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Tour de Loch Quoich – Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach
28th August 2017 by James Stone Leave a Comment
I woke up the morning after our epic walk from Sgurr na Ciche to Gairich surprisingly unstiff but feeling fatigued. The morning greeted us with a spectacular sunrise.
It was cloudy but the clouds were well over the summits. We prepared our breakfast al fresco – porridge and tea in my case. The story of our previous day can be found here.
Tzvetie was determined to bag some more Munros. I am sure that I would have been happy to go to the nearest tea shop (probably some distance away) or amble up a nearby bump instead. The obvious Munros were Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach and/or Sgurr a'Mhaoraich. I compromised with her by agreeing that we would not try to combine all three Munros!
Breakfast over we drove the short distance to just beyond the bridge over the northern arm of Loch Quoich. Hidden amongst the rhododendron bushes is the start of one of the best stalker's paths in the Highlands. It lifts you easily up the southern arm of Gleouraich giving spectacular views along Loch Quoich to Sgurr na Ciche and the other hills we had been on in the previous days and along an airy highway above the arm of Loch Quoich.
It ends at a pony stance from where a rough path climbs steeply up the final 200m (660ft) of ascent to the summit. This was my fourth ascent of this hill.
Classic view down Loch Quoich with Sgurr na Ciche in the distance
Stalker's path on Gleouraich
Pony stance at the end of the stalker's path on Gleouraich
To Gleouraich's summit
View down Loch Quoich from near Gleouraich's summit
The summit is a grand viewpoint. We could also see Sgurr a'Mhaoraich, Bein Sgritheall and distant Skye to the west.
The South Glen Shiel ridge to the north and even a mist covered Ben Nevis to the south east.
Mist covered Ben Nevis
From Gleouraich a ridge leads east over a subsidiary top from where this shot was taken back to the main summit of Gleouraich.
Back to Gleouraich
And on towards the rather bland slopes of Spidean Mialach after a significant drop in height.
Spidean Mialach
Despite the fatigue I still made it from the start to the summit of Gleouraich in 1 hour 50 minutes and from there to the summit of Spidean Mialach in 1 hour 30 minutes.
Here are some pics from the top of Spidean Mialach. It was noon when we got there.
Gleouraich from Spidean Mialach
The eye keeps on being drawn down Loch Quoich
Until someone gets in the way!
Now the sun was out and producing a little warmth. We lounged around on this top for a while. There is a path all the way down from the summit to the road. As we neared the road we encountered a group of 4 guys just starting out up Spidean Mialach, perhaps a bit late in the day considering it was October.
We were back at our cars after a round of 6 hours and drove back to Fort William where we treated ourselves to a pizza. Then I drove down to the Lake District for an appointment the following day in Ambleside!
Tour de Loch Quoich – Ben Aden and Sgurr na Ciche to Gairich
As part of my preparations for my trip to Antarctica I wanted to do an extended trip to improve fitness and resilience, preferably an overnighter, therefore carrying some weight over a couple of days.
An opportunity arose towards the end of October to meet up with Tzvetie whom I had met on my Elbrus trip a few months earlier. She was up for such a trip and, living in Fort William, was busy bagging Munros.
We agreed on a plan which would pick up six Munros and two Corbetts over three days. This would involve some remote country, including one of the most remote Corbetts, Ben Aden. Ben Aden lies at the west end of Loch Quoich in the western highlands about 25 miles north west of Fort William as the crow flies, but probably twice the distance to the start point for the approach. It lies at the eastern edge of the Knoydart peninsula at 887m (2,910ft) in height. It will not be visited that often. Its isolation sees to that. After that we would follow the long ridge between Sgurr na Ciche and Gairich, another set of relatively remote peaks. If we then felt up to it we would then do a separate walk up Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach.
I travelled north on a Wednesday afternoon arriving in Fort William for an overnight stay a bit later than I had hoped. We discussed whether or not to take two cars (which we would) and what time we would leave… early!
Day 1 – to Ben Aden
The following morning was foggy and so we made our way carefully to the minor road that leads 22 miles further on to a dead end at Kinloch Hourn. A little over half way along this road you reach the Quoich dam. Here we left Tzvetie's car and then we drove a further 20 minutes past the northern arm of the Loch to the point where the road leaves the Loch before it plunges down to Kinloch Hourn.
Here there is plenty of space to park and, indeed, there was a campervan there when we arrived. It was 7.45am when we set off on our adventure, about 1½ hours after leaving Fort William. The fog had cleared and the sun was lighting up the south eastern horizon with yellow, orange and red strips though the cloud above was grey black.
It is about a 16km (10 mile) walk to the summit of Ben Aden from the start. The first section is across what sometimes forms the bed of the Loch. The alternative, if winter rains or snow melt has filled this section, is a diversion further west over higher ground. We decided to make bee-line towards the promontory directly opposite. It was not as wet and glutinous as I had feared. There were a few streams to cross and the black soil was occasionally a bit sticky, but it was only about 800m until we were on firmer ground. Here we found the traces of tracks over rough ground. Now the going under foot varied between firm and soggy with plenty of ups and downs. It is quite hard going. Across the Loch Sgurr na Ciche glowed in the morning sun.
This was to be one of our targets for the following day. Indeed you can see where we were to camp that evening on the levelling of the ridge just above the cloud.
After another 3½km (2 miles or so) we were faced with what can be a major obstacle. This is the Abhainn Chosaidh, a river that can be impossible to cross if in spate. Some careful balancing on rocks enabled a dry shod crossing to be made.
Beyond, although we struggled to find it at first because we stayed too close to the lochside, there is an old vehicle track. This might sound strange but it is a relic of the time when Loch Quoich was being dammed.
The Loch is dammed at both its east and its west ends. The dam at the east end is by far the largest one. But there are two smaller ones at the west end that take the Loch over the natural watershed. The dams were constructed in the mid 1950's. The Loch surface was raised about 33m (100ft) in height and the surface area increased from 7.7 to 18 sq kilometres (3 to 7 sq miles). In the process Glen Quoich Lodge was destroyed. There is now a network of stalker's paths that plunge down into the Loch, though many are being taken over by nature as they are no longer used.
Edwin Landseer was among many fashionable sportsmen who came here in the 19th century, and his best known paintings were inspired by the red deer of Glen Quoich.
The track that we were now on was created to transport materials to create the western dams and then was largely submerged when the Loch was filled. As can be seen from the photo above, the track is deteriorating and was quite wet in places.
Once past the Abhainn Chosaidh there was a further 5 kilometres (3 miles) to the western dams. It had taken us almost 3 hours to reach this point. We stopped for 20 minutes for some refreshment and to decide which way to tackle Ben Aden which now stood just beyond but still 630m (or over 2,000ft) above us.
Guidebooks suggest that one should follow a path towards Lochan nam Breac and then make one's way into the rough corrie of Coire na Cruaiche. I had spotted an alternative stalker's path marked on the map which led up the eastern slope of Meall a'Choire Dubh. So we decided to go for that alternative. Whether that was the fight decision I do not know – possibly not. At first we missed the start of this path because through lack of use it is indistinct. Once found, it was obviously a beautifully constructed path but now unused and unmaintained. Parts were still supported by little embankments with dressed stonework. Views opened up back over Loch Quoich.
Unfortunately the path stopped where it was shown to on the map, at a small cairn. From there to the top of Meall a'Choire Dubh there ground was very broken and this continued all the way along the broad ridge to the final climb to Ben Aden. The guidebook route would have avoided much of this. We had another break part way along the ridge and contemplated our location and that final climb. It was stunning. To the south was Sgurr na Ciche; to the north was the long ridge of Sgurr a'Choire-bheithe. Ben Aden largely hid the view west but there were glimpses into Knoydart. It was sunny and, for October, warm with little wind.
We toyed with the idea of leaving our packs on the ridge but it was so broad with ups and downs we feared we would not find them again. We made short work of the final 200m (660ft) of ascent. There were a couple of steeper and narrower sections. But it was 7 hours since we had set out by the time we arrived, an indicator of the rough nature of the ground.
The views were stunning. This is what we saw. First Luinne Bheinn and Mell Bhuidhe, remote Munros on the Knoydart peninsula.
Then a zoomed shot of Beinn Sgritheall above Arnisdale on Loch Hourn.
A view to The Saddle.
Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach above Loch Quoich.
Even a distant Ben Nevis seen in this zoomed shot.
And finally Sgurr na Ciche.
This last shot also shows Garbh Chioch Mor, Ben Nevis on the distant horizon and where we were to camp on the north east ridge of Sgurr na Ciche (where the shadow cuts across the ridge just to the right of the bump).
We spent a good half hour on the summit. Having taken so long to get there (and we were a little weary) it merited a sit down and appreciation of the location.
But time marched on. It was approaching 3pm and daylight hours are not long at this time of the year. We did not then know precisely where we would set up camp and there was still much rough ground to cover.
We found a better way down and along the ridge back towards Meall a'Choire Dubh (eventually keeping to the right (south) as much as possible) and worked our way to the foot of the north east ridge of Sgurr na Ciche where we found a welcome stream burbling down from above. Water might not be available at any camping spot we found so we filled up our water bottles and I drank about ½ litre of water to attempt some re-hydration. Even in October you lose a lot of fluid.
It was then a question of climbing the ridge until we found a suitable place to pitch the tents. 210m (690ft) higher we found somewhere suitable. It was 4.30pm, 9½ hard hours after we had started out.
Tents soon up, dinner was cooked, tea made and I (for one) was glad to lie down and recover.
Day 2 – to Sgurr na Ciche and beyond
If day 1 had been hard, then day 2 was to be epic!
It was helped by the fact that our first summit was only 150m (500ft) above us, but it would involve over 24km (15 miles) of walking and 2,150m (7,000ft) of ascent. Our spell of settled weather continued but we were to finish in the dark.
