It was a beautiful day in Canberra with a huge field of paddlers (over 200 competitors) that saw 26 LCRKers entered in 9 divisions enjoy the best race conditions seen on the Molongolo River for a few years. Club points where hard to come by and once again we have got off to our traditional slow start for the year in the Club competition. The host club BGCC were well organised for their home marathon and scored major points across a large number of divisions.
Rob Manning pick up from where he left off last year and came in 3rd in Div 4 with another strong paddle, just missing out on second by a whisker. Jeremy Spear battled it out the whole way with Larrissa Cleverly from MWKC in Div 5 and just got pipped at the post and came in second. A great effort by Jezza. Alanna Ewin also performed well in Div 7 paddling on her own instead of the usual double and picked up some valuable club point by coming in 4th.
There were other good performances from Warwick Sherwood in Div 7 and Dave Hammond and Jason Tan in Div 5 who all placed well but were classed as ranking race and could not be allocated points.
It was also a series of firsts for new LCRKer Claudio. It was his first visit to Canberra, first marathon event in Australia and first time he spotted a large brown snake crossing a river! It was also spotted by a few other paddlers but fortunately everyone managed to avoid it.
After a fortnight of heavy rain it was a surprise to many of us that Race 2 of this years PaddleNSW Marathon Series was on at all, let alone the conditions being near perfect. There was some fresh water flow working against an incoming tide which seemed to provide no advantage one way or the other.
Thirty one LCRKers turned up to give it their best. However Club points were once again hard to come by. Jeremy Spear excelled in Div 5 to win on the day and earn top points and a promotion to Div 4. David Hammond and Jason Han finished strongly to take 2nd in Div 5 with Wade Rowston 4th. Matt Blundell, paddling for MWKC this year, was 2nd in the very testing Open division. David Young scored club points as well by coming 4th in Div 3.
WOW… What a difference 3 weeks can make… after Race 2 we as a club were languishing back in 7th in the club standings, and now we have hurtled our way up to 4th. Lane Cove paddlers turned out in force for Race 3 of the PaddleNSW Marathon Series with 35 paddles trekking up to Wyong.. make that 36 with Jeff Beere who just had to roll out of bed onto the course, paddling 31 kayaks with great success. And that success can be partially attributed to our new ranked paddlers.
With a slight chill in the air, and a full Wyong river emptying into Tuggerah Lake we psyched ourselves up for a 2 x 10km lap course rather than the 4 x 5km course… and no portages.
Toby Hogbin held the flag for the club in the open division and secured us 2 vital points (4th) in what looked like a strenuous 25km race. We had no representation in Division 1 and eagerly await Tony Hysteks' return. Having said that, Glen Orchard who ranked at the last race in Division 2, stormed into second place (6 points) with a superb time that may elevate him up to Division 1. Three paddlers, Matt Acheson, Tom Simmit and David Young paddled in Div 3 with David achieving a fourth placing, and Tom a refreshing swim.
Despite the effects of the flu, Ruby Gamble together with Anjie Lees won a nail-biting sprint to the line in Div 4 to secure a creditable win and 8 points in their first official race together. Jeremy Spear who won Div 5 in race 2 found the paddling in Div 4 a little more competitive and finished a creditable 6th, and only just over a minute behind the ladies. A little further down the field was Duncan Johnstone.
Division 5 comprised 6 LCRK boats, nearly half the field and was won by the doubles combination of Ross Fraser and Ken Holmes who improved their time by nearly 7 minutes from the previous week. Another double, David Hammond and Jason Han just missed out on the points finishing 5th, closely followed by Wade Rowston. A little further back were Philip Geddes, Craig Ellis and Tony D'Andreti.
Div 6 also had good Lane Cove representation with 5 paddlers competing in a division where the times are just bizarre. Despite paddling exactly 1 minute below the divisions qualifying time Tim McNamara could only manage a 5th position, nearly 5 minutes behind the leaders. Hopefully the top 4 will get bumped up and Tim will be rewarded for his strong paddling next race. Not far behind Tim were Paul van Koesveld, the double of Don Rowston & Jon Harris, Peter Millard & Derek Simmonds.
We unfortunately did not have any representation in Div 7 (paddling 20km's between 2hrs 10mins to 2hrs 30mins) and I again urge any prospective Marathon 10 paddlers that paddle our 12km time trial in over 67 minutes to give this division a go.
The Jeff's… Collins and Tonazzi gave the Div 8 15km a good hit-out with Jeff Collins finishing a very creditable 4th and 2 valuable club points, just 5 seconds off 3rd place. He was closely followed by Jeffrey Tonazzi in 5th position.
Div 9, the 10km sprint was not contested by any brave Lane Covers but Div 10 was represented by doubles combination of Tony Walker and John Greathead; and Oscar Cahill who improved his time by 2 ½ minutes over his ranking time last outing.
And finally in Div 11 where Ann Lloyd Green held on to earn a fantastic 4th position. She was followed by Tracey Hansford, the ever consistent Justin Paine and Elke Van Ewyk who made a welcome return to marathon 10 racing after a 3 year absence.
It was again pleasing to see 4 new paddlers partaking in the Marathon madness with their ranking race. Father and son pairing of Tim & Oliver Hookins could give the regular Div 4 paddlers a run for their money as could Jeff Beere and Richard Yates who both paddled very competitive races in Div 6 and could well be on the way securing future club points. John Harrison may well be joining them in this division.
Another very good outing was had by Lane Cove paddlers at Woronora for Race 4. With 32 paddlers paddling in 26 boats (slightly down from the last race) we managed to consolidate our 4th position in the club standing with some outstanding contributions specifically from two of our newly formed doubled combinations. In my pre-race report I mentioned the possible threat from Cronulla Sutherland Kayak Club given that we are on their home turf and only 2 points ahead, well we managed to hold them off and actually increase our lead over them to 6 points.
A perfect day for paddling was presented to us for the new 2 x 10km course. As expected there was bedlam just after the start as craft had to negotiate a narrow channel and circumnavigate an island with overhanding mangroves and shallows. Then the river opened up and paddlers got into their rhythm, formed their respective groups and proceeded up to the 5km turning markers. It was not all smooth sailing as we weaved our way up river with numerous shallow spots slowing down those unfamiliar with the channels... definitely home ground advantage helped the shire paddlers.
We have no representation in the Open Division but Glen Orchard in his first race in division 1 following his promotion had a blinder and secured third place. Despite a cooling off swim, Tony Hystek paddling in division 2 achieved a commendable 8th place in a very tough division.
David Young continued his run of third placing's in division 3 with a frenetic and very close sprint finish. Not far behind was the new doubles combination of Duncan Johnstone and Matt Swann in their ranking race and will be a force to be reckoned with soon. Tom Simmat came in a creditable 10th.
We had some amazing 1st & 2nd place performances in both division 4 and 5 with the ever improving doubles combination of Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble taking the win in div 4 followed by Jeremy Spear in 2nd; and David Hammond and Jason Han victorious in div 5 with Craig Ellis hot on their heels in second. Ross Fraser and Ken Holmes had their first race in div 4 after being promoted and managed in a credible 8th position, just over a minute behind the our leading ladies, with Robert Manning a bit further behind. The ongoing ding-dong battle between John Duffy and Wade Rowston continued with John just nudging out Wade to take 4th place in div 5 by 1 second.
Meg Thornton was our lone representative in division 7 and only just missed out on the points coming in 5th. The 15km division 8 event seems to becoming a tactical battle ground with gun paddlers now entering this division in the quest for club and personal points. Despite improving their times considerable since their last outing Tim Hookins and Jeffrey Tonazzi fell down in the placing's to finish 10th and 11th respectively.
While division 10 had a large contingent of 21 boats we were represented by the lone pairing of Tony Walker and John Greathead who carried the flag with a respectable 12th position. Equally impressive were the number of boats in division 11, with 32 starters with three LC paddlers; Oscar Cahill in 8th, Tracy Hansford in 16th and Ian Wrenford in 19th.
Mad, Mad, Mad!! That's what people are calling the 28 Lane Cover Marathon Paddlers, and for that matter all the others who ventured out to Penrith and endured a very chilly 1C morning. And you know it is cold when Richard Barnes rocks up wearing a fleece top over his tee shirt, albeit he still had shorts and flip-flops on! Thankfully with clear skies the sun gradually warned up the air and with a still morning racing commenced with the temperature at a mere 7C (for those non-marathon paddlers who paddled the last two weeks' time trial… the temperature was 7C when we finished) .
But the cold did not deter our LC paddlers who nearly created history by being victorious in all the divisions where we had representation. Brilliant performances resulted in wins in Div3, 4, 5 & 7 and in some cases achieved 1st and second or third placings; and it was these results that propelled us up the club points ladder to be in third place on 118 points.
We had no representation in the opens, division 1 or division 2 but will take some credit for the excellent victory by regular time-trial double pairing of Suzie Rhydderch and Gene Burns (MWKC) in Div2. David Young finally broke his string of 3rd placings in division 3 with a first place, closely followed by a Lane Cove Phantom paddler.. Justin Ryan. Unbeknown to David until last week, Justin has been paddling the series on and off for 2 years and finally they combined to produce a brilliant 1 / 2 finish. Tom Simmat had an excellent start and stayed with the leading group for the first part of the race to finished in 10th place.
Our stalwart ladies pairing of Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble again romped home with a nail-biting win in division 4 with an ever improving time that will unfortunately now move them up a division. Jeremy Spear paddled a respectable 3rd and the responsibility for club points in this division now falls on his shoulders. Our strength in division 5 again shone with doubles pairing of David Hammond and Jason Han taking out line honours closely followed Craig Ellis in second. The ding-dong battle between John Duffy and Wade Rowston again materialised but this time it was Wade who powered home (or did John slack off !) to gain some revenge finishing 6th and 7th respectively. Tim McNamara who was promoted to division 5 after his brilliant paddle last outing (he started this race in division 6 due to a numbering error) finished a credible 9th with Phillip Geddes in 14th position. Another dark horse emerged from this division with regular LC paddler Tony D'Andreti teaming up with an outrigger specialist Brad Hughes to paddle their ranking race in a phenomenal time that would put then in contention for division 3 honours. Persuasion is required for get them to paddle under the LCRK banner rather than ACCA.
With our once strength in division 6 now being diminished by our ever improving paddlers being promoted to division 5, it was left to Richard Yates - 11th, Paul van Koesveld – 12th and Rozanne Green – 14th to fly the LC flag in this division. Hopefully Richard who achieved a personal milestone in not falling while paddling a borrowed Vajda will master this craft and see his times improve dramatically. Jeff Tonazzi blitzed division 7 to earn the club 8 valuable points with a time that will see him move up to division 6. Another call for those LC paddlers doing the time trial in +/- 70 minutes to join the mad, mad, mad marathon paddlers in div 6 & 7.
In the 10km division 9 Tim Binns completed his ranking race with a credible 2nd position so should be in the running for club points next outing. Division 10 is also proving a tough playground for the club with doubles pairing of Tony Walker / John Greathead and grandfather/son pairing of Don/Harry Rowston finishing 2 seconds apart in 10th and 11th positions respectively. Joh Harris was a little further back in 13th. In only his fourth race since joining the marathon series the ever improving Oscar Cahill paddled an outstanding race to secure 4th place in division 11 and 2 valuable club points. Tracy Hansford and Ian Wrenford paddled consistently to finish 13th and 19th respectively in the same division.
In division 12 Ian Wrenford's son Lachie paddled his sea kayak around (literally - nearly in circles) the 5km course in his first race. A move up to a faster club boat (with a rudder) will see a much fast time being rewarded with personal and club points.
Finally congratulations to Marathon Series paddler Darren Lee (CSKC) who took out 1st place in K1 50-54 age group at the European Cup Masters held in Slovenia. It certainly reflects favourably on the very high quality of paddling here in NSW.
In the paddling world, "club" size does not matter; it's the spirit within the club that matters. One would have expected that the sight of the massive Manly Warringah club house accommodating hundreds of boats would deter any other club for even attempting to challenge MWKC for podium finishes at their home ground, but it did not deter Lane Cove. Out of the 34 LCRK boats (39 paddlers) that raced, 11 boats (32%) attained podium finishes (1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th placings), that included 4 divisional wins and 3 second places.... in total 52 club points were earned. This great effort consolidated our 3rd position in the club standings, 36 points behind 2nd place MWKC and more importantly now 50 points ahead of Hunter Valley.
On a beautiful Winters morning our charge was led by Glen Orchard in the Open Division (25km) whose tactical decision to paddle up a division (from his recently promoted Division 1) paid of handsomely with a fantastic win that will now surely puts him in the running for most improved paddler. It was in Division 1 (20km) where Manly Warringah strength and numbers were most evident fielding 8 of the 10 paddlers. In the midst of the MWKC armada Toby Hogbin achieved a very creditable 4th, not too far off the time of familiar rivals Matt Blundell & Kieran Babich. Andrew Lowe in his second race (first qualifying race after his ranking race in Race 4) halted the winning run of double pairing of Suzie Rhydderch and Gene Burns (MWKC) to record a fantastic win in Div 2. This was followed up by another good win by David Young in Div 3, again closely followed by Justin Ryan who unfortunately was piped at the post in a 3-way sprint finish to be placed 4th. Doubles pairing of Anjie Lees & Ruby Gamble, recently promoted to Div 3 found the going a little tough but finished a creditable 9th, with Tom Simmat hot on their heels.
