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Phoenix Community Events
Brown Bag Opera
During the opera season, we host free, 30-minute lunchtime recitals each month at the Arizona Opera Center featuring the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio Artists. We invite you to step away from your desk and listen to world-class singing. You are welcome to bring your lunch, or try something new from one of our food truck or restaurant partners.
12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the Arizona Opera Center
Coffee @ Kerr
ASU's Kerr Cultural Center is a beautiful venue for live music and learning. The Coffee @ Kerr series combines both of these elements, with preview of each Arizona Opera production. Each preview is designed to enhance your understanding of the music, themes, and history behind an upcoming performance, and is capped off by a musical selection sung by a main stage singer.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Kerr Cultural Center
February 19 – Riders of the Purple Sage
Registration is required through the Kerr Cultural Center for these free events. Click the individual session listings above for more information.
Opera Book Club
There is perhaps no better way to explore an opera than through the stories they are based on, or reading about the creators themselves. At Opera Book Club, we do just that!
Opera & Gelato Film Festival
This collection of opera film screenings is the perfect way to get a summertime opera fix while escaping the Arizona heat. The screenings take place on select Sundays in June, July, and August, held in Arizona Opera's Wittcoff Black Box Theater. To sweeten the deal, FROST Gelato is always available to purchase.
Summer 2020 Opera & Gelato screening dates will be announced in May.
Special Events
Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona Photo Exhibit Launch
In performing an opera about famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Arizona Opera has formed a wonderful partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (FLWF) based in his Arizona home, Taliesin West. As part of this partnership, the curators at Taliesin West will install an exhibit in the Arizona Opera Center detailing Wright's most significant work in Arizona.
To celebrate the opening of the exhibit, we invite you to a free First Friday event featuring FLWF President and CEO, Stuart Graff, who will talk about Wright's life and lasting impact in Arizona. Be sure to arrive early for light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
Friday, September 6, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. , talk begins at 6:30 p.m.
Arizona Opera Center
The Lavender Scare, Then and Now
The opera Fellow Travelers takes place in a dark time in American history known as the Lavender Scare, in which homosexual government employees were forced out of their jobs based on their sexuality. In partnership with One Community, The Herberger Theatre Center, and Arizona State University, Arizona Opera will host a panel discussion with LGBTQ leaders and historians about this critical time in our country's history and how rights for the LGBTQ members of our community have evolved since then, as well as the challenges we are currently facing.
Monday, October 7, 2019 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Herberger Theater Center
Panelists include:
Linda Hirshman – Best-selling author of Sisters in Law and Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution
Angela Hughey – President, One Community & One Community Foundation
Madelaine Adelman – Professor, ASU School of Social Transformation
Art & Arias
A true feast for the senses, Art & Arias features music and visual art in the same engaging event. With performances by the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio Artists, this annual recital takes place in a new venue each season, each with its own art collection.
Monday, October 14, 2019
Full details to be announced soon!
Pre-Show Talks
Learn more about each opera immediately before the performance. These half-hour talks will enhance your opera experience with contextual information about many facets of the piece, beginning one hour before each performance in the auditorium.
Post-Show Talkbacks
Your chance to meet the performers and have your questions answered, in the auditorium immediately after each matinee performance.
Valley Friends of the Arizona Opera
Want to share your love of opera with others? Be sure to check out the Valley Friends of Arizona Opera. The Valley Friends create wonderful events and opportunities for people to get together around opera, creating new friendships, and generating support for Arizona Opera.
Click here for more information about the Valley Friends of Arizona Opera.

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Due to recent worldwide pandemic a lot of countries have been advised to work from home. So whatever the reason I guess if you are looking up how to work from home it probably means you are struggling with suddenly being at home all day with no one to really watch you or motivate you.
Here's my tips on how to work from home like a boss:
Tip 1) You are being watched
Firstly if you are working from home you are probably using a work device or connecting to a work network. REMEMBER THIS. Don't look at or search anything you wouldn't want your boss seeing. Assume that everything you are doing is being monitored. This may sound paranoid but if you're working from home your company has more reason to want to make sure you're being productive and could be checking up on you.
Tip 2) Pretend you aren't at home
Pots need doing? Floor needs hoovering? Living room looking a bit un-tidy? What would you do normally about these problems? Nothing. Because you would normally be at work and wouldn't see these things need doing until you get home. Confine yourself to your work area and don't go looking for jobs around the house. I limit myself to doing house chores on my lunchtime only but that brings me to my next point.
Tip 3) Avoid people not the sun
This doesn't work if you are ill or quarantined obviously but if you are social distancing or avoiding people still go outside. Go for a walk. I myself have started popping to the shop everyday (not to panic buy) but to get a few bits and walk around.
Tip 4) Remain accessible to your colleagues
At work we aren't allowed to have headphones in to listen to music when we work so you can bet what I did the second I started working from home. However I still need to be accessible. Put your phone on loud, put your computer sound alerts on, don't deafen yourself with headphones and don't leave your desk for long amounts of time. If you get a call you want to be in a position to turn anything you have on off as quickly as possible which doesn't work if you're lounging on the sofa and lost the remote and your manager is calling. Be smart about how you use your other devices whilst working.
Tip 5) Use your phone like you would at work
So this depends on your company and maybe I am just paranoid but it's not gonna be a good look if people see me tweeting or replying to group messages when I am supposed to be at work. This is similar to the above tip but don't get caught posting a story or photos or commenting on anything within work hours.
Tip 6) Speak rather than type
It is quite isolating working from home. No more being able to have a laugh or ask questions when you need it. So my best advice would be instead of typing something to a colleague give them a call instead. Even if it's for something only small, you just wanna check something or have a quick question. My manager checks in with me twice a day to make sure I am still sane over Skype and it really does help.
Tip 7) Turn your location on
This is a joke but also true. Try to let people know when you are at lunch or finishing work for the day etc. They can no longer glance at your desk to see if you are there or not so updating your movements can be really helpful.
Please keep in mind I am a childless, 20 something who is lucky enough to have my own office room and I live with my boyfriend who is out at work most days, so these tips might not accurately apply to your own working from home experience.


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Events for April 18, 2019
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Fusebox Festival
Fusebox is an annual performing arts festival that features local, national and international interdisciplinary artists whose work centers on the live situation. The festival unfolds over the course of five action-packed days at venues and sites across Austin. Through an initiative called Free Range Art, it isentirely free to attend. In its 15th year, the […]Find out more »
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Emily Eisenhart Art Show Opening Reception
Join artist Emily Eisenhart in celebrating her latest vibrant collection of work with an opening reception at Fail Jewelry on April 18. The stunning show will remain on display through May 12.Find out more »
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In the Valley Below Presents: The Pink Chateau
From the art-rock duo In the Valley Below comes a captivating musical and theatrical event that will both stun you with its cinematic visuals and have you dancing to its catchy electro-pop beats. The Pink Chateau is a story of a young woman who follows a beautiful stranger into the countryside. What unfolds is a series […]Find out more »
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The Back Pack Presents: Wear and Tear
Wear and Tear is a fast-paced movement-based comedy extravaganza creatively combining non-spoken performance, music, dance, and media, this time plopped in the round, for an "all sides are our good side" viewing experience. A series of pieces of original work pulled into a single evening, The Back Pack's unique brand of story telling features line […]Find out more »
New French Cinema Week
Join Austin Film Society for the 2019 New French Cinema Week, a festival of new international films by up-and-coming Francophone filmmakers. The theater will welcome international guests and filmmakers, feature an opening night reception, guest DJ sets, and a diverse program of narrative features, documentaries, animations and shorts by emerging Francophone artists. Nearly all of the […]Find out more »


