The next thing on our agenda yesterday following our visit to Lucy Sparrow's Cornershop was Cath Kidston's flagship store in Picadilly.
I've been meaning to visit since the shop opened, so was pleased to finally get there.
There were some lovely displays. I could easily have bought the entire shop but was very good and managed to restrain myself, and spent the time admiring everything instead. I have a wedding to pay for after all.
The highlight of the visit for both of us though was their illusion room. I loved it. I've been in one before in Edinburgh last year but it still had a good giggle with this.
We timed the visit well, the illusion room has gone on tour as of today. I've no idea where it is headed next but if you get the chance it is worth having a go :) It's just like being a child again.
Our day wasn't quite over here, there was still another part of London we wanted to visit before we headed home, so I'll be back soon to fill you in on what we got up to next.
How does it work!?!??! I'm mystified!!!
Oooh, that illusion room is soooo weird - I've just spent about five minutes staring at your pics and I still can't figure it out at all! Sounds like you had a fun time - I've never been to the flagship store, but I do love Cath Kidston displays - they make me want to buy everything, though!
It's such a lovely store isn't it!
Shades of Alice in Wonderland.


LONDON – A London-based university is offering sports hijab to Muslim girls to encourage them to play sports and stay active, BBC reported Monday.
"I genuinely think it's a lifesaver," business management student and gym-goer Faith Al Saad said about the new hijab created by the university.
Adorned with their emblem, the Brunel University in London hopes to boost low female sports participation statistics.
"It's really lightweight, really easy to wear, really comfortable – it feels like you're wearing nothing on your head, which is amazing, especially when doing sports," Al Saad added.
Faith said she is "100% confident" that sports hijabs will encourage more Muslim women into the sport.
"Muslim women were, of course, participating in sports on their own and in private, but they weren't really going out to competitions or using sport as a social tool to get involved in activities," said student union president Ranjeet Rathore.
The idea is expected to be copied by other universities as well.
"There are now other universities that want to partner with us, who want to take samples off us, who want to do their own hijab – which is great news," Rathore said.
Last autumn, Girls On The Run organization in eastern Iowa also supplied athletic versions of the Muslim hijab to girls to encourage more participation.
In October 2017, Switzerland-based federation (FIBA) lifted the ban on religious headgear and allows players who wear articles of faith, including the hijab, worn by Muslim female athletes, to participate in international competitions.


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Her Sweet 16 – And In The Paper Again
October 7, 2018 /1 Comment/in Sweet 16 /by Betzy Vela
The article reads:
Miss Eileen Lenora [sic] Weaver Will Be Feted by Friends Tonight
Miss Eileen Lenore Weaver will turn "sweet sixteen" at one minute after midnight tonight as bells ring out the old and ring in the New Year and as glasses are raised and clink toasts in 1934.
Happy New Year and happy birthday at once will be on the lips of a host of guests who will assemble at Miss Weaver's home, 405 Corona drive, to watch 1934 come on the scene and to honor their hostess, who was The Herald New Year baby of 1918, and who made her debut in the world with 1918.
Shown above is Miss Weaver, then and now, so to speak. The baby picture was one of the first birthday presents, although she was several months old when her parents got around to the photographer, who was instructed to "try to make a good one, someone might want to see it some time."
"Page One" Again.
Neither he nor his subject thought that some time, 16 years later, to be exact, she would "make" page 1 in a newspaper.
Merchants were very generous that year, Mrs. Weaver remarks. And the family still has most of the gifts. Eileen does justice to both jewelers, one of whom gave her a diamond ring and the other a plain band ring. She wears one above the other all the time on her little finger, although they have been made larger.
When baby Weaver blinked the first blink on that New Year's dawn she was already a member of the American Red Cross. She has the distinction of being the youngest Red Cross member, and if someone wants to know how much it means, it must be explained that 1918 dawned upon a world wrapped in the war hysteria, and the Red Cross work was paramount then.
However, that membership, like the subscription to The Herald, ended after a year. But Eileen has always read The Herald.
Many Gifts
Most of the gifts were things that could be used during this absorbing period of childhood. For instance, the child's rocker and a dollar's worth of pleating – which Eileen is sure went for some long dress trimming – a baby's cradle and a baby dress. Had she been a boy, in addition to the cradle she would have gotten three presidents' pictures, that of Washington, Lincoln, and Wilson.
"That," Miss Eileen explains, "was probably to inspire the boy to become president of the United States."
And the man's hat which also was in that first gift bundle, somehow wasn't the thing a baby could wear or use, so Mr. Weaver wore it.
A silk American flag – more shades of the patriotism that swept the country about them – has been folded up and put away, and guests at the watch party probably will get a glimpse of this gift.
Banks in those days were quite sound, and $2.50 went to Eileen's account, although she can't remember now precisely what happened to it.
High Studentry
Miss Weaver is a junior at Oakwood high school, and is popular. She is musical and quite domestic, being an expert seamstress and baker. Not always has she lived on Corona drive. As a matter of fact the secion in which the street is located was yet to be built 16 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weaver lived at 122 Frank street and Mrs. [sic] Weaver was order clerk at the N.C.R. He is still with the company.
Whatever radios were back 16 years, nevertheless the local station announced the first New Year baby, and although every house did not have a radio, the announcement of Eileen Lenore Weaver being born at 12:01 went out on the ether for whoever cared to listen.
Another member of the house party also will be 16 years old tomorrow. She is Miss Helen Ealy, who wasn't quite so fortunate in the hour of her debut, but was a New Year's baby.
Eileen has a brother and a sister. They likewise think it is something of which to be proud – this New Year business. "But maybe you think we don't hear about her having a birthday so close to Christmas", says her sister Dorothy.
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When a team fires a 12-year head coach, you can expect an array of changes from top to bottom. The Packers did just that with Mike McCarthy, and the purge is on its way in his wake. Green Bay will look to shed some of the team's older players, as new leadership moves to create a fresh roster. These three players definitely won't stick around.
Believe it or not, this is plausible.
The wideout is about to be 29 years old and has had a few down seasons since 2015 due to lingering injuries. He only has 283 yards on the season, and hasn't hit over 1,000 since 2014. With his contract coming up in 2019 and a lot of young receivers on the team, there's just no need to keep him around.
McCarthy also drafted him, so there's that.
Bryan Bulaga is a Mike McCarthy guy. McCarthy has had high praise for the tackle since he drafted him.
Yeah, Bulaga has been...good-ish (he's the 24th tackle in the league per PFF), but he cannot stay healthy this year. He has also had contract issues with the team, and 24-year-old Jason Spriggs has looked fine in his absence.
You go with the younger, cheaper, and healthier talent here.
Clay Matthews' contract is up at the end of the season. There was discussion that the team wouldn't resign him prior to McCarthy's firing regardless.
He's been on a steep decline since his prime, and at just about 33 years old, he doesn't have a place in the team's future. He isn't a star like he used to be. So why pay him? He would be the biggest piece of the McCarthy era to leave, ushering in a clean slate.
Plus, fewer roughing the passer penalties.