We packed quickly and were off by 6.30am. We followed a wall up most of the ridge. This was a wall that we would follow for some 5km (3 miles). We left it when it dipped down to the Feadan na Ciche (the col between Sgurr na Ciche and Garbh Chioch Mhor). Soon after we met the main path along the east ridge. We were able to leave our rucksacks here and enjoyed a lightweight final clamber to the top.
To be on such a remote summit at 7am is a privilege. It was my third time up Sgurr na Ciche and the first one where I had a view! This is the classic view down the south west ridge to Loch Nevis.
Garbh Chioch Mhor was just across the way with mist filling Glen Dessary and a distant Ben Nevis on the skyline.
Here is Loch Quoich.
And a view over Knoydart and to Beinn Sgritheall.
We could not hang around for long though. So we returned to our packs and continued down to the Feadan na Ciche which is quite a narrow notch. There followed a 170m (560ft) steep ascent up Garbh Chioch Mhor. As became common during the course of the day Tzvetie slowly but surely pulled away from me on the extended climbs. I was on the top by 8.15am with a view down to the mist filled Glen Dessary and the wall.
Back to Sgurr na Ciche, the pyramid shape of which would ever so slowly recede from us during the day.
And down to the ever present Loch Quoich.
This last picture also captures much of the rest of the route that day and indicated how much further we had to go as Tzvetie's car was parked out of sight at the far end of the Loch.
The ridge between Garbh Chioch Mhor and its subsidiary top, Garbh Chioch Bheag, gives some of the roughest walking you will encounter on the Scottish mainland. It takes us 30 minutes to walk the 1km between the two.
Tzvetie had waited for me here and then we descended to the col between Garbh Chioch Bheag and Sgurr nan Coireachan together. Here the terrain becomes softer. We were still following the wall but the ground became less rocky. It was 10am by the time we reached the top of Sgurr nan Coireachan. Here is the view back the way we had come.
And the way on, showing An Eag, Sgurr Beag, Sgurr Mor and Sgurr an Fhuarain respectively. Our final peak of the day is hidden behind Sgurr an Fhuarain.
I had last been along this section of the ridge (between Garbh Chioch Mhor and Sgurr Mor) in June 2000. I had been with Sue as she was mopping up some final Munros before her "compleation" a week later on the Isle of Mull.
On that occasion we had left Yorkshire early one Saturday morning and arrived at the end of Loch Arkaig to the south at 1pm. We had then set off and walked the ridge between Garbh Chioch Mhor and Sgurr Mor arriving at Sgurr Mor after midnight having no views from any of the summits. But beneath the cloud caps the weather was beautiful and we were accompanied by Brocken Spectres on the ridge between An Eag and Sgurr Beag. We returned to the car at 3am as the sun was rising, crashing there to grab 3 hours sleep before being woken up by sheep rubbing against the car. Sue then bagged another Munro on the Sunday before I drove back home the same evening.
Here is the ridge between An Eag and Sgurr Beag.
We had now lost the wall. The ridge was now grassy. At the col before the rise to Sgurr Beag a stalker's path joins from both sides of the ridge and it continues up and over Sgurr Beag and on to Sgurr Mor. It deteriorates a little in places between the two Sgurrs, but it certainly assisted legs that were now becoming weary.
Here is a panorama back along our route from the top of Sgurr Beag. The pyramid of Sgurr na Ciche attracts the gaze.
Unfortunately some cloud was coming in. Sgurr Mor was lightly covered.
On the ascent of Sgurr Mor Tzvetie stormed on ahead. She was sitting at the summit cairn as I arrived. We stopped for a bit in the cloud for food and drink before moving on. It was now 1pm.
We soon dropped out of the cloud. We still could not see the end point of our walk which was still 11km (almost 7 miles) away as that crow flew and probably half as much again for us to walk. In fact looking at the map as I write this, we had only covered 1/3rd of the day 2 distance by the time we reached Sgurr Mor.
The next top was the Corbett, Sgurr an Fhuarain. This we reached fairly speedily at 1.50pm. It is rare that I make a second visit to a Corbett, but I had previously been here, alone, in February 2013 on (weather-wise) the most perfect of winter days. But here I am looking remarkably cheerful with the ever present Sgurr na Ciche behind me.
Remarkably cheerful considering that we still had this hill to do – Gairich. This would involve a 340m (1,100ft) loss of height and slightly more on the re-ascent.
It was here where we saw our one and only other person of the day. A single chap who, as he approached, looked as though he was walking a sheep. It was, of course, just a very large fluffy dog. He had come up over Gairich from the dam and was planning to return back down Glen Kingie and around the far end of Gairich. His car was not at the dam when we finally ended the day.
Again we had had a stop here for further refreshment though both water and food were now running low.
Descent is via the north ridge where there is a stalker's path. Of course we should have been going east, but that way is blocked by steep broken slopes. We had to leave the path before it skirted around Meall a'Choire Bhuidhe. The next kilometre was tortuous as we navigated our way across rough boggy ground. We did find a suitable stream for re-filling depleted water bottles. We were aiming for the stalker's path that leads up the western slopes of Gairich Beag.
I had seriously considered whether or not it would be possible to miss out Gairich, but the alternative routes looked as bad as going over the top of it!
Eventually we reached the bottom of the path. For me it was a case of gritting teeth and getting on with it. Again Tzvetie pulled ahead. Eventually I lost sight of her. Unfortunately the path ends where it is shown as doing so on the map, shortly beyond a cairn two thirds of the way up. From there the ground continued to rise over a mix of small rocks and grass, albeit on less steep ground.
Slowly making my way over the dome of Gairich Beag, I could see that there was still 180m (almost 600ft) of climb to do. I made out Tzvetie waiting for me in the shallow col a couple of hundred metres ahead. Only part jokingly I suggested we set up camp here and finish in the morning. I knew by now that we would be finishing in the dark.
Another 15 minute rest, drinking plenty of water and eating the last of my food and we were off. The northern corrie of Gairich provides a pleasing shape to the way ahead. I made my way over to the corrie rim. That provided a handrail for further progress and once on the rim the gradient eased. It was 4.55pm when the Gairich summit cairn was finally reached – 3 hours from Sgurr an Fhuarain.
Light was fading. But the views were still nice if a bit gloomy. Here are Gleouraich and the distant Glen Shiel hills.
And The (distant) Saddle and surrounding hills.
And we could see now actually where our walk would end.
The way off Gairich to the east involves an initial steep section with a little bit of minor scrambling. I was keen to get through this section before the light finally went. So we did not stay long on the top, just time for photos and a drink. And we were safely down to the western end of the long, long (3km/2m) east ridge before the light finally went. It was then navigation by GPS and head torch. We managed to lose the path in the bogs and went slightly awry drifting too far towards Bac nam Foid, but were soon back on track.
At the end of the ridge we dropped down to some woodland. The GPS was useful here to check that we followed the right path north. Again we stopped for 10 minutes in the dark for more water. I had warned Tzvetie that the next section was notoriously boggy. But in the end it was not too bad. Only once did we each manage to lose a foot in the bog. It was a relief to see the dam! There is a locked gate at the end of the dam by the road so we climbed it and flopped over and walked the final 30 metres to the car.
Tzvetie then drove back to my car. Neither of us felt like cooking. We were past it. But I had in the car some Pringles and dips. So we shared these and they tasted like a gourmet meal!
That day was certainly one of the hardest I have done in the UK. I think the experience can be classified as Type 2 on the Fun Scale (Google it if you do not know what this scale is).
The previous day Jet and I had climbed Sgurr Dhomnhuill in Ardgour. I had originally hoped to climb another P600 hill near Loch Lomond but time and a lack of a place to park had put me off. So I returned to a mountain that I had first climbed 30 years before, Ben Lomond.
I had forgotten how far off the A82 it was, but eventually we made it to the Forestry Car Park at Rowardennan for a relatively late start at around 9am.
Although it was a Monday in October the day was busy, testament to the mountain's popularity. One day I will do the Ptarmigan Ridge approach. But there is some scrambling near the end and I did not want to have to think about how I might get the dog up this, so I went up the standard route.
Whichever way you go there are some nice views over the Loch and its islands. I had a brief rest and snack to admire the view.
Here is the view towards the summit block.
The path is clear all the way. In just under 2½ hours we were at the top.
There is a hidden rocky coire on Ben Lomond, the top of which we followed on the way down.
The views to the Arrochar Alps are nice.
Plenty of people were having lunch and looking at the views.
I took a video from the summit as the clouds began to roll in, as predicted by the forecast.
And it took us just under 90 minutes to get back down. A nice straightforward and quick day before our return to Yorkshire.
Ben Nevis – a day to remember
6th May 2016 by James Stone Leave a Comment
I first climbed Ben Nevis in 1981. It was on my honeymoon. We were not well equipped. Although we had great views from the top, we were soaked through on the way down – the cagoules we had at the time being totally inadequate for the job, and we had no over trousers. And as reported elsewhere on this site, we left a damp trail of footprints through the hotel reception as we skulked back to our room to sort ourselves out.
The second time was a solo ascent in October 1993. It was a day of leaden clouds and no view from the top. I was on a top bagging mission that day and visited both Carn Deargs (each over 1,000m) from which I recall some watery views before making way to the summit.
The third time was in May 2007. I dragged Julie, the kids and Laura (the daughter of friends of ours) up – to be fair Julie and Laura were quite willing! We were accompanied by Caroline and her (also less than willing) son, Ruaridh. We were also supposed to be with my brother, Peter, and his family but they decided to set off before us and so we passed each other on a big snowfield 20 minutes or so short of the summit. It was a nice day, though the top 30m or so were covered in cloud until just as we were leaving. But the views were great nonetheless.
Each of these ascents were by the Tourist route from Glen Nevis – the one that 95% (if not more) of ascensionists use. And the one that a car (a Model T Ford) was driven up in 1911 (and again in 1928 and, sort of, again in 2011). If you don't believe me then look here.
