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Dillon Overton (LHP) -
Slim build evenly distributed throughout, minimal potentiality for mass to be accumulated with narrow hips/waist and condensed shoulders; some probability of weight in chest to be added, though not a tremendous amount. Weight figures not to present issues regarding excessive increases with a sustainable build, though bulk limited given thin dimorphic dimensions with strength through upper half essentially materialized. Throws from 3/4 with average action, little to no drag whatsoever with decent arm speed and a repeatable slot with consistent release point; exaggerated kick when set with ease to stride and soft front to start, smooth with little effort with deceptive path prior to stride. Drops arm out of the break, condenses action to average with ball initially shown out of the shoulder from the batter perspective; consistent deception to both handed competition, though extended path on occasion with prelimary looks to righties out of the stretch. Front side, lead shoulder and kick rushed periodically out of the stretch; landing hard, sluggish often with baserunners on with late release and more effort. Lacking deceptive arm speed on changeup at times from stretch as well, slowing with more methodical; mechanical approach with cross-body finishes more evident, velocity sustained though sacrifices ease; missing often with inner gloveside location. Fastball sitting 87-89 MPH with some life flashing at times, possesses consistent gloveside fade with wiggle alongside some armside run from the left to serve as another movement variation to the pitch; command hazy from stretch with east-west ability slowing, downhill ability ok though lacks consistent natural sink; sacrifices with pronation to get on top of the pitch on occasion. Command within the zone decent presently, though often sat loose with little plane; reliable in locating there with competent control ability. Flashes command enough to provide optimism for average eventual potential, can hit lower quadrants middle-in and middle-away to both handed sorts with consistent release and mechanical repetition; difficulties locating the barrel to his pitches when movement flashes on. Changeup shows reliably at 76-80 MPH, jumps out with out pitch potential; polished feel and command ability with good arm speed, shows continual confidence with the pitch regardless of count, comfortable pitching backwards off it. Release point in conjunction with the fastball, crisp downward plane with late funneling; tumbling bite located towards the armside (low-away to RHB) with repeatable movement, rarely deviates or loses shape; depth. Curveball shows at 71-74 MPH, muzzled early with the break with a set pitch limitation imposed during the outing; features vacillating 12-6, 1-6 and 1-7 shape from the left; exaggerated shape compensated with good bite and downward thump alongside some feel ability; comfortable with it in backwards situations with ability to be located within the zone, induced missed bats behind and ahead in counts. Noticeable pronation shown on the pitch, action slightly condenses with a slight slot elevation to service as tells; deception requires improvement with shape more readily tackled by more seasoned bats. Showed initial look at a potential split variations, only flashing within a couple instances with flucuating depth and frenzied arm speed, presently irrelevant; potential developmental project heading forward to figure in a fourth pitch up to a useable standard. Body language for the most part consistently unfazed, some frustration with stretch inconsistency and mechanical difficulties; makeup shows ok promise as innings begin to accumulate.
Tyler Hollstegge (RHP) -
Average build with a thicker torso, some excess weight centered through the midsection and behind having already reached physical maturity. Delievery features excessive effort and a shaky front half, reliant predominantly on torque through the upper half with some preliminary rock-and-fire; landing often hard and shown to disrupt release at times, significant reliance on arm and shoulder to provide thump and velocity. Repeats with 3/4, gives southpaws blatant looks and righties some glimpses as well with a lengthy path prior to stride, slightly longer action with release vacillation; rough landing and momentum through the upper half often cause havoc with repetition ability, command ability not present with difficulty hitting edges while missing continuously towards the gloveside; present thrower. Worked practically exclusively from the stretch, some rushing at times with hurried front and break, showing shifting plane and downhill ability with some pronation required to produce sinking movement. Fastball hovering predominantly at 90-92, some occasional run towards the armside from the right, though minimal and often flattening; elevated often with slight wiggle, able to touch up 93-94 MPH fairly consistenly, capable plus velocity when required despite continual feel struggles throughout repetiore with late life and explosion on the fastball shown when reaching back for extra; present ability to take stuff and manipulate the pitch extremely raw, visibly uncomfortable in adjustments to his primary offering with pitching aptitude immature. Shows a slider with subpar shape and feel, lacking bite with early release and drifting sweep with uncomfortability harnessing the pitch, at the infant stages of approaching an effective or useable standard as lone break throughout the arsenal. Changeup flashes ok arm speed with effort, though detectable to advanced bats with some occasional plane and slight fade to the gloveside; does not figure to project versus more advanced eyes. Possesses split with depth shown enough to bode adequate potential, slight slot elevation with consistent effort with crisp, late depth and bite when on; effectiveness fluctuates with inconsistency on the thump and shape, some pronation in the grip as well that tells pitch off. Repetiore lacks anything at an average potential clip outside of raw fastball velocity, control rudimentary with repetition trouble with semblance to hit spots when locating zone non exsistent; TJS survivor with velocity increase through the previous summer and has carried through the offseason and spring, lacks major league ceiling with floating upside.
Andres Avila (RHP) -
Delayed stride with an average action from the slightly lower than 3/4, average build with a bit of excess weight centralized through the midsection with naturally pronounced lower half; already has achieved physical maturity. Demonstrated consistent release point despite cross-body competition and a whippy finish, able to sequence change-of-pace stuff throughout regardless of count; grip, hand position constant through repetiore playing up the effectiveness. Lefties acquire looks with path, soft landing predominantly as upper half condenses through extension; relative ease in delievery despite lunge exacerbating cross-body finish with command able to flash, comfortable with present mechanical sequence without much hindrance. Shows fastball with some ok placement, able to hit spots east-west; cognizance with zone and plays up with some decent plane shown, minimal run towards the gloveside; can flatten on occasion, seldom utilized through the outing. Shows a cut variation with armside bite, ok command with late inward wiggle to righties, shows miss bat ability deep in counts on bats with short stays through the zone. Slider lacks traditional shape, extremely minimal dimension to the pitch with some late gloveside sweep; mixes horizontal movement with varying amounts of sweep, manipulates grip and wrist to produce differing amounts of fluttering. Able to show it through the zone, doesn't show sweep immediately from release; delayed movement figures more reminiscent of a cut slide interpretation, some feel for the offering with appropriate sequencing. Weilds a split with ok depth, detectable from release with a bit of pronation and arm speed shift; able to pinpoint through the zone consistently and induce missed bats for the level, utilized predominantly as a chase offering ahead in counts. Movement shows plane immediately from release, comfortable contorting depth and shape with the offering for desired result; confident with an organizational arsenal, able to potentially float through opportunities with pitching aptitude.
Jonathan Joseph (RHP) -
Physically matured, thin frame with a moderately athletic build; pronounced limbs with broad shoulders, has successfully sustained dimensions throughout his organizational tenure without much fluctuation. Shifts from 3/4 to high 3/4 periodically on his curve, lengthy action with his front half collapsing through his motion; some difficulties with the landing on occasion with momentum pulling outwards towards the first base bag. Able to repeat desired result when set with fastball command ability, flashes two-seam with decent sinking action able to consistently show middle-low with consistent release despite a lengthy action, showing competence with repetition to southpaw competition with reliable ability to piece the four-seam towards lower gloveside quadrant of the zone. Fastball lacks significant, notable movement with vacillating downhill and non exsistent wiggle outside of some occasionally witnessed run to the armside. Rushed within the stretch, front; break hurried causing some difficulty with duplicating location and command on the fastballs, would show some elevation and late release. Curveball unbridled, significant tells to produce desired output with exaggerated shape and drifting spike; arm collapses, drag often present with an exaggerated slot and hand position shift on the pitch, fluctuation from 11-5 to some 12-6; shape and tightness inconsistent with depth shifting wildly, easily a NP offering that serviced enough to catch loose triggers out in front when through the zone.
