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Category: Te Araroa Walk (page 1 of 7)
29/3/17 I Love Chocolate
Who doesn't love chocolate?
An early morning drop off to the airport for another Te Araroa Trail walker Rob, who completed the whole distance by foot.
We met Rob half way down the North Island and then played 'cat and mouse' on route till Wellington.
If you want to be fascinated by his keenness to capture life at it's most starriest … check out some of his night shots of the solar system over New Zealand on his fb page photos.
'I have chocolate' was his signage used to hitch a ride from the deep south to Christchurch. We ate what was left over so as to make room for the three books we donated to him so as to de-clutter some more!
Keeping us in focus to work smarter, not harder was welcomed. Adventure before dementia … eating heaps of Caremello naturally!
Cheers Rob, loved the visit.
27/1/17 Te Araroa Trail North Island Refection
The smell of walking the Te Araroa trail still lingers on our clothes worn even after we have stopped walking a couple of days ago. Even after they have been machine washed. A couple of times. Some would grimace. We don't. We grin. It keeps the memories alive. The landscape. The food. The connections made. The hitch hiking rides. The animal life encountered. The homestays. The lost toe nails. The times we didn't enjoy the moment. The scabs from itchy bites. The messages of support and well wishes.
They are all part and parcel of a journey of our North Island. From end to end. We've loved it. How could we not? We have said farewells to the Te Araroa family with sadness as others continue across the waters to the South Island. But, we are excited about saying "Kia Ora" to our families and mates whom will be at the end of the gangway when we arrive back home into Christchurch.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to our journey. As we have mentioned before, it's the people connected with in the flesh and the conversation had in the person that remain long after the boots come off. Priceless experiences you can't capture in a photo.
Since we departed for Canada, we have scripted over 295 daily blog posts. It too has been a gratifying ritual that we hope you have enjoyed as much as we have in posting them. This is the last one as we now transition back into suburbia habitat for a short breath of fresh air.
For a short while naturally.
It's been a hoot.
24/1/17 Wellington Botanical Gardens to Island Bay – 17 kms: Not All Who Wander Are Lost
We retraced our route by bus back to where we ended yesterday's walking and bumped into Ben from the Yukon whom we met at hut two up in the Tararua Ranges. He too was doing what we were at finishing the North Island part today and joined us. The more the merrier!
Nick and I had this crazy idea of doing a pie-athon across the city. This is where you eat as many pies along the way and so started with one before we trudged out the last of the steps. It was the staple diet we missed when chomping continuous tuna and two-minute noodles and so downed a mince and cheese Irvines pie without hesitation. It was delicious! Claire and Ben were non-participative.
We entered into the Botanical Gardens themselves, only to get lost. Yep, we had followed a route map all the way down the island without issue and now struggled to getting the path right to exit the thing. It was not only ridiculous but embarrassing! We had to back track and criss-cross and sometimes ask for directions. Setting off the Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) did become a topic of conversation at one point. When we eventually did exit, it was a little longer than anticipated. If you were to ask what we saw in foliage and fauna – have no idea. The focus was on getting out of the damn thing! A consolation was that the view from the top of the cable car was nice, white caps on the harbour water indicating it being a little blustery. It's not called Windy Wellington because of farting!
There we were, TA walkers in grungy apparel walking up a main street of downtown toward finely dressed pedestrians. Being polite later that evening, my cousin mentioned that we were kind of smelly before we left this morning. That would have explained some pedestrians over taking us walking in the same direction quite rapidly. Jeez, I wondered if the old work colleague we bumped into felt the same. I think it was a smile to see me versus a grimace from the hug I gave him, and being stinky!
The buzz of city busyness with folk going about their life was just manic. Somewhere along the way here, we lost Ben. So too did the pie-athon evaporate! We reached the waterfront and it too was active with people jogging the bay. Already thoughts of keeping the fitness level sustained beyond the trail are on the radar so as to keep the tube around the belly from expanding. The mountain bike seat is beckoning …
But there was plenty of fitness incorporated in the last 10 kms. We peeled off the bay and climbed up on to the slopes of Mt Victoria following Wellington's 'Southern Walkway'. We crested the ridgeline to view Wellington City from yesterday's opposite bearing; thunder from the airport to the left where planes were coming and going; and to the front, the open blue sea got closer. Mt Albert was ascended for a last altitude photo from the trig before the descend down to the coastline for the last time.
It was timely to read some graffiti on a public toilet block, 'Not all who wander are lost.'
There is a ship's propeller positioned as a monument to a naval ship that was scuttled off the coast after it was de-commissioned. Nick had served on the thing when it was in active service up in the Gulf and as he stood there, he was in deep thought of reflection. Pollen in the eyes he said before we continued.
We reached Shortland Park and our last steps magnitised to the sea boundary fence. We found what we set out to do at the start of today. Huh, we weren't lost afterall.
A stone cairn memorial marking the end (or beginning) of Te Araroa in the North Island.
23/1/17 Porirua to Wellington Botanical Gardens – 31 kms: The Best of the Worst
The weather bombs over the past ten days have been unbelievable. It's supposed to be our summer and it would be fair to script that this has been the best of the worst summer one can remember. The amount of rain has been phenomenal and has caused havoc up and down the country.
There was a forecasted break today although at 8am this morning, you would think we were in for another layover. At 9am, we decided to take the risk and with all our wet weather apparel on, we stepped out into the puddles to be rained on.
The track up to Colonial Knob was under cover from ferns and Nikau palms and there were a number of steps to ascend. It wasn't long before the sweat beads rolled down the forehead so stopping to disrobe apparel made it more comfortable. To our astonishment, the rain had certainly abated and when we broke undergrowth cover, the clouds had dispersed somewhat providing us with spectacular views of Porirua City proper.
The 14 kms walked to Mt Kaukau was just a smorgasbord of 360° views. Bumps from the Tararua Ranges on the northern horizon; the Rimutaka Ranges more prominent being closer; Wellington City a haze of houses and skyscrapers; giant wind propellers adorned the southern horizon. Out to the west, the mighty landscape of the top of the South Island. We were below it now latitude wise; and finishing the directional clock, Kapiti Island stood motionless in a distance form of blue.
Sheep and cattle grazed the pastures; the man-made pine forest was aged as the trunks of the trees rose high into the sky. Ohariu Valley introduced more habitat with a huge equestrian community tending to the care and maintenance of the horse's present. Every now and again we gave way to woman and beast sharing the tar seal being walked. They never get told off for fouling the roads! Mind you, the fresh stuff was probably a sweet smell better than our body odour after the haul trodden so far.
The ascent up to Mt Kaukau itself was gradual encountering day walkers. The telecommunications tower a beacon from all angles and it was out last altitude to be summited in the North Island. We could make out more distinctive features of the Capital City itself and although the legs were feeling the distance, the adrenalin of the end being in sight carried us some more.
Close to the Botanical Gardens, a call was made to a cousin seeking a resting place for the night. Our attempt to reach Te Papa Museum fell short by approx. 4kms; the bodies were ready to lay down in protest. Another 31 kms today. Tomorrow, we will finish for sure and bring home the closing of the North Island leg.
We sat eating our evening meal with family to experience the sun slide down behind the silhouette of the South Island. You felt like you could reach out and just touch it.
It won't be long before we do.
22/1/17 Porirua Layover
It rained. It poured. It blew.
We had a layover day!
21/1/17 Raumati South to Porirua: We Cracked One
"Do you have any cabins available?"
We sat in Countdown in Porirua asking the question of the camp site operators still another kilometre away. The weather had turned crap again during our walking and to tent with the weather to sour worse, we weren't in the zone to test the canvas water proofing grade.
They did and with our plastic bags of grocery items, we hobbled the remainder of what was our longest day distance walking on the whole of the North Island part.
The day started with Denise and Chris walking with us as far as Paekakariki. It was overcast but pleasant, an on-shore wind enough to keep the body temperature just nice under the pump of back pack carriage. Stopping for a cuppa at a café in Paekakariki was where we met up with someone we had met at the hostel in Paihia – Gordon. He had been following our journey and our paths managed to cross again today.
Pie shops are an addiction and we just had to savour one for the road before we parted company with Gordon, Chris and Denise. It had been an amazing three days with folk, it kind of felt our start towards the transition back into suburbia habitat. People, food, beer and pies.
Walking the remainder of the trail will be our final salute to the North Island generosity imposed on us throughout the adventure. The next bit we encountered was the Paekakariki Escarpment.
It's a relatively new track from Paekakariki to Pukerua Bay and runs high above State Highway 1 and railway, reaching 220 metres above sea level. There is gradient with the help of wooden stairs; two swing bridges to maintain height; and sometimes fencing to negate track erosion or human tumble! The views are spectacular and although the wind was sometimes blustery along the 10 km stretch, we would rate it as being a fantastic part of the Te Araroa Trail.
After reaching Pukerua Bay, we made the decision to keep pushing forward until Porirua.
It was on this section that we passed the Taupo Swamp. The 30-hectare wetland area is the largest remaining swamp where harakeke (flax) is harvested, surviving more than 150 years of human-induced change. We tried to imagine all the flowers in full bloom.
It wasn't long before the drizzle started to descend from the sky above. Generally you would pick up the pace somewhat however, given the distance we had already walked, just moving forward was the focus.