The responsibility assigned to Jeremy Spear to take charge in Div 4 did not materialise as he bravely paddled to 5th place... a temporary lapse we hope given his time was nearly 4 minutes slower than his previous outing. He was closely followed by Ross Fraser / Ken Holmes (10th) with newly promoted pairing of David Hammond / Jason Han (14th) also finding this a little challenging in their new division.
Division 5 is fast becoming the Lane Cove challenge cup with 6 of the 10 paddlers vying for honors. John Duffy paddled an excellent race for finish second, closely followed by Tim McNamara in 3rd , in his second official Div 5 race... great paddle. Wade Rowston managed a creditable 5th, closely followed by Tony D'Andreti, Phillip Geddes & Tim Hookins in 7th, 8th and 9th respectively.
Following his promotion to Div 6, Jeffrey Tonazzi managed a very respectable 7th, closely followed by the ever improving Richard Yates in 9th, and Derek Simmonds, Peter Millard & Paul van Koesveld in 11th, 12th and 13th. Rozanne Green's recent demotion to Div 7 was particularly short lived as she blitzed the field by well over 8 minutes for an emphatic victory; consequently she is again back in Div 6. Attention... We are looking for up & coming paddlers for Division 7 as we now have no representation in this division.
In the 15km Division 8 saw grandfather / son pairing of Don & Harry Rowston paddle to 8th position, and pairing of Tony Walker & John Greathead to 17th in Div 10. In Div 11, the ever improving Oscar Cahill bettered his previous 4th placing with a fantastic 2nd position only 21 seconds behind the winner... next race Oscar! He was followed by Jonathan Harris (6th), Tracey Hansford (14th) and Ian Wrenford (22nd).
In the 5km division 12 Tim Binns in his first official race just missed out on a maiden victory finishing second, a mere 12 seconds behind the winner. Lachlan Wrenford (now paddling a craft with a rudder) smashed his previous time by over 13 minutes to finish 4th... and within 1 minute of the winner... an opportunity begging for a victory next race. Don Johnstone completed his ranking race in this division and Christine Simmat (Tom's better half) paddling in a double made a valiant effort with her ranking race.
Either there was a wicked party on the Saturday night before Race 7 at Sutherland that most Lane Cove paddlers were invited to but I was not, or there was a power failure in the Lane Cove area and the alarm clocks failed to ring … why you may ask?…. because the number of Lane Cove paddlers participating was our lowest turnout for this series this year. Nevertheless, in tough and slow conditions the devoted army of 24 paddlers in 22 boats withstood the onslaught from the shire clubs to gamely hold on to our third position in the club points. It was not from the lack of trying, but no one managed to gain a divisional win. We did however achieve 2 second placings thanks to Tom Simmat and Tim Binns. This was supplemented by third placings for David Young, John Duffy, Oscar Cahill and Tracey Hansford. These podium finishes secured our third position, interesting enough reducing the margin to second place to only 22 points. However podium finishes a plenty by the local Cronulla Sutherland club saw them leap frog Hunter Valley into fourth place, just 32 points behind us.
Lane Cove had no representation in both the Open and Division 1, while in Div 2 Tony Hystek still recovering from the flu gallantly flew the flag for us, while acting as the local water safety officer for those with an affinity for a biathlon. David Young continued his run of podium finishes in Div 3 just being piped to third in a very close sprint finish. Not far behind were the ladies pairing of Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble finishing 8th.
Tom Simmat settled quickly into his new division 4 with a fantastic 2nd place, also just being piped to the line in a sprint finish. He was closed followed by Jeremy Spear in 6th, barely 30 seconds behind. In Div 5 John Duffy followed up on his previous race success with a hard fought 3 place, unfortunately on the losing end of another sprint finish… maybe we all need to participate in the Sprint Series to develop our sprint skills. He was following by a group of LC paddlers comprising Wade Rowston, Warwick Sherwood and Tim Hookins finishing in 5th, 6th and 7th respectively. Division 6 was well represented by doubles pairing of Don Rowston / Jon Harris finishing in 7th, Derek Simmonds in 10th, Rozanne Green 13th and Paul van Koesveld in 16th. Also in recovery mode Tim McNamara elected to paddle 15km and achieved a creditable 8th in Div 8.
No one elected to paddle in division 9 or 10 but in Div 11 Oscar Cahill recorded his third consecutive podium finish with a fantastic 3rd place. In his first official race Don Johnstone achieved a commendable 15th position and will no doubt soon be pressing Oscar for those club points. Our best turnout and success was achieved in division 12 where Tim Binns recorded a great 2nd place, his second in a row; followed by Tracey Hansford in 3rd for her inaugural podium finish; John Greathead in 4th, with Ian Wrenford in 6th just holding off his son Lachlan in 8th position.
Now that the euphoria of our marathon has died down it is time to reflect of how well we as a club went. Despite the number of overall entrants being lower than previous years, hopefully attributed to the change of venue and date, the organising committee lead by Phil put on an extremely well organised and successful event.. Congratulations all involved.
With so many members helping out on both the water and on land, only 20 LCRK paddlers in 18 boats registered for the event. Thoughts of a disastrous outcome in the club points race were thankfully unwarranted as we again put on another tremendous performance cheered on by the "unbiased" locals in the safety boats. By the slow times recorded in all divisions it was evident that the course was not only longer than 10/15/20km's, but the conditions tougher than expected.
We had no representation in the Opens and Division 1, but our lone representative in Div 2, Andrew Love continued his unbeaten run with a great victory edging out regulars Suzie Rhydderick and Gene Burns. Justin "Phantom" Ryan paddled a fantastic race to deservedly win for the first time in division 3 with David Young gaining third place. Our ladies pairing of Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble found the going tough and finished a creditable 8th.
Lane Cove were extremely close in achieving a Quaddie of wins but missed out by a whisker. Our sexagenarian Tom Simmat just got piped at the line in a sprint finish to take second place in Div 4 and was closely followed by Jeremy Spear in fourth. Lane Cove does not often have a trifecta in a division, let alone two paddlers from the same family in different boats on the podium. The Rowston family did just this with doubles combination of veteran Don Rowston and Jeff Collins teaming up to the surprise of everyone for their inaugural win, followed by John Duffy in second and Don's son Wade Rowston in third.
In division 6 Tim Hookins paddled to a gutsy 4th place while Peter Millard grinded out a 6th place. Similarly in div 7 Tim Binns stepped up to the 20km distance and toiled to record a creditable 4th place. Tim McNamara again elected to paddle the slightly shorter distance offered by division 8 and this tactical ploy paid off this time with a third place. He was followed by Claudio Battistel in fourth place who completed his first Marathon 10 race…. Well done. Greg Morris also in his first race placed 9th.
We only had one representative in each of division 10, 11, and 12. Meg Thornton battled to a 7th place in Div 10, Don Johnstone finishing 8th in Div 11 and Tracy Hansford achieved her first podium finish with a tenacious third place in Div 12.
A small band of Lane Covers made the scenic journey up to Wagga Wagga for the penultimate race of the series, and we came home with some valuable wins and placings, and to the surprise of us all, enough club points to just nudge Manly Warringah out of second place in the club standings. We were treated to a glorious day on Saturday with a fast flowing Murrumbidgee River following the release of water. With most participants driving up on Friday night it provided ample opportunity prior to race start to become familiar with the technical aspects of approaching and turning around the turning markers in the fast flowing water. Given the final leg of the 5 km course was a turn around the downstream markers and a 50 metre sprint to the finish, getting the inside line and turning with pinpoint precision proved invaluable for some… notably Tony Hystek. Lessons were also learnt prior to the race regards when and how close to hug the banks when paddling upstream, and learning by experience seemed to be the norm for many by hitting objects (branches, rocks and concrete pylons) lurking just beneath the water.
In all, of the 100 entrants, Lane Cove had 16 paddlers in 14 boats. There was no Opens division, and we had no representation in division 1, incidentally won by regular Wednesday night time-trialist Kieran Babich. Tony Hystek is gradually reclaiming his form after a bout of illness and secured a 2nd place in division 2 following a well-executed final turn and sprint. David Young continued his consistent form with a 2nd place in division 3, followed by doubles pair of Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble in 8th.
Division 4 was loaded with local and Canberran paddlers achieving good times but thankfully completing their ranking race. This left the door open for Jeremy Spear to claim his inaugural win in this division and 8 valuable club points. Not to be out done, Wade Rowston also had his inaugural win in Division 5, but also his first win in any division for many years. … Congratulations both of you. Wade was followed in by Phillip Geddes and Warwick Sherwood in 5th and 6th respectively.
In division 6 Paul van Koesveld paddled to a creditable 4th place, followed by our other ladies double pairing of Alanna Ewin and Danielle Seisun in 8th position.
Unfortunately we had no representation in divisions 7, 8, 9 or 10, while in division 11 Don Rowston and Ian Wrenford flew our club colours coming in 7th and 8th respectively. Tracey Hansford secured 6 vital club points with her 2nd placing in division 12, followed by Lachlan Wrenford in 4th, and Elke Van Ewyk also completing the 5km course.
The celebrations extended from the afternoon's prize giving to the William Farrer Hotel where we were treated to a fantastic meal.
What a great weekend we all had in Burrell Lakes as part of the MAKAI Paddlers Lake Lunacy and PaddleNSW Marathon Finals. And didn't we do well!!! Despite our paddler numbers again being well down compared to some of our previous outings (13 paddlers in 11 boats) we never-the-less held off a strong challenge from Manly Warringah (284 points) to maintain our grip on second place (296 points) in the club championships, with Burley Griffin out in front on 366 points.
Toby Hogbin, in his comeback race after sustaining a nasty finger injury, was our sole representative in division 1 and persevered through finger cramps and numbness to finish in 7th place. We had no representation in division 2 while in division 3 David Young ended his run of placings with a strong win and a race personal best. Not to be outdone, the ladies double pair of Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble in possibly their last outing together for a while put in a very strong performance to achieve their own PB time and a creditable 6th placing.
David about to blow a gasket. Why can't this be fun?
Jeremy Spear in division 4, fighting for divisional honours and up against some tough competition achieved a 6th placing.. was it enough to win the division?.
Meanwhile in division 5 the ding-dong battle between John Duffy and Wade Rowston continued to the bitter end with John edging out Wade to take 2nd place with Wade closely behind in third. Both paddlers were also in contention for divisional honours.. was John's 2nd place enough to surpasses Wade's lead?
While the attention was on the John / Wade battle, the newly formed doubles combination of Paul van Koesveld and Matthew Swann made a stunning debut in their ranking race that will most probably see then in division 4 next year.
Jeff deep in concentration... about time Mr Casual!
Jeffrey Tonazzi was our lone representative in division 6, and in only his second race in this division managed to third place. Our representation in the remaining 6 divisions was unfortunately a little scarce with Tim McNamara managing a credible 5th place in the very competitive division 8; Elke Van Ewyk and Don Rowston represented the club in division 11 and Tracey Hansford again securing valuable points with a 3rd placing in division 12.
Firstly, congratulations to all Lane Cove Marathon 10 paddlers who paddled this season and contributed to another fantastic and successful year. Our special thanks must go out to the PaddleNSW Marathon committee who organised such a great series, and especially to Gaye, Bob, the timekeepers and to the other helpers.
The end of season price giving was held after the final race, followed by dinner and a boogie woogie... a great evening.
One of the most pleasing achievements is that over the last 9 races on the 10 race series, Lane Cove outscored Burley Griffin… it was race 1 in Canberra where BGCC gained a massive advantage over all over clubs.
The efforts of the paddlers in helping us to 2nd place overall translated into success in the battles for divisional honours. Consistent results throughout the year by David Young was rewarded by David taking out the Series title in Division 3. Taking out third place in the same division was the double pairing of Angie Lees and Ruby Gamble. Given that they started off in division 5 and completed the majority of their races in division 3 this was a great achievement... they must be in the running for most improved paddlers! Another notable accomplishment was Tom Simmit who came in 5th position.
In a very close battle, Jeremy Spear took out the division 4 series title by just a single point. Given that Jeremy started off in division 5 this too was a great effort.
A similar close battle enraged in division 5 between our own John Duffy and Wade Rowston who fought tooth and nail until the bitter end. Unfortunately whilst these two were focusing on their own ding-dong battle, an unforeseen ex-division 6 double trumped them both to relegate Wade to 2nd and John to 3rd, split by just a point.
In division 6 Paul van Koesveld managed a 4th placing overall, in division 11 Tracy Hansford's consistency was rewarded with a 3rd place overall and a late new comer to marathon racing Lachlan Wrenford achieved a third placing in division 12.
The Most Improved Female(s) award deservedly went to Anjie Lees and Ruby Gamble.


