TTS now has an "embedded" indoor training area at the YM-YWHA!
Through our discussions with the YM-YWHA, we gained a clear sense of our current goals as coaches. One thing we have always been clear about is that we are not interested in cultivating an elitist environment. We are interested in the experience of excellence.
The root of the word "excel" conveys the action of rising up. Specifically, those that excel rise up in relation to others. It is therefore easy to confuse the pursuit of excellence with elitism. We see this historically in the figure of "his Excellency". Members of the court for example, would bow down before his or her Excellency. This act would physically manifest the superiority of his Excellency. Bowing would literally give his Excellency a heightened viewpoint, and in this way bowing is a symbolic offering of political power to one's "superiors". To excel, however, has always had a moral and ethical component. That is to say, ideally, rising up above others entails being "good" at something, and being virtuous. In sports, therefore, I associate excellence with rising above one's context in ways that make the context better for everyone. My point is that you cannot experience the exhilaration of excellence unless it is shared. Great athletes make their teammates better and even the crowd can share in this uplifting experience.
You don't even have to win to excel. I have seen athletes experience excellence during workouts in which they did not fully achieve their goals. Their approach to the workout, their consistency, and passion were nonetheless capable of raising the capacities of those around them. Judith Hayes does this on a regular basis. So does Debra Brown, William Blackburn, Lorne Bienstock, Harold Stotland, Elaine Malus, Peter Kalichman… etc. So many of us training together are committed to excellence as a means to raise the level of our fitness and performance.
"Once I get my cadence to match the slapping sound of the tire on the boards I will be able to keep up with Philippe Raymond and Stephane Le Beau!!!
For Michelle and I, the cultivation of excellence is part of our coaching methodology: we believe it is a means to producing better cyclists and a love of the sport. I personally cannot stand when people champion "pain" as the route to fitness. In my experience, cultures of pain are usually coupled with arch-elitism and we can all easily think of political structures that have historically resulted in such a marriage. That's a kind of "fitness" we can all do without. Hence the decision to work out of a community gym, as opposed to opening my own studio. We want to work with all levels of riders, and with people who choose to cycle to get fit from all walks of life. I think I really learned this lesson concretely in my discussions first with people at the YMYWHA: Christopher Laurin, and then Marla Gold. They have been so helpful on so many levels. It has made the prospect of working with the YMYWHA a no-brainer.
Another thing that I became more aware of during my talks with the Y was that I wanted to coach in a small group format. This lesson I learned from Michelle Paiement. We decided to start with four computrainers because we wanted to coach "in people's ears." One of the most rewarding comments I've received from clients over the years is that they could hear my voice in their head during stressful moments on the bike–and it helped them get through it. Well, when I think about how we are expanding, I hear Michelle's voice reminding me that you must always hold on to what makes you a successful coach and not get caught-up in the excitement of expansion for expansion's sake. I guess the basic lesson is that I don't want to be one of those coaches that talks more about equipment and studio shower facilities than I do about coaching.
Towards that end, I evaluated last year's indoor training programs. Once again, everyone raised their 20-minute threshold power. As I looked back, however, I realised my documentation of rider workouts was really lacking. As a result, I cannot say with confidence that everyone improved their peak power, their 3-6 min power, their ability to hammer for an hour (ftp) etc. Just because someone is getting better at riding hard for 20 mins does not mean they are getting better at being able to perform multiple high-end attacks, or hard accelerations on hills. So this year our riders will do a lot more testing during the base period, which we will use to establish "basic" parameters by which we can measure their fitness gains across a greater variety of scenarios. In other words, we'll be following more closely the basic power-training regimes set forth by American coaches such as Andy Coggan and Alan Hunter. These parameters will be incorporated more rigorously into what we are trying to do at TTS: scenario-based training. Our clients should expect tests that measure their ability to respond to classic scenes one encounters when riding or racing with others. These scenes will have various standardized tests tucked inside.
More testing over a variety of durations and scenes will hopefully reduce the anxiety that some athletes experience in relation to tests because there won't be one nail-biting "test day" at the beginning and end of a session. This structure results in riders understanding cycling solely in relation to the watts they can produce on test day. As I've said before, I believe this to be a narrow approach to coaching and the sport.
Finally, the success of our younger Cat 1 riders was a notable high-point of last summer. We had riders winning races and making the provincial team. Throughout the summer they were consistently in breaks. At the Provincial Championships, William Blackburn and Max Joly Smith took off from the gun. William, on a bike he borrowed just before the start of the race (don't get me started) suffered back cramps, while Max was caught by chase groups after 130km, and held on for 8th place. There was a basic structure I used for many of their workouts. We're going to use this structure consistently in our indoor classes. And as an aside, William and Max are fully sponsored for next year and the winner of the Provincial Championships, William Goodfellow, is now training with TTS!
In sum, our focus is on coaching first, and then expansion and equipment. We know what has taken us to this point, and now we have a more clear sense of where we are going next. So here's a photo of our modest training area. Oh, and notice that one bike is blue?!! EVERYONE wants the blue bike. Whoda thunkit?!


