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Michael John Conlan (* 19. November 1991 in Belfast) ist ein irischer Profiboxer und ehemaliger Interimsweltmeister der WBA im Federgewicht.

Als Amateur war Conlan unter anderem Bronzemedaillengewinner der Olympischen Spiele 2012, Vize-Europameister 2013, Commonwealth-Champion 2014, sowie Europameister und Weltmeister 2015.

Amateurkarriere
Conlan begann im Alter von sieben Jahren mit dem Boxsport und bestritt seinen ersten Kampf im Alter von zehn Jahren. 2008 erreichte er im Halbfliegengewicht das Viertelfinale der Commonwealth-Jugendspiele in Indien und gewann 2009 im Fliegengewicht die Arafura Games in Australien. 2010 unterlag er im Achtelfinale der Commonwealth Games in Indien knapp gegen Jason Moloney.

Bei den Europameisterschaften 2011 in Ankara schlug er Khalid Yafai, schied aber dann im Viertelfinale gegen Vincenzo Picardi aus. Er nahm anschließend noch an den Weltmeisterschaften 2011 in Baku teil, wo er sich gegen Alexander Riscan, Olzhas Sattibayev und Nordine Oubaali durchsetzen konnte und ebenfalls das Viertelfinale erreichte, wo er gegen Andrew Selby unterlag. 2012 startete er beim Chemiepokal in Deutschland und gewann eine Bronzemedaille im Fliegengewicht nach Halbfinalniederlage gegen Pürewdordschiin Serdamba.

Durch seinen Erfolg bei der WM 2011 war er auch für die Olympischen Spiele 2012 in London qualifiziert. Dort konnte er in der Vorrunde Micah Duke und im Viertelfinale erneut Nordine Oubaali bezwingen, ehe er im Halbfinale gegen Robeisy Ramírez ausschied und eine Bronzemedaille im Fliegengewicht gewann. Irland erreichte damit, zusammen mit der Bronzemedaille von Paddy Barnes im Halbfliegengewicht und der Silbermedaille von John Nevin im Bantamgewicht, drei Medaillen. Conlans Medaille im Fliegengewicht war die erste Olympiamedaille eines irischen Boxers in dieser Gewichtsklasse seit der Bronzemedaille von Hugh Russell 1980.

Die Europameisterschaften 2013 in Minsk beendete er mit dem Gewinn der Silbermedaille im Fliegengewicht nach einer knappen Finalniederlage gegen Andrew Selby. Zuvor hatte er Narek Abgarjan, Sergey Loban und Owik Ogannisjan besiegt. Bei den anschließenden Weltmeisterschaften 2013 in Almaty startete er bereits im Bantamgewicht und schied im Viertelfinalkampf gegen Wladimir Nikitin aus, nachdem er zuvor Krisztián Nagy und Brian Gonzalez geschlagen hatte.

Bei den Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow gewann er die Goldmedaille im Bantamgewicht mit jeweils einstimmigen Siegen gegen Matthew Martin, Shiva Thapa, Bashir Nassir, Sean McGoldrick und Qais Ashfaq. In dieser Gewichtsklasse gewann er dann auch die Goldmedaille bei den Europameisterschaften 2015 in Samokow, nachdem er sich ebenfalls jeweils einstimmig gegen Anthony Bret, Fredrik Jensen, Francesco Maietta und erneut Qais Ashfaq durchgesetzt hatte. Darüber hinaus wurde er zum besten Boxer der ganzen EM gewählt. Der Höhepunkt seiner Karriere war dann der Gewinn der Goldmedaille im Bantamgewicht bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2015 in Doha. Er hatte sich dabei gegen Robenilson de Jesus (2:0), Tayfur Əliyev (3:0) und Dsmitryj Assanau (3:0) ins Finale vorgekämpft, wo er zwar gegen Murodjon Ahmadaliyev den einzigen Niederschlag seiner Karriere erlitt, den Kampf aber mit 3:0 für sich entscheiden konnte und damit Irlands erster Amateurweltmeister im Boxen wurde. Zudem wurde er zu Irlands Sportler des Jahres gewählt.

Als amtierender Weltmeister und Nummer 1 der AIBA-Weltrangliste im Bantamgewicht, startete er dann als einer der Favoriten bei den Olympischen Spielen 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Er konnte dabei in der Vorrunde Aram Awagjan (3:0) besiegen und ins Viertelfinale einziehen, wo er äußerst umstritten mit 0:3 gegen Wladimir Nikitin ausschied. Der Kampf gilt als eine der krassesten Fehlentscheidungen der olympischen Boxgeschichte und führte zusammen mit einigen weiteren umstrittenen Urteilen, zur Suspendierung aller 36 Punkt- und Ringrichter der Spiele 2016. Nikitin war nach dem Kampf so schwer gezeichnet, dass er aufgrund seiner Verletzungen nicht zum Halbfinalkampf gegen Shakur Stevenson antreten konnte und mit einer Bronzemedaille ausschied.

Zwischen Januar 2013 und April 2015 stieg er zudem für die Teams USA Knockouts, Team Germany und Italia Thunder bei der World Series of Boxing (WSB) in den Ring und gewann sieben von zehn Kämpfen.

Während seiner Amateurlaufbahn wurde er auch irischer Meister 2011, 2012 und 2013 im Fliegengewicht, wobei er in allen drei Finalkämpfen Chris Phelan besiegen konnte. 2014 gewann er die irischen Meisterschaften im Bantamgewicht mit einem Finalsieg gegen Tyrone McCullough. Er beendete seine Amateurkarriere mit einer Bilanz von 234 Siegen und 14 Niederlagen.

Profikarriere
Im September 2016 wurde Conlan von Top Rank des Promoters Bob Arum unter Vertrag genommen. Betreut wird er von Matthew Macklin und seinem Management MTK Global. Seine Trainer sind Manny Robles und Adam Booth.

Sein Profidebüt gewann er am 17. März 2017 im Madison Square Garden von New York City vorzeitig gegen Tim Ibarra. In seinem zehnten Kampf am 22. Dezember 2018 besiegte er Jason Cunningham beim Kampf um den Titel WBO Intercontinental im Federgewicht. Am 17. März 2019 gewann er eine Titelverteidigung gegen Ruben Hernandez. Eine weitere Titelverteidigung gewann er am 3. August 2019 gegen Diego Ruiz.

Am 14. Dezember 2019 besiegte er den ebenfalls ins Profilager gewechselten Wladimir Nikitin, gegen den er bei den Olympischen Spielen 2016 umstritten verloren hatte, einstimmig nach Punkten. Im August 2020 siegte er vorzeitig gegen Sofiane Takoucht (35-4).

Am 30. April 2021 boxte er im Superbantamgewicht gegen Ionut Baluta (14-2) und siegte durch Mehrheitsentscheidung. Er wurde damit WBO International Champion. In seinem nächsten Kampf am 6. August 2021 siegte er gegen TJ Doheny (22-2) und wurde WBA-Interimsweltmeister.

Am 12. März 2022 verlor er durch TKO in der zwölften Runde gegen Leigh Wood.

Weblinks

 WSB-Wettkampfprofil, WorldSeriesofBoxing.com
 AIBA-Profil von 2015, AIBA-org
 7 random Facts about Michael Conlan, Boxnation.com

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Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2012
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2016
Boxer (Irland)
Weltmeister (Boxen)
Europameister (Boxen)
Olympiateilnehmer (Irland)
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Geboren 1991
Mann
Sieger bei den Commonwealth Games (Boxen)
Sportler des Jahres (Irland)
Teilnehmer an den Commonwealth Games (Nordirland)

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The interior finishes of the Tequila Mockingbird ticks all the cool, fun, quirky, happy design boxes creating a lively playful ambiance to be enjoyed by all. There is ice cream for the little ones and spirits for the older crowd.
The brick finished back drop brings out the perfect cosiness of the heritage city, the neon lit logo and the jute upholstered long seater adds a sense of lightness to the space whilst the woven rattan pendant lights with the exposed bulbs, colourful bean bags and traditional patterned cushions adds a touch of retro décor.


I don't always make New Years resolutions, but when I do, I blog them. Completing a thousand mile drive home from Texas to Colorado gave me ample time to contemplate. I came up with two goals, both doable. Enlarge the photo if needed to read my new coffee cup. You've been warned.
First resolution is to run a marathon in 2017. Sure, I've run marathons before but this time will be different. This marathon will be spectacular. This marathon will qualify me for Boston. I didn't run any marathons at all in 2016. It was an injury year. Strained hamstrings and lower back pain. Although truthfully, I ran less to devote time to writing. Hard to do it all, but I'm going to in 2017. I've run within seconds of qualifying the past two years. My plan is to run the Colorado Marathon May 7th, fast enough to qualify for the 2018 Boston Marathon.
Next goal is to publish my next novel. Maybe not publish, but I'll start writing. I already outlined the story in my head during the two day drive from Austin and just finished capturing it in notes. I'm changing up my writing goals a bit from my first book. It was important to me to experience the writing and publishing process, end-to-end, the first time around. I gave myself a target date to ensure I finished. It's fair to say, writing a novel is one of those projects so many start and never finish. So completion was paramount to me.
For my second novel, I want to focus on two other areas of writing – quality and marketing. I want my second novel to be better than my first. I think it will be. And I want to put more energy into a marketing plan. I'm willing to take longer to write for a better book. And I'll expect to allow for multiple months after it's complete to perform the requisite marketing tasks. Obtaining a review before publishing could take a couple of months. I might even enter contests. I might also put more into up front research. I'm going to budget two years for this second book. I still think setting a timeline is important. My experience on the first novel was to treat it like a project, and projects have target dates.
The benefit of stretching the book process out for two years is I'll have more time for running. I recall a good twenty years of my life where I had zero hobbies. Now I have two. Life just keeps getting better.
I want to be in your novel.
Consider it done. You'll make an awesome character.