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Since the terrible season four and its finale, I was wondering how the show would continue or if even Kenzi (and Ksenia Solo) would be back and whether the final season could regain some of what made this series great. Well season five has premiered on Showcase and I have to say it is a massive improvement over season four. SPOILERS from here out.
Yes it is improved even without Kenzi being part of the regular cast. Yes Kenzi is resurrected and I have to give props to the writers, producers, and Ksenia Solo keeping it a secret for so long. Even the reveal where Bo finds Kenz in a hotel with couture and all the waffles she can eat in Valhalla was well done and a nod to the fact Ksenia Solo's career was blowing up a bit (and it was heavily implied that Kenzi was in fact happy in Valhalla which made for some great friction between Bo and her). After some afterlife shenanigans where Bo resurrects Kenzi she ultimately leaves to go to an island Hale left her in his will. She actually has a good reason for leaving, when we met Kenzi she was a wayward human conning her way through the world and she loved the weirdness of the fae so she stuck around and made her own family. In a way she thought it was fun, but after Hale's death and her death and resurrection she's ready to be human, shes ready to be normal. Which is weird but a fitting way to send her off for now. I say for now because in a interview Ksenia Solo gave she is confirmed to be in at least couple of episodes which can number from 2-5. Its interesting in a way Kenzi's arc mirrors the shows ups and downs. Lost Girl was at its strongest when things were fun, light, and never taking itself too serious. When it tried to be too serious with saving the world stuff and melodrama it felt bloated, aimless, and boring.
On the flip side Bo dealing with the loss of her best friend and sister has been really interesting to watch. Anna Silk is actually a fantastic actress who subtly puts out a sense of sadness and anger in the first three episodes, in which Bo deals with finding Kenzi and then losing her again. Of course the other characters get their mourning moments too, but really the strongest part of the show was Kenzi and Bo's relationship even when everything else sucked. As Bo says in episode two when Kenzi leaves, "I love you Kenzi, sometimes I think its the only thing I'm completely sure about."
It's been three episodes since Kenzi left and I've enjoyed them all and never once stopped to think, "Man I wish Kenzi was still around." Now I can't tell if that's because she was gone a lot last season so the transition wasn't that rough or if I just accepted that Kenzi and by extension Ksenia Solo wanted to move on. But its not the complete mess I thought it was going to be and certainly not the laughably awfulness of season four. And the plot lines while sometimes have holes you can drive through are enjoyable again.
For the most part its not as terrible as season four or because Kenzi left, because Tamsin (mostly her), Dyson, and Lauren (yes Lauren), have been picking up the comedic one liners Kenzi was known for, and the two most predominant ships (Doccubus and whatever Dyson and Bo's name were) have been put on the back burner. Tamsin is definitely meaner than Kenzi but shes always been that way so I don't mind her mostly filling in for Kenzi in that regard.
And after last night's episode I had a realization: Lauren isn't terrible! If I'm being an ass I'd say its cause I've been exposed to her for four seasons, but in reality I think its because she isn't pining over Bo and rarely has any romantic moments with her this season. I'm actually enjoying her scenes with Dyson and especially Tamsin. She even has a funny name with Tamsin, CopDoc. And the plot of Dyson helping her train should be funny those two have comedic chemistry and I love it.
The other aspect that I have loved is the Tamsin and Bo relationship, they sort of been building this relationship since Tamsin was introduced into the series and at first it was an adversarial love/hate thing but has since turned into full on love. Tamsin has out and declared her love for Bo and I they sealed the deal in a sweet, sexy, and intimate scene in the fifth episode. I was Team Dyson, but when Tamsin was introduced I was firmly Team Valkyrie, and Valkubus was made canon last night. I was thinking about why I really love this ship and I came up with an answer. When Bo met Dyson and Lauren she was in the dark about who she was and what she could do, but when she met Tamsin she was already an established Fae, making them equals. I guess the reciprocity of their relationship is what I'm rooting for.
Also there really isn't love drama by which I mean, so far Lauren and Dyson aren't pouting that Bo is sleeping with other people and possibly falling for Tamsin. Dyson is back to being a detective and being a wolf badass instead of whining about Bo. Hell they just gave him a son (who funnily enough Bo slept with lol). Vex and the Morrigan are back too and their stuff is always fun.
And with this being the final season of course they introduced a long arc that has been in the background for every episode that deals with murders in three, Bo's dad being Hades, and Persephone family maybe wrecking havok. Which have all been handled with a interesting hand revealing some stuff but leaving enough mystery, like season two did with the Garuda. Ultimately this fills me with promise that this season will make up for the last one and will give this fun series the proper send off we all deserve.


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Clutch spoke with Tomasz Onyszko, the CTO of Predica, about cloud migration, storage, and security. Tomasz explained the differences between cloud models as well as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud computing.
Learn more about Predica on their Clutch profile or at predica.pl.
Please describe your organization and your position.
I am the CTO of Predica, a services company working with the Microsoft technology stack. We were established eight years ago, and currently have around 100 consultants working in 20 different countries across the world delivering on-premises and cloud-based projects for customers.
What services do you offer relating to the cloud?
The services we deliver always come down to finding a solution to the customer's problem and providing value. We are turning to cloud solutions by either moving machines to the cloud in simpler cases or building applications and solutions on cloud stack. This can include Software as a Service such as Office 365 or new applications built on Platform as a Service technologies.
What has been the biggest challenge you've witnessed that organizations face as they migrate to cloud computing?
It's easy for a company to jump on board and say that they want to migrate to the cloud, but the first question they need to ask is, "Why are we moving to the cloud?" This question will answer what potential benefits are given by the environment. The biggest challenge for us, as consultants, is to drive this discussion, and build awareness around what the cloud can do, and how it can be used to drive business value. There is a lot of buzz around this topic right now, but there are different flavors, providers, and technologies available.
What types of companies are the best fit for Public, Private or Hybrid cloud? What are the pros and cons of each?
In general, the cloud model steers clearly away from the classic IT model, where companies needed to consider which server was running which application, or what type of hardware was needed. A cloud model of any type enables businesses to get the right resources when they need them. Companies can start to move much faster and enable different business models for themselves. This is why people want to go to the cloud.
No one company is a perfect fit for a certain type of cloud. Some companies are restricted to private clouds, possibly through local regulations. For example, finance business in Poland has this restriction imposed by the local regulatory body. These restrictions can influence what type of cloud is adopted. Companies opting for a private cloud either have to deal with local regulations or have a degree of internal inertia.
In the end, companies which can allow themselves to take the most flexible approach are going for the public cloud model. But the reality is that most companies now are using a mix of the two – they still have their own datacenters, but are using public infrastructure at the same time. Companies that use the hybrid cloud models see the benefits and speed of public solutions, but also need to keep hardware on-premises. Hybrid is a very broad term and can encompass a number of models.
What types of companies are the best fit for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?
The cloud can be described as renting computing power and storage. Infrastructure as a Service is a simple first model adopted by the cloud. Typically, when a company has its own infrastructure, such as a data center with servers, they need to maintain it. If they buy a new server, they also need a new rack, and to connect the server to a power supply. This can be costly and slow compared to IaaS which allows companies to rent that infrastructure using computers hosted by a provider. When using IaaS, the complexity of buying, hosting, and maintaining their own hardware is removed. Instead of dealing with actual machines, the user requests an amount of computing power and network. This is the most basic level of cloud and is typically used in a lift-and-shift model – moving existing computers to the cloud in order to get rid of datacenters, or moving applications and SQL databases written for local servers.
Following this, someone scratched their head and decided to increase the level of abstraction – if we need a SQL server, why do we need to deploy it as a computer? We just need the service. This is how Platform as a Service works – instead of focusing on the boxes running a task, there is a set of services such as web servers or SQL servers which provide building blocks. For example, when leasing a PaaS for analytics gathering, we are not thinking about how the infrastructure for it will be built; we're simply uploading the data to a service that runs those analytics. We don't have to think of the infrastructure underneath since there are API interfaces for it. We can build business applications just connecting those services.
At Predica, we use a set of PaaS implementations on Microsoft Azure, including cognitive services which can recognize a voice or a picture. We can upload audio files and receive transcriptions back within a few minutes, without worrying about how the process occurred. We are also working on a project for a company manufacturing water tanks which require monitoring. We have created a solution using only the available building blocks from the PaaS. PaaS is targeted on building complex applications rapidly, in cases where the business doesn't want to handle the infrastructure, and only wants to build a solution.
Software-as-a-Service is a ready solution which doesn't require connecting anything together; it can be simply switched on. As an example, if someone needs a CRM system, they can simply start a new Salesforce instance. If they need email, they can start a new instance of Office 365.
If our client companies need a service, their first step will be to look for a SaaS option. With this, there is no requirement for a specific fit – any company can use the service, if they need it. In the past, if someone wanted to deploy a CRM, they would have to go through a 6-month project. Right now, they can do it in five minutes, test the scenario for a month, and, if they don't like it, scratch the implementation and start a new CRM. The solution is one credit card away.
In the end, companies which can allow themselves to take the most flexible approach are going for the public cloud model. But the reality is that most companies now are using a mix of the two – they still have their own datacenters, but are using public infrastructure at the same time. Companies that use the hybrid cloud models see the benefits and speed of public solutions, but also need to keep hardware on-premises. Hybrid is a very broad term and can encompass a number of models.
What are some of the factors that companies need to consider when selecting a storage platform?
Cloud storage is rarely purchased as a separate service. Companies purchase it together with other cloud components. Productivity storage offerings like Box, Dropbox, or Google Drive are purchased with a larger productivity suite. For example, when buying Office 365 for a client, we will choose OneDrive.
In terms of storage for large quantities of data, companies will typically onboard to a cloud provider like Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google. We always look at storage from the wider perspective of which computing provider or productivity suite was chosen.
It is always important to consider security, the ability to control access, and compliance requirements when choosing a storage provider.
What are some of the factors that companies need to consider when selecting a storage platform?
The most important thing that companies should realize is that the old way of conceptualizing security is over. Some people still believe that they are protected when they are within their own boundaries or on their own network. But this thinking is outdated.
Security is a very broad term, encompassing not just a single server, but access to data in general. Security departments need to consider how people are accessing information, where they are located, how we can protect the perimeter, and what the perimeter actually is. Ten years ago, a perimeter was the local network, but now, users can access information anywhere, anytime, using any kind of device. The challenge is how we can provide protection in this context.
When companies are thinking about onboarding cloud technologies, they have to consider the broad spectrum of people working on different networks and devices. After moving to the cloud, the main challenge comes from the lack of understanding from security departments around what protection solutions are available, and how they differ from on-premises infrastructure.
Within both enterprises and smaller companies, the security departments often have a good understanding of how to protect local networks, but little understanding of what the behavior is in the cloud, and how to apply security and protection, accordingly. My advice to companies adopting the cloud is to approach security from a user perspective. Think about the different resources users have access to, and how those can be protected. Companies need to focus on identity management.
When a company deploys a new cloud solution, they may immediately begin granting privileges. While cloud providers may know how to protect their data centers, companies themselves need to focus on how to protect the data and access to those services. This requires an understanding of how encryption works, how and where data is stored, compliances from a load perspective, who has access to it, and who manages that access. These are the most important factors of managing security on these platforms. Each platform has its own tools and mechanisms for security management.
In order to be more secure, we need to have an understanding of changes in the security model and the paradigm shift.