The relief to un-shoulder our back packs was a tremendous feeling. We had cracked the 35 km distance in a day's walk. Consider that the closest to this was when we did the 30 kms on Ninety Mile Beach. We were happy with the achievement and know part of the adrenalin is because we are only two days out from finishing.
The orange street lights of Porirua ignited the city. It wasn't long before they too became hazy as the drizzle became more solid rain. There is something to be said about the pitter patter of droplets on a roof.
Thank goodness it wasn't a bl..dy canvas one!
20/1/17 Paraparaumu to Raumati South: A Day of Greatness
The body eventually caved into the mind which caved into the soul and had Vicki drop us back off opposite the Waikanae train station for us to walk the bit we were supposed to do yesterday. Braden, Jack and Logan joined our meander atop the Waikanae River banks in the direction of the sea. Reserve preservation has been fantastic and to watch native birds sharing the fruits of summer had us stop and stare as they fed. Kereru, Tui and Fantail.
Today's sky evaporated the grey to become blue and at last, there was some warmth in the ball of yellow above. We bid our goodbyes to Vicki, Jack and Logan as we hoisted the backpacks up onto the body frames. Braden and Jess escorted us along the beach and out of their suburb.
Kapiti Island looked radiant on the horizon as we left our foot imprints on the beach sand. Reaching the cusp between Raumati Beach and Raumati South, a text was sent to this time, people we knew. It was another pre-arranged stop and, well over due.
Their figures appeared coming toward us in our direction. The voices of greeting were heard well before we could press the flesh for kisses, hugs and handshakes. It turned neighbours heads and stopped cars in the street. Jonielle was on a tightish timeframe to complete the North Island walking and decided to carry on some more. More commotional street noise as we bid her farewell.
Denise and Chris were a couple that we had first met at a campsite back in 2011. It was at a place called 'Ginger' at the head waters of the Nile River in Uganda, East Africa. From memory, we think we even watched an All Black test together the following morning before we parted company. We hadn't seen them since although, have kept in touch over the years.
What makes this couple special was that when we first met, they had just built a school for children in Kenya. Their story of how they ended up there through their son's project on tracing their family tree was one that you could make a movie out of. Denise did publish a book telling the story.
"I Share My Heart With Africa" is a beautiful read and if you love biographies, you won't be disappointed when you add it to your book shelf or Kindle Library, either from www.isharemyheartwithafrica.com or Amazon.
They are the most amazing couple who since we have met, have built a second school in Kenya. Gate crashing their barbque, we meet other friends of theirs whom welcomed us to share in an evening to learn more about these remarkable hosts. It was so much fun.
And easy to top up on beers from the previous night's hosting at that!
Today started with one set of great people and ended with another set of great people.
A day of greatness.
19/1/17 Levin to Paraparaumu: 400 Mind, Body & Soul Reasons
There is only one commuter train that rattles the tracks towards Wellington in the morning. We didn't look the part in our attire as the numbers grew waiting for the single head-light to appear from the north. When it did, the hordes of commuters scrambled on board as did we to take a seat. By 7am, we were clickity clicking south. We could get used to this type of travel!
It was yet another farewell to Mike as he was continuing on south as Jonielle, Claire and I disembarked at Waikanae. We had planned to walk the 8ish odd kilometres to where Nick was staying (at a cousins) and too was offered a night's accommodation for which we gratefully accepted.
Walking shorter distances is better for the mind, body and soul.
However, it was too early to call Nick to advise our arrival; Jonielle needed a re-supply so we headed to a supermarket that just so happened to have a café attached and only just opened. Between a bite of a scone, the skies opened up and by some coincidence, Nick called in-between another bite. We just waited for our pick up!
Not walking at all is even better for the mind, body and soul, ahem.
Meeting Braden, Vicki his wife and sons Jack and Logan was just the start of what turned out to be 24 hours of a connection as if we had known this lot before; and were just catching up. The salutary introductions and rapport building quickly evolved into great conversations about likeminded travel and the strive for life simplicities. Jonielle was invited to stay and so too added an international flavour to perspectives. Not once did we mention anything to do with Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. Only a dozen times.
With still a day ahead of us, we visited Southward Car Museum that houses a collection of over 400 vehicles (and some aircraft). It's a Kapiti Coast gem worth a stop to visit. The collection includes Marlen Dietrich's Cadillac cabriolet, a 1915 Stutz Indianapolis race car, a 1950 Cadillac "gangster special" that belonged to gangster Mickey Cohen, and an 1895 Benz Velo, imported to New Zealand in 1900.
When we got to the cars in the collection we grew up with, back seat experiences became a theme of conversation. Those leather experiences should best too to lie in some mental archival memory museum as well, moving right along.
We did fit in a small beach walk at the mouth of the Waikanae River. The tide was pushing in so there was some wetness to feet as white caps paved a view out to Kapiti Island. It's one of New Zealand's oldest and most important nature reserves situated 5 km off the coast. Humans can visit but not reside.
On a day like today, it was best to be off the water.
Although Jess the family pouch found enjoyment wading into its surf chasing a stick thrown.
Wonder if we chucked a walking pole, the enthusiasm would be the same. Another mind, body and soul moment when the hospitality was such that we could easily be adopted to stay and live if the offer was extended.
It wasn't. Bugger.
What time is the train due in the morning?
18/1/17 Levin Kiwi Holiday Park: 2 + 2 = Double the Smell
A text from Mike who we canoed with down the Wanganui River advised that due to the pending weather bomb, he was not going to attempt the Tararua Ranges but instead, make his way to Wellington. We offered a night in our six-berth bunk room to share a comfy mattress bed as a transit stopover and that just down the road, there was a fish and chip shop.
Mid-afternoon, there was a knock at the door. Mike arrived and he had brought a fellow walker guest, Jonielle from the US. There were enough single beds for everyone.
Jonielle was a seasoned walker having completed parts of the Pacific Crest Trail in the US. It's fun to watch facial expressions when you ask how our trail compares. Nearly everyone admits that ours is by far harder terrain wise.
With the inclement weather to continue into the tomorrow, the plan was for us to hitch a train just up the line to Waikanae. Nick who we thought would take another day to descend out of the Tararua Ranges had humped it out in totality and was now waiting for us to catch him up.
As the heavens opened up, we brought in four pairs of boots and placed them in the toilet off the bunkroom.
Can you imagine the stench when boot odour meets fish and chip odour?
Nothing compares!
17/1/16 Matawai Hut Back to Levin: An Amazing Coincidence
There was already some trepidation when we shut the eyelids two evenings before about continuing forward under injury. What should have been an easy decision-making process still played out the pro's and con's analysis. We had come so far to be so close to the summit of Mt Crawford.
Common sense won out and we chose to stay a further day/night at the Matawai Hut to rest everything and re-trace our steps down and out.
For moments of the day, we did have the hut to ourselves and so made good use of the time by strategic planning the future beyond the North Island. Do we continue with the trail and do the South Island? Or postpone it till next summer and return home for a rest? Both options were in tune with our 3-3-5-3 blue print to make this our best year ever.
We have a speaking opportunity in February to speak as a couple on the topic of "Simplifying Your Life – Dream, Design, Do." That is exciting to be able to share what we know with others to hopefully inspire them into downsizing their footprint, possessions and consumerism. Perhaps be doing the stuff we are passion about … like stuck in a hut injured at altitude with pending inclement weather and no blazing log burner, sheepskin rug or glass of plonk! We did have energy chocolate I suppose!
Bidding farewell to the forward walkers was bridged by welcoming the backward walkers arriving. And the company of Fraser (17) and younger brother Sam (15); Dan, John and Marcus; and Ben from the Yukon Canada lifted the spirits. The second night at Matawai Hut was fun. Fun can be the best medicinal drug for any ache and pain.
It took us 8.5 hours to descend to the track car park we had originally been dropped off at. The weather was kinder as was the track having dried up some. The mud bogs however had caked up and to step on them thinking hard terra-firma and you still sunk ankle deep in the sludge black stuff. The person following was certainly the clever one; and the cleanest!
The camera kept us company and allowed for us to stop and start to melt the enchanted forest of the Tararua's. Even the creeks forded with adrenalin had subdued to ankle deep clear water. The toughness was still evident however, it was the right choice and just beautiful.
Making the tar seal with seven kilometres of road walking to go, we be-friended a fella mowing his lawn who gave us a lift into Levin. Hobbling brings out the best in people and we were so grateful.
In summing up the past three days, we came to a part of the ranges nearing the descent end that opened up the view to the river below. Turquoise water surrounded by naïve bush with mountain back drop. When I was growing up, I remember seeing this exact same picture (or one similar) in a National Geographic Magazine. That was in the early 1970's. It was a photo taken of a river in Canada, the land of the Maple Leaf.
Having started our travel by cycling across Canada last year to see the exact same scene, to now be seeing the same scene here in our homeland as we concluded the Tararua Range attempt was just an amazing coincidence.
At the hut, we had decided to only do the North Island of the Te Ararao Trail this summer; return home and postpone the South Island till the next summer. It means we have 100 odd (or even) kilometres to go till we end at the bottom of the North Island. Perhaps it was a sign.
Perhaps we are reading too much into it.
Either way, the photo taken captured it to summarize the past three days. There is still unfinished business with the Tararua's even if the trepidation was left at the Matawai Hut. But for now, a new plan.
With it, a new kind of excitement.