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El Instituto de Cine Australiano (Australian Film Institute; AFI, por sus siglas en inglés) es una organización establecida en 1958 que promociona el cine y la televisión de Australia con diversos eventos y entrega de premios.

El AFI está afiliado con LAAFTA, siglas de Los Angeles Australian Film & Television Association, con base en Los Ángeles, California.

Historia
El Instituto de Cine Australiano fue creado en 1912 como una organización sin fines de lucro, cuyo objetivo era desarrollar una industria de cine activa en Australia y para acercar al público general con dicha industria. El apoyo financiero hacia el instituto proviene del gobierno, de los patrocinadores y de sus aproximadamente diez mil miembros. El AFI promociona el cine y la televisión australianos mediante la entrega anual de Premios AFI, por un programa de membresía y por varios eventos cinematográficos organizados por el instituto. El principal objetivo de la membresía de la AFI es financiar la Industria de Cine Australiano.

Lista de ganadores
La siguiente es una lista selecta de los principales ganadores de los premios AFI.
1976: The Devil's Playground
1979: My Brilliant Career
1980: Breaker Morant
1981: Gallipoli
1982: Lonely Hearts
1986: Malcolm
1987: The Year My Voice Broke
1988: The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1989: Evil Angels
1990: Flirting
1991: Proof
1992: Strictly Ballroom
1993: The Piano
1994: Muriel's Wedding
1995: Angel Baby
1996: Shine
1997: Kiss or Kill
1998: The Interview
1999: Two Hands
2000: Looking for Alibrandi
2001: Lantana
2002: Rabbit-Proof Fence
2003: Japanese Story
2004: Somersault
2005: Look Both Ways
2006: Ten Canoes
2007: Romulus, My Father
2008: The Black Balloon
2009:Samson and Delilah
2010:Animal Kingdom
2011:Red Dog

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Sitio web oficial del AFI

Cine de Australia
Televisión de Australia
Empresas de cine


you plan to lounge on this summer, you are likely going to need to tow it at some point.
So what kind of vehicle will you need to tow your boat?
Sure, you can attach a hitch to your 4-banger Honda Accord, but that doesn't mean it has what it takes to tow a trailered boat!
Picking the perfect tow vehicle can be as difficult as choosing the perfect boat. Not only does the vehicle need to handle your towing needs, but you will typically want it to be multifunctional so that it can still meet your needs on the day-to-day basis.
Let's spend a little time exploring what you should be considering when looking for a tow vehicle.
What's The Deal With Tow Vehicle Rating?
It's important to know your vehicle's maximum towing capacity before you hitch your trailer and boat on to head out to the water. Did you know that pulling a trailer that's too heavy for your vehicle can cause a dangerous driving situation, damage to your vehicle, and possibly voided warrantees?
Some of the problems you'll likely run into include damages to the suspension and braking systems, transmission issues related to overheating, stress to the frame of the vehicle, and damages to the engine.
Thankfully, these issues are avoidable!
Every vehicle undergoes extensive testing by the manufacturer to determine the tow vehicle rating.
To come up with this rating the manufacturer factors in the engine size, the axle ratio, chassis, transmission, suspension, brakes, tires, cooling systems and any tow packages.
All of this boils down to coming up with that magic number that will tell you exactly how much your vehicle can safely tow.
You can easily find this information in your vehicle user's manual, online, or by contacting the manufacturer.
Can I Tow a Boat With a Car?
As mentioned earlier, your Honda Accord might not make the cut as the ultimate tow vehicle, but that's not to say you cannot tow a boat with a sedan.
Not surprisingly most car owner manuals will tell you that the vehicle is not recommended for towing.
That said, there are some exceptions to the rule, even though they have a considerably lower tow rating than a truck or SUV.
So while you may be able to tow a small boat with certain cars, it likely isn't your best option in most cases.
Asides from the lower tow ratings, another issue with trying to tow a trailered boat with a car is that boats usually launch off trailers into the water. Depending on how steep the boat ramp is, you will often find yourself backing your tow vehicle into the water until the boat is buoyant and can float off the trailer.
This means your tow vehicle will often be partially in the water. And while a big truck will offer all the clearance you need to stay dry, a low to the ground sedan will likely struggle a little more to stay above water.
So keep in mind you might be dealing with water hitting your exhaust, and even trunk!
Do Trucks Always Make For The Best Tow Vehicle?
It's hard to argue the fact that for real no-nonsense hauling, your best bet will always be with a heavy-duty pickup that is stacked with a towing package!
The large full frame pickup trucks are designed with a full-steel ladder frame, and engines that are optimized for the low end torque that is needed for towing.
They really just are towing machines.
They offer the best tow ratings, high clearance for launching, and are much better equipped to drive off of that wet and often slimy boat ramp with ease.
That said, the almighty truck isn't an option for everyone. May it be a cost issue (have you seen the price of trucks lately?), or a space issue, you may want to consider an SUV.
What About Towing With an SUV?
Most modern full size SUVs and crossover utility vehicles can pull a fair amount of weight.
In fact, these practical and multifunctional vehicles often combine luxury and comfort with a powerful engine and truck-based chassis.
With SUVs increasingly in demand, vehicle manufacturers have continued to make advancements and there are now numerous options available on the market to satisfy your towing needs.
Obviously you need to check the tow rating for your SUV to make sure it can handle the weight of your boat and trailer, but you will likely be surprised to find out that most modern SUVs are going to be capable of towing more weight than expected.
So, whether you are buying your tow vehicle to match your already purchased boat and trailer, or you are going to base your boat buying decision on your current vehicle capabilities, the main priority is finding the right match and not exceeding the towing capacity. Because you need to get your boat to the water safely before you can start cruising and making memories.


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Momofuku Lands Two Celebrity Angel Investors
Momofuku's app, Ando, already has a celebrity chef. Now it has celebrity investors.
Aziz Ansari and Jimmy Fallon are two of the angel investors behind Momofuku restaurateur David Chang's investment round for the tech project.
Ando is a delivery-only service available in select New York neighborhoods. The food is made in an undisclosed location, and the recipes are designed specifically for delivery. New York customers within the Midtown East delivery zone can order cheesesteak, fried chicken and other lunch or dinner options through the mobile app or online.
The company this week raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Forerunner. This round is the first time Chang has taken on any significant venture financing for any of his restaurants.
It's no coincidence the funding round is for Chang's first project to rest on a tech component, rather than Momofuku's traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants. Ando works with Uber to coordinate its deliveries. Co-founder Hooman Radfar comes from a tech background.
The project attracted the attention of interesting investors. BoxGroup and Wildcat Venture Partners participated along with Forerunner.
Other angel investors included the chairman of Estée Lauder, a co-founder of Warby Parker, the founder of SoulCycle, and, of course, Ansari and Fallon.
Fallon has made notable investments before, as in the music startup turntable.fm, according to Crunchbase.
Ando is the only investment listed for Ansari.
"As a brand that stands for craft and quality, trying to reinvent a category, we bring on people who share those same high standards," Radfar told Mashable. "These are guys who are experts at their craft. Aziz is someone we can email about copy, about voice, about brand."
With this influx of funding, Ando plans to expand the area of New York it serves, Radfar said. Expansion beyond New York could come down the line, but nothing is set, Radfar said.
Original article: www.mashable.com
Written by: Emma Hinchliffe
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Based in Toronto at the 401 Richmond building, the Red Head Gallery is a professional artists' collective comprised of 17 members. Though primarily dedicated to exhibiting members' works at the Red Head Gallery, the collective periodically creates a travelling group show to exhibit members' work beyond the greater Toronto area, and to forge connections with other artist run collectives.
This show, big/SMALL, is such an endeavor. The Red Head Gallery proposed an exchange exhibition with Hermes gallery because the two collectives share member connections: Peter Dykhuis, Hermes member and co-director, was a member of Red Head for many years, and Leah Garnett is a current member of both collectives. Furthermore, as a collective celebrating its 27th anniversary in 2017, Red Head was excited about working with a new collective. Red Head is thankful for the opportunity to exhibit big /SMALL and to introduce its members to the Maritimes; and we greatly look forward to hosting a group exhibition of Hermes members in July 2018.
big/SMALL evolved from a physical constraint into a thematic framework. The collective needed to develop a show that could ship at minimal cost, a fact that restricted the weight and size of all 14 works in big/SMALL. Bound by a size limitation, each member used this condition to consider big/SMALL as a conceptual exploration. This "assignment" resulted in diverse solutions that reflect the collective's range of practices and experiences.
big/SMALL includes works by: Jim Bourke, Jack Butler, Tonia Di Risio, Teri Donovan, Leah Garnett, Phillip Hare, Gillian Iles, Margie Kelk, Ian Mackay, Lois Schklar, Christina Sealey, Peggy Taylor Reid, Sally Thurlow, and Elaine Whittaker.


