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TRAINING FOR… with DAN LAWSON
Posted on May 7, 2019 by talkultra
Dan Lawson is a respected runner who resides in Brighton, UK. For many, he became 'known' after his incredible run at the 'Gran Union Canal Race' in 2015 when he won with a new CR of 22-hours 15-minutes.
Later that same year, Dan went to the iconic 'Spartathlon' and placed 2ndin 23:53:32.
The stage was set, and Dan Lawson became the UK's most prolific and respected long-distance runner. He has run in a GB vest and in 2016 he won the IAU 24hr race with an astounding 261.843km covered.
Dan's Running CV (HERE) is incredible. Most recently he sat an FKT (Fastest Known Time) with Robbie Britton running 'The Jordan Trail' in 9-days 10-hours and 17-minutes.
Passionate about the environment, Dan has started a project called ReRun (here) which extends the life of running clothes… "We looked at ideas on how we could reduce the waste in the running community. The idea of ReRun was born, to try and prolong the life of running clothes and equipment and save them from landfill. Extending the life of clothes by just nine months of active use would reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by around 20-30% each."
In 2019, Dan will toe the line of the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa (here) participating in the 4-day event over 170-km.
"Running brings me peace. I feel so grateful to commune with nature each day and spend time in stillness. Being an Ultra Runner I am part of an adventurous and warm community with whom I can enjoy the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring places in the world."
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JORDAN FKT
I caught up with Dan in Brighton at his ReRun office. Dan as usual was calm, relaxed and clad head to toe in 'used' apparel. Even his shoes had been pieced together to arguably produce something more aesthetically pleasing the original.
With the initial chat and banter over, I asked how the Jordan FKT had come about?
"Originally, it was like Robbie's adventure… We were planning to go to Lake Baikal in Siberia, which is a frozen lake, the biggest bit of freshwater in the world. That was the plan. Robbie was going to go with another runner, and he asked me if I was willing to go with him, and I was like, "What? It sounds amazing. Yes, I really want to go and do that." That was our plan to go and set the FKT running Lake Baikal, which was about 600-kilometers. We were working towards that until I got a call from Rob, maybe two months before we were supposed to go and he was like, "Dan, I think I'm going to pull the plug on it. I'm a little bit worried about our safety out there." I think Robbie's biggest concern was the fact that I don't like the cold…"
"We spent a week or so searching for trails around the world and we found the one in Jordan. It was 600-km and Robbie said, "Well, let's go there and let's try and run this trail out there." I was super happy because I much prefer the sunshine and now all of a sudden, we'd be running through a desert and the sun will be out. There wasn't really any inspiration. It was kind of we just found that and let's go and run out there."
As it so happens, I was in Israel working on Mike Wardian's FKT as he ran the length of Israel, south to north. So, Dan and Robbie, at times, were almost just a few miles away as we skirted on the Jordan border.
"We were never down at the Dead Sea, but when we were up on the mountains, we could look across and we could see the Dead Sea. When it got to night time, we could see the lights across the Dead Sea in Palestine or Israel. Yes, there were times when we were shouting out to Mike and yourself."
I know only too well the challenges of an FKT, and I asked Dan about the undertaking.
"I think our biggest challenge was the route and the lack of marking. We were running the Jordan trail and when something is called 'Jordan trail,' you expect there to be trail, but they need to rename it the Jordan GPS track and I think that's a better description of what it was. I think our biggest challenge was just, not even navigating but just navigating this rough ground just getting across it."
I asked Dan if they were following a GR route or was it like the Israel National Trail, sometimes we had markers and sometimes we didn't. Dan has a real sense of humor and his response, in many ways, was what I expected.
"It sounds like the same person that marked the Jordan trail came across and marked your trail, as well. It was loosely marked, I think. I think that you encountered the same thing, but on the bits where you're on a road, markers were everywhere."
A GPS and mapping are always a good back-up, but even on the Jordan Trail, this was not fool proof.
"We thought we could rely on a GPS, but it was never exact. It would mark a point here and then a point 500 meters away. You can't see those little turns in between. When we were following his watch, we were just going straight, that was what the watch was telling us to do but of course, we had to encounter cliff edges and drops. It needed to be used in conjunction with mapping – lesson learned!"
A successful FKT comes down to planning and support crew, Dan was followed by a filmmaker and stills photographer. They doubled up as crew. That in itself can bring many complications.
"The tourist board was really cool. They provided us with a four by four and a driver. Then we had Dave and James who were videoing and taking pictures and would meet, at the start, they were probably meeting us every 15, 20k or something like that. As the trail went on, it got more desolate and much harder to get into. They were probably leaving us I think for like 50k we'd meet then we'd run 50k and then we'd meet them and then we'd do a little bit longer."
50km without support, that is a real long way. I wondered how they managed that?
"There was a couple of times when we ran out of water. There was one time we came up this hill, we we're so lucky, we came up this hill and there was a road and I don't know if it's like you, but so many of the towns feel post-apocalyptic, they were like something out of a video game. Just like a mosque built out of breeze blocks and then a couple of camels and then just a few that just these just box houses, I don't know, like weird places, but we came up this hill so thirsty and then all of a sudden there was just this, it was like a group of like 20 people on bikes from the lake district. They saved us! 50 k out there can be 10 hours or more. 10, 12 hours. Very difficult to plan for. I don't eat much when running but one needs to be prepared."
Knowing what Dan now knows about the Jordan Trail, the pros and cons, I wondered if he thought that it would be possible to go faster?
"Yes, I think we probably could. It was quite hard to move at night because you really had to look at the navigation and the ground was so rough that as soon as you looked at the navigation, you'd just be falling over. We could take a day off. Some nights we were stopping and literally we were driving like an hour and a half, two hours to get to the hotel where we were staying, it would be so much easier to wild camp."
Ultimately though, it was easy to see that the FKT had been a hugely memorable and enjoyable experience.
"Amazing. Amazing. It was so nice to spend time with Robbie, Dave and James. I mean 10-days close knit in this kind of environment… You'd think that there might be moments when people got a bit stressed, but it was just a really nice experience. I was talking to my wife and she said, don't call it a holiday because then it sounds like it wasn't hard, but it does feel a bit like it's such a great way to spend 10-days doing something you love and in some of the most amazing scenery I've ever been in. I've been lucky to run in some amazing places around the world, but some of the places just blew me away. I really like it.I think I do prefer that sort of thing to racing, it has a different feel to it."
In a way, that segways nicely to the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa. Dan Later in 2019 will take on the 170km 4-stage race that in many ways manages to combine some of the Jordan multi-day running experience and combines it into a race format.
ULTRA TOUR MONTE ROSA
"To be brutally honest, I would have preferred to run the 100-mile race, but it is too close to 24-hour championships. It will be quite enjoyable doing the stage race because it gives me a chance to try and move a little bit quicker over that terrain, and then have a little bit of a rest and then go again."
Dan, in 2018 attempted to set an FKT for the 'JOGLE' in the UK, running John O'Groats to Lands end as quickly as possible. He was running 100-miles a day. Ultra Tour Monte Rosa is a technical mountain race in an absolutely stunning part of the world. It's going to be a different type of experience to say, running around the track for 24 hours or running along a road. It's probably going to be more like the Jordan trail. It requires a different type of approach. Living in Brighton I wondered how Dan trained?
"Firstly, I've got one more race coming up, a six-day race in Hungary, which will be running around and around a kilometer loop for six days. I suppose that's my first A race of the year. Once that's done then I start a big training block for UTMR and for the 24-hour. I'm hoping that it will they'll compliment themselves quite well because the 24-hour training is mind numbing. I spend a lot of time on Brighton Sea front running around a loop, it is maybe like two and a half kmloop, so, I might spend seven, eight hours just running around that loop. There are not many hills around here, so, I'll be on the South Downs a little bit but they're not mountains, they're not even hills, they just slightly undulating."
I wondered if that lack of specific terrain that directly relates to the challenges of UTMR worried him?
"No, it doesn't worry me that much. I'll go up and down steps a bit. The only thing that worries me is I'm not too fast going down. I need to smash my quads before the race, the is key. Downhill does more damage than going up! I can kind of ride that pain with my quads. I can get to the end of a hundred miler with smashed quads, but in a stage race, I mean it's going be a bit different because it's four days."
"Will you use poles?"
"Probably not. The only time I've ever used was when I raced in the UTMB, that was a 100-miler, and that was just before the world championships. Well, maybe two months before the world championships last year, the 24-hour World Championships, and my training was just flat. I hadn't run up a hill or even a slight gradient for, I don't know, four months or something and then I went to run the UTMB. But I used the poles to come down, not to go up. My legs were trashed. I don't think I have time to learn to use them correctly, so, I will go without!"
UTMR will give Dan new challenges, he is going to have to have a pack. He is going to need waterproof trousers, waterproof jacket, thermal layer, a tracker, mobile phone. I wondered, does that play with his head, after all, running around a track for 24-hours requires none of this?
"For me, the best run is when the sun's out and you just have a pair of trainers and a pair of shorts on, and you can just go mad. I love that. A lot of my training is commuting training, running is my form of transport. I maybe clock up 40/45km a day but most of it's done running to work, running around, so I always have a backpack. Once a week or twice a week I'll run without a backpack like a longer run and it feels like a real treat."
Finding that balance between pace and time is interesting in any event. With something like UTMR, Dan has got a specific distance each day to complete, over 4-days and he will be racing. It's a completely different dynamic because Dan will not only be racing himself, but he will be racing the other competitors. He will need to balance recovery, sleep time how to get back up the next day and race. What type of approach will Dan have at UTMR?
"I'm going to try and run pretty hard each of the four days because I will have recovery time. I mean each one's like 40K, each of the stages, so you'd like to think you will finish that under seven hours? I don't know… I want to try and run each one as hard as I can. There's no excuse really if you're only running 40km in a day, you've really got to push it. Well, I have!"
Dan is an elite athlete, I wondered, what sort of generic advice could he give to people who are going to toe the line.
Should they respect the distance?
Should they listen to the body?
Should they hold back and save something?
"For me, it's about what you do in that recovery time and it's how well you recover in those hours that is really important in a multi-day. How well you eat. How well you rest. Whatever things you do to look after your legs and the pain in your legs. How well you can get yourself feeling fresh and bouncy for the next morning. The most important thing is those hours of recovery rather than the hours of running."
Multi-day races always rely on equipment and a list of mandatory kit is essential. At UTMR Dan is going to have a completely different thought process to equipment because he has created RERUN which is recycling run clothing.
"I made a pledge almost a year ago to not buy anything new including running equipment,trainersand clothes. Everything I have at UTMR will be recycled or secondhand and that includes all the mandatory kit. We run a second-hand online running shop so I'm able to purchase stuff that comes through that if required. I can make do on other things; I'll just borrow if need be. I feel there's no need to buy new stuff that I might use once, and you might not even use at all because some of the stuff for the mandatory kit list is there for emergencies."
I stressed the need for the correct equipment and how mandatory equipment is there for safety…
"I don't like the cold and that it's really important for me to be warm. I would prefer to be sweating loads than have the chance of being cold. I've seen some of the pictures of UTMR and it's amazing that in one day, how different the weather can be. So yes, I agree. I may recycle but I will have the correct equipment."
I was looking at racks of T-shirts, tights, run shoes and many of the elements that one sees in a runner's kit bag. How did ReRun come about?
"It's our way of trying to create an awareness around the kind of waste that we do produce as runners. You don't need that much to run. You just need a pair of shoes and some shorts. We spend so much time running in beautiful places it easy to see how running and the environment go hand-in-hand.It's crazy the amount of pollution, the amount of waste that's created from fashion. In all the running community it's amazing the amount of clothes and stuff that we go through on a yearly basis.Our idea was to create an online second-hand running shop. Where we could use it to spread awareness of practices that would help and enhance running as environmentally friendly.When I run across the Downs and I spend two hours away from all of that kind of consumerism and society it makes me realise how lucky I am and how I do not need new apparel to enjoy the freedom of running. Running is our escape, I was guilty, I was a sponsored athlete because of my success. I was sucked into consumerism. I became an advert…I find it so sad sometimes. Hawking this consumerism and saying, look at all this free kit I've got, and now you need to go out and buy this kit because I use it. A year ago, no, maybe two years ago, and we were speaking my wife, we decided not to seek any sponsorship anymore and to try and promote something that we really wanted to promote. Something that felt good to promote. That's where ReRun came from."
So, quite simply, in a world of altruism, sponsorship and the age of the 'influencer,' Dan turns his back on sponsorship and in his words, 'Tries to do the right thing!'
"We've never really gone out there and promoted ourselves. We've never said to people, come and bring your kit here. People have come to us and people like Rebeca at myRaceKit have got in contact with us and said that they like what we are doing, and they want to help. For example, myRaceKit has become a drop-off point for ReRun."
I wondered what the long-term objective was for Dan? Did he have a dream, an ambition to expand so that one can go into any town and find a ReRun shop?
"That would be the opposite of our dream and our ambition. Our dream and ambition is to not have any second-hand running clothes, because if there's no second-hand running clothes it means that everybody has what they need and are not over consuming.As you can see, we're here in our little workshop, and most of the clothes we get are in really good condition because running clothes, and especially the running clothes that cost a bit more are built to last.Outultimate success is that we put ourselves out of business…"
It really makes one think. Just think of all the races that provide a t-shirt in the goody bag. Often, they are cheap, poorly designed and a waste of time. Who wants them?
"It is a great example. They're cheap technical T-shirts and usually they're really ugly. They're plastered in sponsor's names. I would say 70% of the stuff we've got are race T-shirts. We cut them up and make them into half/half T-shirts to give them a new identity. We also started working with local businesses to try to re-brand them for their business but it's still an issue."
No goodie bag seems a simple and great way to start. I suggest to Dan; it would be a considerably better option when entering a race to have a set of options. For example:
Do you want a T-shirt? Yes? £20
Do you want a medal? £5 YES/NO
It becomes much more consumer-led rather than everybody gets a T-shirt.
"We're happy to see T-shirts. But we want people to actually want them. I still wear and I'm really happy to wear some race T's because they mean a lot to me. I'd be happy to pay for those T-shirts, but we are just get given them and most throw them away…"