Bijon Boyd (DH) -
Thick torso and lower half, prominent through the hips the backside; some weight shaved off this spring, a bit tighter through the midsection with an innately bestowed barrel chest not providing significant physical optimism with age given profile. Speed unlikely to be sustained at present state through ultimate maturity, presently able to show plus pure run from the left side; quick twitch athleticism with instantaneous ability to harness from standstill, varying times from 4.06-4.14 to first base with slightly slow reads out of the box. Limited towards a corner projection with a well below average arm, significant effort required with prelimary momentum; minimal natural strength there. Lower hand position at the plate, slashes towards the zone with a short path prior to entering; able to generate up to average bat speed with effort, load present with an exaggerated lower half at times. Difficulty with timing ability; struggles to allow balls to travel deep, routinely early and shallow to pitches sapping raw already fringe at best. Shows consistent flat plane, though can cut through with a shorter stay on M-M; hands a bit unbridled on spin and depth to his gloveside, some struggles in acclimating to offspeed with detection to tells and mechanical shifts rudimentary at the present. Approach somewhat fragmented presently, will chase out of the zone and elongate in chase counts, trigger happy on elevated at times with timing difficulty; hips fire off early and late inbetween plate appearances in correlation with the front foot. Pitch selection ability raw with recognition ability on movement and release immature. Shows shortness at times, some barrel feel on M-I despite depth there causing some elongated attempts. Able to take one out with sink on M-M, out in front of the offering with a shorter stay; able to generate some loft to pull at a minute clip when barrel feel is present, decently strong hands with sturdy shoulders.
Justin Higley (RF) -
Bulked up mass through the shoulders from Instructs; trim, ideal athletic build through the torso and upper half with longer limbs. Rarely flashes pure run from standstill, though plus-plus in a pure capacity with triggers firing after initial momentum; 7.77 to 2B while slow from the box from the left side; 7.32 first to third. Quick jumps, cognizant with reads on the basepaths. Good reads in the corner outfield, feels out contact well from right field with adequate range and soft hands; coordinated physically in stride with a fringe arm showing effort tethering him to a permanent corner post. Discombobulated at the plate, nagging elongation with consistent fringe bat speed showing average on occasion; timing extremely frenzied with a brief stay within the zone, feel for the barrel and barrel control very immature at the present; inner elbow position can collapse prior to initiating extension through contact. Shows slight load, hands swift into the zone with bat speed able to be generated with relative ease; hands drift backwards at times with significant spin difficulties on depth and tail. Some aptitude for acclimating hands to changes shown, but an extremely rarity with blueprint at the plate non existent at the present. Hips fire late and early wildly through games with fledging ability to time with catch stuff within the zone; not terribly coordinated or comfortable with the back half, reliant on hands and bat speed for opposite field ability. Able to flash some raw with little loft ability, shortness can show in bursts on middle-in with better barrel feel on elevated.
Franklin Barreto (SS) -
Somewhat hurried defensively at shortstop, decent hands though slow off reads with trouble slowing the game down at the position; throws inaccurate when feet aren't appropriately set. Hands slightly better in fighting off gloveside spin, better detection on preliminary horizontal shape from release while remaining competent on middle-in plane; depth. Arm speed detection on changeups, sink still very much raw at the present; elongation constant on low-away fade with the trigger, hands extremely untamed. Continues to flash plus bat speed and rapid hands able to ignite in towards the zone, hips and timing a tad early with barrel feel in the infant stages of development. Shows consistent flat plane, though some shorter stays flashing on elevated and middle-middle. Approach rudimentary, pitch selection raw at the moment with overt aggressiveness on middle and away.
Tyler Marincov (LF) -
Ok reads in the outfield, feet a bit fidgety at times off contact. Average build with thick shoulder build, shows fringe to average pure run at times from the right side; range adequate in a corner though lacks immediate fast twitch triggers. Better composure with the back half through extension, able to catch middle-away deep with coordinated barrel control and back shoulder through extension. Timing somewhat better, spin to the gloveside still gets elongation deep in counts with a fidgety trigger. Better idea of selection, little lengthier stay in the zone. Can fire late on occasion with hips off the front foot, barrel still shows some uppercut and vacillating feel.


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Director William Wyler's 1959 "Ben-Hur" is perhaps one of the most famous movies ever made — in no small part thanks to its record-setting 11 Oscar wins and a spectacular chariot race that, to this day, will put just about anyone on the edge of his or her seats.
Though noting that its three-and-a-half-hour running time was "simply too much of a good thing," The New York Times original review of the film called it a "remarkably intelligent and engrossing human drama" that "is by far the most stirring and respectable of the Bible-fiction pictures ever made."
And with a new version of the story charging into theaters this weekend, here's a look at some interesting facts about the original movie, its precursors and the book they're all based on.
1. When a new "Ben-Hur" was announced, many movie fans uttered a collective groan at the thought of another classic getting a pointless Hollywood remake. However, this new version is technically a remake of a remake of a remake of a short film adapted from a Broadway play based on a novel, according to ben-hur.com, so the new film is the fourth film version.
2. The original novel's author, Lew Wallace, was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, according to britannica.com.
3. According to the National Endowment for the Humanities, inspiration for Wallace's book came from a train ride he shared with an agnostic colonel. Wallace, who was a Christian, said the conversation over the course of the journey made him realize just how little he knew about his religion — something he immediately resolved to fix.
4. Subtitled "A Tale of the Christ," Wallace's novel, which was published in 1880, became the best-selling book in America — after the Bible — all the way up until Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" in 1936, according to neh.gov.
5. The first film version, a 1907 short, was produced without consent, prompting a watershed legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court and helped establish modern copyright laws regarding film adaptations, according to tandfonline.com.
6. The authorized 1925 film was MGM's first major release and nearly bankrupted the studio, according to a post on patheos.com. An article in The Boston Globe reports the film cost a then-unheard-of $4 million and used 42 cameras and 50,000 feet of film.
7. Production on the 1925 "Ben-Hur" was such a spectacle that silent-era movie stars such as Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd and Lillian Gish all signed up to appear as extras to get a better view, according to The Boston Globe. Also popping up as extras were future movie stars such as Gary Cooper and Clark Gable.
8. The Boston Globe article also states that the chariot race from the 1925 version required 62 assistant directors — among them, a young Wyler, who more than three decades later would be hired by producer Sam Zimbalist to direct the classic 1959 "Ben-Hur."
9. As for Zimbalist, he had a connection to the 1925 movie: He worked on it as a film cutter, according to Turner Classic Movies' website.
10. The website also indicates that the 1959 "Ben-Hur" was greenlit to combat declining ticket sales due to the growing popularity of TV. Producers hoped the epic scale would give audiences a reason to come out to the theaters.
11. TCM says the 1959 version was filmed using a new format to add to its epic scope: widescreen 65mm film stock shot with the MGM Camera 65, later known as Panavision.
12. "Ben-Hur" saw theaters charge special higher ticket prices at as much as $3 on the weekends, according to TCM.com.
13. A number of actors were courted for the lead roles of Judah Ben-Hur and Messala, including Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas and Leslie Nielsen, TCM.com states.
14. With the exception of Israeli actress Haya Harareet, Wyler purposefully chose to cast British actors for the Romans and American actors for the Jews, according to TCM.com.
15. The website also indicates that for the nine-month production, Wyler maintained a 16-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week work schedule. When production ended, he suffered intense migraines for months afterward.
16. Not surprisingly, everyone wants to take credit for the brilliant chariot race sequence. Several of the second-unit directors, including Yakima Canutt, Andrew Marton and the godfather of spaghetti westerns Sergio Leone all later claimed to have directed the sequence. Whoever actually directed it, Wyler's first choice was none other than David Lean ("Lawrence of Arabia"), but according to IMDB.com, Lean declined the offer.
17. TCM.com states the chariot race alone cost around $4 million to film — in other words, as much as the 1925 film that nearly bankrupted MGM decades earlier.
18. One longstanding rumor about the 1959 films is that a stuntman was killed during the chariot race. That only almost happened, according to IMDB.com. In one famous shot, Judah jumps another chariot broken down in the middle of the track, causing him to be thrown over the front of his chariot. Miraculously, he catches himself on the center hitching rail and manages to climb back in. Only the first part of that stunt was planned, though. In reality, second-unit director Yakima Canutt watched as his son, stuntman Joe Canutt, accidentally flew out of the chariot while doing the jump. Yakima Canutt allegedly thought he had watched his son die. Remarkably, the only injury Joe Canutt sustained was a cut on his chin.
19. At the end of the chariot race (spoiler alert) where Messala gets dragged by his chariot around the track, it really is actor Stephen Boyd, and he really is getting dragged by a chariot, according to IMDB. The initial plan to use a dummy didn't work, so instead they custom-molded a steel pan to fit Boyd's back. Even with this safety precaution, the stunt still left Boyd with permanent scars from being dragged along the arena, which was covered in 10 inches of ground lava rock.