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The Wrong Missy – review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: After suffering a traumatic blind date experience, a single man encounters the woman of his dreams a few months later whilst on his way to a cross-state meeting. High jinx ensues when he mistakenly ends up asking the former blind date to accompany him on a work retreat instead of the woman of his dreams.
Is it any good?: No. Fifty-two people have somehow managed to give this a six on IMDB. I can only believe that they all worked on the film. This film is shockingly bad and not particularly funny, a bare minimum for a comedy. I suppose it was always going to be a tall ask if you put David Spade in the lead role.
Spoiler territory: Tim Morris (David Spade) walks into a bar and is messaged by his blind date. She tells him she is at the bar but is getting bothered by a guy. Tim spots a woman at the bar speaking to a burly guy and approaches.
He taps the woman on the shoulder and she turns to him. She is pregnant. Hilarious, obviously. Tim ploughs on, telling her that their table is ready. The guy asks him what he is doing? The woman is with him. Tim says to him that he does not want to make a scene. The man stands up and – big shock – towers over Tim. As he threatens to pound Tim, another woman interrupts.
Melissa (Lauren Lapkus) says she is the real date, saving Tim from a beating. As they make their way to the table, Melissa tells him she deliberately sent him to the large guy as an ice-breaker and to test him. She, who prefers to be called Missy – hence the 'brilliant' title – thinks it is hilarious. As do we.
Missy is…odd. An extrovert and gregarious, she talks nonstop, her verbal diatribe oblivious to the reactions of other people. Missy continues to babble on at the increasingly confused Tim. She tells him that they are perfect for one another because his grandmother told her so.
When Tim tells her that he does not drink, Missy assumes it is because he is a recovering alcoholic. Tim tries to tell her different. She pursues random reasoning as to why he does not drink. She switches her attention back to how perfect they are for one another. She then initiates a one-sided argument with the big guy at the bar, telling him that Tim is going to beat him up.
Tim makes an excuse and disappears to the bathroom. In the bathroom, he is caught by Missy as he tries to climb out of the window. He tells her he was going to come back into the restaurant, through the front entrance, to surprise her. This explanation is good enough for Missy and she leaves the bathroom. Tim falls out of the window and dislocates his ankle.
Missy, who is an expert at so many random things, resets his ankle. Three months later, a still single Tim is at work. His friend from the HR department, Nate (Nick Swardson), comes and tells him that he has news about the merger. Someone has been let go and he is in line for a promotion. His only competition is Jess, who is nicknamed the barracuda because….because it is funny…somehow.
Also, Tim's ex-fiancée, Julia (Sarah Chalke), is going to be at the work retreat with her new boyfriend Rich (Chris Witaske). Tim tells him that since it is mandatory to go to the retreat, he will just have to accept it. Nate tries to tell him he needs to start dating again. Tim heads to the airport for a work trip.
Whilst walking through the airport, he bumps into a woman and both drop their belongings. As they exchange apologies, Tim is taken by her beauty. They gather their things and head to their respective gates. At the gate, Tim realises he has the wrong boarding card and goes to find the woman he bumped into.
At the other gate, he meets Melissa (Molly Sims), who is waiting for him at the gate, having also realised that she had the wrong boarding pass. The two have a drink and find they have a lot in common, really getting along well. They get along so well that they almost get amorous in a cleaning closet but are stopped by her needing to catch her flight.
Tim gives her his phone number and she sends her number to him. He catches his flight and is alone in his hotel room reading when he decides he wants to text her. He sends her a message and gets an immediate reply.
They keep texting through the evening. Later, Tim is in bed watching television and she texts. What is he wearing? Pyjamas. She asks for a dick pic. He is not sure but sends her the picture.
The next day, back in the office, Nate, who is privy to every aspect of Tim's digital life – because of the hilarity that brings to the film – comments on his dick pics. He wants to see a picture of Melissa so they go and find her on the internet.
It turns out, she was a beauty queen in Maryland. Jess comes over to the two men. She tells them that when she becomes president they won't be able to get away with so much.
Nate says to Tim that he has to invite Melissa to the retreat in Hawaii. He invites her and she accepts. Nate tells him that he will get them seated next to one another on the plane. On the plane, a nervous Tim is waiting for Melissa to turn up.
He has bought her flowers and has groomed himself for the occasion. Missy turns up. She is in the seat next to him and is just as wild and crazy as the last time they met. Tim realises he has been messaging the wrong Melissa. He is about to tell her that but she tells him she was about to jump off of a bridge when he texted her and so saved her life.
Missy gives Tim a dog tranquilliser because….it's in the script? He wakes up to her giving him a handjob mid-flight. Tim is a little perturbed. The plane hits some turbulence, causing Tim to ejaculate and the laughs keep coming.
They get to Hawaii and as they go to check into the hotel, Missy ends up in an argument with three children who she swears at and verbally abuses. So there is that. They run into Tim's ex, Julia, and her partner, Rich, at the reception. Missy notes the sexual energy between Julia and Tim. Rich, helpfully, tells her that they were engaged.
They go to the room and Tim tries to broach the subject of his mix up but Missy does not stop talking. Tim has to go to the company mixer, so leaves her in the room. At the mixer, their new boss, Winstone (Geoff Pierson), addresses all of the staff. He tells them he wants to meet all of them and their partners.
Tim tells Nate about his text mistake. Nate introduces Tim to Winstone, who immediately calls him Jim. What a card. Nate has been talking up Tim's girlfriend, thinking he was bringing Melissa. He tells Tim that Winstone's wife was Miss Texas. Winstone boasts how she was formally the girlfriend of Evander Holyfield. A strange boast indeed.
Tim tells the gathered that Missy is feeling poorly and probably will not be around. She immediately makes an appearance in a rainbow sequinned dress. Tim takes her to one side and asks her to tone down her exuberance. Nate comes to find him later and asks him to stop Missy as she is fortune-telling all of the employees in the company.
Tim stops her doing that but she goes on to party harder than anybody else in attendance. Later in the day, as Tim tries to bond with Winstone, he is told that Missy is going to dive off of a cliff. He goes and tries to stop her. She tells him that everyone thinks she is an expert diver and, as there are no diving boards, she will just have to dive off of a cliff.
Tim tells her that she should not do it. She jumps off the cliff and crashes into the rocks and trees and hits the sand below. Unfortunately, she does not die and the film continues. Tim takes a drunken Missy back to the hotel room and puts her on the bed. He lays on the bed next to her and is woken up in the middle of the night to her riding him violently.
Tim sneaks out of the room the next morning, going to a work's yacht excursion hoping to see sharks. Missy comes running as the boat is casting off and jumps into the water and swims to the boat. The captain of the yacht is Komante (Rob Schneider).
Winstone asks Tim to come down into the shark tank with him. Missy goads him into going into there tank even though he is reluctant. His reluctance is because he is claustrophobic.
Komante tests his oxygen tank, putting the breathing apparatus in his mouth multiple times. It's supposedly funny. The two men go into the cage. Missy finds some chum to throw into the water, even though there is a sign to not do that. Komante fights with her, trying to wrest the bucket of chum from her. It spills on Missy and she vomits over the shark cage. This causes a shark to come. Yes, yes it does.
The shark attacks. Tim escapes back to the yacht. Komante, whose hand is disfigured from a shark attack, punches the shark. Winstone is pulled out of the water, half-drowned. Missy revives him because she is an expert in CPR. obviously. Tim and Missy argue and she storms off. Melissa texts Tim.
Back at the hotel, Tim tells Missy he has to go to a meeting about the show he has to do as part of the weekend. She goes to the spa. Tim tells Nate that Missy went to the spa with his neighbour. Nate tells him that their neighbour is Winstone. She has gone with Barbara (Arlene Newman), his wife. Tim goes to try and stop her but is too late.
Tim wants to find out what Missy said to Barbara. She tells him she is a qualified marriage guidance councillor. Tim says she might need help as she wanted to jump off of a bridge. She tells him that she was bungee jumping. She tells him that she told Barbara to leave her husband. He informs her that Barbara is his boss' wife.
Missy goes to talk to Winstone in the pool and ends up injuring him. She tells him she is a chiropractor and goes to his room to help him. Tim thinks he is going to get fired and prepares to leave for Portland. Missy tells him she has smoothed things over. She tells him that Winstone loves him.
It is the evening show time and Tim and Jess have competing shows. Tim goes on first and the show is terrible but Winstone loves it. Missy tells Tim that she hypnotised him into thinking Tim is his grandmother and hating Jess. Tim's evening goes really well and he and Missy are beginning to get on, him seeing her in a different light.
Julia comes to see Tim but meets Missy. The two women bond. When Tim returns, Missy offers Tim the chance for a threesome. As the three get amorous, Tim and Missy keep accidentally excluding Julia by hitting her every time she approaches them. It is truly hilarious to somebody but not if you're watching the film. Julia leaves unnoticed.
The next morning, Tim and Missy go for a walk on the beach. Tim gets the promotion due to Missy's hypnotism. An angry Jess tells Missy that she is only there by mistake. A morose Missy sees the texts on Tim's phone and decides to leave. Tim tries to catch her but meets Melissa in the foyer.
They go to dinner and he gets drunk and walks on his hands falling out of the window. He dislocates his ankle and tells Melissa he thinks he is falling in love with Missy. Tim returns to Portland. He tries to text Missy but she refuses to talk to him. He breaks Winstone trance and loses his job.
Tim sets up another blind date and accidentally sends her to Vanilla Ice – playing himself – as a joke. Tim steps in and tells her he sent the text. Ice tells her he did. They get back together. The end.
Final thoughts: The Wrong Missy is poor. It is not the worse comedy I have seen – step forward Handsome, The Spy Who Dumped Me and the truly awful The Little Hours – but that does not mean one should watch it. David Spade is not a lead actor or even a lead. He has been in a lot of comedy, none of it particularly high brow but he has been an amusing sidekick or secondary character in many shows and projects.
Spade is required to carry this film and it is just too awful and hefty a burden to bear. Lauren Lapkus is believable as the truly irritating and borderline psychotic Missy but is just wasted in this one-toned farce – and I don't mean 'farce' in a good way!
Written by Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett, The Wrong Missy is a mess of a film that cannot decide what kind of funny it wants to be. None of the humour works, visual or written. Spade's Tim finds himself accosted by the crazy Lapkus' Missy, a premise that has been utilised in much better comedies before, Bringing Up Baby to name one such classic.
What made those work so well, besides a far superior script and better pacing, was that the only characters who were unusual or eccentric were the central ones. In The Wrong Missy, most of the characters are foolish, playing it for comedic effect. Directed by Tyler Spindel, the direction is okay. It is not good and does not aid the 'comedy' at all.
At ninety minutes long, The Wrong Missy – haw haw, great title. No – is not a long film, yet I still had to pause it halfway through to take a mental break from the torture of it. Somehow, it has managed to garner a six-point score on IMDB. Three would have been generous. I gave it a two and that is only because it does not overstay its welcome. Do not watch this film.
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BJR adds wildcard for Symmons Plains
Brad Jones Racing will expand to four cars for the Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint, entering youngster Jack Smith as a wildcard.
The 19-year-old is currently in his third Dunlop Super2 Series season with BJR, sitting 10th in the standings after the Adelaide season-opener.
He finished 2018 in the same place, with his best grid position and race result of fourth and third respectively both coming at Symmons Plains.
With the Tasmanian venue not on the Super2 schedule this year, Smith has taken the chance to make his debut in the top flight.
Smith is undertaking a wildcard test at Winton today, having his first taste of the ZB-model Commodore he'll race next week.
The chassis is BJR-006, which was raced by Jason Bright and then Nick Percat as a VF across 2016 and '17, before being upgraded to a ZB.
"I'm excited about racing against the main game guys," said Smith, who'll do so with backing from his family's transport company SCT Logistics.
"I've been watching and analysing the way they do things for a long time now and know there is a big challenge ahead of me.
"I know the circuit, but all the other elements of the weekend will be new for me.
"Longer races and managing the tyres, pitstops, the qualifying format, it's a lot to take in and learn.
"That kind of experience is invaluable and is what helps young guys transition between the two series."
In addition to Super2, Smith has spent recent years gaining experience in the Kumho Super3 Series and New Zealand's V8 Touring Car Championship.
He won the Super3 title in 2017 and recently secured the 2018/19 NZ Championship.
BJR will run his wildcard at Symmons Plains alongside its regular entries for Tim Slade, Nick Percat and Macauley Jones.
"There are no expectations going into this in terms of results, this is about getting next-level race experience and learning as much as I can," Smith added.
"I have a great team in BJR who constantly support me; and to work alongside Macauley, Tim and Nick for the weekend will be really helpful."
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Q: Input numbers only but allow '-' at the beginning I need to block input only for numbers. I also need to allow - only 1 time, and if present, only at beginning.
This is my script that work great now:
$('#sss').on('input', function() {
  this.value = this.value
    .replace(/[^\d.-]/g, '')             // numbers and decimals only and negative
    .replace(/(^[\d]{3})[\d]/g, '$1')   // not more than 3 digits at the beginning
    .replace(/(\..*)\./g, '$1')         // decimal can't exist more than once
    .replace(/(\.[\d]{2})./g, '$1');    // not more than 2 digits after decimal
});

Fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/jz60p7xn/1/
I don't know how to edit my code. Tried adding: .replace(/(\-*)\./g, '$1') without success.
So:
2.345 wrong
1234.43 wrong
2 ok
123.00 ok
-123.00 ok <--- attention at this cause i've set a number digit of 3 at beginning, so if "-" is present i don't know if rules works great
--2 wrong
2.00- wrong
23.-54 wrong

A: If you really want to go the string manipulation route, then you can match -s that are not at the beginning of the string with the pattern (?!^)-:
$('#sss').on('input', function() {
  this.value = this.value
    .replace(/[^\d.-]/g, '')            // numbers and decimals only and negative
    .replace(/(?!^)-/g, '')             // allow - only at the beginning
    .replace(/^(-?\d{3})\d+/, '$1')     // not more than 3 digits at the beginning
    .replace(/(\..*)\./g, '$1')         // decimal can't exist more than once
    .replace(/(\.[\d]{2})./g, '$1');    // not more than 2 digits after decimal
});

Or, you could consider just using <input type="number">.

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In Memoriam: Candlestick Park
December 24, 2013 by Mark Sackler 13 Comments
"The trouble with this ball park is that they built it alongside the bay. They should have built it under the bay."–Roger Maris
"If I had to play here, I'd think seriously about quitting the game."–Rocky Colovito
Candlestick in its early days.
It's no secret that Candlestick Park was not exactly loved by major league baseball players, nor by the ownership of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. But as possibly it's last professional sporting event–last night's 49ers-Falcons Monday Night Football game–has been played, it's still worth noting some of the memorable events and players that graced this less-than-venerable venue.
It's notable that Willie Mays put up some of the best offensive numbers in MLB history while playing more than half of the home games in his career there. He battled the cold driving winds–conditions that had fans donning winter coats and blankets at times, even in mid-summer. He became an opposite field hitter to go with the prevailing winds that on one occasion were so strong they blew a pitcher off the mound. Names like McCovey, Marichal and Bonds (both Bobby and Barry) also donned the SF Giants logo on this field.
As for football, there is no secret that the 49ers have wanted a new field for years, wanting more capacity and more modern amenities. But NFL fans will remember for all times the championship exploits of the likes of Montana, Young, Rice, Lott and Clark.
So what's my point? Lost in all the postmortems, let's not forget one other brief moment in history. Candlestick Park is where Bob Watson scored baseball's 1 millionth run, a story which I effectively created, and recount below.
Originally posted July 8, 2012
"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."–Andy Warhol
Bob Watson
The date was May 4th, 1975. The place was Candlestick Park, San Fransisco. And the man of the hour was Bob Watson of the Houston Astros, who scored the 1 millionth run in major league baseball history. Watson beat Dave Concepcion of the Cincinnati Reds by four seconds in a race around the bases from opposite ends of the country. It was one of the most exciting early-in-the-season baseball moments ever.
To this day Watson's name, and to a lesser extent Concepcion's, is associated with that event in baseball history. But there was another name in the news that was connected to the story. He was a 24-year-old local sportscaster from Westport, CT who used a first generation, eighty dollar electronic calculator to research and originate the millionth run contest, thus scooping all the professional statisticians and baseball journalists. He went on a media tour to promote a "guess-the-player" contest sponsored by Tootsie Roll. His picture and name appeared in wire service stories, in Sport Magazine and in the New York Daily News. He appeared on television and spoke at press conferences alongside the likes of Stan Musial, Ralph Branca, Mel Allen and Bowie Kuhn. He had 15 minutes of Warholian fame. Then came oblivion.
The 24-year old whiz kid with the calculator was, of course, me.
I was exhilarated, excited and even euphoric; then it was over. And for thirty-something years the memory simply faded, almost to the point that it seemed to have happened to another person in
The 1,000,000th run countdown center. That's me talking to the gathered media as Stan Musial naps in the background. Check out my 1975 hair!
another lifetime. It became just another forgotten footnote in the deep and illustrious history of our national pastime. After awhile, I didn't even care, so why should anybody else?
Then something funny happened. Straight out the blue, nearly four years ago, I received an email from Kansas City Star sportswriter Joe Posnanski.
"Are you the Mark Sackler who originated the millionth run?" he asked. "I'm writing a book about the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. I want to include it and the events involving Davey Concepcion as an interesting sidebar to the season's story."
The next year, The Machine, Posnanski's book chronicling a great season by one of the best teams in the game's history, appeared in bookstores with a chapter on the millionth run. After 34 years, somebody remembered. My sister joked that I was getting another 15 minutes of fame. My retort was that it was more like 30 seconds.
But then it happened again. A few months ago, a gentleman named Timothy Gregg contacted me on Facebook to make the same inquiry. Was I the millionth run originator? Gregg, also a former sportscaster and sports promoter, now a digital media producer, was co-authoring the memoirs of Houston Astros TV commentator Bill Brown. Of course, there would be a chapter on the millionth run in that book as well. This time not from the Reds point of view, but the Astros. This book–My Baseball Journey—was just recently published. So fifteen minutes of fame is now fifteen minutes and forty-five seconds. And counting…
If you are a baseball fan, both of these books are worthwhile. Otherwise, stay tuned for more effluvia from my hopelessly cluttered cranium.
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Love it, Mark. It's one of those ballparks that's so disliked that it won't be soon forgotten. It was also home to the hated Krazy Krab.That eighty dollar calculator must have been something back in the day!
I also forgot to mention, it's where the Beatles played their last concert…to an only half-full house.
greyhousejournal says:
I remember seeing a football game there and nearly froze. Wound up leaving half way through…just wasn't worth the pain. Nice post!
Thanks. Sadly enough, I never did get to see a game at Candlestick.
Charles St.Clair (@Rothko291) says:
Great story, which includes sort of parenthetically, one of my boyhood heroes, Stan Musial. I grew up in southwest Missouri at the time when the St. Louis Cardinals were the farthest-west team in baseball. Stan was, indeed, "The Man" then to me and my friends. Years later, I got to meet him at his restaurant, "Stan and Biggies" in St. Louis and at 45, I was just as star-struck as I would have been had I been ten years old. He was as gracious as could be and autographed a baseball for me.
Congratulations on your continuing fifteen minutes of fame. Most people don't even get one shot at it.
🙂 Stan was truly a gentleman.
Robert A. Vella says:
Growing up in the Bay Area as a fan of the Giants and 49ers, I've attended so many games at "The Stick" that I can't remember them all. But, here's a few memories:
My dad used to take me to Giants games in the Sixties before the stadium was enclosed. The wind would blow so hard in the springtime from left field to right field that it seemed like some eerie malevolent monster. But, the Giants were a real joy. They were one of the most talented baseball teams I've ever watched. Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda, Jim Ray Hart, and on and on and on…
After the stadium was enclosed, the wind would swirl around like a mischievous imp hurling mustard-stained hotdog wrappers in every direction. In the stands, you had to constantly keep your head on a swivel to avoid getting plastered with flying debris.
The upper deck in center field was brutal! You'd get sunburned and windburned at the same time. It was kind of like being freeze-dried.
At a game in 1989 when the 49ers blew out the Atlanta Falcons, I got the entire west end of the north end zone to verbally harass rookie kick returner Dejon Sanders. No vulgarity, but we tortured him so bad that he started running out of bounds at the 10 yard line before being tackled! We chanted, "they're coming your way Neon… they're coming your way… Neon… Neon… Neon…"
And, my sincere apologies to Giants slugger Jack Clark. At one early season game in the mid-1970's, I was behind home plate with my camera when he strolled up to bat. He had just signed a big contract worth about 1.6 million per year. Unfortunately, he was batting only about .150 at the time. Before the first pitch I said to him, "Hey Jack, your batting average is lower than the contract you just signed." He stopped his practice swings, turned around and glared at me for the longest time. I snapped a picture. He then proceeded to strike out on three pitches. What a jerk I was! If there wasn't a chain link fence between us, I think he would've run into the stands and kicked my ass!
Farewell Candlestick, I'm going to miss you.
Good stories!
SuzySomething says:
Love the freeze-dried metaphor…know just what you mean
I had a love-hate relationship with the place, but it was a part of my life for so long. I can not recall how many times I was there. Between rock concerts as a teenager, baseball games, football games and a few Fourth of July fireworks shows it all seems like one frigid blur. Candlestick Park is the only place around here where it truly felt like Christmas in July. Brr.
Mark…I'm so excited that I got to meet such a celebrated personage (you, of course) face-to-face. Just regret that I failed to collect an autograph! ;o)
I used to give out autographs every month when I paid my bills. With online payment I don't sign everything!