SYDNEY (Reuters) - The new president of Europe's Airbus said digital technology would sweep through aircraft factories in coming years, enabling higher production and triggering a significant shift in research and development spending towards high-tech manufacturing.
Guillaume Faury, who took over the planemaking unit of Airbus in February, said an additional A320 production line to be opened soon in Hamburg, Germany, would contain significantly more automation and robots than previously.
"Whether it is modern tooling or access to more data, there are far more possibilities than before. What worked for small production lines is becoming a reality for bigger ones," Faury told Reuters ahead of an annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association on Sunday.
His comments underscore a shift in planemaker competition to focus more on production efficiencies rather than mega-sales as Airbus and rival Boeing sit on orders equivalent to 8 years of production.
On Friday, Faury told staff Airbus faced a challenge in reaching 2018 delivery targets and must eventually overhaul a manufacturing system that belongs to a "bygone age," according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
The world's second-largest planemaker is not, however, ready to decide on an increase in A320 narrowbody production to 70-plus aircraft a month due to recent engine delays caused by technical and supply-chain problems.
"Rate 75 (per month) would create opportunities to do new things but we are not yet there. We are ramping up from 50 to 60, that is the current challenge...I like to say step by step," said Faury.
The engine shortages have left a new record of 100 semi-finished jets sitting undelivered outside Airbus factories.
Faury told Reuters the success of the A320 had lifted output to levels that engineers call "flow production" rather than a slower workshop-type model.
He added that when the A320 factories had been laid out some 30 years ago, they weren't designed for such mass production in mind, with expectations for 1,500 planes over the lifetime of the programme. By contrast, Airbus now produces 600 a year.
"The production system was designed at a time when this level of production was not even dreamed of," he said.
Airbus has sold 8,000 of the jets with another 6,000 on order and low costs are critical to this increasingly commoditised part of the jet business, where the A320 fights the equally sought-after Boeing 737. The battle over production strategy is expected to be even fiercer for future planes.
Asked if this would hike R&D spending, Faury said "no...but the share that goes to digital is increasing very significantly".
Faury also took a step back from aggressive rhetoric previously heard from Airbus on market share battles against Boeing (BA.N).
For years the two giants have competed toe-to-toe for aircraft sales. Their sales volumes feed through to relative production costs, and thus the price at which aircraft can be sold - but maximising volume can also require painful discounts.
Faury said he was monitoring separate problems on engines provided to Boeing 787s by Rolls-Royce (RR.L), which is also the biggest supplier for Airbus wide-bodies. He saw no impact on Airbus programmes yet and reiterated his commitment to the UK firm.


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Singaporean Venture Capital Firm to Invest in Two Indonesian Tech Start-ups
Start-up employees work in the Innovation Room, an incubator space for start-ups provided by the Manpower Ministry. Singaporean venture capital firm to invest in two Indonesian tech start-ups (JP/Rainier Nathaniel)
Singaporean venture capital firm to invest in two Indonesian tech start-ups. Singapore-based early stage venture capital firm Jungle Ventures is searching for start-ups in the field of computer technology and software as its investment targets in Indonesia.
The company's managing partner, David Gowdey, said Jungle Ventures was looking for two Indonesian start-ups to invest in during the company's next fund-gathering round.
Singaporean Venture Capital
"We usually provide Series A and Series B funding, but we are also open to pre-series A and pre-series C funding too if necessary. I've noticed that Indonesian markets have gone through rapid changes during the las three to five years. There are many start-ups that were built to solve problems in the country. Jungle wants to fund quality start-ups; doesn't matter where they're from," said Gowdey in Jakarta on Nov. 1.
Jungle Ventures has invested in three start-ups in Indonesia this year, namely beauty e-commerce and social platform Sociolla, logistics platform WareSix and photography service provider SweetEscape. Jungle also invested in Indonesian fintech firm Kredivo last year.
Gowdey also mentioned that jungle had distributed 30 percent of its funds to Indian start-ups, which heavily consisted of Series A and Series B funds. He said most of the Indian start-ups planned to use the funds to expand their business operations to Southeast Asia.
The remaining 70 percent of its funds are almost evenly distributed between Southeast Asian countries. In total, Jungle has invested in 32 start-ups in Southeast Asia and India.
Some of Jungle's most notable investments in Southeast Asia include US$70 million in Series C funding to Singapore-based budget accommodation platform RedDoorz in August, $52 million in Series C funding to Thai fashion label Pomelo Fashion in September and $30 million in Series B funding to Kredivo last year.
Jungle Ventures concluded its third fund gathering, Jungle Ventures III, on Oct. 30 after collecting $240 million, with almost 60 percent of the capital coming from outside Asia. Investors in the third round included German development finance institution DEG, the World Bank's International Finance Corp., Bangkok Bank's venture capital subsidiary Bualuang Ventures, Dutch development bank FMO, American firm Cisco Investments and Singaporean company Temasek.
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"Seven of our early-stage investments from our second fund gathering in 2016, Jungle Ventures II, have grown to over US$2 billion in portfolio valuation, which is more than tenfold in a span o three to four years. We invested the funds from our second round to 10 to 15 early-stage enterprises, opting to focus on large investments in a small number of quality-proven start-ups instead of distributing small amounts to a large amount," said Jungle Ventures co-founder and managing partner Anurag Srivastava in a press release made available to The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Since announcing its first fund gathering in 2012, Jungle has been one of the earliest venture capitalists to focus its investment in Southeast Asia, where smartphone adoption has exploded.
"The region is currently a host of a relatively homogenous market of more than 250 million cyber-sophisticated young people. Also, Jungle has observed the swift in market trends to digital technology and we plan to invest in start-ups that we think possess the potential to become market leaders in digital technology," said Jungle Ventures co-founder and managing partner Amit Anand in the press release on Friday. Singaporean venture capital firm to invest in two Indonesian tech start-ups (bry, The Jakarta Post)
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"Last week, it was revealed that Seoul, South Korea-based Samsung Electronics had developed an Android-powered MP3 player called Samsung Galaxy Player to take on the iPod Touch by Apple Inc. and the Zune HD by Microsoft Corp. The company was expected to revealed the device at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show [CES] in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Amazon.com has put the device up for pre-sale on its U.K. website."
Although the dedicated MP3 player market is shrinking - Apple is selling less iPods now than a year ago I believe - it's still a vital market with a lot of money attached to it. Riding on the success of their Galaxy Tab, which is widely regarded as the best Android tablet on the market today, Samsung is unveiling the Galaxy Player this week at CES. Amazon UK has published the specs early though; it will have a 3.2 inch display, be available in 8 GB and 16 GB capacities, support a wide variety of audio and video codecs (MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, WMA, OGG, AMR, MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, and Xvid), and perhaps most importantly will have fully sanctioned support for the Android Marketplace - and be running Android 2.2 (Froyo).
My reaction? Media players need decently large screens - I already feel like the 3.5" screen on my iPod Touch is too small, so 3.2 inches is going in the wrong direction. For compatibility with Android apps, the resolution is presumably going to be 800 x 480, so I'd have preferred to see a 4" or 4.3" screen in there.


Pocket-Lint says LG's curved OLED TV is "jaw-droppingly stunning"
Pocket-Lint posted a short hands-on review of LG's 55EA9800 curved OLED TV. And they love it. They say the image is impressive (magnificent viewing angles and color accuracy) and the TV itself is beautiful (in fact it's "jaw-droppingly stunning"). It also offers great sound and "smart" features.
Interestingly, they say that because the OLED provides perfect viewing angles, the TV looks good even if you're not sitting straight in front of it in its "sweet spot". Regarding the advantages of a curved design, they say that "it's difficult to tell whether the curve of this OLED panel really adds to the viewing experience, but it certainly looks good."
LG launched th 55QA9800 last month in Korea for KW 15 million (or about $13,500). They do not know how much it'll cost in the UK, or when it'll launch, but an LG spokesperson promised it will be available in the UK for Christmas though.
LG's 55EA9800 features an Oxide-TFT WRGB Full-HD OLED panel (like LG's 55EM9700 OLED TV). The TV features "infinite" contrast ratio, passive 3D, Smart Touch Controls and a "paper-slim" design (it's only 4.3 mm thick and weighs just 17Kg). It is made from Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP).
Will LG launch a curved OLED TV in 2013?


POUR-ON CATTLE LICE AND FLY TREATMENT – ALSO CAN BE USED ON HORSES.
For control of Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans), House Fly (Musca domestica) and Lice (Bovicola bovis, Linognathus vituli and Haematopinus eurysternus) and synthetic pyrethroid susceptible Buffalo Fly (Haematobia irritans exigua) on beef and dairy cattle.
For control of synthetic pyrethroid susceptible Buffalo Fly (Haematobia irritans exigua) for up to 3 weeks and for control of Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) for up to 1 week on horses.
Provides protection from the Biting Midge (Culicoides brevitarsus) for at least 14 days with effective control of blood feeding C. brevitarsus for 6 days post treatment.


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The Manchester Storm were an ice hockey team from Manchester, England. The team formed in 1995, playing their home games at the then newly built NYNEX Arena, but they folded during the 2002–03 season.