It had long been a wish of mine to approach Ben Nevis by the less frequented and far more interesting Carn Mor Dearg arête. Fortunately this was a route that Ciaran also wished to take. Finally, we had a forecast of good weather after our decidedly mixed week. As I did not want Ciaran and I to feel rushed, I determined that we should start the day at a reasonably early time and so it was that we left the North Face car park at Torlundy shortly after 6am. There was one other car there before us.
If you could have chosen the weather, then this day's would have been it. At that early hour there was a lot of low cloud drifting around but you could tell that it was quite thin and would most likely burn off. As there was still a fair amount of snow around for the time of year we went equipped with ice axes and crampons, just in case.
We followed the signed trail up through the trees. A steep section warmed us up and got the heart rate going with slightly heavier packs. Eventually we reached the edge of the forest, passed a bench and went around a bend where we had our first view of the north face of The Ben. Nice!
We were soon at a gate and stile which marked the end of the forest. We followed the path onwards with the Allt a'Mhuillinn splashing to our right. Here the path rises at a gentle rate. Our route today would take us up Carn Mor Dearg before we tackled the arête.
In the photo below the arête is the snowy dipped ridge directly ahead and the broad open slopes of Carn Mor Dearg are to the left.
A small cairn marks the start of the path up towards Carn Mor Dearg. Here we had a brief rest for a drink. At least to start with, the route of the path up is obvious if a little wet in places. There was nothing to it but to grind one's way up. There was around 2,000 feet (600m) of ascent to tackle. In fact we found that we gained height relatively quickly.
Soon we had good views back to the narrows between Lochs Linnhe and Eil at Caol.
And the clouds provided atmospheric views across to Ben Nevis.
On we continued with the slopes continuing to be steep, but the way now a lot drier. And it was now becoming warmer, the early morning chill disappearing notwithstanding the increase in altitude.
The North Face continued to open up. We could hear a lot of helicopter activity that seemed to be coming from near Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis. Then we heard a loud crack and a bang as an avalanche came off the North Face and crashed down near the lower part of the Ledge Route. This was probably triggered by a cornice collapse but possibly by the helicopter activity. I hoped that there was no-one in the vicinity of the avalanche. Snow continued to funnel through a gulley for a fair few minutes even once the main event had come to an end.
Ben Nevis – not an Ultra
The other excitement on the climb was that I dropped my GPS. I thought I would not see it again but fortunately I had only just done so and Ciaran spotted it.
The path passes below Carn Beag Dearg and then loses itself amongst bouldery terrain. I took a direct route towards the ridge between Carn Beag Dearg and Carn Dearg Meadhonach whilst Ciaran continued to contour a bit to reduce the gradient for himself.
I arrived at the cairn on Carn Dearg Meadhonach and took a second rest whilst waiting for Ciaran. This was the view back to the narrows.
Looking the other way, this was the view to Carn Mor Dearg. It has a pleasant pointy shape from here. It is just that it is dominated by The Ben's North Face. Carn Mor Dearg was the Munro where I finished the Munros first time around in 1991. That was a hot day with a hot dehydrating wind that sucked us dry. Peter, Derek and Cathy had come over Ben Nevis from the campsite in Glen Nevis and met Julie, Sue and me on the summit. We ended the day fried and celebrated after the event in the same hotel where we had left the footprints 10 years earlier.
It was a contrast to my second ascent in the winter of 2003 with Caroline and John. On that occasion we had come over Aonach Mor and up Carn Mor Dearg's shapely east ridge, then a fluted snowy feature that arrowed straight from the col below to the summit. On that occasion we descended the slopes that Ciaran and I had just ascended.
Ciaran arrived and we had a bit to eat and drink. I suggested to Ciaran that he go ahead and I would take some pictures of him ascending the final slopes of Carn Mor Dearg.
I then followed on.
We were soon together on the summit. to the west were Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag.
In the foreground of this picture is the top part of east ridge.
But one's gaze was always drawn to the imposing face of Ben Nevis opposite. The clouds were still providing atmospheric vistas.
And from here the arête could be seen. The initial drop off is quite steep and then it narrows considerably. As can be seen from the photos it was still in fairly wintry conditions. We debated whether or not to put on crampons. I decided not to do so. Ciaran followed suit, but part way down the initial steep slope he had a change of heart. These were not conditions he was used to. So safety was paramount. I probably should have put mine on too but I gingerly made my way down.
Soon it became a bit rockier. I was able to use the rocks but there was enough snow for Ciaran to step on for his crampons. Eventually the crampons became a bit of a nuisance and Ciaran took them off.
Here is the first part of the descent.
with a look back
The traverse required a lot of concentration to ensure that any snow was stable and to avoid ice that was still there hidden in shady parts. Slowly we made progress with Ciaran gaining confidence as we progressed. And the views slowly changed.
And a further look back
Part way along we could see another couple of people following. We stopped for some more sustenance. The air was practically still. How often is that the case on this airy perch? What a day.
We then had a further 15 minutes or so before the narrowness stopped at a level section just before the final 650 feet (200m) of ascent up on to Ben Nevis' summit plateau. I think Ciaran greeted this point with a mixture of achievement and relief. I guess that going over the arête is not an experience he will soon forget. So here he is reaching his haven.
At this point a cairn has been constructed. And here it is with a foreshortened look up the final slopes.
The other pair had caught us up by now. We had a further guzzle of liquid and a change of clothes. It was now hot. We followed the others using their footprints to help find footholds in the slush that the snow had become having by now had hours of sunshine falling on it. We did not like the length of the paces they were setting so I took over breaking trail. In no time we were emerging on to the plateau. Here is Ciaran with Aonach Beag behind.
As he caught up I was approached by a German couple who had ascended by the tourist route and who enquired about the route we had taken. They were well equipped and I gave them some idea of the conditions and timings. Off they went but we were to see them later on the descent because they had been put off the initial steepness down to the arête.
Having seen only two other people up to now, the character of the climb now changed with the expected throngs in the summit area. That I was able to take this selfie without someone in the immediate background was remarkable!
As remarkable was the fact that there was still hardly any wind. Wow!! It was a stunning contrast to the previous occasions that I had been up there. After a good look around at the views it was time to depart.
Here is a look across to the Mamores.
The snow remained soft so there was a fair bit of slithering and sliding on the descent. People were still on their way up. Of course, many did not seem appropriately attired. But the risk of them getting anything more than wet feet did not seem too great on a day like this one. There is a line of cairns to help with navigation.
Here is a view to one of Ben Nevis subsidiary tops.
and finally a panorama again to Lochs Linnhe and Eil.
From then on it was a question of following the tourist path down to Half Way Lochan and then cutting across to its northern end and making one's way down the open hillside to the Allt a'Mhuillinn. We found a crossing point near the stile to the forest and it was then a question of making our weary way along the forest tracks back to the car. It had been 10 hours including all the stops.
We rewarded ourselves later with dinner at Russell's Restaurant in Spean Bridge – recommended!
A day to live long in the memory.
Beinn na Lap
Beinn na Lap is quite a fun Munro to tackle. It is very straightforward and is often left as a "final" Munro by those who complete them all. I first climbed it in February 1987 when, as part of a quite challenging winter walk, Julie and I started at Corrour station and walked out to Tulloch over Chno Dearg and Stob Coire Sgriodain finishing in the dark. The second time was with Kirsty when she was 11. The conditions (in May) were quite different with a stiff breeze but dry and bright. And, indeed, we came across a completion party on the summit.
Most ascents are made from Corrour station. This adds to the fun as the start of the day is by train (from north or south) through some grand scenery. The station is the highest in the UK and there is no public road to it. The station house has been used variously as a "restaurant with rooms", a youth hostel and various types of café. In 2016 the property had been brought back in hand by the Corrour Estate and was being run by them as a café.
And very welcome it was too as Ciaran and I alighted from the first train south that day.
We had started from Spean Bridge station
and received a cheery goodbye from the train guard as we left the train.
The weather was still showing little sign of improvement. The forecast was for showers and a strong wind. We had both. Another thing about organising a climb of Beinn na Lap or indeed any of the hills accessible from the station is knowing which train you are going to catch back to "civilisation". For us there was a choice of tearing up and down Beinn na Lap to catch a return train less than three hours after we had reached Corrour. Or we could have a somewhat more leisurely seven hours between trains.
We opted for the latter and went into the café for a cup of tea!
Suitably refreshed we set out along the rough road leading towards Loch Ossian. Beinn na Lap does not look too exciting from here.
Once the road is left a worn peaty and sometimes wet trail leads straight up the side of the slope ahead. The view soon starts to open up over Loch Ossian.
And the station merges into the vastness of Rannoch Moor.
Here is a zoom from the same spot.
It took less than two hours to reach the top.
The wide ranging views were partly obscured by cloud. Here are shots to Ben Alder
Chno Dearg
Distant Schiehallion in the gloom
And Glen Nevis
Finally a shot of the cairn. No completion party today!
The wind was very strong. Whereas it had pushed us up the hill, it was in our faces on the way down. It was strong and cold enough to hurt the face. But once we had left the ridge line it calmed down. We were soon down to the road. It was the week of the Fort William motorbike trials and whilst we had been up high a staging post had been set up. We stopped briefly to chat with the guy manning it.
Soon we were back at the station – with plenty of time for a leisurely lunch (we both had venison burgers of generous proportions) before our train back to Spean Bridge. That's the way to do it!
A nice leisurely day before our big day in the morning.