20. IMDB also reports that by the end of production, MGM had paid for 1,250,000 feet of film to be processed. That's 25 times as much as the 1925 version.
21. Despite what was, in those days, an absurd production cost — about $15 million — it made it back and then some, earning $74 million, which is about $848 million in today's money, according to Box Office Mojo.
22. "Ben-Hur" is tied with "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" for the most Oscar wins in history, according to IMDB.com. However, "Ben-Hur" is the only one of those films to earn acting awards (best actor for Heston and best supporting actor for Hugh Griffith). Furthermore, some of the categories for which the other films won didn't exist in 1959.
23. "Ben-Hur's" Japanese premier was the first movie ever attended by Emperor Hirohito and his wife outside the imperial palace, according to a movie clip on britishpathe.com.
24. Wallace's novel was the first work of fiction to be beatified by the Catholic church when Pope Leo XIII blessed it, according to interestingliterature.com. The National Endowment for the Humanities also reports the 1959 adaptation was the only Hollywood movie included on the Vatican's list of approved movies in the category of religion.
25. Carrying on that tradition, the actor playing Jesus in the new "Ben-Hur," Rodrigo Santoro ("300"), was blessed by Pope Francis while visiting the Vatican, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Jeff Peterson is a native of Utah Valley and studied humanities and history at Brigham Young University.

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We have seen substantial volatility in the past in Chinese financial markets. In particular the stock markets suffered sharp declines in both 2007 and 2011, with the former large enough to possibly even be called a "crash." However, neither of these or earlier hiccups and declines slowed the real economy noticeably. As it is, Chinese real growth has been slowing, which certainly reduces expectations of future income flows from Chinese financial assets. The stock market has been declining since April, with that decline now more than 20%, the usual cutoff for a bear market. The question is whether this decline is a period of distress following a peak in a larger scale adjustment that will be followed eventually by a much larger panic and crash that could then feed back on the real economy, slowing it much more dramatically with serious implications for the world economy.
Something that makes the current situation more disturbing is that we are finally seeing this decline emanating significantly from the financial sector, particularly banking, which has long been known to be riven with corruption and bad loans, with overvalued properties in danger of sharply declining adding to the problems they face. The peak came in April with a sudden spike of overnight interest rates up to 25%, following a massive surge of broad-based debt. We know that the Chinese system is different from others and has many powers. So, they may be able to overcome all this. But the situation seems much more dangerous than previously, with this being beyond the control of the Chinese government authorities.
The depths of the problems of the financial and particularly banking sector in China is summarized in an amazing sentence from near the end of an article on July 1 in the Financial Times by Robert Chancellor, in a column titled, "China crunch shows financial fragility." Referring to how possible investors in Chinese bank stocks might view possible further purchases:
"They may note the numerous indicators of financial fragility, including excessive credit growth; moral hazard arising from the belief that the state has underwritten all financial risk; related-party lending between state-controlled banks and state-owned enterprises; loan-loss forbearance; de facto financial liberalisation (accompanying the growth of the shadow banking system); extreme asset-liability mismatches created by WMPs [wealth management products] and interbank lending; elevated bank leverage hidden by off-balance sheet exposures; contagion risk posed by undercapitalised credit guarantee networks; and a financial system plaguedby Ponzi finance practices and contaminated with corruption and fraud."
The late Hyman P. Minsky could not have put it better.


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Beautiful airbase and staff. Good museum great for landing and departure.
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Came by Boat, got lifted up by a winch, but spent a sunny afternoon sitting on the Helipad exchanging travel stories to the more unsual spots. Really enjoyed 'Room Tour'.
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Grass strip on a closed RAF base.
re: Pembrey NDB removed from service
Reply to @mforte: Done. Thanks for the update.
Grass strip restricted to stop types,
Fingland is a short strip, suitable for stop types and all welcome. should be ready by oct 21,,,,
Pembrey NDB removed from service
Pembrey NDB has been removed from service and should be removed from the airport entry on this site
home of the RAF Lightning's of no 5,no 11 and the Lightning
RAF Binbrook as an airfield is in a sorry state.runways and taxyways gone and the site is a haulage yard. Lightning F6 XR724 is looking sad and unloved despite flying home to Binbrook in 1992 after Warton finished using it as a chase aircraft for radar tests. it was hoped it would remain flying on the airshow circuit if the C.A.A. would allow. which they didn't. after runways and taxyways were ripped up and disputes with the new land owners, XR724 sits stranded,needing massive amounts of engineering,time and love to see it hopefully join Bruntingthorpe's 2 fast taxying Lightnings.
21 Apr 2021 Accident
US Army CV-22 Osprey accidentally destroyed this helipad's surface on 21 Apr 2021. Whoops! https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/us-military-helicopter-helipad-destroy-addenbrooke-hospital-b931223.html
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You may cross the runway when hiking the beautiful coastline. An alarm sounds to announce air traffic.
Brilliant airfield for GA flights
This airfield used to be military but is now open for pilots to visit and it's a great place with a small village about a 15 minute walk with two pubs, both with accommodation. The scenery around here is also amazing - well worth a visit
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Pilot info
This page has some pilot info, including the owner's contact info: https://www.flexwingscotland.co.uk/nether-huntleywood/
Airport closed
From a problem report:
Goodbye and thank you from Redlands Airfield.
After 32 years of our operating our grass strip airfield, based in the village of Wanborough to the east of Swindon in Wiltshire, we have now closed.
We would like to thank our customers and supporters for making Redlands a wonderful site for microlights and skydiving - and for the many thousands raised for charity at the airfield.
Joe and Sarah Smith
"Peace for our time"
This was the aerodrome where PM Neville Chamberlain arrived back from Munich on 30 September 1938, stood outside the airplane, and waved the Anglo-German declaration for the photographers. The airfield was decommissioned in 1947 when the government chose nearby Heathrow as the site for London's major post-war airport.
Once a month for Air Experience with the ATC
I used to go there every weekend to do my Gliding Proficiency in the ATC
Great facilities. Friendly airport team
FISO Clive is great in the tower along with his friendly colleague who books you out. Good choices of Runway. Asphalt. Not a long taxi. Airport Manager is hard-working and eager. Good fuel prices. Competitive landing fees. JetA1 and 100LL available.
Great Café with a wide range of snacks, sandwiches hot, and beverages. Easy navigation from car park with plenty of spaces daily to café. Garden area for youngers to play around and watch the aircrafts.
re: BRIZE 2019.
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Busy military aerodrome.
Based aircraft types, currently......
A330.... A2A refuel, Passenger, Freight, VIP.
C17.....Heavylift freight.
C130J....Freight, Tactical, Paradropping.
Skyvan/Dornier20....parachute training under civilian contract.
PA28.....Brize flying club.....civilian.
Visiting aircraft strictly ppr.
London Heathrow Airport
Check out arrivals and departures time tables from London Heathrow Airport:
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - Arrivals
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) - Departures
There's a great Cafe here.
Runway change
Main runway designation now 29 - 11
Runways aren't lighted!!!
This marvellous airport does not have lit runways.
Mod Base
Certainly is an interesting airfield to land at, big wide runway. Not a lot to do there other than have a tea or coffee. Being a military getting on and off can be a little difficult%. Bring photo ID if you want to go off camp and allow extra time to be ferried on and off camp.
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It's called West Wales Airport these days. And it's not in Aberporth, it's in Blaenannerch. It was called Aberporth Aerodrome back in the days when it was purely for use by MoD Aberporth (which was never in Aberporth but in nearby Parcllyn). Then again, "Aberporth" is a lot easier to spell.than "Blaenannerch." And a lot easier to say than "Parcllyn" (the Welsh double-ell isn't what a non-Welsh person thinks it is). But "West Wales Airport" is even easier.
It's never been the same since they extended the runway and re-routed the B4333 so it wasn't close to the end of the runway. There used to be traffic lights on that road for when a plane was taking off or landing, and a sign that meant "give way to low-flying aircraft."
Home, sweet home
Spent many days happily playing with helicopters out of this airport back in the '90s.
Is it possible to get PPR to land here ? I have a warrior 140 ?
light aircraft visiting
Could you land a warrior 140 ? how much are landing frees and over night ?
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Will this take light aircraft ? such as a warrior 140 ?
Change of plan
Thought I'd take a look at the airport but now I think I should buy some gold.