Early success

Storm won the British Hockey League Division One in their first season, watched by an average crowd of 6,342.  Success in the end of season promotion/relegation play-offs followed, resulting in Storm being promoted to the Premier Division of the British Hockey League. However, Britain's league structure was changed in 1996, with the formation of the Ice Hockey Superleague, of which the Manchester team were a founder member. This was alongside Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Newcastle Riverkings, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers. The highs of the inaugural season weren't matched in season 2 though, and Storm finished a disappointing seventh in the league. This led to the sacking of coach John Lawless.

American Kurt Kleinendorst was brought in for the 1997–98 season and he completely changed the face of the playing staff. There were 12 new faces on the 19 strong roster when the season started and they went on to make history for a British club in the European Hockey League. As well as holding Dynamo Moscow to a regulation time draw (losing 2–3 in overtime), they beat Sparta Prague home and away — winning 7–0 at home and 4–3 in the Czech capital.

Storm hold the record for the largest ice hockey attendance at a UK league game, set on 23 February 1997, when 17,245 people watched a match against Sheffield Steelers. At the time, this was also a European record. The record for the largest attendance at any ice hockey game in the UK is 17,551 at The O2 arena (London) on 30 September 2007 for a NHL game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks.

The end of an era

Manchester Storm folded in 2002 during the 2002–03 season when the costs of running the team out of the Manchester Arena, and at the top level of British hockey, could not be supported by ticket revenue and sponsorship. The then owners SMG who also ran the arena sold the team to Manchester businessman in full knowledge they did not want ice hockey in the arena then following Sky TVs pulling out of its contract to show live games this meant sponsors pulled out, with no live games and no sponsors and an Arena who didn't want ice hockey in the building  owner Gary Cowan had no option other than to put the team into receivership. Later on during the same season Ayr Scottish Eagles also folded.

A supporters group was formed following the collapse of Manchester Storm and launched a new team called the Manchester Phoenix the following season.

Return of the Storm

In June 2015, following the departure of the Manchester Phoenix from the Altrincham Ice Dome due to a dispute with the current owners, it was announced a new team would be based at the rink using the Manchester Storm name. The newly formed Storm would replace the folded Hull Stingrays in the EIHL from the start of the 2015–16 season.

Past managers/head coaches

 John Lawless 1995–97
 Kurt Kleinendorst 1997–2000
 Terry Christensen 2000–01
 Daryl Lipsey 2001–02
 Rob Wilson 2001–02 (assistant)

Honours
Superleague Winners 1998–99
Benson and Hedges Cup Winners (former Autumn Cup) 1999–2000
First Team All-Stars
1997–98 Kris Miller, Craig Woodcroft
1998–99 Frank Pietrangelo, Troy Neumeier
Second Team All-Stars
1998–99 Kris Miller, Jeff Tomlinson, Jeff Jablonski
2000–01 Greg Bullock

Two Team Players
Players who have featured for both the Manchester Phoenix and the Manchester Storm in league fixtures;

Footnotes

External links
Official web history of the team
The official archive of the Manchester Storm video wall movies

Defunct ice hockey teams in the United Kingdom
Ice hockey teams in England
History of sport in Manchester
Ice hockey clubs established in 1995
Sports clubs disestablished in 2002


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Celebrity News May 08, 2021
Barack Obama's Loving Tribute to Presidential Dog Bo, Who Has Died at 12
Bo, the Obamas' Portuguese water dog who served as the family's presidential dog, has died.
Former President Obama made the sad announcement on Twitter Saturday, writing, "Today our family lost a true friend and loyal companion. For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, gentle presence in our lives — happy to see us on our good days, our bad days, and everyday in between."
"He tolerated all the fuss that came with being in the White House, had a big bark but no bite, loved to jump in the pool in the summer, was unflappable with children, lived for scraps around the dinner table, and had great hair," President Obama continued.
In conclusion, he wrote, "He was exactly what we needed and more than we ever expected. We will miss him dearly."
Beginning with his arrival in April 2009, Bo was a sweet presence during the Obama Administration, a black Portuguese water dog with a white chest and front paws. A gift from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, Bo was joined by his all-black "sibling," Sunny, also a Portuguese water dog.
Bo was seen with Michelle Obama on hospital visits to sick kids, greeting tourists during the Obamas' time in the White House, and at high-profile events like the annual Easter Egg Roll.
Michelle posted on her Facebook account, "This afternoon was a difficult one for our family. We said goodbye to our best friend—our dog, Bo—after a battle with cancer."
She recalled Bo's origin story, writing, "On the campaign trail in 2008, we promised our daughters that we would get a puppy after the election. At the time, Bo was supposed to be a companion for the girls. We had no idea how much he would mean to all of us. For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, comforting presence in our lives. He was there when the girls came home from school, greeting them with a wag. He was there when Barack and I needed a break, sauntering into one of our offices like he owned the place, a ball clamped firmly in his teeth. He was there when we flew on Air Force One, when tens of thousands flocked to the South Lawn for the Easter Egg Roll, and when the Pope came to visit. And when our lives slowed down, he was there, too — helping us see the girls off to college and adjust to life as empty nesters."
She also wrote about Bo's home life with the Obama recently: "This past year, with everyone back home during the pandemic, no one was happier than Bo. All his people were under one roof again — just like the day we got him. I will always be grateful that Bo and the girls got to spend so much time together at the end."
The former First Lady concluded, "As a family, we will miss Bo dearly. But we are thankful that he lived such a joyful life full of snuggles, games of fetch, and evenings spent lying on the couch. We also know we weren't the only ones who cared for Bo, and are grateful for all the love you showed him over the years. Please hug the furry members of your family a little closer tonight—and give them a belly rub from us."
She signed her missive with the names of all the Obamas — including Sunny.
#BarackObama #MaliaObama #MichelleObama #Obituary #Pets #Remembered #SashaObama
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Complete Ency of Elves, Goblins & Other Little Creatures (Hardback)
By Dubois, Dr. Pierre
Documents the lives of elves, goblins, hobgoblins, gnomes, imps, pixies, and sprites with whimsy and wonder. An extensive volume on the various types of little creatures and fairyfolk, this encyclopedia illustrates each unique species with luminous, detailed drawings, and include...s the folklore and fairy tales collected through extensive research.
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Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-be (Hardback, Second Edition)
By Brott, Armin A.; Ash, Jennifer
Revised and expanded for the second edition, this text provides an action-packed, month-by-month guide to all the emotional, financial and even physical changes a father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy.
Ansel Adams: The National Parks Service Photographs (Hardback, New edition)
By Adams, Ansel; Introduction by Gray, Alice
Part of the Tiny Folio series: Ansel Adams photographed America's national parks before the project was suspended due to World War II
Tiny folio
Chagall: Modern Masters (Paperback, Annotated edition)
By Kagan, Andrew A.
With more than 100 illustrations -- approximately 48 in full color -- this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era. Modern Masters form a perfect reference set for home, school, or library. Each handsomely designed vol...ume presents: - A thorough survey of the artist's life and work - Statements by the artist - An illustrated chapter on technique - Chronology - Lists of exhibitions and public collections - Annotated bibliography - Index
Bicycling Along the World's Most Exceptional Routes (Hardback)
By Penn, Rob
The fourth in AbbevilleGCOs series of unusual, illustrated vacation guides, Bicycling Along the WorldGCOs Most Exceptional Routes follows the success of Cooking School Holidays in the WorldGCOs Most Exceptional Places, Spas: Exceptional Destinations Around the World, and Walking ...the WorldGCOs Most Exceptional Trails. In this new guide, excursions range from an easy ride through the Loire Valley in France, with stops along the way to taste local wines, to a more challenging trail through Tibet into Nepal. Among the other destinations is a route into northwest Ireland, which winds through an unspoiled landscape of lakes and rivers, and a trip beginning in Tallinn, Estonia-where you'll have time to explore the cityGCOs historic streets and squares before heading out into the countryside-and ending in St. Petersburg, Russia. Included in this book is a holiday to suit everyoneGCOs interest and ability. The trips last between seven and fourteen days and are easy to organize yourself. Alternatively, the author provides information about specialist travel companies who will make all the reservations for you. You can opt to travel with a group or ride independently at your own pace, following a set of detailed notes and maps. Ground operators are on hand along the way to service your bike and make any repairs needed. Whether you prefer the countryside with long, winding downhill runs or being dropped off on a mountaintop to admire the view before riding down through the terrain, this book will help you discover an extraordinary outdoors vacation.
Heritage Guide: the Marches (Paperback, illustrated edition)
By Club of Italy, Touring
For over a century, the Touring Club of Italy has been publishing the country's most authoritative guidebooks and maps. The Heritage Series is the expert's guide to travel and sightseeing in Italy. Each volume includes museums, town histories, churches, landmarks, and archaeologi...cal sites. There are dozens of maps that give an overview of each city, plus detailed neighborhood plans. Listings of accommodations and restaurants are complete with addresses, price ranges, hours, and phone and fax numbers.
Heritage Guide Series
Art & Science (Trade Paperback / Paperback, 2nd edition)
By Strosberg, Eliane
An abundantly illustrated history of the dynamic interaction between the arts and sciences, and how it has shaped our world.
Gorky: Modern Masters (Paperback, 2nd edition)
By Lader, Melvin P.
Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Extraordinary Flowers and Plants (Hardback)
Photographs by Singer, Jonathan; By Kress, W. John; Hachadourian, Marc
Featuring 250 photographs by Hasselblad Laureate-winner Jonathan Singer, this book is organized into 5 sections: Orchidaceae, Florilegium, Proteus, Zingiberaceae, and, Botanicus. Its each section is introduced by a gatefold page that displays one extraordinary plant at a luxuriou...s size.
1 In stock at publisher; delivery usually 15-20 working days due to covid19 delays
Hofmann: Modern Masters (Trade Paperback / Paperback)
By Goodman, Cynthia
Traces the career of the German-born artist, shows paintings from each period of his work, and discusses Hofmann's technique.
Modern Masters Series
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Developed by Aeroscraft, the 230-foot-long prototype airship called the Pelican is designed to lift up to 10 tons of cargo across long distances, using a fraction of the fuel needed by an airplane. The airship, which, interestingly, looks a lot like a flying saucer, has been in the works for several years under the guidance of the Pentagon's Rapid Reaction Technology Office. In addition to cargo missions, the Pentagon also envisions the airship as a potential tool for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.The current prototype is much smaller than the final version of the airship the company plans to build which will be 450-feet long and have the ability to carry up to 66 tons of cargo. You can see footage of the Pelican being tested, as well as a presentation video depicting military uses for the airship in the videos below.