By asking questions on an entry form, one makes a conscious decision. Maybe even race entries can be a little cheaper as there will be no need to subsidize the 'free' goodies?
"Ordering a finishers T-shirt takes a bit of time if you really want it, you'll do it, if you don't, you won't do it. Quite simple and immediately we start to reduce waste. Taking plastics and making them into bags or T's is brilliant but all we are doing is just prolonging the life of that plastic for another two or three years. Taking nets out of the sea and making them into trainers is great, sounds great but all you're doing is taking that stuff out of the sea for another what? How long do trainers last for? How long are they supposed to last for? Another six months then eventually it's going to go back into the sea. At ReRun we're giving clothing another life but it's still going to be out there as a waste product eventually."
Brands want us to consume, trainers for example have a 'life' that typically is quantified in miles, around 400/500 miles. But Dan is wearing shoes that are pieced together. Are we being manipulated I ask him?
"I haven't bought into the marketing BS! Running is such a natural, simple movement, why do we need to add technology into it? I know some people say, yes, but we're running on roads now and impact is greater… I think sometimes we get a little bit too precious with our feet and what we're supposed to be putting on them. When I was in India, there's a lot of runners in flip flops. Maybe an extreme point, but you see what I mean!"
ReRun really does make one ask questions. Firstly, better to recycle than throw away. But when purchasing, one should ask, 'Do I really need it, or am I consuming because I want it?' So how does one purchase from ReRun?
"Firstly, you have to ask the question, do I really need it? We never ever promote or advertise and try to sell this stuff because we want to make sure that people actually need it. If you really need something, then come have a look at our website."
And my chat concludes. For the first time in my history, I speak to the businessman who is trying to put himself and wife, out of business.
Training for… A series of new articles brought to you by the multi-stage and ultra-running specialist store, myRaceKit, http://www.myracekit.com
As a footnote, in the words of Dan:
"A T-shirt is nine plastic bottles. It's made from oil, it's made from fossil fuel, it's just exactly the same. Once we win the battle with supermarkets and their plastic waste then we can start focus and the emphasis will come on to clothing. We start to realise that it's an essential thing. In five years hopefully ReRun won't be around. The onus is on this, the clothing, the sports companies, and the clothing companies to really find solutions. How difficult can it be? They can take nets out of water, they can turn them into a material they can use in a trainer but then they're saying they can't then recycle it back into that raw material so that they can use it again?"
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July 30th, 2019, by Lucille Sive
After a long journey, King, a one-year old lion cub, has arrived at his new home in the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa. African Travel, Inc. is proud to support King's journey in partnership with the Born Free Foundation, Shamwari Game Reserve and the TreadRight Foundation. I could not be happier to share King's story, and its wonderful conclusion, with you!
King in his forever home at Shamwari Game Reserve.
Photo: Shamwari Game Reserve/ Born Free Foundation
Last October, King was rescued from a French apartment after authorities discovered that he had been living in terrible conditions and was being kept illegally. At the time, King was only a few months old and was being neglected and abused by his owner. It was absolutely devastating to see just how poorly such a beautiful wild animal like King was being treated. Thankfully, King was rescued and moved to Natuurhulpcentrum, a wildlife rescue centre in Belgium that specializes in rehabilitation of sick and injured wild animals, where his story took a positive turn.
King begins his journey from Europe to South Africa.
When King arrived in Belgium he was a small, frightened lion who distrusted people. However, over the next nine months, the staff at the centre worked hard to rehabilitate King physically and emotionally. By the time he left Belgium, King's confidence had grown along with his roar! During his time in Europe, the Born Free Foundation launched an appeal to move King permanently to their big cat sanctuary in South Africa, located in the Shamwari Game Reserve. Their appeal was successful, and King officially began his journey to his ancestral home in July.
King arrives at Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa.
More than a year following the start of his ordeal, King departed Belgium on July 5th for the Born Free Big Cat Sanctuary in the Shamwari Game Reserve. Born Free's mission is to "keep wildlife in the wild" with a focus on taking in captive big cats living in poor conditions and giving them the opportunity to live freely in large enclosures in the natural environment. Because King has grown up in captivity, close to humans, he will never be able to re-join the wild, but his forever home at Shamwari gives him ample natural space to roam and be free.
King bursts out of his crate and into his new home at Shamwari.
Photo: Shamari Game Reserve/ Born Free Foundation
After a two-day journey on Kenyan Airways, King arrived at Shamwari on July 7, 2018. He was greeted by the experienced teams at the Born Free Centre, led by Catherine Gillson, and Shamwari, including veterinarian Dr. Johan Joubert. When animals arrive in new environments there's a lot of uncertainty about how they will react. However, all reservations of King's transition were quickly laid to rest when the wildlife team opened the crate and King burst into his new home running and leaping through his new environment immediately. It was a truly magical moment for everyone involved and it was captured beautifully in the video below.
For a year-old cub who has been through so much, King's energy and confidence in his new setting is a tremendously positive sign. In the weeks following his arrival, the team at Born Free have reported that King has been eating, drinking and exploring his new home with a curiosity and self-assurance that is rare for new arrivals at the centre. Catherine Gillson, Manager of the Born Free Centre, is also positive that King has already grown in his short time there. With his fantastic start to his new life in South Africa, we are happy that King will finally be able to live the life he deserves: free and in a home fit for a king.
King, three weeks after his arrival at Shamwari.
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When IBS and Gallbladder Problems Happen at the Same Time
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Barbara Bolen, PhD
Barbara Bolen, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and health coach. She has written multiple books focused on living with irritable bowel syndrome.
Medically reviewed by Emmy Ludwig, MD on June 14, 2016
Emmy Ludwig, MD, is board-certified in gastroenterology and hepatology. She practices at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
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IBS and Gallbladder Problems
Is It IBS or Gallbladder?
Although irritable bowel syndrome is primarily a disorder of the large intestine, having IBS obviously provides no guarantee that the rest of your digestive system works perfectly. One very important organ in the process of digestion is the gallbladder; problems with this organ may overlap your IBS symptoms.
Your gallbladder is a small, sac-like organ located on the right side of your upper abdomen, tucked under your liver. The gallbladder's main job is to store bile, which is necessary to digest the foods we eat. Bile is first produced by the liver and then stored in the gallbladder. When we eat foods that have fat in them, the gallbladder secretes bile into the small intestine. There the bile breaks down fat, allowing it to be absorbed into our bloodstream.
Although some gallbladder problems including gallstones may develop without any noticeable signs, the following symptoms may be indicative of gallbladder disease:
Bloating after meals, particular meals with a high-fat content
Nausea after meals
Pain in the middle or right side of your abdomen
Some gallbladder conditions announce their presence through what is commonly referred to as a gallbladder attack, clinically known as biliary colic. Such an attack may occur within a few hours of eating a large or fatty meal. You may experience pain in your upper right abdomen and this pain may also radiate to the upper back, between your shoulder blades, under your right shoulder, or behind your breastbone. Some gallbladder attacks result in nausea and vomiting. Usually, these attacks only last for an hour or so. Such an attack should be reported to your doctor, even if symptoms subside.
If you experience the following symptoms, seek immediate medical attention:
Clay-colored stools
Fever and chills alongside nausea and vomiting
Signs of jaundice
Severe and persistent pain in your upper right abdomen
After you have told your doctor that you are experiencing unusual digestive symptoms, your doctor will perform a physical examination and recommend blood tests. Further testing may include:
An ultrasound that can identify the location and size of gallstones
X-ray pictures from a computerized tomography scan that may indicate the presence of gallstones, as well as show any inflammation or injury to the gallbladder and the bile ducts
A cholescintigraphy (HIDA scan) that involves the injection of a radioactive substance to aid evaluation of how your gallbladder is functioning and to assess for the presence of gallbladder infection and blockage in the bile ducts
An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)—using an endoscope, any stones in the bile duct can be identified and removed through this invasive procedure
Some small gallstones can be removed non-surgically through the use of ERCP. There are other ways of non-surgically dissolving gallstones, but these approaches are only used in rare circumstances.
The most common way to treat gallbladder problems is to remove the gallbladder, a procedure known as a cholecystectomy. The procedure is most often performed laparoscopically, which means that the gallbladder is removed through the use of only very small incisions.
How Gallbladder Disease Is Treated
Unlike some other health problems, there does not seem to be any evidence that IBS patients are more likely to suffer from gallbladder disease than other people.
One interesting avenue of research explores whether gallbladder motility may contribute to IBS symptoms. Studies on the subject are few and have yielded very mixed results. For example, one study found no difference in rates of gallbladder contractions between IBS patients and healthy control subjects.
Another study found faster rates than would be expected in patients who suffer from constipation-predominant IBS (IBS-C) and slower rates than would be expected in those who suffer from diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D). An additional study found no difference between IBS patients and healthy controls in terms of gallbladder contraction rates two hours after eating but found a significant difference three hours after eating.
At present, the clinical research about the interrelationship between IBS and gallbladder problems remains inconclusive.
Because IBS is a functional disorder, many people with IBS lack full confidence in their diagnosis, asking whether other digestive disorders may be present. Because some people with IBS experience nausea and because abdominal pain can radiate, it's reasonable to wonder whether you may also have gallbladder problems.
The best place to address such a concern is through a conversation with your doctor, who can explore your symptoms and order appropriate diagnostic tests.
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What to See in Siena Absolutely: The Magnificent Piazza Del Campo
A shell shape to keep your every wish, the junction of three hills and the mythological battle of 17 districts.
This is the magnificent Piazza del Campo, the beating heart of an entire city and the undisputed destination of millions of tourists every year and from all over the world come to Tuscany to photograph it, admire it and bring it home magically, at least in their dreams.
This square so different and so steeped in tradition is before 1,100 with the first news about it dating back to 1.169.
Think that previously the Piazza was very large and also included the nearby Piazza del Mercato.
It was therefore a small valley of pilgrimages and which in 1270 became a veritable open-air market that the legendary Government of the Nine decided to pave.
The pavement was an important step that took place right after the erection of the Palazzo Comunale which, being the City Government, absolutely had to show all its beauty and majesty.
Piazza del Campo is made of nine segments that echo and celebrate the Government of the Nine and its greatness and foresight.
The square we see today is not that of the Nine but the result of choices and laws that have followed and overlapped in time to then draw the wonderful profile that we see today.
That said, the Piazza contains three jewels that every traveler is required to plumb with wonder and absolute amazement.
The first jewel is undoubtedly Fonte Gaia, whose name derives from the happiness with which the citizens welcomed the water that for the first time furrowed majestically Piazza del Campo.
Fonte Gaia, whose original marbles are perennially kept inside the Museum of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala to save them from the elements, was built with the most precious marbles by the famous artist Jacopo della Quercia who, in about ten years, since 1409 to 1419, he realized the entire work.
On the opposite side of Fonte Gaia and in the lower part, there is also the Palazzo Pubblico , built between 1288 and 1342, a work of engineering and gothic class and that inside welcomes the glorious Grand Council Hall.
A very fascinating detail of the Palazzo is the center of the façade where a rosette entirely in copper shows the monogram of Christ of 1425, a reprimand of San Bernardino.
If you look upwards you will see the Torre del Mangia, 88 meters of stone ornaments built by Muccio and Francesco di Rinaldo, as many as 400 steps that will take you to a view to remember.
Inside the Palace there is also the third jewel, the Civic Museum, a treasure chest of Tuscan art masterpieces with a large room called Mappamondo where you will find two magical masterpieces of the painter Simone Martini or La Majesty and Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the siege of Montaperti.
Then there is another room, the Sala della Pace with the frescoes of the Effects of Good Government and Bad Government, a warning that art gives us to understand the past, understand the present and improve the future.
The Museo Civico is an endless catalog of works by famous artists such as Domenico di Niccolò, the aforementioned Jacopo della Quercia, Domenico Beccafumi, Spinello Aretino and Bernardo Rossellino.
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We are sorry to say that Tommy's widow, Ena Reilly, died on 21st August 2016. She was born 11th June 1929 in Bury Lancashire. No music etc can be sold for the near future.
Uwe Warschkow has published his eBook about his experiences as a long time friend and pupil of Tommy Reilly.
"Harmonica Lessons with Tommy Reilly"
Tommy won a place on the concert stage for the humble harmonica.
Uwe's memories of his friendship and lessons with Tommy Reilly are a must for all of Tommy's fans. In addition to providing personal details of Tommy's family and the musicians he worked with, Uwe gives the best insight into Tommy's approach to playing and teaching the harmonica. Many of the pieces of music which Tommy played are discussed as Uwe recalls the way Tommy helped him to interpret and perform the music.
I have added a full discography of Tommy Reilly's recordings. It includes the many singles (78s and 45s), beginning in 1951, and the LPs, CDs, recordings with other artists and popular orchestras and Music Library Recordings.
I have also been looking for copies of the piano sheet music which was issued in the 50s to accompany popular musical hits of the day. If you have any for any of the popular harmonica hits, would you email me with details and, where possible, an image.
Videos I have added some videos of Tommy Reilly playing in concert and on the Judith Durham TV program. These and links to some of his audio recordings on YouTube can be viewed here.
The 1969 Tommy Reilly Chromatic Harmonica Course has been re-edited and converted to a book and two CDs. To get more details click here.
Tommy's book, Studies for the Chromatic Harmonica, has been reissued in English and Japanese. For price and details click here.
CD Recordings Copies of Tommy's CDs can be purchased here.
Sheet Music Copies of Tommy's sheet music can be purchased here.
Here is the collection of major harmonica concertos and publisher details put together by Andrew See.
Here is the collection of music for the chromatic harmonica put together by Douglas Tate.
Brief Biography A short history of Tommy's life and career can be seen here.
National Harmonica League The home for harmonica players in the UK and anywhere else..
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When developing a world, whether it is in a secondary world fantasy (epic) or modern fantasy (urban), or even Science Fiction, you must create a completely believable world. If you have magic, there must be a system to it, there must be rules, and you cannot break those rules. The same goes for Science Fiction. If there is space travel, there are rules you must set and stick to if you are to create a believable world. Technology or Magic, when creating a story, World-Building is important.


