video, data visualizations and interactions to create a new narrative.


The best format of its day! Everyone has a favorite memory of hitting the old video store! This collector's pack has some classic favorites like the BE KIND REWIND sticker and the lime green HORROR category sticker!!
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State Side Sales Agency was using rudimentary sales and commission software that didn't provide enough useful information to meet their needs. The agency chose dynaMACS and instantly had a wealth of meaningful data to analyze performance, track trends and operate proactively. As the years passed, the agency became accustomed to having all the sales and commission information they needed at their fingertips. When State Side Sales stopped using dynaMACS and tried to get by with different software, they missed many of dynaMACS' features.
dynaMACS continually adds new functionality, and the support team is on hand to show State Side Sales tips and tricks for extracting detailed information organized in meaningful ways, with just a few mouse clicks.
RWA sales agency was using sales and commission software that had some basic functionality, but wasn't delivering the level of information the agency needed to analyze performance and uncover ways to grow the business.
The agency was introduced to dynaMACS at a trade show when the President and CEO of RWA, Ron Wallace, as speaking to a colleague from another agency. Talk turned to sales and commission software and the other agency highly recommended the software they used, which was dynaMACS.
RWA did some research and found dynaMACS to be a powerful sales and commission tool with the ability to analyze sales, pay reps, track commissions and access in-depth reporting.
Comprehensive reporting is essential for any agency. "dynaMACS shows meaningful, easy-to-understand reports that provide us vital information," she says. The agency can sort and filter for more in-depth data and analyze the business in numerous ways.
RWA saves time and resources and gains a wealth of knowledge about the agency.
Case Study: R C Bremer Marketing Associates, Inc.
R.C. Bremer Marketing Associates, Inc.
Since beginning his career with R.C. Bremer 18 years ago, Joe Falk was a sales rep, obtained CPMR certification, specialized in safety and eventually purchased the company from Bob Bremer in 2007.
During the transition, Falk was glad that he and the team had selected dynaMACS as its agency software in 2003 because "it's rep-specific. dynaMACS understands how we work and what we're looking for," Falk says. Having the right software in place was one less thing that required Falk's time and attention during the transition.
With dynaMACS eSi the agency imports manufacturers' sales invoices and reports electronically. "Before implementing eSi, end-of-month was a nightmare. Four people manually entered thousands of invoices. Now, one person enters all data. It saves us huge amounts of time and money," Falk says.
With Sales IQ, he looks at customer data in various ways. For example: "I look at this year's versus last year's data to see which lines are up or down." he says. He is able to monitor the agency's performance using recent sales and commission figures.
R.C. Bremer sales reps can "take dynaMACS on the road." They are able to download up-to-date numbers, so they have complete information on their territory.
For R.C. Bremer, dynaMACS has been the trusted solution for tracking sales and commissions and paying reps for more than 12 years…and going strong.
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Spreadsheets used to be the rudimentary but necessary tool for BNT Sales Agency to track agency performance. The utilitarian process was time-consuming and limiting, showing only basic information. BNT needed more: the ability to see in-depth, organized sales and commission information.
When Wade Wohlford, President of BNT Sales Agency, saw a demonstration of dynaMACS at a trade show, he saw a world of opportunity; a wealth of sales and commission data at his disposal anytime – and the ability to see the agency in ways never before possible.
"I did my homework, comparing various brands of software. For every question or need I had, dynaMACS had a solution," Wohlford says.
dynaMACS combines sales and commission information for all manufacturers, customers and sales reps in one database. Sortable, filterable data enables Wohlford and his team to see exactly the information they need, in the ways they want to see it.
Wohlford says he also looks at year-over-year data, comparing this year to last for a full understanding of agency performance.
When it comes to analyzing sales, paying reps and tracking commissions, dynaMACS went beyond meeting BNT Sales Agency's individual and specific needs. It changed the way agency operates.
dynaMACS has made the graphing capability easier than ever. We have created an instant graph option and a simpler way of placing the graph in other software. The following outlines the changes to this feature.