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Providing Safe Water, Latrines for Rohingya Refugees
"Water is a fundamental requirement for human life and the provision of safe drinking water can both prevent and limit the spread of communicable diseases. Access to safe and dignified sanitation facilities not only prevents the spread of disease but restores dignity to the community." - Ryan Bellingham, MSF Water and Sanitation Coordinator
At MSF's health facilities in Cox's Bazar, many of the illnesses we treat, like acute watery diarrhoea, hepatises E and diphtheria are directly linked to poor water, sanitation and living conditions.
MSF's water and sanitation teams are working to address this medical situation by providing clean water and sanitation facilities.
Water and sanitation teams also do community outreach, health promotion and disease surveillance to support and encourage healthy use of water and sanitation facilities and to track and respond to possible disease outbreaks.
In August alone, MSF teams held 1072 hygiene promotion sessions, and reached with over 4,000 people.
A 27-day-old baby receives treatment for a urinary tract infections at MSF's mother and child hospital in Goyalmara. Photo:
Daphne Tolis/MSF
Fetching Water
In many refugee camps, the big challenge is the lack of water supply. Where the Rohingya makeshift camps are located, groundwater is relatively easy to extract. Groundwater in Bangladesh generally does not need to be "cleaned" or filtered, but it does need to be disinfected with chlorine.
"The real problem here," says Water and Sanitation Coordinator, Ryan Bellingham, "is not the water in the ground; it's the water that gets to the household."
Women often fetch water at night or in the early mornings and children and men during the day. They use metal pots that each hold about eight litres of water, which they fill from the hand-pumps or taps in the camps.
They must navigate steep hills carrying these heavy containers, making several journeys throughout the day to collect enough water.
In their homes, water is stored in donated jerry cans or, if they can afford the cost, plastic drums. The water stored in these containers can easily become contaminated, especially if stored for more than a few hours.
Ensuring That Water is Safe to Drink
Water distribution networks are networks of pumps, tanks, pipes and taps, which allow water to be stored and treated and then distributed directly to taps near to where people live.
The major benefit of these networks is that all water can be treated with chlorine before it is distributed to households.
As water is pumped out of the ground, chlorine is added to kill off any contamination. This water is then pumped into water tanks, some of which hold up to 90,000 litres of water, before being distributed to taps close to people's homes.
This process also leaves sufficient additional chlorine levels in the water (called Free-Residual-Chlorine or FRC) to kill any additional contaminants introduced during storage in water tanks, or after water is collected from taps and stored in people's homes.
MSF teams also continue to distribute aquafilters in areas where a possible outbreak alert has been reported. Aquafilters are also distributed to patients being discharged from MSF's hospitals, ensuring they have access to safe drinking water, which is especially important as they convalesce.
Seventeen-year-old Romana Aktes uses a medical glove as a makeshift pacifier to comfort her 27-day-old baby. Photo:
Who Benefits From MSF's Water Networks?
MSF has already constructed several smaller water distribution networks and is now working on, a large water distribution system to provide chlorinated water to 81,000 Rohingya refugees living in the Kutupalong-Balukhali mega-camp.
This system will include 11 motorized solar-powered boreholes, 13 water tank holding nearly 100,000 litres each, and a water pipe system supplying over 200 water-points. This project is being implemented in partnership with Bangladesh-based international NGO BRAC.
Find out more about MSF's work in Bangladesh.
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Profile: Tanjima Chowdhury, MSF Nurse Supervisor