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'The Case Against Peace': Elites Manipulating Domestic Society With War
By Stuart J. Hooper
Global Research, June 28, 2016
21st Century Wire 26 June 2016
Theme: Media Disinformation, Police State & Civil Rights, US NATO War Agenda
It is understandable why elites would think this way, but it does not stand up to scrutiny and exposes humanity to untold dangers.
Stephen Walt, a world famous professor of international relations, has presented an interesting 'case against peace' that might explain some of the most recent trends in international affairs.
Walt presents an argument that essential says that a state of war allows for domestic social cohesion to occur, because:
When the wolf is at the door, domestic quarrels are put aside in order to deal with the more immediate danger.
George Simmel, a sociologist, is also quoted by Walt and proceeds to explain how, in his opinion, 'peace time' can lead to domestic unrest:
A group's complete victory over its enemies is thus not always fortunate in a sociological sense. Victory lowers the energy which guarantees the unity of the group; and the dissolving forces, which are always at work, gain hold.
Walt explores the work of another political scientist, Michael Desch, who said:
The cold war was the 'perfect' type of threat. It never escalated to a major war … although it was serious enough to be a unifying factor.
Walt acknowledges that the 9/11 attacks created a similar unifying atmosphere, yet notes that it quickly collapsed after the true reality of the threat turned out to be based upon lies:
The threat from al Qaeda and its ilk is just not serious enough to galvanize the national unity that a genuine international rivalry produces.
Domestic terrorism continues to shock us, but it's hard to rally the nation over the long term when the risk of dying in a terrorist incident is still about 1 chance in 4 million each year.
Walt concludes with this:
Reducing external dangers turns out to have a downside: The less threatened we are by the outside world, the more prone we are to ugly quarrels at home. Even worse, peace may even contain the seeds of its own destruction.
Now if we examine recent trends, we can see how this thesis is being applied.
Political elites have continued to shift their rhetoric in recent years to portraying Russia as the enemy of the Western world, and particularly the United States, in a way that we might see as attempting to produce that 'genuine international rivalry' that Walt speaks of.
Many believe that stoking domestic tensions is beneficial to those in control, and at a certain level it is, but domestic harmony is far more conducive to economic growth. The 'police state takeover' would be of massive short term gain to elites, but in reality it would be of little gain at all in the long term.
The rise of anti-Russian rhetoric in particular may be a drive towards implementing the 'case against peace', in order to keep a working population in motion and generating the massive economic activity that ultimately is the thing that keeps the US on top of everybody else.
There are however, some very worrying aspects of the 'case against peace' that Walt does not consider. The first is that a real threat does not necessarily incite mass social cohesion. The war in Vietnam was framed as a fight against the 'real' threat of communism, yet huge protests and massive social unrest occurred against it. Moreover, despite being in the height of the post-9/11 us-against-them mentality, London saw its biggest protest in history take place against the Iraq War.
Desch calls the Cold War the 'perfect type of threat', because 'it never escalated into a major war', but fails to mention that it very well could have done, which would have destroyed far more than just social cohesion and made a 'normal life' impossible for centuries to come.
It is also not necessarily true that it is only a threat from 'the outside world' that maintains domestic harmony. Why would we risk something that may escalate into a 'major war', when there are perhaps other ways of achieving social calm? In the Western world as it stands, most social unrest can be traced back to the fact that we have a massively unequal society – financially speaking. We might, instead of stoking conflict with an international, military super power like Russia, seek to create an economic reality that allows people to maintain a prosperous and fulfilling life.
Walt contends that the 'case against peace' means for:
A recurring cycle of conflict where periods of peace give way to new sources of tension and division.
This is the saddest part of the entire argument. We, as humans, need to find alternative means of dealing with our 'sources of tension and division' other than 'a recurring cycle of conflict' that the 'case against peace' advocates. Until we do that, we will be doomed to follow the mistakes of the past.
The original source of this article is 21st Century Wire
Copyright © Stuart J. Hooper, 21st Century Wire, 2016
Articles by: Stuart J. Hooper

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Hidden Meanings in Language
By admin on July 16, 2011 in Language/Lit
Language is funny.
This post doesn't give any helpful tips about using language, or about writing.
But I recently thought of one of many examples of how native speakers use language in a way that might seem inscrutable to new speakers.
Think of the difference between asking:
Are you cold?
Aren't you cold?
Strangely, if the person being asked is cold, then he'll answer "yes" to both questions.
By the way, and as I've mentioned before in weeklyrob, this isn't true in some other languages. For example, in French, the person would answer "oui" to the first question and "si" to the second. Both would mean, "yes, I'm cold."
But my point today goes a little deeper than the weird way that we say "yes" to both questions. My point today is about the underlying meaning of those questions.
Underlying blah blah blah?
Yeah. In both cases, the person asking wants to know whether you're cold, but there's a difference.
"Aren't you cold" implies one major thing: The person asking thinks there's a reason that you should be cold. (It's 20 below 0 and you're not wearing a shirt.)
But it doesn't imply that I can actually help you. I'm just asking.
But "are you cold" does imply that I have some way to help you. It implies that maybe I have an extra pair of gloves, or a hat.
That's an underlying meaning.
One more example:
"Aren't you hungry?"
Someone would only ask this if there's a reason to expect that you are hungry. Maybe it's late in the day and you've skipped lunch.
Now look at the positive version:
"Are you hungry" doesn't imply that there's any special reason for you to be hungry. But it does imply that I have food to give you if you are.
Question: "Are you hungry?"
Answer: "Hmm, maybe, what do you have?"
Underlying meaning.
No one taught me this stuff, and I don't know whether it can be found in a textbook somewhere. But somehow, it's made it into the collective minds of people who speak English as a first language. And of course, this is just one example.
Learning a language is hard, but learning the nuances of a language is much much harder.
What other examples are there of this kind of unspoken meaning?
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In honor of the new superman returns movie, I've made a thread to determine who'd win the fight of the year............Boba Fett or Superman. So, who's it gonna be?
I agree one hundred percent. Super-man can spin backwards and go through the space-time continuam. By the way, it also comes in blue, pink, purple, black, white, and pretty much any other color of the visible spectrum.
One scene, he will be struggling to stop a tank from falling on an orphanage or something.
Next scene, OMG the world is out of orbit and Superman flies out and pushes it back... anyone seeing the problem??
On Earth Boba couldn't beat Superman, but anywhere else where there's a red sun Boba wins.
Yea, sounds like Superman vs. Aliens. Which I can't find anywhere for some reason. But it would be nice to see someone kill Superman.
I think it's be a tie, sure, superman has all his cool powers, but the combination of Boba's own significant physical strength plus his armor will enable him to take superman's punches without getting knocked out, and all his karate skills will serve him well, and it has been proven that missles can knock supes for a loop, and Boba has missles. Also, we know superman can hold up fine against most earth weapons, but we have no idea how he'd fare against Boba's weapons from another galaxy.
Superman hands down, unless Boba has getten hold of some kryptonite, that would make it more fair. Superman is basically invincible. Despite all the weaponry Boba has, I'm going to go with Superman.
Your chracter Superman, although popular, is the Ben Affleck of the comic book world. He is boring to read about and he is far too overrated. His arch enemy is a maniacal President. Were your writers drunk that day? Whenever I see anyone buying any of the Superman merchandise or comics I feel inclined to hit them. Thw comic is more inconsistent than the Sherdog message boards, it is boring drivel. Basically they are stupid. Why is an unstoppable hero who can essentially turn back time at all interesting? So he's not unstoppable because Kryptonite can stop him. That stuff is almost as inconsistently rare as Adamantium in the Marvel Series of Comics. If it is truly the remains of a destroyed planet then why can all these super-punk enemies get hold of it? The best two storylines in Superman's history was the one where Lois Lane died (Was gonna happen anyway, who ever made up that character was a fat idiot.) and the one where the comic ended permanently forever... Oh I forgot that was just the mumblings of the smartest people alive. The stupidest storyline ever was the one where he got randomly pummeled toi death by some douche and then he awoke a few issues later. How many monkeys did you get to think up that one? Batman is infinitely better, as is (and I can't believe I'm saying this) Captain America. Simply because they are both well trained humans rather than super-powered morons. Although Captain America does quite often match the stupidity of Superman with some of the crap he comes out with.
Now, although I think Fett can handle this, I do respect Superman.
Humorbot, that is one of the most intelligent things that I have ever read, and I have read the dictionary. You canot forget that everybody loves him, even though he destroys buildings cnstantly, and that he virtually has 99.99999999(...) % of every created power. He also struts when he walks.
1. Although cool, Fett in ROTJ was essentially beat by a blind man waving a stick, I'd assume Superman is quite a bit more formidable than a blind man with a stick.
2. If sufficient time is spent away from earth's yellow sun, superman becomes powerless and equal to a mortal man.
4. The best thing Boba has fought was a jedi, which despite their cool powers, pale in comparison to Superman, who let's face it is stronger, faster, tougher, and in alot of cases smarter than your jedi.
5. Superman as opposed to Boba, can survive in space without life support, therefor all he woul dhave to do is open Slave 1 to open space, and problem solved.
If Superman can fly through the sun and not be scorched, blinded, burnt, or touched one bit- who do you honestly think would win? This is a retarded question. Boba couldn't use his gun, Superman is invincible to bullets (if you remember in Superman returns, the bullet crushes in his eye and he doesn't even feel it). Flamethrower wouldn't do good since Superman could fly through a freakin star! Rockets are just like guns, no effect whatsoever, plus Superman would catch the rocket and redirect at Fett, then Superman has lasers coming out of his eyes, so really Boba would be screwed no matter what, no matter how much we all love him, Superman is the victor.
He couldnt catch a rocket it would explode.
He has done it before, it's the same way you catch an egg. You slow it down, then turn it around. You don't just step in front of it, but even if he did, he would be fine. Really Fett has absolutely no way of killin Superman.
I know! It's cheezy. In superman returns, this one guy has like a......what?......30MM MINIGUN UNLOADING on his chest and it doesn't even scratch his suit!.....Stupid 99.9% invulnerable person....That's why I like Marvel comics better. He is WAY to cheap.
Super man is lame, Boba would know super man was after him, or boba would be after super man.
In either case, Boba would get ahold of kryptonite in like, an hour, and bam, not so super man any more.
Boba did not anticipate Bossk's and others' trap.
Let's just say out of spite Boba wins.
But what would be fun, slightly more realistic, Superman vs. Alucard.
Do you guys know why Superman is so "cheap" and "unfair"? It's because he was the dawn of Super Heroes. Before superman there were no superpowered heroes. The authors of the comic just took every power they could think up, added flight, and put it into a comic. He is famous for that, and I for one am glad he was created because without him there would be no x-men or silver surfer or green lantern.
This does not make me like him or his comics. Just trying to point out an important fact.


