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Away Game
An exploration of the often-fraught relationship between fathers and sons is at the heart of Bob Levin's baseball-themed novel Away Game.
It's the story of Hank Bauman who, through the magic of an old baseball board game, is transported from the present to 1955, to Game 7 of the Yankees-Dodgers World Series where his father rooted on his beloved Dodgers – before his accidental death later that day, when Hank was two years old. Or so the story goes. The reality turns out to be very different, and Hank sets off through the 1960s to track down his runaway father, who's threatened for real this time.
Set largely in Middle America in the mid-1960s – as racial tensions and the Vietnam War are starting to unsettle the country – Away Game is about blacks and whites, past and present, love and longing, about the curious bonds of family despite decades of separation – about baseball as common ground.
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3 reviews for Away Game
Tiffany Yemen – May 24, 2017
A single tear joined my son as my company when I finished reading Away Game by Bob Levin. Looking to the left to catch my 5-year-old in a carefree moment, I blinked the drop onto page 214, thanked the book for having prompted it, and focused on my fortune in being a father.
Mel Bauman, however, never shared my enthusiasm, at least not in the first life Levin has created for him. Mel apparently perishes in a Manhattan fire just after Game Seven of the 1955 World Series triumph by the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Yankees, but Hank, his abandoned son, 2 years old at the time of the series, and in his 70s when the story starts, covets closure. So – via the spinner and pegs from a '57-issued All-Star Baseball game – he transports himself first to the fateful day, then to Ohio nine years later (yes, later) to see what bond he and his father could have forged and what else might have been.
Baseball, father-son considerations, and time travel have come together before, as in Field of Dreams and Frequency. But Levin – a Toronto writer with Philadelphia roots that come through most vividly (and perhaps painfully) with Hank's recollection of the Phillies' 1964 collapse – adds a fine literary treatment of the themes and infuses the story with admirable looks at race relations.
Hank finds his father, now going by the name Jimmy Barnes, managing a baseball team in Ohio. Among Mel/Jimmy's challenges is the place of African American ballplayers at a time of racial strife and social upheaval. Hank has his own problems, too, including the declining health of his mother, the sting of his wife's death, and the distance between him and his own son, Luke. Deep examinations of regret, resilience, and reconciliation propel the plot.
"Did you ever think you might have been better off without me?" father asks son.
"I've thought about it," son replies, adding: "Might even be some truth to it" – and ending with, "But I still wish you'd stayed."
In sharing a year with his father, "the most infuriating man I've ever known," Hank learns not only of the strained marriage that drove that father to leave but also of his internal turmoil and external bravado – almost insane bravado, given the forces against Jimmy. (His racial tolerance earns him enemies; he also harbors a secret about another character's transgressions.)
Jimmy's angst leads Hank, hoping to save his father from his "second" death and salvage a relationship with his own son, to bring Luke into the odyssey.
Three generations of Bauman men are thus endearingly brought together. We are reminded of the simplicity we covet and the barriers, many self-built, against it. Both harsh and harmonious exchanges among the three ensue, with baseball as binding agent.
Hank and supporting cast often speak of Jimmy as deliberate and calculating, especially in his attempt to outwit the local toughs, and one could say the same of Levin. Strong character development, a judicious balance between exposition and conversation, and a methodical pace prove rewarding, with Hank's extensive time in Ohio a well-crafted what-might-have-been lover's dream come true. Away Game is likely to leave readers eager for the boys of summer to return – and hopeful that the effects of loved ones on their lives will never fade. – Joseph Myers, Philadelphia Inquirer
I took in my first game at Olympic Stadium 10 years after the storied Montreal Expos played their last inning there. It was March, 2014, and the Toronto Blue Jays scheduled two spring training games against the New York Mets at the Big O, sweeping the short series in front of an astonishing two-day crowd of about 96,000.
That drunken, celebratory weekend was heavy with the kind of reverent nostalgia that baseball can bring. The decaying stadium, surrounded by dirty piles of late winter snow, was more than made up for by the electric energy that filled the building from field to roof. The shoddiness of the sound system became irrelevant when drowned out by the enthusiastic cheers of former Expos and current Jays fans. In fact, in that sea of red, white and blue old-school jerseys and caps, I'd never seen so many grown men shed genuine tears in a single location.
Baseball has this uncanny ability to transport us back through time and unearth our most basic human feelings. We remember our lives through its poignant wins and painful losses; the phrase "remember when" is repeatedly thrown around in conversations about its grandeur. Often referred to as a child's game, baseball keeps us young, allowing us to focus with great intensity on something that we know, at its core, is relatively meaningless. Though having a good cry over "just a game" may seem mockable, it's also a truly beautiful and rare thing – in a world so harsh, cynical and jaded, a world where it can be difficult to be honest about our emotions, it's wonderful that we can be so childlike and feel so much, if only for a handful of hours at a time.
Though on its face, the idea of time travel may seem like a strange, even absurd subject for a baseball novel, it's actually a perfect metaphor when you think about how a single game can pull us so deftly into the past. Rooted in the same rampant nostalgia I felt that day at Olympic Stadium, Bob Levin's Away Game centres on protagonist Hank Bauman, who discovers an ability to transport himself to the past via an old baseball-themed board game he stumbles upon in his mother's attic. Though Hank's first journey back through time puts him in the stands at Game 7 of the 1955 Yankees-Dodgers World Series (our protagonist seems mostly unfazed), this trick he's discovered gives him a more vital purpose than merely reliving thrilling past matchups.
Through his visits to the past, Hank ends up reconnecting with the dad he long believed died tragically in a fire, and he finds himself compelled to alter his estranged father's fate. While he does so, he grapples with his own personal demons – a strained relationship with his son and the unprocessed grief over the loss of his beloved wife to cancer. With the narrative revolving around the Rattlers, a minor-league team in the small town of Colton Creek, Ohio, Away Game paints a portrait of another time period in rich detail, and mines our inexplicable love for this thing so meaningless: "What's to sell? You throw a ball, someone tries to hit it. You wait half a minute and do it again. You either like that or you don't."
In the tradition of so many baseball narratives, this is a novel about personal relationships more than it is about anything that happens on the field. It's about fathers and sons, husbands and wives and the camaraderie that happens between fans of the game. But it's also a story that doesn't shy away from issues of racism and sexism in the mid-20th century, using its compelling narrative arc to reveal the game's ongoing and very necessary role in historical social progress.
With a book that seems to overwhelmingly be about taking stock of the past, it's hard to resist viewing it through the lens of the author's own life. Levin, who is a features editor at The Globe and Mail, has written openly about his four-decade experience with cancer, and the influence it has had on his life. Currently facing the disease for the fourth time, he's "trying to rise above the fear and fatigue and rally to the ordeal ahead. Rallying is its own reward, no matter the outcome." Knowing that, it's hard not to come to this book without notions of hope, mortality, legacy, and endurance – both in life, and in the memories of others.