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package org.dasein.cloud.zimory.network.vlan;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.dasein.cloud.CloudException;
import org.dasein.cloud.InternalException;
import org.dasein.cloud.OperationNotSupportedException;
import org.dasein.cloud.ProviderContext;
import org.dasein.cloud.Requirement;
import org.dasein.cloud.ResourceStatus;
import org.dasein.cloud.compute.VirtualMachine;
import org.dasein.cloud.identity.ServiceAction;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.AbstractVLANSupport;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.Firewall;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.FirewallSupport;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.IPVersion;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.IpAddressSupport;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.NICCreateOptions;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.NetworkInterface;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.NetworkServices;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.Networkable;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.RoutingTable;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.Subnet;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.SubnetCreateOptions;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.VLAN;
import org.dasein.cloud.network.VLANState;
import org.dasein.cloud.util.APITrace;
import org.dasein.cloud.zimory.NoContextException;
import org.dasein.cloud.zimory.Zimory;
import org.dasein.cloud.zimory.ZimoryMethod;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Implements VLAN support in Zimory-based clouds.
 *
Created by George Reese: 11/20/12 9:14 AM

 * @author George Reese
 * @version 2013.01 initial version
 * @since 2013.01
 */
public class Networks extends AbstractVLANSupport {
    static private final Logger logger = Zimory.getLogger(Networks.class);

    private Zimory provider;

    public Networks(@Nonnull Zimory provider) {
        super(provider);
        this.provider = provider;
    }

    @Override
    public void addRouteToAddress(@Nonnull String toRoutingTableId, @Nonnull IPVersion version, @Nullable String destinationCidr, @Nonnull String address) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void addRouteToGateway(@Nonnull String toRoutingTableId, @Nonnull IPVersion version, @Nullable String destinationCidr, @Nonnull String gatewayId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void addRouteToNetworkInterface(@Nonnull String toRoutingTableId, @Nonnull IPVersion version, @Nullable String destinationCidr, @Nonnull String nicId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void addRouteToVirtualMachine(@Nonnull String toRoutingTableId, @Nonnull IPVersion version, @Nullable String destinationCidr, @Nonnull String vmId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public boolean allowsNewNetworkInterfaceCreation() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean allowsNewVlanCreation() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean allowsNewSubnetCreation() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public void assignRoutingTableToSubnet(@Nonnull String subnetId, @Nonnull String routingTableId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void assignRoutingTableToVlan(@Nonnull String vlanId, @Nonnull String routingTableId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void attachNetworkInterface(@Nonnull String nicId, @Nonnull String vmId, int index) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Network interfaces are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public String createInternetGateway(@Nonnull String forVlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Internet gateways are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull String createRoutingTable(@Nonnull String forVlanId, @Nonnull String name, @Nonnull String description) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull NetworkInterface createNetworkInterface(@Nonnull NICCreateOptions options) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Network interfaces are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Subnet createSubnet(@Nonnull SubnetCreateOptions options) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Subnets are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull VLAN createVlan(@Nonnull String cidr, @Nonnull String name, @Nonnull String description, @Nonnull String domainName, @Nonnull String[] dnsServers, @Nonnull String[] ntpServers) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        APITrace.begin(provider, "createVLAN");
        try {
            ProviderContext ctx = provider.getContext();

            if( ctx == null ) {
                throw new NoContextException();
            }
            Zimory.AccountOwner owner = provider.getAccountOwner();
            StringBuilder xml = new StringBuilder();

            xml.append("<networkCreationInfo>");
            xml.append("<networkName>").append(Zimory.escapeXml(name)).append("</networkName>");
            xml.append("<account><accountId>").append(ctx.getAccountNumber()).append("</accountId></account>");
            xml.append("<networkOwner><id>").append(owner.userId).append("</id><login>").append(owner.login).append("</login></networkOwner>");
            xml.append("</networkCreationInfo>");

            ZimoryMethod method = new ZimoryMethod(provider);

            String id = method.create("networks", xml.toString());

            if( id == null ) {
                logger.error("Unable to POST to networks endpoint");
                throw new CloudException("Unable to POST to networks endpoint");
            }
            VLAN vlan = getVlan(id);

            if( vlan != null ) {
                return vlan;
            }
            logger.error("The POST to create a new network in Zimory succeeded, but nothing was returned");
            throw new CloudException("The POST to create a new network in Zimory succeeded, but nothing was returned");
        }
        finally {
            APITrace.end();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void detachNetworkInterface(@Nonnull String nicId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Network interfaces are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public int getMaxNetworkInterfaceCount() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return 0;
    }

    @Override
    public int getMaxVlanCount() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return -2;
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull String getProviderTermForNetworkInterface(@Nonnull Locale locale) {
        return "network interface";
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull String getProviderTermForSubnet(@Nonnull Locale locale) {
        return "subnet";
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull String getProviderTermForVlan(@Nonnull Locale locale) {
        return "network";
    }

    @Override
    public NetworkInterface getNetworkInterface(@Nonnull String nicId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public RoutingTable getRoutingTableForSubnet(@Nonnull String subnetId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return null;
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Requirement getRoutingTableSupport() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Requirement.NONE;
    }

    @Override
    public RoutingTable getRoutingTableForVlan(@Nonnull String vlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public Subnet getSubnet(@Nonnull String subnetId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Requirement getSubnetSupport() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Requirement.NONE;
    }

    @Override
    public VLAN getVlan(@Nonnull String vlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        for( VLAN vlan : listVlans() ) {
            if( vlanId.equals(vlan.getProviderVlanId()) ) {
                return vlan;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isNetworkInterfaceSupportEnabled() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isSubscribed() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        APITrace.begin(provider, "isSubscribedNetworks");
        try {
            ZimoryMethod method = new ZimoryMethod(provider);

            return (method.getObject("accounts") != null);
        }
        finally {
            APITrace.end();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isSubnetDataCenterConstrained() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isVlanDataCenterConstrained() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Collection<String> listFirewallIdsForNIC(@Nonnull String nicId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<ResourceStatus> listNetworkInterfaceStatus() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<NetworkInterface> listNetworkInterfaces() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<NetworkInterface> listNetworkInterfacesForVM(@Nonnull String forVmId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<NetworkInterface> listNetworkInterfacesInSubnet(@Nonnull String subnetId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<NetworkInterface> listNetworkInterfacesInVLAN(@Nonnull String vlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<Networkable> listResources(@Nonnull String inVlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        ArrayList<Networkable> resources = new ArrayList<Networkable>();
        NetworkServices network = provider.getNetworkServices();

        FirewallSupport fwSupport = network.getFirewallSupport();

        if( fwSupport != null ) {
            for( Firewall fw : fwSupport.list() ) {
                if( inVlanId.equals(fw.getProviderVlanId()) ) {
                    resources.add(fw);
                }
            }
        }

        IpAddressSupport ipSupport = network.getIpAddressSupport();

        if( ipSupport != null ) {
            for( IPVersion version : ipSupport.listSupportedIPVersions() ) {
                for( org.dasein.cloud.network.IpAddress addr : ipSupport.listIpPool(version, false) ) {
                    if( inVlanId.equals(addr.getProviderVlanId()) ) {
                        resources.add(addr);
                    }
                }

