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Angel Island Ferry petition circulates to keep…
Angel Island Ferry petition circulates to keep longtime operator
The Angel Island Tiburon Ferry takes off from Tiburon on its daily run to Angel Island. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal) 2003
By Matthew Pera | mpera@marinij.com |
PUBLISHED: September 6, 2018 at 5:23 pm | UPDATED: September 7, 2018 at 5:24 am
Maggie McDonogh, who announced last week her company didn't apply to continue operating ferry service between Tiburon and Angel Island, said she doesn't plan to hand the reins to another provider without a fight.
"We're still here," McDonogh said this week. "I'm out here running boats, my son is out here running boats, and I expect my grandson will do the same."
Maggie McDonogh, 2014 (Mark Prado — Marin Independent Journal)
The California Department of Parks and Recreation last year announced it would accept applications from prospective ferry operators for a 20-year lease to operate between Tiburon and Angel Island. State officials say they are obligated to periodically put public contracts out to bid to get the best price and service for residents.
But McDonogh, proprietor of the family-run business that has operated in Tiburon for more than a century, said the department asked that applicants commit to changes in the ferry service that weren't financially feasible for her small company.
The contract requires that the operator pay for an accessibility ramp for use by state employees that would cost $1.5 million to $3 million, by McDonogh's estimate. State parks staff couldn't be reached Thursday afternoon to confirm the cost.
McDonogh said the contract also requires the operator pay for maintenance of docks, ramps and bathrooms associated with the ferry service.
More than 3,300 supporters of the longtime ferry operator signed a change.org petition as of Thursday afternoon urging state officials to compromise with McDonogh.
"The current proposed State Parks contract would exclude the incumbent Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry and Captain Maggie McDonogh from bidding on the contract due to increased financial requirements," the petition states. "These confiscatory terms would limit access of the public to the island due to increased ticket pricing to the wealthy segment of society. Parks are for the people not just the select few."
McDonogh said she's encouraged by the community support.
"I am pretty darn confident that the state park will take a look at this and come to their senses," she said.
Another bid
Though McDonogh said she's holding her ground, state parks officials say they're legally obligated to award a contract to the best applicant.
Passengers wait for the Blue and Gold Ferry to arrive in Tiburon. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
When the application window closed last week, state parks staff said only one candidate — Blue and Gold Fleet — had applied to run the ferry service between Tiburon and Angel Island.
Blue and Gold Fleet currently operates ferry services throughout the Bay Area, including between San Francisco and Angel Island and between San Francisco and Tiburon.
"We felt that expanding service to include the Tiburon to Angel Island route was a natural fit for Blue and Gold," Patrick Murphy, the company's president, said in a prepared statement.
"We respect all the ferry service operators on the San Francisco Bay and we hope to continue maintaining the integrity of service for the next 20 years, should we be fortunate enough to be selected," he said.
Blue and Gold Fleet's application is currently under review, according to Gloria Sandoval, a spokeswoman for the state parks.
"It is unknown at this time how long the (review) process will last or the outcome," Sandoval said in an email.
The last time the state parks put out a request for new operators, in 2008, no one bid for the work — not even McDonogh, due to similar concerns about the state contract.
McDonogh and her son, Sam, aren't the first ferry captains in the family.
McDonogh's father, Milton McDonogh, officially launched the ferry service between Tiburon and Angel Island in 1959. Before that he helped his father, Sam McDonogh II, run a boat-for-hire business inherited in turn from his father, Sam McDonogh, who came to Tiburon in the mid- to late-1800s.
The company, which ferries 55,000 to 70,000 people to Angel Island annually, has been on a month-to-month lease with the state since 1993.
McDonogh has been praised for her civic involvement, including ferrying more than 1,200 firefighters to fight a fire on Angel Island in 2008.
Matthew Pera


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Ricky Ponting Birth Chart | Horoscope of Australian International Cricketer Ricky Ponting
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Ricky Ponting is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer. Ponting was captain of the Australian national team during its "golden era", between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and is the most successful captain in international cricket history.
He is widely considered to be one of the best batsmen of the modern era. In December 2006, Ponting reached the highest rating achieved by a Test batsman in 50 years. He stands third in the list of cricketers by the number of international centuries scored, behind Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Ricky Ponting's Lagna Chart. He is Aquarius Ascendant and Moon & Jupiter in the first house.
Ricky Ponting's Moon Chart
Horoscope Analysis
Ascendant:
Ricky Ponting, the famous Australian cricketer, has Aquarius Rising (Lagna) along with the first Pad of Poova Bhadrapada at the time of his birth. Ponting's Chart has Moon & Jupiter in the first house (Ascendant) of the horoscope and this combination is so promising that he reached the top level for his country Australia in international cricket.
Ricky Ponting has amazing leadership qualities, but that doesn't make him hot-headed, he is humane and helpful to others. He is also talkative by nature, which allows him to make a good impression on those he meets and forge strong ties with his team players. Ponting is honest and unselfish, but also high-strung and quick on the uptake. These qualities make him an excellent cricketer and leader.
Placement of Planet Sun in Birth Chart of Mr. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting's Sun in Sagittarius in the eleventh house indicates that with his sincerity and determination, he is able to fulfill his desires and aspirations to the extent he wished for. While he is friendly to others, he dislikes anyone who tries to tie him down emotionally or who acts jealous of his relationships with other people.
He wants the freedom to be friends with anyone and he won't let anyone dictate to him about this. He will choose highly leamed people and intellectuals as friends. He respects and obeys his father, and his father supports him in every possible way.
Placement of Planet Mercury in the Birth Chart of Mr. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting has Mercury in Sagittarius in the eleventh house indicates that he is very ambitious and will be able to fulfill all his desires and aspirations. And he has proved that by winning Two Cricket World Cups consecutively and was the No1 Ranked Test & One Day International Team for over a decade during his captaincy.
He is surrounded by very intelligent people who will spur him on to better things. Although Aquarius Ascendant indicates that he will be close to his elder brothers, Mercury in the eleventh house reverses this, and instead, he is more close to his elder sister.
Placement of Planet Moon in the Birth Chart of Mr. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting, born on December 19, is a gifted athlete who excelled in Cricket throughout his career. According to his horoscope, at the time of his birth, the position of the moon was in a very lucky house which indicates that Ricky's health will be robust and he will never ever lack anything in life.
His mother will find in him an obedient and well-behaved son and she will have confidence in him. She has a major contribution to his life's success. Ricky's life has flourished with wealth and luxuries and he will get along well with everyone around him. We wish him all the best in all his future endeavors. Placement of Planet Saturn in the Birth Chart of Mr. Ricky Ponting
Placement of Planet Saturn in the Birth Chart of Mr. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting has Saturn in the fifth house in the Gemini sign Indicating he is very sharp & intelligent. He will also gain support and favor from his children.
Ricky Ponting's horoscope indicates he is a learned and intelligent individual who is capable of financial management as well as success in external affairs. However, there are also indications of some health problems for his children and potential strained relations with other family members which should be guarded against.
Astrological Debts in the Birth Chart of Ricky Ponting
The horoscope of Ricky Ponting shows that he is not free from self-debt.
Ricky Ponting has his mother's debt as Ketu is situated in the 4th house in his horoscope.
Ricky Ponting is free from debts to relatives as Ketu is not situated in 1st house in his horoscope.
Ricky Ponting's horoscope is free from female child/sister debts as the Moon is not in the 3rd and 6th house.
Ricky Ponting's horoscope is free father's debts. from Venus & Mercury, are not situated in the 9th house.
He does not have Debts to Evil Persons & females.
Nakshatraphal of Mr. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is a highly moral person, and others often follow his lead. He is tactful and always behaves in a way that pleases others. His friends love and respect him for his good character. He is also physically strong and healthy.
Ricky Ponting will be wealthy and enjoy a luxurious lifestyle. Additionally, due to his generous nature, he often helps and supports those in need. This earns him fame in far-off places, and he is known as a highly respectable person.
Ricky Ponting is very charitable and helps and supports many needy and underprivileged persons. He is also courageous and chivalrous. Furthermore, he is capable of handling all his problems boldly. However, the one negative aspect of his horoscope is that he is highly ambitious and wants more and more results.
2023 Year Prediction for Ricky Ponting
This year on April 22 Jupiter would enter Aries Sign Third House,
On January 17, Saturn will enter in Aquarius Sign First House,
And on November 22 Rahu in Pisces Sign the Second House.
On January 13 Retrograde Mars would turn direct and transit with its normal motion throughout the year. Venus would remain to combust from August 04 to August 18,
This year would be exceedingly favorable for professional perspectives. At the beginning of the year, there are indications for progress in his career due to the combined aspectual effect of Jupiter and Saturn on the Tenth House.
Third House is contributing to enhancing his working capacities and capabilities.
After April 22, the time period would change its direction towards more auspiciousness. Expected gains will come, because of the combined aspect of Jupiter and Saturn on the Seventh House.
He would have cooperation from his partner and spouse this year.
This year would be moderately auspicious from a health perspective. There could be some uneasiness because of minor health problems as Saturn is posited in Ascendant.
Present Dasha Analysis of Ricky Ponting's Horoscope
Ricky Ponting's horoscope indicates that he is experiencing the Mahadasha of Saturn starting on 21/11/201 and lasting for 19 years till 20/11/2029. During this time, Shani, delays and creates obstructions, but does not deny the efforts of hard work & labor. It thereby examines the patience of the native and makes him/her work hard for achieving the objectives.
Ricky Ponting will have various opportunities to make his financial position even stronger. However it being the 6th lord also achievement and amassing of wealth cannot be without any hurdles and obstacles, which he might have.
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VPHTHAC is based out of St. Augustine's Hall in the north-east corner of Victoria Park, east London. It was formed in 2001 as a merger of Victoria Park Harriers (founded 1926) and Tower Hamlets Athletics Club (founded 1976). The club is open to all, regardless of ability, from the age of 9 upwards. The membership of approximately 400 includes track, field, road and cross country athletes, from beginners to GB team members. Coached training sessions occur at both St. Augustine's Hall and Mile End Stadium several times a week. The Club is a charitable trust (Registered Charity No.1091712) which aims to provide a friendly environment for the local community to take part in athletics and associated social activities.
The Club has its own substantial headquarters at St.Augustine's Hall, Cadogan Terrace, Victoria Park which provides changing, showering, a hall for indoor training, a weights room with multi-gym and free-weight equipment, a meeting room and a licensed bar. The Clubhouse is open five days a week and its use is free to all full Club members. The Clubhouse is located on the edge of Victoria Park giving direct access to the traffic-free running environment provided by the Park, the local canal towpaths, Hackney Marshes and the River Lea towpath. In addition, the Club uses the 8-lane, floodlit track at Mile End Stadium, Rhodeswell Road for track and field training on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and at weekends.
There is an extensive history of the club, including the merger of VPH and THAC in 2001, here.
The Guild exists to keep former members of the founding clubs in touch with each other and the club. If you are a former member of either of our founding clubs and would like to get in touch with old friends, or come along to reunions, please send your name, address and telephone number to Major Carr.