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Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device
Bing Wu, Roberta Klatzky, Randy Lee, Vikas Shivaprabhu, John Galeotti, Mel Siegel, Joel S. Schuman, Ralph Hollis, George Stetten
Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of force augmentation in haptic perception tasks. Background: Considerable engineering effort has been devoted to developing force augmented reality (AR) systems to assist users in delicate procedures like microsurgery. In contrast, far less has been done to characterize the behavioral outcomes of these systems, and no research has systematically examined the impact of sensory and perceptual processes on force augmentation effectiveness. Method: Using a handheld force magnifier as an exemplar haptic AR, we conducted three experiments to characterize its utility in the perception of force and stiffness. Experiments 1 and 2 measured, respectively, the users ability to detect and differentiate weak force (<0.5 N) with or without the assistance of the device and compared it to direct perception. Experiment 3 examined the perception of stiffness through the force augmentation. Results: The users ability to detect and differentiate small forces was significantly improved by augmentation at both threshold and suprathreshold levels. The augmentation also enhanced stiffness perception. However, although perception of augmented forces matches that of the physical equivalent for weak forces, it falls off with increasing intensity. Conclusion: The loss in the effectiveness reflects the nature of sensory and perceptual processing. Such perceptual limitations should be taken into consideration in the design and development of haptic AR systems to maximize utility. Application: The findings provide useful information for building effective haptic AR systems, particularly for use in microsurgery.
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Wu, B., Klatzky, R., Lee, R., Shivaprabhu, V., Galeotti, J., Siegel, M., Schuman, J. S., Hollis, R., & Stetten, G. (2015). Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device. Human Factors, 57(3), 523-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720814551414
Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device. / Wu, Bing; Klatzky, Roberta; Lee, Randy et al.
In: Human Factors, Vol. 57, No. 3, 23.05.2015, p. 523-537.
Wu, B, Klatzky, R, Lee, R, Shivaprabhu, V, Galeotti, J, Siegel, M, Schuman, JS, Hollis, R & Stetten, G 2015, 'Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device', Human Factors, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 523-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720814551414
Wu B, Klatzky R, Lee R, Shivaprabhu V, Galeotti J, Siegel M et al. Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device. Human Factors. 2015 May 23;57(3):523-537. doi: 10.1177/0018720814551414
Wu, Bing ; Klatzky, Roberta ; Lee, Randy et al. / Psychophysical evaluation of haptic perception under augmentation by a handheld device. In: Human Factors. 2015 ; Vol. 57, No. 3. pp. 523-537.
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N1 - Funding Information: Force augmentation is effectively transferred to haptic perceptual judgments, not only of force but also of other perceptual attributes such as stiffness. The perceptual effectiveness of force augmentation gradually declines with stimulus intensity in comparison to a control. Factors such as skin impedance and the device's geometric and material attributes should be considered in the design of force AR systems to maximize user experience. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants 1R01EY021641 and 5R00EB008710 and by a grant from the Coulter Foundation. Bing Wu received a PhD in experimental psychology from University of Louisville. He is an assistant professor in Arizona State University's College of Technology & Innovation. His research interests are in spatial perception/cognition, the visual and haptic control of action, and human factors issues in real, teleoperated, or simulated medical operations. Roberta Klatzky received a PhD in psychology from Stanford University. She is a professor of psychology and human computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research interests are in human perception and cognition, with special emphasis on spatial cognition and haptic perception. Randy Lee received an MS in biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include medical device design, surgical engineering, and psychophysics. Vikas Shivaprabhu received an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include medical device design and biomedical image analysis. John Galeotti received a PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a systems scientist in robotics and an adjunct assistant professor in biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests are in both biomedical optics and biomedical image analysis and visualization, especially for intraoperative guidance. Mel Siegel received a PhD in physics from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a faculty member in robotics and an affiliated faculty member in human computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests are in sensing, sensors, perception, and display systems in robotics contexts. Joel S. Schuman received an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is professor and chairman of ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the director of UPMC Eye Center. His research interests include imaging of the eye, laser-tissue interactions, aqueous outflow, and clinical pharmacology. Ralph Hollis received a PhD in physics from the University of Colorado. He is research professor of robotics and electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, and founding director of the Microdynamic Systems Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University, where his research centers on haptics, agile manufacturing, and dynamically stable mobile robots. George Stetten received an MD from SUNY Syracuse and a PhD in biomedical engineering from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is professor of bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh and research professor at the CMU Robotics Institute. He is also the director of the Visualization and Image Analysis Laboratory and the Music Engineering Laboratory. His research is in image guided intervention, haptics, and image analysis.
N2 - Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of force augmentation in haptic perception tasks. Background: Considerable engineering effort has been devoted to developing force augmented reality (AR) systems to assist users in delicate procedures like microsurgery. In contrast, far less has been done to characterize the behavioral outcomes of these systems, and no research has systematically examined the impact of sensory and perceptual processes on force augmentation effectiveness. Method: Using a handheld force magnifier as an exemplar haptic AR, we conducted three experiments to characterize its utility in the perception of force and stiffness. Experiments 1 and 2 measured, respectively, the users ability to detect and differentiate weak force (<0.5 N) with or without the assistance of the device and compared it to direct perception. Experiment 3 examined the perception of stiffness through the force augmentation. Results: The users ability to detect and differentiate small forces was significantly improved by augmentation at both threshold and suprathreshold levels. The augmentation also enhanced stiffness perception. However, although perception of augmented forces matches that of the physical equivalent for weak forces, it falls off with increasing intensity. Conclusion: The loss in the effectiveness reflects the nature of sensory and perceptual processing. Such perceptual limitations should be taken into consideration in the design and development of haptic AR systems to maximize utility. Application: The findings provide useful information for building effective haptic AR systems, particularly for use in microsurgery.
AB - Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of force augmentation in haptic perception tasks. Background: Considerable engineering effort has been devoted to developing force augmented reality (AR) systems to assist users in delicate procedures like microsurgery. In contrast, far less has been done to characterize the behavioral outcomes of these systems, and no research has systematically examined the impact of sensory and perceptual processes on force augmentation effectiveness. Method: Using a handheld force magnifier as an exemplar haptic AR, we conducted three experiments to characterize its utility in the perception of force and stiffness. Experiments 1 and 2 measured, respectively, the users ability to detect and differentiate weak force (<0.5 N) with or without the assistance of the device and compared it to direct perception. Experiment 3 examined the perception of stiffness through the force augmentation. Results: The users ability to detect and differentiate small forces was significantly improved by augmentation at both threshold and suprathreshold levels. The augmentation also enhanced stiffness perception. However, although perception of augmented forces matches that of the physical equivalent for weak forces, it falls off with increasing intensity. Conclusion: The loss in the effectiveness reflects the nature of sensory and perceptual processing. Such perceptual limitations should be taken into consideration in the design and development of haptic AR systems to maximize utility. Application: The findings provide useful information for building effective haptic AR systems, particularly for use in microsurgery.
KW - augmented reality
KW - force perception
KW - haptic interfaces
KW - perceptual effectiveness
KW - stiffness perception
JO - Human Factors
JF - Human Factors