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For companies in engineering intensive industries innovation is key for their competitive position. While nowadays firms still predominantly invest their innovation resources into internal R&D programs, a new study from PA Consulting Group reveals that the long term trend will see organisations transition their investment toward more collaborative innovation, with relative spending in collaboration networks to increase 50% by 2025.
Innovation remains a key strategy through which companies are able to outperform competitors. A recent study from Aecus and HP for instance revealed that 91% of managers believe innovation is (critically) important to realising the long-term objectives of their organisation. In a new report from PA Consulting Group and the ESB Business School, titled 'Innovation for peak performance', the authors seek to determine the key components of a successful innovation strategy in engineering intensive industries*.
The survey involved 61 participants from 4 industries, with respondents from automotive 17%, consumer goods 22%, high-tech 26% and mechanical engineering 35%. Most of the respondents came from Europe (83%), with Germany providing 38% of respondents – the final 17% came out of the US. 36% of the companies surveyed have revenues of more than €5 billion and 25% have less than a billion.
In terms of the current trends among companies, the survey shows that most are playing it safe. Between the sectors not a great deal of difference in activity was observed, with innovation generally remaining an incremental process with only a few of the respondents going for the challenge of bringing new products to market. As it stands, the top priority is for existing markets and products, followed by creating new products in existing markets. The lowest priority is in developing new products for new markets, under respondents.
In terms of the source from which innovation within business springs, the authors note that internal sources – thus without collaboration – remain the driving force for innovation. R&D employees are not surprisingly the main innovators, followed by non-R&D employees, with sales employees the least innovative group selectable. In terms of external partners for innovation, technology partners and academic partners were the most high impact collaboration partners for innovation, with suppliers and social media scoring the lowest – even if social media is rapidly on the rise.
The long term trend toward 2025 indicates according to PA Consulting Group that externally focused collaborative models – centred around the principles of partnerships and co-creation – will gain terrain, with the level of internal innovation relative to external innovation to have a difference of 23%. Partly collaborative models around intellectual property are forecasted to grow by 12%, while collaborative networks are expected to grow by 50%.
* Innovation itself is a broad term that covers the whole value chain – from idea creation to market introduction. It is thus a term with a wider reach than the concept of R&D which refers to the corporate function of turn promising ideas into economically beneficial technologies, products and services.