The French conductor and recorder player, Jean-Marc Andrieu, began his musical studies at CNR de Toulouse, where he quickly obtained the first prizes of recorder, chamber music and musical theory. He continued his studies of musicology in Toulouse, became impassioned for the early music and left to improve his playing of the recorder and interpretation at the Sweelinck Academy in Amsterdam by learning from the greatest world specialists in these fields.
In 1986, Jean-Marc Andrieu created an instrumental Baroque ensemble in Toulouse whose notoriety would not cease growing, and who would become in 1991 the Orchestre Baroque de Montauban. He is also seen entrusting the direction of the Chorus Department of the Tarn-et-Garonne. He is titular of Certificats d'Aptitude: professor of recorder, direction of chorus and director of the Conservatoire.
Jean-Marc Andrieu teaches the international training course of Baroque music of Barbaste since 1988, and set up a training course of choir singing at Monflanquin centred on the interpretation of the French Baroque music. From 1989 to 1996 he was Artistic Director of the Centre Régional d'Art Polyphonique de Midi-Pyrénées. Since 1991 he is actual Director of the Ecole Nationale de Musique et de Danse de Montauban. As an orchestra and choir conductor, he is regularly invited both in France and abroad (Spain, Holland and Hungary) to conduct programs and recordings of Baroque music. In 2003 he renamed the Orchestre Baroque de Montauban: Les Passions.


IT is a long while since the toll-gates, which once barricaded the approaches to the city of London proper, finally disappeared front the public ways. The localities, where they once barred the road to the traveller who used any other means of locomotion than those with which he was naturally provided, are now not easily identified. It is probable, however, that the toll-gates stood very near the spots where were the gates of the ancient city when London was a walled capital. If so, their sites would be indicated, though with no very great precision, by the situation on the map of Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, etc., etc., in former times the gates of the old surrounding fortification. But city walls and gates, and toll-bars too, have all been swept away by the rushing stream of commerce; yet though the material obstacles have vanished long ago, the pecuniary one remains. Vested interests, stronger than stone walls, endure in full vigour when these have crumbled to decay; and from this cause it is that, though the toll-man has been long ago turned out of house and home, he is not yet turned out of office, but continues to levy his exactions after he has been deprived of all semblance of authority, and of all show of right to the tax to which he lays claim.
The houseless and unsheltered functionary, who at the present day represents the corporation of London in their capacity of highway tax-gatherers, is a very forlorn-looking individual, who has to do battle for his levies, occasionally at a disadvantage, with any man who chooses to play the recusant; and, to say the truth, his adversaries are by no means few. He is a man evidently born to contend with opposition, and to get the better of it. He has in his time rubbed shoulders with so many discomforts, that it is a question whether he would feel at home without them. He is a weather-worn subject, somewhat wiry-faced and hard-featured, and with a figure thin enough almost to find shelter to leeward of a gas-lamp, and active enough to run down a fast-trotting horse in less time than it would take to saddle him. His occupation is no sinecure; he has to be thoroughly awake every day and all day long. Homer may nod, but not he; unless he choose to pay for it by the loss of income. His whole career in office is a continuous and praiseworthy example of "the pursuit of halfpence under difficulties." In this pursuit he is constantly baffled, but then he is as constantly successful. If half of his unwilling vassals elude him, the other half pay him the hard cash; so that if he gets a grievance one minute, he gathers compensation the next. He is liable to be cheated every hour, and undergoes that penalty many times a day; but he has not time to grumble, and, more than that, does not think of grumbling, but looks the sharper after the next comer.
His occupation has taught him some practical philosophy. He knows the value of good temper and the folly of resentments. He is a civil fellow in the main, and will answer your questions readily enough; but you must not expect him to look you in the face: his eyes are ever on the highway, and if he shoots off like a rocket in the middle of a response, it is because he has a reason for it - at least in perspective. Sometimes, when the day has been unproductive, he will avenge the delinquency of one defaulter by the persecution of another - hunting him down with great pertinacity, and following him from street to street, leaving the way clear meanwhile to all who may come. This is an imprudence, however, of which he is seldom guilty, because it is one which brings its immediate penalty.
The reader who would like to catch a glimpse of this active subject must look for him in some one of the thoroughfares of commerce, just at the point which marks the limits of the corporation domains. If he have a map of London in which the city proper is marked by a different colour, he will see at a glance all the inlets and outlets which have to be guarded and taxed by the toll-man. Thus there is one at Holborn-hill, whose occupation can be no sinecure, seeing that he has to do the duty of three imaginary five-barred gates, placed, one at Shoe-lane, one at Farringdon-street, and one at Snow-hill. There is another pluralist, who stands at the west-end of Fleet- street, keeping one eye constantly on Temple-bar and another on Chancery-lane. They are all authorised and enjoined to collect twopence from the drivers of all vehicles, not belonging to freemen of London, bringing goods into the city. The principal city toll-man is, or was, a speculating Jew, who rents the whole of the tolls from the corporation. He supplies his assistants with tickets, which, like turnpike tickets elsewhere, are delivered to the drivers who pay the toll. Whether he pays his inferiors by stated salaries, or sells them the tickets at a discount, we are not in a condition to certify but judging from the indefatigable efforts of some of them in the prosecution of their profession-seeing how recklessly they dash into the torrent of rushing vehicles, heedless of horses' hoofs and rattling wheels, after a driver who turns a deaf ear to their challenge - we are inclined to suspect that they have in some way or other a personal interest in the capture of every identical twopence. Be this as it may, the toll-man evidently reaps no great emolument from his profession, which is far more wearisome and laborious than it is profitable. Upon his first appointment, he is generally seen gaping about him in a state of anxious bewilderment, half uncertain upon whom to levy his unwelcome tax. By the time that he has got the freemen's carts by heart, and learned to distinguish his lawful victims, he has usually made the discovery that his vocation is intolerably exacting, and not to be endured. We never knew one of them stand the ordeal many years. A man who would get through such a function well is generally deserving of something better; and anything is better than a perpetual tramp out-of-doors in all weathers after flying twopences, in which he has but the merest fractional interest, if he have any at all. So it comes to pass that he looks out for repose in some other calling; and, mounted on the step of an omnibus as a conductor, or stuck into a cabin reared in the mud of the Thames as pay-taker for a penny steamer, he congratulates himself that he no longer runs himself out of breath after the corporation coppers.
It is not easy to come at the origin of these city tolls. There is, however, a charter granted to the mayor and citizens of London by Henry IV., which throws some light upon the subject. This charter was bestowed in return for the loyal assistance they rendered to the king in the matter of the conspiracy and rebellion in which his throne and life were attempted, in the first year of his reign, by the Abbot of Westminster, the Dukes of Albemarle, Surrey, and Exeter, the Earls of Gloucester and Salisbury, the Bishop of Carlisle, and Sir Thomas Blount. The conspiracy was discovered by accident, and the rebellion in which it prematurely exploded was quelled by the promptitude of the mayor of London, who supplied Henry with six thousand citizens completely armed. These were soon increased, by volunteers from the neighbourhood, to the number of twenty thousand. The rebel army was overthrown, and their leaders soon after taken and executed The charter, which bears date the 25th May, 1399, confers, among other privileges, upon "the said citizens, their heirs and successors, the custody as well of the gates of Newgate and Ludgate as all other the gates and posterns of the same city." The charter, however, does not make mention of the sums to be levied as tolls at the said gates and posterns; and it would be absurd to suppose that there is any prescriptive right so ancient as the charter for subjecting each vehicle to the charge of twopence - a sum which in those days would have purchased a joint of meat.
That those tolls have been often the pretence for fraudulent exactions we may gather from the following record, preserved in the city memorials : - In the year 1743, one Anthony Wright brought an action against the lessee of one of the gates, who by his plea insisted on a prescriptive right to receive twopence for the passage of each cart laden with goods and merchandise amounting to the weight of one ton and upwards. It appeared, however, by the evidence, that the usage had been to take a penny only for a cart with two horses, however heavily laden; and a verdict was given for the plaintiff against the lessee.
We conceive the time is not far distant when the good sense of the corporation of London will lead to the final abolition of the city tolls, which, besides being a nuisance, must operate in some degree against the interests of commerce, which it is to their especial advantage to promote.