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kcenter.org is a site all about keratoconus. What's neat is they run a forum dedicated to discussing KC. Doctors and Patients conversing online about their eye conditions! What a novel concept! This is really cool, and I urge all ODs to go register for this site. Even if you don't specialize in KC, is has some good stuff.
Now, I know what some of you are going to say. Won't this spread rumors and half truths that we'll just have to clear up in the exam room? Is it a good idea for patients to talk to each other about stuff like this?
Heck ya'! Knowledge is power. Forums like this empower the patient to be more proactive in their own care.
On the downside for some less knowledgeable practitioners, now your patients will know when to cut through the bull. A common sentiment that these forum members tell each other is that they have to trust in their eye doctor to manage their condition competently and if they don't believe the doctor has the knowledge, skills, and ability to do that, then find another doctor.
This is what's called riding the Cluetrain. Patients want feedback and discussion. A couple minutes in an exam room doesn't satisfy. Find resources like this a give them to you patients. Ideally you would have your own practice forum, but for specific, life-altering conditions like KC, it's nice to link to an international forum.


There are so many influential and talented Irish fiddle players -- it was really hard choosing musicians for our first list! For this sequel of sorts, let's take a listen to five more Irish fiddle players.
Lucy Farr, Bobby Casey, Julia Clifford, Paddy Canny, and Johnny Doherty.
Learn more about these historical Irish fiddlers and their styles from the early 1900s.


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Sunoco will use 1930's pipe to launch "new" Mariner East by end of year
by LebTown Staff November 10, 2018 Updated April 19, 2020 3 min read
What is the cost of progress? And who will pay the bill?
Those are the core questions underlying Sunoco's execution of its Mariner East 2 project, which runs locally underneath Snitz Creek. Now new details have come to light about apparent engineering shortcuts Sunoco is taking in its rush to get the new pipeline capacity up and running.
Sunoco originally intended to complete the Mariner East 2 pipeline as a contiguous piece of engineering, but already much delayed, the company has instead decided to implement a "hybrid" pipeline system to begin delivering capacity in advance of the project's scheduled completion in 2020. Industry analysts see the move as a remedy to the fact that the project is already 18 months behind schedule.
Following almost the exact same right-of-way as the existing Mariner East 1, this "hybrid" pipeline is confusingly also called Mariner East 2, even though it is a distinct piece of infrastructure from the new 20″ pipeline being built.
Explained a Sunoco representative to StateImpact PA:
As we continue to finish constructing both ME2 and ME2X, we will be able to put the next segment into service by the end of Q3 2019, continuing to use a combination of 12-, 16- and 20-inch pipe. Then we will be able to complete both pipelines, fully 20-inch and fully 16-inch, in Q4 2020.
Energy Transfer (ET) spokeswoman Lisa Dillinger (ET is the parent company of Sunoco)
The 12-inch pipe in question was laid by two companies in the 1930's, the Susquehanna Pipe Line Company and the Keystone Pipe Line Company. Eventually, the Keystone became owned by Atlantic Pipeline Corporation and Susquehanna by Sun Pipe Line Company. In 2002, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the transfer of assets of both companies to Sunoco and granted Sunoco authority to transport petroleum products along this right-of-way.
The pipe has been deteriorating since installation. A 1951 article on the pipeline describes how rust and corrosion were removed periodically with a mechanical scraping device.
Sunoco made its internal announcement of the decision to use the 12-inch pipeline over the summer. Here is how a July 2018 employee newsletter described the decision:
A portion of the 12-inch Point Breeze-to-Montello pipeline — which runs from Wallace Township, Chester County, to Middletown Township, Delaware County — will be used as an interim solution while new environmental assessments of potential construction modifications on a selected number of pending horizontal directional drills are completed.
This section of the pipeline underwent a $30 million upgrade in 2016 as part of our ongoing Integrity Management Plan for all our pipelines, which included inline and hydrostatic testing. The result is an upgraded section of pipeline which exceeds the requirements of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PAPUC) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
At Montello, the Point Breeze-to-Montello connects with an 8″ Montello-to-Cornwall pipeline, aka what we call the Mariner East 1. This section of pipe dates to the same period as the 12″ pipe. The Cornwall Pump Station (technically in Quentin/West Cornwall Township) also dates to approximately that same period (1930's, definitely built by the 1950's).
In general, pipeline construction has disturbed fragile karst formations that undergird much of Pennsylvania's terra firma, making the terra less firma. Residents living near the pipeline have said they are terrified. Some residents in West Cornwall have already reported well water contamination. In June, the 12-inch pipe specifically spilled 33,000 gallons of gasoline near the Darby Creek outside Philadelphia.
Although the older 8-inch pipe running through Lebanon County is still used as Mariner East 1, our portion of Mariner East 2 will be using new pipe laid in the past months, as documented by the Lebanon Daily News in this video. Additionally, an "off-take" point is expected to be placed in Heidelberg Township, called the Schaefferstown Tie-In.
By the end of the year, Sunoco says that natural gas liquids will be flowing west-to-east through this new infrastructure.
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Static & Ben El Teams Up With Black Eyed Peas On New Pop Anthem "Shake Ya Boom Boom"
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Photo Credit: Saban Music Group
Israeli Global Pop Duo Static & Ben El Unveils Today New Hot Single "Shake Ya Boom Boom" Featuring Black Eyed Peas
Hot on the heels of their latest releases, Static & Ben El have released their new single, "Shake Ya Boom Boom," in collaboration with Black Eyed Peas. The track includes a new and innovative video experience in a vertical/smart-phone format that features Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, taboo, and apl.de.app. This latest single follows the recent success of their early 2020 release "Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)/Subelo" and the July 2020 drop of "Milli" featuring triple-platinum Brooklyn rapper FLIPP DINERO.
The new hot collaboration "Shake Ya Boom Boom" features a combination of singing and rapping by Static & Ben El and will.i.am, with a synergy of classic club beats and energetic up-tempo sounds.
The music video was shot in a vertical/smart-phone style with TikTok, YouTube, and Boomerang Instagram clips of Static & Ben El, members of Black Eyed Peas, and several Social Media influencers grooving to the beat and lip-syncing the catchy chorus, "Don't need words when you move like that/Shake ya boom boom boom boom like that." All with a combined total reach of 50M fans!
Black Eyed Peas recently delivered a show-stopping performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, closing the show with hits "VIDA LOCA" and "I Gotta Feeling." The band has released eight studio albums, including Translation, which launched June 19 of this year. They currently have over 8.5 million subscribers on YouTube, with more than 116 million views, and over 39 million followers on Facebook.
Static and Ben El have been increasing their worldwide recognition since joining Saban Music Group (S.M.G.) after releasing their breakout hit "Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)," featuring Pitbull. Since its January 2020 release, the track has garnered nearly 40 million views on YouTube and 80 million streams across platforms, earned a top ten spot on US VEVO charts and reached the #1 spot on Radio Disney. The subsequent Latin version, "Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)/Subelo," featuring CHESCA, went #1 on Billboard's Latin Radio Airplay Chart.
"Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)," the duo's number one English language track, has made waves across the globe, introducing Static & Ben El to audiences in new markets like Canada, Germany, Italy, and Turkey. The song has been featured on numerous television programs, including Good Morning America and Live! With Kelly & Ryan. It was also featured in the Netflix original film Work It and the launch spot for N.B.C.'s streaming platform N.B.C. Peacock! The music video for the July 2020 release "Milli," featuring Flipp Dinero, currently has over 5 million views on YouTube.
Static & Ben El made a name for themselves in Israel, where the singers became the country's number one duo, earning ACUM awards in 2017 for Song of the Year, Band of the Year, and Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
The duo delivers over 200 performances each year and boast over 569 million views collectively on their YouTube channel. Static & Ben El have over 1 million combined followers on Instagram, over 863,000 subscribers on YouTube, and over 320,000 combined followers on TikTok.
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An insider's tour of the magnificent seventeenth-century castle and gardens, conceived by Le Vau, Le Brun, and Le Nôtre, that inspired the great châteaux of Europe. ?Vaux le Vicomte's rich history began in 1641, when infamous finance minister Nicolas Fouquet bought the estate and enlisted architect Louis Le Vau, decorator Charles Le Brun, and garden designer André Le Nôtre to transform it into a lavish residence. His extravagance piqued Louis XIV's jealousy, and he was thrown into prison for mishandling funds. The château inspired the design of Versailles and was later home to the great chef Vatel, who famously died for his art.
This volume traces the château's history from the seventeenth century through the Belle Époque, World War I, and its public opening in 1968. Exclusive photography and archival documents offer unprecedented access to the château, furnishings, and gardens, and illuminate the extraordinary secrets of court life and centuries of celebrations that include the enchanting candlelit tours held today.
Alexandre de Vogüé, Jean-Charles de Vogüé and Ascanio de Vogüé are brothers who together manage the Vogüé family estate. In 2012, they began to successfully develop a range of business ventures at the Vaux le Vicomte château. Alexandre, Jean-Charles and Ascanio are fifth generation members of the de Vogüé family.
Bruno Ehrs is a lifestyle and architectural photographer based in Stockholm, Sweden. His photographs have been featured in over twenty solo exhibitions and have appeared in numerous magazines and books, including One Savile Row (Flammarion 2014). He has also published several art volumes of his work.
"By way of revealing beautiful photography, documents and rich storytelling, the heirs share the roller coaster history of this world class chateau starting in the seventeenth century . . . Housed in an elegant sleeve with family crest debossed with foil accents, the presentation of the book alludes to the richness and attention to detail captured throughout. [A Day at Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte] is a feast for the eyes and does not hold back on glorious archived details of this celebrated chateau. For the historian, architecture enthusiast or fracophile, this is a book to be savored."
"This must have book will enthrall readers with secrets of court life and the centuries of celebrations that have taken place within the walls of this palatial abode: from Fouquet's final fling to the enchanting candlelit tours that still take place today. A DAY AT CHÂTEAU DE VAUX-LE-VICOMTE is a splendid introduction to the architecture, furnishings, interior design, and social history of one of Europe's most famous homes."
"A Day at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a gorgeous photobook which has 170 color photographs, many of which highlight interesting details that you might miss on a regular visit to the château. In addition to some pretty stunning photography, the book delves into the history of the estate, from Fouquet through its modern-day managers, who actually grew up on the estate. . . Yet A Day at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte book is more than a charming photobook with history to share: it is a moving tribute to Vaux-le-Vicomte itself. At the end of the book I found myself not just knowing so much more about the château, but caring about it in a way I hadn't before."
"Ensconced in its elegant slipcase, this jewel of a book explores the history and the lore behind Vaux-le-Vicomte. . . The book's text is concise yet informative, while archival anectdotes are woven throughout the book to add further interest. But it's the book's enchanting photos that are the real draw here, giving readers a glimpse of Fouquet's magnificent creation.
"Masterfully architected by Louis le Vau for Louis XIV's finance minister, Nicolas Fouquet, the estate oozes history and memory, which this written confessional brings to life through mesmerizing photography and intriguing tales about one of Europe's most enduring treasures."
"This insider's look at the famed French 17th century chateau takes you from the beginning of its creation by finance minister Nicolas Fouquet in 1641 through la Belle Epoque, World War I and its opening to the public in 1968. The breathtaking photography shows extraordinary details from the furnishings and art to the magnificent gardens."
"[A Day at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte] is your own private tour and grants wonderfully exclusive access. Just be prepared to be enthralled by the secrets, power struggles, and jealousies of court life captured within its pages!"