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Elderly Driving: Varied Rules and Regulations Paint a Fuzzy Picture
We've all read articles on elderly driving. Should we be concerned? Should states implement standard re-testing requirements at a certain age? Do aging drivers really pose a risk exceeding that posed by any other average driver?
The problem is two-fold. First, states vary pretty drastically in their rules and requirements for senior drivers, so the picture is pretty fuzzy regarding the nation's perception of elderly driving safety. Not to mention, it's extremely difficult for many to interpret exactly what the requirements are. Second, accidents involving elderly drivers tend to get a lot of media attention because of the ongoing debate, contributing to the general stigma surrounding older people behind the wheel.
State renewal requirements tougher on older drivers
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 28 states along with the District of Columbia have additional licensing requirements imposed on older drivers (as of November 2012). Typically, these requirements include shorter renewal cycles once a driver hits a certain age — usually 65 or 70 — and in some cases, these drivers must apply for a renewal in person rather than via mail or electronically.
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Older drivers may also be required to undergo additional tests that aren't standard renewal requirements for younger drivers, such as vision tests and actual road tests. If a driver's "fitness to drive" is questioned as a result of the person's physical appearance when they attempt to renew their license, a history of crashes or violations or reports from police or physicians, some states can require that these individuals undergo a physical and/or mental examination in order to qualify for renewal.
Should a driver be deemed unfit for license renewal, the result can mean an outright denial, revocation, suspension or restriction. Restriction can include limiting nighttime driving, limits to the distance the person is permitted to drive or the requirement to install additional mirrors for added safety.
Motor vehicle crash statistics don't offer much clarification
Here's the thing: SmartMotorist.com predicts that the number of elderly drivers (which it defines as individuals age 70 and over) will triple over the next 20 years. But elderly drivers actually tend to become more conservative with age. Still, studies show that elderly drivers are more likely than younger drivers to be involved in multi-vehicle crashes.
The U.S. Census Bureau last conducted motor vehicle crash analysis by age in 2009. In that year, drivers between the ages of 65 and 74 accounted for just 5 percent of all motor vehicle crashes and 7.3 percent of fatal crashes. Drivers 75 and older accounted for 3.3 percent of all motor vehicle crashes and 7.9 percent of fatal crashes.
What's interesting to note is that other age groups account for a higher portion of both motor vehicle accidents in general and fatal crashes. Drivers between the ages of 25 and 34, for instance, accounted for 19.8 percent of all accidents and 18.3 percent of fatal crashes — substantially higher than that of older drivers.
But it's logical to speculate that there are more younger drivers on the road, artificially inflating crash rates. When you look at the accident rates per 100 drivers on the road, the result is closer:
Still, there are other confounding variables that aren't clearly accounted for. For instance, drivers between the ages of 25 and 34 probably have higher DUI rates, and this data doesn't control for such variables.
Is it necessary — or fair — to impose stricter regulations on elderly drivers?
So what do we do? Aging is a very individualized process. We can't discriminate against individuals who reach a certain age, knowing that many of those drivers could fall into a category of much higher function than others in the same age group.
The solution, many believe, is to require mandatory re-testing at a certain age and periodically thereafter. But with younger demographics posing a similar risk on the roads, is it fair to target older drivers simply because of their age? Or is the most logical solution to tighten up licensing and renewal requirements across the board?
While the answers aren't yet obvious, one thing is clear: Elderly drivers on the road will remain a hotly debated issue for the foreseeable future.
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Alexandria to Host 2018 World Indoor Rowing Championships
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WIRC moves to Alexandria after 36 years in Boston
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Crew Boosters are excited to announce that ACB will host the 37th Annual World Indoor Rowing Championships in conjunction with the 31st Annual Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints in February 2018.
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"ACB is honored that when the WIRC was looking to relocate, Alexandria and the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints was their first choice," explained ACB President Michael Souza. "I'm sure our success and reputation for running professional and organized events over the years likely contributed to Concept 2's decision to approach ACB about hosting the WIRC."
"We are thrilled to be hosting the World Indoor Rowing Championships in Alexandria next year," stated race coordinator Lisa Zickar. "The DMV – the District, Maryland and Virginia – has a proud history in the sport of rowing. We've held top competitions, and played host to some of the top athletes from up and down the East Coast. We look forward to holding the World Indoor Rowing Championships in Alexandria and playing host to some of the top rowers from across America and other countries, as well."
The Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints have been held in Alexandria since 1986 and is now the second largest indoor rowing competition in the world. (Courtesy photo)
The competition will be held at TC Williams High School in Alexandria over the weekend of February 17 and 18. Saturday's events will feature races for junior rowers, while Sunday's events will feature races for collegiate, masters, and adaptive rowers. Zickar noted that the WIRC will be held in conjunction with the annual Erg Sprints competition that has been held in Alexandria since 1986 and has grown to become the second largest indoor rowing competition in the world. She further noted that several popular events from the Erg Sprints – including the marathon and half marathon, 20- and 30-minute races, relays, parent-child races, and 500 meter sprints – will continue to be held.
Mark Eisenhour, Director of Student Activities at host venue TC Williams High School, welcomed the addition of the World Indoor Rowing Championships to the annual Erg Sprints competition. "TC Williams, the home of the Titans, is thrilled to host these championship events. The welcome mat is out for these outstanding athletes."
The WIRC is sponsored by Concept2, a leading manufacturer of rowing and other ergonomic products located in Morrisville, Vermont, and has been held in Boston since it began in 1980.
Additional details will be posted at www.ergsprints.com as they are finalized, and registration will begin in mid-October on www.regattacentral.com.
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Q: Fast String Search like startsWith() not equals() I have an ordered list (a dictionary - 100K words) and many words to seach on this list frequently. So performance is an issue. I know that a HashSet.contains(theWord) or Collections.binarySearch(sortedList, theWord) are very fast. But I am actually not looking for the whole word.
What I want is let's say searching for "se" and getting all the words starts with "se". So is there a ready to use solution in Java or any libraries?
A better example: On a sorted list a quick solution for the following operation
List.subList (String beginIndex, String endIndex) // returns the interval
myWordList.subList("ab", "bc");
Note: Here is a very similar question but accepted answer is not satisfying.
Overriding HashSet's Contains Method

A: What you're looking for here is a data structure commanly called a 'trie':
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trie
It stores strings in a tree indexed by prefix, where the first level of the tree contains the first character of the string, the second level the second character, etc. The result is that it allows you to extract subsets of very large sets of strings by prefix extremely quickly.

A: The Trie structure is very well suited for dictionaries and finding words with common prefixes. There is a contribution of a Trie implementation in Google Collections/Guava.

A: There's really no big need for new structures: problem can be solved by binary search on your list. In particular, you can modify binary search to return first matching element (first element with specified prefix).
List.subList (String beginIndex, String endIndex) // returns the interval
I may be stupid, but what kind of index has string type? Can you clarify this part?

