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2018 GULF WESTERN WINTERNATIONALS - AUSSIE NOTEBOOK
by Bobby Bennett; Photos and Video by Dave Reid, Jake Simmons Sun, 2018-06-10 23:01
FRIDAY RESULTS
SATURDAY RESULTS
EVENT. GALLERY
FINAL NOTEBOOK - ANOTHER AUSSIE SEASON IN THE BOOKS
A HEART LIKE A WHEEL - The more times Kelly Bettes watched the movie, the more times she daydreamed of the moment when her ship would come in.
For the rookie Australian Top Fuel driver, her favorite movie was Heart Like A While, the story of four-time champion Shirley Muldowney's struggle to gain acceptance in the male-dominated drag racing.
Bettes determined one day she'd be just like Muldowney and chart herself a path right to the kings of the sport, albeit in a queen's role.
Sunday afternoon in Ipswitch, Queensland, located outside of Brisbane, Bettes earned her rightful place in Australian drag racing. She never flinched at the challenge en route to becoming Australian's first female Top Fuel champion.
Bettes drove the Lamattina Family dragster to the title by knocking off defending series champion Wayne Newby during the semi-final round of the Gulf Western Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, a part of the 400 Thunder Series.
The emotions flowed for Bettes, as she could hardly speak in a post-run interview, struggling for words in the midst of free-flowing tears.
"It's mind-blowing," Bettes explained. "She's the lady we all looked up to, the one we aspired to be. And I watched Brittany as she made her way. I just cannot imagine putting myself in the same category as series champion."
Bettes entered the weekend, 36 points ahead of Damien Harris, on the strength of a season which yielded three wins.
Just like her childhood inspiration Muldowney, she refused to let the pressure of the moment overtake her place with destiny.
"I was 100-percent focusing in on it," Bettes explained. "I was letting it drive me toward the win. I kept telling myself, 'Kelly, this is yours to get."
"Everybody works differently in the way they approach situations. I used [the pressure] to drive me to be better."
It's not that Bettes, a two-time champion in the sportsman ranks, wasn't already aware she's wired differently than the average drag racer.
"I'm sure there are times when the pressure can get to you," Bettes said. "This is me doing something I never thought I would do. I made it a point to tell myself over and over, 'Don't waste this opportunity. Don't waste this moment."
"I had no other options than to go for it."
The thought of jumping into a Top Fuel dragster could have been intimidating if Bettes had let it.
"I never looked at it as intimidating, but instead an incredible opportunity. The fact a team with an incredible reputation asked me to drive for them, I knew there was no room for intimidation, only room for opportunity. I was very lucky to get this chance."
Team owner Phil Lamattina summed up his driver's resolve in a profound statement.
"We took a chance on a young lady, she's paid us back in spades," Lamattina said. "She has taught me so much it's not even funny."
And Bettes has paid it forward, proving to an aspiring female Australian Top Fuel driver that she too can be a champion, just like Muldowney taught her.
HARRIS WINS THE BATTLE, BETTES THE WAR - With only six entries in Top Fuel, the three-day meeting became an intriguing game of cat and mouse between the title contenders Kelly Bettes and Rapisarda Autosport International star Damien Harris.
In the opening round of qualifying, Bettes made her intentions clear with a new Australian record of 3.80, 319 mph to claim provisional pole. Going into the third and final round, Harris stepped up to the mark and shredded Bettes four hour old record with a silky smooth lap of 3.78, 325 mph to grab the top spot. Defending champ Wayne Newby snared third place with a workman like pass of 3.86, 315 mph to book passage on race day against sixth placed Western Australian, Anthony Begley, who had struggled with electrical gremlins.
The most intriguing round one match up pitted number four qualifier Ashley Sanford in her final outing of the season with RAI up against Victorian based Rachelle Splatt.
Bettes and Harris, courtesy of finishing in the top of the charts were, granted first round byes and free passage to the semi- finals.
In round one of eliminations Begley's campaign ended after cutting a red light against Newby. The Sanford versus Splatt match up was a one sided affair with Sanford leading all the way to take a comfortable win. Splatt was out of contention after tossing a belt.
There were no team orders when RAI teammates Harris, needing to win to keep his title hopes alive, came up against the in-form Sanford. Both cars stepped off the line in unison then Harris edged to the front after half track and hung on for the win with a 3.78, 326 mph to Sanford's 3.89, 316 mph. In the other match-up, Bettes needed to win to secure her maiden title while Newby was on a mission to win and give teammate Harris the chance to win his second 400 Thunder title. Both cars launched hard and set sail to the end zone. Bettes reached there first to take a photo finish win with a 3.80, 324 mph lap, Newby was gallant in defeat and clocked 3.84, 323 mph.
Despite the narrow championship loss, Harris was left impressed by the performances of his dragster, which recorded a 3.777 second pass at 525.40kmh (326.48mph) in the final round – the quickest and fastest run ever seen in Australian drag racing.
"Thanks to everyone in the Rapisarda pits for everything they have done this weekend, all three teams," he said. "It is a nice way to finish the championship. It would have been nice for a little bit more but this is a great result.
"The car has shown its potential this weekend. A few little gremlins this season have crept up on us and cost us the number one plate. We will regroup and come back and have another crack."
THE NEW KING OF THE OUTBACK - Paul Mouhayet expected to have a team willing to compete in the rough and tumble world of 400 Thunder's Pro Slammer division. On Sunday at Willowbank Raceway there was no beginners luck as the rookie supercharged driver fought his way to the series championship, taking out 11-time champion John Zappia in the semi-finals of the Gulf Western Winternationals.
The title was Zappia's to lose, but Mouhayet believed his team had the plan.
"We decided to have a game plan coming into this race and we determined we were going to race who was beside us at the time," Mouhayet explained. "He wasn't going so well today so there was no sense in trying to run a 5.60. We believed a 5.62, 5.63 would do it. We went a .65 and it went straight down the groove.
Mouhayet isn't a rookie in the true sense of the term; just in the fact this is the first time there's been a big honkin' supercharger protruding from his classic Mustang. Credit Billy Stocklin, more commonly known for his exploits with Stevie "Fast" Jackson for charting Mouhayet's path to success.
"This is my rookie season, and I have run turbo Pro Modified the last five years, and this was my first season with a blown car," Mouhayet explained. "It's unreal. It's hard work for the boys. To come into such a hard field and do it in my first year is great.
"It was probably beyond what I believed could happen in our first season. None of us had ever worked on a blown car before. But we have Billy Stocklin, and knew he'd be the glue that kept us all together. At the end of the day, as you're making your way through the season. You look and see that we can do this, and we did.
Mouhayet understands this season was a challenge to reach the pinnacle of success, and in the years to come will effectively raise the bar.
"Top Doorslammer is a very tough class," Mouhayet explained. "It keeps getting faster and faster. We had 19 cars here trying to get into an 8-car field. Once you get in there, you have to look at who you are racing and plan your game out.
"There's only one way to go when you are on top. We are going to stay up here as long as we can."
ALL HE DOES IS WIN - Twenty-time Australian champion Gary Phillips isn't a philosopher, but there is merit in some of his observations.
"All the money in the world cannot buy success, but it can help you buy parts," Phillips said, as he instructed the reporter to keep up with his breakneck pace of servicing two cars destined for the final round at the Gulf Western 400 Thunder Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway outside of Brisbane.
There wasn't a big crew of bodies jumping in to help him, just a few friends and family. Phillips is racing for the first time in over two decades without a primary sponsor. Not that he ever enjoyed the kind of assets like the United States John Force or Don Schumacher Racing, Phillips has always been frugal and resourceful.
"Without Cheyne and Debbie supporting me, I couldn't do it," Phillips explained. "I have some potential sponsors That help me. I had Lucas for 20 years; it was fantastic, and I appreciated their support."
Phillips won the Pro Alcohol crown, a class with which he's ruled with an iron fist for decades. He finished runner-up in the Pro Slammer division, a class where he's also a past series champion.
"It's not the money; its where your heart is and the knowledge base," Phillips counseled. "I guess when you're down and out, everyone forgets you were there last week. You just have to try a little bit harder."
Phillips raced a limited schedule this season; choosing quality over quantity.