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"It's about the feeling of melancholy projected into the future. Imaging when this very moment will become a very distant memory," says songwriter Mariel Mariel about the first single off her recent album, "Foto pa ti".
She wrote the song "Los Bajos Vibran En Mi Pecho" together with Andrés Landon, and the video was directed by Guillermo Llamas a.k.a Flesh Films. The music itself, Mariel explains, is "the physical manifestation of sound vibrating in your chest that takes you back to that time."
Recorded in Mexico, Chile and Colombia, "Foto Pa Ti" (available in its entirety on Soundcloud) combines Mariel's diverse experiences – from being a Carla Morrison band's touring member a few years ago to multiple collaborations and her own experiments with sound and lyrics.
Currently, the Chilean-born, Mexico-based singer and multi-instrumentalist readies up her new album. Titled "Homonymous", it will certainly add another colour to the flourishing Mexican and entire Latin American scene.
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Audi has taken the wraps off the third-generation 2015 Audi TT and TTS on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show.
Audi has taken the wraps off the third-generation 2015 Audi TT and TTS on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show. After seeing several leaked photos and teasers what we see here is not all that surprising. The 2015 TT gets an evolutionary redesign that has some more aggressive angles and lines, but overall looks very close to its predecessor.
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Rather than a completely revamped TT, the design of the 2015 Audi TT focuses more on the details. From the front the TT's face is dominated by horizontal lines and the Singleframe grille is broader and flatter than before. Starting in the top corners of the grille, sharp contours run in a V across the hood, which bears the four Audi rings like on the Audi R8. The headlights also have a flat, more aggressive look.
The optional Matrix LED headlights consist of 12 LEDs and cool dynamic turn signals that light up sequentially in the direction in which the driver is steering. The predictive cornering light uses navigation data to move the cone of light into the curve before the steering wheel is turned.
From the side the TT's profile is reminiscent of the first-generation TT and its wheelbase has also been stretched, even though the new TT's length remains the same. Outback the TT's taillights mimic the design of the headlights and even feature the same dynamic turn signals. Audi also says that the new TT is about 110 pounds lighter than the last model.
Under the hood there will be three four-cylinder turbocharged engines available when the TT launches. There are two 2.0L TFSI engines with 230 horsepower in the TT and 310 horsepower in the TTS. A 2.0L TDI diesel engine with 184 horsepower and 280 lb-ft. of torque is also available. The TT with the 2.0L engine will reach 0-62 mph in as little as 5.3 seconds with the six-speed S tronic transmission, while the TTS takes only 4.7 seconds to reach 62 mph.
We still have to wait to see the TT convertible and the even hotter TT RS, which is expected to have up to 380 horsepower.
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We are in Albuquerque just trying to relax a little tonight. Before the update, some house keeping.
The Grand Canyon was grand… Allison has already reported on that. We did see wildfire on the way in. It did not impact our trip.
This morning we spent some more time exploring the Grand Canyon before heading to the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Parks. It was a nice stop on a full day of driving. Tomorrow I take Daniel to the airport as he heads home tomorrow. The rest of us are headed into the mountains of New Mexico and will be spending the night at a Wolf Sanctuary. We will be far off the beaten path, so cell coverage is highly unlikely and we probably won't have another update until we get back to some civilization on Thursday. The could surprise me and have wifi, but I doubt it.
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My family roots are in southern Appalachia, and like the rest of my family, I tend to think in stories. I was six when I wrote my first story: five lines, possibly the first flash fiction. At eight, I put my collection of china dogs into a shoebox with a string attached, and pulled the box around and around our block in Jacksonville, Florida, telling myself the saga of the dogs' pioneer journey to California. Which may--or may not--have had something to do with my own going to California fifteen years later. There I became a modern dancer and choreographer, founded and co-directed Body and Soul Dance Company in Berkeley, and toured widely as solo dancer and artist in residence.
After earning a Ph.D. in Theology and Art from the Graduate Theological Union with research that later became the root of the Charles du Luc books, I moved back across the country to New York City. I continued dancing and teaching as an independent artist, and was also half of the tap-dance-and-talk duo A Loose Association with cabaret performer Tom Knudsen. After my knees decided they'd danced long enough, I spent several years as a police officer. That unlikely but fascinating side trip led back to the stage with a commissioned one woman show called Response Time, about a midlife artist hitting the street as a cop.
Like Charles in my novels, I've done a lot of teaching: studio dance classes, adjunct teaching at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union, lecturing at Union Theological Seminary in New York, and being an assistant professor of dance at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Freezing in Minnesota led to a return to New York to write. Besides the Charles du Luc historical mystery series, I also write nonfiction, including reflective essays for the arts journal Image.
I'm now back in Florida with my husband Jay. Besides writing, I bike, kayak, enjoy being warm, and volunteer with Save Our Seabirds, caring for injured birds and raising orphaned baby birds with the hope of releasing them back into the wild.
I hope you'll let me know what you think about the Charles books --and what they make you think about. You can contact me at wingrock@att.net