            }
        }
        for( RoutingTable table : listRoutingTables(inVlanId) ) {
            resources.add(table);
        }
        Iterable<VirtualMachine> vms = provider.getComputeServices().getVirtualMachineSupport().listVirtualMachines();

        for( VirtualMachine vm : vms ) {
            if( inVlanId.equals(vm.getProviderVlanId()) ) {
                resources.add(vm);
            }
        }
        return resources;
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<RoutingTable> listRoutingTables(@Nonnull String inVlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<Subnet> listSubnets(@Nonnull String inVlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<IPVersion> listSupportedIPVersions() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return Collections.singletonList(IPVersion.IPV4);
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<ResourceStatus> listVlanStatus() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        APITrace.begin(provider, "listVlanStatus");
        try {
            ProviderContext ctx = provider.getContext();

            if( ctx == null ) {
                throw new NoContextException();
            }
            ZimoryMethod method = new ZimoryMethod(provider);

            Document response = method.getObject("networks");

            if( response == null ) {
                logger.error("Unable to identify endpoint for networks in Zimory");
                throw new CloudException("Unable to identify endpoint for VLANs (networks)");
            }
            ArrayList<ResourceStatus> vlans = new ArrayList<ResourceStatus>();
            NodeList list = response.getElementsByTagName("network");

            for( int i=0; i<list.getLength(); i++ ) {
                ResourceStatus v = toVLANStatus(list.item(i));

                if( v != null ) {
                    vlans.add(v);
                }
            }
            return vlans;
        }
        finally {
            APITrace.end();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull Iterable<VLAN> listVlans() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        APITrace.begin(provider, "listVlans");
        try {
            ProviderContext ctx = provider.getContext();

            if( ctx == null ) {
                throw new NoContextException();
            }
            ZimoryMethod method = new ZimoryMethod(provider);

            Document response = method.getObject("networks");

            if( response == null ) {
                logger.error("Unable to identify endpoint for networks in Zimory");
                throw new CloudException("Unable to identify endpoint for VLANs (networks)");
            }
            ArrayList<VLAN> vlans = new ArrayList<VLAN>();
            NodeList list = response.getElementsByTagName("network");

            for( int i=0; i<list.getLength(); i++ ) {
                VLAN v = toVLAN(list.item(i));

                if( v != null ) {
                    vlans.add(v);
                }
            }
            return vlans;
        }
        finally {
            APITrace.end();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void removeInternetGateway(@Nonnull String forVlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Internet gateways are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void removeNetworkInterface(@Nonnull String nicId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Network interfaces are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void removeRoute(@Nonnull String inRoutingTableId, @Nonnull String destinationCidr) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void removeRoutingTable(@Nonnull String routingTableId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Routing tables are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void removeSubnet(String providerSubnetId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        throw new OperationNotSupportedException("Subnets are not supported");
    }

    @Override
    public void removeVlan(String vlanId) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        APITrace.begin(provider, "removeVLAN");
        try {
            ZimoryMethod method = new ZimoryMethod(provider);

            method.delete("networks/" + vlanId);
        }
        finally {
            APITrace.end();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean supportsInternetGatewayCreation() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean supportsRawAddressRouting() throws CloudException, InternalException {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public @Nonnull String[] mapServiceAction(@Nonnull ServiceAction action) {
        return new String[0];
    }

    private @Nullable ResourceStatus toVLANStatus(@Nullable Node node) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        if( node == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        String id = null;
        NodeList attributes = node.getChildNodes();

        for( int i=0; i<attributes.getLength(); i++ ) {
            Node attribute = attributes.item(i);

            if( attribute.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase("networkId") && attribute.hasChildNodes() ) {
                id = attribute.getFirstChild().getNodeValue().trim();
            }
        }
        if( id == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        return new ResourceStatus(id, VLANState.AVAILABLE);
    }

    private @Nullable VLAN toVLAN(@Nullable Node node) throws CloudException, InternalException {
        if( node == null ) {
            return null;
        }

        ProviderContext ctx = provider.getContext();

        if( ctx == null ) {
            throw new NoContextException();
        }
        NodeList attributes = node.getChildNodes();
        VLAN vlan = new VLAN();

        vlan.setCidr("0.0.0.0/0");
        vlan.setProviderRegionId(ctx.getRegionId());
        vlan.setSupportedTraffic(new IPVersion[] { IPVersion.IPV4 });
        vlan.setCurrentState(VLANState.AVAILABLE);
        vlan.setProviderOwnerId(ctx.getAccountNumber());
        for( int i=0; i<attributes.getLength(); i++ ) {
            Node attribute = attributes.item(i);

            if( attribute.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase("networkId") && attribute.hasChildNodes() ) {
                vlan.setProviderVlanId(attribute.getFirstChild().getNodeValue().trim());
            }
            else if( attribute.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase("networkName") && attribute.hasChildNodes() ) {
                vlan.setName(attribute.getFirstChild().getNodeValue().trim());
            }
            else if( attribute.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase("account") && attribute.hasChildNodes() ) {
                NodeList ownerNodes = attribute.getChildNodes();

                for( int j=0; j<ownerNodes.getLength(); j++ ) {
                    Node oa = ownerNodes.item(j);

                    if( oa.getNodeName().equalsIgnoreCase("accountId") && oa.hasChildNodes() ) {
                        vlan.setProviderOwnerId(oa.getFirstChild().getNodeValue().trim());
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if( vlan.getProviderVlanId() == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        if( vlan.getName() != null ) {
            vlan.setName(vlan.getProviderVlanId());
        }
        if( vlan.getDescription() == null ) {
            vlan.setDescription(vlan.getName());
        }
        return vlan;
    }
}

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Stay protected from weather on any wall in the world.
The Black Diamond Deluxe Cliff Cabana Double Fly seals securely over the Cliff Cabana Double Portaledge to provide bomber weather protection to big wall climbers who find themselves in the middle of a seriously gnarly storm. This burly fly has been put through the ringer on the Karakoram spires, Greenland walls, and Patagonia horror shows. No matter where you're climbing, the Deluxe Double Fly can take the weather. The engineers at Black Diamond know you may be spending a lot of time inside this thing, so they added plenty of pockets to help you keep everything organized.
I haven't taken this outside yet, I just set it up at my local gym with the help of a local expert (thanks Scott Lappin). Be warned that the instructions are not adequate and u will have to do some problem solving to fit the fly into the ledge. Basically, I had to take apart the ledge on the 'quick corner' in order to fit the ledge inside the fly, and then re-assemble to ledge once it is inside the fly (don't forget to loosen the bed tensioners before doing this, and then re-tension once completed). BD told me that over time the fly will stretch and I will simply be able to manhandle to fly over the final corner of the ledge. Beware the ledge corners are sharp and may rip the fly if one is not careful. Once inside the ledge with this fly on, it was clear this is the fly for any conditions but a sprinkle. Unless you are macho and enjoy a higher probability of sucky condensation, less fun, and/or death, this is the fly for vertical camping in anything but perfect weather. There are other details to work out such as the the length between the fly clip in and the ledge clip in point (shoulder length sling for me), and how you might like to haul them (ledge and fly together off the same biner, not as a sausage style, for me). Great piece of gear that gives me piece of mind and flexibility concerning weather.
Supper burly and virtually indestructible. My only critique is that the thing is supper heavy. It is perfect for any one who wants to head to the Arctic to play on big walls, but way over kill for any one looking fro some shelter in Zion or Yosemite.
I give it 5 stars for quality and performance, however, it is over kill for most big walls.


Once, I bought a $75 sweatshirt from Mini. It was actually $95, but I had a coupon from Mini for being a loyal owner. That sweatshirt was warm and soft and only felt better as the years went by. It was worth my $75 and more. I still have it.
I paid $75 for a sweatshirt from a major fitness brand that same year. It soon felt like a $30 sweatshirt that I had paid $75 for. The fabric was average, and the design wasn't appealing after a month. When I washed it, nothing got softer. It pilled. The zipper stuck sometimes. I don't have that sweatshirt any more. After a year, I gave it to Goodwill.
It's okay to sell a $75 sweatshirt. It's okay to sell a $200 sweatshirt or a $500 sweatshirt. But what you better do is make sure that $500 sweatshirt is worth $500 to your customer. If it only feels worth $25, that customer won't be coming back. You got their money once but you won't get it again.
So what I want to know is this: Are you selling an experience worth the money, and earning trust and repeat business? Or are you just taking the cash and moving onto the next customer? Both are popular ways of doing business in this world, but they are very different mindsets and engender radically different communities. Who and what are you aiming to be?