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Probably Mr. Oliver, Castle Oliver, County Limerick, Ireland, by 1776 [The Continence of Scipio was mentioned with other paintings by Ricci in Arthur Young's Tour of Ireland (1776-1779); probably by descent to Edith Jane Thomasina Morris of Dunkathal, County Cork,who married Sir George Colthurst of Blarney Castle in 1881 (letter of Margaret Lantry dated 11 November, 2008 and of Sir Charles Colthurst of 8 September 2003 in curatorial file); by descent to Sir Richard St. John Jefferyes Colthurst, 8th Bt., Blarney Castle, Cork, Ireland; sold Sotheby's, 27 February 1952, lot 141, to David M. Koester, New York. Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York, by 1956 [it is referred to, but not included in, the Portland, Oregon, exhibition catalogue]; Colnaghi's, London, by 1969 [see Colnaghi 1969, no. 18]; sold to AIC, May 1970.


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Die Zürcher SOLA-Stafette (kurz SOLA) ist ein akademischer Staffellauf um die Stadt Zürich und über die angrenzenden Hügel um das nördliche Ende des Zürichsees herum. Sie wird vom Akademischen Sportverband Zürich (ASVZ) organisiert. Die heute rund 120 km lange SOLA findet jedes Jahr Anfang Mai (ev. Ende April) statt und besteht aus 14 Teilstrecken, die von 14 unterschiedlichen Läufern eines von bis zu 1000 Teams absolviert werden, wobei zwei Strecken obligatorische Damenstrecken sind.
Weitere SOLA-Stafetten sind SOLA Basel (seit 2018, rund 80 km lang) und SOLA Winterthur (Winti-SOLA, seit 2016, rund 85 km lang).

Die Idee eines akademischen Staffellaufs, und der Name Solastafette (Sonnenstafette, schwedisch: Solastafetten, 250 km lang), kam Anfang der 1970er Jahre aus Schweden in die Schweiz. Die fünfte schwedische Sola 1972 (Fünfte fortlaufende internationale Jubiläums-Solastafette, schwedisch: Femte kontinuerliga internationella Jubileums-Solastafetten) inspirierte die Hochschulsportlehrer Walter Hiemeyer und Charly Schneiter, als sie mit ihrem Schweizer Team an diesem Lauf teilnahmen.

Im Mai 2020, in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie, fiel die Zürcher SOLA aus.

Geschichte
Walter Hiemeyer
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«Erfunden», also in die Schweiz gebracht, wurde die SOLA-Stafette von den Hochschulsportlehrern Walter Hiemeyer (†) und Charly Schneiter (1911–2002).

Schweden

Solastafette Göteborg – Karlstad, 1967–1998
Ein Team der Hochschulsportlehrer Walter Hiemeyer und Charly Schneiter nahm 1972 teil an der fünften schwedischen Sola, der Fünften fortlaufenden internationalen Jubiläums-Solastafette (schwedisch: Femte kontinuerliga internationella Jubileums-Solastafetten), einem akademischen Staffellauf in Schweden, und belegte den dritten Rang. Der Lauf, der von Göteborg nach Karlstad führte, fand alljährlich von 1967 bis 1998 statt. Er war 250 km (25 Meilen)
lang und in 25 Strecken eingeteilt – von welchen 10 von Frauen gelaufen werden mussten.
Der Lauf begeisterte Hiemeyer und Schneiter so sehr, dass sie etwas Vergleichbares auch in Zürich veranstalten wollten.

Im Herbst 1967 kamen der Studentische Sportverband Göteborg (schwedisch: Göteborgs Studenters Idrottsförening (GSIF)) und der Studentische Sportverband Karlstad (schwedisch: Karlstad Studenters Idrottsförening (KSIF)) auf die Idee, einen akademischen Staffellauf zwischen den beiden Städten zu organisieren.

In Karlstad? In Göteborg? Nein, zwischen Göteborg und Karlstad, 25 Meilen auf Landwegen, Radwegen und Strassen. Teilen Sie die Strecke in 25 kleineren von jeweils 3 bis 18 km ein, und um eine gewisse Mischung zu erzielen, müssen mindestens drei Strecken von Mädchen gelaufen werden. Dann beenden Sie den Lauf in Karlstad mit einer grossen Party am Abend. GSIF bereitet die Strecken vor, KSIF die Party. Zeitpunkt? Geeignet ab Anfang Mai, ab 1968. Wie wird es heissen? Wir laufen bis "Sola in Karlstad" also – Solastafetten.
Schnell entstand auch ein Logo, die berühmte fröhliche Sonne. Es wurde in Kürze von der Stadt und Gemeinde Karlstad übernommen und ist bis heute das Wahrzeichen von Karlstad.
– Sten Björnum, 2003

Im ersten Lauf 1968 starteten acht Teams, sieben aus Göteborg und eines aus Karlstad. Nach und nach stieg die Anzahl der Strecken auf dreissig und mindestens zehn mussten von Mädchen gelaufen werden. Zuerst nur von Teams der GSIF und KSIF bestritten, kamen bald weitere Unis dazu – zahlreiche Teams von Luleå im Norden bis Lund im Süden. In den späten 70er Jahren waren bis 120 Teams am Start – von sportlich kompetitiven bis zu den ziemlich gelassenen, die vor allem die Begegnung und die Partys schätzten.

Die ersten Nachfolger der Solastafette wurden in Europa der Batavierenrace in Holland (1973) und die Sola-Stafette in der Schweiz (1974).

Der Name führt zurück auf die Legende zur Person einer jungen Schwedin, welche aufgrund ihrer ausgesprochenen Schönheit immer wieder vor ihren Verehrern flüchten musste. Ihr Spitzname Sola i Karlstad (schwedisch: Sonne von Karlstad) wurde dann für den akademischen Laufanlass von Göteborg nach Karlstad und eben später auch in der Schweiz übernommen.

Legende
Der Ausdruck «Die Sonne in Karlstad» hört man nicht nur in Schweden. Auch in Norwegen und in Dänemark wird der Ausdruck «scheint wie die Sonne in Karlstad» gebraucht.