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On a recent trip to the French Alps, Andy Hodges parked his bike at the White Eden chalet, just south-east of Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley.
White Eden Chalet
Bon Conseil, 73640 Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (Savoie, Rhône-Alpes)
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+33 (0)4 76 79 11 80 (France) / +44 (0)330 010 9006 (UK)
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Perched high above the Tarentaise valley in the ski station part of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, White Eden is a truly luxurious hideaway. Immaculately presented and furnished, this really is a gem in the mountains and gave us a real feeling of being pampered after a hard day's cycling.
Richard and Robin made us feel very much at home after a long day in the saddle and the spa facilities soak away aches and pains, while the flavoursome, local cuisine produced by Jeroen is a treat for the eyes as much as the stomach.
5 things we liked
1. The building itself.
The design of White Eden and artistic additions complement the beauty that the Alps almost takes for granted. Individually designed rooms with an attention to every detail mean this is, as my cycling partner Lee described it, "more like a high-end spa than a hotel." Nothing has been overlooked and the artwork reflects the 'patrimoine' that the Tarentaise and Vanoise celebrate with such passion.
2. The food
The views may be a feast for the eyes but a cyclist also rides on his (or her) stomach! After a hard day's cycling, quality local produce which celebrates the rich food culture of the valley makes for a perfect finale. The team know and promote local cheeses (if you are ever planning to cycle in the French Alps, you need to know your cheese!), meats and wines. Chalet Eden does so, and does so so well!
3. The spa
Soak away the aches and pains: after a hard day climbing the cols that surround White Eden (including the highest true road col, Col de l'Iseran, not too far up the valley) a long soak to ease the aches away before contemplating tomorrow's epic is a must. A beer or glass of the excellent local sparkling wine will see you forgetting the climbs and beginning to refresh ready for another ...
4. The cycling
Surrounded by cycling giants, White Eden has no shortage of world class cycling challenges on the doorstep. Surprisingly, the uphills are not as fearsome as you may expect. A low gear, some steady pedalling and a day of sunshine will see you enjoying the view from an Alpine col that will soon be in the Tour de France (every year or two they'll be in the area, it's that good!). Petit St Bernard? Madeleine? Cormet de Roseland? All are within reach, especially if you're also travelling with a car or van like we were.
5. Security
Although there is no specific bike storage at present, our steeds were safe and secure in the locked underground parking and storage facility that opened into the hotel.
This is truly a luxurious getaway that is surprisingly good value – we were amazed to discover the summer rates are little more than an average B&B in the UK. Prices start at €98 per room per night for B&B or €340 per person per week, which is more than reasonable for such a wonderful Alpine retreat.
White Eden Chalet
Bon Conseil, 73640 Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (Savoie, Rhône-Alpes)
+33 (0)4 76 79 11 80 (France) / +44 (0)330 010 9006 (UK)
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Ok, so today I finally got the big ends out. Cyl 1 is really in a terrible state, with a lot of material missing. Cylinder 2, one of the shells also has missing material. We'll never know how Cylinder 3 looked. Cylinder 4 is pretty much ok, except for a couple of score marks.
Engine had just on 100 000 km.
Look like it had oil starvation. How much oil was left in the sump? Test the oilpump if you can. How is the viscosity of the oil? To thin? Diesel in the sump?
Four wheels move the body,
Landys move the soul.
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Next landy, D3 V8 HSE Previous one.D1 300 TDi donkey, D1 V8 Fuel THIEF!!! freelander 1, biggest pos known to man,
Interestingly, the engine had a failure at just about 1000 km after remanufacture, which was also a bearing failure. They redid it again twice. But always, from the beginning, I was not entirely happy with the oil pressures. Very borderline. I suspect the front cover. Cam belt was also shredding, which points to one of the early front covers before the recall.
Linebore wasnt done 100% Or bearings to much play. Can't realy say. Get some plastic gauge and measure rod and main bearing play
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Landys move the soul.
Current: Discovery 1 V8i
Next landy, D3 V8 HSE Previous one.D1 300 TDi donkey, D1 V8 Fuel THIEF!!! freelander 1, biggest pos known to man,
I'll post some pics of the damaged piston in No.3 cyl tomorrow. Conrod is very bent. I'm beginning to wonder if bearing seized and that broke the conrod off at the end, which then caused the piston to go flying and the conrod punched a hole in the block.
It also makes sense that no. 1 cyl has the worst bearings. Furthest from oil pump. But then why did no.3 seize?
Main bearings: I've only been able to get no.4 out. Bolts are very tight (obviously) and I'm using a no.14 ring spanner, which I bent beyond recognition. I'll invest in some euro sockets when I get to a proper tool shop.
What make of bearings did they fit, those look like fatigue cracks.
Usually if one reuses stretch con rod bolts and they decide to let go it is usually before 45k km.
You can get plastigage and refit the rods and bearings to see what clearances you have now - can see if it is maybe not excessive clearances which would answer your saying oil pressure drops when hot.
Do you tow a lot or lug the engine. How was the pump, injectors and timing. I would look here, basically the bearings have been pounded.
Interesting is that there are mild valve marks on two other pistons. Yet a zero-hole gasket is fitted. Perhaps piston protrusion was borderline.
I had a tapping sound on the engine at around 10 000 km. As I did on the previous reman. An indy at that stage thought it was incorrect piston protrusion. But when I changed to fully synthetic oil, the noise went away.
The block is cracked in no.3 cylinder, the one that failed. I don't know if this is because of the failure or vice versa.
Hi antvz.
Having followed this story from the beginning I cannot help but believe you (actually, your 300tdi engine) have been the victim of some very shoddy repair, rebuild or re manufacture regarding the catastrophic failures.
Land Rover 300tdi engines just do not fail like that, with big end bearings worn much worse they still do not have con. rod failure. I feel very sad for your outcomes, you should have been seeing 400,000km. on a "remanufactured" engine, not a measly 100,000.
Big end bearings showing that amount of wear should have the copper/bronze colour of the base bearing material, not what looks like "white metal" (as used in the past) all the way through. Cheap and nasty is what it looks like, and may be installed in other parts of the engine also.
There is a very interesting youtube series from Britannica Restorations, this bloke knows the ins and outs of 300tdi's, am sure you would pick up some good info from there and possibly communicate directly.
All the best with your next rebuild, you have been very sorely tested.
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At least now I have a little bit of experience. I'm going to rebuild the engine in my next Landy, myself. There are a lot of people who have valuable input to offer. Again, it might not be perfect, but at least I'll get to learn even more.
If I can just get all the money together from the sales of the parts of the old one, I'll be pouring it straight into this rebuild. And with Lockdown, I have time to extract and dismantle that engine and clean everything up nicely, and even do some measurements to the best of my limited ability and tools.
What's strange is how unevenly the big end bearings wore. Fine on one cylinder, terrible on one, and bad on another. Presumably the cylinder that failed was the worst of the lot and there was a complete seizure. Boobook's theory that they were not good quality is also food for thought - something to consider when purchasing replacements again.
Someone I spoke to who is knowledgeable about building these engines, says that bearing clearances might have been too big from the beginning. It's a reminder to me to check everything with plastiguage when fitting, and not simply rely on the machine shop having done everything to spec.
Another thing that was observed, was faint valve marks on 2 of the other pistons. There was a zero-hole gasket fitted. I can't help wondering if the piston protrusions were a bit borderline, which caused those bearings to get a bit pounded. That would explain why the mains don't show any wear, which should be evident if there were serious oil-pressure or feed problems.
Hi antvz,
I stumbled upon this thread today and couldn't stop reading until the end. Your writing style got me hooked from the 1st post. Thank you for sharing your experiences and all the best with the rebuild!
'For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Re the "faint valve marks" on the piston crowns, both the inlet and exhaust valves should be ~1.0mm below the deck level of the cylinder head.
There should be no way the piston can contact the valve heads when they are closed.
However, if the timing is out then a valve may be sufficiently open at TDC for contact with the piston. Extreme case is when the timing belt fails with resulting bent push rods and snapped rockers.
If the gasket is too thin, piston contact with the head is possible, similarly with worn BE bearings allowing the pistons to be flung beyond normal limits.
Do you have the genuine Land Rover overhaul manual LRL 0081 (300Tdi engine, R380 gearbox and LT230T transfer box)
Also the Discovery workshop manual LRL 0079
These are a very comprehensive and worthwhile purchase for owner repair and upkeep.
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Thank you for the encouragement! I can hardly even remember those first days, and my excitement with my first Land Rover. I named her La(n)dy, and despite all the hassles made almost 100 000 km of amazing memories. Now that she's just a shell, I really am sad to see her go.
Her replacement is a 4-door green Disco 1, I'm calling him Fugard. At present he also needs an engine overhaul! And he inherited a lot of La(n)dy's good parts, like the turbo and injection pump, front bumper with winch, and spirit of adventure.
These really are amazing vehicles and I will really think twice before driving anything else :-)