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43 U.S. CITIES HAVE PASSED ORDINANCES OUTLAWING ABORTION WITHIN THEIR CITY LIMITS.
Potential Cities
Mount Vernon, Texas
Henderson, Texas
Mount Enterprise, Texas
Greenville, Texas
Jacksonville, Texas
White Oak, Texas
Lamesa, Texas
Cisco, Texas
Warren City, Texas
Keller, Texas
Canton, Texas
Emory, Texas
Reklaw, Texas
Snyder, Texas
Stanton, Texas
Springlake, Texas
Quinlan, Texas
Sudan, Texas
Comanche, Texas
Marshall, Texas
Palestine, Texas
Livingston, Texas
Onalaska, Texas
Ropesville, Texas
Cedar Park, Texas
Seminole, Texas
Denying
Cities of Death
Athens, Texas is located in Henderson County.
An overwhelming majority of those who vote in Henderson County are conservative Republican voters. In the 2020 Presidential Election 79.6% (28,911) voted Republican, 19,4% (7,060) voted Democrat, and 1.0% (345) voted for other candidates. The majority of the conservative republican voters in Henderson County wish to see abortion outlawed in the State of Texas. In the 2018 Republican Party Primary Election Henderson County voters had the opportunity to vote FOR or AGAINST the following proposition, "I believe abortion should be abolished in the State of Texas." In Henderson County, out of 10,028 votes, a total of 7,183 voted in favor of the statement and 2,845 voted against the statement. This means a majority of the majority of those who vote in Henderson County are in favor of outlawing abortion in the State of Texas.
In addition to this, one of the official planks of the Republican Party of Texas 2020 Platform reads, "We support the right of Texas municipalities to protect mothers and preborn children in their communities by passing enforceable city ordinances that ban abortions and abortion industry businesses within their city limits." 92.3% of Republican Party of Texas delegates voted in favor of this plank being added to the Republican Party of Texas 2020 Party Platform.
The population of Athens is 13,121.
Sanctuary Status
About the Ordinance
The Athens Ordinance
Do You Want To See Your City Outlaw Abortion And Become A Sanctuary City For The Unborn? Sign the Petition Today!
ATHENS SPEAKS OUT!
Why Athens Residents Want To See Abortion Outlawed in Their City
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas." - Mistie S.
"It serves no good purpose, only empowers evil. It's murder and murder is against the law. Total contradiction." - Tammie D.
"I believe a child is viable at conception and it is murder to abort." - Michelle R.
"It is ungodly and murder." - Rockie M.
"To save the unborn." - Caitlin M.
"It's murder!" - Jacee E.
"Proverbs 6:16 -These six things doeth the Lord hate:yea ,seven are an abomination unto him:a lying tongue,A proud look, And hands that shed innocent blood." - Heather R.
"I want to see abortion outlawed because those babies are human the second they are conceived and therefore abortion is murder. I don't want to see any more unborn babies murdered. It breaks my heart for those babies and their mothers." - Kathy H.
"Abortion is murder." - Jamie M.
"Life is precious and should be protected." - Laural B.
"Yes!!!! I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas. Praying for God to forgive us our laws that are against Him, and heal our land! Bring revival Lord!!" - Shirley B.
"It is against God's will." - Russell H.
"It's murder and murder is a crime." - Shellie W.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas because it's against what God desires, and there isn't enough education to let people know they can let a child be saved and adopted." - Melissa H.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas because it is taking a life that God has given to someone. God is the giver and taker of Life not Us!" - Lezi H.
"Protecting lives that cannot protect themselves yet." - Robyn M.
"Life begins at conception and abortion is murder of babies." - David B.
"Every child has a chance, God has a plan." - Amanda J.
"It's murder and a sin." - Kim W.
"It is murder." - Samantha B.
"God makes no mistakes and every human has the right to live. The moment a women becomes pregnant that child inside of her no matter what stage of pregnancy is in fact a human and has a right to live!" - Ginny C.
"I want to be blessable by a living father who hates this slaughter of his innocent ones. This is not a political point. This is a decent thing." - Bruce L.
"It's 100 percent MURDER and against the very laws of God. Praying that God will open our eyes and hearts. The blood of these children are on the hands of this nation. It must stop if God is to forgive us and heal our land!" - Mary D.
"It dishonors the heart of God." - Nathan H.
"Abortion is murder." - Rhonda G.
"Respect for life as shown in the Bible." - Marylyn W.
"It's killing an innocent person. Health complications for women. Mental effects of women after abortions. It breaks God's heart." - Chauncy R.
"I don't think that anyone should have the decision to kill. Life starts from conception. Babies Lifes Matter!!!!" - Norma L.
"I believe abortion is morally wrong." - Sarina B.
"Don't agree with murder for the innocent." - Justin B.
"Abortion is murder of innocent babies." - Joy R.
"I believe abortion is the murder of a defenseless, innocent baby. Too often it is used as a contraceptive; rarely as a medical emergency." - Sandra Frazier "It is an abomination." - Lawy L.
"It's murder." - Karen B.
"It is wrong to be able to kill an unborn child" - Megan S.
"America was built on Christian standards, time to bring it back. Life begins at the very start when you are the size of a peanut." - Cody H.
"Babies planned and unplanned are a gift of God. There are families wanting to have, hold and take care but can't and then to just do away with them like it's nothing is heartbreaking." - Chardae C.
"Biblical reasons." - Shelly T.
"Religious belief that ALL life is sacred." - Victor T.
"I believe in the sanctity of life and abortion is murder!" - Nancy A.
"So not necessary. Choose adoption!" - Farrah F.
"I believe that life begins at conception and abortion is the taking of that life, thus making it the same as murder." - Joni L.
"It is murder." - Annette H.
"Because it is against God's word and it's murdering human beings inside the womb." - Allyson T.
"It is Murder!" - Betty H.
"I am pro-life." - Connie G.
"It should not be allowed." - Alana M.
"Loss of life." - Denice M.
"It's against constitution and moreover it's AGAINST the Bible and life itself." - Ali H.
"I think God gives you a gift of life and it should be born!" - Larra G.
"Abortion goes against everything I believe in. I believe it is a despised sin against God and his creation." - Christi R.
"I am PRO-LIFE!!!!" - Michelle W.
"Because God loves everyone from womb to tomb." - Michael R.
"It is a baby that is alive. Abortion is murder it needs to be outlawed." - Bayleigh C.
"Abortion is murder of babies. They have a right to life at conception. The Lord forms them in their Mother's womb." - Ranona C.
"Because of my religious beliefs, I believe all life is sacred, including unborn lives." - Lynda T.
"I want to see abortion outlawed because it is murder and goes against what the Bible says.There are people that can't have kids and would love to adopt!Please stop abortion/murdering babies no matter what stage of pregnancy it is still a human life. I want to see abortion outlawed because it is murder and goes against what the Bible says." - Dianna C.
"I believe life begins at conception and the baby has a soul." - Jessica C.
"It claims innocent human lives." - Nolan L.
"A baby is a blessing of the lord. We all have a role to play. If we abort a baby it's like denying god his wish of having that baby live. Abortion is not the way out." - Ana B.
"Abortion is the murder of a human being, created by God, therefore, it should be illegal. Every child has the right to be born." - Ann R.
"Abortion is the murder of an unborn child who does not have the ability to fight for its own life so we as people must be their voices and fight for them. They deserve the right to live. They didn't choose how they were created but we can help to bring them safely into this world to love God." - Jaimie A.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas because Jesus is the creator of every life, therefore every life is precious." - Christy G.
"It is against God's will." - Lydia H.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas because it is murder of the most innocent of God's creation!" - Kimberly P.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas and worldwide." - Barbara H.
"It's not right to end a life." - Chiquita S.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas because it is murder. Also I believe that it is highly against God's word and we should protect them when they can't protect themselves and bring love into our community by standing on the truth of God." - Skylar F.
"It is murder." - Amanda P.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas because it's murder." - Craig C.
"Restore righteousness in our land." - Dr. Tony Romans
"Because the Lord Almighty created that beautiful soul and it should not be just ripped out of the human body and killed." - Dakota B.
"To protect the lives of the unborn." - Jordan C.
"Abortion is murder and not what God intended." - Julia H.
"Fetus", the "unborn", whatever term they choose to use, God's creation has a soul and purpose. It should not be our right to take away a human's divine purpose! Every child has the right to live!" - Sandy M.
"It goes against everything I believe as a Christian." - Renea W.
"No words can describe the evil in abortion." - Jackie W.
"Because it is murder." - Chris M.
"It is murder" - Virginia H.
"Because it is murder." - Austin R.
"Abortion is murder . . . not someone's right." - Cathy J.
"Abortion is murder of babies." - Annette T.
"Because it is murder! Children are a gift from God." - Annette B.
"I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas." - Judy G.
"We are not God." - Melissa M.
"Every baby has a right to be born." - Shelia G.
"It is murder." - Patricia R.
"Yes, I want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas." - Billy C.
"Abortion is murder of an innocent life." - Bernice R.
"It is killing an innocent child." - Wanda M.
"Thou shalt not kill." - Michelle M.
"It's murder." - Susie W.
"Because abortion is murder." - Olivia H.
"I absolutely want to see abortion outlawed in Athens, Texas." - Maria H.
"all babies have the right to life. they are not a mistake or a choice." - Jennifer C.
"Abortion is the taking of a life. A sin against GODS law and descent human law." - Iris F.
"Because a unborn child is an angel and I believe god sent him for a reason." - Ana G.
"murder plain and simple. It is someone taking matters in their own hands to take another persons life. It is against God's law and should be against man's law." - Leona A.
"Goes against God s law and breaks my heart and His!" - Sue S.
"Because it's murder!" - Bill S.
"It's murder, according to The Bible. It's killing babies. It's wrong." - Larry D.
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Home > News and events > Press releases 2018 > June 2018 > 12 year old receives 6-figure sum after death of father from an undiagnosed heart attack
12 year old receives 6-figure sum after death of father from an undiagnosed heart attack
A 47 year old man died after showing typical heart attack symptoms that were missed by the hospital
A 12-year-old girl, known only as Polly to protect her identity, has received a six-figure settlement after the death of her father, Alexander aged 47, following the failure of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to recognise that he was experiencing a heart attack.
Alexander arrived at A&E complaining of chest pain that radiated down his left arm and up into his neck. He was assessed by a nurse, who requested blood tests and an ECG. The ECG showed he was experiencing a myocardial infarction (a heart attack).
Despite displaying typical symptoms, the diagnosis was not made and Alexander was not referred to the cardiology unit, but instead was placed in an A&E cubicle, where he was discovered around 15 minutes later, having collapsed following a cardiac arrest. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful and he was declared dead approximately two hours after walking into A&E.
The Hospital Trust's internal report noted that the results of the ECG 'should have triggered immediate management of the patient in accordance with the "chest pain" pathway'. It also identified various remedial actions to be taken, including that 'the A&E Consultant who reviewed the patient's ECG undertake[s] additional training regarding the interpretation of ECGs'.
Polly's mother instructed Leigh Day medical negligence solicitor Kirsten Wall to investigate a claim for Polly. The Trust admitted that the care that Alexander received was substandard as they should have recognised that he was suffering from a myocardial infarction.
However, the Trust defended the claim on the basis that their failures in the A&E Department did not cause Alexander's death because they said that they would not have been unable to successfully treat him even if they had made the diagnosis, despite the Hospital being a regional heart attack centre.
Formal court proceedings were therefore commenced. The Trust continued to defend the claim until four months before trial when a six figure settlement was agreed and approved by the Court.
Kirsten says, "this was a very sad case where the opportunity to prevent Alexander from having a fatal heart attack was missed by the simple misinterpretation of an ECG. The fact he was having a heart attack should have been easy to diagnose. Instead, this failure, means that Polly has to grow up without her beloved father".
Kirsten Wall
kwall@leighday.co.uk