It's no surprise that great baseball literature is rarely really about the game itself. It's about how we relate to each other through what plays out on the field, and how we use those highs and lows to better understand our humanity and ourselves. It gives us a safe haven to work through our emotions, and genuinely express both our elation and our defeat. With its otherworldly twist, Away Game adds to the long tradition of making it safe for us to cry at the ballpark, and further unpacks the long asked, yet ever-unanswerable question of why we love this game so very much. – Stacey May Fowles, The Globe and Mail
Any longtime baseball fan knows that, on some level, suffering is part of fandom's great delight. That's counterintuitive, maybe, but true: some of the joy in relishing a no-hitter, a triple play or an inside-the-park home run comes in the rarity of these moments. A team may field the most talented lineup, but a win isn't guaranteed, because the game, like life, is often chaotic and cruel.
Bob Levin's Away Game understands baseball's great pull. The novel follows 60-year-old Hank Bauman, who is recently widowed and retired. Cleaning out his mother's attic, he finds an old baseball-themed board game, which happens to have magical powers. It transports him, "like a combination lock clicking open," from that attic in Philadelphia to Yankee Stadium on the day the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series in 1955.
While Bauman is a lifelong Phillies fan, that day is significant: his father, Mel, was in the stands and died in a fire a few hours later. Bauman trails him into the city, only to discover that his fate was something else entirely.
What follows is Bauman's adventure as he shifts back and forth from past to present, trying to get to know his father and prevent a future crime. He's also mourning the loss of his wife and dealing with a fraught relationship with his son. Baseball, in the book, is a link to the past, but it also helps characters relate to one another. "You learn early on, things rarely work out exactly the way you want," Bauman's father tells him, explaining why, when the miraculous happens—like his team winning the World Series—there's more reason to celebrate.
Levin, a veteran journalist (and former Maclean's editor), has a knack for pacing. The narrative never sags, and Away Game is an entertaining read. Where it fails, occasionally, is in its depiction of characters' reaction to the magic Bauman has discovered. Nobody he shares his secret with seems as astonished or disturbed as they ought to be.
Bauman's baseball-obsessed father, too, is a little exasperating. He was once a promising pitcher before a wartime injury ended his prospects, and while he's occasionally sympathetic, he seems incomplete, and mostly unknowable—though maybe that's the point. Even with the benefit of time travel, there are some people you can't really know, and some things you can't change. – Naoko Asano, Maclean's
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The first of the new performance data for individual surgeons in England is being released today in a historic moment for the NHS. Vascular surgeons have become the first group of nine specialities to publish the information, including death rates and length of stay in hospital after a procedure.
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Teams of students will be offered £5000 for their technology projects designed to enhance the educational experience, in the Summer of Student Innovation Programme.
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Jill Finney, former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission says she was not involved in any decision to hide a critical internal review.
An independent report into the CQC's investigation of the deaths of babies at Furness General Hospital found evidence of a possible cover-up. But Finney and two other senior colleagues have denied that they suppressed the review, saying only that it required further work before it was published.
The hospital, run by Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, was investigated by the CQC in 2010, and passed the review. But an internal review was ordered by the regulator in 2011 into how the deaths and injuries had gone unnoticed. This review was not made public because it was too critical of the CQC.
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The managing director of High Fliers Research, Martin Birchall, said that this latest research shows that 'work experience is no longer an optional extra for university students, it's an essential part of preparing for the graduate job market.'
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Who says black isn't a good color in summer? I love wearing black and combined with white it's the perfect festival outfit. Today's look is about black and a touch of boho with my favorite summer item: shorts.
I did the Summer Quiz of MS Mode and was asked to pick an outfit. Since I didn't have any bounty islands where I'm headed soon, I chose the casual look. Festival proof! Wearing a hat to an outdoor party is always a good idea in Holland. With too much sun your head is protected, with too much rain you never have a bad hairday. Easy!
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In summer I love to wear shorts. It's easy, comfortable and you can combine it in so many ways. These casual black twill shorts are perfect. They have a slightly baggy fit, here I'm wearing a size 50 but it's on the bigger size for me. I'm wearing the hem with a turn up because I like the shorts midways on the thigh. The white top underneath makes the whole thing a bit fresher. It's a viscose slub jersey, sloppy fit. I'm wearing it tucked in because I don't want it to be visible underneath my jacket. The black and white printed jacket is the show stopper: the frills and beads on the placket and cuffs are so cute. The fabric is very light weight so it actually feels more like a blouse then a jacket. I'm wearing a size XL.


The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on Feb 3, 2015.
A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order.
The SC also ordered to dispose the maintainability of the petition within seven days.
Earlier on Monday, the SC fixed the date after completing hearing of the leave-to-appeal petition filed against the High Court order.
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Introducing Nano
Now it's time to take a look at the competitor to Atom. While Intel was hoping that it would only have to deal with C7, VIA had other ideas. At Computex, the very same place Intel revealed Atom to the world, VIA introduced Nano. VIA's aim for Nano is the same as Atom, it's designed to replace the C7 as the top of the energy efficient heap while improving its overall processing power.
VIA sent us their reference design Nano platform which is simply a VIA EPIA-SN that we reviewed not long ago, but the C7 was removed and the Nano added. That's the beauty of Nano, it's totally pin compatible with C7, so any board running a C7 can simply have a Nano added in its place; no other changes apart from a BIOS update is needed.
While Intel went with a single phase voltage regulation system for the Atom, VIA adds in three phases. While it's not needed, it allows the board to run even cooler as the components don't have to do as much work. In fact, with three phases we didn't get a heat reading off the voltage units above 28 degree Celsius; a very impressive result.
To VIA's advantage, they have managed to do away with the old PCI interface and have a single PCI Express x16 slot supporting PCI-E 2.0, which means you can use any PCI-E devices in it or simply go with a dedicated graphics card taking more load off the CPU and IGP.
But that's not all. If you are one to want wireless networking, a mini-PCI slot is located on the back of the board, which can connect any mini-PCI device, including TV tuners. So, you're good to go here. Also on the back is a Compact Flash media slot. If you really want to, you can use this as a boot device with Windows or Linux Installed on it, reducing boot times significantly, especially with a 266X CF card. Imagine booting XP in just under 8 seconds in a nice compact little unit.
VIA's Nano CPU is a new architecture built on what was already known from the C7, but with new power management technologies and a totally new way of going. The Nano is an out-of-order processor, like the Core 2 and Phenom, allowing it to process instructions out of a specific order to achieve the same end result. This gives the CPU a boost when compared to the older in-order design which the C7, C3 and Atom are based on.
To match the Atom's 64-bit capabilities, VIA has also added X86-64 instruction sets to allow the Nano to work under XP 64 and Vista 64, so no one is missing out when buying a Nano over Atom. One thing that VIA has over the Atom is a 128-bit wide instruction execution engine, similar to what the Core 2 based on the Penryn architecture has. This allows the CPU to complete a single SIMD instruction in 1 clock cycle, where the Atom needs 2 cycles to do the same instruction, allowing the Nano to move to the next instruction where Atom is still on the end of the first.