Senator Ivana Bacik argues that students' unions have been providing information about access to abortion for decades without consequence.
A few years previously, the 1983 eighth amendment had been passed, equating the lives of "mother" and "unborn". The courts had then ruled that, under this text, it was illegal to provide women with addresses and phone numbers of abortion clinics in England. Pregnancy counselling services closed down, and students' unions became the only places providing such information for desperate women.
Brilliant legal argument by our senior counsel, Mary Robinson (later President of Ireland), kept us out of prison. Our case was referred to the European Court of Justice, and went on for many years. Before it concluded, the people had voted in a 1992 referendum to amend the eighth amendment to allow freedom of information on abortion services lawfully available in another state. In 1995, the Oireachtas passed the Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, which set conditions on how such information may be provided.
Despite this change in the law on information, the eighth amendment has continued to cast its grim shadow over generations of women for 34 years. It has generated a series of tragic cases, like the X case in 1992, and has endangered the lives of pregnant women, making doctors afraid to intervene until they are close to death. Over recent years, calls for repeal have become stronger, particularly since the death of Savita Halappanavar in 2012. Legislation has been passed in 2013 setting out when doctors may perform abortions to save women's lives. But the amendment itself has remained in place, preventing us from legalising abortion in any other circumstances.
Since 1983, more than 160,000 women have travelled to England for abortion. During all those years, we have seen enduring hypocrisy dominating public debate, where "pro-life" politicians and commentators pretend that abortion does not happen in Ireland, conveniently ignoring the reality.
Given the proud history of the students' union movement in Ireland on this issue, it is really disappointing to see reports this week that University College Dublin Students' Union (UCDSU) has removed a page about access to abortion from the union's freshers' guide, giving "legal advice" as the reason.
It is difficult to see how any legal advice could have required this decision. According to reports, the legal advice related to potential breaches of the 1995 Regulation of Information Act. This Act only criminalises provision of information about "services provided outside the State for the termination of pregnancies" – so there would be no breach of the Act arising from information apparently published in the guide about how to obtain an abortion pill in Ireland.
Further, the Act in section three actually permits the publication of information about services provided abroad, once that information relates to services that are legally available abroad (as abortions are in England) and is "truthful and objective and does not advocate or promote abortion". Section four makes it illegal to publish information about where to access abortion abroad in any books or leaflets distributed "without solicitation by the recipients". But a freshers' guide handed out by union officers to incoming students on a college campus could hardly fit that definition.
In reality, for decades now, students' unions have been publishing information in freshers' handbooks on where to obtain abortions outside Ireland. That generally means that they have been printing the contact details of clinics like Marie Stopes and BPAS in England, alongside information on other options open to women facing a crisis pregnancy, such as contact details for single-parent support networks and adoption agencies. By providing abortion information in this way, they are not advocating or promoting abortion. No students' union has been prosecuted for any breach of the 1995 Act as a result.
So I find it unlikely that any decision to delete information on abortion from an SU freshers' guide was really made as a result of robust legal advice. And even if a lawyer had advised caution, officers of a students' union with pro-choice policy should feel politically confident and morally justified in continuing to publish such information. After all, while the eighth amendment remains in place for now, times have changed since the late 1980s.
Back in 1989, not only were we threatened with prison by SPUC for contempt of court for handing out information in breach of a court order, but we were also questioned by Gardai investigating the offence of "conspiracy to corrupt public morals" – a crime of dubious origin, for which we were never actually prosecuted. It is impossible to think that such a criminal investigation would even be contemplated in today's Ireland.
So it is hard to see why any students' union in 2017 would feel it necessary to delete information on abortion from a guidebook. It's especially hard to understand this at a time when the Citizens' Assembly has recommended repeal of the eighth amendment, the Oireachtas Committee on the amendment has already started holding hearings and the Taoiseach appears committed to the holding of a referendum in 2018.
In the meantime, until we have achieved repeal and can meet the needs of women in crisis pregnancy at home, we can at least hope that students' unions with pro-choice policy will continue to provide members with the necessary information to access reproductive health services abroad.
Ivana Bacik is the Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin and a Labour-party Senator on the Trinity panel.


Transmission: Automatic Color:Red Interior Color: Black Average Vehicle Review: (4.476 reviews) I regularly commute about 2 hours a day- this car makes the drive comfortable (it feels much bigger on the inside then it looks on the outside), enjoyable (the entertainment system and option satellite radio are great!), and economical (I'm getting in excess of 40 miles to a gallon- I've gone from filling up twice a week to about once every other week).
Transmission: Automatic Color:White Interior Color: Black Average Vehicle Review: (4.476 reviews) I love love LOVE this car but when I bought a newer car I was hoping to not have any major repairs for a long time. Before I'd even made a car payment on the thing the transmission went out and it was $1700 to fix. If you get this car make sure you get the MaxCare. The only reason we didn't was because my boyfriend is a mechanic and could do all the little repairs that might come up. But obviously the transmission was a big deal.


tips, licks, tricks, advice. meet the BW industry guest tutors.
OUR INDUSTRY GUESTS KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT PLAYING ON THE BIG STAGE.
At Band Workshops not only do you get to learn from our fantastic roster of tutors, you will also get the opportunity to meet with, and pick the brains of, some of our friends who just happen to be today's most in-demand players. Currently at the cutting edge of the music industry, here are some of the guys who will pop in and say 'hello'........if they're not on tour, of course!
CHERISSE OSEI - Industry Guest (Drums).
Cherisse has played in bands since she was 12. Credits include Brian Ferry, Paloma Faith, Mika, The Faders. TV shows include Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
JONAS JALHAY - Industry Guest (Guitar).
Jonas is a highly accomplished guitarist working with some of the biggest artists in the world - both in the studio and playing live. Credits include: The Saturdays, Pixie Lott, Rita Ora and Taylor Swift.
EMILY DOLAN DAVIES - Industry Guest (Drums).
Emily is an extremely busy working session drummer. Some of her credits include: Cher Lloyd, Bryan Ferry and The Hours.
JIMMY SIMS - Industry Guest (Bass).
MARK RICHARDSON - Industry Guest (Drums).
Mark is a renowned drummer with years of touring, songwriting and recording experience. He is the drummer for highly successful rock outfits Skunk Anansie, and Little Angels and has previously been a member of Feeder.


The rules of justice based on convention and expediency are like standard measures. Corn and wine measures are not equal in all places, but are larger in wholesale and smaller in retail markets. Similarly the rules of justice ordained not by nature but by man are not the same in all places, since forms of government are not the same, though in all places there is only one form of government that is natural, namely, the best form.