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ISA Gears Up for Biggest Sign Expo Ever
New features, sessions, programs, and speakers at the upcoming International Sign Expo aim to educate present and prospective signmakers about the latest business and technology trends in this growing industry.
By Richard Romano
The International Sign Expo returns to Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center on April 8–11. The past few years, the Sign Expo has been growing by leaps and bounds, driven on the one hand by dynamic digital signage and other new technologies, on the other hand by new wide-format print applications for signage, and on the third hand by an improving economy. The result has maxxed out the exhibit space.
"We're going to be staging 215,000 square feet, the largest show in ISA history," said Brandon Hensley, ISA's Chief Operating Officer. "We probably have upwards of 20 companies on a waiting list. We have expanded the floor twice and just don't have any space left." That is, as they say, a good problem to have.
Although—as the show of hands in the lede above indicates—technology has something to do with it, Hensley attributes the growth to favorable business conditions. "I think it's the economy," he said. "Right now, sign companies are extremely busy. They're getting some push on margins but at the end of the day, they're really busy." A lot of sign shops also see this as a propitious time to invest in new capabilities, albeit incrementally. "They're saying, 'OK, my pipeline is strong right now, my business revenues are up, so maybe now's the time to take a leap and move up in printer size or branch into dynamic digital,'" said Hensley.
In addition to the host of new exhibitors, ISA has added some new features to this year's Expo to complement the usual session tracks that cover project management, architecture, sales, regulatory issues, and C-level topics. One is more of a focus on panel discussions, rather than talking heads and PowerPoint slides (Our Cary Sherburne would like that!) "We're trying to have a group discussion and an open dialogue," said Hensley. "We think that instead of just having a talking head up in front of you—and some subjects require that—that it's nice to have a panel. We're always pushing for the event to be experiential."
This year, ISA is offering two "Game Changer Sessions," that feature bigger-name speakers. One is David Kepron, retail industry expert and author of Retail (r)Evolution, and the other is Ken Schmidt, Former Director of Communications for Harley-Davidson. Kepron will also be signing copies of his book.
The show floor will include another new feature called Lounge and Learn, a series of 30-minute sessions on the show floor that will comprise "quick and dirty" educational presentations.
ISA's partnership with Graph Expo continues, and the Las Vegas show will include the second year of the partners' cosponsorship of the Print Application Center, which will consist of live demos, hands-on workshops using unique applications, and other education sessions. (The Print Application Center also appears at Graph Expo in the fall.)
And Wednesday will see the third annual Dynamic Digital Signage Day, a suite of sessions aimed at educating sign makers about the latest technology, business, and application trends in digital signage which, like it or not, is playing a larger role in signage today.
"While a lot of sign companies don't appear to be actively engaged in [dynamic digital signage], their end users are asking for it, so they need to have the tools," said Hensley. "The issue is trying to understand the business model.
"All of the sign companies out there are going to have to have dynamic digital in their portfolio," he added. "No one is going to say, 'All right, I want you put up a static sign, and, by the way, can you point me at another vendor to do the digital signage?' So they're going to be losing business to that."
ISA is also looking to the future in another way, and is introducing a new program this year aimed at doing something about the "graying of the industry." Just like a lot of manufacturing industries, sign industry professionals are obviously aging, as we all do (it beats the alternative, however). So "we're trying to bring new blood and new buyers into the industry," said Hensley. To that end, ISA has launched the Expo Elite program for people new to the sign industry. If you are under the age of 35 (or have been in the sign industry for less than seven years), you can be nominated by an employer, coworker, or other colleague. ISA will pick the top 10 newcomers, pay for their hotel, and give them each a $250 stipend to attend the show. More information is here; the deadline for nominations is March 6, so act now.
Colocated with the Sign Expo this year is the brand new Mimaki USA "Print with Compassion" program, a series of educational and hands-on training sessions that will produce—using Mimaki products—real-world objects and materials that can be used by local communities and organizations throughout the U.S. (See the official press release elsewhere on WhatTheyThink.)
Information about the International Sign Expo can be found at http://signexpo.org.
Richard Romano is Managing Editor of WhatTheyThink | Printing News & Wide-Format & Signage. He curates the Wide Format section on WhatTheyThink.com. He has been writing about the graphic communications industry for more than 25 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than half a dozen books on printing technology and business. His most recent book is "Beyond Paper: An Interactive Guide to Wide-Format and Specialty Printing.
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Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Contextual Research, Industrial
Background & Challenges
ClearMesh Networks, Inc., developed a fiber-grade wireless mesh broadband networking system for metropolitan areas as a more cost-effective alternative to laying hard fiber to carry high-quality voice, data, and video services. The company, with support from Idealab, a multibillion-dollar technology incubator, tasked Nectar with designing the optical nodes, upon which the system operates.
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The ClearMesh CM 300 nodes provide citywide broadband coverage to support first responder, video surveillance, transportation, and business community applications. It is an essential component that establishes a citywide wireless network. Designing the node presented Nectar with several challenges, including configuring the optical head for outdoor mounting on roofs, poles, and walls; for accurate aiming to and from connected nodes in the mesh; and for residence to widely varying environmental conditions. In addition to overcoming these challenges, Nectar had to create a design that could be easily assembled and manufactured at low cost.
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Iconic 'People Make Glasgow' sign overlooking George Square could be replaced by developer
Developers who are transforming the Met Tower into office space and a hotel have asked permission to remove the People Make Glasgow sign.
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The developer behind plans to turn the Met Tower into offices has asked for permission to replace the existing 'People Make Glasgow' sign.
Osborne+Co wants to display a temporary illuminated banner on the former City of Glasgow College building during the redevelopment of the North Hanover Street site.
It would include the 'People Make Glasgow' slogan but also provide space for advertising, with the income going towards the building work.
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The commercial part of the banner would be 40 metres wide by 20 metres high and face George Square.
A letter to the council states: "The border created by this proposed installation design will provide the branding space for the continuation of the 'People Make Glasgow' civic communication campaign message."
It adds the cost of refurbishment will "run to the tens of millions".
"Revenue for any commercial advertising will make a small, but nonetheless welcome, contribution towards the cost of the overall refurbishment of the building."
The banner would be illuminated from 6.30pm to 10pm from March to October and 3.30pm to 10pm from October to March.
"The proposed mixed civic and commercial banner sign will minimise the public perception of change, provide refreshed signage during the refurbishment and redevelopment of the site as well income which will contribute towards the significant costs required to replace the existing exterior stonework and and windows within the building," the letter continues.
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"The signage will replace the current 'People Make Glasgow' signage that was approved in 2014 for the Commonwealth Games.
"It has been retained as it has become an iconic symbol and slogan in Glasgow city centre."
Commercial adverts would change regularly, depending on the requirements of the advertiser.
The planning application for the conversion of the college building into offices also includes a proposal to demolish an existing 'podium' building. It is set to be replaced with a 260-bed hotel which would link to the tower.
The company is also seeking permission for retail, restaurant and public house use on the site. It acquired the building, through a joint venture with Scotsbridge Holdings, in January last year.