"We race ourselves and not anyone else," Phillips said. "We haven't run all of the rounds and have been selective with what we run. We know what the cars in them, that's why we made the effort. We came into this event running two cars knowing we needed to kick ass and take names. Everyone else is trying to knock you off the ladder, and you're no longer on the ladder. Que Sera Sera."
NEVER GIVE UP - The look on 11-time Australian Top Doorslammer John Zappia's face told the story. The damaged headers confirmed it.
Zappia was willing to drive through a wall if he needed to in order to win the championship.
To his credit, Zappia's iconic Holden Monaro only grazed the retaining wall during a semi-final showdown with Paul Mouhayet but the damage was significantly to his unrelenting determination. He wanted the championship badly.
"I wasn't going to back off until I saw him in front of me," Zappia said. "I stayed on it as long as I could, and thought I had gotten it off of the wall. I went in and brushed the wall, and when it did it a second time I knew it was over. I pulled the parachute. Never got it in third gear."
Zappia entered the event needing to last one round longer than Mouhayet, but because the they qualified two-and-three respectively, the battle to decided the king of this hill was going to be Sunday's semi-final provided they both won the first round.
"The driver did his job, had .018 on the tree and was ahead at the 330, and if it had stayed straight, I had a .62 or .63 in it," Zappia explained. "The front end stayed up in the air just a little too long."
Zappia experienced a run of success and for ten straight years took home the title from 2007 to 2017. In the last few years Zappia has watched the level of competition ramp up in intensity.
Zappia said this championship wasn't lost on Sunday at Willowbank Raceway, but at the beginning of the calendar year in Darwin.
"The first race got us when we ran a dead spark plug and raced with seven cylinders," Zappia explained. "Lost on a holeshot, gave that one away."
He said the team encountered a number of gremlins throughout the season, most of which came to light against Mouhayet.
"When you look at this class, it's as tough as it gets," Zappia said. "We all run the same supercharged engines, there's no compromising with turbos or nitrous. When you look at our class and then this weekend's event in Virginia, the 5.80 was No. 1 qualifier, and here it was the bump spot. There were three 5.65s in the top three qualifiers, and we don't have the bickering over turbos and nitrous.
"We've had one set of rules for as long as I can remember. It just works. It has pushed us all to be competitive."
Zappia said he's already working ahead for the next championship battle.
"The car is about 35 pounds overweight, so we are going to trim up a bit of weight," Zappia said. "I am gonna work to get some off of me. We'll just have to work to keep the front end down."
A BETTER RESULT - Four years ago Ben Bray broke his back in an accident while racing his Factory Extreme Celica.
Bray, a past Top Doorslammer champion, has had a passion for the sport compact competition and didn't let the devastating accident deter him from coming back.
It took a little while, but Bray drove to victory at the Gulf Western Winternationals while racing in the same lane which caused him so much grief.
In the semi-finals, Bray laid down a personal best run of 6.639 seconds at 209.39mph making his Toyota Solara now the quickest 1FZ powered car in Australia. He beat Gina Bullians for the event victory in cold conditions, despite a very slippery top end.
DRY SPELL ELIMINATED - Second-generation racer Steve Reed claimed his first Pro Alcohol series championship since 1994 after disposing of Luke Marsden in round one. His hopes of also adding a Winters title as well ended when he rolled through the beams against Gary Phillips in second round. For Phillips, there was some form of redemption for his loss in Pro Slammer when won the final against Russell Mills.
"This is an emotional time for my wife Deb, our children and grandchildren," said Reed. "It's been a long time between titles and through the ups and downs we kept plugging away. This for all the Reed family, our crew and supporters."
BROTHER VS. BROTHER - Aaron Tremayne, with an insurmountable lead in the championship going into the meeting, qualified top then went on to take out the Winternationals title as well when he outpaced younger sibling Tyrone in the final of Pro Stock.
THE UNLIKELY VICTORY - Pro Bike saw a stunning conclusion to the 400 Thunder Championship as Victoria's Maurice Allen clinched an unlikely victory. Points leader Corey Buttigieg lost to Allen in the first round, which opened the door for Allen to take the title should he win the event. That was exactly what he did, defeating a red lighting Glenn Wooster in the final round with a 7.265.
"I came to do a few rounds this season with the lads and it turned out we were having a bit of fun," Allen explained.
"Corey has become a mate and our rivalry has been nothing short of fantastic. The poor bugger has been in suspense for the last three rounds today. There is no way I ever thought in the classiest Pro Bike field we have ever seen I could do this and hold the trophy."
SAVING HIS BEST FOR LAST - Chris Matheson claimed the 400 Thunder Top Bike Championship and the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals victory aboard his 'Nitro Voodoo' machine. Matheson ran one of the quickest passes of his career, a 6.082, in the final round as he earned the day's trophy.
"We cherish championships, eight years we have been doing this," he said. "We now have five championships and we've had some big 'offs' but I have survived. You need to be pretty calculated in what you do."
QUALIFYING NOTEBOOK
THE RETURN OF VICTOR - The capacity crowd stood up, with an ovation which could be heard over the 3,000-horsepower, alcohol-burning supercharged engine. It didn't matter what 6-time Australian Top Doorslammer champion Victor Bray ran in his first pass back following a courageous battle against an aggressive form of skin cancer.
Bray, who was rushed into emergency surgery last year on this same weekend, was a shell of the stature he once carried, down 110 kilos (210 pounds) following a year-long regimen of radiation treatment.
This was the legendary Australian racer's emotional comeback, the equivalent of John Force returning from his Texas crash, or Shirley Muldowney's 1986 battle back to the cockpit.
Every pain and overwhelming moment culminated when the door on his iconic 1957 Chevy slammed shut, and he pushed down the throttle to begin his most emotional burnout ever.
"The moment was really good," Bray said. "I was a bit nervous on Friday. I felt much better on Saturday."
Bray was besieged on Friday by an overwhelming number of fans in his Gulf Western-sponsored pit area as his crew thrashed feverishly to rebuild a car which had been used essentially as a parts car for his teammates, son Ben Bray and Frankie Taylor.
"I love the fans, but it just takes a lot for me to make sure no one is left out," Bray admitted. "Then working on the car to get it ready, and all the while feeling a bit crook (sick)."
Rain began to fall during Friday's Q-1 session, providing a reprieve for a beleaguered Bray. On Saturday, an unexpected engine issue kept the team in the pits for the day's opening session.
In a moment where the clouds dissipated, and the sun broke through, it was as if the Q-2 session was a destined moment.
"I felt really comfortable; it didn't bother me that we didn't make it out for the earlier session," Bray said. "When I finally got in the car, strapped my belts and settled in, I felt right at home again. It just what we do as racers."
Bray only ran a 6.40, but it didn't matter. In those 6.4 seconds, his loyal following gained a glimpse into the heart of the man.
"Even if you are healthy and have no medical issues, and you've been out of the car for a year, it will take you a while to get back in the routine. I guess I was more afraid the car would break or stop because it had been all rebuilt."
'It all came back, rushing into my mind all the treatments and surgeries; taking those medications that don't do you any good," Bray said. "At the end of the day, I still feel like I have a five-second run left in me. The support has been overflowing, complete and I feel blessed."
THE TOP FUEL TITLE - Two-time Aussie Top Fuel champion Damien Harris entered this weekend's 51st annual Gulf Western Winternationals trailing rookie driver Kelly Bettes by 33 points. He knew if he was to gain the upper hand in a tight championship battle he needed to be spectacular.
"Santo Jr. asked me if I wanted to go for it, and I said, 'Yes, lets go for it," Harris said. "We knew we needed the extra points, and knew we needed to be No. 1 headed into Sunday."
Harris ensured a battle down to the wire for the championship as he overtook Bettes atop the qualifying leaderboard with Australian's first 3.7-second pass, a 3.784 at 325.92.
The run by Harris' standards produced a surprise result.
"It was really loose on the top end and moving around," Harris explained. "It stuck, and I was surprised when they told me what it ran."
FOCUSING IN ON ANOTHER TITLE - John Zappia's points lead was eroded slightly by Mouhayet's qualifying performances, but Mouhayet will still need to go a round further than Zappia on race day to clinch the 400 Thunder championship. The pair are on the same side of the ladder and could meet in the semifinals.
HOLDING HER OWN - Kelly Bettes, who also has two championships to her credit as a sportsman racer, jumped out early as the leader in qualifying with a 3.804 but could never improve on her mark. The only way the championship contenders can meet in eliminations is the final round, which if Harris wins the first round will get a semifinal bye run.