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In The Shrine a trio of investigators travel to a Polish town to look into a string of tourist disappearances. Not technically given the green light to look into it, Carmen leads the group with her boyfriend Marcus. The people in the town are stand-offish and when the group tries to investigate a strange fog in the forest they find a statue that scares them. Marcus realizes after they are captured and nearly ritually sacrificed that Carmen has become possessed by the statue she saw and that the villagers are simply trying to protect themselves as Carmen kills multiple people. In the end Marcus is let free and expected to keep the secret of the town safe.
Other movies like The Shrine
Temple (2017)
Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.
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A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
The Sacrament (2013)
A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish. Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing terms. However, they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that belies the seemingly peaceful setting.
The Forest (2016)
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
Shrooms (2007)
A group of American teens comes Ireland to visit an Irish school friend who takes them on a camping trip in search of the local, fabled magic mushrooms. When the hallucinations start taking hold, the panicked friends are attacked by ghostly creatures; never able to determine if they are experiencing gruesome reality or startling delirium.
The Silent House (2010)
Laura and her father Wilson arrive at a cottage off the beaten path in order to repair it since its owner will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go on smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder in the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own waiting for her father to come down. The plot is based on a true story that occurred in the 1940s in a small village in Uruguay. La casa muda focuses on the last seventy eight minutes, second by second, as Laura tries to leave the house unharmed and discovers the dark secret it hides.
YellowBrickRoad (2010)
In the Fall of 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness. Without warning, they left behind everything: their homes, their clothes, and their money. The only clue where they went was a single word etched into stone near the forest's edge: YELLOWBRICKROAD.
The Endless (2017)
Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.
Pyewacket (2017)
A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.
The Damned (2013)
After suffering the recent loss of his wife, David Reynolds decides to take his family on a cathartic trip to her home village in Columbia. While en route, they get into a car accident and seek refuge in a secluded inn. While there they find a mysterious young girl, Ana Maria, locked up with cryptic symbols painted on the walls of her cell. Shocked by the treatment of her caretaker, the family sets Ana free only to realize that she is possessed by an evil spirit from centuries past. What's worse, the spirit can jump from person to person, creating a deadly dynamic amongst the once loving family. Now, David must figure out a way to lock the spirit up for good before it destroys him and his family.
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Just a quick appreciative note of thanks to relay to you what a tremendous, and I do mean tremendous, time my son, had this past weekend as part of the RYLA Conference. I really can't recall when he has had more fun. He made so many great new friends (8 new friends for Facebook!) at the conference, plus he got so much out of the various workshops.
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Q: How to pass values from a listbox in Tkinter to an array and then add the values together? Let me state that I am new to using this language. but I'm progressing thanks to many readings made online. I'm creating a little program to make work in the office easier.
The problem that I can't solve now is the following: from a database, through a search, I can pull out of the numerical data that I see in a listbox. I would like to put these data presented in the listbox in an array and then with the Python native function "SUM" get the result. This is my intent.
But I can't. Here is the code:
def Calcola_Isi_dovuto():
    lista = list(dovutolist.get(0,END))
    print(lista)
    dovuto = arr.array('d',lista)
    print(dovuto)
    somma = sum(dovuto)
    print(somma)