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One large, whole salmon makes a medley of budget-stretching meals
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By Deena Prichep, Special to The Oregonian
View full sizeDeena PrichepA whole salmon becomes a bargain when you use the leftovers to make fish cakes with spicy harissa mayo.
If people have any preconceived notions about the Pacific Northwest (beyond our reputation for withstanding truly staggering amounts of rainfall), it's that we're surrounded by salmon. In the popular imagination, these omega-packed Pacific fish are everywhere for the taking -- delicious, plentiful and cheap.
Recipes included with this story: North African Salmon Cakes With Harissa Mayonnaise; Salsa Verde.
But the reality is a bit different. Although salmon are indeed delicious and beloved, they are not always the thrifty hometown deal you would think. But luckily, there is a way to get tasty, wild-caught salmon for just a few dollars a pound: Buy the whole fish.
For many cooks, tackling a whole fish can be daunting. Though salmon are sold cleaned and scaled and gutted, at three or four pounds they're often longer than your arm, making them a bit more unwieldy than most people care to tackle. And their size means that they contain far more meat than even a hungry family can polish off in an evening (and sometimes more than you can easily fit on a baking pan).
But these problems are easily solved. Once baked (either in the oven or on the grill), the fish flakes easily off of its bones, without any of the waste involved in filleting. And leftover salmon can find new life in a variety of dishes.
If you're baking a whole salmon with an eye toward future meals, you need to make sure to keep it simple. If you brush the whole fish with savory teriyaki sauce or a tangy pomegranate glaze, you'll probably tire of it before the leftovers are gone.
Instead, aim for a basic preparation: Simply rub the fish with oil and sprinkle with salt, maybe tucking a handful of herbs or spent lemon halves inside if you've got them. Bake the fish at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (or, if you're braver than I am, cook it on the grill), until it is just beginning to think about flaking. Be sure not to overdo it: Like all fish, it'll continue to cook after you take it off the heat.
When you cook a whole fish in this simple manner, you end up with a perfect palette to build upon. I like to dress it up the first night with a flavorful sauce, and if I've taken advantage of the hot oven to roast some vegetables, or simmer some couscous or another starch to accompany, then a sauce can pull all the elements together. Something bright and punchy -- such as a bright salsa verde -- really perks things up, as can a tangy yogurt-based horseradish sauce or a rich cream sauce. All of these work beautifully with servings cut from a whole salmon.
But it's when you're a day or two out from the original roast that the advantages of a simple approach are really revealed. A basic baked salmon can find new expression in a vast variety of dishes:
Flake it into a creamy quiche.
Fry it with some cubed cooked potatoes for a savory breakfast hash (if you happen to have smoked salt, a light sprinkle over the top makes the baked salmon reminiscent of smoked).
Quickly sauté it with chili powder, then tuck it into tortillas and garnish with cilantro, onions, crumbled white cheese and creamy avocados (and, if you're game, a few dashes of hot sauce). These may not be authentic fish tacos, but they're undeniably delicious.
Once you get accustomed to the big savings (and big variety) offered by cooking a whole fish, fillets just won't seem like enough.
Deena Prichep
is a Portland freelance writer and radio producer who blogs at
mostlyfoodstuffs.blogspot.com