Flying with ELUAS
Flew from RAF Brawdy with the East Lowlands University Air Squadron in 1976, flying RAF Bulldogs. Incredible fun. First experience of the "Goldfish Bowl Effect" when the blue of the sea and the blue of the sky merged. Didn't realise anything was wrong, (and that I was disorientated), until the controls went all sloppy on me. Recovered facing toward land. Learnt a lot that day.
Don't take a taxi!!!
Long wait in line to get a chit, then very expensive for the short drive into town.
Definition of "liquid"
Be aware of what is now considered 'liquid' and therefore subject to separate screening procedures and personal allowance when passing through security. This used to be my home airport, so I've flown to and from MAN on many occasions. This time however, clearing security at T1, a recorded message repeated saying that inhalers and deodorant are liquids. What I didn't realise is that even solid stick deodorant and powder inhalers are, apparently, "liquids". I challenged the staff on inspection and they told me there are three main English dictionaries: Oxford, Collins, and Manchester Airport. So even though literally nothing is actually liquid, they have this definition.
Saint Athan
Saint Athan is a great airfield to land at £12 per tone very good with GA aircraft and you handled by Horizon flight training and you get to look around there hangar
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You can go to Heathrow and it will be £2000
Ballone Castle Airstrip
This is a sheep field used occasionally as a private airstrip.
Steep Approach, Steep Prices!
Little airport with a big price tag, Fantastically convenient but heavy on the pound!
I want say Wishes Happy Valentine to Mireille & Nilda of the Locuna Family...Luv u all..Kiss..Motch...
Bandits angels 20!
Keep a watch out fellows, you may find a Eurofighter up your arse!
In relation to noise comments
As you maybe aware RAF pilots hate your noise too, the noise of your lips spewing drivel and the intensely deafening sound off your fingers on your keyboard. May you do us all a favor and back track to your house and fold your wings, RAF guys and girls on the other hand keep up the good work!! Tallyho!
Too many weekend warriors
From the Otter pilot
Pilot notes: Find airport info on http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com airport information
For Tidal info, consult the tables for "Barra North Bay". Generally speaking when the tide is below 3.0 meter the runways are usable. The first to be flooded is runway 29, then 33, lastly 25.
There are normally two scheduled flights a day with a turn-around time of 20-30 minutes. The twin otters will receive priority so plan a landing and departure at other times. Schedules are at irregular, but published times.
It is advisable to phone Barra airport authority before departure.
Its an RAF airbase. No access to civil air.
Lousy transit airport
Complicated and difficult to get around, service and shops not great. Not a good transit ariport in my view.
Hello,every this is JULIAN,it's my Greatest Wish to Travel to the UNITED KINGDOM(LONDON),fortunately i discovered Some friends that help this journey accomplished.Anyway,i would to say Big Thankx to these friends,i.e Nilda & Mireille Locuna Dougan of N17.God Bless with much Comfort them for their kindest Curtesy...
What's the flight heading from Durham Tees Valley
Wheelchair Access
The CAA have just published their second annual survey of the quality of assistance for passengers with a disability or reduced mobility. It covers the 30 busiest U.K. airports.
The only airports to be rated Very Good in both surveys were Humberside and Norwich.
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Now changed
Airfield name incorrectly spelt
Hunsdon is spelt with an o and not a e
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Volunteer John Smalls Celebrated for 44 Years in Education
Rarely do surprise birthday celebrations come as a surprise to the honoree. More often than not, someone accidentally lets the cat out of the bag. On one Sunday in February, John Henry Smalls Jr. had no clue that his family was having a celebration for him in the fellowship hall at Friendship AME Church in Mount Pleasant's Old Village. His three children John III, Carlton and Keymeil, invited friends and family to gather after worship to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Age isn't slowing the 44 year-educator down; he can be found every weekday at Charleston Progressive Academy (CPA) where he serves as a substitute teacher and school volunteer. He taught at Porcher Elementary School, McClellanville Elementary School, Wilmot J. Fraser Elementary, and Lincoln High School as a physical education teacher; and he has regularly served as a substitute teacher around Charleston County.
So why does he do it so many years after he initially retired? "I see those kids in me," said Smalls. "Like them, I didn't have a lot when I was growing up. But I succeeded and they can too. I want to pass that on to them. I come here every day to be with these kids. They bring me as much joy as I bring them."
Smalls grew up in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant, and was one of 12 children born to John H. and Mary L. Smalls. He was raised by his mother who worked in the cafeteria at Moultrie High School and other domestic work just to make ends meet. "It was tough where economics was concerned," said Smalls. "We hardly had enough money for food, but the Lord provided and we were never starving or hungry." As a child, he found himself on the basketball court every day after school but at the same time, his eyes were on the prize – education!
Coaches and the principal at Laing High School saw his potential and helped him secure a scholarship to attend Kittrell Junior College in North Carolina. He later transferred to Claflin College in Orangeburg where he earned a degree in Physical and Health Education.
"I was always athletic and liked most sports," said Smalls. "I knew that sports would be my ticket to college. Athletics helped me get out of town to better my situation. When I left for college, I didn't have hardly enough money for the bus fare, but I managed." His decision to go into education was an easy one.
"The community I came out of had lots of teachers," said Smalls. "If you did something wrong they would see your parents on Sunday at church. Our teachers and even the principal pushed us to do and be our best, and they helped us individually to succeed." Smalls, for more than three decades, wrote the weekly column "Across The Cooper With John Smalls" for The Charleston Chronicle and has worked at local Walmart stores for nearly two decades.
He drives to the Peninsula every day from his home in Ladson because he wants to give back. "My coaches saw the potential in me, and I see the potential in these students at Charleston Progressive," said Smalls. "I want to show them that with persistence they can be successful and rise above the poverty."
Principal Wanda Sheats is grateful for his service. "Mr. Smalls has been a dependable and positive volunteer at Charleston Progressive Academy since we returned to downtown in 2013," said Sheats. "He arrives at CPA daily at 8:30 a.m. to volunteer, but as a certified substitute, he fills the role of the sub when a job goes unfilled and does it with a smile. Mr. Smalls knows our students and even the students' parents since he has been a sub in some of their classrooms."
Through the years he has taught the children of his former students and even works with some of them at Walmart. It brings him joy to see and hear their success stories, he said. "The Lord works in mysterious ways," said Smalls. "Some days I am not needed at the school, so I just assist. I want to help guide the kids towards their future. I want to inspire someone to do better than what I wanted to do."
Teacher Valerie Muhammad has worked with Smalls for years. "Filled with sincerity, dedication, and commitment, Mr. Smalls is truly a blessing to our CPA family," said Muhammad. "We greatly appreciate his willingness to go the extra mile to support us all."
Smalls considers himself blessed. "I come from a community of faith," said Smalls. "Everyone has their own definition of community. I consider my community my family, and we are one where education and giving back are the cornerstones of supporting and lifting up a community."
Sheats agreed, describing the school and those within her walls as a family. "Mr. Smalls is one of our biggest assets and a part of the CPA family," said Sheats. "I salute his energy at 80 years old as he continues to share his love of educating children. I appreciate him each and every day he walks through the doors of CPA!"


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You may have heard about sedation dentistry from a friend or heard a commercial and wondered if it's something that could help you, but what is sedation dentistry?
Sedation dentistry is a technique used by specially trained and certified dentists who use a wide range of medication to help an otherwise anxious patient become relaxed enough to get the care that they need.
There are a few sedation techniques that dentists choose to use, and each of them have their own set of benefits and restrictions. Here they are:
- Inhalation Sedation is a gas administered through a nosepiece/mask which can help with mild anxiety. The level of gas is controlled by the dentist and can wear off quickly, usually enabling a patient to drive home after their appointment.
- Oral Sedation – With oral sedation, a pill is taken about an hour before the appointment. When most people ask the question, "What is sedation dentistry," this is the typical sedation technique that comes to mind. Oral sedation can be used for mild to moderate sedation. Sometimes oral sedation can make a patient groggy enough to dip into a light sleep during the procedure, however, they can still be easily awakened.
- IV sedation – Sedation medication is administered into an IV which enables the medication to work much quicker. Unlike oral sedation, IV sedation allows the dentist to make adjustments during the procedure as-needed.
What Option is Right for Me?
Many dentists may only offer one or two options for sedation at their office. Unfortunately sedation dentistry is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Every patient should discuss these options with their dentist to find out what technique or combination of techniques is right for them.