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An outstanding achievement for any sailor, which is all the more remarkable when one considers his form during the rest of the nomination period.
Placing eighteenth at last year's World Championship and a twenty-seventh at the European Championship in May, he did not claim a podium finish from any of the ISAF Graded events he entered, until sailing in the Olympic arena, he took Bronze Medal at the Athens Regatta 2003, a sign of things to come in Cadiz and for 2004.
At the opening of the period of nomination in September 2002, Pont was the world's number one ranked Mistral sailor, and currently sits in sixth.
5th - Mistral European Championship, September 2002 - Grade 1
18th - Mistral World Championship, December 2002 - Grade W
4th - Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week, April 2003 - Grade 2
4th - Princess Sofia Trophy, April 2003 - Grade 2
27th - Mistral European Championship, May 2003 - Grade 1
4th - Kieler Woche, June 2003 - Grade 1
2nd - Athens Regatta, August 2003 - Ungraded
1st - 2003 ISAF World Championship - Mistral, September 2003 - Grade W
ISAF World Sailing Ranking - Windsurfer Men - Mistral One Design (1 October 2003) = 6
|Przemek MIARCZYNSKI
|Date of Birth
|Place of Birth
|Gdansk, Poland
|ISAF Sailor ID
|Age started sailing
|First boat sailed
|Age started racing
|First boat raced
|What inspired you to take up sailing?
|My father
|How did you buy your first boat?
|It was owned by the Yacht club
|Which was your first sailing club?
|Sopocki Klub Zeglarski
|First Event competed in and Year
|Mragowv Trophy 1989
|First Event won and Year
|Mayor of Sopot Trophy 1990
|Principle achievements
|1985 IBCA World Champion
|Principle achievements
|1996 ISAF Youth World Champion
|Principle achievements
|8th 2000 Olympic Regatta
|Principle achievements
|2nd 2001 World and European Mistral Championship
|Principle achievements
|2003 World Champion
|Detail the personal highlights of your sailing career to date
|As above
|What are your future sailing aspirations?
|A gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games
|Briefly state what sailing means to you
|Way of Life
|Who has had the greatest impact or inspiration in your sailing career and why?
|My family, they managed my campaigns when I started.
|Who do you consider to be your sailing hero?
|What other sports do you participate in outside of sailing?
|Cycling and squash
|Who do you consider to be the greatest sailor in the World and why?
|Ben AINSLIE because of his achievement on the Olympic level
|Briefly state what being nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2003 means to you
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When our teachers in Kindergarten through 5th grade came back for the 2019-2010 school year, they were met with a wonderful surprise…
During the past school year the students, faculty and parish collected pennies for our Pennies for Tablet Drive. They ended up collecting over $600 in pennies!
Meanwhile, the graduating classes of the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's had their 2nd Annual Class Reunion at Holy Cross and they wanted to make a donation to the school. When they heard about the Penny Drive they decided to go one step beyond and donated $3,200!
Those funds were used to purchase 60 Amazon Fire 8 Tablets, to be used by the K-5th grade classrooms and students. The teachers were so excited to receive the tablets, which will be instrumental in helping them to manage small group instruction. The $600 will go towards purchasing high-quality headphones for the tablets.
Thank you to all of our wonderful alumni for supporting Holy Cross Catholic School!