A: Your search result will be a range from your ordered word list. To get that, you need the index of the first and the last element of the range.
To get the first, run a binary search with the original search string ("se"), comparing it to the current position in each iteration. Stop when the word at the current position is greater than the search string, but the current-1 th word is lower.
To get the last index, run another binary search on the search term+"z" ("sez"), but now stop only when the word at the current index is smaller than "sez" but current+1 is greater.
Finally return the range marked by the first and last index by whatever means that are available in your programming language.
This method is built on two assumptions:

*

*String comparison sees "b" greater than "az"

*"z" is the highest char value among the list of words

I have this algorithm implemented in a JavaScript data manipulation library (jOrder.net).


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The Reasons Why People Do Not Want To Go For Counseling Or Talk To Their Counselor?
Despite a growing number of people suffering from various mental health issues, Mental health counseling and visiting the therapist is still considered to be a taboo. Apart from that, a lot of people do not want to seek professional help and the ones that do, refuse to talk during sessions. There are various reasons why people do not want to talk and knowing about them will help you to understand the problem and help a loved one to get the treatment he/she requires. Doing a little research will help with this and also provide a better understanding of the mindset of someone suffering from mental health issues.
A lot of people do not go for Mental health counseling because of the taboo associated with the subject. A lot of people still believe that mental health issues are just a construct for weak people and who actually go to therapy are completely unhinged.
A considerable section of people suffering from various mental health issues tends to think that if they are just going talk about their problem, then they can do it better with a friend. This way, they will feel comfortable and can build deeper relationships.
Money is another large issue when it comes to psychological problems. Therapy costs money and most people feel that spending money on such a cause is not justified. Hence, they shirk from seeking treatment.
For quite a few people, not having enough time to go for therapy is a valid excuse. They point out the lack of time as the reason behind their not seeking treatment.
If you convince someone to go to a therapist and get treatment, they will do that but will keep on complaining about the ineffectiveness of the process. They will cite this as a reason to not continue the treatment and also to stop any future efforts for the same.
The common notion is, simply talking won't do any good and along with that, a lot of people do not feel comfortable to talk about their problems with a stranger.
Uninterested people think that therapists do the job for money only and they do not talk, simply listen to the patient and judge them. This is not a comfortable setting for someone trying to evade Mental health counseling sessions.
Knowing about these reasons will help you to convince a loved one to seek help.