The Facilities Master Plan (FMP) summarizes the Facilities Master Planning process, findings and resulting comprehensive recommendations for the short-term and long-term development for Rock Valley College.
The Facilities Master Plan was undertaken to clarify and expand the vision for Rock Valley College and is based on a detailed analysis of existing goals, growth, and needs in the RVC district and current trends in higher education.
The document is intended to serve as a guide for the community's investment, protection, and utilization of its valuable land and building resources as they are developed over time. The analysis and investigations documented in this report were developed with the guidance of the Master Planning Advisory Task Force, Steering Committee, Administrative Work Group, faculty, staff, students, and the community.


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Elizabeth Slater (Married Name)
On 1842 August 3 (Born)
On 1923 July 3 (Died)
From England. Daughter of Peter Burgess and Ann Margaret Esplin. With her parents she crossed the Atlantic on the ship Walpole in 1845. The family surname is spelled "Browacas" on the ship manifest. Her mother died at Nauvoo, Illinois and her father re-married. The family (father, step-mother and two half-siblings) crossed the plains in the Hindley Company of 1855. They later returned to St. Louis where Elizabeth married Thomas Tyson Slater. With her husband and their daughter (Emily) they traveled to Utah in 1864. Elizabeth died a Huntsville.
1842 August 3
Traveled in John Hindley Company
1855 June 7 – September 3 (Age 12) Pioneers in Company
On 1855 June 7
On 1855 September 3
Traveled in John D. Chase Company
1864 June 26 – September 20 (Age 21) Pioneers in Company
Thomas Tyson Slater (Age 31)
Emily Slater (Age 3)
On 1864 September 20
1923 July 3 (Age 80)
Elizabeth Burgess (1842 - 1923) Profile
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County.
Captain John D. Chase Company (independent), passenger list, 1864
Captain John D. Chase Company (independent), passenger list, 1864.
Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 20 September 1864.
"List of Passengers," Deseret News
"List of Passengers," Deseret News, 10 August 1864. Transcript for "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 10 August 1864, 361
Walker, Emily Slater, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 1:253-54
Walker, Emily Slater, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 1:253-54. Transcript for Walker, Emily Slater, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 1:253-54


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#ifndef _LINUX_FS_H
#define _LINUX_FS_H

/*
 * This file has definitions for some important file table
 * structures etc.
 */

#include <linux/limits.h>
#include <linux/ioctl.h>
#include <linux/blk_types.h>
#include <linux/types.h>

/*
 * It's silly to have NR_OPEN bigger than NR_FILE, but you can change
 * the file limit at runtime and only root can increase the per-process
 * nr_file rlimit, so it's safe to set up a ridiculously high absolute
 * upper limit on files-per-process.
 *
 * Some programs (notably those using select()) may have to be
 * recompiled to take full advantage of the new limits..
 */

/* Fixed constants first: */
#undef NR_OPEN
#define INR_OPEN_CUR 1024	/* Initial setting for nfile rlimits */
#define INR_OPEN_MAX 4096	/* Hard limit for nfile rlimits */

#define BLOCK_SIZE_BITS 10
#define BLOCK_SIZE (1<<BLOCK_SIZE_BITS)

#define SEEK_SET	0	/* seek relative to beginning of file */
#define SEEK_CUR	1	/* seek relative to current file position */
#define SEEK_END	2	/* seek relative to end of file */
#define SEEK_DATA	3	/* seek to the next data */
#define SEEK_HOLE	4	/* seek to the next hole */
#define SEEK_MAX	SEEK_HOLE

struct fstrim_range {
	__u64 start;
	__u64 len;
	__u64 minlen;
};

/* And dynamically-tunable limits and defaults: */
struct files_stat_struct {
	unsigned long nr_files;		/* read only */
	unsigned long nr_free_files;	/* read only */
	unsigned long max_files;		/* tunable */
};

struct inodes_stat_t {
	int nr_inodes;
	int nr_unused;
	int dummy[5];		/* padding for sysctl ABI compatibility */
};

#define NR_FILE  8192	/* this can well be larger on a larger system */

#define MAY_EXEC		0x00000001
#define MAY_WRITE		0x00000002
#define MAY_READ		0x00000004
#define MAY_APPEND		0x00000008
#define MAY_ACCESS		0x00000010
#define MAY_OPEN		0x00000020
#define MAY_CHDIR		0x00000040
/* called from RCU mode, don't block */
#define MAY_NOT_BLOCK		0x00000080

/*
 * flags in file.f_mode.  Note that FMODE_READ and FMODE_WRITE must correspond
 * to O_WRONLY and O_RDWR via the strange trick in __dentry_open()
 */