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Netflix enlists 'Halt and Catch Fire,' 'Doctor Who' alums for 'Black Mirror'
PASADENA, California — The cast of Netflix's Black Mirror is finally taking shape.
More than four months after first announcing they'd be taking on 12 episodes of the British anthology, the streaming network has officially cast Concussion star and Doctor Who alum Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Halt and Catch Fire lead Mackenzie Davis in one of the episodes of the upcoming season.
Owen Harris (Kill Your Friends) is set to direct the installment.
Created and written by Charlie Brooker, Netflix first announced it'd be taking the reins on new episodes of the dark drama back in September, a move that made a lot of sense considering the show had something of a second life here in the states thanks to the streaming service.
The first two seasons and a Christmas special originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK.
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There's already been some pretty interesting news coming out of Xbox at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this year, but Microsoft's latest initiative, called the Xbox Live Creators Program, should make independent UWP developers pretty happy. At its core, the program is a streamlined certification process meant to help developers quickly publish Xbox Live-enabled games on both Xbox One and Windows 10.
While Xbox Live integration may not sound like much on the surface, it comes with some pretty clear and substantial benefits. From Microsoft:
With the Creators Program, anyone can integrate Xbox Live sign-in, presence, and social features into their UWP games, then publish their game to Xbox One and Windows 10. This means their title can see exposure to every Xbox One owner across the Xbox One family of devices, including Project Scorpio this holiday, as well as hundreds of millions of Windows 10 PCs, and millions of folks using the Xbox app on mobile platforms.
It should be pointed out that this new program won't mean a sudden influx of mobile games and the like from the Windows 10 Store suddenly appearing on Xbox, as there's a certain level of Xbox integration required. And while the Creators Program supports things like Xbox sign-in and social features, it leaves out things like achievements and multiplayer that are supported through ID@Xbox. You can see a side-by-side comparison of the two in the chart below:
Ultimately, Microsoft says, the Creators Program will let UWP developers keep using the same tools they've been using to access a much larger audience across Windows and Xbox One. Crucially, that means they won't require an Xbox de kit to get started developing for the console. Should developers want more support and development resources from Microsoft, it sounds like developers will be able to upgrade to the ID@Xbox program if they wish. Still, the simplified certification of the program should mean a much easier path to publishing.
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Bing might be in for a very Microsoft-y rebrand
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Lora walked into my studio with a warm smile and a pair of Ed Hardy chucks, and from moment one, I knew she'd be great to work with.
As an ordained nondenominational minister with the My Best Ceremony team (which happens to be comprised of some of the finest ministers in the Lake Geneva, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois area), Lora helps couples create their perfect wedding day by performing custom wedding ceremonies. She is a warm, kindhearted individual with a quick sense of humor — just the sort of comfort you'd want around on one of life's most meaningful days.
Since Lora needed imagery for a website revision, we created her headshots with a classic white backdrop, in-studio at my new satellite studio in Palmyra, WI, where I now offer headshots, boudoir photography, and first year photography for newborns and toddlers (it's a great space for adorably fun cake smash sessions).
Lora's genuine smile and quick laughter made our session lots of fun, and her lovely hair and makeup styling was provided by the ever talented and genuinely inspiring Alex Jankowski of Arrogant Beauty.
If you're getting married and looking for the perfect minister or wedding officiant, be sure to visit www.mybestceremony.com to learn more about Lora and discover what she and the rest of the team have to offer. From beautifully written custom wedding ceremonies to baptisms, memorial services, and destination weddings, the ministers at My Best Ceremony are available to take care of your ceremony needs. Reverend Marcia Boyer, owner and ordained minister, will be happy to walk you through a consultation for your special day and discuss a variety of ceremony elements, day of details, and more. Oh, and don't forget to tell her Jen from BlueVerve Studio sent you. 😉
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There is one phrase I live by when times are tough; "Nourish your soul." Primarily, I began to use this for bopo purposes, in the sense of 'nourish your body', without allowing it to be exclusive; because when the ED hits and thoughts are spiralling round, nourishing your body can seem like a toxic idea. So, what can you do? Nourish. Your. Soul.
Even when my Eating Disorder has controlled me to the highest of heights, spiritual health remains a priority for me. This focus on spiritual health allows me to creep up on the crappy illness and pounce. By nourishing my body, I am nourishing my soul- without the bollocks psychology my ED tries to convince me of.
What I'm getting at, is spiritual health is important and many, many things can contribute to spiritual health. As well as using playing with spirituality to divert your mind and allow yourself to nourish your body, there are other ways you can positively contribute to nourishing your soul:
You may remember, a while back, I wrote a post on positive instagram blogs when I opened up my own positivity and awareness account (which is thriving, by the way!)- and today I come from a similar angle.
As mentioned earlier in the week, It's Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
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#sockittoeatingdisorders – The average wait for people suffering with eating disorders to get professional help is THREE AND A HALF YEARS. Before this, the time gap between symptoms first emerging and recognising them as an eating disorder, or wanting help, is almost the same. This year's theme for #EDAW18 is: Why wait? Help end the stigma and get people the help they really need. @beatingeatingdisorders @beatedsupport
This week, I want to direct you to amazing recovery accounts, people that have spoken out, ED fundraising art, and some of my autiful friends who inspire me daily.
All links to platforms will be available under the name line, listed as 'social networks used'.
Mental Health and the arts (all good for fundraising!)
Social networks used: BLOG, INSTAGRAM, ETSY
I follow the lovely Sophie on Instagram. She's wonderfully bookish and a lovely blogger, and I'm sure I came across her blog via Instagram through other blogger pals and I'm so glad I did! Her general blogging niche is lifestyle and literature, but she has a strong focus on mental health and crafting, too! I think she' beautifully inspiration and if you're looking for a blog to read, she's a fab one to go for.
My main reason for inclusion was this lovely print she's made – in line with this year's theme, 'sock it to eating disorders'. It's fun and attractive, being Harry Potter, as well as beautifully created, and I couldn't resist buying one! I'm yet to receive it (I only ordered it yesterday so that's hardly a shocker) but it will be shared on here and my other social media account as soon as I do. And guess what? £1 of this fab print goes to the UK's Eating Disorder Charity– BEAT.
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Dobby is now FREE on Etsy to #sockittoeatingdisorders 🌟 He is inspired by BEAT's #SockItToEatingDisorders Campaign, because who knows more about socks than Dobby? It's no secret on here that I'm a bit of a crazy house elf lady, but there's actually a deeper reason for this than socks. As much as I love socks… DOBBY FINDS FREEDOM. Dobby chooses to defy his master and do what is right, even when it feels like the most terrifying thing in the world. Sound familiar? I think I've found my new recovery analogy, odd socks and all! 🧦 🌟 The ED steals your freedom. It pushes you around, punishes any attempt to defy it and convinces you that this is your life: "Here is your bed, so make it… and make it again… and perhaps do the laundry while you're at it (but no socks included)" It's a cycle that seems endless, but it can end – with the right support. £1 from every sale of this print is going to be donated to BEAT – the UK's Eating Disorders Charity – who are a "champion, guide and friend" for anyone affected by this illness, including loved ones. Their work is so important, shining a light on issues that otherwise be left in darkness. The question for #eatingdisorderawarenessweek this year is "why wait?". It takes approximately 149 weeks for those experiencing symptoms of an ED to seek help, which is nearly THREE YEARS. Over 1000 days with a 24/7 antagonist in your mind. I cannot stress enough the value of early intervention, from both personal experience and having seen the devastating impact of delayed intervention for others. Even if I only raise £1 from this print (I'll buy one for my Millie), I hope it's brought awareness to those who may not have known about EDAW, or has possibly resonated with a fellow potterhead in recovery. Ps: no matter how long you've been struggling, I still believe you can always break free. It's never too late ❤
Social Networks used: INSTAGRAM, ETSY
"A Bristol based little shop selling menta health zine (mini DIY books) and a few other bits and bobs!"
I've not followed the person who runs this for very long but I'm sure I've heard of the zine before! I may have stumbled across them on etsy before because I really recognise the zine style! I only recently followed their personal account, due to, I believe a friend or fellow blogger posting about them, and for ED awareness week a link to DogsNotDiets was shared. I haven't actually been able to invest in one yet but its top of my list when I have the financial stability*. Their niche is, of course, mental health (centred around both support and awareness) and I love bot the aesthetic and concept. They also have spoken out about their own issues making it more personal and further helping to remove the stigma and aiding people in their recovery.
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It's ED awareness week so I am having a sale on my dogs don't diet zine (25% off) 🎉🎉 Two and a half years ago, my eating disorder was in the process of killing me. My starving body had no choice but to dissolve its own energy stores and muscle mass; I was tearing apart the very thing that kept alive. I lost a lot of weight but I lost so much more than just that. I lost friends. I lost my dignity. I lost my values, became dishonest, self-centred and aggressive. And mostly, I lost my self. I lost six months to being stuck in hospital, over 60 miles from home. But I was never as trapped there, behind double locked doors, as I was in my own head with the self inflicted boundaries, rules and limitations that controlled every minute of my life. Today I can proudly say that I have recovered. That doesn't mean I don't still have unpleasant thoughts or that I don't struggle from time to time – it means that I am able to live again and cope with the tricky days I have. Eating disorders are about so much more than weight and eating. The illness runs much deeper than the external manifestations of its symptoms and it's important to remember that there's more than one eating disorder and everyone struggles in a different way. Please use this week to raise awareness and share your story but remember to keep posts safe and accessible for vulnerable people who are struggling.
This bopo artist creates some banging pots.
Artist name: Molly Hillier
Age: 19
Social networks used: Instagram, depop
I've known Molly for around a year and have been lucky enough to see her create so many amazing pieces of art. I've also spoken with her in depth about mental health before, and you can see how mental health experiences reflect on her performances n different areas of art.
These two pieces primarily focus on split personalities.
A lot of Molly's art has a lot of thought put into it and there is a strong focus in mental health when she is creating. Her art in the past has homed in on OCD, personality disorders and eating disorders. Molly recently finished studying at art college, doing a foundation year, and wants to go into freelance portraiture.
SOme of her art is available to buy on depop, and if you had any more questions for her about her work, certain pieces or creating for yourself, insatgram would be the best place to get in contact with her.
Recovery insta-piration
Below, I have listed my favourite recovery themed instagram accounts. There is so many words I could say about all of them, but I think on this one i'll let you explore these wonderful accounts and the people behind them yourself!
I also urge you to refer to my past post (link) as these guys also inspire me on the daily but I didn't want to just repeat myself.
*Don't worry, I don't have instability as such. I just have no true/not your average level stability. I have a lot of holiday booked for March and April, meaning less money for regular things due to savings, whilst I'm getting paid a little less over the month due to receiving basic contractual pay from being away! After rent, money on necessities is a lot tighter so I can't so much afford something that may be described as a luxury. However, as soon as I can afford it I will be getting it because I know it's so important to support artists, whether it's their full time job or not, and I have been in true financial shreds in the past (coming from a working class, on the poverty line family and also becoming homeless at 18 with only a weekend job and in full time education). Also, they look so amazing and I need that kind of self care in my life. I felt it necessary to put this disclaimer due to the above as I'm so lucky to have a full time job (that's also supportive of chronic and I mental illness and sickness re: such) and now also be able to live on my own with a decent rent amount. DISCLAIMER 2: Even though I'm currently squatting in family houses, since I've been really unwell and am not allowed to be alone out of hospital for a bit.
Sooo… I hope this can reflect as much positivity on you amazing people as my last post did. The internet an be such a toxic place sometimes so surrounding yourself with good people and being positive activists, especially on weeks like this week, is so important.
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By Natali Trivuncic
The University of Alberta has launched its first Calm Room, a place that aims to help students regulate their stress.
Located in Corbett Hall and run by occupational therapy students at the university, the idea came from CASA House, which offers child, adolescent and family mental health services and has a sensory room that combines sights, sounds, textures, and aromas for adolescents dealing with mental health issues. The Calm Room has sensory aspects but focuses on housing activities for students.
It offers a variety of activities that students can explore and use to relieve stress, including Lego, kinetic sand, adult colouring books and virtual reality games.
"Our department is saying it's OK to not be a student all the time and that it's OK to step away from that and take care of your mental health," said Ciara McDaniel, a first-year occupational therapy student at the University of Alberta and one of the students that helped organize the Calm Room.
The Calm Room team received a grant from Heroes for Health of $5,000.
As well as being a relaxing space for students, the Calm Room is also a gateway into implementing similar rooms across campus by using some of the grant money. There are plans to open two more rooms, one in the Student's Union Building and another in the Central Academic Building.
Shaniff Esmail, associate chair with the department of occupational therapy, said Tuesday 150 people have come through the Calm Room since its soft opening two weeks ago.
Esmail has been a professor at the University of Alberta for almost 30 years and it was his encounter with a student that led him to the idea of the Calm Room.
"I saw a student who was having some anxiety and she left the class and she was in sort of a corner upstairs just kind of needing to escape and there's no place to go, and I thought we need a calm room," said Esmail.
Esmail said they did not want to create a space for students to just escape, but also where students could do something productive that does not involve school work. He adds that by giving students a space where they can take ownership of their mental health they can cope in a healthy matter.
Esmail said that academic accommodations were mainly made for students with physical disabilities but in recent years there has been a shift, and most students today have accommodations due to mental health issues such as anxiety.
"We're finding that in today's world it's an epidemic," said Esmail, adding, "we're having students who are not able to cope, who are having difficulties dealing with the day-to-day stress of being in school and it's just getting worse."
Students are asked to fill out a survey when they entered and exited the space, stating how anxious they felt on a scale from 1-10. McDaniel said the average anxiety rate of students entering was six and the average of those leaving the space was three.
Esmail said the room also provides students with the opportunity to connect with each other.
"With mental health you always feel like you're alone and this allows students to say you know what, other students are having the same anxiety I am, I'm not different," said Esmail.
Hope Moore, a first-year occupational therapy student, and a Calm Room team member, said one of the reasons she got involved with the project was because there was no space for her on campus where she could go to just relax.
"I looked all over Corbett Hall and there isn't a place for me to just have a quiet moment and take a break from life and engage in something meaningful to me like art," said Moore.
Moore said one of her favourite activities in the Calm Room is the Buddha Board which allows the user to create paintings using only water.
Moore stresses that a space where students can participate in meaningful activities that are not related to school is important as there are many students dealing with depression and anxiety.
"There are quiet areas on campus but that's usually where people study and we want to implement spaces across campus where there isn't studying, there's no homework, you can just relax and de-stress," said Moore.
The Calm Room team plans to host monthly wellness events such as a paint night and yoga.