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The most important thing now is to focus on implementing approved energy legislation – Johannes Baur
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June has been an eventful month for reforms in the energy sector in Ukraine. The Ukrainian government approved laws on the Energy Efficiency Fund, commercial accounting of utilities, and energy efficiency of buildings, and a law on the electricity market has been signed. Ukraine also celebrated a sustainable energy week, and a number of Ukrainian cities have joined the Covenant of Mayors: an EU initiative aimed at counteracting climate change.
Given these developments, it seemed natural to talk about the current energy issues facing Ukraine with Johannes Baur, the head of the third section of the EU Delegation to Ukraine's "Energy, transport, and environment" assistance program.
When do you expect the launch of the Energy Efficiency Fund?
We hope that the fund will start operating by the end of this year and that the first projects can be launched next year, before the 2018-19 heating season.
Why is the fund so essential for Ukraine? Are similar funds used in EU countries?
Energy efficiency, the cause for which this fund was created, is very important for Ukraine for three reasons.
The first is energy security. Ukraine is currently using energy very inefficiently. At the same time, the country is highly dependent on anthracite coal and, in the past, has relied on Russian gas, which poses a political and security problem. It is therefore very important for Ukraine to reduce its energy consumption, and the best way to do that is through systemic measures on energy efficiency.
Secondly, with rising prices for gas and electricity, energy payments have become very burdensome for individual citizens as well as for the country's budget. The total amount of government energy subsidies paid out reached 60 billion UAH in 2017. This figure should go down next year, partly as a result of reducing energy consumption. We always say that the cheapest energy is the energy that is not used.
The third reason Ukraine needs to focus on energy efficiency is also economic. In the EU, we know from experience how local energy-efficiency projects can support the local economy. And, in the end, energy efficiency helps to reduce the emission of harmful gases and thus contributes to a cleaner environment.
Ukraine has great potential to improve its energy efficiency. For example, a significant part of the population lives in apartment buildings that were built in the 1960s and 1970s and need to be modernised. Thus, there is a lot of potential to reduce the amount citizens pay for energy.
In the EU, there are many such funds that work similarly to that planned in Ukraine. Examples exist in Poland, the Baltic states, and other countries.
Are you satisfied with the recent laws created on the energy efficiency of buildings and commercial accounting of utility services?
We are pleased that these laws have been passed. This is a very important step for establishing a regulatory framework for energy efficiency measures.
The laws are not perfect, and we are now analysing some of the approved amendments.
In particular, the law on the energy efficiency of buildings does not fully comply with related EU legislation, and will need to be improved in the future. That said, we still support it because it is a critical first step in the right direction.
The EU promises to allocate €100 million to the Energy Efficiency Fund, but this is conditional on the adoption of another law on housing and communal services. What is your assessment of that bill, which is now prepared for its last reading?
This law is important because it establishes rules for relations between communal services and citizens, including residents of multi-storey houses.
Part of this future law does not apply to EU common law. An example is water supply; we cannot evaluate this issue in terms of adherence to common European standards.
Regarding our decision to support the Fund, since three out of four of the necessary laws have been approved, we will start a program activity worth approximately €50 million. This will help to launch the Fund. As the remaining conditions are fulfilled, including the adoption of the law on public utilities, we will allocate larger amounts of money in separate tranches. This will happen next year.
The media has stated that the level of energy efficiency in the EU is three times higher than in Ukraine. Is that true?
We do not have recent statistics on this. However, we can speak to some recent improvements in Ukraine, based on a reduction in the volume of gas consumption in the country from 50 billion cubic metres to 32 billion cubic metres per year.
Work on energy efficiency should be systematised. Buildings should be consistently upgraded. This requires energy audits and trained auditors. Without these system-level prerequisites, it is very difficult to implement energy efficiency projects, especially for large buildings. Therefore, this is a very important part of the EU energy efficiency and support program.
You mentioned Ukraine's energy insecurity as one reason for the importance of energy efficiency. But are we any more secure buying the same Russian gas from the EU rather than from Russia directly?
There are two dimensions to this issue: political and economic.
Considering the very difficult political relations between Russia and Ukraine, it is easier to buy gas in the EU, especially given that it is cheaper than buying it directly from Russia.
In general, countries should always strive to purchase energy at the lowest possible cost while avoiding becoming dependent on its supplier, as Ukraine has been in the past. By avoiding dependence, an energy source can be replaced when necessary.
You mentioned the problem of energy subsidies to citizens. Among other problems, subsidies are seen as interfering with energy saving and energy efficiency by lessening incentives for the population to reduce consumption.
From a social point of view, considering the significant increase in utility costs, the system of subsidies is needed. The state needs to support vulnerable and poorer segments of the population.
That said, the system needs to be modernised; it should become monetised and reformed in such a way as to really motivate people to find bigger energy savings. This is particularly important for those people who receive subsidies for the full cost of their utilities.
Now there is no such motivation for citizens to change their practices. It is clear that the current system is not sustainable.
In March, the European Commissioner for Energy, Maros Sevchovich, wrote a letter to the president and prime minister in which he criticised Ukraine's methodology for electricity tariff calculation. Is this really a problem?
Tariffs are an important and sensitive issue. The initial problem is that over the last 25 years almost no investments were made in Ukraine's energy infrastructure. At the same time, energy prices were massively subsidised. Eventually this contributed to the deep financial crisis of 2014.
The situation needs to be changed, but it will take some time. Increasing tariffs would be a big challenge without some economic growth in Ukraine, including growth in wages and personal incomes. There is no other way forward but to move towards transparent and market-based energy prices; we don't want Ukraine to go back to the former corrupt system.
The state can still support the poorest part of the population with subsidies, but it is necessary to at least reduce the number of people who require state support to pay their utility bills.
Speaking of tariff costs, the National Commission is responsible for state regulation in the areas of electricity and utilities. There has been a lot of talk about its lack of independence in decision-making. How do you see the situation?
We are well aware of the criticism of some of the Commission's decisions.
The EU had earlier encouraged Ukraine to adopt a new law on the regulator, which would ensure the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission would be politically and financially independent in accordance with EU standards. The law was passed in fall 2016 but has not been fully implemented. This needed to be done so that the regulator would be politically and financially independent and have public and market players' confidence to make decisions in the interests of the whole country.
This is a difficult process and it will take some time for Ukraine, but I am hopeful we are moving in this direction. The transformation of the current NKREKP structure may be an opportunity to establish new relationships between the regulator, market players, and the public.