«Die Sonne in Karlstad» starb vor mehr als 100 Jahren.* Ihre Geschichte erfuhr ich von Major C.E. Nygren und vom Buchdrucker Albin Forsell. «Sola i Carlstad» war ein schönes Mädchen, Tochter des Schneiders Johan Holtz von Karlstad, ein strenger Hausvater, der seine Familie in Züchten und Ehren hielt. Seine Tochter Eva Lisa wurde 1770 geboren,* und zu strenger Arbeit und grosser Tugend erzogen. Sie wuchs zu einer strahlend blonden Schönheit auf, und weckte schon als Kind solche Bewunderungen, dass Leute sich auf der Strasse nach ihr umdrehen mussten. Sie musste bald in die Welt hinaus, um mitzuhelfen, die Familie zu versorgen. Als Wirtshausmädchen reiste sie von einem Gasthof zum anderen. Zu dieser Zeit war dieser Beruf nicht sehr angesehen, und für ein tugendhaftes und sparsames Mädchen war es nicht leicht, lang an einem Ort zu bleiben, falls sie nicht das Gleiche wie die jungen Stammkunden wollte. Dies erklärte das ewige Umziehen.
Logo Fröhliche Sonne
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Am Schluss landete sie in «Carlstads Gamla Gästegiveri» und dort zog sie ungewöhnlich viele Gäste an. Alle wollten die schöne «Sola» sehen. Aber plötzlich wurde irgendein Jüngling sonnenblind, und sie musste wieder hinter den Wolken verschwinden. Jeder Mensch muss wohl eine Freude haben, und für Eva Lisa war dies das Geld. Damit konnte sie sich schöne Kleider kaufen, ihrer Familie helfen, und noch sparen, um ihren eigenen Gasthof zu kaufen. Dies tat sie auch. Im Jahr 1812 kaufte sie Carlstads Gamla Gästegiveri, wo sie früher als Magd gearbeitet hatte und damit blieb sie die Sonne in Karlstad.

Eva Lisa hatte gelernt, ihre Schönheit zu nutzen. Sie wusste, dass sie deswegen das grosse Trinkgeld bekommen hatte, und jetzt die vielen Gäste anzog. Sie knickste, nickte und blinkte alle an und machte Spass, war fröhlich und leuchtete; aber am meisten leuchtete sie wohl, wenn sie am Abend die Kasse zählte. Niemand wusste von einer Liebesgeschichte.

Wahrscheinlich empfand sie eine solche als zu grossen Luxus. Sie verstand, dass mehr Männer an einer schönen und freien Frau intressiert wären als einer verheirateten mit vielleicht einem eifersüchtigen Ehemann. Falls sie doch eine kleine «Faiblesse» hatte, verstand sie, dies gut zu verbergen. Sie starb als eine geachtete und geehrte Dame der Gesellschaft im Jahre 1828, und im Kirchbuch schrieb der Pfarrer neben ihren Namen: «‹Die Sonne in Karlstad› Eva Lisa Holtz, die Ursache und der Ursprung des Ausdruckes vergingen, bevor ich erklären konnte, woher der Ausdruck stammte.»

– aus: Henry Odén: Bei Königen und Kavalieren in Värmeland, 1945, Übersetzung: Inga Bucher-Walli
* Bemerkung: Eva Lisa Holtz lebte 1739–1818

Etappen und Strecken – Solastafetten 1995
An der Solastafetten 1995, Freitag und Samstag, 5. und 6. Mai, starteten 76 Teams, begleitet von ihren Bussen. Dem Bericht des Teams Elektro der KTH sind auch die folgenden Angaben entnommen, sie sind unvollständig, es fehlen ca. 50 km.

Schweiz
In Erinnerung an Walter Hiemeyer, der mit seinem ASVZ-Team die Idee und den Namen nach Zürich brachte (siehe Geschichte), trägt die SOLA-Stafette seit 1983 auch die Ergänzung Gedenklauf Walter Hiemeyer.

SOLA St. Gallen – Zürich, 1974–1985
Die SOLA-Stafette wurde in der Schweiz erstmals im Jahr 1974 durchgeführt, bis 1985 auf der Strecke von St. Gallen nach Zürich, mit 300 Läufern in 23 Teams, über die Distanz von «95» (98.5) Kilometern.

Etappen
Quelle: historischer Aushang ASVZ Fluntern / hdubach.ch

SOLA Zürich, seit 1986
Seit 1986 findet die SOLA im Grossraum Zürich statt, über die Distanz von damals rund 120 Kilometern.

2013 war die Gesamtstrecke 116,7 km, mit 14 Teilstrecken zwischen 4.11 und 14,10 km, die zu bewältigende Höhendifferenz betrug 2635 m. Es liefen 900 Teams mit rund 12'500 Läufern.

Stand 2019 – Ein 14-köpfiges Laufteam der insgesamt bis 1000 Teams bewältigt eine Gesamtstrecke von 114,18 km und eine Höhendifferenz von 2655 m. Die 14 Teilstrecken sind zwischen 3.71 und 14,09 km lang, davon sind zwei Strecken obligatorische Damenstrecken (Strecken 1 und 10). Auf der Strecke 12 erhalten Senioren (ab 50 Jahren) und Damen einen Bonus von 1,08 km und 50 m. Grundsätzlich teilnahmeberechtigt sind alle ASVZ-Card Inhaber, Studierende und Alumni (Hochschulabsolventen), die Gäste einladen können, wobei jedes Team aus mindestens 8 Teilnahmeberechtigten bestehen muss.

2020 – in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie fiel die SOLA aus.

Strecken
(Stand 2019)

Starts der Teilstrecken

Sieger
Quellen: Akademischer Sportverband Zürich, ETH Life, trackmyrace|trackmyrace.com

SOLA Winterthur, seit 2016
Seit Herbst 2016 findet jährlich am letzten September Wochenende die rund 85 km lange Winti-SOLA mit 12 Teilstrecken rund um die Stadt Winterthur statt. Die Strecke verläuft entlang des Rundweges Winterthur.
Die erste Winti-SOLA (2016) fand mit 110 Teams statt. Ein Jahr später mit bereits 133 Teams, 1596 Läuferinnen und Läufern. 2018 bereits rund 140 Teams teil.
Co-Organisatoren sind Sportamt Winterthur und Akademischer Sportverband Zürich (ASVZ).

Strecke
(Stand 2019)

Gesamtstrecke 84,8 km / 81,9 km, Gesamtsteigung 1500 m / 1450 m, 12 Teilstrecken, 12 Läufer/-innen pro Team, davon min. 2 Frauen, obligatorische Frauenstrecken Strecken 1 und 6, Bonus-Strecken für Frauen / Senioren (ü50) Strecken 3 und 8.

SOLA Basel, seit 2018
Die SOLA Basel, inspiriert durch die Vorgängerinnen, wird seit Mai 2018 ausgetragen.
Der Stafettenlauf mit einer Gesamtlänge von 80 Kilometer ist aufgeteilt in 10 Teilstrecken von 4.5 bis 12,5 Kilometer. Start und Ziel ist der Park im Grünen (Grün 80).
An der Mini SOLA, 2,7 km durch den Park im Grünen, finden die Kleinen den Einstieg in die grosse SOLA Basel. Sie starten mit Familien und Senioren in generationenübergreifenden Teams von je 6 Läufern.

Strecken
(Stand 2019)

Weblinks
SOLA Basel
 solabasel.ch

SOLA Winterthur, Winti-SOLA
 wintisola.ch

SOLA Zürich | ASVZ
 asvz.ch/sola
 Streckeninfo, Streckenpläne
 aktuelle SOLA-Stafette > Streckeninfo, auf asvz.ch
 Streckenpläne der SOLA 1974–1985, auf hdubach.ch
 Ergebnisse SOLA Zürich
 SOLA-Stafette 2019, auf trackmyrace.com
 SOLA-Stafette 2019 > aktuelle Ergebnisse, auf trackmyrace.com
 SOLA-Stafette 2019 > historische Ergebnisse (ab 2015 (2014)), auf trackmyrace.com

Einzelnachweise

Zurich
Laufveranstaltung in der Schweiz
Sport (Zürich)
Leichtathletikwettbewerb in Zürich
Gegründet 1974
Hochschulsportwettbewerb