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March 1, 2014 by Peter T Young Leave a Comment
Placial vs Spatial
In modern land description, the context is 'spatial' – we tend to reference things by their location, area and use – 123 Main Street, 10,000-square feet, residential.
Look at any map, GPS orientation or recall how you describe a place, etc, it's all about space and location; you learn where you are and the physical context of it.
In old Hawaiʻi, it was the nature of 'place' that shaped the practical, cultural and spiritual view of the Hawaiian people.
In Hawaiian culture, natural and cultural resources are one and the same. Traditions describe the formation (literally the birth) of the Hawaiian Islands and the presence of life on, and around them, in the context of genealogical accounts.
All forms of the natural environment, from the skies and mountain peaks, to the watered valleys and lava plains, and to the shore line and ocean depths are believed to be embodiments of Hawaiian gods and deities. (Maly)
"The ancients gave names to the natural features of the land according to their ideas of fitness. … There were many names used by the ancients to designate appropriately the varieties of rain peculiar to each part of the island coast; the people of each region naming the varieties of rain as they deemed fitting. … The ancients also had names for the different winds." (Malo)
Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. (hawaii-edu) There were names for everything, and multiple names for many.
Place names are often descriptive of: (1) the terrain, (2) an event in history, (3) the kind of resources a particular place was noted for or (4) the kind of land use which occurred in the area so named. Sometimes an earlier resident of a given land area was also commemorated by place names. (Maly)
"Cultural Attachment" embodies the tangible and intangible values of a culture – how a people identify with, and personify the environment around them.
It is the intimate relationship (developed over generations of experiences) that people of a particular culture feel for the sites, features, phenomena and natural resources etc, that surround them – their sense of place. This attachment is deeply rooted in the beliefs, practices, cultural evolution and identity of a people. (Kent)
In ancient Hawai'i, most of the common people were farmers, a few were fishermen. Access to resources was tied to residency and earned as a result of taking responsibility to steward the environment and supply the needs of aliʻi. Tenants cultivated smaller crops for family consumption, to supply the needs of chiefs and provide tributes.
In this subsistence society, the family farming scale was far different from commercial-purpose agriculture. In ancient time, when families farmed for themselves, they adapted; products were produced based on need. The families were disbursed around the Islands. An orderly delineation became needed.
Māʻilikūkahi is noted for clearly marking and reorganizing land division palena (boundaries) on O'ahu. Defined palena brought greater productivity to the lands; lessened conflict and was a means of settling disputes of future aliʻi who would be in control of the bounded lands; protected the commoners from the chiefs; and brought (for the most part) peace and prosperity. (Beamer, Duarte)
Fornander writes, "He caused the island to be thoroughly surveyed, and boundaries between differing divisions and lands be definitely and permanently marked out, thus obviating future disputes between neighboring chiefs and landholders."
Kamakau tells a similar story, "When the kingdom passed to Māʻilikūkahi, the land divisions were in a state of confusion; the ahupuaʻa, the ku, the ʻili ʻāina, the moʻo ʻāina, the pauku ʻāina, and the kihāpai were not clearly defined."
"Therefore, Māʻilikūkahi ordered the chiefs, aliʻi, the lesser chiefs, kaukau aliʻi, the warrior chiefs, puʻali aliʻi, and the overseers (luna) to divide all of Oʻahu into moku, ahupuaʻa, ʻili kupono, ʻili ʻaina, and moʻo ʻāina."
What is commonly referred to as the "ahupuaʻa system" is a result of the firm establishment of palena (boundaries.) This system of land divisions and boundaries enabled a konohiki (land/resource manager) to know the limits and productivity of the resources that he managed.
Ahupuaʻa served as a means of managing people and taking care of the people who support them, as well as an easy form of collection of tributes by the chiefs. Ultimately, this helped in preserving resources.
A typical ahupuaʻa (what we generally refer to as watersheds, today) was a long strip of land, narrow at its mountain summit top and becoming wider as it ran down a valley into the sea to the outer edge of the reef. If there was no reef then the sea boundary would be about one and a half miles from the shore.
When the Hawaiians lived on the land as farmers and gatherers they became intimately acquainted with and named countless features and places.
Hawaiian customs and practices demonstrate the belief that all portions of the land and environment are related; the place names given to them tell us that areas are of cultural importance. (Maly)
This Placial versus Spatial context reflects the relationship of the people to the land.
"Sense of place is about the feeling that emanates from a place as a combination of the physical environment and the social construct of people activity (or absence of) that produces the feeling of a place. … People seek out Hawaiʻi because of the expectation of what its sense of place will be when they get there." (Apo)
"Sense of place helps to define the relationships we have as hosts and guests, as well as how we treat one another and our surroundings." (Taum)
"In the Hawaiian mind, a sense-of-place was inseparably linked with self-identity and self-esteem. To have roots in a place meant to have roots in the soil of permanence and continuity."
"Almost every significant activity of his life was fixed to a place."
"No genealogical chant was possible without the mention of personal geography; no myth could be conceived without reference to a place of some kind; no family could have any standing in the community unless it had a place; no place of significance, even the smallest, went without a name; and no history could have been made or preserved without reference, directly or indirectly, to a place."
"So, place had enormous meaning for Hawaiians of old." (Kanahele)
The image shows ahupuaʻa on the island of Molokaʻi – each has its own name and reason for delineation (Google Earth/DBEDT.) In addition, I have included other related images in a folder of like name in the Photos section on my Facebook and Google+ pages.
Filed Under: Place Names Tagged With: Ahupuaa, Cultural Attachment, Hawaii, Mailikukahi, Palena