Nano is based on a 65nm process, which is larger than what Intel is currently using. However, its TDP is only 25watts at 2GHz, which is better than the Atom which uses 25watts at 1.6GHz. Since the CPU is pin compatible with the C7, it uses the same V4 bus or the P4 bus as it's actually known. It's the same bus that Core 2, Pentium 4 and Pentium-M all share. The current generation run at 800MHz FSB, where future generations can increase to 1333MHz. On the cache side of things, VIA has it all over Intel once again with 64K L1 cache and a total of 1MB of L2 cache.
Last on the list is something we would have expected to see in high-end CPUs, but VIA has gone and added it to the Nano; that being Virtualisation Technology or Vanderpool Technology as it's known from Intel. This allows the CPU to do hardware emulation for Virtual PCs, giving V-PCs a better feel and response time.
To match up the VIA Nano for maximum experience, VIA has used its newest chipset, the CN896 Northbridge. This chipset was used for the EPIA-SN and C7 combination; it not only adds support for the C7 and Nano, it also has a dual channel memory controller for DDR2 modules, allowing for a total of 4GB of memory in a 128-bit array; a far better approach to the Atom series. Not only this, but a PCI Express 2.0 bus for the single graphics card slot give it the latest in PCI-E speeds, allowing new generation graphics cards to be used at their full speed. The CN896 also incorporates an IGP from S3 called the Chrome9 HC. This IGP also lacks DX10 support but does include on-die decoding of HD video in 720p; a big advantage for HTPC users, that's for sure. Unfortunately, the EPIA-SN doesn't include any DVI or HDMI output, but this could be changed in later revisions.
VIA's newest Southbridge, the VT8251 finally replaced the VT8237A which has lingered around for too long. The VT8251 finally adds four SATA II ports, PCI Express connectivity (which is used for the onboard Gigabit LAN) as well as HD audio. This is another advantage to VIA Nano; it has HD audio support and uses it.
Being ultra low power platforms, we weren't expecting any overclocking features on the boards. To this end, though, we weren't disappointed that both platforms lacked this ability, as they aren't designed to attract the overclocking crowd.
Important Editor Note: Our maximum overclocking result is the best result we managed in our limited time of testing the motherboard. Due to time constraints we weren't able to tweak the motherboard to the absolute maximum and find the highest possible FSB, as this could take days to find properly. We do however spend at least a few hours overclocking every motherboard to try and find the highest possible overclock in that time frame. You may or may not be able to overclock higher if you spend more time tweaking, or as new BIOS updates are released. "Burn-in" time might also come into play if you believe in that.
Test System Setup and Memory Performance
Memory: 2x 1GB DDR2-1186MHz Geil (Supplied by Geil) and 1x 2GB DDR2 Generic
Hard Disk: 500GB Western Digital SE16 (Supplied by Western Digital)
Graphics Card: GIGABYTE 9800GX2 (Supplied by GIGABYTE) and IGPs
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Drivers: Intel INF Beta, VIA Hyperion, Forceware 175.16
Today's tests consist of two different setups. First off, we have our Atom test bed using a single 2GB generic 800MHz memory module. Next, we have the VIA Nano running 2x1GB modules in dual channel to make up the same 2GB.
All systems were tested with the IGPs running the maximum amount of system memory to the IGP. And just for fun, we threw the 9800 GX2 on the Nano platform to see what it is capable of.
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Starting on memory performance, we get a look at just how well the Atom and Nano process memory bandwidth. VIA's dual channel approach allows it to get quite a bit more memory bandwidth than Atom which is stuck using single channel. This can be rectified by Intel allowing the second channel on the 945GM chipset. However, this isn't going to happen any time soon.
Using the discrete graphics option on the Nano allows for better memory performance, as all the memory is available for CPU usage and isn't being shared with the IGP.
Benchmarks - PCMark Vantage
PCMark Vantage
Version and / or Patch Used: 1.01
Developer Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com
Product Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/pcmark-vantage//
PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft Windows Vista PC from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and high-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.
Moving into system tests, we see that the VIA Nano has over 300 more marks than the Nano. With the IGP disabled and the 9800GX2 enabled, it manages over 1000 marks more, making it a superb platform.
Benchmarks - Media Playback
MPEG-2 Playback
For MPEG-2 playback tests, we ran The Matrix DVD, a personal favourite of mine on each system with Hardware Acceleration enabled to check for smoothness of playback as well as CPU usage during the test. The result was with 30 minutes of playback and the CPU utilisation is the average.
Both setups played MPEG-2 video flawlessly; there was no dropped frames seen and the audio was sync'ed through the whole process. So, we consider it a success for both platforms.
On the CPU usage side, both systems managed to run around the same 15% with the VIA and 9800GX2 going down to around 11% thanks to the dedicated engine on the graphics card taking the decoding away from the IGP and system memory.
Playback for MPEG-4 was again done with the Matrix, only encoded down to MPEG-4 DIVX 6.8 codec. 30 minutes was the time run. Smoothness of playback, audio sync and CPU usage are the keys here once again.
Here is where VIA gets a leg up on Intel, While both systems were able to playback the MEPG-4 video without jittering or audio sync problems, the VIA CPU never broke 25% usage, where the Atom was over 60% usage, this meant that if we tried to multi task, it would sometimes lag up the video for a second on Atom, VIA had no problems opening a Web page or loading Email.
HD Video Playback
This is the big one for the platforms. We downloaded a random 720p video to test out using Media Player 11. Again, quality of video playback, audio sync and CPU usage are the big things to focus on here.
A big win to Nano here. Atom was lagged all the way through; there was audio sync problems and video jitters. In fact, it was more like watching a slideshow of pictures on Atom with its CPU usage going right up to 98% where VIA managed to run at no more than 60% without a hitch.
Benchmarks - Crysis
Version and / or Patch Used: 1.1
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Product Homepage: http://www.ea.com/crysis/
From the makers of Far Cry, Crysis offers FPS fans the best-looking, most highly-evolving gameplay, requiring the player to use adaptive tactics and total customization of weapons and armor to survive in dynamic, hostile environments including Zero-G.
Real time editing, bump mapping, dynamic lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features the CryENGINE 2 offers. The CryENGINE 2 comes complete with all of its internal tools and also includes the CryENGINE 2 Sandbox world editing system
VIA showed at Computex its Nano setup playing Crysis with a dedicated graphics card. We wanted to replicate this.
With the Nano and 9800GX2, Crysis played at 1024x768 with medium level graphics settings quite comfortably. We were more than impressed that this was possible. It's not surprising that the IGP setups didn't have a chance, though.
Benchmarks - Power Usage and Heat Output
We are now able to find out what kind of power is being used by our test system and the associated graphics cards installed. Keep in mind; it tests the complete system (minus LCD monitor, which is plugged directly into an AC wall socket).
There are a few important notes to remember though; while our maximum power is taken in PCMark Vantage in this instance at the same exact point, we have seen in particular tests the power being drawn as much as 10% more. We test at the exact same stage every time; therefore tests should be very consistent and accurate.
The other thing to remember is that our test system is bare minimum - only a 7,200RPM SATA-II single hard drive is used without CD-ROM or many cooling fans.