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When the April 22 primary comes around, Pennsylvania will be in the unaccustomed position of actually having a say in who the Democratic presidential nominee will be. Confronted with this awesome civic responsibility, City Paper did what it always does in such situations: We went out drinking.
With local activist Pat Clark as co-host, CP gathered a handful of committed political believers at a South Side bar to talk about the primary fight. What emerged was that many of the most divisive issues -- votes on Iraq, bickering between campaigns -- were of little interest. Perhaps the largest argument, in fact, was over the best way to approach voters and politicians on the other side of the aisle: Which candidate had the best chance to win in November? Should a Democratic president try to be a conciliatory figure, or a fighter willing to slug it out? Do America's best hopes lie in Democrats winning political battles, or in trying to transcend them?
Video portions of this discussion, shot by media guru Keith Tassick, can be found (we hope) by clicking here. Elsewhere in this issue, you can find stories about the political stakes of the April primary, the role race may play in the outcome, and how well our voting machines are likely to work.
Jason Tigano, a former staffer for Congressman Mike Doyle who now works for the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Barbara Ernsberger, a Downtown attorney who chairs the city's Democratic committee (but who was speaking as an individual, rather than as a party leader).
Valerie McDonald Roberts, a former city councilor who now manages Allegheny County's real-estate department.
Maria Lupinacci, one of two authors of the popular local blog 2 political junkies (http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com).
City Paper: Why don't we start by saying a little about whom each of you is supporting for president and why?
Jason Tigano: Senator [Barack] Obama has probably the best opportunity to become president. With his characteristics, he can really unite the country. He can bring people together in a way that I think would be better than Senator Clinton and also Senator McCain -- trying to grow our reputation internationally as well as bringing the country together with Democrats and Republicans here at home.
Barbara Ernsberger: I [support] Hillary Clinton for a number of reasons, one of which is her long-term support of children and educational issues, starting back when she graduated from law school and was part of the Children's Defense Fund, all the way up to the present day. I have raised three children ... I have one more of them to go through college, [and] I appreciate her addressing the issues of the expense of college tuition. ... I also admire her guts in taking on the health-care issue in 1993 and being willing to tackle it again, which no one has done since 1993.
Valerie McDonald Roberts: I am supporting Senator Barack Obama for a number of reasons. ... I've looked at his heart, and it's been a long time since I've seen that level of sincerity, honesty, integrity, compassion, faith. I've also looked at his mind to see so much wisdom, common sense, as well as intellect. If you combine both of them, I think what draws me as well as so many others are truth and trust. The American people, myself included, have to trust, and we've lost a sense of that in Washington, D.C. I think he will bring that back.
Maria Lupinacci: We give lip service to what's important in this country, that children are important, that education is important, that health care is important, that families are important. And Hillary Clinton has spent her entire life's work being an advocate for that. It impresses when she tried to bring health care to the American people before the public was ready. ... It impresses me in 2005, when she [was] one of a handful of Senators that voted against the Cheney energy bill. ... I also know that she can work with Republicans, because she got [support from conservative areas] in upstate New York. ... But on the other hand, she will fight. I do a lot of fund-raising for Democrats, and I hear, "Why don't we have a backbone? Why don't we fight?"
CP: What should the candidates be talking about in the weeks ahead?
JT: I think most important would probably be the economy. ... I think Senator Obama has a great program for energy, green technology and trying to bring the next technologies to Western Pennsylvania, to create jobs, to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, to then grow our national security.
CP: But Maria raised an issue I've heard others talk about: that Senator Obama voted in favor of that 2005 bill, which had a lot of giveaways for the oil companies.
VMR: [T]here are some pieces of legislation that you can vote "no" on, and people say, "How could you vote 'no' on that?" Because there was a part of that legislative bill that was not acceptable, and they would not amend it to extract it out, so you have to vote the whole bill down, or you vote the whole bill up.
BE: I did go to [Clinton's March 14 rally in Oakland], and her suggestion was that the oil industry -- with the billions that it takes in, and for which it has admitted in Congressional testimony that they spend a minuscule amount on any form of alternative energy -- should become partners. They're not to be the enemy, but they should become partners in the development of alternative forms of energy. ... [W]e have to have a president that's willing to lead on that, and take on what is an enormous source of power in this country, which is the oil industry.
JT: Part of the 2005 energy bill was a piece of legislation introduced by Congressman Mike Doyle that actually guaranteed federal funding and mandated [that] any new construction of a federal building has to be LEED-certified [for energy-efficiency]. ... Oftentimes with this legislation, it's not an all-yes or an all-no. You have 30 good things in a bill, and 30 awful things. ... Like Senator Clinton is dealing with on the Iraq war vote -- one vote cannot give you the whole story, and so it's really unfair to judge a candidate on one individual vote.
CP: Can we agree that as president, either candidate would come up with similar energy initiatives?
BE: I think that's true.
JT: I would also say they would also be very different from anything [presumptive Republican nominee John] McCain would propose. ... After the primary, Democrats need to come back together.
CP: Is there a reason it has to be after the primary? If they both come out of the primary with a shiv in the side of their neck, it's not going to bode well for the Democratic Party.
VMR: They are almost neck and neck. ... [H]ow do you tell one to fall on their sword? Who's going to do that, and why would they do that? ... [N]either of them are going to do that. That's just the harsh reality that we have here, because it's so close.
BE: There's a positive aspect of them continuing to compete, which is that hopefully, these issues will be fleshed out. ... The worst thing I could see happening is that [the party's nominee] should reflect how the voters have been going, what the vote counts have been. There shouldn't be something at the convention that manipulates the result.
ML: But the rules are that the superdelegates get to pick whoever they want [as the nominee at the convention]. They made this superdelegate structure up, and those are actually the rules. Personally, I would like not to have superdelegates, I would like to just have a straight-up vote. ... [But] we're kind of stuck with that.
CP: Where do the Democrats differ on a policy issue you think is important?
ML: I think Hillary has a better position on health care because of one word: universal. And that's what it has to be, that's what it's going to take. The plans are very close, but I do think you can term [Clinton's plan] universal. ... I don't think either plan goes far enough, actually, but I think her plan gets closer.
JT: I really look at it as two roads to the same destination. ... I would go out and talk to seniors about Medicare Part D after it was passed, and that was a mandatory [prescription-drug] program: If they didn't sign up, they were going to get fined. And the real stink of it all [was that Pennsylvania's existing prescription-drug plan] was five times better than the national program. ... When you're dealing with the diversity of the United States of America, and how Alaska needs something different from Florida and Hawaii, I think that having some flexibility in a plan doesn't necessarily mean it's not as good.
VMR: Nothing gets passed unless it goes through Congress. ... You can go in with a strong plan and it can get diluted and whittled and amended and what have you. ... [Obama's] plan is closer to what could possibly come out of the congressional debate and the congressional votes. Hillary's, I think, would be modified more substantially.
CP: And lots of people do get freaked out by this talk of "mandatory" health care, which is part of the Clinton plan.
ML: [Obama's] plan is mandatory for people with kids, though.
BE: Unpaid medical bills are one of the leading causes of bankruptcy in this country. ... This can be [the] working poor, this can be people without employment ... it could be a young person, it could be an older person. That's a problem across the board. I think we need an aggressive health plan that addresses those issues. Senator Clinton said ... that if you have health coverage with your employer, or if you're purchasing it yourself and you're happy with it, fine. But if you're not, she's going to make available what is available to Congress, to other Americans. I think that is what you have to do.
ML: [And] we aren't facing a Democratic president and a Republican Congress [as Bill Clinton did during much of the 1990s]. There are close to 30 Republicans up for re-election in the Senate, so we have got a great chance of making some real inroads there. ... So maybe we will have a Congress that is a lot more receptive.
CP: What do you Obama supporters think he has that Clinton doesn't?
JT: I think [Obama] would give Republicans something very different to try to tackle, as opposed to [dredging] up what happened with President Clinton eight years ago with the different scandals. ... I think the single biggest issue that America faces right now is the lack of a United States of America. Very similar to what [Obama] talked about when he was at the [2004 Democratic] convention. ... I think it very much has come down to Democrats versus Republicans in a very hard-line sort of way. I think the country has to be healed first, and then we can heal Washington.
ML: As far as the electability issue, the Republicans have already spent around $100 million going after Hillary. Everything's out there on the table; we know exactly what to expect. ... [And] I don't trust the Republicans to make nice. "Nonpartisan" is a great word, but we have some real differences on issues. ... I don't want eight years of [partisan] war, but I don't want to [abandon Clinton and] reward Republicans for spending $100 million to try and tear our people down either.
... I want someone who's gonna make a difference on the issues. It'll sound negative, [but] I don't want to be inspired. ... I want someone that's going to be able to make a change.
CP: We've had a very polite discussion here, but it seems like there has been a lot of bad feeling out there. Why do you think that is?
BE: One thing I want to say, because I talk to so many members of the party who are active -- good friends of mine who are on different positions than I am -- and we pretty much all committed that whoever wins we're going to go with it. What's ever happening at the national level, when it starts yelling about who said what, what stupid thing has been said most recently by some campaign person, locally I don't think the [race is being fought] that way. And I don't think it will become that way.
CP: Is that true in the Obama camp? Because I hear more often from that side things like, "If that Hillary Clinton steals an election from us, I'm just staying home."
JT: I have heard that more. I don't feel that myself. [But] just from family members and friends I've talked to, I think some Democrats just have a genuine concern about another Clinton in office. ... I think a lot of people ... don't like the idea [of] some of the things that came from the first Clinton administration.
VMR: It's not about "the Obama supporters cannot support Clinton, and they get mad and take their toys and go home." That's not the issue. The issue is whether there would be subterfuge, whether there would be some kind of scalawag stuff going on, that swings an election contrary to the will of the people. ... A lot of people in the Obama camp would be supporting Senator Hillary Clinton for president, if Senator Barack Obama were not in the race. But they don't want the election or the nomination to be taken in a way that's contrary to the democratic process.
CP: To what extent are "identity politics" -- issues of the candidates' race and gender -- shaping this primary? To what extent should they be shaping it?
VMR: I'm sick of talking about race. I am really, really tired of it. And it really undermines the candidates themselves. We really do have to focus on that individual and their character and their policies.
ML: Someone saw a sign -- I'm sure it wasn't from an Obama supporter; I'm gonna say it's from a McCain supporter -- at [Pittsburgh's] St. Patrick's Day parade that was, "Clinton country" with certain letters crossed out. ... But there's nothing wrong with a little girl looking up to Hillary, and there's nothing wrong with a little African-American kid looking up to Barack. There's something good about some identity politics. And [this debate] is not happening with Republicans because they would never put up someone that high.