SANFORD IN THE SHOW - U.S. driver Ashley Sanford was fourth quickest with a 3.966.
HAM, I AM - There's a first time for everything, and for longtime Pro Alcohol racer Steven Ham this weekend marks his first time at Willowbank Raceway with a Pro Slammer entry.
Ham made the switch to Pro Slammer because he wanted to match up against what he described as the toughest competition.
"The challenge of running Pro Slammer against the toughest guys in the country is a driving force," Ham acknowledged.
Driving isn't the only challenge which intrigues him; the tuning aspect piques his interest as well.
"My crew chief Stuart Rowland and I mixed our ideas around to come up with a tuning program, the idea of changing to Pro Slammer came from the interest in tuning them," Ham explained.
"We came up with a new engine program before as the idea was to keep the engine RPM down, so the motor stayed alive for longer. We then tried to match the camshaft to where the cylinder head develops power to work within a range.
"There is still a lot left in our tune-up, so hopefully we can have a racing surface that lets us show what the motor is capable of."
The foremost challenge has been in adapting to steering a left-hand driven doorslammer as opposed to the center position of his Funny Car.
"The Funny Car you could manhandle around the track, but you have to caress a Pro Slammer for it to make a straight pass," Ham explained.
HAM TO THE TOP - Ham took advantage of a fierce battle for the championship to fire a salvo of his own. In the final session of qualifying, Ham drove past contenders Paul Mouhayet (5.653) and a John Zappia (5.655) to score the claim the No. 1 seed headed into Sunday's elimination with a 5.652 elapsed time at 255.58 miles per hour.
"All we have been trying to do is repeat, and slowly keep dropping our elapsed time," Ham explained. "We just keep needling away at it and it keeps progressing."
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED - After enjoying an up-close and personal experience with some of Australia's most famous professional drag racers, the smiles were simply undeniable on the faces of 11 students from Horizons College on Saturday.
Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment is a non-state, Special Assistance School based in Caboolture which is committed to assisting young people for whom mainstream education is not meaningful. The school commenced in 2014 and now caters for students across years 8-12.
The Horizons students – each chosen as a reward for displaying their school's values – were treated to behind-the-scenes experiences thanks to Gulf Western Oil, Team Bray Racing, and Willowbank Raceway.
"Being able to participate in this event is just such a wonderful opportunity for our students, many of whom would not have had the opportunity otherwise. Most of our students are undertaking an automotive course at school," Horizons College Principal, Jan Robinson, said.
"We were fortunate enough to send a small group last year and I still recall one student at the end of the year saying to me, when reflecting on the school year, 'Jan, the day at Willowbank was the best day – it was great!'…so a huge thank you from our school for making this visit possible and making such an impact on our students."
Gulf Western Oil is the naming rights sponsor of not only the event, but also TBR, which is one of the most well-known professional drag racing outfits in Australia.
"Any opportunity where we can foster learning and pique the interest of the next generation is something that we are very excited about and so we were very happy to be able to host the students from Horizons College here at Willowbank Raceway today," Gulf Western Oil General Manager, Peter McColl, said.
"For most of the students here what they got to see today was like nothing they had experienced before, and I can't thank TBR and Willowbank Raceway enough for working with us to provide the students with a great experience which hopefully they will never forget."
THE STREAK BREAKER - Last month, Pro Stock driver Wayne Daley slew a giant of sorts. Daley, in the final round of the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Thunder event at Sydney Dragway, established the quickest elapsed time in Australian Pro Stock history with a 6.90 elapsed time in defeat of championship leader Aaron Tremayne.
The Tremayne Brothers, Aaron and Tyrrone, have won the last seven Australian Pro Stock meetings.
"It has been said your engine builder never gives you the same power he has when racing in the same class," said Daley, who gets his horsepower from Tremayne. "But the performance of our engine proves Tremaniac Racing are dedicated to our engine program and gave us 100% of what they know.
"Our engine was recently updated by Tremaniac Racing and with changes to the weight distribution and suspension settings the car has shown improvements in the early part of the track which was responsible for the quick runs."
Daley needed the victory if only for a change of fortunes. The 2017 - 2018 season has been a forgettable one. He missed the season opener due to work commitments and in the second meeting, sideswiped the retaining wall.
After righting the ship, Daley now seeks this weekend's title, one which has eluded him over the years.
"The 2016 Winternationals was the best result for us, where we were runner up to Aaron after a two year break from competition. We were looking good last year after some mid 6.9 second runs in testing but unfortunately the weather had the final say.
"Now for 2018 we are aiming for some 6.8 second runs and our first win."
ON THE VERGE OF RADIAL HISTORY - Perry Bullivant feels like he has an attainable goal in front of him.
Bullivant aspires to be the first Australian driver to make a three-second pass while racing on Drag Radials.
"That's the plan," Bullivant confirmed. "We are working our butts off and hitting the track as much as we can. It's a race between a few teams to get there."
Bullivant is competing in the Pro Radial division, a part-time eliminator racing on the nine-race Thunder 400 Series.
"It has a huge fast-growing following down here," Bullivant explained. "All of the competitors are so friendly, and we all get along well. We all have a bunch of beers and race, and we enjoy the competition."
Over the last two seasons, Bullivant believes Drag Radial competition has advanced tremendously.
"A few guys have introduced larger Pro Line engines, and there are cars being purchased in the United States," Bullivant explained. "There are more and more coming here; it's evolving very quick here. I'd say we are a year or two behind the United States.
Bullivant said he and his fellow competitors keep a keen eye on the competition in the United States.
"I've visited the Lights Out events a couple of times, and got to know the racers," Bullivant explained. "We love it, absolutely love it."
Bullivant said his car and those running in Pro Radial are the Australian equivalent of the Duck X Promotion's Radial Vs. The World division.
"Our cars are a lot heavier than those are, but we'd love to give it a go sometime," Bullivant said.
Bullivant races a traditional version of the radial competition, as opposed to one of the Pro Modified-style entries.
"I'm happy for both styles," Bullivant said. "We are sort of a true 3/4 car, with rails and inner guards," Bullivant said. "I love either version of the car. I'm just all for the sport."
Bullivant has considered bringing his Camaro to the United States but understands the logistics are against him.
"We'd love to one day do it," Bullivant said. "The Duck races are an absolute blast."
FOCUSED - That's the best way to describe Chris Matheson's approach to the final event on the Thunder 400 championship calendar.
Matheson switched off his phone in the day leading into the event and focused on the preparation needed to get his bike into the five-second zone.
"The time has come for us to take our program up a notch," Matheson explained. "We would like nothing better than to come out with a win and break into the fives. The increments recorded over the past few outings have shown we're on the right track and heading in the right direction."
Matheson made many runs prior to the weekend in pre-event testing at Willowbank last week.
"Prior to the Winter Warm Up, I said to the boys I feel something special is going to happen", Matheson continued. "Having had the weekend prior was important for us to get a head start on the Winternationals. With three runs each day, it would hopefully give us the data and momentum we're chasing."
Matheson claimed the No. 1 qualifying position with a 6.347.
THEY COME TO SNUFF THE WOOSTER - The Victorian Pro Stock Bike riders have been dominant this season. Melburnians Corey Buttigieg and Maurice Allan are currently leading the points, but it is Warrnambool's Glenn Wooster who is quickly establishing his worth thanks to a brand new Suzuki motorcycle.
Wooster was one of the quickest riders at the most recent event in Sydney and the Force Wear Components team have their eyes on going even quicker.
"The bike performed fantastically in Sydney, running arrow straight on each pass," he said. "We ran our personal best on the first day out."
The bike was built by former Pro Bike championship winning team Trevor Birrell and Sam Scerri in Adelaide and was designed for better weight distribution and space saving.
"By being able to mount components where we need to we can move weight in the bike to suit the tune up," Wooster said. "Also by moving to a new chassis we can take advantage of new components and keep up with the ever improving technology in the Pro Bike class."