And errors:
usr/bin/python3.6 /media/diakrufus/Maxtor/xxxxxx/xx.py
[('1322.20',), ('1322.80',)]
Exception in Tkinter callback
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/tkinter/__init__.py", line 1705, in __call__
return self.func(*args)
File "/media/diakrufus/Maxtor/xxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxx.py", line 1185, in
Calcola_Isi_dovuto
dovuto = arr.array('d',lista)
TypeError: must be real number, not tuple

A: As you can see from the output of print(lista), you have got a list of tuples as the output ([('1322.20',), ('1322.80',)]).
It is expected, from the output, to pass a list of numbers, so to sum them you may use a workaround, like:
dovuto = arr.array('d',[float(l[0]) for l in lista])

The last part is list comprehension where we made the list to be [1322.20, 1322.80] (l[0] here means the first element of every subelement).

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No. 23 Virginia is getting used to being a frontrunner.
After the Cavaliers' 31-21 win over North Carolina at Scott Stadium on Saturday, some players began talking openly for the first time about the possibility of capturing the program's first ACC Coastal Division title since divisional play began in the conference in 2005.
And third-year coach Bronco Mendenhall is fine with that.
U.Va. (6-2, 4-1 ACC), which sits alone in first place in the Coastal, hasn't finished better than fourth in the division since 2011. But the Cavaliers, winners of three straight games and five out of their last six, are embracing the opportunity as they prepare for Friday's home divisional game against Pittsburgh.
That U.Va. finds itself bowl-eligible, controlling the Coastal race and in the Associated Press Top 25 this soon begs pondering. Just two seasons ago, when Mendenhall and his staff came to Charlottesville after taking Brigham Young to 11 straight bowl games, the Cavaliers were out of sorts on their way to a 2-10 season.
A rare road upset of Boise State sparked belief in U.Va.'s players last season, and they ended up playing Navy in the Military Bowl despite losing six of their last seven after a 5-1 start.
This season, conference victories over Louisville, then-16th-ranked Miami, Duke and, most recently, the hated Tar Heels have their belief level at an all-time high.
The players like to say they're following Mendenhall's demanding lead.
In Pitt (4-4, 3-1), the Cavaliers find a worthy foe. The Panthers have vanquished Georgia Tech, Syracuse and, last week, Duke in league games. Their lone ACC loss came 38-35 at UNC on Sept. 22.
Mendenhall said he's only focused on the second part of Pitt's résumé.
"I think when I look at the matchup, it's hard to acknowledge anything other than the ACC records," he said.
Last season, the Panthers handed U.Va. a 31-14 loss on a rainy afternoon at Heinz Field. That day, the Cavaliers were still in search of their sixth win and bowl eligibility for the first time in six years.
In that respect, U.Va. is playing with house money this time, but the stakes are extraordinarily high otherwise.
Before last season's fourth-place finish in the Coastal, the Cavaliers hadn't finished higher than sixth — or won more than five games overall — since 2011.
Never mind that U.Va. was picked to finish dead last in the division in the ACC's preseason poll. Its players see that the prize is within reach, and it's now up to them to grab it.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi is aware of the chip on the Cavaliers' shoulder, and he's wary of facing a team chasing so many tangible goals.
"They're playing with a lot of emotion," he said. "We're going to have to match that emotion down in Charlottesville this weekend.
When/where: 7:30 p.m. at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville.
TV: ESPN2. Radio: 850AM, 1140AM, 96.5FM, 105.5FM.
The buzz: Now recognized as one of the best 25 teams in the country, U.Va is through sneaking up on people. But the Cavaliers remain in full control of their season. Third-year coach Bronco Mendenhall has his players believing they can beat anyone they play, and for the most part this season, they've backed it up with convincing results. Junior QB Bryce Perkins (1,623 passing yards, 15 TDs, 8 INTs, 575 rushing yards) has proven to be one of the country's most versatile signal-callers, and he leads an efficient offense that is seventh in the ACC with 32.1 points per game. Pitt, which operates offensively with a combination of brute strength and misdirection, rushed for 484 yards last week against a capable Duke defense. Managing the running game will be a top priority for the Cavaliers' defense, which is holding opponents to 18.8 ppg, good for second in the ACC. Senior RB Qadree Ollison (795 yards, 7 TDs) is the Panthers' workhorse on the ground.
The pick: U.Va. 38, Pitt 17.