Ukraine has been a member of the EU Energy Community since 2011. Is it able to fulfill its obligations?
Since 2014, Ukraine has taken a number of important steps aimed at fulfilling its commitments as part of the EU Energy Community, which are also commitments under the Association Agreement.
In particular, the adoption of laws on the gas and electricity markets and on the national regulator are very important steps forward.
There has also been some progress in the gas sector. The law on the electricity market was only recently signed, so a lot of work is still ahead. We work closely with the EU Energy Community Secretariat to help Ukraine meet its commitments.
Now that the formal commitments are fulfilled, the most important thing is to focus on the implementation of the approved energy legislation.
Energy and environment, Reforms Covenant of Mayors, Energy Efficiency Fund, feature, Johannes Baur, Ukraine
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1 Emergency workers respond to the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York.
2 Fireworks thrown by anti-government protesters explode behind riot policemen near central Taksim square in Istanbul. Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to push back thousands of demonstrators close to Istanbul's central Taksim square during a protest triggered by the death of a teenager wounded in street clashes last summer.
3 Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy arrive for the premiere of Disney's 'Muppets Most Wanted' at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, March 11, 2014.
4 A woman, whose family moved to Islamabad from Sargodha in Punjab Province to look for jobs, carries goats near her makeshift shelter in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Yorkshire Air Museum Night Shoot
Nick2018-01-27T20:57:37+00:0018th March 2016|
Having missed the first event last year, I welcomed the chance to shoot some of the Yorkshire Air Museum's aircraft, including the Handley Page Halifax under the lights.
Based at the former RAF Elvington on the outskirts of York, the Yorkshire Air Museum is home to aircraft from the early days of flight through both World Wars and the cold war. RAF Elvington was a World War Two airfield used extensively by Allied bomber crews during the war and large parts of it including the control tower, hangers and airfield still in place.
Mission Briefing
The event kicked off with a briefing from Neil Cave from Timeline Events who were running the night and Grant Sparks the museums Operations Manager in the Naffi to the 70 or so attendees. There were to be 2 engines runs planned at 7 and 8pm for the museum's stunning WWI Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A replica as well as an engine run from the Douglas Dakota IV in between. We also had the opportunity to shoot the museums other aircraft which were on display although these would not be officially lit. After this it was out into the fresh Yorkshire air for the first photo opportunity with the Halifax.
The Handley Page Halifax proceeded the Avro Lancaster in to RAF service in November 1940 with 35 Squadron. Powered by Bristol Hercules engines as opposed to the Rolls Royce engines seen in the first and second versions of the plane. As well as a heavy bomber, the Halifax III and later versions also served in Coastal Command and in para-trooper and glider towing roles with the Airborne Forces. Halifax production totalled 6,178, with the bomber versions flying a total of 75,532 sorties in the Second World War.
Yorkshire was the home of 4 and 6 Groups Bomber Command and three Halifax Squadrons were based at Elvington, first 77 Squadron, then two French Air Force Squadrons, 346 (Guyenne) and 347 (Tunisie).
The Yorkshire Air Museum's Halifax reconstruction is based on a section of the fuselage of Halifax II, HR792, which carried out an emergency landing on the Isle of Lewis in 1945. A crofter, Mr McKenzie, purchased the fuselage section for use as a hencoop. The wings came from Hastings, TG536, at RAF Catterick. The reconstruction is named "Friday the 13th" in honour of Halifax, LV907, which completed 128 operations with 158 Squadron, and is representative of all examples built.
The Halifax was pull out of its hanger and a series of cameo's set up with the RAF re-enactors who posed as crew and engineers in the last of the evening light. Sadly there was to be no sunset and the sky was quite grey. As the natural light levels fell the lights were turned on and each scene was recreated 2 or 3 times to enable everyone to get the shots they wanted.
Handley Page Halifax II, HR792,
At 7pm it was time for the first engine run from the superb replica Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a. The SE.5a was one of the outstanding fighters of the First World War. About 5,000 were produced, serving with twenty Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) squadrons over the Western Front. They also equipped the 25th and 148th Aero Squadrons of the US Air Service. Four squadrons flew the type on Home Defence duties.
Designed by H P Folland in 1916 and built at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, the SE.5a was a single-seat biplane 'fighting scout' powered by a Hispano-Suiza derived water-cooled V8 engine. It could climb to 10,000 feet in 11 minutes 20 seconds and it had a service ceiling of 20,000 feet. The 200hp Viper version had a maximum speed at sea level of 138 mph. Armament was a single fixed .303in Vickers machine-gun, firing through the propeller and/or one .303in Lewis gun with four 97 round ammunition drums mounted over the wing. Four 25 lb Cooper bombs could be carried under the fuselage.
Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A
The replica at the Yorkshire Air Museum is now restored to ground running condition and the pilot dressed in WWI style Royal Flying Corps trench coat, long gloves and flying helmet froze in various poses inspecting the aircraft before climbing in and firing her up. We were then treated to the sounds of the water cooled V8 engine powering the wooden prop with plenty of opportunity to move around and grab different angles.
It was then just a 180 degree turn to shoot the Douglas Dakota IV which was sat nicely with the control tower in the background. After warming the oil up for several hours in advance she fired up each engine in turn to give us a near 10 minutes run before hastily shutting down as she started to spit flames out of the exhaust pipes. As the main light was turned back on the RAF SE.5a this left a nice under lit view of the Dakota with the Control Tower glowing in the back ground.
Douglas Dakota IV C-47B
A second engine run and pilot cameos with the SE.5a around 8pm gave another opportunity to shoot this before I succumb to the lure of the Naffi where hot food was being served. I gave up the opportunity to shoot the De Havilland DH104 Devon which was lit with its navigation lights on and instead tried a bit of light painting of the Handley Page Victor. The K.2 tanker variant had the very eerie urban glow from the city of York behind it which gave a "nuclear glow" to the scene. It was fitting that the Victor was the last aircraft I shot as I'm hoping to return to the museum in October for the Cold War collection night shoot.
Handley Page Victor K.2
The event was well run and the inclusion of the several aircraft gave additional interest. I would like to have seen more opportunities to shoot the far side of the Halifax with the markings and also some vehicles to add some alternative foreground interest to the Halifax. Having said that it was a great night and I look forward to the next one in October.
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Karim August 25, 2021 at 3:07 pm - Reply
Nice to see this restored Halifax at Elvington. I remember when it was on tressles and in bits and pieces. The restoration mechanics allowed my kids to pop their heads into the entry hatch and I took some photos of the interior. That was 1994. When I was in Britain again in 2001 there was the Halifax in all its glory in the hangar.
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Henry Rono (born 12 February 1952, in Kapsabet) is a Kenyan retired track and field athlete who specialised in various long-distance running events. Although he never competed at the Olympics, Rono is remembered as one of the most prolific collegiate competitors in the history of track in the United States, as well as being the former record holder for the 3000 metres steeplechase for over a decade. Rono also set the world record for the 5000 metres twice, in 1978, then broke that record three years later.