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Curò una delle prime edizioni critiche del Guglielmo Tell di Rossini e del Platée di Rameau. Al momento della sua morte era docente di musica all'Università Duke e direttrice della Società Musicologica Americana.

Biografia
Figlia di John Coburn Bartlet e di sua moglie Mary Elizabeth Dingle, conseguì la laurea e il master in musica all'Università di Toronto rispettivamente nel 1970 e nel 1972, iniziando la sua carriera come suonatrice delell'oboe . In seguito, proseguì gli studi universitari in musicologia all'Università di Chicago con Philip Gossett.

Nel 1982, completò il dottorato a Chicago con una dissertazione sul compositore francese Étienne Méhul, intitolata tienne Nicolas Méhul and opera during the French Revolution, Consulate, and Empire: a source, archival, and stylistic study ("Etienne Nicolas Méhul e l'opera durante la Rivoluzione francese, il consolato e l'impero: una fonte, un archivio e uno studio stilistico") che nel 1999 fu pubblicata come libro in due volumi dalla casa edtrice Musik-Edition Lucie Galland. Nel 2005, il musicologo David Charlton scrisse che tale opera si era «guadagnata lo status iconico riservato alle poche tesi di dottorato capaci di cambiare il proprio ambito di riferimento».

Ancora studentessa all'Università di Chicago, Elizabeth Bartlet iniziò a insegnare all'Università Wilfrid Laurier di Waterloo. Nel 1982,  divenne membrodella facoltà di musica della Duke University, nella quale rimase fino alla sua morte per cancro nel 2005. Negli anni 2000, fu nominata direttrice dell'American Musicological Society (AMS), che, poco tempo dopo il decesso, istituì il "Fondo M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet", che eroga borse di studio annuali a dottorandi o laureati negli Stati Uniti e in Canada per condurre ricerche musicologiche nel territorio francese.

Opere
Le principali opere accademiche della Bartlet furono la tesi di dottorato, la monografia di 916 pagine sulle opere di Étienne Méhul e le pionieristiche edizioni critiche delle partiture per il Guglielmo Tell di Rossini e il Platée di Rameau, quest'ultimo completato poco prima della sua morte. Tutti questi lavori furono contrassegnati da una meticolosa e ampia ricerca archivistica.
La colonna sonora per il Guillaume Tell fu presentata per la prima volta alla Scala nel 1988 e pubblicata dalla Fondazione Rossini nel 1992 in occasione del bicentenario della nascita del compositore. Successivamente, fu ripresa all'interno di produzione rappresentate al Teatro dell'Opera di San Francisco, alla Royal Opera House di Londra e al festival rossiniano di Pesaro.

Fra i suoi articoli pubblicati all'interno di riviste e monografie accademiche, si ricordano in particolare:
 "Politics and the Fate of Roger et Olivier, a New Recovered Opera di Grétry", pubblicato dal Journal of American Musicological Society nel 1984. Nello stesso anno, l'articolo fu premiato come il migliore elaborato su un argomento del XVIII secolo dal capitolo sud-orientale dell'American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies;
 A musician's view of the French baroque after the advent of Gluck: Grétry's Les trois âges de l'opéra and its context  ("Il punto di vista di un musicista sul barocco francese dopo l'avvento di Gluck: i tre periodi dell'opera di Grétry e il suo contesto"), pubblicata al'interno del volume Jean-Baptiste Lully and the music of the French baroque, edito dalla Cambridge University Press nel 1989. La rivista Music & Letters lo recensì come «un superbo sondaggio sul cambiamento dei gusti musicali in Francia durante il diciottesimo secolo»;
 "From Rossini to Verdi" ("Da Rossini a Verdi"), pubblicato all'interno del volume The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera, edito dalla Cambridge University Press nel 2004. La critica del Cambridge Opera Journal osservò che «le sue 93 note a piè di pagina...danno un indizio della conoscenza enciclopedica dell'argomento stipata in uno spazio faticosamente piccolo».

Elizabeth Bartlet firmò le introduzioni alle partiture in facsimile di Mélidore et Phrosine e di Stratonice di Méhul, oltre a vari articoli sull'opera francese del XVIII e XIX secolo per il The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians e per il The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.

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Studenti dell'Università di Toronto
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"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present by utilising available resources in the most optimum potency without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
"Sustainability" of product is one of our main concerns as a turf based sports development company. In this modern age, no developer would want to invest in and operate a land related business that requires more resource investment than it should. This is why our effective sustainability planning and implementation methodology can help to generate optimum resource efficiencies that have a positive impact on the product in the long run.
For all land related facilities we insist on the maintenance of an ecological balance to keep pace with nature. All developments of today are capable of sustaining a healthy ecology while providing economic benefits for both developers and local communities. As patrons of sustainable development, we work hard from the earliest stages of a project to ensure that, wherever possible, there is least possible environmental interference.
SGDC is the first ISO 9001:2000 certified turf based sports development company in India. Our certification is proof that we are the best when it comes to delivering quality turf based sports structures for clients.
In short, we don't risk the investment of our clients and ensure that each job is executed using the best ways possible.
"ISO 9001:2000 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements".
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'The Swan Song' is wonderful: Apple TV + brings us a new science fiction gem at the height of 'Ex-Machina' or 'The Arrival'
December 20, 2021 by Anthony Moore
It is fascinating to look back and discover that the great plot and conceptual tropes of a genre as prolific as science fiction they have not changed since, for example, Mary Shelley published the seminal 'Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus' just over two centuries ago; continuing to be marked by a deeply humanistic aspect represented in a more or less veiled way either in written or audiovisual fiction.
In all this time, and despite the repetition of themes —with their variations—, these types of stories continue as fresh and current as the first day thanks to their universality and the talent with which the authors twist well-known premises to break through, almost without obstacles and at the stroke of existentialism, to the depths of the spectators' hearts.
'Swan Song', debut in the feature film by Benjamin Cleary, winner of the Oscar in 2015 for his fantastic short 'Stutterer', is a perfect example of how the umpteenth exploration of the eternal conflict between life, death and second chances through the filter sci-fi can transcend to become one of the best movies of his year. A little gem that is emotional, sensitive, truthful and possesses cinematographic values that are not appropriate for a first-time filmmaker.
Simple, deep, wonderful
The bad thing about cinema – and, above all, its reception as a spectator – is such a visceral art is that, on special occasions, it becomes very difficult to explain how a film can get under your skin and hit the exact keys to overwhelm you and flood your eyes with tears seemingly effortless; but I am going to try to rationalize my experience as much as possible to justify why 'Swan Song' is one of the best works we have seen within the genre since jewels such as 'Ex-Machina' The 'The arrival'.
It all begins with the most "superficial" layers – note the quotation marks -; for production values that squeeze every last drop of budget to shape a futuristic universe that bets on minimalism and neatness. In this way, the art direction and the magnificent photography of Masanobu Takayanagi – responsible for titles such as 'Spotlight' or 'Warrior' – come together in a new example that, with proper precision, the saying that "less is more" is a great reality.
To this should be added the work of Cleary behind the cameras as a director and screenwriter. Beyond its pristine staging and its treatment of the camera, which turns from the rigidity of the tripod to full freedom with tremendous naturalness, the exercise of worldbuilding on which the universe of 'Swan Song' is propped up is exemplary; providing the necessary information and key details to make it credible and to focus on what is truly important: emotion.
And it is that, if something raises this delight to a new level, It is the veracity of emotions that are transmitted with the purest simplicity. There is no place here for sugary melodramas tear-jerking resources, but for tremendously human reactions, for a universal moral dilemma with which you instantly connect, for instant empathy with round protagonists and, above all, for a couple of main interpreters who they evoke all of the above with heartbreaking intensity.
Mahershala Ali y Naomie Harris They have given life to two people – not characters – who transcend the frame to make their flesh and bones almost palpable; and they have done it without rehearsals or script readings, limiting themselves to internalizing their roles and dumping all the instincts and sensations absorbed from a project with more than ten years of work behind them. A small miracle in which the nuances are everything, and in which a tear emerging at the right moment is revealed as the greatest possible special effect. Gorgeous.
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we are "anointians"
"The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord's anointed." —1 Samuel 24:7
The murderous David did not kill his arch-enemy, Saul, because he recognized Saul as the Lord's anointed (1 Sm 24:7, 11). David appreciated being anointed, for he also had been anointed as king by Samuel (1 Sm 16:13; Ps 89:21). Being the Lord's anointed held extreme significance (see Ps 133:2).
The Messiah is called in Greek "Christos," which means "the Anointed One." Jesus began His public ministry by quoting Isaiah 61: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; therefore He has anointed Me" (Lk 4:18). Peter began to describe Jesus' ministry with these words: "God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and power" (Acts 10:38). Jesus' title was "Christ," that is, "the Anointed One." Jesus' followers are called "Christians," that is, "the anointed ones."
We Christians have been anointed in Baptism and Confirmation. These anointings are even more important than the anointings given to Saul and David. We have been anointed as priests, prophets, and kings. Like Jesus, we have been anointed "with the Holy Spirit and power" (Acts 10:38). In Jesus, we can do even greater works than He did (Jn 14:12). Christians, "remain in Him as that anointing taught you" (1 Jn 2:27).
Prayer: Father, make me so like Christ and so deep in His word that I can rightly be called "Christian" (Acts 11:26).
Promise: "They were likewise to have authority to expel demons." —Mk 3:15
Praise: When Pat mentioned she had holy oil, all the people in her prayer group asked to be anointed.
Nihil Obstat: Reverend Ralph J. Lawrence, June 1, 1997
Imprimatur: †Most Reverend Carl K. Moeddel, Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, June 9, 1997