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Cons: It gets hot if the unit is left on "high mode". It doesn't have a seal ring. The adjustable focus goes from wide (where the LEDs are not visible) to a narrow beam of light (where the individual LEDs are visible). This is a pro and con as narrowing the focus increases the "throw" of the flashlight to at least 300ft (about 100 meters) but the visible LEDs may bother some people.
Put your cheap flashlights in bedrooms, kitchen drawers and tool kits. Also, put a budget flashlight in each emergency kit, 72 hour kit, first aid kit, get home kit and bug out bag. If you or the kids lose one, you aren't losing an expensive flashlight.
We recommend three for every vehicle. I was on the way home and came across a deer accident. In clearing the road, vehicles were not slowing down. I put one flashlight facing traffic in each direction with strobe on, which did slow down traffic more than normal hazard lights.
The Kootek is about 200 lumens so it is very bright with a fully charged AA and a bit brighter with a 14500 3.6v battery. The light color or hue is a fairly clean white and varies toward blue (known as "cool white"), however, given the variance in production each one might have slightly different color hues. You can see all the individual LEDs when it is not diffuse, as noted in the CONS above.
The Kootek flashlight has a decent range (throw) of about 300ft (100 meters) fully focused. Although the LEDs are visible in the narrow focus, the brightness is just right for close tasks like pulling a sliver. The wide focus works better for a night-time tire change or lighting up a room. The strobe is disturbingly bright and is a good alternate to a road flare. The lower intensity is good for enough light to see your way around the house in the dark.
When we first ordered a 5 pack of the Kootek we were suspicious that a flashlight under $5 would be any good. When we got it we were pleasantly surprised. The case feels solid. The three modes are toggled using the thumb button (tail cap) on the back. The flashlight doesn't remember the last mode.
Some advertisements say that they are 700 lumens (brightness). In testing it is actually about 200 to 400 lumens (depending on the AA vs 14500 and focus). The smaller barrel of the light is not the standard size for a tactical mount.
We have purchased 10 of these so far. The brightness is just right for close tasks like pulling a sliver. The wide focus works better for a night-time tire change or lighting up a room. The strobe is disturbingly bright and is a good alternate to a road flare. The lower intensity is good for enough light to see your way around the house in the dark.
Previous winner was the 7w Q5 Mini Cree 300lumen LED. Our favorite version of the Cree LED Q5 was the Ultrafire. That unit is also inexpensive, but dim compared to the Kootek.
Overall this is a good, affordable flashlight. We recommend you combine the Kootek with rechargeable AA batteries and a good AA charger. Rechargeable batteries and a good charger can easily pay for themselves in a few years, and save you a lot over time.
Nitecore Tini 380 better for EDC. Keychain flashlight, smaller, lighter and brighter but more expensive (about $30) and re-charges using micro USB.
Lumintop EDC01 smaller, brighter, more expensive (about $11) AAA flashlight- not as bright as the TINI380.
Sofrin SF14 or Lumintop Tool AA (both are about $17) and produce the same lumens with an AA battery, are really bright with the 14500 3.7 battery, and the cases for each are very similar.
For information on rechargeable batteries and battery chargers for your cheap flashlight, check out "Best Battery Chargers and Batteries" post. The post "Brightest Flashlight – AAA, AA, Tactical, Keychain and Spotlight" features more info on the brightest flashlights in several different categories.
See also: "Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) – What You Need to Know" for info to protect your LED flashlights from EMPs.
Originally published in 2014, updated at least annually. Last update: Nov 2018.
So if I am understanding this correctly, this would be a great every day use flashlight but not a tactical one. Is that correct? Thanks for a helpful review.
It depends what you mean by "tactical". You're certainly not going to be clubbing someone over the head with this (but it won't break if you do hit someone with it). It's not big enough to shine for deer, illegal aliens or zombies across a 40 acre field, but it is a a solid, multi-function light. It has a narrow and a wide focus, good lumen rating, and strobe function – pretty much anything I'm likely to need in a light in most scenarios. It can be mounted to a weapon.
Thanks for the review. I have purchased some of these type of lights in the past. I keep them placed around the house in case I need them in a pinch. They work just fine for what I intend them to be. However, you get what you pay for. I have thrown several of these lights out because they just die.
I would NOT use these as something to rely on in an emergency. Fine if you buy a bunch as a backup, but you should still buy quality flashlights as your primary emergency lights, whether it be in your car, house or as an EDC.
If you spend $25-30 on a similar type light from a well known manufacturer, there's a much greater chance it will perform when you need it to. Sure, you could buy 5 of these other lights, but you're not going to carry around all 5 to make sure one of them works for you.
We do have some sturdier, more expensive flashlights, too. We also have teenage boys, who have a bad habit of "borrowing" things and not getting them back where they belong. If these go missing, it's not a big concern. We've had these for about half a year, and so far, so good – better than the similar under $10 models we have tried in years past.
I have been using these since over 2 years ago n they are all working good. I have 2 in car, along with a bunch of batteries since they last like 1-2 hours on high per battery.
Hello, great article on the ultrafire q5. This is a good flashlight for the price. Personally I would rather spend $15-$20 more bucks and get a flashlight that was a bit sturdier. This is a great flashlight if you need more than 3 or 4 lying around but I think that most people would be better off with a $25-$30 dollar light.
If they don't have an issue in their household with flashlights disappearing, I would absolutely agree.
My husband and I both get a lot out of these preparedness articles! And he can't resist a cheap flashlight, but a couple of cuts above that last more that a week would be ever so practical, so thanks! I have discovered that a band of bright red vinyl tape on easily mislaid or hidden tools will stand out in a patch of grass or junk quite well. I clean off the patch to be taped as well as possible before applying. We still find rusty, color neutral Japanese sickles quietly rusting on stumps or behind rocks once in a while. Haven't had to replace a lost one in the two years since I started banding them. The bright "process blue" handle on my Cobra sickle also stands out quite well in the garden and peeking out from under junk. If it is something that gets used at night, I have begun to add a strip of holographic reflective tape as well as red tape to tools that tend wander off at night. I guess you wouldn't want to make tactical tools stand out at night. Maybe those would remain accessible longer clipped to a tool belt or harness and diligently re-attached after use.
Agree totally with this review,only I have the 2000 m/ah eneloops and the bc700 charger.
The best of the group is the Sipik as it has better machining than the clones I have from ebay.The sipik is available for under 5 dollars at DXextreme right now.However,the clone is still a workable light and in the 3-4 dollar range,it just cant be beat for value.
Its a great light,and will light the tops of pine trees across the street so its a heck of a light for the price.
Great review,folks,listen up,the recomendation here is spot on the money for value and usability.All the equipment listed for the whole system is top quality re/charger and batteries.
The UltraFire Q5 is great cheap led flashlight. I have one for two years and now it still works well.
I started a tradition years ago, back with Y2K. Every year everyone gets a new flashlight with batteries in their Christmas stocking. It started with the cheep plastic 2D ones that the batteries leaked and ruined them about April. Now I get them from the "harbor" store for free with their coupons that seem to be in every magazine I read. For years the kids to poked fun at my annual stocking stuffer and I heard "look Y2K didn't happen, again this year", but last year I overhead one teenager say, I can't wait for Christmas, I need a new flashlight for my car. While the Cree is a very acceptable light and the "mag" family is professional grade. The little led ones I'm giving the kids are meant to use and loose without angst. Yes there are lessons to teach young ones to take care of their equipment so it will take care of them. but there is also reality that "stuff happens".
I keep several all over the house and have a box in the garage that hold the new "free" ones till I need one or its December. I also recommend placing a small nail or cup hook to back or side of your nightstand and hang a mini flashlight there. You can Velcro it to bed frame rail if there's no room behind the nightstand and let the covers hide it. No fumbling through drawers looking for one. It's where it is till its not, then out to the garage for another one.
I was just talking to my husband about this post the other day, and he noted that he should really update based on his recent experience. Last week on his way home from work, a car ahead of him hit a deer. They drove off, but there were chunks of deer and car still left in the road. My husband and another driver pulled over to clear the roadway, and he used the strobe function on the flashlight to help warn traffic. It worked pretty well, but he said he wished he had two more flashlights in glove compartment, because then he could have set them around the entire area like flairs. I just ordered several more units so he'll be able to have his glove compartment stash.
My eyes struggle with depth perception. I am notorious in my neighborhood for working lase into the night in certain seasons to get trees planted or fall crops covered before a frost. Or when weeds are disastrously bad. In doing so I have discovered that two sources of light, one on my headlamp and one from another direction that I do not have to face while working, will make it much easier to see and work with my project. A flashlight helps with a small area, a clamplamp worklight or car headlamps make walking about much safer. A good bug veil, hat and bite-proof work gloves also make the job much easier to perform.
I LOVE these flashlights. I always add one to my order whenever I get anything from Amazon. Best sub-$10 flashlights I've ever used.
Hi people,,, hey where can I get a remote pressure switch for this flashlight?
Such pressure switches are widely available, but I suspect this flashlight may not be well suited for the application you have in mind.
The spring is not sturdy enough for gun mount. Each recoil will change which mode it's running in, and also turn it off. "Maybe" you could wrap a wad of copper wire into the spring to give it just the right travel to compress with no slack and eliminate the issue, but that's a fiddly thing to do and rely on in a scenario involving firing a gun.
There is no reason to pay more for the Ultrafire brand of this. It's commonly called an SK-68 and you can bid/win them all day long for $2 to $3 on eBay. Heck if you're going to pay $5 you can get it from a US seller in less than a week instead of closer to a month from a Chinese merchant.
You wrote "not all of them use the Q5 LED" but that's not really a luxury LED or anything, even an off brand can easily produce 150lm. As for 3 mode, decide for yourself. I hate the 3 mode version that always starts out in flashing mode, WTF were they thinking?!!
Anyway, while they are easily the best quality and great value to be had for around $3, they are unnecessarily bulky for only 150lm and now that everyone has switched over to using Eneloops or Li-Ion for flashlight power, it still may be worth spending a few bucks more to get near 1000lm. Why settle for much dimmer than that when the cost difference is only what you'd pay for a couple lunches at a fast food joint?
Suit yourself but I see no reason to be THAT greedy about a basic household tool like a flashlight. After all, once you have a nice, really bright light, all the lesser ones just sit around collecting dust.
I've probably had 8-12 of the "mini Cree LED Flashlight" just like the ones in the photo above, kind of lost count over the years.
They are great in the beginning. But on every single one of them, after a few months or perhaps a year, the switches start becoming unreliable. You end up having to lightly tap them on something to get them to switch on. Every single one.
Thus I end up on this article searching google for "best inexpensive flashlight".
We still have the original Cree we purchased back in 2014, and no switch problems to date. We did include an assortment of different styles for those who are looking for other alternatives.
Thanks for the review. I like Q5 mini Cree 3 mode LED flashlight. It's super mini and cheap. Special, Lumens is up to 1200.
Just bought this bad boy last week. I'm really impressed with the quality for how cheap this light is and you get 5 in a pack! Was using the UltraFire for my EDC before..but I might just switch to this one.