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Megliola: Bring on LeBron
The 10-point lead at halftime was OK, although it didn't get Celtics fans wondering when the first game against the Cavs would be.
Not yet.
But it was fair to start thinking about LeBron when Boston came out after intermission and hit the helpless Heat with all guns firing at the Garden last night. Ray Allen hit a trio of 3-pointers. Paul Pierce nailed one. Kevin Garnett made a conventional three-point play. The lead swelled to 21.
But if you know anything about these Celtics in 2010, it's that they can make dramatic comebacks and yield them too.
"You get a team down, 22, 23, 24 points you think there's a tendency for them to lay down," said Pierce. "But they didn't quit."
Miami was down by just five with 10 minutes left and eight with seven minutes left, and again with 2:29 to go.
And with Dwayne Wade in the building, well, it just wasn't over. But Miami's superman couldn't do it twice in a row. He followed his 46-point masterpiece with 31 points, but by the end of the night his season was over, and the Celtics, with a 96-86 win, took the series four games to one.
Five games is a far cry from the excruciating playoff series the Celtics have a habit of getting into.
"It feels good closing out a team early," said Pierce. "Wish we could have done it in four."
If it weren't for Wade, they would have. Pierce felt Boston's defense against Wade was better last night, but allowed that "sometimes there's no denying great players."
Boston coach Doc Rivers sang the praises of Kendrick Perkins - "his energy" - and Ray Allen for, well, being Ray Allen at the right time. He finished with 24 points, and his five treys in six tries were a dagger assault on the visitors. With Allen on the bench with four fouls, Boston's offense didn't come unglued. "I thought we responded well when I got in foul trouble," said Allen.
Rajon Rondo played big again with 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, which prompted Heat coach Erik Spoelstra to thinking about how Pierce, Allen and Garnett are referred. "I don't know why they don't call them the Big Four," he said, a tip of the cap to Rondo.
Glen Davis' numbers weren't flashy - seven points, three rebounds - but Rivers still liked what Big Baby gave. Rivers has been pleading for someone, anyone, to take a charge on Wade. Davis did that, and looked proud as a peacock after as he glared at the Boston bench. "In big games, he tends to play well," said Rivers. "He did it in college, he's done it here."
But there wasn't much to say about the rest of the bench guys. "Our bench has to play better in the next series," said Rivers. Got it, guys?
The old strategy of letting the star score 50 and stop everyone else didn't quite work for the Celtics in Game 4. OK, Wade only went for 46. But Boston pretty much followed the script. Of course they didn't let him go off like that. They just couldn't prevent it.
In Game 5, it would have been tempting the basketball gods if Wade finished with such a high number of points again. He'd beaten the Celtics on his own once already. Game 4 was such a curious piece of business, although it did reflect Boston's topsy-turvy season. You know, down 18 early but up six in the fourth quarter. It should have been the Celtics' game and quarter, a chance to finish the series and sit on the couch at home gripping a cold one and watching the Cavaliers kick the Bulls to the curb last night.
But Wade dropped 19 on Boston in that fourth quarter. Write it off as the game that got away from the Celtics. If that happened again last night, the series that was once 3-0 would have turned into a crap shoot.
The Celtics last night led 48-38 at the half, and yet it didn't seem quite right, not when Wade was just 4-for-11. You had to feel the tide hadn't swept in yet.
Rondo was his usual omnipresent self. Nobody gets from point A to point B, and even point C sometimes, faster than the spidery point guard. The Celtics needed every bit Rondo could give because Ray Allen was 2-for-6 and Garnett was a basic mail-in, 1-for-3 from the floor with just three rebounds, five less than Rondo.
But by the end of the night, KG had his say in the matter and the Celtics got themselves a five-game series. "We're not used to this," said Rivers. "Nice to take care of business."
Next piece, Cleveland.
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As people grow older they become unable to handle so many things all by themselves. When the time comes they need a bit of help in their chores. There are different types of senior living facilities out there, but choosing one can be difficult.
The happiness of your loved ones is crucial. Also when you are independent-minded and want to live without responsibilities, assisted living is the best thing you can opt for. Let's take a look at the tips on finding a good living community for seniors.
Check the facilities
One of the best parts of assisted living in Long Island is its facilities. You have to check the amenities you will get from the place. If you are still able to move and walk around, you must look for fitness centers, entertainment halls, a park, and if you love swimming, then a pool. Who said that old age has to be dull and uninteresting? You can live fully in your retirement age, and have fun with new friends. For that check the amenities like cable TV, internet, food facilities and so on.
Visitor policies
Ask about the visitor policies they have in the community. Your family would want to visit you from time to time, for that you must be clear about their policies.
Research a bit
If you are tech-savvy, you can research some assisted living facilities near you. Even if you are not that accustomed to computers or phones, you can ask your friends or neighbors. You will get better recommendations. Make sure to choose a reputed place.
Look for safety
Living in a different community with others is a daunting task. For that, you have to check the safety policies the facility has. Check for their security details, and how they maintain the privacy of their tenants. If you have decided to move in with your partner, check the safety of personal things and privacy at first. You can research any kind of safety mishap in that place before you move in. You can also talk to the current residents and they will give you an overview.
Tour the place
Before you move into assisted living in Long Island, you must tour the facility. Instead of sending any family member of yours, it's recommended to visit the place all by yourself. You can take a companion, but you must make the judgment. Check for the amenities you want at the place, talk to the current residents. Inspect everything because you are going to live in this place for a long time.
Cost of the assisted living
You may have the idea of living in an assisted facility, but have you saved up for the arrangement? If not, then start looking for the cost and begin saving now. As you have to live in that place for a long time, and maybe for the rest of your life, you need to know how much it will cost. You have to check your incomes and make arrangements to finally move to senior living. If you are looking for lavish utilities, you might have to spend more. But if you have decided upon the budget already for the same, it won't be an issue.
If you are still unsure about the Woodbury assisted living facility, you can talk to an expert. You can also call the place and talk to their advisor about your plan.
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You really should buy your next winter coat right now.
I know this is literally the last thing you want to be thinking about heading into all of the warm summer days to follow, but here's the thing – some of the best deals you'll see all year on winter outerwear are happening right now. Grab it and stash it is a solid plan.
It's one of those super trite, cliche things you hear shopping experts say and never quite take seriously since hardly anyone actually thinks about buying winter gear until they need it (and when prices are highest), so we almost feel bad suggesting it here. Well, if by almost you mean that we don't feel bad at all because just look at these deals, people!
There are a couple things to keep in mind when shopping deals on offseason winter coats, because of course there are. I polled our deal editors for some tips to get you started.
Note that you're buying last season's styles.
If you're really hung up on having the latest North Face styles or the most current Patagonia pullover patterns, you'll want to wait until fall when new styles arrive. For the rest of us, however, there are some incredible deals on brands and styles that are often beyond our budgets at any other time of year.
Quantities and sizes may be limited.
Since retailers are clearing out last year's surplus styles, there are going to be situations where only a handful are left, or popular sizes may have sold out months ago. This isn't always the case, but don't be surprised when you run across it, and don't get frustrated! There's still so much good stuff out there to snap up!
Subscribe to the store newsletter for an extra discount.
Some outerwear retailers offer extra discounts that stack on clearance prices when you sign up for their newsletter. It's not unusual to see 10-20% offered as a newsletter incentive. Considering that outerwear can get pricey, even a 5% discount on a clearance coat can make a significant dent in the price.
Don't forget the kids!
It's not usually too hard to make an educated guess about what size your kids will be wearing six months from now, so be sure to stock them up, too. Don't forget accessories like hats, gloves, and boots which they'll outgrow much more slowly.


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While its windows are boarded up, the porch sags and once white paint has turned brown and gray, a historic home in northwestern Forsyth soon will see better days.
The Forsyth County Historical Society is leasing the unoccupied Sherrill House and about 2 surrounding acres on Old Federal Road from the county for $10 for five years.
The property was part of about 225 acres Forsyth bought in 2009 as part of the voter-approved $100 million parks, recreation and green space bond. The site, which borders the Etowah River, has since been renamed Eagle's Beak Park.
After the initial Sherrill House lease expires, the arrangement will transition into a 15-year agreement for the society to use the house.
Members of the organization have begun taking on the challenge of cleaning and renovating the structure, which was built circa 1905 by the Sherrill family in the Frogtown-Hightower community.