It's a wonder to me, as an appreciator of good television and good sitcoms especially, that The Mary Tyler Moore Show is not better remembered. Sure, it turns up in lists of great television shows here and there but you hardly ever hear of it otherwise. It's a shame not only because it's a classic of the highest order when it comes to sitcoms but because, like many an old film it stands up as being tremendously good.
There seems to be a divide in the world of movies and television when it comes to appreciation of the classics. It's seen as a shame if someone hasn't seen a classic 70s film like 'The Godfather', 'Taxi Driver' or 'Annie Hall', especially if that person is a serious film fan. But old television is seen, oftentimes, as disposable. There is an audience for it, in re-runs, for a certain amount of time and there exists such things as 'TV Land' but it isn't viewed as something that people with good taste gravitate toward.
Reasons exist for this, of course. Television is seen as a medium that exists to sell advertisements. And what is popular in television is often not very good. Not to mention that some of the finest television produced, when it disappoints the bottom line and doesn't draw ratings can tend to be cancelled despite being at it's creative peak. The cream doesn't always rise to the top in television and while that's true for movies, as well, and all of pop culture, it can be more pronounced in television, especially broadcast television.
This is reason to celebrate those shows that maintan a level of high quality and manage to connect with a large audience. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of those shows. And yet it feels as though it's been largely forgotten. For a show that lasted seven season, spawned three spin-offs and won and was nominated for more Emmys in it's seven seasons than all but one other show in the history of television, this seems quite odd. And yet it's consistent with how television, especially what is seen as old television, is treated.
I would argue that the shows contemporaries, most notably 'All in the Family', seem to have faired slightly better in the memories of the general public, but not by much. Old television is put out to pasture in a way that old movies never are. Even something like the aforementioned TV Land, that is supposed to celebrate the best of old television, is more interested in promoting things like Everyone Loves Raymond or The King of Queens and, it seems, see it's older shows as more filler than filet mignon. This may have to do with the fact that there are more Film Aficionados out there than anyone who much care about the history and quality of television, especially when it comes to the sitcom, a form that is disrespected not only by audiences but by, in many cases, creators as well.
In this day and age, however, television and the criticism of it have become something that has an audience on the internet. Websites such as The Onion's AV Club and web personalities such as Alan Sepinwall take television seriously and review it on an ongoing basis. There are flaws with this, of course, as many programs have a level of serialization that makes week to week reviews a hassle but the rise of shows ranging from Community to Mad Men have the presence of the web to make these reviews things that people (such as myself) will read and enjoy and debate. And while the AV Club's TV Club does have a selection of 'classics' it reviews, as of yet there is many a fine series that has not gotten such treatment – 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' being a prime example.
It's with these things in mind, I welcome you to an ongoing series of reviews of the first season of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which will start soon with the pilot episode: 'Love is All Around'. I'll have further thoughts on the series and why I think it's important and even, in fact relevant to today's culture in that review, which I'll be posting in the next few days.


Luca Pacioli's treatise on proportions, De Divina Proportione, was originally produced in two manuscripts for Ludovico Sforza and Galeazzo Sanseverino in 1498. The printed version that appeared in 1509 contained engravings of the platonic solids based on drawings by Leonardo. For the first time, Leonardo's work was published.
The platonic solids are three-dimensional shapes made up of polygonal faces, called polyhedra (cubes, prisms and pyramids are all polyhedra). There are five key solids - the tetrahedron (four sides), the cube (six sides), the octahedron (eight sides), the dodechahedron (twelve sides) and the icosahedron (twenty sides). By truncating these forms or adding "stellations", new forms known as derivatives can be created, in a process of transformation that fascinated Leonardo.
Leonardo drew the platonic solids and some of their derivatives not only in solid but also in skeletal form. This technique was highly innovative and beautifully effective as a means of conveying the three-dimensionality of the polyhedra, which are notoriously difficult to draw.
Only the more complex polyhedra shown in the engravings of the printed version of Pacioli's treatise, one of which is shown here, are based on Leonardo's drawings.


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Nopaline is a chemical compound derived from the amino acids glutamic acid and arginine.  It is classified as an opine. Ti plasmids are classified on the basis of the different types of opines they produce. These may be nopaline plasmids, octopine plasmids and agropine plasmids. These opines are condensation products of amino acids and keto acids or may be derived from sugars. The opines are used as carbon and nitrogen sources and metabolized by Agrobacterium.

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Amino acid derivatives

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Maximum PC: One lucky (and presumably wealthy) Star Trek fan is going to win an eBay auction for a limited edition Acer Aspire R7 Ultrabook. Acer and Paramount Pictures partnered to create the Star Trek-themed Aspire R7, of which there are only 25 models in the wild. One of those, and only one, will be up for bidding on eBay, with the proceeds going to two charitable organizations: The Mission Continues and Save the Children.


All international students are required to take out Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) before arriving in Australia.
As an international student in Australia, you are required to have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the entire duration of your study in Australia.
Overseas student health cover (OSHC) is insurance that provides cover on the costs for medical and hospital care which international students may need while in Australia. It includes cover for visits to the doctor, some hospital treatment, ambulance cover and limited pharmaceuticals (medicines). OSHC insurers can provide a range of different OSHC products. These may range from a basic product which covers only the compulsory minimum services to comprehensive products which cover, in addition to the compulsory minimum services, extra services as specified under the particular policy.
For further information please visit the Department of Immigration and Border Protection website.
OSHC fees are payable for the length of your student visa. Both Single and Family rates are available. In the event that you nominate for ACCCO to apply for OSHC on your behalf, please ensure to request this service on your enrolment form.


Our office is situated in the building Garnisonen in Stockholm. We are open on weekdays, 0900 to 1600.
Twelfth Night, Maundy Thursday, Walpurgis Night, the day before All Saints' Day, 23 December if it is a Friday.


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Briana Zonas to Matthew D. Newman and Jill M. Newman, 24 Currier Way, $182,000.
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William Gaudette and Debra W. Gaudette to Olutoyin Adesola and Oluseye Adesola, 108 Pleasant Drive, $385,000.
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Suomen Sisu is a Finnish nationalist movement which objects to the current multiculturalist and globalist tendencies and supports the preservation of national states and European heritage. Through its activities, the organisation seeks to protect Finnish culture, traditions and nature, and to promote the well-being of the Finnish people and the preservation of the Finnish language. Suomen Sisu builds a society in Finns can can be proud of, and happy in.
The name of Suomen Sisu should not be translated: its meaning is literally "Finland's Sisu" and short form is either SuSi or plain Sisu. We strongly discourage using two-letter abbreviation.
Suomen Sisu promotes the comprehensive development of Finnish society in a nationalist direction. The organisation strives to bring together patriotic Finns as well as to develop Finnish national identity at both the social and personal level. The purpose of Suomen Sisu is to create a truly Finnish nationalist community in our country. In order to achieve its purpose, Suomen Sisu aims to engage in awareness-raising activities by publishing articles and by organising presentations and events int he field that are consistent with the goals and activities of the association. In addition, the organisation seeks to influence the official decision-makers and the composition of decision-making bodies.
Suomen Sisu revive conceptions of national tradition in every possible way without remaining stuck in the past. We call our highest decision-making body suurkäräjät, which translates as "The Great Thing" while our executive body is käräjät (Thing). Instead of common word sihteeri (secretary) being a loan word, we use Finnish word kirjuri (scribe).
Our emblem is the käpälikkö (⌘, Bowen knot, St. John arms), styled in an octagon. In Finland, the symbol was painted or carved on houses and barns, and on domestic utensils such as tableware, to protect them and their owners from evil spirits and bad luck. The symbol appears on a number of old objects in Northern Europe. The oldest surviving example is a pair of 1000-year-old (Finnish pre-Christian period) wooden skis decorated with the symbol (wikipedia). Colors of the emblem are not specified and Suomen Sisu uses several colorisations.
The Seal of Suomen Sisu, four spruce's twigs and the Heart of Walrus incorporated within the emblem. The flag of Suomen Sisu is blue with white emblem and black details of the seal.
One of our slogans is "Sisu is an internal force" which means, among other things, that we primarily influence the hearts of our members and supporters and fan the flames of nationalism in everyone. We believe that once it bursts into flames, it will create effective activity. There are numerous examples in culture: lyrical, visual and acoustic arts, and ideological creation, as well as direct and representative political influence. For this reason, Suomen Sisu has been described, as one of the most influential lobbying organisations in Finland.
The practical activity of Suomen Sisu is aimed at the gathering of nationalists. For this reason the association organizes four nationwide events every year. The winter season ends with Day of the Kalevala and Finnish Culture (28th February), Spring season ends at Day of the Finnish Identity (12th May) and the autumn season ends with our anniversary, Day of Hakkapeliittas (6th November). The summer season ending is not tied to a particular day or theme. Therefore Suomen Sisu defines itself as organisation of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance (citing historical treaty).
Provincial district organisations were set up to not just decentralise the administration, but also to maintain various events and inspirational activities in their area of responsibility. There are also meant to be three special organisations whose activities are aimed to 1) expatriate Finns, 2) Finnic minorities in neighbouring countries and 3) for foreigners who wish to support Suomen Sisu.
Suomen Sisu is at the moment in final phase of approving the new Charter which does not abandon the original declaration but, rather summarises its core.