In dynaMACS 2015 you have the option for a Quick Graph which will directly open up a graph based on the selections in the Sales IQ screen. This is now the default for the Graph button.
From the Sales IQ screen, click on the Graph button or the Down Arrow next to the Graph button and then select Quick Graph.
The Graph screen will appear displaying the information based on the selections that were made in the Sales IQ screen.
You can also use the regular graphing feature to change column headings and the graph title.
1. From the Sales IQ screen, click on the Down Arrow next to the Graph button and then select Graph.
2. This feature will display the Select Columns to Graph screen where you can change the default column headings for your graph.
Copying the graph has never been easier. By selecting the Copy to Clipboard button while in the Graph screen the graph will be copied to the clipboard and you can easily paste it into any document.


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Acer Chromebook 514 review
Keep reading if battery life is king for you
By Jason Cipriani 2019-05-10T19:55:45Z Laptops & portable PCs
1. Introduction, value and design
2. Performance, battery life features and verdict
For basic tasks like checking email, using Google Docs, browsing Facebook or getting lost in Amazon recommendations, the Chromebook 514 is a solid performer. It's when we have a dozen or so tabs open, along with an Android app or two, that we notice a slowdown. It doesn't screech to a stop, but some tasks, like opening an app, seem to take longer.
Here's how the Acer Chromebook 514 performed in our suite of benchmark tests:
Mozilla Kraken: 2,953ms
Octane 2: 12,860
JetStream: 40
Battery Life (TechRadar movie test): 11 hours and 28 minutes
The Intel Pentium processor in the Chromebook 514 just doesn't have the oomph to keep up with what, we imagine, most users shopping for a Chromebook at this price point will consistently throw at it. Just look at the benchmarks for the HP Chromebook 13 and Acer Chromebook Flip C320, both of which were tested with an Intel Core m-series processor – there's no comparison.
The Chromebook 514 is no match for the HP Chromebook 13's Intel Core m5, which more than doubles the former's the Octane and Kraken scores. The Flip C302 and its Intel Core m3 saw a 3x performance boost in the JetStream test, and nearly doubled the 514's performance in the rest of the benchmarks. Keep in mind, the C302 is priced the same as the Chromebook 514, and the 514 doesn't even come close to matching its performance.
The Chromebook 514 has two downward facing speakers, and to be honest, they don't sound good at all. The sound is hollow and muffled, with most of the audio somehow working its way to the hinge. This feat at one point left us with the impression that the speakers were at the back of the housing. Actually, for a brief moment, we thought the speakers were somehow part of the hinge.
You'll want a pair of headphones if you plan on using the Chromebook 514 to listen to a lot of music or watch a lot of movies.
Acer's website claims the battery life of the Chromebook 514 should be enough to get through 12 hours of use. Normally, laptop battery life estimates from the manufacturer fall well short of reality. However, in TechRadar's movie test, the Chromebook 514 made it 11 hours and 28 minutes before powering off. That's pretty darn close to Acer's estimate.
Daily use of the Chromebook 514 wasn't nearly as impressive, but we have every bit of confidence that its battery is more than enough to power through a day note taking in class.
In comparison, the HP Chromebook 13 made it 8 hours and 1 minute, while the Asus Chromebook Flip C302 reached 10 hours and 46 minutes in the same test. Both are respectable results, but the Chromebook 514 blows them away.
Android and Linux support
Chrome OS supports both Android and Linux apps. We installed several Android apps from the Play Store and enabled the Linux feature in Chrome's settings. Android apps are still hit or miss on Chrome OS overall. You're either forced into using the phone version of an app, or hoping that there's a decent tablet-optimized version of the app.
Despite interface limitations, the Chromebook 514 has no apparent issues running Android apps during our testing. But, if you're going to have multiple apps and tabs open, you will feel a slowdown.
After enabling Linux support, we installed a couple of apps, all of which loaded and ran as they should. Albeit a little slower than we are used to on other Chromebooks, Linux support is still in beta, so we won't be overly critical.