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Thank you for your support for Camp@Home. The collaboration with Qifa Primary School has been instrumental to the success of Camp@Home, benefiting our overseas Singaporean campers tremendously by giving them an invaluable experience in school life in Singapore and the opportunity to make new friends. The day in school will certainly be a highlight of their time back in Singapore.
We are very appreciative of the warm hospitality extended to our campers by the staff and students of Qifa Primary School. My gratitude goes out to all the teachers who took the time and effort to make our campers feel at home, as well as staff involved for their meticulous planning and effort in coordinating this immersion programme. I would also like to commend the buddies for their enthusiasm and care in looking out for our campers and bringing them around. Thanks to their newfound friends from home, our campers had an enjoyable day in school to remember.
Wong Kan Foo
Director from Overseas Singaporean unit (MCCY)
August 2018
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"I would like to highlight to you about a commendable action by a little boy from your school. He's a little chubby boy with spectacles and was carrying a rather large school bag on his back. He boarded the MRT at around 2:30pm at Clementi station and alighted at Lakeside station. When he came in, there was an empty seat in the middle of the cabin and naturally he sat on that as no one was taking it. However, at the next station, a few elderly folks came in and this little guy actually stood up and offered his seat to them even though he was not sitting on one of the reserved seats. He even almost fell when the train started to move. I managed to grab hold of him as I was standing right in front of him. And when the auntie alighted and pointed to him to take the seat, instead of taking it immediately, he offered it to another uncle who was nearby. While it might not seem a big deal, as a frequent MRT commuter, it was rather rare for me to see such a young primary school kid doing that and it really warmed my heart. There's another lady who obviously was pleasantly surprised by his action as well. She even helped him to close up his school bag as it was not properly zipped up. I hope you would help let this little guy know that he had really done well today and this type of spirit is what we should cultivate in this society and this positive feedback should be shared with his peers and parents as well. He has done them proud. Great job! Thanks."
Member of the Public, Mr Wayne Erh
(Via online feedback to the school on Tuesday 21 April 2015)
Students from Qifa Primary School took part in the judging process and assisted in the assessment of the public toilets at the Market & Food Centre at West Coast Drive. It was an opportunity for the students to appreciate the work of the rest room caretakers, and to learn about good toilet etiquette and hygiene practices to adopt when using public rest rooms.
Mr Arthur Fong, Chairman of West Coast Town Council, also presented a token of appreciation to Mr Kenny Ng from Qifa Primary School for their participation.
"I am told that the youngest Ramadhan On Wheels volunteer is Adriana Syaqeera Bt Syed Umar, a 7-year-old student at Qifa Primary.
She has been volunteering since she was 5 years old. Despite her size, she helps to deliver items like mattresses and pillows. She finds it fun to help her aunty and uncle, who are also volunteers. I was told her exact words were "Kalau kita help, kita happy! (If we help, we'll be happy!)"."
Excerpt of speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance, at the launch of 4PM Ramadhan On Wheel 2014 on 29 March 2014. Adriana is in Primary 2F. Click here for the full text of the speech.