As winter continues into 2016, your heater is going to be called upon more and more often to do the job. Westlake, OH has some long, cold months ahead of it, and the sooner you can spot any issues with your heating system, the better you'll be able to respond. One of the most common signs of a problem with your furnace is the lack of air flow moving through your vents. It can be caused by anything from blockage in the vents to a damaged fan motor, and it doesn't seem like a big deal, at least in the surface. In reality, however, it can create a huge number of problems, many of which can result in major repair bills. The problem needs to be addressed promptly.
Air flow is the means your furnace has of warming your whole house: first generating the hot air and then circulating it with help from a fan. If that process is compromised—if your system isn't circulating the air sufficiently quickly—then the system needs to expend more energy to do its job. This means that your monthly bills will go up as well, costing you more to keep the system running without any additional benefits.
Similarly, a system that is working harder is putting its components under greater strain and stress. That means there's a much greater chance of a breakdown, requiring an expensive repair. This is compounded by the fact that low air flow means that the air inside the furnace is much hotter than normal, and can damage components if you're not careful. The good news is that safety features will shut the furnace down in many cases. The bad news is you'll still have to get the problem addressed before you can reliably turn the system on again.
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Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Political Cartoon: 'Close Up Shop?'" by Gary Varvel.
IS IT THE END OF THE BILL?
The decision is viewed as another win for the health law and the Obama administration.
The Senate majority leader, however, did not say when he expected this action to take place. Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, former Bush officials urge confirmation of the Obama administration's pick to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and a House hearing alleges that the administration has been slow to implement the inspector general's recommendations of fraud in the Medicare prescription drug program.
The video recorded a lunch between two antiabortion activists posing as biotech firm employees and Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood's senior director of medical services, in which Nucatola talked about the organization's work donating fetal tissue to researchers. The activists pressed her on whether the clinics were charging for the organs.


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Love Song by Nakeesha Cluse
Lia Michels is an aspiring songwriter who is given a chance to pursue her dream. This opportunity of a lifetime comes with strings attached as Lia quickly learns that she will be working with Jordan Arlotti, a hot music producer who broke her heart fifteen years ago. Will Lia take a chance and follow her dream even if it leads her back into the arms of the man she swore she'd never love again?
SKU: B013N7YHSC Category: Multicultural & Interracial Tags: bwwm, contemporary romance, interracial romance, multicultural, suspense, urban romance
She hopes you enjoy her books and looks forward to your reviews. Thank you for you purchase!
I have always loved to write but I think my inspiration comes from my maternal grandmother. I remember sitting around the table listening to her stories and getting lost. I never got tired of hearing her tales of the old days.
Here is a short sample from the book:
Haunting Dreams
The halls of Madison high school were silent this time of the day. Except for the occasional whistle of the varsity basketball coach running drills and the footsteps of the janitors, Lia Michels was alone.
It was the perfect time to take advantage of the school's baby grand piano. A wealthy patron donated it last year and everyone in the art department was jealous, especially the theater teacher. Lia didn't care, it belonged to the choir class and she intended to get full use of it. Lia quickly locked her classroom and made her way to the auditorium before anyone could see her.
It was her sixth year of teaching at the high school. It wasn't her dream job, but it paid the bills and gave her the summers off. Most of all, it gave her the opportunity to do what she loved… sing.
She sat at the piano, playing a rendition of Janet Jackson's again. As she closed her eyes, she let her mind drifted back in time, back to a time when she was fearless and knew exactly what she wanted out of life…….
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Exposed: The Education of Sarah Brown by Michele E. Gwynn
"HOT! Keeps you on your curled toes!" ~ DayReader Reviews
"I have never hated a villain so much!" ~ Vickie Raynor
Dangerous Desires
Sarah Brown sets out on a journey to sexual self-discovery and falls face first into danger. In Barcelona, Anthony de Luca, an author and photographer unleashes the full force of his charm that threatens to steal her heart, a prize he openly admits he doesn't want. Still, she can't resist him, and finds herself experiencing the heights of ecstasy and the lows of heartbreak as her lover leaves without a word. In Berlin, Paul Christiansen, a handsome Dutch Lothario with a sordid past works his wiles to seduce her body; while in the shadows, a predator stalks a young boy close to Sarah determined to get what he wants or kill anyone who gets in his way. One of her two lovers has led a dangerous criminal straight to her door, but which one? And who can she trust? Will Sarah survive or will she lose both her heart and her life to dangerous desires?
Heat Level: High
Scarlett and The Mobster by S.L. Baker
Scarlett and the Mobster, blends love, lust, and danger into a potent mixture!
Angelina Ellington, Southern by birth and sweet as peach pie, has moved north with her best friend Nicole to start a new life as an investigative reporter in hopes of leaving a painful past behind. When the romance door opens and in steps Victor Salvatore, Angelina isn't so sure she's ready.
Victor Salvatore, New Jersey born and bred, is the most eligible bachelor, big, rich, handsome and generous to a fault. But Victor has secrets and he's looking for a woman strong enough to trust, and in stumbles Angelina. Literally. And he is suddenly captivated by her sweet Southern charm and tenacity.
Angelina, with the help of Scarlett, Angelina's parasol-twirling, hot-pants-wearing-hussy ego, to fan the flames, she and Victor get off to a smokin' hot start, but will the flame burn bright and true? Or will the secrets they both harbor drive them apart?
Scarlett and the Mobster has all the elements of romance, eroticism, and gangland action.
The Saint Luke Mystery by Chester Kisiel
Two grim murders take place in idyllic Cyprus of an insurance company manager and his uncle, and a miraculous holy icon is replaced with an almost perfect fake. Enter Milton Lessing, brilliant young American insurance sleuth, whose company is on the hook for $5m.
Milton's arrival sets off a chain reaction of violent events among people who have everything to lose. An English aristocrat, a local real estate mogul, his sexy niece and Girl Friday, a nymphomaniac Russian countess and her acerbic financial adviser, a beautiful museum director, and an abbot all have something at stake. And what is the terrible secret behind the theft?
Two more murders occur of a monk and a petty thief. Milton's situation becomes ever more perilous, when a mysterious character known as the Voice engages thugs to kill him, and the police abandon him. Three mysterious strangers whom he meets – Joe, his daughter Elena, and Sabazjos, archetypes of Zeno, Aphrodite, and Dionysus, assist Milton.
Milton with his razor-sharp mind and Elena, beautiful and with exceptional psychic and physical abilities, become a formidable team. Will Milton win her love?
In pursuit of the forger, the action races from Greek Cyprus to the tip of Karpas peninsula, Turkish occupied Cyprus, where the counterfeiter and his artist have taken refuge.
The Dart Murders by James Kipling
Close to London, the tiny and fanciful town of Amersham is shaken by a sudden spate of homicides. The first to meet her unfortunate fate is a young woman named Jane Ferrier, murdered by a poisonous dart while walking home from work on the evening of June 15th. While on a holiday with her beau, Sarah Parker was killed in a motel room on July 15th, also the victim of a venomous dart. On August 15th, a young attorney named Michelle Pearson was found dead on a local park bench as the result of a toxic dart. As seemingly different as all three victims lived their lives, they did have something in common. In addition to having green eyes and blonde hair, the ill-fated individuals had a history of turbulent love affairs.
With Chief Inspector Patrick Campbell in charge of the case, can he and trusty colleagues Inspector Geoffrey and Constable Tim put a stop to the mysterious serial dart killings? Much to his dismay, the investigator soon discovers that the men involved in the case all have secrets of their own that, once unraveled, don't make them as innocent as they would appear. What do the admirable Eric, suave Neil, apprehensive Jeremy, modest Wilbur, calm Philip, passionate Victor and vibrant Tony possibly have to hide?
Shadow of the Moon #1 (Werewolf / Shifter Romance) by Mac Flynn
Detective Maria Selena's nights were just like her days, long and boring. That is, until she answers a midnight call about a suspicious person and meets a mysterious stranger with yellow eyes. His alluring gaze and sensual bite lead her down a path of seduction and lust that threatens to engulf both halves of her life, the light and the dark.
Desired By the Wolf: Part 1 (BBW Werewolf / Shifter Romance) by Mac Flynn
A mysterious stranger. A full moon. A strange lust.
Lenore Anderson's plain world changes the night she meets the newcomer, Nick Connor. The new owner of a deserted old house, he exudes charm and questions. Why did he move to their small town? How is he so rich? And why does he look at Lenore with such hungry eyes? Those questions lead her into his strange, dark world and into his strong arms, and he'll never let her go.
Desired By the Wolf: Part One the first entry in the three-part Desired By the Wolf serial, and is not intended to be read as a standalone story.
First of Spring by Kelsey Jordan
Caution: The Gardinian World Novels are a trip into a paranormal world where the gods of Gardas are real, the sex can be downright raunchy, and more than a few four letter words litter the page.
Forged from a childhood filled with bloodshed and death, Trent had been raised with a blade in his hands. He lives the life of a warrior and carves through his enemies as if seeking redemption for his mother's ultimate sacrifice. As the acting Mikko of the Order of Rockys, Trent leads the most dominant Lycans in the world. For that reason alone, he has no use or understanding for those who wallow in their vulnerabilities, rather than exercise their power over their own destiny.
Aryana doesn't dream of everlasting love. Her life is ruled by a song that echoes from the halls of Oblivia, a fate that came to her under the thundering hooves of the Mares of Night. She is going to die, but with no clue as to when or why, Aryana is forced to do everything she can to negate the haunting words of fate,
"Weakness dies and you are weak."
But the gods are merciless in their meddling in the lives of powerful mortals and the ones they love. How far will Trent have to fall for the weak female who steps in his life and claims his soul?
Shadow of the Wolf (In the Loup #1) by Mac Flynn
The moon is a harsh mistress for those with the curse. Only they understand the consequences when the full moon rises. Stephanie Yager slips into this world of struggle and seduction when she takes a wrong turn down destiny's path.
The first part of sixteen-part serial of the werewolf romance series featuring the trials of Stephanie Yager.