Outside of battery life, there's a lot left to be desired here. Performance is underwhelming, the display is just OK and the trackpad is frustrating. At this price, we expected more. That's the crux of the Acer Chromebook 514's problem: It's priced to compete with premium laptops – but the laptop doesn't deliver.
If the Chromebook 514 were priced lower, the expectations would follow. But, that's unfortunately not the case. You can get a far more powerful and capable Chromebook for the same price. It's hard to recommend the 514 over the Chromebook Flip.
If battery life is paramount to everything else, then sure, the Chromebook 514 is worth considering. Otherwise, there are better laptops for this price that come with far less compromise.
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Business Caterpillar Dealer Sales Slip 10 Percent Worldwide
Caterpillar Dealer Sales Slip 10 Percent Worldwide
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Construction- and mining-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday that dealer machinery sales fell 10 percent worldwide for the three months ending in June.
That was a slightly slower pace of decline than sales in the three months ending in May.
Sales in the Peoria, Ill.-based company's resource-industry segment, which is mainly mining, sank 38 percent. Caterpillar has said it expects sales of mining trucks, the segment's bread-and-butter, to fall by 80 percent this year from the peak in 2012. Total unit sales are expected to be down by 20 percent from last year.
Sales in Caterpillar's construction-industries segment were up 3 percent, mostly driven by sales in North America. However, sales were down by 17 percent in the key Asia/Pacific region.
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Caterpillar is expected to release second-quarter earnings on Thursday morning.
Analysts expect earnings of $1.51 a share on revenue of $14.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. In the same quarter last year, Caterpillar earned a profit of $1.45 per share on revenue of $14.62 billion.
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Robert Carey, who played an influential role in shaping IT modernization programs at the Department of Navy, and then at the Department of Defense, plans to step down from his post as the DOD's principal deputy chief information officer on March 28, after a 31-year career in the federal government, a DOD spokesperson has confirmed.
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Most recently, Carey worked with the DOD's CIO, Teri Takai, to introduce a 10-point plan for IT modernization, aimed at enabling "agile, secure, efficient, and effective IT for the DOD," according to Takai. It focuses on consolidating enterprise networks, streamlining processes -- including strengthening IT governance and IT investments -- and modernizing IT guidance and training.
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It wasn't clear what Carey's plans after retirement were or who might fill his position. He could not be reached for comment. Federal News Radio has reported that he will head to the private sector.
Prior to joining the office of the DOD Chief Information Officer, Carey served as the Department of the Navy CIO from November 2006 to September 2010. While in that role, he oversaw enterprise services, the use of the Internet, and information security. Carey joined the Navy's senior executive team in June 2003 as deputy CIO, and was responsible for leading information management (IM)/IT enterprise integration across the Navy and Marine Corps.
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He began his federal government career in 1982 with the U.S. Army, where he worked as a test director evaluating small arms, automatic weapons, and ammunition.
Carey joins several other technology execs who have left their government posts in the past six months. Among them is former CIO of the General Services Administration (GSA) Casey Coleman and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regional CIO Horace Blackman. Commerce Department CIO Simon Szykman will also leave his position later this year.
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Småland is, as far as I know, the only 20th century Swedish artillery warship preserved anywhere in the world. Everything else - all the destroyers, all the armored ships and the Tre Kronor class - was either scrapped or sunk as target practice. So there is that. Still, I think Tre Kronor would probably be easier to pitch as a pre-release premium than Småland.
I never really found any context for those blueprints, unfortunately. My best guess is that it was part of some kind of pretty far-flung tactical study and/or attempt to figure out a modern but bathtub-sized aircraft carrier just to see what such a thing would be like. I don't think it was actually seriously considered for construction, or more noise would have been made about it. Still funny to see an aircraft carrier with an icebreaker bow though. The Baltic Sea produces the best special snowflake ships.