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Piguet Galland's fund selection head raises quality bond fund challenge
Banque Piguet Galland & Cie finds its roots in 1856 in Yverdon, in the canton of Vaud. The Cantonal Bank of Vaud (BCV) acquired the entity in the 1990s but it is only in 2011 that the institution found its current organisation after BCV purchased Banque Franck Galland and merged it with Banque Piguet to form Banque Piguet Galland & Cie.
The company's scope remains mainly focused on Swiss onshore clients – private clients and a few institutional clients.
On the long-only segment, excluding fund selection, Piguet Galland's unit tallies four analysts covering all asset classes. Two analysts are operating long-only fund selection, which is used to cover asset classes on which the bank has no resources and on which external managers generate outperformance.
Speaking to InvestmentEurope in Piguet Galland's Geneva offices, Leonard Dorsaz (pictured), head of External Fund Selection, alternative and long-only funds, explains the company is quite satisfied with its current long-only fund selection, some 80 funds being pinned on its recommended list.
Part of the fund recommendation list serves the management of mandates and gathers themes favoured by the fund selection unit – high-conviction fund bets – while the other is more of a follow-up fund list to eventually fit advisory needs.
An asset class on which fund picking for a long-term perspective remains tough, Dorsaz says, is the US equities market, he pinpoints.
"The US stock market stays extremely efficient. By playing styles, we can find interesting fund picks sometimes but picking the one manager that we would hold on a long-term basis without any issue is hard. We try to reach the right balance between styles to get the best possible returns on the segment. We currently hold a US mid-cap growth fund as well as a deep value US equity fund. Another strategy we recommend seeks to deliver S&P + returns. The alpha it generates is somewhat limited but at least it does not deliver S&P – returns," argues Banque Piguet Galland's head of External Fund Selection and vice-president.
The private bank does not seed funds with clients assets and if it does not have fixed criteria regarding track records, it expresses a preference for asset managers that are already established.
"In order to be comfortable with our investments, we usually invest in funds whose size stands above €100m in AUM. We had been invested by the past in a couple of funds whose AUM were below the €100m mark, that has not ended badly but when things started to deteriorate, we have been less patient and we did not let much money in. This situation was not good for any of the parties," Dorsaz tells InvestmentEurope.
"Some outperforming fund managers have the "bad" idea of gathering too much assets. We would have preferred a soft-closing of the blockbuster funds we have invested after our investments to keep control of their size but it unfortunately seems unrealistic," he adds.
Pragmatism commands the firm's investments, Dorsaz underlines. He pinpoints that if it is right to say that clients are attached to certain asset management names in their portfolios, there will be no burden if Piguet Galland decides to trim its positions in these managers.
Quality bond curve concerns
The head of External Fund Selection at Piguet Galland says that the low dispersion in the performance of long-only funds observed over last year has led to a rising issue across private clients, namely their limited tolerance to huge temporary underperformance.
"Though you need to be ready to endure bad times if you seek outperformance in the end. A fund manager outperforming his benchmark over 10 years will have at least three or four years during which he will underperform, research shows.
"But two things have reshaped the investment landscape. First is the emergence of ETFs and secondly, in previous years, the client investment mindset was perhaps a bit longer term than today and we had time to see our fund bets achieving the returns we thought they would achieve. Nowadays clients are monitoring more closely their assets and if funds turn wrong at some point, a faster reaction from our side is required," Dorsaz explains.
Regarding allocation on the fixed income side, he says the firm has gone down the curve in the quality of credit therefore has tapped more into high yield. Nonetheless since last year, it has upped bond quality. Dorsaz specifies it does not mean Piguet Galland has been buying a huge amount of govies but its has had some and it is slowly reducing high yield investments.
"The big issue we will further meet is that to some extent, we will want to ride up the quality bond curve again and I am concerned that the fund offering may be close to nil. That will be a turning point not to be missed and eventually difficult to handle," notes Dorsaz.
"We rather focus on certain niches like European subordinated banking debt we are playing through an Axiom Investments fund. The segment carries a limited risk and delivers good returns. We were invested since a few years in the subordinated insurance debt segment which performed well. The subordinated banking debt appeared to be a perfect complement. It may be a little more crowded now than two years ago when it was almost an insult to consider the asset class but I assume positive developments are ongoing there and there are still returns to grab."
"Since last year, we have also been buying emerging market debt in local currency. In addition, we are invested in Swiss real estate funds which deliver fixed income-like returns," he adds.
Dorsaz says unconstrained fixed income strategies are not much a play for Piguet Galland as the firm only holds one GAM unconstrained fund in its list.
Equity-wise, the firm pushes emerging and European equity funds, in particular small-mid caps strategies, at the moment. Within the EM bucket, Piguet Galland recommends one global emerging fund, a LatAm equity fund and an internal Asian equity fund.
And Switzerland? "Swiss small cap funds are pretty much all closed. We are invested in BlackRock's Swiss small cap fund and another from Fidelity. Additionally, our Piguet Galland Swiss equity fund behaves pretty well," answers Dorsaz.
"The Swiss Market Index is a difficult one. When you acknowledge that three of its stocks form 50% of the index, it is complicated to manage a fund within that universe. This represents a real issue for the Swiss stock market. I believe Finma is more conscious of the matter than the European regulator could be. That said the Swiss stock market has globally outperformed over the last three years," Piguet Galland's head of External Fund Selection highlights.
Risk premia avoided
Working for the Swiss bank since 2003, Dorsaz says alternative fund selection at Piguet Galland serves two goals. On the one hand, fund picking for the firm's internal fund of alternative funds running since 20 years with monthly liquidity and on the other hand, the selection of liquid alt Ucits investment solutions for clients for whom monthly liquidity remains hard to consider.
"Long/short equity and global macro strategies are two of our calls within the hedge fund universe. We have a small CTA bucket which forms a good portfolio diversifier," Dorsaz sums up.
He has stressed very low dispersion in the performance of alternative funds during the last five years, adding however that since 2017, "we bounced from one extreme to another."
"We see some normalisation currently as the dispersion is less important than a few months ago. Further flows dynamics between passive and active should be balanced hence enabling this dispersion to linger, helping a continuation of the good performance of alternative funds," he says.
Dorsaz feels very surprised that not more offshore alternative asset managers are tempted to launch Ucits versions of their strategies with daily liquidity. According to him, it would be rather easy for them to comply to the Ucits V regulation and costs would be lower.
"In the alt Ucits space, there are a number of funds whose inflows do not take off. When clients see long/short equity funds with a long bias and if they keep a positive stance on equities, they rather choose a traditional equity fund. We will perhaps need a bear market setting up a fertile ground for the performance of alternative funds in order to arouse strong interest from investors again. Moreover it shall be underlined a number of elements cannot be integrated in the Ucits version of an offshore alternative fund," Dorsaz argues.
Piguet Galland's external fund selection head says all sources of outperformance are welcome in the alternative space when being asked whether he considers steps around big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning in the alternative area. However, there is one asset class the selector avoids: risk premia.
"These funds exploit risk premiums that were performing because they were not exploited. Overexploiting them could lead to a compression of their performance over a short period and In the end, you are left with no juice to extract. In addition, buying a factor is less comprehensible for the client than buying a stock or a bond," Dorsaz concludes.


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Chiropractic adjustment or treatment is basically a procedure done by specialists (chiropractors) to correct or rectify mechanical disorders related to the musculoskeletal system especially the spine. These disorders can cause back pain, headache or neck pain on a person. It can affect anyone more so the people involved in athletic activities. Academy of Chiropractic Clinic is known to be the best chiropractor in Singapore, chiropractic treatment in Singapore is offered by several clinics however not all of them are professional with the work.
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Space Planning for Nationwide Building Society
Since 2012 C A Design Services has provided a mix of software development and space planning services to Nationwide Building Society, the UK's largest savings provider and third largest mortgage lender.
CADS was initially commissioned to bring together the space data for all 700 Branches and the 20 Administration Centres in a single system. CADS tailored the SpaceStation® asset database to meet NBS's requirements which included the ability to easily update AutoCAD records as regular refurbishment works were undertaken.
CADS also provides a space planning resource for NBS, supplying bespoke reports from the database when required and swiftly answering queries from various departments on request. You can read all about the project on the Nationwide Case Study.
We are delighted with the recent testimonial from Gurmeet Grewal, Business Systems Manager, Nationwide Building Society.
He said, "C A Design Services has transformed the way in which we capture, manage and exploit our drawing database. We have streamlined processes that were once time consuming and adding no value so that we can now work with outputs rather than spending all our time trying to input. A professional organisation that has a real 'can do' attitude and the relationship built to date has far exceeded my expectations. We have managed to bring CADS into our business and they now have a working relationship with other departments and areas who are all very complimentary on the service delivered".


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Hwy 36 westbound ramp open
Nov. 14, 2016
STILLWATER, Minn. – The new Highway 36 westbound ramp is now open to traffic.
Highway 36 westbound traffic had been using the eastbound ramp at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 95 and traffic was reduced to single-lane in each direction.
The new ramp was constructed at the location of the onsite casting yard.
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It's been awhile since I wrote a sonnet. I've only written 20 or less in my whole life. But I do like the art form, and lately I'm trying to flex both my artistic and creative writing muscles, so here goes! I hope you enjoy it. If it is imperfect, its message, at least, is sincerely intended.
Don't Dream. Do!
By Jason J. Michael
A dream is but a dream until you act.
The act of dreaming never made one true.
For dreaming's but the start of "false to fact."
A path that's tracked, compact, from dream to do.
Too many, meek and mild, suppose to sit,
As if the sitting is the act itself,
And while away the hours in a fit,
While more constructive measures stay the shelf.
So please take heed, you need to hear me now:
A dream's but the beginning of the quest.
Yes, dream, but steam ahead to "when and how,"
For dreams are naught but air till pressed to test.
And if this formula is followed through,
I can but hope for you your dreams come true.