Russia has expelled 60 US diplomats and announced it would eject scores from other countries that have joined London and Washington in censuring Moscow over the poisoning of a spy.
The US ambassador was also ordered to shut the consulate in St Petersburg, in Russia's retaliation for the biggest expulsion of diplomats since the Cold War.
However, the response, which precisely mirrored steps taken by Western governments against Russian diplomats, appeared to show Moscow was not seeking to escalate the stand-off over the nerve agent poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in an English city.
Britain has blamed Russia for the poisoning, and has been backed up by dozens of Western countries which have ordered Russian diplomats to leave. Moscow denies involvement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing a stuttering economy and an unusual show of Western unity that included even states traditionally friendly towards Moscow, appeared to have stuck to the diplomatic playbook with the symmetrical response.
US ambassador John Hunstman was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry on Thursday and told that 60 diplomats from US missions had a week to leave Russia, as Washington had expelled 60 Russians.
At a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Huntsman was also told that the US consulate in St Petersburg would be closed, a like-for-like retaliation for the US closure of Russia's consulate in the US city of Seattle.
"As for the other countries, everything will also be symmetrical in terms of the number of people from their diplomatic missions who will be leaving Russia, and for now that's pretty much it," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
That approach will mean that, among other countries affected, Australia will see two diplomats sent home, France, Germany and Poland would each have four of their diplomats in Moscow sent home, Ukraine would forfeit 13 diplomats, and Denmark, Albania and Spain would each have two of their embassy staff expelled.
Russia has already retaliated in kind after Britain initially expelled 23 diplomats.
Skripal, 66, a double agent who was swapped in a spy exchange deal in 2010 and went to live in England, and his daughter Yulia Skripal, 33, were found unconscious on a public bench in a shopping centre in Salisbury on March 4.
Former Russian military intelligence officer Skripal remains in a critical condition but his daughter is getting better, the hospital where they are being treated said on Thursday.
British authorities say a Soviet-era nerve toxin called Novichok was used in an attempt to murder the pair.
Announcing the expulsions of Western diplomats on Thursday, Lavrov said the Skripal poisoning was being exploited by an "Anglo-Saxon axis forcing everyone to follow an anti-Russian path".