/* file is open for reading */
#define FMODE_READ		((fmode_t)0x1)
/* file is open for writing */
#define FMODE_WRITE		((fmode_t)0x2)
/* file is seekable */
#define FMODE_LSEEK		((fmode_t)0x4)
/* file can be accessed using pread */
#define FMODE_PREAD		((fmode_t)0x8)
/* file can be accessed using pwrite */
#define FMODE_PWRITE		((fmode_t)0x10)
/* File is opened for execution with sys_execve / sys_uselib */
#define FMODE_EXEC		((fmode_t)0x20)
/* File is opened with O_NDELAY (only set for block devices) */
#define FMODE_NDELAY		((fmode_t)0x40)
/* File is opened with O_EXCL (only set for block devices) */
#define FMODE_EXCL		((fmode_t)0x80)
/* File is opened using open(.., 3, ..) and is writeable only for ioctls
   (specialy hack for floppy.c) */
#define FMODE_WRITE_IOCTL	((fmode_t)0x100)

/*
 * Don't update ctime and mtime.
 *
 * Currently a special hack for the XFS open_by_handle ioctl, but we'll
 * hopefully graduate it to a proper O_CMTIME flag supported by open(2) soon.
 */
#define FMODE_NOCMTIME		((fmode_t)0x800)

/* Expect random access pattern */
#define FMODE_RANDOM		((fmode_t)0x1000)

/* File is huge (eg. /dev/kmem): treat loff_t as unsigned */
#define FMODE_UNSIGNED_OFFSET	((fmode_t)0x2000)

/* File is opened with O_PATH; almost nothing can be done with it */
#define FMODE_PATH		((fmode_t)0x4000)

/* File was opened by fanotify and shouldn't generate fanotify events */
#define FMODE_NONOTIFY		((fmode_t)0x1000000)

/*
 * The below are the various read and write types that we support. Some of
 * them include behavioral modifiers that send information down to the
 * block layer and IO scheduler. Terminology:
 *
 *	The block layer uses device plugging to defer IO a little bit, in
 *	the hope that we will see more IO very shortly. This increases
 *	coalescing of adjacent IO and thus reduces the number of IOs we
 *	have to send to the device. It also allows for better queuing,
 *	if the IO isn't mergeable. If the caller is going to be waiting
 *	for the IO, then he must ensure that the device is unplugged so
 *	that the IO is dispatched to the driver.
 *
 *	All IO is handled async in Linux. This is fine for background
 *	writes, but for reads or writes that someone waits for completion
 *	on, we want to notify the block layer and IO scheduler so that they
 *	know about it. That allows them to make better scheduling
 *	decisions. So when the below references 'sync' and 'async', it
 *	is referencing this priority hint.
 *
 * With that in mind, the available types are:
 *
 * READ			A normal read operation. Device will be plugged.
 * READ_SYNC		A synchronous read. Device is not plugged, caller can
 *			immediately wait on this read without caring about
 *			unplugging.
 * READA		Used for read-ahead operations. Lower priority, and the
 *			block layer could (in theory) choose to ignore this
 *			request if it runs into resource problems.
 * WRITE		A normal async write. Device will be plugged.
 * WRITE_SYNC		Synchronous write. Identical to WRITE, but passes down
 *			the hint that someone will be waiting on this IO
 *			shortly. The write equivalent of READ_SYNC.
 * WRITE_ODIRECT	Special case write for O_DIRECT only.
 * WRITE_FLUSH		Like WRITE_SYNC but with preceding cache flush.
 * WRITE_FUA		Like WRITE_SYNC but data is guaranteed to be on
 *			non-volatile media on completion.
 * WRITE_FLUSH_FUA	Combination of WRITE_FLUSH and FUA. The IO is preceded
 *			by a cache flush and data is guaranteed to be on
 *			non-volatile media on completion.
 *
 */
#define RW_MASK			REQ_WRITE
#define RWA_MASK		REQ_RAHEAD

#define READ			0
#define WRITE			RW_MASK
#define READA			RWA_MASK

#define READ_SYNC		(READ | REQ_SYNC)
#define WRITE_SYNC		(WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE)
#define WRITE_ODIRECT		(WRITE | REQ_SYNC)
#define WRITE_FLUSH		(WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_FLUSH)
#define WRITE_FUA		(WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_FUA)
#define WRITE_FLUSH_FUA		(WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_NOIDLE | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA)

#define SEL_IN		1
#define SEL_OUT		2
#define SEL_EX		4

/* public flags for file_system_type */
#define FS_REQUIRES_DEV 1
#define FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA 2
#define FS_HAS_SUBTYPE 4
#define FS_REVAL_DOT	16384	/* Check the paths ".", ".." for staleness */
#define FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE	32768	/* FS will handle d_move()
					 * during rename() internally.
					 */

/*
 * These are the fs-independent mount-flags: up to 32 flags are supported
 */
#define MS_RDONLY	 1	/* Mount read-only */
#define MS_NOSUID	 2	/* Ignore suid and sgid bits */
#define MS_NODEV	 4	/* Disallow access to device special files */
#define MS_NOEXEC	 8	/* Disallow program execution */
#define MS_SYNCHRONOUS	16	/* Writes are synced at once */
#define MS_REMOUNT	32	/* Alter flags of a mounted FS */
#define MS_MANDLOCK	64	/* Allow mandatory locks on an FS */
#define MS_DIRSYNC	128	/* Directory modifications are synchronous */
#define MS_NOATIME	1024	/* Do not update access times. */
#define MS_NODIRATIME	2048	/* Do not update directory access times */
#define MS_BIND		4096
#define MS_MOVE		8192
#define MS_REC		16384
#define MS_VERBOSE	32768	/* War is peace. Verbosity is silence.
				   MS_VERBOSE is deprecated. */
#define MS_SILENT	32768
#define MS_POSIXACL	(1<<16)	/* VFS does not apply the umask */
#define MS_UNBINDABLE	(1<<17)	/* change to unbindable */
#define MS_PRIVATE	(1<<18)	/* change to private */
#define MS_SLAVE	(1<<19)	/* change to slave */
#define MS_SHARED	(1<<20)	/* change to shared */
#define MS_RELATIME	(1<<21)	/* Update atime relative to mtime/ctime. */
#define MS_KERNMOUNT	(1<<22) /* this is a kern_mount call */
#define MS_I_VERSION	(1<<23) /* Update inode I_version field */
#define MS_STRICTATIME	(1<<24) /* Always perform atime updates */
#define MS_NOSEC	(1<<28)
#define MS_BORN		(1<<29)
#define MS_ACTIVE	(1<<30)
#define MS_NOUSER	(1<<31)

/*
 * Superblock flags that can be altered by MS_REMOUNT
 */
#define MS_RMT_MASK	(MS_RDONLY|MS_SYNCHRONOUS|MS_MANDLOCK|MS_I_VERSION)

/*
 * Old magic mount flag and mask
 */
#define MS_MGC_VAL 0xC0ED0000
#define MS_MGC_MSK 0xffff0000

/* Inode flags - they have nothing to superblock flags now */

#define S_SYNC		1	/* Writes are synced at once */
#define S_NOATIME	2	/* Do not update access times */
#define S_APPEND	4	/* Append-only file */
#define S_IMMUTABLE	8	/* Immutable file */
#define S_DEAD		16	/* removed, but still open directory */
#define S_NOQUOTA	32	/* Inode is not counted to quota */
#define S_DIRSYNC	64	/* Directory modifications are synchronous */
#define S_NOCMTIME	128	/* Do not update file c/mtime */
#define S_SWAPFILE	256	/* Do not truncate: swapon got its bmaps */
#define S_PRIVATE	512	/* Inode is fs-internal */
#define S_IMA		1024	/* Inode has an associated IMA struct */
#define S_AUTOMOUNT	2048	/* Automount/referral quasi-directory */
#define S_NOSEC		4096	/* no suid or xattr security attributes */

/*
 * Note that nosuid etc flags are inode-specific: setting some file-system
 * flags just means all the inodes inherit those flags by default. It might be
 * possible to override it selectively if you really wanted to with some
 * ioctl() that is not currently implemented.
 *
 * Exception: MS_RDONLY is always applied to the entire file system.
 *
 * Unfortunately, it is possible to change a filesystems flags with it mounted
 * with files in use.  This means that all of the inodes will not have their
 * i_flags updated.  Hence, i_flags no longer inherit the superblock mount
 * flags, so these have to be checked separately. -- rmk@arm.uk.linux.org
 */
#define __IS_FLG(inode,flg) ((inode)->i_sb->s_flags & (flg))

#define IS_RDONLY(inode) ((inode)->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
#define IS_SYNC(inode)		(__IS_FLG(inode, MS_SYNCHRONOUS) || \
					((inode)->i_flags & S_SYNC))
#define IS_DIRSYNC(inode)	(__IS_FLG(inode, MS_SYNCHRONOUS|MS_DIRSYNC) || \
					((inode)->i_flags & (S_SYNC|S_DIRSYNC)))
#define IS_MANDLOCK(inode)	__IS_FLG(inode, MS_MANDLOCK)
#define IS_NOATIME(inode)   __IS_FLG(inode, MS_RDONLY|MS_NOATIME)
#define IS_I_VERSION(inode)   __IS_FLG(inode, MS_I_VERSION)