Martha McConnell, who serves as co-president of the society with husband Jimmy, said members are eager to take on restoring the home and hopefully getting it placed on the National Historic Registry.
"If we could pick one spot in Forsyth County as the most historical, it would be this spot," she said.
It is believed the property may have been the site of a Cherokee Indian settlement, according to historical society member George Pirkle.
"With this nice, large flat area [behind the house] there may have been a settlement there," he said.
It is also believed that the tavern in which James Vann was killed in 1809 may once have sat on the property. Vann, the son of a Cherokee mother and Scottish father, was a prominent Cherokee leader in north Georgia in the late 1700s.
He was killed by gunfire at the tavern in north Forsyth. The structure is now part of the Cumming Fairgrounds' Indian Village display.
"We think that James Vann might have been murdered on this property," said historical society member Myra Reidy. "There's some controversy about whether or not it was here, but everything in our research points that this is probably it."
McConnell said the plan is to raise money for the project, and use in-kind donations of time and labor from society members and community volunteers.
"As far as the renovation, [the house] is really in very good shape," she said. "The main thing would be the porch right now, that's going to be our priority, and getting a good roof."
McConnell said inspectors have told the group that the house's foundation is sound and the inside "appears to be real sturdy." The home, which has six rooms downstairs and three upstairs, could eventually be turned into a museum.
"We plan to have a pioneer and Native American museum because both the pioneers and Native Americans lived here and it just ties the community together," she said.
The county government will not provide any funding to restore the Sherrill House.
"[Historical Society members] will be raising the funds for this project," McConnell said. "We'll be trying to get some grants and things, but we just don't know about that yet."
Added Reidy: "Donations of time or materials or money are all very much appreciated."
McConnell hopes help will be easy to find since she said so many Forsyth residents seem pleased with the project.
"We've just had people crawling out of the woodwork telling us stories about visiting [the Sherrills] and [telling] us all the stories from around here," she said.
"Every week, there's just more people coming out or calling us and saying 'I'm related to these people' or 'I lived on this property,' 'I lived next door' or 'We used to visit the Sherrills.' So everybody's just so excited about it."
The home may also fit nicely with the county's plans for Eagle's Beak. Based on availability of funding, the green space park could house BMX bike and archery areas, a series of trails, primitive camp sites and a canoe launch into the Etowah.
While its windows are boarded up, the porch sags and once white paint has turned brown and gray, a historic home in northwestern Forsyth soon will see better days.


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Rogers Centre Nachos – 4 (Very) Different Types
Posted by Kurt Smith
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I wouldn't say that the home of the Blue Jays tops the list in ballparks known for culinary greatness, although they have definitely improved things in recent years. But that there are several different editions of Rogers Centre nachos is impressive to me; chips with stuff piled on them go over pretty well here.
Here are three places where you can get a piled mess of food on chips at the ballpark in Toronto:
Rogers Centre Nachos, #1) The Muddy York Market. The Muddy York is the large food court at Rogers, and there's a separate nachos stand where you can actually customize your plate of nachos.
Get a plate of smoked jerk chicken nachos with cheddar cheese sauce, pico de gallo, cole slaw (!), green onions and infused sour cream. Or pile on your own stuff, with toppings like cheese, chicken, salsa, corn, jalapenos, etc. Sour cream and guacamole cost extra (as always)…
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Rogers Centre Nachos, #2) The King Club. At the Budweiser King Club bar area behind home plate is a carved meat station, and you can order "Bases Loaded Nachos". These babies are covered with beef brisket, BBQ sauce, jalapenos, caramelized onions, pico de gallo, three bean chili (!), and something called "pepper infused sour cream".
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Rogers Centre Nachos, #3) The 12 Kitchen. The 12 Kitchen is named for star Jays (and Orioles!) second baseman and Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar, and has more of a Latin theme in its food. 12 nachos are made with a mix of plantain and tortilla chips (and rightly so, personally I don't get the kettle chips thing), covered with adobo spiced chicken, queso franco, guacamole, sour cream and green onions.
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Rogers Centre Nachos, #4) Intentional Guac. The Intentional Guac stand is located on the upper level as I write this, sparing SkyDeck patrons a trip down long ramps to the other nachos. And they're perfectly serviceable nachos in their own right. It's the gooey cheese type substance and un-pickled jalapenos, but you do get pico de gallo, beans and corn on them. And appropriately given the name of the stand, guac is available too.
The ingredients for these nachos plates could change when you visit, but as I write this these are the three distinct food stands where you can get some variation of nachos at Rogers Centre. It's among the more popular non-hot dog foods inside this ballpark…but many fans go for the street meat outside too.
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- Accessory Navicular Syndrome
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- Acute Inflammation
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- Bone Healing
- Bunions
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- Capsulitis Second Toe
- Cavus Foot
- Charcot Foot
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- Common Disorders Achilles Tendon
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
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- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Equinus
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- Fractures Fifth Metatarsal
- Fractures of Calcaneus
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- Os Trigonum Syndrome
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- Plantar Fibroma
- Plantar Wart
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Many sports are hard on the feet because of quick repetitive movements, constricting footwear, and/or increased exposure to injury or trauma. Following is a brief overview of some of the most common injuries that result from particular sports.
Martial Arts and Kick Boxing
Injuries commonly seen as a result of martial arts and kick boxing include plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, sesamoiditis, and ankle sprains. Stretching is recommended to help prevent injury: specifically, a minimum of 15 minutes of stretching before performing any kicking or punching.
Impact forces from aerobics can reach up to six times the force of gravity, which is transmitted to each of the 26 bones in the foot. That is why proper shoes are crucial to successful, injury-free aerobics. Shoes should provide sufficient cushioning and shock absorption to compensate for pressure on the foot many times greater than found in walking. They must also have good medial-lateral stability.
Team Sports
Activities such as football, baseball, basketball, soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse often lead to ankle injuries as a result of play on artificial surfaces, improper footwear, and/or inadequate stretching.


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Miranda Kerr, Liv Tyler and fellow beauties Cara Delevingne, Amber Valletta and Dree Hemingway were spotted heading to a Stella McCartney garden party on Monday, where the designer showed off her latest resort collection.
Continuing the fashion world's current obsession with Cuba, actors dressed as Che Guevara and Fidel Castro circulated — among Alicia Keys, Maggie Gyllenhaal, St. Vincent, Alan Cumming and his mom, artist Marilyn Minter and Tavi Gevinson — playing dominoes, swilling rum and chomping prop cigars.
But the faux revolutionaries received some social-media backlash, with comments like, "So gross. Brush up on your history," and "Horribly insulting!"


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TCF Context Identifier Explanation
Felix Burton, Wind River, Version 2
Most if not all TCF services functions need some way to identify what entity e.g. process, thread, task, semaphore, breakpoint, flash device, device on JTAG scan chain, etc they should operate on. To do this TCF uses a context identifier (aka ContextId). This document is attempting to explain how ContextIds are intended to be used. This is document does not define actual services or exact context hierarchies, but for the purpose of making things more concrete examples may be used.
A prudent question to ask is why use a single ContextId instead of having separate IDs for each notion e.g. a ProcessId, ThreadId, BreakpointId, JTAGDeviceId, etc. Having separate IDs is used in many existing debug APIs and protocols and may seem intuitive. However, there are several issues with this approach:
1. It is inflexible in that it requires each function to upfront know how many levels are needed and what type of context each level represent.
2. This in turn makes it difficult to use the same API for different environments since they often have different types of IDs and has different number of levels. For example Linux have processes and threads while OCD have cores.
ContextIds are opaque handles that only have meaning to the service that created them or its peer services. They are created for clients, by service implementations to identify some entity handled by the services. Clients can use contextIds in the following ways:
1. Pass to the originating service or peer services
2. Compare for equality with other contextIds retrieved from the originating service or peer services.
More specifically, clients should not try to decode or extract information from the contextId, instead they should make requests to the originating service or peer services using the contextId for information or action.
As can be seen from the above, contextIds created by one service can be used by its peer services. The service should either to do something useful or to give an error indicating that the contextId is not relevant to that particular service. To guarantee that a contextId created by service A and passed to service B is not misinterpreted to be something other that what service A intended, there must be a global naming scheme for contextId within a target.
This allows two or more services to create the same contextId when they operate on the same entity. It means that a single contextId can have multiple aspects that are handled by different services, thereby allowing decoupling of service interfaces.