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Oscar Winner Predictions: Best Documentary Short
The nominees:
Black Sheep (B)
This intimate and harrowing conversation with Cornelius Walker, a British teenager from a Nigerian family who, at a young age, decided to confront racism from those in the new neighborhood he moved to by trying to fit in with and befriend his tormentors. This is hardly an affirming story of peaceful coexistence, but rather a cautionary tale about the engaging power and infectious nature of hate. Though it runs twenty-six minutes, it feels like there is more to this story that would have been worth including. Watch it for yourself on The Guardian.
End Game (B)
I was already familiar with Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco because my wife works in that field, and it's certainly affirming to see a representation of a more positive end to life that represents a wide range of options offered to patients without stigmas attached. That said, this film doesn't have the same emotional power as "Extremis," a nominee here two years ago, did, presenting its narrative and its highlighted subjects with care but without truly enabling viewers to be with them. Watch it for yourself on Netflix.
Lifeboat (B)
This isn't the first film to look at the people who try to help migrants hopelessly unprepared for their journeys fleeing persecution via the Mediterranean Sea. "Fire at Sea" and "4.1 Miles" were both nominees two years ago, in the feature and short categories, respectively, and this thirty-four-minute spotlight on the German group Sea-Watch that searches out and rescues North African migrants definitely showcases the dangers of those who attempt to cross the waters and the bravery of those who do everything possible to save them. Though its subject matter is undeniably important, the film doesn't feel urgent or truly personal. Watch it for yourself on The New Yorker.
A Night at the Garden (B+)
The shortest of all these – clocking in at just seven minutes – is also the most chilling, contained only of archival footage of an American Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939. It's evidently meant to evoke images of Trump and nationalism, particularly when a Jewish protester jumps on stage, and it's effective in that way and in a sheer representation of something that looks and feels distinctly un-American, far too recognizable in today's society even if the Nazi salute isn't being proudly flashed in such a public venue in New York City. Watch it for yourself on YouTube.
Period. End of Sentence. (B+)
This film's clever title is just one indicator of its value. This buoyant trip to India shows how a community that formerly had no access to pads is transformed by the installation of a sanitary pad machine, which also leads to an entirely new workforce and general changing attitude towards and empowerment of women. It's an energetic and heartfelt look at an unexpected influencer with an enormous impact on a rural village halfway around the world which any viewer, male or female, should be able to find endearing. Watch it for yourself on Netflix.
Previous winners: Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405, The White Helmets, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, The Lady in Number 6, Inocente, Saving Face
For your information: "End Game" co-director Rob Epstein has won the feature documentary Oscar twice, for "The Times of Harvey Milk" in 1984 and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt" in 1989. "Lifeboat" co-producer Bryn Mooser was previously nominated in this category in 2015 for "Body Team 12." "A Night at the Garden" director Marshall Curry has two previous nominations in the feature documentary Oscar category, for "Street Fight" in 2005 and "If a Tree Falls" in 2011.
Who should win: These all have worthwhile focuses. While "A Night at the Garden" makes tremendous use of film shot decades ago, "Period. End of Sentence." is the most well-rounded and strongly-made of the five.
Who will win: While I've done terribly in the other short races, I've correctly predicted this category for the past five years. Therefore, I'm inclined to endorse Period. End of Sentence. even though all these films are sure to garner votes and could easily win.
Labels: Best Documentary Short, Oscar Predictions, Oscars 2018
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Townley To Miss the Rest of MXGP Rounds – Retirement To Be Announced?
Entries for the 2016 Post Classic Motocross Championships to be held at Harrisville (West of Brisbane) over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of July close this Friday, and with almost 20 championships up for grabs in the Pre 1990, Pre 1985, Evolution and Sidecar classes there is something in there for almost anyone out there with old rig in the garage and you can bet that the action over the weekend will be nothing short of sensational.
I can tell you from personal experience that the track at Harrisville is a dead-set cracker, so if you enter and the event doesn't meet your expectations you can finish the weekend in my VIP pit area (next to the toilets), telling Calvin Brewster, Barry Olsen, Tony Garry and I what went wrong…..my advice to come along, enjoy the racing and get the hell out of there after you get your trophy….much safer!
Go to the Brisbane Motorcycle Club's web site for entry forms and/or more information – get your arse along to this event and join in the fun.
13 time national champion Craig Anderson who came out of retirement with the help of Honda and scored 10-9 moto finishes for ninth outright on the day at the Nowra round of the MX Nationals which is nothing short of amazing for a rider who won his last national championship a decade ago and won his last national round in 2008.
Wade Kirkland has gone 3-1 to win the MXD class at the Nowra round of the MX Nationals and is now just 18 points off championship leader Connor Tierney who posted 4-3 results over the weekend.
Wade Kirkland – Raceline Pirelli KTM Motocross Racing Team development rider Wade Kirkland broke through for his first ever win in the Under 19's championship with 3-1 scores aboard his KTM 250 SX-F.
Nowra hosted a round of the Australian Amateur Cup Championship and it was KTM riders Brad Polsoni, Kerrod Morrissy and William Angel who swept the podium with Polsoni and Morrissy now leading the championship from Joel Newton.
KTM Australian Amateur Cup-Nowra-Podium – With Polsoni undefeated for the second time this year, once gain the KTM rider took the KTM Australian Amateur Cup round honours at Nowra. Second spot on the podium was Morrissy, while third place was snatched up by William Angel who's consistent 3rd and 7th place finishes paid off.
Moto Expo Melbourne returns on November 25 to 27, 2016 with promoter Troy Bayliss Events announcing that for three full days the Melbourne Showgrounds will become the epicentre of the Australian motorcycle industry and a must-visit destination for Australasian motorcycle enthusiasts.
Round three of the WAMX Junior State Motocross Championships was held at Coastal Park last weekend and despite the rain and cold conditions the racing was red-hot in the 50cc Auto with Kayden Minear putting together three moto wins to secure not just the overall round win but he now jumps to the top of the series standings for the first time this season and it was Minear again in the 65cc 7-10 Years class to win the day and continue to lead the series.
Myles Gilmore took two wins and a second place to sneak ahead of Liam Atkinson in the 65cc 10-12 Years championship but Atkinson managed to reverse the standings in the 85/150cc 9-12 Years class to move within 15 points of Gilmore's championship lead while Tahlia O'Hare won the Girls 85cc/150cc BW/100-125cc 2st/200-250cc 4st class.
Corben Weinert took one point out of Brady Gilmore's points lead with a win in the 85/150cc 12-16 Years class so there is now just three points separating the rivals and Corben Weinert did much the same in the 100cc-125cc 13-15 Years class taking the win over Regan Duffy and Gilmore and extending his points lead to five in the 100cc-125cc 15 Years.