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Chapter 6 of Political Principles and their Practice in Sri Lanka dealt with the introduction of Universal Franchise to Sri Lanka, and the beginning of Representative Government. This happened through the Donoughmore Constitution, which gave Sri Lankans a much greater say in government than in any other colony which was not composed largely of European settlers.
The main grievance of Ceylonese politicians with regard to the Manning-Devonshire Constitution had been that while the Legislative Council, in theory, had authority over the government through its financial and legislative powers, it had no executive powers. The two representatives in the Executive Council, without responsibility for any specific area, could not really influence governmental action.
In response to these grievances, Britain sent another commission at the end of that decade to draw up a new constitution. In the 1920s, Britain's Labour Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, along with at least some members of the cabinet and parliament was keen on reforms in the colonies. The Donoughmore Constitution, as it was known after the Chairman of the Commission, Lord Donoughmore, moved in radical new directions. It introduced universal suffrage, which was opposed by most Sri Lankan politicians such as Ponnambalam Ramanathan, James Pieris, E.W. Perera, D. B. Jayatilaka, D. S. Senanayake and S.W.R. D. Bandaranaike. Only two minor politicians, one of whom was the Labour Party leader, A. E. Goonesinha, spoke in its favour.


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Colorblind Man Sees The Sunset For The First Time
In breaking adorable news today, a colorblind man saw the sunset for the first time and completely lost it in an absolutely precious way. He tries on his new Enchroma glasses by a beautiful lake and meadow (that honestly looks like it was pulled right out of a stock photo), because he specifically went to check out the sunset. Regardless of how many colors you see, the whole thing is too cute for your eyes. He says he's "kinda nervous." Like, is he single? Because he could send this video out to some very nice ladies and probably get a pretty good response. I would highly recommend this video go on his Tinder page. He's overcome by the beauty in a collected, awed-type way that is definitely attractive. He also says that the view is entirely different than he thought, but was completely worth it.
This isn't the first time we've seen a viral video documenting the first moments when someone who is colorblind sees color. It feels sort of like you're intruding on a personal moment by watching them experience color for the first time, but in a world of proposal videos, I'm pretty OK with that.
Here He Is, Overcome With Happiness
At one point he needs help identifying a certain shade of blue and it reminds you of how much we take advantage of all the colors we see everyday. Also, while I do think the location is very stock photo-esque, it happens to be Whitehurst Beach in Norfolk, Virginia.
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When he takes them off and puts them back on? Priceless. Someone's future bae, for damn sure.
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Yes, I know it could be ironic that it was too cold to go downtown yesterday….
Angry scenes were sparked in Crown St Mall yesterday when an anti-carbon tax rally by Coalition firebrands Barnaby Joyce and Concetta Fierravanti-Wells was outnumbered by supporters of the carbon price. With hecklers, placards and two of the Coalition's most unpredictable figures, a quiet lunchtime became a theatre of old-fashioned political argy-bargy, with few of the players lacking the voice to make themselves heard.
Before the visitors even made it to the amphitheatre stage, they were bailed up by South Coast Labour Council secretary Arthur Rorris, who told Senator Joyce he should face workers at Port Kembla and tell them why he won't back Labor's $300 million steel industry assistance plan.
Once they took the stage, Sen Joyce, a Queenslander, and Sen Fierravanti-Wells, from Port Kembla, were drowned out by anti-Coalition protesters and Greens activists telling them to go home.
Sen Fierravanti-Wells gave it back to the crowd, shouting "you should be ashamed of yourselves" and telling unionists to oppose the tax.
Sen Joyce had asked supporters to bring placards to the rally, but the handful of Coalition posters and about 30 supporters were no match for almost double that against him…
After the speeches, Sen Joyce held an impromptu media conference but would not answer questions about the steel assistance plan, or whether BlueScope may actually be better off after it receives 60 per cent of the $180 million.
A second story in today's Mercury:
HALF of all Illawarra residents would be happy to fork out for higher power bills, if it helped slow climate change, the latest IRIS Research survey has found. In a poll of 500 people concluded last week, IRIS asked those surveyed if they would pay more for energy sources, such as petrol, electricity and gas, if it slowed climate change. Just over half said they would be in favour of doing so, despite predictions of massive job losses in the region at the hands of a carbon tax. The result is the biggest indication yet the Gillard government may be winning over the Illawarra in its bid to sell the carbon tax to "Carbon Central". Only last week British newspaper The Guardian dubbed the Illawarra Carbon Central, thanks to our two economic pillars of coal mining and steelmaking.
IRIS executive director Simon Pomfret said the figures showed a strong willingness to absorb some of the costs associated with tackling climate change…
The IRIS survey results came on the same day as Coalition agitators Barnaby Joyce and Concetta Fierravanti-Wells rolled into Crown St Mall to spruik their anti-carbon tax message at a rally.


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Tim is our Creative Director and self-confessed loud clapper. Read on to unveil Tim's prolific beard knitting skills, penchant for film-making and top class creative job advice…
Hi Tim! Take us through what you do here at Spinning Clock.
As the Creative Director my role is to ensure the our design team maintain our award winning level of creativity, keep innovating and continue to respond to briefs in a strategic, intelligent and visually powerful way, whether that is through print, animation, video, digital media or live events.
As Creative Director I basically want our awesome (and remarkably attractive) design team to become one of the best in the UK at what we do. Working with exciting clients such as the BBC, the Walt Disney Company and the Capita Group shows we're making some great headway.
As well as the above I am also a very loud clapper and love to encourage our achievements with lots of motivational clapping. With Radio 6 playing, Stuart's tuneful whistling and my clapping the design studio is always full of lots of encouraging noise!
How would your colleagues describe you in three words?
Pickle-Loving Happy Clapper (hyphenated words are allowed as 1 right?).
Hyphenated words are highly encouraged! Can you tell us about what you get up to when you're not at Spinning Clock HQ?
I'm a massive family man and with 3 kids there's always loads of fun and physical activities to be getting up to. I'm also really passionate about film and (whenever I can make time) I love to make my own short films as well as watch a load of movies. I've been fortunate to win a few film competitions and get my films shown in various film festivals around the world.
In my spare time I also enjoy running and going through a huge amount of music on Spotify whilst I do that. As well as devouring digital music I have recently become a fully-fledged vinyl convert so I spend lots of time telling the team about my latest purchases! Nothing better than the pop and crackle of a rare 1962 Japanese pressing of the Beatles Red Album…
What's the best part of being a member of the Spinning Clock team?
Apart from Panini Fridays? Creative collaboration is one of the best things about the Spinning Clock team. Everyone is a big team player and each staff member brings their own skills to the table whether it is sketching, story boarding, miraculous Photoshop wizardry, copy-writing or working out the logistics and production of a difficult project.
A particular memory that stands out is when the entire team stayed till about 4am in the dark basement of a nearby hospital to make sure we had all hands on deck to finish a particularly tricky piece of filming we required for a big CGI sequence. Fun times!
Do you have any advice for someone reading who aspires to become a Creative Director?
Passion for relentless creative improvement comes pretty high on the list. I think as a professional creative it can be tempting sometimes to rely on ideas you have seen or done before which leads to you creating a lot of client work that looks the same. I'm really proud of our team here in the way we are always pushing ourselves creatively, always finding inspiration and ensuring each project we do is treated as its own challenge with its own unique solution.
I think as well as the obvious – like just working very hard! – pursuing your own independent creative practice outside of work is also critical to keeping you fresh and inspired. Whether that's illustrating, film making, animating or extreme hipster beard knitting. Whatever keeps those juices flowing and helps you progress creatively, just keep doing it!
Thanks Tim for chatting to us this week! Join us for Spinning Clock Sit-Downs every Friday and meet the rest of the SC team. We're a friendly bunch – you can catch up with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram too.


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