text: [quote] On 2014-11-11 20:47:44, Joan Love wrote: I'm seeking information on Jonathan MacInnes who -emigrated to New Zealand - early 1900's. He was the eldest son of Alexander & Jane (nee MacKinnon) who were married on 29/1/1863 Broadford Strath. He was born on 28/1/1865 at No.1 Sculamus the family home. The other brothers were Alexander, Angus, John & James. He had 4 sisters; Mary, Flora, Margaret (Maggie) & Marion. All born there too. I know D.O.D. for most & what they were doing via Census records bar Jonathan & Angus in particular. Alexander was Head of house in 1901 & '11. Marion, who worked in the Ayrshire area of Scotland as a Domestic/Cook/Housekeeper via same Census years, gave birth to Johan/Joan MacInnes on 24/3/1907 (illegitimate) at the above house too. Sadly Marion died there of TB on 6/10/1913, her mother Jane still alive at this time. John died in the Broadford Schoolhouse on 27/6/1951 as Joan was a teacher at this School, & John MacSween her husband, the Headmaster. James had emigrated to N.Y. in 1923, closely followed by another niece Maggie, illegitimate daughter of Flora. He was personal Valet to Sir Benjamin Sumner Welles & latterly worked for a Sir Charles Hay; ( can't find any present info. on him bar, could this latter be an alias of Sir Charlie Chaplin as I remember him stopping outside the Skye home ?1968/69 with his wife Oona, & giving me a lollypop?). James died on 1/9/1969 in N.Y. None of the brothers are known to have married. I am the eldest Grand-child of Joan MacSween (nee Johan/Joan MacInnes). More in the next posting. [/quote]


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public class Flowers : MonoBehaviour
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    private float sphereRadius;
    public bool foundFlower;

    void Start() {
        foundFlower = false;
    }

    public Transform FindFlower()
    {
        //check for collision only on flower layer
        int layerMask = 1 << 8;
        sphereRadius = 10;
        GameObject nearestflower = null;
        Transform nearest = null;

        while (foundFlower == false)
        {
            // Is there a collision with objects on flower layer
            if (Physics.CheckSphere(transform.position, sphereRadius, layerMask))
            {
                Collider[] hitFlowers = Physics.OverlapSphere(transform.position, sphereRadius, layerMask);
                int getFlower = Random.Range(0, (hitFlowers.Length - 1));
                nearestflower = hitFlowers[getFlower].gameObject;
                nearest = nearestflower.transform;
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    public Vector3 SeekFlower()
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Nate | Robert S. Minch, D.D.S., P.A.
Nate had always hated his teeth and now even more so as his grinding habit had shortened them tremendously. After a careful analysis of his bite, Nate had braces to move his teeth back to where they were before he ground them down and then bonding material was used to rebuild the front teeth so that they showed more when he smiled- and, boy, did he smile a lot after that appointment. Click here to see a close up view.


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O Express AM8 é um satélite de comunicação geoestacionário russo da série Express, que foi construído pela ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO PM) em cooperação com a Thales Alenia Space, o satélite está localizado na posição orbital de 14 graus de longitude oeste e é administrado pela empresa estatal Russian Satellite Communications Company, com sede em Moscou. O satélite foi baseado na plataforma Express-1000NTB e sua vida útil estimada é de 15 anos.

Lançamento
O satélite foi lançado com sucesso ao espaço no dia 14 de setembro de 2015, às 19:00:00 UTC, por meio de um veículo Proton-M/Blok-DM-03, a partir do Cosmódromo de Baikonur, no Cazaquistão. Ele tinha uma massa de lançamento de 2.100 kg.

Capacidade e cobertura
O Express AM8 é equipado com 24 transponders em banda C, 16 em banda Ku e dois em banda L para prestação de serviços de telecomunicações para a Europa, África e Américas.