#define IS_NOQUOTA(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_NOQUOTA)
#define IS_APPEND(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_APPEND)
#define IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_IMMUTABLE)
#define IS_POSIXACL(inode)	__IS_FLG(inode, MS_POSIXACL)

#define IS_DEADDIR(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_DEAD)
#define IS_NOCMTIME(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_NOCMTIME)
#define IS_SWAPFILE(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_SWAPFILE)
#define IS_PRIVATE(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_PRIVATE)
#define IS_IMA(inode)		((inode)->i_flags & S_IMA)
#define IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode)	((inode)->i_flags & S_AUTOMOUNT)
#define IS_NOSEC(inode)		((inode)->i_flags & S_NOSEC)

/* the read-only stuff doesn't really belong here, but any other place is
   probably as bad and I don't want to create yet another include file. */

#define BLKROSET   _IO(0x12,93)	/* set device read-only (0 = read-write) */
#define BLKROGET   _IO(0x12,94)	/* get read-only status (0 = read_write) */
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Celebrate Suffragettes not serial killers
Becky Warnock
Tragically the "museum" is still running, as it proved impossible to have their planning permission revoked due to a legal loophole.
So the campaign against it switched tack and decided to out do the poor taste exhibit by opening up the "Women's History Museum" that we'd all been promised in the first place.
First up campaigners held big weekly demonstrations outside the museum
https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2015/08/05/jack-the-ripper-museum-protest/
Next we fundraised and opened up our own museum right around the corner
"East End Women, the real story"
https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2016/05/27/east-end-women-real-story/
https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/a-pop-up-museum-of-womens-history-is-opening-around-the-corner-fromthe-jack-the-ripper-museum-052316
Next we fundraised and bought the billboard across the road from the Ripper exibit announcing "Don't go to the Jack the Ripper museum, come to the East End women's museum instead"
https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2016/05/24/suffragette-billboard-unveiled/
After a long stay at the original location, the East End Women's museum is now on tour. And we replaced the billboard across the road from the Ripper museum with panels from the Women's History museum too.
Revoke the planning permission for the new museum on Cable street or force it to close down and re-open as the women's history museum we were promised.
A new museum gained planning permission by promising 'the only dedicated resource in the East End to women's history', but has now been unveiled as a venue dedicated to the violent crimes of Jack the Ripper
Originally billed as a celebration of East London women and the suffragettes this museum now celebrates the life of the serial killer who viciously murdered women across London's East End, from 1888 and 1891.
The original application for the museum said: "The museum will recognise and celebrate the women of the East End who have shaped history, telling the story of how they have been instrumental in changing society. It will analyse the social, political and domestic experience from the Victorian period to the present day."
The document cited the closure of the local Whitechapel's Women's Library in 2013 to stress that the "Museum of Women's History", as it was billed, would be "the only dedicated resource in the East End to women's history".
Now we are faced with a museum that celebrates gory violence against women.
The founder (a former Head of Diversity at Google) claims "It is not celebrating the crimes of Jack the Ripper but looking at why and how the women got in that situation in the first place". This victim blaming attitude is unacceptable and cannot be condoned.
Shut this museum down now.
Matthew S.
Dominique P.
Nicola D.
Culture/Community Gender Planning
Disabilities & Disabled People in the UK so have a better good choice of rights and a better good choice of life out in the community and at home and a better good choice of pay jobs and pay work and in Day Centre & Day Servicers and we will like PA Worker back in Northamptonshire & The East Midlands in the UK for us and will like the Northamptonshire & The East Midlands Local Mencap Committee Group back for us today now.
John W. 2016-05-10 15:08:55 +0100
This is a fraud, perhaps they can be sued as such.
Miguel D. 2016-03-02 00:59:00 +0000
To glorify and celebrate murderers is wrong. 50% of people are regularly sidelined and ignored in history. time to change this in 2016, nearly 100 years after women finally got the vote and suffered greatly for this. Remember the women!
Beatrice K. 2016-02-22 22:54:26 +0000