Mitch Outram continues to hold the red plate after the round win (1-1- 2) in the 100cc-125cc 15 Years class and holds a 20 point lead from Billy Middleton (2-2- 1) who finished second for the day with Kurt Oinn securing third but Middleton bounced back to dominate the 128cc-150cc/250cc 13-16 Years class to move within three point of championship leader Mat Fabry.
Round four of the Make Smoking History WAMX Junior State Championships heads to the Perth Hills of Chidlow, on Sunday July 31st at WAJMCC.
Luke Clout and Jackson Richardson were in action at round six of the AMA Motocross Championship at the famous Red Bud and after qualifying 23rd and 25th respectively, the Aussie duo battled back from a poor start in moto one, and Richardson managed a respectable 25th with Clout two positions back in 27th.
Moto two saw both Aussies battling tooth-and-nail to get inside the top 20 and that is exactly what they did, with Clout coming home in 17th position for 19th outright on the day, while Richardson finished one position back in 18th, for 22nd outright.
Richardson now sits 26th in the championship while Clout sit two positions further back in 28th but you can expect the two Aussies to climb up the leader board if they can keep riding like they did in the second moto.
Hot on the heels of injuries to Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard, Jason Anderson and Josh Grant, another top-ten 450 punter in Cole Seely will miss a yet to be determined amount of racing after breaking his pinkie finger while practicing last week. Seely was laying his CRF450R so far over in a rutted corner that his little finger hit a rock on the inside of the track and the injury was enough to require surgery.
KTM have announced that Kailub Russell has signed a four-year contract extension with the factory FMF/KTM off-road team and the contract includes an option for four additional years beyond that if Russell, now 26, wants to keep racing. That's potentially an eight-year extension for Russell, designed to keep him on the brand until his racing days are over.
Russell races a 350XC-F in the GNCC series and after nine rounds he holds a 15-point lead over Aussie hard charger Josh Strang. Russell and Strang will continue their battle for GNCC supremacy on September 11 when Unadilla in New Berlin, New York host the next round of the series.
Despite a disappointing seventh at round nine of the GNCC series held in West Virginia, Aussie star Josh Strang sits second in the series just 15 points back from championship leader Kailub Russell as the competitors enjoy the six week break from the 13 round series.
Strang won rounds one, two and eight and finished second at rounds three, six and seven but his tenth at round five and now the seventh at round nine has cost the Husqvarna pilot the championship lead but with four rounds remaining in the series Strang is far from out of the title chase after winning three of the last four rounds in 2015.
The series continues on September 10 and 11, with the Parts Unlimited Unadilla GNCC at the iconic Unadilla MX facility in New Berlin, New York.
Overall National Championship Standings: 1. Kailub Russell (226). 2. Josh Strang (211). 3. Trevor Bollinger (132). 4. Jordan Ashburn (123). 5. Craig Delong (109).
Bugga!! Ben Townley has hit the deck again and was taken to hospital with internal injuries while practicing at Mantova last week and will be out of action for the last six rounds of the Motocross World Championships while talk of his retirement from MXGP in the future has yet to be confirmed.
With Kevin Strijbos convalescing from a wrist injury the team is currently searching for a replacement for Townley that can join then Belgian in the gate for the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic towards the end of July and then also for rounds in Belgium, Switzerland, Holland and the USA.
The Motocross of European Nations and the Women's Motocross of European Nations scheduled for later in the year will not go ahead due to logistical reasons (and a lack of interest) and it is unlikely to have this event on the calendar for 2017.
Off Road Pro-Racing has announced that the European Supercross Championship will be a one-event championship this year and will be held on Saturday 22nd October 2016, at Arnham, in the Netherlands. All other dates and venues are cancelled.
From 2017 the EMX300 2 Stroke Championship will not be combined with the MXGP/MX2 rounds and could be relegated to compete at EMX 65/85 zone rounds or with EMX Quad events or combined with national championships. This definitely a big step back for the Euro 300cc championship and the riders wishing to compete in the series.
The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship reached the halfway point of the 2016 season while celebrating Independence Day with the annual tradition that is the RedBud National and it was more of the same from Ken Roczen in the 450 Class, sweeping the motos yet again for his fifth overall victory in six rounds while in the 250 Class Cooper Webb earned his second straight overall win by winning both motos and thanks to former championship leader Joey Savatgy's poor showing Webb now lead the series.
Ken Roczen is so much faster than everyone else in the field it really doesn't matter what sort of start he gets and in both motos Roczen was in the lead after just a handful of corners and won each moto well out of sight of his closest rival Eli Tomac who likewise had a huge gap back to third place in both motos.
Broc Tickle (4-3) backed up his first podium since 2012 one week ago with another top-three effort at his home race.
Justin Barcia is showing glimpses of his old self with 3-4 finishes for fourth overall while Marvin Musquin, Blake Baggett, Christophe Pourcel, Matt Bisceglia, Justin Bogle and Benny Bloss rounded out the top ten overall.
Roczen's 11th career victory extends his lead in the 450 Class standings to 53 points over Tomac, more than two full motos worth. Musquin, who finished fifth overall (5-6), moved to third in points and sits 126 points out of the lead.
This class is riddled with talent, raw speed and straight out aggression but all of that means little to Cooper Webb who whittled his way through the opening rounds with an injured wrist but it looks like the Yamaha star is gaining confidence after holding Savatgy at bay in moto one and passing teammate Alex Martin late in moto two for earn maximum points.
Shane McElrath (9-5), Adam Cianciarulo (7-8), Joey Savatgy (2-16), Austin Forkner (6-10), Arnaud Tonus (11-6) and Mitchell Oldenburg (8-9) rounded out the top ten with the main story in there being Savatgy who finished a strong second in the opening moto but moto two turned to poo with a small crash followed by a HUGE crash putting the Kawasaki back enough in the field to lose the red plate heading to Southwick next weekend.
In perfect conditions and on what was by far the best prepared track for the season so far Dean Ferris and Caleb Ward have won the MX1 and MX2 classes respectively at round six of the Motul MX Nationals at the Nowra Motoplex in New South Wales last weekend.
Kirk Gibbs – The old saying suggests that championships aren't won on the easiest days, but on the hardest days, and defending MX Nationals Champion Kirk Gibbs made the best of a hard day when he left Nowra with yet another podium finish, and still in possession of the coveted red plate.
Series points leader Kirk Gibbs was unable to finish the morning's qualifying session and was assisted by Racesafe staff to continue racing but it was an eventful GoPro Superpole with Ferris pushing hard to end up with the fastest time ahead of Dylan Long and Kade Mosig.
Matt Moss came to Nowra with a point to prove and the multi Australian Champion almost pulled off the perfect weekend after winning the opening moto easily over Ferris and Mosig and in the second moto it was looking like another Moss victory until a small tip over handed the moto win and overall to Ferris.
Gibbs suffered a knee injury on the very first lap of qualifying and was unable to complete the session and despite being handed the final gate pick for each moto the championship leader went 4-3 for third outright and now hold a 15 point lead over Ferris in the championship.