"In the name of the Military Revolutionary Committee, I pronounce you arrested!", I say. "Provisional Government members surrender to avoid bloodshed", answered Konovalov.
Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko appoints Grigory Chudnovsky supervisor of the Winter Palace and orders to only leave loyal sentries in the building.
Comrades, please remain calm! All Provisional Government members are arrested. They will be put in the Peter and Paul fortress. I will not allow any violence. Remain calm!
Lenin decrees to form a field headquarters to oversee the final part of the insurrection. It includes Nikolai Podvoysky, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko, Grigory Chudnovsky, Konstantin Eremeev.
Antonov-Ovseenko of the Field Staff arranges with the crew of the Cruiser "Aurora" for a number of blank shots to be fired, which will serve as a signal for the storming of the Winter Palace.
We are protecting the revolutionary order; we are taking necessary measures to prevent the gathering of the Soviets from being disrupted and to prevent the Inaugural meeting from being disrupted. We are fulfilling the will of the revolutionary Soviet; we are moving forward, introducing revolutionary order and nearing the moment when Soviet authority will disarm the counter-revolution, crush its resistance and cement the triumph of revolutionary strength!


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New York|New York Today: The Voice of the Brooklyn Nets
New York Today
New York Today: The Voice of the Brooklyn Nets
Sound familiar?CreditCreditAndrea Mohin/The New York Times
By Alexandra S. Levine and Jonathan Wolfe
Updated, 10:17 a.m.
Good morning on this crisp Tuesday.
The Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks are gearing up for the start of their season this week, but they're not the only ones.
Olivier Sedra is also warming up — his voice.
Mr. Sedra, a longtime announcer for the N.B.A., is beginning a new gig with the Brooklyn Nets
He's the guy you'll see sitting at center court, whose booming voice excites fans as he describes the action in real time. He says things like: "All right, Brooklyn! Time to give a home-court welcome to your home team, your Brooklyn Nets!"
When we met Mr. Sedra, 42, on a recent weekday at the Barclays Center, he was nursing a tea with lemon and honey (he has four or five cups a day during game season). Contrary to what we had imagined, he didn't sound like a walking movie trailer; he spoke softly and slowly in between sips, going easy on his pipes.
"I take care of my voice as much as I can," said Mr. Sedra, who called it his "God-given talent."
So what else is needed to be able to do the job?
Basketball I.Q. "When something happens on the court, I'm the first to react to it," Mr. Sedra said, "so you have to have knowledge of the game."
Quick judgment. "You've got to know timing," he told us, likening it to improv. "It's really important to feed off what's happening."
Good chemistry. He described himself as a conduit between the crowd and the court. "I'm supposed to emit a certain type of energy to the crowd, but at the same time I feed off the crowd and reciprocate the energy they feel."
Stage presence. While there's no acting involved, Mr. Sedra said his demeanor and pronunciation of words change behind the mic. He does not, however, recite "how now brown cow" to loosen up; "I rehearse in my mind."
Mr. Sedra is a Montreal native who started in radio and television, covering college basketball in Canada. He spent 11 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers before coming to the Nets.
Hundreds of games later, he still gets nervous before taking the mic.
"You could probably do it in your living room when there's nobody there, but let me drop you in the N.B.A. Finals and say 'go,'" he said. "You're not in your living room anymore; it's 20,000 people and millions listening around the world."
The Nets begin their season against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, and the Knicks open with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
Here's what else is happening:
You might want to consider a hot tea today, too. Or a jacket. It could feel as cold as 39 with the wind during your morning commute.
Fortunately, the mercury should push into the high fifties this afternoon.
• A federal jury convicted Ahmad Khan Rahimi of carrying out a two-day bombing spree in Chelsea and New Jersey last year that terrorized the region. [New York Times]
Joon H. Kim, the acting United States attorney in Manhattan, called the Chelsea bombing verdict a "victory for New York City."CreditDave Sanders for The New York Times
• An administrator said that about 160 clergy sexual abuse claims might qualify for compensation from the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island. [New York Times]
• The Manhattan district attorney is being forced to begin damage control, after decisions to not prosecute Harvey Weinstein and Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. raised questions about large donations to his campaign. [New York Times]
• The federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez resumed after the judge rejected a call to dismiss the case based on a major Supreme Court decision last year. [New York Times]
• A look at Mayor de Blasio's record on public health, one of his signature issues. [New York Times]
• With prime office space available and fair housing prices, city officials in Newark say it's the perfect location for Amazon's second headquarters. [New York Times]
Newark officials say the city has much of what Amazon wants — convenience, lower costs, a skilled work force.CreditBryan Anselm for The New York Times
• Leading a nonprofit's aid effort in the South Bronx, Lymaris Albors is sending much-needed supplies to Puerto Rico by both plane and ship. [New York Times]
• A Queens woman shared the story of her unwavering spirit when her savings ran out while out caring for two ailing relatives. [New York Times]
• The Yankees beat the Astros 8-1 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. [New York Times]
• Tired of subletting and couch surfing, two actors, a lighting designer and a real estate agent made their home in a shared Harlem townhouse. [New York Times]
• Several craft distillers, hoping to break from the pack of craft whiskeys, have created a new brand of rye in New York State called Empire Rye. [New York Times]
• Katie Smith, one of the most decorated players in W.N.B.A. history, will be replacing Bill Laimbeer as head coach of the New York Liberty. [New York Times]
• Fourteen people were injured, one critically, in a three-alarm apartment building fire that broke out in Brooklyn early Monday. [NBC New York]
• A Philadelphia man is suing a West Village bar for allegedly denying him service over his "Make America Great Again" hat, arguing that his religious freedom was violated. [Gothamist]
• Police are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the suspects in a recent Brooklyn home invasion that left a 91-year-old man dead. [DNA info]
• Today's Metropolitan Diary: "Watermelon Man"
• For a global look at what's happening, see Your Morning Briefing.
Coming Up Today
• Bring a child to a performance of "Hansel & Gretel's Halloween Adventure" at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater in Central Park. 10:30 a.m. [$12 adults, $8 children]
• An art exhibition inspired by Cuban bolero music at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. Noon to 5 p.m. [Free]
• A discussion, "Our Bums: The Lasting Legacy of the Brooklyn Dodgers," with the historian and author David Krell at the Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn Heights. 6:30 p.m. [$5]
• Belt out your favorite numbers from "Hair" at the "Hair Sing Along Show and Tell" at the New York Library for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side. 7 p.m. [Free]
• Yankees host Astros, 5:08 p.m. (FS1). Rangers host Penguins, 7 p.m. (MSG). Devils host Lightning, 7:30 p.m. (NBCS).
• Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Thursday.
• For more events, see The New York Times's Arts & Entertainment guide.
Dusting off the collection.CreditSam Falk/The New York Times
Get ready to dig: Archives Week starts tomorrow.
More than 30 New York institutions will host free workshops, lectures, tours and exhibitions for the event, which aims to show off our city's repositories of art, artifacts and documents.
This week, you can listen to Louis Armstrong's personal reel-to-reel collection and see rare footage of the jazz musician at Queens College in Flushing on Wednesday.
On Thursday take a tour of the United Nations archives in Midtown, the National Archives at New York City Downtown, or the exhibition "Unlikely Historians: Materials collected by N.Y.P.D. surveillance teams 1960-1975", also in Downtown Manhattan.
Prefer to chat about archives?
Join a discussion on diversifying the digital historical record at New York University on Friday, or head to Columbia University to learn about the archives of Human Rights organizations like Amnesty International USA, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Human Rights Watch.
For an immersive experience, the Museum of Interesting Things in Lower Manhattan will be screening vintage films on a 1965 Kodak projector, playing original vinyl records and Edison Cylinders, and explaining odd antiques from the 19th and 20th centuries on Saturday.
New York Today is a morning roundup that is published weekdays at 6 a.m. If you don't get it in your inbox already, you can sign up to receive it by email here.
For updates throughout the day, like us on Facebook.
What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, email us at nytoday@nytimes.com, or reach us via Twitter using #NYToday.
Follow the New York Today columnists, Alexandra Levine and Jonathan Wolfe, on Twitter.
You can find the latest New York Today at nytoday.com.