Entities represented by contextIds typically relate to similar entities in a list or parent/child relationship. Examples, 1) Linux processes have children threads, 2) a suspended thread has a list of stack frames, and 3) threads have register groups which have registers which can have fields. These relationships form context hierarchies.
Depending on the system there may be several different context hierarchies. For example contexts available for JTAG debugging include:
1. debugging
2. memory access
3. register access
4. JTAG access
Interestingly there may also be relations between the different hierarchies. For example contexts available for debugging may correspond with contexts available for memory access. A typical example of this is Linux where a contextId representing a process can be used for debugging as well as memory access, open file table access, memory map access, etc. In such cases, the same contextId should be used in all hierarchies. This allows clients to detect when hierarchies come together or split apart so the client can represent the relationships properly to the user for example in a GUI.
Information associated with a contextId can be sufficiently large to make it impractical to transfer all associated information to the client in a single request. To reduce the amount of information transferred while still allowing the implementation to be relatively simple; the information is categorized as follows:
1. Child context references per service
2. Slow changing properties per service, a.k.a. properties
3. Fast changing properties per service, a.k.a. state or status
Category 1 provides a simple way to express unbounded lists of related contextIds. If such a list becomes too large the service can split the list into a list of lists, list of lists or lists, etc as needed.
Category 2 and 3 provides a simple way to express arbitrary information about the context in the form of a key/value pair. Properties may also contain contextId references for example for the parent context.
The split between category 2 and 3 allows the service to handle fast changing information in a more optimal way and allows it to handle slow changing information in a more simple way. It is up to the service to define what information is slow vs. fast changing.
The ContextId is represented as string between clients and services. The formatting of the string with one exception is completely up to the implementation that created the contextId. The exception is the ContextId prefix explained below. The remainder of the string can be formatted in any way that the service descries. Two typical ways comes to mind:
1. Hierarchical list where each level is spelled out. For example on Linux:
a. A process could be identified by "ppid" and a thread by "ppid,ttid"
b. A register set by "ppid,ttid,rset"
c. A stack frame by "ppid,ttid,slevel"
d. A local variable on a specific stack level by "ppid,ttid,slevel,vname"
2. Flat ID that the generating service used to do table lookup for more information. For example
a. Index into an array "tableIndex,generationNumber"
b. Key used for hash lookup "sequentialNumber"
When information from more than one channel is joined together to when value-adding services between the two endpoints create contextIds it must be possible to for every service to determine if a contextId was created by it or a foreign entity. To do this, each service manager is assigned a unique contextId prefix that all its generated contextIds should be prefixed with followed by the colon (:) character. For example imagine that GDB was designed to be a value-adding service, contextIds created on this level could be prefixed by "gdb:" to guarantee that the target would be able to return error if such contextId was given to it instead of to the services in GDB.
The prefix used by a service manager is dynamically assigned by the client initiating the connection. A limited TCF endpoint implementation is not required to support contextId prefixing. However, in such case it is only be possible to have value-adding services if they intercept all services on the endpoint.
Clients will most likely need to cache context information in order to keep the amount of information transferred to a minimum. Such caching should be based on the contextId, service name, and type of data i.e. children contextIds, properties or state.
The suggested implementation is to use a two stage cache lookup, where the first stage is using only the contextId and the second stage using the service name and the type of data. The reason for the two stage approach is to allow easy flushing of the cached information when contextIds are removed.
Services support caching in clients by sending events for any changes to the information. The following events are expected to be generated by services when needed:
1. Children added. The event includes the parent contextId, service name and list of contextIds and their properties to be added to the cache. Clients that have not populated the cache for the specified parent contextId should ignore this event.
2. Children removed. The event includes the parent contextId, service name and list of contextIds to be removed from the list. When received, clients should update cache by removing all listed contextIds for the specified parent contextId and service name.
3. Children changed. The event includes the parent contextId and service name. This event does not include the updated list of contextIds; instead clients are expected to reread the list of children if they need it. When received, clients should invalidate the list of children contextIds for the specified parent contextId and service name.
4. Properties changed. This event includes a list of contextId, service name and properties. When received, clients should update cache with the new properties.
5. State or status changed. This event includes contextId, service name and state or status. When received, clients should update cache with the new state or status.
Invalidating or removing entries from the list of children contextIds should also result in recursively invalidating all cache entries for the removed contextIds. This is necessary to avoid stale cache entries to linger when a removed contextId is reused for a new context.
Even though service interfaces should not have any direct dependencies, they can have context hierarchy relationships.
A good example of such relationship is between the "run control" service and the "memory" service. It seems to make sense to specify that the run control hierarchy is "rooted" in the memory hierarchy since it is hard to imagine executing instructions without a memory that stores the instructions.
Another example is for run control, register and stack trace services where it seems logical to define registers and stack frame hierarchies to be "rooted" in the run control hierarchy.
By "rooted" we mean that roots for one hierarchy can be found in another hierarchy.
Usually clients need only one particular hierarchy at the time, however some clients, for example in Eclipse the Debug View is designed to be provide selection for run control, memory view, locals view, registers view, etc in one place, so it needs to merge memory, run control and stack trace hierarchies in order to provide single tree for selection.
The services interface specification should define the rooting of its context hierarchy, if any. As mentioned in the example above, run control service is rooted in the memory hierarchy, and register and stack trace services are rooted in the run control hierarchy.
It may be possible to a service context hierarchy to be rooted in multiple hierarchies.
Which context hierarchies are merged is up to the implementer of the client.
For some services it is possible to use "null" as a special parent contextId to the "get children" command to retrieve a list of root contextIds. The service interface definition should specify if retrieval of roots is supported by the service.
Example services that would support the "null" parent contextId are JTAG access and kernel awareness services since this is global information in the target.
Example services that would not support the "null" parent contextId are register and stack trace services since parent contextId for registers and stack frames is usual obtained through run control service.


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Cow Cow Boogie
Cow Cow Boogie (Benny Carter, Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
From the Wikipedia article on Boogie-woogie:
In 1939 country artists began playing boogie woogie when Johnny Barfield recorded Boogie Woogie. Cow Cow Boogie was written for, but not used in, the 1942 movie "Ride 'em Cowboy". This song by Benny Carter, Gene DePaul, and Don Raye successfully combined Boogie Woogieand Western, or Cowboy music. The lyrics leave no doubt that it was a Western Boogie Woogie. It sold over a million records in its original release, and has now been recorded many times.
From Wikipedia:
Ella Mae Morse…was born in Mansfield, Texas. She was hired by Jimmy Dorsey when she was 14 years old. Dorsey believed she was 19, and when he was informed by the school board that he was now responsible for her care, he fired her. In 1942, at the age of 17, she joined Freddie Slack's band, with whom in the same year she recorded "Cow Cow Boogie," Capitol Records' first gold single. Here's a 1960 performance of the song by Morse: Cow Cow Boogie (click).
Freddie Slack & his Orchestra, vocal Ella Mae Morse — recorded on 21 May 1942; issued on Capitol 102, as the B-side of "Here You Are" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) — This was just the second record released by Capitol Records, the first one being the single Capitol 101, "I Found a New Baby"/ "The General Jumped at Dawn," recorded by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra.
Wikipedia says:
On April 6, 1942, Mercer supervised Capitol's first recording session where Martha Tilton recorded the song "Moon Dreams". On May 5, Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra recorded two tracks in the studio. On May 21, Freddie Slack and his orchestra recorded three tracks in the studio; one with the orchestra, one with Ella Mae Morse called "Cow-Cow Boogie" and "Air-Minded Executive" supervised by Mercer. On June 4, 1942, Capitol opened its first office in a second-floor room south of Sunset Boulevard.
Dorothy Dandridge — In this 1942 Soundie, Dorothy Dandridge, looking cute in a short skirt cowgirl outfit, punctuates her vocals with shimmies and hip shakes, backed by a group of hip-shaking chorines.
The Squadronaires — officially, The Royal Air Force Dance Orchestra (British) — 1942
The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald — recorded on 3 November 1943; issued on Decca 18587, b/w "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street"
Maxine Sullivan – 1948(?); possibly a radio transcription
Merrill Moore – 1955
Frankie Laine – 1961


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A HELCOM Ministerial Declaration was agreed today, much delayed, after very difficult negotiations. A key road block in the negotiations related to NECA – and unfortunately, Contracting Parties were not even able to agree to use the same language they agreed at their last HELCOM Ministerial Meeting in 2010.