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1985-86   Joined Pembrokeshire League
1997-98   Pembrokeshire League Division Three Champions
Promoted to Division Two
2009-10   Two points deducted
2014-15   Pembrokeshire League Division Three runner-up
2019-20   Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
2020-21   Season in Wales (below Tier 1) cancelled due to Covid-19 regulations
1995-96   PEMB-3    24   15    3    6   67   34   48      4/13
1998-99   PEMB-2    24    9    6    9   50   38   33      7/13
2000-01   PEMB-2    26   12    4   10   55   46   40      6/14
2002-03   PEMB-2    26   10    4   12   49   65   34     10/14
2003-04   PEMB-2    26    3    1   22   16   94   10     14/14
2004-05   PEMB-3    16    4    1   11   24   46   13      8/9
2005-06   PEMB-3    21   11    2    8   61   38   35      3/8
2006-07   PEMB-3    27    7    1   19   54   74   22      8/10
2009-10   PEMB-3    26    9    6   11   54   48   31 *    7/14
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Hunters + Unicorns: The Presales Edition – Tim Fessenden #010
January 20, 2021 huntersandunicorns THE 33 CxO's Presales Edition 01:55:35123.60M 0 Comments
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Episode 10 features Tim Fessenden, President at Propertybase. Tim has over 20 years of SaaS and enterprise software experience and a proven track record of effective leadership at fast-moving, global SaaS-based software companies. Prior to joining Propertybase, Tim was Vice President of Products at Yottaa, a SaaS-eCommerce acceleration platform, and previously held senior positions including General Manager at BMC Software, and Director of Sales Engineering & Product Management at BladeLogic. Tim originally joined the founders of BladeLogic in 2001 to grow a services practice but quickly transitioned to become a key player in the development of their initial product and customer base. His professional achievements and career progression have led him to become the versatile leader that he is today, driving the next stage of development at the world's leading real estate software platform.
"I never thought of myself as a technologist. I thought of myself as an intelligent businessperson looking at large macroeconomic shifts and figuring out who were going to be the winners and who were going to be the losers. I saw technology as a clear tailwind in the market, so I said, how do I get there? I never had any training in technology, I just identified that that was the place I wanted to live and breathe."
With an innate ability to look at situations through a macroscopic lens, as well always engaging with the customer experience, Tim was already practicing some of the key principles of John Kaplan's value framework even before being introduced to a physical playbook. Therefore, when the extensive training and methodologies were implemented at BladeLogic, Tim naturally stepped into a leadership position. Owning the roadmap and being able to communicate the WHY behind what was being built allowed Tim to train, enable and strategically position sales engineers to execute the product strategy and generate revenue faster than ever before. He understood the importance of technical depth through the sales process and became a translation engine, bridging communication gaps between all functions and building the foundations for his future career.
"A lot of people have a myopic view of just the part that impacts them, but we all know that it's a continuum – if you push in one area, it's going to pop in the other. It's all interconnected. A discussion around pain ultimately needs to translate to something actionable on the back end and vice versa, if something is innovative on the backend, you need to make sure that that message gets out on the front end. That translation engine is the number one thing I hang my hat on and the most important thing that's attributed to my success."
Building BladeLogic from the ground up – Tim's experiences in the early days of product development
The key personality traits that enable transition from presales into management and leadership
The transformative effect of the playbook and how this propelled Tim's career into leadership
How to scale an organisation by leading with the WHY
Fluent in the language of value, Tim Fessenden is a strategic leader who knows from experience what it takes to build a sales machine to grow revenue. With a mindset attuned to innovation, Tim has learnt the value of customer engagement and his playbook reflects his primary focus on the WHY – what are we doing here and why will people buy? We discuss his journey through the ranks from Software Consultant to President at Propertybase and find out which area of innovation he thinks will have the biggest impact on business over the next decade. A wide-ranging discussion steeped in valuable advice, this episode is essential listening for those with an interest in sales strategy, as well as anyone with a passion for the technology space.


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Remembering The REAL True Grit
October 21, 2010 May 15, 2019 by BG, posted in Boomers, Country, Music, Nostalgia, Retirement, Seniors, Video
Recently I read that a re-make of True Grit, the 1969 Western movie that won John Wayne an Oscar, is due to hit theaters in December. Jeff Bridges has taken over the role of Rooster Cogburn, and it's said that the new film is a much more serious version, with none of the tongue-in-cheek moments from the original. (Although I'll sure miss the Duke talking about his 'writ for a rat'.)
Whatever the case, it's still of no interest to Mrs. Big Geez, who counts the original among her favorite movies of all time. In fact, I've already been shot down upon suggesting we try the new one when comes out.
But do you know what the real true grit is to me, at least in terms of when I first remember hearing the word 'grit'? I know what you're thinking, but it wasn't the southern staple that seems to show up at every meal — that kind of grit wasn't really around much in the upper Midwest of my childhood. Nope, it was a weekly newspaper that I used to read at my grandparents' country home.
Modern publications like USA Today didn't invent the concept of a national newspaper. For a lot of years, folks in villages and farm communities depended on something simply called the Grit. It began all the way back in 1882, but struggled with distribution until they hit on the idea of having local boys deliver it to their neighbors and earn a little money at the same time. The Grit became a success, giving rural readers a good dose of everything from news to recipes to comics.
That last thing was my favorite part when I'd sit down to read it during my visits. Since it was a weekly, the Grit would show a week's worth of every comic strip it carried — a treasure trove for kids. I used to thumb through page after page, searching for the best comics.
The Grit is still being published (although it looks a little more like a magazine now) and you can read more about it's history HERE. As for me, I guess it's the closest thing I'll get to anything with 'grit' in its name.
Glen Campbell – "True Grit"
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Ralph Cherry says:
Love Jeff Bridges and John Wayne and his macho thing never did a thing for me, so I'm glad to hear about the re-make. And as for the Grit: if I'd discovered it at a certain age I'd have been wishing I lived in the country. Like watching "Spin and Marty" and then pestering my parents to let me go to a dude ranch!
I hadn't thought of Spin and Marty for years, but I loved that series too. I can remember parts of it more clearly than what I had for breakfast today. Wasn't J. Pat O'Malley the rich kid's butler or something like that? As I recall, it was actually a regular segment of the Mickey Mouse Club.
The only cast members I really recall are Tim Considine, who played Spin and went on to further renown in "My Three Sons," and David Stollery, who played Marty. (I had to look up his name.) I do clearly remember that it was a segment of the Mickey Mouse Club.