The bus service Transports Alpes-Maritimes (TAM) has a single price of 1.00 euro for any trip in the Alpes-Maritimes department (Bus Alpes-Maritimes for more information).
Buses for the Alpes-Maritimes ski stations Auron, Isola 2000, Valberg and Val d'Allos leave from the Nice bus station (gare routiere) the railway station (gare SNCF) and the Nice airport.
Schedules are available for all of these bus lines on the CG06 website, at [http://www.cg06.fr/fr/servir-les-habitants/deplacements/transport-collectifs/lignes-et-horaires/lignes-et-horaires/].


Planners are too concerned about smaller applications such as dormer windows to focus on 'the bigger picture' of creating sustainable communities, a new report has found.
The Permission to Plan report - the end product of discussions between architects, housebuilders, planning inspectors and planners - also calls for greater emphasis on integrating planning with local service delivery instead of just development control.
Gideon Amos, a director at the TCPA, said: 'Planners don't spend years at university to trawl through applications for loft conversions.
Meanwhile Alex Khaldi at PWC feels something radical needs to be done to speed up the planning process by improving the way trivial applications are dealt with.
He said: 'Bold steps are needed to manage routine casework differently - casework which is clogging up the system.


AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PURCHASES OF LAND UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MAJOR ECONOMIC IMPACT ACT FROM THE PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE THE TITLE OF ALL LAND HELD BY A STATE AGENCY TO APPEAR UNDER THE NAME OF THE STATE, THAT GIVE THE SECRETARY OF STATE CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF LAND BY A STATE AGENCY AND THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN NOTICE TO BE GIVEN BEFORE THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF LAND BY A STATE AGENCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
29-1-1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7) and subsections (7), (8) and (9) of this section, the title to all lands held by any agency of the State of Mississippi which were acquired solely by the use of funds appropriated by the state shall appear on all deeds and land records under the name of the "State of Mississippi." For the purpose of this section, the term "agency" shall be defined as set forth in Section 31-7-1(a). The provisions of this section shall not affect the authority of any agency to use any land held by the agency. No assets or property of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall be transferred in violation of Section 272A of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890. Before September 1, 1993, each state agency shall inventory any state-held lands which were acquired solely by the use of funds appropriated by the state, and which are titled in the name of the agency. The agency shall execute quitclaim deeds and any other necessary documents to transfer the name and title of the property to the State of Mississippi.
(2) The Secretary of State, under the general direction of the Governor and as authorized by law, shall sell and convey the public lands in the manner and on the terms provided herein for the several classes thereof; he shall perform all the administrative and executive duties appertaining to the selection, location, surveying, platting, listing, and registering these lands or otherwise concerning them; and he shall investigate the status of the various "percent" funds accrued and accruing to the state from the sale of lands by the United States, and shall collect and pay the funds into the treasury in the manner provided by law.
(9) Any lands purchased by the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority for a "project" as defined in Section 57-75-5, are excluded from the provisions of this section.
(c) That the state agency or other entity to which the proposed conveyance is to be made lacks available funds to pay fair market value for the property. If the state agency authorized to convey such property fails to make such determinations, then it shall not convey the property for less than the fair market value of the property.


A few weeks ago I was hanging up my Scrabble Tile Art. I got through it in my own way and posted a tutorial, but mentioned that I wished I had one of these - a Hang and Level. Well someone in the internet was listening, because I got an email and package from the inventor of Hang and Level Liette Tousignant!
Liette is so super cute and nice - she even wrote me a little note!
She asked me to try out the Hang and Level and a few other really neat products and let her know what I thought. Well, I'm going to let you all know too - they're SUPER handy!
Before we get started I just want to say, I am giving my true and honest opinion here and am not being paid to advertise for Under the Roof Decorating. I just want to give you an inside look into some tools I found really helpful.
First I hung up a clock with the Hang and Level. Even though the clock had a weird hanging mechanism, the Hang and Level worked like a charm. No trying to estimate where to put the nail, it just leaves a little mark right where you should hammer in. Seriously. I honestly wish I had more to hang with the Hang and Level right now... I'm in the middle of a little picture frame DIY so I'll get the chance soon.
Next I tried the Anchor Points. These little points go on the back of your picture and anchor it to the wall so it hangs straight.
This crooked little blue picture was driving me particularly crazy.
Would. Not. Hang. Straight. So I anchored it.
Then there are my infamous Scrabble Tiles. Since they're right above the couch, Tim and I knock them crooked constantly.
No more Scrabble Tile snaggle tooth!
I am so super excited to keep trying out these goodies as more projects come up. I'm a big fan of saving yourself some time by buying the tools to get the job done right. Would Definitely Recommend!


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namespace Fuz\Component\QuickQuery\Base;

use Fuz\Component\QuickQuery\Builder\BuilderInterface;
use Fuz\Component\QuickQuery\Driver\DriverInterface;

class BaseQuickQuery
{
    protected $driver;
    protected $builder;

    public function __construct(DriverInterface $driver, BuilderInterface $builder)
    {
        $this->driver = $driver;
        $this->builder = $builder;
    }

    public function asSingleRow($request)
    {
        $results = call_user_func_array(array($this->driver, 'query'),
           array_merge(array($request), array_slice(func_get_args(), 1)));

        return $this->getSingleRow($results);
    }

    protected function getSingleRow(array $results)
    {
        return count($results) > 0 ? $results[0] : null;
    }

    public function asSingleField($request, $field)
    {
        $results = call_user_func_array(array($this->driver, 'query'),
           array_merge(array($request), array_slice(func_get_args(), 2)));

        return $this->getSingleField($results, $field);
    }

    protected function getSingleField(array $results, $field)
    {
        return ((count($results) > 0) && (array_key_exists($field, $results[0]))) ? $results[0][$field] : null;
    }

    public function asArray($request)
    {
        return call_user_func_array(array($this->driver, 'query'),
           array_merge(array($request), array_slice(func_get_args(), 1)));
    }

    public function asArrayField($request, $field)
    {
        $results = call_user_func_array(array($this->driver, 'query'),
           array_merge(array($request), array_slice(func_get_args(), 2)));

        return $this->getArrayField($results, $field);
    }

    protected function getArrayField(array $results, $field)
    {
        $fields = array();
        foreach ($results as $result) {
            if (array_key_exists($field, $result)) {
                $fields[] = $result[$field];
            }
        }