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Регіон Батха (,  трансліт. minṭaqâtu l-Baṭḥâ ) — один з 22 регіонів, на які розподіляється Чад. Регіон був створений в 2002 році на місці колишньої префектури Батха.

Батха займає центральну частину країни; На півночі він межує з регіоном Борку, на сході - з регіонами Ваді-Фіра і Вадаї, на заході - з регіоном Бахр-ель -Газаль, на півдні - з регіонами Хаджер-Ламіс та Гера. Батха розташований на місці колишньої префектури Батха. Площа його становить 88 000 км.

Регіон розділяється на три департаменти, які, в свою чергу, поділяються на 9 супрефектур.

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Держави і території, засновані 2002
Засновані в Африці 2002


Combustion instabilities are caused by the interaction between unsteady heat releases and acoustic waves. Under certain conditions, the mutual interaction can grow to large oscillations damaging to structures. A lab-scale setup to demonstrate and investigate the combustion instabilities is Rijke tube which is a straight tube with heat source placed inside the tube. To gain insight of the generation mechanism of combustion instabilities, numerical simulation of combustion in a Rijke like tube is carried out in the present study. Different from the conventional Rijke tube, a new designed Rijke-Zhao tube, which has a mother tube (bottom stem) splitting into two or more bifurcating daughter tubes (i.e. upper branches) with different lengths, is considered. As a premixed laminar flame is placed inside the mother tube, it provides a mechanism to produce self-excited combustion oscillations (also known as combustion instabilities). To compare with our experimental results, 2D numerical simulation of the Rijke-Zhao tube by using ANYSYS Fluent 13.0 is conducted. It was found that numerical model can capture the flow field and acoustic characteristics, predicting limit-cycle and its frequencies of the thermoacoustic oscillations very well. Moreover, the mode shape predicted by the simulation shows that the mode frequency is affected by the treatment on the boundary end. Two configurations are simulated: one case is considered as all acoustically open ends and another is considered as two acoustically closed and one acoustically open end. The effect of different treatment on the boundary end is presented.


Here is the last of Lucky Library Picks post this year. Check out this to know what it is all about! You can find my other Lucky Library Picks posts here.
This week I have 2 books to share from the library. I had brought them from the library before it closed for Christmas.
I have read the first two books of the twilight series, Twilight and New Moon and I am really looking forward to read the rest of the series.
This is a new author I have picked this time in my endeavor to read more of Irish author. The blurb from the back of the book is interesting and I am hoping to enjoy reading it.
Do you have any Lucky Library Picks this week? Leave a link and I will visit your page to check out.
Paneer Methi Malai ~ Restaurant Style!!


This small nation in the Eastern Caribbean was known principally for the US invasion under Ronald Reagan. At the time we undertook this assignment, less than 2,000 Canadians visited the island.
Put Grenada on the Canadian leisure traveller's map as a sun destination.
LMA undertook a three-pronged approach. First, public relations focused on getting travel writers to visit and subsequently feature the destination. Second, targeted advertising was produced and executed in selected niche publications, such as dive and senior's focus. Third, we created a worldwide website: www.grenadagrenadines.com that provided a means for visitors to interact and learn.
Since LMA commenced activities, passenger volume has tripled. The island has received media coverage valued at over $1 million annually, recognized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization as the finest in the region.


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Business websites need to keep their content professional. Utilizing headers and footers might not seem important, but proper coding matters.
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It also tracks the traffic coming to the side and gives tips on how to improve and attract an audience.
On top of it all, it also helps business owners how to improve site speed and SEO scores.
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It will force you to learn and apply SEO best practices.
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package dk.itu.kelvin.model;

// General utilities
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

// Regex utilities
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;

// JavaFX shapes
import javafx.scene.shape.Polyline;

// Utilities
import dk.itu.kelvin.util.Graph;
import dk.itu.kelvin.util.RectangleTree;
import dk.itu.kelvin.util.SpatialIndex;
import dk.itu.kelvin.util.WeightedGraph;

// Math
import dk.itu.kelvin.math.Geometry;

/**
 * A way is an ordered list of 2 to 2,000 nodes.
 *
 * @see
 *      http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Way
 */
public final class Way extends Element<Polyline>
  implements RectangleTree.Index, WeightedGraph.Edge<Node> {
  /**
   * UID for identifying serialized objects.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 67;

  /**
   * List of nodes contained within the way.
   *
   *

   * The list is initialized on-demand when first accessed to avoid allocating
   * memory to empty lists.
   */
  private List<Node> nodes;

  /**
   * The smallest x-coordinate of the way.
   */
  private float minX;

  /**
   * The smallest y-coordinate of the way.
   */
  private float minY;