Todd Waters – Waters, who kick started the round with an impressive fourth place finish in GoPro Superpole, suffered a case of bad luck when race one got underway. After occupying third position for the majority of the 30-minute moto in the talent packed Thor MX1 class, Waters was forced to drop back to fifth after his chain came off on the second last lap. In race two, Waters improved on his results, battling with the lead pack before finishing in a hard fought fourth place. With a 5th in moto one, and 4th in moto two, Waters finished in 5th overall for the round, and now sits in third overall in the Thor MX1 championship standings.
Despite having to use Racesafe to get him to the Dylan Long came home in 6th overall with solid 8-5 results while Jacob Wright (7-7) and Corey James (9-8) finished in front of Craig Anderson who came out of retirement with the help of Honda and scored 10-9 moto finishes for ninth outright on the day which is nothing short of amazing for a rider who won his last national championship a decade ago and won his last national round in 2008. Well done Ando!
Despite still struggling from a wrist injury Jay Wilson was looking solid with a 6th place finish in the opening moto but a DNF in the second moto put pay to a good day at the track but Dan Reardon didn't make it to the finish line in the opening moto after severely damaging his ACL and looks like he will be out for the season.
Despite still recovering from wrist surgery, in race one Jay Wilson got to a solid start, which saw the 21-year-old race to a season best 6th place. However, in race two, the demanding Nowra track proved too much for his injury to handle, which resulted in Wilson pulling in early, unfortunately unable to finish the race.
Jake Moss secured the fastest lap time in qualifying ahead of Nathan Crawford and Wilson Todd but when it was all said and done Caleb Ward won the opening moto from championship leader Nathan Crawford, Jed Beaton and Jayden Rykers and in the second moto Ward worked hard to get by Wilson Todd who ended the moto in second ahead of Beaton, Rykers and Crawford so with five rounds remaining Crawford leads the points by nine points ahead of Ward who in turn has a two point gap over Beaton.
"It was a really good day for me today. I had a bit of a tough round at Nowra last year, and the goal was to come and fix everything I did wrong last time, and I think we've done that," Caleb Ward said. "I'm just trying to do everything I can to get that red plate back. I had a really good mid-season break and to go 1-1 today and make up some good points in the championship is awesome.
Caleb Ward – KTM Motocross Racing Team rider Caleb Ward was in devastating form, winning both motos and moving one place closer to the lead of the MX2 championship. The KTM 250 SX-F rider led home Jed Beaton and Nathan Crawford to leave Nowra just nine points behind championship leader Crawford.
Jayden Rykers – MX2 rookie and Davey Motorsports rider Jayden Rykers was also an absolute standout on the day, recovering from a disastrous start in the first moto, and one that was just average in the second, to fire his KTM 250 SX into two fourth places on the day, maintaining fourth place in his first ever MX2 championship.
Dunlop-equipped motocross racers scorched to the top of the 2016 MX Nationals podium in both the MX1 and MX2 classes at the tight, technical Nowra circuit.
Despite a dominating performance from Husqvarna pilot Mathias Bellino at the World Enduro Championship round in Spain, Matt Phillips looks on course for the EnduroGP and E2 World Championship double with two rounds remaining.
Bellino won the Enduro GP on day one over Alex Salvini (Beta), Manuel Monni (TM), Nathan Watson (KTM) and championship leader Phillips (Sherco) then on day two Bellino again took the outright win but this time is was ahead of Loic Larrieu (Yamaha), Watson, Salvini and Phillips.
Interestingly, Sherco with Phillips at the helm leads the EnduroGP and E2 class, TM mounted Eero Remes leads the E1 championship while Beta factory rider Steve Holcombe leads the E3 class – it has been a long time since a KTM or Husqvarna rider hasn't led any of the championships.
KTM's Tye Simmonds has sensationally won the Hattah Desert Race after going toe-to-toe with his teammate Daniel Sanders who ended the four hour race just 12 seconds behind Simmonds and 11 minutes in front of third placed Beau Ralston on his Yamaha.
Ralston's third place outright result was enough to see him hold down the win in the up to 450cc Four-Stroke class ahead of Penrite Honda's Peter Boyle, with Cairns Coconut Resort Honda Racing Team's Jacob Smith rounding out the podium.
With the outright 1-2 under their belts, Simmonds and Sanders also took line honours in the over 450cc class with Husqvarna Australia's Glenn Kearney coming home in a solid third place.
In the over 250cc Two stroke class, Husqvarna mounted Lyndon Snodgrass raced to an impressive victory ahead of Jesse Lawton and Justin Beard, while Motul Pirelli Sherco Racings Wil Ruprecht claimed the win in the Under 19s class ahead of Nic Tomlinson and Ben Kerns.
KTM Australia backed Jack Simpson continued his great debut season in the Off-Road ranks taking the class win in the up-to 250 Four-Stroke class on his way to finishing 10th outright. Mark Grove cross the line in second position while Riley Graham who raced the opening two laps with no front brake after damaging his lever and master cylinder in the opening lap fought back late in the race to take the final step on the rostrum and it was Josh Murtagh who won the up-to 250cc Two-Stroke class ahead of Cody Ryan and Tom Kite.
In the battle of the older riders it was none other than Yarrive Konsky who came out on top in the Vets 35-44yr class ahead of Frank Corran and Darren Lessio and in the 45yr and above Masters Class it was Mike Reefman who took full advantage of his start at the front of the field to record a a big win ahead of Lou Stylianou and James Graham.
In the Ladies class Danielle Foot gave KTM another reason to celebrate, winning by just under 20 minutes ahead of Tagan Hall in second place with Morgan Wright in third.
Tommy Searle has won the MX1 class at the fifth round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championships with 2-1 results while second overall was Jake Nicholls with 1-3 and third Shaun Simpson with 3-2 and in the MX2 class young Adam Sterry took out the overall after swapping moto wins and second places with Martin Barr while Bryan Mackenzie rounded out the podium.
MX1 Overall: 1. Tommy Searle 2-1. 2. Jake Nicholls 1-3. 3. Shaun Simpson 3-2. 4. Graeme Irwin 18-18. 5. Tanel Leok 6-5.
MX2 Overall: 1. Adam Sterry 2-1. 2. Martin Barr 1-2. 3. Bryan MacKenzie 3-3. 4. Steven Clarke 6-4. 5. Liam Knight 4-7.
The KTM pairing of Glen Coldenhoff and Jeffrey Herlings have won the MX1 and MX2 classes respectively at round four of the Dutch Masters of Motocross held in Emmen last weekend.
Coldenhoff shared moto wins with Russian Evgeny Bobryshev with Ceriel Klein Kromhof while Herlings won the opening moto over Davy Pootjes and Max Anstie with the second moto again going to Herlings over Anstie and Potjes.
Interestingly 15 year old Jorge Prado who scored 4-7 results at Emmen is tipped to replace Herlings at the Red Bull KTM MX2 team in 2017.
MX1 Moto 1: 1. Evgeny Bobryshev. 2. Glenn Coldenhoff. 3. Ceriel Klein Kromhof. 4. Kevin Wouts. 5. Jens Getteman. 6. Rick Satink. 7. Micha-Boy de Waal. 8. Tom Macuks. 9. Jose Butron. 10. Dietger Damiaens.
MX1 Moto 2: 1. Glenn Coldenhoff. 2. Evgeny Bobryshev. 3. Ceriel Klein Kromhof. 4. Jens Getteman. 5. Kevin Wouts. 6. Rick Satink. 7. Jose Butron. 8. Micha-Boy de Waal. 9. Jeffrey Dewulf. 10. Dietger Damiaens.
MX2 Moto 1: 1. Jeffrey Herlings. 2. Davy Pootjes. 3. Max Anstie. 4. Jorge Prado. 5. Brian Bogers. 6. Lars van Berkel. 7. Sven van der Mierden. 8. Roy van Heugten. 9. Eric Leijtens. 10. Ruben Fernandez.
MX2 Moto 2: 1. Jeffrey Herlings. 2. Max Anstie. 3. Davy Pootjes. 4. Brian Bogers. 5. Thomas Covington. 6. Lars van Berkel. 7. Jorge Prado. 8. Sven van der Mierden. 9. Karlis Sabulis. 10. Roy van Heugten.