Running career
Born in Nandi Hills, Kenya, into the Nandi tribe, Rono started running while at primary school. Starting in 1976, he attended college in the U.S. at Washington State University in Pullman, along with his compatriot Samson Kimobwa, who broke the 10,000 m world record in 1977. Rono was mentored on the Palouse by Cougar head coach John Chaplin. More Kenyan runners later enrolled at WSU, including Bernard Lagat, Mike Kosgei, and Patrick Muturi.

While at Washington State, Rono became only the third in history (after Gerry Lindgren and Steve Prefontaine) to win the NCAA Cross Country Championship three times,  in 1976, 1977, and 1979. His winning time of 28:07 in 1976, remains the fastest 10,000 m cross country time in NCAA history (in 2008 Galen Rupp ran 27:41 at the NCAA regional meet on a course that was said to be  short of the regular measure). He was also NCAA steeplechase champion in 1978 and 1979 and NCAA Indoor Champion in the 3000 m in 1977.

The peak of Rono's running career was the 1978 season. In a span of only 81 days, he broke four world records: 10,000 m (27:22.5), the 5000 m (13:08.4), the 3000 m steeplechase (8:05.4), and the 3000 m (7:32.1); an achievement unparalleled in the history of distance running. He lowered the 10,000 record by almost eight seconds, the 5000 by 4.5, the steeplechase by 2.6, and the 3000 by a full three seconds. That August, he also won the 5000 m and 3000 m steeplechase gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Canada at Edmonton. Among his other performances was a steeplechase / 5000 m double in one day during qualifying at the NCAA championships at the University of Oregon at Eugene's Hayward Field. He set meet records in both events, turning in an 8:18 and 13:22. The former took six seconds off the NCAA meet record for the steeplechase. When he ran the steeplechase final the next day, he won in 8:12.39, taking another six seconds off the steeplechase mark. He won 10,000 m and 3000 m steeplechase gold medals in July at the All-Africa Games.

Although he was never quite as dominant as he was in 1978, Rono continued to run and compete at the same high level for the next four years, running the world's fastest 5000 meters of the year (13:19) and winning the NCAA cross country championships in 1979, running one of history's fastest 10,000 meters races in 1980 (27:31.68), having a strong year in the 5000 meters with several high quality races, including another 5,000 m world record (13:06.20) in 1981, and running history's third fastest 5000 meters (13:08.9) as well as twice running under 27:30 to come within seconds of his world record for 10,000 meters in 1982.

Rono never competed at the Olympics, as his country Kenya boycotted in 1976 and 1980; by 1984, he was no longer competing.

His 3000 m steeplechase world record (8:05.4) stood for eleven years, and, as of 2020, still stands as the collegiate record. His 10,000 meters world record remained the fastest time ever run by an NCAA athlete until Sam Chelanga's 27:08 in 2010 at the Payton Jordan invitational.

After turning 55 in February 2007, it was reported that Rono would attempt to break the world masters mile record for the 55–59 age group. 2007 was also the year Rono's autobiography, Olympic Dream, was published.

Rono currently coaches high school athletics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is pursuing a graduate degree in special education. He is also co-owner of Turbo Health Care Services Inc and Rhinow Corp.

Personal bests
One mile – 3:59.2 indoors (1977)
3000 metres – 7:32.1 (1978)
5000 metres – 13:06.20 (1981)
10,000 metres – 27:22.47 (1978)
3000 metres steeplechase – 8:05.4 (1978)

Competition record

NCAA cross country

See also
 List of Washington State University people

References

External links

Henry Rono's Web Site: Team Rono
The EastAfrican, 6 May 2002: From The Good Life To Car-Washing, Henry Rono Tasted it All

1952 births
Living people
People from Nandi County
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male steeplechase runners
Kenyan athletics coaches
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Washington State Cougars men's track and field athletes
African Games gold medalists for Kenya
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Track & Field News Athlete of the Year winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games
Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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Contact: Charles Linn, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, 785-864-4336
Student-designed posters selected for Get Out the Vote exhibition in N.Y.
Poster by Jing Jian, Olathe
Poster by Alyssa Bastien, St. Louis
KU's Get Out the Vote posters
LAWRENCE ' Get Out The Vote Posters created by seven University of Kansas Department of Design students were recently selected for an exhibition at the American Institute for Graphic Arts National Design Center in New York City. Two students, Jing Jian, Olathe, and Alyssa Bastein, St. Louis, each have two posters on display.
More than 200 posters were submitted in the contest, open to professionals, and 50 were selected in the show.
The Get Out the Vote poster competition is part of the AIGA's nonpartisan Design for Democracy program, established in 1998. Its intent is to increase civic participation by making government more understandable and trustworthy.
Design for Democracy collaborates with researchers, designers and policymakers in the service of public-sector clients, and AIGA's goal of "demonstrating the value of design by doing valuable things."
"Our students researched the history and attitudes regarding voting in the U.S. In particular they looked at why people choose not to vote," said Patrick Dooley, professor in the design department. He gave the poster as a class assignment.
"Each student then fashioned an approach towards advocating voting for a particular demographic group, building their design around an appeal to that group to participate in the general election," he said.
Other Department of Design students in the exhibition are Eric Norton, Dodge City; Erin Zingré, Fort Scott; Jon Duong, Shawnee; Kelsey Allen, Wichita, and Emily Mullett, Leawood. Cat Coquillette, Kansas City, Mo., a 2010 Department of Design graduate, also has a poster in the exhibition.
The work will be on display through Nov. 30. The AIGA National Design Center is located at 164 Fifth Ave., Manhattan, N.Y.
The KU students' posters can be seen online.
The Department of Design is part of the KU School of Architecture, Design and Planning.