Start your day with no regrets. That means getting a good breakfast inside you, to keep you awake and ready for the day. Healthy Changes is a series of short posts where I hope to provide simple ideas on how you can make little alterations in your life to create a big difference in how you feel.
Throwing a healthy home-made picnic needn't be a hard or strenuous task in the kitchen, especially on a hot summer's day.
Healthy doesn't have to be hard. It doesn't even have to be boring or insanely complicated. This is the first of a series of short posts where I hope to provide simple ideas on how you can make little and simple changes in your life which can make quite a big difference in how you feel.
It's time for a revolution. Peter and I signed up for a free trial of Netflix this weekend. We settled down to watch a horror on Saturday evening. It was a story about a group of high powered people bullying and manipulating youngsters into taking drugs, it created an epidemic and spread over the country.
This weekend I bought myself some new (well.. new to me!) plates for RecipeVix, and I'm so pleased I did, as I came away with the beautiful blue plate pictured above. This lot came from Oxfam and the Gloucester Green market, all for under £20!
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'Two And A Half Men' Star Holland Taylor: Her Lesbian Relationship With Younger Actress!
Dec 2, 2015 @ 14:50PM
Holland Taylor has found herself a hot younger woman — and it seems to be a star with a history of preferring older actresses!
The 72-year-old "Two And A Half Men" star, who found fame late in life as toxic mom Evelyn Harper, said that her new lesbian relationship is "the most wonderful, extraordinary thing that could have ever possibly happened in my life!"
She won't name her younger lover, but The ENQUIRER has caught Holland frequently out at events with actress Sarah Paulson — soon to be playing Marcia Clark in the O.J. Simpson docudrama "American Crime Story."
Holland even recently posted an adoring photo online of Sarah (as seen at left) from behind in a revealing dress, adding the words: "When captions fail…"
Sarah, 40, already has a history of dating older women.
The ENQUIRER reported on rumors that she'd been canoodling with Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange — and the paper's Mike Walker caught her getting very cuddly with Diane Keaton!
Sarah first went public with her self-described "fluid sexuality" when she was dating Broadway star Cherry Jones — who was 19 years older at the time.
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Quattro Fratelli | Sunny Coast open a new restaurant
The Sunny Coast Resort & Spa in Qawra is inaugurating a new restaurant offering a wide variety of food prepared by chef Patrick Macbride.
29 September 2011, 12:00am
The new Quattro Fratelli, situated on the main road and overlooking the Sunny Coast Lido and Qawra Bay will be run by local restaurant management company Sprint By 4.
The Quattro Fratelli restaurant will operate in the form of a trattoria, offering a wide selection of dishes ranging from light starter dishes to soups and pasta dishes, as well as grills. It is also offering a selection of mouth-watering meat dishes and a selection of fish dishes including a daily variety of fresh fish.
The menu will also include quick snacks such as burgers and light salads, and also includes a section for younger generations, with a delicious Kids Menu, aimed at putting the fun back into eating – with a toy given out with every kid-meal!
Quattro Fratelli is run by local restaurant management company Sprint By 4, that also manages other Sunny Coast premises. An investment was made of over €200,000 in the premises for the new restaurant which is decorated in a minimalist style by professional decorators and includes an open air terrace and plasma screens for the enjoyment of diners.
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Amazon Goes Green: Building Virginia's Largest Solar Farm
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has partnered with Community Energy, Inc. to build and operate an 80-megawatt solar farm on Virginia's Eastern Shore, in Accomack County. This would become the largest solar farm in the state and should generate 170,000 megawatt hours (Mwh) of solar power a year by October 2016, equal to what is used by about 15,000 American homes in one year.
The solar farm, called Amazon Solar Farm US East, will power Amazon Web Services' data centers in the central and eastern US. AWS expects to achieve 40 percent renewable power for its data centers by the end of 2016. Currently, about 25 percent of the power consumed by its global infrastructure comes from renewable energy sources.
"We continue to make significant progress towards our long-term commitment to power the global AWS infrastructure with 100 percent renewable energy. Amazon Solar Farm U.S. East—the second PPA that will serve both existing and planned AWS data centers in the central and eastern U.S.—has the added benefit of working to increase the availability of renewable energy in the Commonwealth of Virginia," Jerry Hunter, Vice President of Infrastructure at Amazon, said in a statement.
Amazon and other major tech companies are struggling to curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce electricity usage at their data centers. According to an estimate by the Natural Resources Defense Council, US data centers used around 91 billion kilowatt hours (Kwh) of electricity in 2013 – equivalent to running 34 large coal-fired power plants for a year.
Earlier this year, Amazon announced plans for a wind farm in Benton County, Indiana, that will generate 500,000 megawatt hours of wind power a year.
Despite these initiatives, Greenpeace greeted Amazon's latest announcement with cautious optimism:
"Amazon's solar deal in Virginia is an encouraging sign that the company is making progress on its pledge to power its data centers with 100 percent renewable energy, and is welcome news for Amazon's customers that have urged the company to move faster in its adoption of renewable energy. But Amazon customers still need better transparency to properly assess the significance of this solar deal. Amazon has not disclosed how much energy its data centers consume in Virginia or anywhere else. While this new deal is significant, it appears to provide only a small fraction of the electricity Amazon is consuming in Virginia, where it is growing rapidly," David Pomerantz, Greenpeace Senior Campaigner, said.
Some of world's biggest online companies like Huffington Post, The New York Times, Buzzfeed, Pinterest and Tumblr use AWS, which means the AWS data centers are guzzling a lot of energy and it is therefore going to take more than a couple renewable energy installations to get the company to achieve the 100 percent target. That being said, it is a move in the right direction.
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Inside the sale of a modern, diversified and complex family farm
By Maggie Van Camp
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New owner Graham Sorgard's respect for the work that the Kaedings had done helped create an impetus to make the complex sale come together. Photo: Sandy Black
Once you decide it's time to retire from farming, there's a pile of planning, strategy and communication to fork your way through. Here's how one couple from Saskatchewan proactively approached the sale of their seed farm, and how they captured value beyond piecemeal selling of their hard assets.
Warren and Carla Kaeding and Roger and Phyllis Kaeding had been growing seed at Churchbridge near the Manitoba border since 1983 after their Hereford herd was dispersed. At one point, they cropped 6,500 acres with about 70 per cent in pedigreed seed production and the rest in commercial grains, predominately canola.
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By most measures, they were very successful, with yearly gross sales of $2.5 to $3 million seed and $650,000 to $700,000 in commercial grain. In additon, they also retailed a fair amount of seed from other growers, and did some custom seed treating. As well, they packaged and exported specialty pea, triticale and other annual forage products into Eastern Canada and the U.S., and they have shipped seed to Kazakhstan, France and Argentina on a small scale.
Warren started talking about quitting after seven years of slogging through some tough times, including the disastrous 2004 with three major hail storms followed by an early August frost, the low seed margins of 2007 to 2009, the incredibly wet fall of 2010 and having to seed by airplane in the spring of 2011.
Moreover, land values started increasing exponentially and realtors began approaching their landlords with the idea that now was the time to sell. The Kaedings owned 2,500 acres and rented the remaining 4,000 acres from up to eight landlords. "They all gave me first option to purchase, which I really appreciated," says Warren. "However, we had just climbed out of long-term debt, I had just turned 50 and was not anxious to borrow another $5 million and be in debt until I was 75, especially when neither son was interested in farming."
Although both their sons loved working on the farm, they didn't want anything to do with farm management. Michael is a mechanical engineer, and Matthew an aerospace engineer graduating from Carlton University in Ottawa. "I had been mentioning to Dad that I wasn't having that much fun any more, and with the boys not interested I was questioning my future," says Warren. "Then when the landlords came wondering if we were going to buy them out, I half-heartedly threw out the idea to him that maybe I should sell too. He didn't even hesitate, saying very seriously, maybe I should.
"I guess I just needed his endorsement that it wasn't going to hurt his feelings if we sold his maternal home and farm."
So they did: the land sale was completed in the winter of 2011 and they had their equipment auction in the spring. The following March they officially sold their seed retail operation to Graham Sorgard and his family, who now operate the business as Sorgard Seeds.
Although the Kaedings don't grow seed now, they still manage new and unique varieties using select seed growers and local retailers such as Sorgard Seeds.
The Sorgard family (Graham's father Charles and mother Eileen) farmed in Iron Springs, Alta., producing bison, beef, alfalfa seed, and grain and also had irrigation and a gravel pit-and-delivery business. Various members of the family have also been in the poultry business in Saskatchewan. A year or two since buying the Kaeding farm, Graham and Emily Sogard also bought a very large, modern egg laying facility close by.
The rollercoaster ride
In retrospect, it was a time when great change was sweeping through the Prairies: wheat prices soared, consolidation of farms revved up, funds were investing in farmland, and land prices rose. In the background, there was political upheaval when a few years later the CWB lost its 88-year monopoly, and the last great wheat co-operative would be sold.
The tale of how the Kaedings farm sold reflects this tumultuous time. Many parties were interested and deals fell through. Along the way, concessions were made and new strategies developed.
Originally the Kaedings sat down with each of their major landlords and discussed a strategy for moving the sale forward. They agreed that since they were going to be selling everything as a package (rental and owned land), they would trust their judgment in picking a realtor and the buyer. The landlords would have final say on any offer made on their package with an eye on how it would affect the final sale.
The Kaedings diligently looked through realtor options, and interviewed three different companies, asking each for their best offer. "We settled on Lane Realty as they had the best comprehensive package to offer, including a very attractive commission with the auction service," says Warren. "I had also had a business relationship with the realtor before in the seed business and trusted that she would be a good fit for marketing our seed operation since she understood the business."
A one-year mentorship agreement with an optional second year kept Warren involved, and helped strengthen the relationship with new owner Graham.
photo: Sandy Black
When they first listed their farm, two young Dutch guys made an offer on the land and equipment, but not the seed plant. The Kaedings figured out how to separate the seed plant and associated enterprise and were planning to list it on its own in the auction. They had also arranged to provide a sale agreement on some of the essential large pieces of equipment and were going to provide a one-year mentorship.
The entire deal was contingent on an uncle selling a piece of farmland in Eastern Europe to finance the boys' purchase here. A day or two before their deal was to close, their uncle's land deal unraveled and he was unable to finance their new operation. "We were a little choked since we believed they had been vetted and were virtually a lock in making the purchase," says Warren. "We had gone ahead and started construction of a new house in town."
Earlier an offer had been made by a South African couple but the conditions they were asking for were not acceptable. (They had requested that payment for the operation be spread over a number of years since they could not extract their savings from South Africa all at one time.)
Impatiently, Warren spent the summer attempting to dry out the overly wet land, pooling water and trying to improve some small areas they had newly broken. Numerous offers came primarily for only the land with significant discounts for the yard and buildings and no value on the seed business.
The chances of selling the operation as a seed business began to look slim.
"As time moved on, we were getting impatient with not receiving any substantive offer," says Warren. "Carla and I had made our minds up that we were going to sell, so we started entertaining some of the more serious offers even though we had to offer some concessions."
Big changes were happening with the Sorgard family too. In 2009, they had purchased a farm in the Davidson area via a land auction. Within a couple of years, a Hutterite colony came into the area and wanted to buy that farm and surrounding farms to form a new colony.
So the Sorgards began looking around the province for other value-added opportunities, including the Kaedings' seed farm. However, there already was an offer pending on it so they looked at a dairy farm around Kamsack.
Amazingly, as they were on their way to secure the dairy deal, they got a call from the Kaedings' realtor indicating the initial offer had fallen through. If they were interested, she said, they were next on the list.
As the last few days of the Kaedings' listing wound down, they had a reasonable offer, it fell apart, and then the Sorgards' offer came along at the eleventh hour. It was perfect, says Warren. "A young family wanted to be ambitious, aggressive, wanted to keep our staff, was going to fill our century-old farm house with kids, valued our seed business and they wanted to keep the farm dog permanently and me for awhile."
The Kaedings retained all of the shares of Wagon Wheel Seed Corp (WWSC) but sold all of the assets out of the Corporation. Initially they had a value established on the Good Will portion of Wagon Wheel, but in the end opted to not sell WWSC. This way there were fewer legal issues involved in wrapping up the corporation, and it simplified some tax implications.
Second, the Kaedings decided there might still be some opportunities to utilize the WWSC name. For example, WWSC still has the marketing rights to three seed varieties and has numerous growers producing and retailing for them.
WWSC provides some income and potentially has a reasonable future income expectation. "We had worked 30 years to build name recognition for WWSC, so we weren't sure if we wanted to see it go to a new entity," says Kaeding. "As well, we didn't want Graham to be saddled with the expectations we had created for our customers."
"We still have an excellent relationship and he feels comfortable asking me about strategy, procedures, issues whenever they come up," says Warren.
A unique part of the deal was that the Sorgards had a one-year mentorship agreement with an option for another half year to follow if the buyer felt it necessary. Warren wanted it written into the contract that he would see the buyer through a complete year of seed planning, planting, managing, processing and marketing, including their first seed plant and operation audit. Kaeding also took Graham to various seed industry meetings, introducing him to some key players.
Both felt it would be beneficial if Warren helped for the April-to-October period of the second year so they exercised the option on the second year. Also, Graham offered all of the staff the option to stay on if they wanted, and the three main employees kept their jobs.
The unexpected added bonus is their friendship. "We still have an excellent relationship and he feels comfortable asking me about strategy, procedures, issues whenever they come up," says Kaeding.
The valuation
Setting values was probably the toughest part of the deal, says Warren. Since they weren't going to be selling the name, how could they arrive at a value for the other non-tangible assets?
As well, since the new owner might not want to carry on the business exactly the way the Kaedings had done, there was a lot of optional value in what they had to offer.
In the end the Kaedings settled on a value for "Good Will" including customer lists, office and work force, and they also negotaited a rate for part of a mentorship agreement that included a value per hour and time expectations, and that also identified the rates for a second year if the Sorgards needed him.
After the sale
Once they had the sale proceeds, the Kaedings interviewed six potential investment counsellors. One was an acquaintance, two currently invested their RRSPs and cash investments, and three had been recommended by contacts in the industry.
In the end, the Kaedings went with someone from the industry who understood their risk levels and how to help plan their future and succession. This was also someone who would personalize their service, and someone they were confident they would be comfortable with for many years.
Of course, they had deferred taxes to deal with on the sale, but they try to keep it in perspective. "As a farmer, you usually do not pay much tax when in the middle of your farming career; you can usually find those tax write-offs," says Carla Kaeding. "When you sell, you will have a hefty tax bill… but average it over the 30-plus years of farming and the tax bill is still not that bad,"
"You know you did something right when the tax man wants his share," she says.
They also try to keep it real as far as inheritance. "As long as you've given your kids the opportunity to get an education that will secure them a decent job, you have fulfilled your commitment," says Carla. "I do not believe that you should not enjoy your retirement in hopes of leaving something for the kids when you die."
Besides, most times the money will come to them long after they really need it. Maybe a better option is providing an education fund for the grandchildren, a special family holiday or giving them sizeable incremental payments at age 25 and 35 so you get to see them enjoy it.
"In your retirement you just need to save enough to pay for your life expenses so the kids do not need to be responsible for you," says Carla.
The emotional side
The most difficult aspect of selling the farm was likely making the initial decision, says Warren. For the first couple of years after the sale, he spent too much time worried they could have gotten more for the land if they had waited a year or two. "You can worry a lot about whether it is the right time, right value, right buyer," he says.
For family-focused Warren and Carla, the hard part was actually deciding the time had come to move on.
However, in the end it all turned out for the best. They got a great deal on the lot for their new house. The contractor happened to have a lull in his production cycle so it was completed in less than five months. 2012 was another challenging farm production year and Warren got to spend a lot of time with his ailing father. When his dad died, he was also able to spend a lot of time to help Mom adjust to her single life.
Then they enjoyed a long summer vacation cruise through Europe, which they had always wanted to do but never could because of the summer workload. Their local MLA then announced he was retiring a year after they sold the farm, so Warren is pursuing his teenage dream of being a politician.
On the downside, Warren misses the contact he had with their very diverse customer base and the network of seed growers, and he misses knowing about the latest seed varieties and the latest agronomic developments.
However, he doesn't miss the late nights seeding, spraying and harvesting. "I used to like the rush of the season, but it was taking longer to recover."
He found he couldn't sit at home for more than one nice, sunny, summer day. "I couldn't sit on the deck enjoying a beer and reading the newspaper if it was Monday to Saturday," he says. "Sunday I was good at relaxing but was going stir-crazy sitting around on a weekday."
Warren admits to concern over what the industry would think. "I was (am) a strong proponent of agriculture, and was not sure how seriously I'd be taken now after 'bailing out' on my fellow farmers," he says. "… I'm not convinced that it still doesn't bother a few of what I considered close associates in farming."
The surprise was that, after the sale was complete, the Kaedings have had numerous farmers their age or younger get in touch for advice on how to wrap up their operations, and it feels good, they admit, to help by sharing what they've learned.
Maggie Van Camp
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Trench Collection by Sonia Verardo: Shein summer fashion haul & new wishlist!
New addition to my summer wardrobe is this fabulous two piece suit inspired by Naeem Khan creation that the actress Nina Dobrev wore recently at one of the events she attended.
Another awesome find was this jacket that I love for layering, and chillier summer days!
I just recently ordered this gorgeous romper and I can't wait for it to arrive!
I'll make sure to do an outfit post with it as soon as it arrives!
This gorgeous white lace blouse!
This gorgeous off-shoulders dress/ bikini cover up!
These are the items I simply fell in love with! And what about you? What do you like best from my Shein haul / wishlist? Let me know in the comments!
i too have this two Piece, love it!
These pieces are gorgeous! I love that you showed what you ordered and then how you styled each piece.
odlične su ti kombinacije i sigurna sam da će ti i onaj kombinezonić što je na putu odlično pristajati!
Very beautiful selections! Especially the last dress.
Great wishlist, such gorgeous pieces!
Such cute choices!! love everything!! you look gorgeous!! love how you styled each piece!!
I especially love the two piece and the romper.
Beautiful! and I love the colours!