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package net.tridentsdk.server.command;

import net.tridentsdk.ServerConsole;
import net.tridentsdk.entity.living.Player;
import net.tridentsdk.meta.ChatColor;
import net.tridentsdk.meta.MessageBuilder;
import net.tridentsdk.plugin.annotation.CommandDesc;
import net.tridentsdk.plugin.cmd.Command;
import net.tridentsdk.registry.Registered;
import net.tridentsdk.service.PermissionOwner;

import java.util.UUID;

@CommandDesc(name = "op", permission = "trident.op")
public class OpCommand extends Command {
    @Override
    public void handlePlayer(Player player, String arguments, String alias) {
        String[] args = arguments.split(" ");
        if (args.length != 1) {
            new MessageBuilder("Those are the wrong arguments").color(ChatColor.RED).sendTo(player);
            return;
        }

        UUID uuid = null;
        for (Player p : Registered.players()) {
            if (p.name().equals(args[0])) {
                uuid = p.uniqueId();
            }
        }

        if (uuid == null) {
            new MessageBuilder("There is no player by the name " + args[0]).color(ChatColor.RED).sendTo(player);
            return;
        }

        Registered.statuses().op(uuid);
        new MessageBuilder("[CONSOLE: Opped " + uuid + "]").color(ChatColor.GRAY).sendTo(player);
    }

    @Override
    public void handleConsole(ServerConsole sender, String arguments, String alias) {
        String[] args = arguments.split(" ");
        if (args.length != 1) {
            sender.sendRaw(ChatColor.RED + "Those are the wrong arguments");
            return;
        }

        UUID uuid = null;
        for (Player p : Registered.players()) {
            if (p.name().equals(args[0])) {
                uuid = p.uniqueId();
            }
        }

        if (uuid == null) {
            sender.sendRaw(ChatColor.RED + "There is no player by the name " + args[0]);
            return;
        }

        Registered.statuses().op(uuid);
        sender.sendRaw(ChatColor.GREEN + "Opped " + uuid);

        final UUID finalUuid = uuid;
        Registered.players().stream().filter(PermissionOwner::opped).forEach(player ->
                new MessageBuilder("[CONSOLE: Opped " + finalUuid + "]").color(ChatColor.GRAY).sendTo(player));
    }
}