For the record, there has been some previous research here. I also have a bunch of historical source material here, both from books and from archive sources. I really don't think you need Argentina-Lappland as a T10 by the way, in fact Halland in her historical form might already have guns that are too good. She already fires (historically) 30% more shells per minute than the Gearing does (in game, base reload), but the 12 cm akan M/50 is also a better gun than the 5"/38 on the US DD's in other ways (not surprising considering how much newer it is). The caliber may be smaller, but the round is only slightly lighter (23.5 kg to the 5"/38's 25 kg) and the ballistics are significantly better. The 5"/38 had a historical max range of about 16km and a flight time to 10000 yards (9.1 km) of 22 seconds, while 12 cm akan M/50 had a max range of about 20.5 km and a flight time to 9.1 km of only 17 seconds. It's roughly halfway between the Russian 130mm (non-Khaba version) and the 5"/38, or maybe pretty close to the German 127mm on the Z-52, although I don't have good numbers on that one. I think an all-Swedish destroyer line is not very difficult to put together with just one or two paper ships, but there's really not much opportunity for any other line at all.
Not a shell design expert either, but I think stgr is a bit of an odd duck. As far as I know it's basically a HE round with a bit better armor penetration. It is nose fuzed (sar = spetsanslagsrör, available as either ö(gonblickligt) or f(ördröjt)) but unlike on the HE round there is no proximity fuze or timed fuze. I think it was intended as anti-ship HE while the regular HE was more for AA and completely unprotected targets. The hpgr is the "real" SAP equivalent I think. As for the AP shell, I really don't know what's up with that. I did notice though that all the rounds weigh almost exactly the same, so I wonder if that's got something to do with it - maybe the weight was limited by something. I don't know what's up with the stated penetration values either, they seem bizarrely low.
No, typo. It's 60°. Other questions: not much to add at the moment but I'm planning to go back on Saturday and check out some stuff from the actual archives, not just books. I'll take a look at the ballistic tables for the various 12 cm guns too though.
Hello again! I passed by the national archives library the other day and found some stuff in (among other things) the aforementioned book that may be of interest. See here for a bunch of Swedish naval guns (mainly ones used on destroyers). All rates of fire are practical sustained, not peak. Furthermore: Ballistic tables for 15,2 cm kanon M/42 (as used on the Tre Kronor class). Muzzle velocity with AP about 880 m/s (better than the Belfast but not on Budyonny's level), theoretical max range 24 km. Armor layout for a few cruisers, Tre Kronor bottom right. (Kvl = konstruktionsvattenlinje = design waterline). Anecdotes etc: - Four of the six Göteborg class destroyers reached 41 knots in speed trials - Both Tre Kronor and Göta Lejon exceeded the contract speed of 33 knots in trials, but I don't know by how much. - On a longer trip (not just a speed run), Tre Kronor averaged 32 knots in open sea between Stockholm and Karlskrona (about 450 km or somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 hours). - Göta Lejon outran the Soviet cruiser Sverdlov in the North Sea on the way home from the crowning of Elizabeth II in Britain, in 1953. - The Tre Kronor class had a central AA director for the 15,2cm guns from launch and they could elevate up to +70°. Let me know if you want help interpreting anything.
Historical stats for the Swedish Torped 14 are as follows. Caliber: 533mm Length: 7.58m Weight (combat ready): ~1700kg Warhead: 248 kg TNT Max speed: ~43 knots Min speed: ~32 knots Range: 10,000m @ max speed, ~15,000m @ min speed Now, this probably doesn't sound too good as far as range and speed goes, but many torpedoes in game have their speed buffed significantly over historical values. The mk 15 mod 3 on the Benson for example historically did 4,500 yards (4,100 m) @ 45 knots or 9,000 yards (8,200 m) @ 33.5 knots - in game, 9,200m @ 55 knots. The mk 17 on the Gearing had a historical top speed of 46 knots; in game 66 knots. So sticking with the theme of retaining roughly historical torpedo ranges but buffing speed 30% or so, 10-ish km @ 65-ish knots doesn't sound too unreasonable. The main problem is the relatively small warhead - it's comparable to the Benson's stock mk 15 mod 0 (224kg), while the mk 17 warhead weighed in at 399kg. If we "do a Fletcher" and also consider submarine torpedoes there's also Torped 25 which was ~5-7 knots faster but had ~5000m shorter range and a ~50kg heavier warhead. 53 cm torped 11 did 10,000m @ 30 knots or 5,000m @ 40 knots. Warhead 255kg "novit", which is some proprietary Swedish explosive that is almost completely ungooglable. Don't know what it consists of. 45 cm torped m/15 did 7,000m @ 26 knots or 3,000m @ 36 knots, or in modernized form (m/15A) 5,000m @ 31 knots. Warhead 151kg TNT. edit: by the way, the 5+3 torpedo tube arrangement on the Halland is a later invention, originally it was 4+4. They changed it to 5+3 to make space for missile launch ramps but that's not relevant for WoWS. AA on the Halland should be pretty okay - it only has 6 40mm Bofors to the Gearing's 12, but it also has a twin 57mm secondary DP turret that should be fairly nasty, in addition to its DP main guns.