"It has become clear that the views of environmental ministries are increasingly challenged by other ministries, departments and sectors around Baltic countries," says Pauli Merriman, Director of WWF Baltic Ecoregion Programme.
"While a ministerial declaration was finally agreed which included some important provisions even some of the Contracting Parties in the lead up to the Ministerial Meeting shared their strong disappointment about the lack of ambition expressed in the Ministerial Statement, which they noted had been 'watered down' following weak implementation of the plan since 2007. This lowered ambition is a direct result of short-term economic interests, where initiatives to improve the marine environment are seen as unnecessary costs rather than profitable investments in the region's current and future potential for sustainable economic and social development. What isn't being discussed is that a healthy Baltic Sea is in fact, in itself, an economic incentive," says Pauli Merriman.
A recent report produced for WWF by the Boston Consulting Group, Turning Adversity into Opportunity (link to report below) shows that measures to restore the health of the Baltic Sea could bring 550,000 jobs and €32 billion in annual value added to the region by 2030. It further highlights that the Baltic Sea has better prerequisites than most other regions to address the existing challenges, and that there is a global market for the innovations and solutions created by doing so.
"One reason for the failure is the clear lack of integration and cooperation between countries, between ministries, between different levels of government as well as between the public and private sectors, which undermines effective implementation of agreed actions," says Pauli Merriman.
"Although Environment ministers have expressed their intent to save the Baltic Sea, their lack of action speaks louder than their words," Pauli Merriman continues, "we believe we have the wrong ministers here. Environment ministers simply do not have the mandate nor the political power necessary to implement the measures needed to save the Baltic Sea."
"If governments do not change their approach to the management of the Baltic Sea, the whole plan will collapse", says Ottilia Thoreson, Manager WWF Baltic Ecoregion Programme, "The health of the Baltic Sea is not only an environmental concern but also an economic and social one. The state of the Baltic Sea should not be an affair solely for the environment ministers but as much for other ministers, such as finance, trade, agriculture, and fisheries."
The ministerial meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 3rd October.
- Download the WWF report Baltic Sea Action Plan – is it on track?
- Download the Boston Consulting Group's report Turning Adversity into Opportunity – a Business Plan for the Baltic Sea.
- Link to the HELCOM ministerial meeting site.


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My new Ninja blender will flash the red power button. The controls do not work. The red light blinks on and off. It is plugged in correctly and the lid is locked down. I have tried pressing the other buttons and nothing works. Is there something I am missing? Please help.
Ninja Blender Flashing Red Light – How To Fix
FAST ANSWER: ALIGN THE 2 WHITE ARROWS = Align the small arrow on the handle of the Ninja to align with the arrow on the lid.
The Ninja blender needs the LID to be aligned correctly with the HANDLE for the blender to work properly. Look at the lid on your Ninja blender, there is a small white arrow on one corner. Look at the handle on the Ninja blender, there is a small white arrow on the handle. In order for the Ninja blender to work properly, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE 2 ARROWS ALIGNED and pointing towards each other. If the 2 arrows are not aligned, the Ninja blender will flash the red light and not start or respond when pressing any of the buttons. To get the light to be STEADY, you simply have to readjust the lid to align the 2 white arrows.
Ninja Blender Lid – Arrows On Lid And Handle
You may also run into an issue if the lid is not locked down all the way. In this case the power button will continuously flash red and will not start. The lid needs to be locked by moving the handle on the lid in the DOWN position and properly locked. If you have the lid locked and the red light is still flashing, you most likely do not have the 2 arrows aligned properly.
If the pin on the lid does not go down far enough to depress the switch, then the lid is not on correctly. Resposition it so the arrows are aligned and the lid is able to lock properly.
Another issue could be that the the pitcher of the blender is NOT properly fitted on the base of the blender. The Ninja pitcher can fit onto the base in all 4 positions. If you find that it is hard to rotate the pitcher and get it into the locked position, then it is not properly on the blender. The Ninja pitcher should be able to rotate on the base very easily if you have it on correctly.
Pitcher On Ninja Blender Needs To Face You To Lock
The Ninja pitcher needs to be locked on with the front of the pitcher facing you. The pitcher needs to be locked down on the blender base as seen in the pictures. If you put the pitcher on backwards it will not work.
To open the ninja blender:
Press the power button to turn the blender off. Press the rectangle shaped button on the top of the lid. Then lift up on the handle attached to the lid and the lid will come off.
How TO Open Ninja Blender LID?
Here is the Official website for Ninja Blenders to assist you further.
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Will state Health Department be more transparent on Hep A outbreak?
The cavalry has arrived.
Or so some Very Important People would have us believe.
Friday morning a bevy of state and local bigwigs gathered at the Martin County Sheriff's Office to say: We've got this Hepatitis A thing under control.
Trust us.
But when one after another of the elected and appointed officials stepped up to say the exact same thing about the need to wash your hands, I thought: This is a joke, right?
Luckily, the remainder of the event, called by state Sen. Gayle Harrell, did shake a few answers loose from the tree of obfuscation.
There is, in fact, a "cluster" of Hepatitis A infections in Palm City, at least five.
Of the 19 cases confirmed as of this writing, five are homeless.
Officials have no indication any restaurant or food store was the source of the virus; indeed, there could be more than one source, as Martin isn't the only Florida county experiencing an outbreak.
The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County will now be running the show here in Martin County when it comes to the Hep A response. Turns out the local health agency lost its director to retirement a few months ago, and the acting director's been out of the country on her honeymoon.
And while the 19 local cases really aren't that many, what's unusual is that there have been three deaths. Hepatitis A almost never kills people.
Those who die from Hep A often suffer from some other, underlying medical condition, said State Epidemiologist Carina Blackmore.
But this is Martin County. We're old. And old people — like me! — usually have underlying medical issues.
So 19 may be a small number — but this is indeed a big deal.
In the end, though, the message was that public officials are taking this all very seriously, so there's no reason to worry, just wash your hands and get vaccinated if you aren't already, and everything will be just fine.
Maybe; we hope.
But I got the sense that despite appearances, state and local folks aren't working real closely.
For here's something else we learned: the Martin County Sheriff's Office has offered to help the state health department investigate the outbreak. Deputies could try to trace credit card records or identify restaurants where the infected ate, that sort of thing.
The health department hasn't accepted that request.
Moreover, both Sheriff William Snyder and Ed Ciampi, chairman of the Martin County Commission, took veiled shots at the health department for its refusal to release information on where the Hep A infections have occurred.
Snyder said that's because state officials don't want to cause a panic.
But "lack of knowledge and ignorance is much more likely a firestarter for panic than information," Snyder said.
Indirectly addressing the health department, he said: "Tell us what's going on, show us what you're doing, tell us where these are occurring, tell us what you're working on and let us deal with it."
But don't hold your breath.
So look, at this point I'm sure the health department is taking this seriously; the worsening outbreak, questions from the public and elected officials and pressure from the media is pushing them hard.
That's good; this is their job.
But will it be good enough?
On Thursday, I talked with Martin Gucciardo, of Palm City, who along with his wife contracted the Hep A virus. He's recovered; she's still sick. They live down the street from Jeff and Nancy Kirsch, the couple that died of the virus, but never met them.
Gucciardo was hospitalized; while there he got a call from the health department, asking him questions about his condition. But, he said, it wasn't until a few days ago health officials called his wife, even though he'd told them that she, too, was sick.
And he's reached out to health officials, offering to share receipts and other proof of where he and his wife have eaten so officials can pin down a source.
No response.
"They don't know what's going on," he said. "It's really sad."
The health department has declined to comment on specific cases, citing HIPAA laws.
Going forward, will things be different? Will transparency, as articulated by Snyder — tell us where these cases are; tell us what leads you have — win out? Or will health officials continue to follow what Richard Nixon once termed the "limited hang-out" route?
I'd like to think Friday's event signaled a new approach. We'd all like to think that the cavalry has, in fact, arrived.
But the cavalry's got to deliver more than horse manure to make a difference.
Gil Smart is a TCPalm columnist and a member of the Editorial Board. His columns reflect his opinion. Readers may reach him at email@example.com, by phone at 772-223-4741 or via Twitter at @TCPalmGilSmart.


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