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As I said, in the upcoming AOH it's not just Yari and me exhibiting but also our beloved Iki with her sister. They've chosen the moniker IKEA (Iki and Karin Expressionist Art)… no just kidding, ika it is which does mean iki n karin art.
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What a difference a year and a half makes. In the summer of 2008 we were covering heated protests to save two branches of the Hartford public library: the Mark Twain and Blue Hills locations. They were protests that worked and both branches stayed open. Today, Matt Polland, the CEO of the Hartford Public Library tells me they're thriving. He sent me this picture of him and Thea Montanez, vice-chair of the library board, Charles LeConche, from the Connecticut Laborers' District Council, and a bunch of cute kids from West Middle School. The Laborers' union recently donated and installed new carpet at the Mark Twain Branch. There will also be a brand new library at the corner of Albany and Blue Hills, set to open next summer. The panic and protests of the summer of '08 are but a distant memory for book-lovers...
Meanwhile at the main downtown branch, they're preparing for a much-anticipated exhibit in their ArtWalk space...a "living garden" by Hartford sculptor Dawn Holder. She makes homemade plants out of porcelin paper-clay. There's a free opening reception this Friday, February 19 from 6 to 8 pm. The show runs through April 16. Looks like spring-like inspiration to keep us warm until the seasons change...
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The 2017 Golden Ear Awards
Golden Ear Awards, May 2018
Award recipients (bottom row) D'Vonne Lewis, Dawn Clement, Patty Padden, Greg Ruby
(top row) Kenny Mandell, Skerik, Marina Christopher, Erik Hanson, Evan Woodle, Haley Freedlund. Photo by Daniel Sheehan
By Halynn Blanchard
The first Monday of April kicked off with a standing room-only house of artists and jazz appreciators celebrating accomplishments over this past year by the Seattle jazz community. Earshot Jazz Director and radio host (KBCS and KEXP) John Gilbreath welcomed familiar faces to The Royal Room, showing gratitude for the rare gathering of so many key Northwest musicians, educators, and listeners under the same roof.
"This is a community that might not otherwise have come together," noted Gilbreath. "It's a community without walls."
Kicking off the party with hot-and-heavy grooves was Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio (Delvon Lamarr, organ; Jimmy James, guitar; and Doug Port, drums, seamlessly subbing for David McGraw). Diving into cool originals from the group's latest LP Close But No Cigar, the trio wove in playful melodies from standards and non-standards such as "Misty," "Billie Jean," and "Heard It Through the Grapevine." The evening's early birds got the worm: Lamarr announced that the trio would release a new record on—and only to be available for purchase on—Record Store Day, April 21. During their late set, the trio playfully featured new Seattle Jazz Hall of Famer Skerik on saxophone.
Jim Wilke, host of the nationally syndicated Jazz Northwest program, emceed the presentation of the Golden Ear Awards. In a night honoring current creators and helpers across the range of Seattle jazz, special achievement awards were supplemented to recognize those individual accomplishments for which the convenient categories may not fully reflect. Among the freestanding awards given out, Earshot's own Managing Director Karen Caropepe was recognized by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) as a Jazz Hero for her many years of vital work behind the scenes, abetting and advocating local jazz programs and education.
The evening emphasized the importance of persisting in art education and drew attention to how the spectrum of modern jazz has continued to expand in today's changing landscape. We extend our congratulations to all the nominees in this annual look at the region's vibrant and thriving jazz ecology.
NW Recording of the Year
Greg Ruby & The Rhythm Runners, Syncopated Classic
Greg Ruby began a project in 2014 to commemorate 1920s Seattle music figure Frank D. Waldron—saxophonist, cornetist, composer, bandleader, and teacher to Quincy Jones, Buddy Catlett, and others. What Ruby discovered was that Waldron left behind a singular, important artifact from his early life: Syncopated Classic, a collection of compositions published in 1924 intended for saxophone pedagogy.
Ruby began making arrangements of the music found within Syncopated Classic, finding himself relocating missing pieces from a weathered photocopy of the 32-page document. Since then, Ruby has overseen the recording and late 2017 release of two albums of Waldron's compositions: one honors the original instrumentation of saxophone and piano while the other, now dubbed "NW Recording of the Year," features arrangements made by Ruby for his band The Rhythm Runners (Ruby on guitar and banjo, with multi-instrumentalist Dennis Lichtman, trumpeter Gordon Au, trombonist Charlie Halloran, bassist Cassidy Holden, and drummer Julian MacDonough).
"This record was, I guess you could say, a hundred years in the making," Ruby said while accepting his Golden Ear Award, and extending thanks to a handful of partners in his project including 4Culture, Washington State Black Heritage Society, and Seattle jazz historian Paul De Barros.
NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble
Pearl Django
With a performance history spanning more than two decades, Pearl Django endures as one of the most highly regarded Hot Club-style groups working today. Although the band's roots are firmly in the music made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, its extensive repertoire includes traditional jazz classics and original compositions. Pearl Django has performed at festivals, dances, and nightspots throughout the U.S. and abroad. They have played at the prestigious Festival Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine and have been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered."
The band's signature style is marked by pristine and dexterous string work, colors of Bal Musette, the steady pulse of rhythm guitar, and an unmistakable swing that delights audiences of all musical sensibilities. Throughout the years, Pearl Django has cultivated a devoted and enthusiastic following and they continue to play to packed houses wherever they perform.
(Earshot Jazz, March 2017)
NW Alternative Jazz Group
Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces
If you ask the band, they're "like jazz, but not." Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces is an award-winning collective of modern progressive jazz players who are known for their genre-bending performances—world beat one minute, rock the next, a touch of jam band, and back to the core of jazz. Blending forward-thinking arrangements with a core groove that listeners can tap their toe to, their music has an undeniable allure that has propelled them all the way to the top of the jazz radio charts.
Wright himself is a true musical chameleon, adapting to a wide spectrum of influences. As a collective, Fundamental Forces interchange jazz-oriented freedoms and rock band rigor, a rare combination. An organic, groove-oriented style has emerged as Wright imprints his compositional voice across a songbook of robust themes and improvisations. Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces isn't short of receiving acclaim from a spectrum of critics, and the band has released four full-length recordings in the Top 10 of the Roots Music and CMJ Jazz radio charts.
NW Concert of the Year
Industrial Revelation Plays Björk
December 20, Neptune Theatre
Seattle's beloved garage-jazz foursome saluted the avant-pop Goliath in the most effective way they could have: Industrial Revelation played a one-off cover performance of Björk's Homogenic, in celebration of the groundbreaking album's 20th anniversary. On December 20 at the Neptune Theatre, the four stellar musicians of Seattle's mainstay—trumpeter Ahamefule J. Oluo, drummer D'Vonne Lewis, keyboardist Josh Rawlings, and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes—commemorated the Icelandic singer/songwriter's third full-length record by performing the album, in its entirety, with backing from modern string ensemble Andrew D.B. Joslyn and the Passenger String Quartet.
Oluo says his initial hints regarding this concert came around the beginning of this year, when tributes of the Radiohead's now two-decade-old OK Computer were surfacing left and right. A big fan of OK Computer, Oluo instead turned to another 20-year-old fundamental recording, the revered Homogenic. Reflecting on his reasoning, Olou said: "For me, 1997 was just as much defined by Homogenic, and it made me think a lot about the way we treat masterpieces made by men versus masterpieces made by women, how we idolize them, and how we choose to honor them, and how rarely men celebrate the music of women." This got Olou envisioning how Industrial Revelation would sound playing the incredible tunes of Homogenic, pushing him to make it happen. Additionally, the instrumental band was drawn to the challenge of covering the "pop" album, because of its unpredictable, virtuosic melodies not typically associated with the genre. "Björk, in general, and Homogenic, specifically [gave us] so much to work with," said Olou.