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Satélites de telecomunicações
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Closing the Bones is a Postnatal Massage technique that originates from South America. It was taught to us by traditional Ecuadorian midwife and shaman Dr Rocio Alarcon.
What is the Closing the Bones postnatal massage?
It is a massage designed to help a woman come back to herself both physically, emotionally and spiritually, after she has given birth.
We were taught this traditional massage at the Doula retreat in 2013, by Dr Rocio Alarcon. Rocio is from Ecuador. She trained in traditional midwifery, shamanism and, ethnobotany her mother and grandmother and rainforest shamans, and she also holds a PhD in ethnobotany.
Rocio explained that if we did MRI scans of pregnant women we would see how the hips open during the pregnancy, becoming wider and wider, and that after the birth it is paramount to help close them back to their normal width, otherwise mothers suffer from pelvic instability (Rocio attributes the many women suffering from hip issues in our society to the lack of closing the bones massages post birth) and leak energy.
Rocio also explained that the hips support the weight of the spine and head and that they are therefore the seat of unresolved emotions and trauma, which can be felt upon the hips as crystals, that need to be popped and released during the massage.
In Ecuador, women are given this massage within hours of the birth, and receive it at least 5 or 6 times during the first 40 days postpartum. The massage stimulates blood flow which in turns cleans, renews, moves fluids (may help with milk supply/lochia), stimulating the release of hormones, the immune system, toning muscles and tissue. In traditional cultures, the 41 days of the postnatal period represent a sacred time. In this time the woman will have the closing massage at least 5 times, the first being 6 hours after birth, this begins to put the bladder and uterus back into place.
The massage itself includes rocking the pelvis with a rebozo shawl, a series of massage of the abdomen, hips and chest/arms using a special warming oil, and finally using the rebozo again for closing the pelvis.
This day is for you if you want to learn this postnatal massage, or you want a chance to practice the skill again. We talk about our experiences working with clients and the emotional and spiritual elements to this healing ritual as well as teach the elements to the massage. Here's your chance to get to grips with this skill and take it back to your community. If you'd like to enquire about attending the day, please contact me.
This is a small group workshop limited to around 12 people so there is plenty of time for individual attention. You will received a very special handout, which not only contains very detailed instructions of the techniques (which have been explained and validated by an osteopath) as well as pictures video instructions of each part of the massage. The handouts draws on my own unique mix of traditional and scientific knowledge. You will also gain access to a secret Facebook group which has around 400 closing the bones practitioners, a brilliant space to share knowledge and learn from each other.
This workshop runs from 9h30 to 5. It cost £120 per person (£180 for the postnatal recovery massage workshop), and includes one year membership listing as a practitioner to the closingthebonesmassage.com website.
Sign up below for updates about the workshops and to receive my guide to 3 techniques for using a Rebozo in pregnancy and labour.
We feel that beyond the physical aspect of closing the bones, there is a spiritual aspect to the massage, which provide a safe space/ritual for the mother to feel nurtured and release emotions associated with the birth and motherhood. Having experienced the massage ourselves and given the massage to new and not so new mothers, we have both experienced and witness how powerful this ritual can be in releasing birth emotions, even many years after the birth itself.
We have offered and given this massage to a few of our clients. Working together as a pair to massage and nurture the woman has been a deeply emotional experience for both we doulas and the mother. It is a time out for her; a time to have a silent communion with herself and reflect on her journey to motherhood and to feel the loving hands of her sisters. We recently massaged a woman who was 2 years into her mothering. At the end, after her rebozo sifting, we wrapped the rebozo around her hips and sat, one each side of her, each giving firm traction on an end of the scarf, closing her hips.
Her tears began to flow. We sat and held her space for some time and, when it felt right, we released the rebozo and covered her in a blanket and sat silently, each with a hand on her, as she cried. We could sense it was a well-overdue release for her.
Some days later, she told us that a great shift had happened inside her. She has released feelings about her birth and the pent up tensions of the last 2 years and now everything felt different. This experience has reiterated for us how powerful and necessary it is to spend time nurturing the mother in a very physical way, honouring her amazing pelvis.
"Personally, I know how deeply releasing this massage is. I had no idea how much emotion I had repressed and stored in my body until Rocio laid her hands on my hips. My last child was born 9 years before that massage and I thought I was fully debriefed! Little did I know that such emotion was lying just under the surface, and how much better I would feel after experiencing the powerful effect of my bones being closed."
Amazing, emotional and cleansing. I feel very supported as a new mum and feel hugged by the love this ceremony brings. Thank you for sharing this lovely technique.
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I really enjoyed the day. An excellent facilitator allowing knowledge to flow through the group with ease. The day was very well divided between theory and lots of practical. I look forward to practising and developing my skills.
I really enjoyed the day. Sophie is a excellent facilitator allowing knowledge to flow through the group with ease. The day was very well divided between theory and lots of practical. I look forward to practising and developing my skills.
A wonderfully informative and nourishing day. Perfect size group and atmosphere, and I loved your teaching style, Sophie. You shared your knowledge and experience but also allowed the group to flourish and share viewpoints and experiences.
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module Elastics
  class Scope
    module FilterMethods

      include Scope::Utils

      # accepts also :any_term => nil for missing values
      def terms(value)
        terms, missing_list = {}, []
        value.each { |f, v| v.nil? ? missing_list.push({ :missing => f }) : (terms[f] = v) }
        terms, term = terms.partition{|k,v| v.is_a?(Array)}
        term_list = []
        term.each do |term, value|
          term_list.push(:term => {term => value})
        end
        deep_merge boolean_wrapper( :terms_list    => Hash[terms],
                                    :term_list     => term_list,
                                    :_missing_list => missing_list )
      end

      # accepts one or an array or a list of filter structures
      def filters(*value)
        deep_merge boolean_wrapper( :filters => array_value(value) )
      end

      def missing(*fields)
        missing_list = []
        for field in fields
          missing_list.push(:missing => field)
        end
        deep_merge :_missing_list => missing_list
      end

      # accepts a single key hash or a multiple keys hash, that will be translated in a array of single key hashes
      def term(term_or_terms_hash)
        term_list = []
        term_or_terms_hash.each do |term, value|
          term_list.push(:term => {term => value})
        end
        deep_merge boolean_wrapper(:term_list => term_list)
      end

      # accepts one hash of ranges documented at
      # http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/query-dsl/range-filter/
      def range(value)
        deep_merge boolean_wrapper(:range => value)
      end

      %w[and or].each do |m|
        class_eval <<-ruby, __FILE__, __LINE__
        def #{m}(&block)
          vars = {:_#{m} => Hash[Elastics::Scope.new.instance_eval(&block).to_a]}
          vars.merge!(:_boolean_wrapper => :_#{m}) if context_scope?
          deep_merge vars
        end
        ruby
      end

    private

      def context_scope?
        has_key?(:context)
      end

      def boolean_wrapper(value)
        if context_scope?
          if has_key?(:_boolean_wrapper) && self[:_boolean_wrapper] != :_and
            current_wrapper = {self[:_boolean_wrapper] => delete(self[:_boolean_wrapper])}
            self.and{ current_wrapper }.and{ value }
          else
            self.and{value}
          end
        else
          value
        end
      end

    end
  end
end


I am so grateful for the Lord's sovereign working in my life. He allowed me to be born into a Christian family. A couple months after I was born, my dad got a job in Midland, MI. In God's goodness my parents heard a preacher over the radio and decided to visit Calvary Baptist Church where they found a church home and a place to raise a Godly family. It was at that church where I heard that Jesus Christ died for my sins and accepted the gift of salvation on Easter Sunday in 1976. A few years later I was baptized.
Starting in 3rd grade, I did have the privilege of attending a Christian school. During my junior year in high school, the Lord really did a work in my life personally. I committed my life to full-time Christian service during a chapel message preached by Dr. Ron Comfort. Later that year my principal challenged us students with what Christ endured at His crucifixion. It was at this point that the "head knowledge" of the cross took root in my heart.
Upon graduating from Calvary Baptist Academy I attended Bob Jones University. While there God continued to work in my heart teaching me so many life lessons. Following the Lord's calling I majored in Elementary Education. Right before my senior year at BJU my parents moved to Carmel, IN. My former youth pastor suggested we visit Colonial Hills Baptist Church. It was here that I met the administrator of Colonial Christian School and heard of a possible need for a teacher the following school year. According to God's wonderful plan I was able to fill that teaching position after graduation. Those early years of teaching brought many more invaluable lessons.
In God's timing the single 6th grade teacher met her husband and started a family. I now have 3 girls who all attend CCS. God has been so good to let me return to teaching in my part-time role. So the life lessons continue!
I look back at each stage of my life and see God's hand at work as He brought me to each specific place at a specific time to teach me what I needed. It truly overwhelms me when I consider what God has done in my life. I give Him all the praise!


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Q: How to pass a nested dictionary as parameter to a method? I want to have a method with parameter like
public int MyMethod(Dictionary<int, Dictionary<int,int>> myDict)
{
 ...
}

But writing this, I get message that compilation failed and the following explanation:

The type or namespace name Dictionary2' could not be found.

How can I resolve this?

A: Make sure you include using System.Collections.Generic; at the top of your file. Alternatively, you can use the full namespace inline with your code:
public int MyMethod(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int,int>> myDict)
{

}

(but I guess we can both see from this that the using directive is a bit nicer)

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Welcome back! It was nice to see you Saturday, and doubly nice that you were able to get away for some girl time on your own.
Touch base by blogging, if and when you can, but remember… no pressure!
I am SO glad that the replacement fiber idea worked out for you, there's nothing that can spoil a fiber day quicker than recalcitrant fiber. It's going to be *gorgeous*.
Of course we are still here 🙂 Nice to hear from you again, especially with such pretty pictures. Love the plied yarn and the bfl is lovely too.
Miss chatting with you. Call me sometime?
That first isn't the stuff I sent you a while ago, is it? I don't recall everything about the colorway, or whether the handspun you sent me was the stuff I sent you way back when, but if it is, it was Cherry Tree Hill something or other. Whatever, it looks great. And a special shoutout to Jess' ample stash!
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This update also includes help for those local publishers with multiple locations. Facebook will now consider a publisher as local to multiple cities if the people in those cities are more likely than the people outside of those cities to read articles from the publisher's domain. Simply put, if a publication is consumed more by users in a specific location, it may be considered local, thereby garnering a boost in organic reach.
The move to prioritize quality local news comes at a time when Facebook is struggling to regain trust among its many stakeholders for its role in enabling the spread of fake news and handling of consumer data.