So while the system might draw 400 watts in our test system, placing it into your own PC with a number of other items, the draw is going to be higher.
VIA claims noticeable power savings over Atom and they are correct. With a superior architecture and larger transistors they are able to keep under the power envelope of the Atom. I wonder what will happen when VIA goes 45nm?
Heat Generation
As a new measure, we are now monitoring the heat generation from the key components on the motherboards, this being the Northbridge, Southbridge (if it contains one) as well as the Mosfets around the CPU. The results are recorded at idle and load during the power consumption tests.
Lastly, we look at heat and VIA managed to again beat Intel here. Surprisingly, the 945GM chipset generated more heat than the Atom CPU, yet VIA was able to beat them all. It seems VIA has worked on power and heat management across not only their CPUs, but chipsets as well.
Well, it's clear the battle for the budget and low power PC market is on. VIA has had driven this home for some time with its EPIA motherboards and now it looks like VIA is able to really push this with Nano. While it may have seemed like VIA finally had some competition, Intel really hasn't given us much to get excited about.
It's nice to see Intel has taken up the challenge to introduce a power efficient CPU like Atom with a companion chipset platform. However, a little more thought could have gone into its R&D. First off, the in-order design of the CPU severely limits its processing abilities. Its single channel memory approach really cripples it as well, especially when the IGP has to suck a portion of the system memory and bandwidth in order to operate. Add to this the limiting of peripherals with 10/100 Ethernet only and no HDMI or DVI-out for the IGP, making the Atom a bit too constrictive for a real HTPC market.
Bringing our attention onto VIA; they've done it again. Though, not surprisingly, they have had over six years to perfect the mini-ITX standard as well as having quite a long time to refine the CPU process to increase its processing power without raising the amount of power drawn. In fact, Nano doubles the performance of C7, adds 64-bit instructions yet consumes less power.
The platform for the Nano is extremely flexible. VIA hasn't put any constraints on itself with DVI and HDMI being possible as well as discrete VGA, HD audio and Gigabit LAN inclusions and a plethora of expansion possibilities with the CF card and Mini-PCI slot. VIA undeniably has a winner on its hands here.
VIA Nano
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx: the real rival to Intel for the PC
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Gaming services workers
Gaming services workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Gaming services workers was $35,450 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Gaming services workers by wage are Billing & posting clerks, Social & human service assistants, and Machine tool cutting setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic.
Gaming services workers are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Recreation & fitness workers, Firstline supervisors of gaming workers, Firstline supervisors of personal service workers, Animal trainers, Nonfarm animal caretakers, Gaming services workers, Motion picture projectionists, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, Embalmers & funeral attendants, Barbers, Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists, Miscellaneous personal appearance workers, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, Tour & travel guides, Childcare workers, Personal care aides, Residential advisors, and Personal care & service workers, all other
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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Gaming services workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Gaming services workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Gaming services workers, by average wage, is Car Dealers. Gaming services workers are paid most in San Jacinto, Beaumont, Banning & Calimesa Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Las Vegas (Northeast) & North Las Vegas (Outer) Cities PUMA, NV.
In 2017, Gaming services workers earned an average of $35,450, $16,615 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.
Billing & posting clerks make somewhat more than Gaming services workers while Machine tool cutting setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Gaming services workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.
In 2017, Gaming services workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Gaming services workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
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New London County (North) PUMA, CT
Las Vegas City (Southwest) PUMA, NV
This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Gaming services workers.
PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Gaming services workers
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Las Vegas (Northeast) & North Las Vegas (Outer) Cities PUMA, NV
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This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Gaming services workers.
The most common industries employing Gaming services workers, by number of employees, are Amusement & Recreation, Traveler accommodation, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries for Gaming services workers, by average wage, are Car Dealers, Traveler accommodation, and Amusement & Recreation.
The number of people employed as Gaming services workers has been growing at a rate of 8.56%, from 96,960 people in 2016 to 105,259 people in 2017.
This graphic shows the share of Gaming services workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Gaming services workers at 86.2%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 9.54% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 0.745%.
Demographic information on Gaming services workers in the US. The average age of male Gaming services workers in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Gaming services workers is 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Gaming services workers is White.
51.5% of Gaming services workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Gaming services workers.
Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Gaming services workers
56.5% of Gaming services workers are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 24.2% of Gaming services workers, Asian is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Gaming services workers.
The median age of Gaming services workers is 41.8, and Male employees are generally 1.7 years younger than than their Female counterparts.
Data on higher education choices for Gaming services workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Gaming services workers is Business but a relatively high number of Gaming services workers hold a major in Math & Statistics.
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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Gaming services workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gaming services workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Gaming services workers need more than the average amount of Mathematics, Coordination, and Management of Personnel Resources.
Projections on wages and job growth for Gaming services workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Gaming services workers are expected to see a growth of 1.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.
This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Gaming services workers. This profession is expected to grow lower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.
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Still aching over his wife's death, Cody Gunner can't bear the thought of also letting go of his Down's Syndrome brother, Carl Joseph. Cody wants his brother home, where he will be safe and cared for, not out on his own in a world that Cody knows all too well can be heartless and insecure. So when Carl Joseph's teacher, Elle, begins championing his independence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even as these two battle it out, they can't deny the instinctive connection they share, and Cody faces a crisis of the heart. What if Elle is the one woman who can teach Cody that love is still possible? If Cody can let go of his lingering anger, he might just see that sometimes the brightest hope of all lies just beyond the clouds.


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Phunware Announces the Appointment of Wall Street Veteran Blythe Masters as Board Chair
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the "Company"), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, today announced the appointment of Blythe Masters as Chair of the Board. Blythe succeeds Eric Manlunas who held the post since rejoining the Board in December 2019. Eric will remain with Phunware as a Director and Member of both the Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.
Blythe Masters is an experienced financial services and technology executive and currently an Industry Partner at the private equity and venture capital firm Motive Partners. She is the former CEO and a Board Member of Digital Asset – provider of the world's leading smart contract language DAML – which she led from a startup in 2015 until 2018, serving customers including the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Ms. Master is a member of the International Advisory Board of Santander Group, the Boards of Santander's global digital services platform, Open Digital Services, and the integrated container and logistics company, A.P. Moller – Maersk (CPH: MAERSKB). She is also an Advisory Board Member of the United States Chamber of Digital Commerce, the blockchain-powered consumer financial products company, Figure Technologies, and the residential mortgage exchange, Maxex.
Ms. Masters was previously a Senior Executive at J.P. Morgan for 27 years, where she was a member of the Corporate and Investment Bank Operating Committee and the firm's Executive Committee and held a number of executive positions, including head of various global markets businesses and risk functions, and CFO of the Global Investment Bank. She is also a past Chair of the Governing Board of the Linux Foundation's open source Hyperledger Project, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the public consumer finance company Santander Consumer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SC).
"We are living in unprecedented times as the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, so we are honored and fortunate to have Blythe serve as Chair for Phunware's Board of Directors," said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. "Blythe's proven leadership and experience will be invaluable to helping Phunware navigate the current macro and health environments as we continue to diligently manage cash and drive towards self-sufficiency through operational excellence."