No, sorry. Despite having been all over a number of different archive locations that seemed like they could be relevant, I've been unable to locate anything related to this design. I've been in contact with the Navy Museum; they didn't know anything about it. I've asked the archivists at the National Archives, and they've pointed me to a few places where I've looked and found nothing. There are a few more places where I could look but I'm really busy with the Swedish tree for World of Tanks at the moment so I don't really have the time for ship research right now. Sorry.
Utredning och Förslag angående Sjökrigsmaterielens sammansättning m.m., avgivet jämlikt Kungl. Maj:ts beslut den 24 september 1943 188 pages of discussion of the Future of Naval Warfare in Sweden. Very interesting (if you are a gigantic nerd). If you are only a medium sized nerd, go directly to IMG_7297.jpg and start reading about proposed ship types. We've seen some of them before but this gives them a bit more context. Enjoy!
"Flotilla leader", 4660 tonnes, l.o.a. 170 m, 35 knots, 4x 15,2 cm automatic guns, 4x 57mm automatic guns, 12x 40mm AA autocannons. Smaller version of the above. 3000 tonnes, l.o.a. 141 m, 35 knots, 6x 12 cm automatic guns, 8x 40mm AA autocannons, 12x 53 cm torpedo tubes (six fixed on each side). Destroyer. Basically proto-Halland. 2400 tonnes, l.o.a. 133 meters, 35 knots, 4x 12 cm automatic guns, 8x 40mm AA autocannons, 12x 53 cm torpedo tubes (six fixed on each side). Unlike the other proposals, there are a lot of words that go with these that I don't feel like summarizing right now, but if you can read Swedish feel free to go hog wild in this Google Drive folder. It's a couple hundred pages, no biggie. There are some funny drawings of what the navy in 1946-1947 thought a guided missile cruiser might look like in the future in there too to keep you entertained (spoilers: it doesn't exactly have a Vertical Launch System).


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November 4, 2011 By Fred
Just because we don't feel that we get quite enough spooky programming during the month of October, we're continuing our tradition of re-upping the spooky tales for the month of November. This week, it's our esteemed friend Roger Gregg, who produced a spooky ghost number with the Gaiety School of Acting's 2010 class (a Dublin, Ireland based advanced theatre training school).
The show is Scene from Horror Hotel: Episode 1, and by the end of it, you'll start to wonder where all the other episodes went… The show is masterfully stylized, and not quite a satire of the modern ghost classics such as The Shining. Come on, every haunted hotel needs to have a bath tub, right? Stay tuned for a special secret track at the end…
Before we get into our main feature, Captain Radio is back with a review of Demon Eyes by John Ballentine's Campfire Radio Theater.
Some notes from Roger on the production:
The scene features wonderful performances by Margaret McAuliffe and Genevieve Hulme-Beaman.
For location realism, Margaret got in her bathing suit and we filled the bath to record this scene.
The scene was recorded with a portable HD recorder and a Rode Stereo Microphone.
Draining the bath was recorded wild in situ. The other bath sounds were created naturally by the actors in the scene, rising from the bath and so forth. The scripts were taped to the walls of the bathroom to faciliate maximum free movement.
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In contrast to this, all – women teams got just about 2% of venture capital last year – just under $2 billion out of a total $85 billion in VC investments. Cortese believes this is "pitiful."
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