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Wittenberg Women's Soccer Standout Kelly Foley Earns Second-Team Academic All-America Honors
Kelly Foley
Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Kelly Foley, class of 2011 from Dublin, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors.
Foley, a three-year starting defensive back for the Tigers, made the Academic All-America list after earning her first career Academic All-District IV award last month. The all-district selections were a result of online voting conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Student-athletes who make the first-team in district voting are then considered for Academic All-America awards by a committee.
Foley, a business and geology double major, was chosen for the team in part thanks to her outstanding 3.98 grade point average. A Dean's List honoree every semester thus far in her collegiate career, Foley has been very active around campus, serving as the Class of 2011 secretary and as a representative for Wittenberg's Emerging Leaders program. In addition, Foley has done volunteer work at a local pre-school.
Kelly Foley and her teammates rallied past Earlham to win the NCAC Tournament title on Saturday, Nov. 4.
A 2009 team captain and the women's soccer team's representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Foley helped the Tigers to another tremendous season, ending with records of 12-5-5 overall and 4-2-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Tigers finished second in the NCAC regular season before winning their fourth consecutive NCAC Tournament championship to reach the NCAA Division III Tournament for a fourth straight year.
The Tigers bowed out of the national competition in the second round with a 1-0 loss to host Calvin.
Foley was part of one of the stingiest defensive units in all of NCAA Division III in 2009. The Tigers allowed just 13 goals in 22 games, while recording 15 shutouts, good for No. 2 in both the conference and all of NCAA Division III in team shutout percentage. Foley started 20 of the 22 games, including all 15 shutouts. She missed two games - both losses - due to illness.
Foley is the third Wittenberg women's soccer player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, following in the footsteps of Bobbi Ashby (second team in 1994) and Kathy Aros (third team in 1996 and second team in 1997). Ashby and Aros earned their awards at a time when GTE was the official sponsor of the program, instead of ESPN The Magazine.
Written by: Ryan Maurer
Photos by: Erin Pence


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"The constant delays in hearings, and postponements dragged out for over a year. Because of this, Matt's heart broke and his spirit died, and many people are responsible for the pain he endured," the obituary reads.
National radio host Todd Starnes called out Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Twitter:
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The following is the full obituary for Matthew Lawrence Perna from the Flynn Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. website:
Matthew Lawrence Perna died on February 25, 2022 of a broken heart. His community (which he loved), his country, and the justice system killed his spirit and his zest for life. Matt was an amazing man! In his 37 years, he experienced more than most people do their entire lives. He graduated from Sharpsville High School in 2002, then went on to graduate from Penn State University.
Matt loved to travel and lived in Thailand and South Korea during his life, teaching English to school children. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, South America, India, and the United States of America making lasting friendships everywhere he went. He went on a mission trip to Haiti, and also took many trips with his parents and brother Steve. Matt enjoyed conversing with all walks of life, especially the elderly. It was not unusual for him to strike up conversations with complete strangers, always eager to learn from others.
Matt enjoyed running long distance races, and held medals from several states. He enjoyed reading every day, and owned an extensive library of books. He loved music of all types, and played piano and saxophone. He was an adventurer who loved trying different cuisines from all over the world, and experiencing as many different cultures as he could.
Matt loved animals, especially dogs. But when a sickly kitten made her way onto Matt's porch, he nurtured and cared for her and named her Hinoki. He loved her dearly and she was his roommate.
He attended the rally on January 6, 2021 to peacefully stand up for his beliefs. After learning that the FBI was looking for him, he immediately turned himself in. He entered the Capitol through a previously opened door (he did not break in as was reported) where he was ushered in by police. He didn't break, touch, or steal anything. He did not harm anyone, as he stayed within the velvet ropes taking pictures. For this act he has been persecuted by many members of his community, friends, relatives, and people who had never met him. Many people were quietly supportive, and Matt was truly grateful for them. The constant delays in hearings, and postponements dragged out for over a year. Because of this, Matt's heart broke and his spirit died, and many people are responsible for the pain he endured. Matt did not have a hateful bone in his body. He embraced people of all races, income brackets, and beliefs, never once berating anyone for having different views.
Matt is survived by his loving Father, Lawrence (Sharpsville), his brother Steven (Nederland, CO), his Grandmother Rosie Garzoni (Hermitage), and several Aunts, Uncles and cousins who will never stop missing him. He was preceded in death by his amazing Mother Roni, his Grandparents Henry and Millie Perna, as well as his Grandfather Frank J. Garzoni. Matt had a very special relationship with Frank J who he greatly admired and missed very much.
Matt attended Central Community Church in Transfer, PA. He was a Christian who read his Bible daily.
Matt's family stood by him during this devastating ordeal, and are extremely proud of his passion for life and his pursuit of many dreams. His actions last year are not looked down upon, instead his family is grateful and humbled by his courage. They say God never gives anyone more than they can handle. That statement is not Biblical, nor is it true. Rest Easy Matt, you are finally FREE!
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Question: What are two reasons David Livingstone went to Africa?
Why did Livingstone go to Africa?
When did Livingstone go to Africa?
What was the aim of David Livingstone's third journey?
Who is the First Missionary of Africa?
What were the two primary reasons that Livingstone undertook his journeys?
How did David Livingstone feel about Africa?
What is David Livingstone doing now?
Who did David Livingstone work for?
What did David Livingstone say about Victoria?
How long was Livingstone in Africa?
What were the three C's he took to Africa?
What condition was Livingstone in when Stanley found him?
Why did missionaries go to Africa?
When did slavery start in Africa?
What was the main reason for the coming of missionaries?
David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary, doctor, abolitionist, and explorer who lived in the 1800s. He sought to bring Christianity, commerce, and "civilization" to Africa and undertook three extensive expeditions throughout much of the continent.
Livingstone became convinced of his mission to reach new peoples in the interior of Africa and introduce them to Christianity, as well as freeing them from slavery. It was this which inspired his explorations. In 1849 and 1851, he travelled across the Kalahari, on the second trip sighting the upper Zambezi River.
Livingstone was a terrible missionary
David Livingstone moved to Africa in 1841 as a "medical missionary".
In March 1858 Livingstone embarked upon a government-backed expedition to introduce commerce, civilization, and Christianity to the lands of Zambezi River and Lake Malawi. The expedition vastly increased geographical knowledge but was otherwise a disaster.
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The London Missionary Society sent David Livingstone to South Africa in 1840, where he became one of the first Europeans to traverse the continent.
Name two lakes in eastern Africa that Livingstone explored. Two lakes in Africa that Livingstone explored would be Lake Nyasa and Lake Tanganyika.
He wanted to convert Africans to Christianity.
He wanted to explore the continent.
He also wanted to find a trade route that would help end the slave trade.
Livingstone has been positioned as a staunch abolitionist who believed in the dignity of Africans, the viability of commercial enterprises for the continent and the imposition of Christianity, despite Indigenous spiritual beliefs.
David Livingstone is a broadcaster for Sky Sports in the UK. At the conclusion of the 2018 Ryder Cup coverage, and with heartfelt tributes from Butch Harmon and Nick Dougherty, he departed his longstanding role with Sky Sports, having presented Sky Sports Golf coverage for 23 years. …
David Livingstone (/ˈlɪvɪŋstən/; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian era.
David Livingstone
The world today agrees with Livingston's appraisal, when he called the falls "the most wonderful sight I had seen in Africa" and named them in honor of Queen Victoria.
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David Livingstone, who had been missing in Africa for four years. Although Livingstone's achievements charting the unknown African continent had galvanized Britain, his government had been apathetic about rescuing him.
As a leader of the antislavery movement, Buxton passionately believed in bringing the three Cs to the continent: Christianity, Commerce, and Civilization. It was a eureka moment for Livingstone: here was the way forward in Africa, to which he would devote the rest of his life.
Stanley's expedition had suffered through over 6 1/2 months of drought, famine, floods, dysentery and starvation before it reached Ujiji. Two-thirds of the original number of porters had deserted or died. David Livingstone died a few months after his encounter with Stanley on April 30, 1872.
Many people in Africa wanted education; and missionaries taught people to read, in order that they might understand the word of God. The missionary traveler David Livingstone (1813-1873) believed that the slave trade could only be suppressed by a combination of Christianity and trade.
Sometime in 1619, a Portuguese slave ship, the São João Bautista, traveled across the Atlantic Ocean with a hull filled with human cargo: captive Africans from Angola, in southwestern Africa.
The missionaries were tasked by their home governments to preach ideas of love, respect, brotherhood, forgiveness, tolerance and non violence so that when the colonialists come, they would meet less resistance from the East Africans. It's also argued that missionaries wanted to "civilize" East Africans.
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