The Phunware Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of Ms. Masters as Board Chair and she will continue to serve as both Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee.
"I am pleased to assist Phunware during these challenging times, that not only creates risks, but also creates new opportunities to help our customers, which include many healthcare systems, better serve those who depend on them in these trying times," said Blythe Masters. "Phunware's enterprise cloud platform can deliver the digital transformation initiatives that Fortune 1000 companies must have in order to stay competitive in a mobile-first world."
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Q: Is the following equation of molar heat capacity at constant volume true for only an ideal gas? In the following image I have given the derivation of the formula for the derivation of the equation
$C_{v} = \frac{fR}{2}$
As you can see from the derivation below, we have assumed two times that the system we are considering is an ideal gas. So, does that mean that the formula $C_{v} = \frac{fR}{2}$ is applicable for ideal gases only? Is it not applicable for real gases? If it is applicable for real gases, then how? Is it applicable for all types of gases. Please explain.
!Derivation of formula for molar heat capacity at constant volume](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vesyl.jpg)

A: From the comments, we have to address this question for high school.
The energy of a gas can be written as a sum of kinetic energy, describing the energy due to the motion, and potential energy, that describe the interactions between the molecules of the gas:
$$ U = U_{kin} + U_{pot} $$
For calculate the heat capacity at constant volume, we have to derive respect to the temperature, keeping the volume constant.
$$ c_{m, V} = \frac{1}{n} \frac{d\langle U \rangle}{dT} = \frac{1}{n} (\frac{d\langle U_{kin} \rangle }{dT} + \frac{d\langle U_{pot}\rangle}{dT})  $$
Where $c_{m, V} $ is the molar heat capacity at constant volume, $\langle... \rangle$ is the mean and $n$ is the number of moles.
The equipartition of the energy dictates that the mean kinetic energy is: $\langle U_{kin} \rangle = \frac{nfRT}{2} $, where $f$ is the number of degrees of freedom, $R$ the gas constant and $n$ the number of moles. Then:
$$ c_{m, V} = \frac{1}{n} \frac{d\langle U \rangle}{dT} = \frac{fR}{2} +  \frac{1}{n}\frac{d\langle U_{pot}\rangle}{dT} $$
So the point is the potential energy. The relation written in the question is valid for energy that is quadratic in the proper variables. The equipartition, clearly, not only applies on ideal gas (where the potential energy is zero), but also in all situations where the potential energy has the same form of the kinetic energy. The potential energy for real gases don't have the right form.
In general heat capacity depends on temperature, using the equipartition the final result is independent from the temperature, because the average kinetic energy is linear on temperature. The potential energy introduce this dependence in the heat capacity, because the mean potential energy can be higher order on $T$.
The potential energy can be quadratic and so the equipartition holds, but when is not quadratic as i said the dependence of the temperature is different. In real gases the potential is not quadratic.

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Parents often confuse lactose intolerance with milk allergy, and although the two have similar symptoms, they are very different conditions.
In order to pinpoint if your child is lactose intolerant, it's important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of this digestive problem.
Children who are lactose-intolerant don't produce enough lactase – a natural enzyme that digests, or breaks down, lactose. Parents often confuse lactose intolerance with milk allergy, and although the two have similar symptoms, they are very different conditions.
Lactose is a sugar found in foods that many children love — milk and dairy products, such as ice cream and soft cheeses. The list of other foods containing lactose is long and includes baked goods and some breads, ice cream, some candies, salad dressings, certain breakfast cereals, pancake mixes and more. Lactose also is in breast milk and instant formulas.
Lactose is a disaccharide, meaning it's a sugar made of two simple sugar molecules – glucose and galactose.
For this sugar to be absorbed, the sugar has to be split into its components by an enzyme called lactase. This enzyme is found in the lining of the small intestine.
For those who are lactose intolerant, the activity of the enzyme lactase is ineffective — which means it's unable to digest and absorb the sugar found in milk and dairy products. Because this sugar cannot be digested properly, it gets fermented by the normal gut bacterial flora in the large intestine. The fermentation process then leads to symptoms — or warning signs — that can indicate your child is lactose intolerant.
The improper digestion leads to fermentation of the sugar in the large intestine by the gut flora. This produces carbon dioxide and hydrogen, as well as certain products that have a laxative effect.
Symptoms of lactose intolerance correlate with the amount of lactose that's consumed. The more lactose your child consumes, the more symptoms he or she will experience.
Symptoms can start in late childhood into adolescence and can become more noticeable into adulthood. Other than the symptoms and discomfort associated with this diagnosis, lactose intolerance is a non-threatening disorder with no long-term complications — just an altered diet lifestyle.
Acquired lactose intolerance — This decline in the lactase activity in the small intestine lining occurs as part of normal aging. About half of the U.S. adult population could be lactose intolerant with varying degree of severity. Beyond childhood, the amount of lactose in the diet of an average U.S. adult is less than 10 percent of total carbohydrate intake. However, patients with symptomatic lactose intolerance may not be able to tolerate even the smallest amount of lactose. It is very unusual to see this before age 5.
Primary lactase deficiency — This is an unusually rare diagnosis, and these babies have complete absence of the lactase enzyme from birth. Babies with primary lactase deficiency develop severe diarrhea while on breast milk, forcing them to require special formulas. This is a recessive trait, and the baby has to acquire one abnormal gene from each parent to have the symptoms.
Secondary lactose intolerance — This is a temporary intolerance and seen after irritation of the digestive system – sometimes known as "acute gastroenteritis." This occurs due to temporary damage to the intestinal lining following infection. Patients often have preceding nausea, vomiting and diarrhea but continue to have diarrhea when consuming lactose-containing foods. Rotavirus and giardiasis are two infections associated with temporary lactose intolerance. With rotavirus vaccination, this is becoming less of a problem; however, other viral and bacterial gastroenteritis can be associated with lactose intolerance.
Celiac disease, a digestive disorder that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten is ingested, can be associated with temporary lactose intolerance. Those with celiac disease can tolerate lactose-containing foods once the intestinal lining heals after going on a strict gluten-free diet. Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disorder of the bowel, also can be associated with lactose intolerance, and this often improves once adequate treatment is instituted.
It's quite easy to test for lactose intolerance, and it's done using the lactose breath test, which tests for hydrogen levels in the breath after consuming lactose.
Normally, little hydrogen is detected in breath, but raised hydrogen breath levels indicate the improper digestion of lactose — which could indicate lactose intolerance. In young children and those who cannot perform the breath test, strict elimination of lactose-containing food for two to four weeks is another option.
Although there is no cure for this digestive problem, dietary modifications can make a huge difference for your child.
I also recommend children with lactose intolerance take an over-the-counter lactase enzyme supplement when lactose-containing food is consumed to help alleviate symptoms.
Over time, you and your child will learn how much dairy-based food and drink he or she can handle. For patients with significant symptoms, the help of a dietitian is helpful to identify foods containing lactose.