The REST APIs for the Azure Batch service offer developers a means to schedule large-scale parallel and HPC applications in the cloud.
Azure Batch REST APIs can be accessed from within a service running in Azure, or directly over the Internet from any application that can send an HTTPS request and HTTPS response.
All access to the Batch service requires a Batch account, and the account is the basis for authentication.
Use these APIs to schedule and run large scale computational workloads. All operations conform to the HTTP/1.1 protocol specification and each operation returns a request-id header that can be used to obtain information about the request. You must make sure that requests made to these resources are secure. For more information, see Authenticate Requests to the Azure Batch Service.


Come take a tour of Elevated Mountain Distilling Company during our normal business hours, Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM. We are closed on Sundays. Tours are $5.00 and include a free shot glass.
If you want to understand how we operate, the best method is to see for yourself! Call ahead to 828-944-0766 to get group or individual reservations.
Learn about the farmers who we work with and the farm-to-bottle process. Throughout the tour, all of your questions are welcomed.
We want you to have a genuine whiskey experience and leave with a better understanding of how your favorite whiskeys and spirits are made!
Our whiskey and spirits tasting takes place after each tour to help you appreciate the complex nature of our products.
We recommend you drink responsibly. Of course, we want you to have fun. That's what Elevated Mountain Distilling Company is all about!


Mimi the Mouse lived at the bottom of the garden in Mrs Featherstone's yard.
She loved living there, plenty of friends, lots of food, lovely trees and plants for shade.
Mrs Featherstone owned a large cat called Fluffy. He did nothing but eat and sleep all day.
The mice would eat any leftover cat food.
Even if Fluffy opened his eyes, he was too fat and lazy to chase them.
So the mice lived a happy and contented life, aside from one problem.
It was torture, running across the garden through the prickles to reach the food.


Yosemite National Park is one of the country's most popular outdoor destinations, with many visitors staying in the park for up to two weeks at a time in their cozy RVs. Yosemite National Park is open to RV camping throughout the year and even offers its campers some amenities; but even so, the park's sheer popularity demands some advance planning if campers are to enjoy a hassle-free RV trip.
Yosemite National Park has 13 campgrounds, of which 10 accept RVs. In the Yosemite Valley, these are North Pines, Lower Pines and Upper Pines. South of the Valley, both Bridalveil Creek and Wawona Creek accept RVs. North of the valley, Crane Flat, Hodgdon Meadow, Porcupine Flat, White Wolf and Tuolumne Meadows accept RVs.
In most the RV campgrounds in Yosemite, every campsite is equipped with a fire ring, picnic table, and a bear-safe food locker. These campgrounds are serviced by water spigots and bathrooms with flush toilets. The exception is Porcupine Flat Campground, which has no running water and only vault toilets. Water is available at the nearby stream, but this must be treated before drinking. Showers are available in the park, but not at any of the campgrounds, and none of the campgrounds has RV hook-ups.
Upper Pine, Wawona and Hodgdon Meadow are open all year. The other RV campgrounds are open on a seasonal basis. Those in the Yosemite Valley open in spring and close in the autumn, while elsewhere in the park, the norm is to open in mid-summer and close in the autumn.
Reservations are accepted for at least part of the campground and at the busier parts of the year at Upper Pines, Lower Pines, Tuolumne Meadows North Pines, Crane Flat, Wawona and Hodgdon Meadow. The National Park Service indicates that these campgrounds "are usually full from around April through September," and strongly recommends reservations as far in advance as possible. Tuolumne Meadows and Crane Flat hold half of their campsites open for reservations, with the remainder operating on a first-come, first-served basis. All other campgrounds are completely first-come, first-served.
Yosemite National Park is bear country, and the park requires campers to exercise proper bear safety precautions. Park regulations dictate that campers keep food either in hard-sided vehicles or in the bear-safe lockers provided at every campsite. For RV campers, this means keeping food and cookery either in the lockers or in the RV at their own discretion.
As there are no electrical hook-ups at Yosemite National Park, portable generators offer an alternative to relying entirely on the RV's own engine and batteries. Campground regulations permit some use of generators during the day, but continuous use is discouraged. All generators must be switched off during the campground quiet hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Thomas, Edwin. "Yosemite National Park RV Camping." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/yosemite-national-park-rv-camping-12865.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.