  /**
   * The largest x-coordinate of the way.
   */
  private float maxX;

  /**
   * The largest y-coordinate of the way.
   */
  private float maxY;

  /**
   * Get the smallest x-coordinate of the way.
   *
   * @return The smallest x-coordinate of the way.
   */
  public float minX() {
    return this.minX;
  }

  /**
   * Get the smallest y-coordinate of the way.
   *
   * @return The smallest y-coordinate of the way.
   */
  public float minY() {
    return this.minY;
  }

  /**
   * Get the largest x-coordinate of the way.
   *
   * @return The largest x-coordinate of the way.
   */
  public float maxX() {
    return this.maxX;
  }

  /**
   * Get the largest y-coordinate of the way.
   *
   * @return The largest y-coordinate of the way.
   */
  public float maxY() {
    return this.maxY;
  }

  /**
   * Get the initial node of the way.
   *
   * @return The initial node of the way.
   */
  public Node start() {
    if (this.nodes == null) {
      return null;
    }

    return this.nodes.get(0);
  }

  /**
   * Get the last node of the way.
   *
   * @return The last node of the way.
   */
  public Node end() {
    if (this.nodes == null) {
      return null;
    }

    return this.nodes.get(this.nodes.size() - 1);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the way is closed.
   *
   * @return Boolean indicating whether or not the way is closed.
   */
  public boolean isClosed() {
    Node start = this.start();
    Node end = this.end();

    if (start == null || end == null) {
      return false;
    }

    return start.x() == end.x() && start.y() == end.y();
  }

  /**
   * Check if the way is open (unclosed).
   *
   * @return Boolean indicating whether or not the way is open.
   */
  public boolean isOpen() {
    return !this.isClosed();
  }

  /**
   * Check if the current way starts in the same node as another way either ends
   * or starts.
   *
   * @param way The way to check against.
   * @return    Boolean indicating whether or not the current way starts in
   *            either the end or start node of the specified way.
   */
  public boolean startsIn(final Way way) {
    if (way == null) {
      return false;
    }

    Node start = this.start();

    if (start == null || way.start() == null) {
      return false;
    }

    return (
      (start.x() == way.start().x() && start.y() == way.start().y())
      || (start.x() == way.end().x() && start.y() == way.end().y())
    );
  }

  /**
   * Check if the current way end in the same node as another way either ends or
   * starts.
   *
   * @param way The way to check against.
   * @return    Boolean indicating whether or not the current way ends in either
   *            the end or start node of the specified way.
   */
  public boolean endsIn(final Way way) {
    if (way == null) {
      return false;
    }

    Node end = this.end();

    if (end == null || way.end() == null) {
      return false;
    }

    return (
      (end.x() == way.start().x() && end.y() == way.start().y())
      || (end.x() == way.end().x() && end.y() == way.end().y())
    );
  }

  /**
   * Get the nodes contained within the way.
   *
   * @return The nodes contained within the way.
   */
  public List<Node> nodes() {
    if (this.nodes == null) {
      this.nodes = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    return this.nodes;
  }

  /**
   * Add a node to the way.
   *
   * @param node The node to add to the way.
   */
  public void add(final Node node) {
    if (node == null) {
      return;
    }

    if (this.nodes == null) {
      this.nodes = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    boolean empty = this.nodes.isEmpty();

    this.minX = !empty ? Math.min(this.minX, node.x()) : node.x();
    this.minY = !empty ? Math.min(this.minY, node.y()) : node.y();
    this.maxX = !empty ? Math.max(this.maxX, node.x()) : node.x();
    this.maxY = !empty ? Math.max(this.maxY, node.y()) : node.y();

    this.nodes.add(node);
  }

  /**
   * Add a list of nodes to the way.
   *
   * @param nodes The nodes to add to the way.
   */
  public void add(final List<Node> nodes) {
    if (nodes == null || nodes.isEmpty()) {
      return;
    }

    for (Node node: nodes) {
      this.add(node);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Append the nodes of another way to the current way.
   *
   * @param way The way whose nodes to append to the current way.
   */
  public void append(final Way way) {
    if (way == null) {
      return;
    }

    this.add(way.nodes());
  }

  /**
   * Get the actual distance to the specified point from the way.
   *
   * @param point The point to find the distance to.
   * @return      The distance to the specified point from the way.
   */
  public double distance(final SpatialIndex.Point point) {
    double distance = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;

    if (point == null || this.nodes == null) {
      return distance;
    }

    for (Node node: this.nodes) {
      double estimate = Geometry.distance(
        point, new Geometry.Point(node.x(), node.y())
      );

      if (estimate < distance) {
        distance = estimate;
      }
    }

    return distance;
  }

  /**
   * Get the weight between the specified nodes.
   *
   * @param a           The first node.
   * @param b           The second node.
   * @param properties  A configuration map of custom properties.
   * @return            The weight between the specified nodes.
   */
  public double weight(
    final Node a,
    final Node b,
    final Properties properties
  ) {
    if (a == null || b == null) {
      return Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
    }

    Geometry.Point ap = new Geometry.Point(a.x(), a.y());
    Geometry.Point bp = new Geometry.Point(b.x(), b.y());

    double distance = Geometry.distance(ap, bp);
    double maxspeed = 50.0;

    if (properties.getProperty("bicycle", "no").equals("yes")) {
      // If we ever want to calculate how fast it takes to travel a path then
      // this will be used for computing the metric for bikes.
      //
      // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_performance#Typical_speeds
      maxspeed = 15.5;
    }
    else if (this.tag("maxspeed") != null) {
      // http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed#Parser
      String maxspeedRegex = "^"
      + "(?<speed>[0-9][\\.0-9]+?)\\s?(?<unit>km/h|kmh|kph|mph|knots)?"
      + "$";

      Pattern p = Pattern.compile(maxspeedRegex);
      Matcher m = p.matcher(this.tag("maxspeed"));

      if (m.matches()) {
        maxspeed = Double.parseDouble(m.group("speed"));
      }
    }

    return distance / maxspeed;
  }

  /**
   * Get the direction of the way.
   *
   * @param properties  A configuration map of custom properties.
   * @return            The direction of the way.
   */
  public Graph.Direction direction(final Properties properties) {
    // If a bicycle is used, the way will always be bi-directional.
    if (properties.getProperty("bicycle", "no").equals("yes")) {
      return Graph.Direction.BI;
    }

    String oneway = this.tag("oneway");

    if (oneway != null && oneway.equals("yes")) {
      return Graph.Direction.UNI;
    }
    else {
      return Graph.Direction.BI;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Get the JavaFX representation of the way.
   *
   * @return The JavaFX representation of the way.
   */
  public Polyline render() {
    Polyline polyline = new Polyline();

    // Don't use antialiasing for performance reasons.
    polyline.setSmooth(false);

    polyline.getStyleClass().add("way");

    for (Map.Entry<String, String> tag: this.tags().entrySet()) {
      polyline.getStyleClass().add(tag.getKey());
      polyline.getStyleClass().add(tag.getKey() + "-" + tag.getValue());
    }

    if (this.nodes != null) {
      for (Node node: this.nodes) {
        polyline.getPoints().add((double) node.x());
        polyline.getPoints().add((double) node.y());
      }
    }

    return polyline;
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Picums.Mvc.Configuration.Defaults
{
    public interface IDefault
    {
        void Apply(StartupConfigurations host, IEnumerable<object> arguments);
    }
}


Collaborative sound art installation with Amber Stucke and many other composers, sound and interdisciplinary artists. Inspired by knowledge of how Ojibwe people talk to plants for medicine, each sound piece placed onto vinyl is created in response to two questions: what is the idea of a plant and how would you talk to it? Made with two Pioneer PL-7 turntables, two separate stereo speaker systems with amplifiers, and two unique vinyl records. Both records, with each sound piece, play at the same time on automatic replay continuously. This piece is currently expanding to consist of over 100 LP's.
TALKING TO PLANTS IIIIIIIIIIIII : Amber Stucke + galindog | Made in 2016, each record has one 13min sound piece by galindog (Guillermo Galindo), and on the other side has a 7min sound piece by Amber Stucke.
TALKING TO PLANTS No.7: Amber Stucke + Demian Dine'Yazhi' (Dine') | Made in 2018, each record has one 12:45min sound piece by Demian Dine'Yazhi', and on the other side has a 7:38min sound piece by Amber Stucke.
TALKING TO PLANTS No.3: Amber Stucke + Kate Lee Short | Made in 2019, each record has one 11:00min sound piece by Kate Lee Short, and on the other side has a 13:55min sound piece by Amber Stucke.