It is also important to ensure that adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D is maintained, since dairy is normally a good source for these nutrients.


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This lovely resort comprises 23 pastel-coloured cottages scattered throughout lush tropical grounds and is the ideal Harbour Island getaway. Enjoy afternoon cocktails and sunbathing at the oceanfront cottages with private patios framed by the impressive stretch of rosy powder pink sand.
You will enjoy privacy and relaxation at this exclusive resort. Of course, there's the famous beach to explore plus Pink Sands has a freshwater swimming pool, two tennis courts, an exercise studio and a small library.
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Football Arabian Gulf League
Fabio De Lima reflects on Saudi Arabia rumours, UAE representation and life at Al Wasl
(Arabian Gulf League).
Fabio De Lima arrived as a nobody at Al Wasl five years and transformed himself into an Arabian Gulf League legend.
De Lima, 25, has netted 93 times in 116 top-flight matches since an initial two-year loan was inked from Atletico Goianiense.
These supreme performances have not gone unnoticed. Sport360 talked to the forward about enduring links to Saudi Arabia, representing the UAE and life at Al Wasl:
Tell us about your beginnings with football, surely there were many odds?
My beginning in soccer was a little bit difficult, like many Brazilian players. My family was lower middle class, with a few opportunities.
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But I became a professional footballer at age 16. I left Brazil at 20-years old and I am still in the UAE at 25. I'm very proud to have reached these objectives.
You are the best foreign scorer in the history of Al Wasl, what does this mean to you?
It is an honour to have achieved that number of goals in a club of the greatness of Al Wasl. Many good players worked here and this makes this achievement even bigger. There have been five seasons with more than 120 goals – and I hope that many others will come next season.
Why did you refuse to leave when Saudi clubs negotiated for you?
I had some proposals last summer and during the season, but I chose to stay for a few reasons.
There was a proposal in which I thought it was not the time to leave, because the club [Wasl] was not doing very well in the league and I wanted to help.
In the other case, Al Wasl, themselves, did not even consider accepting the offer.
If Al Hilal or Al Nassr make offers for you, which would you choose?
They are big clubs, the largest in Saudi Arabia, in my opinion. But, I'm an Al Wasl player, my focus is working here while wearing that yellow shirt.
Why did Al Wasl fall in comparison to previous seasons? Did ex-coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena's departure affect the team?
The departure of the coach affected the team a little, because he had the group in hand and we trusted him a lot. These exchanges did not work very well, but we will continue working for the best results.
Who was the best local and foreign player in the UAE league last season?
In my opinion, the best local player was Majed (Hassan), of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club, and the best foreigner was Igor (Coronado) from Sharjah.
Some are talking about the fact that you will get UAE nationality and play for the team in the coming period. What is your comment on this?
This comment has been made for years, but I didn't receive any invitation. I know the players well and the local soccer, because I've spent almost six years in the country. It would be an honour to naturalise me in the UAE and play for the national team.
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The annual World Listening Day has excited a global community of people interested in sounds and field recording. Green Field Recordings is a netlabel in Portugal run by Luís Antero, who released a compilation of field recordings from around the world. These were broadcast on Antero's "O Colecionador de Sons" radio show for World Listening Day in 2010 and 2011. O Colecionador de Sons is a Portuguese radio program devoted entirely to the world of field recording, curated by Antero.


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"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." - Mother Teresa
Early Life & Career
Nicola was born and raised in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. After attending high school in Bulawayo, Nicola worked as an assistant in the marketing department of a paper manufacturing company. However, the plan was always to further her education and so she attended Rhodes University where she earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree as well as an LLB.
While in law school in South Africa, Nicola volunteered with the Domestic Violence Unit of the Legal Aid Clinic. While in the final year of law school, she also worked as a tutor, providing supplemental instruction to first-year law students in areas of torts and criminal law. After graduating from Rhodes University, Nicola went to work for a law firm in East London, South Africa. There, she clerked for the firm before joining the public law unit as a legal consultant, with the main focus of drafting by-laws for the local municipalities and local governments of the region. It was here that she developed a key interest and skills in writing and research. Wanting to further her knowledge, she then went on to obtain an LLM degree at Southern Methodist University. Nicola worked in immigration with a law firm in Fort Worth before attending nursing school.
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Nicola attended Brookhaven College, obtaining an associate's degree in nursing. She received her Registered Nursing License in July 2013. She practiced as a psychiatric nurse at a Dallas Mental Health Crisis Unit and Substance Rehabilitation facility in Oak Cliff, Dallas for three years. It was there that she developed a passion for assisting vulnerable members of the community. Working in the crisis unit, Nicola was in charge of reviewing medical records to determine the appropriateness of acceptance of clients into the treatment facility, as well as referrals to higher levels of care, including referrals to higher levels of care, and acted, for a short time, as nursing director, before joining The Smith Clinesmith Firm.
Nicola joined The Smith Clinesmith team in February 2017. She is a Senior Associate at The Smith Clinesmith Firm, heading the pre-litigation department. With her advanced legal knowledge and experience as a Registered Nurse, Nicola is now able to provide for Smith Clinesmith Firm's unique perspectives and insights as a Legal Nurse Consultant. Her past careers and diverse knowledge make her an invaluable asset to the firm and to our clients.
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I left Ivor's house and caught the train back to Moreton on The Wirral.
It was a fine and calm day so the sea was like glass as I walked along the front at Hoylake.
I could see Wales pretty clearly and in between were 3 small islands at the mouth of The Dee. I was surprised to see houses on the largest island, Hilbre, which was cut off from Wirral by the high tide.
This is a great place to come and see migrating birds in the Autumn and there were several hundred Oystercatchers on the shore.
The sun came out and I had a lovely walk along the edge of the marshland bordering The Dee as far as West Kirby. Here I was due to collect some more maps so I headed into the picturesque little town and missed walking around Marine Lake: a man-made salt water lake with quite a small border that separates it from the Dee estuary.
West Kirby was quaint, busy and friendly. The lady in the Post Office was very friendly but, yet again, my maps had been sent away. I have lost all confidence in the Post Office as none of the staff I meet know the service they are supposed to provide and they agree things on the telephone that they later deny. Very frustrating.
From West Kirby I picked up after Wirral Way, a path following an old railway line located in Britain's first Country Park (designated in 1968). Much of this path is in the trees and the coastline is not visible, but it was a nice walk. I did try walking a section along the shore but it was quite difficult walking on the edge of marsh through huge reeds so I abandoned that idea.
Neston is the last town on the Wirral coastline and here I met up with my Aunt and Uncle. I had decided to finish my Wirral walk here and to avoid the road walk across the border into Wales. Luckily for me Esta and Alan offered to drive me into Wales tomorrow.
On the way back to their house they kindly diverted into Chester city centre so I could buy some more maps. This is getting rather expensive for the Post Office to keep refunding me for lost maps!
Kathrine's house looks across the dunes at the Irish Sea and the busy shipping lane heading into Liverpool docks. The geese were on the move in the morning and I headed past the sailing club and onto the beach. I had been advised only to walk as far as the docks and then to get the train from Waterloo into Liverpool.