        return $fields;
    }

    public function asAssociativeArray($request, $key)
    {
        $results = call_user_func_array(array($this->driver, 'query'),
           array_merge(array($request), array_slice(func_get_args(), 2)));

        return $this->getAssociativeArray($results, $key);
    }

    protected function getAssociativeArray(array $results, $key)
    {
        $array = array();
        foreach ($results as $result) {
            if (array_key_exists($key, $result)) {
                $array[$result[$key]] = $result;
            }
        }

        return $array;
    }

    public function asAssociativeArrayField($request, $key, $field)
    {
        $results = call_user_func_array(array($this->driver, 'query'),
           array_merge(array($request), array_slice(func_get_args(), 3)));

        return $this->getAssociativeArrayField($results, $key, $field);
    }

    protected function getAssociativeArrayField(array $results, $key, $field)
    {
        $array = array();
        foreach ($results as $result) {
            if ((array_key_exists($key, $result)) && (array_key_exists($field, $result))) {
                $array[$result[$key]] = $result[$field];
            }
        }

        return $array;
    }

    public function select($table, array $wheres = array())
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildSelect($table, $wheres);

        return $this->driver->query($request);
    }

    public function count($table, array $wheres = array())
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildCount($table, $wheres);
        $results = $this->driver->query($request);

        return $this->getSingleField($results, 'count');
    }

    public function has($table, array $wheres = array())
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildHas($table, $wheres);
        $results = $this->driver->query($request);

        return count($results) > 0;
    }

    public function insert($table, array $columnsValues, $ignore = false)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildInsert($table, $columnsValues, $ignore);
        $this->driver->query($request);

        return $this->driver->insertId();
    }

    public function insertUpdate($table, array $columnsValues)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildInsertUpdate($table, $columnsValues);

        return $this->driver->query($request);
    }

    public function update($table, array $columnsValues, array $wheres = array())
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildUpdate($table, $columnsValues, $wheres);

        return $this->driver->query($request);
    }

    public function delete($table, array $wheres = array())
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildDelete($table, $wheres);

        return $this->driver->query($request);
    }

    public function truncate($table)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildTruncate($table);

        return $this->driver->query($request);
    }

    public function exists($table)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildExists($table);

        return count($this->driver->query($request)) > 0;
    }

    public function describe($table)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildDescribe($table);

        return $this->driver->query($request);
    }

    public function columns($table)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildDescribe($table);
        $results = $this->driver->query($request);

        return $this->getArrayField($results, $this->builder->getDescribeField());
    }

    public function emptyRow($table)
    {
        $request = $this->builder->buildDescribe($table);
        $results = $this->driver->query($request);

        return $this->getAssociativeArrayField($results, $this->builder->getDescribeField(),
              $this->builder->getDescribeValue());
    }
}

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While the image above--found on Tim Pawlenty's 2018 gubernatorial campaign website--doesn't explicitly say that Minnesota outdoorsman Ron Schara has endorsed the former governor's effort to get his old job back, the two gentlemen on the left do seem close.
The image floats above the article Pawlenty announces outdoor initiatives developed with sportsmen and women including Ron Schara & Kent Hrbek on the Pawlenty campaign news archives.
While all 11 candidates for governor have been invited to participate in the August 18 forum, Bluestem suspects that only those who win the August 14 primary will actually take part in the forum. Should Pawlenty win the Republican primary, he'll be participating in a forum moderated by one of the principle architects of his campaign's outdoor initiative.
The forum is sponsored by the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance and Outdoor News.
Eagan — Tim Pawlenty and Michelle Fischbach today outlined an initial package of outdoor initiatives to enhance Minnesota's hunting, fishing and great outdoor traditions, including a citizen/angler-led "Reinvest in Minnesota Fishing Council" to ensure that Minnesota's fisheries economy will maintain fish populations and attract anglers.
Pawlenty said he developed his plan after consulting with outdoor enthusiasts around the state and with two well-known Minnesota outdoorsmen, Ron Schara and Kent Hrbek. The initiatives were announced prior to the start of Game Fair 2018, which will be held on 80 beautiful acres of woods and water in Anoka County. Game Fair takes place Aug. 10-12 and Aug. 17-19.
Minnesota's $4 billion fishing economy is supported by 17 fish hatcheries. Pawlenty and Fischbach propose creation of a new citizen/angler-led "Reinvest in Fishing Council" to ensure that Minnesota's fish industry, jobs and opportunities for future generations of angers are strongly supported.
Tim Pawlenty signed into law the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The LSOHC has invested nearly $1 billion over the last decade in fish, game and wildlife projects statewide, including nearly $350 million in new public hunting lands. As Governor, Pawlenty will appoint citizen sportsmen and sportswomen to the Council and he will support the LSOHC recommendations.
Ruffed grouse is the number one game bird in Minnesota. In 2003, Tim Pawlenty created the Minnesota Deer Hunting Opener. Pawlenty and Fischbach are proposing the creation of an annual "Ruffed Grouse Governor's Hunt" starting in 2019. Ruffed grouse hunters license sales are typically around 100,000 per year.
Pawlenty and Fischbach propose creating a world-class shooting range to help support the dramatic growth in Minnesota's high school clay target league. The league has 349 teams after just 9 years in existence and already has more than 11,000 participants. A world-class shooting range would support that growth and provide the potential for Olympic and college-level competition.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Minnesota's wild deer herd is a serious issue. Working with stakeholders and experts to eliminate CWD in wild deer and minimize the risk of new introductions will be a key priority for the Pawlenty-Fischbach Administration.
Governor Candidates to Discuss Outdoor Issues at August 18 Game Fair The Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance (MOHA) and the weekly publication Outdoor News are jointly sponsoring an Outdoor Issues Forum at the 2018 Game Fair. All 11 candidates for Minnesota Governor have been invited to participate. The Forum will begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Game Fair hosted by the Armstrong Ranch Kennel in Ramsey, Minnesota.
Clean Water – we are one-third of the way into the life of the Clean Water Fund; are we making good progress?
The Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance (MOHA) is the largest coalition of hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation organizations in the state. It is a non-profit organization with the objective to involve all concerned outdoor groups in legislative, education, and public awareness actions to help protect and enhance our hunting, fishing and trapping heritage and the resources they depend on. Founded in 1994, MOHA was instrumental in adoption of the 1998 Constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt, fish and trap In Minnesota. MOHA was at the forefront in securing passage of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in 2008 and establishment of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council to recommend how these dedicated funds should be allocated.
Some of these things are like the others.
In the interests of professionalism and impartiality, Schara should recuse himself as a moderator, regardless of whether the candidate he advised survives Tuesday's primary.
Images: From Pawlenty's news archives (above); the ad for the issues forum.