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Q: React Router V6 change component based on query string I tried several thing to match the query string and show component according to that but no luck, my code:
  <Route path="/wp-admin/admin.php" element={<PageOne />} >
        <Route path="/wp-admin/admin.php/?id=two" element={<PageTwo />} />
        <Route path="/wp-admin/admin.php/?id=three" element={<PageThree />} />
  </Route>

I want to show component PageTwo and PageThree according to query string but it's not working, I tried using :id in parent Route but it's not working, I think I am missing something basic here.

A: react-router-dom only uses the path portion of a URL for route matching, the  queryString is ignored.
What you can do though is create a wrapper component of sorts that reads from the queryString and returns the appropriate component to render.
import { useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";

const adminPages = {
  one: PageOne,
  two: PageTwo,
  three: PageThree,
};

const AdminPage = (props) => {
  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();

  const pageId = searchParams.get("id");

  const Page = adminPages[pageId] || adminPages["one"];
  return <Page {...props} />;
};

...
<Route path="/wp-admin/admin.php" element={<AdminPage />} />


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ts1depot | February 19, 2017 | Site News | 6 Comments
Do things look a little different around here? They should! After 10 years of being online, TS1 Depot has moved to its own domain.
If you were a fan of the old site, don't worry. All content from TS1 Depot is now hosted at The Sims Depot, including the popular "Get Cool Stuff" section, which contains all the free Maxis skins, objects, tools and lots that were posted at the official Sims 1 EA site for many years.
The Sims Depot is also now posting content for Sims 3 fans, and hopefully, there'll be content for you Sims 4 fanatics as well.
So if you really loved TS1 Depot, update your bookmarks and spread the word. Also, don't be too shy to drop a line in the guestbook, either to say hello to other simmers or to post feedback. 🙂
ts1depot
ts1depot is a Sims fanatic who fell in love with the franchise ever since she bought a copy of Deluxe in 2001. She can frequently be seen walking around in confusion in real life wondering why there aren't any plumb bobs over people's heads.
nonny	 March 16, 2017
Its sooooo amazing that you are still here, I only play Sims1 and all expansion packs, i'm gutted that most of my fav Sim sites have gone but you STILL being here gives me new hope and vigor, my sims and I thank you. Keep up the great work.
'One who has been loyal since the beginning' 🙂
ts1depot	 March 17, 2017
Hi, nonny! Thanks for your kind comments. <3 As long as there are Sims 1 players, The Sims Depot will be posting content and other helpful resources for TS1. It doesn't matter how many iterations come out...if there is a Sims 8, 9, 10 or even a Sims 100. There will always be a place for Sims 1 because that was the game that started it all, and was the one that got all of us hooked in the first place! Like I always say, "It ain't over til the fat Sim 1 lady sings!"
Yasky	 March 18, 2017
I still play the Sims 1 to this day! It's incredible how long this game has lasted its a true masterpiece and I'm amazed that you have maintained this site over the years, thanks alot! Good to know people are still interested in the game.
You're welcome, Yasky! 🙂
Yes, people are definitely still interested in the game. In fact, for the past year, players at the official Sims site have been begging EA to put the Sims 1 up at Origin. I really hope it happens, so that people who never got a chance to play will finally get to see for themselves why it instantly became the best selling game of all time.
Cendrillon	 May 6, 2017
I loooooooved your site so much! I still play The Sims 1 and is so hard to find download sites nowadays! Most of them have closed! Please, keep this site forever and updating whenever you can! I will always be here keeping my eye in here.
Kevin	 July 29, 2017
Great site! I still play The Sims 1, and I add cool mods for it still. Thanks for putting this site all together and keeping it on the web.


The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center will premiere Stacey Hayashi's movie "Go For Broke: An Origins Story" at 6:30 p.m. May 3 at the Iao Theater.
Tickets cost $20 and $25 with an option for dinner, catered by Da Kitchen, and a pre-movie cabaret show for an additional $30.
For tickets, call the theater at 242-6969.
The event is sponsored by the Maui Sons and Daughters of the Nisei Veterans, Arisumi Brothers Inc. and Da Kitchen.
The movie features a Japanese-American cast, mostly from Hawaii, and a local crew telling the tale of the start of the famed 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team of World War II, the most decorated unit in the history of the United States military for its size and time in combat.
According to an announcement, Hayashi's film was 16 years in the making and shot entirely in Hawaii at authentic locations. The movie chronicles the unit's formation and deployment before heading to basic training at Camp Shelby, Miss.
The movie stars Chris Tashima, who won an Academy Award in 1998 for Live Action Short Film for "Visas and Virtue." Others in the movie include Peter Shinkoda, known for his performances in "I, Robot" and the "Daredevil" TV series; Cole Horibe of "Dragonfly"; and Ban Daisuke of "Kikaida." The film features a soundtrack by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, who makes his acting debut.
The film is rich with details of interest to Maui audiences. For example, in a scene featuring future Olympic coach Soichi Sakamoto, who founded the Three-Year Swim Club, Sakamoto is portrayed by his last protege, Reid Yamamoto. Another detail is that Luka Masuda, who portrays 442nd veteran Eddie Yamasaki, wears Yamasaki's garrison cap.