It was a lovely walk along the beach and the promenade, past Crosby. The Burbo wind farm was in the distance and huge ships kept passing.
As I approached the docks it looked like there were people going for a swim in the sea. In fact they looked like they were heading determinedly into the water as if they were going to swim to Wales (or else to drown themselves).
These are The Iron Men: Anthony Gormley's sculpture, Another Place. There are 100 iron figures on the beach and they are quite an attraction; lots of people were out looking at them.
I left the beach, walked to Waterloo train station and caught the train through Bootle to the centre of Liverpool. I could have stayed on the train and gone to Wallasey, but why would I do that when I could get the famous ferry across The Mersey? Walking down to the ferry port I saw the beautiful part of the city with its talk, elegant buildings like the Cunard Building and the Liver Building.
I was just in time to catch the Dazzle Ferry. The regular Mersey ferry had been painted in dazzling colours and patterns in honour of the WW2 dazzle patterns.
Can you spot the 'dazzle' ferry?
The ferry was packed with tourists and it gives a guided tour of Liverpool and Wallasey landmarks (after playing the first few bars of its own song).
We docked at Seacombe and I stopped for a coffee before walking alongside the river to New Brighton, the right hand tip of the Wirral. The walk was signposted with bits of art and things to look at.
New Brighton was once a bustling holiday resort but I didn't stop for candy floss or a tour of Fort Perch Rock, the small fort built to help repeal a possible Napoleonic invasion.
I rounded the corner of the River Mersey and headed halfway along the Wirral coastline as far as Leasowe train station. The coastline was rather barren on a grey afternoon, looking at grey water and with grey buildings behind the grey concrete path around the edge.
At least Wirral has a designated Wirral Circular Trail that is a 37 mile long circumferential path taking inthe 3 sides of the peninsula and heading across-country to join them up.
My walk through Leasowe showed me one of the less affluent parts of the Wirral; no hint of seaside living here.
I caught the train back under The Mersey to Liverpool and then on to Runcorn to meet up with Ivor. I'd promised to visit Ivor on my way and he very kindly offered to put me up for the night, even though he's just turned 90. We went out for a lovely dinner with his son and grandson and their wives.
It was very cold last night and I didn't manage much sleep. My sleeping bag was damp and the tent was soaked. I was keen to get out of the horrible campsite so I was away as quickly as possible and caught a bus into Preston to avoid walking the main road. I didn't see much of Preston but I did make my way out of the bus station and into a shopping precinct to get a coffee in between buses.
I had decided I would not bother walking the mixture of roads and paths along the River Ribble as it didn't look that exciting and I wanted to reach Hightown. So I caught a bus to Crossens, the first town in the borough of Sefton. I had reached Merseyside.
I walked around the corner of the River Ribble, so I could look back across at Blackpool, and then I was on Marine Drive, the coast road to Southport. The road must be built on sand because it's quite bumpy. The sky was getting very dark and it looked rain but fortunately I escaped and the wind blew the cloud inland before it dumped its contents on someone else.
The Marshside RSPB Nature Reserve is situated on the corner between the Ribble and the Irish Sea, and there were several birders out today.
Southport is set back from the sea and its buildings look quite grand from a distance; a contrast to the funfairs and garishness of the sea front.
I walked past Southport on the promenade and then diverted onto a footpath through the dunes. The sun came out and I had a lovely, peaceful walk hidden from everything except the sound of the sea.
After about an hour I popped out onto the beach and walked the rest of the way to Formby along the beach. The sand is beautifully fine (which makes it hard to walk) and the dunes are big; it reminded me of Aberdeen's beach.
I reached Formby and diverted off the beach here in the hope of seeing a red squirrel in the reserve. It wasn't my lucky day but the Asparagus Walk through the Jubilee Wood pine trees was lovely nonetheless. This part of Formby used to have big asparagus farms.
I used to play hockey here in Formby and I had forgotten just what a lovely town it is. It really is a gem on this coastline.
The coast path diverted inland alongside the railway line in order to skirt around the Altcar Army Range. I arrived at Hightown and Kathrine met me. Tina Cullen came round for tea and I had a great evening catching up with old friends, 17 years after I left the hockey club here.
A fantastic week in the Isle of Man, followed by a walk through the boroughs of Wyre and Fylde, and of course there was Blackpool.
I think I might have done my last camping next of the year as Sunday night was very cold and the morning dampness of everything is turning into sopping-wetness. I've really enjoyed the ease of camping in my lightweight tent and finding B&Bs/hostels for every night has the potential to become time consuming as well as expensive.
I have to mention the geese. There are thousands of them on this NW coast and they are fabulous. In the morning and the evening there are huge gathering flocks, all flying in formation and making lots of noise as they go. A very impressive sight.
It had been a mild night and the morning got off to a good start when Jimmy and Lesley invited me into their caravan for tea and a croissant before I set off. I spent 40 minutes chatting to them before heading off to get the Wyre Rose Ferry.
Although divided by the River Wyre, there appears to be a strong connection between Knott End and Fleetwood, probably linked by their fishing history.
The Victorian town of Fleetwood was finance by Sir Peter Hesketh in 1835 and the layout was well-designed for a seaside resort. Some of the buildings designed by the noted Victorian architect, Decimus Burton, still remain, as do the parks.
Reassuringly British resort names such as The Esplanade and Marine Gardens abound. The town has the air of a once-renowned resort.
Upon leaving Fleetwood the scenery changed. From here onwards I felt like I was walking my way through the British class system. Apart from Rossall School, which has rather a grand old building in the middle of a large estate, Rossall itself was very rundown. It reminded me of Jaywick, the Essex 'benefits' town. Cleveleys was not that much better; although the facade and design of the apartment blocks was steadily improving.
In contrast to the down-at-heel look of the accommodation, money had been spent on the Cleveleys sea front. The Tarmac was new, there were sculptures and weird-looking lampposts. It was a complete contrast to most of the houses and flats just across the street.
A notice told me that £1.5M was being spent enhancing the sea front. This is in conjunction with £85M being spent on improving the sea defences at Rossall and Anchorsholme.
I had been following the promenade most of the way but was forced to leave the sea front just after passing the rather splendid coastguard lookout tower. There were local volunteers there watching birds and collecting litter, and the tower was open to the public. I didn't bother going in because it was a dull day so not much was visible.
The sea front was closed due to the work to improve the defences and I was forced onto the main road at Anchorsholme. I jumped on a tram to take me along the front to Blackpool Tower. The trams are very convenient and cover 11 miles of the coastline, from Fleetwood to the Southern tip of Blackpool.
Blackpool; an assault on my senses even from the tram. It was teaming with people. To begin with every house on the front was either a guest house or a hotel. Then came the attractions – there was stuff to look at everywhere. I don't even know what most of it was but it was all big and colourful and the people were loud.