(Earshot Jazz, December 2017)
NW Instrumentalist of the Year
Dawn Clement
Dawn Clement has fittingly been likened to Seattle jazz's Wonder Woman. The pianist/composer/vocalist/educator is one of the most admired spirits in the Pacific Northwest music scene. The musical delicacy and vivaciousness of Clement's piano playing is truly one of the most cherished treasures to be found in the belly of this artistic city.
Clement has now won four Golden Ear awards; produced six albums; recorded with drummer Matt Wilson, saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, and trombonist Julian Priester; been hailed by JazzTimes magazine as "one of the most interesting of the new crop of jazz pianists"; performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Kennedy Center; was the Earshot Jazz Festival 2017 Resident Artist; and had three kids and raised them while earning a master's degree back east and maintaining a full round of teaching duties at Cornish College of the Arts.
NW Emerging Artist
Marina Christopher
Marina Christopher is a versatile, up-and-coming bassist/composer in the Seattle jazz scene. Her skill, cheery nature, and work ethic drive her as a freelance bassist in many musical styles. She's got vocal chops and to boot: Christopher earned herself a spot as a finalist in the 2017 Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist competition.
A product of Mountlake Terrace High School and Central Washington University's strong jazz programs, Christopher went on to play in the orchestra of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, later releasing a solid album Must Love Cats with an excellent five-piece she put together. Since, she's worked with Pacific Northwest singers including Eugenie Jones, Jacqueline Tabor, and Billy Brandt. She can regularly be heard heading her soul band Marina and The Dreamboats, for which she also writes and arranges. The group is quickly gaining a following having shared the bill with The Hot 8 Brass Band and D'Vonne Lewis' Limited Edition. Christopher has plans to release an album of her own music with Marina and the Dreamboats this spring.
NW Vocalist of the Year
LaVon Hardison
LaVon Hardison is more than a singer; she's a multi-talented entertainer who simply lights up a room, raising the roof and bringing down the house. Hardison has brashness and sass when she needs it, but a warm sense of connection is her secret weapon. She has a flair for the theatrical, as well as a big sense of humor, and is as popular with fellow musicians as she is with audiences.
Boston-born and Olympia-based for 20 years, Hardison is an incisive and sensitive interpreter of not only jazz standards, but R&B/soul classics and gems of '60s and '70s pop (her superb 2016 release, Come Together, encompassed standards, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, and more). Hardison is adept at exploring original approaches and revealing hidden layers of nuance in unexpected material.
Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame
Patty Padden
Drummer Patty Padden is famed in the community and beyond for her renowned live performances with some of Seattle's greatest jazz legends including Clarence Acox and Buddy Catlett. Recognition should also be given for Padden's unforgettable humor, angelic vocal abilities, and inspirational outlook.
"This is a pleasant surprise. Sometimes surprises aren't so pleasant," said Padden, accepting her award with a positive moral. Since her chief gigging days, Padden—and her drumming—have endured the effects of multiple sclerosis. Once hopeless that her drum playing was not viable anymore, the always-malleable Padden has picked up guitar after lessons with Phil See, Seattle rock guitarist and fellow MS patient.
Accepting her Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame award in front of the roaring crowd, Padden joked: "I'm so old school that I was around before Earshot."
Skerik
Seattle's "Dark Lord of the Saxophone," Skerik is a longtime local icon, 2003 Earshot Jazz Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year, and far beyond a Seattle cult renown, though he absolutely amounts to that description. Skerik's discography is anything but digestible, having appeared on a handful of albums every year since 1992.
"And he still looks the same as he did in the '90s!" noted Wayne Horvitz, inducting Skerik with a moving speech.
The "saxophonics" forefather has developed his sound and concepts over many years of travel, gigging, and hard work across the U.S. and around the globe, and he is in a position to speak from experience. Skerik's uniquely uncompromising improvisational cosmology is a revolutionary force.
Racer Sessions at Café Racer
For maintaining the artist-run weekly jam session dedicated to free jazz and improvised music
The volunteer-driven Racer Sessions provide meaningful improvisational opportunities through recurring Sunday sessions. A product of the UW Jazz Program back in 2010, the persevering sessions have been a staple at U District's iconic Café Racer. The beloved cafe bounced back after a mass shooting in 2012, only to struggle to stay afloat during an extended construction project on Roosevelt Way beginning in March 2016. Through GoFundMe efforts and recent city supplementation, Café Racer will be receiving fiscal sponsorship to keep their doors open, and its product of the Racer Sessions alive as ever.
Kenny Mandell, saxophonist
For running weekly jam sessions and starting a weekend jazz festival at Couth Buzzard Books
Saxophonist, flutist, and educator Kenny Mandell has encouraged new and out-of practice players alike to get back in the scene during weekly open, all-levels jams. May 2016 launched the first Couth Buzzard Jazz Fest, featuring three full weekend days of local music out of Couth Buzzard Books in Greenwood.
Erik Hanson, Executive Director, Jazz Night School
For building a vibrant jazz-education program in the Columbia City community that is available to young and old
Hanson and the work of the Jazz Night School have proved an enduring enrichment of the Seattle Jazz scene. Founded 10 years ago by Hanson, Jazz Night School grew steadily, adding a variety of ensembles and classes for all levels, and in 2011 our community elected to become a non-profit organization. By 2012, the Jazz Night School became our area's largest jazz program for all. We applaud the program for recognizing jazz as a civic issue; the school provides many vessels for players to grow and educational opportunities for people of all ages.
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December 25th. The Lakers go into Oracle and destroy the Warriors, 127-101. LeBron went down with a groin injury in the 3rd quarter, yet the Lakers didn't collapse. Six other players scored in double figures, and for a night, all was right in Los Angeles.
The Lakers were back! Fourth in the West! At 20-14, they were hurtling toward a Top 4 seed in the West, and surely a date with the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.
Two months later, the Lakers were fighting for their playoff lives. Those playoff dreams were dashed Saturday night in the desert against the worst team in the NBA.
You can play the blame game all you want – Magic Johnson for the roster he built (yet nobody complained when they were 20-14, 4th in the West); the Anthony Davis drama (uh, any GM in that spot would have chased a Top 6 player); Luke Walton (well, LeBron has missed 18 games, Rajon Rondo has missed 32, Lonzo Ball 16, Brandon Ingram 9), and yes, LeBron deserves his share of blame (despite averaging 27-8-7, his PER is just a shade below of where he was last year, as are his shooting percentages) – but the reality is that we'll never know what would have happened if LeBron didn't get hurt.
Lots of folks will try to do a victory lap about LeBron getting to the playoffs in LA, but if he doesn't go down for the longest stretch of his career, do they really fall to 10th in the West? Anybody who says they would is lying. On the off chance someone does, remind them LeBron has taken worse teams to the Finals – including last year's Cavs.
Yes, it was in the East, but he had to get by Indiana in Game 7, he swept the 59-win Raptors, and then beat the Celtics in Game 7 on the road without Kevin Love.
All that being said, given how they've played of late against good teams, it's entirely possible that on this 3-game home stand this week, the Lakers beat the Clippers, Nuggets, and Celtics (LA did beat each of those teams in their last meeting), and get everyone excited once again.
But the reality is, they'd have to probably go 15-4 the rest of the way to get into the playoffs, and have the Spurs/Clippers/Kings play below .500 ball. It feels insurmountable.
I can't see the Lakers tanking, though it sounds funny to say out loud. There's always the chance LeBron suffers a non-serious "injury" and he takes a few games off, the Lakers get blasted, and he shuts it down.
For any Lakers fans giddy about the possibility of a high draft pick based on new lottery rules, a quick word: A) LeBron doesn't play with rookies, so it'd be a trade chip; B) They'd have to get all the way to 10th worst record to have a 13% chance of landing in the Top 4.
Everyone rooting against LeBron can laugh now, but they'll be crying during two months of NBA playoffs without one of the league's marquee draws for the last 10+ years. Fans, TV executives, and NBA executives all lose.