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Ex-gays petition Amazon to stop banning books that help with unwanted same-sex attraction
Former gays are disgusted with the online retailer succumbing to LGBT manipulation.
Mon Jul 8, 2019 - 8:11 pm EST
By Doug Mainwaring
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PETITION: Tell Amazon to reverse censorship of alternative views on homosexuality. Sign the petition here.
July 8, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – After Amazon knuckled under pressure from LGBT activists to ban books offering help to those dealing with unwanted same-sex attraction, former gays launched a petition demanding the online retailer reverse its decision.
Amazon recently removed several books in response to a Change.org petition that mislabeled all materials dealing with leaving the practice of active homosexuality as destructive "conversion therapy."
Those who have left homosexuality and now live chaste single lives or who have gone on to marry and form a family with a member of the opposite sex see a different motive behind Amazon's action. It is an attempt to silence all the voices of those who have found new life and freedom not through "conversion therapy," but through conversion to Jesus Christ, a distinction that seems lost on LGBT activists.
"We exist. Do not erase our community," said Daren Mehl, founder of Voice of the Voiceless, an organization that seeks to defend the rights of former homosexuals and those with unwanted same-sex attraction, and which launched the petition. "Jesus is alive and does wonderful works in our lives. Desires change. Sexual orientation changes. It is not immutable."
Among the banned books are several by Catholic psychologists Joseph Nicolosi and Gerard Van Aardweg, as well as autobiographies of individuals who left active homosexuality.
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"We are outraged that a smear campaign by one individual (who stated here that he never read these books) could convince Amazon to censor all books, audiobooks, and Kindle material related to our experiences and viewpoints," reads the petition.
"For every major issue there are two sides to each story," continues the petition. "For one side to be bullied and censored on every platform is counter to the values we have long held in common with Amazon."
Amazon's action has unleashed a torrent of criticism from former gays and lesbians
"These books have been life-saving instruments to some who have been struggling to find hope," ex-gay Ethan Martin told LifeSiteNews. "They have been a beacon of light to those of us who hold to traditional Biblical views of sexuality."
"And in so taking these resources away, (Amazon) has not only become hypocritical to its own values, they have attempted to silence a smaller minority of the population that is represented by those of us who have left the LGBTQ lifestyle."
"Over the last several days Amazon has begun their efforts to silence the voices of ex-gays, ex-transgendered and our stories by removing books of our stories and testimonies," wrote Jason Maxwell on Facebook.
Amazon "is trying to eliminate the voice of one of the smallest minorities in America, because America has let the second smallest minority (LGBTQ community) speak for the whole country," Maxwell continued. "Really, it isn't even the LGBTQ community but a few activists who are loud and proud and financially backed by those wishing to see religious freedom destroyed."
"It's time for those who have walked out of the LGBTQ community to Rise! Stand up and fight back against the bullied, who have now become the bullies!" he added.
"I have experienced freedom from a life of same-sex attractions and it wasn't through conversion therapy and the stereotypical perceptions that follow that form of counsel," Gabriel Pagan told LifeSiteNews.
"I don't believe in conversion therapy. I believe in the truth that Jesus Christ through His death and resurrection offers a new life to ANYONE who puts their faith in Him as Lord and repents," continued Pagan, who disagrees with the rationale that led to Amazon banning the books. Jesus, "never made me 'pray the gay away' or convince myself to be straight."
"I'm now living seven years as a heterosexual male with plans to marry my current girlfriend next year. I don't feel repressed in the slightest bit and I finally feel at peace with my God-given sexuality," added Pagan.
"I have been helped by these authors, and it'd be a CRIME to not make them available to others in need!" commented Rich Thompson on the petition website.
"I personally have benefited greatly from some of these books!" wrote Vaughn Armstrong. "I personally know hundreds of people who choose celibacy, or asexuality, or mixed-orientation marriage rather than choosing to (side) with mainstream LGB propaganda. Censoring this content is completely inappropriate!"
"I am a once-gay man. And a pastor. Been married to my wife for 13 years. Helped create 4 children," said Ken Williams, pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California.
"Books and therapy and church ministry radically changed my understanding of my identity and I experienced a dramatic shift in my sexual desires," said Williams. "But I don't fit the narrative, so apparently my life is invalid. This is discrimination based on sexual orientation. It is discrimination based on my religious beliefs which inform my beliefs about human sexual morality. Un-American. Egregious!"
"These books are necessary for people like myself who have walked away from homosexuality," wrote Kimberly Johnson. "We learn and grow from others' experiences!"
"Just because of a ruling in 1973 by a small number of psychiatrists who voted to say homosexuality is normal does not make it normal," Grace Harley, a woman who tried to live as a man for 18 years, told LifeSiteNews. "Therefore, Dr. Nicolosi books must be made available immediately. Many other books by ex-gays are here to help only those who desire normal, healthy sexuality."
Harley said God enabled Dr. Nicolosi to write his books in order to help those who came to him with unwanted sexual desires.
"Amazon, reverse your decision, you are playing with a losing team. God has already won this battle," added Harley.
"Amazon's decision to pull all the books written by Catholic writer Dr. Joseph Nicolosi is a horrible decision which sets a dangerous precedent," chaste same-sex attracted Catholic Thomas Berryman told LifeSiteNews. "Ideas will no longer be fought over in the public square or in the marketplace. Instead, bookstores and libraries will have the decisions about what books to carry decided for them by those public interest groups that can bring the greatest amount of pressure to bear.
"As an aside, I wonder what they plan to do with the books they've pulled. Will Amazon give them over to the LGBTQ activists so they can have a good old-fashioned book burning?
"It is eerily reminiscent of how the American Psychiatric Association (APA) decided to remove homosexuality from its list of disordered behaviors in 1973," continued Berryman. "There was no ground-breaking research to support that decision. The APA simply caved to intimidation, including violence and threats of further violence, from the so-called Gay Liberation Movement."
Berryman said it is tragic when a corporation like Amazon allows itself to be bullied, adding that Amazon's action is "an incentive to work harder to find other retailers through whom I can purchase books."
"As a former transgender, I am grieved that books attempting to help those struggling with homosexual and transgender feelings are being banned from Amazon, and I fear soon from other sources as well," Laura Perry told LifeSiteNews.
Perry explained that she believes the types of therapy represented in some of the banned books would have helped her. While her therapist did identify some of the issues leading Perry to believe the lie that she was a man, the therapist ended up giving in to Perry's demands for hormones.
"As a result, I spent nine years, thousands of dollars in hormones and surgeries, and hundreds of sleepless nights trying to become something I wasn't rather than forgiving my mom, forgiving the boy that molested me, and healing from the pain of my past," said Perry.
LGBT activists attempt to block ex-gays and ex-transgenders on social media
A lot has gone into getting the now-banned books into Amazon, Kindle, and Audible.
The problem is that we can't just go to another platform or create our own," said Jeremy Schwab, a former homosexual and founder of Joel 2:25, a ministry whose mission is to help men and women who experience same-sex attraction, encouraging relational healing, sexual sobriety, and spiritual growth.
"Every time we create our own app, the gay activists force Apple, Google, etc. to remove us," Schwab said. "They are trying to cut us off on every side and they have never even read our material. They have no idea what they are even opposing."
Here are the books known to have been banned by Amazon, which former gays and lesbians are demanding be restored:
Shame and Attachment Loss: The Practical Work of Reparative Therapy, by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi;
Restoring Sexual Identity: Hope for Women Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction, by Anne Paulk;
The Battle for Normality: A Guide for (Self-)Therapy for Homosexuality, by Dr. Gerard J. M. Van Den Aardweg;
Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy, by Lucy Freeman and Dr. Joseph Nicolosi;
Coming Out Straight: Understanding Same-Sex Attraction, by Richard Cohen;
Growth into Manhood: Resuming the Journey, by Alan Medinger;
A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality, by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and Linda Nicolosi;
Reparative therapy of male homosexuality: A new clinical approach, by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi;
Straight Talk about Homosexuality: The Other Side of Tolerance, by Richard Cohen;
Desires in Conflict: Hope for Men Who Struggle with Sexual Identity, by Joe Dallas;
Orientation and Choice: One Man's Sexual Journey, by David A. Robinson
The petition demanding that Amazon reverse its decision to ban books that aim to help those with unwanted same-sex attraction can be found here.
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The Cat and the Moon and Other Cat Poems by The British Library
Published by: British Library
Publication Date: December 16th, 2014
Format: Hardcover, 80 Pages
"The Cat and the Moon takes its cue from Jean Burden: "A dog is prose; a cat is a poem." A magnificently varied anthology, it includes poems featuring cats from Emily Dickinson, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, Walter de la Mare, and many others, celebrating fluffy kittens and mysterious night walkers, tormenters of mice and sleepy fireside friends."
A book about cats release by the British Library? It's a book made for ME!
Hope Rising by Stacy Henrie
Published by: Forever
"FROM A GREAT WAR, SPRINGS A GREAT LOVE
In France at the height of World War I, American nurse Evelyn Gray is no stranger to suffering. She's helped save the life of many a soldier, but when she learns her betrothed has been killed, her own heart may be broken beyond repair. Summoning all her strength, Evelyn is determined to carry on-not just for herself and her country, but for her unborn child.
Corporal Joel Campbell dreams of the day the war is over and he can return home and start a family. When a brutal battle injury puts that hope in jeopardy, Joel is lost to despair . . . until he meets Evelyn. Beautiful, compassionate, and in need of help, she makes an unconventional proposal that could save their lives-or ruin them irrevocably. Now, amidst the terror and turmoil of the Western Front, these two lost souls will have to put their faith in love to find the miracle they've been looking for."
OK, yes, I requested to ARC for this because it's so Downtonesque... so perhaps you might see my review come February!
The Devil in Montmartre by Gary Inbinder
Published by: Pegasus
"When the mutilated corpse of a beautiful dancer is found in a Montmartre sewer, a nervous public fears that Jack the Ripper has crossed the Channel—but Inspector Achille Lefebvre has his own theories. Amid the hustle and bustle of the Paris 1889 Universal Exposition, workers discover the mutilated corpse of a popular model and Moulin Rouge Can-Can dancer in a Montmartre sewer. Hysterical rumors swirl that Jack the Ripper has crossed the Channel, and Inspector Achille Lefebvre enters the Parisian underworld to track down the brutal killer. His suspects are the artist Toulouse-Lautrec; Jojo, an acrobat at the Circus Fernando, and Sir Henry Collingwood, a mysterious English gynecologist and amateur artist.
Pioneering the as-yet-untried system of fingerprint detection and using cutting edge forensics, including crime scene photography, anthropometry, pathology, laboratory analysis, Achille attempts to separate the innocent from the guilty. But he must work quickly before the "Paris Ripper" strikes again."
OK, first a Jack the Ripper tale, sold there. But more importantly, the Inspector has my last name! So I have to read it because I must be related to this fictional Achille Lefebvre. Thanks to my friend Marie for showing me this book!
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El parque eólico de Las Viñas está ubicado en los términos municipales de Valle de Santibáñez, Alfoz de Quintanadueñas y Merindad de Río Ubierna.  Fue promovido por Biovent Energía S.A. y está formado por 25 aerogeneradores fabricados por Gamesa modelo G-87 de 2.000 kW de potencia nominal unitaria, con rotor tripala de 87 m de diámetro, sobre torre troncocónica de 78 m de altura, con transformador de 2.100 kVA de potencia unitaria y relación de transformación 0,69/20 kV.

Estructura
El parque tiene una potencia total de 50.000 kW, formado por los siguientes elementos:
 Red subterránea de Media Tensión a 20 kV de interconexión de los aerogeneradores, con llegadas a la Subestación Transformadora «Las Viñas» del parque eólico con conductor de aluminio tipo HEPRZ1 12/20 kV, de sección máxima 400 mm².
 Subestación Transformadora «Las Viñas», situada en el término municipal de Merindad de Río Ubierna, tipo intemperie-interior, de relación de transformación 20/132 kV, con un transformador de potencia de 55 MVA tipo intemperie, un transformador de servicios auxiliares de interior de 50 KVA de potencia unitaria y relación de transformación 20/0,420-0,242 kV y un edificio de control.
 De esta subestación parte una línea de proyecto independiente, hasta la «Línea de evacuación Lodoso-Marmellar a 132 kV» con destino final en la Subestación «La Coculina» 132/400 kV .

Acceso
El acceso al parque eólico se realiza desde la carretera BU-V-6011, en el tramo que une las localidades de Las Rebolledas y Celadilla-Sotobrín, a través de varios caminos que dan acceso a los diferentes ramales del parque.

Medio ambiente
El parque se ubica a unos 3 km al este del Lugar de Interés Comunitario Riberas del Río Arlanzón y afluentes, codificado ES4120072.
Las medidas preventivas, correctoras y compensatorias a efectos ambientales recogidas en la Declaración de Impacto Ambiental supusieron modificar la ubicación de los aerogeneradores bajo dos criterios: que existiese al menos una distancia de 800 m. a los límites de los núcleos de población y evitar la afección a nidos de águila real.

Parques eólicos de España

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Troops to Teachers (TTT) is a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program that helps eligible military personnel begin a new career as teachers in public schools where their skills, knowledge and experience are most needed. The TTT program enriches the quality of American education by placing mature, motivated, experienced, and dedicated personnel in our nation's classrooms. Thousands of military retirees, separating active duty personnel, and currently drilling members of the reserve components are discovering new and rewarding careers in teaching our nation's children.
Reflecting the focus of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the primary objective of TTT is to help recruit quality teachers for schools that serve low-income families throughout America. TTT helps relieve teacher shortages, especially in math, science, special education and other high-needs subject areas, and assists military personnel in making successful transitions to second careers in teaching.
Pending availability of funds, financial assistance may be provided to eligible individuals as stipends up to $5,000 to help pay for teacher certification costs or as bonuses of $10,000 to teach in schools serving a high percentage of students from low-income families. Participants who accept the Stipend or Bonus must agree to teach for three years in schools that serve students from low-income families in accordance with the authorizing legislation.
All current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces whose last period of service is characterized as honorable may participate in the program for counseling and referral services. Those who meet certain education, military service and registration requirements may also be eligible to apply for TTT financial assistance to assist with their transition to the classroom.