I alighted the tram at The Tower and made my way back a street to the shops (I needed to buy another map). There were street entertainers and sellers everywhere. I thought placing the 99p shop directly opposite the Pound shop was genius – I know which one my mother would shop at! This place is not short on things to see and do!
I thought I might go up the Blackpool Tower, but at £35 for the privilege I decided not to. Instead I got back on the tram and headed to the terminus at Starr Gate.
Blackpool had made me smile. It is definitely the King of the seaside resorts.
The tide was going out and from Blackpool to St Annes is a big sandy beach protected from the road behind by large dunes.
It was nice to give my feet a rest from the concrete. Yet more people! This time they all had husky-type dogs with leads tied around their waists. There were also families out on the beach and I saw kids taking donkey rides.
St Annes looked more upmarket, although it does have a rather dilapidated-looking pier. The houses and flats were getting bigger and better-looking. The beach ended as I rounded the corner into the Ribble estuary and I walked along the road admiring the buildings. I walked past another large, rather posh-looking school and then came to Fairhaven Lake. Here there was a Spitfire MkVb mounted on a pole. It was a replica of Lytham St Anne's Spitfire, bought by the town's community when they raised £6,500 in 1940 to help the war effort.
Lytham was the final, and looked to be the richest, town of the day.
The large, detached houses overlooked lovely grassy areas in front of the sea defences. It even had a beautiful windmill.
I walked along the edge of the River Ribble marshland to get to my campsite, just on the outskirts of Warton.
This was possibly the worst campsite I've stayed at yet and, weirdly, really quite busy. I booked in at the saloon bar, which was a homage to all things Wild West (there was also a shop that sells Stetsons amongst other things but that was shut). Unfortunately it was populated by Neanderthals (I thought they were extinct but it seems they live on in this place). The presence of an outsider was clearly the cue for lewd comments. I pitched my tent behind some trees where it couldn't be seen and hunkered down for the night. The shower block was filthy and the price I paid was a rip-off. I shan't hurry back that's for sure.
Zephyrine kindly gave me a lift to Aldcliffe, a village just outside Lancaster, where the coastal path heads off-road. The first hour was spent walking a disused rail line all the way to Glasson, a small port near the mouth of the River Lune. Here is stopped at the Lantern O'er Lune cafe for brunch and was treated to the best full-English breakfast that I've had for a while.
I left Glasson with a spring in my step and enjoyed the walk around Cockerham Sands, listening to the wading birds and looking back at Heysham Power Station.
Heysham Power Station – it looks possible to walk there across the sand!
I stopped to look at Cockersand Abbey, which began life as a hermitage for someone called Hugh Garth back in 1180. All that's left now is the chapter-house, in the middle of a field of cows.
I kept passing farms that looked new and seemed to combine farming with parachuting, power parachuting and small aircraft. The skies were full!
The Lancashire Coastal Path had been going so well and then the signs ran out. I think people in the houses by the path might remove them. I spent half an hour trying to find my way to Pilling and eventually had to walk through someone's garden (that was the path route) and climb over stiles that were overgrown with nettles and bushes.
Can you see the path?
From Pilling the last few miles were along the sea wall (memories of Essex). At 3.15 pm the sky was suddenly filled with about 1000 geese all flying in numerous V formations onto Pilling Marsh. It was an impressive sight, and noisy. The tide was out and I saw runners and horse riders on the sands.
I arrived at the campsite, pitched my tent and headed to the local pub (1.5 miles away) for some dinner and to watch the rugby. A good day all in all.
Diane dropped me off at the ferry terminal in the morning and bought me a coffee while I checked in. (It should have been the other way around, with me buying the coffee after I'd been hosted so well.) Annoyingly I had my camping gas confiscated (no checks on the way out to Mann!). The ferry was packed full and I ended up sat outside and then on the floor in a corridor. Fortunately it was only 3.5 hours.
It was a grey day and trying to rain when I left Mann (perfect leaving weather) and still grey when I arrived back at Heysham.
In order to cross the River Lune I had to head into Lancaster to the first bridge so I set off back along the coast into Morecambe rather than walk cross-country via a mixture of tracks and roads. I was glad I chose that option as it didn't take long for me to find the Chapel of St Patrick, one of the oldest Christian monuments in NW England that was built in the 8th Century. It was on the top of the hill overlooking the Bay and had clearly been a burial site as there were several graves cut in the rock.
Strangely, on the lower ground next to the chapel was the Parish Church of St Peter, founded around 967. Two ancient religious building in one small village. How unusual.
I enjoyed my stroll back along the Morecambe promenade to the old train station. Here I turned inland and walked the start of the Way of The Roses, along the disused railway line, into Lancaster.
I crossed the River Lune via the pedestrian bridge and headed into the centre of the city to find a post office.
Chores done, I walked to Zephyrine's house and was treated to another night of lively debate, and good company.
What a strange and interesting week! I had my time and enjoyment influenced by lots of different people this week, not by design but just because that's what happened. All but one of the people I met was so friendly, kind and helpful; it really made for a memorable week and I'm very grateful to all of them.
The walking this week was dominated by Duddon Sands and Morecambe Bay, and the rivers that flow into them that have to be crossed. I avoided all danger (and muddy feet) by eschewing any path that crossed river beds or the sands at low tide.
It is a beautiful area: on the edge of the Lake District but not as popular with tourists. If I come back again I would like to visit Piel Island and to hire a Queen's Guide to walk me across the sands, avoiding the quicksand and the rushing tide.
London has the Oxo Tower, Morecambe has a polo tower!
Zephyrine very kindly offered to drive me to Heysham Port to catch the ferry to the Isle of Man. There was just enough time to take a quick trip to the Half Moon Bay Cafe on the shore of Half Moon Bay, Heysham.
I had decided a couple of weeks ago that as I was passing through Heysham I would take a trip to the Isle of Man. Luckily I have a friend who lives there and she offered to host me for the duration of my stay. What a great opportunity to see her and see Mann. I leapt at the chance.
Today's ferry was the sea cat – super fast and comfortable on a calm day. It was a bit misty so the views weren't great and I took the opportunity to do a spot of planning.
By the time I arrived in Douglas, mid-afternoon, the sun was just breaking through and it was perfect weather for a coastal walk.
Douglas has quite an impressive sea front with its tall hotels facing the sea. When I got a bit closer I could see some of its faded glory but it looks like it's time is coming again.
From the ferry terminal I walked up to the cliff top and admired a war memorial there. Unlike all the other war memorials I have seen, commemorating the Great War, this one was for the 69 Manxmen killed alongside Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar.
The Isle of Man has a 95-mile long coastal path (called Raad Ny Foillan in Manx Gaelic) and I walked 7 of those miles. It was a beautiful walk along the cliff top road (no longer open to vehicles) called Marine Drive staring at the sea and the sky. At Port Soderick the path headed inland along one of the beautiful wooded glens that Mann has.
I crossed over the railway line for the steam train (which I saw twice) and cut across Santon Head towards Port Grenaugh, past a big posh house, where I was meeting Diane.
It had been a lovely walk to begin 4 days of sightseeing around the island, hosted by Diane and Colin and their family.


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